My Xiuxian painting style is not right

Chen Yu gripped the flashlight tightly in his hand, and the beam of light shone steadily on the pair of scarlet eyes.

The owner of the eyes did not seem to be afraid of the light. Instead, he slowly walked out of the darkness.

The rustling sound was getting closer and closer, like the sound of some reptile rubbing against the ground.

Fatty Wang hid behind Chen Yu, holding the corner of Chen Yu's clothes tightly with both hands, not daring to breathe.

"What the hell?" Fatty Wang muttered softly, his voice trembling.

As the owner of the scarlet eyes got closer, its figure gradually became apparent.

It was a giant spider, pitch black all over, with eight long legs covered in dense black hair and a bright red skull pattern on its back. It looked extremely terrifying.

"Oh shit! Such a big spider!" Fatty Wang screamed in fright and almost fell to the ground.

Chen Yu was relatively calm. He took out a bottle of insecticide from his rag bag and sprayed it at the big spider.

A "sizzling" sound was heard, and the insecticide was sprayed on the big spider, and a puff of white smoke came out.

The big spider seemed to be sensitive to the smell of insecticide. It let out a sharp hiss, turned around and ran away, disappearing into the darkness.

"It really works!" Fatty Wang looked at the insecticide in Chen Yu's hand in surprise.

Chen Yu smiled and said, "This is a must-have medicine for home and travel."

Liu Ruyan looked at the insecticide in Chen Yu's hand, a hint of curiosity flashed in her eyes, and asked, "What is this?

Can it actually drive away monsters?"

"It's just a little thing, not worth mentioning." Chen Yu said casually and put the insecticide back into the rag bag.

The four continued to walk forward along the passage, which was still filled with damp air and a faint smell of blood.

After walking for a while, a stone door appeared at the end of the passage.

The stone gate is carved with intricate patterns and looks very old.

The stone door was tightly closed, without a single gap.

"It seems that this is the entrance to the secret realm." Liu Ruyan said.

Chen Yu walked to the stone gate and carefully observed the patterns on it.

He had never seen these patterns before, but they gave him a sense of déjà vu.

"Chen Yu, have you figured out anything?" Lin Qingxue asked.

Chen Yu shook his head and said, "I don't know, but I feel like I've seen these patterns somewhere before."

Liu Ruyan walked to the stone gate, reached out and touched the patterns on it, and said, "These patterns are the writing of the ancient demon race."

"The writing of the ancient demon tribe?" Chen Yu's heart moved. Could it be that Liu Ruyan knew something?

"Indeed." Liu Ruyan nodded. "My family has guarded the ancient secret realm for generations. I have some knowledge of the ancient demon tribe's writings."

"What do these words mean?" Chen Yu asked.

Liu Ruyan carefully deciphered the words on the stone door and said, "These words...contain the incantation to open the secret realm."

"Spell?" Chen Yu and Lin Qingxue asked in unison.

"That's right." Liu Ruyan nodded. "Only by reciting the correct spell can the door to the secret realm be opened."

"What is that spell?" Chen Yu asked impatiently.

Liu Ruyan looked at the words on the stone gate and slowly recited an obscure spell.

As the spell was recited, the patterns on the stone door suddenly lit up, emitting a dazzling light.

Then, the stone door slowly opened, revealing a pitch-black hole.

A gust of cold wind blew out from the cave entrance, bringing with it a biting chill.

"The door to the secret realm is open!" Fatty Wang shouted excitedly.

Chen Yu took a deep breath, glanced at Lin Qingxue and Liu Ruyan, and said, "Let's go in."

The four of them walked into the door to the secret realm together.

Inside the cave entrance is a dense primeval forest with towering ancient trees that block out the sun.

The sunlight shines through the dense treetops, casting mottled shadows on the ground.

The air is filled with the scent of moist earth and the fragrance of plants, making people feel refreshed.

Chen Yu took out the compass and found that the needle was spinning randomly without any pattern.

"The compass is malfunctioning." Chen Yu said.

Lin Qingxue took out the ice-blue jade pendant and tried to sense the flow of spiritual energy around her, but found that the spiritual energy was disordered and she could not determine the direction.

"The spiritual energy is also disordered." Lin Qingxue said.

Liu Ruyan unfolded her red folding fan and blew out a gust of hot air, trying to dispel the fog, but found that the fog was getting thicker.

"This secret realm is filled with formations and mechanisms," said Liu Ruyan.

Chen Yu pulled out a bag of potato chips from his cloth bag and began to eat them, saying as he ate, "The designer of this secret realm must be Lao Liu."

Chen Yu handed the potato chips to Fatty Wang and Liu Ruyan and said, "Would you like some?

Recharge your energy."

Fatty Wang grabbed a handful of potato chips and began to eat them, mumbling, "You're really thoughtful."

Liu Ruyan also took a few chips and ate them gracefully, saying, "This tastes pretty good. What is it made of?"

"Potatoes." Chen Yu answered simply.

"Potatoes?" Liu Ruyan repeated in confusion, obviously having never heard of such a thing.

"A kind of food from the mortal world." Chen Yu explained.

"Oh." Liu Ruyan nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

The three continued to move forward. The trees around them grew taller and taller, blocking out the sun. The sunlight could hardly penetrate, and the forest seemed dark and damp.

Suddenly, Chen Yu stopped and pointed to a huge ancient tree in front of him and said, "Look at that tree."

Fatty Wang and Liu Ruyan looked in the direction of Chen Yu's finger, and saw a huge python wrapped around the trunk of the ancient tree.

The python was emerald green all over, and its scales gleamed coldly in the dim light. Its pair of golden eyes stared at the three people intently, spitting out scarlet tongue.

"Fuck! Such a big snake!" Fatty Wang turned pale with fright and hid behind Chen Yu.

Liu Ruyan also had a serious expression on her face. The red folding fan in her hand was slightly opened, ready to strike at any time.

Chen Yu, however, looked calm. He took out a slingshot from his rag bag and aimed at the python's eyes.

"Chen Yu, what are you doing?" Lin Qingxue asked in some confusion.

Chen Yu did not answer. He loosened his fingers and a stone flew out and hit the python's eye.

The python let out a painful roar, and its huge body twisted violently, causing leaves to fall.

"You're crazy!" Liu Ruyan exclaimed, "This is a Jade Scaled Python, extremely poisonous!"

Chen Yu ignored Liu Ruyan. He pulled the slingshot again and shot another stone, hitting the python's other eye again.

The Green Scaled Python's eyes were shot blind, and it went completely berserk. It swung its tail wildly, knocking down all the surrounding trees.

"Run!" Chen Yu shouted, pulling Lin Qingxue and Fatty Wang and running away.

Seeing this, Liu Ruyan hurriedly followed.

The four of them ran wildly all the way, with the green-scaled python chasing closely behind.

"Chen Yu, why did you provoke it?" Lin Qingxue asked while running.

"How do we know if it's afraid of the slingshot if we don't provoke it?" Chen Yu answered while running.

Lin Qingxue was speechless. What on earth was this guy thinking about?

After running for a while, Chen Yu suddenly stopped and pointed ahead and said, "There's a cave ahead. Let's go in and hide."

The four of them ran into the cave. It was so dark that they couldn't see their hands in front of them.

Chen Yu turned on the flashlight and illuminated the interior of the cave.

The cave is very deep and you can't see the end at a glance.

"Let's go in and take a look first." Chen Yu said.

The four of them walked forward along the cave. It was very quiet in the cave, with only the sound of their footsteps echoing.

After walking for a while, there was a fork in the road ahead.

"Which way?" asked Fatty Wang.

Chen Yu looked at the two forked roads and said, "Left."

The four turned left and continued forward.

After walking for a while, a stone wall suddenly appeared in front of us, blocking the way.

"Dead end?" Fatty Wang said.

Chen Yu walked up to the stone wall and observed it carefully. He found a groove in the stone wall that looked like a palm.

"Put your hand in and try it." Chen Yu said.

Fatty Wang hesitated for a moment and put his hand into the groove.

Suddenly, the stone wall slowly rose up, revealing a new passage.

"Damn! There's a mechanism!" Fatty Wang said in surprise.

The four of them walked into the new passage. The passage was very spacious, with murals carved on both sides of the walls.

Chen Yu shone a flashlight on the murals and observed them carefully. The murals depicted some ancient rituals, which looked mysterious and strange.

"These murals... seem to be telling some story." Lin Qingxue said.

"Yeah." Chen Yu nodded. "Let's keep going and see if we can find the answer."

The four continued walking along the passage, and a stone door appeared at the end of the passage.

There are two ferocious animal heads carved on the stone gate, which looks majestic.

"Again, the stone gate?" Fatty Wang said, "Are you going to chant another spell?"

Liu Ruyan walked to the stone gate and carefully observed the animal heads on it. She said, "These two animal heads are stone statues of the ancient mythical beast 'Taotie'."

"Taotie?" Chen Yu's heart moved. He knew that Taotie was a legendary ferocious beast that was greedy and insatiable.

"That's right." Liu Ruyan nodded. "Legend has it that Taotie can devour everything, so its head is often used to guard tombs or treasure houses."

"Then how do we open this door?" asked Fatty Wang.

Liu Ruyan pointed to a small hole below the stone door and said, "We'll probably need a key here."

Chen Yu took out a bunch of keys from his rag bag and said, "I have a lot of keys here. See if there's one that works."

Fatty Wang and Lin Qingxue were speechless. How much stuff was in this guy’s tattered bag?

Liu Ruyan took the key chain and tried them one by one.

After trying several times, a key finally fit into the small hole.

"Found it!" Liu Ruyan said excitedly.

She turned the key and the stone door slowly opened.