The second abyss
Xu Jingxian: "Where?"
Chang Ming said honestly, "I don't know."
Xu Jingxian: …
If it is outside, she has a hundred ways to rectify Changming.
But now Xu Jingxian really can't do that.
"Then what's the difference between what you said and what you didn't say!" She gritted her teeth.
The crisis is imminent, how can this guy still have the heart to joke
Chang Ming said: "Go back to the beach and go to the place where we first came."
Xu Jingxian: "Do you want to go back?"
Chang Ming: "Just do as I say."
Xu Jingxian didn't have time to ask any more questions. As soon as Zhang Mu left, the Qixingtai collapsed. Those corpses were like no one, and several monks who didn't believe in evil had already been swallowed directly. They all fled for their lives.
Some of them also took advantage of the chaos to loot and slaughter, bully the weak, and kill for treasures.
Qixinghe was completely in chaos.
Chaos is the normal state of Jiuzhongyuan, but the chaos when the barrier is broken is the first time. Corpse worms ravage the Qixinghe, adding a touch of panic to the end of the chaos.
Everyone wants to find a way out, either to leave Jiuzhongyuan or go to the second layer of abyss.
It is rumored that the Rainbow Bridge in the second layer is a picturesque place where the four seasons are like spring. There are exotic flowers and plants that are not available outside, and it is not as chaotic as the Qixing River in the first layer. The Rainbow Bridge is named Aunt Xinrong. , It is said that in the early years, he was an unknown loose cultivator, and he became famous after he came to Jiuzhongyuan.
All of the above were told to her by Chen Ting, a disciple of Wanjian Xianzong, during the last night banquet.
But no matter how good the Rainbow Bridge is, it has nothing to do with them now.
Xu Jingxian flew to the beach with Chang Ming, and occasionally sword qi and spiritual power flew towards them. I don't know if it was an accidental injury or an intentional sneak attack, but she also hid them.
Xu Jingxian remembered that the last time she was so embarrassed was when she first entered the blood sect.
Seeing that there was a male cultivator in the blood sect who coveted her beauty, his cultivation was quite high, and he tried to get her to work over and over again.
Although Xu Jingxian acted and laughed at liberty without any scruples, it was also based on his own willingness, rather than being forced by others to make compromises.
But in retrospect, the danger at that time was nothing compared to the present.
No matter how damned the male cultivator, seeing the blood sect, no matter how strong the weak are, it is still a human world after all.
What's on the beach
Dead whales, fog, corpse bugs.
Those memories were not good, but Xu Jingxian had no choice.
"Are you sure the sea will let us escape?"
Before she could answer, she took the time to look down, Chang Ming had fallen into a semi-consciousness, blood was dripping from the corners of his mouth, and his face was like golden paper.
Xu Jingxian: ... I can't count on raising real grass, can she still leave Jiuzhongyuan in her lifetime
She pinched Chang Ming fiercely and flew towards the sea.
It's close at hand.
The sea breeze rushed with the fishy smell unique to the sea, and the sea quickly appeared in front of him.
Chang Ming was pinched by her and groaned, and he was really awake.
"Into the sea of fog."
"Really want to go back?" Xu Jingxian was still a little unwilling.
When I came in, I didn't encounter any chance, I was empty-handed, and there was a burden attached.
At this moment, the cumbersome began to "pretend to be dead" and did not speak.
Xu Jingxian felt resentment in her heart, but she had no choice but to run towards the mist as he said.
Chang Ming did not completely pass out.
He was closing his eyes and resting, thinking quickly.
Before they came to Jiuzhongyuan, they entered through this fog. At first glance, it looked like an entrance.
But thinking about it again, his unworthy apprentice also came out of the fog, and according to Zhou Ke and He Xiyun, Yun Weisi was in the ninth layer of abyss.
In this case, does it mean that this sea of fog is not a one-way passage, and can only go to the outside world, and can also go to other places in Jiuzhongyuan
This is just Changming's guess.
He didn't have the strength to analyze with Xu Jingxian, so he could only let her lead him into the sea of fog first.
"Two fellow Daoists stay!"
Chen Ting's voice came from behind.
Xu Jingxian pretended not to hear, it was impossible to stop.
Chen Ting was even faster, catching up with her in a blink of an eye.
He spoke quickly: "Fellow Daoist, are you leaving? This fog is very strange. I have a fellow junior brother who came with me. It was in the fog that he disappeared, and no one has been seen yet. They said that the entrance to the second layer of abyss Under the palace where the sad tree lives, now the formation is broken, why not try it in the past?"
Xu Jingxian: "Then why don't you try it?"
Chen Ting: "I see that fellow Taoist doesn't even look back. He's not as hesitant as others. He seems to be more confident."
Xu Jingxian: …
Where does she have more control, she is eager to escape.
While speaking, Chen Ting sacrificed his Qinglan sword.
"Come up, two fellow Daoists!"
He has already seen that although Xu Jingxian has a high cultivation level, he does not have the magic weapon of flying, so he can only use gauze to use foreign objects.
Before Xu Jingxian could speak, a paper crane flew out of Changming's sleeve, carried him and Xu Jingxian on his back, and flew into the sea of fog.
Chen Ting hesitated for a moment, then turned around and saw the chaos at Qixingtai, but decided to chase after him.
Entering the fog is equivalent to half-blindness.
But I heard Changming say: "Lend Fairy Yulin Ling to use it."
Xu Jingxian was vigilant: "What are you going to do?"
Chang Ming: "Just wait for a while, and when my paper crane runs out of strength, we will fall into the abyss of fog."
Xu Jingxian: …
She is very unhappy.
Because since she met Changming, she has been controlled everywhere, and every time she is half a step behind, being led by the other party, even if it is a trap, she is still willing to jump down.
No matter how unhappy, Xu Jingxian still handed over Yu Linling.
"Be careful..."
Before the words were finished, Chang Ming had already threw Yu Linling out!
Xu Jingxian almost killed someone by accident.
"My magic weapon!"
"Shh."
Changming's wrist turned, and the golden beads on the glazed golden bead staff actually slowly left the Zen staff and flew into the front, as if following the golden bell.
Xu Jingxian didn't know what medicine he was selling in his gourd.
Zhihe moved forward slowly, the white mist lingered all over his body, and the sweet breath made people drowsy. Although Xu Jingxian held his breath, he inevitably inhaled some, creating a momentary hallucination. He mistakenly thought that this place was still Lingbo Peak, and almost got off Zhihe. .
There was a sharp pain in the back of her hand, and she suddenly woke up.
There is no Lingbo Peak, and there is no nephrite and Wenxiang maid to serve, still in Jiuzhongyuan.
Looking down again, the back of her hand almost didn't bleed from Chang Ming's pinch.
This must be revenge, revenge on the back of his hand just now.
Xu Jingxian: "...you better pray we can get out of here."
Changming: "Otherwise?"
Xu Jingxian: "Otherwise I'm afraid I'll kill you before I die!"
Chang Ming coughed twice, his left ear went in and his right went out.
He inhaled more strange breaths than Xu Jingxian, and if he hadn't held on to it in one breath, he would have collapsed by now.
Jingle, Jingle.
The bell came, suddenly far and near.
Xu Jingxian: "Looks like it's my golden bell?"
Chang Ming's fingers moved slightly, and Zhihe's body turned in a different direction, as if being pulled by an invisible thing, diving deeper into the mist.
The sound of the bell was fluctuating, but it didn't stop. Xu Jingxian also saw a group of lights floating in front of them, flying towards them from far to near.
Chang Ming raised his hand, and Jin Zhu returned to his palm, exuding a warm glow like an obedient and well-behaved child.
"Buddhism has a saying of morning bells and twilight drums, which is said to open the mind and awaken the spirit. The second head of Qingyun Chanyuan Dingkong created the Buddha's sound to guide the way. The purpose is to break the confusion and return to the truth. These fog seas deceive our eyes. , just change your ears to perceive, your golden bell and this Zen stick just come in handy."
Chang Ming had the gold bead in his hand, and felt that his spiritual power was slowly flowing back, so he had the strength to say a few more words to her.
When Xu Jingxian got an answer, she also felt more strange.
Why does this person seem to understand everything, have extensive knowledge, and yet his cultivation is so low
He is not only proficient in Buddhist techniques, but also has his own dabbling in Taoism and demons. If he understands a little bit of fur, he can even use the treasures of the Qingyun Temple at his fingertips.
Who is he
There were some vague guesses in my heart, but they disappeared in a flash, making it difficult to capture.
Zhihe's speed was getting faster and faster, to the point where Xu Jingxian could hardly be distracted and ignored. She had to bend over and put her upper body on Zhihe's body to prevent her body from accidentally slipping into the misty abyss.
"Make it stop!"
Chang Ming didn't answer her, and Xu Jingxian couldn't hear whether the other party answered or not, because the wind was whistling in his ears, and even his hair was ruffled by the gust of wind, and the white mist rushed toward her face, which melted away in an instant, misty and chaotic, and there was no distinction between day and night.
And they can only deliver their fate in this unknown.
Xu Jingxian resisted the severe discomfort of dizziness.
In this situation, the level of cultivation seems to be a dispensable burden, and it is useless. She can neither summon Shaling to fly out of the fog, nor order Zhihe to stop. The so-called monk who is superior to mortals, It's just a mortal with slightly higher abilities, and there are too many forces that cannot be competed between heaven and earth.
For the first time, Xu Jingxian felt her own insignificance.
In the past, she always believed that man will conquer the sky. As long as she is strong enough, there is no enemy that she cannot defeat.
But this sea of fog, and the corpse insects outside the sea of fog, gave her a setback that she had nowhere to focus on.
Just like no matter how hard you try, a boat on the vast sea will never reach the other side.
Xu Jingxian was thinking wildly, and suddenly felt his back sink.
Her heart also sank.
"Chang Ming? Chang Ming?! Wake up!"
There was no response from behind.
Xu Jingxian: …
What kind of sin did she do to be fooled by this person
Even if she used any means to cultivate her status and did a lot of black things, God wouldn't want to punish her with such a person, right
It's true that I didn't cultivate in my previous life, and I met this person.
Zhihe was still diving forward, and the golden bell was still ringing intermittently, as if leading the way ahead.
Under such circumstances, Xu Jingxian lost consciousness and passed out.
…
Changming opened his eyes.
He has been to many places in his life.
The sunset on the long river, the bright moon on the sea, the glow of the snow-capped mountains, the dense forest and thousands of streams, the scenery of the world, the illusion in the yellow spring, he has seen many.
But the beautiful and colorful scene in front of him still made him lose his mind for a moment.
The rainbow practiced across the sky, and the water flowed under the rainbow.
It is not the color that can be drawn by the skilled craftsman in the painting, nor is it the amazingness that can be compared to the most dangerous place in the world.
The water droplets splashed, fell on the rainbow, and turned into crystal jade beads, reflecting the magnificent scenery.
And they are on this huge rainbow training.
I do not know that the sky is water, and nowhere is the world.
"Yo, you're already awake, have you slept well?"
Chang Ming returned to his senses, and when he heard Xu Jingxian's yin and yang sarcastic words, he felt a little cordial.
Xu Jingxian could still laugh when she saw him, her teeth were even more itchy, and she moved closer to his ear.
"My Yu Linling is gone, I'm just waiting for you to wake up, I want you to live or die!"
Chang Ming didn't even move his eyebrows: "The old ones don't go away, and the new ones don't come, fairy condolences."
Chang Ming knew that she was just deliberately deceiving herself.
If Jin Ling was really lost, Xu Jingxian would not be so calm now.
Furthermore, there is no way he could go wrong with his one-handed guiding technique.
This woman always tried every means to get some benefits and take advantage of it, but it was a pity that she met him.
Xu Jingxian failed to blackmail, so she raised her hand and wanted to stamp it with her palm, but Chang Ming coughed first, turned her head and spat out a small mouthful of black blood, but fortunately, she quickly ducked to the side.
"Don't think that every time the trick is repeated, I won't dare to touch you!"
Chang Ming sighed: "We've all lived and died together, why can't you be gentle with me? If you really beat me to death, where would you find a reliable companion like me?"
After spitting out the blood, he felt that the tightness in his chest had disappeared a lot, and he sat up slightly with his elbows on the ground.
There are more than two of them on the Hongqiao.
A couple of men and women were also sitting not far away, talking in low voices with sad faces.
Several other monks came from a distance, frowning, and it seemed that they had encountered some setbacks.
"Two fellow Daoists, I have found you!"
A person walked quickly from under the bridge, panting slightly and showing surprise on his face.
It was Chen Ting, a disciple of Wanjian Xianzong whom he met before.
After he followed the two into the sea of fog, they were separated. Xu Jingxian did not expect that he would be able to leave there.
Although she doesn't like to practice in the way she used to see the blood sect, it is difficult to change the thinking habits she has developed over the years.
Chen Ting approached.
"Fellow Daoist Changming doesn't look very good, is he injured?"
Chang Ming wiped the blood from his lips.
"It's okay, I didn't expect to meet Daoyou Chen so soon."
Chen Ting was a little embarrassed: "That sea of fog was so weird that I almost couldn't get out. Later, I heard the bell and followed behind, and then I escaped the danger."
Isn't that dipped in his own light? Xu Jingxian rolled her eyes and smiled charmingly: "It seems that you heard my golden bell ringing, so I have a life-saving grace for Brother Chen!"
Chen Ting cupped his hands: "Thank you Daoist Xu for your help."
Xu Jingxian: "I owe me a favor, but it is karma. Brother Chen, who is afflicted with the devil's karma, won't be scolded and punished by the teacher's sect, right?"
Chen Ting: "I just want to go back to the teacher's door, but I can't do it now. It's not too late to wait until we can leave Jiuzhongyuan safely."
Gently and Qiaoqiao, she revealed what she was asking for compensation.
There really isn't a good thing among men in the world, Xu Jingxian groaned slightly.
"We don't know anything about this place. I don't know what way Brother Chen has figured out?"
Chen Ting: "If I'm not mistaken, this place should be the second abyss in the nine abyss, the Rainbow Bridge."
Xu Jingxian said that I didn't have to guess, and she knew that this was the Rainbow Bridge, but she felt that Chen Ting was still valuable, so she held back.
"Where did the owner of the Rainbow Bridge go? Could it be that he was also killed by Xu Fenglin?"
Chen Ting: "I haven't seen the master here, but I have just been groping for a while, but I have a rough idea of the mystery of this Rainbow Bridge."
He pointed under the bridge.
"Under the bridge is the Mirror Lake, but what it reflects is not what it should have been on the lake"
Xu Jingxian also noticed that just now there was a scene of water splashing on the lake surface, which almost made her mistakenly think that the water under the bridge was a stream, but now the lake is calm, but the abyss is reflected, which is unpredictable, not to mention the meeting of ordinary people. With weak legs, even a cultivator like them would inevitably feel insurmountable.
At this time, there was a dispute between a man and a woman on the bridge. The quarrel grew louder and the woman became ruthless. She took off the jade pendant around her waist and threw it down.
Under the watchful eyes of the public, Yu Pei not only did not break the calm of the lake, but actually fell into the abyss.
Silently, not a sound was heard.
"I suspect that this lake is actually an entrance, maybe leading to the third abyss, maybe—"
Before he could finish speaking, the male cultivator who was arguing with the female nun immediately jumped off the bridge and into the lake.
Without splashing splashes and ripples, everyone watched him jump directly into the abyss and disappeared from sight.
"Wei Yichong!" the female cultivator exclaimed.
"Maybe it's not the entrance, but a dead end. The two fellow daoists also saw it. It's strange and unspeakable here. Since I have the same goal, I want to find an opportunity. It's better not to be too scattered when leaving here." Chen Ting This is the end of the second half.
Xu Jingxian: "Wei Yichong's name sounds familiar, isn't he the favorite disciple of the head of the Tianmu Sect?"
Chen Ting: "Exactly, that female cultivator is his junior sister and Taoist companion, Guan Xiashang. Of the other three, one of them is fellow Taoist He Qingmo from Shenxiao Xianfu. I don't know the other two, but they should be They are all new to Rainbow Bridge just like us."
Xu Jingxian: "I didn't expect Brother Chen to have a wide range of friends, and there are people who can't name them."
Chen Ting said with a smile: "I'm not high in cultivation, I just graduated from the school and have not experienced long, so naturally I don't know many people."
He was able to cross the sea of fog and come to the second abyss, and his cultivation was not too high. Xu Jingxian naturally did not believe his modest words.
The scenery of Mirror Lake under the bridge changes every once in a while.
Xu Jingxian wanted to calculate the frequency of changes, but found that there was no regularity at all.
After the sky above them got dark, the Mirror Lake was still bright, and even reflected the rainbow bridge during the day.
But no matter how beautiful the scenery is, if you are stuck here forever and you can't move a single step, it will also make people anxious.
After discussing with the other two, He Qingmo decided to explore the rainbow bridge first. They came over to invite Chen Ting. Chen Ting saw that Xu Jingxian didn't want to move, and Changming was injured again, so he got up and left with them.
Chang Ming took out a green bead from his sleeve.
"What is this?" Xu Jingxian leaned over to look at it, and suddenly snorted, "I've seen this before."
Chang Ming: "Think carefully."
The beads are green and vivid, there are water droplets flowing, the palms shake, and the water droplets also reflect the moving light under the starlight.
Xu Jingxian didn't have to think about it for a long time, because such a thing is destined to be nothing, and as long as she saw it, she would definitely be impressed.
"It's at the Seven Strings Gate."
Changming: "Huh?"
"On the day I went to Qixianmen, it happened that the Xiao family sent a dowry, and Zhang Qin invited me to see it, and put out the boxes one by one, for fear that others would not know how much the Xiao family valued their daughters and wanted to use the Xiao family to pressure me. ," Xu Jingxian snorted, "there is this green pearl among them!"
Chang Ming: "Do you know the origin of this bead?"
"Why don't you know? It's called—"
Xu Jingxian's eyes wandered and she stopped talking, "Are you kidding me?"
Changming: "It is called Canghaiyueming, which is a rare green pearl. The reason why it is called this name is that many years ago, a skilled craftsman made it into two halves that can be opened, and can put medicine and fragrance in it. , doesn't it just fit the meaning of Canghaiyue Mingzhu's tears?"
Xu Jingxian: "You know quite a lot... No! Since this bead is the dowry of the Xiao family, why is it in your hands? Could it be that Liu Xiyu really killed you?"
Chang Ming: "This bead was found from the sad tree when I threw a puppet out when I fought with Zhang Mu before."
At that time, the sad tree was dead, and everyone's attention was attracted by Zhang Mu and Chang Ming. Later, Zhang Mu revealed the true nature of the demon, and all the crowd rose up to attack. , almost no one would pay attention to the real cause of death of Sad Tree and the movements around him.
Changming's remote control puppet searched for Sad Tree's body, but found a sea of moonlight.
Xu Jingxian: "You mean that Liu Xiyu's death may also be related to Zhang Mu?"
Chang Ming briefly explained the death of Sad Tree.
"His death is the same as Liu Xiyu's death. Sad tree was killed by Zhang Mu. I saw it with my own eyes, but Liu Xiyu may not be killed by Zhang Mu, because the time is not right, Zhang Mu can't be lurking beside Sad tree at the same time, and then run away. Going to the mountain behind Qixianmen thousands of miles away to kill. It can only be said that there is some connection between Zhang Mu and Liu Xiyu's murderer, and maybe they are also the hands of demons."
He closed his eyes, enduring the dizziness caused by speaking too fast.
"This is my original guess, but now with this moonlight on the sea, the situation is a little more complicated."
Xu Jingxian went from being inattentive to gradually becoming a serious listener.
She heard Changming say: "The water droplets in Canghai Yueming are not ordinary water, but a kind of medicine called Wuqiu. Its aroma is unique, and it comes from the hands of Shen Ying, the elder of the Tianmu sect who is best at preparing medicines. People, if you have a chance later, just ask them and you'll know."
Xu Jingxian: "Nothing? What's the use?"
Chang Ming: "It is specialized in treating mania, which can make restless people calm down quickly. It is said that people who take this medicine will see the most beautiful things in the world in front of them, or the precious things that they are longing for, and they will be immersed in them. In the illusory dreamland, once possessed, there is nothing to ask for, even the monks are not spared. Wuqiu originally wanted to use it to treat his wife's illness, but then he somehow drifted away. Decades ago, Xinghong There was a generation of emperors in the dynasty who were addicted to smoking and died at a young age with a smile on his face before he died."
Xu Jingxian thought for a while: "At that time, I thought that Liu Xiyu had a little lover in the back mountain, and I would have a good time before getting married!"
Changming: "Fairy is saving others by himself. Even if he is a man and a woman, he will definitely choose a place that he is familiar with. How can he choose a mountain behind the outer door that he has never set foot on?"
Xu Jingxian smiled but said, "What did you just say?"
Chang Ming: "I mean, he will choose a place he is more familiar with."
Xu Jingxian: "The first sentence."
Chang Ming: "Fairy Bingxue is smart and beautiful."
Xu Jingxian: …
She found herself becoming more and more opaque.
Say he is slick, but he never crossed the line, always withdrawing his hand before touching her bottom line.
Call him smart, but he always causes unnecessary trouble.
For example, she almost died in Zhang Mu's hands, and she almost died in Zhang Mu's hands.
Another example -
A man came slowly from under the bridge.
There are no flowers on the street, and there are clouds under the bridge.
His robe was fluttering, and he was calm. There were two people in front of him, but there seemed to be only one person in his eyes, focused and affectionate.
Yun Hai smiled and said, "Why are you looking at me like this, don't you two welcome me?"
He looked at Changming again.
"Fellow Daoist Changming's eyes are fixed, he must have missed me?"
Another example is to provoke the big trouble of Shang Yunhai, a haunted ghost of unknown origin.
Xu Jingxian made up the unfinished words in her heart.