This was Yan Liqiang's second time entering Canglong Mountain.
Just like last time, although Yan Liqiang had not been here for a while, the mountain roads, the rocks, the lush towering trees, and the cascading waterfalls had not changed at all. Canglong Mountain was vast and boundless, with towering peaks and crisscrossing canyons. Even in broad daylight, once you entered the mountain, it was like entering an uninhabited place. Apart from the sounds of birds and beasts in the mountains, you could not see a single person.
Yan Liqiang was flying in the mountains. His body was as fast as a bullet, leaping into the places where few people went. Sometimes he flew from the top of the cliff, sometimes jumped into the deep valley, and sometimes he flew through the dense woods like the wind.
Breathing in the indescribably fresh mountain air and looking at the trees and scenery rapidly receding on both sides of him, Yan Liqiang felt full of strength and refreshed.
This is why Yan Liqiang wants to get rid of Lian Wushuang. With that woman following him, how can he meet Cui Lichen and discuss important matters with Cui Lichen? That woman is smart. If he is not careful, the news that he is a disciple of Yu Luo Palace may be exposed and be mastered by the Sword God Sect. That would be too unprofitable and risky. The Sword God Sect has too many internal problems now. Yan Liqiang is not at ease to let the Sword God Sect know too many of his secrets. Who knows if there are any evil demons hidden in the Sword God Sect? So, it is better to be safe.
If others wanted to get rid of the pursuit of the most outstanding disciple of the Sword God Sect, it might be quite difficult, but for Yan Liqiang, it was a simple matter. After briefly getting rid of Lian Wushuang's sight, he came to the town, found a place to change his clothes, and then used the Thousand Faces Divine Art to change his body shape. Then he sat in the carriage and left the town leisurely, leaving Lian Wushuang alone to fumble around outside the town.
Although Lian Wushuang is the best among the young disciples of the Sword God Sect, she has great experience in the martial arts world and strong adaptability, and her mental cultivation is outstanding. However, when she meets someone like Yan Liqiang who has strange abilities and can even know her thoughts, she can only accept defeat.
Until now, Yan Liqiang still remembers the look of Lian Wushuang that he saw from afar outside the town, standing on the hill outside the town and stamping his feet in shame and anger. This made Yan Liqiang laugh, and he felt that Lian Wushuang at that time had become a little more adorable, and no longer had a cold and stern face.
Two days ago, Yan Liqiang got rid of Lian Wushuang. This is already the third day. During these three days, Yan Liqiang traveled through most of Lanzhou and finally arrived at Dingyuan County of Lanzhou alone. From Dingyuan County, he entered Canglong Mountain.
Yan Liqiang ran in the dark canyon, thinking about Lian Wushuang in his heart. In just a blink of an eye, the familiar huge ravine appeared in front of the canyon. A huge waterfall with a rumbling sound flowed down from the cliff next to it and flowed into the ravine. The steaming water vapor brought by the waterfall made the ravine misty and the bottom was completely invisible.
Yan Liqiang flew up and leaped directly into the deep ravine, disappearing in a sea of rainbow-colored water vapor. He fell rapidly like a meteor. After falling two or three hundred meters, Yan Liqiang pressed his hands on the rock wall several times, and the speed of descent suddenly slowed down. Then Yan Liqiang's whole body rushed behind the waterfall and entered the cave hidden behind the waterfall.
After walking for thousands of meters along the dark and rugged cave, a terrifying gray-red giant python with a body as thick as three people could hug together and a head several times larger than a bull's head suddenly jumped out of the cave, revealing a body several dozen meters long. It appeared in front of Yan Liqiang, staring at Yan Liqiang with its dark eyes and a tongue more than one meter long coming out of its mouth.
Most people would probably be scared silly when seeing such a big creature appear.
"Hahaha, Xiaohong, long time no see!" Yan Liqiang smiled and reached out to touch the giant python's head. This thousand-year-old giant python, the guardian of the secret realm of Canglong Mountain in Yu Luo Palace, circled around Yan Liqiang with its huge body, nodded at Yan Liqiang, and then retracted its body back into its cave again to make way.
After walking for more than a thousand meters in the cave and crossing a river of red lava, Yan Liqiang came to a rock wall. He pushed a stone next to him with a little force, and a passage appeared behind the rock wall. Yan Liqiang entered the passage, stepped on the steps, and let the rock wall close. Not far away, he saw the familiar bronze door and the big words "Yu Luo Palace Canglong Mountain Secret Realm" on the bronze door.
Before Yan Liqiang could push open the bronze door to the secret realm, the bronze door was opened from the inside. Cui Lichen, wearing a white robe and with a ruddy face, stood behind the bronze door and looked at Yan Liqiang with a smile, "You are finally back!"
Yan Liqiang's eyes turned to Cui Lichen's face and he also smiled, "It seems that Senior's injuries should have mostly healed. This is really cause for celebration!"
"Evil demons are wreaking havoc on the world, and the people of the capital are suffering. My injury should be healed sooner!" Cui Lichen smiled and handed three incense sticks to Yan Liqiang. "You haven't been here for a long time. Burn incense to the Emperor of Heaven first. I still have many questions to ask you!"
Yan Liqiang took the incense and said, "I also have many things I want to ask you, senior!"
Cui Lichen nodded, "Well, we'll talk after we burn incense!"
Yan Liqiang took the incense, lit it, and then walked on the shining ground. He passed the stone coffins on both sides of the ground and came to the mysterious statue of Yu Luo Tiandi enshrined in the hall again. With the etiquette of a disciple of Yu Luo Palace, he lit three incense sticks and kowtowed respectfully.
After Yan Liqiang finished burning incense, Cui Lichen brought Yan Liqiang to a room outside the main hall. He first poured a cup of tea for Yan Liqiang, then looked at Yan Liqiang with a serious face, "There are still many details about the matter of the Imperial Capital that I don't know. I have seen your letter, but what it says is not complete. Please tell me everything in full!"
Yan Liqiang took the teacup, took a sip to moisten his throat, and then recounted everything he had seen and experienced in the Imperial Capital from beginning to end, including discovering that Lin Qingtian had transformed into the new Holy Leader of the White Lotus Sect, how he had killed the evil demon who had disguised himself as the Imperial Physician in the secret passage of the palace, and even how he had seen the Emperor being killed by the evil demon Lin Qingtian in the wilderness, and how he had accidentally obtained the Nine Dragon Seal. Of course, he also told about the five-year bet between him and the Luo family of Jinzhou.
For some reason, although Yan Liqiang and Cui Lichen had not been together for a long time, he had an intuition that Cui Lichen was someone he could absolutely trust. This trust even transcended family and friendship. It was a tacit understanding and resonance of like-minded people that could not be explained.
Cui Lichen listened, his brows moving slightly from time to time, and his eyes remained solemn from beginning to end.
After Yan Liqiang finished speaking, he stood up and said to Yan Liqiang, "Come with me..."
Yan Liqiang followed him into another room. As soon as he entered the room, he was shocked to see that on a stone bed in the room, the body of the evil demon who had been killed by him was lying there. Yan Liqiang could still remember the wounds on the body clearly - the wound on the heart, the torso that was almost cut open by his own black-scale sword, and the last sword that pierced through the hideous head...
The body has shriveled up and has completely turned into a corpse. After being treated with drugs, this inhuman corpse is still hideous and terrifying. The tail on the corpse, the claws on the hands, and the horn on the head all tell countless stories.
Next to the corpse was the container containing the holy insect that Yan Liqiang asked the Fire-Eyed Golden Eagle to bring.
"Ah, senior, why is this corpse here?" Yan Liqiang was stunned. He originally thought that he would never see the corpse of the evil demon he killed again.
"This is the evidence that you killed the evil demon. It is also the honor and proof for the disciples of Yu Luo Palace. According to the rules of Yu Luo Palace, all the bodies of the killed evil demons must be brought back if they can be brought back. They cannot be abandoned outside and seen by others, causing panic among the people. Moreover, the bodies will be of great use after they are brought back!" Cui Lichen looked at Yan Liqiang, "Your situation was special at the time and you couldn't bring back the body of the evil demon. So after I received your letter, I sent a message to other disciples of Yu Luo Palace to bring back the body from the secret passage of the imperial palace you mentioned!"
"I wonder what the purpose of this evil demon's corpse is? Is it also displayed in those coffins outside?"
Cui Lichen looked at Yan Liqiang seriously and said, "This is just one of the functions, but you will know the greater function in a while. Bring the corpse of the evil demon and the demon insect you snatched from the evil demon, and follow me!"
Although Yan Liqiang had some doubts in his heart, he still picked up the shriveled corpse of the evil demon on the stone table and followed Cui Lichen back to the statue of Yu Luo Tiandi in the main hall.
"Li Qiang, put the body of this evil demon and the devil insect on the altar!"
The altar was at the feet of Yuluo Tiandi. Yan Liqiang placed the two things in his hand on the altar first, then turned back and asked Cui Lichen, "Senior, what is this for? Is there any other ceremony?"
"Li Qiang, do you remember what I told you when you first came here? If your cultivation reaches my level, as long as you enter into a state of meditation under this statue, and while you are in a state of meditation and your consciousness is in a state of confusion and silence, you will be able to feel the presence of the Jade Luo Heavenly Emperor?"
"Yes, I remember you told me that, senior!" Yan Liqiang nodded.
"In fact, in addition to advancing to the Martial Emperor level, every Yu Luo Palace disciple has another opportunity to communicate with the Yu Luo Heavenly Emperor before advancing to the Martial Emperor level. If the disciple kills the evil demon for the first time and places the evil demon's corpse on this altar as a sacrifice, he can communicate with the Yu Luo Heavenly Emperor in meditation and feel the awe-inspiring power of the Heavenly Emperor. If the Yu Luo Palace disciple is gifted and has outstanding qualifications, he can even be enlightened by the Heavenly Emperor in meditation, just like the founder of our Yu Luo Palace, and form a supreme divine bond with the Heavenly Emperor, and be taught the supreme secret method by the Heavenly Emperor..."
Yan Liqiang was shocked, his heart was beating fast, he swallowed, "Senior... Senior means... I can do it too!"
"As a disciple of Yu Luo Palace, Li Qiang, you certainly have the opportunity to feel the supreme existence of the Emperor of Heaven. However, everyone's opportunities are different. Whether you can receive the initiation of the Emperor of Heaven and be taught the supreme secret method by the Emperor of Heaven depends on your own opportunities!"
(End of this chapter)