Luo Jinxiao let out a breath and hurried to follow.
"It seems there is no way around the magic barrier." Qu Weiyin said, narrowing her eyes and looking at the fork in the road in front of her that she had not yet taken.
Luo Jinxiao suddenly felt nervous. She secretly took a few steps forward, got close to Qu Weiyin, and looked over her shoulder at the dark intersection: "Master Junior, what could this demon barrier be?"
"Very big and very strong." Qu Weiyin shook his head.
"If you follow me and accidentally expose your head and get bitten, I won't take care of you." Qu Weiyin threatened while walking forward with a calm look on his face.
As soon as I entered the new fork in the road, I realized how dangerous it was. Not only was the road narrower, but there was also a damp and stinking smell that was disgusting. The walls were also sticky, and upon closer inspection, it looked like mucus that had been left by something passing by.
Luo Jinxiao tried his best to walk to the center of the road, trying to stay away from the mucus.
The two of them held their breath almost at the same time, hiding their breath, for fear of being discovered by the things inside. Luo Jinxiao stepped on some round things several times. She couldn't help but look down, and saw a smooth skull.
There are still clear tooth marks left on the skull.
"Be careful, it's coming." Qu Weiyin said suddenly. She reached out, grabbed Luo Jinxiao's collar and pressed her against the wall. At the same time, a huge monster flashed past Qu Weiyin, just a hair's breadth away.
Qu Weiyin seemed not to care at all. While holding Luo Jinxiao, she also lay flat against the wall, waiting for the thing to pass.
Fortunately, it did not notice them. Its long body wriggled on the ground and quickly disappeared, leaving a thin layer of mucus wherever it passed.
Luo Jinxiao's stomach was churning.
"What is this?" Luo Jinxiao turned his head to look at Qu Weiyin in shock, but the light in the cave was too weak, and he could only see Qu Weiyin's eyes with the help of some shiny plants.
"Giant python." Qu Weiyin said softly, "There are still many in here, it's no problem."
When Luo Jinxiao heard that it was just a giant python, he finally put his heart at ease. But before he could finish his breath, he heard Qu Weiyin continue, "At the end of this cave, there is another candle dragon."
Nothing, just Zhulong... Luo Jinxiao just nodded, and then he suddenly reacted, his mouth opened wide, and he almost shouted: "Zhulong?"
Zhulong, according to legend, is an ancient dragon with a red body, no feet and a human face, and a length of a thousand miles. Ancient people once said that it "is dark when it closes its eyes, and bright when it sees. It does not eat, sleep, or rest, and is visited by wind and rain. It is the candle of the nine yins, and is called the Zhulong".
"How did Junior Master know that?" Luo Jinxiao asked.
"I've been here." Qu Weiyin said briefly.
"Since we've been here, can we go out now?"
Qu Weiyin shook her head.
Only when she got here did she remember that she had indeed come here in her previous life to look for something. However, she had magic power at that time, and although she had not found the artifact, she could easily kill Zhulong.
Now her cultivation is not enough, and she can hardly deal with a small Qiongqi, let alone Zhulong who has lived for who knows how many years.
Although Luo Jinxiao had some doubts in his heart, he did not dare to ask any more questions.
"Let's go." Qu Weiyin said.
The cave was extremely quiet, with only the sound of their footsteps echoing. Occasionally, a giant python covered in slime would pass by, but they were all blind, so as long as they didn't make any noise, they wouldn't be discovered, so walking was relatively easy.
But Luo Jinxiao could clearly feel that there were more and more corpses under his feet.
"Throughout the ages, countless people have come here to hunt for treasure." Qu Weiyin said, lifting his leg to step over a bone. Looking at its color, it was still fresh.
Luo Jinxiao couldn't bear it and didn't want to watch it anymore.
"We're here." Qu Weiyin said, reaching out and gently holding Luo Jinxiao. Her hands were cold at this time, giving Luo Jinxiao goose bumps.
Qu Weiyin seemed to realize something and subconsciously took her hand away.
"In front of us is the place where the Candle Dragon is lurking. The exit is under its body and can only accommodate one person. Wait for me to lead it away, and then you go out through the exit. From now on, you can only wish you good luck." Qu Weiyin said.
Hearing this, Luo Jinxiao hurriedly pulled her arm and said, "What about Junior Master?"
Qu Weiyin frowned and looked away, then glanced at her and said, "Do you think I would trade myself for someone else? Don't worry, I have always been very selfish. If you are not here, I will have other ways to save you from being a burden."
Luo Jinxiao was speechless for a moment, always feeling that he seemed to be disliked again.
"Don't talk nonsense, don't look back later. This candle dragon has been in the God's Burial for a thousand years and has long been demonized. With your cultivation level, if you are discovered by it, you will have nowhere to hide."
Qu Weiyin rarely spoke so much. After she finished speaking, she pushed Luo Jinxiao aside with a palm. Luo Jinxiao staggered twice, then quickly lay down in the corner and hid behind a rock.
Before she could look back, the cave was suddenly brightly lit. It turned out that Zhulong had opened his eyes at some point, and they were staring at her brightly like two big lamps.
It was just as the legend said. Luo Jinxiao covered his head with his hands, horrified.
When Qu Weiyin saw the light, she just narrowed her eyes slightly, her expression unchanged. She opened her right hand, and the Crescent Moon and Star Sword appeared in her palm, with golden light all over it, reflecting the gaze of Zhulong.
At the end there was actually a huge cave, or perhaps it was not a cave, because there were still colorful murals on the walls of the cave, but they were very mottled due to age. When you looked up, you could hardly see the top, it was extremely empty.
Zhulong's breathing sounded throughout this vast and enclosed space, deafening.
Qu Weiyin suddenly soared into the air, and a golden light shot out from the tip of the sword, hitting Zhulong's left eye directly. Zhulong suddenly opened his huge mouth with a hoarse voice, and his body swayed violently. For a moment, the rubble around him fell down, as if it was about to collapse.
Zhulong suddenly raised his body, with flames rising above his head like a flag, and then his huge human-like head rushed towards Qu Weiyin like an arrow.
Qu Weiyin waved her hand to set up a barrier, then turned around and fled. Zhulong's head chased after her, with fire blazing in its mouth, as if it wanted to burn Qu Weiyin to ashes.
Its body was indeed extremely long, like a huge ball of thread. It shrank as its head moved away, and after a while, a small hole was revealed.
There was a piece of gold and stone covering the entrance of the cave, presumably left by the predecessors. Luo Jinxiao looked back at Qu Weiyin, hardened his heart, ran a few steps quickly, and jumped down.
As for Qu Weiyin, she stretched out her long legs and ran two steps at a time. She didn't use any spiritual power, but her speed was not slow. She patiently led the Candle Dragon out, and when the flame was about to burn her, she could easily put down a barrier to block it.
Seeing that he could not catch up for a long time, Zhulong suddenly became furious and slammed his body against the wall of the cave. For a moment, the ground was shaking. Qu Weiyin's steps became weak and he almost fell down.
She turned around immediately, and the Crescent Moon and Star Sword in her hand turned into a golden light and slashed towards the dragon's head from a distance. Zhulong shrank back abruptly, trying to burn the sword with flames, but the Crescent Moon and Star Sword was not afraid at all. In the blink of an eye, a scar appeared on its face, and blood gushed out.
This completely infuriated Zhulong, and he instantly raised his head. The cave wall could not bear it and collapsed in half with a loud bang, directly blocking Qu Weiyin's way. Qu Weiyin thought to himself that something was wrong, and hurriedly pressed his body against the wall to avoid the flames spewing out of Zhulong's mouth.
In the narrow space, flames were burning fiercely and hot air waves were blowing towards him. Qu Weiyin cursed angrily and raised his hand to cast a barrier for himself when he suddenly felt a hand covering his shoulder.
Then, an external force pulled her towards a dark cave. She was caught off guard, and after entering the cave, someone hugged her around the waist and held her in his arms.
"Shh, Junior Master, don't make any sound." The man covered her mouth and nose and whispered in her ear.