Eternal Tranquility

Cuixu was shocked when he heard that the enemy who had been fighting to the death just now wanted to cooperate. Seeing the corpse, ghost, and demon over there talking quickly in a language they couldn't understand, and seemed to be involved in a fierce argument, he asked in a low voice: "Is this believable?"

Liu Qinghuan took out the soundproof cover and said: "It's hard to say, but..."

Before he could finish speaking, Liu Zhenwu's sarcastic voice came from the side: "People who are not from my race must have different minds! Fellow Daoist Liu, you are still too young. Can't you see such an obvious trap? I think the way to solve it once and for all is Kill all these demons directly! They only have one ghost king, so the corpse demon is not a big concern. With the addition of a pretty boy, our four Nascent Soul cultivators can completely destroy them. As for the smaller ones, we can kill them easily."

Liu Qinghuan turned around and saw Liu Zhenwu looking embarrassed, not as confident as his tone at all.

He endured it and said with some annoyance: "Fellow Daoist Liu is right, then I will leave the Ghost King to you."

Liu Zhenwu said with hidden resentment: "Fellow Daoist Liu, it's easy for you. I wish I had a good life like you and could hide away."

Liu Qinghuan said slowly: "If I remember correctly, Fellow Daoist Liu exposed his whereabouts on his own, which led to the current situation. Putting aside these things for the time being, Fellow Daoist Cuixu, what do you think?"

Cuixu pondered for a while and said: "It would be great if we can really cooperate."

He stopped Liu Zhenwu's retort: ​​"Liu Daoyou, I think you have seen the strength of the Ghost King and the Corpse Demon. To be honest, killing them is not something that can be done in a short while, and what we lack most now is time. And if we really fight, we may not win in the end.”

He pointed to the canopy-like canopy above his head: "The innate ghost peach tree gathers shade and absorbs filth. It can raise so many ghosts by itself, which is evident! When the ghost king and corpse demon are unable to do anything, they can directly Drawing on the Yin power from this place to repair the damaged body, we are almost invincible. And we have no blood feud with them. Our mission is to open the ghost gate, and their wish is to open the ghost gate. If the interests of the two are consistent, there is no need. You have to fight to the death.”

He looked at the Ghost King again and whispered: "So, what we have to do now is to see whether the other party is true and trustworthy, and secondly, on this basis, how to ensure that the other party will not suddenly betray him in the future."

There is a reason why Cuixu has the right to speak among the Nascent Soul cultivators in the Great Mirage. He has figured out all the joints in a short period of time and is extremely calm-minded.

Liu Zhenwu looked a little ugly and finally said nothing.

Liu Qinghuan nodded: "Actually, betrayal is not that terrible. Although we may not be able to kill them, they cannot kill us in a short time. It's just that Zhang Xianmiao..."

He glanced over there and saw that the other party seemed to have finished the discussion and was walking towards this side. He whispered: "That person's cultivation is quite unpredictable, and his strength is probably higher than that of the Ghost King and the Corpse Demon. You should pay special attention to it." ”

As he spoke, Zhang Xianmiao had a faint smile on his lips: "Fellow Daoist Liu, I have convinced Brother Ghost and Brother Corpse to agree to cooperate with you to open the Gate of Ghosts. I wonder how your discussion goes?"

Behind him, the Ghost King glared angrily, and the Corpse Demon was cold and sinister. Although his eyes were still full of hostility, he at least restrained his actions.

Liu Qinghuan gestured towards Cuixu and took a step back.

Cuixu coughed lightly, cupped his hands to the three people opposite him, and said, "Everyone, we don't know each other unless we fight each other. Since we want to cooperate, let's meet and let go of our grudges."

The Ghost King waved his thick arms, bared his teeth and roared with a fierce look on his face: "Don't talk about those useless things! You cultivators are so audacious that you dare to attack the ghost gate, okay! I like it! This place is terrible. I’m so frustrated. As long as I can get out, I will forgive you for trespassing!”

Liu Qinghuan and others all looked at him speechlessly. The emotional one always spoke in a yelling manner. If he hadn't heard the content clearly, he would have thought that he wanted to choose people to devour.

Cuixu still looked indifferent and said: "That's very good. It's just that I don't understand something, and I hope you can help me clear it up."

Zhang Xianmiao said: "Please tell me."

"Since the ghost gate is sealed by the so-called divine general, and except for you, these two fellow Taoists can't get close, then how much strength do we need to break it?"

Zhang Xianmiao touched his chin and looked at the three of them: "Well, if there are four or five people like you, plus me, we should be able to open it."

That's six or seven Nascent Souls. With so many Nascent Souls gathered together, it's no problem to move mountains and reclaim seas, but they can barely open the gate of hell.

Cuixu glanced at Liu Qinghuan and said, "Okay, let's talk about the specific matters."

Liu Qinghuan knew the meaning of that glance. If it were normal, they would still have room for bargaining. But as far as opening the ghost gate is concerned, because it is related to the war between the two worlds, their side is obviously much more urgent than the other side. At this time, they will take it. Joe is meaningless, so it’s better to just do it.

Obviously, the ghost king on the opposite side also likes to act straightforwardly and promised to restrain all his subordinates and prevent them from attacking Renxiu.

The two sides made a cooperation plan in just a few words. However, because there were still people from Yun Mengze's side who had not arrived yet, the time to open the ghost gate was moved to two days later.

When returning to his previous hiding place, Liu Qinghuan asked in a low voice: "Isn't tomorrow night too fast? I'm afraid only a group of fellow Taoists can arrive by then."

"One team is enough." Cuixu said: "The four of us, plus the two Nascent Soul Taoists who are about to arrive, are enough. No more will be helpful."

He said with vicissitudes of life: "Opening the ghost gate is against the law of heaven. Just for Yun Mengze, we know we can't do it but we still have to do it. If there is one less person to bear this sin, then there will be one less person. And after the ghost gate is opened, If this world becomes too angry, it will attract ghosts to come out like a tide. You and I don’t know it yet... In addition to us Nascent Souls, I am also prepared to let the other Golden Core cultivators leave..."

Liu Qinghuan felt sad and silent.

The danger of opening the door to hell is unpredictable. It seems that he needs to make some preparations in advance.

Liu Zhenwu sneered, not knowing what he meant.

The three people saw Ku Hai and others, and when they explained the situation, the whole hall was stunned.

"You want to cooperate with ghost cultivators? This..."

Yun Zheng, with a gloomy face, pulled Liu Qinghuan to the corner and said, "No matter what others do, it's impossible for me to leave!"

Mu Yinyin also said: "Although my cultivation level is not as high as yours, I think there is always something I can do to help you, so I will stay."

Liu Qinghuan comforted him: "No, it's too dangerous. I may only be able to take care of myself and won't be able to take care of you, and you will just retreat to the outside of the island, which is not far away."

Yunzheng sneered: "Not far? This distance is enough to kill you hundreds of times! I came all the way here to watch you die? And, do I need your care? What a joke! Don't think you've given birth to a baby. Even if you can beat me, believe it or not, if you fight now, I may not lose!”

Mu Yinyin said firmly: "Yang fire is the nemesis of ghosts, and I have cultivated the body of fire nirvana, so I won't die so easily."

Liu Qinghuan was determined this time. It was a big deal to open the door to hell. How could he let his best friend and woman fall into such a situation, so he firmly disagreed.

The three of them argued back and forth for a long time. Finally, Liu Qinghuan looked at Yun Zheng seriously: "Yun Zheng, when I walked out of the world, the most fortunate thing was that I met you when I just embarked on the path of cultivating immortals. We have known each other for many years. When I was living in the Saofeng Continent, it was you who traveled thousands of miles to find me...I won’t say more, I treat you as my closest brother, you must listen to me this time!”

Yun Zheng opened his mouth wide, with an expression on his face that alternated between irritation and anger. He shook his fingers and said "you" for a long time: "You Liu Qinghuan, you are disgusting me with your sensationalism again! It's up to you... Also, I would have run to Xiao Feng back then. The mainland is not looking for you, but has repaired a teleportation circle and passed it inexplicably!"

After saying that, he turned around and rushed out.

Liu Qinghuan chuckled, turned around and took Mu Yinyin's hand, saying warmly: "Don't worry, I promise to see you in good condition afterwards."

Mu Yinyin looked at him with tears in her eyes, showing rare tenderness and attachment, and finally stopped arguing.

…

The next day, the sky was gloomy, thick dark clouds covered the entire sky, and the entire mirage was gloomy. The power of the blood moon gradually increased, and the lingering blood filled the world.

Dushuo Mountain is like an isolated island in the sea, and the Innate Ghost Peach Tree has not closed its huge crown. Every branch is stretched out, happily absorbing the power of the blood moon. Most of the ghosts hid underground, only Zhang Xianmiao, the Ghost King, and the Corpse Demon were still outside.

The other team of monks arrived very quickly in the afternoon, one day earlier than expected.

Six Nascent Soul monks gathered together, and the Golden Core monks were all ordered to fly away from Dushuo Mountain and go to a nearby island to wait.

Cuixu first told the two new Yuanying monks about his cooperation with ghosts. Naturally, they were extremely surprised and worried. However, after some explanation and persuasion, although the two still had doubts, they finally cautiously Say no more.

The six of them headed to the Ghost Gate together. On the way, Kuhai asked casually: "Is it a smooth journey here?"

One of them shook his head and said: "A few days ago, I met a group of people from other worlds who came to hunt for treasures. There were about ten or twenty people, including two Nascent Souls."

The atmosphere instantly became tense, and Liu Qinghuan and others stopped and looked at him.

The man hurriedly smiled and said: "I didn't make it clear. As soon as we discovered their traces, we had already avoided them and did not encounter them."

Liu Qinghuan asked worriedly: "Then when you come here, no one will follow you, right?"

"No! On the way here, fellow Taoist Wu Xin and I were keeping an eye out."

Cuixu winked at Kuhai and said: "That's good... there is the Ghost Gate ahead. Well, standing over there are the Ghost King, the Corpse Demon, and a demon cultivator..."

The two parties met at the same place, got to know each other and exchanged greetings. The Ghost King laughed and said: "Come on, come on, we are guests from afar. I have asked the young ones to prepare fine wine and delicacies. Please come to my humble house to get together!"

The six monks in Yunmengze couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded. Entering each other's lair?

Liu Qinghuan looked at Zhang Xianmiao: "This..."

The Ghost King stared with his big bulging eyes: "What, are you afraid that I will eat you? Humph, you are just placing wine on the crown of the tree."

The scene was a little awkward for a moment. Cuixu flicked the fly whisk and said with a smile: "Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."

"Hahaha, this is so refreshing, let's go!"

With that said, the Ghost King took the lead and flew to the tree crown above his head. Zhang Xianmiao, who was smiling lightly, and the expressionless corpse demon followed behind him.

Liu Zhenwu lowered his voice and said anxiously: "Fellow Taoist Cuixu, how can you agree to him!"

Cuixu stepped up to catch up and said calmly: "There are six of us, are we still afraid of three of them?"

Liu Qinghuan's figure floated up as soon as he stepped down.

Kuhai touched his big belly: "Hey, you are a bastard if you don't drink even if you have wine!"

Seeing this, the others stopped saying anything and followed suit.

The group of people soon arrived at the canopy of the Innate Ghost Peach Tree, walking through the dense branches as if they were in a deserted place.

Liu Qinghuan was suddenly startled, stopped on his feet, and looked up to the left.

Kuhai behind him groaned: "Fellow Daoist Liu?"

Liu Qing said with a smile: "This tree crown looks very big from below. I didn't expect that when I came up, I found that it was surprisingly big. Do you think these thousands of branches look like a maze? What if..."

If you hide a secret, it should be difficult to find out from the outside.

He didn't care about what Kuhai answered, because just now, Sansangmu, who had been hiding before, suddenly moved, and its long roots scratched his Nascent Soul.

The group soon reached a position near the top of the tree crown. From among the branches and leaves, they could see three blood-red full moons hanging in the sky.

This place is a thick platform, the size of a hall, surrounded by walls made of dense branches. Some glowing vines are wrapped around the wall. Although they are a little hazy, they are like the cool moonlight and are extremely comfortable. There are tables and other objects placed in the middle, some carved from wood or woven from twigs, showing a bit of rustic simplicity. Some fruits, melons and vegetables that looked quite fresh were piled on the table, but in this remote country, there was nowhere to find delicacies, so that was it.

Kuhai clapped his hands and smiled: "Wonderful! This idea is interesting, interesting!"

The Ghost King sat on the big chair at the top, clapped his hands, and a group of charming demons came in from the outside, holding pots and cups, and filled the tree house with coquettish laughter.

The two charming demons came straight towards Liu Qinghuan. Liu Qinghuan quickly raised his hand, and the two of them were immediately trapped in place and unable to move.

Looking at the other people, Cuixu looked at his nose and heart, while Kuhai dodged and yelled about his sins...

Liu Qinghuan stood up and said: "King of Ghosts, we accept your kindness, but we are cultivators, but we cannot bear the kindness of this beauty."

The Ghost King muttered something about being serious and waved his hand: "Okay, they don't want you to wait on them, so just sing and dance."

The bewitching demons obeyed the order and put down their pots and cups one by one and retreated to the open space in the middle, swaying gracefully to the melodious sound.

Liu Qinghuan wiped his sweat and finally could sit down with peace of mind.

Needless to say, although the food at this banquet is not good, the wine is really good wine. He made sure there was nothing else in the wine and took a sip. At first it was like swallowing an ice blade, but after it fell into his stomach, it felt like it was rising from a warm stove. It was extremely refreshing.

Kuhai, who was a good drinker, drank to his heart's content. He kept saying "good wine" and asked the Ghost King about the origin of the wine.

The Ghost King said very happily: "It took a lot of effort for me to make this wine. I usually bury it under the roots of the ghost peach tree and don't take it out to drink easily. If you hadn't helped me open the ghost door and break the shackles..."

The atmosphere gradually became warm, and the six cultivators slowly relaxed their restraints and chatted with the three people opposite them. Some of them, such as Liu Zhenwu, hugged a charming demon and teased them.

The gate of hell will be opened tomorrow. Thinking of the unknown dangers and uncertainty of life and death, although everyone still maintains their rationality, they always feel a little sad under the influence of alcohol.

Liu Qinghuan was thinking about the three mulberry trees, holding the wooden wine glass slowly and taking a sip occasionally.

After drinking until the moon was high, the corpse demon, who was cold and never said a word from the beginning to the end, had already disappeared silently. The ghost king, the master, did not care about the etiquette of the world, but also went to have fun with his charming demon. Zhang Xianmiao also sat aside.

Seeing this, Cuixu called to the others: "Let's go, it's time for us to find a place to rest."

Zhang Xianmiao stood up and said: "Everyone, we have prepared your accommodation..."

Cuixu cupped his hands and smiled and said: "Don't dare bother me. Tomorrow is the day scheduled to open the ghost gate. We also need to adjust our breaths to prepare, so I won't bother you."

Zhang Xianmiao didn't force himself and sent everyone out of the tree canopy, but he didn't notice that a black shadow lurked back soon.

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