Innumerable pairs of eyes in the darkness were now fixed on the three figures surrounded by halos. Zhang Xiaofan couldnt help but feel a little uneasy, and when he glanced at Bi Yao and Shi Tou, he found that their faces didnt look very good either, probably because they had never experienced such a situation before.

  Despite this, the countless creatures around them did not make any moves to attack the two of them, except for a few fierce-looking tigers and leopards that let out a couple of roars, there was basically no movement, just silently watching.

  They continued to slowly descend, and after falling another four or five zhangs, Zhang Xiaofan suddenly felt that the number of glowing eyes around him was gradually decreasing. However, it seemed that each pair of eyes had grown much larger than what he saw earlier.

  He furrowed his brow and quietly moved closer to the stone wall, and indeed, relying on the light from the torch, he found that the number of holes on the dark stone wall had decreased significantly, but each hole was at least twice as large as the one above. Almost every hole had an entrance as high as a person. Correspondingly, the creatures in these holes were also much more ferocious and sinister, almost all with large bodies, sharp teeth and claws, and terrifying faces that made peoples hearts chill.

  Among them, there was an even more ferocious one. Seeing Zhang Xiaofan approaching, it looked like a wild boar but had the giant paw of a bear. The monster let out a loud roar and swung its massive claw, barely missing his body.

  Zhang Xiaofan was startled and hastily drove the Jade Emperors treasure back several feet. At this time, Bi Yao and Shi Tou heard the sound and looked over here. Zhang Xiaofan said in a low voice, "It seems that there are many ferocious monsters here, lets be careful."

  Bi Yao and Shi Tou both nodded, each focusing their minds in preparation.

  But apart from being close to the stone wall, they were attacked by those monsters. It seems that these monsters are fierce but have no flying skills, so they can only stay in the cave. Zhang Xiaofan carefully controlled his flight while thinking: I dont know how these monsters that cant fly catch their prey on this steep cliff?

  In this way, the three of them descended several more zhang. At this point, from the Black Stone Caves precipice downwards, they had already penetrated nearly a hundred zhang into the earths depths. However, looking down below, this deep and enormous black cave, apart from the bright lights emitted by the eyes of those strange creatures surrounding them, remained profound and bottomless.

  What was even more different from the past cognition was that, in this deep abyss, not only did he not feel any chill, but on the contrary, the temperature here was much higher than the surface of the Black Stone Cave. At this moment, Zhang Xiaofan even felt like he was about to sweat. And yet, looking around him, it was still pitch black, without even a hint of heat or sparks, extremely eerie.

  He wielded his broken staff, and as he slowly descended, he suddenly cursed in a low voice: "Damn it, this dead fox actually found such a strange place to make its lair."

  Zhang Xiaofan didnt react much, but he heard Bi Yao let out a soft "heh" sound from not far away, and she started laughing quietly. The laughter was crisp and pleasant to the ear, although she had lowered her voice, but in this quiet space, it seemed to carry very far.

  Zhang Xiaofan looked over at her, and in the soft white glow of the sorrowful flower, Bi Yaos smile was like a flower, with warmth in her eyebrows and eyes. At this moment, she seemed to have felt something too, turned her head to look at Zhang Xiaofan, their eyes met, Zhang Xiaofans heart skipped a beat, and he quickly turned his head away again.

  Further down, the situation seemed to have changed again. The openings on the stone walls were still slowly expanding, and the creatures inside were larger than those in the upper stone caves, already bigger than ordinary humans. However, at this point, the three of them unexpectedly found that nearly half of the stone caves were empty. And in the air, which had been relatively fresh until now, a faint scent of blood seemed to be lurking.

  The three of them exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with caution, but even so, they didnt slow down their descent.

  In the boundless darkness beneath his feet, something seemed to be shining quietly, like a star or a spark.

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  Above the abyss, Zhou Yixian and his granddaughter Xiao Huan finally walked to the edge of the cliff where Zhang Xiaofan and others had jumped down earlier, with bated breath under the illumination of torches. Looking at this endless cliff and the bottomless deep chasm beneath their feet, Zhou Yixian was speechless.

  Xiao Huan was still young after all, although she had been wandering the world with her grandfather since childhood, but being in this dark and quiet black stone cave, she couldnt help but feel a little scared. She peeked down at the cliff below and immediately pulled her head back, whispering to Zhou Yixian: "Grandfather, do you have a way to get down?"

  On Monday, Xianyans eyes rolled a few times and he said with a sigh: "We dont know any magic spells, nor have we prepared any ropes. This is terrible."

  Xiao Huan let out a sigh of relief and patted her chest with her hand, saying: "Its okay, its okay."

  Xian glared at her on Monday and said, "Whats good about it? Who knows what kind of golden mountains, silver mountains, agate, and jade mountains are waiting for us below? Now weve really lost out big time!" He couldnt help but feel a pang of regret.

  Xiao Huan hummed, picked up the ice sugar gourd in his right hand, took a bite, and said: "What about Jinshan Yishan? I think its probably Shisan Gu Shan waiting for you! Alright, since we cant go down, lets hurry up. Otherwise, if we run into one or two little monsters, the great Qingyunzi ancestors 13th generation successor will lose face again."

  Monday Xians face turned red with rage: "Nonsense! I, Zhou Yi Xian, how could I lose the Ancestors..."

  Before the words had fallen, suddenly in this silent mountain cave, from the darkness on the road ahead, there were two "hissing" sounds, and two flashes of light flashed by, swift as lightning. In the blink of an eye, they landed right in front of the two of them.

  Monday Fairy shouted, pulled Xiao Huan, stretched her right hand into her bosom, grasped the yellow paper charm, and was about to cast a spell to escape. Unexpectedly, the light flashed twice, revealing two figures emerging from it. The newcomers movements were even faster than a ghost, and before Monday Fairy could take out the paper charm to cast a spell, she only heard a sharp "hiss" sound. Monday Fairys neck suddenly felt cold, and her whole bodys hair stood up as she found herself with something pressed against her throat, and her heart cried out in despair.

  After calming down a bit, Zhou Xian realized that the other party had not taken his life, but the object on his neck was still not removed. He plucked up the courage to look at the two people and saw that they were a young man and woman, the mans face was like jade, extremely handsome, and the womans face was like a lotus flower, beautiful and unmatched.

  At this moment, the two of them were still a zhang away from Zhou Yixian and Xiaohuan, but the mans waving hand was holding a jade-like artifact that felt warm to the touch, pressed against Zhou Yixians neck. The beautiful woman was also remotely controlling a green sword, pinning down Xiaohuan. Poor Xiaohuan was so scared that her face turned pale, her right hand still tightly grasping the ice sugar gourd, and she burst into loud tears, saying: "Monster brother, monster sister, dont eat me! Im small and skinny, not good to eat, if you want to eat, go eat my grandfather instead!"

  On Monday, Xian almost fell to the ground and angrily said: "You little scoundrel, I have really wasted my efforts in raising you all these years. You cant even be relied upon at a critical moment like this; are you going to betray your own grandfather?"

  "Grandpa, dont blame me. After you die, at least Ill occasionally send you a string of candied hawthorns..."

  "On Monday, Xian Nu said: Nonsense! Ive always hated this sweet and sticky stuff. If you want to send something, send some roasted chicken or steamed fish instead!"

  "Grandpa, I remember, you can rest assured and go."

  Xian let out a sigh of relief and said, "This is more like it, I can leave with some peace of mind... wait, wait!" He suddenly woke up with a start, his eyebrows furrowed in alarm. "Dead girl, what am I thinking? Where am I going? Heartless one, I..."

  Listening to Zhou Yi Xians incessant chatter, the two divine-like men and women furrowed their brows, exchanged a glance, and simultaneously recalled their magical artifacts.

  The woman said, "Elder brother, I see no evil aura on their bodies, they dont seem like demons."

  The man said, "Not bad." He turned his head and shouted at Zhou Yixian, "What kind of people are you?"

  On Monday, Xian was stunned for a moment, and immediately changed to a calm and peaceful expression, saying: "Hehe, I and my granddaughter know that there are evil spirits rampant here, so we came to subdue the evil spirits and eliminate the harm for the people."

  Xiao Huan was stunned beside him, and when he turned his eyes to stare at Grandpa, he saw Zhou Yixian being calm and composed, with a normal expression.

  Unexpectedly, the man looked them up and down, sneered and said: "I see that your Taoist skills are shallow, Im afraid you cant even handle a ordinary little demon, yet you dare to come to this dangerous place, its better to leave early."

  On Monday, Xian Laos face turned red, and he could only say, "Yes, yes." He then pulled Xiao Huan and turned to leave.

  After that old and young disappeared into the darkness, the man turned his head to look at the cliff in front of him and said, "Junior sister, it seems we have to go down."

  The beautiful woman said, "Yes. This time its really heaven helping us, letting us know from that small town that the remaining fox demon is hiding in this Black Stone Cave. If we can really get rid of the demon and retrieve the Xuanhuo Mirror, the Valley Master will surely be overjoyed."

  The man smiled and said, "We shouldnt delay, lets go."

  As soon as he finished speaking, a brilliant light burst forth, and the man and woman, like lightning, plunged into the bottomless abyss below the precipice.

  But on the cliff, in the darkness, a flash of firelight, Zhou Yixian and Xiaohuan walked out slowly again, it turned out that they had not gone far.

  Only to see Zhou Yis eyebrows furrowed, pondering for a moment, he said to Xiao Huan: "These two young people have excellent qualifications and profound Taoism. Just now I saw that the edges of their sleeves were all embroidered with a flame pattern, Im afraid they are disciples of the Huixiang Valley Sect."

  Xiao Huan was shocked and said: "Fengxiang Valley?"

  On Monday, Xian nodded and said: "The power of Huo Xiang Gu is extremely large. In the Xiūzhēn realm, it is listed as one of the three major Orthodox sects along with Qingyun Men and Tianyin Temple. There are many high-ranking people under its door. Recently, I heard that two more outstanding disciples have emerged, also a man and a woman. The mans name is Li Xuan, and the womans name is Yan Hong. Judging from the magical artifacts they used just now, it was probably these two."

  Xiao Huan looked down at the cliff and couldnt help but worry: "Those three people who just went down..."

  On Monday, Xian shrugged and pulled Xiao Huan out, saying: "Then we cant control it, anyway tonight is so lively, we wont get any benefits, alas, what a pity."

  Xiao Huan smiled lightly and followed Grandpa out without saying a word.

  Only below the precipice was still pitch black, and Li Xun and Yan Hongs figures had long since disappeared.

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  Zhang Xiaofan was surrounded by darkness, except for the temperature around him getting hotter and hotter, and occasionally some strange beasts eyes staring at him, it really felt like he had returned to the Dead Spirit Abyss again.

  The surrounding caves are getting bigger and bigger, with most of the entrances now as high as one and a half to two people. The monsters inside are also getting more and more ferocious, with larger and larger bodies. However, the number of empty caves is also increasing. And the bloody smell in the air seems to be getting thicker and thicker.

  Even more, in this downward process, he faintly heard a slight crunching sound coming from an unknown place, as if some unknown giant beast was tearing and swallowing food, which made peoples hair stand on end.

  Just as the crowd tensed up all their muscles, and could almost hear their own heartbeats, suddenly, from the darkness below, Zhang Xiaofan felt a fierce gust of wind blowing from beneath his feet.

  It was almost as if by instinct that he moved his body with the wind, and in the instant when the flame touched his skin, he swiftly shifted three feet to the side.

  "Bang!"

  A loud crash, accompanied by a faint light, seemed to come from the depths of darkness, where an enormous, whip-like object struck Zhang Xiaofans side and heavily hit the dark stone wall.

  The entire cliff seemed to shake, and a loud rumbling sound was heard as dust and rocks of all sizes fell from above. A moment later, a shrill cry suddenly echoed from the depths of the chasm, from the top of the stone wall, and it did not stop. Zhang Xiaofan and the others were shocked, turned their heads to look back, and saw that the huge tentacle, like an evil spirit, had actually charged into a large stone cave on the stone wall, stirred and convulsed for a few times before withdrawing.

  Zhang Xiaofan took a deep breath, feeling the stench of blood and gore rushing towards him. A massive five-eyed saber-toothed tiger was dragged out of the cave by an enormous tentacle, its body at least twice as large as that of a normal person. Despite the tigers ferocious struggles and roars, it looked tiny and helpless compared to the gigantic tentacle.

  As soon as the dark hand grasped the strange tiger, it immediately shrank back into the darkness below. In an instant, it disappeared into the darkness, leaving behind only the strange tigers mournful and desperate roar.

  All three of them stopped in their tracks, looking at each other in dismay, especially Bi Yao, whose face turned even paler.

  The darkness below was so deep and profound that it was impossible to see the bottom, and I really didnt know how many more terrifying things were hidden within.

  After a moment, Shi Tou coughed and was about to speak when Bi Yao suddenly shouted: "Below, be careful!"

  Zhang Xiaofan and Shi Tou were shocked again, and they hastily looked down to see that in the darkness below their feet, a flame suddenly flashed, and in an instant, the temperature around them soared. The flame quickly grew larger, accompanied by a hot whirlwind howling towards them. As it approached, the three of them saw clearly, and immediately changed color. They saw a fire dragon, wildly roaring, rushing out from the depths of the earth, charging straight up at them.

  Look at that fire dragon, its similar to the one summoned by the three-tailed demon fox using the Xuanhuo Mirror earlier, but for some reason, this fire dragon is now far superior in terms of size and power compared to the one on the ground earlier.

  Although the three of them had this question in their minds, it was naturally not the time to think carefully at this moment. Looking up, they saw the fierce fire dragon, with scorching heat filling the sky, and in the blink of an eye, it arrived right before their eyes, its sharpness unstoppable. The three of them hastily dispersed, driving their magical treasures to avoid its edge.

  The three-colored treasure light halo, all of which were emitting a powerful glow, protected their master. However, the fire dragons aura was too overwhelming, and in comparison, it immediately suppressed these treasure lights. Zhang Xiaofan and the other two were almost simultaneously pushed back by the massive flames, and after a moment, they crashed into the stone wall with a loud "bang bang bang".

  The fire dragon charged straight up to the sky, and its remaining momentum shocked people. Zhang Xiaofans back crashed into the hard rock wall, and he was in so much pain that his vision went black. However, he was one of the lucky ones, and after calming down slightly, he saw a giant stone body crashing into a cave in the distance. Unfortunately, soon after, fierce roars echoed out from within the cave.

  Zhang Xiaofan was shocked, and just as he was about to rush over to help, he heard a loud roar from the stone, and the cave began to shake with a "boom boom" sound. Finally, a flash of golden light appeared, and a huge body was thrown out. It was another strange and bizarre monster, which seemed to be on its last breath.

  Zhang Xiaofan finally put his mind at ease, thinking that this person was called "stone" and it wasnt unreasonable, indeed he was even harder than stone!

  Just then, the soaring fire dragon turned a circle above and came rushing down again with a deafening roar, like a mad thunderclap.

  This strike came from high to low, and its momentum was even more astonishing. Zhang Xiaofan gritted his teeth, tightly grasped the spell, and suddenly shifted a yard to the side in mid-air, avoiding the ferocious dragon. With one finger of his right hand, he shot the Fire Lotus Spear into the air, directly targeting the dragons neck.

  The fire dragon let out a long roar, its flame-spewing eyes rolling around, and with one lift of its massive left front claw, it pressed down on the burning green light. Zhang Xiaofans face turned pale as he felt the scorching heat wave rushing towards him, and all he could do was grit his teeth and desperately hold on.

  At this moment, a soft cry was heard, and above the abyss illuminated by the fire dragon, a green figure flashed by, with a pale blue dress fluttering down, and the sorrowful flower bloomed in full glory, dancing wildly in the air, and the petals fell like rain, piteously, towards the giant head of the fire dragon.

  "Roar......" Amidst the raging flames, the fire dragon let out another mighty roar. With a swipe of its right claw, it instantly repelled the white flower rain that filled the sky by three feet. But Zhang Xiaofan and Bi Yao joined forces, unleashing a torrent of magical energy that immediately pushed the fire dragon down by one zhang (about 3.3 meters), just in time to collide with the boulder that had just burst out of the cave.

  The stone looked intently, and saw that Zhang Xiaofan and Bi Yao were both fighting the giant fire dragon with all their might, their bodies surrounded by flames. Although they had their own magical treasures to protect themselves, their faces were already bright red from being scorched.

  The stone suddenly opened its eyes, jumped up and transformed into a cross-legged sitting posture in mid-air. Its hands held up the broken staff, and in an instant, golden light burst forth. The entire wolf-toothed club emitted golden light, almost transparent. It was clear that it was being fully supported by spiritual power. As for Shi Tou himself, his appearance was dignified and majestic, looking from afar like a high-ranking Buddhist monk.

  But he suddenly opened his eyes, like a magic golden vajra, with an aura that intimidated people. His body was in mid-air and transformed into a swift golden light, which streaked across the sky amidst a deafening roar. In an instant, the originally iron-like stone wall had caved in, with a range of nearly four zhang.

  Only to see the originally rough and majestic face of the stone, with blue veins bulging out, almost frightening, even the corners of his mouth seemed to slowly seep out a faint blood thread. But the broken staff in his hand was golden and dazzling, impossible to look at directly. Just as he let out a loud roar, all the golden light suddenly contracted, gathering into a massive beam of golden light that shot straight at the fire dragon.

  This blow was not trivial, and it was clear that it was the culmination of Shi Tous full-body technique. Even the ferocious Fire Dragon was no match for this strike, combined with Zhang Xiao Fan and Bi Yaos pincer attack from above. Under the overwhelming pressure, the Fire Dragon let out a long, mournful howl, its voice shaking the valleys, but ultimately it was powerless to resist, and fell downwards, swiftly disappearing into the darkness below.

  The stone hit successfully, but his body swayed, and his face flashed with blood. In a moment of loss, he almost fell down with him. Fortunately, Zhang Xiaofan saw that the stones complexion was not right, and immediately rushed to his side, caught up with him, and pulled him back, and the stone finally stabilized his body.

  But before they could catch their breath, Bi Yao above suddenly let out a cry of surprise, her green dress fluttering as she rushed down. Zhang Xiaofan glanced sideways, his eyes widening in alarm, and saw that the enormous, unmatched, giant tentacle that had looked like an evil spirit earlier was charging towards them again, this time directly at their heads.

  The wind howled and cut across his face, the stones aura was still unstable, Zhang Xiaofan was caught off guard, and he was about to lose his life under this giant tentacle. But then, Bi Yaos pale face appeared, her body moving as fast as lightning, and in an instant, she flashed before him. The Heartbreak Flower in her hand instantly transformed into six strange flowers, surrounding the central flower, each with a pure white glow connecting to it, forming a white light wheel shape. Zhang Xiaofan saw this and suddenly remembered that day when Bi Yao resisted the Black Water Python in the Dead Spirit Abyss, she seemed to have used this same technique.

  But apparently the unknown creature in the darkness was also extremely powerful, similar to the Black Water Mystic Snake. Although it couldnt compare to the Black Water Mystic Snake, its one strike was enough to cause Bi Yaos white light wheel to falter, and her entire body shook violently as she was knocked down, on the verge of being crushed into the boundless darkness.

  Zhang Xiaofans mind buzzed with a loud noise, and he felt a surge of heat in front of his eyes. He didnt know where the energy came from, nor did he think about anything. He let go of the stone that had already been stabilized, and suddenly leaped down, releasing a burst of green light. The giant tentacles that were twisting and turning in mid-air, as well as the struggling Bi Yao, were quickly caught up by him.

  Bi Yao was struggling to hold on, but felt the pressure was overwhelming and she was about to lose control when suddenly Zhang Xiao Fan appeared beside her, startling her, and she exclaimed: "You quickly leave..."

  The words were not yet finished, when Zhang Xiaofan possessed the fire poker, and with a flash of green light, it rushed out and heavily struck the giant tentacle that was pressing down on Bi Yao. The part of the tentacle that was hit by the fire poker suddenly shriveled up, and what was originally smooth skin instantly withered and died in a large area.

  That hand seemed to be in pain and immediately retracted, Bi Yaos pressure eased, seeing Zhang Xiaofan rushing forward regardless of life and death to rescue her, she was both delighted and worried, but before she could speak, her face suddenly turned white.

  In the darkness, that huge tentacle suddenly reappeared, this time silently, and shot straight at Zhang Xiaofan from under his feet. Zhang Xiaofan was caught off guard for a moment, felt a sharp pain, and found himself wrapped around by the tentacle, then was dragged down hard, disappearing into the darkness.

  Bi Yao and Shi Tou simultaneously turned pale, without a word, flew down in pursuit.