Zhang Xiaofan did not expect Bi Yao to have such a big reaction, and was startled by her, pointing at the top of the cave: "There are several red stones there..."

  Bi Yao immediately walked closer, carefully looking up at the top of the cave. Indeed, through the water droplets, there were seven palm-sized red stones embedded in the stone wall at the top of the cave. The texture of the stones was no different from the surrounding rocks, only the color was different.

  Zhang Xiaofan saw Bi Yaos tense expression, her eyes fixed intently on the stone wall at the top of the cave. He was also quite curious and stood up to take a look, only to see that the seven red stones at the top of the cave were arranged in a crooked and twisted manner, resembling an unusual ladle shape.

  Especially that color, it is unknown how many years it has been washed by water in this cave, and it is still crimson like blood. Even when the crystal clear water droplets flow over these red stones, they are reflected as a reddish color similar to fresh blood, and then drip down, just like blood dripping from the top of the cave. However, once away from those red stones, these water droplets return to their original transparent appearance.

  He looked at this, suddenly heard beside Bi Yao murmuring: "Drip blood cave, drip blood cave, drip blood... Ha!" Bi Yao suddenly showed joy on her face, her right hand forcefully slapped Zhang Xiao Fan, Zhang Xiao Fans face instantly turned pale, the force of this slap was truly not light.

  Zhang Xiaofan was furious in his heart, just about to interrogate her, but saw that the woman was smiling sweetly, seemingly not caring at all, with an excited expression, saying: "Good you, black-hearted old devil, actually building the Blood Drop Cave in such a place, no wonder weve searched for dozens of times over 800 years and couldnt find it." Zhang Xiaofan was surprised in his heart, but after thinking about it for a moment, he suddenly thought of when he first met Bi Yao and she asked him about the "Blood Drop Cave", and his heart suddenly understood, humming a sound, saying: "Evil demonic path!" Bi Yaos mood was excellent at this moment, and she didnt even get angry, smiling brightly and saying: "I am indeed an evil demonic path, what can you do? I also want to thank you for helping me find this place!" Zhang Xiaofans heart was even more unwilling, especially after seeing Bi Yaos increasingly beautiful smile, a nameless fire rose from the depths of his heart, feeling that he had unintentionally helped the demon cults witch, and feared that if his master found out, he would be punished.

  But just as I thought of this, I immediately remembered that I couldnt even go out now, and what was the point of thinking about the future. Suddenly, my energy was drained, and I sat down silently.

  Bi Yao was overjoyed at this moment, and didnt notice Zhang Xiaofans inexplicable expression. The history of the Demon Sect is very long, with many factions within the sect, numerous and complex, with constant rise and fall.

  Eight hundred years ago, the Lianxuetang sect where Heixing Laoren was located was known as the number one demonic sect at that time. It had a strong foundation and numerous experts, and Heixing Laoren himself was an ancestor of the cultivation world. However, over the years, it declined after several battles with the Orthodox Sect and was eventually replaced by other sects.

  In todays world, the four major factions of the Demon Sect coexist, namely Huanhuan Faction, Wudu Men, Changsheng Tang, and Guiwang Zong, but if we talk about their influence, none can compare to the once flourishing Lianxue Tang.

  In the demonic sect, for eight hundred years, it has been said that after the Great War of Righteousness and Evil, although the main brains of the Blood Refining Hall were all killed in battle, many secret treasures and magical instruments were hidden in the underground "Blood Cave" at the base of the Blood Refining Hall, a place called "Dripping Blood Cave".

  For eight hundred years, countless people from the demonic sects have secretly entered the Wàn Fú Gū Cave, even the Dead Spirit Spring has been searched thoroughly, but all returned empty-handed.

  Biyao herself, although young in years, is already an important figure in one of the four major factions, the "Ghost King Sect". This time, she came to the extremely perilous place of "Dead Spirit Abyss" with a heavy trust from the sect master. Now, the thing that countless predecessors couldnt find for 800 years was right in front of her, how could she not be delighted? For a moment, she completely forgot that she was in a desperate situation.

  Bi Yaos heart was filled with joy, her eyes fixed intently on the top of the cave, and she immediately sprang up, carefully stretching out her hand to touch these red stones, but felt a chill to the touch, yet they were no different from the surrounding rocks. She gently tapped these red stones again, but there was no reaction, at this time her expression had added a few points of tension in addition to excitement.

  She then pulled, knocked, lifted, smashed and dragged, using every technique, and touched each red stone, but everything was normal, without anything unusual happening.

  Zhang Xiaofan looked down and felt a surge of excitement, unable to help but laugh: "I think this isnt the Blood Drop Cave at all, you must have guessed wrong!" Bi Yao landed on the ground, glaring fiercely at Zhang Xiaofan, but in her heart, she couldnt shake off her doubts, could it be that she had indeed guessed wrongly?

  In the next two hours, Zhang Xiaofan sat on the ground, looking at Bi Yao, a girl in a water-green dress, with her brow furrowed, pacing back and forth, thinking hard, and from time to time jumping up to try new methods to deal with those red stones, but none of them worked.

  As he looked, Zhang Xiaofan suddenly felt his stomach growling with hunger. He reached into his pocket to grab some dry rations, but found it was empty. It seemed that most of them had fallen into the water and were lost earlier. This made him feel extremely distressed. His stomach was hungry, and there was nothing to eat in this cave. The small pool of water in front of him was crystal clear, but it was so clear that not even a small fish or shrimp could be seen.

  As he watched his hunger pangs grow stronger and more unbearable, Zhang Xiaofan was at a loss for what to do, so he could only pick up a bowl of clear water and drink it down, but it didnt help at all.

  He let out a dismal sigh, it seemed he would probably starve to death here.

  At this time, Bi Yao didnt feel hungry at all, her mind was completely on those seven red stones, but after busy for half a day, she still got nothing, and sat down dejectedly, but her eyes were still staring at those red stones, lost in thought.

  Zhang Xiaofan couldnt help but remind her, "Look at that thing, whats the use of it? If we dont think of a way out soon, Im afraid well starve to death here first." Bi Yao moved slightly, as if she had just remembered that there was still a junior fellow practitioner beside her. She turned her head and looked at him, then suddenly asked, "Are you hungry?" Zhang Xiaofan would rather not lose face in front of her, so he immediately raised his head and said, "No." However, his stomach seemed to be against him, growling loudly twice after he finished speaking.

  Bi Yao couldnt help but let out a "heh" of laughter, Zhang Xiaofans face turned bright red, feeling extremely embarrassed, wishing he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

  Bi Yao laughed twice, but took out a dry ration from her bosom and handed it to Zhang Xiao Fan. She said seriously: "I think you should quickly help me think of how to open the Blood Drop Caves entrance method!" Zhang Xiao Fan snorted, turned his head away, and refused to look at the dry ration, saying decisively: "You think a single dry ration can buy me over? Delusional!"

  Bixiao paused for a moment, her eyes rolled around, and then she smiled: "Youre wrong, Im saying that at the moment we are in a desperate situation, if theres no way out, well really have to die here. But right now theres a Blood Drop Cave, if we can find where this cave is located, maybe theres another way out!" Zhang Xiaofan thought about it for a bit and indeed found some logic in her words. To survive, finding the Blood Drop Cave first wasnt a bad idea either; otherwise, they would really have to wait for death.

  However, he was quite stubborn and refused to accept the dry rations handed over by Bi Yao. He stood up again and looked at those red stones once more. Bi Yao didnt get angry, but instead looked at his figure with a faint smile, also standing up and looking towards the top of the cave.

  Those seven red stones arranged like spoons were just inside the stone wall at the top of the cave, except for their deep red color, they were no different from the surrounding rocks. Zhang Xiaofan looked at them for a long time, but gained nothing. He wanted to go up and knock on each one, but thinking that Bi Yao had already tried every method earlier, he gave up.

  The two of them started by standing and observing, but later got tired and sat on the ground. Later, Zhang Xiaofan simply didnt care about etiquette anymore, and lay down next to the dead person, staring at the top of the cave. He didnt know how much time had passed, but still nothing happened. In the end, he fell asleep drowsily.

  It wasnt until much later that Zhang Xiaofan woke up from his daze, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Bi Yao still staring at the seven red stones with her bright eyes wide open.

  Zhang Xiaofan suddenly felt a few points of admiration for the woman in his heart, and as he sat up, unexpectedly, his stomach growled loudly again, it seemed that he was really hungry, not giving the host any face.

  In the cave, there was originally only the sound of dripping water, and no other sounds. The "gurgling" sound rang out here, and instantly entered Bi Yaos ears, turning her head to look over.

  Zhang Xiaofan was so embarrassed that he could die, but his face was something he couldnt lose. He immediately turned his head to the other side, not daring to look at Bi Yao, but his face still felt a wave of heat. He dryly laughed twice and walked to the edge of the small pond, wanting to scoop up some clear water to drink and slightly alleviate his hunger and thirst.

  The clear water in the pool was probably all mountain springs gushing out from underground, which was not only icy cold but also refreshing and sweet. However, after Zhang Xiaofan drank two mouthfuls, his stomach felt even hungrier.

  After all, water cant be eaten as rice. Zhang Xiaofan let out a light sigh and stared blankly at the waters surface, seeing droplets falling from the stone wall above the cave entrance, hitting the waters surface, creating ripples that floated away in circles. Underneath the waters surface, his somewhat haggard face was reflected back, with a hint of redness...

  Slightly red?

  Zhang Xiaofan suddenly realized that the reflection in the water had a red color, and he quickly focused his attention to look again. Indeed, he saw that there were several red spots on his face in the reflection in the water, but soon it didnt seem right. After taking a closer look, he lifted his head to look at the stone wall above, and found that the red stones on top of the cave were reflected in the water, overlapping with his own reflection, which was why this happened.

  Zhang Xiaofan finally breathed a sigh of relief, but at this moment, his heart moved and he took a step back, gazing into the water. He saw the ripples on the surface, and indeed, seven red stones slowly floated up in the pond, their reflections rippling in the water. Because they were reflected, their arrangement was no longer that strange ladle shape, but rather resembled a persons palm.

  Zhang Xiaofan stood still, speechless for a moment. At that instant, he suddenly felt some hesitation, as if he had suddenly found himself standing at a crossroads, unsure which way to go.

  The feeling flashed by, and he turned around, looking back: "Hey!" Bi Yao was still staring at the stone wall above her head, saying casually: "Im not called hey, thats what you said when we first met." Zhang Xiao Fan was taken aback, and the words that had almost reached his lips nearly came back out, but somehow, he had an unusual patience for this woman who looked a bit frivolous, and asked: "Then what do you call yourself?" Bi Yao turned her head around, a smile appearing on her face: "Im called Bi Yao."

  Zhang Xiaofan muttered to himself, shook his head and said: "Come here and take a look!" Bi Yao felt slightly surprised, stood up and walked over, saying: "What is it?"

  Zhang Xiaofan pointed to the water surface, Bi Yao leaned forward to look, and saw only ripples on the water surface. But after concentrating her mind, she slowly made out the inverted reflection of the seven red stones in the water, like a palm print.

  Bi Yaos body shook slightly, and she quickly turned around, saying: "This is..." Zhang Xiaofan shook his head, saying: "I also saw it unintentionally, maybe its not certain..."

  Before he could finish speaking, Bi Yao interrupted him: "No matter what, we have to give it a try." With that, she didnt waste any more words and splashed into the water with a whoosh.

  Zhang Xiaofan was shocked, and in an instant, the dripping water droplets had already wet Bi Yaos clothes, but she didnt mind at all, just holding her breath and waiting.

  Because she stepped into the rippling water, it gradually calmed down again. Bi Yao quietly waited for the reflection of the seven red stones to reappear on the surface of the water. Zhang Xiaofan looked from the shore and saw that the crystal clear water droplets fell gently from the air, falling on the beautiful womans hair, shoulders, face, and clothes.

  Transparent and clear water droplets, from her black hair, slid down, slowly flowing over her snow-white skin, as if even her face had become almost transparent.

  Zhang Xiaofan suddenly became infatuated, feeling that the gurgling sound of water in the cave had suddenly receded into the distance. In his eyes, there was only the beautiful woman standing in the water like a lotus flower, with a captivating beauty that struck at his heart.

  The reflection of the seven red stones slowly emerged, like a palm, quietly floating in the water. Bi Yao aimed at the position, slowly stretched out her right hand, and pressed down on the spot where the palm was.

  Her jade-like hands passed through the gentle ripples, stretching downwards, and the inverted reflection of the red stone in the water floated up quietly. The surface of the water was sparkling, reflecting a light from somewhere, making the face of this beautiful woman shine slightly brighter.

  The water was shallow, and Biyus hand soon touched the bottom of the pool. There was a thin layer of sand and pebbles covering the bottom of the water. As she felt with her hands, she discovered that there were five slightly raised places under her palm, corresponding to the tips of her five fingers. She was overjoyed and gently swept her hand across the area. Indeed, beneath the sand and pebbles, there were five small stones embedded in the ground, emitting a faint red glow.

  Bi Yao didnt think much more, using her five fingers to exert force, pressing downwards before lifting her head.

  There is no movement at all.

  Bi Yaos joyful expression suddenly froze, her gaze met Zhang Xiao Fans on the shore for a moment before turning back.

  Just as Zhang Xiaofan was about to comfort her, Bi Yao suddenly seemed to remember something and carefully searched the surface of the water near the reflection of the two red stones. She found two more small stones and this time she seemed more tense, carefully pressing down on them with her left hand before simultaneously pressing all seven small stones down.

  There was a moment when both Zhang Xiaofan and Bi Yao thought they had failed again, the cave was silent, except for the sound of dripping water.

  But just as they had waited for a long time, a sharp but heavy "click" sound rang out in the cave.

  Bi Yao and Zhang Xiao Fan looked at the same time, only to see that behind the water curtain, the stone wall that was once seamless and extremely hard had actually retreated backwards as a whole, although slowly, but finally revealed a new cave entrance.

  Zhang Xiaofan stared blankly at the opening of the secret cave, his heart filled with excitement and fear, but deep down, he also had a hint of curiosity that he himself didnt want to admit.

  What will be inside this lair of evil cults for eight hundred years?

  Biyao slowly walked onto the shore and stood beside him, her eyes flowing with waves of laughter, filled with joy. Zhang Xiaofan glanced at her, but saw that her skin was as white as snow, pure and unmatched, and on her cheeks, there were sparkling water droplets gently falling down, almost as if they had fallen into his heart.

  He shuddered and didnt dare look again, turning his head away and saying in a low voice: "Congratulations."

  Bi Yao seemed to hesitate for a moment, but looking into his eyes, the smile didnt diminish at all, and her voice became softer as she said, "This is all because of your thoughtfulness." Zhang Xiaofan didnt know why, but his mouth felt dry, his face felt hot, and he took a step back, subconsciously distancing himself from the woman, saying, "Then arent you going to go in and take a look?" Bi Yao looked at him, suddenly smiling as she said, "You seem to be a bit afraid of me?"

  Zhang Xiaofan immediately shook his head like a rattle drum, saying: "No, no..."

  Bi Yao looked at him for a while, nodded, but still had a smile on her face, and said: "Then lets go in together!"

  Zhang Xiaofan was startled, hesitated for a moment, and said: "No, its not good, this is your Devil Sects place, or you yourself..." Bi Yao hummed, saying: "Then if theres a way out inside, wouldnt you also refuse to go in?"

  Zhang Xiaofan was stunned for a moment, scratched his head and said: "Well, thats true, lets go then!"

  Bi Yao smiled and nodded, then stepped back into the water, passing through the water curtain and entering the cave. Zhang Xiao Fan hesitated for a moment before following her in.

  This is a deep tunnel, and the shiny objects on the stone walls of the cave are much fewer than those in the outer passage. Although the road can still be seen, it is very dark.

  Zhang Xiaofan and Bi Yao walked very cautiously, after all, this was the first time in 800 years that someone had come here. No one knew whether those old freaks from the Blood Refining Hall would leave behind some particularly formidable seals.

  This road was quite peaceful, without any unexpected events, but the passage was very winding, deep and long, and slowly went upwards. Zhang Xiaofan roughly calculated in his heart that he and Bi Yao had already reached the center of this mountain at this moment.

  He was lost in thought when Bi Yao, who was walking ahead of him, suddenly stopped and said softly, "Were here."

  Zhang Xiaofans heart skipped a beat, and he looked forward to see that at the end of the tunnel in front of him, a bright light shone over, and there was a large stone chamber faintly visible. The two exchanged a glance, and Bi Yao took the lead, stepping forward towards it.

  As they approached, the two of them also saw clearly the situation in the stone room. The entire stone room was circular in shape, with the tunnel right in the middle, and on the opposite side, there was actually another passageway extending inward, it seemed that this was not the only end.

  On the left side of the stone chamber, there are two giant stone carvings. One has a kind brow and benevolent eyes, standing with a smile. Its clothes are carved as if blown by the wind, vividly lifelike, somewhat resembling Guanyin Bodhisattva from Buddhism.

  Another statue, however, was of a completely different appearance, ferocious and sinister, with a black face, ghostly horns, eight arms and four heads, and even had a trickle of fresh blood carved at the corner of its mouth, sending chills down ones spine.

  In front of these two statues, there is a stone table with an incense burner on it and several packages of incense sticks placed beside it, all covered in dust. Its estimated that there has been no incense burning here for the past 800 years.

  At the other end of this stone room, there were only a few straw mats casually thrown on the ground, with nothing else.

  Zhang Xiaofan watched in amazement as Bi Yaos expression turned solemn, and she walked forward to pick up a cushion, dusting it off before placing it in front of the stone table with the statue on it. Then, she picked up the incense sticks from the table, lit them using the flint in her sleeve, and inserted them into the incense burner. After that, she returned to the cushion and knelt down with a solemn expression.

  In the stone room, only a faint mist slowly rose, she crawled on the ground.

  Zhang Xiaofan stood behind her and heard her voice echoing in this stone chamber.

  "Respectfully, I, Biyao, a 43rd generation disciple of the Holy Teachings, offer my sincere greetings to the Venerable Mother of Mystery and the Brilliant King of Heaven. The Holy Teachings have suffered calamities for a long time and are now in decline. Countless followers have risked their lives to revive the teachings, sacrificing themselves one after another. I humbly pray that the Venerable Mother and the Brilliant King will take pity on all living beings, bestow blessings upon me, revive the Holy Teachings, transform and enlighten all sentient beings, and together attain the realm of eternal bliss and joy!"

  Zhang Xiaofan thought for a moment, then suddenly understood. These two statues were probably the evil gods worshipped by the demonic sect. He couldnt help but let out a cold laugh, turned his head away and didnt look at them again.