Blood Barrier Finally completed, the two white tigers stood guard outside the barrier, and the one with black stripes on its head nodded: "Don't worry! We will definitely protect her, you can go with peace of mind!"
Li Yunyang and Lian Cheng Xue walked through the door, followed by Gu Liu Ma who also opened the door to the room across from them. After bidding farewell to Xiang Xueer, the four of them began to think about heading to Underground City. What kind of battle awaited them?
However, when they reached the entrance of Underground City, the door did not open normally as it usually did. It seemed that Black Dragon Saint Lord had sensed danger, and the city gate was tightly shut.
Gu Liu Ma stared at the waterfall cascading down and turned to ask: "Could it be that Underground City is just behind this waterfall?"
"Yes!" Li Yunyang stepped forward, walked under the waterfall, looked up at the immovable large door, and sneered: "Since they won't open the door for us, we'll open it ourselves!"
After saying that, he drew out the Azure Dragon Sword from behind him, gripping the hilt tightly. Taking a deep breath, he gathered his energy in his dantian, then shouted loudly and raised his long sword. The sword was surrounded by powerful sword energy, and a fierce wind whipped up clouds of water vapor around him, as if it were drizzling lightly.
"Exorcism Essence: Azure Dragon Raging Wind Slash!" Li Yunyang successfully executed the Five-Character Formula, forcefully throwing out his sword energy towards the diameter of the waterfall. With three loud thuds, the water from the waterfall splashed everywhere. Everyone quickly turned their heads away, and after a violent explosion, the hidden red door behind the waterfall was shattered into pieces.
Li Yunyang had used all his strength for the Five-Character Formula. Now at least one of his three attempts had successfully unleashed this ultimate move; indeed, his training over these past two days had not been in vain.
Lian Cheng Xue was drenched by the mist from just now. Turning back again, he noticed that Qingtian and Gu Liu Ma were completely dry without a single drop on their clothes. He couldn't help but admire inwardly: Truly at the Saint Ten level; despite my hard work in training, there is still a vast difference.
"Ha ha! Brother Li, not bad!" Lan Ran Qingtian looked at Li Yunyang in admiration: "I didn't expect that in less than three days, you could master using the Five-Character Formula. You truly are Wind Qingyang's top disciple!"
"You are Wind Qingyang's disciple?" Gu Liu Ma expressed surprise upon hearing this, looking up and down at Li Yunyang, then switched to a smile: "Indeed, new talents emerge in every generation! To be able to use the Five-Character Formula at such a young age shows that our generation is really getting old! Haha!"
"I'm flattered, Gu Senior, you're joking!" Li Yunyang quickly sheathed his Azure Dragon Sword, smiling proudly: "It's nothing; I even took on a junior brother along the way!"
"Junior brother?" Qingtian looked puzzled. Standing beside him, Lian Cheng Xue immediately smiled and said: "Let's talk about these things later; we should focus on our main task first!"
"That's right!" Li Yunyang leaped forward and entered through the main gate. "It's better to be cautious; if the Black Dragon has set a trap, it would be troublesome!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt something soft under his feet. Looking down, he saw that it was the guard in red pants and the one in blue pants, both of whom had been knocked unconscious by his sword energy and were now lying on the ground, dazed and unable to move.
"It seems there's no need to worry!" Lan Ran Qingtian walked in, looked down at the guards on the ground, and then pointed at the bustling crowd across the street.
"Everything is still the same!" Lian Cheng Xue took a few steps and turned to see a portrait on the wall. He quickly covered his face. The three people following him noticed his strange expression and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"
"Shh!" Lian Cheng Xue quickly took out a towel from his bag and wrapped it around his face. "You all look for yourselves; the city is filled with portraits of me and Shirley. It looks like we are wanted!"
Gu Liu Ma looked at the portraits on the wall, which even labeled them as rebels with a reward of a thousand taels for capturing them. "We are dealing with the Black Dragon Saint Lord; we should try not to disturb the common people."
He looked up at the sun in the sky, surprised, and asked, "Qingtian, does this place have a sun just like the outside world?"
Qingtian glanced at the sky, noting that it was almost noon, and began to explain: "Gu Senior, since this is your first time in the Underground City, let me tell you about the situation here."
The Underground City was built over a hundred years ago and is divided into Sun City and Moon City. Sun City is inhabited by ordinary citizens, while Moon City serves as the military base for the Black Dragon Saint Lord. If Sun City represents daytime, then Moon City represents nighttime; their times are opposite.
At that time, when the Demon Lord was suppressed beneath the Demon Prison Tower by Cold Autumn Rain, his subordinates led by the Black Dragon Saint Lord established their own Underground City to become kings in their own right. Since then, they have vanished from the world. However, recently many young girls have gone missing; they were taken by this Black Dragon. Following leads, they found their way here.
The Black Dragon Saint Lord has a very good reputation in Underground City and is supported by the citizens. It is said that he has four generals under him, each possessing great powers. One of them has already been encountered; it is a Cat Demon. Therefore, if they want to hunt down the Black Dragon, they must first defeat these four generals.
After listening to Qingtian's explanation, Gu Liu Ma understood and stroked his beard thoughtfully. "I see; it seems our mission this time is quite challenging!"
"That's right!" Lian Cheng Xue immediately added, "I have fought against that Cat Demon before; its speed is incredibly fast, killing without leaving a trace. It's impossible to catch sight of it—definitely a tough opponent!"
"Just a Cat Demon is already so powerful, and there are three more opponents like this, not to mention that Black Dragon Saint Lord!" Li Yunyang expressed some concern, but for Xiang Xueer, he could only brace himself: "I just hope that the Black Dragon hasn't fully recovered from the injuries sustained in the last battle; that way we might have a slight chance of winning."
"Yeah, we can only think this way for now!" Lan Ran Qingtian calculated the time: "It's about time; the Moon City across has already entered the night, which is the perfect opportunity!"
"Indeed! You are absolutely right!" Gu Liu Ma nodded, and they all headed toward the border of Sun and Moon City, but the chasm that spanned in between immediately blocked their path.
Lian Cheng Xue stood at the edge of the cliff, feeling a chill from the cold wind blowing from the opposite side: "Last time when I went with Shirley, we crossed using Taotie. What do we do now?"
Gu Liu Ma clasped his hands behind his back and smiled leisurely: "This is not difficult; leave it to me!"
After saying that, he quickly formed hand seals, then bit his finger and struck it down onto the ground. With a loud crack, the earth split open, and amidst the white smoke, a giant red bird appeared before them. Upon closer inspection, it resembled a chicken somewhat, with bright red feathers all over its body. Each of its two eyes had two pupils, and a colorful tail dragged on the ground as it stood proudly.
"Roar!" It let out a cry towards the sky and turned its head to look at Gu Liu Ma, asking, "Master, it's been a long time!"
"Zhongming Bird?" Lan Ran Qingtian looked at the giant bird in surprise and exclaimed, "I've only heard of it; this is my first time seeing one."
Li Yunyang scratched his head as he looked at the towering creature: "Wow, what a big bird! What exactly is a Zhongming Bird?"
Gu Liu Ma chuckled softly and explained, "It is my summoned beast! The Zhongming Bird is also one of the ancient divine beasts. Its strength is immense and can fight against fierce beasts. It can eliminate disasters caused by ferocious beasts and monsters..."
Lian Cheng Xue stared at its sharp beak and nervously asked, "No way, this thing isn't going to eat people, is it? Just like Shirley's Taotie!”
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