The three of them searched for a while longer. Qing Xuan started to act like a rascal and plopped down on the ground. "This won't work. Kunlun Mountain is so vast. If we keep searching aimlessly like this, we'll run out of spiritual energy before we find anything."
Ji Yunxi shook her head helplessly. She was exhausted too. "Do you have any better ideas then?"
"… No."
Feng Xingzhi sighed. "If you don't, then get up quickly and keep searching."
Qing Xuan and Ji Yunxi exchanged a look and had no choice but to obediently get up and continue their search.
The three of them groped around bit by bit. Finally, when the sky began to turn pale, they made a discovery.
Qing Xuan shouted, "Master! I've really found something this time!"
Ji Yunxi was too tired to move. "Qing Xuan, you'd better be sure before you call me over. Otherwise, I won't be able to stop myself from hitting you."
"This time it's real. Hurry up and come!"
Ji Yunxi and Feng Xingzhi came to the place where Qing Xuan had made the discovery. They felt that the spiritual power here was abundant. There was an extremely powerful and long - flowing spiritual energy underground, which made them feel refreshed.
Feng Xingzhi used his spiritual power to investigate and got a bit excited.
"This should be the location of the Kunlun Divine Vein!"
But Ji Yunxi frowned. "But here… How are we going to get in?"
She had originally thought that the divine vein might be in a cave or on some magical artifact. She never expected it to be directly underground. How could they obtain it?
Qing Xuan blinked his eyes. "Otherwise, shall we dig the ground open?"
Ji Yunxi couldn't bear it any longer and slapped him. "Your brain is really not working. If we do that, it'll be hard not to be discovered!"
The Kunlun Divine Vein was the foundation of Kunlun Mountain. If they wanted to use the divine power of the divine vein, not only Yue Chen but also the masters on Kunlun Mountain would never agree.
So as long as they made the slightest move, they would surely be discovered.
"Xixi, don't be in a hurry. I don't think it can be this simple."
Ji Yunxi thought for a moment. "I read the Classic of Mountains and Seas when I was a child. There were many things in it that were hard to tell if they were true or false. But regarding Kunlun Mountain, the book once said that someone was practicing in Kunlun Mountain, encountered a strange fortune, was enlightened by an immortal, greatly improved their cultivation, and finally achieved immortality."
She had a sudden inspiration. "Even if it's just a legend, there must be some basis for it. Do you think it means that the mountain range should be accessible?!"
Feng Xingzhi nodded in agreement. "You're right. I think it's very likely! Let's look around for any mechanisms."
The few of them immediately scattered and observed their surroundings.
Feng Xingzhi took a few steps back and suddenly noticed something different. The trees here were very strange.
Ji Yunxi came to his side and suddenly frowned. "Azhi, don't you think these trees are a bit strange?"
"Right. There are eight trees here, located in eight different directions. If they correspond to the eight gates of the Strange Door and Hidden Armor, namely Rest, Life, Injury, Block, View, Death, Alarm, and Open, could it be telling us the location of the Life Gate?!"
He immediately became excited and walked up to a tree.
The tree stood tall and its trunk was so thick that even the three of them couldn't encircle it. It seemed as if there was a hidden world inside the trunk.
The two exchanged a look. Feng Xingzhi immediately mobilized his spiritual power, but the tree showed no reaction at all.
Could they have chosen the wrong one?
"It shouldn't be. This should be the location of the Life Gate."
Qing Xuan suddenly said, "Could it be because… What's needed here is divine power? Your divine power hasn't recovered yet. You only have spiritual power, so the Kunlun Divine Vein naturally won't respond."
Ji Yunxi suddenly understood. She quickly stretched out her hand and cast a spell at the tree. Suddenly, a magic formation rose from the ground beneath their feet. Many characters emerged from the magic formation, floating in the air and surrounding the three of them.
The three of them were startled and immediately tried to get out, but they were blocked back by an invisible barrier.
Immediately afterwards, wave after wave of smoke rose from all around. Feng Xingzhi immediately sensed something was wrong. He quickly tried to hold Ji Yunxi's hand, but before he could, his eyes were covered by the mist.
Ji Yunxi was standing inside the magic formation. Suddenly, the scene changed into a bamboo forest.
"Azhi? Qing Xuan? Where are you?" She was a bit flustered.
"Xixi, I'm here." Suddenly, she heard Feng Xingzhi's voice and immediately walked towards it.
"Azhi, where's Qing Xuan?"
"Who cares about him? Isn't it good that it's just the two of us?" Feng Xingzhi's eyes looked a bit strange.
"Just the two of us?" Ji Yunxi noticed that Feng Xingzhi was wearing wedding clothes and she herself was also in a red dress. There was a small cottage in the bamboo forest. Feng Xingzhi was pulling her towards it.
Ji Yunxi immediately cooled her face. It seemed that she had fallen into an illusion. This illusion was really poorly made. It was so easy for her to recognize.
She picked up her sword and stabbed directly at the man. The man immediately dodged. "Xixi, you want to kill me?!"
"Let me out." Ji Yunxi said coldly. "You're a really bad actor."
The man suddenly burst out laughing. "Interesting. I wonder what that person will do when he sees you trying to kill him. This is the dream he wants most in his heart!"
Ji Yunxi tightened her grip on the sword slightly. She knew that the other person was trying to shake her mind, so she quickly closed her eyes and managed to calm down. Then she mercilessly slashed down.
The bamboo forest cracked like a mirror.
"Master? Are you okay?" As soon as Ji Yunxi opened her eyes, she saw Feng Xingzhi supporting her, and Qing Xuan was anxiously asking beside them.
"I'm fine." Ji Yunxi took a deep breath. She glanced at Feng Xingzhi and thought of the scene in the illusion. Her face blushed slightly.
Feng Xingzhi seemed to know what had happened too. He turned his face away, too embarrassed to look at Ji Yunxi, which made her feel amused.
After resting for a while, the three of them came to the tree again. They saw that a door suddenly opened on the thick tree. Sure enough, although it was so thick, it was hollow inside.
Inside the tree was a cave entrance with stone steps leading underground.
The three of them steadied their minds, gave each other a firm look, and walked down without hesitation.
On the other side, Bai Youmu was sitting in the palace, closing his eyes and regulating his breath. Suddenly, he sensed something was wrong and suddenly opened his eyes.
It was a message from the Kunlun Divine Vein!
Bai Youmu was startled. He quickly stood up and was about to run towards the back mountain. But just as he walked out of the door, a hand reached out to block his way.
"Rong Hua? Why are you blocking me?"
Rong Hua looked at him deeply. "Don't interfere in this matter."
Bai Youmu was so angry that he laughed. "Rong Hua, are you crazy? I don't believe you don't know what this is! If I don't interfere and Chu Huaiyuan finds out, will he let me go?"
Rong Hua tried to comfort him. "Chu Huaiyuan is not here today. There's only the Upper God Yunluotian on the mountain."
He squinted his eyes. "So you've all been prepared for this?"
This was really a wrong accusation against Rong Hua. He really didn't know. "Youmu…"
Bai Youmu was stunned for a moment. He seemed to understand what they were going to do. He sighed. "Fine. I've been a celestial being for so many years and have been respected as a master by so many disciples. It's time for me to do something for everyone."
Then he seemed to think of something. He turned around and said to Rong Hua, "I can pretend I don't know about today's matter. But you have to handle things with Chu Huaiyuan and the others on your own."
Rong Hua smiled faintly and bowed with both hands. "I naturally won't implicate you."