Chapter 2407 Poison Barrier, Ghost Pine, Burial Tomb of Immortals

Wow!

In the void, the moment the terrifying evil spirit vanished, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"This evil spirit is too powerful. It fought against so many of us all by itself and didn't lose ground!"

"Indeed. The power of the evil spirit far surpasses ours. Fortunately, it was only an evil spirit within the Black Evil Formation. After the Black Evil Formation shattered, it also perished completely. Otherwise, we would definitely be in deep trouble."

"Who says otherwise? This evil spirit is simply too powerful. We are no match for it at all. Fortunately, Fellow Daoist Chen did not disappoint everyone and actually opened the Black Evil Formation!"

Everyone burst into laughter, their eyes filled with gratitude as they looked at Chen Xuan.

"Fellow Daoists, the Black Fiend Formation is perhaps the first line of defense outside Master Tianhong's cave. We don't know what will happen if we go further in. Everyone should be careful!"

Chen Xuan reminded.

Everyone nodded.

After a short rest, once everyone's immortal power had fully recovered to its peak, Liu Fu led them on their way.

Soon, the group appeared in front of a huge cave.

The entrance to this cave is very large, more than a hundred feet wide.

Chen Xuan and the others felt no sense of oppression as they walked among them.

If it weren't for Liu Fu leading the team and firmly believing that this was Master Tianhong's cave dwelling, probably no one would believe that Master Tianhong's cave dwelling was actually a naturally formed cave.

"This cave is so big, I have no idea where it leads. Besides, this cave seems a bit strange!"

"Why is it so dark all around, and even my divine sense is being severely suppressed?"

As Chen Xuan walked, he kept an eye on everything around him.

His pace was neither fast nor slow; he even lagged behind the rest of the group.

However, along the way, Chen Xuan secretly activated the Heavenly Illusion Demon Eye and his divine sense, carefully observing everything around him.

The further Chen Xuan went, the stronger the sense of oppression and crisis became in his heart.

This made his expression extremely solemn.

However, the cave is quite long.

The group walked for a full half hour, but still couldn't see the end.

At this moment, Chen Xuan suddenly realized that the range of his divine sense detection had been compressed from the original four thousand miles to a range of forty feet.

This was like going blind to a true immortal who was used to using their divine sense to explore everything around them.

"Damn it, why is this cave so strange? My divine sense's detection range is only ten feet?"

"Fairy, please don't be anxious. This cave is indeed like that. Although I am a mid-stage Golden Immortal, my exploration range is only about twenty-five or twenty-six zhang!"

"Could there be something in this cave that suppresses divine sense? But I've searched all this way and haven't found anything!"

The group walked along, grumbling as they went.

Fortunately, they did not encounter any danger along the way.

This made everyone relax a little.

Otherwise, with everyone on edge the whole way, no one can guarantee that an accident won't happen.

Fortunately, Chen Xuan's Heavenly Illusion Demon Eyes didn't seem to have much of an impact.

It could see everything clearly within a radius of three miles.

Chen Xuan discovered that the cave was now much larger than when he had first entered.

If the cave at the beginning is just a naturally formed cave entrance that is a little over a hundred feet in size.

But at this moment, the place where Chen Xuan and the others were was a dark underground world.

It is incredibly vast.

Even with the detection range of Chen Xuan's Heavenly Illusionary Demon Eye, he couldn't see the end of it.

"The width of this cave is at least three miles! And that's only the range I can explore."

"If I'm not mistaken, the actual width of this cave should be more than three miles."

Chen Xuan muttered secretly.

But he didn't tell anyone what he had seen.

He knew very well that these guys, despite their fierce shouting, actually had their own ways of protecting themselves.

There was absolutely no need for Chen Xuan to remind them of anything.

After the group walked for another half an hour, the cave was still bottomless.

However, at this moment, a rustling sound came from inside the cave.

The sound was like the wind blowing through a pine forest, so enchanting that it captivated the listener.

In just a moment, everyone, including Chen Xuan, was drawn to the beautiful rustling sound and stood still in place.

He didn't know how much time had passed when a sudden, sharp pain shot through Chen Xuan's neck.

This startled Chen Xuan, who was immersed in the beautiful sound, awakening him instantly.

"not good!"

Chen Xuan's expression changed drastically.

He cautiously activated the Heavenly Illusion Demon Eye to its maximum, and only after confirming that there was no danger nearby did he secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

"If it weren't for the ancient soul-nourishing wood necklace around my neck that startled me, I probably would have fallen into some kind of illusion just like them."

"But this cave is too strange. Why would I be trapped in an illusion just because I heard a rustling sound?"

Chen Xuan was puzzled.

But he wasn't idle either.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he used a secret technique to forcibly awaken everyone who had entered the illusion.

Everyone who had just witnessed what happened was horrified.

"That was close! What happened just now? How did we all fall into an illusion without even realizing it?"

"I am a mid-stage Golden Immortal, yet I was completely unprepared. Could there be something strange about this place?"

"It must be a strange rustling sound coming from the shadows. If it weren't for this sound, we probably wouldn't have fallen into this illusion."

Everyone speculated, but no one knew the real reason.

After a long while, it was the young master of Tianluan who suddenly noticed something and said, "Fellow Daoists, I suddenly remembered something. If I'm not mistaken, there should be a Ghost Pine nearby, right?"

Ghost Pine!

A strange and magical plant from ancient times!

The ghost pine can grow to a size of several hundred feet and a diameter of several tens of feet.

From a distance, it looks like a pillar reaching to the sky.

Furthermore, ghost pines prefer to live in dark, secluded valleys.

Whenever a breeze blows, the needles of the Ghost Pine rustle, making a very pleasant sound.

However, it is precisely this rustling sound that has a very strong psychedelic effect.

The true immortals, especially those hearing Ghost Pine's voice for the first time, found it even more difficult to understand.

You will soon be trapped in an illusion.

Upon hearing what Young Master Tianluan said, everyone looked on with curiosity and began to search around.

However, a scream came from not far ahead.

"Fellow Daoists, there is a Ghost Pine Forest here!"

The speaker was none other than Fairy Seeking Praise.

Her voice instantly drew everyone's attention.

In the blink of an eye, Chen Xuan and the others swiftly appeared around Fairy Miyu.

Before long, the group discovered that deep inside the cave before them were towering ghost pines hundreds of feet tall.

A gentle breeze rustled through the leaves.

Fortunately, everyone was prepared and blocked out these disturbing sounds, thus avoiding falling into the illusion.

"It really is the Ghost Pine Forest!"

"I wonder how big this Ghost Pine Forest is? We can block out this rustling sound from the outside, but I don't know if we can block it inside?"

"This Ghost Pine Forest actually appeared in Master Tianhong's cave? That's too bizarre!"

The crowd murmured amongst themselves, and dared not proceed further.

Chen Xuan stood quietly in the crowd. Although he did not say a word, he secretly activated the Heavenly Illusion Demon Eye to carefully examine the Ghost Pine Forest in front of him.

He was shocked to discover that even with his Heavenly Illusion Demon Eyes pushed to their limit, he still had difficulty finding the end of the Ghost Pine Forest.

This made Chen Xuan look curious.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, don't you know there's a Ghost Pine Forest here?"

When Chen Xuan asked this question, everyone's eyes quickly turned to Liu Fu.

"Ahem, I apologize to all fellow Daoists. Although I am a direct descendant of Master Tianhong, I was unaware of the existence of such a large ghost pine tree here."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have fallen into the illusion just now."

"However, based on my deduction, this Ghost Pine Forest should not be too large. In fact, it shouldn't be dangerous."

"Everyone, rest here for a while, and then continue on with me."

Liu Fu coughed lightly and explained awkwardly.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately felt that Liu Fu was somewhat unreliable.

Although no one said it aloud, everyone felt a growing sense of wariness towards Liu Fu.

Gong, who was idle, suddenly looked at Liu Fu and gave him a cold smile.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, are you sure there is no danger in the Ghost Pine Forest before us? May I ask what realm Master Tianhong was at when he entered this place back then?"

"This……"

Upon hearing this, Liu Fu's expression suddenly turned ugly.

Naturally, the crowd wouldn't let it go.

His gaze instantly locked onto Liu Fu.

Seeing this, Liu Fu smiled wryly and said, "Back then, when Master Tianhong came here, his cultivation was at least at the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm."

At this, everyone's expression changed drastically.

“Fellow Daoist Liu, Master Tianhong was already at the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm back then. We, on the other hand, are only at the early Golden Immortal stage! We are a whole realm behind him.”

"That's right, the places that posed no threat to Master Tianhong back then are not necessarily no threat to us!"

“That’s true. We’re not Master Tianhong, can you guarantee that the Ghost Pine Forest in front of us is completely harmless?”

The crowd's voices were extremely unfriendly.

Upon hearing this, Liu Fu frowned slightly.

"Fellow Daoists, please allow me to explain. Back then, when Master Tianhong used a secret technique to send out the jade slip and map, wasn't he hoping to let us juniors enter his cave?"

"With his wisdom, he should have been able to guess that our cultivation level is not high."

"Therefore, I dare to conclude that there is no danger in this Ghost Pine Forest!"

"If you fellow Daoists don't believe me, how about I go first?"

"If we really encounter danger, I will be the last to retreat!"

Seeing Liu Fu say this, the others naturally couldn't say anything more.

Chen Xuan, however, frowned slightly at this moment.

“Fellow Daoist Liu, it’s not that we don’t trust you, but the difference in cultivation between Master Tianhong and us back then was quite significant. What was no threat to Master Tianhong could be fatal to us.”

"For example, there are poisonous venom ...

As Chen Xuan spoke, he pointed his finger into the air.

Wow!

A crimson flame of power rapidly transformed into a fire serpent, darting away into the distance.

Soon, the poisonous barrier reflected in the firelight was clearly visible to everyone.

At this, everyone present was visibly shaken.

"Thanks to Fellow Daoist Chen's timely reminder, otherwise if we had rashly entered the Ghost Pine Forest, we probably wouldn't have been able to leave alive."

"That's right, we were so focused on the Ghost Pine Forest in front of us that we forgot it could generate its own poisonous barrier."

“That’s right. We must have inhaled a lot of poisonous substances before we were misled by the sounds from Ghost Pine Forest. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have entered the illusion so quickly.”

As they spoke, everyone cast a protective light shield around themselves, completely isolating themselves from the surrounding poisonous barrier.

At that moment, when everyone heard the rustling sound from the ghost pine tree again, there was no longer any sign of entering the illusion.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Chen, you've done another great service this time. However, now that the poison barrier is resolved, we should enter the Ghost Pine Forest as well."

Liu Fu laughed heartily and led the group forward.

After the group had been walking for more than an hour, Liu Fu, who was leading the way, suddenly stopped.

Seeing this, Chen Xuan couldn't help but look curious.

The moment the Heavenly Illusion Demon Eye was activated to its limit, his expression also became strange.

"This... seems to be a Burial Mound for Immortals? But there are just too many Burial Mounds for Immortals here, aren't there?"