#495 - Chapter 495 Heading to the Upper Realm, Tadpole Characters

It must be said that the barbecue master, Little Golden Crow, truly had exquisite skills, grilling the precious fish to be crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with an aroma that was so enticing that even Xu Yang, who didn't have much appetite, couldn't help but have his appetite piqued, eating several more.

Because of this, Xu Yang took some cultivation resources and gave them to Little Golden Crow, and besides Little Golden Crow, Nine Nether Sky Mink and Little Black, and even Little Flower, all had a share.

After eating the grilled fish.

Xu Yang repeatedly instructed Yao Yao, telling her to play as much as she wanted, but not to get herself dirty, like a little calico cat, otherwise, Xin Ya would definitely be angry, and once she got angry, Yao Yao's butt would suffer.

Although Yao Yao nodded at the time, she let it go in one ear and out the other, forgetting it in the blink of an eye. She only remembered to eat and not to be beaten.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Yang gathered his disciples together, not for anything else, but to distribute some Flying Immortal Pills to them. After carefully explaining the usage of the Flying Immortal Pills to them, Xu Yang chose to enter seclusion.

One month in Cloud Dream was equal to one day in the outside world.

"In two months, my cultivation has only increased by two small realms. It seems that I really can't stay here any longer. I have to go to the Upper Realm quickly!"

Xu Yang got up, all the strange phenomena on his body were restrained. He calculated the time, and at this time, the group of people from the outside world should have returned to the Upper Realm. He had to take advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention for the time being and sneak into the Upper Realm.

Otherwise, after a period of time, those Upper Realm creatures might discover that Chen Xu had a problem. When the time comes, they might descend to the Third Heaven Domain, find the secret passage by forcing Chen Xu's family to interrogate and torture him, and then send heavy troops to guard it, waiting for him to fall into their trap, which would not be good.

Xu Yang went to find Ji Daoxuan, the Bull Demon King, and the Ping Tian Taoist, inviting the three to go to the Upper Realm together.

The three agreed happily.

The Bull Demon King rubbed his fists, looking fierce, and said:

"This time to the Upper Realm, I, Old Bull, will definitely turn the Upper Realm upside down, and trample all those so-called Upper Realm nobles under my feet! !"

Seeing the Bull Demon King's arrogant appearance, the Ping Tian Taoist couldn't help but pour a basin of cold water on him, saying:

"Wake up, you are only in the Tribulation Realm now. The Upper Realm is full of Human Immortal Realm and above. Are you sure you have the strength to stir up trouble in the Upper Realm, instead of being put on a plate by those nobles? After all, your bloodline is quite rare…"

The Bull Demon King was choked by the Ping Tian Taoist, and immediately glared his bull eyes, unhappily saying:

"Old dead bull-nosed Taoist, if you can't speak, then shut up for me, Old Bull. You pour cold water on me every day, as if you're something great!"

"Besides, if I, Old Bull, can't do it, then my little brother will definitely be able to do it!"

Saying that, the Bull Demon King flattered Xu Yang.

Xu Yang smiled and did not speak.

Seeing this, the Ping Tian Taoist simply said: "Why don't you stop calling Fellow Daoist Xu 'little brother' and just become Fellow Daoist Xu's mount? As the saying goes, when one person attains the Dao, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven…"

"Hey, don't say that, I, Old Bull, really have this plan. Come, little brother, I, Old Bull, will be your mount!"

The Bull Demon King really felt that there was nothing wrong with being Xu Yang's mount. Many spirit pets wanted to be Xu Yang's mount but didn't have the chance. Moreover, he believed that Xu Yang would definitely become a noble in the Upper Realm, and when that time came, he would truly be one person attaining the Dao, and even his chickens and dogs would ascend to heaven!

"You dead bull, you're really shameless!"

The Ping Tian Taoist really didn't expect that the Bull Demon King could be so shameless, even transforming into his true form to be Xu Yang's mount.

The Bull Demon King flicked his bull tail, glanced at him, and said:

"Old bull-nosed Taoist, I, Old Bull, know that you're envious, but there's nothing I can do about it. Who told you to be a human? Hahaha!"

"Envious of you…"

The Ping Tian Taoist almost couldn't help but say a curse word.

"Alright, alright, stop arguing. Since we are brothers, how could I treat you as a mount? Second Brother Bull, quickly transform back into human form!" Xu Yang said.

The Bull Demon King hesitated: "You really don't want me, Old Bull, to be your mount? My, Old Bull's, back is very stable, and the space is large, more comfortable than a spirit boat!"

"Really don't need it," Xu Yang said seriously.

"Sigh, alright then."

The Bull Demon King sighed, and one could hear that his tone was very disappointed.

The Ping Tian Taoist laughed so hard that he clutched his stomach: "You… you dead bull…"

"Laugh at your grandfather!" The Bull Demon King was in a depressed mood and cursed the Ping Tian Taoist.

"From today onwards, you, dead bull, are this poor Taoist's grandfather!"

The Ping Tian Taoist actually adopted the insidious method of hurting the enemy a thousand and self-damaging eight hundred, which directly made the Bull Demon King, who originally wanted to retort, unable to say anything.

"Shameless."

The Bull Demon King muttered in a low voice.

"Let's go, it's time for us to set off to the Upper Realm."

Xu Yang interrupted the two's endless quarrel, opened the Star Gate, led the three out of the Cloud Dream Immortal Realm, and then, according to the fragments extracted from Chen Xu's memory, followed the direction to the abandoned road to the Upper Realm.

Because this road was really very hidden, it took some effort for Xu Yang to find it.

The few stepped into this place.

They found that the scene of this passage was really desolate, empty, with endless darkness. At a glance, they couldn't see the end at all, and in the air, there was also a smell of copper rust, which was very pungent and difficult to smell.

"Is this the road?"

Ji Daoxuan asked, subconsciously feeling that this road was hiding danger.

"This is the road," Xu Yang said firmly.

"Why is it so dark?"

The Bull Demon King asked puzzled.

"Who would know this?" The Ping Tian Taoist replied instinctively.

"It's okay, isn't this good?"

Xu Yang stretched out his palm, and a ball of blazing flames condensed in his palm, then slowly rose and hung in the void to provide lighting.

The moment this flame came out, the darkness was immediately dispelled, and the smell of copper rust in the air was also slightly reduced. Unless you smelled it carefully, you wouldn't be able to smell it at all.

"I'll go, why is it all ruins? What happened here before!"

The Bull Demon King exclaimed, staring with his bull eyes, looking at the surroundings that were lit up.

"There are traces of a great battle. Look at the knife marks and sword imprints over there," the Ping Tian Taoist said with a serious expression.

Ji Daoxuan concentrated his mind and stared for a while. Before long, bloodshot eyes appeared in his eye sockets. He quickly said:

"Don't stare at these knife marks and sword imprints. They will damage your souls!"

He felt that his eyes were about to explode just by looking at them for a while. It was enough to see how terrifying the existence of the source of these knife marks and sword imprints was.

The Bull Demon King originally wanted to study these knife marks and sword imprints to see if he could get some good fortune from them, but after hearing Ji Daoxuan's warning, he immediately retracted his gaze and dared not look around randomly.

The Ping Tian Taoist was the same. After feeling a slight tingling in his soul, he knew that this was not an opportunity he could covet.

On the contrary, Xu Yang stared at the traces of the war for a long time. Not only did nothing happen, but he even muttered silently in his heart:

"It's just so-so, not as good as the ancient scriptures I practice!"

His vision now is very high, and he can no longer see many ancient techniques.

"Let's go, don't look around randomly. If you encounter anything against common sense, don't be afraid. Just remember that it's an illusion!"

Xu Yang gave a word of caution.

He had previously searched Chen Xu's memories and found that the latter didn't really understand this abandoned secret road, only knowing some information. This information allowed him to pass through this secret road safely. As for the knife marks and sword imprints on it, Chen Xu was not aware of them.

"There are too many secrets. Only by going to the Upper Realm will it be possible to uncover the mysteries of these secrets!"

Xu Yang stepped into the secret place, and as soon as he landed, he heard cracking sounds, as if age-old bones were being crushed into powder.

"How come I, Old Niu, feel like I'm stepping on nothing but dry bones!"

The Bull Demon King felt a chill down his spine and acted timidly.

"Dead ox, could you be any more cowardly?"

The Heavenly Daoist said unhappily.

"If you're so brave, why don't you stand at the front instead of hiding behind me, Old Niu!" The Bull Demon King retorted.

"This… This Daoist just doesn't know the way, alright? Forget it, this Daoist doesn't want to argue with you." The Heavenly Daoist said stubbornly.

"Tch!"

The Bull Demon King said disdainfully, then didn't bother to pay attention to the Heavenly Daoist anymore, but instead focused all his attention on following behind Xu Yang, cautiously exploring step by step.

Seeing this, Xu Yang smiled and comforted them:

"You don't need to be too nervous. Although there are dangers on this road, the dangers aren't great. As long as we don't wander around recklessly, there won't be any accidents!"

The more he said this, the more uneasy the Bull Demon King and the Heavenly Daoist felt, and their movements became even more cautious, for fear of touching any restrictions.

The group walked for a long time.

They still hadn't reached the end.

Apart from the light in front of them, the depths were still pitch black.

It was at this moment.

The sharp-eyed Bull Demon King noticed a clue and called out to the others, saying:

"Look quickly, on the left, there seem to be words carved on the wall on the left!"

"Shh, keep your voice down, don't attract any dirty things!"

The Heavenly Daoist said with a serious expression.

Although the journey had been relatively peaceful so far, they had indeed encountered attacks in the middle, not from normal creatures, but from a kind of wraith, filled with endless negative emotions, pouncing on them, trying to lure out the dark side of their hearts, thereby assimilating them.

Fortunately, Xu Yang had acted in time, easily refining these wraiths, thus avoiding any accidents.

Following the direction pointed by the Bull Demon King, everyone's attention was immediately drawn to it.

At first, everyone didn't dare to keep staring at the words above, because they were afraid that, like the knife marks and sword imprints at the entrance, the Dao rhythm hadn't been erased, thereby causing damage to their souls.

But after looking for a while, they found that these words didn't have a strong attack power, merely filled with endless sorrow.

"These seem to be ancient characters. Brother Ji, you are knowledgeable and versed in ancient matters, can you tell what these words record?"

Xu Yang looked at Ji Daoxuan and asked.

"These are not ancient characters. Looking at these tadpole-like characters, they are like bone inscriptions. I suspect that these characters are even more ancient, perhaps even the characters used by the human tribes that were enslaved by other major races before the rise of the human race!"

Ji Daoxuan observed the words on the wall for a long time, and finally came to such a conclusion.

"So, Brother Ji, you don't recognize them?"

Xu Yang asked, and the others also turned their attention to Ji Daoxuan.

Ji Daoxuan shook his head and said:

"I only recognize a few words, and I can't deduce its true meaning through these few words. But I guess that these words are of no value, they should just be unwilling to accept the destruction of their tribe…"

Xu Yang's motto was "rather kill by mistake than let go." He released his divine sense and landed on the stone wall, trying to resonate with these words. If he could resonate, then he could confirm that these words were treasures.

But no matter how much divine sense he probed out, as soon as it touched these words, it was like a mud ox entering the sea, disappearing without a trace. He immediately realized that these words were treasures, and moreover, important treasures. He immediately became ruthless, staring intently at these words, trying to copy them all into his mind, and then study these words carefully when he had the opportunity in the future.

But every time he finished memorizing a section, he was surprised to find that he couldn't remember the previous section at all, as if he had amnesia.

"There's something strange!"

Xu Yang stared at these words with a serious expression.

"What's strange?" The Bull Demon King couldn't help but ask, hiding behind Xu Yang, shrinking his body as if this would make him safer.

"There's something strange about these words. I can't even remember them!" Xu Yang said.

"Really? Don't lie to me, Old Niu. I can remember a few words… Wait, where did I just memorize up to?"

The Bull Demon King's expression was wonderful, from the initial confidence to the later confusion and doubt, without even taking a second.

"This Daoist will try!"

Seeing the Bull Demon King run into a wall, the Heavenly Daoist became active, but after memorizing for a long time, he also memorized nothing.

The Bull Demon King said with a grin: "How is it?"

The Heavenly Daoist shook his head awkwardly: "This Daoist didn't memorize it!"

"Hmph, that's for sure. I, Old Niu, couldn't remember it, how could you remember anything? There must be something wrong with these words!" The Bull Demon King gave himself a little praise, and incidentally stepped on the Heavenly Daoist.

"Did I need you to tell me? Isn't this obvious?"

The Heavenly Daoist retorted, and he would never give in to the Bull Demon King in terms of arguing.

Then, the man and the ox started arguing.

Xu Yang didn't bother to pay attention to them, and looked at Ji Daoxuan, saying:

"Brother Ji, is there any way to memorize these words?"

Ji Daoxuan shook his head and said:

"After hearing you say that just now, I tried it, and found that I couldn't remember it at all."

The Bull Demon King suggested:

"Brother Xu, why bother memorizing? Just dig up this stone wall and be done with it. Why waste so much effort!"

"You dead ox, can't you use your brain? These words obviously have something strange about them, they definitely can't be easily dug up!" The Heavenly Daoist rolled his eyes at the Bull Demon King.

The Bull Demon King's temper flared up: "What if I, Old Niu, can dig it up?"

"If you can dig it up, this Daoist will call you grandpa from now on!" The Heavenly Daoist said speechlessly.

"Change it." The Bull Demon King refused.

"Why change it?" The Heavenly Daoist frowned.

"Because I, Old Niu, am already your grandpa!" The Bull Demon King grinned, laughing gleefully.

Then, the Heavenly Daoist took his horsetail whisk and beat him hard a few times, so hard that his face was almost swollen.

As for Xu Yang, he did seriously consider the Bull Demon King's suggestion. Since the words couldn't be remembered, he might as well move the stone wall along with them. Just as he was about to do so, he inexplicably felt a sense of discomfort in his heart…