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The walls were all covered with green moss. No living thing could stand on them. Besides, there was a cave on his side of the wall. It was a dead end. Even with his supernatural ability, he could not escape.

When he thought of the ten elders who loved him dearly in his family, he could not help but feel anxious. Not only was it hopeless to go back, even if he wanted to stay in this cave for the time being, there were only a dozen or so Scarlet Fruits left.

When they finished eating these fruits, wouldn't that mean that a man and a dog were just sitting and waiting for death?

After a long while, he sat down regretfully. He didn't know what to do. He suddenly discovered that a ray of light had penetrated through the top layer, which was located close to the inner wall of the cave.

With this discovery, he was overjoyed. He immediately led the spirit dog, Big Yellow, towards the light.

As he approached, he discovered that there was a small hole in the ceiling of the cave that could accommodate a person. That small hole was the source of the light.

However, the small shining hole was only three to four Zhang high from the ground he was standing on. Whether it was a tunnel or not was unknown.

Even if he could use the crack on the wall to climb up step by step, the spirit dog, Big Yellow, could not climb up. What could he do?

As he thought of this, he suddenly thought of the Golden Thread Eel Snake. It was invulnerable to swords and spears, and its skin must be extremely tough.

If he could peel off its skin and make it into a rope, then tie one end of it around the spirit dog's body. Then he would grab the other end and slowly climb up the small hole. Wouldn't he be able to hoist it up?

But when he returned to the original place and looked, he couldn't help but feel cold. The snake skin was as tough as he had expected, but it was too tough. He couldn't break off the snake's head, so how could he peel off the snake skin?

Song Xuan held onto the corpse of the Golden Thread Eel Snake. Just as he was at a loss as to what to do, he suddenly heard a sound from the pond.

A huge fish a few feet long jumped out of the whirlpool. Due to being carried by the water, it left the water surface and the rotational force was still present. However, because it lost control of the whirlpool, it suddenly lost control and stopped spinning.

Seeing this, Song Xuan immediately knew that this deep pool must be connected to the outside world, which was why there were so many fish that would scurry in. The fish were so resistant to the water, so once they fell into the whirlpool, they naturally had to contend with the water. Only then would he be able to get out of the water.

He was relieved as he thought about the food in the future. Although he couldn't think of a way to peel off the snake skin for the time being, he didn't want to think about it anymore.

He then casually threw away the Golden Thread Eel Snake's body and prepared to catch the big fish that had jumped into the cave.

Suddenly, he heard a rustling sound. A small door appeared on the rock wall to his left. Curious, he walked over to investigate.

It turned out that there was a square cave dug by someone on the wall with fishing gear and scissors. It was currently cold and shiny like a new one.

Song Xuan couldn't help but be greatly puzzled when he saw this. There was actually such wondrous information contained within this underground cavern that was completely isolated from the rest of the world. The mechanism only contained such insignificant information.

Even though he thought this in his heart, he no longer had the leisure to think elegantly. Thinking about those questions, the tools in front of him were exactly what he needed. Thus, he took them out without any hesitation.

There was a dagger-like knife, a pair of sharp scissors, a few pieces of flint, and an exquisite fishing rod that could be broken down. It was neither silver nor iron but was heavy in his hand.

Song Xuan picked up the knife and accidentally dropped it onto the ground. Unexpectedly, the knife was not hard enough to handle. When he saw it, he was extremely excited. At this moment, he knew that these unremarkable things were all treasures.

As a result, he no longer wanted to catch the big fish. In fact, he no longer needed to catch the big fish. The big fish had already been bitten to death by the spirit dog Big Yellow when he found the cave and moved the things.

At this moment, Song Xuan wholeheartedly wanted to peel off the snake's skin so that he could bring Big Yellow and climb up the small hole. He wanted to find a way out of this dangerous place that resembled a dried up well.

Therefore, when the spirit dog rhubarb brought the big fish over, he only used his hand to pat its head, indicating that it should squat down and eat its prey.

However, he caught the dead snake in his hand and used his dagger to cut through the snake's head. As expected, it was a treasured blade. With its tough skin, it was effortless to cut it off.

By the time he had peeled off the snake's skin and thrown its head and flesh into the deep pool, the spirit dog, Big Yellow, had already eaten half of the big fish. The rest of its tail was intact, as if it had left it for its young master to eat.

Since the snake skin had already been peeled off, Song - xuan was not in a hurry to leave the cave.

As such, Song Xuan followed his original plan and climbed up the small hole from the back of the cave. At this moment, he had a small knife that could cut through iron like mud in his hand, which he could insert into the wall as he pleased. He effortlessly climbed up the hole and then carried Big Yellow up to it.

It turned out that this small hole was not a natural cave, but was a man-made tunnel. At the top of the tunnel, every few hundred feet, there was a Night Pearl embedded inside, illuminating this passage as bright as day.

However, due to the thick dust covering the ground and the spiderwebs covering the corners of the passage, it seemed like this passageway had been for at least hundreds of years and no one had lived here before.

Seeing this, Song Xuan immediately picked up the fishing rod and used it to clean up the spider web in front of him. Then, he slowly walked along the path.

After a few bends, the terrain suddenly turned higher. The floor of the tunnel was also artificially cut into a level 1 staircase, which increased by about three to four hundred steps. Suddenly, it opened up in front of their eyes.

The scene before him was a sea of green grass, filled with strange flowers and herbs that he had never seen before. They looked like a beautiful garden. Song Xuan thought that he was out of bed, and he couldn't help but jump for joy.

However, when he raised his head, it was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him. The happiness in his heart immediately vanished.

It turned out that this flat surface that looked like a flower garden was only the bottom of a large cave. However, the ceiling of this cave had many crevices about one to two feet wide.

The cracks in the rocks seemed unremarkable, as if they were disorderly and disorderly. However, if one looked carefully, they were arranged according to the five lines of life. After the sunlight shone from something, the sun's shadow could actually take turns to shine across the entire ground.

After Song Xuan left the passage, he began to observe even more carefully. It was only then that he noticed the small path that was paved with broken stones in front of him. He walked along the small path, and after walking for about three hundred feet, he saw a mirror-like cave wall in front of him. The stone wall was smooth like jade, and the black and white colors intertwined, as if it was a huge painting of the mountains and rivers.

What surprised Song Xuan the most was that the stone at the center of the entire cave wall was a round ball that was pure white, as if it had been inserted into something else.

However, when he approached, he found that there was not a single gap. There were five large calligraphy characters carved into the cave wall. The calligraphy was vigorous and powerful, and he was able to distinguish them carefully.

Song Xuan moved closer to take a closer look. It turned out that the word "Mansion" was actually a piece of top-grade He Qianyu. He couldn't help but take it out with his hands, but it was as if he had taken a root and couldn't pull it out.

He couldn't help but think, "Since I can't pull it out, why not press it hard and see for yourself."

Without any hesitation, he pressed hard on the wall and the sound of gears could be heard. The round white stone slowly shrank into the wall and revealed a round door.

Seeing that he had accidentally opened the entrance, Song Xuan couldn't help but feel overjoyed. Not caring about the danger or the information inside the cave, he immediately ran over.

When he walked into the circular door, he couldn't help but be stunned by the scene before him. There were countless pearls embedded in the cave wall, making a circular cave that was illuminated with colorful lights. On the bell shaped ceiling of the cave, there was a Tai Chi diagram engraved in the middle, with dragons and phoenixes carved in all directions, making it look very lifelike.

Although he knew it was carved, he couldn't find any traces of an axe or chisel, as if it was a perfectly formed jadeite mountain rock forged by a master craftsman.

Within the abode, it was separated into five spacious stone rooms. In the middle of the stone room, near the wall, was a stone bed with a praying mat that had been weaved out of an unknown object on top of it.

An old man with a white beard was sitting cross-legged on the praying mat. His skin was as white as jade and without a trace of blood. His eyes were hanging down. He was like a monk meditating, not moving at all.

From afar, it looked like an incomparably dignified jade statue, and didn't even look like a living person. In front of the prayer mat on the stone bed, there was another prayer mat.

Song Xuan didn't dare to be disrespectful in the slightest when he saw this. He immediately walked over respectfully, knelt on the mat, and bowed towards the old man on the stone bed.

With this bow. All of a sudden, an old man's voice came from the top of the cave, "If someone is able to enter this cave, they must be destined. They can push down the Tai Chi diagram carved on the wall in the first stone room to the right. You can open the compound wall on the wall and take out the Origin Convergence Palm that I left behind.

Song Xuan could tell that the sound was coming from above his head, but he was startled. He raised his head and saw that the old man was still lying on the stone bed. He did not even open his mouth, so who was making the sound at the top of the cave?

Even though Song Xuan was talented and outstandingly intelligent, he'd never been able to think of a reason.

However, since the voice had given the order, he naturally didn't dare to disobey. He walked into the first house on the right.

The two walls were lined with bookshelves made of sandalwood, and the bookshelves were filled with books made of silk. Since there was not a single speck of dust inside the stone cave, the books on the shelves seemed to have been placed on a new wall, and there was no sign of dust sealing.

The wall opposite the main door was completely empty except for a Tai Chi pattern embedded into the wall.

In front of another wall, there was a desk covered in jade, with a round dark green chair placed on each of them. In the center of the table, a Night Pearl hung from the ceiling of the cave, shining brilliantly. It illuminated the entire room until it was as bright as day. Nothing else.

Song Xuan took a careful look at the layout of the room. Following the instructions of the sound earlier, he walked toward the wall opposite the door. He pressed down the taiji diagram in the center and indeed heard a soft rolling sound. A small door appeared on the wall next to the jade table, and from inside, a square jade box automatically appeared and lightly landed on the table.

Upon seeing this, Song Xuan retreated to the front of the table and sat on the dark green round stool. He opened the jade box sincerely only to see a thick book nailed in yellow silk.

On the cover of the book were written the four seal characters of the Returning to the Origin manual. The calligraphy was vigorous and powerful, similar to the seal characters carved on the entrance of the cave. It was clearly written by the same person.

As such, he opened the book and saw that it was completely filled with red sand in tadpole script, completely different from the large charms that the Qin Dynasty used to use. Song Xuan was familiar with reading, so he had a good understanding of the origin of the text and thus did not spend too much effort on reading it.

After Song Xuan finished reading the book in one breath, he was speechless. He felt extremely regretful for the small amount of ancient books he had inherited.

He did not expect that the culture of the ancients would reach such a high level. He was disgusted by the vulgarity and depravity of those scholars who only focused on the classics and governing the country, not the lives of the common people, and who sang "All things are inferior except reading high".

It turned out that the owner of this cave was called Ghost Valley. He was the disciple of Immortal Master Carefree during the Spring and Autumn War.

Everyone only knew that he was a grandmaster of cultivation, and that he had passed down the Tao techniques of both the Daofather and the Devil Ancestor.

It was said that when the Daofather and the Devil Ancestor had gone to take them as disciples, Immortal Master Free and Unrestrained had a problem with them, which was that they had to find a way to get him out of the house before he was willing to take them in as his disciples.

The Devil Ancestor was smart, but he had a bad temper. Upon hearing this, he immediately said, "I set a torch in the house to burn it. Are we still afraid that you won't come out?"

When Immortal Master Free and Unrestrained Child heard this, he pondered for a moment before saying, "Although your method is a bit tyrannical and cruel, it is still a method. Fine, we'll consider it your win."

As soon as he finished his words, he turned to speak to the Daofather. "Now, it's your turn!"

When the Daofather heard this, he humbly expressed, "Master, let's set the house on fire. Disciple doesn't have the guts to ask for Master to be invited out of the house. This question is too difficult!"

"If Master sits outside and this disciple invites Master back to his room, perhaps there is still a way to do it!"

Immortal Master Free and Unrestrained, upon hearing his words, immediately moved a chair over and sat outside the room. He then said to the Daofather, "Fine. I'm already sitting outside the room. I'd like to see how you are going to invite me in."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Daofather fell to his knees and kowtowed. "Master, please don't make things difficult for this disciple! With great difficulty, this disciple managed to invite Master out, and was unable to invite you, Master, into the room! "

Good, good, since the ancient times you have always been good at fighting, you are indeed a great general, what a pity …" He paused for a moment before continuing, "Since that is not what you want, then I shall pass on to you some of the mantras you need!

Although the carefree child praised the two of them, he did not view them as mere descendants. Even though they both had outstanding qualifications, the former was cunning, and the latter was savage, so he did not confer all of them to each other. In fact, although Immortal Master Free and Unrestrained Child was famous for his Daoist Cultivation, it was just a claw that he had learned.

It turned out that when he was young, he had once learned one of the eighteen forms of the "Heaven and Earth Scripture" in the Coiling Dragon Cave at Mang Shan.

This "Universe Scripture" was not only a Tao technique created by seizing the heavens and the earth, but it had also understood the profoundness of all living things in the universe. Thus, with the evolution of the "Azure Dragon Universe Art", he had a profound and profound research on symbols, military tactics, fate, refining weapons, medicine, etc.

He could be said to be obsessed with the world at that time, but due to his mental cultivation, he had already reached the highest realm of forgetting everything and everything. It was just that he did not like to show off in front of others.

Therefore, the people only knew that Immortal Free and Unrestrained Child was a famous master of Tao techniques, but did not know that he also had an outstanding and peerless Tao technique.