Chapter 1768 Strengthening the Seal
The time when Qingshan Sanren was active should be much earlier than the time when this building was built.

However, since Qingshan Sanren was a cultivator, and judging from the mysterious nature of cultivators, even the people who once lived in Erlang Mountain probably didn’t know when he disappeared.

But one thing is certain, if the ‘god’ that Ran Xiaoyi mentioned had started to make a fuss when Qingshan Sanren was there, he would definitely do something.

Ran Xiaoyi also said that this building was built by her ancestors and local people after they discovered that the seal was beginning to loosen.

In other words, Qingshan Sanren appeared in Erlang Mountain after the gods were sealed and before this building was built, and then left.

Didn’t he do anything to the sealed gods during this period of time?

Maybe it wasn’t discovered?
Since Li Chengxi didn’t know how powerful Qingshan Sanren was, it was hard to say whether he discovered the seal but left it alone because he couldn’t deal with it, or whether he didn’t even realize that the witch from southern Xinjiang had sealed a god here.

In short, don’t think too much about this matter first, and then ask other things.

“I saw the words ‘Ocean King’s Residence’ engraved on the wall. What on earth is this thing?”

Ran Xiaoyi shook her head:

“It was too long ago, and there are only some legends passed down by word of mouth among us witches. We only know that when the ocean king appeared, the sky and the earth changed color, strange sounds echoed, and all people, animals, and plants died.”

It does sound a bit scary, but I just can’t guess what it is.

“So after all these years, have you ever thought of killing it?”

“You are joking, Immortal. We are mortals, how can we destroy the power of gods?”

If you think about it carefully, if this thing is really a god level 0 like Jiufeng, that is, a demigod, it is really unlikely to kill it with the mortal strength level of Yang Yiyi.

Li Chengxi did not continue to ask, Ning Xianer interrupted and asked:
“Miss Ran, how long have you been here?”

“I just got here recently.”

So, the people who got ahead of Yang Yiyi and the others were Ran Xiaoyi and the others?

But then he thought again, that’s not right. First of all, Yang Yiyi and her group of people are obviously skilled in martial arts, but no one on Ran Xiaoyi’s side knows how to do light work.

Strictly speaking, except for Ran Xiaoyi, the few people from Qingzhu Village around her are just strong, and the best fighter is the witch Ran Xiaoyi.

It is impossible for this group of people to leave footprints on the snow after walking through it with light skills.

“Did you run into anyone else?”

“No.”

Ran Xiaoyi said unexpectedly:

“We came here about half a month ago. It took us a long time just to find the seal. How could there be other people in this valley shrouded in miasma?”

Ran Xiaoyi was surprised when she saw Yang Yiyi and the others, but not surprised. After all, she had heard about Li Chengxi from Jiufeng. With the immortals around, a mere fog could not stop them.

But without Li Chengxi’s guidance, it would not be easy to get through the fog.

As for how Ran Xiaoyi got in, she is a witch.

They are spellcasting units, similar to wizards, so of course they understand things related to spells.

It’s like when ordinary people feel dizzy when reading the terms in a contract, but a lawyer can clearly see if there are any traps.

By the same token, whether it is a shaman or a lawyer, they all have one thing in common.

They understand the law.

Ran Xiaoyi remembered something and said:
“Are you talking about the bandits blocking the mountain gate? When we came here, we saw a large group of bandits surrounding this area. It took us a lot of effort to get around them.”

“They are bandits, but a group of people with martial arts skills got in before us and the bandits.” Li Chengxi said again:
“Let’s not talk about this for now. Have you reinforced the seal?”

“We completed the reinforcement of the seal last night. We plan to rest for a day and leave for southern Xinjiang tomorrow.”

“Did you find any boxes, mechanisms or anything like that?”

“I haven’t seen it. Maybe I didn’t look carefully. We found the seal, strengthened it, and left.”

This is strange. The golden hairpin in Yang Yiyi’s arms clearly said to be a key, and the leader of the Anxiangtang branch also said that the golden hairpin was related to a treasure.

It was obvious that the treasure also pointed to Erlang Mountain. Li Chengxi thought it was in the building where he was currently.

However, Ran Xiaoyi said that she had never seen a box or mechanism that required a key to open.

Of course, it is also possible that Ran Xiaoyi missed it.

Seeing that Li Chengxi suddenly stopped talking, Ran Xiaoyi asked:

“I haven’t asked yet, why are you here?”

Yang Yiyi said:

“It’s a long story.”

Then she told Ran Xiaoyi roughly what had happened along the way and Eagle Daddy’s instructions.

“I see. No wonder you weren’t there when I went to Wujiazhuang to look for you.”

As a native of southern Xinjiang, Ran Xiaoyi was very reluctant to come to the north as the temperature difference was too great. However, maintaining the seal was a job that the shamans of southern Xinjiang took turns to do, and this time it was her turn, so she couldn’t refuse.

In addition to the long journey, the road will cross the ten countries in the Central Plains.

People in the Central Plains are very wary of people from outside the Great Wall, and vice versa. For Ran Xiaoyi, crossing the Central Plains is like crossing a dragon’s den or a tiger’s lair.

So as soon as she left southern Xinjiang, Ran Xiaoyi immediately thought of Yang Yiyi and Wu Shaoyi.

Anyway, she had been to Wujiazhuang and came to ask them for help.

But it was all in vain.

In terms of time, when Ran Xiaoyi went to Wujiazhuang, Yang Yiyi and Wu Shaoyi were just on their way back to Qingshanmen by boat, so the journey of the two sides was only a few days apart.

Ran Xiaoyi set out later than Yang Yiyi, but arrived in the north earlier. This was because Yang Yiyi had a lot of things to do along the way, while Ran Xiaoyi went straight to the goal.

That’s why I say that the two parties actually just left at the same time. If Yang Yiyi left a day or two later, and Ran Xiaoyi arrived a day or two earlier, they might have met.

“Since Jiufeng has given the order, we are willing to obey your orders. We have basically figured out the way here.”

As for the conflict between the Central Plains and the North, Ran Xiaoyi would definitely stay as far away as possible, but the people in Southern Xinjiang worship Jiufeng, so naturally when Ran Xiaoyi heard that Jiufeng had sent a message to Eagle Daddy, he said that he would be included.

With Ran Xiaoyi, Yang Yiyi and the others around, there was no need for them to wander around. To be honest, there were many magic traps in this building, and the danger level was no longer on the same level as simple treasure hunting.

Although Li Chengxi could see the spell trap, he didn’t know what effect it had. This was actually quite dangerous. Even if the trap was triggered from a long distance, he could still be affected.

Ran Xiaoyi is a professional shaman. This place was originally built by the shaman, so of course he knows it clearly.

At this time, Qin Yan, who had been silent and had a complicated expression, finally spoke up and asked as if she had made up her mind:
“Miss Ran, your sister…”

Ran Xiaoyi knew what Qin Yan wanted to ask, and she sighed:
“Sister is always depressed and rarely smiles when we meet occasionally. I know what you are worried about, Miss Qin. Don’t worry, sister will not leave southern Xinjiang to look for your brother.”

Although she said she was relieved, Qin Yan seemed even more troubled…

(End of this chapter)