Chapter 308: Ruins Behind the Door
Liu Quande looked up and down at Zuo Chen in the incense and couldn’t help asking, “Master, how did you do this?”

Zuo Chen, who was facing the painting, chuckled:
“I’ve been trying to improve the communication incense recently, and this is a small achievement.”

Liu Quande’s expression changed slightly.

As far as Liu Quande knew, the best communication incense in the world could indeed achieve the effect of blurring the image after being lit, but the image was hazy and not clear to the eyes. Let alone a situation like Zuo Chen where it was as if a real person was in front of him. It was definitely impossible.

If this kind of message incense becomes popular, I am afraid that many wealthy families will be willing to buy one even if it costs a huge price, just in case of emergency.

You call this a small achievement?

“Now pick up the incense and carry it to the gate.”

Following Zuo Chen’s instructions, Liu Quande collected his thoughts and opened his eyes. Only then did he realize that he could still see Zuo Chen in his peripheral vision.

However, it seems that only the person holding the box can see it clearly, and other people cannot see the shadow at all.

Liu Quande walked obediently to the gatehouse, and Zuo Chen, who was sitting opposite the incense burner, did not say anything.

After a pause, Zuo Chen said:

“There is no bitter sea aura down here. Please ask Immortal Liu to find a yellow paper talisman and have Hu Wen drop a drop of blood on it. You just need to take the talisman and hold the incense. If there is any danger, I can use the talisman to take action.”

Liu Quande came back to his senses:
I’m afraid Zuo Chen had left some backup plans for Hu Wen to prevent any accidents.

Liu Quande told Hu Wen about this. Hu Wen did not doubt it, took out a piece of yellow paper, pierced his fingertip with a small silver needle, and dripped blood on it.

The blood drops quickly merged into the yellow paper, and in the blink of an eye formed complex patterns, turning it into a written paper talisman.

Holding a paper talisman and lighting some incense, Liu Quande slowly walked into the darkness under everyone’s gaze.

Hu Wen couldn’t help but feel a little nervous.

He believed that with the Taoist’s remaining power and Liu Xian’s support, no one in the world would be their match.

But behind the gate there is a path leading directly to the underground.

What exactly is underneath this Daliang?
……

Liu Quande walked down the stone steps step by step. He felt the temperature around him was getting lower and lower. Even though he had a high level of Taoism, as a snake fairy, he still didn’t like the environment here.

But soon, the yellow paper talisman in his hand began to emit a faint warmth, and a gentle power flowed into his body.

A sense of security also came with it.

Liu Quande couldn’t help but quicken his pace.

After walking for a while, I suddenly found some light in front of me, which was not dazzling.

There……

It’s the end of the stairs!

He quickened his pace and quickly reached the bottom of the stairs.

There was another small door here, but it was unguarded. Liu Quande just used a little force and pushed the door open.

Looking inside, I couldn’t help but gasp.

What came into view was a huge empty space:

The size of the cavity obviously exceeded its actual size seen from the outside. It was pitch black in all directions, and there were things like starlight flowing in the cavity, providing faint lighting.

This dilapidated town in the entire cave is extremely large, and it is almost impossible to see the end at a glance.

The most eye-catching thing is the square in the middle of the town.

There was a huge “immortal shuttle” placed there.

Even though Liu Quande was far away from there, to him the fairy shuttle seemed like a mountain, pressing down on people so hard that they couldn’t breathe.

“This? Where is this?” Liu Quande murmured.

Zuo Chen’s shadow also appeared beside Liu Quande. He calculated and felt through the incense, and it took him a long time to say:
“The spiritual energy here is a bit disordered, but I don’t see any life energy, so there should be no one here. Why don’t we go to the big ship and see what it’s doing.”

Liu Quande nodded and moved forward.

After entering the town, the two looked around from time to time, trying to find some useful information from the town.

It’s a pity that the town has been weathered for too long, and nothing can be seen inside except thick dust. Neither of them is a student of history books, so apart from being able to see that “this town is seriously damaged”, they can’t understand anything else.

Zuo Chen was also somewhat puzzled.

Why must this big ship be built in a town?

Only when they arrived under the big ship did Liu Quande raise his head with an expression that could not be concealed.

His neck almost broke, but he still couldn’t see the top of the ship.

“It’s so huge!” Liu Quande exclaimed: “What kind of sea can support this ship!”

Zuo Chen’s shadow moved closer to the side of the boat. He gently stroked the surface of the boat with his phantom hand, observing something carefully.

“The sky and the earth are broken.”

“what?”

“The deck of this ship is covered with a layer of Absolute Heaven and Earth.”

Zuo Chen said, his tone unable to conceal his surprise: “This large ship is a moving severance formation that can avoid all erosion.”

“Ah?” Liu Quande reacted after hearing Zuo Chen’s words, and then he understood what this ship was used for.

This big ship,

I’m afraid it was made for sailing on the sea of ​​suffering! Thinking of this, Liu Xian’s thoughts suddenly became much smoother.

No wonder this cave is located underground next to the Sea of ​​Bitterness.

This place is already close to the Sea of ​​Bitterness, and when the time comes, we will just need to use some magical powers to move this big ship into the Sea of ​​Bitterness.

“Could this be the immortal shuttle made by ancient monks in order to escape?” Liu Quande couldn’t help muttering to himself.

Zuo Chen rejected this conjecture after thinking for a few seconds:
“Those with great powers who can escape from this mortal world will not choose to go deep into the sea of ​​suffering. They will probably use their omnipotent means to directly escape from the entire mortal world and find other places that are more suitable for living.”

“What is this ship?”

“It should have been built after the sea of ​​suffering spread…”

Zuo Chen also fell into deep thought.

The sea of ​​suffering was everywhere, and the surviving immortals dug holes here and built large ships.

Could it be that he was going out to sea to look for something?
“Please go into the boat and take a look. Maybe there is something left there.”

Liu Quande nodded and flew directly to the top of the deck.

The large formation of the ship did not block any living creatures, and Liu Quande entered it very smoothly.

Soon, he began to search room by room.

This ship has a very comprehensive range of items.

There is a place for people to live, a place for offices, and a place for the old captain to sail the boat.

The bottom of the cabin was not driven by oars like an ordinary ship, but there was an altar that could supply energy. Zuo Chen was very familiar with the magic carved above the altar, which was the art of moving mountains and filling the sea.

In other words, as long as you inject spiritual energy into it, the entire ship will move mountains and fill the sea by itself and accompany you.

If there is enough spiritual energy, you can even fly directly.

But this big ship has everything except the place to store the instruction manual.

The scene of “finding a room, going in and opening a gem, and an old man popping out of the gem and telling you the history of the ship” did not appear. Liu Quande spent more than an hour and got nothing.

After searching the last room, Liu Quande finally shook his head:
“Master, there is nothing here.”

“I’m afraid the information is not here.” Zuo Chen thought of the underground of Kyoto, “Have you developed the key?”

“It’s still a little unstable. It will take me three more days at most to make a prototype key to open the door.” Liu Quande said, “I’ll ask Hu Wen to rush and deliver it to you.”

“good.”

Zuo Chen stopped talking and turned to look at the huge ship.

If they go into the sea of ​​suffering to look for something, what will they look for?
Is it possible…

The builder of this ship wants to find something left behind by the ancient repairman?

Zuo Chen felt something.

……

After the gate was opened, Hu Wen naturally had no reason to stay in Youzhou Pass. He said goodbye to Li Ji’s two sons that night and then embarked on a journey to Kyoto.

He was not the only one going to Kyoto this time. Many of Liu Quande’s disciples also followed him.

They were all craftsmen trained by Liu Quande and had made great achievements in the field of celestial craftsmanship. This trip to Kyoto was to assist Hu Wen in opening the door, in case any problems arose on the way that Hu Wen could not solve alone.

On the big ship, Hu Wen put the little fox on the ship’s fence. The little fox seemed very excited as it enjoyed the night breeze.

“Ohh! Big ship! Big ship!”

The last time she went out, she really enjoyed taking a boat ride. Feeling the wind blowing across the water and the ups and downs of the water, the little fox squinted her eyes happily:

“Where are we going this time?”

“Go to Kyoto and meet the Taoist priest.”

“Hello, Taoist Priest! Hello, Taoist Priest! You have Brother Jin and Sister Yu with you. I want to play with them.”

It took Hu Wen a long time to realize that Hu Ni was talking about the two precious golden boy and jade girl in Zuo Chen’s hands.

Last time, the little fox played with these two little guys and they were having a lot of fun. At that time, everyone on the donkey cart was wondering what had happened in the north, but they were the only ones who seemed like childhood sweethearts.

Also good.

Hu Wen couldn’t help but think about what Zuo Chen was doing now.

Maybe he is in seclusion, maybe he is busy dealing with the mess in Kyoto, or maybe he is wandering around Kyoto with the colorful-clothed girl, getting to know the local customs and culture of Kyoto.

Either way, it seems like something a Taoist priest would do.

“Go to bed early. You’ve been on the boat for the past few days, and it’s your time to play.” Hu Wen picked up Hu Ni and took her back to the room.

During this period, Hu Wen has been living with Hu Ni, and he would reserve a place on the bed specifically for the little fox.

Originally, Hu Wen was more or less uncomfortable at the beginning, fearing that one day he would wake up to find that this girl had inexplicably transformed in the middle of the night.

Later, Zhu Laoba told him that transformation requires a long time to prepare, and it is often linked to one’s character. Even if this girl transforms, she will be at most a girl with not even all her hair grown.

Only then did Hu Wen feel relieved.

After covering Hu Ni with a blanket, Hu Wen also fell asleep as the boat sailed slowly.

He didn’t notice that the sleeping Fox Girl’s body flickered, and the image of a little girl seemed to emerge vaguely.

(End of this chapter)