Devour

Chapter 282 Treasure Palace

The road ahead forks and leads to three magnificent halls. On the left is the silver-inlaid gold hall, in the middle is the white jade hall, and on the right is the golden wood hall, standing quietly in the vast ice and snow, as if waiting for new guests.

The two heavy doors of the Golden Thread Imperial Wood Hall slowly opened. Yin Mei led everyone into the hall, and the door behind them closed with a "bang", and the residual sound echoed in the hall.

The palace is spacious and quiet, and the materials used are extraordinary.

The golden royal wood is a rare second-level precious material. In the mortal world, even a small piece of it is regarded as a treasure. It is hard to imagine for ordinary people that it was used to build a magnificent palace and survived thousands of years in the ice and snow without decaying.

Inside the hall is a huge ancient statue that looks like a human. It is tall, handsome, has slender and elegant hands and feet, and a slightly dark complexion. The sculpture's emerald eyes flash a charming green light, and the slightly open mouth reveals yellowish sharp fangs. The sharp claws on the fingertips and toes are clearly different from those of humans.

Yin Mei came to the ancient statue, lit a stick of incense and placed it on the incense table, and wisps of smoke rose.

Seeing her skilled movements, Cheng Bai asked, "This hall is solemn and empty. Could it be a shrine for worshipping ancestors?"

Yin Mei turned around and said, "Yes and no. My Lord and I are getting married in the palace today. We are bathed in the grace of our Lord, and my family will be by your side. Isn't this a natural and beautiful thing?"

The Smoker and Hei Long looked at each other, Gou Yifan and Lu Xiaoxi looked around, all with astonishment on their faces, feeling that it was absurd and weird.

Cheng Bai looked surprised and said hurriedly, "I'm new to your place, and I haven't prepared anything yet."

Yin Mei smiled and said, "Sir, you can sit and think for an incense stick of time. I will light it. I will be back soon. I will arrange everything for you. It will not be too late for you to reply then."

Cheng Bai asked: "What if you agree? What if you don't agree?"

Yin Mei's giggles became louder and louder. "Let's make it happen. You can stay in the south of the city and be respected. We can live together happily like gods. If you don't agree, there will be less than 500 ice slaves in my floating ice city, and there will be many vacancies."

Gou Yifan was shocked when he heard this, and said hurriedly: "I am not a family general, and the lord does not like me. What should I do?"

Yin Mei snorted coldly, her eyes flashing with coldness as she said, "It's not advisable to use inferior goods as ice slaves. We have to pull out their tendons, skin them, remove their bones and boil their meat, and force them to eat." After saying that, she turned and went out, slammed the door again, and locked it tightly with another "click".

Gou Yifan looked at Cheng Bai with a bitter face, and said in a trembling voice: "Senior...Senior, it seems that we are not delaying and restraining, but are in deep danger and trapping people!"

Cheng Bai laughed, and sat leisurely on the elegant seat in the hall, crossed his legs comfortably, and shook his head as eight other heads squeezed out of his shoulders. One of them shouted, "I didn't spend much effort, and I only gained an incense stick of time. Isn't it enough for them to plunder?"

The Smoker whispered, "But we didn't stop Yin Mei. I don't know where she went or what she did. I hope Your Majesty will be smooth sailing and not encounter any trouble."

The Cheng Bai in front of him turned out to be the transformed Ghost Car Immortal.

Zhai Xufei said in a deep voice: "After tens of thousands of years, Yin Mei's skills have improved a lot. If we start fighting, I can only retreat unscathed. You guys can only wish for the best."

Lu Xiaoxi quietly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and Gou Yifan looked even more pale.

Hei Long looked up at the tall and mighty statue in the hall and guessed, "This sculpture has a mixture of human energy, ghost energy, and demon energy. Could it be her master?"

Zhai Xufei's face became serious, and he continued, "Night Demon Prince Feng Jinglun, the former young master of the Feng family, is now the demon god who controls the power of life and death in the Nine Layers Abyss."

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The deeper you go into the lower levels of the lord's mansion, the more the environment becomes like a dark dungeon.

It was cold, damp, and covered with frost. There were heavy iron doors and thick iron chains everywhere, and the walls were smeared with dried blood that could not be washed off, and occasionally there were broken skeletons that were left after being eaten by some unknown beast.

The sound of footsteps echoed in the freezing cold and silent space. It was even colder in here than outside. Even ordinary lights couldn't be turned on. An ordinary person would feel desperate after taking a few steps.

Cheng Bai pondered and said, "I think about it carefully. Master Zhai's idea is a bit reckless. If Yin Mei finds out, they will be in a bad situation."

Bei Tingjun consoled her, "Don't worry. When Yin Mei gets emotional, she won't recognize any relatives."

Cheng Bai smiled and said, "No wonder some people say that a woman's best friend is like a plastic flower. It looks glamorous, but it's actually fake and poisonous."

Bei Tingjun giggled and said, "I don't understand, but what you said must contain great truth."

There are guards in the underground palace, and there are ice slaves, but they are different from those commonly seen inside and outside the lord's mansion.

They haven't turned into ghosts yet, but they look more terrifying than evil spirits.

A huge body without limbs appeared before my eyes. It was almost naked, with sharp bone spurs all over its body. It was crawling on the ground like a flesh worm, and it exuded a foul stench.

Bei Tingjun said: "Yin Mei abandoned the ice slaves who disobeyed her here. These people originally had high cultivation bases, and they would not die easily even if their hands and feet were cut off and they became human pigs. However, they were tortured to the point of losing their minds and becoming crazy, acting as guards of the underground treasures that devoured the invaders."

The ice slave raised his twisted head like a wild animal, his nose twitching as if he smelled fresh meat, stimulating his ugly body to squirm violently, and suddenly rushed towards the two of them.

"From dust to dust, from ashes to ashes, escape from the purgatory on earth." Beitingjun said as he raised his right hand slightly and tapped his fingers.

With a flash of cold light, the ice sword condensed by Qianren Ice Slash pierced through the ice slave. With a crisp "bang", it instantly shattered into small pieces of ice that scattered on the ground.

Cheng Bai explored the road ahead with the power of the Phoenix, and said with a hint of surprise: "There are not only ice slaves, but also a familiar face inside."

After passing through the dark and winding corridor, a huge and heavy purple stone gate appeared in front of us, like a majestic pass stretching between the rock walls.

There was a monk in white standing at the door. He noticed the movement behind him and slowly turned around. It was the Dharma King Miaoyin.

When he saw the people coming, he clasped his hands together and said, "You two came at a great opportunity. We are not the only ones who thought of doing this in secret. Unfortunately, this door is blocked."

Cheng Bai glanced at the stone door, identified its material and said, "Can a mere misty purple jade stop the Dharma King's immovable colored glass body?"

Dharma King Miaoyin said solemnly, "It's not as simple as a jade door. Look carefully at what is carved on it."

Cheng Bai looked closely and found that the relief patterns on the surface of the door were exquisite and gorgeous, like a three-dimensional scroll. Many characters echoed each other, and their images were vivid, as if they were interpreting an epic legend. The mysterious and ancient atmosphere was fascinating.

In an unknown time and space, twelve strange giants with ancient appearances coexisted, running and chasing around a magnificent mountain. One of them crashed into the mountain head-on, causing it to collapse. Fierce fire filled the air, strong winds surged, the sky collapsed, the earth split, and all things were annihilated, as if all cause and effect came from this.

Dharma King Miaoyin played with the rosary on his wrist and said slowly, "Legend has it that in the ancient prosperous times, the universe was diversified. There were twelve innate demon gods who stood tall and led the demon gods in the heavens to fight each other. The war became fierce, causing the pillars supporting the thirty-six heavens to collapse. Disasters arose everywhere, the universe changed drastically, and the three realms of heaven, earth and man had to be re-established. The laws of the nine dimensions of the universe were perfected, and the ancient times began from then on."

Cheng Bai thought of the inscription on the Exorcist Monument and said thoughtfully, "Heavenly Pillar? Does it refer to Mount Buzhou?"

Dharma King Miaoyin nodded and said, "The pillar of heaven collapsed and could never be put together again, so it was named Buzhou Mountain. The Nine-Layered Abyss was once a fragment of the mountain."

Cheng Bai asked: "Why did the King of Dharma stop moving forward? Is there a hidden mechanism among the carvings?"

Dharma King Miaoyin snorted and said, "This door is made of spirit stone and contains array patterns. It means that you can see the beginning and know the end. If you force it open without the key, not only will Yin Mei know immediately, but I'm afraid even Prince Yemo will be alarmed and won't be able to escape."

Cheng Bai was surprised and asked, "The Dharma King is so sure?"

Bei Tingjun whispered, "He's right. The sacred ice iron in the Floating Ice City belongs to Prince Night Demon's treasure, and Yin Mei is only responsible for guarding it. She never intended to take it out, but only used it to attract outsiders to join the ranks of ice slaves and ice sculptures."

Cheng Bai suggested honestly, "Can't we get in through the wall next to us or through the ground?"