He Xiangu's Secret

Then Lü Dongbin took out a small porcelain bottle and sprinkled some powder on the portrait, and immediately a pale blue flame appeared on the portrait.

"Hiss hiss hiss..."

The sound of flames burning was incessant, and the flames grew stronger and stronger until they completely enveloped the portrait.

Lü Dongbin stood there and waited for a long time. The flames gradually subsided, revealing the scene in the portrait.

The person in the portrait is none other than He Xiangu!

At this moment, He Xiangu no longer looked the same as before. Her face had become extremely pale, her forehead was covered with fine sweat, and her complexion was deathly white, clearly indicating that she had expended a great deal of Law Technique.

Although Lü Dongbin's face was also pale, it was slightly better than He Xiangu's. An excited expression appeared on Lü Dongbin's face as he thought to himself, "As expected of Xiangu, she can actually refine such a treasure. It seems she must have had many fortuitous encounters and must have obtained some valuable items. If I obtain this, it will definitely enhance my strength."

Thinking of this, Lü Dongbin eagerly put the scroll into his robes and continued on his way.

After another night of rock climbing, by dawn, Lü Dongbin had climbed to a height of nine hundred zhang.

His clothes were soaked through, and he looked as if he had just been pulled out of the water.

"What arduous rock climbing! If it were a cultivator, they would probably have died of exhaustion by now. My physique is extraordinary, yet I still feel tired. What kind of Law Technique did He Xiangu use?!"

Lü Dongbin was puzzled.

Just as Lü Dongbin was about to continue climbing, his Divine Sense suddenly detected someone heading towards the valley where he was.

Lü Dongbin immediately focused all his energy on his eyes and carefully examined them. He discovered that a Daoist priest in a Daoist robe was rushing towards him.

"This Daoist priest's cultivation seems to be even stronger than He Xiangu's, and he's holding a long sword, which appears to be an Immortal Artifact."

Lü Dongbin thought to himself.

The Daoist priest quickly reached the mountaintop, and Lü Dongbin, not daring to delay, hurriedly sheathed his sword and climbed down through the cracks in the rocks.

Upon seeing Lü Dongbin, the Daoist priest bowed respectfully and said, "This humble Daoist is Old Iron Crutch, a Mount Mao."

"True Person Zhang, you've come at the right time! This He Xiangu has managed to escape under the cover of night, and it seems she has some treasure hidden nearby. I haven't been able to track her down. Please, True Person, help me search for her," Lü Dongbin said hurriedly.

Old Iron Crutch was taken aback upon hearing this.

"Oh? What treasures does this He Xiangu possess?"

"No, that's not true. It's just that she seems to know a kind of escape technique, and her identity is also very special, which is why I had to pursue her relentlessly. If True Person Zhang can lend me a hand, I will definitely reward you handsomely with this treasure," said Lü Dongbin.

"Yes, I understand." Old Iron Crutch nodded. "Then I will go and search for it now."

"True Person Zhang, have you seen the woman beside her?" Lü Dongbin asked.

Old Iron Crutch shook his head. "No, I've been tracking him all along, but I've never seen this fellow Daoist."

"Very well. Then this True Person thanks you, Master, for your rescue." Lü Dongbin clasped his hands in thanks again.

"No need to thank me, it was nothing." Old Iron Crutch smiled slightly, then his body flickered and he vanished in an instant.

Lü Dongbin stood there, watching the departing figure of Old Iron Crutch.

"It's really strange. This True Person's cultivation level is clearly lower than mine, but his Movement Method is a notch above mine."

"However, why is he pursuing He Xiangu, and who exactly is He Xiangu, and how did she become involved with him?"

Lü Dongbin pondered this in his heart, but the more he thought about it, the more confused he became, and the more he felt that this matter was extremely strange.

However, Lü Dongbin quickly suppressed his doubts and continued climbing towards the summit.

He soon reached the mountaintop and sat down cross-legged in the cave abode.

Then Lü Dongbin took out a porcelain bottle and dripped a drop of bright red liquid, as red as blood, onto the portrait.

Suddenly, a pale red flame appeared on the portrait, and the flame ignited.

Shortly afterward, a deafening roar was heard, and the cave on the mountaintop was blasted to pieces.

"What?!"

Lü Dongbin was startled, and then he hurriedly looked into the destroyed cave.

The cave was blasted into a crater two meters in diameter and several meters deep, the area around which was charred black by the flames.

On one side of the cave, a skeleton lay there, covered in wounds, a gruesome sight.

Upon seeing this, Lü Dongbin couldn't help but show a look of horror on his face, thinking to himself, "This person must be He Xiangu from last night."

At this moment, Lü Dongbin looked around again and discovered that there were many deep pits on the mountain walls around the cave.

"This is the mountaintop, about five or six hundred feet below. So who is this skeleton? And why did it die here?"

Lü Dongbin grew increasingly curious.

With a thought, he took out a spirit medicine from his pocket and swallowed it. Instantly, his aura surged, and his figure grew more than a foot taller.

"This spirit medicine is truly a wonderful thing. Just by eating one, I have gained more than ten kilograms of cultivation power," Lü Dongbin thought to himself with delight.

Meanwhile, outside the cave.

Old Iron Crutch and several Daoist priests were searching everywhere, but they could not find He Xiangu's whereabouts.

Old Iron Crutch frowned deeply, muttering to himself, "Where exactly has He Xiangu gone? She must possess some great treasure. Could she really be hiding in some other cave that we can't find?"

"Master, we don't know where He Xiangu has gone. This mountain is full of caves, how can we search for her one by one? Let's go find that evil monk first, maybe he knows where she is."

"It was said by a young Daoist disciple."

"Hmm, that makes sense." Old Iron Crutch nodded slightly, then led everyone down the mountain at breakneck speed.

"Hahaha..."

Suddenly, a burst of maniacal laughter rang out, a sound as loud as a great bell, shaking people's hearts and reverberating through the void.

After the laughter rang out, three enormous Fire Lotus suddenly shot into the sky from the mountain peak not far away.

These three enormous Fire Lotus bloomed above the valley, their flames soaring high and illuminating the heavens and earth.

An incredibly terrifying surge of power erupted from the Fire Lotus, enveloping the entire mountain.

"What's going on?!" Old Iron Crutch exclaimed in utter astonishment. "How could He Xiangu suddenly unleash such powerful energy?!"

The Daoist priests around Old Iron Crutch were also astonished and dumbfounded.

This powerful force made them feel suffocated.

"Could it be that He Xiangu obtained a treasure hidden by He Xiangu, which is why she released such powerful energy? This... this is simply too unbelievable," a Daoist priest murmured in utter shock.

"It's impossible for He Xiangu to have obtained such a treasure. We've searched every treasure here, and apart from a High Antiquity weapon, there's nothing else. How could He Xiangu have obtained a High Antiquity divine weapon?" another Daoist priest asked.