Chapter 87: The Shock of Fright

We clearly saw that in addition to the main dragon, there were other murals on the mountain, very conspicuous.

If there were just more murals, this wouldn’t have surprised us. What really surprised us was that we were familiar with the murals, because we had seen murals of the same type before!

The mural depicts a person鈥攖he person wearing that strange mask.

The expression on the mask had once led me to speculate that it might be related to Xiao Chengqian and his organization. Later, Xiao Chengqian also found me and said that this Dragon Tomb might be the tomb of his ancestors, which deepened my speculation.

It wasn’t until later, when Ruixue told me that this was the Dragon Tomb, that I dispelled this doubt. But now, seeing this mural, I have this suspicion again. Why are these people wearing masks appearing in the carvings on the mountain wall? Is there really a connection?

I kept looking as I walked, but I found that the mural had no specific content. Those wearing masks were like performing a ritual, all worshipping the figure of the dragon. It was very simple and boring. I looked at it for a long time and couldn’t figure it out, so I just stopped looking and continued climbing towards the top of the mountain.

After another 100 meters, the mural changed again. It was also a single content, but it expressed the feelings of the masked people who vowed to follow the dragon to the death. Because the mural expressed a scene in which there was a sea of swords and fire ahead, they still followed, even if their lives were not guaranteed.

Who are these people? I found that more and more mysteries were placed in front of me. I thought that if I continued to climb, there would be new content after another 100 meters.

But there was nothing. We climbed up for an unknown number of steps, and it must have been 500 or 600 meters around, but the mural never changed again until we entered the area with even thicker clouds!

This time, the mural finally changed. The masked people were gone, and in their place were some large lines that were so chaotic that it was impossible to tell what they were. It wasn’t until we had walked the entire 200 meters that we looked down from above and saw clearly that the lines were actually a picture of a viper, worshipping the dragon. This… this is the first display of the spirit of the great demon!

Sure enough, there is a connection.

I instinctively looked up, but the higher I looked, the thicker the clouds became, as if I was ascending to the heavens, and I couldn’t see clearly what was above.

At high altitudes, the air is a bit thinner, and I can’t help but wonder how high this mountain is in terms of altitude, combined with the terrain itself. If it continues to extend upwards without limits, I’m afraid that we, like this, simply won’t be able to climb it, because we will first have to face the torture of oxygen deficiency.

After all, cultivators are also human beings!

But my worries were unnecessary. We climbed up very tiredly and found that there was a carving of a big demon every 200 meters. I saw the lazy tortoise, the tender fox, and finally, I saw the stupid tiger!

Finally, we reached the end of the stairs and saw the full picture of the dragon head. There was no doubt about it. This is the dragon from ancient legends, right? A horse-faced, antlered, five-clawed dragon!

I thought to myself, I shouldn’t get too excited, but after all, the dragon is the totem of my country, and we also claim to be the descendants of the dragon. Now that we have seen it, can we not be excited?

But after the excitement, I still couldn’t help looking up at the sky.

At this point, the clouds and mist can no longer hide the view above, because we have reached the end, and the end is actually an outward-extending platform!

We couldn’t see the platform at all because it was like a huge shadow covering our heads! I’m afraid that only by standing on it can we clearly see the true appearance of the platform!

We had forgotten that we were more than a thousand meters above sea level, and the surrounding clouds had given us the illusion that we were almost rushing up. Because of the long climb, our bodies and minds were exhausted to the extreme. Finally, we saw the end, and the excitement was beyond words.

After climbing up to the platform, we were surprised to find that there was nothing here at all. The whole shape was clear, and it was clearly a dragon’s claw. The shape was very strange, but was this it?

Where is the legendary Dragon Tomb?

We looked around, but only Wu Lao Gui was calm. I stared at Wu Lao Gui, wanting to ask him what was going on. Wu Lao Gui was so scared that he shrunk his neck, just about to speak, but then a gust of wind came out, blowing away some of the clouds and mist in front of us. Suddenly, a path appeared in front of us, shrouded in clouds and mist!

What!

This is what everyone thought. In our hearts, this mountain could not be called a mountain at all, but rather a pillar. We also instinctively thought that the Dragon’s Tomb was built on the peak, and the peak should be a small flat mountain top.

No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t imagine that there was a path hidden in the clouds! My poor spatial concept couldn’t put together what kind of terrain this was. Is there anything so strange in this world? Is it in the shape of an umbrella? This is too ridiculous, right? Or is it a mountain in the shape of a hoe?

I was stunned by this idea, and I couldn’t accept it myself, so I hesitated to step on this path!

Wu Laogui sighed and said, “Just step over it. It will change magically. When we were five brothers, we were also stunned, but there are so many wonderful things in this world that we can’t understand them all.”

Chengxin’s acceptance ability is stronger than mine. He said to me, “Chengyi, have you forgotten the existence of the ghost market gate? Such a thing exists, so what is this? The master once said that time is the universe and space is the universe, and then they form the universe. If the mystery of time and space can be solved, it is not just to see through the universe. Don’t think so much. Let’s walk over.”

“Mm.” I nodded! Since the ancient powers were able to create a mountain gate in space that could contain the souls of cultivators, it is not surprising that the peak power of the demon cultivators would have such a tomb.

So, I took a deep breath and summoned up my courage to set out on this path. Fortunately, it was only a path that could only be passed by one person at a time, and our geographical advantage was still there!

I thought to myself, trying to make myself as relaxed as possible, but how could I be relaxed?

Because, as soon as I set foot on this path, I felt a moment of unreality. Yes, it was a feeling of unreality. Could it be a phantom formation? I could only guess!

But even if it is a mirage, I can only pluck up my courage and move forward. The momentary feeling of unreality made me doubt whether I was instantly existing in a spirit form. After all, when I went through the mountain gate back then, I went in as a spirit!

But when I touched myself, I felt the warmth and the softness of the flesh. My flesh was definitely there!

I wanted to turn back and say something to Chengxin, just to express my inner feelings, but before I had a chance to turn back, Wu Laogui shouted at me, “Chengyi, don’t turn back, don’t turn back!”

Why can’t I turn around? I frowned, and because I had a bad habit of being stubborn, I ignored Wu Laogui’s advice and turned around. I almost fell because I was truly scared this time!

Chengxin quickly held me and said, “What’s wrong?” At the same time, he looked back. At this time, he was also scared, but we held each other and didn’t fall off the mysterious path.

Wu Laogui sighed and said, “I told you not to look, but you had to look anyway. You’re scared now, aren’t you? And don’t fall down this path. Who knows where you’ll end up if you do!”

But we weren’t in the mood to talk to Old Wu, because we were still in a state of shock!

What did we see? We saw ourselves, standing at the entrance to the path!

Is there anything more frightening than seeing yourself? Even cultivators are not immune to this, and we are sure that we are not spirit beings. No one can explain anything for us, not even Wu Lao Gui, who has been here before!

“A mirror image? The highest realm in Taoist environments is a mirror image, which reflects a real world and includes all the real reflections of the people in the world.” I muttered to myself. Originally, I would never have known about this profound technique. It could only be a legendary fairy technique, but many ancient Taoist texts have recorded that when the illusion reaches a high level, it is no different from the real world.

Could it be that we have arrived in the world of the mirror?

But Ruoxue shook her head. She said, “It’s not a fantasy.”

If it wasn’t a mirage, then what else could it be?