Chapter 1594 Entering the Bronze Door
Chen Xuan's divine sense probed outward. He discovered that besides the four guards at the entrance, there were two sentries on the perimeter, each with a team of two, armed and clearly wary of Chen Xuan and the disheveled Taoist attempting a comeback.
"What do we do?"
He glanced at the disheveled Taoist.
The disheveled Taoist said, "We'll each handle one group of sentries. After dealing with the sentries, we'll deal with the guards at the entrance. Remember, absolutely no noise, or it will be very troublesome."
"Okay!"
Chen Xuan made an okay gesture.
"I'll take care of the one on the east," the disheveled Taoist said, and before he finished speaking, he had already vanished from Chen Xuan's side.
"Then I'll have to deal with the one on the west."
Chen Xuan quickly approached the group on the west, moving through the bushes.
The group on the west consisted of a young man and a middle-aged man. Both were not weak in strength, one being a first-grade Martial Emperor and the other a fifth-grade Martial Emperor. This showed the Gu family's foundation and the importance they placed on Chen Xuan and the disheveled Taoist.
"Uncle, it's already passed. So many days have gone by, and that guy hasn't shown up. I think he's not coming," the young man said.
"I don't think he's coming back either. I'll report it to the family later."
"That's great! If they withdraw the sentries, I'll hurry to find Xiao Hua. If I don't go soon, my girlfriend will break up with me."
"Go get me some water from downstairs."
"Yes, Uncle!"
The young man jumped down from the tree, landing right next to Chen Xuan. Chen Xuan was momentarily stunned by how quickly the young man had descended.
The young man opened his mouth, about to shout, but Chen Xuan reacted swiftly, punching the young man's temple. The young man instantly lost consciousness and fell backward. Fearing that he would make noise, Chen Xuan grabbed the young man and slowly placed him on the ground.
Then, Chen Xuan leaped onto the small platform in the tree.
"Quickly water the tree..."
The middle-aged man, thinking it was his nephew, cheerfully opened his water cup.
"Yes, sir!"
Chen Xuan poured water for the middle-aged man.
As he was pouring the water, the middle-aged man seemed to notice that the voice sounded wrong. He suddenly turned his head and said, "Who are you..."
"Bang bang!"
Chen Xuan quickly threw punches, hitting the middle-aged man's forehead twice. The middle-aged man immediately fainted.
After dealing with the sentries, Chen Xuan glanced at the other sentry and saw the disheveled Taoist looking at him with a smile. He couldn't help but murmur, "This old fellow is indeed fast."
Making a gesture, Chen Xuan immediately jumped down and approached the main entrance.
All four guards were at the second-grade Martial Emperor realm. The two of them easily dealt with the four guards and walked into the cave.
There was nothing unusual inside the cave.
The secret chamber door from before had also been opened, clearly indicating that the Gu family had made some discoveries.
However, they didn't seem to care.
Before long, they arrived at the bronze stone door.
There were many marks on the bronze stone door, as if someone had tried to force it open, but none had succeeded.
"Disheveled Taoist, how do we open the bronze stone door?"
Chen Xuan looked at the disheveled Taoist.
"Watch me."
The disheveled Taoist smiled, but there was a hint of seriousness in his eyes.
He took out two small figures, one black and one white, from his Qiankun bag. The names "Black Impermanence" and "White Impermanence" were written on the figures.
"Is that... paper figures crafted by the divine craftsman Wang Mazi?"
Chen Xuan asked in surprise.
The disheveled Taoist was also surprised that Chen Xuan recognized the origin of the paper figures: "Kid, I didn't expect you to have some knowledge. You even know about the divine craftsman Wang Mazi? That's right, these are indeed paper figures from the divine craftsman Wang Mazi."
Knowing about the divine craftsman Wang Mazi was thanks to Chen Xuan's father. If it weren't for Chen Xuan's father, he wouldn't have known so many famous figures in the Xuanmen.
This divine craftsman Wang Mazi was a legendary figure.
His paper figures were so divine that it was said even ghosts could be fooled.
"Wang Mazi died decades ago. How do you still have Wang Mazi's things?"
"You wouldn't know, but I went to Xijiang during this time and dug up several ancient tombs of the Wang family. I finally found Wang Mazi's paper figures in one of the ancient tombs."
The disheveled Taoist said with a smile.
So you dug them up from tombs.
Chen Xuan immediately asked, "What are you going to do with these?"
"What else? Fool ghosts!"
"Huh?"
"Black Impermanence and White Impermanence can capture souls and take them to the Hall of Yama. I'll have these two paper figures impersonate Black and White Impermanence, and the two of us will impersonate minor ghosts."
As he spoke, the disheveled Taoist took out two black ancient jades and threw them to Chen Xuan.
These ancient jades were Soul Jades, which could allow someone to impersonate a soul. They were generally worn by Feng Shui masters when catching ghosts to conceal their presence from the spirits.
Chen Xuan was deeply shocked.
Fooling ghosts?
Using paper figures to fool ghosts was a legend. Could it really fool ghosts?
Wait!
If they had to impersonate ghosts to open the bronze door, wouldn't that mean the place the bronze door led to was the Hall of Yama?
"Is this bronze door the gate to hell?"
"You're quite smart, kid. That's right, but you don't need to worry. As long as we don't go to hell, Yama won't be able to do anything to us," the disheveled Taoist said with a smile.
"Uh..."
Although he said that, Chen Xuan still felt a cold sweat break out on his back.
This matter was not simple by any means.
"Alright, it's time for us to act. If we don't act soon, we'll probably be surrounded."
Hearing the disheveled Taoist's words, Chen Xuan then heard a sound from outside. The Gu family had likely discovered their infiltration again.
There was no turning back now!
The disheveled Taoist spoke with great confidence, and the two paper figures suddenly flew up and rushed towards the bronze stone door.
Boom!
The next moment, the bronze stone door slowly opened, and a chilling, terrifying aura rushed out.
The disheveled Taoist, fearless, stepped inside.
Chen Xuan gritted his teeth and also entered the bronze door.
No matter what, he had to go in, not only for the treasures behind the bronze door but also to see if he could find his father!
As soon as the bronze door closed, a group of Gu family members rushed in. Seeing that Chen Xuan and the others were not there, they were puzzled. Had they left?
However, the Gu family members did not believe it, so all their gazes turned towards the bronze door.
Chen Xuan and the disheveled Taoist arrived behind the bronze door. A small path wound its way to an unknown destination, with deep cliffs on both sides. In the deep blue sky hung a black moon.
"Be careful. Below is hell. If you fall, those evil spirits will keep you here forever," the disheveled Taoist said.
Chen Xuan's divine sense probed outward, and his expression changed immediately.
He found that on both sides was a great river. The water was not ordinary water, but the Yin water unique to the Hall of Yama. Anyone who fell into it would likely turn into blood immediately. Even cultivators would lose a layer of skin if they entered.
In the river, there were countless evil spirits, a sight that made one's scalp tingle.
"Let's hurry!"
He couldn't help but urge them.
The disheveled Taoist saw Chen Xuan's expression and revealed a schadenfreude smile.
Walking along the small path, it was unexpectedly calm, and they encountered no danger.
"Look, Sky Spirit Fruit!"
Suddenly, the disheveled Taoist exclaimed.