Chapter 127 Life Gate

When Chen Xiao regained consciousness, he found himself still underground, facing another bronze door.

However, compared to the Six Harmonies Palace where the Prince of Lu Ling was located, this bronze door was much smaller.

Actually, after listening to the Prince of Lu Ling, Chen Xiao already understood.

This ancient tomb built underground was a ring-shaped Eight Gates Formation.

The Six Harmonies Palace where the Prince of Lu Ling was located was at the core, surrounded by the Eight Gates.

The Eight Gates were the Rest Gate, the Life Gate, the Injury Gate, the Du Gate, the Scenery Gate, the Death Gate, the Surprise Gate, and the Open Gate.

According to the Prince of Lu Ling, Xuan Mingzi was currently in the Life Gate, while Chen Xiao was very unlucky, having entered the Death Gate.

In fact, if Chen Xiao could have calmed down and thoroughly explored the area, he wouldn't have ended up in such a mess.

But concern leads to chaos, and the unknown whereabouts of his mother made him somewhat reckless.

However, every loss has its gain. If Chen Xiao hadn't recklessly barged into the Six Harmonies Palace, he wouldn't have known that the ancient powerhouse, the Prince of Lu Ling, was hidden beneath his home.

The bronze door in front of him should be the Life Gate!

Thinking this, Chen Xiao reached out and pushed the bronze door.

Creak—

Without much effort, the bronze door slowly opened, revealing a spacious secret room.

In that secret room, there was indeed someone.

Chen Xiao immediately saw his mother, Liu Zhen, as well as Gu Zhendong, Gu Yutong, and Lin Zicong.

They were all unconscious, lying crookedly on the ground.

In the middle of the secret room, a dirty old beggar was sitting on the ground, wearing a tattered Taoist robe and chewing on a toothpick.

Who else could it be but Xuan Mingzi!

Xuan Mingzi heard the sound of the door opening and looked up. Seeing Chen Xiao outside the door, his face was filled with disbelief.

"Eh, kid, how did you find your way here?"

Xuan Mingzi asked.

Chen Xiao sneered, "If you can find your way here, why can't I?"

A strange look appeared on Xuan Mingzi's face.

"I didn't come from that side. The path I took is not the same as yours!"

Chen Xiao didn't realize that Xuan Mingzi was only speaking literally; he thought the other party was playing mind games with him.

"Of course, the paths we took aren't the same. You took a crooked path!"

Xuan Mingzi was silent for a moment, then said, chewing on his toothpick, "To be honest, I knew you would find your way here, but I didn't expect you to come so quickly. Since you're here, let's settle the score."

"Settle what score? What score do I have to settle with you? Quickly release my mother and friends, and then we'll talk about other things!"

All of Chen Xiao's thoughts were on the group of people behind Xuan Mingzi, but he didn't dare to act rashly.

Xuan Mingzi was, after all, a Golden Core Realm cultivator, unless he had absolute certainty of a one-hit kill.

Otherwise, if he gave his opponent a chance to breathe, his mother and the others would be in danger.

Who knew if this sinister old man would plant a blood curse like Jiang Zhenlin's in his mother's body.

Xuan Mingzi chuckled sinisterly a few times, "You know very well what score we have to settle. Xuan Qingzi, my junior brother, was the only family I had in this world. You killed him, so I lost my family. Therefore, I will personally kill your family, so you can experience the pain I suffered."

Chen Xiao was immediately enraged, gritting his teeth and saying, "What have you done to them?"

"Don't worry, I haven't done anything to them yet. To double your pain, I will let you watch me slowly torture them to death in front of you. I will make you suffer a hundred times the pain I suffered!"

Xuan Mingzi grinned, his eyes filled with a perverted light.

However, hearing him say this, Chen Xiao was slightly relieved.

"Let me watch with my own eyes? Xuan Mingzi, you're too confident in your own strength. You're just a mere Golden Core Realm cultivator, yet you dare to disregard me?"

Xuan Mingzi shook his head, "No, no, no, it's because I take you too seriously that I brought them here. And you were actually able to reach the Life Gate from inside the Eight Gates Formation. I can't do that. This shows that your abilities are much greater than mine!"

Chen Xiao immediately understood that there were other ways to enter the Life Gate, and Xuan Mingzi had obviously come in from that path.

"And do you know how long I've been studying this formation? A full fifty years! A full fifty years before I finally made it here. But you, in just a few hours, have arrived here. Tsk tsk tsk, I have to say, you're really amazing, kid. I admire you!"

Xuan Mingzi said very frankly.

But the more he was like this, the more curious Chen Xiao became.

If he wasn't absolutely certain, this old man would never be so calm and composed. So, what was his trump card?

And he said he'd been studying this place for fifty years? What kind of secret was hidden inside?

"Since you know you're no match for me, why don't you obediently surrender? Stop before you make a mistake, otherwise, I will beat you until your soul is scattered!"

Chen Xiao's eyes were fierce, and his domineering aura was exposed, "Don't worry, I'm not exaggerating. I, Chen Xiao, always do what I say!"

Xuan Mingzi laughed loudly, "I also believe you will do what you say, but no matter how powerful you are, you can't kill me!"

Chen Xiao frowned.

"Old man, are you senile? You know you're no match for me, but you come to provoke me, and you say I can't kill you? Listen to yourself, what are you even saying?"

Xuan Mingzi said lightly, "If you kill me, many people will be buried with me, including you, including your mother, including your friends, and even… all the lives in Dragon City!"

Chen Xiao's heart trembled. This old man was indeed problematic, and what he said didn't sound like exaggeration at all!

"Old beggar, what do you mean?"

Chen Xiao scolded!

Xuan Mingzi twitched the corner of his mouth and let out a cold laugh.

Then, he slammed his hand on the ground.

Buzz—

A buzzing sound rang out, and then, an ancient and mysterious formation appeared beneath Xuan Mingzi's body.

This formation diagram covered the entire floor of the Life Gate's secret room.

On each rune vein, faint black-purple light emerged.

"What is this?"

Chen Xiao frowned and asked.

Xuan Mingzi bit his toothpick and said casually, "This is just a spiritual energy detonation formation. It's not that big of a deal. Any cultivator who has achieved great success in entering the Dao can set up this kind of formation."

"The power of this kind of formation itself is not that great. With your abilities, it can't do anything to you."

"But do you know what's underneath this?"

The smile on Xuan Mingzi's face grew stronger, and his whole face took on an increasingly manic look.