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According to ancient records, in the incomparably vast Green Sky Continent, there were four great clans: the Secret Treasure True Lord's Mansion, the Tiger Soaring Pool, the Witch Emperor's Tomb, and the Black Dragon Cliff. The Four Great Hidden Secrets could reach the top of the world. Every time they appeared in this world, it would cause the world to tremble and countless heroes would perish.
This year just happened to be the year the Black Dragon's secret trove would appear again. This time, the Black Dragon's secret trove truly worried everyone in the world. Countless experts had turned the entire ten countries of the Southern Wasteland over a hundred times, yet they still couldn't find any clues.
While the entire Azure Sky Continent was being played around with by the Black Dragon's secret treasure, Qin Prefecture's Chang Residence, a small figure who could barely be considered a nobody in front of those powerful heroes, quietly arrived at the ”famous but untouchable” wealthy lake in Wuan County with three brothers.
The rich lake was also known as the Life and Death Lake. It wasn't too big, around a hundred meters in radius. The lake was murky all year round, and it smelled even worse than a stinky ditch.
The name Wealth Lake was quite legendary. It was said that in ancient times, there was a woodcutter who had been smashed into a rich man by a piece of gold jumped out of the lake while he was fighting firewood.
The name 'Life and Death Lake' held a deeper meaning. After Fugui Lake became famous, at that time, many people thought that there was a gold mine in the lake. Hundreds of people drowned like dumplings. A famous literary figure wrote down the phrase ”life and death in front of wealth” on a rock. Almost everyone in the world clapped their hands and praised the phrase, and the Lake of Wealth became known as the Lake of Life and Death once again.
”I say, Old Zhu! Are you sure that this place is the Black Dragon Cliff? ” The tallest of the four, the one with the biggest nose and the whitest skin, pinched his nose and stared at the dark lake water, raising his doubts.
Old Zhu wasn't very old, he looked to be around 21 to 22 years old. He was dressed extravagantly, had an average appearance, and an unruly expression. In his left hand he held a jeweled saber, while in his right he held a wine gourd. Old Zhu gulped down a mouthful of wine and said leisurely, ”Teacher Meng, don't worry. I won't cheat my old friend.”
Hearing this, Chang Lou's heart inexplicably jumped for a moment. Suddenly, a life and death question appeared in her mind, ”It's been three days since I last met Old Zhu, I wonder if I'm his old friend or not?”
”Brother Zhu, we've only known each other for a few days, you can't scam me and my brother, right?” He had known Chang Lou for the longest period of time, and their relationship was better than Xie Linghuang's. With a flip of his small eyes, he could see the thoughts running through Chang Lou's mind.
Xie Linghuang was rather plump and his appearance was rather casual. On his waist was a piece of jade carved from fine red jade. In his right hand was a blue scabbard with a great sword. He was wearing a blue robe made of wind silk. This top student of the Wuan County Scholar Ranking, who liked self-portraits, liked to change his clothes the most, ate three bowls of snacks and had difficulty repaying the money, would always know what Chang Lou's silent friend needed.
Old Zhu put the wine gourd back on his waist, twisted the finger on his right thumb and smiled, ”Brother Xie, where are your words coming from? Brother Chang Lou's' Immortal Slash Three Swords' is so famous that no one would wish to be chopped into two by Brother Chang. I am so afraid of death, how could I dare to trap you all? ”
”Haha …” Old Zhu really knows how to joke around! ” Xie Linghuang burst into laughter. He glanced at Chang Lou and assured him that nothing would happen to him.
Xie Linghuang's eyes were small, his small eyes could easily be thrown into a murderous cross-eyed look. Chang Lou, as a young boy who hadn't even stepped into the matters of the world, didn't understand what his good friend's expression meant at all. He directly understood that Xie Linghuang wanted him to wait for an opportunity to make his move, and the iron sword in his right hand tightened around his fist.
The night carried the full moon back up to the peak of the world. The milky white moonlight poured down from the sky, and the night became peaceful. Haoyue was truly selfless. He didn't hesitate to give the lakeside that had been dead silent for half a month, letting out some afterglow.
The first ray of moonlight caused a ripple to appear on the silent lakeshore, followed by countless rays of moonlight that sprinkled into the lake. After a while, a whirlpool the size of a well appeared in the middle of the lake.
Old Zhu didn't say anything as he jumped into the vortex. The man surnamed Meng also jumped in.
”Let's go!” Without hesitation, he dove into the whirlpool.
After jumping into the whirlpool, a bubble enveloped him. After a few rotations, several beams of light gradually appeared before his eyes. After walking for a full hour through a corridor that was filled with light, an ancient, grand palace appeared in front of him.
”Black Dragon Cliff!” The signboard in front of the palace door had the words ”Black Dragon Cliff” written in large, golden letters. The three words were inexplicably attractive. Within three breaths' time, Chang Lou felt his mind was in turmoil, and he hastily shifted his gaze.
The palace was over a hundred zhang tall, the surrounding walls had no end in sight. Under the dim light, the golden glazed roof tiles emitted a strange glow, just like the golden light on top of Buddha's head, adding a lot of color to the majesty and dignity of the palace. The divine dragon on the eaves was lively and wanted to soar into the sky.
”Brother Chang, over here!” Old Zhu stood at the foot of the city gate and called for Chang Lou.