Chapter 6: The Secret of Non-Transgression

  In the dark corridor, Lu Yun pulled Ao Xue's small hand and flew forward quickly. Lu Yun's eyes flashed with a wise light, and his heart was constantly calculating that if there was no way to go in front of him, how would he deal with the ghost behind him. Suddenly, Lu Yun's eyes changed, and the intention of exploring the road had already returned, and there was no way forward anymore.

  He glanced at Ao Xue lightly and found that Ao Xue was looking at him quietly, with a faint smile on her beautiful face. Lu Yun's eyes showed a hint of infatuation, and he said softly: "Hold your hand, grow old together, this life is enough."

  A faint smile, Ao Xue's soft voice said: "With my heart in exchange for your heart, two hearts forever intertwined. In the future, no matter what happens, but at this moment, our hearts are together." Lu Yun was shocked by her words, yes, as for the future, could he be sure? No. But just as Ao Xue said, no matter what the future holds, at least for now, their hearts were together.

  With a gentle effort, Lu Yun pulled Ao Xue's soft and moving body into his arms, looking into her eyes: "As for the future, I don't dare to promise you, but I believe that no matter how time changes, my heart will always be engraved with your name, and your figure. Let us remember this moment forever." Ao Xue smiled lightly, gently rested her head on his shoulder, and closed her beautiful eyes.

  Looking at the beautiful and moving girl, Lu Yun had an indescribable joy in his heart, like a fierce fire burning fiercely at the bottom of his heart. Taking a glance at the ghost head snake that was closely pursuing him, Lu Yun only realized at this moment how detestable it was, actually disturbing his own beautiful memories with Ao Xue. His left hand swung back, a silver light burst out, and the Town Soul Symbol suddenly appeared in front of the ghost head snake, heavily colliding with it.

  In the passage, a scream of extreme terror lasted only for an instant before disappearing. The ghost-headed snake transformed into a black mist, then condensed into a ball under the silver light and finally vanished without a trace. Lu Yun didn't look back, embracing Ao Xue's trembling body as he shot forward.

  Without the threat of the ghost-headed snake, Lu Yun slowed down his pace and quietly gazed at Ao Xue in his arms. Looking at her beautiful face, her bright red lips, and her delicate complexion, everything was so alluring. With a slight tremble, Lu Yun felt a strange sensation rising from the bottom of his heart, an urge to kiss Ao Xue, which instantly surged into his soul like a tidal wave. Everything was so sudden, so fierce, making it hard for him to resist.

  His face slightly red, Lu Yun's face rarely showed a shy expression at this moment. Only then did he understand that love was such a taste, both wanting and fearing, it was really torturing people. Unable to resist the temptation in his heart, Lu Yun finally slowly approached Ao Xue, wanting to kiss her. Feeling his heartbeat speeding up, Lu Yun's expression became somewhat flustered, looking at those tempting red lips right in front of him, he eventually lightly kissed down.

  Her body trembled, and the two souls shook simultaneously. Ao Xue opened her eyes, with a hint of shyness in her gaze, looking at him without resistance. Lu Yun's heart was racing faster than usual, afraid that Ao Xue would get angry. At this moment, he sneaked a glance at Ao Xue's eyes and felt a sigh of relief in his heart. Only then did Lu Yun feel that those lips were so sweet and intoxicating, making him drunk. Regaining his senses slightly, Lu Yun kissed Ao Xue with awkward yet eager movements, deeply enchanted by the sweetness.

  Her proud snow-like face was like a dawn cloud, her delicate complexion seemed to be dripping with dew. Her eyes appeared exceptionally intoxicating at this moment. With deep affection, she gazed at Lu Yun for a moment, then gently pushed against his chest, as if hinting at something. Lu Yun's heart skipped a beat, and he reluctantly released those fragrant lips, only after taking one more sip. Without saying a word, Lu Yun simply looked at Ao Xue with joy-filled eyes, his gaze overflowing with gratitude.

  "Avert your gaze," Ao Xue said softly. "There's no road ahead, be careful. Everything here is our eternal memory, belonging only to you and me."

  "At this moment, I will remember forever. In this life, I will cherish it well." After finishing speaking, he gently released the moving body and fixed his gaze on the front. Ao Xue looked at him with a faint smile, saying nothing more.

  Looking around, Lu Yun discovered that this was a large cave with no exit. The dark stone walls surrounding him were shrouded in a faint black glow, as if hiding something. In the center of the cave stood an ancient and strange stone statue. The statue's entire body emitted a very weak black glow, its appearance extremely bizarre, with three arms extending out to the left, right, and back, but none in front. Its body was roughly human-like, but its head was completely different.

  Only on the top of that head was a single horn, and both sides had faces, as if two people's heads were pressed together back to back. Both front and back have a face. The facial expression is vividly depicted, the side facing Lu Yun and Ao Xue is a terrifying ghost face, with bulging eyes, blood-red eyeballs that seem real at first glance, very frightening. And on the other side of the face against Lu Yun, it was smooth as jade, except for a pair of very charming eyes, there was no expression. In those eyes, a strange and seductive aura flashed, very enticing.

  Lu Yun looked at the strange stone statue and said in a low voice, "Be careful, everything here is different from our mortal world, I don't know what kind of changes are hidden. Let's take a look around first, and then come back to study this stone statue in the middle. From my feeling, this thing is very evil, I'm afraid it's not a good omen, really can't understand why it would appear here."

  "Be careful, lest you end up like Baiyun Yunfeng and stir up some bloody trouble. We want to take a look inside and see if we can find any useful clues." As soon as she finished speaking, her body shone brightly for an instant, and the protective aura around her illuminated the surroundings. After glancing at Lu Yun, Ao Xue walked off to the left.

  Carefully gazing at the surrounding stone walls, he didn't notice anything unusual, but Lu Yun discovered something on his left. Carefully using his mental energy to explore the surroundings, Lu Yun quickly understood that a layer of black mist similar to a seal was covering the stone walls, isolating the outside world. Slowly adjusting the frequency of the true energy outside his body, Lu Yun quickly used the magical effect of his mental energy to adjust his own true energy frequency to match that of the black mist. Through the black mist, Lu Yun discovered many inscriptions on it. After a closer look, Lu Yun finally understood all the secrets hidden within.

  The stone wall reads: This is the Noyet Ridge, one of the three major forbidden lands in the Ghost Domain. In the entire Ghost Domain, there are no ghostly objects that can fly over this ridge. The three major forbidden lands refer to the Noyet Ridge, the Soul Pool, and the Phantom Island. According to the stone wall, this passage is the only way out, leading to the Black River in front. The exit is just a short flight away from the Black River.

  About the stone statue in this cave, what is said above is called Wu Jian Gui Sha, one of the three great evils in the legend of the Ghost Domain. Along with Bu Si Xue Li and Wu Hun Yin Luo, they are equally famous. Because this is where Wu Jian Gui Sha hides, there is a mysterious and strange boundary above, nothing can penetrate it. Hence the legend of not crossing the ridge.

  Ao Xue walked around in a circle, but didn't find anything. Instead, she saw Lu Yun standing alone, staring blankly at the stone wall, and couldn't understand what he was doing. She quietly walked up to his side and softly asked: "Lu Yun, what's wrong with you? You're staring blankly at the stone wall by yourself, did you discover something?"

  Lu Yun heard this, smiled and looked at her with a hint of amusement, his right hand grasping hers, saying: "Now take another look at the stone wall, isn't it different from before?" As he finished speaking, a thread of tenderness flashed in his eyes. Ao Xue gazed at the stone wall, a hint of shock on her face, and a slight confusion in her heart.

  She glanced at Lu Yun, seeing his smiling expression, and a hint of joy appeared in Ao Xue's heart. Her lips lightly opened, and Ao Xue said: "Why is this? I couldn't see it before, but after you pulled me over, I could see it. What a strange thing. Is there something hidden on your body that we don't understand?"

  Lu Yun smiled and said, "There are indeed some things hidden on me that everyone doesn't know about, but now is not the time to tell everyone. To be honest, some of my affairs cannot be spoken of, so I have been hiding them all along. Of course, there are also some things that I couldn't hide, such as my heart's intention, which is clearly displayed before your eyes."

  Aoyuki looked at him, smiled after a while and said: "I don't need to know all your secrets, but I understand your heart, that's enough. What do we do now? Do we leave here to find Cangyue and the others, or study this so-called Wu Jiangu?"

  Lu Yun smiled and said, "Now that it's just the two of us here, this setting isn't suitable for those gloomy ghosts to bother us. Let's not look at this thing and slowly head back." After finishing speaking, he pulled Ao Xue's hand and headed in the direction they came from.

  Her beautiful face, with a faint smile, her jade hand was held by Lu Yun, and her heart was filled with joy. The rare opportunity to be alone together made the emotions between them increase greatly. The feelings that had been hidden before slowly sublimated in this journey through the ghost domain.

  A flash of light, two figures shot back the way they came. However, when Lu Yun had shot out for a hundred feet, he suddenly felt a very strange feeling in his heart and stopped, turning to look at the dark cave. Ao Xue looked at Lu Yun and said softly, "Did you sense something? Do you want to go back and take a look?"

  Lu Yun didn't respond, his mind waves rapidly changing frequency, carefully exploring the stone statue's movements in the cave. A hundred feet away, under such dim lighting, it was completely impossible to see the scenery inside the cave. But in Lu Yun's mind, everything inside was clearly presented. At this moment, the stone statue in the cave had a terrifying ghost face with a pair of blood-red eyes that were flashing with an eerie and mysterious light, looking ominous and frightening. On the other hand, two black light beams shot out from its eyes, filled with extremely evil aura. At the same time, the crimson glow around the entire stone statue began to gather, forming a bloody mist that enveloped it, making it look mysterious and terrifying.

  He glanced at Ao Xue, and a hint of shock appeared in Lu Yun's eyes. He opened his mouth and said: "That Wu Jian Ghost is about to wake up. Now we need to think of a way to seal it here. At least when we leave this place, we can't let it come out. Now entering the cave is too close, very dangerous. The only method is to set up a sealing array at this passage, hoping to stop it for a while and give us enough time to leave."

  She gazed at him, nodding lightly and said: "You tell me what to do, I'll say it." Lu Yun's heart felt an inexplicable sense of emotion upon hearing this. With a faint smile, Lu Yun's entire body burst forth with a powerful aura, exuding complete confidence as he spoke with deep feeling: "Don't worry, with me here nothing will ever harm you. For now, go ahead and wait for me up front, I'll be fine on my own. After sealing the scroll, I'll come right away, go."

  With a sweet smile, Ao Xue's powerful charm instantly struck Lu Yun's heart. Seeing Lu Yun's slightly dazed eyes, Ao Xue laughed and said: "Alright, I'll wait for you up ahead, be careful." After that, she flew off on her sword.

  Lu Yun regained his composure, gazing at the distant figure of Ao Xue with a hint of sweetness on his lips. Turning around, Lu Yun's hands were clasped together in front of his chest, and his entire body suddenly burst forth with a mysterious blue-green light. Looking towards the cave entrance, Lu Yun's eyes revealed a hint of vigilance as he exerted all his strength to cast the Taoist "Tai Xuan Lie Tian Dao", forming an invisible seal that flowed with cyan light in front of him. His hands slowly drew strange patterns on his chest, while the seal in front of him layered with light, countless talismans and incantations transforming into a bizarre glow that eventually converged onto the boundary layer.

  He let out a slight sigh of relief, and Lu Yun glanced at the boundary he had set up, a hint of a smile in his eyes. With a flick of his left hand, he lightly pressed it onto the boundary. In an instant, Lu Yun's left hand flashed with silver light, and the Soul-Sealing Symbol was firmly imprinted on the boundary he had cast. The dark blue boundary flashed with the words "Soul-Sealing" before disappearing, along with its dark blue glow. Everything in front of him became transparent, as if nothing had ever happened.

  Turning around, Lu Yun smiled triumphantly and shot forward. Soon, he discovered Ao Xue, his body swaying, and grabbed her small hand, laughing loudly as they went away. The passageway was filled with the joyful and triumphant sound of Lu Yun's laughter, lingering on in the enclosed space for a long time.

  Turning back to Ziyang, Yunfeng, Cangyue and Xu Jie, the four of them knew that the ghost head was chasing after them as soon as they entered the tunnel, so they all fled forward with all their might. Since entering the Ghost Domain, the four of them had already vaguely realized from the few things they had experienced that the ghosts in this domain were far more sinister than those in the Mortal Realm. Perhaps it was because this was the Ghost Domain, filled with eerie and mysterious auras that were conducive to the cultivation of ghostly creatures, so the ghosts here could exert much greater power than those in the Mortal Realm.

  Four people in order to maintain their strength, the first choice is to escape. Except for being unavoidable, they would rather not fight with these unrelated ghosts. Cang Yue was at the front, her whole body shining with a golden light, illuminating the way forward. Xu Jie followed closely behind, leaving Yun Feng and Zi Yang in the back, blocking the ghost head while escaping. They didn't know how long they had been running, but Yun Feng was chased to the point of being out of breath, extremely angry in his heart.

  Looking back at the mysterious ghost head, Yun Feng said: "Master, this thing is hateful, it has been chasing us non-stop, and I have a burning fire in my heart. We are supposed to be the top cultivators of the mortal realm, how did we end up here, being chased by these ghostly creatures like a dog with its tail between its legs? I don't want to run away anymore, rather than wasting our true energy, I'd rather use some effort to destroy this ghost thing and vent my anger."

  Zi Yang Zhen Ren's heart was also burning with anger, and as soon as he heard Yun Feng say this, he immediately agreed: "Since that's the case, we won't escape. If we run too far, it will be easy to lose contact with Lu Yun and the others. Now we'll take a look at this ghost thing and see how powerful it is, following us all the way." As soon as he finished speaking, his long sword flashed, and a strong crimson light suddenly appeared in the passageway, striking the ghost's head directly.

  The air was swirling wildly, and the light was flashing. Suddenly, a dull sound echoed through the entire passage. The ghost head's body flashed with light, and it paused for a moment before repelling the powerful true energy of Zi Yang's sudden sword strike. Yun Feng let out a loud shout, and his Wind Slashing Sword, accompanied by a silver light, formed a series of whip-like slashes around the ghost head, continuously launching attacks. Up ahead, Cang Yue and Xu Jie turned back to watch the battle, ready to launch their own attack at any moment.

  Yun Feng was extremely angry in his heart, and at this time, the sword technique of slaying demons and eliminating evil borrowed from the Wind Slashing Sword launched a powerful attack, completely putting that ghost head within its own attack range. Zi Yang True Person assisted on the side, and the crimson sword edge always flashed at the critical moment when the ghost head was dodging, launching a strong attack, forcing it to have nowhere to hide. As a result, they firmly controlled the ghost head within their attack range, being pressed down by the two of them until it was unable to move.

  Cang Yue glanced at the ghost head and said with a slightly surprised expression: "Yun Feng, this won't do. Haven't you noticed that your attacks can't hurt it? If we keep going like this, by the time your true yuan is exhausted, it'll be dangerous. We need to change our approach and see if there's another way to kill it."

  Yun Feng's heart skipped a beat, and he slowly regained his composure, carefully observing the ghost's movements. After a while, Yun Feng realized that Cang Yue's words were very reasonable, and this method would not eliminate it, but only waste true yuan. He glanced at Zi Yang Zhen Ren and said, "Master Bo, you hold it back first, I'll use the Yin-Yang Sword to eliminate it." After finishing speaking, his body retreated, and he began to prepare.

  On this side, the Purple Yang True Person heard the words and resisted the counterattack of the ghost head with all his might, giving Yun Feng enough time to display the Yin-Yang Sword. In the tunnel, layers of mysterious blue-green light, like layered ripples, emanated from Yun Feng's body. The surrounding air currents began to converge towards Yun Feng. Only then did Yun Feng's body rise three feet off the ground, with the Wind-Splitting Sword spinning rapidly above his head. His entire body radiating a strong and astonishing aura, which burst forth in an instant. With both hands clasped together in front of his chest, countless flashing blue-red talismans surrounded Yun Feng, rotating at high speed in various strange shapes. In Yun Feng's eyes flashed blue-red light, and with a loud shout from his mouth, the void above suddenly opened up a space-time door, and a sword radiating red-green dual colors appeared out of nowhere above the tunnel.

  Only a flash of light was seen, and the space-time gate disappeared. Yun Feng controlled the yin-yang sword, instantly moving it to above the ghost head, covering it in between. Beside him, Zi Yang Zhen Ren let out a sigh of relief, his body retreating to the side of Cang Yue and the two women, the three of them carefully gazing at Yun Feng's mysterious sword.

  The ghost head suddenly let out a mournful and terrifying scream, the entire ghost face twisted and distorted, looking extremely frightening. The black light around the ghost head shrank into a ball, and the red and green eyes shot out dual-colored rays of light, constantly defending against the Yin-Yang sword's attack. Looking at the Yin-Yang sword again, it was seen that countless talismans were flashing on the sword, clear as day, following the red and green rays of light from top to bottom, forming a closed space around the ghost head, continuously launching attacks. The red and green rays of light carried a destructive aura, continuously striking the black ghost energy around the ghost head, and in just a short moment, the ghost head's aura weakened significantly.

  Xu Jie looked at Yun Feng and said, "I didn't expect his set of Fa Jian to be so powerful. This doesn't seem like the Fa jue of Yi Yuan, does it? Zi Yang Shibo, am I right?" Zi Yang Zhenren nodded slightly and said, "That's correct, this is indeed not a Fa jue from our Yi Yuan. I heard Lu Yun say that this was obtained by my younger brother Xuan Gui in an ancient cave by chance. And Yun Feng is the direct disciple of Xuan Gui, who just returned to Yi Yuan two years ago to learn the sword technique for slaying demons and evil spirits."

  Xu Jie let out a sound of realization, and only then did she understand that there was another layer of meaning to this. Cang Yue said in a low voice, "Look quickly, the ghost head is going to be finished." Xu Jie fixed her eyes on it and indeed, the ghost head had shrunk down to three feet in size, its terrifying face gone, transformed into a ball of black energy that was being compressed layer by layer by the yin-yang sword. A mournful scream echoed through the passageway, followed immediately by a burst of black light, and in an instant everything vanished without a trace.

  Yun Feng let out a soft "hmm" and the mysterious yin-yang sword instantly disappeared. With a turn of his body, he gently landed beside Xu Jie and chuckled: "How's that? I'm not bad, right?" As he finished speaking, he looked at Xu Jie with an expectant glint in his eyes.

  Xu Jie glanced at him and said in a low voice, "Impressive, you're really impressive. Everyone saw it, why ask me?" In the brief words, there seemed to be some implication. The Purple Sun True Person beside her looked at Cang Yue and both of their eyes revealed a mysterious smile, as if they had sensed something.

  Yun Feng's face turned slightly red, and he chuckled twice before falling silent. Zi Yang True Person saw his embarrassment and changed the subject, saying: "Alright, this detestable thing has been eliminated, let's head back to find Lu Yun and Ao Xue. Once we find them, we can think of a way to leave together."

  As soon as the words fell, a voice came from behind: "Just in time, we've arrived. Everyone should move forward now, that's the only exit." After finishing speaking, Lu Yun and Ao Xue appeared before the eyes of the four people. Cang Yue glanced at Ao Xue, then looked at Lu Yun, with an almost imperceptible glimmer of curiosity flashing across her eyes.

  Yun Feng was overjoyed to see Lu Yun return, and immediately exclaimed: "Great, you're back! Let's hurry up and go. Later, we'll talk about what happened on your end, did you encounter any strange things?" After finishing speaking, he pulled Lu Yun and suddenly shot forward. Behind them, the four people looked at their backs, smiled slightly, and followed after them.