298: Trigger Taboo

Although this valley is at least a Dao Lord Level area.

However, as of now.

There are no terrible crises within this valley.

Of course, this might also be related to Xiao Shi's currently powerful Luck.

After knowing the many taboos of this valley.

He can very well avoid these taboos.

Making it so that he did not encounter any crises along the way.

Of course, regarding that Dao Lord Level divine weapon in the distance, he could only watch, not daring to approach, let alone obtain it.

As he moved forward.

When Xiao Shi reached the middle section of this area.

Suddenly, an incredibly huge attraction emitted from the surrounding weapons and treasures.

To be precise.

This is something that can stir the desires within a person's heart.

Making Xiao Shi unable to help but feel an urgent impulse to pick up these treasures.

Just like a greedy person.

Placed in a pile of money.

Their entire desire is detonated!

Xiao Shi's gaze focused on a black hat not far away.

He realized that his desire was detonated by this black hat.

This black hat was a Martial Demon Grade item.

Just by being near it, it possessed the ability to detonate a person's desires.

Fortunately, given the many treasures Xiao Shi had seen.

His resistance to treasures was much higher than that of an ordinary person.

He was able to suppress the desires in his heart.

And did not succumb to the urge to pick up the treasures on the ground.

He quickly moved away from this area.

No longer lingering here.

After walking out of this area.

A fork in the road appeared before him again.

After Xiao Shi chose the leftmost path.

He was already approaching the second half of the valley.

The night was bleak and hazy, the moon half-hidden in the clouds, revealing only a blurred outline.

Xiao Shi entered a desolate land within the valley.

This desolate land exuded an ancient, dilapidated atmosphere.

It was like an ancient battlefield.

It was very similar to the previous area filled with many weapons and treasures.

However, the difference was that the previous area was like broken weapons and treasures destroyed during a war.

While the entire ground of this area was broken and dilapidated, with almost no intact places, remaining with many traces left after a great battle.

Xiao Shi even saw flames burning on the ground not far away.

These flames seemed to have been burning for many years.

Possessing the characteristic of never extinguishing!

On the scorched ground, there were many dried bloodstains remaining.

The most terrifying thing.

Was that in this area, one could hear some shrill roars echoing from time to time.

These roars seemed to be the wailing screams left behind by the souls who had once died here.

Xiao Shi carefully advanced here.

Guarding against crises that might appear at any time.

Not long after advancing.

A skeleton suddenly appeared in front of him.

The entire skeleton was filled with an ancient aura.

It seemed to have been dead for many years.

Scattered on the ground in front of him.

This made Xiao Shi think of one of the taboos within this valley.

"If you see a Corpse or remains in the valley, please be sure to bury them."

"That is to say..."

"I now need to bury this skeleton..."

Xiao Shi did not know if there would be a reward after burying the skeleton.

But what was certain was that if he ignored it, he would definitely violate the taboos of this place.

"But if I pick up these bones, will I violate another taboo?"

Xiao Shi fell into deep thought.

After all, in the valley, one cannot pick up items.

And he could not be sure if the bones here counted as items?

"If the bones here also count as items, then these two taboos are undoubtedly contradictory."

"It shouldn't be like that."

Thinking of this.

Xiao Shi still chose to pick up the bones on the ground.

Sure enough.

When he picked up these bones.

Nothing bad happened.

Next, he needed to take the bones back to the previous graveyard and bury the skeleton there.

After all, given the environment of this battlefield.

It was obviously impossible to bury it here.

Xiao Shi returned all the way.

Returning to the previous graveyard.

In a desolate place within the graveyard.

He dug a pit.

And buried the skeleton in it.

When the skeleton was buried, a tombstone automatically formed on the ground.

At the same time, a remnant soul floated out from within the tombstone.

This remnant soul bowed deeply to Xiao Shi and said gratefully.

"Thank you for burying me."

"To express my gratitude to you."

"I can open a path for you."

"Do you need a path to leave, or a path leading to the deepest part of the valley?"

Xiao Shi's heart stirred at this.

Sure enough, there would be a reward after burying the skeleton!

He could now choose one of two paths.

One was the path to leave here.

The other was the path leading to the deepest part of the valley.

That is to say...

He could now choose to continue moving forward, or choose to leave this place.

Xiao Shi thought for a moment.

If he left directly.

Although his personal safety would be guaranteed.

But the gains here would be very limited.

The most important thing is...

He had not achieved the goal of the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect.

At that time, I am afraid Xiang Zizhen would come in again.

"Since I have already come, if I just shrink back like this, it is really unjustifiable..."

Xiao Shi felt that he still had a great advantage here.

After all, his current Luck was very high.

He also knew many of the taboos of this place.

He had not encountered any danger so far.

The most important thing is...

Xiao Shi was very curious about the secret of the deepest part of this valley, and the true intention of the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect.

He had a strong premonition about this.

This was his only opportunity to come into contact with this secret.

The reason why the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect did not tell them the true intention of entering this place must be because this secret was of great importance.

It was a secret that could not be easily leaked.

Xiao Shi did not know if Xiang Zizhen knew this secret.

But he could foresee that even if Xiang Zizhen knew, he would not be able to tell him this secret.

This was his only chance to obtain this secret.

Thinking of this.

Xiao Shi decisively chose the path leading to the deepest part of the valley.

The remnant soul nodded.

"As you wish."

Hum!

In an instant.

The entire body of the remnant soul suddenly glowed with a dazzling light.

It directly transformed into a beam of light.

Causing the void in front of him to twist.

And in the distortion, a huge vortex-shaped light gate formed.

This was clearly using its own life.

To form this path leading to the deepest part of the valley.

Xiao Shi took a deep breath at this.

His figure moved.

He stepped directly into this light gate.

The next moment.

Xiao Shi directly crossed a vast distance.

Appearing out of thin air in the deepest part of the valley.

Here, there was a huge altar.

In the center of the entire altar grew a thick Camphor Tree, its branches and leaves spreading out like a canopy, with vines hanging down like curtains.

Between the dense vines, there was a huge eyeball.

However, this eyeball was currently in a closed state.

The moment he saw this huge eyeball.

Xiao Shi already realized.

This eyeball was very likely the biggest secret in this valley!

He could see.

This eyeball did not originally belong to this Camphor Tree.

The reason it existed on the Camphor Tree was because this eyeball was sealed within the Camphor Tree!

Of course.

The specific situation would have to wait until he approached to learn more.

Although he had now arrived at the deepest part of this valley.

He was still some distance away from the huge altar in front.

At the same time, he also discovered.

Not far in front of him.

There was a guard!

But this guard was different from the headless guards he had encountered before.

This was a guard that had a head!

Its head was a huge beast head.

Its eyes were gleaming crimson.

Possessing a very deep ferocity.

In its hand, it was still clutching a huge battle axe.

Xiao Shi immediately thought of one of the taboos.

"In the valley, not all guards are willing to help; only headless guards will help. If you encounter a guard with a head, immediately find a way to avoid it."

"Could it be that this kind of guard with a head will attack me? So I need to avoid it?"

Xiao Shi's heart trembled.

Because these guards did not emit any aura fluctuations, he could not tell what kind of strength these guards possessed.

But given the status of this valley...

As guards in the valley, their strength was definitely not simple!

Currently, if he wanted to go to the altar in front, there was only one path to take.

And this guard was located on this path.

Trying to pass without it noticing seemed to be an impossible task.

Xiao Shi fell into deep thought about this.

No matter what.

Since he had come here.

He must go to the altar in front to investigate.

But how could he avoid the guard in front?

After some thought.

He had an idea.

Xiao Shi reached out his finger.

Pressing his finger against his glabella.

Immediately, a Moon Mark emerged from his glabella.

At the same time, Xiao Shi spread his Soul Consciousness throughout his body, directly using his Soul Consciousness to cover and shroud his body, placing himself in a hidden state.

This was the Dark Moon Form he formed by combining the Flame Moon and his Soul Consciousness.

In the Dark Moon Form.

He would not be detectable by Soul Consciousness.

Xiao Shi decided to try using this state to avoid the guard.

Immediately.

His figure moved.

He began to move forward silently.

The guard in front just stood dullly in place, like a statue, and did not notice Xiao Shi's approach.

As he got closer.

Xiao Shi's mind tightened bit by bit.

He had no idea whether his method would work.

Finally.

As he kept getting closer.

He arrived at a distance of less than a hundred meters from the guard.

Now he was located to the right of the guard.

There was a bush here.

Xiao Shi hid in this bush and moved forward.

Not long after.

He and the guard were almost parallel.

The guard was not far to his left.

And there was still no movement from the guard.

Xiao Shi felt that as long as he crossed the guard, it should be stable.

After all, the guard was facing forward and shouldn't turn its head to look behind.

But just as he was about to pass the guard.

The guard, which had been motionless, suddenly turned its neck bit by bit in a somewhat mechanized way.

Its crimson pupils stared fixedly at the bush on the side.

Its gaze seemed to be able to penetrate the obstruction of these bushes.

Seeing Xiao Shi inside.

"Damn it!"

Xiao Shi's heart sank.

The moment the guard turned its head.

He already felt that he was being watched by the guard.

He was still discovered!

Although he could not be detected by Soul Consciousness in the Dark Moon Form, he could be seen by the naked eye.

This guard was obviously not searching by means like Soul Consciousness, but just observing with the naked eye.

The moment this guard discovered Xiao Shi.

Its entire crimson pupils glowed with intense red light.

Swish!

It flashed out of thin air.

And appeared in front of Xiao Shi.

It directly raised the huge axe in its hand, the entire axe shining with blood light, condensing an incredibly terrifying power.

Bringing Xiao Shi a feeling of trepidation.

"Sure enough, once this kind of guard with a head discovers me, it will attack me!"

Hum!

The guard directly swung the huge axe.

Slamming it down towards Xiao Shi.

Boom!!

The entire ground, under the slash of the huge axe, set off a terrifying and violent shock.

The guard's huge axe missed.

The moment the guard's huge axe slashed down.

Xiao Shi had already used the teleportation of the Crimson Tiger Form, teleporting directly behind the guard.

Although the power on the guard's huge axe was terrifying.

Its slashing speed was only average.

At this time, Xiao Shi, who had teleported behind the guard, could even counterattack the guard.

But he kept in mind the taboos of this place.

Knowing that in this valley, one cannot harbor evil thoughts.

That is to say...

He could not have the thought or idea of destroying this guard.

Much less have such actions.

This was also the most troublesome problem.

Originally, the strength of this guard was extremely powerful.

And he couldn't even think about destroying it.

"But I should be able to restrict it..."

Xiao Shi felt that as long as he restrained his thoughts well.

And only restricted its actions for self-preservation.

It should be fine.

Thinking of this.

Numerous branches suddenly extended from his body.

These branches, at an extremely fast speed, directly bound the entire guard firmly from behind, thereby restricting the guard's actions.

Not only that.

At the same time, numerous black mists spread from Xiao Shi's body, diffusing all around.

These black mists...

Were precisely from one of the Formations he had set up within the Azure Calamity Ancient Tree!

The function of this Formation was to allow him to form numerous black mists.

These black mists had a very strong ability to obscure vision.

The reason why Xiao Shi set up such a Formation in the Azure Calamity Ancient Tree was to be able to coordinate with his Dark Moon Form.

By obscuring vision with black mist.

And at the same time, it could not be found by Soul Consciousness.

This allowed him to be truly elusive within the black mist!

However, after Xiao Shi finished all this.

With a crack.

All the branches wrapped around the guard were shattered by it, and could not form an effective restraint or binding on it at all.

At the same time, the guard turned around.

Its crimson pupils locked firmly onto Xiao Shi.

Even if Xiao Shi changed his position in the black mist.

Its gaze also moved with Xiao Shi.

"My mist Formation is ineffective against it!"

Xiao Shi's heart sank.

At the same time, he was even more shocked to discover that the guard's strength had increased compared to just now!