When everyone in the Star Sect received the news of the opening of the space channel, it was already half a month after the battle between Grand Supreme Wang Song and the Great Sun God.
Xingzong back mountain.
Songyun Peak, this is the cave residence of Supreme Prince Wang Song.
At this time, the Grand Priest Wang Song, who had just defeated the Great Sun God, and who should have been in high spirits, was sitting on a wicker chair with a dejected look on his face.
I saw that his long hair was messy, as if it hadn't been taken care of for a long time. It was gray and white, and the corners of his eyes were full of exhaustion, looking like he had run out of energy.
"Junior Brother Zhong, the space channel is open, are the people from Qingxiao City here?"
Wang Song asked Zhong Shan who was standing.
Zhong Shan looked at Wang Song with a worried look on his face, and even Fang Chang would give him a thumbs up for his acting skills.
"Mr. Wang, the people from Qingxiao City haven't come yet, maybe they haven't discovered the location of the space passage yet, so I've asked Star Picker to send someone there.
With your last warning, even if the people from the Sun and Moon Sect don't take it seriously, they will still send more manpower."
After saying that, Zhong Shan couldn't help but ask:
"Mr. Wang, since the last decisive battle between you and the Great Sun God, your expression has become worse and worse. Now you are our Star Sect's Dinghai Shenzhen. Don't let anything happen to you."
Wang Song smiled bitterly and said: "The god's cultivation is advanced and he is close to the realm of ascension.
Although I take advantage of the Star Bead and can slightly suppress him in terms of realm, my cultivation level is still far behind him.
Moreover, the Great Sun Golden Wheel is indeed the most precious treasure of the Sun Sect, with infinite power. Even if I win a small victory, it will also overdraw my vitality.
This time, we can only lose both sides.
I only regret that God cannot grant me another two thousand years of life, but this is probably the fate of me getting the Star Bead.
Those who are not blessed with such a great treasure have no chance to receive it."
He suddenly fell silent.
After a while, Wang Song slowly spoke:
"Junior Brother Zhong, can I believe you?"
Zhong Shan was stunned for a moment, but then asked: "Mr. Wang, who else can you trust besides me?"
Wang Song looked slightly startled, shook his head and said with a smile:
"Yes, if I can't even trust you, then who else can I trust in this huge Xing Sect?"
He turned his hand over and a bright crystal ball appeared.
"The matter of the space passage is urgent. Whoever seizes it first will have the upper hand. Before the people in Qingxiao City notice it, I will take care of it first.
With the decrees of you and me, all the resources of the Star Sect are at your disposal.
There is also this star bead, you take it first, as long as you have the heart to protect the star-gazing world, you can activate its power."
Hearing this, Zhong Shan fixedly looked at the star bead in Wang Song's hand.
Small beads, big charm.
But he made no move.
He said to Wang Song: "Mr. Wang, I'm afraid that like the Great Sun God, I won't be able to inspire the power of the Star Bead. This Star Bead will be useless to me."
He looked away from the star beads and smiled bitterly:
"Mr. Wang has a noble heart and has the character to worry about the world's worries. Although I fell out with the messenger from the upper realm, my heart was moved after all.
I'm afraid that I can't control it, so I'd better leave it here with you. With you here, no one else will dare to act rashly."
Wang Song smiled slightly and said: "Junior Brother Zhong, even if you are unable to activate the power of the Star Bead now, I believe that one day you will figure it out.
Until then, you hold this bead to protect the Star Sect and the Star Observation World.
When the last resort comes, I allow you to use this bead in exchange for peace in the Xingzong."
Zhong Shan's heart suddenly moved. Looking at Wang Song's gentle eyes, he almost thought he was exposed.
He shook his head and said: "Mr. Wang, there is no need to say any more. The Star Bead is in your hands. Only if you sit at the gate of Xingzong can we protect Xingzong.
As for your injury, I will definitely find you a magical elixir that can heal your injury."
He turned around and left resolutely.
"You stay in the Star Sect to recuperate, and I will go to the space channel to take charge. As long as I am here, no monk from the upper world will enter our star-gazing world."
Until Zhong Shan left, Wang Song's expression remained unchanged, and he just rubbed his palms slowly.
The star beads that were shining just now turned into powder. With a pat, countless powders dispersed in the wind.
"Junior Brother Zhong, is that well-hidden murderous intention in your heart for me?"
Wang Song sighed in his heart.
There is more mystery to the Star Bead than he imagined.
It was as if he could feel the flash of killing intent in Zhong Shan's heart, which made his eyebrows shiver slightly.
But he still couldn't believe it.
He also helped Zhong Shan break through to the state of becoming a god. In recent years, Zhong Shan has treated him with great respect as a junior.
In order to respect his opinions, he did not hesitate to break with the messenger from the upper realm.
After he was injured, he visited him every day and brought him various healing elixirs.
How could such a person have the intention to kill him?
That's why he used the Star Bead as a test.
After all, he and Zhong Shan had no grievances or conflicts of interest, and he had long ignored the power of the Xing Sect.
In fact, for more than a hundred years, he has lived in seclusion behind the scenes to cultivate Zhongshan's prestige and carry out the tradition of passing on the old to the new.
Then the only thing about him that can make Zhong Shan's heart move is the Star Bead.
However, he had already offered the Star Bead with both hands. Why didn't Zhong Shan take it? Why did Zhong Shan take the initiative to leave the Star Sect and go to guard the space channel in order to avoid suspicion?
Is it really my own illusion?
Wang Song couldn't understand, and he didn't want to think about it in detail.
He closed his eyes, and the gray and defeated aura was driven out of his body bit by bit. With the help of the Star Beads, the recovery from his injuries was only a matter of time.
…
The space passage connecting the star-gazing world to the main heaven and earth is on a small island in the sea.
The island is nameless, a barren desert island with no special products and no one inhabiting it.
Only occasionally the monks who were tired from running around in the sea would find a place on the island to repair themselves. Over time, there was a small market for cultivators here.
Zhang San was one of the fleet guards belonging to the Jindan family and was ordered to escort a batch of goods to the island.
Then I accidentally discovered the space passage.
He mistakenly thought it was the entrance to some kind of magic circle, and then remembered the stories about those lucky people who became rich overnight, so he boldly walked in.
However, once he left, he never came back.
After Zhang San disappeared, the leader of the caravan naturally sent someone to look for him.
Zhang San's life or death is not important, the key is that the goods he carries are worth several thousand spiritual stones.
Then more and more people discovered the space passage.
But no one who went in came out again.
Later, it attracted more and more people, first the foundation-building monks.
After learning that the foundation-building monks never returned, even the golden elixir monks were attracted. With such a powerful formation, the treasures inside must not be simple.
That's right, at the beginning, everyone thought that the space channel was the entrance to the magic circle, so they wanted to block the news.
After all, no one has ever seen a space channel.
Not to mention seeing it, just hearing it.
It wasn't until several Jindan Daoist people were trapped inside that the news could no longer be concealed, and it spread throughout the stargazing world through the eyes and ears of various caravans.
But going back and forth like this delayed at least a month.
This is also the reason why Xingzong got the news so late.
By the time Zhong Shan arrived, the island had been blocked.
It is said that there is a large cultivation family on the sea, with the surname Zhang. The ancestor of the Zhang family has a cultivation level of the late Nascent Soul, and there is also a sea beast with a monster king level cultivation level.
One person and one beast share the same mind, and he occupies a favorable location in the sea. He is not afraid of anyone except the Master of Transformation, and is a well-known overlord in the world of maritime cultivation.
Even the disciples of the three sects were stopped after arriving.
Several Yuan Ying elders and peak masters of the three sects were unconvinced and fought with the ancestors of the Zhang family, but they were all defeated. This further made the ancestors of the Zhang family more famous.
Zhong Shan sneaked into the island quietly without alerting anyone.
He didn't believe that he was here. The people in Qingxiao City hadn't discovered the space passage yet. If they had discovered it, not even a single person would come.
It wasn't until he entered the island that he discovered that his guess was right.
Wisps of small purple-red flames suddenly appeared in the air, connecting into a fire net and suddenly covering him.
"Heaven's Fire?"
Zhong Shan's eyes flashed, and his consciousness swept across the entire nameless island.
"His Majesty Zhongshan, we have been waiting for you for a long time."
The fire net suddenly dispersed, and a black shadow condensed in front of him. It was none other than Tianmo Fangchang.
Zhong Shan suddenly said: "It turns out that the Zhang family is controlled by you. No wonder even the people from the three sects can't get in."
Tianmo Fangchang had a smile on his face and seemed to be in a good mood.
Just listen to him say: "Mr. Zhongshan, you have guessed wrong. There is someone else who wants to see you."
Zhong Shan asked: "Who is it?"
Tianmo Fang's long figure flew down: "You will know when I see you."
…
In front of the space passage.
I don’t know when a pavilion was built.
There is someone in the pavilion, drinking wine.
At a glance, Zhong Shan saw the young man he had only seen in his distracted memory. His temperament was more earthly and gentle than in his distracted memory.
But like mountains in the clouds and flowers in the mist, they feel invisible and intangible.
Zhong Shan instinctively felt the danger.
"This is the first time we meet. Your Majesty Zhongshan, please introduce yourself. My name is Fang Chang. You can call me Lord City Lord.
Compared with the distraction that occupies your body, your true body is more mature and handsome. If you were to leave it alone in the world, there would definitely be many young ladies who would be attracted by it."
Fang Chang raised his glass to signal and said:
"Let's talk."
Zhong Shan walked forward, sat down in front of Fang Chang, and got straight to the point.
"How long has it been since City Lord Fang came?"
Fang Chang replied: "One month."
Zhong Shan understood immediately: "It seems that the Zhoutian Star Traction Formation passed down from ancient times by our Xing Sect still has some effect.
However, City Lord Fang has been here for a month but has not taken any action. He only controlled a maritime family to block the space passage. Does City Lord Fang find it difficult?"
Fang Chang nodded and said: "Originally, I thought Mrs. Zhong would bring me some good news or gifts, such as the star bead that made my heart beat.
Now it seems that I overestimated Mrs. Zhong."
He swept his square palm over the table, and there was a shining crystal inlaid on the stone table.
"I have already prepared the law crystal for Prince Zhong, but now it seems that I cannot send it out yet."
Practical benefits are more exciting than any words.
Zhong Shan's eyes were completely attracted by the law crystal on the table at this moment.
He seemed to see countless laws evolving in front of him.
Just by taking a brief look at it, a lot of inspiration came into his mind, but when he realized it carefully, those inspirations burst like bubbles.
"I'm going to get it!"
This is the strongest thought in Zhong Shan's mind at the moment.
There was a fierce and ferocious light in his eyes, like a wolf seeing its prey and fresh flesh and blood.
But thinking of Fang Chang sitting in front of him, he quickly restrained his thoughts.
It would be easier to snatch the Law Crystal from Fang Chang's hand than to kill Mr. Wang and grab the Star Bead.
Zhong Shan withdrew his gaze and said in a low voice:
"Mr. Wang is already on guard against me, and even took out the Star Bead to test me. Now I'm not even sure whether his injuries are real or fake.
If you want to get the Star Pearl, it's not enough for me alone.
I need someone to help me."
He didn't say who Mr. Wang was. He understood that since Fang Chang was sitting here, it meant that he already knew everything he needed to know.
Fang Chang shook his head and said: "The condition we negotiated before is that the boundary stone is exchanged for the law crystal. If we need to take action, the price will not be this price."
Zhong Shan thought for a moment and asked:
"What else do you want?"
Since Fang Chang did not refuse directly, it means that there is talk, but he will have to pay more.
Fang Chang smiled and said: "Mr. Zhong is really refreshing. It's actually very simple. Not long after Qingxiao City was founded, it has been thirsty for talents.
If Mr. Zhong is willing to join Qingxiao City and become one of his own, this law crystal will naturally be of internal value."
Zhong Shan asked in return: "I can exchange for Xingzong. Xingzong has a legacy of tens of thousands of years and has countless disciples. I can merge the entire Xingzong into Qingxiao City."
He cultivates to seek freedom and freedom. If he joins Qingxiao City, he will have more restrictions and will inevitably be driven by others in the future.
He has been a supreme elder for thousands of years and has long been accustomed to being superior. Even when discussing requests with Fang Chang, he is treated as an equal.
The most important thing is that Qingxiao City is not a small force that joins as soon as it is asked to join, or quits as soon as it is decided not to join.
Otherwise, he could have agreed directly.
Fang Changdao: "Talents are naturally welcomed everywhere, but compared to Xingzong, I value top talents like Mr. Zhong more.
Of course, this is a major matter and Mr. Zhong can think about it carefully.
However, I have to remind Mr. Zhong that there is only one star bead. Apart from that, it is difficult for me to find a second object in the stargazing world that makes my heart beat.
If someone else uses it to exchange it with me, then Mr. Zhong will have no chance."
As long as they get Zhongshan, where can Xingzong go? They have to join Qingxiao City obediently and become the backbone of Qingxiao City's future expeditions east and west, and as a worker for other city lords.
Not only the Xing Sect, but also the Sun Sect and Yue Sect, Fang Chang actually took a fancy to them all.
It can be said that mastering these three sects is equivalent to capturing half of the essence of the entire stargazing world.
Zhong Shan's eyes kept flashing at the law crystal on the table, and he quickly made a decision. He stood up and bowed slightly towards Fang Chang.
"My subordinate Zhong Shan has met the Lord of the City."
Fang Chang also stood up with a smile and gave him a little help.
"You're welcome, Zhong Zongfeng. It is also an honor for Qingxiao City to have you join us.
But you will soon find that joining Qingxiao City is one of the most correct choices you have ever made in your life."
"Inner demon!"
"The little one is here."
The breeze blew by, and Tian Mo Fang Chang stood in front of Fang Chang with a flattering face.
Fang Chang frowned: "Didn't you say you don't want to use my face?"
The demon in his heart followed the good and he soon turned into an ordinary handsome guy who was unremarkably handsome.
"What are your orders?"
"If he continues to worship the bell, if he needs any help, you will give him your full cooperation."
Fang Chang did not impose any contractual restrictions on Zhong Shan.
Both of them knew very well that before they got the Star Bead, these names were just names and meant nothing.
"Your Majesty Zhongshan, please come this way."
The inner demon led Zhong Shan to the other side.
He saw the fog of the magic circle in the distance suddenly disperse. Zhong Shan took a surprised look and saw a young monk with a sluggish aura and a peaceful temperament walking towards the pavilion step by step.
"Lord Sun God, he is here too!"
A sense of crisis suddenly arose in Zhong Shan's heart.
