The sky and the earth are connected by a straight line, which lasts for three days, with lush green forests and huge forests like the sea, and the wild beasts roaring together.
This place is located on the edge of the world in Chi County.
You can see that on the earth, there are many majestic passes stacked up, as if they are located between heaven and earth.
On the other side, mountains carved with strange formations and shining with eerie brilliance stand as if they are alive.
On each mountain peak, there is an illusory and ethereal light and shadow.
The second highest mountain among them is a black sun.
The light is dim and not shining, but if you look carefully, you can see spots like magma bubbles floating on the surface.
'Have the seeds over there not sprouted yet?'
The majestic hot breath, accompanied by a thunderous sound, echoed in the mountains.
‘Waiting, you still need to wait. For the seeds to germinate, in addition to the strong spiritual roots, the soil also needs to be fertile.
Everything still needs to wait.’
The one who made the sound was another high mountain, which was not much shorter than Black Sun Mountain. On the top of the mountain, there was a green tree that covered the sky, with branches all over the sky covering everything.
'It's almost, it's almost already. The seeds this time are very close and the location is almost determined. I want to give it a try.'
'How to do this?'
'Continue to put out bait, even Taoist source, or a fellow Taoist.'
'good.'
'good.'
After a series of responses, the mountains finally fell silent.
Not long after, the endless branches of the green tree covering the sky began to tremble. The originally green twigs aged rapidly, the bark wrinkled, and ferocious and terrifying faces appeared one after another.
Like humans, like animals, like insects.
It screams in pain, as if it contains all the souls.
Above the big tree, the light and shadow sway, and where the branches gather, a green ball is formed from it, growing bigger and bigger like fruit.
puff.
When the melon is ripe, the stem will fall off.
The green fruit fell to the ground, and the sky dimmed for three days.
‘Everyone, help me open the door.’ The green tree swayed.
There was no reply, only the sky above the mountains suddenly darkened.
The green fruit that originally fell on the ground began to age rapidly, and the peel shriveled and withered, slowly turning into the face of an old man.
After a while, it became a fruit core the size of a child's fist.
Then the core began to slowly undulate and vibrate like a heart, the speed and frequency became faster and faster, and the wrinkles on the skin became more and more obvious.
finally.
laugh!
In the sky, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled.
For a moment, it was like a white night.
And above the core, a foggy hole appeared, getting bigger and bigger.
Finally, he swallowed it all at once.
The foggy mouth disappeared.
This world has once again returned to its previous silence.
In the distance, the tall pass shines with an inexplicable light.
All around, the vast ancient forest roared with an ear-splitting roar.
The dust has settled.
Huaiping City.
‘This is a solar eclipse?’
After walking out of Si Ma Fang Yamen, he turned a corner and walked into a street called Fulu Street. Lin Mo suddenly looked up in surprise.
At this time, the scorching sun that was hanging high suddenly dimmed, and there were gaps, as if it was blocked by something, and the light began to dim.
The world suddenly became drowsy.
The sudden change directly attracted people's attention.
And just when everyone looked up at the sky, the sun, which was mostly missing, began to slowly recover again.
Everything that happened just now seemed like an illusion.
The long street that was originally bustling with traffic suddenly became bustling with people.
Pedestrians stopped and began to whisper to each other.
There are also some good people who directly boast and say that the country will be destroyed and there will be evildoers.
He immediately attracted everyone's attention, but just as he was talking eloquently, he found that no one responded. He turned around and found that there was a group of Sergeant Zhou Sheng who came out of nowhere behind him.
Naturally, he was taken away directly.
"What a troubled time." Lin Mo stood on the street and couldn't help but mutter to himself.
He looked up at the sky.
The sun in the sky was the same as usual, no different, but he didn't know if it was an illusion, but in a daze, he actually saw the shadow of a tree above it.
When you look closely, you can't see it at all.
Like a mirage.
"What does this mean? It's just the Tengu eclipsing the sun. It has happened several times in history."
Suddenly, a majestic figure appeared next to Lin Mo and said in a deep voice.
"Only those rebel leaders who truly intend to rebel would like to use these things to fool the people."
The man is none other than Xiao Zhengyang.
He was wearing a gray suit and had a sneer on his face, not caring about it.
"Yeah?"
Lin Mo didn't defend himself, he just took a deep look at the sun above his head and turned around.
"Are you ready?"
"Everything is ready." The man crossed his shoulders and nodded.
The two looked at each other and smiled, without further delay, they turned directly into an alley and walked towards the Taihuai Ferry.
As an old city, Si Ma Fang has many small streets and alleys like this. It can only accommodate three people walking side by side. Sometimes there may be four or five families living in a courtyard passing by.
To be honest, sometimes in Lin Mo's opinion, it would be better to live in such conditions than in Ningyang.
It can only be said that the urbanization trend exists no matter where in the world.
Not long after.
The population is becoming increasingly sparse.
This is already an area waiting for demolition, and is relatively deserted. On weekdays, only impoverished foreigners rent and live there.
"Bluetooth Trading Company was also founded by a local force in Yuzhou, and its background is a warlord in Yuzhou. Its power is weaker than ours, but it should not be underestimated."
As they walked, Xiao Zhengyang introduced the situation in a low voice.
"Then how are their forces distributed here?"
"There is a Grandmaster with the ship, but now I am sure that he is not in Huaiping. According to the information obtained by the spies, there are about two half-step Grandmasters and five Six Fu Realm warriors there this time."
"The strength is a bit strong." Lin Mo nodded.
Not to mention the grandmaster who is currently away from Huaiping for business, these two half-step masters plus five masters of the Six Fu Realm are enough to dominate an ordinary county town.
"It's natural. Anyone who dared to grab goods from us without lighting the fire would have been beaten to death and sunk. Now the person behind them in Yuzhou has offended someone and is being besieged. It's a good opportunity to act cruelly."
After hearing this, Lin Mo understood why Xiao Zhengyang knew that Bluetooth Trading Company was preparing to take action against him.
At first, he was inevitably wary. After all, no matter how good Xiao Zhengyang's intelligence network was, it was impossible for a mere trading house to be big enough to know everything.
It turned out to be because he had been preparing to attack the Bluetooth company for a long time.
"Is it very chaotic over there in Yuzhou?" He asked casually while understanding.
“It’s much more chaotic than Huaizhou.
The main reason is because there are too many ruthless people there. Universal Sect, Huangtian Sect, and Black Buddhism have all become the climate. Each of them has set up an army and occupied many counties. It is just that they have not opened a government or built a tooth."
Xiao Zhengyang sighed.
"In comparison, Huaizhou is doing well. At least the imperial power still maintains basic stability."
"Is Black Buddhism and Universalism so powerful?" Lin Mo's pupils narrowed and he asked pretending to be confused.
It's outrageous to say that these two forces have issues with him.
"The most powerful people in Yuzhou today are naturally the Taihou Mansion and the Imperial Court, followed by the Huangtian Sect, then the Qingtian Temple and the Vajra Bandits, and then the Universal Sect and the Black Buddhism.
Among them, the Universal Sect is much stronger than the Black Buddhism, because there are recent rumors that Luo Minfei, the Jingyan Zuojie in the Universal Sect, has broken through the great master."
Xiao Zhengyang briefly talked about the situation in Yuzhou.
"The forces above all have at least a Grandmaster in charge, and the headmaster of the Huangtian Sect, who has taken advantage of the situation, is rumored to be even stronger than a Grandmaster.
Seriously speaking, the reason why the situation in Yuzhou has deteriorated to this point and the princes are separatist is because he set up an array in Yuzhou City for three days and three nights to suppress the military leader of Yuzhou."
"Grandmaster?" Lin Mo thought thoughtfully.
"This is natural. At this time, in Yuzhou, without the power of a master, one can only stay in the mainstream. If one does not find a backer to rely on, life will be extremely difficult, and even a master can only fend for himself.
Only a great master who connects the outer world with his divine will, can truly conquer the wind, create mountains and split rivers, can he truly be considered a figure."
It's just that that kind of character is too far away from millions of ordinary warriors, just like the dragon above the nine heavens.
"Grand Master." Lin Mo also looked solemn.
This is a change in level, the circle is different, and the vision and goals also change accordingly.
When I was in Ningyang, I thought that after I established my destiny, I would be able to make my own decisions and speak with confidence.
After he killed the first life-making master with his own hands, he found that life-making masters were just like this, and their waist was still a little weak when they spoke.
Later, he killed more and more people and became stronger and stronger.
There are five viscera realms, six viscera realms, half-step masters, and even grand masters.
I just didn't expect that my sense of security would not increase day by day, but instead my sense of urgency would become more and more serious.
Perhaps if he had just stayed in Ningyang, with his current strength, he should have been able to live a very good, comfortable and dignified life.
Lin Mo suddenly thought of this.
After all, the strongest of the three Ningyang families at the time was only in the Six Fu realm, and a master with even half a step would be able to stand up to the sky.
And for such a thing, he can now be said to have punched one.
'No, if that's the case, everything will be easy and comfortable, but when disaster strikes, there's really nothing you can do.'
Lin Mo sighed softly and gave up the idea in a flash.
It is safe to stay in the comfortable whirlpool, but when the waves really come, you may not be able to resist at all.
The real comparison between the two is just the relationship between active and passive.
Take the initiative to face difficulties and suffer them passively.
In contrast, with the talent beads as his confidence, he naturally chose the former.
"Okay, don't sigh. Although the second-level talents are not as good as those monsters, if you really enter the Lingtai Sect, you shouldn't have much problem becoming a grand master. In theory, there is a slight possibility of becoming a grand master."
When Xiao Zhengyang saw this, he thought Lin Mo was lost and couldn't help but feel relieved.
"Maybe." Lin Mo didn't explain, just gave an ambiguous answer.
"No matter what you do, perseverance will always be the main thing." Xiao Zhengyang nodded.
"Okay, we're about to arrive at the meeting point. When the time comes, choose the right enemy to attack. Don't be reckless, just practice your skills."
"no problem."
The two of them quickened their pace at the same time.
A remote courtyard outside Taihuai Ferry.
There are many courtyards like this nearby. The price is higher than in the city, but they accept short-term rentals, so they are very popular with the fleets at the ferry.
At this time, a group of strong men were sitting around in the spacious courtyard, with a brazier standing in the center.
Everyone was chatting and laughing, looking at the man on the stand next to the brazier.
His upper body was naked, and his muscles were bulging in large chunks. It was obvious that he was a practitioner, but his current condition was very miserable.
There were dark purple marks all over his body, including scars from whips, and his face was even more swollen. It looked like he had been beaten.
At this time, there was more air coming out and less air coming in. He was humming hot air, his head was drooped, and his eyes were staring at the man sitting in the first place.
"Duan Qianfang, either you kill me right here and it's all over, otherwise I will definitely cut you into pieces."
"Brother Ren, you really can't blame me. You and I are old acquaintances when we do business. You are loyal and I am generous. The goods you play with can be sold for money. Everyone makes money. It can be said that it is a win-win business.
But why did you expose that thing? Are you using that thing to test our brotherhood?!"
Duan Qianfang looked at Ren Yong on the shelf, and his voice suddenly became deeper.
"I'm sorry to disappoint you, but in my opinion, this matter is your fault. I lost a good brother for no reason."
"You" Ren Yong was shocked and angry, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
puff.
Finally, he couldn't help it, his face turned red, and he spit out a mouthful of black blood.
"Brother Ren, don't blame me for not giving you a chance. One last time, if you give me your things, I can leave you a complete body and die without pain.
You have to know that there are many ways in the world that can make life more painful than death."
Seeing that Ren Yong was so angry that he vomited blood, Duan Qianqian smiled instead of getting angry and spoke slowly.
"Oh, as I said before, if you have the ability, kill me." Ren Yong gritted his teeth and said.
His death this time can only be said to be a result of a bad encounter with someone, and Duan Qianfang's acting skills were too good, but in the final analysis, people are not stupid.
Naturally, you know that if you really hand over your things, everything will really be lost.
And if they don't surrender, although the process is painful, there is at least a chance of survival. When the family reacts, there may be a chance of a comeback.
"Stubborn and unaware of current affairs!" Duan Qianfang frowned, snorted coldly, stretched out his hand and waved.
Immediately, two big men came forward, held up the red-hot tongs placed in the brazier, and greeted Ren Yong.
Tsk! Ah!
Immediately, painful low roars, accompanied by the unpleasant smell of burnt meat, echoed in the courtyard.
"Sir, what should I do if this guy doesn't say anything?"
"Then hit him and tell him." Duan Qian showed no expression on his face.
"By the way, how's the boy from Si Ma Fang Yamen doing with his route?" He remembered something and asked.
He had been nagged about this for a long time.
"Don't worry, that guy has a single route, which is to the Yamen. His residence is between two points and one line. He can find a night to set up an ambush and he'll be done."
"Arrange it as soon as possible. By the way, bring a few more good people and don't make any mistakes." Duan Qianfang nodded and said casually.
"Okay." The younger brother shouted.
"You can rest assured, I will personally take action to ensure that the boy cannot escape even if he has wings."
Bang!
Before he finished speaking, there was a roar and explosion, attracting everyone's attention.
At the entrance of the small courtyard, the specially installed iron-wood gate broke instantly, sawdust flew to the ground, and several black shadows rolled back and fell at everyone's feet.
Two figures walked in slowly.
One person has a strong back and strong body, while the other person is even taller, as burly as a hill, and wears a red ghost fang mask.
Like a lion patrolling its territory, it scans the people in the courtyard.