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The big man in brocade clothes fell into a pile of broken wood, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and looked at Jin Xiaochai in disbelief. Everyone else in the restaurant was also stunned.
"Go away! I don't want to kill anyone today." Jin Xiaochai's voice was cold, and a faint murderous intention radiated out.
The expressions of everyone in the store changed drastically. The murderous intention was ten times more piercing than the wind and snow outside.
The companions of the burly man in robes didn't have anything to say, so they jumped up in a hurry, helped the man in robes up, pushed open the back door, and ran outside.
The other people in the store didn't look good either. They looked at Jin Xiaochai fearfully. A few timid ones also hurriedly paid their bills and walked out of the back door.
Jin Xiaochai sneered and closed his eyes to rest.
She came all the way from the Heavenly Demon Sect here to inquire about Shi Mu's whereabouts, but she found nothing. She was quite irritable and was thinking about her next plan.
"Girl is so hot. I wonder which man will dare to marry you in the future." At this moment, a man's voice sounded in Jin Xiaochai's ears, as if he was speaking right in front of her.
Jin Xiaochai's expression changed. She didn't even feel anyone approaching her, so she suddenly opened her eyes.
She saw a middle-aged man in a Confucian robe sitting opposite her. He had a beard, an elegant face, and a smile.
"You...meet the sect master!" Jin Xiaochai looked startled, then immediately bowed and saluted.
This man in black robe is none other than the leader of the Heavenly Demon Sect, Situ Hao.
"Okay, Xiaochai, no need to be polite, just sit down." Situ Hao said with a calm expression.
The two seemed to be quite familiar with each other.
Jin Xiaochai glanced at Situ Hao and sat down.
"Is Jin Zi okay now?" Situ Hao was silent for a moment and then suddenly said.
"Grandpa Zu is very nice. He asked me to say hello to you before he came," Jin Xiaochai said.
"The situation was special back then. As my youngest disciple, your grandfather sent him to the East China Sea Peninsula to preside over the affairs of the Black Demon Sect. Now that he has been gone for hundreds of years, I feel quite guilty." Situ Hao was silent for a moment.
, said.
"Grandpa Zu has no resentment towards your original arrangement," Jin Xiaochai said.
Situ Hao shook his head and showed a wry smile.
"Now that the world has changed, it is no longer useful to discuss these matters. I was busy with the ceremony a few days ago and did not take care of you. I originally wanted to summon you after the ceremony, but I didn't expect you to leave so soon. What a day here.
It’s freezing in the cold, you’d better follow me back to the Demon Sect first,” Situ Hao said.
Jin Xiaochai's expression changed when he heard this.
"Although you were not selected for the Mo Yang Grand Ceremony this time and cannot obtain the Mo Yang Pill according to the regulations, I have other methods that can help you improve your cultivation as soon as possible and advance to the earth level." Situ Hao said.
"Sect Master, I'm very grateful to you for your kindness, but I want to follow my own pace regarding cultivation. And I have important things to do next, so I can't go back to the Demon Sect with you." Jin Xiaochai was silent for a moment and raised his head.
He started and said with firm eyes.
"What is more important than cultivation?" Situ Hao frowned.
"I was asked by a friend to find someone." Jin Xiaochai hesitated and said.
"Looking for someone? Who are you looking for?" Situ Hao asked.
Jin Xiaochai was silent. Now that Shi Mu was a wanted person of the Tianmo Sect, she naturally couldn't explain it to Situ Hao.
"But your fellow sect from the Black Demon Sect is called Shi Mu?" Situ Hao suddenly asked.
Jin Xiaochai was shocked when he heard this and looked at Situ Hao in astonishment.
"If you want to find this person, there is no need to look for him aimlessly. He has nowhere to go now and should have gone to the ancient Xixia Kingdom. You can follow me back to Tianmo Sect. As long as that Shi Mu is still alive, it won't take long
, I will find it for you." Situ Hao said.
"What do you mean by this?" Jin Xiaochai was a little surprised and frowned.
Situ Hao moved his lips slightly and transmitted a few words to Jin Xiaochai.
When Jin Xiaochai heard this, his expression changed drastically.
"Okay, come back with me. Before that, it's best for you to make further progress in your cultivation." Situ Hao said.
Jin Xiaochai's eyes changed for a while, and finally nodded.
Situ Hao waved his hand, and a large black light emerged, covering the two of them.
The black light flashed and condensed into a magic circle. Finally, the light burst out and the two figures disappeared without a trace.
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On a vast ancient road, two people were riding forward. One of them had a black parrot on his shoulder, and the other was a young man in his twenties or eighties.
These two people are naturally Shi Mu and Hou Sai Lei, and they have been deep into the ancient Xixia Kingdom for more than a month.
The area of the Xixia Kingdom was much smaller than that of the Lushan Dynasty, and about the same size as the Great Qin Kingdom, but it was still vast.
After walking for a month, the two finally arrived at the central hinterland of the ancient Xixia Kingdom.
Shi Mu rode on his horse and looked towards both sides of the ancient road.
This place has gone deep into the ancient Xixia Kingdom, but the surrounding environment has not changed much.
This ancient road can also be regarded as an important transportation route, but some of the nearby villages and towns are still very depressed and lack vitality, and wandering undead creatures can be seen from time to time along the way.
Shi Mu sighed in his heart. The decisive battle between the Mingyue Sect and the Tongtian Immortal Sect was so tragic that day, and it turned the ancient Xixia Kingdom into what it is now.
He turned his eyes and glanced at Cai'er on his shoulder.
Cai'er's head was drooped, her eyes were half-open and half-closed, and she looked listless.
Ever since I devoured a lot of spiritual stones several times before, I have been in low spirits these days and have completely lost my previous liveliness.
However, Shi Mu also felt that the vitality in Cai'er's body was not sluggish, but was getting stronger, so he was not too worried.
At this moment, the sun has risen to the sky, and the surrounding air is gradually becoming sultry, and the water vapor is very heavy, making people feel very uncomfortable.
"Senior Mu, you have been traveling all morning, why don't you take a rest first," Hussere said.
Shi Mu raised his eyebrows. He himself didn't feel anything, but the horse underneath him was already panting.
This horse is a unique exotic horse from the Xixia Kingdom that Hu Sailei spent a lot of silver to acquire. The load-bearing capacity is several times greater than that of ordinary horses. Otherwise, it would not be able to bear the weight of Shi Mu plus the iron sword and stick.
"Okay." Shi Mu nodded.
The two dismounted their horses in a shady place on the roadside. A small stream flowed not far away. The water was quite clear. Husserey led the two horses to the stream to drink water.
Shi Mu sat down under the tree and took off the black meteorite knife from his back.
In recent times, he has often fed the black knife with spirit stones, causing the weight of the black knife to increase day by day, hoping to use this to explore the mystery of meteorite iron on his own.
His eyes moved, and he waved his hand to take out two low-grade fire-attribute spiritual stones, and placed one on the black knife.
The light on the black knife flashed, and the light of the light red fire attribute spirit stone quickly decreased. Wisps of red light flowed out of the spirit stone and merged into the black knife.
After a few breaths, the red light of the spirit stone disappeared completely and cracked into several pieces.
Shi Mu waved the black knife twice, nodded, and was about to absorb the other spirit stone.
"Stone." Cai'er opened her eyes, which had been closed in dismay.
"Are you awake?" Shi Mu turned to look at Cai'er.
Cai'er looked at the other spirit stone in Shi Mu's hand.
"Want to eat again?" Shi Mu raised the spirit stone in his hand.
Cai'er nodded immediately.
Shi Mu smiled and threw the spirit stone over. Cai'er opened her mouth to borrow it, raised her neck and swallowed it in one gulp.
"Stone, one more!" Cai'er's body flashed with red light, her eyes narrowed, her spirit became more and more depressed, and she turned to look at Shi Mu.
"It doesn't matter if you're in good health, spiritual stones are not easy to digest?" Shi Mu frowned.
"It doesn't matter, come on." Cai'er's voice was slightly hoarse, but her tone was firm.
"Okay." Shi Mu turned over his hand and took out another low-grade fire attribute spirit stone.
"This time I don't want low-grade spiritual stones, I want medium-grade spiritual stones." Cai'er suddenly said.
"Medium grade!" Shi Mu was startled.
The spiritual power contained in the middle-grade spiritual stone is more than a hundred times that of the low-grade spiritual stone. Swallowing it is like swallowing a fireball.
Shi Mu looked into Cai'er's eyes. Cai'er's eyes were firm, and there was a faint red light flickering deep in her pupils.
"It doesn't look like you were acting on a whim." Shi Mu sighed, turning over his hand and taking out a medium-grade fire attribute spirit stone.
"Really, middle-grade spiritual stones are not cheap. If you continue to eat them like this, you will be destitute sooner or later."
"The last time, this is the last time." Cai'er reluctantly cheered, opened her mouth to bite the middle-grade fire attribute stone, raised her head and swallowed it, and burped.
With a "boom", a strong red light appeared on Cai'er's body, as if a flame was burning, especially the feather on the top of her head, which emitted a particularly strong red light.
Cai'er closed her eyes tightly, groaned in pain, her body swayed, and fell off Shi Mu's shoulder.
Shi Mu hurriedly reached out to catch it and held Cai'er in his arms.
Cai'er's body twitched in waves, as if she was enduring great pain.
Shi Mu gently patted Cai'er's body with his hand. Cai'er seemed to get a little comfort and her body slowly calmed down.
After a while, Cai'er stopped twitching, closed her eyes, and seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep.
Shi Mu was startled and quickly checked its body. Apart from its body being a little hot, there were no other abnormalities and its vitality was very stable. Then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Judging from Cai'er's appearance, it seems she won't wake up anytime soon.
He thought for a moment and put Cai'er into his arms.
At this moment, Hussere came back with two horses.
He glanced at Cai'er in Shi Mu's arms and was too sensible to ask any more questions.
Although he only followed Shi Mu for a while, he could see that Shi Mu had many secrets hidden in him, and it would not be good for him to know too much.
The two rested for a while and continued on their way.
"Senior Mu, if you walk in this direction for a month or so, you will reach a city called Pic City. There is a branch of the Ming Yue Sect in the city," Hussere said.
"Picheng..." Shi Mu took out the jade slip of the map of the ancient Xixia Kingdom, penetrated it with his spiritual sense, and quickly found this place.
"Are you familiar with that place?" Shi Mu looked at Hussere.
"I've been there several times before, and I have some friends from the conference there," Husserey said.
"Okay, let's go there, replenish some supplies, and find out some news." Shi Mu got on his horse.
The two horses galloped out, bringing up smoke and dust like angry dragons.