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"Okay, I understand. Just tell me what you want to eat or drink," Shi Mu said with a smile.
Speaking of which, he sneaked into Lingtian Peak that day. Fortunately, he didn't bring Cai'er with him. Not to mention the fierce battle in the secret vault of Lingtian Peak that day, Cai'er's body would definitely not be able to withstand these days in the interface of the dead.
However, Shi Mu's narrow escape in Lingtian's Secret Treasury and his experience in the interface of the dead caused a slight change in his character unknowingly. Now he can return to the human world and see the bustling crowds and the chattering Cai'er again.
It feels like a world apart.
"Gaga, I've been waiting for your words. I've been hiding so much these days that I'm skinny and skinny." Cai'er cheered.
"Let's go there." Shi Mu looked at a restaurant not far ahead and walked over.
Arriving at a private room on the second floor, Shi Mu ordered a few snacks and a pot of local specialty wine. As soon as it was served, Cai'er immediately jumped on it and started eating and drinking.
"Cai'er, eat slowly, there's no one to compete with you... By the way, I haven't asked you yet. If you've been near Lingtian Peak these days, do you know what's going on at Lingtian Peak? Are there any disturbances?" Shi Mu looked at it.
Seeing the way Cai'er was immersed in eating, she couldn't help but laugh. After taking a sip of tea, she asked.
"I'm afraid of being caught by those monsters, so I don't dare to get too close to Ling Tianfeng. I've been wandering outside... But nothing seems to have happened to Ling Tianfeng. The Transformation Ceremony seems to have ended smoothly... I haven't heard of any trouble.
...Huh..." Cai'er said while eating, and finally took a big sip of wine, then narrowed her eyes with satisfaction and burped.
"Oh, everything is normal?" Shi Mu frowned, somewhat unbelievable.
That day, the Cang Ape King successfully escaped, and the items sealed by the White Ape Demon King in Lingtian's treasure house were taken away by him. The Huanglong Taoist had been waiting for three hundred years in vain, and in the end, the bamboo basket was empty. As powerful men in heaven, both parties should have
It's better not to give up.
Could it be that something else happened later?
Shi Mu's thoughts swirled in his mind and his eyes flickered.
"By the way, I haven't asked you yet. Did your sneaking into Lingtian Peak go smoothly?" Cai'er asked.
Shi Mu nodded and gave a brief summary of what was going to happen in Lingtian Peak's secret vault and what would happen later when he was transported to the undead interface.
What happened in Lingtian Peak was already a bit bizarre. When she heard what happened in the undead interface, Cai'er's expression froze, and a piece of snack in her mouth fell to the ground without noticing.
"We encountered so many dangers. Fortunately, I didn't follow them." Cai'er swallowed the food in her mouth and said with some fear.
Shi Mu smiled faintly. He had experienced dangerous experiences like this so many times that he was already used to them.
"Stone, now that you have obtained the white ape's essence and blood, what are you going to do next?" Cai'er asked.
"Naturally, we need to find a place to refine the white ape's essence and blood, and then we should completely complete the first level of the Nine Transformations Mysterious Technique." Shi Mu said.
"Then shall we return to Chiyan City?" Cai'er asked.
Shi Mu's eyes flashed slightly, he was also thinking about this matter.
Refining the essence and blood of the white ape and practicing the Nine Transformations Mysterious Technique are best carried out in a hot fire environment. The lava pool in Chiyan City is just right. However, Leng Yuetong is in Chiyan City, and he subconsciously doesn't want to be with this person.
Women have too much contact.
At this moment, there was a sudden commotion under the restaurant.
Shi Mu sat near the window, looking outside, his expression slightly changed.
In the sky above Fengqi City, several huge flying boats that were twenty or thirty feet long were speeding past.
Countless figures could be vaguely seen standing on top of the flying boat, tearing the air apart, making a huge roar, heading towards the southwest, and quickly disappeared into the distance.
People on the street downstairs were talking a lot, pointing in the direction of the flying boat in the distance.
Shi Mu frowned slightly, withdrew his gaze and sat down.
Some flags had just been planted on those flying boats, and he saw the symbols of the ten major barbarian tribes.
As early as when he was in Chiyan City, he learned from Yu Yi that the barbarian tribe and the demon tribe began to have frequent conflicts due to various old sorrows and new hatreds. Now it seems that the scale of the battle is likely to further intensify, otherwise the ten barbarian tribes will
We will no longer use this huge flying boat to transport people.
With thoughts swirling in his mind, he stood up and called a waiter from a restaurant to ask him about the flying boat just now.
"Senior, don't you know that some time ago, the conflict between our barbarian tribe and the demon tribe intensified again. Several large-scale battles broke out at the junction of the two tribes. Those flying boats just now were among the ten closest barbarian tribes.
One, the reinforcements sent by the Black Bear clan to the front line." The waiter said.
Shi Mu was shocked. The friction between the barbarians and the monsters had actually evolved into a large-scale war. It seemed that the scale would further expand.
"I've been practicing in seclusion a few days ago, but I didn't pay attention to things outside. So what's the situation on the front line now? It won't affect here." Shi Mu nodded and asked again.
"I don't know about the demon tribe, but on our barbarian side, three of the ten major barbarian tribes have sent large troops to station. It is said that tens of thousands of people have gathered on the front line, and a war is about to break out..." the waiter said.
Shi Mu asked a few more questions, then casually rewarded the waiter with a few low-grade spiritual stones and sent him away.
Shi Mu looked out the window into the air, his eyes flickering, and he didn't speak for a long time.
Cai'er saw Shi Mu thinking about something, so she didn't bother him and just finished the snacks on the table.
"Let's go."
After a while, Shi Mu stood up and walked downstairs.
"Well, Shitou, where should we go next?" Seeing this, Cai'er hurriedly stuffed the remaining food into the food in two bites, flew to Shi Mu's shoulder, and asked.
"Go and investigate the fighting situation between the two barbarian demon clans," Shi Mu said.
"Where to investigate?" Cai'er asked curiously.
Shi Mu smiled faintly and did not answer. After burning a stick of incense, he came to an inconspicuous material store in the city.
"Shitou, what are you doing here?" Cai'er asked with some confusion.
"Inquire about information. Even though this place is small, it is actually a stronghold of the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce." Shi Mu said.
He helped Zhong Xiu do a lot of things in Cangxu City, and learned a lot about the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce from Zhong Xiu. Zhong Xiu even showed him the location information of the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce's strongholds in various parts of the Saihe Continent.
Cai'er suddenly realized.
"You hide first. I'm probably being hunted down by the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce. You're too conspicuous, and it's easy for others to guess my identity from you." Shi Mu said.
Cai'er nodded and flew into Shi Mu's sleeve.
Shi Mu stepped into the material store.
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Less than half an hour later, Shi Mu walked in and out, his face a little gloomy.
The current war situation between the barbarians and monsters was much more serious than he expected.
On the barbarian side, the ten major barbarian tribes are ready to move, and the demon tribe is mobilizing their troops. It is said that there are already heavenly demon tribes appearing on the front line.
Both sides are increasing their troops, as if a war is about to begin.
"Shitou, it seems that the monsters and barbarians are really coming this time. We'd better avoid it as much as possible and let them fight. It has nothing to do with us anyway." Cai'er flew out of Shi Mu's sleeves and fell.
On Shi Mu's shoulders.
"Of course, but once the war breaks out, there is no guarantee that the location of Scarlet Flame City will not be implicated. It seems that we cannot return there." Shi Mu said.
Although the area of Chiyan City is a bit special, it is at the border between the two races after all. When the war gets out of control, there is no guarantee that it will not be affected.
He had just sent a message to Yu Yi and Hou Sai Lei in Chiyan City through the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce, asking them to continue to stay in Chiyan City to collect various intelligence.
At the same time, he also sent a message to Leng Yuetong, telling her about Liu An's death. Of course, he did not explain the process.
In addition, at the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce, he accidentally found out that the Ming Yue Sect seems to be doing some unusual things now.
The situation within the sect seems to be a bit strange. At this moment, the barbarians and the demon clan are fighting. As an ally of the barbarians, the Mingyue Sect has not sent reinforcements yet.
Shi Mu had some vague speculations about the situation of the Ming Yue Sect, and it was probably related to the death of Liu An, the soul figure of the Eastern Sect.
"Then, where is the best place for us to go?" Cai'er asked.
Shi Mu pondered for a moment, waved his hand and took out a map.
Seeing this, Cai'er also moved her furry head towards her.
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Time flies, and two years have passed in an instant.
There is a huge black island somewhere in the Saiga continent. It is quite large and is hundreds of miles in size.
The island is basically full of mountain peaks. The largest black mountain has thick smoke billowing from the top and makes huge roaring noises from time to time. However, it is an active volcano.
In an underground cave inside the mountain peak, red magma is everywhere in the cave, forming a scorching hot lake.
From time to time, heat wave bubbles appear and explode on the lake surface. From time to time, the magma surges and fluctuates like sea water tides. From time to time, hot magma shoots up and splashes into the air.
The magma emits a red light, illuminating the entire underground cave into a red world.
In the center of the magma lake, a huge black stone protrudes from the magma, like a black island in the center of the lake.
The black boulder is much higher than the lake surface, and the splashing magma cannot fall on it. At this moment, on the black boulder, a man in green robe is sitting cross-legged.
The man is tall, with dark skin and sharp facial features, giving him a sense of fortitude.
The hot aura here that can drive people crazy seems to be of no use to this person. There is a faint red light on his body, and wisps of red threads in the air pour into his body.
The exposed part of the man's left arm was suddenly charred black, as if it had been roasted in a fire.
This person is naturally Shi Mu.
He stayed away from the war between the two barbarian demon clans and came here to practice in seclusion.
He recited a spell in a low voice, and a burst of white flame slowly appeared on his charred left arm.
Hooray!
The flame slowly lit up, and finally burst into flames, burning brightly.