"I will stay here for three more days, and then I will leave Xihe Continent." Cang Yuan King said.
"Senior is leaving Xihe?" Shi Mu was a little surprised.
"The war between the two demon and barbarian tribes is imminent, but it is no longer just a war between the two demon and barbarian tribes... I am old and have no energy to take care of these things." Cang Yuan King said lightly.
's reply.
""There is a Hailing Island in the sea east of the north of Dongzhou Continent. In the next year, I will wait for you there. If you want to go with me, go there to find me. But there is no way
When the time comes, you must teach me the first half of the formula for the first turn of the Nine Transformations Mysterious Technique. As for the second half of the formula, just give it to me when we leave Blue Sea Star safely. This is fair to you and me, what do you think?
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"Okay." Shi Mu only thought for a moment and nodded.
"But if you don't come as promised after one year, I will not wait for you one more day. To be honest, I have the essence and blood of my ancestors passed down from my ancestors, and I am also worried about attracting revenge from my ancestors' enemies.
.So, with or without you, I will leave Blue Sea Star. If I go to other star regions, I may be able to find other ways to extend my life." Cang Yuan King glanced at Shi Mu and added.
"Okay, I understand senior's determination. Junior still has something to do, so I won't keep senior around." Shi Mu replied noncommittally, clasped his fists, and turned around to leave.
The Cang Ape King looked at Shi Mu's leaving figure, suddenly his face turned pale, then he bent over and coughed sharply.
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half year later.
Dongzhou Continent, the old capital of the ancient Xixia Kingdom, in the city of Quyang.
A tall man wearing a hat and gray robe was walking on the streets of the city.
Both sides of the street were full of ruins burned by the fire, and a thick layer of moss had grown on the roofs of many collapsed houses.
In many collapsed courtyards, tall and low trees have grown, and some shrubs with well-developed root systems have even extended their rhizomes to the center of the road, raising large bulging bumps on the road.
The man in the bamboo hat didn't take long steps, but he walked extremely fast. In less than half a quarter of an hour, he walked through several streets.
However, there were very few pedestrians on this road.
As we walked further into the inner city, the conditions of the streets got a little better. Many of the houses and buildings were newly built. Various small shops could be seen on both sides of the streets from time to time, and the merchants circulating inside were unaware.
There are more.
The hawking sounds of various accents rang out along the street, adding a little vitality to this ravaged ancient city, but the bustling scene a few years ago will never be seen again.
The man in the bamboo hat didn't stay too long on the street and went straight to Dongcheng District.
Strangely enough, the scene in Dongcheng District is much better than the other neighborhoods I saw along the way. There are only some dilapidated buildings on the periphery of the city, but in the center, they are almost exactly the same as they were before the disaster.
It's like the war didn't affect this place.
Arriving at Xikuang Street in Dongcheng District, the tall and conspicuous building immediately came into view. A large plaque hung above the pavilion read "Tianwu Shop".
The man in the bamboo hat stepped into the pavilion. There were not many customers in the building, and three or two waiters were doing their own work.
"I have all the spiritual weapons and materials. I wonder what you need, sir?" A young steward saw a guest coming and immediately went to greet him, saying with a smile on his face.
"Please take me to see Master Xu Luzi." The man in the bamboo hat said.
"I'm really sorry. Elder Xu is currently in retreat in the refining room. If you have any needs, I can convey them to you." The steward looked at the man in front of him and said with a smile.
The man in the bamboo hat didn't hesitate. When he turned his hand over, there was one more thing on his palm.
It was a crystal clear orange jade plaque, with a vivid monster pattern engraved on it with eight poems and eight sides.
"It turns out that a distinguished guest is here. I'm rude. Wait a moment, sir. I'll go and report it right now." The young steward glanced at him, his face changed, and he said quickly.
After a while, the man in the bamboo hat, led by the young steward, arrived at a private room on the third floor of the shop.
The furnishings in the elegant room are simple. There is a round table in front of the three-fold screen painted with gold. Xu Luzi, dressed in a green robe, is sitting at the round table drinking tea.
"I wonder who you are, why are you here to see me?" Xu Luzi did not get up when he saw the visitor. He took a sip from the teacup and then asked.
The man wearing a bamboo hat stood in front of him, but did not speak.
Xu Luzi waved his hand, and the young steward understood, walked out, and closed the door.
The door closed with a creak, and before Xu Luzi could speak again, the man had already taken off the bamboo hat on his head, revealing the face of a young man with well-defined features and slightly dark skin.
"Shi Mu!" Xu Luzi was slightly startled, then blurted out.
"I didn't expect that Master Xu would still remember me after not seeing you for so many years. I wonder how Master Xu is doing these days?" Shi Mu asked with a smile.
"Haha, good or bad. Hey, I didn't expect that Fellow Taoist Shi's cultivation has progressed so quickly and he has actually advanced to the earth level." Xu Luzi was about to say something when he suddenly let out a light sigh.
"After I left Dongzhou Continent, I encountered some strange encounters, which can be regarded as luck." Shi Mu laughed.
In fact, what he didn't say was that in the past six months, his state of mind has been greatly affected by the words of the Cang Yuan King. Therefore, the Red Ape Fire Sutra has been unable to break through to the tenth level, otherwise he would have been in the middle of the Earth Stage by now.
"Fellow Taoist Shi is being too modest. It's true that luck is also a part of strength. Come on, come on, sit down here and talk." Seeing that Shi Mu didn't want to say more, Xu Luzi didn't ask any more questions and quickly asked him to sit down.
"Master Xu, the reason I came here this time is to inquire about a certain person from you." Shi Mu said after sitting down.
"Who?" Xu Luzi asked.
"Zhong Xiu." Shi Mu said.
"Are you talking about Elder Zhong?" Xu Luzi asked with a raised brow.
"Exactly, does Master have any news about her?" Shi Mu said.
After hearing this, Xu Luzi shook his head.
"Master Xu, please tell me that no matter how much it costs, I will be willing to pay it," Shi Mu said, cupping his hands.
"To be honest, it's not that I don't want to tell you, it's just that the Chamber of Commerce is actually eager to know the news about her." Xu Luzi sighed and said.
"Even your Tianwu Chamber of Commerce's intelligence network across the entire continent doesn't know her whereabouts?" Shi Mu asked.
"I tell the truth. Speaking of which, Elder Zhong has extraordinary qualifications and is a person that the Chamber of Commerce attaches great importance to. He made many contributions to the Chamber of Commerce during his time in Xihe Continent. There was news that the president would vigorously train him.
, intending to let him serve as the special envoy of the Monster Clan, and then let him lead the auction in Cangxu City." Xu Luzi said and looked towards Shi Mu.
"Yes, Zhong Xiude was indeed with me during the auction," Shi Mu said.
"Well, it turned out that not long after the auction, Elder Zhong disappeared mysteriously. At that time, some people in the meeting speculated that this matter might be related to you. But they never thought that not long after, the Chamber of Commerce sent another message saying that you also
Missing." Xu Luzi asked.
"Does Master Xu also think that Zhong Xiu's disappearance has something to do with me?" Shi Mu said.
"Haha, after the Chamber of Commerce verified this matter, your suspicion has been eliminated. To be honest with fellow Taoist Shi, during the agreement between Elder Zhong and the Chamber of Commerce, no matter where she is, I will have a way to detect her location through secret techniques.
This move was originally intended for safety reasons." Xu Luzi waved his hand.
"Then do you know her exact location now?" Shi Mu raised his eyebrows and asked quickly.
"After Elder Zhong disappeared, the meeting tried many times to use secret techniques to search for him, but no trace was found. Elder Zhong seemed to have evaporated from this world." Xu Luzi shook his head and said.
"Actually, I was by Zhong Xiu's side when she disappeared." Shi Mu was silent for a moment, then said.
"What? What happened then?" Xu Luzi was shocked.
"That day, Zhong Xiu suddenly fell into a coma and felt hot all over. A moment later, her body was ignited in flames. I wanted to save her, but I was also caught in the flames. I couldn't stand the high temperature and fainted. When I woke up, Zhong Xiu was gone.
." Shi Mu frowned, remained silent for a long time, and then spoke.
General Shi Mu told Xu Luzi roughly what happened that day, except that he naturally didn't mention the matter of absorbing the flames.
"There is such a thing..." Hearing this, Xu Luzi frowned and fell into deep thought.
"By the way, something strange happened while I was in coma." Shi Mu said.
"What's weird?" Xu Luzi asked.
"After I fainted, I heard a strange woman's voice in a daze, and vaguely heard her mention something about Tianfeng and some backlash. However, I was half-conscious at the time, so I couldn't hear clearly." Shi Mu
said.
"According to what I see, Elder Zhong may have had a second awakening of the power of blood in her body." Xu Luzi listened to Shi Mu's words and pondered for a while before speaking.
"Second awakening?" Shi Mu was startled.
"The reasons for the so-called second awakening of the bloodline are quite complicated. Most of them are because the power of the bloodline was not fully stimulated when the first bloodline awakened. However, judging from Elder Zhong's situation this time, the bloodline in his body is probably not Phoenix.
Yin bloodline." Xu Zilu said.
"If it's not Fengyin's bloodline, what is it?" Shi Mu asked.
"Although this third-grade Phoenix bloodline is also a rare bloodline that is rarely seen, it is by no means so dangerous when awakened. Based on what the mysterious and strange woman said, Elder Zhong has probably awakened the legendary top-grade bloodline 'Tianfeng'.
Only a bloodline of this level can attract many strange phenomena and put the awakened person into a dangerous situation of near death." Xu Luzi said.
"Tianfeng bloodline? I wonder how much Master Xu knows about this bloodline?" Shi Mu thought for a moment and then asked. (~^~)