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Half a day later.
After Shi Mu settled the affairs in the mansion, he left the cave.
When he rushed outside the main hall of Wanfa Pavilion, he found that the hall was bustling with people and seemed quite noisy.
Shi Mu walked into the main hall, and after a brief observation, he came to the back of a line and lined up.
Behind the desk at the end of the line, sat a demon man with black lines on his face and a fat body. From the conversations of the people around him, he learned that this man was a ten thousand year disciple responsible for the demon slaying mission.
His cultivation has reached the early stage of the Saint level.
After waiting for a full hour, he moved from the back of the line to the front of the line.
The black-striped demon clan man didn't even raise his head and asked directly: "Accept the mission of the Demon Slaughter Order?"
"Exactly." Shi Mu replied.
"This is the demon-slaying token. You should keep it. The black demons you kill will be recorded in it as a proof for you to redeem rewards in the future." The man from the black-striped demon clan stretched out his hand and handed over a black token, his face expressionless.
He said to him with an expression.
"Thank you." Shi Mu reached out and took it. As soon as he turned around, his brows suddenly frowned, but immediately relaxed.
At the door of the palace, a young man wearing a moon-white robe and an elegant face walked in. It was Zhao Jian.
The disciples who were crowded in the main hall fell into silence when they saw him coming in. They stepped away to both sides without saying a word and took the initiative to make way for him.
Zhao Jian turned his eyes and looked directly at Shi Mu who was standing at the end of the team, and then walked over.
Shi Mu narrowed his eyes slightly and looked into his eyes without any intention of dodging.
When the onlookers saw this, their eyes wandered back and forth between Zhao Jian and Shi Mu from time to time. They seemed to see something unusual. Some people even started talking in low voices.
"So it's the nephew of Zhao Jian. Is he here to hand in a mission?" When the black-striped demon clan man saw Zhao Jian, his face was suddenly filled with smiles, completely different from his previous indifference.
In the eyes of everyone around him, this smile and tone were somewhat flattering. After all, a ten thousand year disciple who was in the early stages of the Holy Order had no need to be so polite to a Celestial Disciple.
Zhao Jian ignored him and did not look away from Shi Mu. He just casually threw a black token engraved with a green leaf on the table.
"One of the Saint-level black demons! Seventeen in the late stage of the Heavenly Rank, and fifty-one in the early stage of the Heavenly Rank. The total reward is 40,600 Mysterious Spirit Points." The man from the Black Striped Demon Clan said loudly.
"Holy... holy steps..."
"Don't make a fuss, it's not the first time, Senior Brother Zhao has already done it before!"
"As expected of Senior Brother Zhao Jian!"
"What is the background of the person who dares to look at Senior Brother Zhao, and is he so courageous?"
"That person is Shi Mu, a thousand-year-old disciple who has become quite popular in recent years. But compared to Senior Brother Zhao, he is just..."
"Haha, I know this person, if he goes up against Senior Brother Zhao, I'm afraid he won't be able to eat and walk away!"
Immediately, voices of admiration arose in Wanfa Pavilion. Some were envious, some admired, and some cast strange glances at Shi Mu...
Shi Mu acted as if he didn't hear the sounds around him. After retracting his gaze, he turned and walked towards the outside of Wanfa Pavilion.
"Shi Mu..." Zhao Jian watched Shi Mu leave with cold eyes, the murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
After Shi Mu left Wanfa Pavilion, he drove the clouds directly towards the sect's teleportation hall, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.
He had previously learned from Qi Feng that Zhao Jian had participated in this demon-slaying operation and had achieved outstanding results, but he did not expect to meet him here by chance, which seemed to be like enemies on a narrow road.
This person now knows that he has practiced the Nine Transformations Mysterious Technique. With his character, I am afraid he will not let him go. But if he talks within the sect, the other party will naturally not dare to do anything wrong.
Judging from the current situation, Zhao Jian did not publicize his practice of Xuan Gong for unknown reasons.
That's fine, it saves me the worry.
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Half a day later, Shi Mu returned to the Qinglan Holy Land stronghold at the border of the Star Territory after many years.
Shi Mu looked at this somewhat familiar yet unfamiliar environment, feeling somewhat sad.
He stood outside the teleportation hall, looked around the entire teleportation stronghold, and found that the situation in this stronghold today was completely different from when he left.
On the periphery of the stronghold, a series of solid defensive fortresses are connected together by a gray wall over three feet high, wrapping the entire stronghold in the middle.
And inside, surrounded by high walls and fortresses, there are vermilion halls scattered around.
Shi Mu looked far away and saw that in the ship port outside the defensive fortress, there were more than a dozen huge golden battleships and the Silver Moon battleship he once rode suspended side by side.
After a moment, he withdrew his gaze and, along with other disciples, went to the General Affairs Hall to report.
As a result, just halfway through, he felt a sudden wave of spiritual power coming from his demon-slaying order.
Shi Mu flipped his wrist and took out the black token. He saw light flashing on it, and a line of small golden words emerged from it:
"All disciples, quickly come to the Demon Slaughter Hall to assemble."
Seeing this, Shi Mu put away the token and walked towards the tallest building in the center of the fortress.
There were already many people in the hall at this moment, and people continued to arrive one after another from behind.
After Shi Mu glanced around, he was surprised to find many familiar faces.
The first thing he noticed was Zhao Jian standing on the right side of the front of the hall.
At this moment, there was a person standing next to him, talking to him respectfully.
Shi Mu also knew that person because it was Guan Li who was ranked high among the thousand-year-old disciples that Lingpu had had a conflict with.
Behind the two of them, brother and sister Jiang Lingfeng and Jiang Shuishui were also standing there.
After not seeing each other for a hundred years, both of them have made great progress in their cultivation. Jiang Lingfeng has reached the peak of the middle stage of heaven, while Jiang Shuishui has also successfully advanced to the early stage of heaven.
When Shi Mu looked at Jiang Lingfeng, the latter seemed to sense it and turned around. He was slightly startled at first, but then a complicated look flashed in his eyes.
Shi Mu's eyes didn't stay too long on him and slid to the left.
At the back of the main hall on the left, Shi Mu saw Qing Changtian and Chi Yangzi standing there, talking to each other.
Shi Mu and Qing Changtian were relatively familiar with each other, so they walked towards them.
Before he even came forward, Qing Changtian saw him and immediately greeted him with a smile: "It turns out to be Brother Shi, long time no see, how are you?
"I heard that Brother Shi, less than a hundred years after you left the sect, your cultivation has reached the late stage of heaven. I didn't believe it at first, but when I saw it today, I really made people jealous." Chi Yangzi said with a laugh.
"Haha, it's been a long time since you two have seen each other. It seems that you have accepted this task a long time ago, right?" Shi Mu said with a smile and waved his hand.
"That's right. Since the Demon Slaying Order came out, the two of us have been here together. Brother Shi seems to have just come here. With your current cultivation, you can at least serve as a captain." Qing Changtian said with a smile.
Shi Mu was about to reply when he suddenly heard a low shout coming from the front of the hall.
"quiet!"
The hall suddenly became quiet.
Right in front of the main hall, an old human race man wearing a beautiful dragon's golden robe appeared at some point. He was slender, with a clear face, white beard and hair, his aura was as deep as the sea, and his power was as thick as a mountain.
"Who is this person?" Shi Mu secretly sent a message to Qing Changtian and asked.
"Brother Shi, you don't know me? This person's name is Guan Shanhai, and he is one of the eight holy level protectors of the Holy Land." Qing Changtian replied.
Hearing this, Shi Mu nodded slightly.
"Everyone present here who can respond to the call of the Holy Lord to kill demons is the most outstanding disciple of our Qinglan Holy Land! Nowadays, the black demon clan is powerful and has been coveting our Miyang Star Territory for a long time, and it has become more and more rampant recently! You must be sincere.
Work together to drive these black demons out of the Star Territory!" Guan Shanhai said loudly.
"Yes!" Everyone present responded in unison.
As Guan Shanhai spoke, his eyes slowly swept over the people in the hall.
When Guan Shanhai's gaze passed across his face, Shi Mu suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart, as if Guan Shanhai knew him.
"Today, another group of disciples from the Holy Land responded to the call and came here. Next, I will make arrangements for the new disciples. Where is Chen Gengshi?" Guan Shanhai continued.
"Disciple is here." A demon man with a face like a green ghost responded, walked out of the queue, and came to the front.
"You replace Fu Jun, who was killed in battle the day before yesterday, and lead Dingwu Squadron to continue the patrol mission before the battle." Guan Shanhai ordered.
"Disciple, I obey." The green-faced man responded immediately.
"Where is Zhu Hongwen..."
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"Where is Shi Mu?" After a moment, Guan Shanhai shouted.
Shi Mu walked to the front of the hall, saluted Guan Shanhai and said, "Disciple is here."
"As a disciple in the late stage of Tianzhi, you should have been allowed to lead the team, but now that the quota of captains of each team is full, and since you are here for the first time and are not familiar with the situation here, you will be included in Zhao Jian's elite team first.
Just obey his orders for the time being." Guan Shanhai glanced at Shi Mu and said.
"Please forgive me for the difficulty in complying with the arrangements made by Protector Guan." After hearing this, Shi Mu replied calmly.
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was in an uproar.
"What did you say?" Guan Shanhai looked cold and asked in a cold voice.
At the same time, his momentum suddenly gathered and he suppressed it towards Shi Mu.
Shi Mu suddenly felt the overwhelming pressure of a huge mountain, and his whole body was shaken, but then he silently started to use his mysterious skills to resist. At the same time, he said unhurriedly: "This disciple once fought against the black demon clan for more than ten years in the Pumice Star Sea.
Nian, both the Pumice Star Sea and the Black Demon Clan are very familiar with each other. It is not the first time he has come here and he is fully capable of action."
The surface of Guanshan Sea was as sinking as water, and he looked at Shi Mu coldly, but the latter was not afraid at all and greeted him calmly.
The two of them were in such a stalemate, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became a little dull. Everyone looked at Shi Mu with eyes full of disbelief.
After all, although Shi Mu's cultivation level is not weak, the gap between heavenly position and holy level is like a chasm. You must know that not everyone can cross a large realm to kill opponents like Zhao Jian.
At this moment, Guan Shanhai suddenly regained his momentum and said coldly: "Since you don't want to join other people's teams, I won't force you. Then you can act alone from now on and you must not hinder the actions of any team."
"Brother Shi, I heard that you had a conflict with a thousand-year-old disciple named Guan Li in the Holy Land. This Guan Shanhai seems to be the ancestor of Guan Li." Qing Changtian's legend rang in Shi Mu's ears.
sound.
"I see." A flash of realization flashed in Shi Mu's heart.
However, this arrangement for Guan Shanhai was exactly what he wanted, so he immediately replied: "Disciple accepts the order."
After that, Shi Mu said nothing more, turned around, and walked straight out of the hall under the gaze of everyone.