After Fang Ce and others disrupted the situation, they lost interest in staying any longer. They quickly finished their meal and walked out of the restaurant.
It was getting late now, the lights were starting to turn on, and the flow of people on the streets was not less at all. It was still bustling, and it seemed that there were more people than during the day.
Shi Mu took a moment to observe, raised his eyebrows, and found something strange.
In the crowd, many people seemed to be heading in the same direction, and that was where the Tianfeng clan seemed to be.
"Strange, why do these people seem to be heading towards the Tianfeng clan?" Cai'er seemed to have noticed something unusual and asked.
"By the way, I almost forgot. Before the succession ceremony, there is a reception ceremony. Judging from the time, it should be tonight. Mainly, the people in charge of the three major clans such as Tianfeng and those who came to congratulate will meet in advance.
One side." Shu Youjin said.
When Cai'er heard this, her eyes lit up.
"Oh, there is such a thing?" Shi Mu was startled.
"Brother Shi, the scale of this ceremony is not smaller than that of the later ceremony. You can meet the important figures of the three major clans in advance. We have nothing to do, so why not go and see it too." Shu Youjin said.
Fang Zhen nodded and clenched his fist slightly, while Yu Hua looked indifferent.
"I won't go. I still have some things to deal with. You go and have a look." Shi Mu was silent for a moment, then suddenly shook his head and said.
"Ah, Shitou, aren't you going to join in the fun?" Cai'er complained with some displeasure.
"Sir, what's going on? Do you need our help?" Anhua said after hearing this.
"If you have anything, Master, if it's convenient, you can leave it to the two of us." Fang Zhen said the same.
"No, it's not a big deal. I am enough alone. If you are interested, you should attend the reception ceremony with Brother Shu." Shi Mu said with a sarcastic smile.
"That's fine." Anhua and the other two nodded after hearing this.
The few people quickly separated, and Shu Youjin and the other three followed the direction of the flow of the crowd under Cai'er's eager gaze.
"Stop looking and let's go."
Shi Mu stood there for a moment, then turned around and walked in another direction.
He quickly came to another nearby street. After a while, he joined the crowd and came to a high wall. Under the high wall, there was a gate with Tianfeng standing on both sides.
clan guard.
"Shitou, didn't you say something happened? Why are you here in the inner city?" Cai'er looked at the gate and the flow of people and asked a little strangely.
"I just have something to do in the inner city." Shi Mu said without stopping.
Fengyi City is divided into two parts: the inner city and the outer city. The outer city is a free entry and exit area. Anyone can come here. The inner city is where the Tianfeng clan lives. Normally, only people from the Tianfeng clan can enter. However,
The reception ceremony will be held tonight, so the city gate will be opened wide.
Shi Mu mixed in the crowd and walked into the inner city.
The inner city occupies a large area, accounting for almost one-third of Fengyi City.
There are endless buildings around. Compared with the bustling and bustling outer city, this place is very quiet and exudes a sense of solemnity.
There are people at the door responsible for welcoming guests in batches.
The people of all races who entered the inner city, who may have been affected by the atmosphere at this moment, all kept silent in a tacit understanding. Under the leadership of the person who led them, they walked forward along a broad avenue.
Shi Mu walked forward step by step, his eyes glancing around from time to time. Cai'er also looked around for a while, but she didn't know much about it.
Not long after, a huge square appeared at the end of the field of vision.
Immediately afterwards, beside the road, a Tianfeng tribe member stood every few feet, closely guarding everyone who entered.
A layer of golden light appeared in Shi Mu's eyes, and his vision suddenly changed. Faint lights flashed next to the road. They were exquisite detection circles. Anyone who tried to pass through would be detected no matter what escape method they used.
Shi Mu's face darkened slightly.
"Shitou, you don't want to attend any ceremony, do you?" Cai'er asked while still looking around, transmitting messages through her mind.
"Yes, the defense here is really tight. What did you find?" Shi Mu replied.
"Although formations have been arranged underground, they are very weak. Use your earth power to perform Earth Escape and cooperate with my eyesight, so you should not be discovered." Cai'er's voice suddenly sounded in Shi Mu's heart.
"Okay, let's do it like this." Shi Mu felt happy when he heard this, and after replying, he continued to walk forward calmly, but gradually fell to the end of the crowd.
Not long after, the crowd came to a corner and turned a corner, which happened to be the guard's blind spot.
Shi Mu muttered something in his mouth, and his figure flickered, disappearing without a trace, and submerged into the ground.
A big man in green robes in front of him was startled, looked back, and scratched his head.
He vaguely remembered that there should be another person behind him, but it seemed that he suddenly disappeared just now.
He glanced around and shook his head. He must have been dazzled.
At this time, Shi Mu turned into a streak of yellow light and sank deep into the ground.
On the ground, runes were densely covered with light, forming a huge spider web-like array.
Shi Mu used the Nine Turns Mysterious Technique with all his strength, and his body suddenly shrank, turning into a slender yellow light that flashed through the gap in the spider web formation.
He looked back and saw that the magic circle had not changed at all, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
The yellow light flashed and dived into the distance. With the help of Cai'er's clairvoyance ability, it emerged from the ground in a dark corner after a moment.
As he muttered words, his body gradually became transparent and turned into a dark shadow, flying towards the depths of the inner city.
"Shitou, you are looking for sister Zhong Xiu, but the Tianfeng clan is so big, how can you find her?" Cai'er stood on Shi Mu's shoulder and said through telepathy.
"Don't worry, I have my own way." Shi Mu said.
There are many buildings in the inner city, and the palaces are connected one after another. The defense is also very tight, and people patrol by from time to time.
There are many forbidden magic circles arranged throughout the palace, like a kaleidoscope. No matter how careful an ordinary person sneaks in, one or two will be triggered.
However, Shi Mu had spiritual eyes and supernatural powers, and Cai'er had even more powerful eyes. All restrictions could not be hidden from his eyes, and he easily sneaked into the depths of the inner city along the way.
The defense here is even tighter, with teams of guards patrolling everywhere. These guards are all of heavenly strength, and there are also some saint-level beings among them.
With Shi Mu's current cultivation and strength, it would be easy to evade these guards.
A quarter of an hour later, he stopped near a house, connected with Cai'er's perspective, and looked around.
There was joy on his face, and his body quietly floated into a low courtyard.
In a room in the small courtyard, a red-haired young man with heavenly cultivation was practicing cross-legged with his eyes closed. Judging from the clothes on his body, he was a guard, so he should be taking a break.
There was a faint red light on the red-haired young man's body, emitting waves of true energy.
At this moment, a figure flashed in front of him, and a man in black appeared out of thin air.
The red-haired young man reacted quickly. He immediately sensed something strange and suddenly opened his eyes.
At this moment, the man in black waved his hand, and a faint black mist enveloped the red-haired young man's head.
The red-haired young man's vision suddenly went dark, and he became confused.
The figure flashed, and Shi Mu's figure also emerged. The man in black was his incarnation.
Shi Mu's external incarnation practices genuine demonic magic skills. In addition to its huge lethality, there are also many secret techniques. He is currently performing a secret technique of ecstasy and hypnosis.
This kind of secret technique has no effect on the same level, but this red-haired young man is only a heavenly monk, so naturally he cannot resist it.
"Tell me, do you know that there is a woman named Zhong Xiu in the Tianfeng clan? She came here from Blue Sea Star hundreds of years ago." Shi Mu asked, a trace of expectation flashing in his eyes.
"Never... heard of it..." The red-haired young man shook his head blankly.
Shi Mu's face showed disappointment, but this was also expected.
"Where does Elder Zhao Linglong live?" he asked again.
Zhao Linglong is the name of the young woman who took Zhong Xiu away.
He had expected that he would not be able to find Zhong Xiu, so a more appropriate approach would be to find Zhao Linglong first, and then indirectly search for Zhong Xiu.
"In...the West District...Mingyan Palace..." the red-haired young man said numbly, his eyes dim.
"Now you immediately draw a map of the inner city and clearly mark the Mingyan Palace on it." Shi Mu took out a jade slip and handed it to the red-haired young man.
The red-haired young man took it blankly, and a stream of spiritual consciousness seeped into the jade slip.
After a while, he finished the drawing.
Shi Mu took the jade slip and checked it.
He was not proficient in the secret art of ecstasy, and the map carved in the jade slip was very simple and rough, and could only be roughly understood, but the location of the Mingyan Palace was clearly marked.
Shi Mu nodded and put the jade slip away.
"Go to sleep, this is all a dream. Get up tomorrow and forget everything." He said, his voice was hazy and dreamy.
The incarnation outside the body waved its hands, and black light penetrated into the head of the red-haired young man.
The red-haired young man shook his body, lay down, and fell into a deep sleep.
The incarnation outside his body used a secret technique to erase his memory of tonight. When he wakes up, he will not remember what happened tonight.
"Shitou, I didn't expect you to be so capable, you're amazing." Cai'er said.
"I have not specially practiced this secret technique, so I can only forcefully enchant low-level monks." Shi Mu said, waving his hand and putting away his external avatar, turned around and flew out of the small courtyard.
Following the instructions on the jade slip map, he quickly arrived at the Western District.
"Stone, look quickly, the Mingyan Palace is in front." Cai'er's eyes flickered and she looked forward.
Shi Mu's eyes flashed, he released his consciousness, and moved forward cautiously. Soon he came to a huge palace, lurking in the shadows.
There is a red plaque hanging on the palace, with three bright red and red characters "Mingyan Palace" written on it.
He looked happy, but then he frowned again.
With the magical power of spiritual eyes, the entire hall is shrouded in layers of restrictions. These restrictions are completely different from the ones just underground. They are too subtle and it is impossible to sneak in quietly.