"Xiu'er, you have suffered a lot these years." Shi Mu listened attentively until Zhong Xiu finished speaking, then he took a breath and nodded.
"What about you, Brother Shi? How did you leave Blue Sea Star and become the fourth elder of the giant ape clan?" Zhong Xiu raised his head and looked at Shi Mu and asked.
"My experience is a long story... After you were taken away, I didn't know what happened specifically, so I went to the Tianwu Chamber of Commerce..." Shi Mu told him bit by bit about these years.
I roughly told Zhong Xiu about my experience.
Compared with Zhong Xiu's experience, Shi Mu went through many twists and turns, from leaving Blue Star to join the Qinglan Holy Land, to resisting the invasion of the Black Demon Clan, to even sneaking into the Lichen Sect and exploring the Kunlun Holy Ruins, and finally to the destruction of the Qinglan Holy Land due to the conspiracy of heaven.
The experience of coming to the Tianhe Star Territory was much more twists and turns and bizarre.
Even though Zhong Xiu was mentally prepared, during Shi Mu's narration, he looked nervous from time to time, and sometimes looked surprised, as if he was immersed in Shi Mu's bizarre encounters.
Time flew by, and before I knew it, nearly two hours had passed.
"...That's it, I have become the elder of the giant giant ape clan, and I came here to participate in your succession ceremony." Shi Mu said.
"Brother Shi, although this ceremony is for me to choose a dual cultivation partner, I completely disagree with it. It's just that my master and the tribe treat me well, and now the situation is quite unfavorable. I can't refuse them, so I made the final proposal.
The person chosen must be better than me. In fact, the biggest hope in my heart is that you can come, Brother Shi... As a result, the emperor has lived up to his expectations, and you have come." Zhong Xiu also let out a long sigh of relief.
, said with a smile.
"You silly girl, what should you do if I fail to come and you lose to that person again?" Shi Mu asked.
"Xuanji will help me delay." Zhong Xiu said.
"Xuanji? You mean that girl from the Tianfeng tribe?" Shi Mu was startled.
"Yes, I came here for the first time and was not familiar with the place. Sister Xuanji took great care of me. I made a plan at that time. If I lose, I will ask her to help me escape from Suzaku Star and return to Suzaku Planet.
Lan Haixing is looking for you." Zhong Xiu nodded and said with a brilliant smile.
After hearing this, Shi Mu was moved and couldn't help but hold Zhong Xiu's hand a little tighter.
Zhong Xiu pressed her face against Shi Mu's chest and listened quietly to the powerful beating of his heart.
After a while, Shi Mu released Zhong Xiu.
"Xiu'er, Brother Shi will never lose you again." Shi Mu solemnly promised with firm eyes.
"Yeah." Zhong Xiu was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly.
"That's right." Shi Mu looked at Zhong Xiu's appearance and suddenly thought of something. He turned his hand and took out an emerald green jade bracelet and handed it to Zhong Xiu.
"This is... this is the jade bracelet you gave me, Brother Shi. I had always carried it with me, but I lost it a few days ago for some unknown reason. I was sad for a long time." Zhong Xiu looked surprised.
Zhise said.
"Don't lose it this time, otherwise Brother Shi may not be able to find it again." Shi Mu took Zhong Xiu's hand and put it on for her carefully.
Although Shi Mu had some doubts in his heart, he did not tell Zhong Xiu about the bracelet.
"By the way, Brother Shi, Xiu'er also has something to give you." Zhong Xiu said suddenly.
After saying that, he put one hand into his cuff, fumbled around in the sleeve pocket, took out a red jade pendant, and handed it to Shi Mu.
Shi Mu's eyes narrowed for a moment, but then, his eyes couldn't help but light up.
The jade pendant was as red as blood, with strands of golden crystal threads visible inside. Waves of fiery aura emanated from it, and it turned out to be a piece of fire-attribute origin.
"This piece of golden crystal flame jade was given to me by the clan leader when I first returned to the clan. I have been carrying it with me all these years to nourish the Tianfeng spirit and my body. I heard my master talk about the Nine Turns Mystery.
The cultivation of gong requires objects with original attributes, and I think you will definitely be able to use this piece of jade pendant." Zhong Xiu said.
"No, Xiu'er, this thing is also very important to you, I will never want it." Shi Mu subconsciously refused.
"Brother Shi, Xiu'er has already regarded you as your husband, and you also said that you want Xiu'er to be your wife. Do you still want to share your relationship with me now?" Zhong Xiu said with a rather resentful look in his eyes.
"Xiu'er, that's not what I meant. It's just that I can feel that this piece of golden crystal flame jade contains quite pure essence of fire, and it has been with you for a long time, and it has already absorbed a lot of your nature.
Feng Shengyan, if you continue to wear this thing, it will be of great benefit to your future practice, so I will never ask for it." Shi Mu explained.
"Brother Shi, Xiu'er gives this to you not just for you, but for the future of both of us. Only if you are strong enough, Brother Shi, can we truly be together without hindrance. Don't you
Did you also say that you will never lose Xiuer again?" Zhongxiu said sincerely.
"I……"
Before Shi Mu could say anything, he heard a sound at the window, and Cai'er flew in with fluttering wings.
"Shitou, why do you still have any hesitation? You have already reached level 6, so you don't need a fire-attributed object from level 7. Now that this thing is right in front of you, why are you still refusing?" Cai'er said.
He said in a hurry.
"Didn't I let you out? Why did you come in?" Shi Mu frowned and asked.
"Don't talk about this yet. Didn't you say before that Zhao Jian is already one step ahead of you? Isn't now a good time to catch up with him?" Cai'er asked back.
"Okay." Shi Mu thought for a moment and then made up his mind and said.
Zhong Xiu was overjoyed and immediately handed the jade pendant to Shi Mu's hand.
"Xiu'er, do you know if there is any secret nearby? I want to refine this thing as soon as possible and start practicing the seventh round of Xuan Gong." Shi Mu held the jade pendant tightly in his hand and felt the fire attribute contained in it.
With strength, he asked.
"Yes, Yanzhuo Mountain, five hundred miles southwest of Fengyi City, is the place where I practice. Except for my master and a group of elders, no outsiders are allowed in. You can practice there with confidence," Zhong Xiu said.
"Without further delay, let's go there now." Shi Mu's eyes lit up and he said immediately.
"Okay, please wait for me for a moment while I go change my clothes." Zhong Xiu responded.
A moment later, the two of them took advantage of the darkness and sneaked out of Fengyi City, speeding all the way to Yanzhuo Mountain.
After flying for about half an hour, Shi Mu saw a huge black shadow under the distant sky, with thick smoke rising from the top.
There is Yanzhuo Mountain, a frequently active volcano.
Shi Mu followed Zhong Xiu to land near the top of the mountain, and then walked up more than a hundred feet to the crater.
The four walls of the crater were scorched black, and the magma underneath was churning and red. It was like a tide, constantly surging and hitting the four walls, sputtering out red stars.
"The heat of the earth fire is so strong. I don't know if there is any fire spirit in it. I haven't eaten it for a long time and I really miss the taste." Cai'er stood on Shi Mu's shoulder and looked into the crater for a few times. She couldn't help but
said.
Shi Mu smiled silently, moved his eyes to Zhong Xiu, and said, "Xiu'er, I'll go then."
After saying that, he turned around and jumped straight into the crater.
Seeing this, Cai'er quickly flew down from his shoulder and landed on Zhong Xiu's right shoulder.
Shi Mu's body was falling, and just as he was about to fall into the rolling red magma, a light suddenly lit up under his body, and a translucent red light curtain appeared out of thin air, lifting him up and sitting him suspended in the air.
When Zhong Xiu saw this, light flashed on his palm, and a fiery red jade comb appeared in his palm.
It is only about the size of a palm, no different from an ordinary comb.
Zhong Xiu moved and came to the top of the crater. Holding the jade comb in his hand, he lightly drew a line over the crater. A dense and dense red net appeared out of thin air and covered the crater.
It completely blocked Shi Mu's aura.
After finishing, Zhong Xiucai fell back to the crater and leaned forward to look at Shi Mu.
Shi Mu was sitting cross-legged on top of the red light curtain, bursts of light were already lighting up on his body, and the golden crystal flame jade was suspended in front of him.
Shi Mu was seen muttering something in his mouth, his left palm pointed like a knife, he raised it slightly, and pointed at the piece of golden crystal flame jade.
"call"
An invisible wave of air rose slightly, and the magma in the crater immediately violently swung towards the four walls.
The piece of golden crystal flame jade lit up with rays of light, and cracks began to appear.
Just listen to a soft "click" sound.
The golden crystal flame jade shone brightly and shattered into pieces.
Dots of red and golden light were like fireflies, shrouding Shi Mu's entire body.
When Shi Mu saw this, he immediately closed his eyes, pinched the magic formula in his hand, and quickly recited the extremely mysterious magic formula in his mouth.
As the sound of chanting rang out, the surrounding fireflies seemed to be pulled by a strong force, impacting towards Shi Mu's body, and all of them poured into Shi Mu's body.
"ah……"
Shi Mu's whole body was translucent, and his whole body became like gold paper. A look of pain appeared on his face, and he looked up to the sky and screamed.
"Sister Zhong, is Shitou okay?" Cai'er asked worriedly.
"It's okay. This golden crystal flame jade contains my Heavenly Phoenix Holy Flame. The heat is too overbearing, that's why Brother Shi is in such pain, but I believe he can endure it." Zhong Xiu said with stern eyes.
As soon as he finished speaking, a golden phoenix shadow suddenly appeared outside Shi Mu, circled around his body, and wrapped him directly inside.
Immediately afterwards, the rolling magma under Shi Mu seemed to be attracted by a strange force. It surged out bit by bit and flowed towards Shi Mu.
I saw streams of magma, like thick red fire ropes, winding around Shi Mu and wrapping him up.
Within a moment, Shi Mu was like a chrysalis of a butterfly, wrapped into a large cocoon by the red match rope.
Soon, the light on the big cocoon gradually dimmed and became pitch black.
It seems that the magma cooled down and turned into black coke.
However, Cai'er soon discovered that beneath the large black cocoon, there was a red light as thick as an arm, flowing into the large cocoon through the red light curtain covering the magma.
Just when he was surprised, he saw the light shining on the big black cocoon again, with lines cracked on it, and a fiery red glow emanating from it.
Seeing the big cocoon opening and relaxing, tightening and slowly shining like a breath, Cai'er couldn't help but shook her head and sighed: "I don't know how long the stone will have to be in seclusion now..."
Zhong Xiu looked at Shi Mu steadily, his eyes full of expectation.