The wind was thundering, dark clouds were spreading, and fine raindrops formed a line, covering the plain and the small city standing on it.
It was still dusk at this moment, but the sky was already extremely dark. Unless one had excellent eyesight, it was almost impossible to see beyond a few feet.
In the wind and rain, Jiang Xiazi held a paper umbrella and frowned slightly, wondering what he was thinking.
"call!"
After exhaling a breath of turbid air, the compass that had been spinning endlessly a moment ago stopped after a violent tremor, and the brass pointer pointed unsteadily at the small city in the rain.
"Sure enough, there is indeed the aura of 'Zero Light Fragments' in this small town, and it seems that there is a trend of turning from virtual to real..."
Yan Longxing's eyes brightened slightly:
"The one who left behind this fragment of cosmic light is not a mortal..."
The Zhouguang fragment is the name of Wanfa Pavilion, or Longquan Realm. This realm is called the Immortal and Demon Realm. The names are different, but it is indeed the same thing.
It means fragments of time left in the world due to unknown reasons, imprinted with the traces of a certain period of time.
This state seems unreal, but it is not really an illusion.
Because, in the Longquan world, there was a record of the fragments of cosmic light turning from virtual to real...
"It's just a trend. The tide in this world only lasts a few thousand years. The spiritual energy is so thin that it will never be able to carry the fragments of cosmic light from virtual reality to reality..."
Jiang Xiazi withdrew his gaze. Although he spoke firmly, he was also a little surprised:
"It's just that there is something wrong with this small town..."
The rain and fog filled the air, and there was a faint chill in the gloom. Yan Longxing ignored his nonsense and asked instead:
"How much do you know about the Universe's Light Shards?"
The Zhouguang fragments can also be described as legends in the Longquan world, and are mostly controlled by large sects for the purpose of cultivating disciples.
Although they are among the top ten, they are not from the three sects of immortality, the second sect of Buddhism, the fifth sect of demons, and the seven sects of demons, and have never been in contact with them.
After all, it was ninety-seven thousand years ago that a new fragment of cosmic light appeared in the Longquan world...
"Just a few..."
Jiang Xiazi lowered his eyebrows and spread his hands helplessly.
"better than nothing."
Yan Longxing stared at him.
"According to the records in our sect, the formation of the Zhouguang fragments is related to Dao Fruit. There are also similar statements in the building..."
After thinking for a while, Jiang Xiazi said:
"I don't know the specifics. I only know that this piece of cosmic light will imprint a certain period of time and a certain place in it. There must be Taoist fruit in it..."
Jiang Xiazi was vague, and he didn't know whether he really didn't know or if he did it deliberately.
Yan Longxing listened quietly and suddenly asked:
"Then what do you think is the reason why Lou Zhong is willing to spend all his money to award the task this time? Is it really for the so-called 'Xuan Gong Realm'?"
"That's not something a poor Taoist can know."
Jiang Xiazi shrugged:
"There are many things, the more you know, the more dangerous they are. What Brother Yan wants to know is exactly what I am avoiding and afraid of..."
"Escape from the void and break the world, but only the legendary 'Xuantian Spiritual Treasure' can do it. Wanfa Tower has paid such a high price, aren't you curious about what it wants?"
Yan Longxing asked rhetorically.
"How big the pot is, how much rice can be cooked. Although Pindao has a big appetite, he really can't eat such a big secret, and he doesn't dare to eat it."
Jiang Xiazi sighed.
Curious, who can not?
However, Wanfa Tower, even in the Longquan world, is an extremely special existence. No matter how curious it is, it is not as important as life.
"Yeah?"
After taking a deep look at him, Yan Longxing stopped worrying about the matter and turned to hold Longma:
"You were the first to discover this place, so you go ahead."
"It should be like this, but why don't we wait for other fellow Taoists?"
Jiang Xiazi leads his horse and walks slowly.
This time, he discovered that there was something unusual about this place. It was not only Yan Longxing who sent the message, but also others.
"As far as your reputation as 'Yushan's disciple' is concerned, who would believe you except Yan?"
Yan Longxing sneered and urged him on his way.
"The prejudices of the world are like a big mountain. It cannot be broken down or moved away..."
Jiang Xiazi sighed.
This was not the first time that he was despised because of his reputation as a sect, but every time this happened, he couldn't help but feel angry.
However, this is good or bad...
The pace of the two of them was naturally very fast. Even if they led the horses slowly, they arrived outside the moat in just a cup of tea.
Here, the two of them stopped in unison. At the same time, they looked at each other and frowned.
"What a big resentment!"
Gently pinching his sword fingers to calm down the trembling sound of the divine sword carried behind him, Yan Longxing's eyes flashed solemnly:
"Could it be that all the people in this city are dead?"
"No, someone got in before us!"
Jiang Xiazi's heart tightened, and he suddenly grabbed hold of the void and pulled out a shallow cloud. He opened his mouth and blew, and a scene emerged.
It was a scene of a group of dozens of people groping into the city in the night, and those people...
"Northwest Demon Slayer Division?"
Yan Longxing blurted out:
"The horse-faced one seems to be the newly promoted head of the Northwest Demon Slayer Division. It is said that he has obtained the 'horse-faced' rank chart?"
With just one glance, the two of them recognized Jiang Xiaobai among them.
That horse face is really hard to find in the world and is very impressive...
"These people seem to have entered the city yesterday, but..."
After closing his eyes for a long time, Jiang Xiazi was shocked:
"Except for the city gate, there is no trace left in the city. Where have these people gone?"
"There is something wrong with this city..."
Yan Longxing was whirling with thoughts in his mind, and suddenly took out a page of yellow paper with his backhand, exhaled, and the yellow paper shook and stood up, running into the city gate like a human being.
"It seems, okay?"
Seeing the paper man walking around the streets and alleys for several times without any abnormality, Jiang Xiazi felt a little surprised.
"Could it be that those people entered the fragments of the universe?"
Yan Longxing, who took back the paper man and found nothing, frowned slightly and looked at Jiang Xiazi.
“You’ll know it as soon as you enter the city.”
Jiang Xiazi naturally knew what he meant, but he was not too afraid. He held a magic weapon in his left and right hands.
He carefully stepped into the city gate.
After the city gate, which is neither too long nor too short, a long straight street leads directly to the inner city, with various types of houses lined up on both sides.
Apart from the emptiness as far as the eye can see, this is an ordinary small town.
"This pancake is still hot..."
Jiang Xiazi casually took a cooking cake from the stall in his hand, and feeling the lingering warmth, Jiang Xiazi became more and more cautious:
"Even if all the people in the city disappeared in one night, there shouldn't be any trace left, right? Could it be that they all got into the fragments of cosmic light?"
"It is impossible for the fragments of the universe to allow so many outsiders to enter! At least, it is absolutely impossible with the thin spiritual energy in this world!"
Stepping through the rain, Yan Longxing also entered the city. He looked around, and finally his eyes fell on the cooking cake in Jiang Xiazi's hand.
Compared to Jiang Xiazi, he seemed much bolder. He took a bite and chewed slowly.
In a daze, many scenes seemed to emerge before his eyes.
It was a small house. An old couple got up early, lit a fire, woke up noodles, and started cooking pancakes, steamed buns, rice porridge before it was dark...
His eyes followed the cooking cake.
The old couple is busy making breakfast, the children at home are still sleeping soundly, and the elders are out chopping firewood and making fire...
Looking outside, the city in the early morning was full of smoke, and many people were waiting in front of the vendors...
Alleys, streets, restaurants, tea shops...
And just when he wanted to follow the pancake's line of sight to find the truth about the changes in the city, his ears suddenly heard the noise of people.
"Um?!"
Yan Longxing suddenly opened his eyes. Even though he was so bold, his pupils couldn't help but shrink. Beside him, Jiang Xiazi had a horrified expression as if he had seen a ghost.
One moment, the street was empty, but the next moment, it was filled with people, noisy and lively.
"this……"
Jiang Xiazi finally managed to escape by activating the magical weapon. He barely suppressed his shock. A calloused hand reached out to him:
"Chenghui, a copper plate..."
Looking at the stall owner who had no flaws in front of him and reached out to ask for a copper coin, Jiang Xiazi frowned, and Yan Longxing had already dropped a copper coin.
"Walk!"
Both of them are cautious by nature, and in such a strange environment, they do not want to cause trouble.
The further they walked, the more shocked the two of them were.
Even though the two of them were on high alert, they didn't even notice how these people appeared. What was even more frightening was that there was nothing strange about these people.
No matter how they looked at it, they were all living people and a perfectly normal town.
The only abnormal thing is that no one will come out to sell breakfast on a rainy night...
"Could it be that this is the fragment of the universe's light?"
Jiang Xiazi was shocked and confused.
His understanding of Zhouguang fragments was limited to books, but this scene was completely different from what he knew...
Suppressing the desire to take action, Yan Longxing was about to say something, but suddenly his heart moved and he pulled Jiang Xiazi to hide in a shadow.
Among the crowd, they found a very recognizable face, a horse face.
Following him, the demon-slaying division who had changed his appearance among the crowd, as well as Huang Hu and others, were also noticed by them.
"Who has the patience to accompany you bunch of ghosts in their mischief day after day? No, I can't bear it anymore!"
In the crowd, Jiang Xiaobai suddenly stopped. A look of extreme impatience flashed across Ma's face. He suddenly exerted force and pushed away Wang Liu, who was trying to hold him back.
Buzz!
Along with a buzzing sound, a violent wind suddenly rose on the street, and the billowing air was swallowed by Jiang Xiaobai and then spit out:
"Roar!"
It sounded like a human, like a horse, and like a shrieking sound wave of a Rakshasa, it suddenly exploded.
boom!
In an instant, it was like thunder falling on the city, and the strong wind turned sharply, blowing sand and rocks on the street, and filling the air with smoke and dust.
"Jiang Xiaobai, how dare you make a soul-seeking sound!"
Wang Liu had no time to stop him, but Huang Hu was furious.
The soul-locking sound is a horse-faced magical power. Wherever the sound passes, the Grandmaster's soul will be directly shaken out of the body.
It is absolutely impossible for ordinary people to resist.
Seeing that the sound wave was about to spread, Huang Hu no longer cared about hiding and roared before taking action.
However, before he could take action, the life-threatening sound had dissipated invisibly.
Jiang Xiaobai's expression tightened, but after seeing the crowd, he stretched out a palm full of dirt.
The palm was as dry as a tree root, holding a cattail leaf full of holes, shaking it gently and chanting:
"Om mani padme hum!"
Hmm... the first update, then I will write the second chapter, the transition chapter, very soon...