In a nameless mountain range, there was still that broken gate. Grass was everywhere and old trees towered into the sky. The vines were thick and covered the sun and moon. It covered the endless darkness and it seemed really sinister.
Crackle!
A bonfire started to burn in the broken gate. As the wood and bamboo would explode from time to time.
The bonfire lit up the darkness. There was no sunlight around and if it wasn't lit up, it would be too terrifying.
But even a bonfire could only light up a small area and the other areas weren't lit up.
Zhong Zi Qi wasn't afraid of all this. He was a cultivator and his cultivation was really strong. He was at Legend Realm and was about to break through to stage nine. With a bunch of Celestial Artifacts protecting him, he wasn't afraid of them at all.
The bonfire burned. Zhong Zi Qi closed his eyes and used his cultivation technique to improve himself.
His leg had healed long ago and this was just simple cultivation.
He reflected on himself three times a day. Only by persevering could he improve. So, every day, Zhong Zi Qi would sit cross-legged and calm himself down.
Hu!
He spat out a mouthful of turbid air and opened his eyes. He looked at the bonfire and his gaze became melancholic.
"That doesn't make sense." Zhong Zi Qi muttered.
The treasure map he got showed that there was a huge treasure here. It was left behind by a once glorious Taoist Faction.
But apart from the first time he met the demon and was lucky enough to get the red watch, he managed to escape. After returning to this place, he searched the surrounding nine hundred kilometers, but he didn't find anything.
This made Zhong Zi Qi very confused.
He had searched for treasures for 3,000 years and had always believed in his skills. Moreover, the treasure map was real. It was drawn by people from that era and in Zhong Zi Qi's eyes, it couldn't be faked.
Moreover, this was indeed a Taoist Faction Holy Land. It was really majestic but now it was covered by a forest.
But even with all these facts added together, Zhong Zi Qi still couldn't find anything.
"Am I going to return empty-handed?" Zhong Zi Qi was unwilling.
This time, he lost two Celestial Artifacts. Although they weren't that important to him.
One of them was an immortal artifact, a broken iron rod, while the other one was a supportive Bluesea Wave Diagram.
But no matter what, they were Celestial Artifacts.
"Sigh, I will search for another two days. If there are no clues, I should go back." Zhong Zi Qi looked at the bonfire, his eyes lost in thought.
He thought of his hometown, his family, his beautiful wife, and his adorable son and daughter.
As he thought about it, a ball of fire suddenly ignited in Zhong Zi Qi's eyes. Caught off guard, all the beautiful memories were burned to ashes.
"No …" Zhong Zi Qi roared in pain. He took a few steps back in fear, distancing himself from the bonfire. His expression was lifeless.
His beautiful wife, his lovely children, his kind parents, and his beautiful home were all burned down by a fire that fell from the sky.
By the time Zhong Zi Qi returned, everything had turned into a pile of ashes.
At that moment, Zhong Zi Qi broke down.
He searched everywhere for the murderer, but no one knew who it was.
Only the furnace that brought the fire to his hometown!
The furnace was not an ordinary item. Zhong Zi Qi had always carried it with him, so he remembered every detail of the furnace. Whether it was the patterns, the shape, or the array formation inside, Zhong Zi Qi remembered it all clearly.
Why did Zhong Zi Qi want to travel the Nine Heavens?
Why did Zhong Zi Qi want to explore secret realms?
Why did Zhong Zi Qi want to collect all sorts of Celestial Artifacts?
All of this was just to find out who the person behind the cultivation technique furnace was.
Zhong Zi Qi didn't tell anyone about this. He wanted to rely on his own strength to find the murderer and take revenge for the people he cared about.
But as time went on, Zhong Zi Qi knew that he couldn't rely on his own strength to take revenge.
He pretty much walked through all sorts of secret realms in the Nine Skies, but he didn't find anything related to the furnace at all.
"Can I really not take revenge?" Zhong Zi Qi was stunned as he asked.
No one could reply to him.
Zhong Zi Qi himself wasn't a top genius. After 3,000 years, he only reached peak Legend Realm. He was nine stages away from Emperor Realm, not to mention the supreme Celestial Realm.
If he relied on himself, he wouldn't be able to break through to Celestial Realm.
Zhong Zi Qi looked at the bonfire in despair. He thought about how he collected so many Celestial Artifacts but in the end, he could only use so few.
"If I can use the Celestial Artifacts to exchange for a chance to take revenge, I will do it without hesitation." Zhong Zi Qi had a sudden thought.
"Right, trade, Bank of the Universe!" Zhong Zi Qi's eyes lit up. He could find the Bank of the Universe and use all his Celestial Artifacts to let the Bank of the Universe take revenge for his wife, children, parents, and home.
"But, I don't have a watch." Zhong Zi Qi was instantly disappointed.
Without a watch, he wouldn't be able to enter the Bank of the Universe.
If he couldn't enter, then how could he take revenge?
Hong!
Just at that moment, a red light shone in the darkness.
Zhong Zi Qi's body shook and he looked on in disbelief. Another red watch appeared in front of him.
Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock!
The watch gave out a crisp sound that rang in Zhong Zi Qi's ears. Zhong Zi Qi stared at it in infatuation.
He saw hope in despair. Zhong Zi Qi reached out with a trembling hand and took the red watch.
"The heavens are helping me, the heavens are really helping me." Zhong Zi Qi said emotionally.
Peng!
At that moment, a person appeared at the door. As there was no light outside, one couldn't see his face. However, one could see that it was his thin body.
Zhong Zi Qi frowned and stared at the person. He had never seen him before.
But looking at his aura, he came really aggressively. One look and one knew that he wasn't a good person.
Zhong Zi Qi focused on him. He kept the red watch as he couldn't lose it.
"Who are you?" Zhong Zi Qi frowned and asked. He sized him up and realized that the body was ice-cold. His limbs were also a little stiff. The key was that there was no True Qi flowing in his body.
He was like a corpse!
But how could a corpse move freely?
The person didn't reply to Zhong Zi Qi's question. He just stepped out stiffly and entered the Taoist Gate.
As he had flown for too long, his body was stiff. That was understandable.
The bonfire burned. After the corpse entered the Taoist Gate, Zhong Zi Qi instantly saw his body.
His skin was ashen white, his eyes were grey and emotionless.
All the signs showed that this was a corpse.
Zhong Zi Qi frowned. He raised his True Qi and was prepared to attack at any moment.
But in the next second, the corpse actually opened his mouth.
"All encounters in this world are reunions after a long time. Mr. Zhong, long time no see."
The voice was really gentle like an old friend was greeting him. Zhong Zi Qi didn't notice at the start, but in the end, he was shocked and terrified.
Demon!!!
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