Great Jin, Xijing
Imperial City, West Flower Hall
There were only two people in the spacious West Flower Hall. Yan Yuntian, the emperor of Great Jin, was holding an imperial bulletin in his hand with a strange expression.
Ming Yuesheng had changed into a brocade robe today. He looked at ease, holding a cup of tea in his hand and strolling leisurely in the West Flower Hall.
"I ate too greasy for lunch today. The tea should be stronger!" He blew the steam in the teacup, looked at the few tea leaves in the cup, and said with a frown.
"If you want to drink tea, I'll ask someone to send you a cart of new tea tomorrow!" Yan Yuntian shook the imperial bulletin in his hand. "What do you think of Zhou Bao? The relationship between him and Wang She is really beyond our expectation! I really can't figure out why a Chief of Tian Long Taoism and an ordinary disciple of the Wu's would be involved in the same matter! "
"Your Majesty, although Zhou Bao is a rare young expert in the world, the number of experts in the world is neither too many nor too few. There are experts at his age, but they are not as famous as he is. I don't understand why you pay so much attention to him!"
"Yes, there are not many strong people in the world, and there are also some young strong people. But to have such achievements at such a young age, it is not easy. He must have a secret, and it is a big secret!" Yan Yuntian's face showed a thoughtful expression.
"Everyone has his own secret. There are countless secrets in the world!" Ming Yuesheng looked indifferent. "We've investigated Zhou Bao's background very clearly. There's nothing suspicious about him. He's just a young expert at Level Seven. Even if his combat capability has reached Level Eight, what can he do? Your Majesty, what are you worried about?"
"I don't know. I just have a hunch. Every time I hear news about Zhou Bao, I always feel weird!"
Ming Yuesheng looked at Yan Yuntian speechlessly. "How about we find someone to test him?"
"There's no need for that. The idiots from Tian Long Taoism have already tested it for us!" Yan Yuntian said, "Someone felt that Zhou Bao had been in the limelight too much in recent years and wanted to knock him down a peg. In the name of Tian Long Taoism and the Wang, Chen, Lin, and Yang families, they ordered him to participate in the World Hero Competition. But he beat them back. Lin Xiaoqing of the Lin family was seriously injured and had to be carried back. Before the Lin family could make trouble, Wang She suddenly came out of his closed-door training and used Zhou Bao's matter to attack a group of disciples of the Wang, Chen, Lin, and Yang families. What do you think?"
Ming Yuesheng glanced at the imperial bulletin in his hand and said with a smile, "This shows that Snake King is not as half-dead as the legend says. He may even have realized something during the life-and-death struggle and gained great benefits! What about White Browed Yu's attitude? "
"White Browed Yu turned a blind eye to it. That's what surprised me the most!" Yan Yuntian's face showed a thoughtful expression. "Those people wanted to knock Junior Leopard down and take him for their own use. White Browed Yu must have acquiesced. Logically speaking, Junior Leopard's attitude can be said to be a slap in the face of Tian Long Taoism. But White Browed Yu didn't seem to care. He even sided with Snake King intentionally or unintentionally. What made him change so fast?"
"It seems that Your Majesty's concern for Zhou Bao is not wrong!" Ming Yuesheng's heart skipped a beat. "Zhou Bao's secret might be really big. Otherwise, with White Browed Yu's status, he wouldn't need to worry about anything at all. Of course, it's our mistake. If his fief is also around those millennium-old families, it might cause them a lot of trouble!"
"Missed it is missed it. Now the question is, how should we deal with it?"
"Deal with it? Why should we deal with it? We don't need to deal with it! " Ming Yuesheng said, "Since Zhou Bao has something that even White Browed Yu has to worry about, we have to completely exclude him. It's best that he doesn't want to participate in the World Hero Competition. Otherwise, it might really disrupt our plan. As for other things, let's wait until after the World Hero Competition!"
"That's the only way!" Yan Yuntian sighed softly. "I just don't know this time, will they really be forced to use their strength?"
"The attraction of a Pure Yang Celestial Device is not simple. Otherwise, those people from the four well-known families wouldn't be looking for Zhou Bao. It's a good thing that Zhou Bao doesn't participate. In such a short time, where can they find suitable candidates? They can only choose from within their own families. In this way, the tacit understanding between those well-known families will be broken. They have no choice but to use all their strength to fight for it. Even if they don't use all their strength, we can also take this opportunity to grasp the tip of the iceberg of their hidden strength! "
"Well, in that case, Zhou Bao has inadvertently made a great contribution to us!"
"Hehe, yes. From Zhou Bao's usual behavior, he doesn't like to make trouble, but he is also a person who can't be provoked. To deal with such a person, we should focus on appeasing him!"
"Appeasing?" Yan Yuntian nodded slightly. "You see, what about the thing I mentioned last time? Will it work?"
"This is His Majesty's family business. Everything should be decided by His Majesty!" Ming Yuesheng said with a smile.
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"You, what did you do to them?"
In the northwest, Crescent Valley!
The Yin and Yang Dust Formation!
Although Cao Xuetang was experienced and knowledgeable, he could not help but be shocked when he saw the dozens of unconscious bodies lying on the ground. He knew all of them. They all held important positions in the Sect of Flame. Among them, there were three Level Seven experts and one Level Eight expert. At this time, they were lying on the ground like dead pigs, unconscious. At first glance, Cao Xuetang thought they were dead.
"These guys trespassed into my territory. I just taught them a lesson!" Junior Leopard kicked the most burly man on the ground. "You know all of them, don't you?"
"They are all members of our sect. This is Xie Haifeng, the Great Venerable. I didn't expect that he would be defeated by Brother Zhou!" Cao Xuetang sighed and looked at Junior Leopard with an inexplicable sense of awe. He had long heard that Junior Leopard was young and powerful, and his combat capability surpassed that of an ordinary Level Eight expert. Cao Xuetang thought it was just a rumor in Jianghu. Now, it seemed that the rumor in Jianghu was not enough to describe the strength of this young expert in front of him. Three Level Seven experts and one Level Eight expert were lying on the ground. How could an ordinary Level Eight expert do such a thing?
Junior Leopard felt a little uncomfortable under his fiery gaze. He was not a beauty, so it was really disgusting to look at him like this.
"It seems that the kindling of Nanming Ignis is really attractive. It even attracted so many experts of your sect to pay a visit. Brother Cao, these are all experts of your sect. I can't act on my own. What do you think, how should I deal with it?"
"This …!"
Hearing this, Cao Xuetang could not help but ponder. Although they were all from the Sect of Flame, these people were the enemies of the sect. They came to kill him and could be said to be mortal enemies. Of course, he wanted to kill them all. But there were only masters below Level Seven among them. What about the other four experts?
In the Sect of Flame, the experts whose cultivation was above Level Seven were called Venerables. Those whose cultivation was above Level Eight were called Great Venerables. Their status was higher than that of ordinary Venerables. Different from ordinary Venerables, each Great Venerable held a lot of power. Xie Haifeng was one of the most powerful Great Venerables recently.
Although the Sect of Flame was a big influence and school in the world, it did not have many Venerables, let alone Great Venerables. Each Great Venerable had a pivotal position in the sect and was much more respected than an ordinary Venerable like Cao Xuetang. If Cao Xuetang really died here, the capital would never let it go. Even if he got the kindling of Nanming Ignis and cultivated to Level Eight, it would be hard for him to explain to the sect.
"Your Sect of Flame is a big family with a lot of experts. I don't want to provoke too many of you. I've already restrained them. As for how to deal with them, it's up to you, Brother Cao!" Junior Leopard saw Cao Xuetang's uncertain face, so he made his attitude clear.
"It's Xuetang's fault. It's already a big luxury to get your help. How can I make things difficult for you?" Cao Xuetang said, "But now we're going to find the kindling of Nanming Ignis. If we let them go, they may cause trouble for us. How about this? When we finish our business, I'll take them away. What do you think?"
"Okay!" Junior Leopard nodded.
"Their cultivation is good, especially Xie Haifeng. He's a Level Eight expert. I'm afraid that we can restrain him for a while, but not forever!"
"Don't worry. I have my ways to make them stay here and wait for us!" Junior Leopard said confidently.
"Then I'll leave it to you, Brother!"
"It's no big deal!" Junior Leopard said with a smile.
Since it was a favor, Junior Leopard should do it in a big way. First, it was to show his strength. Second, it was so that Cao Xuetang would not dare not to return it. Third, it was to let Cao Xuetang think that if Cao Xuetang encountered any difficulties in the future, he would need Junior Leopard's help. In this way, Junior Leopard could build up the relationship slowly.
The Crescent Valley was very long. Standing on the ridge in front of Jilei Mountain and looking into the Crescent Valley, Junior Leopard could see a long snake-like valley stretching for dozens of miles. The valley was very deep, more than 200 feet. Both sides of the valley were very steep. It looked like the Grand Canyon in the desert that he had seen in his previous life. However, it was not in the desert, but in Jilei Mountain.
At the end of the valley was a bottomless cold pool. The shape of the cold pool was very strange. In Junior Leopard's eyes, if all the water in the cold pool was drained, there would be an obvious crater.
"Hehe, it really looks like it was smashed by a meteorite. However, the marks left on the ground by this meteorite are too big. It looks like it's not small!" Junior Leopard thought. He turned to Cao Xuetang and said, "Brother Cao, if I'm not wrong, the place you mentioned should be in the depths of the cold pool!"
Junior Leopard said, pointing to the cold pool at the bottom of the valley.
The Nanming Ignis is at the bottom of the cold pool. Three thousand years ago, a predecessor of our sect accidentally found this place and the kindling of the Nanming Ignis. Unfortunately, he was seriously injured and couldn't get the kindling. When he returned to the sect, his injury broke out and he only had time to write down the approximate location in his notebook before he died. As for the notebook, it was hidden in the Sutras Pavilion of the sect. I accidentally found this secret, so I wanted to further improve my cultivation with the help of the kindling. I didn't expect that the secret would be exposed and I would be hunted down. I'm really ashamed! "Cao Xuetang shook his head and sighed.
Cao Xuetang shook his head and sighed. "Hehe, Brother Cao, don't be sad. Everything in the world will never be so smooth. Just like this time, we came to get the kindling of Nanming Ignis. Although we know the location, I'm afraid it won't be smooth to get it!"
Junior Leopard said with a smile. "Why do you say that?" Junior Leopard said with a smile. Hearing Junior Leopard's words, Cao Xuetang's expression changed. This time, getting the Nanming Ignis was related to his future. Now that Junior Leopard said it might not be smooth, he couldn't help but feel nervous.
"It's just a hunch!" Junior Leopard said.
"Will someone else come to disturb us?"
"I'm not afraid of others!" Junior Leopard said with a smile, "What I'm worried about is that there's something strange under the pool. After all, the kindling of Nanming Ignis has been in this deep pool for so many years. God knows what's under it!"
"Yes!" Cao Xuetang nodded, "What you said makes sense. We should be careful!"
While talking, they jumped up at the same time and went straight into the pool.
"Huala, huala —!"
They fell into the deep pool almost at the same time. Cao Xuetang's body was wrapped in a layer of crimson Gang Qi, while Junior Leopard's body was surrounded by a layer of indistinct Green Mist, which isolated the water from the pool.
"I didn't expect you to have such a protective treasure!" Seeing the Green Mist around Junior Leopard, Cao Xuetang's expression changed. Junior Leopard practiced the Nine Dragons Heavenly Fire Technique. If he cultivated Gang Qi, he would not be like this. Then there was only one possibility. Junior Leopard had a protective celestial device. Although he didn't know what it was, he instinctively wanted to stay away from it when he saw the Green Mist.
"I have no choice. Although my cultivation has reached Level Seven, I can't find the suitable Earth Vein Evil Qi to practice Gang. So I have to use this thing!" Junior Leopard said with a wry smile. He didn't explain what the Green Mist around him was.
Cao Xuetang was experienced in Jianghu. Since Junior Leopard didn't say it clearly, he wouldn't ask. It was taboo in Jianghu to inquire about other people's secrets, especially secrets like cultivation methods and celestial devices. Now he was cooperating with Junior Leopard and needed his help, so he naturally wouldn't touch his eyebrows. However, he was more afraid of Junior Leopard. After all, few people in the world could be like Junior Leopard, who had not only reached the Expert Realm in martial arts cultivation but also had more than one celestial device.
Even the sons of the leaders of the major sects didn't have such treatment.
Junior Leopard practiced the Evil Demon Needles and had this eccentric protective celestial device. Even if Cao Xuetang was beaten to death, he wouldn't believe that the guy in front of him was just a disciple of the Wu Family from a mountain village.
The pool was very deep. The deeper he went, the colder it was and the greater the pressure was.
At the beginning, it was nothing. But when he went down to 400 or 500 feet, Cao Xuetang felt a little tired. He practiced the Ignis Mysterious Gang, which was the Gang Qi of Fire. However, the water in the pool was cold. The deeper he went, the colder the water became. The piercing coldness began to offset his Ignis Mysterious Gang. Therefore, his diving speed gradually slowed down.
As for Junior Leopard, the deeper he went, the more comfortable he felt. The indistinct green mist twined around him. It not only helped him to isolate the huge water pressure, but also absorbed the Cold Evil Qi. For the Poison Cold Shield, the Cold Evil Qi contained in the water was the best tonic. Therefore, Junior Leopard went down faster and faster.
"Brother Cao, how are you? I think the water is at least more than 1,000 feet deep. Can you hold it? " After a while, Junior Leopard saw that the distance between him and Cao Xuetang was getting smaller and smaller. Junior Leopard couldn't help but stop. The sunlight couldn't penetrate the water at the depth of hundreds of feet. However, Cao Xuetang's red Gang Qi was very conspicuous, like a big light bulb, shining brightly.
"Don't worry. I've prepared for it. I just didn't expect you to go down so fast!" Cao Xuetang said. He took out a red stone and held it tightly in his hand. Then the Gang Qi around him suddenly lit up, pushed away the water around him, and rushed down.
"A Fire Spiritual Stone?"
"I'm a Venerable of the Sect of Flame. The Sect of Flame has several underground fire veins. Therefore, it's not difficult to get the Fire Spiritual Stone!" Cao Xuetang said with a smile.
Junior Leopard nodded and said nothing. With the help of the Fire Spiritual Stone, the power of Cao Xuetang's Ignis Mysterious Gang was obviously strengthened. The two of them went down hundreds of feet and could see the bottom of the pool gradually.
"Brother, look! It's over there!"
At the bottom of the pool, a black stone about 10 feet high was lying there quietly. Half of its body was exposed, and the other half was completely covered by the mud at the bottom of the pool. There was nothing unusual on the surface.
"Is it this big iron stone?" Junior Leopard slowly descended to the bottom of the pool and asked.
Cao Xuetang nodded. Even though he had the Fire Spiritual Stone in his hand, the cold air and the huge pressure at the bottom of the pool still put a great burden on him. Looking at Junior Leopard, who seemed to be fine under the entanglement of the cyan mist, Cao Xuetang couldn't help but envy him.
"If I had such a celestial device, why would I come here to get the kindling of Nanming Ignis at the risk of being killed?"
"Something is wrong. Why can't I feel anything unusual here?"
While Cao Xuetang was thinking, Junior Leopard had come to the side of the black stone. He circled around it and didn't feel anything unusual. When he looked up, his expression suddenly changed. "Watch out!"
"What?" Seeing the change of Junior Leopard's expression, Cao Xuetang felt a chill in his heart. The Ignis Mysterious Gang around him suddenly flashed, but it was still a little late.
A black tail abruptly appeared from the darkness and lashed at the scarlet Li Fire Profound Handle like a whip.
"Puff!" With a sound, the Ignis Mysterious Gang around Cao Xuetang dimmed, and he was violently whipped away. At this time, Junior Leopard saw clearly that there was a black water snake about 30 feet long at the bottom of the pool.
Although it was called a water snake, it only looked similar. This black water snake's scales were extremely thick, wrapping around its body like a thick layer of armor. However, its body was not very thick. Its body was only as thick as a small bucket, even though it was thirty feet long.
After hitting Cao Xuetang with its tail, it slightly twisted its body and whipped toward Junior Leopard again.
Junior Leopard twitched the corner of his mouth and went straight to meet it.
"Puff! Pa!" With a slight muffled sound, the cyan mist around Junior Leopard slightly fluctuated and then returned to normal. However, the body of the black snake couldn't help but tremble. With a low hiss, it seemed to drill into the mud at the bottom of the pool. However, before its body drilled into the mud, it stopped and became stiff like a stick. Even though this black snake was cultivated in the cold pool and was extremely resistant to cold, it still couldn't resist the cold evil power and boundless toxicity of the Poison Cold Shield. The cold poison attacked its heart and killed it.
"Yes, this is the power that the Poison Cold Shield should have!" Junior Leopard was extremely satisfied with the power of the Poison Cold Shield. He raised his hand and threw out a big golden net, firmly covering the big stone at the bottom of the pool. Junior Leopard's body staggered when he exerted his strength, and he almost fell to the ground.
This net was the Knot Golden Net specially used by Lin Xiaoqing to restrain Junior Leopard's Demon Devil Needles. It was broken by Junior Leopard with one punch. However, it was just broken. The Knot Golden Net was only a psychic celestial device, which was very precious in the present world. However, in Green Spirit's eyes, it was undoubtedly rubbish. Under Green Spirit's guidance, Junior Leopard quickly repaired the Knot Golden Net.
"What a heavy thing! It must be at least 4,000 kilograms if not 5,000 kilograms!" Junior Leopard pulled it, but the stone didn't move. He was secretly speechless. At this time, the mud at the bottom of the pool surged, and several black snakes drilled out silently. However, they didn't dare to act rashly because of the previous example. Junior Leopard was protected by the Poison Cold Shield, so he didn't care about it.
Seeing two snakes swimming toward Cao Xuetang, Junior Leopard smiled bitterly. He put away the golden net and jumped to the front of Cao Xuetang. With a burst of cyan light in front of him, he drove away the two black snakes who wanted to take advantage of him.
"Brother Cao, are you all right?"
Cao Xuetang's face was pale, and he held two Fire Spiritual Stones tightly in his hands. It was the power of the two Fire Spiritual Stones that prevented his Gang Qi from being scattered on the spot. But even so, he suffered a great impact.
It was also his bad luck. If he was on the ground, the strength of these black snakes was not enough. However, at the bottom of the cold pool, the effect of his Gang Qi was mostly offset by the surrounding water pressure and the boundless Evil Qi, so his protective power was reduced to the minimum. In the depths of the cold pool, the black snake's tail was greatly enhanced by the strength of the cold pool. Therefore, it almost whipped Cao Xuetang to death.
"I'm ashamed. I'm really ashamed. I didn't expect there to be such a ferocious creature under the cold pool!" Cao Xuetang said with a gloomy face. As a Level Seven expert, he was quite confident in his own strength. He didn't expect that he would be seriously injured when he came to the bottom of the cold pool to look for the kindling of Nanming Ignis. Moreover, he was almost beaten to death by the strange snake at the bottom of the pool. He didn't even have the strength to fight back, which really made him feel ashamed.
"Red-scaled Serpent. It seems to be a Red-scaled Serpent. How did its color change? Brat, don't waste precious things. Their blood is good stuff. Hurry up, catch them all with a net. Use that net of yours. I have a great use for it! "
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