Zhang Yan followed Taoist Yi into the inner room. When they arrived at a corridor, a servant came to lift the bamboo curtain under the eaves and led them into a secluded inner court. The place was filled with ancient pine and cypress trees and a sweet fragrance wafted in the air. As soon as they stepped into the room, they heard a heavy sound of zither.
He looked over and saw an old man sitting there playing the zither. He wore gray clothes and had a square scarf tied around his head. He looked very focused.
The servant was about to go up and call for him, but he was stopped by Michito Ichito, who said, "It's rare for this person to play the zither. Just listen here."
Zhang Yan listened for a while, and he could tell that there was a profound artistic conception in this person's music, and there were some wonderful principles in it. This person should have been deeply immersed in this path, but due to his cultivation, he couldn't perform the true meaning of it. However, the zither music was extraordinary. If a junior cultivator heard it, they would definitely benefit a lot from it. But to them, it was only a pleasant sound.
It was just that because of his background, Michito Ichito often played in the human world. This might be his hobby, so he also stopped here. In fact, from his point of view, this could be considered a good thing. This non-human cultivator was willing to stand up this time, and there was probably a reason behind it.
Not long after, the old man finished playing, and he realized that Michito Ichito and Zhang Yan were standing there. He hurriedly got up and bowed, and he secretly looked at Zhang Yan. After a short pause, he said, "I'm rude, and I've neglected the two Supreme Venerables."
Michito Ichito waved his sleeve and smiled. "It's fine. I was fortunate enough to hear the Song of Floating Mist when I was in Bu Tian, and I didn't expect to hear it again today. It's worth stopping for this."
The old man said with shame, "My cultivation is not good enough, and I'm far from my teacher. I'm afraid that this kind of sound will pollute the two Yuan Zun's ears."
Michihito Ichito shook his head and said, "Being able to play this sound at your level is already not bad. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to do it either."
He turned around and said to Zhang Yan, "This is Gu Tuo. Even though he's a demon cultivator, his heart is one of humanity, and he's never done any evil deeds. Ever since he started cultivating, he hasn't harmed a single life." He then pointed at Zhang Yan and said, "This is High Exalted Zhang."
Gu Tuo hurriedly bowed again and said, "Greetings, Exalted Lord Zhang."
"Fellow Daoist Zhang, this person was originally an old turtle with a long lifespan, so he knows a lot about Bu Xutian's past. Apart from some secrets, if you have any questions, you can ask him." Daoist Yi transmitted his voice to Zhang Wuji through his divine will.
Zhang Yan glanced at Gu Tuo and made a slight deduction, yet he didn't sense anything unusual from Gu Tuo, so he said, "There's no need for formalities." When Gu Tuo straightened up, he asked again, "I heard that you were originally cultivating at Bu Xutian's place. How did you come out this time?"
Gu Tuo said respectfully, "It's not a difficult matter. Even though the Great Exalted is harsh to human cultivators, he's very lenient to demon cultivators. I'm originally a demon, and it just so happened that the higher-ups were gathering all the demon divisions to establish a court, so I volunteered to go out and do some meritorious deeds. The Great Exalted Lords saw that I'm quite knowledgeable, so they allowed me to go out to the outer world."
Zhang Yan didn't ask him what the true intentions of those innate demons were. Gu Tuo couldn't possibly know. Taking a step back, if he really knew some secrets, those demons wouldn't have let him out.
He said, "From what you said, it seems like there are still human cultivators in Bu Xutian?"
Gu Tuo hesitated for a while and said, "There are still some, but they're all under the Great Exalted Lords."
"Oh," Zhang Yan said, "Is there such a person coming out this time?"
Gu Tuo said, "Reporting to the Great Exalted Lord, I don't know much about this."
Zhang Yan came down and asked a few more questions, but as long as it was related to the innate demons and Bu Xutian's arrangements, Gu Tuo said he couldn't say anything. It wasn't that he was trying to evade, but every cultivator that came out from Bu Xutian had a qi dynamic restriction placed on them. Their memories were also sealed, so they couldn't say anything.
Zhang Yan also knew this in his heart. Those demons could let people out so easily, so they must have prepared a defensive method. Even if Gu Tuo could really say a thing or two, because there was no way to verify it, Zhang Yan would not completely believe it.
Michihito Ichito said, "Dao friend Gu, you said before that a Great Exalted Lord asked you to bring something out. Now that Dao friend Zhang and I are here, you can take it out."
Gu Tuo hurriedly said, "Let me try!"
Michihito Ichito said to Zhang Yan, "Although this treasure is with him, he doesn't know where he hid it. Previously, he wanted to hand it to me, but no matter how I tried to activate it, it was useless. After telling me about this, I judged that this treasure should be related to human path cultivators. I'm not a human body, so it's useless. Now that Dao friend Zhang is here, I believe you can use it."
Gu Tuo concentrated for a long time. Suddenly, a ray of light gathered in the void, then a flag appeared. It looked like it was weaved by clouds and ice, and there were wisps of mist floating outside. When he saw this item, he sighed and said, "Two Great Exalted Lords, this is it."
Zhang Yan took the small flag. As soon as he held it in his hand, he knew that it was called the God Dashing Flag. As for what kind of power it had, it wasn't convenient to use it here, so he had to test it later. He turned around and asked, "Dao friend Yi, can you remember the origin of this treasure?"
Michihito Ichito looked for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I've never seen it." He paused for a moment, then said, "If I see those precious treasures that are famous in the outside world, I'll definitely be able to see their origin. But if it's a treasure that's hidden, then I have no way of knowing."
Zhang Yan could understand this as well. Cultivators would more or less keep some killing moves, because it was related to their lives. Even friends of the same path might not know about it. It seemed like this God Dashing Flag was like that. Since it was so, it seemed like he couldn't deduce this person's identity from this.
Chen Xi raised his head to look at Gu Tuo and said, "Why did that person give this treasure to Fellow Daoist Gu?"
Gu Tuo smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know as well. All those years ago, when that Exalted Being came to look for me, he only said that if the heavens and the earth changed in the future, then he could pass this treasure to Yuan Zun of the Human Dao. I was indeed able to sense that this treasure was in my possession, but I've never seen it. It's just that I was deeply afraid of being seen through by those Exalted Beings, so I lived in seclusion after that, and I've only recently found an opportunity to come out."
Michihito Ichito pondered deeply and said, "Looks like that Fellow Daoist's ability isn't weak, and he made preparations for Fellow Daoist Gu since the beginning. Otherwise, even if Fellow Daoist Gu didn't appear before them, he would still have been seen through."
Gu Tuo felt a wave of lingering fear when he heard this. If he was really noticed by those Exalted Beings, then he would absolutely not suffer a good end.
After hiding this treasure for so many years, it wasn't that he hadn't wavered before. However, every time he was tempted, he would feel that once he did so, something bad would definitely happen. Thus, he endured it.
Zhang Yan thought for a while and said, "Fellow Daoist Gu, can you remember the name of that Yuan Zun?"
Gu Tuo tried to recall, but he revealed a troubled expression and shook his head, "Reporting to Exalted Being Zhang, I can't recall it now. I can only vaguely remember that this happened long before the great change in Bu Xu Tian."
Zhang Yan was just trying to ask, and he didn't expect to get a reply. In fact, it was normal for him to not have an answer.
Michihito Ichito said, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, for this fellow daoist to make such arrangements before the great change, perhaps he had foreseen this, or perhaps he was preparing for a rainy day. However, this is still a good thing for me."
Zhang Yan nodded his head. Unless this matter was arranged by the Connate Demon, but Just Now, he had already checked, and the possibility of this was extremely small.
If this person wanted to do this, he could even hide from Michihito Ichito's senses. If he could really do this, then as long as he undid the formation, he could directly kill his way here. There was no need to go through so much trouble.
However, out of cautiousness, he still said, "When Fellow Daoist Dan Yi arrives, we still need to ask him to identify it."
Michihito Ichito agreed.
Because Zhang Yan needed to test out the ability of the God Shaking Heaven Flag, he discussed with Michihito Ichito and found a secret place to take out the flag. With just a slight test, he roughly understood the profoundness of the flag. If this treasure was taken out, even a True Yang cultivator's soul would be shaken, and it would be difficult for them to calmly control their own Essence Qi.
Such a change should not be underestimated. During a battle, if things went wrong, they would not be able to achieve their goal and it would be equivalent to giving the opponent a chance.
It was a pity that if those supreme treasures did not fall into the hands of the Connate Demon, then perhaps this item alone would be enough to deal with this person. But now, it was very different.
From this, it could be seen that this person actually did not know what changes would happen in the future. Maybe he only sensed that the Monster Cultivators were gradually rising, so he set up such a backup plan in advance. But no matter what, it was better than nothing.
After waiting for a day, he suddenly sensed that Dan Yi had arrived, so he came out of the cave dwelling. The next moment, he appeared in front of the temple, and Michihito Ichito was already waiting there.
After a while, a young man floated down from the sky. When his feet landed on the ground, he came in front of the two of them and bowed. Then, he looked at Zhang Yan and said, "I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Zhang to have already arrived, but I am late."
Zhang Yan smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist came at the right time, I was just one step ahead of you."
Michihito Ichito smiled and said, "How was your trip?
Dan Yi said in disappointment, "I still can't find the whereabouts of the two Daoists. I only found the cave dwellings that they left in the Void Primordial Sea, but there is no aura at all. It's not like there is no shadow of the past and future that can be seen, so it is hard to know where the two Daoists went."
Michihito Ichito said, "So it seems that the two Daoists might have fallen into the great change that happened back then."
Although Dan Yi did not want to think so, but since he could not find them everywhere, this was the only possibility. He raised his head and said, "Let's not talk about this first. The Busu Tian Forbidden Formation is not far away from being dissolved, so we should discuss a detailed strategy."
Michihito Ichito smiled and said, "There is no hurry. Fellow Daoist Zhang and I obtained a treasure not long ago. It was brought out from Busu Tian by another Daoist. We have already seen it, so we need to ask Fellow Daoist Dan Yi to take a look. If there is no problem, then we will have one more treasure to help us in battle."
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