The moonlight quietly shone on the small forest in the backyard. The thin branches reflected the hazy moon and a few cold stars in the distant sky. The night was so quiet that a delicate fragrance blew in.
In this dark night, in the most famous temple in the capital of Kairong, there was a person sitting quietly. However, his heart wasn't calm at all.
After a while, he stood up, opened the door, and went outside.
He looked at the moonlight in the sky that was definitely not bright and suddenly found that for the first time in decades, his heart was in chaos.
His eyes flashed with an inexplicable color. His gaze fell on a certain place, and he finally made up his mind.
His figure flashed and left the room that he had lived in for more than 30 years.
Soon, he left the capital of Kairong.
If the masters in the Master Hall of Kairong knew that there were still four powerhouses in the city who were not inferior to One-Line-Heaven, and Zhan Tianfeng, who they thought was their backer, suddenly left the capital, then they would definitely be in a panic and would not be at peace.
However, Zhan Tianfeng's speed was extremely fast, and his movements were also very careful. There was no possibility of leakage at all.
Moreover, without his permission, not many people dared to enter his residence, so no one knew that he had left.
He ran all the way, especially after leaving the capital, and immediately increased his speed to the limit.
When a powerhouse from One-Line-Heaven rushed with all his strength, his speed was absolutely beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
When the moon set and the sun rose, Zhan Tianfeng had already arrived at a high mountain in the distance.
This was a high mountain in the central area of Kairong. Although it was also far away from the city, it was not as uninhabited as the Hengshan Range.
On this high mountain, there were dozens of quaint Taoist temples. Often, people would come from thousands of miles away just to light an incense in the temple.
Zhan Tianfeng came to the foot of the mountain. He did not continue to use his lightness technique to climb the mountain. Instead, he walked up the mountain step by step like an ordinary person.
Although there were not many people on the mountain, he could see some believers every time he walked for a while.
At this moment, Zhan Tianfeng was just like an ordinary person. One couldn't see the aura of an expert from One-Line-Sky at all.
Along the way, they met people. Regardless of whether they were from the top or the bottom, everyone smiled and nodded before parting ways. A harmonious atmosphere seemed to pervade the entire mountain peak.
Finally, Zhan Tianfeng walked halfway up the mountain.
There was a small house on the mountain path, and there was a middle-aged Daoist in the house. People who often came here knew that this Taoist lived in a small hut all year round. Anyone who wanted to go up the mountain from here would be stopped by him.
This Daoist priest had a very good temper. When he was persuading people, he always used kind words to persuade them. Even if the pilgrims used their fists and feet, he never retaliated.
However, when Zhan Tianfeng saw the middle-aged Daoist, he immediately showed a respectful expression.
If the masters in the Hall of Masters saw this scene, they would definitely think that there was something wrong with their eyes.
"Senior Brother, long time no see. You still look the same." Zhan Tianfeng smiled and greeted him.
The middle-aged Daoist priest also smiled and said, "Junior Brother, didn't you want to cultivate in seclusion in the mortal world for 60 years? Why did you come out to see me after only 30 years?"
Zhan Tianfeng's face showed a trace of bitterness. He sighed and said, "Senior Brother, I didn't want to come out of seclusion. It's just that in the mortal world, I was worried about national affairs. Most of the time, I was forced to come out of seclusion."
The middle-aged Daoist priest asked in surprise, "Junior Brother, who forced you to come out of seclusion? It's related to the country. Could it be the Tufan Country and the Titan Country? "
Zhan Tianfeng shook his head and said, "Although it's slightly related to the Tufan Country, it doesn't have much to do with them."
The middle-aged Daoist priest's expression finally changed. His lazy sitting posture also solidified at this moment. It was as if he had suddenly changed from a wild Daoist to a respectable master.
"Since it's not the three strongest countries in the northwest, could it be trouble from the Northern Borderline or the Great Shen Country?"
Zhan Tianfeng shook his head again and said, "It's impossible for the Northern Borderline. As for the Great Shen Country, it's too far away from us. It's been peaceful for the past few decades, so there's no trouble."
The middle-aged Daoist priest sighed in relief and said, "Since it's not trouble from the Great Shen Country, that's good."
Zhan Tianfeng smiled bitterly and said, "Senior Brother, although the trouble doesn't come from the Great Shen Country, I'm afraid it's more dangerous for us than the Great Shen Country."
The middle-aged Daoist priest frowned and said, "Forget it, you can't explain clearly if you're hemming and hawing. Just go and see Master. He was nagging you a few days ago anyway."
Zhan Tianfeng helplessly rolled his eyes. Since the two of them met, his senior brother had been asking him all sorts of questions and did not give him a chance to speak at all. When he wanted to explain in detail, his senior brother waved his hand and ignored him.
Zhan Tianfeng sighed softly, but he also knew that his senior brother had always been a man of his word. Since he said he did not want to talk to him, it was useless to say anything more.
Zhan Tianfeng bowed to the Daoist priest and walked towards the peak of the mountain.
In the distance, a few pilgrims came over and pointed in the direction where Zhan Tianfeng left, asking the middle-aged Daoist why he could go up there.
The middle-aged Daoist priest's face instantly drooled as he shamelessly explained. His bearing was completely different from when he was talking to Zhan Tianfeng just now. He no longer had a trace of imagination, as if he was born with two faces.
Zhan Tianfeng walked quickly and went far away in an instant. However, he also heard the trivial complaints coming from the small house on the mountainside.
In his heart, he was puzzled by his senior brother's choice, but he also understood that there were thousands of paths. How one chose was a personal matter, and it was not something he could interfere with.
He walked as if he was flying and finally reached the peak of the mountain.
On the peak of the mountain was a platform that was a few hundred square meters in size.
If this platform was on a plain, it would not be strange at all. However, it appeared on the peak of the mountain, so it was very out of place.
The feeling on the peak of the mountain was actually just a little strange, but if one looked down from the sky, the empty space would be very obvious. It was like a wooden stake that was inserted into the soil and was cut into two by a knife, and this platform was one of the broken sides.
However, looking at the current world, who had such divine power to cut off the peak of a mountain like it was a wooden stake …?
Zhan Tianfeng had been there many times, but every time he came, he would feel dizzy.
However, this feeling also stimulated him to continuously advance on the martial path and climb to a higher realm of origin power.
He climbed up the mountain path and came to the other side.
Looking down from there, there was a precipitous cliff that was surrounded by clouds and mist. This place could be said to be extremely dangerous. If Sima Yin had come here in the past when he had nowhere to go, he might not have jumped down from the peak of the mountain without hesitation.
However, after Zhan Tianfeng arrived here, he did not hesitate to lift his foot.
He took a step and immediately fell off the cliff, his figure disappearing into the clouds and mist.
Zhan Tianfeng's figure was close to the cliff as he fell. Not long after entering the clouds and mist, he steadily stopped on a protruding boulder. Inside the boulder, there was actually a huge cave.
The cave was pitch-black without any light.
Zhan Tianfeng strode forward. He familiarly passed through a few stone doors and walked toward the largest stone room in the cave.
The cave was not small, but there was no one inside. When Zhan Tianfeng arrived in front of the largest stone door, he stopped and respectfully knelt down, kowtowing eight times.
If the people in Kairong Country who relied on Zhan Tianfeng like a god saw this scene, they would definitely be in disbelief.
From the stone room, an incomparably old voice sounded, "Tianfeng, why are you here?"
Zhan Tianfeng respectfully said, "Master, I'm here to see you."
"Since you're here, could it be that the country is in danger, and even you can't handle it …?"
"Master is wise." Zhan Tianfeng's face showed a trace of shame. He lowered his head deeply and said, "I've let you down and embarrassed you."
"Hehe, what's there to be embarrassed about?" The old voice laughed and said, "Tides rise and fall, and there are ups and downs. Even the huge empires in the east of the continent can't avoid a change of dynasty, let alone the countries in the northwest. If Kairong Country is destined to decline, then not to mention you're powerless, even if I were to step in, the same outcome would be unavoidable. "
Zhan Tianfeng suddenly raised his head, and there was a trace of surprise in his eyes.
In the past, before his master left, he held his hand and carefully instructed him to protect the country.
For a hundred years, in order to complete this task, he abandoned everything and silently cultivated on the martial path alone, allowing himself to become the stabilizing force of the country.
However, now that he was in front of his master once again, he could not help but sigh. His teacher, who used to be an illustrious figure who could make the entire Northwest tremble with a stomp of his foot, had actually said such depressing and discouraging words.
For a moment, Zhan Tianfeng was even a little absent-minded. 'Was everything I've done wrong all these years?'
Although there was a thick stone wall between them, the person inside seemed to be able to see or sense Zhan Tianfeng's expression and mental state through a certain method.
The old voice said again, "Kairong Country is my country, and it's also your country. As long as there's a possibility, we can't let her disappear. Tianfeng, you've suffered all these years … "
Zhan Tianfeng's heart warmed, and his self-doubt instantly disappeared. At the same time, there was a surge of warmth and excitement in his heart, which actually made it difficult for him to control himself.
He had always thought that he was very calm, so calm that he was somewhat unreasonable and even terrifying. However, it was only at this moment that he realized that there were still times when he was not calm enough.
"Tell me, what happened?" The old man's voice was heard again.
Zhan Tianfeng responded and told him about the rise of He Yiming in the Tianluo Kingdom without hiding anything. He did not hide or exaggerate at all, but was telling the truth. He even honestly confessed that he had asked Sima Yin to assassinate He Yiming.
Of course, Sima Yin did not return, and when He Yiming reappeared, not only had the concubine by his side become an Innate Expert with terrifying cold Genuine Qi, but he also had a powerful assistant by his side.
The Three Flower at One's Prominence cultivator was actually following He Yiming, and it seemed like he was working for He Yiming.
All of this made Zhan Tianfeng feel immense pressure.
If the situation continued to develop like this, once He Yiming really rose, there would be no place for the Kairong Country.
After Zhan Tianfeng described all of this vividly, he suddenly stopped talking and knelt in front of the door, waiting quietly.
After a long time, the old voice was heard from inside the door, but this time, the voice was somewhat dignified.
"A fifteen-year-old Bai Santian, a seventeen-year-old One-Line-Sky … In less than a year, he can reach the Innate Realm … And a Three Flower at One's Prominence. Haha, Tianfeng, you're not joking with me, right? "
"I wouldn't dare." Zhan Tianfeng smiled bitterly. If it was possible, even he did not dare to believe all of this.
The entire cave fell into a suffocating and heavy atmosphere. Even Zhan Tianfeng held his breath because even he could not guess what choice the old man in the cave would make.
Outside the cave, the sun slowly moved from noon to the west, and finally, only the last red glow that was full of charm was left in the sky.
At this moment, the old man's voice was heard again from the cave, "I understand, Tianfeng, you can go back."
Zhan Tianfeng was startled. He came here not only to pass on the news, but also to ask for advice on how to deal with it. Now that the old man did not say anything and just asked him to go back, he could not help but feel anxious. Even so, in front of the old man, even if Zhan Tianfeng was twice as bold, he would not dare to disobey the old man at all.
This was because he grew up under the old man's halo and was carefully nurtured by the old man, which was why he could achieve what he had today.
In his heart, the old man was a god, and a god was omnipotent.
With his back facing the old man, he slowly left the cave and returned to the mountainside from the peak.
However, the moment he left the cave, a faintly discernible voice suddenly sounded in his ears.
"Take a step back, and you'll have a wide world …"
Zhan Tianfeng was startled. After thinking for a while, he returned the way he came. When he met the middle-aged priest, the priest looked indifferent as if he resented being pestered by Zhan Tianfeng and did not want to greet him.
Zhan Tianfeng smiled bitterly. He could only go forward and bow deeply, then slowly went down the mountain.
Others might not know, but he knew that although the senior brother who was in charge of guarding the door at the mountainside looked no different from an ordinary priest, his strength was so profound that it could be said that he was unfathomable. At the very least, Zhan Tianfeng knew that he was definitely not the senior brother's match.
After going down the mountain, he returned to the temple in Kairong Nation's capital as fast as he could.
This time, no one noticed his trip. Even the masters in the country's Hall of Masters were clueless.
Nevertheless, Zhan Tianfeng did not know that not long after he left the cave, his senior brother listened carefully for a moment, then followed the path that he took and arrived in front of the stone wall.
"Zhan Xuan, go into the mountain and retrieve the werewolf tribe's totem."
"Master, are you going to provoke the totem clan? This … "
"It's fine. When you go, use the Disguise Spell. I want you to disguise as …" The old man's voice lowered.
After a moment, the Taoist smiled bitterly and said, "There are many experts in the werewolf tribe. I'm afraid I might not be able to do it."
"I don't want you to snatch it. I want you to steal it. With your strength, as long as you are careful, you should be able to succeed." The old man snorted and said, "Before you take action, make some preparations. Before you leave, injure a few people. Wear the Five Elements Ring and leave traces of the Five Elements Vital Energy."
"Master, which types of vital energy should I leave?"
"Leave all of them."
"All of them?"
"That's right. After you steal the totem, put it in the treasury of Mount Heng. Don't let anyone find it. Go."
The middle-aged Taoist, Zhan Xuan, responded. He did not ask any more questions and turned to leave.
An old voice chuckled. It sounded like an old man smiling peacefully. "Those old fellows who believe in werewolves, I wonder if their hands and feet and bones have rusted. It's time to find some work for them. Hehe, if they know that there is such a young expert outside the mountain, I wonder if they will still be able to sit still. "
That voice gradually lowered, and a wisp of light voice reverberated in the cave.
"Beside Kai Rong, there is such a peerless Heaven's prideling rising. It is a blessing for the northwest, but a disaster for Kai Rong..."
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"108, tell me honestly, has your strength improved since we first met?"
In the study, He Yiming stared intently at 108. Although he knew that even if this guy was lying, he would not be able to see through him. But if he did not do so, his imposing manner would not be enough.
108 looked at him quietly. Since he followed He Yiming out of the cave residence where he had lived for thousands of years, his eyes had never shone like a small sun. In this regard, he could be considered a trustworthy human weapon.
"What I have improved is not my strength," he said slowly. "I am just evolving."
"Evolving?" He Yiming was slightly taken aback. He looked at the other party, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and shook his head. After a moment, He Yiming said, "You can evolve because you swallowed energy stones?"
"Yes," 108 said simply and clearly. This was his usual style.
He Yiming's expression changed strangely. One of the reasons why he was able to get along with 108 peacefully was that their strength was almost the same.
However, after swallowing a few energy stones, 108's strength had improved by leaps and bounds.
Although they had not fought since signing the employment contract, He Yiming felt that if he were to really fight to the death with him, then unless he used the glaive and used a final blow, he really would not be able to contend against him.
He Yiming sighed deeply. He had a splitting headache. It wasn't easy for him to completely trust this humanoid weapon.
108 suddenly raised his head and said in an extremely rare manner, "Are you afraid of me?"
He Yiming was stunned for a moment, but he had to admit that this feeling was rather novel.
He nodded slightly. It was better to use the simplest way to communicate with simple people.
"I am afraid of you because I don't know what will happen when your strength far surpasses mine."
108 said, "I am different from you. My program does not allow me to do anything that goes against the contract. As long as you continue to sign the contract with me, I will not betray you. "
With that, 108 turned around and strode away with his head held high.
He Yiming frowned as he watched his back disappear. Suddenly, he raised his eyebrows and rolled his eyes. He said, "Fine, I will continue to sign the contract. Doesn't that mean I have to provide the corresponding amount of energy stones every year … This guy is clearly not human, but why is he as smart as a human?" (To be continued, if you want to know the future, please go to www.qidian.com, there are more chapters. Support the author, support the original reading!)
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