It was not strange for there to be clouds in the sky. However, it was strange for such a strange purple cloud to appear in such a coastal area.
It was a sunny day, and the sea breeze was strong. Under such circumstances, there should be no clouds in the sky.
However, the purple cloud did not move at all. It was like a magical beast hovering above the Taiyuan ruins.
Just by looking at it from afar, everyone knew that the cloud was not to be underestimated.
"Sir, that is the Dragon King Cloud, the guardian of the Taiyuan ruins. Those evil people who want to enter the Taiyuan ruins will be killed by that thundercloud," the village chief said respectfully.
These fishermen who lived by the sea did not know anything about magic or combat energy. To them, the most powerful thing was the Dragon King, who symbolized good weather.
According to the village chief, that purple cloud would shoot out lightning every half a month. Once the lightning was shot out, the sea would be filled with thunder and lightning, making it difficult for fishing boats to go out to sea.
However, after the lightning, the sea would be peaceful for a period of time.
This pattern was so accurate that the fishermen called the purple cloud the Dragon King Cloud.
"It's just a purple cloud with relatively lush lightning magic elements. Why are they being so secretive?" a mage muttered after hearing this.
However, when the village chief heard that, he immediately became nervous. "Sir, you can't say such things. That is really the Dragon King Cloud. A few years ago, there was a villager who saw a dragon appear in the purple cloud on a night of thunder and lightning."
Dragon?
The group of Magicians and Martial Artists didn't really believe it. Magical beasts like dragons had long been extinct in the Boundless World.
How could there be a cloud in the Taiyuan ruins?
Everyone was skeptical about the village chief's words and did not take it to heart.
Thereafter, the people from the various forces questioned the village chief about the situation of Mount Taiyuan.
The village chief told everyone that Mount Taiyuan was like spring all year round. However, the villagers did not dare to offend the Dragon King, so they had not entered the mountain for many years.
It was like spring all year round on the mountain. There were various herbs and some magical beasts growing there.
As for any magical weapons or treasures, the villagers did not know anything about them.
"However, even if there is a treasure, it should be hidden in the City Lord's Mansion." The Village Chief remembered something.
A few years ago in the fishing village, a child entered the Taiyuan ruins. After that child got lost, he walked all the way to the deepest part of the ruins. It was said that at the top of the mountain, he saw a collapsed white castle.
Inside the castle, all kinds of treasures were piled up.
After the child went down the mountain, he told the adults at the foot of the mountain about this matter. However, when the fishermen gathered their courage and prepared to enter the mountain to search for treasure, the purple cloud suddenly struck down many lightning bolts, killing many villagers.
The villagers no longer dared to go up the mountain.
"In that case, the goal of our trip is that white castle." Xia Wenxu thanked the village chief after hearing this.
Taiyuan Mountain was huge, and the Taiyuan ruins were not small either. The sooner they locked onto a target, the easier it would be for them to complete the mission.
Moreover, the words of the Village Chief just now gave everyone some hope.
Previously, it was said that anyone who entered the Taiyuan ruins would never return. However, now that the Village Chief had said that even a child could successfully escape, it proved that the Taiyuan ruins were not as they had said before. After entering, there was no way to leave alive.
Looking around, Xia Wenxu said, "There is only one way into the mountain. It is best if there are not too many people going in. A team of twenty people is best."
No one had any objections to Xia Wenxu's suggestion. If there were too many people, it might not be safe. On the contrary, it would delay the journey. The remaining people could set up camp at the foot of the mountain.
This time, there were no more disputes between the mainland's elite camp and Dugu Xiu. The elite camp only had ten people in total. Dugu Xiu chose Madam Chi Bi and eight other martial artists to accompany him.
The other forces also selected twenty people respectively.
After everything was ready, the major factions entered the mountain one by one.
Everyone left one by one. When almost everyone had left, Yun Sheng walked past Xia Wenxu.
"Miss Yun," Xia Wenxu suddenly said.
"Xia Siming, congratulations on your breakthrough." Yun Sheng stopped and smiled brightly. Her bright smile made Xia Wenxu absent-minded for a moment.
Ye Beiming, who was standing to the side, coughed a few times in displeasure. He muttered in his heart, "Damned little wild cat. She looks so fierce when she sees this prince, but smiles so brightly when she sees Xia Wenxu."
"I have something to tell you. It's about Uncle Yun." Xia Wenxu deliberately wanted to speak with Yun Sheng alone.
Ever since they parted ways in Skywings City, Yun Sheng had not seen her father again. She had been worried about whether or not her father had found her mother. Hearing Xia Wenxu say this, she walked to the side with him.
"My father went to find you?" Yun Sheng did not know when her father had met Xia Wenxu.
"He came to ask about the Heart Crystal." Xia Wenxu roughly explained how Yun Canghai had come to find him earlier.
He also told Yun Sheng that Hu Jiusheng was most likely under the control of the Heart Crystal.
"If I'm not wrong, Uncle Yun might go to the Zao State to inquire about the Heart Lamp." Xia Wenxu looked at Yun Sheng with a worried expression. The latter seemed to be deep in thought.
Another Eight Barrens Divine Artifact. After hearing about the Heart Crystal, Yun Sheng sighed.
If it really involved the Eight Barrens Divine Artifact, then her father might not be able to help her mother recover in a short time.
However, Yun Sheng thought again. If the Heart Lamp was the Heart Sorrow Divine Artifact unearthed in the Taiyuan ruins, then her mother would be saved.
"Many thanks to Xia Siming for telling me these things. I will definitely repay you in the future." Including Yun Canghai this time, Xia Wenxu had already saved her many times.
With Yun Sheng's personality, she did not like to owe people favors. She secretly thought that for Xia Wenxu's sake, she would be merciful to the people from the temple in the Taiyuan ruins this time.
Ye Beiming was still waiting a hundred meters away.
Because Xia Wenxu had used a restriction while the two of them were talking, Ye Beiming could not hear a single word.
This arrogant prince did not have a good expression on his face. It was as if someone owed him a hundred million purple coins.
"Here is a magic tool. Take it with you. Perhaps it will be of some help in the Taiyuan ruins." Xia Wenxu dismissed Yun Sheng's gratitude with a smile. He gave Yun Sheng a light magic tool.
When the people from the temple, including Ru Yi, saw Xia Wenxu's actions, they all looked at Yun Sheng with envy.
Only a small portion of the people from the temple could create magic tools. Especially the magic tools personally created by Xia Wenxu, who was the Young Master of the Temple, were the rarest.
The magic tools he created were at least at the level of holy magic tools. A portion of his light magic power was stored in them.
It was rare for Senior Brother Xia to care about someone.
Yun Sheng thanked Xia Wenxu and accepted the light magic tool.
"You... take care," Xia Wenxu said in a low voice.
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