The apricot-colored windmill spun continuously, and the wind blew in from the side of the pitch-black room, causing the windmill in the pen holder to spin slowly.
This was an empty study, without any lights, only curtains that were constantly being blown up by the wind.
On the desk was a pen holder, an inkstone, and a piece of white paper. On the bottom right corner of the paper was a line of small words.
"Pain is despair, hope, and the final redemption."
"Pata …"
"Pata …"
"Pata …"
From the open door of the room, the sound of soft and clear footsteps could be heard. It sounded like the tapping sound of hard leather boots stepping on the wooden floor.
"Where … is this place?"
Fei Tianci murmured. He could not control himself as he raised his head to look at the pitch-black door.
"Pata …"
"Pata …"
The footsteps were still approaching.
Fei Tianci tilted his head and looked out the window. It was pitch-black outside, and he could not see anything.
"Pata."
Suddenly, the footsteps stopped, as if the person was standing at the door, quietly standing at an angle that he could not see.
"Creak …" The door opened.
Fei Tianci suddenly opened his eyes and stared at the white mosquito net hanging above his bed. He panted heavily, his chest rising and falling, and his forehead was covered in sweat.
"Another dream …" He was exhausted. He propped himself up and looked to his left and right. The room was lit by a pale yellow oil lamp, the desk, the chair, the bookshelf, the decorative cabinet in the corner, and the large vase. All of them quietly reflected the faint yellow light.
Fei Tianci took in deep breaths, and after a long while, he felt extremely thirsty. He straightened his body and prepared to get out of bed to drink some water.
"Knock, knock, knock."
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. It was a very rhythmic knocking sound.
Fei Tianci frowned. It was already midnight, why would someone knock on the door? Unless it was an emergency, the servants in the house would not take the initiative to knock on the door to wake him up.
"Who is it?" He got out of bed and walked toward the door. "Xiaonian? It's already so late, what's the matter? "
He walked to the door and reached for the latch. Just as he was about to lift it up, he suddenly felt that something was wrong.
If it was his personal maid, Little Nian, she would never disturb his rest so late at night. Xiaonian was a person who knew her limits. No matter what she did, she would always give people a sense of propriety.
This was why she was able to become a maid of the Fei Clan.
However, if it were anyone else, they would have to inform Little Nian first before they could come to look for him. Otherwise, it would be against the Fei Family's rules.
Fei Tianci's drowsy mind suddenly thought of this. His heart tightened, and his hands stopped moving.
"Little Nian, if there's anything you want to say, just say it. If there's nothing else, we can settle it tomorrow." After all, he was still a little wary.
There was no sound outside the door.
Fei Tianci furrowed his brows and hesitated for a moment. Recalling the recent troubles at home, he took two steps back.
"Little Nian?" He called out again.
Dong, dong, dong.
There was another knock on the door.
Fei Tianci's heart skipped a beat. He hesitated for a moment before slowly walking to the door.
"Little Nian? If you're really Little Nian, do you still remember the secret code we agreed on? "He asked in a low voice.
Silence.
There was no sound outside the door.
Fei Tianci listened carefully. Suddenly, he seemed to hear something. His nervous expression relaxed, and his expression softened.
"Oh … You scared me. You should've said so earlier. Alright, alright, I'll go right away. "
He quickly lifted the latch and opened the door with a click. There was nothing outside. It was empty and dark.
Fei Tianci, on the other hand, was full of smiles. He looked around to make sure there was no one, then slowly walked out of the room and disappeared into the dark courtyard.
…
Dust and sand were kicked up by the hooves of the horses. On the official road to the Autumn Moon County Capital, a green carriage pulled by three horses traveled at a moderate speed.
Lu Sheng, Wang Yunlong, and the grandson of the Great Elder, Yun Xiufei, sat in the carriage.
Yun Xiufei's expression was calm as he carefully cleaned the white sword in his hand.
Lu Sheng flipped through a scroll in his hand, reading the modern history of the Great Yin.
Wang Yunlong sat by the window, pouring himself a cup of wine and drinking by himself.
The three of them had their own things to do, and didn't disturb each other.
Lu Sheng read for a while, then glanced at Yun Xiufei. This guy had finally finished taking care of his sword. The handsome gigolo hugged the sword like he was hugging his own son. After giving it a big kiss, he slowly put it down.
"We're almost there. The people from the upper sect, the Thousand Sun Sect, are different from us. Let's keep a low profile. If we can pass the test this time, we'll be rich. "
Wang Yunlong smiled, but a hint of disdain flashed across his eyes.
"Senior Apprentice Brother Yun is right, but there are so many low-level sects recommending people. The three of us might not be able to pass, right?"
"It depends on the person." Yun Xiufei smiled. "Junior Apprentice Brother, you have a Connected Meridian Body, and this Junior Apprentice Brother Lu is born with incredible strength. Plus, he broke through the foundational method in such a short time. His talent should be pretty good even among the recommended people in the past. Speaking of which, there's been news of someone from the Fei Family disappearing in the Autumn Moon County. I don't know if it's true or not, but if it happened too close, we might be sent here for the test. You guys better be prepared. "
"Fei Family?" Lu Sheng wasn't as well-informed as the other two, so he asked in confusion.
"It's a family that's responsible for the communication between low-level and high-level sects. This Fei Family isn't a small family. Their disciples are all over the nearby sects. Some of them are in high-level sects, and many of the disciples in low-level sects are also from their family, "Wang Yunlong said calmly. "I heard that there have been strange cases of people disappearing recently. It's all targeted at ordinary people without cultivation."
"We're the ones being received, so the Fei Family's matter might be used as a test to target us. It's been like this for the past years. They'll use the latest case to test us, "Yun Xiufei said with a smile.
"Do you have any clues?" Wang Yunlong looked at him and Lu Sheng.
"No, I heard that a lot of people have gone missing. Even the few experts they invited disappeared without a trace. This is a bit troublesome, "Yun Xiufei said calmly, but his expression was a bit confused. "I've heard my grandfather mention this before. We just don't do anything. Wan Qian Sect has a very powerful disciple this year. We'll let him take the lead."
Lu Sheng and Wang Yunlong nodded to show that they understood.
The carriage didn't stop and quickly left the wilderness. There were people on both sides of the road, and there were many forks in the road. Some carriages and oxen carts were overtaken, and some donkeys that were transporting goods also made way for them when they saw the carriage.
In less than fifteen minutes, the enormous walls of the Autumn Moon County could be seen in the distance.
Lu Sheng narrowed his eyes and looked at the huge city. Just the walls alone were more than twice as thick as the Great Song's.
From time to time, faint golden halos could be seen flashing above the heads of the patrolling guards on top of the wall. It was a giant Essence Qi barrier that covered the entire county city.
Lu Sheng's heart skipped a beat.
"As expected, they don't even let the commoners go. They're also absorbing Essence Qi to feed the top masters …" He could feel an endless stream of Essence Qi turning into threads and gathering somewhere in the depths of the county city.
"This world … is really …" Lu Sheng's eyes turned cold as he sat in the carriage and slowly drove through the defenseless city gate.
As soon as the three of them and the carriage came into contact with the light golden shield, they naturally melted into it. Wisps of extremely fine Profound Qi were emitted from the bodies of the three of them. Like the others, they slowly floated towards the depths of the county city.
Lu Sheng also sat by the window and looked outside.
There was an endless stream of people on the sidewalks on both sides of the street. In the middle was a wide road for horses. Carriages, oxen carts, donkey carts, and even masters riding lions, leopards, and other wild beasts walked on the street calmly.
Lu Sheng observed the passersby one by one. With his senses, he could clearly see through everyone within a radius of several dozen meters without being detected by the barrier.
"There are quite a lot of people with True Qi, about one in ten. However, there are very few who have reached the level of Bind. I only see one every once in a while."
His goal here was to find a stronger way to break through bottlenecks. And to find a place for his family and the Prime Devil Sect to stay.
But now, the overall atmosphere of the Great Yin made him feel a little pressured. Perfectly blending in wasn't necessarily a good thing for the Prime Devil Sect or the Lu Family.
…
Great Song, Sandfall Plains.
"Bam!"
On a golden sand dune, a tall, pitch-black figure stepped heavily on the sand and looked into the distance.
The figure looked extremely strange. He was covered in a loose black robe. His upper body was thin, and his lower body was fat. Even with the scorching sun above his head, he didn't feel like a human at all. His entire body was covered in black robes.
What was strange was that behind him, on the sand, there wasn't a single human-shaped footprint at all. Instead, it was the remnant traces of countless snake-like tentacles stirring.
"Kacha … kacha … kacha …"
The man walked along the sand dune step by step. His eyes under the black robe shone with a faint gray light.
"Carfe? What are you doing here? "
Suddenly, the sand under the man's feet moved, and a huge human face dozens of meters wide slowly appeared under his feet.
The man's position was right on the face's chin.
"Your Majesty, the Devil Abyss Seal has been destroyed … I have no home, so I came to seek refuge with you." Ancient Devil Carfe lifted his black robe, revealing a bald scalp full of scars.
The gray light in his eyes shone brightly. He looked respectfully at the huge human face below him with a hint of fear.
"The Devil Abyss Seal has been destroyed?" The huge human face paused, then frowned. "That seal has been maintained for 5,000 years. We made an agreement with the humans that no one would touch it. What happened? How was it destroyed? Do you know what it's connected to?? It's not just the Devil Abyss Seal! "
Carfe showed a helpless and dejected expression.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. The one who broke the seal was a human who looked like a devil. I think it's a human who cultivated a secret art of the Devil Path and fused a Devil Blade into his body. "
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