The setting sun, hung far in the horizon, behind the lofty and precipitous, undulating mountain ranges, the remnant warmth spilled onto the southern border land. The faint yellow light landed on the silent land, the wilderness was bleak and desolate, a stretch of austere.
Ghost Li and Jin PingEr who had left FenXiang Valley, stood on the wasteland before the ten thousand great mountains, facing the endless towering mountains and vast land, they seemed like two unremarkable little creatures, looking up at the enormous existence between Heaven and Earth, watching the setting sun in the horizon, bit by bit setting behind the boundless mountains, the sky slowly dimmed.
While they talked and breathed, in the circulation of the stars, who else could win against the passing of time?
Leaving FenXiang Valley was Ghost Li's suggestion, just that he had overheard FenXiang Valley three people's conversation that day and already knew that FenXiang Valley might still have a strange way to awaken the 'Eight Savage Inferno Formation', it was a great opportunity, with Ghost Li and Jin PingEr's original aim, they should continue to hide and observe carefully. But, for some reason, Ghost Li, in his indifferent face, still suggested leaving FenXiang Valley, and the intelligent Jin PingEr did not seem to have thought of this and readily agreed.
Leaving FenXiang Valley, along the way, Ghost Li and Jin PingEr did not speak much and did not discuss how to investigate but both of them seemed to have a tacit understanding, headed south at the same time, until today they arrived at the legendary terrifying place 'Ten Thousand Great Mountains', under the setting sun and black mountains, in the bleak wilderness, both of them silently stared at that stretch of mountain range.
The wind blew past, there was not the slightest fragrance of flowers and plants, only a faint stench and roars from an unknown place in the distance, in this place, even the wind beside them, seemed fierce.
Jin PingEr's hair gently swayed in the wind, slightly raised her head, revealing her smooth and delicate chin, and a stretch of fair neck, gazing at the distant mountains. High up on the black mountain peaks, shrouded in thick grey fog, rolling and rolling incessantly, behind these mountains, what kind of world was that?
Others might be guessing but in Jin PingEr's misty and complicated eyes, something seemed to be shining.
Ghost Li was different from the silent and charming woman beside him. Although he did not speak much, but along the way, Ghost Li's thoughts were like raging waves, fluctuating greatly.
First was the matter of blood sacrifice, it stirred up his heart greatly, even though for these many years, he himself had killed quite a lot and even won the so called 'Blood GongZi' title in the Evil Sect but towards what he heard in FenXiang Valley a few days ago, it seemed to be an obsession rooted deep in his heart since young, he subconsciously felt repelled and disgusted. And after which, from Jin PingEr's seemingly unintentional reminder, he realised something that he had neglected all along: In the Evil Sect, even Ghost King, could possibly be doing something similar to what FenXiang Valley was about to do …
Taking the blood of countless living people and sacrificing them to a deity, needless to say, this deity was naturally a fiendish deity or an evil deity. The Blood Sacrifice itself was a cruel and inhumane act, yet it just had to happen right in front of him.
What kind of world was this?
Could it be that everyone in this world had gone mad?
Or was it that bewitching and strange young man whom he once met by chance said: Humans, are after all just a type of beasts, there was no difference.
Ghost Li inhaled deeply, silently gazed at the faraway mountains. After hearing Ghost King's order from Mr Ghost, Ghost Li had already guessed from that evil beast 'TaoTie' in the order, that strange youth whom he had met twice, was the Beast Deity who caused unprecedented calamity to the common people.
Just that, the Beast Deity wanted to kill all the people in the world but why was he lenient to him, parting with a smile twice, Ghost Li did not know.
In his chest, there was still a faint warmth, for so many years, this faint warmth had been accompanying Ghost Li, as if it had already become a part of his body, and even most of the time, Ghost Li had already neglected this warmth. Just that, the trip to FenXiang Valley a few days ago, stirred something deep in his heart, that piece of jade lying quietly in his chest, maybe it was the key to this trip to southern border!
From Yun YiLan and ShangGuan Ce's conversation, it was clearly explained that FenXiang Valley, because of losing this piece of fire essence, after losing the volcano spiritual energy accumulated for hundreds of years, they were unable to activate the Eight Savage Inferno Formation. And with this piece of Inferno Mirror, would he be able to find out the secret of that mysterious formation?
Ghost Li was silent, watching the setting sun in the distance, the last bit of light, finally quietly disappeared.
High up on the black mountain peak, following the dissipation of the last ray of sunlight, that once thick black fog, as if it was suddenly stimulated, started to rapidly dissipate, thinning.
Jin PingEr who was standing beside smiled, turned her head and said, "It's done, let's go!"
Ghost Li glanced at her, said, "The changes in the poisonous fog here in the ten thousand great mountains, no one had ever talked about it before, how did you discover it?"
Jin PingEr smiled sweetly, her eyes infinitely coquettish, as if teasing, as if crafty, said, "This... I just don't want to tell you, what can you do?"
Ghost Li was surprised, under the gradually darkening sky, deep in the mountains, the girl in front of him suddenly seemed to emit a bewitching and beautiful light in the dark world, dazzling and eye-catching, with her around, unexpectedly, there was another kind of unusual warmth.
At least, in that distant darkness, he did not need to walk alone.
Ghost Li's lips moved but he turned his head, faintly said, "Let's go!"
After speaking, he took the lead, Jin PingEr behind him watched his figure, smiled, her eyes glimmering, quietly followed.
The two figures, one at the front and one at the back, and the monkey on his shoulder squeaked from time to time. Slowly, they melted into the darkness and disappeared.
Qing Yun Hill, TongTian Peak, Crystal Hall.
Thousands of miles away from the southern border, this celestial holy land that had just saved the common people, the chaos brought by the demon beast catastrophe was like after the Good and Evil war ten years ago, swiftly and appropriately settled, most of the places on TongTian Peak were restored to their original tranquil and ethereal scenery, other than a few huge damaged buildings, which still needed to be slowly repaired but no one doubted, they would quickly return to their original state.
Among all the huge buildings on TongTian Peak, the most important and also the largest, naturally the main hall, 'Crystal Hall'. Compared to the other buildings, the damage suffered by the Crystal Hall in that catastrophe, was almost negligible, it seemed that Qing Yun sect's successive generations of founders were really spiritual, sheltered well.
And at this moment, just when Ghost Li and Jin PingEr were about to enter the mysterious ten thousand great mountains, to track down the defeated and escaped Beast Deity, in the sacred Crystal Hall on Qing Yun Hill TongTian Peak, a not too big nor too small quarrel broke out.
Qing Yun sect, other than the head of TongTian Peak, the six branches leaders, after the demon beast catastrophe, once again gathered in the Crystal Hall, but the most important thing, was that this time, they were not summoned by Sect Head Reverend DaoXuan, but they came on their own accord. In the main hall, the one who entertained the leaders, was not Reverend DaoXuan, but Xiao YiCai who looked slightly embarrassed.
Among the six branches leaders, Long Shou Valley leader QiHao and Morning Sun Valley leader Chu YuHong, both were second generation disciples in terms of seniority, the same generation as Xiao YiCai, naturally they were not as direct as the other four teacher uncles, most of the time, both of them were silent. But the other four branches, Big Bamboo Valley, Small Bamboo Valley, Peak of the Return of the Wind, Sunset Valley leaders, were not so polite.
Big Bamboo Valley leader Tian BuYi's voice was the loudest among the four leaders, he sat on the rosewood chair, coldly said to Xiao YiCai, "Xiao teacher nephew, today the six of us came here, it has already been four hours, why hasn't Sect Head senior brother come out to see us, don't tell me in his eyes, we old fellows are already so unbearable?"
Xiao YiCai's face was extremely embarrassed, with a bitter smile on his face, he smiled and said, "What are you saying, Tian teacher uncle, you have always been highly respected in our Qing Yun sect, teacher has always thought highly of you, this is something everyone knows …"
Tian BuYi did not wait for him to finish, snorted, sneered and said, "So Sect Head senior brother thinks so highly of me, leaving me hanging here for four hours and not doing anything?"
Xiao YiCai paused for a moment, smiled bitterly and said, "Tian teacher uncle, disciple has already said, teacher did enter the Illusory Moon Cave ten days ago for seclusion and did not come out, now the matters on Tong Tian Peak, disciple will temporarily take care of it."
The four elders sitting below snorted at the same time, obviously did not believe Xiao YiCai's words. Small Bamboo Valley ShuiYue Master sitting at the side said coldly, "Xiao teacher nephew, in these ten days, although I was at Small Bamboo Valley, but several times I heard Sect Head senior brother's strange behaviour on Tong Tian Peak, and even more, a few days ago in the middle of the night, there was a rumour that Sect Head senior brother seemed to have gone mad, howling to the sky at the top of Crystal Hall, is there such thing?"
Xiao YiCai immediately shook his head, said, "Absolutely not such thing, absolutely not such thing, ShuiYue Master uncle must have heard wrongly, teacher is an accomplished master, the leader of the world's Good Faction, sage-like demeanour, how would he do such an unbearably crazy thing?"
The four elders looked at each other, all saw that the others were greatly suspicious of Xiao YiCai's words. Sitting beside Return of the Wind Valley head, Priest Tian Ri who took over as Sunset Valley head, looked thin and thin, dressed in a Taoist robe, frowned and said, "Xiao teacher nephew, it is not that the few of us as teacher uncles are making things difficult for this teacher nephew of yours, it is really that Sect Head senior brother is the core of our Qing Yun sect, if anything happens to him, I'm afraid it will shake the foundations of our Qing Yun sect, it is because of this, that we must come up to ask you, you must not take it to heart."
Right now the six leaders were sitting at the head of the seats, the main seat in the middle which originally belonged to Reverend DaoXuan, naturally no one sat there. Xiao YiCai's status and seniority were all lower than the few teacher uncles, he could only stand aside, at this moment he also bitterly laughed, said, "Various teacher uncles, disciple does not dare to bear grudges in my heart no matter what, but, but teacher he is really in seclusion, and has given strict orders not to disturb, it is not that Xiao YiCai intentionally obstructed teacher uncles from meeting teacher."
Tian BuYi angrily snorted, said, "Don't talk nonsense, these days, the news has spread throughout the entire Qing Yun sect, the dignified sect head's behavior is extremely strange, all day long on TongTian Peak, sometimes crazy, sometimes at a loss, if Sect Head senior brother senior brother is unwell, we as junior brothers must think of a way to cure him, at least visit him; if he is safe and sound, why wouldn't he come out to see us."
Speaking till here, he suddenly raised his voice, angrily said, "Xiao YiCai, you tell me honestly, how is Sect Head senior brother?"
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