After Daoist Feng finished talking with Aigo, he told Zhang Yu about this, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, are you going to allow this person to stay outside?"
Zhang Yu said, "A cultivator from You City who hasn't submitted to my Tianxia is still a cultivator from You City. How can I trust his words? If he says he's willing to submit to me today, he's willing to submit to another place in the future. "
Daoist Feng said, "I also have the same consideration. However, Aigo was originally a True Cultivator. Now that he has turned into a Pure Righteous Cultivator, even if he wants to return to his original position, he is no longer trusted by others. Considering this point, does this mean that he is willing to side with me?"
Zhang Yu said, "If this person is sincere in pledging his allegiance to me, then now that I want him to pledge his allegiance, he should respond promptly. Otherwise, it would be a lie to plan for the future."
Daoist Feng thought for a bit and said, "It's not hard to capture him. However, he said that the evil god has a lot of magic tools. If he submitted to me, those magic tools would fall into the evil god's hands. That would leave a lot of trouble in the future."
Zhang Yu said, "The magic tools of cultivators can't be used in the evil god's hands. They would have to rely on other cultivators to use them. Otherwise, they wouldn't need to look for Aigo. It's fine if I didn't know about this, but since I know, I'll have to get to the bottom of this."
After talking with Daoist Feng, he immediately found where Aigo's seal was. Aigo saw that there was movement in the Xuntian Dao Zhang and immediately looked over. He found that it wasn't the person who spoke to him. However, he didn't dare to be careless and said humbly, "What orders does this supreme one have?"
Zhang Yu said, "Are you willing to submit to my Tianxia?"
Aigo quickly said, "Yes."
Zhang Yu said, "Good. You can stop in You City. Someone will come find you and lead you to my Tianxia."
Ebergo stuttered, "This …"
Zhang Yu said, "You don't have to worry about your family being punished. Just the information you brought and the Cymbidium Lucidum in your hands is a great merit. As long as you haven't harmed the cultivators of Tianxia in the past, I can present this matter to the court and do my best to reduce your crime of fleeing."
Abegor's mind began to spin. If he immediately submitted to Tianxia, then he wouldn't be able to get any benefits. Moreover, how could this item and this piece of information in his hands be enough to get away with it? How could he believe his words?
However, after hearing Zhang Yu say that he could present his case on Xuanting, he felt that the other party might be a court administrator. Thus, he asked cautiously, "May I know your name, Your Highness?"
Zhang Yu said indifferently, "I am Zhang Yu."
Ai Bogao's expression changed. He was originally sitting there, but now he suddenly straightened up. His tone naturally became more respectful. "So it's Supreme Zhang! Forgive my rudeness. "
During the battle with Shangchen, You City watched the entire battle. Although he didn't participate in the battle, he also saw how Zhang Yu blocked the attack of Huanyang and Shenzhao Sects. He even killed several cultivators from the two sects who obtained the best results.
As for this person, he was filled with respect. His heart was filled with reverence. Now that he knew he was actually talking to this person, he immediately expressed, "This one is willing to listen to Zhang Shangzun's orders. This one will return to Tianxia."
Zhang Yu nodded and said, "Ai Daoxiu, since you agree, you can wait for Shouzheng to come and find you. You just have to be careful of the evil gods."
Ai Bogao pretended to be grateful and said, "Yes, yes, this one will be careful. Thank you for your reminder."
After he finished speaking, he found that Zhang Yu's consciousness had already left. He couldn't help but sigh. Although it was a pity that he couldn't get what he wanted, it was a good thing that he could absolve himself of the blame and return to Tianxia.
In the past, You City had a group of fellow cultivators who could rely on each other, and there was also a powerful figure who could take care of them. But now, he was alone and didn't know when he would be captured. It was better for him to take the initiative to surrender.
On the other hand, although Zhu Feng was led astray just now, she soon found the problem and tried her best to return to the right path.
At this time, a female disciple came and took out a letter and said, "Teacher, a message from the court enforcer."
Zhu Feng took the letter and read it. Her eyes lit up. After confirming that the letter was correct, she immediately drove the Star Boat and accelerated towards You City.
In the inner layer, deep in the land of Dongting.
After Ban Lan and Ai Bogao got off the flying boat, they stood in the distance and sensed for a moment. The basin in front of them was dead silent, as if there was no one inside. However, if there was a mysterious force protecting it, then some things couldn't be sensed.
Ban Lan gestured, and He Li immediately released a small grey leopard that looked very clever. This was a mystical creature that they had carefully raised in Fu Province. It was very human-like, and its combat power was not weak. It could help them explore the situation first.
After waiting patiently for more than a summer, the little gray leopard returned safely and barked at them.
He Li lifted his chin slightly, and the little thing immediately flipped over on the ground, revealing its four claws. He glanced at it and saw a thin layer of red mud under its feet. He turned back and said, "Sir, it should be here."
Ban Lan looked at it and said, "Let's go." The two of them took a step forward, and the little gray leopard immediately turned over and jumped forward nimbly.
The two of them followed the little thing's path forward. Soon, a wide stone road appeared under their feet. There were ruts on it, and they walked along it and came to the edge of the basin.
Standing on a high place and looking down, almost all they could see was red mud. Some places were dark brown, and there were neat holes in the center, showing signs of excavation.
Ban Lan reached out and grabbed a piece of red mud. She rubbed it on her fingers and nodded, "It's here."
Zhang Yu asked him to find the God Restoration Society. He didn't search randomly, but according to the clues given by Zhang Yu and some of the previous discoveries in Dongting, he sorted out a clue that was easy to miss but was very important.
It was the clay of the pottery people who created the God Restoration Society.
This soil wasn't dug casually. A very unique red mud was used, which couldn't be found anywhere else.
He felt that this was a breakthrough. After reading a lot of documents and personally asking the indigenous tribes, he finally circled the area and found it here.
The soil under his feet could be said to be of the same origin.
He Li took the initiative to go down to check. After a long time, he turned back and said, "Sir, there's no one down there. I checked a few holes, and there's still some residue in one place."
Ban Lan said, "Let's go and take a look."
He followed He Li into the pit. There were still some unmolded pottery figures inside. Most of them were heads, limbs, and other parts. The red mud was pinched into pieces and piled to the side. Moreover, they were all molded into the same shape.
He Li said, "Sir, I took a look. The most recent trace is from three years ago. This place should have been abandoned. It seems that this person left in a hurry and left a lot of things behind."
Ban Lan said, "Three years ago was when Cui Xuanzheng attacked the God Restoration Society at its peak. I read the records. The last conflict with the God Restoration Society wasn't too far from here. The God Restoration Society was probably afraid that Cui Xuanzheng would follow the clues and find this place, so they left in a hurry.
He Li looked around and said regretfully, "Although they left in a hurry, they didn't leave many traces."
Ban Lan said, "That's not necessarily the case. Why did they have to dig up this soil?"
He Li said, "Because it's only in this kind of red soil." Then, he reacted, "Sir, are you saying that this soil has a unique meaning to the God Restoration Society?"
Ban Lan said, "Let's go out and take a look."
When he reached the outside of the pit, he tapped the ground with the tip of his foot and instantly soared into the sky. He Li followed him. At this moment, he looked down. At this height, this plate looked like a ball the size of a fist.
If the turbid tide was at its peak, it would be impossible to see the situation below from this height. However, now that the turbid tide was a little shallow, he could vaguely see the bottom.
Ban Lan said, "What do you think this looks like?"
"What does it look like?"
With his reminder, He Lide carefully examined it. Suddenly, his heart trembled. He discovered that if he magnified his field of vision and did not stare at one place, then the ground was shockingly a human-shaped pattern, and the bright red basin happened to be right above the position of the human heart!
And this human figure had both hands raised. From the looks of it, it seemed to be trying its best to lift something up. However, that part was covered by a large patch of dense forest.
He immediately became excited and pointed, "Sir, there are indeed traces here!"
Ban Lan looked in the direction of the hands and said, "Let's go there and take a look."
He Li nodded.
The two of them landed again. This time, they directly came to the dense forest. The scene in front of him made He Li's breathing stagnate.
Below, there was a large patch of smooth jade ground. It was pure white and spread out for several miles. It was in the shape of a neat disc. Further away, there were even smaller discs of jade. They were like white chess pieces that were fastened to the ground. However, the chess pieces were huge and there were many of them. They looked like stars in the sky.
He said, "Sir, what is this?"
Ban Lan judged, "It should be some kind of sacrificial ritual. It's just that I'm not a naturalist. Otherwise, I might be able to recognize some of its origins from these things."
He Li said, "Then, sir, why don't we copy these down and go back to identify them?"
Ban Lan said, "There's no rush. Let's take a look elsewhere. There might be other gains."
The two of them then walked around the other parts of the figure. Sure enough, they found something different. There were unique patterns on the figure's feet, waist, and other parts. He Li copied them down one by one and said, "It's a pity that there's no one around. It's hard to see where this person went."
Ban Lan said, "Not necessarily. Although there's no one around, how could these pottery figures appear out of thin air? Someone must be in charge of fabricating them. It's most likely some indigenous craftsmen, but there's also a chance that this person is also a pottery figure. "
He Li immediately said, "If it were me, I would definitely deal with these people." However, he reacted quickly and immediately sensed a possibility. His expression changed as he looked at Ban Lan and said, "Sir?"
Ban Lan said, "This person retreated in a hurry. Since he dealt with these craftsmen, it's very likely that he left traces. The next clue might be there."
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