The carriage passed through the underground tunnel. After the young man finished adjusting his breathing, he softly collapsed. The remaining medicinal effects forced him into a deep sleep.
Yingxiong glanced over and two clay dolls jumped out of the young man's backpack. They struggled to cover him with a blanket and then jumped back into the backpack.
Because it was almost the end of the year, there were clearly more passengers on the way. The carriage stopped at many stations.
There were many cultivators at some stations. However, after sensing Yingxiong's aura, many of them became serious. After some consideration, they did not board the carriage. Instead, they chose to wait at the station for the next carriage.
Some cultivators boarded the carriage and chose to stay far away from Yingxiong's carriage.
The reason they did so was because they sensed that Yingxiong was a Monk Hunjang.
Monk Hunjang was very easy to be infected by the Great Primal Chaos. It was hard to say when he would lose control and turn into a Primal Chaos monster. This was especially true for cultivators who cultivated this method all the way. This increased the number of variables. Therefore, they would rather continue waiting.
Even the Daoist cultivators who got on the fast cars quickly got off after one or two stops.
In fact, Monk Hunjang was not necessarily that terrifying. Those with a strong will could protect themselves and would not do this. The pill could exert a certain amount of pressure. Otherwise, the outer layer would not have allowed Monk Hunjang to come here. However, many cultivators clearly had their own set of judgment.
Because of this, as the carriage gradually headed towards the desolate northwest, Yingxiong was the only cultivator left in the carriage.
Just as there were two or three stations left to reach Ye Ya Prefecture, he suddenly opened his eyes.
He sensed that a large group of lizard-like creatures had suddenly appeared in front of the carriage.
These creatures had lived in places where the carriage passed by for a long time. They were the degenerated products of some kind of Evil God's descendants and possessed a certain level of intelligence.
They multiplied very quickly, and there were many of them. They bullied the weak and feared the strong. If there were enough cultivators on the carriage, they would naturally retreat. But if there weren't enough cultivators, they would take the initiative to attack. This would depend on the guards on the carriage and the injured soldiers to deal with.
Yingxiong sat there without moving. However, the black robe on his body started to flutter. Wisps of ink-like black and red smoke quickly enveloped the entire carriage.
Those rat lizards did not seem to notice anything wrong. When the carriage came over, they jumped onto the carriage one after another. However, when they came into contact with the fireworks, they suddenly turned into a cloud of black smoke. Then, they were swept away by the carriage that was passing by at high speed.
However, its own kind seemed to turn a blind eye to this, and the old and young rushed forward dauntlessly one after another.
In just a short while, the group of over six hundred rat lizards had completely disappeared from this area. For a long time in the future, there wouldn't be such things in the vicinity of a car.
The passengers in the car had no idea that they had just avoided a dangerous situation.
At this time, the young man woke up and rubbed his eyes. He looked at the pitch-black underground road outside and said, "Sir, where are we?"
Yingxiong didn't say anything. The black smoke retracted. At the same time, it was as if a gust of wind had blown past the carriage. Boundless light shone in from the outside.
The young man couldn't help but raise his hand to cover his eyes. He first looked through the gaps between his fingers. Then, he let out a "wow" and put down his hand.
He saw a large expanse of blue lake water and a pine forest covered in snow on both sides. The surface of the lake was suffused with a golden light under the sunlight. Above them was a cloudless blue sky.
At this moment, the barrier in the carriage seemed to no longer exist. It was as if they had been directly thrown into this natural scenery.
He saw that in front of him, a gathering place covered by a transparent glass barrier had appeared.
Ye Ya Prefecture. They had already arrived.
At this moment, in the clouds not far from the speeding car, a hidden flying boat stopped there.
Master Yong was waiting in the main cabin for the disciples to sort out the news sent from all sides.
After a while, the disciple raised his head and said, "Master, we have checked. The letters sent by Protector Zhang are everywhere. With just these clues, it is difficult for us to know where this person went.
If we investigate carefully, we don't have enough manpower. Moreover, the person who is in contact with this person is also a cultivator. If we continue to follow, we may be exposed. Master, should we continue? "
Master Yong pondered for a moment. He felt that it was better not to take this risk. He shook his head and said, "Forget it. Let's report this matter first." He sighed, looked at the sky, and said, "Let's not make any mistakes first."
In the Military Affairs Department of Heaven City, Hong Yuanqiu looked at the maple leaves that had been transplanted in the courtyard outside. In his hand, he was holding a beautifully decorated sheathed short sword horizontally.
He heard the footsteps behind him and asked, "Have you investigated it clearly?"
His trusted aide cupped his fists and said, "We've already investigated clearly. The people who killed Master Craftsman Wu were all mercenaries who came from outside. They've already been staying here for a month, so we're unable to find out who's behind them. However, Master Craftsman Wu has not been in the outer layer for long and has no grudges with anyone. However, he was attacked on the way here while we were escorting him … "
He did not point out who was behind this, but the meaning of his words was very clear.
Hong Yuanqiu said in a deep voice, "Now is not the time to investigate them. Since they did this, they will not let us find out so easily. Come down and check all the mercenaries who came here. If there is something wrong, arrest them. "
The official said, "Yes."
"Also …" Hong Yuanqiu said, "Protect Master Craftsman Wu well. They are in such a hurry. It seems that this person is more important than we thought."
The civil official said, "This subordinate has already dispatched the most elite armored soldiers in the army to protect him."
Hong Yuanqiu nodded. "That will be good."
At this moment, an armored military officer strode in from the outside. He cupped his fists and bowed, saying, "Chief, the matter of the Great Froststar Formation has been concluded." He handed over a report. "Here are the conclusions of the various Dao cultivators."
Hong Yuanqiu was undoubtedly more concerned about this matter. He immediately walked up and took the report. After reading it for a while, he asked with a stern expression, "Is it true?"
The military officer said, "We have invited more than ten Dao cultivators who are well-versed in formations. They all came to the same conclusion.
Hong Yuanqiu took two steps forward and said in a deep voice, "This matter is too big for the Military Affairs Department to handle alone. I need to meet with Xuan Zun immediately."
He gave instructions to his trusted official, then picked up the report and walked to the back of the hall. He walked past the back hall, stepped on a flying jade disc, and directly carried it to the top of the Heavenly City.
After a while, he reached the top of the altar. He took out a jade talisman and raised it to the top. "Chief of Yi Wei Heavenly City, Hong Yuanqiu, requests to meet with Xuan Zun."
This was the jade talisman of the Chief of the Kui Residence. It meant that there was an urgent matter. As long as he took it out, even Xuan Zun would not be able to avoid meeting him.
After a while, a voice came from above. "Chief Hong, please come up."
Hong Yuanqiu stepped on the stone steps and walked for a long time until he reached the top of the altar. He looked over and saw Xuan Zun standing there. However, his face was blurred, and there were clouds of mist around him. He could not see his entire person clearly.
Hong Yuanqiu saluted on the spot and said, "Xuan Zun, our military affairs department has previously found out that there are Shangchen cultivators who have set up a great formation that involves many Earthly Stars in our Kui Residence.
Today's investigation has revealed that this formation involves more than twenty Earthly Stars. Although most of them are desolate stars, there are still some that are in the hands of Shangchen cultivators and us. Now, many Dao cultivators have identified that this person seems to be trying to refine something. There are even suspicions that there are upper realm powerhouses involved. Therefore, we need to invite Xuan Zun to take a look. "
Xuan Zun said, "Let me take a look."
Hong Yuanqiu immediately took out the report. As soon as he took it out, he felt a gust of wind and the report flew out of his hand and floated over on its own.
Xuan Zun glanced at the report. His dark red eyes flickered in his blurred face. He said, "This is not about refining something. Someone is trying to harvest Earthly Qi to create a Xuan Zun."
"What?"
Hong Yuanqiu was taken aback. He said in disbelief, "Create a Xuan Zun?"
Xuan Zun said calmly, "There are many ways to create a Xuan Zun. This is the path of harvesting the Three Treasures. It's just a low-level technique."
Hong Yuanqiu did not understand the difference. He frowned and said, "This should be the work of Shangchen cultivators, but why are they in our Kui Residence? Aren't they afraid that I'll ruin their plans? "
Xuan Zun said slowly, "The Three Treasures refer to the Three Treasures of Heaven, Earth, and Man. The first is in the Heavens, which is to apply medicine. The second is in the Earth, which is to set up a formation to protect and balance up and down. The third is in the Man, which is the life essence of a Dao cultivator.
Among them, the Heavenly and Man treasures are the most important. The Earthly Treasures are only used to protect and balance the Dao. Where does the Man treasure come from? It's just a matter of killing. "
Hong Yuanqiu said with a solemn expression, "Xuan Zun, are you saying that the other party is deliberately luring me to go there so that they can start a massacre and absorb the life essence from it?"
Xuan Zun said, "That's right. How can the life essence of an ordinary person compare to the life essence of a Dao cultivator and a soldier?"
Hong Yuanqiu frowned and said, "Why didn't Yu Xuanzun notice this before?"
Xuan Zun said, "Then you'll have to ask Yu Xuanzun."
Hong Yuanqiu frowned. He knew a thing or two about Yu Xuanzun being replaced. Perhaps this person was planning something, or perhaps it was to exchange something?
But these were no longer important.
He looked up and asked calmly, "Xuan Zun, what do you think we should do now?"
Xuan Zun said, "There are only two options. One is to ignore them. Achieving Xuan Zun is extremely difficult. It's not something that can be accomplished by just laying down a formation. If you don't go, they'll have to kill their own people if they want the Man treasure. As for the other option, it's nothing more than leading an army to attack. "
Hong Yuanqiu thought for a moment and realized that he actually only had one choice. He couldn't just watch the other party succeed in front of his own home and ignore them.
Even if there was only a slight chance of success, he couldn't just sit by and watch.
Xuan Zun looked at him and said in a calm voice, "It seems that you've already made up your mind. However, Xuan Zun gave me the order to stay in Kui Mansion and not leave without permission. Therefore, I can't act on your behalf. But if the incarnations of an upper realm cultivator appear, I'll step forward and stop them for you. "
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