At this moment, Yun Xian was still chasing the figure that looked like Jiang Xingyao.
It was the busiest afternoon of the day, the streets bustling with people and unfamiliar faces. Qiao Lingshan was stunned for a moment, then quickly caught up, leaving Jiangshan alone with Qi Zhiye and saying, "Who did you see?!"
"Elder Jiang." Yun Xian's eyes were unrecognizable, and she instinctively knew it was Jiang Xingyao. "He's in front!"
Jiang Xingyao blended into the crowd, his face concealed to avoid drawing attention. Turning back, he noticed someone chasing him, and his pace quickened. He was a master of the Star Array formation, his footwork unpredictable and cunning, swinging dozens of steps at a time. Yun Xian, no matter how fast he was, couldn't stop him. But Yun Xian wasn't one for formalities. He immediately declared, "Everyone, pay attention! The guy up ahead is stealing a bag!"
This stirred up a hornet's nest. Although many people had no idea who she was talking about, as soon as she mentioned someone stealing a bag, everyone quickly moved aside, fearing that they too would be robbed. The street was immediately deserted: "Who??" "Who was stolen?" "My five spirit stones are gone!"
That person: “…” Who would steal five spirit stones from you for no reason?! No one would pick them up if they were left on the ground!
With no one to block him, no matter how strange his footwork was, it was useless. Yun Xian rushed forward and caught up with him, grabbing the back of his collar in an instant.
The ordinary face before him was extremely unfamiliar, a face he had never seen before, but Yun Xian immediately noticed the strange-looking pendant around his neck and whispered, "Elder Jiang, it's you, right?"
She has a deep memory of this pendant because she thinks the shape of the star fish is very beautiful and it can glow.
Jiang Xingyao had already grasped the spiritual light in his palm, and the power was surging and ready to hit her chest at any moment. However, when he heard this address, he suddenly relaxed: "Who are you? Why do you call me elder?"
"I'm Yun Xian." Yun Xian spoke in a friendly manner, but in reality, his grip was like an iron hoop, never letting go. "Why have you been missing for so long? Jiange has sent you so many messages, but none of them have come to fruition. Some people even suspect you're dead."
Jiang Xingyao said, "It is precisely because this matter has nothing to do with Jiange that I don't want to involve you."
"..." Hearing this tone, Yun Xian wondered, "Then why did you run away just now?"
Jiang Xingyao: "If you chase me, I will definitely run away!"
Yun Xian: "If you don't run, I won't chase you!"
"Okay, stop, don't dwell on this anymore!" Qiao Lingshan caught up with him, panting, and said, "It's too crowded here to talk. Yun Xian, don't you have something else to say? Let's go back to the inn first."
As soon as he said "Let's go back to the inn first", Jiang Xing shook his head and glanced outside, as if he wanted to take the opportunity to leave. Unexpectedly, Yun Xian was on guard against this trick of his. He tightened his hands and took the man all the way back to the inn as if he was escorting a prisoner.
“…”
When she returned, she saw Su Chi hanging out the laundry alone. Yun Xian's gray clothes had been worn through many hardships, and now, after being scrubbed and washed, Qiao Lingshan realized that it was actually a white dress. Oh my god!
Seeing his back to his slender waistline, Yun Xian suddenly had an inexplicable thought. Although the eldest brother looked quite elegant, he was actually very "homely".
The main thing is that no matter what happens, he seems to be calm and composed. Even if there is a knife falling outside, he will just go over with a cold face and put away his clothes first.
When he saw Jiang Xingyao, he didn't show any extra expression, but nodded and said, "You're back."
Yun Xian: "Yeah. Where are the others?"
Su Chi: "They are all in the room."
"Brother, please call them all down." Yun Xian said, "I have something to say."
Jiang Xingyao was originally reluctant, but when she saw Su Chi doing housework, her eyes almost popped out: "No...you just let him do these?"
Judging from Jiang Xingyao's tone, Su Chi's background was no longer a secret. It felt like overkill. After all, Su Chi's previous master had used him to kill Chi You, and this one... no, what do you mean this one? Yun Xian, what are you thinking about?
"I didn't ask him to do it. How could I dare!" Yun Xian said confidently, "He did it because he couldn't stand it anymore."
I don't know what the difference is between the two.
Su Chi and Jiang Xingyao didn't have any old acquaintances to reminisce about, nor did they exchange pleasantries. This was the way they had always interacted. Jiang Xingyao had long been accustomed to this man's character, which was that he couldn't get anything out of him even with a few sticks. Now, seeing Su Chi peeling apples for Yun Xian for no reason, he almost popped his eyes out again: "..."
No way! He could tell that having a love relationship was good, but these two looked like… neither of them looked like they would look for a Taoist partner!
Jiangshan was called ugly and his heart was shattered. Now he is hiding in the beast ring and refuses to come out. Xue Lingxiu and Qi Zhiye, who had disappeared before, walked down from upstairs together. When they saw this stranger, they were both stunned.
Yun Xian: "Sit down, sit down first and talk later."
Everyone sat around the table. Su Chi set up the same soundproof array as before, and then at Yun Xian's signal, he took out something from the storage ring and spread it flat on the table.
When the two of them were at the altar, he scraped off the mural and used his spiritual energy to calm it, making it look as lifelike as ever. Of course, the mural wasn't a significant scene. The moment Yun Xian took it out, he observed Jiang Yaoguang's expression.
Jiang Xingyao, like the others, had a look of confusion on his face.
Xue Lingxiu asked, "Is this something from the altar? It looks like it was carved by a child, with random strokes. Also, what are the words next to it?"
"I brought it from the altar." Yun Xian said, "The writing is also blurry and can't be seen clearly."
Xue Lingxiu was observing the words, but Jiang Xingyao was paying attention to the strange-looking puppets of sorrow and joy carved on the wall. He couldn't help but ask, "What is this?"
Yun Xian said: "Puppet." Probably your ancestor.
Jiang Xingyao pointed at the two ladybug-shaped puppets in the corner and asked, "What are these?"
Yun Xian said: "It's still a puppet." Probably your ancestor x2.
"It's truly astonishing that a puppet can be made into this form." Jiang Xingyao sighed, "I wonder who the owner of this tomb is."
Yun Xian briefly recounted what he had seen and heard at the altar, omitting some details, such as the monster's origin and the Xingyan Sect's generational differences, and instead focused on the five sealed stone doors and the inexplicable coffin.
After she finished speaking, she saw Xue Lingxiu's expression change.
"What's wrong?" Yun Xian asked, "Where did you go just now, Brother Xue?"
"I received the letter from the Sect Leader. I was wondering, how could they send me a letter so soon after only being out of the Southern Boundary for a few days?" Xue Lingxiu said gravely, "I think this isn't a matter of earth vein shifting."
"Because such an altar has also appeared in the Southern Realm! The Sect Master also discovered five gates at the end. However, in addition to the golden thread and silver grass, there are four other sects, all of which are ancient sects that have long been lost."
"Since the two southeastern realms have discovered it one after another, there's no reason why the other two realms haven't discovered it either. The southern realm's altar has been sealed by the sect leader. With no information available, no one can enter without permission."
The news came suddenly. Yun Xian was stunned at first, and his mind raced. The strange idea that had been in his mind for a long time finally seemed to have found an outlet.
Could it be... that it's not the shifting of the earth veins at all, but that this altar is spread across the four realms, or that the formation created by the "monster" can communicate the four realms!
If that were the case, it would be unbelievable. The Four Realms were so vast that even the most expensive Earth-Shrinking Formation the Xingyan Sect could create couldn't directly cross the boundaries between them. This was one of the main reasons why the Four Realms Continent had remained seemingly peaceful until now: transportation was too inconvenient.
To give a simple example, if there was such a formation in the center of the Northern Boundary that could directly cross to the Eastern Boundary, Jiange might have been defeated by the Sword Sect's assembled army and marched up the mountain. Why would they have been watching from across the border for so many years!
"The legend only circulates in the Eastern Realm. At least, her brief time above ground was in the Eastern Realm, where she met the Sword God." Yun Xian said, "The first altar was in the Northern Realm. Later, she was teleported to the Eastern Realm..."
Those scattered natural treasures are not unique to each world. Many of them cannot withstand climate change at all. But now they exist in places where they should not exist. There is no other way except to transport them using formations.
The "monster" created such a huge and mysterious underground palace under the four realms, and built doors and placed coffins for the famous sects at that time. What is behind the door, I am afraid no one will know except the moment it is opened.
At least in the current situation, if the four realms are connected, it will only lead to chaos in the world.
"..." Jiang Xingyao suddenly said, "I left Jiange because my astrological chart suddenly underwent a drastic change."
He was destined to have a smooth and worry-free life, but suddenly a disaster of blood and light appeared in the sky. If he did not cut off the connection, he would only bring disaster upon himself and even bring trouble to the sect.
"The star disk tells me that I must open an abandoned formation." Jiang Xing said hesitantly, "I have no idea where this formation leads to... I only know that if I don't seize control of it first, something else will take over, and there will be endless trouble."
Something else? Who?
Yun Xian had a vague idea of the answer in his heart.
When everyone was silent, suddenly, there was a deafening noise outside the window, a flash of white light, and the dusk suddenly became as bright as day.
A loud noise was heard, followed by the monk's ecstatic voice:
“The altar is open!!!”
“What a bright aura!!!”
"Elder Jiang, let's just pretend we haven't seen you here. You can also pretend you don't know we're back." Yun Xian stood up and said to everyone in a clear voice, "There's no time to lose, let's hurry back to Jiange!"
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Beneath the ground, outside the dim palace, only a faint and cold light flickered.
Under the malicious stares of several demons at the door, Mei Yanliu said stubbornly, "I'm just here to deliver something."
The demon looked her up and down for a few times, and finally confirmed that there was no more money to be made, then he snorted coldly and let her in: "The leader has ordered that you must come out within half an incense stick!"
The door covered with array patterns slammed shut behind him.
There was no light in the room, and even the sound of breathing was faint and unpleasant. Mei Yanliu felt a pain in her heart and hurriedly pulled off the black cloth covering the fluorescent beads.
Jimo Shu sat on the altar and looked at her: "You are here."
She seemed unrestrained, but in reality, the area she could move in was only within these two short steps. Ever since Chi You was seriously injured, instead of giving up his power, he had become even more strict in his supervision of Jimo Shu, and now it had even reached the point of imprisonment.
Mei Yanliu handed the magic stone in her hand to her.
Jimo Shu lowered her eyes, crushed the magic stone with her slender white fingertips, absorbed it, and then stopped talking. Or perhaps she was waiting for Mei Yanliu to speak.
Mei Yanliu was increasingly confused about the leader's thoughts. He wanted to lock the Saint away, and then constantly send her these things to maintain her magic power?
She glanced at Jimo Shu's expression, and although somewhat reluctant, she still said, "Yun Xian went to the Northern Territory recently... She originally said she was going to the Northern Territory, but somehow she ended up going to the Eastern Territory again, investigating something about the altar, and now it seems she's heading back to Jiange. Is she a rabbit? Doesn't she ever stop for a moment?"
"Altar?" Jimo Shu didn't seem surprised and asked, "She's not hurt, is she?"
"She's not hurt. She's doing fine!" Mei Yanliu looked away, hardening her heart and saying quickly, "There are plenty of people protecting her. She doesn't need you at all."
Jimo Shu remained silent.
Mei Yanliu said, "You can't even protect yourself now, and you're still thinking about others?"
Jimo Shu chuckled and said, "It's more than that."
Mei Yanliu wanted to say something, but she said firmly, "She will come to find me."
Mei Yanliu was furious, but the key was that she couldn't refute it: "Yes! She will come to you, everyone knows it! But have you ever thought that she is just an ordinary human who is only nineteen years old after the Chinese New Year? Why do you just... just trust her so much?!"
Jimo Shu still didn't speak.
Mei Yanliu was truly impressed. She knew this Saint's personality all too well. Her silence wasn't due to loneliness or nervousness; how could she be so innocent? Jimo Shu simply didn't want to pay attention to her. In the past, she would have been savagely scolded, but now, because her magic was weak, she was saving her energy. She'd escaped four times before, and she could come up with anything! Who taught her that?!
Jimo Shu's lips twitched slightly as she looked at the darkened traces in the four directions on the altar. Among them, only the sword emblem belonging to the Sword Pavilion was flashing.
"It's better for me to believe in myself than to believe in something that is inherently false." Jimo Shu suddenly glanced at Mei Yanliu and asked, "Are you from the Xiantian Demon Clan?"
"I... of course I am! Aren't all the succubi from the innate demon clan?" Mei Yanliu didn't know why she suddenly said this, and said inexplicably: "There are not many acquired demons inside and outside the Demon Cult now. Except for you."
Everyone knew Jimo Shu's background, and of course they knew she was either born a demon or not. This was the reason why many saints were disapproved of—after all, pure-blooded demons did have a stronger control over demonic energy. While Jimo Shu's cultivation was strong, it wasn't so strong that she was unique. Her status was largely due to the leader's promotion.
"Why can't you find a few?" Jimo Shu said lightly: "Master, isn't it the same?"
Mei Yanliu: "?!!"
She almost blurted out, "Are you crazy?!" How could an ancient demon like Chi You, with such powerful and pure primordial magic, be a post-natal demon?!
But Jimo Shu seemed completely oblivious to her nervousness and continued, "I became a demon because of the leader. Then who did the leader become a demon because of?"
Everything in the world must have a source.
The first pure demonic body in the world, or a pure evil body, unable to distinguish between good and evil, sadness and joy, a star of disaster, unlucky for his father and mother, unlucky for anyone around him, extremely talented, no one in the world can defeat him except the Sword God, his only destiny since birth is to subvert the four realms.
"But there are things in this world that cannot be changed even by overturning the four realms." Jimo Shu's cheek was illuminated by the glittering sword emblem, and the scars on it had not yet disappeared. She said coldly: "As long as it is a demon, no matter what means you use or how hard you try, you will never be able to ascend!"
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