Shi Xuan twitched his lips. He hadn't just remembered this. He didn't have time to think about things. Ever since he left the Nine-Story Pagoda, Shi Xuan hadn't stopped. He kept boasting about his great achievements.
After a while, he finally walked away from Tang Nong, and Tang Nong clearly felt relieved. He was completely unaware of this and didn't pay any attention to her feelings.
"How did you find out?" Shi Xuan asked.
"I can't quite explain it, but I just had that feeling, that sense of connection. I can't really put it into words, but at least when I found the entrance to the eighth floor, the fact that I was able to find it so quickly must have been related to it."
Shi Xuan had been curious before, because according to the strength of his second senior brother's spiritual sense, he did take too little time to find the door.
So that's how it is.
That ice-attribute demon core...
That makes sense. The second senior brother's half-demon constitution, his sudden awakening of the ice spirit root… could it be related to one of his parents…?
If we look at it that way, since the demon core has appeared, it must have already perished.
Shi Xuan didn't know how to tell him about this suspicion.
She replied after careful consideration, "Perhaps it's because your ice spirit root just happens to match this demon core, and their attributes are compatible?"
Lu Wenxing frowned slightly and nodded, saying, "That's possible, but the degree of compatibility between these attributes is too good. I've never heard of anyone forming a Nascent Soul immediately after absorbing the power of a demon core, and it's even beneficial to their divine sense. It's really strange."
"That's probably because Second Senior Brother is exceptionally talented, or perhaps it's because of his special physique that he's different from others."
Lu Wenxing thought about it and realized that it made sense, since no one else had the physique of a half-demon.
He accepted this explanation with some skepticism. He always felt that something was wrong, but he was too lazy to dwell on it, so he simply stopped thinking about it and accepted his junior sister's explanation directly.
Junior sister is right.
He turned around happily, then turned back to Tang Nong and continued to talk about his great achievements.
Tang Nong was someone who wanted to run away but couldn't, and could only listen to his incantating voice.
After a while, Tang Nong suddenly thought of a solution.
She took out a pancake from her storage space, turned to Lu Wenxing with a forced smile, and said, "Second brother, this is a new spiritual food I developed. Try it, it's delicious!"
Lu Wenxing's gaze shifted from Tang Nong's face to the greenish-purple pancake in her hand. Before he even took a bite, his face had turned green.
"No, no, no, I suddenly remembered that I have something to discuss with Lao Si..." Lu Wenxing said, then hurriedly turned around and headed towards He Weiqing.
The fourth brother is the best; he can't even speak clearly himself, so he's the best person to listen to.
As a result, He Weiqing was unilaterally marked as Lu Wenxing's best friend.
Tang Nong finally revealed a smile; as expected, she had to fight poison with poison.
According to Lin Daozi, Wanjian Village used to be a renowned gathering place for sword cultivators.
Sword cultivators from all over the Qian Yuan Continent gather there when they go out to train, to hone their sword skills together. There are also some bustling markets and places where missions are issued, making it like a small city.
Later, for some unknown reason, it suddenly disappeared into thin air. When someone found it again, it had become a secret realm, and the sword cultivators inside had long since vanished.
When Shi Xuan and his group of five arrived there, they found that it was indeed a village, no wonder it was called Wanjian Village.
Just like any ordinary village, it appears particularly dilapidated due to being uninhabited for so long.
A narrow river flows through the village, and in the center of the village, on a high ground beside the river, is the Dragon King Temple they are going to.
Upon arriving at their destination, Lu Wenxing finally shut up, which brought He Weiqing a barely perceptible sigh of relief.
The Dragon King Temple has been through many storms and is in great disrepair. The statue of the Dragon King inside has faded and looks precarious.
It was already mid-month, and they were waiting for nightfall at the Dragon King Temple.
With nothing else to do, Shi Xuan released her divine sense to cover the entire Dragon King Temple to observe the details. She wanted to see if, since inserting the broken sword into the incense burner when the moon was high in the sky could open the entrance to the secret realm, she could also use her divine sense to perceive it now.
My divine sense swept over every corner of the Dragon King Temple, but there were no unusual fluctuations in spiritual energy.
She released all things again, coordinating with her divine consciousness, and once again entered a profound state of meditation.
Everything became clear; even the smallest speck of dust in the room was revealed to Shi Xuan.
There was nothing special about it, nor did it have any fluctuations like the hidden door on the eighth floor of a nine-story pagoda. Everything about it was exactly the same as its appearance; it was just an ordinary Dragon King Temple in an ordinary village.
After Shi Xuan finished observing, he was about to withdraw his divine sense when he suddenly felt something was wrong.
Wherever my divine sense reached, there seemed to be a mark engraved on the inside of the hem of the Dragon King statue's robe!
Shi Xuan quickly focused his attention on that spot.
The statue is dressed in a festive red robe, which should have been a very bright color, but it has been weathered by too many storms and has become dull and mottled.
And right inside the mottled red hem, an open eye suddenly appeared!
It's a new student!
This discovery immediately put Shi Xuan on alert.
She confirmed once again that the eyes inside were exactly the same as the totem of the [Newborn] organization!
At that moment, Shi Xuan's thoughts suddenly began to wander.
Could it be... that the disappearance of Wanjian Village is related to the [Newborn] organization?
Once she had this idea, she couldn't stop herself from doing so.
"Senior Brother, come and see." Shi Xuan beckoned to Lu Shenzhi, directing his attention to the hem of the Dragon King's robe.
After a moment, Lu Shenzhi frowned and said, "They really are persistent."
"Could it be... the Nine Provinces Chaotic Soul Array..."
Lu Shenzhi immediately understood what Shi Xuan hadn't finished saying, and his brows furrowed even more.
The Nine Provinces Chaotic Soul Array requires ninety-nine visible eyes and forty-nine hidden eyes.
The so-called "bright eye" is exposed to the outside world of cultivation, while the "dark eye" needs to be hidden in a certain space and cannot be contacted by the outside world.
Could the sudden disappearance of Wanjian Village be due to it being turned into a spy by the [New Life] organization? What secrets are hidden here?
As they speculated, darkness fell, and a full moon appeared in the desolate night, gradually rising.
Shi Xuan kept an eye on the moon's position. Upon reaching the target area, she decisively plunged the broken sword in her hand into the dilapidated incense burner in front of the Dragon King statue.
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