Zhan Chen didn't know what task Ning Weitian was going to arrange for him, so he hurried to the conference hall. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

When he got there, he saw Ning Weitian in the main position, and there were already ten people sitting below, and Zhou Ziru's figure was also impressively listed.

When he came closer, Zhan Chen bowed to Ning Weitian and said loudly: "Zhan Chen greets the master." ”

"Zhan Chen, please sit down. Ning Weitian pointed to the position on the right, and Zhan Chen sat down as instructed by him.

I heard Ning Weitian say: "Today, I summoned everyone here, mainly because there is an important task to be assigned to everyone, that is, to collect the 'Demon Wood Heart Essence'. Most of you are old people from Ning Mansion, so you will naturally know the general situation of this mission. But we have two newcomers here today, so I'll repeat the general situation of this task. ”

Then, he turned his eyes to Zhan Chen and Zhou Ziru and said, "Zhan Chen, Zhou Ziru, you have just arrived, you have to listen carefully." ”

Zhan Chen and Zhou Ziru both nodded solemnly.

Ning Weitian continued: "Speaking of this 'Demon Wood Heart', it can be related to the 'Tongtian Grand Ceremony' that our Sleepless City will hold in three years, and now our preparations have entered the final stage, and the stakes are very high, and we must not lose them!"

"Tongtian Ceremony!" After Zhan Chen and Zhou Ziru heard this keyword, their eyes lit up, and their attention was a little more concentrated.

"Zhan Chen, Zhou Ziru, you two are really coincidental, maybe you are lucky enough to see the grand occasion of the ceremony, this Tongtian ceremony will only come once every hundred years, not only for our Ning family, the city that never sleeps, and even the entire Yuanchi, it is a first-class event. ”

Zhou Ziru was more anxious, and asked at this time: "Master, what is this grand ceremony?"

Ning Weitian smiled slightly and said, "Ziru, you don't have to be anxious, you will naturally gradually understand in the future, now let's get down to business first." ”

"Yes, sir. Zhou Ziru had no choice but to say.

"This demon wood heart essence is a kind of spirit tree wood heart, its quality is hard and flexible, non-martial emperor high-level and above the strong can not be cut off, your task this time is to bring back at least one demon wood heart marrow, every time you find more, you will be rewarded with 10,000 top-grade yuan stones. ”

"Zhan Chen, I appointed you as the captain of this operation, and Zhou Ziru as the deputy captain, and the other eight of you must obey Zhan Chen and Zhou Ziru, cooperate sincerely, work together, and complete the task, understand?"

"Yes, sir!" everyone replied.

"Zhan Chen, come here. ”

Zhan Chen walked up to Ning Weitian, and Ning Weitian took out a jade slip from his Qiankun bag, handed it to him, and instructed: "This is relevant information about this mission, you must study it carefully when you go back." The heart of the demon tree is the heart of the demon tree, remember, don't underestimate the demon tree, although it is only a spirit tree, but it will take the initiative to attack the people and beasts that invade its territory, and the strength of some large demon trees can even reach seven or eight hundred thousand catties, so their 'heart' is not something that is within reach, if you don't pay attention to it, you will suffer a big loss, and even end up dead. ”

Zhan Chenqi said: "Master, I have never seen a plant that can take the initiative to attack. ”

Ning Weitian smiled slightly and said, "Zhan Chen, you are still too young, there are still too few places you have walked, there are no surprises in the Wanfa Continent, dangers are everywhere, only by keeping a sense of awe for this world at all times can you live longer." ”

Listening to his words, Zhan Chen was thoughtful.

"Okay, you all retreat, rest today, and set off early tomorrow morning. ”

"Yes, sir!" everyone left their seats and walked out.

After Zhan Chen left the conference hall, he reunited with Zhou Ziru, but he looked sullen and asked with a smile, "Ziru, what's wrong?"

Zhou Ziru said: "Isn't it because of Ning Zilan? Now it's good, living in Ning Mansion, she comes to me every day, and she knows that I don't deserve this worship, and she works outside, and she is more quiet." ”

Zhan Chen smiled and said: "You are a full man who doesn't know that a hungry man is hungry, and you have a big beautiful woman to accompany you, what else is unsatisfactory?"

"you!" Zhou Ziru pushed his bad friend, and said: "To be serious, I want to go to you first and have a good plan with you about tomorrow's mission." ”

Zhan Chen nodded and said, "It's time to study it carefully, we have just gained a firm foothold in the Ning Mansion, and the next thing to do is to gain Ning Weitian's trust, so this mission cannot be missed!"

So, the two of them came to Zhan Chen's house, closed the door, and carefully studied the jade slip that Ning Weitian handed over to them.

After reading the contents, the two of them began to be silent, and after a while, Zhan Chen said: "It seems that this mission is not simple, I observe the areas marked with the distribution of demon trees on the map, all of them are close to the center of the abyssal pool, and the demon beasts there will be much stronger than the demon beasts on the periphery." Moreover, this demon tree is still an eighth-order spirit tree, which is comparable to the strength of the seventh-order top-level to eighth-order primary demon beasts, which should not be underestimated. ”

"Yes, Brother Zhan, I haven't heard of this spirit tree before, and it also attacks people, I really want to see it. ”

"Well, this jade slip is very detailed, most of the spirit trees and spirit grasses do not have the ability to attack, but a small number of them can hurt people, and some people will divide their destructive power corresponding to the demon beasts into a rough standard. Zhou Ziru, in fact, you don't have to worry, this kind of spirit wood itself does not have spiritual intelligence, and can only make a basic stress response, so although this jade slip gives them the title of the eighth order, the actual combat power is definitely not as good as the eighth order demon beast, as long as we are careful, it is still easy to complete the task. ”

Zhou Ziru nodded approvingly.

The two chatted a few more words, Zhou Ziru left, and Zhan Chen also began to think about preparing for tomorrow's trip.

Early the next morning, they gathered outside Ningfu. After introducing themselves to each other and getting acquainted with each other, everyone hit the road.

After leaving the city that never sleeps, Zhan Chen asked an elder beside him for advice: "Elder Wang, Zhou Ziru and I are leading the team for the first time, and we have received such an important task, I hope you can give me more advice." ”

This person, who was called Wang Lao by Zhan Chenzun, was one of the members of the team, named Wang Hong, and also possessed the high-level cultivation of Emperor Wu. He has served as a guard in the Ning Mansion for many years, and has participated in countless missions large and small, and he is also well aware of this mission to obtain the essence of the demon wood.

Seeing that Zhan Chen, the captain, had given himself enough face, Wang Hong was also flattered, and said with a smile: "Captain, don't dare to be a guide, the old man has been to Ningfu for a few years more than you, and he has a little experience." Don't worry, I will know everything and say everything, and strive to complete the task as soon as possible!"

"Then I'm sorry for you, how should we get there now? Please be a guide, to be honest, I don't know much about the terrain around here. ”

Wang Hong pondered for a while and said, "Okay, since the captain thinks so highly of me, then the old man has trespassed." So they went to the front of the line, and Zhan Chen's men marched according to his instructions.

The results proved that Zhan Chen's decision was extremely correct, that Wang Hong was really an old horse who knew the way, under his leadership, at the end of the day, the team trekked through mountains and rivers, crossed mountains and mountains, but avoided the ambush of many demon beasts, saving a lot of time.

At night, they had to stop and set up camp in one place. Everyone raised a blazing bonfire, and the meat of the demon beast on the shelf was roasted, and they were happy. Zhan Chen was also not stingy, took out his own wine for everyone to drink, and saluted Wang Hong many altars.

When the wine was half-drunk, Zhan Chen saw that Wang Hong's face was flushed, and he was already five points drunk, so he pulled him aside, and asked while he was drunk: "Elder Wang, how many years have you been in our Ning Mansion?"

Wang Hong thought for a while and then smiled: "It's not short, it's at least more than eighty years! ”

A gleam flashed in Zhan Chen's eyes, and he asked again, "Then you should know a lot about the city that never sleeps." ”

"Yes, I naturally know, I have been in this city that never sleeps for more than 200 years, and I know every lane and shop in this city. ”

"Then you must know the 'Tongtian Grand Ceremony', right?" Zhan Chen finally asked what he was most concerned about.

"Of course!"

"Oh, say it!" Zhan Chen urged

"This grand ceremony is only held once every hundred years, and the city lord personally leads the elites of the major families to participate. And after each ceremony, the entire city that never sleeps will be changed, because no one who goes to the festival will come back. ”

"Why is that?"

"Why?" Wang Hong smiled and said: "Because those who go to participate in it will either succeed or die! Successful people will naturally not come back when they go to the outside world, and those who fail will be buried on this road to heaven and will never come back!"

"I see. ”

"At that time, not only will the main people in our Sleepless City be replaced, but the forces in the Sleepless City will have to be reshuffled, and it will be another bloody storm, to tell you the truth, even our Ning family is a family that has only risen in the past hundred years. Until now, the city that never sleeps has actually stopped, and all kinds of open and secret battles are still going on. ”

"So, what is the use of the master asking us to collect the essence of the demon wood?"

"This is to build the Heavenly Divine Boat. ”

"Heavenly Divine Boat?"

"Yes, it's a ship that can sail to the road to heaven. ”

"Where is the road to heaven, do you still need to take a boat?"

"Of course I do, because I've heard that the entrance to the road to heaven is at the very center of this abyss. Speaking of this, Wang Hong's eyes showed a look of reminiscence, and said: "Once every hundred years, the Yuan River will have a big low tide, and I have seen the entire Yuan River dry up with my own eyes, and even exposed the deep riverbed, and there are many fish and monsters struggling under the river. However, this spectacle is only for a moment, and soon the river will rise again, and in a few hours, the Yuan River will be completely restored to its original appearance, do you say that is magical?"

Zhan Chen was deeply attracted by what Wang Hong said, as if he had seen the ebb and flow of the Yuan River, until Wang Hong asked, he said, "This is really amazing! Do you know where all the water goes?"

Wang Hong shook his head very dryly and said, "I don't know, only those who have participated in the Tongtian Ceremony have the opportunity to understand the mysteries. The fleet participating in the Tongtian Grand Ceremony must set off before the tide of the Yuan River and arrive at the center of the Yuan River, and the time cannot be too early or too late. ”

"Why is that?"

"I don't know. ”

After that, Zhan Chen asked Wang Hong many questions, however, Wang Hong either directly said that he didn't know, or he was vague and vague.

The night was over, and Wang Hong was drunk and fell to the ground because he was too drunk to drink. Left alone Zhan Chen, who was deep in thought. At this moment, Wang Hong's words seemed to be echoing in his heart, and the fragmented picture of imagination was still flashing in his mind.

Wang Hong solved many questions for him, but he left more puzzles, what are the answers to these puzzles? This can only be slowly explored by himself......