Chapter 24: The Legend of the Silent Moon
"I wonder where Senior Brother Shi is going?"
"I escorted some supplies to the nearby Jingyue Sect, and I heard the sound of fighting in this green bamboo forest, so I came to investigate, and I just encountered some fierce guys besieging you alone," Shi Xuan said.
"My master and I came here to practice, and found some treasures in a secret place, but I didn't expect to meet these scum of the Blood Ring Sect, they saw that my master and apprentice were lonely, so they launched a siege on us, and I don't know if the master has escaped their pursuit?"
"Ji people have their own natural appearance, don't worry too much, for now, you better hurry up and recover your body, if they send someone again, we will suffer", Shi Xuan worried.
At this moment, a cold wind swept in, Shi Xuan felt a piercing chill, when he turned around and saw an old woman dressed in white, this person gave Shi Xuan an unfathomable feeling, he didn't even see how she came behind him, if she wanted to kill herself, she might not even be able to scream.
Shi Xuan was shocked, he didn't know what kind of cultivation this person was, and at this moment the girl suddenly shouted: "Master, you are finally here, it was this Senior Brother Shi Xuan who helped me get out of trouble."
"Shuhan, don't speak if you're not lightly injured, hurry up and heal your wounds", the old woman walked up to her and checked her pulse for a while.
"What about the old thieves of the Blood Ring Sect who hunted you down?" the girl asked.
"I sent it away, and I can recuperate from my injuries in peace," the old woman said.
Shi Xuan knew that this person's strength was against the sky, he restrained his aura, and hoped that the old woman would not see through his situation.
"Since your master is here, you will be safe, and you will have to hurry down, so you will leave first", Shi Xuan didn't want to stay any longer, and was about to walk away.
"This young man, please stay, my master and apprentice don't want to apologize for favors, since you saved her, I will give you a pill, this pill can improve the success rate when breaking through the Ning Yuan Realm", the old woman took out a spirit pill and handed it to Shi Xuan.
"Shi Xuan never thought of asking for a reward, thank you for the generosity of my seniors, but I still want to break through through my own efforts", Shi Xuan did not plan to take her elixir.
When the old woman heard Shi Xuan's words, there was also a hint of discoloration in her eyes, and she underestimated this weak young man.
Huang Shuhan took out three special talisman seals and gave them to Shi Xuan: "These are three powerful talisman seals, which can save your life at a critical moment, and no one in the Xuanmai Realm can stop it, so it can be regarded as thanking Senior Brother Shi for saving his life, please accept it."
"Okay, I'll take the Fu Seal and say goodbye below", Shi Xuan took the Fu Seal and said goodbye.
"Shuhan, I'll take you to a safe place first and then heal your injuries, this area is not complete, it is estimated that the old ghost of the Blood Ring Sect is still nearby", the old woman said to the girl.
"It's all up to the master's arrangement", the old woman pulled the girl and disappeared in an instant, leaving only extremely cold frost.
Shi Xuan could still feel a huge chill when he walked a hundred steps away, and he was also shocked in his heart, there were still people with such terrifying strength in this world, and he didn't dare to be careless.
Shi Xuan found the carriage and told the coachman to pass quickly, if the people of the Blood Ring Sect found out after a long time, they might be implicated.
In the distance of the green bamboo forest, the little girl was healing, and she suddenly said to the old woman: "That Senior Brother Shi just now, can you feel his origin?
"At first, I didn't care about him, when he rejected my elixir, I probed a little, and I was shocked, our clan can be said to be the coldest in the world, his origin is the hottest in the world, now his strength has not yet grown, the power of the origin has not yet awakened, he may be a terrible powerhouse in the future", the old woman recalled the situation just now.
"This world is really awe-inspiring, you can meet such a rare physique in such a desolate place, and I don't know how many geniuses there are in this world", the little girl sighed a little.
"Shuhan doesn't need to worry, as long as our plan is completed, once our emperor takes that step, we are not afraid of God, you have to remember the glory of our race, we have paid too much for that day, but everything is worth it", the old woman thought a lot.
"Shuhan understands that I will do my best to complete the family's plan and revitalize the glory of our family again", the girl's pale face was resolute.
"It's good if you can understand, you can quickly treat your injuries now, and I will take you to other places to practice", the old woman was on the side to protect her.
Shi Xuan and the others didn't dare to stay in the next fast advance, and soon an intoxicating lake appeared in front of everyone, Jingyue Lake.
Shi Xuan and they hurried overnight, and they were about to arrive at Jingyue Sect, at this time, the sky was full of stars, the bright moon was in the sky, and a round of white Haoyue in the Mirror Moon Lake was reflected in it, and the clear lake water rippled from time to time, and Shi Xuan was distracted, "It would be nice if Caiwei was also here", Shi Xuan missed it in his heart, he and Yuan Caiwei had a period of time respectively, under the beautiful scenery of this good day, he touched the scene and remembered the playful and lovely girl.
The two brothers of the Song family were also fascinated by this mirror moon lake, they called the parking man, stopped for a long time, and enjoyed the beautiful scenery under the moon.
"This Mirror Moon Lake is famous for hundreds of miles in a radius, and it is not in vain that we have come all the way here to see it today," Song Zhe sighed.
Shi Xuan heard him say this and asked, "Is there anything to say about this?"
"There is a legend that in ancient times, a terrible war broke out between heaven and earth, foreign invasion, a peerless hero died here, his beautiful wife, wept for him, under this poignant night, a tear was lowered to form this beautiful lake, the villagers who lived here in later generations in order to commemorate the poignant love between this powerful human warrior and his wife, many lovers come here every year to seek the blessing of Jingyue Lake", Song Zhe obviously heard a lot.
"Then does anyone know what those two Terran powerhouses are called?" Song Qing asked.
"Hey, the times are far away, who knows?" Song Zhe hadn't heard of it either.
Shi Xuan also sighed, how many Terran sages in ancient times paid a heavy price in order to resist the powerful foreign invasion, and after countless years, they couldn't even leave a name, this poignant lake was like their tears. There are too many stories buried in this world, and unfortunately no one understands them anymore.
After stopping for a long time, they set off again, and soon came to a town here, and they decided to stay for one night and wait until dawn to deliver the goods in Shangjing Yuezong.
Early the next morning, Shi Xuan and the others got up early and started to hurry, at this moment the vendors in the town had already begun to sell, Shi Xuan and they met a lot of cultivators dressed in uniform and elegant beauty, Shi Xuan estimated that they were the disciples of the Jingyue Sect, and this was under the mountain gate of the Jingyue Sect.
Along the mountain road, all the way up, Jingyue Sect is in the highest Jingyue Mountain in this area, the aura here is compelling, the mountains and rivers are beautiful is a very good place to practice, Jingyue Sect has a few reputations in a radius of thousands of miles, the only thing around that can compete with them is the mysterious Blood Ring Sect, this sect is secretive, but the strength is strong, few people are willing to provoke, the six people Shi Xuan met in the Cuizhu Forest that day are all disciples of the Blood Ring Sect, these people act domineeringly, and bully the widows outside, Shi Xuan has seen their despicable behavior with his own eyes.
The Silent Moon Sect was extremely high, as if it was built on the clouds, and there was a feeling of floating like a fairy, and Shi Xuan had an urge to stay here.
After a morning of hurrying, a majestic mountain gate finally appeared in front of them, and at this moment, a man in green clothes flew over their heads with a divine sword and flew down the mountain, Song Zhe's eyes were about to fall out.
"Oh my God, Edgeworth Flying, this is at least a powerhouse above the Heavenly Vein Realm", Song Zhe shouted in surprise, and several coachmen were also surprised.
Before a few people came to the mountain gate, a few mountain guards with swords stopped them, Shi Xuan explained the reason, and a disciple of the mountain guard took Shi Xuan and the others into the Jingyue Sect.
Within the Jingyue Sect, the aura is abundant, the fairy mist is shrouded in many mountain peaks, many stone bridges cross the sky to connect many peaks, and under the bridge is a towering canyon, once it falls, it will inevitably be shattered, Shi Xuan and others see it brilliantly.
"I'll be able to meet the senior brothers of the Ji family later, I must have them introduce my brother, how good it would be if I could enter here in the future," Song Zhe said to his younger brother.
"At least next year, recruit apprentices once every three years, don't think about it this year," Song Qing said.
A few people soon came to a magnificent hall, which was the territory of the Jingyue Sect's Steward Zhu, and he was in charge of these matters.
A middle-aged man came to them, this person's strength was unfathomable, and several people didn't dare to make a mistake casually, cautiously for fear of offending these masters.
"The Song family in Canghai Town has seen Steward Zhu, we have escorted the goods that your sect needs this time, and please accept them," Shi Xuan said. He handed the list of goods to the steward.
"Go and inspect the goods", Steward Zhu motioned to a disciple beside him.
The man took the list, tore open the seal and began to accept the goods, "Master, there is no mistake, the goods are all ready", the disciple said to Steward Zhu.
"Take them to the account room to get money," said Steward Zhu.
"Yes"
The disciple took them to the account office to get the money.
"I don't know this senior brother's surname?" Song Zhe asked the Jingyue Sect disciple who led the way.
"Your surname is Chen, what's the matter with you?"
"There are a few senior brothers in my Song family who practice here, I don't know if you have heard of it?"
"If you want to find someone, you can't run around, you can only go to the gate and tell those senior brothers who you are looking for, and they will help you to announce," said the disciple surnamed Chen.
"Thank you for your advice."
Several people successfully got the payment and came to the carriage, at this time everyone had finished unloading the goods, and Shi Xuan was ready to start the return journey.
The two brothers wanted to prepare to meet their family brother, but there was no way, Shi Xuan could only take the coachman to the town to wait for them first.
Leaving the aura of the Jingyue Sect, Shi Xuan was also reluctant to give up, if he didn't have a clear goal, he would want to stay here and wait until next year's apprenticeship to participate in the selection.
In the town here, close to the Jingyue Sect, there are many shops, they will sell some strange things, and Shi Xuan also wants to have a good experience.
Shi Xuan settled the carriage and horses, and walked alone on the street lined with shops, from pills to weapons, all kinds of spiritual materials, all kinds of talismans, everything, even Shi Xuan also saw a lot of exciting spiritual materials, but the price was expensive, Shi Xuan could only shake his head, now he had to scrape together enough money for the journey, and he didn't dare to squander it.
When he walked in the crowd, a girl dressed in white like snow came into his sight again, her flawless figure was like a snow lotus out of the mud and not stained, this ice-like girl left a deep impression on Shi Xuan, Shi Xuan did not catch up to say hello, there is no need to bother others when they meet in Pingshui.
Shi Xuan continued to walk on the street and looked at the dazzling array of things, when suddenly a shouting voice caught his attention.
"The old man is a disciple of the Tianji Gate, a glimpse of the heavenly machine, recently the mysterious tomb was born, containing the world's treasures, the old man has a copy of the Divine Hidden Map, first come, first served", a bad old man with a cloak and a good hair is not exquisite, selling in a stall.
Shi Xuan has heard of the name of Tianjimen, this is a mysterious sect that has emerged on the mainland over the years, no one knows where their sect is, but their mysterious divination skills have shocked many people, these years in the rivers and lakes are famous, Tianjimen and Moon Worship Sect have become two famous sects on the mainland that rely on divination, these people are mysterious and chattering, few people can take the initiative to find them.
Shi Xuan was also very curious about the disciple of the Heavenly Machine Gate, "Uncle, what are you talking about in this Divine Hidden Diagram?"
"The old man is a proud disciple of the Tianji Gate, and he has been fugue too much recently, and he foresees that there will be a mysterious tomb here that will appear, and the tomb contains the immortal inheritance of our human ancestors, and once it is obtained, it will soar to the sky," the old man said angrily.
"If there is really a god hidden, why don't you take the lead and sell here?" Shi Xuan asked him rhetorically.
"Everything will be the word fate, I pay the most attention to the fate of the heavens, the old man predicts that the tomb is about to appear and has leaked the heavens, God will not let me have any gains, I can only sell the secret of the gods to the destined people", the old man said in a chattering voice.
"And how much money are you going to sell to me?"
"The old man is destined for you, so I will give you a thousand gold."
"Do you see the money bank on the other side?" Shi Xuan pointed to a money bank on the other side.
"See, how?"
"Since you saw it, then go grab it?" Shi Xuan said angrily.
"Hey, young man, what do you think of the old man, the old man is the most kind, okay I will sell it to you for five hundred gold", the old man sighed.
Shi Xuan took out a hundred gold and threw it there, "Do you like to sell it?"
"Today's young people are not considerate of the suffering of the old people at all, okay, take it away, it's bad luck for the old man", the old man looked pitiful.
Shi Xuan knew that the old man was not kind, but he didn't care about the hundred gold, just buy a secret, he could sense that this old man's aura was heavy, and he was definitely a master, maybe it had something to do with Tianjimen.
Shi Xuan took his Divine Treasure Map and walked away, and the old man continued to sell his pile of tattered and strange things as if nothing happened.
Just when Shi Xuan walked to the stall on the side and looked at some spiritual materials, the stall owner said: "Young man, you have been deceived, that old man is an old man who deceives people and does not spit out bones, the tomb he said has already spread throughout the Jingyue Lake region in the past few days, you can know the location if you ask casually, he sees that you are a foreigner who deliberately deceived you", the stall owner looked at the deceived Shi Xuan and kindly reminded.
"You're saying that this tomb has already appeared?" Shi Xuan asked.
"Needless to say, in the past few days, several major sects around have fought hard, and I heard that even the defense of the tomb has been opened, and many people have really obtained many treasures, but many people have also died, and it is dangerous there", the stall owner obviously knows a lot.
Shi Xuan thanked the stall owner and angrily went to find the old liar, but in the blink of an eye, the old man was gone, Shi Xuan was depressed, but a hundred gold could still accept it.
Shi Xuan looked at the map carefully, the place marked on it was not far from Jingyue Lake, Shi Xuan also wanted to see it, now the two brothers of the Song family had to delay for a few days to find their family brother, Shi Xuan went to see the tomb of the legendary strongman.
He returned to the inn and instructed the coachman to tell them to tell the Song brothers that he was going to leave for a few days, and when the matter was done, he would make peace with them.
Shi Xuan identified the direction, looked towards the mark on the map, and climbed several hills along a large mountain from Jingyue Lake, Shi Xuan came to an open area, where the jungle was dense, close to the foot of the mountain, Shi Xuan carefully advanced all the way.
Walking out of the dense forest, Shi Xuan saw an extremely open area, which seemed to have suffered some great changes, a huge hole was cracked at the foot of the mountain, and the entrance was in a mess, obviously there were strong people who fought here, and when Shi Xuan came here, he found that there were still many people here to stop here, some were mercenaries with average strength, some were disciples of the Jingyue Sect, and even the disciples of the Blood Ring Sect that Shi Xuan hated, Shi Xuan also found some, and there were some people from other sects, and there were strong people who tried to enter the tomb one after another, but many people were watching。
Shi Xuan listened to everyone discussing: "This tomb has been unearthed for ten days, and no one has been able to break through those difficult levels, in the past few days, I have heard that many people have died in it, I heard that you have a heavy face, and there are some terrifying existences, and if you are not careful, you will die", someone said.
Shi Xuan heard a lot of news here, true and false, Shi Xuan couldn't tell the difference, but for so many days, these people still refused to give up, which showed that there was indeed something tempting in it, otherwise several major sects would not fight.
Shi Xuan didn't dare to venture at will, you must know that many powerful people have died a lot, and he, a person of the seventh order of the Xuanmai Realm, may die, and he is also waiting for news.
After waiting for a long time, they finally came out of the exit, they were some sect disciples, they were talking to the rest of their own sect, and then these powerful sect disciples began to enter the tomb.
"Could it be that the level card has been cleared, you see that even the people from the Jingyue Sect have entered, and we will go too", someone shouted.
Shi Xuan also saw it, he followed the crowd and walked inside, at this time he saw a familiar figure, the old man who sold him an expired map in the market, Shi Xuan knew that that guy must be a mysterious master, Shi Xuan recognized the figure and carefully followed his footsteps.
The passage inside the tomb gradually widened, and an ancient atmosphere greeted me, which I didn't know that it had been sealed for countless years, and now it was born again.
Shi Xuan followed the crowd and carefully walked down the steps to follow behind the old man.
As he went deeper, several intersections began to appear in the tomb, and Shi Xuan did not hesitate to follow the steps of Lao Bangzi. Shi Xuan walked all the way and found some traces, many artifacts have been moved, obviously someone has taken the lead, Shi Xuan has been looking for a long time and has no valuable gain.
Before, some people outside speculated that this tomb may be the burial place built for him by others thousands of years ago after a strong man of the human race fought against the fall of the alien race, there is his inheritance here, once it is obtained, it is very likely to create an immortal legend, and many forces around have already come here, trying to take the lead, but they did not expect that there was a peerless killing array inside, even the powerful sects of the Jingyue Sect and the Blood Ring Sect were difficult to crack it for a while, and even killed and injured many people these days.
Today, I heard that the Sect Master of the Jingyue Sect invited the Sect Protector Artifact to break the formation, and this time he should be able to enter the core area smoothly, and many people don't want to miss the opportunity.
Shi Xuan followed in the footsteps of the old liar, this guy was undoubtedly much safer with him to lead the way, Shi Xuan found that this old guy was indeed proficient in many divination techniques, and every time he reached a node, he would perform a mysterious divination technique.
Shi Xuan smacked his tongue, this world is really full of talented people, and he must not underestimate anyone.
Walking through many hidden caves, all of which were empty, and the things in these places were looted, Shi Xuan sighed that he was too late. On the way, Shi Xuan found that some people occasionally obtained some spiritual weapons, but they were besieged by others, here, if you want to obtain treasures, in addition to chance, you have to have the strength to bring them out, Shi Xuan continued to move forward, he didn't have the heart to care about those trivial matters.
Walking through a deep corridor, Shi Xuan looked at the corridor with many murals, carved with many strange creatures, Shi Xuan had never heard of, these creatures, the eyes were crimson and very scary, these evil creatures must not belong to this world, in the mural, there was a brave and fearless man, holding a flaming giant sword to fight with these creatures, he was unstoppable to kill countless evil creatures, these murals showed the scene of his heroic battle one by one, Shi Xuan's blood boiled.
When Shi Xuan walked out of the deep passage and was about to continue following the old liar who claimed to be a disciple of the Heavenly Machine Sect, he had just leaned out of his body when a big hand covered his mouth and nose and pulled him aside.
Shi Xuan was shocked, he just wanted to get angry, but when he turned around, he saw that it wasn't the liar?
Shi Xuan just wanted to open his mouth to scold, but the old man's index finger tree signaled him to shut up. Only then did Shi Xuan realize what danger was.
Not far in front of him, a sound of laughter and soot came, and in the dim hall, Shi Xuan couldn't really see it.
He whispered, "What is this?"
"Don't make a noise to disturb him, this is the remnant of the evil creatures on the fresco, and it is extremely evil", the old man pulled him away carefully. But at this time, Shi Xuan accidentally stepped on something, making a clicking sound, and the evil spirit not far away floated directly towards the two of them, Shi Xuan looked at the red-eyed monster floating in, and urged the real fire to hit the evil with all his might.
The evil spirit let out a terrible cry under the blow of Shi Xuan's true fire, and then fled with a body of flames. Shi Xuan almost fell to the ground in fright at this moment, if it weren't for the old man supporting him.
"It's really a hero out of a young man, I didn't expect your masculine fire to restrain these yin spirits so much," the old man said.
Only then did Shi Xuan remember the previous festival: "Old fellow, you actually sold me an expired map, won't your heart hurt?" Shi Xuan counted the old man's guilt.