Chapter 17: Night Falls
The Floating Cloud Beast is a characteristic of the Southern Barbarians, just like the cloud horse in the Demon Slaying City.
But the floating cloud beast is different from the cloud horse, although the cloud horse is peculiar, but in the final analysis, it is just a kind of horse, but the floating cloud beast is the same as the earth fire rhinoceros, it belongs to the spirit beast, there is an inner pill, and it can be practiced.
The Floating Cloud Beast has a strong body, but it is extremely difficult to produce, and there are no more than a hundred Floating Cloud Beasts in the entire Southern Barbarian. And the Phantom Clan, the largest race in the Southern Barbarians, has eighty percent.
Candle Xitang had been waiting for a long time before he saw the Floating Cloud Beast emerge on the horizon, and he looked at Xianqing with some horror, not understanding how she did it.
Xianqing smiled, and she said softly: "Dad, I don't want to marry Candle Jinhan." ”
Candle Xitang's eyes froze, and then nodded firmly: "If you don't want to marry, don't marry!"
Candle Xitang looked at the sky, he was going to do a big thing tonight, earth-shattering.
Candle Jinhan came, along with a few of his entourage.
The patriarch of the Phantom Spirit Clan originally had three sons, but they all died before they were born and had no heirs, and Candle Jinhan was gifted and powerful, and he was the successor with the highest voice.
"Xianqing, you're awake!" Candle Jinhan was very happy and jumped off the Floating Cloud Beast, holding two unbreathed deer muntjac in both hands.
"I heard that Elder Zhuyu said that eating deer muntjac meat is cold-resistant, so I went to Sui Mountain to catch two. ”
Candle Jinhan walked up to Xianqing as he spoke, first greeted Candle Xitang, and then continued: "This thing is particularly cunning, and the seven of us squatted for a whole night to catch two. ”
"Dao" took the deer muntjac stiffly, and stood aside without moving.
Xianqing suddenly lifted the veil, revealing a peerless face, her clear eyes were like cold winter snow, cold and profound.
Candle Jin was stunned for a moment, stunned by Xianqing's sudden movements, and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
Then the string clears the veil and turns slightly.
"Crunch. ”
The door was closed, and the "Dao" threw the two deer muntjac on the ground, a wooden face that no one could approach.
Only then did Candle Jinhan react, and his heart was full of grief, like a knife.
"Xianqing!"
Candle Jinhan shouted: "You know I love you, why do you want to do this to me!"
In the Phantom Clan, there is an ancient tradition.
If an unmarried woman voluntarily shows her face to a man, it means that she does not like him and is willing to give up her life to refuse marriage to him if necessary.
Candle Xitang didn't expect Xianqing to be so resolute, and he was a little overwhelmed.
In fact, Candle Xitang hopes that Xianqing will marry Candle Jinhan, so that even if he dies, no one will dare to bully Xianqing.
Candle Jinhan squatted on the ground, his eyes bloodshot, and a stuffy breath in his chest blocked him, making his nostrils bleed.
Candle Xitang patted him on the shoulder, not knowing what to say.
"Your Excellency!"
The attendant lifted Candle Jinhan with all hands and feet, and the eyes that looked at Candle Xitang became unfriendly.
The people of the Nanban are like this, they are either friends or enemies, and the grievances are so clear that it is difficult to accept.
Candle Xitang didn't care, but the "Dao" had already taken a step forward, splashing up a cloud of dust.
Candle Jinhan waved his hand, jumped on the head of the floating cloud beast and galloped away without looking back.
It was still dark after all.
"Xianqing, you stay in the house and don't move, I'll do something. Candle Xitang glanced at Xianqing lovingly and closed the door gently.
Although Xianqing didn't ask, she had a sense of foreboding.
She tried hard to listen to the distant footsteps of Candle West Hall, sonorous and tragic.
Listening to the direction from which the voice came, Xianqing suddenly crawled on the table and began to cry.
It was the temple of the Phantom Clan.
There are no homes within a radius of ten miles where the temple is located, but there are dense sentry posts.
"Lord Nishido, why is Lord Nishido here so late?"
There is a door in the middle of the massive rock barrier, and the path behind the door is the only way to the temple.
The two Phantom Clan guards standing at the door were a little puzzled when they saw the smiling faces of the Candle West Hall.
Candle Xitang said with a smile: "My daughter is about to get married, and I can't sleep in my heart, so I want to come to the god of Zhongshan to pray, hoping that the god of Zhongshan will appease the souls of sinners." ”
Of course, the guards had heard the rumors of the Holy Maiden Xianqing and Candle Jinhan, and they looked at each other with some embarrassment.
The identities of Candle Jinhan and the Holy Maiden are very special, but the rule of not sacrificing to the gods at night cannot be overcome.
Candle Xitang saw it, and he secretly took out two small pieces of black stuff and stuffed them into their hands: "Be accommodating, I will have a place for Candle Xitang in the future, just say." ”
The guards looked at it and saw that it was an earth spirit stone!
The two of them then pretended that nothing had happened, and quietly opened the crack in the door.
The earth spirit stone is a necessity for the cultivation of the people of the Southern Barbarians, the same as the spirit stone in Kyushu, but the quality of the earth spirit stone is generally poor, it is pitch black, and the aura is mixed, and the people of Kyushu will definitely not look down on it.
But Nanban is not only lacking in spiritual energy, but also extremely scarce spirit stones, and these two earth spirit stones are of extraordinary value to the guards.
Candle Xitang took a deep breath and stepped inside.
"There are still nine checkpoints inside, how many Earth Spirit Stones does Lord Xitang have to spend?" the guard glanced at the back of Candle Xitang, muttered casually, and closed the door.
Of course, Candle West Hall doesn't have so many earth spirit stones, not to mention that even if there is, it is impossible to buy every level.
Not daring to take the main road, he could only quietly cross the mountains and mountains towards the temple.
Huge rocks surround the place, trapping it for ten miles.
Candle West Hall was lying on the mountain col, and the dark shadow of the temple could be seen in the distance.
The moon in the sky was shrouded in dark clouds, and Candle Xitang was glad in his heart, it seemed that it was blessed by the god of Gouliang.
There was no danger of passing the first eightfold level, Candle Xitang straightened his clothes, and the last level was in front of him, he was not ready to hide, and he couldn't hide.
At the entrance of the temple stood two burly men.
Not only are they powerful and powerful, but their cultivation is not low.
Candle Xitang's eyes turned dark purple, which was a unique manifestation of the Phantom Clan's qi.
Tonight's action went well, and I hope that the last level can also be blessed by the god of Gouliang!
Candle Xitang secretly cheered in his heart, and then he stepped out of the shadows and faced the two guards.
"Who!"
The guards were startled and stared at the Candle West Hall with wide eyes.
"Lord Xitang, why are you here!" the guard was immediately alert, and his face showed a fierce light: "If you don't sacrifice to the gods at night, Lord Xitang will be punished even if she is the father of the Holy Maiden!"
After saying that, the two of them took a step forward at the same time and stretched out their palms.
Candle Xitang sneered: "You can't stop me." ”
A bloody sword condensed out of thin air, shot out with the command of Candle Xitang's hand, split in two in the air, bypassed the guards' defenses in an extremely strange route, and stabbed into their bodies from the vest.
"Drink!"
The guards made a hoarse voice, never expecting that Candle Xitang would dare to kill them, which made Candle Xitang succeed.
Candle Xitang helped the two of them to fall slowly, and without alarming the people a mile away, he carefully pushed open the door and finally stepped into the temple.
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At night, the first snow of the year was ushered in in Kiyama.
The position of the Ten Peerless Palaces was at the back, and it was soon covered with a layer of fine goose-down snowflakes, covered in silver, white and flawless.
The main hall is magnificent, and according to Wei Yaoxiao's wishes, the Ten Absolute Palace completely copied the layout of the palace on the Ten Absolute Island, and on this basis, some of her personal style was added, making it the most face-saving palace in the Xiyang Sect.
But such a beautiful palace, everyone has no intention of appreciating it at this time.
"Whew!"
Fang Xue took a long breath and stood up.
His clothes were torn, and there were dried blood stains on the corners of his mouth.
Cai Su is no exception, she was originally like a fairy out of the dust, at this time she is more like a beggar on the street, very depressed. The spotless purple dress is no different from a rag at the moment.
Zhao Xinglie, who is the strongest, is the worst one, his right hand is still trembling, and his wrist has been broken.
"You see, the first time you saw me make a move, it ended in failure, which is really embarrassing. Zhao Xinglie said to the other party with self-deprecation: "Today is not a good day and an auspicious day. ”
Fang Xue hated and laughed: "You are already very powerful, if it weren't for the opportunity for you to sacrifice your sword to win a retreat for us, I'm afraid that the Xiyang Sect would have been destroyed again before it was revived." ”
Wei Miaoxiao also smiled: "Yes, yes, Uncle Xing Hunting, you are really powerful, even the savages are afraid of you!"
Huangfu Xian bandaged Zhao Xinglie's arm, got up and said: "You are too reckless, there is still a violent vitality left in Xue Ha's body, I can feel that he has no killing intent, otherwise you will not be able to come back." ”
Everyone nodded, Fang Xue hated very well in his heart, the "wild man" seemed to be in a hurry, and he had no intention of fighting with them at all, otherwise with his strength, it would not be difficult to make the Xiyang Sect disappear completely.
"You say, what makes the wild man so urgent?" Fang Xue looked at Zhao Xinglie with hateful eyes, and everyone's eyes invariably turned over, and only he could know something about everyone present.
Zhao Xinglie coughed dryly: "You have all seen the black iron ring on the feet of the savage, that thing is called the Soul Gathering Ring, which can imprison people's souls, immortal, but also never free." ”
Everyone was horrified, and the things that could make people's spirits immortal were of course the most powerful.
"Of course, it's not really immortal," the corners of Zhao Xinglie's mouth raised lightly: "As long as the owner of the Soul Gathering Ring has a thought, the bound divine soul will be wiped out immediately, and there are no more urgent things than two things that can make the wild man so urgent, life and freedom." ”
Fang Xue hated thoughtfully: "Savages don't know how many years they have lived, and they will never be afraid of death, so freedom has become the only reason!"
"So, in the land of the Southern Barbarians, he saw the hope of freedom?" Wei Miao's head was very bright, and he immediately guessed the truth of the matter.
Everyone looked at each other and thought in unison, if the wild man was allowed to regain his freedom, would he avenge the interception and killing of the Xiyang Sect today?
"That's not right," Fang Xue suddenly looked at Zhao Xinglie: "You knew in advance that the wild man was wearing a soul gathering ring, so you stepped forward and didn't want him to go south smoothly, what is the reason for this?"
Cai Su also raised his head and looked at Zhao Xinglie, his eyes were not good.
Without a legitimate reason, Zhao Xinglie's actions would undoubtedly add a strong enemy to the Xiyang Sect.
Zhao Xinglie had a calm face, and after thinking for a while, he looked at Fang Xue and said with a wry smile: "It's all because of you." ”
"Because of me?"
Fang Xue hated at a loss, not knowing why.