"Sect Master, why don't I accompany you, although this kid Thirteen is good, but after all, he is too young, and his cultivation is still a little short, so it may be a bit of a hindrance for you to take him there. Hei Wu said to Gu Chen.

"Hey, I said Big Brother Hei! You don't need to belittle me in front of the sect master, do you? I still have the cultivation of the peak of the first realm of the Heavenly Order, and I may break through to the second realm of the Heavenly Rank at any time, why am I bad? Why am I in the way?" Gu Shisan heard of Hei Wu's disparagement, and immediately stopped doing it, and fought back at Hei Wu.

"Thirteen, what Lao Hei said is that your current cultivation is not qualified to fight with that person, I believe in your ability, but you have to take your time, you are still young!" Gu Chen patted Gu Thirteen on the shoulder and said.

"Young Master... I..."

Gu Chen waved his hand and said: "It's decided, Lao Hei will go to the Southern Xinjiang Marsh with me, thirteen, you will temporarily take over Lao Hei's work and be responsible for the mining of the Xuanjing veins here!"

"Okay!" Gu Thirteen replied reluctantly.

"Brother Thirteen, if you don't understand something, just look for Zhao Qiang directly, he usually follows me, and he knows everything about the mine!" Hei Wu said to Gu Thirteen with a smile.

Gu Shisan couldn't help rolling his eyes, glaring at Hei Wu with an unhappy expression, he thought to himself, obviously he came out with the young master, he thought that he would have the opportunity to perform well in front of the young master this time, but he didn't expect to be cut off by Lao Hei halfway, he was naturally unwilling.

Hei Wu first talked to several people in charge of the mine and introduced Gu Thirteen to them, and then returned to Gu Chen's side and nodded at him, saying, "Sect Master, it's all arranged, it's time to go!"

"Well, let's go!" Gu Chen responded, and then rose into the sky.

Heiwu followed, and the two flew all the way south.

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Southern Xinjiang swamp area.

As the name suggests, there are large areas of swamps.

Due to the obscuration of fallen leaves, if you don't look carefully, you will accidentally fall into the road and fall into the swamp.

Once you fall into a swamp, not only is it difficult to get out, but you also have to face the toxin erosion in the swamp.

Therefore, even powerful monks did not dare to set foot in this dangerous place easily.

Some people may say, can't a Heaven Rank master ignore the swamp?

This is indeed true, but it is impossible for a Heaven Rank master to stay in the air all the time, right? After all, traveling in the sky also consumes Yuan power, and he always has to come down and rest, so he must be cautious in everything.

It is precisely because the southern marsh is full of dangers that few people are willing to set foot in it, even if there are a lot of natural treasures in it.

Except for some adventurers who come here with the determination to fight for a living, although there are those who have no return, there are also a few lucky people who bring out coveted treasures.

Back then, Wang Xuan came to the southern marsh in search of some strange materials.

He was very lucky, after all, it was already a miracle that he could get out alive with his cultivation.

In addition, he was fortunate enough to get acquainted with a formation mage who lived in seclusion here.

Speaking of array mages, we have to mention Su Rui, the protector of the Vermilion Bird Palace.

Not long ago, Su Rui took over the task of inviting array mages in the hands of Xia Yan'er, and thus came to the Southern Swamp Region.

Thanks to the map drawn by Wang Xuan, although Su Rui experienced some dangers, he finally saved himself from danger and successfully found the mysterious array mage.

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Deep in the swamp of southern Xinjiang, there is a field in the center of a huge swampy area, and there is a wooden house in the middle of the field, and the wooden house is surrounded by a white mist, which is not like a poisonous fog, but gives people a strange feeling.

At this moment, a man in black stood proudly in the air, looking at the small cabin shrouded in mist below, and his brow furrowed.

Although he wore a black scarf and could not see his face, it could be seen from the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and the gray sideburns that he was not young.

"Hmph!" The man in black suddenly snorted coldly and shouted below: "Sikong Bei, you little bastard, don't think that you can save your life by shrinking in the formation!

"Yo, look at what you can! How dare a mere lackey be so arrogant? You are so powerful, you are so unpopular? Alas! The young master is really sad for you, you said that you are a dignified monk from the Holy Realm, how can you be willing to be someone else's dog? Don't pretend, the young master has already guessed your identity! You say, once your identity is exposed, what will be the consequences?" At this time, from the fog, Sikong Bei's voice came from the mist.

"You're not too proud, even if you know what's going on, you're all going to die anyway!" said the man in black hatefully.

After finishing speaking, he no longer made a sound, but began to gather the surrounding heaven and earth aura, as if he was brewing some terrifying moves.

At this time, there were four figures in the wooden house, Sikong Bei and Tang Qingwu were impressively listed, in addition to Su Rui, the protector of the Vermilion Bird Palace, and a man holding a white feather fan and wearing a white coat.

The man was quite handsome, looked to be twenty-eight or nineteen years old, and had deep eyes that seemed to be able to perceive people's hearts.

Sikong Bei walked back and forth in the house, looking restless.

It seems that although he seemed to have no fear when he spoke just now, he was actually very flustered in his heart.

"Can you stop shaking, it's really annoying!" Tang Qingwu frowned and said to Sikong Beijiao.

"Aren't I trying to figure out a way! That bastard's strength is unfathomable, with a few of us who are not his opponents at all, if we continue like this, it will really be over! Qingwu, I haven't married you yet, I can't bear to die!" Sikong Bei replied with a bitter face.

A hint of shame and anger suddenly flashed on Tang Qingwu's face, "When has this happened, you are still talking nonsense, I... I didn't say I wanted to marry you!"

"What? If you don't marry me, who else do you want to marry? As soon as you knew that I was in trouble, you couldn't wait to save me, so I know your mind best, so don't hide it!" Sikong Bei said to Tang Qingwu with a cheap smile.

Tang Qingwu couldn't help but roll his eyes, but he didn't refute either.

"Ahem, two adults, it's important to discuss business now!" Su Rui couldn't help but remind when she saw the two flirting and scolding regardless of the occasion.

Sikong Bei quieted down at this time.

Su Rui suddenly asked the man who was wearing a big feather fan and holding a feather fan, "Mr. Dugu, I don't know how long your formation can last?"

The man touched the two mustaches above his lips, and after a deep groan, he said, "This formation is something that I have carefully improved with a lot of effort, although it can't be compared to your Pantheistic Sect's Great Guardian Array', the 'Eight Desolation Imperial Spirit Array', but it is enough to be called an impregnable wall. It's just that that person's strength is really strong, if he attacks regardless of attrition, I'm afraid he can still support it for three hours at most!"

"Three hours?"

Sikong Bei's face suddenly turned bitter, this ghost place was uninhabited, there was no chance to even ask for help, and no one would find out even if the Pantheistic Sect's distress signal was sent.

Tang Qingwu touched the golden hairpin on his head, and said secretly in his heart: "It seems that we can only rely on the strength of the Sword Emperor's predecessors! When the time comes, this golden hairpin will definitely be able to stop that person for a moment, maybe we still have a chance to escape!"

It's just that she is very reluctant in her heart, because this golden hairpin means a lot to her.

The Sword Emperor is Sikong Bei's biological father, and his intention of letting Sikong Bei transfer this golden hairpin to Tang Qingwu is undoubtedly to admit that Tang Qingwu is his future daughter-in-law.

You must know that refining the talisman magic weapon is extremely difficult, only the strong people in the Holy Realm have the strength to refine it, and refining it also requires their own cultivation, at least several years of skill.

With the character of the Sword Emperor, let him consume and cultivate for others, this is simply an unimaginable thing, and you can see the value and significance of this golden hairpin.

Su Rui's heart sank to the bottom at this time and became silent.

After a while, Su Rui suddenly walked out of the wooden house, took out a bamboo tube-shaped object, and lifted the red lid on it.

I saw a "boom", and a red light rose into the sky, passed through the dense white fog, and finally exploded high in the air, with a loud bang.

A lifelike Vermilion Bird pattern suddenly appeared in the air, and it took a long time before slowly dissipating.

The man in black naturally saw the pattern, he snorted coldly disdainfully, and said to himself: "I still want someone to come and save you, it's just a pipe dream!"

After sending the signal, Su Rui returned to the house.

"You sent a distress signal, send a signal here, I'm afraid no one can see it, unless a miracle happens!" Tang Qingwu said to Su Rui expressionlessly.

Su Rui nodded and said with a smile: "Anyway, there is no other way, maybe there will really be a miracle!

At this time, she suddenly became no longer afraid, and her mood improved tremendously.

Tang Qingwu looked at Su Rui thoughtfully, and said in his heart, this girl is really extremely talented, she can actually break through the state of mind at this time, it seems that as long as she does not die in this great tribulation, she will definitely be able to break through to the heavenly level soon! And the path of cultivation in the future will definitely be very smooth.

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"Sect Master, look, it's the signal of the Vermilion Bird Palace!" said Hei Wu with a surprised expression, pointing to a small red dot in the distance that was difficult to see with the naked eye.

Gu Chen's eyes froze, although the distance was very far, with Gu Chen's eyesight, he could still see that it was a Vermilion Bird pattern.

"Why is it the signal of the Vermilion Bird Palace?" Gu Chen couldn't help but wonder, if it was Tang Qingwu and Sikong Bei, it should be the signal of the Xuanwu Hall or the signal of the Heavenly Divine Guard!

The signals of the various pantheistic ministries are not the same, in order to know exactly who is calling for help.

At that time, Gu Chen was in retreat, so he didn't know about the formation mage, and he didn't know that Su Rui had come to the Southern Swamp.

When Gu Chen came out of the customs, Murong Zijing didn't tell him about it, because compared to Tang Qingwu and Sikong Bei's disappearance, the matter of finding the formation mage seemed a bit insignificant.