Xiyue looked at the surrounding environment suspiciously, it was pitch black, but there was still a little bit of starlight flickering, she remembered that she was in the Bamboo Sword Valley of Juyong Mountain, how did she come to such a place?

She walked forward, as if walking, because she didn't feel any change around her at all, as if she was standing still.

"Su Chen, Long Qingyan, Xiao Zi?" Xiyue called, but there was no response.

A figure suddenly appeared in front of her, Xiyue was happy, although the person had his back to her, she recognized it as Su Chen, she ran over to greet him, but she couldn't get close. She suddenly became a little anxious and shouted Su Chen's name loudly.

Su Chen seemed to hear it, and looked back. He smiled, waved at her, and turned away without the slightest hint of nostalgia.

"Hey!Su Chen, where are you going?" Xiyue shouted anxiously, and suddenly her heart was cold, she saw that the person who was far away suddenly exploded, blood and bones splattered, and even fell on her body and face!

"Ahh

Xiao Zi was frightened by a scream, she had rolled to the side of the bed and accidentally fell down, and when she climbed back into bed, she saw that Xiyue had already sat up, gasping for breath, looking frightened and sweating profusely.

"Huh?" Xiao Zi tugged at her sleeve.

"Original...... Is it a dream?" Xiyue came back to her senses, saw the place clearly, let out a long sigh of relief, and fell down on the bed. That dream was still vivid, especially the scene where Su Chen was blown into broken bones and bloody mud, which was always repeated in her mind.

Xiyue is really flustered, she hasn't dreamed since she was a child, once she dreams it is a nightmare, and sooner or later this dream will become a reality in some form. When she was a child, she dreamed of the death of an old man in the clan, and as a result, the old man was killed in an accident while going out; Another time she dreamed that the prairie was full of dead corpses, and sure enough, there were monsters in the prairie who were slaughtered on the prairie soon, or was it up to the Northern Underworld to send a master to kill the monsters to quell the turmoil......

There are three or four similar examples, all of which have been fulfilled one by one, and the Northern Underworld Clan also attaches great importance to this, and according to the speculation of the Great Elder Wangshu, this is related to Xiyue's birth in Guiru, which is the place of reincarnation, and it is also the place where life and death alternate, and her talent may be related to this.

"The fulfillment of my dream is conditional, that is to say, Su Chen's death is related to leaving me?" After Xiyue slowly calmed down, she began to think about the cause and effect related to the dream.

"Let's talk to Su Chen first, let him take precautions. Xi Yue thought about it, and got up to wash.

In the bamboo forest, Su Chen, who listened to Xiyue's story, was speechless for a while, he rubbed his chin and thought for a long time, and asked hesitantly: "That...... Are your dreams after drinking reliable?"

Xiyue stomped her foot angrily and said angrily, "I'm talking to you about serious things!"

Su Chen smiled and said, "Since I will die because I left you, then why don't I leave you?"

Xiyue's face suddenly turned red, and she snorted, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Su Chen said: "The best way to break the prophecy is not to act according to the prophecy. Since you dreamed that I would leave, wouldn't I break the prophecy if I didn't leave?"

Xiyue didn't know what to say for a while, Su Chen seemed to be quite reasonable, but no matter how she heard the phrase "not leaving you", it would make Xiyue think about it in a certain way.

"Oh, I'm too lazy to tell you, anyway, be careful yourself!" Xiyue could only say this in the end, but she didn't know what her psychology was, she stepped on Su Chen when she left, snorted, and confused Su Chen.

After that, the days returned to normal, until half a month later, in September.

On this day, when Xiyue was meditating under the pear tree, she saw Dugu Zhu, who had been away from the sword for more than two years, and came back.

"Senior!" Xiyue hurriedly went to greet him.

"Call them both too, I have something important to tell you. Duguzhu's face was not very good, and after saying this, he quickly went back to his residence. Xiyue cleans his room every day, so even if he hasn't lived in it for more than two years, it's still as clean as new.

Xiyue quickly called Su Chen and Long Qingyan, who were still meditating, back to the small courtyard, and at this time, Duguzhu was already sitting under the Tang pear tree, and his face was much better.

"Sit down, I have good news for you. Duguzhu smiled. He had already seen that during this period of time, the cultivation of the three of them had improved a lot, and they had all entered the early stage of refining gods, and their foundations were also very stable, and there were no hidden worries.

Duguzhu talked about his experience outside during this time.

Su Xingfeng's death, Su Chen's strange appearance, made him think of some people and things, this time he left to verify, he went to the Daowu Palace, visited Li Chungang, of course, did not reveal Su Chen's whereabouts, Li Chungang had doubts but did not suspect this aspect, after all, although he and Duguzhu did not have a deep friendship, they also knew each other.

After leaving Daowu Palace, he went to the North Underworld and visited another old man, Yunyue.

After leaving the Northern Underworld, it was the Eastern Wilderness again, and I met the eldest grandson of the White Dragon King, Bai Feilian.

After that, it was the most important reason why he stayed away for so long.

After coming out of the Eastern Wilderness, he returned via Qingzhou, and when he was in the Stargazing City of Qingzhou Holy City, he heard a great news! In a spiritual mountain in the south of the Stargazing City, a strange treasure was born, and there were already sect forces that had discovered the abnormality and rushed there, and the news from the people who arrived first that the treasures that appeared there were suspected to be related to an "emperor" of a certain era!

The Divine Cultivation Realm has lasted for nearly 90 million years, and cultivators have appeared generation after generation, but the emperors are so rare that they are outrageously rare, and things related to them are extremely rare.

However, if it is related to the emperor, it means that it is related to the "Humane Extreme Realm", which is the consensus since ancient times, and everyone believes that if you can get something related to the emperor, you can get in touch with that realm in advance, which will be of great help to enter the Supreme Imperial Road in the future.

For a while, this news could not be blocked, and in almost a year, that spiritual mountain had been occupied by many monks, and this number was still increasing.

Dugu Zhu naturally also had the heart to enter the imperial road, so he also went to the place where the strange treasure was born, and even participated in the competition for the strange treasure.

However, with the outflow of news, not only did many big forces come, including some royal families, royal families, etc., but even the legendary peerless powerhouses who had disappeared appeared, making many people have to give up in despair, because this strange treasure will definitely fall into the hands of those peerless powerhouses in the end.

However, things are not so simple, those peerless powerhouses had a big battle when they competed for the treasure, and as a result, the counterattack of the treasure was stimulated, and some of the strong people were killed by the treasure left by the emperor! The two Exotic Treasures seem to be facing each other, but the appearance of the contenders upsets some kind of balance, causing the two Exotic Treasures to fight back.

After the death of some peerless powerhouses, Lingshan fell into a temporary calm, and after some temptation, the surviving powerhouses came to the conclusion that as long as the cultivation of the contenders was below a certain line, it would not provoke the counterattack of the Imperial Dao Treasure, so all parties could compete with the monks of the lower realm to decide the final ownership of the Strange Treasure.

Later, after repeated trials by all parties, the upper limit of the realm was finally determined, that is, the last realm of the mortal realm, the Mahayana period.

"We understand what our predecessors mean, and you want us to give it a go. Xiyue said, "However, if there are monks from the Mahayana period involved, we don't have a chance?"

Long Qingyan also said: "And even if the low-level cultivators fight for the result, how can those peerless powerhouses who have not died give away the imperial treasure to others?"

Su Chen said: "So what do the seniors want us to do?"

Dugu Zhu said with satisfaction: "Very good, your mind is very clear, everything will indeed be as you expected." But I will say so, and you must have a chance. ”

"Oh?" The three of them became interested and listened carefully to Duguzhu's next words.

Although the Mahayana period is the upper limit of the realm of this competition, the monks of the Mahayana period will not make a move easily, because this realm is at the end of the mortal realm, and they are only one step away from ascending to the immortal realm, which is a very important backbone for all forces. After suffering heavy casualties in the early stage, in order to avoid more casualties and not to form mortal enemies with other forces, the parties finally agreed on a way to compete for the treasure.

In this way, the realm requirements for participants are once again lowered, and monks beyond the primordial infancy are not allowed to participate, and they are not allowed to make a dead hand, so as to avoid sembling a mortal enemy.

It seems to be a very peaceful way of fighting, but in fact, those monks who are loose cultivators or whose background is not strong enough do not have any advantages, and the so-called not to kill is only one-sided, to put it bluntly. For example, if you don't have a background, you can't kill those people who have a background, otherwise you will be hunted down to death by their family or sect afterwards, and on the other hand, who cares about a person who has no background? If you die, you will die, and others are not afraid of revenge at all.

"So, for you, the chances are great. Dugu Zhu said, "Xiyue and Long Qingyan have backgrounds, and their own strength is enough; although Su Chen is weaker, he just lacks a background. But with the two of you, I'm sure it's not a problem. ”

After listening to Dugu Zhu's words, Xiyue suddenly grabbed Su Chen's hand and said to him seriously: "Do you remember the dream I had? This time you must not be separated from us, otherwise we really won't be able to protect you." ”

"Dream, what dream?" asked Duguzhu.

Xiyue said briefly, Dugu Zhu frowned and pondered for a moment, and said, "In this case, Su Chen, you must not be left alone." ”

"Okay, I understand. Su Chen nodded.

Dugu Zhu said again: "If you really get the treasure in the end, go to the North Underworld immediately, I will definitely not be able to protect you, and I must block that kind of peerless powerhouse, unless the royal family comes out." "The reason why we don't consider the Eastern Wilderness is because the internal situation of the Eastern Wilderness is far more complicated than that of the Northern Wilderness, and for the sake of insurance, it is better to go to the Northern Wilderness.

Under the temptation of the imperial treasures, someone really got it, just as Long Qingyan analyzed before, those peerless powerhouses could not give it to others, they had strong enough strength, even in the face of the people in the royal family, they didn't necessarily dare to do it, as long as they did it clean enough, everything would not be a problem.

Therefore, the current peace is just an illusion, and once the battle for the treasure has a result, it will be a real bloody conflict, and a large number of people will inevitably die.

"Anyone with a brain can think of this kind of result, but they can't resist the temptation of the emperor's treasure, that kind of thing is very involved and extremely rare, so all parties have a fluke mentality. Dugu Zhu sighed, "I participated late, but I was also injured in the competition, now that I think about it, it is against the heart of the Dao." ”

The three of them were in awe, Dugu Zhu's Dao heart must be indifferent and out of the dust, he maintained the purest sword cultivation of the sword Dao heart, and he was able to get out of such a big temptation, which shows the strength of his heart.

He broke away, but it didn't mean that he didn't know the importance of the treasure, so he put this opportunity in front of Su Chen and the three of them, and it was up to them to decide, hoping that they could get this opportunity, which would help their future.

"We're definitely going to go, but we're not going to get involved easily without being fully prepared. Xiyue said, "Let's make some preparations first, and I will contact the clansmen first to prepare a way out for us." ”

"I'll also get in touch with Master, maybe I can ask him to come out at a critical moment. Long Qing said, although he doesn't like the Eastern Wilderness, but anyway, there are still people in the Eastern Wilderness, and the high priest of the Dragon Clan is one of them.

"Indeed, you need to do these things. Dugu Zhu nodded and said, "I will also secretly protect the three of you, especially Su Chen, this time you two need to protect him." ”

"Okay. Su Chen nodded, not in a particularly happy mood.

"Xiao Chen, you will be the key to this trip to Qingzhou, so I will explain all the stakes to you clearly, especially your retreat. Dugu Zhu said solemnly, "I have participated in the competition, I know something about that strange treasure, there is something on your body, and the aura of one of the strange treasures is very similar, maybe this will be the key to you to get one of the strange treasures." ”

"What do I have?" Su Chen wondered, "What is it?"

"Your sword soul!" Dugu Zhu said firmly.

The three of them were shocked, Xiyue and Long Qingyan looked at Su Chen at the same time, the latter's face was full of incredulity, and he frowned and summoned out the two sword souls, one black and one white, for Dugu Zhu to confirm again.

After Dugu Zhu inspected it repeatedly, he said affirmatively: "That's right, when you have the opportunity to get close to the strange treasure, you can use the breath of the black sword soul to sense the strange treasure, maybe you can attract the strange treasure, and even protect you from being injured by the strange treasure." ”

"Okay, I understand!" Su Chen's eyes lit up and nodded solemnly.

Everything was decided, and the three of them went to make preparations separately, and Dugu Zhu also said that if they needed the spiritual herb elixir in the valley, they could pick it, and there was no need to ask him again.

A few days later, they decided to go to Qingzhou.

When leaving, it was still the middle of the night, and the three figures sneaked out of the Bamboo Sword Valley, led by Xiyue, her expression was both nervous and excited, and Su Chen and Long Qingyan behind were helpless. Xiao Zi didn't follow, because her cultivation was not enough, Dugu Zhu asked her to stay in the Bamboo Sword Valley to cultivate with peace of mind.

"I'll go, Ah Yue, you're too ruthless, aren't you?" Long Qingyan said, "The inventory of the predecessors is about to be looted by you!"

"It's okay, the seniors will understand, let's go to fight for life and death this time, how can we not prepare more life-saving things? Besides, I left the roots, and they will grow in the future. Xiyue argued.

"I really can't imagine how my predecessors would react when they saw the bare Bamboo Sword Valley. Su Chen raised his forehead, "How can we be embarrassed to come back in the future?"

Xiyue said angrily: "Don't talk nonsense, pull it out, you can't take it back, hurry up!"

The three of them took advantage of the night, and also took advantage of Dugu Zhu's retreat to heal his wounds, and picked up the various spiritual herbs and elixirs that grew in the Bamboo Sword Valley. Anyway, Dugu Zhu also agreed with them to pick the herbs in the valley, but the picking was so clean, Xiyue said that she was embarrassed to face Dugu Zhu, so she chose to sneak away.

In view of the disgrace of his behavior, Xiyue beckoned the two partners to leave the north of Juyong Mountain overnight and go to the place where the Xuanqi Sect in Shannan was located.

Before leaving, you must collect some interest from the Xuanqi Sect.

In the past two years, Xiyue has occasionally gone out, and she still remembers that Xiao Zi's parents were brutally poisoned by the Xuanqi Sect, and she was almost chased to death by the disciples of the Xuanqi Sect, so this revenge must be avenged. Therefore, she found out clearly the place where the Xuanqi Sect and Xiao Zi's parents were fighting for at the beginning, and was ready to take a salary from the bottom of the kettle, and give Xiao Zi a bad breath for herself.

She dared to do this, in addition to having two strong reinforcements, Su Chen and Long Qingyan, it was also related to the appearance of Qingzhou Strange Treasure, she had already investigated in recent days, most of the masters of the Xuanqi Sect had been transferred to Qingzhou, including some of the people who originally guarded the Extreme Yin Land, which was a great opportunity for Xiyue. Her plan was to make a big fuss and make the Xuanqi Sect hurt her muscles and bones, and then run away and go straight to Qingzhou.

The three of them turned around and approached the place of extreme yin.

The chill to the bones can already be felt before it is approaching, Su Chen and Long Qingyan may feel a little uncomfortable, but Xiyue is very useful, this is the manifestation of the power of Taiyin after it is strong to a certain extent, contrary to the scorching heat of the power of the sun, the power of Taiyin is very cold.

The three of them hid behind a hillside, and Xi Yue sent the Ice Phoenix Feiyu to inquire about the situation, she needed to know the distribution of people there, and she also needed to know if there were any masters in charge.

About a quarter of an hour later, Fei Yu came back with good news.

The Xuanqi Sect probably thought that no one would compete for this place of creation under their noses, so they only sent some ordinary disciples and an elder to garrison here. The cultivation of ordinary disciples is mainly in the Jindan period and the spirit control stage, but that elder's cultivation is relatively strong, and it is actually the Yuan Infant stage! However, this elder is still meditating, so they have to face these disciples basically.

"Let's do it cleanly and don't alarm the elder. "Xiyue said, you help me cover, I will enter the Taiyin Cave and take away the Taiyin Cold Stone inside, as long as there is no such thing, this Taiyin Cave will decay quickly, and it will be difficult to recover. ”

"Then you have to be careful. Su Chen instructed.

"Hmm. Xiyue nodded, "You guys go first, I'll find a chance to sneak in." ”

Su Chen and Long Qingyan glanced at each other, nodded, and approached the Taiyin Acupoint in two directions, the two discussed, the side that met the person first should cause some big movements, first attract a wave of attention, and then the other person will make a big fuss and distract the attention, and the two will not stay in place, they will constantly change their position to contain the Xuanqi Sect, although they can easily kill those disciples, but the three of them also have compassion, they don't want to kill more, as long as they destroy the Taiyin Acupoint.