At the northernmost tip of the distant Dawn Continent, in the Shesheng Peak, known as the Extremely Cold Land, sits the frozen temple of the Shesheng King. And about fifty miles away from here, there is also a side peak, and in that side peak is a Netherworld Temple that is also as powerful as the Frozen Temple. This Netherworld Temple is the residence of the Lich Protector who holds the sole power of the Shesheng Clan, and even dares to defy the authority of the Black Kirin.

At this moment, the mansion was surrounded by heavily armed frost guards, and at the end of the labyrinthine temple passage, there were two tall, grim-looking Shadow Knights, armed with cold iron heavy swords, guarding the temple gate.

In the empty and cold hall, the purple-robed Lich Protector stood beneath the huge statue of the Nether God, looking at the protégé who had come to visit him—and whom he regarded as his own son—the Ghost Mercury.

I saw this lich protector, his face was gray, his beard was gone, his two purple marks had painted his upper and lower eyelids, his nose was like an eagle's beak, his ears were like sheep's horns, his face was like skin and bones, and his head was like a bone and foreskin. Mercury had come to greet the Lich Protector, who he hadn't seen in months, and to report some new news.

"Lord Protector, entangled in military affairs, has not been able to return to the clan to visit the Lord for several months, and I still hope for Lord Haihan. Mercury said respectfully.

"Between you and me, there is no need to be polite. The lich waved his hand, and then asked, "Last time, you sent someone to investigate the Four Elephant Divine Stones, how did it go?"

"Nothing has been found yet, but it was something unusual that the Shadow Knight had brought back from the Jialan Peninsula, where the South Dawn Sea was located. Mercury replied.

"Oh, what?"

"Look. Mercury removed the long wooden box wrapped in black silk that he had been carrying behind him, and when he opened it, there was a staff in it, the body of which was more than six feet long, and the head of the staff was inlaid with four red, green, blue, and black striped gems. "My lord, this is it. Mercury carefully took out his staff and held it up with both hands to the lich.

The lich held the staff in his hand and leaned towards the candle in the corner, he carefully looked at the runes on the staff and stroked the staff, and couldn't help but be surprised: "This is actually the Void Staff." ”

Seeing his expression, Mercury knew that this thing was extraordinary, and hurriedly asked, "What is the Void Staff?"

"Legend has it that this staff is an ancient magic weapon, which was created by the great prophets of Cangyan, Jialan and Feihuang more than two years ago, and has the power to turn the stars. I also heard about it a long time ago, when I was a child, from my grandfather. It has long been a symbol of supreme power and power, owned by the Great Prophet of the Dawning Alliance, but after the Great War a thousand years ago, it disappeared. ”

"I know that great war, that time was arguably the most powerful era of my Shesheng clan in thousands of years, when the Shesheng King was the great-grandmother of the High Priestess Black Qilin, known as the Purple Regent of the Spirit King. Legend has it that under the leadership of the Regent King, my sacrificial army almost annexed the entire Dawning Continent, but in the end, the God of Dawn came to the world and saved the Dawning tribes. ”

"No, that's not the God of Dawn. The lich shook his head and said, "According to the legends of the Dawn tribes of later generations, it was the Five Leaves God who came that time. ”

"Five-leaf god?"

"Well, that five-leaf god is one of the sub-gods of the so-called God of Dawn, and has always been the guardian god of the Jialan clan. ”

"Well......" Mercury pondered for a moment, then said, "Forget it, these legends are just some illusory theories. Look, my lord, since this staff has such magical power, fortunately it has fallen into our hands, and if it is found by the Dawning Alliance, I am afraid that it will be extremely disadvantageous to us in the current situation of strife. ”

"That's true, this kind of artifact has reappeared in the world, and we have found it, God really help me. In this way, the black unicorn is even less afraid, hehe. ”

At this moment, a black-robed Frost Guard walked into the temple, walked up to the lich and the ghost with two bowls of tea on a plate, placed the two bowls of tea in front of them, and said, "My lord, this is the tea you wanted." ”

"Well, you can go down. The lich waved his hand.

The black-robed frost guard turned away, walked slowly to the door of the temple, looked back at the lich and the ghost, who were talking, and saw that no one continued to notice him, but with a soft flash, he hid behind a large pillar on the side of the door, hidden in the shadow of the candlestick fire.

The lich took a sip of tea, smiled grimly, and asked, "By the way, how did you get it?"

"It's a bit of a surprise, and it's a long story, so please take a seat. Mercury stepped aside and continued.

"About a month ago, I sent two Shadow Knights to infiltrate the area of the Jialan Peninsula to secretly search for the ruins of the Four Elephant Divine Stones, but after a few days of searching, nothing came of it. But they lost a talisman when they lurked in the fishing village, in order to find the talisman, so they returned to the fishing village to look for it, late that night, the Shadow Knight accidentally found the signal of the talisman on the coast, and when they arrived, they found that it was several Jialan guards, the Shadow Knight expected that these Jialan guards had found the talisman, but after solving these guards, they did not find anything, but intercepted the staff from them. ”

"Isn't the Shadow Knight's whereabouts revealed?" the lich was slightly displeased.

"Indeed, on the secret return journey, not long after leaving the Jialan Peninsula, the Shadow Knight was followed by a mysterious master, one dead and one wounded. Mercury returned truthfully.

"Who is it?" the lich was astonished.

"According to the report of the Captain of the Shadow Knight who escaped, the person who came was very mysterious, with a black veil on his face, and his skills were far above that of the Shadow Knight, and he killed a knight within a few moves, and the Captain of the Shadow also took all the effort to escape, but he was also seriously injured. ”

"There is still such a master in the Jialan clan? The Shadow Knight of our clan can be called the most outstanding first-class killer on this continent, even the Moon Knight of the Old Lady of the Moon Wheel can at most make a draw, if you say that those black-robed mages, although there is a middle master who can use the method to suppress the Shadow Knight in terms of skill, but in terms of body technique and speed, it is far inferior to the Shadow Knight, let alone able to come in the tail. The lich frowned in thought, and then asked, "Can you see what kind of move weapon it is?"

Mercury shook his head and replied: "I didn't use a weapon, I didn't know what move I used with my bare hands, according to the knight captain, although I didn't see any method, but after the fists and kicks in my body, I felt paralyzed in my muscles and bones, and my internal organs were painful like tears, and it was difficult to fight back, and this person was extremely fast, and it was difficult to dodge his moves." ”

"I'm afraid this is a dangerous sign for us......" The lich frowned, sighed, and thought for a moment before adding, "If you can find the Shadow Knight's whereabouts, this person must be from the Najalan Peninsula, or rather, from some of the fishing villages near the sea."

Hearing this, Mercury seemed to suddenly remember something, and hurriedly said: "My lord, you have reminded me that although there are fishermen and a few low-level guards living in the coastal area, there is one person from the southernmost fishing village of Jialan, and in terms of martial arts achievements, he can barely be regarded as having the power to intercept and kill the Shadow Knights. ”

"Oh, what do you mean by that?"

"This person's name is Liu Lingkong, and he is the most powerful subordinate of the Moon Wheel Priest, although he is only thirty-five or sixteen years old, he is already ranked first among the blue and black-robed mages, I have fought with this person many years ago, whether it is the body or the method, it can be called the superior realm, very good. However, this Liu Lingkong is an authentic Water Gate Warlock, and his moves are mainly based on method control, and he is not very good at hand-to-hand combat. ”

"Well, no matter what, we can't take it lightly, since there is such a dangerous person in Jialan, it will inevitably become our henchmen in the future. Does anyone else know about this?"

"No, this matter has not been clarified, and the news has not been disclosed for the time being. Mercury said.

"Don't keep this matter quiet for the time being, lest the Black Qilin know, if she knows about it, it will be bad for us. The lich nodded, "You said that this staff was obtained by the Shadow Knight from a few low-ranking Jialan guards, why such a treasure is in the hands of a few small guards, I am afraid that this matter is strange." ”

"Isn't it related to the Four Elephant Stones? Such an unusual magic weapon actually appeared near the coast of a small Jialan fishing village, and there are peerless masters hiding here, no matter how you think about it, you think there is a great reason for this. Mercury mused.

"Hmm...... It's not for nothing, you go back and focus on the battle ahead. This small Jialan fishing village, I have my own arrangements. ”

"Yes. The subordinates retired. ”

With that, Mercury walked out of the main hall.

At this moment, the frost guard that had been hiding behind the pillar was gone, and it was unknown when it would leave.

At the same time, at the entrance of the hall of the Frozen Temple, there were two rows of frost mage guards with cold faces wearing hoods, like statues made of stone. Normally, no one is allowed to enter the temple at will, as this means that the Black Kirin of the Sacrifice King is resting, or is discussing important military matters with important leaders.

At this time, the sky above the Frozen Throne was empty, and the hall was empty, except for the faintly flickering purple flame lamps on the corners of the walls on both sides, burning silently.

Suddenly, outside the quiet temple, a black figure quietly appeared, and the figure quickly walked through the corridor, without looking at the frost mages on either side. And those frost mages also turned a blind eye to this sudden man who was also dressed in frost mage robes. The man walked into the main hall and walked towards the empty frozen throne. As he walked a step before the throne, he suddenly flashed again, and disappeared behind the towering back of the throne.

It turned out that behind this frozen throne, there was an extremely hidden passage, which was built in the mountain body of Shesheng Peak, spiraling upwards towards the peak, leading to the peak of Shesheng Peak. The peak is like floating in the clouds, overlooking the land and touching the sun, moon and stars. At this moment, the Black Qilin, the King of Sacrifice, stood on a black rock stone on the top of this peak, standing with his hands behind his back, looking down to the south, looking at the entire Dawn Continent from afar.

This black unicorn phoenix has high eyes and a high nose, dark blue lips, eyebrows like willows, eyes like torches, and extremely charming demeanor. I saw that her long dark purple hair was draped behind her shoulders, she was wearing a frost-white and shining unicorn crown on her forehead, wearing a blue phoenix-patterned silver silk robe that hung down from the ground, and holding a sacrificial scepter as high as a person.

The black unicorn looked into the distance, silent, as if waiting for something. Not long after, the frost mage who had just entered the main hall had already arrived beside the black unicorn.

"What did you find today?" the black unicorn said suddenly, but his gaze still fell on the snow-covered mountains in the distance.

"Report to my lord, there is an important discovery today, the vanguard general ghost who is guarding the front line has come to pay a visit to the Lich Protector. "The Frost Mage said.

"Oh?" the black unicorn frowned, and immediately turned his face.

Although there was no possibility of being eavesdropped on this ethereal peak, the frost mage glanced around cautiously, and then whispered in the black unicorn's ear.

After a while, I saw that the black unicorn's eyes were like torches, his face was gloomy, and his eyebrows were locked tighter.

"Go first, keep an eye on the old ghost, and don't show your whereabouts. The black unicorn waved his hand, and the frost mage immediately responded, bowing down and retreating from the peak.

The black unicorn stood against the wind, biting his lip, looking at the distant mountains, and thinking for a long time. Then, with a gesture of her right hand, she summoned a mountain eagle, which let out a long roar, and then circled down and disappeared into the dense forest of the valley.

Under a thousand-year-old tree in the depths of the dense forest, the night cold smoke is wrapped in a cloak and napping under the tree, she has always been alone, she loves the seclusion of the snow in the forest, and it is difficult for ordinary people to find her trace.

But the eagle passed through the dense canopy of dense branches of the dense forest, circled twice, and landed gently on the shoulders of the cold smoke of the night. Sensing the cold smoke of the night, he slowly opened his eyes, and the mountain eagle flapped its wings and took off, disappearing into the sky through the canopy.

She stood up, shook off the snow particles that had fallen on her, and then leaped forward, disappearing into the dense forest in an instant.

Not long after, another figure appeared on the side of the black unicorn. This figure looks a little petite, but it is also graceful. Especially that face, which is almost the same as the black unicorn, or rather, compared to the heroic spirit of the black unicorn, this face is even more cold, like the peach blossom reflecting the sun, and like the bright moon entering the water. Dressed in white, she stood quietly beside the black unicorn, with a faint hint of childishness in her eyes.

"Leng Yan, the reason why I called you to come to the Sansheng Stone at the top of the peak this time is because I have an extremely important matter to explain to you. The black unicorn looked at the continent in the distance and spoke.

"Although my aunt commanded, Leng Yan must do it right. Night Leng Yan replied.

"According to the report from the spies I planted next to the Lich Protector today, the Lich has been carrying me behind my back recently, and he has made a big move. ”

"Even so, the lich is getting less and less interested in you. ”

"Well, it's not been a day or two since he's flouting my authority. ”

"What is it?"

"Not long ago, the ghost who was fighting on the front line of Cedar City secretly sent two Shadow Knights to infiltrate the area of Jialan's territory, and it seems that he also killed several second-rate mages of Jialan, almost revealing his whereabouts. ”

"It was so risky and reckless that this ghost had the audacity to disobey the orders of the army. ”

"Well, I guess that's what the lich meant, otherwise the ghost wouldn't have acted like that. ”

"I see, I see. But the Jialan Territory is located on the southernmost peninsula of the continent, facing the sea on all sides, it is not an important town of the Dawning Alliance, and it has to be a land, what are the Shadow Knights going to do there?"

"That's what I wanted to know. According to the spies, they were looking for something called the Four Elephant Sacred Stone hidden in the South Dawn Sea. When the black unicorn said this, his eyes were slightly closed, as if he was thinking.

Ye Leng Yan was puzzled: "Auntie, you mean that this divine stone is hidden in the South Dawn Sea?"

"Maybe. ”

"The South Dawn Sea is magnificent, boundless, I don't know how many thousands of miles deep, if there is really a treasure hidden in the strait, how can it be found?"

"I only know that the South Dawn Sea has been the territory of the Jialan tribe since ancient times, but many years ago I learned a legend that the Jialan tribe once had an ancient god of protection, called Wuye, and the temple of the five leaves is said to be built on the South Dawn Sea. This is something that the older generation of sacrificial elders only vaguely knew about hundreds of years ago. So I'm guessing that the Four Elephant Divine Stone that Shadow Knight is looking for on this trip is probably related to this temple. ”

"How did the ghost know about such a legend?"

"That ghost is a disciple of the Lich Protector, and must have been arranged by the Lich Protector. The black unicorn said slowly.

Ye Lengyan heard this, nodded, and then said, "Then, aunt, what do you need me to do?"

"Today's sacrificial clan is no longer the sacrificial clan of the era of the ancestor Zi Regency, the military power is scattered, the elders control the heavy troops, each has its own calculations, on the bright side I am still the lord of the sacrificial clan, in fact, how many people in the background are really convinced of me? The only one who can be relied on is your nephew. The black unicorn slowly turned his head at this time, looked at the cold smoke of the night with a little smile, his eyes were full of unfathomable light, and said: "Therefore, in order not to leak the news, I need you to secretly go to the southern peninsula to take it away, and check it out for me, I want to know what secrets are hidden in the Jialan Peninsula, and what is the Four Elephant Divine Stone, which can make the old immortal of the lich so risky." ”

"As my aunt said, I'll leave early tomorrow morning. ”

"When you go this time, you must not reveal your identity, and you must not work hard until you have to. Although the Najialan clan is located on the border of the Dawning Alliance, it can be regarded as a hidden dragon and crouching tiger, so don't let people notice that you are different. ”

"The cold smoke is in mind. Ye Lengyan nodded and replied.

At this time, the dense fog in the mountains is filled, and the top of Shesheng Peak is even more cloudy and mist, which is connected with the sky, and it is not real. Soon, the two figures disappeared from the summit.