The Great Hall of the Human Emperor, the space of Sumeru.

Nine huge bone towers stand tall, nine lampstands hang on the top floor of the bone tower, and the flames in them sway, like the rhythm of life, and like the origin of civilization.

At this moment, the space distorted slightly, and nine flames flew out of the lampstand, condensing into a huge flame......

However, before the flames could condense and form, the flames suddenly went out, and a phantasm appeared.

"Nine fires are one, and the sky lantern is not extinguished. Pity...... Still failed. ”

The old man's voice came from the void, plain and waveless, but it revealed deep helplessness. Anything, after a million attempts and still fails, I'm afraid few people will continue to persevere.

After a while, the bone tower disappeared and the void dispersed, revealing the true appearance of this place.

This is an ancient grotto, and the surrounding walls are carved with all kinds of strange patterns, neither literal nor totem, as if telling ancient stories.

There is a small well in the center of the grotto, about nine feet wide, and from time to time cold air erupts from inside, freezing the surrounding air instantly.

At the mouth of the well, an old man who was about to die sat cross-legged, letting the cold wash over his body. On closer inspection, half of his body seemed to have been frozen into ice, and his beard was covered in frost.

However, it is such an old man, but there is a terrifying power in his body, as if he can turn the world upside down with a single move.

......

"Disciple Nanhua, meet the four ancestors. ”

An old man in a brocade robe appeared outside the grotto, it was Nanhua Xuanzun. It's just that in the face of the old man in the grotto, he didn't dare to have the slightest heart to overstep.

"No need to be polite, what is the current situation of the Abyss of Ten Thousand Tribulations?"

The old man kept his eyes closed, and it seemed that he had a hard time not saying a word.

Nanhua Xuanzun said with a solemn face: "This operation is quite tortuous, the seal of the Abyss of Ten Thousand Tribulations is even more damaged than we imagined, there is no hope of repair, coupled with the crazy impact of the demons under the abyss, if it is delayed for a few more months, Nanli Continent is likely to fall into a place of no return." ”

The old man did not speak, but listened quietly, without even lifting his eyelids.

Nanhua Xuanzun's voice changed suddenly, and he continued: "It's just that in the process of repairing the seal, a space storm suddenly appeared under the abyss, which re-involved those demons in the abyss, so the disciple used the Qiankun Seal to temporarily suppress the seal. But if you want to completely repair the seal, I'm afraid it will take some time, and the seal is huge, and Nanlizhou is obviously short of manpower. ”

"It's hard for you. ”

The old man nodded, without praise or blame, but in Nanhua Xuanzun's ears, it was the greatest encouragement: "The Human Emperor Palace has the responsibility of protecting the human race, and these are what disciples should do." ”

"If you don't have enough manpower, then take my seal and send some to other continents...... After all, this is a major matter related to the survival of the entire human race, and I believe that the other three ancestors will agree. ”

The old man said casually, Nanhua Xuanzun couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and an inexplicable sadness welled up in his heart.

There are four human ancestors in the Human Emperor Palace, and the old man in front of him is the fourth ancestor, who is in charge of the Nanli Continent. Therefore, if the old man wants to transfer manpower, he can't avoid the other three ancestors.

As far as Nanhua Xuanzun knows, the Fourth Ancestor has never begged others in his life, nor has he ever bowed his head to anyone, but now he is saying such things......

As if he understood what Nanhua Xuanzun was thinking, the old man said again: "Since the destruction of the Holy Land, Nanli Zhou has been withering, and no Xuanzun has been born in the past thousand years, and the Nanli line has long been in decline, so why should we keep those useless pride." ”

"It's the disciple's incompetence. ”

Nanhua Xuanzun blamed himself deeply and lowered his head in shame.

The old man shook his head and said, "The Human Emperor Hall is the Human Emperor Hall of the entire human race, and it is not allowed to meddle in the struggle of power, nor can it interfere in worldly affairs...... So this matter has nothing to do with you. ”

"Fourth Ancestor, if other holy places were ...... back then"

"Say no more. ”

The old man planned Nanhua Xuanzun's words: "In the past, no one was right or wrong. The three holy places are also acting according to orders. ”

Nanhua Xuanzun was unwilling, but he had no choice but to change the topic: "Fourth Ancestor, what is the chance of the human race winning in this catastrophe?"

"It's just a percentage. ”

"What!?

Hearing the old man's answer, Nanhua Xuanzun was stunned on the spot, with a look of disbelief.

In order to deal with the Ancient Tribulation, they had been preparing for so long and so much, and even the seal was temporarily stabilized...... But in the end, what he got was a chance of winning, which really made Nanhua Xuanzun a little difficult to accept.

"It used to be less than 10%, but now it is 10%, which is already a big improvement...... At least there is hope for the future. ”

"This ...... Why is that?!"

Nanhua Xuanzun's face was full of bitterness, and the old man said indifferently: "The human race has a lack of inheritance, lack of luck, and can't resist the catastrophe, don't think that we have great power, in fact, in the eyes of powerful demons, we are all ants." ”

"Luck?!"

Nanhua seemed to think of something, and hurriedly said: "Fourth Ancestor, when I came back this time, I heard that someone wanted to reunite the luck of Nanlizhou, if it really succeeded, then we ......."

"It's hard, it's hard. ”

The old man opened his mouth with three words "difficult", and the chill in the grotto became even stronger.

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"Yun Mu, what are you doing here?!"

Jun Mowen walked into the courtyard, only to see Yun Mu staying alone in the courtyard, guarding a pile of broken copper and iron, recording while tinkering, looking very busy.

Yun Mu was also stunned when he saw Jun Mo asking: "Brother Jun, aren't you in Taoyuan Village, why did you come back so soon?

Hearing Yun Mu's ridicule, Jun Mowen smiled indifferently: "The old ghost seniors are informal, and it's okay to drink a little wine......

After a pause, Jun Mo asked and continued: "Yun Mu, I came here this time mainly to say goodbye to you. Tomorrow I will leave for the Broken Sky Gorge to participate in the battle...... At the beginning, I was seriously injured and was unable to go, but now I have been promoted to Xuanzong and should be a role model for the disciples of the mountains outside the mountain. ”

Yun Mu nodded and said: "It's okay to go, the battle is the most important thing to hone your will and heart, staying in the mountains outside the mountain to deal with affairs will delay your cultivation, I think the mountain master also means this!"

"Well, the battle in the Broken Sky Gorge is urgent, I should go to both public and private, and Master also hopes that I can grow up as soon as possible, after all, Huangquan Dao and Invite Moon Villa will definitely not give up. ”

After Jun Mo finished asking, Yun Mu took out an object from the mustard wheel...... The size of a palm, sleek as jade, like a mirror but not a mirror, it is engraved with Xuan lines, giving people a mysterious feeling.

"Yunmu, this is ......"

"Goggles!"

Yun Mu said bluntly: "This is the heart guard that I dismantled from the Battle Spirit Puppet, after refining, it has the effect of some Xuan Treasures, which can protect the Xuan Spirit Shock. ”

"What!?"

Jun Mowen froze in place, his face full of astonishment.

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