Volume 18 Chapter 20 The Flame of Flames
"Thirty-three days outside the sky, there are immortals in the depths of the white clouds, and immortals are also made by mortals, but mortals are not strong~"
Humming a casual tune, Wu Xie carried a medicine basket on his back and a medicine hoe, and walked leisurely on the way home
Everywhere he passed, there was a faint fragrance overflowing. The source of the fragrance is the thick ginseng he is carrying. This ginseng has slender roots, thick stems, and complete limbs.
In other places, such a ginseng will probably cause a lot of trouble, even if there are robbers who kill people and steal goods. But in Wu'an County, such a situation is not unusual at all - especially when this happened to the second son of the Wu family's pharmacy, it is even more unusual.
There are many people with strange abilities in Wu'an County, such as climbing Ping to cross the water, picking leaves and hurting people, ironclad calculations, invulnerability, etc., which are really endless. Although Wu Jie's ability to "go out to collect medicine will definitely pick aged old ginseng" is really a bit unreasonable, but in Wu'an County, everyone will not treat him as a freak, but will only return with a kind smile.
"It's Ah Jie, you're back—it's so strong, have you found something good?"
"It's just a ginseng, about a hundred years of heat, and it can only be said that it's 'good, that's it.'"
"Ginseng for more than 100 years is very rare, Ah Jie, you can really find good herbs every time you go into the mountains
"If only our family Ah Yu could be like this......"
In the eyes of the neighbors of praise and envy, the young man who was praised as "capable" and "capable" couldn't help but sigh secretly.
"You can dig a hole on the side of the road and dig up a century-old ginseng...... What kind of absurd realm have I crossed over?"
As a time-traveler, Wu Xie thought that he had traveled to ancient times; But he soon found that the environment in which he lived did not match any of the history he had seen in the book, so he thought that he had crossed into some martial arts world...... But as he got older, he slowly felt ...... I shouldn't have crossed into some Xianxia world, right?
The place where he lives is called Wu'an County, the county seat is not large, plus two or three nearby villages, there are only two or three thousand households in total. But among these two or three thousand households, at least one-tenth of them have special skills
The old woman who sold tea eggs on the side of the road and lost all her teeth could kick a big living person half a street with one kick; The neighbor's soft uncle who was scolded by his wife and nodded and had no temper can carry a wooden boat of several thousand catties alone; The Xing Zhutou in the county government who was idle and eating and drinking everywhere was able to run on the rapids to chase and kill the murderer on the Dachi River......
This is definitely not the level of the martial arts world, they only think they are ordinary people, and they have repeatedly emphasized how exaggerated the "real master" is, the sword is the basic skill, and flying away is a home-cooked meal, even if it is a mythical ability to move mountains and seas, it is not impossible in their opinion.
God, this world is too dangerous, can I apply to travel back?
As a glorious traverser, Wu Xie certainly has some special abilities - no matter where he goes, as long as there is no one else around, he can dig in the ground casually and dig out adult ginseng.
Really, just dig and dig casually, you don't need to think about the time and place, and you don't need to think about whether there is ginseng in this place.
…… Hey, that's not making sense
Wu Xie had been confused, and he had also made great efforts to find the reason for his ability, but he didn't know how many times he had tried in vain before he finally gave up, thinking about how to use this strange ability to live a better life in this world.
He always felt that he must have something special to do when he crossed over to this strange world—if it wasn't, why did he have to do it?
He wasn't a fatalist before the crossing, but now he is.
In this worldly realm, there must be some mission that he must complete
But...... So what is it?
Wu Xie stood on the streets of Wu'an County, where there were many masters, raising his eyes and looking around, at a loss in his heart.
…… The whirlpool of blood spun rapidly, clinging to the blue light of the mountain protection array like a planer, and constantly emitting a piercing sound. With this maddening sound, the blue light continued to vibrate, slowly retreating backwards.
Although the speed of retreat is not fast, after two quarters of an hour, it has already withdrawn at least two or three feet.
When the blue light receded, the river of blood invaded. Those mountains and forests that had been protected by the blue light were sucked in all their aura the moment they were contaminated with the Blood River, turning into charred and blackened dead wood, as if they had been burned by fire
Although for the entire Qingyang Mountain, such losses are still very small. But for An Ziqing, who guarded the outer circle of the mountain array, this scene was shocking, making him both angry and worried.
But right now, what makes him most angry is another thing.
"It's really strange that it's been so long, why don't you have a master from another faction to support? It's okay to be on the left side of the Xuanmen or the side door, and the Buddhism Gate will not talk about him for the time being, aren't those people in the White Emperor Pavilion claiming to eliminate evil and not retreat? How evil and evil is this river of blood, why don't they come to kill the demons and eliminate the demons."
"When I quarreled with us before, I obviously looked righteous and stern...... Really, it's not reliable at all."
He is not alone in making such complaints.
"The news of the request for help has been sent out for a long time, why hasn't there been any reaction from the White Emperor Pavilion?" Shaoguang Zhenren frowned, and couldn't help but ask again, "Senior Brother Eldest Sun, hasn't there been any news over there?" ”
"Yes......" Eldest Sun Wu's face was gloomy, and his eyebrows were full of uneasiness, "I have carefully confirmed that the secret method water mirror is still operating normally, and the communication with that side should still be smooth - but there is no news at all"
"Something is wrong," Ruiling Zhenren said in wonder, "seeing evil and not getting rid of it, this is something that goes against their philosophy." Even if they're held back by something and can't be separated for the time being, they should at least send us a message."
"Unless...... Chen Shi whispered, but shook his head and didn't continue.
But what he meant, everyone already knows.
These Ning Yuan and Huan Dan Zhen people, of course, will not doubt the discipline of the White Emperor Pavilion like An Ziqing and other junior disciples - you must know that there are only individuals in the world who have betrayed their own positions, but there are no groups that have betrayed their own positions. But since there is no problem with the discipline of the White Emperor Pavilion, then the problem is even more serious
On the White Emperor Pavilion's side, I'm afraid they are also in trouble, and it's a big trouble, so big that they can't even spare a little bit of strength to support Qingyang Temple
No, it may even be a super trouble for them to even separate a real person who returns Dan and can't use the secret water mirror to contact this side
"Maybe we just guessed wrong, let's say...... Maybe the elder they were in charge of managing the Secret Water Mirror happened to have an opportunity to do penance in retreat......"
"There are six elders in charge of the secret method water mirror of this sect, as long as one person is not in retreat, it will not affect the contact." Elder Ye sighed, "The last one is me...... I guess they should be like that, so they can't all be in retreat."
Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and my heart is full of uneasiness.
According to the principle of watching and helping each other, at this time they should have sent someone to see what was going on and try to help. But at this moment, Qingyang Mountain has been completely surrounded by that river of blood, and there is no other way to contact the outside world except for the secret water mirror. As for rushing out of the ...... Alas, it's better to die of this heart
Just now, Elder Sun Ziwen had tried to control the Qingyun Sword, wanting to rush through the Blood River Vortex. But as soon as he left the mountain protection array, the sword light of the Qingyun Sword was stuck by a pool of infinite blood, no matter how much he urged the mana, it was difficult to move forward half a step, but was sucked into the depths of the blood river, and he couldn't even stabilize his body.
If it weren't for Changsun Wu's quick decision, the shot would be a shocking blow from the thunder bead, and he was afraid that he would have died in the river of blood.
But what was even more terrifying was that Changsun Wu's full force of the thunder bead at that time only shook up a large area of the blood river, and it was not even able to break through the blood river
Even the sharpest Qingyun Sword among the Four Treasures of Qingyang couldn't break through this blood river, and even the thunder beads with infinite power comparable to the Heavenly Tribulation couldn't penetrate this blood river, so other ways were naturally even more desperate
"Actually, you don't have to worry too much." Ancestor Kang said slowly, "No matter how big the trouble is encountered in the White Emperor Pavilion, can it be greater than ours?" We can withstand it, and of course they can."
"Don't forget, the White Emperor Pavilion is the only one who hasn't been breached since the five sons of Shenshan opened the sect. If you want to talk about the degree of Shi Ding, they are stronger than us."
"Actually, I know that what you are worried about is not the White Emperor Pavilion, but the main sect...... Seeing that the river of blood surrounded the mountain gate, and even the Qingyun Sword and the Thunder Bead failed to work, you have no confidence in your hearts" Ancestor Kang's expression gradually became stern, "I see that you have been comfortable for too long, and your heart is a little lax, what if you are knocked on the door?" What if the mountain gate was blocked, so far, we haven't even suffered a substantial loss, and this battle has just begun."
He is one of the oldest Taishang Patriarchs in Qingyangguan, and has experienced countless ups and downs. Even if it is a truth that everyone understands, it is particularly convincing to him.
The real people sighed deeply, settled down, and quietly stared at the river of blood that was constantly consuming the mountain protection array.
As Patriarch Kang said, the current situation is actually not bad at all, what everyone has to do is not to rush to contact others, but to concentrate on recuperating and preparing for the big war that will come sooner or later
But after all the real people went to recuperate, Ancestor Kang slowly closed his eyes and sighed slightly in his thoughts.
"Senior Brother Lu, look at this level...... Can we get by? ”
"Aren't you and I surviving for so many years just so that this sect can survive such difficulties?"
Patriarch Lu said in his thoughts: "Even if I fight to destroy the form and gods, I don't even have the opportunity to be reincarnated, I don't hesitate to do it."
Ancestor Kang nodded heavily, but his gaze couldn't help but look to the northwest.
What trouble is there in the White Emperor Pavilion?