() More than a thousand years ago, the demon clan suddenly rose. Under the leadership of the unfathomable strength of the demon king, there is a great tendency to swallow up the world. One night, the craftsman Zhao Mengzhang stood in the courtyard looking up at the stars, sighing at the vastness of the universe and sighing at the longevity of the universe. Suddenly, the breeze hit, the green leaves sounded, Zhao Mengzhang's heart moved, and he went back to the house to retreat for decades. When it reappeared, it had been cast into a treasure - "Meng Zhangpei".

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Xiao Tianhe was full of doubts, and when he was about to ask Shi Haoming what was going on, Shi Haoming's face changed suddenly.

"Offended!" Shi Haoming raised his hand across the table, and a golden ball of light shot out from his fingertips, flying towards Xiao Tianhe. Before Xiao Tianhe could react, he fainted.

Shi Haoming's figure flashed behind Xiao Tianhe, supported his body that fell to the sky, let him lie on the table, and then shook his body and disappeared.

There was a man standing on the grass outside the room, wearing a cloak and carrying his hands on his back, and Shi Hao's head stood behind him.

"How?" said the man.

"Xiao Tianhe suffered some injuries on the long sky rope bridge in Dongfang Palace, but with Cui Yan's treatment, it is not a big problem. Shi Haoming replied respectfully.

"Hmm...... Didn't even pass the Dongfang Palace? I overestimated him a little. The man said again.

"Although he failed to break into the palace, his physical qualifications are indeed as you would expect, and he is the best choice. It's just that with his current strength realm, he is far from qualified. Shi Hao said.

"It's okay, I can afford to wait. In addition, there are some mysteries about his background that have not been clarified, and I will not carry out that plan until then. ”

Shi Haoming frowned slightly when he heard this, and asked hesitantly: "Is that important?"

"Hmph, of course. That kid...... But it's mysterious!" the man's voice was distant and ethereal, with a strange tone.

Shi Haoming proposed: "Since you are so worried, why didn't the master kill him with a knife? Although it is a pity, it is not irreplaceable. It's just a hundred, save trouble. ”

The person who can be called the "master" by Shi Haoming is no one else, only the current owner of "Meng Zhangpei" - the demon master.

The demon lord raised his palm and resolutely denied: "No, by all means! Xiao Tianhe is just a mere void realm, like an ant to me, if I wanted to kill him, I would have done it a long time ago." What I care about is the people behind him...... If the clue is broken, there will be trouble in the future. ”

"That'...... You can leave him in the kernel and even in the Meng Zhang realm to ask him. ”

The Demon Lord turned around and said sharply, "You are too naïve! That kid is a tough guy, not to mention whether it will work or not, if the people behind him come to the door, or if he knows something, then my plan will be messed up." You don't have to ask about it, just do what I tell you to do!"

"Good. Shi Haoming clenched his fists, "Then what should the other children of the Nangong family do?"

"I don't know if the mystery of Xiao Tianhe's life history is related to the Nangong family...... Those who are qualified will be dealt with as before. Don't do anything to his friends first, don't feed Mengdan back, and put them all back. The Demon Lord commanded.

"Yes. ”

"Why didn't the three demon girls come?" the demon lord suddenly asked.

"They have been resting since the end of the Storm Cloud Conference, and the distribution of demon cultivators has been discussed. If the master has any problems, just give me the commands. Shi Hao said.

"Hmph, I don't know how to be polite. The Demon Lord took two steps back and disappeared into a cloud of white light.

"Huh......" Shi Haoming breathed a sigh of relief lightly, and said in his heart: "It seems that now is not the time to explain it to Xiao Tianhe and Panhe. Knowing too much at this point is not beneficial to him. Well, just remind him a little. ”

......

Xiao Tianhe opened his eyes in a trance, and what caught his eyes was Shi Haoming and the forest at the entrance of Meng Zhangjie behind him.

"Brother Shi, ...... you" Xiao Tianhe recalled, it was Shi Haoming who knocked him unconscious before.

"I'm sorry, but the Demon Lord suddenly appeared, and I had to do it as a last resort. Step into that aperture and you're out of the core. Shi Haoming stretched out his hand and handed Xiao Tianhe a magic knife, which was the Heavenly Enemy Knife that fell on the Sky Rope Bridge.

Xiao Tianhe took the Heavenly Enemy Knife, and a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in his mind, and he hurriedly asked: "Could it be that the core is the Meng Zhang Realm, and the Meng Zhang Realm is the core?"

"Oh, you guessed wrong. The mystery of the kernel and the Mengzhang realm will be known one day. But before I do that, I must warn you: whatever happens in the future, don't go into the kernel! Don't tell anyone what we're talking about! Remember!"

Xiao Tianhe was puzzled, and when he was about to ask, Shi Haoming's figure suddenly disappeared.

"Don't get into the kernel!" Shi Haoming said this sentence in a very heavy tone, which made Xiao Tianhe puzzled. In the Heavenly Flame Continent, "entering the core" is almost every demon cultivator's wish, because it means that the future tribulation will be successful. Xiao Tianhe is also a demon cultivator, and he also hopes to survive the Heavenly Tribulation smoothly in the future, but he doesn't want to enter the core yet, one of the reasons is that he doesn't want others to know his secret. Anyway, the "Peng'an Sword Codex" is definitely not weaker than any sword code in the Sky Flame Continent, and the "Yutian Sword Codex" created by the Black Knife Ancestor is even more than all the sword law books. Moreover, with Xiao Tianhe's qualifications, there was no need for him to let others affect his cultivation process too early, he was very confident in his root bone qualifications. Xiao Tianhe originally planned to enter the core to open his eyes after cultivating to the realm of tribulation, but now the unexpected encounter at the Fengyun Conference made him feel that the situation in the core seemed confusing, far more than he imagined.

In addition, what makes Xiao Tianhe very concerned is the mysterious "Meng Zhangpei".

There is actually a different space in the spirit treasure, which is unheard of. Who is that "Zhao Mengzhang"? Shi Haoming called him a "divine craftsman", could it be that he was an outstanding knife casting master?

It stands to reason that a divine craftsman with such skills should be famous all over the world, shocking the past and the present, but the strange thing is that why has he never heard anyone mention it? When he talks about the word "divine craftsman" in the Heavenly Flame Continent, he is nothing more than Ruan Yuandi, Jia Wanjun, and Ye Congyun.

"According to Shi Haoming's words, there are three other divine craftsmen with the same name as 'Zhao Mengzhang', could it be that they mean the three of them?" Xiao Tianhe thought in his heart, and immediately denied this speculation, "No, no, although the ability of my mother to forge a knife is high, it is definitely not up to the level of casting a space spirit treasure." Xiao Tianhe crossed his arms and thought, and stepped into the cyan aperture out of bounds.

Just as when he entered the core, he only felt the dazzling light in front of him, and when he opened his eyes again, he was already standing outside the inner core mountain boundary. The sky is blue and the sky is clear, but the mountains behind him are misty and misty. The moment Xiao Tianhe stepped out of the aperture, the aperture disappeared. A few people surrounded him in front of him, and when he looked at it, it turned out to be the three heads of the Nangong family.

Patriarch Nangong Yan stepped in front of Xiao Tianhe in two steps, his expression was a little excited: "Brother Xiao, it's really you!"

"Patriarch Yan, have you been waiting here?" Xiao Tianhe asked in surprise.

"Oh, no. You don't know, according to the rules of the Demon Lord, the Fengyun Conference will only last for ten days, and we have just arrived, and you are the last one to come out. ”

Xiao Tianhe saw Nangong Tong behind Nangong Yan smiling, and a burst of grief welled up in his heart, he bowed his head and said: "Master Tongbu, the younger generation really has a negative entrustment, Brother Wei and Brother Xi are ......" Thinking of Nangong Xi being trapped in the maze and dying, Nangong Wei was crushed to death in the golden house, Xiao Tianhe couldn't bear to continue to speak.

"It's normal for the two of them to fail to pass the test, even they themselves are not sad, why should you regret it?" Nangong Tong smiled.

Xiao Tianhe's eyes widened: "Themselves, the two of them...... Is it out too?"

"Well, I came out a little before you, and now I've been sent back to recuperate. ”

It turns out that none of them are dead! Xiao Tianhe's heart was surprised and relieved, and he was full of doubts, Shi Hao clearly said that the eliminated ones are all dead!"Aren't they eliminated? Then they can stay in the core......" His second monk was puzzled, "That's it, no matter what, it's a good thing to survive!"

"Brother Xiao!" Nangong Xue shouted and greeted him from not far away.

"Xuemei, you're here too!"

Nangong Yan said with a smile: "I wanted to send someone to send her back to rest, but she had to see you come out with her own eyes to be at ease." ”

"Brother Xiao, it's great that you're okay, just now the Demon Lord announced that three people from the Nangong family died in the Fengyun Conference, I'm afraid that you are also among them......" Nangong Xue took out the Blue Yuan Stone that Xiao Tianhe gave her, and held it in front of him, "It saved my life, and now it is returned to its original owner." ”

Xiao Tianhe took the blue yuan stone in surprise: "Why, the demon lord didn't accept the blue yuan stone?"

"Nope. I wanted to pass the test by my own efforts, but I couldn't hold it anymore when I crossed the river, so I had to take out the blue yuan stone and shout loudly, and then I fell into a coma. When I woke up, I was already here. Nangong Xuedao, "Fortunately, you're fine, if anything happens, I will definitely regret it." ”

Xiao Tianhe asked again: "Didn't the Demon Lord tell you about entering the core when he announced the results?"

"When the Demon Lord announced the results, he only transmitted the sound, and did not show up to meet people. He said that three people in the Nangong family died, two stayed, and four returned, so I don't know if you are safe and sound before you come out. "Nangong Snow Road.

"I see. Xiao Tianhe nodded. Nangong Wei, Nangong Xi, Nangong Xue, plus Xiao Tianhe himself, happened to be four people.

"Little Brother Xiao, the number of people who have returned this time is the largest in history, and the three people in the senior group still have your department alive. Although I didn't enter the kernel and left a little regret, at least I saved my life. Listen to Nangong Wei, you still don't give up on them at the moment of life and death, good boy, I really didn't misunderstand you!" Nangong Rong, the master of the Heavenly Sect, patted Xiao Tianhe's shoulder and praised.

"Oh, how many people have been eliminated in the past?" Xiao Tianhe asked with interest.

Nangong Rong shook his head: "There are very few." This is where the rigor of the test of the Fengyun Conference lies. ”

"Alright, don't talk about it here. Brother Xiao, I'll send you back to Nanlu City to rest first. Nangong Yan said.

"It's okay, I'm not seriously hurt. I'll just go back with Xuemei. There is the trouble of the chief of the Lao family. ”

"That's good. You and I will talk about it later when we have time. The three subordinates each signaled to Xiao Tianhe's jaw, and flew away in three directions.

Xiao Tianhe asked Nangong Xue with concern: "Can you still control the sword?" Why don't I fly with you?" ”

Nangong Xue smiled: "It's the best." ”

On the way, Xiao Tianhe kept recalling the experience of Meng Zhangzhong and the words of conversation with Shi Haoming. Nangong Xue just said "crossing the river", it seems that it is a test of another palace. Since the labyrinth, Yongdao, and Jinwu are all the territories of the raccoon dog girl Yang Yuemei, the rabbit girl Bai Yingxue and the fox girl Li Cuiyan should also have their own territories. Xiao Tianhe remembered that Yang Yuemei said that her territory was called "Dongdi Palace", and I don't know which palace Guilin and rope bridge were later.

"The maze tests physical strength, the tunnel tests speed, and the gold house tests tenacity. And the osmanthus forest seems to be testing the Xuanli reserves, as for the rope bridge, if the weapon was in hand at that time, the force was fought with a knife, and the strange short stick should be shot down, so this level can be regarded as a test of the ability of Xuanli to explode. I see, the first three levels are to test the qualifications of the body, and the last two levels are to test the qualifications of Xuanli. Xiao Tianhe guessed so, so he asked, "Sister Xue, what kind of test did you just say about 'crossing the river'?

Nangong Xue raised her index finger to her mouth: "I can't say it, I can't."

Say yes. The Demon Lord has set a ban. ”

Xiao Tianhe smiled: "I forgot." Let's not talk about it. "Forbidden, is there really one? In fact, he had some doubts in his heart.

"By the way, Sister Xue, do you know the person 'Zhao Mengzhang'?"

Nangong Xue frowned slightly and thought: "Zhao Mengzhang...... It seems like I've never heard of it. What, is this person a friend of Big Brother Xiao?"

"No, I heard that he is very good, I was just curious. Have you heard of the Demon Clan's riots?" Xiao Tianhe asked again.

Nangong Xue shook her head: "Since the ancient battle of immortals and demons, the four-way pattern of the Heavenly Flame Continent has been finalized, and after several four-way wars in the world, it has not been able to change the situation, not to mention the little demon beasts? ”

Xiao Tianhe sloppy: "It's okay, just ask casually." ”

Nangong Xue's answer confirmed Xiao Tianhe's speculation, the reason why there were no rumors about Zhao Mengzhang in the Heavenly Flame Continent was because Zhao Mengzhang was not a person from this world at all! Since the demon clan in the Heavenly Flame Continent had never rioted, how could it be possible for them to rise? It turned out that all of this was happening in another world.

Shi Hao knew the words "Great Red Realm" and "Yu Yu Realm", so it seems that he must be from the second Yu Yu Realm. Then the "Four Great Craftsmen", including Zhao Mengzhang, should also be people from the Yuyu realm. In this way, it can explain why Zhao Mengzhang has the ability to cast a spatial spirit treasure. But why did Meng Zhangpei of the Yuyu Realm fall into the hands of the contemporary demon lord of the Great Red Realm? Thinking of that immortal and demon war and the inheritance of the demon lord from generation to generation, everything seems to have a reasonable explanation. But for some reason, Xiao Tianhe always felt that the ring that connected all the clues seemed to be missing.

And the strangest point is, why did Shi Haoming and the three demon girls treat Xiao Tianhe well? Does Shi Haoming's last warning mean that there is another danger in the core? The more Xiao Tianhe thought about it, the more he felt that his head was big.

After returning to Nanlu City, Xiao Tianhe and Nangong Xue went back to their rooms to rest. In the courtyard, Xiao Tianhe is happy to be quiet and undisturbed, practicing meditation every day, the reborn dantian seems to be wider than the original, the mystical power in the meridians is surging, the cultivation is advancing by leaps and bounds, and the sword technique of "Peng'an" and the body technique of "Dragon You" are also becoming more and more sophisticated.

About a month later, Nangong Wei and Nangong Xi came to visit together. One is to visit Nangong Xue and Xiao Tianhe, and the other is to express gratitude for Xiao Tianhe's help in the Fengyun Conference. The four of them sat around the table in Xiao Tianhe's room, drinking tea and chatting freely, which was very comfortable.

During the banquet, Nangong Xi said: "We are really fortunate that we finally got back to this Fengyun Conference." ”

Xiao Tianhe asked, "Speaking of this, I just have questions. Brother Xi, I was exhausted at the end of the labyrinth, and I was able to climb through the finish line with Huang Tianyuan's friends, and I woke up in a coma and I was nowhere to be seen. Do you remember how you got out of the labyrinth?"

Nangong Xi was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said, "I have been unconscious for a long time, so naturally I don't remember." When I opened my eyes, I was outside the kernel. ”

"Brother Wei, what about you?"

"I was crushed in the Golden Room and my ribs were broken, I fainted in pain, and when I woke up, I was outside the core, and my wounds were healed. It seems that the Demon Lord is merciful and can't bear the tragic death of the contestants. Nangong Wei guessed.

"What about the three Nangong disciples who died?"

Xiao Tianhe said: "I still care about the two disciples who passed the test. After leaving the Golden House, I broke through two more levels with Beitang Ying and Dongfang Zuo, both of which were dangerous and abnormal, and I was seriously injured in the second level and failed to pass. Do you think that among the other five people from the Nangong family who participated in the Fengyun Conference, which two of them will be able to pass all the difficulties?"

The three of them were silent, all shaking their heads and saying nothing. After a while, Nangong Xue said: "Although there are still a few people left in the team when I take out the Blue Yuan Stone, but even the difficulties that you can't get over in the Cave Void Realm, how can people from the Void and Yuan Infant Realms pass through?"

"Different realms enter different doors, maybe the difficulty of the test is also different. In any case, the Demon Lord will not deceive us. However, he only announced that three people were killed and two passed, and we have no way of knowing who it was. That's it, compared to the results of previous conferences, we are already good this time. Nangong Xi said.

"It's the first time you've all three of you entered the Storm Cloud Conference. Xiao Tianhe suddenly changed the topic.

Nangong Wei looked at Xiao Tianhe suspiciously: "That's true." We didn't win the Magic Treasure Conference last time, and naturally we are not qualified to participate in the Fengyun Conference. ”

"Then I don't know how many people can be returned at the previous Fengyun Conference, and what is their situation now?" Xiao Tianhe continued to ask strange questions.

"There is only one person at a time, and in most cases, no one returns it. Die or stay. Therefore, the Fengyun Conference is a game that will be successful if it is not successful. Nangong Wei said.

"Indeed, it is strange to say. The people who returned in the past seemed to have been hit hard, as if they had changed into a different person, and they only knew that they would not go out of their blind penance until they reached the realm of tribulation and entered the core. I think it may be because I felt ashamed and regretful that I didn't pass the test in the first place, so I practiced hard. Nangong Xi added.

Xiao Tianhe immediately smiled and asked, "Then let me ask you, do you regret it now?"

Nangong Xi was stunned again, and shook his head gently: "I have done my best, and I am fortunate to be able to save my life, and I have no regrets." What about you, are you sorry?" Nangong Xi looked at Nangong Wei and Nangong Xue.

Both shook their heads in denial.

"In that case, isn't it even more strange that the previous returnees are even more weird?" Xiao Tianhe asked Nangong Xue, "I wonder if there are people who have returned to Nanlu City?" I want to visit. ”

Nangong Xue thought for a while and replied definitely: "Yes!"