() Xiao Tianhe is standing in front of a small two-story building at the top of Xinwang Slope.

The hillside is majestic, but the open space at the top of the slope is not large, and there is only this one building, which looks very bleak.

Xiao Tianhe tidied up his clothes and knocked lightly.

"Bang Bang", "Bang Bang". A slightly monotonous knock echoed through the small building, as if it was empty. The doors and windows were covered with a thick layer of dust, and the window paper was yellowed, leaving mottled traces of rainwater. Through the crack in the door, an iron latch could be seen, which was rusty.

After a while, there was a hurried sound of "oooh" coming downstairs from inside, and a figure faintly appeared behind the door. The man did not immediately open the door, but leaned on the crack of the door and looked out. Xiao Tianhe took a step back, smiled and nodded at the crack in the door.

"Fellow Daoist, wait a minute, I'll go find the key!" shouted the man inside, and ran away with a "kick". A moment later, there was a jumble of voices from the other room, and the man seemed to be busy rummaging through the cabinets. There was a series of crisp sounds, and there was no need to ask, he must have knocked over something in a panic. Xiao Tianhe wondered, did it take so much trouble to find a key? How long had this door not been opened? Who were the people inside? Why locked himself in the building?

"Ha, I found it!" There was a cheer from inside, followed by the sound of hurried footsteps, and the man ran back.

But before he arrived at the door, he only heard a muffled sound of "poof", followed by a "sigh!" Xiao Tianhe couldn't help laughing, from the moment someone answered the door, the various sounds coming from the building were really "wonderful", I don't know what that guy was anxious about. "Daoyou, are you alright?" Xiao Tianhe asked.

"It's okay, it's okay, this broken floor has a hole, I didn't pay attention to step on it and tripped over it. Don't worry, I'll open the door for you. "Humanity inside.

"I'm not in a hurry. Xiao Tianhe was secretly amused, it was obvious that he was in a hurry.

The man lifted the lock and couldn't insert the key for a long time. "It's all dust, it's blocking the keyhole!" the man grumbled, blowing into the keyhole, and suddenly a puff of dust came out of the crack in the door. Looking at this situation, Xiao Tianhe could imagine that there must be a large amount of dust flying on the other side of the door.

Sure enough, the man choked and coughed, but fortunately, the key was finally inserted.

"Oh no, the inside of the keyhole is rusty, it's not easy to twist, don't worry, fellow Daoist!" The man always told Xiao Tianhe not to worry, as if he was afraid that he would run away.

"Fellow Daoist, you take it slowly, I'm not in a hurry at all. Xiao Tianhe comforted him.

The man tinkered for a long time, and there was a crisp sound of "pop", and it seemed that the key was broken in the keyhole.

"Damn......" The man angrily slammed the half-cut key in his hand on the ground, and said to Xiao Tianhe, "Fellow Daoist, wait a minute, I'll go get a knife and split the lock." Before Xiao Tianhe could respond, he ran away happily again.

"It's really an urgent ......" Xiao Tianhe looked at the door, the door shaft was rusted, and even if the lock was opened for a while, he didn't know if he could turn it. "In this case, it is better to ......" Xiao Tianhe grabbed the pane on the door and removed the two doors with locks together.

Dust, dust again. Xiao Tianhe threw the broken door aside, squinted his eyes, covered his nose with one hand, waved his sleeves with the other, and walked into the building.

As soon as you entered, there was a large pit in the ground, which looked like it was caused by the decay of the wooden floor, and a faint musty smell wafted out of the hole. There is a staircase leading to the second floor in front of the right, and there are two or three rooms next to the staircase, all with the doors wide open. Behind the staircase, there was another closed door, similar to the one behind it, with a latch, but not locked.

Xiao Tianhe took two steps forward, and the man hurriedly ran down the stairs, holding a magic knife that glowed green in his hand. Xiao Tianhe took a look at him and saw each other's appearances clearly.

The man was a young man, dressed in a linen-gray shirt with a blue horse jacket over it, navy blue leggings, and black cloth boots. With a fair complexion, a pair of slender eyes that were so small that he couldn't tell whether they were open or closed, looked at Xiao Tianhe curiously.

Xiao Tianhe was uncomfortable by him, coughed lightly, and said respectfully: "Under Xiao Tianhe." Dare to ask Daoyou, what kind of place is this?"

When asked by Xiao Tianhe, the man came back to his senses and hurriedly returned the salute: "Hello Xiao Daoyou, my name is Lu Xiaoyan." This is Xinwangpo, Duhailou, and I am the guide here. ”

"Inducer?"

"Yes. Come, let's talk in the house. Lu Xiaoyan enthusiastically pulled Xiao Tianhe into the room next to the stairs, sat down at the square table by the window, and said, "I'm really sorry just now, that door hasn't been opened for many years, I don't want it to be so bad." Or Daoyou is smart, and it saves trouble by directly dismantling the door, hehe. ”

Lu Daoyou praised it. I wonder what you mean by 'usher'?"

"Xiao Daoyou flew up from the Nether, right?" Lu Xiaoyan asked.

Xiao Tianhe nodded.

"That's right, I'm the one in charge of the ascendants. Lu Xiaoyan said with a smile. It turned out to be such a "receiver".

"Will all those who ascend come to this new hope?"

Lu Xiaoyan waved his hand: "No, only cultivators who cultivate the way of my great demon will fly to Xinwangpo." Those who practice the Immortal Dao will go to Huaiji Valley, far away from here. ”

"Oh. Where are you going to take me?"

"Go to the Demon Army Camp. But that's a few months away, so there's no need to rush now. "Lu Xiaoyan is very excited," Xiao said

Friend, do you know, you are our savior, haha, I'm so happy to see you!"

"What do you mean by that?"

"A long time ago, Xinwangpo and Huaiji Valley were evenly matched, but since a major incident happened, there have been no demon cultivators in Xinwangpo. The last Demon Dao Ascendant before Xiao Daoyou came to Xinwangpo seven hundred and twenty-seven years ago. After that, it's ...... Alas!" Lu Xiaoyan shook his head and sighed.

More than seven hundred years ago, Xiao Tianhe naturally thought of the fierce battle between the Black Sword Patriarch and the White Sword Patriarch, and set off an earth-shattering battle of immortals and demons in the Qinglong Continent and the Heavenly Flame Continent respectively, especially the one in the Heavenly Flame Continent, and even involved people from the Yuyu Realm. The Heavenly Flame Continent has fallen under Huang Tianyuan's control since the Great War, and the demon cultivators who originally had the hope of ascending have all been extradited to the Qinglong Continent by the Black Sword Patriarch, and the remaining demon cultivators have been ruthlessly wiped out by Huang Tianyuan, no wonder no demon cultivators have been ascending for more than seven hundred years.

"Seven hundred and twenty-seven years...... Lu Daoyou remembers that it is really accurate. Xiao Tianhe exclaimed. Lu Xiaoyan opened the drawer of the square table, took out a shabby booklet, opened one of the pages, and handed it to Xiao Tianhe: "Oh, it's all written down here, as a usher, you have to write it down every year." ”

I saw that on the dry yellow page, there were dense horizontal and vertical bars, and there was a line of small block letters at the end of each page.

"I said Lu Daoyou, you shouldn't have been guarding here since more than 700 years ago, right?"

"Haha, of course not. The ushers are changed every two hundred years, and I have only been on duty for more than forty years, so I didn't expect to meet you, I am so lucky!" Lu Xiaoyan was so excited that he almost danced.

"Hmm...... I don't know what the road friend just said, 'something big happened'?"

Lu Xiaoyan said: "About six hundred and forty years ago, in the Huaiji Valley, a strange passage suddenly appeared, and many low-level immortal cultivators penetrated into it and disappeared, but high-level immortal cultivators could not enter. At first, people didn't know where those low-level immortal cultivators went, but later, judging from the fact that no demon cultivators had ascended to the upper realm for a long time, most of them had gone to the lower realm. More than 600 years have passed, and people believe that the demon cultivators in the Nether Realm may have all perished, and I heard the newly ascended immortal cultivators in Huaiji Valley say that the Great Red Realm does not even have the slightest qi of demon cultivation, so the door of this Wangxinpo has been locked. Lu Xiaoyan said, "Actually, it wasn't a big deal at the time, after all, it wasn't until much later that the whereabouts of those low-grade immortal cultivators were deduced. But it is rumored that one of them smuggled a rare treasure of the Yuyu realm to the lower realm, which is a major event that caused a sensation in the Yuyu realm. I wasn't even born at the time, and I heard about it from others. By the way, Xiao Daoyou, there is no demon cultivation qi in the Great Red Realm, I don't know how you cultivated to the ascension?"

"In fact, the Heaven and Earth Xuan Qi of the Great Red Realm has not disappeared, but it is only separated from the Heaven and Earth Aura. Those immortal cultivators in the lower realm were actually annihilated a long time ago, and the way of demon cultivation was not destroyed. "Xiao Tian Dao.

"That means there will always be demon cultivators who will fly up in the future? Hey, that's not right, since those low-level immortal cultivators have long since died, why haven't there been demon cultivators ascending for so many years? What is the name of the heaven and earth qi you just talked about? Why is it separated from the heaven and earth qi of immortal cultivation?" Lu Xiaoyan's questions were endless.

"This ...... I was cultivating in the barren mountains and mountains, and I don't know at all whether other demon cultivators have successfully crossed the tribulation and ascended. Xiao Tianhe said. There are so many reasons, it is troublesome to explain, it is better to simply say that you don't know.

"Then do you know where the rare treasure that was lost in the Yu Yu Realm is?" In fact, Lu Xiaoyan himself didn't know what the rumored "rare treasure" was, so he didn't have much hope when he asked him.

Xiao Tianhe naturally wouldn't tell the truth, he shook his head and said, "Probably lost in some unknown place with the death of the thief." The treasures of the Yu Yu Realm may not be recognized by the people of the Great Red Realm. ”

"That's right. Lu Xiaoyan nodded, thoughtful.

Xiao Tianhe saw that he was thinking about it, and couldn't help but ask, "Lu Daoyou, what should we do now?"

"Oh, I've informed the captain, they'll be over soon. As soon as Lu Xiaoyan's voice fell, he heard a hurried knock on the door in the hall, and someone was shouting loudly: "Xiaoluzi, we are here, open the door quickly!"

Lu Xiaoyan answered, pulled up Xiao Tianhe, ran to the door near the stairs, and opened the deadbolt.

There were two people standing outside the door, both of them were rugged big men, with unshaven beards, tiger backs, and panting heavily.

"Captain, vice-captain. Lu Xiaoyan bowed down, but was pushed aside by the person who hit the head. The two big men stared at Xiao Tianhe directly, and he could see that his heart was furious.

"Xiao Tianhe has seen the two captains. "Either way, it's always right to be polite first.

Unexpectedly, the two of them glanced at each other, stepped to Xiao Tianhe's side like a hungry tiger pounced on a sheep, and hugged him tightly.

Xiao Tianhe was startled, and was caught off guard by being tightly sandwiched between the two big men.

"Hahaha, brother, you finally appeared!" said the "captain" Dahan.

Another "vice captain" was almost about to cry, and his expression was extremely exaggerated: "Brother, you can make us wait, it turns out that I have already died, but time is too difficult...... It's great that you're here!"

Seeing that the two captains were so out of shape, Lu Xiaoyan couldn't help but cover his mouth and snicker.

"You guys are ......" Xiao

Tianhe was squeezed and almost out of breath.

The captain let go of his thick arm and said enthusiastically to Xiao Tianhe: "Come on, good brother, let's go to the city to eat and drink together, we will definitely not get drunk today!"

"Yes, I'm so happy. Xiao Luzi, you can come along, the four of us have a good celebration!" the deputy captain echoed.

"Okay!" Lu Xiaoyan first cheered, and then said hesitantly, "But Brother Xiao doesn't have a famous brand yet." I'm afraid it will take a month to wait for the newspaper to go up, finish it, and send it out, right?"

The captain waved his hand impatiently: "What are you worried about those things? Let's go, I can't wait to have a drink!"

Then, the two captains couldn't help but say that they pulled Xiao Tianhe out of Duhai Tower. After Lu Xiaoyan locked the door, he also followed.

It turns out that Duhailou is a "checkpoint" on Xinwangpo, and the front and rear gates have their own paths. The back door was the rotten and broken door that had been demolished by Xiao Tianhe, facing Xinwangdao. The New Hope Road was not long, and it was not long before we reached the end of the three mysterious black houses. It's a dead end, but it's an important way to get there. Just now, a few people stepped out of the front door of Duhai Tower, connected to a wide stone path. The stone path zigzags along the steep slope to the bottom of the slope.

With the bright sunshine of the early morning, Xiao Tianhe saw the prosperity of the area at the bottom of the slope. The middle area is the building area, with a variety of beautiful small buildings with unique styles lined up one after another, and the main roads extend in all directions. At the foot of the slope there is also a camp with large and small white tents. The prosperity of this mountain col contrasts sharply with the lonely scene on the other side of Xinwang Slope, as if two worlds are separated by a slope.

"Look, there's New Hope. The captain pointed to the tent camp and introduced to Xiao Tianhe, "It is the station of our demon army in the Feiyun Mountain Region. ”

"Hmm. Not bad, not bad. Xiao Tianhe didn't know what to say, so he had to respond casually. He was very interested in the so-called "Demon Army", could it be that it was the demon cultivator force in the Yuyu Realm, but it was inconvenient to ask at the moment. There are too many questions about the Yu Yu Realm, and Xiao Tianhe plans to inquire while drinking.

"Brother Xiao, you are happy to see us patronizing, but I don't know your name. The deputy captain said, "Let me introduce you first, he is the captain of the usher, Liao Qifeng, and I am the vice captain Sun Hailiang." You should already know Xiaoluzi. ”

Lu Xiaoyan was dissatisfied: "Deputy Team Sun, why do you always call me 'Xiao Luzi'?" ”

"Haha, that nickname was given to you by Brother Liao, and it has nothing to do with me. Sun Hailiang said with a smile.

Liao Qifeng smiled indifferently: "Okay, Xiao Luzi, I read that you have accepted Brother Xiao's merits, and you will be called 'Xiaoyan' in the future." ”

"My name is Xiao Tianhe. Maybe it's because the enthusiasm of the three of them makes Xiao Tianhe feel cordial, his vigilance is lowering little by little, and the people in the Yu Yu realm are unexpectedly bold, and there is no superiority at all.

Liao Qifeng patted Xiao Tianhe on the shoulder: "As soon as I heard the name, I knew that Brother Xiao was a talent. Today we are going to the best restaurant in Feiyun City to drink, don't be polite to us, anyway, there is nothing important recently, you can drink with an open stomach, and our brothers will have a good comparison of the amount of wine!"

"Flying Cloud City ......"

From the top of the slope to the bottom of the slope, Feiyun City is close at hand. It is said to be a city, but it has no walls, and there is no guard. When passing by the tent camp, Xiao Tianhe looked inside curiously.

Sun Hailiang saw it and said, "Brother Xiao will rest in the camp with us tonight." After your name brand is made, it will also be convenient for you. ”

"What is a name brand, what's the use?" Xiao Tianhe remembered the waist cards of the four major families of the Heavenly Flame Continent, could it be that it was also a similar thing?

Lu Xiaoyan hurriedly replied: "The name brand is a symbol of your identity, and it is also a tool to facilitate the management of demon cultivators by our demon army. After the newcomer ascended to the Yu Yu realm, according to the rules, we first reported to the big camp branch, and then the general instructed the craftsman to make the famous brand, and finally sent it to you, proving that you have completely become a member of our demon army. This process usually takes more than a month, and it is not delayed...... But it wasn't until Brother Xiao knocked on the door of Duhailou that I knew that someone had soared, so I had to trouble Brother Xiao to wait a little longer. ”

"It's okay, I'm not so desperate for a brand. When I first arrived, Xiao was puzzled, and asked the three of us to explain a little later, at least so that I could have a general understanding of the Yu Yu world. ”

"That's easy to say. You go to the city first, and I'll go get a waist card for Brother Xiao to use first. With that, Liao Qifeng turned around and entered the camp.

The three of them continued on their way. Sun Hailiang and Lu Xiaoyan were both talkative, and the two chattered endlessly. Xiao Tianhe couldn't understand most of the content, but a few words still left a deep impression on him: Demon Army, Immortal Army, Feiyun District, Xinwang Camp, and Huaiji Camp. Judging by the situation, the structural system of the demon cultivator forces here is a bit like an army, and the "general" in Lu Xiaoyankou's mouth seems to be the leader of the army.

It didn't take long for Liao Qifeng to catch up from behind and hand Xiao Tianhe a round, dirty dark red sign. Its material is jade-like but not so smooth, like stone is not so rough, there are many cracks and fine lines on the surface, and there is some dust in the cracks. For some reason, Xiao Tianhe felt that the touch of this thing seemed to be somewhat familiar, but he turned it over and studied it for a long time, and still didn't remember where he had touched this material. During the inspection, he also found that the medallion was divided into two sides, with a green knife engraved on the front and nothing on the back. In addition, at the bottom of the side of the sign, there are three small characters - Ji Longxing.