Chapter 701: The Comer Stops
As soon as Yi Shijun entered the state of stopping, he retreated and jumped into the vast sea, first turning into a fish, and then turning into a crow after reaching the shore, he had long known that the existence of the flawless ice mirror could easily evade surveillance.
After Mu Xingqiu crossed the waves, he only heard a message from the seawater: Don't reveal my whereabouts, I am waiting for you on the Far Desert Peninsula.
Twenty or thirty miles to the west, across the sea is the Far Desert Peninsula, which was originally connected to the mainland, but long ago the passage was destroyed by magic, and the peninsula became a pure island, but its name remained unchanged.
Mu Xingqiu flew in the air and saw the distant ancestral fire that had been burning for more than 100,000 years.
The island is very large, almost the same area as the opposite stopping state, the flames cover seven or eight out of ten, but the momentum is not particularly violent, it looks like an ordinary wildfire, and Mu Xingqiu's heavenly eyes can't see any traces of spells.
The edge of the island is surrounded by a ring of trees that surround the flames, and there are three layers of woods, one layer close to black inside, brown in the middle, and green in the outer row. That is the remnant of the ancestral fire that blocks the distant wilderness, the same plain, the tallest is only more than a zhang, the thickness of the mouth of the bowl, like a sapling that has not yet grown, where they probably have no chance to grow.
Mu Xingqiu didn't look too closely, took the golem, and flew straight to the palace standing on the coast.
There is an obvious spell confinement on the land, and Mu Xingqiu follows the customs, falls to the ground, and walks along a dirt road to the mountain, which is not long, and will soon come to an end.
There are many flowers and trees planted on both sides of the road, but there are no people.
Mu Xingqiu didn't go far before he heard a clear cry from the mountain, "Whoever is coming, report your name." ”
"My name is Mu Xingqiu. The name was quite famous outside of the state of stopping, but it did not have any impact here, and he added, "I used to be a Taoist priest of Pangshan." ”
"You—you said you were a Taoist priest?" the voice on the mountain suddenly became panicked.
Mu Xingqiu looked up, because of the angle. I couldn't see where the speaker was, "It used to be, I have withdrawn from the Dao system, and now I am an ordinary person, I bring some important news, please introduce me to the king of the state of stopping." ”
"Daoist, how can it be a Daoist priest......" The people on the mountain became more and more frightened, and even their voices disappeared.
Mu Xingqiu continued to walk up, he had heard about the ban on Taoist priests not being allowed to enter the Stopping State, but he didn't expect it to cause such a big reaction.
Took a turn. The road suddenly steepened, and at the end of dozens of stone steps was the base of the palace. Mu Xingqiu stood in front of the stone steps and found a group of armor soldiers blocking the front.
It is said that the armor on their bodies is very peculiar, it is all made of wood chips, as if it is a relic wood on the Far Desert Peninsula, black protects the head, heart and other vital parts, brown wraps the rest of the body, and green is used as decoration. Even the knives and guns in their hands. It is also made of dark wood, the style is rough and old, there are no scratches on it, and it seems to be rarely used.
"Stop. Intruders. An officer with more black armor ordered, "His Majesty the Fire Tree King has not summoned you yet. ”
Mu Xingqiu glanced at it, he didn't know much about Ji Bubang, and the impression he had so far was. It's not a big place, there aren't many people, but there are a lot of trees. It is located in the extreme northwest, but it has a bit of southern style.
The size of the army of the Stopping State should not be large, and the combat effectiveness is not strong, at least the dozen or so soldiers who stopped in front of Mu Xingqiu are very ordinary, without the strength of the beast demon, and there is no spell blessing on the body, those ridiculous wooden armor can only seem to be decorative.
It is no wonder that the wars of the outside world have never stopped, but they have never involved the state of stopping, and for hundreds of thousands of years, peace has been maintained here, and the management of tree planters does not require too much force.
What about the outlaws who broke into the Stopping State from various channels before? They couldn't all be so honest, how did they integrate into the Stopping State? Mu Xingqiu made a note of this question in his heart.
"What did you bring with you?" the officer asked, looking very curious.
"A statue. ”
"Is it wearing armor too?"
Compared with the simple wooden armor of the soldiers of the palace of the state of stop, the armor of the golem is a little too delicate, although the golem is tall, the armor is not perfunctory at all, it is completely made according to its shape, every place is very fitting, and the dendritic pattern depicted on it is simple but not rough, revealing a mystery.
"Silver Armor. Mu Xingqiu said, the golem followed behind him, his feet were less than a foot off the ground, he cast a spell and brought it over, but the closer he got to the palace, the stronger the spell confinement became, and it became more and more difficult to drive the golem, he kind of understood why the intruders over the years were all honest.
"Silver, all of them?" the officer looked surprised, and glanced at the soldiers around him, a little disbelieving.
"Hmm. "Mu Xingqiu has seen a lot of silver armor, but customizing silver armor for a three-zhang tall golem is indeed a rare and generous gesture, and it is never an exaggeration to say that it is priceless.
"If this is really the Silver Spirit Armor, His Majesty the Fire Tree King will be very happy, and he will give you a rich reward and send you to the best place, maybe as a guard in the palace. The officer's tone softened considerably.
There was no order in the hall for a long time, and the officer took matters into his own hands and beckoned the comer to come up with the statue.
The palace of the king of Zhibu Bang is built on a stone platform, there are many official houses on both sides, there are many civil ministers and military generals who come in and out, there is a wide passage in the middle, there seems to be a large area behind the main hall, and the position where Mu Xingqiu stands can not be seen.
The golem soon attracted a lot of attention, and more and more humans and demons gathered around to watch, gently touching the silver spirit armor.
Mu Xingqiu stood aside and continued to observe, and there was really no barrier between the human and demon clans, wearing the same official uniforms, and talking eagerly, he didn't see the beast demon. The language here is also very peculiar, Mu Xingqiu can hardly understand a word, but when he speaks, these officials and soldiers can speak human language fluently.
"Who was shouting at me on the mountain just now?" asked the officer.
"Minister Nanjing. ”
"He doesn't seem to like Taoist priests very much. ”
"Hehe, probably because of that prophecy, we have never seen a Taoist priest here...... You are not the same as the Taoist priest I imagined. ”
"Because I've quit the Dao system. Mu Xingqiu smiled, the subjects of the Stopping State looked relatively simple, and they were not aggressive towards the newcomers who had just arrived, "What kind of prophecy can make the minister dislike Taoist priests?"
"It's not that I don't like it, it's that I'm a little scared, and the prophecy is that when the priest enters the state of stop, the fire on the island will be extinguished, and the state of stop will be ruined. But who believes it? The ministers believe it, I don't believe it, the ancestral fire has been burning for more than 100,000 years, and a Taoist priest can extinguish it? Tell me, do you have the ability to extinguish the fire?"
Mu Xingqiu smiled and shook his head, so far, he really doesn't have this ability.
"That's it, I know why you're here to stop at the state. ”
"Really?"
"You used to be a Taoist priest, but now you are not, you must have offended the Taoist system and came to take refuge in the state. There are many people like you here, but the objects of offense are different. So, even if you have the ability to put out fires, why do you want to put them out? When the fire is gone, the state of Stopper is gone, and your place of refuge is gone, right?"
Mu Xingqiu nodded again, "I did offend the Dao Tong. ”
The burly golem and the smile on his face made Mu Xingqiu very popular, and the officer pulled him aside and whispered: "The Fire Tree King must like your gift, if he lets you choose where to go, don't choose the palace, you will know in the future, this place is boring and there is no oil and water, go to the island to be a tree protector, you will thank me at that time." ”
"Thank you now, who is the one who planted the trees on the island?"
"Demon slaves, you can get a lot of good from them. The officer squeezed his eyes, indicating that he knew it and did not need to say more.
Mu Xingqiu really wanted to fly to the island immediately to find the whereabouts of his relatives in Yelin Town, but he held back, the island was very large, and it was inefficient to find people indiscriminately, if he could get the help of the Fire Tree King, things would be easier.
At last an order came out from the palace, and the comers entered the temple, leaving the statue outside.
Mu Xingqiu walked to the main hall under the guidance of a small official, and did not move the golem.
The onlookers gradually dispersed, and the guards in front of the hall felt that the golem was in the way, and when they started to move it away, they were surprised to find that the statue was not at all as light as it looked, but as heavy as it had taken root, and a dozen soldiers could not move it even if they tried hard.
This was the first time that the subjects of the Stopping State had seen the difference of the Taoist priests, and before that, all intruders would lose their special powers after setting foot on the land of the Stopping State, and it would be impossible for them to carry such a heavy statue alone.
In the gloomy palace, the ministers and assistants were lined up in two rows, and the Fire Tree King sat on the throne with his back to the north and south, waiting for the visitor's Jin Jian, who decided to forget the ominous prophecy for a while, he had heard that the statue outside was wrapped in silver armor, and he thought that the Taoist priest who could bring the gift should not bring ruin.
Mu Xingqiu stopped at the signal of the guide, the palace was also the most powerful place for spell confinement, and the eighth layer illusion could probably only exert the power of three or four layers.
Mu Xingqiu had no intention of using force, so he bowed to the Fire Tree King on the platform.
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became cold, it was just an ordinary bow, too sloppy, and the person who came seemed to think that he could be equal to the Fire Tree King, which was an extremely rare thing.
The Fire Tree King was not about to speak, and his cordial comfort could only be given to those who were humble for help, and he showed only majesty to reckless visitors who did not know etiquette.
"Mu Xingqiu, tell me the purpose of your coming to stop the state, and what is the gift you brought?" a minister spoke, assisting the Fire Tree King for many years, and without any hint, he could guess His Majesty's intentions and know when he should stand up.
"Sorry, the statues outside are not gifts, as for the purpose, I have several. Mu Xingqiu said, his gaze swept over every human and demon clan in the hall, "One of them is especially important to Your Majesty: I want to get rid of a few traitors for you." ”
There was an uproar in the hall, but Mu Xingqiu continued to observe, he believed that the soul changers of the Longbin Society would not be willing to live under the people in the Stop State, and they must be hiding in the palace with the most concentrated power.
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