It's amazing that this is a piece of bark that has been so badly beaten, that it has been burned by fire, soaked in water, cut by a knife, scratched by birds and beasts, and still remains intact.

Mu Xingqiu was a little surprised, because he didn't see anything on this piece of bark except for the scars, no words, patterns, or anything similar to the two.

Mr. Tie handed the cane to Lei Chi, held the old bark with one hand, rubbed it lightly with the other, and then said in a slow tone, "Dao Huo...... If it is not extinguished, I am God...... Don't come out, the firelighter...... That is...... Fire extinguisher, save God...... That is, self-salvation, God controls the heavens and the earth, God creates yin and yang, and God gives birth to all things......"

"God?" Mu Xingqiu interrupted Mr. Tie, who was intoxicated by his faith.

"It's the ancient gods, where do the seekers think the ancient gods and religions here came from? We are the source of the ancient gods!"

"The Ancient God Cult has existed for a long time. "Mu Xingqiu remembers very well that the Ancient God Sect was born in the Demon Era, and it has flourished and declined for more than 100,000 years, and the most recent prosperity was spread by the Alien Shijun.

Mr. Tie shook his head, "It's been lost for a long time, it's us who have learned the teachings of the ancient gods bit by bit when we have worked hard, and we have recreated the ancient gods, which is more direct and pure, because we are right next to the ancient gods." ”

Mr. Tie pointed to the three-story forest not far from the village, and his blind eyes seemed to see something.

Through the gaps in the trees, Mu Xingqiu could see the flames inside, the island was much hotter than the land opposite, the palace was still late spring, but here it was midsummer, but those fires looked very mild, like a bonfire that had been burned through and no more firewood needed to be added, losing its initial momentum, but it could burn for a long time.

Yi Shijun has been in and out of the Stopping State many times, maybe he got the teachings of the Ancient God Sect from here, Mu Xingqiu is not very interested in this, "I'm sorry, I'm really not here to put out the fire." And I don't have the ability to do it, and I guess that no matter what god is trapped in the fire, he doesn't need my help. ”

Taoist priests don't believe in ghosts and gods, and Mu Xingqiu's words couldn't help but be a little sarcastic, thinking that the so-called gods were probably some ancient powerhouses, just like mortals outside usually regarded Taoist priests as immortals.

Mr. Tie held the bark with both hands and handed it to Mu Xingqiu, "Read the words on it." ”

"I don't understand this kind of writing. In fact, Mu Xingqiu didn't see anything.

"Just do me a favor. "Mr. Iron is very persistent.

Mu Xingqiu took the bark. Observe with the naked eye, see through with the heavenly eye, or see any text.

"You have to touch it with your hands. Lei Zhen reminded in a whisper, still holding a blood-stained black wood spear in his hand.

Mu Xingqiu's fingers gently stroked the bark, nothing abnormal at first, but suddenly his fingers felt a trace of burning, similar to the feeling when he held the handle of the gun just now, but the burning flashed and did not stay on the fingertips, and the bark did not turn red because of this.

Mu Xingqiu slowly moved his fingers back. Feeling the heat again.

"Follow the power of the Old Gods. "Mr. Iron is a blind man, but he always speaks at the right time.

Mu Xingqiu quickly understood that the burning sensation on the bark was a series of strokes, and he touched it down. Able to spell out one word at a time, the strange thing is that the first word he found was completely different from the paragraph that Mr. Tie had just read.

"Forever...... Far...... Other...... Admit defeat. ”

Mu Xingqiu's face changed suddenly, and he threw the bark back to Mr. Tie. Didn't go any further.

Never admit defeat, for Lei Jing, Lei Chi and other villagers, this sentence has no special meaning. For Mu Xingqiu, this was the most important sentence left by Fangfang.

Mr. Iron held the bark in his arms, "Don't you still believe in the old gods?"

"I believe that this is another Shijun. Mu Xingqiu glanced coldly, almost all the villagers came out, more than 100 people, more than half of them were men, and there were only about 20 women, all holding and holding children in their hands, except for Mr. Tie, there were very few old people, which met the perfect proportion expected by Minister Nanjing.

Mu Xingqiu couldn't find any sign of the existence of the different historians, and said to all the villagers in a soothing tone: "You have been treated unfairly, but I am not fulfilling any prophecy, nor am I your savior. ”

He pointed at Shen Da, who couldn't stop laughing, "I'm here to look for my relatives in Yelin Town, and if someone can provide clues, I'm grateful." He paused for a moment, "If you want to resist and save yourself, I'm willing to help." ”

Lei Jing and some of the villagers cheered happily in unison, and Shen Da even screamed loudly.

Lei Chi beside Mr. Tie was not satisfied, "What are you going to help Cheng Dù?"

"Freedom for you, no more slavery. ”

"But we still have to plant trees?"

"If planting trees is necessary, someone has to do it, but I haven't come to a conclusion yet. The longer he stayed on the island, the more doubts Mu Xingqiu became.

Lei Chi wanted to speak again, but Mr. Tie stopped him, "The ancient gods want you to look at the world with an indiscriminate heart, think about your experience of becoming a member of the Lei tribe in the first place, why do you want to ask a Taoist priest who has just come to the island at this time?"

Lei Chi bowed to Mu Xingqiu and apologized and retreated behind Mr. Tie.

Mr. Tie fumbled in his arms for a while, and took out a three-inch-high wooden statue of three gods, "Go and inform all the villages, the demon slave is free, go and tell those ordinary people that the ancient gods are listening to the voice of the island." ”

Lei Jing respectfully took the idol, summoned a dozen companions, mounted the horses left by the soldiers of the Stopping State, and went to various places to convey Mr. Tie's words.

Shen Da also wanted to follow, but was pulled back by Mu Xingqiu.

Mu Xingqiu quickly made a plan in his heart, there must still be a soul changer hidden in the palace on the other side, as long as he is interested in the golem and dares to approach, he will fall into the trap, and then the Fire Tree King can only ask him, an alien Taoist priest, for help.

Mu Xingqiu prefers to use negotiation rather than war to fight for the status of the demon slave. He wondered, where did Yi Shijun go? Why did he refuse to show up? Why did he only hand over a little memory in the first place, knowing that the demon invasion of humans was on the Far Desert Peninsula?

There was a wild dog-like howl behind him, and Minister Xijing finally woke up, confused about the situation around him, until he saw more than a dozen corpses of soldiers, as well as demon slaves pouring out of the village, and he screamed in fear.

Mu Xingqiu took the lead, and the villagers all surrounded at once, some of them were still holding the weapons left by the soldiers, and the minister of Xijing was even more frightened, and turned around twice in place, "Crazy, do you want the Lie King to come ashore? How many of you died and how many were injured in the last trouble?"

Mu Xingqiu walked in front of the fat minister, he couldn't perform illusions, but with the fist just now and the coldness in his eyes at this moment, it was enough to make the minister of Xijing tremble.

"Where's the place to train demon slaves?"

"W-What?"

"Where is the place where the demon invaders sent by Long Bin from the outside to train them and erase their memories?"

"On the North Shore. ”

"Take me there. ”

"In less than an hour it will be dark. ”

"So what?"

"The Flame King will come ashore, you will die, and these demon slaves who help you will die. Minister Xijing shook violently, he could also die, this is the Fire Tree King's punishment for his failure to complete the task quickly, "And the north shore is sealed. It was impossible to get past the island and had to take a boat to detour from the sea......"

Mu Xingqiu looked at the sea, the Lie King's mist had become a thick layer, and the Heavenly Eye could only barely penetrate it, and what the Minister of the West Mirror said should be the truth, the demon slave didn't know anything about the training ground, which proved that there was really no way to go to the north shore from the island.

This is another important part of the negotiation with the Fire Tree King in the future.

"How long will it take to gather the demon slaves and people on the island?" asked Mu Xingqiu.

"Most of them arrive before dark. Mr. Tie said, his old face shining brightly.

"Lock this man up, but please don't hurt him. Then tell me about the Flame King. ”

Several villagers pushed Minister Xijing into the village without harming him, but they were all heavy, and Minister Xijing was very reluctant at first. It didn't take long to be honest.

Mr. Iron turned to face the sea, and he seemed to be able to tell the direction by the smell and the direction of the wind, "The Flame King is another army of the Fire Tree King, and it is more ruthless and cruel than the soldiers on the island who ride horses and carry swords. It is the only spell that can run rampant on the island. They gather strength from the sea, and after dark they can land and break into wisps and strands. It is pervasive, and the body of the person who gets it is ulcerated, the pain is unbearable, and it will be tortured to death, and the lucky one who does not die will also leave scars that cannot be removed for a lifetime. ”

The villagers all gritted their teeth, and many of them had the scars left by the Fierce King.

"What about the soldiers and civilians on the island?"

"When they get together, the Flame King will bypass them, attacking only the demon slaves, and occasionally the wandering people will be injured by mistake. ”

"Is there any way to stop the Lie King?" Mu Xingqiu had to prepare another plan outside of the negotiations.

Mr. Tie pondered for a while, "The Fire Tree King on the other side is in control of the Flame King, and there is no way to stop it here, unless you enter the Fire Forest, but then you will be killed by the Dao Fire inside." ”

"Can't tree planters stand the flames?"

"We only plant the green trees on the periphery, and the fire trees themselves move inward, every five years. Those who enter the middle layer of the brown forest can live for three hours at most, and those who enter the inner layer of the black forest will not last for more than an hour. Mr. Iron sighed, "The black wood and brown forest of the Stopping State were cut down by demon slaves at the risk of their lives, and I was blinded by roasting for this bark. ”

The bark is black and comes from the innermost woodland.

Mu Xingqiu had a rough idea in his heart, and brought all the villagers to the dock, and the demon slaves and people who were summoned to rush also gathered at the dock one after another, where Mu Xingqiu could vaguely see the palace on the other side.

As the sky darkened, most of the demon slaves on the island had arrived, nearly three thousand, and there were more than a thousand ordinary people, and the rest of the people were still loyal to the Fire Tree King and hid in the South Island with the soldiers.

The flames in the middle of the island changed at this time, like crystals that refracted light, magnificent and wonderful, but for those who had lived on the island for a long time, this was the most ordinary scene.

Mu Xingqiu walked around among the islanders, and did not find any familiar appearances, which made him feel very uneasy.

The Lie King went ashore, just as Mr. Tie described, after landing, it turned into wisps, slowly and smoothly advancing and encircling, seemingly without the slightest danger, but the demon slaves and the people were so frightened that they retreated step by step, only Mu Xingqiu has been standing at the forefront.

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