Volume 1 The Scourge of Ascension Chapter 42 Hope
Ying Tianxing stood up, drank the rest of the wine, and threw the empty jar into the silent and uninhabited street, making a crisp sound. The dogs in the nearby guard house barked wildly, accompanied by a few shouts from the residents, causing a brief commotion. Ying Tianxing sneered, swayed slightly and sat down, holding his forehead with one hand and looking at the hanging bright moon in deep thought!
Cheng Hao turned his face away and glanced at him, then withdrew his gaze and didn't say anything. He had always known very well that Ying Tianxing was unwilling to leave the Qingcheng faction like this. Not only him, but also Lu Chunfeng. It's just that their qualifications are limited, and instead of continuing to stay and not getting the attention of the sect at all, it is better to follow Zao Wou-Ki and leave Bo for a hope.
Holding the empty wine jar in his hand, he quietly looked at the river in the distance, the moonlight was like water, such as pouring like a pour, for a time the moonlight reflected the water, and the water waves reflected the moon. A silk curtain entangled between heaven and earth swayed faintly, and silence was better than sound at this time.
The two of them sat on the roof for an unknown amount of time, and when the flute in the distance stopped, Zao Wou-Ki had left the riverbank at some point. Ying Tianxing got up and patted Cheng Hao on the shoulder, jumped off the roof and went back to the room alone.
Cheng Hao watched him leave, sighed lightly, his body still didn't move, this sitting was a night!
Early the next morning, several people set off in a hurry. When Zao Wou-Ki told him about his plan to change his itinerary and go to the south, no one objected to it after weighing the pros and cons. As for Huzi and Ergou's father, they had been secretly received by Ying Tianxing into a family called the Sun family not far from Qingzhou City before they entered the Qingcheng faction, and Huzi and Ergou also went to visit them.
This Sun family is just a third-rate family, he is hidden enough, and this kind of small family is not easy to attract the attention of the six doors. The head of the Sun family has not even reached the realm of a grandmaster, but he is generous and righteous, and he received the favor of Ying Tianxing in his early years, and he will not treat them badly with this favor.
Cheng Hao only found out about this matter just now, and the corresponding Tianxing couldn't help but be impressed. After so many years of contact and communication, he knew that Ying Tianxing was thoughtful, and now it seems that he still underestimated him, but fortunately, he has really solved his worries.
Xu Qing woke up very early last night, but the death of her parents was too big a blow for her, a fifteen-year-old girl. Follow everyone all the way to the south, no one spoke, the atmosphere was a little depressing, the scorching sun of midsummer scorched the earth, on the still wicker on the side of the road, Zhi was lying motionless, in the dull air, its cry made people irritable. Originally, it would not be very troublesome to rush with the cultivation of Cheng Hao and the others, but because Huzi and they had no cultivation, several people had to slow down.
After a day's walk, there were mountains in front of them, and with their current foot strength, it might take them days to get out of this mountain range. But it has to be so, if you go to the official road, you will inevitably shuttle through the town, so you can't avoid being discovered by the six gates, and it is obviously not suitable for conflict at this time.
"Let's rest here tonight!"
After a day's journey, it was rare to usher in the coolness of the night, Zao Wou-Ki said after observing the surrounding terrain. The people who were already exhausted naturally had no objections, and there were few people in a radius of hundreds of miles, and a few people set up a few tents at random, which could be regarded as a temporary resting place for tonight.
Cheng Hao and Zao Wou-Ki climbed a big tree nearby, they were going to take turns keeping vigil here tonight, even if the probability of someone passing by here was low, they didn't dare to let their guard down.
Standing on the treetops and looking down, Ying Tianxing and Lu Chunfeng sat together drinking the spirits they brought at the inn yesterday and chatting. Huzi and Ergou found a lot of dry firewood and built a bonfire to drive away snakes, insects, rats and ants in the mountains, while Xu Qing sat alone with his knees on his feet silent.
Cheng Hao looked at Xu Qing under the tree in a daze, and the lonely figure made him want to step forward to take care of him. After pondering for a long time, he said to Zao Wou-ki, "Master, I have something to tell you!"
Looking at Cheng Hao, who jumped off the treetops, Zao Wou-Ki pointed to the other side of the woods, obviously not wanting others to follow. I didn't see anything Cheng Hao mention along the way, and he suddenly mentioned it, which shows that the matter is not trivial, otherwise he would not have left Qingzhou so far and then said that there was something. Cheng Hao nodded and walked in the direction of Xu Qing.
"Cousin!"
Cheng Hao silently walked behind Xu Qing and called softly. The sudden voice made her shoulders tremble slightly, and she turned her head to look at Cheng Hao, silent!
"Get up, there's hope... , I'll take you somewhere!"
Looking at Xu Qing's haggard face and helpless eyes, Cheng Hao's heart was tingling, and his tone was a little choked. He doesn't know what he's done wrong, why everyone around him has to suffer with him, maybe fate has never been fair! You want a peaceful life, but it doesn't let you get your way.
"Cousin... I..."
Xu Qing's eyes were red, and tears were rolling in his eyes. She wanted to hug Cheng Hao and cry at this time, but she knew that Cheng Hao's pain was no less than herself. She doesn't hate Cheng Hao, she just doesn't want to be disturbed.
"Follow me and I'll give you an answer!"
Cheng Hao forced a smile and turned around and walked to the other end of the woods. Perhaps it was his words that ignited hope in Xu Qing's heart, and he sat there and thought for a while before getting up and following.
Deep in the woods, Zao Wou-Ki was already waiting here, and Cheng Hao came and sat cross-legged directly. Xu Qing stood aside and waited for Cheng Hao's next words, but Cheng Hao didn't mean to speak.
didn't make them wait too long, Cheng Hao took out the nine-turn jade pendant from his arms. In the puzzled eyes of the two, under the connection between the spiritual power and the heavenly pillar in the Divine Ding, a black portal with a height of several feet appeared, inhaling the stunned Xu Qing in an instant. But Zao Wou-Ki stubbornly held on to this huge attraction, and was about to ask a question when he saw Cheng Hao step directly into the portal and disappear, so he didn't think much about following into it.
"This is...?"
Entering the interior of the Shending, Zao Wou-Ki gasped, just like Cheng Hao entered here for the first time, the scene in front of him was really shocking! The huge space formed by the white jade-like material was filled with endless white mist. In this white mist, it seems that people can feel the change in cultivation, but if they let go of the absorption, they don't feel anything.
"This is the inside of the God King Ding, and the Nine Turns Jade Pendant is the God King Ding!"
Cheng Hao explained to Zao Wou-Ki while stabilizing Xu Qing's mental power. Just like when he first came in, Xu Qing fell into a coma as soon as he came in. His words made Zao Wou-Ki surprised for a while, he had carried decades of jade pendants, and he still had such secrets, but he didn't know. However, the jade pendant has these changes in Cheng Hao's hands, which also shows that the decision to hand it over to Cheng Hao was correct.
In fact, Cheng Hao also has a lot of things he doesn't know about the Shending space, when he first came in, he had already cultivated the Shenwang Ding, so he was not affected, but Zao Wou-Ki was fine, and he could even resist the suction, I am afraid that the strong above the innate realm could not be forcibly pulled in, which made Cheng Hao also dispel the idea of using it against the enemy.
"Hmm... Cousin... What is this?" Under Cheng Hao's conditioning, Xu Qing quickly came to his senses, looked at this strange place, and asked blankly.
"That's what I mean by hope... Follow me!" helped Xu Qing up, and Cheng Hao took her to the direction of Tianzhu. Zao Wou-Ki followed, and although he was puzzled in his heart, he still couldn't help but ask no questions.
Under the Heavenly Pillar Formation, Cheng Hao told the story of what he had encountered at the beginning of the Bright Demonic Beast and everything he had experienced here. Zao Wou-Ki and Xu Qing were like dreams, and even Zao Wou-Ki, who had heard the story of Nangong Que, could hardly believe that the legendary fairy god actually existed.
When Cheng Hao activated the prohibition given to him by the Bright Demon Beast and opened a gap outside the aperture, they saw the remnant soul of the God King in the Heavenly Pillar, and the figure floating in it seemed to be illusory, but they could really see his existence. The majestic posture makes people can't help but worship at a glance!
"This is the legendary God King?" Looking at this fantastic scene, Zhao Wuji's heart couldn't calm down for a long time, but obviously he still didn't believe it, and after getting Cheng Hao's affirmation, he stepped into the formation.
"Poof...!"
As soon as he stepped in, Zao Wou-Ki felt as if his soul had been hit by a huge heavenly sword, as if he was fighting against heaven and earth, and a desperate mood was growing wildly in his mind! The cold hairs exploded, and his knees fell to his knees with a cracking sound! In just that moment, the huge coercion pressed his seven orifices to bleed, and the bones of his body made a crackling and crisp sound, and his life was in danger!
"Not good!"
Cheng Hao was shocked, and rushed up with a brisk step to drag Zao Wou-Ki out. It wasn't that he deliberately let Zhao Wouji take risks, but because the original Bright Demon Beast was also an innate cultivator, and although it was unbearable after entering, such a terrifying scene did not happen!
It's just that he didn't know that the reason why the Bright Demon Beast could barely withstand this coercion was because it was an ancient fierce beast itself, and although its cultivation had declined, its physical body and divine soul were still extremely strong, so it could barely withstand it for a while. And Zao Wouji's innate realm, if placed in a place like the Immortal God Realm, is no different from mortals at all, fortunately, this is just the remnant soul of the God King, and it has been sleeping for countless years, otherwise he will turn into ashes as soon as he enters!
Fortunately, the healing effect inside the God King Ding has not changed, and although Zao Wou-Ki said that the injury is not light, it will not be fatal. After resting for an hour, there was no major problem, but the spirit was extremely tired and couldn't wake up for a while.
"Cousin, the Sword Saint senior..."Xu Qing looked at the unconscious Zhao Wouji with a worried expression, and at the same time felt fear of the remnant soul in the Heavenly Pillar.
"I didn't know it would be like this! Fortunately, his life is worry-free, let him rest for a while!" Cheng Hao blamed himself! Then he waved his sleeves and dispersed the white mist around him, revealing four corpses!
"Dad, mother!"
Xu Qing collapsed instantly, and it was Cheng Hao and her parents in front of her! She knelt beside her parents' bodies and cried, hating herself for not seeing them for the last time.
Cheng Hao squatted down, stroked her back, and kept persuading. In the face of his parents' remains, even he couldn't control his emotions and wanted to cry. But he held back, now that he was the only person Xu Qing could rely on, he had to be stronger in front of her!
"Cousin Cheng Hao! As you said, there is still hope... Right?" Xu Qing suddenly thought of what Cheng Hao had said before coming here, she grabbed Cheng Hao's arm tightly, her eyes wide open and kept asking.
"Yes, I didn't lie to you, as long as I reach the realm of Baodan, I can take you to the Kyushu Continent, where is the world of immortals, and I will definitely find a way to resurrect them!"
Cheng Hao said affirmatively. He didn't dare to tell Xu Qing that the Bright Demon Beast was only about fifty percent sure. Although the Bright Monster didn't tell him what he needed to do, it wouldn't be easy to think about. But even if there is only one hope, he will do everything to fight for it.
"Thank you, cousin..."After speaking, she hugged Cheng Hao tightly and let out a painful voice, she was too depressed in the past two days, and the strange Shending space made her feel hope. After getting an affirmative answer, Xu Qing didn't doubt it at all, because his cousin Cheng Hao would never lie to her, he said that if he could, he would definitely be able to, and she was willing to believe it!
"Don't worry, when we come back, we must pay the six doors with blood, and no one will be able to bully us again!"
Cheng Hao hugged Xu Qing's weak shoulders, and whispered in a soft voice revealing endless killing intentions! This is a promise to her, and it is also a promise to his parents and cousins and aunts in the spirit of heaven.