Just kidding, the Empress is scary enough, not to mention the ancestors...
The residual souls of her ancestors in the Secret Realm of the Sea of Blood had caused her a lot of suffering. Now when she mentioned it, Nangong Mian's face was filled with worry.
"You have formed a pill now?"
Luo Xue looked at Nangong Mian and sized him up.
Although the Desolate Great Destruction Sutra that she practiced was powerful, she could only form the elixir through enlightenment.
Nangong Mengxiang was also stuck at this step at the time. Although she had outstanding talent, she was trapped at the peak of foundation building for hundreds of years and could not break through.
It was a coincidence that Nangong Mian was able to successfully cross this hopeless chasm at this age.
"Of course, who am I? I am Mian Wudi!"
Speaking of this, Nangong Mian was no longer sleepy. He started to blow his beard and glare, with his nose almost pointing to the sky.
"Well, the feeling after forming the elixir is indeed similar to that of a friend of mine," Luo Xue nodded, "'The Great Desolate Destruction Sutra'? At that time, she told me about the introduction to the body refining technique..."
"Ah?" Nangong Mian's expression froze, "Wait, Luo Xue, the friend you mentioned..."
"It's not me, it's a real friend." Luo Xue said, "I practice the same technique as you, but I formed the Dan earlier than you - I should be in the Nascent Soul stage now, right? Or is it the God Transformation stage..."
Since a thousand years have passed and Luo Xue has not received any news from the four regions of Jiuzhou, she has no idea what Nangong Mengxiang is doing now.
"Is there anyone else practicing the 'Great Desolation Sutra'? Impossible! I checked and found that within the 28 generations of the Nangong family, I am the only one who chose the 'Great Desolation Sutra'!"
Nangong Mian said in a decisive tone that she had looked up a lot of information and the last person who succeeded in practicing this thing could be traced back to ancient times.
... That is to say, within the 28 generations of the Nangong family, there was only one stubborn fool who chose this irreversible martial art, and it actually worked.
"You'll know when we meet in the future." Luo Xue didn't want to continue arguing on this issue. She looked at Nangong Mian and said, "Your realm is not stable yet, why did you come out to look for me? Is there something urgent?"
After breaking through the Jindan stage, all the resources that Nangong Mian had previously collected were used up in an instant. The resources consumed were greater than when she was in the foundation-building stage, so she had to spend more time stabilizing her realm.
As long as he can fully comprehend these medicinal powers and insights, Nangong Mian can naturally step into... the early stage of Jindan.
There is no way around it. This is how big resource consumers are. The cost of raising a Jindan is comparable to that of a Shenhua.
Even though the Nangong family is wealthy and powerful, they cannot make any concessions to Nangong Mian. Apart from the fixed quota and some special treatment, Nangong Mian has to obtain most of the resources by himself.
"It's urgent... Forget it? It seems to be about some evil demon from outside the domain... My sister asked me to bring her oral instructions to you."
As he spoke, Nangong Mian took out a jade slip and handed it to Luo Xue.
Luo Xue took the jade slip and said,
"Is Sister Ling back?"
"Sister Ling... What kind of address is that? What on earth happened to you guys when I was away?" Nangong Mian's eyelids trembled slightly, and he pursed his lips. "She didn't come back, she's still with the Beiming Ancient Clan. Tsk, she must have made a lot of money."
Nangong Mian had heard that because of the experience in the secret realm of the sea of blood, his sister Nangong Ling had become an expert in dealing with foreign evil demons, and had become a hot commodity in the eyes of all the ancient clans that were in crisis.
The major ancient clans vied with each other to make bids, wanting Nangong Ling to help them resolve the crisis.
"We just fought side by side for a while." Luo Xue answered casually. She read the information in the jade slip and immediately frowned, "It turns out to be like this..."
"What's wrong?"
Looking at Luo Xue's expression, Nangong Mian instantly became a little nervous.
My sister only sent back this jade slip and instructed that only Luo Xue could open it, so even Nangong Mian didn't know what Nangong Ling's current situation was.
Did something happen to my sister
How is it possible? She is the famous Nangong God of War... A god of war in a wheelchair is still a god of war!
"Something happened," Luo Xue said. She looked up and saw Nangong Mian's expression, and added, "It's not your sister who's in trouble. It's the Beiming Ancient Clan who's in trouble."
"Phew, that's good."
Nangong Mian breathed a sigh of relief.
"... You seem to be gloating."
"No, oh no... I should be gloating over other people's misfortunes." Nangong Mian nodded seriously, "None of the ancient clans are good people. You should know more about what happened back then than I do."
Luo Xue mentioned that she possessed some of Nangong's memories, and it was the ancient clan of that year that indirectly led to Nangong's sacrifice.
"What did my sister say in the jade slip?"
Nangong Mian asked curiously.
"Let me go to the Beiming Ancient Clan," Luo Xue put away the jade slip and said, "with you."
"With me?" Nangong Mian asked in surprise, "Are you sure?"
Her sister never allowed her to have any contact with the ancient clans. Even if they did, it was during the fight for the secret realm, forcing all the ancient clans to sign a contract with the Nangong clan.
As long as Nangong Mian does not take action, they are willing to hand over 20% of what they get from the secret realm to the Nangong family.
"Sure." Luo Xue said, "This time... maybe you can be of use."
When Luo Xue thought about the contents of the jade slip, her expression became even more solemn.
Nangong Ling narrated her experiences with the ancient Beiming tribe in the jade slip. Many Beiming people who had come into contact with the evil demons from outside the domain had undergone some incredible changes.
This change was ineffective against the Nangong people who possessed an immortal will. Perhaps because of this, no such problem occurred when they fought against the evil demons from outside the domain.
Nangong Ling also described the details of this change in detail, which made Luo Xue feel somewhat familiar.
"... Exactly the same experiment I did on the puppet."
Luo Xue exhaled heavily and looked at Dugu Xue, "Little Dugu, we..."
"Master, are you leaving again?"
Duguxue asked tearfully.
"No, this time... I have to take you with me." Luo Xue smiled slightly, "Come and help Master, okay?"
Dugu Xue immediately turned from crying to laughing and nodded heavily, "Yes!"
Nangong Mian looked at the master and disciple meaningfully, and then asked,
"The Beiming Ancient Clan is very far away from here. We must hurry up and set off. We can't let my sister wait anxiously."
"Don't be so nervous," Luo Xue said, "I have a good thing... It can escape thousands of miles away in an instant!"
"Oh?" Nangong Mian immediately became interested, "What is it?"
"Xian Lu!"
Luo Xue directly summoned a small fairy ship outside the cave entrance and waved her hand.
"Get in! I'll take the helm!"
Chapter 219: Ancestors above all, the changes in Beiming
This was Nangong Mian’s first time riding on the Xianlu.
But she hoped it would be the last time.
Especially the Immortal Slaughter led by Luo Xue...
She had heard a long time ago that the source of the power of the Immortal Slaughter Army owned by the Imperial Clan was Immortal Slaughter.
Whether it is the elusive mobility or the firepower comparable to that of the Duhai Realm, each one is enough to make people jaw-dropping.
After Emperor Dugu led the Xianlu Army to capture and kill an ancient great sage, the reputation of the Xianlu Army completely shocked the entire world, and everyone was terrified at the mention of it.
When Luo Xue took out Xianlu and proposed to drive Xianlu to the Beiming Ancient Clan, Nangong Mian was very happy.
But soon... she wanted to slap herself in the face for what she had done not long ago.
Why are you so happy? It’s too early to be happy!
The Xianlu, led by Luo Xue, is not a sure thing, but can only be said to be rushing forward.
To put it nicely, it is to maximize the mobility of the Xianluk. To put it bluntly, it is to step on the accelerator to the bottom. How fast it can run depends on how fast the Xianluk's limit is.
If Luo Xue had not demonstrated her driving skills on the Xianlu in front of Li Guijiao before, and had asked Li Guijiao to make some modifications to the Xianlu so that it could fly at high altitudes... Nangong Mian would probably have suffered a worse fate.
Unfortunately, no one accompanied her to enjoy this not-so-wonderful journey.
Needless to say, Luo Xue, she is now a puppet with an eternal immortal soul, so she has no concept of motion sickness at all.
Dugu Xue is protected by the Snow Spirit, and she herself has half imperial blood, so she has a certain adaptability, so the impact is not that big.
But this makes Nangong Mian suffer...
When Luo Xue stopped the Immortal Killing reluctantly, Nangong Mian seemed to see the ancestors of the Nangong family waving at her from the sky.
"Although the Immortal Slaughter was given by Emperor Dugu and is so convenient, at this critical moment, we should not expose this matter to others." Luo Xue said regretfully, looking into the distance, "For the rest of the way, we will use the escape technique... Sister Mian, are you okay?"
Luo Xue blinked and looked at Nangong Mian who was distracted.
"I... I should be fine..."
Nangong Mian took a long time to calm down before focusing his pupils again.
Her gaze fell on Luo Xue, and when she saw Xianlu behind Luo Xue, she shuddered instantly.
"Could it be that you don't want to use the escape technique?" Luo Xue frowned slightly. "That's fine, although it may be a little troublesome... But it doesn't matter, then go to the Immortal Slaughter, and I will continue to steer the ship."
"No, no, no, that's not necessary!"
Nangong Mian waved her hands repeatedly, fearing that if she spoke a second later, Luo Xue would drag her into Xianlu and speed through the sky again.
This thing is not popular.
Nangong Mian looked enviously at Dugu Xue who was sleeping beside him. The former little princess was lying in Xueling's arms. The wild journey just now seemed to have no effect on her.
It's good to have a backer.
"All right."
There was a visibly flash of regret in Luo Xue's eyes before she reluctantly put away the Xianlu.
To be honest, the feeling of driving the Xianlu reminded her of the time when she drove the suspended high-tower engine towards the deep space behemoth. She seemed to be in a very excited mood at that time.
This shows that Luo Xue actually loves racing in her heart. If she didn't have something important to do, Luo Xue would want to race for a while before stopping.
Nangong Mian showed an expression as if he had escaped a disaster. He patted his chest and looked at the place where Xianlu disappeared with lingering fear.
She made up her mind that no matter what Luo Xue said next time, she would not fall for this guy's Xianlu.
It's really horrible...
"We are still some distance away from the Beiming Ancient Clan, so let's use the escape technique to get there." Luo Xue said, "Sister Ling said in the letter that she has helped the Beiming Ancient Clan temporarily control the situation, but it can only be maintained with difficulty. After all, her ability is limited and she cannot solve it alone.
"But... Sister Ling specifically told me to keep a low profile and not attract attention."
This matter can no longer be solved by relying on strength. The Beiming Ancient Clan is not a small family. It also has cultivators at the Great Sage level.
However, the peculiarities of the evil demons from outside the domain made the Great Sage dare not act rashly, for fear that if he was not careful, his powerful foundation would become a disaster that destroyed the entire Beiming Ancient Clan.
After Nangong Mian mastered the Desolate Great Destruction Sutra, his immortal will was the purest in the entire Nangong clan. Not to mention Luo Xue, who is now using Nangong clan's soul consciousness.
Therefore, they were specifically asked to come and help.
But... the Beiming Ancient Clan is an ancient clan after all, and its complicated fate with the Nangong Clan can be traced back to ancient times. So in order to avoid unnecessary complications, Nangong Ling asked Luo Xue to come in the form of a secret letter to avoid being known by the Beiming Ancient Clan.
"Are we going to face that terrifying phantom again?"
Nangong Mian was a little nervous. Her experience in the secret realm of the sea of blood was too traumatic.
"Probably not. In fact, you fainted in the sea of blood when facing the final boss, so you didn't see it." Luo Xue said, "What we have to deal with is the remains of the evil demon from outside the domain, and the pollution brought by the remains... Sigh, if it is really the kind of pollution I have encountered, it will be very tricky indeed."
This is a power that exists in another system. The unknown is the real horror.
Luo Xue calmed down and said in a deep voice,
"Anyway, let's go over there first... Oh, by the way, Xiao Dugu, Sister Mian, you need to disguise your appearance."
"Um?"
Dugu Xue and Nangong Mian were both stunned, "Why?"
"... There's no need to talk about Xiao Dugu. There are many people who know Princess Xue. It will be troublesome if someone finds out my identity." Luo Xue turned her head and looked at Nangong Mian, and said, "As for Sister Mian... You should be clear about your own reputation.
"We are going to the home of the Beiming Ancient Clan now. If you are sure that you have not offended the descendants of the Beiming Ancient Clan, you don't need to disguise yourself."
Nangong Mian thought about it carefully and felt that what Luo Xue said made sense, so he started to dress differently.
Thanks to the skills he had learned in the previous secret realm, although Nangong Mian's disguise skills could not reach the level of Li Guijiao, after he put on his makeup, even Luo Xue was dazed for a moment.