The moment before the branch shattered, he dropped his sword and retreated.
His body moved straight backwards, and his right hand reached back, and coincidentally grabbed the iron sword that was stuck in Tu Bao's body.
In front of him, Huang Facai's demonic power exploded to the extreme, crashing towards him like an iron wall, it was "Death."
Boom, he felt a rolling black magic power coming from all directions, and he had nowhere to escape and no way to avoid it.
At the critical moment, the young man raised his sword upwards, and a violent tornado roared up, infiltrated with infinite magic power.
Immediately after that, the sword slashed downwards, and at that moment, the world seemed to collapse. The rolling demonic energy was instantly driven by his sword and pulled in front of his sword. He actually used the Devil's Unlimited Power to unleash the Blue Sky Immortal Thunder Sword!
In Huang Facai's eyes, it was as if the universe suddenly shrank in front of him, and everything was sucked together by that extremely strange vortex.
Such a strange and mysterious thing is truly unheard of and unseen.
With a whoosh, the two figures passed each other.
Shi Hao staggered a few steps, supported himself on his knees with his hands, and kept gasping for breath, but still could hardly hold on. He fell down and sat on the grass again.
Behind him, Huang Facai had a sword in his chest, staggering, his eyes wide open with an incredible light in them.
"Good... swordsmanship!" he murmured.
Then he let out a bitter smile... There was no anger, no sadness, and he really couldn't feel any resentment.
He was convinced!
Behind the young man, his body went limp and he collapsed to the ground.
Shi Hao sat on the ground and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, he was covered in blood, exhausted, and felt pain all over his body.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead, holding the iron sword, and stood up with difficulty.
He turned around and searched Huang Facai first, but apart from a handful of silver bills, there seemed to be nothing useful found.
People like this from the Demonic Sect usually don't carry information related to the sect with them.
He searched Tu Baoquan's body again and found a jade talisman.
The jade talisman feels cold to the touch, with divine light flickering from within. It should be a magic weapon.
Shi Hao walked out of the forest while studying this magic weapon.
After a while, he roughly figured out the function of the magic weapon through clues from the magic weapon itself and the exploration of his spiritual sense.
—"A talisman to ward off plague."
—Built-in Divine Crystal: Plague Messenger!
—Function: Relieve plague! It can resolve the plague brought by the four divine crystals: Eastern Plague, Southern Plague, Western Plague, and Northern Plague.
No wonder Tu Baoquan didn't use it. This magic weapon has nothing to do with fighting.
In fact, the magical powers brought by the divine crystal are various, most of which cannot be used directly in combat.
He was puzzled, wondering if this was not a magic weapon for combat, why did this person carry it with him
As everyone knows, the four kinds of divine crystals, namely the Eastern Plague, Southern Plague, Western Plague and Northern Plague, were all possessed by the barbarian army three hundred years ago.
At that time, Lie Zunyi arranged four barbarian warriors to plant these four kinds of divine crystals into their bodies, and called them the "Four Plague Gods."
These four plague gods inflicted heavy damage on the troops in the Central Plains that were resisting the barbarian army.
Of course, after three hundred years, the four plague gods should have died long ago, and these four kinds of divine crystals seem to have never appeared again during these three hundred years.
Although it is more likely that it appeared, but was hidden. After all, if this kind of divine crystal is used lightly, it will easily cause the wrath of heaven and the resentment of the people.
The main effect of the divine crystal "Messenger of Peace" is to eliminate the plagues caused by the four divine crystals: Eastern Plague, Southern Plague, Western Plague, and Northern Plague.
In addition, it is said that there is another kind of magic crystal called "Messenger of Persuasion". The role of "Messenger of Peace" is to dissolve the plague after it appears, but it cannot prevent the plague from appearing in advance.
The "Encouragement of Good Deeds" can use their magical powers to cover an entire area so that the plague will not appear. However, it has no effect on the plague that has already occurred.
Unlike most magic weapons, this "Plague-Removing Talisman" can be used twice a day, and its remaining number of uses is thirty times. The coverage area of each use is about fifty miles.
It seems that this magic weapon has never been used since it was created.
Shi Hao checked it again. The magic weapon was flawless and looked brand new and shiny. It seemed that it had not been made for a long time.
Shi Hao came out of the forest, and suddenly he felt someone flying towards him. He hurriedly hid behind a tree and watched quietly... At this moment, he could no longer fight with anyone. Even if the person who came was only an eighth or ninth rank warrior, he would find it difficult to deal with him.
The woman who entered the forest also stopped and looked around.
Shi Hao breathed a sigh of relief and came out from behind the forest: "Master of the Shatan!"
"Young Master!" The woman in the emerald long gown with wide sleeves and a collar called out softly, "Are you hurt?"
Shi Hao smiled and said, "I fought with the people from the Poison Sunflower Sect. Although I got a few injuries, it's nothing serious."
Behind Sha Lingshan, a small figure flew out: "Young Master!"
But the one who came was the Emerald Beauty!
Shi Hao nodded and said, "Let's leave here first."
Under the escort of Sha Ling Shan and Jade Beauty, they left the forest.
On the way, Shi Hao washed the blood and stains off his body by the stream.
Along the way, Shi Hao's internal energy continued to circulate, and slowly, he recovered a lot.
He asked, "Do you know where Yue Jiao is?"
Sha Ling fanned herself and said, "I was just about to discuss this with the young master. According to the news sent by Long Niu, Miss Yue Jiao, the 'Monkey Thief' Hou Bomin, and the girl named Xianggu went to Wu Gorge for some unknown reason."
Shi Hao turned around and asked in surprise: "Wu Gorge?"
Chapter 185 The World Situation
Shi Hao moved into a house with Sha Ling Shan.
As evening approached, the sky quickly became dark.
On the table was a glass bead filled with night-scented grass, and a candle pillar with a burning flame emitting a warm orange light.
Warm light filled the room, and Shi Hao sat at the table.
Sha Lingshan was sitting aside, and behind her were Madam Plum Blossom and Madam Peach Blossom.
The emerald beauty floated beside Shi Hao's shoulder.
After a while, Long Niu stepped in and looked at Shi Hao, but was a little hesitant.
Sha Lingshan said: "This is the young master!"
During those days, Long Niu actually did not see the young master's true face.
Shi Hao used the Evil Shadow Disguise Technique to change his appearance and appeared in front of everyone except the three sect masters.
Of course, the Evil Shadow Disguise Technique was the Evil Lotus Sect's secret, so everyone knew that the "young man with a hooked nose" was not his true appearance.
Shi Hao didn't want too many people to see the true face of "Hao Xinghua".
This does not mean that he is worried that they will betray him. Xuanfeng Huanzhi, Yueyaotai, and Shalingshan all know that the Mei Emperor is still there, so they dare not have any ulterior motives.
The Demon Sect has its own cruel methods to deal with traitors, so the subordinates dare not rebel.
At this moment, under the arrangement of Grandma Shuiyue, Longniu is in charge of the intelligence work of the entire Xielian Sect.
Shi Hao guessed that this was probably for the sake of balance. Although the three sects were united, the past grudges could not be eliminated so quickly.
Now that Grandma Shuiyue has been promoted to elder, if she also uses people from Jinghua Shuiyue Pavilion, it is inevitable that Xuanfeng Huanzhi, Yueyaotai and others will worry that Jinghua Shuiyue Pavilion will take advantage of this opportunity to deceive the superiors, or even sideline the young master, and thus use the situation to suppress the other two branch temples.
Long Niu is from the Black Lotus Realm, and letting her be in charge of the intelligence work of the Evil Lotus Sect is to make the Black Lotus Realm and Yuelian Tower feel at ease, so that they don't have to worry that Grandma Shuiyue will use her position as an elder to block the channel for them to make suggestions to the young master.
“Greetings, young master!” Long Niu was short, with two buns on her hair, and wore a solid red dress… The Chinese tradition was “triple clothing”, and all the ladies from wealthy families would wear clothes that matched three colors together.
The single color was worn by women of lower status or maids.
Of course, it is impossible for Longniu to really be a "maid" in the Black Lotus Realm.
People from the Demon Sect always act in secret, this is just her usual disguise.
In fact, Long Niu is higher than Snake Queen among the "Dragon and Snake Girls" in both martial arts and status in the Black Lotus Realm.
"Get up!" Shi Hao stretched out his hand and a stream of air came out, gently lifting Long Niu up.
Although he did not have much time to manage the specific affairs of the Xie Lian Sect, he still had to show kindness and authority to Long Niu, who was in charge of intelligence work, and let her know that he treated her as one of his own.
"Thank you, young master!" Long Niu stood up and said.
Even when she stood up, her height was barely comparable to Shi Hao who was sitting on the stool.
Shi Hao asked, "Can you find out why Yue Jiao and the others wanted to go to Wushan?"
Long Niu shook her head and said, "We don't know yet, but there was another girl with them. She was about thirteen years old and looked quite elegant. She had a fair complexion and was as delicate as jade. Miss Yue Jiao and the other two seemed to respect her quite a bit."
Shi Hao was puzzled, thinking: "A girl around thirteen years old?"
He thought about it and couldn't remember Yue Jiao knowing a girl like this.
Even Yueyaer, who was relatively petite, was more than thirteen years old.
Long Niu whispered, "I took a look at Miss Yue Jiao from a distance in the dark and saw that her temperament was different from before. She seemed quite cold and kept people at a distance."
Shi Hao said: "Yue Jiao herself is quite arrogant and it's hard for people to get close to her."
Long Niu said: "I don't know much about Miss Yue Jiao, but I feel that she is indeed a little different."
Shi Hao asked, "Is there an old woman with them?"
Long Niu shook her head: "It's just the four of them, there's no old woman."
Shi Hao thought to himself: "Did Madam Mochi let her go, or did Hou Boming and Xianggu find an opportunity to rescue Yue Jiao from Madam Mochi?" He was a little confused for a moment.
But no matter what, since Yue Jiao is with Hou Boming and Xianggu, she should be safe.
Shi Hao asked: "What is the current situation in the martial arts world?"
Long Niu said, "There are wars everywhere. Sheng Menghui in Chuyin Province was originally in a very good situation. Chu is located in the southwest, and it is difficult for the Barbarian Court to mobilize a large number of troops at once. Sheng Menghui started the rebellion in the name of responding to Fu Shiyuan, and countless heroes in the martial arts world went to join him."
"But since it was revealed that Sheng Menghui was Hong Leichi's vanguard, the situation in Chuyin has been in chaos. The talents under Sheng Menghui have fled, and many of them have taken their troops to establish their own factions. As a result, Sheng Menghui has changed his previous image of benevolence and righteousness, and has used cruel means to suppress the territory he has conquered. He has also recruited many scumbags from the underworld, and even asked the Barbarian Court for a title, colluding with the Six Gates."
"At present, the Barbarian Court has apparently reached some kind of deal with Sheng Menghui and has withdrawn the troops that were suppressing the Chuyin riot. Instead, Sheng Menghui is representing the court to suppress the various rebel forces in Chuyin Province. The change in the situation is jaw-dropping."
After a pause, he continued, "The Danyang Society has completely replaced the Hanyang Clan, and its territory is also expanding. It has almost completely controlled the Han River and its surrounding tributaries. We have basically confirmed that the 'Tiger Swordsman' Xiong Wanghu is definitely related to the Dukui Clan. However, because of the 'Hidden Dragon' Shi Chongyun, who helped Bashan Jiuzhai resist the Hanyang Clan, the Danyang Society's plan to unify Bashan and Hanshui with the Hanyang Clan as a discarded pawn was completely shattered."
Having said that, she couldn't help but glance at the young master.
Shi Hao smiled and said, "Don't doubt it, I am Shi Chongyun. But I have never heard of the name 'Qianlong'. Who gave it to me?"
Long Niu hurriedly bowed and said, "So the young master is Shi Chongyun. Please don't blame me for my reckless guess.
The name "Qianlong" first came from Bashan, and then was continuously promoted by Yuanrong Chamber of Commerce, so it was able to spread throughout the martial arts world very quickly."
Shi Hao nodded and said, "Go on."
Long Niu said: "In Daxing City, the Shark Dragon Gang was completely destroyed, and the few remnants were also wiped out by the Barbarian Court. The Qingxiong Gang originally wanted to annex the Xuande Sect and the White Sword Sect, but they failed to take them down for a long time and their vitality was greatly damaged.
The long dormant Tiandi Gang suddenly launched an attack and helped the Xuande Sect and the Baijian Sect to defeat the Qingxiong Gang.
"Now, the Tiandi Gang is the only dominant gang in Daxing City. Although the Tiandi Gang is the oldest among the three gangs and six associations, it has always been low-key and can be called the second or even third for ten thousand years. Now, it has suddenly made a strong move and has become the only dominant gang in Daxing City, a thousand-year-old famous city."
Sha Lingshan waved the round fan and said with a smile: "I have been lurking for a long time in order to find a better opportunity, but now the opportunity has come. If I don't act now, I will miss the great opportunity. Whether it is dragons and snakes rising from the land, or demons dancing wildly, anyone who wants to make a difference will start to move at this time."
Shi Hao said: "So, the Tiandi Gang has always been hiding its ambitions and is not really low-key. But it's actually a good thing. The development of the Tiandi Gang will inevitably further curb the Danyang Association. And the existence of the Danyang Association will in turn restrict the outward expansion of the Tiandi Gang."
Long Niu continued, "The Dark Thunder Society seems to have disbanded, but many of the rebel armies in various places originated from the Dark Thunder Society. For example, Guan Rong, the 'Heroic Leopard', Qian Dehui, the 'Invisible', and the suddenly appearing Dragon and Phoenix Society, all have various relationships with the former Dark Thunder Society."
"Fu Shiyuan died in the Dingkang Mountain. His son Fu Xiong has taken over the banner of the uprising and is still fighting against the Barbarian Court in the northeast. However, his momentum is far less than before. He has only a few thousand soldiers and is hiding all day long.
"There are many soldiers and horses in the lower reaches of the Changhe River who have revolted. It is a place where refugees gather, so resistance to the Barbarian Court is endless. However, it is also the place where the Barbarian Court focuses on suppressing. There are many chaos in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas. Among them, there is a group called the Huangtian Army. They have conquered seven of the 21 states in Jiangyin. The leader of the Huangtian Army is called Li Badao."
At this point, Long Niu whispered: "This Li Badao is one of ours."
Sha Lingshan waved her folding fan and said, "Oh, even I don't know the answer to this question."
Long Niu said, "This Li Badao is actually an outer sect disciple of our Black Lotus Realm. He has quite some skills. He relied on the external skills granted by the Black Lotus Realm to cultivate to the sixth level. He was placed in Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the early years. On the surface, he naturally has no relationship with our Black Lotus Realm, but in fact, he relied on the resources we provided to develop secretly. He took advantage of the opportunity to suddenly kill officials and start a rebellion. The situation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is quite good now."
Sha Lingshan said, "Young master, please wait a moment!" She stood up and flew out of the house quickly. After a while, she floated back in.
Shi Hao and Long Niu looked at her in confusion.
Sha Lingshan looked at Longniu, waved her fan and smiled, "This Li Badao has an adopted daughter. When he adopted her, she was only eleven years old. She was named Li Xiuer. She is now 28 years old, right?"