"Then she left, saying she was going to look for someone. Fairy Yun and I guessed that she was going to look for the person who caused the flood to flood the underground palace. Now we know that she went to Lingnan with you and Xiaoyan. And your name is Qianlong, I always thought it was just a title... You don't really have a dragon, do you?"
Shi Hao said modestly: "In fact, I didn't do much. The ones who really decided the situation were Yue'er, Fairy Yun, and the 'Mad Blade Demon Knight'. I just happened to be there and did what I could. Please just keep this to yourself, and don't spread it to others."
Everyone understood. After all, the flooding of the underground palace had made all the years of hard work of the Emperor and Prime Minister of Man Ting go to waste. As for the identity of the owner of the dragon, everyone was still just guessing.
If the news spreads too widely, I'm afraid the Barbarian Court will not let it go.
So everyone chatted and laughed, changing the topic, just keeping the idea in mind.
Only Xu Xiaoyan glanced at him, knowing that he was showing off again, and then told others not to publicize it.
Although he rushed from Xuzhou to Haodu in one day and flooded the underground formation with water, which affected the world situation, it was indeed worth showing off.
Even Zhuo Mulan and Du Yuejiao were standing behind him, looking at him in surprise. It was the first time for them to know that he had done so many things in these days.
Mei Tao Niang invited everyone into the temple again, and then they sat down casually in the main hall. Shi Hao asked, "Are you discussing something important here? Did the three of us come here suddenly and disturb you?"
Mei Tao Niang smiled and said, "It's okay. In fact, we are just discussing some recent events in the martial arts world. Master is someone we trust, so it's okay for him to listen.
Chapter 324: Disha Divine Crystal, Three Days of Separation
But Lan Ke Taoist sighed: "In the final analysis, it was my one wrong thought that killed many people and caused this disaster."
Shi Hao's mind moved slightly, and he said, "Senior, are you talking about something related to the Sealing God Stone?"
Mei Tao Niang explained to him, "Recently, a group of assassins with unknown origins have been looking for people with supernatural powers. Many of them have been killed. What we know is that the people who were killed were either supernatural powers of the Earthly Evil Crystal or the magic weapons they held were made of Earthly Evil Crystal."
Shi Hao couldn't help but frown: "Why is it the Earthly Evil Crystal?"
Generally speaking, divine crystals are divided into top grade, upper grade, middle grade, and lower grade.
This method of classification is done by those who are fond of doing things in the martial arts world. They classify things according to the magical powers granted by these divine crystals and the effects they bring.
Most of the so-called "Earthly Demon Crystals" can only be classified as low-grade, and only a few are barely qualified to be classified as mid-grade.
Shi Hao once owned a magic weapon forged by the "Earth Brave Star", which was quite useful to him when he was still of lower grade.
But after he entered the middle level, that kind of magic weapon was basically of little use.
Of course, magic weapons like Earth Speed Star, Earth Flying Star, and Earth Ghost Star are still very useful in specific situations.
For example, the Blood-Dark Immortal Child once relied on the magical powers granted by the "Earth Youxing" to hide in the dark and assassinate Yueyaer. Fortunately, Shi Hao was able to use the mysterious energy at that time, otherwise he would not have been discovered at all.
But generally speaking, the more skilled the expert is, the less they look down upon this kind of Earthly Evil Crystal.
Shi Hao didn't think that with the strength of Xue'an Immortal Boy and the magical powers bestowed by Di Youxing, he could assassinate a fourth-grade master.
Therefore, it is fine if those killers go for the middle-grade or even high-grade divine crystals, but it is somewhat puzzling that they go for the Earthly Demon-level divine crystals.
Mei Tao Niang continued, "It can be basically assumed that someone is using the miniaturized Sealing God Stone to collect the Earthly Demon Crystals. Their purpose is probably to gather all the Earthly Demon Crystals together."
Someone inside couldn't help but ask: "Even if there is a Sealing God Stone, how can we find all the Earthly Demon Crystals? Logically speaking, some people with supernatural powers are captured by people of the lower nine classes. They will try their best to hide their identities as supernatural powers and use their supernatural powers for stealing, kidnapping and deception. Some are cast into magic weapons and only used in emergencies.
"There are probably still some divine crystals scattered in the wilderness, and have not been discovered yet. Although it is said that after the death of a magical person or the destruction of a magic weapon, divine crystals will always appear within a radius of a hundred miles, this area is not small."
Lan Ke Taoist said: "Earth Kuixing!"
The others looked at him.
Taoist Lan Ke said: "Among the Tiangang Divine Crystals and Disha Divine Crystals, there are two unique Divine Crystals, one is called Tiankui Star and the other is called Dikui Star. These two Divine Crystals seem to have no effect at all, and those who have obtained them in the past don't know what they are used for."
Mei Tao Niang frowned: "Could it be that..."
Taoist Lan Ke said: "The owner of Tian Kui Star can sense the specific location of other Tian Gang Divine Crystals within a certain distance. The same is true for Di Kui Star. A Di Kui Star master can sense the location and distance of other Di Kui Divine Crystals, even those that have not been discovered in the wilderness.
"There are a total of thirty-six Tiangang divine crystals. There are seventy-two Disha divine crystals, which correspond exactly to the thirty-six Tiangang numbers and the seventy-two Disha numbers."
Xu Xiaoyan exclaimed: "Isn't the divine crystal that Zhao Dahaozi possesses the 'Earth Consumption Star'? Where is he now?"
Mei Tao Niang said with a headache, "Outside the city of Xuzhou, Zhao Dahaozi, Hongshan Laodaoze, and Laohoutou were a team of three, acting as bait to lure out the snakes. Afterwards, Laodaoze said he had a big deal and called Zhao Dahaozi and Laohoutou to help. But now I don't know where they are."
One of the people in the meeting was none other than Shuangming Taoist, the "Black and White Chess Saint" of Shuangxia Mountain.
He frowned and said, "What kind of business could these three be doing together? It must be related to tomb raiding. Generally speaking, if the three of them are doing business together, no one else can find them."
Xu Xiaoyan's face changed: "But if there is someone among those killers who really possesses the magical power of the Earth Kuixing...
Although everyone present was anxious, after discussing it, they found that there was nothing they could do.
Taoist Hongshan, Zhao Kaishan and Hou Bomin were doing a "big deal" together, and even these old acquaintances didn't know which direction to look for them.
They could only decide to find ways to let people they knew spread the news one by one so that "Dingshan Axe" Zhao Kaishan would know the news as soon as possible.
Shi Hao pondered and said, "What will happen if those people in the dark collect all the 72 Earthly Evil Crystals?"
Everyone looked at each other. Lan Ke Daoist shook his head and said, "This has never happened before. I'm afraid only those who collect the Earth Demon Crystals behind the scenes know the specific use."
These people were old acquaintances of "Dingshan Axe" Zhao Kaishan. Now they learned from Taoist Lan Ke that even if Zhao Kaishan and the other two hid well, they might be found by the killers, so they had no intention of staying here for long.
They each went down the mountain and hoped to find Zhao Kaishan, Hongshan Taoist priest, and Hou Bomin first through their connections and protect Zhao Kaishan.
Soon, only Mei Tao Niang, Shuang Ming Taoist, Lan Ke Taoist, Xu Xiao Yan, and Shi Hao and his party who had just arrived at the mountain were left on Xiao Tao Mountain.
Taoist Lan Ke couldn't help but sigh again, because he felt that if he hadn't invented the Stone of the Gods, things wouldn't have turned out like this.
Mei Tao Niang shook her head and said, "For those ambitious people, even without the Divine Stone, they will still cause other troubles. Senior, there is no need to blame yourself too much!"
Shi Hao changed the subject: "I heard Yue Jiao mention that the senior originally had a Nine Earth Jade Peach?"
Taoist Lan Ke looked at him and said, "Nine-Earth Jade Peach is an immortal material that can only be used after advancing to the fourth rank or above. Do you know someone who wants to use it?"
Shi Hao said: "That's not the case. I need it for my next step of advancement."
Lan Ke Taoist glared at him: "Don't tell me that you are already a fifth-grade cultivator now?"
Shi Hao said: "That's right..."
How could Lan Ke Taoist believe it? He raised his hand and said, "Watch this!"
"Ah!" With a loud noise, Shi Hao shook his body, and Lan Ke Taoist retreated half a step.
Taoist Lan Ke was originally one of the twelve Quanzhen of Chongxian Sect, and he himself was also a fifth-rank. At this moment, compared with Shi Hao, his power was actually a little weaker. He couldn't help but be shocked: "How did you do it, kid? A few months ago, you were still an eighth-rank."
Shi Hao said, "Even after three days of absence, one still has to look at each other with new eyes. How many months have passed?"
Mei Tao Niang was also moved: "In just a few months, from the eighth rank to the fifth rank?" She couldn't help but look at Xu Xiaoyan... Is this true
Xu Xiaoyan muttered, "This is a freak, don't take him seriously!" She hadn't even told them that this guy was also a magic practitioner.
Taoist Lan Ke stared at Shi Hao with an expression of disbelief. After a long while, he snorted, "I have already used my Nine Earth Jade Peach to make pills and for other purposes..."
Shi Hao shook his wrist and sighed, "I see, Senior is afraid that I will surpass you in rank, so he is unwilling to give it to me."
Taoist Lan Ke said, "Bah! Once it's used up, it's used up."
Du Yuejiao said, "Uncle, where did you get that Nine Earth Jade Peach?"
Lan Ke Taoist said unhappily: "Girl, why are you still helping him like this? It was obvious that the boy was taking advantage of you at that time."
Du Yuejiao said: “This…” She was still angry, but she couldn’t leave it anymore.
Zhuo Mulan said, "Brother, many things happened later. Yue Jiao can no longer return to Chongxian Sect. Even if she does, Kunzhen Court will find ways to force her to marry the son of Li Chenglong of the Dragon and Phoenix Society. Since Brother has obtained the Nine Earths Peach, he must know where to find it. Why don't you tell them?"
Lan Ke Taoist snorted: "Why are you also speaking for this kid?"
Zhuo Mulan's face turned red, and she quickly said, "This is also for Yue Jiao's sake."
Taoist Lan Ke said, "That's it! The Nine-Earth Jade Peach is different from other immortal materials. It cannot be grown even in the famous mountains and scenic spots occupied by Chongxian Sect. Moreover, the various external pills of Chongxian Sect do not require this material, so it is indeed difficult to find.
"It can only be planted in the deepest and darkest places underground. Its roots penetrate into the netherworld, and its flowers bloom in the world of the living. The conditions for planting are extremely harsh. There is a Tenglong Cave near Bashan Mountain in Shizhou, which is the largest and longest flame cave in China.
"There is a Nine Earth Jade Peach tree deep in the cave. When I left last time, there were three buds on the tree. I think it has borne fruit now, and it is time to pick it. In a month or two, it will probably fall. Once it falls and touches the soil and rocks, it will disappear into the netherworld. But if it is placed in a golden container, it can be stored for a long time.
"Now is the perfect time to pick it. After this period of time, I'm afraid we'll have to wait another three years. There are hundreds of caves of all sizes in Tenglong Cave, with mountains in the caves and caves in the mountains. They are endless. Even if you ask me to draw a map, I can't do it. Even if I did, you wouldn't be able to find your way. Anyway, I have nothing else to do right now, so I'll go with you."
Shi Hao quickly said, "Thank you, senior."
Xu Xiaoyan thought about it and suddenly said, "I'll go too. Maybe I can help."
Shi Hao looked at her: "Huh?" He thought that what she wanted to do most now was to find the Pengjing Mirage.
Xu Xiaoyan figured it out. Since so many people said that Pengjing Mirage was dangerous, even if they found its location, it would definitely not be a good idea to go there rashly.
Shi Hao is willing to help her, so his increased strength will be of great benefit to her.
And she didn't want to just ask for his help without doing something for him.
Du Yuejiao quickly said, "I'll go too!" How could she just let the two of them be together and not watch over them
Chapter 325 Do you want to die
Zhuo Mulan said: "In that case, I will also go with you..."
Shi Hao said, "I heard that Zhuo Sanren is about to reach the sixth level and will be promoted soon. Why don't you stay here and practice first?" He didn't want to delay Zhuo Mulan's martial arts advancement for his own sake.
He looked at Mei Tao Niang. Mei Tao Niang smiled and said, "Mr. Zhuo Sanren, just stay here. Those stinky Taoists in Huangshan will not find this place. There are also many empty guest rooms and pavilions, alchemy rooms, casting rooms, etc., all available."
Zhuo Mulan said helplessly: "In that case, thank you very much."
At that moment, they stayed here first. In the evening of that day, Zhuo Mulan repeatedly told Yue Jiao not to do anything reckless when she went out, to be careful, and to listen to her uncle and Shi Hao and not to act on her own.
Du Yuejiao hugged her master's waist and said, "I know, Master, I'm not a child anymore."
She is young and energetic, and she still likes to walk around outside more.
Although Zhuo Mulan and she are master and apprentice, they are like mother and daughter, so she can't help but want her to stay with her more.
Early the next morning, Zhuo Mulan sent them down the mountain.
Du Yuejiao and Xu Xiaoyan, each carrying a package, walked in front, while Taoist Lan Ke kept chattering beside them.
Shi Hao and Zhuo Mulan walked behind them. Shi Hao looked at their backs and gently stroked Zhuo Mulan's buttocks, saying as if chatting, "Don't worry, Mr. Zhuo Sanren. I will bring Yue Jiao back soon."
Zhuo Mulan's pretty face blushed in the peach forest and she let him caress her.
When they reached the foot of the mountain, Zhuo Mulan watched them leave before returning to the mountain.
Shi Hao was walking at the end, and suddenly he saw Xu Xiaoyan in front of him turn around and mouth the words to him: "You... are... going to... die... ah!"
He didn't make any sound, but he looked vicious.
Shi Hao immediately understood what she had just "seen".
Xu Xiaoyan has already cultivated the "Xuan Qi", and she can clearly sense through the Xuan Qi what he did to Zhuo Mulan behind them.
At this moment, Shi Hao was also a little embarrassed.
Sure enough, while Du Yuejiao was talking to Lan Ke Taoist, Xu Xiaoyan pulled him into a dark place and glared at him, "Are you looking for death? You actually tried to touch Du Yuejiao's master? If she finds out, do you believe she will stab you to death with a sword?"
Shi Hao said quickly, "This is a tortuous story. It all started when I stole the knife from the Huo family in Yuandan. At that time, she discovered my identity. She is Yue Jiao's master, and Yue Jiao has been with her since she was a child. We are like mother and daughter. I can't kill her, right? I can only... cough cough, there is nothing I can do."
Xu Xiaoyan didn't know what she was thinking about. She stared at him and blushed: "We are called master and apprentice, but we are like mother and daughter... You, you still have this hobby?"
Shi Hao said: "No, that's not the point..." The point is that for Yue Jiao's sake, I can't kill her, I can only let her become my woman and ask her to keep it a secret for me.
Xu Xiaoyan, however, had already crossed her arms and stepped back: "Scum, pervert, shameless, vulgar..."
Shi Hao said: "Listen to me, things have turned out like this..."
Xu Xiaoyan bit her teeth and lip: "After I find my sister, I will break up with you."
Shi Hao said: "No..."
"Nothing?" Xu Xiaoyan stepped on his foot angrily, "Are you also interested in sisters?"
"That's... No! That's not the question."
"Pervert!" Xu Xiaoyan's face flushed red as she walked forward, swinging her arms. "After I find my sister, you have to stay away from us... Pervert."
Shi Hao chased after her, smiling apologetically while muttering, "Even if I'm a pervert... don't you understand this?"
"Pervert!" Xu Xiaoyan turned around and kicked him away.
—The four of them first went north across the long river, arrived in Huainan, and then went west.
At that time, the whole country was in chaos, and there was chaos everywhere in the north of the Yangtze River. However, compared with the south of the Yangtze River, the situation was generally still under the repeated suppression of various smoke and dust by the barbarian army.
In troubled times, human life is worth less than a dog's. They have witnessed many tragic scenes.
There were also bandits along the way who came to rob them. Some were ordinary people who could not survive, and some were criminals who took advantage of the chaos to occupy the mountains and become kings, wanting to dominate the world.
Among the four of them, Shi Hao and Taoist Lan Ke were originally of the fifth rank. Although Taoist Lan Ke was not good at martial arts, he did have a solid foundation after all.
Du Yuejiao and Xu Xiaoyan also have the strength of the sixth rank.