She tried to swim back, but she ran out of energy and rushed into one of the forks.
After holding his breath for a long time, he finally climbed out of the water, turned over and sat on the mud, gasping for breath several times.
After a while, he staggered to his feet, looked around, and knew that something was wrong.
After getting separated from Shi Hao and Xianggu, she didn't know which direction to go to the Xianqiong forbidden area.
The water rushed out from a hole, and it was obviously impossible to follow the water flow back.
What's more, the waterway is complicated, with several forks. If you swim back, you may not be able to get back to the place you just came from.
In desperation, I had to find an exit here and grope forward.
Holding on to a rock with both hands, he turned the corner and quietly looked out. There was a cave in front of him. The water flowed out and became gentle. There was mud on both sides and various kinds of messy aquatic plants.
Xu Xiaoyan looked down at her embroidered shoes. The wet shoes felt extremely uncomfortable on her feet.
And it was dirty, with mud all over her skirt, jacket, pants and shoes.
Take off both shoes, rinse them in water for a few times, pour out the water, and put them back on.
She jumped from stone to stone, trying not to step in the mud.
The skirt stuck tightly to my body, making me feel very uncomfortable.
Looking down, she saw that her lapels were tightly attached to her breasts. She couldn't face anyone in public like this.
Xu Xiaoyan also learned some skills from the Night Demon Codex, but she chose the Black Eclipse skills and did not know the Mysterious Demon Skills.
Therefore, it is impossible to generate heat through internal energy and dry the skirt by itself.
The river water was very cold, making her miss the "human-shaped heated kang" a little.
I was secretly worried about him and Xianggu... That woman surnamed Zhao was simply a crazy woman. I didn't know if anything would happen to them.
After passing through this patch of water and grass, the ground gradually rose, the soil and rocks here finally became much drier, and there was no faint stench in the air.
A cool breeze blew in from somewhere, bringing fresh air.
Xu Xiaoyan stepped on the ground and swept his body forward. Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of him.
She and the man were both startled! Xu Xiaoyan quickly stopped, stared at the man, and was about to take action.
The man looked at her and cried out, "Saint Princess?"
She was a hunchbacked old woman, thin and short, with a face full of wrinkles.
Xu Xiaoyan secretly thought that this was not good, and thought that at this point, she could only kill the person to silence him... However, facing such an old woman, she couldn't bring herself to kill her to silence her, and for a moment, she was in a dilemma.
The old woman looked at her and suddenly said, "No... You are not the Holy Princess! You are the Holy Princess' twin sister that Priest Sang brought back from outside?!"
Xu Xiaoyan gritted her teeth, thinking that at this point, she could only knock her out first.
Before she could do anything, the old woman suddenly fell to the ground and burst into tears. Xu Xiaoyan was also a little confused for a moment: "What... are you doing?"
The old woman cried, "Miss, I'm glad you're okay, I'm glad you're okay."
Xu Xiaoyan asked: "Who are you?"
The old woman choked up and said, "I am Hua Po, the younger sister of your father, Master Xu Zhu, and the wet nurse of Miss Xiang'er. I have been taking care of the Holy Princess all the time. Before Master Zhu took Miss Xiang'er away, he helped me get out of the relationship. I was locked up for a few years until they brought the Holy Princess back. Seeing that I was honest and dutiful during those years, they let me continue to take care of the Holy Princess.
"But I didn't know that the Saint Princess had a twin sister, and she never mentioned it. It wasn't until this trip that the spies sent outside said that there was someone outside who looked exactly like the Saint Princess. Those people reacted and began to understand why the Saint Princess's holy energy was so incomplete.
"The eldest lady suddenly came and fought with the Holy King. Priest Sang also urgently notified everyone that an outsider broke in and took away the twin sisters of the Holy Princess, and asked everyone to find her as soon as possible. I saw the eldest lady was seriously injured and fell into the sea, so I rushed here. Because I had secretly met with the eldest lady near here before, I thought that I might be able to see you here first.
"I didn't expect to actually see the lady here."
Xu Xiaoyan tilted her face and asked in confusion, "Young Miss? Who is the young lady you are talking about?"
The flower lady raised her head, wiped her tears, and said in surprise: "Miss, didn't you come here to save you because you were captured by the Sang priest?"
Xu Xiaoyan's mind flashed with lightning, and she couldn't help asking: "Zhao Ruoxin? Wait a minute... What do you mean? That woman... That woman..."
The flower lady whispered, "So you don't know, young lady, that Miss Ruoxin is the elder sister of you and the Saint Princess?"
Xu Xiaoyan was stunned: "What, what, what...what's going on?"
Grandma Hua said, "I didn't know it at first, but Master Chen Heng told me. Back then, Master Xu led Miss Xiang'er to rebel against the Holy Tower and escaped. He hid Miss Xiang'er and used a disguise technique he learned from who knows where to change her appearance and named her Zhao Jingzha."
Xu Xiaoyan murmured, "'Xuanwei Sword' Zhao Jingzha? Who is this Master Chen Zhu you are talking about?"
Grandma Hua said, "He was your father's best friend in the Holy Tower, but he had a big quarrel with your father, almost to the point of becoming a life-and-death enemy. During those days, your father was difficult to get along with, and even found a reason to severely punish the old slave and drive him out.
"Later, Master Chen Zhu secretly came to me, and I learned that Master Xu had already intended to take Miss Xiang'er away from the Holy Tower. He was afraid that Master Chen Zhu and I would be implicated, so he had a falling out with Master Chen Zhu and severely punished me.
"The Saint King summoned me to question him. He has great powers, so how could a mortal like me hide it from him? At that time, I really didn't know that Master Xu Zhu and Miss Xiang'er were going to defect. Even so, I was imprisoned for several years before being released.
"Until half a year ago, Master Chen Zhu secretly came to me and told me that Master Xu Zhu was dead, but in addition to the Saint Princess, there was another eldest daughter, Miss Ruoxin. But at that time, even Master Chen Zhu didn't know that the Saint Princess had twin sisters."
Xu Xiaoyan opened her eyes wide: "Zhao, Zhao Ruoxin... is our sister?"
Chapter 388 Demonic Evil: Immortal Blessing!
Xu Xiaoyan clenched her fists, opened her eyes wide, and opened her mouth. For a moment, she didn't know what to say.
Zhao Ruoxin could actually be her sister? Such news really stunned her.
There was a constant shaking outside and I didn't know what was happening.
Xu Xiaoyan turned her head and whispered, "What's going on outside?"
The flower lady said, "I don't know why the young lady suddenly appeared and became extremely powerful and scary. I felt uneasy watching from a distance.
"Later, I don't know what the young lady did, but there was a roar of beasts from the other side of the Absolute Sea, which was deeper in the forbidden area. The whole island was shaking. I saw the young lady being beaten down by the Holy King, and then the Holy King rushed to the Absolute Sea.
"Just now, there was another fight at the crossing point. At least four priests and priests rushed over. It seems that there are other people who broke in, and they are extremely powerful. Miss, you should take the Holy Princess away quickly. The ceremony is about to begin. If you delay any further, it will be too late."
Xu Xiaoyan said: "I am going to the Xianqiong forbidden area, but how should I get there?"
Mrs. Hua said, "Miss, come with me!" She turned around and ran away with Xu Xiaoyan.
Xu Xiaoyan followed her around, and asked, "Where is this place?"
Grandma Hua said, "This is an abandoned garden. Since the sewage is sent here and carried away along the river here, there are not many people. In the past, Miss Xiang'er hid everywhere and would hide in this area from time to time. In order to find her, I often looked for her here.
"Miss Xiang'er insisted on playing hide-and-seek with me, hiding from me everywhere. I often caught her here, so I am familiar with this area. There are several secret passages that only Miss Xiang'er and I know. Once, Master Chen Zhu brought Miss into the Holy Building to meet me, and I let Miss hide nearby for a while."
Xu Xiaoyan suddenly realized... No wonder they ran into Zhao Ruoxin in this area.
Those people were still looking for them outside, but they didn't expect that Zhao Ruoxin had already sneaked into Pengjing Mirage, and they were led by Xianggu and transferred here through the secret passage.
Xu Xiaoyan said, "You asked me to take my sister away as soon as possible. I heard...I heard Aunt Xiang'er say that my sister would be used as a sacrifice and killed at the ceremony. If I am caught, I will die as well. Is that right?"
Grandma Hua sighed deeply and said, "Miss Xiang'er was still young when she escaped. How could she know anything? It was also because Miss Xiang'er was lucky that she had no holy energy in her body. Although she had been a holy virgin for several years, she could not become a holy princess.
"During the ceremony, the Saint Princess will be presented to the God, who will grant her the blessing of immortality. After that, the Saint King will bring the five great blessing masters to have sex with the Saint Princess and receive the blessing of immortality. The Saint King will be the first, and the five great blessing masters will be ranked according to their merits.
"Afterwards, the five blessing masters did that kind of thing with the five priests. After they were done, they had sex with the other witches who participated in the ceremony. This is called sharing the dew of the celestial being."
Xu Xiaoyan was surprised and asked: "What is this for?"
The flower lady sighed, "This custom is not new. Thanks to the blessings bestowed by the gods, the Holy King is now over 500 years old. Among the five great priests and five great priests, the oldest is 300 years old. The witches can often live to 200 years old, and those who failed to participate in the ceremony will start to age in their 50s or 60s, just like the 'mortals' in the outside world.
"Therefore, in the Holy Tower, those who become witches are noble people, and those who perform five blessings and five sacrifices are called divine people. There is only one Holy King, and he is a precious person. Therefore, he becomes the first person to receive the fairy dew in the ceremony."
Xu Xiaoyan asked, "What about the Saint Princess? What will happen to the Saint Princess after the ceremony is over?"
The Flower Lady sighed, "How can there be any end to the ceremony? After the ceremony, the Saint Princess will be eaten by the Saint King, the five great blessing masters, and the five great priests. This is called 'sharing the immortal blessing'."
Xu Xiaoyan felt a chill run down her spine. Did the priest Sang capture her and her sister to become such "sacrifices"
The flower lady whispered, "I don't really understand the details. I just heard a few priests and shamans talking about the Holy Princess having holy energy in her body, but for some reason, it's not enough. Chen Heng, the priest, quietly told me that in this case, the ceremony can still be held, but the 'immortal blessing' brought by the Holy Princess will be very weak.
"Master Chen Zhu and your father, Master Xu Zhu, were like brothers. He wanted to save the Saint Princess and let the young lady take her away, but with the power of the Saint King, they had no chance. Master Chen Zhu told the young lady that there was a Tianying Immortal Mansion in Lingnan. There was a monster under the ground of the Tianying Immortal Mansion. Perhaps they could borrow the power from it to fight against the Saint King.
"So the young lady left quietly and went to Lingnan. I just saw the young lady fighting with the Holy King. It looks like the young lady should have succeeded, right? Unfortunately, even with the power of the monsters in the Tianying Immortal Mansion, she is still weaker than the Holy King. I don't know how she is doing now.
"Right now, the Saint King is rushing to Jueduan Sea, and there are powerful enemies of unknown origin invading from outside. Several blessing masters and priests have gone to fight. Maybe this is the best opportunity to bring the Saint Princess out."
Xu Xiaoyan bit her lip and said, "Let's get my sister out first, then meet up with my sister and escape from here."
He thought quickly, thinking that the Sang priest was so powerful that he needed the four priests and priests in Pengjing Mirage to lead many people to fight against him. He must be a top-notch master. Could it be...
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There are five wishes and five sacrifices in the Pengjing Mirage. The five wishes correspond to benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and trustworthiness, and the five sacrifices correspond to gold, wood, water, fire and earth.
At this moment, Zhan Tao, the "Ceremony Blessing" and Su Ze, the "Wisdom Blessing" among the five great blessers, and Xi Lin, the "Wood Blessing" and Jun Li, the "Earth Blessing" among the five great priests, led the general people and surrounded the girl who stepped onto the river to cross and treated them coldly.
The girl put her hands behind her back, raised her head and looked at the demon shadow rushing high in the distance.
In that direction, the demonic shadow roared with mockery and resentment. At the same time, there were bursts of golden light. It was obvious that someone was fighting with the monster that was about to be born.
The monster emitted a strange black aura that covered the entire sky island, causing the people surrounding her to become uneasy and unable to perform.
The girl's petite body stood on the water, her toes lightly touching a wave. Her small body also rose and fell with the ripples on the water.
"Catch her!" Master Zhan Tao and Zhan Zhu shouted.
Everyone used their own methods and rushed forward together, and a fierce battle broke out...
Chapter 389 Demons: Sisters!
The martial arts and techniques of Pengjing Mirage are different from those of the outside world.
This does not mean that the martial arts here are more advanced than those in the outside world.
The path of martial arts ultimately requires various exchanges and discussions in order to continuously improve. It is difficult to reach the highest level if you work in isolation.
The Saint King of Pengjing Mirage lived for more than 500 years. His strength was gained bit by bit by relying on the "immortal blessing" bestowed by the gods and a lifespan longer than that of ordinary people.
These priests and priests all looked like middle-aged men, but in fact, they all had a lifespan of more than a hundred years... or even more than two hundred years.
After so many years, it is actually nothing to have reached their level of cultivation.
However, the mystery of the Pengjing Mirage itself gives it a "powerful" aura, making it appear unfathomable in the eyes of outsiders.
At the same time, although their martial arts and techniques were not widely exchanged with the outside world, they were actually far behind the Taisu Xian Pavilion, which combined the strengths of hundreds of schools.
But on the other hand, precisely because they are conservative and closed, they are unable to see the truth when they suddenly confront each other, and are actually very difficult to deal with.
Especially the "magic" of the Pengjing Mirage, don't take unusual paths, as you can't guard against it.
Ming Yueshu was facing the siege of two sorcerers, two priests, and the troops they led at the same time, so he did not dare to be careless.
In her eyes, these people had unique skills and methods, which were endless and difficult to deal with.
Especially the two middle-aged men who fought head-on with martial arts, they looked to be no more than 40 or 50 years old, and they should have practiced some kind of external skills, but their skills were extremely profound, and they all had the strength of the third level.
But it was just strength... Ming Yueshu could easily tell that these two people had not cultivated the "Xuan Qi" that a top-grade master should have.
This inevitably made her a little confused. She clearly didn't have the realm of a top-grade master, but she possessed the power of a top-grade master... How did she cultivate this
Of course, if she knew that these two people lived for more than 200 years, it would not be surprising... With such a lifespan, even if the talent is poor, the skills can be improved little by little.
A breakthrough in realm requires great talent, but skills can be improved slowly over time.
It’s just that many people simply don’t have such a long lifespan, so they just have to slowly grind away.
From this point of view, the talents of these two masters of blessing are really average.
However, the class stratification of Pengjing Mirage mainly depends on bloodline. Because their families have a higher status in the Holy Building, they can obtain better skills and more resources.
It is for this reason that the direct descendants of the Five Blessings and Five Sacrifices are all blessers and priests from generation to generation, the children of the witches are all witches from generation to generation, and the children of slaves can only be slaves from generation to generation... This is the "Holy Building".
Mingyue was amazed at the strangeness of these people's martial arts and skills. "Lizhu" Zhan Tao, "Zhizhu" Suze, "Muji" Xilin and "Tuji" Junli were also amazed at the strength of the girl who suddenly appeared.
They tried their best, bombarding with energy, attacking with wood formations and earth, each showing off their unique abilities, one wave after another.
Although it was difficult for the girl to break through for the time being, she floated back and forth, and used all kinds of mysterious and incredible means to dissolve all their attacks.
This girl might need a Saint King to deal with her! They were secretly frightened.
—Time, the two sides reached a stalemate here.
The waves in the distance were quietly surging at this moment, a wisp of water was floating up, and a pair of eyes were secretly watching the battle between the two sides.
Immediately afterwards, the bloody scales rolled in the waves, and the long shadow sank, diving towards the battle circle from the bottom of the water.
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Xu Xiaoyan followed Hua Po and got closer and closer to the Xianqiong forbidden area.
"The Xianqiong forbidden land is over there!" Grandma Hua pointed quietly, "This rift is called Juelong Abyss. The depths of Juelong Abyss lead to Jueduan Sea. Carefully climb up from the edge of Juelong Abyss and you will reach the forbidden land, but be careful not to fall into Juelong Abyss."