The person who came was Du Qingxi. She was dressed in black gauze and her slender curves were exposed. She stood pretty outside the door, with her black hair in a bun and her bare face facing the sky, with a cold and pure beauty.
"The trial of the Southern Barbarian Underworld?"
Looking at Du Qingxi outside the door, Chen Xi was puzzled. He had grown up in Songyan City since he was a child, so he knew everything about the trials in the Southern Barbarian Underworld.
In the Hundred Thousand Nanman Mountains, a strange space with extremely harsh environment appears every three years.
The evil spirit there is so strong, there is no vegetation, and there is a kind of gray-white hurricane blowing all year round. It is difficult to distinguish between day and night. The most important thing is that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the Nanman Underworld is exhausted, like a lifeless and abandoned land. For monks who breath in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, this place is simply a hellish existence!
However, after thousands of years of exploration and exploration, people have gained a new understanding of Nanman Mingxu.
It is true that there are no living creatures in this space, but there is a ferocious and bloodthirsty evil beast, whose strength is roughly around the acquired perfection state. And in the body of the evil beast, there is a treasure of evil beads. Although its use is unknown, its value is indeed extremely amazing.
A monk once took an evil bead to Jinxiu City, where the royal city of the Chu Dynasty was thousands of miles away. One evil bead was sold for a sky-high price of a hundred spiritual crystals!
This matter was reported back to Songyan City and instantly caused a sensation. So when the Nanman Underworld appeared again, almost all the monks in Songyan City swarmed away. But the strange thing is that only acquired and innate realm monks can enter it safely. As soon as other monks step onto the edge of the southern barbarian underworld, they will be stopped by an invisible force.
It is precisely because of this that the universities and family forces in Songyan City, together with the General's Mansion, jointly launched the Southern Barbarian Underworld Trial. Encourage the younger generation in Songyan City who have Xiantian realm cultivation to participate in the trial.
Firstly, you can obtain evil beads, and secondly, in the harsh environment of the Southern Barbarian Underworld, you can also hone the monks' survivability and practical skills.
What's particularly important is that many families and schools use the number of evil beads as a criterion to evaluate their disciples. Those with a larger number can not only become core disciples and enjoy resources that ordinary disciples cannot ask for, but also obtain a considerable amount of wealth. Volunteer expenses.
And for the top three who obtained the most evil beads in the trial, the General Mansion will send them an invitation letter, inviting them to join the Chu Soul Guard branch of Longyuan City in Southern Xinjiang!
Chu Soul Guard, the cultivator organization under the Great Chu Dynasty, in terms of terrifying strength, there are few who can stand shoulder to shoulder with it in the entire territory of the Great Chu Dynasty. Of course, the invitation letter is just an invitation letter. If you want to join the Chu Soul Guard branch of Longyuan City, you have to pass several extremely harsh assessments, which are no more difficult than participating in the assessment of a super large sect.
"The evil spirit of the Southern Barbarian Underworld is soaring, the spiritual power is exhausted, and there are many evil beasts in it, which will be accompanied by battles at all times. If the monks want to survive in it, they have no other way but to carry a large number of spiritual stone pills."
Du Qingxi's voice was cold and crisp, just like his cold and snowy temperament, with a hint of unquestionable flavor, and he said slowly, "I came to you to enter the southern barbarian underworld and cook dishes for me. Ingredients and kitchen utensils I have prepared it for you, and now I will take you to meet two people."
"Wait a minute, when did I agree to go to the Southern Barbarian Underworld?" Chen Xi frowned. He didn't like the feeling of being ordered.
Du Qingxi said matter-of-factly: "You are the apprentice chef hired by Qingxi Restaurant. This is one of your responsibilities."
"But, why me?" Chen Xi continued to ask.
"You are Old Man Ma's apprentice, and your cultivation is enough to enter the Southern Barbarian Underworld. Who else can meet this condition besides you?"
Du Qingxi seemed a little displeased by the question and frowned, "Stop talking nonsense. I won't treat you badly after coming out of the Southern Barbarian Underworld."
With that said, she turned around and left, as if she was too lazy to explain to Chen Xi any more.
"That's all, let's just take a trip. I've long wanted to see what the Southern Barbarian Underworld is like."
Chen Xi thought for a while and followed him.
Du Qingxi was right. Before he left Songyan City, he was still a member of Qingxi Restaurant. Since he was receiving a salary, he should naturally assume corresponding responsibilities.
What's particularly important is that he has been in seclusion in a small dark room almost every day for the past few months. The value of the ingredients he has spent on practicing cooking skills is enough to be described in astronomical figures, but Du Qingxi has never asked him for anything in return. This makes Chen Xi felt a little embarrassed. His mouth was short and his hands were soft. This was probably how he felt.
The backyard of Qingxi Restaurant has always been a place for Du Qingxi to retreat and practice. The environment is quiet and elegant. Except for some caring servants, few people can set foot in it.
When Du Qingxi took Chen Xi into the courtyard, two young men were waiting.
"He is Duanmuze, from the Duanmu family in Longyuan City." Du Qingxi pointed at the man in white and introduced briefly.
Chen Xi raised his eyes and couldn't help but be startled.
Duanmuze is definitely a slender man, who is elegant, handsome, and noble. His white clothes are as beautiful as snow, and he has a graceful demeanor. His thin lips are lightly pursed, and he is reserved with a smile that can make thousands of girls scream crazily. .
However, Chen Xi didn't care about this. What he cared about was the family behind Duanmuze.
Although Du Qingxi's introduction was extremely simple, how could Chen Xi not have heard of the names of the eight major sects, three major universities, and six major families in Longyuan City that were rumored on the streets.
Each of these forces has profound foundations, and their antiquity can be traced back to tens of thousands of years. They are far beyond the comparison of families such as the Li family in Songyan City, which have only been emerging for a thousand years.
The Duanmu family is one of the six major families, so when facing Duanmuze, a descendant of the Duanmu family, Chen Xi was naturally a little surprised. He is handsome and has a good background. This guy must be someone in Longyuan City. Very famous, right
"Qingxi, it seems a bit unreliable for you to find this person, right?"
Duanmuze raised his eyes and glanced at Chen Xi, his brows couldn't help but frown slightly, but there was a hint of dominance in his plain tone. He really couldn't understand how Du Qingxi found a spiritual chef apprentice to join them.
Born into a wealthy family since childhood, in Duanmuze's eyes, although Chef Ling was an excellent cook, he was still a cook after all, and he was still a first-class servant with a low status. How could he be mixed up with himself and others
Because of this, even though Du Qingxi had already asked this matter and he promised not to care about it, when he actually saw Chen Xi, Duanmuze still felt extremely unhappy, as if Chen Xi's appearance had insulted his identity.
A few words made Chen Xi's impression of Duan Muze very bad, and he no longer bothered to greet him. On the contrary, he hoped that Du Qingxi would also say that he was unreliable, so that he could pat his butt and leave, and he would no longer have to stay with this proud peacock man.
However, what made Chen Xi regretful was that Du Qingxi did not do this. She did not even pay attention to Duanmuze. Instead, she turned her eyes, pointed at the young man on the other side, and continued to introduce: "Song Lin, from the Song family in Longyuan City family."
Song Lin is actually quite handsome, but he is obviously an extremely lazy guy. He has fluffy hair, sloppy clothes, slightly squinted eyes, and his whole body seems to be falling apart. He is leaning lazily against a big tree in the courtyard. He looked sleepy.
Seeing Du Qingxi introduce himself, Song Lin weakly waved his hand in this direction and muttered vaguely: "Well, I heard Qingxi talk about you, but let's have a good chat after I sleep well..." As he spoke, his head Little by little, I fell asleep again.
Sure enough, the family behind Song Lin also came from one of the six major families.
Thinking of this, Chen Xi's heart moved, and he suddenly realized something. Among the six major families, there is also a Du family. Could Du Qingxi be a descendant of the Du family, right
This possibility is very high.
Birds of a feather flock together, and looking at Du Qingxi's attitude towards Duan Muze and Song Lin, it is obvious that the three of them belong to the same type of people, but they have different personalities.
"It's just an ordinary Southern Barbarian trial, but it attracted the participation of three children from Longyuan City's big families. Could there be any secrets hidden in it?"
Chen Xi was puzzled, and suddenly felt that his trip to the Southern Barbarian Underworld was not as simple as he imagined.
"Qingxi, do you really want to take him with you?"
Seeing that Du Qingxi ignored him, Duanmuze couldn't help but feel angry in his heart, but he still had a magnanimous look on his face. He frowned and said, "I heard that there are monsters and beasts running rampant in the Nanman Mountains and there are many dangers. Take him with you, if you encounter Wouldn’t some unforeseen changes cost his life?”
Chen Xi remained silent, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. If he wanted to drive him away, he would just say it directly. Why do he have to find so many far-fetched and ridiculous reasons? These kids from big families are really hypocritical.
"Are you done?" Du Qingxi said expressionlessly.
Duanmuze's expression froze for a moment, then he said with a serious face: "Qingxi, I'm thinking about him too."
"That's it, let's go." Du Qingxi remained indifferent and turned to leave.
When Chen Xi saw this, he also left. He didn't want to stay with Duan Muze. Who knew what ugly words this guy would say when he was angry.
Watching the two people walking out of the courtyard one after another, the smile that always hung on Duanmuze's lips disappeared in an instant, and his face became extremely different.
"Well, let's go too." Song Lin rubbed his sleepy eyes and breathed weakly.
"I won't just let that kid go." Duan Muze's face was gloomy, and he squeezed out a sentence through his teeth, "I want to see if Qingxi dares to fall out with me for a humble servant!"
Every three years, the Southern Barbarian Underworld will appear in the Southern Barbarian Forbidden Land.
If you want to find the entrance to the Southern Barbarian Underworld, you have to pass through vast forests where monsters are rampant. When you enter the forbidden area, you have a great chance of encountering a big monster entrenched in one area. It can be said that it is full of murderous intent and full of dangers.
Now, as the Nanman Underworld is about to appear, the number of pedestrians on the bustling streets of Songyan City is obviously several times more than before. The crowds are like the tide, making it extremely noisy.
"Yuegui City, Yuying City, Luosha City... It seems that monks from all cities in southern Xinjiang have appeared. This Southern Barbarian trial is an unprecedented event!"
(End of chapter)