Xuanyou Continent.
The location of the Yinling Temple.
"You stay in the cave for now, and don't leave the Yinling Temple for the next few days. Wait until the current situation has passed before moving out."
Han Zhiyuan, who was skinny as a stick, looked quite helpless and sighed, "The temple can do nothing but push all the problems onto you and let you bear the bad name."
Dong Tianze leaned against the cold rock wall, his face cold, and said, "It doesn't matter."
His reputation in the Fourth Realm was already bad.
The six major families regarded him as the executioner of the Dong family. In his previous years in the Dong family, he did things that were indeed hidden from public view.
But he knew in his heart that he was not a real member of the Dong family. If he did not do those shady things to eliminate dissidents for the Dong family, he would have difficulty gaining a foothold in the Dong family.
Being pointed at and insulted is better than dying inexplicably.
The moment he left Sanxian Island, he knew what he would encounter, and now he just had to accept the reality calmly.
"The independent cultivator who escaped that day spread the news that you were the leader of the dark ghosts. This matter has already fermented in the third realm."
As the real leader of the dark ghosts, Han Zhiyuan felt guilty and said, "In order to distance themselves from the matter, the temple can only insist that you are the leader of the dark ghosts."
Dong Tianze curled his lips: "It's within my expectations."
"Don't blame the sect. We can't help it. To the outside world, we will just imprison you and torture you severely." Han Zhiyuan advised kindly, "Inside, everyone knows that you are innocent. Just don't go out in the near future."
"Also, your identity as a Heavenly Phoenix Guardian can ensure your safety."
Han Zhiyuan paused, pondered for a moment, and then revealed the secret: "I heard from the leader that the contamination of the filthy alien power in the lower world is because there is a problem with the Heaven-reaching Tribulation Pillar."
"When the Heaven-reaching Tribulation Pillar was built, the reason why it could stand tall in the Fifth Realm was largely due to the contribution of Tian Feng."
"The Sky Phoenix has fallen for many years, and there is nothing abnormal about those Heaven-reaching Tribulation Pillars. The higher-ups also think that the Heaven-reaching Tribulation Pillars should stand forever in the Fifth Realm and be able to permanently suppress the evil demons and alien races in the Fifth Realm."
"No one expected that as the remains of the Heavenly Phoenix disintegrated, countless broken bones would fly in all directions, causing anomalies in the Heavenly Tribulation Pillar."
"Because the creation and establishment of the Heaven-reaching Tribulation Pillar are closely related to the Heavenly Phoenix, after the Heaven-reaching Tribulation Pillar undergoes a change, it must also rely on the divine power of the Heavenly Phoenix. The master you can sense has now become a crucial link. Pure Land and the higher-ups must cultivate her with care no matter what."
"The higher-ups are eager for her to reach the level of Heavenly Phoenix as soon as possible so that she can go to the lower realm to repair the Heavenly Tribulation Pillar."
"And you, as a divine guard who is destined to stand behind her in the future, the major sects in the third world will never dare to touch you easily."
After patting Dong Tianze on the shoulder in a friendly manner, Han Zhiyuan said a few more words of comfort before leaving the cave.
"The master I swore to defend to the death, actually..."
Dong Tianze was fascinated by what he heard.
"There are so many Divine Guards, and they need to compete with each other to get to the top! In the end, the only one who can stand behind the master is me!"
Dong Tianze's eyes were firm.
He planned to wait until the storm had passed before stepping out of the Yinling Temple to look for other divine guards to hunt. This seemed to be the fastest way for him to break through the realm and increase his strength.
"jingle!"
There was a sudden strange noise coming from the ghost altar beside him.
Dong Tianze, who had presided over the ghost altar many times, knew that the Lord of the Dark Ghost Hall from the lower world had sent a message when he heard the unusual noise.
With a casual wave of his hand, a piece of paper flew out from the ghost altar and landed steadily in his palm.
"Leader, I'm Pang Jian."
The first line of words made Dong Tianze furious!
Resisting the urge to tear up the paper, he continued reading.
"I need different kinds of saplings and flower seeds. The more the better. You can name any price. We will make the transaction in seven days."
After reading.
Dong Tianze's face rippled like water waves, veins bulged on his forehead, and his eyes suddenly showed a ferocious look as if he wanted to eat someone alive.
"Huff! Huff!"
He was breathing heavily, staring at the words on the note, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.
Pang Jian actually dared to trade with him!
He took out a piece of paper and a pen with trembling hands, wrote a line of words with gritted teeth, and threw them at the ghost altar.
The line of text is... Why aren't you dead yet
After doing all this, he stared at the ghost altar with a ferocious face.
For a formal transaction, the ghost altar needs to make a lot of arrangements, but if it is just passing messages on paper, a lot of steps can be simplified.
Since he successfully got the note at the moment the message was transmitted, it meant that Pang Jian had not yet dismantled the ghost altar, and the other party could see the note he passed in time.
really.
After a moment, another unusual "ding-ling" sound was heard.
Dong Tianze raised his hand immediately, instantly sucked the new note into his palm, and quickly lowered his head to look.
—Please help me, Chief. I have something else to do. See you in seven days.
Dong Tianze, with a ferocious and terrifying look on his face, kept taking deep breaths and forced himself to stay calm.
But he finally started to curse madly: "You son of a bitch Pang Jian! Who do you think I am? I am the leader of the dark ghosts! I am not your subordinate who can be ordered around!"
Inside the cave, there were sounds of people pounding the walls and hitting the ground to vent their anger.
After a long time, Dong Tianze finally calmed down. Looking at the two notes sent by Pang Jian in his hand, he was torn between an inner struggle and a desire to stop.
After a while, he suddenly shouted: "I want to see what you are up to!"
Ignoring Han Zhiyuan's advice, he immediately left the cave and saw a person sitting quietly outside, so he said, "Brother Liu, I want to purchase different kinds of saplings and flower seeds."
In principle, Liu Yan, who was responsible for keeping an eye on him, thought he was possessed and asked in a daze, "What do you want these for?"
"Either I buy it myself, or you buy it for me."
"I'll go. For the time being... you should stay inside as much as possible."
Liu Yan, who was confused, left in bewilderment and began to purchase all kinds of saplings and flower seeds in the Yinling Temple and nearby trading areas.
…
The cloud space between the third and fourth realms.
A Fire Cloud Ship from the Lieyang Sect had just passed through the thick gray leaden clouds and arrived high in the sky of the Fourth Realm.
"Zhou Qingchen from Hongshan is here."
A graceful and beautiful woman with long fluttering sleeves sat quietly on a jade-like boat, looking at the Fire Cloud Ship belonging to the Lieyang Sect, and said, "Let him come out to see me."
The huge Fire Cloud Ship was now empty, with almost no one on board.
Xiao Pei, who had the Xiantian realm cultivation, glanced at Zhou Qingchen, Han Duping, Su Meng and a few others, hesitated for a moment, and then asked: "Who are you?"
"The elders in his family."
Zhou Yuan'e smiled calmly.
Zhou Qingchen was stunned for a moment, then jumped out of the Fire Cloud Boat in great joy and headed straight for the suspended light boat.
He and Han Duping were originally traveling to Sanxian Island on a cloud sailing ship. On the way, they encountered a fire cloud ship that was about to sail to the underworld, and also met Su Meng.
He learned from Su Meng that a terrible disaster broke out in the fourth realm. The Fire Cloud Ship was full of Dong family members a few days ago, and now it was going to carry more people and goods.
Su Meng also took the opportunity to go back to the Su family to check on the situation.
Zhou Qingchen acted decisively and temporarily gave up the idea of going to Sanxian Island to seek revenge on Dong Tianze. Instead, he and Han Duping used the Fire Cloud Ship of Lieyang Sect to go down to the mortal world.
“Ancestor!”
As soon as he landed on the light boat, Zhou Qingchen bowed his head, knocking his head loudly, and said, "I have long heard of your great name! The Zhou family can stand firm in the fourth realm and always rank at the forefront because of you!"
"You are really lucky to be able to come out of Bagua City alive."
Zhou Yuan'e smiled calmly and said, "You, Dong Tianze, Qi Qingsong, and the few people who left Bagua City alive have all proved that you have extraordinary potential. Especially Qi Qingsong, who was a late bloomer, is the most incredible. Not long after he returned to the Sword Tower, he climbed up two realms in a row. Now he has reached the Dongxuan realm and has been reintroduced into the inner sect from an outer sect disciple."
Zhou Qingchen was stunned: "I saw him a while ago. He actually reached the Dongxuan realm?"
"Not only that, I think he can make a breakthrough and reach the state of concentration in a short period of time!"
Zhou Yuan'e's eyes showed admiration, and she confided a secret: "In Jianlou, Qi Qingsong's talent was extremely dazzling when he was young."
"But he was naturally lazy and became less and less diligent in his cultivation. When he reached the Marrow Cleansing Stage, he was stuck there for several years. He longed to advance through the 'unity of man and nature', but he was unable to break through."
"After returning from Bagua City, he successfully ascended to the Xiantian realm in the way he pursued. After that, he was unstoppable. In just a few months, he broke through to the Dongxuan realm, dazzling the entire Second Realm."
Hearing this, Zhou Qingchen scratched his head in shame and said, "Ancestor, I just reached the late stage of the Marrow Cleansing Realm a few days ago."
“Not as good as the best, but better than the worst.”
Zhou Yuan'e nodded, looking at the outstanding new generation of the Zhou family, and said with emotion: "The great catastrophe is coming, and I don't have time to go down and take care of it often, so I hope that the Zhou family will have a new star who can help the Zhou family survive this catastrophe."
"call!"
Zhou Yuan'e took out a deep red crystal ball and inserted it into Zhou Qingchen's chest in a snap of her fingers.
"The Tianyuan Pearl has been with me for many years. Today I will give it to you. I hope you can lead the Zhou family out of the predicament."
After saying this, Zhou Yuan'e waved her sleeves and sent Zhou Qingchen to the Huoyun Ship.
She took a boat and rushed into the sky.
She had seen everything she needed to see about the situation in the fourth realm, and had a clear idea of the situation. She also had to go back and report.
…
"call out!"
A bunch of icy meteors emitting an extremely cold aura flew out from Pang Jian's palm and fell downwards.
The meteors are sad and beautiful, with dazzling icy light, but they hide murderous intent.
His heart moved.
The three forces within this beam of icy meteors resonated with him, changing the trajectory of the meteors and causing them to float nimbly in the air below.
"Star Flow, spiritual power, starlight, and the extremely cold power in the ice pond."
Pang Jian stood on the edge of Yunfan's boat, staring at the trajectory of the meteors, pondering secretly.
He had tried several times recently to draw energy from the ice pool created by the extreme cold from the altar underground in Ice Rock City, and found that it could be well combined with the Moon Blade, Silver Moon Ring, and Star Stream.
The full moon and stars in the night sky emit a slightly cool light, which seems to be in harmony with the power of extreme cold, so they can be used together.
He even felt that since the moon and stars appeared at the same time in the night sky and had similar auras, they should be able to be blended together and utilized to unleash even more astonishing power.
However, he didn't know how to perfectly integrate the power of the stars and the moon.
Only when a beam of meteors gradually moved away and exhausted their power and disappeared did he come to his senses, sit upright on the Yunfan deck again, and take out another calming pill.
"See what's going on with the traitor."
He established a connection with the dark anaconda.
The next moment.
He felt a gentle little hand, gently touching his forehead, touching a small sharp corner, and gently confiding to him: "Xiao Hei, what should I do?"
…
(End of this chapter)