Chapter 39 Small Town News
Dark clouds obscured the stars and the moon, leaving afterimages in the breeze.

I ran continuously on the earth, from the time when the sun was high in the sky to the time when the night fell. I didn't know how much time had passed, but I ran thousands of miles.

Feeling a little tired, Li Zhi finally stopped.

The special energy given by Mr. Baicaotu had been exhausted two hours ago.

In order to prevent himself from being caught up by Nangong Wentian, Li Zhi ran at full speed for another two hours before he felt relieved.

I don’t know if Jiang Shuwen and Jiang Caihong can stop Nangong Wentian.

However, Li Zhi believed that as disciples of an ancient family, they must have a lot of life-saving items on them and should not be killed so easily.

I had planned to spend the night in the wilderness, but after standing on a tall ancient tree, I saw a brightly lit town in the distance.

Li Zhi gave up the idea of ​​spending the night in the wild.

Now, he wants to return to the human world as soon as possible and master the local culture as quickly as possible.

Only in this way can he communicate normally with the locals and avoid people thinking that he is a foreigner.

Walking towards the town and looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar forest in the distance, Li Zhi suddenly realized that he was back to the edge of the ancient forest.

And that town is not an ordinary mortal town.

As soon as he entered the town, he sensed the presence of many monks.

Some people even scanned him with their spiritual sense.

However, in order to ensure that nothing unexpected happens, Li Zhi has secretly transferred the "Eternal Life Locking Body Technique" to cover up his own sea of ​​suffering.

Although it can't be hidden from the real masters.

However, it is still easy to block the divine detection in the small town.

After all, before this, under the cover of the secret method, Jiang Shuwen, who had reached the peak of cultivation in the Taoist Palace Secret Realm, did not realize that his sea of ​​suffering had opened.

Li Zhi believed that after he cultivated the "Eternal Life Locking Body Technique" to the second level, even if the masters of the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm personally used their magic power to explore his body, they would not find anything abnormal about his sea of ​​suffering.

After entering the town, there were not many mortals on the brightly lit streets.

There were no mortals setting up stalls there to do business.

It seems that this town is specially built to serve the monks who go in and out of the ancient forest.

There are only a few inns in the town, covering a large area.

When Li Zhi walked to an inn called Lingxu, he suddenly realized.

This small town should be the one built by the six great caves of Yan State, rather than the territory controlled by the secular royal family of Yan State.

After entering Lingxu Inn, a strong waiter immediately came forward to greet us warmly.

"Young master, are you here to eat or stay?" Although the waiter did not open the sea of ​​​​bitterness, his steps were steady and his movements were light. He must have practiced secular martial arts and his level was not low.

"Give me a room upstairs." Li Zhi imitated the waiter's tone and said.

"Okay. Young master, please come in." The waiter took Li Zhi and walked deeper into the inn.

When passing by the lobby, Li Zhi saw many monks sitting there idly, as if they were waiting for someone, and there was a hint of anxiety on everyone's face.

Soon, the waiter took Li Zhi to an upper room.

After Li Zhi asked the waiter to leave, he pricked up his ears to listen to the noise outside.

Within a hundred meters, no sound can escape his ears unless it is intentionally transmitted.

Sure enough, he heard the voice coming from the lobby of the inn.

"Which sect is that child from? He looks so extraordinary at such a young age."

"Child? Haha. Fellow Daoist Wu, your eyesight needs to be improved."

"Why, Fellow Daoist Zhang, do you know his origins?"

"That man looks like a child, but I don't see the vigor and vitality that a child should have in him. He seems to be shrouded in a layer of mist. I just used my spiritual eyes to observe him, but I couldn't tell if he had any divine power fluctuations. But his blood and energy are like a blazing sun. Although I can't determine his specific cultivation level, his cultivation level must be strong. He might be an old senior who has practiced a special technique."

"Is this true? He looks like a child to me."

"Even if he is a child, he is not a normal child. Who would come here alone when he is seven or eight years old?"

"Forget it, let's not talk about that child. Recently, there have been more and more strange people appearing in our Yan country. I wonder if they are also coming for the ancient forbidden land. Fellow Daoist Bai and the others followed those two people to the ancient forest for almost a day. No matter what, they should send back some news. I am worried that something has happened to them."

"That shouldn't be the case. Senior Bai is a master of the Dao Palace Secret Realm. Those two young men only look to be in their early twenties. It's impossible for their cultivation to be higher than Senior Bai."

"I heard that recently some disciples from the ancient families have started to train outside. They are all very young, but have very high cultivation levels."

"I've also heard about this news. It's said that the young master of the Huanggu Ji family is challenging the young geniuses of the major sects in the Southern Region. Recently, he has even gone to cause trouble for the princess of the demon tribe. I don't know why the princess has been avoiding the fight."

"I've heard about this, too. Young disciples from the Ancient Jiang Family, Yaochi Holy Land, and Yaoguang Holy Land have come to our Yan State. I think this is a sign that a great man is about to arrive. Maybe something big is going to happen in our Yan State."

"Speaking of this, I remember it now. Half a month ago, when I was doing business in Wei State, I saw from afar a nine-headed Qilin beast pulling an ancient chariot, escorted by a group of knights, heading towards our Yan State."

"I've heard about this, too, but it wasn't a chariot pulled by a Qilin beast, but a chariot with the fragrance of flowers."

"You say, with so many great men descending upon our Yan State, has anyone dug up treasures from the primitive ruins?"

"I think you are overthinking it. The original ruins have been swept through countless times, so there is no treasure left. I think they are most likely here for the ancient forbidden land."

"More than a dozen mortals have walked out of the ancient forbidden land alive all of a sudden. This has not happened in many years. And some of them have eaten the legendary holy medicine. I guess those big shots came to our Yan State for this matter." At this time, a voice came from outside the hall: "Fellow Daoists, Fellow Daoist Feng has returned from the ancient forest."

Everyone in the lobby stood up and walked out of the inn.

As soon as the cultivator surnamed Feng landed, he said with a sad face: "My fellow Taoists, Senior Bai and the others are gone."

"Gone? How come they are gone? Fellow Daoist Feng, please explain clearly how Senior Bai and the others disappeared. Did they rashly enter the ancient forbidden land?"

"When I got there, Senior Bai and the others had already turned into a ball of snow and mud. They were killed by the golden-winged Roc in the ancient forest."

"How could this happen? The monks of our Yan State and the fierce beasts in the ancient forest have always kept to themselves. Why would that golden-winged Roc kill people?"

After everyone was silent for a moment, someone suddenly sighed and said, "This may be fate. The life restricted zone is indeed not something we can covet. Fellow Taoists, I have something important to attend to at home, so I will not wait here with you."

"Let's disperse, let's all disperse. Fellow Daoist Bai and his companions died before we even entered the ancient forbidden land. If we had entered the ancient forbidden land, who knows how many people would have died. A beautiful dream is just a beautiful dream after all. Now that the dream is over, let's all go back to our homes." Another cultivator also spoke up.

When a rabbit dies, the fox mourns. All creatures of their own kind feel grief. The monks who originally still held on to a glimmer of hope finally chose to face reality after hearing that all their backbones had died.

In the room, after listening to the conversation between those people, Li Zhi also fell into deep thought.

It turned out that the ancient forbidden land could not be trespassed without permission. He had originally been thinking about whether he should risk going in to pick some spiritual herbs.

After living in the periphery for nearly a year, he had already discovered the specific locations of several spiritual medicines.

Especially the snow lotus growing halfway up the mountain, it is estimated to have reached the level of a small medicine king.

Now it seems that his caution was right.

It turns out that one cannot trespass into the ancient forbidden area.

And from listening to their conversation, it seems that the tomb of the Green Emperor in the original ruins has not been opened yet.

Maybe try your luck there.

I don’t know if the good luck I borrowed on Mars has been exhausted.

Just as he was brought out of the ancient forest by Jiang family disciples, he met a master who was at the peak of the dragon transformation level.

And they were full of greed for his body.

What kind of physique is the immortal body?
Li Zhi also wanted to know what was so special about it.

I don't know whether his so-called immortal body is an innate physique, or an acquired physique shaped by the combined effect of taking half a pill of elixir and the special power of the law in the ancient forbidden area, like those acquired physiques in the Eternal Star Domain.

Sitting in the room and finishing listening, Li Zhi did not start practicing.

Instead, he took out the volume of common sense of cultivation given by Jiang Shuwen and began to read it carefully.

The common sense of cultivation compiled by the great men of the Jiang family, as well as the precautions for cultivation in the two secret realms of Lunhai and Daogong, although not priceless treasures, should be the most suitable enlightenment knowledge for a casual cultivator like Li Zhi who has just stepped into the world of cultivation.

With it, Li Zhi doesn't even need to join these small sects in Yan State to study.

Li Zhi has secretly decided in his heart that after he has practiced the "Eternal Life Locking Body Technique" to a higher level, he will go to Taixuan Sect.

See if you can join Taixuan Sect and enter Zhuofeng to practice.

It would be a lie to say that he had no thoughts about the Nine Secrets.

Shaking off the distracting thoughts from his mind, Li Zhi began to carefully read the book that Jiang Shuwen gave him.

at the same time,

Two thousand miles away in the mountains and forests, Jiang Shuwen and Jiang Caihong finally finished regulating their breathing. After taking the elixir, their injuries were completely healed.

Although the battle with Nangong Wentian was very noisy, it did not last long.

The story ends with Nangong Wentian fleeing in panic.

Nangong Wentian's wheel sea was injured by the brute force of the Eight Gods of the Jiang family's mighty warriors, making it impossible for him to wage a protracted battle.

After ten moves, his internal injuries broke out and Nangong Wentian fled immediately.

The "Eternal Life Sutra" he practiced placed the greatest emphasis on the practice of the Secret Realm of the Wheel Sea, especially the Wheel of Life, which must not be injured.

When he left, Nangong Wentian's face, which originally looked like a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, had turned into the face of an eighteen or nineteen-year-old young man.

It seems that his face has just become a little more mature, but to Nangong Wentian, it is a sign that the source of his life has been damaged.

Otherwise, no matter how serious the injuries he suffered, his appearance would not become mature in just a few breaths.

After regulating his breathing, Jiang Shuwen took his magic weapon, the Demon Refining Pot, in his hand and observed it with a look of heartache. The originally golden body of the pot was now covered with rust, as if the origin of the magic weapon had been damaged.

Seeing this, Jiang Caihong comforted him, "Brother Shu Wen, don't be too sad. This time we have met a child with an immortal body. After we bring him back, maybe the clan will give us a generous reward. It will be enough for you to recast the magic weapon."

"Forget it. Since that little brother has the means to break free from Nangong Wentian's seal, it means he has something life-saving that we don't know about. He probably didn't tell us the truth before." Jiang Shuwen shook his head and decided not to look for Li Zhi.

Jiang Caihong said: "That is the immortal body, are we just going to leave it alone?"

Jiang Shuwen said, "The previous battle allowed me to touch the threshold of the Four Extremes Secret Realm. Tomorrow morning, I plan to go to the elders to resign and return to the clan to retreat. Caihong, I have a feeling that something big is about to happen in the land of Yan. If I don't get out soon, my life may be in danger."

Jiang Caihong frowned and asked, "Is it really that dangerous?"

Jiang Shuwen said: "This is just my hunch. Maybe the entire southern region will suffer a major bloodshed because of this small Yan State."

Finally, Jiang Caihong said, "Then I'll go back with you."

(End of this chapter)