The next morning, Shi Jiu went to the largest car dealership in Heishui City, and then got on the Chitian carriage heading to the border town of Jishui City, arriving successfully two days later.
Jishui City is located on the border of Longnan County, and the Jishui River to the east of the border is Liaoshui County.
After Shi Jiu stayed here for a day, he set off again to the nearest town in Liashui County - Hunhe City.
Hunhe City is relatively close and can be reached in half a day.
Shi Jiu found an inn to stay temporarily while studying the next route.
In the room, Shi Jiu opened the map, and after determining the direction of the Shuimu Mountains, he planned the route behind his forehead.
It's about 10,000 miles away from the Shuimu Mountains, which is not too far. You may need to change cars again in the middle.
After resting for one night in Hunhe City, Shi Jiu set out again the next day.
Three days later, Shi Jiu successfully arrived at Muhe Town, a small town next to the Shuimu Mountains.
Muhe Town is named after the Mu River that flows through the sub-town. The entire town has a small population, more than half of whom are outsiders, who basically make a living by mining ores here.
Shi Jiu roughly understood that the Shuimu Mountains were not only rich in Shuimu crystals, but also a lot of other ores. Occasionally, crystal elements could be mined, but most of them were scattered and of low grade, and no crystal element veins had ever appeared.
As for the people who come here to mine, except for some scattered people, most of them are people organized and recruited by various sects in Liashui County. The areas they occupy are also the best. Among them, the Ghost Fire Sect has the largest sphere of influence. The area occupied is the best.
Shi Jiu was not surprised by this. After all, the Ghost Fire Sect was the strongest sect in Liashui County. Their old sect leader had just survived the catastrophe half a year ago and became a strong soul in the soul realm, and his popularity was unprecedented.
"It is impossible to say that the Ghost Fire Sect will produce another soul-level strongman, or even lead to the division of power in several surrounding counties."
Shi Jiu thought of some rumors he heard in Blackwater City a few days ago. Two of them involved the Ghost Fire Sect. One was that the Ghost Fire Sect had won a share of the Essence of Spirit Saliva, and the other was that they might compete with Hunyuan. Palace alliance. No matter which one is involved, it is a big event. It can be expected that there will not be peace in Liashui County soon, and many forces will compete to come here.
Shi Jiu is not very interested in the battles between these big forces.
"Try to collect enough water eyes crystals, and then leave here." Shi Jiu also set a goal for his trip to the Shuimu Mountains. As long as he collects enough water eyes crystals, he will leave Liashui County.
Liashui County, Ghost Fire City, this is the headquarters of the Ghost Fire Sect. In today's Ghost Fire City, various forces are undercurrent, but the source of everyone's goals is the Ghost Fire Sect.
In the main hall of the Ghost Fire Sect headquarters.
"Second Elder, many outsiders have come to the Ghost Fire City in the past few days, and they are not ordinary people." In the main hall, a disciple of the Ghost Fire Sect reported back.
"Understood, they will continue to monitor, go down." The second elder of the Ghost Fire Sect sat on the elder's chair nearby, closing his eyes and concentrating.
"Yes, elder." After saying that, the disciple who responded retreated.
"Second brother, most of these people are from Jueshi Palace and Tonglin Palace. They must want to find out our true identity. What should we do?" Next to the second elder, there was a thin figure with sunken eyes, but his eyes were The old man who looked like a will-o'-the-wisp asked after the disciple who had reported back retreated.
"Don't worry, Fourth Brother. The sect master and the others have already expected it. Let's do everything as usual and just continue to monitor." The second elder of the Ghost Fire Sect still closed his eyes and rested his mind.
"Has the sect leader successfully resisted the situation and begun to overcome the tribulation?" the thin fourth elder then asked.
"I have received news this morning that the sect master and the others have successfully arrived at Anqiu Canyon and will be able to overcome the catastrophe in the next few days." The second elder opened his eyes, revealing his will-o'-the-wisp eyes.
"I hope the sect master will survive the disaster." The fourth elder was a little worried.
"Don't worry, with the old sect master and the great elder, and the sect master has already taken the essence of spirit saliva, there should be no big problem in this calamity." The second elder turned to the fourth elder beside him and said.
"That's good... By the way, second brother, I heard that natural disasters have occurred in three places in Longnan County in the past few days. Could it be..." The fourth elder of the Ghost Fire Sect continued to ask.
"Well, it should all be caused by the forces that bid for the essence of Lingshu. Two of them should be Jueshi Palace and Tonglin Palace. The other one is unknown, but we have sent people to investigate, and the results will be available in the near future."
"Jueshi Palace, Tonglin Palace? It's probably their respective palace masters and palace masters who are trying to overcome the tribulation, but I don't know if they succeeded?" Hearing the second elder's answer, the fourth elder became worried again.
"Although I don't want to admit it, it should be a success. Although the information of those two companies is tightly blocked, our people can still tell something from the expressions of some of their internal personnel." The second elder was a little helpless.
This kind of thing is not good for the Ghost Fire Sect. Originally, the old sect leader successfully entered the soul realm and narrowed the gap between their Ghost Fire Sect and Jueshi Palace and Tonglin Palace. Now their strength has widened again.
"But fortunately, the sect master is about to survive the tribulation. By then we will also have two soul-level experts, so we will no longer be inferior to those two. Coupled with the alliance with Hunyuan Palace, we will have the upper hand by then." At this point, the second elder of the Ghost Fire Sect showed a smile, but if this smile was seen by outsiders, they would definitely feel scared. It was completely like a zombie with a grimace that forcibly distorted its face.
"The second brother is right, we just have to wait for the good news from the sect master. When the time comes... Jie Jie!" The second elder's words boosted the fourth elder's confidence, causing him to let out a sinister laugh.
In an inn in Ghost Fire City, the fourth elder of Jueshi Palace and others were listening to the reports from their disciples.
"Fourth brother, do you think the leader of the Ghost Fire Sect is still in the Ghost Fire City?" asked the fifth elder of Jueshi Palace.
Just after hearing the report from his disciples, the Ghost Fire Sect has stepped up its vigilance. Except for the patrolling disciples, no one from the sect master or elders has been seen.
"Well, it's very possible. Rumors say that their sect master has also obtained a copy of the essence of Lingshu. Maybe he is secretly surviving the tribulation in a place no one knows about at this moment." The fourth elder of Jueshi Palace frowned, and his mood was a little gloomy. .
Ever since the leader of the Ghost Fire Sect led his men to ambush them in Tonglin City, the relationship between the two factions has hit rock bottom. The two parties are hostile and hostile to each other. Although they have not yet retaliated against the Ghost Fire Sect, such a thing is foreseeable. , coupled with the fact that the Ghost Fire Sect is planning to form an alliance with the Hunyuan Palace, it has seriously threatened the status of their Peerless Palace, and a battle between the two sides is almost inevitable.
"Fourth brother, what should we do? There's no use staying here anymore." The fifth elder was a little at a loss and asked quickly.
"I will pass the news here to the palace later, and let the palace master and others make the decision." Now it is really useless for them to continue to stay here. They can only inform the palace master, the elder, and others about the situation here, and let the palace master and others make the decision. The palace master and the others make the decision.
Half an hour later, they received a reply.
"Fourth brother, what did the palace master say?" At this moment, the fourth elder of Jueshi Palace was reading the news coming from special channels.
"The Palace Master is in seclusion to repair his injuries. The Supreme Elder asked us to continue to monitor him. In addition, the Supreme Elder also said that Tonglin Palace will send people to discuss the alliance between the Ghost Fire Sect and Hunyuan Palace in the near future. Maybe we may have an alliance with Tonglin Palace by then. Form an alliance in the palace." After reading the message, a ball of sparks appeared on the fingertips of the fourth elder, and the message note was instantly burned to ashes.
"Really? That's great, then we have nothing to worry about!" After hearing what the fourth elder said, the fifth elder breathed a sigh of relief and said with a little excitement.
"Don't be too happy too early. It's hard to say yet about our alliance with Tonglin Palace. The final decision will depend on whether the alliance between the Ghost Fire Sect and Hunyuan Palace is true or not." The fourth elder reminded.
"By the way, we are not the only ones who came to Ghost Fire City to investigate the news this time. Tonglindian, Ludangu, Linyi Gang and other big sects have also sent people here. Later I will personally go find their responsible person here. People, if you ask each other about the situation, you might get unexpected results. Fifth Brother, you just stay here and take care of other matters." The fourth elder continued.
"Okay, fourth brother."
After saying that, the fourth elder of Jueshi Palace walked out of the inn.
In another inn in Ghost Fire City, the fourth elder of Tonglin Palace was also listening to the reports from his disciples.
"So, the leader of the Ghost Fire Sect should no longer be in the Ghost Fire City?" the fourth elder of Tonglin Palace said thoughtfully.
He just heard from his disciples that the Ghost Fire Sect was not only on heightened alert, but all the elders in the sect were missing, as if they were isolated from the world. In addition, another disciple reported that someone saw the Ghost Fire Sect's team in the Luodong Great Crack.
"Fourth Elder, why do people from the Ghost Fire Sect appear in the Luodong Great Crack?" His disciples asked in confusion.
"Okay, this is none of your business. Keep asking, don't miss any important information. Also, pay special attention to the situation of the Great Crack in Luodong, and report back as soon as there is any information." said the fourth elder of Tonglin Palace.
"Yes." After saying that, the disciple who responded retreated.
"The Great Crack in Luodong... It seems that the leader of the Ghost Fire Sect wants to survive the disaster in Anqiu Canyon." The fourth elder of Tonglin Palace seemed to have thought of something.
The Luodong Great Fissure is also in Lioshui County, but it is 20,000 miles away from the Ghost Fire City. However, there is nothing else there except the Great Fissure. The Ghost Fire Sect will not go there for no reason. They will receive the information provided by the palace before the union. The leader of the Will-O-Wisp Sect seems to have obtained a piece of the Essence of Spiritual Saliva. He probably wants to overcome the tribulation, and to overcome the tribulation, he must find a quiet and uninhabited place. So it seems that the other party can only go somewhere close to the Luodong Great Crack. Dark hills and canyons in the distance. It is a dark place all year round with few human traces, making it very suitable for overcoming tribulations.
After figuring this out, the fourth elder of Tonglin Palace stood up immediately, and then used a special method to send the news back to the palace.
Not long after the fourth elder of Tonglin Palace passed the news back to the palace, the fourth elder of Jueshi Palace arrived.
"Elder Hu, you are well!" the fourth elder of Jueshi Palace said to the fourth elder of Tonglin Palace with a smile.
"Haha, what did Elder Bai say? Since we said goodbye to Never Dream Island, we haven't seen each other for three years, right?" The fourth elder of Tonglin Palace welcomed the other party into the room with a smile, "This is not my Tonglin Palace. , I can only ask you to make do with it, and I will treat you well when Elder Bai comes to my Tonglin Palace."
"Elder Hu is very polite. We all go out to do things for the sect. We don't pay attention to these things. It's a bit abrupt for me to come here." The fourth elder of Jueshi Palace said with a smile.
"Then what is the purpose of Elder Bai's visit?" the fourth elder of Tonglin Palace asked, but he had already guessed the purpose of the other party's trip and did not say it clearly.
"I won't beat around the bush. Elder Hu must have known about the fact that the Ghost Fire Sect obtained a piece of Lingshu Essence and formed an alliance with Hunyuan Palace, right?" said the Fourth Elder of Peerless Palace.
"Well, I do know that I came to Ghost Fire City this time to find out whether the news is true." The fourth elder of Tonglin Palace did not hide anything.
"We have received news. These two pieces of news are probably true. Now that the Ghost Fire Sect is too arrogant, they will definitely use this matter to challenge the status of our two sects. I think this is not what you want to see, right?" Jueshi Gong Si The elder continued.
"Elder Bai, you might as well speak up if you have something to say."
"Okay, Elder Hu, let me speak quickly, then I will speak frankly. The top leaders of our two families will discuss the matter of the Ghost Fire Sect in the near future. At least in this regard, I, Jueshi Palace, and your Tonglin Palace are on the same side, so I want to know if you have any special news about the Ghost Fire Sect?" the fourth elder of Jueshi Palace said directly.
"It is true that our two families stand together on this matter, so I won't hide it. I just received news that a team from the Ghost Fire Sect appeared in the Luodong Great Crack." After thinking for a moment, the fourth elder of Tonglin Palace replied. road.
"The Great Crack in Luodong? What are they doing there?" The fourth elder of Jueshi Palace was a little surprised when he heard what the other party said.
"According to my speculation, they want to go to Anqiu Canyon, which is inaccessible and is very suitable for surviving the tribulation." The fourth elder of Tonglin Palace directly stated his previous guess without hiding it.
"Dark Hill Canyon? Well, it seems that the leader of the Ghost Fire Sect is really going to survive the tribulation. Thank you Elder Hu for informing me. I have recorded this sentiment." Elder Bai clasped his fists in thanks.
"Elder Bai is too polite. As you said, our two families stand together in this regard. It's just that Anqiu Canyon is a little far away and we have no time to stop it." At this point, Elder Hu shook his head.
"Although it can't be stopped, the Ghost Fire Sect Master may not be able to survive the catastrophe, and even if he can survive the catastrophe, he must be in a weak stage and needs to recover from the injuries caused by the catastrophe. I will send the news back to the palace now. Let the palace master make the decision. By the way, Elder Hu should have already passed the news back to the sect, right?"'
"Just before Elder Bai came, the message was sent back."
"Okay, then I won't bother you. I'll treat Elder Hu to a nice drink next time."
"Okay, then I won't give it away."
"I won't send it."
Back at the inn, the fourth elder of Jueshi Palace immediately conveyed the news back to the palace.
"Fourth brother, it seems you have gained something?" said the fifth elder.
"Well, it's not in vain. The Ghost Fire Sect Leader and others are indeed no longer in the Ghost Fire City. They have already gone to Anqiu Canyon, and they probably plan to survive the tribulation there." Elder Bai said with a gloomy face.
"So, the other party really bid for a piece of Lingshu Essence. Damn it, you obviously got a piece, but you still dare to ambush us in Tonglin City. Does the Ghost Fire Sect really want to challenge us and dominate the surrounding counties?" Jueshi Elder Gong Wu said angrily.
"Hmph! The Ghost Fire Sect has always been arrogant and domineering, so they probably have this idea. It seems that we must have a battle with them!"
"The palace master and the others..."
"Don't worry, the Palace Master and the Supreme Elder must see it more clearly than we do. I believe there will be action soon." Elder Bai looked through the window at the headquarters of the Ghost Fire Sect and said softly.
"What Fourth Brother said is that we just need to wait for the palace master's reply."
At this moment, the great forces in Ghost Fire City and even the surrounding counties began to surge, and everyone knew that something big was going to happen soon.
