For several days, Shi Jiu slowly moved forward while recovering his body in the small cracks that cut across the large cracks.
In particular, practicing the Beiming Breathing Technique once in the morning and evening accelerated the repair of injuries in his body. Especially the broken ribs on his chest were correcting and healing almost visibly to the naked eye, which made Shi Jiu extremely happy.
"If we continue at this rate, we should be able to fully recover in five or six days at most, and then we can fly away from here."
But the next moment, Shi Jiu took out the remains of the flying wing that had been destroyed by the two underworld beasts a few days ago from the storage spirit ring, and couldn't help but feel a surge of anger in his heart.
Looking at the blue flying wing remnant in front of him, Shi Jiu thought of the scene in which it was used every time.
Since getting this flying wing, Shi Jiu has used it to pick the two-leaf red fruit, escape from the pursuit of the elders of the Fire Fist Sect, and snatch the Yu Xin Bead, etc. Although they have not been together for a long time, he also has feelings for this flying wing. I lost my relationship, and now I feel very uncomfortable after it was destroyed.
Feeling sad, Shi Jiu decided to dig a grave for Fei Yiyi to express his memory.
Half an hour later, Shi Jiu dug out a small pit, then carefully placed the fragments of the flying wing into the pit, and then filled it with soil.
Since there were no trees around, Shi Jiu took out a sword and inserted it into the filling soil instead of the tombstone. Finally, he bowed deeply and left the place after doing all this.
Shi Jiu continued to walk along the crack. Half a day later, he suddenly found that the crack in front of him suddenly opened up.
"Can I go out?" Shi Jiu couldn't help but think, and suddenly a surge of excitement surged into his heart, and at the same time, his pace accelerated a lot.
Following the opened crack, Shi Jiu walked for another five minutes, and then stopped again. He found that although the crack had widened, everything ahead was still gray and there was no end in sight.
"It seems I can only wait until my body recovers before I can fly out of here."
Although the flying wing that was destroyed before was buried by Shi Jiu, fortunately, he got the flying wing of the bandit leader Zhao Dafa in the ruins of Blackwater City, so he doesn't have to worry about getting out now.
Shi Jiu did not stay where he was, but continued to walk forward.
Half an hour later, stars appeared in front of us.
"Huh? Is there a bright light?" Shi Jiu immediately became nervous and immediately put his consciousness to the farthest point, trying to see where the bright light in front of him came from.
"There is no person, and there is no underworld beast. It seems to be a plant." The information fed back by the divine consciousness was instantly transmitted back to his mind, and Shi Jiu immediately made a judgment.
Although the feedback from his spiritual consciousness was not dangerous, Shi Jiu was still very cautious. He held a long knife in his hand and cautiously approached in the direction of the stars. At the same time, his spiritual consciousness kept scanning the surroundings.
After walking in and confirming that there was no danger, Shi Jiu breathed a sigh of relief, and then carefully examined the starlight and the plant in front of him.
After a long time, Shi Jiu spit out three words: "Dark Star Vine!"
The expression on his face was first surprise, then surprise.
Dark Star Vine, an innate spiritual object, generally only grows in inaccessible places where the underworld is rich and full of dark laws. This innate spiritual object is very special. Except for the roots, everything else is dark, especially the leaves. Not only is the whole body dark, , and also has little white spots, which can reflect a little light in places with light.
But what surprised Shi Jiu were three gourd-like things hanging down among the vine leaves.
"Dark Star Gourd!" Shi Jiu couldn't help shouting in surprise.
Dark Star Gourd, grown from Dark Star Vine, is an innate fruit. Its greatest effect is not to take it, but to use it to refine secret treasures or even treasures! Shi Jiu once heard Senior Sword Emperor mention that thousands of years ago, there was a strong man in Youlong Continent who killed several strong men of the same realm with a treasure refined from a Dark Star Gourd, shocking the entire continent in one fell swoop. It's just that Dark Star Gourds are too rare. For thousands of years, there haven't been a few in the entire Youlong Continent, but now Shi Jiu saw them here, and there were three of them all at once!
"It's incredible. This dark star vine actually produced three dark star gourds!" Shi Jiu couldn't help but swallowed his saliva.
The three dark star gourds in front of him were not only pitch black, but also densely covered with more than a dozen silver light spots. The dots of stars that Shi Jiu saw in the distance before were exactly the silver light spots on these three dark star gourds. mapped.
The largest one is already mature, and the stems and leaves connected to it have faint signs of yellowing. The other two smaller dark star gourds are not yet mature, and the stems and vines connected to it are still green.
Shi Jiu stepped forward carefully, then took out a dagger and cut off the largest Dark Star gourd.
"It's so beautiful. It is worthy of being a treasure-level spiritual object. The energy contained in it is extremely pure. Whether it is for refining elixirs or refining weapons, it is a first-class treasure."
This dark star gourd felt extremely comfortable to the touch. Shi Jiu couldn't put it down, but in the end he kept it in his Sumeru space.
"Now that I can get one, I am very lucky. Forget about the remaining two."
In line with the purpose of protecting spiritual vegetation and leaving a thin line in life so that we can meet again in the future, there were two immature dark star gourds left. Shi Jiu did not pick them, but let them continue to grow.
This kind of innate treasure is not easy to grow. Not only is the growth environment demanding, but its growth time is also very long. Shi Jiu estimated that it would take at least a thousand years to produce mature dark star gourds. The first two were, on the whole, two circles smaller than the ones Shi Jiu picked before. It would take at least a thousand years for them to mature. It will take one or two hundred years.
After that, Shi Jiu did not continue walking forward, but sat cross-legged under the dark star vine and practiced the Beiming Breathing Technique.
As he continued to take in and out of breath, the surrounding Ming Yuan quickly gathered into several streams and rushed towards Shi Jiu, and then sank into his body under the purification of the fluorescence emitted by the black spoon jade.
After a long time, Shi Jiu stopped breathing. When he opened his eyes, his whole body became more energetic.
"It's almost time. In a few days, all the injuries in the body will be recovered, and then you can leave here." After looking inside with his spiritual consciousness, Shi Jiu was full of confidence.
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Lanming City, inside Fengbaozhai.
Manager Wu reported to Jin Yuner that Shi Jiu had not been found in the camp before.
"He will be fine. I believe him. When Uncle Ming comes back in two days, Uncle Ming and I will go there in person." Jin Yuner didn't believe that Shi Jiu had an accident there. Shi Jiu had been in danger several times before. I got through it safely, and I will definitely do it this time too.
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Shi Jiu stayed under the Dark Star Vine for two whole days. During this period, he had been comprehending the rich dark laws here, but still gained nothing.
"It seems that it probably has something to do with my current low level." Shi Jiu no longer insisted. The most important thing now is to recover from his injuries and leave here.
On the third day, Shi Jiu did not stay here anymore, but continued to walk forward.
On the one hand, he felt that there would be nothing gained by continuing to stay here. On the other hand, he also wanted to see if there would be another treasure like the Dark Star Vine ahead.
After half a day, there were only rocks on the cliffs along the way, not to mention not a single blade of grass.
"Oh, I'm a little greedy. This kind of treasure from heaven and earth is hard to come by." Shi Jiu gave up his previous idea, but continued to move forward.
While Shi Jiu was looking for a way out, several major events happened in Lanming City.
The first was the Fire Fist Sect, which announced in a high profile that their sect leader had successfully been promoted to the Soul Realm and officially announced that they had formed an alliance with the Ghost Fire Sect and Hunyuan Palace. Next came Shuitian Pavilion. Almost at the same time as the Fire Fist Sect's official announcement, they released the news that they had officially joined the alliance between Jueshi Palace and Tonglin Palace. In the end, only Shuntian Escort Agency remained silent.
Several major events shocked Lanming City and even Lanhai County, and triggered a big discussion throughout Lanhai County. People discussed and speculated about what the situation would be like in the future, whether the two sides would fight and compete for territory, and Shuntian Escort Agency's reaction after silence.
A secret room in Shuntian Escort Agency.
"Father, now that the Fire Fist Sect and Shuitian Pavilion have announced that they have joined the alliance of the two parties, and the leader of the Fire Fist Sect has also entered the soul realm, what should we do? Do we still have to remain silent? Ordinary people outside now Are watching our reaction." Dong Hu asked anxiously.
Just this morning, Huo Meng and Liu Ruyi expressed their gratitude to Dong Hu on behalf of their respective sects, and one after another said that they would join their alliance, and there was a hint of threat in them, which made Dong Hu very angry.
"Helmsman, Xiaohu is right. The current situation is already very bad. Do we still want to remain neutral?" At this time, the fourth elder on the side asked.
"Then what do you think, should we join the alliance of the Ghost Fire Sect or the alliance of the Peerless Palace?" Dong Tianling sat at the head of the table with a calm expression, and then asked nonchalantly.
"This... we don't know." The two of them were speechless for a while, not knowing how to answer.
"What do you think, Great Elder?" Seeing that the Fourth Elder and Dong Hu couldn't answer, Dong Tianling shook his head and immediately asked the Great Elder.
"No matter which side we join now, it will not be good. The opportunity has been lost. Even if we join now, our status will definitely be lower than those two, unless it is revealed that the helmsman is a strong soul." After thinking for a moment, the great elder said.
"The Great Elder is right. Even if we join those two parties now, we have lost the opportunity. The Ghost Fire Sect and the Peerless Palace will not think highly of us. Besides, I do not intend to expose the identity of the powerful soul realm yet." Dong Tianling nodded. Head said.
"Then helmsman, what should we do? The envoys from the two parties come to our escort office every day to wait for our reply. It's not an option to keep delaying." The second elder asked anxiously.
These days, he has been receiving envoys from the Ghost Fire Sect and Jueshi Palace, and every time he excuses himself, he is laughed at by the other envoy elders, which makes him both annoyed and helpless. But this job can only be done by him. The helmsman and the first elder cannot come forward, and the elders with lower positions than him will only make the other party feel that they are neglecting them. Therefore, the second elder feels that he is a doormat and cannot avoid being in his own escort agency every day. Feeling angry, it can be said that he is the one in the escort agency who wants to break the situation the most.
"Second Elder, I know you have suffered these days. Don't worry, these days will only last a few days. When Mr. Mingjing from Fengbaozhai comes back tomorrow, the First Elder, I, and Mr. Mingjing will discuss it and then decide what to do." Dong Tianling comforted.
"Really? That's great!" After hearing what Dong Tianling said, the second elder immediately became happy, "Finally, I don't have to look at the faces of those two old guys anymore. Captain, you don't know, every time I will be attacked by ghost fire." The two old guys from Zonghe Jueshi Palace made fun of them, which made me want to..."
"Second Elder, I know all this. If you bear with me for two more days, the First Elder and I will make the final decision in two days." Dong Tianling stopped the Second Elder and said sincerely.
"Everything depends on the helmsman. It's okay for me to be laughed at a little, as long as it's for the good of the escort agency." The second elder said emotionally.
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"Caiyun, how many days until Uncle Ming arrives?" In Fengbaozhai, Jin Yuner stood on the top floor of Jingbao Hall and looked out the window and asked.
"Go back to Miss, Master Ming will be here tomorrow." Jin Yuner's personal maid replied respectfully.
"Why so slow? Now Lanming City is exploding." Jin Yuner complained a little.
Of course, the main reason for her complaint was not because of the official announcement of the Fire Fist Sect and Shuitian Pavilion, but because she wanted to go to the Cross-cutting Crack with Mr. Ming Jing as soon as possible to find the whereabouts of Shi Jiu. There was no news from the other party for several days, which made her worried.
