In less than a quarter of an hour, what happened in Wenxinzhai had spread throughout the five major families.
"What! The ancestor, his old man... died?"
There was a sound of breaking jade cups deep in a certain holy land.
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The peace and tranquility of the holy place of cultivation in the past began to be broken by the hasty guards of the family head.
The young warriors raised their heads one after another, and were shocked to find that the big shots who used to be aloof appeared one after another, riding giant beasts and galloping away into the distance.
"What happened?"
All kinds of speculations spread among young people, but no one gave them answers.
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In less than a day, hundreds of warriors had gathered under the cloud-covered and mist-shrouded green mountains, and they were divided into three areas.
The youngest among these hundreds of people is also around thirty years old. His conversation and temperament are extraordinary. He will say hello when he meets an acquaintance, and he occasionally smiles but it is quite reluctant.
Today is not a day for reminiscing.
Tantai Dongshu, Gu Qixing, and Zhao Feiyu all returned to their respective teams.
Yes, the first three families to arrive were their own families. The leader was not the head of the family, but the elder of the family who was closest to this place.
Now the actions of the three elders are exactly the same. They stand at the front with their eyelids lowered and don't smile.
"coming."
The third elder of the Zhao family, Zhao Yuan, suddenly spoke up and looked back.
The sound at the scene was stagnant, and hundreds of people looked at it.
In the distance, there are misty clouds.
Three seconds, five seconds... still no one was seen.
Where are people?
Just when someone was thinking this, a loud crane roar came from deep in the distant mountains.
"It's the Song family's wooden crown crane!"
Over two meters tall, with a wingspan of over six meters, its body is pure white, its crest is like a green tree, and its sound is like a reed pipe. This is the unique bird of the Song family that has lived in the southeastern region of the Wuyuan Continent for a long time - the wooden-crowned crane.
First, a few sporadic birds came into view, and then a shadow of a bird appeared from the depths of the clouds and mist, flying majestically through the mountains and forests, circling and landing.
Seeing the people coming off the wooden crown crane, the expressions of the three elders who had been waiting for a long time were slightly moved. They cupped their fists at the middle-aged man wearing a gray military robe and said:
"Brother Tianhua."
Then the three of them looked at the person beside Elder Song: "I didn't expect Brother Xuanying to come with him."
"It's a long journey. If it weren't for Brother Song's wooden-crowned crane, my eldest grandson's family might not be able to reach it today." The eldest grandson Xuanying's sword-browed eyebrows and starry eyes showed an aloof temperament. When he heard this, he also cupped his fists in response.
The three of them nodded, and the stern expressions on their faces rarely relaxed, "Brother Xuanying, who is the best at secrets, has arrived. My five major families are now gathered together, and the other families don't have to wait any longer."
The eldest son Xuanying's eyes were a little dim, and he said in a deep voice: "With Ancestor Zhuyu in front of me, I dare not lie about the secrets of heaven, but this action is of great importance, so I must do my best."
After hearing Zhang Sun Xuanying's assurance, the mentality of the other four families also stabilized.
The Gu family has no successors, and the Shijia ancestor is the last generation of fortune tellers. Before entering the Wuyuan Continent, the Changsun family had a close relationship with the Gu family. For thousands of years, when the old man occasionally went out, the Changsun family sent people to accompany him.
Therefore, if we want to interpret the last words of the Shijia ancestors, the Changsun family is indispensable.
"Brother Xuanying, please."
The crowd separated, and Changsun Xuanying did not refuse and walked at the front.
The entourage of the major families waited outside the mountain gate, and in the end only fifteen people walked to Wenxinzhai.
Then the five leader elders and Tantai Dongshu entered together.
"The ancestors are in the inner hall." The little Taoist boy's eyes were red and his voice was choked with sobs.
"Thank you."
Changsun Xuanying took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and walked into the main hall.
When he saw the skeleton with withered flesh and blood, his mind buzzed and he stood frozen on the spot.
I don’t know how long it took, but an anxious call came from my ears.
"Brother Xuanying, Xuanying..."
Only then did Changsun Xuanying feel like he was coming back from that blank state of mind.
"I'm fine."
He said it was nothing, but several people around him saw his trembling arms.
The room fell into an eerie silence, except for the sporadic rustling sounds made by Chang Sun Xuanying as he inspected carefully.
"You three come here."
About a quarter of an hour later, Changsun Xuanying stood up and looked at Tantai Dongshu and the others.
The three young men stood in front of this middle-aged handsome man, still feeling a lot of pressure, especially when looking at those bright eyes, they always felt that their thoughts were about to be penetrated.
"Tell me all the details of what you saw and heard truthfully, without omitting anything."
"Yes, let me tell you the story, junior." Tantai Dongshu glanced at the other two people, and after receiving a reply from their eyes, he took the initiative to speak.
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"That's it, I haven't said a word since I entered Wenxinzhai." Tantai Dongshu looked at the thinking elder.
Changsun Xuanying closed his eyes for a long time and then sighed and opened his eyes.
The four elders stepped forward at the same time and asked nervously: "Brother Xuanying, have you discovered anything?"
Changsun Xuanying nodded and said: "The ancestor suffered the backlash and died in the divination. Before he passed away, he insisted on leaving us the answer and told us what the backlash was that even Biguijia couldn't bear!"
"The people in front of the tower are experiencing a disaster that has never been seen in a thousand years."
"The great disaster that Wuyuan Continent has not seen in a thousand years, and the great terror deep in the forbidden land may come to the world."
"We don't know who the person in front of the tower is, but we can be sure from the broken armor. No matter who that person is, we must face this disaster head-on."
"There are no ancestors to guide us in this catastrophic disaster. No one on the Wuyuan Continent can survive alone. Everyone should make plans early."
"Wenxinzhai can be covered with an ice net, and the Shijia ancestors should be buried as saints."
A cold crystal ball appeared in Changsun Xuanying's hand, with countless frost patterns printed inside.
Everyone in the field looked at each other, but when they thought of what they just said, they felt as if their hearts were being grabbed.
The Tantai family was the first to start.
"What Brother Xuanying said is absolutely true. Today's event is too important. This place is temporarily frozen and the ancestors' remains can be preserved. I wonder what you guys think?"
Everyone agreed, so they all walked out of Wenxinzhai.
The little Taoist boy held back his tears and looked at Changsun Xuanying.
The middle-aged handsome man put his left hand behind his back and stepped into the air. After leaping to the top of the courtyard, waves of extremely cold air were printed in the void behind him and poured into his body crazily. His arms were quickly covered with a layer of frost.
After the crystal ball glows with white light, throw it down with your right hand.
The crystal ball turned into a stream of light and fell into the courtyard. At this moment, all the sounds between heaven and earth disappeared strangely.
The chirping of insects, chirping of birds, and human speech are all blocked out.
White frost mist rose into the air, then engulfed the entire courtyard in silence.
From a distance, a hemispherical ice ball holds the courtyard, and everything inside is frozen at this moment.
The eldest son Xuanying fell back to the ground and said calmly: "Xuanying wants to go back and report to the ancestors of the Ming family, so he will not accompany you here."
After saying this, the enterprising middle-aged handsome man left without looking back.
The remaining people thought for a moment and then left in a hurry.
The last one to leave was the Song family.
When Song Tianhua walked out of the mountain gate, he glanced back, with a strange color flashing in his eyes.
[People in front of the tower? How could the ancestor leave nonsense before his death? How could the eldest grandson family, which is the best at interpreting hexagrams, avoid talking about the last three words? Changsun Xuanying, what are your plans? 】
A follower of the Song family saw his elder walking out and stepped forward to respectfully wait for orders.
"Can the eldest grandson family talk about traveling together?" Song Tianhua asked.
"Master Xuanying walked in a hurry after coming out and did not speak to me. The ten followers have been walking for three minutes... Elder, is this inappropriate?"
Song Tianhua did not answer the question, but just waved his hand, "Step back."
"Return to Shenmu Peak immediately."
"yes!"
Wood-crowned cranes fly in groups, forming a spectacular sight over the mountains and forests.
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"The people in front of the tower are the key to the disaster!"
"But have you ever really believed in the words of the Shijia ancestors before they died, and have you ever really believed in the fortune-telling that I interpreted."
"If you didn't deliberately create such a loophole, how could you have noticed the last three words."
"If you don't pay attention to those three words, how can you really contribute."
"The way to cope with the thousand-year catastrophe must be done with human lives."
"Only by practicing countless possibilities one by one can we find the final answer..."
Changsun Xuanying, who was walking quickly through the mountains and fields on the leaves, had cold eyes.
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"The Guangxi Ancient Land is ahead. Everyone, cheer up and set up camp to rest after entering the valley."
Yan Wenchang's voice came from the front.
Under the night sky, bright lights formed a dragon of light. The entire team stopped in front of a valley with sharp walls. The warriors riding in the expedition team all turned on the marching illuminators on their shoulders.
But the strange thing is that the light can clearly illuminate the ground like daylight, but it only spreads forward less than fifty meters.
On the open cart pulled by Huang Longma, Lu Ze was still looking around with interest.
The feeling of riding in a big car at this moment is like taking a night cruise on the Huangpu River on a cruise ship, which is a unique experience.
It's just that his relaxed and carefree style was in sharp contrast to the serious and unsmiling expressions of the other "passengers", so much so that Zhang Xinghuo always glanced at Lu Ze from time to time.
Finally, when the convoy was about to enter the valley, Zhang Xinghuo whispered a reminder, "Brother Lu, there are many strange beasts in the ancient land. It's better for us to be careful."
"good."
Lu Zewen responded gently.
Zhang Xinghuo felt relieved.
But suddenly there was a commotion from the side, and neat lights quickly shone on the rock wall.
The astute Zhang Xinghuo looked quickly, and when he saw the white faces and green eyes, goosebumps spread all over his body, and he couldn't help but let out an "ah".
But when she saw the appearance of those creatures clearly, she felt a little embarrassed, and quietly explained to Lu Ze: "I recognized them. Those are skeleton mandrills. This kind of creature is relatively rare and likes to eat carrion."
As she spoke, the girl seemed to become more courageous, "I also heard about it from my brother. I just saw it today and I can tell it right away. They are much bigger than ordinary mandrills, and they look very vicious."
The little girl talked nonchalantly, as if she was explaining, and seemed to be deflecting the embarrassment she had just felt.
"But it doesn't matter. My brother said that these skeleton mandrills are very timid. They usually run away when they see humans."
"But...why don't these skeleton mandrills run away? What are they looking at us for? Those eyes are so strange."
Zhang Xinghuo frowned and stared at the skeleton mandrills hanging on the cliff. Instead of running away under the strong light, they stared directly at the expedition team.
She had a strong intuition that those skeleton mandrills didn't seem to be afraid of people like her.
Lu Ze smiled and looked at the skeleton mandrills that were gathering more and more and starting to jump and crawl forward as the convoy advanced, and said lightly:
"That's the way you look at food."
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