In the black mist, there was silence all around.
The dilapidated buildings are hidden in the overlapping shadows, accumulating the dust of the years, as if covered with layers of veil, showing the hazy mystery of light and shadow in silence.
Mu Qing's gaze slowly extended into the distance, and he found that he could only see a distance of one foot. Just as he was about to take a step, he suddenly felt a force coming from his hand.
A cold and distant voice sounded: "Let go!"
Mu Qing subconsciously let go of his hand and turned to look at the person next to him: "I'm sorry."
The experience just now told him clearly that it was his unintentional question that exposed the identity of the woman in front of him. ..
The woman's eyebrows were cold, and her originally pale face had a healthy blush, and she said: "You were not poisoned, and you even detoxified me in an instant. I owe you a favor."
Mu Qing listened to her distant and indifferent voice and smiled lightly. After observing closely, her eyebrows were similar to those of Huaifeng Huafen, which made him even more curious about her identity.
"It was my sudden suddenness that put you in a more dangerous situation. If possible, it would be great if we could clear things up." Mu Qing said.
The woman's face softened slightly, she nodded and said, "Sikong Zhen may not be dead yet. I'll go and deal with him, and you can do your thing."
Seeing that she was planning to leave immediately, Mu Qing lamented that she was too vigilant, and shook his head and said: "With such a big movement, the Gu family must have been attracted. Going out now would be a trap, and they would have to wait until dawn at least. "
The woman frowned slightly. After dawn, treasure hunters would enter the black mist to explore. It was indeed more suitable to leave, but she could not take the risk.
Mu Qing saw the worry on her face and said thoughtfully: "I didn't expect the power of that stone. The last sword energy really couldn't guarantee to get rid of this person. You insist on leaving, right?" Are you worried that he will tell the Gu family your identity and you have a grudge against the Gu family?"
The woman raised her head, narrowed her cold eyes slightly, and said after a moment of silence, "Have you been testing me?"
Mu Qing said calmly: "I heard the conversation between you and him and naturally made some associations. It's just that I just came to Beihuang not long ago and I don't know that Juye City still had a city lord twenty years ago."
Nowadays, there are more and more casual cultivators in Juye City. Many legal principles are different from those in secular cities. They are rougher and simpler. They already follow the original principle of strength first. Therefore, the Gu family, as the actual ruler, has been in power since the tenth century. The position of city lord was no longer established a few years ago, and only the casual cultivators who came to Juye City were monitored and controlled through the Bounty Pavilion.
The woman lowered her eyes, a hint of fatigue flashed in her eyes, and after a moment of silence she said, "Bai Qingyi."
Mu Qing did not expect that the woman would suddenly reveal her name. After being slightly stunned, a sincere smile appeared on her face: "Mu Qing."
"Mu Qing..." Bai Qingyi muttered softly, her raised eyes showing some thoughts, but she couldn't find the source for a while, "I should have heard your name somewhere, but I can't remember clearly."
Bai Qingyi is in the early stage of transcending the mortal world, and his realm is not low. It is not surprising to hear his name on the territory of the Gu family. Mu Qing shook his head and said: "It's nothing. If what Sikong Zhen said is true, you are Ju Yecheng The daughter of the previous city lord?”
Bai Qingyi was still thinking about Mu Qing's identity and didn't notice the honorific in Mu Qing's voice. She said coldly: "The last city lord, the Dog Emperor, sold the entire Juye City to the Gu family."
"Uh." Mu Qing's eyes were strange. Although he didn't know the details of what happened twenty years ago, he could piece together a rough story just by knowing it. Bai Qingyi and he had many similar experiences. , which made him feel strange for no reason, and his tone became more intimate: "Do you have other family members here?"
Bai Qingyi's expression did not change, but his whole temperament had become colder invisibly. Mu Qing realized that he had made a mistake and explained: "Don't get me wrong, I think we should be considered relatives."
"Relatives?!" Bai Qingyi's voice suddenly became shriller, and she even took a few steps back.
Mu Qing suddenly realized that in Bai Qingyi's impression, relatives might be the real enemies, and said quickly: "I'm from Suzaku City."
Bai Qingyi's expression was slightly startled, and her eyes fell on Mu Qing's face. After being silent for a long time, she said with a complicated expression: "I finally know who you are."
Mu Qing nodded and breathed a sigh of relief: "You should have heard something about Suzaku City. We can't be enemies."
Bai Qingyi suddenly said: "I met your mother and your aunt in Baidi City. My father and your grandfather are cousins."
Mu Qing was a little confused and said slowly: "My mother is no longer here, and my aunt is now in Suzaku City. So, I should call you aunt."
Bai Qingyi blinked and looked away: "The Dog Emperor has harmed many people, I will definitely kill him myself."
Mu Qing looked at the thin woman in front of him, and suddenly thought of himself when he first learned about his life experience. He suddenly learned of a deep hatred. What about the person in front of him?
Her realm is indeed low, but the strength in her body is a bit mixed. Thinking about it, she has used many methods to improve her strength over the years, and it is not easy. So what is her goal?
After killing the emperor, do you also want to kill people from the Gu family?
Mu Qing suddenly said: "Maybe you can go to Suzaku City, because there are some things I have to do."
Bai Qingyi glanced at him, pursed her lips and shook her head, saying: "We are different. I was in Juye City when I was born. You have killed Bai Hao, but I haven't done anything yet."
Bai Qingyi listened to the movement outside the black mist, with a flash of solemnity in her eyes, and said, "I don't know why you ran here, but it's best for the two of us not to be together. I'll leave first."
Bai Qingyi turned around and left, but after taking a few steps, she stopped and came back. She took out a fist-sized rough stone from the space bag and handed it to Mu Qing, "This is the only harvest I have left. Since you want Leave it here and give it to you.”
Mu Qing was about to refuse, but Meng Zhang suddenly asked him to accept it. After Mu Qing took it, he said sheepishly: "Thank you, Auntie."
Bai Qingyi's lips curled up slightly: "Don't say you saved me, just treat it as a meeting gift."
Mu Qing took it solemnly and asked, "How should I contact you in the future?"
Bai Qingyi shook his head and said: "There is no need to be deliberate, if we are destined to meet again, we will meet again."
Mu Qing sighed inwardly. It seemed that even if he revealed his identity, it would be impossible for Bai Qingyi to completely let down his guard in a short period of time.
However, as soon as he thought that the current Beihuang was an enemy country for Bai Qingyi, Mu Qing understood and wanted to help him even more.
Bai Qingyi left, and Mu Qing watched her figure disappear at the edge of the black mist, feeling a little regretful. In fact, he really wanted to know if Bai Qingyi really had a map of the ruins in his hand, which might help him find Ye Yun as soon as possible.
Meng Zhang's voice rang out in his sea of consciousness: "When we first met, you already completely trusted each other and seemed too enthusiastic."
"Maybe." Mu Qing smiled bitterly.
This was on the territory of the Gu family. The sudden encounter might have been a well-planned scam in Bai Qingyi's eyes, but for him, when he saw that the other party's eyebrows were somewhat similar to Huaifenghua, he never I doubted what Bai Qingyi said.
Bai Qingyi obviously handled things more maturely and calmly than him, but Mu Qing also knew that if he had really asked the question just now, Bai Qingyi would probably turn around and leave without giving him any chance to communicate.
Not to mention the stone in my hand now.
Mu Qing turned around and walked towards the other side of the mist. While looking at the stone in his hand carefully, he asked: "Is this the original stone? There is indeed a lot of spiritual energy in it, but there must be other reasons why you asked me to accept it. "
"Yeah." Meng Zhang said: "The original stone should be what those people say. This kind of accompanying stone is indeed better than the spiritual stone, but the stone itself is not important."
Mu Qing grasped the key point: "Ban Sheng? Are you saying that the good ones are those near this stone?"
Meng Zhang said: "There is no essential difference between the companion stone and those spiritual stones and genius treasures. The reason why it is called the companion stone is because it absorbs a large amount of unnatural power during the process of its creation. A big object When he falls, his body will disappear and his Tao will be dissolved, and the power in his body will return to the nature of heaven and earth. In this process, some spiritual creatures in the place where he fell will also be affected."
Mu Qing looked into the depths of the black mist, his mind racing. He had communicated with Meng Zhang for many days. He already knew what kind of powerful existence the "big thing" in Meng Zhang's mouth represented. He couldn't help imagining the intensity of the battle that year, the heaven and the earth. Shattered, eternal life fell.
When the ups and downs of his thoughts calmed down, Mu Qing lowered his eyes and concentrated a ray of consciousness on the accompanying stone, but other than the abundant and pure spiritual energy, he did not find any
He Wei said, "How can we find the place where the great thing fell through this accompanying stone?"
Meng Zhang said: "There is an extremely weak aura of personality in this companion stone, which proves that even if that great thing fell, his chaotic energy has not been refined by subsequent generations. This is a good opportunity."
Personal breath...
Mu Qing narrowed his eyes. He asked Meng Zhang several times for information about the Immortality Realm, but Meng Zhang refused because the realm was too low. This was the first time Meng Zhang took the initiative to talk about the connection. Naturally, he wanted to To clear up the confusion, he asked: "Do you want to advance to the realm of immortality? Both of these are indispensable?"
"No." Meng Zhang was silent for a moment, but still replied: "The energy of chaos is generated from the Heavenly Dao, and monks use it to sense the nature of the Heavenly Dao. When they successfully interact with the Heavenly Dao they belong to, their life levels will rise, and they will begin to condense their personalities. At that time, he has entered the realm of the Immortal Saint King."
"But the disparity in the Holy King Realm is huge. Every three hundred years, monks who advance to this realm will experience a catastrophe of body, soul, and Tao. Every time they successfully survive a catastrophe, their personality will be a little more perfect. After three hundred years, All tribulations have passed, and the person's personality is forever shaped, and only then can he truly achieve longevity that will last as long as heaven and earth."
Mu Qing recalled that Lin Langtian had advised him to avoid the heavenly tribulation when he was in Suzaku City, and asked: "Can the immortals in the Holy King Realm avoid the heavenly tribulation?"
"Of course." Meng Zhang's words were full of disdain: "A monk is afraid that the Tao Fruit will collapse and become a wedding dress for those who come after him, so he will think about avoiding the catastrophe. Such monks can also have a long life, but the longer they avoid it, the more they can avoid it. , immortality becomes an illegitimate life, and true freedom can no longer be achieved.”
Mu Qing's thoughts were racing. He didn't know how many people's dreams of immortality would be shattered by the three tribulations of body and soul. He subconsciously asked: "Then the fall of this big thing, does it mean that his three tribulations have not been completed?"
Meng Zhang was silent for a longer time, and when Mu Qing thought he would not speak again, he slowly said: "Immortals whose personalities are not fully condensed have always been the targets of covetation and plunder, but even if their personalities are condensed, they will be coveted and robbed. Even if it is complete, there is still the possibility of body death and Taoist disappearance, because above the original personality, there is also a chaotic personality."
"But you are still far away from this, and it is not something you need to worry about."
