Yunchuan City.
In this largest city in the world, a secret war has reached its climax.
After the Black Bird Tribe lost Yingyan, countless cultivators from various esoteric sects poured into Yunchuan City for the bloody battle.
Although the Yunli Sect is one of the top three major religions in the world, the Great Li Dynasty is the first empire!
But facing the combined impact of several other major esoteric sects, they were unable to stop it.
Especially when the Great Sage couldn't get out easily, they lost the number one cultivator in the world... It was even more difficult for this conventional combat force to deal with such a situation.
Even the Esoteric Cult Ministry has recalled all the monks outside and made various arrangements in the city to prevent the impact of this war from expanding.
The battle between cultivators is still happening every day.
Fortunately, the great sage of the Yunli Sect issued a covenant... It is okay to fight in the city, but it cannot cause large-scale damage, let alone contaminate the common people with alienated demon bodies.
Violators will be personally punished by the Great Sage!
Therefore, the intensity of this war for the "secret key" is still maintained within a certain limit.
At least none of the esoteric sects from all parties have invested in the "meditation" level of combat!
"In Convenience Alley, there are four divine transformation monks. Their intensity is tentatively determined as Tiger. There is no obvious tendency of transformation. It is recommended that the Green Snake Department come forward to monitor."
"Green Snake Department received it!"
Jiang Chuyi looked at the almost empty room and had to turn his head to look at Jiang Xiaowu and Li Zhongming.
"There's nothing wrong with you two. You just need to keep a close eye on us. If the intensity of the battle increases or there's any signs of alienation, you can report it to us in a timely manner."
"Don't worry, boss, it's not the first time Li Tou and I have been out on the field. It's just surveillance. We will be fine." Jiang Xiaowu assured with his chest raised.
Li Zhongming still had the sloppy look on his face, and said weakly: "Don't worry, captain, I will keep an eye on him."
Only then did Jiang Chuyi nodded, "Thank you for your hard work. Once you've been busy for a while, I'll give you two a long vacation."
Hearing this, Jiang Xiaowu and both of them were shocked. Every time the captain said he was going to have a holiday, accidents would happen one after another and they would be busy.
The vacation that Jiang Chuyi promised at that time has not been taken until now.
However, compared to the unfamiliarity and panic he felt during his first mission a year ago, Jiang Xiaowu can now be said to be very comfortable and proficient in this job again.
After Yinglan's fall, monks from all the major esoteric sects poured into Yunchuan City. In order to control this, the esoteric sect almost mobilized all the people.
For this reason, Jiang Xiaowu and Li Zhongming were sent to the field after successfully digesting the "spiritual seed" and becoming true practitioners.
However, the Esoteric Cult Department still could not find out the truth about the sacrifice that day from his memory. In addition, Yunchuan City had been busy with things recently, so it temporarily put their affairs on hold and stopped paying too much attention to them.
I plan to make more in-depth corrections if there are any clues in the future. If not, I will just forget it. The Green Snake Department can recruit two new blood with good talents.
Convenience lane.
This is one of the poorest areas in Yunchuan City, and the residents are usually migrant workers. Therefore, it has naturally become one of the places where foreign monks are most willing to hide.
"Do you think these magical monks alone can keep this secret key?" A man covered in black robes, his face hidden in the shadows, said.
"That's not something you and other secretive rats can covet." In the abandoned factory, a short middle-aged man said with a smile, "How dare the Hunyuan Sect dare to intervene? Didn't we learn enough from the last bloody battle? What's the lesson? Depending on your family background, if you join a few more times, you will sooner or later fall outside the twelve major secret sects."
"Our Hunyuan Sect has a profound foundation, so you don't need to worry about it."
The two were just talking and talking, and they were in a stalemate with each other, but no one took the lead.
Even Jiang Xiaowu, who was following me, felt a little bored and yawned: "They won't just quarrel like this all day long!"
But before he finished speaking, there was a gust of breeze. When the wind stopped, a young man wearing a navy blue robe appeared.
The momentum around him is surging and majestic, and he is exactly the great monk in the "Tongyou" realm!
The little monk who was clamoring before said proudly: "I'm waiting for Master Zuo Xun to arrive, what are you waiting for?"
The surrounding atmosphere changed again, and a handsome young man appeared out of thin air. It was Fang Luo, the Holy Son of Hunyuan Sect.
Jiang Xiaowu, who was already feeling sleepy, suddenly became energetic and quickly reported to Jiang Chuyi: "There has been a change in the Convenience Alley. Now it seems that a monk from the Nether Realm has arrived on both sides!"
Jiang Chuyi calmly arranged: "Don't be impatient. Slowly retreat to a certain distance to ensure that you will not be affected before observing. If the other party has a tendency to alienate, retreat immediately. I will report it to the Black Bird Department immediately. They will I'll be there to replace you soon."
Convenience Lane is already in the suburbs, and the location of this abandoned factory is even more remote. There are not many residents around, so the two of them don't need to evacuate the people, they can just retreat by themselves.
However, if the Three Realm monks take action with all their strength, the surrounding neighborhoods will be affected. The two newcomers who have just become monks will not be able to complete their supervisory duties.
"I hope the people from the Black Bird Department can come soon." Jiang Xiaowu prayed with a sad look on his face.
Li Zhongming squinted his eyes and shook his head, "The department must be short of manpower to a certain extent, so we sent you and I out. Whether there will be support or not is another matter!"
"If the situation really escalates, be sure not to linger and retreat as quickly as possible. In the battle between the monks of the Three Realms, your little arms and legs will be broken if they are scratched."
After the backbone of the "Tongyou" realm arrived, the two parties stopped talking nonsense and started fighting directly.
However, both sides were very restrained and did not use large-scale magical powers of destruction. Instead, they mostly fought each other with their bodies. They still did not dare to easily exceed the laws set by the great sage of the Yunli Sect.
The ones facing Fang Luo were the monks of the Dingfeng Sect, which ranked in the middle of the Twelve Secret Sects and were much stronger than the Hunyuan Sect.
But this young monk in navy blue robes was inferior to Fang Lang. After several battles, he fell into an obvious disadvantage.
Therefore, he took the lead in increasing the intensity, showing a semi-alienated external state, and every move had unpredictable power.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom!"
Strong winds swept across, fires shone brightly, and all the surrounding buildings were destroyed as if they were being washed away!
"No, there's actually a family there!"
When the strong wind swept through a dangerous building that had obviously been abandoned for a long time, several figures were suddenly exposed to Jiang Xiaowu's sight.
A middle-aged man and woman in ragged clothes looked like a couple, and in their arms were two trembling half-year-old children!
Jiang Xiaowu was anxious and wanted to rush out to save others, but was pulled back by Li Zhongming, who shouted in a low voice: "You don't want your life, how dare you get involved in the fight between the three great monks?"
"But... but!" Jiang Xiaowu pointed tremblingly at the family huddled together, "They... they are still alive!"
"This...doesn't this affect the civilians? If we step forward and reveal our identity as the Esoteric Cult Ministry, they will definitely stop!"
Li Zhongming was silent for a moment, and then said: "It's just four people, which is completely within the casualty target of their battle, let alone just one homeless family!"
"The Esoteric Ministry will not care!"
Jiang Xiaowu also knew that this would definitely be the result, he was just unwilling to do so!
He punched the ground with all his strength. Even if blood slowly flowed out, he didn't care. He just murmured to himself: "Who can... who can come and save them!"
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a suffocating momentum rushing past him.
Jiang Xiaowu quickly looked around and saw a handsome figure appearing out of thin air. With just one glance, he calmed down the wind and fire that threatened to destroy everything.
The two "Tongyou" monks stopped trembling and looked at the people in front of them in disbelief.
They were born in the Esoteric Cult and were key people in the realm of "Tongyou", so they naturally knew what a "meditation" master was like, but the person in front of them gave them a feeling that was far beyond that of a "meditation" master. The gap was as big as the bright moon. Just like a firefly!
"Great...Great Sage!" Just saying these two words seemed to have exhausted all their strength.
The visitor is naturally Tang Yuan, who has been promoted to the "Great Sage"!
With a wave of his hand, he took a strange talisman into his hand.
"So this is the secret key?"
"It's so gratifying to have another friend in the world!" A clear and clear voice came out of thin air, "When the Taoist friend first entered my Yunchuan City, I felt it, but I never found the right opportunity. I don't know at this moment. , can you tell me a little bit?"
Tang Yuan looked at the Yunli Sect's headquarters with a playful look, "I still have a holiday with the Black Bird Division, is that okay?"
"If you don't become a great saint, you are just an ant. Since my fellow Taoist has already reached our level, why should we care about trivial matters."
"Then I'd rather be respectful than obey!" Tang Yuan also smiled freely and agreed.
"Then I will wait for the visit of fellow Taoist." After saying this, the voice disappeared between heaven and earth.
Tang Yuan turned to look at the people from the Hunyuan Sect and the Dingfeng Sect, smiled and said, "I have taken this secret key, so you don't have any objections."
How could those people dare to say anything? Although Tang Yuan smiled gently, in the eyes of these people, he looked like a terrifying beast that was devouring the world.
After Tang Yuan left, the two groups looked at each other and dispersed. Without the secret key, what's the point of fighting here.
After they all left one after another, Jiang and Li ran to the affected family of four. Fortunately, apart from being slightly frightened, no one suffered any injuries.
Li Zhongming touched the heads of the two children and said softly: "You are lucky. Don't live in such a desolate place again. It is very dangerous."
As he spoke, he took out a stack of banknotes and handed them to the middle-aged man and woman. Without being knelt down by them, Li Zhongming pulled Jiang Xiaowu away from here.
Jiang Xiaowu looked at Li Zhongming worriedly and said cautiously: "Li Tou..."
Li Zhongming smiled and said, "I'm fine. It's all over. It's all over."
But the knuckles he clenched so tightly that they turned white showed that his heart was far from that simple.
…
"Fellow Taoist, please drink tea." A young Taoist with white hair and a cloud-shaped Taoist robe fell into the trap. The old Taoist pointed at the tea leaves on the eucalyptus table, "This is planted by the old Taoist himself. Even if it is not as good as Cuiling Fragrant Tea, it is not far behind." , the taste is also excellent.”
Tang Yuan took the tea bowl and took a sip. He felt a faint aroma flowing through his body. Not only was the aroma fragrant, but after drinking it, even his soul felt a bit comfortable and relaxed.
"Good tea! It was grown by the Great Sage Liuyun himself. I'm afraid not many people in the world have been lucky enough to taste it. And it's not just about the taste. If I'm not wrong, this tea is very good for the soul."
There are also great benefits! "
"You Taoist, you really have good taste." The old Taoist smiled slightly proudly, "Even the monks in the Four Realms who are on the verge of alienation can be brought back to normality after drinking my tea."
He paused and then said: "Fellow Taoist, do you know why monks like us are suffering from the disaster of alienation?"
Tang Yuan didn't expect that he was actually asking such a question. He naturally knew that this was caused by the aura of doom and tribulation and was a sign that the world was coming to an end.
But he didn't know what the indigenous monks in this world thought about this, so he was quite curious and said: "Although there are records in the teachings, they are not very detailed. Fellow Taoist, can you tell me something."
The Great Sage Liuyun lowered his eyes, looked at the green leaves in the bowl, sighed and said: "It's because this life has come to an end. I turned into a demon and became the general trend of the world. I was loved by fate, but I can't wait for it." He’s just a pathetic person who wants to admit the reality!”
"The world is coming to an end?"
Tang Yuan's reaction was not entirely cooperative. He was also surprised that the old Taoist in front of him actually knew the trend of the world here.
The Great Sage Liuyun nodded and asked with a wry smile: "I think fellow Taoist should be the body of a divine messenger who came to the world, but have you ever thought about... why you didn't have any memory when you were born, nor did you have any memories of living in the Kingdom of God? .”
"How did the divine envoy appear and why do they exist?"
The barrage of questions really knocked Tang Yuan to a halt. If he was really the golden dragon-scissor, he might have doubts about his faith because of these questions.
Seeing the surprised look on Tang Yuan's face, Great Sage Liuyun said solemnly: "Are you wondering why I know so clearly?"
Tang Yuan nodded and said: "You have been famous for many years and you are a great sage. It is not surprising that you know some secrets. I have indeed been exploring your identity, but unfortunately I don't have a clue yet."
Great Sage Liuyun waved his hand and said: "Fellow Taoist, there is no need to think too much about testing. The reason why I understand so clearly is because I am the divine envoy summoned by Yunli's teaching in the past!"
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At this moment, Tang Yuan was truly surprised.
After the divine envoy completes his mission, generally speaking, he will leave behind "spiritual seeds" and "spiritual objects" within a few years, and then return to the throne of God.
But the man in front of him has been famous for three to five hundred years, so how could he be a "god envoy"?
The Great Sage Liuyun did not let Tang Yuan wait any longer, but directly announced the answer, "That's because I was the victor in blood the previous time, and the wish I made is to stay in this world forever."
