roccoschili Chapter 383 If you were really ordinary people, I would eat the red goblin!
Chapter 383 If you were really ordinary people, I would eat the red goblin!
Xiao had indeed been approached by a sect, but that sect was the Zhenjiao Sect, not the Yufeng Sect, and he refused because he found it troublesome.
Duan Shan asked this question very naturally. Xiao didn't think much about it and replied, "Perhaps because he saw me reject other sects, so he didn't try again."
"You actually rejected the invitation from the Immortal Sect?"
Ren Liang cried out in surprise, his voice a little loud, and it was heard throughout the front hall of the inn, attracting the attention of other diners who were also having breakfast.
Ren Liang also noticed these gazes. He coughed dryly, lowered his voice, and winked at Xiao: "We want to go in, but no one looks down on us."
Xiao shrugged his shoulders. It had nothing to do with him if the other person looked down on him.
What he didn't say was that he felt the sect couldn't teach him much.
When it comes to magic, there is an inexplicable gap between him and this world. He cannot understand it and cannot learn it.
In terms of fighting skills, he has a better teacher here. Even if he really can't beat him, he can still shout "Help me" in his heart and ask someone to fight for him.
The only advantage of joining a sect is that there are more resources in the sect, making it easier to improve your realm and obtain magic weapons.
But Xiao felt that he was advancing fast enough, and that he didn't lack for resources. As for magic weapons...
Well, it’s not impossible to break everything with force.
Well, actually Xiao also wanted to get more magic weapons, but once he joined the sect, he would be restricted everywhere, and there would be competition for resources within the sect. None of the three of them really wanted to fight with others.
When independent cultivators have more freedom.
In addition, there is another reason why Xiao did not join the sect.
Huang Guxuan once warned him to hide his identity as much as possible, especially to avoid contact with the sect.
Huang Guxuan has never harmed him and has helped him a lot. Xiao will believe what he says.
Duan Shan smiled faintly and continued, "You probably haven't been to Yufeng Gate, right? If you have, you probably wouldn't refuse."
"What do you mean?" Xiao asked curiously.
"The Imperial Phoenix Sect is no ordinary sect." Duan Shan paused, staring into Xiao's eyes and asking word by word, "Have you heard of the Five Swords Realm?"
The realm of five swords?
It sounds familiar, but I can't remember where I heard this name.
Xiao pondered for a moment and replied, "I've heard a little bit about it."
Duan Shan had no idea how much Xiao's "I've heard a little bit about it" meant, so she briefly explained, "The Five Swords Realm is as famous as the Dragon Bone Abyss and the Withered Bone Forest. It contains not only divine weapons but also numerous inheritances. The Imperial Phoenix Sect controls the Five Swords Realm, and becoming a disciple of theirs will make it easier for you to access the opportunities within."
As soon as she said the name "Dragon Bone Abyss", Xiao understood everything.
He had been to the Dragon Bone Abyss, where he had seen many magical spear-like weapons and a group of dragon spirits with interesting personalities. In addition, he had also experienced some adventures there.
The Dragon Bone Abyss is a gun tomb, so the Five Swords Realm, judging from its name, should be a sword tomb. I don’t know what kind of creature’s residual souls may be found in it.
Suddenly, Xiao remembered a sentence he had read in his previous life——
The knife is like a fierce tiger, the sword is like a flying phoenix, and the spear is like a swimming dragon.
A guess popped up in Xiao's mind.
Could the residual soul existing in the Five Swords Realm be a phoenix?
"What, Xiao, do you regret it?"
Ren Liang teased Xiao when he saw that he remained silent.
Xiao came back to his senses and shook his head slightly: "No, I don't need it."
He has the Great Sage who conquers demons, and the Hepu Kite, which is suspected to be forged by the divine power of the Emperor. To be honest, he doesn't think highly of these.
"You are so sure, have you been there?" Duan Shan asked casually.
Xiao replied: "No."
Hearing this, Duan Shan narrowed her eyes slightly, but soon returned to normal.
After that, Duan Shan made a few more subtle attempts and finally confirmed that not only had Xiao never been to the Yufeng Gate, he also didn't know where the Yufeng Gate was.
She secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Ordinary people usually don't talk about the affairs of the various sects in the fairy world, and those who are a little more informed will not take the initiative to talk about these things. As long as you don't stay in the next stop, Xuanchi Mansion, for too long, you don't have to worry about Xiao discovering that the Yufeng Sect is nearby.
Xiao didn't know that he was passing by the Royal Phoenix Gate, so they naturally didn't have to worry about Xiao asking to go there halfway.
It seems that the plan does not need to be changed and we can continue along the original route.
The route through Xuanchi Mansion takes the shortest time, so the only way to avoid trouble is to rush to Huozhou as soon as possible.
……
After breakfast, Xiao parted ways with Duan Shan and the other three and went to the town to collect intelligence.
The streets were even more lively than at night. Here, there was no sign of a war going on on the front lines, and there was no tense atmosphere at all. Xiao felt as if he had returned to the time before the invasion from across the sea.
The people setting up stalls on both sides of the street have changed. They are no longer snack stalls, but old men and women selling food, fruits and snacks.
The crowd was bustling, and among them, Xiao discovered some people whose temperament was not like that of ordinary people. There was no doubt that they were disciples of a certain sect. At this moment, they hid their identities, disguised themselves as ordinary people, and mingled in the huge crowd.
It seems that the treasure that appeared in the Year of Silence is very attractive.
Xiao thought secretly.
Soon, the sun passed half a circle in the clear sky and sank into the sea of sand in the west.
Xiao returned to his residence and sorted out the information he had collected.
First of all, the Red Goblin is most concerned about the Sandworm Golden Fat and Ghost Willow.
The golden fat of sandworms comes from a spiritual beast called the Willow-eating Earth Dragon, and it can be used to refine some drugs with hallucinogenic effects.
Simply put, you can sell spirit stones.
When Xiao received this news, he noticed Hong Xiao's eagerness to try. He estimated that this body would not be able to rest tonight.
But this did not prevent him from resting. As long as Hong Xiao did not lose himself, it would be fine. He also believed that Hong Xiao knew what was going on and would not lose himself.
Uh...should?
The ghost willow, whose full name is the Blood Crown Ghost Willow, is the king among the mutated dead willows.
Ever since the space rift leading to the ancient wilderness was destroyed, patches of strange willow forests have appeared in the Black River sand.
The mutated dead willows in the forest do not stay in one place like ordinary plants, but roam around the entire Black River desert like a pack of wolves, looking for prey.
When they find humans or wild animals, they will throw willow catkins into the air, causing these living creatures to fall into hallucinations, lose the ability to resist, and thus become their food.
The willow-eating earthworms themselves do not have the ability to cause hallucinations, and the reason why their products have hallucinogenic effects is because of them.
The willow-eating earth dragon lurks underground, gnawing on the roots of mutated dead willows while avoiding the hallucinogenic catkins.
In other words, the mutated dead willow itself will be more valuable.
However, the mutated dead willows are very smart. When they feel that the prey is very dangerous and is likely to bite them back, they will take advantage of the prey being trapped in an illusion and immediately escape, making it extremely difficult to capture them.
For ordinary people, the cost of resisting illusions is extremely high, so they never consider the mutated dead willow with better hallucinogenic effects. This makes the substitute sandworm golden fat more popular. Xiao heard of it as soon as he arrived in Lanyuan Town.
Ordinary mutated dead willows are so valuable, and the king born from them is of course even more dangerous and precious.
The Blood-Crown Ghost Willow can create stronger illusions. As for how powerful it is, Xiao has not found anyone who has experienced it yet, so he has no way of knowing.
When the blood moon shines on its crown, it will bear a fruit.
It is said that this fruit condenses the evil spirit of this battlefield for thousands of years and can make people fall into the most terrifying illusions. It is priceless.
After receiving this information, Xiao noticed that Red Xiao was extremely excited. He wished that Xiao would return to his residence immediately and fall asleep so that he could control his body to go on a killing spree in the Black River Sand Sea.
If Red Xiao hadn't asked about the value of the sandworm's golden fat the day before, Xiao would have suspected that the other party hadn't killed for too long and was feeling suffocated.
But these are just what Hong Xiao wants to know, not what Xiao wants to know. Of course, Xiao did not follow Hong Xiao's wishes. He immediately went back and fell asleep.
Unfortunately, Xiao did not find out much information about Huozhou and Yufengmen.
Now, he only knew that Huozhou was located on the northwest border of Liang State and was not a big city.
There is a desert near Huozhou where thunder sounds all day long. It is called Jiting Sand Sea and is a forbidden area of Liang State.
Apart from this, there is no other useful information.
As for the Yufeng Gate, no new information was found, so apart from the rumor that 'the Five Swords Realm is in the Yufeng Gate', Xiao knew nothing else.
What's even more strange is that some of them are clearly disciples of the sect, and some even react to the name "Yufengmen", but whenever Xiao asks questions he wants to know, their attitudes are surprisingly consistent. Without exception, they all refuse to answer, saying that they are just ordinary people and know nothing.
Xiao lay on the table in the room very depressed, and said in his heart, if you were really ordinary people, I would eat the red Xiao!
Red Xiao, who happened to be reading Xiao's mind and had no idea how this matter related to him, was about to mock Xiao for bragging, but seeing that Xiao looked in a bad mood, he finally shut up tactfully.
Green Mandrill said, "Perhaps, this is similar to the situation at Baihe Mountain."
Baihe Mountain.
Xiao was slightly startled, and then he was awakened by these words.
While gathering information, Xiao also learned that this place used to be a military town, and those stationed here were the emperor's personal troops, such as the Red Butterfly Army and the Mengji Army.
There is no doubt that this is the realm of the mortal world, and the treasures in the Black River Sand should belong to the emperor and his subjects, not to the people in the fairy world.
But people in the fairy world also wanted these things, so the disciples of the sect disguised themselves as ordinary people who didn't know about the fairy world, and entered the Black River Desert to explore and search for treasures.
There is no such thing as the Baihe Mountain God in the Heihe Desert, and the identity control is not strict, which has led to the current situation where a large number of disciples from various sects have sneaked into the town, pretending to be ordinary people who come here to hunt for treasure.
In order to fit in with the drama, they pretended to be unable to answer Xiao's questions.
What else could Xiao say? He couldn't deliberately violate the rules of the town and use force to threaten them to tell the truth, right?
Xiao sorted out the information he had collected during the day and was about to take a rest when suddenly, someone knocked on the door.
At the same time, Ding Shu's reluctant voice came from outside the door: "Boss, the captain is back. He has something to say. Let's go to his room."