Fire Monster

Chapter 274 Escort Mission

There were dozens of people when they came, but only six were left when they left.

Like a stray dog, he did not dare to stop and fled back to the spiritual world stronghold of Tianlong Taoist Palace.

At this time, the place was surrounded by hundreds of witchers, as if facing a powerful enemy. However, the witchers who died in the previous battle reported the matter as soon as they returned to reality. It was said that even the ancestor of the previous generation of Tianlong Taoist Palace, the only remaining Mahayana immortal, was alarmed.

So much so that the first master of Tianlong Taoist Palace came to the spirit world in person.

So Zhao Guanshan, Wang Xuan and the other six people were subjected to the most rigorous questioning and examination. After hearing that there was still a ninth-level spiritual immortal, the only remaining old immortal from the Tianlong Taoist Palace also rushed to the spiritual world. He was also a ninth-level spiritual body, extremely powerful, and he rushed all the way at lightning speed, but finally returned disappointed.

Mei Xun was no longer there.

"So, you are the descendant of Zhao Fengxiao?"

The old immortal with white hair and beard asked someone to call Zhao Guanshan and asked with a complicated look in his eyes.

Zhao Guanshan nodded.

"So, you are also the one who inherited the Zhao family's Lihuo Secret Key?"

Zhao Guanshan continued to nod. In front of this old immortal, he had no room for lying.

"Then do you know who I am?"

Zhao Guanshan continued to shake his head. The old immortal laughed, but in the end he did not say who he was, nor did he explain what his relationship with Mei Xun was.

"Your Linjiang Prefecture Dao Palace will soon meet the other two Dao Palaces. If you still want to follow the path of cultivating immortals and refining Qi, you can go to Tianlong in the future. There will always be a place for you."

"Thank you, senior."

"Haha, did you know that I was once the holder of the Qianjin Secret Key?"

The old immortal suddenly spoke, which made Zhao Guanshan stunned. When Mei Xun mentioned this matter before, he did not think about it deeply. As a result, he never thought that he would meet one in the blink of an eye.

"That happened more than 2,000 years ago. One day, a mysterious glow suddenly fell from the sky in the world of immortal cultivation. It seemed that a secret treasure had appeared. My senior sister and I went to investigate."

"Afterwards, I got a Qianjin Dao Talisman by chance, and thus obtained the Qianjin Secret Key, but my sister got separated from me. At that time, I was fascinated by the immortal skills and magical powers recorded on the Qianjin Dao Talisman, so I closed myself off for thirty years. When I came out again, I heard that my sister had already married."

"I was frustrated for a long time, about seven or eight years. Then guess what, one day I drank some spirit wine and was drunk for three months. When I woke up, I found that the Qianjin Secret Key had disappeared. It left me without saying goodbye."

"Later, the devil fire surged from the sky, the land of Shenzhou sank, and the world collapsed. I joined forces with several other great immortals, using Tianlong Mountain as a base to resist the devil fire and build the Tianlong Taoist Palace. But guess again, how did we manage to build the Taoist Palace and the initial defense line in such a chaotic time? Especially the crucial Spirit Supply Tower?"

"I think you should be able to guess it. Yes, they are all the immortal traditions left on the Qianjin Secret Key. The five of us Mahayana Immortals actually all have them, or at least have obtained the Five Elements Secret Key."

"So, the immortals should have foreseen the collapse of the immortal world and the invasion of evil demons."

"These five secret keys are equivalent to five self-help manuals."

"Now, more than two thousand years have passed. We have a pretty good understanding of the secrets of the Five Elements Key and the logic behind it. Even the Five Elements Qi Refiners promoted in our Taoist Palace are a high-level imitation of the Key model."

"But how should I put it? When five people form a team, the one who holds the secret key does have a lot of initiative, which can be used for the right way or the wrong way."

"I am telling you this now because I want to tell you that the original intention of the immortals to leave the Five Elements Secret Key is that they hope that we can save ourselves first, then save others, live first, then develop. Everyone who is qualified to activate the Five Elements Secret Key is qualified to become the true successor of the immortals' Taoism. But getting the Five Elements Secret Key does not mean that you can do nothing and wait for spiritual stones to fall from the sky. Lazy people will abandon the Secret Key."

"Practice well. Since the Fire Key chose you, there must be a reason for it."

After saying this, the old immortal floated away.

Afterwards, Zhao Guanshan received extremely good treatment here, and even the first headmaster of Tianlong Taoist Palace came over to talk to him.

However, most of the time he was waiting, waiting for the real world to thoroughly investigate whether the third leader had any remnants or any backup plans.

During this period, they cannot log off or leave.

They waited like this for a full half month, and the whole story, the aftermath, and the cause and consequence of the incident were finally investigated clearly. Then a senior official from the Tianlong Taoist Palace came and announced the results of the investigation to Zhao Guanshan, Wang Xuan and others.

In addition to the currently known results, the more horrifying one is that the former third sect leader used evil demons to invade and secretly killed 300,000 mortals in the past three hundred years.

This old guy was extremely secretive in his actions and left no clues at all.

It is said that he tried to survive the catastrophe three hundred years ago, but failed and almost died. It is estimated that it was from that time that he began to have evil thoughts.

But the details of how they communicated with the evil god and how they excavated the Skull Mountain are kept completely secret.

This made Zhao Guanshan and the others sigh. Cultivation is really not easy. One thought is a human being, and one thought is a devil.

"My Fuyun Taoist Palace has already known about this matter. We have already informed all Taoist palaces to be vigilant and are conducting self-examination and correction among high-level Qi-refining practitioners. This matter has a great impact." Wang Xuan has been very silent these days. His team of ten people, but now only three of his men are left. How miserable it is and how unfair it is.

If I had known this, I wouldn’t have planned to take the Tianlong Taoist Palace route.

"Well, Fellow Daoist Chengfeng, I have a favor to ask of you."

"please say."

"It's like this. The rest of our team is fine, but the four of us who are still alive must go offline at the Spirit World Stronghold of the Floating Cloud Taoist Palace. This requires us to walk all the way back, but the journey is too long, and the strength of four people is too weak. So, I want to hire Fellow Daoist Chengfeng to escort us to the Spirit World Stronghold of the Floating Cloud Taoist Palace."

"What? Escort you. I will escort the four of you alone?"

Zhao Guanshan almost thought he had heard it wrong. What a joke, but looking at Wang Xuan's serious expression, it seemed that he was not joking.

"Fellow Daoist Wang Xuan, why don't you hire the demon hunters from Tianlong Dao Palace? They have quite a few strong fighters."

"Because they also need to return to the spiritual world base of Tianlong Taoist Palace to log off. This is very important. So, for someone who can run a one-way trip and does not need to come back, only you, Daoist Fellow Chengfeng, are the most suitable. With the situation of your Linjiang Prefecture Taoist Palace, it doesn't matter if you log off at any location."

"But, Fellow Daoist Wang Xuan, don't I still have to deliver a letter to you?" Zhao Guanshan felt very happy. Some time ago, this guy was eager for him to return to the real world immediately.

"There is no rush to deliver the letter. It will be valid for the next fifty years, but I am really uneasy about this return trip."

Wang Xuan smiled bitterly.

"Why is that? I feel like you're certain something will go wrong on the way back."

Zhao Guanshan frowned slightly.

"Because I'm afraid we have offended a very scary evil god. Fellow Daoist Chengfeng, have you not noticed any uneasiness in the past half month? Anyway, I've always been a little uneasy. It is very likely that it wants to retaliate against us because we are actually its sacrifices and have been marked."

"There are six of us who survived this time. In addition to the five of us, the fellow Taoist from Tianlong Taoist Palace returned to reality on the third day. He was arranged by the great immortal to start a ten-year retreat. He is in reality and the evil god cannot reach him, but the five of us have been in the spirit world the whole time."

"In that case, why don't you stay here and log off? Isn't the Tianlong Taoist Palace strong enough?" Zhao Guanshan asked again. He didn't want to go this way, and he always suspected that Wang Xuan had ulterior motives.

"No, if I didn't have a physical body, I could log off anywhere. But now it's absolutely impossible. Fellow Daoist Chengfeng, we come to the spirit world to carry out missions and resist evil spirits. What we really need to cultivate is the real physical body. If this happened to you, what would you choose?"

"That's true, but..." Zhao Guanshan looked embarrassed.

"Fifty spiritual stones, one price, the four of us will pay. As long as you accompany us all the way, when we arrive at the Floating Cloud Taoist Palace, we will give you fifty spiritual stones, not one less. How do you think?"

Wang Xuan was also anxious. In fact, in addition to the reasons he mentioned, the real reason why he was willing to pay a high price of fifty spirit stones to hire him was because of the spiritual treasure.

It's not about killing people and stealing the treasure. The treasure is in the ash bag and can't be taken away even if you kill him. He doesn't have the ability of the evil god.

The situation in the spiritual world is becoming increasingly bizarre. Even high-level cultivators like those in the Tianlong Taoist Palace have run into problems. You can imagine what the situation is like.

In addition, before, fifty spirit stones were enough to hire ten powerful demon hunters to go back and forth at Tianlong Taoist Palace. Now, no matter how much spirit stones are used, it is impossible to hire them.

Everyone felt the atmosphere of impending storm.

In this case, this time-tested fellow Taoist Chengfeng is indeed the best choice.

Then, as Wang Xuan expected, Zhao Guanshan became excited when he heard it.

"Okay! Then it's a deal. Let's pay the deposit first."

"Okay, I'll give you a deposit of ten spirit stones first, and then I'll give you another ten when we get to Cangwu Taoist Palace. And when we get to Fuyun Taoist Palace, I'll give you the remaining thirty. We're willing to use the reputation of Fuyun Taoist Palace as a guarantee."

"make a deal!"

Zhao Guanshan was very happy. Ten spirit stones were deposited into his account, and the total number of spirit stones in his hand had reached ninety-five.

Sure enough, only in the spiritual world can one earn so many spirit stones. In the real world, it might take dozens or even hundreds of years.

"Fellow Daoist Chengfeng, do you want to buy two more ash bags?"

At this time Wang Xuan asked tactfully.

Normally, you only need to carry one ash bag. There is no point in buying more. After all, in the spirit world, it is rare to encounter a situation where there are so many ashes that they cannot be taken away after a war.

But this time, in order to return smoothly, the four of them borrowed twenty spirit stones each from the Tianlong Taoist Palace, and each bought one, just in case.

(End of this chapter)