Legend of Mir 2: Seeking the Truth in Marfa

"Senior, after talking for so long, you still haven't told me where the secret passage is?" Brook said.

"Haha, don't worry, my friend. I will tell you right away. Have you ever been to the Gate of Peach Blossom Spring?" asked old man Zhou Yi.

"I've been there."

"At the gate of Taoyuan, there's a huge cave. Outside the cave, there's an old man about my age guarding it. Have you seen it?"

"That old man is called the Mysterious Old Man. That cave is called the Source of All Evil." Brook said.

"Has he changed his name to the Mysterious Old Man now? He makes it sound so mysterious. In fact, that cave is the secret passage. Is it called the Source of All Evil now? Hehe, it should be named like this on purpose to scare away ordinary explorers." Old man Zhou Yi laughed.

"The mysterious old man said that you have to be level 46 to enter."

"Yeah. It's right that the level requirement is higher. After all, the monsters in the cave are very powerful." Elder Zhou Yi said, "You can explore inside when you reach level 46. If you want to go to the Dragon Empire, you can ask this old guy to help you open it. If he asks who told you this, just say it was me! And tell him that my arm has recovered. Come and fight if you are brave enough, haha."

Brook and Bayin looked at each other, not knowing whether they should say so. Since the old man recovered his arm, he was very happy and very confident.

"You're already level 42, which is pretty good. Level 46 is just around the corner. Work hard to level up! Also, I hope you can successfully find a way to heal your uncle."

"Okay. Thank you, Senior. We'll be leaving now."

After Brook and Bayin left, the old man was still muttering to himself:

"After using the resurrection ring, not only did my arm regenerate, but it also healed the hidden injuries I had sustained previously! Now I feel full of strength. The demonic energy within the unknown dark hall has been completely suppressed. The cultivators who enter should no longer be infected by the demonic energy and will no longer become unconscious. Perhaps the once-a-week limit can be lifted."

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Brook brought Bayin to the gate of Shabak. Just now, Elder Zhou Yi from the Unknown Dark Palace reminded Brook that perhaps Elder Qingcheng at the gate of Shabak might know some clues.

"Hello, Senior Qingcheng. Do you still remember me?" Brook came up to the old man and saluted.

"Brook...I remember you. You are the first monk to come to Shabak among this generation of monks." said the old man.

"Senior Qingcheng, a few days ago, my friend Bayin and I went to the home of the Zuma leader, killed him, and avenged your son." Brook said.

"Really? Did you bring the Zuma head? I know that the current Zuma leader is just a projection of a monster, but even killing the projection can relieve my pain a little. Please show me the Zuma head. If you can kill the Zuma leader 10 times, no, 20 times, if you can bring me 20 Zuma heads, I will give you the most generous reward!" said the old man excitedly.

What a coincidence! Brook and Bayin spent 80 hours in the Zuma Master's House. Except for the Zuma head that Xiaoxia Fan used to apply for the siege, all the others were in Brook's warehouse, no more, no less, exactly 20.

"Please wait a moment, senior." Brook immediately rushed to the Shabak warehouse and took out the Zuma heads. He teleported to the door again and handed all 20 heads to the old man.

"Senior, Bayin and I stayed in the Zuma leader's house for 80 hours, a full 20 days, and killed 20 times in a row. These avatars were obtained by our own hands." Brook said.

"In 20 days, we've killed 20 Zuma leaders... Great! Very good! My wife and son can finally rest in peace. Thank you so much!"

After the Qingcheng old man finished speaking, he took out a ring from his backpack, held it in his palm with great care, and placed it in front of Brook and Bayin.

Invisibility Ring!!

The reward that the Qingcheng Elder mentioned turned out to be a divine weapon!!

"I was the director of Library No. 1 on the first floor of the Zuma Temple. Back then, I was young, well-educated, married the girl I loved, had a lovely son, and became the youngest director of the library in the history of the Zuma Temple."

"Just when I was feeling so high and confident, I was suddenly invaded by demonic beasts. My wife died, my friends died, and all the students who were traveling with me died. I could only wear an invisibility ring, hold my infant son in my arms, and rush out of the Zuma Temple alone."

"From then on, I lost my home. Later, my son went to the Zuma Temple and died there. From then on, I lost my soul."

"I want to kill Zuma, I want to avenge my friends and family. But I'm just a mortal, I can't do anything."

"Now you have avenged my family and my friends. Thank you so much. This is the best reward I can give you. Please don't refuse it and keep it."

The Qingcheng Old Man tells his story.

Brook took the invisibility ring and examined it carefully.

Invisibility Ring: Durability 4/5, requires level 12.

It had no attributes, just like a teleportation ring. However, Brook was more concerned about another aspect: its wearing level, which required it to be level 12.

But this Qingcheng old man seemed to be an ordinary civilian. And he himself said just now that he was just a mortal.

"Senior, the dead cannot be resurrected, please accept my condolences. Now that your revenge has been achieved, you should be happy. Since you have no home, do you want to come to Biqi? My family lives in Biqi Ginkgo Village, and Uncle Fu raised me. If you don't mind, you can live in my house. Bayin and I will treat you like a grandfather." Brook said.

"Haha, young man, you are a good person. Don't worry, I have been accustomed to staying in Shabak for so many years. The mayor of Shabak allocated a house to me that year, but my home has always been in Zuma. Shabak is very close to Zuma. Across this desert and through that forest, I can see Zuma and my home." The old man from Qingcheng looked to the east, as if he could really see the Zuma Temple.

Brook and Bayin sighed slightly. The Zuma Temple was still occupied by monsters. The Qingcheng Elder couldn't go back, so he chose to stay at the entrance of Shabak.

"Senior, if you have any needs, please tell us, or talk to the current Lord of Shabak, he is also our friend." Brook said.

"Thank you both for your kindness. I am now very satisfied after killing the Zuma leader. If one day, you two can completely eliminate the monsters in the Zuma Temple and prevent the monsters from descending on Zuma again, then I will be able to rest in peace." said the old man from Qingcheng.

This requires sealing the Red Star. Brook and Bayin can't do it yet.

"We will try our best. Senior, I have a question to ask you. The invisibility ring requires level 12. How do you wear it? Are you also a monk?" Brook asked the key question.