After being reborn, the villain comes with a spoiler tag.

Of course, there's no such thing as a coincidence in this world, where you can just do a sect mission and encounter a serendipitous event.

The truth is, Long Yucheng's main purpose for this trip was to obtain the Dragon Saliva Grass; the sect mission was merely a side task.

As for the information about the dragon's saliva grass, it was naturally learned from the "Record of Spiritual Objects of Izumo Province".

The location of the Dragon Saliva Grass was within the range of his beggar's edition of "Records of Spiritual Objects of Izumo Kingdom," but the record stated that the grass was guarded by early Foundation Establishment stage demonic beasts, so Long Yucheng held back until he reached the ninth level of Qi Refining before making a move.

Unexpectedly, it turned out that the mantis stalked the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind

"I was so angry that I chased her all the way here, but I didn't expect her to get away."

Long Yucheng said through gritted teeth.

Huo Yu nodded and asked another question:

"What secret technique did you just use?"

"It's me..."

Long Yucheng was about to answer when he suddenly felt his breath catch in his throat, as if someone had grabbed his throat, and he couldn't say anything more.

In Huo Yu's eyes, Long Yucheng only spoke halfway before suddenly pausing, and then, as if just coming to his senses, looked at him somewhat blankly:

"Senior brother, what did you just ask?"

"..."

Huo Yu thought for a moment and then asked a different question:

"How did you cultivate to the ninth level of Qi Refining?"

Long Yucheng smiled:

"You mean this? Well, of course I'm the one who..."

At this point, Long Yucheng paused for less than a moment, blinking in confusion:

What were we talking about just now?

This time, Huo Yu clearly saw that at the moment Long Yucheng hesitated, a blood-red rune flashed on the tip of his tongue.

"Senior brother, isn't something wrong with this place?"

Long Yucheng also noticed something amiss, but he didn't think it was him.

Huo Yu did not answer, but pondered for a moment and asked:

Do you know which sect or school I belong to?

Long Yucheng was somewhat bewildered:

"The Soul Refining Peak of the Yellow Springs Sect, what's the problem? Senior brother, are you out of your mind? Is there really something wrong with this place?!"

At this point, Long Yucheng narrowed his eyes suspiciously and looked Huo Yu up and down:

"You're not an eel in disguise, are you?"

Huo Yu ignored the last sentence and continued to ask:

"Then what sect or school do you belong to?"

“I am your junior brother, I am from the Yellow Springs Sect…”

Long Yucheng stopped mid-sentence.

"Senior brother, what did you just ask?"

Huo Yu did not answer this time, and Long Yucheng finally realized that the root of the problem did not seem to lie with Huo Yu, nor with this place:

"...Senior brother, is there something wrong with me?"

Huo Yuxin understood and said in one breath:

"You cannot tell me that you are a disciple of Duoying Peak, you cannot answer how I broke through to the ninth level of Qi Refining, and you cannot tell me the name of the secret technique you used before."

Long Yucheng grew increasingly shocked as he listened, and was about to speak when Huo Yu interrupted him:

"This restriction only applies to the recipient. Therefore, you can be informed of this information, but you cannot tell others, otherwise the restriction will be triggered, and you will lose a small portion of your memory."

Long Yucheng understood, closed his mouth, and nodded silently.

"It's best to use that secret technique sparingly."

Huo Yu added, glancing indifferently at the seemingly normal shadow at Long Yucheng's feet.

He now has some guesses about Duoying Peak and the so-called secret technique, and with his Nascent Soul stage divine sense, he is fully capable of lifting Long Yucheng's silence restriction.

However, the ban on speaking out is only the smallest problem Long Yucheng is currently facing. The real trouble is hidden in his shadow, hidden in Duoying Peak.

Lifting the silencing ban won't solve the trouble in Long Yucheng's shadow; it might even alert him. Duoying Peak has two Nascent Soul cultivators, making things difficult for Huo Yu to handle now.

We still need to find a way to repair the soul as soon as possible.

After the initial shock, Long Yucheng seemed to realize something and quickly calmed down. After some careful consideration, he slowly spoke:

"Senior Brother Huo, the matter you mentioned earlier about finding someone, does it involve entering Vermilion Bird City?"

"Yes."

Huo Yu nodded.

Upon hearing this, Long Yucheng's eyes lit up immediately:

"If it's not too much trouble, could you take me with you?"

……

On the wide official road, a dozen or so pedestrians were hurrying along. They would occasionally look up at the setting sun that was about to disappear behind the bronze city wall, and then quicken their pace and bury their heads in their work.

Only one young man dressed as a scholar walked leisurely, as if he were not going on a trip, but rather sightseeing.

Just then, as the setting sun cast its last rays, the scholar was moved by the scene and inspired to write poetry. He stopped under a willow tree by the roadside and silently pondered the words and phrases in his mind.

The young page behind him, carrying a book box and luggage, stopped and looked at the seemingly endless official road. It was clear that they would soon miss getting to the city before dark.

But when he turned around and saw his young master looking completely absorbed, the page could only resign himself to waiting on the side.

The scholar cleared his throat and uttered two words to the willow leaf:

"Born that way..."

Suddenly, a carriage roared past the two of them, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Cough cough!"

The scholar coughed repeatedly, choked by the dust. His page quickly took out a water bottle from his waist, unscrewed the lid, and handed it to him.

The scholar quickly washed his face with water from the kettle, then looked at the carriage, which had long since vanished without a trace.

Not only did he swallow a bellyful of dust and feel a bellyful of anger, but more importantly, his poetic inspiration was also interrupted by the sudden appearance of the carriage.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter!"

The scholar shook his head, handed the water jug ​​back to the page, and the master and servant continued on their way.

……

Not far away, inside the speeding carriage sat Huo Yu and Long Yucheng.

The bronze city wall outside Vermilion Bird City is not a real city gate, but a warning to cultivators:

"Once you step inside this wall, you must abide by my rules."

After passing through the bronze city wall, Huo Yu and Long Yucheng, who were no longer able to fly, were still more than ten miles away from the real gate of Suzaku City. They hired a carriage at a nearby post station.

Throughout the journey, Long Yucheng peered through the gaps in the curtains, curiously observing this legendary city where cultivators and mortals coexisted.

The reason he wanted to follow Huo Yu into the city was because the system had just given him a new mission outside the bronze city wall:

[Important Mission: Enter Suzaku City. Reward: 100 points.]

These 100 points are equivalent to 100 spirit stones! You have to understand that he still owes the system 10,000 points, so every little bit he can earn from the system is a bonus.

What excited Long Yucheng even more was the "Important Mission" label, which meant that this would be a series of missions, and there would be follow-up missions and rewards waiting for him after completion.

As expected, the system quickly refreshed the subsequent tasks as soon as I stepped into the area of ​​the bronze city wall:

[Important Task: Get to know Murong Yu. Reward: One Foundation Establishment Pill.]

Long Yucheng didn't know who Murong Yu was, so he could only put him aside for the time being.

Below this task is the reason why he kept chasing after that Zoroastrian woman:

Side Quest: Obtain one Dragon Saliva Grass. Reward: One Foundation Establishment Pill.