Chapter 426 Second Awakening

"How can I find you after that?" Shi Mu frowned.

"This king will stay here for three more days, and then he will leave Xihe Continent." Cang Yuan King said.

"Senior is leaving Xihe?" Shi Mu was somewhat surprised.

"The battle between the monster and barbarian clans is imminent, but it is no longer just a war between the monster and barbarian clans... This king is old, and he doesn't have the energy to take care of this much anymore." King Cang Ape said lightly replied.

"" In the sea at the east-north north of Dongzhou Continent, there is a Hailing Island. In the next year, this king will wait for you there. If you want to go with me, you can find me there. But when the time comes, you must teach me the formulas of the first half of the first round of the Nine Turns Mysterious Kung Fu. As for the second half of the formula, just give it to me when we leave Blue Sea Star safely. This is fair to you and me, what do you think? "

"Yes." Shi Mu only thought for a moment, then nodded.

"But if you don't come as promised after a year, this king will not wait for you for another day. To be honest, this king has the blood of the ancestors passed down from his ancestors, and he is also worried about the revenge of the ancestors' enemies." So, regardless of whether you are there or not, I will leave Blue Sea Star. If I go to another star field, I may find another way to continue my life." Cang Ape King glanced at Shi Mu and added.

"Okay, I know senior's determination, this junior still has something to do, so I won't keep senior anymore." Shi Mu replied noncommittally, and after clenching his fists, he turned and left.

Cang Ape King looked at Shi Mu's leaving back, suddenly his face turned pale, then he bent down and coughed sharply.

...

half year later.

Dongzhou Continent, the old capital of the ancient Xixia Kingdom, in the city of Quyang.

A tall and straight man wearing a hat and a gray robe was walking on the streets of the city.

Both sides of the street are full of ruins after the fire, and a thick layer of moss has grown on the roofs of many collapsed houses.

Many tall and low trees grew in many collapsed courtyards, and some shrubs with well-developed root systems even extended their roots to the center of the road, supporting the road surface into large bulging bags.

The steps of the man in the bamboo hat were not big, but he walked extremely fast. In less than a quarter of an hour, he walked through several streets.

However, there are very few pedestrians on this road.

Walking a little further into the inner city, the condition of the streets is better. Many houses and buildings are newly built. From time to time, you can see all kinds of small shops on both sides of the street. more up.

The cries of various accents sounded along the street, adding a bit of vitality to this devastated ancient city, but the bustling scene a few years ago, after all, it is impossible to see it again.

The man in the bamboo hat didn't stay too long on the street, and went straight to Dongcheng District.

Strange to say, the scene of Dongcheng District is much better than the other neighborhoods seen along the way. There are only some dilapidated buildings on the outskirts of the city, but in the center, it is almost exactly the same as it was before the catastrophe.

Just like, the flames of war did not spread here.

When you come to Xikuang Street in Dongcheng District, the tall and conspicuous building immediately catches your eyes. There is a large plaque hanging above the pavilion, which reads "Tianwu Shop".

The man in the bamboo hat stepped into the pavilion. There were not many customers in the building, and three or two guys were doing their own work.

"I have all kinds of spiritual weapons and spiritual materials. I don't know what do you need, sir?" A young steward saw a guest approaching, and immediately went up to greet him, with a smile on his face and said.

"Please take me to meet Master Xu Luzi," said the man in the bamboo hat.

"I'm really sorry, Elder Xu is currently retreating in the refining room. If you have any needs, I can convey them to you." The steward looked at the man in front of him up and down, and said with a smile.

The man in the bamboo hat didn't say anything else. When he flipped one hand over, there was an extra thing on his palm.

It was a crystal clear orange jade tablet, engraved with a monster pattern with eight heads and eight sides, vivid.

"It turns out that a distinguished guest is here, and I'm sorry. Please wait a moment, I'll go and report it." The young steward glanced at him, his face changed, and he said hastily.

A while later, the man in the bamboo hat, led by the young steward, came to a private room on the third floor of the shop.

The furnishings in the private room are simple, and there is a round table in front of the three-fold gold-painted screen, and Xu Luzi in a green robe is sitting at the round table drinking tea.

"I don't know who you are, what's the purpose of coming to see the old man?" Xu Luzi didn't get up when he saw the visitor, and asked after taking a sip from his teacup.

The man in the bamboo hat stood in front of him, but he didn't speak.

Xu Luzi waved his hand, and the young steward understood, walked out and closed the door.

The door closed with a "squeak", and before Xu Luzi could speak again, the man had already taken off the bamboo hat on his head, revealing a youthful face with well-defined features and slightly dark skin.

"Shi Mu!" Xu Luzi was slightly taken aback, and then blurted out.

"I didn't expect Master Xu to remember me after so many years. How is Master?" Shi Mu asked with a smile.

"Hehe, it's not bad. Hey, I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Shi's cultivation to progress so quickly, and he has advanced to the next level." Xu Luzi was about to say something when he suddenly let out a light snort.

"After leaving Dongzhou Continent, I met some adventures, which is considered luck." Shi Mu laughed.

In fact, what he didn't say is that in the past six months, because of Cang Yuan King's words, his state of mind has been greatly affected, so the Red Ape Fire Sutra has been unable to break through the tenth floor, otherwise he would have already reached the middle stage by now.

"Fellow Daoist Shi is too modest. You know that the so-called luck is also a part of strength. Come on, sit down here and talk." Seeing that Shi Mu didn't want to say more, Xu Luzi quickly asked him to sit down.

"Master Xu, I came here this time to inquire about someone." Shi Mu said after sitting down.

"Who?" Xu Luzi asked.

"Zhong Xiu." Shi Mu said.

"You mean Elder Zhong?" Xu Luzi raised his brows and asked.

"Exactly, is there any news about her here, Master?" Shi Mu said.

After hearing this, Xu Luzi shook his head directly.

"Master Xu, please tell me that no matter how much it costs, I am willing to pay it." Shi Mu said with his hands clasped.

"To be honest, it's not that the old man refuses to tell you, it's just that the chamber of commerce is actually eager to hear about her." Xu Luzi said with a sigh.

"Even your Tianwu Chamber of Commerce's intelligence network throughout the continent doesn't know about her whereabouts?" Shi Mu asked.

"This old man speaks the truth. Speaking of which, Elder Zhong has extraordinary aptitude and is a person that the Chamber of Commerce attaches great importance to. He made a lot of contributions to the Chamber of Commerce during his stay in Xihe Mainland. There was news that the president will vigorously train him. , intending to let him serve as the special envoy of the monster clan, and then let him lead the Cangxu City auction." Xu Luzi said, looking towards Shi Mu.

"That's right, Zhong Xiu's was indeed with me during the auction," Shi Mu said.

"Well, it turned out that not long after the auction, Elder Zhong disappeared strangely. At that time, some people in the meeting speculated that this matter might have something to do with you. But I never thought that, not long after that, news came from the chamber of commerce, saying that you also Missing." Xu Luzi asked.

"Master Xu also thinks that Zhong Xiu's disappearance has something to do with me?" Shi Mu said.

"Hehe, after the Chamber of Commerce verified this matter, your suspicion has already been ruled out. To be honest, Fellow Daoist Shi, during the agreement between Elder Zhong and the Chamber of Commerce, no matter where she is, the Chamber of Commerce has a way to find her location through secret techniques. The intention of this move is for safety considerations." Xu Luzi waved his hand.

"Then do you have her exact location?" Shi Mu raised his eyebrows and asked hastily.

"Since Elder Zhong disappeared, the meeting has tried to use secret techniques to find him many times, but he couldn't find any trace. Elder Zhong seems to have evaporated from this world." Xu Luzi shook his head and said.

"Actually, when Zhong Xiu disappeared, I was by her side." Shi Mu was silent for a moment, then said so.

"What? Then what happened at that time?" Xu Luzi was surprised.

"On that day, Zhong Xiu suddenly fell into a coma and felt hot all over. A moment later, a raging flame ignited on her body. I wanted to save her, but I was also wrapped in flames. I couldn't bear the high temperature and passed out. After waking up, Zhong Xiu disappeared. .” Shi Mu frowned, remained silent for a while, and then spoke.

Shi Mu roughly told Xu Luzi about the situation that day, but he didn't mention the matter of absorbing the flames.

"There is such a thing..." Xu Luzi frowned when he heard this, and fell into deep thought.

"By the way, during my coma, I encountered a strange thing." Shi Mu said.

"What strange thing?" Xu Luzi asked.

"After fainting, I heard a strange woman's voice in a daze, and vaguely heard her mention something about Tianfeng and something about backlash. But I was in a half-conscious state at the time, so I couldn't really hear it." Shi Mu Said.

"According to what the old man sees, Elder Zhong may have had a second awakening of the power of blood in her body." Xu Luzi listened to Shi Mu's words, pondered for a while before speaking.

"Second awakening?" Shi Mu was taken aback.

"The reason for the so-called second awakening of the bloodline is quite complicated. Most of it is because the power of the bloodline was not fully stimulated during the first awakening of the bloodline. However, judging from the situation of Elder Zhong this time, the bloodline in his body may not be the phoenix. Sound blood." Xu Zilu said.

"It's not Fengyin's blood, what is that?" Shi Mu asked.

"Although this third-grade Fengyin bloodline is also a rare and rare bloodline, it will never be so dangerous when awakened. Based on what the mysterious strange woman said, Elder Zhong probably awakened the legendary top-grade bloodline 'Tianfeng'. Only a bloodline of this level can attract many visions, and put the awakened person in a dangerous situation." Xu Luzi said.

"Tianfeng bloodline? I wonder how much Master Xu knows about this bloodline?" Shi Mu asked after thinking for a moment. (To be continued.)