Chapter Five Hundred and Sixty First: Farewell

"Brother Shi, to be honest, although the holy birds in our clan are equivalent to the existence of holy ranks, they have lived for tens of thousands of years, and now their lifespan is about to expire. Originally, the clan thought that they would lose the protection of holy birds from now on, but I don't want Ma Lie and I to meet you and Cai'er in the Holy Land." Ma Long said at the end, his tone a little excited.

"The lifespan of the holy bird in your clan is about to expire, what does this have to do with Cai'er? Could it be that he can still save this holy bird?" Shi Mu asked.

"That's not the case. It's a foregone conclusion that the holy bird's longevity is gone, but if we can bring Cai'er back, it can inherit almost all the power of the holy bird and awaken his original blood." Ma Long said.

"His original bloodline? Isn't Cai'er from the parrot clan?" Shi Mu asked suspiciously.

"Cai'er is indeed from the parrot family, but she is not an ordinary parrot, but the king of parrots, the 'double-eyed parrot'. Actually, I wasn't sure at first, but later I learned that he can directly swallow spirit stones." , and I especially like to devour fire spirits, so I have some confidence. After reporting to the clan, it is finally confirmed." Ma Long explained.

Hearing this, Shi Mu basically understood what was going on.

"After the holy bird awakens, it doesn't need to stay in the clan all the time." Seeing that Shi Mu was silent, Ma Long added.

"I can't just agree to this matter. I still say the same thing. Although Cai'er is my spiritual pet, she is not my slave servant. He can decide whether he will stay or not." Shi Mu said.

After hearing this, Ma Long was about to speak when Cai Er suddenly said:

"The stone, the giant bird in the flames, has a very subtle connection with me. I can feel its call. I think it is necessary to go with them."

"Since this is your decision, of course I will support it, so you can go back with them." Although Shi Mu felt quite reluctant in his heart, he was unwilling to selfishly keep Cai'er behind. After all, he went back with Ma Long. It is of great benefit to Cai'er.

"Thank you, Big Brother Shi. From then on, you will be the benefactor of our clan. This is the location of the planet where our clan is located. You can come anytime in the future." Ma Long and Ma Lie hurriedly bowed and saluted, and said with a long bow, and then Ma Long took out a jade slip and handed it over.

"It doesn't have to be like this, I'm just trying to make Cai'er come true. When are you planning to leave?" Shi Mu took the jade slip and asked abruptly.

A gloomy look appeared on Ma Lie's face, and he said:

"To tell you the truth, Brother Shi, there was news from the clan yesterday that the Holy Bird might not be able to hold on for long, so let us bring Cai'er back as soon as possible. Therefore, we want to leave immediately."

"So fast?" Shi Mu was taken aback.

"There's nothing we can do about it, Brother Shi please forgive me." Ma Long said apologetically.

"This... I can understand." Shi Mu said after a pause.

"Shitou, why don't you go with me." Cai'er said suddenly.

"What stupid things, you know, I still have important things to do here." Shi Mu said with a smile.

"Then come to me when you're done, anyway, the spiritual connection between us won't be broken." Cai'er said.

"Okay." Shi Mu nodded.

At this moment, Ma Lie suddenly said:

"Since Brother Shi has agreed, let's set off and return."

Shi Mu frowned upon hearing this.

He knew that Ma Lie was afraid that he would go back on his word, so he was in a hurry to leave. He didn't say anything, but he felt a little unhappy in his heart.

Of course, Ma Long also knew of his little brother's careful thinking, and immediately scolded:

"Ma Lie, what nonsense are you talking about. Come out with me first, and let Brother Shi and the others talk alone for a while."

After finishing speaking, he cupped his hands towards Shi Mu, and pulled Ma Lie out.

"Cai'er, this is also an opportunity for you. However, you have to take extra precautions yourself. Remember, don't trust others. If you see that the situation is not right, you must run away immediately and try to contact me through your spiritual sense." The siblings walked out of the mansion, Shi Mu turned his head and said to Cai'er.

It was the first time that Cai'er saw Shi Mu talking to herself in this tone, and she was not used to it, so she said:

"Stone, don't you feel at ease? There are always dangers around you, when have I been injured? If you are talking about the enemy's first opportunity to put oil on the soles of your feet, there are few people in this world who are stronger than me Caiye!"

"That's true. I've never seen a bird who is more timid and fearful of death than you, greedy for money and sacrificing life." Shi Mu said with a slightly curled up corner of his mouth.

"Shitou, don't just talk about me! By the way, after I left, you went to the second floor of the holy land alone, but you must hold on!" Cai'er pouted.

"Holding what?" Shi Mu asked puzzled.

"Hey, of course it's controlling...that. The second floor is full of thousand-year-old disciples. Even if there are a few beautiful female disciples, they are all thousand-year-old women. Without me reminding you , you must hold on!" Caier said with a smirk.

"You bastard!" Shi Mu was speechless for a while.

"Okay, Shi Mu, take care of yourself, I'm leaving now!" Cai Er patted her wings on Shi Mu's shoulder and said.

"Don't be mother-in-law, let's go." Shi Mu smiled and stretched out his hand to flick Cai'er's head.

"Ouch, the stone hurts!" Cai'er yelled, flapped her wings a few times, and flew from the living room to the courtyard, and then flew to the courtyard gate.

In the end, it still couldn't help turning around, glanced towards Shi Mu, saw Shi Mu's body was still standing there, with a smile on his face, and waved at him.

Cai'er turned around, flew out of the mansion, and disappeared from Shi Mu's sight.

Shi Mu withdrew his gaze, and stood there for a while, feeling a little lost in his heart.

Cai'er had been by his side all these years. Although she was a bit noisy and greedy for food and play, she also played a lot of roles, and a certain tacit understanding was formed between the two. Leaving at this moment, although it sounds like a temporary separation, It made him quite uncomfortable all of a sudden.

He stood there for a while, then turned around and walked back to the cave, took out a token, and entered it with a formula.

After a while, Qi Feng walked in quickly.

"Palace Master, what do you want me to do?" He said respectfully with a hint of excitement on his face.

"How many of the servants under my name are willing to go to the second floor with me, please count the list and send it to me." Shi Mu said.

"Palace Master, it is what everyone wishes for to be able to go to the second floor space. I have already asked, and everyone is willing to go." Qi Feng said.

"That's good, you guys make some preparations. I'll go to the service hall first, and I'll take you to the second floor in a few days." Shi Mu said.

"Thank you, Palace Master!" Qi Feng was overjoyed, saluted and retreated.

Shi Mu immediately left the cave, and after a while, came to the service hall.

This place is still the same as before, a few wooden frames are placed inside, behind the long bank in the middle of the hall sits an old man in green robe and white beard, breathing with his eyes closed, it is Elder Hou who came last time.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Elder Hou opened his eyes, and there were two real rays of light in his eyes, and he looked over.

Shi Mu was agitated by his gaze, and his whole body went numb, but he knew very early on that this Elder Hou was not good-looking, but he was a hidden master, so he wasn't too shocked.

"Disciple Shi Mu has met Elder Hou." He bowed and said.

"Oh, you are the Shi Mu who succeeded in challenging the Dao of Illusory Demons. Yes, I met you twenty years ago." Elder Hou's eyes lit up, he looked at Shi Mu twice, and said.

"Elder Hou still remembers his disciple, it's my honor." Shi Mu said with a smile.

"Hey, you're a big celebrity in the sect now, I'm afraid even the head teacher has heard of you." Elder Hou looked at Shi Mu with a half-smile and said.

"Elder Hou, this disciple is here..." Shi Mu said, but thoughts turned in his heart, and he secretly sighed that his disturbance this time was indeed a bit loud.

But there is no other way. Apart from entering the magic path, there is no other way to go to the second layer of space.

"You don't need to say it, I understand, it's for the matter of the second-level spiritual land cave." Elder Hou said.

"Exactly." Shi Mu said, taking out a new Xuanling Bi.

Elder Hou glanced at the millennium seal on the Xuanling Bi, nodded, took out a blue scroll, and opened it with a wave.

A piece of blue light spewed out from the scroll, and under the scroll in mid-air, the green light dotted and condensed into a map image.

Shi Mu is no stranger to this scene, it is similar to the last time he chose a spiritual land, but this map looks much larger than the first floor space.

"The space on the second floor is so big?" Shi Mu said in amazement.

"That's natural. Among the spaces where the third-floor disciples live in Qinglan Holy Land, the second-floor space is the largest, and the number of millennium disciples is also the largest. There are tens of thousands of people. They are the real backbone of my Holy Land." Elder Hou Said.

"What! There are tens of thousands of thousand-year disciples!" Shi Mu was shocked when he heard this.

You know, there are only about a thousand hundred-year-old disciples on the first floor.

But after he thought about it for a while, he was a little stunned.

Although the century-old disciples are replaced and eliminated every ten years, the Holy Land has been passed down for an unknown number of years. In the end, those who are able to stay and occupy the millennium are also a very large number over time.

He once questioned that there were not many century-old disciples in the Holy Land, but now it seems that the thousand-year disciples and ten-thousand-year disciples may represent the true strength of the Holy Land.

Elder Hou glanced at Shi Mu, and waved out a formula.

The map slowly expanded, and areas of spiritual land emerged on the map, some bright and some dark.

"These dim areas are currently uninhabited. You can choose any one as your spiritual cave." Elder Hou said.

Shi Mu nodded, and was about to look at the map carefully, when he was startled suddenly.

In addition to the clear display of the middle area on this map, there is actually a large blank area around it, which is not displayed at all.

"Elder Hou, where are these blank areas?" He asked curiously.

"The second layer of space is a bit special, it's very vast, and the sect hasn't fully explored it. The areas that have been explored are shown on the map, and those blank areas are primitive wild lands occupied by monsters." Elder Hou Said.

Shi Mu was startled when he heard the words, and then the location of the White Ape's treasure appeared in his mind. According to this map, it should be somewhere in those blank places.

That's right, if the white ape had hidden the treasure in a place that had already been developed, it would have been discovered by those thousand-year-old disciples (to be continued.)