Chapter 567: Promise Under the Sky of Fire and the Sea

The roar of the strong wind only echoed on the desolate ground, turning into a tragic melody that seemed to be telling the story of the distant past.

The wind and sand were kicked up and filled the sky and the earth, blending together with the dim sky, making it impossible to distinguish one from the other.

I could only vaguely see a long motorcade moving forward in this haze.

The convoy is composed of huge iron cages. There are countless Mirror Shadow Clan and Tianmian Clan inside, shrouded in despair.

In front, there are two people sitting. They are an era apart from each other. The old man has a mask on his face, and the same is true on the young man's face.

The expression on the mask is very exaggerated, showing persistence and piety, as if he is worshiping at all times.

"Those who offer sacrifices to the Red Moon Temple need to wear this kind of mask. This is a ritual prescribed by the temple and is also the qualification for sacrifice. Fortunately, I have done this kind of thing in my early years."

"As for the destruction of the alliance between the two tribes, it is nothing in the Moon Festival Territory. They are just two small tribes. The Red Moon Temple is superior. Under normal circumstances, it is best to ignore it."

Especially the sacrifices from Chi Mu have been collected over countless years.

This period of time is actually the craziest time for all races.

"But you still have to make some preparations. I will handle this matter." Duanmu Zang's calm voice reached Xu Qing's ears in the wind.

Xu Qing raised his hand and touched the mask on his face and nodded. Regarding the Red Moon Temple's attitude towards all living beings, this was mentioned in Team Chang's information.

Today is the ninth day since they left the Holy City.

There is still half a month to go before the designated sacrifice at the Red Moon Temple. In the past few days, Xu Qing has thought many times about what Duanmu Zang said a few days ago.

Still thinking about the souls of dead beings entering the temple, Duanmu Zang turned to look at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing was silent. After a while, he looked into the distance, looked at the dim sky, and said softly, "Has anyone really uncovered the curse and reincarnation of the Moon Sacrifice Region throughout the ages?"

Duanmu Zang shook his head and said, "Never."

Xu Qing thought about Team Chang's previous life, and when he was thoughtful, Duanmu Zang suddenly spoke.

"But there are some people who have been trying and working hard." But when he said this, Duanmu Zang looked at Xu Qingmu with deep meaning, hiding some temptations, and spoke out.

"The red moon is not eternal!" Xu Qing and Duanmu Zang looked at each other and nodded slightly. He saw that this sentence was like a code word, but he didn't know what the next sentence was.

Duanmu Zang waited for a moment and couldn't help but ask.

"Are you sure?"

"The red moon is not eternal." Xu Qing said solemnly.

Duanmu Zang was silent for most of the time. , he sighed and raised his hand to pick it

"Xu Qing, do you know Niyue Palace?"

Xu Qing's expression condensed. He had never heard of this organization, and there was no information about this organization in his memory, so he shook his head.

Duanmu Zang's eyes had been paying attention to Xu Qing's eyes since he said the word Niyue Palace, as if he was confirming something.

Seeing Xu Qingwu's reaction at this moment, he said nothing more.

Xu Qing didn't ask. He could see that this organization was very mysterious and hidden. If you inquired hastily, it would cause misunderstandings.

Team, keep moving forward.

Another seven days passed. They walked through the plains, climbed over the mountains, and were getting closer and closer to the eastern center. When they were on the top of a mountain peak, Duanmu Zang took a sip of wine and made a decision in his heart. He suddenly said, "Xu Qing , I believe you are not from the Red Moon Temple."

When Xu Qing heard this, he looked at Duanmu.

"Niyue Palace is a mysterious organization that has existed in our Moon Sacrifice Territory for a long time. This organization has the same history as the Red-Eyed Temple! Its origin is unknown and has been destroyed many times, but every time the Red Mother comes to harvest, This organization will be formed when all living beings are revived after their death.”

It existed at the same time as the Red Moon Temple, which is enough to show that the Niuyue Temple is extraordinary.

And it is even more amazing that it can still recover after being destroyed again and again.

You should know that although Chi Mu is sleeping now, it was not like this in the past.

Duanmu Zang's voice came again.

"In the Niyue Palace, there are gathered all the people in the Moon Sacrifice Territory who want to struggle and resist. Their dream is that one day they can untie this ancient curse and overthrow everything."

"Although this dream is extremely slim, it is a hope."

He is also working hard on this. Although the members cannot help each other in reality, they are each studying ways to resolve the curse.

When Xu Qing heard this, some waves arose in Shui's heart. He had also researched the curse in a mine, but he did not go deep into it. This required a lot of experiments.

Duanmu Zang's voice contained some emotional fluctuations at this moment, echoing in Xu Qing's sea of ​​consciousness.

"The identity of every member of Niyue Palace is a secret. No one knows who others are except themselves. Protecting oneself from being exposed is the first task of Niyue Palace."

"Because the Red Moon Temple has been purging members of the Niyue Temple, and even among these members, there are people who have infiltrated the Red Moon Temple." Duanmu Zang took a deep breath and turned to look at Xu Qing.

"The red moon is not eternal, hope will last forever."

"Xu Qing, you may not be from the Niyue Palace, but I think you will definitely come into contact with them in the future. If you want to join the Niyue Palace, you can go to the Kusheng Mountain Range."

Duanmuzang stopped talking, closed his eyes, and continued on his way.

Seeing this, Xu Qing knew that the other party did not want to continue this topic, so he did not ask.

He understood that Duanmuzang should be a member of this reverse temple, and being able to say this in front of him was enough to show that Duanmuzang trusted him.

Xu Qing thought over and over what Duanmu Zang said in his mind, and time passed like this.

Eight days later, their convoy finally arrived at the center of the East District. A huge valley in the distance came into Xu Qing's eyes. The mountains on both sides are astonishing, surpassing all the mountains Xu Qing has seen. The jagged rocks on it seem to be filled with demons and monsters. A valley formed in the dark depression is like an open mouth of the underworld, which is shocking.

At the same time, the breeze blows like ghosts crying and wolves howling in all directions.

In the mid-air of the valley, a huge bloody heart suddenly floated. It was beating, and the pounding sound spread, adding an even weirder atmosphere to the gloomy valley, and it was covered with blood-colored clothes. The temples and statues above the heart exude an astonishing intimidation, standing high above.

There were many figures sitting cross-legged on the meteorites floating around, just like what Xu Qing had seen before, still motionless.

As for the ground, there are doors with different shapes and materials, some big and some small, ringing in all directions, and waves of transmission and waves are constantly spreading inside these doors.

There are people walking out and leaving from those doors all the time, which makes the mountainous area a constant stream of people.

There are too many strange ethnic groups in it, some have real bodies, and some are illusory.

But most of them wear the same mask as Duanmu Zang on their faces. These are the eastern ethnic groups of the Moon Sacrifice Region. They bring their sacrifices and come here to offer sacrifices to the Red Moon Temple.

"Those gates are disciples. Xu Qing, you can go to them and communicate with them. Most of them can be teleported to the south where you want to go. As for the cost, spirit stones and sky fire crystals can be used."

"As for the temple in the sky, don't look up," Duanmu Zang said in a low voice as he approached.

As a local, he is very familiar with the process here, and he reminded Xu Qing at this moment.

With a look of emotion on his face, he solemnly said, "Finally, I wish you a safe journey!"

After saying that, Duanmu Zang left with the convoy.

Watching Duanmu Zang disappear into the crowd, Xu Qing took a deep breath and walked into the crowd.

There are dozens of people from various ethnic groups coming and going here.

The temple did not pay attention to the people in the next year. As long as they paid the sacrifices, they would be autonomous. Once the number of people increased, it would still give people a sense of excitement. Occasionally, some ethnic groups could be seen trading, making a lot of noise.

Walking inside, Xu Qing did not choose those large doors. He targeted some small doors and quickly locked on a door that was more than ten feet high. He noticed that no one was entering or leaving there, so he was about to go over.

But the chatter coming from the surrounding noise made Xu Qingjiao pause for a moment.

"You have heard, right? Something big happened in the west!"

"You're talking about the Guri clan in the west five months ago, right? They seemed to have launched a nationwide wanted manhunt."

"I've also heard about this. It seems like they lost a treasure."

"What a treasure, it's the sun they made themselves!"

"As the largest ethnic group in the west, the Guri tribe didn't create a sun that rose into the sky many years ago to make the area no longer dark. But five months ago, this sun was stolen."

"It's crazy to steal the sun from the Rigu tribe."

"I don't know. It seems that even the Guri tribe themselves are confused, but there is a name mentioned in the wanted list, called Wei Qing Jianyan, and the Sun Stealer is extremely arrogant. This is the name carved on the ground before leaving, but no matter how you look at it, this is the name. All the names are weird.”

"This young sword flame has become famous now."

These sounds came from a distance, accompanied by exclamations and inhalations. When they fell into Xu Qing's ears, the expression under Xu Qing's mask became strange.

As for the pseudonyms Wei Yangzi, Wu Jianwu and Ning Yan, plus his own Qing, that’s just right. Team Chang’s good intentions seemed to be reflected in these four words. Even though Xu Qing was not involved, he still put Xu Qing into his name. Qing's name was added.

Xu Qing sighed and walked towards the wooden door ahead. At the same time, in the sky of the valley, above the beating heart, a woman in red walked out of the Cong Temple. The woman's expression was still unfinished. She lowered her head and stared at the earth, with an unpredictable smile on her lips.

"The evil spirit on this little baby is even stronger." Behind her, everyone in the temple, including the divine envoy, was sitting cross-legged, motionless, like statues.

No one in this valley can detect everything in the sky. Even if the woman's figure is very clear, no one can notice it even if they raise their heads.

Everyone's perception has been silently changed.

Xu Qing found that Ding Yi San Er's cursed divine fingers were retching in his body, and then he pretended not to notice and continued to retching.

Xu Qing was also unaware. He walked towards the wooden door in front and communicated that he would not go to the south.

So Xu Qing patiently searched for other disciples, until after asking dozens of them, he came to a smaller wooden door. This door was half a foot long and looked a little dilapidated. As Xu Qing approached, the door frame Suddenly twisting and squirming like a snake, a face emerged from the door and looked at Xu Qing.

"Fellow Taoist, can you teleport to the south?" Xu Qing said calmly.

The face inside the door looked at Xu Qing and smiled. "One Hundred Thousand Spiritual Stones"

Xu Qing glanced at the door. The price was too outrageous, and most of his spiritual stones were left to Duanmu Zang, so he didn't have much left.

"Don't think it's too expensive. It's the peak season now, and all ethnic groups are sending sacrifices. If I hadn't planned to go to the south to do business, even if you gave me 100,000 yuan, I wouldn't want to go so far away." The face inside the door said calmly.

After Xu Qing pondered, he nodded and said. "Calculated based on Skyfire Crystal!"

"No problem, a thousand white fire crystals or one red fire crystal." The face inside the door lit up after hearing this. It preferred the sky fire crystal.

Xu Qing nodded and communicated with him. However, the other party could not leave immediately. There were still several batches of guests that had not yet been transported, so he agreed to teleport here tonight.

Xu Qing frowned and planned to set off immediately, so he left and went to the other disciples. He found a large circle, and it would take three days at the fastest. It was not as good as the wooden door.

So in the end, he chose this half-foot wooden door.

It was still three hours before dusk, so Xu Qing didn't wander around and found a corner to sit cross-legged and wait silently.

Time passed quickly, and after more than half of it had passed, Xu Qing saw Duanmu Zang's figure among the people passing by.

Noticed Xu Qing Duanmu Zang walking towards him. good

"Didn't find a suitable disciple?" Duanmuzang asked.

"Found it, set off later." Xu Qing looked at the previous convoy behind Duanmu's hiding place, and it was gone.

Noticing Xu Qing's gaze, Duanmu Zang sat there and smiled. "Everything has been given to the temple, and the matter has been resolved. You don't have to worry, just leave with peace of mind." Duanmu Zang's expression was as usual, and there was nothing wrong with it.

But in fact, he was full of worries. It wasn't because the two races were annihilated. The Red Moon Temple didn't even ask about it.

Let him worry about God, which is the request given by the temple, asking him to go back and prepare another 500,000 sacrifices within a certain period of time.

This matter is difficult, but Duanmuzang has no intention of telling Xu Qing. Xu Qing has done enough for them, and he plans to solve the future matters by himself.

Xu Qing looked into Duanmu Zang's eyes.

Duanmu Zang smiled. Xu Qing could not see through the city that he had experienced and accumulated over the years in an instant, especially if he deliberately concealed it, and he would not reveal any flaws.

"Why don't you believe me?" Duanmu Zang said with a smile, "You are a little too suspicious. I plan to go back after you teleport away!"

Xu Qing was silent. They really didn't see any clues, so they nodded. At this moment, the sky became darker and darker, and dusk fell. Xu Qing stood up and said goodbye to Duanmu Zang.

"If you are free in the future, remember to come back and see us," Duanmu Zang said with emotion!

"Definitely!" Xu Qing said softly.

"Definitely!" Later, Ling'er also got out of his collar and responded with a crisp voice.

Duanmu Zang's eyes were full of blessings. After nodding slightly, Xu Qing turned around and walked towards the wooden door not far away. He quickly approached and took out the Sky Fire Crystal.

The face inside the wooden door appeared, and he swallowed it in one gulp. Then the door shimmered with teleportation light and formed a vortex. Xu Qing took a deep breath of phase energy and was about to step in.

But at this moment, a deep voice came from behind him.

"Close the door!" As soon as the voice came out, Xu Qing's expression suddenly changed, and he was about to take a step, but the wooden door closed instantly, and the transmission fluctuations within it also disappeared in an instant, turning into ordinary.

Xu Qing turned his head and looked behind him with an ugly expression, his eyes fell on a figure walking from a distance with shrunken pupils.

This is a woman in red. Her body exudes the fluctuations of spiritual treasure. The crowd around her seems to be unable to see her presence. Even Duanmu Zang is not aware of it. It is as if their cognition has been changed. The world they see, It’s different from Xu Qing’s place.

Xu Qing was silent, lowered his head and bowed to the person.

"I have met senior." He recognized the other person as the divine servant of the Red Moon Temple who was sent into the crack of the coffin, but the apparently dead person appeared in front of him. In fact, the answer was easy to determine.

Especially the scene where the perceptions of everyone around him were changed, it was even more certain.

Since the terrifying existence in this coffin can change the cognition, it can at least change the cognition of the divine envoy. Then it is reasonable to use some method to create a clone.

Thinking of this, Xu Qing looked respectful.

Under the great pressure rising in Xu Qing's heart, the girl in red walked forward step by step, half-smiling, and finally stood in front of Xu Qing.

Seeing Xu Qing's attitude, the woman in clothes smiled, not surprised that Xu Qing recognized her.

"You little baby, you are so polite every time, so that I can't have any evil thoughts!"

"The seniors have noble status, and the juniors manage their affairs like this. This is also what my master taught me." Xu Qing looked solemn.

"I mentioned your master again!" The woman in red smiled meaningfully.

Xu Qing's expression remained unchanged and he bowed again. "Since senior doesn't like junior, just don't mention it."

Hearing this, the woman in red looked at Xu Qing for a while, then shook her head and smiled, "I know you have a good background, and your master should be a powerful person, but this is the Moon Sacrifice Domain."

The woman in red said, looking up at the sky.

Xu Qing was silent.

After a while, the voice of the woman in red echoed, "Little baby, do you still remember the promise made in the sky, fire and sea?"

"Junior, remember!" Xu Qing nodded with a solemn expression.

"Then, you and I should go to the Immortal Icefield in the north of the Moon Festival Territory. Our sisters were suppressed there, and a younger brother was also buried under the glacier."

The voice of the woman in red was full of reminiscence, and it contained a hint of sadness in me.

Xu Qing hesitated. He didn't know whether what the other party said was true or false, but anyway? If he went to the north, the level of danger there must be extremely high.

With my own ability, it is too risky to participate in such a thing at this moment.

As for the income being just destiny, it seems disproportionate.

Xu Qing did not hide these thoughts in his heart, but showed hesitation on his face.

For the powerful man in front of him, he knew very well what his expression meant, and the other party could tell it at a glance.

This is the way for the weak to make conditions for the strong.

Although it may not work, it is still necessary to try.

"Is this a trick your master taught you?" The woman in red glanced at Xu Qing and spoke calmly, her voice calm and containing pressure.

In his memory, once he spoke like this and had such an expression, many people would tremble and agree to all his requests.

Xu Qing's expression showed embarrassment, and with this gesture, the atmosphere was relieved invisibly.

Seeing this, the woman in red thought with a strange look in her eyes and said, "This is a deal. I need you to follow my requirements sincerely."

"You can get three benefits"

"You can get your destiny."

"Two, your human race in the Sea of ​​Sky Fire area will receive a temple spell, and additional sacrifices will be made, and they will be protected by this law before the next sacrificial day arrives."

"Three, when you complete my request, I will give you a mysterious gift."

"Now, tell me your choice." The woman in red looked at Xu Qing and spoke slowly.

Xu Qing silently raised his head and glanced at Duanmu Zang.

At this moment, Duanmu Zang was walking away. In his mind, Xu Qing had already left, and his back was a little bleak. Obviously, when Xu Qing left here, the first thing he saw was the statue of Chi Mu. This statue , which made him extremely jealous.

"Your master does have some stature. He actually gave Chi Mu several gods to swallow her, causing her to fall into a deep sleep."

The woman in red had clear eyes and smiled. He clearly knew everything.

Xu Qing blinked and did not answer the call. Instead, he looked towards the temple. Following the open door, he saw the statue-like people inside.

"Their food tastes pretty good!" The woman in red said.

"You can take a rest." He licked his lips and said, "We have to do a full set of tricks. The day after the sacrifice is over the next day and we leave."

When Xu Qing heard this, he sat down cross-legged in silence and looked at Duanmu Zang, who was walking away and was filled with desolation.

The woman in red waved her hand, and a ray of red light shot out from the temple, turned into a token and went straight to Duanmu Zang.

On the ground, Duanmuzang, who was worried, raised his hand to catch it. After checking it, he felt the protection of the god's token and the decree to cancel more sacrifices.

So he turned to look in the direction of the temple with a surprised look, but there was nothing there.

After a long time, Duanmu Zang withdrew his gaze and walked away silently, murmuring in his heart.

"is it him?"

"What is his identity?"