Shushan: Extinction

Chapter 96 There is a big problem indeed
After paying five causal points, the prompt was simple:
"Take Shi Gong's belt and head to Liangdong County City."

Gong Tianwu was delighted and took out the map to check it again. He found that he only needed to take a detour of more than 100 miles to reach his destination. It was a real chance encounter along the way. His luck was really good.

Next, Gong Tianwu returned to the campfire, grilled the unfortunate snow rabbit monster with oil again, and ate it all up like a whirlwind, even chewing its bones.

Gong Tianwu then continued on his journey to Liangdong County City. After all, it was icy and snowy here, and everyone wanted to take a hot bath and then have a delicious meal!
About an hour after Gong Tianwu left, several guys who had bought the intelligence tracked here and found Shi Gong's body as soon as possible.

These people were suddenly shocked, and after a hasty discussion, they quietly dispersed, just like a group of hyenas fleeing in panic after smelling the scent of a lion.

***
After Gong Tianwu arrived in Liangdong County, he found the best inn and stayed there. He took a nice bath in a large bathtub, then took precautions and fell asleep in bed.

When he woke up, Gong Tianwu found that it was already noon and the sun was shining brightly.

Perhaps it was the battle with the Foundation Establishment cultivator Shi Gong last night that caused his state of mind to break through again, so he felt in a very good state, and his energy was so abundant that it was almost overflowing!
Perhaps because of practicing the Purple Qi Cave Secret Technique, Gong Tianwu also likes the feeling of basking in the sun, so he stood in front of the window at this time.

The Purple Qi Cave Secret Art had already begun to operate on its own, and suddenly at this moment he had an epiphany that his doom was about to come, in about a year.

Logically speaking, Gong Tianwu should be worried after knowing this, but for some reason, his mood is very peaceful now, even a little excited!
This disaster was destined to happen, but Gong Tianwu had a vague understanding in his heart:
Once you get through this disaster, you will also gain huge benefits.

After silently practicing, Gong Tianwu took out Shi Gong's belt and found that it looked quite exquisite, with layers of silk threads sewn together, but without any interlayers.

At this time, an arrow began to appear on the retina, and Gong Tianwu slowly walked out of the inn. Because of his gluttonous talent, he bought any food he saw along the way and ate while walking.

But the food culture here is definitely not as rich as that in the south. It is nothing more than steamed buns and steamed buns. Gong Tianwu is not picky. Only the spicy soup from a small stall whets his appetite, and he finishes three bowls of it in a row.

The place Gong Tianwu ended up at was a pawn shop. After he walked in, before he explained his purpose, the old man behind the counter saw the belt in his hand, coughed and said:

"Luo San, take the guests into the inner hall."

Soon, a servant came out and politely invited Gong Tianwu into the house, then said:
"Sir, I need to take a closer look at this token of yours."

Gong Tianwu nodded and handed over the things.

As a result, after taking the belt, the boy did not check it, but fetched a basin of water and soaked it in it. After about ten seconds, he saw that the color of the water began to gradually turn red until it looked like blood.

Seeing this, the servant turned around and walked in. When he came out, he was holding a square wooden box the size of a football in his hands, and said:

"Sir, the deposited item corresponding to the belt token you brought is here. Please check it."

After witnessing this scene, Gong Tianwu couldn't help but marvel at it. Such an anti-counterfeiting method was truly unheard of.

Then, Gong Tianwu opened the square wooden box and found a letter on it:

"Nephew Jun Zhu: When you see this letter, I will probably be in trouble. The jade slip in the box records the Ten Thousand Spiritual Thunder Method I practiced. The six spirit stones next to it can support you to enter the first level of Qi Refining."

"If you can't sense Qi after you have exhausted all your spirit stones, it means that you are not destined to be on the path of Taoism. This wooden box is made of agarwood and can be sold for ten taels of gold. You can use this money to buy twenty acres of mountain farm in your hometown, which will ensure that you will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life."

"If you are successful in your cultivation, please do not avenge me. I have killed many passers-by in order to heal my injuries over the years. If I am killed by someone, it is karma. I should face it calmly. In the month of Shuangxu in the Gengshen year, this is my uncle's last words."

After seeing this, Gong Tianwu immediately understood that Shi Gong must have told his nephew Jun Zhu the secret that the belt was a token of trust, and also prepared an opportunity for him.

But it was obvious that this opportunity was now in his hands.

After a moment of hesitation, Gong Tianwu looked inside the box and took out a yellowed jade slip. He discovered that the writing on it was actually the obscure Flying Bird script! !
Occasionally, a flash of lightning would pass across its surface, which was extremely powerful.

This shows that this jade slip must be something left over from ancient times, and the heritage it left behind must also be remarkable.

"A mere six spirit stones are not worth even one cause and effect point for me now."

"Then these five cause and effect points are probably consumed by this jade slip."

After Gong Tianwu pondered for a while, he stood up and left.

This time, he went to the coachman's shop to rent a car.

After all, it’s freezing cold in this damn place. Even for those who practice Taoism, it would be very uncomfortable to travel in this weather. The wind blowing in the face is like a knife!
Ordinary people even had to apply a thick layer of oil on their exposed skin before they dared to walk outside for a long time, so Gong Tianwu would rather spend money to sit in a comfortable carriage to travel.

If you are willing to spend money to hire a taxi, you can put bedding in the carriage, light a charcoal stove, lie in it and enjoy yourself until you reach your destination.

***
Eight days later,

Gong Tianwu has already arrived in Lelang Country.
At this time, he had already made up his mind to go back to Shimen Village to have a look.
As the distance shortened, there was actually a subtle feeling of homesickness - although there was only one person in Shimen Village who could be related to Gong Tianwu: that was Gong Gengjun.

Moreover, this grandfather from previous lives should still be a young man in his twenties.

After walking near Shimen Village, Gong Tianwu had a strong feeling that things and people had changed:

The scenery around the village and the architectural structure of the village are 90% similar, but the people inside are all very unfamiliar.

After some inquiries, Gong Tianwu found out that Gong Gengjun had gone out to do odd jobs elsewhere. Ahem, he must have gone to work secretly as a tomb robber.

So Gong Tianwu first visited the head of the village with gifts, saying that he was a good friend of Brother Gong who he met outside. He left a string of copper coins, two pickled pork legs, and about three hundred kilograms of grain as a token of his filial piety.

Finally, he demonstrated how to use a single-handed stone mill, which made the Gong family place the stone mill at the gate as a deterrent.

Gong Tianwu didn't take these things because he was stingy, but because the Gong family only deserved so much property now. If he took more, he would not be giving them wealth, but would bring them disaster.

Needless to say, Gong Tianwu would of course start his journey to the place where he hunted corpses in the ice sea that year.

After walking only about five or six miles, Gong Tianwu could conclude from the lush vegetation around him that the crash of the Xuntian Tower ship had not yet occurred.

Because if the land of extreme cold has already been formed, this place will be a bitter and cold wasteland.

It is said that there is no grass growing here, but even in the summer when all things grow most, at most there are some mosses and low shrubs with extremely tenacious vitality. It is impossible for such a lush forest to appear.

But for some reason, after Gong Tianwu came here, he always felt a little dazed and dizzy, as if he was drunk and felt dizzy, and even saw double.

He suddenly felt something was wrong, so he immediately came to his senses and turned back. It was not until he left this place that he felt back to normal.

When Gong Tianwu was still catching his breath, he discovered that two hunters had walked out of the woods, carrying two rabbits and a pheasant on their backs. They seemed to be in a good mood and were chatting and laughing.

Obviously, they must have no reaction in that ghost place, otherwise how could they hunt calmly?

Gong Tianwu then patiently waited there for another two or three hours, and found that people were coming in and out of the woods one after another. There were women picking wild vegetables, woodcutters going in to chop wood, and even children going in to play. Seeing this scene, Gong Tianwu also went in again, and then found that something strange happened again. Obviously, there was some special arrangement here, which was very targeted at Gong Tianwu!

After encountering such a strange thing, Gong Tianwu was a little confused for a moment, but after thinking about it, he didn't know why, an indescribable fear gradually rose from his bones.

Suddenly, Gong Tianwu said to Kang in his sea of ​​consciousness:

"I was reborn in different places and at different times each time after my death. Why was it that I was reborn near Shimen Village in my first, second, and third lives, and why was there a continuity of time?"

Kang was silent for a while after hearing what Gong Tianwu said:
"At that time, since you did not show any potential at all, my consciousness will focus more on finding the remaining seeds. Your previous three rebirths will be automatic."

Gong Tianwu asked:

"Automatically? Can I understand that it is your own subconscious or instinct that does this?"

Kang took a long time to reply:
"I know what you mean. Yes, I wouldn't have noticed it if you hadn't reminded me. I don't know why, but I always have a faint fondness for this place. I always feel very comfortable here. I just want to stay here and don't want to go anywhere else."

"So, when you were reincarnated, my subconscious mind kept you here."

Gong Tianwu said:

"Do you know a saying on earth? There is no love without reason, and there is no hate without reason in this world?"

Kang did not refute at this time:
"You're right. I now realize there is a big problem here."

"But everything should be planned before action. In fact, if you want to explore there now, the time is not yet ripe."

"First, the reason you felt uncomfortable just now should be that a corresponding special formation was activated there, but you have to investigate what formation it is."

"Secondly, part of that area is underwater. If you don't have water-repellent beads or something like that, you'll die if you go down there."

"Third, your own great calamity is approaching, so you should focus your energy on this aspect first."

After hearing Kang's words, Gong Tianwu agreed with them. For the time being, the formation alone could allow him to die silently, so he quietly left and headed towards the Lou Ming faction's base.

On the way to this place, Gong Tianwu tried to study the jade slips of thunder magic left by the dead ghost Shi Gong. After all, this thing was extremely powerful and could be regarded as the best among all the magics. However, even with his current level of comprehension and aptitude, he was unable to enter its door.

If a mortal wants to practice Taoism, he must have a natural talent. Without talent, everything is like water without a source and a tree without roots.

If a cultivator wants to practice thunder magic, he must possess the characteristics of a natural thunder body, otherwise he can only watch helplessly. Gong Tianwu could only sigh and then silently put it away.

***
There were no words all the way,
After a long journey of nearly ten days, Gong Tianwu arrived at this place, and the next thing was nothing more than a routine handover.

Moreover, the Louming Sect is only a vassal of the Wutai Sect, but Gong Tianwu is a disciple of a big sect like the Blood God Sect, so he will definitely not encounter any difficulties.

But Gong Tianwu then received some bad news, that is, the efficiency of the Lou Ming faction was not high, and he could not obtain the processed refining materials for the time being.

To be honest, Gong Tianwu was definitely a little angry, but when he went to question them, the other party's attitude was surprisingly good. He explained with a bitter face and a smile:
"Brother Xue, the materials your sect wants need to be tempered in the cold pool in the Tianchi secret realm of Changbai Mountain. The tempering time must be sufficient for 130 days."

"The weather this year is not good, so the secret realm opened too late. Alas, it's all our fault. We will accept the punishment and continue."

When meeting such a person, Gong Tianwu suddenly felt like he had hit his head against cotton. He couldn't exert any strength and could only sigh and turn around and leave.

Fortunately, although the Lou Ming Sect is remote, it is very easy to find a place for cultivation with the aura of mysterious ice.

Gong Tianwu found an ice cave and began to practice the Blood Wheel Power with his eyes closed to stimulate the blood heat poison in his body, and then took a bottle of Sea Qi Mysterious Ice that he had traded for before.

At this time, Gong Tianwu was in an extremely cold environment, and the blood wheel energy absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth with a bone-chilling chill. The fire poison in his internal organs was either eliminated a lot or forced into the deep of his meridians.

However, after taking this bottle of sea air black ice, Gong Tianwu felt a cold current sliding into his throat, and he actually heard the sound of the rising and falling tides in his ears, which made Gong Tianwu involuntarily widen his eyes.

Then, the Taotie's stomach started to work rapidly, transforming it into strands of pure and cold energy and sending it into the meridians.

Under the continuous external suction and internal pressure, the heat poison that was originally entangled in the deep bone marrow like a maggot in the tarsal bone was forced out bit by bit, and then turned into black and red ice beads and was spit out from the corners of the mouth, falling to the ground with a crisp sound.

Soon, there were more than a dozen ice beads of this kind in front of Gong Tianwu.

Gong Tianwu himself had not expected that there was such a huge hidden danger hidden in the Blood God Sect's skills. He had not been practicing for long, but he had already accumulated so much heat and poison in his body!
No wonder I felt a burning pain in my meridians after using the Blood God Sect's magical powers for a long time.

After staying in the ice cave for about half an hour, Gong Tianwu felt that he could not hold on any longer and hurriedly retreated to resume his breathing.

This was repeated for three days, and after drinking almost five bottles of Haiqi Xuanbing, the hidden dangers in the body were completely eliminated.

After doing this, Gong Tianwu also breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the catastrophe was approaching, and it would be fine if he could pass such a test, but if he failed, he would die. In this case, it would be best to eliminate the hidden dangers in the body as soon as possible.

Next, in addition to absorbing the purple air and practicing for an hour or two every morning, Gong Tianwu began to focus on finding the water-repellent beads and the origin of the mysterious formation.

The water-repellent beads are actually not rare and are almost common items in the Dragon Palace. There is a certain probability of finding this thing by killing monsters from the aquatic tribe, so Gong Tianwu quickly bought it in the market of the Lou Ming Sect.

However, the mysterious formation is a bit difficult to deal with, because formations are not easy to learn, and even more difficult to master. And because every sect has to maintain and build a mountain protection formation, they are in great need of talents in this area and there is a huge gap.

After visiting Wuwangzi, who had the most advanced formation skills in the Louming Sect, Gong Tianwu still had no clue.

Perhaps because of the three blood lotus seeds among the gifts brought by Gong Tianwu, Wuwangzi coughed lightly and said:
"I am a man of limited talent and knowledge, and I am sorry that I cannot help you solve your mystery. However, there is a place called Dengtian City four thousand miles away from here."

"There are many strange people here, and it is very prosperous. If there is anyone in this northern land who can solve your doubts, then it must be here."

After hearing this, Gong Tianwu immediately thanked Wuwangzi for his advice. Coincidentally, not long after he returned, someone from Lou Ming faction came to report that the batch of materials had been tempered.

Gong Tianwu had been here long enough and had collected a lot of things like snow frog oil, so he had no intention of staying and quickly completed the subsequent handover with the Lou Ming faction, and then quickly headed south.

***
On the way to Dengtian City, Gong Tianwu realized that this place actually had a very solid background.

The founder of Dengtian City was a cultivator with a long history of foundation-building cultivation named Lu Feng. He was a generous man with many friends.

This person was born in Emei. After failing in his attempt to achieve the Golden Elixir, he gave up the path to ascend to heaven, so he returned to his hometown and founded this place.

As a result, because of his strong background and many friends, and the atmosphere here was more like a free port, he began to grow rapidly.

(End of this chapter)