I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

Xie Yuan thought Yun Xing would take him to some remote place, such as sneaking all the way, making detours and twists and turns into the depths of the mountains or a hundred feet underground, or into a secret stronghold in the city and then transporting him blindfolded all the way to the main temple of the Kitchen God Cult in a special carriage.

The result was quite different from what he had imagined.

Yun Xing put his hands behind his back and led him along the official road in a swaggering manner. Then he looked left and right as he walked, as if he was looking for something.

Until they passed a village, Yun Xing clapped his hands and nodded:

"This is it!"

Xie Yuan watched coldly, without saying a word, as Yun Xing led him into the village and found a family:
"Father, can you lend me your room? We need to do something."

Although they were both in disguise, she had a soft voice and a graceful figure. The old farmer looked strange when a man and a woman came to stay for business.

However, seeing the silver ingot that Yun Xing handed over, the old farmer's eyes lit up instantly. He took the silver ingot with trembling hands, and couldn't help biting it with his teeth, and then showed an ecstatic look:

"Whatever you want, whatever you want! I can give you this house!"

Yunxing chuckled:
"I don't want the house, but I see you have a chicken in your yard, bring one over."

"No problem, I'll kill a chicken for you right now!"

The old farmer agreed repeatedly. He said that this silver ingot was enough to buy not only a chicken but all his belongings.

Yunxing shook his head:
"Don't kill them, just bring them here. Also, if anyone in the village has a cat or a tortoise, bring me one each, and then go catch a snake. Remember, they must be alive."

The old farmer was a little surprised when he heard this. What dish was he going to make?

Or... do they need these things to liven up their work?

Hiss...it's really hard to describe the taste of rich people.

The farmer glanced at Xie Yuan who had been silent, and felt that it seemed that this young lady was the one who made all the decisions. Could this man be the gigolo she had abducted?

He looks ordinary, except that he is taller, not as tall as himself when he was young, when he was also a famous handsome young man in the area.

The farmer shook his head, but the heavy weight in his hands made him not ask any more questions. He just agreed and hurried to do as the nobleman asked.

After the old farmer left, Xie Yuan became curious. What did Yun Xing want these little animals for?
"Why, are you hungry?"

Xie Yuan asked.

Yunxing's eyebrows are curved:

"Yeah, you don't give me any."

Xie Yuan shut up instantly.

Yun Xing smiled and said nothing more. He just took out a few bottles and jars, as well as ink and brushes from his belongings and started painting in the largest farmhouse.

Xie Yuan took a look and immediately understood that they were going to set up a formation!
A gleam of light flashed in his eyes. Could it be that the formation set up here could lead to the main altar of the Kitchen God Cult?

Xie Yuan looked around calmly. There were green mountains standing in the distance and a small river winding in front of the village. It was indeed a beautiful village with beautiful mountains and clear water.

"Don't look at it, you can't see it."

Yun Xing understood Xie Yuan's thoughts without even raising his head.

At this moment, she had already outlined a small part of the formation, with ink lines and gold powder interweaving with each other, and the mysterious pattern was beginning to take shape.

Xie Yuan took a closer look, and with his marginal skills in formation, he could tell that this formation seemed familiar.

It is indeed somewhat similar to the teleportation array that Mu Chaoyun had made before.

However, Mu Chaoyun's formation is more refined and complex, with many gemstones and minerals in the middle and horizontal array of formation flags, while Yun Xing's formation is just some ink lines and special materials, and the lines are also rougher and more simple, as if there is a desolate atmosphere contained in it.

Xie Yuan said:

"I didn't expect you to know how to use formations? Could this be the way to enter and exit the main altar of the Kitchen God Sect?"

Yun Xing let him see it carelessly and just smiled:

“Of course it’s not as good as your Mu family’s Grandmaster, it’s just a key.

"Haha, you are curious? Just look around and ask as much as you want, especially after you get to the Holy Church, I will definitely answer all your questions. But just look around and see if you know more. Will you be able to come out again when the time comes..."

Yun Xing smiled, which made Xie Yuan a little alert.

"Ah, but all men are playboys. Even though you already have your master's daughter, you still think about other women. I don't know how your master will ask you this time."

After hearing Yun Xing's teasing words, Xie Yuan's eyes suddenly shrank and he said cautiously:
"Did she say that?"

"I never said that."

Yunxing blinked:
"But I will remind her that this is the duty of a subordinate."

Xie Yuan took a breath and spoke in a gentle tone:
"Envoy Yun..."

"Hey, stop it. I'm hard to bribe."

Yunxing shook his finger and said with a smile.

Xie Yuan's expression was uncertain:

"Emissary Yun, please consider that I am here to help you..."

"I am the master's most loyal subordinate. This is impossible. Unless——"

Yunxing dragged out the last syllable.

Xie Yuan asked subconsciously:
"Unless what?"

"Unless."

Yunxing blinked her purple eyes:
"You have made me yours, so I naturally don't dare to seek death!"

Xie Yuan's face suddenly stiffened:
"Emissary Yun, is this fun?"

“It’s fun.”

Yunxing chuckled:
"Drawing formations is very boring."

She said nothing more and continued to sketch.

Xie Yuan looked at Yun Xing squatting on the ground. Although he knew she was joking, he couldn't help but be cautious.

The Saint did not seek him out because she admired him as a remarkable young man. She was afraid that her own achievements were nothing in the eyes of her, the Saint of the Kitchen Goddess, the Princess of Pingxi, and the most fearsome Grand Master.

It can only be because of his relationship with Situ Qin.

And since it was because of this, then the relationship between Xie Yuan and Mu Chaoyun must be somewhat unpleasant in Situ Wan's eyes. Although Xue Minghe was a hero and was given the title of King of Pingxi, he was always devoted to her and had never had any scandals.

There is no doubt that Situ Wan was unaware of this. Since she was paying attention to Xie Yuan, she and the Kitchen Cult had a far-reaching knowledge, so Xie Yuan and Mu Chaoyun's experience and relationship, which were not deliberately concealed, must have been noticed by her. After all, when Xie Yuan first became famous and entered the sight of Chunyu Tower, he was with Mu Chaoyun.

Xie Yuan's vest tightened a little, thinking:

"She is a great figure and a great master, she shouldn't care about such a small problem. Well, after all, she is such a legendary figure, with her tolerance, probably, perhaps, possibly..."

It's impossible not to care, as a mother.

Xie Yuan thought of Situ Wan's reputation, silently put away his hope, and began to back down.

"The painting is finished!"

Just at this moment, Yun Xingka had finished arranging the formation, and a vast and ancient small teleportation array appeared in the room.

She opened the door, took a few small animals from the farmers waiting outside, and squinted her eyes and said:
"We are going to do something, please stay away."

"Good, good."

As the old farmer left the yard, he muttered to himself that young people nowadays are too open-minded.

Xie Yuan watched Yun Xing close the door again, then placed the turtle in the north of the formation, the hen in the south, a small snake as long as an arm in the east, and the kitten in the west.

Several small animals fell to the ground, and the formation suddenly glowed, covering them all. No matter how they struggled, they could not escape the small distance.

Xie Yuan understood now, and said in disbelief:
"Is this the Four Symbols Formation?"

"bingo."

Yun Xing smiled, then his expression suddenly changed and became calm:

"Are you ready?"

Seeing that things had come to this point, Xie Yuan had no other thoughts and just went through the things on him one last time.

The dragon spirit was wrapped in cloth and carried on his back, with a sword hidden in his sleeve and all protective gear. He nodded:
"Let's go."

He stepped into the formation, and then Yun Xing waved his hand, and the formation suddenly lit up with colorful light, covering the figures of the two.

The four small animals acting as divine beasts neighed at the same time, and then gradually solidified in the light.

The formation glowed with light, suddenly exploded, and disappeared in a flash, and then the two people were no longer in the middle.

The ink and gold lines that made up the formation had lost their luster. A gust of wind blew up from somewhere in the room, and all of the lines and the small animals that had turned into stone statues were turned into powder and blown out of the window, leaving no trace behind.

……

When Xie Yuan opened his eyes again, there was a circular platform made of three steps under his feet, and not far in front of him was a city.

There was no name plaque on the tall city wall. Xie Yuan squinted his eyes and couldn't tell where this place was. Then he lowered his head to look towards the city.

The streets were crowded with people, vendors were hawking their wares, fine horses and carved carriages passed by from time to time, and the passers-by were dressed no differently from the people in Chen County.

It looks like a fairly prosperous medium-sized city.

Xie Yuan was puzzled. After all the preparations, where did this end up? Could it be that the main altar of the Kitchen God Cult was still near this city? Was it going to follow the old path he had envisioned?

He looked at Yun Xing who had already started walking forward and asked in a low voice:

"Emissary Yun, which state is this? Well, nevermind. If it's inconvenient to tell me, just pretend I never asked."

"Is there anything inconvenient? It's okay."

Yun Xing smiled, walked to the city gate, turned around and looked at Xie Yuan:

“This is the Holy Church.”

Xie Yuan looked at this city which was no different from other places and was stunned for a moment. He saw that everyone passing by silently saluted Yun Xing before leaving, and many people were staring at him openly or secretly. His expression suddenly changed.

This entire city belongs to the Kitchen God Cult?
In other words, the Zaojiao altar is actually so large as to be as large as a city? But where is it?
Yun Xing looked at Xie Yuan's many expressions that changed in an instant and said with a smile:

"Welcome to the 'Heaven Beyond Heaven'."

Heaven outside the sky?
Xie Yuan's heart moved and he looked up in an instant.

All I saw was a foggy sky. I could vaguely see the sun behind the clouds, but it was much smaller than what I usually see, and it seemed even smaller than the moon.

Xie Yuan was a warrior with profound inner strength, and was immune to cold and heat. He didn't notice it at first, but then he realized that the temperature here was much lower than other places, and the passers-by were all dressed in thick winter clothes, even though it was spring and flowers were in full bloom.

Before Xie Yuan could say anything, he suddenly heard a majestic voice from the city gate saying:

"Emissary Yun, have you brought outsiders in?"

Xie Yuan turned his head and saw a mighty figure wrapped in armor with an indistinct face.

The man was a head taller than Xie Yuan, wearing heavy armor and holding a large sword as big as a door panel. The eyes behind the mask were fixed on Xie Yuan, revealing a strong sense of oppression.

This person is not a master, but he is very powerful.

Xie Yuan's muscles tensed subconsciously, and he couldn't help but reach out to the dragon spirit behind him, ready for battle.

Yun Xing looked at the armored warrior, and his relaxed expression suddenly disappeared, becoming calm and deep:
"I brought here a sincere person who wants to join the sect. Does Commander Lei have any opinion on this?"

Commander Lei glanced at Yun Xing, then at Xie Yuan, and said in a loud voice:

"This person, does he want to join the church?"

"good."

Yunxing narrowed his eyes and nodded.

Commander Lei's armor trembled:
"I don't think so. Envoy Yun, to prevent you from being deceived by the villain, let me interrogate him." After he said that, he took a big step and was about to take it from Xie Yuan.

Xie Yuan clenched his hands and was about to shake off the special cloth wrapped around the dragon soul, but he saw a dazzling purple lightning appear in front of him.

Yun Xing's purple sword slashed out fiercely, directly hitting the ground, sparking dazzling electric sparks that hit Commander Lei's armor, making crackling sounds.

The red blood energy that rose from Commander Lei's body almost became tangible, blocking all the electric fire outside.

He stopped and looked at Yun Xing solemnly. If he hadn't stopped in time, this sword would have cut off his foot.

Yun Xing's purple makeup was no longer charming, but rather mysterious and majestic:
"Lei Xianlun, I don't need you to teach me how to do things. If you do it again, I will kill you without mercy."

Commander Lei stared at Yun Xing in silence for a long while before he retracted his steps amidst the crowd of passers-by surrounding him and bowed:
"Your Excellency, please forgive me. It was Lei who offended you. Please come in."

He made way so that Xie Yuan and Yun Xing could enter the city.

Yun Xing looked at him coldly, then sheathed his sword and led Xie Yuan into the city.

Xie Yuan could feel that Commander Lei behind him was staring at him, and that look contained hostility, ferocity, and even murderous intent.

Xie Yuan suddenly turned around and glanced at Lei Xianlun.

Lei Xianlun's eyes suddenly focused, and he was looking at Xie Yuan, and then he saw him turning his head nonchalantly, as if he was just looking at him.

There was a hint of doubt on his face behind the visor.

He did not feel any substantial oppression from this gaze.

However, Lei Xianlun felt that the heavy armor on his body seemed thin, as if he was not wearing any clothes under his gaze.

Xie Yuan followed Yun Xing into the city, then turned left and right, turned into an alley, and entered a not-so-small mansion.

Amid the servants' greetings, Xie Yuan and Yun Xing entered a quiet room and sat opposite each other.

"I didn't expect that the Zaojiao headquarters is actually no different from the cities outside. So many believers live here, and there is such a huge city."

Xie Yuan said.

Many people have speculated that the Kitchen God Cult should be hidden somewhere in an unknown ancient relic, and perhaps on a large scale.

But it was not until Xie Yuan arrived at this paradise that he realized how huge its scale was.

Xie Yuan deliberately said that it was as big as a city. However, in order for the people in a city to live normally, there is more than one city here, and it is not just the size of a city.

Perhaps, this secret place of the Kitchen God Temple has been passed down from generation to generation and has become like a country.

Yun Xing was about to respond when suddenly the sky became brighter, and it could be felt even in the quiet room.

She suddenly revealed a pious expression, then knelt on her knees, looked up at the sky, and moved her arms in front of her body in a dance posture with a mysterious rhythm, like waves and flames.

Xie Yuan raised his eyebrows and looked out the window, only to find that the sun, which seemed so far away at first, suddenly seemed to be right above his head. It became so huge that all he could see was a sea of ​​fire burning the entire sky, as if it was about to swallow up the place!
Xie Yuan was startled and stood up.

However, in front of this divine power, not to mention that he is just a warrior in the third transformation realm, even if he is a master or even a grand master, it would probably be useless.

But the next moment he felt that although the temperature had risen, it did not feel like burning everything, it was just like a hot summer day.

The sea of ​​fire that burned the entire sky lasted only a moment before it receded, and the sky returned to its normal state.

Xie Yuan noticed that the servants who were crawling on their backs in the courtyard stood up one after another, and Yun Xing in front of him sat down again. He couldn't help but secretly speculate:

"Is this a unique phenomenon in this secret realm? Every time this happens, believers must kneel down?"

It is not difficult to imagine that there were probably people kneeling on the crowded streets just now.

Yun Xing looked solemn:
"The divine fire swept across the sky, bringing us one step closer to the light of the world."

Xie Yuan felt quite uncomfortable looking at Yun Xing's appearance.

She had always appeared in front of Xie Yuan in a mysterious, powerful and charming image. She didn't care about worldly rules and regulations at all, and looked like a pure lawless witch.

However, Yun Xing's solemnity and piety reminded Xie Yuan that this was not some rebellious pioneer, but a cult leader.

But the next moment Yun Xing returned to "normal" - what Xie Yuan thought was normal before, but perhaps that moment just now was her true appearance.

"Emissary Yun, now can you tell me how you want me to help you?"

Xie Yuan asked.

Yun Xing looked at him and smiled, but did not answer first:

"What do you think of the gatekeeper just now?"

"He is not very old. Although he is not a Grandmaster, he is very strong."

Xie Yuan nodded slowly:

"Maybe about the same as you."

Yun Xing spit and said disdainfully:
“I could chop him with one hand.

"Lei Xianlun is the heir of the Lei family, one of the three major families in Tianwaitian."

Xie Yuan's expression slightly changed:

“Is there a family heritage here?”

However, considering the scale of this place, it is normal to form families within the sect.

Yun Xing nodded calmly:

"The Holy Religion has been passed down for more than ten thousand years. It has always been continuous and has long had its own way of survival. It can be passed down even without connecting to the outside world."

Xie Yuan nodded slightly.

After seeing the scene here, he finally understood why the Kitchen God Cult could never be completely eradicated even if it declined. As long as this Tianwai Tianda rear base was still there, the Kitchen God Cult would exist forever. And in history, it was never heard that anyone had attacked the Kitchen God Cult's altar.

Xie Yuan clearly felt that this way of entry was not complicated, so how come it had never been discovered?

However, the environment here is so strange, there must be things he doesn't know.

Yunxing continued:
"Lei Xianlun will be our enemy this time."

Xie Yuan raised his eyebrows but did not interrupt.

"Besides him, there is another one, Beitang Yue, the heir of the Beitang family, one of the three families, who is also the Fire Envoy."

Yun Xing's face was somewhat solemn:

"The Beitang family and the Lei family have always been close allies. Beitang Yue and Lei Xianlun are cousins, and they will travel together in this ceremony. Beitang Yue also has a cousin, Beitang Chong, the son of the Beitang family's patriarch, whose strength is not inferior to Lei Xianlun. These two will be the left and right protectors of the Fire Envoy this time."

Xie Yuan heard the general outline:

"So this ceremony is for the young people in your sect to compete with each other and compete for ranking?"

Yunxing nodded, then shook his head:

“You can say that.

“This ceremony involves climbing the Holy Mountain. Whoever reaches the top first and obtains the Holy Fire will be the winner and will receive the Holy Fire baptism held by the great figures of the church.

"Everyone who is qualified to participate in the ceremony can bring a fire guardian, or companion. The four envoys of high status can bring two people.

"If the winner's fire guardian is still alive, he or she can also enjoy the baptism of holy fire. Therefore, although the Beitang family and the Lei family still have vacancies, they have formed the strongest team with Beitang Yue, ready to firmly win the first place in this ceremony.

“So if you help me win the championship, in addition to the things you want to know, you will also get a lot of benefits.

"But this is not a competition. The rituals of the sect always involve bloodshed. Both Beitang Yue and I may die. If we can't win, it will be difficult for us to walk down the Holy Mountain alive."

Upon hearing this, Xie Yuan suddenly became solemn.

It can be seen from the rules that the Four Emissaries are indeed treated with great privilege and have an extraordinary status even in the Kitchen God Cult.

However, even with such a status, it is just an extra layer of protection in this ceremony, and those who deserve to die will still die, which is enough to show that the struggle is extremely bloody.

The benefits of the ceremony that allowed them to compete like this, the baptism of holy fire, are self-evident.

But it is equally dangerous.

"So I'm here to be your bodyguard. You think highly of me."

Xie Yuan looked at Yun Xing and asked:

"Where's your other firebender?"

Yunxing shook his head:

"Only you."

"Only me?"

Xie Yuan was a little surprised.

Yun Xing looked calm:
"I was born in a low-income family in Tianwaitian. I don't have any family members to rely on, nor do I have any trustworthy friends. The Lei family and the Beitang family are powerful. I'm afraid that other people in the church will be influenced by the Beitang family and the Lei family, and they will stab me in the back at a critical moment. It's better not to bring them along."

Xie Yuan looked Yun Xing up and down and said with a sigh:
"I thought Envoy Yun had a very high status in your church, but I just realized that something was wrong. It turned out to be such a situation. I thought I could rely on you as a big tree to enjoy the shade, but I didn't expect that I would have to face the real big tree with luxuriant branches and leaves in the church."

Yunxing had no expression on her face:

"Master Xie, instead of being sarcastic, you should think about how to help me deal with those people."

Xie Yuan smiled, and felt that he understood why Yun Xing was the leader of a rebel group and hated aristocratic families even more than himself.

From the outside, she saw the noble families monopolizing resources, and within the sect, she was the one being oppressed. No wonder she hated the big families so much. The four envoys were fighting for the throne, and it sounded like her situation was extremely bad.

But how did I end up on this pirate ship?
From Lei Xianlun, it can be seen that the enemy is extremely extraordinary. The Fire Envoy Beitangyue will definitely not lose to the Fire Burning Envoy and the Fire Lifting Envoy Yunxing. The others have an extra helper and a wealthy family.

Xie Yuan hissed and asked:
"Can I go home now?"

"No."

Yun Xing said coldly.

Xie Yuan sighed:

"Then tell me what their characteristics are and who their powerful enemies are."

Yun Xing saw that although he looked troubled, he did not show any fear or panic, so he couldn't help but look at him strangely.

He has seen Lei Xianlun's strength, but he doesn't seem to... care particularly?
Yun Xing's expression changed and he nodded.
"Okay, I will explain it to you clearly..."

The two discussed in detail in the quiet room, going over the details of the Holy Mountain Fire-stealing Ceremony, the characteristics of the three powerful men on the Fire Envoy's side, and the information of several other powerful men who participated in the ceremony.

Know yourself and the enemy, a hundred battles will never end.

Xie Yuan discovered that there were indeed quite a few strong people in the Kitchen Sect. There were actually so many strong people at the peak of the Third Transformation Realm, and these were only those who were qualified to come.

The enemy is very powerful, especially Beitang Yue's group of three people, which should be the strongest force.

It just so happened that they and Yun Xing were the most hostile to each other, and the gap between the two sides was extremely huge, so Xie Yuan and Yun Xing were under a lot of pressure.

But they also have advantages.

That was Xie Yuan.

Xie Yuan disguised himself this time using the Heavenly Hidden Technique. The other party didn't know his identity, nor did they know his level of strength or the martial arts he was proficient in. This was a huge variable.

In fact, in many places in this city, people were analyzing the strength of each party within three days. The Zao Cult said that although the city is large, it is also closed, and everyone knows each other well.

The only thing he had no idea about was Xie Yuan, the person Yun Xing had found.

Three days later.

Led by Yun Xing, Xie Yuan came to the foot of a high mountain outside the city. Looking at the mountain that was almost on fire everywhere, he raised his eyebrows.

It’s actually a flaming mountain?
Standing in front of the Holy Mountain of Fire, he felt the aura around him as strong as a mountain and the masters as numerous as clouds, but they all stared at him at the same time.

Xie Yuan felt that it was quite hot here. (End of this chapter)