The years when I explored the fairyland.

Chapter 279 Chapter 276: Great Changes in the World

Great Fortune Dynasty,

White Sands City.

Ji Mingqian changed into casual clothes, put on a gentry hat, walked out of the back door of the government office, opened the folding fan in his hand, and started strolling around like a rich man.

After turning two alleys, he was already on the main street of Baisha City. Although it was early in the morning, there were many pedestrians walking on both sides.

There were people going to work, breakfast shops, wonton stalls, horsemen coming and going, carts and horses transporting goods, shouting, neighing, conversations, and bargaining...

At a glance, everyone is busy, and a picture of "the mundane world of all living things" comes to life before your eyes.

Ji Mingqian casually found a small stall, ordered a few buns and a bowl of soy milk, ate them all in one gulp, then threw down a few copper coins, paid for the meal, and started wandering around.

Or, to put it another way, patrol your own territory!

Ji Mingqian knew nothing about martial arts, and had never even practiced health-preserving boxing. He also ate and drank too much, so his originally plump figure became fatter and fatter, and his physical fitness became worse and worse.

As a result, he started to like getting up early and taking a walk without knowing when.

Walking in the dim morning light, without any entourage, he was like an ordinary rich man, walking around the city from east to west, breathing fresh air, which helped him lose weight and put him in a good mood at the same time.

To be honest, he was not an ambitious person. Even though he had worked hard and passed the imperial examination, it was because he could no longer stay in the Prince Zhou's Palace. If he didn't leave, he would be tortured to death.

But he never thought that after only serving as a county magistrate for this one term, he would meet the young Chu Zhou, and then he would rise higher and higher in his career.

Nowadays, not only in this prefecture, but also in the whole world, Baisha City is already one of the big cities.

It was prosperous, thriving, populous and well-organized. Even though it was not the capital, it was better than the capitals of the Three Kingdoms.

All of this was designed, planned and built by him brick by brick.

Walking on this street and watching the busy pedestrians coming and going, Ji Mingqian often feels a sense of unreality.

Even though all this was his contribution, he still doubted how he could have done it.

At the same time, he has an unparalleled sense of pride!

Look, all this worldly atmosphere comes from his hands!

Perhaps this is why he likes to go out for a walk every morning.

Today, he chose to walk east and crossed the main street. From afar, he could hear the loud shouts of martial arts practitioners.

Along with this were the sounds of fists hammering and blades breaking through the air. They were so dense and came from more than one source, but they came together with such momentum and awe-inspiring power.

Ji Mingqian kept walking and passed by a large courtyard. Through the open gate, he could see many people performing martial arts there.

After walking a few steps, there was another large courtyard, and there were also dozens of strong men, punching and kicking non-stop, the blood was boiling, and the air temperature was inexplicably much higher.

As you go along this street, you will see not just one or two martial arts schools, but more than ten or twenty.

If you think these martial arts schools are nothing special, you are wrong. If you look closely at the signs, in addition to the names of the martial arts schools, they often also include the names of the sects behind them.

No one knew since when, but martial arts sects all over the world began to like opening martial arts schools in Baisha City.

Recruiting disciples and teaching them martial arts were only incidental functions. The most important thing was that they needed to have a base in Baisha City to collect first-hand information from Xuanzhen Palace, complete tasks, and redeem rewards.

At the same time, this place has also become a testing ground for martial arts heroes from all over the world. If you want to say that you are a genius, or to discuss the strength of your martial arts skills, no one will recognize you unless you have made a name for yourself in the martial arts world of Baisha City.

In fact, anyone who can open a martial arts school here must be at the level of a county and guarding a sect.

If it’s any weaker, the sign won’t be able to hang securely!
But even so, the public security in Baisha City is excellent. No warrior dares to act recklessly here, as that would be irresponsible for his own life.

Everyone in the world knows that Xuanzhen Palace is right there!
Ji Mingqian walked slowly across the street and climbed up the city wall. He waved to the patrolling soldiers to leave. He stood there and looked around. He saw the prosperity of the city, but also a sense of sadness.

Everyone knows that the reason why Baisha City was able to rise is because of the Xuanzhen Palace!
The reason why Xuanzhen Palace became powerful was because of Chu Zhou!
However, Chu Zhou had been gone for a long time, and bad news was coming from everywhere in the world.
I just don’t know how long the prosperity and stability of Baisha City can last?

……

Inside Xuanzhen Palace.

Ancestral Hall.

Under the tablet of Taoist Xuanzhen, there were offerings of incense, candles, and fruits. Xu Cheng, Yi Huai, Fan Tiehu, and Wei Fangjie stepped forward one after another and offered three incense sticks to their master.

The curl of smoke rose up and spread in the Patriarch's Hall, seeming to make everyone feel a little dazed and sinister.

"Anfeng City is a small city under the Wu Temple. I heard that a ghost disaster has occurred there.

Hundreds of people were hanged in their homes. It has been confirmed that they were not warriors or mystics, but their souls seemed to have been sucked out. "

"Yuedong Village is a village under the jurisdiction of Sanqingmen. There are not many people, only a few hundred people. However, it is shrouded in fog, and the village is barely visible.

Like flowers in the mirror or the moon in the water, they could not reach the village no matter what. The Sanqing Sect sent people there, and the martial arts master was trapped in it. He came out after a month and was so thin that only skin and bones were left.

According to him, he traveled thousands of kilometers in there and was so tired that he looked unrecognizable. "

"There is also the Donghua Sect, with 365 members and a thousand slaves. They all died in a miserable state, as if they were ripped open by the claws of some wild beast, with organs and body parts all over the floor.

The Great Yan Dynasty sent out six masters from the Six Sects to investigate and arrest the murderer, but they discovered that it was a demon. "

"There are also all kinds of strange disasters happening in Hulu City, Yeyu Valley, and Meihuaping..."

"To sum up, I'm afraid there really are some monsters that we can't understand that are wreaking havoc on the world!"

This is Zhongli Linghui giving a report. She is holding a manual in her hand and her tone is neither hurried nor slow, but the content is extremely horrifying.

Sitting behind her was Feng Yan, who was in charge of the intelligence system of Xuanzhen Palace. They were the real handlers and knew how treacherous the situation was, so their brows were tightly furrowed.

After Zhongli Linghui finished speaking, there was another moment of silence before Xu Cheng asked, "Is it possible that those sects were behind this in order to trick us out?

The eldest brother has not come back yet because of a promise! "

Wei Jinkui interrupted, “It’s unlikely. The tragic battle at Xiangji Mountain hasn’t been long since, and the three kingdoms are all licking their wounds.

Even if they really have some plans, I'm afraid they don't have the strength to do it!"

"I'm just afraid they might become desperate and do something unwise. Who knows?"

Yi Huai was very impolite and said, "Moreover, according to what Senior Brother said, our immortal cultivation sect should stay away from the world and cultivate immortality.

If you can’t solve the problems outside, just report them to us. I don’t care what happens to them!”

An old voice sounded, it was the old Taoist Qing Jing who spoke: "Third Master, although Palace Master Chu emphasizes cultivating immortals and is unwilling to interfere in the secular world, it does not mean that he will not care about anything.

Do you think if he were here, he would really ignore these things?"

Yi Huai curled his lips, but nothing came out.

But Wei Fangjie continued: "Master, you are right. If the eldest brother were here, I'm afraid he would not stand idly by.

But the question is, how do we manage it now? "

“If we want to manage it, we have to at least send people out to the place in person to find out the problem.

But no matter which of us goes, it's hard to say whether we can solve the problem? "

"Although we have established our foundation, we are still far behind the eldest brother. Our magic skills are also inferior to his. It is hard to say what effect we can have. If one or two of us are trapped there, will you save them or not?"

"But if we do nothing, I'm afraid it will be inappropriate. It will really undermine the prestige of my Xuanzhen Palace!"

"Why should my Xuanzhen Palace care about other people's opinions?"

"I think..."

"It's not right for you to say that. I think..."

Inside the Ancestral Hall, everyone expressed their own opinions. For a moment, there was chaos and confusion, and everyone had their own reasons.

Ever since the battle at Xiangji Mountain, the twelve land immortals used all the living creatures in the world to kidnap Chu Zhou and disappeared. The direct result was that the Three Kingdoms, and even the major martial arts sects, seemed to have lost their backbone and didn't know how to react.

Because of the heavy losses in the war, almost all the soldiers stopped fighting and returned home to lick their wounds.

Everyone is waiting, waiting for Chu Zhou and the land immortals to decide the winner, waiting for them to reappear on earth.

During this period, there was a truce and there was some peace.

But who would have thought that after only a few months of peace, all kinds of strange things happened in various parts of the world, leaving all the martial arts sects helpless.

Then, these people reported the matter to Xuanzhen Palace. As a recognized immortal sect in the world, they wanted to seek help from immortals for what they could not solve through martial arts.

However, Xuanzhen Palace also has different opinions on whether or not to pay attention to these matters.

Some people feel that they have to do something. For example, Taoist Qingjing still has some ideas of saving people from dire straits.

But Yi Huai and Wei Fangjie were very angry, thinking that I was just cultivating my own immortality and didn't care about the suffering in the world.

As for Xu Cheng, although he is the second senior brother and Chu Zhou is not around, he is the boss. But in fact, he has never been good at making decisions and does not like these trivial matters, which give him a headache.

Inside the Patriarch's Hall, everyone expressed their own opinions and had their own ideas, but no one could convince anyone else!
At this time, the problems of Xuanzhen Palace were actually exposed very thoroughly. These people might be good at executing orders and were not vague, but without a leading helmsman, they seemed to be a group of scattered sand and could not come together.

After arguing for a long time, Fan Tiehu suddenly said, "Why don't I go there?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone fell silent, their eyes focused on him, as if they were a little surprised.

Fan Tiehu is a taciturn man who seldom expresses his opinions. This is the first time he has been so clear.

Seeing everyone looking at him, he was not afraid of the stage. He organized his words and looked at Yi Huai, saying: "Big Brother said that the main purpose of going out to cultivate immortals is to escape from the troubles of the world and keep the mind at ease, not to care about everything.

After all, we are in this world. If something really happens, we can't hide or avoid it, so we must find out what needs to be found out."

As he spoke, he looked at Taoist Qing Jing again and said, "However, with the experience of our senior brother, we must be on guard against those martial arts sects and the imperial court.

My idea is to travel quietly, hide during the day and come out at night, and randomly find a strange place to see what is going on. "

After a pause, he continued, “In fact, if you think about it carefully, it is not difficult to find that most of these strange things broke out some time after the departure of the eldest brother and those land immortals.

So can we assume that it was they who did something that caused the world to change?

Or maybe something was released that shouldn’t be there.”

"you are right?"

"We are cultivating immortals and we know that this world is not that simple. Ghosts, monsters, demons, and monsters are not limited to the human world, but they are not fake."

“Not to mention the distant past, when the Tyrant Sect was fighting against the Pure World Red Lotus Society and the Xuanyue Sect, didn’t they almost release a drought demon?

Do you think that besides this Hanba, is there any other thing that could exist?"

When these words were spoken, everyone suddenly realized that this guess made some sense.

Xu Cheng thought for a moment and said, "Fourth Junior Brother, you are right, but it is not right to ask you to leave. It is not right!"

Seeing that Fan Tiehu wanted to say something, he hurriedly said: "Fourth Junior Brother, you are familiar with formations, you can activate the mountain protection formation to protect the safety of Xuanzhen Palace.

Anyone can go, except you, that goes without saying."

His words really left Fan Tiehu speechless, because it was the truth!
Yi Huai stood up and said, "Then I'll go. Since Senior Brother is not here, I'm the strongest in Xuanzhen Palace, and my safety will be more guaranteed."

Xu Cheng nodded, then looked at Wei Fangjie and said, "One person is not enough, Junior Brother, come with Third Junior Brother.

You are proficient in talismans, so we will have all the necessary skills for this trip. We can also gather the magic tools, talismans, and elixirs left by our senior brother to ensure your safety as much as possible."

Wei Fangjie did not refuse and said directly: "Okay!"

Wei Jinkui spoke again: "Do you want me to transfer some more people?"

Fan Tiehu replied: "No, this is an investigation. Too many people and too many mouths will be detrimental to concealment."

"so be it."

After the discussion, everyone was speechless for a while. After a long while, Xu Cheng said, "The purple bamboo rice on the lonely peak has been harvested again. I wonder when the eldest brother will be able to come back?"

……

Hegemony territory,

Shayu Pass.

This is the last stop on the way to the Shiwan Mountains from the Dayun Dynasty. The pass is built between the rolling mountains and is considered the easternmost settlement of the human race.

The reason why there is a pass here is that there are always traces of spiritual beasts among the rolling mountains, and there are also jungle barbarians fleeing famine, so we need to be vigilant.

However, these events were not frequent after all, and Shayu Pass was not strict. Instead, it served as a market place where jungle barbarians could exchange animal skins, bones, herbs, and minerals for daily necessities.

Even though it is a pass, Shayu Pass actually appears to be somewhat prosperous.

However, at this moment, the whole city seemed a bit weird.

In the huge pass, there was not a single human voice, and wisps of black fog were floating around, making the sky and the earth appear hazy, and it looked as if it was distorted from afar.

If you get closer and look more carefully, you will find that everyone inside is standing there in a daze with exaggerated expressions.

Some laughed heartily, some cried in sorrow, some twisted in pain, some were unwilling and resentful...

But no matter which one it is, it is just a facial expression, with no other movements.

Until, a certain old man, with white hair and a hunched body, smiled slightly but his eyes were dull. Then, he fell to the ground and died.

This is the first case, but not the last. Instead, more and more people die one after another.

A lot of people also gathered outside the city and at the foot of the mountain.

Some of them were dressed in the uniforms of government detectives, some of them were divine detectives, with golden badges hanging around their waists, and looked fierce and imposing.

There are also people from the Tyrant Sect, who have strong energy and blood, sturdy bodies, and sharp eyes.

Looking at Shayu Pass, they all seemed very powerless.

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