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Chapter 212 The Troubles of the Northern Frontier, a Heart-Pounding Situation

During their conversation, Chen Xu and Feng Yuanbai spoke casually, but what Feng Yuanbai said was quite shocking.

The Taoist school advocates for the complete extermination of demons!
The little mouse Ashi, which had been hiding against Chen Xu's left forearm, suddenly trembled and its little paws involuntarily clung tightly to Chen Xu's arm, its fluffy body arching slightly under his sleeve.

"Squeak!" A faint chirping sound reached Chen Xu's ear, almost brushing against his arm.

The voice was anxious and angry.

Chen Xu could understand its emotions, so he reached out his right hand and gently stroked its fluffy back through his sleeve.

Ah Shi was immediately comforted, and her little body leaned down again, only pressing even closer to Chen Xu.

Feng Yuanbo seemed to sense something and immediately smiled at Chen Xu.

Then he sighed softly and said, "The Taoist sect advocates the extermination of demons because the scourge of demons and ghosts has become increasingly severe in recent years."

Especially since the beginning of this year... I've mentioned this to you before.

"Yes." Chen Xu's right hand remained gently stroking the mouse's back through his sleeve. Feng Yuanbai had said earlier that the demonic calamity had gradually intensified in recent years, and this year's provincial examination essay topic was very likely to be related to pacifying demons.

However, Feng Yuanbai's tone changed slightly at this moment. He said, "There are some things I have never said before. Xu Zhi, you should know that sometimes it is good to be confused when living in this world."

If there's nothing that can be done, is complete ignorance actually a kind of luck?

This statement was so pointed that Chen Xu's hand, which was gently stroking the mouse's back, paused slightly. He held the little creature lightly through his sleeve and asked Feng Yuanbai:

"But Brother Feng is now willing to say those words?"

Feng Yuanbai said with emotion, "Thirty-first on the Xuan Ranking, you single-handedly wiped out a group of demons from Pufeng Mountain. There are some things you can hear about now."

Then he suddenly pulled out a jade ruler about six inches long from his sleeve.

He tossed the jade ruler into the air, and the ruler immediately drew a circle in the air within a three-foot radius around the two of them.

As soon as the circle was drawn, Chen Xu keenly sensed that a certain area around him and Feng Yuanbai seemed to be enveloped by an invisible wall of energy.

This is... an isolation technique?

For preventing eavesdropping?
Chen Xu felt it was very magical. His eyes flickered as he looked at the floating jade ruler.

Feng Yuanbai seemed to see his admiration and curiosity about this magic, and immediately chuckled and said, "Xuzhi, this method was passed down by the imperial court, and I cannot teach it to you without permission."

His tone was teasing, as if he wanted to see Chen Xu's disappointed expression.

However, Chen Xu showed an expression of "I knew it" and did not seem to want to ask for further guidance.

Feng Yuanbo shook his head and smiled, then had to say again:

"However, regarding your poem 'Flowers Are Not Flowers,' which can be transformed in countless ways, you have never understood this method of isolating yourself from the outside world because you have never seen it before."

Now that you've seen it, with your talent, you only need to ponder it for a few days, and I'm sure..."

Before Feng Yuanbo could finish speaking, his mouth opened slightly, revealing a face full of astonishment.

Ahem——

Alas!

What did he see?
Feng Yuanbo sat at the table and watched as a misty fog suddenly emanated from around Chen Xu.

The ethereal mist, seemingly nonexistent and completely invisible, pierced through the air barrier drawn by the jade ruler in an instant.

Then it attaches to the outside of the air wall, like a sphere enveloping the air wall, forming another layer of protection outside the air wall.

Feng Yuanbai was almost speechless. He had only said that Chen Xu might comprehend the art of isolation in a few days, but he never expected that Chen Xu would comprehend it on his own in the blink of an eye.
Is he a human?

Inhuman!
Perhaps his shocked expression was too obvious, because the little mouse Ashi, whose eyes had been peeking out from Chen Xu's sleeve at some point, suddenly squeaked. The little mouse's squeak seemed to be a mockery.

Chen Xu quickly patted it gently. Feng Yuanbai shook his head, laughing and crying at the same time, and said, "Xuzhi, your little pet is usually timid, but it is thanks to you that it has become a little more lively."

"You're still pretending to lecture it? What? Do you think I, Feng, am petty enough to stoop to the level of this little rascal?"

Chen Xu gently patted Ashi's little head again, cupped his hands to Feng Yuanbai and said, "How could I not know who my elder brother is?"

Feng Yuanbo laughed heartily, the atmosphere was pleasant, and the timing was perfect, so he said: "The sixteen prefectures of the Northern Frontier have not seen rain for several months since the beginning of spring this year until the beginning of summer."

Not long ago, Master Hongxiao of Qingxu Dao Palace personally went to the Northern Frontier, intending to perform a ritual to summon rain, but unexpectedly suffered a backlash from the mysterious calamity of the Flame Essence.

Before the rains arrived, Master Hongxiao suffered a severe blow to his vital energy and has now returned to Qingxu Dao Palace for seclusion and recuperation.

Subsequently, the imperial court dispatched the Imperial Astronomical Bureau to pray for rain, but they also returned empty-handed.

This is not a simple drought. Various practitioners and experts have gone there and concluded that it is likely caused by a fiery spirit. However, such spirits are always difficult to find and are extremely unpredictable.

Furthermore, the unusual timing of the weather only fueled the demon's arrogance.

Even experts from all walks of life went there, but they couldn't even get close to the Flame Essence.

As for the idea of ​​slaying demons and eliminating evil, that's even more impossible.

The north can still hold on for months without rain, but if it still doesn't rain by July or August, I'm afraid...

As Chen Xu listened to Feng Yuanbai recount a devastating calamity, he was so shocked that he became completely absorbed in the story.

Seeing his hesitant tone, he couldn't help but whisper, "I'm afraid... I'm afraid the people of the sixteen prefectures of the northern frontier will find it difficult to survive and will start fleeing the famine?"

Feng Yuanbai shook his head and sighed, "This is only the first thing. What I fear most is that once the people start fleeing the famine, all sorts of calamities and misfortunes will follow, and the disaster will snowball."

If the deathly and resentful energy accumulates to an excessive degree, the Flame Essence may advance into a Drought Demon.

If the drought demon follows the people south, the land will be reduced to barren wastelands for miles around.

Feng Yuanbo stopped abruptly after saying that much.

An indescribable sense of awe and trepidation permeated his unfinished words.

Chen Xu fell silent for a moment.

He was by no means a man of few words, but at this moment, countless words were on the tip of his tongue, yet he couldn't utter a single one.

The little mouse, Ashi, was lying on his sleeve when it suddenly let out a low, mournful sound.

"Squeak-"

The disaster clearly occurred in the distant northern border region, but at this moment, Ashi, who was in the fertile land of southern Xinjiang, seemed to feel the sorrow.

Just as Feng Yuanbo said, if there are things you are powerless to change, it is better to know nothing at all.

Chen Xu opened his mouth, but his voice was very dry.

He was startled himself and could only say in a hoarse voice, "Brother Feng, there are so many experts in Da Li, and even legendary immortals, yet they still couldn't capture that Flame Spirit?"

Feng Yuanbai said with a wry smile, "When Heaven unleashes its killing intent, what can even immortals do? Where does the Flame Essence come from? It is all ordained by Heaven!"

This sentence contained a lot of information, and as Chen Xu listened to it, he suddenly felt as if he had grasped something.

He immediately asked again, "Brother Feng, is Yan Jing born with a murderous intent? This... this innate murderous intent, does that make him a demon?"

(End of this chapter)