Chapter 626: An Old Friend from Fenghai Arrives

The power of a god is unfathomable and extraordinary.

This trip with the mud fox made Xu Qing feel this point more deeply, and at the same time, he had a deeper understanding of gods.

"Gods have no good or evil."

"Everything depends on their preferences."

Xu Qing murmured, carefully recalling every god he had seen in his life, all of them were like this, without exception.

"For example, the problem I am thinking about right now is actually like an ant pondering my behavior. Their thoughts and actions cannot be fathomed."

"Only when divinity drives beastliness and humanity dissipates can I possess the same way of thinking as them."

Xu Qing was in mid-air, galloping toward the great desert. Recalling this experience, he couldn't help but look back at the canyon in the distance.

"Yanyue and Xuantian clans..."

Xu Qing was silent, his speed flying fast, roaring in this world.

Time passed, and a few days went by.

The sand and dust swept in front of Xu Qing. The gray wind blocked the entry of all outsiders, but for the cultivators of the great desert, this would not have an impact.

And Xu Qing didn't know if it was an illusion, but this time when he returned and walked in the wind and sand, he felt that this storm seemed to have more differences toward him.

"This storm is transformed from the hair of the Star-Flame Upper God, and I just saw the other party earlier..."

Xu Qing was thoughtful. After a long while, he stopped in the storm and tried to raise his right hand, waving it forward lightly.

"Disperse."

The storm was as usual, without any changes.

Xu Qing put away his palm silently and continued forward.

But not long after he moved forward, the storm around him suddenly shook, and in front of him, it dispersed, revealing a huge gap like a canyon.

The storm on both sides of this gap was like a wall, connecting heaven and earth, only this hundred-zhang gap was empty.

Xu Qing's eyes shone, he bowed to the storm, and galloped rapidly.

Not long after, the Kusheng Mountain Range appeared in the distance.

Looking at the familiar mountain range and the earthen city, Xu Qing's heart settled down. With a flicker, he disappeared from mid-air, appeared in the back room of the medicine shop, and the moment he walked out, Xiang Linger, who was calculating accounts absent-mindedly, looked up rapidly.

"Brother Xu Qing!" Xiang Linger was fast, threw away her beloved account book, and ran straight toward Xu Qing, her little face full of happiness, unable to see any abnormalities as she hugged Xu Qing.

"Brother Xu Qing, where did you go? Why didn't you tell me this time? I was so worried..." After burying her head in Xu Qing's arms, she said this, but her nose sniffed a few times imperceptibly, as if investigating.

Xiang Ningyan and Wu Jianwu also scanned over rapidly, looking like they were watching the fun.

You Jing, who was boiling water, snorted coldly.

"Men, heh."

Xu Qing looked at the Mingnan Shizi drinking tea.

The Mingnan Shizi acted as if nothing had happened.

But Xu Qing understood that the Mingnan Shizi must have told Xiang Linger about him going to find the mud fox.

However, Xu Qing didn't mind this. He raised his hand, took out a storage bag, and handed it to Xiang Linger.

"I went to find the mud man we saw last time, handled Big Brother's matter, and also asked for this item for you." Xu Qing said softly.

Xiang Linger took it instinctively, full of suspicion. After opening it, her eyes lit up suddenly.

"Ancient Spirit Bone Elixir!"

Xu Qing smiled and patted Xiang Linger's head.

"Go cultivate quickly. This item will be of no small help to your breakthrough."

"Thank you, Brother Xu Qing. Brother Xu Qing is the best."

Xiang Linger was very happy, feeling sweet in her heart. She felt that Brother Xu Qing was still the best to her. It turned out that this trip out was to ask for this treasure for her.

Thinking of this, she felt that her suspicious behavior earlier was not good, so she felt some guilt and hurriedly spoke.

"Brother Xu Qing, my cooking skills haven't been shown for a long time. I'll go cook a few dishes for you today."

Xu Qing wanted to refuse, but after looking at the Mingnan Shizi, he smiled and nodded.

Xiang Linger was even happier, took the bone elixir, ran to the kitchen, and started preparing to cook.

Xu Qing sat in front of the Mingnan Shizi and spoke softly.

"Senior, she is the Star-Flame Upper God of the Yanyue and Xuantian clans."

The Mingnan Shizi nodded slightly upon hearing this and put down his teacup.

"What is her purpose?"

"Like the Yanyue Upper God, and at the Execution Platform, there is one more mud door." Xu Qing said calmly.

The Mingnan Shizi's eyes sharpened. After thinking for a while, a smile appeared on his face.

"Interesting. In this Moon-Sacrifice Domain, countless dark threads are being lit one by one... Kid, your Big Brother is not simple, but you are even less simple."

"It's all my master's arrangement."

Xu Qing shook his head, his expression showing longing.

The Mingnan Shizi hesitated. According to the information he had learned, he had never believed what Xu Qing said about his master. But on one hand, Xu Qing's comprehension ability made him resonate with the other party's master. With empathy, looking at the things these two disciples had done,

all of this made him unable to help but have more guesses about Xu Qing's master, making it hard to define easily.

At the same time, the sound of stir-frying came from the kitchen, and bursts of fragrance drifted out. Xiang Ningyan's nose twitched, and his eyes lit up.

Wu Jianwu at the door also took a deep breath, looking surprised.

"Crackling three-foot flow, who asks for eight delicacies and jade food!"

Even the Mingnan Shizi looked at the kitchen and nodded slightly.

"This little girl, I didn't expect her to have such a hand in cooking."

"By the way, I'm going out for a trip in a few days. You returned just in time this time. Also, give me the control jade slip from last time."

Xu Qing nodded seriously upon hearing this and handed the jade slip for controlling the little chicks to the Mingnan Shizi.

The Mingnan Shizi took it, wiped it, and returned it to Xu Qing.

"This jade slip, besides controlling the little chicks in the backyard, also has the restrictions for Mo Gui and You Jing. You should use it with discretion."

You Jing heard this, her face dark, and she didn't speak.

Xu Qing picked up the jade slip and put it away. He knew this was the Mingnan Shizi not being at ease about the safety of the medicine shop during his absence, so he left behind a backup plan.

With this jade slip, he could basically ensure that the medicine shop would be safe during this period.

"Senior, is this trip related to Ninth Grandfather?" Xu Qing thought for a moment and asked.

The Mingnan Shizi nodded.

"It's almost time to help him unseal it. You don't need to participate this time; we can solve it ourselves."

Just as he was speaking, Xiang Linger walked out of the kitchen with two dishes, full of spirit. After putting them on the table, she rushed into the kitchen again, going back and forth several times, actually cooking eight dishes.

And Xiang Linger's cooking skills had clearly improved. These eight dishes looked colorful, fragrant, and tasty.

Xu Qing was also a bit surprised.

"Grandfather Shizi, Brother Xu Qing, Sister You Jing, come and taste it quickly." After finishing her busy work, Xiang Linger stood expectantly to the side, greeting everyone.

Xiang Ningyan and Wu Jianwu came uninvited and sat to the side. You Jing also put down the work in her hands, looked at the dishes, and nodded with a smile.

The Mingnan Shizi was also expectant, picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, his eyes slowly narrowed, then he looked at Xu Qing deeply and nodded.

"Not bad."

You Jing and Xiang Ningyan and the others also picked up their chopsticks rapidly. After each took a bite, Wu Jianwu's eyes widened, Xiang Ningyan's face turned red, You Jing was silent, and all of them looked at Xu Qing.

Just as Xiang Linger was a bit nervous, Xu Qing spoke as usual after eating a few bites.

"If it's delicious, eat more."

Xiang Ningyan swallowed hard and squeezed out a smile.

"Delicious!" Wu Jianwu instinctively wanted to refuse, but after looking at Xu Qing and then at the Mingnan Shizi, he still picked up some more dishes. As for You Jing, she ate silently.

Just like that, this dinner was quickly eaten clean by everyone, which made Xiang Linger feel very satisfied in her heart. She felt that her cooking skills had greatly improved, and in terms of talent for cooking, she had clearly surpassed cultivation.

"I can open a restaurant in the future!" Xiang Linger's mind rose with fantasies.

Time passed, and three days went by.

The Mingnan Shizi left, and one day before he left, Tiannanzi of the Reverse Moon Temple also came to say goodbye.

The war in the outside world had reached a white-hot stage. Many forces of the Reverse Moon Temple were retreating steadily, among which the Second Hall Master's army was in a precarious situation, suffering heavy casualties.

So Tiannanzi, as the Fourth Hall Master, prepared to take people out to reinforce the Second Hall Master.

Even though the Kusheng Mountain Range was relatively safe, Tiannanzi could not sit idly by and watch the misery of the outside world.

"I am the Fourth Hall Master of the Reverse Moon Temple. I have my creed and responsibility. Opposing the Red Moon and protecting our homeland—this is something I cannot and will not avoid."

"Someone needs to stand up. At this time, what is there to regret about my old bones?"

"If I don't return, my shattered soul will be with the Reverse Moon Temple!" When he said these words, his expression carried determination, and his vicissitudes-filled face also revealed calmness toward death.

After saying goodbye, Xu Qing gazed at his departing back. Faintly, the figure of the old Palace Master of the Sword Palace appeared in his heart again.

"They are all the same kind of people."

The Red Moon was closer.

The color of the sky was becoming richer, and the entire Moon-Sacrifice Domain was blood-colored.

Especially near the banks of the Si Yin Changhe, it was even more so. Looking from afar, the long river, which was already blood-colored, was now red to the extreme. The smell of blood and rot was extremely rich.

And during this period, boats from the outer domain rarely appeared. After all, the cultivators who came here for trade understood that this Moon-Sacrifice Spirit Garden was about to be harvested by gods.

But at this moment, on the rolling long river, a tattered boat gradually appeared in the distance, coming from the direction of the domain of the Saint-Lan clan.

Not long after, the boat became clearer. One could see that it had been repaired in many places and seemed ready to collapse at any time, galloping toward the shore, breaking through the river surface all the way, swaying, and finally reaching the shore.

A figure rushed out from inside rapidly. The moment he stepped onto the blood-colored riverbank, the boat could no longer support itself and collapsed with a bang, sinking under the river water.

This figure looked back, sighed, and then stomped his foot hard.

"Little thief, you've kidnapped my Xiang Linger for so long and haven't returned. So it's such a bird-doesn't-poop place!"

"My Xiang Linger must be hungry and cold, living in fear every day, facing life-and-death crises at every moment. Maybe she is being hunted down by others now, with no one to protect her by her side, calling heaven and earth with no response."

"That oily-headed, powdered-faced Xu little thief doesn't look reliable at all!"

"Little thief, you wait for me! I'm coming to find you!"

The red sky light fell on this figure, revealing his sense of vicissitudes. This person was exactly the old man from the inn. After complaining, he was full of exhaustion, looked up at the distant world, and sighed.

"Such a large domain, where am I supposed to find them?"

—I am currently typing with half a buttock, trying to restore the update of two chapters a day, but if there is any negligence, I hope everyone will forgive me. ===== CHAPTER 627 =====