Chapter 191

Southern Yunnan dead end, Mount Mount Ailao.

The moon hung alone, mountain owls stood on the branches, and the absolute silence of the forest was permeated with an ancient aura.

The bonfire was burning, and the jumping flames made a "crackle" sound.

"Boss Zong, what's wrong?"

Xiong Xiong Sanqi was roasting an unknown leg, which was sizzling with oil.

Just at this moment, he suddenly looked up at Zhang Lingzong, who was staring blankly beside him. The latter was wearing a worn-out windbreaker, holding an ancient notebook in his hand, looking at the jumping flames, as if his mind were wandering.

"Remembered some past events." Zhang Lingzong said lightly.

Hearing this, Xiong Xiong Sanqi's gaze inadvertently glanced at the worn-out notebook in Zhang Lingzong's hand.

"Are those people in the north still looking for this thing?"

"Notes left by the Ancestor, recording only some things about the Zhang family..." Zhang Lingzong said lightly.

The authority to record the heritage was itself a symbol of identity.

This was also the preciousness of this notebook.

The rise and fall of the Zhang family, the history of the Zhang family, the secrets of the Zhang family... all were in this ancient notebook.

At this time, the page Zhang Lingzong inadvertently turned to recorded such a passage: Zhang San, empty name, the Ancestor saw it as inauspicious, cultivated the Three Corpses Fate-Illumination, a great rebellion in the clan, first signs of it, killed thirty-six disciples of the sect in 1905, slaughtered 168 people in a village.

"The things recorded here happened more than a hundred years ago... Time is always ruthless." Zhang Lingzong closed the notebook and put it into the bag beside him.

"Really can't imagine that the former world-number-one expert was actually a member of your Zhang family." Xiong Xiong Sanqi couldn't help but say.

"This is a secret of the Zhang family, a secret that is hard to speak of." Zhang Lingzong said lightly.

Long Hu Shan and the Wu Wei Sect had been fighting for a thousand years, breaking the mountain and destroying temples nine times, not knowing how many Wu Wei Sect members had been killed; the grudges were entangled, and they would never die until the end.

But who could have imagined that the former world-number-one expert, the dignified Wu Wei Sect Master, also had the surname Zhang? It had to be said that this was a irony, the irony of fate.

Perhaps, the fact that he had not passed the 【Great Putian Putian Dajiao】 back then was precisely the Ancestor's intuition in the dark; some things were already destined.

"Great Putian Putian Dajiao... Zhang family members can only participate at sixteen, but I remember when Little Fan was young, you took him to the north once..."

Just at this moment, Xiong Xiong Sanqi seemed to remember a past event and suddenly asked.

"That time was an exception..." Zhang Lingzong said lightly, without changing his expression.

"Then did Little Fan pass?" Xiong Xiong Sanqi asked curiously.

Whoosh...

The night wind suddenly rose, blowing the bonfire to tremble, and the jumping sparks splashed out, covering Zhang Lingzong's deep eyes.

Bai Yujing City, Hongfu Hongfu Huayuan.

It was late at night.

Zhang Fan's Soul-Aspect returned from the depths of the inner vision and returned to the Spirit Platform.

At this moment, he felt unprecedented fatigue, as if he had struggled out of a swamp, with both the confusion of a narrow escape from death and the emptiness after exhaustion.

This feeling was even more tiring and uncomfortable than the battle with Li Li Changgeng that day.

Zhang Fan had also once used 【Appearance and Soul Separation】 from the 【Great Sect Law】 to invade others' Soul-Aspects and spy on memories, such as searching the Soul-Aspect of the Laoshan Daoist Xu Xu Guanzhu in Dongshan Province.

But it was completely different from the feeling this time.

The memories of an existence like the Three Corpses Daoist were as vast as the sea, and the difficulty, pressure, and risks were completely different.

If the memories of the Laoshan Daoist Xu Xu Guanzhu's level were a small puddle, then the Three Corpses Daoist was an endless ocean.

Zhang Fan's Soul-Aspect was almost exhausted. He even suspected that if he continued to spy, his Soul-Aspect's power might be completely drained, and he would remain in those memories forever.

The most critical thing was that even after the Soul-Aspect returned, the emotions in the memories still intertwined and spread in his body and mind, as if he were experiencing them personally.

If one were immersed in this feeling for a long time, one would inevitably develop inner demons.

"Too dangerous, I was reckless."

Zhang Fan let out a long breath. In the short term, he would not try to spy on the Three Corpses Daoist's memories again no matter what.

"So this world-number-one expert was a member of the Long Hu Shan Zhang family."

The only gain this time was knowing this secret.

However, at this time, Zhang Fan couldn't think too much; he was too tired, unprecedentedly tired, his body felt as if it had been trampled by a dozen big men in turns, and his Soul-Aspect was even more drowsy.

This was a state he had never had since cultivating to the 【High Merit】 rank. Soon, he fell onto the bed and fell into a deep sleep... no, it should be a coma.

Zhang Fan woke up at nine o'clock the next morning.

This was the only time in the past six months that his sleep had exceeded eight hours.

"Actually slept for so long."

Zhang Fan rubbed his head, feeling a splitting headache. His Soul-Aspect was powerful, needless to say; all along, sleeping two or three hours a day was already quite good, and that was only after taking the sleeping pills left by Zhang Lingzong.

Sleeping for eight hours like this showed how weak his Soul-Aspect had become.

"Too dangerous, the Three Corpses Daoist's memories are not something that can be spied on casually." Zhang Fan thought thoughtfully.

He planned to settle down, cultivate for a period of time, and then explore the Three Corpses Origin Pill again.

For the next half month, Zhang Fan lived a stable and plain life.

Every day, besides cultivation and work, his occasional social interactions were with people in the circle.

Like Xiong Ba and Xiong Qianqian of the Yinshan Xiong family, Wang Wang Xuangang of the Baidou Wang family, and Sui Brother Chunsheng and Zhan Xinyue of the Jiangnan Province Dao Alliance were all Zhang Fan's close friends, occasionally meeting and having a meal.

With Zhang Fan's current realm and cultivation, every meeting and discussion of Daoist methods could benefit these people a lot.

Precisely because of this, Zhang Fan's weight in these people's hearts became heavier and heavier, forming his basic base in Bai Yujing City.

The cultivation families had the Xiong family and the Wang family, and there were also people in the Jiangnan Province Dao Alliance, not to mention that he also hid two monsters, Su Su Shiyu and Shi Shi Shougong, in Bai Yujing City, which could be considered as being able to speak in both the black and white worlds.

Of course, Zhang Fan's own cultivation had not fallen behind. Besides occasionally asking his boss about some cultivation problems, most of the time, he was sparring and practicing with 【Zhang Zhang Bei Jiang】.

After all, with his current strength, people like Jiang Hu and Wen He could no longer keep up with his rhythm.

During this period, Zhang Fan also thought about going to Luohuang Mountain again. After all, there must be more than one expert like the Black Rat in that place, but thinking of the mysterious Master Juemiao Xu Xu Guanzhu, Zhang Fan still cautiously gave up this idea.

As long as he stayed in Bai Yujing City, Zhang Fan was safe. He just needed to settle down and study the secrets of the Jin Xia Treasure Box; there was no need to take risks at all.

For this reason, most of Zhang Fan's thoughts were on the 【Jin Xia Treasure Box】.

"Jiang Lai, I've been studying that box for more than half a month, but I still have no clue."

On this day after work, Zhang Fan specially invited Jiang Lai out for dinner.

Since returning from Dongshan Province, Jiang Lai had never refused Zhang Fan's invitations.

"Do you have any ideas?" Zhang Fan asked.

"No, can we order a big plate of chicken?" Jiang Lai looked at the menu and asked back.

"Yes."

"Jiang Lai, how long have you been at Zhenwu Mountain? Brother Daoist Pojie said there was no such person as you in the mountain." Zhang Fan was full of curiosity about Jiang Lai.

"Can't remember, I also want to eat this roast duck." Jiang Lai looked up at Zhang Fan, her watery eyes showing a trace of inquiry.

"Order it." Zhang Fan was moved. Today's Jiang Lai was wearing jeans, a short leather jacket, and shoulder-length hair, quite dashing, and had a unique temperament.

"Does your family have anyone else?" Zhang Fan changed his approach and continued to ask.

"You have so many questions, can we order another portion of chicken juice mountain bamboo shoots? I want to eat this." Jiang Lai pointed to the menu and said.

"Yes." Zhang Fan curled his lips; he knew he couldn't ask anything.

"Many things, I can't remember them myself, I only remember I have to save you."

Just at this moment, Jiang Lai put down the menu and actually took the initiative to speak.

"Save me?" Zhang Fan was stunned.

"Yes." Jiang Lai nodded, looking at Zhang Fan.

"You have a great calamity... a very, very big calamity... I must save you at that time..."

"Ah?" Zhang Fan was stunned, listening in confusion.

"What calamity? How do you know? How to save me?" Zhang Fan threw out the questions in his heart like a machine gun.

"You'll know when the time comes, you'll know when you should know."

Jiang Lai was absent-minded, looking left and right, as if waiting for the food to be served.

At this moment, at a seat not far away, three pairs of eyes were staring straight at Zhang Fan's side.

"Senior Brother, that's Brother Fan, right... is he on a date?"

Mo Yun couldn't help but ask. After all, girls' minds were delicate. Even from far away, she could feel the subtle atmosphere between Zhang Fan and Jiang Lai.

"Living in the red dust, people like Zhang Fan can't escape the love between men and women." Qi Jiji glanced at it and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"With Brother Fan's cultivation, he will still fall into the love between men and women." Mo Yun couldn't help but say.

Since seeing Zhang Fan's methods at the foot of Luohuang Mountain that day, they had been completely convinced by Zhang Fan.

"Stupid, this is called tempering the heart in the red dust..."

Just at this moment, Ji Ji Fengting tapped Mo Yun on her little head.

"The Supreme Forgetfulness is not heartlessness; tempering the true nature in the love barrier... Brother Fan's realm is not something you can speculate."

Ji Ji Fengting whispered solemnly, his eyes looking at Zhang Fan full of awe.

"I was shallow."

Mo Yun suddenly realized, looking up at Zhang Fan, feeling more and more unfathomable.

At the same time, in the private room next door, two pairs of eyes were looking through the glass at Qi Jiji and his group.

"Maoshan disciples, it looks like they are just ordinary."

Jiang Li picked up the wine glass, shaking the blood-red liquid in the glass, and couldn't help but reveal a playful smile.

"Are you really going to take these three people as the target?"

As she spoke, Jiang Li looked at Fang Changying next to her and couldn't help but continue: "It was originally to visit that senior on Luohuang Mountain, why make such a scene?"

"Since we are in Bai Yujing City, of course we have to have fun, and by the way, test the quality of the Jiangnan Province Dao Alliance." Fang Changying said lightly.

Jiangnan Province was Maoshan's territory, and Bai Yujing City was the headquarters of the Jiangnan Province Dao Alliance.

Cleaning up these three Maoshan disciples could see what kind of experts could be drawn out.

There would be a fight between the Wu Wei Sect and the Daoist sects sooner or later. Since that was the case, let's have an appetizer first.

"Of course, I have another meaning in doing this." Fang Changying said in a deep voice.

"What?" Jiang Li asked subconsciously.

"Do you know the true identity of that Master Juemiao Xu Xu Guanzhu on Luohuang Mountain?" Fang Changying changed the subject and suddenly said.

"I only heard the Palace Master say that this is a great expert who is not born in the world." Jiang Li shook her head; she didn't know much about the 【Master Juemiao Xu Xu Guanzhu】.

"He is not only a great expert who is not born in the world, but also has inextricable ties with our Wu Wei Sect." Fang Changying said in a deep voice.

"Back then, he gambled with Chu Chu Chaoran and was defeated by the other's thought. He was trapped on Luohuang Mountain and bound by his oath to protect Bai Yujing City from waves."

"Are you trying to draw this senior out?" Jiang Li shook her head.

Such an existence, ordinary small troubles were simply not enough to attract the other's attention, unless an expert like the 【Master of the Jianggong】 descended on Bai Yujing.

"Of course I don't want to draw this senior out, and I can't draw him out." Fang Changying shook his head.

"I want to draw out another person. If he can come forward, perhaps I can see this Master Juemiao Xu Xu Guanzhu through this person." Fang Changying whispered in a deep voice.

Although the Master Juemiao Xu Xu Guanzhu had inextricable ties with the Wu Wei Sect, he didn't fully know the other's background and couldn't grasp the other's temperament, so he didn't dare to go up the mountain rashly.

But Fang Changying knew that there was a special existence hidden in Bai Yujing City. If this person came forward, perhaps the other would remember the incense friendship and meet him.

"Who?" Jiang Li asked curiously.

"The head of the Thirteen Zodiacs..."

"Human Zodiac!"

"What?" Jiang Li was greatly surprised.

The Thirteen Zodiacs were the protectors of the Wu Wei Sect, independent of each palace and temple, and only listened to the Sect Master's orders.

The Human Zodiac was the leader of the Thirteen Zodiacs.

Its identity was a secret, even the biggest secret of the Thirteen Zodiacs, and even the internal members of the Thirteen Zodiacs didn't know the Human Zodiac's true identity in reality.

"The Human Zodiac is in Bai Yujing City!?" Jiang Li couldn't believe it.

"I heard the Palace Master mention it unintentionally..." Fang Changying's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Since Bai Yujing City is the Human Zodiac's territory, once it gets noisy, I don't believe he won't come forward..."

The small troubles between the Wu Wei Sect and the Daoist sects were fine, but if it really got noisy in Bai Yujing City and the situation became turbulent, I'm afraid the Human Zodiac wouldn't watch his own front door catch fire.

"Will he help us?" Jiang Li hesitated.

Drawing out such an existence, heaven knows his joy and anger!?

"That involves another secret of the Human Zodiac." Fang Changying said in a deep voice.

"What secret?"

"Ten years ago, the Long Hu Red Moon, the previous Human Zodiac died... The position of the leader of the Thirteen Zodiacs has been vacant for ten years..." Fang Changying told a secret.

"The new Human Zodiac was born recently. Although I don't know the true identity of this person, I know that he is different from anyone else, different from any cultivator..."

"Trapped in a great calamity, though dead yet alive, though alive yet dead, life and death, life and death, like creating a demonic skill... If this person attains the Dao, he will surpass all previous Human Zodiacs..."

"Even able to suppress the masters of the three palaces and achieve the Wu Wei Sect Master."

Fang Changying's words were simply shocking, and even Jiang Li's face changed when she heard it.

"Why? What is special about him?"

"Because he is cultivating one of the nine great inner alchemy methods..."

"Jia Sheng Gui Si!!!"

(End of chapter)