Chapter 167: No Smoke of Cooking

The summer light was warm—

Even in the gold ship.

There was a faint heat penetrating, making the skin feel warm and the mind relax for a moment.

Having not seen the sun for a long time in the Earth Abyss, suddenly touching this natural vitality.

Chen Hang could not help but narrow his eyes, his chest and lungs feeling refreshed, as if drinking sweet dew, with clear rain falling on his head.

But not a few breaths passed.

A sizzling sound arose, sharp and thin, like the piercing sound of two rusty blades rubbing against each other.

He turned his eyes to look.

Only to see the entire gold ship suddenly releasing smoke in the sunlight, and in just a few blinks, it had presented a scene of burning without fire.

After he flew out of the cabin and hurriedly put the Cleansing Gold Ship into his Qiankun bag, this strange anomaly stopped abruptly.

At this time.

The voice of the Escape Dun Dun Jiesuo artifact spirit sounded leisurely:

"Kid, let me teach you a lesson!

This ship is made of Fallen Sand and Fine Reason Ash as the mother material, boiled and refined for forty-nine days to become pulp, then kneaded and molded into the shape of a boat, and fired with five metals to be hard, only then can it be obtained.

That Fallen Sand and Fine Reason Ash are Yin-attribute treasures unique to the Earth Abyss, and like the products of the ruins, they have never seen the sunlight. This Cleansing Gold Ship naturally also inherited their roots.

This ship can only move within the Earth Abyss. If it leaves the Earth Abyss and sees the breath of Yang vitality, it will burn and collapse in an hour or three, turning into a pool of ash. Did you remember?"

"So that's how it is, I have been taught."

Chen Hang nodded and laughed again, saying: "However, when Xiao Xiao Shixiong Cui handed this Cleansing Gold Ship to me, he didn't mention this point, which is also strange. If it weren't for senior's reminder, I truly wouldn't know the reason for this."

"That fat man surnamed Cui..."

The Escape Dun Dun Jiesuo artifact spirit made a teeth-aching sound, paused, and sighed:

"That fat man relies on a Pure Yang Great Zhenjun, his family is big and his business is big, so how could he take this little loss to heart? I fear he didn't forget to remind you, but simply didn't think of it at all!

Look at his spiritual medicines, divine sand, and cauldrons used for alchemy, which one is not a precious object? Placed in the outside world, they are all things that cultivators would fight for and bid for. But just like this, isn't it for him to use at will!

If his appearance and bearing didn't match, I would suspect he was Qiao Zhenjun's illegitimate child..."

However.

Speaking like this, you kid are also tactless.

Speaking to this point.

The Escape Dun Dun Jiesuo artifact spirit changed the subject and said:

"Back then, if it weren't for Chen Yushu heavily injuring Qiao Zhenjun with a Divine Sand Flying Snow, he would have already passed the Fire Tribulation of the three Pure Yang disasters. But the intensity of his killing power, if he held a sword in his hand, ordinary Zhenjuns who had passed the Fire Tribulation would probably not be his match!

According to the old man's words, why bother to go to Qiaoming Gorge and die in vain?

Why not stay in the Golden Drum Cave like that Cui Jingzhong, and live a safe and secure life? No one can hurt you, and isn't that a blessing?"

His old voice contained a faint sense of persuasion and care, which I fear even the artifact spirit itself did not realize.

Chen Hang smiled upon hearing this, his gaze flickering slightly, lost in thought.

Ever since that day he asked Chen Hang why he didn't join Chen Yushu and got his personal answer.

The attitude of this Escape Dun Dun Jiesuo had become inexplicably kind.

Changing from the stubborn and unrepentant temperament of the past.

Even the words with Chen Hang seemed to have added quite a bit.

"Xiao Xiao Shixiong Cui is only obsessed with alchemy and gold and silver. He stays in the Golden Drum Cave, naturally having another blessing, but I have set my ambition on the Dao and eternal life. If I also learn from Xiao Xiao Shixiong Cui's actions, I fear it will be counterproductive..."

Chen Hang shook his head.

Land, companion, method, material—the four ranks.

All are the stone foundations for climbing and ascending.

Just speaking of the word "method"—

If he stays in the Golden Drum Cave, hindered by the Qiao clan rules and the Zhongyi Sword Sect's regulations, even if Qiao Zhenjun has the heart, he cannot pass on the superior classics of these two families to him.

Even if the True Yizhen Yizhen Fa Jie can imprint the heart image.

But let alone the restrictions of the Yizhen Yizhen Fa Jie on imprinting the heart image.

Just these immortal sects and aristocratic families all have Dharma prohibitions on superior classics, which can be used for perception.

If they discover that their own scriptures are leaked, and they use heavenly machine techniques to investigate, Chen Hang will naturally have nowhere to hide.

"The progress of the Great Dao, although it requires a firm heart to achieve something, knowing that it cannot be done and doing it, is not a heroic act, but a foolish act..."

After a long silence.

The Escape Dun Dun Jiesuo sighed.

"Senior is not optimistic? Or perhaps I can come out of Qiaoming Gorge alive, who knows."

"Qiaoming Gorge is what kind of territory? A place of great evil! If you enter, it is entirely a nine-death-one-life appearance."

The Escape Dun Dun Jiesuo said in a deep voice:

"During these few days of getting along, I barely think you kid are pleasing to the eye! You only think the old man is looking down on you? But you don't know, this is the old man intending to save your life!"

Chen Hang bowed his hands and smiled slightly, but did not answer.

And seeing this conduct, the Escape Dun Dun Jiesuo was obviously determined in his heart and could not be shaken by words.

So he secretly sighed and did not try to persuade him anymore.

"Since you have already left the Earth Abyss, what are your plans now? Going straight to Donghun Prefecture?"

He thought for a while and said:

"The vast ocean is boundless, the wind and waves are dangerous, and there are countless water monsters running rampant, which is not comparable to the rivers and lakes you saw before...

If you are determined to go to Qiaoming Gorge, my meaning is, it is better to go to Danshan Mansion first. There are six-palace ocean ships to take there, which saves some trouble of running around."

Chen Hang pondered for a moment, nodded, and thanked him.

"Thank you for the reminder, senior. However, before going to Danshan Mansion, I still have one thing to do."

He said.

"What is it?"

The Escape Dun Dun Jiesuo suddenly became inexplicably vigilant and hissed:

"Wait! You kid don't have the idea of wanting the old man to use his strength to move you to Qiaoming Gorge, right? That won't work! My lifespan is already not long, and I rely on magic power to support it. Using it will shorten my life!"

Chen Hang shook his head and said:

"Please rest assured, senior, I have no such intention. Qiao Zhenjun once said that the trial at Qiaoming Gorge requires measuring the breadth of the sea and land with one's own body, which is also the rule of the Zhongyi Sword Sect. Even if I wanted to borrow your strength, I fear it would violate this rule."

"Then you..."

"Qiaoming Gorge is a nine-death-one-life situation. Although I am confident that I can be the one to exit the gorge, I am not arrogant enough to have full confidence that I can succeed.

This trip to Qiaoming Gorge, it is hard to say that there will be no day of return, so I have to arrange the aftermath."

Chen Heng gave a carefree laugh and said in a calm voice:

"I have a good friend in the sect. Although his talent is high, he is troubled by the fact that his heart barrier has not been removed, and his Dao industry is difficult to improve. Before going to Qiaoming Gorge, I want to persuade him directly once, and leave him some Dao resources I have obtained.

In this way, he should be able to be more stable when walking the Dao, which is not in vain for my intentions."

The Escape Dun Dun Jiesuo artifact spirit was startled upon hearing this and was silent.

"Also, I once made a Dharma contract with a fox cultivating the divine Dao. Along the way, he also contributed quite a bit. Even if there is no credit, there is no shortage of hard work."

Chen Hang thought of Tu Shan Ge who was sitting in Yangshan, and said slowly:

"This trip is life and death unknown. If the timing is truly bad and I die in the gorge, then I should release his Dharma contract, so as not to implicate him in dying innocently."

"Fox? A mere spiritual pet..."

The Escape Dun Dun Jiesuo gave a low drink.

However, the sound had just been made, but it stopped abruptly.

After a long while.

He sighed faintly and said:

"Go! It is ultimately your benevolent heart. The old man is old and wants to recuperate. You do it yourself!"

After speaking.

There was no more movement.

And at this time.

Because the Cleansing Gold Ship could not see the breath of Yang vitality, it could not be used outside the Earth Abyss.

After Chen Hang pondered slightly, he reached into his sleeve, released a flying boat, calculated the direction of the Xuanzhen Sect, and flew straight toward that place.

He had now cultivated to the Foundation Establishment realm, and using true qi to drive the talisman artifact was naturally more powerful than the Embryonic Breathing realm.

The scenery on both sides retreated rapidly, and even the residual shadows were blurry, showing its speed.

And within five days.

Chen Hang, who was meditating and cultivating in the flying boat, suddenly sensed something, waved his big sleeve, and stopped the flying boat abruptly on a mountain with higher terrain.

"..."

An strange feeling obviously surged in his mind, pressing his meridians and blood qi slightly stiff.

He frowned, shook his shoulders, and immediately true qi flew out, supporting a piece of bright white light mist several feet long, protecting his whole body like a cover.

And at this time.

The Escape Dun Dun Jiesuo, which had not spoken for several days, also said in a deep voice, solemnly:

"Be careful, such a fierce and violent blood evil smell! It seems something is wrong ahead!"

……

……

The mountain collapsed, the river and lake stopped flowing.

Endless trees were broken and fallen, the cracks in the ground were shocking, and a few deep trenches could be seen, from which cold air was emerging—

When Chen Hang left the flying boat cabin.

What he saw was this scene of desolation and ruin.

His gaze flickered, he didn't say a word, and after looking around for a long time, he patted the flying boat and continued to drive forward.

What he saw along the way.

Did not see a trace of cooking smoke, no human tracks, only some destroyed secular small cities.

And this trip.

Another half an hour passed.

Until it was not far from Little Ganshan, he finally saw the traces of refugees by a big river.

The long snake-like team was winding slowly, and the end could not be seen at a glance.

The people in the team had dull eyes and staggered steps, like walking corpses, relying entirely on a thought to support their bodies to act.

Looking down from the clouds.

Old and young were holding each other, husband and wife were displaced, crying everywhere, and the sound of sorrow was endless.

The scene was so miserable that it made people feel sad...

And above these refugees, there were dozens of brilliant escape lights hovering, obviously doing the work of protection and reception.

Seeing Chen Hang's flying boat coming.

A green light separated from the many escape lights and swept over like lightning. It stopped twenty feet away from the flying boat, and then a voice sounded slowly:

"Peace to you, I don't know what I can do for you?"

In that green light stood a yellow-robed Daoist with big ears and thick eyebrows, and oily temples.

Behind him was a long sword half a person tall, cold and sharp.

"Huanhua Sword Sect?"

Chen Hang saw that the yellow robe of the Daoist was embroidered with a golden lacquer strange flower, its stem as thin as hair, half an inch long, the flower stamen bright and dense, and the color bright. He then said:

"I don't know which Xiao Xiao Shixiong of the Huanhua Sword Sect you are?"

This sect was not far from the mountain gate of the Xuanzhen Sect.

When Ai Jian wanted to choose Little Ganshan as the foundation back then, he had fought with all the surrounding forces, and the Huanhua Sword Sect was naturally no exception.

Because of this, Chen Hang was not unfamiliar with the logo of this sect.

The yellow-robed Daoist gave a light "eh", bowed his hands, and said: "Poor Daoist Fan Shu, greetings."

"So it is Xiao Xiao Shixiong Fan. Nice to meet you, nice to meet you. Poor Daoist was traveling, but when I returned, I saw this scene of ruin. I don't know what major event has happened?"

"You don't know yet? No wonder."

The yellow-robed Daoist named Fan Shu was startled upon hearing this, looked at Chen Hang quite strangely, and then sighed:

"It seems you are truly lucky, by mistake, you actually avoided the magic disaster more than half a month ago..."

Afterward.

Fan Shu said in a deep voice.

And after he finished speaking.

Chen Hang's face changed.

"The Xuanzhen Sect Master Ai Jian colluded with demon thieves, killed the disciples of the Yuchen Sect, and released the Blood Demon, wanting to slaughter the living beings on the ground... In the end, it was a great supernatural power of the Yuchen Sect who took action from afar, extinguished the Blood Demon, and scared away Ai Jian and the others?"

He said:

"Xiao Xiao Shixiong Fan, may I ask if this is correct?"

Fan Shu shook his head repeatedly and said: "How could it be wrong? When you walked all the way, didn't you see the terrible scene of the mountains and rivers collapsing ahead? That is the place where the Blood Demon fell!

I heard my master say that two True Persons of the Yuchen Sect died, and one left.

And it was the one who left.

He carried a talismanic edict bestowed by a senior of the Yuchen Sect upon his person; at the critical moment, he relied entirely on setting up a Dharma altar and arranging banners to activate the edict, only then allowing the Yuchen Sect senior to strike from across the void and destroy the Blood Demon!

If it weren't for this, the tragedy of this killing would have been several times worse!"

After speaking.

Besides the lingering fear on Fan Shu's face, there was also some sorrow.

That Blood Demon came extremely fiercely.

Swarming like bees, pouncing on anyone it saw.

In just one wrap and one retreat, in the blink of an eye, it miserably ended a life.

Although the surviving Yuchen Sect True Person finally invited the ancestor's talisman decree and extinguished the Blood Demon's body, ending this disaster.

But building a Dharma altar, setting up flags, chanting spells...

Which one doesn't take effort?

Before the Blood Demon was extinguished.

I don't know how many living beings had miserably lost their lives.

Even several Senior Brothers who were on good terms with Fan Shu died and disappeared, and not even a complete skeleton could be found...

At this time.

Chen Hang was silent for a moment and said: "So the Xuanzhen Sect has been completely destroyed, and there are no chickens or dogs left in the surroundings?"

"Wait, are you from the Xuanzhen Sect?"

Fan Shu only realized this after hearing these words.

But facing this person from the "enemy sect", he didn't act as fiercely as before.

He just smiled bitterly and didn't answer.

"Poor Daoist understands, thank you Xiao Xiao Shixiong Fan for telling me."

Chen Hang's gaze sank.

He bowed, urged the flying boat, and this talisman artifact shot up again, disappearing into the clouds in the blink of an eye.

And not long after.

The flying boat stopped on a not-so-high peak.

Chen Hang stepped out of the cabin and waved his sleeve to put the flying boat into his Qiankun bag.

He looked down at his feet and shouted:

"Daoist Tu Shan, it is me, I hope you will appear to see me!"

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