There were a few old guys who originally wanted to stay to curry favor with Zhou Xing, but they didn't dare to talk to him when they saw the gloomy expression on his face, so they wandered outside the hall for a while and then left in despair.
The last person to leave the palace was Zhou Xing, the priest who spoke last. He stood on the marble stairs outside the palace. At this time, he felt extremely unhappy. Thinking of what Dugudong had just said. Facing his cold expression, Zhou Xing's old face was first covered with a thick layer of cold air, and then a line of sinister laughter flashed across it as fast as lightning, but these were only short-lived. In an instant, it returned to its original state. Then he seemed to have thought of something and quickly went down the stone stairs. He waved hello, and a car pulled by four low-level horses and beasts appeared in front of him. Zhou Xing's thoughts moved, and with a flash of golden light, his body disappeared instantly and entered the carriage. Then the servant on the horse carriage drove the carriage towards the west of the city like flying.
In the middle of a remote mountain forest in the west of the city, a majestic manor called Zuixuan Pavilion is like a long dragon hovering in it. The curved and wandering stone staircase looks like countless little snakes curling up. Moreover, both sides of the stone staircase are covered with various exotic flowers and plants with colorful lights. In addition, the altitude of the mountain itself is very high. It was so high that all the pavilions in the manor were shrouded in clouds and mist. The smoke and clouds are lingering, full of poetry and painting, like a living fairyland on earth, which makes people envious.
The horse and animal carriage that Zhou Xing was riding in stopped when it reached the gate of the manor at the bottom of the mountain. With the help of his servant, he slowly stepped out of the carriage. I saw two black lights bursting out from the inside of the door at the same time. When the light faded, two burly men wearing night clothes stood in front of the door. They are like two stone statues, their whole bodies are completely black, and the only thing that can be seen is their eyes with a dark and cold light. If they look directly at them, even those with advanced cultivation will shudder subconsciously. .
When Zhou Xing was about to step onto the stone stairs in front of the door, one of the men in black shouted with a cold and ruthless voice: "Who is coming in front of you? You don't know what it means to break into Zuixuan Pavilion without permission?" Is it a capital offense? If you know what you're doing, please retreat quickly, otherwise you will never come back again."
As the shouts fell, the black light that originally dimmed on the two men in black disappeared. Time turned into clouds of black mist rising up, and then there seemed to be a black dragon roaring vaguely in the black mist, exuding a strong killing intent, as long as the person in front of the stone staircase made the slightest evil move , they will strike first and kill them here.
Although Zhou Xing was very disdainful when he saw the two murderous guards, he was here to make a deal after all, or to beg for help. He couldn't make the relationship too serious now. stiff.
So he said politely to the two of them: "Two guardians, please don't misunderstand me. I am Zhou Xing, the Rituals Department of Yanxue Kingdom. I am visiting today because I have important matters to meet with the Master of Xie Wutian Pavilion."
When they heard it was Zhou Xing, the two hesitated slightly, and the man in black who just spoke said again in a tentative tone.: "It turns out to be Director Zhou! I, Zuixuan Pavilion, have never been in contact with the royal family. I wonder what Director Zhou's visit is about? Do you have anything you can say for us to pass on?" After all, Zhou Xing can be regarded as the most important person in Yanxue Country. , people who want rain to get rain. No matter how arrogant they are, they no longer have the domineering arrogance they had before.
Zhou Xing sneered in his heart when he saw the contrast between the two people who looked down upon others before and after hearing that he was the Falis Secretary. However, his face did not show any arrogance, so he said politely again: "Well... I'm really sorry, this matter is not trivial, I can only tell the evil pavilion master face to face. I also ask the two guards to be accommodating. "
After saying that, Zhou Xing waved his right hand lightly, and the servant quickly took two square brocade boxes from the carriage and presented them in front of the man in black. He then said with a slight smile: "These are two soul-protecting crystals secretly produced by the Yanxue King's royal family. I think the exercises practiced by the two protectors should belong to the soul method. Although the soul method is unpredictable, if there is no external object to nourish their souls for a long time, , the soul of a cultivator will suffer backlash. Although this soul protection crystal is not of much use, it is a great tonic for the soul.
< p>The two people who were originally dismissive of Zhou Xing's gift felt overjoyed when they heard it was a soul-protecting crystal! They all stretched out their hands to take the brocade box, which seemed to weigh as much as a thousand pounds. You know, they were there. Zui Xuan Pavilion got the soul protection crystal, which was a life-and-death mission! The happiness came so suddenly that the two of them almost forgot about their own work."Ahem. "Seeing that the two of them were completely carried away with joy, Zhou Xing deliberately coughed a few times to bring them back from their daze.
"Hey! We made Director Zhou laugh. It would be disrespectful for us to refuse such a great gift from Director Zhou! The master of the pavilion has been in seclusion for many years, but today happens to be the day he comes out of seclusion. At this moment, the prime minister is in charge of the cabinet, and I also ask the director to follow me. "The man in black came back to his senses first, swept away the gloom on his face, put on an expression of joy, and said respectfully.
The temptation of power and money is really extremely powerful, even Good people can become bad, and bad people can become perverse. Zhou Xing sighed secretly for no reason, and then felt very funny about his own thoughts. He looked up in the direction where the man in black disappeared, and followed him with a flash of thought. The man in black flew deep into the manor.
On the top of the mountain where the manor is located, a splendid and huge pavilion is the main building of Zuixuan Pavilion. It is usually used to receive distinguished guests and hold meetings in the pavilion. It was held here.
Zhou Xing and the others came to the location of the main pavilion like a flash of light. They saw that the main pavilion was magnificent and magnificent, and it was no less luxurious than the royal palace. Zhou Xing was secretly surprised, and it also made him more interested in Zuixuan Pavilion. If a force that does not rely on any national financial support has developed to such a powerful level, it must have its own strength.
The two stepped slowly into the air.It landed on the red carpet in front of the main pavilion door. At the same time, several black shadows flashed from the surrounding space and appeared in front of the two people.
Zhou Xing felt the auras emanating from several people. Except for an old man wearing Bagua black Taoist robe who was slightly stronger than him, the others were not afraid.
"Hei Ya, if you don't guard the gate carefully, why did you come to the main pavilion without permission? You even brought outsiders in privately. Do you think your life is too long?" A gloomy voice said The sound spread from the direction of the black shadow.
As soon as he heard this familiar voice, Hei Ya broke into a cold sweat on his face. This voice belongs to the great elder Zhang Xuan. Zhang Xuan can be said to be a murderous demon without blinking an eye. Nowadays, there are countless strong men in the entire martial arts world who have fallen at his hands. In addition, his temper is weird and unpredictable. In the entire Zuixuan Pavilion, everyone except the pavilion master is afraid of him. of. So Hei Ya immediately knelt on the ground, looked in the direction of Zhang Xuan, trembled and stammered in a cautious voice:
"Reporting to Protector Zhang is not that I deliberately left my post without permission, but that this person Director Zhou wants to meet with the master of my pavilion, so I am afraid of delaying important matters before sending him here in person. I hope the elder will be wise!" He was also afraid of accidentally angering this murderous and powerful man.
"Oh? Director Zhou? But the Director Zhou of Yanxue Kingdom who controls the country's etiquette and laws?" Zhang Xuan asked, turning her face sideways, squinting her eyes and looking at Zhou Xing in front of her gloomily.
"Reporting to the Great Elder, it is the Director Zhou you mentioned." Hei Ya heard that Zhang Xuan didn't mean to be angry, so he quickly picked up the answer, but this time there was no stuttering, because it was blurted out. .
"I wonder why you came to my Zuixuan Pavilion? Although our pavilion is in the Yanxue Kingdom, we have not had any contact with the royal family for so many years. If there is nothing important, you should leave quickly. That's good." Although Zhang Xuan is a bloodthirsty maniac, he can still observe the current situation at the very least. If the royal family sent someone to visit in the past, they would politely entertain them and then send them away. But now it is the time when Ji Yun's empire is strong, and the master of the pavilion is also very jealous of Ji Yun. At this time, the royal family If you send someone here, you won't have good intentions. Therefore, this sentence also contains a threat and a sense of avoiding suspicion.
"Haha! It seems that the great elder wants to kick people out immediately after opening his mouth. It seems to be against the way of hospitality! I know that the great elder wants to avoid suspicion, but how can the great elder be sure that I am representing the royal family today? Where are you?" Zhou Xing looked at Zhang Xuan's face and said with a sarcastic laugh.
After being exposed by Zhou Xing, Zhang Xuan was a little angry, and her dark face turned red. So he said again fiercely:
"Don't be shameless to you. I told you that the royal family is not welcome in Zuixuan Pavilion. If you don't leave on your own, don't blame the power of the baby soul in my hand." No more eyesight."
After saying this, Zhang Xuan shouted loudly, and the originally clear surroundings suddenly became blurry, and black fog continued to move in the direction of Zhang Xuan from all directions of the main pavilion. Come together. Then I saw Zhang Xuan wave his arms, blackThe mist was inhaled into his body along his Tianling Cap. As the black mist continued to enter, Zhang Xuan's face became more and more ferocious, and finally the old face instantly transformed into the face of a one or two year old baby. The baby's little face was filled with black energy, and he stared at Zhou Xing with a strange smile, which made people feel very creepy.
After seeing this, Zhou Xing sneered in his heart. It's just a small trick. With the help of Nascent Soul to increase your strength, I'll see how strong you can be. With a fighting spirit in his heart, Zhou Xing stopped talking. At this time, strength is the boss, otherwise everything is fucking nonsense.
However, he did not rush to exercise his spiritual power. Instead, he took out a golden crystal from his arms, showed a strange smile on his face, nodded and whispered, and used the position where he stood as a guide. The golden light in the center quickly spread out to the surroundings. Countless golden light filaments intertwined with each other, and finally merged into a dragon soul-like monster. It roared towards the black mist, and the golden light rippled with energy, heading towards it. He rushed straight towards the black mist, and saw the black mist fleeing in all directions as if encountering a natural enemy.
"Hahahaha, Elder Zhang, it seems that the power of your so-called Nascent Soul Soul cannot withstand my Dragon Soul Buddha Light." Zhou Xing couldn't help laughing as he watched the golden light drive the black mist away. started to sneer.
"Dragon Soul Buddha's Light? Is it the light emitted by the Dragon Soul Beast crystal? How is it possible? Didn't the Dragon Soul Beast fall in ancient times? How could you have it? This is absolutely impossible! "When Zhang Xuan heard the word dragon soul, it was like a thunderbolt from the blue. Mu, who couldn't believe it at all, froze on the spot and roared.
But this was only a short moment, because the next moment, Zhang Xuan really had murderous intentions. If the Dragon Soul Crystal really falls into his hands, it will undoubtedly be an extremely dangerous hidden danger for Zuixuan Pavilion, and as the Great Elder, he will not let this hidden danger continue to grow.
Zhang Xuan shouted loudly at the surroundings, and the other eight elders and hundreds of powerful black figures instantly jumped out of the space and appeared on the platform in front of the main pavilion.
After the shadows paid homage to the great elder, they turned their eyes and stared at Zhou Xing, while secretly channeling the power of their souls from their bodies. Among the elders, the fourth elder Kunpeng glanced at Zhou Xing with disdain, and then complained to Zhang Xuan: "Brother, you can't even handle such an ant! You actually called us brothers out "
Listening to the fourth brother's words, Zhang Xuan's childish face was filled with a look of disgrace. He thought that Zhang Xuan had always been frightened by others in the martial arts world, but he didn't expect that he would be scared today. It fell on Zhou Xing. But at this moment, he was really suffering and couldn't express it!
"Fourth brother, don't underestimate the enemy. This guy has a treasure. Otherwise, how could I be afraid of him?" Zhang Xuan did not blame Kunpeng for being unreasonable. On the contrary, she reminded him to pay attention to the person in front of him.
"What kind of treasure can even the elder brother be so afraid of?" The other seven elders who did not speak at this time had a trace of surprise on their faces, and they were all speculating in their hearts.
"It's a dragonSoul Crystal"
"What? Dragon Soul Crystal? "Everyone blurted out in unison before Zhang Xuan finished speaking, and some even swallowed secretly.
The dragon soul crystal can be said to be the absolute nemesis of those who practice soul magic, because it contains Its rich and pure golden light energy can instantly burn souls to ashes, so for Zuixuan Pavilion, which is famous for its soul power, Dragon Soul Crystal is their inner fear.
"That's not right. Didn't the Pavilion Master say that the Dragon Soul Beast had been strangled to death by the Human Soul Clan in ancient times? How come there are still crystal stones appearing? Brother, are your words really true? Don't come here to scare me for no reason! "The second elder, Zhao Yun, was frightened and had some sense, and questioned Zhang Xuan.
"Oh? Second brother, do you suspect that I am deliberately teasing you? Do you think I am a reckless person for such a major matter that concerns Zuixuan Pavilion? "Zhang Xuan was filled with anger when he heard that his brothers were questioning his words. The pale child's face was as red as if it had been streaked by a blazing fire. Then the face as big as a child's baby became more ferocious, and suddenly a line of blood opened. Mouth, two fiery red eyes, staring at Zhou Xing with bloodthirsty eyes
"Zhou Xing, Zhou Xing, I was kind enough to let you go, but I didn't expect you to be so disrespectful. Know how to lift. Now that you have the treasure to restrain me, Zuixuan Pavilion, I am afraid that you will not be able to step out of the door of Zuixuan Pavilion again.