Taoyuan Village.

Shi Xiaole will never forget this place, Ling Jingsi personally told him that this is Shi Xuanzhong's hometown.

Suddenly, Shi Xiaole remembered the ruins of Yanbei Kingdom in the Western Regions mentioned by Fu Zongming some time ago, and the distress letter sent to Qin Lou pointed out that this was here.

According to Ling Jingsi, the format of that core secret letter, except for him, Fu Zongming, and a few disciples, was only known to Shi Xuanzhong.

Is there any relationship between the two?

Shi Xiaole's expression kept changing, and said, "Don't hide it from my brother, the place where my father was born is Taoyuan Village." ”

"What?"

Uncle Forget was also taken aback. The Holy Monarch has always been mysterious, and there are few people who have even seen his true face, let alone his origin, which turns out to be a descendant of the Taoyuan Village branch.

"Without further ado, Xiaole, we might as well rush to the Western Regions immediately, maybe we can find Taoyuan Village. ”

Regarding the ancestral land of the Holy Monarch, Uncle Forget said that it was a lie not to be curious, and he understood Shi Xiaole's mood at the moment.

"Good. ”

On the same day, an old man and a young man left Jiuxuan Mountain on the Shangcang Divine Eagle and went all the way to the west. When passing through the Great Xia Dynasty, Uncle Forget ordered Shi Xiaole to land, and brought another person with him, none other than Yan Zhenning, who had been missing for a long time.

"Master Yan, I haven't seen you for a long time. ”

At this time, Yan Zhenning was wearing coarse cloth clothes, and his appearance and figure had changed a lot through some kind of martial arts, but his temperament was still good. I'm afraid no one would have thought that this ordinary man would be a peerless master ranked fifty-seventh on the Emperor List.

"Xiaole, my brother calls you that, can I call you like this? I, Yan Zhenning, and the Yan family, all owe you a great favor. ”

Yan Zhenning sighed, Shi Xiaole knew that the other party was referring to the fact that he asked Uncle Forget to save him, and later saved Yan Yuchai, so he was polite at the moment.

Yan Zhenning should know the identity of Shi Xiaoletian's outsider, so he is more open than before, talking and laughing, thinking that this is the true temperament of the other party.

"In the Nine Ancestors clay carving, there is only a general range of Taoyuan Village's location, but it cannot be further refined. It's a pity that both my clan and my elder brother's clan have moved elsewhere, otherwise I would have been able to ask the clan elder for advice. ”

After the three of them laughed, they began to talk about serious things, and Yan Zhenning looked helpless.

Uncle Forget was locked up by the Heavenly King Lao Tzu for more than 600 years, and his Yan family was also wiped out, during which he cut off contact with the ancestral land.

"Brother Yan, you forgot, within a certain range, the Nine Ancestors clay sculpture can sense the ancestral land of outsiders, we can use this to investigate one by one. ”

The many functions of the nine ancestors clay carving were slowly discovered in the future.

Hearing Uncle Wang's words, Yan Zhenning shook his head secretly, the investigation seems to be feasible, but it is too time-consuming and laborious, and it is unlucky, and it may not be possible to find out in a few years, but there is no better way at the moment.

A few days later, the Heavenly Eagle passed through the vast desert and entered the range of the Hundred Kingdoms of the Western Regions, without stopping all the way, flying towards the range shown by the Nine Ancestors clay carving.

During this period, Shi Xiaole had to ask Uncle Forget and Yan Zhenning to teach martial arts, both of them were masters of martial arts, their skills were amazing, and they had practiced for many years, and their views, opinions, and even experience on martial arts were naturally not comparable to Shi Xiaole.

After some exchanges, Shi Xiaole gained a lot, swept away a lot of experience blind spots, and even the bottleneck of swordsmanship was greatly loosened, and a breakthrough was just around the corner.

He didn't know that Uncle Forget and Yan Zhenning had a turbulent wave in their hearts.

The two of them had long known that Shi Xiaole was talented, especially forgetting his uncle, and even knew the existence of life and death martial arts, but they were still shocked by Shi Xiaole's understanding.

How to put it, it's like you know that the sun is very bright, but you can't realize how bright it is until you really get closer. This is how the two peerless masters feel.

A few days later, the three of them came to the range displayed by the Nine Ancestors clay sculptures, and purchased the national distribution map of the Western Regions.

Because the scope is so large, it includes a full 12 countries. With the induction distance of the Nine Ancestors clay carving to the Outer Heaven and Earth, it is really necessary to investigate the past one by one, let alone a few years, I am afraid that it will not be completed in ten or twenty years.

Of course, maybe they hit the good luck, and they were checked out at the beginning, but the three obviously don't hope for good luck.

"Let's go to the Yanbei Country Ruins first. ”

Shi Xiaole immediately said about the matter of Qin Tower, and Uncle Forget and Yan Zhenning naturally agreed, and it was a coincidence that the ruins of Yanbei Country happened to be within the range.

In the midst of the wind and sand, isolated peaks and strange rocks formed by red sand stood as if the cake had been dug up piece by piece.

In a certain area in the southeast, you can vaguely see the ruins of a broken wall, spreading for thousands of meters, and there are all kinds of broken stone pillars, bricks and tiles, collapsed pavilions, and so on.

"This is the ruins of Yanbei Kingdom. ”

At the end of the sky in the distance, a majestic golden eagle swooped down. Shi Xiaole released his spiritual power in advance, enveloping this area, not letting go of any corner.

Uncle Forget and Yan Zhenning are the same, the three soldiers are divided into three ways, planning to search this place carefully, maybe they can find any clues.

"It is rumored that the country of Yanbei was once very prosperous, but later because the lord of the country got a demonic skill, he could not extricate himself from it, and even used his power to hurt the heavens and reason everywhere in order to practice demonic skills, which led to the disaster of destroying the country. ”

Regarding the decline of the Yanbei Kingdom, there are legends all over the Western Regions, and Shi Xiaole also knows something, but he found that although there are many legends, nine out of ten are speculations by later generations, and there seems to be no unified caliber.

His instincts told him that there seemed to be something wrong with this!

The spiritual power was scanned three times, and no abnormalities were found, Shi Xiaole was not surprised, the ruins of Yanbei Country had existed for thousands of years, and there were really any treasures, I was afraid that it would have been taken away long ago, and he just had the mentality of trying.

The stone beams, wooden pillars, tiles, etc. on the ground have long been dilapidated after weathering and water erosion, and some are even covered with holes in the wind and sand, showing the ruthlessness of the years.

Stop-and-go, Shi Xiaole shook his head, nothing. He looked at Uncle Forget and Yan Zhenning, who were holding the clay sculpture of the Nine Ancestors, both of them also frowned, looking disappointed, and it seemed that they had gained nothing.

Turning around and preparing to leave, Shi Xiaole's heart suddenly jumped. If it weren't for the illusion, his life and death martial arts trembled slightly just now, as if he was attracted by something.

He walked in the same direction, and sure enough, the tremor became more and more pronounced, reaching its maximum as he walked in front of a pile of rubble.

Shi Xiaole squatted down, turned over the gravel, and his eyes suddenly fell on a black stone.

This kind of black stone is very common in the Western Regions, but this one is different, as for why it is different, it is purely Shi Xiaole's feeling, and he can't even detect his spiritual power.

Holding this black stone, the martial arts of life and death began to spin faster, and there was a trace of dead qi overflowing from the black stone.

"What a pure death!"

Shi Xiaole was shocked.

How could ordinary death qi escape his perception, and from this dead qi, he actually felt a deadly threat, and hurriedly suppressed the life and death martial arts and stopped absorbing it.

But even so, he still shook slightly, and almost fell to the ground. Replaced by an ordinary Void Yuan Realm Martial Emperor, I am afraid that he has already gone to half a life.

"Xiaole, what's going on?"

Uncle Forget and Yan Zhenning flashed in front of Shi Xiaole. The former noticed the black stone in his hand for the first time, and took it to the dark luck.

The next moment, Uncle Forget hurriedly threw off the black stone like throwing explosives, and his face was full of horror.

Yan Zhenning looked at him puzzled.

"It's a monster, no, it should be left by someone when they practiced, and the dead air in it is a little difficult for me to resist. ”

This is not the most terrifying thing for Uncle Wang, what makes him even more horrified is that in this dead air, there is a faint power that transcends the Void Yuan Realm.

"Not even an old brother?"

Shi Xiaole picked up the black stone again, and the life and death martial arts in his body only absorbed a wisp of death qi, and it became a little darker and deeper, and even the realm had improved, which was worthy of the work of the past few months.

It is unimaginable that if all the death qi in the black stone is absorbed, the level of life and death martial arts will reach.

Of course, Shi Xiaole didn't dare to mess around, the wisp of dead air just now almost made him spin around, absorb a little more, and it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no chaos.

Uncle Forget glanced at Shi Xiaole and said solemnly: "Xiaole, remember not to be greedy for merit, but rather fight steadily!"

Shi Xiaole nodded: "Don't worry, brother, I have my own measure." ”

After thinking about it, he didn't throw away the black stone after all, and he didn't take it, but suffered from it. Danger is also chance, you can't push the opportunity out of your hand because you are afraid, at most be careful.

Seeing this, he forgot that the old man wanted to speak and stopped. He believed in Shi Xiaole's self-control, not to mention that with him supervising by his side, it stands to reason that there would be no problems.

If you are afraid, the death qi in the black stone is not controlled, and it will be bad. But the ruins of Yanbei Country have existed for so long, and the black stone has not been picked up, but it was picked up by Shi Xiaole, and it cannot but be said that it is the will of God, and if it is replaced by him, I am afraid that I will not give up.

Yan Zhenning was thoughtful on the side, but he wisely did not interject. The group of three people turned around a few more times, and finally left in the Heavenly Eagle.

......

Ziye Country, one of the 100 countries in the Western Regions, ranks in the middle of the comprehensive strength.

Since the death of the previous lord and the replacement of the throne by the wise and benevolent prince, there has been a conspiracy theory in the country, believing that the hypocritical prince killed the lord of the kingdom, and has come up with all kinds of evidence.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the second prince, supported by many ministers, started a confrontation with the new lord. The conflict of various political opinions and the transfer of troops and horses have made the people of Ziye feel uneasy.

The City of the Kings by Night.

In a luxurious dormitory, the new lord of the country, Er Pingzhi, was sitting beside the bed with an anxious and worried face, looking at the man on the bed with his eyes closed.

Thinking of the situation of the national teacher and never giving up on himself, Er Pingzhi was moved and blamed himself, and for a while he was sad, and two tears flowed from the tiger's eyes.

Soon after, the man on the bed slowly opened his eyes, under the candlelight, his face was too pale, but his flawless facial features and confident and calm eyes still made him different from ordinary injured people.

"National teacher, you're finally awake!"

Excited, Er Pingzhi grabbed the man's hand, he was only in his twenties, and he had already regarded this personable national teacher who was known as the first beautiful man in the night country as his father.

"It worries the lord of the country. ”

The man, who looked to be in his thirties, smiled. If someone who knows Shi Xiaole is here, he will be surprised to find that this person is eighty percent similar to Shi Xiaole.