As the jade slip floated over, Xu Qing's expression was cold. He didn't accept it, instead a soul thread flew out and instantly pierced the jade slip, shattering it.
If someone else had witnessed this scene, they would undoubtedly tremble inwardly, thinking that Xu Qing's murderous intent had arisen.
However, as one of the great heaven's chosen, Tian Mozi had already discerned some clues even before Xu Qing took action. His vision was naturally broad, so he remained respectful as he spoke.
"Ji Dongzi's originally targeted shanchi to be his mount, but an accident happened. Hence, he went to the location of the ghost carriage a month ago."
"According to my investigation, there are many cultivators fighting for the ghost carriage now. Among them, the main cultivator was that bastard, Fan Shishuang. However, after that vicious beast, Ji Dongzi, joined, it's different."
"However, that disgusting Fan Shishuang is a gloomy person. He must have made some secret preparations for this Grand Hunt. That's indeed the case. After that rotten ghost Ji Dongzi entered the ghost carriage Dark Forest, he didn't come out again."
"There's a high chance that these two dogs are in a stalemate."
Tian Mozi didn't hide anything and told Xu Qing everything he knew. His words even criticized these two people who had fought with Xu Qing in all kinds of words.
He did his best to express his stance to Xu Qing.
The reason why he knew so much was because he had originally planned to enter the ghost carriage dark forest.
As for the timing, he would wait for Ji Dongzi and Fan Shishuang to suffer heavy losses.
After saying that, for the sake of safety, Tian Mozi thought of the rumors that Xu Qing was the divine envoy of the Star Flame Temple. Hence, he even emitted some aura of the Star Flame Temple…
Xu Qing's expression was calm. The moment the soul thread penetrated the jade slip, although it was destroyed, Xu Qing had already clearly probed the information inside with the soul thread. It was basically the same as what Tian Mozi had said.
Whether it was the criticism in the other party's words or the aura of the Star Flame Temple, Xu Qing naturally understood the meaning behind it. The other party was hinting that they were on the same side.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64ce79d606107d003c23ea27", id: "pf-5140-1"})So Xu Qing looked deeply at Tian Mozi. Whether it was the information provided by the other party or Tian Mozi's identity as a cultivator of the Star Flame Temple of the Starfire, Xu Qing found it difficult to justify killing him.
Most importantly, Tian Mozi hadn't made any reckless moves.
Hence, Xu Qing didn't fuss over it and took a step forward.
He instantly walked past Tian Mozi and headed straight for the distance.
In the blink of an eye, he was on the horizon.
As Xu Qing left, Tian Mozi finally heaved a sigh of relief inwardly. He turned his head and looked in the direction Xu Qing had left in. At the same time, he felt a relief of surviving from a calamity which made him feel complicated.
"Xu Qing shouldn't have held back in his battle with Ji Dongzi. He was really weaker than Ji Dongzi."
"However, in these two months, this person's cultivation broke through, and every time such a heaven's chosen breaks through, it will bring about a tremendous change."
"As for the gray fog… the drastic change in the Jiuli Forbidden some time ago must be directly related to him."
"And he actually brought out the gray fog of the Jiuli Forbidden and has control over it…"
Tian Mozi was solemn. He knew the meaning of this matter and had a guess that he couldn't believe.
"Did he subdue… Jiuli!"
At the thought of this, Tian Mozi took a deep breath. He had a faint premonition that the person ranked first in the final rankings of this Grand Hunt might no longer be a cultivator of the Flame Moon.
"First in the first segment, probably first in this second segment as well, and if he is first in the third segment…"
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64cc9e79c7059f003e4ad4b0", id: "pf-5109-1"})"Grand Mystic Heaven!"
Tian Mozi's heart trembled.
It had been a very, very long time since the Flame Moon Mystic Heaven Race had seen a Grand Mystic Heaven.
The last time was ten thousand years ago.
"If the Grand Mystic Heaven really appears this time…"
Tian Mozi's thoughts churned wildly. After a long time, determination appeared in his eyes. He didn't fly to other areas but followed in the direction Xu Qing had left in as he shouted.
"Brother Xu, Ji Dongzi is as sinister as Fan Shishuang. It's very likely that he will choose to join forces with Fan Shishuang in the end. To avoid unnecessary trouble for Brother Xu, I'm willing to accompany you and lend you a helping hand!"
As he spoke, he quickly sped up.
Xu Qing raised his brows and sized up Tian Mozi again. A vigilant voice rang out from the Diamond Sect's ancestor.
"Master, there's something wrong with this rascal. This must be a conspiracy. Master, I suggest that we kill this cunning person immediately!"
Xu Qing ignored the Diamond Sect's ancestor. After his gaze swept past Tian Mozi, he narrowed his eyes. He didn't refuse or agree. He turned and walked toward the ghost carriage's location.
Seeing that Xu Qing didn't refuse, Tian Mozi's spirits were lifted and he chose to follow behind.
During this time, in order to leave a good impression on Xu Qing, Tian Mozi told him in detail what he knew about the Mountains and Seas Region. Many of the information he shared couldn't be bought outside and this was also the first time Xu Qing knew about them.
For example, the habits of some special beasts, some dangerous places hidden in the rainforest, and so on.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "663633fa8ebf7442f0652b33", id: "pf-8817-1"})Just like that, the two of them sped forward, getting closer and closer to the location of the ghost carriage.
At the same time, in the Mountains and Seas Region, in the upper ring, in the rainforest where shanchi was, a pursuit that had lasted for months was still ongoing.
However, it was different from when Ji Dongzi was chasing after Xu Qing, where Xu Qing fled for thousands of kilometers. The pursuit that was happening in the upper ring had always been in the land of shanchi.
The one being chased was Erniu.
The pursuer was Flame Mystic.
Through all kinds of unbelievable methods, Erniu led Flame Mystic in circles in the territory of shanchi, occasionally uttering contemptuous words.
"Are you not done yet? I only interrupted your subjugation and know you are neither a man nor a woman, do you have to be like this?!"
"Forget it, forget it. Can you stop chasing? How about I introduce you to a Dao companion?"
"Let me tell you, I have a junior brother…"
As the captain spoke, Flame Mystic, who was behind him, suddenly raised his hand. Immediately, a pressure comparable to the Soul Accumulation shot out from his hand with hatred. It covered the sky and the earth, suppressing Erniu in front of him.
Amidst the rumbling, the world collapsed and Erniu's body was also destroyed. However, at the next instant, a blue worm flew out from the soil in the distance and quickly formed Erniu's body, continuing to escape.
However, at this moment, Erniu was grumbling inwardly. Although his mouth was still tough, he had lost too much in the past few months. If this continued, he sensed that he was probably done for.
"Why isn't Junior Brother here yet?"
Just as Erniu was feeling anxious, in the lower-ring region of the Mountains and Seas Region, outside a black rainforest, two figures rushed over from the sky.
"Brother Xu, this is the ghost carriage dark forest."
"The ferocious beasts here are mainly bizarre entities. They are extremely savage and have sinister appearances. It's impossible to guard against them."
"The ghost carriage clan resides here. They feed on bizarre entities and have terrifying combat strength. There are some powerful people in their clan who are comparable to Soul Accumulation. Therefore, the risk to subdue a baby ghost carriage here is quite huge."
Tian Mozi quickly glanced at Xu Qing and addressed in a low voice.
Xu Qing lifted his head and looked at the dense forest in front of him that was different from the other places. The vegetation here was pitch-black, and the sky was the same. It was filled with dark clouds and red lightning swam between the clouds. From time to time, it would land and cause a huge explosion.
In the dark forest, the chill and ominous atmosphere were unmistakable, so much so that even from the outside, one could sense the intent of souls being consumed.
It was as if this dark forest were an invisible vortex, devouring all souls.
"They are cultivators who died here recently. Their souls were devoured and their bodies were revived by the dark forest. They will continue to search for their souls… until their bodies are corroded by the vegetation here and become nutrients."
Tian Mozi's tone was filled with fear and solemnity.
"Also, this place is huge. That son of a b*tch, Ji Dongzi, and that b*stard, Fan Shishuang, have been inside for a long time and are in the dark. If we enter to search, we will be in the light, and it might cause us some trouble."
After saying that, Tian Mozi quickly glanced at Xu Qing. He discovered that Xu Qing still didn't move. Hence, he blinked and took out an incense stick, lighting it.
"However, I'm already prepared. All cultivators who want to enter this place to obtain a ghost carriage will buy this divine incense from the temple to protect their souls. Only then can they enter this forest to a certain extent."
"I still have seven to eight of them here. They should be enough."
Xu Qing retracted his gaze from the dark forest and glanced at Tian Mozi.
"You don't have to continue probing."
Tian Mozi smiled awkwardly. His previous words seemed to be an introduction but they were actually probing. He wanted to know if Xu Qing's strange ability that could make ferocious beasts prostrate was effective here.
Xu Qing ignored Tian Mozi. He discerned that the matter of him subduing Jiuli couldn't be concealed. Sooner or later, others would find out. Hence, there was no need to deliberately hide his abilities.
At the same time, he wanted to know what the Jiuli could achieve in the Mountains and Seas Region.
Xu Qing calmly spoke as he looked at the terrifying dark forest.
"Ghost carriage, come!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the aura of Jiuli erupted from his body, spreading through the world.
The clouds and fog in the sky instantly exploded and collapsed. The bolts of lightning inside also broke apart because of the shattering of the clouds and fog. They rolled back one after another, forming a net of red lightning.
As it spread out, all the vegetation in the dark forest on the ground swayed and trembled. They actually bowed.
At the same time, all the bizarre entities hidden inside wailed. Those walking corpses also instantly fell to the ground and didn't move at all.
What followed was the rumbling of the rainforest and the ground. The sound grew louder and louder until finally, the entire ghost carriage dark forest seemed to have revived with an astonishing aura.
Immediately after, earth-shattering auras surged into the sky from this trembling dark forest.
At the next instant, one after another, sinister-looking ghost carriages soared into the sky from the dark forest.
They were of various sizes and numbered in the hundreds. The cultivation levels they emitted ranged from the Spirit Repository to Nihility. After they appeared, they roared and rushed toward Xu Qing as though they had been summoned.
Wherever they passed, the sky and the earth seemed to collapse. The overwhelming momentum was incomparably intense. After they got close in an instant, the eyes of these ghost carriages shone with a dark light. All of them actually prostrated before Xu Qing.
It was like they were seeing their king.
Their auras spread out and rumbled in all directions, stirring up dust that swept through everything like a storm.
Only Xu Qing stood in front of them expressionlessly.
This scene stunned Tian Mozi on the spot.
However, his shock hadn't ended.
The ground suddenly churned even more intensely. As the rainforest swayed, three terrifying fluctuations that felt like the Soul Accumulation rose from the dark forest.
This aura was too astonishing and suppressed everything. In the blink of an eye, three huge ghost carriages that emitted ancientness appeared in the sky and stared at Xu Qing.
Seeing all of this, Tian Mozi gasped. His hair stood on end and he broke out in cold sweat.
Immediately after, Xu Qing's voice echoed again.
"Outsiders, appear."
As soon as he finished speaking, the ground rumbled. All the vegetation in this vast dark forest instantly rose from the ground and rapidly spread in all directions.
They actually took the initiative to reveal the Flame Moon cultivators who were hiding in the dark forest and preparing to hunt using different methods.
At this moment, all of them were trembling in disbelief and their minds were blank.
This kind of thing possessed exceeded their understanding and had already reached a level close to a myth.
In the distance, there were still two cultivators confronting each other, separated by thousands of feet.
They were Ji Dongzi and Fan Shishuang.
Right now, the expressions of the two of them also changed drastically. Waves of emotions that they possessed never sensed before rose in their hearts. They revolved their heads in unison and looked in the direction Xu Qing was in.
