Cataclysm King

Chapter 513: A white crow appeared

"Senior Xu! Are you okay?"

Ji Xun looked at Old Man Xu lying unconscious on the ground in front of him, his eyes filled with solemnity and thought.

He had previously discovered a [Forbidden Ruins Stone Tablet] in this Rainbow Secret Realm, and guessed that Old Man Xu would come looking for it.

I took a bath for a few days and didn't see anyone.

Ji Xun even thought that Old Man Xu might have already been here.

However, just a quarter of an hour ago, when the battle shock wave dozens of kilometers away aroused the vigilance of Ji Xun and the other two, a sneaky old man appeared out of nowhere.

It was the old man Xu who disappeared inexplicably before.

Originally, Ji Xun thought that having such an old senior as an anchor would help reduce the risk and allow him to spend more time in this Rainbow Secret Realm.

But I never expected that things would develop completely differently from what I expected.

Of course, Old Man Xu came for the Forbidden Ruins Stele.

Ji Xun once saw this old man read the stone tablet in the secret realm of Xia Mucheng, and then he recovered his "big body" and turned the tide.

I thought the old man had reached a high level, so this trip to the Dead Zone would be safe.

At least there is a glimmer of hope with the support of the senior colleagues.

But the fact is, no one knows what Old Man Xu saw on the stone tablet. As he looked at it, his eyes suddenly rolled back.

Then, he just fainted on the ground.

Beside the pool surrounded by white mist.

Ji Xun, Qin Rushi and Mrs. Mist looked at the unconscious Old Man Xu with extremely serious expressions.

All three of them knew how powerful this old senior was.

That's why I don't understand why he suddenly fainted.

Qin Rushi frowned slightly, and at a loss for words, she tilted her head and asked, "Ji Xun, what should we do now?"

Although the sounds of battle were still far away, this secret realm was very vast, so the three of them should be able to hide if they wanted to.

But they did not forget that Dark Peacock had said before that there was a very terrifying "existence" in this elemental waterfall.

When she asked this question, of course she wanted to know whether they should leave early or stay and see what happens.

"Um"

Ji Xun also fell into deep thought, and of course he knew why she was hesitant.

The risk of staying is huge.

But it also necessarily means opportunity.

This dead zone involves the top secrets of this plane.

Just like this [Moon Spring].

After soaking in the water for a few days, the elemental affinity of the three people's bodies has been tempered to an extremely high level. In other words, the efficiency of cultivation has skyrocketed several times.

There is also the moon that cleanses the soul, and each of the three has made great improvements.

Just talking about Ji Xun himself, the attributes such as strength, physique, intelligence, etc. on the panel have skyrocketed by several times, and his proficiency in divine power is several times higher than before. You have to know that this is not at a low level, but at the seventh level where a single attribute exceeds a thousand, and the attributes in all dimensions have skyrocketed by hundreds of points!
It can be said that if he does not consider consolidating the foundation of the seventh level, based on physical strength, he is now confident that he can advance to the eighth level.

There has never been any improvement that can be compared to the one I received in the past few days.

So this also made Ji Xun a little hesitant.

Especially after he understood the words left by Lanlingster on the stone tablet, he became more and more curious about what the "ultimate world" of the Dead Realm is.

The ones fighting fiercely now are the three major foreign god sects, and for them, as bystanders, the risk is actually not that great.

If we really want to awaken the terrifying existence in the elemental waterfall, those guys should be the first to attract fire.

What's more, according to Ji Xun's deduction, the three major sects may not be unable to deal with that existence.

In fact, I came here just for it.

After thinking for a long time, Ji Xun turned to look at Mrs. Mist and asked, "Madam, does Old Xie have any arrangements?"

He had guessed long ago that Xie Guozhong must have some purpose in asking Mrs. Mist to come with them to the sixteenth floor through the secret passage.

And since this map was obtained from Dean Gustav, those people in the Church of Light must also know about it.

They even knew there was a [Moon Well] here, and they must have known there was danger.

But it came anyway.

This means that there will be a big event to watch here soon.

"I do not know either."

Upon hearing the question, Mrs. Mist shrugged and explained, "The Prince just notified me to meet up with you and find a chance to come down. I don't know how he arranged it."

"Ah."

Ji Xun nodded, not feeling that Mrs. Mist was hiding anything.

She really didn't know.

Looking at the unconscious Old Man Xu on the ground again, Ji Xun's mind raced, and he finally decided to stay and see what happened.

Although this old veteran is in a coma, his aura of crisis avoidance may not be useless.

Thinking of this, Ji Xun glanced at Qin Rushi.

Qin Ru understood his thoughts tacitly and nodded.

Ji Xun didn't explain much and just carried Old Man Xu on his shoulders.

He looked at the spring again. Although he felt a little regretful, he was not dissatisfied.

My bathing skills have improved greatly over the past few days, and I have also used various containers to collect a lot of spring water. This is already maximizing the use of this rare opportunity.

Ji Xun said, "Then let's go to the cave entrance on the cliff first. If anything goes wrong, we can go to the upper level immediately."

The two women nodded.

At this moment, suddenly a white light flashed, and a beautiful figure appeared in front of him. It was the Dark Peacock who had not been seen for several days.

Obviously, she was also alarmed by the noise of fighting in the distance.

Unlike the seriously injured state a few days ago, she now looks radiant and her aura is much stronger.

It seems that not only has his injuries healed, but he has also benefited greatly from the elemental spring water.

Moreover, there was a faint red light between her eyebrows.

That was the aura of that fragment of the godhead.

Maybe it was because his injuries had healed, or maybe it was because of the fragment of the divine nature, the resentful expression between Peacock's brows, which was caused by being almost killed before, had faded a lot.

Before she could speak, Ji Xun invited her directly: "Why don't you come with us? After we leave the dead zone, I will help you contact my friends."

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When Ming Kongque heard this, a hint of hesitation appeared on his face. He neither agreed nor refused.

As the Nan family's contracted spirit beast, she certainly wanted to contact the main family.

After a moment's silence, she simply warned: "Those guys are so reckless, I'm afraid they will alarm the one in the elemental waterfall."

"Ah."

Ji Xun nodded and said, "Let's avoid them."

With the Dark Peacock who can break all laws as a team, their survival rate will be greatly improved when facing danger.

Mrs. Mist originally planned to stay with Ji Xun and the others, but she suddenly left due to some instructions she received.

Ji Xun didn't ask any more questions, guessing that Xie Guozhong was going to make some big move.

He carried Old Man Xu and came to the exit of the secret passage on the rock wall together with Qin Rushi and Peacock.

The current situation is too risky, and it is no longer a level that low-level card masters can gamble on. Bonnie and other cadres in the 15th-floor spider cave have retreated and climbed to the upper level of the dead zone.

On the cliff, Ji Xun and his companions carefully concealed their breath and observed the battle not far away.

A big sun has appeared on the horizon, that is the [Sun Disk] emitting divine golden light.

Unlike the dim light when it was first brought out of the alien space, this disc now seemed to be full of divine power, like the sun hanging high in the sky, and the scorching sunlight could be felt even from a long distance away.

The waves of the battle were coming towards this side. Ji Xun looked at the moon in the sky again, and couldn't help but feel a little worried: "Why haven't the two little guys come back yet?"

The two elves, Korra and Nina, went to the moon before and have been silent ever since.

Using his mental power to sense the contract, Ji Xun found that the two elves were safe, and he didn't think much about it before.

At this critical moment, the elves have little fighting power. If a fight really breaks out, they will be affected and it will be very dangerous.

The Dark Peacock beside him was meditating and absorbing the power of the fragments of the godhead. He was quiet and didn't say a word.

Qin Rushi was carrying a large sword on his back and stroking a two-handed sword wrapped in linen in his hand, as if he was establishing a sense of the large sword.

This is the [Holy Sword of Olympus], one of the four great royal sacred artifacts.

Before, Ji Xun thought that Qin Rushi also used a sword, so he gave it to her to try.

But the Holy Sword of Kingship did not react much, neither rejecting nor approving.

Ji Xun felt that Qin Ru had the destiny to be a king, but it was not enough to wield this sacred weapon of kingship.

After all, the path of [J War] is more or less tainted with the fate of royal power.

Qin Rushi majored in the [Valkyrie] sequence and planned to advance to the eighth-level professional card, which is the [Lord of War] commonly used in the war sequence.

But to truly consolidate the destiny of kingship, a specific opportunity is needed.

Until a few days ago, after Qin Ru used the secret method on the stone tablet to temper his divine power and break through the realm, he suddenly had a connection with the big sword.

According to the immortal Bai Qiu who has lived for thousands of years, this was a change in the immortal's destiny, which led to the improvement of Qin Rushi's own destiny.

Of course Ji Xun can understand.

He now has a good understanding of the fifty-two supernatural sequences.

No matter which emperor, he could not become emperor alone. The fate of a king requires not only one's own strength, but also the fate of those around him.

Qin Rushi saw that it was a person.

But she is not alone.

She is not only the deputy leader of the revolutionary army, but also the head of the Bai family, with countless contracted immortals behind her.

Before, the immortals were a group of "old, weak, sick and disabled", and some of them only had a trace of their soul left.

And now, after coming to the Rainbow Secret Realm and experiencing the tempering of his soul and body by the Moon Well, he has recovered a lot.

Probably because of this reason, Wang Quan's fate suddenly improved.

But no matter what, Ji Xun thought it was a good thing.

[Holy Sword of Olympus] is a first-class weapon.

If Qin Rushi could really gain the recognition of this greatsword, the added combat power would be extraordinary.

Time flies and an hour has passed.

The battle at the end of the field of vision was still going on, and it was very fierce, but the sun still showed no sign of breaking through the encirclement.

Ji Xun and his companions did not run around, but just meditated and practiced on their own.

They originally thought that people from the three major foreign god sects would come eventually, but unexpectedly, an unexpected visitor arrived early.

Ji Xun and the other two were in a position where they could just see the Forbidden Ruins stone tablet in the distance, but because of the occasional rainbow and fog blocking their vision, there were blind spots.

At the moment when the smoke and clouds dispersed, the white peacock with the best vision exclaimed softly: "Look, there is a human being over there!"

Ji Xun and Qin Rushi also listened and focused instantly.

Upon seeing this, Ji Xun was stunned: "Are you from the Thirteen Knights?" He looked at the iconic cloak with golden patterns and immediately recognized the identity of the person.

Isn’t this the iconic attire of the Illuminati?

Qin Rushi beside him was also extremely surprised.

She was not very familiar with the Thirteen Knights, so she tilted her head and glanced at Ji Xun.

Ji Xun also shrugged, indicating that he was completely unaware of it.

And that cloaked man was weird.

He stood in front of the stone tablet, as if he understood the words written on it, and did not leave for a long time.

Seeing this, Ji Xun became even more curious: "Could it be that Jia Yu is here? Why is that guy in the dead zone?"

He only knew two people who could understand the words on the stone tablet.

One was lying beside him.

Then the other one is Jia Yu, the "Light Chaser".

And at the moment of meeting each other, Ji Xun was not only surprised, but also felt a creepy feeling on his back.

Because at this moment, a thought popped up in his mind that he couldn't even believe: Could it be that the Illuminati was behind this incident in the Dead Zone?
When I thought about it, it seemed as if an invisible thread had really appeared behind the series of events in my mind, connecting everything together.

From the very beginning, when the relics of Emperor Lanlingster appeared in the Warcraft Forest, Ji Xun felt it was very strange.

What a coincidence, that relics that have not been discovered for hundreds of thousands of years have been discovered now?
He deduced various forces, such as the Holy See, the Sun Sect, and the Scarlet Sect, but none of them had perfect motives and causes and effects.

Now that the cloaked man appeared, he seemed to have figured it out immediately.

Although there was no evidence, Ji Xun's intuition told him that it was the mushroom-head who plotted against the three major foreign god sects!
It is precisely because there is no evidence at all that this is part of the evidence.

Ji Xun and Jia Yu are very familiar with each other and know a lot about the Illuminati.

Leaving no trace is the characteristic of the Illuminati's work.

They are a group of people hiding in the shadows of history.

People can see the changes of dynasties and major events in history books, but they cannot see the people behind the scenes who fan the flames.

"Hey, this is going to be fun."

When Ji Xun thought of this, he looked at the cloaked man in front of him, his eyes narrowed slightly with a resentful look, and he became inexplicably excited.

The strength of the Illuminati is far from being comparable to that of the three major foreign god sects.

But it is precisely because of this that people feel excited about the chance of winning a big with a small investment.

"In other words, the Illuminati wants to use the three major religious sects to achieve certain goals?"

Ji Xun suddenly understood a lot.

When the Firefly camp was trapped before, Ji Xun thought it must be Che Er’s trick.

Now that I think about it, Che Er may have joined the Illuminati.

When Ji Xun thought of this, he looked at Old Man Xu lying next to him, and it seemed as if a deep causal connection was connected in his mind.

Although there is no direct evidence to prove that Old Man Xu has any connection with the Illuminati.

But Ji Xun's intuition always felt that there must be a connection.

The origins of both parties can be traced back to before the establishment of the Tarun Dynasty.

Just as ancient and mysterious, just as leaving no trace.

Moreover, they are all inextricably linked to Emperor Lanlingster and the entire Kashi civilization.

"So the Illuminati is also coming for the Emperor's relics?"

Ji Xun looked at the cloaked man who stood in front of the stone tablet for a long time and guessed something.

The three major religious sects may not have seen something, but even if they knew that there might be someone plotting behind the scenes, they had to come.

After all, the secrets involved in this dead zone are too big.

The three major sects all had their reasons for coming.

This is also what Jia Yu once said to Ji Xun, his understanding of "I am the world": no one can disrupt the operation of the universe by his own strength, and the wise calculation is never to set up a game, but to "add fuel to the flames."

When Ji Xun saw the cloaked man, he immediately felt that staying here to watch the fun would be a little less risky.

And the excitement is getting more and more exciting.

Although he guessed that the cloaked man was Jia Yu, Ji Xun did not go to greet him.

If it was really an old acquaintance, he felt that the other party would probably have expected him to come.

He, Qin Rushi and Peacock were watching on the cliff.

Just like the time in Xia Mucheng, the cloaked man who was reading the stone tablet seemed to have completely blended into the environment. Without looking away, his entire being seemed illusory.

Ji Xun knew that the other party must have seen more than he did, and thought to himself: "In other words, this [Forbidden Ruins Stele] is actually the carrier of the Illuminati's inheritance?"

He is now basically certain that the contents on the stone tablet can only be seen by specific people.

It seems that this is the only explanation.

So Ji Xun instinctively came up with this thought: "Could it be that Emperor Lanlingster is the founder of the Illuminati Hermitage?"

Even if it is not, it still matters a lot.

"Hehe, it looks like that mushroom-head is going to do something big."

Ji Xun’s thoughts became more and more active.

But no matter how you deduce it, this matter is far from as simple as the three sects confronting each other head-on.

Almost as soon as this thought came to mind, things happened as expected.

Without any warning, a figure in a scarlet cloak suddenly appeared next to the stone tablet.

Even from a distance, the blood energy could make people feel a sickening pressure.

"Thank you!"

Ji Xun looked at the vampire in the red and black cloak and immediately realized that it was Xie Guozhong.

No, to be precise, it should be the Scarlet Lord!

"It turns out that you are the one behind all this. Are you also interested in the Titan corpses in the abyss? Or do you have any ideas about the Golden Dragon God in the underworld?"

"Your Excellency would speak like this, then you are not the captain I know, right, Your Excellency Seatis?"

"Haha, do you really think I can't kill you with this body?"

"No, no, no, don't get me wrong. In a sense, I'm here to help you."

"Oh? I think it would be safer to kill you."

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The distance was too far and Ji Xun couldn't hear clearly what they were saying.

But by looking at the lip shapes and the vibration frequency of some air waves, I roughly understood it.

This meeting between the two was not premeditated.

It was more like the cloaked man was blocked by the scarlet master.

The tone of the conversation was not friendly.

Seeing that a fight was about to break out, Ji Xun watched the cloaked man calmly raise his hand and touch the stone tablet.

It looked like a casual snap and "Old Xie" didn't have time to stop it.

Suddenly, with the stone tablet as the center, a huge nine-pointed star spiritual formation suddenly lit up.

"Psychic?"

The moment Ji Xun saw the move, he vaguely realized what the other party was going to do.

Before the spiritual formation was fully lit up, the Dark Peacock beside him sensed something and exclaimed, "Oh no! The 'one' in the elemental waterfall has been awakened!"

Even "Old Xie", who was very close, couldn't stop this scene in time.

He didn't intend to stop it.

Peacock was not clear about the identities of the cloaked man and "Old Xie" below, but he knew the horror of that "existence".

Originally, in this situation, Ji Xun and his friends planned to turn around and run away.

Once the "existence" in the elemental waterfall is awakened, there will be no excitement to watch, so just run as far as you can.

However, Ji Xun did not expect that the "horrible existence" could actually communicate with spiritual objects?
In the critical moment, Ji Xun's mind became clearer and clearer.

Watching the cloaked man use the stone tablet to communicate with that being, he suddenly had an idea: "No, it may not be all Jia Yu's plan. Perhaps this was left on the stone tablet by Emperor Lanlingster."

At the time, Emperor Lanlingster knew that he was being watched by the "Plane Supervisor" and had a premonition that he would be in danger if he went down to explore. So he might have thought of leaving some means for future generations.

Thinking of this, Ji Xun became more and more curious about what would happen.

Since he didn't leave, Qin Rushi naturally didn't leave either.

Peacock on the side wanted to urge the two to leave, but looking at their indifferent expressions, he struggled for a moment, but finally stayed.

Besides, it was too late to leave.

The changes happening now happened very quickly.

As soon as the spiritual formation appeared, the elements of the entire Rainbow Secret Realm suddenly vibrated.

Like the tide, one wave higher than the other.

And in the distance, there was a turbulence in the huge elemental waterfall, and in the blink of an eye, a monster flapped its wings and flew out.

Looking closely, it was a strange white bird whose body was as abstract as a sketch!

Ji Xun was also extremely curious about what the monster was, but the moment he saw its true appearance, he blurted out: "White crow!"

He had seen this strange bird before.

This is "Fairy Tale Town·White Crow", one of the fifty-two secrets exclusive to the [4 of Hearts-Witch] sequence!
Alice used it!

This is a curse formed by illusion and magic.

It is said that this cursed spirit has reached the highest level of extraordinary realm and has the ability to turn fantasy fairy tales into reality.

Looking at the shape of the crow with a wingspan of one hundred meters and the oppressive feeling it gave, Ji Xun vaguely felt that it was not worse than Qin Rushi's ancestral immortal.

The most important thing is that this is a man-made curse!

It is here, so it must have been left here by our ancestors.

Ji Xun didn't expect that the terrifying existence that Peacock was talking about was actually this.

Why did the cloaked man summon this white crow?
If it is used to kill people from the three major sects, it is not enough.

However, before Ji Xun could figure out what was happening, "Old Xie" below seemed to understand something.

He didn't stop.

He just took out an object like a branch from his hand and threw it into the pool.

The tree roots madly absorbed the elemental power of this secret realm, and then a terrifying aura spread.

In an instant, the earth shook and the entire space vibrated.

Ji Xun and his companions looked over and saw vines spreading like a tide in the sky, on the rock walls, on the ground, and in all directions.

"The root of the world tree?"

When Ji Xun saw this familiar scene, he suddenly understood what "Old Xie" was going to do.

(End of this chapter)