Longevity starts with inheriting a friend's legacy

Chapter 120 Leaving the ruins, the escape begins!
After Yun Wan floated down from the corridor, she saw a few pools of fresh blood in front of Fang Xu and immediately asked with some concern: "Are there other warriors coming?"

Fang Xu nodded slightly: "It has been solved."

solved?
Looking at Fang Xu in front of her, Yun Wan was very curious about Fang Xu's current strength.
"Has the Yanshen Sect stronghold outside been dealt with?" Without giving Yun Wan a chance to ask further questions, Fang Xu spoke directly.

The person he just killed was a disciple of the Ascension Society. This matter was of great importance. Once the people in the Law Enforcement Hall found out, he would surely die.

It’s not that he didn’t trust Yun Wan, he just didn’t want to involve her.

"not yet."

Yun Wan was a smart person. She knew that Fang Xu didn't want to say more and must have a reason for not saying anything, so she didn't ask any more questions.

"Fang Xu, things are a bit troublesome." Facing Fang Xu's gaze, Yun Wan told him what she and Sha Tianrui had just said in front of the waterfall.

By the time she finished speaking, Fang Xu's face had become solemn.

The sixth realm of Martial Honor, a capable general under the command of the butcher Zhao Wuji, and an elite army of 10,000 whose strength has reached the realm of Martial Master!
If this Sha Tianrui deceived Yun Wan, the consequences would be disastrous once he went out tomorrow!

"Fang Xu, don't you trust Sha Tianrui?" Seeing Fang Xu's serious expression, Yun Wan asked softly.

"First-grade martial arts have a fatal temptation to warriors. The stronger the warrior, the more he can understand the importance of a powerful martial art." Fang Xu did not give a direct answer.

After hearing this, Yun Wan also fell into deep thought.

Yes, after learning that Fang Xu was the one who had comprehended the first-grade martial arts, a trace of greed flashed through her mind. However, this greed was quickly suppressed by the gratitude for saving her life and her good impression of Fang Xu.

But Yun Wan had to admit that she could not resist the temptation of first-grade martial arts.

Sha Tianrui and Fang Xu had no friendship at all. Just because of a few words from Yun Wan, the other party gave up the opportunity that was almost within his grasp. Yun Wan was also a little shaken in her heart.

"Now what?"

"Sha Tianrui said that he will bring a large army to wipe out the stronghold of Yanshen Sect tomorrow..."

This opportunity is rare right now.

The warriors guarding the periphery of the Tilan Mountain ruins may rush in at any time. The terrain of the second stage of the ruins is unpredictable. If other warriors knew that there was a corridor in the second stage that led to the outside of the ruins, some warriors would definitely rush to the exit of the waterfall and wait for them.

By that time, Fang Xu would never be able to get out.

More importantly, it is already August, and there are only more than three months left before the entrance examination of the Ascension Association. These warriors only need to block Fang Xu in the ruins for more than three months to make him miss the entrance examination of the Ascension Association.

At that time, the last amulet on Fang Xu would lose its effect.

Not only that, if they lose the guide to the immortal gate, the disciples of the Ascension Association will probably take action.

"Yun Wan, go tell Sha Tianrui that I want to see him." After weighing the pros and cons, Fang Xu spoke slowly.

He had never dealt with Sha Tianrui and didn't know what kind of person he was.

At the moment, I suspect that he is only making judgments based on the most basic human nature of a warrior. Let's wait and see what happens after we meet him.

"Seeing the killing of Tian Rui?"

"Let him come here?"

Yun Wan frowned and said, "Do you want to use the human goblins here..."

Fang Xu shook his head: "I wouldn't do this unless it's absolutely necessary."

Sha Tianrui is the most capable general under Zhao Wuji. Killing him might force Zhao Wuji to take action. Fang Xu feels that even with the restrictions of the ruins, he may not be Zhao Wuji's opponent.

What's more, if Sha Tianrui died, the secret base of Yanshen Sect would definitely not be destroyed, and he would still have no way to get out.

Yun Wan breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this.

She was really afraid that Fang Xu had gone mad with rage and might kill Tian Rui as well.

"Okay, I'll go back now."

Nodding, Yun Wan looked at him deeply and said, "Be careful."

After leaving the ruins through the corridor, she returned to the military camp outside Fenglin Town.

"Fang Xu wants to see me?"

Hearing Yun Wan's words, Sha Tianrui showed a faint smile on his face.

"Girl, this boy is much more cautious than you."

"Forget it, let's go meet this genius who can comprehend first-grade martial arts."

Sha Tianrui slowly stood up and walked directly out of the military camp.

Seeing this, a soldier behind him quickly took the weapon that killed Tianrui from the weapon rack next to him, and hurriedly ran over and said, "General, the sword."

Sha Tianrui looked at his long sword, then at his short weapon and said calmly: "I'm going to meet someone, not to fight, why do I need to bring a sword?"

After saying this, he looked at Yun Wan behind him and said, "Girl, let's go."

Yun Wan looked at him with a complicated expression and didn't say much. She led him towards Tilan Mountain.

The second stage of the ruins, in the small square.

Fang Xu sat quietly. Behind him, Broken Horn and hundreds of mutant goblins were squatting on the ground in an orderly line, without making any noise.

After Yun Wan brought Sha Tianrui here, she walked straight to Fang Xu and said, "General Sha is here."

Fang Xu slowly stood up and looked at the middle-aged man not far in front of him who was wearing crimson general armor but not carrying any weapons. He bowed slightly and said, "My boy Fang Xu, nice to meet General Sha."

Sha Tianrui looked at the neatly-lined queue behind Fang Xu with a slightly surprised expression, like a group of ferocious goblins waiting to be inspected.

These human Xiaos were able to set up such a formation, and Sha Tianrui instantly understood the reason.

"Can you control these human Xiaos?" Sha Tianrui asked curiously.

Fang Xu did not answer, but turned around and looked at Duan Jiao behind him and said: "Duan Jiao, come and meet General Sha."

"Roar!"

Duanjiao let out a low roar, and his huge body slowly stood up. He walked behind Fang Xu step by step and winked at Sha Tianrui.

Seeing this, Sha Tianrui's expression slightly condensed.

"Those martial masters and warriors in the ruins...are they all dead?"

Having been following the news about the ruins, Sha Tianrui knew that many warriors from many families and forces had recently flocked into the ruins, preparing to capture Fang Xu.

But as he followed Yun Wan along the way, he did not see any other warriors.

Considering that Fang Xu could control these human goblins, Sha Tianrui vaguely sensed something horrifying!

It is very likely that all those warriors who broke in have died!
"General Killer, to be honest, there is no way I can verbally express what I learned in the ruins."

"Otherwise, if you are so kind as to show me your generosity, I will definitely share it with you."

Without answering Sha Tianrui's question, Fang Xu smiled and spoke.

Sha Tianrui was not a fool, so he naturally knew that the purpose of Fang Xu's words was nothing more than to tell him that the martial arts could not be revealed, and it would be useless even if he caught him.

Being willing to share with myself is to show my attitude to myself, and I am willing to owe myself a big favor, a favor comparable to first-grade martial arts.

"I never thought that a small place like Fenglin Town would give birth to such a remarkable person as you." Looking at Fang Xu, Sha Tianrui said with emotion.

"Tomorrow at 7:00 pm, Sha will lead a large army to launch a surprise attack on the secret stronghold of the Yanshen Sect. If nothing unexpected happens, the battle should be resolved by noon."

"If you want to go out, you can leave the ruins between noon and morning."

"Because during this period of time, I will use military orders to have people block the exit area, and warriors from other forces and families will not approach."

After saying this, Sha Tianrui left without looking back.

"Kill uncle..."

Yun Wan shouted, but saw Sha Tianrui's figure disappear into the corridor with a few jumps. She turned around and looked at Fang Xu: "What are you going to do?"

Looking at Sha Tianrui's disappearing figure, Fang Xu pondered for a moment and said, "Of course, we have to leave here before noon tomorrow."

"Do you believe him?" Yun Wan asked doubtfully.

Fang Xu didn't say anything.

Sha Tianrui did not bring any weapons with him, which was undoubtedly a demonstration of his sincerity.

It was also a sign of my sincerity that I let Sha Tianrui see that I had the strength to keep him and yet I didn't take action.

After Sha Tianrui entered the ruins and saw him, he did not mention a word about the first-grade martial arts, which also showed him that he was not interested in first-grade martial arts.

"Yun Wan, after you go back, go back to Huangzhou immediately."

Possessing first-class martial arts and having killed so many warriors, he now has enemies all over the world. If people knew that it was Yun Wan who secretly helped him escape, it would probably be very troublesome even if she was the princess of the Yun family.

"Okay, when you arrive in Zhongzhou, be sure to contact me." Yun Wan also knew the seriousness of the matter. She looked at Fang Xu deeply and spoke.

Facing her slightly worried gaze, Fang Xu smiled faintly: "I will repay you for your kindness today one day."

Hearing this, Yun Wan pouted and muttered, "Who asked you to repay the favor..."

"It's three quarters past midnight now. Please calculate the time... I'm leaving now."

As soon as she finished speaking, she tiptoed and flew towards a corridor entrance not far away.

Her figure landed at the entrance of the corridor, turned around and looked at Fang Xu again, and Yun Wan also left the ruins.

……

Inside the ruins, Fang Xu, sitting cross-legged on the ground, had been silently calculating the time.

At the beginning of the Mao hour, he slowly stood up, looked at the broken horn behind him and said, "I'm leaving. You take your people to block all the passages leading here. Just hold on for a few days. If you encounter warriors again, hide as much as possible. Don't make unnecessary sacrifices."

Broken Horn hung his huge head and nodded with reluctance in his eyes.

Seeing it like this, Fang Xu smiled and patted its head and said, "I will come back to see you if I have the chance in the future."

"Okay, go back."

"嘤嘤......"

The ferocious and terrifying human-goddess actually made a coquettish "weeping" sound at this time, and watched Fang Xu walk towards the deep pool step by step, with Broken Horn following closely.

Arriving in front of the deep pool, Fang Xu looked back at it and said, "Go back and protect your people."

After saying this, without waiting for Duanjiao to say anything, he took a deep breath and dived into the pool.

The water in the pool was cold and deep. After Fang Xu dived in, he immediately dived downwards.

After diving for an unknown amount of time, Fang Xu felt the current coming from the left and immediately changed direction and swam to the left. After swimming nearly a hundred meters against the current, he finally heard a roar!

The light of the rising sun shone through the water, and Fang Xu knew that he had reached the bottom of the waterfall.

He continued to swim forward for another hundred meters until the water above his head calmed down a little, then he slowly floated up and exposed his head above the water.

Fortunately, warriors' bodies are different from those of ordinary people, otherwise they would definitely suffocate to death after staying underwater for so long.

Fang Xu stuck his head out of the water, took a breath of fresh air, and looked at the sky.

There is still about half an hour left until noon time, so I have to leave quickly.

After climbing out of the turbulent river, Fang Xu looked around and quickly dived into the dense forest next to him.

Sha Tianrui told him that the army would launch an attack on the Yanshen Sect's stronghold at Chenshi, and the reason why Fang Xu chose this time to leave was because he did not completely trust Sha Tianrui.

After all, you can't gamble your life and property on the humanity of someone you've never met.

It is now half past the hour of Mao. In half an hour, the army will launch an attack on Yanshen Sect. By then, the secret sentries of Yanshen Sect stationed in the forest will definitely be attracted over.

After all the secret sentries have withdrawn, he can leave safely.

Hidden in the dense forest, Fang Xu tried his best to control his breathing and not let his breath leak out.

Time passed by little by little, and soon it was the end of the Mao hour.

On the other side of the forest, as the army led by Sha Tianrui continued to encircle the secret base of Yanshen Sect, the secret sentries of the Yanshen Sect branch in the surrounding forests also discovered something wrong.

Sharp cries rang out in the jungle.

The next moment, Fang Xu, who was hiding in a lush tree, saw several blood-robed figures suddenly jump out not far in front of him.

From these blood-robed men, Fang Xu could clearly feel that the strength of these secret sentinels was at least above the seventh level of martial artist!
A martial artist at the seventh level, if he were in the ruins, he could easily kill him!

But this is outside the ruins, and there are no restrictions. Unless he launches a sneak attack, once the martial artist at the seventh level of martial arts has a chance to catch his breath, he will surely be exhausted to death!

Looking at these figures rushing away into the distance, Fang Xu held his breath.

After a dozen breaths, when those figures went far away, he quickly jumped down from the big tree, looked around carefully, and then fled directly into the distance.

Before Fang Xu got far away from the dense forest, a fierce battle broke out in the secret stronghold of the Yanshen Sect behind him!

According to Yun Wan, there was a Martial Master in the secret base of the Yanshen Sect, and it was also a Martial Master who stepped forward to stop Master Ku Lun in the ruins that day.

Thinking of that martial master, Fang Xu couldn't help but worry about killing Tianrui.

After glancing back at the jungle behind him and seeing the sudden burst of sword light, Fang Xu fled into the distance without looking back.

In the Tilan Mountain ruins, the warriors had no idea that Fang Xu had already left the ruins, and they were still guarding the door, waiting anxiously.

As the number of warriors increased, some warriors who could not help themselves finally chose to go deeper into the ruins again, ready to see where Fang Xu was hiding.

However, when they were about to enter the small square of the second stage of the ruins, they were all attacked fiercely by the human-goddess tribe without exception.

When Fang Xu left, he told Duanjiao to let them hold off those warriors for three or four days.

But Duanjiao led his people and, relying on their familiarity with the terrain of the ruins, they blocked everyone for seven days. Finally, Li Xingchao and others, together with a group of powerful martial artists, entered the ruins. Duanjiao was injured, and the Renxiao tribe suffered heavy casualties and had no choice but to retreat. Only then did everyone enter the small square.

After searching the small square, they did not find any trace of Fang Xu.

After arriving at the entrance to the third stage of the ruins through the underground cave, almost everyone guessed that Fang Xu might have entered the third stage of the ruins.

It was not until two days later that a warrior accidentally appeared outside the ruins through the second-stage transformed corridor. All the warriors then realized that Fang Xu might have left the ruins!
As a result, all forces did not bother to explore the dangerous third stage, and mobilized their forces to plunge into the vast mountains to search for Fang Xu's trace.

Not only that, almost all families and forces have distributed Fang Xu's portrait to all the villages and cities around Tilan Mountain, and set up various traps, waiting for Fang Xu to appear.

……

Zhongzhou.

In the grand and majestic hall of the Yu Kingdom's palace, a tall and elegant man in a plain white robe, with loose hair and a short beard, was sitting casually on the throne on a high platform.

This person is none other than the master of the entire Dayu, the current Emperor of Dayu, Li Cangwu.

In the hall below the high platform, a man in a black gown, with his hair tied up in a bun and a dignified face stood quietly in the hall.

"Wuji, how is the injury of General Sha?"

The man in the black gown was obviously the famous butcher Zhao Wuji.

Hearing Li Cangwu's words, Zhao Wuji bowed slightly and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Tianrui's injury is no longer serious."

In the battle of Tilan Mountain, just as Fang Xu had guessed, Sha Tianrui encountered a powerful Martial Lord. Although he finally defeated the Martial Lord with the help of the military formation and several of his lieutenants, he himself was also seriously injured.

"The Imperial Astronomical Observatory has observed that the fortunes of our Yu Kingdom are still declining. The Yanshen Sect has revived at this time. This is not a good sign."

Stroking the armrest of the dragon throne that looked like it was carved from black jade, Li Cangwu looked at the dome of the hall above his head and said lightly.

Zhao Wuji didn't say anything.

He was a man of few words. When Li Cangwu gave the order for some matters, he would carry it out and would not say anything else.

"I heard that some time ago many old guys rushed to the Tilanshan ruins to snatch a little guy named Fang Xu?" Li Cangwu suddenly spoke.

Zhao Wuji cupped his hands and said, "I heard that Fang Xu learned a first-grade martial art in the ruins."

Li Cangwu smiled when he heard this: "First-grade martial arts, I am a little tempted."

Zhao Wuji hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "I will go to Tilan Mountain right now and capture Fang Xu."

“No need.” Li Cangwu waved his hand and said, “I got the news that the boy has escaped from the ruins. Go ask someone to find out whether those old guys who went to the ruins have returned now.”

Zhao Wuji was stunned for a moment, then he bowed slightly and said, "Yes!"

After agreeing to this, he strode out of the palace.

On the high platform, Li Cangwu stared out of the hall in a daze for a long time.

"Go and call that old fellow Qin Mushen to me."

The young eunuch serving outside the hall bowed quickly and ran out.

A moment later, an old man with white hair and beard, wearing a white linen robe, and looking like an immortal, came to the hall, holding up the jade sceptre in his hand, and bowed slightly to Li Cangwu: "I am Qin Mushen, the director of the Imperial Observatory, and I pay my respects..."

"OK OK!"

"Hey old man, aren't you tired of being so serious every day?"

Interrupting Qin Mushen's worship, Li Cangwu slowly stood up, walked barefoot from the high platform to him, grabbed Qin Mushen's arm and whispered: "How is the national destiny of my Dayu now?"

Qin Mushen glanced at the maids and eunuchs around him, and said with a serious expression: "Your Majesty, it has shown the color of the Seven Brilliant Lights."

Li Cangwu frowned slightly: "Speak human language!"

Qin Mu pondered for a moment and explained, "The way of heaven is in motion, and its momentum is clear. When our Great Yu was first established, the national fortune began to emerge. Then, after several generations of Yu emperors managed it, until Your Majesty ascended the throne, destroyed Mu Yun, and expanded the territory, the national fortune of our Great Yu reached its peak, showing nine radiances and turning into a dragon."

"So, the national fortune of Dayu has dropped by 30% now?" Li Cangwu said solemnly.

From the Ninth Glory to the Seventh Glory, nearly 30% of the country’s fortune was gone.

"Not only that, Your Majesty, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory also observed that the stars in Dayu were dim some time ago, and it seemed that a large number of powerful people had fallen... All of this must be related to the decline of our national fortune." Qin Mushen said worriedly.

As the director of the Imperial Observatory and a practitioner of Feng Shui, he knew very well that if things continued like this, Dayu would be in chaos.

When a country's fortune declines, there will be a series of chain reactions, rebellion, natural disasters, and the fall of the strong...

If these problems occur, a large number of people will die, and Dayu's national strength will decline, and the country's fortune will also decline sharply, and this vicious cycle will continue...

Hearing Qin Mushen's words, Li Cangwu sighed deeply and said thoughtfully, "Was it wrong for me to order Wuji to massacre millions of people in Muyun Country?"

Qin Mushen didn't dare to answer.

From the perspective of Feng Shui, killing is indeed a taboo.

But the person in front of him was the emperor of Dayu, the most conceited emperor in Dayu’s history. How dare he say that the other party did something wrong?
"I also want to spare them, but they would rather believe in that illusory witch god than believe in me..."

"It turns out that their witch god can't save their lives at all..."

As if talking to himself, Li Cangwu muttered to himself, then turned to look at Qin Mushen and said, "Give me a way to remedy this."

Qin Mushen's body froze, his face somewhat ugly as he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I deserve to die. If I cannot find the most fundamental source, I do not have the ability to defy the heavens..."

"Then go find it!"

"From now on, the Supervisory Office will be under your command. Send all the people from the Imperial Observatory to me and solve this matter quickly!"

The originally elegant Li Cangwu, dressed in pure white, moved without wind, and a terrifying aura suddenly burst out from his body, which made Qin Mushen's face turn pale in an instant.

"Yes!"

Qin Mushen bowed quickly.

Li Cangwu restrained his aura, returned to his previous appearance, and waved his hand tiredly.

……

Tilan Mountain.

The entire mountain stretches for thousands of miles, running from north to south, across the entire Huangzhou Prefecture.

The northernmost tip of Tilan Mountain is connected to Wangyue Mountain, which is located in Qingzhou and is the natural barrier between Qingzhou and Muyun Kingdom.

In the dense jungle, a figure wearing a conical hat suddenly jumped out from a big tree, and smashed down with the long stick in his hand, instantly smashing the head of a warrior not far in front of him!

Immediately afterwards, the figure in the bamboo hat rolled over on the spot, used a stick as a gun, and stabbed directly through the chest of another person next to him!

After dealing with the two people, the figure in the bamboo hat slowly took off the hat. It was Fang Xu who escaped from the Tilan Mountain ruins!

After taking a quick look at the two bodies, Fang Xu quickly found two portraits of himself in their arms.

"Seventy-three people..."

Half a month has passed since he left the ruins. During this half month, he has been moving along the direction of Tilan Mountain and did not dare to leave the mountain at all.

But even so, there were still many warriors carrying their own portraits searching in the mountains along the way, and the further they went, the more people they met.

Fang Xu knew that those who were targeting him must have guessed his destination.

Looking at the dense jungle in front of him, his expression was a little solemn. He didn't know how many people were waiting for him ahead. It would probably not work to continue moving forward according to the original plan.

With a flash of light, a map obtained from some warrior appeared in his hand. Fang Xu opened it and looked at it carefully. His eyes immediately fixed on the vast land west of Wangyue Mountain.

(End of this chapter)