Longevity starts with inheriting a friend's legacy

Chapter 129 Heading to Zhongzhou
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Fang Xu was overjoyed after taking the animal skin!
The system showed that Di Heyu and Li Jin both had a map, but he only inherited Li Jin's copy and didn't know where Di Heyu's copy was.

Now it seems that the map in this warrior's hand is most likely the one that belongs to Di Heyu.

It is very likely that a fight broke out between Di Heyu's group and Li Jin's group over this map, and one side won miserably and took the map for itself.

But the guy in front of him didn’t know that Li Jin had been smart and the map he brought was fake.

Now it’s all good for myself.

"I...can we go now?" After handing over the map, the warrior looked at Fang Xu and Ku Lun cautiously.

Ku Lun said nothing and turned to look at Fang Xu.

"Go away." Stuffing both maps in his hands, Fang Xu waved his hand.

Seeing this, several injured warriors fled in a hurry.

Fang Xu waved his hand and packed up the pile of things in front of him, holding Di Heyu's deposit deed in his hand, and went to the inn in the city with Ku Lun.

When the innkeeper saw him coming, his face instantly turned a little ugly!
But when he saw Ku Lun following behind Fang Xu, he instantly felt relieved.

With Kulun around, this little devil shouldn’t go too far.

"Master Kulun."

"Mr. Hu..."

He hurried out from behind the counter and greeted the innkeeper in a flattering manner.

"Boss, I need to get something." Fang Xu said nonchalantly as he handed the deposit deed to the boss.

"This..." The innkeeper was slightly stunned when he saw what was written on the deposit deed.

He remembered that these one hundred purple flame grasses were deposited with him by a group of warriors from Lizhou, but how did the deposit contract end up in this kid's hands?
"What? The deposit deed is fake?"

Seeing that the innkeeper was looking at the deposit and was reluctant to get his things, Fang Xu said indifferently.

“No… it’s true.”

"Mr. Hu, wait a moment."

He only recognized the contract and not the person. Since the other party had the deposit deed in his hand, he did not dare to neglect it. He immediately went behind the counter and took out an exquisite wooden box from the secret compartment.

"Mr. Hu, please take a look."

Seeing this, Fang Xu reached out to open the wooden box, and saw a pile of purple herbs neatly lying inside.

These purple herbs look similar to the common bauhinia flowers in the previous life, except that the flowers are more gorgeous, like burning purple flames.

boom!
After closing the wooden box, Fang Xu left the inn carrying the hundred purple flame grasses.

After returning to the slums, Fang Xu sorted out these things and put them into the Qiankun bag respectively. Then, while practicing the Ku Lun, he quietly slipped out again.

Following the guidance of the arrow, he came to Li Jin's home.

"Who is it?"

"Is Jin'er back?"

As soon as Fang Xu pushed the door open, he heard an old voice coming from inside the house.

He was startled and was about to meet the enemy with a spear in hand, but he saw an old woman with white hair and a cane coming out of the house.

The old woman had her eyes closed, was leaning on a cane, and was carefully groping the door frame. It was obvious that she was blind.

Fang Xu hesitated for a moment and said, "Aunt, I'm Li Jin's friend. He asked me to come get something."

The old woman was slightly stunned when she heard this, and said with some disappointment: "Jin'er, he didn't come back?"

Fang Xu consoled him: "Li Jin is a bit busy lately."

"Alas!" The old woman sighed and did not ask any more questions. She said, "The room next door is Jin'er's room. The thing you are looking for should be in the room."

Fang Xu nodded, went to the room, found the real map from the secret compartment under the bed, and then walked out.

Seeing the old woman leaning against the door frame, her eyes closed but still "looking" outside the house, with expectation and worry on her face, the few soft spots in Fang Xu's heart were touched.

With a flash of light in his hand, he took out several hundred taels of silver from his Qiankun bag, packed it up in a random package, and walked up to the old woman and said, "Aunt, Li Jin is going on a long journey and I don't know when he will be back. Here is some silver, take it first."

The old woman was startled, weighed the heavy package in her hand, and quickly handed it back, saying, "This... I don't want it!"

Fang Xu smiled faintly: "Just take it, old man."

After forcing the package back into the old woman's hands, Fang Xu turned around and left Li Jin's house.

In the yard, the old woman was carrying a heavy package, with a look of deep sadness on her face.

"How can Jin'er have such a friend... Alas!"

……

Fang Xu returned to the slums and took out the three maps. After a quick comparison, he was able to tell which one was fake.

After burning the forged maps, he began to study the two real ones.

According to the system display, the map in Li Jin's hand and the map in Di Heyu's hand are both one quarter of the entire map.

Now that I have two of them, I should be able to roughly understand what is recorded on the map.

However, no matter how he tried to put the two maps together, they never matched.

After some thought, Fang Xu realized with a strange look on his face that the two maps he got were probably two maps on the diagonal sides.

This kind of luck... no one else can compare to him.

After putting the map into his bag, he stood up and went to the next room.

The old ape lives here.

During this period, the old ape has been trying to comprehend what Ku Lun passed on to him, and seems to have made considerable progress.

The air of old age on his body has obviously weakened.

Sensing Fang Xu coming in, the old ape slowly opened his eyes and said, "Should we leave now?"

Fang Xu nodded: "Today is the first day of October. According to Master Ku Lun, the storm in the Death Sand Sea will begin to weaken after the tenth day of October."

"It's still three days' journey from Liangzhou to the Death Sand Sea, but we can only maintain this appearance for two days at most."

"So, I plan to say goodbye to Master Ku Lun and leave Liangzhou tomorrow."

With the appearance of "Hurtu" causing trouble in Liangzhou, with Master Kulun protecting him, the major forces in Liangzhou will not pay too much attention.

After all, Fang Xu looks like a devil, but in fact he still knows his limits. He does not hurt anyone's life or damage the foundation of major forces. At most, he makes them lose some money and face.

These trivial things were enough to save Ku Lun's face.

But if the elixir loses its effect, Fang Xu's true appearance will appear in front of all the major forces, and even the Wheel of Bitterness will not be able to protect him.

Although he still had two Gu Pills in his hand, he could only use them when he arrived in Zhongzhou.

While this Gu Dan can still maintain the appearance of "Hurtu", the two must leave Liangzhou as soon as possible.

"That's fine too."

The old ape had no opinion on Fang Xu's decision.

"Then Uncle Yuan, you can practice first. I will go and tell Master Ku Lun." After leaving the old ape's room, Fang Xu came to Ku Lun and told him his plan.

"In that case, I will personally send you off tomorrow."

Knowing that the situation was urgent, Ku Lun did not try to stop him.

……

The next morning.

Ku Lun led Fang Xu and Lao Yuan across Liangzhou City and headed towards the south gate leading to Zhongzhou.

Along the way, Fang Xu greeted some shops, restaurants and inns along the way in a very high-profile manner.

"I'm leaving now. I'll take care of your business when I come back from Zhongzhou."

"Boss Huang, next time I come back, I will come to eat fish with you!"

"Thank you for your short spear, old man Zhang!"

……

For a time, the entire Liangzhou City knew that this little devil was leaving Liangzhou for Zhongzhou.

During this period, many forces that Fang Xu had taken special care of breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to send him off with drums and gongs.

The three of them arrived at the south city gate. Fang Xu glanced at the horse market next to him and was about to buy three good horses for transportation when he saw the owner of the horse market hurriedly leading three waiters and leading three horses to them.

"Master, Master Hu."

"Knowing that you are going to Zhongzhou, I have specially sent three top-quality horses for you three to ride on."

Fang Xu was slightly stunned when he saw this, and couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.

He knew that the reason why the owner of the horse market was so eager to give him horses was because he was eager for him to leave Liangzhou as soon as possible.

very good!

It seems that my identity as "Hurtu" has been exposed.

“Master Kulun, you see, he himself said that this is a gift for us!” In order to maintain the character of “Hurtu”, Fang Xu spoke while holding back his smile.

"It's a gift! It's a gift!" the horse market boss said quickly.

Ku Lun had no choice but to bow to the horse market owner and said, "Thank you very much."

The three men each took a horse, climbed on its back, and galloped all the way out of the city.

Seeing that they had gone far away, many warriors in Liangzhou City cheered.

In the vast Gobi Desert, Fang Xu couldn't help laughing when he heard the cheers coming from behind him.

"These guys... Master Kulun, what do you think their expressions would be if we turned back now?"

Beside him, Ku Lun smiled awkwardly: "For what Fang Xiaoyou did recently, I will have to go back and apologize to those forces again."

……

On the endless Gobi Desert, three horses were galloping fast. The three people wearing bamboo hats on the horses were Fang Xu and his companions.

After leaving Liangzhou, the environment became even worse.

The Gobi Desert under our feet has gradually turned into a desert. Amid the yellow sand, we can occasionally see some huge weathered and decayed stone pillars standing alone.

"Master, was there a city here originally?" Fang Xu shouted loudly.

Ku Lun nodded and said, "It is rumored that Liangzhou was originally richer than Zhongzhou, but later it declined for some unknown reason. Countless cities and lands were buried by yellow sand, and it has become what it is today."

"Friend Fang, the sea of ​​death is just ahead." Ku Lun spoke in the face of the strong wind.

Fang Xu looked into the distance, but could not see any obvious features of the so-called "Death Sea".

The desertification of the land under our feet is becoming more and more serious, which has seriously affected the galloping of horses.

After the horses' hooves sank into the sand and caused them to fall several times, the three men decisively chose to abandon the horses and continue on foot.

On the fourth day after leaving Liangzhou, the glow of the setting sun dyed the endless desert in front of us golden, and the desolation and loneliness were overwhelming.

Looking at the setting sun in the sky, Fang Xu couldn't help but think of a poem.

The desert is solitary and straight, and the long river falls into the sun.

There is no way to experience such a spectacular sight unless you are there in person.

"Little friend Fang."

On the towering sand dunes, Kulun pointed to a flat and endless desert in the distance and said, "That is the Sea of ​​Death."

Looking in the direction he pointed, Fang Xu could vaguely see many warriors and caravans moving slowly in the vast desert.

"Master Ku Lun, is the storm over?" Fang Xu asked curiously, looking at the calm sea of ​​death.

According to what he said before, the sandstorm here will not completely dissipate until mid-October.

It is only the beginning of October and there is no sign of a sandstorm.

"Look there, little friend."

Ku Lun pointed to the place where heaven and earth met in the distance and spoke slowly.

Fang Xu looked up and suddenly found something wrong!

Before, he had always thought that the place where the sky and the earth intersected in the distance was some raised sand dunes in the desert, and he didn't take it seriously.

After careful observation, it was discovered that those were not sand dunes at all, but rather one horrific storm after another!
"These sandstorms will move southward until they reach the edge of the desert, where they will gradually dissipate." Kulun explained, "Sandstorms will change the topography of the entire Death Sand Sea. Even warriors who often cross the Sand Sea will find it difficult to distinguish the ubiquitous quicksand whirlpools."

"If a martial arts master is accidentally sucked into a larger quicksand whirlpool, it will be difficult for him to escape."

As soon as he finished speaking, the flat sea of ​​sand in the distance suddenly sank!
Fang Xu saw with his own eyes that a group of warriors who were moving forward cautiously were instantly sucked into the terrifying quicksand vortex. After struggling for a few times, the group was swallowed up by the quicksand and disappeared from sight.

Fang Xu was a little shocked!

"Master, what is beneath the Death Sand Sea?"

Ku Lun shook his head: "I don't know. No one can come out alive after being caught in the whirlpool of quicksand."

"Okay, I can't accompany you on the rest of the journey."

As the number one person in the Northern Desolate State, Master Ku Lun himself is a focus.

If he stayed with Fang Xu during his trip to Zhongzhou, it would definitely attract the attention of other forces. After all, some warriors who left early on the second floor of the ruins had seen him and Fang Xu together, and they came forward to protect Fang Xu.

"My friend, remember, when you are crossing the Death Sand Sea, if you hear any movement under your feet, do not hesitate and leave as soon as possible."

Keeping Ku Lun's instructions in mind, Fang Xu bowed to him and said, "Master, we'll see each other again if we're lucky."

The old ape also bowed slightly and said, "Brother Ku Lun, see you later."

Ku Lun nodded slightly and watched the two of them walk towards the distant sea of ​​death.

In the vast sea of ​​sand, because of the occasional hurricanes carrying a large amount of sand and dust covering the sky, most warriors wore conical hats or covered their mouths and noses with cloth. Fang Xu and Lao Yuan's attire at this time was not special.

The effect of the Gu Dan has disappeared, and both of them have now returned to their original appearance.

These merchants and warriors who came out of Liangzhou have probably seen the portraits posted at the city gate. Once they see the lineup, Fang Xu estimates that he will be recognized in minutes.

He pulled the scarf around his neck up to cover his mouth and nose, leaving only his eyes exposed, and then pulled the hat down. Fang Xu and Lao Yuan walked slowly towards the distance, following a route where many pedestrians walked.

at the same time.

Lu family of Qingzhou.

At the invitation of the Lu family, the leaders of various forces and the heads of aristocratic families dispatched their warriors to set up checkpoints along the direction from Tilan Mountain to Wangyue Mountain, preparing to intercept Fang Xu.

At the same time, a group of martial masters including Saint Lu also rushed to the valley previously occupied by the Earthly Demon Ape.

But the Earthly Demon Ape clan had already moved away, and they only found the clothes of the three martial masters of the Lu family casually thrown away by the river in the valley.

The group of martial masters were unwilling to give up and continued to go deeper into the depths of Tilan Mountain, until they chased Fang Xu and his group to the river downstream.

When everyone was checking at the riverside, they were ambushed by a giant turtle, which killed several martial masters, and many family heads retreated.

After wasting nearly a month and losing a lot of manpower, and still not finding any trace of Fang Xu, many forces became a little anxious.

After some discussion, they took the last and dumbest approach, just as Fang Xu had guessed.

Defend Zhongzhou to the death!

All major forces recalled all their personnel, preparing to strictly guard all places in Zhongzhou and check everyone who entered Zhongzhou.

At the beginning, these forces were somewhat worried whether this move would anger the Dayu royal family.

But as they tested step by step, they found that the royal family had not raised any objections to this. There was even news from Zhongzhou that the current Emperor Yu was grateful for the many things that had happened in the State of Yu recently and was preparing to issue an edict of repentance and grant amnesty to the world.

The royal family seemed to have no interest in Fang Xu and his first-grade martial arts.

As a result, all the major forces completely let go and set up checkpoints on various important roads in Zhongzhou, preparing to intercept Fang Xu.

Zhongzhou City, Imperial Palace.

Emperor Yu Li Cangwu looked at Qin Mushen, the Imperial Astronomical Observer in front of him and said with a smile: "Old fellow, I will remember you for a great achievement this time."

"However, matters concerning the fate of our country must not be taken lightly. I have recently gained some insights and am preparing to go into seclusion again."

"I hope that next time I leave the customs, I can see you completely solve this matter."

After issuing an edict of repentance and granting amnesty to the country, the fortunes of the State of Yu indeed stopped declining and showed signs of recovery.

Not only that, the common people of the Yu State who had received amnesty and tax reductions rushed to the Yuhuang Temple to pray devoutly. The power of their faith surged, making Li Cangwu even more delighted.

Different from the path taken by Ku Lun, Li Cangwu chose the path of faith in his journey to break through to become a Martial Master.

The sudden surge in the power of faith gave him hope for a breakthrough, and he prepared to go into seclusion once again to reach a level above Martial Master.

"Your Majesty, rest assured. I will do my best!" Qin Mushen slowly breathed a sigh of relief and bowed.

He had long known that issuing an edict of repentance and granting amnesty to the entire nation could stabilize the country's declining fortunes, but the root cause of the country's decline had not been found. Although this move could not be said to be drinking poison to quench thirst, it would not have much effect.

If this continues, the country's fortunes will continue to decline.

"Okay, go down." Li Cangwu waved his hand. After Qin Mushen left the hall, he handed the three imperial edicts on the table in front of him to the eunuch beside him and said, "These three imperial edicts are for the eldest brother, the seventh brother, and the general. After I go into seclusion, let the Supervisory Department restrain the members of the royal family and strictly forbid them to interfere in the affairs of the major families."

The young eunuch respectfully held up the three imperial edicts and said, "Yes!"

……

Yanghua Mountain is the only mountain range in Zhongzhou. It stretches for more than 700 miles, with overlapping peaks and beautiful scenery.

At the beginning of the establishment of the State of Yu, the Shengxian Society reached an agreement with the State of Yu that Yanghua Mountain would belong to the Shengxian Society, and the Shengxian Society would not interfere in the secular affairs of the State of Yu, nor would it help the State of Yu resist foreign enemies.

The entrance examination is an important annual event of the Shengxian Association.

It was already November, and there were still more than forty days left before the entrance examination. At the foot of Yanghua Mountain, many warriors who had obtained the passes to the Immortal Gate had arrived here one after another, waiting for the entrance examination to begin.

The Immortal Gate Pass of the Ascension Association is very easy to obtain. Without hesitation, anyone who is a warrior can sign up and obtain the Immortal Gate Pass.

However, once you pass the entrance examination of the Ascension Society and want to join the Ascension Society, you must leave your original family and put the interests of the Ascension Society first in everything.

There are two possible outcomes after this entry test: either pass or die. Once you enter the test, there is no possibility of giving up and withdrawing.

Therefore, although many disciples from aristocratic families covet the status of disciples of the Ascension Society, they dare not try it easily.

At the foot of the mountain, in an exquisite villa, Lu Qingluo, dressed in red, was practicing. Next to her, Chu Mu, wearing a white gown and a slim-fitting cloud-patterned silk embroidered jacket, with her long hair casually tied behind her head, was carefully distinguishing the two herbs in front of her.

The courtyard door was slowly pushed open, and Huang Qingzhou walked in slowly with a long sword in his hand.

"Junior sister, what's wrong?" Huang Qingzhou said with a smile when he saw Chu Mu frowning.

Chu Mu raised his head and said in confusion: "Brother Huang, what is the difference between these two Tianxuan grasses? I have studied them for a few days, but I can't find any clues."

Huang Qingzhou couldn't help laughing after hearing this.

"To refine pills, one must accurately grasp the medicinal properties and efficacy of each ingredient in the recipe. Based on these, one must control the temperature and refining time. Only in this way can one increase the success rate of making pills, or refine high-quality pills."

"These two plants of Tianxuan grass are both second-level herbs. Ordinary second-level alchemists may only have a 20% chance of refining a second-level Qi and Blood Pill with them, but I, senior brother, now have a 40% chance of refining a third-level Qi and Blood Pill with them."

He is not very good at fighting.

But when it comes to alchemy, Huang Qingzhou believes that among his current master's fellow disciples, none of them is more talented than himself.

This was also the reason why Xu Changqing asked him to teach Chu Mu before he officially accepted Chu Mu as his disciple.

"Brother Huang, you've already said it twice..."

Chu Mu complained quietly and looked at Huang Qingzhou and said, "Brother, tell me quickly, what is the difference between these two Tianxuan grasses?"

She just wanted to know the difference between the two plants of Tianxuan grass and didn't want to listen to Huang Qingzhou bragging about his abilities.

"Difference?" Huang Qingzhou shook his head and said, "The grade, age, and medicinal effects of these two Tianxuan grasses are all the same. There is no difference."

As soon as these words came out, Chu Mu was stunned. Then he threw two stalks of Tianxuan grass at Huang Qingzhou angrily and said:
"Are you kidding me?"

Huang Qingzhou chuckled, picked up the Tianxuan grass that fell on the ground and said, "I'm not kidding you. The reason why I did this is to make you understand that as an alchemist, you have to trust your feelings."

Feel……

Chu Mu pondered for a while and didn't say anything.

On the other side, after Lu Qingluo practiced for a while, he also put away his spear and slowly walked to Huang Qingzhou and said, "Brother Huang, have you heard any news about Fang Xu recently?"

When Fang Xu was mentioned, Chu Mu looked at Huang Qingzhou anxiously and said, "Yes, is there any news about Brother Fang Xu recently?"

Huang Qingzhou shook his head.

When the two girls saw this, their faces showed deep disappointment.

"Don't be like this, no news is also good news." Huang Qingzhou comforted the two of them, "Think about it, the entire Dayu is looking for him, and no news doesn't mean that Fang Xu has not been found yet, right?"

Lu Qingluo put the spear aside, slowly sat on a stone bench beside him and murmured, "That being said, I heard that now all the major forces have surrounded Zhongzhou tightly. If Fang Xu comes to participate in the entrance examination of the Ascension Association, he will definitely be caught by them."

"But if he doesn't come, I'm afraid he won't have a place to stand in the entire Dayu in the future."

Huang Qingzhou nodded solemnly. Looking at the worries on the two people's faces, he finally did not tell them that some disciples in the Ascension Society were secretly trying to find out Fang Xu's whereabouts.

Once the entrance examination begins, if Fang Xu does not show up for the examination, I am afraid that a large number of disciples of the Ascension Society will take action instantly.

Because by that time, the pass to the Immortal Gate in Fang Xu's hand would be invalid, and he would no longer be considered a disciple of the Ascension Society.

First-grade martial arts have a fatal attraction to the disciples of the Ascension Society!

(End of this chapter)