Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Horseshoe Mountain is located in the southwest of Xuanyi Island. The entire mountain range stretches for more than a hundred miles and looks like a horseshoe, hence its name.

On this day, the weather was clear and cloudless. Two rays of light traveled side by side and landed on the top of a mountain peak. Two figures appeared, one with a handsome face. One person has sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, and his facial features are regular.

It was Tang Ning and Xiao Mobai.

On the top of the mountain, four figures were sitting cross-legged.

A man is hunched over, with white hair on his temples, and his back is as high as a mountain peak. He is about fifty years old and has cultivated in the late stage of foundation building.

The man is tall and thin, with a few strands of long beard on his upper lip. He is about forty years old. He has an air of immortality. He is dressed in a simple Taoist robe and has also cultivated in the later stage of foundation building.

There is also a person with a bright forehead, a broad face, and piercing eyes. He is about twenty years old and is in the middle stage of foundation building.

The last person was tall and muscular, about thirty years old and in the middle stage of foundation building.

When the four people saw the two people arriving, they all opened their eyes from their meditation and stared at them.

The thin man asked: "Brother Xiao, who is this person? Where is Fellow Daoist Li?"

Xiao Mobai said: "While collecting materials to break the formation, Brother Li was unfortunately targeted by Huang Yuanzong's disciples and forced him to tell the secrets of the island that we discovered. Brother Li refused to give in and was killed. Even his disciples My son was also killed. If Brother Tang had not appeared and saved me in time, I would not have been able to meet you all. I thought that Brother Li was killed and we would have one less person to break the formation, so I invited Brother Tang to join us."

Tang Ning bowed to everyone and said, "I, Tang Ning, have met all of you fellow Taoists."

The burly man asked: "Who is Taoist Fellow Tang from? I am ignorant and have never heard of Fellow Taoist's name in the fishing team at sea."

Tang Ning said: "I am a disciple of Xingang Qianyi Sect. I came to this island by chance and met Brother Xiao, so I came here with him."

When the man with the broad forehead and broad face heard what he said, his eyes narrowed: "The eagle dog of Xuanmen."

Several other people also frowned.

Seeing them like this, Tang Ning seemed to be very worried about his identity as a Xuanmen disciple. She regretted not revealing her identity. At the same time, she was a little confused as to why these casual cultivators hated Xuanmen so much.

I am far away in Xingang, and I have never had any grievances with them. It is impossible for Qian Yizong to have anything to do with them. Isn't it the same as a casual cultivator when I get here? If you have no strength and no helpers, how can you still have such a big influence?

But he didn't know that this casual cultivator had always been a solitary person, and the occasional cooperation was only among the casual cultivators. They were very wary of any members of the force.

One is because they are weak.

The two are because too many casual cultivators have suffered from disciples of Xuanmen, aristocratic families, and chambers of commerce.

The three are dissatisfied with the long-term oppression by these forces.

"Xuanmen's hawks and dogs cannot be trusted. Brother Xiao, why are you so careless? You brought him to someone else." The broad-faced man said bluntly.

Xiao Mobai said: "I guarantee in my personal name that Brother Tang is a trustworthy person. What's more, he is not a Xuanmen monk on Xuanyi Island. Even if he is a Xuanmen disciple, what's the problem? If anything goes wrong, I am willing to shoulder the responsibility." Anyway, you can come to me."

The tall and thin man sighed slightly and said: "We've already come, what's the point of arguing about this. Fellow Taoist Tang, fellow Taoist Qing Yuanzi, since we have joined us, we hope to cooperate sincerely. After breaking the formation, if there is The treasures will be distributed according to our rules and will never be lost to fellow Taoists."

Tang Ning said: "This is natural. Tang will do his best when it is time to do something."

"That's good." The lean man nodded: "Let me introduce you to fellow Taoist monks! This is fellow Taoist Pan Molin, this is fellow Taoist Wu Changwei, and this is fellow Taoist Hua Tuofeng."

Tang Ning nodded to them one by one. The man with a broad forehead and broad face was named Pan Molin, the man with a tall build was named Wu Changwei, and the man with a stooped back was named Hua Hump.

When Hua Tuofeng heard Qing Yuanzi introduce him, he smiled at Tangning and said, "Huofeng is a nickname I chose for myself. I didn't want others to pick it for me, so I just picked it myself. Like Taoist Fellow Tang, I am a backward person."

Tang Ning remembered what Xiao Mobai had said that a group of five of them had discovered the secret formation. Including the two formation masters, there were seven people in total, so they roped in another person to join the group. This Hua Tuofeng must have been roped in by them." Newcomer".

Wu Changwei asked: "Fellow Taoist Tang and Taoist Xun asked us to each prepare a set of materials to break the formation. Are yours ready?"

Tang Ning said, "Brother Xiao has already told me about this matter, and all the required materials have been prepared."

Qing Linzi said: "Now let's wait for fellow Taoist Xun and his senior brother! There are still ten days before the appointment, so they must be on their way here."

Hua Tuofeng asked: "Since Fellow Taoist Tang is a disciple of Xingang Xuanmen, why did he come to Xuanyi Island?"

Tangning didn't hide anything and told the story from beginning to end.

The few people chatted for a while, and Tang Ning learned that among the four people, only two were local casual cultivators on Xuanyi Island. Qing Linzi was originally a monk from Laogang, and Hua Huofeng was a monk from Kongming Island. The two of them had come to Xuanyi Island. More than twenty years.

According to the two people, they had offended the local powerful forces and came to seek refuge.

Loose cultivators live all over the world and do not have a fixed residence, so most of them do what they want. Most of them are people who are happy to grudge and kill people, pat their butts and run away.

From this point of view, it is much more comfortable than the disciples of Xuanmen and Demon Sect.

After a few people talked for a while, they each sat cross-legged and practiced with their eyes closed.

A few days passed by in a flash. Six or seven days later, at night, two rays of light shot out from the west and landed on the top of the mountain, revealing the figures of two people.

He is white-faced, beardless, gentle and elegant, about thirty years old, and is a monk in the late stage of foundation building. The other person has a square face and a broad-minded person, and is in the middle stage of foundation building.

Everyone saw the two people arriving and stood up one after another. Qing Linzi said with a smile: "Fellow Daoist Xun, you are finally here. I thought you were delayed by something!"

The man with a square mouth looked at Tangning and Hua Tuofeng and asked, "Who are these two fellow Taoists?"

Qing Linzi said: "This is fellow Taoist Tang Ning, and this is fellow Taoist Hua Tuofeng. Fellow Daoist Li leaked the news while collecting materials and was unfortunately killed by Huang Yuanzong's disciples. Didn't fellow Taoist say that eight people are needed to break the formation! Let's go Invited these two fellow Taoists to join us. This is fellow Taoist Xun Tianguan.”

Xun Tianguan nodded and said: "As long as there are enough people for eight people, this is my senior brother Fan Yuanming."

"Nice to meet you," Qing Linzi said, introducing everyone one by one.

Fan Yuanming nodded one by one.

"Now that everyone is here, let's set off!" Xun Tianguan said.

Naturally, everyone had no objections and jumped into the air one after another, heading southwest.

After traveling for three days, we arrived at a desert area that stretched for thousands of miles, and the steam was so hot that it was visible to the naked eye.

In the middle of this desert, there is a huge city that surrounds a land with a radius of hundreds of miles.

On the city wall, monks wearing armor and holding crossbows stood in rows.

Outside the city, many silver-white cars and boats came and went.

Everyone disappeared under the city wall and walked into the city.

The disciples of the Chamber of Commerce who were guarding under the city wall saw everyone and said hello: "Fellow Taoist Qinglinzi, you are going to sea again. It seems that there are a few new faces!"

Qing Linzi smiled and said: "The fishing team also needs to develop!"

As everyone entered the room, two feet-long golden eyeballs emitted a red light and swept behind everyone. Inside, there were criss-crossing streets, intertwined roads, towering attics on both sides, and people coming and going on the streets.

As the group walked forward, people greeted Qing Linzi, Xiao Mobai and others from time to time, chatting and laughing.

Obviously these people are all acquaintances. It seems that these casual cultivators who hunt monster beasts have formed a small circle.

Tang Ning followed everyone and watched with cold eyes. Although he was confused, he didn't interrupt to ask questions.

After walking for about twenty or thirty miles, we came to a tall attic with the words "Xuanyu Property Management Pavilion" written on the plaque.

When everyone entered the inner room, a beautiful woman came up to them: "Fellow Taoist Qinglinzi, you are here, are you going to sea?"

"Our Yuyun car is ready!"

"It's been ready a long time ago. It's always been there." The woman said, leading everyone up to the second floor of the attic, to a room, and knocked on the door.

"Come in." A delicate voice came from inside.

Qing Linzi pushed open the door and walked in. Inside, in front of the table, a plump and beautiful woman was talking to a man.

The man just got up and came out and met him: "Qing Linzi, get out!"

"Yes, is Fellow Daoist Zhou also going to sea?"

The man smiled and said: "We just came back, let's rest for a while and finish the goods at hand!"

Qing Linzi said: "How is the market going this time?"

"Not very good. I only hunted three monsters. If this continues, my fishing team will suffer from the northwest wind."

The two chatted for a while, then the man left the room and said hello to Xiao Mobai and others outside.

Qing Linzi completed the handover procedures in the inner room, and everyone was led by the woman to a huge courtyard behind the attic. This courtyard covers an area of ​​about three to four hundred feet. It is an open-air place with four corners around the courtyard. Pavilions.

There is a man in black sitting cross-legged under each pavilion.

There are twenty or thirty silver-white cars and boats neatly placed in the yard. Under the sunlight, the cars and boats sparkle, and the brilliance flows around them.

Each car and boat is about twenty feet long, three to four feet wide, and two feet high. The hull structure is similar to that of an ordinary fishing boat. There is a silver-white canopy in the middle of the boat, which is about six to seven feet long and two feet wide.

There are three long silver-white pipe columns on the left and right sides of the ship's hull, similar to the muzzles of cannons.

There was a small wooden house in the center of the courtyard. The woman led Qing Linzi into the wooden house. Everyone was waiting outside. After a while, the two came out.

Qing Linzi said: "It's all done, let's go!"

Everyone followed him to the third silver-white ship on the left, with the three characters Qinglinzi written on the bow of the ship.

Everyone jumped into the boat. Qing Linzi entered the boat shed. The hull suddenly lit up with a silvery white light. There was a loud roar at the bottom of the stern. Then the entire hull shook. The silvery white boat rose into the air, crossed the loft, and moved forward. Drive away.