Chapter 8 Chapter VII

Wu Jingfei also seemed to run down the 1,287 steps of the mysterious stone stairs in the Star Observation Hall. When he took the last step, his feet were so soft that he could no longer support them, and he rolled on the ground.He just took a few breaths when he heard a muffled sound from the high stairs, which was the sound of the door of the spin room opening.The sound made his cramped feet kick straight, and he jumped up and continued to run.Just after leaving the gate, a group of old ghosts were already waiting outside carrying a small sedan chair. Wu Jing didn't have time to marvel at the speed of the other party, so he flew onto the sedan chair and kept shouting: "Quick, quick, quick! Run!"

The sedan chair really flew all the way, down Langfeng Ridge, across Jinxie Bridge, until passing through the bustling Beishi where foreigners gathered, Wu Jing's beating heart slowly calmed down.Shamans attach great importance to etiquette and dignity. If they are rude to their superiors or even use force, the lightest one will be imprisoned for life.Although relying on his father's strength, he would not be severely punished in the end, but most likely he would be imprisoned in the Star Gazing Hall forever by the elder of the Star Gazing Department in the name of meditation.What transfers, missions... don't even think about it.I don't want to!

He regained his composure, and suddenly felt that it was very quiet outside. He opened the curtains and took a look, only to find that the sedan chair had left the road at some point and walked onto a gravel path.On both sides of the path are dense thorax trees, the tall canopy covering the sky and avoiding the sun, even Fan Tongling could not be seen for a while.The road leads straight to a cliff hundreds of feet high. This place is really unfamiliar to Wu Jing, not to mention, even at a place as high as the Star Observation Hall, it seems that he has never seen such a large forest of sorrel in Bayu City.Every ten feet or so away, there is a statue of an ancient beast in the dense forest.Wu Jing faintly felt the powerful forbidden spells from these statues, and was startled suddenly, thinking of many hidden secrets in the legends... Doesn't this seem to be the way to prepare the mission?

He scratched his head, took out the paperwork and read it again—hey, what?Isn't it an order from the old man?He closed the document, looked at the cover, opened it again, and read it carefully: "Wow...the second-class waiter Guanxing Shijing..." Well, it was him.But...how did it say to Yasumi Division? What does Yasumi have to do with me?Wu Jing thought.Then his face started to turn pale, and a ball of fire jumped into his mind, bringing back all the memories of that day... Oops! As soon as the thought of running away came into Wu Jing's mind, the sedan chair that had been cast with the forbidden spell instantly turned into a prison cage.He stretched his hand towards the car door, and suddenly, the door that was so close at hand could no longer be reached, no matter how far he stretched his hand, it was always an inch away from the door.Wu Jing was terrified, and grabbed the curtain, but the curtain also abandoned him.He was anxious to stand up, but the chair and the floor always sank the moment he was about to use his strength, so he couldn't use his strength to stand up anyway.Wu Jing struggled for a long time, and was finally discouraged, knowing that the opponent's forbidden spell could not be broken by himself.

His mind was at a loss for a moment, and he clenched his thumb, trying to figure out which taboo he had violated. The shamans have no internal friction at all, they have always been very united internally, and all major issues are discussed and decided by the elders.But ever since Wu Hao destroyed Shang Jianzhou and Kunlun Yunhai hadn’t passed the Star Observation Hall for the first time②, there are rumors that he began to secretly cultivate forces, use strong means to control the human race country, and accumulate power, some of which are even outside the supervision of the elders. .Did the fireball that day really report to Hao?Could it be that the letter I wrote to my father fell into his hands, so that I should be punished?Once the prohibition spell is activated, the inside and outside of the sedan chair are completely isolated, and even the sound cannot come in, and it is impossible to know where it has gone.Wu Jing touched the dagger his father gave him in his sleeve and "Pi", sat restlessly, estimating the time.Half an hour later, just as he was marking a wooden beam with a dagger for the third time, the sedan door was suddenly opened.

Wu Jing was startled, and hurriedly adjusted his clothes, only to see an old ghost respectfully saluting in front of the sedan chair door, asking him to get off the sedan chair.Wu Jing thought to himself: "Anyway, we're here, let's go out and have a look. I don't believe that Hao really dared to lay hands on the clansmen!" Immediately, he got out of the sedan chair carelessly.I saw that I was already in a long corridor. The cloister was excavated in the hard basalt of Kunlun Mountains. The vault is several feet high, and it is covered with gold, copper and other gold forged by the people of Shu. The war of gods, from Pangu opening up the sky, to Donghuang Taiyi's reigning in the heaven, Haohe seizing the throne, to Fuxi's revenge... are all wonderful and beautiful.The basalt behind the arch column is cut as smooth as a mirror, on which are engraved gods and beasts, mountains and rivers, dark seas and other objects, all decorated with sapphire, crystal stones, cloud beads, etc., dazzling the eyes.Every ten feet, a thousand-year-old dragon lantern hangs under the arch, illuminating the corridor in a magnificent manner.Compared with the simple and refreshing Star Observation Hall, this place is really extravagant.

Wu Jing knew how many powerful ancient spells were hidden in these patterns, and the souls of ancestors might also be stored in those relief statues of gods and beasts, so he didn't dare to run away, and followed the haunted ghost obediently. The corridor was more than a hundred feet long, turned more than a dozen turns, and Wu Jing's feet went limp, but there was only one door at the end.Twenty-eight copper nails are inlaid on the huge sandalwood door, and a Kunlun guardian animal is carved on each copper nail. In the middle of the door are two bronze heads of unicorns.Wu Jing had never been to Bayu Division, and only heard people say that the centralized power here can even be compared with that of the Presbyterian Church. Seeing such a grandeur today, he became a little nervous.The old ghost knelt down in front of the door and said a few words.

After a long time, when Wu Jing was waiting impatiently for the boss, he suddenly heard a click, and the heavy door was slowly pushed open, revealing a longer and larger corridor inside.An internal servant in a blue robe came out, it was Wu Shun who had come to the spin room that day.He was carrying a four-legged bronze animal tray with a pen on it.But there was no paper or ink on the plate. Wu Jing hurriedly lowered his body, bowed cautiously and said, "Xiaochen Jing, I am here to return to my command at the call of the Lord of Bayu City." Wu Shun didn't speak, and kept looking down at the pen with his eyes lowered.Wu Jing said it twice but didn't get a response. He felt strange, looked up at him, and suddenly reached out to pick up the pen involuntarily, and said while looking at it: "Oh, it's top-grade..."

There was a flash of light in the corridor, so bright that even the ambergris lamp was dimmed, the hand of the old ghost that was not covered by the white cloth was stabbed bloody by the light.The light disappeared in an instant, and it was so frightened that it trembled all over, but it didn't dare to cry out, it just lowered its body desperately. It landed straight on the basalt floor, bounced a few times, and made a crisp sound.The servant squatted down, carefully picked up the pen, and put it back on the tray.He glanced at the old ghost, and said calmly: "The Lord of the city has an order to close the gate, and no one can enter unless called." Without waiting for the old ghost to answer, he went straight in.

The door creaked again and slowly closed.The old ghost kowtowed a few times before exiting the corridor backwards.The corridor was empty again. Holding the tray, Wu Shun went straight to the door of the quiet room at the end of the corridor, knocked twice, and then opened the door.There is no light in the quiet room, only the light from the corridor shines in, and it can be vaguely seen that this is an almost empty room.The corridor outside is extravagant, but the inside is shabby and simple, with only one table and two or three cushions.Someone sat quietly behind a few. Wu Shun walked up to the table, put the tray on the table, and said, "It's ready."

He bowed and saluted, and was about to leave when the man picked up the pen and said softly: "Shun, this is the young man with a lot of ambition and a little cleverness you mentioned?" "yes." The man smiled slightly, put the pen away, and said, "This matter...do you think it's okay?" Wu Shun said unequivocally: "Everything is decided by the Lord of the city, how dare I speak nonsense?" Wu Hao said: "This matter has too much to do with it, that thing... I'm afraid even the Elders' Council can't control it. A little carelessness, not only our clan, but the whole world will fall into a place of eternal doom..." He waited for a long time, but Wu Shun kept silent all the time, and sighed unconsciously: "Do you really have nothing to say to me?" Wu Shun said: "I dare not speak nonsense." Wu Hao said: "You are still obsessed with the past, and you refuse to say a useful word to me. Your dignity is really more important than the survival of my family." He stood up, waved his hand and said, "You hate I, I was just hoping that I would make a big mistake and end up in a mess. But I didn’t satisfy you. You are right, everything is up to me, and what you say is useless. Go. " Wu Shun hesitated for a moment, then turned and went out.The moment the door was about to close, he said in an almost whispering voice: "It can't be stopped...At least we have to have a share." Although the voice was low, Wu Hao seemed to hear it, nodded and said: "Of course." The door closed, and the quiet room was once again plunged into darkness. After a while, there was a faint, deep buzzing sound, and with the sound, the three huge round crystal jade stones on the wall opposite him slowly emitted a blue light.The sound gradually increased, like a human sigh, or like the howling of the wind passing through a cave.The light also grew brighter, and some strange shadows flickered in the light. Wu Hao sat in front of him, quickly drawing runes in the air with a slender finger.One after another, lavender runes appeared one after another, gradually forming a circle in front of him, and the opened restrictions hid all the things that he didn't want to make public.The voice grew louder, and the speed at which he drew became faster and faster, and several of them were eagerly released without even drawing well enough.Only the soul body will come, so there should be no problem. There was a sudden ding sound in the quiet room, and a beam of light shone from the high dome, projecting on him.Wu Hao stretched out his hand and pushed in vain, and the circle of runes immediately disappeared into the surrounding darkness.Wu Hao straightened his clothes calmly, stood up, bowed and said, "See the three elders." The humming sound stopped abruptly, the light and shadow also settled down, and the blurred and dim faces of the three highest elders of the Presbyterian Church appeared in the crystal jade.Seeing Wu Hao standing respectfully in the quiet room, the two of them frowned. "Then," the shadow on the wall on the left spoke first, and said bluntly, "Is it true what you said about wanting to capture Chaos? City Lord Yasumi." "As Master Feng said, the situation and the plan have been written in great detail in the memorandum submitted by the minister." Wu Hao said: "The only thing waiting now is the permission of the elders. Once the approval is obtained, the minister promises that the plan will continue." Immediately put into practice..." "Whether the elders will approve such behavior is not for you to speculate!" The elder Wu Ling on the right wall suddenly said sharply: "Your memorial is full of arrogant and arrogant remarks, which makes the elders very dissatisfied. .Based on just a few fragmentary circumstances, do you think the elders will easily approve such a crazy plan?" "Aside from other things, you have violated the agreement reached between our clan and the monster clan by colluding with the rebellious people of the monster clan." The elder Wu Feng on the left said: "Don't forget that you were the one who tried to facilitate this agreement back then. .Do you take your promise so lightly? If the Yaozu finds out and pursues it, where is the dignity of our clan?" "Chaos..." Wu Ling on the right paused when he said this word, annoyed that he had to say this taboo word: "How can manpower change it? Let me tell you the truth, the elders will tell you what you think Shocked... Personally, I am even more angry. Is this something that my people can do? Are you going to degrade my family to the same level as those lowly people who have colluded with the abyss and hell?" "It's crazy." Wu Feng on the left shook his head and said, "People's hearts are not ancient, and even such a crime has to be involved... When our family destroyed our dignity, broke our promise with the Shang Kingdom, and helped the establishment of the Zhou Kingdom, our pure heart has disappeared. Destroyed. The younger generation no longer takes stargazing to determine orbits as their mission, nor does it take guarding the Nantianmen as their purpose, but pursues power and advocates force... The repeated interference in Zhou's internal affairs and the successive years of war against the Yunzhong clan have already Seriously affected Kunlun's own safety, and now it even messes with Chaos... Hao, this is what you call the overall situation? Is this the honor you brought to my family?" "The sea of ​​clouds has already passed through the Star Observation Hall three times," Wu Ling on the right said angrily, "Isn't the warning from the sky clear enough?" The two elders of the Wu clan reprimanded each other one by one, but Wu Heng, the great elder in the middle, remained silent until he finally said, "Okay." Wu Feng and Wu Ling immediately stopped talking, and their respective shadows Shrunk down a bit, and stared at Wu Hao with a stern expression. The Great Elder was also looking at Wu Hao's expression, but after a while, he said with some disappointment: "The elders' worries and concerns have been communicated to you...Hao, what do you really think?" Wu Hao murmured: "Elder Elder, if I remember correctly, according to ancient legends, the 'Broken Scar' sword that God Haohe chopped off from the hands of God Taiyi of the Eastern Emperor was made by chaos...isn't it?" The Great Elder didn't expect him to ask such a far-fetched question, he hesitated for a moment, and then said: "The legend is true..." He glanced at Wu Feng on the left, and Wu Feng immediately added: "Yes. According to my clan's A generation of elders speculated when making history, if it was not controlled by chaos, I am afraid that it would be impossible to cut off the arm of God so easily..." Wu Ling on the right nodded. "Someone is going to make such a divine sword now," Wu Hao said calmly, "I am afraid that within a hundred years, I will see this sword leveling the top of Kunlun Mountain." "Who!" The Great Elder's tone suddenly became severe: "You must be responsible for what you say, Hao!" The three faint shadows instantly turned dark red.In a dark corner in the distance, several runes showed a faint red color, secretly telling the master that some spells of unknown origin began to unfold outside the quiet room. Wu Hao calmly picked up a document on the table: "Just before the three elders arrived, I received another letter from Feihong, saying that the two Tingfeng Pavilions that our family has established on the coast of the East China Sea have been completed one after another. The large Yuncha of the Yunzhong tribe was found, and it is believed to be Qinggui and Huangsheng." Wu Feng and Wu Ling looked at each other.Wu Feng said: "Your Bayu Division did this again. You actually built the Tingfeng Pavilion outside Kunlun Mountain. Whether it violates the ancestral system or not, the elders need to discuss it seriously." Wu Ling nodded and said, "That's right." The Great Elder said: "Press it first and don't send it. Are you sure it's Qinggui and Huangshenghao?" "yes." "Where's the direction?" "The direction in which Chaos was born." The Great Elder was silent, and Wu Hao spread his hands: "I have foreseen this incident and written it in the memorial. We still don't know exactly where the flounder island is, but it must be far away from the Central Plains, and it may even be in the farthest place. Beyond Fusang. We don't know how they dug down through the earth and through the underworld, but what is certain is that the manpower and property consumed by this matter may be beyond imagination. Zhou people and Yaozu have secretly Surveying the sea area, I found no way to provide these things to Flounder Island. The only possibility is that the Yunzhong tribe offered a helping hand... Or, they are simply accomplices. Now the Yunzhong tribe sends two Yuncha to the place at a time , Xiaochen really can't think of any possibility other than preparing to accept Chaos." The Yunzhong Clan has been contending against the Human Clan and the Witch Clan for thousands of years on their own. The reason is that the various mechanisms they make are so complex, sophisticated, and powerful that they can often be defeated by a single Cloud Clan. Fight against several armies of the Zhou people, and the odds of winning are slightly higher.If it wasn't for the Qi of Zhou that made the Floating Void City rise above the sea of ​​clouds most of the time, and the population of the Yunzhong tribe was still too small to sustain a large-scale war, the Central Plains would have been under the control of the Yunzhong tribe long ago.The human race and the witch race also tried to capture the red gold birds and beasts made by the Yunzhong race, but after hundreds of years, they still couldn't comprehend the mystery.If the Yunzhong Clan really obtained Chaos, with their wisdom, they don't need to create an artifact like the 'Broken Scar', but only need a little research and use, and the balance of power between the Human Race and the Witch Clan, which has been so hard to maintain, may be difficult to maintain. Everyone understands this truth, and it goes without saying how serious it is.The quiet room was silent for a moment, and even Wu Feng and Wu Ling looked dignified.After a while, the Great Elder said: "Is this why you want to get involved in Chaos?" Wu Hao said: "Yes. In fact, not only we have discovered this matter, Zhou's Heavenly Prison Office and the Yaozu's Five Elders' Association have also learned of it successively, and are doing their best to investigate. Especially the Yaozu, that person..." He hesitated for a moment , still did not say the name of the monster rebel: "Since the flounder island used the beast to transfer to Mount Tai, a second signal was sent. The minister was ready to receive it manually, but he disappeared suddenly. When he appeared again, he had already In the vicinity of Miluo in the East China Sea, it is estimated that he used the "Benmen" of the Yaozu to move. He is a rebel who was hunted down by the Yaozu, but he still used the "Bugmen" to completely expose his whereabouts to the Yaozu. He may have encountered Things we can't imagine. As far as Xiaochen knows, the monster clan has launched a search in the entire Central Plains, and Zhou Guo's Ji Man may have gotten the news. If they catch up with our clan..." He paused in difficulty down. Wu Feng immediately said: "It cannot be allowed! If the birth of Chaos is inevitable, then it must also belong to our clan!" Wu Ling agreed: "Yes, no matter whether it is Yunzhong clan, Zhou people or Yao clan, they are not allowed to have such a thing without permission. Prohibited items. I believe that action must be taken immediately to prevent the situation from deteriorating further." Wu Hao bowed deeply: "It's kind words." Now the three of them stared at the great elder in the middle together.The Great Elder closed his eyes and pondered for a while, then heaved a long sigh. "Hao, are you going to... change the general trend of the world again?" "Don't dare." Wu Hao stretched his arms, prostrated himself on the ground, and kowtowed: "The general trend of the world has never been changed. The general trend of the world has always been changing." The Great Elder nodded slightly, shook his head again, and stopped talking.His shadow dimmed in an instant, blending into the darkness.Wu Feng winked at Wu Ling, so Wu Ling held up a document and said loudly, "The Lord of Bayu City obeys the order!" Wu Hao sat up straight and bowed his head respectfully. "The Council of Elders has approved your request, but the people involved in this matter must be limited to a controllable range. Division Yayu must bear full responsibility for all consequences." He paused, and said in a low voice: "Bayu Lord Cheng, please do it yourself." With a deep sigh, the lights on the dome suddenly went out, and the figures of the two people also disappeared.The quiet room was once again plunged into darkness. After a long time, a small light on the table came on.The lights flickered, reflecting the shadow on Wu Hao's face, who was sitting quietly, also shaking, making it impossible to see his expression clearly.He casually picked up the pen, turned it around twice in his hand, and then stretched it out to the lamp to roast. "Wow!" Wu Jing screamed and appeared out of thin air.He flew to the ground, rolled twice, and hit his head heavily on the small table made of basalt, his eyes were straightened immediately, and he couldn't relax after holding his head for a long time. At this moment, Wu Hao relaxed his body, changed to a comfortable sitting position, and said indifferently: "Please sit down, Jing. Since we have obeyed the order, we are about to start."