I imitate others' cultivation, and I will never reason with you.

Chapter 171 Let’s Go Play

We still have to deal with the World Tree first.

Ruan Xing closed her eyes. The repeated memories made her unable to tell whether this was the fourth or fifth simulation.

……

Instead of meeting the Fairy Demon Lord and the others, this time Ruan Xing directly used the old method to replace Li Jinfu and returned to the mountain gate with the Confucian-robed monk.

Seeing Chen Donghao again in the square, Ruan Xing took the initiative to walk up to him and greet him, "Senior Brother Chen, have you seen Senior Brother Cheng?"

Chen Donghao looked a little surprised. "You came back by chance. I just saw him. He said that he had caught some evil cultivator and was going to put him in the dungeon for interrogation. So, did something happen in the place you were patrolling?"

Huh, luckily I caught up.

Ruan Xing let out a long sigh and said seriously, "That's right. I have to go find Senior Brother Cheng first and then I'll tell you later."

After saying that, he said goodbye and hurried to the dungeon.

Although the monk in Confucian robes did not understand what she meant, he did not interrupt her, but followed her footsteps.

The two men went down to the dungeon, where only Cheng Zijue and Cui Yurong were inside. Cui Yurong, who had not been tortured by Tianmu, had a ferocious face and glared at him fiercely. Her body, which was tied up with the divine rope, struggled constantly, even if it meant tearing blue-black wounds with dark red.

"Behave yourself!" Cheng Zijue frowned and growled.

"Senior Brother Cheng!" Ruan Xing called out.

The old Taoist priest turned around and said with a smile, "Junior Brother Li is back. Did you catch any suspicious people during your patrol and bring them in to keep me company?"

"There were suspicious people, but I didn't catch them." Ruan Xing said with a look of regret, "Those two were too cunning, and their cultivation was not inferior to mine. I let them escape when I was not careful. So, when I came back, I heard that you, Brother Cheng, caught the ghost cultivator, so I came to learn from you."

Cheng Zijue said cheerfully, "What experience can I learn from this? She is at the mass grave outside the city. Her resentment is like a beacon in the dark night. It is hard for me not to see her. Moreover, her methods are simple and her moves are unsystematic. I took the opportunity to hook her with the God Binding Rope and brought her back."

"Is she alone? How come I met two people traveling together?" Ruan Xing was confused. "Brother, why don't you think about it again? Is there another accomplice who saw that you have the God Binding Rope, a magical weapon that can restrain them, so he simply abandoned his companions and ran away."

"It seems that there was no one else around when I met her..." Cheng Zijue fell into deep thought, and suddenly his expression changed, "I remember! I met her before!"

He told Ruan Xing about the mortal's affairs, and Ruan Xing suggested, "Brother, you haven't reported this to the host yet, why don't you tell him about this matter later? It might be a clue."

"Great, thanks for reminding me, I owe you a favor!" Cheng Zijue said happily.

They called a disciple from the square to help guard the dungeon, and the three of them went to the main hall to find the abbot.

They reported the matter one after another, and the result was almost the same as the last time. The chief had to go to the dungeon to interrogate in person, and the two elders also went to find out the unknown enemy that Ruan Xing and the others encountered.

Ghost cultivators have cold and yin bodies, and are most afraid of thunder and fire. Cheng Zijue did not recognize Cui Yurong's moves, and thought that they were ordinary Yin fire. No one knew that Cui Yurong possessed the Netherworld Ghost Fire of the Heavenly Grade Kung Fu, and was not that afraid of the Heavenly Fire, so he still chose to use the Heavenly Fire to burn and execute.

The sky covered Cui Yurong's body, and white smoke came out of the bluish-white skin exposed outside the black skirt. She rolled over and howled a few times, and then did not move again.

It seems that it has adapted to the temperature of the heavenly fire.

However, no one else thought of this and just thought that she was too weak and had no strength.

The host pressed Cui Yurong several times, but Cui Yurong didn't say anything. Seeing this, Ruan Xing no longer hesitated and suggested to the host: "Since she refuses to speak, why don't we go to the Xumi Realm and capture someone related to her. No matter if they are enemies or relatives, as long as she still has consciousness and emotions, there will always be someone who can make her speak."

"That's a solution." The host nodded in agreement. "Cheng Zijue, you stay here and take good care of this man. Li Jinfu..."

He thought for a moment and said, "You and Sun Xian go together to capture that mortal."

"Disciple obeys your command!" Ruan Xing said respectfully with his hands lowered.

The host left the dungeon, and Ruan Xing also separated from the monk in Confucian robes. Seeing Sun Xian waiting for him there, he smiled and said, "Brother Sun, please come in?"

In order to avoid having to drive the Black Hawk, she consciously lagged behind Sun Xian by half a step. When Sun Xian saw her movements, he thought they were just compliments to him, and his expression eased a little.

The two men walked to the square. Sun Xian stretched out his hand and a ray of light flew into the sky. The roar of a black eagle was heard in the distance.

The other disciples in the square immediately made room for Black Hawk to land.

Ruan Xing watched Sun Xian's operation carefully, but still couldn't figure out what kind of magic he used, and thought it was a pity.

After the black eagle landed and left, Ruan Xing immediately slapped Sun Xian's back with one palm, and at the same time, he crippled his right hand with a sword in his other hand, releasing the might of the Nascent Soul Stage and said coldly: "Don't move, if I ask you an answer, you may still have a chance to survive. If you dare to resist, I will let you know the consequences of disobeying."

A look of fear appeared on Sun Xian's originally arrogant face. In addition, he was shocked by the power of the Nascent Soul Stage. He no longer had any resistance in his heart and nodded repeatedly: "Master, just ask..."

Ruan Xing first asked a simple question, "What is the magic to drive the black eagle?"

Sun Xian did not dare not answer, and explained it in detail. After Ruan Xing learned it, he continued: "However, this spell can only summon it to fly, and cannot command it to do other things."

This is very strange. Ruan Xing had asked the Demon Lord about this question when he was taming the demon snake whose home was stolen in the simulation.

Generally speaking, a monster that has signed a contract will only obey the orders of its master. If the master asks it to temporarily help or obey someone, that's fine, but it is difficult to use a single spell to do something.

And it has continued for so many years.

Ruan Xing asked, "Who is the owner of the contract that Black Hawk signed?"

Judging from the current situation, based on her fights with the three people in charge of Liuyang Study, none of them used the Black Hawk, so it is highly likely that none of them is the owner of the Black Hawk.

Monsters will generally only submit to cultivators who are stronger than themselves.

Could it be that there were other high-level cultivators hiding in Liuyang Study? She had broken into his house last time, but that person didn't come out to take a look?

Unexpectedly, Sun Xian shook his head and said hesitantly: "The Black Hawk... has no owner. At least, I have never heard of it having an owner in the sixty years I have been in Liuyang Study."

"Haven't you asked other experienced monks in Liuyang Study? It's not that your popularity is so bad that no one is willing to communicate with you, right?" Ruan Xing asked with a frown.

Sun Xian's face suddenly darkened.

He really didn't have many friends.

In the past, he wanted to cover his face when he went out, otherwise he would not be so eager to guard the National Master Palace just to escape from Liuyang Study.

There was a young man who had been in the Qi training stage in the inner sect for decades, and there were countless people in the sect who laughed at him behind his back.

However, he still said stubbornly: "There are no cultivators with particularly long experience in the sect. Most of those who can cultivate to the late Jindan stage have gone out to travel. I can't ask the elders and the master, right?"

what?
Ruan Xing suddenly caught something and asked hurriedly, "Except for the elder master, how long has the monk who has practiced the longest time in the sect stayed in the sect?"

Although Sun Xian was puzzled by this question, his life was in the hands of others, so he could only answer honestly, "The earliest one should have stayed for 81 years, but that person also went out to travel with other brothers a few days ago."

There is not a single disciple in the sect who has practiced for more than a hundred years. This is really abnormal.

Ruan Xing thought about it, and reached out to help Sun Xian adjust his collar so that his robe could cover the blood on his arm.

"In consideration of your cooperation, you can take a healing pill to recover from your injuries." Ruan Xing said with a smile.

Despite the suppression of his cultivation, Sun Xian was not a tough guy. Even if he was not restrained, he knew what he should do.

Sun Xian hurriedly swallowed a healing pill to stop the bleeding, changed into an outer robe from the storage bag and put it on, and asked carefully: "Then, Master, shall we go and capture that mortal now?"

What mortals are you catching? She is here to find the barrier tree.

Besides, that was the male protagonist, and Ruan Xing really didn't want to confront him. It would be bad if the plot was revised and things would backfire.

His life can only be left to the heroine.

She said in a deep voice: "No, let's go to the Imperial Master's Palace."

The place where the Black Hawk landed was not far from the National Master's Palace.

Because this place was built so flat for it to stop and land, the guards of the National Master Palace are picked up and changed here every thirteen years.

She remembered that she needed someone to help her enter the National Master's Palace, otherwise she would be attacked by the barrier. But she didn't expect that she couldn't avoid it even after reaching this level of cultivation.

A little Taoist boy led the two of them to the pool under the barrier tree and dripped blood there, only then were they able to move freely.

"Have those monks who entered the National Master's Palace left?" Ruan Xing asked Sun Xian.

Sun Xian seemed to not understand what Ruan Xing was saying, and said in confusion: "Only one Jindan cultivator will come to Xumi Realm to serve as the state teacher each time. Other disciples are not allowed to come privately. Even we can only enter Xumi Realm temporarily when we have a mission. We can't stay for too long, as it will affect our luck."

It seems that he is one of the people who is kept in the dark.

I didn't know that six monks entered the National Master's Palace a few days ago.

No one knows the real reason behind the massive search and arrests at Liuyang Study.

Ruan Xing sighed, "Forget it, I won't ask you anymore, just go play somewhere else."

"The Imperial Master should have known we were here. You go and deal with him. Be careful with your words." Ruan Xing gently pressed a finger on Sun Xian's chest, letting him feel the source-breaking technique destroying the direction of his meridians and spiritual power. He chuckled and said, "Otherwise, the feeling of having your meridians broken will be unpleasant."

She didn't have any restrictions to place on Sun Xian, she was just trying to trick him. He might find out in a day or two, but it didn't matter. Ruan Xing only needed these days or two to figure out the barrier tree.

Sun Xian showed an ugly smile, "It's my duty, Master, don't worry."

His back was covered with cold sweat.

Judging from Ruan Xing's decisiveness and ruthlessness in his attack just now, he had no doubt that he was just an ant that could be crushed at any time in Yuanying Zhenjun's hands.

Because he saw the same thing as those low-level monks and mortals.

Putting himself in his shoes, the most appropriate thing to do at the moment is to listen to Ruan Xing. If he has a chance to return to Liuyang Study, he might be able to tell the owner of the study about his experience of enduring humiliation.

Ruan Xing ignored him and asked him to leave, then went to the pond of the barrier tree alone.

He stretched out his hand and paddled in the water a few times, but didn't feel any danger. He also couldn't find the edge when he probed into the water with his spiritual sense. He didn't expect that this seemingly shallow pool might be so deep underneath.

After putting a water-repellent talisman on himself, Ruan Xing was about to dive into the pool when he suddenly heard a small cry.

"elder sister……"

It was Cai Jiao's voice, and she paused for a moment.

Except for letting Cai Jiao out to play freely for a while during the free time, she is hidden in the storage bag at other times. She is well-behaved and quiet, and listens to Ruan Xing very much. When in the storage bag, she does not move or speak in order not to disturb Ruan Xing.

Something must be going on this time.

So she released Cai Jiao.

As soon as Cai Jiao came out, she raised her hand and looked at Ruan Xing for help, "Sister, it's moving."

Cai Jiao's small hand struggled to grasp the vibrating green seed.

It's so powerful that it seems like it's about to fly out of my hand at any moment.

Ruan Xing's eyes were fixed on this seed.

Is it related to the World Tree?

"Okay, I understand. Thank you Gillian, your reminder is very helpful." Ruan Xing took the seed and touched Gillian's head.

Cai Jiao's originally uneasy heart finally calmed down, and she pursed her lips and revealed a faint smile.

After letting Cai Jiao return to the storage bag, Ruan Xing threatened the seed: "Don't move. I can take you wherever you want to do, but you can't disrupt my plan."

She knew that this seed actually understood human language, but it just didn't respond.

Sure enough, the seed's struggling strength weakened, but it was still eager to jump into the pond.

After a delay of such a while, Sun Xian came down again.

Facing Ruan Xing's scrutinizing gaze, Sun Xian said awkwardly, "I have already explained this to Master Ren. We are sent by the master to check and maintain the barrier tree. No outsiders are allowed to approach this place. Since you don't allow the arrest of that mortal, and I have nothing to do, I came down to see if I can help you."

He originally didn't want to get close to Ruan Xing, but he thought, since he already had Zhenjun's restriction in his body, Zhenjun could kill him at any time whether he got close to him or not, he might as well come and see what Zhenjun was going to do with the barrier tree, so that he could explain some important things to the owner of Liuyang Study when he returned to the study in the future.

The barrier tree is the foundation for Liuyang Study to seal the Xumi Realm. Without the barrier tree, Liuyang Study would no longer exist. Its importance is self-evident.

He had to come.

Ruan Xing thought about it and changed his mind, "In that case, come down with me."

No one knows what is under the water, and she has to distract herself to take care of the green seeds. If she brings Sun Xian with her, she can throw Sun Xian over there to explore the way if there is anything unclear.

He also put a water-repellent talisman on Sun Xian, then pulled him into the inky water.

Sun Xian’s eyes widened. If it weren’t for the water-repellent talisman, he would probably have drunk a few gulps of this unknown pool water mixed with the blood of tens of thousands of people.

He was groaning in his heart. He clearly just wanted to see what this True Lord was going to do to the barrier tree, so why did he really come to help? Could the True Lord trust him to help?
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