camouflage salted fish

If it is said that the appearance of Lu Danxu and Fang Shaojun made Zhen Shanzong feel unbelievable, then when they saw Xie Jianhuan walking into their sight early the next morning, the shock of everyone was beyond words, and everyone thought they had hallucinations.

"Yes...is it Xie Jianhuan?" Qiu Wanran rubbed her eyes vigorously, "Is that the Xie Jianhuan we saw in the photo stone last time?"

Li Xingyu swallowed: "I, I think it should be."

Nie Weiyu and Gu Yanyu were also shocked. They couldn't figure out how their remote Yeyun Mountain suddenly became a geomantic treasure, and those people who had only heard their names in legends appeared in front of them one after another.

"But speaking of it, Xie Jianhuan's face is really amazing." Nie Weiyu whispered to Gu Yanyu quietly, "The real person is more handsome than the one I saw in the picture stone before!"

Gu Yanyu agreed.

The three apprentices of the head of Shen are all dragons and phoenixes, good-looking talents, but Lu Danxu gave them the first impression that most of them are cute, Fang Shaojun is a kind of heroic man full of masculinity, but Xie Jianhuan has a face that will make a woman dream. , The facial features are handsome and profound, with some sharp beauty, the black clothes are more and more straight, the shoulders are straight, the waist is slender and the legs are long, reminiscent of the tall mountains standing quietly under the moonlight at night, silent, tough, thick and unshakable .

"Thank you Jianhuan, I came to Beihuang to find two juniors." Xie Jianhuan nodded at the Zhenshan sect, "I'm bothering everyone."

Everyone in the Zhenshan sect was excited and waved their hands again and again to say that they are polite. Although they were full of curiosity about this top master who ranked thirteenth in the celestial list at a young age, they did not dare to get too close to him due to his aura.Fang Shaojun was very happy to see him, stepped forward to give him a hug, and asked, "Brother, where have you been these past few months? We are really worried!"

Xie Jianhuan's expression was indifferent, without any flaws: "There are some things to deal with."

Fang Shaojun was not a curious person. Seeing that he was safe and sound, he was relieved, and went back to look for his third junior brother, but saw that the other party had dark circles under his eyes and looked extremely haggard. He couldn't help but asked with concern: "Junior brother, did you not rest last night?" okay?"

Lu Danxu made it up to himself, and had nothing to say, so he could only show him a bewildered smile.

The last one to wake up was Shen Budu.His complexion didn't look too good either. He didn't fall asleep almost all night last night. It was already dawn when he was confused, and the dark circles under his eyes were particularly obvious.

As soon as they saw him, everyone immediately forgot about Xie Jianhuan, and gossip gleamed in their eyes.

Look at this haggard face, look at this vain footsteps, look at this long-overdue wake-up time, could it be, could it be...

Song Yifan asked politely: "Breakfast is ready, is Miss Shen still up?"

Shen Budu's face became even more stinky: "He's gone."

The gossip on everyone's faces paused: What? ?

"It disappeared when I woke up in the morning." Shen Budu said perfunctorily, "Maybe it turned into a butterfly and flew away."

Xie Jianhuan: "..."

Everyone: "..."

Shen Budu changed the topic as if nothing had happened: "Is the spider demon's body still there?"

Qiu Wanran came back to his senses: "Yes, I was afraid of any accidents, so Brother Fangya sent someone to protect that place, and no one was allowed to approach it."

Shen Budu nodded: "Don't dispose of the corpse casually. This spider demon is powerful and has a hard shell. Many parts can be used as materials for refining tools and alchemy, which is very valuable. I will take you to take down the usable materials later. The remaining corpses are for use. Fire burns."

Qiu Wan said yes repeatedly, so everyone went to have a simple breakfast together.The matter of the refugees has been dealt with almost. After thanking everyone, they left the town with each other and returned to the place where they lived to rebuild their hometown.The rest of the people had nothing to do, and followed Shen Budu to see the spider demon's body.

The corpse had been left in place for nearly a day and a night, and it was already slightly rotten and smelly. Everyone covered their mouths and noses, and listened to Shen Budu's explanation: "Spider shells are extremely hard, and can be pierced by extraordinary sharp weapons. They are good for refining armor. Raw materials; spiders can also be used as medicine to make detoxification pills, which have the effect of reducing swelling and dispelling stagnation. The most important thing is that monsters who have cultivated to this level will have inner alchemy in their bodies, which is a precious material for refining holy weapons, and can also help people improve their cultivation. for."

After he finished speaking, he planned to demonstrate how to dissect the monster's inner alchemy for everyone. Before he could call out the universe, Xie Jianhuan took a step forward, drew a cold light from the drinking light sword, and accurately cut open the spider demon's abdominal cavity, digging out the inner alchemy, Put it on a clean veil and hand it to Shen Budu, and then retreat behind Shen Budu.

Li Xingyu and the others were a little surprised.

Xie Jianhuan... Why did you take the initiative to help Shen Du cut the pill?

That gesture doesn't look like being eager to help, but like... He has been obeying Shen Du's orders.

But how is this possible?

"This is the demon's inner alchemy." Shen Budu's voice pulled back everyone's thoughts, "Although it is not big in size, it contains extremely profound power..."

There was a crisp sound of "crack", and something suddenly fell from the spider's severed abdomen. There was a silent pause, and he tilted his head to cast his gaze, only to see that the thing was the size of a fingertip, covered with The tainted blood of the monster cannot be seen from the outside.

Fang Shaojun went over to pick it up, wiped it clean with a handkerchief, and saw a black transparent crystal block inside, and didn't see why, so he handed the thing to Shen Budu: "Master...cough, I used to I haven't seen it before, what do you think it is?"

He waited for a while but didn't hear an answer. He looked up at the master, but was shocked the next moment.

He has followed his master for many years, and he has never seen such a terrifying expression on Shen Budu's face.

The other party seemed to be frozen all over, his dark eyes were fixed on the black crystal block motionlessly, his face was completely devoid of blood, his eyes were filled with disbelief, anger, puzzlement, hatred... all kinds of complex emotions, and then If you look carefully, you will find that there is a slight tremor in it.

This discovery sent chills down Fang Shaojun's back, and his gaze fell on the black crystal again involuntarily——

What the hell is this?

You know, Shen Budu was No.1 in the world in his last life. He has experienced hundreds of life-and-death battles. I have seen countless vicious and insane people, demons and even ghosts...

He has never been defeated, and he has never been afraid. It seems that nothing in the world can really threaten him.

But now, he showed an almost terrified expression...

What on earth could make his master show such an expression! ?

The atmosphere was almost frozen, everyone noticed something strange, and looked at Shen Budu with fear.Xie Jianhuan walked over with a frown and saw the black crystal in Shen Budu's hand. He was puzzled at first, but then he seemed to notice something, and his face turned livid in an instant!

Others didn't pay attention to his details, so Lu Danxu walked up to Shen Budu with a solemn face, and asked in a low voice: "Master, what's wrong?"

After a moment of stagnation, Shen Budu finally closed his eyes slowly.

"I want to... be quiet for a while."

Everyone was slightly taken aback.

"I want to be quiet for a while." Shen Budu didn't look at anyone, held the black crystal block, turned and left.

Everyone looked at his back worriedly—his back has always been thin, but it never gave off a feeling of weakness, as if the sky could easily hold up when the sky fell.

But at this time, the back seemed weak for no reason, as if something extremely deep and heavy fell down on his straight spine, forcing him to bow down to fate full of malicious intent.

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Shen Budu locked himself in the room and didn't come out until night.

Everyone was very worried, but no one dared to disturb him, so they could only walk around his door every once in a while, for fear that something would happen to him.

Lu Danxu thought that Xie Jianhuan would be the first to break in, but for some reason, his elder brother seemed to have lost his soul, and didn't say a word for a whole day.In the end, he had no choice but to grit his teeth, plucked up the courage to push the door open, and walked in as quietly as possible.

Fang Shaojun immediately followed, and Xie Jianhuan's pupils also moved slightly, as if he had already decided something in his heart, he got up and followed silently.

The room was pitch black, and Shen Budu could be vaguely seen sitting alone on the small couch by the window, with his head slightly tilted back and his eyes closed wearily.Lu Danxu quietly lit the lamp on the table, walked over and squatted beside Shen Budu, carefully holding his hand: "Master, what's wrong with you?"

Looking at Shen Budu's frowning brows and pale face, the young man was distressed and worried, and whispered: "Master, you talk to me, I'm a little scared."

He was really scared.If his master was defeated, he couldn't imagine what kind of terrible situation he would face.

Fang Shaojun also went to the other side and held Shen Budu's hand, looked at him fixedly and said: "Master, although our ability is limited, we may not be able to help, but at least let us share your worries, okay?"

The tall young man's eyes turned slightly red: "Seeing you like this, I...I really feel bad."

In their impression, Master has always been omnipotent. He has taught them unreservedly and sheltered them from wind and rain for several years, but in the end they heard the news of Master's death, but found that they could do nothing.

He was really scared.This time, even if it is death, he is willing to use his body to block in front of the master.

Shen Budu opened his eyes, looked at the two apprentices squatting beside him eagerly looking at him, his mood eased a little, he raised his hand and rubbed their heads: "It's nothing, get up first."

The two looked at each other, stood up obediently, but kept following the person in front of them.

"I didn't intend to let you guys know about this matter, and I always thought that I could solve it." Shen Budu shook his head with some self-deprecating, "It seems... I thought it was too simple."

He spread out his right hand, and in the snow-white palm lay the black crystal block quietly.

"This is a spar formed by the condensed energy of the heavenly demon."

As soon as the word "Heavenly Demon" came out, Lu Danxu and Fang Shaojun's eyes widened in horror at the same time, Xie Jianhuan's heart trembled slightly, and he tightly clenched the hand hanging by his side.

"How... is it possible?" Lu Danxu said in a low voice, "Didn't the demons be permanently sealed in another world 300 years ago? And the one who performed the sealing technique was..."

It is the ancestor of your Shen family...

"That's right." Shen Budu looked far away, "Everyone in the world knows this period of history, and they all think that the troubles of the demons have been completely eliminated, and they will never have a chance to step into our land and home."

"But in fact, for 300 years, they have never given up on re-invading this world. The reason why they have been kept outside is because of the existence of the 'Monument Keeper' passed down from generation to generation by the Shen family."

Lu Danxu and Fang Shaojun were completely speechless, while Xie Jianhuan's pupils constricted, and he suddenly looked up at Shen Budu!

This is a history that everyone in the cultivation world knows. 300 years ago, the demons ruled over the world and claimed to be the noble "Heavenly Demons". They trampled and slaughtered humans, demons, and ghosts wantonly. Dead, the body rotted in the soil, and even relatives could not tell the original appearance.

Mourning is everywhere, people are devastated, there is blood and blood everywhere, and the souls are howling. Just when the three clans were almost driven to extinction, a human monk named Shen Xingjian understood a secret space technique, and used the lives and souls of more than 100 people from the Shen clan As a price, all the demons were expelled from this world and sealed in another space, ending this catastrophe.

The remnant souls of Shen Xingjian and the members of the Shen clan turned into a huge black stone tablet, called the "Demon Tablet", which will always guard the border between the Demon World and the Realm of Cultivation, guarding the gate of another world with the remaining thoughts and power to prevent the demons from entering the world. Step into the world where peace has finally been restored.

Many people are aware of the existence of this magic tablet, and many monks are grateful for Shen’s sacrifice, and want to go to worship in front of the magic tablet, but they can’t find the location of the magic tablet. Shen’s descendants never mention it. People Gradually, this idea was dispelled.After a hundred years passed, many young people didn't even know about the Demon Tablet. After all, the world of self-cultivation is calm today, and few people are willing to recall those dark and terrifying years.

They really thought that Xiujie was completely peaceful and safe.

However, in fact, the remnants of the ancestors of the Shen family left in the magic tablet were wiped out in ashes after more than [-] years. The remnant souls of the demons can't suppress the celestial demon energy escaping from the gate of the other world, and cracks will appear on the demon tablet; when the demon tablet is completely shattered, it will be the time when the demons break through the gate of the other world and step into our land again .The descendants of the Shen family must inherit his will, practice the secret art of space, and be ready to fill the cracks in the magic tablet with their bodies and souls at all times.

This is an extremely cruel ancestral precept. Its purpose is not to guide future generations how to prosper, but to guide their own descendants to die generously.It stands to reason that the ancestors of the Shen family made such a great dedication and sacrifice, and his descendants should receive the greatest honor and preferential treatment, but the reality is quite the opposite.

In order to protect the magic tablet, during the past 300 years, the Shen family produced nine patriarchs, two of whom died, five exhausted their cultivation, fell from the peak and became useless, and the remaining two died prematurely due to damage to their souls.

In order to stabilize the cultivation world and not arouse people's panic, no one knew about the Shen family's protection of the magic tablet; they thought that the short life of the Shen family's generations of patriarchs was an accident, or they were cursed by the demons back then, and they secretly rejoiced The curse did not fall on himself.Little did they know that for the sake of reducing the number of cracks on the magic stele, one by one, they dedicated their flesh, flesh and soul to it in unknown places, not even leaving a single corpse in the cemetery.

Until the third year of Cultivation 310, the magic tablet was accidentally broken, and the demonic energy overflowed crazily, and some demons even took the opportunity to flood into the realm of comprehension.In a critical situation, a patriarch and his Taoist companion generously sacrificed, and the husband and wife repaired the magic tablet with their souls. They were less than 33 years old at the time.

Those were Shen Budu's parents, Shen Yu and Li Wanxing.

In Shen Budu's memory, his father was gentle and funny, and his mother was lively and cheerful. The two were a match made in heaven, and at the same time gave him the best love without reservation.

Their cultivation bases are outstanding, but they have never forced him to practice harshly. All their skills and knowledge were taught to him in joy.When he was a child, his parents took him to travel around to see the most amazing scenery and the most thrilling secret places in the world; his father, Shen Yu, was proficient in any weapon, and every time he talked about it, his eyes would shine brightly, and he would talk endlessly; his mother, Li Wanxing, was the most powerful at that time. The formation master, often trapped their father and son in all kinds of strange formations, and when the two escaped with all their strength, they would first tease them with a crisp smile, and then serve steaming, fragrant meals soup.

His father's endless magical stories, his mother's smile and gentle embrace are the most precious memories of Shen Budu's childhood.

When he was seven years old, one summer afternoon, he was practicing guns in a green bamboo forest. His father looked at him with a smile on his side. When he was done, he raised his hand to beckon him over and handed him a bowl of sour plum soup that his mother had just made.

The father and son sat side by side on the stones in the bamboo forest, soaked their feet in the clear stream flowing in front of them to relieve the heat, and happily drank the bowl of sour plum soup.

Then his father asked him, "Do you know why I named you Budu?"

Seven-year-old Shen Budu shook his head, wiped the sweat off his brow, and asked seriously, "Why?"

Shen Yu then took him to the border, pointed to the black stone tablet standing silently, and told him the story of Shen's ancestors and the demons: "Perhaps one day, I will also set foot on the The road of no return. If possible, I hope to find a way to stabilize the magic tablet in my lifetime, so that our family of three can live in peace; if not..."

Shen Yu looked into Shen Budu's eyes, withdrew his usual gentle expression, his eyes were so serious that they were almost sharp: "I hope my son can inherit my will and continue to carry on our mission and responsibility of the Shen family."

"I'm like your mother. I would rather you die on the frontier against the demons than be a coward and a deserter. I named you 'Budu'. I hope you can always remind yourself of this. If One day you are afraid, regretful, and want to live, just think about your name and what your mission is!"

"Shen Budu, tell me, can you do it?"

To cross people is not to cross oneself, Shen Yu is personally ordering his son to prepare for his death, and asking for a response and promise.

I believe there are not many parents in the world who can say such cruel and heartless words, let alone their son was only seven years old at the time.

An age that should be ignorant, carefree, and wanton growth.

But Shen Budu looked serious on his immature face, looked back at his father with clear eyes, and said clearly: "I can do it."

Shen Yu was calm and serious when he spoke just now, but now he looked at his son's firm and clear eyes, but couldn't help but feel a sore nose, and hugged him forcefully: "Father is sorry for you..."

If there is another way to go, who is willing to push their own flesh and blood to a dead end?But with great ability, there must be great responsibility. The Shen family's kung fu laws allow the members of the Shen family to practice ten times faster than ordinary people, allowing them to reach a very high level of cultivation when they are young; but at the same time, they also Use this profound cultivation base and realm to suppress the devilish energy, and be prepared to die at any time.

Whether this is a gift or a curse of fate, no one can give an accurate answer.

Shen Budu once thought that his father would not die like his ancestors. After all, his father is so powerful, almost omnipotent, and he has an equally powerful mother to help him, so how could something happen so easily?

But his wish was in vain. When he was 13 years old, his parents died to restore the magic stele. Before they died, they didn't even have time to see their only son, leaving him a few words.

From then on, Shen Budu became an orphan, adopted by his father's friend Li Yong, and came to Tianya Canghaimen.

Over the years, he eliminated the ghost clan, became the head of the immortal, climbed to the top of the list, and even became number one in the world step by step, reaching a height that his father did not reach when he was alive.It's just that no matter how beautiful it is, in his heart, he has never forgotten his mission and the promise he made to his father when he was seven years old.

Therefore, even if he died unexpectedly in the previous life, even if all thoughts were lost after being resurrected, even if he was exiled thousands of miles away in the northern wilderness, he still stood up little by little, and then slowly returned to the upper spirit world, back to the road that only he knew Go to the border.

The place that needs him, that he spends his whole life protecting, or that will become his burial place.