The Prodigal Son of the Mystical Sect

"Well..." After hearing this, Chu Tianxiao tapped his palms and said, "So it seems that this person wants to meet me alone?"

"Yes." Xue Yan said, with a hint of worry on his face, "Young Master, in my opinion, the terrain of Black Marsh is complicated, and the old man of Black Marsh has extremely high cultivation... It is really unreasonable for you to go to see such a person alone. It's too risky. Besides, what if this person wants to divert trouble and lies to the outside world... What should we do?"

Chu Tianxiao slowly shook his head: "What you said makes sense, but if you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't get the tiger's cubs. He has already had enough troubles, and he doesn't want to offend Da Zhou behind me. Let alone the rumored one. Old Man Kuronuma is not like those insidious and cunning people. Even if he really wants to divert misfortune, he may not be able to hide it from those really smart people. At that time, there should be no less suspicion on him, and I am afraid. At best, the risk is shared evenly.”

"not to mention……"

When Chu Tianxiao said this, he seemed to be mocking himself and smiling proudly: "If the prodigal army doesn't come out, it will definitely shock China. By then, even if I am not 'drained', I will still have the hatred that I should have. ”

"So, even based on the worst-case scenario, this wave is not a loss. If it works well and we really get that training method, we can reserve a long-term source of prodigal troops! How important is this, Blood Rock? When you know.”

Chu Tianxiao smiled and continued: "As for the so-called crime of holding a bi, there are actually two crimes. The world only values ​​one, holding a bi, but often ignores the second - being weak!"

"Everyone knows that there are countless rare treasures in the treasury of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but who would be stupid enough to grab it? Only a child holding gold and running rampant in the market will be in danger! So, instead of worrying about 'getting something' ', will you be coveted by others? It's better to seize the time and keep getting stronger so that you have the strength to match it. "

"We cultivators are more courageous in our practice. How can we have good things and great opportunities come to our door, but we are afraid of them and refuse them?"

After saying these words, Xue Yan finally showed a solemn look on his face, bowed and clasped his fists and said: "I understand, young master! I only hope that the young master will act with caution. If something cannot be done, you should retreat quickly."

"Well, I know it well." Chu Tianxiao nodded happily, "This is the last thing. After I get past the old man in Black Marsh, the next step will be the era of the prodigal army galloping across China! Everything is busy, so you can't wait. Slack off! Especially regarding the soldier trial, we must gather three thousand prodigal troops as soon as possible before we can enter the next stage of training!"

"I will obey the orders of the young master!"

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At night.

Chu Tianxiao responded to the invitation and came to the outskirts of the Black Swamp. As the cold moonlight fell, he saw filthy bubbles rising and breaking everywhere in the Black Swamp. Although the sound was slight, it was the only one here.

Other than that, everything is completely silent and withered on all sides.

Chu Tianxiao looked at this decayed and desolate scene, and was quite curious. Where did this old man from Black Marsh come from, and why did he endure loneliness and live in such a ghost place for decades?

Just as Chu Tianxiao was thinking, a large number of bubbles suddenly appeared in the black swamp in front of him. Immediately, a black "bridge" slowly emerged from underneath. As the moonlight shone, all the mud shook off and dissipated, as if Making some kind of invitation.

Seeing this, Chu Tianxiao did not hesitate and immediately used his body skills. In just a few breaths, he crossed the black bridge and reached the other side.

As soon as you see it, you can see a series of simple houses. They must be the residences of the famous "Black Marsh Soldiers" in China... However, Chu Tianxiao did not feel slack because of this. Instead, he admired the old man Black Marsh even more. means……

There is no other reason than that these houses appear to be in disarray, but in fact they coincide with the military formation...

Just when Chu Tianxiao was amazed, an old voice came from afar.

"Chu Shizi is here to visit. Why don't the children hurry up and invite us in?"

When this sound fell, Chu Tianxiao suddenly felt a chill in his heart! Although he had many conjectures before, it was not until this moment that he truly confirmed that Old Man Black Marsh was very close to the threshold of a 'great cultivator'!

Before Chu Tianxiao could think about it, the door of a room opened. Immediately, a young man who looked to be only thirteen or fourteen years old came out with a cold face and clasped his fists at Chu Tianxiao: "Grandpa wants to see you." , please come with me.”

"...I'll help you lead the way."

The cold-faced young man nodded, turned around and walked forward without saying anything. Chu Tianxiao followed him while paying careful attention to everything. The further he walked, the more certain he became that this old man from Black Marsh was following the path of cultivating both martial arts and formations. If he became a great practitioner, he would definitely be a 'grand formation master'!

The wonderful formations along the way made Chu Tianxiao dazzled and yearned for it. He studied it silently for a while. Although he only caught a glimpse of the corners, he also gained a lot of insights... In this way, he turned around several houses and turned corners. Finally, the two of them finally arrived at their destination. As the young man who led the way respectfully stepped down, an old man in black who was sitting in the pavilion just turned to his right hand and said, "Please sit down."

Chu Tianxiao was not polite and sat down directly. Then he took out a Sumeru ring from his arms and said straight to the point: "It contains thick earth that can bear the sky. The weight should be enough for seniors to practice the thick earth to carry things and be promoted to a great practitioner."

Hearing this, the old man Heimao's eyelids twitched, as if he was a little surprised that Chu Tianxiao guessed the Taoist method he practiced, and thus had a head start... But soon, he returned to his usual expression, stretched out his hand, and passed Xumijie directly. Without looking, he said: "Well, I'd like to thank you in advance. All the elites in Black Marsh have been cultivated by me, and no one dares to disobey me."

After hearing what he meant, Chu Tianxiao smiled faintly and said, "Of course I can trust the credibility of my seniors for many years."

At this point, both of them fell into silence. Everyone knew that the real core of this transaction had not begun until this moment.

After a stalemate for a while, Chu Tianxiao looked at the tired look of the old man Heimao and knew that it was useless, so he said directly: "Senior, when you ask me to meet, you should not just say what the question should mean, right?"

Hearing this, Old Man Kuronuma smiled. Then, he slowly poured a cup of tea, but did not drink it. Instead, he dipped his skinny fingers in it, and then began to write on the stone table surrounded by the two of them... !

Several characters with strong brushwork appeared quickly.

Chu Tianxiao's eyes lit up when he saw the words. After understanding what the old man Heimao was referring to, he also wrote a few words on it.

"The law is not transmitted to the six ears."

The smile of the old man Kuronuma grew stronger, and he wrote a few more words immediately after, and Chu Tianxiao followed... The two of them just wrote one sentence at a time, and they wrote an unknown amount. At first, it was the old man Kuronuma who wrote more, but Later, it became Chu Tianxiao's "home field". Old Man Heimao only occasionally wrote a sentence and raised questions...

The two of them were exchanging ideas and brainstorming in a tacit way!

I don't know how much time passed, but the old man Heimao touched his right hand, and the tea was all gone. There was no more words on the stone table. He looked at Chu Tianxiao with burning eyes, as if he wanted to see through him completely...

After a long time, he sighed: "What a pity..."

Hearing this, Chu Tianxiao could understand what the word 'pity' in the old man Heimao's words meant. In fact, more than one person had said this...

But at this moment, he still didn't know how to respond, so he could only respond in silence.

He saw the old man Kuronuma looking at him with piercing eyes. He was extremely regretful, but also said with a hint of relief: "If it weren't for your ambition to be there... I'm afraid even I would be thinking about it."

These words were a bit unclear, but Chu Tianxiao knew what he meant and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Senior, isn't that true?"

"Haha, Ying Luxian formed the Immortal Killing Army back then and swept through China. He was invincible and established the status of the first dynasty of the Great Zhou Dynasty. If it weren't for the barbarians' constraints, I'm afraid he and Lu Xuan would have united China by now!" Old Man Heimao said. Instead of answering directly, he looked at Chu Tianxiao and said slowly, "To unify the splendid mountains and rivers, it is not enough to have a strong army and a wealthy people. But if a country does not have a strong army, it will not have the slightest chance!"

"A single army of Immortal Slayers conquered half of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so why should you belittle yourself?"

Hearing this, Chu Tianxiao could only smile bitterly and be speechless. It is true that the old man Heimao who was able to train the best soldiers in the world was so praised. In his words, there was also the meaning of "if you have ambitions in China, I am willing to help you"... It would be wrong to say that Chu Tianxiao is not useful. It's possible - after all, he had really learned a lot about this person's insights during the "tea conversation" just now...

This is definitely a military strategist who combines military training, military art, battle formations, strategy, and tactics!

Chu Tianxiao was naturally happy to be favored by such a master, but the problem was that he really didn't have that "ambition"!

The purpose of forming the Prodigal Army was purely to achieve unrivaled feats, so as to get the first place in the Autumn Examination with 'exemption', to learn the secret of the 'Tianji Monument', and to prevent myself from being obliterated by the cheating system...that's all!

Why do you think so much about one thing after another?

Seeing Chu Tianxiao's expression, the old man Heimao observed carefully for a long time and saw that he was indeed unambitious rather than treacherous and loyal. For a moment, he felt a little disappointed in his heart, but more importantly, he felt relieved. .

"Don't be nervous, I'm just expressing my feelings... I'm trapped in this world all my life. Now, I've been shackled a lot, so how can I still be as passionate as before..." As he said this, Old Man Kuronuma But he smiled and said, "However, you little guy is really kind and righteous... There is no doubt that Lu Xuan's Zhou Dynasty can have someone like you to unify China."

Hearing this, Chu Tianxiao smiled more and more bitterly, and quickly clasped his fists and saluted: "Senior, please stop squeezing against this junior...Well, let's talk about further transactions."

Regarding such topics, Old Man Heimao, a casual cultivator, could talk freely, but Chu Tianxiao felt confused at every turn, so at that moment, he quickly changed the topic.

"Okay." Old Man Kuronuma did not dwell on the matter and said straight to the point, "I have collected a lot of treasures by betting everywhere over the years. I wanted to take one out and trade it with you..."

"But now, I have changed my mind."

"It's time for that important treasure to be handed over to its true owner."

As he spoke, the old man Heimao sighed with emotion. Before Chu Tianxiao came back to his senses, there was a neatly folded "big flag" on the stone table. Judging from the folded appearance, it is bright red in color, with a bloody paw print on the flag. Once it is taken out, only the corners are exposed, and it already emits a terrifying blood evil aura!

Chu Tianxiao has no doubt that if it is fully unfolded and waved in the wind, then I am afraid that some practitioners with weak cultivation will be invaded by the blood evil energy into the spiritual platform, and thus become bloodthirsty and easy to kill!

There is no doubt that this is an extremely special "battle flag"!

"This thing is called the 'Heavenly Blood Imperial Capital Flag'. I think you have heard of it."

As soon as the old man Heimao said these words, Chu Tianxiao's pupils suddenly shrank: "Is it the ancient thing in the rumors? I heard that as long as the flag is waved, all the soldiers and generals under the flag will live and die together, and their wounds will be equally divided. Fight to the death? But this thing?"

Hearing this, the old man Heimao nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, this thing was extremely rare even in ancient times. If nothing unexpected happens, this is the last 'Flag of the Blood Emperor Capital' in the vast land of China today!"

After hearing this, even though Chu Tianxiao had always been calm, now he was a little excited and his hands were shaking!

You know, the most troublesome thing about Chu Tianxiao's thinking about the 'Prodigal Army' during this period is that there are only three thousand armors in total. After binding, every one who dies in battle will lose one armor, which is equivalent to water without a source. Maybe A few tough battles would be enough. In this regard, Chu Tianxiao thought about imitating the manufacturing process of the armor, but how could it be easy to imitate an ancient thing? Even with the help of grandpa, the progress in this area is not optimistic...

But now?

As soon as the flag of the Heavenly Blood Imperial City is raised, all soldiers and generals of the prodigal army will live and die together. Unless everyone's energy and blood are exhausted in a war, otherwise, this prodigal army will always have "zero casualties"!

When one person is dying, another person will supply him. In this way, as long as the three thousand prodigal army is not in a situation where the whole army is inevitable to be annihilated, there will never be a situation of 'reduction without replenishment'!

Such a treasure is like a fish in water for the prodigal army! Now that he has encountered it, Chu Tianxiao will never let him go!

"What should Senior Kuronuma do before he is willing to give up his love?" Chu Tianxiao clasped his fists quickly, with an extremely determined look in his eyes. Upon seeing this, Elder Kuronuma smiled. He was very satisfied that Chu Tianxiao had seen through the key at a glance, and nodded, pleased. He said: "Don't worry, I still have something on my side for this exchange."

As he spoke, Old Man Kuronuma took out a map.

With just one glance, Chu Tianxiao's pupils shrank again, and a strange look flashed past! There is no other reason than that this ancient map is exactly the same as the map in the "Chuhe Sumeru Precepts"!

"This picture was obtained by me when I saved a dying man. Before he died, he told me that there was a treasure hidden in this picture, but I have been searching for it for many years and still can't find it... After tonight, I will go far away, taking this picture with me. Things are nothing but trouble, so..."

Chu Tianxiao took a deep breath and interrupted: "Senior Heimao, there is no need to say more, I want this thing too! According to what you said before, there is another 'news' about this transaction?"

"Let's just say it all together."

(4000 chapters combined into one, updated today.)