Chapter 797: A Different Look
"Is there no ninth-grade true immortal in your Xu family now?" Qin Ziling asked.
"Yes! If there is a ninth-rank immortal, our Xu family will be in a much better situation. After all, Taoist immortals cannot act easily, and the most powerful people that the Zhou family can send out are only ninth-rank immortals.
Moreover, the Zhou family was far less powerful than the Taishi family. There were only four ninth-grade immortals in the family. Zhou Ziru, who had the highest talent and the most hope of becoming a Taoist immortal, died in Dark Emperor Heaven. Now there were only three ninth-grade immortals left.
These three ninth-grade True Immortals want to attack the Dao Immortals with all their might and dare not get hurt, so even if they occasionally take action, they dare not engage in a life-and-death battle with us.
So as long as our Xu family has a ninth-rank immortal, the Zhou family will be much quieter. But after my grandmother passed away, our Xu family no longer has a ninth-rank immortal." Xu Sheng shook his head repeatedly, looking worried.
Qin Ziling looked at Xu Sheng and understood that he was complaining like this in order to attract his attention so that he could say a few more words to Tai Shi Ba.
He did not expose Xu Sheng's little thoughts.
It was normal for Xu Sheng to do this given his situation.
He didn't have the sympathy to promise Xu Sheng anything.
The favor that Xu Sheng owed him to Taishi's family was actually repaid when he took Xu Sheng to the backyard of the clan elders' residence. The portion of mountain gypsum barbecue was considered extra.
Next, he had to observe Xu Sheng's character and see if the Xu family had what he needed.
Seeing that Qin Ziling didn't say anything, Xu Sheng couldn't help feeling a little disappointed, but he didn't think it was a big deal.
He appears careless on the surface, but he is actually very smart.
He didn't know how strong Qin Ziling was, but just based on the fact that Tai Shi Ba, a Taoist immortal, still respectfully called him "Big Brother", it was obvious that Qin Ziling's identity was extraordinary, and he and Tai Shi Ba had a very special relationship.
How could such a person say anything easily?
Being able to listen to his nagging like this was a great honor for me. Moreover, when they were at Taishi's house, I was able to take him to see Taishi Ba and gave him barbecued mountain jelly to eat, which already showed that I was very grateful for his guidance.
Next, the most crucial thing is whether the Xu family has the fragments that Senior Qin needs.
If so, then this favor can be said to have been truly appreciated.
…
On this day, the Fire Crows continued to streak across the sky as fast as a meteor.
In the sky, there was a flash of blood rising into the sky, and a strong smell of blood blew towards us with the wind.
"Damn it, it must be someone from the Demon Sect who is harming lives and practicing magic! Senior, please wait a moment, I will be back with my men soon." Xu Sheng said with murderous intent in his eyes when he saw this.
"Let me go with you!" Qin Ziling said, and there was a hint of admiration in his eyes when he looked at Xu Sheng.
The fire crow flew to the place where blood was rising into the sky in a blink of an eye.
On an island, I saw a group of men in black killing people wantonly.
Countless lives lay in a pool of blood.
Above this island, there was an old man sitting cross-legged with a skull-shaped flag hanging above his head.
The blood, resentment and hatred of the living creatures after death turned into rolling bloody clouds and were sucked away by the skull that stuck out of the banner.
“Don’t stop yet!”
Seeing this, Xu Sheng shouted loudly and waved his hand. Four of his men jumped off the Fire Crow and released their magic weapons to kill the group of men in black who were killing people on the island.
The old man's face changed slightly when he saw this. He waved the skull flag above his head, and a huge skull with white bones flew out. It opened its huge mouth full of teeth like sharp swords and bit towards Xu Sheng's four men.
Seeing this, Xu Sheng snorted coldly and summoned a fire wheel, which whizzed through the void and smashed into the white skull.
"Bang!"
The skull was smashed away, and the old man's body swayed in the air. A trace of blood rushed to his face, but was suppressed by him again.
"Who are you? How dare you meddle in the affairs of my Youxue Sect?" The old man's face changed drastically when he saw that the visitor was an eighth-grade true immortal, one grade higher than him, but he did not retreat. Instead, he questioned in a stern voice.
"Youxue Sect!" Xu Sheng and his four men all changed their expressions slightly.
But soon, Xu Sheng's eyes were filled with murderous intent, and he said, "Kill them all, don't let any one go!"
As he spoke, the flames of Xu Sheng's fire wheel grew brighter and larger by several times. It broke through the air and suddenly enveloped the space of dozens of miles where the old man was.
The old man didn't expect that even though he mentioned the name of the Youxue Sect , the other party would still dare to kill him. A hint of panic finally flashed in his eyes, and a mouthful of blood spurted out, disappearing into the flag.
The skull opened its huge white mouth and bit the fire wheel .
“Shhh!”
The flames burned the skull, and the skull melted, with smelly black liquid dripping down.
The old man did not care about so much. He just let the skull hold the fire wheel tightly and prevent it from closing. At the same time, a blood light emerged from his body, rolled him up, and was about to turn into a blood rainbow and break through the air.
Xu Sheng's face suddenly changed when he saw this. He didn't expect that the old man would be so ruthless and decisive in doing things.
When he saw that he was no match for his opponent, he abandoned his subordinates and the magic weapon he had worked so hard to refine, and immediately escaped in a bloody escape.
"Where are you going!" As Xu Sheng's face suddenly changed, a golden flying sword broke through the air and headed towards the blood rainbow.
The Xu family is a family of weapon refiners, and Xu Sheng actually carried three top-grade magic weapons with him.
One for self-defense, two for attack, but the Xu family had been in decline for too long, leaving only one ancestral Taoist treasure, and he had no Taoist treasure on hand.
But the old man was also powerful. Seeing the golden flame flying sword coming, he raised his hand and a blood arrow shot out.
"Boom!"
The golden flame flying sword collided with the blood arrow in the air. The blood arrow exploded and turned into a blood rain that fell all over the sky. The golden flame flying sword was blocked for a moment, and the blood rainbow broke through the air.
"I remember..." The old man's voice came from the blood rainbow.
However, before the old man could finish his next words, a huge fire crow swooped down from the front, grabbed the blood rainbow with its claws, and tore it apart violently.
"Ah!" a scream.
It was raining blood.
Then, a blazing flame was released from the Fire Crow. The flame rolled up, and when Xu Sheng looked again, the old man had completely disappeared. Only Qin Ziling was standing on the Fire Crow's back, with flying black hair, looking indescribably unrestrained and free.
When Xu Sheng saw Qin Ziling kill the old man, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The people who were carrying out the killing on the island were only fourth-grade True Immortals at most.
Once the old man was killed, the people below were quickly killed as well.
Qin Ziling collected their bodies.
No matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat.
Moreover, the rainbow of immortal power of these people can be used to refine the Dust-Free Immortal Pill, which is just right to be rewarded to Xu Sheng's subordinates. It can be regarded as doing a favor by giving other people's things, and he himself has not lost anything.
Xu Sheng and others naturally didn't know that Qin Ziling had this little plan in mind. They thought he wanted to destroy the body to prevent the people from the Youxue Sect from finding any clues.
After killing the people from the Youxue Sect, everyone left the scene without stopping.
Looking at the huge back of the Fire Crow, Xu Sheng looked somewhat worried.
"Isn't the Youxue Sect on the east road of the Great Barbarian West Sea? This is the north road of the Great Barbarian West Sea. Why would people from the Youxue Sect come here?" Qin Ziling frowned slightly.
"A rabbit doesn't eat grass near its burrow! After all, the Youxue Sect wants to command the East Route of the Great Barbarian West Sea. In the East Route Sea, they certainly can't kill at will, but leaving the East Route Sea, it's completely different.
This is the junction of the East Road and the North Road of the Great Barbarian West Sea, so sometimes people from the Nether Blood Sect come here to burn, kill, and loot. The man just now was a seventh-grade True Immortal, so he should be considered a bit of a nobody in the Nether Blood Sect.
"It's a good thing that the senior took action to kill him just now. Otherwise, if he really died, the Youxue Sect would seek revenge for any slight, cruel and vicious evil spirits, and they might come to seek revenge," said Xu Sheng.
"Does your Northern Government and other major forces not care about this kind of thing?" Qin Ziling frowned when he heard this.
“Both the Ximen family and the Youxue Sect are not very submissive to the Taishi family, so the two families often join forces to fight against the Taishi family. In addition, the Youxue Sect is powerful and brutal, so as long as the Youxue Sect does not go too far, the Ximen family will not care, and the other major forces will not care either.
The disciples of the Youxue Sect also saw through this. They usually targeted small forces with no background and no strong people around them. After killing people, collecting their property, and refining magic weapons, they would leave immediately.
Like what happened just now, even if a powerful person occasionally passed by, they would not intervene if they saw that it was the Youxue Sect that committed the crime and killed only ordinary small forces. Even if they intervened, they would only dissuade them. "Xu Sheng shook his head.
"This Youxue Sect is truly hateful!" Qin Ziling said with murderous intent in his eyes.
"So what if it's hateful?" Xu Sheng said with a wry smile.
"You are good. You are not afraid of the strong and you are willing to help others. Just based on this point, if the Zhou family offends your Xu family, you just go to your cousin and ask him for help. Just say it was me who said so." Qin Ziling patted Xu Sheng's shoulder and said when he saw this.
"Thank you, senior!" Xu Sheng was overjoyed when he heard that. He immediately knelt on one knee on the back of the Fire Crow to thank Qin Ziling.
"God helps those who help themselves, and others help those who help others. You don't have to thank me!" Qin Ziling said as he helped Xu Sheng up.
…
A few days later.
Qin Ziling and his party arrived at the waters of Dara Island.
After arriving at Dara Island, Qin Ziling put away his Fire Crow Sword and instead rode Xu Sheng's golden chariot.
The golden chariot is one of the symbols of the Xu family.
Xu Sheng rode in a golden chariot and flew all the way across the waters of Dara Island. Everyone he met saluted and saluted him.
Xu Sheng was just as he said, he liked to make friends with heroes all over the world. He knew almost everyone he met along the way as long as they were at the True Immortal level.
Although this is the territory of their Xu family, but with Xu Sheng's identity, he can recognize almost all the true immortals. It can be seen that he is still very approachable, often condescending and not ashamed to ask questions.
After arriving at the waters of Daluo Island, the golden horse chariot flew for most of the day. From afar, the group saw an island in front of them that was guarded by five fire dragons.
Outside this island, a huge fairy ship was hovering in the air.
Standing on the immortal boat was a short and stocky ninth-rank immortal.
Behind this ninth-rank true immortal, there were eight people standing.
One is of the eighth rank, one is of the seventh rank, two are of the sixth rank, and four are of the fifth rank.
Behind these eight people, there are thirty True Immortals below the fifth rank.
Dozens of miles away from the fairy boat, there was a chariot hovering that was the same as the one Xu Sheng was riding, but its color was red, like a ball of flame.
Standing by the railing of the chariot was a man in a red robe, with an imposing manner, and a look of brilliance, who looked somewhat similar to Xu Sheng.
The man is an eighth-grade true immortal.
Behind the man, there were more than forty people standing around the chariot, all of them were True Immortals of the third rank or above.
Further away from the Red Chariot is an island.
The island is not very large, but it has an extraordinary scenery. In the center of the island there is a mountain towering into the clouds, surrounded by fairy mist, and faintly exuding a Taoist atmosphere.
"Duke Zhou, this Xiaoruo Island belongs to the ancestral area of my Xu family. You brought people in and even surrounded Xiaoruo Island. Are you going to attack my Xu family and provoke a war between the Zhou and Xu families?" On the red chariot, a man with an imposing appearance held a red fire broadsword in his hand, pointed at the ninth-grade true immortal on the huge immortal boat, and asked sternly.
"Provoking a war between the Zhou and Xu families? Xu Bogu, you think too highly of your Xu family! If it weren't for the island protection formation left by your ancestors, would you be worthy enough to be an enemy of our Zhou family?
You just need to order someone to hand over the Nine-bend Immortal Ganoderma today, otherwise when I break through your Five Dragons Island Protection Formation, don’t blame me for being ruthless and heartless.” The short and stout Ninth Rank True Immortal, also known as Zhou Gongding, said with a look of disdain and arrogance.
As he spoke, a Heaven-shaking Hammer shot up into the sky, and grew larger in the wind. In a blink of an eye, it became as big as a mountain and hung in the air, looking extremely imposing.
"We were the first to get the Nine-bend Immortal Ganoderma, Duke Zhou. Why should we give it to you?" On Xiaoruo Island guarded by five fire dragons, a tall and thin man appeared in the flames and said angrily.
"The Qingwu Mountain sea area is the territory of our Zhou family. The elixir grown there naturally belongs to our Zhou family." Zhou Gongding said.
"Zhou Gongding, don't go too far! The Qingwu Mountain sea area is clearly my Xu family's territory. When did it become your Zhou family's?" Xu Bogu said angrily, the flames of the red fire sword blazing.
"King Wutong of Qingwu Mountain has already become a disciple of my Zhou family, so the Qingwu Mountain sea area is naturally the territory of my Zhou family!" Zhou Gongding said slowly.
After saying that, Zhou Gongding waved to a tall and thin fifth-rank immortal with a hooked nose behind him.
"Wu Tong, tell the head of the Xu family, is the Qingwu Mountain Sea area the territory of my Zhou family or the Xu family?"
"It's the Zhou family!" Wu Tong lowered his head and did not dare to look directly at Xu Bogu.
"Zhou Gong Ding, you, you are going too far!" The tall and thin man in the flames was so angry that his hair stood up.
"Xu Boyu, so what if I bully you? I'm determined to take this Nine-bend Immortal Ganoderma. You have to hand it over whether you want to or not!" Zhou Gongding smiled coldly and pointed at the Heaven-shaking Hammer hanging in the air.
“Boom!”
The mountain-like Thunder Hammer broke through the air and flew towards Xiaoruo Island.
The space was turbulent and the wind was blowing violently.
"Zhou Gongding, you dare!" On the red fire chariot, Xu Bogu was furious. The red fire sword had already set off waves of fire and slashed at the huge fairy boat.
The more than forty true immortals behind Xu Bogu also sacrificed their magic weapons, transformed into a river of precious light, and bombarded the immortal boat with great force.
Seeing this, the eighth-rank true immortal on the immortal boat took a step forward and stood side by side with Zhou Gongding. He smiled coldly and said, "Xu Bogu, why bother yourself? Your Dara Island has an ancestral protective formation that we can't break. But once you leave Dara Island, you'll be no different from me!"
As he spoke, the eighth-grade immortal pointed at the red fire sword that was slashing across the sky and a flying sword shot out.
This flying sword actually caused huge waves, like a dragon stirring up trouble in the sea.
The remaining thirty-seven True Immortals, led by the Seventh-Rank True Immortal, took out their magic weapons one after another, and gathered them into a river of precious light, which then crashed into the direction of the red chariot.
"boom!"
The fire waves raised by the red fire sword and the water waves raised by the flying sword of the eighth-grade true immortal collided with each other first.
When water and fire collide, the sound is like thunder.
The fire waves were constantly being extinguished, and the water waves continued to turn into mist and evaporate upwards, making the entire sea surface filled with clouds and mist.
In the misty clouds, two rivers of precious light collided violently with each other.
“Boom! Boom!”
“Dang! Dang!”
For a moment, the sounds of magic weapons clashing rang out, and balls of dazzling light burst out from the clouds.
The scarlet fire chariot and the huge immortal boat were shaking violently, just like a ship in the sea encountering huge waves.
“Boom! Boom!”
When the attacks of Xu Bogu and others were blocked, Zhou Gongding's Heaven-shaking Hammer struck down at the five fire dragons protecting the island.
Suddenly, there was a huge wave of fire, and the head of a fire dragon was directly blown up.
The Xiaoruo Island, which was guarded by the fire dragon, began to shake violently. Countless fireballs flew from the island into the sea, just like flaming magma exploding from a volcanic eruption.
The sea was full of huge waves and countless water vapors were rising.
“Boom! Boom!”
Zhou Gongding’s Heaven-shaking Hammer kept falling.
Another fire dragon's head was blown up.
On Xiaoruo Island, Xu Boyu was furious when he saw this. A Fire Cloud Spear rushed out from the island protection formation and pounced towards the falling Zhentian Hammer like a flaming dragon.
“Dang! Dang! Dang!”
After only three strikes, the flame of the Fire Cloud Spear was dimmed and it retreated back into the formation.
"Haha, Xu Boyu, I can't break the Flame Dragon Sky Protection Formation on your Xu family's Dayu Island. But unfortunately, this is Xiaoruo Island. How can a mere Five Dragons Island Protection Formation withstand my Six Harmonies Heaven-shaking Hammer!" Zhou Gongding couldn't help but laugh wildly when he saw the Fire Cloud Spear being repelled.
The Thunder Hammer continued to strike down.
The fire dragon's head was constantly smashed, its huge body kept shrinking, and its flames dimmed.
The island was shaking violently, and it seemed as if it was about to be torn into pieces.
From time to time, Xu Boyu led his men to use magic weapons to attack and resist the Heaven-shaking Hammer, which barely gave the formation some chance to breathe and repair.
However, Zhou Gongding has profound Taoism and strong magical power, and the Heaven-shaking Hammer is a powerful magic weapon for "attacking cities and capturing ponds". If the attack continues like this, the formation of Xiaoruo Island will probably be broken within a few days.
On the other side, in the direction of the red chariot, Xu Bogu, the head of the Xu family, had red eyes. He repeatedly urged the red fire sword to break through the obstruction, but was blocked every time.
“Haha, Xu Bogu, you can’t break through my obstruction with this kind of fighting style. If you have the courage, then you can rush out in full force, lead your men away from Dharuo Island, and charge directly at me. Then I will definitely not be able to stop you.” Seeing Xu Bogu being blocked and roaring in anger, the Eighth-Rank True Immortal couldn’t help but burst into laughter, full of sarcasm and arrogance.
…
In the distance, on the golden chariot, Xu Sheng looked out at the battlefield, his eyes were fierce, his fists clenched, but he did not rush to lead his men to kill, but calmly said to Qin Ziling: "Senior, the ancestral land of my Xu family is ahead. My Xu family's ancestral land consists of two islands, Da Ruo Island and Xiao Ruo Island.
Xiaoruo Island is where the ancestors of the Xu family were born, and Daruo Island is where the ancestors attained enlightenment. The two islands are hundreds of miles apart and are mutually dependent. However, Daruo Island is connected to the Flame Dragon veins , and is equipped with the Flame Dragon Heaven Protection Formation left by the ancestors. It is so powerful that even Taoist immortals cannot break through it.
Xiaoruo Island also has a large island protection formation, called the Five Dragons Island Protection Formation, but without the blessing of the Flame Dragon veins, its power is much weaker than the Flame Dragon Sky Protection Formation on Dayu Island.
Xiaoruo Island is full of fairy air and fertile soil. There are several medicinal mountains on it. It is also the birthplace of my ancestor and the gateway to Dayu Island. Therefore, it has always been an important place for my Xu family and is guarded by my uncle Xu Boyu.
The island under attack now was Xiaoruo Island, and the invaders were from the Zhou family. The leader was the Zhou family's elder, Zhou Gongding. Standing next to him was his son, named Zhou Zidao.
Zhou Gongding is one of the three ninth-grade immortals of the Zhou family, and his strength is extremely powerful. Zhou Zidao is an eighth-grade immortal, not only powerful, but also very talented. He is the one of the Zhou family who has the greatest hope of surviving the wind and fire disaster and becoming a ninth-grade immortal.
Including me, my Xu family only has three eighth-grade True Immortals. Now the Zhou family father and son are all on the battlefield, and they have brought a lot of troops with them. Even if I go, I can't protect Xiaoruo Island."
Having said that, Xu Sheng suddenly knelt down in front of Qin Ziling with a plop.
Seeing this, his four subordinates also knelt in front of Qin Ziling.
