Volume 2: Achieving the Nine Heavens and Breaking the Cage Chapter 431: Top of the List
Soul Devouring Sect.
Today is already the third day since Little Qilin successfully broke through to the Divine Transformation stage, and it has been exactly half a month since Gu Xiaoxing returned to the sect.
Today's Soul-Devouring Sect is divided into fourteen mountains on the left, thirteen mountains on the right, and the sect's mountain in the center.
Beside the sect’s mountain, this was the former Shiling Peak, and is now the head of the Zuo Fourteenth Mountain. It has become a holy temple that countless Zuo Mountain disciples want to enter.
Compared with the past, the entire Shiling Peak has changed a lot, but there is only one place that has remained unchanged, and that is the spirit pool that once belonged to the fifth elder.
The night moon shines brightly, casting light on the pond. Occasionally, a spirit fish wags its tail, causing ripples, which the breeze.
Gu Xiaoxing stood alone by the spirit pond, with his hands behind his back, admiring the green lotus in the pond and the fish swimming under the lotus, calm and leisurely.
The reason why this place has not changed is that ever since Gu Xiaoxing planted the green lotus, Xiao Zhuhuo has always been there for the past ten years. She is the one who takes care of the green lotus in the pond and feeds the spirit fish in the pond.
But now, the little candlelight is gone.
Gu Xiaoxing looked up at the sky and sighed. He couldn't figure out where the little candlelight was. It was very strange.
According to the deep bond between Gu Xiaoxing and Xiao Zhuhuo, if Xiao Zhuhuo is really in Xuantian Domain, it should not be difficult to deduce her whereabouts from the myriad changes.
But unfortunately, nothing can be deduced. There are only two possible situations like this.
With Gu Xiaoxing's current reputation in Xuantian Domain, either Xiao Zhuhuo is in danger or imprisoned. No matter how big a fuss Gu Xiaoxing makes in Xuantian Domain, Zhuhuo will not be able to get any news from him.
Or, Zhuhuo is not in Xuantian Realm at all!
And from the myriad changes in the universe, Gu Xiaoxing didn't feel that Xiao Zhuhuo was in the slightest danger, so there was actually only one answer left.
"But if she's not in Xuantian Territory, where is she?"
Gu Xiaoxing couldn't figure it out, he just sighed silently and looked up at the night sky above. His sight could easily span ninety thousand miles and see the moving dust sky.
In that sky, the full moon evolved. It was clearly not the moon, but the moonlight was still pouring down. The scene seemed a little weird.
Suddenly, under the full moon, a black shadow appeared out of nowhere, and was extremely conspicuous against the full moon.
Gu Xiaoxing did not move, but his eyes narrowed slightly, and he saw the black shadow coming straight down, heading straight for his Soul-Devouring Sect.
The distance of ninety thousand miles was just a few breaths for the black shadow, and it had already landed directly above the Soul Devouring Sect.
Gu Xiaoxing smiled slightly, took a step forward, and then appeared in front of the man. He bowed slightly and said, "Brother Jin, I am very happy to visit Xuantian Territory . How are you?"
The person who suddenly arrived was none other than the only Nascent Soul monster in the small wasteland, the Golden Roc!
After his cultivation reached the great perfection of Nascent Soul, he lived in Gucheng for ten years. Then, before Gu Xiaoxing was taken away by Dongfang Yexuan, he went to Xuantian Territory alone.
It has been a year since we last met. Jin Peng still looks like a middle-aged man with blond hair, and has reached the great perfection of the Nascent Soul stage.
However, he did not have the comfortable smile on Gu Xiaoxing's face. Instead, he said with a serious expression, "Brother Gu, take the people from the Soul Devouring Sect and hide for a while."
"I have been wandering around Xuantian Territory recently and accidentally got a piece of news that someone is planning to attack the Soul Devouring Sect."
"Really?" Gu Xiaoxing was not surprised.
Jin Peng was startled when he saw that the other party seemed to have expected this.
During this period of time, he has been in a secret realm somewhere in the Xuantian Domain and has not had the opportunity to hear any news about the Cage Barrier World, and naturally, he has no idea about Gu Xiaoxing's deeds.
Furthermore, these matters were originally secrets among the major sects and forces. Although they could not be considered scandals, it was embarrassing for many geniuses to be robbed in the Barrier World, and the major sects and forces would suppress them.
Although this kind of suppression cannot last too long, after all, there are too many people involved in this matter and it will eventually spread. However, for those who do not have certain connections and power in the Xuantian Domain, it is obviously impossible for them to learn about Gu Xiaoxing's news and deeds so quickly.
The reason why Jin Peng knew that someone was going to take action against the Soul-Devouring Sect was because when he just came out of the secret realm, he accidentally heard some Divine Transformation cultivators talking about the Soul-Devouring Sect, which immediately caught his attention.
It was a pity that the other party’s cultivation level was much higher than his, so he only heard a little at the beginning. After the other party discovered Jin Peng coming out of the secret realm, Jin Peng could no longer hear their conversation.
Although he didn't hear much, Jin Peng still understood that the other party was going to take action against the Soul-Devouring Sect!
He had a good relationship with the Soul-Devouring Sect, so naturally he wanted to leave some good results. After hearing the news, he flew back to the small wasteland without stopping, which led to the scene at this moment.
However, Jin Peng never expected that Sect Master Gu would be so calm after hearing the news. Moreover, the Brother Gu in front of him gave him an inexplicable feeling. In just one year, the other party seemed to... have changed!
At that moment, Jin Peng focused his eyes, trying to see Gu Xiaoxing's cultivation level, but was shocked to find that... he couldn't see through it!
All he could see was a deep abyss.
That feeling was even stronger than what Jin Peng had experienced with some of the Divine Transformation cultivators he had encountered in the Xuantian Domain over the past year!
"You seem to have changed a lot!"
"Brother Jin has also changed a lot."
Gu Xiaoxing could also feel that after the other party's trip to Xuantian Domain, the changes were not earth-shaking, but they were also quite significant. It felt to him like he had made a fortune before, and it seemed that he was .
"In any case, let's hide first."
Jin Peng sighed lightly, and then said: "The person who came here has bad intentions, and he is not an ordinary person. It is rumored that this person was ranked seventh on the Xuantian Yuanying Ranking and entered the realm of transformation several years ago!"
Gu Xiaoxing narrowed his eyes when he heard this. Is this the Xuantian Yuanying List?
He vaguely remembered that there seemed to be such a list in Xuantian Domain, recording some of the geniuses in the entire Xuantian Domain.
In fact, there are similar lists in all major realms, but for the true geniuses in those large sects and forces, they actually don’t bother to be on such lists.
For example, the saints and saintesses of the major realms have never been named on the list. They are like spectators, standing at a higher level. The so-called list is just a joke to them.
Of course, there are people like Gu Xiaoxing who also disdain to be on the Yuanying list. It’s not that he thinks he is above the list, but he thinks he is not sick. If he has to be on some crappy list and be challenged by others every day, isn’t that just too idle?
However, for those small and medium-sized forces, or some independent cultivators, the Nascent Soul List is undoubtedly a hot commodity.
It is not impossible to become famous in one battle.
However, Gu Xiaoxing did not expect that he would meet someone on the Nascent Soul List so soon, and that person was ranked seventh and was a genius who had entered the Spirit Transformation Realm several years ago.
I just don't know how she compares to Shen Danjun. It is rumored that she was once the third genius on the Xuantian Domain Nascent Soul List.
"Brother Jin, do you know where this person comes from?" asked Gu Xiaoxing.
Jin Peng nodded, his eyes becoming more solemn, and said, "This person's name is Shen Mujun."
When he heard the first sentence, Gu Xiaoxing was stunned.
Jin Peng continued, "This Shen Mujun comes from an ancient cultivation family. Although this family has declined now, it still gave birth to two geniuses."
"I heard that her sister Shen Danjun was even more talented and once ranked third on the Xuantian Yuanying Ranking. It's a pity that she disappeared inexplicably after entering the Shenhua stage."
Gu Xiaoxing was speechless, thinking to himself that the man was killed by his own father-in-law himself, how could he not disappear?
After hearing this, Gu Xiaoxing finally understood what had happened. No wonder he had used his fortune-telling skills to deduce that an uninvited guest would come from Xuantian Territory.
I guess Shen Mujun got the news of his sister's death in the small wasteland from somewhere, and he came to seek revenge.
But if it was really as Jin Peng said, he should not have gone so far as to look for the Soul-Devouring Sect when he was seeking revenge. When he had destroyed Lord Shen Dan, he had done it in the Sword-Controlling Sect!
Also, who on earth passed the message to him? This happened almost twelve years ago, and the other party happened to find out the clues at this time. Isn’t it... too coincidental?
Now, Gu Xiaoxing has seen a lot of ups and downs, and can smell something fishy from the slightest detail.
Seeing Gu Xiaoxing lost in thought, Jin Peng couldn't help but frown and said, "Brother Gu, you are not an indecisive person, why are you so hesitant?"
Even though Gu Xiaoxing now looked unfathomable in Jin Peng's eyes, he did not think that Brother Gu could withstand such a powerful enemy, not to mention that he had to protect the sect.
Gu Xiaoxing bowed to Jin Peng and said, "Thank you, Brother Jin, for taking the risk to come here to report back. I will remember this kindness."
Jin Peng waved his hand and said, "No need to do that. I am only doing my best. If a real incarnation realm person comes, I will not be able to help you even if I want to."
"If you believe what I say, then you can take shelter here for a while. I happen to know of a good hiding place in the small wasteland..."
Gu Xiaoxing looked at Jin Peng. He seldom admired others, but at this moment he felt admiration for Jin Peng in front of him.
If most people encountered such a thing, they would definitely stay away from it, but Jin Peng was able to go to such an extent for a little bit of good cause. Gu Xiaoxing couldn't help but bow deeply to Jin Peng again.
"What do you mean, brother?" Jin Peng frowned, as if he could see that Gu Xiaoxing had no intention of hiding for the time being.
"Brother Jin has good intentions. Our Soul Devouring Sect is of course grateful. However, Brother Jin just thinks that our Soul Devouring Sect does not have the strength to resist the God Transformation. I wonder, is this... enough!?"
After he finished speaking, Gu Xiaoxing raised his finger and lightly touched his forehead. With a flash of lightning, a pure white beast suddenly appeared. Its pure white hair was thick and swaying gently in the air, looking very majestic.
This beast is none other than the little Qilin that broke through three days ago. Good luck!
The moment he saw it, Jin Peng suddenly widened his eyes, revealed an expression of disbelief, and spoke .
“The Thunder Spirit… the state of incarnation?!”
