Chapter 27: The Nineteenth of Dujiu

  At dawn, the iron mountain was shrouded in mist for more than half of it, as if it were a real fairyland. However, Jiuzhaigou was filled with screams and panic at this time. The two young men wandering among the crowd seemed like messengers of death, taking away one life wherever they went. No one was not afraid, no one was not panicked, for this was an existence that they could not resist! Heaven, who can save us?!

  It was as if the heavens had heard their cries, a mixed voice came: "Who dares to trespass on my Jiuzhaigou, do you want to die?"

  As the voice fell, twelve figures appeared before everyone's eyes. The first was a somewhat hunchbacked man who looked quite old, but Xu Hua was extremely vigilant in his heart. He could feel the extremely thick life energy inside the opponent's body, which was absolutely a strong warrior of the Martial King level. Xu Hua guessed that this must be the owner of Jiuzhaigou.

  "The village head is here, the village head has arrived."

  "The five great leaders have all arrived, we are saved..."

  "Chief, you must avenge us! Our brothers were all killed by these two evil men, only a dozen or so of us are left, they are demons..."

  The only people left in Jiuzhaigou were all crying and shouting to their master, not at all like a strong man who robbed the house, which made Luo Cheng on the side sneer.

  "How dare you, you're going to kill me, a person from Jiuzhaigou? You really don't know how to live." The village head hadn't spoken yet, but the people beside him couldn't help but curse and scold. Xu Hua didn't even glance at that person, all his attention was focused on the hunchbacked old man in front of him. Only Luo Cheng's eyes flashed with a deep killing intent towards that person.

  The hunchbacked man's heart was ablaze with anger upon hearing this, for Jiuzhaigou was his life's work, accumulated over many years of hard toil. How could he not be enraged when it had been reduced to just a handful of small soldiers? However, he did not impulsively shout and curse at Xu Hua, for even though the people of Jiuzhaigou were numerous, their strength was perhaps not that great. Even if he wanted to kill them all, he would be exhausted. Yet, looking at the two men, they seemed completely unbothered, which made him deeply wary.

  "Friends, why kill the people of Jiuzhaigou? Is it that some little brat has offended you two?" The village chief's low and humble words shocked many people.

  "You have a guy named Zhou Qing in Jiuzhaigou, right?" Xu Hua said with a faint smile.

  "Chief Zhou, how come I haven't seen his man." A leader who was on good terms with Zhou Qing found that Zhou Qing was not present and felt a little anxious.

  The hunchbacked village chief slightly furrowed his brow and said, "It was Zhou Qing who offended the two of you."

  "That guy wanted to kill me, but I killed him instead. However, he said that the owner of Jiuzhaigou would avenge his death, so in order to avoid unnecessary trouble in the future, I've come to destroy the village!" Xu Hua's face still had a faint smile on it, but it sent shivers down the spines of many people around him.

  "Haha! Destroy the village? What a big tone, I, Tuojiu, have never heard such a arrogant tone before. Are you overestimating yourself or looking for death?" Suddenly, Tuojiu's powerful aura burst out, pressing down on the two of them, revealing his extraordinary dominance, but it was clear that he had misjudged the situation, as neither of the two showed any fear towards him.

  "Tuo Zhai's master is indeed not weak, it's hard to kill you, but for us two to kill your subordinates is still very easy." Xu Hua had just spoken when Tuo Jiu's subordinates jumped out and shouted.

  "How dare you! Who do you think you are, speaking so presumptuously!"

  "How dare you, he's too reckless! The village master will kill him!"

  However, Tao Jiu's words stunned them: "You have such strength, you are very powerful! Zhou Qing offended you, and it's not unreasonable for you to come to his door for revenge. How about we end this matter here?"

  "Chief! Are we going to die in vain?" Some people were reluctant, but no one said another word immediately.

  "Crack!"

  With one slap, the man was killed, and Tuo Jiu looked around coldly, saying: "Does anyone else have an opinion?"

  No one responded, and Tao Jiu seemed somewhat satisfied with himself, saying, "Don't forget your own identity."

  Xu Hua thought to himself: "Good grief, he's even killing his own men!" But on the surface, he said: "Chief Tuo is really domineering."

  "Haha, little brother is really impressive, at such a young age he already has such strength, in no time he'll surpass us old guys." Tuo Jiu said to Xu Hua with great enthusiasm.

  "It's too kind of you, I just got lucky and had some unusual encounters." Xu Hua replied casually.

  "I don't know if you have any recent matters, but there's a good thing that I'm not sure if you're interested in participating."

  "Oh, what's going on?" Xu Hua seemed somewhat interested, but was extremely vigilant in his heart. Killing so many of this guy's subordinates and not only not avenging them, but also giving benefits, there must be a conspiracy behind this matter.

  "Have you seen that pool of water?" Tuojiu pointed at a large pool of water not far away.

  "It's just a small pond." Xu Hua sneered.

  Tu Jiuhe smiled and said: "A water pool is nothing worth remembering, but what if there's a relic in the water pool?"

  "Ruins!" Xu Hua's heart shook violently, and he immediately became extremely vigilant, saying: "Actually, there are ruins. Why inform me of such a good thing? I think no one can ignore the temptation of ruins. Why didn't the village master go alone to excavate?"

  Looking at the extremely vigilant Xu Hua, Tuo Jiu explained without any surprise: "If I had this ability, of course, I wouldn't tell others. I've discovered this relic five years ago, but I've been helpless all along, so this time I decided to invite many fellow practitioners to enter together."

  "So you're saying that apart from us, there are others?" Xu Hua said in a very casual tone, but Tuo Jiu was able to see his unease and explained again: "The two of us aren't enough either. At the entrance of the ruins, there's a three-stage Emerald Water Python, it's extremely powerful, and we'll need four or five early-stage Martial Kings to deal with it."

  "Third-order Emerald Water Snake!" Xu Hua was greatly shocked, and Tuo Jiu thought he was shocked by the powerful demon, but didn't know that Xu Hua's heart was actually very excited. A third-order Emerald Water Snake was a great thing, killing it could greatly enhance the strength of both of them. However, at this time, Xu Hua still couldn't take down a third-order demon alone and was weighing the pros and cons in his mind.

  "What kind of people." Xu Hua fell silent, but Luo Cheng suddenly spoke up, which made Tuo Jiu somewhat puzzled, not knowing the relationship between the two.

  "Besides me and the two of you, there are also the leaders of nearby Qingfeng Village, Liuyun Village, and Sanhuan Village, each bringing one or two followers."

  Upon hearing Qingfeng Village, Luo Cheng slightly moved, will Hei Pao come? "How does the strength of those three village masters compare to Tuo Village Master?"

  Tu Jiu smiled slightly and said: "The strength of all the fort masters is about the same, after all, if there was a big difference, they would have been eliminated by others long ago."

  "So it's five martial kings, plus some strong masters from the later stages of the martial arts, which should be enough to deal with a third-order green water python. But I don't know what other dangers lie ahead." Xu Hua muttered to himself, then steeled his heart and said: "I'll go for it. After all, this is a relic, if I miss it, I'll regret it for the rest of my life. The only question is, what level is this relic?"

  "From my judgment, it should be left by the strong of Wu Huang, but it's a bit ancient. I don't know how much is left of what our predecessors left behind."

  The continent of Tian Xuan has many ancient ruins, and people often discover new ones, greatly increasing their strength. However, most of these ruins were left behind by predecessors from thousands of years ago, and many things have lost their effectiveness over time. Nevertheless, the strongholds that remain are at least those of a Martial Emperor, so obtaining an ancient cultivation method would be incredibly valuable. As for elixirs, after thousands of years of sedimentation, they no longer have any medicinal effect. Even spiritual artifacts, after thousands of years of sedimentation, have lost their original power, and being able to wield even one-tenth of their original might is already quite impressive.

  Spiritual artifacts are a type of weapon that transcends ordinary divine weapons, possessing immense power. Owning one spiritual artifact allows even a martial artist to potentially defeat a stronger martial king, demonstrating its great might. However, spiritual artifacts are not something that ordinary warriors can possess. Currently, the nine-layered spiritual artifacts on the mainland were all crafted by the Artifact Palace, and the price of purchasing them is extremely high, only some wealthy and powerful martial emperors can afford to buy them. Of course, there are also some spiritual artifacts left behind by ancient or even prehistoric strongmen, but most of these spiritual artifacts have been damaged, retaining only a portion of their original power.

  "When are you going?" This is what Xu Hua is very concerned about, after all, he doesn't want to miss the Luocheng public exam.

  "It'll be about five or six days! Everyone needs to get ready, and after five days when everyone is here, we'll set off together. At that time, I'll introduce you to some of the strong people on Mount Lao Tie." Tuo Jiu seemed like a kind old man as he arranged everything for Xu Hua, "By the way, I don't know which two young masters are from which faction yet!"

  Xu Hua

  "Luò Chéng"

  It was very simple, both of them reported their names, which made Tuojiu secretly scold: Little fox, didn't even give a bit more information.

  "Then you two little brothers will stay in my Jiuzhaigou for five days!"

  Xu Hua and Luo Cheng nodded in gratitude. Immediately, Tuo Jiu personally arranged a room for the two of them. After some small talk, Tuo Jiu left.

  "Sir, why stay here? Tuo Jiu is definitely not a good person. This is the lair of thieves. If they four unite against us, it will be very unfavorable for us!"

  Not only Luo Cheng had this worry, but Xu Hua also considered it in his heart. Originally, he wouldn't have taken this risk, but after hearing about Qingfeng Village, he decided to stay behind. If they really were going to join forces against the two of them, then Black Robe could hold off one Martial King, and the other three Martial Kings would be left for Xu Hua to handle alone, which might be extremely difficult. However, there were still five days left; within these five days, as long as Luo Cheng greatly increased his strength, the difference in power between the two sides wouldn't be that great.

  "In these five days, work hard to improve your strength, and then wait and see what happens!"

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