Chapter 1300 Uncrowned King
Just after discussing a big deal with Shancai Tongzun, before he could leave the Jubao Pavilion, Xiao Mian's expression changed.
Then he saw an old man with white beard and white hair, swaggering into the Jubao Pavilion.
Wanzong Sheng!
Bowing and saluting, Xiao Mian followed Wanzong Sheng out of the Jubao Pavilion - from the look of Wanzong Sheng, it seemed that he came to find Xiao Mian specially.
Under the guidance of Wanzong Sheng, Xiao Mian had a smooth journey and went straight into the Wanzong Holy Temple.
From the outside, the Wanzong Holy Temple, suspended above the three sacred mountains, is unattainable and inviolable, representing the highest status of Nanyue State.
When Xiao Mian was there, he realized that the Wanzong Holy Temple was not very big.
Rather than saying it is a holy temple, it is better to say it is a private cave.
Seeing that there was no one in the place except Wan Zong Sheng, Xiao Mian gradually grew bolder...
"You kid! If you have something to do, just come here to find me. Why go to that miser?"
"Mercer...miser?"
After a moment's thought, Xiao Mian realized: Wan Zong Sheng was talking about Shancai Tong Zun!
Because he didn't know how to find Wan Zong Sheng as soon as possible, Xiao Mian asked Shancai Tong Zun to see if he could ask him to contact Wan Zong Sheng.
Unexpectedly, Shancai Tong Zun was so efficient...
"Grandmaster! Don't blame me for asking for help! It's really that I want to find you, but there's no way to get there!"
"Is this... my fault?"
"I dare not! But if you can give me some identity seals so that I can come to Wan Zong Sheng Temple to listen to your teachings at any time, that would be the best!"
"...I'm so jealous! Here you go! Here you go!"
Seeing Xiao Mian paying homage, Wan Zong Sheng threw out a jade token.
The word "holy" was written on the front of the jade token, and Wan Zong Sheng Temple was engraved on the back.
Obviously, this should be the seal of Wan Zongsheng's identity.
It will be convenient for Xiao Mian to go to Wan Zongsheng Temple to ask Wan Zongsheng in the future.
Just as Xiao Mian put the jade seal in his arms, Wan Zongsheng sighed.
"The matter of the Five Elements Sect was overseen by the old man!" Facing Xiao Mian, Wan Zongsheng said kindly: "Although the old man accepted your master as a disciple, it was just to fool Shang Jun! In fact, the old man has never been to the Five Elements Sect! This time, the Qin County Yuanying Patriarch made a big fuss in Nanyue, and the old man was in seclusion, which caused all these troubles!"
"..., Master, you are too kind!"
What can Xiao Mian say in the face of Wan Zongsheng's words that seem to be an apology?
Wan Zongsheng did not have the responsibility to protect the Five Elements Sect, nor did he deliberately retreat to avoid troubles. These things happened, and they could not be blamed on Wan Zongsheng.
After collecting his mind, Xiao Mian asked the doubts in his heart.
After describing Fu Qingqiong's current condition in detail, Xiao Mian knelt on the ground.
"Master! Please teach me how to save her!"
"Souls scattered? This is not easy to save..."
After hearing Xiao Mian's words, Wan Zongsheng whispered.
Xiao Mian was not disappointed when he heard this, but instead had a glimmer of hope in his heart.
It is not easy to save, it does not mean that there is no way to save her, it is just a little more troublesome!
"Grandmaster! Please teach me something!"
"Get up first! People often say that Xiao Mian of Nanyue is treacherous and cunning. How many people know that you, a child, are also loyal and righteous?" With a wave of his hand, Wan Zongsheng helped Xiao Mian up and asked, "Do you know why I am called Wan Zongsheng?"
"This..., I don't know!"
"The method I practice is called "Wanfa Daodian"." Wan Zongsheng said to himself: "Swordsmanship, formations, talismans, Taoism, alchemy, beasts - everything; magic, ghosts, Taoism, Buddhism, monsters - everything!"
Hearing this, Xiao Mian just listened and didn't dare to speak.
"Among them, there is the ghost method! As far as I know, there are only two ways to save a person whose soul is scattered. One is to switch to ghosts, and the other is to gather souls!"
"How to gather souls?"
Xiao Mian did not consider the first option.
Otherwise, Guitou would have the best ghost method, so he wouldn't have to go far to ask Wan Zongsheng for help.
"To gather the soul, it must be done within 49 days after the soul is scattered, otherwise, the soul will be annihilated and there will be no power to recover!"
"Her soul has been lost for 40 days!"
"Only nine days, I'm afraid it's too late..." Shaking his head, seeing Xiao Mian just staring at him, Wan Zongsheng sighed: "After the death of a cultivator, the soul will leave the body and will look for various channels distributed in the world of the living, enter the underworld, and reincarnate. During this period, it takes 49 days to pass through the channels between the yin and yang. If you can find it before the soul enters the underworld, there is still a chance to return to the sun; but if the soul enters the underworld, not to mention you and me, even the Daluo Jinxian will be powerless!
"Where is the channel?"
"The ghost cave is the channel that connects the yin and yang worlds!"
"Ghost cave? "
His heart skipped a beat, and Xiao Mian remembered the Heavenly Corpse Cave in the Trial Valley!
"You kid! Do you really want to go through this? Ghost caves are inherently dangerous. After entering the ghost cave, you will appear in the intersection of the Yin and Yang worlds. The life and death energy interact with each other, and the laws of the Yin and Yang worlds overlap. If you are not careful, not only will you not be able to save her, but you yourself may never come back! Do you understand?"
"If I enter the Yin and Yang passages, how can I find her soul?"
"You! Do you think the old man is talking nonsense?"
"Grandmaster! Time is running out, please teach me!"
"Hmph! Isn't that girl the sister of that boy Qingjue? As long as you use the blood of Qingjue's blood relatives to refine a strange elixir - Soul Searching Pill, you can use it as a guide to find that girl Three souls and seven souls scattered in the two passages of Yin and Yang!"
"Soul-Searching Soul-Searching Pill? Does Master have it?"
"I don't!" After categorically rejecting it, Wan Zongsheng said: "The Bai family does!"
Bai family?
With a thought, Xiao Mian was about to leave Wanzong Temple.
Seeing Xiao Mian salute and then turn around and leave, Wan Zongsheng shook his head.
There is love and obsession in life, and this hatred has nothing to do with the wind and the moon...
I just hope that this kid will be blessed and return in triumph!
Let's talk about Xiao Mian. He got off the Wanzong Temple and rushed to Bai's house without stopping.
When he arrived at the door of Bai's house, Xiao Mian was too lazy to say anything. He used the chicken feathers as an arrow and took out the piece of Wan Zong's Holy Order that he had not warmed up just now.
He claimed to be an envoy from the Wan Zong Holy Sect and wanted to see the ancestor of the Bai family.
Bai Yushan, the head of the Bai family, was shocked when he first saw Xiao Mian. Then he was even more shocked when he saw the Wan Zong Holy Order in Xiao Mian's hand.
Unfortunately, although the current head of the Bai family has gathered his spiritual consciousness, he has not yet formed a Nascent Soul. Facing Xiao Mian, he does not dare to provoke him easily.
What's more, Xiao Mian still has the Holy Order of Ten Thousand Sects in hand!
But at this moment, Bai Haonan, the ancestor of the Bai family, got wind of the news and took the initiative to show up.
The lobby of the Bai family, in the Jishi Hall.
Everyone retreated, leaving only the ancestor of the Bai family and Xiao Mian.
Straight to the point, Xiao Mian explained his purpose...
"Soul-Searching and Soul-Searching Pill? It can be refined!" Faced with Xiao Mian's request, the ancestor of the Bai family did not resist. However, before Xiao Mian could speak, the Bai family's ancestor changed the topic: "Searching for the Soul-Searching and Soul-Searching Pill, I can do it!" Help you, but I want you to help me save someone!"
"..., Ancestor, are you kidding me? You...I...hehe!"
"Listen to what I have to say and then make your decision!"
No matter how Xiao Mian looked, the ancestor of the Bai family told the story of the cause and effect.
The person the ancestor of the Bai family wants Xiao Mian to rescue is the eldest grandson of the Bai family - Bai Jintang!
Baijintang is not in Wanzong City, not even within the scope of Nanyue Prefecture. At this time, Baijintang is trapped in the Shiwan Mountain on the south bank of Chishui River!
When rumors of Xiao Mian, Yin Jiansheng and others' invasion of Zhongzhou spread back to Nanyue State from time to time, Bai Jintang, who was once famously named after Yin Jiansheng, could not sit still.
In order to seek a breakthrough, Bai Jintang went south alone to slay demons with his sword.
Originally, with Bai Jintang's cultivation and scheming, there was no danger as long as he was careful.
The bad thing is that Bai Jintang’s surname is Bai!
Bai Jintang does not look like his father Bai Yushan, but looks a bit like his seventh uncle Bai Yuxi.
Besides, Bai Yuxi once made a big fuss in the Southern Barbarian Demon Realm. Just because of him, Wan Zongsheng did not hesitate to fight against the Supreme Wan Demon Emperor of the Southern Barbarian Demon Clan.
After that, Bai Yuxi successfully coagulated the baby, and no longer harmed the demon clan by the Chishui River.
I don’t want to leave Bai Yuxi and come to Bai Jintang.
Over and over again, the identity of Bai Jintang was revealed to the world.
The various demon clans who had been bullied by Bai Yuxi all set their sights on Bai Jintang, vowing to bite off a few pieces of flesh from him...
Now, Bai Jintang has been trapped in Nanman for more than a month!
"Then what...what bad things did Master Qi do back then?" He couldn't laugh or cry. Seeing the ugly expression on the Bai family's ancestor's face, and thinking that he was asking for help, Xiao Mian had to turn to ask: "Ancestor, you must always be strong, a Go ahead and support me!"
"Hmph! All this trouble was caused by that unfilial son! After he caused trouble, he walked away clean and made Jintang take the blame for him! I actually want to kill myself and go to Nanman to meet those monster generals. The quality, but... alas!"
"It is better to dissolve enemies than to make enemies! If you, the ancestor, come to the Southern Barbarians in person, the demon clan will definitely send demon generals of corresponding strength to fight against you. By then, I am afraid that things will become more and more chaotic!"
"So, I hope you can take action and save Jintang!"
"..."
When talking about this, Xiao Mian remained silent.
"I know: this kind of help cannot be repaid by a mere soul-searching pill. Don't worry, as long as you can bring Jintang back alive, I, the Bai family, will be very grateful! Even if...even if it's true If things don’t work out, I’ll search for the soul pill and give it to you!”
"Ancestor, what you said is serious! I am not thinking about gains and losses! It's just that the Soul Searching Pill is something I urgently need. Can Ancestor slow me down for nine days and save Brother Bai again?"
"..., how sure are you that after nine days?"
"I'm 100% sure that the transformed demon won't come out!"
"good!"
The ancestor of the Bai family is also a ruthless character who can take things up and let them go.
As soon as he said it, the ancestor of the Bai family agreed to help Xiao Mian refine the soul-searching pill first.
Just to refine the soul-searching pill, it must be guided by Fu Qingjue's blood. Otherwise, Fu Qingqiong's soul cannot be found in a targeted manner.
After receiving the promise from the ancestor of the Bai family, Xiao Mian wanted to pick up Fu Qingjue.
Just as Xiao Mian walked out of Bai's house, a burst of light emanated from the Wan Zong Temple above his head and enveloped the entire Wan Zong City.
Old guy, what do you want to do?
Xiao Mian was thinking this, and Wan Zongsheng's voice spread throughout Wan Zong City.
After Xiao Mian finished listening, he was stunned.
Just because Wan Zongsheng was so aggressive in fighting this time, it was actually related to Xiao Mian.
The Tiandu Martial Arts Association completed the finals on the day Xiao Mian returned to Nanyue Prefecture - the nine-day competition ended, and the top nine points were presented:
Moyin, 6 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss, 19 points, tops the list.
Xiao Mian, 6 wins, 2 losses, 18 points, ranks second.
Qingming, 5 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses, 16 points, ranks third.
Bai Longji, 4 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses, 14 points, ranks fourth.
Jin Weili, 3 wins, 2 draws, 3 losses, 11 points, tied for fifth.
Fu Xigui, 3 wins, 2 draws, 3 losses, 11 points, tied for fifth.
Lin Donglai, 2 wins, 2 draws, 4 losses, 8 points, ranks seventh.
Leng Wuyan, 2 draws, 6 losses, 2 points, second from the bottom.
Li Jingnian, 1 draw, 7 losses, 1 point, last.
This list caused a sensation around the world.
The reason for this result is all because of Xiao Mian.
The only defeat of Moyin was to Xiao Mian. In the last day of the competition between him and Qingming, Qingming lost without fighting for some reason.
It was because of this that Qingming lost two games and fell to third place.
As for Xiao Mian, although he ranked second, it was because he lost to Fu Xigui and Jin Weili without fighting in the last two days of the competition.
Fu Xigui and Jin Weili got three points from Xiao Mian for nothing, which was how they were able to leave Lin Donglai, who was equally strong, behind.
As for Li Jingnian, who ranked last, she was slightly weaker.
The rankings of the others were fine, but Xiao Mian was controversial.
Xiao Mian ranked second because he did not fight in the last two games.
According to the strength Xiao Mian had shown before, and the performance of Fu Xigui and Jin Weili against Moyin and Qingming, if Xiao Mian played, he would definitely win.
In that case, Xiao Mian would win all eight games, accumulate 24 points, and be the first!
This is like a circle: Xiao Mian defeated Moyin and Qingming, and Moyin and Qingming defeated Fu Xigui and Jin Weili one after another. In other words, even if Xiao Mian did not fight with Fu Xigui and Jin Weili, it was enough to conclude that Xiao Mian was better than these two people!
In fact, Jin Weili and Fu Xigui themselves also thought so!
Unfortunately, Xiao Mian gave up the Tiandu Martial Arts Conference after all...
At that time, Xiao Mian, as long as he persisted for two more days, he could take the title of the champion and get the great honor of being the best in the world.
But Xiao Mian gave up!
In connection with the gossip about the Five Elements Sect that was widely circulated before, more and more people knew why Xiao Mian gave up the Tiandu Martial Arts Conference.
For a time, rumors about Xiao Mian's consideration of the overall situation and abandoning the ego were rampant, and Nanyue Xiao Mian became a rare model of sect disciples in the cultivation world!
Gradually, there was a voice that spread throughout the five states of the world-
Nanyue Xiao Mian, the uncrowned king!
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The Tiandu Volume ends here. It may be suspended for a week and will resume after the Lantern Festival.