0p0 Chapter 257: Gathering in Ningshuang City
Chapter 257: Gathering in Ningshuang City
Ningshuang City, with thousands of miles of ice and tens of thousands of miles of snow, is a special state in the northern region where the bitter cold desert is everywhere, and Tuoba Cang's flag is planted here.
Gu Chi brought the big black dog here. The ground was covered with snow, and the hot air exhaled from his mouth would soon condense into ice chips.
"Haha... Sister Qianhe, I heard from Tuoba Cang about what you have done these days. You are really amazing. You actually joined the Hongmeng Taoist Temple and became the successor of that evil old man Lingxiaoke!" Murong Zhixiu appeared at the first time.
According to their previous plan, Gu Chi secretly went to Jiusheng City, while Murong Zhixiu took a few small bandits and disguised himself as Gu Chi, continuing to wander around the northern border, creating some trouble from time to time, and leading people from various forces around like walking a dog.
At first, the effect was quite good, but since Gu Chi's identity was exposed some time ago, people from all major forces are no longer fooled.
Therefore, he chose to go directly north to Ningshuang City where Tuoba Cang was. He originally planned to set off for Hongmeng Dojo today to find Gu Chi to reminisce about the past, but he did not expect the latter to come to him on his own.
"Don't mention it. I could have enrolled in the Holy Spirit Academy, but I was lured to the Hongmeng Dojo. I even took an oath before entering. Now, if Lao Hei and I dare to betray the faith, we will be killed by the power of the Tao." Gu Chi muttered with a pout.
"There's nothing to be depressed about. Although Ling Xiaoke's reputation is a bit bad, he has already surpassed the Half-Step Lord. With such a powerful master backing you up, who would dare to harm you in the future?"
Murong Zhixiu laughed heartily, beckoned the man and the dog to go to the city, and said, "I won't leave until I'm drunk today!"
In a remote palace in Ningshuang City, the air was steaming and the fire was burning brightly. Soon, the tempting aroma of meat wafted out. Gu Chi, Big Black Dog, and Murong Zhixiu sat cross-legged on the kang, eating meat and drinking wine with big mouthfuls.
Not long after, Tuoba Cang also arrived. The few of them sat together, toasting their glasses and discussing the interesting experiences they had with each other in the past few days.
When Murong Zhixiu heard that Gu Chi and the big black dog had to carry a stone mountain and run thousands of miles every day after joining the Hongmeng Dojo, he suddenly burst into laughter in the palace, pounding the table.
Tuoba Cang drank the wine in his cup and said, "It's a good thing that you two are here too. Come and help me take a look at these stones."
He raised his hand and waved it, and a pile of stones of different sizes appeared in the center of the hall. They looked ordinary and nothing special.
"No, these stones were taken from the Immortal Mausoleum?" Gu Chi showed a look of surprise. The big black dog also jumped down from the kang, keenly catching a strange and evil breath.
They had mined in the sixteenth mining area of Xuanyuan Immortal Palace, which was the outer area of the Immortal Mausoleum, so they were naturally familiar with this aura.
Gu Chi came to the center of the hall, squatted down, and carefully observed the stones in front of him. He said, "This aura is definitely from the Immortal Mausoleum, but it is so strong and pure that it doesn't seem like it can be dug out from the outer areas. Did you cross the border and run into the Immortal Mausoleum?"
"It's not me. Even if I had the courage of heaven, I would never dare to cross the red line and enter the Immortal Tomb."
Tuoba Cang quickly shook his head and said that he had bought these raw stones at a low price from a traveling merchant some time ago.
Afterwards, he consulted many people, and they all said that these raw stones contained extraordinary things, which might be incredible treasures, but they might also be extremely dangerous creatures.
"I don't dare to cut it open rashly. If I find something amazing, it's fine. But if I find something extremely evil, it will be a big trouble. Do you think I should cut it open and see?"
Murong Zhixiu also jumped down from the kang, spread out his palm, and showed a square inkstone carved with the four spirits of heaven, which was an imitation of the Four Symbols Square Inkstone.
"Cut it out. If you find something really evil, I can suppress it for you. It won't be a big problem."
Gu Chi was also very curious about what amazing things could be cut out of these raw stones dug out from the Immortal Mausoleum. He nodded and said, "We can cut one or two pieces and see."
Just like gambling on jade in the secular world, whether there is jadeite inside the raw stone can only be revealed after it is actually cut open.
The same is true for the raw stones in the world of immortal cultivation. The outer layer of stone skin is covered by the secrets of heaven, making it impossible to explore the mysteries inside. No matter how powerful your means are, you can only explore based on experience. There is no other way.
Finally, Gu Chi selected two pieces of raw stones the size of watermelons, attached his spiritual sense to them and sensed them carefully.
These stones look ordinary to the naked eye, but after being scanned with spiritual consciousness, each one becomes unique.
"It's indeed the stone unearthed from the Immortal Mausoleum!" Gu Chi was surprised. She used her spiritual sense to carefully investigate, and the unique aura belonging to the Immortal Mausoleum suddenly became stronger.
"Click"
Golden light flowed between Gu Chi's palms and fingers, and he brought down a palm knife, simple and rough, directly splitting the raw stone in front of him into two.
"chi"
A blazing divine light shot out, brilliant and dazzling, and a sacred aura came to the face.
"It's shipped, this is a top-grade Heavenly Spirit Stone!" Murong Zhixiu shouted excitedly.
Spirit stones are divided into three grades: high, medium and low. The Heavenly Spirit Stone is the most superior of the high-grade spirit stones. It is extremely rare and priceless.
"Isn't this too small? It's not even as big as a bean." Gu Chi picked up a Tianling Stone that was smaller than a bean from the rubble. Although it was very precious, it was really too small.
Suddenly, the big black dog's expression froze, and it pulled out a small tuft of purple hair from the rubble. The hair was so purple that it was almost black, and it emitted a gloomy aura.
Tuoba Cang was horrified and took a few steps back, almost falling to the ground. His face turned pale.
Murong Zhixiu hurriedly supported him and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Gu Chi also noticed the tuft of black purple hair. He took it from the big black dog's paw and felt a little confused and puzzled. How could such hair appear in the stone?
"Don't cut it, these things can't be touched!"
Tuoba Cang, a masculine and strong young man, looked as if he had seen a ghost, with his lips trembling and his face pale.
"No, what's wrong with you?" Murong Zhixiu asked with a frown. He had known Tuoba Cang for so long, but this was the first time he saw him lose his composure like this.
"Wait for me, I'll go get something to compare." Tuoba Cang staggered and ran out in a hurry, leaving the two men and the dog looking at each other in confusion.
After a long time, Tuoba Cang ran back with an ancient and old wooden box in his hand.
"What is it?" Murong Zhixiu looked at him curiously.
Tuoba Cang did not respond, but opened the wooden box with a serious expression. There was nothing valuable inside, only a few tufts of dark purple, almost black hair, which also emitted a gloomy aura and looked a bit creepy.