Chapter 170: Seeking (II).

“Read from left to right?”

Daoist Yuan was also slightly stunned. He thought silently in his heart, then smiled again and said: “Heh, what a big tone. No wonder such a method is used to cover it up.”

Xiao Fen asked: “Is there any particular meaning to this Third Under Heaven?”

Daoist Yuan asked back: “Do you know what the Third Under Heaven refers to?”

Xiao Fen frowned, his brain spinning rapidly. Suddenly, he saw a school by the road with children reading aloud. His heart jumped, and he said in a low voice: “Heaven, Earth, Ruler, Parents, Teacher. From Heaven down, the third is the Ruler!”

By this time, the two had already walked out of the alley outside the Eastern Depot side gate and reached a big road. Hearing Xiao Fen’s words, Daoist Yuan released his grip on Xiao Fen’s hand, clapped his hands, and smiled: “Correct, correct. That person, what he thinks in his heart is indeed to rule the World, isn’t it?”

Xiao Fen’s heart was turbulent, and he couldn’t help asking: “That person? Could it be that you already know who is the main cause of the chaos in this World, the suffering of the people, and even the Hell and hungry ghosts everywhere?”

“Don’t panic, don’t panic. Knowing or not knowing is all in a single thought. But Immortal Lin, you have come to this chaotic World. What did you originally want to do, and what do you want to do now? Do you have a clue?”

Xiao Fen shook his head and said: “I only have a rough impression. Ten years ago, the Capital City was secretly tampered with by the White Lotus Sect. However, many of those houses now probably belong to wealthy families. If we go there directly, how much it involves is another matter. The key is whether they will let us in or not.”

Daoist Yuan laughed and said: “What is there to be afraid of? You just go. Let’s see who would rather have their entire family wiped out than let you look at those Buddha statues. The Buddha statues are still arguable, but the pool of blood of the whole family is right before your eyes.”

Xiao Fen thought for a while and said to himself that it was true. Those bronze statues were evidence from ten years ago, involving the previous dynasty. There were still some reasons to argue about them, and it wouldn’t lead to the extermination of the whole family. But that family outside Dongzhi Gate, that was bloody evidence. If they were not careful, it was not impossible for the whole family to die on the spot. Comparing the two, anyone with a slightly normal head would know what to choose.

After thinking for a while, Xiao Fen frowned and said: “It’s just that these bronze statues are distributed too widely. Searching house by house like this, we still won’t get any clues.”

Daoist Yuan raised his eyes and asked Xiao Fen: “You come from where you came, and you go to where you go. Immortal Lin, where did you come from originally? The residence outside Guangde Gate was desolate and cold. Why did Immortal Lin choose to settle there in the beginning?”

Xiao Fen felt a shudder in his heart and immediately realized where his previous judgment had gone wrong.

Even if entering this Trial World was randomly placed by the World Tree, the World Tree would not shoot without a target. It wouldn’t really just place them in some random corner. Theoretically speaking, wasn’t the location they were placed at the starting point of the entire mission?

Under normal circumstances, after a Trialist arrived at a new environment, they would naturally search around the landing point to see if they could find mission clues, and then make plans. But Xiao Fen had just arrived at the residence outside Guangde Gate when he was taken away by the Pan Family people, so he didn’t have time to observe the surrounding environment at all, let alone trigger his Main Quest.

After arriving at the Pan Family, another Main Quest was triggered, but obviously, this quest was not equivalent to the quest at the earliest landing point. If these scattered Main Quests were regarded as a string of beads on a pearl necklace, the first bead in Xiao Fen’s string of pearls had not been threaded yet, so he was so confused about the subsequent clues.

Moreover, the residence outside Guangde Gate was somewhat abnormal at that time. Thinking about it now, how could there be a lotus pond in the Capital City in this era? If it were a lotus pool, it would also be lush and green at this time. It would absolutely not show such a lonely and decaying scene. But at that time, he didn’t know the time, so he thought if it was April, it would be normal. But knowing it is May now, thinking about the scene in that lotus pool again, he knew how wrong it was.

Thinking of this, Xiao Fen nodded and said: “I originally thought that house was somewhat wrong. I was just about to go and see what was going on when I was interrupted by those two people from the Pan Family. As a result, I actually forgot about it after going back and forth. Thanks for the reminder.”

Daoist Yuan smiled and said: “No thanks, no thanks. As the saying goes, better to bump into the day than to choose a specific day. It is today, it is right now. Let’s go to that residence outside Guangde Gate and take a look together. What does Immortal Lin think?”

Without waiting for Xiao Fen to answer, Daoist Yuan waved his hand. A straight-shaft Carriage came trotting over. This display made Xiao Fen stunned again, and he thought even more highly of this Daoist boy beside him who was said to be from White Cloud Temple.

You know, this Daoist Yuan could summon a Carriage with just a wave of his hand. Obviously, this Carriage had been waiting behind for a long time, ready to follow at any time. This kind of driver must also belong to the well-trained class. Even in a big Daoist temple like White Cloud Temple in the Capital City, there were probably very few Daoists who could casually use such a Carriage and driver. A simple Daoist boy status did not have such ability.

The two boarded the Carriage and immediately fell silent. They were quiet for the whole way. After about an hour or so, Guangde Gate slowly appeared in front of the vehicle. It was noon, and the crowd was surging. When the Carriage reached here, it gradually moved slowly.

Daoist Yuan sensed this and lightly knocked on the wall of the Carriage. After the Carriage stopped, the two didn’t speak. With unusual tacit understanding, they jumped out of the Carriage together. The Daoist boy walked in front with his hands tucked in his sleeves, just moving forward. Xiao Fen looked left and right, and after finding that no one surrounded him, he quickly followed behind the Daoist boy, walking forward rapidly.

On the street, there was a flow of Carriages and horses, and people were rubbing shoulders. The coming and going commoners were either laughing and talking or had a pale complexion. No matter what, none of them had a look of panic. They had no idea that in a few dozen days, a huge Disaster would descend here.

Xiao Fen followed the Daoist boy for a while when he suddenly saw Daoist Yuan stop suddenly in front, muttering something in a low voice. He hurriedly stepped forward and paid a little attention, but only heard “This kind of filthy trash, unwilling to live, how to let you live.”

Xiao Fen was stunned for a moment. In an instant, he only felt the airflow around him surging. Two huge auras appeared from beside the Daoist boy. The aura was surging like a knife or a sword. In the whistling wind, there was a very strong fishy smell mixed in. Suddenly, in Xiao Fen’s eyes, Daoist Yuan was like a fierce tiger descending the mountain, staring coldly at the surroundings, seeking his delicious meal.

While he was in a daze, Xiao Fen suddenly heard two “bang bang” sounds beside him. When he looked up, he saw two men dressed in short clothes had been blasted out by the aura Daoist Yuan had just emitted. He could vaguely see that these two men each held a short knife in their hands. The blades were dark purple, obviously already poisoned.

Such an impact was already stunning enough, but Daoist Yuan’s power was far more than that. Explosions kept ringing out on the bodies of those two men; it was the aura released by Daoist Yuan that continued unabated, constantly detonating on them. The huge impact made it so they couldn’t even let out a scream in mid-air before being blasted to pieces, skin and flesh splitting open. Just as they fell to the ground on both sides, they kicked their legs and died completely.

Xiao Fen was truly shocked in his heart. The power displayed by Daoist Yuan before his eyes was one thing, but he could vaguely see that the technique used by the Daoist boy was very similar to the “Qigong” skill Xiao Fen currently possessed. Even the subsequent shockwave effects bore some resemblance. If his guess was correct, the move Daoist Yuan just used was likely the special effect obtained after a complete skill was upgraded to a high level.

A complete skill having such a terrifying effect—this result left Xiao Fen with mixed feelings in his heart. He now somewhat understood why the captain of Callisto’s team would abandon his own team for a complete skill.

One must know that this kind of skill had nothing to do with a Trialist’s level. It could be said that if one truly possessed these complete skills, with skill books from elementary to advanced levels all available, then by just paying 2 Gold Points, a Level 3 Trialist would have the strength to contend against a Level 5 Awakened.

No wonder the World Tree controlled such complete skills so strictly, and why those great clans sought after these skill books so tirelessly. In the end, it was because these skills easily destroyed the balance.

Before he could sigh with emotion, Xiao Fen saw the Daoist boy turn around, look behind him, and say: “Duo.”

Xiao Fen suddenly turned his head and saw a streak of black light shooting toward him. From a building on the other side of the street, a person had fired a crossbow arrow at him.

Under normal circumstances, even if Xiao Fen noticed it, with his current physical fitness, he would have nowhere to hide. After all, crossbow arrows were too fast; at best, he could only avoid vital spots, but suffering serious injury would be unavoidable. However, just now, he had learned a trick from Daoist Yuan’s aura releasing without wind. He used it immediately; he flicked his finger at the streak of black light and said: “Hit!”

There was another “bang” sound. It was Xiao Fen using his finger to fire Qigong, striking the crossbow arrow in mid-air, causing an explosion that knocked the arrow far away.

Seeing Xiao Fen’s performance, Daoist Yuan let out a “Yi” but did not say anything further. He stared at the person who fired the crossbow arrow on the opposite building and gave another low shout: “Duo.”

Xiao Fen did not know what purpose these two shouts from Daoist Yuan served, but in the next second, the person who fired the arrow had blood spraying from his face and fell backward. Chaos ensued on the opposite building, with people screaming. After a while, the carter from the earlier carriage poked his head out and nodded at Daoist Yuan.

Daoist Yuan gave a low “Tsk,” seemingly dissatisfied that his opponent was so weak. He turned his head and said: “These White Lotus Sect members, endless to kill. The thoughts in their hearts are even thicker than the bloody scent of Hell’s monsters. Even if separated by ten miles, I could smell them clearly.”

The shock in Xiao Fen’s heart deepened, and at the same time, he felt a bit of joy. He thought to himself that if he could obtain some skill inheritance or something similar from this Daoist boy, this trip would not be in vain.

Just as he thought of this, Xiao Fen suddenly felt a chill in his body. Without knowing when, a knife had been deeply stabbed into his lower back.