As the jade slip floated over, Xu Qing's expression was cold. He didn't reach out to grab it. Instead, a strand of soul shot out, penetrating the jade slip and shattering it.
If anyone else saw this scene, they would definitely tremble inwardly, thinking that Xu Qing wanted to kill them. However, Tian Mozi was one of the great prodigies. He had already noticed some clues before Xu Qing made a move, so he naturally had the foresight.
Therefore, he remained respectful and spoke. "Ji Dongzi's original target was the mountain ghost, but something unexpected happened. Hence, he went to the ghost chariot's location a month ago.
"According to my investigation, there are many cultivators fighting for the ghost chariot. Among them, that bastard Fan Shishuang used to be the main cultivator. However, things are different now that Ji Dongzi, that vicious bird, has joined.
"However, that disgusting Fan Shishuang is a gloomy person. He must have made some preparations for this Great Hunt. That is indeed the case. That wretched Ji Dongzi never came out after entering Ghost Chariot Dark Forest.
"There's a high chance that these two dogs are in a stalemate."
Tian Mozi didn't hide anything and told him everything he knew.
He even criticized the two who had attacked Xu Qing in various ways. He didn't repeat himself and expressed that he was on the same side as Xu Qing.
The reason he knew so much was because he had originally planned to enter Ghost Chariot Dark Forest. As for the timing, it was to wait until Ji Dongzi and Fan Shishuang were both injured.
After saying that, Tian Mozi recalled that Xu Qing was a divine envoy of the Starflame Divine Hall, so he released some of the Starflame Divine Hall's aura to protect himself.
Xu Qing's expression was calm. Although his soul strand shattered the jade slip, Xu Qing could clearly see the information inside. It was basically the same as what Tian Mozi had said.
Whether it was the Fort Continent in his words or the Starflame Divine Hall's aura, Xu Qing naturally understood that he was hinting that they were on the same side.
Therefore, Xu Qing looked at Tian Mozi with a deep gaze. Whether it was the information he sent or his identity as a Starflame cultivator, it made it difficult for Xu Qing to kill him.
Most importantly, this person didn't do anything suicidal from beginning to end.
Thus, Xu Qing didn't bother about it and took a step forward.
In an instant, he walked past Tian Mozi and headed into the distance. In the blink of an eye, he reached the horizon.
As he left, Tian Mozi finally breathed a sigh of relief. He turned his head to look in the direction Xu Qing had left. He felt like he had just survived a disaster, but at the same time, he also felt complicated.
"Xu Qing probably didn't hide his strength in the battle with Ji Dongzi. He really is inferior to Ji Dongzi."
"But in the past two months, this person's heart of cultivation had a breakthrough. And for such a genius, every breakthrough would bring about an earth-shattering change."
"As for that gray fog … the great change in the Nine Li Forbidden Land some time ago must be directly related to this person."
Yet, he had actually brought out the gray mist of the Nine Li Forbidden Ground and had perfect control over it …
Tian Mozi's expression was solemn. He knew the significance of this matter, and he also had a guess in his heart that he didn't dare to believe.
"Could it be that he has subdued … Jiuli!"
When he thought of this, Tian Mozi took a deep breath. He vaguely had a premonition that the final ranking of this Great Hunt might not be first.
"First in the first segment, and there's a high chance he'll be first in the second segment as well. If he's still first in the third segment, Great Dark Heaven!"
Tian Mozi's heart shook.
It had been a very long time since a Great Dark Heaven appeared in the Fire Moon Mystic Sky Clan. The last time was ten thousand years ago.
"If a Great Dark Heaven really appears this time …" Tian Mozi's mind became active, and his thoughts became more complicated. After a long while, his eyes were filled with decisiveness. He didn't fly to other regions, but followed in the direction Xu Qing left in. He even shouted loudly.
"Brother Xu, Ji Dongzi is as cunning as Fan Shishuang. It's very likely that he'll choose to join forces with Fan Shishuang in the end. In order to prevent Brother Xu from suffering, I'm willing to go with you and lend you a hand!"
As he spoke, he sped up. Xu Qing raised his eyebrows and sized up this Tian Mozi again. The Vajra Sect's old ancestor's vigilant voice sounded in his mind.
"Master, there's something wrong with this guy. He must be up to something. Master, I suggest that we kill this cunning person immediately!"
Xu Qing ignored the Vajra Sect's old ancestor's words. After he glanced at Tian Mozi, he narrowed his eyes. He didn't refuse or agree, and turned around and walked toward the Land of the Ghost Chariot.
Seeing that Xu Qing didn't refuse, Tian Mozi's spirits were lifted, and he chose to follow.
In order to leave a good impression on Xu Qing, Tian Mozi told him everything he knew about the Mountain Sea Great Region. Much of it couldn't be bought in the outside world, and it was the first time Xu Qing knew about it.
For example, the habits of some special beasts, and some dangerous places hidden in the rainforest, and so on.
Just like that, the two of them sped along and got closer and closer to the Land of the Ghost Chariot.
At the same time, in the Mountain Sea Great Region, in the Upper Ring District, in the rainforest where the Pixiu was, a pursuit that had lasted for several months was still unfolding.
However, unlike when Ji Dongzi chased after Xu Qing and Xu Qing traveled thousands of miles, this pursuit in the Upper Ring had always been in the Land of the Pixiu.
The one being chased was Er Niu.
The pursuer was Yan Xuanzi. Using all sorts of inconceivable methods, Er Niu led Yan Xuanzi in circles in the Land of the Pixiu. Occasionally, he would say some despicable words.
"Are you done yet? Didn't I just interrupt your subduing? Furthermore, I know that you are neither male nor female. Is there a need for you to do this?!
"Forget it, forget it. Can you stop chasing? How about I introduce you to a Dao companion?
"Let me tell you, I have a Junior Martial Brother."
As the leader spoke, Yan Xuanzi, who was behind him, suddenly raised his hand. Immediately, a pressure comparable to Spirit Accumulation came from his hand. It covered the sky and earth and suppressed Er Niu.
With a boom, the sky and earth collapsed. Er Niu's body also shattered. However, in the next instant, a blue worm flew out from the ground in the distance and quickly formed a new body for Er Niu to continue fleeing.
However, at this moment, Er Niu was also complaining in his heart. Although he said that, he had lost too much in the past few months. If this continued, he felt that he would be finished.
"Junior Brother, why aren't you here yet?"
While Er Niu was feeling anxious, outside a black rainforest in the lower circle of the Mountain Sea Region, two figures were approaching from the sky.
"Brother Xu, this is the Ghost Chariot Dark Forest. The ferocious beasts here are mainly Eerie. They are incomparably ferocious and their methods are hard to guard against."
Tian Mozi quickly glanced at Xu Qing and said in a low voice, "The Ghost Chariot Race lives here. They feed on Eerie and have terrifying combat strength. Some of them are even strong like gods. Therefore, to subdue the Ghost Chariot Race, one has to take a huge risk."
Xu Qing raised his head and looked into the distance at the dense forest that was different from other places. The vegetation here was pitch black, and the sky was the same here. Bird clouds filled the air, and red bolts of lightning swam between the clouds. Sometimes, they would fall, and there would be loud booms.
Within the dark forest, the cold and eerie feeling was extremely obvious. Even outside, one could feel that one's soul was being sucked in. It was as if the dark forest was an invisible whirlpool that devoured all souls.
Vaguely, one could see the figures of some cultivators. They were like walking corpses as they wandered around numbly.
"They are cultivators who died here recently. Their souls were devoured and their bodies were revived by the dark forest. They will continue to search for their souls in here … until their bodies are corroded by the grass and trees here and become nutrients."
Tian Mozi's words were filled with caution and seriousness.
"Also, this place is very big. That son of a bitch Ji Dongzi and that son of a bitch Fan Shishuang have been here for a long time and have been in the dark. But if we go in to search, we will be in the open. Perhaps there will be some twists and turns." After speaking, Tian Mozi quickly glanced at Xu Qing and found that Xu Qing still didn't do anything.
Therefore, he blinked and took out a stick of incense and lit it. "I've already prepared. All cultivators who want to enter here to obtain the Ghost Chariot will buy this divine incense from the temple. With this, they can guard their souls and enter this forest to a certain extent."
"I have seven or eight here. It should be enough.
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Xu Qing retracted his gaze from the Ghost Chariot Dark Forest and glanced at Tian Mozi.
"You don't have to continue probing."
Tian Mozi smiled. His previous words seemed like an introduction, but in reality, they were all probing. He wanted to know if Xu Qing's strange ability to make ferocious beasts prostrate was still effective here.
Xu Qing ignored Tian Mozi. He knew that he couldn't hide the fact that he had subdued Nine Li. Sooner or later, people would find out, so there was no need for him to deliberately hide his ability.
At the same time, he also wanted to know what level Nine Li could reach in the Mountain and Sea Great Region.
Therefore, looking at the terrifying Ghost Chariot Dark Forest, Xu Qing said indifferently, "Ghost Chariot, come!"
As soon as he said that, Nine Li's aura exploded from his body and spread to the heavens and earth, taking over the control.
The clouds in the sky instantly exploded and collapsed. The bolts of lightning inside were also broken by the disintegration of the clouds. They rolled back one after another and formed a red lightning net.
As it spread, all the plants in the dark forest on the ground shook and trembled. They actually bent over.
At the same time, all the strange creatures hidden inside all let out wails. Those walking corpses also instantly fell to the ground and stopped moving.
Mmm.
What followed was the rumbling of the rainforest and the earth. The sound grew louder and louder until finally, the entire Ghost Chariot Dark Forest seemed to come to life. Its aura was astonishing.
Next, one after another, world-shaking aura after another rose up from the trembling dark forest.
In the next moment, one after another, savage Ghost Chariot beasts charged out of the dark forest.
They came in all shapes and sizes, numbering in the hundreds. Their cultivation bases ranged from Spirit Treasure to Void level. As soon as they appeared, they roared and rushed toward Xu Qing, as if they'd been summoned.
Everywhere they passed, the heavens collapsed and the earth cracked. Their mountain-toppling, sea-draining momentum was incomparably intense. As they neared, the Ghost Chariot beasts' eyes shone with a dim light. Unexpectedly, they all prostrated themselves in front of Xu Qing.
It was as if they had seen their sovereign. Their auras spread out in all directions, stirring up a storm of dust that swept everything away.
Only Xu Qing stood in front of them, his face expressionless.
Tian Mozi stood there, dumbstruck.
But that wasn't the end of it.
At this moment, the earth suddenly churned even more violently. At the center of the rainforest's quaking, three terrifying auras rose up from the dark forest.
Their auras were so astonishing that they suppressed everything. In the blink of an eye, three enormous Ghost Chariots radiating an ancient aura appeared in the sky and stared at Xu Qing.
Tian Mozi sucked in a breath when he saw this. His hair stood on end and he broke out in a cold sweat.
Then Xu Qing's voice echoed again.
"Outsiders, come out!"
As soon as he spoke, the earth rumbled. All of the vegetation in the vast dark forest was uprooted from the ground and rapidly scattered in all directions.
The Flaming Moon cultivators who'd been hiding in the dark forest and preparing to hunt with different methods were all trembling all over. They couldn't believe it, and their minds were blank.
This sort of thing had truly surpassed their understanding. It had already reached the level of legends.
In the distance, there were two cultivators facing off three thousand feet apart.
They were Ji Dongzi and Fan Shishuang.
Both of their expressions changed drastically. Perilous waves like never before surged in their hearts. They both turned to look in Xu Qing's direction.