Chapter 21 [021] Magic Bird
The Fiery Mountain was like a copper furnace being boiled in a raging fire. After cooling down in the cave for a while, many disciples of the sects came out again to continue looking for opportunities.

"I say... are there really any secret treasures here? Even if there are, they must have been burned by the high temperature," a naked upper body sect disciple wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Brother Kui, should we take a rest?"

However, the man called Senior Brother Kui said in a deep voice: "Zhang Zhao, Junior Sister Xu didn't even complain of being tired, so why are you tired now? How can you qualify for the secret realm if your will is so weak?"

The sect disciple glanced at the girl next to him who insisted on moving forward even though she was tired, his face turned red, and he stopped talking afterwards.

After walking another hundred meters and going around a rocky area, the five people suddenly saw a young man walking slowly with a very lively and cute girl not far ahead.

The young man was handsome and extraordinary, with delicate features and clear black pupils like stars. He was dressed in a white robe, with a tall and dignified posture, and the fiery red headband on his head swayed gently in the hot wind.

Even though they were in a hot environment, they still looked normal, as if they were not suffering from the high temperature at all.

"Oh my god, what a handsome boy..." Junior Sister Xu couldn't help but exclaim in amazement and covered her mouth with her hand.

“Is it him?” Senior Brother Kui’s eyes narrowed.

The girl asked, "Brother, do you know him?"

"Zhongli Jin was once known as a rare genius in the world of cultivation. However, as fate would have it, he was crippled by a demonic cultivator two years ago," said the man.

"So it was him!" Junior Sister Xu understood and looked regretful.

Zhang Zhao wiped his sweat and was a little puzzled: "The high temperature of this Fiery Mountain is unbearable even for us Foundation Establishment cultivators. How can he, a Qi cultivator, be so calm? And the little girl next to him is also calm and composed?"

Senior Brother Kui said: "Maybe there is a magic weapon that can avoid high temperatures."

Zhang Zhao couldn't help but step forward and ask.

He had no hope that the boy would be willing to answer or share.

Unexpectedly, Zhongli Jin responded to him gently and took out a pill.

At this moment, Zhang Zhao felt that he had spoken ill of Zhongli Jin before, which was really bad!
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The disciple who got the elixir turned around and returned to his own team.

But he did not eat it, but gave it to the only female disciple in the team.

Lingyun School, Zhang Zhao.

When I gave the pill to him just now, I also asked about his sect and name.

Zhong Lijin looked at them, and the ring-wielding old man's gratifying voice rang in his ears: [This kid is actually not bad, many times better than the guy called Wang Yao just now. Fortunately, the new generation of disciples in the cultivation world are not all scum. ]

[Well, the world is full of different things, and people are also diverse.] Zhongli Jin said.

So even if I fell into dust, I never really hated this world.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of Shi Qing again.

He raised his eyes slightly, and his sight passed across the sky inconspicuously.

Two years ago, it would have been better if Shi Qing had broken off the engagement later.

Even if it was the same reason, not wanting to be dragged down by a useless person, at least later on, he would be more understanding and accepting of it, so that he would not suffer a double blow at the time.

On the day of breaking off the engagement, after the girl left, he vomited blood.

Impatience is a heart disease.

My father's hands were shaking and his eyes were red. At that time, it was Sanqing Mountain that wanted to marry him, and now it was Sanqing Mountain that came to cancel the engagement!
He swore to make the evil cultivators and Sanqing Mountain pay the price.

The man at that time was even more irrational than him. He picked up his sword and went to Sanqing Mountain to fight Shi Yue and Shi Qing to seek justice for him.

Zhong Lijin stopped his father and consoled him, "The cancellation of the engagement today was done by Shi Qing alone. Regardless of whether she has someone behind her to support or persuade her, it is best for us not to implicate others."

My father was persuaded and did not go to Sanqing Mountain. On the second day, Sect Leader Shi Yue came to apologize in person and brought many medicinal herbs to help him recuperate and cleanse his bones and marrow.

The first impression Shi Qing left on Zhong Li Jin was really bad. After his opinion of her slightly improved some time ago, his mood fell to the bottom again because of the reason of breaking off the engagement.

Shi Qing, as described by Shi Xiang, is a cold person who doesn't care about anything. He admires the strong, is arrogant, and looks down on the weak.

but--

If he was indifferent, Shi Qing would not really ignore Junior Sister after leaving the cave and follow her secretly all the way.

Even though she was in love with him, she coldly broke off the engagement on the third day after he was deposed, without even a glance.

People have many faces, he believes.

But Shi Qing, he really couldn't understand.

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After walking for another stick of incense, Shen Xiang was already panting from exhaustion. Although it wasn't hot, her feet still ached from walking such a long distance today.

"Junior Brother Zhongli..." Chen Xiang couldn't help but speak: "How about we take a break?"

Zhongli Jin looked back and saw Shen Xiang, who was sweating profusely, and nodded, "Okay."

Taking the junior sister with him would indeed take up a lot of time, so he had to think of a way to let Shi Qing and the others take the person away, and it would be best if the two of them could leave together.

Just when he was about to find a stone cave for Chen Xiang to sit for a while, something unexpected happened!

Suddenly, a fiery red gust of wind blew, and the ground was instantly covered with flying sand and rocks. The extremely high temperature made everyone present sweat profusely, their bodies were hot, and they almost fainted!
This strong wind was not simple. Before the wind stopped, a shrill cry of birds was heard throughout the earth, and then the ground began to shake, as if something was about to rush out of the ground!

The scattered disciples on the ground could not stand steadily, and those flying swords in the sky were also affected, their swords flew around, and several people fell from the sky.

Rocks rolled down from the sky, the young man's eyes fixed, he reached out and grabbed Shen Xiang's collar, and without even having time to say a word of offense, he threw the girl out!

Chen Xiang: “???”

Before she could react, the next second, a huge rock fell heavily from the place where she had just stood!
[Oh my god! What’s going on?!]

System: [Don't worry, it's the plot! Nothing will happen with the hero by your side! ]

[But he threw me out!!! I'm going to fall to my death!!]

Shen Xiang was almost frightened to tears, but the expected pain of falling did not come, because someone grabbed her from behind!
The familiar cool fragrance lingered at the tip of his nose. Shen Xiang did not turn around to see who it was, but his mind accurately thought of that person's name at this moment.

——Shi Qing.

So she never left?
"Junior sister!" Cangying anxiously stepped forward and pulled Shen Xiang over, checking her body up and down, and asked anxiously: "Are you okay?!"

"I, I'm fine." Shen Xiang shook her head, then said worriedly: "But, Zhongli Jin——"

Before he finished speaking, Shi Qing understood everything.

Her eyes were calm and indifferent. She stepped back onto the sword. Her figure was like a meteor. The snow-white bandages swayed in the wind. She twisted her fingertips and in an instant she flew into the sky and disappeared from the sight of the two men!
“Hey! Wait!!” Chen Xiang shouted towards the sky, her eyes red, and for some reason, her words were tinged with tears: “You have to be careful too!!!”

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boom--! ! !
The strong sound was like a volcanic eruption. Shen Xiang fell into an open area and was temporarily safe. The boy was not worried that she would be injured because Shi Qing and the others were nearby and would definitely protect the little sister. However, the situation was not optimistic. The boy himself was still in the pile of falling rocks!

Zhongli Jin steadied his body, remaining extremely calm, and ran towards the open space following the gaps between the fallen rocks.

We were about to escape from the rockfall area.

But at this moment—the ground suddenly cracked!

The Fiery Mountain that stretched for thousands of miles suddenly split into two halves and collapsed to the left and right!
Then a huge firebird broke out from the crack in the ground!

Its body is extremely huge, and when its wings are spread out, they cover the sky and the sun.

The disciples who were teleported to the Fiery Mountain suddenly felt as if the light above their heads was blocked by something, and their vision dimmed and became dark and hazy.

When I looked up, I saw a giant bird flying overhead!

The sharp scream was extremely piercing, shaking the heavens and the earth, making people's internal organs seem to be displaced. The bird had a strange shape, with a small head and a large body. It had no feathers, and its body was covered with hard scales. Its beak was like an eagle's hook, and its eyes were red. It looked somewhat hideous and terrifying.

Zhongli Jin's body was hooked by a small bone of the giant bird and was instantly carried into the sky!

[Youngster!] The old man's eyes widened: [This is the Demon Flamebird of the Demon Clan! It is the one that makes this area burn like a blaze all year round! I thought it had died ten thousand years ago, but I didn't expect that there is still a trace of its soul here!]

This giant bird looked so terrifying, like a ghost rushing out of hell. Half of its huge body was its appearance when it was alive, and the other half was glaring white bones!

The residual soul has no self-awareness, only the instinct to kill when it was alive.

The Demonic Martial Arts Secret Realm is full of dangers. Although fellow disciples cannot harm each other, countless people have died in the secret realm over the past thousand years.

Opportunities are always accompanied by risks.

The practitioner will not die at the hands of disciples from other sects, but is very likely to die at the hands of monsters remaining in the secret realm.

The Flamebird flew very fast, and the strong wind was like a sharp blade, mixed with the internal energy of the giant bird, blowing on people's faces and causing pain.

The wound that had just scabbed over was now bleeding again.

Zhongli Jin used the strength of his waist and abdomen to flip over, grabbing the piece of bone tightly, and landed on the spine on the back of the giant bird. The spine was very thick and long, about two meters wide, with scattered flesh and blood hanging on it.

His gaze fell to the right. The giant bird's half body was covered with scales when it was alive, and there was a rotten smell like hell.

The young man frowned slightly. His clothes were cut by the biting wind. Now he was at least a thousand feet above the ground. He had to keep his body steady and not fall.

[Youngsters, watch out behind you! ] The old man suddenly reminded loudly.

Zhongli Jin dodged almost the moment he heard the sound!
A somewhat rotten spear was stuck exactly where he had just been!
The boy turned around and saw an extremely horrifying scene!
——Countless dead souls and skeletons crawled out from the rotten flesh and blood of the other half of the giant bird. Some of them had strange treasures hanging on their bodies, and some were wearing armor. The black skulls had red light between their eye sockets, and their bones were creaking. They surrounded the young man layer by layer, as if they were going to rush over in the next second.

[These are the people eaten by the Demonic Bird,] the old man said in a sad voice, [They fought to death in the battle between immortals and demons, but they didn't expect that they would be controlled and used by the residual soul of the Demonic Bird after death. The residual soul's killing instinct affected them. Now in their eyes, you are the enemy.]

Zhongli Jin stood opposite them, his spiritual power concentrated on the soles of his feet, tightly attached to his bones to prevent it from being blown away by the strong wind.

[Where is the Moltres Bird going now? It seems to be flying with a purpose.] Zhongli Jin said.

The old man nodded: [Killing instinct, it should be preparing to head to the center of the ancient battlefield. ]

The center of the battlefield.

The things left by the old man were also close to the center, so Zhongli Jin was not in a hurry to escape from the bird's back.

It would be better to take advantage of this favorable wind to send him there!

Not only can it save time, but it can also temporarily avoid Shi Qing and the others.

The undead skeletons rushed towards the young man. Zhongli Jin was not in a hurry. He calmly took out a yellow talisman from his sleeve.

He lightly wiped the wound on his face with his white index finger, which was stained with blood. He then drew on the yellow paper, quickly forming a talisman, and finally pressed it hard on the giant bird's skeleton!
"Qian Luo Dana, Dong Gang Tai Xuan, slay demons and bind evil spirits, and save thousands of people!" Spiritual power was injected into the talisman, and the yellow paper suddenly burned!

The burning fire line ran along the spine of the giant bird, like a line of gunpowder, burning all the way up, forming a circle of fire in an instant, binding the rushing skeleton ghost!
"The Dao sect is compassionate and wishes all the people to be happy and at peace." Zhongli Jin lowered his eyes with a respectful expression and said, "My fellow seniors, today, I will help you to be liberated."

As soon as the words fell, a golden light appeared!
The evil spirits surrounded by flames were enveloped by the light and stopped moving.

Eventually, the bones dissipated like smoke, leaving behind only a pile of armor and long-rotten shields and swords melted into the flesh and blood of the giant bird.

At least temporary peace was finally restored on the bird's back.

Zhongli Jin slowly breathed a sigh of relief and slowly knelt down on the bones.

The boy's messy clothes and hair kept swaying in the strong wind.

He reached out and wiped the blood from the corner of his lips. His face was slightly pale, his brows were heavy, and his eyes were dim.

--really.

The repaired spiritual roots are still unstable, and the continuous and forced use of spiritual power in a short period of time will put a strain on his body.

[You did a great job, young man.] The old man praised.

Instead of getting rid of those heroic souls, they were converted and sent into reincarnation.

The heroes who died in battle tens of millions of years ago should not become slaves of monsters.

However, Zhongli Jin's body could not bear the task of converting so many people all of a sudden.

He took two revitalizing pills and swallowed them to nourish his spiritual roots, and also took a blood-recovering pill.

The burning sensation in my internal organs finally eased a little.

However, Zhongli Jin's luck seemed to be bad. Just after he relaxed for a while, the body of the Demon Bird suddenly shook violently!

Before he could consolidate the spiritual energy he absorbed, he was thrown off the bird's back!

The strong feeling of dizziness and strong wind attacked the boy's five senses at the same time. Zhongli Jin subconsciously wanted to call out his own sword, but the next second - he remembered that he could no longer wield the sword.

Now is not the time to feel sad, you need to save yourself.

The young man's eyes darkened, and he took out the Wind Controlling Stone, wanting to use its power to get back on the bird's back. But at this moment, three or four snow-white bandages came from nowhere and were one step faster than him, wrapping around his waist at lightning speed!

Immediately afterwards, Zhongli Jin felt a huge force dragging him backwards!

When he came to his senses, a cool fragrance invaded his nose, and his whole body bumped into a pair of very strong arms and was held steadily in the arms.

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