Traveling through time, all of them are the protagonist's public enemies

Chapter 60: Immortal Traces!

Quicksand Collection.

The final market town before entering the "Sea of Death" to the west.

As you step out of this place, all you see is endless sand and gravel, and the sky and earth are filled with a desolate and gloomy atmosphere.

In the boundless desert, there are only a few clumps of green plants, which are twisted in shape but grow tenaciously. They fail to bring vitality, but instead highlight the increasingly desolate and dead silence of the Gobi Desert, as if it is a desperate place, which is awe-inspiring.

The Western Regions, this vast area west of the Great Jin Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty, is a broad general term, not a tightly integrated concept.

Starting from Yumen Pass and heading west, there are thousands of countries, and deserts and Gobi are crisscrossed everywhere.

In the meantime, the vast "Sea of Death", "Desert of the Buried Gods", "Western Desert" and other large sand seas and Gobi are prominently seen, which are daunting. However, there are oases and underground rivers hidden in their hinterland, and unique customs have emerged. The sand and water, barrenness and moisture are wonderfully blended, which is unique.

A former location expert who traveled to the Western Regions once lamented:
The Western Regions can be described as an oasis country surrounded by deserts and Gobi, or it can be described as a country with scattered sand seas and deserts. The two are intertwined to outline a strange picture.

The only exception is the Great Snow Mountain in the north, which starts from the "Endless Abyss" and stretches to the "Yumen Pass". Snow is drifting for thousands of miles, running through the entire Western Regions, like a giant dragon lying across the land, majestic and imposing.

It is rumored that deep within the Great Snow Mountain lies the tombs of nine immortals from the ancient mythological era. With such immense divine power, they could suppress the "Endless Abyss" and ensure peace in the Western Regions.

The Snow Mountain Sect, one of the six sword-wielding sects along with the Sword Washing Pavilion, is said to have been formed and grown by generations of tomb keepers. It has been passed down for thousands of years to protect the legacy of the Immortal Lord.

Wow! Wow! Wow!
The wind was howling, carrying sand and gravel with it, like ice knives piercing the bones, and rushing straight towards the "Quicksand Collection".

In an instant, the town was shrouded in sand and dust, as if it was in chaos, with vision less than three meters and hearing difficulty in all directions.

The hustle and bustle of the world seemed to disappear in an instant.

Only the raging wind and sand remain, leaving a vast expanse of desolate land.

In Liushaji, Meng Qi stood in front of the "First Inn in the Vast Sea", looking at the passers-by in amazement.

But the people in the Western Regions have high noses, deep eyes, different hair and eye colors, which are very different from the people in the Central Plains. Some of them are even more strange, with two horns on their heads and eyes between their eyebrows, looking like monsters!

This time, Meng Qi was accompanied by his master Xuan Bei, his junior fellow apprentice Zhen Hui, and the unfathomable Yang Chen!

Meng Qi really couldn't have imagined that Yang Chen's previous promise of leaving Shaolin would be in such a strange way.

Judging from Yang Chen's appearance, he seemed to have known that Shaolin Temple would send four masters and apprentices to the Western Regions. Could it be that this bully had the ability to predict the future, or had he read the "script"?
Thinking of this, Meng Qi couldn't help but smile.

The four masters and apprentices traveled a long way to get here, which is somewhat similar to the four masters and apprentices of Tang Monk who went on a journey to obtain Buddhist scriptures.

The only thing missing is a white dragon horse.

While lost in thought, Meng Qi stepped into the inn.

The shopkeeper was a woman in a black dress, about 27 or 28 years old, with the grace of a young woman, willow-shaped eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and a face as beautiful as a blooming flower. The feminine charm she exuded was so strong that it almost overflowed, attracting the attention of passers-by, either openly or secretly.

When Meng Qi and the other two entered, she didn't even raise her eyelids. She supported her chin lightly with her right hand and lazily flipped through the account book. Her face, which looked even whiter against the black dress, had a cold expression, as if everyone in the inn owed her a hundred taels of silver.

It wasn't until Yang Chen stepped into the inn that the woman in black skirt suddenly looked up, her eyes shining!

Hiss, there is such an extraordinary and beautiful young man in the world?

Unfortunately, he is a monk...

"Would you like to stay overnight or stay at the hotel?"

The woman in the black dress opened her red lips slightly, her voice cold.

But before she could hear the handsome little monk's answer, she heard a voice shouting, "Boss, your wine isn't strong enough. Did you mix it with water?"

In an instant, all the sounds in the hall stopped abruptly.

Some were playing finger-guessing games, some were rolling dice, some were chatting and laughing, some were drinking, and some were eating heartily. It was as if time had stopped, and everything remained the same, unable to move.

The woman in a black dress, who could be the shopkeeper or the boss lady, raised her head, her eyebrows raised, her almond eyes wide open:
"Drink if you want, get out if you don't!"

My goodness, this lady boss really has a lot of personality! Meng Qi was shocked. The people of the Western Regions are indeed tough!

The young man who had been complaining loudly had not expected such a response and stood there for a moment, dumbfounded. Instantly, the atmosphere in the inn changed dramatically, and the previously stagnant crowd burst into laughter, seemingly unsurprised by the man's fate.

"Haha, I'm dying of laughter. Someone actually dared to yell at Jiu Niang."

"Don't talk to me, I'm almost crying from laughing, where did this fool come from?"

"Nine Lady, there's no water in the wine. It's clearly water... Uh-huh, don't cover my mouth."

"If I don't cover your mouth, do you want to be kicked out? Or do you want to drink a basin of Jiu Niang's foot washing water?"

"Yes, don't you?"

……

Listening to everyone's chatter, the young man's face flushed. He was neither angry nor willing to endure it. He felt very embarrassed.

Fortunately, an old friend who often visited this place stood up and whispered a few words in his ear, asking him to return to his seat.

The man lowered his head and gritted his teeth, but did not dare to attack.

This interlude surprised Meng Qi. Could it be that the proprietress was a master? Dragon Gate Inn?

Meng Qi was puzzled, but Yang Chen understood clearly that the woman in the black skirt was not only a martial arts expert, but also had an extraordinary background.

"Finally arrived at Liushaji. This journey was really not easy..." Yang Chen sighed inwardly.

The last time Yang Chen came out of the Six Paths of Reincarnation and returned to Shaolin, he was rewarded for preventing the theft of scriptures: a sharp sword!

However, Zhenhui was practicing the "Flower-Picking Finger" and could not focus on other skills, so Shaolin rewarded him with a string of "Suffering Buddha Beads" which could clear his mind and protect his body with Buddha's light.

Meng Qi, however, was not suspected of stealing Ananda's sword technique because his master Xuan Bei said, "He was the one who taught me the sword technique privately and was willing to accept the punishment." He was rewarded.

"The Art of Self-Sacrifice"!
After carefully selecting on the third and fourth floors of the Sutra Library, Meng Qi gave up on the "Ananda Finger" and other magical skills, and chose the "Self-Sacrifice Technique", which is similar to the Demon Disintegration Technique!

As one of the 72 Shaolin Kung Fu skills, after using the Self-Sacrifice Technique, one can burn essence and blood, recover power in a short period of time and increase strength by 30%. It can also concentrate all power into one strike, producing a terrifying effect and defeating demons with one's own body.

After the end, the mildest case will suffer a serious illness and their martial arts skills will regress, while the worst case will have its meridians broken and become a disabled person.

Of course, this is not a problem if there is "Liu Dao" or other teammates with superb medical skills!

Meng Qi had obtained it, so Yang Chen naturally obtained the "Self-Sacrifice Art" through emotional resonance.

Since the Vajra Temple was behind the theft of scriptures by Zhenyong and Zhenchang, it was discovered that Zhenyong was proficient in Vajra Temple martial arts and might be a spy planted by Vajra Temple in Shaolin.

Therefore, the Shaolin Temple's top management decided to send Master Xuanbei and his three disciples to the Western Regions to question the Vajra Temple.

Once he went to the Western Regions, the sea was wide enough for fish to leap and the sky was high enough for birds to fly, so Yang Chen naturally had the opportunity to leave Shaolin!
For Yang Chen, going to the Western Regions was not only to escape from Shaolin, but also for the woman in the black dress in front of him. To be more precise, it was to join "Xianji" and get it for free... No!

It is to learn martial arts!
The woman in the black dress is none other than a member of the "Xianji" organization. The "Xianji" organization is an organization founded by those who have undergone reincarnation. It upholds the idea of mutual assistance and aims to transcend reincarnation, avoid disasters, and achieve immortality. Its headquarters is located in the "Biyou Palace", and most of its members are titled after the immortals and gods of ancient Taoism, such as Lingbao Tianzun, Doumu Yuanjun, etc.

The woman in black dress in front of him was named Qu Jiuniang, also known as Bixia Yuanjun, who was responsible for absorbing those who had been reincarnated into the "immortal realm".

It can be called "fairy-tale" HR!

In "The First World", it was she who brought Meng Qi into the fairyland, and was given the title of [Yuanshi Tianzun]!
Qu Jiuniang opened a shop in Liushaji.

It is also to conceal the identity and collect information.

"I wonder what title I should choose after joining Xianji?" Yang Chen suddenly felt troubled.

The candidates for Qingyuan Miaodao Zhenjun and Lingbao Tianzun have been selected, and there is no inheritance of Daode Tianzun's skills in the "Xianji".

Could it be that he was going to intercept Hu Mengqi's Yuanshi Tianzun?

Yuanshi Tianzun is good, but not suitable for him.

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