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Chapter 168 The Legacy of Master Yuan (4k)

Sha Xiao piloted the Divine Rainbow to the sky above Zhangjia Village and descended slowly.

In the center of the village, a group of snotty-nosed children were laughing and playing around two tall boys.

Suddenly, someone looked up at the sky, pointed at Sha Xiao, and asked uncertainly, "Brother Er Lengzi, is that an immortal?"

Er Lengzi quickly turned his big head and looked up at the sky.

He was born with double pupils, giving him a vision far beyond that of ordinary people, and he himself also entered a sea of ​​suffering.

Right now, he summoned his divine power and looked in the direction his companion was pointing.

Soon, he saw Sha Xiao, radiating divine light and with a face like that of an immortal, gracefully descending from the sky.

"He's a cultivator!"

Er Lengzi was startled, his heart pounding.

"Quick, Xiao Bao, I'll go call Master Zhang and the Yuan team out. You take everyone and get out of here to hide."

Er Lengzi quickly gave the order and ran into the village.

"What should we do?"

"What else can we do? Run!"

The group of children didn't stand there in a daze for long before they quickly organized into several small teams and ran off towards the edge of the village.

Judging from their posture, it was clear that they had practiced beforehand, and their running was extremely methodical.

"What's the point of this? Any Taoist palace could easily capture you all without delaying anything, sigh..."

Sha Xiao watched the children run away, shook her head, and did not stop them.

After all, this is the survival rule that children in the Northern Region must learn from a young age.

Seeing this, Sha Xiao slowed down his descent.

Once everyone in Zhangjia Village had gathered around the large tree in the center of the village, Sha Xiao gracefully floated down.

"Zhangjia Village pays homage to the immortals."

Before Sha Xiao's feet even touched the ground, Zhang Wuye and the villagers all knelt down in front of him with a "thump".

It is said that a man's knees are worth gold, and clearly, these people from the Northern Regions are very familiar with how to extract this gold.

In the Northern Region, where killing and reincarnation are endless, anyone unfamiliar with this system has already begun their journey to the next life.

"Um."

Sha Xiao hummed softly.

He appeared very calm on the surface, just like the immortals of the Northern Region.

Hehehe, I've finally experienced the scene of a tiger's body trembling and bowing down. It was so satisfying!

Little did he know, he was secretly overjoyed.

Despite his physical body being that of a Great Sage, and his strength being as great as a monster, he still didn't receive much respect from the Iron-Headed Sky-Covering Man.

Sha Xiao has visited more than a dozen villages in the past few days. In each village, the villagers were either blinded by greed or trembling with fear when they met him.

No other village's people bow down and worship without hesitation, just like the people of Zhangjia Village.

This truly satisfied Sha Xiao's vanity.

"Is this Zhangjia Village? A descendant of Master Yuan?"

Sha Xiao stated the question with certainty.

The moment Zhang Wuye, the leader, heard Sha Xiao's words, cold sweat poured down his back.

How is that possible?

They have lived in anonymity (losing their heritage) for over a thousand years, never mentioning their village's past to outsiders.

Even the vast majority of the villagers were unaware that their ancestors had such a distinguished past.

Sha Xiao revealed the secret that Zhang Wuye's lineage had kept buried for thousands of years as soon as he opened his mouth. How could he not be afraid?

"Yes, there are legends from our ancestors that our place seems to have some connection with Master Yuan."

"But as you can see from our current situation, little immortal, we have long since lost the legacy of the Source Celestial Master."

Uncle Zhang said tremblingly and bitterly.

"I don't know, I don't know what the little immortal has come to ask for?"

He swallowed hard, took a deep breath, and mustered his courage to ask.

"Did Master Yuan leave you anything?"

Sha Xiao's divine sense swept across the village, his curiosity evident in his expression.

He scanned the area but couldn't find any trace of the equipment that Master Zhang had given to Ye Fan in the original story.

He even looked at the stones in the village and vaguely sensed something was wrong with only a few of them.

However, he clearly knew that this place contained many of the treasures left behind by the Celestial Master.

Even when he was in the sky, he saw extraordinary array patterns here.

But now, standing in this village, he can't find the source stones that hold the secret treasures.

Interesting, very interesting. Is this the Six Seals of Forbidden Immortals? Or some other secret technique from the Origin Heaven Book?

As expected of the reincarnation of that fat bastard Duan De, it is truly extraordinary.

Zhang Wuye had no idea that Sha Xiao was already lost in thought. After Sha Xiao gave a precise request, he began to scan the village, and his heart started pounding.

He knew perfectly well that Sha Xiao had come prepared and knew their village inside and out!

Without pondering how Sha Xiao knew, Master Zhang bowed even deeper: "Your Excellency has keen insight. Our ancestors did leave behind some things. But those are just insignificant little objects, extremely fragile, and we have no idea what use they are."

"Go and fetch it."

Sha Xiao gave the instructions.

With his head bowed, Zhang Wuye laboriously carried a yellowed old wooden box out of his house in no time.

He opened the large wooden crate, and a smell of rotting wood immediately wafted out.

I don't know how many years have passed, but the inside of the wooden box is somewhat rotten.

A complete set of source-finding equipment was neatly arranged inside the wooden crate.

There was a stone garment made of pieces of divine source stone strung together, and a helmet made of the same material.

Beneath the stone covering lay a stone knife with its scabbard decayed and a compass.

These things are filled with the scent of time, as if they might collapse at any moment.

"nice one."

Sha Xiao's eyes lit up as she looked at these treasures.

These seemingly fragile pieces of equipment contain extremely powerful spiritual energy; they are undoubtedly treasures meticulously crafted by the Source Celestial Master.

With a wave of his hand, he accepted the prospecting equipment left behind by Master Yuan without waiting for Master Zhang's introduction.

Next, they would explore Purple Mountain. Sha Xiao absolutely did not believe that the place would be as simple as it was portrayed in the original novel.

With this equipment, he felt more at ease.

"Why..

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A low, unwilling sigh escaped.

Sha Xiao glanced at the crowd around him, who had their heads bowed, and immediately pinpointed the source of the voice. It was coming from another bloodline of the Uncrowned Emperor.

Looking at the boy who clenched his fists, lowered his head, and showed a hint of displeasure.

He recalled the days when he first arrived in Beidou and was forcibly plundered by those holy sites. A sense of helplessness and resentment welled up in his heart, and a trace of compassion inexplicably rose from the bottom of Sha Xiao's heart.

Suppressing the sudden flood of past memories, Sha Xiao thought for a moment, then looked at Zhang Wuye and the villagers and promised, "I won't take this for nothing. After I enter Zishan, I will bring back your ancestors as well."

After saying that, he turned around and prepared to ride the rainbow away.

Next, he still needs to find the lost relic of the Great Emperor Wushi—the Imperial Jade.

With time running out and the task at hand, he had no time to fool around.

Seeing Sha Xiao turn to leave, Master Zhang was dumbfounded.

He never expected that Sha Xiao would just take this and leave, and even make a promise to them?

A thousand thoughts swirled in Zhang Wuye's mind. He gritted his teeth and called out to Sha Xiao, "Immortal, please wait a moment. My ancestors also left us some relics."

"I only beg you, sir, to consider the value of these things and accept these little ones into your esteemed sect, even if they are just servants."

"Whoosh!"

The villagers couldn't help but gasp in surprise, looking at Zhang Wuye with incomprehension.

Having revealed the village's secrets, Uncle Zhang felt a sense of relief.

There was no other way; they simply couldn't survive.

Unbeknownst to Sha Xiao, Qingmao Mountain had already nurtured the Gu worms that sought the source.

Although there is still a big gap compared to these traditional source seekers, the fact that Qingmaoshan produces resources at no cost and that Weiwei and her group release a lot of them is undeniable!

Many small-time bandits directly joined the Sha Xiao Sect, using their Gu worms to dig for small-scale mineral deposits.

Over the past few years, these small villages have no pressure to collect resources, but they also can't collect much resources anymore!

In this godforsaken place of the Northern Region, without the source as hard currency, even clean water makes it impossible for these villages to move an inch.

The water originates from the northern region, but the earth's veins are filled with intense resentment. No one dares to drink the water drawn directly from the source without purification.

In recent years, Zhangjia Village has gradually entered a new predicament.

If they continued like this, Zhang Wuye felt that their village would be wiped out in a few years.

He raised his head, his aged face filled with solemnity, and looked directly into Sha Xiao's eyes.

Master Zhang used all his skills, his eyes filled with hope.

He could only hope that the treasures left by his ancestors would move this seemingly young, kind-hearted immortal who had just emerged from seclusion.

You must know that if it is a cultivator from the Northern Region, even if it is a so-called great sect, a holy sect, or even the legendary Yaochi Holy Land with an extremely good relationship with their ancestors, then it is a very important sect.

If Zhang Wuye had known that their village was a legacy left by the fifth generation of Yuan Tianshi, he would have guaranteed that they would have been silently searched, brainwashed, and reduced to ashes long ago.

Everything in the village will be packed up and taken away; not a speck of dust will be left behind.

They might just turn around and leave, just like they remembered that little fairy.

This is more than just being kind-hearted; it's boundless love!

Sha Xiao looked at Zhang Wuye, whose face was solemn and who was looking at her with hope, and secretly clicked her tongue in amazement.

Now he understood exactly how this small village in the original story managed to get on Ye Fan's good side.

While Ye Fan's kindness was certainly a factor, a large part of the reason was that Master Zhang, who was in power, was sensible and understanding.

In the original story, Ye Fan, an insignificant little cultivator, was given his ancestral equipment simply because people recognized his character.

You have to understand, Master Zhang is, after all, a descendant of the Celestial Master.

He's spent his whole life digging for sources, how could he not know how precious divine sources are? How could he not know how valuable the things left behind by his ancestors are?

Just by looking at the star chart that has been accumulated for thousands of years and has not been used, you can tell that at least Zhang Wuye's lineage has never given up on preparing to enter Zishan.

Now that he has seen him, he has revealed the entire legacy of the Source Celestial Master, which he had originally planned to release only after Ye Fan returned from Purple Mountain, all in an attempt to gain a chance.

Sha Xiao turned around, stared at Master Zhang, and chuckled softly.

It seems that Zhangjia Village has learned from its past experiences and has now completely transformed.

Ah, the great array left by Zhang Jiayuan, the Celestial Master, to stimulate cultivation aptitude has been wasted for thousands of years, but it has yielded benefits for the entire clan.

The wisdom that has enabled humans to survive for so long.

Sai Weng lost his horse, how do you know it is not a blessing?

This land of Beidou is indeed a place of outstanding people and abundant resources, with countless talents.

Even a humble old man from the bottom of society possesses great wisdom, great courage, and great perseverance.

"Okay, I accept."

As Sha Xiao spoke, he raised his hand and grabbed at the air, forcibly drawing the Hundred Mile Origin Qi to his front, drawing a ball of Origin Liquid from the air and condensing it into a plaque, all under the watchful eyes of everyone who was looking at him as a god.

"Take this sign and go find Weiwei. From today onwards, you are my source-finding team."

Sha Xiao tossed the Source Token to Master Zhang and spoke calmly, then vanished from Zhangjia Village as if he had been erased from existence.

Master Zhang stared blankly at Sha Xiao, who had vanished in an instant, feeling as if he had just experienced a dream.

Three days later, not far from Zhangjia Village, in a deserted mine that had been abandoned for many years.

"Unfortunately, the Imperial Jade was not found."

Sha Xiao climbed out of the bottomless source mine, shaking his head in regret.

When he was about to descend Purple Mountain, he naturally wouldn't let go of the token left by the Great Emperor Wushi for the destined person.

In fact, to prevent Di Yu from concealing his identity, he didn't even dare to simply sweep his divine sense over the matter.

These past few days, he has been diligently wielding the Azure Lotus Imperial Weapon, stimulating its aura and probing inch by inch.

But three days passed, and Sha Xiao swept away all the bandits and mines within a 300-mile radius of Zhangjia Village, yet still found nothing.

"This is really disrespectful. I am also a Holy Body, so why can't I have such good fortune that comes my way?"

"Damn it, I'm definitely going to choose the Giant Sun's legacy in the future."

Sha Xiao grumbled, dusted off the dust, and gave up the idea of ​​continuing the search.

Since there's nothing around, it means that the bandits from the original story either failed to unearth the Imperial Jade this time, or they've already left or died in some unknown corner.

After all, the situation in the Northern Region has already changed significantly due to the interference of Pang Bo and his group.

Moreover, the time he arrived was quite different from the time Ye Fan arrived in the original story.

To be honest, Sha Xiao is now unsure whether the Jiang God King from the original story, who was dressed in white and shook the world, was compassionate and righteous and protected all living beings, and who once moved Sha Xiao, is still alive.

After all, when Ye Fan went in in the original story, he was already exhausted and on the verge of death, and could die at any moment.

I hope you're still alive...

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Wearing the stone armor of the Source Celestial Master, Sha Xiao muttered to himself as he put on the stone helmet, drew his demon sword with his left hand, and held the star chart in his right hand, stepping step by step on the crimson sand and gravel of the Northern Region.

Yes, that's how I feel safe.

After fully donning his armor, Sha Xiao examined himself and finally felt a little more relaxed.

Everyone has their own expertise, and he never looks down on professionals in his field.

Yuan Tianshi spent his entire life dealing with the bizarre landscapes of the Shrouding the Heavens world, and this knowledge must have some hidden effects, otherwise he wouldn't have solemnly passed it on to his descendants.

Even though Emperor Wushi has already thoroughly cleaned up Zishan, and with Wushi Zhong now in charge, Zishan should be one of the safest places, Sha Xiao still wouldn't feel at ease.

After all, there are too many old folks in Beidou.

Who knows if there is a sleeping supreme being hidden beneath Purple Mountain?

Who knows if the peculiar terrain of Purple Mountain might have been targeted by Source Gods and Source Demons?

Just by looking at how the Fifth Generation Source Master couldn't escape the curse even while hiding in Purple Mountain, Sha Xiao dared to say that after the Great Emperor Wushi entered the strange world, those two old guys definitely laid a backup plan in Purple Mountain.

Soon, Sha Xiao's figure disappeared on the horizon.

Only a row of footprints remained imprinted on the sandy ground, lingering for a long time.

But not long after, his footprints were buried under the sand by the continuous wind and sand, never to see the light of day again.

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