Shrouding the Sky: The System Arrived Thirty Years Early

Chapter 57 Nine Dragons Guarding a Single Pearl (Seeking First Subscription)

Since Yang Wuduan is already dead, it's impossible for him to voice any objections.

Just like the Crocodile Ancestor, things that Luo Qianqiu shouldn't have known before were all attributed to it.

Now, Luo Qianqiu has another scapegoat.

First of all, Yang Wuduan's status is not low. He is not only a candidate holy son of the Purple Mansion Holy Land, but also the grandson of a powerful figure.

With that background, it's not surprising that he knows more about things.

Lin Jia believed this statement and even followed this line of thought to guess Luo Qianqiu's goal.

"So, you want to find a descendant of the Source Master to refine your Source Techniques?"

"We're really on the same wavelength; you saw right through my plan," Luo Qianqiu said.

After saying that, he put his arm around Lin Jia's waist and leaped into the air.

A divine rainbow appeared, piercing the sky.

After the fifth evolution of the primordial spirit, everything was different. Divine sense spread out, and everything in the distance became clearly visible.

Before even arriving, he already knows what's happening a thousand miles away. If he encounters a passerby, Luo Qianqiu can change direction before the other person even sees him.

In this way, there is absolutely no risk of being exposed.

He led Lin Jia like a ghost, traversing the boundless red lands of the northern region.

During this time, he encountered many oases, some as small as tens of miles in circumference and others as large as thousands of miles in circumference.

However, Luo Qianqiu avoided them in advance, keeping his figure out of sight and being extremely cautious.

Therefore, even though the people of Zifu and Ximo searched the entire Northern Region, they could not find any trace of Luo Qianqiu.

Seeing that this was not a solution, both sides wrote out invitations and sent their disciples to invite a divination master to take action.

However, the Tianji Sect acts in a very mysterious way, and they are impossible to find on ordinary days. They only leave marks at specific times and places each month, and if a Tianji Master sees them and is willing to take action, they will take the initiative to show themselves.

This back-and-forth process takes a considerable amount of time. If you're lucky, you can get results in a few days; if you're unlucky, it's common to wait a month or two.

"Finally found it!"

Three days later, using Pingyan City as a landmark, Luo Qianqiu finally led Lin Jia to a prominent mountain.

This is a sacred mountain over a thousand feet high, its entire body a purplish-brown color, as if it were polished from purple gold, heavy and solemn.

In terms of height alone, the sacred mountain in front of us is not actually that tall. There are many mountains in the northern region that are not only a thousand feet high, but even tens of thousands of feet high.

But if we consider the majestic grandeur of those mountains, even if they were all tied together, none could compare to the Purple Mountain before us.

Luo Qianqiu had a thorough understanding of the natural world; with just one glance, he could tell that this mountain had an extraordinary structure and was not ordinary.

Although Lin Jia didn't have such a perspective, she also found the layout of the mountain strange and couldn't help but ask Luo Qianqiu about it out of curiosity.

"This is a pattern of nine dragons guarding a single tree, a powerful and incomparable force of heaven and earth," Luo Qianqiu explained.

"Nine dragons guarding a pearl?!" Lin Jia looked at it carefully again, puzzled. "Where do those nine mountain ranges resemble dragons? And that purple mountain, it's straight up and down, like an iron sword stuck in the ground, it has absolutely nothing to do with the pearl!"

Hearing this description, Luo Qianqiu couldn't help but chuckle and said, "You don't understand the grand scheme of things, so you can't see it."

But in my eyes, those nine mountain ranges are clearly a huge dragon vein with abundant dragon energy.

Purple Mountain, on the other hand, is a dragon pearl guarded by nine dragons.

Nine dragon veins are continuously releasing their dragon energy, nourishing Purple Mountain.

Lin Jia nodded, seemingly understanding, and said, "So, in conclusion, this mountain is quite extraordinary and has a very significant background."

"You are good at summarizing," Luo Qianqiu affirmed.

Hearing the teasing, Lin Jia couldn't help but chuckle for a moment before saying, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go into the mountains."

Luo Qianqiu said he couldn't do that. He looked up and realized it was getting late, so he said solemnly, "Let's rest in that village for the night and make plans for tomorrow."

"Is there a risk of exposure if we go to the village?" Lin Jia was a little worried. She didn't want to come into contact with other people, whether they were cultivators or mortals.

"It's alright, this place is in a remote area, the wanted notices from the Purple Mansion Holy Land won't reach here." Luo Qianqiu reassured Lin Jia, then led her to the village gate.

"—Zong, someone's here!"

As soon as the two arrived at the village entrance, a loud gong suddenly rang out, accompanied by hysterical shouts, which instantly spread throughout the entire Shizhai village.

"Quick, hurry to the village entrance, it might be Chen Big Beard's gang coming."

"They've gone too far, let's fight them!"

The village, built of stone, consisted of only a few dozen households and was not large, so when the gong was struck, the entire village was alerted.

Then, young men came running out in droves, some carrying steel forks, others carrying specially made hoes for digging. Women and children didn't hide in the houses either; almost everyone carried wooden sticks, planks, and the like, following behind the young men.

Of the more than two hundred people in the village, all but the elderly who couldn't walk or the young who couldn't walk yet came.

Nearly two hundred people were staring intently at Luo Qianqiu and Lin Jia. Although there was fear in their eyes, none of them backed down.

"Don't be afraid, everyone. Put your things down. It's not Chen Big Beard's gang."

Just then, an elderly man with gray hair came out. He was quite prestigious, and as soon as he said that, the others actually put down their weapons.

"Master Zhang, how do you know they're not Chen Big Beard's gang?" a simple-minded young man asked curiously.

But the old man named Zhang Wuye did not answer him. Instead, he looked at Luo Qianqiu and Lin Jia and said, "I'm sorry, you two. Recently, a group of bandits has appeared in this area. The leader is called Chen Dahuzi. He does all kinds of evil and bullies the weak. They were just frightened and did not mean to offend you."

Luo Qianqiu waved his hand and said, "It's alright, it was us who came first without permission."

After saying that, he asked with some curiosity, "But how did you know we weren't bandits, sir?"

Before this, they had never met, but Master Zhang was certain that they were not bad people after just one glance, which made Luo Qianqiu a little curious.

"You flatter me. The two of you possess extraordinary bearing, like celestial beings descended from heaven. Bandits would never have such bearing," said Master Zhang with a hint of respect.

The concept of "temperament" may seem mysterious, but it is a real thing. Although Luo Qianqiu has killed many people, he is at peace and is not a killer. In addition, he has profound cultivation. Even though he keeps his aura hidden, his eyes are bright and he has a transcendent temperament.

Lin Jia, needless to say, was dressed in white, ethereal and otherworldly. Her skin was as white as mutton fat jade and divine iron. Under the hazy moonlight, she seemed to radiate a pure and bright glow, like a fairy from the moon palace in heaven.

Old Master Zhang was a wise and experienced man with keen eyesight and an exceptional ability to judge people. With just one glance, he knew that the two men were no ordinary people, which is why he quickly stopped the villagers' actions.