Heaven’s Shadow

“Hey, it’s quite comfortable ……”

Lu Chen let out a sigh of admiration and said with his eyes closed. At this moment he was in Kunwu City,he was in the Heiqiu Pavilion of Lao Ma in Kunwu City. In the empty shop, there was an extra bamboo recliner, and he was laying on it. 

He was laying on the chair which was naturally swaying and letting out a “squeak, squeak” sound.

Sitting on the side Lao Ma was very proud, he laughed and said: “Needless to say, this is a chair made by Ming Ji Li, the best bamboo and rattan craftsman in the city. It cost me a lot of money to buy it. But lying on this bamboo chair, it feels like floating in the air, or like floating on the water, which is very pleasant…”

“Spent a lot of money?”

“That’s right.”

Lu Chen opened his eyes and looked at Lao Ma squarely and said, “You scream all day long that you’re dying of poverty, but you actually have money to buy this kind of extravagant thing, which can be seen as a lie.”

Lao Ma snorted and said, “A reclining chair made of bamboo is an extravagant thing?”

“Cut the crap,I’m dying of poverty recently, bring some spirit stones to help me.”

Lao Ma spread his hands and said, “No more, I bought this chair with the rest of my money!”

Lu Chen squinted at Lao Ma and said contemptuously, “Shameless.”

Lao Ma shook his head and said, “How much is a catty face worth? How many spirit stones?”

“The world is going downhill!” Lu Chuan closed his eyes and lamented.

Lao Ma tsked twice under his breath and said, “Have you been short of money lately?”

Lu Chen said, “Didn’t I tell you, Yi Xin that girl is helping me with that spiritual cultivation thing, I can’t just let the other little girl toss and turn alone, so I thought about whether or not to send some spirit stones over.”

Lao Ma thought about it for a while and seemed a bit puzzled, saying, “With the fact that you helped her before, and with Yi Xin’s nature, will she accept your money?”

Lu Chen said, “Probably not.”

Lao Ma’s face sank as he angrily said, “If she won’t accept it you’re still asking me for spirit stones!”

Lu Chen sneered, “Saying you’re stupid and still won’t admit it, do you know anything about this human condition? Whether she accepts it or not is her business, whether I send it or not is another matter.”

Lao Ma frowned and thought for a while, muttering, “When you say it like that, it seems to be a bit reasonable, but why do I always feel that you are more interested in getting money from me?”

“Villain!” Lu Chen sat up, pointed at Lao Ma, and said seriously, “Villainous!”

Lao Ma: “……”

Lu Chen walked to the door and leaned against it, “Try it, I have nothing to lose anyway, 

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“I’ve secretly inquired about Spiritual Power Cultivation, and it’s true.” Lao Ma drove Lu Chen down from the bamboo recliner, and then threw his obese body into the chair, and only heard the “squeak, squeak, squeak””Ah!” The voice rose loudly, and then swung back and forth, making him squint his eyes comfortably, and at the same time said under his breath, “Although this is still an errand or an odd-job, it’s already the best of the odd-job disciples. one of the best jobs amongst the handyman disciples, and there are indeed many people who break their heads to get involved.”

Speaking of this, he stretched out a fat finger and pointed at Lu Chuan, saying, “If you ask me, a waste like you with no status, no position, and no background can’t compete with others at all, so I’m afraid you’ll have to let down little Miss Yi’s heart.”

Lu Chen walked to the door and leaned against it, turned his head and smiled and said, “Try it, I don’t have anything to lose anyway, what if I am really selected.”

Lao Ma sighed and said, “Do you really want to go?”

Lu Chen didn’t answer his question, but only said slowly, “Spirit cultivation is for the most outstanding disciples in the sect to specially cultivate spirit materials, and more or less you can get in touch with the outstanding young disciples in the current Kunlun Sect, which is still a bit useful.”

Lao Ma closed his eyes and remained silent for a moment, saying, “Alright, I’ll think of something.”

Lu Chen glanced at him and said, “Where’s Dead Bald Head, if he’s in the Kunlun Mountains, these things shouldn’t be too easy to handle, why is he harboring over in the Immortal City all day?”

Lao Ma suddenly smiled bitterly and said, “There’s something going on over there.”

“What’s wrong?”

Lao Ma was silent for a moment, his voice seemed like it had suddenly lowered a lot, saying, “Last month, just from the news reported from the Fuyun Division’s side, seven more Shadows have already died.”

Lu Chen’s face remained unchanged, but one could vaguely see the depths of one of his eyes, as if his pupils had slightly contracted. He slowly turned his head and looked towards the alley outside the door, only to see that on the clean stone road, the gray brick wall could be seen mottled everywhere, and in certain wall cracks and high up on the wall, there were still green clumps of weeds growing tenaciously, adding a little bit of life to this lonely and cold alley.

As the breeze blew, the weeds in the secluded and dark place gently swayed their stems and leaves, and his lapel also swayed slightly with the wind.

The wind was a bit cool and chilly.

After a while, he softly said, “It’s just the number reported by the Fuyun Division?”

Lao Ma nodded and said, “Yes, it’s just the number reported by the Fuyun Division themselves. No one knows how many there are in private.”

“What are Fuyun and others afraid of?”

“Fear of gossip, fear of cynicism, fear of the pressure of the dark currents in the Immortal Alliance strike.”

Lu Chen hummed and said, “Dead Bald is one of the Immortal Alliance’s six True Monarchs, his status is strangely high, as long as he hardens the Blood Warbler(Xueying), I don’t believe that anyone would dare to touch the Fuyun  Division.”

Lao Ma smiled somewhat helplessly and said, “Ordinary people naturally won’t be able to do it, but if the other five True Lords open their mouths, that would be different.”

Lu Chen’s face abruptly changed, his originally calm expression finally moved, saying, “Who is it?”

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The Kunlun Mountains are majestic and rolling. In a vast area in the deepest part of the mountains, there is dense fog all year round, almost touching the white clouds in the sky. Even if there is a strong wind blowing from time to time, the fog cannot be blown away. And among the clouds in the sky, there are four huge mountain peaks floating in the void, which are the most famous and most prominent four strange peaks in the “Sky Vault of Clouds” among the Kunlun School.

These four peaks are more than a thousand feets apart from each other, separated by clouds and mist, only the shadows of other peaks can be vaguely seen, ethereal like a fairyland, as if it is the home of the immortals in the world. The four strange peaks have been passed down since ancient times. Although they are all on the same mountain range, they have their own visions, which coincide with the four seasons of the cycle of heaven and earth, so they are named after spring, summer, autumn and winter.

Spring Peak is full of vitality and color, summer Peak is scorching hot as fire, autumn Peak cold and lonely with the murderous air, winter Peak is icy and snowy, everything is depressing.

It is a miracle of good fortune that there are four strange peaks within a short distance. In the Kunlun sect, the four strange peaks of “Sky Vault of Clouds” have always been important places for the sect. Only the most important figures in the sect can set foot on them, and ordinary disciples are not even qualified to approach them.

On this day, the winter peak suspended high above the sky is still the same as before, a scene of ice and snow, snow-capped and snow-covered sky, the whole mountain is pure white. The strange thing is that other peaks not far from this peak, including the tops of the Kunlun Mountains below, are still full of greenery, which can be regarded as a strange sight.

The wind was fierce, blowing like a knife, and it was as if the slightest hint of icy coldness could penetrate directly into the bones through the flesh and blood, making people want to tremble uncontrollably. On the edge of a cliff formed by the solidification of profound ice for thousands of years on Dongfeng Peak, there is a figure standing at this time, but it is a very beautiful girl in her early ten years old, it is Bai Lian.

At this moment, her face was cold, she was wearing a cloak, and the cold wind was blowing, her hair and skirt were fluttering together, she really had a fairy-like aura floating in the dust, but she didn’t have the slightest ferocious appearance when she fought with Lu Chen that day, Not to mention the weird situation where she had blood on her hands, as if she was another person who had nothing to do with her.

Or who knows which is the real face of this young girl.

Her face looked a little pale, but it was unknown whether it was because of the unusually cold temperature of the Winter Peak Mountain or her body was not feeling well. She was just standing on the height of the Winter Peak and looking down, there is a feeling that the vast Kunlun is under your feet, this heaven and earth, this is much smaller, and it is the clouds in the sky, so why not under your feet?

The sound of footsteps suddenly sounded, crushing the falling snow and ice slag on the ground, and a figure appeared behind Bai Lian, it was an old Man.

If Lu Chuan was here, he would have recognized this person as the Zhuo Xian that he had seen at the Kunlun Mountain gate that day, who had guided Bau Lian up the mountain, that is, the second disciple of the legendary True Lord Bai Chen, and at the same time an extremely powerful Jindan cultivator in the Kunlun Sect.

Zhuo Xian walked behind Bai Lian, his gaze as keen as lightning, and he swept across the seemingly delicate girl in front of him, his eyes flickered, and there seemed to be a trace of complicated expression flashing through.

Bai Lian turned around and saw Zhuo Xian. For some reason, there was still no smile on her face, as if she had always had that cold temperament since she was a child. She lowered her head, bowed to Zhuo Xian, and said: ” Second Senior Brother.”

Zhuo Xian nodded, and then calmly said: “The wind here is harsh, and you have not yet accomplished your moral deeds, so it is not suitable to stay here for a long time, otherwise it will easily damage the Dao foundation, so go back with me.”

Bai Lian lowered her eyebrows and said, “Yes.”

Zhuo Xian led her and then turned around and walked away. Along the way, he saw the frost prisms, steep and abrupt, crystal clear, as if he was in a magical and magnificent crystal-like world. The two walked through this magical snow-capped mountain peak floating in the sky, only the whistling sound of the never-ending cold wind could be heard in their ears.

“Senior brother.” Bai Lian suddenly opened her mouth and called out.

Zhuo Xian said, “What?”

Bai Lian said, “Master, this Old Man, when will he wake up?”

Zhuo Xian’s footsteps slightly paused for a moment, and then he looked up, only to see that a thousand feet higher from them here, at the top of the Winter Peak, endless wind and snow were madly surging, completely wrapping that lone peak into an indescribably huge fortress of wind and snow, as if it was far away from the world of man.

“I don’t know.” Zhuo Xian calmly said.

“Um……”

“Why, something’s wrong?”

Bai Lian wrapped her hands in the cloak, and lightly held the emerald green pendant on her chest. The warm feeling was the same as before. Even in the icy and snowy world, she seemed to be able to feel a wave of warmth from the emerald green branch. An angry and warm wave.

But …… it still seems to feel that there seems to be something not quite right.

Bai Lian was silent for a moment, then softly said, “Nothing much, just asking.”

Zhuo Xian glanced at her, let out a “hmm” sound, and then continued to walk forward, the wind and snow swept behind the two of them, rolling up thousands of snowflakes, and smearing a layer of blur on this white mountain peak.

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