Saint Tianlan's heart sank, and she quickly released her spiritual consciousness.

But just when they found Chen Yun's trace a hundred miles away, Chen Yun used the Blood Shadow Escape Technique again.

It escaped the extreme range of her spiritual sense.

The woman's face was ashen, and she was suspended in the air, staying there motionless.

……

At the same time, in another place thousands of miles away.

There was a handsome young man, and in front of him were nine emerald green flywheels circling and dancing, making a buzzing sound.

He looked at the endless grassland on the ground and a strange look appeared on his face.

"Wood Release Technique? Even after being injured to this extent, he was still able to use the power of plants and trees to hide and escape. That magic weapon must be quite powerful."

"The backlash from my desperate struggle just now is really a bit tricky."

"However, it should not even have the power to take over another body now. A mere Nascent Soul, with such severe injuries, its body should have dissipated and collapsed in a short while."

"I've had a bad feeling since just now. Did something happen to the others?"

The young man's eyes flickered a few times, he muttered a few words, then raised his head and glanced in the opposite direction.

After hesitating for a moment, he suddenly combined the nine flywheels into one, transformed into a green rainbow, and fled in the direction he came from.

And in an inconspicuous patch of low bushes, a small, shiny black flag was stuck in the ground, and the flag surface kept flashing black light.

There was a half-foot-wide hole on it, and a black-green Yuanying about an inch in size was faintly visible.

It was lying there unconscious, with black energy billowing from its body. It was quietly absorbing the pure demonic energy hidden in the banner to heal itself.

……

In another direction, the purple-haired beauty took some effort to first trap thousands of gold-eating bugs with an ancient jade treasure, and then blocked the lightning beads that scared her, and then easily pierced the body of the young man opposite with a sword.

But in the end, a light flashed on the other person's body, and he suddenly turned into a charming woman.

Then there was a flash of white light, and the body turned into dots of light and disappeared without a trace.

The purple-haired beauty couldn't help but stand there in a daze.

……

A few hours later, the handsome young man, the purple-haired beautiful woman and Saint Tianlan gathered together again.

After they told each other about the situations they had encountered, everyone looked at each other in confusion.

"So, not only did we not get the method to cultivate the gold-eating bugs from them, but we also lost the holy tripod and the holy beast."

The young man frowned and spoke in a low voice.

"The Holy Cauldron is fine, but we have another spare one in our clan that can also summon a Holy Beast."

"But the clone of the holy beast was taken away by that person. This may provoke the wrath of the holy beast in the upper realm. We must find a way to get it back."

The purple-haired lady also said with a bad look on her face.

"This time, I was too careless. I didn't expect that this person could actually restrain the Holy Cauldron, which led to this incident."

"Then I will go to Dajin and rescue the holy beast's clone."

"Moreover, the other party's small tripod is so strange that it can actually control our holy tripod. This is a very serious matter."

"I suspect that this object is the real spiritual treasure that the Holy Tripod imitated. Otherwise, there is no way to explain this matter."

The woman in silver robe seemed unusually calm and spoke slowly.

"A spiritual treasure! That's impossible. This kind of treasure shouldn't appear in this world."

"They should all have been taken to the upper realm by the ancient monks."

"The Holy Cauldron was also copied from a great immortal master of a certain generation of our Tuwu tribe who had extraordinary talent. He used secret techniques to communicate with the holy beast and obtained the method from the other party."

"How could it be possible that a genuine spiritual treasure was left in the human world?"

The purple-haired beautiful woman showed a look of disbelief on her face.

"That's hard to say! Since even ancient demons can appear in the human world, it's not impossible that a few spiritual treasures are left in the human world occasionally."

The handsome young man shook his head and said calmly.

When they heard the word "ancient demon", the purple-haired beautiful woman and Saint Tianlan's faces changed.

"Humph! Everyone talks about how terrifying the ancient demon is. It's a pity that we don't have the opportunity to fight against it and test it out."

"But this demon's escape technique is truly amazing. He didn't even meet us, but calmly crossed the grassland and went to Dajin."

The purple-haired lady seemed a little unconvinced.

"That's because the demon was already seriously injured, and we happened to run into it as soon as we entered the grassland."

"We chased it all the way, forcing it to not have time to stay and recover from its injuries."

"Otherwise, who knows how much trouble it would cause on the grassland!"

The young man sighed and a bitter smile appeared on his face.

"No matter whether that man's treasure is really a spiritual treasure or not. He killed so many of our immortal masters and took away the sacred beast. We can't just let it go like this."

"As the Saint, the tripod was lost from my hands. I must find it back myself."

"Otherwise, next time we summon the Holy Beast, it will be difficult for us to respond to its questions."

The silver-robed woman said with a gloomy expression.

After hearing this, the young man and the beautiful woman looked at each other, as if they were exchanging views.

"Since the Saint is so persistent about this matter, it wouldn't hurt to go to Dajin. However, many sects in Dajin have some prejudice against our Tuwu Clan Immortal Master."

"It's better for the Saint not to reveal your identity. After all, with that man's magical powers, his influence in Dajin should be considerable."

"You can go to Yinluo Sect first to see if the other party is really an elder of Yinluo Sect."

"Once you have figured out your identity, just return to the grassland and inform us. We can all help you then."

The young man nodded and said so.

"I understand. That person's power is not inferior to mine. I won't act rashly!"

The silver-robed woman said with a serious look on her face.

So the three of them headed back immediately. After Saint Tianlan was ready to deal with some things, she immediately set off to Dajin to look for Chen Yun.

……

Liaozhou of the Great Jin Dynasty is one of the largest provinces in terms of area among the 108 provinces of the Great Jin Dynasty, but unfortunately...

Most of this area is located in an extremely cold place and is covered with snow all year round, so the population is relatively sparse.

Its wealth level can only be ranked in the middle and lower levels among all states and counties.

The Shun River in Liaozhou is the second largest river in the state and one of the few rivers that does not freeze during the flood season. Therefore, at this time of year, whether it is merchants selling goods.

Passersby who are in a hurry will choose to take a boat downstream.

This is much more convenient than riding a horse or taking a car.

And every few sections of the waterway, there would be official ships from the Jin Dynasty patrolling along the river bank.

However, despite this, due to the large number of passenger ships passing by and the fact that the river is so long.

Naturally, there were many desperate criminals who were willing to take the risk of being killed and their families destroyed to rob passing ships.

Therefore, some larger ships usually hire some bodyguards who are nimble and have some knowledge of martial arts to stay on board for protection.

Wang Tieqiang is just such an ordinary escort who guards the ship. As can be seen from his name, he is naturally quite skilled in marksmanship.

But these are still secondary. The most important thing is that he has rich experience as a ship escort.

He started working in this industry when he was young and has been doing it for more than 20 years. He has transformed from a young man with a fierce look on his face to a veteran in the industry who never shows his emotions.

Now, he stood firmly on the bow of a large ship, holding the wooden railing on the side of the ship with one hand, looking at the passing ships nearby, with no expression on his face.

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This trip with the ship was just an ordinary escort mission for him.

The only special thing is that it is said that the owner of this ship is the family of an important government official, and it seems that he has quite a background.

Generally speaking, river bandits are usually reluctant to provoke such semi-official ships, so it is considered a relatively easy escort mission.

And this trip went just as he expected. The ship traveled most of the way smoothly without encountering any problems.

At this moment, he was thinking that the ship owner was quite generous this time.

The silver seemed to be enough to buy some good cloth and make some nice clothes for his wife and children.

Thinking of this, Wang Tieqiang couldn't help but imagine the appearance of his eldest son who was seven or eight years old. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly, revealing a smile.

But at this moment, a woman's surprised cry suddenly came from the side of the ship.

"Come and see, there's a big block of ice here, and inside...it seems like there's someone inside."

When Wang Tieqiang heard this, he was slightly stunned, with a hint of doubt in his expression.

He listened to the sound and it seemed to be the call of the little maid named Huang Ying on the boat.

But this matter is really strange. Shunjiang River might freeze into ice on the surface of the river at other times.

But there will never be any ice during the flood season, let alone in today's weather, it is even more impossible for ice to exist.

Wang Tieqiang couldn't help but look up at the sky, only to see the fiery red sun hanging high in the sky at noon.

The scorching sun shines down, even though I'm only wearing a thin fur coat.

I still feel a little hot and even feel like sweating. How can there be ice in such weather?

What's even more bizarre is that there is actually someone in the ice. This is incredible.

Even though he has been in the world for many years and has seen a lot, this is the first time he has heard of such a strange thing.

He subconsciously reached out and touched the two iron pistols on his back, as if this could give him a better sense of security.

Then, as if possessed by a ghost, he walked towards the place where the sound came from, his heart full of curiosity about the situation in the ice.

At the same time, I felt vaguely uneasy, not knowing what was waiting for me.

As soon as he walked to the side of the ship, he saw seven or eight people gathered there.

There were men and women, maids, servants, and boatmen. All of them were gathered together, facing something in the river.

They pointed and talked, and exclaimed in amazement, as if they had seen some rare treasure. Everyone's face was filled with surprise and curiosity.

Wang Tieqiang glanced slightly to the side and looked in the direction they were looking.

Sure enough, about four or five feet away from the side of the boat, there was a white object floating on the river.

It is very eye-catching. On the sparkling river surface, the white object is particularly eye-catching, making it hard not to notice it.

He looked at it carefully and could see it more clearly. It was indeed a piece of crystal clear ice.

The ice gleamed in the sunlight, like a huge crystal.

And there really seemed to be a figure trapped inside, and the figure was blurry.

It doesn't look very real, but it adds a bit of mystery, making people more curious about what is going on.

"That's really strange. Could it be that someone fell into the river in the past and now floated up from the bottom of the water when the ice melted?"

Wang Tieqiang couldn't help but look surprised and muttered to himself.

He really couldn't think of any other possible reason for such a situation. He was full of doubts, but couldn't find the answers.

"Brother Wang, what happened?"

Just then, footsteps were heard behind him, followed by a low and hoarse voice, breaking Wang Tieqiang's meditation.

"Brother Gao, you are here too."

Wang Tieqiang didn't look back, he knew that the person coming from behind was his old partner of many years, a man who had practiced hard skills for several years.

The escort is also well-known for his martial arts skills, and the two have been escorting partners for many years.

They are quite familiar with each other and can tell who is who just by listening to the footsteps.

"Oh, there really is someone in the ice. This is a rare thing."

A big bearded man walked over nonchalantly, looked at the figure in the ice, and exclaimed in amazement.

He stroked his rough beard and stared with eyes wide open, his eyes full of curiosity, and it was obvious that he was very interested in this strange sight.

"A dead person, no matter how strange it is, doesn't matter."

Wang Tieqiang sneered and said indifferently, he was thinking in his heart.

Whatever had gotten him trapped in the ice, he looked dead.

It has nothing to do with me, so there is no need to delve into it too much. After all, the world is dangerous, so it is better to have less trouble than more.

"That's true! At least the dead can't hijack the ship."

The big man stroked his rough beard and said with a chuckle.

He felt that what Wang Tieqiang said made sense. As long as there was no danger to any living person, there was no harm in watching this strange thing.

"What are you arguing about? I don't know if the lady has just rested?"

Just then, a middle-aged man dressed as a Confucian scholar walked out of the cabin.

He frowned slightly, with a hint of displeasure on his face, and his expression darkened when he saw this situation.

She scolded the maids and servants with a tone of authority that made people dare not refute easily.

This is Master Zhou. It is said that he is the confidant of that senior official. (End of this chapter)