Chapter 157 A God-given Opportunity
After Zixia and the other two had finished reading the note in the brocade box, the young Taoist priest bowed respectfully again and said, "Two goddesses, I need to return immediately to report to the ancestor. Bye!"

After he finished speaking, he turned around lightly, his steps carrying a sense of otherworldliness, and his figure gradually disappeared in the sea of ​​​​playing people.

Zixia stared at the direction where the little Taoist priest left, and an indescribable curiosity and yearning surged in her heart. She sighed softly and secretly admired in her heart: "This Tianji Sect is really unfathomable. It can see through the secrets of heaven and deduce worldly affairs to such a detailed level that it can even know the whereabouts of Ji Ziyue and me in advance. It is really unpredictable and amazing."

Then, Zixia's eyes fell on the two notes, and she felt a desire for the art of deduction. She thought to herself, "Although I have mastered a sacred art of deduction - the secret of numbers, the mystery is as deep as the sea, and I have only touched the surface of it, but have not been able to get a glimpse of its essence. This time, entering Ziwei may be a good opportunity from heaven. With the convenience of Tianjimen, I hope to make a breakthrough in this art of deduction and truly understand its essence."

Zixia and Ji Ziyue continued to savor the food and listen to the monks' conversation, but Zixia's mind had drifted far away. She realized that she had arrived eight or nine years earlier than Ye Fan in the original trajectory. Although the Yin Tiande brothers had experienced disasters, it seemed that they had not yet touched the inheritance of the Eight Scenery Palace in the Taiqing Holy Land. Zixia thought to herself that she also had an indissoluble bond with Laozi's Taoism, and perhaps there was a place for her in that inheritance.

"Zi Yue, I noticed that you have never used a weapon. What is your most refined weapon?" Zixia's words were filled with curiosity and tenderness. This is a topic that is not easily touched upon in the world of cultivation, but there seems to be no such obstacle between the two.

Hearing this, Ji Ziyue's eyes turned slightly, and she naturally pointed to the bronze ring on Zixia's finger, and said with a smile: "In the past, I was lazy and didn't like to practice. The ring you wear is my weapon. After my family gave it to me, I have been using it as my natal weapon for sacrifice, and it is almost integrated with my soul. However, just a while ago, it quietly left and disappeared from my body. Since then, I have used my own divine runes as a guide to temporarily condense a mirror for emergency use." After she finished speaking, a burst of resentment flashed in her eyes, and she looked at Zixia gently.

"Uh!" Zixia couldn't help but feel a complicated emotion in her heart when she heard it. It would have been fine if she didn't know, but once she knew it, she felt that she owed her too much. First, I robbed her man, then I took away her opportunity, and finally I took her away from her hometown and away from her family. How about I be a bad guy to the end and take her away from her?

"Zi Yue, you don't have to worry. How about I help you refine a magic weapon again? Don't you have a piece of phoenix blood red gold? Together with the fairy gold carried by the Golden Crow, I will help you get it and let you recast the weapon!" Zixia's words were full of firmness and determination.

Ji Ziyue heard this, a hint of hesitation flashed in her eyes: "But the Jinwu tribe has sent many experts this time, it may be difficult for just the two of us to accomplish it."

Zixia smiled slightly, full of confidence: "What are you afraid of! There is not even an imperial soldier in this Ziwei Star Region. For me, this Xiniu Hezhou is my home ground. What's more, as a Yuanling body, you can draw the power of heaven and earth to help you. What do we have to fear?"

"Really? That's great!" Little stars twinkled in Ji Ziyue's eyes again.

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Huoyan Mountain, a scorched earth forgotten by time, stands quietly between Xiniuhezhou and Beijuluzhou like a scar that never heals between heaven and earth. Surrounding it are ramparts made of rubble, each stone seems to have been licked by flames, and the surface is covered with mottled red. There is no life here, only the low hum of the wind and the roar of the fire.

The sun seems to have lost its temperature on this land. It shines weakly, but it can only intensify the ubiquitous burning sensation. Under the red soil, there seems to be a hidden secret. They melted in the high temperature, and condensed into hard and transparent crystals under the cooling of time, like tears of the earth, recording the past. People don't know why the Huoyan Mountain never goes out. Huoyang City was built because of this mountain. They don't know how many years it has been burning. It is hard to say how many years it has existed.

At first, the cultivators of Xiniu Hezhou believed that there was endless evil fire energy underground, but after investigation by the source master, they found that the terrain of the Flame Mountain was ordinary and should not have such power. There was no grass on the ground, no magma underground, and no material to support combustion, only flames. They didn't know why it had not been extinguished for a long time and could not be put out at all.

The core area of ​​the Flame Mountain has become a holy place in the hearts of the top monks in the Ziwei Star Region. The flames there are extraordinary, they are the rare Bagua fires in the world, they contain the ultimate principles of heaven and earth, they can help the formation of the device, and imprint the traces of the Tao and the veins of the principle. Whenever night falls and the stars dot the sky, there are monks who take advantage of the least power of the Flame Mountain and step into the forbidden land, just to have the most perfect device.

It is said that in the heart of Huoyan Mountain, there is a fragment of an extremely powerful imperial weapon that fell from an ancient mythological battlefield, and it is this fragment that created the current Huoyan Mountain. Zixia and Ji Ziyue have quietly approached the outer edge of Huoyan Mountain. Suddenly, a magnificent scene that is as bright as fire and stretches for hundreds of miles spreads out in front of them. A towering mountain reaches the sky, as if it can touch the sky.

As the stories of the monks who had passed by echoed in her ears, Zixia's heart could not help but ripple, and the memories of those ancient legends quietly awakened. She thought to herself, could it be that this wonder in front of her was the alchemy furnace left behind by the supreme sage in the myth of the past - Laozi? No, no! Could it be that the Fighting Saint Emperor stole it~~?

Suddenly, the periphery of the Flame Mountain was enveloped by an inexplicable restlessness. At the edge of the sky, dozens of streams of light streaked across the sky, like the scorching sun coming out of nowhere, each carrying a blazing flame and unparalleled majesty. These visitors were all tall and straight, surrounded by an eternal flame halo, revealing their unique natural fire bodies, powerful and mysterious, which attracted a lot of discussion from the monks watching the battle.

"Look! It's the Golden Crow Clan. They're actually here!"

These dozens of Jinwu people seemed like war gods from ancient myths, their bodies aglow with golden light, like sculptures made of pure gold, with the true fire of the sun burning in their golden pupils, and every look was enough to make people afraid and dare not look directly at them. Among them, one person was particularly eye-catching, his long golden hair fluttering in the wind, his face was handsome, and unlike the other people of the tribe who were always consuming the essence of the sun, his aura was extremely restrained, like a deep ocean, calm on the surface but lurking with stormy waves.

Zixia and Ji Ziyue were mixed in the crowd. With the help of the power of heaven and earth, Zixia easily captured the terrifying divine power surging in the body of the Sixth Prince of Jinwu. The power was so strong that it had reached the realm of perfection, and it seemed that it could break through the shackles at any time and enter the realm of the immortal platform.

Zixia seemed to have guessed Lu Ya's intention. She recalled her past experience of refining weapons. That was also a challenge to the limit. With the help of the power of heaven and earth, she combined the fire of the earth to create a treasure beyond the mortal world. Now, Lu Ya seemed to be following a similar path. He wanted to use the unique Bagua fire of Huoyan Mountain and the power of the heavenly tribulation when he broke through the realm to forge a peerless magic weapon that was most suitable for him and could best exert his potential.

"Hehe, the arrival of the heavenly calamity is a godsend opportunity!" Zixia covered her mouth and chuckled, with a cunning light flashing in her beautiful eyes.

(End of this chapter)