Killing God - Chapter 22

Chapter 22 Circle
Sitting in the middle of the stone staircase, the two youths chatted without a single word. By calming down the feeling of dying and escaping just now, they found that the two of them were actually quite compatible. Although Young Friend Sun looked like he came from one of the largest aristocratic families under the Ling Xiao Sect, his words and actions were very casual and gentle. He did not look like he was relying on his family background to be arrogant or domineering in the slightest. Shen Shi casually said a few words about his past life, which also shone in front of Young Friend Sun, who had never left Floating Cloud City since he was young. Especially when Shen Shi accidentally mentioned some experiences of working in shops to identify spirit materials, his eyes shone even more brightly. He actually had a look of great interest.

As he spoke, Both of them felt that they were getting closer. Shen Shi traveled thousands of miles to the Ling Xiao Sect alone. He was unfamiliar with the place and had no family. Originally, he had a feeling of loneliness. After chatting with Friend Sun for a while, he also learned some trivial news about the Ling Xiao Sect, mainly about the vassal families outside the sect. His mood was much better, and he unknowingly became happy.

As he spoke, Sun You leaned closer to Shen Shi and smiled softly, “According to what you said, you know almost all the ordinary spirit herbs, spirit ores, pills, spirit materials, and so on?”

Shen Shi pondered for a moment and shook his head. “This is too full of words. I can’t accept it. In the past, I only fought in that shop, so I can be considered to know some common spirit materials.”

A mysterious expression appeared on Sun You’s face. He looked around and saw that no one had noticed this. He took out a small sapphire blue silk bag from his bosom and handed it to Shen Shi. “Since that’s the case, help me take a look at this thing.”

Shen Shi glanced at him. Friend Sun chuckled and only encouraged him, “Look, look, help me see what this thing is.”

Shen Shi opened the knot tied to the pouch and shook it open. A yellow object appeared inside. However, upon closer inspection, he discovered that this item was extremely ordinary and was yellow in color. It looked like a yellow mud lump. The only difference was that after taking out the pouch, it seemed to emit a faint fragrance.

“Huh?” Shen Shi looked at this carefully. When he turned to look at Sun You, his expression was already different. He said, “That’s right. As expected of a person from a great aristocratic family, he actually carried this’ Fire Pendant Fragrance ‘with him.”

Young friend Sun laughed loudly and said, “Ah, you really have foresight. You actually recognize this thing … Uh,” Suddenly, his smile paused for a moment. Suddenly, his brows furrowed slightly, but then he returned to normal. He glanced at the earthen lump in Shen Shi’s hand and said, “Did you just say that this is the fragrance of a fire pede?”

Shen Shi nodded his head and said, “The Fire Pendant Fragrance is a strange fragrance produced by the belly of the demonic beast ‘Li Huo Centipede’. It is very rare. Judging from the size of this piece, I’m afraid it would only be produced by demonic beasts that have lived for over a hundred years.” “This item is most beneficial to Origin Condensation Realm cultivators. When cultivating and absorbing Spirit Crystals, it can effectively relieve mental fatigue and increase the cultivation effect by about 10%. It is a rare spirit material that can increase cultivation.”

As he spoke, he handed the incense back to Sun You. With a hint of envy, “It seems that your family thinks highly of you, However, this Fire Pendant Fragrance was only effective in the Origin Condensation Realm “Once you reach the Divine Concept, you will almost lose your effectiveness against cultivators. If you start using it from the Qi Refining Realm, the effects of the fragrance will be too strong. It will be easy to absorb too much Spiritual Energy from the Spiritual Crystals and destroy the foundation of the Jade Manor. If you want to break through in the future, there is no hope. If you continue to do so, your body will probably be damaged.”

Sun You seemed to have suddenly become much silent. He silently received the Fire Pendant Fragrance, lowered his head and looked at it for a long time, then gently put away the small bag. By the time he raised his head again, a smile had already appeared on his face, and his gaze towards Shen Shi seemed to be slightly different from before.

“Let’s go.” He gently patted Shen Shi’s shoulder and said, “Although this stone staircase is difficult to walk on, with immortal fate at the top, it is inevitable that we will not leave.”

Shen Shi laughed and said, “Exactly.”

The two youths stood up at the same time, returned to the steep stone steps, and began to climb up.

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Originally, the two of them had already walked halfway on the stone steps, but due to this accident, they were delayed for a long time. Now that they were moving forward again, they felt that it was much easier to walk on the stone steps than before. After walking on the stone steps for another half an hour, the two of them finally finished this difficult path of immortal fate and ascended to the top of the Celestial Worshipping Rock.

Unlike that steep and steep stone staircase, the top of the Bai Xianyan boulder was flat, as if someone had sliced out a flat piece of land with a single slash of a great divine ability. At this moment, many people had already climbed up here before them. Shen Shi looked around and saw a person dressed in the clothing of a disciple of the Soaring Firmament Sect standing at the edge of the Bai Xianyan. He faintly formed a circle and surrounded the youths who had climbed up the Bai Xianyan Sect.

In the middle of the flat and spacious space at the top of the boulder, there were already many young men and women standing there. At a glance, there were probably more than two hundred people. It seemed that many of the early travelers had already arrived at this place long before Shen Shi arrived at the bottom of the Immortal Worshipping Rock.

After stepping onto this flat and solid stone surface, Shen Shi finally heaved a sigh of relief. He turned around and glanced at the stone staircase that had just come up. He remembered the scene of it slipping down not long ago, and he was still a little afraid that his heart would palpitate. On the other hand, Sun You, who was standing beside him, looked around. Especially when his gaze lingered on the disciples of Lingxiao Sect who had an indifferent expression, he pulled Shen Shi forward. Suddenly, he said softly, “I feel that if we really didn’t fall steadily just now, nothing would have happened.”

Shen Shi said, “Huh?” He looked at Young Master Sun with some doubts. Young Master Sun pouted his mouth and signaled for him to look at the surrounding disciples of the Ling Xiao Sect. “These people are very high-minded. It’s hard to say anything else. If a new disciple like us were to die today, wouldn’t it be a great misfortune?” “So now, I think that even if something really happened just now, these senior brothers will come over and hold us back.”

Shen Shi pondered for a moment before nodding. He felt that it made sense.

The top of the boulder was spacious, Even though there were already more than two hundred youths standing in the middle, However, it seemed that there was still a lot of room left. Shen Shi casually walked and stopped at a slightly less crowded place with Sun You. He looked around casually and saw that the Lingxiao Sect disciples did not show any signs of doing so. From time to time, there were still teenagers walking up the stone steps. It seemed that they would have to wait for a while longer.

However, after looking around for a while, his gaze swept past the youths who had come over. After a long time, he gradually noticed something strange.

The two hundred plus people and the crowd of youths who were constantly joining behind them looked like they were standing in a disorderly manner. However, in reality, there were a few small circles. There were about twenty youths in the center. There were men and women, and their clothes were all fresh and beautiful. They looked familiar to each other. Standing together was chatting and laughing, as if no one else was around.

On the periphery of these twenty plus people, There were about forty to fifty people faintly standing there. Although they were about the same age, the expressions of these youths on the periphery were different from the others. There was a hint of respect for them. Some of them were ordered by the youths in the center to shout a few words, but they were also willing to run errands. There was no dissatisfaction in their expressions.

Apart from that, Shen Shi was probably standing in a large circle on the outer perimeter. The youths here looked very unfamiliar to each other and rarely talked to others. They accidentally saw one or two youths who seemed to be cheerful and were looking for someone to talk to. Only a few of them were looking for someone to talk to. At the same time, in the outermost circle, people were also standing in the most chaotic and sparse manner.

As his gaze turned, Shen Shi actually saw the little fatty Hou Sheng who was full of hostility towards him. Seeing that he was standing in the middle of the second circle, His current expression was completely different from when he had faced him before. A chubby face was full of smiles. Standing not far from another youth, At the corner of his eyes, he looked at the young man who was dressed very brightly. If the young man who was outstanding even in the center of the crowd had any instructions or gestures, Hou Sheng would immediately come over and obey the instructions or run errands. It seemed that he was very respectful to this young man.

Shen Shi watched from afar for a while. Suddenly, a voice came from beside him. It was Sun You who walked to his side and stood beside him. At this moment, he followed Shen Shi’s gaze and looked forward. He said indifferently, “That person’s name is Hou Yuanliang. He is an outstanding disciple of the Hou Clan’s current generation of descendants.”

Shen Shi turned to look at him and said, “You know quite a few people.”

Young Friend Sun shrugged his shoulders and said, “There’s nothing I can do. Most of the subordinate aristocratic families of the Ling Xiao Sect are within a radius of five hundred kilometers of Flowing Cloud City. They have been walking around each other ever since they were young. Many of them have played together since they were young.”

Shen Shi smiled and looked at the center of the crowd. After pondering for a moment, he said, “Then, those people standing in the middle …”

“The twenty plus people in the middle are the direct descendants of some of the most influential aristocratic families. They are usually valued most by their families. Some of them have already died in the High Firmament Sect,” Young Friend Sun said straightforwardly. “Some of the people surrounding them were descendants of aristocratic families. They were chosen because of their talent, and some of them had children from distant relatives who were related to these aristocratic families. In any case, they had to look at the expressions of these direct descendants.” As he spoke, he pointed at the place where he and Shen Shi were standing and said, “As for the circle outside where we stood, I don’t know any of them. They should all be commoner disciples accepted by the High Firmament Sect this time.”

Shen Shi rolled his eyes and smiled, “Aren’t you from the Sun Clan? Seeing that you know a lot of people, why don’t you go over and talk to them?”

Sun You sneered as if he wanted to say something. Suddenly, in the center of the crowd, a handsome and slender youth dressed in white glanced at him. He happened to see Sun You. He was stunned for a moment before revealing a smile. He waved his hand and shouted loudly,

“Second brother, when did you come up? Come here quickly.”

The expression on Young Friend Sun’s face instantly changed.