Volume 1 Chapter 488 of the Four Sages of Kuanglu
After pondering for a while, Li Muran took out the "Thousand Talismans Picture" and slowly unfolded it, and then used a floating technique to make the picture float in the air several feet away in front of him.
Then, he stretched out his finger and a flame about inch flew out and landed on the Thousand Talismans diagram.
The flame immediately burned into a blazing flame, swallowing the entire Thousand Talismans.
In the blink of an eye, the Thousand Talisman diagram had turned into ashes, but some fire light flashed in the ashes, forming a "Inheritance Dou Wen" - also the first thousand runes of the Thousand Talisman diagram.
At the same time, on another ashes, the two ancient words "Er" and "Zhou" appeared. Although they were just fleeting, they were also clearly seen by Li Muran.
"Sure enough, there are two more words" Li Muran's heart moved.
Now he has personally destroyed three thousand talisman pictures. In addition to drawing a thousand runes, he also remembers several ancient characters such as "two, three, four" and "zhou, white, and clouds".
Li Muran pondered: "'These words two, three, four, seem to be in the order of identifying the Thousand Talisman diagram. If so, what is Baiyun? "
The Demon Soul said: "This seems to be a place name, but I have never heard of any Baiyunzhou."
Li Muran has a wide range of travels and has read all kinds of classics, but he has never heard of any place name like Baiyunzhou.
"This information is not complete yet. I am afraid that only by finding more Thousand Talisman pictures and obtaining more hidden ancient characters can the answer be revealed." Li Muran said.
"Find more Thousand Talismans Diagrams?" The Demon Soul was stunned: "I'm afraid this is not easy."
"It's really not easy." Li Muran smiled slightly: "However, I happened to know the whereabouts of another Thousand Talismans picture."
"Is that?" said Demon Soul in surprise: "It seems that this picture is very destined to be with you. Since you know whereabouts, why don't you look for it?"
"That Thousand Talismans is in the hands of a Dharma-Essence Cultivator in the Western Regions' Immortal Cultivator. It's only two or three hundred years later. I don't know if that person has already transformed." Li Muran replied: "If you have the opportunity to return to the Tianshan Sect and the Western Regions' Immortal Cultivator, you really have to go and inquire."
In comparison, searching for the true spirit energy in the Middle Earth power is obviously more important than going to the Western Regions to find the whereabouts of the Thousand Talismans Map, so this matter can only be put aside for the time being.
A few days later, Li Muran flew over the ice sea, passed through a large area of ice and snow, and came to Yanbei Fangshi, located in Yanzhou, the northernmost part of the Middle-earth power.
Yanbeifang City is a larger fairy-cultivating market in Yanzhou, located in a green valley. The terrain here is strange, and there is constant geothermal heat dissipation deep in the valley, causing the climate of the valley to be much warmer than other places around it. In addition, the vital energy of the heaven and earth here is also quite abundant, so it attracts many immortal cultivators to gather here.
This market is close to Beihan Kingdom. The major royal palaces of Beihan Kingdom often send guards here to purchase some treasures. In order to avoid being recognized, Li Muran simply brought a black cloak, restrained his breath, turned into a mysterious early stage monk in the Dharma phase, and sneaked into the market.
He went straight to the major classic shops in the market, looking for various classics that were specifically used to attack ancient rumors.
The Demon Soul once said that he vaguely remembered that there was an ancient ruin in Yanzhou called Hanxia Valley. At that time, several powerful demon figures were surrounded and killed by spiritual cultivators here. As for whether there was a wisp of true spirit energy left there, he couldn't tell it clearly.
Li Muran thought Hanxia Valley was worth exploring, so he came to the market to find out the specific location of Hanxia Valley.
For several days, Li Muran lingered in major classic shops, but found nothing. No classic mentioned the name of the Cold Canyon.
Later, he had to ask the shopkeeper of the classics shop for help: "I want to ask about some rumors related to ancient times, but I can't find any relevant records in the classics of your store. I wonder if there are any other ways?"
The shopkeeper said: "The store has a complete collection of books. If it is difficult to even find out the classics in our store, I am afraid that other classics shops will have no clues. It seems that the rumors this fellow Taoist is about to inquire about are mostly fabricated out of thin air and are not true. However, if the fellow Taoist firmly believes that it is not groundless, you can try it in Wenxin Hall. In Wenxin Hall, there are many talented people with extremely rich experience, and as long as you hand over a spiritual stone, you can find a lot of information from them. Whether it is the mental method of refining weapons and alchemy, experience of cultivation, various rumors and interesting things, or even the whereabouts of treasures, you may find out from Wenxin Hall. It is inevitable that you will spend some money to go to Wenxin Hall."
"Thank you for your advice from the shopkeeper." Li Muran nodded, bought a few classics, and left the store and went to Wenxintang.
At the entrance of the Wenxin Hall, there was a long queue. Li Muran frowned and stood behind the line.
The one in front of Li Muran was a late-stage monk in Shenyou. When he saw Li Muran standing behind him, he quickly turned around and bowed respectfully and said, "Senior is a master of Dharma Principle. You don't need to wait here. You can go directly to the inner hall.
"So that's it." Li Muran realized that the people who were queuing up were indeed all monks of the Divine Travel Period.
He nodded and walked into the Wenxin Hall with a swagger. Immediately, a mid-stage monk from Shenyou came to respond enthusiastically and led him directly into the inner hall and sat down.
A moment later, an old man from the early stage of Dharma statue came over, bowed to Li Muran, and then asked after a few polite words: "Is this fellow Taoist here to ask about things or treasures?"
"What's the difference?" Li Muran asked in a daze.
The old man smiled and said, "Ask a thing to ask about some experience in the martial arts and rumors; ask a treasure to ask about the whereabouts of the treasure. Whether it is asking about the matter or asking about the treasure, if the hall can give a clear answer, a full fee must be paid; and if the hall cannot answer, the fees will be refunded. The more secret the question is, the higher the value of the treasure you inquiry, the higher the fee you charge."
Li Muran said: "So that's the case. I'm here to ask for help from a rumor about the ancient immortal cultivation world in Yanzhou."
"Yes, please pay 30,000 spirit stones first." The old man said.
"Thirty Thousand Spirit Stones" Li Muran was stunned, "This is enough to buy hundreds of classics."
The old man smiled and said, "If it is a message that can be easily found in the classics, how could a fellow Taoist come to our hall to seek help for 30,000 spirit stones? It is the basic price for this church to ask about things. If the fellow Taoist asks about things is very secret, the price will be increased."
"Okay," Li Muran nodded, took out a large pile of intermediate spirit stones and handed them over to the other party.
Fortunately, Li Muran has a wealthy fortune and 30,000 spirit stones are nothing. If he were an ordinary Dharma-level cultivator, he would probably not be willing to use such a spirit stone to inquire about the news.
After the old man received the spirit stone, he smiled and said, "Please wait here for a moment. This hall will immediately invite an elder who has a very experienced class to answer the fellow Taoist's questions."
"It's a laborious thing" Li Muran said, and continued to wait here.
Not long after, a middle-aged man walked into the hall with a light cough. He also had the mid-stage cultivation of Dharma appearance.
After the middle-aged man bowed to Li Muran, he arranged a soundproof light shield around him and said, "Just ask, just ask, it's easy to speak here. Moreover, this hall has always had a great reputation. No matter what information a fellow Taoist asks, it will not be revealed."
Li Muran nodded and said, "Then I will speak straight to the point. Do you know if you have heard of a place called 'Hanxia Valley,' in Yanzhou?"
"Hanxia Valley?" the middle-aged man frowned and said, "Would fellow Taoists make a mistake? There is no such place in Yanzhou, nor in ancient place names. There are places such as Hanyun Valley and Zixia Po."
"It seems that I'm in vain to go there," Li Muran sighed and said.
"Let's go," said the middle-aged man: "I am just an elder in the hall, and my experience is limited. If a fellow Taoist really wants to inquire about this, I can invite the master of this hall. He is not only a late-stage monk in Dharma images, but also his experience is so rich that he can say that he has nothing to do throughout the ages and the present. He may be able to answer fellow Taoist questions.
"Then please ask your master to come forward, of course I will ask him for advice." Li Muran said.
"The master of the hall does not come forward easily. He needs to pay a fee of 100,000 spirit stones. Even if the master of the hall cannot answer, he will charge half of the fee," said the middle-aged man.
"If you can't answer, you will have to charge half the fee. Why is this?" Li Muran frowned.
The middle-aged man said, "Haha, if even the master of the hall cannot answer it, it means that this question is probably wrong in itself. Then, "Hanxia Valley does not exist at all. This is also helping fellow Taoists eliminate false information, so they also charge half of the fee."
After a moment of pondering, Li Muran agreed and took out a spirit stone.
"Okay, let your master come forward." Li Muran said.
The middle-aged man took the spirit stone and said to Li Muran: "Fellow Taoist please go down to the cabinet."
Li Muran nodded and followed the middle-aged man to a secret room.
This secret room was partitioned by a huge screen, and Li Muran's divine thoughts could detect it. There was a late-stage monk in the Dharma phase behind the screen, but he could not see his appearance.
"This hall master likes to be mysterious," Li Muran said in his heart.
"Fellow Taoist, don't be aware of the fact that the master of this hall knows too many secrets, so he dare not expose his identity easily. I don't know what my friend is asking?" An old voice came from behind the screen.
"I want to inquire about the specific information about the 'Hanxia Valley,'" Li Muran said.
The other party was silent for a moment, and then said, "The master of this hall has never heard of 'Cold Canyon, fellow Taoists can get the spirit stones back and leave the hall."
"I'm afraid it's not the case," Li Muran said with a smile: "When the hall master heard the three words "Hanxia Valley, the divine thoughts he sacrificed were slightly trembling. It was obvious that he had heard of this place name."
Chapter completed!