Cataclysm King

Two months later.

Rune Highlands.

A temporary adventure group of several hundred people is exploring in a foggy mountain area.

In the team, Ji Xun and Ming Kongque disguised themselves as ordinary adventurers and followed the pioneering team nominally belonging to the "Redwood Earl" to explore the terrain.

That's right!

The mountain forest area with redwood trees in the southwest corner of Rune Highlands is now the private territory of a second-rate earl named "Ikamel Ross".

The old continent has changed a lot in the past year or so.

Not only this second-rate earl, there are already more than a dozen nobles of all sizes near Rune Highlands.

Opening up new territories is the best time for class transition.

All kinds of declining nobles who originally lost their territories in the southern continent or did not have much territory have emerged.

And the old continent just happened to have large tracts of unowned land waiting to plant flags and declare sovereignty.

Now these second-rate nobles from the southern continent are recruiting a large number of adventure groups to explore, help them expand their territory, and explore treasures and mineral deposits.

The Talen Empire has prospered in the central continent for more than 100,000 years. The most important reason is that the resources of this continent are sufficient.

There are high-quality mineral deposits and ancient relics everywhere. During the three thousand years of hiatus, wood and spiritual objects have also had sufficient growth period.

It can be said that the resources of the old continent today are comparable to the Warcraft Forest in the southern continent, and there are treasures everywhere.

In addition, due to the recent war in the southern continent, a large number of powerful nobles who have taken refuge have also brought their families to the old continent.

In the current old continent, there are probably dozens or even hundreds of various principalities and marquisates.

As the Holy See's restraint on these nobles continues to decline, this number is still skyrocketing.

Ji Xun chose to follow the adventure group, first, to find out the situation near the Rune Plateau; second, he knew that there were top-level undead monsters in the Rune Plateau, and it was safer to follow an adventure group that was familiar with the route.

"Everyone be careful, this is the famous 'fog ghost area' nearby. So far, no one who has entered has come out alive. If you don't want to die, don't run around."

"Captain Luo Luo, this fog is so weird? Could it be some ancient ruins?"

"Who knows? I don't know about the ruins, but there must be a lot of high-level undead monsters. Many high-level mercenary groups have entered before, but no one came out alive, and gradually no one dared to go. Our mission is to explore the mineral deposits along the line for the Earl, and other things are not our responsibility."

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The exploration team walked to a foggy valley and deliberately avoided the black fog area deep in the valley.

However, at the end of the team, Ji Xun and Peacock quietly left the team and walked into the valley.

Because Ji Xun tried it, there was already a communication signal here.

Chujiu and Nan Jing are now in the foggy imperial tomb.

The two walked into the fog and soon fell into a circular maze.

Ji Xun came here once last time and knew that this was a god-level trap, so he was not in a hurry at all.

After contacting Nan Jing with the communicator, he led the peacock all the way to the depths of the fog.

As they walked, a fork suddenly appeared in the circular maze, and a psychic crow flew over to guide the direction.

The two followed it all the way in.

Not long after, a cheerful and surprised call came from the depths of the fog: "Mr. Ji Xun!"

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Ji Xun looked closely and saw a figure with a bun in the fog trotting over with a cheerful pace.

The visibility was not high, and when he could see the bright smile of the lady with the bun clearly, the person had already thrown himself into his arms.

With his arms full of warmth, Ji Xun hugged Nan Jing, who was wearing a beautiful court dress, and the two met and hugged each other warmly.

He smiled and touched her head, and said: "Xiao Nan, long time no see."

"Well, it's been a long time."

Nan Jing also poked her head out from behind Ji Xun's shoulder, and the most innocent joy flashed in her big crystal eyes.

When friends meet again, they seem to have too many things to say, but when the girl with the bun raised her head, she found that there was a stranger beside Ji Xun.

Nan Jing blinked, looked at Kong Que's delicate face, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Wow, this sister is so beautiful."

Not only in appearance, she always felt that looking at the woman with white pupils in front of her, she felt an inexplicable intimacy.

Kong Que also had this feeling.

She had seen Nan Su Shang in the underworld channel before, so she vaguely guessed that the girl in front of her was the heir of the Nan family and the master of her own underworld peacock lineage.

This kind of blood contract connection cannot be erased by time.

But after all, they are completely strangers, and I don't know how to start.

Ji Xun quickly introduced the girl with the ball head: "This is Miss Nan Jing, the inheritor of the Nan family, whom I told you about before."

He turned around and introduced Peacock: "This is Miss Bai. A descendant of the Dark Peacock clan."

When she heard "Dark Peacock", Nan Jing's eyes were obviously startled. She stared at Peacock with wide eyes and said in surprise: "Sister is Dark Peacock? Wow, I was wondering why she is so beautiful. And she feels very kind."

It felt like meeting a blood relative who had not seen each other for a long time. The face of the girl with the ball head showed brilliant joy.

Ji Xun knew Nan Jing's character very well. Her happiness must be from the heart, not because Peacock was a contracted monster.

Although Peacock was a monster lord with the blood of a divine beast and was not familiar with humans, she also had extremely high wisdom and the ability to see the good and evil of souls.

She felt the kind of family-like intimacy from Nan Jing, the master.

Nan Jing said excitedly: "Ah, Mr. Ji Xun, how did you meet?"

Ji Xun said: "That's a long story."

To be honest, the things in the dead zone and the current complex situation in the southern continent cannot be explained in a few words.

Nan Jing realized that she was too excited, "Ah, right, right! Let's go to the manor! Sister Chujiu is also here. It's been a long time since we last met, and she misses Mr. Ji Xun very much."

As she said that, she excitedly took Ji Xun with one hand and Peacock with the other hand, and walked towards the depths of the fog.

Ji Xun knew that this was the tomb of the Augustus royal family.

The last time he came here, there was only a dead spirit tomb keeper who had lived for more than 3,000 years.

The only ground building was a stone house built by the tomb keeper.

However, this time, it was very different.

As he walked, the fog that had been permeating the surroundings suddenly disappeared, and the vision suddenly became clear.

In front of Ji Xun, there appeared a beautiful manor with bright sunshine, chirping birds and fragrant flowers!

The manor was shaded by green trees, and wild flowers of various colors were blooming on the lawn. There was also a clear blue lake.

The sun was bright in the sky, the breeze was rippling, the lake was blue like scales, and a group of small fish were swimming happily in the water plants.

The simple stone house was not seen, but a castle with beautiful stained glass was seen.

This beautiful manor scenery made people feel refreshed.

Even Ji Xun exclaimed.

He had seen many luxurious manors before, but this time was the most special.

Changing the terrain environment is very easy for high-level extraordinary people.

Trees can grow very tall in a short time by promoting growth; flowers, birds, insects and fish can be raised and they can be full of vitality; the huge lake can be solved by only a small magic circle condensed by some water elements.

But what is special is that each embellishment is just right, like an oil painting, integrating the beautiful scenery into the visual field.

Every detail exudes just the right amount of beauty.

The design of this manor is very artistic.

So high that it makes people feel like they are in a fairy-tale world.

Moreover, there are traces of the flow of various laws.

It is obviously the work of a master.

Nan Jing beside him looked at Ji Xun in surprise and explained: "This manor was designed by Senior Griffith."

"Oh."

Ji Xun suddenly understood. That's why.

Griffith is a top art master of the [Painter] sequence. No wonder this manor is so beautiful.

Ji Xun and the other two were on the hillside, looking away, and happened to see a cold and arrogant girl with beautiful silver hair leaning against the window of the castle.

Seeing Ji Xun coming, she nodded slightly, which was considered a greeting.

When Ji Xun saw this, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, but he shouted loudly: "Chujiu!"

She knew that Chujiu's temperament was cold because of the [White Queen] sequence.

But it was because of the coldness that Ji Xun deliberately shouted loudly.

This shout was not only heard by Chujiu.

The servants in the castle also heard it.

They all leaned over to see who was coming and could call Her Majesty the Queen by her name.

Being stared at by everyone was a little uncomfortable, and a faint smile appeared between Chujiu's eyebrows. "Hmm" was also a response.

Nan Jing also laughed, "Ah, I haven't seen Sister Chujiu laugh for a long time. Sure enough, she will laugh only when Mr. Ji Xun comes."

Ji Xun smiled but said nothing.

Every time he saw Chujiu, he would always think of the scene when he first came to this world.

Chujiu was the first human he met and the first friend who had crossed his life.

The imperial mausoleum was completely different from the dead air before, and the beautiful scenery of the manor made people happy.

Before Ji Xun and the other two entered the castle, Chujiu had already walked down.

Originally, the three of them didn't need to be polite or receive them, but Peacock was a guest.

And she was also an eighth-level beast lord.

Chujiu, a member of the Augustus royal family, also gave full reception etiquette and had people prepare a reception banquet.

Ji Xun only knew that there were still hundreds of people in the castle when he heard it.

These were the descendants of the Talen court survivors in the previous dragon rebellion army.

Originally, Chujiu never considered herself a princess, nor did she think about it. But the court survivors recognized her as the Augustus bloodline. They couldn't refuse, so they had this manor.

Everyone served the king of Augustus' generation just like they did three thousand years ago.

Ji Xun had nothing to say about the loyalty engraved in the bloodline and the [Secret Book of Imperial Canonization].

There was still some time before dinner, so Chujiu and Nan Jing took Ji Xun and the others to visit the castle.

Everything in the castle was built in the classical royal style of Talen.

This was also the first time Ji Xun visited such a luxurious mansion.

It must be said that the Augustus royal family's heritage is really extraordinary.

Even some of the decorations in the castle corridors are genuine relics of the Talen royal family.

But Ji Xun has no interest in these external objects.

There is nothing more joyful than meeting old friends again.

Chujiu and Nanjing did the same, strolling and chatting.

"Recently, the nobles of the southern continent have moved to the central continent in large numbers, and many people have come to divide the territory in Rune Highlands. Sister Chujiu and I are here to comprehend the [Emperor's Stele], so we came here to guard the imperial tomb."

"Ah Ji Xun, you don't know how annoying those guys are. People break in every day. There are also some guys who dig holes in the ground."

"We can't show our faces yet, so we can only activate the guardian ban. Otherwise, if outsiders know that this is the imperial mausoleum, trouble will continue."

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Chujiu's extraordinary state is getting higher and higher, but her temper is getting colder and colder. Although Ji Xun doesn't feel any vitality from her, she does speak less and less.

And Nan Jing was like a cheerful elf, jumping up and down and telling Ji Xun the trivial things that had happened recently.

Although Ji Xun had guessed everything before he came, he still found it quite interesting to hear this.

Probably because the environment of this castle was so good, and because he realized that Chujiu and Nanjing were not bad people, two elves, Cora and Nina, suddenly flew out of Ji Xun's pocket.

Seeing two elves with a halo above their heads, Nan Jing recognized this mythical creature and said in surprise: "Eh, elemental elves? No, the Queen of Elements?"

Even Chujiu's eyes lit up when he saw it.

She practiced the Ice Law and was very sensitive to the elements, and she immediately sensed the specialness of the two elves.

Two elves flew out, and the concentration of elements around them instantly increased several times.

"Um."

Ji Xun nodded and introduced: "This is Korra and Nina, friends we met by chance when we went to the Southern Continent before."

I went to [Moon Well] to be baptized before. Although the two elves are not queens of elements yet, they are almost there.

The two elves have been following Ji Xun for a long time. They know that he is surrounded by good people and are much less hostile to humans. After listening to their introduction, the two elves also said in unison: "Hello."

Nan Jing, a psychic, has a natural affinity for all spiritual things. She watched the two elves greeting her, and showed her cute little fangs, and responded: "Hello, wow, I am still the first This is the first time I’ve met your tribe.”

With that said, she asked Ji Xun again: "By the way, Ji Xun, you didn't tell me how you met Sister Peacock just now. And you have been to the Southern Continent for so long, have you done anything interesting?"

Chujiu was also curious and glanced out of the corner of his eye.

Ji Xun was also happy to share his experiences during this period with his two old friends, and said slowly: "This starts with the Giant Spirit City in the southern continent. Didn't I originally go to the Royal Academy to study the field? Later, the Great Emperor The relic suddenly appeared, which triggered a wave of treasure hunting. Korra and Nina were also robbed from the forest by adventurers at that time."

That said, it took a long time.

The three of them had unknowingly reached an observation deck in the castle, where they could overlook a large area of ​​grassland and lakes and receive warm sunlight.

The breeze blows slowly, and the faint fragrance of flowers comes to my nose.

Hearing Ji Xun's experiences, Nan Jing's pretty face showed waves of shock, "Wow, so many things have happened? Oh my god, if I had known earlier, I should have gone with you."

Chujiu was more concerned about other things, and said: "You mean, the ancestor of Lanlingst fell into the death realm?"

"Um."

Ji Xun nodded, thinking Chujiu already knew the information.

Looking at it now, the two women didn't know.

That guy Jia Yu seemed to be waiting for him to come back and tell them this information.

He said: "That time when the emperor went to explore the depths of the abyss crevices, he should have been severely attacked by monsters. Then he was attacked by the metal dragon clan headed by the dragon god Marodis, and then the dragon god Airel, the current ruler of the southern continent, was attacked by a sneak attack. During the war between the two warring parties, Xiaonan's ancestors channeled the Dark Peacock clan to help them fight during the establishment of the Airel Empire, and then their clan was trapped in the Dead Realm for hundreds of thousands of years until the seal of the Dead Realm was opened."

There are too many stories buried in the unknown history of the Scarlet Sect, the Sun Sect, the civil strife of the Dragon Clan, and the Illumination Priory.

Nan Jing was very excited after hearing this.

She was very excited when she heard the interesting things about the adventure; when she heard about the thrills, she also looked nervous.

Ji Xun stopped when he mentioned that the Scarlet Lord summoned the clown in blood and the three major sects left. .

Nan Jing couldn't help but ask: "What happened next? The dead dragon Marodis returned from the underworld. How did you get out? As far as I know, there is no return from the passage to the underworld."

If there is anyone who knows the best about the underworld in this world, it must be this Miss Meathead.

The reason why Ji Xun hesitated was because of this.

But he still said: "Later, we met Aunt Nan."

Nan Jing was instinctively slow and had not yet reacted, "Huh? Have you met Mother?"

"Um."

Ji Xundao: "Aunt Nan happened to be in the underworld a while ago. She used the Netherworld Train to bring us out of the underworld passage."

"Oh. I haven't seen my mother for a long time."

Nan Jing muttered, not thinking that going to the underworld was a big deal: "Ji Xun, hasn't mother come back? I haven't been able to contact her for a while."

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Ji Xun hesitated for another moment.

The peacock on the side said nothing because she witnessed what happened with her own eyes.

Chujiu seemed to understand the hesitation on Ji Xun's face, and his crystal eyes suddenly dimmed.

As if she sensed that something was not right in the atmosphere, the relaxed smile on Nan Jing's face slowly faded away. She looked at Ji Xun like a little girl who made a mistake: "Huh? What's wrong? I, did I say something wrong? "

Ji Xun patted her shoulder like a friend and said, "Aunt Nan didn't come back. She asked me to bring you something back."

As he spoke, he took out the scroll that sealed all of Nan Su Shang's cultivation, as well as the secret box.

Nan Jing's eyes fell on the scroll with her Nan family's unique divine pattern, and her eyes froze immediately.

She didn't say anything, but the crystal in her eyes flickered fiercely.

In a trance, she understood what happened.

The originally clear and pure eyes of the ball-headed lady seemed to be shrouded in a thin layer of mist at this moment.

Tears rolled in her eyes, but stubbornly refused to fall.

Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and every blink seemed to be fighting against the sadness in her heart.

She bit her lips lightly, trying to hide the sadness in her heart that was already surging like a tide.

Nan Jing lowered her head, looked at the scroll in Ji Xun's hand, stretched out her hand, and silently took it.

As if seeing the remains of her mother, the strong sense of tearing in her heart instantly hit her heart, and two lines of hot tears slid down her cheeks.

Crystal tears fell in large drops, landing at the feet, leaving a few wet marks on the ground.

Nan Jing did not look up, and Ji Xun did not see her face.

But at that moment, he seemed to see the innocent girl with a bun suddenly turned away.

She became the mature, intellectual, and wise Nan High Priest.

Chujiu had experienced the same heartbreaking experience. She looked at Nan Jing, and a sigh appeared between her eyebrows.

Ji Xun did not hesitate and hugged Nan Jing.

The girl with a bun seemed to have found support all of a sudden, buried her head in his chest, and finally cried out.