Eternal Life: My Millennia in the Jiaofang Division

"When we realized that we were being plotted, it was already too late. Chaoyang Pavilion had already started to hunt us down, forcing us to hand over the star map."

Jiang Zhengshan said: "Originally, we thought that since there is a conspiracy behind this star map, we might as well hand it over to Chaoyang Pavilion, which would also divert trouble to the east."

This is indeed a wise move. Naturally, the hot potato must be placed in the hands of others to be safe.

Zhao Mu thought to himself.

However, according to the current situation, there should be some unexpected change, so that the two people's plan to divert the disaster to the east did not succeed.

Sure enough, Jiang Zhengshan continued: "When Chaoyang Pavilion sent people here for the first time, we did hand over the star map to the other party."

"But we never expected that when we woke up the next day, the star map would be back inexplicably."

"Soon, the people from Chaoyang Pavilion came after us again. They thought we had stolen the star map, so we handed it over again, but..."

"But the star map is back?" Zhao Mu asked.

"That's right."

The two smiled bitterly: "Later we discovered that no matter whether we gave the star map to others, threw it away, buried it in the soil, or threw it into the river, the star map would always come back the next day, without exception."

"It's like we are entangled by a curse. We can't get rid of the entanglement of the star map no matter what, and Chaoyang Pavilion is pressing harder and harder."

"So we didn't stop doing anything, and simply announced to dozens of nearby mortal countries, all immortal sects and casual cultivators that we had clues to Chunyangzi's ruins."

"In this way, we can take advantage of the conflicts between the major cultivating forces to protect ourselves. At least Chaoyang Pavilion will not dare to blatantly pursue us again."

"It's just that Chaoyang Pavilion's strength is stronger than we expected. Even if they don't have any experts on the surface, they can still send such a strong group of people secretly."

"If Master hadn't come here before, we might have really died."

"In addition, we also want to involve more people in this matter."

"No matter what the person behind the scenes wants to do, the more people know about the existence of the star map, the less good it will be for him, and the more likely we are to find a chance to escape."

When the two of them said this, they looked at Zhao Mu: "Master, are you returning to Chaolu Country this time for the sake of Chunyangzi's ruins?"

"So be it."

Zhao Mu waved his hand, and the corpses on the ground immediately turned into ashes and disappeared.

He turned around and found a fallen tree to sit down. While tasting the wine, he said: "But I am different from others. I am not here for the treasures in the ruins."

"Because I know very well that there are probably no treasures in there, and even the entire ruins are a scam."

"Master, do you know that Chunyangzi's ruins are fake?" The two brothers' eyes widened.

"Of course I know. I even know that the appearance of this ruins may be to lure me here, so I'm here. After all, I can't let others plan it in vain, can I?"

Zhao Mu smiled lightly.

The two brothers looked at each other. Their master actually took the initiative to throw himself into a trap?

Fifth Yunzhong pondered slightly: "Master, what do you want us to do?"

"Haha, pretty smart."

Zhao Mu smiled and said, "You two just pretend you haven't seen me today, so you can do whatever you want."

"When the immortal cultivators gather together in five days, you will follow your original plan, negotiate where necessary, cooperate where necessary, and lead them to explore the ruins when necessary."

"Anyway, don't show any abnormality, and I will always hide among the crowd."

"Firstly, to protect your safety, and secondly, to see what the person behind the scenes wants to do."

When the two brothers heard this, they simply agreed: "Disciple, I will obey my master's orders!"

"Haha, you promised so happily, aren't you afraid that Pindao will sell you?" Zhao Mu teased.

"We don't care. Once we are a master, we are always a father. Even if the master really sells us, we are still willing to do so!"

Fifth Yunzhong spoke firmly.

Jiang Zhengshan also nodded and said: "Yes, if it weren't for Master's guidance back then, we would have died long ago. We would have never had the chance to embark on the immortal path. We have lived to this day, so our brothers' lives have long been Master's."

"You guys."

Zhao Mu shook his head: "Since you call me master, you should remember it for me. You can keep your own life. I don't want you to die."

"Hehe, master really does love his disciple."

The two brothers had worthless smiles on their faces.

Zhao Mu pouted: "Okay, okay, show Pindao that star map."

"Okay, Master!"

Fifth Yunzhong immediately handed over the star map.

Zhao Mu took the star map and studied it while asking: "Have you discovered anything after having the star map for so many days?"

"There have been some discoveries, but they don't seem to be of much use."

Jiang Zhengshan shook his head helplessly and said: "I don't know what material this star map is made of. Not only is it impervious to water and fire, it cannot be cut by a knife, and it cannot even be damaged by magic power."

"And I don't know if our cultivation is not enough, and our spiritual thoughts cannot invade it, so until now, we still don't know how to use this star map?"

"Is it so difficult?"

Zhao Mu frowned slightly, studied it over and over for a moment, and said, "Since someone wants to use the star map to plot against people, it is normal to make it stronger. After all, the star map can be destroyed easily, so how can he plot against people?"

"So the material of the star map itself is not worth studying, and what we should study most is the information revealed in the star map."

"After all, since that person used the Chunyangzi ruins as bait, it means that he hopes we can find the ruins."

"But how to find the ruins? Naturally, it is based on the information he left on the star map, such as the stars on the map and the date written on it, June 18th."

"And the setting of the star map information will not be too simple, but it should not be too obscure."

"Too simple will make people think that this star map is fake."

"After all, any cultivator with a little Taoism is an old fox who has lived for hundreds or thousands of years. It is difficult for them not to doubt things that are too easy to get."

"But if the information is too profound, it won't work either. After all, it is to lead people to the so-called ruins. If you can't even study the way to get there, how can people go?"

"If you think about it this way..."

Zhao Mu paused slightly, and suddenly raised the star map above, comparing it with the stars in the night sky.

"The direction of the ruins should not be guided by the position of the stars, because that is too simple."

"And the position of the stars and the number of stars on this star map are different from the night sky we see now."

"As we all know, the stars in the sky are constantly changing. There are 365 days in a year, and the stars and their positions will be different every day."

"Some stars appear today and disappear tomorrow; some are in the north in winter and move to the west in summer."

"In addition, the star map deliberately wrote a date, June 18th, so it can be basically confirmed that the star map should depict the stars in the night sky on June 18th."

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