I am darkness, I will suppress all enemies

Observatory in the south of Qing'an City.

"Boom!" A beam of light fell from the sky here.

When the light slowly faded away, the figures of Ye Wukuang and his companions appeared.

“So you’re invincible…” As soon as the four of them appeared, an old voice sounded in their ears.

When they looked up, they found an old man standing in the air with his hands behind his back not far in front of them.

This man was wearing a black robe and had white hair and a kind face. His eyes, full of time, still emitted a deep and dim light, as if they could penetrate people's hearts.

"Greetings, His Excellency the County Magistrate." The red-haired Zhen Wudi took a few steps forward and bowed slightly respectfully toward the old man in front of them.

"Yeah." The county magistrate smiled and nodded when he saw this.

"So that the county governor knows that these people are my good friends, and they are all human beings."

After hearing this, the old man was silent for a moment and responded:

"Since you are my good friend, I will not ask any more questions. Many people from the Zhen family have been looking for you recently. You should go back as soon as possible..."

After saying that, the old man who was called the county magistrate just disappeared out of thin air in front of the few people.

He didn't even ask where Zhen Wudi and his companions came from. They just came and left in a hurry.

"Fellow Daoist Zhen, do you know him?" Luo Beian couldn't help but ask Zhen Wudi.

"Yes, I know him." Zhen Wudi turned around and looked at them and explained.

"This is the strongest person in Qing'an County, and a terrifying existence ranked in the top five in the six counties of Zhongzhou. His realm reached the Immortal Emperor tens of thousands of years ago."

"I don't know his name, but I know that since a long time ago, everyone has called him the County Magistrate. It means the guardian of Qing'an County."

"Hiss... There is actually an Immortal Emperor in charge of a county!!" Luo Beian took a breath of cold air when he heard it.

Zhen Wudi patted Luo Beian on the shoulder and said with a smile:

"This is nothing. The Zhongzhou region is very large, and there are many powerful people, too numerous to count."

"Also, you don't have to worry. The county governor has always adhered to the principle that those who are not of my race must have different hearts, so he is very harsh on creatures of other races, but on the contrary, he has always been extremely tolerant of humans."

"Especially when he meets a talented human being with potential, as long as he doesn't have a shameful past, he won't ask too many questions."

"Ah... this... this is really quite unique." Xie Bian's mouth twitched when he heard this.

"Come on, since you have just arrived in Zhongzhou, follow me to the Zhen family to settle down, and then we can make plans."

Zhen Wudi spoke as he took the lead and walked forward.

"By the way, in Qing'an County, cultivators are forbidden to fly. This is an iron rule. If we go a little further, we will find a teleportation array that can directly reach the area where the Zhen family is located."

On the road.

Under Ye Wukuang's deliberate guidance.

While walking, Zhen Wudi introduced the situation in Zhongzhou to Ye Wukuang and others behind him.

"The forces in Zhongzhou can be called the Six County Cities, Five Caves, Four Pavilions, Three Heavenly Palaces, and Two Immortal Sects."

"The six counties are: Qing'an, Yong'an, Xing'an, Chang'an, Huai'an, and Lin'an."

"The five caves are: Jinheng Cave, Shuitian Cave, Huoyun Cave, Tuyue Cave, and Zhulei Cave."

"The four pavilions are: Yunxiao Pavilion, Qingfeng Pavilion, Wenxin Pavilion, and Qiongyu Pavilion."

"The three heavenly palaces refer to: Guanghan Heavenly Palace, Youfang Heavenly Palace, and Weijian Heavenly Palace."

"The two immortal sects refer to the Yuxian Sect and the Huangxian Sect."

Hearing this, Ye Wu Kuang pondered for a moment and asked

"So, the so-called six, five, four, three, and two is the ranking of strength."

"Fellow Daoist Ye is right. If we divide them by strength, the Erxian Sect is indeed the overlord of Zhongzhou. Because both sects have a fifth-turn immortal emperor in charge, and there is more than one..."

At this moment, Luo Beian, who was walking and thinking about the sphere of influence of Zhongzhou, suddenly received a secret message from Ye Wukuang.

After hearing the content clearly, Luo Beian took a deep breath, turned his head to look at Zhen Wudi and said with a smile:

"To be honest, Fellow Daoist Zhen, I have a friend's friend's relative, and his relative is from the Luanyuan Fairy Spirit Star, and is also a human. By the way, his last name is Ruan. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Zhen has any impression of this family?"

"Ruan?" Upon hearing this, Zhen Wudi lowered his head and began to think.

After a moment, Zhen Wudi looked at Luo Beian and slowly shook his head.

"No, because I have been traveling around with my master since a long time ago, I have a good understanding of the big and small forces in Zhongzhou, but I have never heard of any big family with the surname Ruan."

"Perhaps there are some small sects or families with this surname, but I haven't noticed it."

Zhen Wudi's words were very clear, meaning that the family with this surname might have either disappeared or was too small and not famous.

"but."

At this moment, Zhen Wudi spoke again

"I don't know the Ruan family, but I do know a strong man with the surname Ruan."

"Excuse me, Fellow Daoist Zhen, who is this person?" Luo Beian asked hurriedly.

"Ruan Shan!"

"Ruan Shan?"

"That's right, Ruan Shan. This person is very famous. He was the previous leader of the Yuxian Sect. In his later years, before his death, he failed in his attempt to become a rank six immortal emperor and died in a thunderbolt."

"But as far as I know, the former leader of the Yuxian Sect did not leave any descendants, so there is no powerful cultivator with the surname Ruan in the Yuxian Sect now..."

As time passes slowly.

As they were talking, they arrived at a teleportation array. Zhen Wudi skillfully placed the spirit stone into the array to activate it. Then, a flash of light swept the four people away and they disappeared...

Qing'an County. North City Zhen Family. In an exquisite and magnificent attic.

"Snapped!"

A crisp slap sounded.

Luo Beian and the other two looked at each other in surprise as they saw the sudden scene in front of them.

A woman with a delicate face and fiery red hair raised her slender white hand and slapped Zhen Wudi, who was kneeling on the ground, in the face.

"Zhen Wudi! How dare you go to a place like the Beast Forest? Do you really think you are invincible!" The woman's beautiful eyes were filled with tears and her voice was trembling as she looked at Zhen Wudi, who was kneeling in front of her and still had a gentle smile on his face after being slapped.

"It's nothing, I'm blessed with a good life, don't talk about it, mom, I got the fruit of transformation, you should eat it."

The woman looked at the small fruit in Zhen Wudi's hand that looked like milky white jade, then looked up at Zhen Wudi's half-red face, and then touched his cheek with some trembling.

Finally I couldn't help but bow my head and sob...

"Mom, you should eat the Huasheng Fruit quickly. Its effect will gradually weaken as time goes by."

It was the first time that Zhen Wudi saw this look on the face of this woman who had been strong all her life. He was suddenly at a loss as to what to do, so he had to hurriedly hand the fruit in his hand to her.

"Zhen Wudi." At this moment, the woman stopped crying, took the fruit from Zhen Wudi, and then looked at him and spoke in a hoarse voice.

"I want you to remember that if my life requires you to risk your own to save it, then I would rather end my life before you know it."

"So next time before you make a decision, don't forget what I said today..."