The Portal of Wonderland

Brother Shi, good news! Yu Yi walked into the room and said excitedly.

But there is news about the lava pool? Shi Mu asked.

I've inquired around, and the city lord's mansion currently doesn't have any extra lava pools for rent out, but I asked the deacon of Xianhuoju in Chiyan Palace today, among the dozen or so lava pools under the name of Xianhuoju, one of the lava pools is because The underground fire vein is not stable, and it has not been built into a refining room, and it is currently vacant. Yu Yi continued.

The lava pool in Xianhuoju, do you consider renting out? Shi Mu asked with his eyes brightened.

The deacon said that it can be considered, but in exchange, they need to meet a condition. Yu Yi said.

What's the condition, let's hear it. Shi Mu asked, but he was relieved in his heart.

It is a good thing to have conditions, so that there will be a breakthrough.

I need a demon pill of the fire crown demon snake. Yu Yi hesitated and said.

Fire Crown Demon Snake? Shi Mu was stunned, he had never heard of this kind of monster.

This is an earth-level monster entrenched in the depths of a hundred thousand volcanoes. The main reason is that the valleys it entrenches are often filled with miasma of fire, and ordinary people can't get close to it. However, Brother Shi, you have a way to restrain the poisonous mist of miasma and sneak into the fire. Miasma Valley should be fine. Yu Yi said.

Shi Mu nodded slowly. With his left hand, the fire miasma and poisonous mist did not pose much threat to him. However, this kind of environment is definitely beneficial to fire attribute monsters, but he should be careful and find a fire monster in the early stage of the earth. The Crown Demon Snake shouldn't be a big problem.

Why do the people in Xianhuoju want the demon pill of the fire-crown demon snake? Shi Mu asked after pondering for a moment.

Brother Shi, you can rest assured. In fact, this matter is not a secret in Chiyan City. Mr. Gongxi's son from Xianhuoju was seriously ill a while ago, and he needed a demon pill from a powerful monster in the Hundred Thousand Volcanoes as a medicine to induce it. In order to survive. Xianhuoju has offered a reward a few months ago. Anyone who can get this demon pill can get a big reward from Xianhuoju. I also think that with Brother Shi's strength, he should be able to get the fire crown demon snake Yao Dan, now I went to ask the deacon of Xianhuoju about renting the lava pool. Yu Yi seemed to see Shi Mu's concerns, and said.

So that's why Brother Yu has to worry about my affairs. Shi Mu's face softened when he heard this.

Brother Shi, you are being polite. Yu Yi quickly waved his hand.

However, this matter is very important. It's not that I don't believe Brother Yu, but I hope to have a direct interview with the people from Xianhuoju. Shi Mu said.

Of course, since Brother Shi intends to take over this task, I will immediately contact the people in Xianhuoju. Yu Yi said with a happy face, stood up, and walked out in a hurry.

Shitou, this Yu Yi is really enthusiastic about your affairs. Seeing Yu Yi's figure walking out of the small courtyard, Cai'er said pointedly.

Perhaps I've completed this task, and he can get some benefits from it, but it doesn't matter, as long as I can successfully rent a lava pool, it's a trivial matter. Shi Mu said.

As Shi Mu said, he flipped his hands and took out the classic book just now, and continued to read it.

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Early in the morning of the second day, Shi Mu and Yu Yi came to a bustling street in the inner city.

There are tall shops on both sides of the street, and there is an endless stream of pedestrians on the street. The two are in front of a five-story ornate attic building.

The attic building has red tiles and white walls. The door is wide open and the foyer is wide. It looks very grand. There is a large plaque with gold letters on a black background on the door, with the three characters Xianhuoju written on it.

On this bustling street, this Xianhuoju shop also has a sense of standing out from the crowd.

Shi Mu and Yu Yi paused at the door, then walked in.

In the attic is a large hall, which is very wide, with a length and width of twenty or thirty feet. Inside, there are rows of white jade shelves, on which there are hundreds of shining weapons. One is a magic weapon, and it seems that they are all above the middle level.

The business in the store is booming, and there is a servant in green clothes standing next to each shelf, explaining the performance of the various instruments on the shelf.

Shi Mu took a breath of cool air, and secretly lamented Xianhuoju's generosity in his heart.

Seniors, what kind of magic weapon do you want? I can recommend one or two for you two. A servant in Tsing Yi walked over with a smile on his face.

We're not here to buy weapons. Yu Yi said, took out a red jade talisman from his bosom, and put it around.

It turns out that the distinguished guest has arrived, you two please follow me. Seeing this, the attendant in Tsing Yi said respectfully, leading the two of them upstairs.

The second floor is a smaller exhibition hall, and there are also several wooden frames inside, but these wooden frames are all covered by the formation prohibition, and there are a lot of spiritual weapons in it, and the number is as many as twenty or thirty. .

In the exhibition hall, there were four or five people walking and watching. From the appearance and behavior of these people, it could be seen that their identities were not ordinary.

Shi Mu's heart moved, and he had a new understanding of the strength of Xianhuoju.

The three of them didn't stay on the second floor, they walked directly to the third floor and came to a small separate hall.

Two distinguished guests, wait here a moment. The attendant in Tsing Yi offered a cup of spirit tea to the two and walked out quickly.

Shi Mu and Yu Yi sat silently without speaking.

After a while, the door of the side hall was pushed open, and an old man in black walked in.

This person looked to be in his fifties or sixties. Although there were some wrinkles on his face, his body looked extremely tough, his hands and feet were thick, and his palms seemed to be a little yellowish because of being close to the fire all the time.

The black-robed old man stood upright, his eyes were sharp, and his aura was that of an earth-level existence.

Next to the old man in black robe was a middle-aged man in red robe, who was the deacon of Xianhuoju who was in Chiyan Palace yesterday.

Master Gongxi! Deacon Wan! Seeing the old man in black robe walking in, Yu Yi hurriedly stood up with a respectful look on his face.

Shi Mu also stood up and looked at the black-robed old man.

The old man in black robe took a look at Yu Yi, then turned his eyes away, and landed on Shi Mu, looked him up and down, and frowned.

This is the candidate you told me about? With only a late-stage congenital cultivation, how can it be possible! Boy Yu, are you trying to make me happy? The black-robed old man looked at the red-robed middle-aged man with a low voice.

The middle-aged man in the red robe looked at Shi Mu, feeling a little annoyed in his heart, staring at Yu Yi, and asked:

Brother Yu, what's going on here? Didn't you say yesterday that you found a master, and you can get the demon pill of the fire crown demon snake with 50% certainty?

Don't you dare to talk nonsense, this fellow Daoist Shi is a good friend of mine. Although his cultivation base is only innately late, he is powerful. I saw with my own eyes yesterday that he single-handedly killed a red-winged tiger demon easily. And Brother Shi still has a way to restrain it. The fire miasma and poisonous mist will definitely complete the task smoothly. Yu Yi said hastily.

Killed the red-winged tiger demon! Hearing these words, the old man in black robe and the middle-aged man in red robe glanced at each other.

This fellow Taoist, what can you prove? The middle-aged man in the red robe looked at Shi Mu with a slightly changed gaze and asked.

Shi Mu didn't speak, and with a wave of his hand, a fist-sized crimson demon pill appeared in front of him, emitting bursts of powerful energy fluctuations. It was the demon pill of the red-winged tiger demon.

The faces of the two black-robed old men changed slightly, but the black-robed old man's frown did not loosen.

Even if there is a demon pill, it can't prove that you killed it. The black-robed old man asked.

Shi Mu chuckled, and with a thought, he aroused the power of the totem in his body, and a powerful breath emanated from him.

The breath is so strong that it has reached the level of the earth class.

I'm sorry, it turns out that your Excellency is also a ground-level existence, but the old man missed it. The casual expression on the black-robed old man's face suddenly disappeared, and he cupped his hands.

Yu Yi was dumbfounded, staring blankly at Shi Mu.

Shi Mu shocked him too much these days, but he actually hid his strength before.

Mr. Gongxi, you are being polite. I am used to restraining my breath on weekdays. Please don't take offense. Shi Mu said.

Hehe, this is human nature, and there is nothing wrong with it. The black-robed old man waved his hand and said.

However, Fellow Daoist Shi's secret technique of concealing breath is really brilliant. I asked myself that the power of induction is not weak, but I didn't notice it at all. The black-robed old man took a deep look at Shi Mu and said.

Mr. Gongxi, thank you. Now that I have satisfied Master Gongxi's request, how about we talk about the specifics of the mission? Since you want to hunt down the fire-crowned demon snake, do you know if you have any clues about this beast? Shi Mu said calmly. He smiled and said.

Of course. The black-robed old man said hastily, and glanced at the red-robed middle-aged man.

The latter quickly agreed, took out a jade slip from his bosom, and handed it to Shi Mu.

The old man has been sending people to explore the Hundred Thousand Volcanoes these days. Last month, he finally found an early-stage fire-crown demon snake in a fiery valley. The old man has sent several groups of experts before and after, but this snake Quite cunning, and because of the miasma of fire, none of them succeeded, and several fellow Taoists fell inside. The black-robed old man sighed.

Shi Mu raised his eyebrows, took the jade slip, and stuck it on his forehead, his spiritual consciousness penetrated into it.

Among the jade slips is a map of one hundred thousand volcanoes, with a place marked inside.

Shi Mu has studied a lot of information about Shiwan Volcano in the past two days, and he has also seen the map of Shiwan Volcano. This location is thousands of miles away from Chiyan City, and it is already deep in Shiwan Volcano. Thankfully, Master Gongxi was able to find it there.

Now that you know the location, let's go here, and I will definitely come back with the demon pill of the fire-crown demon snake in a week. Shi Mu put away the jade slip and said.

If Fellow Daoist Shi can really bring back the demon pill, I will definitely abide by the agreement and rent a lava pool under the gate of Xianhuoju to Fellow Daoist for five years, and the rent will only be half. There was hope in the eyes of the old man in black robe. Said solemnly.

Okay, it's a deal. Shi Mu said with joy in his eyes.

Shi Mu quickly said goodbye and left, and walked out of Xianhuoju together with Yu Yi.

Brother Yu, I'm planning to set off now, I've troubled you for the past two days. Walking out of Xianhuoju, Shi Mu said to Yu Yi.

Shi... You don't have to be polite, senior. What I'm doing is just some small things to lead the way. It's nothing to worry about. Yu Yi said respectfully.

Brother Yu, you and I are old acquaintances, so there is no need to see each other like this. Shi Mu said. (To be continued.)