High Above

  Chapter 672 Holy Seal of Sacrifice (5400)

  The food team, led by several mountain guards, walked into the tribe at the foot of the mountain, while Ian and Qing Chao were led by a second-level sublimator to meet the elder Manya who was waiting by the river at the gate.

  Ian was a little surprised when he saw this black-haired, blue-eyed, young second-level ascendant.

  He didn't remember that the Nanling Dragon Worship Sect had other second energy levels with dragon blood... Elder Man Ya didn't introduce it.

  Because of the secret technique of the Dragon Sect, the opponent's aura is exactly the same as that of ordinary people. If Ian hadn't had a vision of vision, he would definitely not have discovered this.

At the first moment, Ian thought it was the Dragon Worship Sect who wanted to ambush him, but when the elder Manya gave an order, the five hundred knives and axemen would come out and chop himself into meat paste... But Ian knew , The Dragon Worship Sect is a true member of his own family, so how could he plot against him.

  There must be something hidden behind this.

  Ian and Qing Chao trampled on the withered branches and leaves, and walked into the gathering place of the Avod Department on the other side of the mountain.

  A small river flows slowly among the brown-yellow woods. The clear water flows through the man-made stone channel surrounding the tribe. There are light-colored aquatic plants floating among the clean pebbles.

  Elder Manya is at the other end of the river bank.

  The young man who led the way was not a mountain man. Ian began to pay attention to the details of the other party when he realized that the other party was at the second energy level.

  He found that the 'young man' had quite obvious calluses on the palm of his sword, and Qing Chao also gestured to Ian to be careful.

  They can all tell that the calluses on the opponent's hands are not double-edged long swords that have been used for more than 20 years, and they cannot be cultivated.

  Twenty years... plus the identity of the ascendant, neither the mountain people nor the imperial people...

   Dragon worship in other regions?

Ian remained calm on the surface, and he soon came to Elder Manya. The old mountain man with dark skin smiled and greeted Ian and Qingchao, and then sat down with the 'young man' who led the way. nod.

   "Ian, if you say three months ago, I would never have imagined that we would meet again. You are already at the second energy level. The Dragon God protects you, and you are safe and sound.

Elder Manya’s exchange this time was quite formal, and Ian also bowed to each other: “Dragon God blesses me, I was able to survive the disaster in Avak, and it was really thanks to the power of dragon transformation, without you and others By relying on the teachings of members of the Dragon Sect, I may not be able to master the power of dragon transformation, nor can I survive the aftermath of King Tianhong."

   “We are all church members, why should we be thankful?”

Touching his beard, Elder Manya smiled and said: "This time you can block the surprise attack of the three coalition forces, and even wipe them out in turn, which really relieved a lot of pressure on our side. I must say thank you to you .”

  The communication between the two is not usually like this, but now it is so formal, Ian can guess with his toes, it is all because of the 'young man' standing next to him.

Sure enough, Elder Manya then introduced to Ian: "This is the envoy of the Dragon Cult 'Mian Ren' from the Absalom Mountains in Feiyandi. He is a master of swordsmanship and is best at imitating other people's swords. technology."

   "Unlike us, what he inherited was the blood of the 'Extreme Flame Dragon', and he himself is the holder of the true form of the 'Sentry Flame Guard', a distinguished guest of a marquis."

   "He came here this time, on behalf of Absalom, to discuss some issues with us on behalf of the Dragon Cult over the Flame Land."

"It's a pleasure to meet you." Mo Ren had some complaints in his heart. Elder Man Ya talked too much, and basically leaked all his details. Although the other party is a member of the Dragon Worship Sect, it is not difficult to really know the information. But still a little impolite.

  However, thinking of his purpose of coming here, he still smiled and nodded to Ian: "I didn't expect that another high-level person in Nanling is actually such a young man."

   "Where is there." Ian also pretended not to see the real age of the other party: "You look not much older than me, and I am just pure luck."

   After a short exchange of pleasantries, Mo Ren got to the point - before coming to meet Ian, he was negotiating some issues with Elder Manya.

   "Manya, you said that the top leaders of the Nanling Sect have been assembled, so the next step is war or peace, can you give me a letter?"

  Mian Ren's words are like swords. He came here this time to represent Feiyan's Dragon Worship Sect and asked Nanling Dragon Worship Sect to remain neutral in the next situation.

This is actually a very normal requirement: Dragon Worship itself has no distinction of nationality, as long as they have dragon blood and dragon organs, they can be regarded as core members. In this case, members of Dragon Worship do not need to participate in the disputes between countries at all. .

  Even if they cannot maintain a detached and neutral position like the Four Orthodox Churches, they must at least make a superficial non-interference.

Nanling Dragon Worship Cult assisting Nauman City to fight against Feiyandi Special Forces is actually a move that seriously jeopardizes the independence of Nanling Dragon Worship Cult. Is the performance of this 'infiltration'.

   There are a few points that Giren said are quite right.

The first point, regardless of whether the mountain people's rebellion is successful or not, the elder Manya with dragon blood will be an important person to be wooed by both sides. Elder Manya helps the empire suppress the rebellious mountain people. The chief advanced to the third energy level, and Elder Manya must also advance to deal with it, otherwise he will be completely suppressed.

  However, Elder Manya did not pass on the inheritance to help him. Once he failed to advance and died, not only the mountain people lost a famous elder with the inheritance of the Dragon God, but also the loss of the Dragon Worship Cult.

  Second point, the reason why the group of steel pterosaurs were recruited by Feiyandi was because of Absalom's Dragon Worship Cult. If this kind of confrontation continues, it will only intensify the internal contradictions of Dragon Worship Cult.

  ——What are you talking about, isn’t this just a sideshow for Flame?

  Ian's heart is like a mirror.

  Fei Yandi single-handedly planned the Nanling food disaster, causing the mountain people to rebel, and even dispatched dragons to suppress the high-level forces in Nanling. Even the king of the mountain was confronting the king of steel pterosaurs.

  It is necessary for the Nanling Dragon Sect and the Empire to join forces to maintain the stability of the situation. Otherwise, the entire Nanling will fall into corruption, and Elder Manya will never even think about unifying the mountain people and reuniting them in his lifetime.

  So, Ian saw that Elder Man Ya smiled and nodded on the surface, but in fact he refused to accept all the demands of neutrality.

  Actually, Ian himself was also one of the reasons why he politely refused to copy the blade before—he said that Ian was also a high-ranking member of the Dragon Worship Cult in Nanling, and that Ian was not at the scene, so he had no way to make a decision.

  But when Ian arrived, he still didn’t make a decision, which made the black-haired swordsman look rather ugly.

   "Man Ya, if this continues, the rumors in the church will not sound good."

Mo Ren's temper is not very good, and at the end of the sentence, his words were vaguely threatening: "I came here with sincerity, but what I got was only perfunctory - if you really don't want to, then in the end we can only See you on the battlefield."

  Elder Man Ya frowned slightly. He obviously felt that this communication was meaningless, but just before he spoke, Ian shook his head.

  He took a step forward.

This step caused a burst of white cold air to spread from under his feet, causing waves of ripples, and headed towards the feet of Mo Ren. An ice flower pierced the foot of the flaming Dragon Worshiper envoy, as if it wanted to penetrate it completely from foot to head!

   Gian Ren's complexion changed slightly, he didn't expect Ian to do it directly... But even so, he was quite contemptuous of Ian in his heart.

  Even a genius is just a young man who is forced to advance. Whether it is source quality control or combat skills, how can he beat him who has experienced many battles?

  —Interesting, then teach you a lesson.

  Mian Ren smiled instead of anger, a layer of crimson flames lit up on his body, and these flames were like living things, condensing into three flame blades with only the blade in mid-air.

   This is the sublimation ability of the second energy level of the 'Sentry Flame Guard', derived from the power of the fine volcanic monster 'Lava Worm'. It was originally used to condense several 'flame worms' that could emit scorching rays as a sentinel, but after the modification of the blade, it became several flame blades that could cut and pierce freely as he wished.

   "With such a pretty face, I don't know if the strength is worthy of it."

  He draws his sword, ready to step forward and bleed Ian.

  But as soon as Gian Ren took a step, he felt that something was wrong.

  Ian's frost blade thorns condensed on the ground were not melted by his heat as he imagined. On the contrary, it only had a little more water, and instead became slipperier and sharper.

   When he stepped down, although his body was not pierced, his shoes were directly torn, and he couldn't stand stably.

  —What source quality is this? ! Even with the blessing of dragon organs, it's impossible to be so solid, right? !

  Is this really just advanced to the second energy level?

I was astonished, but even so, Gian Ren did not give up the attack—the three flame blades drew three beautiful red light arcs forward, and slashed at Ian from different angles. Even a master swordsman must forcefully block a sword move.

  But Ian was not afraid. He drew his sword to block one flame blade, and condensed ice with his other hand to block the other one. As for the last flame blade that could not be blocked when it slashed towards his waist from an oblique angle...

  Qing Chao draws out his sword.

   With a flash of sword light, a stream of water-colored light swept out, knocking the last flame blade away.

  Deng Dengdeng—Mu Ren retreated three steps in a row, he breathed heavily, almost lost his standing and fell to the ground.

"you?!"

  The swordsman looked at Ian viciously. He turned his head and looked at Elder Man Ya who was also surprised: "Man Ya, this is your way of hospitality? You want to teach civil war..."

   Before he finished speaking, Ian took another step forward.

  The steel pattern sword broke through the atmosphere, drew a bright cyan sword light, and pierced his neck with sudden wind pressure, so that Gian Ren had to raise his sword to block and interrupt the words in his mouth.

when! Ian's sword looked light, but in fact it was powerful, and Gian Ren couldn't help taking another step back.

   "What on earth are you going to do?"

   After standing still, the swordsman roared. At this moment, three flame blades were condensed around him again—this time, what he was thinking in his head was not "teach Ian a lesson", but "don't die".

  But the calmness of a swordsman told Gian Ren that if there was a real fight... Facing this young man whose strength far exceeded his expectations, he might not even be able to escape.

  Because, after Elder Man Ya glanced at Ian thoughtfully, he stood faintly in the position that blocked Gian Ren from leaving.

  —This is a trap!

  For a moment, Mo Ren's heart fell into an ice cave.

   "I just don't want to listen to idiots."

  Seeing that Grin seems to understand the current situation, Ian shook his head and sighed: "I heard you say some stupid things there, so I can't help but want to shut you up."

There was no kindness in his actions or words, and Ian spoke to the swordsman who suppressed his anger in a sarcastic tone: "Mo Dao, no matter how much you say, you can't ignore the fact that you were the ones who helped Feiyandi first, Break neutrality and divide the mountain people."

   "So much nonsense, don't you just want to make your plan succeed? Now that you feel that it may fail, you start to use outside tricks?"

   "It deserves it." He commented: "Now I will give you a suggestion-take your people and dragons and get away obediently, otherwise, be careful that your family will not even find the ashes after you die."

  Hearing such merciless ridicule, Mo Ren really wanted to draw his sword and fight Ian for a while.

  After so many years, who would dare to talk to him in such a condescending manner? Even the Marquis treated him as a guest of honor and entrusted him to teach the guards in the mansion sword skills—but the young Bai Zhimin in front of him didn't take him seriously from the beginning to the end, and didn't even want to listen to a word? !

   This is an exchange of opinions within the Dragon Worship Cult! Even Man Ya didn't dare to treat him like this, where did this young man have the guts? !

   But this is just impulse.

   Thinking about Ian's background and Ian's age, he suddenly discovered why such a young genius with an imperial background should be afraid of his own background and the Dragon Worship Cult? He really dared to do it!

The real threat of death caused fear to climb up the spine in an instant. Without any nonsense or harsh words, the blade turned around and leaped, and the flames from the nozzles of its feet and back erupted, and there was a turbulent explosion in an instant. The sound disappeared.

  —He's gone.

"pity."

  Looking at the back of Gian Ren fleeing in embarrassment, Ian didn't chase after him. He just took back the steel-patterned sword regretfully: "I think his saber is really good, and it's quite suitable for you, Qingchao."

   "I didn't expect him to be so timid, and he wouldn't try his best if I hurt him so much?"

"Yeah, I'm really timid." Qing Chao also put his sword back into its sheath. He was very interested in the skill of condensing the blade of flame, and for a while, his mind was almost full of the shadow of this sword skill, and he subconsciously echoed Ian. Saying: "I don't need a sword, his sword is a source material of the fire element, so I can't use it."

   "I'll buy the materials after selling it." Ian's answer was also a little casual: "His dragon organ is actually a dragon wing. No wonder he flies so fast, even at supersonic speed."

  Listening to the sloppy conversation between Ian and Qing Chao, Elder Man Ya watched the direction where Gian Ren disappeared, and couldn't help shaking his head.

   "Did Barton tell you to do this? This cunning eagle, if I didn't make up my mind, I asked you to help me?"

   Turning his head and looking at Ian, the elder sighed: "Even so, there is no need to provoke him like this. It is impossible for me to remain neutral."

   "Ian, you don't need to be so tough. You still need to maintain a certain amount of harmony within the Dragon Blessing, otherwise, cooperation and exchanges in the future will be very troublesome. I don't care. You are still young, and if you have more connections, you will have one more way."

   "No. It has nothing to do with the Marquis of Barton. This is my personal decision."

Ian turned his head and looked at the old man. His tone was calm and straightforward: "Don't talk about anything else, Elder Manya, do you want to unify the mountain people, or do you want to become bigger and stronger in Dragon Worship Cult? Isn’t the reason why the religion didn’t develop and become a mainland-level sect like the Four Orthodox Churches because the members all think about themselves and never think about the development of the sect?”

   "You should do the same. Members of the Dragon Worship Cult in other regions should be partners when they cooperate. If they oppose each other, they will only retreat and confront, and there will be no compromise."

The reason why Ian has such a bad attitude towards Gian Ren, and even directly strikes, is precisely because he has seen that the requirements of the two parties do not overlap at all, and there is no possibility of any compromise from the beginning, so he is too lazy to talk nonsense and drive away directly. It's all about killing.

  Elder Manya got old and became hesitant and unable to make a decision. But Ian's time is precious.

  The old man was silent, because Ian was right.

  Compared to the identity of the Dragon Worship Sect, Man Ya still values ​​the identity of the elder of the mountain people more. That is his real goal in life. He should have distinguished which is more important.

   "Indeed. I shouldn't waste time with Mo Ren—he probably used the name of Dragon Worship to find out my truth."

He took a long breath, at this moment, Elder Manya made up his mind, and his gaze became sharp: "What does the Dragon Worship Sect over at Feiyandi have nothing to do with me, I am now the Great Elder of the Mountain People—Jiamu Department intends to split the Mountain People , Trapped our family in the abyss, I absolutely cannot let him succeed."

He looked at Ian and said decisively: "You came just in time, I remember Ian, you are already an elite alchemist, right? Come, help me to see what needs to be adjusted in the preparation of the third-level potion... If I fail to advance, I must also help me stabilize the situation in the clan and wait for people from Pansha and Colonel Mayova to come and take over."

   "There are memos and suicide notes in my bedroom, you go and get them first, and those extra Warcraft materials are also..."

   This is obviously intended to entrust the funeral directly.

   "Wait, Elder!"

Ian hurried forward, and he pressed the shoulder of Elder Manya, who seemed to be going to turn back directly, and was about to risk his life to advance to the third energy level, and dissuaded him: "I came this time to tell you that in the book of Yinyao, we There is an orthodox method for the third energy level of the mountain people—the elders, and you don’t need to go to dragon transformation to do your best!”

  The young man emphasized: "It's not that I have news about the Book of Silver Brilliance, but I do know its contents!"

"what?"

  The shoulders were held down, and Elder Man Ya's footsteps froze.

  He felt that he had heard something wrong, turned his head in astonishment, and looked at Ian: "Do you really know the contents of the Book of Silver Glory?!"

  The old man originally thought that Ian had found out the location of the stolen Book of Silver Glory from the imperial capital, but the mountain people had no time to retake the holy book, especially him, who had no time to procrastinate.

   But what Ian means is... he actually knows the orthodox way to advance? ! The advanced method that really belongs to the third energy level of mountain people? !

  —Also, what is this little guy talking about? We mountain people? How could such a radiant Bai Zhimin speak so naturally?

"of course."

  Ian looked at Elder Manya's disbelieving expression, his tone slowed down, and said with a smile: "I am the envoy of the Dragon God, the prophet of thunder—Elder Manya, this is not a false name."

   "I have indeed come into contact with the Book of Yinyao, and got the imprint from it, and was able to accept the inheritance in Xiahui Lake."

   Saying so, Ian raised his hand.

  A round of shining silver steel dragon totem appeared on the back of his white hand.

  The silver brilliance bloomed, and the source quality fluctuations from Xiahui Lake disappeared in a flash, but was captured by the old man.

   "The seal of the priest?! You actually activated the inheritance of the Holy Land and became the envoy of the Dragon God?!"

Seeing this unique imprint and feeling the special fluctuations, Elder Manya opened his eyes wide: "Dragon God, how is this possible—you are obviously not a mountain dweller, how could you obtain the sacrificial seal of the holy land Xiahui Lake?! "

  At this moment, in addition to being horrified, the old man couldn't help but have an extremely absurd thought.

  —Is it possible...

  —Ian really has mountain blood? !

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  (end of this chapter)