The silhouette of Pigeon stood quietly beneath the altar, observing how the other party managed to liberate the Heavenly Dao's consciousness. The mysterious man stood in the center of the altar, muttering strange symbols that intertwined in his hands before entering the magic array. Instantly, the patterns in the center of the array glowed, and the entire array seemed to respond. In Pigeon's eyes, something appeared to be rising from the center of the array.
Watching the scene before him, a ball of light rose from the center of the array, and the mysterious man's figure gradually entered it. The man spoke, "All I can help you with is this. Take the Heavenly Dao's consciousness and leave here."
As the man finished speaking, his figure completely merged into the array. The Heavenly Dao's light sphere floated in the air. Pigeon felt awkward letting the other party's intentions go to waste. Moreover, he had come here precisely for the Heavenly Dao's consciousness. Pigeon approached the Heavenly Dao's consciousness, directly grasping it in his palm. In his hand, Pigeon clearly felt the Heavenly Dao's consciousness growing weaker and weaker, the situation dire. Pigeon stepped out, heading directly towards the entrance of the Murkwood Land, returning the way he came.
The entrance to the Murkwood Land was still open. Pigeon reached the entrance in a short time and stepped inside, looking back at the scene behind him. The secrets of the Murkwood Land had not yet been fully unearthed. Who was that person the mysterious man had mentioned? Was it someone he knew?
These were not things Pigeon was considering now. Pigeon's figure directly entered the vortex. Outside, the Heavenly Dao watched the vortex open and close, knowing that Pigeon had emerged. As expected, Pigeon walked out. The Heavenly Dao approached Pigeon, visibly excited, and asked, "Did you get it?"
"I got it, here it is. Now, you should tell me about the second matter."
"Good. As long as you complete the second task, I will tell you the location of the Pure Heavenly Lock."
The Heavenly Dao received the incomplete Heavenly Dao's consciousness and absorbed it into his own body. The Heavenly Dao's consciousness needed to be fed by the Heavenly Dao to recover. The Heavenly Dao's expression turned solemn as he said, "The second matter concerns the mysterious force that attacked you previously. They are called the Shadow Pavilion. Their entire force, like you, are outsiders, and I cannot intervene."
"Outsiders?"
This was the first time Pigeon had encountered outsiders. The Heavenly Dao continued, "They are currently researching something related to an experiment from thousands of years ago. Because they are not native beings, I cannot locate their base, and moreover, I cannot act right now."
"I want you to help me resolve this force. I do not wish for the tragedies of thousands of years ago to repeat themselves."
As the Heavenly Dao finished speaking, Pigeon agreed without hesitation. Pigeon was already looking for that force, and he surmised that their experiment was related to the fragments of the Godly Shield. He still had fragments of the Godly Shield to retrieve. Pigeon could not refuse, making it a case of killing two birds with one stone.
Pigeon nodded and said, "I promise. But how much specific information do you know about the Shadow Pavilion?"
"Currently, I only know that one of their branches is located in Flowing Cloud Realm. You can go there and see. I cannot intervene, as this involves the Heavenly Daos of two worlds."
The Heavenly Dao was cautious; there were rules among Heavenly Daos, and different worlds had different rules.
"Await my news."
Pigeon's figure vanished and he returned directly to the Lin family. Back at the Lin family, Pigeon immediately had Lin Tianlong fetch him a map and quickly located the Flowing Cloud Realm. It was not far from the Lin family, about the distance of three cities. Pigeon prepared to head to the Flowing Cloud Realm. As for the Nine-Headed Serpent beneath the Lin family, it would take a few more months to break free from the seal, so there was ample time.
For now, Pigeon only needed to find the fragments of the Godly Shield. Once he had them, he would have nothing to fear from the Nine-Headed Serpent. A complete Godly Shield could not be broken even by the Nine-Headed Serpent, such was Pigeon's confidence in it. Pigeon informed Lin Tianlong and then set off for the Flowing Cloud Realm.
The road to the Flowing Cloud Realm required passing through a small town and two large cities. Flying was prohibited in the large cities. Pigeon passed through the small town with ease, but upon reaching the large city before him, he had no choice but to travel on foot. There were no other paths outside the city; one had to go through the city itself.
The city Pigeon was currently in was called Cloud City. This city exuded a strange aura, a feeling Pigeon couldn't quite describe, but it was undeniably peculiar. The flow of energy in the entire city was abnormal. Pigeon stepped into it, knowing that once he passed through this city, he would only have one more city to go.
However, would Pigeon's journey be smooth? Unsurprisingly, it would not be. As soon as he entered the city, he was surrounded by a group of people.
A man with a fierce face and a scar sneered, "Kid, you're new here, aren't you? Hand over anything valuable on you."
Pigeon calmly replied, "Do you think you're worthy?"
"You're seeking death, kid."
Cloud City was a lawless city filled with evildoers. It had been a long time since they had encountered a cultivator like Pigeon, who clearly didn't regard them with respect. A newcomer acting so arrogantly. The leader gestured, and a young man carrying a large saber on his shoulder stepped forward and swung the saber directly at Pigeon. Pigeon flicked his ear and extended a single finger, effortlessly stopping the entire saber.
The attacking youth increased his strength. Who could have imagined that a newcomer possessed such power? This was completely different from his appearance. Indeed, Pigeon's appearance was deceptive. Judging by his appearance and bone age, he looked to be only in his twenties. Such cultivators were usually quite weak, especially since they couldn't sense Pigeon's aura, they naturally assumed him to be an easy target.
Pigeon's finger pressed against the saber. With a sudden poke, a sound emanated from the saber, and the entire weapon began to shatter, cracks spreading across it. The cracks were not yet finished when, as the entire saber disintegrated, the youth's arms exploded with two muffled thuds.
The onlookers immediately categorized Pigeon as someone not to be trifled with. The leader, his fear palpable, quickly led his subordinates and fled. Pigeon paid no mind to such a trivial matter. As a powerful being, Pigeon had given them a chance. Since they hadn't pressed their attack further, he wouldn't hesitate to slaughter them all here.
Pigeon's figure moved northward. The northern gate led to another city. Pigeon didn't want to waste time here. Pigeon slowly left the northern gate, with no lingering attachment to this place. As Pigeon departed the northern gate, a figure stealthily followed, seemingly trying to maintain a distance that would prevent Pigeon from detecting him.
If Cloud City was a lawless city, then the next city was an orderly one, where combat was forbidden and everything had to adhere to rules and regulations. The prosperity of that city was no less than that of Cloud City. Pigeon's next destination was there.
Pigeon suddenly stopped, his expression cold. "Come out. What do you want by following me?"
"Ha, kid, you noticed me after all. Not bad, not bad, you're a good seedling. This old man has never seen such a powerful genius as you. Kid, I'll reluctantly take you as my disciple."
"Sorry, I'm not interested."
Pigeon looked at the disheveled old man before him and directly refused the elder's invitation. What a joke. To become your disciple? It should be the other way around! My strength far surpasses yours. How dare you propose such a thing?