Mu Lingshan

"It's really lively!"

Ying Huanhuan nodded, a hint of amazement in her eyes. Although she was born into the Dao Sect, she was still quite young, and such a lively gathering was a rare sight for her.

"Let's go straight to Heavenly Merchant City, the main city of the Heavenly Merchant Region. The annual Heavenly Merchant Auction here. You've been training hard for a long time, so it's a good time to relax," Xiao Ming said with a smile.

"Great!" The two girls cheered upon hearing this, clearly having endured quite a bit of hardship.

The Heavenly Merchant Region is quite vast, but with Xiao Ming's speed, he quickly arrived at its center, where a colossal city, almost the size of an island, came into view.

Above the city, a pale yellow light shield enveloped the area. From that shield, Xiao Ming could sense a fluctuation that was no weaker than the Dao Sect's Sect Protecting Great Formation.

The light barrier in the sky didn't seem to prevent people from entering under normal circumstances, so Xiao Ming and his two companions followed some other people and walked straight into it. Then, with a quick scan, they locked onto the very center of the city.

There, a magnificent black pavilion, nearly a thousand feet tall, stood silently, emanating an aura of vastness.

And in this Heavenly Merchant City, who else besides the Heavenly Merchant Region Heavenly Merchant Pavilion, could be qualified to build such a colossal and towering structure?

Xiao Ming and his two disciples did not enter the Heavenly Merchant Pavilion directly, nor did they rush to find a place to stay. Instead, they took their two disciples to stroll around the Heavenly Merchant City for some time before satisfying the little girl's desire to join in the fun. Finally, they took her to find an Inn in the city to stay.

As dusk fell, a crescent moon hung in the sky, its cool light casting a beautiful, fish-scale-like glow over the entire sea outside the Heavenly Merchant City.

Xiao Ming stood by the window, gazing into the distance with a serene look in his eyes, his mind racing as he worked out his plan to obtain the Plane Embryo.

Given his status as an outsider, he could only become the second Symbol Ancestor through normal means.

To truly obtain the Plane Embryo, one must use extraordinary means, namely, to put the Plane Spirit under fatal threat, so that the Plane Embryo appears before him, the only Emperor-level powerhouse who can save the Tian Xuan Continent.

If that time comes, whether the Plane Spirit wants to take advantage of him for free or genuinely wants to give him the Plane Embryo, he will still have room to maneuver.

If we can't see the Plane Spirit, then obtaining the Plane Embryo will be truly difficult, because that little thing is incredibly good at hiding!

He is currently collecting Otherworldly Demons in order to create something that would Plane Spirit to manifest.

As for why they didn't directly break the seal on the Other Devil Emperor to create a crisis, it's entirely because the Other Devil Emperor is a completely uncontrollable factor, easily leading to chaos and widespread destruction.

"Hopefully, this Plane Spirit will behave itself then."

Thinking this, Xiao Ming also pulled himself out of his thoughts and looked at the dense branches of trees next to the window.

"Little girl, haven't you had enough after looking at it for so long?"

Sasha!

As soon as the words were spoken, a small head suddenly peeked out from the lush foliage. After looking around, it suddenly leaped and jumped directly into Xiao Ming's room.

Xiao Ming turned around, and a little girl in a blue cotton coat was standing a meter away, her big, dark eyes staring intently at him.

The little girl looked quite young, but she was extremely cute, with delicate features like a porcelain doll. She had two pigtails on her head and looked exceptionally well-behaved.

If some women saw such a little girl, they probably wouldn't be able to resist hugging and squeezing her. However, Xiao Ming did not do that in this situation.

Instead, he looked the other person up and down, as if trying to confirm something.

"Gurgle!"

Suddenly, the girl's stomach growled, causing Xiao Ming to stop looking at her.

Are you hungry?

"Um."

The girl in green nodded without hesitation, staring intently at Xiao Ming.

Don't you carry any money with you when you go out?

"I forgot!" the little girl replied honestly.

Xiao Ming chuckled and said, "If you don't mind, I'll treat you to a meal."

I don't mind.

The girl in green spoke, her voice extremely clear and melodious, like jade beads falling onto a silver plate. Although it was still a bit childish, one could imagine that when she grew up, her voice alone would be enough to captivate many men.

Xiao Ming smiled, led her out of the room, and knocked on Qing Tan and Ying Huanhuan's doors.

The two women were somewhat surprised to see the girl in blue. After Xiao Ming's casual explanation, they didn't ask any further questions, but simply looked at her with curiosity.

Upon arriving at a private room in the Inn, Xiao Ming ordered food, and the three women began to eat.

Xiao Ming brewed a cup of tea and watched them eat. Unlike them, those who had reached the Dou Di level no longer needed to eat.

Qing Tan and Ying Huanhuan finished their meal quickly, leaving only the little girl eating voraciously without a care for appearances.

The girl in blue seemed to have a rather astonishing appetite, finishing all the dishes Xiao Ming had ordered. Only then did she feel somewhat satisfied, patting her little belly and giving Xiao Ming a sweet smile, "Thank you, big brother."

At this moment, there was still some grease on the corner of her mouth, but her smile was so sweet that it made people feel sick to their stomachs. This made Qing Tan and Ying Huanhuan, who were also women, think that this girl was too cute!

"What's your name?" Xiao Ming put down his teacup and asked with a smile.

"Mu Lingshan."

The little girl in blue tugged at her pigtails, then looked at Xiao Ming with her big eyes and asked, "Where's big brother?"

"Xiao Ming." Xiao Ming smiled.

"Such a common name, it doesn't match your handsome appearance at all. You're the most handsome person I've ever seen," Mu Lingshan said with a grin. She tilted her head and stared at Xiao Ming, saying, "Of course, actually, that's not why I've been looking at you. I just can't help it when I see you."

"Isn't that the same thing?" Ying Huanhuan frowned slightly and muttered.

"No, that's not true!"

Mu Lingshan shook her head, her two pigtails swaying as she did so. "Anyway, I just followed you. I don't know why, but I always feel like my older brother won't hurt me."

Even Qing Tan was speechless at this.

Why are you here?

Xiao Ming didn't care about all that, because he knew the reason very well. The Mu Lingshan in front of him was the Life and Death Ancestral Symbol. The Life and Life and Death Ancestral Symbol appeared relatively late in Ancient Times. After its appearance, it was nurtured in the body of the Lord of Devouring for a period of time. Therefore, the Life and Death Ancestral Symbol has a special feeling for the owner of the Devouring Ancestral Symbol.

With the Devouring Ancestral Symbol now inside his body, the reason for the inexplicable feeling surrounding Mu Ling's appearance becomes obvious.