In the inexplicable area shrouded in endless darkness, a lazy yawning sound suddenly sounded without warning.
After a brief pause, somewhere in this endless darkness, a soft and unusually white light suddenly lit up.
And as this white light extended, a bright space with a radius of several feet was quickly cut out from the endless darkness around it.
Within this spherical space, which is less than ten feet in diameter, there are grassy green spaces, strangely shaped rocks, and dwarf trees rooted in the void.
There is even a simple pavilion made of bamboo wood and covered with a large number of vines near the center.
Set against the endless darkness around it, this inexplicable space, which is only a few feet in diameter, is as exquisite as a miniature landscape ornament full of original style.
I saw the corner of the simple pavilion in the center of this space.
A young man wearing a blue robe was covering his lips with one hand and supporting the ground with one hand, and climbed up from the ground sleepily.
He has a thick beard that sticks out like weeds and is rarely cared for.
On the back of his head, there is a long hair that has turned more than half to gray-white, and is now spread out in a messy manner.
At first glance, it looks like an overturned magpie's nest.
On both sides of the green-robed man's body, on the ground on his left hand side, was a wine gourd about a foot high.
The lid of the latter pot, which was tied with a straw rope, had fallen off to one side.
But around the gourd's mouth, not a drop of wine flowed out.
Obviously, this wine gourd, which didn't look very big, was already empty inside.
On the right side of the green-robed man, a slender sword blade nearly four feet long and wrapped in a scabbard was resting crookedly on the bamboo railing of a nearby pavilion.
After sitting there and stretching his arms, the man in green robe suddenly seemed to remember something.
I saw his gaze turned aside, looking directly outside the space illuminated by soft white light, into the endless darkness with no end in sight.
"Well——"
"After procrastinating for so long, are you finally going to take action?"
After a brief pause, the man in green robe slowly withdrew his gaze and muttered something in a dazed manner.
Looking at his expression, it was as if that seemingly random glance had transcended the endless darkness and seen a distant place.
After muttering, the man in green robe stretched out his right hand and grabbed it randomly in the nearby void.
Following his movements, no energy fluctuations were transmitted.
The wine gourd that was originally lying on the ground beside him suddenly magically appeared in his hand as if teleporting.
"Huh?"
The moment he took the wine gourd, the green-robed man's expression suddenly froze. After a brief moment of silence, he said with a sigh-like tone full of regret:
"A hundred years' share!"
"It's only been two days, and I've already finished it!"
While talking, the man in green robe still grabbed the wine gourd and shook it vigorously as if he was unwilling to give up.
It's just a pity that except for the gourd lid hanging on the side with a straw rope, and the crisp "snap" sound of the gourd body constantly hitting the gourd body as he moved, there was no sound of the wine shaking.
When the man in green robe saw this, thick green veins suddenly appeared on his smooth and plump forehead due to the receding hairline.
And the expression on his face gradually became more ferocious.
Under the background, the sleepiness that had not completely dissipated on his face was immediately relieved a lot.
But soon, the green-robed man's originally somewhat ferocious expression quickly softened.
"Well, okay, okay!"
"After all, I am on a mission now. Even if I break the rules a little bit, it is human nature!"
"If you don't even have a drink during the mission, how can you possibly go on with the mission?"
"The reason why I drink alcohol is just to better complete the tasks assigned by Qingxuan, so that I can break up with 'Flying Dragon City' as soon as possible!"
"Yes, yes, that's it!"
…
After muttering to himself for a while like chanting sutras, the man in green robe seemed to have reached some kind of consensus with some mysterious existence invisibly.
Within just a few breaths, his entire mental state quickly calmed down.
I saw him casually throwing the empty gourd in his hand aside, and once again gently grabbing the void beside him.
As he moved, a wine gourd with the lid firmly stuck on the top and the same appearance as the gourd just now magically appeared in his hand again.
Looking at the brand new wine gourd appearing in his hand, the green-robed man's expression became softer.
I saw him shaking his right hand holding the wine gourd slightly, and the lid on the top of the wine gourd peeled off on its own.
Seeing this, the man in green robe couldn't wait to pick up the wine gourd, and poured it into his mouth with a "gudonggudong".
"call--"
"belch!"
After a full five or six breaths passed, the man in green robe put down the gourd in his hand with some unfinished thoughts.
While taking a long breath, he also let out a satisfied belch.
After drinking for so long, the man in green robe not only became brighter and brighter, but his whole spirit also changed from the previous decadence and became more energetic.
I saw him tightly grasping the wine gourd in his right hand, placing it on his knees, then using his free left hand, he tapped lightly into the void in front of him.
Following his movements, the void in the direction pointed by his left hand suddenly began to tremble like water.
At the same time, some distorted images of different colors also emerged in the void.
After a brief pause, a lively scene with people moving around appeared in the void.
If Gao Yuan were here, he would definitely be shocked when he saw this scene.
Because what the latter presented at this time was the grand ceremony being held in Zeyuan City at this time.
I saw that in this picture, not only the Hunyuan realm elders from various cities like Gao Yuan were clearly displayed.
Even the town guards who stood high on the red satin platform were all revealed.
However, not only the Hunyuan Realm elders in the picture were unaware of this.
Even the city guards in the divine soul realm didn't seem to notice at all that they were being spied on.
"By the way, I've been here for so many days."
"But I didn't notice even a trace of abnormal fluctuations."
"That girl Qingxuan has not been in the world for a long time. Is the information she gave this time reliable?"
Closing his eyes slightly, the green-robed man quietly sensed the situation for a moment, and then muttered in confusion.
Then his eyes turned and fell on the wine gourd fixed above his knees, and the expression on his face was replaced by a touch of relaxation.
"The best result is that no abnormal conditions occur."
"If the 'agent' of the Exile Alliance really appears here, it will be a bad thing!"
Shaking his head and muttering a few words to himself, the man in green robe picked up the wine gourd in his hand again and drank it with a "gu dong gu dong" sound.
As for the picture that appeared not far away in front of him at the touch of his finger, he never even glanced at it.
………………
The solemn ceremony held on the main campus in front of the government did not last long.
From three o'clock in the morning, the start was announced on time.
Before it arrived, a 'spindle-shaped spiritual boat' that had parked on the west side of the school grounds had slowly risen from the ground surrounded by a strong halo of light.
In the end, under the escort of as many as eight Shenso Realm city guards, the thirty Hunyuan Realm elders from each city who were selected to form the joint team boarded the ship belonging to Zeyuan City.
The 'Giant Spirit Boat' sailed away in the direction of 'Lanying Swamp'.
Not long after that, the grand ceremony hosted by the Zeyuan City Lord's Mansion came to an end after Governor Qin gave a simple speech.
After receiving this instruction, Gao Yuan, who was thinking about the subsequent practice of "Breaking Realm Art", breathed a sigh of relief.
Having lived in two lifetimes, he really doesn't have much interest in this kind of pure face-saving work.
During the entire grand ceremony, he only looked at the unlucky fellows on the high platform with some sympathy whether they were voluntary or forced.
The only thing that surprised him was that 'Duolianggen', who had just exchanged ten humanoid battle puppets from him a few days ago, was actually among this group of joint exploration teams.
With the latter's huge body, which occupied the space of three people, it would be difficult for him to hit the high platform without attracting Gao Yuan's attention.
"This guy finally took away those puppets from me. Not only did he not rush into seclusion to practice, but he actually got involved in this joint exploration team?"
"Looking at his beaming expression, it doesn't look like he's being guarded by that 'Morba' and ordered to participate, right?"
Recalling that he had just seen 'Duolianggen' standing on the high platform, looking as confident as if he was going to 'Lanying Swamp' to purchase goods, Gao Yuan couldn't hide his confusion and muttered something in his heart.
"Does this guy not know that accidents may happen at any time within the ancient ruins?"
"No wonder I heard someone say before that each of these 'Southern Territory Witch Clan' has an astonishing enthusiasm for discovering ancient ruins."
"It seems like this rumor is not groundless!"
"Tsk! I hope this guy can come back alive from the 'Lanying Swamp'."
"Otherwise, the connection line I have finally built with the Southern Territory Witch Clan will be broken just before my eyes!"
As his mind turned, Gao Yuan muttered to himself with regret.
"Forget it, everyone has his own destiny."
"You can't force this kind of thing!"
Shaking his head invisibly, Gao Yuan took a deep breath and threw these useless thoughts aside.
After greeting Xiao Huaizhi and other colleagues, he walked straight in the direction of his car.