“Thank you, Brother Jiang,” Xue Changming said sincerely. “To be able to meet a friend like you that day was the best luck in Changming's life. It's just a pity that Changming still has many things to do, and I'm afraid I won't be able to repay your kindness.”
“Let's not talk about these things yet, let's heal your injuries first,” Jiang Wen said, shaking his head. “Although you have been poisoned by Gu, it is not fatal. Take good care of yourself and find a way to remove the poison, it is not a difficult task.”
“If my life is gone, what's the point of saying these things?”
“I am heartless and friendless, just a humble life. Living is just living, what else could it mean?” Xue Changming said calmly.
“Am I not your friend now?” Jiang Wen said unhappily. “Look at me coming from thousands of miles away to save you, which close friend can compare? Not to mention the troubles I encountered along the way, you should keep your life first.”
“This… alas, thank you, Brother Jiang,” Xue Changming sighed. Hearing Jiang Wen's words, the indifferent appearance he had just displayed disappeared. Using the magic power transmitted by Jiang Wen, he sat down cross-legged to regulate his breathing and heal his injuries.
Seeing that he was willing to live, Jiang Wen nodded. In fact, Xue Changming was not just thinking about courting death, he also yearned to live in his heart.
No one really wants to die, they just lack a reason to continue living. Survival is an instinct, and all things in the world are like this. Humans are also one of all things, so how can there be anyone who is born seeking death.
Xue Changming's entire family was wiped out, and he had no relatives in the world. He only lived for revenge. It's just that if revenge is out of reach, he will eventually give up on himself. Now, after hearing Jiang Wen's words, Xue Changming has a reason to live, after all, those who seek death, before their death, also hope that someone can pull them back.
After Xue Changming's injuries recovered a little, the two discussed where to go next.
“I want to go to the Feather God Temple and find the royal treasure of the Feather Cloud Clan. At that time, I will be able to control the thousands of bronze puppets in this temple and use them for my own purposes,” Xue Changming said to Jiang Wen earnestly. “The Feather Cloud Clan is extremely proficient in mechanisms. All the bronze puppets here are their ingenious works. Even if the Daqian Qiyun Army is here, they may not be able to gain any advantage. As long as I control these puppets, I will have the power to contend with the Qiyun Army.”
“Do you know where this Feather Cloud royal treasure is?” Jiang Wen asked, frowning.
“Of course, I know.” Xue Changming picked up the jade pendant that Jiang Wen had just given him and stained it with his own blood.
The jade pendant emitted a light, transforming into a landscape.
Among them, there was a golden avenue with a throne on the steps.
“This is the Feather God Temple,” Xue Changming said, pointing to the transformed scene.
“I've been here,” Jiang Wen said, looking at the illusion. “I came here and have been here, but I didn't see the Feather Cloud royal family's token. But I did find that strange-looking armor, which is indeed a bit magical.”
The bronze-forged light-winged armor was still suspended at the entrance of the cave, and all the bronze puppets that invaded this place were destroyed in one blow.
Jiang Wen found this movable armor under the throne. When he approached the armor, the jade pendant emitted a scorching light. Then, he seemed to have mastered the way to control the armor, and could freely command it with the jade pendant.
It was precisely by relying on this thing that Jiang Wen was able to find Xue Changming in this chaotic place.
“Brother Jiang has been here?” Xue Changming asked in surprise. “This is impossible.”
He shook his head, not daring to believe that Jiang Wen could enter the Feather Cloud Clan's temple.
“Except for the royal descendants of the Feather Cloud Clan, no one else can enter the Feather God Temple. Unless Brother Jiang is also a descendant of the Feather Cloud Clan, he may have a chance to enter, otherwise he will definitely fall into the cycle of reincarnation and never get out.”
“You said the cycle of reincarnation?” Jiang Wen suddenly thought of the illusion that had trapped him before. Could that thing be the cycle of reincarnation?
“Yes,” Xue Changming nodded. “The Feather Cloud Clan's temple is a sacred place built with the body of a Holy King. Except for the bloodline of the Feather Emperor, no one can enter it. Once you step into the vicinity of the temple, you will fall into endless dreams. Reincarnation will continue endlessly, and eventually your spirit will be exhausted and you will die. Unless someone with the bloodline of the Feather Emperor enters it and breaks it with great magic power. Otherwise, even if a saint descends, there is nothing he can do about the temple.”
So that's the situation, Jiang Wen suddenly understood. He understood why Xue Changming hadn't experienced the dream trial. He also understood why the pursuers who followed Xue Changming in were safe and sound. It turned out that they entered from different places. He ran into the Feather God Temple's illusion the moment he stepped through the stone gate.
How should I put it, Jiang Wen could only secretly lament his bad luck, that he was able to run into the Feather God Temple's defense.
“I have indeed been here, and I have also experienced the cycle of reincarnation,” Jiang Wen said with a smile, and told Xue Changming how he broke the illusion.
Xue Changming was dumbfounded when he heard this. He didn't expect that Jiang Wen could actually break free from the Feather Cloud Clan's cycle of reincarnation. He looked at Jiang Wen like he was looking at a monster, and finally sighed faintly: “I was really wrong about you at the beginning. I didn't expect Brother Jiang to be such an amazing person.”
“So the treasure that Brother Jiang found is this armor?” Xue Changming looked at the armor standing at the entrance of the cave and looked it up and down. “But I heard that the Feather Emperor's treasure is a helmet, not this kind of armor. Perhaps the things I know are wrong, after all, these are all from my mother's relics.”
“Perhaps you are right, the Feather Emperor's treasure does not need external objects. The Feather Emperor himself is the most precious treasure of the Feather Cloud Clan,” Xue Changming said suddenly, looking at the rare smile outside the cave.
“Since that's the case, let's go over and take a look, maybe there will be some surprises.”
After the two discussed the countermeasures, they used the cover of the light-winged armor and headed towards the Feather God Temple.
Along the way, countless bronze puppets patrolled the area. The sound of thunder and fire could be faintly heard, which meant that the pursuers who were chasing Xue Changming had encountered trouble.
“It's time to let them enjoy the taste of being chased,” Xue Changming said comfortably with a smile.
Soon, the two arrived in front of the Feather God Temple.
