Moonlight in the 9th month of dusk

  "My real name is Saladin, and Anra belongs to the same magical force as me, which is called Yin Shadow Land." The first sentence of the black-robed man made Xiaoming's heart skip a beat. Yin Shadow Land sounded like no ordinary magical force.

  On the continent of Canaan, apart from the major empires and kingdoms, there are also many other powerful forces that are not to be underestimated. Many of these forces are extremely large and even rival those of the great kingdoms, dominating a region and looking down on the world.

  The power of Yin Shadow should be like this, but Xiaoming had never heard of it. However, judging from Saladin's magical cultivation, the power of Yin Shadow is also extremely terrifying.

  "Cough... Half a year ago, I discovered a secret in the land of Yin, and stole the Moon Shadow Dusk from the leader's hands at that time. I betrayed the land of Yin and fled, suffering the pursuit of countless magicians!"

  As for what secrets were discovered, the black-robed man Saladin did not tell Xiaoming in detail, it can be seen that Saladin did not completely trust Xiaoming.

  Xia Ming also knew the situation and didn't ask any questions, quietly listening instead.

  "Although countless magicians hunted me down, I managed to survive with my own skills." Saladin said casually, but Xiaoming could hear a hint of pride in his tone, and it seemed that the magicians who hunted him were not ordinary.

  "After that, I concealed my identity and sneaked onto Cang Yan Island. While studying the Moon Shadow Dusk treasure, everything was going smoothly, but unexpectedly, I ran into An La tonight! An La has had a grudge against me for a long time, and this time, I fell into his hands..." The black-robed man, Saladin, let out a sigh.

  "Kid, at your age you're already a 5th level magician and a master alchemist, your future is boundless. You'll probably be a legendary figure across the three continents in the future, but I won't be around to see it." Saradin sighed, his expression turning serious: "But remember, unless you reach the rank of Holy Spirit Magician or higher, never provoke Yin Shadow Land, got it? Remember!"

  Holy Spirit Magician!

  The Saint Spirit Mages are the collective term for 10th and 11th tier mages, known as the Saint Spirit Mages. Don't provoke Yin Shadow Territory lightly unless you're a Saint Spirit Mage? The power of this territory called Yin Shadow Territory is also too enormous.

  Xia Ming nodded seriously: "I understand." Since this yin place is as formidable as Saladin said, he should not be able to touch it for the time being.

  However, he remembered this name "Yin Ying Zhi Di" in his heart and thought that when he had the chance, he should go investigate what kind of power it was.

  "Alright, I've more or less said everything, now I'll state my conditions."

  Xia Ming noticed that Saladin's face was already devoid of any blood color, and his lips were slightly pale, apparently struggling to hold on.

  Saladin slowly reached into his bosom, fumbled for a while, and pulled out a magic scroll. He said, "This is the scroll I've been keeping close to my body all along, which records everything that happened in the land of Yin. The scroll has my spiritual seal on it, and no one can open it except those I trust."

  "Give this scroll to Roland of Emerald City and Moonlit Dusk is yours."

  As soon as Xiaoming saw it, the sheepskin scroll indeed had Saladin's jīng divine seal printed on it. This was a unique technique of magicians, and unless someone was extremely familiar with Saladin, they would not be able to break the jīng divine seal and open the scroll.

  "Jade City?" Xiaoming couldn't help but exclaim, Jade City was a famous city-state in the southern part of the mainland, renowned as the magical holy land of the continent.

  I don't know what kind of person this Roland is, but birds of a feather flock together, and the people Saladin knows are definitely not ordinary.

  "Not bad, you must remember, hand this scroll personally to Roland in the City of Emerald!" Saladin reminded once again.

  "I understand."

  Saladin nodded, and the corner of his mouth overflowed with fresh blood again. His complexion was somewhat dispirited: "The forbidden spell is indeed overbearing, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on, humph, I'll give you Moon Shadow Dusk now."

  "Now give it to me? Are you going to bring Moon Shadow Dusk with you?" Xiaoming was puzzled, earlier when Saladin and Anla were fighting, Saladin had said that he had hidden Moon Shadow Dusk in a place where Anla would never find it, so how could he now say that he wanted to give Moon Shadow Dusk to himself?

  Is Saladin deceiving me?

  Xia Ming had this idea in his mind.

  But as soon as this idea emerged, Saladin quickly dispelled Xiaoming's thoughts. He smiled coldly and said, "Damn Anla, still wants to attract the attention of Moon Shadow Dusk, he will never find it!" As he spoke, Saladin opened his mouth and spat out a small ring from his mouth.

  "This is the Space Ring! Saladin actually put the Space Ring in his mouth!" Xia Ming was speechless for a moment, this Saladin was indeed crazy, it seemed that most of the Moon Shadow Dusk was inside the Space Ring.

  No wonder Saladin was so confident that Allah couldn't find it, who would have thought it was hidden in Saladin's mouth! Maybe when he really encounters danger, Saladin will directly swallow the ring into his belly and die rather than let the enemy get it.

  As expected, Saladin said: "The moon shadow's gaze is in the space ring, you open it..."

  Xia Ming infused a thread of magic, opening the spatial ring. Inside the spatial ring, there was nothing else except for a white crystal ball that emitted soft and gentle light, making people feel an inexplicable sense of closeness and warmth, like a flame in the coldest winter, which was indescribably comfortable.

  "Is this crystal ball Moon Shadow Dusk?" Xia Ming asked.

  This crystal ball is definitely a good thing, Xiaoming already believed in Saladin.

  Saladin nodded: "Not bad."

  "What's this thing for?" Xiaoming held the crystal ball in his hand, reluctant to let go, and asked while playing with it.

  "I don't know either."

  "You don't know?" He snorted softly, and Xia Ming was apparently somewhat skeptical.

  "Not bad, Moon Shadow Dusk is very mysterious and can assist magic practitioners in their cultivation, especially at night. Using Moon Shadow Dusk to meditate will definitely greatly improve your magical attainments... However, this shouldn't be the true purpose of Moon Shadow Dusk. I've been studying it for a long time, but I haven't discovered its true use either." After saying all that in one breath, Saradin's face turned even paler.

  Able to enhance meditation training speed at night!

  Just this one benefit is enough to satisfy Xiaoming, and now Xiaoming's most urgent desire is to improve his own strength. The strong are respected, and improving one's own strength is the right thing to do.

  Put Moon Shadow Dusk into his own spatial ring, what he got was his own, Xia Ming had always believed in this.

  "Remember, don't easily provoke the magicians of Yin Shadow Land!"

  Saladin once again solemnly reminded him of this sentence, as if he had used up all his strength, his body stiffened, and his pupils burst.

  "Hey, Saladin!"

  Xia Ming patted Saradin's shoulder, but Saradin didn't move at all. His body was completely stiff, and it was clear that he had lost all signs of life and was dead.

  "Damn it, he's actually dead." Xiaoming still wanted to ask about the specific situation of that place, but who knew Saradin would die like this. He didn't dare stay here any longer, who knows how long this magic barrier can last, if they're discovered, they're done for.

  He made a prompt decision and Xiaoming immediately took advantage of this thick night color to leave quickly...