He only thought that the old man Yan might be a passing cultivator. He never thought that he might be the great elder of Zhijing Cave Heaven or Hua Yumian's master.
Then he thought about the "jade" that Yan Shi once gave him, but he still regarded it as an ordinary brick and threw it in his treasure bag and slept for several years. He couldn't help but feel hot and guilty.
When Hua Yumian and Yao Pofeng saw Qingyun vomiting and blushing, they both showed doubts, so Qingyun quickly covered it up:
"Don't care, don't care. I just feel that small casual cultivators like us are lucky enough to meet such a well-established and well-known disciple as Sister Yu Mian. It's really an honor. Don't care, don't care, hehe."
After saying that, Qingyun quickly wiped his mouth and calmed down. Fortunately, Hua Yumian and Yao Pofeng were not the kind of people who wanted to get to the bottom of things, so they were fooled by him.
But in fact, Hua Yumian was still a little confused. Qingyun's gaffe was understandable, but Po Feng's performance was too calm, and he didn't look like a grassroots cultivator at all.
Although his father was nominally his master's apprentice, he was actually his adopted son.
Although his cultivation level has long since caught up with his master's, and he has reached the late stage of the Wind Control Realm, he has no talent for alchemy, which is why he is not well-known in Zhijing Cave, which is famous for alchemy.
In addition, the stubborn old man always kept a low profile and rarely participated in the affairs of the sect except for the requirements of his master. He was happy to be an idle elder. How did this little casual cultivator learn about his deeds?
But for now, Yao Pofeng has long lost the suaveness of the second young master. He wears simple green clothes on credit from Qingyun, and does not even have a treasure bag. He is poorer than most casual cultivators. It was impossible to tell that he was a disciple of any famous sect, so Hua Yumian was only slightly confused, but didn't think much about it.
The three of them were new acquaintances, so there were naturally many topics to talk about. Qingyun knew that Yao Pofeng did not want to reveal his identity, nor was he willing to reveal his original Yuan Hua realm cultivation, so he did not say anything more about it.
He only said frankly that Yao Pofeng was injured and needed to refine an elixir for treatment. At present, he still lacked the main medicine of Lingxian Zizhi. It was precisely because Lingzhi Zhizhi mostly grew in the jungle that the two of them traveled all the way. at.
And Hua Yumian's own purpose was just as Qingyun guessed. She didn't care about the treasures in Qianyu Peak, nor did she burn her own true energy. What she wanted was the life of the ox-headed beast!
It turned out that Hua Yumian had taken the life-saving elixir left for her by her master Yan Shi long before the battle.
This elixir is called "Nine Deaths", which means nine deaths and a life. It is an elixir imitated by Yan Lao based on the process of monks burning their true essence. It can greatly increase the monk's spiritual power fluctuations in a very short period of time, causing a An illusion of burning the true essence of life.
Of course, this elixir can also improve a monk's cultivation level within the effective time, but the degree is much smaller than burning the true essence of one's life, but it is enough to confuse most enemies.
After all, all monks will know the horror of burning the true essence of life. If two parties in the same realm face each other, the party that has not burned the true essence of life will definitely avoid its edge.
In this way, after taking the Nine Death Pill, you can advance, attack, retreat or escape. It is really a life-saving medicine.
However, this Ninth Death Pill is not without its drawbacks. The feeling of collapse after the potency wears off is unavoidable. This is a common problem with potential-stimulating elixirs. This is not a big problem. The problem lies in the grade of the Ninth Death Pill.
According to Hua Yumian, the cost of refining the Nine Death Pill is roughly equivalent to a first-grade prefecture-level elixir.
You must know that only high-level monks above the Concentration Realm can afford and take the first-grade earth-level elixirs.
But in terms of effect, the Nine Death Pill can only work on monks below the Yuan Hua realm, and if it is taken after advanced cultivation, not only will it have little effect, but it will also be easy to see through. It can be said to be very useless.
Gu Yanlao, with the rigorous style of the academic school, very responsibly set the grade of the Nine Death Pill at the sixth level of the human level. It is ridiculous to use earth-level materials to connect the human-level elixir.
Of course, if a monk in the Hundred Meridians Realm takes it, the effect is quite good and it can scare people. This makes Qingyun couldn't help but slander the old man's luxury again.
Just to save the lives of his disciples, this is really a luxury!
"This little aunt's bad temper is probably caused by being spoiled by Old Man Yan."
Qingyun concluded Hua Yumian's violence very firmly in his heart, but after talking about it, he began to feel more pained by Hua Yumian's carelessness.
From the butterfly love of the fifth-grade rare treasure to the value of the Nine Death Pill, this silly and sweet aunt actually told him and Yao Pofeng all kinds of secrets without any hidden secrets.
You must know that money touches people's hearts! Is she really not afraid that my brothers will commit murder and cheat?
This kind of trust indeed moved him very much, but he also felt that Hua Yumian was just as stupid as Yao Pofeng. Perhaps this was a common problem among the golden birds in the high-walled courtyards.
Qingyun could only lament that he had to worry more about them. He had to watch out for them when something happened in the future, so as not to count the money for others when they were sold out.
"By the way, Sister Yumian, why on earth did you want to kill that strange beast? Could it be that it had some kind of treasure on it?"
Hearing Qingyun's question, Hua Yumian smiled, took out the severed horn cut off by Die Lian from the treasure bag, and started playing with it as if it were a trophy. He did not answer directly, but felt a little proud. said:
"Auntie, no, sister, I, like you, am a casual cultivator who paid entrance fees, but the place I landed happened to be near a village where ancient relics live. After hanging around for a few days, I ended up fighting with them. After taking a look at it, I also have a general understanding of the composition of this little secret realm."
Hearing this, Qingyun and Yao Pofeng couldn't help but look at each other with awe in their hearts. At this time, Yao Pofeng said:
"Please give Yumian a clear explanation."
When it came to business, it was rare that Yao Ershao did not stutter because he looked at Hua Yumian. This made her smile with approval, and then said:
"I discovered that for some reason, the situation here is completely different from the news released by Ling Juedian!"
Qingyun also narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice:
"Yes, I haven't heard anything about it either."
"Well, as far as I know, the ancient relics here were once fed by powerful alien beasts. But for unknown reasons many years ago, the alien beasts and the humans here reached a non-aggression agreement. , and in exchange, these remnants must select talented young people from the tribe every once in a while to enter a territory like Thousand Feather Peak, where powerful beasts live."
"Going to practice?"
Yao Pofeng asked doubtfully.
Since he no longer eats people, he will definitely not be used as livestock. Hua Yumian pursed his lips and said:
"I don't know. In fact, these remnants call this place the Thirty-Three Realms. They also call the alien beast the True Shang. The cow-headed beast just now seemed to have mentioned the word True Shang. This shows that maybe the "True Shang" is It’s a name for a more powerful beast.”
Hua Yumian tugged on the wrinkled hem of her skirt and continued:
"However, these remnants seem to have a visceral fear of the alien beasts. Even though the two sides have reached a peace treaty and the alien beasts are not allowed to eat people at will, the subordinate relationship between the upper and lower classes has never changed. Where I am That tribe even retains the custom of worshiping exotic beast totems.”
When Yao Pofeng heard this, he smiled speechlessly and said:
"That's really ironic. The alien beasts in our Kyushu are all stupider than pigs and dogs. Although they are physically strong, due to lack of spiritual intelligence, they can only be reduced to the moving animals of various ethnic groups. Here But he turned into an existence like a local emperor."
Qingyun's eyes flashed.
He understands that there is probably no difference in essence between the strange beasts here and the strange beasts outside. They all have extremely thin true spirit blood flowing in their bodies.
But the strange beasts here seem to have a lot of intelligence. The stupid bird is like this, and the bull-headed strange beast encountered during the day is also like this. Why?
At this time, Hua Yumian's words interrupted Qingyun's thoughts:
"But one thing is for sure. Those talented young people who were selected have not become food for alien beasts. Many of them are still alive and living very well. Apart from being unable to go down the mountain, some of them have still maintained various relationships with their relatives. method of communication.”
"Is this happening?"
Yao Pofeng said in surprise.
"Yes, but I just heard about it."
Hua Yumian nodded in affirmation and then said:
"The name of the ox-headed beast is Manman. It is its so-called real messenger to and from nearby villages. The reason why it is killed is because it ignored the agreement and secretly ate the lone villagers in the village. I can't see it. In the past, I wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of them. After all, the ancient remnants there were pure in nature and were very kind to me."
Qingyun stared at Hua Yumian with admiration for a long time, then suddenly said:
"Sister Yumian, do you know what kind of strange beast that Zhen Shang is in Thousand Feather Peak?"
"I don't know this, but I have seen the totem worshiped by the villagers. It depicts a huge one-legged strange bird with a tail shaped like a peacock and seven long feathers. I don't know the name. Ask, but this village seems to have been worshiping this strange beast since its establishment, so it is very likely that it is it."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qingyun's pupils suddenly shrank!
Because according to Hua Yumian's description, this totem beast looked very much like the silly bird he saw at the top of Thousand Feathers Peak!
But when you think about it carefully, there are differences. Although the silly bird's true spirit bloodline is much richer than that of Manman, its cultivation is too weak, slightly worse than Manman, and its tail feathers only have three feathers, not seven. .
But it is undeniable that Silly Bird must be inextricably linked to the truth spoken by Manman! It is possible that he is the descendant of Qian Yufeng's most powerful Shinjo!
Holding back the surprise in his heart, Qingyun continued to ask:
"Brother Feng and I have heard a little bit about the name of the Thirty-Three Realms, but that's not the point. The point is why are the strange beasts here so powerful? If there were such creatures everywhere, we as outsiders would be very dangerous. There is less luck."
However, he did not mention a word about Ling Juedian's concealment of information.
