The next day, after everyone simply packed up, they continued their journey.
After a night's rest, although Li Xiuping's complexion improved a lot, his injuries did not improve at all, which made Li Xiuping a little difficult to understand.
The reason why he forced the sword energy again and again before was because of the effect obtained by the sword when he dealt with the Jingdemen people before.
It is too difficult to improve the sword intent, so Li Xiuping will not miss any opportunity to improve the sword intent.
He originally thought that the previous improvement was due to the forcible driving of the sword intention, but this time not only did he not improve any sword intention, but he suffered the backlash of the sword intention and ended up seriously injured.
In fact, this kind of injury has not happened before, but now they are about to pass through Qixia Mountain, and it is impossible to avoid encounters with monsters. In his current situation, not to mention foundation-building monsters, he can even deal with ordinary vicious beasts. No.
The morning fog in the mountains was very heavy. Even the mountain roads were obscured by the fog, making it difficult to discern the direction. Moreover, there were several seriously injured people in the team, so the team did not move very fast.
The mountain road was rugged and bumpy. Li Xiuping was sitting in the carriage, swaying and feeling very uncomfortable.
The carriage walked in front, and the group of monks walked behind, looking a little solemn.
After walking like this for a while, a seriously injured monk fell to the ground despite being supported by others due to lack of physical strength.
"Junior Brother Yang, are you okay?" the disciple responsible for supporting him exclaimed.
The injured monk shook his head with some difficulty, even speaking had become a luxury.
The female cultivator surnamed Su came up at this time, frowned at first, and then shouted to the people in front: "Senior Brother Yin, Junior Brother Yang can't walk anymore, why don't we take a rest?"
Hearing the shout, everyone in front stopped and frowned.
The monk surnamed Yin came back. After observing for a while, he fell into thinking.
The female cultivator surnamed Su walked directly towards the carriage in front of her, and then said with a haughty look: "Hey, our people can't walk anymore, let me borrow your carriage for a while."
The man driving the carriage looked stunned and could only look at the carriage.
"No borrowing."
Li Xiuping's voice came from the carriage: "You can carry him away. Also, it's best not to stay here for too long. Once the monster discovers him, there will be only death."
The female cultivator named Su didn't seem to expect to be rejected. She frowned and said: "Why are you like this? If it weren't for us last night, you would have died long ago. Now our people are injured because of fighting against monsters. Let me borrow it from you." What happened to the carriage? It’s not like I won’t return it to you.”
Li Xiuping simply stopped talking and closed his eyes.
His current injury is not serious. He didn't feel it while sitting in the carriage. If he got down and left, the situation would not be much better than that of the injured monks.
Now that he is in a dangerous situation, danger may occur at any time. He must ensure that he has enough physical strength to deal with the danger. This is not the time for compassion to overflow.
Just as Xu Bansheng was about to speak, Li Xiuping opened his eyes and glared at him, so Xu Bansheng could only shut up.
The female cultivator surnamed Su was about to get angry. At this time, the cultivator surnamed Yin came up and pulled her aside. Then he saluted the carriage and said with a smile: "My junior sister is not sensible. If you offend me, please forgive me." Thank you for your understanding. It's just that our people really can't walk anymore. Do you think we should rest for a while before leaving?"
Li Xiuping's voice sounded again in the carriage: "Then take a rest, a quarter of an hour at most."
Based on the current situation of the three of them, it is obviously unrealistic to cross the Seven Gorges Mountain alone. Traveling with this group of people can also take care of each other. Since the carriage cannot give way, it cannot forcefully pull them on the road. And it's daytime now. As long as you're not too unlucky, the possibility of encountering a powerful monster is very low. It doesn't matter if you stay for a while.
The monk surnamed Yin said gratefully: "Thank you Mr. Li for your understanding."
After speaking, he turned around and told everyone to rest on the spot.
In the carriage, Li Xiuping looked at Xu Bansheng and frowned: "Have you told them our identities?"
Xu Bansheng nodded and said, "What's wrong? With Huayang Sect's intimidation and the Jingdemen incident, even if they really want to take advantage of us, they may have to think twice."
Li Xiuping asked: "Then do you know who they are?"
Xu Bansheng was stunned.
As soon as Li Xiuping saw his expression, he knew that this guy definitely didn't ask. He frowned and said, "You don't even know their identities. Do you have any festivals with Huayang Sect? Do you care about Huayang Sect? Just take your own Just because the whole situation is revealed, doesn’t it mean that their worries have been completely dispelled?”
Xu Bansheng's expression suddenly changed and he whispered: "It's impossible. If you really want to take action, you've already done it. Why wait until now? Are you too cautious?"
Li Xiuping sighed: "I hope I'm overthinking it. But it's best to find a way to find out the identity of this group of people and the purpose of this trip. Knowing ourselves and our enemies, we can have more confidence in our hearts."
Li Xiuping couldn't guess the identities of these people, but he could guess their purpose. According to Xu Bansheng, there are about three months before the so-called Immortal Ascension Conference in the spiritual world, so these people should be rushing to the Immortal Ascension Conference. After all, although these people are not old, their cultivation level is generally not low, almost They are all above the fifth level of Qi training. And this is exactly why Li Xiuping is worried.
If it were just a treasure, these people might not have any evil thoughts due to the intimidation of Huayang Sect and the backers behind him. But after all, the Immortal Ascension Conference only happens once every hundred years, and it is closely related to the ruins, so it’s hard to say. Although Li Xiuping didn't know much about the specifics of the Immortal Ascension Conference, he was certain that it would be a fiercely competitive event.
It would have been fine if they had not taken action before, but now that they have shown their strength, it is difficult to guarantee that these people will not regard them as competitors and use this opportunity to get rid of them.
Regardless of the Huayang Sect or the people behind him, if they died in this wilderness, who would know?
The reason why they haven't taken action now is because they want to use their strength to cross the Qixia Mountain first?
Of course, these are all Li Xiuping's own guesses. It may also be that, as Xu Bansheng said, Li Xiuping is overthinking.
Not far away, the female cultivator named Su was sitting on the floor, tapping her thighs with her hands. There were almost no stops along the way, and the speed was not slow. Even those who were not seriously injured could not bear it, let alone those who were seriously injured.
"How can there be such a person in this world? He is clearly not injured, but he still wants to occupy the carriage and refuses to let him go. What good will it do to him if he encounters a monster due to delay in traveling?" She looked not far away. The carriage was very angry.
The monk surnamed Yin smiled and said: "The carriage belongs to others, and he has no obligation to give it to us. Moreover, their injuries are probably not light. Now that they are in danger, they naturally have to ensure that they have enough physical strength. It is excusable. Original."
The monk surnamed Chao frowned and said, "They are also injured?"
The monk surnamed Yin nodded and said: "A battle of that level is not easy even for a strong person at the Golden Core stage. How could they not be injured at all? And when I got close to the carriage last night, I smelled a very strong smell of blood. So Li Xiuping's injury is probably much more serious than we thought. Haven't you noticed that he has never left the carriage from the end of the battle last night to now?"
When everyone heard this, they all nodded.
The monk surnamed Chao said at this time: "I really didn't expect that a person with no spiritual roots in the rumors could be so capable. He is worthy of being a disciple of Mr. Ou Ye. But why did such a person choose Huayang Sect? Even if you can’t go to big sects like Jiuyuan Mountain and Xuanqing Sect, there are many sects in Yunzhou that are better than Huayang Sect.”
The monk named Yin nodded, saying that he couldn't understand it either.
The monk surnamed Chao asked: "Senior Brother Yin, do you think he will participate in the Ascension Conference?"
The monk surnamed Yin was stunned, shook his head and said: "It's hard to say, the Immortal Ascension Conference only happens once every hundred years. Naturally, Huayang Sect will not miss this opportunity, and Huayang Sect's talent is withering now. I heard that among the younger generation, , the monks who have successfully built the foundation don’t even have their hands. Since Li Xiuping has such strength, he might actually participate.”
The monk named Chao nodded, thoughtfully.
After resting like this for a while, everyone continued their journey.
The sun was shining brightly, and the fog in the mountains had been completely dispersed, which made everyone's heavy heart feel a little lighter.
If you want to cross the Qixia Mountain before dark, you must walk quickly. It was fine in the morning, but now under the scorching sun, it will soon make everyone miserable, but they can't stop, so they keep going until At noon, everyone stopped to repair for a while and eat something.
The female cultivator surnamed Liu stood under a tree, enjoying the cool mountain breeze, which was very refreshing, and said: "Qixia Mountain is not as scary as they said, and I haven't even encountered a monster so far."
The monk surnamed Yin said: "We are less than halfway gone. It is too early to draw conclusions now."
The female cultivator surnamed Liu said: "I don't believe that we are so unlucky that we can always encounter a powerful monster like last night."
The monk named Yin nodded this time.
Indeed, even in Qixia Mountain, there cannot be so many third-level monsters. After all, there is Qingyang County blocking the rear. It was bad luck to meet those two last night. If we meet them again, then This group of people is quite unlucky.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a strange noise in the surrounding dense forest, which instantly made everyone's newly relaxed nerves tense up, and then they began to gather in unison, and many people even had a look of fear on their faces.
On the carriage side, Xu Bansheng also stood up and involuntarily held a demon-suppressing talisman in his hand.
Li Xiuping reached out and opened the car curtain a little, looking outside through the gap.
In the dense forest, pairs of monsters with eyes emitting green light kept appearing. In just the blink of an eye, they had already surrounded everyone. The number was incalculable.
