About fifty miles to the south from Huayang Sect, there is a Xuanmu Mountain Range, which stretches for thousands of miles and is filled with fog all year round.
At this moment, Li Xiuping and others stopped outside Xuanmu Mountain. Everyone's expressions looked a little solemn, and there was even a hint of fear in their eyes.
The handsome and handsome disciple turned to look at Li Xiuping and said with a smile: "Junior brother Li, it's okay. It's easier than me to walk such a long journey."
Li Xiuping smiled and said: "I have been running into the mountains a lot before, so I am used to it."
The disciple nodded, not paying much attention, and continued: "Ahead is Xuanmu Mountain. After entering the mountain for a while, Junior Brother Li must follow us closely. This Xuanmu Mountain is one of the precious heritage of our Huayang Sect. , which is rich in products, treasures of heaven and earth, and countless spiritual birds and beasts. Naturally, it is also full of dangers."
"Senior Brother Hao, when I first went up the mountain, I heard that this Xuanmu Mountain was not called Xuanmu Mountain before?" He looked at the burly disciple and asked.
The burly disciple looked back at the two of them and said with a smile: "Indeed, Xuanmu Mountain was changed later. I heard that it used to be called Wujue Mountain. It was refined by the founder of Huayang Sect, Patriarch Huayangzi, with his supreme magical power. There is a secret realm that inherits the five elements. Xuanmu Mountain is just the smallest one. There are four mountains of earth, fire, water, and gold on it. It is said that the Earth Dragon Pearl our leader got was from the Fangtu Mountain on the fourth level."
The other disciples seemed to have heard this statement for the first time, and they all looked at the burly disciple with curious expressions on their faces. The female cultivator named Cai hurriedly asked: "Is it true? Why have I never heard of it before?"
The disciple surnamed Hao smiled and said: "There is indeed a record in the inner sect's classics. This was an experience I had with a senior fellow from the inner sect, and he told me personally. However, it is not easy to go to other mountains. With our level of cultivation, walking on Xuanmu Mountain is already the limit.
"According to that senior brother, at the end of Xuanmu Mountain, there is a thousand-year-old locust tree guarding the peak of foundation building. Only by defeating this locust tree can one enter the second level of Tianshui Mountain. And the danger of Tianshui Mountain is, It is far superior to Xuanmu Mountain, and the lowest among them is a third-level spiritual beast that is comparable to a foundation-building monk. Only disciples who have successfully built a foundation can enter it and experience it."
The female cultivator said, "Senior Brother Hao is almost here. Now he has reached the eighth level of Qi training. It won't take long before he can build the foundation."
The monk surnamed Hao smiled and nodded, and said: "Under the Foundation Establishment, we are all mortals. It is not that easy to successfully build the Foundation. It only depends on chance and luck. But if we can really build the Foundation, I Definitely go to Tianshui Mountain to see it.”
At this time, another disciple asked: "Are the other three mountains more dangerous?"
The disciple surnamed Hao retracted his admiration, nodded, and continued: "After Tianshui Mountain, there is Huoyun Mountain, which needs to reach the Jindan cultivation level. After that, there is Fangtu Mountain, which naturally needs to reach the Nascent Soul stage. As for the final Jinding Mountain , only the legendary powerhouses in the God Transformation Stage can set foot."
Everyone was shocked. It turned out that the Huayang Sect they knew before was just the tip of the iceberg.
The place that only those in the God Transformation stage can set foot is a secret realm refined by the founder of the Huayang Sect. So how powerful is the founder of the Huayang Sect?
"That's not right. Senior brother said that only those with strong Nascent Soul can enter Fangtu Mountain, but our leader only has the cultivation level of Jindan stage." Soon a disciple discovered this and couldn't help but ask.
The disciple surnamed Hao smiled and said: "Cultivation realm cannot be generalized. Although our leader Fang is only at the Golden Core stage, in terms of strength, even some Nascent Soul masters cannot compete with us. Comparable."
The female cultivator surnamed Cai immediately said: "I know, just like the ancestor of the Chen family, who is known as the strongest golden elixir expert in our Yunzhou, he has killed Nascent Soul more than once with his golden elixir cultivation. Look forward to the strong."
The disciple surnamed Hao nodded and said: "So although our leader Fang only has the cultivation level of Jindan, he has the strength comparable to the strong Yuanying, so he can naturally enter Fangtu Mountain. But even our leader Fang, who came out of Fangtu Mountain that time , I heard that it also suffered a lot of heavy damage. This is enough to prove how dangerous it is in that mountain."
Everyone nodded, except Li Xiuping, whose eyes kept moving at this moment, wondering what he was thinking about.
"Senior brother said before that there is a thousand-year-old locust tree in Xuanmu Mountain that is comparable to the peak of foundation building?" Li Xiuping asked just when everyone was shocked beyond measure.
The monk surnamed Hao nodded and said: "It was also said by the inner sect brother. I don't know whether it is true or not."
Li Xiuping nodded and fell into thought.
The female cultivator named Cai said at this time: "Don't worry, even if it does happen, we won't encounter it."
The disciple named Hao nodded and said: "Indeed, although our task is not easy, we do not need to face the real foundation-building monster, let alone the peak foundation-building monster."
If these people knew what Li Xiuping was thinking at this moment, I really don't know what their expressions would be.
Li Xiuping was certainly not afraid. Although the monsters at the peak of Foundation Establishment were difficult to deal with, if he wanted to escape, there would be no problem at all.
What he is thinking about now is how to find the thousand-year-old locust tree and get the benefits.
With the harvest of black bone vines last time, Li Xiuping became extremely excited when he heard about monsters such as spirit plants. What's more, he still owed spirit stones to two disciples of Jiange and urgently needed to obtain enough within half a month. The spiritual stone is returned.
Li Xiuping didn't expect anything like a lightning strike, as long as he could get one or two good heavenly materials and earthly treasures. Since these people said that the thousand-year-old locust tree was so scary, then there must be no one around it who could encounter the heavenly and earthly treasures. The probability of finding treasures from the ground will also be greatly increased.
It's a pity that these people don't know where the thousand-year-old locust tree is...
"Okay, let's complete the task first."
The disciple named Hao said that he should walk into Xuanmu Mountain first.
Soon everyone completed the first task, obtaining a ten-continuous diamond vine without any accidents.
The second task everyone decided to complete was to kill a white-fronted tiger and obtain its four sharp claws.
Five or six qi-training monks surrounded and killed a white-fronted tiger. It was not difficult at all, and they completed two tasks easily.
As time went on, everyone completed half of all tasks in just one day, but everyone began to feel heavy.
Although there are still two days left, and although there are less than thirty tasks left, the difficulty of these tasks is many times higher than the previous tasks.
However, at the end of the day, all nine of Li Xiuping's tasks had been completed, and the tasks of the remaining people were completed in an extremely chaotic manner. Some completed half of them, while others only completed one or two. So what task to complete next has become a headache for everyone.
It was already dark now, and continuing to walk in the mountains would only increase the danger.
Everyone found a relatively safe place to camp and discussed how to complete the next task.
After discussion, everyone divided and sorted the remaining tasks in more detail, and then studied the tasks one by one to find the most feasible way to complete them.
From the beginning to the end, Li Xiuping was simply thrown aside. After all, Li Xiuping's tasks had been completed, so naturally there was nothing left to do with him. They couldn't expect a new disciple who hadn't even practiced Qi to help. Are you busy?
Li Xiuping was also happy and free, just thinking about how to meet the thousand-year-old locust tree.
Early the next morning, everyone continued their journey, and as they continued deeper into Xuanmu Mountain, they encountered more and more dangers, which became increasingly difficult to deal with.
In just one morning, two of the six people were injured. Although it was not seriously injured, it would definitely have an impact on the following tasks. The reward was that three tasks were completed.
At the current speed, there is not enough time to complete all the remaining tasks, not to mention that the further back, the more difficult the tasks that need to be completed.
At this moment, everyone joined forces to complete another task. After confirming that the task on the jade plate had disappeared, they sat down directly and took a big breath.
"Senior Brother Hao, continuing like this is not an option. We only have one and a half days, but we still have more than twenty tasks left in total..."
A disciple looked at the unfinished task on his jade plaque with a bitter look on his face.
Everyone also nodded and looked at the disciple named Hao. They all knew that this mission would be difficult to complete, but they didn't expect it to be so difficult.
The disciple named Hao also had a bitter look on his face, because he had nothing to do.
Although there have been cases of joint missions in the past, it was with disciples from other branches, and each could learn from each other's strengths. But now they are all disciples of the alchemy room, and they are all relatively weak in combat. Even if they can find what they need for the mission in the shortest time, they will not be able to deal with the monsters they encounter.
Now that we have reached the depths of Xuanmu Mountain, we will encounter monsters from Xuanmu Mountain at every turn. If we continue like this, we don't even know if we can go back alive, let alone successfully complete the mission.
"Perhaps I can help." Seeing that everyone was helpless, Li Xiuping said.
Everyone immediately looked at Li Xiuping.
"How can you help? As long as it doesn't cause any trouble." The female disciple named Cai curled her lips.
Li Xiuping was not angry, and said with a smile: "Before coming to Huayang Sect, I stayed in the Night Travel Division for a while, and I know a lot about monsters. For example, the three-eyed ghost wolf we need to deal with next is actually not very powerful. They are strong, but the trouble lies in their large numbers. When the time comes, we only need to separate them, weaken their combat power, and then kill their leader to obtain the wolf blood. If everything goes well, it will not waste too much time."
After everyone heard this, they all looked at each other, and after a while they all nodded in turn.
Everyone originally planned to leave Li Xiuping alone, but they were worried that Li Xiuping would be in danger if he stayed alone, so they had no choice but to take him with them. Now that Li Xiuping said this, everyone felt that this junior brother was not useless. At least he knew the weaknesses of the monsters and knew how to deal with them.
It seems that this time the elder asked them to bring Li Xiuping with them, and it was not without consideration.
But everyone soon became embarrassed again. Now, although I know how to deal with the three-eyed wolf, I don't know where to find the three-eyed wolf.
Li Xiuping added: "Since it is a joint mission, I don't think it is necessary to separate the tasks in order. Completing them one by one will only waste more time. It is better to go forward directly and do whatever tasks you encounter. Finally, Then consolidate the unfinished tasks, which can save a lot of time.”
Everyone frowned.
Before anyone could speak, Li Xiuping continued: "Anyway, all tasks must be done. As long as one is not completed, they will all be cancelled. Whether it is easy or difficult, there is no need to prioritize; and we are in pretty good condition now, even if Even if you encounter a difficult task, you can still complete it with confidence. But if you do all the easy tasks first, which consumes your energy, and then do the difficult tasks, you will be more likely to fail."
Everyone was astonished. They didn't expect this. Looking at Li Xiuping again, they couldn't help but admire him a little more.
The man named Hao was a little embarrassed at the moment. After all, everyone along the way followed him. What he originally thought was a good method has now become a bad method. Isn't it his problem?
Li Xiuping smiled and said: "Of course, Senior Brother Hao's previous method is no problem. Although we are from the same sect, we don't have many opportunities to fight together on weekdays. We lack tacit understanding between each other. Let's hone our tacit understanding with the best monsters to deal with first. , even if we face powerful monsters, our chances of winning will be much greater."
Everyone was a little embarrassed at first, but now they nodded repeatedly.
The disciple named Hao looked at Li Xiuping with gratitude in his eyes. Regardless of whether what Li Xiuping said made sense or not, at least it gave him a step down, and he said: "Since junior brother knows the best about monsters, then let's all listen to junior brother and strive to complete all tasks as soon as possible. "
Many people nodded immediately, and only a few frowned, but they didn't say anything.
Of course they were not convinced if a new disciple who had not even practiced Qi was allowed to command them. But now everyone is tied to the same rope, and they can't come up with a better way. In order to complete the task, they can only do what Li Xiuping said.
Soon everyone continued to move forward, no longer sticking to what task to do first, but doing whatever they encountered. With Li Xiuping's participation, most of the remaining tasks were quickly completed, and the remaining tasks were completed. When the tasks are divided, each person can’t even get one.
At this moment, everyone was facing a blood-red giant python, and behind the blood-red giant python was a valley with jumbled gravel, which contained the Dragon Snake Fruit needed for their mission.
The strength of this giant python is comparable to that of a Foundation Establishment monk. Coupled with its huge size, even a Foundation Establishment monk would have a hard time dealing with it, let alone those injured Qi-training monks.
To say that the only one among them who was not injured was Li Xiuping, who had been standing at the back.
"Junior brother, how should we deal with this thing?"
The disciple surnamed Hao looked at the mountain-like giant python in front of him and swallowed.
Everyone also looked at Li Xiuping.
Along the way, they encountered many powerful monsters, but according to the method given by this junior brother, it was much easier to deal with them.
"It's simple, just chop it down." Li Xiuping said, walked out directly, and then walked straight towards the giant python.
Everyone froze in place, looking horrified.
