At dawn the next day, Shi Jiu continued to move forward along the route he had determined.
The journey was relatively smooth, and there was basically no danger. Even the dark beasts that he occasionally encountered were of low levels and could not pose any danger to them. Of course, Shi Jiu did not let the opponent slip away, but used all the Xuanfeng Palms he had learned. Come out and you will get a delicious barbecue meal.
On the fourth day, Shi Jiu met a big guy, a level four underworld beast - the gold-painted bear.
The Golden Bear is a relatively well-known underworld beast in the Hengduan Forest. It has four golden textures on its chest. It is said that each additional texture increases its strength by a large margin. However, its most famous thing is its four bears. The palm can make an unparalleled delicacy.
After just one encounter, Shi Jiu was knocked away by its huge bear paw. Fortunately, the other party did not regard him as food, and left in a hurry after throwing out the palm.
Seeing the gold-painted violent bear leaving, Shi Jiu breathed a sigh of relief, "The fourth-level underworld beast is really powerful. It is not its opponent yet. I don't know how powerful the fifth-level and sixth-level underworld beast are?" After sighing, Shi Jiu continued It was a moment of curiosity.
The gold-painted violent bear just passed by. Although it shook Shi Jiu away, it did not cause any real damage. After checking himself, Shi Jiu hit the road again, but this time he was more vigilant and careful than before.
On the fifth day, Shi Jiu met a group of people, led by three people, two men and one woman, dressed in green clothes, each holding a long sword and moving forward rapidly.
Although Shi Jiu had discovered the other party in advance and hid aside, he was still noticed by the leader of the other party.
"Who? Come out! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!" the leading man on the other side shouted to where Shi Jiu was hiding.
Seeing that the other party had discovered him, Shi Jiu no longer hid, and simply walked out generously.
"Everyone, I don't mean any harm. I'm just passing by here. How about we say goodbye?" Shi Jiu said with a smile.
After the other party saw that Shi Jiu was the only one there, he lowered his guard a little.
"This little brother, can you come over and tell me that we are members of the Cangtian Sword Sect and have absolutely no ill intentions." The leading man on the other side said with a smile.
The other party had sent out an invitation, and Shi Jiu knew that he couldn't escape, so he could only bite the bullet and walked over with a smile.
"It turns out that you are masters of the Cangtian Sword Sect. I have admired your reputation for a long time. When I met you today, you are indeed worthy of your reputation." Although he had never heard of the Cangtian Sword Sect, it was definitely right to flatter him temporarily, but Shi Jiu was still tense. To prevent opponents from sneak attacks.
As expected, the other party, except the leading man, had a look of pride on their faces.
"I am Shen Chuxiong of the Cangtian Sword Sect. These two are my junior brother and junior sister." The leading man introduced.
"He Yue of the Cangtian Sword Sect."
"Li Jiuheng." Shen Chuxiong's junior brother and junior sister also announced their names, but their expressions were still arrogant.
"I'm Shi Jiu, I don't have any sect, I just come to this Hengduan forest to practice."
"Haha, if you can go across the forest alone to experience it, Brother Shi must be something special." Shen Chuxiong said with a smile.
"Brother Shen is joking. I only dare to practice outside the forest. It's just that I was chased by a moon-howling wolf three days ago. I lost my way and couldn't find my way out." Shi Jiu said helplessly.
"Oh? Brother Shi is going in the wrong direction. We are already going deep into the forest."
"What? What should we do then? Well, I wonder if Brother Shen can give me some direction. I'd be very grateful."
"Hey, this is deep in the forest. You can't get out with simple instructions. I have something important to do and I can't take Brother Shi out for the time being." Shen Chuxiong said tactfully.
Seeing Shi Jiu's disappointment after hearing this, Shen Chuxiong said again: "How about this, Brother Shi, come with me, and after the matter is done, we leave together, how about it?"
"I'm not very talented and knowledgeable, I'm afraid it will drag you down." Shi Jiu wanted to decline politely.
"Brother Shi, don't worry. As long as you stay close to me, there will be no danger." Shen Chuxiong said before Shi Jiu could speak.
Seeing this, Shi Jiu knew that he couldn't escape, so he agreed: "Then I'll trouble you all."
Seeing Shi Jiu agree, Shen Chuxiong immediately pulled Shi Jiu to his side, "Brother Shi is indeed a cheerful person. Don't worry, when the matter is finished, I will take brother Shi away immediately."
After Shen Chuxiong finished speaking, he led Shi Jiu and everyone to move forward.
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"I wonder what Brother Shen's trip is about?" Although he was "forced to join" by the other party, Shi Jiu still had to ask clearly what he was going to do, and he couldn't just follow them without knowing anything.
"To be honest, Brother Shi, I am looking for a dark beast this time, so I came to the Hengduan Forest." Shen Chuxiong said, because he had already roped in Shi Jiu and the other party was under his constant surveillance, so There is no need to hide it.
"For Brother Shen to pay so much attention to it, the beast must be something special, right?" Shi Jiu was a little curious.
"What we want to capture this time is the blue crystal lin beast."
"What? Blue crystal lin beast?" Shi Jiu looked in disbelief.
The blue crystal lin beast is a fifth-level underworld beast, and some can even reach level six. It is definitely not something Shi Jiu can provoke now.
As if he was surprised to see Shi Jiu, Shen Chuxiong said nonchalantly: "Brother Shi, don't worry, we are only assisting in this arrest. The one who is really responsible for the arrest is the elder of my Cangtian Sword Sect. As long as you don't leave me, there will be no one." dangerous."
"Brother Shen, why did your faction want to capture the underworld beast?" Shi Jiu continued to ask.
"Hey, Brother Shi doesn't know something. I sent an elder who accidentally went crazy while practicing and injured his internal organs. He needs the essence, blood and core of this blue crystal lin beast to refine an elixir. Later, he was investigated by others. , traces of it were found in this Hengduan forest." Shen Chuxiong did not hide it.
"Oh, so that's it. I wonder if the underworld beast has been found?" Shi Jiu then asked.
"Yesterday, I received a message from the elders and found the hiding place of the blue crystal lin beast. We are rushing there now. We estimate that we will arrive in half a day." Shen Chuxiong said confidently.
"Why do you talk so much? Just listen to my senior brother." Shen Chuxiong's junior sister He Yue was a little dissatisfied.
"Brother Shi, don't worry. My junior sister is just like this. She speaks her mind straight. We won't harm you." Shen Chuxiong explained with a smile.
Hearing the other party's answer, Shi Jiu didn't say anything.
Although I know that the other party has no good intentions in trying to "join" me, I still can't get out of it yet. In addition, on the surface, Shen Chuxiong smiled at him and treated others, but Shi Jiu sensed that the other party was always wary of him, and the Ming Yuan fluctuations emanating from Shen Chuxiong's body indicated that the other party was at least at the spirit realm, and his two junior brothers and junior sisters were at the realm. He is also taller than himself.
Although he couldn't escape for the time being, Shi Jiu was not worried. If you want to leave, you have to create the opportunity yourself. Besides, it is not a desperate situation now. Danger and opportunity coexist, and there may be unexpected results.
Shi Jiu buried his thoughts in his heart and followed Shen Chuxiong as he hurried forward.
Along the way, Shen Chuxiong and others did not stop, but went straight to their destination. The energy fluctuations emitted from their bodies also alerted the nearby beasts. The roars of the beasts were endless, but no one dared to stop them. Because the underworld beasts felt the dangerous aura from the energy fluctuations emitted by Shen Chuxiong and others.
Two hours later, they finally arrived at their destination.
What appeared in front of everyone at this moment was a magnificent and boundless water lake, with the blue water lapping the shore from time to time under the guidance of the wind.
"It's so beautiful! I didn't expect there to be such a beautiful place in the Hengduan Forest." Junior sister He Yue behind Shen Chuxiong couldn't help but praise.
"It is indeed beautiful, but the more beautiful the place, the more dangerous it is." Shen Chuxiong said to his junior sister, "Let's go and meet the elders and the others first."
After saying that, Shen Chuxiong sent a signal to the sky, and soon a corresponding signal was sent out among the woods on the lakeshore.
"Let's go, they are over there." After saying that, Shen Chuxiong led everyone towards the place where the response signal was sent.
