The weather changes constantly. The sun was shining just now, but now it's pouring rain. However, today's spiritual food is still not available, so Jiang You still has to go out. I heard that the masters of talisman making can refine rain-proof talismans. I don't know if it is true, but now she can only get wet in the rain. .
But just as she was about to go out, her consciousness felt that four people were approaching. Since she didn't know what they were doing, she had to hide back to the stronghold to wait and see what happened.
Unfortunately, they came for the cliff cave where the stronghold was located. Even if they were monks, it would be difficult for them to run around staring at such heavy rain without spiritual energy protection.
They soon discovered Jiang You hiding in the stronghold. Seeing that Jiang You's cultivation was only at the fourth level of Qi training, the four of them were much less cautious. However, one of the tall male cultivators still said politely: "This is Fellow Taoist, you built a rest house, right? Please forgive me for disturbing you, we just came here to take shelter from the rain, and we will leave after the rain passes."
Now that everyone had come in directly, Jiang You could only nod, and then she began to observe the four people. Two men, one tall and one short, but the two women were slim and similar in appearance. Their clothes were basically the same style, except that one was yellow and one was red. Probably a pair of twins.
The color of the clothes should also represent the difference in their spiritual roots. After all, most monks like to wear colors that contrast with their spiritual roots. I don't know if it can really increase the speed of cultivation.
Although the clothes of the four of them are not the standard clothes of the Lin family, they all have Lin family badges on their waists. Their cultivation levels are between the seventh and eighth levels of Qi training. They should be elite disciples of the Lin family.
But for some reason, Jiang You felt that these elite disciples were easier to deal with than ordinary disciples like Lin Yao. Those ordinary disciples were not very strong and they were the best in the world when it came to their tempers. In fact, they could only bully ordinary people.
But even so, he did not relax his vigilance because of this. Countless TV series and movies told him that introverted people are far scarier than those who are arrogant, because you never know when they will take action against you.
So Jiang Youye stopped talking and could only hope that the rain would stop soon so that these people could leave as soon as possible.
But after waiting for half an hour, Yu Xiao showed no interest. In order not to affect his practice, he had to take out an emergency ration from his storage bag. This is prepared in case one day you cannot catch prey. It is actually a piece of wild boar meat wrapped in animal skin. After filling a pot of water, she started cooking by herself in the cliff cave.
The four Lin family disciples didn't take it seriously at first, but when they saw it was a portion of pork at the seventh level of Qi training, they couldn't help but become curious. There was nothing unusual about pork, but the woman in front of them had only the fourth level of Qi training.
"Did you kill this?" the tall man asked curiously.
"Yes." Jiang You nodded, "I was lucky enough to encounter a seriously injured wild boar that time, so I hunted it with all my strength. The rest of the meat was entrusted to others to be sold down the mountain. Now I only have this One piece."
After Jiang You finished speaking, he pretended to be very reluctant to give up.
"Don't worry, we have no intention of killing you." The short man said disdainfully, "Why are you covering your face? Is there anything you can't see others with?"
"I was injured by a wild boar. Please forgive me, brother." Jiang You said nonsensically. He did not dare to lift the veil. You must know that these are disciples of the Lin family and are very likely to know Lin Xu.
The short man was a little reluctant, but was stopped by the woman in black beside him.
"What's wrong with someone wearing a veil? Are you thinking that someone's figure is so attractive?" the woman in red said angrily.
The woman in yellow also rolled her eyes at the short man and then said softly to Jiang You, "Do you often hunt in this mountain?"
Jiang You nodded and said: "My family is an ordinary family, and we don't know how to do business. We can only maintain our current livelihood and practice by hunting."
The four of them looked at each other, as if they had reached some kind of tacit understanding, and then the tall man asked, "Are you familiar with this area?"
"It's okay." Jiang You nodded, "But it's only limited to the activity areas of the fifth to eighth levels of monsters."
"Then can you be our guide?" the tall man asked again.
"Guide? But I still have to kill monsters, otherwise I will be hungry today." Jiang You shook her head and said, she did not want to have too much interaction with the Lin family disciples, and the other party's strength was seven or eight levels. Once If any conflict did break out, she really wasn't sure that she would silence them all.
"Don't worry, I won't let your help go in vain." The tall man said, taking out a spar and saying: "This is the labor fee for you. If you can find the place we are looking for, we can give it to you again." One."
Spiritual stone! You must know that the previous Yuan Stone can only be regarded as small change, but this spirit stone is the real currency of the cultivation world. This spirit stone is enough to buy a first-order low-grade elixir.
"Where are you looking for?"
Jiang You became interested for a moment. She didn't expect these people to be so wealthy. Is this the benefit of a big family? This also made him consider whether he should clear up Lin Xu's suspicion before sneaking into the Lin family. Although the risks are still the same, opportunities and risks coexist. If he can still become famous with the help of his current meridians, he might be able to get the full support of the Lin family.
It's a pity that Lin Xu's dissatisfaction is not so easy to clear. Many disciples died, and only the weakest Lin Xu survived. This always needs a reliable explanation.
Seeing Jiang You taking the spirit crystal, the tall man said with satisfaction: "To be honest, a few months ago we were surrounded by monsters in the mountains and our lives were hanging by a thread. Fortunately, we were rescued by a senior foundation builder. At that time, we were seriously injured and just looked at him. When I returned home, I remembered to express my gratitude now that I had recovered from my injuries, but I still could not find the residence of that senior. I only remembered a poem left by that senior."
"The sun lingers under my feet, the wind sweeps away the clouds and dust, as if I hear the sound of the palace, and I bow my head to Penglai." The woman in yellow read slowly.
This is not a foundation-building monk, this is clearly an immortal! Is the legendary Penglai Island so easy to encounter? Still look down! But considering that those literati like to use exaggeration, it is not difficult to understand.
"This should be on the top of a mountain somewhere, right?" Jiang You thought thoughtfully.
"Of course we know this." The woman in red said impatiently: "But there are dozens of peaks in Huxiao Mountain, and the senior's cave is extremely secretive. How can we find it?"
The woman in black also asked and nodded: "So we want to ask our friends if they have seen any matching caves or caves or anything like that?"
Jiang You pondered for a while and then said: "I have seen several places like this. It is the area where the nine-level monsters move. I have only watched it from a distance. They are all caves on the cliff. However, the entrances of the caves are covered with weeds. The grass doesn’t look like it’s been inhabited recently.”
"Please take us to see it quickly." The tall man said excitedly. It seemed that this was in line with the place they were looking for.
Jiang You pinched the spirit stone, touched the full storage bag, and then took a long breath and said: "Forget it, I will take you to have a look, but you have to protect me, after all, the demon at the ninth level of Qi training The beast is not something I can deal with.”
The woman in yellow smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, sister, our Lin family is a well-known family in Xinghai Town, and we are also a member of the Huo family army. Naturally, we will not let the people who help us get hurt in the slightest. Just follow me later, I will Do whatever you can to protect yours.”
Jiang You nodded, but his heart was full of doubts. Are these people really the Lin family? Why is it completely different from the Lin family in my impression?
But no matter what, she set off with a few people. There were three targets that met the requirements. She came to the nearest one first.
The entrance of the cave is wide enough to open a cave, but the entrance is steep and full of rocks, and it doesn't look like it is inhabited. But even so, the five of them climbed into the cave cautiously.
"Is there anyone here? I'm here to express my gratitude to my seniors." The tall man shouted while exploring the cave.
The four of them followed immediately, but soon heard strange noises in the cave. The noises got closer and closer, and in the end they turned out to be a group of vampire bats at the eighth level of Qi training!
"It's not here, retreat quickly!" The tall man used his long sword to drive away the bats while retreating, but he was still bitten by the bats several times.
The others were also retreating while killing. It must be said that these four people were quite strong. They could still maintain the situation in the face of dozens of vampire bats who were at the eighth level of Qi training. Especially the woman in yellow actually tried her best to protect Jiang You. Although Jiang You was also bitten twice, the woman in yellow obviously had more injuries.
This also made Jiang You wonder if he was overthinking. Not all Lin family disciples were like Lin Yao. You must know that the Lin family was also a member of the Huo family army.
The last five people finally exited the Bat Cave. Jiang Youye quickly used wood-based exercises to detoxify. Seeing that the others were more seriously injured, she couldn't help but feel ashamed and said: "I'm sorry, I led you the wrong way. You need me to help you." Detoxify?”
"Thank you! But we all carry the antidote with us." The tall man smiled bitterly. "You don't need to blame yourself. You are not wrong. It's just bad luck. I ask you to continue to lead the way."
The woman in yellow also said softly: "My sister is fine. It's all my fault that you were injured due to my sister's incompetence. But don't worry, if we can find your senior's cave, we will compensate you."
Jiang You nodded slightly, then he pointed to a mountain peak on the right and said, "The second place is behind that mountain. If not, we have to find the third place."
The tall man nodded slightly, and then led everyone in the direction pointed by Jiang You. This place is already deep in the mountains, and the monsters that move around are extremely powerful, which makes everyone start to be cautious.
Fortunately, the five people were walking at the junction of the monsters' spheres of influence. Perhaps because of the mutual checks and balances between the monsters, no powerful monsters appeared, and they quickly saw the entrance to the cave.
It is a cave entrance next to a waterfall, and because the outside of the cave is covered with various plants, it is really difficult to find it without looking carefully at the sea.
The eyes of the four Lin family members also shone. This was indeed a paradise. They must have come to the right place this time.
But at this moment, there was a sound of chirping in the grass, as if there were a large number of small animals crawling. When one of the beetles appeared in everyone's sight, the tall man couldn't help shouting: "No, it's a soul-eating insect! They have no vision, but they can smell blood, and then burrow into the wound to devour spiritual power and flesh and blood." , we are all covered with wounds now, if they get into the wounds, we will be dead."
As soon as the man finished speaking, countless soul-eating insects crawled out of the grass insects. There were hundreds of them wherever he looked, not to mention the large army in the grass.
"We'd better go back first, it's still too late to run away." Jiang You suggested.
"No!" The woman in red shook her head and said, "How can we go back when we are here?"
The four members of the Lin family had the same opinion. They all ran towards the mountain, having reached their goal and there was no turning back.
There were too many soul-eating insects, and Jiang You also had wounds on his body. If he was left alone, he would definitely die, so she could only try her best to keep up. If the cave ahead was really the cave of Senior Foundation Establishment, then the crisis might really be lifted.
The five people quickly ran to the bottom of the cliff, and there was a rusty iron chain pulled down from the platform in front of the cave.
"Is this the way the senior took up the mountain? Are we in the right place?" the woman in yellow said in surprise.
The tall man shook his head and said: "Foundation-building monk can fly with a sword. This iron fence may only be used by him to receive guests, but at least it proves that we are not wrong. Everyone should hurry up."
The four members of the Lin family climbed up the chain, but Jiang You could only follow closely behind. Where was the promised protection? In the end I felt forgotten. But it's right to think about it. He was needed to lead the way before, and he still had value. Now that the cave is right in front of him, he is not that important.
But at the moment when he was about to climb onto the platform, the woman in yellow who had already climbed onto the platform finally reached out to Jiang You.
Jiang Youshun held the hand of the woman in yellow, and saw a gentle smile suddenly appeared on her face.
A burst of spiritual power came from the palm of the woman in yellow, and Jiang You was blown away. He also fell off the cliff and was submerged by the sea of insects.
"How can the reserved cave of the Foundation Establishment monks be known to outsiders? Death is also a relief for ordinary people like you." The woman in yellow still smiled lightly.
"She's just a pariah, why are you talking so much nonsense?" The short man finally couldn't help but said, "If I were her, I would just put the knife on her neck and bring us here."
"It's good that we found it. Let's quickly go into the cave to see if there are any treasures left behind." The woman in red couldn't wait to say.
The four of them entered the hole like this, but Jiang You, who was wearing women's clothing, emerged from the sea of worms. He couldn't help but cursed: "Damn it, you actually tricked me. Sure enough, what Min Lan said is right, even beautiful women can't." believe!"
Fortunately, he had spiritual space and switched to his true form at the moment he fell into the sea of insects. These soul-eating insects would only attack people with trauma, so Jiang You was not attacked even though he was surrounded by the sea of insects.
However, he was also surprised that these soul-eating insects did not dare to go up the mountain. Perhaps the mountain was really the cave of a certain senior, so there was a barrier to prevent mosquitoes and beasts. It's just that this so-called senior is not the savior the tall man said, otherwise the woman in yellow would not take action against him here.
Thinking of this, he also decided to go into the cave to take a look. Although the monks at the eighth level of Qi training were not weak, they still had a chance of victory if they grasped the timing well.
So he climbed up the mountain again, and when he was far away from the soul-eating insects, he switched to Lin Xu's body. After all, this was his immediate combat power.
There are really signs of people living here. There is also a stone table and stone chairs on the platform for watching the waterfall and enjoying the sun. Perhaps the poem was written here.
It's just that everything here is covered with moss, and no one has lived there for at least ten years. If the foundation-building monk had not left, he would have died, and this place would naturally become an ownerless land. It was really a good place to explore and find treasures. After all, the scraps thrown away by the foundation-building monks were also treasures for the Qi-training monks.
Stepping into the cave, Jiang You instantly felt that her consciousness was blocked, and her eyes and ears became the only channel for obtaining information. However, this was not a bad thing for her. After all, the same was true for the four people, which made it easier to activate. sneak attack.
After walking about twenty steps, she finally arrived at the main hall. The decoration in the hall was very simple. It was nothing more than a stone bed for meditation. There was a pool of ashes on the stone bed, and some skeletal relics could be faintly seen in the ashes. It seemed that This foundation-building senior was burned to death by the elixir fire when he tried to form an elixir again. Unexpectedly, the life of the foundation-building monk was so fragile. These four people probably estimated the monk's longevity and went up the mountain to try their luck. Unexpectedly, they actually bumped into him.
The lobby was obviously cleared by four people, but there were still voices from a few people in the alchemy room. They should be dividing the elixir inside.
Jiang You naturally wanted these ownerless things, not to mention that her face was torn, so she didn't need to be polite, so while the four of them were arguing, she quietly came to the door of the alchemy room.
"As the team leader and the most powerful person, I must take one of the three Foundation Establishment Pills here." The tall man said arrogantly, "Let's discuss who gets the Foundation Establishment Pills and the rest. The person compensated with other supplies.”
"That's nice to say." The short man said disdainfully, "All the materials here are not worth a Foundation Establishment Pill. How about dividing them according to their strength. I am second in strength, so I also want to share one."
Jiang You was also surprised when he heard their conversation. This is a second-level elixir. Although it is only low-grade, it can greatly increase the probability of successful foundation building for peak Qi training monks. This alone is enough for Qi training monks to win the battle. Broken blood flow. You must know that although the Lin family in Xinghai City only has two or three foundation-building monks, it is not because there are not enough talents, but because most of them are stuck at the peak of Qi training because they cannot break through. Once the foundation can be broken through, the lifespan will also change from two hundred years to four hundred years. This can also be said to be a life, and it is naturally worthy of anyone's life.
And this is even more important to Jiang You, because the condition for the spiritual consciousness space to break through to the second level is not only that the space absorbs enough spiritual energy, but also that everyone who is sealed needs to break through to the foundation building stage at the same time. To ensure nothing goes wrong, she must also prepare a large amount of foundation building. Dan. While the four of them were still arguing, she also began to wait for an opportunity to rob him.
At this time, the woman in yellow also spoke, and she said calmly: "Yes, our sisters' cultivation is indeed the weakest, but we have always advanced and retreated together. If we join forces, I'm afraid you, Brother Kai, are no match for us. .”
The so-called Brother Kai was the tall man. He nodded deeply when he heard the words, but suddenly stabbed the short man in the chest with a sword.
"What are you doing?"
Although the short man struggled to avoid the vital points, he was eventually penetrated into the chest and lungs, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood. He also realized the seriousness of the problem and said with a smile: "At worst, I don't want it anymore, you can compensate me with other things!"
The woman in red sneered, "We all know who you are. If you don't get the Foundation Establishment Pill, you will definitely report it to the clan leader. We haven't reached the peak of Qi training yet and can't take it. When the time comes, the clan leader will definitely force us to take it." Leave it to that bitch!"
"So in order to achieve a fair distribution, I have to force you to die. There are soul-eating insects outside. You can't run away if you are injured. You should just surrender and let us give you a happy life." The woman in yellow clothes He also said lightly.
"You can't even think of succeeding! Even though I know I'm going to die, I'm going to give it a try." The short man said and ran towards the door, but was stabbed in the heart by the tall man who was chasing him.
But at this moment, the tall man also discovered Jiang You hiding outside the door. He didn't expect Jiang You to be alive, so he naturally didn't make any preparations, not to mention that a powerful wind blade was already close to him.
The short man didn't expect this, but he smiled before he died. At least he had someone to back him up, right?
