When Li Yuan returned to the inn, it was already late at night. Yuan Yao had already fallen asleep, while Li Yunqing was practicing and did not fall asleep.
As soon as he entered the room, Li Yunqing exited the cultivation state.
"How's it going? Did you find out anything?" Li Yunqing asked softly.
Li Yuan carefully told Li Yunqing the information he had discovered and discussed countermeasures.
………
The next morning.
The morning sun shines brightly on the bed through the gap in the window.
Yuan Yao's closed eyes slowly opened a small crack, yawned, and murmured: "Xiao Yuan, why don't you close the windows!"
"It's three poles in the sun, it's time to set off." Li Yuandao.
After Yuan Yao got up and washed up, he called Shi Chen, and the four of them left the inn and headed southwest of the town.
The entire town was shrouded in a faint red mist, making the already not strong sunlight in the morning softer.
The transportation station in the town is not far from the inn where Li Yuan and others live.
According to the route given by the waiter at the inn, after passing through several small streets, we saw a square more than 300 feet wide and 500 feet long.
In the square, there were hundreds of elephant-horse beasts, as well as more than twenty huge clouded leopard beasts. The latter had long white hair all over their bodies, and they were all five or six feet tall.
Maybe it's because Yunliu City can only be entered and exited, but there aren't many people in the huge square.
Seeing a guest coming to the door, a middle-aged woman who was in the middle stage of the Taoist Realm came over and respectfully asked Li Yuan and others: "Sir, do you want to rent mounts?"
"Yes. How to rent a clouded leopard beast?" Li Yuan responded.
The middle-aged woman said respectfully: "I wonder where the adults are going?"
"Yunliucheng, do you want to go? How much does it cost?"
"Well... we can't go to Yunliu City during this period." The middle-aged woman smiled awkwardly, "You must have heard that Yunliu City is now only accessible and cannot be entered, and the inspection is very strict.
"If the adults really want to go, we can only send you a hundred miles outside the city. You have to go there on your own for the rest of the way. If you are willing, we will only charge you four 80 middle-grade Yuan stones.
"Business is not doing well during this period. The fee is only 30% of the usual price."
The middle-aged woman was afraid that Li Yuan and the others would not ride, so she hurriedly added.
Li Yuan pretended to think for a moment and said calmly: "Okay. Let's go now!"
The middle-aged woman looked around and saw no other guests, so she said, "Okay! Just wait a moment."
Not long after, a middle-aged woman led a clouded leopard beast over, and there were two trainers who specialized in controlling clouded leopard beasts, both of whom had perfect cultivation in the Void Realm.
A third-level earth spirit-like human metamorphosis cannot be controlled, and only a specialized animal trainer can do so.
For Li Yuan, it is not difficult to drive the third-level earth spirit, but the route to Yunliu City is unclear.
The middle-aged woman handed an animal skin ticket to Li Yuan. The latter glanced at it and immediately paid eighty yuan of middle-grade Yuan stones.
On the back of the clouded leopard beast, a wooden house with relatively fine workmanship was built. It was almost three feet long and two feet wide, and was divided into two rooms, inside and outside.
The outer room can seat fourteen people on both sides, and the inner room can seat six people, which is relatively spacious.
"Let's go!" After Li Yuan sat down, he ordered the two animal trainers outside.
The clouded leopard beast let out a roar and, under the command of its trainer, flew out of the square.
The straight-line distance from Hongyun Town to Yunliu City is nearly a thousand miles. The clouded leopard beast's route is rugged and needs to avoid dense forests to avoid being attacked by monsters, resulting in a greatly elongated route.
………
Night falls and the fog fills the air.
"You two, how long will it take to get to Yunliu City now?" Li Yuan asked the animal trainer outside the house.
"Sir, there are still more than three hundred miles. For safety reasons at night, the forward speed will be slower. It is estimated that we will reach a hundred miles outside Yunliu City by dawn tomorrow." One of the animal trainers replied respectfully.
Another animal trainer took out dozens of yellow wooden sticks from the storage bag, lit them, and fixed them on racks all over the body of the clouded leopard. A dozen more were also inserted in front of the head.
The yellow wooden stick burns slowly, emitting yellow smoke and exuding a light fragrance, which is refreshing.
The clouded leopard beast pushed the smoke forward several feet through its snort.
Because the speed is much slower than during the day, it is less than half of the normal speed of the elephant horse.
Most of the Earth Spirit's body was shrouded in yellow smoke, with a long tail trailing behind.
The red mist that filled the forest magically dispersed when it met the yellow smoke.
Li Yuan opened the door, lifted the curtain, looked at the burning yellow sticks, and asked: "Master, what are you sticking around?"
The animal trainer who had just lit the Huangyun Rock Wood replied: "Your Excellency, I don't know about this thing. It probably came from outside the Luoyun Mountains.
"This is yellow cloud rock wood. It is very common here. Its only function is to drive away the fog that permeates the Sanyun Mountains and prevent attacks by monsters hidden in the fog. Those monsters are very afraid of yellow cloud rock wood."
Li Yuan did not expect Huang Yunyan to have such an effect.
After thinking for a long time, Li Yuan spent a medium-grade Yuan Stone to buy sticks made of 90% Huangyunyan wood from the two animal trainers.
"By the way, is there really no other big city nearby besides Yunliu City?"
Li Yuan put away the yellow cloud rock wood and continued to ask the two animal trainers.
"There is only one big city like this in the 6,000-mile radius of Yunliu City. There are a few towns, and our Hongyun Town is the largest town." Another animal trainer sitting on the right side of the carriage replied.
"I heard that there is a big city nearby. Although there is a strong man from the Nirvana Realm of the Liu family sitting in the city, it is not completely under the control of the Liu family." The beast tamer on the left continued.
Hearing this, Li Yuan hurriedly asked: "What city? Where is it? Is it far away?"
"Meteor City in Liuyue Kingdom should be three to four thousand miles away from Yunliu City!" the beast tamer on the left replied.
Another animal trainer added: "Meteor City is located in the southwest of the Luoyun Mountains. It is not easy to cross from the current northeast. You need to climb over the entire Luoyun Mountains."
The night is dark and foggy.
It was rare for someone to talk to the animal trainer, and they talked a lot along the way. Li Yuan learned some things related to the Liu family from them, and also learned a lot about the situation around Yunliu City.
On the second day, it was just dawn.
On the broad mountain road, the clouded leopard beast slowly stopped.
One side of the mountain road is a straight cliff, and the other side is an abyss of thousands of feet.
Occasionally, the sound of rolling rocks colliding with the cliff echoed in the mountains and lingered for a long time.
"Sir, we are here. You have to go on your own for the rest of the journey.
"There are few monsters around Yunliu City, and they are only first- and second-level monsters. There are three red blood bats in the majority, but they are afraid of Huang Yunyanmu.
"We can only send it here. If we go further, if someone from the Liu family discovers it, it will be difficult to escape. Over there is Yunliu City."
After one of the animal trainers finished speaking, he pointed to the lush mountains in the northwest, and the outline of a huge city could be vaguely seen. At this time, the light was not very sufficient and it was not clear.
When Li Yuan and others got out of the car, the two trainers bowed and drove the clouded leopard back.
With a flick of his finger, several yellow cloud rock sticks flew out. Li Yuan lit them, and the yellow smoke drifted away with a delicate fragrance.
Looking around, among the rolling mountain peaks, there is an area of blood-red thick fog that is thicker than other places. It seems to be to the west of Yunliu City.
"We are finally approaching Yunliu City." Li Yunqing spoke slowly. The destination was right in front of her, but a look of solemnity appeared on her face: "Xiao Yuanzi, are we really not going to the city?"
"Don't go in." Li Yuan nodded and said, "The west direction of the city is weird, so we will go around outside the city. When I inquired in Hongyun Town before, I learned that although the Liu family's mansion is in Yunliu City, the place where the clan members practice is in the ancestral home outside the west of the city. .
"It is said that Liu Tianyun is also in retreat there. It should be the area with particularly thick red mist."
"Yes." Li Yunqing nodded slightly and glanced between the mountains, "How about we wait here until the sun comes out before leaving!"
"Xiao Yuan, I don't think that place is safe. Do you really want to go?" Yuan Yao said hurriedly before Li Yuan spoke.
Looking at the red area, relying on her blood reaction and the previous three red blood bats, she felt a little uneasy in her heart.
Yuan Yao's words made Li Yuan hesitate. Jiu Huanyuan was born to be sensitive to dangerous places.
The spirit is sleeping, and it is up to him to make a decision.
Li Yuan thought about it again and again, and left, a little unwillingly.
If nothing unexpected happens, it will only take five to ten years to advance to Nirvana with the help of the Yuan bones in their bodies.
After entering Nirvana, Li Yuan never thought of using Zong Yuan Dan to assist his cultivation, but directly used Zi Yuan Dan.
There will be so many obstacles in the future. If you give up every time you encounter danger, it will be difficult to improve your cultivation.
"Xiao Yaoyao, I decided to go and have a look. Now that everyone is here, I am not willing to go back.
"If we really encounter a formidable enemy, and you and I join forces to kill him without leaving any trace behind, you can't back down.
"Don't be so afraid of death. You must be worthy of the Yuan Beast bloodline." Li Yuan looked at Yuan Yao and said with a half-smile.
Yuan Yao had already understood, and Li Yuan had made up his mind. He no longer struggled fearlessly and could only bite the bullet and nod silently.
………
The sun finally climbed into the sky, and its golden light dispersed the fog in the mountains and forests.
Li Yuan and others headed west of Yunliu City.
Take a detour through the mountains and forests to avoid exposure.
Six hours later, the group finally reached the west of Yunliu City.
At this time, the sunset has set, the forest is dim, and the moon is veiled, ethereal.
Four yellow cloud rocks were lit and held in hand to disperse the surrounding fog.
Looking up at the night sky through the gaps between the leaves, I wonder if it was because of the fog blocking it, but the hazy full moon turned blood red.
There were constant roars of beasts all around, which was very scary.
Li Yuan paused and suddenly said: "The ancestral home of the Liu family should be ahead!"
When Li Yunqing and others heard this, they all looked in the direction pointed by Li Yuan.
The trees in front of us are getting thinner, and in the distance we can see the light of fire dimming the mist in the night sky.
After staying for a moment, they quickly flashed to the thorn bush under a huge rock.
Putting aside the thorns and revealing a small gap, Yuan Yao frowned and murmured in a low voice: "Why is there no guard at the door of such a big house?"
At this moment, Yuan Yao felt more uneasy.
Not far in front of the dense thorns, there is a square paved with huge stones, which is a hundred feet square.
Opposite the square, a courtyard wall tens of feet high is connected to the steep mountain walls on both sides.
In the middle of the courtyard wall, on both sides of the giant courtyard gate, two three-foot-high red lanterns were hung, both with a large Chinese character "Liu" on them.
There are two huge statues of three red blood bats in front of the door, almost eleven or twenty feet tall.
Li Yuan released his soul power, slowly spread out, jumped over the courtyard gate, and explored the situation inside the courtyard.
The buildings in the courtyard are as impressive as a rainbow.
Due to the topography, all buildings are built according to the cliffs on both sides, slowly extending inward, getting wider and wider as they go inward, and gradually upward.
Go straight in for seven or eight miles and you will reach the end.
At the end of the house, there is a large hall with a plaque saying "Purple Cloud Hall", and many Yuan people are queuing up to submit things.
Li Yuan took a closer look and found that it was all purple dry grass, and he was immediately excited.
From the conversation between Yuan Zhe, we learned that at this moment, it was the time for the Liu family members to go into the mountains to pick purple weeds.
In the Luoyun Mountains, only the core members of the Liu family know where the purple dry grass grows.
Opposite the main hall, there is a medicinal garden of dozens of acres, like a small purple lake, planted entirely with purple dry grass.
However, in terms of quality, it is much worse than those herbs picked from outside by Yuan people.
If these cultivated purple weeds are used to refine medicine, the refining level of the pharmacist will be extremely high.
Otherwise, all the refined elixirs will be useless.
When it comes to elixirs of the Wang Dan level, few people can take them for a long time.
The erysipelas is too strong, and Wang Dan is mostly used by those in the Nirvana realm.
For Yuan practitioners who have reached this level, their cultivation level is already slow to improve. If too much erysipelas accumulates in the body, their cultivation level will stop completely.
Li Yuan was extremely excited by the purple dry grass in the garden.
As long as the other six materials are collected, the purple dry grass here can fully satisfy dozens of Yuan practitioners to cultivate to the late stage of Nirvana.
From a distance, the purple dead grass seems to be emitting a faint purple halo, but up close, it is just a purple dead grass, lifeless and inconspicuous.
There are hundreds of Liu family members in the mansion, and only one is in the Nirvana realm, reaching the peak of the early stage of the Nirvana realm.
Li Yuan slowly withdrew his soul power and acted extremely excited and excited.
After a while, when his mood calmed down, he said in a deep voice: "After midnight, I sneak in, you guys wait for me here."
"It's better that I come with you!" Li Yunqing said immediately.
"No!" Li Yuan said resolutely, "I have discovered the location where the Purple Weed is stored. I can just get it by myself. If there are more people, it will alarm them."
"But……"
"Little aunt, don't worry. Even if someone from the Liu family finds out, they won't be able to trap me."
………
At the third watch, a black figure emerged from the thorn bushes opposite the square outside the Liu family's ancestral house, quickly floated across the square, jumped up the courtyard wall, and fell into the courtyard.
Under the black robe, there was a faint flash of blue and silver lightning arcs.
He sniffed the mist that shrouded the Liu family's ancestral house with his nose. The smell of blood was very strong. Li Yuan pressed down his black cloak. With the dim red moonlight and the dim yellow lights from some lanterns outside the small courtyard, he walked along the Walk deep into the courtyard.
Opposite the Ziyun Hall, at the entrance of the medicine garden, three figures were sitting on wooden chairs, leaning against each other and sleeping soundly.
A flying thunder blade suddenly appeared and quickly struck several figures on their heads.
Just when the three of them were about to fall, a black figure rushed out, and the majestic energy lifted them upright.
Then, a black figure flashed into the medicine garden.
Looking at the purple dry grass in the garden, Li Yuan was overjoyed.
He leaned over and touched the soil in the medicine garden, grabbed a handful, rubbed it on his fingers, and smelled it. He thought to himself: "This should be the Ziyun mud that Ling mentioned. I didn't expect that the Liu family would actually do it." With so many, it’s no wonder that so many purple weeds can be cultivated.”
The quality of the purple blight in the medicine garden may be difficult for others to use in refining medicine, but for Li Yuan, there is no problem.
Putting down the purple cloud mud in his hand, he flashed through the garden, and all the purple withered grass in the garden was collected into Yunjie.
Putting away the materials, he swept out of the medicine garden with a sway.
(End of chapter)
