He used the Zhao Ning Kneading Technique to scatter vine seeds, and the vines grew, binding the two of them instantly.
But at this moment, a voice sounded, "Sister Zhao Ning, is that you?!"
"There's an ambush here! Move quickly!"
"It's too late! Kill them!"
The next moment, a figure rushed in very quickly, grabbed the person who was no longer able to resist, raised the knife and dropped it, and blood and flesh flew everywhere in an instant.
Zhao Ning was also shocked, Bai Jiaping?
For a moment, I couldn't tell whether I was frightened that he would help me, or if I was frightened that he would be cruel.
The other person's pupils were so frightened that he struggled and squirmed, trying to run towards the entrance of the cave. Bai Jiaping was covered in blood and mud, and he lowered his head and turned around. His eyes were so cold that he seemed to have only the thought of killing.
Then "I don't want it anymore, I'll give you the Soul Infant Fruit, but don't kill me!"
But Bai Jiaping didn't pay attention at all. He raised his sword, and the aura on the sword was restless.
Zhao Ning reacted, "Wait! We can't kill him!"
Zhao Ning realized something was wrong - why would Tian Hongjun wait for her specifically at Soul Infant Fruit? Who told him that she needed Soul Infant Fruit? Even when she asked Ye Ziying for clues about medicinal materials, she didn't mention Soul Infant Fruit. Who told them!
But it was too late to stop Bai Jiaping.
The sky was filled with blood, and Bai Jiaping's cruel moves reappeared.
"you……"
Zhao Ning didn't know what to say for a moment, and his thoughts were confused by a series of bloody shocks.
Bai Jiaping raised his head and wiped his face, but more blood was blurred.
He smiled at Zhao Ning and said, "Sister Zhao Ning, are you okay?"
Zhao Ning still remembered Bai Jiaping's hostility towards her before, and the sudden affectionate address made Zhao Ning even more hesitant.
Ye Ziying ran in in a hurry and grabbed Zhao Ning's hand, "Sister Zhao Ning, are you okay? Oh, you're bleeding."
Zhao Ning wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and shook his head, "Small injury."
Ye Ziying was furious and kicked Tian Hongjun, "These damn guys, I saw them sneaking around here a few days ago. I didn't expect that they were here to plot against you. If I had known about it, I would have killed you." He was cut into pieces by a thousand cuts.”
"It's too late now." Bai Jiaping grinned and lifted up the light feather sword. The blood on the sword rolled into beads on the ground, "I will chop off his hands and feet now and make him a human pig to vent my anger on Sister Zhao Ning. "
"Fellow Daoist Bai." Zhao Ning frowned and wanted to refuse. Ye Ziying spoke faster, kicked Bai Jiaping with her feet, and cursed, "Senior Brother Bai! Stop talking about it. Sister Zhao Ning is a fairy, how can I You can see such disgusting things, and you really made this place so dirty."
Ye Ziying said that she felt the smell of blood was so strong that she couldn't stand it any longer. She took the lead in picking the soul baby fruit, put it into Zhao Ning's hand, and pulled Zhao Ning out.
Zhao Ning looked back at the dead waterfall cave. The cut off waterfall started to flow again, and the water instantly washed away the blood, as if the blood had never been there before.
After entering the Lingwu Forest, Zhao Ning seemed to have been feeling an indescribable uneasiness since then, until it reached its peak at this moment.
Not surprisingly, facing the scene just now, Zhao Ning was repulsive, but it was not that he showed great kindness or sympathy to Tian Hongjun and the others. After all, Zhao Ning had already sacrificed his life, and if he didn't spare their lives, he would spare his own. Life.
What Zhao Ning repelled was the blood all over the sky. Was this really the work of a cultivator? How is this practice different from the evil way?
It just seems that after entering the Spirit Mist Forest, everyone is fighting for medicinal materials and resources, with the murderous intention of either you die or I live.
Zhao Ning hesitated for a moment. Is the world of cultivation so cruel, or are these people actually inherently evil, and may even be controlled by inner demons?
"Sister Zhao Ning, are you okay?"
It was Bai Jiaping who spoke. He had a smile on his face but was a little embarrassed and shy. When Zhao Ning looked at him, he handed over his hands and apologized, "I'm sorry, sister Zhao Ning, I was rude to you earlier. I was too much." I was so anxious and carried away my head that I didn’t even think about being malicious.”
His attitude was surprisingly good, so good that Zhao Ning seemed to have met a gentle and gentle young man.
Ye Ziying kicked him lightly again, and Bai Jiaping bowed even more humbly, "Ziying is my junior sister, and she is my junior sister in my heart. When I saw my junior sister injured, I lost my mind and neglected Zhao Ning. Sister, please forgive me."
Zhao Ning was suspicious of his attitude, but she didn't show too much expression on her face. Ye Ziying walked to Zhao Ning and held her sleeve, "Sister Zhao Ning, you are my savior, no matter what, I can’t even let them be rude to you, but luckily I met you again.”
Zhao Ning shook his head, "It doesn't matter."
From beginning to end, Zhao Ning never kept other people's attitudes in mind. After all, she had always walked the road alone.
Ye Ziying was overjoyed, "Great. Sister Zhao Ning, let's practice together. It's too dangerous for you to collect herbs alone in Lingwu Forest. All the casual cultivators here are desperate outlaws. What medicinal materials do you still lack? We Let me help you pick it together."
Bai Jiaping and the other three people also came over and nodded with an unchanging smile on their faces.
Zhao Ning withdrew her hand without leaving a trace, "Miss Ye, I have collected all the medicinal materials I need. It's time for me to return to Yuancheng."
"Huh? So soon? Let's send you off!"
Zhao Ning declined repeatedly but did not stop Ye Ziying, and the five of them were sent all the way to the edge of Lingwu Forest by Ye Ziying.
Zhao Ning bowed her hands to them to say goodbye, and Ye Ziying was very reluctant to leave.
"I really want to go back with Sister Zhao Ning, but the family mission has not been completed yet." She was annoyed, and then pulled Zhao Ning's hand and said, "Sister Zhao Ning lives somewhere in Guiyuan City, wait for me from Lingwu Forest When you come out, you must go and visit me. Sister Zhao Ning, please don’t refuse me."
Zhao Ning was silent for a while, looking at Ye Ziying. Even though Zhao Ning didn't want to be with Bai Jiaping, she had to admit that Ye Ziying had always been friendly.
"The Seventy-nine Cave Mansion at Qingzhu Peak in Guiyuan City."
Ye Ziying smiled happily and said, "I made a note of it. Sister Zhao Ning can wait for me."
Zhao Ning took a few steps and turned around to see Ye Ziying smiling. She paused and turned to face her again.
"Miss Ye. There are hidden dangers in the Lingwu Forest. Whether it's the monsters, spirits, or the monks themselves, their natures, good and evil, are unpredictable. Go home early."
Ye Ziying looked at her suspiciously, but she just took it as a farewell message and accepted it casually with a smile.
Zhao Ning did not return to Yuancheng. He found a hidden cave on the outskirts of Guiyuan City and properly sealed the cave entrance.
Zhao Ning sat cross-legged in the cave and performed kung fu to enter the House of Silent Spirit.
Zhao Ning could sense the changes in the Palace of Silent Spirits. At least in her perception, there was no chaos caused by the Phantom Bee, so she dared to directly enter the Palace of Silent Spirits.
But in order to prevent accidents, she would never go back to the cave or enter Guiyuan City directly. If the phantom bees were poisonous and uncontrollable, she could only find a way to get rid of the phantom bees, but she could not cause chaos around them.
Everything was as usual in the main hall, and it was still quiet outside the door of the east side hall. Even when standing outside the garden gate, there was no buzzing sound.
Could it be that all the Phantom Bees are dead?
To be cautious, Zhao Ning still used the defensive technique, and the small door creaked open. Surprisingly, there was no huge vine cave as expected, and even the yellow mud nest was gone.
The whole garden seems to be the same as usual, but it is different from usual.
All the medicinal herbs are growing better, as if they have been infused with strong nutrients.
Until Zhao Ning saw some residue on the edge, the rotten vines wrapped the honeycomb and bee corpses, turning them into ashes with a light touch. Then several medicinal plants planted around them instinctively absorbed the ashes, and grew a lot visible to the naked eye. Well beyond the age of device acceleration.
"It is normal for the wisteria to accelerate its growth and become corrupted. It has been nearly a month, which is already three thousand years. But what about the phantom bees? The hive may collapse as the wisteria corrodes. We cannot allow the phantom bees to die out without their nests."
In confusion, Zhao Ning saw the only blooming flower in the garden. Many medicinal materials in the garden were in bloom, but most of them bear fruit after blooming and stay in fruit state for many years. Only this flower was in bloom. It seemed to last forever.
"This is?" Zhao Ning suddenly realized that it was a flame crown with flame-like flowers. The fruit it produced could be used as medicinal materials for the Fire Spirit Pill. It was transplanted in the Lingwu Forest.
A complete collection of nine states' elixirs appeared in Zhao Ning's palm, and she turned to the introduction of Flame Crown.
The Flame Crown has a flowering period of a hundred years and bears fruit for a hundred years. It contains rich fire spiritual power and is of great benefit to fire attribute monks.
There is also a note at the back. The Flame Crown can mutate into a Raging Flame Crown, which grows for thousands of years, blooms for thousands of years, and bears fruit for thousands of years. When it blooms, it is extremely fire-toxic and is naturally resistant to metallic insects.
"The Phantom Bee was finally eliminated through such a strange combination of circumstances."
Zhao Ning was helpless for a moment and felt that she was very lucky.
But not long after he relaxed, he heard another subtle flapping of wings, "Buzz——"
This sound made Zhao Ning feel a little bit like that day, and his scalp went numb for a moment.
Then, she locked on the source of the sound.
Not many, three phantom bees, which cannot be called phantom bees. Their chests and abdomens are wrapped with a small flame, as if the black shell has been replaced by flames, and they have actually mutated and become flame phantom bees. .
They lie on the crown of flames and accumulate pollen on their legs bit by bit.
The Encyclopedia of Nine Provinces’ Elixirs misled me. It said clearly in black and white that when the Crown of Flame blooms, the poison of fire will definitely defeat the alien insects? How could it take just a few breaths to feel like I had been slapped in the face?
Zhao Ning watched one of the Flame Phantom Bees fly up clumsily, and then got into the device where the spiritual stones were placed in the upper left corner of the garden. When she looked closer, she saw that the three Flame Phantom Bees had built a new nest in it. The smell of honey in the hive was extremely sweet. When the Flame Phantom Bee flew back to the Flame Crown, he dipped his fingertips into it, and after only a slight taste, he found that the eight extraordinary meridians were somewhat unblocked.
This mutated flame crown gave birth to a mutated flame phantom bee. The flame phantom bee wandered among the many thousand-year-old elixirs in the garden and brewed honey with strange effects.
Misfortune and good fortune depended on each other, and after many desperate attempts in the cave, there was a great opportunity.
No wonder monks like to seek wealth and honor in danger, so Zhao Ning was almost shaken.
Chapter 052
Zhao Ning noticed something was wrong as soon as she arrived at Guiyuan City.
The number of patrol teams near Guiyuan City has almost doubled, and patrol teams are patrolling frequently in the suburbs where they are rarely seen.
It was not until Zhao Ning arrived at the gate of Guiyuan City that this feeling reached its peak. Guiyuan City, which had always been loose and sparsely guarded, was guarded by dozens of monks on both sides. Their cultivation levels were all above Zhao Ning's. The ID tags hanging on their waists can tell that they come from different sects. Among them, the four major sects are the most numerous.
Everyone who enters Guiyuan City will be interrogated. There are many high-level Qi practitioners among the people queuing up, but they also follow the team forward honestly. The closer Zhao Ning gets to the city gate, the more solemn the atmosphere around him feels.
There were people in line behind who were also puzzled by this situation. They asked the people next to them for confirmation in a low voice, but received a silent reminder, and then pointed to the top of the tower.
Zhao Ning looked up in the direction. At the top of the tower, there was a monk wearing a blue robe sitting cross-legged and meditating with his eyes closed.
"He is an expert in foundation building. Don't ask, don't look, don't tell."
Soon we arrived at Zhao Ning, and the interrogators only asked where we were from, whether we had an address, and whether we had registered our identity.
Zhao Ning handed him the Qingzhu Peak Seven-Nine Token. The interrogator took one look at it and let her in.
Until they entered Guiyuan City, although Xianlin Long Street was still lively, the number of monks was obviously less than before. Zhao Ning could still occasionally hear a few quiet conversations on the road.
"I heard that no one in Zhuangzi was spared. Even the masters of foundation building have turned to evil ways."
"Fortunately, the leader of Qingxiao Sect personally led people to encircle and suppress them, otherwise there would have been heavy casualties."
Zhao Ning heard the discussion and subconsciously followed the direction of the sound, but she didn't want the two whispering monks to immediately fall silent when they saw the silver-armored patrol team approaching.
Could it be Tianjiazhuang? Zhao Ning speculated in her mind that that day the Kong family's grandfather and grandson mentioned Tianjiazhuang, and Qin Keyuan seemed to intend to go there to investigate.
"Fairy, fairy!"
At this moment, a voice suddenly called out to Zhao Ning. The voice was really familiar. Zhao Ning raised her eyes and found that she had walked to the central square unknowingly. The only one who could call her like this was the ore stall owner.
Facing the smiling face of the ore stall owner, Zhao Ning reluctantly approached and said, "Fellow Taoist, I don't have the spirit stone to buy your entire stall of ore today."
