Before Shangjie left, Qian Chao asked one last question.
"Senior Brother Shang, I'm very curious. Even if Dusha was bullied by the people who were attached to him before and decided to take revenge, but... that's a sorcery. Where did he learn it? The sect always learns it. No, could it be in Ruixuan Town?"
"No, it's not Ruixuan Town," Shang Jie said. "Well, I heard about it too. It is said that there is a place outside our sect called Cold Pool. I don't know where it is. I heard that there are some sneaky people there. Evil people are in and out. I also heard that the sect has also wiped out the place. It seems that a lot of evil cultivators have been killed. However, there seems to be something weird about the cold pool. Even if the seniors who formed the pill went there, they could not completely wipe it out. , it all happened many years ago, and there are always people there now. It is said that it is within our Nine Mysteries, and that is where some guys with ulterior motives refine evil weapons."
"That's right. What's so weird about the cold pool?"
"Well, I don't know about this. You might as well go to the inner hall and ask, Junior Brother Qian. It is said that the last time the cold pool was cleared, it was the inner hall disciples who were dispatched, and several elders who formed pills were also enshrined elders in the inner hall. , I don’t know those things.”
This is the second time Qian Chao has heard about Hanchichi. The first time was in Anzhen. After the three guys Yu Xi and Dong Min attacked them, they learned it from the mouth of the captured Dong Min. , the three people’s original plan was to capture Qian Chao and take them to the Han Pond to help Wen Zhang refine weapons. Qian Chao later vaguely inquired that the Han Pond was not a good place, that’s all. Now it seems that this The weirdness in the cold pool was far beyond his imagination.
After Shangjie left, Qian Chao didn't think much about Du Sha's practice of sorcery, and just regarded it as the last resistance of a guy who was tortured beyond endurance.
Then the five people searched for a day and gathered again at Qian Chao's residence. This time the five people practiced again according to the method they used when they broke through the Xiaowu Pass. Considering that Qian Chao's spiritual roots really couldn't bear it for too long. pressure, so when the money tide was about to reach its limit, it stopped. Although it didn't last too long, this practice method was still very beneficial.
However, it is still impossible to rely on this method to break through to the sixth level of Qi refining in a short time. After a Qi refining monk breaks through the fifth level, it is not difficult to break through again. What is difficult is that there is a relative obstacle in the middle of the breakthrough step. long stage.
After the practice was over, Qian Chao laid out the spiritual tea and talked to a few companions, during which he naturally told a few people about Dusha.
Lu Pingchuan was very interested after hearing about Du Sha and said:
"Oh? That kid, hehe, I still remember him. He was so arrogant at the time, and he was slapped by my senior brother Xi Kan. How come this kid broke the pot and became an evil cultivator? Hey, that's good. If you encounter them outside, just beat them to death."
"Don't underestimate him too much," Qian Chao said. "The last time we dealt with An Zhen, although his cultivation at that time was not as good as now, An Zhen only used an evil sword. He didn't...well...or It is said that he did not practice evil arts, but Dusha is different. Although his cultivation is not as good as An Zhen, this person has completely become an evil practitioner, and he uses evil arts when killing people. If he is really I’m afraid it will be troublesome if we encounter it outside.”
"What's going on in the sect recently? Why are things always happening? First someone wanted to kill Yan Shuang, and now there's Dusha..." Yanxuan said.
"There is a reason for this," Tang Ping said. "Our Wuling Sect is currently at a critical juncture with the Muyang Sect. Many people in the sect have been sent out. My sixth grandfather may also be sent out in a few days. Even my master had news that he had to go out and walk around. The seniors who formed the core and many brothers who built the foundation were sent out, so the sect was suddenly empty, just in time for those monsters and monsters to come out and move around. Chance."
"Well, that's good," Li Jian said, "We have broken through the fifth level. According to what senior Leng Yue said, it's time for me to become a disciple. But I didn't know until I came back this time that senior Leng Yue was also sent out to join us. Several other seniors from Mu Xiufeng also left, probably to deal with people from Mu Yangzong. That day, a girl named Ling Yue sent me a letter, talking about this matter, oh, that Ling Yue. He is the disciple of Senior Leng Yue."
Yanxuan nodded after hearing this, and so did Senior Zhong. It seemed that the Wuling Sect and the Muyang Sect were already in full confrontation.
"Oh, no matter that, Mr. Qian, I met someone two days ago. Who do you think he is?"
"Then how do I know who it is?"
"It's Han Ning, well, it's the one Han Tian has been thinking about so hard."
"Oh, Ning Han, what happened when I saw her?" Qian Chao was a little curious.
"Boy Qian, I met her accidentally, and then I heard someone said it was her, so I took a second look. I was a little confused. Han Ningsheng is indeed beautiful, but she is not the top-notch beauty, eh. , she is still inferior to Yan Shuang. Even compared to Sister Yan and the Mei Min Shuangshu from Qixia Mountain, they are just mediocre. They are even not as beautiful as Mei Qing. I have a question. Mr. Qian, you have met Lin Jian. A person like Lin Jian, who looks talented and has a profound background. Let alone within the sect, even looking at the world of cultivation, if he wants, there is no such thing as a stunning woman that he cannot get his hands on. What? Why can Han Ning, who is not outstanding, let him follow you all the time? "
Tang Ping said this because she was already a little confused about Ning Han. If Han Tian was so obsessed with Ning Han, it was understandable. After all, they were childhood sweethearts. They had been engaged since childhood and the two grew up together. It makes sense, but after Ning Han entered the sect, Lin Jian did the same, which made Tang Ping a little worried.
Tang Ping and Qian Chao, and even Li Jian, Yanxuan and Lu Pingchuan, the five of them are all young. Although Tang and Qian are both extremely intelligent people, they still don't have much experience in the world. It seems People want to see through her at a glance... That is impossible. Therefore, when Tang Ping met Ning Han, she just felt that this woman had nothing but beauty. However, this also made Tang Ping couldn't help but think more. , how did such a woman make Lin Jian fall in love?
She has made two men fall in love with him!
And these two men are very important to her!
Qian Chao was startled and said slowly: "You mean..."
"Han Ning has not been in the sect for too long. After she came, she set her sights on Lin Jian in order to get rid of the Han family. Leaving aside Han Tian, she almost did it. So, I am very curious. How did she do it? It would be fine if she was born to be a scheming person, but in my opinion, she is not that kind of exquisite person, so... is there someone helping Han behind the scenes? Where is Ning?"
Qian Chao nodded, what Tang Ping said did make sense, but Han Ning was not important to Qian Chao at the moment. Putting aside his cultivation, the most important thing was to capture Wen Liang, so he said:
"I will inquire about this matter later to see if it is as you said. But now I know something that I want to tell everyone."
Then Qian Chao expressed his suspicions about Yin Kuang, the Tian family and Wen Liang.
After finishing speaking, Qian Chao smiled, looked at Tang Ping and said:
"Last time at Brother Li's place, we calculated together who would harm us. When it came to me, you named the Tian family. I didn't take it seriously at the time, but now it seems that you have indeed been right."
"How about we go out and stop the boy named Yin Kuang and ask him?" Lu Pingchuan said.
"No, Brother Lu, what Mr. Qian said is just his inference. Although it is very likely to be the case, he does not have any evidence now. What's more, Yin Kuang still has a teacher, so we can't mess around, Mr. Qian, Do you feel that all the key now lies with that gentle man?"
Qian Chao nodded and said, "Not bad."
"Wen Liang is indeed the one who has been dug deeper now. The sect has been searching for so long, but he still can't be found..."
"Then we have to wait until he reveals himself." Qian Chao said.
Tang Ping nodded. She fully understood what Qian Chao meant and said:
"I will talk to Senior Sister Lu Shuang when I have time, and ask her what arrangements they have recently, mainly whether they will go to the next few lively events. If they go, maybe Wen Liang will be there. Take action."
"Why doesn't he take action now?" Yanxuan asked.
Tang Ping said: "The last time Yan Shuang was attacked at night, how long should they have been prepared in advance? That incident just passed, even if they are still determined, they still have to prepare for a few more days, and they still have to wait for the rumors in our sect to calm down. …”
"I remember you said that there is a place called Cold Spring Valley, and it will be extremely lively on a certain day..."
"Yes," Tang Ping said, "According to previous years, we have actually missed it, but I heard from the seniors that there will be a big tide every sixty years in that place, and the date will be delayed by a few months. So the excitement in Hanquan Valley hasn’t happened yet, but when the day comes, it will definitely be a big bustle! Not to mention Yan Shuang, it is estimated that all the disciples above the middle level of Qi Refining in the sect will try their luck."
Indeed, Tang Ping once said in Hongxia Valley that the bustle of Hanquan Valley was two months later. According to what was said at that time, it has already passed the bustle of Hanquan Valley. But I didn’t expect that this year I would meet every Jiazi talent. A big tide occurred. If so, almost all the Qi Refining disciples in the sect moved... Qian Chao couldn't help but feel moved in his heart. If Wen Liang's arrangement was there, he didn't know how many people would die!
"How long until that day comes?" Qian Chao asked.
"No matter what, oh, it's less than three months. Do you doubt Wen Liang will take action there?"
"That's right," Qian Chao said, "Do you still remember that evil beast we encountered?"
"What!" Several people were shocked by Qian Chao's words. The evil beast was really horrifying when they saw that thing. If Qian Chao hadn't understood the formation and figured out a way to deal with it, the five people would have He will definitely turn around and run away.
"If someone has made arrangements in Hanquan Valley in advance, and on that day, it is a day of great tide, and one or several evil beasts like that appear when the disciples in the sect gather together on that day, that would be a big deal!"
Not to mention a few, if one evil beast pounces into the crowd and starts killing people, it will be a disaster!
"So you want to..."
"Go and take a look in advance. After all, we are going to join in the fun on that day. Arranging the evil beasts must be done in advance. It is quite complicated. If we can find traces of Wen Liang's hands and feet, we might as well follow the clues and even find them there. Wen Liang is here!"
"Well, Brother Qian is right, but we should go check it out in advance."
In this way, the five of them agreed on the direction they would go out next.
"Boy Qian, take out your map." Tang Ping said.
"Oh" Qian Chao responded and spread out a map of Zongwai on the desk.
"Hey, here, this is Cold Spring Valley. Well, from here to the southwest, go back and check more. There may be a rare beast there. I don't know what it is yet, but it must be something extraordinary. If If I can collect it, it will be of great benefit, this is what Miss Ninth told me."
Tang Ping's words, the other friends just thought that she was going to find some rare birds and animals to catch and raise, but Qian Chaoting knew in his heart that this was probably Tang Ping's third natal spiritual beast, so he nodded head, said:
"Don't worry, the direction you mentioned happens to be a place with more ruins. I'll pay more attention and check it carefully. Let's go there and walk around more later."
Hearing what Qian Chao said, Tang Ping knew that Qian Chao understood.
It's not that Tang Ping deliberately hid it from the other three companions, but that her spiritual root is rare and hard to find in the world, even rarer than Lu Pingchuan's excellent qualifications. Therefore, it can be said that her life is related. Once more people know about it, If it leaks out, not to mention her, the lives of several friends may be in danger, so we can only keep it secret from them for the time being.
…
Qian Chao originally went to look for Ma Hu as soon as he came back from Ruixuan Town, but he didn't find him. Seeing that he was about to go out again, Qian Chao went to Tian Zhi'an's cave again after several friends left, but Ma Hu still didn't find him. Then, he was told that Ma Hu was out.
It's like this again, Qian Chao secretly thought, could it be that Ma Hu was sent out by the sect again?
Since they couldn't find it, they had to wait until they came back to look for it. So on the second day, Qian Chao and the other five gathered together and left the sect.
The five of them have all broken through the Xiaowu Pass and are no longer low-level Qi Refining disciples. Therefore, they can go to many places outside the sect before. In addition to avoiding dangerous places like Zheliushan Mountain, they only need to be careful in other places. You can always find out. After being out for two days, the five of them passed through places they had not dared to go before. Naturally, the monsters they encountered were more powerful than those they had encountered before, but for the five of them now, it was considered a near miss. , and the five people became more and more skilled in cooperation, so the harvest in the two days was quite rich. Not only did Lu Pingchuan happily put many monsters he had never seen before into his bag, Yan Xuan He also picked rare spiritual herbs again and again with a smile on his face.
At night, the five people found a dry cave in the mountain. Qian Chao repaired it and settled in it. After talking for a while, the five people sat down to practice while Qian Chao read under the lamp.
Tang Ping looked at the book in Qian Chao's hand and asked:
"Are you reading the one you got from that little thief who claimed to be a thief?"
Well, Ying Jing, the five of them met a group of casual cultivators after they came out of Ruixuan Town a few days ago. The leader of them called himself Ying Jing. After being caught, he lied that he was one of those casual cultivators. He was coerced and tried to hide it, but it was later discovered by the five people. This book was what the guy said was the ancestral classic of the Ying family in Benzhou.
"Yes, that's the one." Qian Chao said.
"Isn't that kid a liar?" Lu Pingchuan asked, and his neck was broken by Lu Pingchuan in the end.
"He did want to deceive us at that time, but not everything he said was a lie." Qian Chao shook the book in his hand. "The best way to deceive people is when there is truth and lies. If we had believed him at that time, he would have If we take out this book, then who among us will still doubt him? Well, now it seems that that person may really be a descendant of the Ying family in Benzhou. At least this book cannot be fake. It is old and it was originally written. The materials in this book and these pages are now considered rare items. Even though they are old after so many years, one page of this kind of paper costs dozens of spirit stones?"
"Why is paper so expensive?"
"I don't know much about what it is made of. It seems to be made from some rare spiritual herbs pounded into paper pulp, but the process is much more complicated. But the book made of the same paper I I saw it in Jiu Xuan's library. Those books are not just for borrowing. The spiritual stones are collected based on the number of days. There are several spiritual stones per day. They are very expensive. It is said that those books are from our five spirits. It has been handed down since the founding of the sect, and because the records are not confidential, they can be read by disciples."
"So, what Ying Jing said about the Ying family's ancestral hall is also true?" Yanxuan asked.
"Yes, look, there is a simple map in this book. I compared it with my own map and also referred to the map in the library. I was able to confirm the approximate location of the Ying family's ancestral hall. It can also be regarded as its distance from our Wuling Sect. It's relatively far away, so the terrain and features haven't changed much. If it were around our Five Spirits Sect, the 'cross-sea battle' almost completely changed the surrounding terrain, so it would be unrecognizable."
"Hey, brother Qian, can we find something good from this ancestral hall?"
"That's not certain. Maybe we can gain a lot."
As soon as Qian Chao said this, Li Jian, who had been listening to several people talking, suddenly said:
"Someone is coming!"
Several people immediately fell silent.
Outside, the whistling sound of ripped clothes came closer and closer, and then seemed to stop near the outside of the cave where Qian Chao and others were hiding.
Then someone was heard talking loudly.
"Where did that kid go? Have you lost him?"
"I don't know, it should be in this direction."
"Want to hide? Huh, come on, let me look for him!"
These words reached the ears of several people. Qian Chao's first reaction was probably that the people sent by the sect had found the traces of Dusha, chased them all the way here, and then lost them here. Thinking of these Qian Chao, Getting a little nervous, Dusha, Dusha, who has become an evil cultivator, must be very amazing. If these people can't find Dusha and show up here again after leaving, there might be another trouble. .
Qian Chao was thinking when he suddenly saw an insect that was shining like a firefly flying in from the entrance of the cave.
Just as a few people were looking at the slowly flying insect, several more flew in from the entrance of the cave.
"Spirit-seeking insect," Tang Ping squinted her eyes for a few times before recognizing the insect. "We have been discovered."
Qian Chao was startled after hearing this. There was a "Hidden Spirit Array" he had set up here, and this little bug actually discovered the hiding places of several people!
As soon as Tang Ping finished speaking, she heard someone talking outside.
"Haha, hide here!" Then I heard the sound of someone falling at the entrance of the cave, "Come out!"
"Come in if you can!" Lu Pingchuan shouted loudly, which made the cave buzz. Then he stood up and walked towards the entrance of the cave.
Li Jian stood up and gently pressed Lu Pingchuan's shoulders, signaling him not to go out and stay inside the cave.
If you go out rashly, you might be ambushed by someone outside.
The other three people were also prepared, not knowing what would happen next.
The person outside first said "huh?", as if he didn't expect the person inside to be so bold, and then said: "Okay, I want to see who is inside!"
The five people were in the deepest part of this curved cave. There was light inside the cave, and it became darker and darker outside. Then the five people saw a snake head the size of a human head slowly protruding from the darkness in the direction of the cave entrance. It looked ferocious. It was ugly. It kept spitting out black and purple letters, and from time to time it turned its head to stare at everyone with a maroon eye. Gradually, the whole body of the big snake was revealed. It was almost as thick as a human waist, and it slowly began to coil. , and even made a posture of attacking!
"Hey! The snake soup guy is here!" Although Lu Pingchuan said it nonchalantly, he had already started to gather strength.
The cave suddenly lit up white, and the big snake's head shrank back in shock. It was Li Jian who had already held two green bamboo spiritual swords in his hands. This big snake made him feel very dangerous, so Li Jian was already prepared. ready!
Qian Chao had already held a fan in his hand. In such a narrow place, if there was any danger, he would have to rush out first. If it really came to that point, he would have to drive away the big snake in the cave first. Go out, and then let the countless talismans clear the way. No matter what ambush they set at the entrance of the cave, they will be destroyed immediately!
Tang Ping tugged on Qian Chao's sleeve to tell him not to do anything, and then said loudly:
"Senior brother outside, you are a bit rude like this. If your Nightmare Snake is not honest and is killed by us, won't you feel bad?"
There was another "hmm" from outside, as if it was strange that his big snake was recognized, and then he said "hum" again:
"I want to see who is capable of hurting my snake."
After saying that, there were footsteps at the entrance of the cave, and then a figure of a person slowly appeared behind the big snake. This person was careful and only stood behind his big snake to prevent the people inside from attacking him.
The person who came in was a man with an ordinary face, but his complexion was slightly green. His cultivation was at the advanced level of Qi Refining. He had a stern look on his face. He was a little surprised when he saw the situation in the cave. He didn't expect that there was actually something inside the inconspicuous entrance of the cave. There were five people, both men and women, all looking at him nervously and warily.
After seeing the faces of these five people clearly, the man turned away with a slight "hum", and even the big snake slowly disappeared into the darkness of the cave with great caution.
"Hey, are you leaving just like that?" Lu Pingchuan said dissatisfiedly, but the guy who walked out ignored him.
Then the man's voice came from the entrance of the cave.
"Let's go, it's not that boy."
"Oh? Who is that?"
"I don't know, I don't know them. They are five people. They are probably here to send us on a mission. Forget it, let's go. Don't delay the business!"
Then there was another sound of clothes being ripped through the air, and it seemed that those guys had left.
This person's last words, "Forget it, let's go, don't delay the business!" made people a little frightened. It seems that these guys I met tonight are not good friends. If there is nothing urgent, say Maybe they will even try to get money from the five people!
Li Jian walked out of the cave first. As soon as he came out of the cave, he was shocked by what he saw. Under the waning moon, the originally dark mountain forest had countless dense and suspended bright spots that were slowly sinking. This bright spot was slowly sinking. Li Jian was frightened by the large coverage area, which was almost the same in the nearby mountains and forests. It was like a sea of stars falling into the world. There was such a bright spot in front of him, which was the kind of small bug that was similar to a firefly that flew into the hole.
"These are spirit-seeking insects," Tang Ping said, reaching out to catch one and showing it to Yanxuan, "Boy Qian, your Hidden Spirit Formation is powerful, but it's useless in front of this kind of insect. This thing only needs It's such a big area like it is now. When they search, they don't rely on the aura emanating from the monks, but only rely on their eyes. As soon as they find something, they will immediately let the nearby similar people know about it, and then they will quickly gather in groups. Come here and see..."
Tang Ping turned around and pointed, and sure enough, a lot of them fell at the entrance of the cave where the five people were hiding. It was how those people found the hiding place of Qian Chao and the others.
"That's it." Qian Chao nodded.
"But this thing also has a limitation, that is, it can only be used at night, and it is useless during the day."
"Who are they looking for to use this method?" Yanxuan asked.
"I don't know..." Tang Ping replied.
"At first I thought it was the sect that was chasing Dusha, but then I thought about it and it didn't look like it. Instead, it seemed like these guys were chasing someone with a grudge." Qian Chao said.
"Yes," Li Jian said, "I still remember the person who entered the cave. Miss Tang, do you still remember how your Lingyan Beast came from?"
Li Jian was deeply impressed by this person. It was this person who aroused his murderous intention for the first time, and then led him to meet Fairy Leng Yue for the first time.
"Ah! I remembered. I asked why Ah Tu felt restless in the spirit beast bag as soon as that person appeared. It turns out he met an enemy!"
That was what happened when the five of them went out for the first time. In the end, the five of them secretly watched the fun and saw how the high-level disciples killed the powerful monsters. They saw three high-level disciples dealing with two extremely powerful Lingyans. Finally, in desperation, one of them squeezed the two Lingyan beast cubs to death one by one, distracting the Lingyan beast with the screams, and then killed the two Lingyan beasts. Killed, among those cubs was Tang Ping's "A Tu". A Tu was almost dead at the time, but it was Tang Ping who rescued it and raised it until now. Just now, A Tu noticed the aura of the enemy in the spirit beast bag, and suddenly He became a little manic and wanted to take revenge. Tang Ping didn't understand what he meant at the time and had to comfort her secretly. Only now did she understand why Ah Tu was like this. (See Volume 4: Feather Trial, Volume 17: Some Subtitles)
"Well, it seems that boy is not a good person. If you meet him again, you don't have to be polite!" Lu Pingchuan said.
The guy who entered the cave was named Hou Bao. At this time, he continued to search with his two companions. However, Hou Bao always felt that the five little guys in the cave seemed familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen them before. .
…
After dawn, the five people continued towards the direction of Hanquan Valley.
Since they were not in a hurry, the five of them picked spiritual herbs whenever they saw them and killed monsters when they saw them. Therefore, they did not move very fast, and this area had never been visited before. Qian Chao said While walking, he kept the mountains and rivers in his mind. The maps he collected always had some discrepancies in the descriptions of the topography and features here. Therefore, whenever he took a break, Qian Chao would take out the map and print it on it or on it. Add a few strokes to the original blank spaces, or correct a few missing spots.
It was now noon, and the five of them were taking a temporary rest on the top of a small mountain peak. Qian Chao was working on the map on a wooden stake.
While he was busy, Li Jian beside him said:
"Someone is doing something over there!"
Then came Lu Pingchuan’s voice:
"Hey! Hehe, they are really fighting, three of them are fighting one!"
Qian Chao raised his eyes and looked over. Sure enough, several figures were flying rapidly from the bottom of a mountain range. One was in front. He was very fast and was flying forward in a hurry. There were three people chasing after him, up and down. The ones on the left and right pursued each other in a straight line.
Following the route of those people, they would not pass by the small mountain peak where Qian Chao and the others were resting. However, the person being chased seemed to be injured and lost strength. His body gradually slowed down, and he was gradually caught up by the three people behind him. , but that man relied on his agility to frequently change directions in the air to get rid of the three guys who were chasing him. The four figures kept turning around in the air, so they fell in front of Qian Chao and others. I struggled with the small peak not too far away for a while.
Just when the guy being chased found a direction and broke out, trying to get rid of the three people at once, Li Jian suddenly said:
"One of those three guys was the one who came to our cave last night!"
"Oh!" Lu Pingchuan immediately became energetic upon hearing this. He was already eager to try it out, but now that he heard it, he even wanted to go over and join in the fun. "Then why don't we go over and have a look?"
Before Tang Ping and Yan Xuan could comment, Qian Chao suddenly said:
"must!"
He had just recognized that the man who was being chased by the three men and was injured was not someone else...
It's Ma Hu!
