Somewhere outside Zong, it was almost noon and the sun was just right.
Lu Pingchuan grabbed the rough mane behind the ferocious head of a monster beast and took a good look at the big head in front of him. This guy was very ferocious, and it took five people to work together to kill it. After Lu Pingchuan saw the kill, he stabbed the knife into the middle of the guy's head.
There was blood everywhere, and Yanxuan frowned every time, not even daring to look.
Lu Pingchuan didn't care at all. With a few "clicks", the huge head was almost cut in half by him. Then he put his hand in and groped around, and found out a egg the size of a pigeon egg, covered in red and white. When something came, the burlap had been prepared a long time ago. The thing was placed on the burlap and carefully wiped. When it was pinched up again, it turned out to be a beige, crystal-clear and round ball.
This thing is the essence of this monster beast over the years, the demon pill.
Lu Pingchuan held the demon pill with his two thick fingers, looked at the sun, and asked curiously:
"This guy is quite powerful. Why does he only have so few demon pills?"
Tang Ping happily took the demon pill, looked at it carefully and said:
"The size of the demon elixir is not just about its size. Look at the color. It's beige and very moist. The quality of the demon elixir is very good."
Just as Tang Ping was talking, an emerald-green hairpin on her head suddenly moved. First it split into two, and then legs and feet grew out of the two broken hairpins. Those tiny legs and feet were about to be stretched out. He swung it quickly, jumping from Tang Ping's head to her shoulders, and then crawled along her arms until he reached Tang Ping's hand holding the demon pill.
It turned out to be two small emerald green mantises.
This was what the five of them and Luo Ying had hatched from the eggs of the sword mantis that they found when they opened the ruins last time.
Tang Ping couldn't keep these spiritual insect eggs alive in the secret room for who knows how many years, so she had to turn to her master, Senior Guhuo, for help.
Fairy Guhuo did not disappoint her disciples. After a period of careful care of the eggs of the swordmantis beasts, seven little swordmantis hatched out. Then Fairy Guhuo selected two of them. The best ones were given to Tang Ping, and the rest were kept in the Yuling Sect. It can be regarded that Tang Ping made a contribution to the Yuling Sect and added a rare spiritual insect.
Since these two little sword beetles came into Tang Ping's hands, they have become the two most disobedient of all her spirit beasts and spirit insects. Their biggest characteristic is that these two little guys are full of curiosity about everything. , but refused to stay in the spirit beast bag honestly. In the end, Tang Ping had no choice but to spend some effort and let the two little sword mantis learn a method of mimicry. Together they turned into hostas and stayed on their heads.
Now, it was these two little guys who were tempted by the demon pill. They couldn't bear it anymore. They all crawled into Tang Ping's hands. Unfortunately, there was only one demon pill. These two little guys faced Tang Ping's palm. The demon pill that is about half the size of himself is also somewhat helpless.
"Ah, are these two little guys so brave?"
Yanxuan was both fond of and a little scared when he saw it. Although they were two larvae of sword beetles, each one was almost the same as Lu Pingchuan's fingers, especially the pair of sword arms on their chests. Although they looked green, But upon closer inspection, it is not difficult to notice that there is also an edge that cannot be underestimated.
"Well, these two guys are the most dishonest and quite aggressive. A few days ago, they met my 'big eyes' and 'small eyes' for the first time, and they thought they were delicious food brought to their mouths. , I wanted to take advantage of me not paying attention to open the meat, and I suffered a big loss. The 'big eye' and the 'little eye' trapped them tightly in the spider web. If I hadn't discovered it earlier, these two The guy must be hurt!"
"Big Eyes" and "Little Eyes" are Tang Ping's two white jade spiders. They are not big and have white jade-like bodies. They are good at jumping and can spin spider webs. Their silk threads are extremely tough and sticky, which gives Tang Ping an advantage. Got a lot of credit.
"Do you know who among my spiritual beasts these two little sword beetles are most afraid of?" Tang Ping asked again.
"Is it Atu?" Yanxuan replied. The Lingyan beast named Atu is the most ferocious-looking among Tang Ping's spiritual beasts.
"Yes, what these two guys are most afraid of is 'Iron Head' and 'Iron Tail'. As long as they hear the cry of those two birds, these two guys will restrain themselves and hide quickly."
Just as she was talking, she saw a sudden flash of green light in Tang Ping's hand, and then with a "click", she saw that the beige demon pill was split into two parts.
"ah!"
Yanxuan was surprised. She had also played with the demon pill in her hand, and knew that although the thing was small, it was also very hard. She didn't expect that this sword mantis beast was only born less than half a month ago, and its blade arm could actually take the demon pill directly. Cut it open, just cut it open, the cut surface was as smooth as a mirror, and even the demon pill did not roll down from Tang Ping's palm, which showed how sharp the blade arm was. Look at one of the little sword mantis beasts slowly cutting one of its own. The sword arm slowly retracted, showing the demeanor of a peerless swordsman.
Tang Ping was not surprised at all by this. She cursed "Glutton" and let the two little sword mantis beasts each hold half of the demon pill and start eating it.
"Then do these two little guys have names?" Yanxuan asked.
"Not yet. Sometimes I can't tell which one is which between these two little guys. I'll give them names after a while."
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Qian Chao was also busy here. Near the monster cave, Yan Xuan did not find any high-level spiritual grass, but Qian Chao accidentally discovered a fairly small mineral vein here.
Nowadays, Qian Chao's methods of mining ore have also improved a lot. He put his hands on the ground and squatted there. As he cast the spell, the earth gradually rose up one after another. As the ground became moist, The soil surged to the ground, and stones of all sizes followed it.
"It's quite a lot."
Qian Chao muttered to himself, and then began to collect the ores piece by piece, but when his hand touched a stone as big as a fat pig, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"I didn't expect to find it here."
The big stone first flew in front of Qian Chao and hung in the air. Qian Chao activated his object-controlling technique, and a crisp sound of "click, click, click" began to be heard from the stone, which attracted the attention of several other people. , I saw that there were more and more cracks on the surface of the big stone, and they began to spread vertically and horizontally one after another. Then there was a "crash" sound, and after a piece of gravel was scattered, what was still hanging in the air in front of Qian Chao was There is something hidden in this ore that Qian Chao regards as a treasure.
"What a beautiful stone!" Tang Ping praised it after seeing it.
"It's really beautiful!" Yanxuan also said.
In front of Qian Chao hung a stone as big as a fist, shiny, blue, and as transparent as crystal.
Of course, there are other weapons-refining materials, but that is not what Tang Ping and others are paying attention to. Their eyes are attracted by this sapphire-like stone.
Tang Ping walked over, stretched out her hand and took the stone in her hand. She weighed it first, and then shined it at the sun. During the whole process, the two emerald-green little sword mantises also curiously climbed to the top of Tang Ping's head. , each holding half of the demon pill, stretched their necks and turned their heads to look at the blue stone in Tang Ping's hand.
"Boy Qian, this stone is so beautiful. Is it a gem? What is it used for?" Tang Ping asked.
"Of course it is of great use. It can be cut into pieces and polished to make a pair of bracelets. The rest can also be made into rings and necklaces..." Qian Chao asked jokingly.
"Humph, nonsense!"
Li Jian and Lu Pingchuan were also curious when they saw the stone, and they both got closer and took a closer look.
"Hey, it's quite beautiful. I've never seen anything like this in the sect. Brother Qian, is this a valuable gem?" Lu Pingchuan asked.
"Well... it will definitely be a priceless treasure when brought to the world. However, the alchemy furnace I want to refine for Sister Yan now lacks this kind of material. With it, I can start refining it when I get back. "
"Why do gems need to be used to refine the alchemy furnace? Are they... set on the alchemy furnace?" Yanxuan asked curiously.
"How to use this stone in the alchemy furnace?" Tang Ping also asked.
Qian Chao took the stone from Tang Ping's hand and looked at the sun.
"Well, the quality is pretty good. This kind of stone is called Yunlan stone. Although it looks good, when refining the alchemy furnace, it is not inlaid on the alchemy furnace, but..." Qian Chao made a gesture with his hands. The smashing action "smashes it into pieces, then grinds it into very fine powder, then mixes it with the spirit worm mud, and attaches a layer to the inner wall of the alchemy furnace..."
"Are you going to smash it?" Yanxuan looked at the beautiful stone and felt extremely regretful.
"Haha, Sister Yan, this kind of stone is not expensive. Its uses are very limited. Refining alchemy furnace is one of its few uses. However, there are Lingworm mud and Yunlan stone. It can be refined in this way. The alchemy furnace...I dare not say that it is the best among Qi Refining disciples, but I think it is not common in the sect. At least I can guarantee that it will be much stronger than the one you are using now."
Hearing this, Yanxuan was relieved, and then he felt that the beautiful stone was worth the money even if it was smashed.
In fact, this Yunlan stone has another use, which is also very unpopular, and Qian Chao only found out about it recently. It also needs to be smashed and ground into extremely fine powder. After blending it with cinnabar, It can be used to make talismans, and the talismans obtained in this way are more powerful than ordinary talismans.
In addition, the biggest use of stones like Yunlan Stone is actually to refine various miscellaneous utensils. In the Chengqi Hall, the refining utensils are mainly divided into three categories according to their uses. One is sword weapons, which are various spiritual swords. The second category is armor. For example, the armor Lu Pingchuan is currently wearing and the large shield Qian Chao has been refining recently are both of this category. The third category is miscellaneous weapons. This miscellaneous weapon has the most types and the broadest concept. At the same time, it also requires the highest level of weapon refining, such as several musical instruments used by Qian Chao, but the most common miscellaneous weapon is the storage bag that monks always carry. Of course, the storage bag has no lethality, but it is almost Everyone uses a storage bag every day. After Qian Chao's detailed research, he actually made a large jar based on the principles of the storage bag, which he used specifically to deal with overwhelming enemies in several battles. The one used by the coming spiritual insects.
Qian Chao is most proficient in the refining of swords and armors. He has not been deeply involved in miscellaneous weapons. He can only use the jar and the concentrated rhythm spiritual weapon. However, in order to delve deeply into the refining of miscellaneous weapons, Qian Chao We are doing everything possible to collect materials, such as stones like Yunlan stones that are associated with various ores, which are important materials for refining miscellaneous utensils.
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"Where do we go next?"
Tang Ping asked during the break.
Qian Chao was looking at the map in front of him. After listening to Tang Ping's words, he pointed with his hand and said:
"We're here, and it's not too far away..."
As Qian Chao spoke, he drew a circle with his finger somewhere on the map. Tang Ping recognized it at a glance. Many days ago, when her master, Senior Guhuo, mentioned the place where the green luan might lay its eggs, He also drew a small circle with his hand, just like what Qian Chao had just drawn.
"Tang Yatou said that she wanted to go there to find a bird, that green luan, which is like a real spirit. It will probably lay its eggs there. It is a priceless treasure. We might as well go there to look for it first. It just so happens that there are a few remote ruins there, and if we are on the way, we can open them as soon as possible, how about that?"
Several people nodded.
"Then let's go. Let's go early. I have an appointment with Mr. Zhuang in Ruixuan Town later. From there, we will drive all the way to Ruixuan Town."
