As evening approached, Qian Chao and the five men had already found a hiding place for the night. Then under the afterglow of the setting sun, they stood on the top of the mountain and looked at an inconspicuous hill surrounded by mountains in the south. Looking over, the slope was gentle and overgrown, just like an earthen platform. It was not surprising against the backdrop of the nearby undulating mountains. However, the five people were cautious when looking there, especially Qian Chao, who was nervous. He frowned and glanced around the hill from time to time, as if he was wary of who might appear there.
And that hill is the famous cold pool.
The first time Qian Chao connected himself with Hanchichi was when he interrogated Dong Min who survived after defeating An Zhen's three men a long time ago.
"It's just a mountain, why is it named a pool?" Lu Pingchuan asked after looking at it for a while.
"It is said that the caves under the mountain extend in all directions and are extremely complex. If you break in without knowing the way, it is easy to get lost. There is an extremely cold pool at the bottom of the cave, hence the name. Well, there is also the cave. There is a naturally formed earth vein fire eye inside, and the senior brothers in the inner hall of Chengqi Hall all believe that this cold pool is the place where evil weapons are refined within the sect, and they also heard that there is a group of evil cultivators entrenched there all year round."
"If that's the case, then why doesn't the sect wipe out this place?" Li Jian asked from the side.
"Tried, but failed."
"Oh, what... are the guys hiding in the cold pool very powerful?" Yanxuan asked.
"That's not true. Their only advantage is that they know how to hide in the depths of the cave. The biggest barrier to the cold pool is... the chaotic and violent aura lingering there for many years."
"Chaotic aura?"
"Yes, I heard from the senior brother in the inner hall that the sect's eradication of the cold pool was once presided over by several Danjie seniors. However, after chasing into the cave, the deeper you go, the more difficult it becomes. Everyone is It was blocked because the Cold Pool is a rare place of spiritual energy chaos in our Wuling Sect. Several spiritual veins running underground are intertwined with each other there, forming a large whirlpool of entangled and torn spiritual energy. The seniors of Lianhe Dan couldn't sustain it for long, so they had no choice but to withdraw. It is precisely for this reason that this cold pool has never been completely wiped out."
"Aura whirlpool? Does that mean..." Tang Ping's heart moved after hearing this.
"Don't think about it, Girl Tang. A place with strong spiritual energy and a place with chaotic spiritual energy are two completely different things. Let's put it this way, big fish can be caught in deep water, but in places with fast currents and undercurrents, you can use a net. You may not be able to catch fish. Although I don’t understand your spirit control skills, I think that Qingluan will never lay eggs in a place with chaotic spiritual energy."
Tang Ping nodded.
…
At night, five people were hiding in a cave.
Qian Chao laid out his desk again. Under the light of the light, he carefully looked at the various papers spread out on the desk, including various maps, and the "Blooming Flowers" "picture.
"I guess," Qian Chao looked at it for a long time before tapping his hand on the map, "In the area given by Senior Gu Huo...here..."
He tapped with his hand and waited until several people had looked over before continuing:
"This should be the place with the strongest spiritual energy."
When he found this place, Qian Chao came to the conclusion based on the "Blooming Flowers" picture obtained from Mr. Zhuang. Qian Chao looked at the "Blooming Flowers" picture as a map. The picture given by Senior Gu Huo If there is a small area in this painting, there is only a solitary little flower bud there, but it must be Mr. Zhuang's intention. The little flower bud is painted as if it only needs a light touch with his fingertips to instantly bloom. will bloom.
Then Qian Chao mapped the position of the little flower bud on the map, so that he could roughly know where the spiritual energy gathered in that area. Generally speaking, only the place where spiritual energy gathers will have very strong spiritual energy, which is suitable for Qingluan to lay eggs. at.
"If I'm not mistaken, there should be a place where several small spiritual veins gather and fuse. One of the locations should be the place where the spiritual energy is the richest and purest. That should be the place Qingluan chose to lay eggs. This place is called Pinghai Peak, it’s a mountain.”
"Isn't it troublesome to find that place?" Tang Ping asked.
Qian Chao said:
"It's a bit troublesome, but it's just trouble. All it takes is legs and feet. It's not difficult. However, Girl Tang, what I'm worried about is that if we go all the way to find it, if the Qingluan is still there, will we get there? Angered it, that is a real spirit, and the egg is its offspring. Even if it has not laid an egg, that is the place where its chosen offspring will be born. When it sees us, it must feel that its offspring are threatened. Really If this is the case, we probably won’t be able to escape even if we want to.”
"According to my master's calculations, at this time, Qingluan should have laid her eggs and then left here. There shouldn't be any danger, otherwise my master wouldn't let me search for them."
After hearing this, Qian Chao nodded.
"Well, okay, then let's go look for it tomorrow."
…
Also at night, behind where Qian Chao and several others were living, somewhere far away and difficult to find.
The sound of clothes fluttering in the night sky came, and a figure fell down in the night. Although it was pitch black everywhere, the person fell down and immediately turned a few familiar paths among the trees and rocks. Arriving at the entrance of a cave.
"Senior Brother Chu, those five people found a place to spend the night, not far from Han Pond."
Under the dancing lights, Chu Yuan's brows furrowed even more after hearing the news.
"We actually went to Han Pond. What were Qian Chao and the others going to do in Han Pond?" Someone in the shadow of the lamp asked suspiciously.
"Is it possible that that boy is planning on the cold pool?"
"It's impossible. Don't forget that even the Five Spirits Sect's Dan-forming monks can't attack the cold pool. The five of them are just Qi refining. If they want to break into the cold pool, they're courting death!"
The argument couldn't come to a conclusion, so they all simply shut up, and then looked at Chu Yuan who said nothing.
This time, Chu Yuan and his men followed him carefully from a distance. After suffering a loss, Chu Yuan did not dare to pursue him any closer. Firstly, he was afraid of being ambushed, and secondly, he was even more afraid of being discovered by the opponent. He inquired about it, and it seemed that the sword cultivator surnamed Li among the five people was a person with strong senses, so he had to follow him from a distance, and only sent out smart and careful people to quietly inquire about the information every day.
It has to be said that Chu Yuan's strategies are indeed effective. In the past few days, Li Jian has also noticed people coming towards him or passing side by side. However, in Li Jian's opinion, there seems to be nothing suspicious about those people. Because those people passed by and never showed up again. It seemed that they were just on errands for the Jingshiyuan. This was due to Chu Yuan's caution. If the people he sent out were to get close to observe, anyone who had been close to those five people would not be sent there again, and he also strictly ordered those people not to do so. In order to be wary of Li Jian, Li Jian didn't notice the people following him for the first time.
Qian Chao and the other five people walked all the way in the direction of Hanchi Pond. Chu Yuan, who had been following behind, continued to have doubts in his heart. Along the way, he had arranged for people to keep a close eye on all the ruins that Chu Yuan knew about. , but those five people ignored him and passed by directly, which made him even more suspicious. Could it be that his guess about Qian Chao was wrong, and were these people just here for errands?
But later Chu Yuan discovered something was wrong. Even if he was on errands, few people would go in the direction of Hanchichi. After all, evil cultivators appeared there, and ordinary disciples rarely went there.
So what are these five people for?
"There don't seem to be any ruins there in Hanchichi, right?" Chu Yuan asked.
"Well, there's nothing there." Someone next to him responded.
This is the difference between Chu Yuan, even Luo Ying, and Qian Chao. Hanchichi has a bad reputation for a long time. Disciples who have practiced in the Five Spirit Sect for many generations have avoided it, so naturally there are fewer relics found there. Moreover, whether it was Chu Yuan or Luo Ying, almost all the ruins they knew came from other people's mouths. Their predecessors didn't know what was there in Hanchichi, and they certainly didn't know anything about it.
Only Qian Chao could deduce the general direction of the ruins based on the direction of the spiritual veins. Therefore, this time in addition to helping Tang Ping search for the eggs laid by Qingluan, they also planned to go to the places where Qian Chao had previously judged there were ruins. Go take a look. If they really find the ruins, the five of them will naturally open it.
"It's impossible for the five of them to go to the cold pool," Chu Yuan said again, "No matter how proficient he is in formations, he is only at the middle level of Qi refining. There are some places that cannot be overcome with formations. , Besides, even if they can break in, there are only five of them, are they looking for death?"
Chu Yuan naturally knew how to enter the Cold Pool. He had been in the Wuling Sect for a hundred years and had yet to be able to build the foundation. He had long been a member of the Yunianhui, and even a member of the core ten-year club. However, it had been a long time. It was impossible for him to know why Ten Years had such a deep connection with Han Pond, and why he got along well with those guys who refined evil weapons in Cold Pond. What he knew was that if the people of Ten Years really had nothing to do in the end, There is still a way to go. When the yang life is exhausted because the foundation cannot be built, some people really have a bad intention and do evil practices.
Chu Yuan never wanted to end up like that.
"We will continue to keep an eye on it tomorrow. Maybe we really thought wrong. Qian Chao and the others are just looking for something and have nothing to do with the ruins. However, it may be the boy named Qian who is testing. Anyway, we have to keep an eye on it. Even if We didn’t find anything this time, maybe next time we’ll be paralyzed and fall for their trick.”
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After the sun rose, Qian Chao and the other five people continued on their way. They carefully avoided the cold pool, where there were rumors that evil cultivators were haunted, and the five of them didn't want to get into any trouble unnecessarily.
Near noon, they saw the place they wanted to go.
The place that Qian Chao found was "Pinghai Peak", which is the highest mountain peak in the south of Wuling Sect adjacent to the sea. After passing Pinghai Peak and then all the way to the sea, there is still a short distance, but along the way Although there are also undulating mountains, they are all low and gentle.
"That's where it should be." Qian Chao pointed at Pinghaifeng and said.
"Hey, brother Qian said that after passing that big mountain, it's not too far from the seaside. Why don't we turn back and go all the way to the seaside to have a look? Hehe, I've grown up and I've never seen what the sea looks like." Lu Hirakawa said.
In fact, not only Lu Pingchuan, but also Li Jian and Qian Chao had never seen the endless sea.
"It's easy to say, let's search carefully here first, then turn around and head south to the sea." Tang Ping said.
Next, when they flew towards Pinghai Peak, the five of them were very cautious. They didn't dare to fly too high, let alone fly too fast. They were all worried that if Qingluan was really there at Pinghai Peak, they would see him. When five people broke in, they would definitely doubt their intentions. They were true spirit-level beings. If they angered it, Qian Chao and the other five would not even have a chance to escape.
As Qian Chao judged, this place was indeed a place where spiritual energy gathered. The closer we got, the more intense the spiritual energy became, making the five people more benefited from it.
However, perhaps as Senior Gu Huo said, the Qingluan had indeed laid its eggs and then left here. The five of them slowly flew all the way to the foot of Pinghai Peak, but they did not see any eggs here. Among them, Li Jian was the most nervous. Once he noticed anything was wrong, he would immediately warn him. However, he had already reached the foot of the mountain and still could not detect any pressure from the powerful aura. From this point of view, it was safe here. of.
But just when the five people landed at the foot of the mountain, Li Jian suddenly changed his expression and said nervously:
"Someone..."
At the foot of the mountain, Li Jian noticed a wave of spiritual pressure coming from far and near...
Before anyone could see clearly, there was a sound in the air in the distance.
"Junior Sister Tang, this is really surprising!"
It was a woman's voice. The five people followed the sound and realized that two figures were flying over from a distance.
It turned out to be Shangguan Hong and her sister Shangguan Xiu.
Seeing these two people, Tang Ping's heart couldn't help but beat fast. She understood that the person in front of her was her opponent for the Qingluan!
