The next morning, Qian Chao and the other five gathered at Tianshui Lake, and then left the Wuling Sect together.
After leaving the sect, they walked for a while. In a place with few people, Qian Chao stopped several of his companions and said:
"This time we are going to Shouwo Mountain. It is a long journey. It is the farthest we have ever traveled. If we only rely on air control skills to travel, I am afraid it will take several days to get there. I have specially prepared some things here for everyone."
As he spoke, Qian Chao took out five shiny swords from his storage bag and distributed them to several people.
The four companions all guessed the purpose of this small sword. In the sect, you can see many monks flying swords on weekdays, coming and going freely. It is thought that the spiritual sword brought out by Qian Chao also has this purpose.
Lu Pingchuan held a small sword and asked:
"Can this thing be faster than my Soaring Technique?"
Qian Chao smiled and said:
"Let me give it a try."
Then Qian Chao casually threw the small sword in his hand. The shiny small sword rose in the wind, and almost immediately turned into a large sword half a foot long and nearly a foot wide, hanging steadily on Qian Chao's head. In front of him, he stepped forward, and then tapped his toes lightly on the sword. In an instant, Qian Chao's figure dragged a stream of light away. When he stopped a moment later, Tang Ping and the other four people looked at the scene in the distance again. Qian Chao could only see a small black spot, and then Qian Chao turned back from there, roaring towards him with flying swords on his feet. When he stopped suddenly in front of his four companions, the four of them felt a strong wind blowing against their faces. .
"Hey, it's really much faster!" Lu Pingchuan shouted excitedly when he saw it.
The other three people also saw that with the help of this thing, their speed would be greatly increased.
"Boy Qian, why didn't you take out this good thing before!" Tang Ping said happily looking at the little sword in her hand.
"I have tried it before, but the speed was too ordinary. This refining method was only thought of after Mr. Zhuang's advice." Qian Chao said.
"How...how to use this?" Yanxuan asked.
"It's very simple, I'll teach you."
Not long after, under the white clouds and on top of the mountain, five figures streaked across the mountains below like lightning, and Lu Pingchuan's excited shouts came from the air:
"Hey! It's really fast..."
When it comes to controlling this kind of flying sword, Qian Chao is the fastest, followed by Yanxuan. After all, these two people usually use the Object Controlling Technique to refine weapons and elixirs, and to control this sword, they only use the Object Controlling Technique, and the rest are the same. It's Tang Ping and Li Jian. Although they rarely use it, they are also familiar with the art of object control. Only Lu Pingchuan knows nothing about the art of object control. Fortunately, anyone who knows a little bit about the art of object control can control this sword. Therefore, Lu Pingchuan I can quickly move forward with this big sword like the wind.
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Just when Qian Chao and the other five people were leaving the sect, they were in the cave in Shuiyun Valley and Qiuhua Valley within the sect.
"Sister, why can't I go out with you this time?"
The one who spoke was Shangguan Xiu, who stared at his sister with big bright eyes in confusion as he packed up and was about to go out.
Shangguan Hong felt helpless, stretched out his hand to stroke Shangguan Xiu's black hair, and said:
"If the master is here, I can take you anywhere. With him here, there is really no place outside the sect that our sisters cannot go. However, the master is out. Although my sister has some cultivation and skills, she has to go this time. Wherever I go, I have to be careful and maybe too busy to take care of myself. If I take you with me, I'm afraid my sister won't be able to protect you. Be obedient. You should practice well in the master's cave these days. Don't run around. Wait. I'm back, and if I'm lucky this time I go out, even if we can't get the Qingluan egg for the time being, at least we don't need to be too anxious, we just need to look for it slowly and peacefully."
"Then...sister, where are you going this time?" Shangguan Xiu asked.
Shangguan Hong did not intend to tell this sister the purpose of going out this time, so he said:
"This time we have to go far away. I have heard from time to time that there seems to be news about Qingluan there, so I went to take a look. I just wanted to inquire. It is more dangerous there. If we can get any definite information, we will go there when the master comes back. Search carefully."
"Oh, sister, you must be more careful when you go out."
"Do not worry."
Shangguan Xiu was still reluctant, but she was very convinced of her sister and could only follow her words and stay in the sect.
After walking out, someone stepped out to Shangguan Hong and whispered a few words, then left. Shangguan Hong looked back at Shangguan Xiu, nodded, and then flew away.
Not long after leaving the sect, another person flew in from one side and was next to Shangguan Honghe. It was Tian Shuangyou.
"Where is the follower named Shi next to you? Why didn't he follow you out?" Shangguan Hong asked.
"I asked him to stay in the sect and help me keep an eye on my little nephew's movements. Qian Chao and the others have been out for a while, and we have to hurry up to catch up with them."
"Why do we need to catch up with them? We are here to watch the fun, not to fight with them. The swordsman named Li among them is very alert. If you get close, you will be noticed by him. Since you know where they are going, Let’s just look for it slowly, there’s no need to rush.”
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It was night in a blink of an eye, and the five of them found a secret hiding place to spend the night. Under the lamp in the cave, Qian Chao was still looking at the map on the table in front of him.
The five of them just walked on the road that day without stopping at all. Fortunately, with the flying sword he had refined, the five of them didn't feel very tired at the end of the day.
"Where are we?" Tang Ping asked, looking at the map in front of Qian Chao under the lamp.
"Here," Qian Chao clicked on the map, "we have walked almost half of the distance today, and we will almost be able to reach Shouwo Mountain after noon tomorrow."
"Brother Qian, they say Shouwo Mountain is dangerous. How dangerous is it?" Lu Pingchuan asked from the side.
"There doesn't seem to be much danger on the outside side of Shouwo Mountain. When people say it's dangerous there, they usually refer to the almost perfect circular lowland inside. There is a saying that there is a rare tree in the center of Shouwo Mountain. The evil tree has a vast root system. The area where it grows is almost barren. From the evil tree outwards to the outermost circle of towering mountains, there are hidden many monsters that cannot be seen in other places. It is said that they are Intermediate-level monsters are commonly seen, and even high-level monsters that are never seen at all are also found there. There is also a saying that in Shouwo Mountain, the monsters seem to be divided into two factions and fight against each other. They are opposites. As long as they meet each other, they will immediately fight. It will not end regardless of life and death. I don't know which statement is correct, but if there are not those ferocious monsters, there should be a place there. It's a good place. I read in the book that someone once went into Shouwo Mountain before and found a lot of rare high-level spiritual herbs. Fortunately, that person was not greedy and took a few spiritual herbs. Then he hurriedly escaped. Well, he had a narrow escape before escaping with one life. However, what was recorded in the book that surprised the man the most was that as long as he escaped from that circle of mountains, those monster beasts behind him could scare people to death. I stopped chasing him. In addition, the same is true in several other stories about entering Shouwo Mountain and escaping again."
Tang Ping remembered that Qian Chao said that after arriving at Shouwo Mountain, he would listen to him no matter how he entered or exited, so he asked:
"Then how should we enter Shouwo Mountain? Should we go directly over the mountain range outside?"
"Of course not," Qian Chao said, drawing a circle along the shape of Shouwo Mountain on the map with his hand. "Look at this circular mountain range. There are several spiritual veins spiraling around the outermost circle. On the mountain range, and almost adjacent to this circle of spiritual veins, there is also a circle of counter-rotating spiritual veins. These two layers of spiritual veins alone are like thick walls, imprisoning all the monsters inside. , otherwise they would have come out to cause trouble..."
"Why is this happening?" Li Jian asked curiously.
"This... you have to see it with your own eyes before you can understand it. This is also the question I want to understand the most during this trip to Shouwo Mountain. Mr. Zhuang said it when he taught me the knowledge of spiritual veins, what he taught me They are all the most basic and simple. He warned me that I must not use a short ruler to measure the world. The real situation is much more complicated than what is recorded in the book. Spiritual veins will be affected by many different reasons in different places. "
"Then how do we get in?" Tang Ping asked again.
"Going in directly will inevitably be dangerous. My idea is that after getting there, I will first find out the direction of the outer spiritual veins there, and then try to find a path that does not disturb the monsters inside. And, this, when the time comes You must wear it on your body..."
As Qian Chao spoke, he took out a small round sign made of iron with four sides, about half the size of a palm, with a silk ribbon strung on it.
"This thing has the formation I arranged on it. Wearing it is equivalent to being in the Hidden Spirit Array at all times. The formation of the Hidden Spirit Array has also been changed compared to the original one. Even the middle-level monsters can't see it with their own eyes. It’s impossible to detect us.”
After resting all night, the five of them continued on their way when it got light outside.
Finally, after noon that day, a dark mountain appeared in front of the five people, like a high wall connecting the sky and the earth. This place was already far away from the Wuling Sect. If they continued at their current speed, In less than a day, the vast area under the direct jurisdiction of the Wuling Sect was almost gone.
"What a high mountain!" Tang Ping sighed.
The five people were flying in mid-air, looking up at the peak of the mountain range, which showed how high the mountain range was. Viewed from a distance, the outer slope of Shouwo Mountain is steep and dangerous, reaching into the clouds. When you look closer, you can see that the slope is steep and has sparse vegetation. It is as difficult to climb as the walls of a large city with strict barriers. In some places, it is even as big as a cliff. It is also smooth up and down. If you climb only with your hands and feet, not to mention there is no place to hold on and there is no place to rest under your feet. There are no trees or weeds on most of the mountain walls, they are all bare. A piece of jagged and strange rocks, with occasional trees twisting their bodies and trying their best to grow upward. At a glance, the layers of strange rocks are piled up and stacked randomly, and the shape seems to burst out from the mountain. It is as if the mountain range is bearing the fierce force from another time and is struggling to support itself. dump.
Qian Chao's figure continued to rise until he was at the same height as the Shouwo Mountain. The strong wind in the air made the clothes in front of Qian Chao's robes rustle. Awed by the fierce reputation of the Shouwo Mountain, he did not dare to get closer. , I only looked at the inside of Shouwo Mountain from a distance, and saw that it was extremely vast, enough to accommodate a huge city. However, looking from the air, there was a lot of black mist inside, and I didn’t know what was going on inside. , and high above, lightning flashed from time to time in the diffuse black clouds.
Several companions also raised their bodies and came to Qian Chao's side.
Seeing the situation inside Shouwo Mountain, Tang Ping was even a little bit defensive. She had to let several companions accompany her to go into this dangerous place just for a rumor that she didn't know whether it was true or not. She felt uneasy in her heart, or... Why don't you just go back and beg your master to come and have a look with you?
"Good guy! You can't see anything here!" Lu Pingchuan said at the side.
Li Jian frowned. It was impossible for his senses to detect the situation inside Shouwo Mountain at this time, but he couldn't help but say after seeing this scene:
"That's the hinterland of the mountain. It's really like a heavily guarded prison!"
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Dear readers:
After today's chapter is published, my story has officially exceeded three million words. I believe that the stories you have read already have three million words. This number of words is nothing to you, but for Personally, this is quite an achievement. It has been for more than 500 days, and it has become my habit to update every day. Also, I’m a little embarrassed. I remember that at the end of last year I was still setting a banner in the article, boasting that I would write three million words in Haikou during the Spring Festival. However, it was only completed today. It seems that this banner really cannot be set casually. of.
Next, I will continue writing according to my own plan. The story of the five main characters in the Qi refining stage is about to reach its most intense point. I personally estimate that with about two million words, the five people can build the foundation. , then the five people can officially step out of the Five Spirits Sect and embark on a more fantastic and magnificent adventure in the outside world. Please continue to pay attention. ,
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