At night, in the cave where Qian Chao and the five of them were hiding, on the desk under the lamp, Qian Chao added the last stroke on a map that he had drawn with ink lines criss-crossed in the past few days, with almost no place to put pen to paper, and then Then he breathed a sigh of relief and said to his companions:
"Let's all have a good rest tonight, and we can go in tomorrow."
If we include the day they arrived here, the five of them have been wandering around Shouwo Mountain for five and a half days. Although a ruins were opened in the middle, overall, these days are still It was quite boring, so after hearing what Qian Chao said, the other four people all turned their attention to him.
"Hehe, we can finally go in," Lu Pingchuan was most happy. "Otherwise, it would be boring to wait around day after day, hehe."
"Boy Qian, have you found the way in?" Tang Ping asked.
"Yes, I found it. Well, there is more than one way to go in. I have been able to identify three places in the past few days. I found the safest one. Let's go in from there tomorrow."
In the past few days, because Qian Chao has focused all his attention on finding and confirming the spiritual veins here since he arrived here, even at night when everyone else is resting, Qian Chao is either drawing pictures or meditating, so several people Even if the companions had something to ask, they held back for the time being. Now Qian Chao seemed to have finally solved the difficult problem, so several companions asked all the questions they had been holding back in their hearts for the past few days.
Yanxuan was the first to ask. She still remembered what Qian Chao said before going out this time and asked:
"Brother Qian, I still don't understand what you said in the sect before. You said that there are two layers of spiritual veins running in completely opposite directions in a circle around Shouwo Mountain. These two layers of spiritual veins are like walls. All the monsters inside are trapped and cannot come out, but...how can we trap the monsters since we have spiritual veins?"
"Ordinary spiritual veins, such as those that crisscross our sect, or even the large spiritual veins that converge in Yuhu Mountain, cannot trap monsters. They will only gather around the spiritual veins with great joy. And the reason why the two layers of spiritual veins in Shouwo Mountain are like copper and iron walls trapping all the monsters inside is because the spiritual veins inside have been manipulated..."
"The spiritual pulse has been manipulated? Is that..." It was Li Jian who spoke. As soon as he heard that someone had manipulated the spiritual pulse of Shouwo Mountain, he immediately thought of Wen Liang.
"No," Qian Chao naturally understood what Li Jian meant, and said quickly, "I don't know how long the Shouwo Mountain has been outside the sect. It has always been like this. It can't be the work of Wen Liang and those people. Brother Li, we just When you came here, you said that this place is like a heavily guarded prison. In fact, what you said is not false at all. Looking at it in the past few days, the entire Shouwo Mountain is indeed a prison, and the monsters are trapped inside. It’s impossible to escape.”
"What exactly is going on?" Tang Ping also asked.
"For us monks, no matter what spiritual roots or qualifications we have, we can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for our own use. Take the five of us as an example. Our five spiritual roots, gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, are all five elements, and we can all use them at the same time. Absorb spiritual energy or use spiritual stones to practice." When he said this, Qian Chao pinched a spiritual stone from his storage bag and compared it. "That's because the spiritual veins in the world are under the most normal and common conditions. There are no attributes of the five elements. Even in the spiritual veins, it is just pure and dense spiritual energy. We can all absorb it. Well, the same is true for the spiritual energy contained in spiritual stones. However, regardless of spiritual energy, Both the pulse and the aura can have the attributes of the five elements. Take me as an example, I have the root of gold, and earth can produce gold. Therefore, for me, the most beneficial thing is the aura of gold, followed by the aura of earth. And fire can overcome metal. , if I were in a place full of fire aura, I would be very uncomfortable, and it would definitely be harmful to myself over time..."
"Why do spiritual veins also have the attributes of the five elements?" Yanxuan asked.
"There is no such thing under normal circumstances, but if the formation affects the spiritual veins, the properties of the spiritual veins can be changed. Of course, this effect is also related to the formation. It is like pouring a large bucket of paint into a small river. Soon a section of the river will be dyed with that color. If you keep pouring this paint, the entire downstream of the river will be this color. Just like this river, the water is transparent and colorless. But it can be dyed with color. In the same way, spiritual veins have no attributes, but they can still change their attributes through formations. For example, there is a layer of fire spirit veins spiraling around the mountain wall in Shouwo Mountain, and I am here Among them, I naturally don't want to get close to the fire spirit vein, and in order to completely trap me, I have to use more ideas, such as wood can make fire, and arrange a layer of fire in the opposite direction near the fire spirit vein. Wood spiritual veins, wood assists fire power, although my golden spiritual roots are not afraid of the wood spiritual energy, but with the help of wood, the fire becomes stronger, so I dare not get close to the fire spiritual veins."
"But... there's another place above?" Li Jian said.
"Yes, even if you can't climb over the mountain, why don't you just fly out from above?" Lu Pingchuan also said.
"This is simple," Qian Chao smiled and continued, "We all saw the layer of black mist that filled Shouwo Mountain. It was also caused by the formation. It was this layer of black mist that blocked Shouwo Mountain. The sky above the place makes it impossible for those flying monsters to escape. Well, this is also the first time I have seen a formation that can be arranged in the air. It is still such a vast area. You must be careful after entering. Take a look."
"Then how are we going to get through the black fog?" Yanxuan asked worriedly.
"Do you remember the sign I gave everyone in the sect? The one with the Hidden Spirit Array on it. Wearing it can pass through it. In the past few days, we have seen lightning from time to time in the black mist. In fact, it means there is a demon. The beast flew up and approached the black mist, and then the spiritual energy emitted by the monster beast triggered the formation, and only then did lightning knock it down."
"So that's it!" The four of them finally understood that the lightning in the black mist that they could see almost every day in the past few days was caused by the formation being triggered.
Tang Ping had been listening attentively. When she heard that there was still something unclear here, she asked:
"Boy Qian, according to what you said, this arrangement seems to be a prison for those monks with certain spiritual roots. As for the monsters, even if a few monsters have the five elements attributes, they can't be guarded in the Wo Mountain." It’s so big, is it possible that the numerous monsters inside are all of the same five-element attribute? This is almost impossible, so how can we trap them all?”
Qian Chao smiled, then gestured to Tang Ping with the spiritual stone, and said:
"There are naturally formed spiritual veins in this world that have the attributes of the five elements. Of course, they are very rare. And if such spiritual veins coincide with the underground jade veins, over time, the resulting spiritual stones will also have the five elements. Attributes, this is what Mr. Zhuang told me. Therefore, the spirit stone with the five elements attributes is very rare and very precious. Hey, such a small spirit stone, if it is a water spirit stone, Tang Yatou, then It is of great benefit to your practice, so it is regarded as a treasure in the practice world. Well, the monsters we usually hunt, and the monster pills obtained from them can actually be regarded as a kind of spiritual spirit. Damn it, think about it, if a demonic beast has only been moisturized by the spiritual energy of one attribute for a long time since childhood, what will happen to its demonic elixir?"
"Then it should...be the same as that spiritual energy attribute." Tang Ping said.
"Yes, if a demonic beast is born in Shouwo Mountain, and all it has absorbed since childhood is the golden spiritual energy dispersed in it, then the demonic elixir generated in its body will definitely be metallic. Well, it is almost equivalent to The spiritual root of this monster beast is gold. If it wants to escape from it, there is that layer of black mist above it, and there is a fire spirit vein surrounding Shouwo Mountain that makes it afraid to approach, then it will naturally only have to escape. I can continue to be trapped in it.”
After hearing this, Li Jian immediately asked again:
"As Brother Qian said, after we go in, some of the five people will be restrained by the spiritual energy inside. What should we do?"
Qian Chao said:
"The situation inside will only be more complicated than what I said, but there is always a way, eh..."
As he spoke, Qian Chao took out five bronze medal-like objects from his body. He sorted them one by one and handed them into the hands of several companions.
"Each of us has a different brand. For example, I am most afraid of fire with the golden spirit root. If the fire spirit is permeated inside, the formation on this brand can eliminate the damage caused by the fire spirit. In the same way, if I guard the wok If the mountain is filled with earth spiritual energy, then the one in Tang Yatou's hand can eliminate the erosion of the earth spiritual energy on her. The specific situation will be discussed after we enter."
Looking at the sign in his hand, Li Jian nodded, knowing that Qian Chao was well prepared, so he stopped talking.
"Also, no matter who wears the sign in his hand after entering, in addition to temporarily not being able to absorb the spiritual energy inside, even if he encounters any trouble and needs to take action, the person wearing the sign should not use it for the time being. The method is left to the other four people to solve it, in case it is difficult to replenish one's spiritual energy later. Also, when we go in this time, we are not hunting monsters as usual. We must be quiet this time. If there is no accident, we should do it quietly. Go in, and then come out quietly, trying to avoid fighting the monsters inside."
"Can it be done?" Tang Ping asked worriedly. She had already backed down more than once.
Qian Chao smiled confidently and said confidently:
"As I said before, after entering, you have to rely more on Brother Li's induction power. Then everyone listen to me. Even if you encounter powerful monsters inside, I will deal with them. If you want to go in quietly to check, then quietly Getting out won’t be a problem.”
Tang Ping nodded.
Lu Pingchuan said with some pity after hearing this
"Hey! That's a bit of a pity. It took me five days to find the way in. If we can't catch a few monsters when we get inside, then it won't be a waste of time."
"Brother Lu..." Tang Ping and Yan Xuan said angrily almost at the same time.
"Hey, listen to Brother Qian, listen to Brother Qian, I just said casually..."
"It's not like we won't gain anything. If there are spiritual veins inside, there will naturally be a lot of spiritual herbs. Although we have to avoid the monsters inside after entering, we can still bring out the spiritual herbs that can be picked when we encounter them. .”
This is good news for Yanxuan. When Qian Chao said this, he looked at Tang Ping and continued:
"Girl Tang, according to my surveys in the past few days, at least the spiritual veins outside Shouwo Mountain are almost the same as the direction of the spiritual veins recorded on the map that Senior Tang gave me. This spiritual vein can be seen. There are almost no two identical branches. If there is really a gathering of spiritual veins inside... Well... I am talking about the spiritual veins marked on the map that Senior Tang gave me. If they are in If the Shou Wo Mountain is really gathered together, then their direction outside the Shou Wo Mountain will inevitably change. But now it seems that they have not changed. Looking at it this way, if the Qingluan is really laying eggs inside , that must be a gathering place for weak spiritual veins that are not marked on the map in Shouwo Mountain. Qingluan may have laid her eggs there, or it may be..."
Tang Ping nodded and said:
"Besides, it's my Shangguan senior sister who wants to take advantage of me. Well, maybe she wants to use our hands to get rid of her enemies, huh!"
Yanxuan comforted him:
"It might just be a false rumor."
…
As the night passed, Qian Chao and the five figures flew higher and higher in the morning light, reaching the height of the top of Shouwo Mountain. Looking at the black mist inside, Qian Chao said:
"Come with me."
Then he flew in the front, and when he was approaching the top of Shouwo Mountain, snow-like talismans appeared densely around him again. This time, numerous countless talismans not only enveloped Qian Chao's figure, but also the rest. The four companions were also completely obscured by this mass of flying talismans. The five of them were not very fast, and they headed towards the inside of Shouwo Mountain cautiously and carefully.
"How do they get in there?"
Shangguan Hong, who had been staring at these five people, was very curious when she saw the actions of Qian Chao and others. The path she took before entering Shouwo Mountain under the leadership of Qiu Huahe was not that way.
"What? Is that the wrong way?" Tian Shuangyou asked.
"Maybe there is a way to enter Shouwo Mountain. Hmm, maybe they will be doomed once they enter from there."
"What about us? Will we go in with them?"
"No, the way in that I know is not there, and...if Qian Chao really finds another way, he must not follow him. In such a dangerous place, he will definitely move forward while Use your hands and feet to make those who follow you suffer. Come on, I will take you in."
