Then, the same baby cry came from far away from the depths of the forest to the north of the mountain. Qian Chao could hear it clearly even if he covered his ears with both hands. The baby-like cry had no power this time. , it was just loud and unpleasant, but Qian Chao, who was in pain, could still hear a bit of unwillingness and resentment from it.
Next, the Haoxiao bird was seen hovering vertically in the air as if it was very proud, and it screamed loudly. Then, Qian Chao was dumbfounded, and saw the huge Haoxiao bird suddenly coming out of the air. It plunged straight down into the pine forest below without making any sound. It suddenly disappeared into the pine forest, just like an osprey that suddenly dived into the water without even a splash of water. nothing.
Qian Chao immediately understood what happened. The place where Hao Xiaoniao rushed down was the ravine. It was the ravine with spiritual spring water that Ajiu said. Seeing this scene, Qian Chao realized what Hao Xiaoniao was going to do. .
It went to drink water, that is, the spiritual spring water.
It should be like this. These two powerful guys, one is an arrow pig and the other is a flying bird. They have been fighting each other for an unknown amount of time in this thousand-needle pine forest. They are both helpless against each other. However, they both covet this spiritual spring water, so they can achieve this. A delicate balance or a compromise was struck. Qian Chao didn't know how they distributed the spiritual spring water. Maybe it was first come, first served, or maybe these two powerful guys divided up the spiritual spring water, but in any case Because these two guys often visit here, no monsters dare to build a nest near this mountain peak. Building a nest here is seeking death, that must be the case!
While waiting for the Xiaoxiao bird to fly out, the "click-click" sound of pine trees being folded came from the north of the mountain. Qian Chao's discomfort had been slightly relieved at this time. He raised his eyes and looked towards the place where the sound came from. Looking in the direction, I only saw a pile of black and white thorns above the forest, slowly walking towards the mountain peak.
That was the real arrow pig, and together with the Xiaoxiao bird that entered the ravine, the aura pressure they exuded was unmatched by ordinary monsters, and was very similar to the aura on Ah Jiu's body.
Yesterday, the guy who looked like a black dog had transformed into an arrow pig. I have to say that guy's transformation technique was very good. The real arrow pig he saw today was no different from the one he saw yesterday.
After about a cup of tea, the sound of fluttering wings seemed to be heard from the ground, and then an emerald green figure broke through the forest and flew directly into the sky. The trumpeting bird surrounded the place while chirping. The mountain peak circled twice. Qian Chao immediately stopped when he saw the approaching arrow. The black and white thorns above the forest sea were erected and pointed into the air, as if they were on guard. The sneak attack of Xiaoxiao Bird seemed to be a warning to Xiaoniao not to act rashly.
Sure enough, the Xiaoxiao bird circled twice in the air and chirped a few more times, then flew directly to the south of the Thousand Needles Pine Forest and soon disappeared.
After the flying bird flew away, the arrow squirrel began to move forward again.
During the whole process, Qian Chao had been using his subtle skills without being discovered. When the arrow crawled over, except that his head was still a little dizzy, Qian Chao's pain was basically gone. He mustered up his courage and Quietly approaching the arrow pig from the air, looking down from above, sure enough, this big guy is almost exactly the same as the one I saw yesterday, except that it is bigger, and the arrow pig is next to the deep ravine. It climbed straight down with all four claws. There must be spiritual spring water below for it to drink.
The arrow pig stayed down there for a little longer, but it was almost as long as a cup of tea. As the sound of stones falling down came from the deep ravine, the huge arrow pig crawled out from below. , and then basically slowly returned along the original path.
After the arrow pig also left, the place basically returned to peace.
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After all this trouble, it was getting close to evening, and it was time for Qian Chao to go to the Lingquan water to take a look. He was sure that these two powerful guys would not destroy the Lingquan. After all, there would be no Lingquan water after it was destroyed. Drinking, so even if the spiritual spring water there is drunk, the spiritual spring is still there.
This deep ravine was originally difficult to detect when viewed from above, as it was covered by trees. However, the Hao Xiao Bird went through it first, and then came the Arrow Gulch. Now, the deep ravine on the ground can be directly seen from above. As Qian Chao went down, he found that the ravine stretched out for a long distance, and the ravine was still very wide, only about ten feet long, so the brave bird dared to dive directly from it. And down.
After entering it, Qian Chao found that this place was like a canyon at the foot of a mountain, with the bottom almost invisible. The stone walls on both sides were almost straight up and down. When he first entered, there were strange trees on the stone walls on both sides. It grew twisted and twisted there, and after continuing down into the ravine, it disappeared. There was only a hard rock layer, but there were extremely deep claw marks left on the rock layer, which were left by the arrow pigs when they crawled in and out. The light became dimmer as it went downwards, and Qian Chao also noticed that the surrounding area began to get colder as he went downwards, but the aura became more intense. During the descent, Qian Chao also discovered several lines on the stone walls on both sides. The conspicuous mineral veins are all good things in his eyes. Fortunately, this is the drinking ground for two powerful monsters. Otherwise, there will definitely be monsters living here, and Qian Chao will have some trouble looking for this spiritual spring water.
There were many stones scattered at the bottom of the ravine, which was fairly flat, but because it was deep underground, it was completely dark. Qian Chao walked forward for a while and found a cave entrance.
The entrance to the cave was very large, and there were paw prints in front of it. Qian Chao looked in at the entrance and found that the cave was not deep. Less than two feet away, there was a small pool, and the rich spiritual energy emanated from here. Yes, being here Qian Chao feels indescribably useful. There is only a small amount of spiritual spring water left at the bottom of the pool. I think the pool should have been full at the beginning. Now the spiritual spring water in the pool has been used by two powerful people. The monster drank it, and there was a stalactite hanging above it. Drops of clear and shining spring water dripped from the end of the stalactite into the pool.
Seeing this, Qian Chao understood. Jian Chao and Hao Xiaoniao must know how long it will take for the pool to be filled with spiritual spring water, and then they will come here to drink water. Qian Chao didn't know what those two guys were like before. To allocate this spiritual spring water, judging from how hard the arrows crawled in earlier, it must be that the flying bird did not drink all the spiritual spring water here, but should have left some of it for it. This is probably also the difference between these two powerful monsters. A tacit understanding.
When Qian Chao was thinking about this, the sound of "tick-tock-tick" falling into the water reminded him. He quickly took out the small-mouthed jar that Tang Ping gave him and placed it in front of the dripping spring water. He used this thing to catch the dripping water from above. Falling spiritual spring.
After doing this, Qian Chao walked out of the cave and searched at the bottom of the ravine. Not far from the cave with the spiritual spring water, there was another larger cave. It should be some kind of huge monster. He has lived here before, but it seems that many monsters have stayed here. However, judging from the traces left inside, Qian Chao believes that this should be the Arrow Swallow's nest before, and it guards the spiritual spring water. Right next to it, and then there was the Xiaoxiao bird. The two guys were fighting for the spiritual spring water, but neither one could do anything to the other, so in the end no one occupied this place. When the water in the pool was full, the two guys Everyone came to drink water.
Qian Chao also discovered a mineral vein in this cave, and there were many good ores for him to dig. It was getting late outside, so Qian Chao planned to spend the night here and put all the ores here into his In storage bag.
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That night, in a secret hiding place outside the Thousand Needles Pine Forest, four people including Tang Ping, Li Jian and others were waiting in boredom.
All they have to do these days is wait. Even if they want to go out for air, they have to stick the talisman given by Qian Chao to their bodies to hide themselves, so as not to let anyone spy on their whereabouts. Therefore, the four people in these two days It's extremely boring.
Everything that needs to be said has been said, everything that needs to be talked about has been discussed. By midnight, everyone was silent and sat cross-legged.
Lu Pingchuan, who was dozing off with Leng Buding, suddenly said "Hmm" and then turned over and sat up, saying very strangely:
"Hey, what's going on?"
Except for Lu Pingchuan, the other three people also noticed something strange about themselves. The four of them suddenly felt as if they were surrounded by several thick chains. Although they could walk freely, they always felt like they were being held captive. The feeling of being tightly bound.
They were all too familiar with this feeling. A few days ago, they all sensed that a breakthrough was coming. They thought that it would take a while for them to achieve a breakthrough, and it would probably happen when the five of them practice together in the future. Unexpectedly, There is a feeling outside this sect.
And it happened when the five people separated and Qian Chao went into the Thousand Needles Pine Forest alone.
In the past, before Qian Chao broke through the practice of the five people, they were actually tied together. But since that time, the five people have made breakthroughs while practicing together. From then on, , the five people all thought that all breakthroughs in the future might happen. When the five people got together, they didn't expect that today's breakthrough would come so suddenly, with no signs at all before.
Li Jian said:
"We're about to break through. Everyone, Brother Qian is not here. Let's adjust our breath separately."
Indeed, if Qian Chao is not here, the "Five Elements Containing Spirit Formation" they used to practice cannot be arranged. At this time, they can only focus on their own breakthroughs. Therefore, after Li Jian finished speaking, the four of them sat cross-legged and Tang Ping Yanxuan took out the spiritual wine, and Yanxuan took out the spiritual elixir. After each of the four took it, they closed their eyes and fell into concentration.
There must be a reason why things like this happen.
In the Thousand Needle Pine Forest, which was an unknown distance away from Tang Ping and the four others, Qian Chao was also closing his eyes and entering concentration.
Qian Chao saw the Arrow Pig and the Xiaoxiao Bird today, and found the Spiritual Spring Water. After a lot of trouble, the sky had already turned dark, so he spent the night at the bottom of the deep ravine. Nothing happened to him, and there were spirits. The spiritual energy in the cave in the spring was extremely rich. After finishing what he was doing, Qian Chao went to the Lingquan cave to meditate and practice.
This cave is where several underground spiritual veins intersect. In addition to the extremely rare spiritual spring water, the spiritual energy here is extremely rich and rich. Qian Chao did not expect that his unintentional move would actually lead to a breakthrough. His cultivation level took a direct step forward.
Of course, the process of breakthrough was not smooth. In the past, whether they were practicing together or not, Qian Chao was the one holding him back among the five people who made breakthroughs in the past. It can be said that it was the other four people who dragged him forward. But it was not the case now. This time, Qian Chao walked in front of the four people because of the strong spiritual energy in the place he was in. However, after all, his spiritual root qualifications were too low, so the process of breakthrough was stumbling. Several times, he watched as he stepped forward. They were all monks at the seventh level of Qi Refining, but Qian Chao was always the one blocking the key intersection. If he didn't break through, the other four would not be able to break through. Finally, Qian Chao suddenly thought that he should make some preparations, so Only then did he remember to take the elixir and drink the spirit wine, and once again hit the bottleneck and finally succeeded.
In an instant, both Qian Chao and Tang Ping, who was far away from the Thousand Needles Pine Forest, felt that the heavy iron chains imprisoning their bodies had been broken down, and their whole bodies felt extremely relaxed and comfortable.
Qian Chao raised his hand in front of him and looked at it carefully, feeling that the spiritual energy in his body was much deeper than before.
Outside the Thousand Needles Pine Forest, Lu Pingchuan relaxed his muscles and bones happily after the breakthrough, while Tang Ping and Yan Xuan looked at each other in surprise. Now that he had broken through, he didn't know what happened to Qian Xiaozi. Tang Ping turned his attention to Qian Xiaozi again. Outside the hiding place.
Li Jian saw this and said:
"Don't worry, Brother Qian must be fine, and we broke through in advance for no reason this time. It must be that Brother Qian had some adventure in the Thousand Needles Pine Forest. This means that Brother Qian must be fine. We Just wait with peace of mind.”
Hearing this, Tang Ping thought of the spiritual spring that Ah Jiu had mentioned. When the five of them broke through the third level of Qi Refining and the fourth level of Qi Refining, they also broke through next to a spiritual spring with the help of the rich spiritual energy there. This time If the expectation is correct, this is probably the case.
Turning around, the four people were still in the hiding place.
However, on the third day after Qian Chao entered the Thousand Needles Pine Forest, something unusual happened before noon. Li Jian suddenly opened his eyes while meditating with his eyes closed and said:
"somebody is coming."
Someone was indeed coming. When the four of them walked out quietly, they saw a crimson figure flying towards them in the distance.
Tang Ping recognized the man's identity at a glance and said in surprise:
"Shangguan Hong..."
It was Shangguan Hong, and what surprised Tang Ping even more was that Shangguan Hong flew straight into the Thousand Needles Pine Forest without slowing down.
