Since the elder went into seclusion, the highly capable Qingxu was temporarily appointed to assume the responsibilities of the elder.
On the one hand, in order to live up to the expectations of the elders, and on the other hand, in order to set an example, he always kept in mind the elders' instructions: except for Yanmo disciples, no one was allowed to enter the black bamboo forest. But even so, Qingxu was still worried.
Later, after an on-the-spot investigation, he abolished the original bamboo-cutting site and reopened a road at another location. Although this photo is much further than before, fortunately, the black bamboos here are all on the edge. It is much safer than venturing into the bamboo forest to collect materials before, and it also gives the disciples a lot of peace of mind.
If this continues, there will naturally be no accidents. But he never expected that these disciples would disobey the elders' instructions and seek their own death, and he was angry and anxious in his heart.
After thinking deeply for an afternoon, he finally made a difficult decision!
With his current ability, he can escape with his life even if he is unable to defeat him. Moreover, the whereabouts of those fellow disciples are unknown now, how can he ignore them? I believe that the elders will understand his difficulties if they know!
Thinking of this, Qingxu also took advantage of the night to leave the hall and prepare to go to the black bamboo forest to find out. But just when he passed by the Qingjing House, he still stopped and took a closer look, then waved his hand to untie the binding spell at the Qingjing door, and then disappeared into the night...
In the black bamboo forest, Wolf Cloud was hurriedly walking with a gloomy expression, and soon he arrived in front of the bamboo house. I saw him weighing the palm-sized jar in his hand a few times, and then said to himself: "This thing is really hard to find... Such a small jar will waste so much of my time... But fortunately, I still have time!" "
Lang Yun hid the jar in his sleeves, then took a few deep breaths to turn his face anxious, and then hurriedly opened the door of the bamboo house: "Black Bamboo Essence, Black Bamboo Essence...how are you?"
"Why haven't you come back for so long? You've made me so worried..." Black Bamboo Spirit's voice came out from the darkness in the corner, but his voice was full of exhaustion.
Hearing the abnormality in Black Bamboo Essence's voice, Lang Yun also suppressed the excitement in his heart: "Heizhu Essence, how are you doing now?"
The Black Bamboo Essence sighed: "I don't know why, but I can't feel the slightest bit of life these days... But don't worry, as long as the Golden Crow rises tomorrow, my condition will return to normal..."
"Really? But I'm afraid you won't be able to wait any longer..." After hearing this, Lang Yun could no longer hold back his joy and laughed.
"You...don't joke with me...I'm tired..." Black Bamboo Jingjing did not hear what Lang Yun meant and said softly.
"Are you kidding? Hahaha... By the way! I have another gift for you..." Lang Yun sneered and took out the jar from his sleeve, "Guess what this is..."
When the Black Bamboo Essence in the darkness saw the jar, he suddenly felt a sense of crisis for no apparent reason: "I thank you for your kindness, but I really don't have the energy to accept the gift right now. If you have anything to do, please wait until tomorrow morning... "
"Hahaha... I have been waiting for this day for so long, and I really can't wait any longer..." After saying that, Lang Yun opened the cork with a flick of his thumb, and his eyes that were pretending to be sympathetic gradually turned cold...
In the bamboo house, Lang Yun was sitting cross-legged. As he breathed and breathed, there was a faint ethereal feeling on his body, which was hard to grasp. It was as if the moonlight outside penetrated the closed bamboo house and enveloped him, making the wolf in the darkness exude a divine luster.
"Huh..." Lang Yun exhaled a breath, and his black and white eyes slowly opened, and the bamboo house that was originally invisible became bright in his eyes.
"This source of essence is so magical... Hahaha..." Lang Yun felt that the blood that had previously gathered into a stream in his body had now turned into a vast ocean, and his eyes were filled with ecstasy.
After just a short period of ecstasy, Lang Yun's expression showed a touch of frustration: "It's a pity that time is running out now, otherwise how could I have wasted so much of the source of essence..."
Recently, in a conversation with Heizhu Jingso, Lang Yun finally learned about Heizhu Jingso's weakness, which is that he is afraid of fire and salt. Then he took advantage of the period when Black Bamboo's spirit was weak and went down the mountain to look for such things, so that he could be prepared for future actions and not have to be in such a hurry.
Because the place where fire salt is produced is extremely remote, and refining it is very troublesome, the output is very rare. Although Lang Yun knew a lot about fire salt, he never got any information about where fire salt was sold.
Especially when he heard that the Yuhu Sect was planning to recruit disciples recently, he was very confused and didn't know what to do.
Just as he was on his way back to Taiyi Pavilion with complicated thoughts, he happened to encounter a caravan traveling from north to south!
Although the weather was not too cold at this time, everyone in the caravan was dressed in heavy clothes, especially the carriage behind them, which was covered with thick bridles, which attracted Lang Yun's eyes deeply. past.
But what caught Lang Yun's attention was not the strange dress of the caravan, but the fusiform pendants as thick as a thumb hanging under the bridles where the red tassels should be hanging!
Based on the information he had gathered, Lang Yun could tell at a glance that they were foreigners living in the north from their attire. And as far as Lang Yun knows, there is a custom among these foreigners, which is to hang fire salt on the bridle before traveling to pray for bright sunshine and clear weather on the road, so the fire salt in these pendants is the fire salt they need!
How could Lang Yun miss these fire salts when he saw them? He got the fire salts in his hands without any effort...
Although there is not much fire salt, it is enough to relieve the urgent need! Sure enough, under the threat of fire salt, Black Bamboo Essence was forced to hand over the source of his essence...
Compared with the cultivation level given by the Black Bamboo Essence, the source of this essence should be purer! But after he completely refined the source of essence, his strength did not improve to the extent he imagined... After all, his original intention of coming here was to become immortal!
In order to prevent the Black Bamboo Essence from regaining its strength, Lang Yun did a lot of tricks on the bamboo house, which caused the Black Bamboo Essence to become weaker and weaker. The reason why the source of essence is greatly reduced must be related to this matter!
Lang Yun figured it all out later, but he could only regret it...
"Although this black bamboo essence has been devoured by me, as a precaution... it is better to destroy this black bamboo forest!" When the black bamboo essence was handed over to him as the source of the essence, he made himself promise that it would not Harming the Black Bamboo Forest, but Lang Yun didn't want anyone to discover the secret existence here, so naturally he didn't want to leave any clues.
This black bamboo forest spreads for several miles, but Lang Yun didn't have much fire salt in his hands. It was naturally unrealistic to destroy the entire black bamboo forest. He frowned for a long time and finally his eyes lit up: "By the way... the black bamboo spirit said that this black bamboo forest has the same origin. If I can find the foundation, even if this black bamboo forest does not die, it will not be able to recover even half!"
Thinking of this, he concentrated on feeling it. In just a short moment, he discovered where the underground veins of this black bamboo forest were gathering, and then ordered the puppet to dig a hole.
But just as he was digging happily, he suddenly heard a burst of footsteps not far away. He was also startled and looked there hurriedly. But when he saw that it was just a disciple of Taiyi Pavilion, he narrowed his eyes, preparing to take advantage of him unprepared, lest this person scream in surprise and attract others to spoil his good deeds.
What he didn't expect was that this disciple's reaction was so quick, and he used his puppet to avoid the sneak attack from behind!
But how could Lang Yun give up and continued to chase forward, but just when his attack was only an inch away from the opponent, he could no longer move forward any further and froze in place.
"You promised not to destroy the Black Bamboo Forest...you actually deceived us..." The plaintive voice of the Black Bamboo Forest suddenly sounded from his ears.
"Black Bamboo Essence? You...didn't you give me the source of all the essences...Why are you still alive?" Lang Yun couldn't believe what he heard, and his heart was beating wildly.
"We were born in the black bamboo forest, so naturally we have an unbreakable bond with the black bamboo forest..."
"And there is still a remnant soul of mine buried at the foundation of the Black Bamboo Forest... The remnant soul felt the threat and awakened me, so I can wake up again..." Black Bamboo Forest murmured.
Perhaps feeling the sadness of the black bamboo spirit, the air around him became solemn, and there was no longer any wind.
The several puppets that were still under Lang Yun's control completely lost control and became the body of Black Bamboo Essence.
Not only that, Lang Yun could clearly see a translucent liquid droplet precipitating from his body surface and sinking into the poisonous puppet opposite.
"What...what's going on..." Lang Yun suddenly felt weak in his body, and the ocean of blood that was originally so full became as slender as a stream again.
"Because you deceived me, I can only take back the source of this essence..." Black Bamboo Essence said calmly, "Also...in order to prevent you from making a big mistake in the future, please also give me back my cultivation... "
"No... don't..." Lang Yun has tasted the sweetness of having strength, and never wants to be an ordinary person again. But this Black Bamboo Essence was already vigilant and would never be easily attacked again. He could only frown and think of new strategies!
"Black Bamboo Essence... I know I was wrong..." Lang Yun said as he hid the bottle containing the fire salt solution in his sleeve, "Before you take back my cultivation, you can let me go to the bamboo house to confess. My own fault?”
Black Bamboo Essence was silent for a moment, then said: "Of course you can...but this time I will be watching your every move from behind...I hope you won't have any thoughts!"
Lang Yun nodded and forced a smile: "That's natural..." Then he hurried towards the bamboo house.
