Early the next morning, Shi Yirui, Zheng Duobao, Cao Hong, and Chen Yixia had arrived at the entrance of the villa area.
After not seeing each other for nearly a month, Chen Yixia didn't say anything, but the other three people had actually made great progress in their cultivation.
Shi Yirui has entered the Soul Imitation stage, Cao Hong has also reached the early stage of body shaping, and Zheng Duobao is still in the Moon Washing stage, but he has jumped from the early stage of Moon Washing to the peak of Moon Washing. Judging from his aura, it probably won't take long for him to condense it. The ghost enters the night wandering period.
Seeing Shi Chishang's eyes, Shi Yirui smiled and put a hand on Zheng Duobao's shoulder: "Don't worry, Old Shi. Although junior brother, his realm is not as good as ours, but in a real fight, even a few soul-imitation stages may not be able to defeat him. !”
Shi Chishang was startled, then laughed and said, "How do you say that?"
"You'll know if we get into a fight later." Shi Yirui said with a smile.
Seeing that they had finished their greetings, Chen Yixia handed over a few documents and said with a smile: "This is some information about this trip. You can take a look at it on the way. I have booked a plane ticket for eleven o'clock. Let's go."
The few people didn't say much, and after getting into the car one by one, the driver drove to Shanghai Hongqiao Airport.
After setting off, Shi Chishang looked through the materials prepared by Chen Yixia, with a bit of surprise in his eyes.
The person who hired them this time was a sect called Xunlongmen in Jincheng, Shanxi. This was one of the branches of the ancient Kanyu lineage. They were good at exploring the earth's veins and thus discovering undiscovered relics.
Their destination this time was a gold mine in Shanxi. Because the gold mine had been dug out a few years ago, it was not worth much. Xunlongmen bought it without spending much money, and then found the ruins.
The land where such ruins are located is owned by one family. According to the agreement, only this family has the right to explore. Although the Xunlongmen cultivators are highly skilled, they are only good at practicing Feng Shui and are not good at fighting, so they hire a group of people as guards.
This time, Xunlongmen hired a total of four groups of people, one group was from Shanxi Mantis Sect, one group was from Shi Chishang and others, and the other two groups were from Xuanqing Temple and Chunyang Temple from the Outer Dao Sect.
Mantis Sect and Xunlong Sect have cooperated many times and are considered old friends.
Xuanqing Temple and Chunyang Temple are located in Datong and Taiyuan respectively. Like Xunlongmen, they belong to Shanxi forces. This time, they probably had a hand in exploring the ruins through friendship.
On the other hand, Shi Chishang and his group came all the way from Zhejiang, so they were the only outsiders.
With a crooked mouth, Shi Chishang continued to browse the information. This time, the mantis sect was led by the sect leader Qian Feng, a late emperor level warrior. The Xuanqingguan and Chunyangguan were led by disciples of two Taoist temples respectively. Chief, Lu Qingming and Fang Xian are both fusion monks.
Seeing the strength of the other three groups, Shi Chishang's face relaxed slightly. If the other party did not hide their strength, then his side would not be too disadvantaged.
Even if you have not personally participated in it, if you think about it, you will know that when exploring ruins, the weak will definitely be oppressed by the strong, and may even become cannon fodder.
More than an hour later, the five people arrived at the airport by car, and then went through security check and board the plane non-stop. A few hours later, they finally arrived in Jincheng, Shanxi Province.
The first time he came to the north, Shi Chishang felt the air was dirty as soon as he got off the plane. He pinched his nose subconsciously and practiced Qigong for several weeks before he felt better.
"Hey!" Shi Yirui stomped his feet and muttered, "The air quality is so bad! It's better for us in Jiaxing!"
"Your map cannon is a bit heavy, be careful of getting hit!" Cao Hong smiled and asked, "Yixia, how long does it take to get to the ruins from here?"
"In one hour," Chen Yixia looked at her watch and said with a smile, "I have booked a car and will set off as soon as I get out."
In just one plane ride, Cao Hong, Chen Yixia, and Shi Yirui have become good sisters, which makes Shi Chishang and Zheng Duobao even more confused about how girls' friendship is established.
After leaving the airport by car, we drove all the way north. Shi Chishang looked out through the car window and saw almost all the mountains. This also made him secretly amazed, having lived in Jiaxing since he was a child.
More than an hour later, the car got off the road and entered a narrow path. Not long after, it came under a mine.
After Chen Yixia paid the money, the five of them got out of the car together and walked along the mountain road for a few minutes. They already saw a group of people on the mountainside, most of whom were Xunlongmen and their hired hands.
The five people walked up to the group of people. Chen Yixia bowed her hands to an old man and said with a smile: "Elder Guo!"
"Miss Chen," the old man smiled, glanced at Shi Chishang and the other four, and said with a smile, "It's been a long journey, thank you for your hard work."
"You should work for money," Chen Yixia said with a smile.
Shi Chishang recalled the information and found that Elder Guo should be Guo Xuejun, the first elder of Xunlongmen, and the two people beside him, one tall and one short, should be Liu Xuelei, the second elder, and Sun Xuexing, the third elder of Xunlongmen.
Then Guo Xuejun looked at them and said with a smile: "You may not know each other yet, this is the leader of the Mantis Sect, and these two young heroes are Xuanqing Guan Lu Qingming and Chunyang Guan Fangxian."
Qian Feng was a tall and strong man. He smiled and hugged Shi Chishang and others. However, Lu Qingming and Fang Xian looked much colder. Especially Fang Xian, who glanced at Shi Chishang and Cao Honghou a few times. , frowned and said: "Elder Guo, why are there still people from the ghost realm?"
There are all warriors in the Xunlong Sect, so it was Fang Xian, who was born in the Taoist Sect, who was the first to discover the identities of Shi Chi Shang and Cao Hong.
Guo Xuejun was startled when he heard this and looked at Chen Yixia, who said calmly: "They are my friends and they use money to do things. Elder Guo, please don't worry."
Guo Xuejun seemed to have a lot of trust in Chen Yixia and nodded in understanding. Fang Xian seemed to want to say something more when he saw this, but Qian Feng already smiled and said: "Since Elder Guo has agreed, I won't say anything else."
Fang Xian and Lu Qingming frowned slightly when they heard there was something in Qian Feng's words. However, since the person in charge of this trip didn't speak, the two "mercenaries" naturally couldn't talk any more and could only stand with cold eyes.
Seeing them quiet down, Guo Xuejun nodded and said: "Everyone should be aware of this matter, but to be on the safe side, I will say it again. We have preliminary surveyed this ruins. There are a large number of fire rat demons on the outermost periphery, although the individual strength is not strong. , but the advantage lies in the large number, so I asked you to join forces to escort us inside to explore."
Seeing everyone nodding, Guo Xuejun added: "The rewards after exploration will still be carried out in accordance with the previous contract. However, if there are unexpected discoveries, we will discuss them on site."
Seeing that there were no objections from all parties, Guo Xuejun, Liu Xuelei, and Sun Xuexing immediately joined forces to do something. Not long after, a passage was opened on a mountain wall. Qian Feng greeted and walked in first with ten disciples of the Mantis Sect. Chi Shang and others walked behind, followed by the Xunlongmen people, and finally Xuanqing Temple and Chunyang Temple.
Soon after the group entered the tunnel, they felt that the air around them was getting hotter and hotter. Shi Chishang looked at the walls of the cave to the left and right, and found that the soil was faintly red. This was probably because the earth spiritual energy was too strong and had seeped into the soil over the years.
Just as he was thinking, everyone in the Mantis Sect in front had stopped. Qian Feng shouted in a low voice: "There is movement, be careful!"
Shi Chishang and Cao Hong each took out their long swords, Shi Yirui grabbed a spiritual stone in his hand, and Chen Yixia pulled out a short sword filled with cold air. Only Zheng Duobao followed the four of them carelessly, completely unsuspecting. Performance.
The crowd advanced several tens of meters when the sound of gnawing suddenly sounded from all around. Shi Chi Shang's heart trembled, his mind unfolded, and he shouted in surprise: "Be careful! They are already lurking in the surrounding cave walls!"
Before he finished speaking, the surrounding cave walls suddenly exploded one after another, and red shadows jumped out from them, rushing towards everyone like the sky and the earth.
Shi Chishang waved his hand, raised the Liuhe Mirror and swayed out a vast spiritual light, turning it into a Liuhe Formation to protect everyone on his side. Fang Xian, Lu Qingming and others behind the palace also cast spells together, blessing them and everyone in Xunlongmen. body magic.
The Liuhe Formation had just been deployed, and the dense red shadows had already rushed up. Shi Chishang could clearly see that they were countless red rat demons, each one the size of a palm. Their red eyes were full of ferocity, and they rushed towards them without fear of death. On the Liuhe Formation.
But in an instant, Shi Chishang noticed that the light curtain formed by the Liuhe Formation was dimmed by several points. Although these rat demons were not strong, they could not withstand too many of them. Once they started to eat, I am afraid that in another quarter of an hour, the Liuhe Formation would be completely destroyed. collapse.
His heart tightened, Shi Chishang immediately raised his sword to fight back. He estimated that these rat demons were somewhat immune to the fire element, so he used Hanli Sword Technique as soon as he took action. In an instant, frost and mist filled the air, and frost-like sword light shot out in all directions. , cutting and smashing the hordes of rat demons.
However, the number of these rat demons is too huge, and their temperament is not afraid of death. They keep squeezing them like crazy. Every time Shi Chishang kills a large number of rat demons, his body is completely empty, and he is immediately killed by more. Rat demon fills up.
With him as the main attacker, Cao Hongkong took action and stood beside Shi Yirui and Zheng Duobao with Chen Yixia respectively, responsible for protecting them.
The fighting here was fierce, and the fight at the Mantis Sect in the front row was even more brutal. Led by Qian Feng, a group of Mantis Sect disciples held double swords and attacked forward without fear of life or death. With their momentum, they actually made the advance faster It hasn't slowed down at all compared to before.
Xunlongmen seemed to have already entered the area for exploration before. Guo Xuejun counted his fingers and shouted: "Keep the speed, continue for three minutes, and we will be there."
Shi Chishang was startled, but he didn't ask any more questions. The sword light in his hand became more urgent, and large swaths of frost-like sword light were swayed out, killing countless rat demons.
They continued to advance for more than a minute, and everyone in the Mantis Sect was already injured. Shi Chishang couldn't bear to see it. When the sword light turned, endless starlight was born, rolling forward like a galaxy, sweeping away the rat tide on the left side of the Mantis Sect. Sweep away.
Qian Feng looked back and laughed: "Thank you brother!"
"You're welcome!" Shi Chishang held the sword in his right hand and continued to sweep, while using his left hand to seal the seal, he continued to maintain the Liuhe Formation.
After advancing like this for a full three minutes, the tide of rats around everyone had become so dense that there was no gap left. Even if Shi Chishang swiped his sword, it would be filled again by the tide of rats the next second.
Everyone in the Mantis Sect had also been forced to retreat in front of Shi Chishang and others, relying on the Liuhe Formation to block the tide of rats on the left and right sides.
Suddenly, Guo Xuejun shouted: "It's right in front! There is a gate, open it and go in!"
"I'll do it!" Qian Fenghu opened his eyes angrily, and his two daggers were like the two blade arms of a mantis. He slashed forward dozens of times in an instant. Thousands of swords rolled around like a tide, knocking out a gap in the dense rat tide.
Shi Chishang looked intently, but his face was stern. It turned out that there was indeed a gate behind the rat tide as Guo Xuejun said. The problem was that the gate contained four huge rat demons that were as big as tigers and had greasy and shiny hair. , a pair of red eyes exudes a terrifying and ferocious light.
