It's night, the stars are shining, and the moon is full in the sky.
Over the mountains and fields, inside the spirit boat, the woman was half leaning on the side of the boat. She softly hummed and woke up leisurely.
There is another person opposite the woman, who is sitting cross-legged at the moment, but her eyebrows are full of fear and panic. There are also green and red rings on her neck and hands, feet, ankles, and wrists. It is the female foundation-building cultivator.
The two were at the end of the spirit boat, while Yuan Qing stood at the other end of the spirit boat with his hands behind his hands, his posture upright and his robes hunting.
...
But half a day ago, when the two girls were in coma, the boy counted the loot and found a green and red ring, an ice silk scarf, a broad sword, a pair of purple and gold flying knives, four volumes of secret books, and several sapphire vials. Branches, more than two thousand spiritual stones, and some gold and silver property.
The vials contained only some ordinary healing elixirs such as Rejuvenation Pills and Xueqi Powder; the secret books contained only ordinary exercises, which only reached the foundation building level; as for the flying knives and broad swords, weapons of attack, Nile Li Excellent quality, not worth talking about.
Only the square scarf and the ring are of the highest quality and have unique functions: the former can hide the form, hide the breath and swallow the spirit. Yuan Qing was very satisfied after trying it; the latter seems to have the ability to trap the enemy and lock him down. How specific it is is yet to be determined. Not clear.
While he was researching and groping, the foundation-building female cultivator suddenly woke up. After some questioning, he found out that this woman's name was Xie Ying. Like the others, they were all casual cultivators of Huiguo, and they were strangers to each other. , gathered together by chance, and occupied two small spiritual veins, collectively known as the Six Immortals of Jinsha.
The square scarf is what he cherishes, and its name is Yingyue Veil; as for the ring, it is called the Infatuation Ring, which has the effect of binding and imprisoning spirits. Once activated, the speed is extremely fast and the whereabouts are inexplicable. The old man relied on This thing overpowered the other five and became the first of the Six Immortals.
In addition, the battle between Jingtian and Fengyue sects is indeed true, but the specific circumstances are unknown, and the identity of the woman is also unknown.
At this point in the conversation, Yuan Qing stopped asking any more questions, and the female cultivator was very knowledgeable and didn't say any more.
However, a moment later, Yuan Qing suddenly shook his sleeves and threw out a magic formula; the ring then hung in the air, split into five with a slight tremor, and suddenly wrapped around Xie Ying's body.
"Senior, what do you mean by this!" The female cultivator asked in shock: "Everything I said is true, and there is absolutely no lie! If you don't believe it, I can swear an oath from the inner demon, or sign a blood contract with the soul, and I hope that the senior's subordinates will Show mercy!”
As soon as the words came out, the young man turned a deaf ear and turned out a copy of "Di Yuan Lu" and started reading.
Xie Ying didn't know what she meant, but she didn't dare to say anything. She was worried until the woman woke up...
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"Thank you for your help, fellow Taoist." After a brief look inside, the woman stood up and saluted Yuan Qing solemnly.
"You're welcome, fellow Taoist." Yuan Qing returned the courtesy politely.
"I don't know what to call my friend?" the woman asked.
"Yuan Qing." The young man replied.
"It turns out to be Fellow Daoist Yuan," the woman continued, "Fellow Daoist Yuan is decisive in killing and has superb swordsmanship. He is worthy of being a disciple of the Shangqing Dynasty."
"Fellow Taoist, you are ridiculous," Yuan Qing replied calmly: "Besides, I am not a disciple of Shangqing, but a disciple of Xuanyuan."
"Oh? He's actually a disciple of Xuanyuan?" The woman was slightly surprised and continued: "When did Xuanyuan have a successor to the Sword Immortal?"
Yuan Qing did not answer this, but asked: "I don't know your name? Where do you come from?"
The woman smiled slightly and replied: "I am Si Guizhen; as for your identity, you must know that what you said before is not false."
"Do you have proof?" Yuan Qing asked.
As soon as he finished speaking, a flash of white light fell into the young man's hand. He looked carefully and saw that it was a white jade waist plaque. On one side, it was engraved with the words "The Great Hall, the Sky in the Mirror" and on the other side, it was engraved with the mountains and rivers stretching, and the sun and the moon in the same sky.
"How?" the woman said calmly.
"It is indeed genuine, but..." Yuan Qing said after returning the waistband, but was interrupted by the woman before he could speak.
"I know you still have lingering suspicions, but I am seriously injured right now, so there is no time to discuss it in detail. Why don't you find a secluded place for me to heal my injuries first? When my injury stabilizes, I will give you a I am satisfied with the reply, and I also express my deepest gratitude for what I have said before. What do you think?"
Seeing that the young man was still hesitating, the woman sent another message: "Once the golden elixir is broken, there is no possibility of reunion. You can rest assured of this."
At this point, Yuan Qing finally nodded in agreement; the woman then threw out a piece of white jade, about an inch in size, shaped like a letter.
"This is a jade note. It contains a map of the nearby area. The place marked by the spiritual mind is an abandoned mine vein. It is not far from here, so it is the best." The woman explained.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Qing glanced at the jade note, then released his spiritual thoughts and probed into it. Suddenly, an illusory world appeared in his mind.
There are mountains and rivers here, and the size and distance can be changed with a thought; there is also a bright white light spot on it, which is very eye-catching. When the mind touches it, it will be known that it is the location of the abandoned mineral vein.
"How about it? It's much easier to use than those jade tubes and animal skins. I'm giving it to you. You're welcome." The woman said in her ear.
Yuan Qing withdrew his thoughts, said "Thank you", then turned the bow of the ship and galloped away towards the southeast.
A few hours later, the spirit boat descended and stopped in front of a dark cave entrance.
"Is this here?" Yuan Qing took back his consciousness and asked.
"That's right," Si Guizhen replied with a smile, then got off the spirit boat and walked towards the cave first, saying as he walked:
"Five to six thousand miles away, we have arrived in just four hours. In terms of escape speed alone, you can be considered the best among the junior foundation builders."
Yuan Qing did not answer, but glanced at Xie Ying. The latter immediately understood, jumped off the spirit boat, and followed; while the young man himself walked at the end.
A section of the road was winding and narrow, and after about a stick of incense, it suddenly became clear that it was a large mine, about twenty feet square.
On one side of the cave are the ruins of a house, with vague remains of animal bones visible around it; on the other side are more than ten mine tunnels, leading deeper underground.
"Just right here." Si Guizhen walked to the center of the mine, nodded and said, then waved her hand and threw out several luminous pearls embedded in the roof of the cave, giving off a little light.
"I have already inspected it, and there is no other living thing in the whole mine except you and me. I will heal here later, and then the responsibility of protecting the law will be Taoist Lao Yuan." Si Guizhen continued, while holding his hand He kept going up, and threw out green and blue small flags one after another, which fell around. He also took out several aqua spiritual stones and embedded them under the small flags.
As the techniques on his fingertips changed, the green and blue auras shone in sequence, forming a mask. He also sat down cross-legged, took a deep breath, and prepared to start healing.
"By the way," he seemed to have thought of something, and said suddenly: "It's best to cover the entrance of this mine vein with a formation to avoid accidents; also, it's best not to go deep into the fifth mine tunnel on the left, because there is Yin Qi in it. If it’s heavy, it’s probably due to ghosts, and maybe there’s a ghost king in the elixir formation stage.”
The words stopped abruptly. Si Guizhen closed his eyes and fell into meditation.
Yuan Qing frowned slightly, then stepped on his toes, and with a flash of figures, he returned to the entrance and set up two formations: Rock and Lingyin. Then he came to the mine tunnel mentioned by Si Guizhen and set up another formation, Chunhua.
With all three formations standing, the young man felt a little at ease, so he chose a flat stone platform to sit down on, took out the "Di Yuan Lu", and started reading.
As for Xie Ying, after Yuan Qing was seated, he also sat down in a remote corner without saying a word from beginning to end.
Half a year passed by in a flash.
During this period, Si Guizhen had been closing her eyes and regulating her breath; Xie Ying was also surrounded by infatuation, and her magic and spiritual breath were locked, so she had to meditate.
Yuan Qing concentrated his energy and read the "Xuan Yuan Tong Jian" comprehensively, which greatly expanded his knowledge and knowledge of practice, and also understood what the "blood contract of the soul" was.
The so-called "blood contract of souls" is based on blood as the guide, half of the souls as the annotation, and a contract is made. The recipient of the contract is called the blood master, and the one who makes the contract is a blood slave. Once the blood contract is completed, it will never be easy.
A master can take whatever he wants, and even life and death can be decided by a single thought; while a slave needs to be whole-hearted, and if there is a slight disobedience, the contract will immediately backfire: in the smallest case, the meridians will be disordered, and in severe injuries, dementia; in the worst case, the blood will flow backwards, and the body will explode. Death.
At this point, the young man also lamented that this group of casual cultivators were really using any means to save their lives. If they were just surviving like this, I'm afraid it would be better to fight to the death...
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But it is said that on this day, Yuan Qing was reading the strange book "Guigu Zhi", and suddenly the sound of cracking jade was heard one after another.
Looking up, Si Guizhen stood up slowly and sighed softly as the magic circle in the center of the mine dissipated.
After examining it with his spiritual mind, he found that his spiritual aura was complete and his energy pulses were stable. It was obvious that his injuries had been basically healed, but his spiritual pressure was still at the peak of foundation building and could not go any further.
"It seems that what he said is true." Yuan Qing thought to himself.
Just as he was thinking about it, the woman's words suddenly came into his ears. Si Guizhen raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said with a smile: "Fellow Taoist Yuan, has it not been said in the Xuanyuan Sect? A physical examination with the spiritual consciousness will be regarded as a provocation."
Yuan Qing immediately retracted his thoughts, stood up, clasped his fists, and said sincerely: "I'm sorry, I'm rude."
"Hmph, let's forget it this time. It won't happen next time." Si Guizhen snorted softly, and then walked towards Xie Ying, her steps brisk and the smile on her face even brighter.
Xie Ying woke up from sedation early in the morning, but did not make a sound, but kept silently observing.
At this moment, seeing Si Guizhen approaching step by step, a look of despair gradually appeared on his face, and it became more intense.
"Senior," Xie Ying begged sadly.
However, as soon as the words came out of his mouth, there was a golden light directly printed on his chest, making his whole body stiff and unable to speak.
But it was Si Guizhen who used his fingers as a brush to draw in the void and formed a golden talisman to imprison it.
"What I hate the most is a woman begging and making a lot of noise!" Si Guizhen said coldly, then turned over her hand and held out a silver round mirror.
The round mirror was dim, casting a clear light like mist, covering Xie Ying's body; the latter's eyes suddenly froze, as if he had lost his soul.
Si Guizhen then took a few steps forward and placed her hand on Xie Yingtianling. She closed her eyes slightly and a bright blue light lit up in her palm.
After a moment, the mirror light dissipated, and Xie Ying collapsed to the ground, blood overflowed from his orifices, and he was lifeless.
Si Guizhen flicked her long sleeves, turned around, and said calmly: "Okay, now it's just you and me. It's time to talk about remuneration and another deal, fellow Taoist Yuan."
There was still a smile on his face.
