"Deal? Senior, please make it clear." Yuan Qing asked in confusion, his words were light and his expression was calm, but there was a flash of silver light in his sleeve, and the Water-Breaking Sword was already at his side.
Seeing this, Si Guizhen chuckled and said: "Why are you afraid that I will eat you? Don't worry, you saved my life after all. I am not an ungrateful person, so nothing will happen to me."
As he spoke, he closed the round mirror with one move of his bare hands, and then flicked out a wisp of flames with his fingers, falling towards Xie Ying's corpse.
Fireworks burst out and burned the corpses in an instant; Si Guizhen's body was filled with water and she walked slowly towards the young man.
As the water light dissipated, he stood still three feet away from Yuan Qing. His mottled blue clothes had been replaced by a white skirt at some point, looking pure and fresh.
"Let's talk about the rewards first." Ignoring the young man's alert look, Si Guizhen raised his head slightly and said proudly: "Looking at you, you should have no shortage of magic weapons and techniques, and your cultivation has reached the peak of Foundation Establishment... ...Spiritual stone? Or breakthrough elixir? Tell me, I will stick to my word and I will never treat you badly."
Yuan Qing thought for a moment and replied: "It's a long way to Xuanyuan, and the person next to us is not able to handle it, so I would like to ask my senior about the technique of escaping quickly or the method of teleportation."
"How to teleport? Do you want to use my Jingtian Sect teleportation array?" Si Guizhen raised the corner of her mouth slightly, as if she had expected it. Then she changed the topic and pretended to be wrong: "It's not impossible, it's just that ..."
Yuan Qing heard the words and knew what they meant. He asked respectfully, "Senior, please speak clearly."
Seeing that the young man was so well-behaved, Si Guizhen was quite satisfied and put his hands behind his back and replied: "Forget it, it doesn't hurt to tell you. You must have heard about it. Now our Jingtian Sect is fighting with Fengyue Valley. The battle is fierce. It can be said that It’s a fight to the death.”
"That Fengyue Valley was treacherous and cunning, and our sect was accidentally plotted and lost some of its men. In order to preserve its fighting power, the sect ordered the remaining disciples to retreat to Shuiyue Cave, waiting for the counterattack. Now. Now. That day on Mirror Peak, I'm afraid there are already people from Fengyue Valley. And the teleportation array you requested is located in Yixing Hall, east of Shuiyue Hall, at Yingyue Peak."
Having said this, Si Guizhen paused for a moment, walked sideways, sighed slightly and continued: "Not to mention that I am now in the Broken Pill Fall state, I am only in the Foundation Establishment state, and my past cultivation has been completely restored. Faced with this In this situation, trying to sneak into teleportation is no more than a moth flying into a flame, a fool's errand."
After hearing what he said, Yuan Qing frowned slightly, but then he regained his free and easy attitude, put away his spirit sword, and said calmly: "Even so, with the abilities of this senior, I guess there must be another clever plan."
Si Guizhen looked back after hearing the words, and said with a smile: "The little guy is quite smart! Yes, I do have another method. It is an ancient teleportation array that I encountered by chance when I was traveling in the past. It's just that this array is a bit broken and needs to be repaired. It can be used before it can be used, and it is a long time ago. I don’t know what is happening on the other end now.”
"Senior, do you know where this formation leads?" Yuan Qing asked.
Si Guizhen shook his head and replied: "I don't know exactly where it is, but if my guess is correct, this formation should lead to the southeast hundreds of thousands of miles away, probably at the border of our Jingtian, near Xuanyin Mountain."
"Xuanyin Mountain?" Yuan Qing asked rhetorically, with a hint of caution on his brows, but he remembered a comment in "Xuanyuan Tongjian" that said: "It is extremely dark and dark, and the light of the sky is cut off. Under Xuanyin Mountain, there is a ghost town in the white night." ".
"Yes, it's Xuanyin Mountain." Si Guizhen turned around and replied, with a brisk tone and a bright smile.
When Yuan Qing saw this, he suddenly became suspicious and couldn't help but ask again: "I wonder how certain the senior's conjecture is?"
"Well, eighty or ninety percent." Si Guizhen replied casually. Seeing the young man's silence, he continued: "What, are you scared? Don't worry, I am also a person who cherishes my life. The magic circle should not be within its territory, and even if I enter If you come to Baiye Kingdom, it's probably in the outer reaches. As long as you and I are careful, we can get out no matter what."
At this point, Si Guizhen said no more; Yuan Qing thought about it and made a decision.
"In that case, let's set off without further ado." The young man said calmly, and then he took the magic formula in his hand and was about to close the formation and set off.
Unexpectedly, Si Guizhen interrupted at this time: "Wait, what are you in a hurry for? There are many materials needed to repair the formation. Do you know what materials are needed? Are you ready? And what is the specific method of repair? Do you understand?"
Hearing this, Yuan Qing smiled slightly and replied: "With the wisdom of my predecessors, I would have made such a suggestion, so there is no need for me to worry too much."
"Huh, glib!" Si Guizhen snorted arrogantly: "But it's not wrong. To tell you the truth, I have collected most of the relevant treasures decades ago, and today, there is only one piece left for departure. The stone can do the whole thing."
"Lidu Stone?" Yuan Qing was slightly surprised and muttered to himself.
When Si Guizhen heard this, she raised her eyebrows and asked, "Why, do you have it?"
Yuan Qing shook his head and replied: "No, I just read it in the classics and was a little surprised."
"Huh, what a fuss." Si Guizhen rolled his eyes and said, "Lidu Lidu can leave the Yin to cross death, or leave the sky to cross the void. This stone was born in the mysterious and secluded world, and existed in the cold and cold, and this hole is deep There happens to be one somewhere."
"Senior is very thoughtful and very calculating." Yuan Qing glanced at the mine tunnel and Mingzan said sarcastically.
Si Guizhen ignored the implication, smiled complacently, stretched out her hand, and ordered: "Give me the jade note I gave you earlier."
Yuan Qing didn't know why, but he still did as he was told. The latter picked up the jade note and put it between his eyebrows, then returned it in a blink of an eye.
"Okay, I've printed the location of the teleportation array inside as a reward. Now that we're settled, we can talk about the deal," Si Guizhen said.
Yuan Qing took the jade note, released his spiritual thoughts, and probed into it. Sure enough, he saw that there was a continuous high mountain in the far north; on the other side of the mountain range, there was a land of death; and between the two, there was a bright white mark. It is exuding misty gleaming light;
"This is Tianzhu Mountain, the realm of chaos?" Yuan Qing withdrew his consciousness and asked.
"Exactly." Si Guizhen replied crisply: "In the realm of chaos, the spiritual energy is upside down; the dead feathers surround the mountain, and the magnetism is reversed. This formation is located within the surrounding mountains, at the edge of the realm, and those who have not yet completed the golden elixir need to force their way through. , is just asking for death. It just so happens that I know a secret passage that can avoid magnetic storms and cross the surrounding mountains. Use this as a bargaining chip. I wonder if you are interested?"
Yuan Qing put away the jade note and replied calmly: "Senior, I know in my heart that I have no reason to refuse, so why bother to ask more questions? You can just tell me what you need me to do."
"What can I ask you to do," Si Guizhen rolled his eyes at Yuan Qing and said, "Firstly, you have no materials, and secondly, you don't know how to repair the formation. Of course, you can help me obtain the Lidu Stone. And, I The injury has not healed yet and you still need to rest. The errands and guard duties along the way have been left to you, so don’t let me down."
"You should try your best." Yuan Qing nodded and replied calmly.
"Hmph, it's boring." Seeing that the young man always looked calm, Si Guizhen curled her lips and hummed, "Okay, I still need to cultivate myself, so you can go on your own."
Seeing the puzzlement on the young man's face, he explained: "What I said before is not false. There are indeed ghost kings guarding this stone. Although it is only in the early stage, it is definitely not something you and I can defeat. If you don't believe it, You can go and have a look on your own, if you accidentally lose your life, don’t blame me for not predicting what I said.”
"Elixir-forming ghost cultivator?"
After hearing the words, Yuan Qing couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. He glanced at the mine tunnel and asked, "I wonder what your senior has a clever plan?"
"Of course, wisdom comes first and walking is the best strategy!" Si Guizhen frowned slightly and said with a hint of impatience: "Ten days later, when the moon is full, the dog must look at the moon and work hard to absorb the essence of the lunar yin. Wait for it When the work is deep enough and there is no time for distraction, you and I take action, grab the stones, and run away."
"Senior, are you joking? With the speed of you and me, how can we get rid of a pill-forming ghost king?" Yuan Qing asked again.
"Is your formation just a decoration?" Si Guizhen replied coldly: "Two sets of mid-level and low-level formations, plus the 'Nine Yang Lihuo Formation' in my hand, are enough to hold it back for a while and a half. Got it."
After saying that, he no longer cared about Yuan Qing, flicked his long sleeves, and walked towards the stone platform on one side.
However, after walking a few steps, I heard his voice murmuring again: "At the top of the Foundation Establishment Peak, the golden elixir is in sight. Why don't you have any common sense about cultivation? The same goes for feeding medicine. A large handful of elixirs were stuffed in indiscriminately. Regardless of whether it is symptomatic or not, is this how Xuanyuan’s disciples teach their disciples..."
After hearing the words, Yuan Qing could only feel apprehensive. After taking another look at the mine, he returned to the original place and sat quietly to wait.
Ten days passed by, and there was no day or night in the cave. However, with the mental strength of the foundation-building monks, they could accurately calculate without any deviation.
"Okay, the time has come." Si Guizhen stood up first and said, then came to the mine tunnel.
I saw his plain hand raised, and more than ten red lights scattered around the entrance, but there were more than ten small red flags, three inches in size, with gold lines painted on them to depict strange beasts holding the sun, which looked like extraordinary divine horses.
Then, he turned over his palm and took out a silver-gray talisman, handed it to the young man beside him, and said: "This is the 'Hechen Covers the Moon' talisman. It can hide the form, collect the breath and turn it into energy; sweeping through it with spiritual thoughts, it is like exploring the void." , it cannot be checked unless it is in the later stage of pill formation.”
Yuan Qing had already come to the female cultivator when she was setting up the formation. At this moment, when she took the talisman, she felt that it was nothing, as if there was nothing in it. Looking closely, she couldn't tell whether it was gold or jade, wood or brocade, and it was difficult to tell its quality. .
With a "Let's go", Yuan Qing sacrificed the talisman, and suddenly a silvery light filled his body, turning into gray light. His body shape instantly became illusory, and his magic power was not leaking at all.
Si Guizhen naturally did the same thing. At this moment, under the young man's perception, there was no trace of him.
"here."
Just as Yuan Qing was dazed for a moment, the female cultivator's voice suddenly sounded in his mind, and then for some reason, a little blue aura rippled in the sea of consciousness, and the woman's figure was visible in his eyes.
Si Guizhen sacrificed a piece of fine yarn, which turned into misty smoke and floated in front of her; Yuan Qing summoned the Yun Yi Bead to follow closely behind.
The mine tunnel was long and winding, and the two of them flew for more than ten miles before finally seeing their destination: a huge underground cave, more than a thousand feet wide and more than a hundred feet deep.
There is a pool of water in the middle of the cave, about a hundred feet square, with a surface as green as jade and calm waves.
Above the pool, I saw a beam of moonlight shining down, but there was a gap on the top of the cave, which could see the sky and accommodate the skylight.
And within this moonlight, there is smoke lingering, and it is as dark as ink. It keeps gathering and dispersing, and human figures suddenly merge, and in the blink of an eye they turn into animal shapes.
Just below the smoke, at the bottom of the pool, there are strange flowers with stems and leaves as white as jade, and some flowers with seven petals, scarlet like blood.
And where the flower is rooted, there is a smooth round stone, about the size of a millstone, which is emitting a faint light from time to time...
