Jiang Yuebai didn't see Li Jiuchuan for several days and stayed in Lu Nanzhi's tent to learn about the camp and surrounding conditions.
Lu Nanzhi didn't know most of the sects he talked about or Jiang Yuebai, his genius disciple. He only secretly remembered their names and characteristics so that they could be easily identified when they met in the future.
Several acquaintances from the Guiyuan Sword Sect were also there. Zhuo Qingfeng and Hua Yingshi had already established their foundations, while the others were still at the ninth level of Qi training.
The next day Yun Shang and Ge Yuchan came back. Ge Yuchan was slightly injured and went to recuperate. Lu Nazhi had a mission to change defenses. Jiang Yuebai ran to Yun Shang's camp again and asked about the situation in the secret realm.
"Xiao Bai, look, this is the fire-eating beetle I found in the secret realm, and this little flame rat, and this one. Do you think this red thread snake is beautiful?"
Yun Shang had a black snake with red lines on its back coiled in her hand, and she suddenly raised it in front of Jiang Yuebai. The snake breathed out hot air, and Jiang Yuebai was startled and stepped back.
"Stay away, I was bitten by a cauliflower snake when I was a kid and I hate snakes!"
Yun Shang smiled shyly and tapped the snake's head like a baby, feeling very happy.
"There are many creatures in the Blue Flame Land that I have never seen before. I can't wait to catch a pair of each one."
"If you take them all back, Huaxi Valley won't be able to support them."
Jiang Yuebai found that neither the fire-eating longhorned beetle, the little flame rat nor the red-threaded snake had Yun Shang's breath on them, but these wild monsters were very affectionate towards Yun Shang, but were very wary of her.
"By the way, Xiaobai, if you go back to the Land of Cangyan and see the fire-eating beetles, be sure to stay away. They are very aggressive and will not stop fighting for whoever they target. They can bite magic weapons to pieces and spit fire. Poison, after being poisoned, your consciousness will be confused and you will be unable to control magic weapons and spells."
"There are also red-threaded snakes. Mine is a juvenile, and the adult one is a red-threaded dragon. It spits red pink miasma and can turn human flesh into skeletons in an instant. You see."
Yun Shang stretched out her hand to roll up her sleeves. On her fair arm, there was a big red scar with missing flesh. Jiang Yuebai's heart twitched.
Xiao Lu wanted to come out of the sea of consciousness, but Jiang Yuebai ignored it, grabbed Yun Shang's arm, and snorted out of habit.
"Is it caused by the red pink miasma? Does it hurt?"
Yun Shang nodded, "It was quite painful at the time. I thought I was going to die, but it was okay. By the way, Shen Huaixi treated this injury for me. His medical skills are indeed very good. It will stop hurting immediately. In a few months It will be restored as before.”
Jiang Yuebai frowned, not knowing what to say. Yun Shang didn't know about Shen Huaixi yet, but if she talks about it now, she always feels like a bad person who spreads rumors behind her back.
"I have just established a foundation. Currently I can only move around the outskirts of the Cang Yan Land to see these monsters and spirit insects. I heard that the depths are very vast and are filled with volcanic canyons. There are many ghosts and evil corpses that have turned into fire evil spirits. Ordinary magic weapons are difficult to damage, and many foundation-building monks have died in them in the past few months..."
Jiang Yuebai listened silently to Yun Shang's words. The past few months of experience had made her a lot more cheerful.
It seemed that she and Ge Yuchan got along quite well before, and they were not as shy as before.
"Uncle Jiang, Master Jiuchuan invites you."
There was a voice outside, Jiang Yuebai squeezed Yun Shang's hand, "I'll go see the master first."
Following the messenger disciple to the main camp, Jiang Yuebai opened the door curtain and entered.
Li Jiuchuan, with a bit of fatigue on his brows, was sitting at the long table drinking tea. When he saw Jiang Yuebai, he smiled gently.
"Is the foundation building going well?"
Jiang Yuebai scratched his head, "It's pretty...smooth."
Li Jiuchuan didn't ask too many questions. Even if they were father and daughter, there should be a certain amount of space between each other. If she was willing to share and show off and ask for praise, she would say it herself.
"No more nonsense, I have a task for you as a teacher."
Jiang Yuebai walked over and sat down, looking impatient.
"The Land of Cang Yan was once one of the battlefields of the Heavenly Disaster. The ghost clan separated from the physical body and cultivated the ghost path. If there is no external force to kill them, they will not die. No one knows whether there will be powerful remains of the ghost clan deep in the secret realm. .”
"Judging from the investigation over the past four months, the possibility is unlikely, but we have to guard against it. The Sanyuan Sect is ready to make a move, and the camp has many people and is difficult to manage. In order to prevent the formation plan from being leaked, each party has Zong decided not to stay overnight, but sent forty foundation-building teams into the secret realm in two hours."
Jiang Yuebai's eyes widened, "What kind of big formation is it? There are so many forty teams?"
Li Jiuchuan explained: "This formation must stabilize the laws in the secret realm, so that the Golden Elixir and Nascent Soul monks can enter the secret realm to eliminate hidden dangers and ensure smooth subsequent mining of the ore veins. This time, a simple formation method was adopted, and eight pieces were refined in advance. Array equipment, as long as these eight items are placed in the corresponding locations, Zhao Fuyi can hold up a large array at the center of the array."
"Isn't it true that Lord Nascent Soul can't go in?" Jiang Yuebai asked.
Li Jiuchuan nodded, "No, so she will take pills to suppress her cultivation to the late stage of foundation building."
"I see, eight positions, forty teams, five teams per position?"
"Well, the five teams are determined by drawing lots. Only after entering the secret realm can we know what their respective tasks are. The empty lottery will clear out the monsters and search for mineral veins, and the real lottery will go to the designated location to place the array. There will be at least two teams at each formation. Go and make sure nothing goes wrong.”
Jiang Yuebai understood that this was because he was afraid that someone would leak the whole plan after knowing it.
"Fang Yuxing and Tang Weimian each lead a team of Yu Qiuchi, the top three in terms of combat power in our Tianyan Sect's foundation period. I know that you are good friends with Yun Shang and Ge Yuchan, so I placed you in Yu Qiuchi's team."
"In addition to Zheng Chong who is in the middle stage of foundation building and Gu Liu who is in the late stage of foundation building, there are six people in the group. Although Zheng Chong and Gu Liu are foundation building disciples of the outer sect, they have been able to escape unharmed after entering the secret realm many times in the past few months. Being at the top of the battle merit list means he is strong."
"I see."
Li Jiuchuan's eyes were solemn, "Yuebai, privately, I don't want you to participate in this mission, but I agree with what you said last time. If you don't go through wind and rain, you won't become a towering tree. I can only say this to you at this time. One word, be careful in everything."
"Don't worry, Master, I have all my belongings with me, and I have always been the best at escaping. If something cannot be done, I will definitely run away first."
Li Jiuchuan laughed, "Don't worry, the rewards for meritorious disciples will not be small this time. The secret realm is rich in resources. Some people have discovered ten thousand-year elixirs and ancient magic weapons before. Even if you only find some magic weapon fragments and thousand-year magic grass, they are still worth a fortune. .Okay, bring out your Five Elements Lotus Platform."
Jiang Yuebai did as he was told, and Li Jiuchuan also presented his Five Elements Pagoda.
Five-color streams of light overflowed from the pagoda and poured into the lotus platform. The originally empty lotus platform was quickly filled with the essence of the five elements.
Jiang Yuebai smiled and rolled his eyes, "Thank you, Master. With these Five Elements Essence, I have a greater chance of finding the spiritual fire."
It is beneficial to have the same origin and use similar natal magic weapons.
After filling the lotus platform, Li Jiuchuan took back the pagoda and handed Jiang Yuebai a scroll and a storage bag.
"I know you are looking for spirit fire, so I have been paying attention to the information from all parties these days. The secret map in the scroll was drawn by me, marking the distribution of monsters everywhere. The places where spirit fire may appear are marked."
"If you get an empty lottery, you can go check it out. If you get a real lottery, you should go after completing the mission. I will enter the secret realm and help you find it. There are some essential elixirs and talismans in the secret realm in the storage bag. And three jade hub thunder beads that I refined myself."
"The Yushu Thunder restrains the ghost clan and can destroy the golden elixir, but it is too powerful. Every time one is used, it will cause damage to the entire secret realm. Three is the ultimate. I hope you will not use this thunder."
"You have to remember that in the secret realm, the only thing more terrifying than the monsters are humans!"
Jiang Yuebai nodded solemnly. She knew that in the camp, her direct disciple could not be offended, but in the secret realm, she was just a shining golden sheep.
Two hours passed quickly, and Li Jiuchuan sent Jiang Yuebai outside the camp.
The three teams of Tianyan Sect assembled separately. Fang Yuxing, a disciple of Guanghan Sword Lord, checked the three swords on his body and waited for his teammates.
The haggard Fu Yi Zhenjun took the elixir bottle from Qing Nangzi's hand, and her disciple Tang Weimian followed beside her.
Not far in front of him, Yu Qiuchi was dressed in red and carrying a treasure box, looking heroic.
Ge Yuchan wears leather armor and black clothes, her braids are flying, and she has a set of flying knives at her waist. Her cold light is restrained.
Yun Shang hugged the bald monkey, and the lightning ferret hung on his shoulders with a fur collar, standing aside without any sense of existence.
Zheng Chong and Gu Liu, whom Jiang Yuebai had never met before, nodded to her.
Yu Qiuchi looked solemn, bowed to Li Jiuchuan, and shouted, "Let's go!"
