As dawn approached, Chen Mo left Miaodan Peak and returned to his cave to make final preparations for his ranking on the Qianxun Ranking.
Shen Mingyue's side has been properly arranged, so Chen Mo doesn't need to worry anymore. Ever since he had the high-profile idea, he had already anticipated what might happen, so he dealt with it without panic.
After sending the message slip to Cheng An, the latter hurried over in less than a stick of incense.
"Congratulations to the boss for being promoted to the elite genius of Qianxun Ranking..."
Chen Mo waved his hand and said straight to the point: "I'm not here to listen to your praise today. It's been more than two years since I asked you to memorize the elixir. How is your recitation?"
"Boss, don't worry!" Cheng An pointed at his head, chuckled and said, "They are all here. If you don't believe me, just take a few tests. There will be no problem!"
"That's good." Chen Mo nodded with satisfaction: "From tomorrow on, you don't have to go back to Baicao Garden. You can concentrate on assisting Elder Shen on Miaodan Peak. I have marked her personality, likes and taboos. In the Jade Slip, you don’t need to make elixirs, as long as you can review the spiritual herb materials you take over.”
Cheng An was shocked and couldn't help but hesitated: "Boss, this... isn't this what you have done before?"
Chen Mo patted his shoulder: "It's yours now. Don't make any mistakes during the inspection. With her towering tree, it will be no problem for you to reach the peak of Qi refining. As for going further, it depends on your own Able."
"I am not very capable and can only help a limited number of people. You have been doing chores under me for almost four years. I have seen it all. This exploration of the Forgotten Land is dangerous and unpredictable. I don't know if I can still do it." When I return, it’s better to explain everything behind me clearly.”
Cheng An's eyes were a little red because of Chen Mo's truthful words, and he said with a choked voice: "Boss, stop talking nonsense! You will not die if anyone dies... You dig mass graves Nothing happened to the ancestral graves, let alone this small forgotten place!”
"hehe....."
Chen Mo smiled sincerely for a rare moment: "Okay, let me lend you some good advice and go back quickly. Don't worry about the Baicao Garden. It has very little effect on me now, so it doesn't matter if I abandon it."
Amid Cheng An's numerous thanks, Chen Mo watched him go away, which also marked a complete break with him and they owed nothing to each other.
Chen Mo sighed heavily in his heart. It was a pity that such a good subordinate couldn't keep up with his control because of his cultivation. There were only a handful of places where he could use it, so he had no choice but to give up.
"For the competition coming soon, you just need to hold on to your current position without changing. There is no need to fight to the death with the monks in front of you."
"I don't believe in the afterlife, I only believe in this life. After reincarnation, I am not the original self. There are similar flowers in the mortal world, but after all they are just similar..."
Chen Mo had already deduced the three results of exploring the Forgotten Land countless times. The best result was to obtain two heaven and earth spiritual objects, return to the sect and successfully build the foundation, and everyone was happy.
If he didn't find the Bauhinia Fruit and Chalcedony Mushroom, then he would try his best to save his life and make himself useful. Whether he should take a defective Foundation-Building Pill to break through the realm or search like a needle in a haystack, he would decide one step at a time.
The worst outcome is to die in the land of oblivion. Chen Mo sees this very clearly. Cultivation is inherently contrary to nature. Firstly, he does not have a good background, and secondly, he is not extremely talented. How can he get it out of thin air without taking any risks? the benefits of?
Chen Mo closed his eyes and rested in the cave for more than an hour, and then the sky became completely bright. Seeing this, he took up the flying talisman and arrived at Qianxun Peak in less than a moment.
More than 60 elite geniuses have gathered here. Chen Mo's arrival immediately silenced the scene, but it was only for a short moment, and soon the crowd continued to become restless.
Chen Mo glanced around and found that Lin Yuqin and others had not arrived, so he quietly walked to the corner and leaned against the big tree, watching the situation on the top of the mountain coldly.
The young and beautiful female cultivator was always the target of the monks' enthusiastic pursuit. After a while, Chen Mo discovered a blooming wild flower surrounded by swarms of bees.
She was a beautiful woman with a mature aura all over her body. She looked about twenty years old, but she was charming and gorgeous with every smile.
This woman seems to be very outgoing and gets along well with everyone. Seeing her chatting passionately with a group of male cultivators, there are many female cultivators who look at her with disgusted expressions, and their mouth movements seem to be saying something dirty. Character.
Not long after, the monks on the top of the mountain arrived one after another. Lin Yuqin saw Chen Mo alone under the tree at a glance. She came over with a happy face and said, "Senior Brother Chen, how long have you been here?"
Chen Mo was about to speak when he suddenly heard the sound of drums on the high platform in front of him, which attracted the attention of everyone present. It was actually the headmaster Ding Lingtao who took the stage in person.
"Huh? That's not right, Master Ding shouldn't be here..."
As soon as Lin Yuqin finished speaking, she heard the leader say calmly from the front: "Who among the elite disciples on the Qianxun List is not here?"
Seeing no one responded, he continued: "Very good, now that everyone is here, I will announce something. The competition for ranking on the Qianxun Ranking has been temporarily cancelled. Now I will give you an hour to prepare." , we will gather here later, Master Liu of our sect will personally lead the team to the Forgotten Land, you should disperse quickly!"
As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden sound of surprise. Chen Mo's first reaction was that something unexpected happened in the Forgotten Land, which led to the advance of this exploration.
"What, it was canceled?"
"Ah? It's a shame that I've been preparing this killer move for a long time..."
"Then how will the ranking rewards be distributed this time? This is unfair to us!"
Complaints like this could be heard endlessly. Ye Lantian, Wan Qing and others also looked at each other, and they all saw surprised emotions in each other's eyes.
Seeing that Master Ding flew away with his sword after being notified, some monks were dissatisfied but had no choice but to sigh heavily after a moment, and left the place with their flying talismans.
Chen Mo's eyes flashed, and he was about to leave with the light flying in the sky, but Lin Yuqin stopped him with his hand: "I wonder if Senior Brother Chen welcomes my little sister to visit the cave?"
"It's okay if Fellow Daoist Lin doesn't mind that the house is dirty and messy." Chen Mo said in a humble tone as he didn't have any dirty secrets.
"Haha, Senior Brother Chen is not a sloppy person, so let's go now!" Lin Yuqin said with a smile, and immediately the two of them took off their talismans and rushed back to Chen Mo's cave a short time later.
When the restriction was opened, it was indeed messy as Chen Mo said, but the sight that caught his eye shocked Lin Yuqin, and she was speechless for a long time.
A giant canvas about three feet wide and nearly nine feet high was spread flat on the stone wall. The mountains, rivers, plains and basins on it were painted with edges and corners, and various brushes marked red crosses and Circles and dense annotations are engraved across the entire plane.
Under the canvas, hundreds of books of various sizes were scattered on the ground, and jade slips were piled up everywhere. In a trance, Lin Yuqin seemed to see Chen Mo simulating the route of the forgotten land alone on this canvas in the silent night. .....
"I just said it was very chaotic. It didn't scare Fellow Daoist Lin."
Chen Mo saw Lin Yuqin looking blankly at the giant canvas hanging on the wall, and waved it in front of her eyes, which restored her vision.
Lin Yuqin said in disbelief: "This...this map of the Forgotten Land was drawn by you, Brother Chen?!"
"Only 10% of the Forgotten Land has been drawn, and the information known is still too little." Chen Mo shook his head and said: "Like these jade slips and books that have been circulated, many places are repeated or even conflict with each other. The area with a red cross is where ghosts gather..."
Chen Mo led Lin Yuqin to the front of the scroll and explained to her more carefully. In just a cup of tea, she was completely convinced by the concise and neat ideas, and the beautiful eyes that looked at Chen Mo were already brilliant.
"That's amazing! Senior Brother Chen, today my little sister knows what a true genius is. Those people on the Qianxun List who are just trying to gain fame cannot compare with you, Senior Brother!"
"I just want to save my life," Chen Mo said with a slight smile: "Even if I can't find the spiritual object of the Foundation Establishment Pill, I won't risk my life. Picking dozens of precious herbs is not a wasted trip. What do you think, Fellow Daoist Lin?"
"Senior Brother Chen, I have a heartfelt request..."
As soon as Lin Yuqin's words came out, Chen Mo was surprised: "Don't you want to take action with me?"
"Is that okay? Senior Brother Chen, all the little girls are at your disposal along the way. You and I have three of the spiritual herbs we picked. As for the spiritual things in the world, each one depends on his own ability. What do you think, Senior Brother?"
"This..." Chen Mo couldn't help showing some hesitation when he heard the conditions proposed by Lin Yuqin.
Lin Yuqin struck while the iron was hot: "My little sister knows that Brother Chen has always been alone, but there are eight hundred cultivators who have entered the Forgotten Land. In secular terms, it is difficult for two fists to defeat four hands. One more of us is more." Isn’t it a care?”
"What you said makes sense." Chen Mo nodded: "It's not impossible to bring Fellow Daoist Lin with me, but my ability is limited. If I encounter a danger that I can't handle myself, Fellow Daoist Lin will have to ask for his own blessings."
"This is natural!" Lin Yuqin pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Brother Chen, don't worry, my little sister will never blame you."
"Since Fellow Daoist Lin said so, it would be a bit unkind of me not to agree."
As Chen Mo spoke, he stretched out his hand to shrink the canvas hanging on the stone wall several times, neatly folded it and put it into a storage bag.
"I didn't expect that the things I arranged in advance would actually come in handy..." Chen Mo thought to himself.
What Lin Yuqin didn't know was that the map Chen Mo put away had a lot of water content. It didn't even include 10% of the mapped landforms. Most of the map was added out of Chen Mo's own imagination.
Originally, Chen Mo planned to bring Luo Feichen and Lin Yuqin into his cave by chance. When he accidentally discovered this map, he would naturally have inexplicable confidence in him. Only in this way can he achieve his goal.
There is a big difference between passive invitation and active participation. What Chen Mo needs is an executor, not teammates who have conflicts with him. Luo Feichen can accept it even if he doesn't come, but it is worth it if he only deceives Lin Yuqin and is willing to be a helper.
The real map already existed in the jade slip in Chen Mo's storage bag. He didn't know if Lin Yuqin had a photographic memory, so writing down the map and parting ways with him would have made this plan in vain.
Chen Mo checked and sorted the package again. More than half an hour passed by in a flash. Lin Yuqin didn't have anything to carry, so she didn't go back to her cave. She sat down and talked with Chen Mo about the Land of Oblivion.
However, during the conversation, she was always called Senior Brother Chen, which made her feel a little unfamiliar, so she suggested changing the title to Brother Chen and asking Chen Mo to call her Junior Sister Lin or Yuqin. Chen Mo had no objection to this, as long as he could He could just follow his command and call him Senior Sister Lin Yuqin, so he didn't care about such trivial matters.
When the two of them rushed back to Qianxun Peak, they were so shocked by the shocking scene that they were speechless for a long time.
A majestic sky-high ship suddenly stopped in the sky above Qianxun Peak. The protruding white spikes around the hull were more than three feet long, like an iron hedgehog with a metallic luster. The numerous crossbow arrows placed on it were gleaming coldly. The flickering light made Chen Mo feel a biting chill.
As long as the monk commanding this war boat gives an order, he and the dozens of geniuses on the Qianxun List will instantly become blood sieves penetrated by sharp swords and lay dead on the spot.
"What genius...it's just bullshit!"
The appearance of the bone-chilling war boat was like a bucket of cold water poured on Chen Mo's head, and the trace of pride that had just risen in his heart disappeared.
Lin Yuqin exclaimed, "Oh my god, this is the sect's killer bone-piercing battle boat?! Are we going to take this to the Forgotten Land?"
There were many monks present who had never seen the Bone-piercing War Boat. Not only Lin Yuqin lost her voice in surprise, but the chests of many monks who were used to seeing wind and waves also heaved violently.
Chen Mo found the old man standing in front of the boat. His black clothes were blown by the strong wind. He turned a blind eye to the surprise of the juniors in the Qi refining period and looked into the distance with an expressionless face, not knowing what he was thinking.
As time went by, not only the thousands of outer sect disciples who came to watch the excitement, but also the senior officials of Fuyun Sect also came collectively to the battle boat on Qianxun Peak, but they did not whisper to each other like before. He greeted the old man in black with a respectful expression, and when the latter responded with a salty tone, he stood aside solemnly and remained silent.
It can be seen that this old man in black is extremely respected in the sect.
Not long after, a gray sword light passed quickly from a distance, it was the leader Ding Lingtao who had just left and returned. He was the last to arrive here. Amidst the sounds of the leader's words, he first bowed to the old man in black and then formally introduced his identity to the sect disciples below.
"Master Liu is one of the supreme elders of our sect. His profound cultivation in the late stage of pill formation is enough to cope with all the risks of going to the Forgotten Land this time! Once on the war boat, all matters must be obeyed by Master Liu's command. You all must obey It’s clear!”
Accompanying and leading the team this time are four sect elders who are in the middle stage of foundation building. In order to prevent unexpected surprise attacks by the devil or premeditated interceptions by other sects, they control the bone-piercing war boat, even if they encounter the core formation stage. With his existence, he could rely on the magic weapon to deal with the enemy for a while when Master Liu was led away.
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