Half a month passed in a hurry.
Yunlai County, a war-torn city, is an important hub connecting the four counties in southern Xinjiang. It has changed hands several times in the past ten years. In the end, the Chu court quelled the war, and peace has continued to this day.
A transnational teleportation array under the jurisdiction of Yan Yuezong is hidden in this city.
Of course, very few people know this news, but obviously, the old guys in the pill formation stage are not among them.
When Li Zhen and Meng Qianqiu came here, they happened to catch up with the sacrificial ceremony held in the city. Before they entered the city gate, they saw many people cleaning the stains on the city wall. Some people were laying red cloth and Some have clusters of bright flowers arranged nearby, as if they are paving the way for some special ceremony.
The queue to enter the city was more than a mile long. Everyone wore a bamboo hat on their head, and the black gauze curtain blocked their faces, making it unreal.
I heard people queuing up to enter the city talking about it. This is just the beginning. In a few days, a large number of people will come from nearby towns to participate.
The black insects flying all over the sky were about the size of rice grains. They were accustomed to landing on the people. After slapping and shaking a few times, the flying insects soon scattered all over the ground.
"Yunlai County...Chonglai County is pretty much the same!"
Seeing this scene repeated before her eyes, Meng Qianqiu felt upset, and she couldn't help but muttered.
Li Zhen sighed and said: "In the year of the great disaster, pests were rampant. The festival they organized was just to take the opportunity to ask for help from the monks of the Yan Yuezong who govern this place."
In recent months, the bamboo hat has become an indispensable item in the city. Without it, I would have to eat a mouthful of flying insects in between conversations.
"What a crappy place. Aunt Jane, I feel itchy all over, as if I've been bitten by these damn bugs."
Meng Qianqiu turned around and said to her: "It's better to leave here as soon as possible."
"Yes." Li Zhen nodded: "Then let's split up into two groups. You go find an inn to take a bath first, and I'll go see Yan Yuezong's steward. When everything is settled, it won't be too late to call you over. "
"Then thank you for your hard work, Aunt Zhen."
The two of them were chatting while queuing up. Not long after, they entered the city after being interrogated.
Most of the food stalls on the street are covered with black gauze, and the teahouse is no exception. There is a layer of black cloth around it, just to worry about flying insects falling into the teapot and affecting their business.
After walking for less than half an hour, a spacious and majestic attic appeared in front of them. Looking from a distance, the shape of the overhanging tile eaves under the roof looked like a goshawk about to flap its wings high in the sky.
The two separated at the corner, and she walked into the inn alone. At the same moment when she was talking to the shopkeeper, Chen Mo and Lin Yuqin turned a blind eye and left safely through the back door of the inn.
Buzzing…
Densely packed flying insects rushed toward the two of them, hitting their thick gauze curtains crazily. Lin Yuqin frowned, and with just a slight ray of spiritual energy, all the flying insects within half a foot were charred.
They had been in Yunlai City for two days. After having enough rest, they were ready to borrow Yan Yuezong's transnational teleportation array and return to Zichen County where Lin Yuqin's family was located.
With Zhong Qing vouching for them, there shouldn't be much hindrance to this matter.
"Yuqin, it's best not to use spiritual power." Chen Mo looked around. There were only a few people in the backstreet of the inn, and everyone was busy with what they were doing. No one noticed the strange scene here. .
"Oh, why?"
"Cultivators should try their best not to show their faces in front of mortals. That's what everyone says."
Chen Mo's words had an effect. Lin Yuqin really didn't use her spiritual power to drive away the flying insects after that. The two of them walked towards the Sheriff's Mansion while chatting on the road.
Lin Yuqin said: "Brother Chen, sometimes I can't understand why we should avoid mortals. They can't endanger our lives anyway, so what if we see them?"
"That's not what they say." Chen Mo said: "Success comes from practice, failure comes from practice. A monk who has practiced hard for more than ten years in the Qi Refining Stage can easily overthrow the rule of a dynasty with his cultivation. Needless to say, there are a hundred With the existence of such monks, the entire secular world has become a puppet of the cultivation world."
"Isn't the current secular world at the mercy of others? The cultivation sect secretly controls the country and takes the best young people in its territory as its subordinates. This is no different from being a puppet."
"That's different. It doesn't matter how you do things in the dark. Once you expose them to the public, their nature will change. Once all mortals know the existence of immortals, no one will want to work or get fame. They will all rush to practice. If we leave, what will the world be like?"
Chen Mo pointed to the sky: "They want a group of docile and obedient sheep, not wolves that come to compete for cultivation resources."
Many people don't delve into common things, and the same goes for Lin Yuqin. Until she finished listening to Chen Mo's words, it seemed as if some of her previous beliefs were gradually collapsing, and the world was different from what she imagined.
Lin Yuqin asked hesitantly: "Who... are they?" Chen Mo shook his head and did not answer. With their cultivation level, it was enough to understand the essence of this matter. It would be meaningless to really delve into it.
Perhaps because this incident shocked her so much, Lin Yuqin didn't speak again for a long time. It wasn't until she was about to enter the county governor's house that she said leisurely: "Brother Chen, how do you know these things? Someone Did I tell you that too?"
Chen Mo waved his hand and said with a smile: "I'm just thinking about it in my spare time. If you think it's ridiculous, just think it's a joke."
"Brother Chen, I really feel safe around you." Lin Yuqin turned around and looked at him very seriously and said.
Chen Mo also looked at her: "Why do you see her?"
"You are always unhurried and have arranged everything well. Just like the time we went to the Forgotten Land, there were many crises. When I saw the map in your cave, I was I thought, if anyone can survive, then you will definitely be the one. This is why I immediately want to be with you. Among the monks I know, there is no one like you. Compared with you, they are like Simple-minded reckless people only know how to practice, rob and kill, and practice again when they get resources, and the cycle continues..."
Chen Mo felt embarrassed by her praise and waved his hand: "It's not as good as you said. I'm just an ordinary monk."
"Those who are truly good at calculation will never show it. The intelligence that can be seen by everyone is the stupidity of pretending to show off. I am still far from that kind of person."
"Anyway...I just think you are good."
Chen Mo wanted to say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but then he thought better of it and changed the topic: "The Sheriff's Mansion is right in front of us, it's better for us to leave here as soon as possible."
"Okay." After Chen Mo said this, Lin Yuqin's mind returned to the matter of borrowing the teleportation array. They had studied before that usually the appointed monks from the sect would live in the county governor's mansion. They didn't know the specific method of reporting, but they thought that if they swept this place with their spiritual consciousness, the monks hiding here would definitely appear.
Although the behavior is a bit arrogant, it is still much better than asking around for errands.
With Chen Mo's permission, Lin Yuqin's foundation-building consciousness enveloped the mansion in front of him. There was no malicious intent to attack, and he simply patrolled around. After a while, there was a man wearing a bamboo hat and a purple brocade robe. The young man quickly pushed open the door and walked out.
"I don't know that these two seniors are here. Please forgive me for not greeting them in time!" The young man bowed his hands and saluted the two of them. The etiquette was obviously respectful, which may have a lot to do with the previous scanning of his spiritual consciousness during the foundation building period.
Chen Mo took a quick look and saw that this person was at the tenth level of Qi Refining and had Yan Yuezong's token tied around his waist. He must have found the right person, so he answered: "You're welcome, fellow Taoist, I came here in a hurry. Just take us directly to see the steward here."
"Okay, two seniors, please come here." Chen Mo and Lin Yuqin immediately entered the mansion. Different from the place where they normally handle affairs, under his guidance, they quickly arrived at a side room with exquisite architecture. The young man ordered The servant made a pot of good tea and said:
"Two seniors, wait a moment, I'll report it right now."
"Thank you for your hard work." The young man left quickly. Chen Mo and Lin Yuqin began to look at the room. Incense was burning outside the door, which had long blocked out the flying insects from the outside world. Even the servants were all beautiful women. I wonder if it is a secular organization secretly affiliated with Yan Yuezong.
Lin Yuqin dismissed the servants and quietly said to Chen Mo: "What kind of cultivation is the steward here?"
"It should be in the foundation building stage like us, but the monks secretly guarding the teleportation array can't tell for sure. It's also possible that it's in the core building stage. Don't underestimate the foundation of a sect."
Lin Yuqin said "oh" and then took off the hat. Chen Mo also felt that it would be better to show his true face. The two of them drank tea and waited until more than an hour later, a fat middle-aged man hurried over.
This person has a round face and a naturally familiar look. When he saw Chen Mo and the two of them, he smiled sheepishly and said, "I'm so sorry. There is a distinguished guest coming from the elder's side, so I kept you two waiting for a while. Sorry sorry!”
Chen Mo sensed that this person's cultivation was close to the late stage of Foundation Establishment. Naturally, he didn't dare to have a big mentality. He also laughed and said: "What did Brother Tao say? Sit down quickly!"
The middle-aged man was polite for a while, and then he sat down on the main seat and asked, "Why are these two fellow Taoists here on this trip?"
Chen Mo took Lin Yuqin's letter and handed it to him: "Yan Yuezong Zhongqing guarantees that the two of us will borrow the teleportation array here. This is her letter. Please take a look at it, Brother Taoist."
"Oh...is it her?" The middle-aged man looked quite surprised when he heard Zhong Qing. He took the letter and looked at it carefully before closing it immediately.
"There's no problem in borrowing it, but..."
Chen Mo took out a package at the right time: "This is the spiritual stone needed to use the teleportation array. Miss Zhong has said that she will not embarrass Taoist brother."
The middle-aged man took it and examined it with his spiritual consciousness. Before he could speak, Chen Mo said again: "The extra ones should be considered as payment for Brother Dao's help."
"Brother, what are you doing? You're too polite." The middle-aged man checked carefully and found that the reward given to him was quite large. He immediately changed his title and looked at them with a smile.
"It should, it should." Lin Yuqin interjected.
"I wonder where my brother and this girl come from?"
"Fuyun Sect. My name is Chen Mo, and her name is Lin Yuqin." The guardian card was handed out: "Brother Chen has become the guardian of the sect at a young age. The future is just around the corner!" The middle-aged man gave a congratulation. gesture, smiled and said:
"My brother Yang Jue has been appointed as Yan Yuezong's overseas steward. I just heard from my disciple that Brother Chen has something urgent to leave. Originally, I had to inform the elders to use the teleportation array. Since I have such a good rapport with the two of you, you guys Go over now, it’s not too late to talk to the elders later.”
Chen Mo stood up and said in surprise: "Brother Yang, this won't have a good impact on you, right?"
"Hey, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter..." Yang Jue patted Chen Mo on the shoulder: "Someone will lead the way in a while. You guys go first. I won't keep you as brothers. Let's have a good chat when we have a chance."
"It must be annoying." Chen Mo also responded with a smile. The middle-aged man said a few words of farewell to them and left the house. Not long after, two women came to lead them. After twists and turns, they arrived. Underground in the city. There is a cave here, and the path ahead is opened long ago. Lin Yuqin followed behind Chen Mo.
She was unhappy just now. This was the first time she saw Chen Mo being so hypocritical and avoiding the two people leading the way. She said:
"Brother Chen, we all have Zhong Qing's guarantee. You are not familiar with that person, why would you give him the spirit stone?"
Chen Mo said: "If I don't give him the spirit stone, then we have to bet on whether he has a good heart. If he really wants to do something bad, he can still do it by delaying us for a few hours. Spending a little money can save us money and avoid disaster. .”
"But it's not easy for us to earn spiritual stones..."
"Don't save spiritual stones for the sake of saving spiritual stones. Spiritual stones are for spending. If you don't spend them, you can earn them again. Don't think about this."
Lin Yuqin said: "This is the first time I have seen you bribe someone. I feel that you are very familiar with the road. Have you been there before? I still have a question. What should I do if he takes your spirit stone and doesn't do anything for you? ?”
Chen Mo finally understood why she was such a talkative person. She always asked questions that he couldn't answer. He smiled helplessly and said, "Why do you ask so many questions?"
"...I'm just curious."
There were countless tinkling sounds coming from the passage, as if someone was beating something. Chen Mo changed the topic and said, "Is this the teleportation array?"
"It looks like it." Lin Yuqin was also attracted by the voice. As expected, she was not asking about what happened just now. Two servants took her to the place where seven or eight monks in the Qi refining period were standing on a stone pile full of metal atmosphere. Knocking and banging, as if repairing something.
"Two adults, please wait a moment. The teleportation array has just sent away a few people and is currently undergoing maintenance."
A boy with a red face was sitting on a chair. When he saw Chen Mo and Lin Yuqin arriving, he jumped down, raised his head and said to them.
"Well, let's wait for a while." Lin Yuqin looked at the densely packed runes under the stone pile. There was a faint flash of thunder and lightning. There were so many runes on the iron frame. She didn't know how these Qi Practitioners remembered them. The octagonal array plate is scattered with seven grooves. At this moment, someone is cleaning the fly ash in it. It seems that the previous person is transmitting the powder that consumes the spirit stones.
"This thing is so wonderful, it would be great if I could learn it too." Lin Yuqin said in a low voice.
Chen Mo didn't dare to start a conversation, for fear that she would ask some unintelligible questions again, so he started chatting with the little boy instead, roughly talking about the number of people teleporting every day, as well as the process and precautions of the teleportation array.
The little boy was only at the peak of qi training, and he was the leader of this group of monks. He was also bored, and he couldn't be happy if someone chatted with him for a while. It didn't take long for Chen Mo to know all the information he wanted to know.
"...Alright, you two, you can stand there and wait for the teleportation array to activate. Don't panic, don't use your spiritual power, and wait calmly for the teleportation to leave. When you get there, we will have someone to pick you up."
After about an hour, the teleportation array was cleared out by this group of people. The little boy and Chen Mo chatted quite congenially, and their words were full of politeness.
Otherwise, if it had been anyone else, he wouldn't have bothered to say such nonsense.
"Thank you, little brother." Chen Mo and Chen Mo immediately stood in the center of the teleportation array, and the little boy threw out a silver talisman. This talisman was printed on the porcelain bottle in the sky. Suddenly, purple mist filled the air, and under their feet , the runes I saw before seemed to come alive.
The barrier was solid, and a faint protective film separated the two from the outside world. At this moment, footsteps came from the passage again. Chen Mo and Lin Yuqin heard them, and they only thought they were the next group of monks teleporting.
After all, he had learned from the boy before that on average, four to five groups of people were teleported away every day.
The faces of Li Zhen and Meng Qianqiu appeared, and Chen Mo's gaze stopped for a moment.
Meng Qianqiu looked at Chen Mo in the teleportation array in disbelief. Almost the next breath, she shouted in surprise: "Stop! Stop their teleportation!"
Lin Yuqin's face suddenly turned extremely pale. He had seen Chen Mo scared out of his wits. How could he meet her here? !
"How to do how to do!!!"
After Chen Mo was stunned for a moment, he suddenly remembered the face in Linglong Well. An extremely complex emotion appeared in his eyes, but it was filled with fear that followed.
Being stopped by Meng Qianqiu here, even if she didn't die, she would still have to shed a layer of skin. Besides, there was a great monk in the alchemy stage beside her! !
Li Zhen had a panoramic view of everyone's expressions. Before she could ask, the little boy said helplessly: "Senior...the teleportation array has been activated. I...I can't do anything." stop!"
"What?!" Meng Qianqiu was stunned on the spot. Furious, she wanted to rush over and destroy the teleportation array, but Li Zhen held her firmly in place and prevented her from moving.
She did not speak, but shook her head gently, causing Meng Qianqiu to give up her idea completely. After all, she had no sense, but Li Zhen did.
What does it mean to destroy a teleportation array of Yan Yuezong? Even Jiusha Palace cannot bear this responsibility.
Chen Mo's back was soaked with sweat. Hearing the conversation between several people, he finally returned his heart. Lin Yuqin also seemed to have survived a disaster. The two of them looked at Meng Qianqiu quietly, neither of them dared to speak provocatively, which made her anxious. , what should I do if I really rush over?
"——Whoosh!"
With a thunderous sound, the two figures disappeared from the spot. Meng Qianqiu immediately said to the boy: "Quick! How long will it take for the teleportation array to be activated again?"
"I'm afraid, one...oh no, half an hour is enough!"
The boy is also a person who can observe words and emotions. Seeing this woman's bad temper, he was afraid that she would vent her anger on him, so he quickly distanced himself from the relationship and said.
"Calm down!" Li Zhen frowned and said in a stern tone: "Where are the things I learned on the Demon Island?"
"...Trapped Demon Island?!"
"whispering sound......"
"Could it be...her!!!"
Hearing this word, more than a dozen monks in the Qi refining stage immediately fell silent. Anyone in the cultivation world has heard about the Demonic Island. So far, there is only one person who can experience it on the Demonic Island. As a girl, her name is almost obvious!
The boy was even more angry and did not dare to breathe. The elder Jiedan behind him emphasized that a distinguished guest would be coming later, but he did not expect that it would be someone from the Demonic Island...
Meng Qianqiu lowered her head, as if she was adjusting her emotions. After a while, she secretly sent a message to Li Zhen and said: "Aunt Zhen, he is the Zhao Ping who cut off one of my arms."
After hearing this, Li Zhen was startled in her heart. What a coincidence? No wonder Qianqiu behaved so abnormally: "Have you found out which monk he is from?"
"Zhao Ping is a fake name. His real name is Chen Mo, a monk from the Fuyun Sect. I didn't expect that he actually succeeded in building the foundation!"
Meng Qianqiu said in a hateful tone: "Damn it, I can only let him run away this time!!"
Li Zhen said: "He can cut off your arm once, why do you think he can't cut you off a second time? You know, I can't bully the small with the big, otherwise the elders will do the same to you if they know about it. In the world of cultivation, you must abide by the unwritten rules of the world of cultivation."
"He sneaked up on me when I was at my weakest. Aunt Zhen, didn't you notice that the look in his eyes just now was full of fear? This despicable and shameless monk, sooner or later I will tear off his head!"
Meng Qianqiu said in a sinister tone.
Li Zhen signaled the boy and the others to continue working, and then sent a message to Meng Qianqiu: "That is your own business. Anyway, there is one thing. You are now a foundation-building monk. Every word and deed represents the sect, and it cannot be controlled by refining." Even if you want to kill the other person, you have to find out his true identity. If you don’t want to get into trouble, you’d better not take someone’s life.”
"I know, Aunt Zhen." Meng Qianqiu's tone gradually calmed down.
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