In the camp.
Lan Qiyao quietly stared at the map of the secret realm in front of her, with no emotion on her beautiful face. Dozens of elders around her held their breath and waited patiently for orders from Her Majesty the Saint.
The map given by the Taoist high-level officials is relatively rough, and many sensitive areas are missing. It can only be used as a reference at most. After monks from various Taoist forces enter the secret realm, they mainly have to rely on themselves to explore.
If the monks are unlucky and inadvertently break into some natural and dangerous areas, or the territory of powerful and dangerous creatures, they can only hope for good luck.
In fact, this is nothing. If the monks from an orthodox force can form a group to act, safety can still be guaranteed. If we adopt the method of zoning responsibility, as long as there is enough time, it is completely feasible to stitch together and draw a high-precision map of the secret realm.
The key is that the secret realm of the Youxuan Taoist Cave is so vast that a mere hundred days is not enough to use it. The higher-ups of the Taoist court will not let you take advantage of the loopholes.
The more troublesome problem is that when the monks enter the secret realm, they will be randomly transported to an area, which may be anywhere in the world. Because the laws of the Dao inside are different from those in the outside world, it is too difficult for monks from the same force to regain contact and join together in time.
The reason why Su Zhengji failed was not only because of his own bad luck, but also because he failed to recruit all his disciples in time. Otherwise, if tens of thousands of elite killers act together, no matter what kind of orthodox forces have to retreat, will they still be killed by the disciples of Yunmeng Tiangong?
Now this important task falls on Lan Qiyao. How to break the situation is also a big challenge for her. If this problem cannot be effectively solved, the report card she finally hands in may not be comparable to Su Zhengji.
Now that the opportunity has been lost, most of the disciples of Yunmeng Tiangong have gathered together. How easy is it for the Shadow Killing Palace to reverse the situation and complete this task?
It's just that... no matter how difficult the task is, someone has to do it. Lan Qiyao knows it well. This is a special test for her by her master. Whether she can complete it successfully will directly affect her status as the helmsman in the future.
"Elders,"
After thinking about the words for a while, Lan Qiyao finally said: "About this mission, I plan to..."
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In the secret realm.
On the endless plain, green spiritual grass like a giant carpet fills the field of vision. The flowers are in bloom and the spiritual energy is steaming. Occasionally, a bright glow can be seen, which is probably where some kind of sacred medicine is hidden.
On the blue sky, from time to time, blue spiritual birds with wingspans of more than a hundred feet can be seen flying quickly, leaving behind them a faint trail of stars, and the faint sound of wind and thunder echoes. This is the overlord of Xingpengyuan. : Leiyu Xingpeng. A kind of gregarious beast, the adult individuals have the strength close to that of Yuanxian, and have extremely high intelligence.
Among the many ferocious creatures native to the secret realm, this Thunder Feather Star Peng definitely belongs to the most valuable level. Of course, it is also the least likely to be messed with. If a monk who is not strong enough dares to take advantage of them, he will basically end up being eaten by them.
However, in the map given by Daoting, Xingpeng is one of the few areas that is introduced in more detail, especially the various functions of Leiyu Xingpeng. The Taoist court has also offered a very high reward. As long as a monk hunts down such a vicious beast and turns it in, he can get a correspondingly generous reward.
Its feather bones, blood eyes, and inner elixir core all have a lot of uses, and the meat tastes extremely delicious. It can also greatly replenish vitality and improve cultivation. It is a rare and rare medicine for monks.
However, this vicious beast is not easy to provoke. In recent days, groups of monks have come over from time to time to try to hunt. As a result, they are often beaten until they run around in panic. Many unlucky guys have become the prey of this vicious beast. Only a handful succeed by luck.
Think about a large group of ferocious birds whose average strength is close to that of Yuanxian. They join forces to cover up and kill them. How many Taoist forces can resist? Even if you can bear it, you will have to pay a huge price.
After all, the monks here can only display the strength of the Ascension Realm. At most, they have more fighting skills and experience. Even with powerful magic weapons, they cannot exert too much power. Facing these indigenous ferocious beasts, they are really at a disadvantage.
According to the map given by the Taoist court, there is a large area of palace ruins in the core area of Xingpengyuan. The opportunities hidden inside are extremely rare and rare. It is said that even heavenly medicine, ancient elixirs, lost heavenly skills and magical powers, and acquired spiritual treasures are not available. In short, as long as you can come out alive, you will basically not leave empty-handed.
If you want to reach this place, you must first try to cross hundreds of millions of miles of Xingpeng Plains, break through the numerous Leiyu Xingpeng who are chasing and blocking them, and finally set foot on the palace ruins in the central area.
Since the first batch of monks appeared in the edge area of Xingpeng original seven days ago, the number of monks from all sides who have rushed over has reached more than 100,000. Whether they sneaked in alone or in groups, they were all detected by Leiyu Xingpeng in time. , and returned defeated.
So far, very few monks have been lucky enough to succeed and break into the core area. Most of the monks can only surround Xingpengyuan from a distance and look at the original with sighs.
"...It's a nice place."
On the front deck of the starship, Qin Muling stared at the unusually vast plain in front of him. With his perception, he discovered dozens of elixir resources worth collecting at a casual glance. And the deeper you go, the more good things you get.
It's just that this is the sphere of influence of Leiyu Xingpeng. Just looking at the groups of vigorous figures passing by in the distant sky and the pressure full of animalistic aura, you can understand that this is not a place where anyone can run wild.
In the edge area below, there are many temporary camps scattered in groups in the east and west, all of which are monks from different Taoist forces. These guys were unable to break through the interception of Leiyu Xingpeng, and were unwilling to leave just now, so they gathered in Waiting for opportunity here.
Xue Bingxuan glanced around and said: "There seem to be people from those hostile forces in the camp, but the number is not large. Do you want to clear the place first?"
"Of course, it's necessary."
Qin Muling said without hesitation that he also found the disciples of Shadow Kill Palace and Xuanji Star Palace, but there were only more than a hundred people in them. It may be that the rest of them haven't had time to arrive, or the previous group has already rushed in. , leaving only them who came late.
Yu Lingzhou and other Supreme Elders had no objections, so the star boat hovered in mid-air, and thousands of female cultivators flew out in formation, like wild birds hunting rabbits, and pounced on the targeted targets.
With an absolute advantage in numbers, magical weapons, and luck, these guys didn't even put up any decent resistance, so they were packed into dumplings. Hundreds of people in total died cleanly.
The surrounding disciples of the Taoist forces just watched with cold eyes, and no one stood up for them. In the world of cultivation, such scenes of seeking revenge are commonplace, and everyone is used to it.
"Okay, now let's discuss how to enter the core area of Xingpengyuan."
After clearing the enemies, Xue Bingxuan said.
In fact, there are only two feasible strategies. If you are strong enough, just break in and kill all the Leiyu Xingpeng who dare to attack. The other option is to sneak in secretly.
With the lineup of elder disciples from Yunmeng Tiangong, it is not impossible to break through forcefully, but the casualties are hard to say. Qin Muling roughly estimates that by the time they rush into the core area, at least about 30% of the disciples will die halfway. This is obviously Not the result he wanted to see.
If you choose to infiltrate, as long as it goes smoothly enough, you can reach the core area without any damage.
"Although there are many magical methods to hide traces and cover up the aura in the sect, none of them can be guaranteed to be foolproof. What's more, it is too difficult to ensure that so many fellow disciples and sisters are not exposed."
Tianjun Yueyi frowned and said in deep thought, the cultivation realms of the elders' disciples were uneven and could not be taken into consideration at all. Moreover, Lei Yu Xingpeng was wary and suspicious by nature, and was by no means the master of Haohu Nong. As long as one of them accidentally exposed himself, If one's deeds are traced, everyone will inevitably be affected.
"Junior brother, do you have any idea?"
Yu Lingzhou looked at Qin Muling and asked quietly with his spiritual mind.
She thought of Qin Muling's method of transporting massive resources in the Mist Fantasy Secret Realm. If everyone could be smuggled in using this method, they would naturally be able to pass without any damage.
Of course, this secret is too closely related and cannot be exposed to outsiders, otherwise the consequences will not be as serious as usual.
Qin Muling thought for a while and responded with her spiritual mind: "Yes, but you must ensure that they are not informed."
The inner space derived from the phantom of the green lotus leaf could not carry living creatures at first. However, Qin Muling has now reached the inner demon realm. The inner space has been upgraded and transformed many times. There is no such restriction now, let alone the past two years. Thousands of senior fellow apprentices, even one hundred and eighty thousand monks can be packed in and transported away at once.
"Okay, I'll take care of the confidentiality, just don't worry."
Yu Lingzhou couldn't help but say it, and then he took Xue Bingxuan, Bingyuan Tianjun, and Yueyi Tianjun to discuss it for a while before finalizing the decision.
The star boat turned a corner and accelerated away, quickly leaving the perception range of the outer sect monks and flying millions of miles until it landed in a remote and uninhabited valley.
Next, under Yu Lingzhou's order, all the disciples swore a great oath, promising never to leak what they saw and heard today. Then they all entered the inner cabin of the starship to rest, and were shielded by layers of formations to ensure that no matter what happened outside, they would not be aware of it.
"Okay, little junior brother, can we set off now?"
On a giant rock, Yu Lingzhou said with a smile.
Qin Muling nodded slightly, and a ray of clear light emerged from his body, turning into a huge green lotus leaf shadow, and directly absorbed the star boat not far away and disappeared.
At this moment, only Yu Lingzhou and the three supreme elders, Bingyuan Tianjun and Yueyi Tianjun, were left beside him. They were responsible for protecting Qin Muling's safety.
Senior sister Xue Bingxuan originally wanted to stay outside to protect Qin Muling, but Yu Lingzhou openly refused because of insufficient cultivation.
Yu Lingzhou felt that her reasons were sufficient. After all, everything was for the safety of her junior brother, not because of other small thoughts. She told herself with certainty that this was the whole story and she would not accept any refutation.
"It really works."
Tianjun Yueyi was happy with his eyebrows, and Zhanran's beautiful eyes were shining. With the methods of his junior brother, let alone passing the test safely, I am afraid that many rare resources in the Xingpeng Plain can be easily taken away, right?
It can be seen that the junior brother is not only the good fortune of the sect, but also their good fortune.
Bingyuan Tianjun hugged Qin Muling, smiled sweetly and said: "Let's set off, the opportunity in Xingpengyuan must belong to us."
Qin Muling agreed, and activated his talent for hiding and escaping, and the whole person disappeared in an instant. He couldn't even figure out the destiny path. Even the three supreme elders who were close to Chi Chi took turns using various secret techniques, and they couldn't notice it. Not the slightest clue.
"how?"
After a few breaths, Qin Muling reappeared.
"It goes without saying, as long as you are here from now on, we really won't have much to worry about!"
Elder Loli touched him a few times and smiled with crooked eyes. The younger brother could always bring them different surprises inadvertently. As long as they hold on to him, maybe their cultivation will be further improved in the future, and they may even become quasi-sage emperors?
Less than half an hour later, Qin Muling, accompanied by the three women, returned to the edge of Xingpeng Yuan. He used a secret method to hide his figure, briefly identified the location, and then sneaked in quietly.
Observed from a close distance, the number of spiritual plants in Xingpeng Yuan is beyond imagination. The green spiritual plants several feet high are so dense that you can’t see the edge. The grade is not very high, but the number can be called terrifying. Impossible.
In this dense sea of spiritual grass, there are also a large number of flowers and medicinal herbs. Clusters of fat and big mushrooms with flashing light can be seen everywhere at the roots of the grass. It can be judged from the pure and soft breath that these mushrooms have no Toxic, they are all rare elixirs and treasures.
Qin Muling thought for a moment, and Qinghui swept out of his body, drawing all the mushrooms into the space inside his body and storing them. As long as you see all kinds of spiritual grass and spiritual plants, you should collect some and bring them back to the sect's main altar for study in the future. If they are useful, you can try to cultivate and plant them on a large scale.
In the sea of grass that looks like a dense forest, snow-white rabbits the size of calves can be seen scurrying around from time to time, as well as pheasants with gorgeous feathers, roe deer, wild boars, and countless spiritual birds and beasts that cannot be named, and together with them Many nests have been found, including unopened cubs and unhatched eggs.
These guys have been living for a long time, and they are full of essence, blood, and vitality. If you pick one out at random, it will be a great elixir that tastes extremely delicious. Needless to say, Qin Muling won them all.
Since there were too many good things worth collecting, the speed of travel was not particularly fast. Later, the three women who were in the invisible state also helped to collect. When the space bracelet was full, it was given to the junior brother. Anyway, the space volume in his body was large enough. , with a radius of more than two thousand miles, it can accommodate any number of space magic weapons.
Thousands of miles deep, the sounds of wind and thunder in the sky above our heads become more and more dense. Through the gaps between the grass blades, it is not difficult to find a large number of thunder-feathered stars flying by, including their sharp eyes and lightning-flashing wings. , and the subtle patterns on the feathers are clearly visible.
As the solid pressure came one after another, Qin Muling also put away her relaxed and comfortable thoughts and walked silently with the three women. Their secret magic powers to cover up their whereabouts were also good, and they were not too worried about being discovered.
"The taste of this kind of vicious creature should be very good. It would be great if I could catch a few of them and try them out."
Qin Muling spoke to the three women with his spiritual thoughts.
Yu Lingzhou pondered slightly: "It should be... ok. If we can find the lone Leiyu Xingpeng to attack, with the strength of the three of us, it will not be difficult to kill him with one strike."
"I think it would be great if we could find their nest, steal some eggs, and bring them back to the sect to hatch and cultivate them. Maybe we can create a powerful army of spiritual pets." Tianjun Yueyi suggested.
"Okay, let's do it!"
Qin Muling suddenly became interested, and his innate perception power was quietly activated, and any disturbance within a radius of more than a thousand miles was presented in his mind in all its details.
As we go deeper, the whistling sound of Leiyu Xingpeng that penetrates gold and stone rises one after another. Occasionally, we can see the juvenile Xingpeng falling in the grass to preen its feathers or forage for food.
They seem to be omnivorous species. Whether it is mushrooms, fruit, or spiritual beasts and birds, it is their food, and they put it into their mouths when they catch it.
While Qin Muling was still hesitating, the sound of intensive flapping of wings came from above his head. A young Xingpeng bird that had not yet fully grown its feathers stumbled into the grass, less than a thousand feet away from him, looking around with immature and curious eyes.
Although it is a cub, it can stand up to the height of an elephant. If it were taken back and slaughtered, its stomach filled with a lot of elixirs and rare treasures, and then grilled together, it would taste very good.
Yu Lingzhou, who was in the invisible state, could no longer restrain himself from taking action. Several extremely condensed sword lights passed by silently, easily dismembering the cub. Then, a freezing spell fell, sealing its body in ice, and then Put it into the space bracelet.
The whole process was completed in less than one breath. An adult Thunder Feather Star Peng patrolling in the sky had lost the breath of a young bird before it could react.
By the time it realized something was wrong and pounced down to look for its child, Qin Muling and the others were already hundreds of miles away, and no trace could be found.
The anxious and angry roar of Leiyu Xingpeng came from far behind, and it was rolling incessantly. It also attracted many of its kind to help it search, but it had nothing to do with Qin Muling.
A moment later, another lone Xingpeng cub was discovered. This time, Qin Muling took action himself, killing it easily, freezing it and stuffing it into a space bracelet, and then changed its direction and fled away quickly. The whole process was completed in one go.
In this way, the four of them flew and beat the autumn wind. After half a day's work, dozens of Xingpeng cubs had already arrived, and they could enjoy a feast after returning.
After going millions of miles deeper, the surrounding environment seemed to have changed. The vegetation on the ground became denser and denser, and the number of Leiyu Xingpeng responsible for patrol duties in the sky was much greater, so that the power in the space became even more intense. The pressure field becomes more and more intimidating.
Qin Muling continued to sneak quietly. After passing through a large area of exceptionally dense spiritual grass, the scenery in front of him made him lose his mind for a moment.
Each of the nests with a diameter of more than a hundred feet is half-buried in the ground, surrounded by dense spiritual grass. Only the upper part is exposed. The bright rays of light flicker through it. Occasionally, a large adult Thunder Feather Star Peng can be seen rising and falling in the nest. , catching prey of different shapes in his mouth.
Needless to say, these are the residences of Leiyu Xingpeng. If he is really sleepy, someone will give him a pillow.
Qin Muling immediately touched it, carefully bypassing the nests guarded by adult Thunder Feather Star Peng, and only selected those quiet nests to attack.
After looking at several empty nests, I finally discovered the latest nest. Four bird eggs that were the size of a water tank and covered with faint blue stripes were lying quietly inside. There was a faint flash of electricity.
"It's great, a rare delicious food!"
Qin Muling put it away excitedly, and said to the three girls with her spiritual thoughts: "Keep searching, search more, and I will treat you to eggs when I get back!"
