After that, Jiang Yun stayed in the guest room arranged by Patriarch Yan. The Yan family also sent two young female cultivators to serve him. Jiang Yun was of course not polite... and invited the people out. Then he started meditating and practicing.
At this time, the core disciples of Yanjiabao were making preparations for departure.
Yan Yan and the three Supreme Elders of the Pill Formation Stage each gave many magical weapons and pills, and told them to hunt more monsters so that more Foundation Establishment Pills could be distributed in the future.
The four teams set off separately on the second day.
Jiang Yun watched everyone leave with a smile on his face, thinking that if the two of them were killed directly by the monster, they would not have to do it themselves. I can also go back to the sect to do business.
A month later, the team with the mission target came to the Luoyan Mountains of Zijin Kingdom.
This team consists of nine people, Yan Hong (middle stage of foundation building), Yan Hu (middle stage of foundation building), Yan Qianchi (early stage of foundation building, mission goal), the rest are all Dzogchen monks in the Qi training period, one of them is also mission target.
Yan Hong, who leads the team, has been practicing for nearly 120 years and has very rich experience in practice.
Since there is no large gathering place for monsters in Xu State, they can only go to surrounding countries to hunt monsters. This team chose Zijin Kingdom.
The land area of Zijin Kingdom is slightly smaller than that of Xu Kingdom. Like Xu Kingdom, it is a medium-sized country, and its overall strength is not weak.
The Luoyan Mountains are said to have been formed by the fall of a huge extraterrestrial meteorite tens of thousands of years ago. They occupy nearly 40% of the Zijin Kingdom and are also the largest gathering place for monsters in Zijin. There are two level 8 monsters and dozens of level 5 to 7 monsters in the deepest part of the mountain range.
There are three sects in the Zijin Kingdom, each with a Nascent Soul Ancestor. At the same time, there are many families that cultivate immortals. There are more than a dozen families with Golden Core Stage monks alone. Among them, the two strongest cultivating families each have a Nascent Soul Ancestor.
Monsters, sects, families. The forces of these three parties are almost a tripartite force, reaching an invisible balance.
According to the agreement reached by the three parties. No monks above the level of pill formation are allowed to enter the Luoyan Mountains. At the same time, monsters above level 5 in the Luoyan Mountains will not attack low-level monks who enter the mountains.
I heard that high-level monks and high-level monsters have reached some exchanges of interests, but I don't know whether it is true or not.
Qingjiafang City is a city at the northeast entrance of the Luoyan Mountains. It was established for the Qing family, a cultivation family.
The Qing family is also one of the only two families among all the cultivation families in Zijin that has Nascent Soul stage monks, and has a very deep foundation of strength.
Because the Luoyan Mountains are very rich in resources and there are a lot of monsters, Zijin and many surrounding countries will come to hunt monsters and collect medicines. Therefore, the markets around the mountains will naturally make a lot of money, but they want to open a market. There must be a certain level of strength.
Needless to say, the three major sects and the two major families with Nascent Soul Stage monks each opened two markets, while for other cultivating families, two or three families jointly opened one market.
Nowadays, there are fourteen cities and towns around the mountain range, completely covering all important entrances to the mountain range.
If you want to enter the mountains, you must pay ten spiritual stones to one of the cities to purchase an access token before you can enter or exit. A token is valid for one year.
The team from Yanjiabao first entered Fangshi and rented a yard as a stronghold. He also sent people to buy tokens and went into the mountains to hunt monsters the next day.
The fifth day of hunting monsters.
The Yanjiabao group was attacking a level three monster, the black-striped crocodile. This type of monster has underground blood, does not have powerful spells, and is just rough-skinned and thick-flesh. It is a low-risk target.
However, something unexpected seemed to have happened. Just as they were fighting the black-striped crocodile, a strong wind suddenly blew.
A sharp cry came from the sky, and four Gray Clouded Vultures were seen flying from a distance, three at the second level and one at the third level.
Moreover, these monsters seemed to be fighting to the death with everyone in Yanjiabao. It was as if there was a deep hatred. Naturally, a fierce battle ensued. One Qi-training disciple died in this battle. Two people were injured.
No one in Yanjiabao noticed a broken egg hundreds of meters away. Because this distance is completely beyond the scope of their consciousness.
On the fifteenth day of the demon hunt, somewhere in the highlands... there was another loss of one person.
The twenty-eighth day of hunting monsters somewhere in the forest.
Everyone in Yanjiabao was eyeing two second-level monsters, the Wind Fire Wolf, in the forest. As soon as they took action, more than a dozen Wind Fire Wolves surrounded them from all directions.
After this fierce battle, everyone consumed a lot of talismans and even used a Tianleizi to escape.
In this battle, one Qi-training stage disciple died, and two Foundation-building stage monks were slightly injured.
No one noticed that a slight breeze spread everyone's breath throughout the forest.
The 40th day of hunting monsters...
On the 58th day of the demon hunt, near a huge lake in the north of the Luoyan Mountains.
"Yan Qianchi, you and the others drag out a demon crocodile first, and I will try my best to kill the other one." Yan Hu (middle stage of foundation building) shouted loudly.
After saying this, he made a secret gesture with both hands to control the high-grade magical weapon, the Heavy Yuan Hammer, to attack a demonic crocodile.
After such emergencies in the past period, everyone has become very cautious. Every time they take action, they have to scout the surroundings before taking action. This time they decided to take action against a lone Level 2 monster black anaconda.
That's right, a team with two mid-stage foundation builders only dared to attack the second-level monsters.
But who would have thought that as soon as the black anaconda was killed, three earth-armored crocodiles suddenly appeared on the edge of the lake hundreds of meters away, one level 4 and two level 3, and they rushed towards everyone with red eyes.
The most puzzling thing is that everyone has evacuated decisively, but the other party is still pursuing them, as if they have a deep hatred.
Although Yan Hong barely managed to hold back a level four demon crocodile, the remaining two level three demon crocodiles were still very difficult to deal with.
Although the Earth-armored Crocodile is an earth-attribute monster, it lives in water all year round and is extremely resistant to water and earth spells. Moreover, its carapace is very hard and it is good at stone projectile, ground stabbing and stone armor techniques, so it is not easy to deal with.
Originally, a total of three crocodiles, one male and two females, were resting on a small island in the lake. Suddenly a strong wind blew and the three eggs in the nest were inexplicably blown away. All the crocodiles quickly chased after him.
When they found the eggs by the lake, only the broken shells and egg liquid were left. Several hundred meters away from the shore, some humans were attacking a demon python.
With insufficient brain capacity, they decisively assigned their hatred to humans and pursued them with red eyes.
Yan Hong had a headache at this time. The defense of this level four demon crocodile was too strong. Yan Hong himself used many advanced spells but failed to cause much damage. On the contrary, it consumed a lot of spiritual energy.
Fortunately, before departure, the ancestor presented the best magic weapon, the Fierce Sun Sword. However, this demon crocodile's vitality is too tenacious and cannot be killed for a while. On the contrary, the opponent's ground stabbing technique is very skilled. Not only does it show no signs of casting, but its power is not bad.
His left hand was stabbed by a thorn. Although he had taken the elixir, his left hand could not move for the time being. He could only fly high with his weapon to fight with the opponent. While trying his best to avoid the opponent's stone bullets, he controlled the flying sword to attack the opponent.
This level four earth-armored crocodile is obviously a good fighter. It has repeatedly used its hard tail to drive away the Fierce Sun Sword, or it has used its hardest carapace to withstand attacks.
An hour later, inside a larger cave. A stone placed in the middle of the cave emits bright white light, illuminating the otherwise dark cave as if it were daytime.
After nearly two months of hunting, only three of the seven survived. All the monks in the Qi-training stage were wiped out, and all three monks in the foundation-building stage were injured.
"What the hell! I have been cultivating for more than eighty years, and this is not the first time I have come to the Luoyan Mountains. Why is everything going wrong this time as if I have been cursed by an evil spirit!" Yanhu, who was in the middle stage of foundation building, injured the wound on his shoulder. After applying the medicine, he spit out a mouthful of blood foam and spoke in a deep voice.
The other two people were healing their wounds and recovering their spiritual power in the cave. They were silent for a while when they heard Yan Hu's words.
Yan Qianchi's waist and abdomen were penetrated by the ground thorn's attack. Fortunately, he took the elixir in time and was fine for the time being. Enduring the severe pain, he said:
"It feels like someone is teasing us, but we can't find any clues. So many clan members died this time but we gained very little. If we return to the family like this, how should we explain it?"
Yan Hu gritted his teeth and said to Yan Hong: "Brother, why don't we go to Fangshi to rest for a while before making any plans."
Yan Hong just finished applying the medicine on his left hand, nodded slowly and said: "That's all we can do. Let's go back and rest first. What happened here will not be reported to the family for the time being. We will report it after we have a big harvest in the future. Report it!”
The other two couldn't help but fell silent.
Jiang Yun was currently refining the Foundation Building Pill in an alchemy room in Yanjiabao.
During more than two months, many tribesmen in Yanjiabao have returned from hunting, and they have also brought back hundreds of demon pills. Jiang Yun refined more than twenty foundation-building pills.
But today, the corners of Jiang Yun's mouth were slightly raised, and he seemed to be in a very good mood.
"Brother Jiang, you seem to be in a good mood today. Is there anything good you can do?" A clear and sweet voice sounded, and it was a young female cultivator.
This woman looks to be only eleven or twelve years old. Although she is still young, it can be seen that Zhang must be a beauty when she grows up. Moreover, at such an age, her cultivation has reached the twelfth level of Qi training. She is really talented and has a bright future.
"I just thought of some happy things. Fellow Taoist, there is no need to worry about it." Jiang Yun replied with a smile while controlling the fire.
The female cultivator pouted and said, "Didn't I say that Brother Jiang can just call me Yan'er? Brother Jiang refined the foundation-building elixir for our Yanjia Fort. Everyone in the fort is grateful, and so is Yan'er." Said the woman here Xiu looked at Jiang Yun with admiration.
Jiang Yun would have continued to call Taoist friend in the past, but today he was in a really good mood, so he smiled and said: "Okay, I'll call you Yan'er, but Yan'er, your mission is not to watch me and prevent me from hiding anything." Foundation Establishment Pill, is it appropriate to chat with me like this?"
Yan Yaner's face turned red and she said softly: "I didn't expect you to know about it. You never mentioned this matter. I thought..."
Jiang Yun smiled and continued: "Yan'er doesn't need to worry about it. Yanjiabao has spent a lot of manpower and material resources and sacrificed a lot, just to refine more foundation-building pills. If I were in your shoes, I would send people to keep an eye on me." It’s alive.”
At this point, Jiang Yun turned to look at Yan Yan'er and said teasingly: "Besides, Yan'er is so cute. With Yan'er by her side, refining alchemy is also a pleasure!"
"Brother Jiang is making fun of Yan'er!" Yan Yan'er said shyly, then turned around and did not dare to look at Jiang Yun, her neck slightly red.
An hour later, Yan Yan'er took a jade bottle and left the alchemy room. Yu Jian flew to a certain hall and walked inside with familiarity. The tribesmen nearby all clasped their fists and saluted when they saw him. It can be seen that this woman's status is not low.
At this time, Yan Yan, the patriarch of the palace, was talking to six monks. Although these monks looked a little embarrassed, they all had a murderous aura.
Yan Yan handed a slap jade tablet to the leading male cultivator and said, "Yan Qing, you brought back eight demon pills this time, six of which are second-level and two of which are third-level. A total of one thousand and eighty merits. This is your merit card."
"Thank you, patriarch! I say goodbye, junior!" The male cultivator took the jade token and excitedly left with a few others. On the way, I saw Yan Yan'er and said hello with a smile. From a distance, I could vaguely hear words about exchanging Foundation Establishment Pills for my family.
When Yan Yan saw Yan Yan'er coming in, he smiled and said, "Yan'er is back. How many have been refined this time?"
Yan Yan'er did not answer but directly pressed a bottle of elixir into Yan Yan's hand.
After observing with his spiritual consciousness, Yan Yan said happily: "Fourteen furnaces turned into three, worthy of fellow Daoist Jiang. In the past two months, our family has also found two other senior alchemists, but they can only make one pill out of six furnaces. As for the old guys in the family..."
Yan Yan thought of the level at which the four old men could make a single pill, and selectively forgot about them. I didn't think those old guys were so poor in skills before, but at the critical moment, their skills were exposed in an instant. It was really necessary to compare and compare.
Chief Yan shook his head and continued: "Let's not talk about them anymore. You have worked hard, Yan'er. Didn't I tell others to keep an eye on it, but you have to go in person."
"Yan'er also wants to help the family!" Yan Yan'er said with a look of approval.
Yan Yan pretended to be reproachful and said: "Fortunately, Daoyou Jiang is a gentle man and not a sinister villain. Otherwise, I would never agree to your going. You must know that your safety is even more important than mine! Well, thank you for your hard work." , go back and rest early.”
"Brother Jiang is not a bad person!" Yan Yan'er retorted with a pouted mouth, bowed and left.
Yan Yan smiled and continued to deal with family affairs.
In a certain cave in Yanjiabao, a female cultivator in the alchemy stage frowned and murmured: "People from other lines have come back a long time ago, and some have already started again for half a month, why haven't Yan Hong and the others not yet Come back. Hope nothing happens."
At this time, Jiang Yun had returned to his shop and was talking to Qinghuo thousands of miles away through the spirit seal.
Jiang Yun also discovered that the Lingbo Seal has the function of ultra-long-distance chatting after building the foundation. According to the information told by the Lingbo Seal, as long as there is spiritual energy, as long as it is not a place of extreme spirits, even if there is a distance of tens of thousands of miles between the Lingbo Seal and the Ziyin You can chat without any barriers.
And it's real-time chat, no delay.
Jiang Yun feels that this function is more convenient than the mobile phone in his previous life. The mobile phone at least consumes power and has to pay phone bills. I once again lamented in my heart that Brother Linghuyin is awesome.
According to Qinghuo's report, one target has been solved, and the remaining target and two others temporarily left the Luoyan Mountains and entered Fang City. Still under surveillance for now.
In addition, Qinghuo informed that he had made many monster friends in the Luoyan Mountains, and several smart low-level spiritual birds among them were helping him monitor Fangshi.
All in all, Qing Huo is doing well in the Luoyan Mountains.
Jiang Yun told him to put his own safety first and report any important situations in a timely manner. He then ended the chat and started today's meditation practice.
