Chapter 171 Test

Only when you enter the sacred mountain can you realize how big it is.

When they reached an altitude of 4,000 meters, the mountain road suddenly became narrower, the temperature became very low, and large patches of frost rose all around, freezing the plants. The demon blood horse continued to move forward, spewing white mist.

"Why are there two more foundation-building people? At the beginning, the price we agreed on was not described in this way. Now there are two more variables, so we have to pay more!"

In the three carriages at the back, a male Foundation Establishment cultivator with a fierce look on his face spoke to the two people in front using his spiritual sense.

"Wu Tiande, don't go too far. The price we give you is already quite high!"

The female cultivator in the middle carriage said via voice transmission.

"I don't need to say much about the value of the Black Stone Secret Art, right? If Fellow Daoist Wu is unwilling to suffer even this small loss, then it would be in vain for me to say this." The young man who was building his foundation in the front carriage replied through voice transmission.

The three of them had been planning something a month ago, and the decision to go into the mountains today was made after a long period of consideration. They did not expect to run into two foundation-building monks by such a coincidence.

"These two are not like those useless Qi Refining cultivators mentioned above. It is very troublesome for Foundation Establishment cultivators to deal with them." Wu Tiande did not fall for their trick and continued speaking.

"They are just two cultivators in the early stage of foundation building. Black Rock Mountain is so big, aren't there enough people buried there? At worst, I can do it myself."

The young cultivator in front interrupted Wu Tiande, and the aura of the middle stage of foundation building dissipated. Wu Tiande, who wanted to raise the price, had to hold his words back when he saw this.

"I hope nothing unexpected happens." The female foundation-building cultivator in the middle of the carriage looked at the dark forest outside the carriage with a worried look on her face.

She has already paid too much for this plan.

Failure is not allowed.

In the second carriage, a lone foundation-building cultivator like Chen Luo stretched out his finger, and a tiny black insect landed on his fingertips.

Bits of information came through his fingertips, and a smile appeared on his face as he walked alone to build his foundation.

"Old Han really didn't lie to me! The Black Stone Secret Technique is the most advanced spiritual secret technique in the Foundation Establishment Period. As long as I get this secret technique, my insect control technique can be further improved, and it is not impossible for me to reach the late Foundation Establishment period by then."

As he spoke, Du Xing Jian's index finger moved, and the black insects that had landed on the fingertips scattered again.

Under the night sky, countless black bugs blended into the environment, and with the cover of the divine consciousness secret technique, they were almost perfectly hidden, and there was no possibility of being discovered. Unless it was a realm higher than him, but how could a strong man of this realm ride in the carriage of the "post station"?

"Looks like I'll need my treasure."

Du Xing Zhuji took out a bamboo tube, and a black beetle crawled out of it. This beetle was about the size of a baby's fist, with four pairs of wings on its back, red dots in its compound eyes, and the pincers on its mouth were like iron, emitting a shiny black color, which was very different from ordinary insects at first glance.

"Go ahead and keep your eyes on the woman in the middle."

Du Xing Zhuji took out two black pills and placed them in his palms.

The black beetle opened its mouth and swallowed all the pills in no time. Then it spread its wings and disappeared into the night.

Half a day later.

The post station's convoy reached an altitude of 5,000 meters. It was even colder here. The ground was covered with ice and snow. The thick frost froze the entire road, and the wheels made crisp sounds as they passed on it.

After walking along the icy mountain road for a while, everyone saw a cave covered with ice and snow.

This is a transfer station. The station staff at the foot of the mountain are only responsible for sending people here, and the rest of the journey is completed by people in the inner city. This also prevents someone from attacking the station and gaining control of the methods of entering and exiting Black Stone City.

All the carriages stopped at the entrance of the cave.

All the people on the carriages got off, and more than twenty Qi-refining monks gathered together, waiting for the post station to make arrangements for them.

"Hiss, it's so cold!"

"Even spiritual energy cannot block this coldness. This is not normal!"

"The formation of Black Stone City is a third-order formation. A cultivator in the Qi Refining Realm whose spiritual power has not undergone a qualitative change has no way to stop this force."

"Old man, when are we leaving? I'm freezing here."

A group of Qi Refining Realm cultivators who couldn't stand the cold began to clamor.

"What are you shouting for? Wait!"

The Inner City Postman, who was wearing thick clothes after changing shifts, glanced at this group of Qi Refining Realm cultivators and yelled impatiently.

At this time, Chen Luo and five other people on the carriage behind also got off.

This was the first time the five great foundation-building forces had officially met each other.

Chen Luo took a look at these four people. Except for the three foundation-building cultivators who came with him, the rest of the lone foundation-building cultivators, like him, all concealed their true faces.

"Seniors, we may have to wait here for a while." The cultivator at the post station quickly stepped forward, nodded and bowed to Chen Luo and the other five foundation-building cultivators.

His attitude was completely different from the one he used before when dealing with other Qi Refining Realm cultivators.

Strength and status are very obvious in Black Rock City.

"lead the way."

Among the three foundation-building monks, the young-looking male foundation-building monk spoke.

Upon hearing this, the monk at the post station immediately led the five people towards the cave.

The last three kilometers into the inner city require waiting for a special carriage to arrive, which will take at least half a day. We naturally cannot neglect our distinguished guests for such a long time.

"Senior, can I become your disciple?"

When passing by a group of Qi Refining Realm cultivators, one of them suddenly plucked up the courage and spoke to Chen Luo and the other five Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators.

The speaker was a determined young man, with an impulse in his eyes that no one else had. He firmly believed that he was a genius, and that one day he would be noticed by a master like the protagonist in the story, and then soar to the sky.

The other four foundation-building cultivators acted as if they didn't hear anything and simply passed by the young man and entered the cave.

Chen Luo stopped and looked at the man.

Be ambitious!

This was his first impression, then.

I lost interest.

He ignored this person and walked into the cave like the four foundation-building masters before him.

"It's just foundation building! No, he should wait for me to build the foundation. He should wait for me to form the elixir."

Seeing that none of the five foundation-building monks paid any attention to him, the young man felt extremely unwilling. He felt that he had been greatly insulted. He had already bowed his head, so why were these foundation-building monks still unwilling to help him? Being in a high position but not knowing how to support the weak, such a person is guilty of standing in a high position!

The other Qi-refining monks who were traveling with him looked at him with sneers on their faces.

They have seen many fools like this who want to get rich overnight. Each of them thinks that he is the destined protagonist. In fact, few of these people can survive in Black Rock City.

"A bunch of rubbish!"

The aura of the young cultivator rose, and he turned out to be a cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining. However, among the Qi Refining cultivators traveling with him, there were also strong men in the Perfection Realm. As soon as he opened his mouth, three people glared back at him in dissatisfaction.

"Who are you talking about?"

After noticing the opponent's momentum, the young monk's momentum stagnated, and then he restrained his breath and stood aside in a dejected manner.

"waste!"

Three cultivators who had reached the peak of Qi training responded to him with the same words.

The layout inside the cave is very luxurious. As soon as you enter, you can feel a wave of heat coming towards you. There are mahogany walls, jade stone walls, and a blind girl playing the piano. The layout is very beautiful. Compared with the outside, it is like two different worlds.

When Chen Luo came in, the four foundation-building masters in front had already entered the room to rest.

"Senior, please come this way. Your lounge is over here."

The monk from the post station who came hurriedly led Chen Luo to the fifth cave.

Under the guidance of the other party, Chen Luo soon came to a luxurious cave. After pushing the door open, he actually saw a bamboo garden with flowing water. On the stone wall beside it, there was a pet bird for people to watch. It had fiery red feathers and looked very pleasing to the eye.

"Go down."

After Chen Luo sat down, he closed his eyes and sent away the monk who was leading the way at the post station.

It's just a temporary resting place, and half a day will pass by just to adjust your breathing.

The other side.

Three foundation-building monks were in the same lounge.

"Junior Sister Yue, we are almost reaching Black Stone City now. You should tell me the exact location, right?" said the young male cultivator among the three foundation-building cultivators.

The male cultivator who was building the foundation was named Lin Feng, the descendant of the Yin Gui Patriarch. The female cultivator who was traveling with him was named Yue Qingping, the legitimate daughter of the Yue family in Black Stone City. Sixty years ago, the Yue family suffered a tragedy, and the entire family was slaughtered by the Demon Clan. She was the only one who escaped.

After sixty years of ups and downs, Yue Qingping finally succeeded in building his foundation not long ago. With strength, he naturally wanted to take revenge. This incident involved the causes and consequences of the extermination of the Yue family. The most important point was the Yue family's spiritual secret method - the Black Stone Secret Technique.

The Black Stone Secret Technique is a top-level secret technique that specializes in cultivating spiritual consciousness. If a great cultivator who has completed the foundation building practices this technique, he can, to a certain extent, exert strength close to that of a Jindan ancestor in the false dan realm.

Such a powerful secret technique naturally attracts people's attention.

In order to seek revenge and take back the inherited secret technique of their Yue family, Yue Qingping finds his senior brother Lin Feng and the wandering old demon Wu Tiande, and the three of them plan to join forces to massacre the Demon Sect and take back the secret technique.

"That's why I asked you to come here."

A hint of coldness flashed across Yue Qingping's eyes.

"This lounge was specially designed by Black Rock City to block the prying eyes of the gods. No one outside can hear what we say here."

"Are you worried about those two people?"

With just a slight reminder, Lin Feng understood the worries in her heart.

"I suspect that the two of them might be from the Demonic Sect. This sect is very cunning. They have been operating in Black Stone City for many years. The news of my return must have been noticed by them." Yue Qingping's eyes flickered, and she became more and more certain in her heart.

It was because of this caution that she escaped from the Demon Sect in her early years.

She has great confidence in her intuition.

"Why did these two people bump into us when they didn't come earlier or later?"

"Is he a spy from the Demon Sect? We'll know if we give it a try."

Wu Tiande, who was standing beside him, had a grim smile on his face. He was a business with no capital, and many forces in Black Stone City had grudges against him. However, he was very powerful, a physical cultivator in the foundation-building stage, and ordinary immortal cultivators had no way to deal with him.

"The magical power of the Zhongmo Sect is very obvious. Fellow Daoist Wu's idea is not bad."

Lin Feng next to him nodded and approved of Wu Tiande's plan.

He didn't want to drag it out any longer. It was better to get the Black Stone Secret Technique as soon as possible. The longer it dragged on, the more variables there would be. If a great cultivator in the late stage of foundation building or even perfect foundation building was attracted later, his strength in the middle stage of foundation building would not be enough.

"Then I'll trouble you, Brother Wu."

"Okay, okay! You pay, and I'll do the work. I've killed fellow practitioners in the early stages of foundation building before."

Wu Tiande reached into his arms and took out a palm-sized vermilion square mirror.

As soon as the mirror was taken out, the air around it began to distort, and it seemed as if countless wronged souls and evil spirits were wailing inside the mirror.

"Ghost Mirror, what a good thing! With this thing, we can start with confidence."

Lin Feng's eyes flickered and he spoke in praise.

Wu Tiande smiled proudly.

The Ghost Mirror in his hand is not an ordinary magic weapon, but a top-level second-level magic weapon. The biggest confidence for Wu Tiande, who has offended so many people but can still live so freely, is this mirror.

"start."

Wu Tiande bit his index finger and tapped the mirror lightly.

(End of this chapter)