The time and place did not allow them to check carefully, so Chen Xiao and Tong Nuonuo could only give it a rough look.
The contents of the file were shocking. Chen Xiao was shocked and angry. Tong Nuonuo couldn't help but curse: "He still thinks he is a righteous person. His actions are even more excessive than those of evil cultivators. He is really a scum!"
Xi Yunting and Jing Hui, one controlling the golden veil and the other holding a defensive spell, did not distract themselves from this. With their knowledge, they could imagine how evil Tang Ru's experience was without even seeing it.
Jing Hui is an upright person with a generous personality. Chen Xiao and Tong Nuonuo repeatedly mentioned the past, and Tang Ru had already been classified by him as someone under his protection.
The string of Buddhist beads on his chest creaked as he squeezed them. He said, "Take a quick look. What are the weaknesses of these modified poisonous spiritual roots? Is there any shortcut to dealing with Wu Xuzi written on them?"
Xi Yunting glanced at him, also desperate to find a cure. No matter how stupid Wu Xuzi was, he would not write such a thing down in his notes.
Suddenly, Xi Yunting's expression changed slightly, and he turned to them and said, "Someone is approaching."
Chen Xiao immediately stuffed the records in his hand into the storage box and made a prompt decision: "Let's go!" In such a short time, he had memorized the last few pages. "Although I came up empty-handed, I didn't gain nothing."
Jing Hui was surprised: "Does the higher-ups really have a way to deal with Wu Xuzi?" He just said it casually, and couldn't believe that there really were such stupid people in the world of cultivating immortals.
Chen Xiao took the lead, followed closely by Xi Yunting. He said, "Although we are not dealing with Wu Xuzi directly, it can also reduce the pressure on the people down the mountain, which is even more beneficial to us. The following pages detail the principle of a magic array. He gathered so many practitioners, many of whom were not very successful in transformation. He used these people as waste and used them as cornerstones. He cooperated with those with higher success rates to set up a magic array. Once this magic array starts, it will continuously draw power from the cornerstones and provide it to the center of the array. This center of the array is likely to be Ah Rou!"
Tong Nuonuo didn't think about it at first, but he suddenly realized, "No wonder Ah Rou's spiritual power can support her to cast such a large range! It turns out that it is the effect of the magic circle."
"Yes, if we can destroy those cornerstones and reduce the energy supply, the constraints on Sariam and his men will be greatly reduced."
Chen Xiao's heavy mood became much brighter because of this turn of events. Finally, he saw hope that Tang Ru could escape.
Xi Yunting grasped the timing very cleverly. Almost as soon as they left, the man on Lonely Mountain arranged for those people who went around the cliff to enter the stone fortress.
These people advanced triumphantly all the way, rushed directly into the dungeon, and rescued the trapped missing persons.
They were delighted that the operation went smoothly, but they were also confused by the fact that they did not encounter any significant resistance or obstruction.
Just when they were about to take the rescued missing person, Chen Xiao and his companions had already taken a shortcut and entered the vine forest maze.
Wu Xuzi was still relatively cautious. Although he explained the principles of the magic array in his research records, he did not provide a specific array diagram.
Chen Xiao and his friends only knew which cyborgs the cornerstone consisted of, but they were not clear about their locations.
Chen Xiao felt that he didn't need a formation diagram to find the cornerstone, because the main vines that could spray poison in the vine forest were too conspicuous and too special.
No need to think too much, that must be the location of the missing person who was transformed into a poisonous spiritual root!
So, several people went straight to the main vines that were spraying poison with a very purposeful attitude.
This magic circle was activated at the cost of sacrificing the lives of the transformers who served as its cornerstone. Chen Xiao guessed that once those transformers who served as its cornerstone died, this magic circle would collapse on its own.
In fact, the best way to deal with Wu Xuzi is to besiege him. When the magic circle is exhausted, Wu Xuzi will have to stand up and face the siege directly.
But whether it was the hermit on Gushan Mountain who was anxious to avenge his disciple, or Chen Xiao and the others who were anxious to rescue their friends from suffering, none of them were willing to wait.
As soon as they entered the vine forest, the vines began to wave like living things, moving closer to the people and trying to weave into a cage.
Chen Xiao had suffered a loss before, so he didn't dare to separate from his companions again. The sword cultivator led the way, the Buddhist cultivator followed behind, and the four of them moved together.
"Main vine! It's over there!" Chen Xiao reminded.
In the densely covered vine forest, visibility is almost zero. Even with a practitioner's powerful eyesight, the field of vision is extremely limited.
When no one is near, the main vines are not much different from other vines, and the consciousness of a Yuanying cultivator cannot distinguish them. Only when you are close enough and activate the main vines can you find its location.
"I see." Xi Yunting responded calmly.
Because he carries a high-grade detoxification pill with him, he can take it beforehand so that he can engage in close combat.
The heavy sword hummed in his hand, and Xi Yunting took a step forward and, before the cage closed, he flashed to the root of the main vine.
The patterns on the Xuefeng sword's blade shone brightly, tearing through the air in an instant. The Qingtian Vine, which was known for its iron bones and copper head and iron arms, let out a scream like a wail, and the sword was stabbed into its sturdy body.
These main vines were indeed the incarnations of cyborgs. When they discovered that the threat posed by the sword cultivator was too great, the main vines, which had the ability to think, consciously wanted to concentrate their strength to deal with Xi Yunting.
Strands of finger-thick vines twisted into strong whips as thick as washbasins, blocking all the angles up, down, left and right, surrounding the main vine and forming an airtight iron barrel formation, trying to prevent the sword cultivator from getting close.
Chen Xiao didn’t know who this transformed person who was the incarnation of the main vine was before, but he definitely didn’t know much about sword cultivation before.
This simple superposition of skin thickness has no effect at all on sword cultivators, the strongest fighting force in the world of immortal cultivation.
Not to mention that this brainless guy also trapped Xi Yunting's heavy sword Xue Feng in the iron tunnel. He was simply courting death!
Xi Yunting raised his hand and made a spell, and the magic sword dance began.
The snow blade that was deeply embedded in the vine burst out with powerful force, and the split sword energy instantly blew the main vine into pieces!
Xi Yunting raised his hand to recall the heavy sword, and swung it in a sword flower with ease. Xuefeng vibrated with pleasure and disappeared in Xi Yunting's palm.
"Is he dead?" Tong Nuonuo asked uncertainly.
"It's dead." Jing Hui observed for a while and said, "Look at the vines around it, they are not moving."
Since Tang Ru cast the spell, the vines and branches that had been chasing the practitioner had closed up to form a cage. After the main vine died, they finally became quiet and motionless like normal plants.
The real Sky-reaching Ivy is extremely tenacious. Even if there is still a root, it will not die and will continue to attack. After all, these Sky-reaching Ivy are forced to grow, and are still far inferior to those that grow naturally.
Tong Nuonuo was filled with emotion. She couldn't believe that one day she would be so moved by plants that looked so much like plants.
"Great! Since destroying the cornerstone is effective, let's quickly share this with others." Tong Nuonuo said optimistically, "In this way, we can quickly destroy the magic circle and force Wu Xuzi out."
Jing Hui said "hmm" in a serious tone, "Your friend Tang Ru will die even faster. Gushan will definitely be very grateful to you for telling him such useful information."
Tong Nuonuo choked, stared with eyes wide open, and her face almost turned into a pufferfish. But thinking about what Jinghui said was likely to happen, she lost her breath in frustration and pursed her lips and said nothing.
Chen Xiao frowned: "But with just a few of us, we can only destroy a limited number of main vines. The range of the vine forest is so large, the effect it has on the battle situation is minimal."
Xi Yunting said: "The defensive power of the Qingtian Vine is extremely strong. Coupled with conscious operation, the attack is also poisonous. The four of us cannot be separated." However, he was worried that Chen Xiao was eager to save people and wanted to take a risky move.
Chen Xiao shook his head, then nodded: "I understand the danger and won't act impulsively."
Tong Nuonuo pulled her hair anxiously and worriedly: "What should we do now?"
Xi Yunting and Jing Hui looked at each other, and he said, "For now, we must spread the news to gain support while ensuring that we do not harm Fellow Daoist Tang. The only way is through her master, Sari."
Jing Hui said, "I'll see if I can send her a message."
After Jinghui finished speaking, she jumped up and stepped on the vines into the sky.
Although this piece of Sky-reaching vine was no longer moving, its density was still there. In addition, its branches were as hard as steel, so it really took him a lot of effort.
Chen Xiao took advantage of the gap created by Jing Hui in front and followed him to slowly climb to the top of the vine forest.
Standing on the top of the forest, I could breathe freely. The dark and dense vine forest really made me feel suffocated.
Chen Xiao stood at the top of the forest and looked around. Xi Yunting and Tong Nuonuo also climbed up behind him.
Apart from the small area where they were, there was a large area of vine forest around with vines waving in the sky. Even the passing birds could not escape the clutches and were plucked down.
The demonic and magical style of painting made the entire Throbbing Cliff look eerie and spooky, making Chen Xiao feel creepy just by looking at it.
"I can't find him." Jing Hui tried for a long time but to no avail. "The vine forest is too dense. I can't see him."
If the spiritual consciousness cannot find a person, it cannot use magic to transmit the message.
Xi Yunting said at this time: "Let me try to send a letter via telex."
This is also a spell used to transmit information. First, the message to be transmitted must be stored on a carrier, and then the spell is cast on the carrier. The carrier will deliver the message to the recipient according to the range and distance specified by the caster.
Although Xi Yunting had a lot of communication talismans on him, Sariam had never exchanged them with him before, so he could only try using the flying message to travel through the book.
Xi Yunting casually tore off a piece of cloth from his sleeve and silently recited some magic formula.
The piece of cloth moved magically, folding itself into the shape of a paper crane and flapping its wings, eager to fly.
Xi Yunting blew a breath of true energy into his palm, and the clumsy movements of the paper crane-like carrier suddenly became much more agile, and it flew away from Xi Yunting's palm after a few flaps of the palm leaf.
It was the first time that Chen Xiao saw this kind of anthropomorphic spell. Compared with other attack spells that could easily cause destruction, this type of spell was closer to the fairy-hero style of his previous life, making him feel more familiar.
Seeing that he was staring intently, Xi Yunting couldn't help but misunderstand.
He looked at Chen Xiao with some guilt and said, "I just tried my best. Don't expect too much, Xiao. In this complicated environment, the message may not reach Sarri."
The fact turned out to be just as Xi Yunting said. After a short while, the paper crane-shaped carrier flew back.
Xi Yunting frowned and said, "The message failed."
Xi Yunting raised his hand to hold the flying crane made of silk cloth, and was about to shatter it, but was stopped by Chen Xiao. Chen Xiao took the flying crane in his hand and said, "Keep it for me. It would be a pity to destroy it."
This was the first magic spell that was close to the style of immortal heroes that he had witnessed with his own eyes, and he had to keep it as a souvenir!
The flying crane had some of Xi Yunting's remaining essence on it, so he planned to destroy it. Since Xiaodi wanted it, Xi Yunting would not object, but he was a little puzzled as to why he collected this useless cloth.
...As a local cultivator, he naturally could not understand Chen Xiao, who was an ordinary person a few years ago, and had the mentality of collecting souvenirs like a petty bourgeois.
There was no time to think about those unnecessary things. The most urgent thing was to contact Sariam as soon as possible.
As remote methods failed repeatedly, they had to resort to the dumbest and most inefficient plan - to kill their way along the main vine of the vine forest formation, trying to weaken the cornerstone as much as possible before finding anyone.
It is very difficult not to get lost in the extremely dark vine forest.
If it weren't for Chen Xiao's powerful sense of direction, they would have to destroy a main vine and then reach the top of the vine forest to confirm the direction of the next step.
Although Chen Xiao appeared calm on the surface, he was actually quite anxious. He was worried that the hermit on Gushan Mountain would kill her before they could rescue Tang Ru.
This worry was not only in his heart. Sariam, who raised Tang Ru and had a master-disciple relationship with her, was more anxious than him.
However, Sariam is a veteran with hundreds of years of experience, and she still has the cunningness to keep a low profile.
However, because of her relationship with Tang Ru, and her dissuasion, Gu Shan had already developed an extreme distrust of her. The other party was at a higher level than her, so she was not qualified to approach and talk to him, not to mention that the incident was caused by her wanting to find her missing disciples.
The man on Lonely Mountain made no secret of his disgust and indifference towards Sariam, and simply excluded her from the action, influencing others to keep their distance from Sariam as well.
She instantly fell from being a core figure in the incident to a marginal position where she had lost all her voice.
Sariam was not worried but happy.
The rejection of the people on Lonely Mountain actually kept Sariam away from people's sight, making it easier for her to act according to her own wishes.
And in reality, Salim is not as isolated as it appears.
As the incident became more and more serious, relatives and friends of other missing persons also arrived one after another.
The people on Lonely Mountain were determined to kill them all, and some of their relatives and friends who could not accept this were forced to come to Sariam.
Although there are not many people who stand on the same side as her, at least there are a few helpers available.
The action plan previously formulated by the Hermit of Solitary Mountain could be considered a success, but it did not achieve the ultimate goal, which made the Hermit of Solitary Mountain very disappointed.
This team, composed of several out-of-body masters from the Elder Council and Zhishitang, took advantage of the fact that Fujilin was attracting firepower in front and went around to the back to launch a surprise attack on the cliff stone fortress.
Although they successfully rescued the missing person locked in the dungeon, they failed to find Wu Xuzi and failed to achieve the goal of killing him with one blow.
Compared with the hundreds of missing people, the few survivors rescued are only a tiny fraction.
In response to this, the hermit on Lonely Mountain directly asserted that the remaining ones were no longer worth saving, and ordered others to kill without mercy anyone they saw the reformed missing persons.
Gushan's tough and cruel orders made the relatives and friends of the missing people who were among them dared not speak out, and they were forced to follow others and raise their knives against their relatives and friends.
"Wu Xuzi! You old bastard! If you have the guts to do it, then come out and die! Don't let people look down on you, you useless coward!" Gushan mocked in the vine forest, and his words became more and more unbearable, trying to provoke Wu Xuzi and make him come out and die.
Wu Xuzi was indeed so angry that his blood boiled after being scolded, but he only spoke a few words to Gushan at the beginning. When he found that he could not win the quarrel with Gushan Shangren who had thrown away all his airs and image, he ordered the cyborgs to launch a surprise attack from all around them, trying to cooperate with Qingtian Teng to catch them off guard.
However, these raids did not gain any advantage in front of the masters supported by the Elders' Council and Zhishitang, and they all turned into corpses.
Seeing this, Wu Xuzi, probably in order to preserve his strength, ignored Gushan's shouting and scolding and became a coward.
Gushan sneered repeatedly, feeling pleased in his heart.
The current situation is very clear. Wu Xuzi can only rely on this vine forest and the transformers in his hands.
The real body of Tenglin is the Sky-reaching Vine. Gushan and others have no way to deal with it, so they can only attack the transformer.
The number of modified humans is limited, and if one dies, there will be one less. Wu Xuzi changed his strategy and refused to release any more modified humans to serve as food for Gushan and others. The situation then turned into them hunting down the modified humans all over the mountains.
Sariam had been watching coldly, and at this moment she winked at several relatives and friends who had gathered around her.
She had no way and no power to stop Gushan from killing those people, but she could think of all kinds of ways to sabotage them.
The strength of these relatives and friends is relatively low, most of them are at the Foundation Establishment and Golden Core stages, and they all intentionally or unintentionally hold back and try their best to play the role of stupid teammates.
Either people are prevented from catching up with the transformers, or they are deliberately trapped in the siege of the Sky-reaching Vine.
Although they did not get in touch with each other, Sariam undoubtedly bought Chen Xiao and the others a lot of precious time.
The Hermit on Solitary Mountain and several masters in the Out-of-Body Stage did not notice it at first. But when they found that there were always useless people and idiots hindering the operation, they took these people out of the team and drove them to a corner.
If they tried to sabotage it again, it would be too conspicuous, so these relatives and friends had to give up. Fortunately, they delayed for a long time, and the reformers had already run away without a trace.
It was like looking for a needle in a haystack for the Lonely Mountain Master to find the person in the maze-like vine forest. Finding that it was just a waste of time to continue, Elder Pi gritted his teeth and called a halt to the team's search.
They were now caught in a dilemma: it was meaningless to move forward, but retreating was too unwilling.
It was at this time that Chen Xiao and his team found the main force.
The vine forest was too dense and solid, and any movement in the distance could not be heard or detected at all. Therefore, the four people who were advancing violently from another direction did not notice each other until they saw each other's silhouettes.
When they first saw the figure, the people on Gushan's side almost thought it was a cyborg and attacked him. Xi Yunting directly stabbed them in the face with the sword. The sword light in the flashing state exploded into small stars in the sky, illuminating the dark vine forest like the Milky Way.
The more beautiful something is, the more dangerous it is, especially magic. The sword light almost disfigured these people. Gushan and others retreated quickly to avoid the sharp sword.
The Lonely Mountain Master turned pale, and when he looked carefully, he recognized the four people who came out, and then he said without losing his composure, "It turned out to be Fellow Daoist Xi, I almost made a mistake."
After saying this, he glanced to the side.
He still had to apologize to them with lingering fear, and the one in the out-of-body stage who almost did something to them looked very unhappy.
Xi Yunting looked straight at him. His aura was too strong. The man in the Out-of-Body Stage could not confront him head-on. He could only nod at him to show weakness and retreat aside.
Xi Yunting's momentum did not diminish, and he said coldly and directly: "I got a piece of information by chance before. This vine forest is a magic array, and those main vines that spray poison are the cornerstones. As long as those cornerstones are destroyed, the dilemma of this vine forest will be solved."
The Lonely Mountain Master could not have expected that Xi Yunting would give him such great news as soon as he showed up. "Are you serious?"
Xi Yunting looked displeased and said, "Why would I deceive you, Master?"
The Hermit of Gushan had already rejected Xi Yunting's intention once before, but he was unwilling to make further enemies. The power of the Chongxuan Sect was too strong for him to withstand.
He quickly said, "I was too excited at the time and didn't doubt your intentions." After a pause, he quickly changed the subject and brushed aside the mistake. "In that case, I will arrange for someone to help right away. Thank you for the information you provided."
The monk on Lonely Mountain turned around to look for Elder Pi, and those in front of him dispersed and made way for them.
If it weren't for the need to maintain the sect's image, Jing Hui really wanted to praise Xi Yunting greatly to express her admiration.
When we were not familiar with each other before, I was often oppressed by Xi Yunting's aura when I went to Chongxuan Sect. Now that we are on the same side, I realize how great his aura is and how nice it feels to have people avoid him wherever he goes!
After leaving the crowd, Chen Xiao breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they were prepared.
Before they went on the road, they had prepared a story in advance in case they met the man from Lonely Mountain first.
He told the truth about the magic circle, but he would not tell Master Gushan that the cornerstone was the cyborg, and he would not tell him that Tang Ru was the core of the circle.
"Fellow Taoists! Have you rescued Ah Rou?" Sariam had noticed them a long time ago and had been trying hard to suppress his excitement and not rush over. But when he saw them coming over, he couldn't help himself.
Chen Xiao shook his head and said, "No... But there is something I want to tell you, I don't know if it's good or bad."
Because the matter was of great importance, Chen Xiao avoided everyone and specifically asked Tong Nonuo to speak to Sariam via telepathy.
Sariam was stunned, her eyes turned red and her nose trembled. Chen Xiao thought that the old woman was about to cry, but she took a deep breath and suppressed her emotions.
The atmosphere was somewhat silent. Sariam calmed down, gritted his teeth, and said in a low voice: "Although Ah Rou is not my relative, she is better than my relative. No matter what she becomes, even in the future... As long as I can save her, I can take her away and never return to Amur..."
She spoke firmly and resolutely, and the pessimism and despair almost overwhelmed her. Tong Nuonuo couldn't help but have red eyes. He said: "Amu, senior...you don't have to be so pessimistic. Maybe it's not the worst case. Besides, she still has friends like us. We won't sit idly by."
Sariam looked at him gratefully, then looked at the three people standing beside her. She nodded heavily, but couldn't think of how to thank them.
If it weren't for the good friends that Ah Rou made, she might never see or hear from Ah Rou again in this life.
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