At this moment, Yun Xian was still sitting on the ground, rummaging through the messy magic weapons.
I was in a hurry at that time, so I grabbed everything I saw and stuffed it into the storage ring. I didn't have the time to classify them. So now all kinds of rare treasures are piled up here, and it is difficult to tell what their uses are.
Yun Xian first reached out and took the most dazzling one, the black gold bowl.
The mark of the Sword Sect was still on it. She looked at it for a long time, picked up the sword, and skillfully changed the Sword Sect's sword-shaped emblem into a small sword without a sheath.
Although he is not particularly good at academic subjects, he has excellent grades in handicraft courses.
"Are you trying to cover up your mistake?" Qi Zhiye said in a distant tone, "Even if it's been modified, it's clear from the looks of it that it's not yours."
Although he had "voluntarily" stayed, he showed no sign of fitting in. He always watched from afar, seemingly disdainful of these rookies. He could only exchange a few words with Yun Xian, perhaps because he had been beaten last time, which made him think he was a decent person.
But Qi Zhiye was so large that he couldn't be ignored no matter where he sat. Yun Xian also had a feeling that if it weren't for the wrong timing, Xue Lingxiu would have been very pleased with him. Qi Zhiye's attire showed that he cared about his appearance. He wore a thin braid at his temples, and sometimes he would use his fingertips to gently style his hair.
It's much better than those who don't even wash their faces.
Yun Xian: "Why isn't it ours?"
Qi Zhiye scoffed, "The Eastern Realm is so poor, and you're sword cultivators, how could you possibly have such an Earth-grade magical weapon?"
His expression looked like he wanted a beating, but you could tell that he really felt that way. It's just that most people wouldn't say it directly, but he would.
Yun Xian: “?”
The sword cultivator didn’t provoke you… well, he did.
Yun Xian had heard that the Black Gold Bowl was a special attack on the Buddhist sect. He had long heard of its name, and now that there was a ready-made Buddhist sect in front of him, how could he not commit a little crime? So he urged his spiritual power to inject the Black Gold Bowl and threw it towards Qi Zhiye: "I call you Qi Zhiye, do you dare to answer?"
Qi Zhiye stretched out his hand to take the black gold bowl, as if he were really taking a bowl, and said unhappily, "What's going on?"
It has no effect at all.
Yun Xian was surprised. Could this be a fake bowl?
Forget it, let's put this aside for now. Qiao Lingshan sat with her and divided the things into two piles. Her side contained various weapons and magic tools, herbs and stamens, and so on. She gave them to Xue Lingxiu to sort out.
It looked like the Sword Sect had also looted a lot of other sects' belongings, a miscellaneous collection. This hemostatic herb clearly wasn't something they brought in themselves; it had a faint, subtle fragrance. Yun Xian picked it up and sniffed it, then handed it to Qiao Lingshan to smell. He hesitated, "Is this the scent of those sisters from the Hehuan Sect?"
Although the Hehuan Sect also belongs to the Western Realm, its strength is only slightly better than that of the Jiange Sect. I didn't expect Liu Shi to be so cruel that he even wanted to snatch people from the Hehuan Sect.
Qiao Lingshan nodded: "It seems so."
"This is really too much!" Yun Xian said indignantly: "As expected, I, Yun Xian, saw it and I will enforce justice on behalf of heaven."
Qiao Lingshan: “…” You are being righteous again.
Hidden weapons like the Iron Toad were useless. Judging from its form, it was intended to surprise the enemy and break through the Body Strengthening Sect's techniques. Qiao Lingshan searched for a long time, but only found a grappling hook that could pull in a teammate, allowing her to pull Yun Xian back just in time when he rushed out like a wild dog. She said in frustration, "Why don't they have anything that can deal with the Sword Sect?"
"Silly child." Yun Xianxiao touched her head, "Why would the Sword Sect place something that is not beneficial to itself?"
Liu Shi's brain was full of water, but he still had some brains. Fortunately, Xue Lingxiu had harvested quite a lot. Various medicinal herbs were neatly arranged and categorized. She was currently wiping her hands with a Julin flower.
According to Xue Lingxiu, this flower has many uses, has a natural fragrance, and can even be used to make soap. But when Yun Xian asked him what other uses it had besides making soap, he seemed a little embarrassed to say it, and ultimately did not say anything.
After sitting for a long time, Yun Xian felt a little tired, so he stood up, put his hands on his hips and went outside for a walk.
She went out not only to breathe some fresh air, but also to talk to Taiping. However, when she wanted to talk to Taiping, he didn't seem to want to pay attention to her. He opened his eyes and said, "Pooh!"
"Again?" Yun Xian said, "Didn't you help Qi Zhiye when he pinched me before? Why are you angry again now?"
Taiping yelled, "You have no self-awareness, so just stay put and stop stirring up trouble!"
In just a few days, Taiping Sword grew a little bigger, but still had no other facial features. It seemed to have grown some eyelashes, which were soft and white and felt like lamb's wool. Against the blood-red pupils, it looked even weirder.
If Taiping Jian hadn't been truly worried about Yun Xian, he would never have admitted his own lack of ability. "Do you think you can do whatever you want just by relying on me? If I really were to use all my strength, all the blood in your body would be sucked dry, and you would die instantly."
Yun Xian knew this, of course. A small fight would be fine, but as long as he took it seriously, even if all her spiritual energy was drained, Taiping would still be able to strike with a sword.
Moreover, she had recently discovered something. Whenever Taiping overloaded her sword strikes, a large amount of spiritual energy, exceeding her capacity, was forced out of her meridians. After only a few such strikes, spiderweb-like cracks appeared in her meridians.
If she used it again, it might break directly, at least losing an arm, or at most destroying all her cultivation.
The magic sword is naturally not a good thing.
Taiping couldn't stand the silence: "Answer me!"
Yun Xian: "I know, I know. Don't worry. Look, I picked up a Buddhist cultivator on the road. He's both capable of carrying and fighting. Doesn't this mean I'll have fewer opportunities to use you?"
"Watch your words!" Taiping asked cautiously, "It's 'beg'!"
Yun Xian: "I know, I know. Don't beg me."
Taiping always gets so angry that he rolls his eyes: "...Get out!!!"
After amusing Taiping, Yun Xian felt relaxed both physically and mentally. Just as he was about to stretch and return to the camp, Yu Guang paused.
Several experts were still standing upright, patrolling the perimeter. Their expressions showed no signs of abnormality, and they even seemed a little slack due to the long period of silence. The night sky was inky black, and the wind carried fine sand into the air. Only she noticed that the eerie, dim light constantly emanating from the jade seal in the corner had suddenly and silently been obscured.
In just a moment, it returned to normal.
In that split second, Yun Xian's mind was shaken, his hair stood on end, and without a second thought, he drew his sword: "Something is coming!"
The voice was full of energy, exploding in everyone's ears like thunder. The masters who had just put their minds at ease were startled by this, their hearts suddenly tightened, and they subconsciously drew their weapons.
The man on the outermost edge drew out a dagger, but the handle accidentally hit something sharp, making a teeth-grinding sound. Then, the space in front of him fluctuated strangely again, and countless compound eyes appeared in the air. After failing to launch a sneak attack, they turned in all directions angrily and hissed.
If he had been a step later, the tentacles would have already penetrated his ear canal.
"Yes, it's it!" The man's voice was trembling. "The monster from last time! It's here as expected!!"
Hearing the commotion, people from the camp also hurried out. Qiao Lingshan stood at the front and tried to remain calm and asked, "Where is it?!"
As I said last time, it is really invisible.
It's not the kind of invisible that's easy to ignore, but the kind of invisible that you know is right in front of you, but you just can't catch sight of its shape.
Upon hearing that there was a monster, Qi Zhiye came faster than anyone else, almost making Xue Lingxiu stumble behind him. He looked at the empty sand and rocks in front of him without showing any doubt, but quickly snapped his fingers, and golden-red flames fell like shuttles into the pile of long-extinguished wood in the center, and a raging fire instantly broke out.
The bright firelight illuminated the entire camp, and everyone could finally vaguely glimpse the shape of the monster through the slightly distorted space.
Everyone: “…”
Yun Xian: "...It's true. If I don't watch it for a day, I feel uncomfortable. If I watch it, I feel uncomfortable for a day."
This damn thing looks so weird!
The body, which is taller than three people put together, is as small as a gourd, and is covered with tiny pupils that are constantly rotating. Below the body are eight huge, thick, and hard insect legs, which are slowly twisting to protect the small eyes.
Ordinary spiders are not very good-looking to begin with, and this one has grown to a point where it is a bit impolite.
Everyone's face was as pale as paper, except Feng Ye, whose complexion was rosy. He had already lain down peacefully on the ground. Qiao Lingshan kicked his hand and said, "Don't faint, get up and play the piano!"
He calmly began to pluck the strings. The war music was intermittent, but at least it was effective. Everyone felt that the flow of spiritual energy in their bodies had increased significantly.
Yun Xian simply thought that this thing looked disgusting, and Qi Zhiye probably felt the same way. Xue Lingxiu, on the other hand, had the most normal expression.
Those who study medicine have seen a lot of Cordyceps sinensis and its flesh and blood, so their patience is naturally stronger.
She stared at the monster that suddenly stopped, and took a glance behind it. Fortunately, nothing else was following it. This half-step Nascent Soul was enough to make things difficult for everyone.
The countless small eyes of the monster stopped moving, and suddenly moved, crawling forward at an extremely strange speed.
Its first target is Xue Lingxiu!
"What's going on?" Yun Xian drew his sword and went forward, still talking, "Now the monsters also know to attack the medics first? Brother Xue, run, run, get away from it! Your old arms and legs won't be able to withstand this kick!"
Xue Lingxiu didn't even bother to say anything as she retreated with a stern face.
It targeted Xue Lingxiu first, which had both advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage was obvious: it would cripple the medical repairman, leaving the team powerless and on the verge of collapse. The advantage was also that Xue Lingxiu wasn't afraid of bugs, had a strong mental state, wouldn't panic in battle, and could coordinate with the tactics.
The Half-Step Nascent Soul was indeed very powerful. Yun Xian didn't even confront it head-on. He just raised his sword to block one of the dancing tentacles. Qi Shuang was bent halfway and almost broke. Her wrist was numb and she had to withdraw her hand. Qi Zhiye passed by her without saying a word and punched her. Finally, he barely managed to deflect the tentacle that was about to reach Xue Lingxiu's eyes.
The tentacles brushed past Xue Lingxiu's face, leaving a deep pit in the sand. It was obvious that if it landed on a person, it would at least pierce through them.
Qi Zhiye's finger bones began to bleed rapidly. Yun Xian asked anxiously, "Staff?"
"Lost it."
"Where?"
"I don't know."
"hand?"
"Can."
Yun Xian: “…”
What's the use of a staff without one? I only have ten fingers to smash.
There are no eyes on the battlefield, and communication can only be done with two words at most. While rescuing Xue Lingxiu from the airtight tentacle array, Yun Xian tried his best to observe the vital points of this dead spider, thinking sadly that no matter what, the time for battle has finally come.
People were repeatedly swept away by the strong wind, spitting blood and retreating. The monster was closing in on Xue Lingxiu, but everyone began to sense something was amiss. Given the monster's state of mind, it must have been intelligent, recognizing Xue Lingxiu's cultivation as the highest among the group. It also knew that delaying this would be detrimental to its own interests. Yet, it stubbornly pursued Xue Lingxiu from beginning to end, never shifting its focus, as if it were headed straight for him.
Yun Xian asked hurriedly, "Brother Xue, does it have a grudge against you?"
"What's the grudge?" Xue Lingxiu, panting after walking the spider for a long time, tried to keep her voice steady. "This is the first time I've seen it."
Qiao Lingshan gasped, "Is there something on your body?!"
It seemed reasonable, and Yun Xian subconsciously said, "But what could he have that I don't have?"
There was an inappropriate moment of silence among the crowd.
"..." Yun Xian was embarrassed for a moment, then saw the bristles on the spider's legs moving in the wind, as if it was constantly sniffing something. Suddenly, an epiphany dawned on him: "Brother Xue! That giant Lin flower! Does it want this?!"
If this monster recognized people by scent, then this was undoubtedly it.
Xue Lingxiu was so particular that she would wash her hands with giant soapberry flowers every day. She would carry them with her and put them in her sleeves so that the corners of her clothes would smell like soapberry.
Xue Lingxiu's expression changed and her brows slowly furrowed.
"Give it something, will it calm down for a while?" Someone was already miserable and exhausted. "That flower doesn't seem to have much effect."
"No!" Xue Lingxiu flatly denied, "That thing is..."
He fell into a trap. He should have realized something was wrong at the beginning.
The Giant Lin Flower is a rare commodity, fetching exorbitant prices in the Southern Realm. Its medicinal uses are even more widespread, pairing with any spiritual herb to stimulate its medicinal properties. However, Xue Lingxiu's family is vast and wealthy, and he's seen everything. If it weren't for his mysophobia, he wouldn't have had any interest in this herb.
But besides that, its most secretive yet most widely spread use is for certain male cultivators who are unable to conceive...
There was no time to think, the tentacles attacked again, Xue Lingxiu dodged sideways, but this time, the corner of his clothes was accidentally caught, and with a "rip", the sleeves of his robe were torn from top to bottom, revealing his underwear and most of his white chest. He was startled, and immediately covered his collar in the scorching gaze of everyone.
The giant Lin flower fell to the ground and was swept away in an instant.
The sound of eating, which made your teeth ache, came from mid-air. It was slow but impossible to ignore.
In this fleeting moment, everyone's thoughts were different and extremely wonderful.
Xue Lingxiu: "Damn it, someone saw me... No, now is not the time to think about this. If the Julin Flower is taken away, can it still enhance the cultivation of this ghost thing? Damn it, someone saw me..."
Qi Xingye: "You haven't exercised enough, no wonder you're so weak. ...You don't have any more finger bones to use, so try kicking with your feet later."
Yun Xian: "Hey, I've seen everything... Where's the weak spot? The eyes? The joints? Whatever, let's try to chop it first. Tsk, Qi Xingye has no weapons, which is really a big problem, how to solve it?"
Qiao Lingshan: "Am I the only one who saw it? Never mind. If no one else wants to tell me, I won't tell you either. Why is this monster so quiet?"
Feng Ye: "Are you done? Why aren't you talking? Did I miss something? Can you open your eyes now?"
After a moment, the eating sounds stopped.
The spider stopped, and then everyone watched as its abdomen began to swell and flatten at an alarming speed. White eggs fell to the ground like rain, dissolving as soon as they came into contact with the sand. In the blink of an eye, the ground was covered with densely packed ugly little spiders, hissing sounds were overwhelming, and they were spraying mucus desperately, gathering around the group of people!
The disciple is better than the master, and each wave is stronger than the last. The cub is even more impolite than his mother. Such a large group of them seems to be coming to a market, and even a strong person like Xue Lingxiu can hardly hold back.
As soon as Feng Ye opened his eyes, he saw this tragic scene, and he fainted with a whimper.
The melee is the moment that tests the tacit understanding of teammates the most. Yun Xian drew his sword and took the lead: "What are you waiting for? Come on, let's go together!"
The battlefield changes rapidly, the battle is quite fierce, and the fighting is extremely exciting!
Xue Lingxiu took out the Love-Cutting Needle, his handsome eyes and brows were extremely solemn, and countless long needles floated in the air and shot towards the densely packed spiders.
The effect was immediate. Yun Xian let out a cry. Xue Lingxiu frowned and looked over: "What are you yelling about? Are you hurt?"
Yun Xian: "You pricked my foot!"
Qiao Lingshan said silently: "Actually, it pricked me too."
Xue Lingxiu looked awkwardly, not knowing where to look. "... Stop yelling! I'll treat it later."
He doesn't have much combat experience. He's very accurate in treating illnesses and saving lives, but not so good in fighting. It's understandable.
The big spider seemed to be in a weak state for a short time after giving birth to countless small spiders. To catch a thief, one must catch the leader first. Yun Xian pushed his left foot against his right foot to get into the air. He was determined to swing his sword at the spider's compound eyes, but a pair of long legs stretched out from the side. Yun Xian was startled and braked suddenly!
Unfortunately, Qi Zhiye also braked.
The two looked at each other and could not miss this opportunity, so they attacked again like the wind!
This time it was unfortunate that neither of them braked and they collided with each other, bounced backwards and almost fell to the ground.
The spider's hundreds of compound eyes just stared at the two of them quietly: "?"
The spiders swarmed over. Their bites couldn't kill anyone, but their slime would slow their movements. Seeing that everyone was about to be overwhelmed, Yun Xian waved his sword vigorously while giving orders: "Qi Daoyou, stop hiding. Golden Bell Cover, open it quickly!"
"What's that Golden Bell Cover?" Qi Zhiye was even more annoyed than her: "I don't know how to do that."
"?" Yun Xian was shocked and even thought he was joking: "How could a Buddhist cultivator not know the Golden Bell Cover? Isn't this your basic skill?"
Qi Zhiye seemed to dislike people talking about this, his expression darkening. "Why do Buddhist practitioners have to know how to do this? Have you met all the Buddhist practitioners? Do all the Qin practitioners know how to peel an apple?"
"Stop making noise!" Feng Ye's hand was about to cramp from playing the piano, and he was being dragged out for no reason. He cried sadly, "What, what does this have to do with me?"
When chickens are flying and dogs are in chaos, a cornered dog will jump over the wall. Forcing someone to do something is harder than climbing to the sky.
The result of the first test of the team's tacit understanding is clear.
That is, there is no tacit understanding at all.
“…”
Far away on the other side, Ji Rongxue heard the voices of Yun Xian and his group again.
It was a coincidence. She stared coldly at the other end.
She could tell from the noise that the battle was intense. Furthermore, she had never seen such a noisy team before, as if each person had eight mouths, constantly emitting sound waves.
The sturdy man behind Ji Rongxue took a step forward and asked, "Miss, are you stationed here?"
Ji Rongxue: "Yeah."
Following orders, all the disciples of the Body Strengthening Sect sat cross-legged in silence. Only the sounds of footsteps and the slight friction of fabric could be heard.
Needless to say, everyone understood that Ji Rongxue would not take advantage of others when they were in trouble. He stopped here now probably because he wanted to understand his opponent's moves so that he would have some advantage if they faced each other next time.
But after sitting cross-legged here for a while, everyone's ears were hurt by the noise.
...Other people are fine, but judging by her figure, isn't that Xue Lingxiu from the Southern Realm? The one who usually pays the most attention to her demeanor and image? If they didn't remember her face, they would hardly recognize her now.
They knew that monsters with that level of cultivation were indeed difficult to deal with, and even facing them personally would be a hassle. But with all the noise going on, could they hear the command?
The sturdy man followed Ji Rongxue and looked at her for a while before asking, "Any clues?"
Ji Rongxue still stared at Yun Xian with that gloomy look, and after a while he finally said, "You lack the killing instinct and experience."
"That's right," the man said, "It's a perfect complement to Qi Zhiye."
"From now on, it seems that they are not complementary." Ji Rongxue looked at Yun Xian who almost stabbed Qi Zhiye's ankle with a sword and said an extremely cold pun expressionlessly, "It should be mutual capture."
The man laughed dryly: "Ha, ha!"
Ji Rongxue: "Is it funny?"
The man quickly said, "Funny, very funny, Miss."
"Really?" Ji Rongxue said faintly, "But I don't think it's funny."
man:"……"
Miss Ji was good in every way, except that she sometimes loved to tell awkward jokes and forced puns, which made him very painful.
Ji Rongxue sat down again and observed Qi Zhiye and Xue Lingxiu one by one, then prepared to take his people away as he did when he came.
"Miss." The man looked at Yun Xian, who was still secretly looking for an opportunity, and asked curiously, "Isn't that swordsman named Zhong Changyao quite famous recently? If he fought us, what are his chances of winning?"
"It's hard to tell right now," Ji Rongxue replied quickly. "That person is almost at the Nascent Soul stage. We'll know when we fight him."
In a corner that Yun Xian didn't know about, the people from the Body Tempering Sect came and left quietly, just like last time, and disappeared into the night in an instant.
Regardless, the battle here is finally coming to an end.
Yun Xian's previous promise of training had indeed come true. Everyone stumbled and swiftly grew stronger as they assaulted and were assaulted by their teammates. The wounded and poisoned were kept in the outer circle, diligently restraining the successive waves of small spiders, preventing them from disrupting the inner circle. Yun Xian and Qiao Lingshan's swords were nearly bent, but the monster's seemingly tiny body remained unscathed, invulnerable to swords and spears, not to mention Xue Lingxiu's needles and Qi Zhiye's fists. Until Yun Xian had an idea, changed his target, and struck at the junction of one of its limbs with his sword.
The sword penetrated deeper and deeper with difficulty, slower and slower. The monster hissed and howled wildly. Before Yun Xian could say anything, Qiao Lingshan's sword flew over with a tremendous force, accurately hitting the weak spot on the reverse side. The sword tips touched and pierced through the relatively thin and tough joint. Yun Xian simply dropped the sword, gritted his teeth, and took action, breaking off the thick and hard insect leg with a grunt.
Use your own spear to attack your own shield.
Green blood gushed out, and her palm was also bleeding. She instantly turned the insect leg around, aimed the tip that was flashing with cold light at the compound eye in the middle of the monster's body, and stabbed it straight in -
Finally, the demonic energy barrier on the surface was broken and penetrated a little bit inside. The monster sensed the danger and began to struggle and tremble unprecedentedly. Yun Xian almost couldn't stand, but still held the insect's leg tightly. Qi Zhiye flashed forward and punched the head end. The force was increased and he forced it to penetrate another three inches!
The struggle doubled in intensity, then quickly began to weaken.
Countless compound eyes were covered with bloodshot and exploded one by one. The monster finally fell limply to the ground, its illusion lifted, revealing its true appearance.
The moment he saw it, Yun Xian decided to take back what he had said before: the little spider was uglier than his mother.
How can it be so ugly?
“…”
The firelight was dimmed by the melee just now, and there were small flames everywhere. In fact, less than half an incense stick of time had passed. The sky was still as dark as ink, and there was no sign of dawn. In the distance, the monster, who had no idea where it got its courage from, was still roaring wildly.
There was silence, and only the sound of people breathing, some light and some heavy, could be heard.
Finally... it's over.
it's over?
Qiao Lingshan had been keeping her arms tense, and only now did she feel the soreness and pain in the wounds on her body.
Qi Zhiye sat on a rock and wiped the blood off his pigtail, but when he did, he found more blood on his hands and he clicked his tongue in annoyance.
Yun Xian sat on the ground, with two bloody scratches on his face. His ponytail had long been undone and now his hair was disheveled, making him look like a mad teenager.
She didn't say anything, and seemed to be pondering something.
Among the remaining soldiers, there were hardly any who were not injured.
Although anyone who encounters a monster of this level of cultivation will basically be in this situation, this is the first time that Yun Xian and his group have taken action since entering the secret realm, so it looks quite shocking.
Xue Lingxiu went up and pulled out the love-killing needle stuck in her foot. Yun Xian blurted out, "Ouch! It hurts so much!"
"...It's my fault." Xue Lingxiu looked elsewhere and said stiffly, "If I hadn't taken that thing, none of this would have happened."
Now it seems that Liu Shi's trick was simply a trick for him.
This is his nature. An apology is an apology, and he can't say anything softer, but he still can't help pursing his lips and blaming himself.
I didn't have to get hurt.
Yun Xian was still sitting there in a daze, when suddenly, he clenched his fist and pounded the ground!
Everyone was startled and looked at her.
"I, Yun Xian, have been despicable my whole life, yet I was actually plotted against behind the scenes." Yun Xian gritted his teeth as he spoke each word, then with a serious face, he said in all seriousness, "Liu Chang, you're finished!"
“…”
"Well, I remembered it wrongly. Liu Chang is Liu Shi's biological grandfather... No, you did it on purpose, didn't you?!"
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