Regardless of the dynasty, the working environment in the mines was always quite harsh.

Even the Kunlun Taiqing Sect of the Three Pure Ones, its subordinate spirit stone mines are not much better.

The surrounding area is filled with irregularly carved rock walls that appear iron-blue in color under the frozen soil environment.

At regular intervals, there is a wooden structure supporting the rock wall, with an oil lamp hanging on the top, emitting a faint light in the dim mountain environment.

Hu Haozhi walked in the front. As an old-generation Qi Refining disciple, he had been in Kunlun for thirty years and had done the task of hunting monsters countless times.

Before entering the cave, he gave everyone silent notes and asked them to stick them on the heels of their boots to avoid making any noise that might disturb the monsters.

As for Miss Xu Yinglian, she was naturally given special care by Hu Haozhi. Not only did he give her two extra silent notes, he also asked her to walk behind him so that he could protect her more conveniently.

"These people are so annoying!" Xu Yinglian rejected coldly, turning around and complaining quietly to Qiu Changtian, "Do you really think I'm a powerless young lady?"

Qiu Changtian smiled slightly and made a witty remark:

"The phoenix is ​​flying over the North Sea, why should I care about the owl's threats?"

Xu Yinglian: ...

Of course she knew what this meant:

"鸱" refers to a carrion-eating bird whose cry sounds like "吓", which is hoarse and unpleasant.

The "鹓鶵" is a kind of five-colored phoenix, with a noble nature. It will not roost except on the Wutong tree and will not drink except from the sweet spring.

What this sentence means is, "A gentleman does not need to pay attention to the noise of a villain."

However, brother, you know that the outside world praises me as the "Phoenix Fairy", but just now you compared yourself to a "Phoenix". What does that mean?

Is this a disguised confession?

Xu Yinglian was a little upset. Her senior brother's words seemed like a confession but not like a confession. For a moment she didn't know how to respond.

Qiu Changtian waited for a long time, but did not receive any notification from Kunlun Mirror that he had successfully acted. He felt strange and continued to say:

"You have to be careful. Monsters don't just recognize people by sound. They also recognize light, smell, wind direction, and even ground vibrations..."

"Of course I won't be careless." Xu Yinglian said coldly.

Thanks to her sensitive physique, she quickly calmed down again.

It's a bit far-fetched to say it's a confession, it's actually just a double entendre.

On the surface, he compares himself to a phoenix, but in fact, the metaphor is directed at me, reminding me not to pay too much attention to what others say.

Humph, you are worthy of being my senior brother. You are very good at making clever moves, but I still cracked it.

[Invincible character, synchronization value +1. ]

Qiu Changtian:?

When he heard the late reminder from Kunlun Mirror, he was a little confused.

What happened to Junior Sister Xu? Is it a brain delay?

As they went deeper for dozens of meters, they noticed a cold breeze blowing out from inside, mixed with a certain rotten stench.

It was obvious that the monster was right ahead, so everyone drew out their flying swords and prepared to attack.

After a while, a strange beast really jumped out from the darkness, stirring up a strong evil wind.

Everyone was frightened by his fierce aura, and the stench was so overwhelming that they were dizzy. They were unable to react for a moment.

Hu Haozhi, who was at the front, was an experienced senior after all. He subconsciously bit the tip of his tongue with his teeth and immediately woke up in the severe pain. When he was about to drive away the flying sword at the critical moment, he saw two streams of light shooting out from behind him!

The jade color was in front and the red color was behind, with only a slight difference. However, when it rushed to the front of the monster, the red flying sword, which was faster, had already arrived first, chopped into the neck of the monster and cut a circle. The monster's head rolled down, and blood gushed out from the broken neck.

In the blink of an eye, the monster was killed before the remaining disciples could even react.

Xu Yinglian took back the Yujia Sword, shook it to remove the blood drops on the sword, and said coldly:

"It's just a monster, nothing more than that."

Qiu Changtian:?

The way my junior sister pretends to be like this does have 70% of my charm, but you don't need to maintain the illusion, so why are you pretending?

He also retracted the Yuyan Flying Sword, and saw Xu Yinglian turning his head to look at him, with the corner of his mouth curled up slightly.

Humph, brother, I win this time.

The other disciples were still in shock, but Hu Haozhi had already recognized it first. He widened his eyes, looked stunned, and exclaimed in disbelief:

"What a fast sword! A red light flashes by in a flash, and there is a phoenix relief on the hilt. Could it be the heirloom sword Yujia from the Tiannan Xu family?"

Xu Yinglian didn't even look at him, but continued to look at the corpse of the monster with a cold expression.

"I didn't expect you to be Senior Sister Xu Yinglian!" Hu Haozhi put on a warm smile and asked flatteringly, "Senior Sister, how come you have time to do the mission?"

Xu Yinglian sneered: "Master's mission, why can't I do it?"

"Well, it's true. I was blind and didn't recognize you at first." Hu Haozhi pretended to slap himself and apologized with a smile, "Senior sister, be careful. I'll go see what happened to the monster."

Lu Zheng, Liu Daoran, Wen Qin and Liu Yiyi who were standing next to them were all dumbfounded at this moment.

It should be noted that Senior Brother Hu Haozhi put on the arrogant attitude of a senior from the very beginning. He either didn't speak, or when he spoke he urged people to hurry up.

As a result, he recognized the true identity of Xu Yinglian. Not only did he completely abandon his airs, he was even willing to give up his seniority and regard himself as a junior fellow student!

He was arrogant at first and respectful later, like two completely different people, it was really eye-opening.

Wen Qin's face turned pale and green. After all, she had mocked Xu Yinglian in a low voice before. Now, thinking about the possible retaliation that might follow, she was so scared that her legs went weak.

Liu Daoran's expression was similar. If this person was Xu Yinglian, then the handsome young man next to her who was familiar with her must be...

No one dared to think further about what would happen next, it was too scary.

This is a god who has come down to earth to practice with mortals like me!

However, no one had the flexibility like Hu Haozhi, so they just forced a smile and pretended nothing had happened before.

After Hu Haozhi finished examining the body, he came back and said respectfully:

"Senior Sister Xu, Senior Brother Qiu, that mole is dead."

"You can take the body if you want it." Qiu Changtian said gently, "However, the deacon just said that there was blood in the depths of the mine, so it may not be the only one here. We still need to carefully investigate and confirm that there is no danger."

"That's right." The outer disciples nodded immediately. Even Liu Daoran, who had been the most against him before, now echoed respectfully, "Senior Brother Qiu, that's a good idea. We must be careful in our actions."

"Heh." A teasing voice suddenly came from the cave, "Flipping to the wind, arrogant at first and respectful later, is this the face of a disciple from a famous and upright sect?"

Hu Haozhi's eyes flashed, and he raised his hand and shot the flying sword, but it fell into the darkness and there was no sound.

The next second, his expression suddenly changed and he cried out:

"My flying sword has lost its sensitivity!"

Under the gaze of everyone with suddenly changed expressions, a thin man walked out from the darkness in front. He had disheveled hair and a haggard face. He could only be vaguely identified as a young man.

Of course, in the world of immortal cultivation, one cannot judge age by appearance, nor is it easy to determine the other party's cultivation level. Just looking at the other party's entire body, which is shrouded in a dark green Taoist robe and has a sinister and evil temperament, it is obvious that he is a disciple of the devil's way.

Xu Yinglian narrowed his eyes slightly, and the Yujia sword trembled slightly in the air. He watched Qiu Changtian's reaction out of the corner of his eye, preparing to cooperate with the attack.

Fighting against demon cultivators and hunting monsters are two completely different things. Although she is competitive, she is not so competitive as to risk her life.

Xu Yinglian did not take action, and with the experience of Hu Haozhi as a precedent, the other Kunlun disciples naturally did not dare to launch an attack. They just pulled out their flying swords and hovered them in front of them, with nervous expressions, ready for battle.

The demon cultivator walked under the light of the oil lamp and threw the thing in his hand to the ground.

Qiu Changtian saw clearly that it was Hu Haozhi's flying sword.

But for some reason, the light on the surface of the flying sword had dimmed and it had lost all its spirituality, like scrap metal.

"The current chief of Kunlun sect, Qiu Changtian, who has a clear mind of Taoism?" The demon cultivator's dry eyes moved slightly, looking at Qiu Changtian's face, then turned to look at Xu Yinglian, his gaze lingering on her red flying sword.

"Beimang Mountain, Yin Guidao?" Qiu Changtian asked expressionlessly.

The two paused for a moment, and suddenly shot out flying swords almost at the same time!