Before the news of Baiyujing spread within Shushan, Qingluo Peak welcomed a group of new guests.

"Is this Qingluo Peak?" Duan Fenhai asked in surprise.

"Doesn't match your impression?" Guan Shanyue asked with a smile.

"I thought it would be some dangerous place..." Duan Fenhai said casually, but when he saw Ling Yunpo coming out of the Taoist temple, he immediately kept silent.

"Senior Brother Lin, Senior Brother Duan, Senior Sister Guan." Ling Yunpo clasped his fists and bowed to them one by one.

"I haven't seen you for a long time. Your sword skills have improved a lot." Lin Duanshan said approvingly.

"Brother Lin, how do you know that my cultivation has improved?" Ling Yun asked in surprise.

“In the past, my junior brother was very aggressive, but today he is more reserved. This shows that he is making progress,” Lin Duanshan explained.

"Indeed." Duan Fenhai looked at him in surprise. "When a man has been away for three days, he should be treated with new eyes."

Ling Yunpo laughed and invited everyone to come in and sit for a while.

The three of them came here to discuss the southern expedition.

Although the Sword Immortal is keen on single combat, he cannot withstand the demonic cultivators' habit of teaming up to attack. Therefore, Shushan has also made a rule that during the southern expedition, the Foundation Establishment disciples need to travel in teams, usually four to six people in a team.

In previous years' southern expeditions, Lin, Duan, and Guan basically formed a team together, probably because the strength of the other Foundation Establishment disciples could not keep up with them, and they were often a burden on the team, so it would be better to have fewer people.

This year, thanks to the care of the Guan family's ancestor, Ling Yunpo and An Zhisu also joined the team, so the three-person team naturally expanded to a five-person team.

At the same time, because the two had never participated in the Southern Expedition before, Lin Duanshan and others came here specially to explain the basic situation of the Southern Expedition to the two.

Of course, the main purpose is to let Ling Yunpo get familiar with it. The monster of the mowing sword fairy does not need intelligence, it just kills the enemy directly when it encounters it.

"Junior Brother Ling, let me tell you, this is what the Hundred Thousand Mountains are like..." After sitting down in the hall, Lin Duanshan explained in detail to Ling Yunpo all the information he knew about the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

Ling Yunpo listened carefully and felt like vomiting blood.

Wei Dongliu had already heard this information from Long Xiaoqi and the others, and the details were much more detailed than yours.

What about the monsters in the mountains, the miasma mechanism, and the ruins in which areas have been explored? Ling Yunpo was almost drowsy after listening to them, but he had to force himself to stay awake and pretend to memorize them seriously.

Fortunately, An Zhisu finally came out from the inner room and interrupted Lin Duanshan's explanation:

"Leaving aside other relics for now, which relics can improve the Purple Palace and improve the efficiency of the Transformation Palace?"

"I was just about to elaborate." Lin Duanshan said seriously, "Among these 100,000 mountains, there are currently two Purple Mansion Secret Realms that have been discovered by Shushan."

"One of them is unique to our Shu Mountain, and is called 'Langgan Cave'. It contains thousand-year-old stone milk, and drinking it can perfect the purple palace."

"How much power is it equivalent to?" Ling Yunpo asked seriously.

"One sip can increase your strength by one year." Duan Fenhai said in a deep voice, "But the stone milk is poisonous, so don't drink too much. It all depends on your physique."

"An ordinary cultivator can only drink ten sips at most. If they drink more, their face will turn purple and their limbs will feel as if they are filled with lead." Guan Shanyue also added, "But if you only drink one sip every year, you can slow down the growth of your body's endurance, and the maximum limit can be extended to forty years."

Ling Yunpo and An Zhisu looked at each other and naturally understood what Guan Shanyue meant.

If one were to drink the stone milk all at once, it would take at most ten years of practice, and then the body would reach its limit.

But if you only drink one sip every year and come back next year, your skills will continue to grow to nearly forty years through the long run, which is undoubtedly much more cost-effective than the former.

However, Guan Shanyue mentioned this specifically for another reason.

The Southern Expedition to the Ten Thousand Mountains is different from the Shushan Competition, and not every disciple can participate.

Its essence is the division of resources among the top leaders, which involves the game and compromise between the forces of various peaks, and Qingluo Peak is an absolute weak point in this regard.

This year, thanks to the favor of the Guan family's ancestor, the two of them were qualified to participate in the Southern Expedition, but they may not have such an opportunity next year.

Therefore, it is not realistic for Xue Lin Duanshan and his companions to go on the Southern Expedition every year to have a sip... If they will hardly have the chance to join the Southern Expedition again in the future, it is better to drink enough at once and squeeze out the maximum benefits.

The reason why Guan Shanyue reminded them of this was to ask them to discuss carefully what choice to make.

"Thank you, Senior Sister Guan, for telling me." Ling Yunpo bowed in thanks.

"In addition to this Langgan Cave, there is also a misty forest, which is said to be able to increase the power of the Huafu." Lin Duanshan continued.

"According to rumors?" An Zhisu asked with a frown.

"Not every cultivator who enters the Misty Forest can perfect the Purple Palace." Duan Fenhai said coldly, "Only one or two out of ten have such an adventure, and most of them can't tell what adventure they encountered."

"This is quite strange." Ling Yunpo said with a smile, "Could it be possible that a Transformation Realm cultivator could lose consciousness after entering this misty forest?"

"That's right." Guan Shanyue nodded.

Everyone: ...

"Unconscious?" An Zhisu frowned and said, "What should we do if something unexpected happens?"

“At present, it seems that among the cultivators who entered the Misty Forest, there are basically no deaths or disappearances. When the time comes, they will wake up outside the forest.” Lin Duanshan explained, “It’s just that some people have increased their transformation power, while some have gained nothing.”

"Master Yujing once went into the misty forest alone to explore, and when he came out he said that there was basically nothing wrong, so everyone was relieved."

Ling Yunpo and An Zhisu understood that since the headmaster had checked and said there was no problem, then there should be no problem.

"But there is a key problem with the Misty Forest." Duan Fenhai suddenly said, "Every year after the miasma dissipates, the location of the Misty Forest is uncertain."

"You mean..." Ling Yunpo immediately realized.

"If they appear in the territory controlled by our Shushan, then there will be no problem. If they appear in the core area of ​​the Demonic Path, then there is basically no need to think about it." Duan Fenhai continued, "But if they appear in the sphere of influence of both sides, it will almost certainly cause a bloody storm."

"Will there be any Jindan cultivators participating?" Ling Yunpo asked in a low voice.

“It’s hard to say.” Lin Duanshan shook his head and said, “The Misty Forest is too large. If we send Jindan cultivators to patrol the periphery and specifically kill the Huafu-level cultivators from the opposing camp, the efficiency will be too low.”

It is inefficient, which means it will not be done on a large scale, but it is hard to say whether some idle real people will be sent over.

"If you win the grand prize in the Misty Forest, you can improve your Huafu skills by thirty years." Guan Shanyue finally said, "But the greater possibility is that you will get nothing. Fortunately, we can participate every year and try our luck, so it is also a must for us."

"Among the remaining ruins, some have been explored clearly, and we can use them to obtain spiritual herbs, magical beast materials and other resources; there are also a large number of areas that have not been explored yet, and we don't know what ruins and adventures are there. What do you think should be the focus this time?"

Although this question was ostensibly addressed to the two of them, it was actually directed at Senior Sister An.

An Zhisu did not answer immediately, but turned his gaze to his junior fellow apprentice.

After a brief pause, Ling Yunpo said without hesitation:

"Of course it's the latter!"