The people in Lixi Town have discovered that there have been many strange "knights of the martial arts world" carrying long swords recently.

Of course, this phenomenon happens once a year, and since these gangsters don't interact with them, no one is too surprised.

Even restaurants, inns, etc. took the opportunity to make a fortune.

Ling Yunpo was strolling on the street, looking at the bustling market stalls around him. For a moment, he felt as if he had been away from the world for too long and suddenly returned to the vicissitudes of life.

If the world he traveled to was not a world of cultivating immortals, but a purely ancient world, he might be preparing for the imperial examination at this moment.

"Hey, isn't this Ling Yunpo?" A person in front turned around inadvertently, suddenly noticed Ling Yunpo, and immediately shouted.

"You are..." Ling Yunpo identified, "Sima Changyan?"

"I didn't expect you would remember me, the sixth place." Sima Changyan introduced the two people next to him, "This is the second place on the Immortal Sword Ranking, Poyun Sword Immortal, your junior brother."

After saying that, he turned around and introduced Ling Yunpo:

"This is Feng Wuliang, number 39 on the Immortal Sword Ranking; this is Zhao Zhenjiang, number 48 on the Immortal Sword Ranking."

"Greetings, Master Sword Immortal Poyun!" the two of them bowed and said hurriedly.

Ling Yunpo was immediately in a good mood. Sima Changyan was humble and did not call him by the wrong name. He was a nice person and he was worth making friends with.

So he said gently:

"We met last time near the Sword Pond. Senior Sister Guan was there. Do you remember?"

"Haha, now that you mention it, I remember it." Sima Changyan smiled and waved his hand, saying, "It's rare for us to meet, why not get together in the restaurant."

The four of them walked to the restaurant next door, and soon after they sat down, they were toasting each other in a harmonious atmosphere. Sima Changyan complimented him and said:

"Junior Brother Ling, how do you feel about this southern expedition to the Hundred Thousand Mountains? With your strength, I think you can crush them with ease."

"No." Ling Yunpo said modestly, "But I didn't encounter any difficult enemies."

"So, didn't the Demon Cult say that the five sects would gather together this time?" Feng Wuliang said with a chuckle, "From the feedback from many fellow disciples yesterday, it seems that it is much easier to fight than any other year."

"Is there such a saying?" Ling Yunpo pretended to be surprised.

"Yes." Seeing the waiter bringing the wine jar, Sima Changyan stood up and poured wine for everyone, saying, "Forget about the Jindan Zhenren, it seems that even those elite demon sect disciples have not been encountered."

"After a few days in the mountains, we walked through the Langgan Cave and the Misty Forest, and also met many demon sect monks, but they were all unknown."

"That's right." Zhao Zhenjiang also echoed, "The two-faced judge Wen Yang, the little demon Ai Zhenzhi, the angry Vajra Li Zhong... none of those devil cult villains who were usually difficult to deal with showed up this time."

"Maybe he's afraid of us." Ling Yunpo said casually.

"That's true." Seeing that he had no interest, Sima Changyan stopped probing him and said, "Drink, drink."

After three rounds of drinking, Ling Yunpo brought up the matter of the Misty Forest and asked curiously:

"I heard that once you enter the Misty Forest, you will lose consciousness, and when you wake up, there is a certain probability that you will be able to obtain the cultivation level of the Transformation Palace? Is there really such a mysterious thing?"

Sima Changyan pondered for a moment and said:

"To be honest, I didn't believe it before, but everyone was talking about it so confidently that I decided to give it a try."

"After we entered the misty forest, he did faint strangely. After waking up, he appeared outside the forest."

"I checked myself and found that I had no injuries or lost any items." He paused for a moment, a strange look on his face, and lowered his voice and said, "Zhao Zhenjiang gained an additional thirty years of Huafu cultivation."

"Really?" Ling Yunpo was immediately moved.

If it was five or ten years it would be fine, but thirty years... if it were outside the Ten Thousand Mountains, wouldn't all the sects be fighting over it?

"Yeah." Zhao Zhenjiang said with a wry smile, "The strange thing is, I don't know how this cultivation came about, but after looking inside, I found that the Purple Palace has been improved a lot."

"Could it be that a ghost lady is choosing a husband in the misty forest?" Feng Wuliang said jokingly, "She first knocked the three of us unconscious, then picked and chose, and finally chose Brother Zhao as your husband. After you have sex with her, she will give you thirty years of cultivation in the Transformation Palace, and then she will send us out with gifts."

"Don't joke around." Zhao Zhenjiang shook his head and said, "Back then, the head of Yujing Sect went into the forest to take a look, and after coming out he said it was fine... Could it be that the head of Yujing Sect allowed the ghost lady to marry our Shushan Sword Immortal?"

"Junior Brother Ling." Seeing that he was quite interested, Sima Changyan drew the location of the Misty Forest on the table with his finger dipped in wine. "If you are interested in the Misty Forest, you can also go there to take a look. Although there are many strange things in it, the headmaster has also entered the forest to inspect it in the past, so it can be guaranteed to be safe."

"Thank you." Ling Yunpo nodded.

The four of them drank for a while before saying goodbye to each other and leaving.

Ling Yunpo quickly returned to the inn and saw that An Zhisu had just finished bathing and changed into a new Taoist robe. The water in the bathtub was still emitting hot steam.

Lingyunpo: ...

Damn, what did I miss?!

He was about to speak when he saw his sister's nose twitching slightly, revealing a resentful expression, and said:

"Junior brother, are you drinking again?"

What do you mean I went drinking again? I was just gathering information, okay? Sure enough, it was not reliable to leave this matter to Senior Sister. No wonder Lin Duanshan tried so hard to let Guan Shanyue go back to the town instead of Senior Sister.

Ling Yunpo said patiently:

"Senior Sister, I met Sima Changyan on the road. He discovered the location of the Misty Forest."

"Found it?" An Zhisu was slightly surprised, and took out the sand pen magic weapon from the storage bag, "Then let's notify them... Should we notify them later? Wait until you refine more of the turbid energy in your body."

"No need." Ling Yunpo immediately shook his head. "The Misty Forest is basically safe. After all, the head of Yujing also went in to inspect it."

"Besides, it will take a while to refine the turbid qi in the body, unless you get some secret medicine in the future." He quietly laid a foreshadowing, reminding An Zhisu of the possibility that "the secret medicine can quickly dissolve the turbid qi" to facilitate further fabrication of excuses later. "But the location of the Misty Forest seems to be far away from Mount Shu this time. It will be bad if it is taken back by the Demon Cult later."

"But..." An Zhisu hesitated, "You can't control the sword now, and you don't have the power to protect yourself. You are a hidden danger after all."

"It's okay, Senior Sister!" Ling Yun said with determination, "I am the Sword Immortal of Mount Shu! If I hesitate to move forward in the face of such difficulties, how can I strive to be the first in the path of cultivation in the future? It will affect my Taoism!"

"Okay." Seeing that his junior brother said so, An Zhisu could only give in.

If we really encounter any danger, I will protect him even if it means sacrificing my own life!