The three early foundation building cultivators from the Senluo Sect, as well as the middle foundation building cultivator who was about to arrive, did not expect that there were other cultivators nearby and had rescued Xu Chuan.
They hurriedly chased after it, but the sword light, even with Xu Chuan carrying it, was still much faster than their speed.
The cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building stopped helplessly. He felt that there was no point in chasing. The difference in speed and the fact that the fleeing party had the initiative in direction made the distance between them farther and farther.
"Can you see the monk's appearance clearly?" The monk in the middle stage of foundation building asked the other monks.
"No, that monk was wearing a hat that concealed his face, so even spiritual thoughts couldn't penetrate it!" A monk shook his head and replied.
On the other side, Li Shiming breathed a sigh of relief. It was indeed a risky decision to save Xu Chuan.
It was extremely difficult to rescue people from three early Foundation Establishment cultivators and one middle Foundation Establishment cultivator. Fortunately, before the middle Foundation Establishment cultivator arrived at the scene, the three early Foundation Establishment cultivators distanced themselves from Xu Chuan, giving him a chance.
At this time, the situation between him and Xu Chuan was very strange. He and Xu Chuan were on each side of the sword light. This was what he did on purpose.
He didn't want to be resisted by Xu Chuan when he was using the sword escape. At the same time, this method of sword escape also gave Xu Chuan a sense of security.
Li Shiming stopped only after he had escaped for hundreds of miles and there were no more pursuers behind him.
"Fellow Daoist Xu, how is the poison in your body?" He asked when he saw the black aura on Xu Chuan's face.
He didn't want to take the risk of rescuing someone and having him die from poisoning, thus causing his plan to fail.
"This poison is not a big problem. As long as we find a safe place, I can neutralize it!" Xu Chuan looked at Li Shiming and said.
He wanted to observe Li Shiming's situation, but Li Shiming's hat blocked his face, making it impossible for him to see clearly.
Li Shiming noticed his gaze and took off his hat without hiding anything.
When Xu Chuan saw Li Shiming's action, his doubts were reduced a lot. In addition, Li Shiming's overly young face made him trust Li Shiming a little more.
Li Shiming waved his hand, nine sword lights fell on the ground, and a formation with isolation and hiding effects was set up.
"Fellow Daoist Xu, just rest inside the formation!" He said, pointing inside the formation.
Xu Chuan nodded, he walked into the formation, sat cross-legged, took out a pill and swallowed it to start expelling the poison.
Li Shiming also sat in the formation, but he was some distance away from Xu Chuan to show his attitude.
The poison that Xu Chuan was poisoned with was fading away under the combined effects of the spiritual power in his body and the detoxifying pills.
Most of the poisons used by the evil cultivators are not unpredictable. Instead, after the cultivators are poisoned, their combat effectiveness decreases, and because of the harassment from the evil cultivators, the poison cannot be eliminated, which makes the poison in the cultivator's body become more severe.
For someone with Xu Chuan's background, the antidote pills he carries with him are naturally of high quality. In addition, the main technique he practices is of a very high level, so the effect of it against poisons is naturally extraordinary.
An hour later, Xu Chuan opened his eyes with joy, and he looked at Li Shiming with friendliness.
He didn't know why Li Shiming saved him, but at this point, he was sure that Li Shiming had no ill intentions.
"I don't know who you are, please tell me. I will definitely repay you for saving my life in the future." Xu Chuan asked seriously with a bow.
"My name is Li Shiming, and I'm a casual cultivator. There's no need to say anything in return. I'm only helping you because I have something to ask for!" Li Shiming said after a moment of hesitation.
When Xu Chuan heard Li Shiming claiming to be a casual cultivator, he was stunned.
Xu Chuan was very close to the sword light, so he could naturally sense the sword intent in the sword light.
It was precisely because of the existence of the sword intent that the sword escape made him and Li Shiming faster than several foundation-building cultivators of the Senluo Sect.
Although sword intent is not unique to sword cultivators, the difficulty of obtaining sword intent has become the biggest hurdle for sword cultivators to get started.
In addition to the sword, Li Shiming also used nine flying swords at the same time. This means that on the one hand, Li Shiming's spirit is extremely strong, which allows Li Shiming to control nine flying swords. On the other hand, Li Shiming must have learned the mysterious method of spiritual thought separation, otherwise he would not be able to control nine flying swords at the same time.
After the nine flying sword spirit weapons landed on the ground, they formed a formation at an extremely fast speed. This ability to manipulate the formation made Xu Chuan judge that Li Shiming was definitely a formation master of a high level.
The most crucial thing is one's wealth. Nine flying swords are magical weapons. This alone is not something that a casual cultivator can obtain.
"Fellow Daoist Li, you don't seem like a casual cultivator. If you need anything, I will definitely help you in any way I can!" The poison in Xu Chuan's body had been cured, and he felt much more relaxed. He pointed at the formation and said with a smile.
"I was originally a disciple of the Tianhai Sect on Tianhai Island. Because the Tianhai Sect was invaded by the Mingxin Sect of Northern Shu, I was qualified to join the Qianhuan Sect. That's why I came to the Shiwan Mountains and wanted to go to the Qianhuan Sect. But now the situation in the Shiwan Mountains is too chaotic. I have no idea how to leave the Shiwan Mountains, so I would like to ask Brother Xu to take me away with you!" Li Shiming answered without hiding anything.
He didn't need to hide it, Xu Chuan's identity was special, and he didn't want to lose the newly established friendship because of lying.
"Leaving the Shiwan Mountains is not a problem. I can promise you this. Although the Shiwan Mountains are blocked from the outside, our sect has a way to get through! It's just that I came to the Shiwan Mountains this time with a mission, so it may take some time!" Xu Chuan thought for a moment and replied.
"As long as we can leave the Shiwan Mountains, it doesn't matter if we wait for a while!" Li Shiming said with a smile.
He had long considered that the Senluo Sect would certainly have some means in place at the junction of the Ten Thousand Mountains and the major sects, but he had not expected that it would be a blockade, which would require unimaginable manpower and resources.
However, considering the current strength of Senluo Sect, it is not difficult to achieve this.
He had already spent so much time before, it was no big deal to wait a little longer.
Leaving with Xu Chuan is much safer than leaving on his own.
If Xu Chuan had no way to leave the Shiwan Mountains, how could he enter the Shiwan Mountains!
"Fellow Daoist Xu, do you have the entrance token to the Qianhuan Sect?" Xu Chuan asked after a slight hesitation.
His mission on this trip is very important. If Li Shiming follows him, he must make sure that what Li Shiming says is true.
Although Li Shiming had saved him and should be trustworthy, the mission was of great importance and he had to ensure that nothing went wrong.
"This is it!" Li Shiming said without hesitation as he took out the jade token for entering the Qianhuan Sect.
As soon as Xu Chuan's spiritual sense swept over it, he confirmed the authenticity of the jade token.
"Don't be offended, Brother Li. I will apologize to you after we leave the Shiwan Mountains!" Xu Chuan bowed and said apologetically.
"There's no need for that. Fellow Daoist Xu has something to do. If you can't take me with you, I can wait for you somewhere. I just hope that you can take me with you when you leave!" Li Shiming understood his thoughts and said with a smile and waved his hand.
"I hope for the help of Fellow Daoist Li. Has your formation level reached an advanced level?" After confirming Li Shiming's identity, Xu Chuan's trust in him increased to a credible level, and naturally he would not let go of such a good helper.
"I didn't take any assessment when I was in Tianhai Sect!" Although Li Shiming did not give a direct answer, such an answer almost acknowledged his identity as a high-level formation master.
"Fellow Daoist Li, the Qianhuan Sect entrance jade token you just took out is an entrance jade token for ordinary outer sect disciples. Joining the Qianhuan Sect with the entrance jade token is just the status of an outer sect disciple. In terms of resources and skills, it is very different from the inner sect.
If Daoyou Li can help me complete the task, I can help you get the status of inner disciple in Shushan Sect!" Xu Chuan suggested seriously.
After seeing the abilities displayed by Li Shiming, Xu Chuan had the idea of ​​recruiting him as his assistant. Not only in the Shiwandashan Mountains, but also if such talents were brought into the sect, they could also become his assistant.
Li Shiming did not expect Xu Chuan to make such a proposal. His experience in the Ten Thousand Mountains during this period allowed him to know some simple information about the major sects in Northern Shu.
The Shushan Sect is considered one of the top sects in the entire Northern Shu. It is an authentic Taoist sect and has good relations with other major righteous sects.
He and Yin Shilan had an agreement, but it was not necessary for him to join the Qianhuan Sect. They could keep in touch with each other since they were in the same righteous sect.
Moreover, he could sense that Yin Shilan's master, Master Luo, did not have a good impression of him, and that Master Luo would not protect him if he joined the Qianhuan Sect.
"Fellow Daoist Li, you don't have to make a decision immediately. It won't be too late to make a decision after we leave the Shiwan Mountains!" Xu Chuan said with a smile when he saw Li Shiming hesitating.
As long as Li Shiming has ideas about Shushan Sect, he will do his best to help him in subsequent tasks, and this is what he needs.
Having enough time to think, Li Shiming was not in a hurry to make a decision.
"I came to the Shiwan Mountains this time for a Muyang clover!" Xu Chuan stated the purpose of this trip.
If Li Shiming had not read the books in Six-Fingered Sound Demon's collection, he might not have known what the Muyang clover was.
It was precisely because he knew what the Muyang clover was that a look of surprise appeared on his face.
"It seems that Fellow Daoist Li knows about the Muyang clover. When my master was traveling in the Shiwan Mountains, he saw an immature Muyang clover and recorded it." Xu Chuan was surprised that Li Shiming knew about the Muyang clover, and he continued.
Muyang clover, a third-grade spiritual medicine, is something that a foundation-building cultivator cannot obtain.
According to legend, third-grade spiritual medicines are guarded by spiritual beasts. Even if a spiritual beast that can guard a third-grade spiritual medicine does not have the strength of a golden elixir, it must have the strength of the late foundation-building stage.
"Fellow Daoist Xu, it would be difficult for the two of us to collect the third-grade elixir, right?" Li Shiming reminded.
"I must get the Muyang clover. That's why I asked fellow Taoist for help. I wasn't completely sure at first, but with your help, my confidence has increased a lot!" Xu Chuan said in a firm tone.
"Since the Muyang clover is so important, I think there must be a lot of golden elixirs in the Shushan Sect. Any golden elixir that comes here can easily pick the Muyang clover, right?" Li Shiming asked curiously.
"Senluo Sect is in the process of unifying the Ten Thousand Mountains and has issued a notice to all major sects, forbidding any golden elixir to enter the Ten Thousand Mountains. If a sect's golden elixir enters the Ten Thousand Mountains at this time, it will lead to a conflict between the two major sects!" Xu Chuan explained.
Li Shiming didn't quite believe this explanation. If the Jindan cultivators were more careful and stayed away from some important formations, they would never be discovered, so how could a conflict arise?
But he didn't ask any further, as there must be some reason he didn't know.
Xu Chuan was also helpless. He could trust Li Shiming, but he could not trust the cultivators of Shushan Sect. This was a bit ridiculous, but it was the truth.
Take the incident of him being intercepted by the monks of Senluo Sect this time. His whereabouts were kept secret and not many monks knew about it.
However, the monk from Senluo Sect was able to wait for him exactly on the path he had to take, and had set up a trap in advance. He didn't believe at all that the monk from Senluo Sect had met him by accident.
Someone must have betrayed him, exposing his whereabouts, which gave the monks of Senluo Sect the opportunity to set a trap.
If Li Shiming had not appeared, he might have either died at the hands of the Senluo Sect monks, or been seriously injured and was struggling to survive somewhere.
Anyway, his mission was bound to be impossible to complete, so it was just a good opportunity to take advantage of the intentions of some monks.
"Fellow Daoist Li, if you can help me pick the Muyang clover, I can ask my master to accept you as a registered disciple, which will be enough for you to become half of the sect's true disciple!" Xu Chuan thought about it and raised the stakes.
Li Shiming's mind raced. He had already guessed that the Muyang clover might be related to the life of a certain cultivator.
The Muyang clover is an extremely yang thing. A third-grade extremely yang thing has a natural effect of dispelling the poisonous energy of the Jindan period. If it can be made into a pill, the effect will be even better.
To be honest, Li Shiming was tempted. Half of the true teachings was a bit too much.
His spiritual talent was relatively poor, which meant that even when he was in the Tianhai Sect, no Jindan offered to accept him as a disciple.
His position in the sect depends entirely on his formation ability and his relationship with Yin Shilan.
"Okay, since Brother Xu said so, I will do my best!" Li Shiming replied solemnly.
A smile appeared on Xu Chuan's face. Although he had a trump card to use against the spirit beast, who knew what kind of unexpected things would happen on the road this time.
Having a trustworthy companion who is also quite strong brings more hope to his difficult journey of collecting herbs.
In the next few days, Xu Chuan led the way and flew towards the Shiwanda Mountains with Li Shiming.
Although Li Shiming did not ask about the destination, he could see that, based on this direction, their destination should be the area marked as dangerous on the map. That place was not the sphere of influence of the Senluo Sect, but belonged to the spirit beasts.
In addition, these days he checked Xu Chuan's mission through Li Yuanba's identity jade disc.
The task description changed from dealing with Xu Chuan alone to dealing with Xu Chuan and two other cultivators of similar strength. This task was shown as a level three task in Li Yuanba's identity jade disc, and was adjusted up one level.