Chapter 120 Tracking
Mushan River is located northwest of Mushan City.
Four figures cut through the sky and flew forward rapidly. The Qi Refining Realm can fly short distances by controlling the Qi, but under normal circumstances, they will not do so because the recovery speed of spiritual power is not as fast as the consumption speed, and they have to rest after flying a certain distance. Therefore, most of the Qi Refining Realm cultivators glide by controlling the wind and then use the terrain to gain leverage.
But at this moment, Chen Luo and the other three did not save any effort. Flying with the wind, the four of them quickly arrived at the place Zhou Tianyang said.
The four of them flew down and each took out a spirit stone to replenish their previous consumption.
Ahead, the river is rushing.
The water is a little turbid, but to the naked eye, there is nothing unusual about the river.
“This is the place.”
Zhou Tianyang took back the spiritual stone in his hand. After a short time, he had almost recovered. He took two steps forward and waved his hand. A black stone flew up from the bottom of the river and fell into his palm.
This was the mark left behind when he was chasing the monster before, and it had his aura on it.
"I didn't sense the secret passage."
"Are you sure you didn't find the wrong place?"
The moment it fell, Mr. Hu and the Taoist Mummy were trying to sense it, but unfortunately they did not find the secret passage that Zhou Tianyang mentioned.
"The location of that secret passage is somewhat special. I discovered it when I was following the monster. It is indeed not visible on the water surface."
Zhou Tianyang spoke.
Unlike the other three, Chen Luo was looking towards the northwest.
That was Muwang Mountain, and the mineral vein that the four major families jointly "kept" was also located there. The five major foundation-building corpse burial sites that Chen Luo had dug up before were right next to Muwang Mountain, very close to here.
"What a coincidence? Could there be any connection?"
Chen Luo thought of the obsessions left by the five foundation-building masters. The seven foundation-building masters must have had their reasons for choosing this place as a place to "cultivate the elixir". This hidden valley that Zhou Tianyang accidentally discovered might be related to the "cultivation of the elixir".
The same thing happened to the Taoist Mummy over there. He was the one who sold the news to Chen Luo. He naturally knew about the existence of the "Dan Yang" place, but this old guy was very cunning. On the surface, he looked no different and was still calculating the possible entry points with Old Man Hu.
"I'll go down first, and you guys follow me."
At this time, the four of them had recovered, and Zhou Tianyang jumped into the river first. He was the one who spread the news, so naturally he had to lead the way.
Since it was related to the 'foundation-building spiritual object', the few of them did not stay for long and jumped into the river one after another after him.
The river water is icy cold, and it gets colder the deeper you go.
After passing the top turbid layer of mud, the water below suddenly becomes clear.
The separation between clear and turbid seems to be caused by an invisible force.
'There is something wrong with this river.'
This thought flashed through the minds of several people at the same time.
This location is already very deep, and is isolated by the spiritual energy layer. It is impossible for ordinary people to discover it, and there is no way to sneak into this location.
After sinking for a while, the four people appeared at the bottom of the river. With the spiritual power protecting them, the four people walked just like they were on the ground. Zhou Tianyang, who was leading the way, walked along the river for a while.
After walking about a hundred meters, they stopped next to a large rock.
The three of them looked in the direction they were looking and discovered a very hidden passage on the left side of the big rock. There were also some seal characters on the stone wall at the entrance, but they were all damaged.
The entrance to the passage was dug on the side of the river, and the front was blocked by large rocks, with only half of the silt accumulated. When the few people approached, they saw footprints at the entrance. These footprints should have been left by Zhou Tianyang when he brought people here last time.
Zhou Tianyang, who was walking in front, took out a night pearl from his storage bag.
Keep going after lighting the passage.
After a hundred steps, the passage began to move upward. Soon the water level receded and four people walked out from underwater.
Outside is an empty underground cave.
There were also many traces of fighting here, as well as a little blood and two corpses. The corpses were all wearing the clothes of the Loose Cultivator Alliance, and like the gray-robed man who tested Chen Luo, they were all lone cultivators in the early stages of Qi Refining. These two people were most likely the unlucky ones who were killed by the monsters during the battle with the monsters.
"I injured that monster here last time, but it escaped anyway."
Zhou Tianyang walked to a stone pillar and gestured. He didn't even look at the two bodies.
The least valuable people in the Alliance of Individual Cultivators are the lower-level individual cultivators.
No matter what the original intention of any force is, once it is formed, the lower classes will be exploited. These independent cultivators want to join the Independent Cultivator Alliance to change their fate, but the Independent Cultivator Alliance is also using them to do things for itself.
"The Explosive Flame Talisman couldn't kill the monster?"
Mr. Hu picked up a stone from the ground, crushed the dust on it with his fingers, and his eyes fluctuated slightly. His cultivation was the strongest among the four, at the peak of the thirteenth level of Qi Refining.
Chen Luo and the Taoist priest Mummy also looked over.
This place had traces of being burned by fire, and the stone pillars connecting the top of the cave were blown off. This kind of power was already considered very powerful in the Qi Refining Realm.
"That monster has a very thick hide and is very agile. I think it has gained intelligence."
Zhou Tianyang was groping along the edge of the stone wall. When his right hand touched a protruding stone, there was a slight sound. Then there was a "click" sound. The mechanism was triggered and a hole appeared in the natural stone wall.
A ray of light shone down, and Zhou Tianyang jumped up first.
Chen Luo and three others followed closely behind.
After leaving the passage cave, there is a forest outside. The dense trees block out the sun. Each tree is so thick that it takes three people to hug it. There are fallen leaves underfoot, which are very soft to step on.
"The spiritual energy here is at least three times more than outside."
Old Master Hu sensed it. As a cultivator at the thirteenth level of Qi Refining, he was most sensitive to spiritual energy. Chen Luo also noticed something different. In addition to the richness of spiritual energy, there was also a faint fragrance in the air of this place, like some kind of flower fragrance.
"This way."
Zhou Tianyang, who was walking in front, identified the footprints left by the monster and flew forward quickly.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, I heard that you are a top-level alchemist of the first rank?" The mummy Taoist walked beside Chen Luo and suddenly asked.
"It's not top-level, but refining two Qi-nourishing Pills won't be a problem."
Chen Luo responded modestly.
The two of them were not walking very fast and had fallen behind Zhou Tianyang and Mr. Hu.
"I wonder if you can refine the foundation-building pill?"
The old mummy ghost looked forward, and his voice suddenly changed from chatting to transmitting sound. This made Chen Luo's heart move, and he also changed to the method of transmitting sound to chat with the other party.
"If there is a recipe, you can give it a try."
Chen Luo had never come into contact with foundation-building pills. Knowledge at this level was monopolized by others, and both the materials and the pill formula were difficult to obtain. This was also the reason why most casual cultivators used foundation-building spiritual objects to build their foundations. It was not that they did not want to use foundation-building pills, but that foundation-building pills were too difficult to obtain.
The three major sects only release a few Foundation Establishment Pills every year, and each one can be sold at a sky-high price. Even if ordinary people want to buy them, they can't afford them.
"If I provide you with the foundation building pill recipe and the materials for refining the pill, what is the chance of success?"
There was no fluctuation in the Taoist mummy's voice, as if he was asking how much a powerful pill on the road cost.
Chen Luo couldn't help but look at him.
This old guy is indeed a disciple of the Corpse-raising Sect. He actually found all the foundation-building materials and got the recipe without making any noise. To exchange these things in the Corpse-raising Sect, the contribution points must be quite a lot. This old guy must have made great contributions!
"Do you have any goods?"
Chen Luo asked calmly.
"I'm just assuming. I do have the recipe, but I'm still missing two main ingredients."
The mummy Taoist replied.
If the price asked by the second-level alchemist was not too high, he would never have come to ask Chen Luo. Even now, he made the decision after listening to Zhou Tianyang's description of the efficacy of the first-grade "Explosive Spirit Pill". The foundation-building materials were too expensive, and he couldn't guarantee whether he could get them next time.
"If you have the recipe and spiritual objects, my chances of making a successful pill should be more than 70%." Chen Luo weighed the options and gave a safer answer. If he said the tenth floor, he would definitely scare people away. Even a second-grade alchemist would not dare to make such a guarantee.
“So high?”
The old mummy ghost was somewhat tempted.
Seven levels of chance, it's worth a try!
"It seems that after this incident, I have to find an opportunity to visit Fellow Daoist Chen."
"You are most welcome."
The two of them stopped chatting here.
Zhou Tianyang and Mr. Hu seemed to be communicating with each other, but no one asked what they were talking about. They were all cultivators of the same level and had a cooperative relationship with each other, so there was no need to ask about everything.
"arrive."
Zhou Tianyang, who was walking in front, stopped.
Several people looked ahead at the same time. This was a concave mountain pass. The hillsides on both sides were all covered with shrubs with some rare flowers that they had never seen before growing on them. There was a small path in the middle. This path seemed to have been trampled out by some ferocious beast, which had trampled down all the plants that originally grew in these places.
"The monster ran away here last time."
Zhou Tianyang did not move forward. He suffered a great loss here last time. This place is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If you rush in directly, you will easily be severely injured by the monster using the terrain. There are also those strange little flowers around. If you get close to them, you will be affected by them, and the spiritual energy in your body will slow down. You can only exert half of your strength at most.
Old Master Hu took two steps forward, took out a yellow talisman from his storage bag, and threw it forward.
After the talisman paper touched the ground, it quickly began to burn.
Demon-hunting talisman!
Chen Luo recognized the origin of this talisman paper at a glance. He had copied this kind of talisman when he was drawing talismans in the mountains before. However, it was not very easy to sell, so he stopped drawing it after drawing it twice.
"Still inside."
Old Master Chen stretched out his hand and took it with his palm. The burning flame of the talisman paper jumped to his palm, and the corresponding information was also transmitted back. This kind of talisman itself was drawn for monsters, and it could only sense the breath of monsters.
"Then I'll trouble you, old man."
Zhou Tianyang spoke solemnly.
"No problem."
Grandpa Hu took out a small gourd, tapped the mouth of the gourd twice, then pinched his fingers together and pointed forward.
"go!"
A large, dense black cloud flew out from the gourd, circled around Old Man Hu, and then turned into a cloud of insects and flew towards the valley. Those strange little flowers quickly withered after the cloud of insects passed by, no longer as gorgeous as before.
"Insect Taming?"
Chen Luo looked at the swarm of insects flying out and was a little surprised.
The art of controlling insects is a secret art in the Beast Control Peak, and ordinary disciples simply cannot learn it. The fact that Mr. Hu was able to learn this skill proves that he had spent at least ten years in the mountain when he was young, and had been an inner disciple.
"It's just a trick. Let's go in directly."
Mr. Hu laughed, and then his figure flashed, and he followed the swarm of insects and flew in. Zhou Tianyang and the Taoist priest followed closely behind, and when they reached the door, they naturally couldn't let others get the upper hand.
'Be careful, there are people in the valley.'
Chen Luo was also preparing to follow, but as soon as he moved, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.
The two foundation-building cultivators' brains obtained on Wudao Peak simultaneously fed back a message. This message made Chen Luo pause for a moment, but soon disappeared. Without any change on his face, he followed Zhou Tianyang and the other two and flew in.
(End of this chapter)
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