Chapter 74
“Boom!”
Amidst the boundless, raging sand, massive ice walls suddenly rose from the ground, their icy chill spreading throughout, abruptly cooling the scorching desert. The ice walls held no sword energy, and were not piercing.
Nor do they stab dragons.
Lingshi lay on the ice wall to keep cool, watching 03 holding Jiuxiao, moving left and right - an hour later, 03 wiped the non-existent sweat, landed on the ice wall, covered his brow with his hands and looked out.
There were countless ice walls standing with the lake as the center, forming a regular maze.
A black scorpion, with its claws raised, walked around the ice wall with its slender legs, sticking to it as if attracted by it.
"Is this okay?" 03 asked.
The black scorpion's tail tip is raised, pointing to the flowers blooming on the cactus.
03 narrowed his eyes and said, "Okay, then our deal is done."
Having stayed in the secret realm for a long time and seen many ferocious spirit beasts, 03 was originally ready for another battle. However, she didn't expect that as soon as her hand was placed on the hilt of the Jiuxiao sword, the giant scorpion raised its claws high, kept retreating, and stopped in front of the cactus, with a firm look of "Don't come over or I will protect it."
03 was very surprised to find that the scorpion had gained intelligence - but it was still very weak, only at the Jindan stage. After thinking about it, he wanted to make a deal with it, and finally exchanged three bags of peanuts and the ice wall maze for the cactus flowers.
I picked Huahua smoothly without any fight. I wish other spirit beasts could be so easy to talk to. 03 feels that he is a very peaceful system and does not like fighting and killing.
03, holding a white cactus flower with her face etched on it, and the black scorpion, holding a brown paper bag, both showed joy. 03 turned around, clasped his hands together, and then slowly opened them.
The Backpack panel appears.
She carefully placed the cactus flower into her system backpack. The spirit stones and spirit beads originally in the storage ring had been transferred to the backpack by 03, and the ring was only used to store the corpses of various spirit beasts.
03Pack your backpack carefully.
Candlefire Golden Lotus: A very beautiful lotus with fire attribute, Feng Jue might like it.
Green Wood Butterfly: A very beautiful orchid with wood attribute, Feng Jue might like it.
Little Daisy: A beautiful daisy flower with no attributes that can be found everywhere, but it has two more petals than other daisies. Feng Jue might want to take a look.
…
Beneath the densely packed flowers, there were all sorts of beautiful gems and sweet fruits, all of which were gifts prepared by 03 for Feng Jue.
"Hey." 03 sent
The worker's voice closed his backpack and turned back. The black scorpion was crawling around in the maze, having a lot of fun. 03 jumped onto the ice wall and asked loudly, "Hello, I have something I want to ask you."
The scorpion quickly crawled over, but because it didn't remember the way, it crawled around randomly. It was 03 who took the initiative and landed in front of it.
"Excuse me, have you ever seen a teleportation token in this desert?" 03 used Jiuxiao to draw on the ground, drawing a rectangle with a flower inside it. "It looks like this."
"As long as you touch it, you will be teleported to another place."
The scorpion is motionless, it is thinking.
03 Staring at the thinking scorpion, Lian Lingshi also lowered her head, staring at the black poisonous scorpion with her big blue eyes.
Under the gaze of two pairs of bright eyes, the scorpion moved, crawling around in the maze anxiously, looking like it wanted to get out. However, the maze was designed by 03 to be winding. In the end, 03 used his spiritual power to lift it up and carried it to the ice wall.
The scorpion stood trembling on the ice wall, looking shivering. Its eyes, which were much smaller than its body, looked around, and finally raised its big claws and pointed in one direction.
03 and Lingshi turned their heads at the same time and looked in the direction of its claws.
"That mountain-like sand dune?" The scorpion nodded, raised its two claws, gestured for a long time, and drew a huge circle.
03 Translation: "Is there a big guy inside?"
The scorpion pointed skyward again and, with a puff, spat out a fragment of golden scale from its mouth. 03 was somewhat surprised. She couldn't sense any spiritual fluctuations from the scorpion's body. It couldn't be that the scorpion was too dark and blocked the light. It seemed that the scorpion had a unique and hidden way of cultivating to survive in such a dangerous secret place for so long.
"Okay, I understand." 03 said, "Besides the big guy, there are also gold scale fragments and the token I need."
The scorpion stopped moving.
03 Thank you Scorpion, I put the scorpion back into the maze and let it play. I applied two layers of dust removal magic to the fragments spit out by the scorpion on the ground before putting them into the backpack.
"Let's go." 03 said to Lingshi.
Yitong said goodbye to Jiao and Scorpion, and Lingshi flew with 03 towards the distant sand dunes.
The sun is high in the sky, and the scorching heat is enough to kill people.
The ice wall slowly melted, and the falling water droplets soaked into the sand. The scorpion rustled happily in the maze. Suddenly, it stopped, leaned close to the ground, and seemed to hear some movement. Its slender feet quickly dug the sand, and its huge body sank into the sand and disappeared in an instant.
A sword flashed in the sky, and the swordsman looked at Sha in surprise.
The ice maze on the ground had mostly melted away. He rubbed his eyes in disbelief: "Illusion?"
"Mirage?"
She landed in surprise and touched the ice wall, only to feel the icy coldness piercing her bones, her hands full of cold water.
It’s actually true!
"Hiss..." The monk seemed to realize something and ran to the lake in fear, only to see that the tall cactus was empty, without even a shadow of a flower.
"How could this be!" the monk said, filled with grief and indignation. "I rushed here as soon as I got the news, but someone else got there first! Is the Golden Jade Tower still safe?"
As she finished speaking, a silver bell-like laughter was heard. The monk turned around in surprise and saw a woman who had appeared on the ice wall. She was beautiful, and her every frown and smile was full of charm. Her clothes were... also very bold. Her bare feet were snow-white, and her ankles were clasped with purple jade rings with bells tinkling on them.
"You, you are..." The monk took a step back cautiously and bowed to the woman.
"Sister, I have come to ask you a question. Lately, wherever I pass by, I see people crying for their parents. Why is that?" The woman squinted her eyes, and her voice was as soft and boneless as her figure, making people's ears numb.
The cultivator on the ground thought that no one could be harmed in the Twin Dragons Secret Realm, so he felt relieved. He explained, "For the past three months, everyone has been going to the Golden Jade Tower to inquire about news, but by the time they get the news and rush to look for opportunities, the opportunities have already been taken. That's why everyone often says that someone got there first, but no one even knows who that person is!"
"well!"
She let out a long sigh.
"Ha." The woman on the wall smiled and said, "I see. But in my opinion, it's just that my skills are inferior to others, so they got there first. If I had taken the initiative, how could I have missed this opportunity?"
The monk on the ground laughed and said, "But when it comes to opportunities, there are always first come first served, and it can't be said that I am inferior in skills."
"Well... I don't like hearing you say that." The woman laughed, "I only like to hear my own."
She lowered her hands and pressed them against the ice wall, gently rocking her feet. She looked behind the nun with a surprised expression at the tinkling sound of the bells and asked, "What is that?"
The female cultivator subconsciously turned around and saw the wide-open mouth of a silver snake, which was spewing out mist. The female cultivator, who was completely unprepared, suddenly felt her face change, and she felt dizzy and fell to the ground with a "bang".
"Hey, I didn't hurt you." The female cultivator swung her feet and said with a smile, "I just want you to have a good sleep and then come to my room to sit for a while."
She raised her hand and was about to command the silver snake to drag the female cultivator away.
The ringtone made a tinkling sound. The woman paused and raised an eyebrow. "Forget it, honey, let's go."
The silver snake on the ground flew to her neck and coiled around it, then flew with her towards the distant hills.
After a long time, a black scorpion emerged from the sand, circled around the unconscious female cultivator on the ground anxiously twice, and dragged her into the shadow of the ice wall.
Half a quarter of an hour ago.
03 I rode a dragon around the mountain, but couldn't find an entrance. 03 I thought: Humans say there were no roads in the world, but as more people walked, roads appeared.
So she raised her sword and stabbed the mountain, forcibly cutting a hole in it, clearing the way while walking inside. Ling Shi followed 03 inside trembling, thinking that the beads were really scary!
The terrifying bead walked out of the hard-carved mountain path and looked at the night-shining pearl hanging on the mountain wall, his eyes lowered calmly. The mountain was empty, very vast and empty, as if some huge creature was lying there.
03 flew down and looked around. He found that there were no golden dragon fragments as Scorpion mentioned, nor were there any teleportation tokens. There were only a few trapped people.
She sighed.
Sometimes the road doesn't lead in the right direction.
The people in the barrier: "..."
Ling Shi swam to the barrier and tilted her head twice: "Roar?"
Siyi chuckled and said, "Lingshi, I'm your friend. I hope you're all right. I wonder where the Palace Master is?"
Hearing Feng Jue's name from another person, 03 felt as if her heart was being grabbed. She touched her chest in confusion and said, "Feng Jue is not here. I'm looking for her."
Siyi was a little surprised.
Qiu Shuangshuang on the other side rushed over, with a pair of tear-swollen eyes, and said, "Master's wife... Mother! Finally someone has come to save us! Senior, help us!"
The dozen or so people trapped in the barrier looked at him excitedly, as if they were looking at a savior. 03 calmly glanced at the crowd and when he saw Xue Bufan sitting at the back, he said "Oh" in his heart.
Nothing strange.
03Pull out from the sky.
The sword rang out of its sheath, and the silver-white sword light flashed like a dragon, crashing into the barrier. At this time, Qiu Shuangshuang looked at Shui Longyin who had suddenly stood up, and cried, "Are you so energetic now? Why didn't you pay attention to me when I was caught!"
Shui Longyin didn't move.
Ling Shi suddenly turned her head and looked behind 03. A slender figure slowly approached and said with a gentle smile, "Of course, your cultivation is too low to be worthy of the Water Dragon Song. It disdains to be used by you."
03 didn't look back. He looked at the barrier that she hadn't broken and said quietly, "Spiritual Transformation Stage."
"Haha." The woman behind her laughed and said softly, "Indeed, if I hadn't had some cultivation, how could I invite everyone here to have a good chat about the Golden Dragon Fragments?"
03Then he turned around.
The two looked at each other, but the woman with black hair and purple clothes was stunned for a moment. She put her index finger on her lips, bit it, and smiled foolishly, "So you are a great beauty."
"How should I start?" She looked a little distressed.
Qiu Shuangshuang hurriedly shouted: "Senior, you must be careful not to find her way. She is the witch Meng Xiangfei of the Xuanyin Sect!"
"Haha." Meng Xiangfei seemed to like this name very much. She laughed softly and said to 03, "Will you hand over the golden dragon fragment on your own initiative, or should I invite you to have tea and chat with these monks?"
03 She lowered her eyes, looking at the long sword in her hand. She weighed Jiuxiao and asked, "As for pigs, I like to raise them freely."
Meng Xiangfei blinked in confusion, not afraid at all that 03 would attack her. Not to mention the rules set by Venerable Xingmo, there were only two people in the incarnation stage among the three thousand people entering the Shuanglong Secret Realm this time. She was one of them, and she knew who the other one was. In short, it definitely wasn't the white-haired woman in front of her.
So, what is there to be afraid of?
But what is she talking about?
03 said curiously: "You call yourself a concubine, whose concubine are you?"
Meng Xiangfei was stunned and looked at 03 in surprise, but she turned around and pointed at someone in the barrier and asked, "Is it him?"
Being pointed at, Xue Bufan retreated in fear, waving his hands hastily. Everyone in the barrier looked at Xue Bufan and Meng Xiangfei with a puzzled expression. However, Qiu Shuangshuang suddenly remembered Feng Jue's four-character description of Xue Bufan when they were in the Chongshan Secret Realm, and she took a deep breath.
Think about it this way, after Xue Bufan was imprisoned, Meng Xiangfei did often tease him. Could it be true...
Meng Xiangfei giggled and said in a coquettish voice: "Sister, don't joke with me. I have a lover, and I just--" Before she finished her words, the man with the sword suddenly attacked. Meng Xiangfei knew that she didn't dare to do it, so she curled up the corners of her mouth.
But unexpectedly, 03 threw out a blood-red seal.
"New Moon." 03's cold voice echoed in the belly of the mountain.
The bloody crimson moon split into eight, casting a wall-like scarlet shadow. The crescent moon shone on the earth, but the shadow was so dark that it looked like a flowing sea of blood.
"Oh, what a scary thing." Meng Xiangfei covered her mouth and said in surprise.
03 Invite her: "You can take the initiative to come in and take a walk."
You can't hurt others actively, but you don't say people can't hurt others.
I want to be hurt actively.
03 means: What if someone wants to?
"Oh, there's one more thing," 03 said. "I was born later in life, so I'm not your sister. If you really want to call me that, you can call me ancestor."
Meng Xiangfei's smile faded a little, and she said, "Fellow Daoist, you have been playing dumb with me. Do you think you can take them away?"
"No, I just want to stop you and the snake under your feet." 03 lowered his head and glanced at the spirit snake that almost merged with the ground and was blocked by the ink pad.
Siyi said within the barrier, "The poisonous mist this snake spews out can cause people to fall asleep. That's how she trapped us here."
If you want to leave, hand over the golden dragon fragments, otherwise you will never be able to leave here, let alone collect fragments and compete with others for a place in the Wendao Academy.
"It's not poisonous fog." Meng Xiangfei shook her finger and said coquettishly, "If you say that, people will think I want to do something to you. I am a very kind person."
03 stopped chatting with her and called out the water dragon's song.
She said: "If you are willing to break the barrier and escort us out of here, I am willing to agree to one of your requests that I can agree to." 03 Pay close attention to the logic of words.
Qiu Shuangshuang cried and said, "Senior, I have begged it many times, but it didn't respond at all until the critical moment—"
"Buzz."
The artifact transformed, a water-blue dragon suddenly appearing within the barrier. Its majestic form, though only a shadow, made it difficult to look directly at. The system tilted its head, took a fair look at Shui Longyin, and gave her a thumbs-up.
Shui Longyin swung his tail, and the barrier that trapped everyone suddenly broke apart. The trapped people were overjoyed and released their flying magic weapons one after another.
Qiu Shuangshuang puffed up her cheeks, pursed her lips, wiped away two tears, walked to Lingshi, and hummed, "Lingshi, carry me on your back." I am your master's biological disciple!
Ling Shi cleared her throat and said crisply, "Come up!"
"Huh!" Qiu Shuangshuang was shocked.
Lingshi can talk!
03 also sat on the back of the dragon. Only after Ling Shi flew up did 03 put away the Red Moon Blood Seal. In the belly of the mountain, Shui Longyin looked at Meng Xiangfei with a gloomy face, turned into a long spear and chased after the dragon.
"Tsk." Meng Xiangfei stamped her foot and complained, "I worked so hard for so long, captured so many people, and now she lets them all go. How annoying!"
"And you, you just watched from the sidelines and didn't help me."
She turned around and looked at him coquettishly.
A man walked slowly towards them, his white clothes illuminated by the night-shining pearls. He smiled and said, "Please understand.
I'll give you a few points."
Meng Xiangfei chuckled, walked over slowly, reached out and stroked the man's cheek, and said in a soft voice, "You look best in white. Come to think of it, I caught someone before, also wearing white. He had a gentle and elegant personality and was the most like you. The key is that he is even more handsome than you, haha."
After hearing this, the man was not angry, but asked: "How is it, do you like it?"
Meng Xiangfei looked at his smiling face and curled her lips in boredom. But then she heard him say, "If you like him, go ahead. I think he will like you too."
Meng Xiangfei raised her eyebrows and said deliberately, "Just like you like me like this?"
The man just smiled and said nothing.
Meng Xiangfei felt even more bored. She stood with her arms folded and asked him, "My dear brother, you said earlier that you would ask your good junior sister to come to Xuanyin Mountain to serve me. Why is there no movement?"
The man in white, also Wen Chunsheng, sighed and said, "She acted on her own and has become a useless person."
Concubine Meng Xiang was surprised. She covered her lips with her hands and turned her eyes to look at Wen Chunsheng. She asked with a smile, "Why, just because she's a woman, you're unwilling to use your extraordinary powers? After all, she was also extremely talented. It's a pity that she was wasted like this?"
Wen Chunsheng chuckled and said, "That's not the case. It's just that someone more worthy of attention has appeared."
Meng Xiangfei also smiled, slowly took two steps back, and said, "Alright, I never ask about your actions, but you know my feelings, so you must not use those methods on me, otherwise, I will... perish together with you."
"Yes." Wen Chunsheng smiled and turned to leave.
Meng Xiangfei watched him leave. After he disappeared from view, she reached out and wiped away the goose bumps on her arms. She inhaled gently, exhaled slowly, raised her hand to stroke the enlarged spirit snake, and whispered, "Seeking the skin of a tiger, huh."
The group of people who escaped from the sand dunes breathed a sigh of relief after flying thousands of meters away. Fortunately, this place was not far from the Jinyu Tower, so they went to the Jinyu Tower to rest and spread the news that Meng Xiangfei trapped people and stole the fragments.
When they landed at the Jinyu Tower, everyone thanked 03. 03 honestly said, "It was Shuilongyin's credit."
Everyone thanked the spear held by Qiu Shuangshuang, but the spear was very cold, as if it was just an ordinary spiritual weapon.
"I was trapped in the cave by that witch for ten whole days! I wanted to hand over the fragments, but Fellow Daoist Si persuaded me to stop." A monk said, bowing to Siyi.
Siyi smiled and said, "If you hand over the fragments, then pray that she doesn't catch you again. Otherwise, not only will you have no chance of passing the second round of the competition, but you will become a tool for her to collect fragments."
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3 blinked and looked to the side guiltily.
Hahaha.
A cultivator said indignantly, "I wonder if any cultivators before us fell into her trap and obediently handed over the fragments. Why did they allow people from Xuanyin Mountain to participate in the Five Continents Competition?"
"Xuanyin Mountain acts arrogantly and rudely, using all means possible, but to be fair, Xuanyin Mountain has never made mistakes on major issues and can indeed be considered righteous. Back then, when dealing with the Jiutian Sect, the disciples of Xuanyin Mountain contributed manpower and effort. The leader of Xuanyin Mountain at that time lost half his life, and later failed to ascend to the immortal sect and died." said another cultivator.
Although they were still angry, when the matter of Jiutian Sect was mentioned, no one said anything. They just told each other to be careful and guard against Meng Xiangfei's next move.
Everyone felt sympathetic and saluted 03 and Shui Longyin again. They had finally escaped and now had to hurry to look for the fragments. They didn't know how far behind others they were!
03 also hoped that everyone would leave quickly and said quickly: "Goodbye!"
She raised her hand and waved.
Xue Bufan stayed behind, bowed to 03, and then turned to leave. Siyi said casually, "Master Xue is very polite."
“Master!”
A woman in a pink shirt ran out of the Jinyu Tower. She hurried over with a relieved smile on her face. She called out "Master" softly, her eyes slightly red. Siyi wanted to tease her, so she pointed at Xue Bufan's back and asked, "Look who that is?"
Xue Mengtao looked up, looked at the backs of several people, and asked doubtfully, "Who, which fellow Taoist?"
Siyi said in surprise: "You are not familiar with the one in white?"
Xue Mengtao shook her head hesitantly, thinking Siyi was deliberately changing the subject. She grabbed Siyi's hand and said angrily, "Master, next time you let me leave you alone to face danger, I'll be angry!"
"Huh?" 03 and Lingshi tilted their heads at the same time. 03 subconsciously grabbed a handful of melon seeds and stuffed a handful into Lingshi's open mouth. Qiu Shuangshuang, who did not leave, quietly stretched out her hands and got a handful of melon seeds.
What a good senior!
Qiu Shuangshuang was so moved that her eyes were filled with tears.
Siyi didn't mind them doing this and chuckled, "Instead of both of us getting caught, it's better for you to keep the fragments on yourself. Even if she really wants to do something to me, she won't be able to get the fragments."
03 I am very surprised that Siyi was able to protect Xue Mengtao from Meng Xiangfei!
As if seeing her confusion, Siyi explained, "It's just that Master gave me two magical instruments after he came out of retreat, and I just happened to need them."
Xue Mengtao pursed her lips and said, "Master is better than me. He should have left me behind at that time. I wonder if there is another Meng Xiangfei out there. Even if there is one,
, Master can also successfully escape and continue searching for fragments!"
"Don't think too highly of me. Just focus on your cultivation and protect me in the future." Siyi smiled and patted Xue Mengtao's cheek. Xue Mengtao's eyes flushed and she nodded.
Protect.
03 She stopped eating melon seeds, feeling a tightness in her heart. She pried open Lingshi's mouth and poured the remaining melon seeds into it. She straightened her clothes and asked Siyi for advice seriously. She said, "Siyi, you are a smart person. I want to ask you, if there is an isolated place in this secret realm, where do you think it is?"
Siyi didn't know why 03 asked this question, but when she thought that there was no Palace Master by 03's side, her heart skipped a beat and she started to think seriously.
Seeing this, Xue Mengtao took out a map from her storage ring. The map was purchased from the Jinyu Tower. It was the most complete map compiled by the monks at present, but there were still large unknown areas that had not been explored.
Qiu Shuangshuang leaned over and looked at the map with everyone. Seeing everyone frowning, she scratched her face and whispered, "When I used to play hide-and-seek with my senior sisters, I always hid in the place closest to where we were counting. Although it didn't work anymore, at the beginning no one could find me."
Siyi's eyes lit up and she asked, "It's dark under the lamp?"
Darkness under the lamp?
If we are in a secret place, where is the darkest place under the lamp?
03 Lower your eyelashes, raise your hand, and touch the edge.
A blooming peach forest stretches like a pink cloud in the corner of the map, which is the starting point for everyone.
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Work Log
Main system, you asked me before how I felt when I couldn't find the host. Now I know, I was anxious, very anxious, and I lost my ability to think calmly.
The main system replied: Sometimes not being calm can be a form of charm! Please keep working hard!
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