Chapter 171: It is difficult for casual cultivators to be successful
What happened next was much simpler.
When the old man of the Deng family came back, his brothers and sisters were all there. Although he was over sixty years old, he did look much younger than a cultivator.
In order not to arouse other people's suspicion, they told others that they were distant relatives.
He came to seek refuge only after his wife and children all fell ill.
In this way, the old man of the Deng family settled down here, married and had children, and continued the family line.
Before his death, the good friend gave his storage bag to the old man of the Deng family, and he also had some savings of his own.
Although the spiritual energy in the secular world was thin, a set of spirit gathering formations, plus those spirit stones, actually allowed him to cultivate to the seventh level of Qi Refining.
When he discovered that his grandson had spiritual roots, he left the spirit gathering array and the remaining spirit stones to his grandson.
However, his life span is coming to an end, and the hardships he endured as a casual cultivator make him reluctant to send his grandson to the world of immortal cultivation.
It kept dragging on like this, until today when Deng Jiarong had already reached the second level of Qi Refining and met Ji Qingling and the other three.
When the old man of the Deng family heard Ji Zuo say that Deng Jiarong had good qualifications and planned to take him back to Taiyi Sect, he almost fainted with excitement.
It wasn't that he didn't want to join the sect back then. Firstly, he had poor aptitude, and secondly, he was too old, so he had to give up the idea.
He knew that Taiyi Sect was one of the three major sects in Dongyue.
In this way, Ji Qingling and his team have completed four of their missions as a master. If they can find one more person, they can return to Taiyi Sect.
After saying this, Ji Zuo asked the old man from the Deng family about Sanyuan Mountain.
In recent years, in the eyes of the villagers, the old man of the Deng family is regarded as a martial arts master.
After the leopard ate the man, someone came to the door.
I thought it would be easy for him to deal with a leopard, but who knew that the leopard was so ferocious.
Although the old man of the Deng family was not injured, hunting the leopard consumed his spiritual energy, making him weaker than before.
But even so, he would never use the Spirit Gathering Array to replenish his spiritual energy again. After all, using the Spirit Gathering Array also consumed spirit stones.
"Did you find anything unusual on the mountain?"
"Abnormal? There are just fewer animals in the mountains. I took Jiarong there several times a few years ago, and there were more animals then than now."
"Have you ever been to the deep mountains?"
"I haven't been there for many years. I don't want to waste my spiritual energy with this kid. But I've been there a few times before, and there's nothing different."
Ji Qingling and the others speculated that these ferocious beasts had reached the outskirts of the mountain, and there was a high possibility that there were more ferocious creatures deep in the mountains.
These tigers and leopards cannot eat their fill and have to look for food outside.
Because of such a sudden change that happened within one day, Deng Jiarong had to leave home and go to the world of immortal cultivation.
This is a place I had only heard of from my grandfather.
This made him feel a little dizzy, and only then did he remember one thing.
"Actually, there are some strange things in the deep mountains."
"What's so strange about it?"
"I've been there once or twice before, and every time I got close it felt dangerous, so I tried twice but still didn't dare get close."
The old man from the Deng family said angrily, "You little bastard, I told you not to go into the mountains alone, but you turned a deaf ear to my words!"
Deng Jiarong was helpless, "Grandfather, I have already reached the second level of Qi Refining."
Ji Zuo told him, "You may not be a match for those ferocious beasts. You have no experience in hunting wild beasts."
Shen Ru stood up and said, "Let's go to the mountains to have a look."
Liang Yu hurriedly said: "Uncle Master, please take me with you. I can help you!"
Tong Cheng and Bao Xian also looked eager to try.
"No, the three of you are just a burden."
"Uncle Master~"
Deng Jiarong hesitated and said, "Senior, I can lead you. I've been there twice and it's OK."
Liang Yu quickly replied, "Yes, he's been there and nothing happened, let's follow him!"
Deng Jiarong thought to himself that I was at the second level of Qi Refining.
Ji Zuo thought that there would be no danger in the secular world, "Sister, bring them along and let them see them."
In this way, a group of seven people went up the mountain.
Sanyuan Mountain was named after the Sanyuan Taoist Temple that was built halfway up the mountain a hundred years ago.
But the Taoist temple fell into ruin a few decades ago.
When they heard Deng Jiarong mention it, they went to see it.
There is no difference except that it is dilapidated and deserted.
The few of them continued to go deeper into the mountains. There were more and more towering trees, and those dense branches made people feel a little depressed.
Occasionally a ray of sunlight shines through the branches, allowing the flowers, plants and small trees under the tree to survive.
The three little ones had never been to such a place and were a little curious at first.
As they went deeper, they felt something different, but it was not the danger or discomfort that Deng Jiarong had mentioned.
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Ji Zuo, who was walking in front, raised his hand and called for everyone to stop.
"Senior Sister, Qingling, can you feel the spiritual energy?"
Shen Ru nodded, "Yes, it is indeed much better than the outer edge of the mountain."
Ji Qingling was also curious, "There is a treasure? Here?"
Ji Zuo pointed to a place in front and said, "It shouldn't be any treasure. I think it's because of the tree in front."
There was a straight, thick gray tree there, and its leaves were all gray, which made it really hard to get close to it.
Bao Xian stepped forward and asked Ji Qingling, "Uncle Master, what kind of tree is this? Why is it still gray at this time of year?"
"The tree of immortality."
"The Immortality Tree? Can it live for a long time?"
"I don't know how long it can live, but I know it's a spiritual tree."
“Spiritual tree!”
The three of them walked around the tree, which was really strange. This kind of tree could be seen everywhere in the world of immortal cultivation.
But in the secular world, this was the first time they met.
The biggest feature of this immortal tree is immortality, but who planted the immortal tree here? It looks like it has been there for at least several hundred years.
"Maybe it was planted by the Taoists at the Sanyuan Taoist Temple? But it's not a big deal. What does this have to do with the decrease in wild animals in the mountains?"
Because of the Longevity Tree, the surrounding spiritual energy is indeed more than other places.
"There should be something else. The four of you wait here while we go check other places. Don't wander around."
The three of them still split up into three groups and searched in different places.
Ji Qingling rode Tongtian for a few steps and found a tiger not far away. Yes, another big tiger.
It has a tall body and shiny fur. The strangest thing is that there is nothing chasing it, but it is running away.
Ji Qingling felt strange and chased after it. The big tiger might have sensed the danger and saw Ji Qingling flying in the air.
Escape even more desperately!
Are they running away? He raised his hand and threw a spell in front of the big tiger. The big tiger was frightened and paused for a moment, then continued to run desperately.
She accelerated and landed in front of the tiger, throwing another spell in the direction it was trying to escape.
Only then did the big tiger stop.
It stood there and looked directly at Ji Qingling, and the next moment it pounced over with all its might.
Bang! Ji Qingling punched him to the ground.
Then the tiger jumped up again, and a wooden arrow shot out from its mouth, which was caught by Ji Qingling! ...
A big tiger who can cast wood-related spells!
(End of this chapter)