Chapter 74 Chapter 74 Pirate Ship
As the moon rose above the treetops, Yun Miao looked up at the courtyard next door: "It's a pity that Senior Brother hasn't been here these days, otherwise he would definitely praise me."
She recalled Qi Shubai's earlier mention of Master sending him to the back mountains to run some errands. She couldn't help but stand up, holding Xiao Hei in her arms: "Senior Brother should be in the back mountains. I haven't been there yet, so why don't we go there too?"
She was going to visit her senior brother, show off that she had won first place in the alchemy competition, and explore the new map by the way!
Xiao Hei paused: [The back mountain is too remote, we might be attacked by monsters.]
Yun Miao said there was nothing to fear. While the transformation of wild beasts into demonic beasts was inevitable, the demonic beasts of the Xuantian Mountains were always reborn like leeks, but the sect had daily missions to clear the Xuantian Mountains of demonic beasts, striving to control their numbers and prevent them from forming a threat.
After so many years of intense clearing, the mountains were devoid of any powerful demons, only smaller ones in the Qi Refining stage. She was no longer a powerless mortal, but a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Those smaller demons were no match for her.
"Besides, I still have you here. If a monster tries to attack me, I'll just close the door and let the dogs out."
Yun Miao has always been a man of action. He stepped on the colorful glazed sword and flew towards the back mountain. He looked like a gorgeous meteor across the night sky.
Xiao Hei wanted to persuade him again: "The area behind the mountain is very large. You don't know Qi Shubai's exact location. Even if you go there, it will be difficult to find him."
[Forget it if I can't find it. I was just bored and wanted to go for a walk in the back mountains.]
Yun Miao glanced at the small map. The Xuantian Sect map had mostly been highlighted, but most of the Wanli Xuantian Mountains remained black and unlocked. Players always did whatever they wanted, and since she was in the mood, she had to light up the back mountain area tonight.
After hearing this, Xiao Hei stopped trying to persuade him.
Yun Miao quickly flew to the back mountain, holding Xiao Hei in her arms. Her spiritual sense continuously scanned the area below, unlocking the map while searching for Qi Shubai's traces. The back mountain was sparsely populated, so she didn't hold out much hope. However, after a moment, her spiritual sense actually picked up a piece of clothing.
Is anyone there?
Are you senior brother?
Yun Miao, who was flying on a sword, stopped immediately and wanted to take a closer look. But the next second, she suddenly felt a strong wind coming from behind and a cold hand grabbed her neck.
"Don't move."
Xiao Hei immediately bared his teeth: [It's the enemy.]
【etc! 】
Yun Miao felt vaguely familiar with the voice. She quickly stopped Xiao Hei, who was about to attack, and told him not to reveal his strength. She wanted to see what he was going to do first. This area behind the mountain was also within the sect's protective formation.
If this person was from the sect, Yun Miao naturally wanted to find out her motive for suddenly attacking him. If this person was not from the Xuantian Sect, then she must have had some ulterior motive for sneaking into the sect, and Yun Miao also wanted to know what she wanted to do.
Just as Yun Miao was pondering, the person behind her suddenly stuffed a pill into her mouth. The bitter pill melted in her mouth, causing Yun Miao to frown.
"It's so bitter, what is this?"
The man brought Yun Miao down from the sky to the forest on the ground. The vegetation here was lush, and the treetops blocked out the sun. The moonlight could not penetrate the dark forest, but the mottled moss on the trees flashed a faint fluorescence.
"Of course it's a good thing. If you use your spiritual consciousness to ask Xuantian Sect for help now, the poison will immediately invade your purple palace. If you use your spiritual power, the poison will immediately invade your dantian. Either way, you will instantly become a cripple, cutting off your path to immortality and making your life worse than death."
As he spoke, the person walked in front of Yun Miao. Yun Miao looked at the woman in the dark purple dress, and was first surprised, and then his eyes turned cold.
"Poison Lady? Why are you here?"
The people from the Demon Cult sneaked into the sect, what do they want to do?
Yun Miao's mind immediately emerged with what she had heard before: the tragedy caused by the Demon Cult's sneak attack on Xuantian Sect a thousand years ago.
Her poison resistance was over a thousand points, and the poison from the Poison Lady was just a tickle to her, so she ignored the Poison Lady's warning and immediately wanted to send a message to her master through the Disciple Order.
However, before she could send a message, she heard the earth-shaking sound of fighting in the distance, and the cold voice of Shui Yaoguang, the elder of the Law Enforcement Hall, said: "Anyone who trespasses into the Xuantian Sect will die!"
Yun Miao paused and looked over there, only to see a cold wave surging in the distance, and all the mountains along the way were covered with white frost.
More than a dozen bloody figures fled in a panic in the cold wave, and one figure was thrown towards the Poison Lady.
"We're exposed, let's go!"
"We're here to stop those people. You take the young master and leave quickly!"
Yun Miao took a closer look. The man seemed to be in a coma, his head lowered, his hair covering his face, making his features unclear. However, the spiked collar around his neck, the shackles on his feet, and the broken arm clearly revealed his identity. This was Yan Wuguang, who was supposed to be imprisoned in the water dungeon!
Poison Lady quickly caught Yan Wuguang, who had been thrown towards her, and then she placed her other hand on Yun Miao's shoulder. The three men and the wolf quickly disappeared from the scene, leaving only Poison Lady's final threat in the air.
"Your master's personal disciple Yun Miao is in my hands. If you dare to kill them, I will kill her!"
Shui Yaoguang and the other Xuantian Sect disciples who caught up with them were immediately stunned.
Yun Miao? Why is she here?
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In a cave filled with torches, a group of people gathered around a tall altar, their eyes fixed on the platform. Suddenly, the altar's array pattern suddenly lit up, and several figures appeared in the center of the altar.
The crowd suddenly burst into cheers of surprise.
"Young Master!"
"It's the young master!"
"Very good!"
Poison Lady's expression was very unhappy. She flew down the altar with Yan Wuguang and Yun Miao, shouting, "Quick, destroy the formation!"
Hearing this, the crowd also noticed something was wrong and rushed to take action. There was a loud bang and the originally solid and tall altar was instantly blown into a pile of ruins.
Poison Lady walked straight out of the cave. Outside the cave was the sea. She plucked out a hairpin and threw it into the sea. The hairpin grew in the wind and quickly transformed into a giant whale. Everyone flew into the whale's mouth, and the whale plunged into the sea, swimming towards the distance at an extremely fast speed.
The giant whale is not a real living creature, but an extremely fast high-level spiritual treasure. The inside of its body is similar to a ship cabin, with many rooms inside.
Until this moment, the tense expression of Lady Du finally improved a lot. She asked someone to send the unconscious Yan Wuguang to his room for treatment.
"The Xuantian Sect has drugged the young master. He must take the antidote regularly, otherwise he will die from the poison. I don't know any medical skills, so I can only temporarily prepare another poison to help suppress it. You guys take good care of the young master, and don't bother me unless necessary. As for her..."
Poison Lady turned her head and frowned at the girl in green holding the little black wolf. She didn't know what to do with her for a moment. The direct disciple of the leader of Xuantian Sect was naturally the best chess piece for the Demon Cult to threaten Xuantian Sect.
But this is only the border between Yuanzhou and Haizhou. Even if the giant whale returns at full speed, it will take at least three days to reach the Demon Sect. And the Xuantian Sect is notorious for protecting its own people, so they will definitely double the number of people to hunt them down. Maybe Yun Miao still has some tracking device on him, and then...
The Poison Lady is one of the five alchemy kings of the time. Just as Tian Laokou is very confident in his own elixirs, she is also very confident in her poison skills. She knows that Yun Miao has been poisoned by her, and the poison will enter her lungs the moment she activates her spiritual consciousness and spiritual power, making it impossible for her to use her spiritual consciousness and spiritual power to do anything.
But Yun Miao was too calm, and Du Niang couldn't help but suspect that she might have some hidden tricks that didn't require the use of her spiritual sense or spiritual power. Her eyes swept over the storage bag and disciple order on Yun Miao's waist, but she put her hand down as soon as she raised it.
Poison Lady didn't dare to touch Yun Miao's disciple Ling and storage bag without permission. She knew that Xuantian Sect's disciple Ling and master would immediately self-destruct if they exceeded a certain distance, sending a distress signal to the sect, and that the storage bag might have something with similar functions.
No, that's not right.
If Yun Miao was deliberately pretending to be calm to make her lose her composure, then if she took away his disciple order and storage bag, she would have fallen into his trap.
When Poison Lady thought about how she almost fell into a trap, she felt a chill on her back, and a hint of vigilance appeared in her eyes when she looked at Yun Miao.
This person is young, but has a deep mind. If the Demon Cult and Xuantian Sect had not been sworn enemies for many years and she knew many unknown secrets of Xuantian Sect, and if she had not known the various mysteries of Xuantian Sect's disciple order in advance, she might have really been calculated by this person.
Yun Miao watched Du Niang stare at her silently for a long time, her expression changing from one expression to another but remaining silent. A hint of doubt crossed her eyes. So, she touched Xiao Hei, whose muscles were tense, and broke the silence.
"Where is this place? Where are you taking me?"
Poison Lady didn't answer the previous question: "In a few months it will be the Young Master's birthday. The leader has ordered us to bring the Young Master back to the Demon Cult. As for you... naturally you will go back with us."
Go back? Go back to the Yuanzhou Demon Sect?
Yun Miao was stunned. She had just wiped out the Yun family a few days ago and was planning to find out the location of the Demon Cult after the competition and then formulate a plan to eliminate them. Unexpectedly, plans couldn't keep up with the changes. Before she could even find out the location of the Demon Cult, the members of the Demon Cult warmly welcomed her to visit their lair!
Yun Miao was delighted at first, but then frowned in confusion: "But the sect competition is in the next few days, and I still have to compete. Can you wait until I finish the competition before going to the Demon Sect with you?"
Poison Lady narrowed her eyes and looked at the young woman in blue before her, wondering if she was pretending to be stupid, or if she was truly stupid. Or if she had some other ulterior motive behind her words.
"Oh, if you're begging me to let you go, then I advise you to give up. I won't let the duck in my mouth get away just like that."
Xiao Hei also told her not to think about the competition, but to think about how to escape.
Yun Miao said melancholy, "You don't understand. I've been bragging to Mo Aotian, Pi Xixi, and Ding Sangsang about my heroic deeds in the nine competitions I signed up for. What if I disappear and they think I've deserted?"
Xiao Hei thought about it seriously and said that no, Shui Yaoguang and the others must have heard what Du Niang said. The commotion just now was so loud that the entire Xuantian Sect probably knows that she was kidnapped by the Demon Cult.
So Ding Sangsang and the others would definitely not think that Yun Miao was deserting the battlefield. They would only think that Yun Miao was a weak, pitiful, helpless and unlucky guy.
Unlucky Yun Miao: ...
Xiao Hei reminded her that his clone could borrow strength from the original body, up to the Spirit Transformation Stage. After Poison Lady left, he would seize the opportunity to take Yun Miao away from here.
Yun Miao refused without even thinking. Xuantian Sect had been trying to wipe out the Demon Sect for many years, but had never been able to do so. It was not because Xuantian Sect did not try hard, but because the Demon Sect was too good at hiding.
Everyone in the world of cultivation knew that the Demon Cult was hiding in Yuanzhou, but they didn't know where exactly it was in Yuanzhou. Xuantian Sect couldn't find the specific location of the Demon Cult, so it could only passively defend and suffered a lot of losses.
[There's a saying that goes, "A thief can steal for a thousand days, but you can't be on guard against thieves for a thousand days." I'm going to penetrate the Demon Cult's lair, determine its exact location, and completely eradicate this cancer!]
Xiao Hei: [Don't you want to continue participating in the sect competition? If you escape now, you still have a chance to continue the competition.]
Yun Miao still refused. She had figured it out. The sect competition was held every ten years, and she would have plenty of opportunities to have fun afterwards, but this was her only chance to visit the Demon Cult's lair.
Xiao Hei: [But after you enter the Demon Sect, it will be difficult for me to get you out. You will be in great danger.]
He paused and said solemnly: [You will die.]
【I won't. 】
Yun Miao declared in a matter-of-fact tone: [The only ones who will die are the Demon Cult, not me.]
If it were someone else, even Sect Master Chang, who was usually the most loving to Yun Miao, or Qi Shubai, who was the most gentle to her, would never let her act so recklessly. But Xiao Hei... or Chu Beiliang was not an ordinary person. Although he did not understand where Yun Miao's confidence came from, he still chose to respect Yun Miao's choice.
【Okay, I will do my best to protect you. 】
On the other side, Poison Lady saw Yun Miao was silent for a long time, and she felt that Yun Miao must be thinking of another escape plan, so her vigilance was raised to the highest level. However, she still needed to prepare the antidote for Yan Wuguang, so she really didn't have time to keep an eye on Yun Miao.
The young master's life is naturally the most important, so Madam Poison can only call her subordinates. She said that although Yun Miao is now poisoned and is just a mortal who cannot use spiritual power and consciousness, the disciples of Xuantian Sect always have various protective magic weapons on them, so they have to be on guard.
Therefore, subordinates must closely monitor Yun Miao's every move and must not let her have the opportunity to use magic weapons to send a message to Xuantian Sect. Otherwise, once they are caught up by the people of Xuantian Sect, their lives will be over.
Upon hearing this, the demon cultivators immediately responded loudly.
Yun Miao thought they would put her in a cell, but they took her to a luxurious room instead. On the left lived the unconscious Yan Wuguang, and on the right lived the Poison Lady who was preparing medicine.
Among those demon cultivators, two were sitting at the table in the side room, and the other four were standing in the four corners of east, west, south and north. Each of them was guarding her closely and did not dare to be careless.
Yun Miao looked at their posture and almost thought that he had become a criminal of some heinous crime.
She took two tentative steps toward the table. The two demon cultivators sitting at the table immediately stood up and shouted in alarm, "What are you doing?"
Yun Miao said innocently: "I'm thirsty and want to drink some water."
The two demon cultivators exchanged a glance and decisively said, "No water, bear with it."
Yun Miao took two steps back, indicating that she meant no harm. She then raised Xiao Hei to show that it was okay for her not to drink water, but Xiao Hei was just a baby in the Qi Refining Stage and needed to drink water and eat.
One of the two demon cultivators sneered, while the other directly sneered, "You are just a prisoner now, how can you afford to negotiate with us? If you keep talking nonsense, we will skin that dog and make dog meat stew."
Xiao Hei was indifferent to this, but Yun Miao's face immediately turned cold when he heard it, and he raised his hand to touch Xiao Hei's head.
"If you don't feed Xiao Hei and let him starve, I will commit suicide. When I die, the sect will immediately receive the news, and then Master will definitely find you to help me avenge me."
The two demon cultivators were stunned when they heard this, and then burst into laughter.
"The little girl lied without blinking an eye. She even dared to threaten us with suicide, and she did it for a dog."
"If you have the guts, try committing suicide. We want to see if you really have the guts..."
They judged Yun Miao by their own standards, thinking she was definitely trying to scare them. However, before they could finish their words, Yun Miao suddenly pulled out the hairpin and stabbed it towards her heart. Her movements were extremely swift, and her eyes were calm, making it impossible to tell what she was thinking.
Xiao Hei was startled: [Yun Miao?]
Yun Miao: [Don't be afraid, I'm just scaring them.]
The laughter of the demon cultivators stopped abruptly. They quickly used their magic power to knock the hairpin away and looked at the girl in front of them in surprise and suspicion.
If they had not tried to stop it just now, the hairpin would have pierced her heart. Although the cultivators in the foundation-building stage are much stronger than ordinary people, they will still die if their hearts are pierced!
No way? What she said was actually true?
Is it true that someone would commit suicide over such a trivial matter? Is this person a lunatic?
Yun Miao snorted coldly: "It's not easy to live in this world, but there are many ways to die. If you have the guts, stop me. I wonder if you can stop me every time."
The demon cultivators could no longer laugh or speak. They looked at each other again, and one of them asked Yun Miao to wait, then hurried out to ask Poison Lady for instructions.
Using one poison to suppress another is no simple matter. Poison Lady was already distressed, and now, upon hearing about Yun Miao's antics, she cursed inwardly, "A lunatic from the Xuantian Sect!"
The old one is crazy, and the young one is also crazy. How come they are all so fearless of death?!
She didn't want to let Yun Miao succeed, but she was also afraid that Yun Miao would get angry and kill herself.
Just as Yun Miao said, it is not easy to live in this world, but there are many ways to die. If Yun Miao dares to risk his soul being torn apart and not being able to enter the reincarnation cycle and chooses to self-destruct directly, then even if she has all kinds of means, she will not be able to prevent Yun Miao's death.
Yun Miao didn't know what Du Niang was thinking. She only knew that after the demon cultivator went to the next door and came back, his attitude towards her became much better. Although he couldn't be said to be completely obedient, he would meet her requests within a certain range.
Xiao Hei now had a fat roasted chicken in front of him as a midnight snack, and Yun Miao also had some water to drink.
However, Yun Miao was best at pushing things further. Seeing the demon cultivators backing off, she immediately started to boast, "This water has no taste. I want honey water with spiritual honey, hundred-flower dew, and spiritual milk."
The demon cultivator said angrily that there was no such thing here.
Yun Miao immediately pinched his neck with his hands, stuck out his tongue, and acted like a hanged ghost: "If you don't have honey water, I will die in front of you."
The demon cultivator was so angry that his face turned black, but he didn't dare to say anything more. He could only turn around and leave with hatred, and then went to make her a cup of honey water.
I thought Yun Miao would calm down this time, but after taking a sip, she said in disgust, "Is this ten-year-old spiritual milk or a hundred-year-old spiritual milk? It tastes so bland. I only drink ten-thousand-year-old spiritual milk in the sect."
Another demon cultivator smirked: "No."
Yun Miao: "This is possible."
The demon cultivator continued to try to fake a smile: "I really don't have that."
Yun Miao looked at him suspiciously, then snorted, "You don't even have Ten Thousand Year Spiritual Milk. You Demon Cult are really poor and stingy."
The demon cultivator's teeth were grinding, as if he wanted to chew Yun Miao into pieces and eat her.
Even though Xiao Hei didn't understand the ways of the world very well, he couldn't stand it anymore. He advised Yun Miao to say less, as the demon cultivator looked like he was going crazy.
Yun Miao said again with disdain: "The people of the Demon Cult are not only petty, but also narrow-minded. I just made a few objective comments, and they got so angry. They really have no tolerance at all."
But she didn't say this out loud. After all, her purpose was to destroy the cult's lair, not to argue with a red-named monster.
"Never mind, it can at least moisten my throat."
Yun Miao adhered to the principle of not wasting anything and drank up all the honey water, rinsed her mouth elegantly with tea, and then lay down on the bed holding Xiao Hei.
"By the way, tomorrow morning I want to have osmanthus cake, shrimp dumplings, red bean yogurt, and almond milk..."
She recklessly ordered a bunch of dishes, then yawned artificially, closed her eyes, and logged off. Eating in the game wouldn't fill her up, so in reality, it was time for dinner.
The group of demon cultivators were burning with rage, staring fiercely at the girl in green on the bed. They wanted to show their anger and murderous intent in this way, and warn the other party to stop.
If looks could kill, the girl in blue would have been tortured to death.
However, they stared for so long that their eyes became dry, but what they waited for was not the other party's fearful plea for mercy and apology, but instead a long breathing sound.
The demon cultivators listened in disbelief. One of them looked at the others in astonishment, "She...she...she just fell asleep like that?"
You have to know that this person is now on a pirate ship. Once she enters the Demon Cult's Temple, she will become a fish on the chopping board, at the mercy of others.
Everyone thought that no matter how arrogantly she had provoked them before, there must have been a trace of fear deep in her heart. Perhaps this arrogant provocation itself was just to cover up the fear in her heart.
However, the reality was that she lay down on the bed and fell asleep in front of everyone.
She actually fell asleep?
He fell asleep without even bothering to draw down the bed curtains.
How could she sleep at her age and status?!
Several demon cultivators felt as if they were being silently humiliated. They wanted to shake the other person up and curse her, but they didn't dare. They could only stand in the room with gritted teeth, watching the girl sleep soundly.
Xiao Hei lay beside Yun Miao and closed his eyes, but his ears remained erect and never lowered.
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In reality, in the bedroom with doors and windows tightly closed, Yun Miao was lying on the bed sleeping soundly. Invisible wind was swirling around, and strands of spiritual energy were gradually absorbed into her body.
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