Yi Xichen was sleeping soundly. He felt at ease because his eldest grandson, Zijun, was beside him. So he didn't wake up when he was kissed, and he felt a little itchy when he was molested, but he didn't wake up.
As a result, he was awakened by the ice water.
Suddenly, a large stream of ice water fell from the sky and hit the heads of the two people lying on the bed. Yi Xichen suddenly woke up from his sleep and wanted to shout in panic what happened. He opened his mouth and gulped down several mouthfuls of ice water, which froze his internal organs.
The icy water was endless like a waterfall. The whole bed was wet, the room was flooded, and everything on the ground was floating.
Yi Xichen climbed out from the center of the icy waterfall in a desperate manner.
Finally, the icy waterfall stopped.
"Cough, cough..." Yi Xichen shivered with cold, "What happened?"
The eldest grandson, Jun, who was soaked like a chicken in the soup, wiped his face calmly and said, "It's raining."
"It's raining?"
"The roof seems to be leaking."
Yi Xichen: “…”
He looked up at the sky and saw a few finger-sized holes on the roof, which were punctured by icicles that were stuck in the icy waterfall.
This Ice Spring Curse was summoned by the eldest grandson Jun. He was unable to control the primordial power that was about to explode in his body, so he had to pour a basin of cold water on himself to calm down. Because the primordial power was quite huge, the basin of cold water was also quite large.
"You..." Yi Xichen looked at him suspiciously, "Are you okay?"
"It's okay." The eldest grandson Jun turned over and rolled to the innermost part of the bed, "Go to sleep."
Yi Xichen was completely baffled. Being awakened from his sweet dream, he was naturally full of complaints. He stared at the back of his eldest grandson Zijun and silently repeated three times, "He is sick and I won't bother with him." Then he used magic to collect all the water in the room, dried the bed, and continued to rest.
The next day, the eldest grandson Zijun and Yi Xichen, who were well prepared, headed towards the Cangming Cave with their swords.
The Cangming Cave was hundreds of miles away from Xialin Town, so the two of them naturally went there with swords. The eldest grandson, Zijun, had his sword broken. If Yi Xichen took him with him, he was afraid that it would consume too much of Yi Xichen's spiritual power, so he casually broke off a nan tree, carved out a sword shape, and infused it with sword energy, and it became a temporary sword - why not buy a temporary iron sword? That also costs money! Save as much as you can!
The two men flew halfway with their swords and saw a swordsman in front of them who was also flying with his sword.
After flying for a while, he unexpectedly found himself on the same path as the sword cultivator.
Yi Xichen said: "Zijun, that person wouldn't be the same..."
The swordsman in front looked back at them, frowned, but said nothing and just went on his way.
Not long after, the terrain beneath their feet suddenly changed, with towering mountains rising up and the sword no longer able to pass through - the Cangming Cave was located among the mountains below.
The eldest grandson Zijun and Yi Xichen fell down, and the swordsman who had been traveling with them all the way also began to descend.
Yi Xichen thought to himself: As expected!
Since they were sword cultivators, they appeared in this place. There was no doubt that they were coming for the Lord of Cangming Cave, or in other words, they came for the Cangyun Sword. They didn't expect that they would run into their competitors before they even entered the cave!
Just on the way, Yi Xichen had already observed the sword cultivator. Judging from his cultivation level, he was in the fusion stage. The so-called fusion means that the cultivation has reached a certain stage and the elixir has begun to form. If one can smoothly pass the fusion stage, he can be promoted to the golden elixir cultivation level. That being said, golden elixir cultivators are one in a thousand after all. Fusion is a huge bottleneck for most people, and it is difficult to break through in their lifetime. Therefore, although the realm is almost the same, the cultivation level is very different.
Yi Xichen carefully observed the competitors along the way. Although the competitors were not as careful as he was, they did not ignore him and Zhangsun Zijun. When they first met, the sword cultivator felt that Yi Xichen was only in the late stage of foundation building, and he could not detect Zhangsun Zijun's cultivation. But most sword cultivators like to be alone, especially since there is only one Cangyun Sword, but two sword cultivators are required to act together. What does this mean? It means that they can't beat them alone, so they have to cooperate! Thinking of this, the sword cultivator didn't take the two people seriously at all.
After landing at the cave entrance, the swordsman didn't care about the two people behind him and planned to go straight into the cave.
At this moment, a dart wrapped in sword energy shot towards the back of the swordsman!
The swordsman was very sensitive and noticed that he was being attacked. He dodged immediately and drew his sword. He turned around and glared at his eldest grandson Zijun and Yi Xichen: "Despicable!"
The eldest grandson Zijun had another dart between his fingertips, and it was obvious that he was planning to launch a second sneak attack on him!
Since they all came for the Cangyun Sword, only one person could succeed. If he killed the Lord of Cangming Cave, the others would have to return empty-handed. It was normal to want to defeat the competition. But they were all upright people, especially the sword cultivators who were most afraid of being attacked from behind. He thought that after entering the cave, he could just rely on his cultivation to get rid of the two yellow-haired boys, and he was not willing to compete with them. However, he did not expect that the two rascals were not only of low cultivation, but also acted so despicable and shameless that they actually attacked him from behind!
But Yi Xichen was not in a hurry and said with a smile: "Daoyou, this is a misunderstanding."
"Misunderstanding? How dare you make excuses!" The sword cultivator saw that the two of them were dressed like casual cultivators and sneered, "You two bastards who have no master's guidance. Today I will teach you the rules of the cultivation world!"
Unexpectedly, Yi Xichen and his eldest grandson Zijun, one of whom was smiling and the other looking indifferent, changed their expressions at the same time when they heard him mention the word "master".
The eldest grandson Jun turned his wrist, and the dart on his fingertip flew towards the swordsman! The swordsman watched him attack, but he had no time to dodge. The dart passed by his cheek and cut off a long hair!
The swordsman was shocked!
This dart was obviously different from the previous one. With such a strong sword energy, his body protection was useless! If the opponent had shot the dart at his forehead, his skull would have been shattered by now! And if the previous dart had been so powerful, he would have no way of avoiding it!
"You...you..." The swordsman's voice trembled. He finally realized that something was wrong. The last dart might not have been thrown by the young man in front of him. Even if it was, it was not meant to take his life.
Yi Xichen regained his smile and patted his eldest grandson Zijun on the shoulder: "Forget it, Zijun. Although this Taoist friend said something rude, it's pitiful enough that he came here for nothing. Don't bother with him. Besides, if we have a conflict with this Taoist friend, wouldn't that be exactly what some people want?"
The swordsman was a little confused for a moment. Who are those people? Wait, what do you mean by coming here for nothing? It's already pitiful enough!
The eldest grandson Jun, holding a wooden sword, suddenly turned around and chopped at a large rock not far away!
A golden light flashed, and the boulder instantly shattered into powder! Amid the flying powder and smoke, a monk rolled out in a desperate state!
The swordsman was still in shock, and was confused again: What? He didn't even notice that there was someone hiding nearby? Wait, what was that boy holding just now? A wooden sword? ! ? ! You must be kidding! !
The person who rolled out from behind the broken boulder was a black-robed alchemist. He was discovered and looked very panicked, but he calmed down immediately, brushed off the dust on his body, climbed up, and said with a smirk, "Hello, three Taoist friends, are you going to enter the Cangming Cave?"
Seeing that the three of them were looking at him coldly and hostilely, he hurriedly introduced himself: "My name is Zhang Luan, I am an alchemy practitioner, a self-employed cultivator without a sect. I wonder who you fellow Taoists are..."
Before Yi Xichen and his eldest grandson Zijun could say anything, the swordsman started to attack first. He drew his sword and pointed it at Zhang Luan, angrily saying, "Were you the one who attacked me just now?!"
At this moment, the swordsman was really angry. He was angry not only because he was ambushed, but also because he didn't realize there were other people nearby, which led to him misunderstanding his eldest grandson Zijun and Yi Xichen, greatly losing face!
Zhang Luan waved his hands and said, "What a misunderstanding! I... uh, I was also going to enter the cave, but there was a problem with my magic weapon, and I was just repairing it, and I accidentally... It's a good thing that I didn't hurt a few Taoist friends, otherwise I would be unforgivable!"
In fact, the sword cultivator didn't know that Zhang Luan didn't shoot one dart, but two. At that time, the sword cultivator was walking in front, followed by Yi Xichen, and the eldest grandson Zijun was walking in the back. Zhang Luan shot sneak darts at the sword cultivator and Yi Xichen at the same time. His purpose was not to kill them, after all, his skills were not that deep. He wanted to provoke the three of them to fight each other, so that he could reap the benefits.
Zhang Luan had been lying in ambush outside the Cangming Cave for several months. In recent years, the Lord of the Cangming Cave has been very popular, and often two or three people come at the same time. Zhang Luan would hide in the dark and provoke them to fight. When the two people were both injured, he would jump out, kill those people, pick up their spirit stones and immortal materials and sell them at the market, making a lot of money.
This was the first time he missed in a few months. He had never expected that his eldest grandson Jun and Yi Xichen were together. According to common sense, there was only one Cangyun Sword, and every swordsman who came wanted it. They could only be competitors, not partners. He sent out two darts. The one that attacked the swordsman was avoided by the swordsman, but the one that attacked Yi Xichen was easily intercepted by his eldest grandson Jun. He knew something was wrong at that moment, but it was too late to run.
At this time, the eldest grandson Zijun was communicating with Yi Xichen: "He is a demon cultivator."
Yi Xichen was a little surprised. Zhang Luan hid his demonic energy very well, and with his cultivation level, he could only tell that the other party was an alchemy cultivator. However, Yi Xichen had no doubt that his eldest grandson Zijun was wrong.
Not to mention that the eldest grandson Juntian has a deep spiritual root and a golden eye, it is also normal for the magic cultivator to hide his magic energy and not be seen by others - the magic cultivator is like a rat crossing the street, and everyone shouts and beats him. The magic cultivators who can't hide their magic energy hide in the demon realm and dare not come out. Those who dare to come to the mainland of cultivation must have the ability to hide themselves.
The eldest grandson Junzi said in a telepathic voice: "Kill?"
Yi Xichen replied: "Don't worry. Catch the thief and take the stolen goods, and see if he has any other tricks up his sleeve."
If there are still good and evil demon cultivators, then there is no good person among demon cultivators.
The so-called devil path is the path of harming others for personal gain. They may plunder others' cultivation, devour others' souls, or use soul-refining methods to create killing weapons... Except for those who are born as devils, those who choose to follow the path of devil cultivation are definitely not kind and upright people, so all devil cultivators are cunning, cruel and vicious.
Not to mention the self-proclaimed righteous cultivators in the human world, even the demon cultivators hated the demon cultivators. If the cultivators encountered a demon cultivator, they would simply kill him without even saying hello.
However, Taoists are very particular about morality. Since the demon cultivators can hide their demonic energy, they cannot kill people at will. They can only take action when the demon cultivators show their true form and their demonic energy is exposed. Otherwise, "killing the demon cultivators" may become an excuse for those who have ulterior motives to kill innocent people. After all, demon cultivators are also human beings, and their bodies after death look no different from those of ordinary cultivators.
Zhang Luan's evil spirit was well hidden, and only the eldest grandson Zijun, who had a deep cultivation level, could see a trace of it. If he was the only one here, he would just kill him without any further ado, but there was a sword cultivator here, and killing him directly would inevitably cause trouble. The eldest grandson Zijun put away the wooden sword.
Zhang Luan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the three did not attack him immediately. He then began to try to get close to them: "My three Taoist friends, I am truly rude and disrespectful. I apologize to you all. Please forgive me! I have already introduced myself just now. How should I address you, fellow Taoist friends?"
There are many rules for sword cultivators, such as having to introduce yourself before fighting, otherwise you will appear inferior. Therefore, although the sword cultivator disliked Zhang Luan very much, he still said: "Daluomen, Jinwu."
Yi Xichen and his eldest grandson Zijun looked at each other. Everyone had already given their names, and if they kept their names to themselves, it would inevitably arouse suspicion. However, the Tianjian Sect would certainly spread the news to find them, and giving their real names might also cause trouble, so it was better to use a pseudonym.
The eldest grandson Zijun said expressionlessly: "A casual cultivator, invincible."
Yi Xichen smiled: "The independent cultivator will definitely win."
The two were stunned for a long time, and they just couldn't understand. Zhang Luan finally managed to utter a sentence through his teeth: "... Invincible and Sure Victory are your names?"
The eldest grandson, Jun, said: "Any questions?"
Zhang Luan and Jin Wu: "..."
The four of them stared at each other for a long while, and Yi Xichen was the first to break the silence: "Aren't we going into the cave? Otherwise, you two fellow Taoists can chat slowly, we will go ahead."
Jin Wu suddenly remembered that he had come to Cangming Cave to kill the Snow Tiger Spirit. Seeing that Yi Xichen and his eldest grandson Zijun were not going to pursue Zhang Luan's sneak attack, he did not want to get angry anymore. He put away his sword and hesitated whether to wait for them to go in first or rush in first.
Zhang Luan's eyes rolled around in his sockets, and he had another evil idea in mind. He said hurriedly, "My fellow Taoists, this Cangming Cave is very dangerous. Why don't we travel together?"
"No!" "No need!" "Hmph." The three of them refused almost at the same time. The reason was simple. They all came for the Cangyun Sword. If they went together and killed the Lord of Cangming Cave, who would own the sword?
Zhang Luan was naturally aware of this and said hurriedly, "I am not a sword practitioner, so I am not here for the sword. The cave is dangerous, so I will be with you and maybe I can help a little. If I get the sword, I will definitely not steal it!"
Yi Xichen said, "If you don't want the sword, then what are you doing in the cave? You've never seen a snow tiger that has become a spirit, do you want to open your eyes?"
Zhang Luan said hurriedly: "There are many exotic flowers and plants in this Cangming Cave. Since I am an alchemist, of course I will..."
Yi Xichen interrupted: "You want to snatch the exotic flowers and plants from me?"
Zhang Luan was stunned. Steal? Does this mean that Yi Xichen not only wants the inner elixir of the Lord of Cangming Cave, but also the rare flowers and herbs? He said again: "Uh... I heard that there are some crystals in Cangming Cave, I..."
Yi Xichen interrupted again: "You want to snatch the crystal from me?"
Zhang Luan: "..." Are you here to do business or to rob? You want this and that, is there anything you don't want?
Zhang Luan held his breath for a long time, then said, "I heard that the spring water in the cave is very effective as medicine." He then glanced at Yi Xichen. You don't want the spring water anymore, do you? Even if you want it, do you have the ability to collect all the spring water? !
Yi Xichen looked at him calmly: "How come Brother Zhang is so familiar with the situation in the cave? Have you been in there?"
Zhang Luan wiped the sweat off his forehead and said, "I have been there before. But my cultivation is not deep enough, so I was beaten back after only going a short distance. That's why I wanted to join the Taoist friends, maybe I can show them the way."
"Oh, that would be great." Yi Xichen said, "Can you really lead the way for us? Do you know where the exotic flowers, crystals, and spring water are inside? Did you see them when you went in?"
Zhang Luan said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, I promise to bring it to you."
Yi Xichen said: "Since you have seen the spring water, why don't you take it? Why don't you pull out the exotic flowers and plants? Why don't you dig out the crystals? And you want us to accompany you? Are you stupid?"
Zhang Luan: “…”
Zhang Luan is a big Khan!
Yi Xichen was too lazy to waste time talking to him, so he said, "Zijun, let's go!"
Zhang Luan wanted to continue to linger, but his eldest grandson Zijun looked at him expressionlessly. He was frightened by their aura and hesitated for a moment, not following them. In a blink of an eye, the two men had already entered the cave.
Zhang Luan gritted his teeth unwillingly and had no choice but to settle for the next best thing and turned back to pester Jin Wu: "Fellow Taoist, let's go together! I guarantee with my life that the Cangyun Sword is yours, and I will never take it away! I just want to go deeper and collect more flowers and plants to make elixirs."
The Jinwu looked at him warily, and was actually a little hesitant. It was impossible for him to cooperate with "Wudi" and "Bisheng", and those two would not cooperate with him because they all wanted to fight for the Cangyun Sword. "Wudi" might be more powerful than him, and there was also "Bisheng" to help him. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that his chances were slim.
Seeing his hesitation, Zhang Luan knew what he was thinking and said hurriedly: "I believe in Fellow Daoist Jin, but don't you believe in me? I know, it must be because I accidentally operated the magic weapon incorrectly before, which made Fellow Daoist Jin doubt my character. How about this, I will give my Dan Ning Stone to Fellow Daoist Jin to keep for me first to show my sincerity, how about it?" As he said that, he really took out a Dan Ning Stone and stuffed it into Jin Wu's hand.
This Dan Ning Stone is a must-have for every Dan cultivator. The higher its grade, the higher the grade of the pills the Dan cultivator refines, and the faster the pill refining speed. Therefore, Dan Ning Stone is as important to Dan cultivators as a sword is to sword cultivators.
Jin Wu looked at the Dan Ning Stone in his hand and was stunned. The grade of this Dan Ning Stone was not low. This sincerity was indeed enough. After all, Zhang Luan was not a Taoist. Even if he snatched the Cangyun Sword, he would just exchange it for money or other immortal materials in the end. He had spent at least several decades refining Dan Ning Stone to make it. It was the product of his hard work. Its value to him should be more important than the Cangyun Sword.
Zhang Luan continued to strike while the iron was hot: "Fellow Daoist Jin, if we don't go in, Wudi and Bisheng will get there first."
He hit Jin Wu's sore spot, and Jin Wu became even more irritated. In fact, his own sword, although far from being a top-grade sword, can be considered a top-grade sword with his current cultivation. The reason why he took the risk to acquire the Cangyun sword was because his cultivation had reached a bottleneck and it was difficult to break through. If he could get a sword like Cangyun, the combination of man and sword might help him pass the bottleneck. Therefore, he was determined to get the sword. And if he had a helper, his chances of winning might be greater.
Jin Wu finally made up his mind: "Okay, let's go together." He returned the Dan Ning Stone to Zhang Luan, "Since I have decided to trust you, you should keep this thing for yourself."
"No, no, no." Zhang Luan refused to take it back. "Keep it for me first. This is my sincerity. It won't be too late to return it to me when you get the Cangyun Sword."
Jin Wu was moved and finally stopped being suspicious, and the two of them immediately entered the Cangming Cave.
After crossing a stone bridge in a cave, a cave appeared in front of them. There was a river flowing very fast under their feet, and a waterfall on the other side of the river. They flew over the waterfall, and behind the water curtain was a complex karst cave. The karst cave was divided into two roads on the left and right by a huge stone pillar.
Zhang Luan said: "Those two people just came in not long ago, and we can still sense their presence here... They are heading to the right!"
Jin Wu walked to the left without saying a word.
Zhang Luan was anxious: "Oh, let's go right too. Since they chose the right side, maybe the road on the right is shorter."
"No!" Jin Wu refused without thinking, "Since they took the right road, we can only take the left road!" He could not go with those two people. If he helped them pass through the secret cave, but they snatched the sword away, how unfair would that be?
Seeing that Jin Wu was getting stubborn, Zhang Luan had no choice but to follow him to another path.
At this moment, Yi Xichen and his eldest grandson Zijun were walking quickly towards the depths of the cave. The demonic energy in this dark cave was very strong. Yi Xichen walked forward while carefully paying attention to his surroundings. Strangely, he did not see a demonic beast.
“Meow~~”
A cat meowed from deep inside the cave. Yi Xichen felt as if his eyes were blurred.
"Be careful." The eldest grandson, Zijun, said, "The cat demon is best at illusion."
He held the wooden sword in his hand and walked forward. There was clearly an empty road ahead, but his wooden sword suddenly hit something, so he stopped.
Yi Xichen reached out and touched it quickly. There seemed to be an invisible wall in front of them, blocking their way, but they could not see or touch it. Yi Xichen tried to wipe his eyes with his spiritual energy, but he still could not see the wall in front of him.
This is an illusion, which is more advanced than sleight of hand. Sleight of hand is to change an object or place into another appearance according to the intention of the caster. What the eyes see is all false; while in an illusion, what they see and hear is real, but it is just wrong. In other words, the wall they see is a real wall, and the road they see is also a real road. This is because the wall and the road should not end here.
Yi Xichen frowned and was thinking about how to break this illusion when suddenly his arm was yanked hard by someone and he was bumped into a strong chest.
The eldest grandson, Zijun, hugged his waist very intimately and held him tightly in his arms!
Yi Xichen had no doubt that the place where he was standing was attacked just now, and that his eldest grandson Zijun did this to protect him. He even felt that there seemed to be a demonic aura passing by just now. But the question was, if it was just for protection, why did he have to hold it so tightly? Even if he held it so tightly, what was that thing that was pressing against him? !
More importantly, why is it so hard every time he touches it? ! Does Zijun really want to complain? ?
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