Chapter 351 Taking the Sword and Entering the Palace
Chapter 351 Taking the Sword and Entering the Palace
Hua followed Chen Che's step out.
The jade sword seemed to be enraged, a brilliant light rose from it, and then countless sword qi overflowed from it. Immediately afterwards,
a sword rainbow several times larger than the previous one took shape again.
"It is better to attack than to defend!" Chen Che's heart moved
as he remembered the domain name of the first website: 𝕥𝕨𝕜𝕒𝕟.𝕔𝕠𝕞 . He guessed that this jade sword must be a powerful spiritual weapon. Now it is placed here, just relying on the formation to activate and fight back. Allowing yourself to be beaten passively is just a low-level strategy. Even if the cultivation of several people were to be improved by one level, they might not be able to resist. Any golden elixir inside will be torn into pieces by the endless sword energy. Thinking of this, Chen Che realized that he couldn't reach the end of the square with his remaining energy, so he simply waved his bare hands and chose to take the initiative to attack. "Hurry!" Chen Che shouted softly, and the flying swords floating in front of him began to hum, emitting rich sword energy. There is help from the sword energy inside the sword ball. Even if he was in danger, he was confident that he could lead everyone out of the square. Wow! As Chen Che flexed his hands, the flying swords gathered together and actually condensed together with the flow of light, turning into a giant sword that was integrated into one. But when the sword energy was formed, he was the first to attack! It was hard for everyone present to imagine how fast this sword was. As soon as Chen Che raised his right hand, an explosion was heard. What was left there was only an afterimage, and a white cloud exploded directly from the junction, and the ground collapsed in an instant. This raising of the hand seemed to be infinitely stretched in the eyes of everyone. Although it was only a moment, it seemed as if hundreds of years had passed, and even time seemed to have stopped. After a long time, the mighty sound of thunder finally reached everyone's ears. Boom! Hundreds of flying swords were bounced away because they could not withstand this force. "Crack!" But at the same time, in everyone's horrified gaze, the sword rainbow that was about to form was actually shattered on the spot. "Attack instead of defend. The best time to strike is before its sword rainbow is formed!" Meng Qianxun's eyes lit up. This is the disadvantage of a formation without human control. Although it is equally powerful, it lacks flexibility and has loopholes that can be exploited. Maybe this time it is really possible to cross the square and take down the jade sword. "Boom." After Jian Hong was defeated, the jade sword became more and more violent. Rays of light quickly emitted from the sword and then gathered together. The sword energy is more condensed and purer than before. Once they gather together, their power will be even more terrifying than before. "Boom!" However, with his previous experience, Chen Che directly gathered his sword and attacked, taking advantage of the sword rainbow to form and defeat it again with his sword energy. Immediately afterwards, the jade sword swayed from side to side, making a loud noise. "I've run out of tricks!" Chen Che chuckled, becoming more and more adept at it. Even the flying swords could disperse at will and attack directly according to the movement of their minds. Only the crisp sounds of "bang", "bang", and "bang" were heard, and the flying sword directly defeated the overflowing sword energy. but. The sword energy in the jade sword seemed endless. Even when Chen Che felt that his spiritual power was about to be exhausted, he finally reached the edge of the square. The jade sword suddenly shook, and the sword light became brighter and brighter, as if trying to mobilize the remaining strength in the body. "Come here!" Chen Che laughed loudly, bent his hand and clenched it. A mighty force quickly enveloped it and grabbed it directly in his hand. The entire sword formation was formed by this jade sword. As soon as the jade sword was in his hand, it was as if the power supply of a machine was cut off, and the sword energy emitted quietly stopped. However, the jade sword did not stop, but vibrated violently, as if it wanted to break free from Chen Che's hand at any time. "Did you really take it down? Meng Qianxun was stunned for a few moments. Seeing Chen Che's expression, he quickly looked around: "Be alert to avoid any accidents-" "Don't hang it up. This sword will form a formation when it falls to the ground." Chen Che threw the jade sword to Meng Changtu and immediately sat down cross-legged. Although the journey was easy, it was not easy to control the sword ball. Although his true energy was not consumed too much, his spiritual consciousness was extremely exhausted. He casually took out three soul-nourishing incense sticks and placed them in front of him, then quickly closed his eyes and rested. but. As soon as he came into contact with the jade sword, he was able to guess its effect from the runes on it at the first moment. "Yes, I got it." Upon hearing that the formation would be formed on the ground, Meng Changtu became extremely nervous. Moreover, it was restless in the palm of his hand, and even made a "humming" sound. He immediately sat down cross-legged and continued to make seals. The true essence turned into a seal, like a chain, and continuously wrapped around the jade sword. They didn't know the rules of using the jade sword, so it was better to seal it up. "Okay." After a tense half a minute, a jade sword blocked by countless rune chains appeared in front of everyone. Until then. Everyone felt relieved and looked at the jade sword. It is quite exquisite, the sword body is integrated, I don't know what kind of jade it is carved from, and it is covered with layers of patterns. The most crucial thing is its ability to form a formation when it lands on the ground. "Che'er, what are your plans next?" After a moment, seeing Chen Che open his eyes, Meng Qianxun asked calmly.
In the battle of Jinyun Valley, Chen Che killed eleven Jindan by himself. The world of cultivators has always judged heroes by their strength, so naturally he had to listen to the other party's arrangements at this time.
Xiao Chan and Meng Changtu on the side had no objection.
Chen Che glanced at Yu Jian and couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "What other arrangements can we make? Let's get together and clear the formation in the palace while searching for possible treasures."
"Don't be careless just because you have entered the palace. This is just the entrance, but it can stop more than a dozen Jindan. I believe the core area inside will be even more dangerous." "
Okay, that's exactly what I meant."
Meng Qianxun nodded.
The palace is dangerous. If you gather together, you will live, but if you disperse, you will die. No one knows what will happen next, so we naturally have to be more cautious.
Things to know.
Although many people jointly explore the secret realm, they still cannot completely entrust themselves to each other. Therefore, after entering the country, they immediately chose to act separately. Of course, this was also one of the reasons for the huge casualties while exploring the secret realm.
Of course, the greatest casualties were caused by the massacre caused by the treasures in the secret realm.
People die for money and birds die for food. This is never an empty saying.
Everyone took a short rest, and only moved forward after they had almost recovered.
Crossing the square is the main entrance.
The entire palace looks like a mountain gate. It can even be said that it is a sect founded by True Man Chixia alone.
The closed door seems to have sealed off a piece of history.
As expected.
There was also a seal on this gate. When everyone worked together to push open a crack in this 120-foot-tall wooden door, they saw what was inside and couldn't help but shrink their eyes.
"Run!"
Even Chen Che felt his scalp tingling and a chill sweeping through his body.
This is just like a group of thieves who went through so much trouble to pry open the door of a master's house, only to find a vicious tiger coiled behind the door.
No, even a tiger is no problem, this is a ferocious beast."
Chapter 352 Meeting Chixia
Chapter 352: Behind
the gap in the red clouds, there was a giant beast lurking.
Its shape is like a wolf.
It is over a hundred feet long and its entire body is blue. Lying behind the door, a pair of eyes stared straight at the gap in the door, and even those almond-shaped pupils reflected the faces of everyone!
Seeing this scene, who wouldn't be shocked, who wouldn't be afraid?
As they retreated violently, everyone attacked at the same time. The four Jindan and two foundation-building masters attacked with such ferocity that
their magic spells, spiritual weapons, flying swords, and soul-summoning banners covered the sky and earth and attacked.
Even at this time, everyone was ready to leave the palace directly.
but.
Unexpectedly, under the bombardment of the crowd, the giant beast did not move at all, but was beaten to its knees and fell directly to the ground.
"Wait a minute."
Seeing this scene, Meng Changtu and Xiao Chan shouted at the same time.
At the same time, everyone stopped.
"Dead!?"
Everyone looked at each other and saw that the giant beast was no longer alive.
The reason I was frightened just now was that I didn't notice it for a moment.
Chen Che lowered his head, found a piece of gravel, and threw it over, but there was no reaction.
"Let's go in and take a look!"
Meng Qianxun pondered for a moment, and still took the lead to step behind the door.
Seeing that there was no response, Chen Che followed.
"This is a two-tailed dragon wolf. It can reach the Nascent Soul stage when it grows up, and likes to be alone. Yes, most of the biographies of True Man Chixia have described it. There was once a True Lord of the Nascent Soul who gave him a dragon wolf cub in exchange for elixirs."
Meng Qianxun patted the wolf corpse, turned to Chen Che and said,
"It should be this one, but unfortunately, it doesn't seem to have grown up and seems to have starved to death here."
Chen Che nodded slightly.
Although this dragon wolf was huge in size, it was actually starved to the point of being a skeleton, as if it had only a layer of skin covering its body. Moreover, after being bombarded by the crowd, even the corpse was now in pieces.
There was a chain hanging around his neck, and the end of the chain extended to a white jade pillar about thirty feet long. At the end that was locked around its neck, there were still some turbulent runes left, although they were too weak to be seen.
With just one look, everyone roughly guessed what had happened to the two-tailed dragon wolf:
Obviously, it was locked here and unable to break free. Even a monster of this level would starve to death here.
"What a pity."
Meng Changtu sighed. As a beastmaster, he hated to see this the most.
Xiao Chan shook the soul-summoning flag, but failed to summon the soul of the two-tailed dragon wolf. Chen Xi also shook his head secretly. The body of the dragon wolf had been dead for too long, and all its energy had dissipated. Only an empty shell was left.
"When used to make pills, they can only be used as ingredients."
Chen Che also commented.
Perhaps the only valuable thing on this two-tailed dragon wolf is the chain.
Everyone worked together to remove the chains, collect the wolf corpse, and then walked inside.
Although it was just a false alarm, everyone became more vigilant. Whether it was the jade sword outside the palace or the double-tailed dragon wolf behind the door, they all demonstrated the profound heritage of this palace.
So we have to be careful.
Xuanwu Jinghai has rarely regained its tranquility. Since the war between Hunyuan Sect and Zhaixing Sect several years ago, the flesh and blood of the monks who died here attracted a large number of aquatic creatures to occupy here.
Many cultivators who make a living by fishing do not dare to go deep into Jinghai.
However, there are still some brave cultivators who brave the wind and waves and go out to sea.
at this time.
Deep in the quiet sea, thunderclouds suddenly rolled up. All I saw was a bowl-sized gap quietly appearing on the calm sea surface. Then, the gap expanded wildly as if it was connected to another world.
It spread out in the blink of an eye. All the aquatic creatures and spirit boats within its range of hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands of feet had no time to escape and were sucked into the whirlpool and torn to pieces on the spot.
It seemed as if all the water in the Sea of Tranquility was about to be swallowed up.
whoosh! whoosh! whoosh!
Dozens of figures rose into the sky from the vortex and hovered in the air.
Everyone was in a state of panic, their bodies soaked by sea water. It was obvious that in order to pass through the whirlpool, everyone had used all their strength, and even the sea water could not stop them.
After getting out of the water, everyone looked back at the whirlpool, some with dissatisfaction, some with regret, some with anger, and then they looked at each other with resentment.
However, both sides were quite restrained and did not fight.
"How do we settle this account? It was because of your people's actions that the mechanism was triggered. Now the entire palace is destroyed, and at least half of the treasures have not been taken away."
Du Zhongyi's face was full of coldness.
"What a joke!"
Patriarch Hunyuan raised his eyes slightly, showing no joy or anger:
"If we don't take action, will everyone die in the palace? That is the Taocan Soul-Devouring Sword Formation. Now the palace has not been completely destroyed. If you are unwilling, you can just go into the sea again."
Previously.
When everyone stepped into a palace, they accidentally triggered a sword formation and were all trapped inside. The sword formation's life gate is also the core of the formation that protects the palace.
In other words.
If you want to survive, you must destroy the palace. Otherwise, you will die in the sword formation.
Obviously.
This is the palace owner's last resort to protect the treasures in the palace. Knowing that there was no way to stop the tomb robbers from breaking into the palace, he simply forced everyone to make a choice between the two.
As he spoke these words, the whirlpool on the sea surface increased several times in size, even affecting the sky for hundreds of miles.
Under everyone's feet were rolling thunderclouds.
Even if they were far away, they could still feel the terrifying tearing force in the vortex. Without the Nascent Soul stage, once they stepped into it,
they would be torn to pieces in an instant.
And at the same time.
The center of the vortex leads directly to the bottom of the sea. Under the regretful gaze of everyone, the originally luxurious palace was turned into ruins under the terrifying water pressure and the tearing force of the vortex.
Even several relics that were emitting spiritual light were quietly extinguished in the vortex and eventually lost their spiritual energy. Obviously, under the Tietunling Sword Formation, all existence was reduced to nothing.
"Now that the palace has been destroyed, the original agreement no longer exists."
Du Zhongyi narrowed his eyes, and a light flashed in front of his eyes. A contract drawn by his spiritual consciousness appeared in the air, and then it shattered with a "click", turning into inches of golden light, and quietly dissipated in the air.
At the same time, everyone felt that the invisible restrictions seemed to be released.
That was an agreement that prohibited everyone from attacking each other while exploring the palace.
"Let's go!"
However, the other party had no intention of taking action. Instead, he just rolled up his robe, turned into a beam of light, and flew directly away from Xuanwu Jinghai.
On the Hunyuan Sect side, everyone looked at the gradually shrinking vortex and had no intention of stopping. The palace is ruined, its aura is gone, and not much is left. Moreover, most of them were injured.
After the other party left, he also rushed out quickly. Only after leaving the Sea of Tranquility did the speed slow down slightly.
"After returning to the sect this time, I plan to go into seclusion and sprint towards the Nascent Soul stage!
Suddenly, Patriarch Hunyuan spoke. In
fact, although the palace collapsed, everyone still gained a lot. After all, the resources in the residence of a Nascent Soul True Lord are still quite abundant. Everyone followed behind, all waiting for the other party's next words. Sure enough, they heard the other party say: "Duobao will be in charge of coordinating the sect during my seclusion." "Yes!" Duobao was not surprised to hear this order. As for the other Jindans, they were either surprised, puzzled, or thoughtful. at the same time. Zelin is the palace of True Man Chixia. Everyone stood on the cliff corner of a palace with carved railings and jade bricks, looking around. Chen Che's consciousness was also spreading everywhere. At this moment, his flying sword was circling around his body, and huge amounts of sword energy were waiting to be unleashed. The red dragon chain also surrounded his body, with tiny flying flames. It's not just him. Xiao Chan held the soul-calling flag in his hand, feeling surprised and doubtful at the same time. Meng Changtu, Meng Qianxun, Chen Xi, and Lu Qinglian were all fully armed and on high alert. However, there was no sign of fighting on their bodies. It has been three days since I entered the palace. They advanced from one palace to another without encountering any danger. Even the palaces that originally had some restrictions were never opened. It was as if someone was staying in the palace, so the doors of other rooms were open - of course. The weirdness of it is not like that. Inside this palace, everyone also felt a powerful spiritual consciousness, whose strength was even not weaker than that of the Great Perfection of the Golden Elixir. Even at the moment of contact, his spiritual sense vaguely revealed that they should quickly enter the temple. "How can there be such a huge spiritual consciousness? Could it be that True Man Chixia is not dead yet? Or, after his death, he transformed himself into a ghost cultivator?" Meng Qianxun looked solemn. When everyone heard this, they all looked surprised and suspicious. This is not a good thing, especially since the other party asked them to enter the hall quickly, which made everyone confused. He was worried that there might be a trap set for him deep inside the palace. and. They only had contact with that spiritual consciousness for a moment, but they felt an extremely heavy pressure, as if they were suppressed under Mount Tai. If it lasts any longer, even the soul will be completely shattered. "Uncertain." Chen Che shook his head slowly. When his spiritual sense came into contact with the other party just now, he did not feel that the other party had any ill intentions. Instead, he seemed a little excited and expectant: "Since we have been discovered by the other party, it is useless to hide anymore. It is better to walk in openly and see what tricks the other party wants to play--" "Okay!" His eyes gradually became clear, and Meng Changtu immediately gave up the idea of retreating. A cultivator's nature is to go against the will of heaven, and it is difficult for him to ascend to the great path steadily and safely. If you hesitate, you will miss the opportunity. After everyone had discussed it, they immediately used their skills to the extreme. Then, several figures rose into the air and quickly flew towards the depths of the palace. Less than half an incense stick of time later, Chen Che saw from afar a furnace that was about 20 to 30 feet high, standing in the palace. Under the alchemy furnace, an old man with white hair and beard was sitting cross-legged with his hands on the alchemy furnace, as if he was refining an elixir. When they saw the old man's appearance, everyone couldn't help but stop in a hurry. other side. It was True Man Chixia. However, he also ascended to heaven and no trace of his breath remained.
Chapter 353: Alchemy Furnace and Tree Demon
Chapter 353: The Alchemy Furnace and the Tree Demon
did not rush over immediately, but
waited on the roof for a while. The alchemy furnace had already been extinguished, and the Taoist Chixia who was sitting cross-legged in front of the furnace was also completely dead. But when Chen Che looked at it intently,
he felt a fierce aura coming towards him, which made people feel awe unconsciously.
The other party is the owner of this palace.
"It is indeed dead, and it looks like it has been dead for a long time, even longer than the two-tailed dragon wolf. I don't know how it died. But I wonder what kind of elixir is being refined in this furnace?"
Chen Che looked at it and thought.
Meng Qianxun, who was standing aside, stared at the alchemy furnace with shining eyes, not knowing what he was thinking. The other people also looked at the alchemy furnace in surprise, and then looked at True Man Chixia.
after all.
Everyone present had grown up listening to the legend of True Man Chixia, so when they saw the real him now, their expressions were inevitably complicated, and this was the scene. In the end, it was Meng Qianxun who suggested it, and everyone went down one after another.
However, he did not get too close. Instead, he waited for a moment to make sure there was no danger before moving closer.
"The grade of this furnace is not low, it is definitely more than level three, or level four? The rumors did not mention that True Man Chixia had this furnace..."
"I wonder what kind of elixir he is refining?"
"The furnace, could it be that he died suddenly while refining the elixir, or is this elixir beyond his limit?"
Everyone looked at True Man Chixia for a few times and soon lost interest in this dead legendary figure. What interested everyone most was the furnace in front of them.
Anyone who knew that a legendary figure died in front of the alchemy furnace thousands of years ago would have the same reaction.
Meng Qianxun gently stroked the huge cauldron, which was about seven or eight feet tall and as big as a small mountain. It was more exquisite and more majestic than anything he had seen in hundreds of years. Standing under the furnace, everyone was like ants.
Not only that, everyone even discovered that on one side of the furnace, there was a pile of spirit stones used as fuel. Even after hundreds of years, one can still judge the size of this furnace of pills from what one sees.
Although he is not an alchemist, everyone has heard that some alchemists exhaust their energy when refining pills -
"Using spirit stones as fuel, he is worthy of being a legendary alchemist -
?"
Lu Qinglian couldn't help but sigh.
She had heard Chen Che mention it before, spirit stones also exist as fuel, but most of them are used to purify flames.
"No, it is also possible that his life span has been exhausted. After all, he is too old.
Meng Changtu shook his head.
According to limited records, the time when True Man Chixia last appeared was about to reach the life span limit of a Jindan True Man. Many forces speculated that True Man Chixia died of old age. After some speculation, everyone couldn't help but look at Chen Che, after all, he was the only alchemist present.
"It's all possible."
Out of rigor, Chen Che did not give a definite answer.
However, he was most concerned about two points: whether the elixir in the furnace could be further refined. After all, the elixirs refined by such an existence that is worthy of being recorded in history are still very tempting.
Moreover, when they came here earlier, they also passed by several spiritual medicine gardens. It seemed that all the spiritual treasures in the medicine garden had been collected, and most of them were replaced by weeds or low-level spiritual medicines.
Some high-level spiritual trees and spiritual medicines have already died due to insufficient spiritual energy.
Those elixirs are probably all in this alchemy furnace.
The second point is the source of the previous spiritual consciousness.
After all, a cultivator who has reached the great perfection of the Golden Core is still something people are afraid of.
Could it be.
Are there other monks in this palace? Is he trapped somewhere in the palace, or is he staying inside this alchemy furnace? He tried to sense it with his spiritual sense, but was blocked by the alchemy furnace.
"Open it and take a look?"
After discussing it for a while, everyone finally decided to take a look inside the furnace. Even Chen Che nodded. He had always suspected that the divine consciousness was hiding inside the furnace.
Unfortunately, the other party's spiritual awareness level was not weak, and he was unable to track the other party's whereabouts.
"Okay."
Everyone immediately gathered in all directions and mobilized their true energy.
There was a loud "clang" and the cauldron was opened. A faint glow appeared, but it was very quiet, without any unexpected situation as imagined.
Chen Che leaped onto the edge of the stove, took one look and frowned, saying,
"What a pity—"
Upon hearing this, everyone jumped up one after another, like a bunch of rats surrounding an oil tank. However, after just one look, they understood what Chen Che meant by "what a pity".
The furnace was empty except for a pool of elixir at the bottom. After settling, it was no longer milky white, but like a clear spring.
As long as this furnace of elixir juice is condensed, the elixir will be ready.
Of course, countless people fail at this last step.
Meng Changtu stared at the pool of elixir for a moment, and finally asked what everyone was thinking:
"Che'er, can you continue refining this furnace of elixirs?"
"No."
Chen Che almost laughed and shook his head bluntly, "You think too highly of me. Continuing to refine requires very high alchemy skills. I haven't even refined this furnace of elixirs. Moreover, this furnace of elixir has been stopped for too long. I'm afraid that even if True Man Chixia came back to life, he wouldn't be able to continue refining it." "
Alchemy is not like cooking.
After turning off the fire, you can turn it on again after a while.
The changes in pharmacology are quite complicated, unless special alchemy techniques are used to seal the elixir, but there is also a time limit. It would be too difficult to make another batch of pills after hundreds of years.
After hearing Chen Che's explanation, everyone no longer had any expectations.
However, Xiao Chan asked what everyone was thinking:
"Can these elixirs be drunk?"
Chen Che was about to speak when he suddenly had an idea and looked back.
When everyone was wondering what was going on, they suddenly stopped what they were doing and looked over as if they sensed something. But when I looked up, I could see nothing but a huge forest.
"Come again?"
"The previous consciousness, is he in the woods?"
"Zhenren Chixia is dead, how come there is a second Golden Elixir Great Perfection in this palace—"
Everyone looked at each other, and were very nervous.
The previous moment, everyone was still immersed in the elixir in the alchemy furnace, but the next moment they were pulled back to reality by this huge divine consciousness. They were still in the palace of this legendary alchemist, and no one knew what was inside.
"Che'er?"
Feeling the huge spiritual consciousness retreating, Meng Qianxun was in a trance for a moment and turned to look at Chen Che.
Although.
He has the longest seniority here, but the one with the strongest power is still Chen Che, so naturally he has to seek advice when encountering such things.
"We've been noticed, so we might as well stop hiding."
Chen Che pondered for a moment, "Let's go and take a look. The other party's spiritual consciousness appeared twice, so he should not be an ordinary existence. No matter if he is an enemy or a friend, a human or a ghost, we have to go and see him."
Everyone looked at each other and agreed.
"What about this alchemy furnace?"
Meng Changtu was a little reluctant. Even if the elixir liquid was not drinkable, the quality of the alchemy furnace was high enough. Not only him, but everyone present guessed that it was of the fourth level. It is very likely that this alchemy furnace is the most valuable item in the palace.
"Put it there for now."
Before Chen Che could say anything, Old Man Meng had already spoken, pointing at Lin Nei:
"If the person inside doesn't allow us to take it, we can't take it away. If we take it, we might even break a taboo. Even if we get nothing, it's okay, we have to retreat safely."
Chen Che nodded.
It can be said that this group of familiar people are all gathered in this palace. If they are all caught in one fell swoop, Jinyun Valley, the Meng family, and
the Chen family will probably be wiped out.
It is better to be safe than sorry.
If there is no problem, they can still come back and take the furnace away.
If there is a problem, you have to just bear with it.
Behind the palace, there was only a bamboo forest. The bamboos in the forest were dense and hundreds of feet high, like jade pillars rising into the sky.
Of course, it is not ordinary bamboo, but Taibai Jade Bamboo. This is a third-grade, mid-quality spiritual bamboo. Its shape is as its name suggests and it has a wide range of uses. However, it is a bit fragile. Even if the grade is high enough, it can only be made into a low-quality third-grade weapon at best.
Of course, most of it is used as fuel.
Everyone moved forward slowly. The terrain here was not complicated, but because of the presence of an unknown golden elixir master, everyone was cautious.
What's more, we don't know whether they are enemies or friends.
Chen Che thought it would take some more effort, but he didn't expect to find the target so quickly.
"What is that?"
His eyes narrowed slightly.
At the end of the bamboo forest, there suddenly appeared a huge willow tree hundreds of feet high. Its leaves were as crystal clear as jade, and countless willow branches hung down naturally, like a green waterfall.
There was no wind in the forest, but countless willow branches were swaying slightly. It was impossible not to notice it, and it gave people an extraordinary feeling.
"Willow demon?"
Everyone looked at each other and couldn't help but show surprise.
Before this, everyone had thought of various possibilities, but they never expected that what was waiting for them was a willow demon. Although we have seen a lot of the world, we rarely deal with such beings.
After all, the requirements for the birth of tree demons are more stringent than those of monsters, and most of the birth is just chance.
after all.
It is not an easy task to make the tree demon develop self-awareness.
Even the peach tree monster of the Meng family was extremely weak. If it were a demon beast or a cultivator, its realm would be only the first level of Qi Chain, and it was impossible to communicate at all. But now there appears a willow tree monster with the spiritual consciousness of the Golden Core Great Perfection realm -
"What should we do?"
"I didn't expect that the owner of the spiritual consciousness is actually this thing—"
"The tree monster is not easy to approach!"
Everyone looked at each other, and for a moment, no one dared to get close.
"Do you want to kill it?"
Xiao Chan tightly grasped the soul-summoning flag.
The others looked at each other, and most of them had the same plan.
Although the willow demon did not show any attacking attitude, no one dared to act rashly.
The strength of the tree demon fluctuates greatly.
Some tree monsters may only have a realm - but some of them have strengths far beyond their realm.
Just as they were thinking about it, the little chick suddenly flapped its wings and flew over. In front of everyone's shocked gaze, it folded its wings and landed directly on the tree top, twisting its body as if it was looking for a comfortable position.
Chen Che couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, as if he was a little surprised:
"You want to leave with us?"
Chapter 354: Capturing the Tree Demon, Chixia's Death
Chapter 354: Capturing the Tree Monster, Chixia Miliu.
Tree monsters are just like monsters in that they are not good people.
There are many records about this in the world of cultivators. There is a peach tree monster that can transform into a maze and absorb people's essence. There is also a locust tree monster that raises ghosts to cultivate.
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. Like monsters, every tree monster that becomes a monster is at the top of the food chain.
Mortals, monks, birds and beasts can all be eaten.
To monsters, cultivators are like tonics. The same is true for tree monsters. Even if the Ksitigarbha Tree has not yet become a monster, it can use its essence and blood to shorten its growth cycle.
maybe.
The other party released his spiritual sense repeatedly, deliberately luring everyone into the trap. A tree demon with the spiritual consciousness of the Golden Core Great Perfection level definitely has enough strength to catch everyone here in one fell swoop.
Therefore, when the little chick landed on the willow tree, everyone was alert, fearing that it would suddenly attack. As a result, Chen Che suddenly spoke, which was inevitable.
Everyone turned to look.
"So that's it!"
After closing their eyes and communicating for a while, Chen Che nodded slightly.
Through communication with spiritual consciousness, he learned that the willow monster was not originally here. It originally lived on the edge of a lake. After who knows how many years, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck it, directly helping it escape from its ignorant and confused experience.
There are countless sunrises and sunsets, some are calm, and some are turbulent. Monsters made their nests on it, and cultivators tried to split its body open to take out its core. It also grew taller and bigger.
But until one day, a group of monks suddenly broke into the lakeside. It fought hard but was defeated and was finally pulled out of the soil, and all its cultivation was sealed. After changing hands a few times, it was planted here.
certainly.
Even the immobile tree demon yearns for freedom.
Although the palace is huge, it is located deep in the swamp and is hidden from the sun. And there was no living being with which he could communicate. To the tree demon, it was no different from a larger prison.
"What should we do?"
"Are we really going to take it away?"
"What if it backfires? With our strength, who can suppress it?"
After hearing Chen Che's description, everyone was surprised and started discussing.
Especially Meng Qianxun and Meng Changtu, as beastmasters, they naturally know that wild monsters are actually very difficult to tame.
If it is not cultivated since childhood, or the strength is absolutely suppressed, it is difficult to make the other party bow down.
So the other party's initiative was really beyond everyone's expectations.
It's like you are in the wild and you suddenly encounter a tiger, and it asks you to lead it out of the mountains. A normal person's first reaction is not surprise, but worry about being eaten by the other party and the subsequent troubles of being taken out of the mountains.
"Are you willing to sign the contract?"
Meng Qianxun asked. The other party's tree trunk shook, obviously unwilling. After thinking for a while, he asked again:
"Who are you willing to go with?"
After saying this, everyone was a little nervous, and then looked at him with some expectation.
Although the risks are huge.
But the benefits are equally great. If there is a tree demon of this level stationed in the family, its value is no less than a mountain protection formation. If it can be done, it is naturally acceptable to take some risks.
Under everyone's regretful gaze, the willow demon swayed a few willow branches and pointed at the little chick on its body.
When everyone saw it, they were not surprised.
after all.
Tree spirits also have the habit of living with other creatures, and some of them coexist harmoniously with other beasts. The result could be guessed from the fact that the little chick landed directly on the willow demon
and the other party did not object and even showed an intimate gesture.
"I can take you away and plant you here. Are you satisfied?"
Seeing the gaze looking at him, Chen Che pondered for a moment, then took a step forward and used his spiritual sense to draw the scene in Jinyun Valley. Of course, he thought the same as everyone else. If you want to take the willow demon away, you naturally have to plant it in your own backyard.
If the other party is unwilling, then you have to consider whether it is worth it.
The willow demon gave a slight sign of confirmation, then immediately danced around to make a promise.
Seeing this, Chen Che spoke again:
"Of course, we must sign a contract. This is an equal contract. I will not control you at will, but the premise is that once you live here, you are not allowed to harm any living creature in the valley, and of course you are not allowed to harm us before that.
"
The golden contract drawn by divine consciousness has slowly emerged in the air.
Everyone looked nervous.
No one dared to treat the other party as just a tree. Anyone who could cultivate to this level should be called a fellow Taoist by everyone present. The opponent's strength is no worse than those two from Hunyuan Sect and Zhaixing Gate.
The process was smooth. Under everyone's nervous gaze, the Willow Demon seemed to have finished reading the contract and signed it without any hesitation.
As soon as the contract was signed, the willow demon immediately became anxious:
"When will you take me out?"
"Wait a moment."
As soon as the contract was signed, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, at least they would not be threatened. Chen Che also became curious about the species of this willow tree. If it was a special kind of tree demon, he would make a fortune.
Monsters have bloodlines, and tree monsters naturally have different types as well.
Its category, like the qualifications of a cultivator, determines the upper limit of the realm.
Unfortunately, after Chen Che circled the willow tree monster a few times, he discovered that he did not have such incredible luck. It was just an ordinary willow tree monster. It was because he was accidentally struck by lightning that his spiritual consciousness was awakened, and he embarked on the path of demon cultivation.
But the tree demon has this advantage: its lifespan is definitely among the best among all living creatures, and it has plenty of time to improve its cultivation level.
certainly.
Nothing is absolute, and the tree demon will also run out of life one day.
After finding out that the other party was just an ordinary tree species, Chen Che simply gave up his boring expectations and turned his attention back to the entire palace:
"When did True Man Chixia die? What else is there in this palace? Don't worry, we will take you away after we search this palace."
The willow demon did not hide anything, but told the story intermittently about everything that happened in True Man Chixia's last moments:
it was transplanted here when True Man Chixia was in his prime, and the palace was quite lively at that time, with not only flowers and plants everywhere, but also some rare and exotic animals.
There were even quite a few monks who came here to pay their respects.
However, as time went on, the aura of True Man Chixia gradually diminished. Later, True Man Chixia sealed up the palace, and he himself was not often in the palace. He often went out, and every time he came back, he was extremely tired.
The spiritual treasures in the palace were missing one by one, and were replaced by a large number of spiritual stones and various strange and bizarre spiritual objects. Then one day, the other party suddenly picked up all the spiritual treasures in the palace and threw them into the alchemy furnace.
He even wanted to throw it into the furnace, but since he was no match for it, he had to give up in the end.
Then.
It saw that True Man Chixia had been sitting in front of the alchemy furnace, with flames raging every day. I don't know how long it took, but the breath of True Man Chixia was extinguished along with the flames. Then, the entire palace was completely sealed here, never to see the light of day again, until this moment.
"It seems that True Man Chixia was about to die, and was preparing to condense his Nascent Soul in one fell swoop before he died. However, he used up his last bit of vitality during the process of refining the
elixir." Meng Qianxun speculated after listening to the description of the Willow Demon.
"All the valuable things have been used to make pills. Doesn't that mean our trip was in vain?"
Meng Changtu said somewhat dissatisfiedly.
What everyone was thinking about was all the treasures left by a Jindan Dayuan master, but now they were told that all the valuable things had long been squandered by him.
"This palace is not small, there must be a lot of valuable things. We should be able to find some if we search." Chen Che said casually, "Besides, this Taibai Jade Bamboo Forest alone is worth a lot of money."
Even though the Taibai Jade Bamboo is inferior among the spiritual objects of the same level, the number is huge.
These things are not treasures to True Man Chixia, but they are definitely valuable to them. Just like the garbage that the foundation-building masters look down upon, it may be a treasure that the Lianqi cultivators cannot obtain.
Now.
The crowd then dispersed and began searching the palace.
As expected, such a thorough search yielded quite a few abandoned spiritual weapons and spiritual herbs growing in the ruins. However, the most valuable thing is the elixir liquid in the alchemy furnace.
This is the last batch of elixirs that True Man Chixia used his half-life savings to refine.
Everyone turned around and landed in front of the alchemy furnace like mice stealing oil.
"Come."
Chen Che hooked his finger and a drop of spiritual liquid flew out and was swallowed into his mouth. Under the nervous gaze of everyone, he nodded after a moment:
"I have never come into contact with elixirs of this level, so I have no way to judge. It is very likely an elixir for condensing the Nascent Soul and enhancing lifespan. However, these spiritual liquids contain enormous spiritual power. Just this one drop is at least equivalent to the true essence condensed from half a year of hard practice."
One drop is equivalent to half a year of practice.
Everyone's gaze towards the spiritual liquid suddenly became heated.
Especially Meng Changtu and Meng Qianxun, since they reached the Jindan realm, they have to practice hard on a daily basis to gather a little bit of true energy. Although there is not much elixir in this pool, it weighs at least several kilograms.
At that moment, everyone divided the elixir and the rest of the treasures. Chen Che then came to the willow demon and said,
"I will take you away now. Don't resist from now on.
After getting an affirmative answer from the other party, Chen Che took out the yellow gourd:
"Rise!"
He sank his mind into his dantian, and the rich true energy quickly gushed out and poured into the gourd. Suddenly, a huge suction force wrapped up the willow monster and lifted it up heavily.
In an instant, the ground seemed to collapse, and countless intricate roots as thick as louse dragons were pulled out by the roots, spreading to almost half of the bamboo forest. With a sound of crushing dry wood and rotten wood, it was directly put into the gourd.
Seeing this, Chen Che's nervous expression finally relaxed. Then, everyone walked around the palace a few more times to make sure that nothing was left out, and then they left the palace decisively.
Chapter 355 Return to the Valley, Duobao Letter
Chapter 355 Return to the Valley, Duobao Letter
Half an hour later, everyone returned to Zelin.
"It's over."
Meng Qianxun looked back and glanced at the bottomless swamp under his feet.
This exploration trip lasted about a year in total. However, the actual time spent in the palace was only seven or eight days. Although the harvest was not as much as expected, it was enough to surpass a hundred years of accumulation.
It's just a pity that there is one valuable item that cannot be taken away:
the palace!
"The palace can't be taken away."
Meng Qianxun naturally knew what everyone was thinking, and said directly: "Master Chixia's palace is recorded in many books,
and now there is only an empty shell left. There is no need to take it away."
Of course.
The reason for saying this is because this palace was refined into a spiritual weapon. It can be big or small, can be carried with you, and wherever you put it, that is the cave.
Many independent cultivators do this. They settle in a place and then set up a palace.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for True Man Chixia to carry around a palace that is thousands of acres in size. Of course the main reason is that they did not find the core of the palace, so they naturally could not take it away.
"I'm just a little regretful. If the palace shows up, it will definitely bring disaster." Meng Changtu laughed and rubbed his storage ring. "I've gained a lot on this trip. It's not good to be too greedy.
Don't forget that there are still many Jindan who are looking for the palace of True Man Chixia. Once the news gets out, everyone will be scrambling, and even we will not be able to resist it."
"Yes, spreading it will only attract the attention of those who are interested. What should we do with this palace?"
Xiao Chan affirmed and asked, "Destroy it?"
"It's a hot potato, why not just leave it here."
Chen Che said casually, "Anyway, all our traces have been wiped out. The most urgent thing is to leave this place first."
One day later.
In the forest at the back mountain of Jinyun Valley, everyone from Chixia Zhenren's palace gathered here again. Although they had left the palace, there were still many things to deal with, the most important of which was the willow demon.
In order to ensure that no accidents happened, everyone followed.
"Go!"
Chen Che raised his hand and waved it. A bright light came out of the gourd's mouth, and a willow tree monster about seventeen or eighteen feet in size was quickly spit out.
"Be careful, or the other party might attack—"
Xiao Chan tightly grasped the soul-summoning flag.
Everyone nodded slightly.
Those who are not of our race must have different hearts, and no one knows whether the other party will forcibly tear up the contract.
As soon as the willow monster touched the ground, its thick roots suddenly came alive, like powerful dragons suddenly plunging into the ground, and the tangled roots even made the surrounding ground bulge high.
Accompanied by a series of "crackling" sounds, all the surrounding trees were seen being pushed apart.
Every time the roots penetrated a foot deeper, the willow demon's body would expand by three points. It was obvious that its true size was not what it had before in the palace.
Crash—
such a huge movement startled countless birds and beasts in the forest, causing them to flap their wings and flee in all directions. The disciples in the valley were even more shocked to find that the stones under their feet were bouncing. Even the monks in the market town could hear a loud rumbling sound, as if a giant beast was wriggling underground.
"Don't worry, it must be Valley Master Chen who is practicing."
"He is a Jindan Zhenren, this formation is still small—"
If it were in other areas, such a commotion would probably have frightened the cultivators to death, and they would have been speculating endlessly.
But the cultivators in the market town just glanced sideways and then went back to doing their own things.
"What is Valley Master Chen doing?"
Lin Mobai drank his wine and looked at the valley gloomily.
This drastic change lasted for a whole incense stick before it stopped.
In the valley.
Everyone looked at the willow demon in front of them in shock.
In just one incense stick, the opponent's body size suddenly increased to sixty-seven feet, just like a green hill. The hanging willow branches sway in the wind, and from a distance they look like a green waterfall.
"Good fellow—"
Meng Qianxun's eyelids twitched slightly.
The growth in size did not surprise him. What really shocked him was that through his spiritual perception, he could clearly sense that the willow monster's roots were so intricate that they almost occupied the entire underground of the Jinyun Valley.
It is even spreading outward little by little.
Strictly speaking.
The size of this willow monster is larger than most monsters.
"Fortunately, it wants to leave the palace and has no ill will towards us, otherwise the consequences would be unpredictable..."
Staring at the willow tree demon, Chen Xi couldn't help but sigh.
Although she had not experienced the dangers of the previous few times, it did not prevent her from knowing how terrifying this tree demon was.
At the same time, she was envious.
If this willow monster is planted in Jilei Mountain, it will be like having a natural protection.
"Fortunately, no accidents occurred."
Chen Che secretly breathed a sigh of relief. What he was most worried about was that the willow demon was too overbearing and wanted to directly occupy the forest or plunder the spiritual energy of this world. Now it seems that the other party is still quite law-abiding.
Just push away the trees around you and leave yourself a place to take root.
From the outside, this willow tree looks no different than just a little bigger.
In the next few days, everyone shared the proceeds from the trip to the palace. Apart from the elixir and the willow demon, there were also the jade sword,
A furnace, millions of spirit stones, a Taibai Jade Bamboo Forest, and some spiritual tools, spiritual herbs, and pills.
There aren't many high-level ones, but they are too messy and too numerous. And it's not good for others to interfere in this matter, so I have been counting it these days.
What Chen Che wanted most was the alchemy furnace.
However, when he brought it up, no one had any objection. Instead, they all agreed that this alchemy furnace should belong to Chen Che. It would be useless in their hands. If it was in Chen Che's hands, they could still benefit from it.
Now that he had obtained the alchemy furnace, Chen Che no longer had any desire to covet the remaining things.
"This is definitely a fourth-level or higher alchemy furnace. I wonder what effect it has. I really want to use it to refine some pills—"
Touching the mountain-high alchemy furnace, Chen Che did not hesitate to look at anything, but directly looked at the cauldron.
"Is it necessary to make the alchemy furnace so big? I wonder if anyone has ever refined living things in it. A biography wrote that True Man Chixia once put a giant scorpion into the alchemy furnace with some auxiliary materials, and refined a furnace of elixirs in public--" "
However, I should not need this alchemy furnace now, the Chixia Ding should be enough."
The role of an alchemy furnace for an alchemist is naturally self-evident.
Just because it's of high grade doesn't necessarily mean it's good.
"Che'er will get 40% of these Taibai Jade Bamboos, our Meng family will get 30%, and Xiao Chan, Lu Qinglian, and Chen Xi will each get 10%. Have you counted the number of these spirit stones? They are all--"
Chen Che was sizing up the alchemy furnace while Meng Qianxun and others behind him were also dividing up other things.
Although.
Chen Che had previously made it clear that the remaining items were dispensable, but everyone was still determined to give them to him as previously agreed. The entire hall was sealed off behind a silent barrier.
The things taken out from the palace were spread all over the floor without any care.
If these things were put out there, it would definitely make many Jindan jealous.
"I've already said it—"
Hearing the voice, Chen Che smiled bitterly and turned around.
"Rules are rules. If it wasn't you who discovered this palace, we can't take anything. None of us are alchemists, so it's useless to take the alchemy furnace. Don't forget to dig for people when you drink water. If anyone of us discovers ruins or palaces in the future, we will follow these rules."
Meng Qianxun made the decision.
"Valley Master, someone from the Hunyuan Sect has arrived."
Chen Che smiled and was about to speak when there was a knock on the door and Hu Yao's voice came from outside the hall.
Everyone in the hall who had been relaxing could not help but sit up straight, their eyes filled with surprise and doubt.
"Where is he?"
"He has entered the valley."
"Please ask him to go to the meeting room. I will be there later."
Glancing at the spiritual stones and spiritual objects all over the ground, Chen Che signaled everyone to be patient and he would be back soon. When he walked into the meeting room,
he immediately saw an old acquaintance, Tang Linli.
His younger brother Tang Lintao was on duty in Hunyuan City. He once mistakenly intercepted a chick and mobilized the city defense forces to eliminate the monsters outside the city.
"Mr. Chen, sorry to bother you."
Seeing Chen Che coming, Tang Linli quickly stood up with a smile.
"Deacon Tang, why are you here this time?"
Chen Che bowed and asked.
Tang Linli is the deacon of Hunyuan Sect, and his status is equivalent to Ding Fei. However, the Hunyuan Sect is a large and powerful family with many great deacons like Tang Linli, and above them there is a chief who is in charge.
"Following the sect's orders."
Tang Linli slowly pushed a piece of letter engraved with countless runes in front of Chen Che.
Chen Che took a quick look and was not surprised. Since he became a priest of Hunyuan Sect, he had to obey their orders. Naturally, he would not be too surprised that it was not delivered until this time.
"No problem."
Without opening it in public, Chen Che smiled and handed over a storage bag, "Thank you for trouble, Deacon Tang, to make this trip. These spirit stones will be considered as tea money."
Seeing this, Tang Linli quickly declined. After some tug of war, he finally accepted it.
But when he scanned with his spiritual sense, he found that the bag was filled with nearly ten thousand spirit stones, and he couldn't help but be shocked. This valley master
is truly extremely generous.
"Mr. Chen, you don't know what happened in Hunyuan Sect recently, right?"
Tang Linli felt that he should do good deeds.
What happened in Hunyuan Sect?
This thought flashed through his mind, and Chen Che asked without changing his expression: "Please be frank, Deacon Tang, I have been in seclusion most of this time, and I am not aware of what is happening in the outside world—"
Except for the period when the Chen family was established, Chen Che always announced to the outside world that he was in seclusion.
"It's actually not a big deal."
Tang Lin glanced at Chen Che with caution, then explained in a low voice: "The sect master and his men have returned from Xuanwu Jinghai. After returning, the sect master announced to the public that he would go into seclusion, and then let Elder Duobao serve as the acting sect master."
At this point, he tapped his fingers lightly:
"This letter--"
Chen Che lowered his head, glanced at the letter covered with runes, his eyes slightly focused.
The sect leader went into seclusion.
Duobao came to cause trouble openly?