Chu Chen felt that this method of disguising themselves as captives and sending them to the immortal crystal mine as laborers was the fastest way to sneak into the immortal crystal mine.
Other than this, the group had no other choice.
Chu Chen looked around. Xuan Ke, Lan Xuan, Shi Yuyan and the others all agreed with this plan.
Blue Robed Old Zhao revealed an awkward expression. His gaze repeatedly sized up Shi Yuyan, then he smiled bitterly and cupped his hands. "This fairy's looks are peerless. If you disguise yourself as a laborer and enter a place like the mine, I'm afraid you'll encounter a lot of trouble."
Everyone was startled for a moment, then a meaningful smile appeared on their faces.
To be honest, with Shi Yuyan's peerless beauty, she didn't even look like a laborer.
This kind of beauty could be said to be at the level of a fairy from the ninth heaven. If she went to a place full of labourers, she would either be pestered by the labourers or taken away by the supervisors to enjoy.
Thinking about it, if Shi Yuyan went to the immortal crystal mine to mine, it would definitely cause the situation to go completely out of control and cause a riot.
"This is only a small matter."
Shi Yuyan's cold eyes suddenly flashed. A layer of dazzling white light suddenly lit up around her, covering her entire body.
It made everyone feel incomparably dazzled, and they all used their hands to cover their eyes.
When the white light dissipated, Shi Yuyan had already changed into an ordinary green dress.
That devastatingly beautiful face had also undergone a great change.
At this moment, Chu Chen looked at Shi Yuyan. At most, she could only be counted as a delicate and pretty little girl. She was far from being a heavenly beauty.
Everyone was shocked. Chu Chen's eyes also flashed with a trace of astonishment.
Looking at Shi Yuyan now, her eyes, eyebrows, nose, and other facial features didn't seem to have any obvious changes. Her face was still the same, but it no longer had the same breathtaking feeling that made people's hearts race at first glance.
This kind of beauty concealing technique could be said to be at the peak of perfection.
Clearly, her essence hadn't changed, but her temperament made a peerless beauty look like an ordinary delicate beauty.
Old Zhao nodded in shock, praising Shi Yuyan's transformation endlessly. In the end, it was Chu Chen who reminded and urged him to lead the group on their way.
The group of five first passed through the bustling streets of the Fantasy Spirit City and arrived at the back of the mountain where there was no one.
Old Zhao took out something that looked like a flute from his chest. He put it in his mouth and blew on it, but nothing happened around him.
There was silence all around.
Just as Lan Xuan couldn't help but ask what he was up to, Chu Chen gestured for him to keep quiet.
At this moment, the pile of rocks in front of them suddenly churned like a tide. A large amount of soil and stone chips began to surge out, and a gray lizard head slowly poked out. Its pupils were dark blue and cold, with a metallic luster. When it opened its mouth, its interlaced white canine teeth were abnormally sharp.
Soon, it completely emerged from the ground. Its body was about ten meters long, and its entire body was covered in iron-gray scales. Its back was extremely broad and thick.
It was fierce and agile, as if it was more like a leopard than a mountain lizard.
Whoosh!
Chu Chen heard the soil around them churning, and soon, four more gray lizards emerged from the ground. Then, they lined up in front of the group in a well-trained manner.
"These are Mountain Coiling Spirit Lizards. They specialize in climbing mountains and digging holes. Right now, the King Beast is running rampant in the Small Immortal Realm, especially in the direction we're heading to. There are many King Beasts in the air, so I've prepared a few Mountain Coiling Spirit Lizards for everyone. They're all the strongest traveling divine tools in the Small Immortal Realm."
Even though Old Zhao was full of praises for the mounts he provided, everyone was still doubtful about the effectiveness of these Mountain Coiling Spirit Lizards.
However, when everyone sat on their own Mountain Coiling Spirit Lizards, the doubts in their hearts faded away.
This was because the Mountain Coiling Spirit Lizards ran at an unimaginably fast speed, but they were also exceptionally stable. Sitting on their backs, they almost didn't feel any bumps.
No matter whether they were climbing mountains or digging holes underground, they were all unusually stable. Chu Chen felt as if he was sitting on a gust of wind.
This gust of wind blew over mountains, cut through rocks, and crossed rivers without stopping.
The five of them were like five gusts of wind as they traveled through the vast wilderness. They crossed mountains and rivers, crossed one mountain after another, and passed by one stronghold after another.
They also evaded one King Beast after another.
The one that left the deepest impression on Chu Chen was when they were passing through a huge lake in the forest. They startled a nine-headed ice dragon, and as a result, the entire lake was sealed in ice. Everyone's Mountain Coiling Spirit Lizards ran away at full speed.
Breaking through ice, climbing trees, leaping over cliffs, they were as fast as lightning, bringing everyone out of danger.
Chu Chen discovered that the deeper they went into the Small Immortal Realm, the more desolate it became. The footprints of human cultivators also became rarer.
If they didn't look for human strongholds on purpose, they would almost always be swallowed up by the vast green sea!
Furthermore, Chu Chen also discovered that the deeper they went, the more powerful the King Beast they encountered. However, whether the King Beast was stronger or weaker made no difference to Chu Chen and the others.
This was because they would only be killed in an instant.
The deeper they went, the more primitive it became. They encountered more complete ruins, and the proportion of life forbidden zones also increased.
However, even though there were more detours than Chu Chen expected, they still took two days less than Chu Chen expected to reach the end. It only took them thirteen days.
Under Old Zhao's guidance, everyone cut through the thistles and thorns and arrived at a grey forest. This forest, from the tree trunks to the leaves, was so white that it made people feel like they were seeping through.
A sinister aura pervaded this forest.
After everyone left the Mountain Spirit Lizards, the Mountain Spirit Lizards burrowed back into the surrounding soil, as if they had never existed.
Everyone waited in front of the forest as Old Zhao said.
Not long after, a figure slowly moved towards them from the depths of the grey forest.
Lan Xuan couldn't help but feel nervous. He wanted to ask if this sinister place was a human or a ghost.
However, when he saw Chu Chen's indifferent expression, he swallowed his words.
The newcomer stopped three feet away from everyone. Chu Chen raised his head and looked over. This young male cultivator looked to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. He was dressed in white and his face was extremely cold. He emitted an aura that kept people at a distance of a thousand miles.
He looked down at everyone as if he was looking at a group of ants.
Old Zhao hurriedly bowed to the white-robed man and nodded slightly.
"The four of them are going to enter the immortal crystal mine?"
"Yes, yes."
The white-robed man scanned everyone expressionlessly. "Listen up. Before entering the immortal crystal mine, I have a few things to tell you."
"Please speak, sir." Old Zhao's expression was extremely humble.
"Firstly, I'm only responsible for bringing you in. As for what you will encounter inside, I won't care and can't care. After entering, we will be strangers. You can't look for me if anything happens. Otherwise, according to the rules inside, if you harass me, I can only kill you."
His expression was cold and business-like, which made Lan Xuan shudder.
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