"Why are these two here?" When Lu Xiaotian's gaze swept through the crowd, he unexpectedly discovered that Xiang Hua and Joe Yu were also mixed in. Seeing that Joe Yu's face seemed to have many more spots and his appearance had changed slightly, Lu Xiaotian was slightly relieved.
If she didn't make some changes, her appearance and temperament alone would be enough to attract many people's covetous gazes. After all, she was only an early Foundation Establishment cultivator. In the Scarlet Abyss Continent, where experts were numerous, she was still in the middle to low levels.
Joe Yu looked around and sized up all the strange things around him with a curious expression. Xiang Hua, on the other hand, appeared much more mature. Occasionally, he would chat with the Jin Dan cultivators. Most of the time, he was silent, but sometimes he would size up the group of people in the convoy.
It seemed that the two of them had been staying well during this period of time. Lu Xiaotian faintly smiled. For the time being, he had no intention of informing the two of them. First of all, what he wanted to do was not simple. After all, the Yuan Clan was one of the ten great cultivation clans in the Xiang Country. There were many experts in the clan. Now that he wanted to reach out to Yuan Jing, if he exposed his relationship with the two of them too early, it was very likely that he would implicate them.
Apart from Joe Yu and Xiang Hua, the other person he knew was Zhao Li. Junwang Consort Huya had also taken the appearance changing pill he provided and was at the back of the group. Lu Xiaotian naturally did not completely trust Yuchi Yu, this temporary partner of his. Although Huya's strength was ordinary, she was still a Nascent Soul cultivator and could be considered his spy.
"What does Yuan Jing want to do? As a Nascent Soul cultivator, if he wants to go to Xiang Du, it would be much faster for him to go alone. Why does he need to bring so many burdens? "Lu Xiaotian asked as he looked at the bloated convoy.
"The convoy is transporting blue maple sand. I heard that several decades ago, in an auction in Xiang Du, three Shadow Headless Corpses appeared. They were bought by a mysterious person and were sealed in the Ten Thousand Year Ice Cavern in Xiang Du. With so much blue maple sand, it's very likely that it has something to do with the three Shadow Headless Corpses. "
Yuchi Yu narrowed his eyes.
"Shadow Headless Corpse? No wonder. "Lu Xiaotian's heart trembled. Blue Maple Sand was a kind of spiritual item used to refine the Shadow Headless Corpse. It was extremely strange, but it did not have many strange characteristics. After a large amount of blue maple sand was absorbed, the Shadow Headless Corpse's body would become extremely sturdy, and the effect of ordinary methods to restrain corpse monsters would be greatly reduced.
However, blue maple sand had to be extracted from spirit ores. These ores were extraordinarily heavy, and were not easy to store in a spatial ring, much less a storage bag. Even a group of Immortal Cultivators could only use this extremely primitive method of transportation. They were being dragged along the ground by a large number of spirit beasts.
They passed through the Great Scarlet State and entered the Ice Stream Valley, which was located to the north of the state.
Ice sculptures were everywhere in the valley, and the ground was frozen. Patches of ice type spirit wood were swaying in the cold wind.
Even for spirit beasts, it was extremely strenuous for them to drag the heavy Blue Maple Sand forward. Every 500 kilometers, they would need to take a short break. However, to pass through the Ice Stream Valley in one go, one needed to conserve energy in advance. Even the outer area of Ice Stream Valley was cold enough. After experiencing the strange cold of the valley, even Foundation Establishment cultivators would suffer if they were not sufficiently prepared.
The environment of Ice Stream Valley was unusually harsh. Tens of thousands of cultivators set up camp outside the valley. They all took out spirit items to ward off the cold from their storage bags. They either consumed them themselves or raised spirit beasts. Everyone busied themselves.
Lu Xiaotian was meditating on his own. Suddenly, he noticed that Zhao Li had left the camp not far from him and entered a forest of ice pines.
"What is Zhao Li doing in this forest of icy pines?" Lu Xiaotian was secretly puzzled as he stood up.
"Where are you going?" Yuchi Yu, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, opened his eyes and asked. Although the two of them were currently in a cooperative relationship, they had previously been enemies and not friends. Even now, they were still on guard against each other.
"I discovered something out of the ordinary and planned to go take a look. If you want to go, come with me. Of course, it would be best if you could use that concealment technique to avoid being seen by others."
Lu Xiaotian replied. In reality, he had long suspected that Zhao Li was related to the Zhao clan in the secret realm. Back at the bottom of Silent Star Lake, Zhao Li's grandfather had used the First Yuan Heavy Water illusion formation to kill several Foundation Establishment cultivators with decent cultivation.
When he let Zhao Li go, Lu Xiaotian had also obtained a low-level illusion technique. However, he had not paid much attention to it at the time. Now that he thought about it, he felt that there was something fishy about it. Zhao Li was originally a Qi Refining cultivator and was now a Jin Dan cultivator. Even Lu Xiaotian could not help but feel that it was somewhat inconceivable that they had met again in the Xiang Country.
Now that Zhao Li had appeared in the Yuan clan and acted mysteriously, Lu Xiaotian was naturally curious.
"However, are you also worried that you will be discovered if you follow a Jin Dan junior?" Yuchi Yu asked in bewilderment. She had personally experienced Lu Xiaotian's abilities. It was a bit excessive for him to be so cautious when facing a Jin Dan cultivator.
"This junior's surname is Zhao. Haven't you seen the illusion techniques of the Zhao clan in the secret realm?"
"What? He's from the Zhao clan? " Yuchi Yu's eyes widened, her face full of shock and fear. She had clearly recalled the mysteries of the Zhao clan in the secret realm.
"There's a sixty to seventy percent chance. I don't know what this junior's goal is in the Yuan clan, but he's mixed into this fleet. Perhaps he has another goal. Since we have nothing better to do, why don't we go take a look? I don't have much confidence in dealing with the Zhao clan's illusion techniques by myself. It's a good opportunity to borrow your concealment technique. "
Lu Xiaotian thought to himself. It would be good if he could use this opportunity to comprehend Yuchi Yu's concealment technique. If he could discover its flaws, it would be killing several birds with one stone.
"You want to use this opportunity to spy on my secrets? I advise you to give up on this idea as soon as possible. Even if I let you try, what can you do?" Yuchi Yu wasn't stupid. She was wary of Lu Xiaotian in every possible way, so she somewhat understood Lu Xiaotian's intentions. However, after some thought, she agreed with Lu Xiaotian's suggestion.
Lu Xiaotian and Yuchi Yu arrived at a deserted area. Yuchi Yu immediately extended her palm, and a transparent three-legged cauldron appeared in her palm, spinning continuously.
"Expand!" The transparent cauldron instantly expanded a hundred times, floating above Lu Xiaotian and Yuchi Yu's heads.
"Conceal!" Lu Xiaotian felt his body lighten. Just as he was about to cast a technique, Yuchi Yu hurriedly said, "Don't move. Don't try to circulate your Dharmic powers. Otherwise, you'll be expelled."
Lu Xiaotian nodded and retracted his Dharmic powers. Lu Xiaotian felt his body float lightly, then flew out with Yuchi Yu towards the distant ice pine forest.
About fifty kilometers into the ice pine forest, they could faintly hear waves of wolf howls. Occasionally, they could see Ice Porcupines, Ice Porcupines and other demon beasts moving about.
Zhao Li was only a Jin Dan cultivator, so he was quickly tracked down.
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