Half a year later, a group of six people flew in the sky above the Western Wasteland with Qu Xin and Liu Rujuan taking the lead. 'Zhang Fengyuan' flew at the back of the group. The three people in the group were Dugu Ao, Yan Zhao Xue and Xiang Fei Bao.
A few days ago, the three sects' envoys arrived at Qing Feng City and found the aristocratic families that were attached to the sects. First, they investigated the situation of the aristocratic families and then confirmed the amount of spirit stones that would be handed over to the sects in the next ten years.
The other two families did not know the situation, but Immortal Sword Sect's Xiang Fei Bao was acting like a young master, causing the entire Zhang Family to be in a mess. Fortunately, they had made sufficient preparations and under the arrangements of the substitute patriarch, Zhang Yi Tong, they managed to get through the crisis.
Following that, Zhang Yi Tong gave a Level Five Spirit Tool. Xiang Fei Bao's hands softened and after receiving the gift, he sent a message to the sect and reported the Zhang Family's situation.
After explaining the situation, the Immortal Sword Sect only maintained the amount of spirit stones that the Zhang Family had to offer. Everyone was happy and the matter could be considered to have passed.
After the three sects' envoys discussed with each other, they agreed on a time to depart. What happened next was logical. The three aristocratic families' patriarchs accompanied and led the way, together with the three sects' envoys, into the depths of the Western Wasteland to investigate.
Xiang Fei Bao, the second generation cultivator, was dressed like a young master. He held a golden fan in his hand and flew in the middle of the group. Along the way, he relied on his sect's power to shout and shout even when facing 'Zhang Fengyuan'. He did not put the Jin Dan cultivators in his eyes at all.
The other two patriarchs were still alright. At least they had paid the price. On the other hand, Dugu Ao was dressed in black with the word 'Demon' on the back. It should be the uniform of the Heavenly Demon Sect's inner disciples. Yan Zhao Xue was dressed in white with a straw raincoat. She was dressed like a young miss, but the unruly look from before was still present.
The goal of the two people was very clear. They were interested in the 'Thought Grass'. Following that, they still had to rely on the three patriarchs to lead the way, so they did not make things too difficult for them.
Yi Tian was wearing the appearance of 'Zhang Fengyuan' and did not dare to get too close to the two people. However, a Level Seven Jin Dan cultivator was not considered much in the eyes of the sect's disciples.
In reality, even if one's cultivation level was higher than the other party's on the surface, an ordinary low-grade Jin Dan initial stage cultivator might not be able to defeat the direct disciples of the top sects. It was just like how Yi Tian had killed the Golden Core cultivator from the aristocratic families of Dong Ao many years ago.
After making up his mind, Yi Tian maintained the principle of speaking less, fighting less, and keeping his distance. He tried his best not to give himself away.
After flying continuously for close to two days, Xiang Feibao asked impatiently, "How much longer? I feel like we have already traveled close to a thousand li into the wilderness."
Qu Xin, who was in charge of leading the group, also replied with a bitter expression, "Special Envoy Xiang, please forgive us. There are hidden dangers everywhere in the depths of the Western Wasteland. We took a detour to avoid the territories of some high-level demon beasts, which is why we wasted some time."
Dugu Ao continued, "How far is the actual distance?"
Liu Rujuan took out a map and looked at it. "It's about a thousand li to the west of Qingfeng City. We have to go around the territories of three level 5 demon beasts, so it's a total of one thousand five hundred li. "
"If we encounter a level 5 demon beast, we can just kill it. Why do we have to waste time taking a detour?" Yan Zhaoxue pouted. The long flight made this young miss feel dissatisfied. Fortunately, she could still maintain her self-control.
Right now, 'Zhang Fengyuan' was still as silent as before. No matter what they said, he did not interrupt.
Facing such a willful question from her superior, Qu Xin also felt helpless. She could only bite the bullet and reply, "We still have to maintain our best condition. If we kill demon beasts on the way and consume too much spirit energy, it will be very disadvantageous for our next move."
Yan Zhaoxue pouted and did not say anything else. The other two also temporarily suppressed their doubts and continued to fly.
They did not speak on the way. After the dawn of the second day, Qu Xin, who was in the lead, gradually slowed down her flying speed. After going around the mountains, she found a mark and then descended into the clouds. The few people behind her also followed closely behind. This mountain seemed to be filled with a dense Baleful Yin Qi, making people feel uncomfortable.
There were also people who adapted. For example, Dugu Ao cultivated the Devil Path Cultivation Method, so he had a stronger affinity with the surrounding environment. After descending, he circulated his cultivation method and his spirit was clearly shaken. His recovery was also much faster than the others.
Yi Tian found the entrance of a cave based on the memories of 'Zhang Fengyuan'. Fifty years ago, when the three Patriarchs came, they were blocked by a mechanism and were unable to enter. This time, they had to investigate it.
The entire entrance to Shandong was less than two chi wide, barely enough for two people to walk side by side. Qu Xin, who was walking at the front, took out the Night Pearl and led the way.
The six people very tacitly maintained a distance of one zhang and followed in. The further in they went, the narrower the passage became. After a short while, the passageway had shrunk to about a foot wide. Yi Tian estimated that the entire passageway should be slowly sloping downwards.
Furthermore, the Baleful Yin Qi coming from the surrounding stone walls was getting stronger and stronger. The surrounding temperature should have dropped by quite a bit. At the very least, the stone stairs of the passage were faintly emitting water vapor.
The 'Thought Flower' was suitable for growing in dark and damp places with dense Spirit Qi. It was born by absorbing the Spirit Qi from the obsession of corpses. This kind of Spirit Grass was also considered a common grass in tombs.
A place that could produce the 'Thought Flower' was definitely an ancient tomb. The older it was, the better it would grow. Usually, it would only mature after a hundred years. After plucking it, it would need to be preserved using a special method and could not be transplanted.
Before coming this time, everyone had done their homework. Therefore, even though they knew that there was definitely an ancient tomb below, everyone had a tacit understanding. Who knew what they would encounter in this kind of place?
In less than an hour, the six people arrived at the end of the passage. There was a thirty-zhang wide chamber in front of the tomb. What entered their eyes was a group of idols. There were about a group of people.
They heard Qu Xin say, "Last time, the three of us came here. Unfortunately, we weren't strong enough and couldn't even pass through this stone puppet formation. Fortunately, when we used our Divine Sense to investigate, we found that there was a group burial chamber behind. We also found a few stalks of 'Thought Grass' beside the coffins. Last time, it wasn't mature. This time, it should be mature. "
On the side, Xiang Feibao sneered and said to 'Zhang Fengyuan', "Back then, you were still in the late stage of Foundation Establishment. Naturally, you couldn't do it. Now, it's already the Jin Dan period. It shouldn't be a problem for you to handle this place, right? "
The feeling of being forced to do something beyond one's ability was not very comfortable. Everyone saw 'Zhang Fengyuan' nod and then reply, "Rest assured, Special Envoy Xiang. This old man alone is enough." After saying that, he took out a small sword that was half a chi long and slowly walked forward.
After walking a few steps, the eyes of the stone puppets suddenly lit up as if they had discovered an uninvited guest. Every stone puppet held a long spear in their hands and walked towards the intruder.
He estimated that these stone puppets were only in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment. However, there were many of them. Furthermore, in this small stone chamber, their formation was a headache.
They saw 'Zhang Fengyuan' looking down on his opponents. Then, he extended his hand and took out his spirit sword. It turned into a two chi wide green light and chopped towards the stone puppets. With a cracking sound, the green streak of light flew back and saw that the stone puppet at the front had completely fallen apart and collapsed to the ground.
However, the stone puppets behind stepped on the remains of their comrades and continued to advance. They seemed to be in an orderly manner and were not afraid.
The green sword ray was released once again. This time, it jumped around the five-man square formation and attacked in a circle. Fortunately, these dead things moved slowly. Furthermore, every row had a broken puppet. In a flash, the formation was disrupted.
It was unknown who said from the side, "Fellow Zhang Fengyuan is indeed powerful. You really opened my eyes. This Immortal Sword Sect's consummate skill is truly amazing. In just a few moves, you have solved our current predicament. "
This pun instantly reminded the other five people that the strongest person in front of them was still the Jin Dan cultivator. Everyone's face revealed a strange expression. The Zhang Clan Head in front of them seemed to be much stronger than before. This was not a good thing.
'Zhang Fengyuan' turned his head. Unexpectedly, these words came out of Qu Xin's mouth. He secretly cursed in his heart, 'I originally wanted to hide my strength. I never thought that this woman would be suspicious. Furthermore, with just one sentence, she pointed the spearhead at me. Even if I enter later, it will be difficult to deal with the five of them.'
Following which, he replied with a hoarse voice, "I used my consummate skill. I did not want the three envoys to waste too much time. If Clan Head Qu is interested, you can come up and help. This way, the investigation speed will be faster."
Dugu Ao and Yan Zhaoxue's eyes lit up. They hurriedly signaled Liu Qu and Yan Zhaoxue to come forward and help. After five breaths of time, Qu Xin and Liu Rujuan had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk forward. Each of them took out their spirit weapons and attacked the stone puppets.
Pip's rumbling could be heard in the long and narrow stone chamber. In less than a quarter of an hour, the entire array of stone puppets had collapsed. Those who could still move were stuck by the bodies of their companions, limiting their space of movement.
After a green light flashed, all the stone puppets were lying down.
Xiang Feibao closed the fan in his hand and laughed, "Not bad. Clan Head Qu is truly amazing. Let us continue forward." After speaking, he did not care about the others. He took a step forward and opened a path through the remains of the stone puppets.
Dugu Ao and Yan Zhaoxue nodded their heads slightly and followed him. As for 'Zhang Fengyuan', who seemed to have used all his strength, he did not seem to be affected at all. He directly followed them. On the contrary, Qu Xin and Liu Rujuan, who had been exhausted for a while, revealed a deep fear towards' Zhang Fengyuan 'in their eyes.
However, this cave was originally found by the three clans together. Although the sect's envoys had come, the three clans had restrained each other and secretly cooperated. They would still be able to get something. After thinking about it, the two of them helplessly looked at each other. They took out some pills and swallowed them before immediately following.
Walking in the middle of the group, 'Zhang Fengyuan' only curled his lips and smiled. Fortunately, he had practiced the Radiant Sword Art for half a year. Although he was far from the Great Success Stage of Sword Qi Thread, the Small Success Stage of Mind Control Sword was enough to deal with the situation in front of him. As long as it was not too troublesome, there was basically no need to expose himself.
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