In the northwest corner of Huachen, in a grand canyon adjacent to Huachen Peak, the air is filled with gloom all year round, and ghosts cry and howl. It is rich in spiritual grass and spiritual materials, and is also full of evil spirits. During the Qi refining period, disciples never return, but generally build foundations
Disciple, as long as you can kill the three-headed demon and be more careful and don't enter the core area, you can successfully harvest a large amount of elixir.
Ghost cultivators are graded based on the number of heads. Three heads and below are ghost soldiers, equivalent to human Qi refining cultivation; three heads are ghost captains, equivalent to human foundation-building monks; four heads are generals, equivalent to golden elixirs; five heads are kings, equivalent to Yuan Yuan.
The six heads are commanders, which are equivalent to becoming gods; the seven heads are saints, which are equivalent to integration; the eight heads are emperors, which are equivalent to transcending tribulations; the nine heads are Wuji, which are equivalent to human Mahayana monks.
There are a small number of three-headed evil ghosts outside Yinfeng Valley. Their power is not very strong. Foundation-building monks can generally kill them, especially monks with fire and wood attributes. After entering, they will not enter the core and can pass almost unimpeded.
Halfway up the mountainside at the entrance of the valley, a gap several feet wide kept rolling. No matter how dense the surrounding Yin Qi was, this gap never closed.
On this day, a huge flying boat shot out. On the head of the flying boat, the word Hua Chen was particularly conspicuous. The flying boat flashed for a while and landed on a rock in the valley. Immediately afterwards, more than 20 high-level monks filed in
And out.
"Special envoy, this is my Hua Chen's Valley of the Wind."
"Yinfeng Valley? How come I have never heard of it? There seems to be no such place during the Dongjimen period, right?" Yu Xin asked puzzledly, Ouyang De brought the sixteen finalists here, did he want them to enter the Yinfeng Valley?
Valley adventure?
"Yes, this Yinfeng Valley suddenly appeared in my Hua Chen five hundred years ago. It is very much like a natural high-level spiritual formation. There are only two entrances and exits, one in front and one in the back. This entrance is also like a natural transmission channel. It can
Every monk who enters the gap from the outside is randomly teleported to a range of a hundred miles inside. To get out, all he has to do is find any gap in front or behind. The radius here is five hundred miles, and the wind is hundreds of feet high, covering the sky all day long.
There is no sunlight. The spiritual consciousness is greatly suppressed inside. Even for old monsters like us, the spiritual consciousness cannot penetrate very far. There are some low-level ghosts in the periphery. There is no way to know what is in the core.
No one has gone in to explore. However, the spiritual energy, Yin energy, and even demonic energy here are extremely lush, and many spiritual flowers and spiritual grass grow here. We, Huachen Tiandu Peak disciples, have foundation-building monks who go in to pick spiritual grass every year.
Dozens of people." Ouyang De introduced, stroking his beard.
"Why don't you send someone to explore the core?" Yu Xin was even more puzzled.
"Haha, I'm ashamed to say that this Yinfeng Valley seems to be a natural formation. Monks above the middle stage of the Golden Core cannot enter at all. If they step into the gap, they will automatically bounce out. A hundred years ago, I, the fifth elder of Hua Chen, went in once, but did not
After detecting any useful information, I just focused on practicing and gradually forgot about this place. In addition, there have never been high-level ghosts that threaten our sect in this valley, and it also produces a lot of spiritual grass, so I just let it go. Recently.
, the yin energy suddenly flourished here, and ordinary foundation-building monks have long been afraid to enter. I brought you here today just to find out what is in the core? Is there any mutation inside?" Ouyang Dexiao
Explain.
After hearing this, Yu Xin nodded slightly, and then his figure blurred and disappeared from where he was. At the edge of the gap in Yinfeng Valley, golden light flashed, and he couldn't breathe. A golden figure staggered out, with a look of shock on his face.
"It's a miraculous workmanship! It's really a miraculous workmanship! There is such a natural wonder?!" Yu Xin marveled and returned to Ouyang De.
"Hey, Head Ouyang, did you just say that this place is rich in elixirs?" Yu Xin asked again. He suddenly remembered some of the top-quality two-leaf magnolias that Elder Tong gave him during the last Elder Ceremony held by the Elder, and asked again:
"Is this where you, Hua Chen, grow the best elixirs?"
"The best elixir? Where do you start talking about it, special envoy?" Ouyang De frowned.
"Senior brother is really unkind. We have an elder who has collected hundreds of your best elixirs. The quality, wow! Okay! Anyway, Dongling Gate has never produced it."
"The special envoy is really good at joking, the best elixir? I don't even know how to talk about it?! Hmph!" Ouyang De snorted.
Tianjiu, who was standing at the back of the team, suddenly felt a sinking heart: "Hey, dear, how did this old man get involved in my elixir? It's over, it's over. If the leader finds out, there will be nowhere to hide."
Seeing Yu Xin and still trying to distinguish, Tianjiu suddenly pointed at Yinfeng Valley and shouted: "Look, there is black smoke!!"
"Black smoke...?"
Everyone was stunned and looked into the valley, but could not see anything except the endless Yin Qi.
Ouyang De was stunned at first, and then his expression changed instantly. "Devil energy! Special envoy, the black smoke rising thousands of feet away must be the devil's energy, right?"
Yu Xin concentrated for a moment and nodded slightly: "Yes, it is demonic energy, and it is very strong!"
After saying that, he looked at Tianjiu strangely: "Boy, aren't you in the early stage of foundation building? How can you detect a thousand feet away? You are almost catching up with our late-stage Jindan monks!"
"Uh? Thousand feet? Is there a thousand feet?" Tianjiu trembled a few times. The hatred in his heart was: "Mom, I covered that side, but exposed this side. These old ghosts are all fucking scum.
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"Hehe, don't look at me like that. I'm not good at anything else. I just have sharp eyes and can see a little further, hehehe!" Tianjiu looked at everyone staring at him and felt a rush in his heart.
Fu Mao, deliberately laughing.
Ouyang De's eyes flashed, and he shouted loudly: "Okay, don't interrupt, this time we are here to explore the Yinfeng Valley. Don't worry about other things for now. There is a weird smell inside, so let's go in quickly to detect the situation!"
"Uncle Master, what exactly are we going to do when I go in? Is it a competition to pick elixirs? If so, I will admit defeat!" Hong Miao said with bared teeth. He has killed all his life, so if he is asked to do the work of picking medicines, then
He must have failed miserably.
"No! Of course not! You are going to kill ghosts. Whoever kills more ghosts will pass through the core area, come out from the north exit, and bring back the terrain map of the core area. Whoever kills a three-headed ghost will be the winner.
, count one point; if you can go out from the north exit, count 500 points, and bring back the core area map, count 1,000 points. Three days later, I will wait for you at the north exit. If you fail to pass through the core area and return the same way, you can stay here.
Elder Sikong brought it back directly."
"Hey, this is pretty much it. It's just about killing ghosts! It's a piece of cake! I've got the first place!" Hong Miao said with confidence, while looking at Tianjiu, full of provocation.
"Qiyin, you also go in this time and strive to be the first to come out. Not only must you protect yourself, but you must also do your best to protect the other disciples of Hua Chen."
"Ah? Uncle Wei is also participating?" Hong Miao was dumbfounded.
"Yes, Wei Qiyin, the number one core disciple, has always been one of my seals. I can test his incompetence this time. At the north exit, I will only take the top three and take them to the Dongling Summit Competition. Hong
Hall Master, you are not young anymore. It will be good for your sword hall to promote more young people."
"Yes, yes!" After hearing this, Hong Miao drooped his head like a deflated rubber ball and remained silent.
Wei Qiyin's cold and demonic face showed no expression. He just clasped his fists at Ouyang De, flew into the gap, and disappeared in an instant. Immediately afterwards, other disciples also shot into the gap.
Tianjiu struggled again and fell at the end, while Sikong Lan seemed to be waiting for him intentionally, lingering in the gap.
"Hehehehe! Senior sister, you go first! I'll stop you behind!" Tian Jiu smiled naively and looked at Sikong Lan at the gap.
"No, I want to go in with you!"
"My dear, your father is right behind you. If you don't want him to tear me apart, just leave a way for me to survive. I have promised your father a long time ago that he must stay three feet away from you." Tianjiu gritted his teeth and said.
"It doesn't matter. As long as I'm here, he won't dare to tear you apart!" After Sikong Lan finished speaking, he took Tianjiu's arm and pulled him to jump into the gap.
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Behind him, Sikong Xing's face was gray and his teeth were trembling.
"Elder Sikong, don't interfere too much in the affairs of young people. Just let nature take its course. Today Tianjiu has established a foundation. Although his qualifications are poor, he has no problem with cultivating immortals. It's okay for your girl to follow him." Ouyang De
Said with a smile.
"That's right, this little guy seems to be secretive, a little weird, and quite like me. I have a hunch that this guy will come out from the north exit. It's a pity that it's only in the early stage of foundation building."
"What happened in the early stage of foundation building?" Ouyang De asked doubtfully.
"Haha, no matter how strong you are in the early stage of foundation building, it is still worse than in the late stage of foundation building. Head Ouyang, I can reveal some news to you. The Tianyi Sect's contestants this time only have one peak disciple in the late stage of foundation building. The other two
One is at the beginning of the golden elixir, and the other is at the middle of the golden elixir. Do you think this kid has a chance of winning if he enters the summit?" Yu Xin sneered.
Xiong Zhen, Ouyang Dian and Sikong Xing on the side all changed their expressions instantly. In Tianyi Sect alone, there are two golden elixirs and one in the final stage of foundation building. Compared with ten years ago, Dongling's strength has increased sharply.
What kind of disciples will the sect send out?
"Thank you, Special Envoy, for reminding me. Special Envoy, I wonder what kind of disciples Danshan Yunge and Qianji Sect can send out to take the test this time?" Ouyang De's face also turned pale, but he still asked calmly.
"Hahaha! Elder Sikong doesn't welcome my presence here, isn't it? It seems that I am not useless to you Hua Chen. Well, without going into too much detail, I will just talk about Danshan Yunge. I was sent by them.
I know there are two female cultivators, one is a disciple with the Ice Spiritual Root at the peak of the final stage of Foundation Establishment, and one is a disciple with the Fire and Wood Spiritual Roots at the end of the Foundation Establishment. The other one I didn’t find out, should be their finale.”
The elders of Huachen, except Ouyang De, had completely dead faces. In this way, Huachen among them is not even a bit different from Danshan Yunge. Le Tucheng and Sikong Lan are both in the middle stage of foundation building, and only Wei Qiyin can stand on the stage.
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Ouyang De sighed, shook his head slightly, and said after a while: "Let's go. If the sky wants to destroy me, Hua Chen, there is no way. Now let's go to the north exit to rest. Elder Sikong, please stay here and wait. If
Disciples come out, register the number of ghosts killed, and then ask them to return to the sect. If they are injured, please treat them carefully."
"Yes, Master!" After Sikong Xing said that, he sat cross-legged on a stone halfway up the mountain, then closed his eyes and began to meditate.
After a few breaths, a stream of light rose into the sky and headed straight to the north...
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Tianjiu felt dizzy. There was a "heavy object" hanging on his arm and he fell into the deep grass. Then, the "heavy object" pressed heavily on his body. Then, a piece of warmth stuck to his big mouth.
above.
"Hmm~~!" Tianjiu groaned, and his consciousness told him that those were two lips. He quickly raised his hand to push, but there was a gentle feeling, and the pig hand pushed on a hill.
"Ouch!" A sweet cry came out, and Sikong Lan stood up.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Senior sister, did I hurt you?!" Tianjiu said in a panic, and got up.
"What?!" Sikong Lan's face was filled with embarrassment, and she wiped a little bit of someone's saliva on her lips with her jade hand.
"Hehehehe! It's an accident, it's just an accident! Senior sister, look at this valley, the scenery is so charming!" Tianjiu smiled sarcastically and pointed at the surroundings. However, everything he saw was filled with horror.
This is a dense forest, gloomy and dark, with huge trees up to a hundred feet high, densely packed and surrounded by each other. Deep in the dense forest, there are overgrown weeds. Among the weeds, the thick roots of countless trees are exposed, as if countless giant pythons are entangled in the dense forest.
.The dark wind came with sadness, and there were scattered melodious and shrill screams.
"Oh my god! What the hell is this place?" Tianjiu cried mournfully.
"Humph! This is where ghosts live!" Sikong Lan snorted and returned to normal.
"Oh, I forgot, this is Yinfeng Valley, which is rich in evil spirits. Senior sister, aren't you afraid?" Tianjiu shuddered, and his consciousness spread out in all directions. He could see everything within a thousand feet, and his consciousness beyond a thousand feet was covered by the strong Yin.
The air is disturbed and cannot go deep.
"I have been to Yinfeng Valley several times, always looking for elixirs in the periphery. There is nothing to be afraid of. The ghosts here are not powerful. The highest cultivation level is only three heads, which is a foundation-building cultivation level. Ghosts are generally stronger than monks of the same level.
No, I'm especially afraid of fire and thunder. However, this is my first time in this dense forest, so I don't know if there are any powerful ghosts. Besides, what ghosts are you afraid of as a grown man?!"
"Hey hey hey! Don't be afraid, don't be afraid! Senior sister is so tough, junior brother is so impressed by her!"
"Smooth talk! Go away and kill the little ghosts. There is a lot of evil in this dense forest, and there should be a lot of ghosts!" Sikong Lan gritted his teeth, and with a flick of his hand, he found a small gray-black dagger, which was the Qingkong Dagger.