Three hundred and sixtieth chapters gatekeeper struggling with shackles (five)
"Did you find anything else on the top of the mountain?"
Elder Zhang said in a deep voice.
"No."
The disciple of the Iron Crown Sect in blue shirt shook his head, sweat dripping from his forehead:
"When we went to the mountain, the gatekeeper had disappeared and we found nothing. By the way, there were still two broken chains on the mountain. We have already put the chains away and placed them in the Elder's Hall."
"Buzz"
Hearing these words, several elders were shocked.
Elder Zhang stood up suddenly, opened his mouth wide, sat back down heavily, and let out a long breath, as if a heavy burden had been lifted.
"That's enough, Junior Brother Qiu and Junior Brother Xing, now that we have two chains, we have something to explain to Yuan Chen Sect. That person is not a thing in the pool after all. He has been with our Iron Crown Sect for nearly ten or twenty years.
, guarding the Buddhist Scripture Cave for us. Being able to leave this behind before leaving can be regarded as a reminder of our hard work of delivering meals to him every day for more than ten years, and it can be regarded as the most benevolent and righteous act."
Elder Zhang turned around and looked at the junior disciples.
"yes."
Elder Xing and others heaved a long sigh of relief, and relieved their worries, "We promised Yuan Chen Sect to exile that man here. We have not treated him badly in more than ten years, but we dare not violate Yuan Chen either.
Zong wanted to let him go privately. Since he broke free on his own, it has nothing to do with us. Everything is his creation, and Yuanchen Zong will not blame us."
Elder Zhang, Elder Xing, Elder Qiu and others had faces full of gratitude.
The Iron Crown Sect is not weak in strength, but compared with big sects like Yuan Chen Sect, it is far behind. In the Wuzong world, sects at the county level are all small sects.
So there are Ice Blood Sect, Jiugong Sect, Tongyi Sect, Iron Sword Sect, Iron Crown Sect in Langya County...but there is no Iron Crown Sect.
Anyone who can be named after a clan is a big sect.
The Yuanchen Sect is such a big sect. Compared with the Yuanchen Sect, both the Iron Crown Sect and the Iron Sword Sect are insignificant small sects.
A few people knew very well that those two chains looked old-fashioned, but in fact they were not genuine. Otherwise, the gatekeeper would not have been able to sit there on the top of the mountain for more than ten years.
Now that he had broken free from the chains, he could still take a few chains with him before leaving to clean up the battlefield. Those two chains were actually the things he left behind to exonerate the Iron Crown faction.
With these two things as explanations, we can keep the Iron Crown Sect safe.
From a gatekeeper's point of view, the Iron Crown Sect has really been benevolent and righteous.
"Junior Brother Qiu, hurry up and send a letter to the Yuanchen Sect. The sooner you do this, the better. As for those two chains, Junior Brother Xing, please go back to Tieguan Mountain as soon as possible. Keep them safe no matter what. Wait for the Yuanchen Sect.
Come check it out!”
Elder Zhang said calmly.
"Yes, senior brother, let's do it right now."
The two said in unison.
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The green hills remain the same and the ancient trees are green and green. On the top of the trees, flying apes jump and climb past, some are crying, some are looking at the sun, some are catching lice, or some are throwing each other.
The howling of the ape and the roar of the waterfall in the distance blend together to create a peaceful scene.
This is Ape Mountain!
It has been a few days since Yang Ji arrived here after leaving Tieguan Mountain. The incident about the gatekeeper only caused shock among the higher-ups. The disciples below knew that there was not much news.
All the information is locked to a few people.
Yang Ji sat alone on the treetop, watching the playful apes, listening to the roar of the waterfall in the distance, and felt peaceful in his heart. The disaster in the underworld had caused considerable damage to the Ape Mountain.
However, thanks to the ape's ability to jump on the treetops and the timely evacuation under the command of Obara, the damage suffered was not as great as imagined.
"In a while, these spiritual apes will really become the dominant force near Tieguan Mountain."
Yang Ji looked at the woods not far away.
Sufficient sources of spiritual fruits and elixirs have greatly increased the amount of magical wine brewed by the spiritual apes. Their wisdom is becoming more and more powerful. They are now learning the boxing techniques they taught Xiao Yuan.
"...But this is fine. With Ohara's restraint, in tens or hundreds of years, the strength of these spiritual apes will be greatly increased. By then, each of the disciples of the Iron Crown Sect may have an extra spiritual pet."
Yang Ji laughed out loud.
The higher the wisdom of the ape, the more spiritual he is. With his close relationship with Ohara, the relationship between the disciples of the Iron Crown Sect and the monkeys of Sarusan Mountain will probably be very close in the future.
In the future, as long as I ask Zhao Chan and others who are staying in the sect to pay attention, these spiritual apes may not need to sneak into Tieguan Mountain.
Humans and apes live in harmony, which is not a bad thing.
"His!"
Taking a deep breath, Yang Ji quickly came back to his senses. He looked into the void in front of him. In mid-air, a slightly withered grass was suspended in the void. The surrounding air flow was turbulent, and breezes continued to blow from all directions.
Come.
The words that the gatekeeper said before leaving echoed in his ears again. Yang Ji looked at the withered and yellow vitality grass carefully. At first glance, it seemed that nothing could be seen.
But if you perceive it carefully, you will find that this vitality grass is continuously absorbing vitality energy from the void, and the absorption speed is not slow, almost comparable to a strong man of the third level of martial arts.
"The gatekeeper has been on the top of the mountain for more than ten years. It seems that he relies on this vitality grass to survive and preserve a ray of vitality."
Yang Ji secretly thought in his heart.
This vitality grass is not in its true form, Yang Ji can feel it. It is very weak. The vitality grass is a rare treasure between heaven and earth, gathering the huge spiritual energy between heaven and earth.
How could such a rare plant be withered and yellow?
Yang Ji thought of the two chains on the gatekeeper's ankles. Those two chains were very weird. Yang Ji had known this for a long time. It wasn't just because of its hardness. Now that he thought about it, that kind of thing should be able to corrode
, corroding the spirit and blood of the gatekeeper.
If not, how could a ninth-level martial arts master be so down and out? No matter how much he was imprisoned and no food was given to him, it would be impossible for him to be like this.
Obviously, for more than ten years, the gatekeeper has been relying on the vitality grass on his body to absorb the vitality and resist the absorption of the chain. But unfortunately, for a strong man like the gatekeeper, the vitality on the top of the Iron Crown Sect is not
abundant.
Therefore, the gatekeeper began to suck the energy from the vitality grass! After more than ten years, when it was passed to Yang Ji, there was only one withered and yellow vitality grass.
But Yang Ji was by no means without gains.
"This thing is definitely not an ordinary vitality grass."
Yang Ji looked at the swaying vitality grass in mid-air, and a thought flashed through his mind. He has been absorbed by a martial master-level warrior like the gatekeeper for more than ten years, and he can even compare to the vitality breathing of a third-level martial arts warrior.
Energy, the original appearance of this vitality herb is absolutely amazing.
Thinking about it this way, I am afraid that this transaction may not necessarily be about the gatekeeper taking advantage.
In a daze, Yang Ji remembered Zhu Huanyi of the Yuanchen Sect mentioned by the gatekeeper. The gatekeeper was relegated to this place, chained, and tortured. It was impossible for the other party not to guard against him.
Magical weapons, treasures, etc. will definitely not be hidden from the other party's ears and eyes. Only things like the Vitality Grass are not easily noticed by others.
Yang Ji could even think of where the gatekeeper was hiding.
——Sole!
"No, you can't hide it from him. He must have put it in his mouth. Only by hiding it in his mouth can he not be discovered."
Yang Ji couldn't help but laugh when he thought of this. It can be imagined that it is really not easy for the gatekeeper to preserve this vitality grass.
"It seems that he really didn't lie. This vitality grass is something that is crucial to his life. If he hadn't been careful, he could have obtained the obsidian and escaped from the trap. It is estimated that he would never have handed it over."
Yang Ji secretly thought in his heart.
The causes and consequences of all the events flashed through his mind. For the gatekeeper sitting on the top of the mountain, it was absolutely impossible to hand over the Vitality Grass.
And if you think carefully about his ordinary actions, there is also a profound meaning. The gatekeeper spends most of his time sitting cross-legged on the ground, leaning against the cliff, and will not even move unless necessary.
Even when he was receiving guests, his bottom plate was almost untouched.
Now that I think about it, he usually doesn't move easily, obviously to save energy.
It's just that now and then, the gatekeeper has regained his freedom, and the Vitality Grass has little effect on him. That's why it was generously given to Yang Ji.
After coming back to his senses, Yang Ji shook his head and smiled. He reached out and grabbed a sword suspended in the air next to him. The sword blade lightly scratched the outstretched finger, and blood immediately gushed out, drop by drop.
Like fine sand.
Yang Ji raised his finger, hovered it over the slightly withered Vitality Grass, and sprinkled grains of blood like iron sand onto the leaves of the Vitality Grass. The blood of a strong man at the Wu Zong level turned into sand, and the blood that flowed out was like grains of iron.
The sand is no different.
This kind of blood is difficult to absorb, so it can only be refined into medicinal materials in a cauldron.
But when the iron sand came into contact with the leaves of the Vitality Grass, it melted like water droplets one by one, and quickly submerged into the Vitality Grass. The Vitality Grass shook its head twice and became obviously energetic, but the leaves were still withered and yellow.
Yang Ji watched carefully and was not surprised by this change.
"It's true, the blood of the strong is rich in huge spiritual energy. Let these vitality grasses restore their optimal nutrition."
Yang Ji nodded, as expected.
The Vitality Grass still looked withered, but Yang Ji could feel that there was a slight change compared to just now. The three feet of ice did not freeze in a day. This Vitality Grass had been sucked by the gatekeeper for more than ten years. He thought
Returning to the way it used to be won't happen overnight.
It is definitely not something that Yang Ji can change with just two drops of blood.
This requires an extremely long process.
"I am not short of vitality for the time being. Even if I absorb all this vitality grass, it can only improve it by a small amount and cannot reach the eighth level of martial arts. It is better to keep it first and cultivate it slowly. I can use it later depending on the situation."
Yang Ji lowered his head and sat cross-legged on the treetop, thinking to himself.
The energy of the Vitality Grass is now weakened, so it is not worthwhile to swallow it now. It is better to slowly cultivate it with blood and wait until it recovers before considering it. (To be continued)