Chapter 74: Crossing the mountains and rivers in darkness, before the hidden profound formation
In the shallow valley, a mountain lies diagonally.
This mountain is not very steep, but it is surrounded by neat circular holes that surround the entire mountain, about as high as a person. The wind inside the cave is like a surge, drumming and steaming. After blowing out violently, it spreads over a radius of more than ten miles, blowing away the air in the valley.
Clean and wash.
There are faint sounds of undulating waves and turbulent sea tides outside the mountain. It is obvious that this place is not far from the sea. However, the airflow in the cave washes away the salty and humid smell carried by the sea breeze and replaces it with fresh and pleasant air.
Although the valley is very simple, with only a few thatched cottages vaguely visible. But just breathing in the mountain breeze is a grand gesture of simplicity and luxury.
Halfway up the mountain, there is a square cave. This cave is several times higher than ordinary caves. There is no sound of wind, but there is a vague light and twinkling light inside. It is obvious that this is the cave hidden in the mountains.
's entrance.
At the entrance of the cave, a stone cliff stretched out about two to three feet in length, and a Taoist priest was sitting in the middle.
From the back, this man looks broad and straight, and seems to be just a middle-aged monk; but when he turns to look at the front, he sees that his cheekbones are protruding, and there appear to be wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. His beard is sparse, with only a few stems, but it is more than a foot long. His appearance
It is not similar to the body shape.
The old Taoist vomited for a long time, suddenly felt something strange, and slowly opened his eyes.
What he saw in front of him were several undulating figures in the sky, stirring up the clouds. A group of five people were counted in detail, crossing the valley in front and running straight towards him.
The old Taoist narrowed his eyes, thoughtfully; then he relaxed completely, as if he had no vigilance. After a slight hesitation, he coughed, sat upright again, and adjusted his posture.
There are two teleportation arrays on Zhongqu Island. One is the connection hub between the thirty-six sentry islands under its jurisdiction and the main island. This teleportation array is called "Li Zhen" and is located outside the "Zhongqu Wai Zhen" outside Huan Yuan.
The dense forest of the "Island" is the communication channel between the outer disciples and the casual cultivators.
The inner teleportation formation under Lao Dao's jurisdiction that connects Quhuan Island, Zhongqu Island, Baisha Island, and Xiaohua Island is called "the main formation" and is extremely tightly guarded.
The seemingly inconspicuous shallow mountains on the periphery hide a very powerful forbidden formation. In addition to the sect's charter seal, the only people who can gain access to it all year round are the five or six people with the highest status on Zhongqu Island.
In just over ten breaths, the visitor clearly appeared in the eyes of the old man.
The leader was a woman with a cross bun on her head and a colorful feathered coat. During the flight, her body leaned forward slightly, her eyes focused on the front, her clothes and belt fluttering behind her, giving her a fairylike appearance.
When the old Taoist saw this man, he perked up and immediately lost interest in the four people behind him. They were dozens of feet away and hurriedly stood up to greet him.
When the five people came forward neatly, the old Taoist hurriedly stepped forward and bowed deeply, saying: "Senior Sister Xi, you are polite."
The woman in feather clothes was Xi Qingheng. She responded with a gentle smile and said politely: "We haven't seen you for more than ten years, so you don't have to be polite, Junior Brother Liu."
The old Taoist surnamed Liu was named Liu Chongji, and he also had the cultivation level of the second level of the Golden Core. At this moment, he was echoing the words while releasing the Qi Sensing without any trace. After a while, he couldn't help but be secretly frightened.
One hundred and fifty years ago, Liu Chongji and Xi Qingheng formed a golden elixir.
But today, it is said that Xi Qingheng achieved the third level of the Golden Elixir seventy years ago and the fourth level of the Golden Elixir twenty years ago. His progress can be said to be a thousand miles per day.
And he, Liu Chongji, has been preparing for sixty years to break through to the third level of Jindan.
If this continues, it is not impossible for Senior Sister Xi to form a Nascent Soul within three hundred years of age. Once successful, this will probably be a grand event for Yu Xuanzong for more than a thousand years.
Liu Laodao himself, although the level of "knowledge and cessation" has been broken, there is hope for the Nascent Soul in this life. But according to his hard work, if he wants to achieve it, he will have to wait until shortly after the age of 800.
By that time, this Senior Sister Xi would most likely be the guardian elder of the Yu Xuan Sect. Even being in charge of a sect might not be impossible.
The two had a certain friendship back then, and now they started chatting about each other.
The four people behind Xi Qingheng were all very indifferent, as if they didn't care about Liu Daoren, and they didn't say a word at all.
After chatting like this for a while, Liu Laodao finally realized that he was only focusing on getting closer, but he forgot that Xi Qingheng was bringing someone here, and he might have something important to do. So he said: "After a long separation, we are chatting together, and it is inevitable that we will forget. Please invite Senior Sister Xi."
I'm sorry. I don't dare to delay Senior Sister Xi's business, but I dare to ask Senior Sister where are you going?"
Before Xi Qingheng could answer, Liu Chongji secretly felt the anger of the four people behind him, his heart skipped a beat, and he seemed to understand. He rushed to ask: "Senior Sister Xi, are you going to Quhuan Island?"
Xi Qingheng nodded, smiled, and said softly: "Thank you."
Liu Laodao kept saying "I don't dare" and stretched out his hand to guide Xi Qingheng and others towards the depths of the cave.
The five people filed in. Liu Laodao took advantage of the cave standing at the entrance of the cave, only a few feet away from the five people, and carefully released the air machine to explore.
However, after this investigation, I felt strange. It turned out that the four people behind Xi Qingheng were unusually unfamiliar. Even what he was practicing was "Haitian Jue", "Cui Rong Heart Sutra", and "Zhao Xuan Shu".
There is no way to distinguish one of them.
Liu Chongji felt a shiver in his heart. The plots and arrangements in the family over the years had become more and more profound.
Not long after, at the location of the teleportation array deep in the cave, the two Taoist deacons saw that Liu Laodao had personally brought people here, and they did not dare to neglect them.
Half a moment later, the five bowl-sized copper spoons were filled with five elements of fine jade. When Xi Qingheng and others stood still on the formation, three rays of light came together, as if a stone was thrown into the calm water.
Waves of fresh vitality.
Following an earth-shaking illusion, the five people in the formation suddenly disappeared.
Liu Chongji secretly sighed in his heart, time comes and goes, once you seize the opportunity, it will be the time when the carp turns into a dragon.
Although Xi Qingheng was very talented back then, this generation of disciples had already determined that he would become the core of the next generation. Therefore, Xi Qingheng took the position of the eighteen internal affairs elders of the sect.
Unexpectedly, Xiang Zhirong died unexpectedly, which gave Xi Qingheng the opportunity to rise to power.
What's more, Xiang Zhirong was practicing the "Zhao Xuan Shu" at the end of the three major techniques. There were already many constraints when using the magical power of "Dharma images are controlled by people". It was not that no one in the sect complained. It was just Xiang Zhirong.
The talents and talents are all the best choices, so these disputes can be overcome.
Nowadays, Xi Qingheng, who practices "Haitian Jue", takes his place, which is more justified. In addition, Xi Qingheng's cultivation has improved by leaps and bounds since the third level of Jindan, and his theoretical foundation is obviously higher than that of Xiang Zhirong.
It could take anywhere from a few hours to a few days at most, and Xi Qingheng would definitely have to return to this teleportation array.
Liu Chongji stared at the teleportation array that had long since disappeared, thinking hard about whether he could find a reason to keep in touch with Xi Qingheng when she returned.
Liu Laodao was so preoccupied with planning these things about climbing up the dragon and attaching himself to the phoenix that he didn't realize at all that the moment Xi Qingheng and the others disappeared from the teleportation array, there seemed to be an extra shadow on the array platform...
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After landing on Quhuan Island, the five people rose up to escape the light again, one after another, forming a straight line.
Needless to say, the remaining four people were blameless and the wind stopped.
As the core figure of the next generation of Yu Xuanzong, Xi Qingheng has been in charge of Zhongqu Island for decades and has already gained great prestige among the monks dispatched by Huanghai.
Three months ago, on a trip from Zhongqu Island to the "Breaking Wave Cone" on the way back to Rongzhou mainland, Xi Qingheng suddenly appeared in front of the four guards on the boat, claiming that he had important matters to return to Rongzhou.
Although she has not yet advanced to Nascent Soul, her position is the same as Zong Fanghua's back then. The four people in the boat politely opened the secret room in the bilge for her to stay.
After landing, they traveled around and met up with Gui Wujiu and the other four people. Then, in the name of being dispatched by the sect's general altar, they placed Gui Wujiu and the others in the bilge.
Although the four guards didn't know any of them, they were just like Liu Daoren today, regarding Gui Wujiu and others as the sect's secretly cultivated undercover.
After traveling for more than a month, we finally arrived at the four islands of the deserted sea.
At this moment, everyone from the White Dragon Chamber of Commerce and the Xingyue Sect are still on the way. From the west of Rongzhou to the Yu Xuanzong headquarters "Sanxiao Mountain", they have to pass through three teleportation formations on the way, and the intermittent flight time is no less than Sixty days.
Feng Zhixi followed Xi Qingheng closely, with long flowing hair, soft figure, and graceful demeanor that could compete with Xi Qingheng.
Just listen to him ask: "Fellow Daoist Xi, there really is no real Nascent Soul Master in Quhuandao? And is that old guy really at the bottom of Qingniao Peak among the twelve peaks of Qinyun? If your information is wrong, we But it’s very bad.”
Xi Qingheng showed a confident look and said calmly: "Qingheng has his own reliable sources of information in the sect. At this moment, all the Yuanying masters are gathered in Sanxiao Mountain, it is absolutely correct."
Ai Wubei said: "Forgive Ai for speaking frankly. With the status and position that Fellow Daoist Xi is in, I'm afraid I can't trust anyone easily. If you cultivate your wings hastily, I'm afraid people's hearts are unpredictable and it's easy to suffer backlash."
Xi Qingheng smiled and said: "Why doesn't Qingheng understand this? The so-called 'sources' are nothing more than finding precise directions and then integrating and processing, and the conclusions will naturally emerge. No one can judge that Qingheng Heng’s intention.”
Feng Zhi's eyebrows furrowed and he secretly praised: "Brilliant."
Xi Qingheng smiled and said nothing.
Unexpectedly, Feng Zhiqi narrowed his eyes and suddenly said: "Something went wrong when Ai Xinglan was practicing the secret method a few days ago. He suddenly became paralyzed. He is afraid that his path will be ruined."
Xi Qingheng's face was pale, his body trembled, and he almost fell from the air. After standing still for a moment, he suddenly turned his head and said, "What did you say?"
Feng Zhiqi seemed to be taken aback, he quickly let out a breath and said with an ambiguous smile: "No, just a little joke."
Xi Qingheng's face was full of surprise, and his face turned green and red.
The wind calmed down and he said calmly: "Junior brother Ai always changes his name when he travels out. In the early years, he said that he told a friend his name. Feng originally thought he was talking about returning Taoist friends, but we met recently Later I found out that it was not the case and that fellow Taoist Gui had only one surname."
"After seeing Fellow Daoist Xi, Feng suddenly had a strange feeling. The person that Junior Brother Ai was talking about might be Fellow Daoist Xi."
Xi Qingheng snorted and ignored it.
Two quarters of an hour later, all five people landed on the ground.
All the scenery on the island in front was obscured, and the hazy smoke-colored rising and falling air seemed to be just rolling fog at first glance. But Xi Qingheng and others all knew that if they went a few hundred feet further, they would be sucked into the fog. , will surely be shattered to pieces.
Yu Xuanzong's Zhenpai Grand Formation, Zhenweiyinxuan Four Tribulations and Five Square Formations.
Even though the teleportation array on Zhongqu Island under the control of Liu Daoren is extremely safe and secret, the teleportation array on the other inner islands of Xiaohua Island and Baisha Island is connected to it.
But only Quhuan Island has the same status as Shanmen, and the teleportation arrays all stop at the edge of the island, outside the island protection array.
Anyone who enters or exits must pass this checkpoint.
Xi Qingheng shook his hand, and a bright yellow talisman the size of a round fan appeared in his palm. He squeezed a little blood from his index finger and smeared it on it, and then shook the talisman.
All five people felt a earthquake in the ground, and a pure white stone tablet broke out of the ground. After emerging from the ground, it was as clean as new and not stained by dust.
This stone tablet is only three feet high but more than five feet wide. There is no other text on it, only a golden pheasant is painted on it.
Gui Wujiu studied it for a moment and said decisively: "Do it."
Gui Wujiu and the other four people took action at the same time, forcing out a bit of pure elixir energy from their fingers and shooting towards the head, neck, legs and feet of the golden pheasant respectively.
Xi Qingheng clasped the orchid with his fingers, and shot three lines of elixir energy on his middle finger, ring finger, and little finger, and directed a little towards the chicken wings, chicken back, and chicken tail.
Seven rays of alchemy energy landed on the stele, and it was only then that it could be seen that there were actually seven extremely tiny and difficult-to-distinguish dots in the positions of the stele that were stimulated by the alchemy qi.