The air after the rain is very cool, and the crisp hills have been mottled by the years, mixed with a touch of orange.
Between the crispness and orange, there are some vaguely scattered pavilions, small bridges and flowing water, and thousands of miles of wooden corridors hidden in the scenery, like a courtyard with endless horizons.
This is the Yunyou Stream, with gurgling water and light white clouds passing through it. This is how the place got its name.
There is a barrier outside Yunyou Stream, and mortals cannot find it. However, in Qin Shaoyou's eyes, this barrier is just like a decoration.
The two of them silently crossed the outermost police post of Yun's house and stood in an octagonal pavilion halfway up the mountain.
"The Yun family really knows how to enjoy themselves. No wonder they surrendered without a fight!"
Mengbai recalled it and added:
"It is said that the ancestor of the Yun family was about to break through to the Void Refining Realm, but then he mysteriously disappeared. This may be related to that incident..."
Qin Shaoyou touched his chin and said thoughtfully:
"Either the ancestor of the Yun family failed to overcome the tribulation and made the Yun family lose their fighting spirit before surrendering, or..."
"The ancestor of the Yun family was imprisoned by the Qin family. The Yun family had some scruples, so they gave up resistance!"
"If it's the latter..."
"Then our chances are much better!"
Only then did Meng Bai realize that Qin Shaoyou came here to form an alliance with the Yun family?
"This Yunyoujian is so big, how can you find the ancestor of the Yun family?"
Qin Shaoyou thought for a while, but took a step back.
"If there is a way, let's go out first!"
"ah?"
In the astonishment on Mengbai's face, Qin Shaoyou really left along the way he came, and now she was a little confused.
"Wait for me!"
Not long after the two left, a figure slowly swayed out of the woods behind the Octagonal Pavilion. This person looked like Qin Shaoyou, but he was lifeless. Even in the spiritual perception of the immortal cultivator, this figure appeared.
Not even a living thing!
"I hope this puppet will not disappoint me..."
Let’s talk about another place. After Qin Shaoyou left the barrier of Yunyou Stream, he asked Meng Baiyun if there were any assets nearby. Meng Bai recalled it and said that there was a mine no more than ten miles west of here, and there was a road there.
The spiritual veins mined by the Yun family for generations are inexhaustible.
"The mine..."
Qin Shaoyou's mouth showed a sly smile.
"It seems that you will be able to return to the middle stage of Nascent Soul soon."
"Butler Bai, I will take you to a banquet today!"
Mengbai was shocked when he heard this. Could it be that Qin Shaoyou is crazy and wants to steal the Yun family's spiritual stone?
But that is the place where the Yun family focuses on defense. Even if there is no Shangguan Yubo of the God Transformation Realm, there still has to be the Yun family elders of the Nascent Soul Realm guarding here!
If there was a dispute with the Yun family, it would be a serious matter!
The worried Mengbai followed Qin Shaoyou to the Fuyun Mountains, where the Yun family's mine is located. Standing on the clouds and looking down, the scene was very shocking. It was very different from the dreamlike wonderland of Yunyoujian.
, every mountain range is as scarred as if it were carved by a knife or an axe, and is surrounded by bare trees without any vegetation.
On the steep cliff, there are seven or eight dark cave entrances. From time to time, some ragged people walk out of them, carrying bamboo baskets to transport the stones inside.
"These are members of the Yun family who cannot practice cultivation. As long as they are sent here, they will basically have no chance to leave."
"Compared to the Yun family, our Meng family is much more humane. If you can't practice, at least you can choose to stay or go..."
Qin Shaoyou, however, did not have too many emotions about this. This situation is normal. After all, if a large family wants to maintain its operation, limited resources must be concentrated on people with outstanding qualifications, so that the entire family can hope to continue.
Survival of the fittest and survival of the fittest not only apply to all families and forces, but also determine how each person's value is reflected.
"You can't get any closer, or you'll be discovered!"
Mengbai reminded.
Qin Shaoyou smiled mysteriously, reached into the storage bag and patted it, and a palm-sized dagger flew out of it and landed in the palm of his hand. The material of the dagger was very ordinary, but there were many complicated spiritual patterns drawn on it.
These spiritual patterns formed an exquisite pattern, and Mengbai couldn't help but feel fond of it.
"Hey, why is there a purple spiritual stone on top?"
"The best spiritual stone?!"
"It doesn't look like..."
She looked at Qin Shaoyou in confusion.
"This thing is called Dragon Crystal. It is the center used to control puppets. I haven't tried its power since I refined it. I'd like to test it today."
Qin Shaoyou let go of his hand, and the dagger flew up. In the process, Qin Shaoyou did not use any spiritual power, but used a simple voice transmission with his spiritual consciousness. He gave a command to the dagger, and the latter turned into a sword.
The stream of light disappeared in the east direction.
"This...where did it go?"
Meng asked blankly.
"Don't worry, you'll find out later."
After Qin Shaoyou finished all this, he stopped paying attention like an old monk entering meditation. This made Mengbai a little confused, not knowing what kind of medicine Qin Shaoyou was selling in his gourd.
But the two didn't wait long before they heard a loud noise coming from behind the mountain opposite them, and a dazzling red light turned into a sharp edge and violently bombarded the barrier.
Its power was as fierce as a full-strength blow from a monk in the early stage of Nascent Soul. Even though he was two or three miles away, Meng Bai could still feel the fluctuations of spiritual power coming from above.
"Who dares to take action against my Yun family?!"
In the mine, there was a roar, and then a gray voice rose into the sky and quickly disappeared behind the mountain. At this moment, another red light more powerful than before came, blasting the Sifang Mountain System.
Several cracks.
"court death!"
The violent fluctuations of spiritual energy and loud noises told the people of the Yun family that someone on the other side of the mine was attacking the Yun family's mine. These people did not panic at all, but followed the previous regulations and all mortals left quickly.
Mine, go to a safe courtyard to take shelter, and all the monks, except for a few who are left here to be on guard, others fully support the side being attacked.
"Yes...is that dagger of yours attacking the barrier?!"
Mengbai asked in astonishment.
"Stop being such a redneck, let's go!"
"You are the country bumpkin, you...wait for me!"
Qin Shaoyou turned into a black shadow and disappeared silently into a certain mine, while Mengbai followed suit...
About a stick of incense later, Qin Shaoyou found the spiritual vein under the spirit stone mine. The spiritual vein of Daming Continent was indeed the real spiritual vein, not the original one of Yuan Ling Sect that was nourished by the corpse of the demon cultivator.
Like a mineral vein, you can even see flowing spiritual liquid in the spiritual stones here!
Of course, he found this spiritual vein by digging a hole himself. Now his drilling speed is dozens of times faster than before. Not only is the hole made thick, but it is also very smooth, and it lasts for a long time. He can reach it from the outside in one breath.
Deepest!
"You...how did you find this spiritual vein?!"
Mengbai was amazed. There were so many things that amazed her today.
"After the Taixu Chaos Art is reversed, it can transform the spiritual energy in the body into a kind of chaotic energy similar to the underworld energy. This chaotic energy will also swallow up the spiritual energy. As long as I control it well, I can use this chaotic energy to navigate for me!
"
"Okay, time is tight, let's hurry up!"
After saying that, Qin Shaoyou reached out and took off his Huan Yuqing dragon robe, and was about to take off his belt.
Mengbai suddenly became nervous, but at the same time, there was more expectation in her heart.
"You...what do you want to do? I...I'm not just casual..."
"Don't blame me for not reminding you. The spiritual energy here is very strong. If you don't take off your clothes as much as possible, the absorption will be greatly reduced!"
Qin Shaoyou saw that she was a bit nagging, so he couldn't wait patiently.
I saw that he quickly took off himself to only a pair of trousers, and then sat down on the ground. He quickly made a fist with his hands in front of his chest. Soon, the magic circle that he had forgotten for a long time began to gradually emerge.
came out.
The Earth Origin Spiritual Light Array, he was able to build the foundation in just one year, and it was by relying on this array that he harmed the spiritual veins at the foot of Wuyun Mountain.
At this moment, he naturally released this formation again. This Earth Spiritual Light Formation can directly extract the spiritual power from the spiritual veins and turn it into spiritual energy that can be directly absorbed by the cultivators!
However, in order to prevent the spiritual energy from escaping and being discovered by others, Qin Shaoyou arranged a barrier to completely seal the place.
At this time, the two of them were hundreds of feet deep underground, and the entrance to the cave they entered had been hidden by Qin Shaoyou, who had set up a phantom formation of wind and shadow in advance, so it was impossible for the Yun family to detect anything unusual in a short period of time.
Meng Bai looked at Qin Shaoyou speechlessly. This guy took off his clothes like crazy as soon as he came in, but in the end he came in to meditate, which made her happy in vain.
"What a piece of wood!"
She pouted, but didn't take off any clothes. She directly found a place to sit cross-legged.
As Qin Shaoyou began to activate the formation, wisps of air flow emerged from underneath them, which was nearly liquefied spiritual energy. As soon as this spiritual energy came out, it rushed towards Qin Shaoyou's body like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea.
past.
"What are you still doing? After the spiritual energy is refined, it cannot be sealed back. We must absorb it as soon as possible!"
Qin Shaoyou reminded.
"I know!"
Mengbai took a deep breath, assumed a posture with five hearts in the sky, and began to absorb spiritual energy crazily.
There was "stealing" underground here, but Yun Qinglu, the elder of the Yun family on the other side, was so angry that his beard was flying.
The attack outside the barrier just now was so fierce that he thought it was some casual cultivator who had a grudge against the Yun family and was looking for trouble. However, when he chased him out, the attacker had disappeared without a trace, and even
No trace of spiritual power fluctuations was left, as if this person had never appeared.
Yun Qinglu returned to his residence. The more he thought about it, the more something was wrong. He took out a jade slip and quickly summoned a low-level disciple.
"Send this information back to Yunyoujian quickly, without any mistakes!"
"Yes, elder!"
The low-level disciples left quickly, but Yun Qinglu always felt that something was wrong, and for a while he even lost the mood to practice.