Zhuge Yun walked towards the four people with a smile on his face, and when his eyes fell on Xu Chunniang, his smile deepened.
"Hunting the Yuan Devouring Beast, right? I am the leader of your team for this mission."
"It turned out to be Senior Brother Zhuge. Senior Brother Zhuge is ranked 183rd on the Qingyun Ranking. He once defeated an opponent in the late stage of foundation building with his mid-stage foundation building cultivation."
"Brother Zhuge comes from Xuanjianfeng. With such strength, he will definitely lead us to successfully kill the Yuan Devouring Beast."
Huo Chunyan didn't say anything, but looked at Xu Chunniang worriedly.
Not long ago, Senior Brother Zhuge had caused trouble for Xu Chunniang because her ranking on the Qingyun List had surpassed Senior Sister Shangguan.
Senior Brother Zhuge is leading the team on this trip, and I don’t know if he will cause trouble.
Feeling Huo Chunyan's gaze, Xu Chunniang nodded slightly at her, indicating that she didn't need to worry.
Although Zhuge Yun was dissatisfied with her, since it was related to the sect's commission, he was probably not a brainless person.
Besides...if he really wanted to use some tricks, she would just take over.
The interaction between the two naturally caught Zhuge Yun's attention. An inexplicable smile appeared in his eyes. "Do you two junior sisters have any opinions about me?"
Huo Chunyan quickly came back to her senses and gave him a friendly smile, "Of course not, I just admired your name for a long time and was surprised for a moment."
"I hope so. The Yuan Devouring Beast appears in the area around Hunyuan City. Let's go to Hunyuan City first."
Zhuge Yun withdrew his gaze and walked outside. The others looked at each other and hurriedly followed.
Hunyuan City is located between Xiaoyao Sect and Wanjian Sect. It is a city of independent cultivators with a mixed bag of forces, and is not under the control of any sect.
Thinking of the records about Hunyuan City, a solemn look flashed in Huo Chunyan's eyes, and she sent a message to Xu Chunniang with some helplessness.
"I thought the Yuan Devouring Beast was easy to kill, but I forgot that it only appeared in the area around Hunyuan City, which is a place that welcomes all cultivators. If I had known this, I would rather fight against the evil cultivator."
Xu Chunniang thought about it for a moment and said in a soothing voice, "Although Hunyuan City is both good and evil, everyone who enters it must abide by the rules. As the only Nascent Soul cultivator in the city, the Lord of Hunyuan City should have a certain degree of restraint."
Huo Chunyan understood what she meant and took a deep breath to calm herself.
Although Hunyuan City is famous, as long as you abide by the rules of the city, keep a low profile, and don't actively provoke others, you can avoid a lot of trouble.
After traveling for more than a month, a huge black city finally appeared in front of everyone.
Huo Chunyan breathed a sigh of relief. She was already very tired after traveling almost non-stop for a month.
Even though the red wine given by Chunniang restored his spiritual energy, the exhaustion on his mind and soul was real.
But Senior Brother Zhuge, who was leading the group, never slowed down, and no one else raised any objections, so she could only tense up and keep up.
"No flying allowed near Hunyuan City, get off first."
Zhuge Yun sensed the status of the people behind him, pretending not to know. He bent his sword and jumped off it, then walked towards the huge black city in front.
As the saying goes, a horse will die if it runs too far up the mountain. This is exactly the situation now.
That huge city seems very close, but in fact it is still very far away.
Xu Chunniang has been training her body since she was young, and her soul is much stronger than others. She also drinks spiritual wine from time to time to replenish her spiritual energy. After flying on the sword for a month, she still has strength left.
However, the other three people looked pale, with sweat on their heads, and looked like they were about to give up.
Finally, a disciple named Zhang Yu couldn't help but speak.
"Brother Zhuge, we have traveled day and night, through frost and dew, for a month. Now that Hunyuan City is right before our eyes, there is no need to rush, right?"
Hearing this, Zhuge Yun paused, looked back at him, and after pondering for a moment, he actually agreed.
"Junior Brother Zhang Yu, right? Since you are tired, you can rest here for two hours. But as the leader of this trip, all your actions will be recorded by me. Don't blame me for not reminding you."
Zhang Yu was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but when he heard these words, his heart began to rise again.
During the guidance of the commission, the team leader will record the performance of the disciples truthfully and assess the degree of completion of the commission based on the performance.
The original plan was to reach Hunyuan City within a month, but now it was too late. If we were to waste more time because of him, I'm afraid it would affect the mission score.
After realizing this, Zhang Yu suddenly felt annoyed.
Huo Chunyan and Zhao Xingsan were obviously very tired too. If he held on a little longer, they would have asked for a rest, but he was the first to speak...
Forget it, I'd better rest and recuperate first.
Zhuge Yun seemed to be doing his job conscientiously. After explaining the situation to Zhang Yu, he threw out a formation plate and set up a hidden formation.
Seeing this, Huo Chunyan and Zhao Xingsan secretly rejoiced and each found a place to meditate and recover.
"The spiritual energy in this area of Hunyuan City is very violent, so I advise you not to absorb it."
Zhuge Yun's voice suddenly sounded, and the faces of the few people who succeeded changed slightly. They gave up the idea of absorbing spiritual energy directly, and took out the pills that could restore spiritual energy and swallowed them.
Xu Chunniang seemed to be meditating, but in fact she was just resting her eyes.
She has never stopped brewing wine in the past few years. In addition to Pearl Drunk and Ganlu Fragrance, which are used to earn spirit stones, she has also developed several other varieties.
What satisfied her most was the spiritual wine brewed from the spiritual rice of red pearl rice.
The red pearl rice is combined with the red wine brewed from the upgraded spiritual spring. Just drinking one pound of it can restore nearly three levels of spiritual power.
Although it is not as effective as the Life Pill, it does not contain any toxicity and can be consumed in large quantities.
Moreover, this red wine has been improved by her many times, and the taste is very light. Even if you drink more than ten kilograms of it, you will not get drunk.
During this month's journey, she would take out a wine gourd from time to time and take a few sips, so her spiritual energy was not depleted much.
Two hours later, Zhuge Yun stood up, glanced at a few people, and put away the formation.
"Keep going."
As they got closer to Hunyuan City, they met more and more monks on the road.
"Evil cultivator!"
Zhang Yu exclaimed, staring at a cultivator not far away who had a faint glow of blood on his body, his eyes full of resentment.
The monk in front seemed to have sensed something. He turned around, stared at Zhang Yu, and laughed strangely.
"Where did this little brat come from? How dare he come to Soul Yuan City when he is at the second level of foundation building? He is not afraid of leaving his soul here."
Meeting the monk's bloodshot gaze, Zhang Yu felt a headache and his face turned pale.
Zhuge Yun's face was slightly cold. He took a step to the right, stood in front of Zhang Yu, and looked coldly at the cultivator opposite.
The evil cultivator stared at Zhuge Yun for a few seconds but didn't say anything else. After a few strange laughs, he headed towards the city gate.
It was not until the evil cultivator passed through the city gate and disappeared that Zhuge Yun turned around and looked at Zhang Yu with a more serious expression.
"Junior Brother Zhao, please be careful with your words. Hunyuan City is not like Xiaoyao Sect. It is not a place where we can act recklessly."
Hearing this, Zhang Yu felt guilty for a moment, but then he gritted his teeth and spoke out what was in his heart.
"Anyone can punish evil cultivators. Am I wrong?"