Sun Hong's ancestors for seven generations were all independent cultivators, and all stopped at the Qi Refining Stage. His grandparents and parents saved up a large amount of spirit stones and bought a Foundation Establishment Pill for Sun Hong, and Sun Hong successfully advanced to the Foundation Establishment Stage.
After entering the Foundation Establishment Stage, Sun Hong was eager to enter the Core Formation Stage. In order to support his foundation building, the savings of two generations were used up. In order to obtain enough resources for cultivating immortals, Sun Hong and other Foundation Establishment cultivators went out to sea to hunt monsters. In the past few years, everything went smoothly, and Sun Hong even threatened to enter the Nascent Soul Stage.
The reality is cruel. During one hunt for monsters, they encountered a group of monsters and suffered heavy losses. Sun Hong was seriously injured and luckily survived. It took him 30 years to recover. When he returned home, all his relatives had passed away.
At this time, Sun Hong was already eighty years old. Apart from hunting monsters, he had no other skills. For the sake of his cultivation, he once again teamed up with other foundation-building monks to hunt monsters. By chance, they discovered an ancient monk's cave. Sun Hong thought that his chance had come, but his long-time friend plotted against him. Sun Hong was seriously injured and hid on a deserted island to heal his wounds.
This time, Sun Hong failed to recover. There was residual poison left in his body. He could not make any further progress and remained in the early stage of foundation building.
Feeling disheartened, Sun Hong married a casual cultivator and had children. When he was 150 years old, he had a large family with six sons and four grandsons, including five cultivators.
They had no skills and found it difficult to support more than a dozen cultivators. In order to give their descendants a better future, Sun Hong took his son and daughter-in-law out to sea to hunt monsters. He was unlucky and encountered monsters living in groups. His son and daughter-in-law covered him and helped him escape, leaving behind two grandchildren with spiritual roots.
When the Han family held the Jindan Ceremony, Sun Hong was left with only two grandchildren. He was too old to protect his grandchildren. In order to pave the way for his grandchildren's future, he brought his two grandchildren to join the Han family and became guests of the Han family.
The Han family was going to Thousand Poison Island to search for treasure. When you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Sun Hong did not refuse. If he could find the treasure, he would be considered to have made a contribution.
He still has more than ten years to live. If he doesn't try hard, it will be difficult for his grandson to build a foundation.
In the waters near Qiandu Island, a huge yellow gourd was floating on the sea. Han Daojing, Han Delei, Han Changying, Han Benyong and Sun Hong were standing on the yellow gourd, and everyone's expression was extremely solemn.
Han Changming had entered Thousand Poison Island in his early years. He recorded his route, and unexpectedly it came in handy.
"Be careful, don't be careless, try to use the puppet beast to clear the way, and if you find a third-level monster, run away immediately. If you can't run away, I will cover you, and you young ones can run first, don't hesitate."
Han Daojing's tone was stern. Qiandu Island was a well-known dangerous place in the Red Algae Sea. On the way here, he had already prepared various scenarios and various response methods.
If they encounter a third-level monster, he has the highest seniority and should be the last one to leave.
They brought with them a third-level talisman, the Four Symbols Demon-Locking Talisman, which could trap a third-level demon beast, so they were well prepared.
Han Delei nodded and said, "I understand, Uncle Daojing, we have a route map and antidote pills. Be careful, there shouldn't be too much danger."
Han Daojing made a pinch of magic and the yellow gourd suddenly lit up with a dazzling yellow light and flew towards Thousand Poison Island.
After passing through the thick fog, they landed on the beach of Thousand Poison Island. As soon as they landed, they all cast two lines of defense on themselves.
Han Changying released two puppy puppet beasts and controlled them to walk in front, and the five of them followed behind.
As they walked along, their expressions were solemn and full of vigilance.
Han Daojing walked in front, his spiritual sense covered an area of a hundred feet in radius, and everything within the area was within his observation.
Before they had gone far, a black shadow broke out of the ground and suddenly hit a puppy puppet beast. There was a muffled sound and sparks flew.
Han Daojing reacted quickly. He raised his hand and a red light shot out. It turned out to be a crescent-shaped red short blade.
The red short blade hit the ground with a muffled sound, and a half-meter-long crack appeared on the ground. A large amount of green liquid gushed out, emitting a pungent smell.
Han Daojing pinched his fingers and the red short blade kept slashing at the ground. The corpse of a giant black scorpion could be vaguely seen.
"Be careful, there are many poisonous insects here."
Han Daojing reminded, his face serious.
They continued on, slowly.
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An hour later, they appeared in a long and narrow valley with a lot of weeds growing in the valley.
Han Daojing threw out more than a dozen fireballs, burning the weeds in the valley. Two puppy puppet beasts walked in front.
A yellow poisonous mist suddenly emerged from the ground, and green smoke came out of the bodies of the two puppy puppet beasts. Severe corrosion marks appeared on their forelimbs, and their speed decreased greatly.
Boom!
With a muffled sound, a giant yellow centipede emerged from the ground. Its tentacles were about two feet long, and under its thick hard shell was a row of sickle-like yellow claws. The yellow claws hit the puppy puppet beast one after another, and the puppy puppet beast was torn into pieces and turned into a pile of scrap copper and iron. This was a second-level mid-grade poisonous insect, equivalent to a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building.
Almost at the moment when the yellow centipede appeared, Han Daojing and his five men took action. Han Daojing sacrificed three flying knives with shining red light, which turned into three red lights and slashed towards the yellow centipede.
Han Changying took out a small blue umbrella and chanted a spell. The small blue umbrella spun in the sky and dropped down a large blue light to protect them. Han Delei and the other two took out their magic weapons to attack the yellow centipede.
A loud bang was heard, and colorful magical auras engulfed the yellow centipede.
In less than ten breaths, this second-level poisonous insect died under the siege of four foundation-building monks.
Han Daojing has reached the great perfection of foundation building, Han Delei and Han Changying are both in the late stage of foundation building, and the weakest is Sun Hong. In addition, they have the help of second-level puppet beasts, so it is not difficult to kill a second-level poisonous insect.
After killing the second-level poisonous insects, Han Changying released a python puppet beast. The python puppet beast was very fast and the five of them followed behind.
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Half a day later, Han Daojing and his four companions appeared in a damp black forest. The fallen leaves on the ground were two feet thick, and the air was filled with a strong smell of decay.
When they walked past a small puddle, a thick black poisonous snake flew out of the puddle and instantly hit Han Benyong's protective aura.
“KANG!”
With a muffled sound, Han Benyong's protective aura blocked the black poisonous snake. Even so, Han Benyong was frightened and broke out in a cold sweat. Since he stepped into the world of immortal cultivation, he had never encountered such a dangerous situation. Even when hunting monsters, he would join forces with his tribesmen, and many people would use formations to kill the monsters, so it was not very dangerous.
Han Changying waved the red feather fan in his hand, a red light flashed, and billowing flames swept out and landed on the black poisonous snake.
“Boom!”
The billowing flames engulfed the black poisonous snake. Three red lights shot out and sank into the sea of fire, and three muffled sounds were heard.
A red light flashed, and three red lights flew out from the sea of fire and disappeared into Han Daojing's sleeves.
At this time, the flames also dissipated, and the black poisonous snake was cut into four pieces, deader than dead.
"Give yourself an extra layer of defense. There are many second-level poisonous insects here. Don't be careless. Carelessness can cost lives."
Han Daojing warned solemnly, and put on another layer of defense for himself. Han Changying and the other three followed suit.
Han Benyong wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile: "I've heard my father talk about treasure hunting adventures before, but I didn't think much of it until I experienced it myself. I realized how dangerous it is..."
Before he could finish his words, a deafening roar was heard, the ground shook slightly, and a large number of leaves fell from the trees.
Han Benyong's face changed and he looked towards the source of the sound.
"It's none of our business. We have a mission to accomplish. Stay out of our way."
Han Daojing gave the order and continued to move forward. Han Delei and the other two hurriedly followed. Han Benyong glanced in the direction of the explosion, said nothing, and followed the elder.
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Half a day later, they appeared in a narrow valley with several huge black pits in the valley. Several magical instruments with dim spiritual light and some fragments of robes were scattered on the ground.
There is a hole several meters in size on the stone wall on the left, and some green moss grows near the hole.
Han Daojing took out a piece of green animal skin, compared it with the terrain of the place, and said, "This should be it. There may be poisonous insects in the cave. Be careful and don't be careless."
"Let me go in and explore the way first! If anything happens, you can support me immediately."
Han Delei volunteered. He released a monkey puppet beast to walk in front and he followed behind.
Han Delei entered the cave alone, while Han Daojing and three others guarded outside.
Sun Hong looked at the nearby terrain with a nervous expression.
Half a minute later, Han Delei rushed out of the cave, his expression excited: "Uncle Daojing, I found it, it's here, there are no monsters in the cave."
Han Daojing waved his sleeves and led his men into the cave.
The cave was damp and dark, with moss growing on the stone walls.
After walking more than a hundred steps, a cave about an acre in size suddenly opened up in front of Han Daojing and his four companions. There were several huge cracks on the top of the cave. Some sunlight floated in through the cracks, illuminating the entire cave.
The stone wall was uneven, and there was a faint white light on the stone wall in the lower left corner of the cave, which was obviously a restriction.
There were a lot of rubble scattered around the white light, and there were obvious signs of human excavation on the stone wall.
Han Daojing's spiritual sense carefully scanned the entire cave several times, and found nothing unusual except the white light.
Han Daojing flicked his finger, and several red fireballs as big as fists flew out and hit the white light one after another.
Boom!
After a huge roar, billowing flames engulfed the area where the white light was.
Not long after, the flames dissipated and the white light remained intact.
Han Daojing controlled three red daggers and slashed towards the white light.
With a few muffled "clang" sounds, three red daggers chopped on the white light, causing the white light to sink and quickly return to normal.
"This is the Xuanguang Forbidden Spirit Formation, a third-level formation. It should be the sitting cave of a Jindan cultivator. Using brute force to break it would make a lot of noise. The cave is likely to collapse and attract other third-level monsters. It is better to use great force to break it. It's a pity that De Biao didn't come."
Han Daojing held his chin with one hand and analyzed slowly.
Han Changying smiled and said, "Uncle Daojing, let me give it a try."
She flipped her right hand, and a yellow light flashed. A yellow ball as big as a watermelon appeared in her hand. The yellow ball was covered with mysterious spiritual patterns and reflected a metallic luster.
She threw the yellow sphere forward and cast a spell. The spiritual patterns on the surface of the yellow sphere suddenly lit up and transformed into a three-meter-tall yellow giant ape. The yellow giant ape had thick hands and feet and was full of power.
"Go, break the ban."
Han Changying's magic spell changed, and the yellow giant ape's right fist emitted a dazzling yellow light and smashed towards the white light.
"Bang!"
There was a muffled sound, the earth shook, and a large amount of rain fell from the top of the head at any time, but the white light was intact.
Han Changying tried for a long time, but the monkey puppet beast was unable to break the ban.
"Forget it! Even after so many years, the third-level formation is not so easy to break. I will reinforce the cave, and we will work together to break the formation! So as to avoid more trouble later."
As Han Daojing spoke, he summoned hundreds of yellow formation flags. With a pinch of his hand, the hundreds of yellow formation flags suddenly scattered. After the flags lit up brightly, they sank into the stone wall and disappeared.
He took out a four-cornered array plate that glowed with yellow light and entered a spell.
A soft yellow light emerged from the stone wall, which was obviously a restriction.
"Let's attack together! Don't hold back."
Han Daojing's magic spell changed, and three red short blades slashed towards the white light.
Han Changying and the other three took action one after another, either casting spells or manipulating magical weapons to attack the white light.
Rumbling sounds were heard, and colorful magical lights lit up one after another.
A quarter of an hour later, with a loud bang, the white light shattered into pieces, revealing a stone chamber over a hundred feet in size.
A tattered green robe was scattered on the ground. Strictly speaking, it could not be called a robe, but rather a piece of rag. There were obvious signs of artificial excavation on the stone wall.
Han Changying controlled the python puppet beast to pick up the rag and saw a light green storage bag and several white bones.
Han Daojing's spiritual sense carefully scanned the storage bag several times, but found nothing abnormal, and there was nothing abnormal in the stone chamber either.
Han Delei walked forward, took the green storage bag, shook it down, and after a green light flashed, a lot of things fell out.
There were not many spirit stones, only tens of thousands, but there were quite a few bottles and jars. A long cone-like object caught their attention.
The long cone is pointed in front and wide in the back. The upper half is red and the lower half is golden. There are traces of golden arcs jumping on the surface of the long cone. Judging from the fluctuations of its spiritual energy, it is obviously a magic weapon.
"magic weapon!"
Han Daojing was overjoyed. He was able to obtain a magic weapon. This trip was not in vain and he had made a contribution.
Han Delei checked carefully and found only one magic weapon. The bottles and jars were filled with spirit insect eggs, all of which were dead eggs. There were also elixirs for the spirit insects to eat, but the elixirs had all deteriorated and could not be taken. There were also more than twenty jade slips.
"We have the stuff, let's go back and talk about it."
Han Daojing packed up all his stuff, took Han Delei and the other three out of the cave, and returned along the way they came.
Everyone was very happy to get a magic weapon on this trip.
As they walked out of the cave, a deafening explosion was heard and a ragged young man in a blue shirt came running from a distance. Judging from his aura, he was a cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage.
He looked panicked, as if he had encountered something terrible.
Before the young man in blue shirt ran far, a thick black light shot out from a distance and instantly pierced through his body.
With a scream, the young man in blue fell down, his eyes wide open, as if he died with his eyes open.
Big trees were broken in half, splashing up a lot of smoke and dust.
A black centipede over ten feet long crawled out from the dense forest. There were two pairs of black thin wings on the back of the black centipede, as well as some golden spiritual patterns. A pair of sickle-like mouthparts were exposed, looking extremely ferocious.
"Level 3 demon insect!"
Han Daojing's pupils shrank and his expression turned ugly.