Zhao Si refused to go to the center of Yunxi Secret Realm with Ling Zhihuai, and even turned around and ran to the back after answering.
He was really scared in his heart. He only had a little regret at first, but after meeting the disciple from Fuyao Palace, it turned into extreme regret.
Besides, he was not a very brave man, so it was easier for him to run away than to persist.
Ling Zhihuai took a deep breath, his eyes darkened, and he stretched out his hand in the direction where Zhao Si was running away. His fingers moved slightly, as if there was a silk thread placed between his hands.
"!"
The person who was running away staggered and walked back uncontrollably.
"If you don't want to die, then listen to me." Ling Zhihuai said coldly, removing his kind appearance, "Otherwise I will kill you."
Zhao Si's eyes widened. He could never have guessed that the man in front of him would change his expression faster than turning the pages of a book. In the last glance he was gently calling him "fellow Taoist", but in the next glance he was threatening him with life and death in a sinister way.
Zhao Si is a medical practitioner in the early stage of foundation building. He has few means to save his life, so he is very self-aware.
"I'll listen to you, don't kill me." Zhao Si lowered his head, not knowing how he was controlled, but the aura emitted by the person in front of him was so terrifying that he subconsciously gave in.
Ling Zhihuai stared at him for a while, but couldn't figure out how such an ordinary medical practitioner in the foundation-building stage could evade the puppet technique. He could only use the puppet thread to control him forcibly.
But this kind of control is not tight. Once the puppet thread breaks, the person in front of you will run away immediately.
This was the first time that Zhihuai felt puzzled.
Thinking that Zhao Si was still useful, Ling Zhihuai kept him.
Looking at the road ahead, Ling Zhihuai pondered how many famous doctors he should bring with him.
There were too many medical practitioners, firstly, it was difficult to control them, and secondly, they were weak and could easily get injured when entering the central area. Ling Zhihuai certainly didn't need to care about the lives of the medical practitioners in Fuyao Palace, but too many people died, and he was afraid that his identity would be exposed and arouse suspicion. There were too few medical practitioners, and there were not enough people to set up the formation.
There are a total of five Jindan-stage cultivators in Fuyao Palace. Su Qiuzhi is the only Jindan-stage medical cultivator, and the remaining four are all magic cultivators.
After encountering a fourth-level spirit beast and being betrayed by a lone cultivator, many disciples of Fuyao Palace were injured, and many people wanted to quit, including Su Qiuzhi, and gave up the plan to continue to the center of the secret realm.
They gave up, but Ling Zhihuai didn't.
It's not easy to come to Yunhuajie, so I have to give the Yan family a big gift.
"Just bring ten doctors to fix it." Ling Zhihuai narrowed his eyes and made a decision.
As one of the tenth, Zhao Si followed their team with clumsy steps. He really didn't want to go to the center of the secret realm, but he was dragged forward by the puppet threads with every step.
Zhao Si was terrified and was thinking about how he was going to survive.
*
On the other side, Tianxuan Zong and others had already walked through the valley and went deeper into the center.
The flow of spiritual energy in the air became much faster, and the spiritual energy was twice as dense as outside.
It is obvious that the spiritual beasts that grow up in such an environment will only have higher grades, not lower ones.
Chu Qi told his fellow disciples about the monster and asked them to be more careful.
After listening to this, Luo Wuci was a little worried, "There are actually such monsters. Then our chances of getting the rare treasure are slim, right?"
“Not really.”
Yan Jiuge said, "The headmaster has told me that the high-level spirit beasts or demon beasts in the central area of the Yunxi Secret Realm will not appear every time a strange treasure descends. It depends on what the strange treasure is. If it is the inheritance of a human cultivator, they will not make any movement."
The Yunxi Secret Realm opens once every hundred years, and rare treasures appear in the center of the secret realm once every hundred years.
The rare treasures are different each time. They may be inherited by human cultivators, or they may be something that can greatly improve the health of spiritual beasts and demon beasts, or even the spirits of heaven and earth that cause the two to fight.
As for how to judge what rare treasure will descend at that time.
In the last month, spiritual energy will gradually emanate from the central area. If you can sense any abnormality in the spiritual energy, it means that you have found a rare treasure that will be of great use to you.
"In this case, should we continue to move forward? Or should we stay a little further out and wait for the spiritual energy to become abnormal before making any plans?"
Chu Qi asked.
Right now, there are only seven days left until the last month.
If they continue to go deeper, if the rare treasure that comes at the end is useful to the spirit beasts, they will be surrounded by many spirit beasts and waste their energy.
If they stayed here for a while, the rare treasures that came would be useful to the monks, and they would have lost the initiative.
"Keep going inside." Yan Jiuge's dark eyes swept across the long road in front of him, "Even if it takes time, just treat it as experience. Don't miss the opportunity."
Everyone had no objection to Yan Jiuge's decision and continued to go deeper into the center.
*
During these seven days.
In addition to the Tianxuan Sect, disciples from the Qingling Sect and the Beast Taming Sect were also rushing towards the central area.
Their speed was not as fast as that of the Tianxuan Sect, and they had to wait for many fellow disciples, so they kept delaying their journey. Finally, when the deadline was approaching, they gathered together and set off for the Crescent Lake in the center.
The Qingling Sect owns several spiritual stone mines, and has many disciples from aristocratic families, all of whom are wealthy cultivators. They simply use small flying spiritual tools to travel.
As for the Beast Taming Sect, they are all beast tamers. They travel while riding on their spirit pets, and can also detect in advance whether there are any high-level spirit beasts around.
However, as they walked, Yun Jiangmiao keenly discovered a problem, "It seems that our journey has been too smooth. Not only did we not encounter any high-level spirit beasts, we didn't even encounter any other cultivators."
"The pace of independent practitioners may be slower?" A fellow disciple answered him hesitantly.
"Something is a little unusual, so everyone better be careful." Yun Jiangmiao warned seriously.
Ever since that night in the forest, when Yun Jiangmiao heard some strange things from the nine-tailed fox, he became extremely cautious, fearing that he would encounter such strange things.
However, before the other Beast Taming Sect disciples could respond, the spirit pets they were sitting on began to cry out in anxiety, and each of them tilted their heads back, walked lazily, and some were reluctant to move forward.
"what happened?"
"Is there any danger ahead?"
"Brother Yun, what should we do?"
"… "
The disciples of the Beast Taming Sect were terrified and looked to Yun Jiangmiao for help.
Yun Jiangmiao took a deep breath and reassured everyone, "You stay where you are. I'll go check ahead first."
In addition to the nine-tailed fox contract passed down from his ancestors, Yun Jiangmiao also has three other pets: a third-level three-toed red jade bird, a fourth-level golden-eyed wolf, and a first-level white cloud beast.
The Red Jade Bird can fly to travel, the Golden Eyed Wolf can defend against enemies. As for the White Cloud Beast, it can break most restrictions and barriers, and is an unexpected helper.
A clear bird cry was heard, and its cloud-like red wings spread out. The Red Jade Bird carried Yun Jiangmiao and circled forward.
*
The ones who noticed the abnormality earlier than the Beast Taming Sect were the Tianxuan Sect and others who were walking in the front.
The ground beneath their feet trembled slightly, and the birds and beasts in the mountains could not wait to come out of their nests, neighing or roaring towards the center, their voices filled with joy and excitement.
This change was caused by the spiritual energy emanating from the center of the secret realm.
Chu Qi raised his head, his eyes were tinged with emerald green, and he looked at the center in surprise.
This spiritual energy can actually stimulate the flow of spiritual power in the cultivator's body, sweeping away recent fatigue and lethargy, and refreshing the spirit.
"I sense the turbulence of spiritual energy!"
"I also sensed that the rare treasure that descended from this secret realm can definitely be used by us."
"Hurry, hurry, let's fly over there with our swords!"
"… "
The surroundings were filled with excited discussions from fellow students.
Compared to the excitement of others, Yan Jiuge was much calmer. He looked ahead with deep eyes, "Fellow disciples, please calm down for now. Besides us, the spirit beasts around us are also making a lot of noise."
After hearing Yan Jiuge's words, everyone in Tianxuan Sect calmed down.
Yes, in addition to them, the surrounding birds and beasts were also very excited. This showed that the strange treasure that had descended this time was the spirit of heaven and earth that both sides were fighting for.
"Then what should we do?" Chu Qi couldn't help but ask.
"First, fly the sword in the air and see what the spirit beast does."
After Yan Jiuge finished speaking, he withdrew his perception, performed the sword-controlling technique, and expanded the body of the Long Yin Sword by two times.
When the Crescent Lake in the center emits spiritual energy, it reminds everyone that some strange treasure has descended. It will take some time before the strange treasure actually comes into the world.
They had to get there early and at the right time.
Everyone flew up on their swords and looked down at the mountains from a high place.
Chu Qi and Yan Jiuge flew their swords together. Soon, Chu Qi discovered that the spirit beasts around them suddenly became quiet after the initial excitement, and even the sound of footsteps running towards the center disappeared.
Then, several powerful auras came from the front, as if they had suddenly awakened from a long sleep, exuding an overwhelming aura, like a ferocious beast fighting for territory, fierce and violent.
"They are monsters." Yan Jiuge stood behind Chu Qi, his voice a little serious, "There are seven in total, and it seems that they are all awake."
“…” Chu Qi took a deep breath.
Previously, one demon beast in the Lingyu mine was enough to kill him. Now there are seven of them, how can we fight for them
"Seven demon beasts... do we still have a chance?" Luo Wuci murmured. He had not completely recovered from the news.
If these seven monsters unite to attack the outside world, then the chances are slim indeed.
But the monsters are violent and bloodthirsty by nature, and when their strength is similar, they prefer to fight to become a leader rather than share the spoils.
Yan Jiuge finished explaining the characteristics of the monsters and told Tianxuan Zong and others, "Let's find a place with higher terrain to rest first, and wait for the seven monsters to fight and come up with a result."
There is a hill nearby, which is perfect for them to stay and watch how the situation develops.
Sure enough, there was soon an earth-shaking noise coming from the center, and the roar of monsters resounded through the sky, full of anger.
The seven monsters fought each other, and the pressure and momentum they exuded made all the spirit beasts within a hundred miles silent.
Although human cultivators do not have to be suppressed by the level of beasts, if the monsters are stronger than them, they will find it difficult to breathe under the powerful pressure.
Tianxuan Zong and others were fine, but other cultivators reacted violently.
*
Yun Jiangmiao nearly fell off the back of the Red Jade Bird because when the Red Jade Bird was halfway through its flight, its body suddenly stiffened and it could not continue flying.
He took the Red Jade Bird back into the spirit pet space, summoned the Nine-tailed Fox, and tried to move forward, but the Nine-tailed Fox told him that seven monsters were fighting.
Upon hearing the news, Yun Jiangmiao’s eyes went dark.
The beastmaster relies on his spirit pets to fight. Although the beastmaster technique can help the spirit pets resist the pressure from some high-level spirit beasts, it cannot exceed one level at most.
When facing a demon beast, a fourth-level golden-eyed wolf can barely move and will not kneel down directly. But not everyone in the Beast Taming Sect can contract a fourth-level spirit beast. Besides, a fourth-level spirit beast cannot defeat a demon beast, unless—
"Master Fox, why don't you come with me to explore the way?"
[Boy, that's not a fun place. ]
Hu Jiu was about to warn Yun Jiangmiao, but he sensed the cold feeling belonging to the puppeteer within his perception range.
Without saying much, Fox Jiu stretched out his tail and rolled Yun Jiangmiao in. He watched the puppet master and ten medical practitioners approach the central area.
Having had the experience last time, Yun Jiangmiao closed his mouth skillfully this time.
After seeing the puppeteer, Fox Wine changed his mind.
[Let's go, I'll take you to the center of the secret place. Don't run away from my tail. ]
*
Over there, seven monsters fought fiercely, and the winner was finally decided in the evening.
The six auras dissipated and turned into nutrients for the last monster. After devouring the six inner pills, the wounds on the last monster healed quickly and its strength became even stronger.
"Roar!"
It raised its head and let out a roar, as if to show off its identity, and a huge pressure also radiated from it.
This pressure spread outward in circles like an invisible wave, causing all the spirit beasts that sensed the aura to roar in response.
One person tells ten people, ten people tell a hundred people, a hundred people tell a thousand people.
Soon, all the spirit beasts within a hundred miles were driven by the demon beast and began to rush towards the center.
The magnitude of the commotion was beyond anyone’s imagination.
In less than an hour, all the spirit beasts had assembled, and their numbers looked shocking.
Birds circled in the sky, their wings spread out and intertwined, blocking out the sun like the shadows of branches and leaves. The setting sun could only fall through the gaps.
Blocking the ground were all kinds of beasts, from level one to level four, running densely around the Crescent Lake in the center from the outside to the inside, like a flowing circle without a single break.
*
The people of Tianxuan Sect who had been watching the entire incident came to their senses.
"How about it, do you still want to move forward?"
Unexpectedly, the person who asked the question was their first senior brother Yan Jiuge.
Having witnessed such a difficult prospect with your own eyes, do you still want to continue to fight for that secret treasure
Everyone was a little hesitant, but they were too unwilling to give up.
"First Senior Brother, if we all work together, are we capable of giving it a try?" Luo Wuci couldn't help but ask.
The power of one person may not be enough, but what about gathering the power of everyone
"The beast tide is ten miles wide. If we can break through it within an hour, we can give it a try. If not, we will be exhausted if we continue to move forward. Even if we break through, we will not be able to fight the monsters."
Yan Jiuge answered.
This statement actually exceeded everyone's expectations. They actually had a chance of winning!
"What method?" Chu Qi was curious.
"Form a sword formation, use a killing formation, with the medical cultivators as the center of the formation, and the sword cultivators on the periphery."
They had discussed this sword formation before, so everyone was familiar with it.
In the killing array, the sword cultivators in the array abandoned all defense and focused on attacking. The medical cultivators were responsible for maintaining their status and took on the position of the center of the array.
However, this kind of formation requires very high medical skills.
No matter how powerful the killing array is, without medical practitioners to maintain it, the defense will be like thin paper, which cannot be restored after being torn. They can put aside their worries because they have medical practitioners in charge.
Everyone's eyes fell on Chu Qi, silently asking for his opinion.
Yan Jiuge spoke for them, "What do you think, Qi?"
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the gentle young man curled up the corners of his lips, his eyes were bright, and his voice was very firm.
"Of course I'll go with you all."
Since inheriting the inheritance, Chu Qi has been either planting herbs or refining medicine on Zhongling Peak. But in fact, the medical inheritance of Tianxuan Sect is mainly about healing spiritual arts, and the rest is the mental method of guidance.
The Eye of the Killing Formation was originally created for this set of mental methods.
(End of this chapter)