Ten miles outside Iron Palm Mountain.
Lu Nanzhi stopped and clenched the jade in her hand. The clear vibration just now suddenly disappeared. She stood on a high place and looked at the misty forest in the valley ahead, feeling something was wrong.
clang!
Two sword lights shot out from behind. Lu Nanzhi tilted his face slightly, and an ice wall suddenly appeared behind him.
Ice chips flew everywhere, and the two of them came hand in hand.
Same age, same appearance, if it weren't for the distinct male and female appearance, it would be difficult to tell who is who.
"Lu Nanzhi, what a coincidence." Xu Qianjin held the flowers with a light sword and a harmless smile.
Xu Qiancheng bared his fangs and shouted excitedly, "Sister, don't waste your time talking to her. Kill her first, then find Xie Jingshan and Song Zhiang."
Lu Nanzhi turned around, a chill spreading all over his body.
"Since we've met, draw your sword!"
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In the tree hole.
As soon as Xie Jingshan saw Shen Huaixi, he pulled him aside and stuck his butt out.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry. I was stabbed by a sword. I feel so painful all the way. I don't know what's going on. Please help me heal it."
Yun Chang blushed and turned around, Jiang Yuebai shook his head.
"It hurts, it hurts, please be gentle, be gentle."
"Brother Jingshan, don't move. There is a broken sword blade inside. I have to help you get it out."
The originally tense and depressing atmosphere in the tree hole became much more relaxed because of Xie Jingshan. Jiang Yuebai took Yun Shang aside, turned his back to the howling Xie Jingshan and asked them about their experiences.
Yun Shang quickly and quietly repeated that she and Xie Jingshan had just met yesterday, when Xie Jingshan was besieged by three sword cultivators and was stabbed in the buttocks.
Yun Chang used jade to chase Xie Jingshan to his vicinity, released insects in the dark, and called for thunder and fire support before she was able to defeat the three sword cultivators.
"Before we entered the formation, the jade also reacted to another direction, but this side was closer and stronger, so we... just came in." Yun Shang said in annoyance.
Jiang Yuebai nodded, "It must be Anan on the other side. I just hope she doesn't get involved again. If she takes a detour, there's still time. By the way."
Jiang Yuebai took out the spirit rat and stuffed it into Yun Shang's pocket. "Hurry up and take care of this timid rat of yours. Let it help me find the center of the formation and then play dead."
The spirit mouse turned over in Yunchang's arms and came back to life, squeaking in grievance.
Yun Chang tapped the rat's nose and said, "You are so naughty. You don't work but still want to beg for food from me. I never keep idle animals under my command."
As soon as he finished speaking, the rat's eyes rolled, and he collapsed and fainted.
Yunshang: … …
Jiang Yuebai sighed, "Let's roast it when we get back."
Yun Chang awkwardly stuffed the spirit mouse back into the spirit beast bag, "It's okay, Leihuo is not afraid of the mayflies outside, maybe he can help you find the center of the formation."
"Don't worry. The triple-linked formation has three points of focus. It's hard to tell the real from the fake. We'd better do it with both hands. Xie Jingshan, are you okay?"
"Ah! Ah? All right, all right. It's all right."
Jiang Yuebai narrowed her eyes and turned around to secretly look over. Xie Jingshan was tidying up his clothes with a flushed face. He said to Shen Huaixi: "Good skills. The pain is gone immediately. I feel a little comfortable now."
"Ahem~ Brother Jingshan, please be careful with your words. Our two senior sisters are still here." Shen Huaixi said awkwardly.
Xie Jingshan was confused, "What are they doing? I didn't say anything."
"Okay, let's get down to business. Xie Jingshan, come with me."
Jiang Yuebai pulled Xie Jingshan aside, set up three soundproof arrays, and then asked with his back to Shen Huaixi, "Do you still have the middle-grade fire spirit stone I gave you earlier?"
Xie Jingshan nodded, "It's still there, do you want to use it?"
"What grade of magic sword is your sword?"
"Ah? No, not many grades." Xie Jingshan scratched his nose and hid the sword behind him awkwardly.
Jiang Yuebai asked seriously, "I need to use your sword as the center of the formation to break it. This is a matter of great importance. You'd better tell me the truth."
Xie Jingshan stared at Jiang Yuebai for a moment before taking out the sword. "I told you not to laugh at me. This is not a magic weapon. It is a quasi-spiritual weapon made for me by my ancestor. It contains a trace of Huo Dou's blood and is covered with the shell of Lieyang Sword so you can't see it. But I don't rely on the power of the sword to bully others. I got to the top of the battle power list by my real ability. I'm not lying..."
Before he could finish his words, the sword was snatched away by Jiang Yuebai.
"Huodou is a fire-type dog spirit. Legend has it that it is the messenger of the fire god. What kind of shop do you run? How can you find such an almost extinct creature?" Jiang Yuebai was shocked.
Jiang Yuebai carefully examined the red sword in his hand. Above the magic weapon is the magic weapon, and above the magic weapon is the acquired spiritual weapon.
The microscopic formations in the spiritual weapon are continuous and self-contained, and can transmit the power of heaven and earth. Even a Yuanying Zhenjun may not be able to obtain a spiritual weapon.
"Xie Jingshan, if you were not my friend, I would have to kill you and take the treasure."
Xie Jingshan rolled his eyes, "If you weren't my friend, I wouldn't tell you the truth. Even a Yuanying Zhenjun can't see through my sword."
Jiang Yuebai's eyebrows lit up with joy, "With your sword as the core of the formation, this Mayfly Dragon Binding Formation can be broken. Give me all the fire spirit stones you have."
Xie Jingshan searched around and found that in addition to the 300 medium-grade Fire Spirit Stones that Jiang Yuebai had given him, there were also three high-grade Fire Spirit Stones.
Jiang Yuebai opened her eyes wide. The top-grade Fire Spirit Stone burned silently in Xie Jingshan's palm like a ball of pure flame. The pure fire spiritual energy in it made her dantian tighten violently, and she was filled with strong desire.
"Xie Jingshan, your family is more than just a shop, right? You have spiritual tools and top-grade spiritual stones. You are too rich. Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"
"A quasi-spiritual weapon is not a spiritual weapon! If you really want to kill me for such a small amount of money, then I have misjudged you."
Jiang Yuebai took the high-grade fire spirit stone and said, "You are the only one who thinks this is small money! After the competition, I will go to your shop to see if you have any other fire-related magic tools or magic treasures?"
Xie Jingshan shook his head. "I really don't have that. A sword cultivator only cultivates one sword in his life, so of course I want it to be purer, so I only have a sword and spirit stones, and a few bottles of elixirs. I don't need to add materials to forge the sword, so I don't have spirit ore either. Oh, my ancestor set a restriction on the sword, and only I can activate it."
"Got it. Once the formation is completed, I'll let you kill everyone."
Jiang Yuebai returned the sword to Xie Jingshan, put away the spirit stone, removed the soundproofing array, and briefly explained her ideas to Yun Shang and Shen Huaixi.
"The Mayfly Binding Dragon Formation is a water formation. Although it incorporates gold and water to form a three-linked chain, its fatal flaw is that it is not fire-resistant. Elder Li once told me that everything in the world has its own mutual generation and restraint. Even if water restrains fire, as long as the fire is strong enough, it can also counterattack."
"This formation uses gold to generate water, and water to moisten wood, with water balancing the center. If I can steal its wood spirit to help the fire, I can burn through this formation. Originally, I only had a 30% chance of success, but..."
Jiang Yuebai glanced at Xie Jingshan and said, "Xie Jingshan's sword is good, and he has a fire spirit root. With his help, I have a 70% chance of breaking the formation, but there is still a problem."
"Oh, stop keeping us in suspense and tell us quickly." Xie Jingshan said anxiously.
Shen Huaixi patted Xie Jingshan on the shoulder and told him to calm down. "If Senior Sister Jiang needs help, just let me know."
Yun Shang nodded, "I can help too."
Jiang Yuebai said, "He Wangchen's attainments in formation are quite good. To ensure that everything goes well, I need to split my forces into two groups. Go find He Wangchen who is setting up the formation and hold him back so that he doesn't have a chance to change the formation. Junior Brother Shen, I can only leave this to you."
"Ah?" Before Shen Huaixi could say anything, Xie Jingshan questioned: "Shen Huaixi is a medical practitioner, he doesn't have the ability to fight, he..."
Jiang Yuebai glanced over, Xie Jingshan shut up in disappointment, Yun Shang looked left and right, observing silently.
Shen Huaixi chuckled, "Senior Sister Jiang, you and I have never had any grudges, why are you always on guard and resistant to me? I just helped you, and you are so impatient to kick me out?"
Jiang Yuebai was very careful, "Junior Brother Shen misunderstood. I saw how you hid the secret, so I thought only you could do it."
"And I will let Yun Shang lend you her eighth-level spirit beast, Thunder Fire, to help you find He Wangchen and defend you against other people you might encounter. If things get impossible, Junior Brother Shen, just come back."
"How about Yun Shang go with Shen Huaixi?"
"Xie Jingshan you..."
"Okay."
Shen Huaixi agreed. Jiang Yuebai wanted to strangle Xie Jingshan to death, but then he felt that it was his fault. He was afraid of affecting Xie Jingshan's performance in the competition, so he didn't remind him.
I originally wanted Shen Huaixi to go alone, and it would be best if he died on the way, but now Yun Shang is implicated as well.
Shen Huaixi said directly to Yun Shang, "Thank you for your hard work, Senior Sister Yun. I will follow you and treat you."
"ah?"
Yun Shang was bewildered. She had just been watching the undercurrents between the three people, wondering if there was something going on. She had imagined half a story in her mind, but how did she suddenly get involved
Things have come to this point, Yun Shang did not object for the sake of the overall situation.
Jiang Yuebai didn't want to show it too obviously, so he could only secretly remind Yun Shang to be careful behind her and come back quickly if she saw any danger. He watched her and Shen Huaixi leave the tree hole together and disappear in the white mist.
Xie Jingshan was the only one left in the tree hole. Jiang Yuebai glared at him and said, "Hold your sword and sit cross-legged in the center of the tree hole. No matter what happens, don't move. Inject as much fire spirit energy as possible into the sword."
After saying that, Jiang Yuebai took out a large number of Yi Mu Array and Beacon Fire Array plates, and began to set up the array with the tree hole as the center.
It's the end of the month, so I'll add one more chapter to achieve some performance goals.
No more drafts saved, see you tomorrow!
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