Jiang Yuebai followed the instructions of the Dream Demon Leader and found the forest downstream. There was no one around, so Jiang Yuebai released his spiritual sense to explore the surroundings.
The forest was silent, with mottled shadows of trees. There was no sign of other people, but Jiang Yuebai felt that Lu Nanzhi was nearby.
At this moment, the air in front of Jiang Yuebai suddenly shattered like glass. Lu Nanzhi was leaning against a century-old tree, looking at Jiang Yuebai.
With Shen Mingjing behind him, Jiang Yuebai did not call Lu Nanzhi's name, but walked into Lu Nanzhi's sword formation with surprise and joy.
When she got closer, she found that Lu Nanzhi's face was pale and his breathing was irregular.
"Are you hurt?"
Lu Nanzhi glanced at Shen Mingjing who was standing outside and not joining the formation. Their eyes met. Shen Mingjing's eyes flashed slightly and he looked at Lu Nanzhi carefully for a moment before nodding and smiling, and temporarily retreated to a distance.
Lu Nanzhi retracted his gaze and said casually, "Nothing happened. I just killed two Fang family cultivators."
"Your identity has been exposed?"
"I took the initiative."
Jiang Yuebai was speechless for a while, but this was Lu Nanzhi. Once he identified a target, he would never hesitate and was very proactive.
In addition to her encounters and natural talents, Lu Nanzhi is also one of the few people who can keep up with her in cultivation.
Lu Nanzhi had already taken the healing elixir and was originally planning to meditate and rest here to speed up the effect of the elixir.
Her nightmare sensed Jiang Yuebai's nightmare and then she opened the sword formation.
Jiang Yuebai asked Lu Nanzhi to sit down, took out the green jade xun and played the "Su Wen Qu" for healing. At the same time, he used the small magic "Hua Sheng" to absorb the life energy from the surrounding woods to speed up the healing of Lu Nanzhi's internal injuries.
After the song, Jiang Yuebai put down the green jade xun, glanced at Shen Mingjing outside the sword formation, and briefly explained his situation using the method of sound transmission.
Lu Nanzhi frowned, "My nightmare is a little afraid of him. He is not a simple person. Moreover, he gives me an indescribable feeling, which is not good."
Jiang Yuebai pressed down the golden cicada pendant that kept jumping around her waist. Her nightmare was trapped inside.
"My nightmare didn't react much. It was carefree and had been sleeping the whole time. It only jumped out when it saw you."
“By the way, I met Zhuge Ziying before. He was captured by the Xiong family. That man didn’t seem to be a Nascent Soul cultivator, but a Divine Transformation cultivator.” Lu Nanzhi said.
"Ah? What happened? Tell me in detail." Jiang Yuebai was shocked again.
After listening to Lu Nanzhi, Jiang Yuebai thought carefully.
"It seems that I must go to this Kunxu Palace, whether it is for my own breakthrough or for the Zhuge family. If I don't take those secret treasures, I will curse in my dreams in the future."
Lu Nanzhi nodded, "I'll accompany you."
With Lu Nanzhi, a close friend whom he could completely trust, Jiang Yuebai felt relaxed and at ease.
If anything happens, with the trump cards she has, she can still try her best to take Lu Nanzhi out of the secret realm. What's more, Anan is not a waste, and she may need Lu Nanzhi to save her life at the critical moment.
"Wait for me for a moment. I'll arrange something, and then we'll set off immediately and head straight to Kunxu Palace."
Jiang Yuebai stood up and walked to the woods at the back to set up a barrier to block detection.
Afterwards, she released Yan Hongyu, Jixiang, the rats, and Lieque, and took out an empty storage bag, and put ten Shenyin Guixi Talismans, fifty Yin-Yang Thunder Beads, and some high-level jade talismans for escape and defense.
Finally, Jiang Yuebai put the Picture of a Hundred Ghosts of the Netherworld and the storage bag in Yan Hongyu's hands.
When Yan Hongyu saw this scene, her heart skipped a beat and she fell at Jiang Yuebai's feet and started crying.
"Master, please don't leave me alone. Without you, I can't survive in this place full of Nascent Souls."
Yan Hongyu already knew that Jiang Yuebai was going to let her take this group of spirit beasts to rip off the land here.
She is just a weak kid who is in the early stage of foundation building and cannot take care of herself.
Yan Hongyu cried so hard that tears welled up in her eyes, and everyone who saw her was sad, and everyone who heard her cried.
Jiang Yuebai didn't waste any time and directly cut a small piece from the blood jade meat ganoderma and threw it into Yan Hongyu's mouth when she opened her mouth and howled.
Gulp!
Yan Hongyu's face was covered with tear marks, her crying stopped abruptly and she looked confused.
Wait, this yin energy!!
Yan Hongyu opened her eyes wide in shock, feeling a powerful Yin energy exploding in her body like a mountain torrent. It was like suddenly jumping into an icy spring from a hot desert. She felt refreshed all over and couldn't stop.
Moreover, just a small piece, which she couldn't even taste, made Yan Hongyu's cultivation level rise rapidly. It was much easier than her usual hard work of absorbing Yin Qi and refining incense by herself.
For a lazy person like her, this is simply irresistible!
Jixiang had a sharp nose. When he smelled that scent, he jumped to Yan Hongyu's shoulder like a gust of wind, with his nose almost touching her face. He kept moving his nose and sniffing. The eight little mice also gathered at Yan Hongyu's feet, looking up with their heads wailing for food.
"Is it delicious?" Jiang Yuebai asked condescendingly.
Yan Hongyu tugged at Jiang Yuebai's skirt and nodded blankly.
"Do you still want to eat?"
Yan Hongyu smiled shyly and continued to nod.
"Get to work!"
"Okay!" Yan Hongyu stood up quickly, "Don't worry, Master, I will dig deep into the ground and not miss anything valuable!"
Jiang Yuebai hummed calmly, "Things are secondary, life is the most important. Although your cultivation is low, you are much better than Jixiang and the others in terms of cleverness and life-saving methods, so I entrusted you with important tasks and let them listen to you."
When it came to Xiaolu, after hearing what Jiang Yuebai said, her face had already turned into a shy pink color, and she was full of fighting spirit.
But Yan Hongyu obviously didn't buy Jiang Yuebai's trick. She just put on a flattering look and clasped her hands together with a fake smile.
Jiang Yuebai saw through it but didn't say anything. "Remember, saving your life is the most important thing. On the premise of saving your life, collect as many natural treasures as possible. It's not easy for me to raise so many of you guys. Let's understand each other and help each other. If I achieve enlightenment, you can also achieve enlightenment."
"There are still more than three days before the secret realm closes. Jixiang will be able to find my location. When the time comes, you can ask it to lead you to find me. Don't worry, I won't abandon you."
After arranging for Yan Hongyu and the others, Jiang Yuebai returned to Lu Nanzhi. She had fully recovered. She pulled out the Bingpo Sword that was stuck in the ground as the center of the formation, and went to find Shen Mingjing with Jiang Yuebai.
After a brief introduction, Jiang Yuebai and Lu Nanzhi, led by Shen Mingjing, headed straight for the mountain stream under the Kunxu Palace.
Jiang Yuebai didn't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that with Lu Nanzhi around, Shen Mingjing suddenly became much more "honest". He didn't talk much and led the way silently.
When they encountered other monsters and monks on the road, they took the initiative to avoid them.
In the Kunxu Secret Realm, there are many mountains and rivers on both sides of the rivers. Those mountains are full of rare and precious animals, as well as some ancient caves.
But whether it is the lower reaches of the river, the upper reaches, or even the mountain stream that Jiang Yuebai and his companions are going to now, they have all been searched many times in previous Dragon Gatherings, and the possibility of finding good things or picking up bargains is not high.
After traveling for most of the day, the three of them successfully entered the mountain stream and found the Xuanxian Lake under the Kunxu Palace.
Walking out of the dense jungle, Jiang Yuebai looked up at the sky in surprise when he saw the shimmering, endless green lake.
The palace was still half hidden in the thick clouds overhead, but on the lake there was only the reflection of the clouds, not any palace.
Jiang Yuebai was about to ask Shen Mingjing how to enter the Kunxu Palace when he suddenly felt an extremely strong breath rushing in from the dense forest on the other side of the lake.
clang!
Lu Nanzhi rushed to Jiang Yuebai in one step and swept his sword across.
The sword light was like a rainbow piercing the sun, bringing with it an extremely cold air that caused the lake surface to freeze rapidly in the direction of the sword light, with ice crystals spreading to both sides.
roar!
When Jiang Yuebai heard the familiar Qilin's roar, he knew it was Xiong Yanhong who had attacked and killed Mo Baichun and captured Zhuge Ziying last time.
Lu Nanzhi's sword light hit the black shadow of the Qilin rushing out of the forest. The ice-blue light suddenly exploded, turning into countless tiny ice crystal sword lights that merged into an ice phoenix, flashing its ice crystal wings, and continued to fight with the violent black-armored Qilin on the lake.
Boom boom boom!
Powerful light continued to explode, huge waves rose on the calm lake, and heavy rain poured down.
At this moment, another creepy force attacked from behind. Jiang Yuebai raised her hand, and the Zhulong Spear turned into a red light, shot out from the back of Jiang Yuebai's neck, and was held in her hand.
She and Lu Nanzhi stood back to back, ready to deal with Xiong Yanhong's sneak attack at any time.
However, Xiong Yanhong did not rush to them. Instead, he appeared beside Shen Mingjing. While Jiang Yuebai was on guard, he grabbed Shen Mingjing's arm without saying a word and rushed directly towards the palace above his head.
Jiang Yuebai wanted to chase after him, but Shen Mingjing's voice transmission appeared in Jiang Yuebai's sea of consciousness, causing her to stop in her tracks.
(End of this chapter)