Shi Hao put it on his waist, covered it with his coat, and walked in the busy market.
When a group of people passed by him, he unknowingly turned back to his original appearance and followed the flow of people to another street.
After wandering around for a long time, he finally returned to his residence at noon.
After finishing his meal, he placed the Jade Purity Pearl in the sun for half an hour. After putting it away, he practiced alone in his room.
It was not until the evening that he left. On the way, he used the Evil Shadow Disguise Technique again to change his appearance and left the city gate before it was about to close.
When they arrived at a dense forest outside the city, a woman came out and said, "Hao Zhuangshi."
The person who came was Lu Tong.
Shi Hao took a stack of information from her hand and then left.
The kitchen knife was still stuck in his waist.
He used his Qinggong skills on the way until he arrived outside Mingkun Temple.
Mingkun Temple is a luxurious and magnificent Taoist temple located on the mountainside. At this moment, the sky is dark, the night sky is full of bright stars and a crescent moon.
Shi Hao stretched out his hand, and with a flash of fire, he burned the stack of information in the dark place where no one was around.
We have to admit that the intelligence work of "Dark Mine" was indeed detailed enough.
Mingkun Temple is the branch of Chongxian Sect in Jin County. There are many skilled Taoists in the temple, making it difficult to invade.
However, even so, the Chongxian Sect, which claims to be "the authentic Taoist sect in the world", still needs people to deliver vegetables, carry manure, and do all kinds of chores.
These things are all done quietly in corners beyond the sight of real people, wanderers, and Taoists who seem to be detached from worldly affairs.
No one would use such trivial matters to interfere with their practice.
It was obvious that Mr. Qiu and others had already placed people among these insignificant chores, and gradually found out the internal situation of Mingkun Temple.
In the woods, Shi Hao looked up at the cold moon. The moon tonight was a little thinner than last night.
There are about twenty days left until the next full moon night, and by then, he will be able to enter Yuanshi Cave Heaven again.
His figure flashed, and he disappeared into the darkness like a ghost.
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Inside the Mingkun Temple, there is an exquisite and elegant pavilion with curling sandalwood incense and swaying treasure tents.
The night wind, carrying the fragrance of the flower garden outside the window, penetrated the mosquito screen window and invaded the pavilion. The light on the lamppost at the corner was not a candle, but a round crystal ball.
Inside the ball is night-blooming herb, which even wealthy families cannot afford.
Yexincao is a magical herb that can emit light spontaneously at night. The light it emits falls softly and evenly in the house.
The girl sitting at the table has exposed crystal shoulders with tiny drops of water dripping from them. She is wearing only a chest-length light red skirt without a wide belt or waist belt, so the skirt hangs down naturally, which makes people imagine.
Recalling the young man's arrogant and disdainful tone in the morning, Du Yuejiao's eyes were still flashing with annoyance.
From childhood to adulthood, she had never been looked down upon like this.
Du Yuejiao recalled the guy's tone when he said that he only needed one year to reach the eighth level. That kind of arrogance, as if he treated others as fools, was extremely irritating.
Du Yuejiao has been practicing in Chongxian Sect since he was young and knows the hardships of practicing.
Others saw that she was able to advance to the eighth rank at such a young age, and that she was gifted and full of energy, but they did not know that she had also put in a lot of effort to achieve this.
"It's just a side door!" Du Yuejiao snorted, "It's like it's something great."
Thinking about it carefully, Du Yuejiao found it a little funny that she actually cared about such a person.
Moreover, he was a country bumpkin who didn't even know that the medicinal materials for refining the ninth-grade immortal prescription had long been monopolized by the Chongxian Sect. Yet he actually went to a pharmacy like Chuanwu Baoge to buy them.
Du Yuejiao pursed her lips slightly and looked at herself in the shiny bronze mirror. She felt that it was so funny that she was almost angered by a country bumpkin and his unorthodox methods.
Thinking back now, it was mainly because of his tone when he said that he had cultivated himself from an ordinary person who knew no martial arts to the eighth level within a year that made her particularly unhappy. She even felt that this man was extremely annoying.
In fact, why should I bother with him
With such unorthodox methods, and as a country bumpkin, it is impossible for him to obtain such immortal materials, and it is impossible for him to advance to the seventh level.
And she is the one with a truly promising future!
After Du Yuejiao sorted out his thoughts, he put the country bumpkin out of his mind and sat on the bed, meditating in the auspicious and auspicious posture.
The Chongxian Sect not only controls the immortal roots and leaves used to refine the ninth-grade immortal recipe, but also possesses a large number of Taoist cultivation techniques.
The martial art she was currently practicing was called "Shenlan Jue". Once she started practicing, her true energy would penetrate her skin and emit a faint sweet fragrance. Soon, the room would be filled with the aroma.
Her Shenlan Jue is almost at its peak. Once she successfully cultivates it to the top, she will be able to ask her master for the seventh-grade immortal recipe and advance to the seventh grade.
After practicing until midnight, my meridians became much smoother, but my consciousness began to become a little hazy. If I continued to practice, I would get half the result with twice the effort.
She had just stopped practicing and went to bed to sleep.
When the sky was gray and bright, she stood up, familiarized herself with the environment, and changed into an exquisite and elegant Taoist robe with a Ruyi cloud pattern.
The so-called "Ruyi cloud pattern" is to embroider Ruyi and Ganoderma lucidum into the shape of clouds and embroider them on Taoist robes, which looks ethereal and magnificent.
Although it is a Taoist robe, it is exquisitely made, with a colorful collar and cleverly pleated hem.
Although one can tell at a glance that the person wearing the robe is a Taoist, in fact, rather than a Taoist robe, it should be regarded as a "colorful skirt embroidered with cloud patterns that resembles a Taoist robe."
Picking up the three-foot-long green sword, she jumped out directly from the balcony of the attic instead of going through the main door.
"Junior Sister Yuejiao, are you going to practice sword so early again?" The Taoist guarding the gate of Mingkun Temple asked habitually.
Du Yuejiao nodded slightly. Although her attitude was good, she was serious.
She floated out, went deep into the back mountain, turned into the dense ancient forest, crossed a cliff, and came to a hidden valley shrouded in mist.
This is where she practices sword every day. Even in Mingkun Temple, no one knows about this place.
Because it is surrounded by mountains on all sides and there is water in the mountain streams, the water vapor cannot condense, and even in this season, the fog is surging.
She danced with her sword, the sword light was sharp. Suddenly, she frowned, turned around abruptly, and shouted: "Who is it?"
"Miss Du is so capable!" A figure was seen walking out slowly from the dense woods with his hands behind his back.
He was a young man, wearing a grey tights, with a sinister face, sharp edges, a high forehead and a slightly hooked nose.
He was definitely not handsome, but rather had an indescribable coldness to him.
Every step he took was filled with a chilling aura.
This kind of heat makes people feel an indescribable ominous feeling, as if it is not supposed to exist in this world.
"Someone from the evil sect?" Du Yuejiao made a quick judgment in his mind.
Only those who are in the devil's way can cultivate such a strange aura that is not tolerated by heaven and earth.
"Miss Du is not only capable, but also has good eyesight!" The young man in the gray tights actually smiled.
The shadow on the hooked nose deepened: "I heard that the girl was here. I am not talented enough, so I came over to get close to her."
Du Yuejiao raised his eyebrows, looked murderous, turned around, and pointed his sword sideways.
The sword stirred the mist, as if drawing the first rays of dawn from the sky: "Where did this thief come from? Do you want to die in front of me?!"
"It seems that the girl is not only capable and has good eyesight, but also confident!" The young man showed an inexplicable smile, "In this case, let me meet the girl and see what she is capable of!"
With this slightly disdainful and mocking smile, he drew the kitchen knife from his waist.
Looking at the kitchen knife in the other party's hand, Du Yuejiao's eyes flashed with uncontrollable anger.
There was a murderous look between her brows, and her delicate body was trembling slightly in anger...
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Holding the kitchen knife for chopping meat and vegetables and speaking provocative words, Shi Hao did not dare to be careless.
Relying on the Soul-Chasing and Soul-Locking Steps and by sensing Du Yuejiao's aura, he was able to follow her silently and come to this extremely secret place.
If not for this, even if he knew she was in this mountain, he would have found it hard to imagine that there was such a secluded valley, let alone find it.
However, when he wanted to approach quietly, Du Yuejiao discovered him first.
From this, we can see that Du Yuejiao does have extraordinary abilities. He originally wanted to knock her down by sneak attack, but now it seems that he was overthinking it.
Du Yuejiao held the sword formula in his left hand, the sword shone brightly, and the sword intent radiated.
She was like a night-blooming cereus that suddenly bloomed in a deep valley, emitting a cool and sharp sword aura.
It's like the north wind blowing from the iceberg in winter; it's freezing cold before it even starts.
The flames of anger dancing in her eyes further stimulated the deep and cold sword intent, letting Shi Hao know that his provocation was successful... perhaps a little too much!
This girl was born into the Chongxian Sect, a "righteous Taoist sect" and a "famous sect". The arrogance that comes with it is, in Shi Hao's opinion, her biggest weakness.
However, when it comes to experience in fighting enemies, Shi Hao knows that he is not much better than her.
So far, he has actually only experienced two battles, one in Luanqi Mountain and one in Hongshan.
Although they were outnumbered, there were no eighth-grade experts among the opponents.
He showed a disdainful sneer and took a step forward without hesitation. He was arrogant but cold-hearted.
He circulated the Xuan Mei Gong in his body, transforming the Juemai Fenxin Finger into the Juemai Fenxin Knife. With a flash of the knife, the black iron kitchen knife was actually covered in flames.
"Miss Du, be careful!" He made himself look even more ferocious, as if he was a thug who was used to fighting in the underworld.
He said in a teasing voice: "Swords have no eyes, please don't scratch your beautiful face, it will really make me sad."
"Die, you thief!" The furious eyes were like a stone disturbing the surface of a lake, causing anger to well up on the girl's clear and cold face.
The cold sword energy suddenly burst out, and the next moment, the sword energy was like a violent storm, sweeping towards the young man with the hooked nose.
Chapter 16: Captured Alive
With a loud bang, the kitchen knife collided with the sword. With a swish, the edge of the kitchen knife moved down along the side of the sword, bringing out a brilliant light and flames along the way.
The fluttering colorful skirt moved with the rotation of the girl's delicate body, and the sword emitted another wave of brilliance, blocking the flames that were coming towards her.
Xiaoxiao's sword energy swept towards the young man again.
The young man's body was "pulled" away at an extremely fast speed and flashed behind her like a ghost.
Such a strange step made Du Yuejiao secretly surprised.
However, it is not surprising that people from the Demon Sect know one or two strange secret techniques.
Just like Du Yuejiao himself, he also has some unique secrets of his master.
She stepped on the Nine Palaces, twisted her waist, and mysteriously moved half a foot away to avoid the knife light coming from behind.
The rotating sword flashed a perfect circle, and with a hissing sound, one sword defended and the other sword counterattacked.
The tip of the third sword was already at the young man's throat.
It was the "Three Talents Sword Technique" she learned from her master after she advanced to the eighth level.
The three swords of earth, man and sky are connected from bottom to top. With one sword, the sword intent is divided into three parts.
There was another loud bang, and the kitchen knife once again blocked the sword from the side, followed by a series of clanging attacks.
Shi Hao's steps were strange and unpredictable, swaying left and right as if he was drunk, and seemed to have no rules at all.
It was as if an invisible thread was pulling Du Yuejiao in front and behind.
The footwork that was completely unpredictable by common sense forced Du Yuejiao to retreat again and again. He could only hold on by relying on the strict and solid Three Talents Sword Technique.
The girl was forced to step on the Nine Palaces, and soon she retreated into the forest.
The edge of her sword flashed and crackled, causing the surrounding bark to fly and branches to break.
She was also a smart person, and she realized immediately that this guy used a surprise attack to force her into the woods.
The sword is long, the kitchen knife is short, and a forest with many trees is more suitable for the opponent's offensive.
Du Yuejiao snorted, turned the sword tip sideways, blocked the kitchen knife, and clapped his left hand, creating a gorgeous palm shadow that hit the young man's chest.
Shi Hao also stretched out his left hand and used the Heart-Severing Finger to attack her.
The bodies of the two people kept spinning around a tree.
After a series of noises, such as bang and crackle, the girl's delicate body flew up and hung upside down on the branch. The sword tip shook, and several invisible sword auras were released, attacking Shi Hao's major acupoints.
This girl's strength is indeed far superior to the two evil rats and bats, Zhao Haisong and others.
The kitchen knife flew out of his hand, and flew out from the invisible sword energy. The young man's body flew up, and the girl's delicate body also flew away.