The woman in the light yellow Taoist robe suddenly invited Gao Xuan to kill the monster together, which was beyond everyone's expectation.
The group of people were all young, and their unwillingness showed on their faces, but they were too embarrassed to speak out to stop it.
This woman's name was Jiang Lan, and she was from the Yunxia Sect. She had a high level of cultivation, a gentle personality, and was humble, so she made many friends.
Most of the people gathered together this time because of Jiang Lan's favor.
Gao Xuan didn't want to get involved with this group of people, but the thousand-year-old snake demon made him feel somewhat interested.
Just now Master Wang said that the skin of a thousand-year-old snake demon was the best for making saddles, and a thousand-year-old snake demon immediately appeared. Could it be that the two families had agreed to make a saddle for him
Then he thought it was impossible. He was just a small figure. How could it be worth a group of people joining forces to set a trap against him
The woman suddenly invited him, and everyone else looked surprised and unhappy. It was obviously not something they had discussed beforehand.
Even if it was just a game, a temporary team would probably be in trouble, let alone a group of people going to kill a snake demon.
A thousand-year-old snake demon could have practiced for five hundred years, which was not bad. Moreover, snakes were very strong and many of them would die if something went wrong.
Gao Xuan thought so in his heart, but a smile appeared on his face. "The thousand-year-old snake demon is causing trouble. How can we cultivators sit idly by and watch? I am willing to follow my fellow Taoists to slay the demons and promote righteousness..."
Jiang Lan spoke beautifully, and Gao Xuan spoke even more beautifully.
Although the people around were all frowning, they were too embarrassed to stop it.
Jiang Lan was also very happy. Gao Xuan's appearance and demeanor were much better than those around him.
Especially since the snake demon was proficient in underground escape, Gao Xuan was a disciple of Houtu Sect, so he must have a way to restrain it. Besides, she had other plans. The more people she recruited, the better.
Jiang Lan introduced Gao Xuan with a smile: "I am Jiang Lan, a disciple of Yunxia Sect. This is Shen Ming from Wanjian Sect, and this is Zhou Ye from Liehuo Sect..."
Jiang Lan was very sophisticated and thoughtful in her words and deeds, and introduced everyone to Gao Xuan.
Of course, she also has a sequence.
Among the group of more than ten people, the one with the highest status and position is Shen Ming from the Wanjian Sect. He is handsome, wearing a white sword suit and carrying a sword case, looking very elegant and graceful.
Shen Ming's eyes were filled with divine light, which meant that he had perfected his Qi training. And Jiang Lan, the two of them had similar cultivation levels. They were both outstanding among the crowd.
Next was Zhou Ye from the Liehuo Sect. He was wearing a bright red Taoist robe and his face was slightly purple. He looked handsome, but he always looked at people with a reserved and arrogant look. He was even more disdainful towards Gao Xuan.
The Fiery Sect and the Thick Earth Sect both belong to the Five Elements Sect, but over the past few thousand years, the Thick Earth Sect has gradually declined, and now the Fiery Sect is the most powerful among the Five Elements Sect.
The only Jindan master was the leader of Liehuo Sect. So Zhou Ye looked down on Houtu Sect, which only had two people, and Yang Wanchun of Qingmu Sect.
In terms of cultivation, Zhou Ye was not necessarily better than Yang Wanchun. They were both at the ninth or tenth level of Qi training.
Shen Ming had the highest level of cultivation and was the most arrogant. But he was polite to Gao Xuan. His words and attitude gave people a warm and generous feeling.
Zhou Ye was cold and arrogant, while Yang Wanchun looked stingy and had a look of dissatisfaction on his face.
The others were disciples from various sects, and their cultivation was not high. There were also two independent cultivators among them. But they were all considered young and promising.
Although most people looked down on Gao Xuan, there was only one casual cultivator named Zhang Wang who was quite enthusiastic about Gao Xuan.
Zhang Wang actually treated everyone in this way, appearing humble and enthusiastic. He was obviously the lowest in the group.
Even though this person's cultivation level is at the tenth level of Qi training, he is actually not weaker than Yang Wanchun.
Gao Xuan had sharp eyes, and he could tell about 70% of everyone's cultivation and temperament just by exchanging a few words of greeting.
Of course, the most scheming person among this group of people is Jiang Lan. Jiang Lan makes the decision on everything.
Jiang Lan didn't force orders, but she could always guide people through words and make them obey her will.
Yunxia Sect is one of the three sects and six sects. They are all local sects of cultivators. They all have some local feelings for each other. Generally, they will not do anything bad to their fellow practitioners.
However, Gao Xuan felt that there was something wrong with the way Jiang Lan acted.
Jiang Lan certainly didn't know what Gao Xuan was thinking. She never expected that although Gao Xuan looked young, he was experienced and had a sharp eye.
She led everyone to buy two thousand kilograms of realgar powder at Wanbao Pavilion. This kind of medicine is cheap, and it doesn't cost much to buy two thousand kilograms.
However, Jiang Lan paid for it out of his own pocket and had no intention of raising funds from others.
Although he didn't have much money, his generosity alone was pleasing to the eye. Not to mention that Jiang Lan was pretty.
Jiang Lan took a group of people to the restaurant next door. Gao Xuan was about to refuse to go when he saw Yuanbao jumping and running towards him.
Yuanbao, with her picturesque eyebrows and eyes, looked cute and lovely, and immediately attracted the attention of many people.
Gao Xuan's original intention was to take Yuanbao out for some exercise and to see the world. When a girl is out in the world, she has to learn how to deal with these things.
Yuan Bao was stared at by a group of people, her face slightly red. But since Gao Xuan was beside her, she was still calm. She whispered to Gao Xuan: "What are you doing?"
Gao Xuan briefly introduced Yuanbao, but did not introduce this group of people to her. This group of people was of a low level, and there was no need to get to know them.
Jiang Lan, however, took the initiative to greet Yuanbao and was quite enthusiastic.
It was also the first time for Yuanbao to make friends with a female cultivator, and he seemed quite excited.
With Yuanbao, everyone's attitude towards Gao Xuan changed greatly. Even if they didn't have any intentions towards Yuanbao, at least they had to show some minimum manners in front of the beautiful girl.
A group of people went to the restaurant next door and ordered a table full of food and drinks.
The restaurants in the ghost market serve food and drinks made from spiritual materials.
Thousand-year-old turtle soup and hundreds-year-old abalone rice were all common dishes. For many young cultivators, such food was already extremely high-end. Everyone felt something different just by sitting there.
Jiang Lan is very good at talking, and she can always guide the topic and control the atmosphere. After a few drinks, the group of people began to like the people around them. Under Jiang Lan's guidance, the atmosphere became more lively and harmonious.
Yuanbao likes lively occasions, especially when a group of people are discussing how to kill a snake demon, which makes her eager to try.
She whispered to Gao Xuan, "Brother, can I go with you?"
Before Gao Xuan could speak, Jiang Lan spoke first: "Sister Yuanbao, this time many Taoist friends have gathered to kill monsters, which is also a grand event. Sister Yuanbao has a good cultivation level, and there are so many Taoist friends to take care of her, so why not go with us."
Jiang Lan said with a smile: "Don't worry, it won't be too dangerous. For cultivators like me, we must experience more to understand the true meaning of cultivation..."
Shen Ming also smiled and said: "Fellow Daoist Yuanbao, just come with us. A mere snake demon, even if it has cultivated for a thousand years, has no intelligence. We have made all kinds of preparations, but it is not easy to kill the snake demon."
Yuanbao wanted to agree, but he didn't dare to agree. He just looked at Gao Xuan eagerly, with a pleading look on his face.
Jiang Lan and the others were a little surprised. There were only two people from Houtu Sect, and they were so young, but they didn't expect that they had such rules.
Gao Xuan originally didn't want to take the gold ingots with him. Jiang Lan was a bit evil and wanted to win over any young cultivators he saw. No one knew what he wanted to do.
But it is not appropriate to leave Yuanbao alone in the ghost market. The ghost market is full of good and bad people. The cultivators have all kinds of tricks, and Yuanbao is still simple. If he is deceived by mistake, it will be troublesome.
"Okay. Just follow me and don't run around."
Gao Xuan taught: "The fellow Taoists have high levels of cultivation, and it is not your turn to take action. You just watch from behind and follow the experience to broaden your horizons..."
Yuan Bao got the promise, his eyes narrowed into crescents with joy, and he nodded his head repeatedly, "Brother, I will be good."
When everyone saw how cute Yuanbao was, they couldn't help but feel envious and jealous.
Gao Xuan, this fellow, relied on himself as the head brother, and usually did whatever he wanted to Yuan Bao. Just look at how obedient Yuan Bao was after being taught a lesson!
Thinking of this, everyone felt a little unfair for Yuan Bao. It was a pity that Yuan Bao was Gao Xuan's junior sister. No matter what their relationship was, it was an internal matter of the sect. It was not their turn to comment.
The group of people had a good meal and a few drinks, and the bill was 150 low-grade spirit stones.
Yuanbao was secretly shocked when she heard the price. She made a face at Gao Xuan, meaning that the meal was so expensive, but fortunately they didn't have to pay for it.
Gao Xuan also smiled at Yuanbao. He was not a sucker, so why would he pay money
Without waiting for anyone to say anything, Jiang Lan generously paid the bill again. This time, Shen Ming and Zhou Ye refused to give in and rushed to pay the bill.
Jiang Lan waved his hand and said, "So many fellow Taoists have come here to give me face. There is no reason for me to ask you to pay."
Such generosity and magnanimity made everyone admire him even more.
However, Gao Xuan felt more and more that there was something wrong with Jiang Lan.
People who are generous and magnanimous and spend money lavishly either have ulterior motives or really do not take money seriously.
For example, the famous and timely rainmaker Song Gong, his so-called generosity was nothing more than winning over brothers and forming cliques for personal gain. That's all.
If he really doesn't take money seriously, he doesn't take his own money seriously, and he won't take your money seriously either. If he treats you ten times, but asks you to treat him once, you might collapse.
Therefore, if you want to make friends with such a generous and magnanimous big brother-like figure, first consider whether you have the weight to match him.
In short, there is no such thing as a free lunch.
It's not that other people don't understand this truth. But they just know the truth, and are still far from understanding it. At this moment, they feel that Jiang Lan is gentle, generous, considerate, and simply a fairy.
After two dinner invitations, even the most arrogant Shen Ming tacitly acknowledged Jiang Lan's leadership position.
After all, even if they had the will, they didn't have the financial resources to just throw out a few hundred low-grade spirit stones.
It was getting dark at this time, and Jiang Lan said the time was just right. She led a group of people out of the ghost market and waved her hand to take out a small boat made of green paper.
Jiang Lan chanted the spell silently, and with a wave of her white hand, the small paper boat turned into a green wooden boat more than four meters long in the shining golden light.
Everyone got on the wooden boat, and it slid forward at high speed close to the ground. This speed was much faster than the armored horse. Moreover, everyone could walk, sit or lie down freely on the wooden boat. The comfort was far superior to the armored horse.
"The geomagnetic spirit boat, Brother Jiang Daoist really has a good trick."
Shen Ming was the most knowledgeable and quickly recognized the origin of the wooden boat.
Jiang Lan said modestly: "It is also a treasure from a senior in the sect. It is just lent to me temporarily."
She said: "This boat harnesses the power of the earth's magnetic field and can travel thousands of miles overnight. It should be able to reach Purple Leaf Valley by daybreak."
Jiang Lan said, "I will drive this boat, and you fellow Taoists just sit back and relax. When we encounter the snake monster, I will need your help."
Everyone expressed their gratitude, saying that Qing Muzhou's trip really saved a lot of energy.
The green wooden boat runs as fast as the wind. Although it cannot fly, it can cross mountains and ridges as if walking on flat ground. Sitting on the wooden boat does not feel bumpy at all.
Yuanbao was young and felt a little exhausted after finishing his homework. He fell asleep leaning on Gao Xuan.
When daybreak came, the Qingmu boat suddenly shook and then slowly stopped. Everyone opened their eyes and saw a huge valley in front of them.
At this time, the sun was rising, and the sunlight shone down, the hazy purple air in the valley dissipated, and the purple leaves all over the mountains were shining with a faint light. The whole valley looked like a kind of weird beauty.
Jiang Lan said: "The leaves of the purple light tree are extremely poisonous. However, as long as you don't eat them, you will be fine. Everyone, be careful. The thousand-year-old snake demon is hiding in the cave deep in the valley."
She glanced at the lowest level cultivators and said, "Please go over and sprinkle the realgar powder in. We will take care of you..."
This had been arranged long ago. Several people came to the front of the dungeon with leather bags filled with realgar powder and sprinkled it inside frantically.
Someone behind cast a gale spell, and the strong wind blew the pungent realgar directly into the depths of the underground cave.
Not long after, everyone heard a strange hissing sound, and a huge black snake suddenly shot out from the cave.
This giant snake is more than ten feet long, but it has a beautiful head and even a pair of arms.
Looking at the upper body alone, it looks exactly like a human. But the thick and long snake tail makes the snake demon look extremely scary. Looking more closely, the snake demon's upright green pupils have no trace of human emotion, which is even more terrifying.
Although the snake demon was in human form, she did not speak. After seeing everyone, she hissed angrily, stuck out her long forked tongue, and spit out a mouthful of thick purple poison gas.
Zhou Ye from the Fiery Gate shouted and threw out two talismans. Flames appeared out of nowhere and burned most of the purple poisonous gas.
The remaining traces of poisonous gas still made everyone dizzy. Now they knew how serious it was, and hurriedly took Qingxin powder to prevent the poison.
According to the pre-planned attack, everyone took turns casting spells to attack.
The thousand-year-old snake demon looked powerful, but its intelligence was not high. It was surrounded and beaten by everyone, and the situation was a bit bad.
Yuan Bao, who was watching the show from behind, whispered to Gao Xuan, "Brother, this snake demon looks easy to bully."
Gao Xuan looked around and said, "It's not that simple."
He could sense that someone was watching them, but he didn't know where it was coming from.
Gao Xuan's look around was reflected in a huge silver mirror.
An old woman with a dry face stuck out her forked tongue and hissed to herself, "I like smart people like this the most. Their blood is sweet, their meat is fresh, and their souls are chewy..."
(End of this chapter)