Devour

Li Tong introduced them one by one, which opened Cheng Bai's eyes. At the end, he said: "The most threatening thing on the third floor is not these man-eating plants. Hunters who can get here can deal with them. The most powerful monster is the blood jade man."

Blood Jade Stone Men occasionally appear in the Blood Jade Jungle. They are only three meters tall and stronger than the Lava Beasts. They are somewhat similar to Ruby Men, but not flesh and blood. They live in harmony with man-eating plants and move freely in the jungle as if they were walking in a private garden.

Cheng Bai encountered a blood jade man and intended to test his strength. He sent a thunder and fire bomb to knock him down, but failed to kill him on the spot.

The blood jade stone man's tenacious vitality is outstanding among the stone man family, and the most solid and essential parts of his body are clearly made of blood jade.

Cheng Bai turned around and gave up, not considering taking the crystal core, and evaluated: "They are very strong, not inferior to the Blue Diamond people, and several levels higher than Shen Ya. They can still deal with a few of them, but they can't beat more."

Li Tong said: "The task of the conference is to obtain the golden water, not to kill monsters. The challenger has come here and has a chance to obtain it."

Cheng Bai asked, "Where is Jinshui?"

Li Tong pointed in the direction: "It's at the Golden Point Pond in the center of the Blood Jade Forest."

After hearing this, Cheng Bai didn't waste any time and got on the Smoker and flew into the air, heading towards the central area.

There is a thousand-year-old blood jade mountain with a radius of several hundred meters. The white, light yellow, reddish brown or black skin wraps the blood-colored jade inside, which is in appropriate shades. It comes in blocks and clusters. The texture is much tougher than ordinary jade, and it is a rare treasure used for refining tools.

Every piece of precious blood jade ore that falls into the world will cause a crazy fight among warriors, cultivators and even sects and families, but so many of them are stored here.

In the center of the mountain top, a huge colorful stalactite hangs from the sky. After a long time, a drop of heavy golden liquid falls from the end. After falling for a while, it makes a "ding dong" sound and drips into the base of the Blood Jade Mountain container formed naturally on the ground.

Although it is called "water", this treasure is actually different from water and is obviously much heavier. Over countless years, the dripping golden water has eroded the Blood Jade Mountain into a small puddle that is only as big as a fish tank. This is the so-called "Golden Pool".

Although the pool is small, it is crystal clear and seems to be surging with life, reflecting the golden light at the top. From a distance, you can tell that it contains extraordinary treasures.

How can rare treasures be without guardians? There are a lot of blood jade people walking around the Ten Thousand Year Blood Jade Mountain, patrolling back and forth in groups of three or five, rarely alone.

The five hunters who came to the third floor gathered nearby and discussed cooperation in the face of the powerful opponent guarding the treasure.

He Lipang looked at the shining spot on the top of the mountain and said, "That's the Golden Pool. The preciousness of gold water is that as long as a little bit of known metals is added, the magic weapon can be refined. The toughness, firmness, sharpness, and durability of the weapon will be greatly improved, and it will be lighter. It is a natural treasure more precious than blood jade."

Shen Ya had already tested the monsters' strengths and weaknesses, and said softly, "The stone men on this floor are more powerful than the magma beasts below, and there are many of them. I can barely handle one, but there are no way to deal with more."

He Lipang echoed, "Brother Shen's cultivation is second to none among us, and he can still fight against him. I am powerless."

Yun Juan said with a smile: "Hero He is extremely powerful, don't underestimate yourself. If you join the legion, you will be a great help."

"I am willing to follow the lead of the Glorious Legion." He Lipang accepted the olive branch without hesitation, joined Yun Juan's team, and was happy to become a capable member of the legion.

Xing Jue nodded and said, "Brother He is so kind, from now on we will stick together."

Yun Juan looked at Ning Xiang and said, "Xiang, what do you think? With your strength, you will definitely have a place in the Glorious Legion."

Ningxiang thought for a moment and said, "I have an idea."

"Please speak." Yunjuan looked at Ningxiang with anticipation.

"In a head-on confrontation, we are not as strong as the Blood Jade Stone Man. If we disturb a hornet's nest, so many of them will swarm over and we will die without a burial place. If we lead them away, we are agile and it will not be difficult to get rid of the monsters. So we only need one person to fly forward to get the gold water."

Ningxiang only talked about the current situation.

Although it made sense, Yun Juan was slightly disappointed when she heard it. She smiled and said, "I will ride the golden griffin to the top of the mountain and take the golden water. You lead all the stone men away and we will meet later."

Ningxiang said hurriedly, "We will divide the gold and water between our two teams 50-50, I'll get half and you'll get half."

The others were stunned when they heard this. At first glance, it seemed reasonable to divide the power equally between the two teams, but when five people were working together, how could there be such a distribution method? Wouldn't it mean that she was the only one who got the absolute advantage?

Xing Jue said dissatisfiedly: "Miss Ningxiang, what you said is wrong. It should be 50-50, so each of the five people should get 20%, which is fair."

This sounds fair, but all the gains of the Glorious Legion must be counted towards Yun Juan, making her performance exceptionally outstanding.

Ningxiang asked, "Do you have jade objects containing gold water?"

"Yes." Shen Ya took out an exquisite mutton-fat jade box and said, "The gold and water must be sealed with jade, otherwise it will gradually dissipate and disappear when exposed to the air, and slowly return to the world. In the eyes of others, it will disappear on its own."

The properties of gold and water are rare and unique in the world. Therefore, for many years, the amount of gold in the Golden Pool has always been small.

"Just prepare one, I have one here too, fill two, yours is yours, mine is mine. If you don't agree, then you won't cooperate."

Ningxiang also took out a white jade box, which was even bigger than the one Shen Ya took out.

Yun Juan, Shen Ya and others looked at each other, all thinking it was far-fetched.

He Lipang sighed, "We haven't even got the treasure yet, but we are arguing about its distribution. This is unwise."

Ningxiang smiled and said, "Wouldn't it be better if we agreed on it beforehand so that there would be no disputes afterwards?"

Yun Juan thought for a moment and said, "I agree."

After the leader expressed his opinion, the others stopped arguing.

Shen Ya handed the two jade boxes to Yun Juan and said, "Let's get started without further delay."

The hunters divided the work and cooperated, calculated the distance, and fired arrows and hidden weapons at a wide range, successfully attracting the Blood Jade Stonemen around the Blood Jade Mountain to chase them frantically. The four of them carefully attracted the monsters' hatred, kept a safe distance, and retreated.

Yunjuan rode a golden griffin and swooped down towards the Blood Jade Mountain, about to land at the Golden Pool on the top of the mountain.

Most of the blood jade stone men around were attracted away by the four people, but there were still two left. When they saw Yunjuan coming from afar, they ran over with hostility, stood up and jumped towards the target.

Yun Juan sensed something was wrong and hurriedly pulled the golden griffin up into the sky to avoid the attack. She was worried in her heart, "Oh no, I can't lure them all away. What should I do? They are much stronger than me. I can't fight them head-on."

Cheng Bai's voice came from behind: "Are you in trouble again?"

Yun Juan turned around and said happily, "Help me deal with those two blood jade men."

Cheng Bai rolled his eyes and said, "Kill one for five thousand taels of gold, and two for ten thousand."

Yun Juan spat, "Stop talking nonsense. There is golden water underneath, which is more valuable than gold. Anyone who sees it can get a share."

"I owe you a favor. I'll pay it back with my body in the future." Cheng Bai said casually, leaning over and jumping off his mount.

"what?"

Yun Juan didn't understand. She watched Cheng Bai rushing towards the two blood jade stone men like lightning. He struck them quickly and decisively. Considering that the stone men were not so easy to kill, he kicked the two bodies down the mountain to prevent them from getting in the way.

"Cheng Bai's cultivation has increased too fast. It has only been a short time since we last met, but he has already made such progress."

Yun Juan was inevitably shocked. She quickly dismounted her mount, came to the edge of the Golden Water Pool, and took out two jade boxes to hold golden water.

"I'll help you, good man, to the end."

As Cheng Bai spoke, he casually picked up the large jade box, opened the lid, reached in with a shovel, and used his strength to absorb more than half of the gold and water that had accumulated in the Golden Point Pool for many years, then closed the lid and sealed it.

Yun Juan couldn't help feeling embarrassed. Although she agreed to Ningxiang's conditions, it was entirely up to her to decide how many items to put in each jade box. No one would know if she took more, so she agreed openly in front of everyone. But now, Cheng Bai had filled up the box first.

Cheng Bai saw her in a daze and urged her, "Hurry up and get it. The monster will be back soon."

Yun Juan had no choice but to pretend that nothing had happened. She used her internal energy to gather the remaining gold and water into a ball, then sealed it in her jade box.

The Blood Jade Stone Men in the distance realized that the pursuers were too far away from the Blood Jade Mountain, and returned in groups. From their high vantage point, they could see clearly that they were running towards them in astonishing numbers.

"Let's retreat quickly." Cheng Bai jumped onto the Smoker and was about to take off.

"Box..." Yun Juan cried eagerly.

Cheng Bai rose into the air and said with a smile, "What are you afraid of? I don't like this thing and I won't swallow you."

Yun Juan had no choice but to put away her jade box and urge the golden griffin to follow closely.

Arriving at the agreed meeting place of the hunters, Cheng Bai held the jade box in front of Yun Juan and said, "I said no, the gold and water are returned to their original owner, filled to the brim."

Ningxiang said hurriedly, "That's my share." She reached out to take the jade box, weighed it, and put it away, smiling and saying, "Thank you for your help. It's a pleasure to work with you."

Cheng Bai smiled and said, "So it's yours."

Yun Juan pretended not to see it and quietly asked Shen Ya: "Is there any more golden water in other places in the tower?"

Shen Ya said softly, "There is only this one spot of golden water on the third floor. Rumor has it that it is a small amount of remnant that leaked from the upper floors of the tower, and over time it formed a golden pool. There are more above the fourth floor, but the guards are stronger, and the chances of challengers are getting smaller and smaller. It is not easy for us to get so much, and it is a very good result compared to previous years."

Yun Juan was secretly disappointed, and forced a smile and said, "I wonder how to get to the fourth floor?"

He Lipang came over and said, "My master has only taught me the secrets of passing the Shengjin Pagoda, but I have only talked about the third floor. I really don't know how to go up further. What do you think?"

Shen Ya said frankly: "My master and the masters of all generations have extraordinary skills, but they have only explored the third level. The levels above are only partially understood from ancient rumors."

Hearing this, everyone looked at Shen Ya, expecting him to continue.

Shen Ya pointed to the huge stalactite hanging from the sky and whispered softly, "Legend has it that the fourth floor is called the Blue Eye Labyrinth, and the passage is related to that stone pillar, but no one knows how to open the Netherworld Path."

He Lipang estimated the height from the ground and said, "With my strength, I can reach it if I jump up, but I will fall into the pile of stone men if I fall down. If I don't know how to open the passage, won't I be courting death?"

Yun Juan said thoughtfully, "I'll ride the griffin up and take a look."

Xing Jue hurriedly said: "My lord, your body is precious, how can you easily put yourself in danger? Let me act as the vanguard and go to find out what's going on." The proposal was unanimously agreed by others.

Cheng Bai watched them discuss the expedition with curiosity.

The Golden Griffin King was originally Xing Jue's mount. It obeyed his orders and carried him high into the sky.

The sea of ​​clouds is like a white veil floating around the base of the stone pillars, full of mystery. Approaching the stalactites, the huge stone pillars are even more majestic, as if they appeared out of nowhere between the clouds, pointing directly to the Blood Jade Mountain.

As Xing Jue got closer, he saw a giant beast head suddenly emerge from the clouds, with fluffy hair flying like clouds. It sneezed in his face, and a violent hurricane blew up, blowing him and his mount into the man-eating jungle like a meteorite.

Shen Ya exclaimed: "There is a Moyun beast hidden in the clouds."

"Go and help quickly. The place where Xing Jue fell is full of dragon-catching trees." After saying this, Yun Juan led Shen Ya to rush to the rescue.

He Lipang has joined the team and followed closely behind them, only turning back to warn them: "This place is full of dangers, Junior Brother Cheng, please be careful."

Cheng Bai and Ning Xiang were left looking at each other in bewilderment.

Cheng Bai broke the silence and asked, "Do you want to continue going to the upper level?" He thought that since they had the same goal, they could make an appointment to go together.

Ningxiang shook her head and said, "No. With my current strength, it's a bit difficult for me to protect myself on the third floor. I have obtained enough gold water and plan to go out."

Cheng Bai reminded: "If they get more treasures, they may surpass you in ranking."

Ningxiang spoke truthfully: "With my current treasure score, it is unlikely that I will fall out of the top three. As long as I get a spot to go to Shanhui City, I will have achieved my goal."

Cheng Bai asked again: "But how are you going to get out?"

"This is easy. Just say one sentence in the tower: I give up the challenge..."

As Ningxiang finished her words, the operating conditions of the Netherworld Path were triggered. A light flashed, and she was instantly teleported to the golden tower.

It was much easier to go out than to come in. Cheng Bai shook his head, took out Li Tong from his treasure bag, and asked, "How do we get to the fourth floor?"

"It's very simple. Defeat the Moyun Beast in the clouds and you can go to the next level. It's easy to do with your strength, but I don't recommend this path. The Moyun Beast's inner elixir is also a treasure in the tower. If you don't want to waste it and give it to others, you might as well take another path."

After saying that, Li Tong turned to the other side, looked at the man-eating plant forest, and whispered, "Do you see the largest snake bottle plant over there? The blue one."

Cheng Bai's eyes were as fast as lightning as he looked into the distance at a plant of unique color in the forest. Its blue-green background was dotted with purple-red bloodshot veins. It was much taller than the surrounding trees and stood out from the crowd.

Li Tong instigated, "Let it swallow you and reach the fourth floor directly. That Netherworld Road is a shortcut to the upper floor."

Cheng Bai secretly wiped his sweat and questioned, "Are you sure? The Netherworld is in its belly? I have to go in and keep the super glue company?"

"Don't worry, there's nothing wrong with it. It's different from other snake bottle plants. I'll go with you."

As soon as Li Tong finished speaking, Cheng Bai grabbed him and stuffed him into his treasure bag. He jumped on the smoker and ran towards the blue snake bottle grass. It was better to hurry up early than to be late.