The two of them seemed to know something about this place, and the spiritual lamp in their hands was full of spiritual energy, forcing those soul-eating fogs not to dare to get close easily.
"Senior Brother Xiao, look!" The slightly shorter young man saw the towering giant tree in front of him, his eyes lit up, if it weren't for the light from the eight-treasure lamp in their hands, it would only be able to protect the two of them inside. I'm afraid he couldn't help but rushed over and touched a few.
Xiao Yuchi couldn't bear to see him jumping off like this, so he frowned immediately, and said softly: "How many times have I said it, be more cautious!"
Xu Juran raised his hand and scratched his face, then retracted with puffed cheeks.
The exquisite eight-treasure lamp swayed gently in the black mist, and the figures of Xiao Yuchi and the two appeared in Ye Shangqiu's eyes.
They stood under the Dayan Wood, only a few feet away from Ye Shangqiu and Shang Yuci.
Xiao Yuchi was obviously very vigilant, he released his divine sense to scan inside and out, the sharp sword-like divine sense landed on Ye Shangqiu's body, and was blocked by the combined effects of Shang Yuci and Concealment Pill go back.
He scanned back and forth several times before he slowly withdrew his consciousness and looked up with the Eight Treasures Lamp.
"This is……"
Is this the soul wood that my uncle mentioned?Can it really repair the broken soul of the big brother?
Is there hope for the damaged dantian of senior brother...?
"Senior Brother Xiao? Senior Brother Xiao!" Xu Juran called out worriedly from the side, "What's wrong with you?"
Xiao Yuchi stabilized his mind: "It's nothing."
Xu Juran glanced at him worriedly, and whispered: "Brother, if you have something to do, please don't hide it from me..."
As he spoke, he couldn't help sighing again: "Ever since senior brother was injured in that battle of eliminating demons, those thoughts of chasing highs and lows have become active. Who else would take you and me seriously? Only Master Uncle and Master still miss us..."
"This time, if Uncle Changping hadn't told us that there is this soul tree in the Zeshui secret realm, and gave us a treasure to come in..."
"Since you know that senior brother can't protect you and me now, you should be more prudent and self-sufficient, and don't leave people with excuses." Xiao Yuchi said in a deep voice, looking at Xu Juran seriously, "If this time...who Can I still protect you?"
Xu Juran's voice was choked in his throat, he could only take the eight-treasure lamp from Xiao Yuchi's hand in a daze, and watched his senior brother take out a piece of silk cloth, and touched the tree trunk through the cloth and true essence.
However, although he was vigilant enough, he still knew too little about Dayanmu.
As soon as his hand touched the branch of Dayanmu, a weak suction came from the trunk. He wanted to withdraw his hand, but found that the suction was getting stronger and stronger, faintly trying to draw his true essence The trend of absorbing souls together.
"Senior Brother?!" Xu Juran quickly noticed Xiao Yuchi's strangeness, he flashed over with the eight-treasure lamp, but was stared back by Xiao Yuchi's eyes.
"Don't touch it!"
Xu Juran just lacked experience, but he wasn't really stupid. He also saw something immediately: "Brother, is there something wrong with this soul tree?"
He remembered that before they came to this small secret place of Zeshui, Uncle Changping had entrusted them earnestly——
You must take the heart of this soul tree yourself.
Immediately I felt cold all over.
"They are disciples of Yunjianzong." Shang Yuci twitched his brows slightly, and said with a soft smile, "It seems that someone wants to use them as the nourishment for this... Dayan tree."
Ye Shangqiu's eyes fell on Xiao Yuchi's body, and he remained silent.
After all, Xiao Yuchi was only a Nascent Soul cultivator. Although he was considered outstanding among the sects, he was a little thing that could be absorbed completely in front of Dayanmu.His face became paler and paler, the palm of his hand resting on the trunk of the Dayan tree trembled slightly, and the output of true energy became thinner and thinner.
As long as his last ray of true energy is sucked away, what awaits him is the end of his spirit and soul being annihilated.
In the end... I still feel unwilling.
Xiao Yuchi closed his eyes, feeling that the last trace of true energy in his body was forcibly taken away, and he was a little dazed for a moment.
"Brother..."
"Brother!" Xu Juran's voice came from far and near, Xiao Yuchi suddenly opened his eyes, and Xu Juran's face full of panic was reflected in his eyes.
I don't know why, but at the moment when he saw Xu Juran, Xiao Yuchi felt an imperceptible regret in his heart—it's just that this trace of regret was extremely small, and before he realized it, it had already been wiped out in more people. among emotions.
His hand has been detached from the tree trunk, and the originally full and flexible palm is now full of chapped marks, so dry that it can't see its original appearance at all.
Xiao Yuchi shook his hands, and paused slightly when his eyes touched a jade bottle that was randomly placed on the ground: "Janran, what happened just now? You saw someone—"
"No." Seeing that Xiao Yu woke up late, Xu Juran breathed a sigh of relief and shook his head, "Brother, your hand has been pressing on the trunk of the soul tree just now, and your breath is getting weaker and weaker. I just wanted to get you down, and then you It just broke away from the tree trunk."
"Didn't I tell you not to touch it?" Xiao Yuchi frowned, his eyes stayed on the jade bottle, and a trace of vigilance and doubt flashed in his eyes.
"Aren't I worried about you... what is this?" Xu Juran muttered, and suddenly raised his voice, almost startling Xiao Yuchi.
He gave Xu Juran a majestic look, then took a few steps forward, and picked up the jade bottle from the ground with the spirit sword in his hand.
The jade bottle is emerald green, and looks no different from the pill bottles used by ordinary alchemists.
Xiao Yuchi hesitated for a moment, took the jade bottle from the spirit sword, but did not open it, but held it in his hand to read it, and put it into his storage ring.
He changed a few bottles of his own elixir and took it, and after recovering some of his true energy, he withdrew with Xu Juran.
Xu Juran turned his head to look at Dayanmu, and sighed invisibly.
The faint aura quickly disappeared into the thick black mist.After a while, there seemed to be a chuckle mixed in with the rustling sound of the leaves: "Master is really a good person."
Ye Shangqiu looked down at the smiling Shang Yuci, and said calmly: "Da Yanmu has developed spiritual wisdom, so it is not easy to hurt more creatures."
Otherwise, I'm afraid there is a possibility of turning into a monster.
"Is that so..." Shang Yuci put his hand on the back of Ye Shangqiu's hand, "But the master gave him the elixir."
Ye Shangqiu: "..."
Isn't that what you left behind?
Shang Yuci was not guilty at all: "But the master didn't stop the disciple, did he?"
Ye Shangqiu: "..."
Ye Shangqiu knew that his disciple usually liked to make trouble for no reason, but he still found it difficult to make trouble like this.
He was silent for a while, and then said with a calm expression and indifferent tone: "Yu Ci naturally has his own opinions in doing this, how can I interfere more as a teacher."
Shang Yu said: "..."
His master has changed.
...but it seems to be more interesting.
Shang Yuci almost sighed and said: "Master always praises the disciple like this, really let the disciple..."
He raised his eyelashes, looked at Ye Shangqiu with a smile, his eyes were full of emotion: "I'm so terrified."
Ye Shangqiu said calmly: "It doesn't have to be like this."
Shang Yuci smiled, stretched out his hand to grab Ye Shangqiu's wrist, and said softly, "Master, hold on tight."
In the depths of the vast Zeshui secret realm, it has returned to its formerly too quiet appearance.
Xiao Yuchi carried the soul-guiding lamp and brought his junior brother out of the black mist. The moment he stepped out of the forbidden area, the pervasive black mist disappeared, leaving only a wide sandy land where nothing grew. Nothing can enter.
He has been waiting here for a long time.
It wasn't until Xu Juran reminded him again that he suddenly came back to his senses, stood up straight with his face unchanged, and returned to the place where they came in without saying a word, holding the spirit sword.
They spent a lot of time on the road, and collected a lot of elixir and demon pills in total, but they didn't even see the heart of the soul tree that they really wanted to get.
"Senior brother... don't be sad," Xu Juran looked at Xiao Yuchi's cold and hard expression, and said cautiously, "This soul tree may not be the only one in the world, as long as you search carefully, it will definitely be able to..."
"What about after we found it?" Xiao Yuchi shook his head gloomily, "We don't even know how to get the tree heart—no, we don't even know if it's a real soul tree."
If it is the soul wood that can repair the soul, why does the soul not only feel nourished when I put my hand on it, but has a faint tendency to be sucked away?
They bypassed a stretch of mountains, and when they came, the entrance to Zeshui's secret realm appeared in front of them.
The Zeshui Secret Realm has been opened for half a month, and now only half of it has passed. Most of the monks are still on the way to explore the secret realm, and this entrance is lonely.
Xiao Yuchi chose a boulder to sit down, closed his eyes, and began to refine the power of the elixir he had just taken, while Xu Juanran watched over him.
It would be great if we could find the owner of the jade bottle just now... Xiao Yuchi thought to himself.
And Ye Shangqiu and Shang Yuci, who were remembered by Xiao Yuchi, were still leisurely strolling around the Zeshui Secret Realm.
The entire Zeshui Secret Realm is not big, and most of the monsters in it are not of high differentiation level, but the elixir has bred many rare species, and I don't know how they survived the opening of the secret realm again and again. down.
Ye Shangqiu didn't realize this at first, but after walking a lot, when he put the elixir he just discovered into the jade box, he vaguely knew what was wrong with him before— —
There are too many elixirs here, and they are too rare.It doesn't quite match the spirit beasts and monsters that appear here, and even the occasional spiritual weapons and treasures.
Shang Yuci had been to the Zeshui Secret Realm before, but he followed the path of Buddhist cultivation and was not proficient in the process of refining medicine. If some of the elixir were not made by ingenuity and full of aura, he would never have thought that it was a plant that could The elixir that makes alchemists flock to it.
So... It is impossible to expect him to find that the spirit medicine here does not match the level of the monster spirit beast from the very beginning.
It's just that after watching Ye Shangqiu a lot, I also feel that the spirit in the body of the elixir grown here is indeed higher than that of the monsters and spirit beasts here. When Ye Shangqiu said it, Shang Yuci followed suit. Immediately reacted.
...Then he took on the role of the errand boy again, leading Ye Shangqiu to walk almost where they had just walked.
This time, Ye Shangqiu looked carefully.
Every plant, every tree, every water, every stone...
The places where these elixir grow have different environments. Some grow in the yellow sand everywhere, with the scorching sun in the sky, which never sets all year round; It takes thousands of years of cold jade to safely take it out of the pool...
Except that they shouldn't appear in this place, there are no rules at all.
However, the biggest commonality is the one that shouldn't appear the most.
Shang Yuci pulled out a water-purifying golden vine from a bottomless pool. The aura-filled golden vine shone with golden light all over its body. It was as thick as Shang Yuci's arm. Looking at it, one could tell that it must be more than ten thousand years old. efficacy.
"Master should have found out—" Shang Yuci hastily stuffed the golden vine into a jade box, and looked at Ye Shangqiu with a smile.
Ye Shangqiu took the jade box from him, nodded lightly: "Yes."
Except for the elixir that has just grown, all the elixir that are particularly active are more than ten thousand years old, and they are neatly arranged as if... someone deliberately put them in.
The place where these elixir grows is very consistent with their natural characteristics. Ordinary monks do not have the sensitivity of pharmacists in medicinal materials, and they cannot find those small abnormalities at all; One is indispensable, and there are very few people who can enter this secret place of Zeshui, and generally they will not visit the secret place as their own home like Shang Yuci and Ye Shangqiu.
Mind, strength, luck, and most importantly, the degree of understanding of the habits of elixir.
Ye Shangqiu looked at the jade box in his hand, thoughtful.
They have stayed in this Zeshui secret realm for so long, except for the two disciples of Yunjianzong, it seems...have not seen any other monks who came in.
It would be fine if those monks were stopped by the spirit shield before, but now the spirit shield has already collapsed, and the Zeshui Secret Realm is not too big according to the situation they have walked through before, so how could it take so long... Not one person?
Shang Yuci watched Ye Shangqiu quietly from the side, under the light smile in his eyes, there was a shockingly deep murderous aura.
The sound of birds, beasts and insects seemed to disappear in an instant, and the surroundings were quiet, only the "rustling" sound of trees colliding with each other when the breeze blew past.
Ye Shangqiu stood up, and did not forget to put the jade box containing the water-purifying golden vine back into the storage ring.
A rough calculation shows that he has received more than 100 elixir plants in this Zeshui secret realm, and the elixir recorded in the book also has a plant of Dayanmu.
This is not like what an ordinary secret realm should have.
"Perhaps..." Shang Yuci suddenly said, "Is it true that Master and I have better luck?"
Ye Shangqiu: "..."
He glanced at Shang Yuci lightly: "You are right."
The "sand" of the surrounding leaves rubbing against each other indiscernibly paused for a moment.
Shang Yuci stretched out his hand to grab Ye Shangqiu's palm, and rubbed his fingertips on his fingers: "It's almost time, Master, where else do you want to go?"
Ye Shangqiu shook his head.
"The disciple just forgot to tell the master." A youthful clear voice suddenly jumped out of the sea of consciousness, "The last time I came to this secret place of Zeshui...although there are many elixir, it is not as good as this time."
Ye Shangqiu frowned.
In fact, he had a vague intuition that the situation in the Zeshui secret realm seemed to have something to do with the medical book...or ancient book he brought back from his soul.
But he knew very little about this ancient book, he only knew that many strange elixir recorded in it did exist—such as the Zhaotian fairy lotus that was still in his storage ring and the one he had just seen. Dayan wood, but there are many places that are not correct or perfect, such as the environment where Zhaotian Xianlian grows, and the shape of Dayan wood, etc.
If the situation in Zeshui Secret Realm is really related to ancient books...
Ye Shangqiu lowered his eyes slowly, and a thought flashed in his eyes.
The biggest relationship between them is Dayanmu.
And the second relationship is Shang Yu Ci.
Among other things, Zhaotian Xianlian and Dayanmu he had seen, two elixir that were only recorded in that ancient book, seemed to be discovered under the guidance of Shang Yuci.
It's just that Shang Yuci really didn't know, or didn't want to say it——Ye Shangqiu thought about it, and didn't ask.
It took them a lot of time to search for the elixir. By the time they reached the exit of the Zeshui Secret Realm, the light of the light door was already very dim, as if it would collapse with just a light touch.
Shang Yuci frowned, took Ye Shangqiu into his arms, flung out the string of Buddhist beads with one hand, and rushed out at the last moment when the golden light dissipated at the light gate.
After waiting for a long time outside the Zeshui Secret Realm, Xiao Yuchi, who was about to leave under Xu Juran's persuasion, felt it. When he looked back, he only saw the entrance of the Zeshui Secret Realm slowly dissipating. inside out.
"Brother?" Xu Juran called Xiao Yuchi cautiously.
"Let's go back." Zeshui secret realm has been closed, whether there is still that person inside or not...it doesn't matter anymore.
Because they were concerned about the senior brother's injury, Xiao Yuchi and Xu Juran, after returning from the Zeshui secret realm with the sect's team, rushed to the Zhaixing Building where the senior senior brother lived now without stopping.
Who knew that when they just walked in, they discovered that there were two unusually young monks sitting in the Zhaixing Tower, which was rarely visited by people on weekdays.
One of them was wearing Xuanyi and the other was wearing a monk's robe.The man in the black robe has an extremely beautiful appearance, and when his eyes turn, he looks like the most beautiful spiritual flower in the world, with a sensual complexion.His aura is very vain, it seems that it is only a cultivation of qi, but his every move has its own charm, which makes people dare not despise it.And that young man in a white monk robe has a delicate face, a soft and compassionate expression, and a majestic aura around him, which seems to be all-inclusive, as if it is the best interpretation of the word "Buddha".His cultivation base was higher than that of the man in black, but he called the man in black as his master, and although he did not look flattering in his demeanor, he was kind and considerate.
——It really is a strange pair of master and apprentice.Xu Jinran thought to himself.
"Yuchi, Juran, you are back." Xie Chongxing, the owner of Zhaixinglou and the elder brother of Yunjianzong, sat on the main seat, and smiled slightly at Xiao Yuchi and Xu Juran who came in.
Xiao Yuchi took his gaze away from Ye Shangqiu, walked quickly a few steps to Xie Chongxing, and then saluted solemnly: "Yuchi is incompetent."
Xie Chongxing waved his hand, coughed a few times, his pale face was stained with an abnormal flush: "It's not your fault, don't blame yourself."
After speaking, he put down his hands, turned his head and said apologetically to Ye Shangqiu and Shang Yuci who were sitting beside him: "You two are joking, these are my two juniors."
"Yuchi, Juran, come here to meet the two seniors."
Xiao Yuchi had doubts, so he followed Xie Chongxing's words and greeted Ye Shangqiu and the others.
As soon as Shang Yuci raised his hand, he held them firmly in place.He looked at Xie Chongxing with a smile, and said, "You are welcome, Mr. Xie."
Xie Chongxing coughed several times, but still said with a smile: "Friend Shang Daoist is really advanced."
Xiao Yuchi stood up straight, but couldn't help looking at Ye Shangqiu who had been silent all this time.
Xie Chongxing also noticed this, his eyes narrowed slightly, and Ye Shangqiu and the two said politely: "It's getting late today, and I have already asked someone to prepare a residence, why don't we just stay here?"
"No need." Ye Shangqiu put down the teacup in his hand, and Shang Yuci took over his words, "We, master and apprentice, have already rented a cave in the city, so we can only thank the host for his kindness here."
"That's a pity." Xie Chongxing smiled slightly, as if he really felt it was a pity.
In fact, what should be said has been said almost. Ye Shangqiu put down the teacup, and stared at Xie Chongxing with bright eyes: "I have bothered you for a long time, so it is inconvenient to stay. Thank you for your hospitality."
Xie Chongxing smiled slightly: "Chongxing has benefited a lot from talking with fellow daoist Xie. It should be me thanking fellow daoist."
Ye Shangqiu had always been obsessed with practicing medicine in the Mountain Sect before, and his cultivation was outstanding among all the disciples. Many disciples respected and feared him, but they rarely dealt with such polite situations.Shang Yuci was still a little worried about him before, but he looked at his master, although his expression was still calm, but his manners were measured, his attitude was neither humble nor overbearing, it was simply... charming.
Xie Chongxing's evaluation of Ye Shangqiu couldn't help but raise a level, his eyes stayed on Ye Shangqiu's face for a moment, and then he quickly took it back: "Yuchi, of course, you can go and send Ye Dao off for me. Friends and business friends."
Xiao Yuchi listened to their back-and-forth maneuvers, and vaguely sensed something, raised his eyelids and glanced at Xie Chongxing, then stood up, leading Ye Shangqiu and Shang Yuci to go out very steadily.
The Zhaixing Building where Xie Chongxing lives now is said to be a "building", but it is actually like a manor with distinct levels, covering a huge area. With the Zhaixing Building as the core, it can cover hundreds of thousands of miles, and it can be called a huge monster.
Xiao Yuchi originally slowed down his speed deliberately in order to take care of... to take care of that handsome and flamboyant black-clothed cultivator. He still had a pill in his hand, and if the young man was incapable, he would help him.But he walked for so long, passed through the inner and outer doors of the Star Picking Tower, and saw the exit from a distance, the young monk still followed behind him and Xu Juran leisurely, with a calm expression, calm breath...
How could an ordinary Qi-refining cultivator walk hundreds of thousands of miles at his speed, so calm?
Xiao Yuchi was already full of doubts, but when he saw this, he felt even more puzzled.It's just that although the young man in black clothes looks gorgeous, he seems to have a cold temper, he is not easy to talk to; and the young Buddhist monk looks tolerant and friendly, but he is always afraid of him for some reason. Every time I wanted to speak, I swallowed it back when I met the young man's gaze.
Just like that, I was speechless all the way.
When he arrived in the city, Xiao Yuchi watched the two strange monks swaying, unexpectedly avoiding his and Xu Juran's eyesight and senses, quietly hiding in the constant flow of people, thinking about Ye Shangqiu and Shang Yu Ci was a little more apprehensive.
Shang Yuci embraced his master's slender waist and shook off the two tails behind him. He couldn't help begging Ye Shangqiu for a reward: "This disciple has fulfilled his mission this time, so what should the master do?"
His eyes turned around Ye Shangqiu's waist, and he smiled lightly, with handsome features and a broad smile, really a good appearance of a Buddhist cultivator.
Ye Shangqiu took his hand off his waist without changing his expression, turned around and walked towards the cave that he rented earlier, while saying flatly: "Children, don't think about things."
Shang Yu said: "..."
He said faintly: "Master really thinks the disciple is too small..."
"But disciple..." It's obviously very big.
Before he finished speaking, Ye Shangqiu stretched out his hand to hold down his shoulder, and when he raised his head, Ye Shangqiu's gorgeous but also extremely cold face appeared.
Ye Shangqiu put one hand on his shoulder, with a slightly serious expression on his face.
Shang Yu said: "?"
"I'll feed you...or you can eat it yourself." Ye Shangqiu held several jade bottles in his other hand and placed them in front of Shang Yuci.
Shang Yu said: "...No need."
The smile on his lips became more and more obvious: "It's not easy for Master to refine medicine, so how can you waste it on disciples?"
His eyes were sharp, and he looked full of compassion, as if he was pitying those monks who didn't take the pill.
Ye Shangqiu, who knew his temperament well, lowered his eyes slowly, but put away the pill.
Shang Yuci breathed a sigh of relief.
However, Ye Shangqiu's temper is very interesting.It looked very much like a cub of a snow clouded leopard he had seen before. Its fur was stretched all over its body. Someone watched it for fun and teased it. It was even more unbearable to want to poke him, and when he got angry and showed his claws, he would admit his mistake with Shun Shunmao...
Ye Shangqiu didn't know that he was compared to a leopard cub by the recruited traitor. After taking the pill back, he turned around and walked into the cave.
Shang Yuci watched his figure disappear into the cave, chanted a Buddha's name casually, and followed.
"Master, I think Xie Chongxing will believe what you and I say?" Shang Yuci brewed a pot of spiritual tea, brought Ye Shangqiu a cup, and asked with a smile.
"Yes." Ye Shangqiu replied without hesitation, took the cup of spiritual tea from Shang Yuci, and lowered his head to take a sip.
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"Senior Brother Xiao, look!" The slightly shorter young man saw the towering giant tree in front of him, his eyes lit up, if it weren't for the light from the eight-treasure lamp in their hands, it would only be able to protect the two of them inside. I'm afraid he couldn't help but rushed over and touched a few.
Xiao Yuchi couldn't bear to see him jumping off like this, so he frowned immediately, and said softly: "How many times have I said it, be more cautious!"
Xu Juran raised his hand and scratched his face, then retracted with puffed cheeks.
The exquisite eight-treasure lamp swayed gently in the black mist, and the figures of Xiao Yuchi and the two appeared in Ye Shangqiu's eyes.
They stood under the Dayan Wood, only a few feet away from Ye Shangqiu and Shang Yuci.
Xiao Yuchi was obviously very vigilant, he released his divine sense to scan inside and out, the sharp sword-like divine sense landed on Ye Shangqiu's body, and was blocked by the combined effects of Shang Yuci and Concealment Pill go back.
He scanned back and forth several times before he slowly withdrew his consciousness and looked up with the Eight Treasures Lamp.
"This is……"
Is this the soul wood that my uncle mentioned?Can it really repair the broken soul of the big brother?
Is there hope for the damaged dantian of senior brother...?
"Senior Brother Xiao? Senior Brother Xiao!" Xu Juran called out worriedly from the side, "What's wrong with you?"
Xiao Yuchi stabilized his mind: "It's nothing."
Xu Juran glanced at him worriedly, and whispered: "Brother, if you have something to do, please don't hide it from me..."
As he spoke, he couldn't help sighing again: "Ever since senior brother was injured in that battle of eliminating demons, those thoughts of chasing highs and lows have become active. Who else would take you and me seriously? Only Master Uncle and Master still miss us..."
"This time, if Uncle Changping hadn't told us that there is this soul tree in the Zeshui secret realm, and gave us a treasure to come in..."
"Since you know that senior brother can't protect you and me now, you should be more prudent and self-sufficient, and don't leave people with excuses." Xiao Yuchi said in a deep voice, looking at Xu Juran seriously, "If this time...who Can I still protect you?"
Xu Juran's voice was choked in his throat, he could only take the eight-treasure lamp from Xiao Yuchi's hand in a daze, and watched his senior brother take out a piece of silk cloth, and touched the tree trunk through the cloth and true essence.
However, although he was vigilant enough, he still knew too little about Dayanmu.
As soon as his hand touched the branch of Dayanmu, a weak suction came from the trunk. He wanted to withdraw his hand, but found that the suction was getting stronger and stronger, faintly trying to draw his true essence The trend of absorbing souls together.
"Senior Brother?!" Xu Juran quickly noticed Xiao Yuchi's strangeness, he flashed over with the eight-treasure lamp, but was stared back by Xiao Yuchi's eyes.
"Don't touch it!"
Xu Juran just lacked experience, but he wasn't really stupid. He also saw something immediately: "Brother, is there something wrong with this soul tree?"
He remembered that before they came to this small secret place of Zeshui, Uncle Changping had entrusted them earnestly——
You must take the heart of this soul tree yourself.
Immediately I felt cold all over.
"They are disciples of Yunjianzong." Shang Yuci twitched his brows slightly, and said with a soft smile, "It seems that someone wants to use them as the nourishment for this... Dayan tree."
Ye Shangqiu's eyes fell on Xiao Yuchi's body, and he remained silent.
After all, Xiao Yuchi was only a Nascent Soul cultivator. Although he was considered outstanding among the sects, he was a little thing that could be absorbed completely in front of Dayanmu.His face became paler and paler, the palm of his hand resting on the trunk of the Dayan tree trembled slightly, and the output of true energy became thinner and thinner.
As long as his last ray of true energy is sucked away, what awaits him is the end of his spirit and soul being annihilated.
In the end... I still feel unwilling.
Xiao Yuchi closed his eyes, feeling that the last trace of true energy in his body was forcibly taken away, and he was a little dazed for a moment.
"Brother..."
"Brother!" Xu Juran's voice came from far and near, Xiao Yuchi suddenly opened his eyes, and Xu Juran's face full of panic was reflected in his eyes.
I don't know why, but at the moment when he saw Xu Juran, Xiao Yuchi felt an imperceptible regret in his heart—it's just that this trace of regret was extremely small, and before he realized it, it had already been wiped out in more people. among emotions.
His hand has been detached from the tree trunk, and the originally full and flexible palm is now full of chapped marks, so dry that it can't see its original appearance at all.
Xiao Yuchi shook his hands, and paused slightly when his eyes touched a jade bottle that was randomly placed on the ground: "Janran, what happened just now? You saw someone—"
"No." Seeing that Xiao Yu woke up late, Xu Juran breathed a sigh of relief and shook his head, "Brother, your hand has been pressing on the trunk of the soul tree just now, and your breath is getting weaker and weaker. I just wanted to get you down, and then you It just broke away from the tree trunk."
"Didn't I tell you not to touch it?" Xiao Yuchi frowned, his eyes stayed on the jade bottle, and a trace of vigilance and doubt flashed in his eyes.
"Aren't I worried about you... what is this?" Xu Juran muttered, and suddenly raised his voice, almost startling Xiao Yuchi.
He gave Xu Juran a majestic look, then took a few steps forward, and picked up the jade bottle from the ground with the spirit sword in his hand.
The jade bottle is emerald green, and looks no different from the pill bottles used by ordinary alchemists.
Xiao Yuchi hesitated for a moment, took the jade bottle from the spirit sword, but did not open it, but held it in his hand to read it, and put it into his storage ring.
He changed a few bottles of his own elixir and took it, and after recovering some of his true energy, he withdrew with Xu Juran.
Xu Juran turned his head to look at Dayanmu, and sighed invisibly.
The faint aura quickly disappeared into the thick black mist.After a while, there seemed to be a chuckle mixed in with the rustling sound of the leaves: "Master is really a good person."
Ye Shangqiu looked down at the smiling Shang Yuci, and said calmly: "Da Yanmu has developed spiritual wisdom, so it is not easy to hurt more creatures."
Otherwise, I'm afraid there is a possibility of turning into a monster.
"Is that so..." Shang Yuci put his hand on the back of Ye Shangqiu's hand, "But the master gave him the elixir."
Ye Shangqiu: "..."
Isn't that what you left behind?
Shang Yuci was not guilty at all: "But the master didn't stop the disciple, did he?"
Ye Shangqiu: "..."
Ye Shangqiu knew that his disciple usually liked to make trouble for no reason, but he still found it difficult to make trouble like this.
He was silent for a while, and then said with a calm expression and indifferent tone: "Yu Ci naturally has his own opinions in doing this, how can I interfere more as a teacher."
Shang Yu said: "..."
His master has changed.
...but it seems to be more interesting.
Shang Yuci almost sighed and said: "Master always praises the disciple like this, really let the disciple..."
He raised his eyelashes, looked at Ye Shangqiu with a smile, his eyes were full of emotion: "I'm so terrified."
Ye Shangqiu said calmly: "It doesn't have to be like this."
Shang Yuci smiled, stretched out his hand to grab Ye Shangqiu's wrist, and said softly, "Master, hold on tight."
In the depths of the vast Zeshui secret realm, it has returned to its formerly too quiet appearance.
Xiao Yuchi carried the soul-guiding lamp and brought his junior brother out of the black mist. The moment he stepped out of the forbidden area, the pervasive black mist disappeared, leaving only a wide sandy land where nothing grew. Nothing can enter.
He has been waiting here for a long time.
It wasn't until Xu Juran reminded him again that he suddenly came back to his senses, stood up straight with his face unchanged, and returned to the place where they came in without saying a word, holding the spirit sword.
They spent a lot of time on the road, and collected a lot of elixir and demon pills in total, but they didn't even see the heart of the soul tree that they really wanted to get.
"Senior brother... don't be sad," Xu Juran looked at Xiao Yuchi's cold and hard expression, and said cautiously, "This soul tree may not be the only one in the world, as long as you search carefully, it will definitely be able to..."
"What about after we found it?" Xiao Yuchi shook his head gloomily, "We don't even know how to get the tree heart—no, we don't even know if it's a real soul tree."
If it is the soul wood that can repair the soul, why does the soul not only feel nourished when I put my hand on it, but has a faint tendency to be sucked away?
They bypassed a stretch of mountains, and when they came, the entrance to Zeshui's secret realm appeared in front of them.
The Zeshui Secret Realm has been opened for half a month, and now only half of it has passed. Most of the monks are still on the way to explore the secret realm, and this entrance is lonely.
Xiao Yuchi chose a boulder to sit down, closed his eyes, and began to refine the power of the elixir he had just taken, while Xu Juanran watched over him.
It would be great if we could find the owner of the jade bottle just now... Xiao Yuchi thought to himself.
And Ye Shangqiu and Shang Yuci, who were remembered by Xiao Yuchi, were still leisurely strolling around the Zeshui Secret Realm.
The entire Zeshui Secret Realm is not big, and most of the monsters in it are not of high differentiation level, but the elixir has bred many rare species, and I don't know how they survived the opening of the secret realm again and again. down.
Ye Shangqiu didn't realize this at first, but after walking a lot, when he put the elixir he just discovered into the jade box, he vaguely knew what was wrong with him before— —
There are too many elixirs here, and they are too rare.It doesn't quite match the spirit beasts and monsters that appear here, and even the occasional spiritual weapons and treasures.
Shang Yuci had been to the Zeshui Secret Realm before, but he followed the path of Buddhist cultivation and was not proficient in the process of refining medicine. If some of the elixir were not made by ingenuity and full of aura, he would never have thought that it was a plant that could The elixir that makes alchemists flock to it.
So... It is impossible to expect him to find that the spirit medicine here does not match the level of the monster spirit beast from the very beginning.
It's just that after watching Ye Shangqiu a lot, I also feel that the spirit in the body of the elixir grown here is indeed higher than that of the monsters and spirit beasts here. When Ye Shangqiu said it, Shang Yuci followed suit. Immediately reacted.
...Then he took on the role of the errand boy again, leading Ye Shangqiu to walk almost where they had just walked.
This time, Ye Shangqiu looked carefully.
Every plant, every tree, every water, every stone...
The places where these elixir grow have different environments. Some grow in the yellow sand everywhere, with the scorching sun in the sky, which never sets all year round; It takes thousands of years of cold jade to safely take it out of the pool...
Except that they shouldn't appear in this place, there are no rules at all.
However, the biggest commonality is the one that shouldn't appear the most.
Shang Yuci pulled out a water-purifying golden vine from a bottomless pool. The aura-filled golden vine shone with golden light all over its body. It was as thick as Shang Yuci's arm. Looking at it, one could tell that it must be more than ten thousand years old. efficacy.
"Master should have found out—" Shang Yuci hastily stuffed the golden vine into a jade box, and looked at Ye Shangqiu with a smile.
Ye Shangqiu took the jade box from him, nodded lightly: "Yes."
Except for the elixir that has just grown, all the elixir that are particularly active are more than ten thousand years old, and they are neatly arranged as if... someone deliberately put them in.
The place where these elixir grows is very consistent with their natural characteristics. Ordinary monks do not have the sensitivity of pharmacists in medicinal materials, and they cannot find those small abnormalities at all; One is indispensable, and there are very few people who can enter this secret place of Zeshui, and generally they will not visit the secret place as their own home like Shang Yuci and Ye Shangqiu.
Mind, strength, luck, and most importantly, the degree of understanding of the habits of elixir.
Ye Shangqiu looked at the jade box in his hand, thoughtful.
They have stayed in this Zeshui secret realm for so long, except for the two disciples of Yunjianzong, it seems...have not seen any other monks who came in.
It would be fine if those monks were stopped by the spirit shield before, but now the spirit shield has already collapsed, and the Zeshui Secret Realm is not too big according to the situation they have walked through before, so how could it take so long... Not one person?
Shang Yuci watched Ye Shangqiu quietly from the side, under the light smile in his eyes, there was a shockingly deep murderous aura.
The sound of birds, beasts and insects seemed to disappear in an instant, and the surroundings were quiet, only the "rustling" sound of trees colliding with each other when the breeze blew past.
Ye Shangqiu stood up, and did not forget to put the jade box containing the water-purifying golden vine back into the storage ring.
A rough calculation shows that he has received more than 100 elixir plants in this Zeshui secret realm, and the elixir recorded in the book also has a plant of Dayanmu.
This is not like what an ordinary secret realm should have.
"Perhaps..." Shang Yuci suddenly said, "Is it true that Master and I have better luck?"
Ye Shangqiu: "..."
He glanced at Shang Yuci lightly: "You are right."
The "sand" of the surrounding leaves rubbing against each other indiscernibly paused for a moment.
Shang Yuci stretched out his hand to grab Ye Shangqiu's palm, and rubbed his fingertips on his fingers: "It's almost time, Master, where else do you want to go?"
Ye Shangqiu shook his head.
"The disciple just forgot to tell the master." A youthful clear voice suddenly jumped out of the sea of consciousness, "The last time I came to this secret place of Zeshui...although there are many elixir, it is not as good as this time."
Ye Shangqiu frowned.
In fact, he had a vague intuition that the situation in the Zeshui secret realm seemed to have something to do with the medical book...or ancient book he brought back from his soul.
But he knew very little about this ancient book, he only knew that many strange elixir recorded in it did exist—such as the Zhaotian fairy lotus that was still in his storage ring and the one he had just seen. Dayan wood, but there are many places that are not correct or perfect, such as the environment where Zhaotian Xianlian grows, and the shape of Dayan wood, etc.
If the situation in Zeshui Secret Realm is really related to ancient books...
Ye Shangqiu lowered his eyes slowly, and a thought flashed in his eyes.
The biggest relationship between them is Dayanmu.
And the second relationship is Shang Yu Ci.
Among other things, Zhaotian Xianlian and Dayanmu he had seen, two elixir that were only recorded in that ancient book, seemed to be discovered under the guidance of Shang Yuci.
It's just that Shang Yuci really didn't know, or didn't want to say it——Ye Shangqiu thought about it, and didn't ask.
It took them a lot of time to search for the elixir. By the time they reached the exit of the Zeshui Secret Realm, the light of the light door was already very dim, as if it would collapse with just a light touch.
Shang Yuci frowned, took Ye Shangqiu into his arms, flung out the string of Buddhist beads with one hand, and rushed out at the last moment when the golden light dissipated at the light gate.
After waiting for a long time outside the Zeshui Secret Realm, Xiao Yuchi, who was about to leave under Xu Juran's persuasion, felt it. When he looked back, he only saw the entrance of the Zeshui Secret Realm slowly dissipating. inside out.
"Brother?" Xu Juran called Xiao Yuchi cautiously.
"Let's go back." Zeshui secret realm has been closed, whether there is still that person inside or not...it doesn't matter anymore.
Because they were concerned about the senior brother's injury, Xiao Yuchi and Xu Juran, after returning from the Zeshui secret realm with the sect's team, rushed to the Zhaixing Building where the senior senior brother lived now without stopping.
Who knew that when they just walked in, they discovered that there were two unusually young monks sitting in the Zhaixing Tower, which was rarely visited by people on weekdays.
One of them was wearing Xuanyi and the other was wearing a monk's robe.The man in the black robe has an extremely beautiful appearance, and when his eyes turn, he looks like the most beautiful spiritual flower in the world, with a sensual complexion.His aura is very vain, it seems that it is only a cultivation of qi, but his every move has its own charm, which makes people dare not despise it.And that young man in a white monk robe has a delicate face, a soft and compassionate expression, and a majestic aura around him, which seems to be all-inclusive, as if it is the best interpretation of the word "Buddha".His cultivation base was higher than that of the man in black, but he called the man in black as his master, and although he did not look flattering in his demeanor, he was kind and considerate.
——It really is a strange pair of master and apprentice.Xu Jinran thought to himself.
"Yuchi, Juran, you are back." Xie Chongxing, the owner of Zhaixinglou and the elder brother of Yunjianzong, sat on the main seat, and smiled slightly at Xiao Yuchi and Xu Juran who came in.
Xiao Yuchi took his gaze away from Ye Shangqiu, walked quickly a few steps to Xie Chongxing, and then saluted solemnly: "Yuchi is incompetent."
Xie Chongxing waved his hand, coughed a few times, his pale face was stained with an abnormal flush: "It's not your fault, don't blame yourself."
After speaking, he put down his hands, turned his head and said apologetically to Ye Shangqiu and Shang Yuci who were sitting beside him: "You two are joking, these are my two juniors."
"Yuchi, Juran, come here to meet the two seniors."
Xiao Yuchi had doubts, so he followed Xie Chongxing's words and greeted Ye Shangqiu and the others.
As soon as Shang Yuci raised his hand, he held them firmly in place.He looked at Xie Chongxing with a smile, and said, "You are welcome, Mr. Xie."
Xie Chongxing coughed several times, but still said with a smile: "Friend Shang Daoist is really advanced."
Xiao Yuchi stood up straight, but couldn't help looking at Ye Shangqiu who had been silent all this time.
Xie Chongxing also noticed this, his eyes narrowed slightly, and Ye Shangqiu and the two said politely: "It's getting late today, and I have already asked someone to prepare a residence, why don't we just stay here?"
"No need." Ye Shangqiu put down the teacup in his hand, and Shang Yuci took over his words, "We, master and apprentice, have already rented a cave in the city, so we can only thank the host for his kindness here."
"That's a pity." Xie Chongxing smiled slightly, as if he really felt it was a pity.
In fact, what should be said has been said almost. Ye Shangqiu put down the teacup, and stared at Xie Chongxing with bright eyes: "I have bothered you for a long time, so it is inconvenient to stay. Thank you for your hospitality."
Xie Chongxing smiled slightly: "Chongxing has benefited a lot from talking with fellow daoist Xie. It should be me thanking fellow daoist."
Ye Shangqiu had always been obsessed with practicing medicine in the Mountain Sect before, and his cultivation was outstanding among all the disciples. Many disciples respected and feared him, but they rarely dealt with such polite situations.Shang Yuci was still a little worried about him before, but he looked at his master, although his expression was still calm, but his manners were measured, his attitude was neither humble nor overbearing, it was simply... charming.
Xie Chongxing's evaluation of Ye Shangqiu couldn't help but raise a level, his eyes stayed on Ye Shangqiu's face for a moment, and then he quickly took it back: "Yuchi, of course, you can go and send Ye Dao off for me. Friends and business friends."
Xiao Yuchi listened to their back-and-forth maneuvers, and vaguely sensed something, raised his eyelids and glanced at Xie Chongxing, then stood up, leading Ye Shangqiu and Shang Yuci to go out very steadily.
The Zhaixing Building where Xie Chongxing lives now is said to be a "building", but it is actually like a manor with distinct levels, covering a huge area. With the Zhaixing Building as the core, it can cover hundreds of thousands of miles, and it can be called a huge monster.
Xiao Yuchi originally slowed down his speed deliberately in order to take care of... to take care of that handsome and flamboyant black-clothed cultivator. He still had a pill in his hand, and if the young man was incapable, he would help him.But he walked for so long, passed through the inner and outer doors of the Star Picking Tower, and saw the exit from a distance, the young monk still followed behind him and Xu Juran leisurely, with a calm expression, calm breath...
How could an ordinary Qi-refining cultivator walk hundreds of thousands of miles at his speed, so calm?
Xiao Yuchi was already full of doubts, but when he saw this, he felt even more puzzled.It's just that although the young man in black clothes looks gorgeous, he seems to have a cold temper, he is not easy to talk to; and the young Buddhist monk looks tolerant and friendly, but he is always afraid of him for some reason. Every time I wanted to speak, I swallowed it back when I met the young man's gaze.
Just like that, I was speechless all the way.
When he arrived in the city, Xiao Yuchi watched the two strange monks swaying, unexpectedly avoiding his and Xu Juran's eyesight and senses, quietly hiding in the constant flow of people, thinking about Ye Shangqiu and Shang Yu Ci was a little more apprehensive.
Shang Yuci embraced his master's slender waist and shook off the two tails behind him. He couldn't help begging Ye Shangqiu for a reward: "This disciple has fulfilled his mission this time, so what should the master do?"
His eyes turned around Ye Shangqiu's waist, and he smiled lightly, with handsome features and a broad smile, really a good appearance of a Buddhist cultivator.
Ye Shangqiu took his hand off his waist without changing his expression, turned around and walked towards the cave that he rented earlier, while saying flatly: "Children, don't think about things."
Shang Yu said: "..."
He said faintly: "Master really thinks the disciple is too small..."
"But disciple..." It's obviously very big.
Before he finished speaking, Ye Shangqiu stretched out his hand to hold down his shoulder, and when he raised his head, Ye Shangqiu's gorgeous but also extremely cold face appeared.
Ye Shangqiu put one hand on his shoulder, with a slightly serious expression on his face.
Shang Yu said: "?"
"I'll feed you...or you can eat it yourself." Ye Shangqiu held several jade bottles in his other hand and placed them in front of Shang Yuci.
Shang Yu said: "...No need."
The smile on his lips became more and more obvious: "It's not easy for Master to refine medicine, so how can you waste it on disciples?"
His eyes were sharp, and he looked full of compassion, as if he was pitying those monks who didn't take the pill.
Ye Shangqiu, who knew his temperament well, lowered his eyes slowly, but put away the pill.
Shang Yuci breathed a sigh of relief.
However, Ye Shangqiu's temper is very interesting.It looked very much like a cub of a snow clouded leopard he had seen before. Its fur was stretched all over its body. Someone watched it for fun and teased it. It was even more unbearable to want to poke him, and when he got angry and showed his claws, he would admit his mistake with Shun Shunmao...
Ye Shangqiu didn't know that he was compared to a leopard cub by the recruited traitor. After taking the pill back, he turned around and walked into the cave.
Shang Yuci watched his figure disappear into the cave, chanted a Buddha's name casually, and followed.
"Master, I think Xie Chongxing will believe what you and I say?" Shang Yuci brewed a pot of spiritual tea, brought Ye Shangqiu a cup, and asked with a smile.
"Yes." Ye Shangqiu replied without hesitation, took the cup of spiritual tea from Shang Yuci, and lowered his head to take a sip.
The author has something to say:
thanks for your support!I will send you a elixir made by Qiuqiu later, please remember to comment and tell Qiuqiu what kind of elixir you want (eye hints)
muah!
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