Mortals: Take Mo Juren at the start

Three days later, the flying boat stopped over a mountain range. Looking down from the window, one could see a manor built on the top of a mountain.

The area is not small, and it is surrounded by a layer of transparent light shield, which is obviously protected by a formation.

According to Xiao Yunhuang, this is the nearest teleportation point, and at this time it can be clearly seen that there are two other figures inside. They are Xiao Yunfan and Ximen Feng who have met before, but the latter's two maids did not come with them.

"It's actually them. What bad luck!" On the deck of the flying boat, Xiao Yunhuang couldn't help but curse inwardly, which also made Xiao Yunling next to her look puzzled.

After a brief explanation, the latter suddenly understood, and then said solemnly:

"Xiao Yunfan is indeed abominable, and Ximen Feng is even more despicable. The latter is especially famous for his sinister and vicious nature, and will never let go of any grievance. He would not dare to do anything outside, but after entering the secret realm, he will definitely find a way to take revenge."

"Come if you want. Are you afraid of him?" Xiao Yunhuang was fearless because she had Mo Juren's support. She was even eager to try, as if she was expecting the other party to come to her.

Such performance made Xiao Yunling burst out laughing. Ximen Feng was very powerful and was notoriously difficult to deal with in the cultivation world. Even the 'Silver Dragon Granny' she invited was not sure she could take him down.

But when it came to Eighth Sister, it seemed that she didn't take the other party seriously at all!
Of course, she also heard about the competition between Mo Juren and Lu Tuo, and that Mo Juren defeated the latter, but it was only a competition after all, with many rules and restrictions, and it was over after just one win. If both sides had revealed all their cards and fought a life-and-death battle, it was hard to say who would be stronger and who would be weaker in the end.

Besides, Ximen Feng’s strength is not weaker than Lu Tuo’s.

Of course, this was just her guess. After all, she had not seen the competition in person, so she did not have a very intuitive feeling. In addition, considering Lu Tuo's face, everyone only mentioned it briefly when they mentioned it, and did not say too much, so misjudgment was inevitable.

If Lu Tuo heard her thoughts, he would definitely decline politely. She thought too highly of him and wanted to fight him to the death. Was he crazy?
After folding the flying boat, the four of them immediately passed through the light curtain and flew directly into the manor.

This naturally could not be hidden from Xiao Yunfan and Ximen Feng who were originally in the yard. They had even noticed it when they were in the air outside just now. Now seeing the four people land on the ground, they all showed strange expressions.

"I was wondering who it was. It turns out to be Sister Yunhuang. It seems like we are really destined to be together." Xiao Yunfan raised the corner of his mouth and greeted her with a forced smile.

However, when he spoke, his eyes were only on Xiao Yunhuang. As for Xiao Yunling beside him, he seemed to be avoiding her intentionally and didn't even bother to look at her.

"It is indeed fate, but I'm not sure whether it is a good fate or a bad fate!" Xiao Yunhuang looked unhappy and sneered directly.

"Of course it's a good fate. I was just thinking about it. The Canggu Secret Realm is extremely dangerous. The children of our Xiao family must unite and help each other. Don't rush to act after entering. We can gather together through the blood mark first, and then set off together. Whether it's those famous places of opportunity or the 'Prisoner's Tower' in the center of the secret realm, we can go together and join forces..."

"I appreciate your kindness, but there's no need for us to join forces!" Xiao Yunhuang raised her hand to interrupt the other party without waiting for him to finish. She was too lazy to continue to flatter the other party, and directly pulled her sister to the main hall in the center.

Mo Juren and Granny Silver Dragon followed closely behind, and soon they walked into the palace gate together and disappeared.

At this time, Xiao Yunfan's face had already become as gloomy as ink. He stood there without saying a word, but his eyes were full of cruelty.

Seeing this scene, Ximen Feng on the side laughed and said with no emotion at all:
"Why bother, Brother Yunfan? The most urgent thing is to successfully complete this trial and obtain the opportunities within. In comparison, there is really no need to worry too much about these little things."

"Brother Ximen is right. I was obsessed!" Xiao Yunfan also reacted immediately. The cruelty on his face quickly disappeared and he smiled again.
"It's getting late, let's go in too!"

……

A flash of white light appeared, and the surrounding environment changed drastically.

There is another palace here, which is not only vast in area but also extremely magnificent in construction.

There is not just one teleportation array inside the entire hall, but seven. Inside one of the array, there are also two other figures standing at this moment.

A young man with a sword on his back, wearing a moon-white brocade robe, and a strange old man, with a scarlet face.

The cultivation base of both men is not low. The young man with a sword on his back is at the peak of the early stage of transformation. His eyes are as sharp as a blade, and a faint sword intent emanates from his body.

The red-faced old man is a cultivator at the peak of the late stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm. His magical power is extremely restrained, like that of an ordinary human being, but instead gives people a feeling of extreme danger.

It doesn't take much to guess that this must be another member of the Xiao family who is about to participate in the trial, and the red-faced old man standing next to him should be his protector.

Just as Mo Juren had thought, after the two sides met, they took the initiative to greet each other as they stepped out of the teleportation array.

But it was obvious that the young man with a sword on his back was closer to Xiao Yunfan who was teleported here together, but was very perfunctory towards Xiao Yunhuang and her sisters, especially Xiao Yunling, who had a look of indifference on her face.

After greeting, the other four walked out of the hall first. At this time, Xiao Yunhuang gently hugged the little sister beside her and snorted coldly:

"They are all just people who look down on others. Don't take them to heart!"

"I've been used to it for so many years since I was a child." Xiao Yunling smiled faintly, looking nonchalant, but her starry eyes still flashed a trace of barely perceptible loneliness, which disappeared in a flash.

Mo Juren, who was standing aside, touched his chin subconsciously. Combining the other party's special situation and Xiao Yunfan's previous attitude towards this woman, he had some vague guesses in his mind.

"There's still some time before the trial officially begins, so let's go out." Xiao Yunhuang reminded them again. The four of them did not delay and immediately headed out of the hall.

Soon they walked out of the palace gate, and what came into view was a huge circular plaza. On the edges of the plaza, there were evenly spaced forty-nine giant stone pillars, each of which was several dozen feet high and engraved with densely packed and intricate spiritual patterns.

Apart from this, there were no other buildings in the entire square. However, there were quite a few people who had arrived earlier, and they were divided into three groups, each with a dozen figures gathered.

There were both men and women, and their cultivation levels were all between the early and late stages of the Spirit Transformation Realm. At this moment, they were constantly discussing something in a low voice.

Obviously, these are the Xiao family members who are about to take part in the trial and their respective protectors. But this is not all. As Xiao Yunhuang mentioned before, there will be more than twenty trial participants from the Xiao family this time, plus the protectors, the total number will be over fifty.

Seeing where these people were standing, Mo Juren's mouth curled up slightly. It could be seen that there were factions among the Xiao family members, and they were directly divided into three forces.

One of them is on good terms with Xiao Yunfan and the young man with a sword on his back, while another group is clearly going in the opposite direction. As for the third group, it should remain neutral.

Just like when they saw Xiao Yunhuang and her sister, the other two members greeted them enthusiastically. One of them, a woman in a white dress, was smiling and waving non-stop.

On the other hand, Xiao Yunfan just stood there, bowed, and then ignored him.

"Is it the same situation with the other six ancient clans?" At this moment, Mo Juren suddenly whispered to Xiao Yunhuang.

"They are all similar. Some are even worse than the Xiao family." Xiao Yunhuang shook her head slightly. For a super large family like theirs, internal intrigue is a normal thing.

"That's fine, otherwise hehe..." Mo Juren smiled, and although he didn't continue, his meaning was obvious. The seven ancient clans participated in the trial at the same time. If only the Xiao family did so, and the other families were united, then the Xiao family would have lost from the beginning of this trial.

Fortunately, the seven ancient clans are all of the same nature, or it can be said that this kind of intrigue is a common problem among large families, so there is no need to worry too much.

Putting his thoughts away, Mo Juren looked around again.

This seemed to be inside a valley, with huge peaks blocking all four directions.

What surprised him even more was that his spiritual consciousness was also trapped within a limited range. Once it reached a distance of about several hundred miles, it would immediately be blocked by an invisible restriction, and he would no longer be able to move forward at all.

This immediately made him a little disappointed. After all, according to what Xiao Yunhuang had said before, this was the Xiao family's ancestral home, and it contained the Xiao family's deeper secrets. Naturally, he was a little curious.

Now it seems that it is just thought. Apart from the square in front of me and the giant palace behind me, I can no longer see any useful information.

Even the teleportation array that Xiao Yunhuang mentioned, which could teleport directly to the interior of the Cang Gu Secret Realm, he couldn't see any trace of it.

Could it be one of the seven teleportation arrays just now?
Mo Juren thought of this subconsciously in his heart, but then shook his head. Those seven teleportation arrays were obviously the same, so it couldn't be.

As they were talking, the four of them had already walked into the close group of people. The woman in the white dress smiled brightly:
"I've been waiting since this morning, and I thought you two weren't coming. Could it be that you were delayed by something?"

"We just set off a little late..." Xiao Yunhuang explained with a smile, and then introduced Mo Juren beside him to everyone. As for Grandma Silver Dragon, everyone already knew her, so there was no need to introduce her.

Everyone was very interested in a stranger like Mo Juren, especially since he was a cultivator in the middle stage of the Spiritual Transformation Realm. He was definitely an outlier among the many protectors of the way.

However, everyone also knows that Xiao Yunhuang is definitely not stupid. Since she dared to invite the other party, there must be some reason behind it.

Some people couldn't help but ask tentatively, but unfortunately, Mo Juren kept avoiding the question and kept his mouth shut, so they couldn't get any useful information from him.

At this point everyone finally understood that this person was definitely a difficult character.

In this case, everyone had no choice but to give up the idea and continue discussing other things, of course mainly about the situation of this trial.

Xiao Yunhuang and her sister were naturally very interested and joined in.

As for Mo Juren, he just stood aside and listened patiently, without any intention of interrupting.

He originally thought that he would just wait like this, but unexpectedly, after a moment, Xiao Yunhuang suddenly mentioned something that immediately aroused his interest.

It turns out that there are many top-level spiritual veins beneath the Xiao family's ancestral land, making the spiritual energy extremely rich. Not only that, all kinds of resources are also extremely abundant.

For example, in the mountains surrounding the square, there grow many precious medicinal herbs that are hard to find outside, as well as some rare minerals.

These things are nothing to the Xiao family, after all, no one lacks them, but they are definitely good things for outsiders.

Before each trial begins, the guardians who follow along will take the opportunity to explore, and generally gain a lot.

"I see. I'll go there then!" If it was something else, Mo Juren might not care, but since they were precious elixirs and rare minerals that were hard to find outside, he naturally couldn't let them go.

"Let me go with you, this will save us some time." Xiao Yunhuang smiled slightly, and without waiting for Mo Juren to refuse, she immediately pulled him up and flew out of the square.

Such an intimate behavior naturally attracted the attention of those who were interested, especially the woman in the white dress, who asked meaningfully, "Sister Yunling, are they?"

"Don't ask me, I don't know either." Xiao Yunling shook her head quickly, then looked at Granny Silver Dragon who was already a little moved beside her and said,

"We can't miss this opportunity. Shall we go and take a look?"

"Alright!"

After saying that, the two of them also flew out of the square, and in the blink of an eye they flew into a mountain range and disappeared.

"This girl runs really fast!" The woman in the white dress raised her lips slightly, then looked at the people around her and said again,
"It seems that things are not simple, especially that fellow Daoist Mo. Not only is his cultivation outstanding, but he is also handsome and has an outstanding temperament. Could it be that he really has something going on with Sister Yun Huang?"

"It is true that his cultivation is outstanding, but it is only compared to people outside. Among the seven ancient clans like us, it is nothing."

“That’s true. After all, my ancient clan is born with extraordinary blood. There is no bottleneck before the Spiritual Transformation Stage. This alone is far beyond the cultivators outside.

Therefore, in terms of qualifications, the other party cannot have an advantage. The only thing they can rely on is a strong background. If they meet this requirement, there is still some chance. Otherwise, they will never be recognized by the family. "

"These Yunhuang sisters must know this too. Since he is still so close to that person, I think the latter's background must not be simple..."

"Who knows? Besides, we are not the ones who should be worried about this kind of thing, so let's not worry about it..."

"..."

……

It was not until they entered the mountains that Xiao Yunhuang realized that what she had just done was inappropriate. She quickly withdrew her hand that was holding the other person's sleeve, but her fair cheeks felt slightly hot.

This scene naturally could not be hidden from Mo Juren, and he was speechless in his heart. You are a strong man in the Spiritualization Stage, what is your state of mind? Besides, it was just pulling his sleeves, is it that serious?

The two continued to fly, and actually took off into the air and flew to the top of a mountain.

According to Xiao Yunhuang's explanation, both the growing area of ​​​​spiritual medicines and rare mineral deposits are hundreds of miles away, so they need to cross the mountains.

Just as the two were about to move forward, they suddenly stopped. They saw a white light suddenly appear at the end of the sky in front of them, and then it approached at lightning speed.

But in a moment, the white light came closer and stopped.

When the light faded, what was revealed was a small white animal only a foot in size. It looked like some kind of civet cat, but it had a pair of golden wings growing on its back. (End of this chapter)