Mortals: Take Mo Juren at the start

Although the golden light cocoon was formed, it was obviously unstable and flickered from time to time. Therefore, the Tiandao ancestor had no choice but to continue to maintain the output of magic power.

Time passed little by little, until nearly an hour later, the other party finally stopped.

At this time, the golden light cocoon had become completely stable, and the golden runes covering the surface quickly dissipated, and then became transparent, so that the situation inside could be clearly seen.

"Did you succeed, senior?" Mo Juren asked uncertainly, looking at Hua Qingyao who was sitting on the platform in front of him with a peaceful expression.

"Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission." Tian Dao Patriarch nodded slightly and continued,
"This is the Cocoon of Time. It is a very special secret technique that I obtained by chance when I was exploring the ruins of an ancient monk. It has the miraculous effect of imprisoning time. Of course, it cannot imprison it completely, but it can delay the passage of time to the greatest extent. In this way, no matter what kind of spell is in the body, it will be affected."

"The cocoon of time slows down the passage of time!" Hearing the other party's words, Mo Juren was horrified. Doesn't this involve the law of time?
It is said that space is king and time is supreme. The difficulty of comprehending the two is self-evident, especially the latter. It is hard to imagine how terrifying it is.
"I know what you are thinking. Although the law of time is extremely profound, it is not impossible to comprehend it. Some superficial applications are not a problem.

What I have arranged here is the legendary top-level formation, the 'Flowing Time Formation', which borrows a little from the laws of time, so it has some ability to imprison time, but it is far from perfect, it just delays it a little. "The Heavenly Sword Patriarch shook his head slightly and continued,

"The casting process just now went very smoothly. According to my estimation, there will be absolutely no problems within a hundred years. However, once a hundred years have passed, the effect of the formation will be attenuated to the extreme. It is unknown what will happen then."

"It should be enough within a hundred years." Mo Juren nodded, and then asked about some other things that needed attention. He learned that as long as the spiritual veins were not cut off and the operation of the formation would not be suddenly interrupted, there would be no problem.

Only then did he feel relieved.

With the other party's help this time, the time during which the spell might cause an accident has been greatly extended to nearly a hundred years, which makes me feel much more at ease.

But even so, we still can't take it lightly. After all, it's only a hundred years, which is nothing for a cultivator. They may just take a nap and leave.

……

After settling Hua Qingyao, Mo Juren did not leave, but began a short retreat.

While practicing patiently, he was also waiting for news. Several months later, he still didn't get any news from Xuan Jin Sanren, but he did get information from the team members.

Guanghua Palace has just issued an extremely special mission with a very generous reward, and asked him if he intends to accept it?
The mission was indeed very special and the reward was generous, but it turned out to be participating in a fight with an alien race.

This tribe is the Shadow Tribe, one of the many alien tribes. Many years ago, due to an accident, a purple shadow from the other tribe unfortunately fell into the hands of the human and demon tribes. In order to rescue him, the top leaders of the Shadow Tribe negotiated with the human and demon tribes.

I don’t know what price they paid, but the top leaders of both the human and demon races actually agreed. However, they needed to have a life-and-death battle, which was divided into two levels: one is the God Transformation level, and the other is the Void Refining level. As for the purpose of the battle, it was not mentioned.

There is one thing, no matter who is from the human or demon race, as long as they participate in the fight and win, they will receive a very generous reward.

The reward was clearly written, and it was indeed hard to refuse. Of course, this was also true for other people. As for Mo Juren himself, he did not feel the slightest bit tempted.

Without even thinking about it, he chose to refuse. It was totally not worth it to participate in such a dangerous life-and-death battle for some rewards that were not very generous to him.

To take a step back, even if the reward satisfied him, he still would not participate in such a competition. The reason was very simple: he did not want to be in the spotlight.

It would be impossible not to reveal one's cards in front of so many people, and the result would be more trouble than gain.

However, the purple shadow mentioned in the mission made him feel moved. When he entered the Wanku Mountains before, it seemed that there was someone imprisoned in the water prison there.

Is there some connection between the two, or are they the same?
It’s a pity that due to the emergency situation, we didn’t go down to the ninth floor to investigate.

"Interesting..." Mo Juren knocked on the table with a smile on his face. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that there must be too many unknown secrets.

But it was only a flash, and he put away his thoughts. As a small follower with only the cultivation level of the Spirit Transformation Stage, he was not qualified to participate in such things.

Thinking of this, he immediately sent a message back to Xue Rou who was far away in Tianyuan City, informing the other party that he did not intend to accept this task.

However, just a moment later, the other party sent a second task again.

Compared to the previous fights, this one was obviously much more normal. It was to go to the 'Soul Oblivion Valley' deep in the wilderness to search for a team of Tianyuan Guards who entered there half a year ago but disappeared inexplicably.

Of course, although this mission is normal, the danger level is no less.

In fact, he didn't know much about this 'Soul Annihilation Valley', but at least he knew it was not a good place. Not only was it vast, it was also filled with endless 'soul-devouring energy'. Once it invaded the sea of ​​consciousness, it would cause great harm to the soul of a living being.

In addition, its location is relatively dangerous, not far from the territory of the powerful Yaksha tribe.

Not only the humans and demons, but any other alien races, including the Yakshas, ​​are unwilling to enter unless necessary.

But then again, the so-called changes of yin and yang, the cycle of life and death, all things in the world have always had birth and destruction, and the 'Soul Annihilation Valley' is no exception.

This place is not a Jedi. As long as the soul-devouring energy can be blocked, there will be no problem. There are many ways to block it, whether it is some special secret methods, or treasures and so on.

This aspect can be easily found in Tianyuan City. The reason for this is that in the past years, there were often some cultivators who entered there to search for resources.

The 'Soul Oblivion Valley' is vast in area and extremely rich in various cultivation resources. In addition, the special environment of this place has produced many rare spiritual medicines that cannot survive in the outside world.

This is also the fundamental reason why so many practitioners from both the human and demon races are willing to risk their lives and continue to enter.

This was the case with the missing Tianyuan Guard team. They had accepted a mission to enter the 'Soul Oblivion Valley' to collect several unique spiritual medicines.

As a Class C team, they are inevitably a bit weaker in strength, but they have made sufficient preparations before departure, so theoretically there should be no problems.

However, the result was not as expected. Something happened and all contact was cut off. His life or death is still unknown.

This is not an ordinary mission. The degree of danger can be great or small. Going deep into the valley is the least dangerous, after all, there are ways to guard against it. However, once you encounter a strong alien, the situation will be troublesome.

Mo Juren put down the token and began to think about something.

Just as he thought, the soul-devouring energy was secondary; the key was the journey back and forth.

The location of the Soul Oblivion Valley is deep in the wilderness, not too far from the territory of the Yaksha tribe, and one might come out at any time. The strength of the Yaksha tribe is extraordinary, far beyond the ability of my humble Taoism to deal with. It's okay to be weak, but once you encounter a stronger Yaksha tribe member, it will be troublesome.

Not only that, the time spent on the round trip is also not short. During this period, it is very likely to encounter some powerful wild beasts or other alien races, which is also extremely dangerous.

There is no doubt that this mission is highly risky and the danger is uncertain, but the rewards that can be obtained are also extremely generous.

According to the rules set by Tianyuan City, once such a special mission is completed, one can continue to recuperate for many years. So it is indeed necessary to accept it. The key is that if everything goes well, it won’t take much time to go back and forth.

Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated and immediately sent a message to Xue Rou, indicating that he had accepted the task.

At the same time, the members of Team A17 who were far away in Tianyuan City were gathered together with anticipation, until they saw Xue Rou nod slightly, and they all became excited.

The nod meant that the captain agreed to the operation, which was naturally the best.

The last experience is still vivid in my mind, and the gains were countless. It also allowed us to practice with peace of mind for the next thirty years or so, and we have made great progress.

Now, more than 30 years have passed, and everyone's resources have been mostly consumed, so they naturally need to be replenished.

Ordinary tasks obviously can no longer satisfy everyone's appetite, so special tasks are still needed. Compared with the former, the latter is more dangerous, but the rewards are also innumerable.

Of course, the prerequisite for everything is that the team needs to be led by captain Mo Juren. With the opponent's powerful strength, everyone will feel truly at ease only when he is by their side.

"Okay, everyone, we all know the situation in the Soul Oblivion Valley. Although theoretically there will be no danger as long as we are well prepared, it is only a theory after all. Who can guarantee that there will be no accidents? Besides, don't forget the Soul Devourers in the Soul Oblivion Valley. Although there are not many high-level ones, they are still a formidable force.

The abilities of those soul-eating creatures are too strange. Without special means or targeted magic weapons, it is impossible to cause substantial harm to them.

Besides, the Soul Oblivion Valley is not far from the Yaksha tribe's sphere of influence. Once you get close, you will most likely run into them. In addition, there are also too many variables on the way back and forth.

Therefore, everyone should think carefully about whether to go or not. "

"Fellow Daoist Xue is absolutely right. We do need to be fully prepared. As for the danger, we have already anticipated it and there is no way we can retreat."

"This search for 'Team C12' is just one of them. There are many precious resources inside the Soul Oblivion Valley. We can also allocate some people to dig for them. We also need to be well prepared in this regard..."

"That's good, everyone go and prepare. The captain has given us three days, and we will meet up then..."

"..."

……

Not to mention the excitement of the members of Team A-17 in Tianyuan City, Mo Juren was also browsing the detailed information about the 'Soul Oblivion Valley' with great interest.

He had just specifically asked Zeng Lu about this, and the latter collected the information and passed it on to him.

It has to be said that the Soul-Annihilating Valley is indeed a treasure land with extremely rich resources, especially some unique elixirs that cannot be found outside.

Of course, this is just one of the points. The key point is another thing mentioned in the information, which he really didn't know before.

The Soul Valley has existed for a long time. Although no one would easily get close to it unless necessary, there are still many creatures that enter it in search of some special resources. These creatures include not only humans and demons, but also various other races.

Theoretically, as long as they are well prepared, these creatures will basically be safe and will be able to escape unscathed in the end, but there are always exceptions and special circumstances will always arise.

Some beings with bad luck are very likely to perish in it, but at the same time, their souls will not be truly annihilated. Instead, they will be completely corroded and assimilated by the soul-devouring energy, becoming a special life form called 'Soul-devouring'.

The 'Soul Devourer' can also evolve and grow by absorbing the soul-devouring energy. Its strength and methods are extremely strange, so it is not easy to deal with it.

Mo Juren naturally didn't care about this, but the essence of the Soul Devourer. Since it originated from the soul of a practitioner and then absorbed the Soul Devourer's energy to evolve and grow, could it be used to refine the 'Xuan Yin Liquid'?

If it is possible, that would be great. He is just lacking this thing and didn't expect to come across it.

Not to mention the mission or anything like that, just based on this so-called soul-eater, Mo Juren had enough reason to go and investigate.

……

"In three days, I plan to enter the wilderness to complete the mission. During this period, the situation of the cave will be handed over to you, as well as Meng'er and Hua Qingyao..." In the back garden, Mo Juren sat opposite his clone and gave serious instructions.

"Don't worry, leave this to me." The clone naturally had no objection. On the contrary, Gu Ximeng felt a little disappointed when she heard that Mo Juren was leaving without her.

Mo Juren naturally saw this scene, but did not step forward to comfort her. There was no other way. This trip was not a joke and he could not take the other person with him, so he could only pretend not to see it.

After settling everything in the cave, he did not delay any longer and headed towards Tianyuan City.

About an hour later, outside Tianyuan City, Mo Juren saw several figures gathered in a certain place. They were very familiar to him. They were the members of Team A-17.

What he didn't expect was that they all came.

"Meet the captain..."

"..."

Everyone bowed and greeted him. Mo Juren nodded slightly and then asked,
"Are you ready?"

"We have already prepared everything and are just waiting for you, the captain, to give the order."

"In that case, let's set off immediately without further delay..."

...(End of chapter)