Mortal: Fengling Linggen, married Chen Qiaoqian

"I came here just to try my luck."

"I never thought that Fellow Daoist Yan would be here. I believe that Fellow Daoist has also noticed the unusual situation in recent days, so he wants to complete the transaction between the two of us as soon as possible."

As he spoke, Yan Yun had already walked to the place where the black gas was diffused.

"What's wrong?"

The woman in the black air was silent for a moment, and her tone suddenly became cold.

In a hall, a Taoist friend seemed to pretend to be ignorant of the situation in front of him.

He calmly pointed out that the number of people from the two tribes present here now has increased several times compared to before. Doesn’t this phenomenon mean something?

At this gathering, the two monks have clearly conveyed the time for the mission to be released - half a month later.

They reminded the monks who intend to participate in the mission to prepare as early as possible.

These tasks were specially arranged by Elder Lei Luo, but it would be nothing wrong if other monks accepted them.

Afterwards, the party officially ended. The cultivator surnamed Wen and Zhao Wugui were the first to leave, and the others also left one after another after a period of silence.

Most people looked thoughtful and seemed to be troubled.

Yan Yun did not leave in a hurry, but stayed seated and pondered for a long time.

Soon, only a few people were left in the hall.

At this time, Fairy Xuan approached Yan Yun and asked him with a smile what he thought about the mission.

Yan Yun recognized her and said that he was indeed moved.

He believes that this arrangement by his predecessors was a wise self-protection strategy, although it was risky.

One woman caught my attention.

She was dressed in a green palace dress, had a graceful figure, and an extraordinary temperament. Her cultivation had already reached the middle stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm.

Yan Yun had met this woman at several gatherings before, and they had talked to each other several times, so they could be considered acquaintances.

One day, the lady surnamed Xuan showed a charming expression on her face and said softly:
"I heard that Brother Yan, during a recent patrol mission, relied on his extraordinary magical powers to capture a Green Shadow all by himself."

"It seems that Brother Yan's magical power is probably far superior to that of an average late-stage Spiritualization cultivator."

"If you are willing to take on these tasks, I'm sure your chances of completing them will be much greater than that of your average Taoist peers."

"How about you and I team up to take on one or two?"

“Although this woman’s face is covered with a green veil, judging from her exposed skin and beautiful eyes, she is undoubtedly a stunningly beautiful lady.

When Yan Yun heard this, he was slightly startled at first, then he stared at the woman's face for a moment, then slowly shook his head and said modestly:

"You are really too kind, fellow Daoist. I have only just advanced to the middle stage not long ago, how dare I be compared with the fairy and others."

"As for whether to take on this mission, I have not yet considered it carefully. It is probably too early to make a decision at this moment."

Yan Yun's words were extremely polite, but they hinted at his refusal.

When the woman surnamed Xuan heard Yan Yun's response, a hint of subtle disappointment flashed across her eyes, but she did not continue to pester him.

After the two chatted casually for a few more words, the woman surnamed Xuan stood up and said goodbye, leaving the place alone.

After Yan Yun saw the woman disappear at the hall door, he silently withdrew his gaze and pondered in his heart.

Although this woman has strong cultivation and the magical power of "Three Thousand Jade" she has cultivated is said to be very powerful, Yan Yun has always been a loner and is unwilling to show the treasures she possesses to others easily.

Therefore, even if there was a mission that required cooperation, he had no intention of participating.

What's more, he was busy with an important matter, and even if the aliens attacked the city tomorrow, he would not be able to leave immediately.

The tens of thousands of gold-eating insects raised by Yan Yun had already met the conditions for transforming into mature ones a year ago.

Through the secret ripening technique of Saint Tianlan, these spiritual insects have been refined.

It is expected that within a few months to a year, they will be fully transformed into mature bodies. Yan Yun will naturally not interrupt their evolution at this time and risk leaving.

Yan Yun, feeling a little upset, sighed lightly, and finally stood up and decided to leave.

A green rainbow rose up from the small valley and pointed directly towards the urban area.

He didn't want to miss the lecture in Tianguang Hall in more than ten days.

After returning to the stone tower, Yan Yun immediately entered the quiet room, opened the restriction, and sat cross-legged on the cushion.

In the silence, Yan Yun slowly turned his palm, and a yellow jade bottle appeared in his palm.

He poured out a thumb-sized green pill and swallowed it without hesitation.

Suddenly, a faint green light emerged from his body, making him look particularly mysterious.

Yan Yun's eyes were sharp, his arms were stretched out, his palms were slightly separated, and he slowly closed his eyes, as if he had entered a state of meditation.

With a slight sound, a flash of light appeared on the top of Yan Yun's head, and a two-inch tall Nascent Soul slowly emerged.

This Nascent Soul was standing on a small tripod, with dozens of flying swords as thin as golden needles surrounding its body, giving it an extraordinary aura.

It lowered its head and stared at its hands, blinked its black and white eyes, and a hint of innocent smile appeared at the corner of its mouth.

Suddenly, the Nascent Soul opened its mouth and spewed out a silver fireball.

The fireball hit one of the hands in a flash, and it exploded with a "bang".

The silver flame instantly enveloped the hand, and the scene was quite spectacular.

What was even more surprising was that when the flames dissipated, the surface of the seemingly ordinary palm suddenly flashed with black light.

A white bone ring appeared on the five fingers at the same time, and each bone ring was engraved with a lifelike skull.

The scene was both bizarre and shocking.

In the silver flames, the skull showed various expressions, the bone ring changed size in the flames, and the palm expanded and shrank accordingly, gradually becoming as crystal clear as jade.

The Nascent Soul tilted its head and sprayed a fireball at its palm.

After the silver light burst out, a strange flame wrapped around the palm. The hand was not crystal white, but instead was pitch black like ink. A mountain pattern appeared on the palm and the back of the hand, and the gray light flickered.

The Nascent Soul that spewed out silver flames sank into Yan Yun's crown. At the same time, the green light on Yan Yun's body turned into golden light, and a light golden human-shaped shadow appeared behind him.

Although the outline of this shadow is blurred, it appears to have three heads and six arms.

Red-gold square runes appeared on Yan Yun's exposed wrists and cheeks. These runes slowly rotated on his skin, and looked like golden scales from a distance, making him look mysterious and solemn in the golden light.

More than ten days later, Yan Yun walked out of the retreat room with a calm expression and participated in the sermon in Tianguang Hall that lasted for three days and three nights.

After feeling satisfied, he left Tianyuan City and returned to his cave.

Not long after, the Tianyuan City Elder Council issued a batch of missions that seemed dangerous but full of merit. Most of them involved affairs with alien races and required to be carried out by Divine Transformation-level cultivators.

There was an uproar in the city, but due to the huge risk of the mission, only a few people actually accepted it.

At this time, several uninvited guests appeared in Yanyun Spiritual Land and visited its master.

Deep in the cave, Yan Yun had a secret conversation with several spies for half a day, and they finally left quietly. Yan Yun stayed alone in the secret room, his face changing. After several days of deep thought, he finally made a decision.

Four months passed quickly, and most of the gold-eating insects had been successfully matured. Six or seven thousand spirit insects had transformed into true mature bodies.

Yan Yun quickly packed up the spirit insects and other items in the cave, then took on a mysterious mission in a secret place in Tianyuan City, and then disappeared in the city.

Not long after, the team that Yan Yun originally belonged to received an order from their superiors, and another cultivator in the God Transformation Stage took over his position as captain.

It is not uncommon for cultivators like Yan Yun to suddenly disappear in Tianyuan City. Among them are cultivators who have successfully ascended to heaven, ordinary cultivators, and even some mysterious disciples from hidden families.

Without exception, these cultivators have reached the Spirit Transformation Stage, and some are particularly outstanding among them.

In the red forest covered with twisted strange trees, five young men silently separated by several feet and confronted each other in silence.

Among them was a man in his thirties wearing a gorgeous brocade robe, with snow-white eyebrows and eyes as sharp as lightning.

A young woman in a black dress had a slender figure, dark eyebrows slanting into her temples, and a fierce look on her face.

The other young man in purple robe was about 27 or 28 years old. He had a blood mole on the corner of his mouth. He was handsome and gentle, with a smile on his face.

There was also a girl of about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a pretty face and a slightly childish look.

The last man, who was about 23 or 24 years old, was wearing a green robe and had a blank expression on his face. He was Yan Yun who had left Tianyuan City not long ago.

Although these five people look young, their cultivation is all above the Spirit Transformation Stage.

Except for Yan Yun and the youngest woman in white robe, the other three have reached the late stage of Spirit Transformation.

The young woman in the black skirt was none other than the woman named Xiao from the Black Phoenix clan whom Yan Yun met after the beast tide.

She looked at Yan Yun with a gloomy face. Although she did not speak, her eyes revealed suspicion.

Among the three cultivators sent by the human race this time, two of them were only at the middle stage of cultivation.

This phenomenon aroused the doubts of a man in brocade robes and snow-white eyes. He wondered whether the human race was intentionally delaying the progress of this operation.

Although his voice was not loud, his words struck the ears of everyone present like a heavy hammer.

Faced with this questioning, the eyebrows of the young man with the blood mole trembled slightly, and the smile on his face faded a little. Yan Yun did not react at all, but just lowered his head to play with the milky white jade slip in his hand.

As for the girl in white robe, she just smiled lightly and did not make any response.

The behavior of the three people made the white-browed man very angry. When he was about to speak again, the young woman surnamed Xiao suddenly interrupted him:

"This operation concerns the safety of Tianyuan City and even the two clans. If we don't cooperate sincerely, not only will it be difficult to complete the mission, but it is even unknown whether we can reach the mission location."

"Don't forget, it will take half a year just to travel. Since you have sent three fellow Taoists, they must all be extraordinary talents."

"But considering that we will be traveling together for a long time, we should know each other. My name is Xiao Hong, from the Black Phoenix Clan, and this is Fellow Daoist Li from the Black Eagle Clan."

Xiaohong's tone was calm and firm, showing an attitude of neither servility nor arrogance.

In a quiet valley, a young man with a bloody mole on his face spoke slowly, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes:
"I am Longdong. Seeing the power of extreme fire surrounding the fairy, I believe she has cultivated the Black Phoenix clan's natal flame to perfection."

"You are from the Long family!"

When the young woman heard this, her face changed slightly, as if she had heard of this name.

"I didn't expect that the fairy also knew the name of my Long family."

The young man with the blood mole showed a set of shining white teeth and said with a smile.

"My name is Ye Ying."

The girl in white robe said with a smile, her voice as clear and sweet as an oriole.

"Yan Yun!" Yan Yun uttered his name lightly and then closed his mouth.

"Yanyun? It's really you."

"No wonder you had such a rare treasure as the Immortal-Destroying Pearl in your hand that day. You are indeed a high-level cultivator. So, you practiced the art of dual cultivation of Dharma and body?"

Xiao Hong asked coldly, facing Yan Yun.

Upon hearing the words about cultivating both Dharma and body, the young man surnamed Long and the young man with white eyebrows were both surprised, and the girl in white robe was also startled.

"You said that you want to practice dual cultivation of Dharma and body, so that's it. I haven't seen you for many years, is Dai'er doing well now?"

Yan Yun looked calm and just asked back calmly.

In those distant years, it would have been a wise choice for Dai'er to leave with me.

Now she is practicing rapidly and has condensed the golden elixir. It is only a matter of time before she catches up with you and me.

Hearing the name Dai'er, the young woman was silent for a moment, and then responded indifferently: "Really? Since nothing happened, Yan is relieved."

Yan Yun sighed slightly.

"Why, does Sister Xiao know Brother Yan?"

The girl named Ye Ying glanced at Yan Yun and the young woman and asked with a smile.

"Know him? Hey, we're old acquaintances, right?"

The young woman sneered.

At this time, the young man with the blood mole also looked over here, seemingly looking at Yan Yun and the young woman, but his gaze lingered on the girl for a moment, and then moved away as if nothing had happened.

The greed that flashed in the depths of his pupils was not noticed by anyone.

“Although this place is not deep into the core of the Savage Realm, the fact that you all can gather here on your own also shows that you all have extraordinary magical powers.”

"But the road ahead is even more dangerous than before. If we don't travel together, it will be difficult to reach the Black Leaf Forest safely. The danger along the way will be several times greater than before."

After thinking for a while, Xiaohong solemnly warned everyone.

When the "Black Stone Forest" was mentioned, the four people's expressions changed suddenly, and they were obviously touched by it.

The girl asked in a relaxed tone:

"Is this mission really just to scout the movements of the Wood Spirits and retrieve the intelligence data collected earlier by undercover agents? It doesn't sound complicated."

The young man with the blood mole sighed and said in a heavy tone:
"Things are not as simple as they seem. If we are lucky, it may indeed be easier than other tasks, but if we encounter an accident, or even get discovered by a wood spirit above the silver level, it would not be surprising if we all perish."

"However, this mission is of vital importance to both our tribes, and we must take the risk."

The white-browed young man frowned and asked doubtfully:
"Since the mission is so important, why did the superiors send us, the Divine Transformation level cultivators, instead of a Void Refinement level expert to carry it out? Wouldn't it be safer this way?"

The young man surnamed Long did not directly answer the question of the young man with white eyebrows. Instead, he looked at the young woman in the black skirt with a half-smile. He said:

"Your question reminds me that the person in charge of this operation should be Fairy Xiao."

Faced with the cold light and questioning in the woman's eyes, the Taoist friend was not affected by the change in her tone.

He continued to describe what he had observed.

High-level monks were frequently dispatched, and in the area under their charge, the number of alien spies was almost five or six times that of the past. Then, he asked the woman about the situation. (End of this chapter)