I conquer the immortal with my strength.

Chapter 330: Yuanying Elder of Xuantian Pavilion

It was obviously the first time for Luo Mu and others to enter the Youhuang Ruins. When they saw this scene, their faces turned pale.

Xia Daoming, on the other hand, showed a flash of surprise at the beginning but soon regained his composure.

Luo Qian secretly observed Xia Daoming, and a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes when he saw this.

The environment of Youhuang Ruins is cold and harsh. Even a Jindan-stage cultivator, when entering for the first time, would feel a chill in his heart when he sees the harsh environment outside and the endless darkness. It would take a long time for him to calm down.

"Each of the ruins has a city built for monitoring and guarding. The city is equipped with powerful defense and attack formations, but there is no way to gather spiritual energy here, so there is no spiritual energy for people to practice in the city. To practice here, everything can only rely on the elixirs, medicines and spiritual stones that you bring with you.

Once outside the city, not only are there dangers everywhere, but also because of the turbulence of space, the cold wind is raging everywhere, and there is demonic energy floating in the air. Even if cultivators below the Golden Core stage carry spirit stones, they will find it difficult to absorb the spiritual energy and replenish their true essence and magic power due to the influence of the environment. They can only replenish the consumption of true essence and magic power by taking elixirs and magic medicines.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, it is the Jindan cultivators who are responsible for the task of going out on patrol, and the foundation-building cultivators will only leave the city for a short period of time to carry out tasks when something happens. As for those who disregard the dangers and risk everything to come to the Nether Wasteland Ruins to look for opportunities, if they want to use the city for a rest or a buffer, they have to pay a lot of spirit stones. "

The monk who led the way explained calmly as he walked.

The City Lord's Mansion is located in the center of Zhilu City, near the Teleportation Hall.

Soon, Xia Daoming and his party arrived in front of the City Lord's Mansion.

As soon as the group arrived at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, a Jindan cultivator was already waiting for them.

"The city lord has ordered that Luo Qian and Xia Daoming from the Qingyuan Sect enter the mansion to meet him, and the rest of you wait outside the mansion for orders." The Jindan cultivator glanced at everyone and said expressionlessly.

Luo Qian and Xia Daoming bowed slightly, then turned back to say something and followed the Jindan cultivator into the City Lord's Mansion.

The City Lord's Mansion was not big, but it was completely different from the outside where there were only cold stones everywhere, no signs of life or green, and even the air was cold and gloomy.

Various green plants are planted here, spring is in full swing, flowers are in full bloom, and the air is filled with soothing spiritual energy.

Luo Qian subconsciously took a few deep breaths, and his eyes unconsciously revealed a complex mixture of awe and envy.

In the Youhuang Ruins, only the Yuanying Patriarch is qualified to own such a spring-filled and spiritual place that cost countless spirit stones to build.

As for the others, even Luo Qian, a mid-stage Jindan cultivator, could only practice in a cold environment with the help of spirit stones.

Walk through the green courtyard and enter the main hall.

The originally warm and spring-like atmosphere suddenly became solemn and solemn.

Right at the top of the hall, sat a tall and thin man with his arms reaching below his knees.

The man had a gaunt face, a pair of drooping eyebrows, and half-white long hair tied casually behind his head with a hemp rope. He exuded an unfathomable and terrifying aura.

This man was none other than Master Ma Ling, the Nascent Soul Elder of Xuantian Pavilion who was in charge of Zhilu City.

Below and to the left of Master Ma Ling, sat a sallow-faced late Jindan cultivator and Chai Hanshan, who had just met Xia Daoming in Wusha City.

At the lower right of Master Ma Ling sat Qi Shilei with a serious look on his face.

When Chai Hanshan and Qi Shilei saw the two people come in, the corners of their mouths curled up slightly and a sneer appeared on their faces.

Seeing that Chai Hanshan and Qi Shilei were both there, Luo Qian's eyes flashed with uneasiness, but on the surface he walked forward calmly and bowed respectfully to Master Ma Ling.

"Qingyuan Sect's Luo Qian greets Senior Ma!"

"Qingyuan Sect's Xia Daoming greets Senior Ma!"

Xia Daoming followed suit.

“Since you are here to serve, there is only a distinction between soldiers, generals and city lords here. There is no such thing as seniors and juniors.” Master Ma Ling glanced at the two of them and said sternly.

"Yes, City Lord!" The two of them looked solemn.

Master Ma Ling nodded slightly, raised his hand, and two tokens slowly flew towards the two people.

"During these three years of service, the two of you will be the guerrilla generals of my Zhilu City, responsible for gathering intelligence on the demons and clearing out small groups of demon troops. You will be under the command of General Chai Hanshan of West City." Master Ma Ling said in a deep voice.

"As you command!" Luo Qian's face changed slightly, but then returned to normal. "Okay, you guys go down first. Chai Hanshan will tell you when there's a mission." Master Ma Ling waved his hand.

"I'll take my leave." Luo Qian and Xia Daoming bowed and left.

After Luo Qian and Xia Daoming left, Master Ma Ling waved to Qi Shilei and said, "Shilei, you should leave as well."

"I obey your command." Qi Shilei was slightly stunned, but immediately bowed respectfully and retreated.

After Qi Shilei left, Master Ma Ling looked at Chai Hanshan and said calmly, "I have assigned this person to you. I also know that the Chai family and the Qi family have always been on good terms. Your great-aunt and Qi Leyang also intend to bring you and Qi Shilei together.

However, this is a desolate ruin after all, and the demons may invade at any time. As the guardian of Xuantian Pavilion, you should put the overall situation first and not be too selfish.

The people from Qingyuan Sect are here to serve. You can assign them more dirty, hard or even dangerous tasks, but you must not break the rules.

Also, I know that you and Qi Shilei have already touched the late stage threshold, and both of you are determined to break through as soon as possible and become late stage Jindan cultivators, so you applied to serve here.

However, the depths of the Killing Cave are indeed dangerous, and the matter regarding the White Tiger Blood Pearl is just speculation. Don't be anxious, wait and see, and let those desperate criminals who heard the news help you explore the way first."

"Yes, Elder!" Chai Hanshan stood up and accepted the order.

"Okay, then you can go down too." Master Ma Ling waved his hand.

Chai Hanshan took the order and withdrew. In a blink of an eye, only Master Ma Ling and the late Jindan cultivator were left in the hall.

"Master, I noticed that Qi Shilei and Chai Hanshan looked at Luo Qian and the other two with unfriendly eyes. I think even if Luo Qian can escape this disaster, Xia Daoming will probably have to stay here.

We have already investigated this disciple Xia Daoming. He is a disciple of Zuodong Pavilion and a newly promoted Jindan cultivator. He is only sixty-two years old. Even in our Xuantian Pavilion, it is considered outstanding to have reached the Jindan stage at such an age.

If something happens to this boy, Qingyuan Sect will be very resentful, and may even report it to Old Huangfu. If things really get out of hand, it will probably be a big nuisance." The late Jindan cultivator saw that there were only two of them left in the hall, hesitated, and spoke.

“If there are any troubles, they are the business of Elder Chai Gurui and old man Qi Leyang. What does it have to do with me? Besides, it’s better to let them make a fuss, so that the people from the five major families don’t become more and more powerful in Xuantian Pavilion.” Master Ma Ling sneered with his eyes slightly narrowed.

"Master is really far-sighted. If that's the case, why did Master repeatedly teach Chai Hanshan not to rush into the Killing Cave?" Upon hearing this, the late Jindan cultivator first flattered him, and then asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"Given Chai Hanshan's personality, do you think she will listen to what I say? I'm afraid that after hearing what I say, she will suspect that I am stalling for time and want to send someone to get there first, and she will be more anxious to go into the killing cave to take a look.

Don't forget, although the White Tiger Blood Pearl is full of murderous aura, if used well, it can be of great help to you in breaking through the pill and becoming an infant." Master Ma Ling sneered, his eyes narrowed even smaller, revealing a sinister look.

"Master, if there really is a White Tiger Blood Pearl in the Killing Cave, wouldn't we be missing a golden opportunity?" The late Jindan cultivator hesitated and said cautiously.

"If it was any other divine beast blood bead, even if it was just a figment of my imagination, I would really worry about missing the opportunity. But if it was a white tiger blood bead, it would be completely different. I once got a white tiger blood bead in my early years, so I know it very well.

The killing aura of this bead is extremely shocking. It is inevitable that a trace of the killing aura of the White Tiger will be entangled when collecting this bead. Don't underestimate this trace of the killing aura of the White Tiger. This kind of killing aura, let alone a person of Qi Shilei's level, even if it is you, as long as you are entangled with a trace, you will not be able to refine and eliminate it in a short time.

Of course, no cultivator who dares to enter the Slaughter Cave is without evil spirit. If it were anyone else, I would not be able to tell what is going on. But I happen to be very familiar with the White Tiger's killing evil spirit, so as long as they return to the Slaughter Stop City, whether they have the White Tiger's killing evil spirit on their bodies will definitely not escape my divine sense."

Master Ma Ling looked confident and had a clear mind.

"So that's how it is. Then we are the ones who reap the benefits. Master is really smart!" The late Jindan cultivator said with surprise and admiration upon hearing this.
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Xicheng General’s Mansion.

"Humph, Elder Ma is really hypocritical. Since you have assigned these people to your jurisdiction, it is obvious that you have seen that we want to take this opportunity to deal with the people from Qingyuan Sect, so you specifically pointed out that you can assign more dirty, hard and even dangerous tasks to them.

But he also specifically told you not to be too selfish and not to break the rules. This way, if something unexpected happens, even if Qingyuan Sect's Huangfu Patriarch asks about it, he will have an excuse to shirk responsibility."

After Qi Shilei heard Chai Hanshan's retelling, an expression of old-fashioned disdain appeared on his young face.

“If we want to deal with Luo Qian, even if the two of us attack together, there is a real possibility of accidents. But if we deal with Xia Daoming, what accidents can happen?
Luo Qian is already over 400 years old and hasn't even reached the late Jindan stage. It is estimated that he will only be able to stop here in this life. There is no need to deal with him.

But Xia Daoming is not only Zuo Dongge's direct disciple, but he is also less than seventy years old. His talent seems to be no less than yours and mine, but we must get rid of him as soon as possible to prevent him from becoming a disaster."

Chai Hanshan's eyes flashed with murderous intent as she spoke the last part.

"That's right. Luo Qian's ability poses no threat to the Chai and Qi families. But Xia Daoming may be a threat. Especially since he is Zuo Dongge's direct disciple. Once he grows up, he will definitely investigate what happened back then.

Moreover, this boy is extremely arrogant and dares to humiliate me in public. I will feel unhappy if I don't kill him." Qi Shilei said coldly.

(End of this chapter)