Chongming Xianzong

Chapter 327 Crossing the Lake
"To be honest with you, senior, I am not sure if I can cross the lake." Jiang Qing put away the calculation scarf and frowned as he spoke.

There are quite a lot of green crocodiles in this lake. After some calculations, he realized that if he wanted to wade across the lake, it would be difficult for him to do it alone, let alone bring along Qi Buxiu, who was a burden.

Seeing Qi Buxiu's bitter smile, Jiang Qing thought for a moment and asked, "Senior, is it possible to contact Madam Qi?"

Qi Buxiu's face was filled with a bitter smile. He took off the red jade pendant from his waist and sighed, "To be honest, I am also worried. The heart-shaped pendant that my wife gave me before I entered the cave has lost its effect as soon as I came in."

Jiang Qing nodded gently. After all, he couldn't get in touch with his uncle and senior brothers right now, so what Qi Buxiu said was not unexpected to him.

The two were speechless for a while and could only sit on the shore, with no idea what to do.

Another half day passed, and Jiang Qing gradually lost his patience. If Qi Buxiu in front of him did not have the important relationship of being Yuan Jin's master, he would not have been in such a dilemma and would have gone into the water alone to test it out long ago.

But if something happened to Qi Buxiu, the anger of Chu Yanran, the number one female cultivator in Yunjiaozhou, would be a small matter. But if it made his second senior brother sad, Jiang Qing would never be able to tolerate it.

At this moment, a graceful female cultivator in royal blue clothes and a veil on her head floated down from a distance.

Jiang Qing and Qi Buxiu's expressions changed slightly. In the past, the Chongming Sect cooperated with the Yue family of Hancheng to drive out the Changning Sect, and seized the Laoniu Mountain in Baisha County for the Yunwei Zheng family as their base of establishment. Naturally, their relationship with the local tyrant Yuan family in Jingnan could not be said to be good.

Madam Qi Chu Yanran also had some conflicts with Yuan Feng in their early years. Before entering the cave, she and the Black-shoe Taoist had made some plans against him.

But the Yuan family's female cultivator floated down without any defense? This was a bit surprising. Was this female cultivator really harmless, or did she have a backup plan to harm them?
"My concubine greets you two fellow Taoists." The female cultivator Mi Li greeted them softly, without showing any ill will.

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Yuan/Senior." Jiang and Qi returned the greeting cautiously.

Neither of them had any impression of this female cultivator named Mi Li. Normally, they should know all the foundation-building figures of the Yuan family in Jingnan, but there had never been any news about this mid-stage true cultivator before, as if she had just appeared out of nowhere from the Yuan family recently.

However, as a family of good reputation in a border state, it is not surprising that the Yuan family of Jingnan has one or two elite disciples who are carefully cultivated and kept secret as a backup.

"My last name is not Yuan," the female cultivator Mi Li explained for a while, but did not give her own name. She asked, "It seems that the two Taoist friends are temporarily blocked here by the lake?"

Jiang Qing's face was cold and he didn't answer. Qi Buxiu replied at the right time: "I'm sorry to make you laugh."

The female cultivator Mi Li shook her head slightly and said softly, "As the saying goes, 'a man has his own shortcomings and every inch has its own strengths; things have their own shortcomings and wisdom has its own shortcomings'. Daoist Jiang is an outstanding swordsman and Daoist Qi has a deep fortune. They are just not good at hiding their little ways. How can you say 'I'm embarrassed'?"

Jiang Qing was impatient to keep the female cultivator in suspense, so he asked directly, "Daoyou have a method to cross the water?"

Qi Buxiu also looked over, only to see the female cultivator Mi Li nodded slightly and asked softly, "I just don't know if you two fellow Taoists believe me or not?"

"Believe it or not?" This question is difficult to answer. After all, no matter where they start, it seems that both of them find it difficult to trust this female cultivator from Mi Li.

Qi Bushu looked embarrassed, but Jiang Qing asked seriously, "Please explain clearly first, and Senior Qi and I will make a final decision."

But as soon as Jiang Qing finished his words, a white mist rose in front of Jiang and Qi. It was as thin as a veil, and even the two people who were so close to them could not see what was happening inside.

"It's going to happen!" Jiang Qing thought for a moment that this was a plot by the female cultivator Mi Li, and held the sword in his hand, ready to fire. But after a moment, the white mist dissipated, and the graceful figure of the female cultivator Mi Li was no longer in front of him.

The plump and attractive body of the female cultivator Mi Li has now transformed into a huge monster with bright scales and sharp claws.

Jiang Qing's eyes were filled with surprise. Qi Buxiu subconsciously took a few steps back. After a while, he took a deep breath and bravely looked at it. He thought to himself: "Damn it! Even if I put the green crocodile that Jiang Qing had just taken apart back together and let it recognize it by itself, it still wouldn't be able to tell which one was the fake one!"

"I really admire you." Qi Buxiu complimented him sincerely. "My wife talked to me about Yunjiao cultivation in the past, and praised many masters of the art. But from what I saw today, the cultivation methods she mentioned are far inferior to those of the seniors. I am really amazed."

Qi Bushi smiled, and his skinny face blossomed into a chrysanthemum.

After hearing such nice words, ordinary people would be in a good mood, but the female cultivator Mi Li ignored them and said in her mind: "My way of transformation has not yet gained the true meaning, it is only superficial, and it is difficult to be accepted by the Fang family. But it can still confuse some unintelligent second-level monsters."

Jiang Qing's expression did not change, and he asked in a cold voice: "Daoyou's method is very good, but Senior Qi and I are far inferior to you in terms of magic skills. How can we cross the river together with you?"

The female cultivator Mi Li had anticipated Jiang Qing's words. She opened her mouth slightly and whispered, "I have a spell that I can tell you two Taoist friends. As long as you can understand the principle clearly, you can use this transformation method with me for a few hours."

As soon as she finished speaking, the female cultivator Mi Li recited a string of incantations regardless of the other two's reactions.

Although Jiang Qing was still cautious, he memorized every word of it. After reciting it three times, he understood the reason. After secretly deducing for a while, he realized that the female cultivator was right.

Qi Buxiu felt as if he had found a life-saving straw, but due to his limited qualifications, he failed to gain the Dharma after reciting dozens of times. He could only look sad and smile bitterly.

Qi Buxiu was not too surprised, but he looked ashamed and bowed his head again: "I am a foolish junior, and I have failed the efforts of the senior."

The female cultivator Mi Li was a little surprised, obviously she had never thought that Qi Bu Xiu was so stupid, but she still said: "This spell is a little obscure, and you may not have come into contact with it before, so it is difficult to understand it clearly in such a hurry. It doesn't matter, I still have a way to cross the water, but I still need to ask you two Taoist friends, 'Do you believe it or not?'"

"Why do you want to help us, fellow Taoist?" Jiang Qing asked without hiding anything.

The female cultivator Mi Li spoke calmly, "I am not a member of the Yuan family, so I don't think it is difficult to cross the river. I just want to use this opportunity to make a good relationship with you two. I only hope that if anyone in this mansion wants to kill me, you two can save me if you can!"

Jiang Qing and Qi Buxiu looked at each other, and their opinions were consistent. The former was confident in his ability, thinking that even if this female cultivator wanted to harm him, she was only a mid-stage cultivator, and he still had the strength to fight, so he didn't want to stay here and sit there; the latter was concerned about his wife, and didn't want to be blocked by the lake.

The two of them heard that the tone of the female cultivator Mi Li did not sound fake, so they both agreed.
Seeing this, the female cultivator Mi Li's tone became much more relaxed. She first said to Qi Bu Xiu softly, "I'll have to trouble you to shrink your body."

Without waiting for Qi Buxiu's reaction, he spat out a pill from his stomach and shot it into Qi Buxiu's mouth. Before the latter could speak, his whole body shrank to the size of a pill and was swallowed by the green crocodile transformed by Mi Li.

After Qi Buxiu spoke, his heart first tightened, and then he was surprised.

The expected bloody scene full of foul air did not appear. Qi Buxiu only felt that he was in a plain room made of blue and white. Qi Buxiu carefully touched it for a while, only to find that the whole room was full of restrictions. If he wanted to escape, he would have to spend a lot of effort.

Yes, he and the female cultivator Mi Li were not related at all, so how could the latter have the courage to reveal the flesh and blood in her belly to an outsider.

It seemed that he had entered the belly of the female cultivator Mi Li, but in fact, he had just refined some kind of mustard seed magic weapon that could hold a person, and used this method to put himself inside the magic weapon!
I think this mustard seed spiritual weapon is useless. I'm afraid it is not even worthy of ordinary fake pills. Otherwise, it would not be shown to outsiders by the female cultivator Mi Li.

Thinking about this kind of key points, Qi Buxiu's tension just now was mostly relaxed. He couldn't see the outside world clearly from here, like a deaf and blind man, so he simply sat cross-legged and adjusted his breathing.

Jiang Qing, who had also transformed into a green crocodile and opened his eyes vertically, went into the water with the female cultivator Mi Li, and saw clearly what was underneath the lake.

There was a strong smell of blood in the water, and all you could see was minced meat, bones, feces, urine and excrement. Yet, the water beasts in the lake all seemed to be content and enjoying themselves.

Since you are not a fish, it's normal.

The female cultivator Mi Li and Jiang Qing did not act cautiously, but swaggered around in the lake for a few laps. When they met other small animals, they killed and threatened them violently. They acted like two overlords in the lake. It can be seen that the green crocodiles are really powerful in this lake. They have been rampant for a while. Jiang Qing, who was still hiding from the world after passing by several green crocodiles, was just about to relax, but then he realized that something was wrong.

A sturdy second-level green crocodile came over, its blood so thick that it almost condensed into substance, its pair of vertical pupils flashed with ferocity as it stared at Jiang Qing.

“Cultivator!” Human words actually came out of the giant mouth of the green crocodile, shocking the female cultivator Mili so much that her eyes flashed with strange colors, and the hairs on her body stood up. She screamed in horror: “The demon beast is awakening its spirit?!”

The female cultivator was still surprised, but she saw that Jiang Qing had immediately transformed himself, and several sword beams cut through the waves in an instant and shot in front of the huge body of the green crocodile.

But the beast was not in a hurry, and there was a hint of amusement in its vertical pupils.

Then it saw a tooth spit out from its mouth, which turned into white liquid and gathered the surrounding lake water to condense into a yellow shield, which blocked the sword light steadily. Before Jiang Qing could react, it rushed out of the water and let out a roar with its head raised.

All the beasts in the lake suddenly became irritable and noisy. Many of the beasts seemed to have heard the order and all went to look for him. Seeing that several second-level green crocodiles had surrounded Jiang Qing, the scene shocked even the female cultivator Mi Li and her spells were tilted.

The green crocodile in front of him seized the opportunity, and the yellow shield in front of him turned into a golden gourd, which squeezed away the water layer and smashed hard into the head of the female cultivator Mi Li.

The latter, Shiting's strength was so great that Santing was scared out of his wits. How could he dare to take it at this moment? He quickly recovered himself and used the talisman to bless himself. After barely avoiding the golden gourd, he was shot out of the water.

As soon as she came out of the water, the female cultivator Mi Li saw a beast rushing towards her. It was a second-level old turtle that was at least ten feet in diameter. Its huge mouth was full of sharp teeth covered with blood and minced meat. It opened its mouth and was about to bite her in half.

The graceful female cultivator calmed herself down, her ten fingers covered with mysterious light, and she quickly drew a huge gate of light in front of her. The old turtle was not afraid at all and rushed straight towards it, but found that he had missed.

The next second he realized something was wrong. Why was there no water around? The old turtle looked at the dry and thick soil beneath him and wondered where he was.
Hey, why is there a monk here?
Qi Buxiu, who was closing his eyes to regulate his breathing, opened his eyes in horror and looked at the old turtle in front of him. The two pairs of eyes stared at each other blankly in silence for a while.

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Let’s not talk about the powerful enemy these two encountered. Let’s just say that earlier on, at the other end of the lake, a middle-aged Taoist with a messy beard was holding upside down the corpse of a huge green crocodile and looking around, muttering to himself:
"This green crocodile is much weaker than what is recorded in the classics. Even the leader of the green crocodiles in this lake is probably not as good as the Taoist soldiers of Guanyu. There is something strange about the Guanshan Cave this time. The time and place of each opening of the Guanshan Cave are different, but there are not many changes in the cave each time. This lake has never appeared in the records of the predecessors. This should be the first time it has appeared."

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Heilu is here too!" A voice came from afar, and Lang Yi, with a rosy face, drove slowly towards them in the Red Cloud magic weapon.

Many water beasts in the lake smelled the breath of strangers. Some of the violent ones jumped directly out of the water, opened their sharp teeth and bit Hongyun.

These stupid beasts often have not even gotten close to the red cloud, but are merely brushed by the cloud vapor that has not yet dissipated, causing their heads to shatter and their bodies to fall into the lake, causing the water beasts to scramble for them.

The surrounding lake surface suddenly churned, and the emerald green water was mixed with blood, making it look even more weird.

I don’t know if the flesh and blood falling from the sky temporarily satisfied the appetite of the water beasts in the lake. The biting sounds only lasted for a moment, and then the water surface returned to calm. Only a pair of blood-red eyes were hidden under the lake, looking at the two Taoists floating on the water.

"Fellow Daoist Lang is here too." Taoist Heilu put away the corpse of a second-grade top-grade green crocodile, looked at Lang Yi who was coming over and greeted him softly.

"Haha, I met two stone fire puppets in the Fire Spirit Cave. They are no wonder they were left behind by the great cultivator Guanyu to guard the cave. It took me a lot of effort to clean them up. I didn't expect to meet fellow Taoist here again." Lang Yi slapped his storage bag with a flushed face. The joy on his face did not seem fake, which made the black-shoe Taoist a little envious.

The batch of stone fire puppets that Guanyu Shangxiu obtained in the secret realm were very famous before the battle to pacify the barbarians.

Even the worst ones among them are no weaker than some ordinary cultivators in the early stage of foundation building. Even many Jindan cultivators in Shannan Road have asked Guanyu cultivator to buy some.

This is because the price of this thing is much lower than other common mechanical puppets on the market. It is very useful no matter it is used to guard disciples or guard caves.

With the disappearance of Shangxiu in Guanyu and the looting of his other mansions, there has been no news of the sale of the Stone Fire Puppet in the market for many years. The latest news of the Stone Fire Puppet being sold was when it was purchased by the Fengzhou Ge family at an auction held at Hongyi Gate thirty years ago.

"You are so lucky, fellow Taoist." The Taoist in black shoes praised indifferently.

The joy on Lang Yi's face gradually faded. He changed his tone, with a hint of worry in his voice: "A few external things are not of much use to a dying person like me."

At this point he paused, his face full of wrinkles showing an earnest expression: "To be honest with you, the reason why I spent so much to get this opportunity to visit the cave is because it is rumored that Guanyu Shangxiu obtained a longevity pill from the treasure house of the false king of Manrong.

Although we arrived a little late, we have not heard of the news that this longevity pill has been born. Daoist friend is different from me, and you are in your prime years. If Daoist friend has obtained this pill and is willing to sell it, please give me a chance to bid. "

"Longevity Pill?" Taoist Heilu did not say anything, but just nodded. He knew much more about these people who had been building the foundation over the years than he did. He even knew the whereabouts of such a rare pill.

You should know that just one low-grade longevity pill can increase the lifespan of a Qi-training or foundation-building cultivator by five to ten years. Even for a Jindan cultivator, it is not completely useless, at least it can extend the lifespan by several months.

Life span is a rare good thing like a spirit stone, and no cultivator would be dissatisfied with having too much of it. If the Black Shoe Taoist got it by chance, even if he didn't need it urgently, it would be a great gift that could help him reach the level of a Jindan cultivator. How could he possibly sell it to this heartless Lang Yi?
It's amazing!

I think he is just trying everything possible and is desperate. He is just going to give it a try and see if there is any result. He doesn't have much hope in his heart.

Lang Yixian knew that the chances were slim, so he said, "If you get the ivy, please sell it to me. I will not disappoint you at the price."

The ivy was something Chu Yanran had requested, and even if Hei Lu Dao Ren got it, he would not consider giving it to Lang Yi. However, he did not say it out loud at this time, but just nodded in response.

The two of them walked together without saying a word. They killed a group of evil birds and obtained a lot of rare materials. They had a fruitful harvest.

However, the two of them did not take the little gain in front of them seriously. Instead, they became more energetic and searched for the six-leaf orchid all the way, heading quickly towards their final destination, Yueming Palace.

The reason why the cave of Master Guanyu is so famous in several nearby states is that Master Guanyu was the commander of the Immortal Dynasty in the battle of Pingrong, and he was on par with Master Shen Lingfeng, who was the governor of Shannan Road at that time;
The second reason is that Guanyu Shangxiu once presided over the capture of the capital of the false king of the barbarians, and people all said that he had obtained the secret treasures of the mountain barbarians.

Guanshan Cave had attracted the attention of many Jindan cultivators. After all, among the villas with so many Guanyu cultivators, this was the only one they were not allowed to enter.

However, after the first few groups of disciples swept through the Guanshan Cave, they found very little that caught their eyes, which made the Jindan masters lose interest.

This opportunity to enter the Guanshan Cave is also valued by many foundation-building cultivators. It takes a lot of hard work before it falls into the hands of first-class foundation-building cultivators such as Lang Yi and Chu Yanran.

The two of them rode non-stop all the way and saw two figures standing outside Yueming Palace and fighting.

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