Chongming Xianzong

Chapter 343 The Stone Chamber Finally Opens
Zhang Qingran's aptitude was not high, he only had three spiritual roots, which was only considered below average in the foundation-building practice, and he could barely even build a Taoist foundation.

When the Li and Zhang families were still in existence, she was just an ordinary young person who was lost in the crowd. If you insist on saying that she was outstanding in one aspect, it was that she was born with a good complexion that was well-known far and wide.

Also, because the Li and Zhang family practiced the Taoist method and had little knowledge of dual cultivation, her unique Taoist body, Xiang Lan's body, was not recognized by the elders in her family.

Otherwise, maybe they would invest some resources in her and do some work on her.

The reason why Zhang Qingran was the only one of the Zhang family who survived intact and built her foundation was not because of the clan members' protection. The reason was simple: it was just "chance".

But being able to develop a foundation of Taoist practice in a family with a good surname like the Li and Zhang families, which have little background in the capital area, can't be described as stupid in any way.

When Jiang Qing ignored her and held the sword to block Lang Yi's gavel talisman for the Kangda Sect Leader, Zhang Qingran knew that the opportunity had come.

Yuan Xiyue had already entered a room before, which meant that the Mingfei Seal on her body had temporarily restrained her.

After all, Kang Dabao didn't even care about the relationship with her now. Most of the reason he kept her alive until now was to plot the whereabouts of the Moon Fern in her mind. And the group of water beasts led by Crocodile Yuan wanted to use her to unlock that damn "Body Washing Array" for them so that they could be free.
As for Yuan Feng, a veteran in the entertainment field, he was even worse. He had held her captive for nearly twenty years in order to take her along with the Toad Dew and the Osmanthus Fragrance. What particularly frightened Zhang Qingran was that even the Toad Dew and the Osmanthus Fragrance had been taken by Yuan Feng.

Assuming that Chu Yanran is unable to stop Lang Yi and Yuan Feng, and that Zhang Qingran falls into Yuan Feng's hands again, the latter's fate is self-evident.

Therefore, among all the forces in this scene, no matter whether they are men or women, humans or animals, to her, there is almost no good person.

Thinking of this, the female cultivator became decisive. As soon as Jiang Qingfu walked away with the sword in hand, she quickly ran to the nearest room that she had already spotted for a long time.

In her opinion, as long as she entered, no matter how Chu Yanran and the other two fought, she, Zhang Qingran, would at least be able to survive and see the Guanshan Cave open.

There would be no need to guess who would win or lose! She would no longer have to choose which life to accept!

But she didn't know that even though the situation on the field was changing rapidly, she was after all related to the hope of regaining freedom of the Bihu lineage, so the only remaining yellow eye of the Six-eyed Widow never left her body for a moment.

As soon as he saw Zhang Qingran's unusual movement, the beast was about to roar, but was stopped by the purple-bearded king tuna beside him. The two beasts have been together for more than a hundred years. They are both spiritual beasts. The six-eyed wise widower understood his second brother's intention in an instant.

"First, capture this female cultivator, and then go to the Spirit Turtle Stone Chamber and wait for Big Brother to come with the key!"

Just as the two beasts were about to move, they and Zhang Qingran, who was also halfway there, were stunned by the huge noise made by Chu Yanran, who was hurting both herself and others.

"Do it!!" The Purple-Bearded King Tuna's cultivation was higher than that of the Six-Eyed Widow after all. Seeing this change, he was not surprised but happy. His two long whiskers moved towards Zhang Qingran's curvy body.

Zhang Qingran's movements were obviously much slower than those of the Purple-bearded King Tuna. Caught off guard, the two Taoist spells he used failed to block the attack and were broken by the two long whiskers.

It was at this moment that Zhang Qingran heard the angry shout from Master Kang.

"How dare you, a bastard!!!"

These stupid monsters with little brains actually learned the trick of killing the donkey after it has done its job! "You actually want to get rid of Naigong!" Kang Dabao gritted his teeth in hatred, his eyes bloodshot.

If it weren't for the fact that his master, the Kang Sect, had been hit by the aftermath of the powerful attack between Chu Yanran and Lang Yi, causing his eight meridians to be blocked and his spiritual power to be disordered, he would have sent out ten rays of golden light in an instant to give the two water beasts, which were already covered in wounds, a new layer of skin.

Purple-bearded King Tuna turned a blind eye and continued to tie up Zhang Qingran tightly with two straps, outlining the latter's voluptuous and well-proportioned figure in a way that made people's blood boil.

At this time, Kang Dabao was also anxious because of Yuan Feng, who was more seriously injured.

Before entering the cave, the young master of the Yuan family actually didn't know whether there was any toad dew and osmanthus fragrance left in the ice drinking room.

But now that he had already obtained the secret medicine for dual cultivation that he had longed for, it would be a huge joke if he, Yuan Feng, the Sixteenth Young Master, still sat back and watched Zhang Qingran's excellent cauldron, which he had raised for twenty years, being abducted by two crude water beasts!

"I have fought to such an extent for Lang Yi, I have done my best for him!" The young master of the Yuan family licked the blood at the corner of his mouth, feeling the salty and fishy taste, without any sense of shame in his heart.

He simply gave up the idea of ​​seizing Qi Buxiu for Lang Yi. This woman Chu Yanran was more difficult to deal with than he thought, and was not a good choice as a target for sexual intercourse.

It’s better to wait for Yue Lan, who has a pair of iron mouths, to taste this hot mutton!
He didn't know that the half-Chi that Yue Lan raised had also been beaten up by Kang Dabao and others and was seriously injured. Even if it met Chu Yanran again, it would be difficult for it to restrain the six-sided colorful embroidered bamboo bone gold wire lamp as powerfully as before. In this case, even Yue Lan might not be able to take advantage.

Yuan Feng held the halberd upside down, and his right hand holding the halberd was still shaking irregularly.

Even though the young master of the Yuan family was seriously injured, the lightning shot out from the only eye of the Six-eyed Widow could not have much delaying effect when it struck in front of the former.

Purple-bearded King Yui had no idea how strange and complicated the relationships between these human cultivators were.

Seeing that Yuan Feng was actually placed directly in front of the two beasts by Chu Yanran and Kang Dabao, this move obviously exceeded its previous expectations. For a moment, it felt a little helpless.

The beast was suddenly at a loss, and it stretched out a long beard, finally using its tough flesh and blood to block Yuan Feng's halberd.

"Clang", it was still a familiar scene. After the sound of metal clashing, scales and blood splattered all over the armor.

The purple-bearded king tuna cried out in pain, and was horrified to see that one side of its long beard had been cut off by the butcher. However, it did not know that the butcher had lost its initial ferocity after several severe blows from Chu Yanran's six colorfully embroidered bamboo-frame gold-wire lanterns.

Otherwise, with just this one blow, the long beard that it had always been so proud of would have been turned into two pieces of rotten meat.

Purple Bearded King Yu was in pain, but he still refused to admit defeat. After seeing Yuan Feng's victory, he did not stop for a moment and chopped off the long beard that bound Zhang Qingran. He was so angry that he shouted, "How arrogant you are!"

In order to resist this heavy blow, it concentrated all its spiritual power on its two long whiskers. Then the short spear in the air changed direction and turned towards the head of the six-eyed wise widower.

The latter was already covered with several wounds, and only managed to hold on with a single breath to avoid falling. If he had been hit by the halberd, his huge head, which was as hard as iron, would have split evenly, revealing a yellow and white color.

"This fellow is so vicious!" Purple-bearded King Tuna was just about to use Zhang Qingran in his hand to force Yuan Feng to stop, but he saw that the light curtain of the room that Crocodile Yuan had entered earlier had dissipated. The next moment, the very familiar sawtooth formation appeared in front of the six-eyed wise widower. With broken teeth flying everywhere, it also returned the slaughterer to Yuan Feng's hands.

"A second-grade top-grade green crocodile? What a beast!" Yuan Feng cursed angrily and wanted to settle the score with Crocodile Yuan.

The latter ignored him and spit out two streams of water vapor at the purple and six beasts. No one knew where the water vapor came from, but in a blink of an eye, the injuries of the two beasts were healed.

After a strange roar, the three beasts gathered together, and then without even looking at Master Kang and his two brothers, they carried Zhang Qingran towards the spring in the Yueming Palace.

"Where are you going!!!" Yuan Feng was extremely angry. He had already obtained the most important Toad Dew and Cinnamon Fragrance, and the ivy was destroyed by Qi Buxiu. He was no longer in a hurry to dream of the legendary Golden Elixir and Longevity Elixir.

Under such circumstances, Zhang Qingran would never be abandoned. Without thinking, Yuan Feng used his walking skills to chase after the three beasts in the direction they left.

The newly-minted ally abandoned him in an instant, and Lang Yi's expression remained unchanged when he saw this. The old cultivator seemed to have expected this, and his heart was not disturbed at all.

Such things are common in the cultivation world. Yuan Feng was just a so-called ally who was lured by huge profits and formed a temporary alliance.

When interests come first, it is common for couples and descendants to turn against each other.

Although Lang Yi's mood was not affected at all, his black hair obviously could not last as long as Qi Bushi's. In just a short while, it returned to its snow-white color.

Chu Yanran was obviously not much better than him. Blood essence was the life essence of cultivation, and it was not easy to replenish it overnight. This beautiful woman was willing to go to such lengths for a mediocre old cultivator, which was beyond the expectations of the head of Kang Da who was beside her. The latter was watching the three beasts being chased by Yuan Feng and escaping far away, but he did not dare to move lightly, for fear of disrupting the brief peace in the field.

"Madam Qi, I swear on my life that as long as you give me Sanyi's blood, I can protect your vitality from being completely damaged, and you can still have hope of building your foundation! As a reward, I can entrust you with all my accumulation over the past two hundred years! I think it is not difficult to use this to help your husband complete his foundation.

Lang Yi has been practicing for so long, and it is not easy. I also know that what I am asking for is beyond my reach, but I still beg Madam to show mercy and pity my old age, and save me! Lang Yi also cherishes his life, and only wants to remain in this body, and does not want to continue to fight with Madam to the death. "

The old cultivator's words were sincere and his actions were genuine. As soon as he finished speaking, several storage bags on his waist fell to the ground.

Anyone with a discerning eye knew that even with the help of Kang and Jiang, if Chu Yanran and Lang Yi continued to fight, Chu Yanran would at best only win a miserable victory.

So when hearing Lang Yi's words, even Qi Buxiu, who was supporting Chu Yanran, was tempted to change his expression, but the beautiful woman frowned, spoke in a cold tone, and said in a deep voice, "No need to say more, please come in, fellow Taoist!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Kang Dabao's heart tightened, and he turned around to stop Jiang Qing behind him. The former heard Lang Yi let out a bitter laugh.

"Oh, to be honest with you, Madam Qi. Although I am of humble origin, I have discussed Dao with Jin Dan himself and traveled with the descendants of wealthy families. To be frank, even these noble figures, Lang Yi does not look down on them, let alone envy them at all."
As the old cultivator spoke, he bent down to pick up the storage bags at his feet one by one and put them on his waist. After doing this, he continued, "Only today did I meet the virtuous couple, and I envy your husband to the extreme."

Chu Yanran remained alert and did not answer, but Lang Yi had already sighed, and his already thin body seemed to be even more hunched. He clasped his fists and did not say anything else. He turned around and walked straight into a room with a light curtain on, then disappeared.

"Just left like that?" Qi Buxiu asked in surprise, but before he could finish his words, he saw Chu Yanran vomiting a large pool of blood. The useless husband was so panicked that he didn't know what to do, and hurriedly took out some pills for the latter.

The beauty's sickness only made her more beautiful. After Kang Dabao praised the beautiful woman in his heart, he felt somewhat relieved that Yin Langyi had just left.

After Chu Yanran selected two types of pills and swallowed them, her complexion improved a lot. Seeing the expression of Sect Leader Kang, she sneered and said, "Do you think that old man is much better than me?
He is just a spent force, a mere Qingye foundation building. If it weren't for his superior attainments in wood magic, how could he have fought me to such an extent? If he doesn't leave now, the rumored longevity pill will be completely out of his reach."

"Thank you for clearing up my doubts, senior!" Kang Dabao did not respond, but just responded respectfully.

"Thank you, my two friends." Chu Yanran simply replied indifferently, and the storage bag flashed. Two items flashed with precious light and floated above the beautiful woman's snow-white hands.

"I saw that Young Friend Kang had extraordinary pupil skills before, but I am not proficient in pupil skills. But I saw that Young Friend seemed to have learned some body-building methods, and the grade was quite high, probably the universe grade, but maybe he was only at the minor success stage.

This Jiaoxue Lingqin is a lower-grade third-grade fruit, but it was not properly preserved by the predecessors, and its essence has been lost a lot after I got it. So now it can only be compared to a second-grade top-grade body-refining fruit. I will use this fruit to thank Daoyou Kang for saving my husband."

Just as Master Kangda thanked him, Chu Yanran put a palm-length square stone into Jiang Qing's hand.

I don't know if Master Kang was being overly suspicious, or maybe it was because Jiang Qing looked much more handsome than Kang Dabao, the tone of the beautiful woman in front of him became much softer when she spoke.

"This is a sword-grinding stone given to me by a sword monk when I was studying in Yuwangdao in my early years. It is said to have been the treasure of a small Buddhist sect in the outer sea. It is often carried with me to help refine my sword spirit.

"Young friend Jiang has a good talent in this Dao. In my opinion, he is only slightly inferior to Daoist friend Hei Lu. Keep this stone in your hands and study it more. It will be helpful."

This beautiful woman was truly generous and thoughtful in her actions. Kang Dabao and his fellow apprentice thanked her again.

Although Chu Yanran was seriously injured, the biggest purpose of this trip had been achieved, which was a complete success for the couple.

As for whether he could work with Taoist Heilu to eliminate Yue Lan's old enemy, it was just icing on the cake and was not very important.

So even though there was nothing in it, Chu Yanran still sent Qi Buxiu to the room she had just come out of. And the former turned around and told Kang and Jiang:
"There are still many opportunities hidden in the Ice Drinking Room. You two can give it a try. I don't recommend you to go looking for Yuan Feng and those water beasts again. The dangers may be much greater than you expected."

After saying this, the beautiful woman said no more and went into another room.

However, she didn't know that Master Kang was still concerned about the whereabouts of the Moon Fern in Zhang Qingran's mind, and the so-called treasure in the Spirit Turtle Stone Chamber mentioned by E Yuan, whose authenticity was unknown.

Kang Dabao hesitated for a while, but decided to go over and take a look. At the very least, he had to get the details about Yue Fern from Zhang Qingran.

After all, Yuan Feng was seriously injured, and the three beasts were also covered with wounds. There must be something to be done about this.

When Master Kang turned around and took a look at his junior fellow apprentice's face, he knew that it was impossible for him to stay in the Ice Drinking Room to seek opportunities to explore alone.

They also knew that they had to chase after Crocodile Yuan and his group without delay, so after a brief discussion, they held the healing pills in their mouths and quickly ran to the spring in the Yueming Palace.

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"You beast, leave my cauldron behind!" Yuan Feng suppressed his injuries and stepped on a foot of green cloud. From time to time, a beam of halberd light flew forward from behind, followed by the three beasts in pursuit.

Crocodile Yuan knew that this guy was powerful, so he did not stop. After entering the spiritual spring, the abilities of the three water beasts would at least increase by 10%. If they really wanted to fight with Yuan Feng, they should do so at that time, so that they would have a better chance of winning.

The six-eyed wise widower was ultimately inferior in ability. Seeing Yuan Feng getting closer and closer, it simply kept silent, forced itself to use one eye, and turned around to meet him.

"Third brother!!"

Zhang Qingran, who was tied up by the long whiskers of the Purple Bearded King Tuna, felt as if he was about to be strangled to pieces by the evil beast. Only after Crocodile Yuan let out a low roar did he get a chance to breathe.

Zhang Qingran heaved a sigh of relief and exhaled deeply, then he heard a vibration and Yuan Feng's angry rebuke from behind him.

The female cultivator could not extend her spiritual sense, but she felt that the crocodile and purple beasts increased their speed after hearing the noise. After a few more breaths, she could clearly see the spiritual spring in the hall of Yueming Palace.

"Don't run away, you beast!" Yuan Feng's shout came closer, and the bloody butcher knife flew over, leaving another meter-long bloody wound on the thick back of the purple-bearded king tuna.

Zhang Qingran felt the long beard that was tied to his body loosen suddenly. Just as he was feeling happy, he was grabbed by a big mouth again.

Yuan Feng's eyes were dignified. These spiritual beasts were completely different from their own kind. Why did they come up to die one after another? !
"No time to waste! What on earth did they want to do by capturing my cauldron?!" Yuan Feng didn't bother to suppress his injuries. Even at the cost of his own energy, he was determined to kill the Purple Bearded King Tuna that was blocking his way as soon as possible!

Crocodile Yuan's eyes were red with pain. He could hear the screams and roars coming from behind him, and he could also feel the hot blood of his brothers on his back, but he still held Zhang Qingran in his mouth without stopping for a moment. After walking for a while, he finally jumped into the spiritual spring in the hall.

The purple-bearded king tuna's two long whiskers were broken at this time, and Yuan Feng also felt a sharp pain in his heart. With a ruthless look on his face, he pierced through the former's head with a halberd, tearing it into pieces, and followed closely towards Crocodile Yuan.

After entering the spring, Crocodile Yuan's speed increased again. Yuan Feng could no longer catch up with him and had to follow closely.

In this way, Crocodile Yuan quickly entered the Spirit Turtle Stone Chamber. As soon as it came out of the water, the beast suddenly sprayed, and Zhang Qingran and a secret key were spit out from its mouth.

The last stone door that was originally tightly closed suddenly opened, and Crocodile Yuan picked up Zhang Qingran, who was knocked unconscious, and ran in quickly.

It swept its eyes around and found a diamond-shaped array disk. It ignored the endless joy and excitement in its heart and threw it into Zhang Qingran's hands. Then it stared with a pair of bloodshot eyes and said in a muffled voice: "If you can't solve this array disk within a quarter of an hour, you will die!!"

After saying this, E Yuan ignored the fact that the delicate female cultivator was frightened into silence, and with his Dharma eyes wide open, he leaped towards a purple inner elixir in the middle of the room and swallowed it.

It was not until this time that Yuan Feng, who had been running all the way, finally entered the stone chamber.

However, after entering the stone chamber, he no longer cared about the sparkling precious light inside, nor about Zhang Qingran, the beautiful girl in front of him. Because the rapidly rising momentum of the Crocodile Yuan was opening a pair of eyes that seemed to be dripping with blood, which made him feel cold all over! He was dumbfounded!
"Oh no, this beast has taken the inner elixir of a demon beast!"

(End of this chapter)