Cultivation begins with planting techniques

Chapter 308 Xue Chou and the Beast Tide

"Has the demonic calamity been resolved? The Demonic Cave Secret Realm has been shrinking year after year and is on the verge of collapse? Junior Brother Zhan actually left no trace from beginning to end?"

Xue Chou walked out of an intelligence shop, his old, wrinkled face full of gloom.

"Even if Junior Brother Zhan is cautious, he came here to use the demonic energy of the demons to practice cultivation techniques, improve his cultivation, and even seek the essence of demonic energy that may be born..."

"So when Li Ye led the cultivators to annihilate the demons and razed the demon cave, he would definitely show up. How could he leave no trace at all?"

Then he thought of a possibility.

What if there is no relevant information about this place, and what if Junior Brother Zhan has never been here in the first place?

It is not impossible that he would be ambushed on the way, or killed by a third-level monster in the mountains!

Thinking of this, Xue Chou directly denied this guess in his heart.

Not to mention that with Zhan Xinrui's magical powers, he definitely can't even pass through the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range. If he can't win, can't he just run away?
What's more, his purpose this time was to find Junior Brother Zhan and return to the sect to deal with the current troubles with him.

How could he curse Zhan Xinrui to death in his heart before he even had any clues?

"But if you really... rely on me alone, I won't be able to solve the problems that my Illusion Demon Sect needs to deal with!"

Xue Chou sighed inwardly, then immediately suppressed all his emotions.

"If Junior Brother really comes, the person he's most likely to encounter is Li Ye from Pingyang Mountain... And in these four countries, the only one who truly has the means to erase any trace of a person's existence is him, the number one person in the four countries!"

The old man thought to himself that if he wanted to know the true whereabouts of Junior Brother Zhan, he would have to meet Li Ye!

If Junior Brother Zhan was really killed for Li Ye... Since he cannot return with Junior Brother Zhan this time, he must avenge him!
A murderous intent flashed in Xue Chou's eyes, and his aura, which was usually hidden, became a bit awe-inspiring as he walked on the streets of the market town, which frightened the minds of the cultivators around him and made them feel a little traumatized.

Immediately, there was a great disturbance in the market town.

He looked around, snorted coldly, and was about to escape.

As his spiritual sense swept over the room, he saw some monks in the distance posting notices, and some were using sound amplification instruments to announce the contents, with a rather polite and cautious attitude.

The content described in it was actually what Li Ye invited his fellow Jindan practitioners who had recently come to the Four Kingdoms to have a chat!
Xue Chou could imagine that similar content was probably posted in many other markets at the same time...

The purpose is to cast a wide net and let yourself be seen!
"What kind of medicine is sold in this Li Ye gourd..."

Xue Chou's eyes flickered slightly, but he didn't hesitate and turned into black gas and escaped from the market. The pressure of the golden elixir, which he no longer tried to restrain, frightened all the cultivators.

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A few days later.

A ray of dark spiritual light hit the barrier of the Pingyang Mountain formation, and then a faint blue-silver light flashed, and the dark spiritual light disappeared in an instant.

Li Ye now had an extra sound transmission talisman in his hand.

"This kind of magical energy is basically consistent with Zhan Xinrui's. It seems that this person really came here to find him. That's his attitude..."

He murmured, and after hearing the content, he just smiled, "Let me go out of the mountains to find him?"

"You're being so cautious, are you afraid that I'll lure him over here and kill him right in the middle of the formation?"

Li Ye shook his head.

Although it's not like he hasn't done this kind of thing before.

Just like the Huang family's ancestor back then... If he came with bad intentions, there would be nothing wrong in getting rid of him at the same time!

However, this time, as a cultivator from the southern border countries, this person is still of great value to Li Ye. If he can make friends with him, it would be better not to kill him directly.

As his thoughts turned, he smiled faintly, "Then it wouldn't hurt to go and meet him for a while!"

As he spoke, his natal puppet suddenly walked out. Li Ye used the Tiangong Sutra and poured all his magic power into it, and there was no abnormality in the aura at all.

Ever since replacing the core skeleton of his natal puppet with a branch from the mother tree, its essence has been greatly enhanced. Not only has its power increased, but when it is further refined with the Tiangong Sutra, the flow of its mana is now perfectly aligned with Li Ye's Wood God Technique. The effect is vastly different from before, becoming a completely compatible natal object.

And when it comes to carrying magic power, the upper limit that the natal puppet can accommodate is far beyond the past, and the imitation of Li Ye himself has reached an almost seamless level!

If this thing was not a puppet and still could not get too far away from Li Ye, and required Li Ye to split his mind to control it, it would not be much different from the method of splitting one's body!

Perhaps in the fourth level of the Nascent Soul chapter of the Tiangong Sutra, there will be content on further refining and improving it.

Before that, Li Ye's only way to get by was to practice the ninth level of the Thousand Thoughts Divine Art and condense his soul by himself!

The natal puppet set up a blue-purple escape light and flew into the air, leaving the formation and heading straight out.

The real body hid its figure and used the wood escape technique to shuttle through the grass and trees along the way, without revealing any abnormality, and followed behind.

Before long, Li Ye went deep into the Red Mountains and came to the mountain mentioned earlier, which was close to the branch of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range.

It can be seen that an old man in gray-black robe and with a gloomy expression has been waiting there for a long time.

"Fellow Daoist Li, please stop here!"

Before Li Ye could get close, Xue Chou suddenly said, "This will benefit both you and me."

Keep a safe distance?
Li Ye, who was hanging in the air, smiled faintly, "That's fine!"

"I haven't asked for your name yet, fellow Taoist?"

"My name is Xue Chou."

Xue Chou replied calmly, but simply asked:
"I wonder why Fellow Daoist Li invited me here?"

"I wonder why Fellow Daoist Xue has come to our Four Kingdoms?"

Li Ye asked directly,

"Fellow Daoist Xue, do you have any idea how much of a shock your emergence from the mountains has caused to the beast herd? Because of your actions, our four-nation sects haven't even completed their response preparations, and now the beast tide is imminent!"

"I wonder how many more casualties will be inflicted on the cultivators of the four nations due to your actions than previously estimated!"

A hint of disdain flashed in Xue Chou's eyes, and he didn't care at all.

But according to his understanding, Li Ye seemed to have multiple third-level puppets, and even with his own cultivation level, he might not be able to deal with them easily. He should not rashly make enemies with him before asking clearly.

"Xue had never imagined that he would encounter this beast tide..."

After a slight hesitation, Xue Chou decisively asked, "Has Fellow Daoist Li ever met Zhan Xinrui?"

"Brother Zhan?"

Li Ye exclaimed in surprise, "Did Fellow Daoist Xue come here for him?"

"Exactly!"

Xue Chou nodded, and looked forward to it: "He..."

However, Li Ye shook his head regretfully.
"Fellow Daoist Xue is late... Back when we razed the demon cave, I collaborated with Brother Zhan. It's a shame he was killed in a surprise attack by the demon leader..."

"Afterwards, I buried him in a beautiful place outside the Demon Cave Secret Realm. Would you like to go and see it?"

"How could it be?!" Xue Chou's expression changed, showing suspicion.

Before I could ask more questions, the two of them frowned slightly and turned to look at the mountains in the distance.

Then, the shaking in the mountains gradually grew bigger, and a roaring sound was set off. A group of beasts rushed out of the mountains like a wave and swept down the mountain!

The beast tide has begun!

(End of this chapter)