Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 304: Mountain Flower

"This……"

Hope was born but shattered in the blink of an eye. Chen Mu didn't know what to say for a moment.

Xu Jingyang's expression changed, and he said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, fellow Daoist. I have another way."

After saying this, he sat cross-legged, then closed his eyes, moved his lips, and muttered to himself.

All the magic power and spiritual consciousness were sealed, so Chen Mu could not detect any changes. He only felt faint fluctuations of the soul coming from Xu Jingyang.

An unknown amount of time had passed, but just as Chen Mu's brows were furrowed more and more, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the stone chamber door.

Judging from the sound, there was only one person walking, and his footsteps were light and hurried, which made me feel inexplicably cautious.

"Rumble..."

Suddenly there was a loud bang, breaking the silence.

A little light from outside the door came into view, making it difficult for Chen Mu and the others to open their eyes for a moment.

A figure entered quietly, then immediately turned around and closed the stone door again.

"Senior Xu, don't read it, I'm here..."

The stone chamber gradually became dim again. Chen Mu focused his eyes and looked in the direction of the sound. After seeing the person's attire clearly, his heart suddenly shook.

"It's him……"

The man was wearing a black robe, his whole body covered tightly, even his face was covered with a bronze mask, almost blending into the dim stone chamber.

But it was the bronze-faced evil cultivator from the Temple of Eternal Life who had repeatedly escaped from Chen Mu's hands!

"Senior Xu, why are you here?"

The bronze-faced monk ignored Chen Mu and looked at Xu Jingyang in a flattering manner.

"Hmph!" Xu Jingyang snorted coldly, and with a thought, the bronze-faced evil cultivator suddenly roared in pain and uncontrollably hammered his own head.

"Senior Xu, please don't say anything more. I will obey all your orders..."

After a moment, Xu Jingyang slowly stopped his movements and said in a cold voice, "I was captured and brought here. Don't you know?"

The bronze-faced evil cultivator lowered his voice by three points and bowed his head to apologize: "I dare not deceive you, Senior. I already knew you were here three days ago, but the defenses here are so tight that I dare not come here easily..."

He was about to continue explaining, but Xu Jingyang waved his hand, his face showing impatience as he said, "Don't explain... Let me ask you, where is this place?"

"This place is located in the south of Mu Country. It is a huge valley called Heming. My palace originally took a fancy to the third-level spiritual vein here, so we decided to locate the secret site here." The bronze-faced evil cultivator replied quickly.

Xu Jingyang nodded slightly after hearing this, and after a pause, he continued, "So this is where you grow flowers?"

"Growing flowers?" The bronze-faced evil cultivator was stunned at first, but then he realized and said, "Yes, the holy medicine is indeed grown here..."

"How many foundation-building forces are there here?"

The bronze-faced evil cultivator pondered for a moment before replying uncertainly, "If we don't count those who have lost their essence and blood... there should be around ten of them."

"So many!" Xu Jingyang's eyes twitched. He turned around, glanced at Chen Mu, and said, "Can you take us out?"

As soon as these words came out, the bronze-faced evil cultivator knelt down with a plop and said in a hurried voice, "Senior Xu, it's not that I don't want to, it's just that I can't do it..."

"Foundation Building strength is easy to say, but the key is that Elder Huang in the hall is also here. If we disturb him, we will all be used as sacrifices, drained of our essence and blood, and our souls will return to the underworld."

Hearing this, Xu Jingyang's eyes narrowed, and he was not too surprised.

If a mere evil Foundation Establishment cultivator could lead them to escape, then the Eternal Life Palace wouldn't have caused such a commotion... After asking a few more questions, Xu Jingyang waved his hand and said, "When you get out, help us find some Mountain Void Grass."

"Shanxu Grass..." Chen Mu's heart moved. He had heard of this spiritual herb before, but he only knew that it was a second-grade medium-quality spiritual herb that could be used to refine many elixirs and had many benefits.

"Yes, I'll take my leave." The bronze-faced evil cultivator bowed weakly in response. When he was about to turn around and leave, he was stopped by Xu Jingyang.

"Do you know when the blood flower will mature?"

Xu Jingyang's eyes lit up slightly, and he asked casually as if he had just remembered this.

The bronze-faced evil cultivator was stunned for a moment, then turned around and shook his head. "I'm not sure either. I only know that Elder Huang once told us to be careful as the sacred medicine is about to mature."

Xu Jingyang nodded when he heard this, and said nothing more. He waved his hand to signal him to turn around and leave.

After the bronze-faced evil cultivator disappeared, he seemed to understand Chen Mu's question, so he chuckled and said:

"This person is afraid of death and loves life. I planted a divine thought restriction on him. He only begged me to spare his life."

Chen Mu smiled slightly and said nothing.

No wonder Xu Jingyang didn't feel panicked even though he was in such a dangerous situation. It turned out that he had such a trump card.

"In that case, the Mountain Void Grass should be the key..."

Thinking of this, Chen Mu's eyes flashed and he asked about the Shanxu grass.

Xu Jingyang laughed heartily and said, "The Mountain Void Grass has many uses, one of which is to dissipate spiritual energy. If combined with my incantation, this mysterious spell that binds us should be able to alleviate most of it!"

Hearing this, Chen Mu felt relieved, and with a slight frown, he admired Xu Jingyang's insights.

"If I can survive this disaster, I will also need to travel a lot and gain more knowledge and experience. At the critical moment, I may be able to turn the tide of the battle..."

……

If the spiritual consciousness does not come out, the magical power will not be generated.

The two of them maintained this state for another two days before waiting for the arrival of the bronze-faced evil cultivator.

"Senior Xu, the defense has quietly increased by half over the past two days. Even Elder Huang has been intent on exploring the holy medicine's location... I estimate that the day of maturity is not far away."

The bronze-faced evil cultivator handed several Shanxu grasses to Xu Jingyang while whispering about the situation outside.

"And I also heard that Elder Huang has designated you as the final spiritual body to ripen the holy medicine, so if you want to escape, you need to plan as soon as possible!"

"Otherwise, once we get before Elder Huang, I'm afraid we won't have another chance."

The words of the Bronze-faced Evil Cultivator were sincere, and he considered Xu Jingyang in every way. If someone who didn't know the whole story saw them, they might think he was Xu Jingyang's best friend.

However, it was understandable for him to do so. After all, his life was in Xu Jingyang's hands. If he unfortunately died, he would have no choice but to follow suit...

Xu Jingyang's brows tightened when he heard this, and he nodded without forgetting to give the Bronze-faced Evil Cultivator some hope.

"Stay tuned for the outside world. If anything unexpected happens, come and tell me as soon as possible... After this is over, I'll set you free!"

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the Bronze-Faced Evil Cultivator lit up, and he was filled with joy as he quickly replied, "Thank you, Senior Xu! I will definitely do my best to protect you!"

"Well, let's go!"

After everyone left, Xu Jingyang gave Chen Mu some Shanxu flowers with a serious expression, and then taught him the mantra for using them.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, according to what that evil cultivator said, we are afraid that this disaster will be very dangerous for us, so we should try as soon as possible and not put all our hopes on the evil cultivator..."

(End of this chapter)