My equipment is designed for cultivation; I started by slaughtering my way through a small world.

Gu Qing looked at the four Meng brothers.

All four of them were first-grade, tenth-level cultivators, with their spiritual power cultivation reaching the limit of the first grade.

After spending three or four days with the four, Gu Qing finally understood that students from the top ten universities in the Immortal Kingdom had to advance their spiritual power cultivation to the tenth level of the first grade in their first year. This was the basic requirement for the first academic year.

Just like in my previous life, I was in a top-tier high school where I had to complete all the high school courses in my first year.

Starting from the second year, they will begin to cultivate other immortal techniques.

For example, studying and cultivating the innate spiritual embryo technique, and refining one's natal object.

Alternatively, one could complete academic courses and study Taoist techniques.

The four members of the Meng family were not weak in cultivation.

With the addition of the Five Elements Evolution Array, it is possible to contend with Foundation Establishment level demonic beasts.

The only drawback is that Gu Qing, as a link in the Five Hearts Evolution Array, has become the weakest link.

of course……

As long as we pay attention to timing and avoid getting bogged down in a protracted battle, it's fine.

We arrived outside the cave.

Meng Hu took out a magical artifact that looked like a mirror and explained to Gu Qing:

"Brother Gu, this item is called the Mysterious Track Reflection Mirror."

"It is made by using millennium-old cold jade as a base and incorporating meteorite copper. After spiritual power is injected through the blood of a demon beast, the mirror will show the current location of the demon beast, and the image will also project nearby geographical features."

After Meng Hu finished speaking, he channeled a wisp of spiritual energy into the magical artifact.

Followed by.

The twenty-eight constellation arrays carved along the edge of the Mysterious Traces Reflection Mirror lit up one by one, and the back of the mirror had a myriad phenomena compass with many immortal runes floating on its surface.

Suddenly, a huge lava cave appeared in front of the Xuanzong Reflection Mirror, surrounded by dark red, steaming rocks.

at the same time.

A line of small text appeared on the mirror.

"Five hundred li to the southwest, lies the Flaming Mountains."

"Five hundred li is not far."

Meng Hu put away his magical artifact and said calmly.

"Indeed."

Meng Hong nodded, then took out several more talisman papers with blue runes drawn on them.

Handing the talisman to Gu Qing, Meng Hong explained, "Brother Gu, you are not allowed to bring talismans or pills during your second mercenary trial."

"This is a Wind Travel Talisman, which can increase a cultivator's movement speed by 50%."

"Take this and use it first."

He finished speaking.

Meng Hong also took a picture of himself with a Wind Charm.

Gu Qing followed suit and used it on herself.

The talisman shimmered with spiritual light, and with a bang, it transformed into a blue whirlwind that wrapped around his body.

In an instant.

Gu Qing felt as light as a swallow, even more mysterious than the lightness skill she had learned in the ancient martial arts world.

but……

Ancient martial arts lightness skills also have their own advantages. In particular, after evolving into immortal martial arts with the blessing of the Myriad Laws Bloodline, various martial arts become more and more mysterious.

Seeing that the Wind Travel Talisman was taking effect, Meng Hu took the lead and headed southwest, covering more than ten zhang in a single leap.

The other three brothers of the Meng family followed closely behind.

Upon seeing this, Gu Qing couldn't help but feel a surge of competitive spirit.

"Immortal Martial Arts: Eight Steps to Catch the Cicada"

A burst of spiritual energy suddenly erupted beneath Gu Qing's feet.

With the Daoist Immortal Techniques circulating within his body and spiritual power driving the Immortal Martial Arts, Gu Qing vanished from the spot in a blur.

The speed at which it exploded in an instant even startled Gu Qing himself.

Combining talismans with magical weapons has potential.

The four Meng brothers, who were originally walking in front, only felt the wind whistling past their ears when they saw Gu Qing riding ahead of them. Although Gu Qing's movements were not as ethereal and elegant as those of ordinary immortal cultivators, his speed was astonishing.

In the blink of an eye, Gu Qing was already far away.

"Hahaha……"

"Second brother, third brother, fourth brother, show us what you've got, and don't let our brother Gu look down on us."

"Chase after them."

Upon seeing this, Meng Hu couldn't help but burst into laughter at his brothers.

That makes sense.

The other three brothers nodded in agreement.

Immediately, the powerful spiritual energy within the four of them erupted, and each of them cast spells, transforming into four streaks of crimson light that sped forward, chasing after Gu Qing's retreating figure.

……

Not long after.

The five people arrived at the foot of a mountain peak that was about two thousand meters high.

Looking up, this mountain truly lives up to its name, Flaming Mountain.

Thick black smoke billowed from the mountain, carrying a heavy smell of sulfur. The mountain had many cracks, from which flowed a reddish liquid that looked like magma, but was not magma.

Perhaps due to the different materials in the plane, this crimson liquid has a very high temperature, possibly several hundred degrees.

The base of the mountain is barren.

At the base of the mountain, on the flat ground, there are many caves that are four or five meters high, and there are very obvious scratch marks on the ground of these caves.

"Brother Gu."

"The Sand Lava Cave Beast is a social monster that likes to live underground in volcanoes. These cave entrances are their exits to the surface."

"The elixir we're looking for is in the lair of the Sandstorm Cave Beast."

"I see."

Gu Qing couldn't help but recall a few days ago when he met with the four Meng brothers, during which the four slaughtered the raging sand cave beast horde but deliberately let the leader go.

Now it seems that the purpose was to follow the clues and find the lair of the Sandstorm Cave Beast.

only……

A quick glance reveals quite a few caves of varying sizes.

The Sand Lava Cave Beast isn't stupid either; even a rabbit knows to dig three holes, let alone a Sand Lava Cave Beast that has transformed into a demon.

Gu Qing and his group of five randomly chose a cave entrance.

As Gu Qing entered the mountain through the passage, he discovered that the passages were interconnected and there were so many forks that it was impossible to remember them all.

The interior of the entire mountain is an extremely complex maze.

Although there are many cracks in the cave walls, the cave itself is extremely solid, comparable to black iron.

The four Meng brothers told Gu Qing.

It turns out that at the bottom of this Flaming Mountain, there is a kind of spiritual fire called Volcanic Stone Flame, which is a type of fire within stone.

Volcanic eruptions occur intermittently, scorching the rocks here. The originally ordinary rocks have only achieved their current hardness after being scorched for millions of years.

The five of them wandered around inside the mountain for quite a while, but still couldn't find the lair of the Sand Lava Beast.

"Brother, let's use the Mysterious Tracking Mirror!"

"They're running around like headless flies, unable to find the injured Sand Lava Cave Beast at all."

Meng Yan, who was the most impatient of them all, frowned.

"good!"

Meng Hu took out his magic weapon and made a hand seal.

"Tracing back the shadows and reflecting the light."

Before Meng Hu could finish speaking, the Mysterious Track Reflection Mirror suddenly absorbed his spiritual power.

Meng Hu's face suddenly turned pale. He immediately swallowed three high-quality Qi-replenishing pills to replenish his spiritual energy.

Is this secret technique really that energy-consuming?

Even Meng Hu, a first-rank, tenth-level cultivator, could only barely keep up; no wonder they didn't use it before.

Gu Qing couldn't help but think to himself.

of course.

This secret technique is also very effective.

After absorbing enough spiritual power, the magical artifact began to trace the activity trajectory of the leader of the Sand Furnace Beast over the past seven days.

in this way.

The five of them also figured out the terrain of the lair of the Sand Fusion Beast, as well as the current location of the injured monster.

The five people followed the route, winding their way through the underground, going deeper and deeper.

A while later.

The terrain ahead opened up, as if we had entered the inner world of the earth.

Meng Hu, who was walking at the front, stopped slightly and turned back to whisper a reminder to the four of them:

"We've arrived!!"