Are you really trying to cultivate immortality? Something feels off.

*

"Where are we going now?" Shen Chunri raised her hand to shield her eyes from the sun, squinting as she looked into the distance. "Sword Tomb? Night Water Abyss?"

These two places coexist in Wanjian Mountain, but one is in the north and the other in the south.

Yu Xintang thought for a moment: "How about we go to the Sword Tomb first? At least we'll know more about it. We're completely clueless about the Abyss of Night Water."

"Going to the Abyss of Night Water first is also an option," Nie Zhao said calmly. "Otherwise, the Sword Tomb consumes a lot of spiritual energy, and you won't be able to find a suitable exotic weapon."

"The Ten Thousand Swords Mountain Gathering isn't just a one-day event," Tan Suiting said. "There's no need to rush."

"No, Xiao Tan, didn't you see how much those people wanted to tear us apart?" Shen Chunri was very self-aware. "The sooner we leave, the better. Otherwise, what if they gang up on us?"

Tan Suiting glanced back indifferently and replied coldly, "No matter how many people there are, a mediocre person is still a mediocre person."

Yu Xintang lazily gave a thumbs up: "Well said."

Now that everything had been said, everyone turned their attention to Xie Weixing.

Nie Zhao spoke up: "What's your decision?"

After all, it had already been said that Xie Weixing was the commander of this Wanjianshan Conference, and all actions were subject to his orders.

Xie Weixing looked up at the sky: "Aren't you all sleepy getting up so early?"

Everyone: ?

What kind of mischief are you planning to cause now?

Xie Weixing laughed and blinked, "Let's find a place to sleep."

*

"Sleep my ass?" Shen Chunri stared in shock at the endless, dark forest before him. "What the hell is this place?"

Xie Weixing crossed his arms and slowly replied, "Beast Forest."

The group turned their heads curiously.

"Beast Forest?" Yu Xintang frowned. "What are we doing here? I'm the only human without a spirit beast, and I'm not in a hurry to form one."

Wanjian Mountain is a mountain, so naturally there will be mythical beasts.

However, the mountain roads here are winding and rugged, and the area is only open once every ten years. There is also a rule that those who have already obtained spiritual weapons are not allowed to enter the Sword Tomb and the Abyss of Night Water.

Therefore, the disciples of the major sects all came for the spiritual artifacts, while those who truly wanted to form a bond with a spirit beast had already gone to Qingmu Mountain.

As a result, the Beast Forest became a gray area of ​​Ten Thousand Swords Mountain, untouched and unnoticed.

谢未醒啧了一声，苦口婆心：「你们就用脚想想，刚刚门口那几个恨不得把我们祖坟都挖了的傻逼，那架势，有不结盟来一起揍我们的可能吗？」

Nie Zhao raised an eyebrow: "Indeed. In terms of individual strength alone, no sect can compare to us."

"And I also know," Xie Weixing said calmly, looking up at the sky, "that they will split into two groups, one in the Night Water Abyss and the other in the Sword Tomb, waiting for us to arrive so they can use the most readily available Foundation Establishment Realm communication talismans to communicate with each other, deal with us, the hated disciples of the Feng Hua Clan, first, and then go find the spiritual artifact."

Xie Weixing turned his head: "If you don't believe me, have Cangbi go and see if it's the same as what I said."

"No need, I believe you," Shen Chunri said, dumbfounded. "But how did you know? And so clearly?"

Xie Weixing was about to speak.

Tan Suiting slowly opened his mouth: "Fool, it's easy to guess."

Xie hadn't felt anything before waking up, but now he was startled. He raised his hand and gently covered his mouth with the back of his hand, acting very affectedly: "Hmm? Dragon Prince? How did you know what I was going to say?"

The thought processes of idiots are indeed all pretty much the same.

Tan Suiting: ...

"Ouch~" Shen Chunri pouted and started to tease, squinting mischievously, nudging Tan Suiting with his shoulder, saying a word and bumping into him, "We're of one mind, we're on the same wavelength, we're compatible, we have a tacit understanding, we have a good relationship..."

The more they talk, the more outrageous it gets.

They knew that Tan Suiting depended on Xie Weixing, and they also knew that His Highness the Crown Prince was young and easily embarrassed, so they loved to tease him.

Shen Chunri was particularly bad at it.

Tan Suiting's ears turned slightly red. He glared at her coldly and said with extreme annoyance, "I want to fight you one-on-one."

Shen Chunri exclaimed in horror, his mouth agape, "You dare to fight a medicine cultivator one-on-one? That's unethical!"

Tan Suiting gritted his teeth: "Have you been saying that my junior brother has great martial virtue?"

The two of them started glaring at each other like elementary school kids again, neither willing to give in.

Nie Zhao rolled his eyes, raised his hand and quickly slapped each of them, making sure no one came for nothing.

"Shut up."

Both of them behaved themselves.

Shen Chunri rubbed her cheek, which had been lightly touched by her senior sister, and hummed twice.

Tan Suiting's face was cold. He rubbed his chin, thinking about how to find an opportunity to kill her later.

Xie Weixing was amazed.

Shen Chunri, an extraordinary woman who could argue with any fellow disciple except her senior sister, even the Crown Prince, who rarely spoke more than ten sentences a day, could not escape her clutches.

He's really foul-mouthed.

Yu Xintang couldn't help but laugh: "No, why is our Feng Hua Sect so hated?"

Xie Weixing hugged him helplessly and said earnestly, "With our talent, Tang, if you put yourself in the shoes of the disciples of other sects, you would find that if you hadn't joined the Fenghua Sect, you would also be tempted to kill us."

……

Yu Xintang looked up and thought for a long time.

Tsk.

It really is.

*

The group followed Xie Weixing into the beast forest.

The system spoke: "Host, the observation room is independent of the novel's content and can be altered. Because you didn't follow the original plotline in the early stages, the current situation is unpredictable. Be careful in everything you do."

Xie Weixing: I understand.

He will walk the path he has chosen.

"Be careful," Nie Zhao warned. "Wanjian Mountain is only open once every ten years and there's no one to manage it. There might be powerful spirit beasts in the Beast Forest."

"There are no spirit beasts," Xie Weixing said, "they're just called Beast Forest."

"Hmm?" Nie Zhao turned around.

I haven't had a chance to ask yet.

Suddenly, a delicate fragrance wafted over.

Yu Xintang frowned slightly: "Where is this fragrance coming from?"

Shen Chunri reacted the fastest, tossing each of them a pill: "Eat."

She covered her mouth and nose: "This fragrance is strange; it might be the poisonous mist from a spirit beast."

After swallowing the pills, the group all raised their hands to cover the lower half of their faces.

The deeper you go, the stronger the aroma becomes.

There seemed to be animal footsteps approaching through the gaps in the trees.

Caught off guard, several dark figures suddenly sprang up, their claws tearing through the air.

Tan Suiting reacted the fastest, swinging his sword without hesitation. A flash of cold light passed by, and the black wolf beast was instantly decapitated.

Yu Xintang narrowed her eyes, quickly recognizing it: "Shadow Beast!"

The group quickly formed a circle, their expressions turning serious.

The Shadow Beast is entirely black, adept at concealment, its body blending seamlessly into the shadows of the forest, bearing no trace of life. It feeds exclusively on the spiritual energy of cultivators, making it the most sinister ambush beast.

"Didn't we agree there wouldn't be any spirit beasts?" Shen Chunri frowned, his fingers pressed together in front of him, ready for battle. "Yu Xintang, give me a few explosive talismans!"

As soon as she finished speaking, five Golden Core Realm Explosion Talismans appeared in her hand.

Shen Chunri raised an eyebrow: "Wow? So generous?"

Yu Xintang was too lazy to pay attention to her.

Xie Weixing frowned, took a closer look, and then said, "It's an illusion. The fragrance just now must have had a hallucinogenic effect."

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