A Niang said to be careful of those fairies!

Outside the Xuannv Palace, in a bamboo building in a remote mountain forest, a handsome young man was lying on the ground, with a faint smell of alcohol lingering around him. A plump woman was staring at his neck, trying to hold her breath.

The beautiful woman's cheeks were unusually flushed, and she was doing serious work.

Time and again, Guan Xiangyue took the initiative to ask Lin Xuan to visit her once every six months. She still lacked the courage to confess to Lin Xuan, so she secretly took Yang Yuan every time and then pretended to be generous and gave Lin Xuan fine wine.

Everyone knows their own business. Her spiritual wine can only slightly nourish the foundation. If a cultivator's foundation is already top-notch, this effect will be infinitely small.

But fortunately, there is a good result. Guan Xiangyue has deduced the quality of the golden elixir to the eighth level of minor success. Every time he secretly devours the treasure body, the quality of the golden elixir is steadily improved. This kid has a secret.

Guan Xiangyue did not explore her nephew's secret. It was not her style to take advantage of the situation and act pretentiously. At most, she was not particular about details and did not care about her face when having an affair with the younger generation.

Because she felt guilty towards her good nephew, Guan Xiangyue comprehended a dual cultivation method, an earth-grade magical skill that increased the utilization rate of Yang source. At the same time, when Lin Xuan fell asleep, he would fall into a sweet dream and his cultivation would also be enhanced.

In the afternoon, the setting sun's afterglow covered the mountains and forests with a golden color, which was warm and not as dazzling as at midday.

“Alas, my foundation in the three realms of Refining Qi, Yongquan and so on is weak. The middle stage of the eighth revolution is already the end of my life. The ninth revolution of Golden Elixir is just a luxury.” Guan Xiangyue sighed and buttoned her clothes slowly.

She put something strong in the spirit wine, and at this moment, Lin Xuan was still sleeping soundly.

After checking Lin Xuan's cultivation, he exclaimed in surprise: "My good nephew had already reached the twelfth level of Qi Refining half a year ago. But now he is still stuck at this level. Is it so difficult to break through to the thirteenth level?"

Guan Xiangyue felt strange, she was hundreds of years old and had seen the sect's peerless genius reach the thirteenth level. Generally speaking, the younger one is when he reaches perfection in the twelfth level, the more likely he is to break through to the thirteenth level. With a rare young man like Lin Xuan, he should have reached the pinnacle level long ago.

In the history of the fairy world, geniuses at the thirteenth level are rare, and geniuses at the twelfth level who are in their twenties are equally rare.

At dusk, Lin Xuan woke up slowly, sat up, rubbed his sleepy eyes, yawned, his collar slipped down, his Taoist robe became loose, revealing his delicate collarbone. Guan Xiangyue swallowed her saliva.

"I'm sorry, Aunt Guan. I've been sleeping here for so long that my alcohol tolerance has worsened." Lin Xuan was full of apologies, but at the same time his expression was a little confused. His alcohol tolerance was quite good.

"It's okay, nephew, go ahead and sleep if you like. I'm really happy that my nephew got drunk and stayed up all night because of the wine I brewed." Guan Xiangyue waved her hands, secretly laughing in her heart.

"Auntie's place is quiet all year round, and it has become more lively with the presence of my nephew." Guan Xiangyue rolled her eyes and said, "My nephew calling me aunt makes me look old, so you can call me sister from now on."

"Ah? Aren't you from the same generation as my mother? Isn't it crossing the line to call me sister?"

"No way. Calling me sister makes me look younger and I'm happy. What does that little bit of etiquette matter? A real man with good manners is more carefree and doesn't care about trivial matters." Guan Xiangyue insisted on changing the address.

Seeing that she was determined to do so, he thought again that Sister Xiang'er's master seemed to be called Sister Yu by him. She was from his mother's generation. So what if she was a sister from the previous generation?

"Okay, Sister Guan." Lin Xuan called out obediently, making Guan Xiangyue feel warm in her heart.

"From now on I will call you Xuan'er, so that there will be less estrangement between you and me." Guan Xiangyue immediately decided on the new name and hugged Lin Xuan and stroked his head.

"Sister Guan, I'm not a child!" Lin Xuan protested while taking in a large amount of faint fragrance. The bodies of high-level female cultivators all have their own unique fragrance.

Guan Xiangyue was so considerate, but Lin Xuan remained calm. The former secretly felt jealous. Was he really so unattractive? How could he remain calm even when it was right next to him?

"Okay Xuan'er, if you have any difficulties in cultivation, tell me and I will give you some guidance." Guan Xiangyue thought of a good idea. She wanted to find out Lin Xuan's background so that she could give him guidance.

In this way, the favor of preaching the gospel will be a two-way street, and I will not be indebted to this lovely nephew unilaterally.

"I have indeed encountered a level," Lin Xuan nodded and explained, "I have cultivated the three elements of spirit, energy and soul to perfection, and have reached the twelfth level, but I still cannot break through the thirteenth level. I am missing something. Do you know, sister?"

"Well, it's such a difficult hurdle..." Guan Xiangyue was surprised. The direct manifestations of the three elements of essence, energy and spirit are physique, magic power and soul. The talent of her good baby seemed to be too amazing.

The geniuses in the thirteen-level field are also divided into strong and weak. The common ones often achieve amazing achievements in one of the three, while the remaining two are one or two levels lower. Those who can achieve two of the three are at the level that is rarely seen in a thousand years.

If the number of people who have reached the thirteenth level of the three elements of essence, energy and spirit is greater than that of any one of the three, then the order of strength will depend on the order. Lin Xuan has already cultivated his magic power, physique and spirit to the twelfth level. It seems that he can hope to reach the thirteenth level with all three at the same time, which is the strongest realm.

Breaking through this strongest realm is naturally much more difficult than the ordinary thirteenth level.

After thinking for a while, Guan Xiangyue realized that she had no relevant experience, so she had to use a universal excuse: "Xuan'er, just continue practicing. With Xuan'er's talent, it is impossible for him to be stuck and not move at all. He must be perfect again and again. It will be useful to continue practicing."

"At the same time, foundation is very important. It not only refers to the accumulation of cultivation, the growth of knowledge, the precipitation of Tao heart, the understanding of all things and things, and the comprehension of skills. They are all the foundation of you as an individual."

"Finally, perhaps the external pressure is a little weak. Go and gain more experience. The rest is to wait for the opportunity to come. Be prepared for your duty. When the opportunity comes, Xuan'er will be able to seize it!"

"Okay, thank you for your advice, sister." Lin Xuan blinked. Although Guan Xiangyue's suggestion had already been mentioned by other elders, it did not mean that what Guan Xiangyue said was useless. At least the direction was right.

The time has come for him to go out and gain experience. It would be best if he could understand during this experience what is missing between himself and the Thirteenth Level, accumulation or some special opportunity?

The two of them drank together for half an hour, and then returned to the cave at night after the smell of alcohol had dissipated.

A few days later, Lin Xuan came to the sect hall to accept the mission. There were many tasks of various sizes posted on the sect's mission bulletin board, and most of them were training tasks.

When he came to the taskbar, Lin Xuan remembered something.

Chapter 48: Secret Realms and Dangerous Places

Inside the Xuannv Palace, in the Zongwu Hall, a young man stood in front of the task board, pretending to be in deep thought.

"Master Zhenchuan, are you choosing a mission?" A charming female disciple came forward.

Lin Xuan ignored her. The other disciples in the hall glanced at her and then immediately shifted their gaze. After thinking for a moment, he went to find the deacon disciple. The charming woman stomped her feet in anger when she saw that she was ignored.

She certainly didn't have any naive idea of ​​sparking love with a true disciple. She just thought that during this selection mission, she happened to meet a handsome true disciple, so she might as well find a way to team up with him, and then show her body a little while going out for training, and have some romantic affairs. She liked fleeting relationships.

The Xuannv Palace only rejects those evil spirits with vicious minds and bloodthirsty natures, and is more tolerant of people outside the designated range. For example, this woman has a temperament like a water lily, and she wants to make friends with any man she sees.

The seduction failed, and the charming disciple disappointedly chose the task alone. The men in the outside world were just so-so.

There are six deacons on duty at the service counter of the Sect Affairs Hall today, two men and four women, and each of them has extremely strong cultivation.

"Junior brother, do you want to issue a task that is specifically for those in the Purple Mansion Stage?" The female deacon who received Lin Xuan asked in surprise. Tasks at the Purple Mansion Stage are usually issued by the sect or disciples of the same realm or above, otherwise the cost would be very high.

After all, the abilities of earning inner door points in the Qi Refining Stage and the Purple Mansion Stage are worlds apart.

Lin Xuan nodded and explained: "Last time when I was training outside, I encountered something that was not right with me. I couldn't handle it with my own strength, so I thought of issuing a task and asking the seniors in the inner sect to help solve it."

"No problem. Junior brother, please describe the difficulty of the task and I will determine the reward based on your description." The female deacon handled the task for Lin Xuan in detail and did not neglect him because of his young age.

"A thousand or two thousand miles east of the mountain gate, there is a small country with many immortal gates. There is no foundation of Purple Mansion Stage or above. I would like to ask the Purple Mansion Stage seniors to help rectify the atmosphere of that country."

"Understood. I will calculate the value and try to set a fair and appropriate task price for you, Junior Brother."

It was just right for Lin Xuangong. As for the Purple Mansion stage disciples who might accept the task, the female deacon didn't think anything else about it. The experience gained from this kind of task was more meaningful than the points earned from the sect, and disciples with similar needs would definitely make a profit.

"The calculation is complete. The total number of inner door points is two thousand. Please hand over the points, junior brother." The female deacon pushed over a magic tool. It looked like a large box and was specifically designed to read and record the disciple's identity token.

Lin Xuan put the token on without thinking. It flashed a blue halo three times, indicating that his personal points had been deducted, half of which was used as the sect's middleman fee.

After finishing this matter, it is time to go to the Sect Affairs Hall for the core purpose of today, which is related to breakthrough. Two thousand inner gate points have just been deducted, and I don’t know if the remaining points will be enough.

If the inner disciples of Xuannv Palace encounter a bottleneck, they usually come to the Sect Affairs Hall to select tasks that have a strong sense of experience to take on. By completing the tasks, they encounter situations where they can learn from others and improve themselves, and seek inspiration.

Lin Xuan chose the second path and used points to purchase the admission to the sect's secret realm. The territory of Xuannv Palace, which is more than 20,000 miles deep, is certainly not empty and barren. There are many small secret realms that were either opened up or moved back by ancient sages, and they are all the foundation of Xuannv Palace.

Some of the Yuanshen, Jindan elders and deacons of Xuannv Palace were sent to guard these small secret realms.

Because it is completely controlled by Xuannv Palace, inner disciples can purchase admission qualifications by spending a certain amount of inner disciples points.

There are many types of secret realms, including secret realms filled with spiritual plants and spiritual medicines, secret realms where rare and exotic animals are raised, secret realms where natural treasures are hidden, secret realms with special terrain and natural dangers that gather special energy, and secret realms that are weapons tombs that carry will and inheritance. The treasures in these secret realms are easier to obtain.

There is also a kind of secret place that is located in a dangerous place. The internal environment is often risky and may even lead to a life-threatening crisis. There are often rare treasures inside, or special spiritual energy and special power that permeates the dangerous place, which are suitable for disciples to practice special skills.

Lin Xuan asked the deacon for the secret realm catalog and started to choose. The entry price was marked on the catalog.

"The Wind Point Stone Forest is filled with sharp stone peaks and rich wind spirit energy. There is a chance to find Wind Spirit Stone Milk, which is of great help in practicing wind-related skills and can be used for refining pills and weapons."

"The Qianjian Sea is rich in spiritual fish and water-related spiritual creatures. It is said that the deepest abyss breeds ice-related secret treasures. Ice-related and water-related cultivators are more likely to catch big treasures."

"The Tomb of Ten Thousand Soldiers contains countless magical weapons and treasures. The inheritance and test are waiting for those who are destined to be with it."

He looked through the details of each secret realm in detail, and the ones in front were all treasure realms.

"Let's take a look at what a desperate situation looks like. Sister Guan is right. I should be lacking some external pressure." Lin Xuan randomly flipped the records of dangerous places. There were five or six in total, and each one had a different degree of danger.

In the Valley of Ten Thousand Evils, various evil spirits condense and are generated on their own, corroding the cultivators' physiques and magic power and interfering with their souls. At the same time, there are powerful evil phantoms wandering in the evil mist. It is recommended that disciples who are in the middle stage of Yongquan or above explore this place.

The Lost Plains, a corner of the ancient battlefield, is roamed by evil spirits and is suitable for exploration by disciples in the late Yongquan stage or above.

In addition to being full of dangers, each dangerous place is also accompanied by opportunities. For example, in the Lost Plains, a soul bead will drop after killing the evil spirit. Refining and absorbing it can increase the power of the soul, or it can be processed by refining equipment or alchemy to create further soul treasures.

The original intention of choosing the most dangerous places to explore was to put external pressure on himself. The first three most dangerous places required at least the middle stage of Yongquan to explore. With his cultivation level, he would probably be courting death if he went in.

Going directly to the fourth dangerous secret realm, the minimum required cultivation level drops to the early stage of Yongquan, which is still very unsafe.

"The fifth one, I hope it's not so dangerous." Lin Xuan looked at the fifth dangerous place hopefully.

The fifth dangerous secret realm has an entry threshold lowered to the ninth level of Qi Refining, or even lower than the tenth level. It is called the Fiery Red Land, a secret realm where a group of volcanoes are located. Scorching red is the normal color of the secret realm.

The entry level to the Blazing Red Land is very low, which means it is far less dangerous than the previous few dangerous places, but the introductory jade slip also records that it has some special features.

Every hundred years, the power of the Fiery Red Earth Fire Zodiac will experience several major explosions, each of which will last for a month, and even disciples in the late Yongquan stage will find it difficult to withstand it.

To be on the safe side, the sect generally recommends disciples who practice fire-type Taoism to explore the blazing red land. If they encounter a large-scale explosion in the red land, their chances of survival are higher than other disciples.

At the same time, the Fiery Red Land Treasure is also suitable for disciples with the fire zodiac to refine and absorb, and the benefits are more obvious.

"One thousand inner door points, I buy it!" Lin Xuan immediately decided to choose the Fiery Red Land as his training place.

Chapter 49: Snake-like Creatures

The entrance to the secret realm of Fiery Red Land is located close to the border of the Xuannv Palace territory, on an island in the center of a lake with a radius of one hundred miles. It is guarded by an elder who has reached the Jindan stage. Humans and towns gather on the edge of the lake.

The water and sky are one color, sparkling, but behind the entrance is a scene of thousands of miles of barren land.

The central island is three miles in size and has a small palace built to guard the elders' cave.

The elder who guards the secret realm of Fiery Red Land is a middle-aged man with a weathered look in his eyes and little vitality in his words. It seems that he is very old and has no hope of breaking through to the Yuanshen stage.

The supervising elder personally greeted him and explained the situation to Lin Xuan in more detail: "The sect has hidden and sealed the Blazing Red Land. If you want to enter the secret realm, you can only do so through the form of teleportation by formation."

"There are no common creatures in the Blazing Red Land. Instead, there are special creatures that have adapted to the secret realm and absorb magma to form their bodies. These creatures thrive in every major explosion."

"In addition to special creatures, there are also natural treasures growing here. Fire-type cultivators like treasures born in this environment. If you need to use the power of explosive fire to practice, it will also be a good treasure for you. The Thousand Miles of Red Land is a world of fire, and any treasure related to fire may be born there."

"The Blazing Red Land has erupted twice in ten years. Logically, the next ten years should be relatively safe, but you still need to be careful. If you sense any abnormal fire-type power, immediately communicate with the sign and teleport out."

"I understand. Thank you for your guidance, Elder!" Lin Xuan saluted the middle-aged man.

"As you should. I'll open the teleportation array for you. You can enter after a little preparation. Don't lose the teleportation token!" The elder gave a small token and then went to activate the formation of the central island.

There was a slight dizziness, and the scene before my eyes was spinning. It was dark for three breaths, and when I opened my eyes again, I had been transported to a dry and cracked land with no grass, scorching heat, and burning from all directions.

The flaming red land is not covered with magma during stable periods. Basically, the land that can satisfy the conditions for monks to settle down occupies 80 to 90 percent of the area. Only during a major eruption will the magma submerge everything.

He turned his head and vaguely saw a distorted light curtain, which should be the boundary of the blazing red land.

Secret realms are usually born from the innate or created by powerful beings. Regardless of the source of its birth, as long as it relies on a big world, its essence is classified as a corner extending from the big world, a small world, which is smaller in shape than the big world and is surrounded by tangible boundaries.

The Xuanhe Realm is a big world without any visible boundaries. If you fly outward, you will fly directly into the void. If you are strong enough, you can even fly to the sun without being blocked by any boundaries.

If a strong person wants to, he can also peel off the boundaries of the secret realm and integrate it into the big world.

Lin Xuan was teleported to the visible border of the blazing red land. Looking around, he saw a plain within a dozen miles, scorched and cracked land, and the outline of mountains vaguely visible in the distance, but no sign of any living creature.

"That's right. The creatures in the blazing land are made up of magma. There's no trace of magma in the area of ​​more than ten miles. Let's see if there are any other discoveries first."

He walked towards the direction where the outline of the mountain was sitting, and his spiritual sense swept outward for two miles. The ground was dry and cracked, and cuts that were big enough to swallow thighs and even waists and abdomens could be seen everywhere. There was no sign of life at all.

Sometimes Lin Xuan needed to jump to cross some large cracks. He walked for more than ten miles without finding anything special. Only when he jumped over a crack did a heat wave surge up and almost burn him to a crisp.

After walking for another dozen miles, I became aware that the burning sensation became more intense and my hair was curled.

They walked for more than twenty miles in total and approached the first mountain. There was not a single tree or grass. Lin Xuan squinted his eyes and sensed a huge heat source in front of him.

"On the mountain?" He took out his magic sword, turned into a beam of light and flew away. After dozens of breaths, he landed at the foot of the mountain. This hundred-foot mountain was not only covered with cracks, but also penetrated with fiery red soil - it was burned red!

"My intuition tells me that there is something on the top of the mountain." Lin Xuan released his spiritual sense to check, but was disturbed by the burning power emanating from the mountain. His soul became heavy, and the range of investigation shrank, affected by the overly strong fire attribute power.

The sky was white in the blazing flames, but there was no sun in the sky. It felt like a faint black circle was visible. Was it a white thing that looked like nothingness? Lin Xuan hovered in the sky and looked with his naked eyes.

There is a small lake on the top of the mountain, but the lake is not filled with water. Instead, it is molten lava whose light and shadows are distorted by heat waves. The power of the fire element is so strong that it rushes straight into the sky.

Fortunately, the clothes I was wearing were of high quality, otherwise they would have been burned by the heat.

Bang! Rumble! The magma exploded and rushed into the sky, causing huge waves on the lake surface, and a creature poked its head out in response.

"Hmm? Is there any movement?" Lin Xuan flew higher and was almost splashed by the molten lava, but he saw a head covered with molten lava standing upright from under the red and blazing surface of the molten lava lake.

Lava was flowing on its surface, as if it was alive and breathing, glowing and emitting heat, carrying a strong breath of life. It had no flesh and blood, and was violent and raging all over. Lin Xuan took a deep breath.

"Is this a snake or an earthworm? It looks so weird." He complained from a distance.

"Hiss!" The molten creature's cry sounded like a snake's hissing. It obviously discovered Lin Xuan. It opened its mouth and actually spewed out a scorching ray. Lin Xuan barely dodged it, but half of his body was burned.

"I didn't provoke you, but you attacked me first?! You have such a explosive temper." Lin Xuan opened his eyes wide. In his vague perception, the spirituality of this snake-like creature was not enough to give birth to intelligence.

"Let me see how powerful you are!" Lin Xuan's purpose of exploring the flaming red land was to exert external pressure on himself. How stressful would it be to fight against such a powerful-looking creature?

Watch out! He first landed on the ground nearby, then used the sword-controlling technique. The sword light flashed to the neck of the molten creature, and it quickly and decisively cut off its neck! The top-grade spiritual sword was forged from spiritual gold and stone, so such a molten lake should not be able to damage the sword.

The sword instantly cut off the snake-like creature's neck, but strangely, it did not die. Its head and body healed in the blink of an eye, and even its breath did not decrease at all!