Chapter Eighty-Nine: Traces of the Demon Path
Lin Lan stood at the foot of the mountain, followed by Xu Jiping seven people, three sect disciples, four nether monks, and seven pairs of eyes were on her, waiting for her further instructions.
She looked at the unfamiliar mountain range in front of her in a daze, and after a while, she finally turned her head and asked, "Which of you knows the situation here?" β
Everyone suddenly gave up on their feet and almost fell to the ground. Xu Jiping looked at her with a smile and asked, "Don't you know the truth?" β
Anyway, she's a native of here, right?!
Lin Lan looked at him with righteousness and awe, and said confidently: "I haven't been cultivating for a long time, and it's too late to be busy cultivating on weekdays, so how can I run so far away?" At most, I just wandered around the Linyun Mountains, so naturally I didn't know about the situation here. You've been to a lot of places, right? No matter how you look at it, you are more familiar than me! β
Xu Jiping looked at her with a strange expression, if it weren't for the long-term relationship, he could have understood her temperament a little bit, and if he was really afraid that he would think that she was deliberately showing off and implying sarcasm. Laughing self-deprecatingly, he sighed helplessly, walked to the front and said, "I've been here, let me lead the way." β
The expressions of the other people looking at Lin Lan were also quite strange, and they all thought that she was trying her best to advocate for the Nether Realm monks to also participate in this operation, could it be because she herself was actually very unfamiliar with this world realm that she should be familiar with? Because I couldn't do it myself, in order to make up for this shortcoming, I rolled others in.
However, there is no point in pursuing this issue at this time. I saw Lin Lan looking at Xu Jiping with a smile, and said happily: "This couldn't be better, Senior Brother Jiping, let's hurry up, don't let the other three groups catch up with us!" β
Xu Jiping looked at her strangely again and nodded. Without further ado, he lifted his feet and walked towards the mountains.
Because they were afraid that the sword light and aura fluctuations of Edgeworth's flight would startle the snakes, when they came to the foot of the mountain range, they no longer released the flying sword, but used their feet and basic light body kung fu to rush forward. Although this way of moving is slower, it is also much faster than the ordinary way of walking, only to see a few figures flash through the mountains and forests, as fast as lightning, some birds and beasts in the mountains have not even come to their senses, there is nothing in front of them. They were confused, looking at each other, and then looking left and right, very dazed.
Soon, they entered the depths of the mountain range under the leadership of Xu Jiping, who was familiar with the way.
Sure enough, it's just like the legend says. The topography of this mountain range is very peculiar, and each peak is divided into countless areas as if it were fragmented. Almost every area is a landform. Suddenly the forest is lush, the thorns are everywhere, the water is barren and withered, and the flowers are all over the ground, they run in a variety of terrains and landforms, as if they are shuttling in different worlds, this novel feeling makes Lin Lan and others who came here for the first time call it wonderful in their hearts.
Gradually, Xu Jiping's actions slowed down. The people who followed him slowed down, and finally stayed in a patchwork of trees to rest for a while.
He looked at Lin Lan and said, "Senior Sister Lan, I don't know the terrain in front of me very well. The Intermittent Mountains don't have any particularly precious resources, and we usually come here to practice how to exert their full strength in different environments. I don't go very far into it, so I don't know what to do after that. However, up to this point, it is an area where our Nether Monks often come to it, so it is very unlikely that the Young Master of the Demon Dao will be active in this area, if they are really here, they should also be in a place where they have to go deeper. β
Lin Lan nodded and said, "That's true." In that case, we need to be careful in our future actions! Hello everyone, take a break, concentrate, and we have to walk slowly after that, and it is best to spread out and expand the area of searching. β
Everyone nodded.
Lin Lan divided them into four groups, each of which was responsible for a direction, and launched a search that was almost carpet-like. Before leaving, she told everyone: "Now that our efforts are scattered, everyone should be more careful." If you encounter any unexpected situation, don't do it casually, hide yourself as much as possible, notify others, and wait until we are all together to act together to avoid accidents. If you hold these invisibility talismans, they will work more or less. β
After speaking, she took out a thick stack of invisibility talismans and distributed them to everyone.
But in fact, the role of invisibility charms is extremely limited. Each talisman has a fixed expiration date, after which it will be gone. And whether this kind of invisibility talisman can escape the detection of the Demon Dao Monk, she can't say, after all, she has never met a Demon Dao Monk in her life, and she has never seen their ability.
Fu Gong is not a cabbage on the street, grab a big handful, how much does it cost to have so many Fu Gong? No one knows what to do. Even though most of the Nether Realm monks were from families with rich backgrounds, the sect's disciples had very broad horizons, and they couldn't help but be a little surprised when they saw this scene. But when they thought of Lin Lan's identity as a core disciple, they were also relieved, and it was reasonable to regard these things as the equipment of a core disciple, so Lin Lan avoided the trouble of making excuses to explain.
After dividing the talismans, they scattered and leaned forward in the direction they had set. Lin Lan was naturally in a group with Xu Jiping, and the two of them quickened their pace, but they did not fall to the ground, as if they were floating on the grass and walked forward.
Perhaps because the embarrassment between them still existed, neither of them spoke, quietly moving forward. As they walked, they condensed their five senses to the extreme, not letting go of every small detail, and every subtle sound was in their ears, although they moved quickly, they were extremely efficient.
Suddenly, Lin Lan's voice sounded in his mind after a long absence, and he said, "I just slept for a while, why did you come to a strange place again?" β
Lin Lan stumbled, almost fell to the ground, and replied angrily, "What is strange?" This is where I was born! β
Li Luo let out a "huh" and stopped talking, but Lin Lan could feel it, it seemed to be looking at its surroundings intently.
After a while, it said, "What birthplace?" You think I'm stupid, I'm so easy to deceive? How can there be the breath of the Demon Dao in the place where you were born?! β
If that's the case, today's Lin Lan shouldn't be a righteous path cultivator but a demon cultivator!
Lin Lan's heart moved, he didn't expect that in addition to the evil qi, Li Luo could even feel the breath of the demonic path? It is really a "radar" that specializes in detecting all kinds of evil ways!
With joy in her heart, she hurriedly asked, "Liluo, can you feel the breath of the Demon Dao?" That's great! Where are they now? β
Li Luo said suspiciously: "Why do I have a feeling that I am surrounded by you again?" What's in trouble with you again? It's not easy to deal with people in the Demon Dao, so with your ability, it's best to walk around! β
Lin Lan smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "I don't want to care about it either!" But this is the task of the sect, if I can't complete it, I'll be done, so you better help! β
Li Luo couldn't help but roll his eyes and muttered, "That's why I said, you didn't have anything to do to join any sect!" With this holy beast here, even if you are a first-order casual cultivator, you can still walk on the road to heaven, so why bother to suffer that idle sin?! β
Lin Lan looked at the sky speechlesslyβbeasts and humans really don't go all the way, and this little Vermilion Bird also thought about things too simply, and didn't understand the characteristics of "human" as a social creature.
Without the support of the sect, how could it be better to have a first-order scattered cultivation?!
She didn't bother to answer, she just followed its words and said, "Okay, okay, now that you don't enter, you've already entered, so don't talk nonsense!" Tell me quickly, where are the people of the Demon Dao? I'm going to finish the task and go back to the sect quickly. β
She was not interested in those legendary possible treasures at all, and if there was no young master of the Demon Dao, she could have gone and have a look, but for now, she just wanted to complete the task safely and soundly, and then return to the sect as soon as possible. Anyway, she has spent a lot of time on adventures, and what she desperately wants now is to settle down for a while, cultivate and tidy up, and prepare for the upcoming trip to the Phantom Wonderland.
Although Li Luo was still muttering a little, he also felt it seriously and cooperatively, and then said, "The distance is too far, I can't tell clearly." But if I continue to walk forward like this, my breath should become clearer and clearer, and my sense will naturally become stronger and stronger at that time. β
Lin Lan nodded, glanced at Xu Jiping beside him, and said, "Senior Brother Jiping, it seems that this place is still on the outskirts of the mountain range, let's speed up and go inside, so as not to miss the other party's trace." β
I don't know why she suddenly became so eager, Xu Jiping was a little inexplicable. However, this trip was mainly with her, and when she said so, he naturally wanted to cooperate, so he nodded, and the two of them really sped up and moved forward.
Xu Jiping is also cultivating in the foundation building period now, but it is only one layer of foundation building. Moreover, the cultivation conditions of the lower realm are limited, and the truly exquisite cultivation techniques are only available in the upper realm sects, which is also one of the main reasons why the lower realm cultivators desperately want to enter the sect. Therefore, although his cultivation has gone up, the supporting exercises and spells are still poor, and his cultivation is half the effort. At this time, he followed behind Lin Lan, at first it was okay, Lin Lan took into account his ability and face, and tried her best to match his speed, but at this moment, she was busy finding the whereabouts of the young master of the Demon Dao and his party, and there were fewer generals for him, and she sped up a few points, and the huge difference between them gradually appeared. (To be continued......)