Chapter 459: Imperial City Sacred Courtyard (30)
According to the map mark on the canon, he simply sorted out his mentality, and then walked towards the core of the inner courtyard in a dignified manner, he knew that this time, he should be able to see the true core area of the holy courtyard.
All the way deeper, he can see that everything around him has become different from the outside, it can be said that the core of the inner courtyard, the scenery is countless times more agile than the outside, and it is also countless times more beautiful, and some of the flowers and plants planted in it are probably dozens or hundreds of years old, and all of them are rare treasures.
Ji Dong saw all this in his eyes, but he didn't dare to appreciate it too much, because he knew very well that at this depth of the Holy Courtyard, maybe there would be countless secret sentinels around him to pay attention to him, and as long as he was the slightest careless, he might be treated as a person with evil intentions.
As for the spiritual power, he didn't dare to use it at will, after all, no one knew if there would be a strong Dan Array Division in the inner courtyard, and even if there was no Dan Array Division, the means of the Dan Array Division would definitely not be too few.
Bypassing the flower gardens and passing through the arches, Ji Dong felt as if he had been looked at, even if he didn't use his mental power to investigate, he could feel the scrutinizing gazes.
Finally, when he stepped over another arch, the feeling of being stared at finally disappeared, and at this time, his figure appeared in a courtyard, and according to the mark on the map, this should be the courtyard of Elder Mu Yi in the inner courtyard.
"This ......... What a desolate courtyard, is this really Elder Mu Yi's courtyard? ”
Entering the courtyard, the first thing Ji Dong saw was a very barren mansion, the whole courtyard did not have a trace of green, but there was an indescribable feeling of heat, with his perception ability, he almost instantly felt the source of the heat, it was the slightly old stone house in the depths of the courtyard!
"This stone house is quite chic, but it's a little weird." Looking at the stone houses in the depths of the courtyard, he found that the stones used to build the stone houses were very extraordinary, and they were definitely carefully carved, but unfortunately, these stones, which were supposed to have bright colors, now looked dull and faintly gray.
"Elder Mu Yi is in this stone house?!" After scanning the surroundings, he finally didn't find that there were any places in this mansion where people could live, that is to say, the Elder Mu Yi he was looking for should be in this stone house.
"It seems that masters often have some quirks, maybe this Elder Mu Yi likes stone houses?" He sniffled, but he had to muster up a little courage, so he slowed down and approached the stone door of the stone house.
The closer he got to the stone house and the stone gate, the more clear the burning feeling became, and he knew in his heart that even his body felt the burning heat, if it was replaced by an ordinary golden stage person, he would definitely feel very uncomfortable, and I am afraid it would be difficult to stay here for a long time.
"Bang !!!"
Just as he was about to approach the stone door of the stone house, a muffled sound suddenly came from the stone house, this sound was really a little muffled, it sounded like something was broken, and it felt extremely uncomfortable.
"Ahh Failed again, failed again! It's so annoying!! ”
As the muffled sound spread, the roar of an old man was immediately transmitted from the stone house, and it could be heard that the old man should be doing something, but in the end it seemed that he did not succeed, so he began to rush for a while.
"Ahh............h I think I'm going to be unlucky!! ”
Hearing the roar in the stone house, Ji Dong's footsteps slammed, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching.
"Bang Bang !!"
Just as he was thinking, the stone door of the stone house was kicked open suddenly, and then, an old man in a tattered robe with a little curly hair rushed out with anger on his face.
"Which bastard came to disturb Elder Ben and caused Elder Ben to fail again!!"
The figure jumped out of the stone house, and the curly-haired old man opened his mouth to scold, and locked his eyes on Ji Dong for the first time, and his eyes were almost on fire!
The old man who suddenly jumped out made Ji Dong, who was already swaying, suddenly raise his heart to his throat, and then subconsciously took two steps back, and involuntarily made a hidden defensive move.
This is completely a subconscious behavior, because he doesn't know what the old man who suddenly jumped out will do to him, if the other party directly attacks himself without saying a word, then even if he risks exposing his strength, he must resist.
"Is that you? It was you, this kid, who disturbed Elder Ben and made Elder Ben fall short again?!! ”
What worried Ji Dong didn't happen, just when he was ready to fight back, the old man on the other side did not make a move, but continued to scold loudly.
However, Ji Dong, who was nervous, didn't notice that when the curly-haired old man shouted angrily, a trace of imperceptible surprise flashed in the depths of his eyes.
It can be seen that the curly-haired old man is indeed extremely angry, and he seems to really want to make a move, but in the end he is forced to control it, which shows that this person is not as irritable as he seems on the surface.
"Rookie disciple Ji Dong, see Elder Mu!!"
Ji Dong also hurriedly came back to his senses at this time, and bowed to the curly-haired old man, because he believed that this curly-haired old man should be Elder Mu Yi.
Although the image of the other party was really speechless, he could feel that the other party's body obviously had an invisible momentum of a super strong person, which was already comparable to Guan Yue, the dean of Qindu University. And those who can reach this state are naturally only the elders of the inner courtyard.
"Newcomer? You are also a newcomer to the Academy?!! ”
Hearing Ji Dong's self-reported identity, the curly-haired old man was slightly stunned, and his eyes couldn't help flashing with surprise, and even Shicai's anger disappeared at once. Speaking of which, he almost thought that Ji Dong in front of him was an old disciple of the Holy Academy, or even a descendant disciple of an elder!
Ji Dongshicai's simple defensive actions may be difficult for ordinary superpowers to discover at all, but as a veteran elder in the inner courtyard, it is certainly impossible for him not to see it.
In his opinion, the person who can react like this at that moment must at least be a strong person above the sixth stage of the golden stage, and he must also be the kind of person who has been in battle for a long time and has a lot of combat experience, after all, the appearance of his talent is very abrupt, and ordinary superpowers have no time to react, and they can only be left in horror.
In addition, even until this moment, although Ji Dong was saluting him, he still did not relax his vigilance, and he even believed that if he suddenly made a move at this time, then the other party would respond in an instant.
And the last point, he had just completed a failed job, at this moment, the temperature in the entire courtyard was extremely terrifying, and it was impossible for people below the fourth stage of the golden stage to even get close to the stone house, and Ji Dong actually stood in front of him and talked to him calmly as if he was nothing.
"Tsk, interesting little one............"
The corners of his mouth twitched, but at this moment, he no longer had the slightest anger, because he knew that even if Ji Dong didn't come to disturb, he would actually be unable to succeed.
"Don't dare to deceive the elders, the disciple is indeed a newly recruited disciple of the Holy Academy, this is the identity card of the disciple, and I invite the elder to take a look."
Ji Dong was indeed a little nervous at the moment, so he didn't bother to care about the temperature around him at all, in addition, his physical strength was there, and at the moment, this little bit of temperature really didn't feel anything to him.
Raising his hand, he took out his identity jade plate, and Ji Dong directly handed it to Elder Mu Yi opposite, respectfully asking the other party to take a look. At the same time, he could also hear from the other party's words, it seemed that before him, there should have been a rookie disciple who had handed over the task to this person.
"Ji Dong? He is really a rookie disciple?!! ”
Seeing Ji Dong's identity jade card in his hand, Elder Mu Yi just glanced at it casually, and he no longer doubted the identity of Ji Dong's rookie disciple, after all, it was impossible for the identity jade card to be fake, and he didn't believe that the other party would dare to deceive him with such a lie.
"I think you, like those people before, are you here to ask Elder Ben for a task?" After stabilizing his emotions, Elder Mu Yi asked indifferently while simply moving his body.
Just as Ji Dong thought, there had already been several rookie disciples who had come to him before, and had completed the tasks he had assigned before, and in general, the success rate was quite high.
There was only one rookie disciple who came with unqualified task items, but he was directly thrown out of the courtyard.
"Elder Mu is really as wise as a torch, and the disciple is here to hand in the task." Hearing this, Ji Dong patted the other party on the back, and while speaking, he took out his newcomer guide and handed it to the opposite side again.
"This is the goal of the disciple's mission this time, and in addition, this is the mission item that the disciple obtained, and I also ask Elder Mu to identify it!" As he spoke, he raised his hand and took out the wooden treasures sent by the second prince, and then handed them over.
"Let Elder Ben see what your mission is......... Kindness? A 3,000-year-old wood? This is it?!! ”
Glancing at the newcomer's guide, he immediately saw the task that belonged to him, and when he saw the task he had released, and there were also the task items that Ji Dong brought, his face couldn't help but light up slightly, and almost subconsciously snatched the jade box handed by Ji Dong and opened it directly.
"Hey, it's ............"
The jade box opened, and an emerald green spirit ginseng lay quietly inside, and for him, who was familiar with all kinds of spirit grasses, he could see the type and year of this emerald green spirit ginseng at a glance!
"Good guy, it's actually a rare quality wood spirit ginseng ?!!" Without any image, he grabbed the wood spirit ginseng in his hand, and at this moment, he was like seeing the super treasure he had dreamed of for a long time, but he was completely reluctant to let go.
In fact, he had indeed been looking for wood attribute treasures of this quality for a long time, but unfortunately, these elders in the inner courtyard had basically been swept away by him, and he was unwilling to go outside to find them by himself, so he couldn't get his hands on it for a long time.
At this moment, Ji Dong actually completed his task, and at this point, his little resentment towards Ji Dong may have been thrown out of the clouds by him.
Suddenly looked back at Ji Dong's body, at this moment, he felt more and more suspicious, you know, a rookie disciple can complete his task, no matter what way, but it is already extraordinary.
While playing with the wood spirit ginseng in his hand, Elder Mu Yi's gaze never stopped scrutinizing Ji Dong.
For so many years, he hadn't seen such an unusual young man for a long time, and the most basic thing was that he hadn't seen even the slightest hint of fear in Ji Dong's eyes until this moment.
can do this, either because he has a strong backing to rely on, or he is very confident in his own strength, and judging from Ji Dong's various performances, he thinks the latter is more likely.
"Elder Mu, I wonder if Elder Mu is satisfied with this task of his disciple?"
Seeing that the other party kept looking him up and down, Ji Dong couldn't help but feel uncomfortable, but in the end he had to take the initiative to ask.
"Oh, hehe, you have done this task very beautifully, this wood spirit ginseng is at least three thousand and one hundred years old, and it is indeed a more precious item among the wood treasures."
Hearing Ji Dong's inquiry, Elder Mu came back to his senses, and then said with a smile on his face.
In fact, he was indeed very satisfied with the mission items brought back by Ji Dong, and it was no exaggeration to say that the Wood Spirit Ginseng brought back by Ji Dong could be said to be the best among the Wood Spirit Ginseng in terms of quality and vintage.
"So, this task of the disciple has passed?" Receiving Elder Mu's affirmation, Ji Dong was immediately overjoyed, and subconsciously asked.
"That's natural, okay, I'll give you a certificate right now, confirming that you've completed this task of Elder Ben." The corners of his mouth were raised, and as soon as Elder Mu Yi raised his hand, he casually took out a square brocade silk, then took out a pen and wrote a few strokes on it, and finally threw the brocade silk to Ji Dong.
"Thank you, Elder Mu!!" Carefully taking the brocade silk, Ji Dong could see that it clearly marked the task he had completed, and there was also a small seal with a strangely shaped wooden character on it.
"Don't be in a hurry to thank me first, you kid has completed Elder Ben's task, of course Elder Ben can't let you suffer, here is a soil treasure that is equivalent to your Wood Spirit Ginseng year, and there are two ordinary curiosities, all of which should be Elder Ben's compensation and gratitude to you, you can take it!"
As soon as the words fell, he raised his hand and took out three jade boxes and handed them directly to Ji Dong.
"This ............" Seeing the things that the other party took out, Ji Dong inevitably hesitated for a while, not knowing whether he should pick it up.
He only felt that he had only completed a task, but he did not expect such compensation.
"Don't be stunned, what Elder Ben said he wanted to give, do you think you can refuse?" Seeing that Ji Dong was still hesitant, Elder Mu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said with a slight teasing.
"Well, since that's the case, the disciple will thank the elder first!" Taking a deep breath, Ji Dong no longer refused, thinking about it, he handed over such a precious treasure to the other party, whether this is a task or not, the value of the treasure is there, how can the masters of the inner courtyard let these ordinary disciples suffer?
After thinking about this, he has no scruples at all.
"Hahaha, that's right." Seeing Ji Dong take the things, Elder Mu smiled with satisfaction, and a hint of appreciation flashed in his eyes again.
He saw it far-reaching, in his opinion, if it was an ordinary young man, when he saw the three treasures he took out, I am afraid that his eyes would have already lit up, but Ji Dong would hesitate, just this point, you can see the difference between Ji Dong and those ordinary young people.
"Now that the task has been completed, then the disciple will not disturb Elder Mu's Qing cultivation, and the disciple will leave!!"
The task was successfully completed, but Ji Dong didn't want to stay any longer, after all, he still had two tasks to hand in, but he didn't want to delay too much.
"Hehe, don't worry, your matter is over, but Elder Ben's matter hasn't started yet!"
Seeing that Ji Dong bowed to him and was about to leave, Elder Mu hurriedly waved his hand, signaling the other party not to move for the time being.
"Huh? I wonder what else Elder Mu commanded? But if a disciple can do it, the disciple will definitely do his best. ”
Ji Dong was just about to retreat, when he heard Elder Mu's words at this moment, he couldn't help but tremble, but he still asked honestly.
"Don't talk so much about it, let's come in with Elder Ben!"
The corners of his mouth were raised, and a hint of strange color flashed in Elder Mu's eyes, and as he spoke, he walked into his stone house first.
"This ............" Seeing that the other party actually entered the stone house, and wanted to let himself in, Ji Dong couldn't help frowning, but there was inevitably a trace of resistance.
This Elder Mu is indeed a little strange, if he can, he really doesn't want to have too much contact with the other party, but now that the other party has given an order, if he is not obedient, I am afraid it will be difficult to explain.
"The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, and if they come, they will be safe, but I want to see what tricks he can come up with!" His heart froze, but he didn't think about it so much at this time, no matter what, he felt that this Elder Mu didn't look like a villain, not to mention that the other party also helped him issue a certificate of completion of the task, and gave him that kind of reward.
Thinking of this, he directly followed the other party into the stone house, and at the same time secretly became vigilant in his heart.
"Hoo !!"
Stepping into the stone house, a wave of heat rushed to his face, enveloping him in an instant, and the feeling was as if he had suddenly walked into a room with flames.
"It's so hot, how can it be so hot?!!"
The scorching breath made him change his complexion, because he knew in his heart that even he could feel a very hot temperature, and it had to be so hot.
"Huh? It's ............"
The scorching heat made him feel secretly frightened, but at this moment, his eyes were suddenly attracted by an iron furnace in the room, and almost as soon as he saw this iron furnace, his complexion changed suddenly, and in the depths of the divine mansion, a huge memory that he had forgotten there for too long was like water bursting the embankment, gushing out violently.
"Dan......... Dan furnace ?!! ”
Countless memories churned in his mind, these memories did not belong to him, but when he first awakened his spiritual power, there was an inexplicable image of an old man left in the depths of his divine mansion, all this time, he didn't pay attention to these memories, but at this moment, when he saw the iron furnace in front of him, these memories were uncontrollably rushed out.
The huge memories washed over his mind, and after a long time, Ji Dong was able to calm down these memories, but his heart was difficult to completely calm down for a long time.
For these memories, he had actually seen them before, but at that time, his mental strength was still weak, and he couldn't digest them one by one. However, by today, he already had the spiritual power of the fourth-level Dan Formation Master, and these memories were no longer difficult for him to understand.
"Hahaha, you little guy is really extraordinary, you can recognize this Dan furnace at a glance? Elder Ben really has to be impressed with you! ”
Just as Ji Dong was watching the huge memories in the Divine Mansion, Elder Mu Yi on the side suddenly burst out laughing, but it pulled his thoughts back.
For Elder Mu Yi, he really dug up the treasure this time, Ji Dong in front of him was obviously a rookie disciple, but he recognized the iron furnace in front of him at a glance as a Dan furnace, which was incomparable to those other young people.
In addition, at this moment, the temperature in his room is simply terrifyingly high, and it is difficult for ordinary people in the fourth or fifth stages of the golden stage to stay here for a while, but in his eyes, Ji Dong is obviously not affected by the high temperature, but his complexion is just a little ruddy!
He didn't know how Ji Dong did this, but no matter how Ji Dong did it, it was not so important to him.
"Let the elder smile, the disciple has seen the description of the Dan furnace in the classics, so he recognized that this is a Dan furnace." Hearing Elder Mu Yi's praise, Ji Dong, who had already come back to his senses, stabilized his mind, and then arched his hand to the other party.
In fact, of course, he didn't recognize this as a Dan furnace through any classics, but the huge memory in the sea of knowledge, which basically revolved around such an iron furnace over and over again, even if he couldn't recognize it, it was difficult.
At this moment, the memory left to him by the image of the old man at the beginning has basically been integrated into his memory, and for the strange Dan Fang that appeared in his mind, he is afraid that he will need some time to slowly sort it out.
I have to say that these pills are simply varied, it seems that there are pills with any effect, and the effect of some of them is unimaginable. If it weren't for the fact that he had taken the Divine Martial Pill and knew that the owner of these memories was not a charlatan, he would probably have scoffed at these so-called Divine Elixirs.
But then again, there are even more kinds of spirit grasses involved in those pills, and most of them are spirit grasses, which he has never even heard of, so if he wants to verify the authenticity of these pills, he is afraid that it will be difficult for him to do it for a while.