I don't know if it's because my cultivation is not enough, or if there is another phantom formation here, Yang Xiu didn't find any traces of the formation around the lake after observing from a high altitude for a long time. Faint traces in the air seem to be natural, obscuring the majestic and mysterious lake.

The lake is surrounded by a large area of plantain trees, with huge leaves that grow more than three feet long on a huge trunk that is as thick as several people hugging each other, and looks like a grass that has been magnified countless times from the air. The giant mountain spirit's huge body looked very inconspicuous in the trees, and the giant mountain spirit who took the lead looked very careful, carefully avoiding the branches of the giant tree, and with some difficulty brushing off the layers of leaves, and headed towards the lake.

Around these giant beasts, a total of seven taller and larger black shadows moved slowly, and it was the guardians of the altar who were escorting the group forward. These guardians were larger than the giant mountain spirits Yang Xiu had seen before, their skin was whiter, and they moved silently in the moonlight, so quietly that one could almost ignore their massive size.

Yang Xiu and the others lowered their height to the top of the giant mountain spirit, stepping on the flying sword and moving forward silently. Yang Xiu saw this vast expanse of strange plants clearly through the moonlight, and a ray of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he didn't make a sound.

"The old man said that this place is called Tianhu. The last time I came here was when I was a child, and a bunch of people from the city lord, the eldest prince, and the old man came here to visit the patriarch of the giant mountain spirit,"

Monk Jingyuan looked at the big lake in the distance, and said in a relaxed tone: "But at that time, only the city lord entered the core area alone, and I only saw that big lake from afar. ”

Yang Xiu's heart moved when he heard this. The city lord of Qincheng has also been here, and every move of that kind of power is probably very meaningful, is there really some big secret hidden in this giant mountain spirit clan?

The movements of the giant beasts were careful and gentle, and the rough giant palms were able to crush the boulder with a slight force. At this time, he seemed to shrink back and carefully peel off the thick huge leaves, for fear of hurting these giant trees.

Only the young mountain spirit seemed to be very cheerful, shuttling back and forth in the woods, jumping up to the treetops from time to time, plucking a few golden spherical fruits the size of a watermelon from the drooping leaves, and eating them with great pleasure. Yang Xiu could smell the sweet fragrance of the flesh from a long distance.

"Monk, do you know what kind of tree this is?" Yang Xiu saw the fruit of the big tree. He was more sure of what he was thinking, so he asked.

"I don't know, it should be the favorite food of the giant mountain spirit clan. Monk Jingyuan shook his head and said indifferently.

Favorite food? Yang Xiu's eyes flashed. Looking closely at the jungle beneath your feet, it is almost certain that these are the fairy trees recorded in ancient books!

The fairy spirit tree was originally called the golden jujube tree, because the fruit it produces is as big as a melon but shaped like a jujube, the whole body is golden, and it has the effect of prolonging life when taken for a long time, and this effect has an effect on mortals and immortal cultivators. The name of the fairy spirit tree was given by later immortal cultivators, because the monks found that wherever there is a large number of golden jujube trees, there must be a superb cave blessed land around. Over time, it was called the fairy tree.

This delicate plant is extremely selective about the environment in which it grows, and for this reason, it is recognized as an auspicious omen for monks on treasure hunts. But for tens of millions of years. The decline of the spirit tide in the wilderness is becoming more and more intense, causing the current fairy spirit tree to be almost extinct, and almost no one remembers these "auspicious rays" anymore.

If he hadn't seen it by chance when he was consulting the spiritual grass information in the Liushu Hall, Yang Xiu wouldn't have recognized these big trees that looked like bananas as the legendary fairy trees.

Like Xiaolu Mountain, this Tianhu Lake is also a blessed land with an owner.

Yang Xiu's thoughts fluttered in his heart, and he followed the giant mountain spirit to the lake soon. The vast lake stretches as far as the eye can see. There is a little fluorescence, but there are no towering buildings and tall altars by the lake that Yang Xiu imagined. There were no guards, just a stone platform three feet above the water, which seemed to have nothing to do with the altar, but rather looked like a good place for fishing.

When Yang Xiu saw a sturdy figure sitting on the edge of the stone platform, holding a fishing rod in his hand, he couldn't help but admire his foresight.

Seeing the figure on the opposite side, dozens of giant mountain spirits prostrate on the ground one after another, and saluted respectfully with their foreheads against the earth. Yang Xiu cast an inquiring look at Monk Jingyuan, but what he could see from the other party's eyes was the same doubt: I don't know this guy either.

The figure slowly stood up and turned around, facing Yang Xiu and the two, Yang Xiu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows after seeing each other's faces clearly. This man was dressed in black, tall, with a dark complexion, long black hair fluttering in the wind, and his dress was also in the style of the wilderness. However, ordinary clothing can't hide this person's outstanding temperament, just standing there makes people feel inexplicably relieved, calm as the sea and not moving like a mountain, I'm afraid that's what I mean by this temperament.

But...... Is this a human!?

Yang Xiu's eyes stared at the boss, how could he not have thought that there would be a human race here in the core area of the Giant Mountain Spirit Clan! This is the location of the altar of the Giant Mountain Spirit, even the eldest prince of Qincheng can't set foot on it, what is the identity of this guy?

After a closer look, Yang Xiu confirmed that the other party was a human being, because there was no trace of a demon beast on this guy's body. If you have to say that the giant mountain spirit has changed, there are only two possibilities: this product has been cultivated to an extremely high level, and has completely erased the appearance and characteristics of the demon beast, or this guy has undergone plastic surgery and worn away the solid skin of the giant mountain spirit.

Compared to Yang Xiu's surprise, Monk Jingyuan frowned, as if he was trying to remember something. The man in black grinned when he saw this, his white teeth were particularly conspicuous in the night, and he laughed loudly: "Jingyuan boy, you don't know me after a few years?"

Monk Jingyuan was startled at first when he heard this, and then his face showed joy, and he shouted in a lost voice: "You are ...... Uncle Xiaoshi!?"

"Haha, it's not too stupid~"

The other party let out a burst of laughter and said heartily: "When I leave Qincheng, you still wear open crotch pants~"

Monk Jingyuan looked shocked, didn't care about the other party's flirtatious tone, and said incoherently: "Uncle Shi, why are you here!? The people of the Feng clan are likely to be behind, do you know ......?"

The guy who was called Uncle Xiao by the monk waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "It's okay. This time, you will rescue the giant mountain spirit with the ancient bloodline, and you have made a great contribution, and you will be rewarded after returning to Qincheng. As for your questions, I will answer them for you. ”

When Monk Jingyuan heard this, there were always thousands of doubts in his heart, so he could only suppress them temporarily and keep silent. Yang Xiu on the side didn't make a sound, the thoughts in his heart turned sharply, but he looked up and met the other party's gaze, and couldn't help but be stunned.

This guy looked at Yang Xiu with a smile in his eyes, as if he was appreciative and a little relieved, which made Yang Xiu both puzzled and chilled: This guy shouldn't have any special hobbies, okay, why do you look at Lao Tzu like this?

Feng Lu and the others who followed behind were gorgeously ignored by the man in black, and the other party led Yang Xiu and the others along the lake to a small courtyard built of bricks. On the way, Yang Xiu also learned about the old past of his "little uncle" from the monk Jingyuan.

This guy's name is Xie Thirteen, and he is the only junior disciple of the old man Li Zhuo, and Monk Jingyuan has only seen him a few times when he was a child. Xie Thirteen suddenly disappeared more than ten years ago, and Li Zhuo never explained, if he hadn't seen it today, Monk Jingyuan would have forgotten about his cheap uncle.

However, although they didn't meet much, Monk Jingyuan heard a lot of rumors about his famous little uncle. It is said that when Xie Thirteen came to Qincheng, he was already a monk in the early stage of the Qi Sea, and he and Li Zhuo hit it off at first sight, and then worshiped under the same sect to practice immortal law and puppet art together.

This Xie Thirteen has a great reputation in Qincheng, all because he has never shown mercy to demon beasts, as long as it is a demon clan that is not good to the human race, Xie Thirteen never talks about benevolence and righteousness, kills when he sees it, and beats him when he catches it, it is said that there are countless demon beasts that have been caught by him and turned into a meal on a plate, and he was once known as eating all over the wilderness. During the period of retreat of the city lord at the beginning, Xie Thirteen was one of the most important people in Qin City, and together with the eldest prince and several others, he supported the situation in Qin City.

It's just that I didn't expect that Xie Thirteen, who had been missing for more than ten years, would appear here.

The small courtyard by the lake with a beautiful view and more importantly a quiet and peaceful place. Being in this blessed land of the cave, the whole person's body and mind are in a state of relaxation, and it must be twice the result with half the effort in cultivation, which is not inferior to Xiaolushan. The three of them sat cross-legged in the middle of the room, and the tea on the small wooden table in the middle was smoky and fragrant.

"Senior Uncle, is it really okay for us to stay like this? The Feng family will probably send a Qi Hai Stage monk over. Monk Jingyuan saw that Thirteen was leisurely boiling tea and burning incense, and couldn't help but ask with some worry.

"It's just a group of juniors who don't know whether they are alive or dead, if they dare to step into Tianhu, I will look down on them. ”

Xie Thirteen smiled indifferently, but his eyes looked at Yang Xiu, and said in a kind tone: "You are the new talisman master invited by the academy." ”

"Boy Yang Hu, I've seen my predecessors. Yang Xiu immediately replied politely. This monk was a monk in the Qi Sea period more than a hundred years ago, and now he looks at the other party in his early thirties, and it is inevitable that he will be able to cultivate and improve, and he must show enough respect.

Xie Thirteen nodded, seemed to be particularly interested in Yang Xiu, and continued to ask: "I see that your breath is long, and the spiritual power in your body is far stronger than Jingyuan, but your cultivation is one level lower than him, I don't know where you are in Ningguo?"

Yang Xiu was shocked when he heard this, glanced at the other party, and quickly lowered his head and picked up the teacup to hide his shock--I can see my cultivation at a glance! Why don't I remember that an immortal cultivator has this ability? Even the old man Zhuji didn't see the abnormality of his cultivation?

Damn, what kind of people did Lao Tzu meet, they all said that there is no one monk in the Qi Sea Period, how can I meet such an old monster everywhere!