Before Shang Jie left, Qian Chao asked one last question.

"Senior Brother Shang, I'm curious, even if Du Sha was bullied by the people who were attached to him before, and he was determined to take revenge, but ...... That's an evil art, where did he learn it, the sect always can't learn it, could it be that it's in Ruixuan Town? ”

"No, it's not Ruixuan Town," Shang Jie said, "Well, I also heard about it, it is said that there is a place outside our sect called the Cold Water Pool, as for where I don't know, I heard that there are some sneaky people there, I also heard that the sect has also cleaned up there, it seems that a lot of evil cultivators have been killed, but it seems that the Cold Water Pool is a little weird, even if the predecessors of the Yudan go there, they can't completely wipe out the place, it was all many years ago, and now there have always been people there, it is said that it is within our Jiuxuan, That's where some of the ill-intentioned guys refine evil weapons. ”

"That's right, what's so strange about the cold pool?"

"Alas, I don't know about this, I might as well go to the inner hall to inquire, it is said that the last time I cleaned up the cold water pool was sent by the disciples of the inner hall, and there are several elders who are also worshipping elders in the inner hall, I don't know about those things."

This is the second time Qian Chao has heard about the cold water pool, the first time is in Anzhen, after Yu Xuan and Dong Cheng did something to them, they learned from the mouth of the captured Dong Zong, the original plan of the three was to capture Qian Chao and take it to the cold pool to help Wen Zhang refine the weapon, Qian Chao later vaguely heard that the cold pool is not a good place, and that's all, now it seems that the strangeness in this cold pool is far beyond his imagination.

After Shang Jie left, Qian Chao didn't think much about Du Sha's practice of evil arts, and just regarded it as the last resistance of a guy who was tortured and couldn't stand it.

Then the five of them found a day and gathered at Qian Chao's residence, this time the five of them practiced again according to the method when they broke through the small five levels, considering that Qian Chao's spiritual root was really unable to withstand the pressure of too long, so when Qian Chao was about to reach the limit, he stopped, although the time was not too long, but this kind of practice method is still very beneficial.

However, it is still impossible to break through to the sixth layer of qi refining in a short period of time with this method, after the qi refining cultivator breaks through the small five levels, it is not difficult to break through again, the difficult thing is that there is a relatively long stage in the middle of the breakthrough step.

At the end of the practice, Qian Chao put out the spiritual tea and talked to a few companions, during which he naturally told a few people about Du Sha.

Lu Pingchuan was very interested in hearing about Du Sha, and said:

"Oh? That kid, hehe, I still remember him, he was arrogant at the time, but he was slapped by my senior brother Xi Ji, why did this kid break the jar and fall, and became an evil cultivator, eh, that's good, if you encounter it outside, you can be killed directly. ”

"You can't despise him too much," Qian Chao said, "The last time we dealt with An Zhen, although his cultivation at that time was not as good as now, but An Zhen only used an evil sword, he didn't ...... Well...... Or that he didn't practice evil arts, but Dussa was different, although his cultivation was not as good as An Zhen, but this person had completely become an evil cultivator, and he used evil arts when killing people, and if he really encountered it outside, it would probably be a trouble. ”

"What's going on in the sect lately, why is there always something wrong, first someone wants to kill Yan Shuang, and now there is a Dusha ......," Yan Xuan said.

"There is also a reason for this," Tang Ping said, "Our Five Spirit Sect and Mu Yang Sect are now at a tight juncture, many people in the sect have been sent out, my sixth grandfather may also be sent out in a few days, even my master has news that he will also go out and walk around, the predecessors of the Jiedan and many senior brothers who built the foundation have been sent out, so that the sect is empty all of a sudden, and it is just an opportunity for those ghosts and spirits to come out and carry out activities." ”

"Well, that's good," Li Jian said, "We broke through the small five levels, according to what the Leng Yue senior said, I should also apprentice, but this time I came back to know that the Leng Yue senior was also sent out, and there were several other seniors of Mu Xiufeng who left together, and it is estimated that they also went to deal with the people of Mu Yangzong, and a girl named Ling Yue sent me a letter that day, and this is what she said, oh, that Ling Yue is the disciple of Leng Yue's senior." ”

Yan Xuan nodded when he heard this, and so did Senior Zhong, it seems that the Five Spirit Sect and the Mu Yang Sect have fully confronted each other.

"Well, no matter what, money boy, I met someone two days ago, guess who?"

"And how do I know who it is?"

"It's Han Ning, well, it's the one that Han Ning is thinking about."

"Oh, Ning Han, what's wrong with seeing her?" Qian Chao was a little curious.

"Qian boy, I also saw it by accident, and then I heard that it was her, so I looked at it twice, I was a little puzzled, that Han Ningsheng is indeed beautiful, but it's not that top-notch beauty, well, it's always worse than Yanshuang, even if it's compared to Sister Yan's and their Qixia Mountain' Mei Min Shuangshu 'come, that is, mediocre, even born is not as beautiful as that Mei Qing, I have a question, Qian boy, have you seen Lin Jian, a person like Lin Jian, who looks like a talent, and has a deep background, not to mention in the sect, is to look at the cultivation world, if he wants to, what kind of stunning woman can't get it? Why is a Han Ning who is not outstanding able to keep him following left and right? ”

The reason why Tang Ping said this is because he already has some confusion about Ning Han like this, if it is forgivable that Han Jian is so obsessed with this Ning Han, after all, he is a childhood sweetheart, he has a marriage contract since he was a child, and it makes sense that the two grew up together, but after Ning Han entered the sect, he let Lin Jian do the same, which made Tang Ping a little distracted.

Tang Ping still has Qian Chao, and even plus Li Jian, Yan Xuan and Lu Pingchuan, the five of them are not very old, although Tang and Qian are both extremely intelligent characters, but they still don't have much experience in the world, and they want to see through it at a glance...... It was impossible to do, so when Tang Ping saw Ning Han, she just felt that this woman had nothing but beauty, but this also made Tang Ping think a little more, how did such a woman make Lin Jian tempted?

She has made both men fall in love with him!

And these two men are very important to her!

Qian Chao was stunned for a moment, and said slowly: "What do you mean to ......?"

"Han Ning has not been in the sect for too long, she only set her eyes on Lin Jian in order to get rid of the Han family after she came, leaving Han Jian aside, she almost did it, so, I'm curious, how did she do it? It would be nice if she was born to be a scheming person, but in my opinion, she is not the kind of person who is extremely delicate, so ...... Could there be someone behind Han Ning's back? ”

Qian Chao nodded, Tang Ping was indeed reasonable, but Han Ning was not important at the moment in Qian Chao's opinion, and now regardless of cultivation, the most important thing was to capture that Wen Liang, so he said:

"I'll go back and ask about this to see if it's as you say. But I know something right now, and I want to tell you about it. ”

Then Qian Chao said his doubts about Yin, the Tian family, and Wen Liang.

After finishing speaking, Qian Chao smiled, looked at Tang Ping and said:

"The last time we were at Brother Li's place, we counted it together, who would harm us, when you talked about me, you pointed out the Tian family, I didn't do it at that time, and now it seems that you really said it."

"Do you want us to go out and intercept that kid named Yin Guo and ask?" Lu Pingchuan said.

"No, Brother Lu, what Qian Boy said is just his inference, although it is likely to be the case, but he has no evidence now, not to mention, Yin Guo still has a teacher, so we can't mess around, Qian Boy, do you think that all the key is now on that gentle body?"

Qian Chao nodded and said, "Not bad." ”

"Wen Liang is indeed the one who has been dug deeper now, and the sect has searched for so long, but he can't be found out like this......"

"Then we have to wait for him to show himself." Qian Chao said.

Tang Ping nodded, she fully understood what Qian Chao meant, and said:

"I'll go to Senior Sister Lu Shuang to talk to her and ask her what arrangements they have made recently, mainly whether they will go to the next few lively things, if they do, maybe Wen Liang will do it there."

"Why doesn't he do it now?" Yan Xuan asked.

Tang Ping said: "The last time Yanshuang was attacked at night, how long should they have prepared in advance? That incident has just passed, even if their hearts are still immortal, they will have to prepare for a few more days, and they will have to wait for the rumors in our sect to subside......"

"I remember you mentioned that there is a place called Cold Spring Valley, and it will be very lively someday......"

"That's right," Tang Ping said, "According to the days of previous years, in fact, we have already missed it, but I heard from my predecessors that there will be a big tide every time you pass a Jiazi in that place, and the date will be postponed for a few months, so the excitement of Cold Spring Valley has not happened until now, and when it really comes to that day, it will definitely be a big excitement!" Not to mention Yan Shuang, it is estimated that the disciples above the middle level of Qi refining in the sect will try their luck. ”

Indeed, the liveliness of Cold Spring Valley Tang Ping once said in Hongxia Valley, at that time it was said that two months later, according to the statement at that time, it has now passed the liveliness of Cold Spring Valley, but I didn't expect to encounter a tide that can only happen once per Jiazi this year...... Qian Chao's heart couldn't help but move, if the gentle arrangement was there, I don't know how many people would die!

"How long is it until that day?" Qian Chao asked.

"Why do you want to, oh, it's been less than three months, do you suspect that Wen Liang will do it there?"

"Yes," Qian Chao said, "remember the evil beast we encountered?" ”

"What!" Several people were shocked by Qian Chao's words, the evil beast, it was really terrifying when they saw that thing at that time, if it weren't for the formation that Qian Chao understood and came up with a way to deal with it, the five people would definitely turn around and flee at that time.

"If, someone has made arrangements in advance in Cold Spring Valley, and on that day, what is the day of the tide, and on that day, when the disciples in the sect gather, one or several such evil beasts appear, that is a big thing!"

Not to mention a few, if there is a beast that pounces into the crowd and kills, it will be a disaster!

"So you want to ......"

"Take a look in advance, after all, we are also going to join in the fun on that day, the arrangement of evil beasts must be arranged in advance, quite complicated, if we can find the traces of Wen Liang's hands and feet, we might as well follow the vine and touch the melon, and even find Wen Liang there!"

"Well, Brother Qian is right, you should go and see in advance."

In this way, the five of them agreed on the direction of going out next.

"Money boy, get your map out." Tang Ping said.

"Oh," Qian Chao replied, and spread out a map outside the sect on the bookcase.

"Ah, here, this is the Cold Spring Valley, well, from here to the southwest, you go back and check more, there may be a rare beast there, I don't know what it is, but it must be a great thing, if I can take it, it will be very beneficial, this is what the ninth girl told me."

Tang Ping's words, the rest of the partners only thought that she was going to find some rare birds and beasts to catch and raise, but Qian Chao knew in his heart that this was probably Tang Ping's third natal spirit beast, so he nodded and said:

"Don't worry, the direction you said also happens to be a place with more ruins, I'll pay more attention, check it carefully, and let's walk around there more when we turn around."

Hearing Qian Chao say this, Tang Ping knew that Qian Chao understood.

It's not that Tang Ping deliberately concealed the other three companions, but that her spiritual root is rare and difficult to find, and it is even rarer than Lu Pingchuan's best qualifications, so it can be said that it is life-related, once there are more people who know, in case it leaks out, not to mention her, several partners may also be in danger of life, so they can only keep it secret from them for the time being.

……

Originally, as soon as he came back from Ruixuan Town, Qian Chao went to look for Ma Hu, but he didn't find it, and seeing that he was going out again, Qian Chao went to Tian Zhi'an's cave house again after a few partners left, but Ma Hu was still no more, and he was told that Ma Hu was out.

Again, Qian Chao said secretly, could it be that Ma Hu was sent out by the sect again?

Since they couldn't find it, they could only wait until they came back to find it, so on the second day, the five of Qian Chao got together and went out of the sect again.

The five of them have all broken through the small five levels and are no longer low-level qi refining disciples, so many places outside the sect can be gone before, except for avoiding dangerous places such as Shaliu Mountain, as long as you are careful about the rest of the places, you can always find out. In the two days since they came out, the five people have passed through places that they did not dare to go to in the past, and the demon beasts they naturally encountered are more powerful than the ones they have encountered before, but for the current five people, it can be regarded as a thrilling situation, and the five people are becoming more and more proficient in cooperation, so the harvest in the two days is quite rich, not only Lu Pingchuan put many demon beasts that he had never seen before into his bag, Yan Xuan also smiled again and again to pick rare spirit grass.

At night, the five of them found a dry hole in the mountain, and after Qian Chao repaired it, he took refuge in it, and after talking for a while, the five of them sat down and practiced, while Qian Chao read under the lamp.

Tang Ping looked at the book in Qian Chao's hand and asked:

"Did you read the one you got from the thief who claimed to be the right one?"

Ying Jing, five people came out of Ruixuan Town a few days ago and met a group of loose cultivators who cut the path, and the leader of them claimed to be named Ying Jing, and after being caught, he lied that he was coerced by those loose cultivators, trying to confuse the past, but later was discovered by the five people, this book is the ancestral classic of the Benzhou Ying family that the guy said.

"Yes, that's it." Qian Chao said.

"Isn't that kid a liar?" Lu Pingchuan said that Ying Jing was finally broken by Lu Pingchuan's neck.

"He really wanted to deceive us at the time, but what he said was not all lies," Qian Chao shook the book in his hand, "There are true and false things that can deceive people the most, if we believed him at that time, he took out the book again, then who of us would doubt him, well, now look at that person may really be the descendant of the Benzhou Ying family, at least this book can't be faked, there are years, when I first made this book, the materials on this page are now rare, although it is old after so many years, but such paper, Dozens of spirit stones for just one page? ”

"What paper is so expensive?"

"I don't know much about what exactly it was made of, it seems to be made by mashing some spirit grass that is not common nowadays into pulp, but the process is much more complicated. However, I have seen books made of the same paper in Jiuxuan's library, those books are not just casually borrowed, they are charged by the number of days, there are several spirit stones a day, very expensive, those books are said to have been handed down from the beginning of our Five Spirits Sect, because the recorded things are not confidential, so they can be read by disciples. ”

"So, what Ying Jing said about the ancestral hall of the Ying family is also true?" Yan Xuan asked.

"Yes, look, there is a brief map in this book, I have compared it with my own map, and I have also referred to the map in the library building, I can confirm the approximate location of this Yingjia ancestral hall, and it can be regarded as far away from our Five Spirit Sect, so the terrain and features have not changed much, if it is around our Five Spirit Sect, the 'cross-sea war' almost completely changed the surrounding terrain, it should not be recognizable."

"Hehe, Brother Qian, can we find good things from this ancestral hall?"

"That's not for sure, maybe there will be a lot of gains."

As soon as Qian Chao said this, Li Jian, who had been listening to several people, suddenly said:

"Someone's coming!"

Several people were immediately silenced.

Outside, the whistling sound of clothes breaking through the air came from far and near, and then seemed to stop near the cave where Qian Chao and the others were hiding.

Then I heard someone talking loudly.

"Where did that kid go, did he lose it?"

"I don't know, it should be this direction."

"Want to hide? Hmph, come, let me find him! ”

These words reached the ears of several people, and Qian Chao's first reaction was probably that the people sent by the sect found Du Shah's traces, chased them all the way here, and then lost them here, thinking of these Qian Chao became a little nervous, Du Sha, Du Sha's methods that have become evil cultivators should be very amazing, if these people can't find and leave, then Du Sha appears here again, maybe it will be another trouble.

Qian Chao was thinking about it, when he suddenly saw a bug that shimmered like a firefly flying in from the entrance of the cave.

Just as a few people were looking at the slow-flying bug, a few more flew in from the entrance of the cave.

"Spirit Worm," Tang Ping squinted and glanced at it a few times before recognizing the insect, "we've been discovered." ”

Qian Chao was stunned when he heard this, there was a "hidden spirit array" arranged by him here, and he would actually be discovered by this kind of worm and a few people's hiding!

As soon as Tang Ping finished speaking, she heard someone talking outside.

"Haha, hide here!" Then I heard the sound of someone landing at the mouth of the cave, "Come out!" ”

"If you have the ability, you can come in!" Lu Pingchuan let out a loud shout, which shook the cave and buzzed, and then he stood up and walked towards the entrance of the cave.

Li Jian got up and gently pressed Lu Pingchuan's shoulder, signaling him not to go out, just in the cave.

If you go out rashly, you may be ambushed by outsiders.

The other three were also prepared for their own lives, not knowing what would happen next.

Outside, there was a "huh? He didn't seem to expect the people inside to be so bold, and then he said, "Okay, I'll see who's inside!" ”

The five people were in the deepest part of this crooked cave, there were lights in the cave, and it was getting darker and darker outside, and then the five people saw a snake head the size of a human head slowly poking out from the darkness in the direction of the cave entrance, hideous and ugly, constantly spitting black and purple letters, and from time to time turning sideways with a chestnut eye staring at everyone, and gradually the body of the big snake was all revealed, almost the thickness of a human waist, slowly began to coil up, and made a posture to attack!

"Eh! The snake soup is here! Although Lu Pingchuan said that he didn't care, he had already begun to accumulate strength all over his body.

The cave suddenly lit up, and the big snake's head shrank back, it was Li Jian's hands that had already held two green bamboo spirit swords, this big snake gave him the feeling of being very dangerous, so Li Jian was ready and ready to go!

Qian Chao already has a fan in his hand, such a narrow place, if there is really danger, he can only rush out first to facilitate his move, if he really gets to that point, he can only drive out the big snake in the cave first, and then open the way by countless talismans, no matter what ambush they have arranged at the entrance of the cave, it will be destroyed directly!

Tang Ping tugged at Qian Chao's sleeve and told him not to move, and then said loudly:

"Senior brother outside, you are a little rude like this, if your snake is not honest, we will kill you, are you distressed!"

There was another "um" outside, as if it was strange that his big snake was recognized, and then he "hummed" again before saying:

"I'd like to see who has the power to hurt my snake."

After saying that, there was a sound of footsteps at the entrance of the cave, and then a figure of a person slowly appeared behind the big snake, this person was also careful, only standing behind his big snake, to prevent the people inside from attacking him.

It was a man who came in, his face was ordinary, his face was slightly blue, his cultivation was at the high level of qi refining, his face was cold, and he was also a little surprised after seeing the situation in the cave, but he didn't expect that there were actually five people in the inconspicuous cave, both men and women, all of them looked at him with nervous and vigilant expressions.

After seeing the faces of these five people clearly, the man gently "snorted" and turned his head to leave, and even the big snake slowly disappeared into the darkness of the cave quite vigilantly.

"Hey, are you just leaving?" Lu Pingchuan said dissatisfied, but the guy who walked out didn't pay attention to him.

Then came the man's voice at the entrance of the cave.

"Let's go, not that kid."

"Oh? Who's that? ”

"I don't know, I don't know, five people, probably sent out like a send, forget it, let's go, don't delay the business!"

Then there was another sound of clothes in the air, and it seemed that the guys were gone.

The man's last sentence "Forget it, let's go, don't delay the business!" "It's a little shocking to hear it, it seems that these guys I met tonight are not good at it, if it weren't for something urgent, maybe they would hit the idea of five people in the money tide!

Li Jian walked out of the cave first, and as soon as he got out of the cave, he was shocked by what he saw, only to see that under the waning moon, the originally dark and heavy mountain forest actually had countless dense and suspended bright spots that were slowly sinking, and the coverage of this bright spot made Li Jian frightened, almost all of the mountains and forests near the left were like this, it was really like the sea of stars falling into the mortal world, and there was such a bright spot in front of him, which was the kind of small insect that flew into the cave and was similar to the firefly.

"This is a spirit seeking insect," Tang Ping said, reaching out and catching one and showing it to Yan Xuan, "Qian boy, your hidden spirit array is powerful, but it is useless in front of this kind of insect, as long as this thing is used, it is a big piece like now, they do not rely on the aura emitted by the monk when they search, only rely on their eyes, as long as they find something, they can immediately let the nearby kinders know, and then they quickly gather in groups to see ......"

Tang Ping turned around and pointed, and sure enough, there were a lot of places at the entrance of the cave where the five people were hiding before, and those people found the hiding place of Qian Chao and the others according to this.

"I see." Qian Chao nodded.

"But this thing also has a limitation, that is, it can only be used at night, and it is useless during the day."

"Who the hell are they looking for, to use this method?" Yan Xuan asked.

"I don't know......," Tang Ping replied.

"At first, I thought it was the sect chasing Na Dusha, but then I thought about it and felt that it didn't look like it, but it looked like these guys were chasing and killing someone with a grudge." Qian Chao said.

"Yes," Li Jian said, "I still remember the person who entered the cave, Miss Tang, do you remember how that Lingyan beast of yours came from?" ”

Li Jian was very impressed by this person, it was this person who aroused his murderous intent for the first time, and then led this murderous intent to make him meet the Cold Moon Fairy for the first time.

"Ahh I remembered, I said why that person was a little restless in the spirit beast bag as soon as he appeared, it turned out that he had met an enemy! ”

That was the first time the five people went out, and finally the five people secretly went to see the excitement, to see how those high-level disciples killed the powerful demon beasts, and saw three high-level disciples deal with two extremely powerful Lingyan beasts, and finally in desperation, one of them pinched the cubs of the two Lingyan beasts to death one by one, and distracted the Lingyan beasts with that scream, which killed the two Lingyan beasts, and among those cubs were now Tang Ping's "Ah Tu", Ah Tu was almost dead at that time, and it was Tang Ping who rescued and raised them to the present, Just now in the spirit beast bag, Ah Tu sensed the breath of the enemy, and immediately became a little manic, and wanted to come out to take revenge, Tang Ping was puzzled at the time, and had to secretly and frequently appease, and now he understands why Ah Tu is like this. (See Volume IV: Test Feathers, XVII: Some Works)

"Well, it seems that that kid is not a good thing, and you are welcome to meet it again!" Lu Pingchuan said.

The guy who entered the cave was named Hou Bao, and at this time he continued to pursue with his two companions, but Hou Bao always felt that the five little guys in the cave just now seemed to be a little familiar, but he just couldn't remember where he had seen them.

……

After dawn, the five of them continued in the direction of Cold Spring Valley.

Because they are not in a hurry, so the five of them will go to pick as long as they see the spirit grass on the way, and they will kill the demon beasts when they see them, so they are not fast, and this area has never been before, Qian Chao kept the mountains and rivers on the road in mind while walking, and there are always discrepancies in the description of the terrain and features on the map he collected, so every time he rested, Qian Chao took out the map, and added a few strokes to the original blank space on it, or changed a few strokes of mistakes and omissions.

Now, it was noon, and the five of them were temporarily resting on the top of a small mountain, and Qian Chao was working on a wooden stake against the map.

He was busy, and Li Jian beside him said:

"Someone's working on it over there!"

Then came Lu Pingchuan's voice:

"Huh! Hehe, it's really a fight, three to one! ”

Qian Chao raised his eyes and looked over, and sure enough, several figures were flying up from under a mountain range, one in front, his figure was very fast, and he was flying forward in a hurry, and there were three people chasing after him, and the up, down, left and right were in a zigzag shape.

According to the route of those people, they will not pass by the small mountain where Qian Chao and they are resting, but the person who was chased seems to be injured, and his strength is not continuous, and his body is gradually slowing down, and he is gradually caught up by the three people behind, but the person is relying on his body dexterity, and frequently changes direction in the air to get rid of the three guys who are chasing him, and the four figures keep turning around in the air, so they fell on the small mountain peak of Qian Chao and others and entangled for a while.

Just when the guy who was being chased and killed identified a direction and broke out, trying to get rid of the three of them at once, Li Jian suddenly spoke:

"One of those three guys is the same guy who came to our cave last night!"

"Oh!" When Lu Pingchuan heard this, he suddenly came to his senses, and he was eager to try, but now that he heard it, he wanted to go over and join in the fun, "Then do you want us to go over and have a look?" ”

When Tang Ping and Yan Xuan were still noncommittal, Qian Chao suddenly said:

"Definitely!"

He had just recognized that the man who had been chased and killed by the three men, and who had been wounded, was not a bystander......

It's Ma Amber!