Snow Cloud City is a small city in the northwest border of Zhao Kingdom.

It is named because it is located at the foot of the towering Snow Cloud Mountain.

Although this small city nominally belonged to the Zhao State, it was actually under the control of the Qingling Sect of the Immortal Cultivation Sect.

Originally, under the control of the Qingling Sect, Snow Cloud City has always been quiet and peaceful, and there are few external evil spirits and ghosts.

Even if there is an occasional demon who is not long-eyed, he is doing evil here.

It will soon be exterminated by the Qingling Sect sent down the mountain.

Therefore, compared to the other surrounding cities, Snow Cloud City can be called a city with a high happiness index in Zhao Kingdom.

But it is such a city where everyone lives and works in peace and contentment.

In the past half month, strange things have happened frequently.

The City Lord's Mansion in Snow Cloud City often receives requests for help and reports from many people.

In Snow Cloud City, dozens of people have disappeared one after another.

If it is said that these people who have disappeared one after another are all young women.

The direction of the investigation can be towards some flower thieves who wander the rivers and lakes.

Or maybe you have cultivated some kind of evil cultivation direction of the Yin and Yang Furnace Ding Technique.

But in the past half a month, the people who have disappeared in Snow Cloud City.

But there is not a single woman.

All were young men between the ages of 16 and 40.

Such a bizarre and bizarre incident completely stumped the city lord of Snow Cloud City, Lin Xiaozhong.

After a few days of fruitless investigations.

He simply took out a sound transmission stone given to him by Elder Zhen of the Outer Gate of the Qingling Sect.

reported the matter to the Qingling Sect.

After Elder Zhen learned about this incident, he began to think that there was some evil spirit.

So he sent two outer disciples with the strength of the fifth layer or above of the Qi Refining Realm to go down the mountain to investigate the matter.

But three days have passed, but these two outer disciples have not returned.

Elder Zhen waited left and right, and finally found several other outer door elders to discuss.

In the end, several people unanimously decided: what happened in Snow Cloud City was by no means a small incident.

Therefore, they reported the matter directly to the Hall of Elders.

Ask the Hall of Elders to send a stronger disciple down the mountain.

At that time, the person in charge of duty in the Hall of Elders was the third elder Wei Xu.

After learning that such a horrific incident had occurred under the Snow Cloud Mountain, he immediately made a decision.

Send one personal disciple and two inner disciples down the mountain.

Let's look into the matter together.

After the order was issued, Elder Wei Xu took the lead in starting to look for suitable candidates among his own personal disciples.

But at this time, it was a coincidence.

All six of his disciples were in retreat and penance.

At this time, there is no one who can take on the big responsibility.

Helpless, Wei Xu had to go to the other elders to borrow people.

But after some tossing, no matter which elder he went to, the result he got was that his personal disciples were practicing in retreat.

For the time being, it is impossible to lend Wei Xu to go down the mountain to do errands.

On the way back from the peak of the Sixth Elder, the Third Elder Wei Xu was discouraged.

He regrets it now, regretting that he shouldn't have been in such a hurry.

Now, the elders of the outer gate are still waiting for him in the hall of elders, but he is empty-handed.

This feeling of not being able to advance or retreat is very uncomfortable.

"Forget it, if it doesn't work, I'll forcibly wake up those boys under the door."

"It's a big deal, just compensate them more."

Of course, this was just a reluctant decision that Wei Xu finally made.

Because he knew that the monks were disturbed during the retreat and there was a risk of damaging the meridians.

After paying attention, the Third Elder Wei Xu prepared to turn back to his peak.

During this time, he happened to pass over the Sword Lake.

A burst of barbecued meat wafted up from around Sword Lake and reached Wei Xu's nose.

Smelling this smell made the three elders who were upset at this time suddenly angry.

"Bold, you dare to create such a tempting taste within the scope of the Qingling Sect!"

"I want to see who dares to be so presumptuous in front of me!"

When the Third Elder Wei Xu slowly descended to the ground.

Just in time for Liu Qing to perform the technique of praying for rain for Jiang Wanwei.

Wei Xu, who witnessed the whole process, instantly appeared dozens of black lines on his forehead.

"Fortunately, I was able to dispel public opinion at that time, and resolutely pushed this Liu Qing to the sect master's door."

"If I accidentally accept him as a personal disciple, I won't be by his strange behavior!"

However, I saw that it was Liu Qing who gathered here to barbecue.

The third elder, Wei Xu, slowly dispelled the idea of going to accuse him.

After all, Liu Qing's current identity is the sect master's personal disciple, although the sect master has not shown up for decades.

But he did not have the right to teach his disciples on behalf of the sect master.

Just when Wei Xu shook his head and smiled bitterly, ready to take off again.

Suddenly, a thought crossed his mind.

"By the way, isn't this Liu Qing also a personal disciple?"

"Right now, I'm worried that I can't find a personal disciple to lead the team down the mountain, he's just right!"

But then, Wei Xu shook his head again.

"No, no, Liu Qing's current strength has not yet set foot in the foundation building realm."

"The three outer disciples who were sent down the mountain earlier are all at the strength of the fifth layer of the Qi Refining Realm, but there has been no news so far.

It can be seen that if you want to investigate this matter clearly, the strength of the Qi Refining Realm is completely insufficient. ”

"But now, among the disciples, Liu Qing is the only one who is idle, and if you don't look for him, you can't find anyone else......"

Elder Wei Xu stopped and found a stone on the side of the road to sit down.

Start thinking about it seriously.

"The order I just gave is to let a personal disciple lead the team and lead two inner disciples down the mountain to investigate this matter."

"I didn't say that this personal disciple must have enough strength."

"It's a big deal, I'll match Liu Qing with two stronger inner disciples, and try my best to ensure his safety after going down the mountain."

Although he already had a plan in his heart, Wei Xu knew that this matter could not be decided by himself.

Regarding Liu Qing's transfer, the sect master was not there, and he still had to ask for the opinions of several other elders.

At least, the Great Elder and the Fourth Elder, who had a close relationship with Liu Qing.

You have to nod yes.

As a result, Wei Xu quickly got in touch with Great Elder Li Mu.

After learning that Wei Xu was going to send Liu Qing down the mountain to investigate the incident in Snow Cloud City, he refused at first.

But thinking that Liu Qing has been criticizing people since he became a disciple of his own lineage, and he has indeed been a little too bad recently.

After some consideration, Great Elder Li Mu finally agreed to Wei Xu's request.

"But I still have to remind you, Senior Brother Wei, the sect master hasn't shown up for decades, but Liu Qing is already his nominal disciple after all.

Therefore, Liu Qing's safety must be guaranteed this time to go down the mountain, and his reward for this mission must be satisfactory to him. ”

For these requests made by the Great Elder, the Third Elder Wei Xu all nodded in agreement.

"Okay, you can go directly to Liu Qing, and I'll inform the other elders."

"Remember, no matter whether this matter can be completed in the end or not, we must find a way to ensure Liu Qing's safety."

After saying these two words, the Great Elder cut off the call with the Third Elder.

At this moment, Wei Xu stood in place, his face twitching fiercely.

"It took so many twists and turns to find Liu Qing, a personal disciple who dragged oil bottles, and I had to find a way to ensure his safety."

"I really regret the decision I made in the Hall of Elders now, instead of this, I might as well go down the mountain myself and solve this matter!"

However, the arrow had to be sent.

Wei Xu had no choice but to walk in the direction where Liu Qing was.

At this time, Liu Qing was feeling depressed about the transformation of the rain god Xiao Teng into the sun god.

Seeing the Third Elder Wei Xu who suddenly appeared in front of him, he bowed a little absentmindedly.

When the Third Elder told Liu Qing about the whole story and his decision.

Liu Qing immediately refused.

"Although I am in the ranks of my own disciples, my strength is only at the fifth level of the Qi Refining Realm, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to complete the task assigned by the sect."

"There are so many masters among the sect's personal disciples, you don't look for them, but you come to me for Liu Qing who cultivates the Qi Realm."

"Of course, my Liu Qing's personal safety is a small matter, if the prestige of the Qingling Sect is damaged because of this matter, then it will ......."

Before Liu Qing could finish speaking, Elder Wei Xu interrupted him.

"This is a decision made unanimously by our six elders, because the other disciples have all gone into retreat and penance, and now there is only one disciple who can be sent down the mountain."

Hearing Wei Xu say this, Liu Qing couldn't open his mouth if he wanted to continue.

In the past half a month, he has fully enjoyed the preferential treatment brought to him by his own disciples.

Now, the sect needs the help of his personal disciple, and I am afraid that it will be a little too unkind for him to say too much about refusal.

"Considering that your strength is not too high, we have decided to send two more disciples of the Foundation Building Realm from the inner gate to you as helpers.

First, it can help you complete the mission smoothly, and second, it can also ensure your safety at the right time. ”

In this way, Liu Qing's concern about his own safety has been properly resolved.

He had no reason to refuse.

"That'...... What is the reward for this mission? ”

Hearing Liu Qing ask about the reward, Elder Wei Xu immediately remembered what Great Elder Li Mu had just said.

Sure enough, this Liu Qing and Senior Brother Li were carved out of the same mold. ’

All of them are the Lord who has no profit and cannot afford to be early. ’

However, since he had already promised the Great Elder, Wei Xu would naturally give Liu Qing enough compensation.

"As long as you can complete this task, in addition to the three hundred spirit stones given by the sect.

Personally, I will also teach you a spiritual skill, which is guaranteed to be something you can't learn in the library! ”

As soon as he heard the third elder say about the high-level spiritual skills, Liu Qing's eyes instantly bloomed.

For him now, cultivation resources such as spirit stones are of course important.

But it is far from being comparable to a high-level spiritual skill.

For example, in the second round of the previous sect assessment, Liu Qing accidentally crashed into the Wei army's camp because of a mistake in the operation of spiritual skills.

Under the siege of a powerful physique and many Wei soldiers.

If he hadn't practiced the powerful Deadwood Spring Technique, I'm afraid he would have really fallen into the illusion.

This shows how important a powerful spiritual skill is to monks.

"Okay, I'll do the next task of going down the mountain."

"I wonder if the two inner disciples in the same group can let me choose by myself?"

Wei Xu thought about it and nodded in agreement.

"Yes."

"Originally, I also planned to put the task of going down the mountain in the sect task of the inner disciples, so that the inner disciples who had entered the foundation building realm could choose for themselves.

It would be great if you could find someone to work with to complete the task. ”

After hearing Elder Wei Xu's promise, Liu Qing immediately looked at Jiang Wanwei beside him.

"Senior Sister Jiang, would you like to accompany me down the mountain?"

For going down the mountain, Jiang Wanwei was originally a little timid.

The reason for her timidity is not because the mountain has lost the protection of the sect.

It's because of her socially phobic personality, and she doesn't know how to get along with people in a new environment.

Now, with Liu Qing with her, she can also complete a sect task by the way.

Naturally, she was very happy.

"Then, Senior Sister Jiang Wanwei is counted as one, and as for the other candidate, I'll ask the others."

Elder Wei Xu nodded.

"Then it's decided."

"When you find the right candidate, come to the Hall of Elders immediately."

"Remember, no later than this afternoon."

After saying this, Elder Wei Xu's figure flashed.

The whole person disappeared in place.

At the moment, Liu Qing is hesitating who is more suitable for this third candidate.

"Is it Senior Brother Jiang Yu, or Senior Sister Miao Fangyi?"

Both of them have the strength to build a foundation realm, and their strength is stronger than Jiang Xiaowei.

can indeed be called Liu Qing's best helper on this trip.

But if you choose one or the other......

Liu Qing finally decided to give this opportunity to Senior Brother Jiang Yu, who had a better relationship with him.

Just when Liu Qing took out the sound transmission stone and was about to tell Jiang Yu about it.

Suddenly, on the opposite side of the fish pond.

There was a "moo" sound in the distance.

The voice reached the ears of the two from far and near.

"It's Lao Huang!"

Although in Liu Qing's heart, he has always thought that all cow cries are the same.

But somehow, Lao Huang's voice sounded different to him.

Even if he was put in a herd of cows, he could immediately distinguish Lao Huang's voice.

Under Liu Qing's gaze, an old ox stepped into the air from the top of the fish pond.

Slowly fell in front of the two, it was Lao Huang.

Lao Huang walked slowly to Liu Qing, gently rubbed Liu Qing with his huge head, and then whispered a few times.

Liu Qing also heard the meaning of his shout.

"You mean, you're going to go down the mountain with me to complete the mission?"

"That's great!"

In Liu Qing's cognition, Lao Huang is definitely a top master.

With Lao Huang by his side on this trip, they will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

After that, Liu Qing successfully got in touch with Jiang Yu.

Jiang Yu was also very willing to go down the mountain with them to complete the task.

In this way, the downhill team of three people and one cow was completely formed.

Prepare to go down the mountain to the harmful evil and hook the fence.

Rush on!

(End of chapter)