After the enlargement of the puppet appeared six grooves, carved with runes on it, Zhou Xiang took out a medium-grade spirit stone and put it in, as soon as the spirit stone was put into the groove, it instantly fell in, and then was fixed by the runes, when the six spirit stones were all fixed, the puppet fluctuated a burst of spiritual power around the body, as if it came to life, and the eyes also burst into brilliance instantly, which seemed to be extremely smart.

Zhou Xiang's heart was shocked, what a puppet beast, as soon as his mind moved, the big bear immediately put on a defensive posture, and his gestures were smooth and very coordinated, and he couldn't tell that it was a puppet at all.

Zhou Xiang tried to control the puppet and did some other movements, and then he put it away satisfied, if it wasn't inconvenient here, he also wanted to try how fast the puppet beast could run.

The next day, Zhou Xiang went out along the street to the front of another inn, the inn plaque said four big characters "Yingxian Inn", after entering the store, he walked straight to the counter: "May I ask if there is a monk surnamed Chen who lives here?"

The shopkeeper was not surprised at all by Zhou Xiang's question: "I'm here to find Brother Chen again." After speaking, he instructed Xiao Er next to him, "Take this guest officer to the reception room in the backyard." ”

The little second hurriedly stepped forward: "The guest officer comes with me." After speaking, he took Zhou Xiang and walked to the backyard.

The backyard of the inn is a small garden, and there are rows of rooms on the right-hand side, and Xiao Er brought Zhou Xiang to one of the doors: "Guest officer, please, Brother Chen has instructed, all the guests who come here today are arranged to stay here for a while." ”

Zhou Xiang nodded to Xiao Er, pushed open the door and walked in.

As soon as he entered the room, Zhou Xiang felt that there were four eyes looking at him, he looked up, and saw that there were already two monks sitting in the small room, one looked like he only had the eighth layer of qi refining, and the other was the peak of qi refining, the monk of the eighth layer of qi refining looked relatively young, and the monk who was at the peak of qi refining looked like a middle-aged man. Seeing Zhou Xiang coming in, both of them were a little vigilant, and after seeing clearly that he was only the eighth layer of qi refining, the two of them were obviously relieved.

According to the rules, the reward for completing the task is generally distributed according to the level of cultivation and the size of the contribution, and Zhou Xiang's cultivation will not share too much of their profits, and at the same time, as a competitor, Zhou Xiang is too young, and there must not be much experience in the rivers and lakes, so they are relieved.

After the two of them relaxed, they also became enthusiastic, and the young monk got up and greeted: "This Taoist friend is invited, Yang Yao, a disciple of the Xia Yang family, dare to ask Daoyou to apply for a task?"

Zhou Xiang nodded: "Yes, in the next is a loose cultivation, the surname is Zhou, and the single name is a Lin character." Fortunately, I will be glad to be!"

After the greetings, Yang Yao invited Zhou Xiang to sit next to the table, while the middle-aged monk stayed where he was, just nodded disapprovingly and said hello.

Zhou Xiang sat down and talked to Yang Yao, it turned out that they had been waiting since they came here, and they had not yet seen the monk surnamed Chen.

After another cup of tea, the figure at the door flashed, and a slightly chubby monk walked in, and hurriedly saluted after seeing Zhou Xiang and the three of them: "The three Taoist friends are invited, and they will be in Xia Chen again!" ”

"Don't dare, we've only been here for a long time. Yang Yao got up and rushed back.

Zhou Xiang also stood up and saluted.

The middle-aged monk only got up at this time and gave Chen Zaixian a slight salute, but it was very perfunctory.

Chen Zaixian didn't care, he was wearing a blue robe, thick lips, and three locks of long hair, cultivating to be in the ninth layer of qi refining, due to his fat figure, he looked a little older, but he was in good spirits, especially a pair of bright eyes.

After giving the salute, Chen Zaixian sat on the main seat and spoke: "I don't know what the three Taoist friends call them?"

Zhou Xiang and Yang Yao each introduced themselves, and the peak Qi Refining Cultivator also opened his mouth to say a few words, it turned out that this person's name was Zhang Wei, and he was also a casual cultivator.

After introducing each other, Chen Zaixian explained: "I believe that the three of you can come here, mainly because of a task released below, I will first introduce the content of the task, if there are Taoist friends who are unwilling to join after listening to it, you can withdraw in advance." ”

"This mission is to go to a valley two hundred miles deep in the Source Ridge to collect a few medicinal herbs. Due to the high level of the local demon beasts, it is too dangerous for the Qi Refining Cultivator to fly, so after entering the mountainous area for a hundred miles, we need to change to walking, and after obtaining the medicinal herbs, we can return the same way. ”

"The main risk is that there are several second-level demon beasts distributed along the way, which are probably equivalent to high-level Qi refining cultivators, we may not be opponents alone, but the strength of the people is not dangerous. However, our biggest challenge came from the vicinity of our destination, and according to investigation, there was a third-level demon beast entrenched near that medicinal herb, and its strength was comparable to that of a foundation building period monk. ”

Speaking of which, Chen paused for a moment and waited for everyone's reaction.

"I have a question. Yang Yao was the first to speak, "There are many friends who have gone to the source ridge to hunt demon beasts, and they know that they are all scattered and have their own domains, but there must be third-level demon beasts within sixty miles, there will be fifth-level demon beasts within two hundred miles, and there must be eighth-level demons within thousands of miles." But according to Chen Daoyou's account, after going deep for two hundred miles this time, there was only a third-level demon beast near the destination, which seemed to be inconsistent with the facts. ”

After Yang Yao's words were finished, Zhou Xiang and Zhang Wei couldn't help but look at Chen Zaixian, not knowing how he would answer.

"Hehe, that's a good question," I didn't expect Chen Zaixian to be unhurried, but instead smiled, "Yang Daoyou asked a good question, but you didn't go into enough detail, in fact, there must be shape-shifting demon beasts within a thousand miles of the source mountain, and once the god-transforming monk enters, it will inevitably alarm it and cause a big war." But the foundation building and qi refining cultivators can be unimpeded, the main reason is that humans want to hunt demon beasts for profit, and the transformation demon also wants to use this to sharpen low-level small beasts, each demon beast also has its own sphere of influence, how these ranges are distributed, how they change from year to year, where are the herbs, what demon beasts are guarding, etc., if this kind of news is not heard clearly in advance, entering the source ridge is a dead end. ”

"So, Chen Daoyou didn't have a target just now?" Yang Yao's eyes lit up.

"That's natural, this news was bought for a lot of spirit stones, and it's completely true. Moreover, Daoists should be aware that many forces near Yuanling have their own family industries, and most of them trade with the north of Yuanling. If they pass through the Source Ridge from the three passes, they will not only have to undergo strict inspections, but also hand over many spirit stones. In order to reduce losses and shorten the detour time, many families have their own secret paths to cross the Source Ridge, in addition to the caravan, there are also many demon hunters who enter the Source Ridge every year, and they will look for new ways to cross in addition to hunting demon beasts. And every year these teams will have a lot of other new discoveries, including herbs, ores, etc. Chen Zai talked eloquently first, and seemed to be full of confidence in this trip.

When Zhou Xiang heard the secret path on the side, his heart moved slightly, it seems that this trip to the source ridge must be taken, and it would be better if he successfully mixed into a certain caravan.

Yang Yao and Zhang Wei asked a few more questions, and Chen Zaixian answered them one by one, which made the two very satisfied.

"I don't know what herb you're looking for? How will the final remuneration be paid?" Yang Yao finally asked.

"Hehe, let's not hide it, the herb I was looking for this time is called Tranquility Herb. ”

"Tranquilizing Herb, could it be one of the main medicines that are indispensable for refining the flavor of Zhuji Dan?" Yang Yao was a little moved when he heard this, and Zhang Wei was even more excited.

"That's good!" Chen Zaixian stroked his long hair, "You also know that this cultivation path goes against the sky, and every step requires years of hard work, especially for people from small families or casual cultivators like us, the cultivation resources are pitiful, and the biggest bottleneck for Qi refining cultivators is to enter the foundation building period, if there is no foundation building pill, the promotion is more than ascending to the sky." ”

"And this pill will only be distributed by big families or sects for disciples, like us, we can only wait for someone to sell it at a high price, but in fact, except for those alchemists who make a living from alchemy, no one will sell this pill, and I haven't bought one after waiting for decades, so I made up my mind to collect materials, and at present, only this grass can be gathered, and at the same time, Chen has also contacted a three-pin pill master and paid a considerable reward, and the other party has promised to help refine this pill. As for the remuneration for all of you, after the deed is completed, each of them will have three thousand spirit stones!"

Zhou Xiang was already a foundation building monk, and he was not interested in building foundation pills and spirit stones, so he didn't make a sound. Yang Yao was overjoyed, three thousand spirit stones were worth a few years' income for him. But that Zhang Wei seemed a little dissatisfied. Seeing this, Chen Zaixian opened his mouth to ask: "If Zhang Daoyou has anything to say, it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Zhang Wei sighed: "It is estimated that Daoist friends can also see that they are already at the peak of qi refining, and they will immediately face the bottleneck of foundation building, but they have no way to get the foundation building pill." Therefore, after the success of this mission, I don't need any remuneration, and I can even make up some spirit stones, hoping that Daoist friends can leave one of the Zhuji Dan refined by Nadan Master. ”

Chen Zaixian was a little hesitant when he heard this, and after thinking for a while, he said: "In this way, that Dan Master is a third-grade, and the success rate of refining Zhuji Dan is relatively high. If you refine a few more, you can divide the profit of one, but is it the price?"

"The price is good, as long as you can take it out in the next place, it will definitely not disappoint the Taoist. Zhang Wei promised.

"Okay!

Yang Yao next to him immediately changed his mind when he saw this: "Chen Daoyou, I have the same request as this Zhang Daoyou!"