Chapter 21: Planning
Qin Shanshan took Hu Yun and galloped towards the east, and in the evening of the next day, she came to a valley.
In a secluded place outside the valley, Qin Shanshan landed the maple leaf magic weapon. Hu Yun jumped to the ground, looked up, and saw that the valley was extremely desolate, and the weeds were reborn, and there was nothing special about it, and asked, "Miss Qin, you said to change my identity, is it in this valley?"
Qin Shanshan nodded and said, "Yes, what you see now is an illusion formed by the formation, and you will find a big difference after we go in." ”
Hu Yun had also heard before that some powerful immortal cultivators had arranged phantom arrays in their residences, which could avoid harassment by mortals and play a protective role, but they had never seen it before, so they couldn't help but watch it intently.
Qin Shanshan said with a smile: "Don't look at it, this formation needs to feel the fluctuation of spiritual power to find out, you don't have spiritual power in your body now, you can't sense it." Hu Yun retracted his gaze, smiled, and asked, "Miss Qin, when are we going in?" Qin Shanshan looked up at the sky and said, "Not now, wait until it gets dark before we act." ”
The two walked behind a dirt slope, Qin Shanshan picked up a branch, drew a sketch on the ground, and said, "This is our goal tonight: the Immortal Cultivation Family-Zhaojiabao." ”
"Zhao Jiabao?" Hu Yun muttered in a low voice, he had never heard of it.
Qin Shanshan said: "This Zhaojiabao is a family of immortal cultivators who are attached to the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons, mainly cultivating some poisonous flowers and poisonous weeds for the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons. The current head of the family is called Zhao Tianxiong, who used to be a cultivator of the spirit grass of the Ten Thousand Poison Valley, and later, for some reason, he broke away from the Ten Thousand Poison Valley and came here to establish the Immortal Cultivation Family. ”
"Spirit Grass Cultivator, then he should also be a person of great status in the Ten Thousand Poison Valley, right?" Hu Yun himself was very interested in alchemy, so he had naturally heard of Spirit Grass Cultivator.
Now that the aura of the immortal cultivation realm is gradually thinning, coupled with the excessive picking of the previous generation of immortal cultivators, the number of spiritual herbs and elixirs has dropped sharply. Many spiritual grasses have become extinct, and they can only be cultivated artificially, and this spiritual grass cultivator is a person who specializes in cultivating spiritual grass.
"That's natural, to become a spirit grass cultivator, not only do you need to have extraordinary talent, but you also need the sect to spare no expense and keep looking for spirit grass for him to experiment. Therefore, cultivators are very rare in the Immortal Cultivation Realm, and although this Zhao Tianxiong has left the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons, his status is not bad at all. Qin Shanshan said.
Hu Yun asked: "According to this, this Zhao Jiabao should be heavily guarded, maybe there are masters of the Ten Thousand Poison Valley Sect to protect Zhao Tianxiong." ”
Qin Shanshan clapped her hands and praised: "Your analysis is correct, this Zhao Tianxiong himself only has a Qi Gathering Period cultivation, in order to protect his safety, Ten Thousand Poison Valley will send a Condensation Stage Cultivator to Zhaojiabao every year. Not only that, there are many extremely powerful forbidden organs around this Zhaojiabao, and it is difficult for ordinary people to get close. ”
When Hu Yun heard this, he not only frowned, but asked, "Miss Qin, since this Zhao family is a vassal of the Ten Thousand Poison Valley Immortal Cultivation Family, how can there be a quota for the Taiqing Sect trial? Also, this Zhao Family Fort is so heavily guarded, why should we come to pick up this tiger beard? Why don't we just find other families with recommended quotas?"
The expression on Qin Shanshan's face gradually became serious, and she asked, "Mustache, let me ask you first, how much do you know about the Taiqing Gate Entrance Trial?"
Hu Yun recalled for a while and said: "I heard my father say before that there are very few people who can pass the Taiqing Gate entrance test, and the rest either die on the spot or become demented, but I don't know the specifics. ”
Qin Shanshan nodded and said, "Yes, our cultivation of immortals is essentially to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and then transform it into spiritual power and store it in the body. The place where the spiritual power is stored is located in the dantian, and we call it the spiritual sea. The introductory trial is the process of opening the spiritual sea. ”
Hu Yun's father only wanted him to become an alchemist, and he didn't want him to cultivate immortals, so he rarely told him about the process of the introductory trial. It was the first time he had heard information related to the Introductory Trial, and he couldn't help but listen carefully.
Qin Shanshan said slowly: "The Taiqing Sect entry test is to rely on the Spirit Gathering Array to gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and forcibly pour it into the body of the trial disciple, and after the spiritual energy enters the body, it will move along the meridians. The mortal meridians, the more they go to the dantian, the more serious the blockage, and the further they go to the Tianling acupoint, the smaller the blockage. At this time, what the trialist has to do is to use his mind to control the spiritual energy to break through the meridian barriers, and gather in the dantian to form a spiritual sea, and the pain in it is self-evident. So many people can't bear this pain and lose control of their spiritual power. Those uncontrollable auras will naturally impact the Heavenly Spirit Acupoint along the meridians, damaging the divine consciousness and becoming an idiot, or breaking through the Heavenly Spirit Cover and dying directly. ”
Only then did Hu Yun understand what the introductory trial was all about, just listening to Qin Shanshan's story, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on his back.
Qin Shanshan saw that Hu Yun's face was a little pale, and said with a smile: "What's the matter, mustache, if you were afraid to say it earlier, we wouldn't have to risk breaking into Zhaojiabao." ”
Hu Yun was provoked by her words, and he paused arrogantly, and said: "Hmph, Miss Qin, don't underestimate me, Xiuxian asked is my lifelong pursuit, not to mention the entry trial, even if it is a knife mountain and a oil pot, I will not frown." ”
Qin Shanshan coughed lightly and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, Hu Daying, your heroic spirit makes the little woman fall for me." With that, he giggled. After a while, Qin Shanshan restrained her smile and said solemnly, "This is also the reason why we came to Zhaojiabao. ”
Hu Yun asked, "Why?"
Qin Shanshan said: "This Zhao Tianxiong successfully cultivated a three-talent psychic grass three years ago, it is said that this spiritual grass can reduce the internal barrier of the human body's meridians, if it is true, it will greatly increase the success rate of the trial." ”
Hu Yun was stunned for a moment and said, "Is there such a spirit grass in this world?" ”
Qin Shanshan said: "I heard that Zhao Tianxiong spent ten years of energy to successfully cultivate such a psychic grass, and he plans to let his only grandson Zhao Bao take it, and then participate in the Taiqing Gate trial. Therefore, the effect of this spiritual grass will not be fake. ”
Hu Yun asked again: "Then why did Zhao Bao go to Taiqing Gate, wouldn't it be more convenient to become a disciple of Ten Thousand Poison Valley?"
Qin Shanshan shook her head and said, "The way to open the Spirit Sea is different from each sect, and the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons is said to be stimulated with poison, which is even more dangerous. Comparatively speaking, the Taiqingmen trial is much safer, not to mention that with the Sancai Spiritual Grass, Zhao Bao has almost no risk, so why not do it. ”
Hu Yun said in a daze: "Miss Qin, our purpose this time is not only to snatch the trial quota, but also to snatch the three-talent psychic grass?"
Qin Shanshan clapped her hands and said, "That's nature, Zhao Bao's kid has a pus, so don't spoil the natural treasure like the Sancai Spiritual Grass." I think you can use it for the mustache, but it's just right. ”
Hu Yun's heart moved, and he asked, "Miss Qin, do you know that Zhao Bao?"
Qin Shanshan said lightly: "I know, but I won't mention the name of this pustule in the future, so as not to dirty my mouth." Pointing to the figure on the ground with a tree branch, he said: "This Zhaojiabao defense is divided into three layers, the outermost is the place where ordinary people live, and some formations are prohibited, the level is not high, don't worry." The middle floor is where Zhao Tianxiong's family lives, and some Qi Gathering Period monks patrol back and forth, so there is no need to worry. The key is the last floor, which is the most central location, there are only two places, namely the medicine garden and the study, which are guarded by condensation stage monks. She pointed out the figure with the branch in her hand while explaining the situation of Zhaojiabao's defense.
After listening to this, Hu Yun thought for a while and said: "This Zhaojiabao is so tightly defended, I think it's okay, think of other ways, this Taiqingmen trial quota will not be only Zhaojiabao." ”
Qin Shanshan raised her head, looked at Hu Yun in surprise, and said, "Mustache, you were still ambitious just now, why are you retreating now?"
Hu Yun said: "Miss Qin, you and I just met in Pingshui, even if we fall in love with each other, you don't have to take such a big risk." Without the three-talent psychic grass, even if he dies in the trial, it is also the will of heaven, and he can't complain about others. ”
Qin Shanshan saw that Hu Yun cared about herself, her heart was warm, and she said, "Don't worry, even if I miss and am captured, then Zhao Jiabao will not dare to do anything to me." After a pause, a layer of mist suddenly shrouded in her bright big eyes, and she whispered: "Hu Yun, I don't allow you to talk about death and life in the future, these nonsense, you know?"
Seeing Qin Shanshan's sudden true feelings, Hu Yun was a little overwhelmed for a while, and nodded blankly.
Then, the two began to close their eyes and recuperate. After a short time, the sky was getting dark, and a faint white mist gradually rose, enveloping the entire valley.
Qin Shanshan opened her eyes and chuckled: "This fog is good, God help me, mustache, let's go." ”
The two got up and quietly ran towards the valley.