Yunwu Mountain is about 300 miles away from Qingyundu, in fact, it is a transition zone sandwiched between the two mountains of Taihang Wangwu, the mountain is not precipitous, but it is extremely complex and has many canyons. It is a treasure of medicinal materials in Jizhou.

Guo Yang and more than 100 other outer disciples were quite excited about their first mission, and after three days of trekking, they came to the foot of Yunwu Mountain.

Everyone was full of excitement, looking at the misty mountain peaks, and they all geared up, as if there were large tracts of medicinal herbs waiting for them to harvest.

The middle-aged pharmacist who led the team looked coldly at the clouds and mist between the mountains, squinted and thought for a while, and took the lead in walking towards a valley on his left.

A group of outer disciples hurriedly followed, for fear of falling behind.

After traveling for more than an hour, we didn't even pick a single medicinal herb.

Looking at the silent pharmacist in front of them, everyone gradually recovered from the excitement and excitement at the beginning - this medicine collection is not an easy task, not only to see physical strength and ability to distinguish medicine, but also to look at luck.

The valley got deeper and deeper, the fog around it became thicker, and the temperature was obviously much lower. Many of the outer disciples even shrunk their necks, and their lips began to turn blue.

Under the leadership of the middle-aged pharmacist, the group went deep into Yunwu Mountain for three days, and only then did they find a few sporadic herbs one after another, and the year was obviously not enough, so they could only be transplanted to the Zongmen medicine field.

The middle-aged pharmacist's face was gloomy, and he walked in front without saying a word. More than 100 teenagers were silent, for fear that saying a word would make the medicine teacher angry.

Another day passed, and they came to a grand canyon called Cloud Turning Valley. The terrain of the Cloud Turning Valley is steep, and it is covered by dense fog all year round, and the roar of wild beasts is faintly heard.

The middle-aged pharmacist stood on a rock at the entrance to the canyon, squinting as if listening to something.

After a long time, he turned his head in some disappointment and said in a deep voice: "This canyon is called Cloud Valley, and there are many centuries-old medicines since then. As we traveled, it seemed that someone before us was on a rampage for medicine, and we didn't get anything for days. You go in, collect medicine, and kill all the medicine pickers who are not from my sect. ”

Guo Yang and the others were stunned, and couldn't help but feel a chill on their backs. This Taiwang faction is really domineering, and it even wants to kill all the other medicine pickers.

But everyone didn't dare to say anything, hesitated, and slowly walked into the canyon.

Along the way, except for the thick fog and lack of eyesight to see the surroundings, there were no other dangers.

However, listening to the roar of the beast faintly coming from the depths of the canyon, each teenager pinched a handful of cold sweat.

After marching for more than an hour, the group came to a huge pool. Around the pool, a thick layer of ice was formed, and bursts of cold air continued to evaporate in a cold mist visible to the naked eye, enveloping it in a radius of one mile.

Everyone took a breath of cool air and looked at each other, obviously shocked by the strange scene in front of them.

What especially frightened everyone was that there were more than ten zhang of the waterhole, which was full of bones, and there were all kinds of beasts and humans.

Guo Yang stood in the crowd, looked at the center of the pool from afar, and vaguely saw that the water in the pool was clear, light blue, looming in the mist, looking weird.

He turned around and whispered to Zhang Xiaopang, Li Xiaochun and Geng Danian, who were following behind him: "Everyone be careful, this place is dangerous. ”

The three teenagers were already frightened, but they just looked at the white bones with their eyes and nodded again and again.

"Everybody go around. Among the teenagers, I don't know who shouted loudly, and I felt that I was slowly looking for a path along the edge of the cold pressure of the waterhole, and wanted to get around here.

At this moment, a sudden gust of wind swept by, and a low roar was heard.

The faces of a group of young people changed abruptly, and they took out their own weapons, including simple knives, steel forks, and more, sickle-shaped blades for the disciples of the Taiwang Sect's medicine collection group. This kind of blade can be used as a medicine collection tool in ordinary times, and it is a weapon in an emergency, and the end is extremely sharp, which can be regarded as the standard configuration of these outer disciples.

Just as everyone drew their blades and prepared to fight, a huge python slowly crawled out of the thick fog.

This python is about four or five feet long, as thick as a bucket, and its two dark gray eyes look indifferently at the waterhole, and they don't even bother to look at the more than 100 teenagers around them.

Everyone looked at each other, confused, and slowly retreated back.

Suddenly, the fog in the waterhole rolled, and an earth-shattering roar came out, shaking the ears of more than 100 teenagers and shocking them.

A black shadow flashed, and after a string of crackling sounds, a wound appeared on the giant python's body, and the bones were visible.

The python roared, causing its whole body to shrink in pain, and then rushed into the depths of the pool in a rage.

Suddenly, the black shadow flashed again, and a huge wound appeared on the giant python's body again. The python threw its head up to the sky and let out a low sound. The huge body shook suddenly, and the tail swept by, and it actually knocked seven or eight outer disciples into the air, and fell straight down towards the cold pool.

Guo Yang and Zhang Xiaopang are two of these unlucky eggs.

Zhang Xiaopang was violently hit by the giant python's tail, and he had already spurted blood from his mouth and nose and was in a semi-comatose state.

Guo Yang was slightly better, except for the blood spurting from his mouth and nose, he was still conscious.

He subconsciously waved the sickle-shaped weapon in his hand desperately to protect his body, and the cool breath in his body worked naturally.

Just as a few people immediately fell into the cold pool, a black shadow flashed, and a huge force hit them head-on, instantly smashing seven or eight people to a place seven or eight feet away.

Guo Yang didn't care about anything else, grabbed Zhang Xiaopang's fat body, and fled more than 30 zhang away from Hantan after more than a dozen rapid rolling actions in a row.

Several other teenagers also escaped with rolling and crawling.

As soon as everyone got up from the ground, their faces were full of fear, and without waiting for anyone to command, they retreated back dozens of feet like frightened rabbits before stopping.

In the depths of the cold pool, under the cover of the mist, there was a palpitating roar, mixed with one or two low roars.

The fog was rolling, and it was impossible to see what was going on inside.

Of course, none of the more than 100 disciples of the Taiwang Sect dared to go in and check.

After about a stick of incense, there was no sound in the depths of the cold pool.

Just when everyone looked at each other and didn't know what to do, the middle-aged pharmacist who led the team quietly appeared.

He stood far away on a rock behind the crowd, groaning, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a long time, the middle-aged pharmacist said in a deep voice: "Let's take a detour." This place is dangerous, don't stay. ”

One by one, the teenagers walked around in horror and continued to walk towards the depths of the Cloud Turning Valley.

Gradually, everyone found a lot of medicinal materials that were old enough, and everyone had a harvest, and everyone's hanging hearts slowly calmed down.

Guo Yang took Zhang Xiaopang and the other three people to search for a dense forest on the left side of the canyon, and along the way, three or four ginseng plants were dug up just for more than a hundred years.

The four teenagers were overjoyed. Especially Zhang Xiaopang, there is still a faint blood stain on the corner of his mouth, but he has long been encouraged by the huge gain, and he has long forgotten the thrill by the cold pool.

Guo Yang found that the intensive training in the past six months can basically be said to be reborn for the outer disciples of these medicine collection groups.

Not only is everyone's physique much stronger, but their movements are also extremely flexible. The ordinary steep stone wall is no longer daunting for this group of teenagers. Often I saw a medicinal herb at a height of seven or eight zhang from afar, and immediately someone climbed up skillfully, almost like a spirit monkey.

According to the plan discussed before departure, as soon as we entered the medicine collection area, we were automatically divided into more than 20 small teams, ranging from four or five people to each team.

Guo Yang has a group of four people, each with a division of labor. Guo Yang is agile, good at climbing and leaping, and collecting difficult medicinal materials is naturally his task.

Zhang Xiaopang is sensitive to the smell of medicinal herbs, and can often rely on his nose to accurately find those hidden medicinal herbs, so his main task is to find them.

Li Xiaochun was born in a family of blacksmiths, with a muscular body and the greatest strength among the four, and his main task is to hold a steel fork to escort everyone.

And Geng Danian is the oldest of the four, he is already fourteen years old, he is honest and sturdy, so he naturally takes on the task of carrying the sundries of the medicine box.

"Guo Yang, how much is the medicine collection task given to us by the sect?" Zhang Xiaopang asked while sniffling.

"It seems that if each person collects ten taels worth of silver every quarter, he will be considered to have completed the task. Guo Yang replied.

"If you can't do the task after listening, you will be severely punished. Zhang Xiaopang said with a sad face.

"It doesn't matter, it seems that we are not bad at work and should be able to meet the deadline. Geng Danian, who had been walking with his head bored, said.

Guo Yang glanced back, continued to walk forward, and said, "Let's go, get ahead of others, let's just collect as many medicines as possible." ”

The four of them continued to go deep into the Cloud Valley, climbed the rock and crossed the stream, and successively dug up several precious medicinal herbs.