Chapter 33: The Hunter of the Dark
Edgeworth is not comparable to the wind, and it is thousands of miles away in an instant. Narcissus, Shui Hua and Zhang Fan traveled westward, and it didn't take long for them to come to a small island.
According to Yu Jian, this island is called Xuanming Island, and it is named because of the entrance to the Xuanming Secret Realm. There is a teleportation array in the center of the island, which is the entrance to the secret realm of the Xuanying.
Zhang Fan and the three of them got off the flying sword and walked quickly to the center of the island. The fog ahead seemed to be nowhere to go.
At this time, Narcissus's mind moved, took out a jade plate, and said to Zhang Fan: "Senior brother, this is the Vientiane Mystery Array that guards the teleportation array. Follow me, or you will be lost in the great array. Zhang Fan nodded, and then followed Narcissus and Splash into the vast white mist.
Narcissus walks all the way, and naturally forms a mist channel around his body. It didn't take long for the three of them to arrive in a secluded place. There was no longer fog around them, and in front of them was a gossip platform that radiated a colorful aura.
Narcissus turned to Zhang Fan and said, "Senior brother, the spiritual power required for the teleportation array is huge, and it takes ten years to gather the spiritual power that has been opened for twelve days. If you don't plan to do penance in the secret realm, you have to return to the door within 12 days. My junior sister and I have already reached the realm of foundation building, and we plan to practice penance in the secret realm for ten years, and then we will go directly to the secret realm to meditate. The junior disciple only has the cultivation of the fifth level of qi, and he can join the hunter meeting of the outer layer, become a hunter, and experience it. Zhang Fan replied: "Thank you, senior sister." Narcissus smiled, "Okay, let's go in." Then the three of them walked into the portal.
Narcissus's mind moved, and eight fist-sized blue spirit stones fell into the eyes of the eight arrays of the teleportation array one by one, and suddenly a burst of colored light flashed. A colorful vortex appeared in the array, and Zhang Fan and the three disappeared into the whirlpool at once.
Zhang Fan only felt that he had entered a colored passage, and only stayed in it for a moment. As soon as my eyes lit up, I appeared on a platform that was almost exactly the same as before. This is naturally the other end of the teleportation array.
The three of them left the teleportation array, and came out of the Vientiane Trace Formation to protect the teleportation array, and came to a street. Zhang Fan looked around and saw that there were ordinary people coming and going here and Fang City, which was quite lively, and he was full of emotion in his heart.
Seeing this, Narcissus said, "Senior brother." This is the cultivation place that the Qi cultivation disciples in the sect have cultivated for many years, and it is the same as the outside, which can meet the daily needs of ordinary disciples. You can join the Hunter Guild directly. Become a hunter and train in a team, or you can go to various hunting grounds alone and have a hunter trial. Zhang Fan thanked: "Thank you, senior sister." ”
Narcissus continued: "The secret realm opens once every ten years. Spirit beasts also increased dramatically once every ten years. We're going to the Secret Realm Layer Xuan Netherworld Spirit Pool to cultivate. You take care. With that, he was leaving.
"Wait!" Zhang Fan said. Shui Hua smiled: "Senior brother, are you reluctant to let us go with us to hunt beasts in the inner layer?"
Zhang Fan's heart moved, he took out six jade boxes containing dragon blood fruits from the ring, handed them to the two girls, and said, "Two senior sisters, this is the spirit fruit obtained by the junior brother by chance, and it tastes good." For you. ”
"Hehe, junior brother is really a master of flowers. He even wanted to please our sisters. Splash laughed. But having said that, her movements were not slow, and she happily accepted Zhang Fan's three jade boxes. Seeing this, Narcissus also accepted the gift and said with a smile: "Thank you for your kindness." Originally, Senior Sister wanted to give you some protective things, but now that you have a medium-grade peak treasure to protect yourself and a storage ring, there is nothing to give you. But I hope that the junior brother will be careful. The Xuanming Secret Realm is not a good place, the junior disciple is careful, if he encounters a large number of spirit beasts, he should take life as the first. ”
Zhang Fan thanked: "Thank you, senior sister." The two women smiled and nodded, and said, "Senior brother, farewell." With that, Edgeworth left.
Seeing this, Zhang Fan sighed: "It's better to hurry up and improve your strength." Otherwise, the master will only resist the wind for the rest of his life. With that, he strode down the street.
The Xuanming Secret Realm has a long history, and was discovered and developed by the Beiming faction as early as 10,000 years ago. For 10,000 years, almost all the treasures in the secret realm have been looted. Nowadays, it has become a cultivation secret place of the Beiming Sect, and it is also a place of peace for the ascetics in the sect. When the Xuanming Secret Realm is opened once every ten years, the spirit beasts in the Xuanming Spiritual Pool in the depths of the secret realm will pour out in large quantities, becoming a tool for Qi cultivation monks to earn spirit stones and sharpen their Dao Method.
The secret realm is divided into three layers: outer, middle, and inner.
There is a cultivation treasure land in the inner layer, the Xuanjing Spirit Pool, where the spiritual energy is rich, the spirit beasts are numerous, and the danger is abnormal, which is the cultivation treasure land of the monks and ascetics in the foundation building period in the door. In addition, every ten years, when the secret realm is opened, the bottom of the Xuanming Spirit Pool will generate the Heavenly Treasure Xuanming True Water. Xuanming True Water not only contains the extremely pure water aura, but also has the effect of washing the body and purifying the true element, which can increase the probability of the peak monk entering the Jindan stage.
In the middle layer, there are two treasures where spirit beasts gather and elixirs grow - Mad Cow Mountain and Spirit Horse Farm. It is said that in addition to the naidan, cowhide and horns that make the monks red, some mad cows also carry bezoars. The bezoar is also a kind of natural treasure, which has the effect of assisting the advanced foundation building period of monks in the Qi cultivation period, and the medicinal value is different according to different years. The spirit horses in the spirit horse farm eat more precious elixirs and raise a pair of rare spirit bones. Monks can refine spirit bones into flying swords. It is said that the spirit bone flying sword is a treasure that can grow, and if it is conceived and raised properly, it has the opportunity to transform into the magic weapon of the golden pill that flies away from the sky.
The outer layer is distributed with a large number of spirit beasts and elixirs. Their grade is not high, but they are spirit stones and spirit pills in the eyes of Qi cultivation period cultivators. The outer layer of the secret layer has a wide range, and it is roughly divided into different areas according to the strength of the spirit beasts, which is called the hunting ground. Among them, the Beast Hunting Guild is a monk organization that collects, trades, and processes spirit beast materials organized by the monks during the Qi training period.
While recalling the information about the Xuanming Secret Realm in his memory, Zhang Fan rushed to the Hunters' Association, and it didn't take long for him to come to the door of a rugged bluestone hall. He saw the monks around him coming in and out, and glanced at the four big characters "Hunters' Association" above the temple door, so he walked in quickly, and came to a counter in a short time.
Seeing this, a black-robed steward asked, "This fellow Daoist, I see that you are a newcomer, you must want to join our union and become an excellent hunter, right?" Zhang Fan said: "Yes, it's troublesome Daoist." ”
The steward took out a red jade plate, handed it to Zhang Fan, and said, "Fellow Daoist." Please confess your jade plaque with blood to the owner, and at the same time report to the Daoist Friendship Dao number, and pay a hundred spirit stones as a handling fee. You're a first-class hunter in our Hunters' Guild. Hearing this, Zhang Fan took the red jade plate and dripped blood to recognize the master, and then took out a hundred spirit stones and handed them to the steward, and said at the same time: "Thank you Daoyou, in Xia Xuanhuang." This is a processing fee. ”
The steward took the spirit stone and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Xuanhuang Daoyou, you are the No. 10001 hunter of our Hunter Guild, and you are currently ranked 10001 in the Hunter Guild. In the underworld. The spirit beast is divided into three grades, a total of thirty-six levels, and in the future, every time you kill a spirit beast jade plate, you will record the hunting results of the Taoist. The first-level spirit beast record contributed very much. The second-level spirit beast contributed twenty points, and then each level of the spirit beast increased, the contribution points increased by ten points. When the number of points reaches 10,000, the jade plaque will turn orange. At that time, Daoyou was a second-level hunter. The higher the level of the Daoist. The more generous the treatment you can enjoy when cultivating in the Xuan Ming Secret Realm. ”
Zhang Fan said lightly: "Thank you, Daoyou." The steward said, "Xuanhuang Daoyou." Your jade plaque contains a map of the Xuanying Secret Realm and records about spirit beasts, elixirs, and spiritual materials, so don't miss out on good things when you go all the way. When the Daoist friends return from hunting, they can sell the skins, bones, and inner pills of the spirit beasts to us, and we will definitely not treat the Daoists badly. ”
Zhang Fan nodded and said, "Thank you for reminding you and say goodbye." With that, he walked away quickly.
Hunters will be out of the way. The monks who had just come out of the temple either left quickly, or gathered together in three or five. What to discuss. Occasionally, the monks passing by would be called over by the people next to them, and they would talk about it, and then they would smile and leave quickly.
"This fellow Daoist, are you going to hunt beasts in the No. 5 Beast Hunting Ground? We have already gathered eight Daoist friends here, plus you are exactly nine. Zhang Fan was thinking about it, and an enthusiastic voice suddenly sounded in his ears.
Zhang Fan looked up and saw that the person talking to him was a thin young man in a black robe who practiced qi at the sixth level, and behind him, seven monks who were cultivating from the fifth layer to the seventh layer of qi cultivation were talking about hunting beasts. He thought about it slightly, then shook his head lightly and said, "Thank you for your kindness, I like to be alone, so I won't join you." ”
The young man smiled and said, "Daoist friends don't know, I heard that the spirit beasts in the beast hunting ground have increased dramatically these days. It's very dangerous for you to hunt beasts alone, so join us. We put some people who are good at attracting beasts, some are good at arranging formations, some are good at hunting spirit animals, and some are good at drawing talismans. Daoyou is a newcomer, and he doesn't have a lot of experience in hunting beasts, so why not join us and learn how to hunt beasts quickly first, and then go out to hunt beasts alone?"
When Zhang Fan heard this, he thought: "That's right, although I have the map and information of the Xuanming Secret Realm, but after all, I don't have much experience, why don't I have a long experience with them for the time being, and wait until tomorrow to hunt beasts alone." Thinking of this, he said, "Okay, I'm sorry for the trouble." ”
The young man smiled: "Daoist friend is polite. Let's go meet other fellow Taoists. As he spoke, he took Zhang Fan to the crowd.
The young man came to the crowd and said to the other seven: "Fellow Daoists, we have enough people, this time we will definitely be able to take down the Xuanyin Snake King and obtain the Xuanyin Snake Gall." When the seven people heard this, they all nodded.
Seeing this, the man turned to Zhang Fan and said, "Fellow Daoist, we will experience together for a period of time in the future, let's get acquainted with each other first, and then we will go to the beast hunting ground to hunt beasts." ”
Zhang Fan nodded when he heard this, looked at the eight black-robed monks, including the thin young man, and saw that they were four men and four women, and their relationship seemed to be relatively close. The four women had different manners, one was wearing a black veil, blurry and hazy, and could not see clearly, one was wearing earrings and heavy makeup, one was plump and looked sexy and hot, and the other was thin and graceful, looking pitiful and a little mysterious. Compared with women, the four men are not very attractive, one is tall, the other is unusually short, one is fat, and the other is thin. Among the eight people, except for the thin and graceful woman who was a peak cultivator of the fifth level of qi training, the other seven were all sixth-level qi cultivation and seventh-level qi cultivation monks.
Zhang Fan kept the basic situation of the monks in his heart for a moment, and then clasped his fists and said to everyone: "In Xia Xuanhuang, I have seen all Taoist friends. Seeing this, the seven of them said lightly: "Welcome Xuanhuang Daoyou to join our Whirlwind Beast Hunting Squad." ”
The thin young man said: "Xuanhuang Daoyou, you are the last to join our Whirlwind Beast Hunting Squad, ranking ninth, so let's call Lao Jiu." Zhang Fan nodded.
Then the young man said: "My name is Heishui, and I am the captain of the team, and I am also the eldest. Zhang Fan nodded again.
Heishui pointed at the tall burly man and said, "This is called Brute Bear, the second child, and his divine power is unparalleled." The bear shook his muscles and nodded with a smile.
Hei Shui pointed to the short old man and said, "This is the medicine elder, the third child, who is good at refining medicine. The sparse white beard at the corner of Yao Lao's mouth trembled slightly, and the old face smiled gloomily in response.
Hei Shui pointed to the fair-skinned fat man and said, "This is a ghost fat, the fourth, and he is good at arranging formations." The ghost fat flesh trembled slightly and waved in response.
Heishui pointed to the woman wearing heavy makeup and earrings and said, "This is a ghost queen, the fifth child, and a ghost fat Taoist couple, who is good at refining weapons." Onihime grimaced in response.
Hei Shui pointed at the plump woman and said, "This is the blood demon, the sixth child, who is good at dissecting spirit beasts. Bloody smiled heartily in response.
Hei Shui pointed to the thin and graceful woman and said, "This is Qingyou, the seventh child, good at drawing talismans." Qing Yu smiled shyly in response.
Heishui pointed to the black gauze woman and said, "This is a goddess, the eighth child, who is proficient in heaven and earth. The goddess didn't say anything, but her hair moved slightly.
Hei Shui finally said: "Although I don't have any special skills, I have been in the Netherworld for the longest time, and I am familiar with the distribution of spirit beasts and elixirs in various places, and I also know the weaknesses of spirit beasts, so I can assist everyone to join forces against the enemy." ”
When Zhang Fan heard this, he smiled and said: "All the Taoist friends have extraordinary skills, and Xuan Huang admires them. I just became a hunter in the next year, and I have brute strength, but I don't have any special skills, but I will try my best to cooperate with everyone. ”
Bloody smiled: "Okay, Lao Jiu will be with me from now on." We are mainly responsible for killing spirit animals. Zhang Fan heard this and said: "That's good, Xuanhuang will obey the arrangement of the sixth sister in the future." ”
Seeing that everyone was ready, Heishui said, "Okay! Since everyone knows each other. Let's go. The new snake king that appeared in the Xuanying Cave of the No. 5 Hunting Ground is comparable in strength to an eighth-layer cultivator who practices qi, and the nine of us will jointly arrange the Nine Palaces Killing Array, and we will definitely be able to kill the snake king and take out the snake gall. The snake king is rare in a hundred years, and he is full of treasures. As long as we get the Snake King, we can earn nearly 100,000 spirit stones, and we don't have to worry about the spirit stones we need for cultivation in the next year. ”
Hearing this, the ghost fat took out a jade slip, handed it to Zhang Fan, and said: "Old Jiu, this is the basic principle of the formation of the Nine Palaces Great Array, you look at it while walking, get familiar with it, and then it will be easy to set up the array." Zhang Fan took the jade slip and nodded.
Seeing this, Heishui said, "Let's go, hurry up to the Xuanming Cave." If you let others know that the snake king is cun, you will definitely not let go of the opportunity to make a fortune. Everyone nodded, and then headed for the fifth hunting field. (To be continued......)