Ruan Lingchun's Surprise: Offering Up the Map

"Ahem, two Daoist friends bully the minority and bully the weak. Isn't that unjustifiable?"

I heard Dao Comprehension Crystal as reward.

Xiao Chen immediately turned back, took a step forward, and covered the woman behind him.

Ruan Lingchun's request for help was effective, and I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

There are not many monks in the Cangran Secret Realm to begin with, and even fewer can come to Blood Vine Forest at this time.

She was forced all the way to the edge of the quagmire, and she felt a little desperate just now.

Fortunately, there is no end to the road and finally left her a glimmer of hope.

However, the next moment, she looked at Xiao Chen who walked struttingly in front of her, and she was instantly dumbfounded.

Damn it, you must have met that kind of Lineage kid who is just starting out and knows nothing, right?

Where is your body protector Law Technique?

Where is your defense Spirit Artifact?

Who taught you to dare to walk up to the enemy empty-handed without taking anything?

What are you going to do to stop the other party?

By your mouth, or by your face?

Ruan Lingchun Numerous thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant, and he subconsciously took a step further, preparing to help buy time.

Wait, he shouldn't be the other party's accomplice, right?

Before taking action, she hesitated briefly.

But he still chose to enlarge his own Body Protecting Profound Light and block it in front of Xiao Chen.

It's already a time like this anyway, so why worry about that?

If it was really her accomplice, she would have no way to escape if the three of them joined forces, and she would be fooled.

On the contrary, if she is just new to the world, she can still gain time to use Defensive Spell.

In the blink of an eye, Ruan Lingchun quickly made the optimal decision.

At the same time, he did not forget to remind him, "Be careful, fellow Daoist, use your spiritual shield to protect your body!"

However, what she didn't expect was that Xiao Chen just smiled slightly but did not follow her suggestion.

What was even more unexpected was that the attack she had expected never came.

When the two monks who were chasing her saw Xiao Chen, they actually put away Spirit Artifact and stopped.

This... what is going on?

Ruan Lingchun was a little dumbfounded. They were not so easy to talk to when they were chasing him just now. Why did they suddenly change?

Could it be said that Xiao Chen really comes from some big force?

She quickly took another look at the clothes of the people next to her.

In fact, for Ruan Lingchun, it has become something like instinct to judge the general background of a strange monk through his clothing.

First of all, Xiao Chen is dressed in a feather coat without any obvious crest.

Secondly, he did not have any expensive jewelry from head to toe, but only wore three Storage Ring on his hands.

No matter how you look at it, he looks like a casual cultivator.

Ruan Lingchun frowned slightly, and the result of her second thought was completely consistent with her subconscious judgment at the beginning.

But, Compassion Sea, are there such powerful casual cultivators?

Why has she never heard of it before?

Just when Ruan Lingchun was in shock, the two monks opposite also looked at each other.

Immediately, a look of solemnity appeared on his face.

The two of them are actually Cloud Wave Sword Abode's current generation True Disciple. They had just gone to Red Flower Island with their elders before, and even participated in the challenge.

Therefore, I recognized Xiao Chen at the first time.

At this moment, both of their hearts were filled with depression!

How could we meet other monks here?

During the encirclement just now, the two deliberately forced Ruan Lingchun to the edge of the quagmire.

Thanks to the detailed map provided by the sect, they knew that this was one of the longer places in the swamp.

Under normal circumstances, no monk would choose to come here.

But this time they met a guy who didn't take the usual path.

If that's all, then forget it.

As long as the person who comes is not Xiao Chen, it is another monk.

Whether they reveal their identity and directly persuade the opponent to retreat with the golden sign of Cloud Wave Sword Abode, or they rely on the strength of their two brothers to solve the problem with force.

Both of them have full confidence.

But here comes Xiao Chen, Hidden Sect Successor who became famous not long ago as Listening Wave Sea.

Whether it's a comparison of background or strength, they don't have the upper hand.

Secretly communicate as Divine Sense.

One of them took the initiative to take off his mask, held his sword and clasped his fists. "Daoist Xiao OK, I'm Cloud Wave Sword Abode, this generation is True Disciple Mei Zhanpeng, not Bandit Cultivator."

"Today's matter is about some personal grudges."

"I also ask fellow Daoists not to help the evildoers do evil."

While he was speaking, he intentionally showed the mark on his Flying Sword.

Immediately there was an aura painted in white Yun Tao, proving that his identity was true.

Ruan Lingchun was shocked when he saw this scene.

Although she knew that the monks who could come to the Secret Realm were not simple characters, she did not expect that the other party would be Sword Abode True Disciple.

Such roles are often more difficult to deal with than those Golden Core deacons.

They are basically all trained by Nascent Soul Seed from large sects, and most of them have Nascent Soul True Lord as their master.

Regardless of personal strength or background, Golden Core cultivator has stood at the top.

Lineage monks like Ruan Lingchun may seem to have a good status, but in fact they are far behind compared to the other party.

More importantly, such monks often cherish their reputation very much.

Since you have already done something to kill people and seize treasures, you will definitely clean up the whole thing to make sure no one is aware of it.

Now that things have come to this, I'm afraid I can't do anything right today.

In fact, Xiao Chen is afraid that she will also be involved.

If I had known this, it would be better to remain silent just now.

"Hey, why do you have to fight and kill when you are out?"

However, Xiao Chen showed no signs of panic after hearing the other party announcing his home address.

He spoke unhurriedly and persuaded, "Since fellow Daoist recognizes me, you might as well give me some face and just retreat."

Mei Zhanpeng heard this and immediately frowned.

He was a little reluctant to let go of this Dao Comprehension Crystal.

After all, it was not easy for him to get this opportunity to enter Cangran Secret Realm among his fellow apprentices.

Moreover, every time Secret Realm is produced, only a few Dao Comprehension Crystal are produced in total.

If we let it go, the two of them may never meet again.

Thinking of this, Mei Zhanpeng opened his mouth and wanted to try again. Could he use Sword Hut's background to intimidate Xiao Chen from intervening?

However, before this idea was uttered, I heard the voice advice from my companion.

He was stunned for a moment, and finally bowed again. "Daoist Xiao... what you said is absolutely true."

"I still have something to do, so I'll take my leave!"

After saying that, the two of them turned around and walked away, with clean steps, and quickly disappeared into the forest.

Huh?

Ruan Lingchun next to him was dumbfounded.

The other party is Listening Wave Sea's only overlord-level force, True Disciple of Cloud Wave Sword Abode!

Can such two simple words of persuasion directly scare away the opponent?

She looked at Xiao Chen in disbelief.

Where are you from?

Thinking of Mei Zhanpeng and others, it was obvious that he recognized Xiao Chen immediately and put away Spirit Artifact.

Ruan Lingchun's pupils shrank. Could it be that this is a secret that only a few people are qualified to know?

For a moment, she thought of various possibilities.

"Xiao... hello, senior, the little girl's name is Ruan Lingchun, from the Ruan Family of Azure Sea."

She quickly bowed and thanked, "Thank you, senior, for saving my life."

Although in theory, monks of the same level can call each other fellow Daoists.

But at this time, it's best to lower your attitude.

"Hey, don't say thank you."

Xiao Chen reminded, "Take people's money to eliminate disasters for others."

"The trouble has been driven away for you, so I can't give you less."

Upon hearing this, Ruan Lingchun immediately took out the Dao Comprehension Crystal that he had just obtained from Storage Ring.

She glanced at it with a bit of reluctance, and immediately offered it with both hands. "What the little girl promised, of course she will do what she said. Please accept it, senior."

Xiao Chen took the thing and checked it a little.

It is indeed the genuine Dao Comprehension Crystal, and it is exactly Wood Element.

"Very good, then we'll be settled."

Xiao Chen nodded and put away the crystal. "I still want to explore inside, so you should proceed with caution."

"Let's just say goodbye. Goodbye."

After that, he also walked towards Blood Vine Forest.

"Senior Xiao Wait a moment!"

Ruan Lingchun suddenly spoke, but hesitated, a look of hesitation appeared on his cheeks.

Xiao Chen asked curiously, "What's wrong? Do you have anything else to do?"

"Let's talk first, I'm very busy and I have to explore Secret Realm."

"The content of our transaction just now was limited to helping you catch those two people, and nothing else was included."

"If there are other things - that's another price!"

Ruan Lingchun Bai Qian bit her red lips, her eyes flickered twice, and she finally made up her mind.

He took out a gold-plated map from Storage Ring: "Here is a map that my uncle gave me before I came here."

"It describes seven places where Dao Comprehension Crystal has appeared."

"To be honest, the piece of Dao Comprehension Crystal just came from the first place recorded in the picture."

"The little girl feels that her strength is low and cannot continue to explore Blood Vine Forest. She will return to Sprite Forest later."

"In this case, the little lady is willing to give this map to senior, please don't dislike it."

Ruan Lingchun is indeed speaking from his heart.

If she continues to explore Blood Vine Forest, she might encounter Mei Zhanpeng again, or someone else with evil intentions.

If we encounter danger again, we can't count on such luck.

Therefore, Ruan Lingchun's most rational choice is to return to a relatively safe place.

While collecting spiritual objects to avoid a wasted trip, wait for the Secret Realm to end and return to Lineage in time to seek shelter.

As long as we go back to the Azure Sea, Cloud Wave Sword Abode's hand won't be able to stretch that long.

Looking at it this way, she wouldn't need the map anyway, so she might as well just use it as a favor.

Although Ruan Lingchun, as of now, apart from knowing that Xiao Chen's surname is Xiao, nothing else is known about him.

But from Mei Zhanpeng's reaction, it is not difficult to see that the other party is by no means an ordinary person.

So after a little hesitation, she chose to offer the map.

"Oh? There is such a thing?"

Xiao Chen immediately became interested. After all, he came here for Dao Comprehension Crystal.

So he didn't shirk and took the map directly. "Miss Ruan's kindness, I will remember it in my heart."

"If you can gain something, you will be rewarded in the future."

If Dao Comprehension Crystal is really found based on this map, then he wouldn't mind giving some feedback in the future.

But Xiao Chen didn't say anything to death.

If nothing comes of it, just pretend he didn't say anything.

Despite this, after hearing his promise, Ruan Lingchun immediately breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

In this way, her purpose of sending the map was completely achieved.

The two separated.

Ruan Lingchun quietly found a place to hide, recovered his true energy, and prepared to cross the swamp again.

Xiao Chen followed the directions on the map and headed to the second location.

As can be seen from the picture, the seven locations are relatively scattered.

Some are closer to the left, some are closer to the right, and overall they appear according to the rule from shallower to darker.

Next to each location, two numbers are written in very small letters.

They are 'one' and 'three' respectively.

This means that in the past, Dao Comprehension Crystal appeared three times within a hundred miles of this location.

"Huh? Why not?"

However, after Xiao Chen searched the second location, he was disappointed to find that there was no second Dao Comprehension Crystal here.

"Alas~!"

He was a little regretful. "I thought I could get seven Dao Comprehension Crystal this time."

But now it seems that this map only provides the most likely place where Dao Comprehension Crystal will appear.

It is essentially an accumulation of past experience and may not be completely reliable.

But then again, according to the statistics from the previous booklet.

In most cases, only two or three pieces of Dao Comprehension Crystal are confirmed to appear in the Secret Realm, and the real total number is likely to be no more than five.

Xiao Chen has just come in and has already obtained one.

It can be said that he is actually quite lucky, and there is no need to push the limits.

"I hope there are five places left and I can find another one."

Xiao Chen readjusted his mentality and continued to rush to other places according to the instructions on the map in his hand.

The third place is still empty.

However, during the search, he saw traces of Law Technique somewhere.

Xiao Chen leaned over and inspected it carefully.

The strange thing is that the traces all seem to come from the same party, and it doesn't look like they were left behind by someone fighting for skills.

However, several different Water Element Spell marks were left at the scene.

Contains a large number of remaining ice crystals and a small silted pond.

Just looking at these Law Technique remnants, Xiao Chen can imagine that not long ago, someone tried their best to use Law Technique.

"It's really weird."

Xiao Chen I can't figure out what's going on.

But he could at least come up with another fact - there were other monks who arrived at the third location before him.

This is actually quite normal.

Xiao Chen immediately realized that since the map in his hand came from the accumulation of past experience.

It makes no sense that only Ruan Family would collect such information.

It is very likely that someone else has something similar in their hands, and it may even be more accurate and detailed than the map in their own hands.

"Huh, then we can't search step by step like this."

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Chen changed his original route and headed straight for the seventh deepest place.

What he can use now is still his speed advantage.

Just be the first to get there before the others.

Then it is very likely to find the new Dao Comprehension Crystal.

If not, it's not too late to return to the sixth place.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Two blood-red vines, twisted and knotted like twists, suddenly jumped up from the ground and volleyed towards Xiao Chen who was on his way.

Each one is as thick as an average person's thigh.

If you look carefully, you can even find barbs as thick as a little finger hidden on their surface.

It usually sticks to the vines, but only when it is entangled with the monks, it will suddenly shoot out, penetrate Body Protecting Profound Light and go straight into the flesh.

Blood Vine Forest is never a safe place.

The deeper you go, the more frequent such attacks become.

"Shua~!"

Xiao Chen didn't even look back, his backhand was Sword Light.

Directly cut the two attacking vines into two pieces.

The vines that were broken on the ground were still trying to squirm closer to him, but were left far behind because they were too slow.

In fact, at the beginning, Xiao Chen still used fists and whip legs.

After all, ever since Body Refining broke through, he has been more accustomed to using pure power to solve problems.

But he soon discovered that using tools is also a kind of wisdom.

Especially when it comes to chopping, swords are easier to use than fists and feet!

In other words, while both methods can easily kill the vines, the attack distance advantage of Flying Sword is still quite obvious.

At least these blood vines are full of danger for ordinary monks.

For Xiao Chen, it is just an annoying weed.

One day later.

Relying on the advantage of speed and Flying Sword, he successfully reached the seventh place.

This is almost the deepest part of the entire Blood Vine Forest.

The crimson vines that can be seen everywhere seem to be too lazy to continue to disguise themselves, and from time to time there will be a few openly blocking the ground.

"Very good!"

Xiao Chen looked around and nodded with satisfaction. "Since the blood vine has not been destroyed, it means that others have not been here yet."

He made a special trip to come here in advance just to be one step ahead.

He waved Sword Light casually and cut the exposed vines on the ground into pieces.

He searched the area carefully.

Suddenly, Xiao Chen saw Sword Light just passing by.

There seemed to be an unusual light flashing in the grass on the left front.

"Hahaha, I saw you!"

Xiao Chen immediately rushed over and pulled away the lush physalis grass on the ground.

Sure enough, I saw a crystal clear crystal lying quietly on the blood-red ground.

There are mysterious runes sealed in the center, which look particularly charming.

It is Wood Element Dao Comprehension Crystal.

He immediately reached out to pick it up.

"Sa! Sa! Sa!"

At the moment Xiao Chen bent down.

Suddenly six vines jumped up from the physalis grass at the same time and fell down from all directions.

"Boom!"

Layers of fire lotus suddenly bloomed from Xiao Chen.

It easily burned all the surrounding vines to ashes.

From the very beginning, I realized that the number of Dao Comprehension Crystal produced each time was directly related to the number of monks' casualties.

Xiao Chen knew that there must be some kind of danger lurking around the crystal.

Therefore, I recited Jade Terrace Fire Lotus silently in my mind early in the morning and prepared myself for defense.

But when he discovered that the danger around him turned out to be vines, he was still a little disappointed and a little confused.

Although these vines are indeed a bit lethal.

But with this alone, I'm afraid it can't threaten those elite monks, right?

After all, Cangran Secret Realm has existed for a long time. It makes no sense that only the map was leaked, but there are no corresponding precautions.

"So, there should be other dangers?"

Xiao Chen looked around, still feeling a little wary.

Although he is not afraid of other monks ambushing him, if the danger comes from the Secret Realm himself, then there is no telling.

He didn't want to trigger Night's Edge until the most critical moment.

The reason why trump cards are called trump cards is because they cannot be used casually and must be hidden.

Patiently, he completed the inspection of the seventh location.

It's a pity that he didn't find a new crystal.

It seems that only one Dao Comprehension Crystal can appear in one location.

"Is it so regular?"

Xiao Chen judged the direction and turned back towards the sixth location.

However, when he turned around, those vines seemed to have received some kind of order.

One after another, they emerged from the ground and relied on the surrounding trees to form layers of bloody nets, blocking his way back.

"Oh?"

Xiao Chen looked at these vines thoughtfully. "What do you mean? No Retreat?"

It's a pity that if it were just like this, it wouldn't be a problem for him.

Relying on Flying Sword's advantage, he didn't expend too much effort and forcibly broke through the vine net that was enough to block the normal Golden Core Great Perfection monks.

However, when all the vines in front of him were cut off.

Xiao Chen found that a birch tree stood up directly in front of him.

Because of his relationship with Divinity Veil, he could be sure that he was not hallucinating.

It was indeed a birch tree about a foot thick. It pulled out its roots from the ground, propped them on the ground like a spider's legs, and stood up straight from the spot.

"Hey, are you Sprites?"

Xiao Chen did not panic, but took the initiative to say hello.

However, the birch tree ignored him and just pointed its branches, including every leaf, at him.

The meaning is obvious. If you continue to retreat, you will be directly attacked.

"Humph, who are you looking down on?"

Xiao Chen stepped forward directly. "You alone want to stop me. If you have the ability, come with a few more, and they will tear down the heart of the tree for you."

He didn't finish his words.

The ground suddenly trembled.

Another pine tree also stood up.

Then there was a cypress tree, then a poplar tree... In a blink of an eye, dozens of trees around them stood up from the ground.

Like archers, they aimed their branches at Xiao Chen.

Great, now the case is solved.

It turns out that the real danger is here.

I really didn't expect that there were so many Sprites hidden in Blood Vine Forest.

Judging from the breath, each tree is equivalent to a Late-stage Golden Core monk.

Therefore, even if there are groups of monks coming, be extra careful.

However, Xiao Chen decided to fulfill what he just said.

"Boom!"

"Crack!"

"Boom~!"

One after another, giant trees were knocked down and then chopped into two pieces on the spot.

"I said I was going to tear you all down and dig out the heart of the tree. You really think I was joking, right?"

Xiao Chen grabbed the slightly trembling tree heart, put it into Vast Sea Ring, and immediately rushed to the next Sprites.

It only took less than three quarters of an hour.

A total of thirty-six giant trees were turned into broken wood.

According to the market price of a tree heart, it is about Fifty Thousand Spirit Stones.

This means that at least 1.8 million Spirit Stone is accounted for!