Two days later, Li Yuan handed over the last batch of Spirit-Refining Talisman and set off with Captain Wang's team.
What is different from usual is that Li Yuan has an extra storage bag, which he bought for Spirit Stone for dozens of yuan.
There are eight people in the team.
Captain Wang took the lead, followed by Wang Lu, followed by four monks from Guard Squad.
Li Yuan and another guard of Qi Refining Late Stage walked at the back.
It's not far from the settlement to the entrance of the Secret Realm, just walk two hundred steps north along the dirt road.
The entrance is a Stone Gate embedded in the mountain wall, which is about two feet high. The door frame is covered with dense runes. It is so old that most of it has been blurred.
Inside the door is a gray-white light curtain, like a layer of mist solidifying in the door opening, making it impossible to see the scene inside.
There is a Yuanyang Sect Disciple standing on each side of Stone Gate, responsible for collecting tickets and maintaining order.
Captain Wang walked to the door, took out a stack of Spirit Stone from his arms and handed it over. Yuanyang Sect Disciple counted it and nodded to let it go.
"After entering, act separately." Captain Wang stopped in front of the door, turned around and said to everyone.
"Secret Realm The teleportation is random. After entering, the landing points are different. It is normal to not be able to find each other. Everyone will do their own thing and come out to meet in the settlement after a few days."
He took out several thumb-sized gray-white stones from the cloth bag on his waist and gave one to each of them.
Li Yuan took the stone and felt it was warm and cool, with weak spiritual power fluctuations slowly flowing on the surface.
"Teleportation Stone, you can buy it for an additional Spirit Stone."
Captain Wang said.
"After entering, hold it in your hand and cannot put it into the storage bag. After three hours, the stone will be full of energy and can actively activate Secret Realm."
"Don't panic if the stone is lost or broken. Secret Realm itself has a time limit and will automatically send the person out once three days are up."
"But it's best not to lose it." Wang Lu added, "When you are in danger, there is a big difference between three hours and three days."
Li Yuan Put Teleportation Stone into the secret pocket inside the cuff and tie it tightly with a cloth strip.
Captain Wang said nothing more, turned around and walked into the light curtain. The figure disappeared as soon as it entered the gray-white mist, as if it had been swallowed.
Others followed in turn.
Li Yuan was the last one to walk into the light curtain.
Gray-white light completely covered the field of vision, the ground beneath his feet disappeared, and his body seemed to be supported by an invisible hand, suspended for a moment.
Then gravity returned and the soles of the feet touched the ground.
The light curtain dispersed.
Li Yuan Open your eyes.
In front of you is a dense forest.
The trees are tall and thick, their trunks are dark gray, their crowns are dense and cover the sky, and only sporadic light spots leak out from between the leaves.
The ground was covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves, which were soft and silent when stepped on. The air was filled with the smell of moist earth, mixed with a faint smell of decay.
The concentration of Spiritual Qi is a bit higher than outside, and at least 30% denser than the mountain forest near Qinghe Market.
There was no smell of other people around.
Captain Wang is right, the transmission is random, eight people came in and were scattered to different locations.
[Spatial Perception (green) permanent conditions have been met]
[Whether it is permanent]
Li Yuan suddenly realized and made the storage bag permanent.
[Spatial Perception (green) has become permanent Affix]
There is nothing in the storage bag. I have tried it before and it cannot be equipped if there are items.
After Spatial Perception and Affix are equipped, the specific changes are very vague. Li Yuan can only feel that the surrounding space seems to be a little "deeper".
After taking two steps, Li Yuan felt the environment.
Aura Imprinting did not capture a familiar aura, and Breath Concealment and Keen Perception did not detect any malicious intent.
There are only some weak biological scents within about two hundred feet, which should be small things like insects and snakes.
Li Yuan adjusted the sense of presence to a low level, Breath Concealment suppressed the display of cultivation and walked north.
There is no clear sense of direction, but Captain Wang said before that the activity area of the Li Family monks is concentrated in the North District of the Secret Realm. The terrain in the North District is higher, Spiritual Qi is denser, and Demon Beast is also stronger.
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, the terrain of the dense forest began to rise, and the distance between the trees gradually widened.
A breath of Demon Beast came from the front right.
First-Order Mid-Grade, not fast, approaching.
Li Yuan kept walking, his right hand hanging by his side, spiritual power gathering in his palm.
After a few breaths, a gray-black Demon Beast emerged from the bushes.
The body is like a wolf, but its head is larger, its mouth protrudes forward, its fangs are exposed, its two ears are pointed and long, and there is a row of hard spines on its back.
Iron-Spined Wolf. First-Order Mid-Grade, strong attack but average speed.
The moment Iron-Spined Wolf saw Li Yuan, the hard thorns on his back exploded, he let out a deep roar, and jumped on his hind legs.
Li Yuan stepped aside and raised his right palm.
Fireball Technique.
Fireball was formed in a very short time and hit Iron-Spined Wolf's abdomen at close range.
Boom.
Demon Beast's body turned around in the air and hit a tree trunk three feet away. A large piece of bark was cracked. Iron-Spined Wolf struggled twice, and the fur on his abdomen was scorched. His internal organs were burned by the high temperature, and he quickly stopped moving.
Li Yuan walked over and took out Iron-Spined Wolf's fangs and a few good-quality thorns on his back and put them away. Most of the hide was burned, so it was not worth it.
Keep going north.
After walking for another half an hour, I found several herbs on the road.
A clump of Cyan Glare Grass grows in the crevices of the rocks beside the stream. The leaves are glowing with light green fluorescence and are of average appearance. There are also two herbs with unrecognizable names next to them. They have long and narrow leaves, thick rhizomes, and a bitter smell.
Li Yuan Uproot the herbs and put them away. They are not very valuable, but you can exchange them for a few pieces if you take them out Spirit Stone.
As the terrain continues to rise, the dense forest gradually becomes sparse.
There was an open stretch of gravel Stone Slope ahead, with several huge rocks protruding from the top of the slope, like natural barriers.
On the other side of the broken Stone Slope, a Rogue Cultivator is walking east along the path at the bottom of the slope.
The cultivation level is Qi Refining Sixth Layer. He carries a bulging cloth bag on his back. He walks with a vigilant posture and looks back every few steps.
Both sides discovered each other almost simultaneously.
Rogue Cultivator's footsteps paused, his body turned slightly, and his eyes showed vigilance.
Li Yuan did not stop or change direction, but kept walking north at the original speed.
Rogue Cultivator stared at Li Yuan for two breaths. Seeing that he had no intention of getting closer, he reversed his direction and quickened his pace towards the east.
After passing Stone Slope, the terrain turned into a hilly area. There were narrow valleys sandwiched between the rolling hills. There were streams running through the valley bottom, and there were overgrown shrubs and weeds.
Li Yuan walked north along a valley for about two quarters of an hour, when Breath Concealment and Keen Perception suddenly reacted.
It's not malicious, it's a strange spiritual energy fluctuation.
It was very faint, coming from the direction of the hills on the right.
Li Yuan stopped and turned his head to look in that direction.
The slopes of the hills were covered with thick bushes, and nothing unusual could be seen. However, the fluctuations in spiritual power did exist and were very regular, as if some kind of Array was running.
Li Yuan lowered his body and slowly approached along the edge of the bush.
When he reached a position about thirty feet away from the source of the spiritual energy wave, the scene in front of him suddenly changed.
The corner of the bush disappeared, and was replaced by an open space about two feet square. In the center of the open space stood a low stone platform. The stone platform was carved with complex patterns, and several dark red stones were embedded in the patterns, which were slowly glowing.
Array.
Array has a concealment function. It is completely invisible from a distance of thirty feet, and it only becomes visible when you get closer.
A smell of blood wafted out from inside Array.
Not strong, but very fresh.
Li Yuan Before I had time to take a closer look, the bushes behind the stone platform moved.
Three people came out from behind Array.
The leader was a tall and thin man, wearing a short gray-brown robe, with an old scar on his face stretching from the corner of his left eyebrow to the corner of his mouth.
The two at the back are fat and short, wearing different styles of Rogue Cultivator clothes, with a weapon hanging on each waist.
The cultivation level of the three people is around Qi Refining Sixth Layer.
The moment the tall and thin man saw Li Yuan, his eyes changed.
It's not vigilance, it's the look in his eyes when he sees prey.
"Don't let him get away."
The sound was not loud, but the two people behind him moved at the same time.
The fat man took out a short ax from his waist and rushed out with a kick of his feet, not slowing down.
The short man did not chase, but raised his hand and fired a stream of spiritual power. A gray-white arc of light streaked through the air and headed straight for Li Yuan.
Li Yuan turned his feet and turned sideways to avoid the arc of spiritual power.
The three people on the other side spread out their routes, with the fat man going around from the left, the short man doing remote output from behind, and the tall and thin man pressing forward. The three of them cooperated with Proficiency. It was obviously not the first time they had done this kind of thing.
Li Yuan No more hesitation.
Fireball Technique.
The first shot hit the tall and thin man who was charging forward.
Fireball's speed and power far exceeded monk Qi Refining Sixth Layer's expectations.
The tall and thin man's expression changed, and he dodged sideways. Fireball passed by the outside of his right shoulder, and the hot air wave scorched a section of his cuff.
The second shot followed, targeting the fat man coming around from the left.
The fat man raised his ax to block it, but Fireball hit the ax head-on, exploded, and pushed him and the ax four or five steps away.
The tiger's mouth was torn apart, and the hatchet fell out of hand.
Fire Arrow Technique.
At the same time, he shot a Fire Arrow with his left hand, passed through the gap between the fat man and the tall and thin man, and went straight to the short man behind him.
The short man was accumulating his second spiritual attack. Fire Arrow's speed caught him off guard and he sided to avoid the vital point, but Fire Arrow grazed his left arm and exploded a ball of sparks on the cuff.
The offensive of the three men was interrupted.
Li Yuan didn't give them time to reorganize. The continuous fire spells and his exquisite spiritual power control greatly increased Li Yuan's spell casting speed.
Godly Movement Step urged, and he rushed forward two steps, closing the distance between him and the tall and thin man to within ten feet.
At this distance, Precision Affix is almost equal to locking.
Fireball Technique.
The third shot Fireball was released and went straight to the tall and thin man's chest.
The tall and thin man's pupils shrank suddenly, and his body tilted to the left, but Fireball's flight trajectory deflected slightly under the correction of Precision Affix, and hit his right chest head-on.
He rolled around on the ground and then died.
When the fat man saw the tall and thin man falling, a flash of panic flashed in his eyes, and he turned around and ran away.
Li Yuan did not pursue.
Fireball Technique.
A shot of Fireball caught up with the fat man's back and knocked him to the ground. His breath also dissipated.
The short man ran faster and had already jumped twenty feet.
Li Yuan raised his hand, and Fire Arrow Technique sent two in a row.
The first nail was stuck on the short man's right leg, causing him to stumble and fall into the bushes. The second nail went through his chest when he struggled to turn over.
From the time he started to the time when all three of them collapsed, it took less than twenty breaths.
Li Yuan stood on the spot, glanced around, and after confirming that there was no other breath, he walked over and turned over the body.
There are a lot of things in the tall and thin storage bag. Several bottles of Medicinal Pill, a dozen pieces of Spirit Stone, a handle of Flying Dagger, and a piece of Token.
Token is turned over and a simplified pattern is engraved on the back.
The texture of the Li Family.
The fat man and the short man also have something in their storage bags, but there is no Token.
The clothes and equipment of the two people are all Rogue Cultivator level, they don't look like Lineage people.
Hired help, or cooperative Rogue Cultivator.
Li Yuan collected all the storage bags of the three people and checked the contents one by one.
There are more than 40 pieces of Spirit Stone in total. There are several bottles of Medicinal Pill, most of which are the common Origin Recovery Pill and Qi Replenishment Pill.
Then he touched a cloth bag deep in the lanky man's storage bag.
The cloth bag was opened, and inside were several medicinal materials carefully wrapped in oil paper.
Crimson Glare Grass, three plants. Mystic Spirit Sand, one small bag. Soul Condensing Dew, one sealed porcelain bottle.
Foundation Establishment Dan's auxiliary materials.
It matches the materials I heard on Yunyang Marketplace before. Crimson Glare Grass, Mystic Spirit Sand, and Soul Condensing Dew are all materials from Origin Breaking Pill.
Li Yuan put away the medicinal materials, stood up, and walked in the direction of Array.
Array is still running, and the dark red stone on the stone platform is still glowing.
As we got closer, the smell of blood became even stronger. There were dark traces on the surface of the stone platform, as if dried blood had seeped into the stone texture.
The structure of Array is not complicated, First-Order is horizontal, but the arrangement of Array Pattern is very special.
Li Yuan is just Entry Level to Array Dao. I can't understand the full meaning of Array Pattern, but I can see that the core function of Array is not defense or attack, but some kind of "convergence".
What is gathered together cannot be seen from Array Pattern, but the blood stains on the stone platform give a bad hint.
Li Yuan did not hesitate, raised his hand and fired Fireball on the stone platform.
A corner of the stone platform was exploded by Fireball, Array Pattern was broken, and Spirit Power Circuit was interrupted. The light of the dark red stone dimmed sharply, and Array's spiritual power fluctuations completely dissipated within a few breaths.
The concealment function also ceased, and the surrounding bushes returned to their original appearance.
After the stone platform shattered, several pieces of dark red stone fell off from Array Pattern and scattered on the ground.
Most of it was broken into pieces, but only one piece remained intact. It was about the size of a fist, with a smooth surface, and through the dark red luster, you could vaguely see wisps of dark lines flowing inside, like coagulated blood.
Li Yuan Pick up the complete stone.
Translucent text appeared before my eyes.
[Equipable item detected: Blood-Devouring Stone (complete)]
[Equipment Affix Preview: Blood-Devouring Tempering (green)--Killing a monk can increase your own breakthrough probability; the higher the strength of the monk killed, the stronger the effect; the breakthrough probability is increased to up to 50%]
[Preview of permanent conditions: Kill five or more monks of the same level, or kill one Foundation Establishment or above monk]
[Equip or not?]
Green Trait.
Li Yuan stared at the effect of Affix for a few breaths.
Killing monks increases the probability of breakthrough. The higher the strength, the stronger the effect. Up to 50%.
The effect is extremely powerful, but it is weird. The effect of Affix is highly likely to be closely related to the item. This Array is probably not a good thing.
Li Yuan put Blood-Devouring Stone into the storage bag without equipment.
Li Yuan glanced around and then left the area.