Soon, he came to the place where Ling Xiao practiced.
Ling Xiao was still sitting cross-legged, with a golden alms bowl suspended above his head, emitting a soft light that enveloped him.
His face was calm, and he was obviously still immersed in deep cultivation.
"Ling Xiao! Wake up!"
Gu Sheng called in a low voice while observing the surroundings vigilantly.
"Wake up!"
Gu Sheng called in a low voice, but the young man sitting cross-legged in the golden light mask did not move at all, and his eyelids did not even twitch.
Ling Xiao is surrounded by a faint golden halo, and a simple golden bowl is suspended above his head, slowly rotating, exuding a heart-stopping pressure.
Gu Sheng knows that this is Ling Xiao's protective magic weapon. It is working at full capacity at this moment, helping the owner absorb the purest sun essence from the depths of Golden Crow Mountain.
"Damn it, I actually entered a deep state where Jin Yang enters the body."
Gu Sheng gritted his teeth, with anxiety in his eyes.
He looked around, the hot air in the cave distorted his vision, and there was a faint sound of rock cracking in the distance.
Time is running out.
Gu Sheng had a look of determination in his eyes.
He made a secret with his right hand, and a ray of cyan light condensed on his fingertips, and then he patted the golden bowl above Ling Xiao's head without hesitation.
"Bang!"
The golden bowl vibrated violently and made a crisp sound.
Ling Xiao The golden halo around his body was instantly chaotic.
The young man sitting cross-legged opened his eyes suddenly, the golden light in his pupils flashed, and then turned into an angry red.
"Who?!"
Ling Xiao shouted angrily, and the sound echoed in the cave, causing the gravel on the rock wall to rustle down.
Gu Sheng hurriedly stepped forward and lowered his voice.
"It's me! Don't talk too loud!"
Ling Xiao saw the person coming clearly, the anger in his eyes lessened slightly, but his brows were still furrowed.
"Gu Sheng? Are you crazy? Interrupting my practice? Do you know how much it cost me to enter the Golden Yang state?"
Although his voice was lowered, the anger in it was not reduced at all.
Gu Sheng could feel the surging spiritual power in Ling Xiao's body being restless, which was obviously the sequelae of being forcibly interrupted from practicing.
"The situation was urgent and I had to do this."
Gu Sheng said quickly, while looking around cautiously.
"We need to leave immediately."
Ling Xiao sneered.
"Just because you said the situation was urgent, you ruined my hard work?"
He stood up, and the golden bowl automatically shrank and fell into his palm.
"Do you know how rare Golden Crow Mountain's training opportunity is!"
Gu Sheng The veins on his forehead throbbed, and he suppressed his impatience.
"I am attacking your magic weapon. I am not directly interrupting the circulation of your meridians. I have already minimized the damage to you."
"Heh, it sounds like I still want to thank you."
Ling Xiao had doubts in his eyes.
"Could it be that you are afraid that my cultivation will surpass yours, and you are deliberately trying to ruin my good fortune?"
Gu Sheng almost laughed at this sentence.
"How long have you been caring about this? If I were jealous of you, I wouldn't have helped you sneak into Golden Crow Mountain!"
Ling Xiao narrowed his eyes, obviously not convinced.
Gu Sheng knows that with Ling Xiao's character, he will not act easily without giving a reasonable explanation.
"That's all."
Gu Sheng sighed, and suddenly put his hand on Ling Xiao's shoulder. His lips moved slightly, but no sound came out - this is a technique that can only be used by high-level monks to transmit sounds into secrets.
Ling Xiao's expression gradually changed from anger to shock, and finally turned into solemnity.
Gu Sheng It only took a few words to make him understand the seriousness of the matter.
"Seriously?"
Ling Xiao asked in a low voice, the previous anger in his voice was gone, only solemnity remained.
Gu Sheng nodded.
"It's absolutely true. We have to leave immediately. If it's later, it'll be too late."
Ling Xiao said no more, quickly put away the few magic weapons scattered around, and headed for the cave exit together with Gu Sheng.
The figures of the two people moved quickly through the hot cave, like two ghosts.
As they passed through a narrow rock crevice, Ling Xiao suddenly spoke.
"Are you sure that thing is safe to have on you?"
Gu Sheng patted an inconspicuous gray cloth bag on his waist.
"Putting it in a Shrouding the Heavens bag can at least block most of the detection."
"You are too courageous."
Ling Xiao shook his head, with admiration in his eyes.
"You dare to touch Golden Crow Mountain's foundation. Qinghe Holy Land will go crazy after knowing about it."
Gu Sheng sneered.
"Even if I don't do anything, they won't let me go. How long do you think we can hide the secret of sneaking into Golden Crow Mountain?"
While the two were talking, they had already reached a fork in the road. Gu Sheng chose the narrower and more hidden passage on the left without hesitation.
Ling Xiao followed closely, while not forgetting to continue asking questions.
"Is that sun core really that magical? Is it worth taking such a big risk?"
"It's not a question of whether it's magical or not."
Gu Sheng Lower your voice.
"That thing is the core of Golden Crow Mountain. It took Qinghe Holy Land hundreds of years to cultivate it. If I don't take it, when they find out our identity, we won't even have any bones left."
Ling Xiao suddenly stopped and pulled Gu Sheng.
"Wait, you said cultivated? That thing is not naturally formed?"
Gu Sheng also stopped and looked back at Ling Xiao.
"Where do you think Golden Crow Mountain came from? Do you really think it was formed by the fall of ancient Golden Crow?"
He shook his head.
"That was a game carefully arranged by Qinghe Holy Land. The entire mountain range is like a huge Spirit Gathering Array. Coupled with special pressure divisions, it creates a Golden Crow environment suitable for cultivation."
Ling Xiao thoughtfully.
"No wonder. I just said that the spiritual energy distribution here is too regular."
He paused.
"It's a pity that I don't cultivate Yang Dao Cultivation Method, otherwise your sun core will be a priceless treasure to me."
Gu Sheng smiled bitterly.
"Even if you cultivate Yang Dao, I can't give it to you. After that thing leaves Golden Crow Mountain, it will dissipate after a maximum of three months. Create another Golden Crow Mountain? Unless you have the foundation and formation master of Qinghe Holy Land."
While the two were talking, there was a sudden violent vibration in the distance, the entire cave shook, and gravel continued to fall from the top.
"No! They found out!"
Gu Sheng's face changed drastically.
"Let's go!"
At the same time, beside a fast-flowing river hundreds of miles away from Golden Crow Mountain, three Daoists were standing on the shore talking.
The leader of the group, the old man, held a green bamboo fishing rod, and the fishing line went deep into the fast river water without moving at all.
"Senior Brother Yong'an, do you really not know about those two disciples?"
Daoist Luomu asked with a frown, his eyes full of confusion.
Daoist Yong'an didn't look back, his voice was flat.
"I have never given them any magic weapon, and I don't know that they can go to the depths of Golden Crow Mountain to practice. Have you made a mistake?"
Hong Yun, who was standing aside, couldn't help but interrupt.
"Uncle Master, those two people claimed to be your disciples and entered the core area of Golden Crow Mountain with your token. This matter has spread throughout the Holy Land."
Daoist Yong'an then turned his head, revealing a wrinkled but energetic face.
"Oh? When did I accept these two disciples?"
Daoist Luomu and Hong Yun looked at each other, and the former spoke.
"According to Hong Yun, these two people have never been seen in the Holy Land and are very strange."
"I'm just a new disciple. It's normal if you don't know me."
Daoist Yong'an said lightly and turned his attention back to the fishing rod.
Hong Yun had a strange color in his eyes.
"Uncle Master, new disciples are usually young people under the age of thirty. But Gu Sheng looks like he is only twenty, but his cultivation level has reached Heavenly Palace Realm. This is extremely rare among new disciples."
Daoist Yong'an paused slightly with the fishing rod in his hand.
"Heavenly Palace Realm? Did you read it wrong? I personally checked their cultivation level, and it was clearly just Earth Palace stage."
"The disciples have seen it with their own eyes, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it."
Hong Yun said categorically.
"That Gu Sheng was so majestic when he took action, and his spiritual power was as solid as mercury. He is definitely Heavenly Palace Realm's cultivation level. The one named Ling Xiao is not simple either. Although I haven't seen him take action, he can enter the depths of Golden Crow Mountain to practice. How can he be an ordinary person?"
Daoist Yong'an finally put down the fishing rod and turned to face the two of them, frowning.
"This is surprising. If it is true as you said, how did they hide it from my detection?"
Daoist Luomu groaned.
"Unless they have a rare treasure that covers their cultivation, or..."
"Maybe their cultivation is far beyond senior brother's imagination."
Hong Yun answered with excitement in his eyes.
"Uncle Master, this disciple feels that this matter is not trivial. Those two people can sneak into the core of Golden Crow Mountain quietly, and can disguise their cultivation from your eyes. They must have a shocking secret!"
Daoist Yong'an was silent for a moment and suddenly asked.
"Are they still at Golden Crow Mountain?"
Hong Yun nodded.
"They should still be there. Before I left, I specifically asked the guards to pay attention to their movements."
"Let's go and see Golden Crow Mountain."
Daoist Yong'an put away the fishing rod with a glint in his eyes.
"If it's as you said, these two people may have bad intentions."
Hong Yun couldn't hide his excitement.
"Uncle Master is wise! Disciple has a hunch that we may catch a big fish this time!"
Daoist Luomu looked worried.
"Senior brother, do you want to inform the head and other elders first? Just in case."
"No need."
Daoist Yong'an waved his hand.
"Let's clarify the situation first. If there is really a misunderstanding, it would not be good to mobilize troops and mobilize people."
The three people turned into three streams of light and sped away in the direction of Golden Crow Mountain.
Golden Crow Mountain Top, the heat wave of the rolling magma suddenly weakened a bit.
Mi Yingzong sat cross-legged on the red rock, frowning.
He was practicing "Nine Yang Body Tempering Art" at the critical point, and the pores all over his body were wide open, greedily absorbing the unique Yang Qi of Golden Crow Mountain.
But today, for some unknown reason, the yang energy that used to be so surging became thinner.
"Strange."
Mi Yingzong stopped and stood up.
He reached out and touched the rock wall. The temperature of the rock, which was originally so hot that it could burn an ordinary monk, actually dropped by more than 30%.
Several fellow disciples in the distance also stopped practicing one after another and looked at each other in confusion.
"Senior Brother Mi, have you noticed any difference in Yang Qi?"
A tall and thin disciple asked, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
Mi Yingzong did not answer immediately, but closed his eyes for a moment, and suddenly his face changed drastically.
"No! The Yang Qi fluctuations in Golden Crow Mountain's core have weakened by at least 50%!"
As soon as these words came out, the surrounding disciples were in an uproar.
Golden Crow Mountain, as one of the three treasured cultivation places of Qinghe Holy Land, relies entirely on the treasure "Heavenly Fire Red Lotus Pearl" buried at the bottom of the mountain to maintain it.
This bead is Emperor-grade artifact that the Holy Lord brought from the Nine Nether Secret Realm three hundred years ago. It contains the source of pure Yang, and combined with the formation set up by the top formation master of the Holy Land, this Holy Land for Body Refining was created.
Mi Yingzong ignored the explanation and transformed into a red rainbow, heading straight into the depths of the mountain.
As you go deeper, the formations on the rock wall become more dense and complex, but these formations that used to shine with golden-red light are now a bit dim.
"Sure enough, something went wrong!"
Passing through the last naturally formed magma barrier, Mi Yingzong came to a hemispherical cave.
The temperature here is so high that ordinary monks would be burned to ashes if they came near, but at this moment, even he felt that the temperature was not as good as before.
In the center of the cave, a lotus-shaped stone platform stands quietly. Mi Yingzong, with his heart beating like a drum, rushed to the stone platform in three steps followed by two steps -
The groove in the center of the stone platform is empty!
"Heavenly Fire Red Lotus Pearl is missing?!"
Mi Yingzong's legs went weak and he almost fell to his knees.
He forced himself to look closer and found several fresh sword marks on the edge of the groove, which were obviously signs of being pried with a sharp instrument.
"It's over. It's all over."
Mi Yingzong turned pale and rushed out of the cave.
Inside the Elder Hall, under the dome supported by twelve coiled dragon pillars, seven elders are discussing the sect competition next month.
Suddenly, the palace door was slammed open.
"Report, report to all the elders!"
Mi Yingzong stumbled in, his voice trembling.
"Golden Crow Mountain Heavenly Fire Red Lotus Pearl. is missing!"
"What?!"
Second Elder, who was sitting in the second seat, suddenly stood up and the jade slip in his hand shattered into powder.
This old man with white beard and hair erupted with terrifying pressure, causing the entire hall to tremble.
"Speak clearly!"
Mi Yingzong was forced to kneel on the ground by the pressure, his forehead pressed against the cold floor tiles.
"Disciple, disciple discovered that Golden Crow Mountain's yang energy was abnormal, so he went to check. He found that the groove where the red lotus beads were stored was empty, and there were sword marks on the edge."
"Asshole!"
Second Elder is furious, and his sleeves and robes are windless and automatic.
The remaining six elders also changed their colors, and three of them turned into streams of light and rushed out of the hall.
In less than half a quarter of an hour, the entire Qinghe Holy Land was alarmed.
Dozens of powerful auras rose from everywhere, flying in the direction of Golden Crow Mountain. The mountain protection formation is automatically activated and no one is allowed to enter or leave.
Golden Crow Mountain In the cave, Second Elder's face was as gloomy as water.
His fingertips lightly touched the sword marks on the edge of the groove, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
"It was done by a sword cultivator, and he used my Qinghe Holy Land's Green Peak Sword Art."
"How is that possible?"
Third Elder cried out loudly.
"Apart from us old guys, the only ones who can enter this place are..."
"Check! Who has been to Golden Crow Mountain recently!"
Second Elder shouted sharply.
Mi Yingzong stepped forward tremblingly.
"Back to the elder, in the past half month, only Gu Sheng, a disciple of Daoist Yong'an, has been here.
He just left yesterday, in a hurry. "
The atmosphere in the hall instantly solidified.
"Yong'an."
Second Elder narrowed his eyes.
"Send the order!"
Second Elder's voice was as cold as ice.
"Recall Daoist Yong'an immediately! In addition, block all exits and activate the Heavenly Net array. Not a single fly is allowed to escape!"
Three thousand miles away, over an unknown mountain range.
Daoist Yong'an held a sword with one arm, and his consciousness swept through the mountains and forests below.
His face was stern, but there was anxiety in his eyes.
"Where can this little beast hide?"
Suddenly, the jade pendant around his waist lit up with a dazzling red light.
Daoist Yong'an's expression changed, he crushed the jade pendant, and the urgent voice of the Spirit Communication Hall the deacon came from inside.