Two days later, at Chenshi, Liuyun Sect's mountain gate square.
A flying boat about ten feet long docked quietly. The boat's body was entirely silver-gray, with a pale white cloud pattern floating on its surface. There were three pairs of folded wing-like structures on each side of the boat's body. They were folded against the hull at the moment, and the wingtips were slightly glowing with green light.
This is "Yun Shuo Zhou".
When Qin Tiexin carried Edgeless to the square, seven people had already arrived.
He saw Li Yun at the first sight. She was standing by the ramp of the airship, wearing a long aqua skirt, with a delicate pill bag hanging around her waist. Her aura was more solid than the last time they met - she was at the ninth level of Qi refining, and she was close to perfection.
Li Yun also saw him, her eyes lit up, and she walked over quickly.
"Junior Brother Qin!"
"Senior Sister Li." Qin Tiexin nodded.
The two stood still, and Li Yun looked him up and down. "Did you get the token too?"
"Hmm."
"Mine was forced upon me by my grandfather." Li Yun was a little helpless, "He said, 'You can't just work behind closed doors and go out to see the world with just Spirit Root'. In fact, I have no interest in this kind of Five Elements relic, and neither Cultivation Method nor the resources are suitable for me."
Qin Tiexin Remembered the "Elder Li of the Alchemy Hall" mentioned by Luo Ling when he exchanged the token for the elixir, he hesitated and did not ask.
Li Yun said it herself, "My grandfather and I were tinkering with elixirs all day long in the alchemy hall. I heard that there was a 'Condensing Yuan Fruit' in the ruins this time. He was more interested than me and insisted on me coming." She paused, "But it's good, I finally have an acquaintance when I meet you."
Qin Tiexin nodded. He looked at Li Yun's cultivation and felt the breath of his fifth level of Qi refining, and his heart sank slightly.
The distance is getting bigger and bigger.
Li Yun seemed to be aware of his thoughts and said softly, "Five Spirit Root's cultivation is indeed slow, but his foundation is solid. Don't worry, the owner of the ruins this time, Hunyuan True Person, is Wu Spirit Root. He has also cultivated to the golden elixir. Maybe you can find the secret of Hunyuan True Person's cultivation this time."
Qin Tiexin nodded and said nothing.
At this time, six other people also arrived one after another. Two women and four men, all wearing the gray robes of outer disciples, aged between twenty-five and thirty years old, and their auras were between the eighth and ninth levels of Qi Refining. When they saw Qin Tiexin, their eyes glanced at the heavy knife behind him, and then at his aura at the fifth level of Qi Refining. There was some confusion in their eyes, but they quickly calmed down and nodded as a greeting.
Qin Tiexin also nodded in return.
"Get on board."
A calm male voice came. A young man, about thirty years old, wearing dark blue inner disciple clothes and with a strong breath came up next to the gangway - Foundation Establishment Peak, Xu Qiu.
He glanced at the eight people and walked up the gangway first. Everyone followed.
The interior of the flying boat is spacious than it looks from the outside. It has a three-story structure, with the power cabin and storage room on the bottom floor, the disciple cabin on the middle floor, and the driver's cab and Xu Qiu's resting area on the upper floor.
There are eight simple compartments in the disciple cabin, each compartment only has a futon and a small table. Simple soundproof spiritual patterns are carved on the walls.
Xu Qiu stood in the center of the cabin, waiting for everyone to settle down, and then said, "It will take one day. I will explain the ruins information along the way. Now, everyone finds a place to sit down."
Qin Tiexin chose a seat by the window. Li Yun sat down next to him.
The flying boat shook slightly, spread its wings, and slowly took off. The scenery outside the window began to sink, and the mountain gate square became smaller and smaller, and finally turned into a gray dot. The cloud pattern on the boat's body became brighter, its speed increased sharply, and it broke through the clouds and flew toward the southeast.
Qin Tiexin looked through the window at the sea of clouds passing quickly outside.
Li Yun said softly, "This is a medium-sized cloud shuttle boat, which can carry up to twenty people. The sect also has small, large, and super large flying boats, which can carry up to two thousand people."
Qin Tiexin turned to look at her and asked, "Have you been in contact with Senior Sister Li before?"
"Not really, this is my first time, but I heard from Lineage's elders that a long time ago, the sect's attitude towards the ruins was 'the disciple's own fortuitous opportunity, the sect doesn't care about it'." Li Yun continued, "But then several things happened - a disciple came out of the ruins and was intercepted and killed by a hostile sect or Rogue Cultivator. He had no time to escape back to the sect and died. Even if he took revenge, it would be useless. He will never come back."
"There is nothing we can do about the weak and the strong in the world of immortal cultivation. However, in order to avoid this kind of unnecessary damage to disciples, the previous sect leader has set a rule: after the disciple discovers the ruins and reports to the sect, the sect will provide assistance. If there are more than three people, the flying boat can be used, and the escorting personnel must have a higher level of cultivation."
She paused and said, "For example, this time it is the relics of the Qi Refining Period, and Senior Brother Xu, who is at the peak of Foundation Establishment, will lead the team. If it is the Foundation Establishment Realm secret realm, Elder Jindan will lead the team. Of course, this is not mandatory, and you can go by yourself if you want. But after everyone feels that it is convenient, less and less people go by themselves."
Qin Tiexin Listen quietly.
"Furthermore, the sect will investigate the ruins information in advance so that the disciples can be prepared." Li Yun pointed to Xu Qiu in front of him, "What senior brother Xu will say later is compiled by the sect's resources. Feizhou's Spirit Stone and investigation resources are not collected from the disciples. Although compared to Rogue Cultivator, we are not as free in the sect, but Rogue Cultivator cannot get this support."
Qin Tiexin nodded.
He really felt it. From the call of the flying boat, to the preparation of intelligence, to the escort of high-level monks - if you prepare these resources by yourself, you don't know how much time and Spirit Stone it will take.
Li Yun pointed at the six outer disciples again and lowered her voice. "They are mostly three Spirit Root and four Spirit Root. Foundation Establishment had no hope of entering the inner sect before. This time, I came mainly because I heard that there may be materials for Foundation Establishment pills in the ruins."
She explained, "The sect provides a Foundation Building Pill to outer disciples for free. However, one of the Three Spiritual Roots and Four Spiritual Roots is often not enough. Some require two, three, or even more. I heard that in the early years, Senior Brother Han used eight Foundation Building Pills to successfully build the Foundation."
"Eight? Four thousand Spirit Stone? That senior brother is so rich?" Qin Tiexin marveled. He had a lot more than the previous Spirit Stone, but it was still in the range of several hundred.
"Who knows? Maybe that senior brother is refining Alchemist. By the way..." At this point, Li Yun seemed to have thought of something. She paused and took out a small jade bottle from the elixir bag and handed it to him. "I am an average elixir refining person, but my skills have improved a bit recently. This is the 'Qi Recovery Pill' I refined recently. It is of medium quality and has a good effect on restoring spiritual power. Take it, it will be used in the ruins."
Qin Tiexin knows that Li Yun is one of the top five in alchemy in the Dabi. Spirit Root relied on the water attribute to refine the second-grade elixir, surpassing many of his fire-attribute peers. The middle-grade quality "Returning Qi Pill" is definitely the best among the second-grade elixirs, which shows the efforts made during this period.
Qin Tiexin was not polite to her, and took the jade bottle, which still had a faint moist smell. This is the characteristic of water-based elixir refining. It is difficult to refine, but the elixir is better absorbed after it is made into a elixir.
"Thank you, senior sister."
"Why are you so polite?" Li Yun smiled, "I found out later that the ice sword you helped me refine last time was definitely a loss, but it is really useful. When you can refine the top grade Law Artifact in the future, remember to refine one for me. I will refine the elixir, and you will refine the weapon, and we will help each other."
Qin Tiexin nodded. "Okay."
At this time, Xu Qiu cleared his throat and began to explain.
"The ruins are located in the 'Misty Canyon' of the Qinglan Mountains. They were born one month ago. According to calculations by the array master, the ban will reach the enterable state in two days."
He raised his hand, and a spiritual light curtain spread out in the air, revealing the topographic map of the canyon.
"Observed from the outside, the interior of the ruins is suspected to be divided into three layers: the outer wild area, where Demon Beast may live; the middle trial area, which should be where the Hunyuan Sect assessed its disciples; and the inner core area, whose specific location is unknown."
The light curtain changes, and the shadow of the ancient building appears.
"After consulting the classics, the sect concluded that this relic may be the Hunyuan Sect's 'Core Disciple Trial Hall', which disappeared into the world with the disappearance of Hunyuan True Person. This is the first time it has appeared."
Xu Qiu's tone became serious. "The participating forces have been confirmed: seven from Jinyang Sect, five from Qingxia Sect, a dozen small and medium-sized sects and a large number of Rogue Cultivator, totaling about 150 to 200 people."
He glanced at the eight people. "Special note: the restriction in the ruins may change the terrain, so do not act alone. You must strictly pay attention to the time of departure - you must come out before the restriction is restored, otherwise you may be trapped and unable to come out for many years."
Finally, he said in a deep voice, "Disciples of this sect must help each other and are strictly prohibited from killing each other. Violators will be returned to the sect's headquarters. Remember, no matter how precious the relics here are, they are only relics of the Qi Refining Period and are far less important than your future in the sect."
Everyone was in awe.
One day later, at noon.
The flying boat slowly landed on a flat land outside the misty canyon.
Qin Tiexin walked down the gangway and looked up.
Over the canyon, thick fog surges like a living thing, but around the fog, a translucent golden array light curtain isolates it. Through the gaps in the fog, the outlines of the ancient buildings can be vaguely seen - cornices and brackets, which are large in scale, but the details are blurry.
Each sect has designated a garrison area on the flat ground. The Liuyun Sect's area is close to the east, and next to it is the Jinyang Sect's camp.
Qin Tiexin looked towards Jinyang Sect.
The seven disciples were all dressed in dark red and had powerful auras. The leader was a woman in red, about twenty-four or five years old, with heroic features and a long red whip hanging from her waist. She seemed to be aware of Qin Tiexin's gaze and turned her head to look over.
Eyes facing each other.
The woman's eyes were as sharp as a knife. They stayed on Qin Tiexin for a moment, then glanced at Edgeless behind him, and then moved away lightly.
But at that moment, Qin Tiexin felt a sense of oppression - not suppression by cultivation, but some kind of edge honed through long-term fighting.
The Rogue Cultivator group gathered at the edge further away, and there were about a hundred or so people in sight, with messy clothes and flashing eyes. Some were chatting in low voices, while others were silently wiping Law Artifact. There was a touch of vigilance and calculation in the air.
Xu Qiu brought eight people to the Liuyun Sect camp and distributed eight Jade Slip the size of a fingernail.
"Contact Jade Slip. The message can be sent within ten miles. However, there may be interference in the ruins and the distance will be shortened. It is too far away."
He emphasized again. "Fortuitous opportunity Everyone relies on their abilities, but if a fellow sect is in danger, a helping hand must be given. Disciples of the Liuyun Sect will never abandon their fellow disciples."
Everyone responded.
Qin Tiexin walked into the small tent assigned to him and began to make final arrangements.
The black silk inner armor was put on close to the body, and spiritual power was injected into it. A faint silver light appeared on the surface of the inner armor, which disappeared immediately. The wind-chasing boots were put on, and the feet felt light. On the left wrist, there was a wind fang string made of four fangs, and on the right wrist was the soul-protecting jade given by Chen Xi.
Edgeless stood beside him, the blade of the sword was pitch black.
He checked one by one: the moving talisman, the substitute puppet, the eclipse pill, the Treasure Talisman, the shape-changing talisman, the sword gang talisman... and the induction jade talisman given by Luo Ling, which he wore on his chest.
All ready.
When night fell, Qin Tiexin walked out of the tent.
The mist above the canyon began to glow with a faint aura, flickering on and off, like the rhythm of breathing. That was a sign of the weakening of the restriction.
In the distance, a bonfire danced in the Jinyang Sect camp, and the figure of the woman in red was looming in the firelight. From the Rogue Cultivator side, there was a slight sound of whispers and Law Artifact colliding.
Qin Tiexin returned to the tent and sat down cross-legged.
Hands caressed Edgeless Saber's body.
There was an extremely subtle, almost pulsating tremor coming from the blade, as if it was expecting something.
He closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing.
Tomorrow, the ruins will be opened.