"Master Hou, I heard that you have gone to Qingyuan Sect to become an immortal master. Why do you have time to come here?" Tong Lei asked.
"This time I was on a mission nearby. When I passed by, I found our Qingyuanmen Fairy Garden, and the scenery here is beautiful, so I came to take a look." Li Yun did not directly state the purpose of his trip.
"I see. The Fairy Garden... there's nothing interesting to see. If the Marquis likes the scenery here, I will definitely accompany you everywhere." Tong Lei muttered, his eyes twinkling.
"The general is a busy man, how dare you disturb him? I'd better go for a walk by myself. However, I must see the fairy garden, so I can report the situation to the sect." Li Yun said with a smile.
When Tong Lei heard what Li Yun said, he knew that the matter of Xianyuan could no longer be hidden, and he suddenly felt uneasy.
After thinking about it, he decided to confess and said quickly: "Alas! Lord Marquis doesn't know something. The magic grass in the fairy garden is growing slowly, and the harvest has been poor for years. Moreover, the protective formation has been destroyed. The Wuqinzi fairy who came here to investigate last time
The master was also seriously injured and returned to Qingyuanmen. In recent days, the fairy garden has been stolen again, and all the magic talisman grass has been stolen. In short, if this continues, I am afraid that the position of general will not be long."
"All the magic talisman grass was stolen? Such a thing could happen?!" Li Yunwei said in shock.
"Master Marquis, this is true! It happened just in the past few days. I don't know who stole it. It's incredible that so many of our soldiers didn't notice it!" Tong Lei said loudly.
"I see..." Li Yun muttered.
He actually knew that Wu Qinzi was injured by lightning. As for the people who stole the magic talisman grass, if it was in the past few days, they were most likely people who gathered from all over to hunt for treasures. With the cultivation of these people, Tong Lei and others
How could ordinary soldiers notice it?
"General Tong, can you accompany me to visit various places in the fairy garden immediately?"
"Of course, I will take the Marquis right away."
Tong Lei took Li Yun into the fairy garden.
Li Yun saw that the fairy garden here was not completely flat, but was built according to the mountainous terrain, with undulating heights and well-proportioned features, green mountains and green waters, and rich natural scenery.
Wandering in the fairy garden, wherever he could see, there was almost no spiritual talisman grass. It seemed that it had been stolen as Tong Lei said, but he could still feel the slightest trace of spiritual energy escaping.
Nourishing the fairyland.
Li Yun nodded secretly. With such a level of aura, the Talisman Grass can indeed grow. However, if it can be stronger, it can reach the level required for the normal growth of the Talisman Grass.
"It seems that it is precisely because of the insufficient level of spiritual energy that the Talisman Grass grows slowly. Maybe it was not like this before." Li Yun thought to himself.
"Master, could it be that the spiritual veins here are about to dry up?" Xiaoxing said.
"It seems that this is the reason. However, it still needs investigation and cannot be easily concluded."
"good."
Li Yun carefully inspected every part of the protective formation and found signs of damage.
"General Tong, the formation seems to have been damaged for a long time. Why not repair these formation eyes?" Li Yunqi said.
"What the Marquis doesn't know is that repairing the protective formation requires a large amount of black stones, and this place is far away from the imperial capital. Our military supplies are transported directly from the imperial capital, and it takes at least three to four months on the road. Last time I had already
A demand report will be sent, but it may take a while before it arrives.”
"Can't we get it from the nearby Jinghai City?"
"Master Marquis, the amount of black stone required is huge. This cost is simply not something that Jinghai City can afford. Moreover, a lot of their inventory has been exhausted by us, and it is impossible to get it from them now."
"I see. However, in my opinion, it doesn't matter whether we need this protective formation or not."
"Oh? Why did the Marquis say that?" Tong Lei was startled.
"With your army here, ordinary mortals would not dare to approach this place. And if we are faced with these people who steal the Talisman Grass, this formation will be useless. It is better not to worry about it anymore, lest it continue to consume military supplies." Li Yun suggested.
road.
"What the Marquis said makes sense. I will write a book and report it to the court immediately." Tong Lei agreed.
"Don't be in a hurry, wait until these batches of mysterious stones arrive before repairing the book. Just give these batches of mysterious stones to the garrison as rewards to stimulate their morale, so that you, the general, can have some face." Li Yun smiled.
road.
"Thank you so much, Mr. Hou!!!"
Tong Lei was overjoyed and quickly thanked him. Li Yun's words relieved him of the pressure he had been depressed for a long time, and his mood suddenly improved a lot.
Li Yun observed carefully while chatting with Tong Lei.
After passing through a formation, Xiaoxing suddenly said: "Master, there is something abnormal!"
"What's abnormal?!" Li Yun was startled.
"This formation seems to have an aura similar to demonic energy..."
Li Yun was shocked when he heard this and quickly sensed it.
Monks have a natural sense of repulsion towards demonic aura. However, Li Yun does not seem to be too repulsive towards demonic aura, but feels somewhat close to it. Therefore, Li Yun is not as sensitive to it as Xiao Xing.
However, after careful sensing, it was found that there was a trace of demonic energy mixed in the spiritual energy in this formation, some dispersed into the surrounding air, and some polluted the fairy field.
"Is it... is it because of this demonic energy that the Talisman Grass is not growing vigorously?!" Li Yun's thoughts suddenly changed.
"That should be the case, otherwise, with this level of spiritual energy, it would be enough for the Talisman Grass to grow well." Xiaoxing analyzed.
Li Yun quickly checked many formation eyes and found that there were faint traces of demonic energy in all of them. Although it was not too obvious, it was enough to affect the growth of the Talisman Grass.
Moreover, this kind of situation can also be found not only in these formations, but also in some surface cracks in the fairy garden.
"Not good! It seems that there is a demon here, we have to deal with it carefully." Xiaoxing said.
"Yes! We must conduct a comprehensive inspection of this mountain range to find out the exact location of the demon."
Li Yun's thoughts changed and he immediately said to Tong Lei: "General, it is not appropriate to stay here for a long time. You must immediately gather the garrison and go to Jinghai City to wait for my news. If there is any change here, please do not come to check."
"Master Hou, what's going on?!" Tong Lei asked in shock.
"I will tell you in the future! It's just that I'm not completely sure yet. However, please believe me, this is definitely for the good of you and the sergeants." Li Yun said decisively.
"This... is good! Lord Marquis, I believe you! I will immediately assemble the army and retreat to Jinghai City!"
Tong Lei turned around and hurried away!
When Li Yun waited for Tong Lei to go away, he immediately used the "Shadow Technique" he had just learned. His figure gradually disappeared in broad daylight, and he began to conduct a comprehensive investigation in the fairy garden.
This shadow technique can only be practiced by people with mutated spiritual roots such as dark spiritual roots, and there are only a handful of people with such spiritual roots in the world.
Of course, that doesn't mean that no one can see him at all.
If someone can detect the fluctuations in his spiritual energy, it is possible to discover it. However, Li Yun has also learned the advanced spiritual concealment technique. In this way, as long as no violent actions cause spiritual changes, only those with a higher level of Jindan cultivation can have it.
May find him.
…
Li Yun found that the evil energy seemed to be getting thicker as it went south, so he couldn't help but follow the traces of the evil energy and go south.
Along the way, you can see the Qiulong Mountains stretching for thousands of miles from northeast to southwest, surrounded by the Sea of Mirrors, and the scenery is infinitely magnificent.
"This is an excellent location for filming videos. We can use this as the background for our next video on Wuyou Peak," Li Yun praised.
"Master, this is a rare opportunity. I will burn it now. Then I will just add characters to it and make it into a video."
"That makes sense! This saves a lot of money!" Li Yun praised.
Xiaoxing took action immediately and recorded all the infinite scenery along the way.
Li Yun met many people along the way, but none of them seemed to be aware of the evil spirit. This was because the evil energy was looming, and it would have been difficult to detect it unless a dedicated person like Li Yun was looking for it.
Gradually, Li Yun approached the central area of the Qiulong Mountains, and he could see that its popularity was gradually increasing. Various monks appeared in the dense forests of the mountains, probably looking for treasures.
"Hey! Did these two people discover something?" Li Yun thought to himself. On a peak, he saw two people pointing to the opposite side excitedly and talking non-stop.
"Why don't you go take a look?" Xiaoxing suggested.
"Okay!" Li Yun slowly dived over.
The two people, a man and a woman, were standing on a high mountain top, looking at a large canyon in front of them, pointing and talking.
"Luo Li, this seems to be the place depicted on the map." The male monk said.
"It does look a bit like it! It's just that there are a lot more clouds and fog. It may have something to do with today's weather." Luo Li nodded.
"Could it be that the treasure is hidden here?"
"No matter what, Fei Shan, as long as there is a possibility, we will report it. At that time, the entire 'Rogue Cultivator Alliance' will conduct a unified investigation." Luo Li said.
"Okay! Let's mark this place first, and then we can walk around." Fei Shan said.
The two took out a map, drew a circle on it, then put it away and continued walking forward.
"Rogue Cultivator Alliance?!"
Li Yun was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that the information Qin Lan said was so accurate. The scattered cultivators actually formed an alliance to hunt for treasures. This would greatly increase their strength and they would definitely be able to compete with other sects.
While I was thinking about it, I suddenly felt something and looked up.
I saw seven or eight rays of flying swords flying in the sky in the distance. There was a monk standing on each sword ray. The clothes belonged to the Star Sword Sect. It turned out that Xiao Teng, Qin Lan and others also found out
here.
"Senior Brother, this should be the main peak of Qiulong Mountain Range, right?" Qin Lan said.
"According to the signs on the map, there is no doubt that this is the main peak of Qiulong Mountain Range." Xiao Teng nodded.
"Great! I hope we are not late, otherwise the treasure may be taken away by others first." Qin Lan said excitedly.
"Junior sister, don't worry, our Star Sword Sect is one of the first forces to get this news. With our speed, I believe no one else will catch up with us." Xiao Teng said.
"The Qiulong Mountain Range belongs to the Qingyuan Sect. I wonder if there is a team of monks from the Qingyuan Sect stationed there? If so, it would be a bit troublesome..." Qin Lan worried.
She didn't get any information about the Qingyuan Sect from Li Yun, so it's no wonder she had this concern.
