Chapter 69 The First Encounter in the Forbidden Land
Not long after arriving at the barren mountain, the several Foundation Establishment Master Uncles in charge asked everyone to rest where they were and make final preparations for the battle in the next few days.
As in the original timeline, Xiang Laogui went to win over the disciples with the worst abilities, including Han Li.
On Luo Hong's side, because he had taken the initiative to expose his aura, other disciples knew that he was a fierce man at the thirteenth level of Qi Refining. He also showed an attitude of keeping strangers away, so no one came to disturb his performance.
One day later, the immortal cultivators from Qingxu Sect came riding on the Snow Rainbow Ling.
Fu Yunzi, the leader of the Qingxu Sect, unsurprisingly wanted to trick Li Huayuan into refining iron essence for him, and took out the Blood Thread Jiao Neidan to lure him into a bet.
If Li Huayuan's one-horned silver python can refine the blood-threaded dragon inner elixir, there is great hope that it can be advanced to the fifth level in his lifetime, which is equivalent to the existence of an immortal cultivator in the early stages of elixir formation.
When hesitating, he took a deep look at Luo Hong, who was wearing an iron mask. Thinking of what this son had said to him, he immediately decided to accept the bet.
However, at this time, Old Monster Qiong, the "Great Evil" of the Hidden Moon Sect, intervened and forced his way into the gambling game between the two of them.
The strength of the Hidden Moon Sect is the leader among the seven sects, and when they monopolized the Yueyang Orb in the early years, they explored the forbidden area very deeply and understood the distribution of elixirs in the forbidden area. Therefore, even if two families were fighting against one, Li Huayuan did not have much confidence.
"You, come here."
Li Huayuan pointed at the iron-faced Luo Hong and called him over pretending to be calm.
Luo Hong walked towards Li Huayuan despite the surprised and fearful looks of the disciples of the seven sects. He did not complain about the attention his master had attracted to him. Anyway, in five days, these people would have his current image deeply engraved in their souls.
After casually releasing a sound-proofing technique, Li Huayuan asked directly:
"Can you really bring back no less than twenty elixirs?"
This was what Luo Hong said when he asked him to open the back door. Otherwise, he would not be willing to let this good apprentice who respected his spiritual wine every year take part in the blood ban trial. If he died, he would not have any spiritual wine to drink.
"This time the Hidden Moon Sect seems to have come prepared. That old monster Qiong is a cunning and cunning figure!"
"Master, don't worry. With the disciple's preparation and those two top-notch magic weapons, it's no problem to deal with a group of immortal cultivators of the same level."
Luo Hong bowed his hand. Li Huayuan's gamble was really big this time. If he lost, he would have to work as a "coolie" for at least twenty years.
"Okay, if you can really help me win the bet, I will grant you a [Invisible Needle] talisman from the old monster Qiong!"
When Li Huayuan received Luo Hong's promise, he was so excited that he stroked his beard. If he lost this bet, he would undoubtedly lose money, but if he won, he would gain blood.
In the face of interests, there is not much difference between monks in the pill-forming stage and ordinary people.
Luo Hong immediately gave another gift. The invisible needle talisman is a good treasure that can be used even after building a foundation. It is really an unexpected surprise!
Seeing Luo Hong walking back to the team, Master Fuyunzi winked at the two Taoist priests in his team, obviously asking them to pay more attention to this Huang Maple Valley disciple wearing an iron mask.
The old monster Qiong kept laughing strangely and didn't care about the little tricks played by the two factions.
After this small episode, it was finally time to open the forbidden area. The elders of Jiedan led by the seven factions took action together to bombard the weak points of the forbidden area formation.
The disciples of the Seven Sects have also stood not far behind them, ready to enter the forbidden area at any time.
Due to the special nature of this trial, each sect has maximized the number of disciples participating in the trial. Each sect has twenty-five disciples, and the seven sects add up to more than 170 disciples.
Three or four hours later, with the efforts of seven monks in the alchemy stage, the forbidden area formation broke through a dark passage.
Without any further instructions, the disciples of the seven sects all scrambled to fly into the passage, as if this would increase their chances of survival.
Luo Hong is not in a hurry. He is not boasting. These disciples of the Seven Sects really do not pose much of a threat to him. The real threat is the forbidden land itself.
This place is not a novice dungeon. A god-transforming monk like Xiang Zhili would have to fool two cannon fodder to explore the way, and finally come out in disgrace.
It can be said that this place is no less dangerous than the Valley of the Fallen Demons. The only place where the disciples of the seven sects snatched the elixir is the garden of the owner of the forbidden area.
Soon, Luo Hong and Han Li were the only ones still standing. The two of them almost jumped into the passage at the same time.
The moment he was swallowed up by the dark passage, Luo Hong's eyes blurred, and then he came to the foot of a snow-capped mountain.
The cold wind here is lifeless, and even immortal cultivators cannot bear it. However, for Luo Hong, the temperature here is just right, just enough to offset the heat generated by the secret pattern of the spiritual dragon.
"This place should be the Snowy Mountain in the far north of the forbidden area. It is said that ice crystal snow lotus grows on the top of the mountain. However, due to the harsh environment of this place, trial disciples rarely go near it. I don't know how long ago it was last time I picked ice crystal snow lotus.
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Luo Hong recalled the information on the forbidden area map issued by Huang Maple Valley, and secretly thought that he was lucky. If he encountered an extremely old ice crystal snow lotus, he would not hand it over.
This lotus is of great use to immortal cultivators who practice the Water Elemental Technique!
In order to have a possible windfall, Luo Hong asked someone to refine two secret boxes in advance, using the same material as his mask. He had asked Zhao Qingling for a lot before.
As long as you put the elixir into the secret box, you can avoid the detection of the spirit-sniffing beast and help him steal one or two particularly useful elixirs.
Luo Hong was about to climb a mountain to look for medicine, when two disciples from Huadaowu suddenly appeared in his consciousness, one of whom was an acquaintance of his.
"Senior Brother Han, thanks to your cold-repelling umbrella, otherwise we wouldn't be able to reach the top of the mountain with our magic power against the cold wind of this snowy mountain."
Yan Xiaojiao smiled and patted the man next to her on the shoulder, as if she was teasing her good sisters.
The man held his orchid fingers and tucked his hair that was slightly scattered by the wind behind his ears, with a soft smile on his lips.
"Mr. Han is very happy to be able to teleport so close to Sister Yan! As long as you stay close, sister, Mr. Han will protect you!"
"Good senior brother, I..."
"Who's over there!"
Han Tianya's sharp shout interrupted Yan Xiao's flattery.
Yan Xiao quickly looked around, and soon discovered a Huang Maple Valley disciple wearing an iron mask, standing not far away with his hands behind his back.
"It's him!"
The two of them immediately recognized this person as the disciple in Huang Maple Valley who had high hopes from the monks in the alchemy stage, and they immediately took out their magic weapons vigilantly.
Yan Xiao pulled out a whip-shaped magic weapon made of white joints, and with a swipe, a layer of cold air condensed around her body as a shield.
Han Tianya grabbed the cold-dispelling umbrella that was spinning around above his head, and took out two strange red flying knives, flying slowly around him.
"You two had better retreat voluntarily, Zhuo doesn't want to kill you."