Four young men and women came together and looked at the woods in the mountains.
"This is Huohe Mountain."
Zheng Weirong glanced at the woods on the mountain, turned back and shouted to his companions.
"Are those mountain sprites here?" Bai Xiaotong asked.
"It should be true. I heard people say that the group of mountain sprites have appeared in Huohe Mountain for several months. Even the Meritorious Service Institute has issued a mission to clear it up. It's just because there are too many sprites and the difficulty of clearing them out is too high, so it has been
No one finished."
Bai Xiaotong curled his lips when he heard this: "The reward must be too low, otherwise a heaven-level disciple would have taken action long ago."
Zheng Weirong smiled and said nothing, acquiescing to Bai Xiaotong's statement.
As far as he knew, the reward for the task of clearing out the mountain sprites was only three small merits.
As for the tasks that heaven-level disciples accept, the rewards are at least based on medium merit, and of course they are not as good as three trivial merits.
Not to mention heaven-level disciples, even earth-level disciples are often not very enthusiastic about tasks that reward three small merits.
Zheng Weirong glanced at Ai Jingting and Yan Dao behind him.
Otherwise, these two people would not have known about this mission all along.
Bai Xiaotong came to Ai Jingting and said with a smile:
"Since there are mountain sprites on Huohe Mountain, there are probably mountain charms as well. If you are lucky, maybe Senior Sister Ai will get the hair of the mountain charm today!"
Ai Jingting smiled gently: "I accept the good advice from my junior sister."
The mountain ghost is also called the mountain ghost king, and there are mountain sprites everywhere he passes.
Therefore, places with a large number of mountain sprites often also have mountain monsters.
Because refining the Flame Spirit Pill requires the hair of the mountain charm, Ai Jingting has been looking for the mountain charm during this period. Unfortunately, the number of the mountain charm is rare, and it often haunts the depths of dangerous mountains, making it extremely difficult to find.
So far nothing has been gained.
Just yesterday, she accidentally learned that a group of mountain sprites were infested in Huohe Mountain, so she hurried over.
"Without further delay, let's hurry up the mountain."
Yan Dao also spoke at this time, looking at Ai Jingting with a smile.
"Don't worry, junior sister Ai, I will definitely help you get the Hair of the Mountain Charm today!"
His words were full of confidence.
Yan Dao does have the confidence to say this.
As a prefecture-level disciple of Jiuyang Taoist Academy, he possesses the seventh level of long-breath cultivation, superb martial arts skills, and possesses magical weapons. His strength is definitely among the best among his peers.
The Shan Mei on Huohe Mountain is at the middle stage of the Ascension Realm at best. With his strength, killing Shan Mei is just a matter of easy capture.
Hearing this, Ai Tingjing just smiled slightly and pursed her lips in silence.
Zheng Weirong and Bai Xiaotong looked at each other, with a smile flashing in their eyes.
Everyone knew that Yan Dao was in love with Ai Jingting. It was precisely because of this that when he heard that Ai Jingting was looking for someone to go to Huohe Mountain with him, Yan Dao immediately ran over and volunteered. The purpose was self-evident.
It's a pity that this Senior Sister Ai has a simple personality and usually doesn't speak politely to men. Apart from practicing, she is devoted to alchemy. Although Yan Dao tries to be courteous in every possible way, she only keeps a distance from her. So far, she has not let Yan Dao win the beauty back.
Despite this, Yan Dao still persevered and never gave up.
"The Yanling Pill is a truly high-level elixir. If Senior Sister Ai can obtain the Hair of Mountain Charm this time and successfully refine the Yanling Pill, she will be promoted to an official alchemist just around the corner. By then, Senior Sister Ai's status will be over.
They are not inferior to the disciples of the Upper Academy, and they have a bright future!"
Zheng Weirong glanced at Ai Jingting, unable to conceal his envy.
A skilled alchemist's status in Jiuyang Sect is not much lower than that of a monk.
Even because he could refine many precious elixirs, his status was somewhat aloof, and even monks did not dare to neglect him.
Therefore, becoming an alchemist is a bright road that is not inferior to that of a monk.
It's a pity that alchemy is a profession that requires too much talent. For those who lack talent, no matter how hard they work, their achievements will be very limited in the end.
Many people with insufficient qualifications will never be able to become even the lowest-level alchemist and can only be an alchemy apprentice throughout their lives.
Ai Jingting can step into the threshold of alchemy master with only half a foot at this age, which shows how amazing her qualifications are!
After chatting for a while, the group set off to go up the mountain.
Although the four of them were all very powerful, even the weakest Bai Xiaotong had the fourth level of long-breath cultivation, they were still cautious along the way, observing the surrounding situation attentively to prevent strange monsters from attacking.
But after walking for a while, Yan Dao suddenly let out a low sigh and his eyes fell on the ground fifty or sixty meters away to the right.
The other three people followed his gaze and couldn't help but be slightly startled.
I saw lying there motionless, a humanoid monster with extremely long limbs and a ferocious face. It was a mountain sprite.
Zheng Weirong quickly walked a few steps and stepped forward to check. After a moment, he was surprised.
"He's already dead. Judging from the wounds on his body, it should have been done by a practitioner!"
Bai Xiaotong also came over, looked at it for a few times and said in surprise:
"The traces of the Melting Hand! They are disciples of our Taoist Academy!"
Yan Dao nodded, stared at the corpse of the mountain sprite carefully for a while, and said in deep thought:
"Looking at the size of this bergamot, it should be an aberration in the early stage of the Ascension Realm. There are only wounds on the head and no blood on its claws. This means that the killer was a bergamot who killed him with one blow, and there was no resistance from the bergamot from the beginning to the end.
Opportunity."
As soon as these words came out, Zheng Weirong and Bai Xiaotong both looked surprised.
Even they could only barely manage to kill the early-stage aberrations in the Ascension Realm with one strike. Could it be that the person who got there first was also a Xuan-level disciple of the Taoist Academy?
"Oh no, the mountain charm won't fall into that person's hands, right?" Bai Xiaotong suddenly worried.
Yan Dao heard the words and said with a smile: "Don't worry, judging from the traces around, there is only one person who took action, and the mountain demon itself is a middle-stage aberration in the Ascension Realm. There are many mountain sprites around, and I want to kill it with just one person."
There are so many weird things, unless an earth-level disciple takes action!"
Earth-level disciples generally have six or seven levels of long-breath cultivation. If they have magical weapons in hand, it will not be a problem to deal with a group of mountain sprites.
However, unless there are special reasons, prefecture-level disciples usually practice deeper in the Longyuan Mountains and will not go to peripheral peaks like Huohe Mountain.
So that person is more likely to be just a Xuan-level disciple.
And with the strength of a Xuan-level disciple, it is indeed impossible to deal with a group of mountain sprites single-handedly.
Thinking of this, Zheng Weirong and Bai Xiaotong breathed a sigh of relief.
Ai Jingting's slightly frowned eyebrows relaxed.
Seeing this, Yan Dao smiled slightly and took the lead up the mountain.
"Let's go over and see which junior brother and sister are one step ahead of us."
The four of them immediately sped up the mountain.
On the road that followed, as expected, we saw the corpses of many mountain sprites one after another. Most of them were in the early stages of emergence, and the number varied from a single one at the beginning to three or four appearing at the same time later.
Regardless of the number, all the mountain sprites were killed in one blow, and their heads were burned black by the high temperature.
Looking behind them, not only Zheng Weirong and Bai Xiaotong were secretly speechless, but even Yan Dao and Ai Jingting showed a trace of solemnity on their faces.
"Dacheng, no, this is the Weapon Melting Hand of the Perfection Realm!"
Yan Dao looked slightly solemn, his initial indifference gone.
You must know that the training of the Weapon Melter is extremely difficult. Many Long Breath Realm disciples have been immersed in this martial art for one or two years, but they can only reach the mastery level.
As far as Yan Dao knows, there are only two disciples in the lower courtyard who can cultivate the Weapon Molten Hand to perfection.
And those two people are both heaven-level disciples!
Yan Dao was filled with surprise and uncertainty, and for a moment his guess was somewhat shaken.
Could it be that I guessed wrongly that the man on the mountain was not a Xuan-level disciple, but actually one of the two Heaven-level disciples?
After coming back to his senses, he involuntarily accelerated his pace up the mountain.
The other three people also quickly increased their speed.
It didn't take long for the four of them to arrive near the top of the mountain.
More than a hundred meters away, Yan Dao and others heard roars and howls coming from the distance.
The four of them looked at each other and ran quickly in the direction of the sound.
Soon, they arrived at the place where the battle took place.
What came into view was an extremely fierce and unusual battle.
One side of the battle is a group of monsters.
The leader was a spirit riding an eye-catching white-fronted tiger. He had a hunched nose and wide lips, and a tree branch with leaves tied around his waist. He had strangely colored indigo skin exposed all over his body, and his breath was fierce and fierce.
And around it were seven or eight mountain sprites.
On the other side of the battle was a young man who looked to be about twenty years old. He was unarmed. Even though he was facing many enemies, he still had a calm expression and no panic.
On the ground around them, four or five corpses of mountain sprites were already lying. Without exception, their heads were blackened, and they were exactly the same as the corpses of the mountain sprites that Yan Dao and others had seen just now.
Obviously the young man in front of me was the one who killed those mountain sprites.
"Why does this person look familiar?" Zheng Weirong asked hesitantly.
As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Xiaotong exclaimed in surprise.
"Lin Shen! That person is Lin Shen!"
"Lin Shen?"
Zheng Weirong was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted and his eyes widened in shock.
"The Lin Shen who was promoted to a Xuan-level disciple just after entering the Taoist Academy?"
"Who else could it be? I didn't expect to meet him here!"
Bai Xiaotong's eyes were shining and her face was full of excitement.
Even Ai Jingting, who had always been indifferent and elegant, had a look on her face, her clear eyes staring at Lin Shen for a moment, obviously very interested in this rumored genius.
At this time, Zheng Weirong suddenly spoke up.
"That's not right. Didn't I hear that Lin Shen was promoted to the Long Breath Realm not long ago? Logically speaking, his cultivation level should only be at the first level of Long Breathing. But looking at this situation, it seems that he has the cultivation level of the third level of Long Breathing at least!"
After Zheng Weirong said this, Bai Xiaotong and Ai Jingting also reacted, with looks of surprise on their faces.
indeed.
It is rumored that Lin Shen's martial arts attainments are extremely high, and he has practiced a variety of powerful martial arts, and his level is not low, and he can even fight beyond the level.
But no matter how superb your martial arts skills are, if your cultivation level is only at the level of Long Breath, it is impossible to defeat a group of mountain monsters and mountain sprites single-handedly!
Apparently either the rumor is wrong.
Either in this short period of one month, Lin Shen's cultivation has made rapid progress.
If it's the latter, then Lin Shen's qualifications are simply astonishing to the extreme!
"I didn't expect Lin Shen to hide so deeply. Many people are still saying that Lin Shen will definitely not be able to keep his place as a Xuan-level disciple. I really want them to see the current situation."
Bai Xiaotong's pretty face was filled with wonder.
Zheng Weirong nodded with deep understanding. Lin Shen's current strength alone was much stronger than many Xuan-level disciples.
At least he is far inferior to Bai Xiaotong.
It seems that the rumors are wrong. Although Lin Shen is a new student, his true strength level has already reached the level of a proper Xuan-level disciple.
No wonder the Siyuan Master would specifically break Green Shen to be a Xuan-level disciple. Sure enough, the Siyuan Master is still fiery-eyed!
Thinking that many yellow-level disciples were gearing up to challenge Lin Shen in the next level challenge recently, Zheng Weirong couldn't help but want to observe a few seconds of silence for them.
I wonder what their expressions will be like when they face Lin Shen and discover his true strength?
With emotion in his heart, Zheng Weirong was about to say a few words in agreement when he suddenly caught a glimpse of Yan Dao's gloomy face from the corner of his eye. His heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he immediately took back the words that came to his lips.
"I almost forgot, the Yan family and Lin Shen have quite a feud!"
Zheng Weirong thought to himself and quickly winked at Bai Xiaotong.
Bai Xiaotong also reacted at this moment, stuck out his tongue and said no more.
At this time, the battle not far away had come to an end.
Under the powerful power of the Melting Hand, seven or eight mountain sprites had turned into charred corpses lying in pieces on the ground.
In a blink of an eye, only Shan Mei was left in the crowd of noisy monsters. He was beaten to a pulp by Lin Shen's hands and was in a miserable state. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that defeat was only a matter of time.
This is also true.
After five or six breaths, Lin Shen opened his mouth to drink, and the dragon's sound penetrated his ears, making Shan Mei's head spin and her body sway as if she was drunk.
And he took the opportunity to flash behind Shan Mei like a gust of wind, stretched out his hand to the back of Shan Mei, and spat out fierce energy.
In an instant, Shan Mei's body trembled violently, her eyes were bulging, and all the vitality in her body was instantly extinguished.
thump!
Shan Mei fell heavily to the ground, lifeless.
Lin Shen slowly retracted his palm and turned to look at Ai Jingting and the others.
Lin Shen had already noticed it the moment the four of them arrived at the top of the mountain, but seeing that they did nothing except stop and watch the battle, he ignored them.
Lin Shen's eyes glanced at the weapons in the hands of several people, and Lin Shen felt slightly enlightened.
The ordinary weapons produced by Jiuyang Daoyuan's Qiao Gong Pavilion are all of the same standard and have exclusive logos.
The weapons in the hands of these four people happened to be produced by Qiao Gong Pavilion. Obviously they were also disciples of Jiuyang Taoist Academy, but they didn't know which level they were.
Lin Shen had no interest in exploring. After looking at it for a few times, he looked away, took out his dagger and started cutting Shan Mei's hair.
The most valuable thing about Shan Mei's body is her hair, which can be used as medicine or to refine special weapons such as whips and ropes. It has a wide range of uses.
Lin Shen remembered that there was a corresponding collection task in the Merit Academy, and the reward seemed to be three to four hundred merit points.
So when Lin Shen was fighting Shan Mei, he deliberately avoided that hair.
Otherwise, with his strength, Shan Mei would have been eliminated long ago.
As for the hair of those mountain sprites, they were worthless, and their flesh and blood did not contain spiritual energy like many monster beasts. Eating them could not provide the energy needed for cultivation, so they were ignored and abandoned by Lin Shen.
After a while, Lin Shen cut off Shan Mei's hair, cut off Shan Mei's head and put it away, ready to go back as a mission certificate.
After doing all this, he stood up and was about to leave, but was stopped by a soft voice.
"Junior Brother Lin, please wait a moment."
Lin Shen looked back and found that the person speaking was the gentle woman among the four.
"My name is Ai Jingting, a prefecture-level disciple of Jiuyang Taoist Academy."
Seeing Lin Shen looking over, Ai Jingting quickly introduced herself.
Lin Shen nodded slightly, but even when he heard that the person in front of him was an Earth-level disciple, his expression did not change at all.
"What's up?"
"I would like to ask Junior Brother Lin for a favor. Can you transfer those Mountain Charm Hairs to me? I can exchange them with you for the elixirs."
Ai Jingting said slowly, with a sincere expression and a gentle tone, which made people feel good about her involuntarily.
After hearing this, Lin Shen raised his eyebrows and asked:
"What do you want in exchange?"
"If you don't mind, I can exchange Hunyuan Dan with you."
Seeing that Lin Shen seemed to be a little moved, Ai Jingting breathed a sigh of relief. She turned her wrist, and there was a delicate porcelain bottle in her white palm.
"Here are ten Hunyuan Pills, how about exchanging them with you for the Hair of the Mountain Charm?"
There was expectation in Ai Jingting's eyes.
The Hair of the Mountain Charm is one of the essential materials for refining the Flame Spirit Pill, and is very important to her.
Whether you can be promoted to an official alchemist depends on this time.
Lin Shen was immediately moved when he heard this.
Ten Hunyuan Pills were worth 500 merit points, which was already much more than the actual value of Shan Mei's Hair. After all, he still took advantage.
Anyway, it was useless for him to hold the Hair of the Mountain Charm. At most, he could exchange it for meritorious deeds. It would be better to exchange it directly with Ai Jingting for the Hunyuan Pill.
After thinking for a moment, Lin Shen already had a plan in mind and was about to speak.
But at this moment, Yan Dao suddenly spoke up.
"Ten Hunyuan Pills are exchanged for Shan Mei's hair. You took advantage of this transaction. Why should you hesitate?"
As soon as these words came out, Ai Jingting frowned slightly.
Zheng Weirong and Bai Xiaotong also secretly said that it was bad.
As expected, Lin Shen turned to look at Yan Dao, looked him up and down, and said with a half-smile: