Tiancheng Sword Sect is located at the western foot of Manglong Mountain, and its sphere of influence exceeds a hundred miles. Just at the gate of the mountain, there are six peaks and Xiongcheng Xuanwu.
There are three famous dangerous places within the sect's sphere of influence, namely the Fire Dragon Cave, Hanming Cave and Yinfeng Gorge!
Among them, Fire Dragon Cave and Hanming Cave are only a few dozen miles away from Xuanwu City. They have become the first choice places for Sword Sect disciples to hunt monsters, mine spiritual jade ores, and hone their internal strength.
Qin Yun stood at the entrance of Hanming Cave.
This place is very close to Luoxia Peak, and only half an hour's walk from Xuanwu City. The cave is located in the innermost part of a valley, and it looks dark and unfathomable from the outside.
From time to time, icy cold wind surged out from the depths of the cave. If Qin Yun hadn't successfully practiced the Nine Yang Mysterious Skills, and the Yang Fire True Qi protection could resist the cold, it would have been difficult for him to stand at the entrance of the cave for a long time.
Hanming Cave is famous for its coldness. The passages leading underground from the cave are as complicated as a maze. There are many monsters and spiritual beasts lurking in the depths, many of which are powerful and terrifying. Disciples without any strength will never dare to go deep into it. .
Qin Yun came to Hanming Cave at Shui Wanning's request. He needed to collect a batch of ice beads.
Ice beads are a special product in Hanming Cave. They are formed by the water of Hanming condensed over a long period of time. It is not easy to find and collect, and the price in the market is very high.
Shui Wanning needs a lot of ice-condensing beads to refine the ice-condensing pill for Lu Liu. If the Bibo technique that Lu Liu wants to practice can be matched with the ice-condensing pill, it will have the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort.
It's just that the cost of purchasing Ningbing Beads from the market is too high, and Shui Wanning's strength in Hanming Cave will be greatly limited due to her practice of Kuishui True Art, so she handed over this task to Qin Yun to complete.
Qin Yun accepted the order happily. He had just been promoted to the sixth level of Qi Refining and needed to consolidate his realm through battle training.
For this reason, Qin Yun went to Tianji Palace specifically. After learning about the situation inside Hanming Cave in detail, he received a task from the Clan Academy to collect the inner elixir of the ice beast, and Gujian entered Hanming Cave alone.
There are not many disciples going in and out of Hanming Cave. There are warriors from the Sword Sect guarding the entrance of the cave. They lead their spirit dogs and check all the disciples who come out of the cave.
Both the Fire Dragon Cave and Hanming Cave are owned by the sect, and they contain veins of fire jade and ice jade.
Although the two places are open to all disciples without restriction, the spiritual jade extracted from them must be handed over to the sect, and the sect will compensate it with contribution points based on the quantity and quality.
The spirit dog guarding the entrance of the cave has a very good nose. It can sniff out no matter how well it is hidden on the body, eliminating the possibility of being caught secretly.
As for other trophies such as monster inner elixirs and ore elixirs, they all belong to the disciples in the lower cave.
On this point, Jian Zong is still very kind.
Under the expressionless gaze of the guarding warrior, Qin Yun entered the Hanming Cave for the first time.
A bone-chilling chill immediately enveloped him completely, and it felt as if there were countless tiny sharp needles piercing through his shirt and digging into his skin, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.
Qin Yun had to activate his true energy to drive away the chill, and then his body regained its warmth.
He felt awe-struck in his heart. This Hanming Cave was worthy of being one of the three most dangerous places. It was just the entrance. He really didn't know what kind of terrible situation there would be in the deep layers below.
Taking out a wooden sign from his waist pocket, Qin Yun poured his true energy into it, and a faint light suddenly flashed across the face of the sign.
This is a tracking talisman, made from the heart of a ten-year-old peach tree. With it by your side, you will not get lost in caves with complex terrain, but it can only be used once.
Shui Wanning handed over the task of collecting ice beads to Qin Yun. She was also worried about Qin Yun's safety. After repeated instructions, she took out several talismans and asked him to carry them with him in case of emergency.
The Tracing Talisman is one of them.
If you are not very familiar with the environment of Hanming Cave, it is easy to get lost in the complicated forked passages after entering. At this time, even your sword skills and spiritual communication will not be effective.
After turning on the tracking talisman, Qin Yun moved forward cautiously.
Hanming Cave is very large, with huge upside-down stalactites and condensed frost everywhere, and the tinkling sound of cold springs is terrifying.
The dark rock wall is densely covered with many small silver-white ores. It is precisely because of the faint light they emit that it is not impossible to see everything inside the cave.
Qin Yun did not see any monsters or even animals on the road. There were many abandoned ores scattered on the ground. He could see that many places had been dug by people, and he could also hear the sound of digging coming from the depths of the cave.
Many Sword Sect disciples have been digging for spiritual jade in the Fire Dragon Cave and Hanming Cave for many years in order to collect enough contributions in exchange for the skill pills.
There was a fork in the road ahead, so Qin Yun randomly chose a direction to go in. The depths of Hanming Cave extend in all directions, with countless connecting passages. Legend has it that the deepest part can reach straight to the Netherworld Hell.
The deeper he went, the stronger the coldness became. Qin Yun had to use at least 30% of his true energy to be able to withstand it, which meant that he could not stay in the cave for a long time.
So Qin Yun speeded up and was not as careful as before.
Along the way, Qin Yun didn't know how many forks he passed, he only knew that he was going deeper into the ground.
The cave was getting colder and quieter. He had seen some fellow disciples entering the cave before, but after walking for more than half an hour now, he didn't even encounter any ghosts, which was enough to show how deep the Cold Underworld Cave was.
call!
Just as Qin Yun was about to turn into another passage, a blue shadow suddenly burst out from the darkness in the corner and rushed toward him from the side like lightning.
The attacker's attack came very suddenly, but Qin Yun never gave up vigilance from the moment he entered the cave, and instantly drew out his long sword to block it.
laugh!
The sneak attacker collided head-on with the sword's edge, and the friction between the blade and the armor made a tooth-piercing sound.
Qin Yun took two steps back while drawing his sword. The attacker was thrown to the ground, allowing Qin Yun to see its true appearance.
This sneak attacker was clearly a monster the size of a hunting dog, with a majestic head and bulging eyes, short and thick limbs, a plump body, and a thick layer of ice-blue turtle-shaped armor wrapped around its body.
The most heart-stopping thing is that there are rows of sharp teeth on the top and bottom of its mouth, which constantly make friction and hissing sounds when biting, and white mist sprays out of its throat.
Ice beast!
This is the most common low-level monster in Hanming Cave. It appears in large numbers in various places in the cave. It makes a living by devouring cave water bugs and ice fish. It has a brave nature.
Monsters are monsters, and even the lowest level monsters are not to be taken lightly. The ice beast's fangs are extremely sharp and can easily bite through iron armor.
It also has a pair of hard ice armor, can jump and escape very quickly, and is quite difficult to deal with.
Ga!
The ice monster screamed and pounced forward again, ready to bite Qin Yun's throat through it. Qin Yun's sword attack just now obviously did not cause it enough pain.
court death!
A fierce light flashed in Qin Yun's eyes, and the Qinggang Sword thrust straight out, accurately and quickly piercing the ice beast's open mouth.
The moment the sword entered the beast's mouth, Qin Yun suddenly pierced the sword body with energy, prompting the sword energy to penetrate the opponent's tender mouth without any stagnation, penetrated its head and shattered the armor wrapped around it!
The red gold sword energy came out from the back and neck of the ice beast and was nearly a foot long!
Bang!
Qin Yun retracted his long sword instantly, and the ice beast fell to the ground slumped, rolled a few times and could no longer move.
In the market of Xuanwu City, there are many disciples selling copies of the so-called Fire Dragon Cave, Hanming Cave, and Yinfeng Gorge experience secret books. Many of them have written descriptions about the spiritual beasts and elixirs in the caves.
and illustrations.
He only spent fifty taels of silver to buy a thick stack, and after looking through it several times, he had a lot of understanding of the situation in Hanming Cave.
As the most common monster in Hanming Cave, the Ice Beast is naturally well known for its weaknesses.
However, if you want to pierce the throat with a sword at the moment the ice beast launches its attack, not everyone can do it. The speed, strength and angle of the sword must be just right, and you must have the confidence and courage to calmly and calmly face the battle.
There is no doubt that Qin Yun did it perfectly.
The only regret was that he broke through the ice beast's thick carapace, but could not find the formed inner elixir inside.
Many monsters and spiritual beasts have to live long enough to condense the real inner elixir. This ice beast is obviously still very young, so its strength is not very strong.
But Qin Yun didn't care about this small regret, and with increased confidence, he continued to go deeper into the cave.
More and more ice beasts appeared. At first, there were only one or two, but later they formed groups of three or five and launched a continuous attack on Qin Yun. Among them were some guys who were bigger and more ferocious.
Qin Yun's forward speed dropped greatly, and the pressure he endured doubled. It was impossible for him to hit the critical point of the ice beast with every sword. More often, he had to cut through the ice beast's outer armor to kill it.
Hit and hit.
The number of ice beasts was so large that he was surprised. Hanming Cave has been open to Sword Sect disciples for hundreds of years. Disciples from the sect come in and out every day for training. Logically speaking, there should not be many monster beasts in places that are not very deep.
exist.
But the passage Qin Yun chose seemed to lead to their lair, appearing one after another, and he would rather fight to the death than retreat.
He vaguely noticed that there might be something strange here, but the speed of the sword was not slow at all, but became more fierce and swift.
The sword energy tore through the air, and the red and golden light illuminated the dark space. The ice beast's painful roar echoed in the cave for a long time, and more and more corpses fell around Qin Yun's feet.
The fire attribute sword energy is the nemesis of the water attribute ice beast, and Qin Yun's sword energy also contains the sharp power of Geng metal, so even if the ice armor of the ice beast is very hard, it is difficult to withstand it.
One sword can break armor and two swords can kill a person. Qin Yun only needs three swords at most to kill an ice beast. If he can seize the opportunity, one sword will be enough.
In just half a stick of incense, dozens of ice beasts were killed or injured!
