What connects this small world to the great wilderness is a black crack that is constantly twisting. This is a crack in time and space that often connects different worlds.
Around this crack, many man-made traces can be seen. It can be seen that many monks once set up camp here one after another, studying the next step - but they are no longer here now, and they are hunting for treasure.
? Or have they returned home with a full load? Or... they have slept somewhere in this world and will never be able to go back.
Wu Jie and the others also rested here for a while, observing and studying the routes and directions of the forerunners to decide which way they would go.
This small world is very big. The furthest explorers who have left alive have traveled more than 100,000 miles, but none of them have found the edge of the world.
For treasure hunting, such a big small world is more than enough.
Wu Jie could clearly see a thousand-mile range with a glance. He found that the number of treasure-hunting monks going in all directions was actually about the same. It could be seen that the opportunities in all directions here should be about the same.
But when he slowly concentrated his spiritual thoughts into a bundle, like a long detection antenna, slowly sweeping across a range of three thousand miles, and carefully searching for all kinds of clues in these three thousand miles, he suddenly discovered that in some directions
Although there are many traces of monks leaving, there are far fewer traces of returning.
This means that there may be unexpected dangers in those directions, or unexpected treasures.
In the former case, the treasure hunter was naturally killed by those dangerous people; in the latter case, the treasure hunter naturally died in the fire after discovering the treasure - but for those who died, the two are actually similar, natural disasters or man-made disasters
No matter what, it's death anyway.
Of course, this is very different for Wu Jie. If it is the former, many treasure hunters will be in danger of never returning, and he does not intend to take the risk. He comes here mainly to accumulate external skills in exchange for his sect's magic method of immortality.
, to continue his research, except for the first time, even if there are some rare treasures waiting for him, he does not intend to take risks.
Well, assuming there is something like Hongmeng Purple Qi, it's still worth the risk.
But if it's the latter, then Wu Jie needs to go and take a look. Because he believes that among the people who come to explore this small world, there shouldn't be many people who can kill him.
With his current ability, he is almost completely invincible under the realm of Yang Shen. A full-out fierce attack is even enough to kill the weaker Yang Shen True Immortal, and is enough to drive back most of the Yang Shen True Immortal. As for those with super strength,
A powerful True Immortal, or even True Lord Dongxu - it makes no sense to consider small probability events.
Wu Jie pondered for a long time and finally decided to avoid the most dangerous direction and choose the direction where there were slightly more people coming back, but still not a lot.
Directions with too many people must have been searched. Although he is only here to lead the team, he must be kind and honest. He has the responsibility to help these outer disciples get enough harvest.
And those more dangerous places can also be used to help him do something...
Wu Jie told the outer disciples of his decision - of course he did not explain the reasons in detail, especially some of the things that were inconvenient to talk about - when he learned that he was going to a place that was somewhat dangerous but not particularly dangerous, everyone did not
objection.
Well, in fact it should be said that Wei Mingfeng has no objection.
In this treasure hunting team, Wei Mingfeng is the absolute authority. This outer disciple, who spent nearly four thousand years cultivating the Taoist Fruit, has experienced more than twenty risky treasure hunts in his life, and countless times with the God of Death.
He passed by, but he came back every time - and every time he came back with as many companions as possible.
Without the latter condition, he would be the most unpopular treasure hunting partner, but with the last sentence, he is a very rare and good captain, worthy of everyone's trust and reliance.
Generally speaking, a so-called "senior treasure hunter" is considered an elite if he has three treasure hunt experiences in his life. If he has five treasure hunt experiences or has said hello to the God of Death once or twice, he is considered an elite. People like Wei Mingfeng are already elite to the point of being shocking.
To the point of pointing out.
But his qualifications are really not good enough. Even if he can gain something every time he hunts for treasure, it is not of great help to his cultivation. So until now, he still has not been able to clearly analyze his path to immortality.
Looking hard for opportunities.
Senior Changsun did not send Wu Jie any relevant information about these people. An outer disciple secretly recorded these things on jade slips and gave them to him.
That disciple's name was Wang Shuang, who had the same name as a famous general from the Three Kingdoms era on Earth. But he was very meticulous in his work and did not show any emotion when passing the jade slips. Wu Jie believed that no one else would notice.
The information in the jade slips is quite detailed, clearly describing everyone's origins and characteristics. With this, Wu Jie will be more confident when managing them.
So he knows Wei Mingfeng's identity and abilities, and he also trusts Wei Mingfeng's ability as a treasure hunting expert.
When Wei Mingfeng also expressed his agreement with Wu Jie's opinion, the matter was settled.
Under the command of Wei Mingfeng, they connected the thirteen rays of light into one so that they could support each other at any time. Then they lowered their flight altitude, and at a distance of no more than a hundred feet from the ground, they traveled all the way at a really slow speed.
forward.
This speed makes some impatient people quite impatient, but Wei Mingfeng emphasized that this can ensure that they will not miss any clues on the road.
"More than once, I have found valuable things in places that others have already searched for. This is called leakage. Picking up leaks is the safest and most reliable way to hunt for treasure. At least 30% of all the treasure hunt harvests I have brought home in the past came from
Pick up the leaks," he said.
Wu Jie believed that he was not the only one who doubted this data. But he agreed with this cautious approach - caution is not a bad thing, especially for Wu Jie who has the responsibility to bring back most of the outer disciples.
Important things.
Facts have proved that Wei Mingfeng's "leaking out" method is quite effective. When they finished their day's trip and camped to rest, they had found something worth at least the entire net worth of a heavenly monk.
The person in charge of the valuation is Wang Shuang. This cautious and careful person works at the counter of a cross-border trading company after practicing. He has good identification ability for most things. If he encounters something that he cannot identify, it is probably rare.
's baby.
For example, the indestructible fragment that was given to Wu Jie.
This fragment was so strong that it was beyond imagination that even Jasmine had to use magic to cut it. So after scratching a shallow scar on it, she decided to use it as a raw material to make a heart-protecting mirror for Wu Jie.
"My heart is not my vital point." Wu explained, "I don't need any protective goggles."
"But someone needs it," Jasmine said. "This thing is most suitable for making armor. I believe it will be used."
Wu Jie was silent for a moment and then smiled.
He hadn't smiled so happily in a long time, almost to the point of beaming, completely different from his usual calm and gentle smile.
"Master, why are you so happy?"
"Because you finally started to think about others," Wu Jie sighed happily, "It's not easy.
It’s not easy. It’s been more than five hundred years... it’s been almost six hundred years and you finally started to think about others.”
He sighed repeatedly and was so happy that he even used his source power to create a fountain out of thin air, with fine wine gushing out of it.
"It's worth celebrating. It's worth celebrating. Today I have to get drunk before resting."
So he woke up Xiao Qi who was practicing in his sleep, called Du Ruo who was working hard to compress the yin energy in his body, called Ye Hong who had been watching with a smile, and even dragged the old turtle over from the beach.
"Today is a gratifying day and we want to celebrate it."
He not only celebrated inside the Heavenly Book World, but also outside - he gathered all the outer disciples who were preparing to take a rest, then took out a wine jug, and poured out a massive amount of wine from which was enough to drunken a monster to death.
"I suddenly figured out a difficult problem in cultivation. To celebrate, let's have a drink."
It's just a difficulty in cultivation. Are you happy like this?
Outer disciples, you look at me and I look at you, looking at each other in confusion.
But in the end, they all joined the celebration party hosted by Wu Jie.
Wei Mingfeng was the last one to drink. He originally wanted to stop drinking and take charge of the vigil by himself. But Wu Jie snapped his fingers, and Xuefeng appeared next to them with a majestic posture in military uniform.
The flames of fear slowly swirled around her.
"Xue Feng, we are going to drink tonight. If anyone dares to attack, you will kill him." Wu Jie laughed loudly, "I authorize you to use any method you think is appropriate."
Xuefeng's eyes lit up slightly: "Including the Heavenly Emperor Formation?"
"include"
"Including Baji Shenfeng?"
"include"
"Including the Baji Combined Thunder Cannon?"
Wu Jie finally hesitated, but he finally nodded: "Including"
"I understand." Xuefeng's figure gradually disappeared, and Wei Mingfeng clearly saw the excitement and expectation on her face.
He is well-informed and knows that this is a very powerful magic weapon - judging from the aura on his body, he can tell that it is at the peak of the legal level, and even almost at the level of gods. As a magic weapon for the Ice Peak Absolute Sword
, it must have a combat power that far exceeds its own realm. Having it to protect you is much more reliable than keeping watch by yourself.
So he no longer hesitated and drank happily.
The more they drank, the happier they became. In the end, they were singing and drinking, as if they were not here to hunt for treasures, but to have a picnic.
It wasn't until everyone was drunk that Wu Jie put down his cup and looked up at the night sky.
The banquet in Tianshu World has also come to an end. Except for the old turtle who is inconspicuous but actually has a lot of wine, the rest of the people are almost drunk.
"Finally... I had a good time drinking." Wu Jie smiled, but sighed softly.
His eyes swept over the people who were sleeping due to drunkenness and fell on three of them.
"If you don't take advantage of such a good opportunity, some people are really not worth looking forward to."
His smile was cold, not at all the joy and warmth of the drink just now.
"Before my opportunity comes, I will try to give you some more opportunities, but my intuition tells me that you may not have the ability to seize it."
He used a small teleportation technique to send everyone to their respective tents, then sat by the campfire in the center of the camp, stared at the campfire, and was silent for a long time.
"The extremely evil monsters can have kind thoughts of caring for others, but disciples who come from a righteous and famous family have no intention of admitting their mistakes. Sure enough, such a world is the real world."
The next morning, they continued to set off.
Immortal cultivators rarely suffer from hangovers, and their strong bodies are enough to eliminate the effects of alcohol. Unless it is the immortal wine that has magical effects - but no one would drink that kind of wine as ordinary mortal wine, not even a fool.
This day's trip was a bit dull, probably because they ran out of good luck yesterday, and they didn't have much decent harvest throughout the day.
Mao Juan, who was good at controlling beasts in the team, accidentally discovered the scent of monsters under the soil by a river. He then spent about two quarters of an hour setting up a trapping formation, and finally caught a large earthworm that knew how to do magic.
This thing should belong to the category of monsters. The innate magical powers are very useful and can help when mining underground minerals and hunting for treasures. However, ordinary earthworms will not have such magical powers even if they live to become monsters. Only some
There are only variations.
The earthworm that Mao Juan caught was very valuable, but until it was tamed and cultivated, it was useless except for providing a mediocre golden elixir.
It is not an easy task to train wild monsters into spiritual beasts that can communicate with people. It requires amazing time and patience, and also requires a lot of resources.
Mao Juan is naturally good at communicating with monsters, so he can be an excellent beast tamer. Without this kind of talent, even a master like Wu Jie would be hard-pressed to do this job as well as him.
"It will probably take about ten years of training." Mao Juan said with satisfaction, "When this treasure hunt is over, I will start training it. After training it, maybe I can consider doing work like prospecting. Although it is hard work
, but compared to treasure hunting, it is much safer after all."
Wu Jie knew that he had concealed some information - prospectors had the right to receive a share of the dividends from the mines they discovered, or to take some rare ores before mining, one of the two choices.
He guessed that to Mao Juan, this was the most important thing.
Except for this giant earthworm that would only be useful ten years later, their harvest this day was basically zero. When they camped at night, many of them seemed unhappy.
Wei Mingfeng didn't care. He had participated in many treasure hunts and had encountered situations similar to today's countless times.
For him, as long as there is no danger, then today is good luck.
"But I think there may be danger tomorrow." During the vigil, he found Wu Jie and whispered.
"Maybe." Wu Jie smiled, "But I believe in your strength."
"If there is a situation that we really can't handle -"
"Don't worry, you are also on my priority list for rescue." Wu Jie said with a smile.
Wei Mingfeng looked at Wu Jie for a while, then sighed deeply and turned to leave.
Some things don’t need to be said so clearly, as long as both parties know it.
After daybreak, they moved forward again.
Within the range that can be detected by the spiritual sense, the traces left by the pioneer monks have been reduced a lot - starting from the area before and after they camped, there are a lot less traces.
This meant that there was some danger in that area, and the danger came silently, because they found no traces of fighting.
Wu Jie wanted to know what the danger was. But maybe because of his guarding, the danger did not attack them. From this, it can be judged that it is a kind of monster that is very good at hiding and very cunning.
At least, they understand the principle of "don't show off".
Because this unknown monster helped to "select" them, when they were marching today, they found that there were a lot more resources around them, and everyone was busy collecting them.
"This is like a treasure hunt," Zhong Chao exclaimed excitedly. Wu Jie discovered that this guy liked being surprised. He felt like a child who hadn't grown up yet, and his mood changed rapidly.
This guy owes education. Wu Jie is so sure.
If there was a chance, he planned to give Zhong Chao a good tutoring lesson and teach this arrogant genius the principles of life.
Zhong Chao was born in a family of monks and has always been regarded as a treasure by his tribe. Even this time when he came to hunt for treasure, his tribe specially found Wei Mingfeng, who was probably the most powerful treasure hunting expert among the outer sect of Yujing Sect.
A distant brother named Zhong Qi was sent to accompany him.
That Zhong Qi was very ordinary, a Dharma monk who could be seen everywhere. He played a role similar to that of an entourage and servant, taking care of Zhong Chao's food and daily life.
It was difficult for Wu Jie to understand why a Dharma monk would be wronged to do the job of a servant, but he could see that Zhong Qi did not reject his work, but on the contrary, he did it very carefully.
In this case, forget it. He can't and doesn't want to interfere with other people's private affairs.
The day was very busy. In the afternoon, everyone discovered a lotus flower covering an area of at least five or six miles.
Lotus heart flower is a kind of spiritual grass with relatively high value. It can extract calming ingredients and is the main raw material of high-grade Ningshen incense. This kind of spiritual grass is also grown in the outside world, but with such a large area, I am afraid that ordinary sects cannot
Nope...
Everyone looked very excited and were about to go over to collect them. Wu Jie suddenly frowned and looked into the sea of flowers.
"There's danger," he warned loudly, "form a formation."
Everyone hurriedly formed a formation, but Tan Jinrong, who was at the front, was a little late. He was anxious to collect the oldest spiritual herbs as soon as possible, but he went too far and was already close to the center of the sea of flowers.
Therefore, when a ray of silver light roared up from the center of the sea of flowers, shattered his appearance, penetrated his defensive weapon, penetrated his body, and finally broke him into pieces, he had just turned around.
.
Wu Jie secretly shook his head, but did not come to the rescue.
