After leaving the first mountain, the environment gradually became more dangerous.
Some poisonous insects and monsters that were hard to guard against would make sudden attacks from time to time. Although they would not really hurt the two of them, it would be enough to cause them trouble.
There were even some areas that were once again covered by the difficult fog of the illusory formation, and the places where the monks could pass through were compressed.
And on some of the only roads that are not shrouded in fog, there are even existences similar to gatekeeper monsters.
After all, this is the surrounding mountains of a spiritual medicine garden. In addition to the mist, many monsters have also been deliberately placed to guard the mountains.
For the sect joint competition, it was convenient to use local materials and take these monsters and directly use them as props to test the participating monks.
Some monsters that were too powerful have been eliminated or sealed by them in advance.
However, some monsters equivalent to those in the Qi Refining Stage, and a few weakened monsters in the Foundation Establishment Stage, are guard monsters with just the right level of difficulty.
What is now in front of the autumn paintings of Jiangli and Shenshan is a huge swamp.
Both sides of the swamp were covered in fog, and a wooden sign was erected at the entrance, which read "The shortest and most dangerous road."
It seems that from here on, in addition to rushing, you must go through checkpoints before you can move forward.
"This is the shortest route through the second mountain. We are two days behind the others. If we want to catch up, we have to go through here."
Jiang Li stood at the entrance of the swamp, picked up a branch and threw it into the swamp. Within two breaths, the branch slowly sank.
It seems that this quagmire is absolutely impossible to walk through. If you want to get closer, you must fly at a low altitude. Doing so will not only continuously consume spiritual energy, but also prevent the monks from using the magic weapon used to control the air when encountering a battle, and their hands will be tied up.
But as the wooden sign says, this should be the nearest route.
Jiang Li stayed in the coffin for too long as soon as he entered the mountain, and Shenshan Qiu Hua had already walked a long distance, but when he was escaping, he went in the opposite direction in the fog.
Flying directly back to the starting point.
Later, after dealing with the group of pursuing soldiers, it was impossible for them to set off immediately, so they found a place where Shenshan Qiuhua could meditate and adjust his breathing for a long time before they set off together again.
Therefore, this delay lasted two days. If they didn't catch up, they might be on the bottom of the rankings.
This second mountain is in the shape of a hump.
The relatively flat and easy-to-travel terrain of the hump in the middle is all covered by a swamp. And the nearest route is across here.
If you want to pass here, the most basic requirement is to be able to fly at low altitude, and you also need to have certain combat capabilities while flying.
There are so many Qi-refining stage monks taking part in the competition, but just two of them would probably take down a large area.
If you go to both sides of the fog, there should be other entrances, and the difficulty of the levels you encounter will be relatively low, but you may have to go around in a big circle, which will waste more time.
Jiang Li saw many footprints at the entrance of the mire.
It seems that many people have been here before, some choose to continue moving forward, and others go around along the border of the fog, trying to find other entrances.
Jiang Li and the other two didn't hesitate for long and planned to go through directly.
Jiang Li stepped forward, his feet as steady as if they were on the ground, but if you look carefully, you will find that there are still a few centimeters between the soles of his feet and the marsh.
Shenshan Autumn Painting is even simpler. Stepping on the flying sword is like stepping on a skateboard, gliding forward, which is more convenient and comfortable than Jiang Li.
Gululu!
Not long after the two of them stepped into the mire, the surface of the surrounding mire suddenly began to roll, and a large number of stinky bubbles came out.
Immediately, three mire monsters more than two meters high suddenly emerged from the ground and rushed towards Jiang Li and the two of them.
That disgusting and dirty appearance is really the perfect nemesis of physical training. Jiang Li doesn't want to meet them at all at this time.
boom!
A black mud bomb flew towards this side with a stream of mud and water. Two elite disciples from large sects quickly split into two sides to dodge, trying to avoid it.
Among the three mire monsters, there is one that can spit mud bombs.
This mud bomb is not very powerful, but it is extremely insulting.
Being hit by this thing, Jiang Li, who was in a clean state, could barely bear it. But if it hit Shenshan Qiuhua, it would make the little girl stink for at least three days, and she would probably have to cry for a long time.
Both of them were now extremely vigilant against this kind of monster. They must not be hit by their attacks.
Shen Shan Qiu Hua stepped on the water sword at his feet and drew a large arc on the flat swamp terrain, dodging several foul-smelling mud bombs one after another.
Then he adjusted his direction, held the fire sword in his hand, and struck out with blazing sword light.
The first sword dried the mud on the surface, the second sword broke the hardened mud shell, and the third sword finally killed a long-haired monster exposed from under the mud shell.
This hairy monster is the true form of the swamp monster.
They look a bit like sloths, or more like their close relatives, water monkeys.
The appearance of the swamp monster is ferocious and ugly, and the hair on its body is black and hard, more than three feet long. It is these long hairs that envelop a large amount of mud, forming the appearance of the swamp monster that I just saw.
Their bodies are covered with hair and thick mud, forming an extremely thick layer of mud armor. Their defensive capabilities are quite powerful. Even the sword light of the Shushan sword cultivator took three times to kill one.
For ordinary monks in the Qi refining stage, it may be quite difficult.
I don't know how many monks have died in this quagmire.
The remaining two mud monsters rushed from the other two directions, and Jiang Li couldn't just watch. It was unreasonable to always let a wounded person take action.
He didn't intend to solve the problem with his fists, so he lightly threw two seeds forward.
Point the demon! The art of wooden dragon!
Under the sudden surge of green light, the two seeds, which were only slightly larger than grains of sand, instantly grew and expanded, turning into two ten-meter-long wooden dragons in the air.
With a silent roar, it swam flexibly in the swamp, quickly stepped forward, directly entangled the other two swamp monsters, tightened them little by little, and strangled them on the spot.
Jiang Li possesses dragon blood, although it is not much, but due to this influence, he brings a little bit of dragon energy when he casts spells. He can inspire various monsters, but the dragon-shaped ones are the most powerful.
Three mire monsters were killed, and the two of them had no intention of coming forward to harvest the spoils.
It is said that the eyes of the swamp monster can be used as alchemy materials, and three pairs of eyes can probably be sold for a few spiritual stones.
But none of them were in need of this small amount of spiritual stones, and they couldn't stand this smelly trophy.
After watching the three corpses sinking into the mud again, the two of them continued to move forward, but they were also a little more wary of their steps.
....
In the burial coffin, Jiuyou's clone still has not fully digested the legacy of its predecessor.
But at this time, he still opened one eye on the tree statue and looked at the thirty-one captives below.
On them, the clone smelled a familiar smell.
When they were on a mission in Yinnan, Lu Qianqian could smell something wrong from the smell of their blood.
In front of the Linggen ramets, this smell is even more obvious.
If the spiritual root seeds of other branches fall into his hands, he can naturally use them.
A vine rolled out, wrapped around the neck of one of the prisoners, and pulled him into the air.
The prisoner was wrapped around the neck and hung in the air, like a fish out of water, unable to breathe. He was hanging there and struggling in vain.
Then, something strange that Jiang Li was familiar with appeared.
There is no need to throw in waste pills. The spiritual root branches of Jiuyoumu are in a competitive relationship with each other. There is a special method between them, which is specially used to plunder the power of the same kind.
Seizing the spiritual root seed from the parasite is an almost instinctive operation.
Soon, the monk's hair began to turn white from the ends, and the skin on the body gradually lost its elasticity and luster. Finally, his throat rolled, and a seed the size of a thumb was spat out, and was licked by another one that was already waiting next to him.
The tentacle just caught it.
As expected, these monks were once again the unlucky ones who were parasitized by spiritual root seeds.
This is to extend its tentacles into all major sects.
It seems that the head of a certain spiritual root branch is very useful, and it is trying every possible means to squeeze into the mountain gates of various major sects.
This level of wisdom is completely different from the spiritual root branch captured by Jiang Li.
One is still suffering and has to rely on a group of scale demons for support, but the other has begun to infiltrate the world of immortality.
The tree trunk statue of Jiuyou's avatar has one eye open and one eye closed, which means that half of his mind is receiving the consciousness fragments of his predecessor, and the other half is focused in front of him.
He threw the monk aside and put the spiritual root seed in front of his eyes.
The monk who had been stripped of his spiritual root was in a very weak state, but he did not die directly, but lay dying on the ground.
Although this state cannot last for long, Jiang Li, who has now mastered the spiritual root branch, knows that as long as he inserts another spiritual root seed, he can save his life.
The seed of the spiritual root fell into the mouth of the statue, and many things suddenly became clear to him.
The cultivation in this seed is of earth attribute, but the specific amount is not easy to determine.
Calculated based on the normal qi training speed of a monk with the highest spiritual root qualifications, the cultivation level in this seed is about ten months, less than a year.
After all, so far, the spiritual roots that spiritual root seeds can bestow are only up to mid-grade spiritual roots.
If you calculate it, the nine times difference between the best spiritual root and the middle grade spiritual root is what this casual cultivator looks like after practicing for more than eight years and in the middle stage of Qi training.
Within the age of twenty, this speed is quite satisfactory.
And this cultivation can also be used for different purposes.
The simplest thing is to let it completely turn into nutrients to support the growth of Jiuyou clone.
The evacuated spiritual root seeds can be re-invested into other organisms, waiting for them to grow before harvesting new fruits.
Alternatively, you can also refine and purify this earth attribute and transform it into the Jiuyou Earth Fruit that can be taken directly.
Although it was only transformed by monks in the Qi Refining Stage, it is the lowest level one-star earth fruit.
But if you take it, not only can your cultivation level be directly improved, but your lifespan and pseudo-spiritual roots can also be increased!
With a thought in Jiang Li's mind, this cultivation level was immediately purified. With the spiritual root seed as the core, a branch grew from the top of the spiritual root clone's head, and then a earthy brown fruit grew from small to large.
grew out.
If you eat it, you can increase the cultivation level of a top-grade spiritual root monk by practicing Qi for five months.
The cultivation level has been greatly reduced, almost half. But after all, it is someone else's cultivation level. To be able to inherit it by just taking a spiritual fruit, even if it is only half, is already quite incredible.
Something happened.
Of course, with five months of top-grade spiritual root cultivation, if converted to Jiang Li himself, it would probably be about twenty to thirty days.
In addition, although this Jiuyou Earth Fruit can be eaten regardless of its spiritual root attributes.
However, spiritual fruits with the same attributes can quickly transform their cultivation levels.
In other words, if you want to directly obtain the cultivation level in this spiritual fruit, you must be a spiritual root monk with the earth attribute.
And if it doesn't have the same attributes, Jiang Li, for example, can also eat it.
But if you want your cultivation to be effective, you have to wait for the spiritual root seeds to turn into pseudo-spiritual roots and grow well first.
This will take some time, depending on the grade of the spiritual root, it will take about three to ten days.
The spiritual root seeds first grow spiritual roots with corresponding attributes in the body. If the pseudo-spiritual roots want to absorb the cultivation level, they have to be slower and spend some time to increase the cultivation level.
However, in terms of life span, there is no such restriction. This spiritual root seed alone can directly extend his life by thirty years. The discount is more than doubled.
As for this kind of cultivation and lifespan snatched from other people's bodies, after eating it, will it have the same effect as the devil's cultivation method, which has the effect of destabilizing the foundation?
This can be said to be a bit worrying.
Just think of flat peach, ginseng fruit and yellow plum, and you will understand.
Smell of these things can extend your life to a hundred years, one bite can extend your life to a thousand years, and eating Huangzhongli can even make a mortal ascend in the daytime.
Who has ever heard of the side effects of taking them?
Top-notch natural materials and earthly treasures are top-notch, which is unreasonable.
You must know that Jiuyou Wood is also a spiritual root of heaven and earth, and it is not inferior to other spiritual roots. Although their sources of energy are different, Jiuyou Earth Fruit is also a spiritual root with upright roots and red seedlings.
If you eat it, why does it have to have side effects?
Well, if being parasitized by spiritual root seeds can be considered a side effect, then he does have side effects.
However, apart from being parasitized by spiritual root seeds, there is nothing wrong with this fruit, and its cultivation will not be any worse than what you have cultivated yourself.
Otherwise, flat peaches and ginseng fruits would not become the gods sought after by immortals.
Therefore, Jiang Li did not dare to eat the Jiuyou Earth Fruit that he snatched from the Scale Demon's lair.
But now, as this spiritual root branch is Jiang Li's clone, it will not have any impact on him if it parasitizes him, so he can eat it with confidence and boldness.
After thinking about it, Jiang Li pulled out all the spiritual root seeds from the remaining prisoners.
Thirty-one grape-sized Jiuyou ground fruits hang on the top of the Linggen branch, making people want to pick one and taste one.
Jiang Li didn't care about the casual cultivators in the coffin, leaving them to fend for themselves, but there were eleven sect disciples among them, and keeping them alive might be more valuable than dead.
Eleven branches hanging with fruits of various colors slowly extended and gradually came to their original owner's mouth.
The eleven dying sect disciples opened their mouths eagerly, and then the extremely precious spiritual fruit fell into their mouths.
The cultivation and longevity extracted from their bodies quickly replenished themselves, the pale hair turned black again, and the muscles and skin that had lost elasticity became smooth and rosy again.
These eleven fruits were originally intended to be returned to them, and their own strength and life naturally did not need to be purified too much, so what they lost in this round and round was actually not too much, probably only two
into about.
When they got up from the ground after regaining their vitality, they had become Jiang Li's most loyal friends in terms of consciousness.
From now on, Jiang Li already has friends in the four major sects of Dazhong Mountain, the kind of friends who will not betray.