Xu Chen was a little excited. Although he had never been to Wild Wolf Valley, he had heard about it in the mountains. It was a trading place for casual cultivators not far from Nanyang City. Folk cultivators gathered there all year round to trade some items for cultivating immortals.
There are all kinds of elixirs, spiritual materials, elixirs, magic weapons, exercises and even some things with inexplicable origins.
However, that place is still dozens of miles away from Nanyang City, and it is located in a canyon. It is surrounded by a large number of wild wolves and beasts, and even monsters occasionally appear. Therefore, ordinary mortals cannot approach it. Only those with high martial arts skills among the people can approach it.
Only people in the world of martial arts and cultivators who fly high in the air can enter.
The three of them left the city together, then took off with their swords in the air, and soon entered the mountains. After flying over two ridges in succession, within a moment, they saw a steep canyon with towering gates in front of them, surrounded by primitive
In the dense forest, one can indeed hear the roars of wild wolves one after another.
Ninth Senior Brother and Zhao Xuan were both very familiar with this place. They said hello and plunged into the valley with a tap of their feet. Xu Chen followed behind on a flying sword.
Soon the three of them passed through the narrow and steep valley, and the front suddenly opened up a lot. They saw a waterfall hanging at the end of the canyon a few miles away, and a stream like white silk winding out of the valley. In the center of the valley, there was a clearing of trees.
On the river beach, there are more than a dozen thatched houses scattered among them, and some people seem to be sitting on the ground setting up stalls and trading.
Seeing another immortal coming with a sword, there was a burst of cheers in the valley.
When the three of them landed, they were quickly greeted by two middle-aged men in Taoist robes. They saluted with smiles on their faces and said, "It turns out that we are three fellow Taoists from the Taiyuan Sect who came to greet us."
Brother Ninth smiled and nodded in greeting, and introduced Xu Chen and the two of them. It turned out that these two were the heads of the Wild Wolf Valley. One was Ouyang Ping, the master of the second valley, and the other was Li Gui, the master of the fourth valley. Judging from their age, they were both
Not young, Ouyang Ping is at least fifty, and Li Gui is also in his thirties, but their cultivation levels are very low. Ouyang Ping and Xu Chen have similar cultivation levels, and Li Gui has just started practicing Qi.
When they learned that Xu Chen was going down the mountain for the first time, Ouyang Ping and Li Gui were very enthusiastic. They bowed their hands to Xu Chen again with respectful expressions on their faces: "This is the first time for Xu Chen to come. Naturally, we will treat him well. Three fellow Taoists, please!"
The three of them said a few polite words, and then followed the two valley owners to a thatched hut not far away.
At this time, many people who were setting up stalls or doing business gathered around, but they didn't dare to get close. Instead, they quickly held their hands and saluted and greeted each other from a distance of more than ten feet.
Brother Ninth just nodded slightly, walked into the thatched house and sat down. Li Gui called a few servants to serve hot tea, and then Ouyang Ping smiled and said: "Three fellow Taoists are here today, but what do you need to trade?"
Brother Ninth shook his head and pointed at Xu Chen and said: "That's not true. We were ordered by our sect to go to the capital to celebrate the emperor's birthday. We passed by Nanyang City, but it was still early and it was the first time for my junior brother to go down the mountain, so we came to visit.
Let’s get acquainted with each other’s face, and please ask the valley masters to take care of me when my junior brother comes.”
Ouyang Ping and Li Gui were filled with envy upon hearing this, and they quickly handed over their hands as a matter of course. After a few simple greetings and a cup of tea, the three of them walked out of the hut and began to wander around the valley.
There are not many people in the valley, there are only less than thirty people in total, and most of them are ordinary martial arts masters, or acquired or innate realms. They are all tall and even carry weapons such as swords, guns, bows and arrows, and have reached the Kaiyuan realm.
There are only three or five of them, and they are basically just getting started.
There are more than a dozen stalls, most of which are just sitting on the ground, with a piece of linen or a piece of animal skin spread on the ground. On top are some wild herbs such as wild ginseng, Ganoderma lucidum, deer antlers, and Polygonatum, or animal bones and teeth.
There are even some tattered and strange things that are unrecognizable.
Xu Chen passed by, and he could tell without using his spiritual consciousness that most of them were items with little aura. Occasionally, one or two items had aura fluctuations, but they were too weak to detect.
"How is it? Junior brother, are you disappointed?" Before the round was completed, the ninth senior brother asked with a smile.
Xu Chen nodded: "I am indeed a little disappointed. I used to hear my brothers and sisters talk about Wild Wolf Valley, but I didn't expect it to look like this. There is nothing good!"
Next to him, an old Taoist priest wearing a worn-out robe and messy hair agreed in a flattering manner: "Three of you are high disciples of the Taiyuan Sect. Naturally, the things in the Wild Wolf Valley are not discernible. In fact, there are still some good things in the Wild Wolf Valley occasionally.
It’s just hard to come across!”
Senior Brother Ninth curled his lips and said: "That's true, but the so-called good things are not much better!"
The old Taoist priest was a little embarrassed and could only smile bitterly and said: "How can we, the casual cultivators, be as knowledgeable as the fellow Taoists from the Taiyuan Sect? However, a few days ago, a few strange fellow Taoists passed by and brought with them a second-level Fenghuan.
Pills and a stone flower are nothing I have seen in my life."
Ninth Senior Brother's body trembled, his eyes brightened and he said: "Sure enough, both are good things. You can only meet them but cannot ask for them."
Zhao Xuan also nodded with surprise and said: "It is true. The second-grade Fenghuan inner elixir can be used to refine the second-grade Fengling pill, and Shishenghua is the main medicine for refining the third-grade Shenglong pill. It is indeed rare, and I am afraid it is worth a lot of money."
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The old Taoist priest nodded with sadness and said: "What Fairy Zhao said is extremely true. The Fenghuang inner elixir is priced at 30 spirit stones, and the Shishenghua is even priced at 100 spirit stones. I and other casual cultivators are usually poor and have to eat dirt. One or two
Even a spiritual stone is difficult to obtain and no one can afford it, so those Taoist friends only stayed for half a moment before leaving. I am afraid that this is the only time in my life that the Taoist friends will be able to broaden their horizons."
Now the Ninth Senior Brother, who had always been disdainful, stopped talking, his face full of dejection.
Xu Chen was even more dejected.
Not to mention thirty spiritual stones, even three spiritual stones cannot be collected by the three of them right now.
The Taiyuan Sect is superior in the eyes of these casual cultivators, but in reality it is still poor and poor, but they are embarrassed to say it out.
The three of them had no intention of continuing to visit the Wild Wolf Valley. They browsed through all the stalls and found nothing worthy of their attention, so they prepared to say goodbye to the two valley owners and leave.
But just as he was speaking, a sudden light roared through the air from the direction of the valley mouth, and landed near the trading area in an instant. An old man with gray beard and hair and a messy body stumbled for a few steps, and then fell to the ground.
"Old Valley Master?!"
Ouyang Ping and Li Gui were shocked and rushed forward to help the stranger.
Something happened suddenly, and everyone in Wild Wolf Valley surrounded them almost at the same time.
"Song Qingshi is so embarrassed, what happened?"
Xu Chen didn't recognize the person coming, so Brother Ninth murmured and followed him.
"Old Valley Master, what happened? Didn't you and Lao San go to Wulei Gate to visit? Why are you so embarrassed?" Ouyang Ping helped the old man and asked urgently.
The old man's face turned pale, he took a few breaths, and said tremblingly: "Go find someone for help quickly, otherwise something might happen to Lao San and the two fellow Taoists from the Five Thunder Sect."
"Grand Master, what happened?" Li Gui asked again nervously.
The old man waved his hands and gasped: "It's too late to elaborate, Heifeng Ridge, hurry up and save people!"
The onlookers suddenly burst into violent exclamations and commotion.
Ouyang Ping was about to ask a few more questions, but the old man looked up and saw Xu Chen and the other three. His eyes suddenly lit up and he rushed forward to grab the Ninth Brother's arm. His face was full of surprise and he said eagerly: "It turns out that fellow Taoist Lu and Fairy Zhao from the Taiyuan Sect are also here.
Now, it just so happens that the matter is urgent. Please help me. I am very grateful. I will be dispatched by Taiyuan Sect in the future, and I will definitely go through fire and water in the Valley of Evil Wolf."
Upon hearing this, the Ninth Senior Brother quickly waved his hands and said: "I am going to the capital to celebrate the emperor's birthday as ordered by the elders of the sect. However, I am passing through the Wild Wolf Valley to take a look. Black Wind Ridge is hundreds of miles away from here, and it takes a long time to get there.
, and I don’t know what happened, how dare we act rashly, Valley Master Song should ask someone else to be wise!"
The old man's face suddenly turned gloomy, he let go of his hand and said with a bitter smile: "In that case, I don't dare to trouble fellow Daoist Lu."
Zhao Xuan seemed to be unable to bear it, but did not speak.
Xu Chen had no say at all, but he was somewhat interested in Black Wind Ridge. It was said to be the nearest bad land in the Song Dynasty to southern Xinjiang. Black wind blew out from the cracks in the ground all year round, causing
The mountains with a radius of more than ten miles are all bare and shrouded by a black air all year round, so they are called Heifeng Ridge.
Since it is a bad place, there must be dangers. There is no grass growing there, and wild animals will stay away from it. As for mortals, no one dares to step into it, only some monks dare to go in.
In fact, it is said that there is nothing inside, except for the black wind, it is just rocks, and not even a decent piece of dirt can be seen. It can be called a place where birds do not poop.
But why did the big owner of the Wild Wolf Valley and a few monks go to that inhospitable place for nothing? They seemed to be in great danger.
Although Song Qingshi, the Great Valley Master, is a casual cultivator, his cultivation level is not too bad. At least he is in the middle to late stage of Kaiyuan Realm. His aura is much stronger than that of Xu Chen, and even stronger than that of Thirteenth Senior Sister Zhao Xuan.
There are also two monks from the Five Thunder Sect. Even if their cultivation levels are only in the early to middle stage of the Kaiyuan Realm, the four of them can fight against second-level monsters. After all, monks do not rely entirely on their cultivation level to fight.
Magic weapons, spells, elixirs, etc. are supported. Theoretically speaking, as long as a monk is not too inexperienced, there is generally no problem in overcoming levels to resist monsters.
Just like Xu Chen, who was just a beginner in the Kaiyuan realm, but was able to escape under the lock of the third-level demon wolf's consciousness. He relied entirely on flying swords and elixirs, which had nothing to do with his own strength.
Therefore, Xu Chen couldn't help but asked curiously: "Master Song, what happened to you in Black Wind Ridge?"
"Who is this?" Song Qingshi saw that Xu Chen was wearing Taiyuan Sect's Taoist robe, but he was young and unfamiliar.
"This is my junior brother Xu Chen. It's his first time going down the mountain!" Senior Brother Ninth introduced briefly.
Song Qingshi was a little sick and wanted to seek medical treatment at this time. The matter was originally urgent, but the people from the Taiyuan Sect were in the Wild Wolf Valley, and they were almost the best helpers. After being rejected by the Ninth Senior Brother, he was very depressed, but seeing Xu Chen feel
Interested, I decided not to rush to find someone now, but quickly explained the whole story in a nutshell.
It turns out that recently, the wild beasts around here have suddenly become restless, and even a few monster beasts have appeared. Many towns and villages have been attacked, and many civilians and livestock have died.
Song Qingshi was the patriarch of a larger family nearby, and he had a very high level of cultivation, so he went to investigate in person and found that the root cause was in Black Wind Ridge. A large number of wild beasts and monsters had recently gathered in Black Wind Ridge.
There were roars and fights around the ridge, and the situation was very strange. There were even monsters entering the cracks. Song Qingshi planned to go in to investigate, but felt that he was alone and alone, so he took the third master to visit Wu Lei Gate and invited several people.
Friends who are familiar with each other go in together.
But after entering the rift, they found that the black wind seemed to be several times stronger than before, and even their spiritual consciousness was greatly disturbed. Soon they lost their way and became separated, and Song Qingshi was attacked by an unknown vicious creature inside.
, if he hadn't escaped quickly, he would have died inside by now.
Therefore, after escaping from Black Wind Ridge, he did not dare to stay at all and flew back in one breath to find helpers.