The canyon where the toads are discarded in the Golden Toad Palace is very long and deep.
There is a stream below, as well as waterfalls and rolling pools. No one visits it all year round, and thorn trees almost cover the entire canyon airtight.
Xu Chen, Lan You and others went directly to the bottom of the valley and used their spiritual consciousness to search carefully. Sure enough, they found toads everywhere in the cracks in the rocks, tree holes, earthen caves and even streams.
In addition, because there are many toads, it naturally attracts a large number of snakes, rats, foxes and other animals to come to look for food. Therefore, as far as the spiritual consciousness can see, there are the sounds of beasts, insects, snakes, crawling and running everywhere.
These degenerated seven-star golden toads vary in size and are even more messy in color. Their personalities are not like the golden toads seen in the Golden Toad Palace. They are actually very ferocious. Many of them will bite and fight each other when they meet, and when facing snakes, rats, and foxes, When waiting for natural enemies, they would even launch a counterattack, and they would not even be at a disadvantage.
It can be seen that the wildness of these degraded golden toads is also increasing.
A normal Seven Star Golden Toad is golden in color with seven emerald green spots on its back.
Several pairs in the Golden Toad Palace have begun to degenerate, but most of the colors are still golden, with only the heads and feet having some other mottled colors.
But these degenerated wild toads in the canyon are completely different. They are a mess of red, yellow, blue and green, and their shapes are also different in size. The small ones are as big as a fist, and the large ones are two feet long.
Although Xu Chen just wanted to catch some degenerate toads and do some experiments, he was a little dumbfounded when he saw so many strange-shaped toads. In the end, he decided to try his best to find a standard size and at least some gold color.
So a group of female nuns let go of their spiritual consciousness and helped Xu Chen spread out in the valley to search.
However, because these toads have been out of the wild for a long time, they come in various colors, but it is rare to see those with golden stripes or spots, so it is not easy to find the right one.
Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye, and everyone combined could only find five that were barely enough to catch their eyes.
Just as Xu Chen and others continued to search, suddenly there was a low and rapid ringing of bells.
Xu Chen didn't pay attention at first, but Lan You Lingshuang and others' expressions changed drastically.
"Fellow Daoist Xu, there is an urgent call from the Elder's Palace. We must return to Cuihua Mountain as soon as possible!"
After a group of people gathered together, Lan You said anxiously.
Although Xu Chen was full of doubts, he also knew that this kind of emergency call from the mountain gate must have happened because of something particularly important, so he did not dare to waste time. A group of people quickly rushed out of the canyon with their swords and headed towards Cuihua Peak.
At this time, all the inner and outer doors of the Yuqing Palace were alarmed by the sound of the bell. Amidst the undulating mountains and ridges in a radius of thousands of miles, one could see colorful magic weapons escaping towards Cuihua Peak. The scene looked grand. It was extremely lively, but also revealed a sense of tension and oppression.
A moment later, a group of people arrived at the Shanmen Hall Square.
At this time, hundreds of people had gathered here, and a large number of monks were coming from the sky. Just a few dozen breaths before and after Xu Chen and others landed, hundreds more people appeared in the square, and it was dark and crowded. Everyone Their faces were full of doubts but they were all solemn. After landing, they quickly gathered together according to their respective inner and outer doors and other different hall entrances.
Lan You, Yunxi, Yu Qingxuan, Lingshuang and others were all direct disciples of the elder, so naturally they did not belong to any hall, so they went to the entrance of the hall where there were the fewest people.
More than ten people have gathered here, most of them wearing black or white robes.
Black Taoist uniforms with black and white Tai Chi patterns on the chest are core disciples. Apart from the elders, there are only about twenty people who can wear them, including Lan You, Yizhen, Xu Wen, and others who have the potential to form pills and transform into spirits.
He is being trained as the successor of the elders, and his status is only a little worse than that of several elders in the Danyuan Realm. Naturally, his treatment is the best among all the disciples.
The ones wearing white Taoist uniforms and a golden lotus on the chest are the disciples of the elder, including Ling Shuang, Yu Qingxuan, Yang Ying, Xiao Mingyue and others. However, the female cultivators are more fond of beauty, so their daily attire has a lot more decorations, so it looks like
It's a bit more messy, but the male cultivators don't care much about clothes, so it looks relatively uniform.
As for other disciples, they are distinguished according to their cultivation level and inner and outer sects by wearing robes of different colors such as cyan, blue, gray, etc., and the lotus logo on the chest is also different.
The Yuqing Palace family has a great cause. Not only are all the monks strictly classified in terms of food, clothing and housing, but there is also a huge difference in treatment.
From the new disciples to the elders of Danyuan Realm, there are ten levels in total. There is an insurmountable gap between each level. The superiority and inferiority of the superiors and inferiors are obvious and clear. Anyone who exceeds will be severely punished by the Law Enforcement Palace once caught.
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But this situation does not exist at all in Taiyuan Sect. Apart from the hierarchy between elders and disciples, basically all peers have equal status and their relationships are harmonious and harmonious.
Therefore, while Xu Chen was envious of the luxury and heritage of Yuqing Palace, he also felt a little bored by the strict hierarchy and complicated relationships among factions within such a large sect.
After staying in Yuqing Palace for more than twenty days, this feeling made him more and more resisted, and he even gradually felt that Yuqing Palace was nothing more than this.
First, he defeated Yuqing Palace twice in a row, which gave him more confidence to despise him.
In addition, after gradually understanding the grand architectural scale and profound heritage of Yuqing Palace, I gradually became accustomed to the familiarity and no longer had the initial shock.
Xu Chen appeared with Lan You and others, which naturally attracted most of the attention.
Many people had angry eyes and gritted their teeth, but there was nothing they could do.
"Second Senior Brother, what happened?" Lan You walked to a group of people and asked anxiously.
Yizhen glanced at Xu Chen, shook his head slightly and said, "It's not clear at the moment, but it is said that Supreme Elder Yuyang Zhenjun has returned from going out to inquire about the mutation of the soul beast."
Lan You and Xu Chen looked at each other, their expressions becoming extremely solemn.
"Second senior brother, what is soul beast mutation, why haven't we heard of it?" Yun Xi asked with a surprised look on his face.
Yizhen frowned and said, "Very few people know about this matter. You spend time with fellow Daoist Xu and Junior Sister Lan every day and you don't even know?"
Yun Xi shook her head in confusion.
Even the four girls, Yu Qingxuan and Ling Shuang, looked blank and turned to look at Xu Chen and Xu Chen.
Xu Chen smiled dryly and briefly told the story about how he and Lan You discovered that soul beasts were wreaking havoc and mutating in the mortal world on their way to Yuqing Palace. Only then did a group of people suddenly realize, including some other core and direct disciples around them.
Hearing this, he squeezed over and started asking for more details.
At this time, there were more and more people in the square, and in just two moments, thousands of people had gathered.
There are still escaping lights coming from all directions, but their numbers have begun to become sparse.
Xu Chen, Lan You and others were surrounded by a group of core and direct disciples to communicate. Soon the news about the soul beast's mutation spread, attracting more people's attention. A large number of Yuqing Palace disciples all flocked here.
It was crowded and the scene became more noisy and noisy.
"Dangdangdangdang..."
Suddenly, a deep and urgent bell sounded again from above the hall, resounding like muffled thunder in everyone's soul, and the whole square fell silent instantly.
Almost at the same time, a powerful coercion fell from the sky, and two half-hundred-year-old men wearing gray and white robes suddenly appeared on the steps in front of the Shanmen Hall with six elders of the Danyuan Realm.
"Two Supreme Elders?"
There was a violent commotion and noise among all the disciples of Yuqing Palace, and the faces of Yizhen and others instantly became extremely solemn.
To a large number of low-level monks, the three Supreme Elders are just like characters in legends who cannot be seen once in several years. Even a large number of outer disciples have not had the opportunity to meet the Supreme Elders after more than ten years of entry.
Even if there are several Danyuan Realm elders, it is basically impossible to meet them if they are not summoned by the three Supreme Elders.
However, the direct core disciples like Yizhen Lanyou are slightly better off. After all, they bear the inheritance of Yuqing Palace. The three indifferent Supreme Elders will occasionally call for a few words of advice, but this is different from ordinary people.
It doesn't matter if you are a disciple, you still can't see what you should not see.
But today, the two supreme elders suddenly appeared together, and with such an urgent bell call, I am afraid that today's matter is not trivial.
Xu Chen exchanged a few words with Yizhen and others briefly. Although they were somewhat prepared, they were also a little nervous.
After he reported the mutation of the soul beast the same day he arrived at Yuqing Hall, True Lord Yuyang went down the mountain to investigate the truth.
And this trip lasted for twenty whole days.
It can be seen that True Lord Yuyang was not only searching for the territory of the Song Dynasty, he must have traveled to far away places.
Just when everyone was making wild guesses in their hearts, True Lord Yuyang suddenly spoke, and his voice filled with divine consciousness resounded in the minds of all the monks in Yuqing Hall:
"A few days ago, little friend Xu Chen from the Taiyuan Sect discovered that soul beasts were wreaking havoc in the world, killing and devouring mortals and the beasts began to mutate. The poor man did not dare to neglect, so he went down the mountain and went to the Song Dynasty and the surrounding Shu Kingdom.
, the Ming Kingdom, the Xiang Kingdom, the Wu Kingdom, and the Eastern Wastelands, and they also contacted the Supreme Elder. The external situation is not optimistic. Except for the Song Dynasty, which is slightly peaceful, countless people have appeared in the surrounding countries.
Soul beasts, a large number of casualties of mortals and monks, even soul beasts have begun to mutate on a large scale, and have begun to fuse the flesh and blood of mortals and beasts to create real flesh and blood bodies. These mutated soul beasts have the dual abilities of soul beasts and demon beasts, and even if the monks are
After being devoured, some soul beasts can evolve some spell attacks, which are more powerful than the monster beasts..."
"Wow~"
The entire square was filled with exclamations and an uproar, and thousands of monks were in violent commotion.
Xu Chen was also shocked. Lan You's face was even more nervous and ugly than him. She turned around and whispered softly: "Fellow Daoist Xu, I didn't expect the situation to be worse than what we saw at first."