Xu Dao controlled the insects, made a muffled sound, revealed a human face among the insects, and nodded towards Chen Mu.
Chen Mu stood at the gate of the White Bone Viewing Camp. He looked at the impressive swarm of earthworms and insects in front of him with a look of surprise in his eyes.
Chen Mu glanced at Xu Dao and thought to himself: "This person's bugs and behavior seem to be somewhat similar to the Taoist priests of the Shezhao tribe. Could it be that he is still an important figure in Shezhao?"
Chen Mu was reminded of the scene where Taoist Shezhao used Gu insects to drag the boat when everyone first entered the Black Mountain.
He muttered, but the smile on his face became a little brighter, and he quickly greeted Xu Dao into the camp.
Seeing the other party treating him so enthusiastically, Xu Dao also laughed secretly in his heart, but he calmed down and just replied: "Thank you, Taoist friend Shen Mu."
When Duan Yuan and Gao Ning saw it, they felt relieved. They quickly bowed their heads to Chen Mu and shouted, "I have seen Taoist disciple Shen Mu."
After a brief exchange of greetings, the group of people crossed the stone wall and entered the camp of the White Bone Temple.
The camp was a small hill. Xu Dao drove the insect swarm inside and still felt that it was extremely spacious inside. At the same time, the concentration of spiritual energy was slightly higher than the outside. It should be due to the interception of formations around the camp.
Halfway up the mountain, he also saw several large tents and several small tents scattered around, each occupying an excellent place on the top of the mountain.
However, there were very few people in the camp, with only a dozen or so people walking around.
While Xu Dao looked at the appearance of the Baiguguan camp, he secretly sent earthworms to spread them in the camp to prevent traps in the camp.
Chen Mu suddenly said to Xu Dao: "Fellow Taoist Bai Gu came a little late. A few days ago, fellow Taoists from your department and this temple worked together to attack the Yaksha Gate, with great success... and then they took advantage of the victory to pursue the attack, and together we pursued them deep into the Black Mountain."
"Now all the Shezhao personnel in the camp have left, and there is no one left. Otherwise, fellow Taoists can have a good gathering with the people in your department."
As Chen Mu spoke, his face seemed to be pity that Xu Dao was late.
But when Xu Dao listened to what the other party said, his heart felt at ease.
He came here under a false identity, and even his name was chosen at will. Since there are no monks who gave up the imperial edict in the camp of White Bone Temple, the possibility of him being exposed is naturally reduced.
It was said that although Xu Dao had no evil intentions, in this Black Mountain, he still felt that it would be better to keep a secret and hide his identity.
And for some reason, Chen Mu's enthusiastic attitude also made him suspect that the other party was hiding evil intentions.
But since the other party was so flattering to him, Xu Dao accepted it unceremoniously.
At Xu Dao's request, Chen Mu personally took him around the camp.
This made Xu Dao discover that this place was laid out according to the layout of the Five Courtyards in Guanzhong, and there were very few people in the camp, probably less than a hundred.
At the same time, the cultivation levels of the Taoist disciples who came and went were all like Gao Ning and Duan Yuan, who were in the early stage of Qi refining, and few of them even had external incarnations.
They all use their physical bodies to walk outside, which makes Xu Dao control the Gu insects quite strange.
When Xu Dao thought that the main force of the White Bone Temple had left, he immediately judged in his heart: "The ones left in the camp now should be the old, weak, sick and disabled. No wonder they are so cautious towards outsiders."
Along the way, apart from Chen Mu, Xu Dao only saw two Taoist disciples in the middle stage of Qi refining, and each of them had something to do. Unlike Chen Mu, who was managing the camp's chores, they only met Xu Dao briefly. I just said hello.
During this period, Xu Dao secretly paid attention to the Taoist disciples he saw, hoping to see if he could find any familiar faces.
In the end, he found several of them, including Wang and Liu from Fuyuan, but he didn't find the one he wanted to find most.
It was not easy to ask Shen Mu directly. Xu Dao thought that since he had arrived at the White Bone Temple camp, he would naturally be able to see You Bing if he was here.
So he put aside this idea for the time being and wanted to ask about the positive spiritual objects instead, so he said to Shen Mu: "Is there a place for trading in Guiguan?"
Chen Mu heard this and said: "A few days ago, when there were a lot of people in the camp, we opened a market specifically for everyone to exchange what they had. But now that the people are sparse, the manpower is too busy, so we haven't opened it again."
Chen Mu pondered for a moment and then added: "Now everyone is exchanging information privately. If you need something, you can tell me directly. I will ask someone to inquire about it."
Hearing Chen Mu's words, Xu Dao immediately wanted to agree and ask him to find positive spiritual objects.
But as soon as the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back in his heart.
At present, his identity is still a monk of the Shezhao Department, so Shen Mu certainly doesn't understand him.
But if his identity is exposed, Shen Mu knows that he is looking for positive spiritual objects. After a little judgment, he may guess that Xu Dao has just broken through to the middle stage of Qi refining.
After all, when the two had an argument in Fuyuan that day, this person knew about Xu Dao's cultivation and also knew that Xu Dao was punished to guard the Wind Cave for three years.
In this way, Xu Dao's shortcomings will be exposed in front of this person.
He has just entered the middle stage of Qi refining, his soul is pure Yin, and his Yin spirit is like a Taoist disciple in the early stage of Qi refining. He is afraid of spells such as thunder and fire and can be easily restrained.
After thinking secretly, Xu Dao suppressed his thoughts and said, "Fellow Taoist Shen Mu is too polite. In that case, there are people in the camp who are good at refining elixirs. A certain family has something to ask of me."
Among the swarm of earthworms, those surrounding the vaginal marrow granules spread out and appeared in front of the two of them.
After noticing this object, Chen Mu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he obviously recognized this elixir.
The man quickly laughed and said: "It means good luck, and there are also spiritual things like this that can nourish the soul."
At this time, Yuan Yuan and Gao Ning had already retired, and only Chen Mu was still with Xu Dao, otherwise the two of them might be depressed in their hearts.
"The disciples of the Guanzhong Dan Courtyard are still here, and there are several people who are skilled in their techniques. I will wait for my fellow Taoist to pass by."
After saying that, Chen Mu extended his hand to invite him, walked quickly in front of him, and led Xu Dao to a tent that was more than ten feet in size on the top of the mountain.
As soon as the camp tent was opened, a burst of hot air rushed to his face, which made Xu Dao, who was hiding among the earthworms, feel a burning sensation.
In the huge tent, at the top of the tent, there is a big metal cauldron standing in it, arranged according to the defense of Bagua and Five Elements. The copper cauldron has a cover, and bones like firewood are piled next to it.
The surfaces of seven of the bronze tripods were dim, dusty, and not in use. But underneath the remaining one was a bright flame, burning with bones as firewood.
There were six Taoists staying in the tent, either making medicine, meditating, or watching the stove light up the fire. Xu Dao and Shen Mu walked in from the outside and immediately attracted the attention of the Taoists in the tent.
"Fellow Daoist Bai Gu, this is the place where elixirs are temporarily refined in the camp."
Chen Mu said, he looked at the Taoists in the camp, pointed to a Taoist sitting cross-legged in front of the fire-making copper cauldron, and said: "At this time, Taoist Luo Yan has been immersed in alchemy for almost ten years. Taoist friends can ask him to refine elixirs." . ”
The man was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, seemingly paying attention to the fire in the furnace. When she heard the voice, she immediately opened her eyes and looked at the two of them.
When he saw a group of strange insects flying into the tent, the man's eyes froze for a moment, and he came back to his senses after a moment's reaction. His brows furrowed, and his eyes revealed a look of disgust, probably because he hated things like snakes and insects.
However, when she saw Shen Mu, she reluctantly nodded, and then turned back to mind her own business, pretending to look after the fire in the cauldron.
Chen Mu stepped forward and directly introduced Xu Dao: "Taoist Luo Yan, fellow Taoist Baigu of the Shezhao Department at this time, has some elixirs, please refine them."
The female Taoist disciple looked a little impatient and said, "I am still refining some elixirs and I can't spare them for the time being. Taoist disciple Shen Mu should ask him to hire someone else."
Hearing the female Taoist disciple's reply, Chen Mu was a little startled. He paused and reminded: "What Taoist Brother White Bones brought is a precious spiritual object."
The female Taoist disciple heard this and opened her eyes. She glanced at the thing held by the beetle and blurted out: "Spiritual Tai Sui!"
"It's still one foot seven in length and width!"
This person obviously recognized the thing in Xu Dao's hand, and her eyes suddenly became hot. She finally stood up from the ground, walked to Xu Dao, and looked at the spiritual object carefully.
After a little judgment, the female Taoist disciple confirmed that the spiritual object in Xu Dao's hand was the yin marrow granulation. She opened her mouth and said: "This object can be refined into two kinds of elixirs: soul-nourishing pill and Shengzhi pill. The latter medicine is difficult to find." , I have the medicinal materials for the former, so I will simply refine it for my fellow Taoist."
Hearing the conversation between the female Taoist disciple and Shen Mu, the other idle alchemy Taoist disciples in the camp raised their faces and looked at each other.
Xu Dao glanced at these people casually, and his heart suddenly moved.
"In this case, then there is Taoist disciple Luo Luoyan." Shen Mu slapped the female Taoist disciple, and she said with surprise in her eyes: "The refining method of this thing is not difficult, it can be done overnight, come back tomorrow to get the medicine . ”
Taoist disciples who make elixirs for others often receive part of the medicinal materials or refined elixirs as rewards.
The minimum is 30%, and the unscrupulous people will even lie about the failure of refining the medicine and directly defraud others of their money.
The yin marrow granulation in Xu Dao's hand can increase the Taoist's cultivation level and is worth nearly a thousand talisman. Obviously, the female Taoist disciple can take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune.
As soon as she stretched out her hand, she said to Xu Dao: "Fellow Taoist, please give me the medicinal materials."
But at this time Xu Dao suddenly asked: "Taoist disciple Shen Mu, how many of the fellow Taoists in the tent can make elixirs?"
Hearing this, Chen Mu was slightly startled. He looked at the other five Taoist disciples and nodded: "Exactly."
Rustle! The small groups of earthworms that entered the tent rolled over, scattered in all directions, and suddenly landed in front of a person.
The worms formed a figure and bowed to each other: "May I ask this fellow Taoist if you can refine elixirs for a certain family?"
When the other party heard this, a look of surprise immediately appeared on his face.
This person is also a female Taoist. She is sitting cross-legged under an unfired bronze tripod and is flipping through an alchemy book. When Shen Mu was talking to someone just now, she only raised her head and glanced, then lowered her head and continued. Read the alchemy book in your hand.
The female crown was wearing a black robe with a white neck. She looked at Xu Dao, her expression unchanged, as if she was born with a hint of coldness.
This person turned out to be Xu Dao's former roommate, You Bing.
You Bing looked at the thing in Xu Dao's hand. She didn't recognize Xu Dao, but just nodded and said, "Yes! This thing can be used to refine the soul-nourishing pill. It takes three or four hours and can be made tonight."
When Xu Dao heard this, he just said: "Good." Then he placed the yin marrow granules in his hand in front of the opponent and made another bow.
When the female Taoist disciple on the side saw it, she was still in a daze, but when she reacted, her thin lips immediately pursed, and her face showed sullenness.
She chuckled like a tsk, and said with a strange air: "Taoist friends have good eyesight, and they actually found a half-hearted person to make elixirs, and they are not afraid of spoiling the medicinal materials."
Seeing this, Chen Mu narrowed his eyes slightly, but he didn't make a sound and just stood.
Hearing the female Taoist disciple's words, the swarm of earthworms squirmed and swayed suddenly. They were several feet away in an instant and rushed towards the other party.
The insects gathered together and stared at each other: "Jie Jie! Are you teaching a certain family how to do things?"
A stream of spiritual pressure was released from the swarm of earthworms, half hidden and half visible, but it was definitely not something that could be seen in the early stage of Qi refining. The pressure immediately made the female Taoist disciple turn pale.
Seeing that Xu Dao's cultivation was higher than hers, the female Taoist disciple immediately knew that she could not afford to offend him, so she quickly shut her mouth and did not dare to say another word.
But she still felt resentful in her heart, and when she glanced at You Bing who had stolen her business, her eyes suddenly showed jealousy.
At this time, Chen Mu stood up to smooth things over and said, "Fellow Taoist, would you like to explain the matter of alchemy again? If not, I will take you to find a place to rest."
Hearing the words, Xu Dao retracted his suppression of the female Taoist disciple and replied: "Yes."
He did not fly to You Bing to explain anything. He just called him from a distance and said, "Thank you, fellow Taoist."
You Bing was still sitting cross-legged, seeing the scene on the court, her expression unchanged. She heard Xu Dao's words and just nodded.
Later, Xu Dao and Chen Mu left the Danyuan camp together.
Just a few steps out of the tent, Chen Mu said with a smile on his face: "Taoist friends have good eyesight, and the beauty of the lady just now is well-known in the Alchemy Academy."
He paused and then said: "But this girl is not easy to get. It takes a magic medicine to get close to her."
Chen Mu obviously thought that Xu Dao had a crush on You Bing and was specifically trying to please You Bing.
Xu Dao heard this and asked casually: "Do you have an explanation?"
Chen Mu chuckled lightly: "This woman is cold and arrogant, inhumane, and has few friends."
"Her reputation as a Taoist child was quite bad. After she became a Taoist disciple, many people in the audience wanted to kiss Fangze. However, they later discovered that the reputation was purely a rumor, and perhaps it was the woman's self-destruction. …”
In the end, Shen Mu sighed and said: "I heard that there may be a fellow Taoist who has successfully gotten close to me, but I don't know who this person is. It's really enviable!"
Listening to Chen Mu's words, Xu Dao made some insinuations and immediately learned something about You Bing from the other party's mouth.
The two of them chatted while walking to the top of the mountain. There was no tent here, but a stone house.
And approaching the stone house, Xu Dao immediately sensed that the spiritual energy here was much richer than that on the mountainside.
I heard Chen Mu pointing to the stone house and saying: "This place is close to the spiritual vein and it is a top-grade house in the mountain. I am forcing my fellow Taoist to rest here."
When Xu Dao entered the stone house and took a look, he was surprised to find that there was actually a formation in the stone house. The aura was even denser, and it was already the same as the superior quiet room in White Bone Mountain.
When he came to the White Bone Temple camp and met Shen Mu, Xu Dao really enjoyed the treatment of a distinguished guest.
After exchanging pleasantries with the other party, he took over the room without any ceremony.