Luoshen Swamp is more than ten thousand miles away from Qianyuan City and is surrounded by high mountains.
According to ancient records, the area of the entire swamp is equivalent to the original Tianyuan Continent.
The spirit boat was very fast, equipped with a powerful defensive formation, and had the mark of the Zhang family. Apart from being harassed by some flying monsters along the way, there were no other incidents.
We arrived at the edge of the swamp smoothly.
Along the way, Chen Lin communicated with Xu Shanjing and briefly learned about the monks participating in the treasure hunt.
Including Elder Chu and the other three, there are less than twenty monks in total, more men than women.
Most of them are family monks related to the Qianyuan Sect, and there are only five casual monks.
Even in a big city like Qianyuan City, there are not many casual cultivators who can cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage, and most of the casual cultivators are ruthless and difficult to distinguish between good and evil. The Zhang family monk is too willing to use it. The five casual cultivators who joined are all
It was recommended by someone you can trust.
The purpose of Elder Chu's organization of this treasure hunt was to help Zhang family disciples break through the middle stage of Nascent Soul. There were two young monks who had been following him, one of whom was disguised as a man.
These are two brothers and sisters. Xu Shanjing doesn't know much about them, but they are probably not the main branch of the Zhang family, and their status in the family is definitely not high.
Otherwise, with the strength of the Zhang family, there is no need to ask for help from outside monks. If a few of the late Nascent Soul or Perfection monks in the family are sent out, the Infant Spirit Fruit can be obtained easily.
Unlike now, except for Elder Chu, they are all in the early stage of Nascent Soul.
In such an environment, ten Yuanyings in the early stage are not as good as one in the late Yuanying stage when searching for treasures.
"Okay, fellow Taoists, the poisonous miasma area is ahead. Everyone should swallow the God-Relieving Pill first, and then I will explain the details of the operation to you."
Elder Chu made a sound and took out some pill bottles and distributed them to everyone.
Chen Lin opened it and took a look. Inside were ten elixirs that exuded a strange fragrance, which were the Jie Shen Dan.
One pill of this pill can be effective for three days, and ten pills can take effect for one month. If there are no accidents, it is enough.
However, he had no intention of using these elixirs.
It is essential to be on guard against others. Although the Zhang family has a good reputation and has no reason to harm them, for the sake of safety, before leaving the city, he went to the market to buy dozens of God-Relieving Pills.
Anyway, there is no shortage of spiritual stones, so there is no need to take risks, and the elixirs can be resold after they are left.
When no one was paying attention, Chen Lin put the elixir bottle given by the Zhang family into his sleeve, then took out his own elixir bottle, poured out a pill and swallowed it.
A strange feeling appeared, but quickly disappeared.
After everyone finished eating the elixir, Elder Chu took out a stack of spiritual contracts and asked everyone to sign the agreement.
There are not many restrictions, they are almost the same as what was agreed yesterday. The main thing is to ensure that the other party can get the three infant spirit fruits first. The person who discovers the spirit fruits first is not allowed to steal them, and he is not allowed to fight and rob them after seeing the treasures.
In addition, before obtaining the Yingling Fruit, you must not tell others the destination of the treasure hunt to prevent others from jumping in first.
This is what it should be, and no one objects to it.
After the spiritual contract was signed, Elder Chu gave each person a jade slip.
Then explain it verbally.
"The jade slip is the location of our trip. The location is not too in-depth, but because the information I got is not very accurate, I only know that the spiritual tree is in this area and will mature soon. The specific location depends on
Let’s explore.”
Having said this, he took out a stack of talismans and distributed them to everyone: "This is a special communication talisman that can be used in the depths of the poisonous miasma. After we arrive at the destination, we will form groups of three and explore separately.
Use the messenger to contact us at any time."
Chen Lin probed his consciousness into the jade slip and couldn't help but frown.
This area that needs to be explored is not small. No wonder so many monks are needed to come together. Moreover, although this area is not an extremely dangerous area, it is still deep to a certain extent.
The other party only took out the jade slip map at this time, not only because he was worried about it being spread, but also because he wanted to hide it.
Sure enough, the other monks looked somewhat displeased after reading the map in the jade slip, but at this point, it was difficult to leave the team, and no one came forward.
Chen Lin didn't say anything. Anyway, the content of the spiritual contract did not stipulate that he could not withdraw midway. If the situation was dangerous, he could just leave on his own when the time came.
The main reason is that the Infant Spirit Fruit has to be eaten immediately once it matures, which is very frustrating, otherwise there is no need for him to take the risk himself.
When monks reach the realm of Nascent Soul, the resources they need become scarce. Even if the resources in this upper realm are abundant, there are not many things that can help break through the bottleneck, and most of them are difficult to buy with spiritual stones.
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Unless he relies on hard work over time, there is really no way for him to advance to the middle stage of Nascent Soul.
"Okay, now I will assign the team members, but there is one thing I want to say in advance. The team that discovers the spirit tree first has the right to obtain the infant spirit fruit first besides us, so don't fish in troubled waters. After all, the infant spirit
How many spiritual fruits there are on the fruit trees is still unknown, so don’t complain if you don’t get the spiritual fruits in the end.”
After Elder Chu finished explaining, he began to allocate teams.
Several casual cultivators were disrupted, and each team was assigned one. Chen Lin was assigned to Xu Shanjing's team.
In addition to the two of them, there is also an old man in yellow robe, who is a member of an affiliated family of the Qianyuan Sect.
The team is led by Xu Shanjing. After all, the opponent is an outer elder of the Qianyuan Sect and is worthy of trust.
Chen Lin paid attention and found that Qu Sanniang was not included in any team, but stood with the two Zhang family children.
This made him frown, and at the same time he understood why Elder Chu wanted three Infant Spirit Fruits. The other party himself was in the late Nascent Soul stage, and using this thing was a waste. There were only two children of the Zhang family, and the remaining one should be given to Qu.
Sanniang left it.
According to Xu Shanjing, Qu Sanniang is the concubine of a certain monk from the Zhang family, and there has been a stalemate. Could it be that the current situation has been reconciled again?
Then what is the reason for the other party to get close to him again and again?
Chen Lin was a little unclear about the situation for a while, but he didn't want to explore it. Since the other party took advantage of him, he had to be mentally prepared to pay the price.
"Okay, let's go!"
With preparations in place, Elder Chu activated the spirit boat again and led everyone into the swamp.
Shortly after the spirit boat disappeared, three figures appeared from the void.
A plain-looking woman is in the middle, with two men floating behind her.
"Hmph, the little bitch still wants to be in power, let her and those two bastards feed the poisonous insects here!"
The woman's tone was spiteful, and then she said to the two people behind her: "Keep it clean and don't let the Zhang family get caught. It doesn't matter whether the bitch dies or not. Something happened to the two little bastards. That old man Zhang Shuogu must investigate thoroughly."
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"Yes, miss!"
The two nodded in agreement, then flashed and flew into the swamp.
It was very dark in the poisonous miasma, and the spirit boat flew very slowly. Chen Lin and others looked around solemnly and took precautions.
Even in the periphery, high-level poisonous insect monsters may appear, and the poisonous insects here are often in groups. Once encountered, if they cannot be avoided in advance, they will be surrounded.
The deeper we go, the stronger the poisonous miasma becomes. It even suppresses the monk's spiritual consciousness, making it impossible to identify the direction from a distance, and the spirit boat flies slower and slower.
Chen Lin clasped the Xuanwu shield in his hand and touched the purple spirit ring on his wrist, feeling a little relieved.
With two spiritual treasures in hand, one for attack and one for defense, in this place where there are no fifth-level monsters, as long as it is not besieged by a large number of monsters, there should be no danger.
In addition, he also prepared a one-time teleportation jade talisman. If that doesn't work, he can still teleport away.
After repeatedly thinking about the possible dangers and simulating various solutions, Chen Lin gradually relaxed.
"Do you, Fellow Daoist Lin, want to get the Infant Spirit Fruit?"
Suddenly, Qu Sanniang's voice sounded in Chen Lin's mind.
He was stunned for a moment, this turned out to be soul transmission, and the other party actually had such a method!
Before he could react, the voice sounded again.
"You don't need to respond to me. There are probably my enemies in the team. Ordinary sound transmission is easy to detect. You just need to listen to me."
When Chen Lin heard this, he stopped trying to transmit the message. Although he could also use the soul to transmit the message, he wanted to hear what medicine was sold in the other party's gourd first.
Qu Sanniang's voice sounded again.
"I know that you must know that I am using you as a shield, and you must be resentful. I even feel your murderous intention towards me, but it doesn't matter, we can still cooperate."
Chen Lin raised his eyebrows slightly and remained calm.
It seems that what he thought before was wrong. This woman is simpler than he thought, and she seems to be planning something.
Without waiting for him to guess, Qu Sanniang answered his question.
The other party's voice transmission continued, with a deep sense of helplessness in his tone.
"I don't want to hide it from fellow Daoist Lin. The two children of the Zhang family around me are actually my children. You should also know about me. Yes, these are the illegitimate children of me and that man from the Zhang family. Now some people can't tolerate our mother and son.
There are three of us, so I planned this action and took the opportunity to escape from Qianyuan City."
Then he added: "But I know that the woman will not let us go, and will definitely send people to chase her. Moreover, the other party has the Yang family's back, and there are many powerful people at her disposal. I guess there are gods near Lingzhou now.
Monks exist.”
Chen Lin thought about what the other party said quickly and felt that it was very credible, and most of the information was consistent with what Xu Shanjing said.
This left him speechless for a while.
From the beginning of his training to now, he has almost never taken the initiative to participate in any treasure hunting operations. He did not expect that this time, there would be such twists and turns.
If someone wants to get rid of the other party, then these participants must also be affected. It is natural for the powerful gods to go out and kill several early Yuanying monks to silence them, not to mention in this extremely secretive environment.
However, the other party knew that he would be hunted and still chose such a way to escape. He must have some back-up plan.
Chen Lin's thoughts were up and down, and he continued to wait for the other party's next words.