When we reach the inner layer of the formation, it can be said that it is extremely difficult to walk, and there are thorns everywhere. Fortunately, there are no fierce monster attacks. Occasionally, some first-level monsters are also suppressed by the pressure released by Lin Yu.
, too scared to even take a step closer.
When the sun was about three o'clock in the morning, Lin Yu smelled a strong medicinal fragrance through the soft breeze, and he immediately felt good.
The inner layer of the formation is completely different from the outer layer. The outer layer is full of fishy stench and the rotting corpses of ferocious beasts, while the inner layer is full of fragrance and full of life.
The dancing butterflies, the occasional low-pitched singing of birds, and some hard-working bees made them completely forget their troubles.
"The aura here is so rich, no wonder it's suitable for growing medicinal materials." Lin Yu praised.
Seeing the blooming flowers and the strong medicinal herbs, Captain Shang ordered: "The people from Chilian City probably haven't arrived yet, so let's pick them quickly."
The previous encounter with the Eight-Clawed Spider King took a lot of time. But the people from Red Lian City haven't come yet, which shows that their situation is not much better.
Seeing that they had already taken action, Lin Yu was not polite, kept a distance from them, and started picking.
In addition to the Purple Spirit Flower and Building Grass needed for the Foundation Establishment Pill, Lin Yu was also paying attention to what was needed to help Cheng Yang and Sima Yan restore their souls.
The last time I was in Shenyang Pavilion, I accidentally obtained the four-leaf Hui Ling Cao, and I also needed a very precious herb, which is the rhizome of the soul-bearing lotus.
Lin Yu was extremely fast, constantly shuttling through the medicine garden. When he saw the mature purple spirit flowers and zhushengcao, he immediately picked them. In just half a stick of incense, he had found enough to refine the second incense.
The materials required for ten foundation-building pills.
However, Lin Yu divided those materials into two. Gu Ling'er and the other three also needed Foundation Building Pills, so he first prepared enough for them.
But the soul-possessing lotus was still not found. Lin Yu was very anxious, but the more anxious he was, the less he could find it.
"Is there really nothing here?" Lin Yu said to himself.
Just as he was searching in a hurry, Captain Shang said: "The mature herbs in the medicine garden are almost finished. The people from Chilian City are probably about to arrive, so we'd better go back quickly."
In desperation, Lin Yu had no choice but to nod and leave with them.
On the way back, it was a little calmer. Their speed was much faster than when they came, but just when they were passing through the ancient forest and not far from the exit, they suddenly ran into trouble.
There were three people standing in front of them. They were the hook-nosed captain of Red Lian City, and two cultivators who looked familiar to Lin Yu.
"Why are you so fast?" Captain Shang asked in confusion.
The hook-nosed captain raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said with a smile: "We are waiting for someone to bring us trophies."
Looking at the three of them, Lin Yu immediately realized something. It turned out that these people wanted to rob here and take back the medicinal materials.
In fact, when they encountered the Eight-clawed Spider King in Qiyuan City, the people of Red Lian City did not have a hard time. They encountered the more ferocious Decapitated Mantis. In just dozens of fights, four people were killed and injured, and only three people were injured.
Escaped.
As soon as they entered the formation, they were first ambushed by Qiyuan City, and then encountered a decapitated mantis. Faced with the unknown ahead, they simply stopped going.
The three of them have already agreed to wait at the place where the formation must pass. If there are too many people in Qiyuan City, they will take the initiative to admit defeat. If the difference is not too big, then they will fight for it.
Lin Yu was only at the fourth level of the Qi Refining Stage, so he was naturally excluded by them. Among the other five people, one of them was in tattered clothes and covered in scars, so they didn't take it seriously.
Three people versus four people, the hook-nosed captain had evil thoughts and was ready to take action. As long as he grabbed some from Qiyuan City, it would be better than fighting empty-handed.
"You actually want to take action here?" Captain Shang's face changed slightly, but he was still a little surprised when he saw that there were only three people on the other side.
The hook-nosed captain had already taken out the heavy hammer and smashed it directly on the ground. There was a rumbling sound, and he said loudly: "It's okay if you don't do it. Share some of the foundation-building materials you picked with us."
After hearing this, Captain Shang smiled and said, "Just dream."
Both sides refused to give in and displayed their weapons one after another. The hook-nosed captain had already planned. After playing three wind charms, he stirred up a burst of sand and dust, then raised his giant hammer and struck hard.
His goal was very obvious, which was to target the seriously injured cultivator. Against the strong wind and covered by sand and dust, he arrived in front of the cultivator in an instant, and the heavy hammer had already been hit.
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"boom!"
After an explosion, the cultivator fell down, and even his body sank into the soil.
The hook-nosed captain immediately picked up the heavy hammer, searched for the storage bag from the cultivator, and stuffed it into his sleeve robe.
Originally, Lin Yu did not intend to participate in the fight. After all, there were five people in Qiyuan City besides himself. He thought it was more than enough to deal with the people in Chilian City, but he did not expect that the other party was so vicious and killed them without any warning.
Captain Shang did not expect that the opponent would attack so quickly. In addition, the hook-nosed captain was a cultivator of the wind attribute, so his speed was already much faster, so he naturally did not give them time to react.
In just two moments of breathing, the opponent snatched a storage bag. This made Captain Shang lose his face and immediately ordered a fight.
The hook-nosed captain chuckled again, completely ignoring Captain Shang, and turned his attention to Lin Yu, who was at the fourth level of the Qi Refining Stage.
"It seems that hiding this cultivation level is not entirely a good thing. They want to bully me no matter what." Lin Yu shook his head and had no choice but to pull out the blood knife.
The other two cultivators from Scarlet Lian City acted as a cover and immediately stood in front of Captain Shang and the other three, making room for the hook-nosed Captain.
"Brother Lin Yu, be careful." Captain Shang shouted loudly when he was fighting with the two cultivators.
Facing the heavy hammer falling from the sky, Lin Yu did not dodge. He wanted to try it. A wind attribute cultivator used a heavy hammer that weighed several kilograms.
Generally speaking, wind attribute cultivators will choose lighter weapons. In this way, they can better match the elegance and speed of the wind attribute during battle. However, the hook-nosed captain in front of him is a special case.
After the blood knife came into contact with the heavy hammer, a bright spark immediately flashed. Lin Yu's body suddenly sank, and his entire calf sank into the sand.
The force of this hammer was very clear to the hook-nosed captain, but it still did not knock down a cultivator at the fourth level of Qi refining stage, which really surprised him.
After putting away the hammer, he quickly stepped back two feet and said with a smile: "I think you should be wiser and don't want to be smashed into a pulp. Hand over the storage bag immediately and I will let you live."
In fact, the hook-nosed captain is already a cultivator at the sixth level of the Qi Refining Stage. He asked Ying to lead the team this time in the Red Refining City, in order to obtain more foundation-building pills and increase the chance of successful foundation-building.
You must know that if a cultivator wants to build a foundation, without the help of a foundation-building pill, almost no one out of ten thousand may be able to successfully build a foundation, and they will stay at the level of the Qi refining stage for the rest of their lives. Even if they take a foundation-building pill, it is only a natural talent.
Better, one in a hundred success rate.
If more materials can be obtained this time, the Lord of Scarlet Lian City will definitely reward him, and Captain Hook-nosed will also obtain at least two foundation-building pills, which will greatly increase the chance of successful foundation-building.
Lin Yu naturally knew what he was planning, but how could he hand over something he had worked so hard for so easily.
After coming out of the ground, it seemed that nothing was wrong. Lin Yu just wanted to test his strength, so he did not release his soul power. However, a cultivator at the third level of the Soul Condensing Realm is comparable to a cultivation level at the fourth level of the Foundation Building Stage. How can he be like this?
Can disciples in the Qi refining stage be easily injured?
"The combination of wind attribute and power is pretty good. But if I want a storage bag, I don't have a door." Lin Yu had activated Thunder Grab this time and slowly released his soul power.
How could a cultivator at the fourth level of Qi refining stage be so arrogant in front of Captain Hook-nosed and not make him angry?
Holding the heavy hammer in his hand, he began to pour soul power crazily. At the same time, the surrounding strong wind began to surge out, and under the swing of the heavy hammer, circular wind blades shot out one after another.
The thick soil spiral formed in an instant, building a defense in front of Lin Yu. The wind blades hitting it only stirred up a layer of soil, posing no threat to Lin Yu at all.
"How could this happen?" The hook-nosed captain saw that the attack was ineffective and stopped waving.
Feeling that the opponent was no longer attacking, Lin Yu withdrew the thick soil spiral and looked at the confused captain with a smile.
Seeing Lin Yu's calmness, the hook-nosed captain realized something was wrong. The opponent's cultivation level must be more than the fourth level of the Qi Refining Stage, and at least reached the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Feeling that the opponent's fighting spirit had dissipated, Lin Yu also put away some of his soul power. The purpose of his coming in was to get the foundation building materials. Now that the materials have been obtained, the captain of Chilian City no longer intercepts him, and he is ready to evacuate.
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But when he ran a hundred feet away, he suddenly felt a strong killing intent. When he turned his head, he saw a decapitated mantis emerging from the left side.
When the decapitated mantis appeared, the two sides immediately stopped fighting. Qiyuan City was four against two, but they did not have the upper hand. Instead, one of them was injured by those two people.
The decapitated mantis with murderous intent, regardless of Qiyuan City or Chi Lian City, immediately waved its forearms and slashed at them crazily.
Lin Yu experienced it personally last time, and he could only lament his bad luck when encountering it again. If he couldn't meet the people from Chilian City here, he might have gone out by now.
Thinking of this, Lin Yu felt a little more resentful towards the people in Chilian City.
No matter what happened to others, Lin Yu had already begun to gather thunder, preparing to escape as soon as possible.
It's just that the beheading mantis came with a fierce force, and the people in Qiyuan City and Chilian City were frightened, so it took advantage of it. In just three breathers, it had already killed four cultivators.【】