When the two men said this, they stopped talking with gloomy expressions, accelerated their weapons, and flew straight down the mountain.
Bai Ran did not follow the two of them. In this case, it was too obvious.
But he secretly wrapped a trace of his spiritual consciousness around the skinny man, and then watched the two of them fly away for a certain distance with a cold expression, then calmly revealed his figure and followed from a distance.
Compared to Bai Ran, the speed of these two people was really slow.
After flying for more than an hour, we arrived at the fourth level of the Holy Mountain and walked side by side into an extremely ordinary house.
A moment later, Bai Ran's figure appeared in the sky above the courtyard.
The environment here seems quite quiet. In addition to a few courtyards of the same style in the distance, there is also a small green bamboo forest, which is quite elegant.
Bai Ran looked at the courtyard, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.
Although this house is inconspicuous, there is also a small "flowing water array" outside the house. Although it will not be effective against intruders who really want to break in, it can still serve as a warning.
However, let alone Bai Ran, this formation would not have the slightest effect even if an ordinary alchemy monk with some knowledge of formations came to him.
Bai Ran was completely confident that he could sneak in easily without disturbing the restrictions outside.
And below, Bai Ran did exactly the same thing.
He pinched the spell with both hands, and after a blur, his figure suddenly disappeared in a flash of green light.
...Soon, Bai Ran, whose figure was hidden, appeared silently in the courtyard.
At this moment, he had restrained the flow of mana all over his body. It was almost impossible for a monk in the foundation building stage or an immortal cultivator in the elixir formation stage to discover Bai Ran.
This is because Bai Ran is being cautious, fearing that there really are monks in the alchemy stage here. Otherwise, ordinary concealment techniques would be enough.
Bai Ran stood motionless in the middle of the courtyard, but his consciousness slowly spread out with him as the center, covering the entire courtyard.
Then a strange look flashed across his face, and he turned to stare at a wing on the left.
He clearly sensed that all the other rooms were empty, except for this small wing, where seven monks were staying at the same time.
The thin man and the dark-faced middle-aged man were also among them.
There were two women among the seven. One was a rather pretty woman, and the other was an ordinary-looking young woman.
But among these people, the one with the highest level of cultivation was a tall man in brocade clothes with shining eyes and an aquiline nose.
Except for the uncomfortable-looking nose, this person's appearance can be regarded as having good facial features and a dignified appearance. He has about the cultivation level of the late stage of foundation establishment, has entered the realm of fake elixir, and can start preparing for elixir condensation.
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The rest of the people are mostly at the early to middle stage of foundation building.
This is also normal. If you want to go to the outer star sea, this kind of cultivation is the minimum.
However, I don't know what issue these people just discussed. Everyone looked gloomy and speechless. The whole room was silent, and no one spoke.
Bai Ran was not in a hurry, so he stood quietly and waited.
He believed that the subsequent conversations between these people would definitely provide him with some useful information. Only then could he decide on the next step.
Sure enough, after a cup of tea, the middle-aged woman spoke uncontrollably.
"Brother Yi, just now Huang Daoyou has come back with a message. The other party actually wanted five thousand spirit stones per person before he would let me wait until I went to the outer star sea. Are we going to complete the mission of the star palace and pass it on openly, or are we really doing it in private?
Deliver the spirit stone and send it secretly. Brother Yi has an idea. After all, the war is going on, and even if they want to let us go, it may be too late." The woman's voice sounded a little irritable.
"Mrs. Liu, from your tone, it seems that you are very willing to pay for this spiritual stone. But have you ever thought that, fellow Taoist, you may not care about this amount because you are rich. But my husband and I spent all our money and still took it.
These spiritual stones cannot be obtained. Could it be that fellow Taoist intends to go there alone?" A white-faced monk sitting next to the young woman had a dark expression on his face, and his tone was a bit unkind.
When the middle-aged woman heard this, her face showed an unhappy look, and she asked back with the same dissatisfaction:
"When did I say that I would go there alone? Am I not asking Brother Yi? Fellow Daoist Yi has rich experience and is the most cultivated person among us. I believe he can give us a good analysis of the pros and cons."
"Okay, needless to say, you two fellow Taoists. Fellow Daoist Liu will not teleport away alone. The outer star sea is not something that monks in the foundation-building stage can venture into alone. Only those of us who act together can survive there. Good luck.
If so, you can slaughter some spiritual beasts and refine some spiritual elixirs to make everyone's cultivation progress greatly. So aliens
We must go to the sea. However, we don’t have to complete any tasks or kill any monks of the same level. In a war, even monks in the pill formation stage cannot guarantee their own lives, let alone us low-level monks. What’s more,
I'm also a little worried that the senior officials of Xing Palace will go back on their word." The man in brocade clothes finally spoke coldly.
"No way! It seems that Xing Gong has never broken his promise before. Fellow Daoist Yi, are you worrying too much?" The person who spoke was a strong young man. Although he was very young, he gave people a very mature look.
feeling.
"Although the possibility is unlikely, it does not definitely not happen. Now is not the time when the Hoshigong family is the only one. If Hoshigong really feels that this battle is dangerous, he will naturally do anything. There is nothing to make a fuss about if he goes back on his word.
"These big forces, huh!" The big man in brocade twitched his face and snorted disdainfully, as if he knew these forces very well.
After hearing this, the room became quiet again. Everyone fell into deep thought.
"So the most appropriate thing to do is to spend some spiritual stones to save your life. If we really participate in the war, it is very possible that we will all be wiped out. And even if someone survives by chance, we will be alone in the outer star sea.
There is no such thing as self-protection. It will also lead to a dead end." The big man said again slowly.
"But there are so many spiritual stones..."
"With all our lives gone, why do we still want spiritual stones? Besides, killing a few higher-level monsters in the outer star sea is enough to make up for our losses. The most important thing now is to teleport there first."
The dark-faced middle-aged man with a heartbroken look on his face wanted to say something, but was interrupted by the handsome man in brocade with a cold look on his face.
The black-faced monk seemed to be very afraid of the big man. After being scolded by him, he muttered a few words and shut up.
"As for the problem of insufficient spiritual stones for other fellow Taoists, we can take whatever amount we have. Let's see if the other party can be more accommodating with these amounts. If it still doesn't work, whoever among us still has enough spiritual stones can borrow some temporarily.
After being transported to the outer star sea, all you have to do is return the principal with interest." It seemed that the big man in robes had a very high prestige among these people, so he made a decision on his own with just a few words.
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After the other six people looked at each other, although not everyone was convinced, they all reluctantly accepted it.
When the old man saw the expressions of everyone, he showed a look of satisfaction, then turned to the thin man and said solemnly:
"Zhang Daoyou, I would like to trouble you to make another trip tomorrow to see if we can reduce the number of spiritual stones. If not, just agree to the other party's conditions. But we must leave the day after tomorrow, and we must not delay another day. Definitely.
We must leave before the war begins."
The thin man agreed repeatedly.
Next, the people in the room began to discuss some specific details.
Bai Ran, standing outside the house, heard all this clearly from beginning to end.
A mysterious smile couldn't help but appear at the corner of his mouth. After a flash of green light, the person suddenly disappeared from the courtyard without a trace.
On the second day, when the thin man set out from the house again towards the Starry Sky Palace, he didn't know that there was another person coming out of the sky behind him.
Bai Ran followed him expressionlessly to the vicinity of the Star Palace again, and saw him carefully sneaking in through the side door of the main hall.
Bai Ran touched his nose and waited calmly outside the hall.
After more than half an hour, the skinny man sneaked out again, with a hint of excitement on his face.
Then, Bai Ran followed him back to the house again.
However, something happened that made Bai Ran raise his eyebrows.
Before entering the house, the excitement on this thin man's face quickly disappeared. After looking around, his face seemed to change into a frown, and then he knocked on the door and entered the house.
Seeing this situation, Bai Ran frowned, showing a thoughtful expression.
"Is there something involved in this matter..." He rested his chin on his hand and fell into deep thought.