After he separated from Tong Yan, he went underground alone to search for black iron spar.
The plank road is one step wide, winding and bottomless. As you go down, the temperature gradually rises, and more and more fire scorpions live here.
Fire scorpions are not very toxic, but after being poisoned, the body will have a continuous burning sensation, and the high temperature underground will become more and more unbearable.
Moreover, the detoxifying elixir has no effect on it, and it can only be refined or tolerated by the monks themselves.
However, Ji Xing regarded them as nothing, and covered his body with a light golden diamond shield, and all the fire scorpions that rushed towards him were bounced away.
In fact, as long as you have a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation level, the fire scorpion's attack can almost be ignored.
After going almost as deep as the top of the mountain, large holes appeared one after another on the stone wall next to the plank road.
It was a tunnel dug by monks looking for crystal stones. Deeper underground, it had long been dug into a maze.
The sunrise and sunset could not be seen in the tunnel, so it was difficult to tell how many days had passed. Ji Xing only knew that if he had not brought a special path-finding weapon, he would have been lost in the maze.
He was sitting on the side wall of the tunnel panting, with a fist-sized fluorescent stone suspended above his head. The stone gave off a faint light, illuminating the scene in the tunnel.
The cuffs of his clothes were torn with a sharp knife, and the blood from the cut was still soaking into nearby clothes.
Next to them were the bodies of three male cultivators, two in the late stage of foundation building and one in the peak stage. It was obvious that he had just experienced a fierce battle.
Half an hour ago, he found a top-quality black iron spar, and then these monks also discovered him and chased him after he got the spar.
Their current location was deep underground, with magma hundreds or dozens of meters below their feet. He didn't dare to take action here. He fought and retreated until he got here without any scruples.
Although they won this battle, they still escaped the early stage of foundation building. If that person let out the news that he had the best crystal stone, it would be very detrimental to him.
Ji Xing frowned and stood up, walked over to the body, collected all the storage bags and magic weapons, and left.
During the fight just now, he faintly noticed that the mountain was shaking. He didn't know if it was caused by their fighting skills, or if there were people fighting skills elsewhere underground.
However, no matter what the reason is, the most important thing is to leave the underground as soon as possible. Otherwise, these fights will not trigger a volcano.
The escaped early-stage foundation-building monks had indeed already spread the news about the top-quality crystals by means of transmission notes, and those who notified them were all their masters.
Those who got the news either went to the tunnel four times to look for Ji Xing, or ran to the underground main intersection to block the message, or they didn't know which monk it belonged to, and used force to question the monk when they saw it.
After a night of deliberation, more and more monks knew that a monk had the best crystal stone. As a result, Ji Xing was intercepted under the volcano, and the journey out was not smooth.
"Damn it! That bald donkey used the teleportation charm to escape."
"Boss, the person who can have the teleportation talisman is definitely not an ordinary monk. If he is not the proud disciple of the Yuanying monk of the sect, or there is a big family behind him, are we going to get into such big trouble for a crystal stone?"
Xiu said hesitantly.
If you kill people from big families and sects, their casual cultivators will be hunted down and retaliated by these forces.
The man who was called the boss said harshly: "Anyway, we have just been offended, so it is better to offend us thoroughly. Besides, Buddhist cultivators will not issue a death order against us just because their disciples were killed."
It is true that Buddhists are always kind to others and will not easily think of killing. When faced with evil people, they mostly use salvation and will kill people at every turn, unless they are cultivating the way of killing.
Ji Xing exhausted the last spiritual power in his body and activated the teleportation talisman to teleport himself from the underground to a random place at the foot of Jingming Mountain.
As soon as he appeared, he spit out a mouthful of blood and dyed his front red. However, the blood stains on his body were everywhere, so this was nothing.
The teleportation location was quite remote, so Ji Xing hid nearby and took the time to recover his spiritual power. The people underground had not come up yet, so this hiding place was safe for the time being.
However, those who pursue him will not give up easily.
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After Tong Yan made a breakthrough and consolidated her cultivation, she opened her eyes. It was already daybreak, and it seemed that she had been in trance all night.
After waking up, she cleaned herself up and left here.
There was no point in her continuing to stay at the foot of the mountain. Moreover, as she walked out, she found that there were many monks nearby, and their cultivation levels were all higher than hers.
It's better to leave here quickly, your life is at stake.
Suddenly, Tong Yan felt that he was locked by the spiritual consciousness of the foundation-building monk, and his whole body felt horrified.
"Stop! That little girl over there." A male cultivator holding a big hammer shouted to Tong Yan.
Tong Yan wanted to pretend he didn't hear it, but due to his divine consciousness and strength, he had no choice but to bravely come over.
She stammered: "Two...seniors, what's the matter? I...I was just passing by to make soy sauce."
The male cultivator holding the big hammer is a self-trained cultivator. His body is as strong as a hill, and he has a big hammer in his hand. He has a very intimidating aura.
Next to him is a normal male cultivator. Compared with the hammer man, he looks petite and looks like a weak scholar.
The scholar smiled and comforted Tong Yan: "Don't be afraid, little Taoist friend. We just called you here to ask you something and we won't hurt you."
Then he said disapprovingly to the monk next to him: "What are you doing with such a vicious look? My little fellow Taoist is only ten years old, so don't scare her."
The hammer man said blankly: "Didn't you ask me to call her over? How could she hear me if I didn't shout louder?"
Children's words: "..."
The scholar shook his head helplessly, turned around and continued to say to Tong Yan: "He is not a bad person, he just looks a little scary."
Tong Yan said weakly: "...don't you want to ask me something?"
The scholar smiled slightly, took out a portrait and asked her: "That's true. We are looking for someone. Have you seen him when you came over there just now?"
Tong Yan looked over and saw the portrait of a monk with a bald head and a monk's robe.
Her pupils shrank, she quickly looked away to hide her strangeness, and tried to say in a calm tone: "I haven't seen it before."
The scholar's eyes were always looking at her, and he could naturally see Tong Yan's obviously concealing behavior.
"Haven't you seen it?"
Tong Yan shook his head: "No." After struggling for a while, he carefully asked the scholar: "What...are you looking for this person for?"
The scholar put away the painting and sighed regretfully: "Most of the monks in Jingming Mountain are looking for him and want to steal the top-quality black iron crystal from him. After one night, I don't know if they have succeeded.
"
A trace of anxiety appeared in Tong Yan's eyes, but he did not dare to show it too obviously on his face, but his hands hanging in his sleeves moved uneasily.
Scholar: "Okay, little fellow Taoist, we've finished asking our questions. You can leave, but be careful on the way."
When Tong Yan walked back, the two of them were still where they were.
The hammer man scratched his head and said, "Xiucai, you are a foundation-building monk after all. Why are you so polite to a little girl in the Qi training period?"
The scholar glanced at him: "You haven't read books well recently. This is called gentleness. Such a young girl is so well-behaved and cute, but you, a hammer, are indifferent to her."
"No, she is cuter than my sister, and I am also very gentle to her."
"Where is the tenderness?"
The hammer turned the big hammer in his hand and made a big hole where Tong Yan had stood. He said, "I didn't scare her with the big hammer."
The scholar looked at the big pit speechless for a long time, and found that he could not refute.
Tie Hammer's sister is a little over ten years old and loves to cry the most. Whenever Tie Hammer gets annoyed, he will hit his sister's feet with a hammer and the world will be restored to peace.
In such a comparison, it seems very gentle??
After Tong Yan flew out of the spiritual consciousness range of the foundation-building monk, he flew forward for some distance before turning a corner and moving forward.
They hadn't seen each other for just a few days, but she didn't expect Ji Xing to be in such a predicament. The two people who stopped her just now must also be chasing Ji Xing.
Tong Yan felt a little anxious and didn't think about the use of her Qi training period in front of the foundation-building monks.
Moreover, she did not have a communication talisman to contact Ji Xing, so she might not be able to find the person by searching aimlessly on her own.
Ji Xing was hiding on a mountain top to adjust his breathing. As soon as it dawned in the morning, someone found the last hiding place. After several battles and escapes, he came here.
The next moment, when he saw some scenes from the puppet bird possessed by his spiritual consciousness, his brows suddenly furrowed.
"Why is she still here?"
Didn't he remind her to stay away from Jingming Mountain?
Tong Yan, who was 'seen' by Ji Xing's spiritual consciousness, had an anxious look on his face and flew towards this side like a headless fly.
He initially thought that she was being chased by monsters or monks, but he didn't notice anyone behind her.
After a while, I suddenly realized something.
Ji Xing pursed his lips tightly, and then only one emotionless word came out.
"Somewhat stupid."
The puppet bird is a gadget given to Ji Xing by his friend. Its shape is lifelike and it can imitate the breath and movements of birds.
As long as the monk attaches a ray of divine consciousness, he can simply control the puppet, and it will not be easily noticed by other divine consciousness.
The puppet bird is made exactly like an ordinary bird, so it has basically no attack ability, and because its aura is too weak, it is easily ignored by monks. It is very convenient for use as a scout and for gathering information.
Tong Yan ran into trouble before he flew out of the puppet bird's detection range.
He was a monk in the early stage of foundation building. He raised his nostrils and looked at Tong Yan with contempt with his small eyes: "How dare you come to grab the best crystal stones from our foundation building monks when you are in the Qi training period? I'm afraid you don't know the word death.
How is it written?"
Tong Yan doesn't understand. Who hasn't reached the Qi training stage step by step? Why do you look down on the Qi training stage? Is it rare that he was born to build the foundation?
"I didn't come here to find the crystal. I wanted to find a secret place, but I got lost."
The monk obviously didn't believe it, "Leaving the secret realm? How can you make up a lie that is reliable? There is still almost a third of the time before the secret realm is closed. Who doesn't make every effort to go inside to find good things? You said you want to go out.
Let’s go, ha!”
Tong Yan straightened the corners of his mouth, tried to keep himself calm, and then raised a smile without any smile, "Excuse me, do you have anything else to do? I still have to find a way out, so I can't chat with you, senior."
It's none of your business if I just want to go out!
When the monk saw her extremely perfunctory attitude, he immediately became angry, "I am a foundation-building monk. It is your blessing to talk to you in such a condescending manner! With your perfunctory attitude, your master has probably not taught you respect well.
Courtesy of seniors!"
As he spoke, he suddenly poured out all his spiritual power and pressure on Tong Yan, trying to see her lying on the ground shivering.
Tong Yan was so angry that she laughed. She had never seen such a shameless person. Even if some people were superior, they would not show their superiority in a vulgar way.
The silly meeting in front of him could be regarded as refreshing Tong Yan's understanding of various people.
As for the foundation-building coercion, it's nothing to her. She's seen it in the form of a god, so I'm afraid of you.
She raised her right hand and summoned the magical sword to fly in the palm of her hand. The tip of the sword pointed downwards. After the sword quickly spun, it plunged into the ground. The spiritual energy and coercion that rushed towards her were completely blocked by one step away.
"Excuse me, senior, is there anything else you can do?" Tong Yan's smile was much more genuine now, but this smile was more like ridicule.
How could the monk bear such a provocation? He said angrily: "You little girl, you are acting lawless outside with the magic weapon given by your master. Do you think I can't deal with you?"
Thinking that Tong might have a good defensive treasure in her body, her eyes became greedy, and she glanced around her aggressively, "Hand over the storage bag obediently, and I may consider sparing your life, otherwise..."
However, before he could finish speaking, he quickly formed a seal on his hand and attacked Tong Yan unexpectedly.
The attack came so suddenly that even though Tong Yan was always vigilant, he was caught off guard. He quickly raised his upper body back to avoid the golden sword that was rushing towards the door.
Before she could stand still, green vines suddenly grew out from under her feet and wrapped around her ankles. They quickly pulled her feet back and she was immediately pulled to the ground.
At this time, another green stripe pounced from the side. Tong Yan, who fell to the ground, could only roll away quickly, and then cut off the vines surrounding her with his sword.
Tong Yan cursed angrily: "Despicable! You sneak attack the Qi training period without even saying hello. Where is your face?"
As the level of cultivation goes up, there is a huge gap in a small realm. Therefore, there are also commonly known regulations in the world of cultivation. High-level monks cannot easily take action against low-priced disciples.
As for ordinary high-level monks who maintain their own identity and demeanor, they would not do this easily, let alone a sneak attack.
Even if the monk opposite Tong Yan is only in the foundation building stage, it is still a shameless act for him to sneak attack a monk who is a level lower than himself.