Beast-controlling fairy clan.

Black Mountain Market.

Just as Zhou Chun expected, even if a sect like the Jackdaw Sect closed its doors, they would still leave people with high enough status outside to be responsible for liaison.

As the largest market in Liang Country, Black Mountain Market naturally has the presence of monks from the Jackdaw Sect.

After receiving Gu Lie's introduction, Zhou Chun soon met a disciple from the Jackdaw Sect who was in the middle stage of Purple Mansion cultivation.

"Junior Zhou Shijie, a disciple of Jackdaw Sect, greets Senior Yan."

In a private room of a certain teahouse, a mature-looking man in black came in and bowed respectfully to Zhou Chun.

After hearing the other party introduce himself, Zhou Chun's expression changed, and then he smiled kindly and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, you don't have to be polite. Sit down and talk first."

"Thank you for the seat, senior."

The man in black responded respectfully, but sat down without being too polite.

After he sat down, Zhou Chun did not beat around the bush and went straight to the point, saying, "Did Daoist Gu tell Daoist Zhou about the reason for meeting Daoist Zhou today?"

"Senior Gu did mention something, saying that Senior Yan wanted to exchange the 3,000-year-old golden thread medicine with our sect?"

When Zhou Shijie said this, he looked at Zhou Chun as if seeking confirmation.

But Zhou Chun nodded slightly and said, "Yes, I wonder if your family still has such elixirs? Are you willing to accept the exchange?"

Hearing this, Zhou Shijie immediately lowered his head and replied, "Since Senior Yan was recommended by Senior Gu, I will not hide it from you. Our sect does have a 3,000-year-old golden thread herb, but this kind of spiritual object is extremely precious. Only after the elders and the sect master have discussed it together can we decide whether to exchange it with others!"

Zhou Chun had expected this answer, so he said immediately, "Then I'd like to trouble Daoist Zhou to convey this matter quickly. I'll be waiting for your good news in the market."

"Please rest assured, Senior Yan. I will convey this matter to the sect as quickly as possible."

Zhou Shijie responded solemnly, and their first meeting ended like this.

At the same time, when Zhou Chun and Zhou Shijie met, Gu Lie was also discussing his affairs with another Jindan elder of Zhenyang Sect in the market town.

Gu Lie asked first, "Brother Yu asked me to help contact the people from Jackdaw Sect. What is your plan?"

The "Senior Brother Yu" he mentioned was a white-haired old man with the cultivation level of the middle stage of the Golden Core.

Facing his question, Senior Brother Yu replied calmly, "Junior Brother Gu knows the reason why Jackdaw Sect closed the mountain this time. They came to our sect for help, but although we don't want the Earth Fire Sect to destroy them, we also don't want to offend the Earth Fire Sect because of them."

"It's a rare opportunity for a Jindan-stage cultivator to come and ask for help from them. Why don't we do them a favor and give them a chance to seek help from outside!"

However, this answer did not seem to satisfy Gu Lie, and he looked at him with some displeasure and said, "Senior brother, why are you trying to trick me? I am just a monk in the early stage of the Golden Core. Even if I have extraordinary strength, how can I help the Jackdaw Sect get out of trouble?"

Seeing this, Senior Brother Yu couldn't help but shook his head and sighed, "Hey, Junior Brother Gu, you are good in everything, but you are a bit picky!"

After that, he said helplessly: "Okay, to tell you the truth, according to the information revealed by Jackdaw Sect, Fellow Daoist Zheng of Dihuo Sect should have died at the hands of a fourth-level monster in Mixian Ridge. They hope that our sect can help find the remains of the fallen Fellow Daoist Zheng to confirm this, so that Dihuo Sect will not be able to stand on its moral ground!"

"Just Junior Brother Gu, you also know that there are fifth-level demon kings in the Mystical Immortal Ridge. If we Jindan monks enter it and make a little noise, we may alert those existences, and life and death will not be the same at that time. It’s in your own hands!”

"So, Master Junior Brother did not dare to agree to the request of the Earth Fire Sect easily, and is now worried about this matter!"

After hearing what he said, Gu Lie suddenly understood and muttered to himself, "So Senior Brother Yu asked me to act as a matchmaker for Fellow Daoist Yan. He wanted the Jackdaw Sect to use the 3,000-year-old golden thread as a trade condition to let Fellow Daoist Yan enter the Mixian Ridge to search for the relics of Fellow Daoist Zheng who fell?"

"That's right. If the Jackdaw Clan isn't stupid, they should understand our hints!"

Senior Brother Yu nodded slightly, confirming his statement.

"But will Fellow Daoist Yan agree to this? He can't be unaware of how dangerous the Lost Fairy Ridge is!"

Gu Lie frowned again, looking like he had no confidence.

Senior Brother Yu closed his eyes and said calmly: "Then it's none of our business. In short, we have given you the opportunity."

Seeing him like this, Gu Lie didn't dare to ask any more questions, and the conversation between the two ended there.

On the other side, Zhou Chun met Zhou Shijie again after waiting in Heishanfang City for seven days.

"What? Your sect wants me to enter the Mixian Ridge to search for the missing Dihuo Sect's Golden Core cultivator's relics for you!"

In the private room of the teahouse, Zhou Chun's face changed after hearing what Zhou Shijie relayed, and he felt speechless about the Jackdaw Sect's request.

He looked at Zhou Shijie with an unpleasant expression and said in a deep voice: "Fellow Daoist Zhou, I sympathize with your sect's current situation, but is it too much to ask me to risk my life to fight for your sect just for a spiritual medicine? Do you think my life is worth such a spiritual medicine?"

At the end, there was inevitably some anger in his tone.

This made Zhou Shijie, who was facing his anger, feel uneasy. He stood up quickly, bowed and explained, "Senior Yan, please calm down. I am just conveying the sect's opinion. If you are not satisfied, I will report this to the sect right away!"

In fact, he himself felt that this request was a bit too much, but since the sect asked him to pass on the message, he had no choice.

However, he would never face the wrath of a Jindan-stage cultivator for the sake of his sect's affairs!

“Hmph, if this is just a test from your sect, then please tell the elders of your sect that it is true that I want to buy the elixir, but a thousand-year-old precious elixir is not so rare that only your sect has it. If your sect really does not want to exchange it, then I don’t want to waste any more time in Liang Country!”

After Zhou Chun said these words with a gloomy face, he simply flicked his sleeves and left the private room, not giving Zhou Shijie, a fellow cultivator from the same family, any chance to say anything more.

After another nine days, Zhou Shijie, carrying out the will of the Jackdaw Sect's top leaders, once again invited Zhou Chun to the private room of the teahouse.

After Zhou Chun was invited, he immediately came forward and bowed respectfully, saying, "Thank you for waiting for me, Senior Yan. I would like to apologize to you on behalf of our sect!"

But Zhou Chun didn't buy it. He just said with a cold face: "Stop talking about this useless nonsense. You Jackdaw Sect have been discussing for so long, what is the result? Although Yan has a good temper, it doesn't mean he doesn't have a temper!"

Zhou Shijie could only respond submissively with a flattering look on his face: "Yes, yes, Senior Yan, please calm down. Please sit down and have a cup of tea first. I will tell you the results of the discussion in the sect!"

After inviting Zhou Chun to sit down, he first personally poured Zhou Chun a cup of tea, and then said respectfully: "Senior Yan, after many discussions, the elders of the sect have reached a consensus. As long as Senior Yan can find and bring back useful relics of Senior Zheng of the Earth Fire Sect and prove that he fell at the hands of a fourth-level monster, our sect will give Senior Yan two golden thread hu with a medicinal age of more than 3,000 years as a reward!"

But he directly doubled the reward!
However, after hearing what Zhou Shijie said, Zhou Chun still frowned and said with a dissatisfied look on his face: "Why is it still this condition? Are all the Jindan-stage cultivators of your Jackdaw Sect so afraid of death that no one dares to go to Mixian Ridge for the sake of the sect?"

The words were full of sarcasm, mocking the Jackdaw Clan elders for their fear of death.

Zhou Shijie naturally wanted to defend his elders after hearing this, and hurriedly explained: "Senior Yan, you are too serious. It's not that the elders of our sect are unwilling to take risks, but now the Earth Fire Sect is determined to destroy our sect. The elders can only stay in the mountain gate and work together to preside over the mountain protection formation to make the Earth Fire Sect afraid. We really can't spare the manpower to do this!"

At this point, he looked at Zhou Chun sincerely and said, "And Senior Yan, don't be fooled by the rumors outside. Although the Mixian Ridge is dangerous, it is not as exaggerated as the rumors say for a Jindan-stage cultivator like you. Otherwise, Elder Hu of our sect would not have dared to invite Senior Zheng of the Earth Fire Sect to take the risk together."

"As long as you are willing to take on this task, we will provide you with the most detailed map and intelligence information in Lost Immortal Ridge, so that you can complete the task in the easiest way!"

After hearing what he said, Zhou Chun couldn't help but remain silent.

Originally, if it was just a 3,000-year-old golden thread dendrobium, he would definitely not be willing to take the risk.

But as for the two spiritual herbs, he was indeed tempted.

Because Luo Qingni had said before that she knew more than one force owned [Jade Dew of the Jade Flower], so even if one plant was exchanged away, they could still find a way to exchange for another one.

Once the two most important main ingredients are gathered together, the remaining auxiliary ingredients of [Yulu Jinxiadan] will be relatively easy to find.

Zhou Chun couldn't guarantee how many pills Luo Qingni could produce when she refined the [Jade Dew and Golden Cloud Pill] for the first time. If the number of pills was small, it might not be enough for him to use directly to reach the middle stage of the Golden Pill.

But if he could refine two furnaces of [Jade Dew Golden Cloud Pill], then he would definitely be able to rely on the power of the pill to reach the middle stage of the Golden Core, and he might even be able to leave one or two for Lin Hongyu and Su Yuzhen to use.

Therefore, after pondering for a while, he looked at Zhou Shijie and said, "Yan wants to take a look at the information prepared by your family first, and then find out more about the intelligence of Mixianling, so that he can decide whether to agree to this deal!"

Hearing his words, Zhou Shijie hesitated for a moment, then quickly nodded and said, "I can agree to this matter on behalf of our sect, but the Dihuo Sect is pressing us very hard, so please give me a positive answer as soon as possible, Senior Yan!"

"Then let's do this for now!"

Zhou Chun waved his hand without comment and did not make any promises.

Seeing this, Zhou Shijie, although still worried in his heart, could only hand over the relevant intelligence information to Zhou Chun honestly, and then resigned first.

In the following days, Zhou Chun was checking the intelligence information about Mixianling given to him by Zhou Shijie, and asked Luo Qingni to help him get relevant information from other people.

After five or six days of research, Zhou Chun had a deeper understanding of the Liang Kingdom's forbidden area, Mixianling. From the intelligence data, Mixianling should be considered a natural dangerous place as a whole.

The mountain range known as "Mixianling" is a majestic mountain range that is eight hundred miles long and more than five hundred miles wide.

The mountains here are rich in spiritual energy, with complex terrain, and home to many rare birds, animals and poisonous insects.

Most of these areas will be shrouded in fog most of the time, and only at noon and midnight will the fog dissipate, making it easier to enter and exit.

But the fog is just a manifestation. The real reason why these mountains and hills have earned the honor of being called "Mixed Immortals" is not this.

According to the exploration and speculation of the senior monks of Liang Country, there may be a scattered super-large "Chaos God Stone" vein under the Mixian Ridge, and then the veins amplify each other to form a natural super-large Mishen formation!
In the world of immortality, the "Chaos God Stone" is not a precious thing, it is just a relatively rare stone.

This kind of stone is not particularly hard, but it has a characteristic that it has a natural confusing effect on the consciousness of cultivators.

If a cultivator is thrown into a house built with the "Chaos God Stone" and he releases his spiritual consciousness to observe the outside world, the final result will be basically wrong!
The natural magic formation in Mixian Ridge is very powerful. Even a real person in the Nascent Soul stage will be greatly affected if he enters it.

For cultivators, once their spiritual awareness is disturbed and misjudgments occur, their strength will be severely weakened.

But there is a fifth-level demon king lurking in the Mixian Ridge!

I dare not say that the fifth-level demon king is not affected by the natural magic formation, but the demon beast's powerful physique and innate magical powers undoubtedly give them a great advantage in the Mixian Ridge.

Therefore, naturally no Nascent Soul monk would risk his own death by going deep into it to kill the demon king and level the area.

Over time, Mixianling became a special forbidden area in Liang Country and an adventure park for low- and middle-level cultivators in Liang Country!
However, this is just what is said in the classics. No one knows whether the formation of Mixianling is really like this, at least Zhou Chun doesn't know.

He doesn't care about that.

What concerned him was the various rare elixirs and rare birds and animals in the Mystic Ridge recorded in the intelligence materials provided by the Jackdaw Sect.

I don’t know if it was intentional or not, but the intelligence information provided by the Jackdaw Sect recorded many treasures that monks from the Liang Kingdom had brought out from the Mystic Ridge.

For example, the rare and precious elixir [Nine-Leaf Huiyang Grass], which he had only seen recorded in ancient books, was the main ingredient necessary for refining [Huiyang Spirit Water].

The [Huiyang Spirit Water] is a legendary spiritual object. It is said that even if the physical body is annihilated, as long as the body remains intact, one can be brought back to life after taking this water!

This item is a divine item for cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage!

If you carry such a spiritual item with you, even if you are suddenly stabbed through the heart or beheaded one day, as long as your soul and consciousness are still there, you can use this item in time and be resurrected instantly!
And for cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage, the effect of [Rejuvenating Spirit Water] is even greater.

As we all know, under normal circumstances, even a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage can only possess another body once!
If the physical body is destroyed after taking over another body, there will be no chance of taking over another body.

Once encountering such a situation, if there is no rare and precious spiritual item like [Rejuvenating Spirit Water], the Nascent Soul cultivator can only choose to parasitize on a refined corpse or puppet.

In that case, not only will one's full strength be unable to be fully exerted and one will no longer be able to continue practicing, but his life span will also be greatly reduced, and within a few years, his soul may be destroyed!

However, if you have the [Rejuvenating Spirit Water] in your hand, you can use it to create a pure yang Dharma body to accommodate the Nascent Soul.

Although there is no possibility of upward breakthrough once the Pure Yang Dharmakaya is formed, it can enable cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage to fully exert their own strength without having to worry about the Nascent Soul not having a suitable body to accommodate it and continuously losing its essence, which would greatly reduce its lifespan!

Therefore, when the Nine-Leaf Huiyang Grass was discovered in the Mixian Ridge, it even attracted several Yuanying stage cultivators from the Liang Kingdom to join forces to enter and retrieve the treasure. However, no one knows whether they were successful in the end.

In addition, someone has discovered the rare spiritual bird Fenghuo Luan in the Mystic Ridge. It is a spiritual bird with the blood of Qingluan, and it is even rarer than the dragon!
At the same time, in the history of Jackdaw Sect, there was a cultivator who killed the rare and exotic beast, the Fire-Repelling Rhino, in the Mixian Ridge, and used its horn to refine an extremely powerful fire-repelling magic weapon.

All in all, in addition to dangers, there are indeed many good things in the Mystic Ridge.

As for what the Jackdaw Sect asked Zhou Chun to do.

According to their own account, the Jindan-stage cultivator named Zheng from the Dihuo Sect had originally entered the Mixian Valley to collect herbs in cooperation with a Jindan elder from their own sect. They were planning to take away a rare, thousand-year-old precious medicine that had just matured from the lair of a fourth-level monster.

As a result, as soon as they defeated the monsters, they got into a fight over distribution issues.

Later, the elder of Jackdaw Clan was defeated by the opponent and had to give up the treasure and escape.

However, he didn't expect that the escaped monster came with helpers and killed the monk named Zheng who didn't have time to escape.

"A mutated mountain-moving bear of the lower fourth-order cultivation level, and a fourth-order demon beast of an unknown realm. Are these the opponents I might encounter after entering the Lost Immortal Valley?"

In the room, Zhou Chun looked at the information on hand and frowned slightly.

Judging from the description of the elder from Jackdaw Sect, the mountain-moving bear, apart from being good in hand-to-hand combat and having thick skin and flesh, does not have very strong magical powers, so it will not be difficult for him to deal with it.

The only thing to worry about is the unknown fourth-level monster.

If it was a fourth-order mid-grade monster, or even a fourth-order high-grade monster, it would be difficult to deal with!
"But I'm not going to kill two fourth-level monsters, nor am I going to fight them to the death. I just want to see if there is a chance to get the relics of that unlucky guy from the Earth Fire Sect."

"I have Mu Mei and Mu Sang in charge of reconnaissance, so we shouldn't be blocked by a fourth-level monster!"

When Zhou Chun thought about this, he made a decision in his mind.

Immediately, he sent a message to Zhou Shijie and informed him of his decision.

After receiving Zhou Chun's message, Zhou Shijie, who had been anxious for the past few days, immediately came to meet him and presented him with a map with a happy face, "This is the map that our monks have explored after entering the Mixian Ridge over the years. It also records the routes that our elders Hu and senior Zheng have taken before. Please take a look at it, senior Yan!"

"Okay, just wait for news from Yan in the market town!"

Zhou Chun accepted the map, waved his hand, stood up and left.

Before notifying Zhou Shijie, he had already informed Luo Qingni in advance to go to a location outside Mixianling to pick him up.

Naturally, he was the one who went deep into the Mixian Valley to search for the relics of the elder of the Dihuo Sect this time, but just in case, Luo Qingni would hide outside the Mixian Ridge to support him.

After arriving outside of Mixian Ridge and meeting up with Luo Qingni, Zhou Chun copied the map in his hand and gave it to her, then dived straight into Mixian Ridge!

Since Zhou Chun did not enter during the noon and afternoon time periods, his vision was completely blocked by the gray-white fog after entering the Mixian Ridge.

There is currently no definite answer as to how this fog was formed. We only know that even if it is dispelled by magical powers, it will quickly reappear, blinding people's vision.

Therefore, monks who usually venture into the Mixian Ridge either practice secret techniques to enhance their eyesight so that they can see farther in the fog, or they tame monsters that are good at early warning and tracking, which can help them avoid enemies and track prey.

Although Zhou Chun had never cultivated any magical powers of spiritual vision, as a Jindan-stage cultivator, he could vaguely see the scenery a hundred feet away even in the fog.

However, this distance is obviously not enough for the golden elixir stage monks.

Therefore, he quickly slapped the spirit beast bag on his waist and released Mu Mei, Mu Sang and the golden-winged tiger.

After Mu Mei Mu Sang was promoted to the fourth level, its intelligence also greatly improved. Zhou Chun took out the map and gave it some instructions. Then it took a copy of the map and went to explore the way.

The Golden-winged Tiger, on the other hand, folded its wings, carried Zhou Chun slowly deep into the mountains, and chased after Mu Mei in the direction he was heading.

On the way, Zhou Chun also tried to use his spiritual consciousness to explore the path, but the experience was very bad.

The spiritual consciousness here is like a person's eyes looking at the position of fish in the water, there is a huge deviation.

The spiritual consciousness that is released may only stay on the upper half of a tree, but cannot see the lower half.

A deer was eating grass. When the spiritual sense was scanned, only the deer head was found. The deer body seemed to be invisible!
This huge sense of deviation and distortion makes people very uncomfortable.

If an ordinary person encounters this situation, it won’t take long for him to feel nauseous and vomit.

But Zhou Chun could only endure the discomfort and force himself to adapt slowly.

Because if he encounters a battle next time, he will still have to release his spiritual sense to fight. If he adapts now, he won't let this discomfort affect his ability to perform well.

Of course, it is limited to the environment here. When the fighting starts, the feedback from the divine sense detection cannot be completely trusted as it is outside!

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