After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 887 The Vulture Flock's Purpose: Vajra Temple and Lingshan Sect!

Chen Yang held the gourd and examined it for a moment.

This is a gourd wrapped in gold and jade, about the size of a thermos. The light-colored jade surface is inlaid with a large area of ​​openwork gold patterns.

It has a certain weight to it.

Such an exquisite gourd couldn't possibly contain poison, could it?

He lifted the gourd lid, and a fragrant aroma suddenly wafted out.

Chen Yang was very familiar with this smell.

Sambal juice!
It tastes like sam juice.

When I probed inside with my mental energy, there was about half a bottle inside, about twenty or thirty milliliters.

Sam's juice has a certain viscosity. One milliliter of sam's juice contains about four or five drops. Therefore, the amount of sam's juice in the gourd is about a hundred drops.

He didn't have much sago juice left, only about ten milliliters. The sago juice in the gourd was a good replenishment for him.

I continued the dosage for another ten or twenty days.

……

Not bad.

This gourd looks like it's worth quite a bit of money.

Chen Yang put the gourd away, but the eight-winged centipede was still admiring itself in front of the dressing mirror.

It's just a jade pendant, is it really that big of a deal?

How dare you look in the mirror with that face? Who gave you the courage?
"Elder Wu, come here and let's get down to business..."

Chen Yang thought to himself that he was complaining, but he didn't dare to say it out loud. He quickly called it over again.

The eight-winged centipede straightened the jade pendant and then flew back to the bed.

Chen Yang asked, "Do you have any information about the Jade Cabbage?"

As for the Jade Cabbage given by Qin Zhou, Lu Lingfeng, being a True Realm cultivator of the Shennong Sect, should know its purpose.

"Have."

The eight-winged centipede immediately said, "You've really struck gold this time. The Jade Cabbage is a heirloom of the Shennong Sect. In the past, when the Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man descended, the senior masters of the Shennong Sect would pour their cultivation into the Jade Cabbage for preservation, so that future generations could use it..."

"A hundred years ago, four Dao Zhen Realm experts from the Shennong Sect, led by Lu Songtao, rushed into the Shuailao Mountain to explore its mysteries. Before that, Lu Songtao ordered the Shennong Sect to deliver the Jade Cabbage to Raojiang. The Shennong Sect sent an elder at the early stage of the Dao Zhen Realm to escort it, but they encountered a great battle en route. It is said that the elder was bombarded by cannons and died tragically. The Jade Cabbage was also left behind on the battlefield and its whereabouts have been unknown ever since..."

"Because of this incident, the Shennong Sect briefly entered the mortal world a hundred years ago. Its disciples went into secular life, partly to collect cultivation resources during the chaos, and partly to search for this lost jade cabbage..."

"But not long after the Shennong Sect entered the world, the war intensified, and disciples were frequently killed or wounded. So they summoned their disciples back to the sect and continued to live in seclusion..."

……

It turned out to be the case.

Shennong Gate was only briefly established a century ago; was it because of this?
This jade cabbage is so important to the Shennong Sect?
The eight-winged centipede said, "This jade cabbage has been passed down in the Shennong Sect for many years. Even if later generations occasionally use it, the cultivation stored within it has probably reached an extremely terrifying level..."

"How do we extract the energy from it?" Chen Yang asked hurriedly.

Knowing that it contains a large amount of powerful cultivation is useless; the key is to know how to utilize its energy.

The eight-winged centipede shook its head. "Lu Lingfeng's memories are incomplete; he doesn't have this part of the information, or perhaps he doesn't even know it..."

“Lu Lingfeng is a Dao True Realm cultivator, and his status in the Shennong Sect should be extremely high, right? He shouldn’t be unaware of how to use the Jade Cabbage, should he?” Chen Yang said.

The eight-winged centipede said, "In the Shennong Sect, this Shennong Cabbage has been managed by successive sect leaders. How to use it is probably only known to the sect leader. Although Lu Lingfeng is powerful, he is not the sect leader, so he probably really doesn't know..."

"Ah."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang nodded and stopped dwelling on the matter.

At present, the only thing he knows is that the water boiled with this cabbage can strengthen the body.

But the effect was only so-so, not even enough to impress someone like Qinzhou.

If this truly contains a large amount of powerful cultivation, then it can definitely be considered a supreme treasure.

After all, there must have been powerful figures at the Celestial Realm in the history of Shennong Sect.

Even a Celestial Realm expert can experience the Five Signs of Decay. If a Celestial Realm expert has infused their cultivation into it, its value is absolutely unimaginable.

The eight-winged centipede said, "Are you still planning to return this thing to the Shennong Sect?"

"return?"

Chen Yang shook his head. "I haven't had much contact with the Shennong Sect yet. From the current perspective, they are most likely enemies. I can't be stupid enough to use this to aid the enemy, can I?"

Putting aside the fact that Lu Lingfeng was killed by him, just the fact that Shennong Sect was connected with Ding Huanchun was enough for Chen Yang to basically categorize Shennong Sect as an enemy.

The first impression was too bad, and it would be difficult to reverse it later. If it weren't for Lu Lingfeng's incident, and if Shennong Sect had a righteous image, returning the jade cabbage would have been a matter of course. But Chen Yang definitely wouldn't do such a thing right now.

The eight-winged centipede said, "I don't think you'd be that stupid. So, let's find an opportunity to capture the leader of the Shennong Sect and taste his saltiness..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang was both amused and exasperated. It turned out that Elder Wu had already planned out his escape route.

Since only the successive leaders of the Shennong Sect know how to use this jade cabbage, we have no choice but to seek guidance from the leader of the Shennong Sect.

Chen Yang smiled slightly and said nothing more.

The Shennong Sect has a history of thousands of years and its foundation is undoubtedly profound. Just from the introduction of the Eight-Winged Centipede, I'm afraid there are more than just three or five experts at the Dao True Realm.

This ancestor who just returned was already a late-stage Dao Realm being a hundred years ago. During his hundred years in Shuailao Mountain, it is unknown how much he has improved.

At over three hundred years old, he's approaching the four-hundred-year lifespan limit of the Dao True Realm, and his strength is absolutely beyond imagination.

Lu Lingfeng died as divine retribution this time. There were so many people involved, so even if the Shennong Sect wanted to retaliate, they couldn't find him. But if they were to provoke the Shennong Sect again, which is a behemoth, they would only be asking for trouble.

At present, Chen Yang does not want to have too much interaction with the Shennong Sect, let alone directly seek an opportunity to take down their sect leader.

These things can only be left to fate.

If the leader of the Shennong Sect appeared before him tomorrow, if he was alone, if he was not strong enough, and if he truly deserved to die, fulfilling all the conditions for courting death, then Chen Yang would definitely not hesitate to take him over in full.

……

"By the way, I almost forgot."

At this moment, the eight-winged centipede seemed to remember something, "When I came back, Huanglong asked me to give you a message: meet at Jinjia Mountain on the third day of the lunar new year."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang paused slightly.

He took out his phone and looked at the calendar. Today was the last day of the intercalary sixth month, tomorrow was the Beginning of Autumn, and the third day of the month was the day after tomorrow.

"Is Old Zhou going?" Chen Yang asked.

"I think we should go. Old Zhou was right next to me when he told me that."

At this point, the eight-winged centipede became a bit gossipy again, "You know, these two are strange. They used to be mortal enemies, the kind who would fight on sight. But this time, I don't know what's going on. Although they rarely speak, their relationship is obviously not as tense as before. It makes me a little suspicious that Old Man Zhou has been possessed."

"Ah."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang shook his head. "This is their privacy. If they don't want to talk about it, it's not appropriate for us to ask."

Not to mention the eight-winged centipede, Chen Yang was just as curious.

What kind of grudges and entanglements exist between these two people?
Zhou Mingyuan had clearly said before that Huanglong Daoist killed his master, wife, and children while he was in seclusion. Such a deep-seated hatred would be unbearable for anyone.

Unless Zhou Mingyuan was making up lies to deceive him before.

But based on Chen Yang's understanding of Zhou Mingyuan, he couldn't possibly lie to him, nor would he have any reason to.

The eight-winged centipede was also disappointed.

Curiosity aside, they couldn't ask unless the creature sucked out their brains.

"Don't forget to take me with you then, I want to come too," the eight-winged centipede added.

It had visited the ancient cultivator's cave on Jinjia Mountain before, but it hadn't gained anything. This time, Huanglong Daoist and his group were definitely prepared, and it certainly wouldn't let this opportunity slip by.

……

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The next day.

In the past two days, Chen Yang has been researching how to refine pills using true fire, and his pill-refining skills have improved rapidly.

Five batches of Five Dragon Pills were refined, producing eight high-grade pills. There were no more instances of the furnace exploding. Each batch produced five pills, and the success rate of producing high-grade pills remained stable at around 30%.

As his alchemy skills improved, Chen Yang also gained considerable proficiency in controlling true fire.

Although there is only one true fire, its power is no less. Besides being used for alchemy, it is also a highly destructive attack method.

Old Huang's cousin was quite a pleasant surprise for Chen Yang.

However, after the eight-winged centipede returned that night, Master Huang was no longer at ease. He had an instinctive, deep-seated fear of the centipede.

So it drank the essence Chen Yang gave it and went straight to the second bedroom to cultivate.

The flock of vultures never appeared again.

However, it's also possible that it happened, but he just happened not to see it. In any case, the last time he saw that flock of vultures was the evening before yesterday.

……

At noon, at Tiger Leaping Cliff on the mountaintop.

Around noon, Camellia Tree contacted Chen Yang, saying that the flock of vultures was entrenched at Tiger Leaping Cliff.

But when Chen Yang arrived, the scene was already empty, leaving only bird droppings and feathers on the ground.

At the edge of the woods, a mountain breeze blows, and the camellia trees sway their branches.

"Where did you go?" Chen Yang asked directly.

"We're late. They headed towards Bamian Mountain," said the camellia tree.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang's expression turned serious.

Looking towards Bamian Mountain, there was not a trace left in the clear blue sky.

As for the Eight-Faced Mountain, we can only leave it to the Three Corpse Divine Tree to keep an eye on things.

He's going to Jinjia Mountain tomorrow, so he doesn't have time to run towards Bamian Mountain right now. Besides, these feathered beasts all have wings; by the time he catches them up to Bamian Mountain, they might have flown off somewhere else.

In this situation, it's all for nothing.

"what?"

Standing on the mountaintop, Chen Yang gazed into the distance. Just as he was about to turn away in disappointment, he saw a string of small black dots appear on the horizon.

It was too far away to see clearly, but the black dot was flying from the direction of Bamian Mountain. Chen Yang instinctively felt that it must be the flock of vultures.

Chen Yang's eyes lit up slightly.

There was no one around, so we didn't need to use the drone; it was too much trouble.

He patted the insect seed bag at his waist.

A large swarm of bone-eating beetles, like a cloud of black mist, quickly flew into the air.

……

High in the sky, a swarm of bone-eating beetles approached a large net spread out in one direction, heading towards a flock of vultures that were slowly drawing near in the distance.

As the flock of vultures drew near, the bone-eating beetles spread out in a circle, encircling the birds.

The bone-eating beetle's imposing aura alerted the vulture flock, causing them to panic immediately.

Charging left and right, they found enemies all around. Thanks to Chen Yang's feeding over this period, the number of bone-eating beetles that broke through to the Spirit Realm had increased by countless. Any one of them would be enough to give these vultures a hard time, let alone thousands.

Faced with the chaotic flock of vultures, the bone-eating beetle swarm remained completely calm. Like a large army in battle, they deliberately created an opening, forcing the flock to fly towards Qishan Mountain.

Ten minutes later.

More than a dozen vultures, not one missing, were carried by a swarm of bone-eating beetles and landed on the flat ground at the top of Tiger Leaping Cliff.

"Chirp, chirp..."

The sounds of birdsong, flapping wings, and footsteps blended together in a cacophony.

The swarm of bone-eating beetles surrounded them, giving them no chance to escape.

Chen Yang directly used his primordial spirit pressure.

In just a moment, the flock of birds fell silent.

These aerial overlords of the plateau instantly huddled together like quails, looking in Chen Yang's direction with terror.

……

"Ding! Detected an A-rank spirit beast [Vulture]. Encyclopedia entry unlocked. Reward: [Heart-Searching Pill] *1. Item has been placed in the system warehouse and can be retrieved at any time..."

……

"Ding, mission issued."

"Mission: Hunt the A-rank spirit beast [Vulture], mission progress (0/1)."

"Task Reward: Animal Growth Essence*1"

……

A string of information suddenly appeared.

Chen Yang's gaze swept over the group of vultures in front of him, finally settling on a slightly larger vulture with a tuft of red feathers on its chest.

This is the only vulture in the team that has reached the Spirit Realm.

The remaining dozen or so have all entered the Spirit Realm.

"come here."

Chen Yang shouted at the red vulture.

"Chirp!"

The red-haired vulture was clearly frightened, but under Chen Yang's pressure, it cautiously emerged from the flock and approached him.

His eyes were filled with apprehension and fear as he looked at Chen Yang, all traces of the domineering presence of a highland overlord were gone.

"I'll ask the questions, and you answer them. If you answer well, I'll let you leave. Do you understand?" Chen Yang asked directly.

"Chirp!"

The red-haired vulture cried out and nodded quickly, indicating that it understood.

It's good as long as you can understand it.

"Where are you from?" Chen Yang asked directly.

"Western Xinjiang, plateau..."

Along with a mental fluctuation, a voice appeared in Chen Yang's ear.

The voice didn't sound old.

Chen Yang nodded slightly. "What have you been doing wandering around here these past few days?"

"Find someone."

The red vulture raised its head and let out a cautious cry.

"Who are you looking for?"

"Find our master."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang raised an eyebrow and asked, "And who is your master?"

The red-haired vulture hesitated for a moment.

Chen Yang said, "Think carefully before you answer. If you're hiding anything, these friends of mine have very good appetites; they've been starving for days..."

"Buzz..."

Several bone-eating beetles at the Creation Realm released their oppressive aura at just the right moment.

"I said."

The red-haired vulture trembled and nervously prostrated itself before Chen Yang. "Our master is the Venerable Langse of the Vajra Temple in the Western Frontier."

"Kongo Temple?"

Chen Yang was completely taken aback when he heard this.

How could it be Vajra Temple?
He had always suspected that the group of vultures was related to the Divine Fire Sect, but he never expected it to be the Vajra Temple.

Chen Yang stared intently at it. "Are you telling the truth?"

"We dare not deceive you."

The red vulture quickly shook its head.

Chen Yang wasn't so easily convinced by its words.

These beasts may look honest, but quite a few of them are actually harboring evil intentions.

“Lift your head up and look into my eyes.”

Chen Yang didn't say anything more and went straight to showcasing his talent.

The red-haired vulture raised its head, and Chen Yang immediately activated his pupil technique.

The moment their eyes met, under the influence of Chen Yang's powerful mental strength, the red-haired vulture's spirit instantly dissipated, and his consciousness was forcibly suppressed by his pupil technique.

A moment later, when his eyes regained their clarity, he had been hypnotized by Chen Yang.

"Say it again, where are you from?"

"Kongo Temple!"

……

Is it really the Vajra Temple?

Chen Yang's eyes flickered slightly, quite surprised.

"How did you end up in Sichuan?" Chen Yang asked, puzzled.

The red-haired vulture said, "A month ago, we accompanied our ancestor to follow the monk Langse to preach at the Great Snow Mountain's Great Wheel Temple. On the way, we were ambushed by Gesang, the goddess of the Ling Mountain Sect, and the monk Zongba. After half a day of fierce fighting, the monk Langse, at the cost of serious injuries, killed Gesang and severely wounded Zongba. Afterward, he pursued Zongba all the way into Sichuan..."

"Our speed is not as fast as the Ancestor's. After entering Sichuan, we lost track of the Ancestor and the Divine Monk Langse. For more than half a month, we have searched many places, and only in this area have we sensed the Ancestor's aura..."

"But we searched this area for several days and still couldn't find the whereabouts of the Ancestor and the Divine Monk Langse..."

……

So that’s it!
Chen Yang suddenly understood.

This matter not only has nothing to do with the Divine Fire Sect, but also involves the other two factions of the three great secret sects.

Lingshan Sect and Jingang Temple.

According to Chen Yang's knowledge, the Vajra Temple had long since reformed, while the Lingshan Sect and the Divine Fire Sect were once evil sects.

Of course, the Divine Fire Sect is still quite evil, but I wonder what the Spirit Mountain Sect is like now.
He attacked the monks of Vajra Temple; he doesn't seem like a good person.

They even managed to ambush us, yet one died and another was seriously injured. They're really bad.

"Who is this ancestor you're talking about?" Chen Yang asked.

The red-haired vulture said, "Our ancestor of the vulture clan of Lingjiu Peak was a mid-stage Dao True Realm being."

Chen Yang nodded slightly, thinking that it must be the spirit pet raised by the monk Langse.

According to the red vulture, the monk Langse and his companions must have been in the vicinity of Qishan.

Chen Yang has been away from the village every few days lately, so he really doesn't know anything about these things.

He called the camellia tree over and asked it, but didn't get any useful information.

Based on the intelligence network of the camellia tree, at least within the Qishan area, no one has seen the man and vulture mentioned by the red-haired vulture, or that so-called Zongba monk.

In other words, at least at this moment, they are not within the Qishan area.

(End of this chapter)