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

Chapter 955 The Golden Jujube Tree, Hatching Insect Eggs!
Moreover, if a large group of people gather together, even if they find something good, there's no way to divide it among so many people.

Huang Can naturally followed Yuan Long. Their team consisted of ten people and headed in the southwest.

Chen Yang is currently at the foot of the eastern slope of the mountain. Huang Can and the others are on the other side of the inner Emei Mountain, probably more than 20 miles away from Chen Yang's current location.

Unfortunately, Xiao Mingzong did not travel with Huang Can and the others.

There were just too many people at the time, and Huang Can didn't know Xiao Mingzong, so he naturally didn't remember him.

He asked the other people in the group, and some of them had a general impression that they seemed to be in the same group as Yuanjue and went towards the eastern foothills when they went down the mountain.

This is the eastern foothills, but I don't know if it's due east, northeast, or southeast.

Since the three from Shennong Sect went due east, it's highly likely that Yuanjue and the others won't be on the same route as them.

He chased them all the way east, but only caught up with the three from Shennongmen. If Yuanjue and the others were also heading east, there was no reason why they, with so many people, should be so much faster than the people from Shennongmen.

Therefore, the due east direction is ruled out.

As for the southeast direction, there is a river blocking the way, so it's highly unlikely they will go that way.

So, Chen Yang chased after them in the northeast direction.

However, the area was still too large, with dense forests everywhere, making it difficult to find footprints.

Fortunately, he didn't chase them for long before a group of people appeared in his radar detection range.

……

On the edge of a cliff about ten meters high, there grew a jujube tree.

The tree was laden with bright red dates. A man climbed up the cliff and shook the tree, while five or six monks gathered below, excitedly picking up the dates that were falling from the tree.

Among the monks picking dates was Yuanjue, as well as Yuantang and Yuanzhong, who belonged to the Yuan generation.

Three realms of creation, four realms of spirit.

The dates landed on the bald head with a crisp sound, but everyone was all smiles, as if they were on vacation.

"Grandmaster!"

Chen Yang approached and looked at the scene, but didn't know what to say.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Jue and the other two were somewhat taken aback when they saw that it was Chen Yang.

"Xiao Yang?"

Yuan Jue walked over to Chen Yang and casually handed him two red dates. "We're lucky to have found a Golden Dragon Date Tree. Try it. The Geng Metal energy in these fruits, while not as concentrated as the Fire Attribute Energy in Fire Dates, is still far superior to ordinary spiritual herbs..."

Yuan Jue and Chen Yang have a good relationship. Whenever he sees Chen Yang, he can't wait to share good things with him.

Chen Yang was both amused and exasperated.

He subconsciously looked at the jujube tree on the cliff.

The trunk of the jujube tree, as thick as a water bucket, was coiled on the cliff like a dragon. It was covered with many fruits, each about the size of a ping-pong ball, bright red and very tempting.

……

"Ding! A Grade B spiritual plant, [One-Turn Golden Dragon Jujube Tree], has been discovered. The encyclopedia entry is now available. Reward: [Gengjin Stone] *1. The item has been placed in the system space and can be retrieved at any time."

……

A notification message appeared in Chen Yang's mind.

"A golden jujube tree with a twisted shape?"

Chen Yang glanced at the illustrated guide information.

The Golden Dragon Jujube Tree withers and flourishes once every hundred years. Each cycle of withering and flourishing is called a "turn". One turn is the lowest quality, and nine turns are the highest quality. The Golden Dragon Jujube that grows from it can be considered a divine medicine.

The golden jujube tree in front of us is only at the first stage of cultivation, grade B, and it's uncertain how much intelligence it has developed.

He picked up a fruit and took a bite.

It was quite juicy, but perhaps because it contained the element of metal, the texture wasn't very good and it was a bit harsh on the throat.

The amount of Geng metal energy contained within was not as much as one might imagine. For Chen Yang's current physique, it was like a tickle, and it was refined in just a few breaths.

However, it is still somewhat useful for body tempering in the spiritual realm, or for low-level sword cultivators to refine their sword intent.

At this moment, Yuantang and Yuanzhong also came over happily to greet Chen Yang, wanting to let Chen Yang taste the reddest dates they had picked.

Chen Yang was both amused and exasperated.

"Three masters, may I ask which one of you is Xiao Mingzong of Qingniu Mountain?"

Chen Yang hadn't forgotten his business. His gaze swept over the seven people present, all of whom were monks, and he had a bad feeling.

"Xiao Mingzong?"

All three of them were taken aback for a moment.

Yuan Jue said, "Shortly after we went down the mountain together, he separated from us with two disciples from Qingniu Mountain and did not travel with us."

"Oh?"

Chen Yang frowned slightly. "Do you know which direction they went?"

Several people looked at each other.

"I hadn't noticed that."

Yuan Jue shook his head, his expression no longer relaxed as before. "What's wrong? Is there a problem with Xiao Mingzong?"

Chen Yang obviously wouldn't shy away from such matters, and directly told them about Xiao Mingzong being possessed by the hell worms.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the three people changed drastically.

Yuanjue and Yuanzhong had both been to Dawa Mountain and had personally witnessed Chen Yang catching insects a couple of days ago, so they naturally believed Chen Yang's words without a doubt.

"What should I do?"

Yuan Jue's face was still showing shock. You see, Xiao Mingzong had come down the mountain with them and they had been chatting along the way, and no one had noticed anything unusual.

Who would have thought that this person had already been possessed by an insect?

Thinking about it now gives me goosebumps.

"You don't need to worry about him, I'll handle this."

Chen Yang shook his head, "If this person comes looking for you, the three masters should be extra careful..."

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Yang took out the Mountain Lord Seal and had Yuan Jue leave a mark on it for future contact.

"Master, if any unexpected situation arises, please let me know immediately, and I will come over as soon as possible..."

"Okay, we have maps on us, and dangerous places are marked, so there shouldn't be any major problems."

Yuan Jue nodded repeatedly, then grabbed a handful of red dates from his pocket and gave them to Chen Yang, saying, "Here, take these with you on the way."

Chen Yang was both amused and exasperated, much like a child being forced to accept candy by an elderly person.

"The secret realm hasn't been opened for over a hundred years, so the map can't be trusted entirely. It's best to be cautious. There are likely spirit beasts lurking near the spiritual plants. Master, you should be extra careful. When harvesting, it's best to have two people keep watch!"

These masters probably don't eat much good food in the temple usually, yet they are so happy over a jujube tree.

However, while we are happy, we must not let our guard down.

Chen Yang left a message, climbed to the top of the cliff, looked around, and then chose another direction, heading southeast.

On the southeast slope, the terrain is relatively flat and the vegetation is relatively sparse.

"The way the master is searching is no different from looking for a needle in a haystack; it's entirely a matter of luck."

Mo Yuan caught up from the side. The area was too large, and he didn't know which way the person had gone, so it was indeed not easy to find.

Chen Yang could ride the Thunderfire Eagle into the sky and look down from above.

However, the situation in this secret realm is unclear. There might be some powerful being flying directly in the air, which is too conspicuous and audacious.

However, Chen Yang did have other methods to find people.

He patted the insect seed bag at his waist.

"Buzzing..."

A huge swarm of bone-eating beetles flew out, covering the sky like a dark cloud.

He was raising tens of thousands of bone-eating beetles in his insect bag, of which only seven were at the Creation Realm.

During this period, under Chen Yang's deliberate cultivation, although no new Creation Realm cultivators were born, the number of cultivators who reached the Spirit Realm has reached nearly three hundred, including thirty-five late-stage Spirit Realm cultivators, and twelve of them are about to break through.

Chen Yang deliberately suppressed their cultivation levels for no other reason than the tribulation lightning.

Entering the Creation Realm requires undergoing tribulations of lightning. If he were to undergo them one by one, he would likely be subjected to one every now and then, and he wouldn't have that much time.

So, let's just put them all together and let them go through their tribulation together.

With a casual wave of his hand, Chen Yang unleashed five or six thousand of them.

The worst are all grade C or lower, there are thousands of grade B, and dozens of grade A.

These insects have been eating and drinking well lately, and Chen Yang would occasionally give them some high-grade flesh and blood to taste. Most of them have already developed spiritual awareness.

Now it's time for them to get to work.

Chen Yang gave a direct order to them to find the person, and then with a wave of his sleeve, the swarm of insects scattered in all directions.

"Buzzing..."

Just moments ago, the insects were sending chills down your spine with their buzzing and swarming sounds, like bombers, but they quickly disappeared into the mountains and forests.

Mo Yuan paused slightly, his expression shifting several times.

This kid is so skilled in insect control, raising so many ferocious insects. Is his new master really only in his early twenties?

Could it be that he was possessed by some old monster?

He's in his early twenties and at the late stage of the Creation Realm, and judging from his aura, he seems ready to enter the Creation Realm at any moment.

Not only that, he is also a master swordsman at the third level of sword intent, and his insect control technique is also incredibly strong. A person's energy is limited, and to achieve one thing in a limited time is already astonishing, but to achieve so many things at the same time is simply unheard of.

Mo Yuan had lived for hundreds of years, served the Mountain Lord, and experienced the most prosperous era of the cultivation world. He had seen countless geniuses, but when asked who could compare with the young man before him, he pondered and pondered, and it seemed that there was no one.

When Chen Yang first planted the Life and Death Curse Mark on it, it was somewhat resentful. But after these two days of interaction, it discovered that its new master seemed to be quite extraordinary.

Its behavior didn't give it the impression of a greenhorn at all; it was more like some old monsters it had encountered before.

……

Chen Yang sat down by a rock, took out a bottle of mineral water, took a couple of sips, and waited for news from the bone-eating beetle swarm.

According to Yuan Jue and the others, Xiao Mingzong had only been separated from them for about an hour.

In an hour, relying solely on walking, especially on mountain paths, even with exceptional lightness skills, one could only manage a maximum of thirty li (approximately 15 kilometers).

He sent out thousands of bone-eating beetles, casting a large net; finding the person shouldn't be difficult.

Mo Yuan moved closer to Chen Yang.

Chen Yang gave it the remaining half bottle of water.

Mo Yuan gulped down the water in the bottle. "Master, I see obvious signs of Geng metal energy in this area. There might be a Geng metal stone mine nearby..."

"Ah."

Chen Yang also sensed this.

That golden jujube tree can only grow in places with the energy of metal.

This area is indeed faintly filled with the energy of Geng metal, which is somewhat unusual.

This anomaly is most likely caused by the presence of minerals.

However, mines vary in size. Along his journey, the concentration of Geng metal energy around him did not increase significantly, indicating that the mine was not large, or perhaps it was located on the periphery of a mineral vein.

Mo Yuan sniffed the air and pointed with his paw at a mountain peak that connected to the west of the forest. "I observe that the flow of this Geng metal energy is emanating from this mountain. There must be a large mine or some kind of treasure with Geng metal properties on this mountain..."

This rat's treasure-hunting talent is truly remarkable.

By smelling and looking, one can know the direction of the flow of Geng metal energy and determine its specific location.

Chen Yang looked towards that mountain peak.

The mountain peak is not very high, only about three or four hundred meters high. It looks like a pot lid covering the ground, with sparse vegetation and a somewhat desolate appearance.

It looks close, but it's actually more than 20 miles away.

Chen Yang could sense the Geng metal energy, but he wasn't as perceptive as Mo Yuan and couldn't sense the flow of energy, so he didn't know whether what Mo Yuan said was true or false.

He took out the map and looked at it.

There are no prominent markers for this area on the map.

He took out a pen and circled something on the map.

He entered the secret realm to mine, but if it's Gengjin Stone ore, it will still be of some use to him.

To activate the sword platform at Chongtian Temple, Gengjin Stone is needed.

Although the system had just rewarded him with a Gengjin Stone, one was definitely far from enough.

But there's no rush.

The most urgent task is to deal with Xiao Mingzong first.

There will be plenty of time for treasure hunting later.

Seeing that Chen Yang had put away the map, Mo Yuan understood his intention and did not say anything more.

……

A dozen minutes later, several bone-eating beetles sent back messages.

As expected, Xiao Mingzong was found.

Chen Yang gave the order to the insect swarm to retreat. The man and the rat immediately got up, darted into the forest, and quickly disappeared.

With the radar fully activated, it can clearly illuminate an area within a one-mile radius, allowing for immediate avoidance of any potential dangers.

In this environment, radar is far more useful than mental power.

Using mental power means you have to worry about being detected by some powerful being, but radar is invisible and traceless.

It seemed like they were recklessly speeding along, but they were incredibly safe.

……

Southeast, a mountain stream.

The white waterfall cascades down from the mountaintops on both sides like two curtains, falling into the pool below and splashing water several meters high.

An old man, leading two middle-aged men, passed through the water curtain and entered the mountain stream.

Within the mountain stream, a bright and open space suddenly appears, nestled between cliffs and precipices, a clearing larger than a football field.

The two middle-aged men paused slightly upon seeing the scene before them.

From the outside, it looked like a blessed land, but once inside, the vast open space was completely barren.

Moreover, the valley is littered with the bones of all sorts of unknown creatures.

Some were large, some small, some complete, and some incomplete. A faint smell of decay permeated the air, making people instinctively resist entering.

In the middle of the open space, there was a pool of water about thirty or forty meters square. The water looked lifeless, without a single ripple.

"Father, how did you know there was such a place here?"

Two middle-aged men walked behind the old man, and one of them asked a question.

They held their swords horizontally in front of their chests, warily surveying their surroundings. Both were at the Spirit Realm, and the scene before them instinctively made them sense danger.

The old man walking in front ignored him and headed straight for the pool in the middle.

The two of them quickly caught up.

“With so many skeletons here, this place is probably the territory of some ferocious beast. Uncle, be careful!” said another middle-aged man who was slightly shorter.

This place made him instinctively feel uncomfortable.

Danger is present, yet the source of the danger remains unknown.

The old man still did not answer.

He came to the edge of the pool, knelt down on one knee, and reached out to test the water in the pool.

The pool water was icy cold and a deep, dark green. As the old man drew circles of water with his finger, a strange, unpleasant smell emanated from it.

The two middle-aged men looked around. They were surrounded by high cliffs. There was no sun in the sky, and although the light in the valley was not bad, it gave people a gloomy feeling.

"Bring me the bag."

At this moment, the old man spoke.

Upon hearing this, the short middle-aged man quickly stepped forward, took off his backpack, and placed it on the ground.

The old man opened his backpack, took out a wooden box, and gently placed it on the ground.

Two middle-aged men simply stood by and watched.

Seemingly unaware of the old man's intentions, their eyes were filled with confusion.

The old man opened the box.

What appeared before the three of them were two blood-red, egg-shaped objects.

It is about the size of a goose egg.

A strange look flashed in the eyes of the two middle-aged men.

The box was placed in the old man's backpack before they came to Emei Mountain, and neither of them knew what was inside.

Only now do I realize that there were actually two eggs inside.

"Dad, what's this... an egg?"

Both of them were puzzled. What did the old man mean by bringing two eggs to this secret realm?
Judging from the old man's gentle and careful movements, as if afraid of bumping or knocking the eggs, it was clear that the two eggs were of extraordinary value.

It definitely couldn't have been the dry rations they brought.

Could it be the egg of some kind of mythical beast?
The old man didn't explain, but simply nodded slightly, "You two, drip your blood onto these two eggs."

An order, an order that brooks no questioning.

"what?"

Both of them were slightly taken aback.

"Uncle-Master, what kind of spirit beast's egg is this?" The short, middle-aged man's eyes lit up.

The dripping blood—is this preparation for hatching the spirit egg, so that the spirit beast inside will recognize the two of them as its masters?

The old man remained calm. "You'll know once they hatch. Hurry up!"

The two middle-aged men exchanged a glance and both saw the elation in each other's eyes.

The fact that this spirit beast was brought to the secret realm by my grandfather to be hatched means that its level must be extraordinary.

Based on their knowledge, some powerful spirit beast eggs require a large amount of energy to hatch, and the earth vein energy in the Nine Elders Cave Secret Realm is much denser than that in the outside world, making it a good place to hatch spirit beasts.

The old man is so kind; he even prepared a gift for us.

Both of them were inexplicably moved and even more curious about the spirit beasts inside the two eggs.

At that moment, they all cut their fingers with their swords, picked up an egg, and dripped the blood from their fingers onto it.

(End of this chapter)