The abandoned cannon fodder girl's path to immortality

Chapter 156 The Shadow Returns
The outer perimeter of Zizhuwu.

A gentle breeze blowing from the east rustled through the more than twenty miles of purple bamboo forest, creating a natural melody that calmed the mind.

"I've heard that the purple bamboo in this Purple Bamboo Grove is a spiritual bamboo that has degenerated from the Purple Thunder Bamboo, but I don't know if that's true or not." Du Yi suddenly thought of the saying that used to circulate on Medicine King Peak and casually mentioned it.

"Even if it's true, the spiritual energy on this purple bamboo is so thin it's practically nonexistent. It's not very valuable." Chen Jinshu had also heard this claim, but ultimately it couldn't withstand scrutiny.

Firstly, this area of ​​purple bamboo is too large. Although cultivators can fly away in a short while, ordinary people would need to walk for half an hour.

In addition, she had investigated this patch of purple bamboo and found that the spiritual power of the bamboo was too weak to be used to refine spiritual artifacts, and it had nothing to do with the legendary Purple Thunder Bamboo.

Of course, it's also possible that the spirit bamboo has degenerated over tens of thousands of years.

The three walked slowly through the purple bamboo forest, hearing the calls of many spirit birds and demonic beasts.

The birds that live here are generally small, similar in size to the Yinshan Tit.

The mythical beasts are mostly bamboo rats.

"Senior brother! What kind of spiritual object shall we search for next?"

"Purple Thunder Bamboo!" Du Yi and Jiang Daoyu exclaimed in unison.

"Is there really such a thing as Purple Thunder Bamboo?" Chen Jinshu thought it was just a rumor.

But after hearing the two senior brothers speak with such certainty, I truly believed them.

"Several hundred years ago, a disciple of the sect encountered the Purple Thunder Bamboo, a rare find in a thousand years, in this bamboo forest. It can be said that it has nothing to do with this bamboo forest except for its color."

"Rather than saying that this purple bamboo is a transformation of the purple thunder bamboo, it would be more accurate to say that the purple bamboo contains traces of the purple thunder bamboo bloodline, but it takes thousands of years to nurture even one plant. Just one plant is enough for the three of us to forge a remarkable thunder attribute spiritual weapon."

Jiang Daoyu explained patiently.

"I see! I've learned something new, Junior Sister."

"However, this Purple Thunder Bamboo is rare and hard to find. The disciple who entered the sect only saw it once. It is very likely that the disciple spread the rumor."

"Could it be that they were picked and that's why they can't be found?"

"That's possible! But so much time has passed, new ones should have grown back by now."

Chen Jinshu thought of the Yinshan Sparrow's ability to find spiritual objects, but she did not act rashly.

Although this ability can only be activated with a certain reference point, it is already far superior to most spirit beasts.

It wasn't that she didn't trust her two senior brothers, but to avoid unnecessary disputes in the future, she decided to keep some methods to herself.

The three of them walked from the outer perimeter of Zizhuwu to the inner perimeter, a distance of about ten miles, which took them a few quarters of an hour.

Of course, it wasn't without its rewards; we dug up some purple bamboo shoots, which are quite delicious to eat, and also some medicinal herbs.

'Clang Clang! '

"Senior brother! There are people fighting ahead!"

Chen Jinshu stopped in his tracks when he heard the sound of weapons clashing.

"I heard it too!"

"They seem to be disciples of the Xuanming Sect!" Du Yi activated his pupil technique and discovered that one of them was wearing the Xuanming Sect's uniform dark blue robe.

"It looks like the demonic cultivators we encountered are on the other side!"

"Are there really that many demonic cultivators?" Chen Jinshu frowned slightly, a bad feeling immediately forming in his mind.

The number of disciples lost by the Xuanming Sect this time is definitely the highest in history.

"Let's hide and wait for the right moment to strike!" Jiang Daoyu took out a magical artifact to conceal his aura and figure, and immediately carried the two of them slowly flying towards the direction of the battle.

If they were to travel on foot, their footsteps would surely give them away. If they were to use a flying artifact or a concealment artifact, maintaining the presence of three people would require a great deal of energy.

The three flew at a low altitude, then slowly flew away. A moment later, the six people fighting ahead came into their view.

Three of them were demonic cultivators dressed in black robes, and the other three were disciples of the Xuanming Sect.

The battle between the two sides was fierce. After all, those who could come to the Cave Heaven Secret Realm had all passed the top 100, so their strength was considerable.

The team they encountered earlier would not have suffered losses if they hadn't been attacked by the more powerful Feng family.

However, the current situation is not optimistic, and the three disciples of the Xuanming Sect may be having some difficulty.

"Junior sister! It's time to make your move!"

Chen Jinshu nodded, and his hands, which were resting on the strings, began to play quickly.

The melodious sound of the zither rippled out white waves, stirring the surrounding bamboo forest.

In just a few breaths, the six people fighting in front of them were immediately immobilized, their consciousness seemingly pulled out of the void, and they fell straight down from mid-air.

With a series of 'bangs!', six sounds of landing echoed as Chen Jinshu and the other two revealed themselves.

"Junior Sister's control over the zither is truly terrifying!" Du Yi said with lingering fear.

If he had encountered Chen Jinshu in the outer sect competition, he would probably have suffered the same musical control and ultimately suffered a miserable defeat.

"Senior brother, you flatter me! Junior sister has also been working on improving her musical skills since the competition."

"I see!"

A moment later, the three Xuanming Sect disciples who had landed were awakened.

Seeing Chen Jinshu and the others dressed similarly, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you so much for saving me, senior brothers and sisters!"

The three of them bowed and expressed their gratitude.

"When did you encounter this demonic cultivator?"

"We've been in Purple Bamboo Grove for seven or eight days now, searching for the legendary Purple Thunder Bamboo. Just now, we suddenly saw three black-robed cultivators destroying the bamboo forest. Their black demonic aura was extremely conspicuous, so we immediately took action."

"How reckless! Instead of running away from demonic cultivators, you're thinking of fighting them. You're all tired of living," Jiang Daoyu couldn't help but scold.

He did not reprimand them for their actions against the demonic cultivators, but instead acted rashly, completely disregarding their own safety. What difference was there between this and suicide?

These three demonic cultivators were all at the late stage of Qi Refining, and with the added power of demonic energy, the possibility of them being harmed was extremely high.

"Senior brother's teachings are correct. We know we were wrong!"

"Go find the spiritual object quickly! This is my communication talisman. If you encounter any demonic cultivators, hide and then notify me!" Jiang Daoyu nodded. These three were disciples of Medicine King Peak. If they were from other peaks, he might have just said it and let it go.

We still need to take care of our own family members.

After the three left, Chen Jinshu and the others walked up to the three demonic cultivators who had been imprisoned.

After Chen Jinshu lifted the hood of one of them, the clothing revealed made her frown.

"Is this the robe of a cultivator from the Feng family?"

"This is a disciple of the Yan Yun Sect!"

"This is a cultivator from the Crimson Flame Sect!"

"What should we do if they are from other sects? If we intervene, those sects might notice!" Chen Jinshu asked, frowning slightly.

"The sect can use this as a reason to demand more compensation from the other sects! Capture them alive and take them away!" Du Yi said after thinking for a while.

“But we don’t have that much room left! My spirit beast pouch is full!” Chen Jinshu handed over the spirit beast pouch. The Yinshan Sparrow could hide in her sleeve and leave, but the demonic cultivator couldn’t fit any more in.