Chapter 176 Secret
The three of them flew all the way and left Linwufang.
After traveling thousands of miles, everything you see is barren rocks and gravel, with no grass growing, no life, and a desolate scene.
Lin Mu took out his cloud-stepping boots, but did not increase his speed. Like Yunmeng and Jin Gu, the three of them flew slowly.
One day later, the scene in front of me suddenly changed, and a faint white mist filled the front.
Jin Gu let out a startled sound, and there was confusion on his face, as if he was remembering something.
Lin Mu led the two of them and plunged into the fog.
Yunmeng asked: "Is this the Misty Forest?"
Lin Mu smiled and shook his head and said: "No, this place is thousands of miles away from the Misty Forest. It's not even close to each other. This is the Lake of Mist. There is an island in the middle of the Lake of Mist, which is exactly what I call the third-grade Cave Heaven Blessed Land."
"Not necessarily!" Jin Gu looked at the light white mist and suddenly said: "This might be the misty forest!"
Misty forest?
Lake of Mist?
Could this be a joke?
Lin Mu was confused for a while, and he quickly looked at Jin Gu.
Jin Gu looked into the mist, the expressions in his eyes constantly changing. The deeper the three of them looked, the thicker the white mist became.
The white mist surges and changes endlessly.
This white mist seems to be no different from that in the misty forest!
This thought flashed through Lin Mu's mind, and he was suddenly startled.
Is this place really a misty forest?
Jin Gu looked at the thick white mist, his eyes became more determined, and he said resolutely: "This place is indeed a misty forest!"
"But it's not the Misty Forest anymore!" He said again, with a feeling of regret in his words.
Lin Mu hurriedly asked: "What do you mean by this?"
Jin Gu looked at the misty white fog and said leisurely: "I once saw a jade slip. It was an ancient slip from a thousand years ago. Many of the contents recorded in it are not applicable today. There is a passage in it that talks about It is an overview of the misty forest. Although I was young at the time, the content in the ancient slips was fascinating and I still remember it deeply. "
Lin Mu and Yunmeng couldn't help but slow down their flying speed. They looked at Jin Gu, both wanting to know the secret.
Jin Gu looked at the white mist, his eyes blurred: "Thousands of years ago, the misty forest was much vaster than it is now. At that time, cultivators had not yet risen in the sky world, and monster hunting had not yet become popular. The relationship between cultivators and monster hunters was very In harmony, the cultivator goes into the misty forest to look for the elixir, and the monsters are not afraid of humans. There are even some psychic monsters who form a deep friendship with the cultivator and help the cultivator to find the elixir in the mist forest. He was born and raised in the misty forest, and his familiarity with the misty forest is far beyond that of a cultivator. Many cultivators have found many thousand-year elixirs and even ten-thousand-year elixirs with the help of monsters, and many cultivators have rapidly improved their cultivation. , the strength becomes stronger, and later the alchemy helps the monsters improve their cultivation. The relationship between the cultivators and the monsters becomes closer and they become close friends. Sometimes when the cultivators are in trouble, the monsters will run out of the misty forest to help them. At the critical moment, he arrived in time to save the cultivator. This was a good story at the time. "
Jin Gu said this with a smile on his face, bright eyes, and leisurely fascination.
Lin Mu and Yun Mengqi asked: "What happened next?"
Jin Gu's expression turned gloomy, and he sighed: "Everything changed later. Millennium elixir, ten thousand year elixir, after all, the quantity is limited. After the elixir was collected, the cultivator's cultivation level could not be improved quickly, and it stopped for a time. Before. Later, some people set their sights on monsters and decided to hunt monsters to improve their cultivation. At that time, many cultivators opposed it because they had a good relationship with monsters and had received help from monsters, so they did not want to see this. Scene. However, more cultivators are unable to obtain the elixir, and their cultivation has stagnated. After all, a few people can't defeat the majority, and many take the risk and start hunting monsters. Although hunting monsters is high-risk, it brings high risks. Reward. This group of people quickly benefited from hunting monsters, and their cultivation improved by leaps and bounds. Many people were inspired to join in hunting monsters, and many monsters became enemies. They were all caught off guard and died tragically under the sword of the cultivator. As a result, the number of monsters in the mist forest decreased sharply. Some monsters had wisdom and quickly reacted, leading their groups to retreat into the depths of the mist. They pressed forward step by step and refused to let go. After tasting the benefits of hunting monsters, they became dependent and could no longer stop. The number of monsters decreased drastically, the trees were destroyed, the misty forest was continuously eroded, and many places became desolate. A piece of land, lifeless.”
Jin Gu's voice was sad: "The good story has been shattered since then, and the monsters and cultivators have been inseparable from each other. When they meet, it is a fight, and there is no more love. Some monsters even turn to eating people, and cultivators Flesh and blood are the most nourishing to them, so many monsters continue to advance in cultivation, and then devour cultivators with higher cultivation levels. Nowadays, cultivators go into the misty forest to hunt monsters. Ten people go in, but only five or six people come out. The rest died in the misty forest."
After talking about this past incident, both Lin Mu and Yun Meng were silent for a while.
Nowadays, monster hunting has become a popular trend in the Tianxiao world, and sects that do not hunt monsters cannot survive at all.
Cultivators and monsters have become life-and-death enemies, and they will fight to the death when they meet.
Yun Meng suddenly realized: "You mean, this Lake of Mist was also in the Mist Forest before?"
Jin Gu nodded and affirmed: "It is indeed true. As we walked along the way, we saw desolate scenes. Those desolate places are all the ruins of the misty forest."
Lin Mu understood now and believed what Jin Gu said.
He thought of the group of green cloud beasts on the island in the middle of the lake. Before they met, they were all attacking with overwhelming force, trying to kill him.
It turns out there is a reason for all this.
Causes thousands of years ago lead to results today.
All of this has been finalized and cannot be changed.
Lin Mu suddenly remembered the green bull he had rescued in the misty forest. The green bull was very human and not like an ordinary monster at all.
Although the monsters and cultivators have completely broken up, it is not absolute.
At least, the green bull didn't kill anyone it encountered like other monsters.
Lin Mu did not kill monsters when he encountered them like other cultivators, but instead formed a friendship with Qing Niu.
Things may change for the better.
When Lin Mu thought of this, his heart warmed up and a faint smile appeared on his face.
Jin Gu looked at the Lake of Mist and affirmed: "This Lake of Mist should have been in the misty forest before, but now it has become a lonely lake, thousands of miles away from people."
Lin Mu smiled and said: "Now this Cave Heaven Paradise is inhabited by people, so it is not considered deserted."
Jin Gu came to his senses immediately and said with a smile: "It is true. There is no one in this place for thousands of miles, but it is a quiet place. It is the most suitable place to concentrate on meditation without being disturbed by others."
Lin Mu nodded: "I think so too, but I'm afraid that someone will covet this cave heaven paradise and come to attack, which will cause constant trouble. Therefore, I invite you to come and set up the formation, and I also ask for your help."
Jin Gu smiled and said, "You should do your best."
The three of them accelerated their speed and flew towards the island in the middle of the lake together.
As soon as they arrived on the island, Yunmeng and Jin Gu were shocked, and they both praised: "What a rich spiritual energy!"
There are 43 acres of spiritual fields on the island, and the spiritual grass grows gratifyingly. As far as the eye can see, it is green.
The white mist is vast and the spiritual grass is green, contrasting each other beautifully.
As soon as the three of them landed on the island, there was a figure flying towards them with a sword, shining with golden light.
It's the stone!
Shitou stepped on the Jinwu Sword, fully alert, with a nervous look on his face.
When he saw who was coming, the stone surface relaxed and he said in surprise: "Master!"
"You're back!" Shitou flew forward happily.
master?
Jin Gu and Yun Meng were both puzzled. They looked at Lin Mu, then turned to look at the stone, their eyes full of confusion.
The two of them looked at each other for a while, but neither saw the difference between Lin Mu and Shitou.
Lin Mu and Shitou were both in the same middle stage of foundation building!
Years passed, and the stone grew up and turned into a young man.
From the appearance, nothing could be seen. Lin Mu looked as young as a stone.
Yun Mengxiao asked Lin Mu: "When did you accept a disciple? His cultivation level is as high as yours."
Lin Mu felt ashamed. Shitou advanced quickly, far beyond many geniuses. It would not be unusual to catch up with him, right?
However, Yunmeng and Jin Gu had never seen stones before, so they were both surprised.
Lin Mu couldn't help but praise Shitou: "Shitou's talent is outstanding, one among ten thousand, and his cultivation has progressed rapidly, which makes me very happy. This is what people say, the young are better than the blue."
Anyone with a discerning eye would immediately see the flaw in Lin Mu's praise. The stone is the spiritual root of the four elements. It is also called an outstanding talent, unique in a million?
Yunmeng and Jin Gu both smiled but said nothing.
Shitou stood opposite, his face flushed with embarrassment.
Lin Mu changed the topic and asked Shitou with a smile: "Has everything been fine on the island during my absence in the past few months? Has anyone come to disturb you?"
Shitou's face turned red and he replied: "Everything is fine and no one else came to disturb me. The spiritual field is also well taken care of and there has never been any mistakes."
Lin Mu looked at the green spiritual field and nodded with satisfaction: "In the past few months, I should have almost finished refining the elixir."
Shitou answered truthfully: "There are more than 7,000 materials, and there are still more than 4,000 left. After spending more than 3,000 materials, I have only been able to refine 1,500 bottles of Gui Ling Dan, with a success rate of over 50%."
Gui Ling Dan!
Five percent!
Fifteen hundred bottles!
Jin Gu and Yun Meng looked at the stone and were both shocked.
This person has reached such an advanced level in alchemy at such a young age.
Both of them also understood the rarity of Gui Ling Dan.
Each bottle of Gui Ling Dan costs dozens of low-grade spiritual stones to buy.
The two of them practiced on their own every day, and did not have many spiritual stones to buy the spirit-returning elixir.
But the young man in front of him spoke astonishingly. He could easily bring out thousands of materials and thousands of bottles of spiritual elixir, which was really unexpected.
As expected, people cannot be judged by their appearance.
But listening to the tone of conversation between Lin Mu and Shitou, it seemed that such things were commonplace for them. They talked about it lightly and looked calm.
What made the two of them feel even more helpless was that there was a hint of self-blame in Shitou's tone.
Blame yourself!
An alchemist who has a success rate of over 50% in refining a second-grade Spirit-Returning Pill, and who has refined 1,500 bottles of Spirit-Returning Pills in just a few months, still blames himself when talking about this.
The two of them looked at the stone, and they were both silent for a while, speechless.
Lin Mu was leisurely and contented. He turned around and smiled at Yunmeng and Jin Gu: "Did I say something wrong? Is my apprentice's talent exceptional?"
Yunmeng and Jin Gu were both convinced, and nodded in agreement: "Forget it!"