Longevity starts with choosing Hextech enhancement

Chapter 262: Monster Forest: Fellow Daoist, save me!
Seeing this, Xiao Chen immediately understood that the emerald green talisman array had the ability to teleport.

The other monks also took out their secret orders and fell into the talisman formation one after another.

In a flash of light, everything disappeared without a trace.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, wait a minute!"

Just as Xiao Chen was about to enter the secret realm, a cultivator beside him called out, "Daoyou, this should be your first time exploring the Cangran Secret Realm, right?"

"I have a secret intelligence related to the secret realm that was passed down from my ancestors."

"Also, there is a summary of intelligence from the secret realm from recent times, including a rough topographic map."

The monk introduced it quickly and took out a brand new booklet and handed it over.

To prove the value of the brochure.

He even flipped open the cover, revealing a portion of the secret realm map on the title page: "It only costs a hundred spirit stones in total, and I guarantee it's worth it."

Immediately, a scent of ink wafted over.

One can tell at a glance that it was copied out in recent days and specially prepared for this secret realm.

I didn't expect that there are people who choose to guard the entrance to the secret realm to do business. They really won't miss any opportunity to make a fortune.

But this thing is really interesting.

For Xiao Chen, it is much more useful than the golden talisman he had encountered before, and the price is relatively inexpensive.

So he did not hesitate and took out a hundred spirit stones on the spot, handing over the money and the goods.

Then he did not delay any further and learned to take out the secret order, held it in his hand, and fell into the talisman formation.

An emerald green light flashed, and Xiao Chen felt that his surroundings were suddenly empty, as if he was falling off a cliff.

But this feeling only lasted for a moment, and then I felt as if I was standing on the ground again.

At the same time, a dizzying feeling slowly came over me in my sea of ​​consciousness.

"Ouch~, the experience of using this teleportation array is a bit poor."

Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Compared with the almost imperceptible space shift in Xuantian Fairy Palace before, this talisman formation was obviously inferior.

He put his hand to his forehead and gently rubbed his temples.

While releasing his spiritual sense to explore the surrounding situation.

What comes into view is a large, lush forest.

Almost all the area within a radius of 100 miles is covered with trees.

However, strangely, as Xiao Chen's spiritual sense scanned the surroundings carefully, he could not see any birds or beasts, not even ants or insects.

At the same time, an inexplicable sense of loss surged into his heart.

After thinking about it carefully, he immediately found the source of this sense of loss - there were only sparse weeds in the forest, but no wild flowers.

You know, this is a very large area with a radius of hundreds of miles.

In addition, there was no sign of any other monks around, and he was the only one within a hundred miles.

"Where did this get me?"

Xiao Chen put the secret order back into the storage ring, took out the information he had just bought, and started to read it on the spot.

In just a quarter of an hour, he had a certain basic understanding of the entire Cangran Secret Realm.

Overall, the secret realm is divided into four areas.

They are the Monster Forest, the Beast Forest, the Miasma Swamp and the Blood Vine Forest.

This order also represents the size of different areas.

The Monster Forest occupies the largest area and is also the place most likely to be randomly teleported to.

The Blood Vine Forest occupies the smallest area, but it is the place where the Dao Crystal is easiest to find.

"So, I should be in the Fairy Forest now, which is the lower left part of the secret realm."

Xiao Chen immediately determined his position.

According to the sketch given in the booklet, the layout of the entire Cangran Secret Realm is similar to an inverted triangle.

The lower left is the Monster Forest, and the lower right is the Beast Forest.

In the middle is a not particularly wide but very long miasma swamp, and the deepest part is the blood vine forest.

This explains why there are no birds or beasts around Xiao Chen.

Because the greatest danger here comes from monsters.

The so-called spirits are a special kind of life that was born by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth over a long period of time.

Strictly speaking, "spirits" are formed through cultivation. They are good at disguise, love to show off and are very vengeful.

Under special circumstances, some birds and beasts can also become spirits, which are a completely different species from the relatively common monsters.

But that's rarely the case.

Therefore, most of the time, it can be simply understood that birds and beasts that have been transformed through cultivation are monsters, and flowers, plants, and trees that have been transformed are spirits.

Thinking of this, Xiao Chen looked around again.

This time he simply put away his spiritual sense and observed with only his eyes.

Goblins are naturally good at disguise, and blocking spiritual detection is almost an innate ability for them.

This means that if a monk falls into the forest of monsters alone, he must be extremely careful.

Pay attention to any tree or even a blade of grass around you, in case it is a monster that may suddenly attack you.

But Xiao Chen doesn't need to worry about this.

To him, as long as he didn't encounter a fourth-level monster, it was just a food delivery.

"Come to think of it, I've never seen a goblin before."

Xiao Chen walked over to the nearest fir tree and knocked on the trunk with his hand: "Hey, hey, hey, are you a monster?"

The cedar tree doesn't speak.

He simply turned around and sat down with his back against the tree, continuing to study the booklet in his hand.

Such actions are very dangerous for others, but it doesn’t matter, physical cultivators are just that confident.

Xiao Chen was absolutely confident that he could beat any monster that appeared into eight pieces at any time.

So although he seems careless, he is actually deliberately revealing a flaw.

In the middle of the booklet, there is a detailed account of the casualties and gains after the end of the Cangran Secret Realm for the past thirteen times.

"Wow, so many casualties?"

Xiao Chen was a little surprised. The least number of cultivators lost in the secret realm was three, and the most was nine.

You must know that if you want to enter the secret realm, you must first obtain Cangran's secret order.

The threshold is not low, which means that those who are qualified to come here are considered elites selected from hundreds of thousands.

However, despite such high casualties, the amount of Yun Dao crystals brought out each time was quite limited.

Generally speaking, there are only two or three pieces of clear news afterwards.

Even if some people may have hidden their gains, the final total amount is estimated to be doubled.

However, Xiao Chen saw a very interesting place.

In the year when the most casualties among monks occurred, the number of Yundao crystals brought out was also the largest.

The price announced publicly is as high as six yuan.

In the year when there were only four casualties among the monks, the number of Yun Dao crystals brought out was the least, and only two pieces could be confirmed.

In general, the two actually show a corresponding relationship.

"What's going on? Is there something dangerous near the Yundao Crystal?"

Xiao Chen continued to flip through the pages.

However, there are only two sentences related to the Blood Vine Forest in the entire booklet.

They are that it is located at the deepest part, and that there are blood-sucking vines inside.

However, on the last page, the other party left three special tips.

The first clue is that the long miasma swamp is a natural landmark.

Although the talisman array will cause the location to be dispersed, you can find companions along the border of the miasma swamp and jointly resist the dangers in the secret realm.

But for Xiao Chen, he doesn't need to look for someone to huddle together for warmth.

The second tip is that monsters are more valuable than demon beasts.

Especially the tree heart left by tree spirits, or the pollen left by flower spirits, are good things that can be sold at a high price.

"Tree heart?"

Xiao Chen turned his head and looked at the fir tree behind him.

He dug a hole in the tree.

Unfortunately, this is indeed an ordinary fir tree and there is no heart inside.

The third tip is that a lucky person once found a Dao Crystal outside the Blood Vine Forest, but most of the information is just hearsay.

So far, there is only one clear record of this happening.

So if you come here for the Yundao Crystal, it is best to go to the Blood Vine Forest in time.

"Not bad, that's thoughtful."

Xiao Chen put away the booklet and had to say that it was really worth spending the hundred spirit stones.

Although he didn't really use the first two suggestions, the third one was indeed very useful.

Besides, there is also a map in front, which is really worth the money.

"Let me see, this should be the direction of the Blood Vine Forest."

Xiao Chen stood up and quickly determined the direction.

He strode towards the deepest part of the secret realm.

There is also a no-fly restriction in the Cangran Secret Realm, which restricts the flying of cultivators. He has just tried it.

Strange to say.

Xiao Chen walked for a day and a night, but he didn't encounter any cultivators or monsters along the way.

You know, the Cangran Secret Realm is full of vitality.

Not only are there many spiritual trees, but every few miles you can basically encounter wild spiritual fruits or spiritual medicines hidden in the grass.

Among them are many third-level spiritual fruits and third-level spiritual medicines.

Even if you simply pick these things, you can still exchange them for a lot of spirit stones.

Just from what Xiao Chen saw with his own eyes, if they were all collected, they would be worth at least 20,000 to 30,000 spirit stones or even more.

According to what he knew, the duration of the Cangran Secret Realm was uncertain, but it usually lasted from ten to fifteen days.

The specific details will be based on the talisman array appearing again in the air.

When the monk sees the talisman array, he only needs to take out the secret order again to be teleported to the outside world again.

Therefore, theoretically, if you can stay in the secret realm for fifteen days.

Just by collecting spiritual objects, one can obtain spiritual objects worth at least 300,000 spiritual stones, and it will only be more, not less.

This is also the reason why Cang Ran's secret order started at a high price of 300,000 spirit stones at the auction.

However, strangely, Xiao Chen didn't even see any signs of collection.

It seemed as if he was the only one in this secret place.

"Or, does everyone look down on these things?"

Xiao Chen came here for the Yun Dao Crystal this time, so naturally he would not spend time picking spiritual fruits and spiritual medicines.

If I put myself in their shoes, could it be that the other cultivators also hold the same idea?
After all, those Jindan Zhenren who can enter the Cangran Secret Realm are all elites, and they may really look down on this guaranteed income.

Maybe everyone is here for higher-level spiritual objects, or even all here to look for the Crystal of the Dao.

If this is true, then it is not good news for Xiao Chen.

After all, the more monks compete, the lower the probability of him obtaining the Yun Dao Crystal.

"Such a good elixir! You don't even look down on it! You are just a bunch of losers!"

Muttering to himself, Xiao Chen ignored the third-level spiritual fruit only eighty feet away in front of him on the right, and silently quickened his pace.

We walked non-stop for almost six hours.

When passing between two big trees, a white mist suddenly covered the area.

In an instant, it completely covered him from front to back. Xiao Chen's vision was immediately significantly obstructed, and he could only see three meters. Anything further away became blurry.

At the same time, the suppression of spiritual consciousness is even more severe.

It can only cover an area of ​​ten feet around itself and cannot spread any further.

Even as the mist flows, one can feel a distinct pressure preventing the spread of spiritual consciousness.

At the same time, Xiao Chen heard bursts of beast roars.

The sound came from the white fog, as if there were countless jackals, tigers and leopards hidden in it, ready to rush out and attack at any time.

If a cultivator suddenly encountered such a change, he would definitely panic.

The vision and consciousness are all restricted, and if you encounter a sneak attack, there is almost no time to react.

More importantly, I have no way of knowing what exactly I am facing.

Is it that a monster has set a trap, or is it that a monk with bad intentions is preparing to rob and kill others?

However, Xiao Chen continued to move forward calmly and walked straight into the depths of the fog.

Whether he encountered monsters or cultivators, he was not afraid at all.

But after walking a few steps, he suddenly realized that something was not right.

So he deliberately used the Ghost Face Mysterious Light Shield to protect his body. At the same time, he took out the Donghua Wind Sword and held it in his hand, assuming a cautious and alert posture.

In this situation, if he pretended not to be afraid, it would seem too fake.

If it is a monster, it is okay, but if it is a robbery cultivator, it will make the other party feel uneasy.

After walking about a hundred steps forward, Li Feng suddenly approached Xiao Chen quickly from behind.

I turned around suddenly and saw a huge black shadow approaching.

First, a pungent fishy smell hit me in the face.

This was followed by a deafening roar.

"Roar~!"

The voice contained rich spiritual power, which actually caused the protective spiritual light formed by the Ghost Face Mysterious Light Shield to tremble, and then shattered on the spot.

Although this was related to the fact that Xiao Chen intentionally did not activate the spiritual form from the beginning.

But the fact that he could break the ordinary protective aura with just a roar was enough to show that the person was up to no good.

"Om~!"

The vast true energy was injected into the Donghua Wind Sword, causing a low humming sound.

Immediately, a powerful sword light flashed, cutting the black shadow that was rushing towards him in half.

However, due to inertia, the black shadow still crashed over.

"Crack!"

Xiao Chen took two steps to the left in time and watched the other party crash into the pine tree behind him, breaking the tree directly.

Only then did he see clearly.

It was a strange monster with a body like an ox, but with a single horn on its forehead, black hair like a wolf all over its body, and a tail like a cat.

The two halves of the demon's body were finally separated by the collision, and blood was gushing out.

"Golden Core Monster?"

Xiao Chen took a step closer and used the tip of his sword to pry open its abdomen: "No, there is no demon pill!"

There is not even a process in which the demonic power in the body of a Jindan monster dissipates into the spiritual energy of heaven and earth after being killed.

"Could it be that this is a spirit?"

Xiao Chen squatted down curiously and observed carefully.

However, after a few breaths, the blood that was flowing out began to turn transparent.

Then the monster's body gradually lost its original color.

The whole thing shrank a lot and turned into two broken black pine trees.

"Is it so wonderful?"

Xiao Chen used his flying sword to cut the tree vertically again, and sure enough, he dug out a fist-sized black tree core in the lower half.

Holding it in your hand, you can even feel it pulsating slightly.

However, this does not mean that the tree heart is still alive. It is just an illusion created by the overly active vitality in it.

The main purpose of this thing is to be used for refining weapons. Many weapon refiners are willing to pay a high price of more than 50,000 spirit stones to buy it.

Although the total demand is not large, due to the low production, we basically sell as much as we can.

There are also some special recipes that can be used.

If that happens, the price will probably double.

"How about collecting a few more wooden hearts?"

At this time, the fog around Xiao Chen had not yet dissipated, and he could faintly hear the roar of beasts coming from farther away.

In other words, there should be more monsters hidden in the white fog.

If he came here to collect tree hearts, then this would be a good opportunity to hunt monsters.

"Uh, forget it. The Yun Dao Crystal is more important."

Putting the tree heart in his hand into the Hanhai Ring, Xiao Chen chose to continue moving forward.

For him, there are many ways to earn spirit stones outside the secret realm, but there are not many opportunities to collect Dao crystals.

Therefore, he did not deliberately search for other monsters.

Instead, he continued along the original direction and headed towards the Blood Vine Forest.

One of the benefits of physical training is that you can walk very fast even in a no-fly environment.

With this advantage, Xiao Chen walked out of the fog-covered area in just two quarters of an hour.

However, although he did not take the initiative to hunt the monsters, the monsters could not resist the fact that they had grown legs and would run over to attack him on their own.

So when leaving the fog.

There were three more wood hearts and a special pollen in the Hanhai Ring.

Then it took about another six hours before Xiao Chen finally arrived at the edge of the Monster Forest.

As the trees on either side became fewer and fewer, the ground beneath our feet became increasingly moist.

At the very edge, the few sparse spiritual trees even had most of their trunks sunk into the mud.

Xiao Chen, who was standing in the same place, could only feel the soil under his feet slowly sinking.

If you stand still, you might sink into it.

Looking ahead, the situation was even worse. The mud had completely turned into a swamp with reeds growing on it.

You can even see muddy ponds like small ponds in some places.

Now that there are no trees blocking the view, the view is even wider.

However, Xiao Chen looked around and did not see any other cultivators near him.

I don’t know if it’s because I’m a physical cultivator and I’m walking too fast, or if there’s just no one else in this area.

But no matter what the reason is, it doesn't matter. Anyway, he doesn't plan to look for other monks to form a team.

So Xiao Chen did not stay at the edge of the swamp for long, but continued to walk deeper.

Due to the no-fly restriction in the Cangran Secret Realm, the swamp that was originally easy to fly over has become troublesome.

As he walked deeper and deeper inside, he could even clearly feel a distinct suction coming from under his feet.

It was as if there were magnets underneath, trying to pull him in.

The suction force was really strong. Xiao Chen had consumed five true essences after walking only two miles.

According to what he saw in the pamphlet, the shortest part of this swamp was two hundred miles long, and the longest part was as long as four hundred miles.

If it were an ordinary Jindan cultivator.

I'm afraid that just traveling will consume most or even all of my true energy. If I encounter any accidents along the way, I may not be able to pass safely.

In theory, the best way is to walk left or right to the edge of the secret realm.

Or other places where you can determine your own position, and then choose a place with a shorter path to pass through.

However, Xiao Chen has two golden elixirs in his body, and the total amount of true energy is far greater than that of ordinary cultivators.

It doesn't matter even if he has to walk the longest distance, it is enough for him to reach the other side safely and retain enough fighting power.

In addition, the full name of this area is Miasma Swamp.

In other words, in addition to the mud underfoot, there is also poisonous miasma in the middle.

Most of this miasma comes from the decay of spiritual trees, a small portion comes from dead spirits or monsters, and possibly some monks.

In addition to the need to prepare methods to ward off poison in advance, it will also block the detection of spiritual consciousness.

In other words, the cultivator could not use his spiritual sense to determine how far he was from the Blood Vine Forest or whether he had taken the wrong path.

However, these two points are not a problem for Xiao Chen.

He didn't have to worry about the poison, nor did he need to worry about the distance.

It's just that due to the influence of suction, the speed is inevitably slower.

"Why haven't you arrived yet?"

Xiao Chen walked almost three hundred miles in one breath, and the miasma around him just began to weaken.

He looked up and saw a new forest vaguely visible about fifty miles ahead.

"It's okay. I didn't encounter the longest place. It means I'm not unlucky."

Most of the time, Xiao Chen doesn't have high expectations for his luck. As long as he doesn't encounter the worst situation, he can accept it.

Except when choosing Hextech.

"Boom~!"

Just as Xiao Chen left the swamp and stepped into the blood vine forest, he suddenly heard a loud explosion in front of him.

Then there was the sound of "ding-dong" from the collision of spiritual weapons and the sound of wind breaking from the whistling of spells.

Immediately, waves of spiritual energy came from the forest.

And judging from the constantly changing positions, the two sides seemed to be chasing each other.

However, because they also have to take into account the fighting, the overall speed is not fast.

However, judging from the direction, it seemed to be coming towards him.

"Someone got here first?"

Xiao Chen thought about it and decided that it might not be one of the other cultivators.

After all, there are both monsters and demons in the secret realm, maybe they are fighting?

Seeing that the other party was approaching, he simply took the initiative to move closer following the fluctuations of spiritual energy.

Unfortunately, when he took a closer look, he was disappointed.

It turned out to be just two masked monks chasing a female monk.

Although the spiritual weapon used by the female cultivator was quite good and her magic was quite proficient, she was fighting one against two after all, so it was inevitable that she was a little clumsy and unable to focus on one thing while losing sight of another.

That's fine.

Xiao Chen has no intention of interfering in other people's grievances. Who knows who is a good person and who is a bad person.

He turned around and wanted to leave.

However, the female cultivator was already in a desperate situation and was trying every possible way to escape.

The moment he realized there were other people nearby, he immediately shouted for help: "Help!"

"Fellow Daoist over there, please lend a hand. I will reward you handsomely after I get out."

Xiao Chen pretended not to hear and walked deeper into the forest.

"Fellow Taoist, save me!"

The female cultivator, however, used all her strength to activate her spiritual weapon and chased after him, shouting, "Yun Dao Crystal!"

"As long as fellow Daoist lends a hand, I am willing to offer the Crystal of the Dao to you!"

Ok?
Xiao Chen turned around and went back.

Since we have the Yun Dao Crystal, it’s not impossible to temporarily act as a guard.

(End of this chapter)