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Chapter 263: Ruan Lingchun's surprise and initiative to offer pictures

Chapter 263 Ruan Lingchun's surprise and initiative to offer pictures
"Well, you two fellow Taoists are bullying the weak with your numbers. Isn't that a bit unreasonable?"

I heard that there is a Yundao crystal as a reward.

Xiao Chen immediately turned back, took a step forward, and carried the female cultivator behind him.

Ruan Lingchun couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when his request for help was effective.

There are not many cultivators in the Cangran Secret Realm, and even fewer who can come to the Blood Vine Forest at this time.

She was pushed all the way to the edge of the quagmire and felt a little desperate.

Fortunately, there is always a way out, and she was given a chance to survive.

However, the next moment, she was stunned when she saw Xiao Chen walking in front of her in a swagger.

Oh no, could it be that I have met a family member who is new to the family and knows nothing?

Where's your protective spell?
Where is your defensive spiritual weapon?
Who taught you to dare to walk up to the enemy empty-handed without anything?

What are you going to do to stop the other party?

Is it because of your mouth or your face?

Countless thoughts flashed through Ruan Lingchun's mind in an instant, and he subconsciously took a step forward, ready to help buy time.

Wait, isn't he the other party's accomplice?
She hesitated briefly before making her move.

But he still chose to expand his own protective mysterious light and stand in front of Xiao Chen.

It's already this time, why worry about those things?

If they were really accomplices of the other side, she would have no way of escape with the three of them working together, so she had to fall for it.

On the contrary, if she was just inexperienced, she would still have enough time to cast defensive spells.

In a flash, Ruan Lingchun quickly made the best decision.

At the same time, he did not forget to remind: "Fellow Daoist, be careful, quickly cast the spirit shield to protect your body!"

However, to her surprise, Xiao Chen just smiled but did not follow her advice.

Even more unexpectedly, the attack she had anticipated never came.

The two monks who were chasing her actually put away their spiritual weapons and stopped the moment they saw Xiao Chen.

This... what is going on?
Ruan Lingchun was a little dumbfounded. He was not so easy to talk to when they were chasing him just now. Why did he suddenly change?
Could it be that Xiao Chen really comes from some powerful force?
She quickly took another look at the clothes of the person next to her.

In fact, for Ruan Lingchun, judging the general background and origin of a strange monk by his clothing has become something like an instinct.

First of all, Xiao Chen was wearing a feather robe without any obvious patterns.

Secondly, he did not wear any expensive jewelry from head to toe, only three storage rings on his hands.

No matter how you look at it, he looks like a casual cultivator.

Ruan Lingchun frowned slightly, and the result of her rethinking was exactly the same as her initial subconscious judgment.

But, are there such powerful independent cultivators in the Sea of Compassion?

How come she had never heard of it before?
Just as Ruan Lingchun was surprised, the two monks opposite him looked at each other.

Immediately, a serious look appeared on their faces.

The two of them were actually the true disciples of the current generation of Yuntao Sword House. They had just followed their senior masters to Honghua Island and even participated in the challenge.

Therefore, he recognized Xiao Chen at the first moment.

At this moment, both of them were feeling depressed!

How could I meet other monks here?
During the blockade just now, the two men deliberately forced Ruan Lingchun to the edge of this quagmire.

Thanks to the detailed map provided by the sect, they knew very well that this was one of the longer swamps.

Under normal circumstances, no monk would choose to come here.

But this time they happened to meet a guy who did not follow the ordinary path.

If that's all it is, forget it.

If the person who came was not Xiao Chen, but any other cultivator.

Whether revealing his identity and using the golden signboard of Yuntao Sword House to directly persuade the other party to retreat, or relying on the strength of their two brothers to solve the problem with force.

They both had great confidence.

But the person who came here was Xiao Chen, the heir of the hidden sect who became famous in Tingtao Sea not long ago.

Whether in terms of background or strength, they have no upper hand.

Communicate secretly with spiritual consciousness.

One of them took the initiative to take off his mask, holding the sword and clasping his fists: "Friend Xiao, I am Mei Zhanpeng, the current generation of the Yuntao Sword House, and I am not a robbery cultivator."

"What happened today is about some personal grudges."

"Please don't help the evildoers."

As he spoke, he intentionally revealed the mark on his flying sword.

Immediately, a spiritual light turned into white clouds, proving his identity was true.

When Ruan Lingchun saw this scene, he was immediately shocked.

Although she knew that the cultivators who could come to the secret realm were not simple characters, she did not expect that the other party would be a true disciple of Jianlu.

Such characters are often more difficult to deal with than those Jindan Deacons.

They are basically Nascent Soul seeds cultivated by large sects, and most of them have Nascent Soul True Lords as their masters.

Whether in terms of personal strength or background, he has already reached the pinnacle of Jindan cultivators.

Although family cultivators like Ruan Lingchun seem to have a good status, they are actually far inferior to the other party.

More importantly, such monks often cherish their reputation very much.

Since we have already done the act of killing people and stealing treasures, we must clean up the beginning and the end and ensure that no one knows about it.

Now that things have come to this, I'm afraid there's no way this will end peacefully.

Even Xiao Chen might be implicated by her.

If I had known this would happen, I would have kept silent.

"Alas, why do we have to fight and kill when we are out?"

However, after hearing the other party introduce himself, Xiao Chen did not show any panic.

He slowly advised, "Since you recognized me, why not give me some face and leave?"

Mei Zhanpeng frowned immediately after hearing this.

He was somewhat reluctant to let go of this crystal of the Dao.

After all, he had fought hard to gain this opportunity to enter the Cangran Secret Realm among his fellow disciples.

Besides, only a few Dao Crystals are produced in each secret realm.

If they let it go, they might never meet again.

Thinking of this, Mei Zhanpeng opened his mouth and wanted to try again to see if he could use Jianlu's background to intimidate Xiao Chen into giving up interfering.

However, before he could utter this thought, he heard his companion's voice admonition.

He was stunned for a moment, then finally bowed again: "Fellow Daoist Xiao... what you said is absolutely right."

"I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave now!"

After saying that, the two of them turned and left, their steps clean and quick, quickly disappearing into the forest.

what?
Ruan Lingchun next to him was stunned.

The other party is the only overlord-level force in Tingtao Sea, and the true disciple of Yuntao Sword House!
Can these two simple words of persuasion scare the other party away?

She looked at Xiao Chen in disbelief.

Who are you?
Considering Mei Zhanpeng and others, it was obvious that they recognized Xiao Chen at the first moment and put away their spiritual weapons.

Ruan Lingchun's pupils shrank. Could it be that this was a secret that only a few people were qualified to know?

In an instant, she thought of all the possibilities.

"Hello, Senior Xiao... My name is Ruan Lingchun, and I come from the Ruan family in Cangminghai."

She quickly bowed and thanked him: "Thank you for saving my life, senior."

Although in theory, cultivators of the same level can call each other fellow Taoists.

But at this time, it is better to lower your posture.

"Hey, don't say thank you."

Xiao Chen reminded: "Take money from others to help them eliminate disasters."

"I've gotten rid of the trouble for you, so I deserve what I deserve."

Upon hearing this, Ruan Lingchun immediately took out the Yun Dao Crystal that he had just obtained from his storage ring.

She glanced at it with a hint of reluctance, then offered it with both hands: "I will certainly keep my promise. Please accept it, Senior."

Xiao Chen took the thing and examined it briefly.

It is indeed a genuine Yundao crystal, and it is of the wood type.

"Very good, then we are even."

Xiao Chen nodded and put away the crystal: "I still need to explore inside, so be careful."

"Let's say goodbye here. Goodbye."

After saying that, he also walked towards the blood vine forest.

"Senior Xiao, please wait a moment!"

Ruan Lingchun suddenly spoke, but hesitated, with a hint of hesitation on his face.

Xiao Chen asked curiously: "What's wrong? Do you have anything else to do?"

"Let me make this clear first. I'm very busy and I still have to explore the secret realm."

"The content of our deal just now was limited to helping you catch those two people, and it didn't include anything else."

"If there's anything else—that's another price!"

Ruan Lingchun bit her red lips with her pearly teeth, her eyes flickered twice, and she finally made up her mind.

He took out a gilded map from his storage ring and said, "Here is a map that my uncle gave me before I came here."

"It records seven places where Dao Crystals have appeared."

"To be honest, the crystal we just saw came from the first place recorded in the map."

"I feel my strength is too low to continue exploring the Blood Vine Forest. I will return to the Spirit Forest later."

"In that case, I am willing to give this map to you, Senior. Please don't be disgusted."

What Ruan Lingchun said was indeed what was in his heart.

If she continued to explore the Blood Vine Forest, she might meet Mei Zhanpeng and the others again, or other people with ulterior motives.

If I encounter danger again, I can't expect such luck again.

Therefore, Ruan Lingchun’s most sensible choice was to return to a relatively safe place.

While collecting spiritual objects to avoid a wasted trip, he waited for the secret realm to end and returned to the family in time to seek shelter.

As long as we return to the Cangming Sea, Yuntao Sword Pavilion’s hands will not be able to reach that far.

Looking at it this way, since she won't need the map anyway, she might as well give it to her as a favor.

Although Ruan Lingchun still knew nothing about Xiao Chen except that his surname was Xiao.

But from Mei Zhanpeng's reaction, it is not difficult to see that the other party is no ordinary person.

So after a little hesitation, she chose to offer the map.

"Oh? There is such a thing?"

Xiao Chen immediately became interested, after all, he came here for the Yun Dao Crystal.

So he didn't refuse and took the map directly: "Miss Ruan's kindness is in my heart."

“If you can gain something, you will be rewarded in the future.”

If he really found the Yun Dao Crystal with the help of this map, he wouldn't mind giving some feedback in the future.

But Xiao Chen didn't say anything final.

If there is no gain, just pretend he didn't say anything.

Despite this, after hearing his promise, Ruan Lingchun immediately felt relieved.

In this way, her purpose of giving the map was fully achieved.

The two separated.

Ruan Lingchun quietly found a place to hide, recovered his true energy and prepared to cross the swamp again.

Xiao Chen followed the instructions on the map and headed to the second location.

As can be seen from the figure, the locations of the seven locations are rather scattered.

Some are closer to the left, some to the right, and the overall presentation follows a pattern from lightest to darkest. Next to each location, two numbers are noted in very small letters.

They are 'one' and 'three' respectively.

This means that in the past, the Dao Crystal has appeared three times within a hundred miles of this location.

"Huh? Why not?"

However, after Xiao Chen searched the second location, he was disappointed to find that there was no second Yun Dao Crystal here.

"Oh~!"

He felt a little regretful: "I thought I could get seven Yundao Crystals this time."

But now it seems that this map only provides the most likely place where the Yundao Crystal will appear.

In essence, it is an excessive accumulation of experience and may not be completely reliable.

But then again, according to the statistics in the previous booklet.

In most cases, only two or three Yundao crystals are confirmed to appear in the secret realm, and the actual total number is most likely no more than five.

Xiao Chen had just come in and had already obtained one.

It can be said that he is actually quite lucky, and there is no need to demand too much.

“Hopefully, we can find one more in the remaining five locations.”

Xiao Chen adjusted his mindset and continued to rush to other places according to the instructions on the map in his hand.

The third place was still empty.

However, during the search, he saw traces of magic somewhere.

Xiao Chen leaned over and took a closer look.

The strange thing is that the traces all seem to come from the same side, and don't look like they were left behind by a fight.

However, there were traces of several different water spells left at the scene.

Including a large number of residual ice crystals and a small pond that has accumulated.

Just by looking at these remnants of spells, Xiao Chen could imagine that not long ago, someone had tried his best to cast a spell.

"It's really weird."

Xiao Chen was a little confused as to what was going on.

But he could at least come to another conclusion - there were other monks who arrived at the third location before him.

This is actually quite normal.

Xiao Chen immediately realized that the map in his hand came from his past experience.

It doesn't make sense that only the Ruan family would collect such information.

It is very likely that other people have similar things, which may even be more accurate and detailed than the map you have.

"Huh, then we can't just search in this methodical way."

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Chen changed his original route and headed straight for the seventh place in the deepest part.

What he can still utilize now is his speed advantage.

As long as I can get there first before the rest.

Then it is very likely that new Yundao crystals will be found.

If not, it’s not too late to go back to the sixth place.

"Huh! Huh!"

Two blood-red vines, twisted and knotted like a rope, suddenly jumped up from the ground and flew towards Xiao Chen who was on his way.

Each one is as thick as an average person's thigh.

If you look closely, you can find that there are barbs as thick as your little finger hidden on their surface.

Normally it sticks to the vines, and only when it wraps around a cultivator will it suddenly shoot out, penetrating the protective mysterious light and drilling straight into the flesh.

The Bloodvine Forest has never been a safe place.

The deeper you go, the more frequent these attacks become.

"Shua~!"

Xiao Chen didn't even turn his head, and a sword flashed in his backhand.

Directly cut the two attacking vines into two pieces.

The broken vines on the ground were still trying to crawl towards him, but because they were too slow, they were left far behind.

In fact, at the beginning, Xiao Chen still used fists and whip kicks.

After all, ever since his breakthrough in physical training, he has become more accustomed to using pure force to solve problems.

But he soon discovered that using tools is also a kind of wisdom.

Especially when it comes to felling, a sword is much more useful than fists and feet!

In other words, when both methods can easily kill the vines, the flying sword's attack range advantage is still quite obvious.

At least these blood vines are full of dangers for ordinary monks.

To Xiao Chen, it was just some annoying weeds.

One day later.

Relying on his speed advantage and the power of his flying sword, he successfully arrived at the seventh place.

This is almost the deepest part of the entire blood vine forest.

The crimson vines that can be seen everywhere seem to have stopped disguising themselves, and from time to time there are a few that are openly blocking the ground.

"very good!"

Xiao Chen looked around and nodded with satisfaction: "Since the blood vine has not been destroyed, it means that no one else has been here yet."

He came here early just to be one step ahead.

He casually swung the sword and cut the vines exposed on the ground into pieces.

He searched the area carefully.

Suddenly, Xiao Chen saw the sword light that just flashed by.

There seemed to be an unusual flash of light in the grass in the front left.

"Hahaha, I saw you!"

Xiao Chen immediately rushed over and pulled away the lush Physalis on the ground.

Sure enough, I saw a crystal clear crystal lying quietly on the blood-red ground.

There are mysterious runes sealed in the center, which looks particularly fascinating.

It is the wood-type crystal.

He immediately reached out to pick it up.

"Sa! Sa! Sa!"

Just when Xiao Chen bent down.

Suddenly, six vines from the nightshade grass sprang up at the same time and came down from all directions.

"boom!"

Layer upon layer of fire lotuses suddenly bloomed from Xiao Chen's body.

All the vines wrapped around it were easily burned to ashes.

From the very beginning, I realized that the number of Dao Crystals produced each time was directly related to the number of casualties among monks.

Xiao Chen knew that there must be some danger lurking around the crystal.

Therefore, he silently recited the Qiongtai Fire Lotus in his mind early in the morning and made preparations for defense.

However, when he discovered that the danger around him was actually vines, he felt a little disappointed and confused.

Although these vines are indeed a bit lethal.

But if we rely solely on this, I'm afraid it won't be enough to threaten those elite monks, right?
After all, the Cangran Secret Realm has existed for quite a long time. It doesn't make sense that only the map was leaked without corresponding precautions.

"So, there must be other dangers?"

Xiao Chen looked around, still feeling a little wary.

Although he was not afraid of being ambushed by other monks, he was unsure what would happen if the danger came from the secret realm itself.

He didn't want to trigger the Night Blade until the most critical moment.

The reason why the hole card is called the hole card is because it cannot be used casually and must be hidden.

Patiently completed the inspection of the seventh location.

Unfortunately, he didn't find any new crystals.

It seems that there can only be one Yun Dao Crystal in one place.

“Is it so regular?”

Xiao Chen judged the direction and turned back to rush towards the sixth location.

However, just as he turned around, the vines seemed to have received some kind of order.

They emerged from the ground one after another, relying on the surrounding trees to form layers of blood-red nets, blocking his way back.

"Oh?"

Xiao Chen looked at the vines thoughtfully: "What does it mean? Advance without retreat?"

Unfortunately, if that were all, it wouldn't be a problem for him.

Relying on the power of his flying sword, he didn't have to exert much effort to forcibly break through the vine net that was enough to stop a normal Jindan Great Perfection cultivator.

However, after all the vines in front of him were cut off.

Xiao Chen found that a birch tree stood up in front of him.

Because of the divine veil, he was sure that he was not hallucinating.

It was indeed a birch tree about a foot thick. It stretched its roots out of the ground, supported itself on the ground like spider legs, and stood up from its original position.

"Oh, are you a monster?"

Xiao Chen was not panicked, but took the initiative to say hello.

However, the birch tree ignored him and just pointed its branches, including every leaf, at him.

The meaning is obvious: if you continue to retreat, you will be attacked directly.

"Huh, who are you looking down on?"

Xiao Chen stepped forward and said, "You think you can stop me by yourself? If you have the guts, bring more of them and I'll tear them all down and dig out the core of the tree for you."

He didn't finish his sentence.

The ground suddenly began to shake.

Another pine tree stood up.

Next came a cypress tree, then a poplar tree... and in the blink of an eye, dozens of trees around stood up from the ground.

Like archers, they aimed their branches at Xiao Chen.

Great, now the case is solved.

It turns out that this is where the real danger lies.

I really didn't expect that there were so many monsters hidden in the Blood Vine Forest.

Judging from the aura, each tree is equivalent to a late Jindan cultivator.

Therefore, even if there are groups of monks coming, you must be extra careful.

However, Xiao Chen decided to fulfill what he had just said.

"Boom!"