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Chapter 423: Juque Clan

The three of them looked at each other, Pu Yanlan thought for a while and said,
"Although it was unintentional, the three of us juniors did delay the important event that the seniors were waiting for. It is only right for us to help pick the fruits!"

The middle-aged man saw that Pu Yanlan was very tactful, and nodded with satisfaction.

"So good..."

He looked at the jade bottle in her hand again and stretched out his hand to her. Pu Yanlan was stunned for a moment and then understood. He threw the jade bottle over. The middle-aged man raised his hand to catch it and looked at the jade bottle.

"Looking at the carvings on it, it shouldn't be a monk from near the Devil's Eye Sea, right?"

The Demon Eye Sea, it was the first time for the two to hear about it, Pu Yanlan responded,
"I came here from the ice field!"

"Ice field?"

The middle-aged man raised his eyebrows and said in surprise,
"You actually made it here from the ice field..."

He looked the three of them up and down.
"I underestimated you!"

After thinking for a while he said,

"Our clan calls itself the Juque clan. This Demon Eye Sea is where our people have lived for tens of thousands of years. We rarely interact with the cultivators from the mainland, but our Lord is respectful to fellow Taoists who have abilities. If you can come out of the ice field, you are a capable person. When this matter is over, please come to our clan as a guest and meet our Lord!"

Pu Yanlan nodded upon hearing this.
"Thank you for the invitation, Senior. I will obey your command!"

The middle-aged man's attitude before and after was very different. There must be something fishy about it. But now the situation is stronger than the man, so the two can only follow him and wait for the right opportunity to run away!

The three of them immediately joined the group that was picking the clover flowers and began to scrape the small yellow flowers off the tree.

"There is a sleeping demon under this swamp..."

The middle-aged man called himself Que Wu.
"Our ancestors came from the demon race. After they married with humans, they gave birth to offspring. After that, our race multiplied and grew. At its peak, the population of our tribe reached one million. However, they were hunted down by humans later, so they fled to the Demon Eye Sea and stayed there for thousands of years. We are no longer as prosperous as we were in the past..."

Speaking of this, Que Wu sighed a little.

"A thousand years ago, our tribe intermarried with humans, so the demonic nature in our blood became weaker and weaker. It was not until a thousand years ago when we fled to the Demon Eye Sea that we closed the passage to the outside world and only intermarried within our tribe. Only now has the demonic nature in our blood recovered a little bit..."

Old Ma was confused by his words, but Gu Shiyi and Pu Yanlan looked at each other and understood each other.
"He used the word 'recovery'..."

It seems that Que Wu doesn't want to be a human being, but wants to be a demon!
Then I heard Que Wu say again,
"However, the restoration of demonic nature has its drawbacks. The number of children born in the tribe began to decrease year by year. Even if they were born, they would be deformed or violent. They would not eat breast milk and would eat flesh and blood. Children raised in this way would be irrational and would die before they reach adulthood. Later, one year, an alchemist suddenly came to the Sea of ​​Demonic Eyes. He was very capable and taught my people how to refine a kind of elixir. Women of the tribe who were of appropriate age would take it in advance before they became pregnant. After taking the elixir, the children born after taking it would have demonic nature but clear mind, no different from normal children..."

"Oh... so this Clover God Flower is the herbal ingredient for refining that kind of elixir?"

Pu Yanlan asked, Que Wu glanced at her and nodded.
"That's right... This valley is a forbidden area for our clan. The demon under the swamp was a follower of our ancestor many years ago. However, it betrayed our ancestor, so it was beaten and imprisoned here. It has been sleeping here for a long time, and the hair on its body has turned into the large forest of strange trees you see. Only on these strange trees can the Clover God Flower grow..."

Pu Yanlan and Gu Shiyi listened and cried in their hearts,
"Oh no, this is a secret of their clan. They took the initiative to tell us two. I'm afraid they are going to kill us afterwards, right?"

Que Wu seemed to see what the two were thinking, and snorted,

"Although we are the descendants of the human race, we are not murderers. I just noticed that this fellow Taoist should also know a little about alchemy, so I want to invite her to come to our tribe to teach us the alchemy method!"

The two were a little surprised when they heard this. Pu Yanlan raised her eyebrows and asked,
"Senior, from what you said, there is already an alchemist in your clan, so why do you want me to go there?"

Na Que Wudao said, "The alchemist who accidentally entered the sea of ​​demon eyes four hundred years ago has already passed away. He also taught several of our people, but our people are stupid and did not learn it completely. After so many years, the alchemy skills are only one tenth of what has been passed down. You have also seen that these Clover God Flowers were picked by our people at the risk of their lives, but after bringing them back to the tribe, nine out of ten furnaces of refined pills were wasted, and there are only a few pills that can be taken. This place is a forbidden area for our tribe, and it can only be opened once every five hundred years. If we can't find a good alchemist, our tribe will have no successors!"

Oh, I see……

The two looked at each other, Pu Yanlan frowned and said,

"Senior, I only know a little bit about the art of alchemy. You are probably just desperate and trying all sorts of methods!"

Que Wu smiled bitterly and said,

"Do you think I don't know? Alchemists are rare in this world. We have lived overseas for a long time and have been out of touch with the mainland. It is a great blessing to have someone who knows a little bit here. It is helpless to seek medical help from all directions!"

Although Que Wu said this, he actually knew what was going on.
"One of them is in the Golden Core Stage, one is in the Monster King Stage, and the other is just a monster that has just transformed. They can travel through the ice field, so they must have some extraordinary abilities..."

He had been to that ice field during his early travels. Given the realm of these three people, it was already a miracle that they could stay in the cold wind that constantly consumed their spiritual energy for a day. They could actually walk out of the ice field. It must be because this petite woman was an alchemist!
As long as there is a constant supply of elixirs, it is not impossible to fly out of that ice field!
What he said to the two of them was true. The current situation in the clan was exactly as he said. In the past few decades, only three normal babies were born, and the rest of the children were either disabled or crazy and could not grow up to adulthood. Now their Juque clan was on the verge of destruction, and at this moment of life and death, they didn't care and would catch as many as they could. He heard that Pu Yanlan had some experience in alchemy in her words, so he immediately came up with this idea. Otherwise, would he have kept these three people until now?

Of course, not taking action now does not mean not taking action in the future. If this woman cannot be used by the clan, it will not be too late to kill her!
Anyway, with their level of cultivation, they can't escape from my control at all!
Gu Shiyi and Pu Yanlan were not rookies, and after a brief thought, they immediately understood what he was up to. However, the situation was stronger than the people, and the two of them retreated when they knew they should. Pu Yanlan sighed and said,
"That is, there is a crisis in the clan. Although we met by chance, meeting is fate, so I will help if I can!"

Pu Yanlan is different from Gu Shiyi. She is not as slick and outgoing as Gu Shiyi. She is usually quiet to outsiders and has a delicate and weak face. When she said these words, she was more believable than Gu Shiyi. Que Wu was very satisfied and responded immediately.

"It would be great if you are willing to help. Don't worry... our clan has been operating overseas for many years and has some rare treasures. We will definitely not treat you unfairly when the time comes!"

This is just a casual remark to save face. Anyone who really believes it is an idiot!
Pu Yanlan smiled slightly and bowed,

"Thank you very much, senior!"

So the three of them mixed in with this group of people and stayed in the swamp for three days. During these three days, they scraped all the small yellow flowers growing on the strange trees in the swamp. During this period, several groups of people died under the sucking of the strange trees. When these people saw their companions die tragically, they evacuated as soon as possible, but no one lent a hand to rescue them. At the end of three days, there were ninety-one people when they came in, and only eighty people when they went out.

Finally, after the last yellow flower on the strange tree was scraped away, Que Wu announced to everyone,
"We have picked all the clover flowers, let's leave this place!"

Everyone had an expression of relief on their faces, and they rowed the boat to the other side of the swamp. At the other side of the swamp was a rocky mountain. Que Wu led everyone ashore and followed the narrow path between the rocks.

"Follow us one by one, don't stop halfway, and reach the top of the mountain in one breath!"

Everyone agreed. Although they were all people with magic, they were extremely nervous after three days of sleepless nights and were not allowed to use their spiritual power. Now everyone looked tired, but no one dared to stop. They all buried their heads and hurried on. In the huge team, no one spoke. Instead, they looked at Lao Ma, who looked wretched and old. He was full of energy, looking around with curiosity. He leaned close to Gu Shiyi's ear and whispered,
"Gu Shiyi, I smell a demon hiding here!"

Gu Shiyi raised his eyebrows and glanced at Pu Yanlan. He saw that she was frowning and her eyes were wandering, as if she was thinking about something. It seemed that she didn't hear what Lao Ma said. Gu Shiyi thought for a while and asked,
"Where?"

The old horse pointed at the ground below.
"Right under our feet..."

It seems that Que Wu did not tell the truth!
But that's normal. It's impossible to tell them all the secrets of the forbidden area in the family!

Gu Shi nodded,

"Don't worry about it. If anything happens, we just need to be smart and not get sold out!"

Lao Ma said "oh" and followed Gu Shiyi obediently. The team walked all the way to the top of the mountain. Que Wu stood on a large rock at the top of the mountain and pointed at two huge rocks not far below the mountain. There was only a very narrow passage between the rocks.

"We can get out after passing through that crack in the sky!"