Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

Emerging from Han Rangyuan's cave, Zhang Yuanjing used a遁术 to reach the summit of a high mountain.

The area was densely forested with deep grass, and wild animals roamed freely, not seeming like a place where cultivators would hide. He sat down in the grass, observing the surrounding area for any movement.

By this time, the sky was beginning to lighten, and the mountains and fields were quiet. A gentle breeze blew, carrying a slight chill.

Since sending a message to Yu Tianwan the day before yesterday, he had not received any further instructions. If a decision had been made to send reinforcements, they would likely already be on their way.

This cluster of mountains was less than 100,000 miles from Liuyun City. Counting the preparation time, it would take at most two and a half days for the Core Formation cultivators in the city to fly here.

However, if they were still hesitating or observing, they might not have left the city yet, or even if they had, they would not have ventured far from the vicinity of the immortal city.

For him, it would be best if no one came from Liuyun City. That way, he could safely return to the city, or simply go straight back to the Xuanyuan Hall.

Of course, that daring and skilled Uncle Lu would likely be beyond saving.

Zhang Yuanjing actually had a good impression of this Uncle Lu and wanted to help him if he could. With the Yang Refining Umbrella in hand, he feared no Core Formation cultivator, nor was he afraid of being besieged by a group of them.

The problem now was that he didn't know how Liuyun City was planning things. If he caused too much of a stir and ruined the sect's plans, he feared that True Person Tong would hold it against him.

As he was pondering, movement suddenly came from the mountains to the west. Two sword lights, cutting through the morning mist, were rapidly approaching.

They were still far away, more than a hundred miles out.

Zhang Yuanjing filled his eyes with magical power, closely watching the movement of the two sword lights.

When the two sword lights flew to within forty miles of him, they turned downwards. That was precisely where Han Rangyuan's cave was located.

It seemed that the person in charge of the Sky Devil Abyss in the mountains couldn't contact Han Rangyuan and had sent people to investigate the situation.

Zhang Yuanjing pondered for a moment, looked at the direction from which the two sword lights had come, and then cast an earth escape technique, burrowing into the ground and heading in that direction.

Traveling through several mountain peaks, Zhang Yuanjing approached the surface, cautiously tunneling forward, stopping from time to time to use his divine sense to explore the surrounding area.

Before long, he arrived at the foot of a tall mountain with jagged rocks.

Zhang Yuanjing found a hollow sheltered by a large rock, emerged from the ground, and immediately released the Azure-Eyed Suanni Beast.

He had the beast patrol the mountain first. After finding nothing unusual, he ascended to the mountainside, found a place with a wide view, and, using the cover of rocks and trees, monitored the activity at Han Rangyuan's cave.

Half an hour later, two sword lights shot up from the pond and flew toward him.

Zhang Yuanjing pointed at the two golden lights and said to the Azure-Eyed Suanni Beast, "After they fly past this place, you follow them to see where they land. Be careful along the way, there may be Core Formation cultivators hidden. If you accidentally alarm the Core Formation cultivators in the mountains, stop tracking them immediately, leave the mountains, shake off the enemy, and then return here."

The Azure-Eyed Suanni Beast nodded, gave a soft cry, and then burrowed into the grass on the side, disappearing from sight.

Seeing that the two golden lights were approaching quickly, already within a thirty-mile radius, Zhang Yuanjing quickly cast an earth escape technique, hiding deep in the ground.

After a quarter of an hour, estimating that the two had gone far away, he emerged from the ground again, still hiding behind the rock, waiting for the Azure-Eyed Suanni Beast to return.

This wait lasted half a day.

When the Azure-Eyed Suanni Beast emerged from the grass, covered in dirt, it startled Zhang Yuanjing.

After a careful look, he saw no wounds on its body and asked, "Were you discovered by the Core Formation cultivator from the Sky Devil Abyss?"

As he spoke, he also released Ape Thirteen.

The Azure-Eyed Suanni Beast shook the dirt off its body and cried softly.

Ape Thirteen widened his eyes and listened for a long time before sending a thought to Zhang Yuanjing: "Yuanjing, the Suanni Beast says that it followed them all the way without being discovered by any cultivators, but it encountered a group of Carp Rats demons and had to work hard to get rid of them. The two cultivators flew to a mountain peak and disappeared. It felt that there might be a formation there, so it didn't get close. Also, the Suanni Beast said that there were many birds near the mountain peak. The two cultivators were flying in the sky, attracting many demon birds to chase them, but as soon as they reached the mountain peak, they suddenly disappeared, as if they had been moved to another space."

When Zhang Yuanjing heard this, he realized that the formation extended to a very high point in the sky, and he deduced that the area below would not be too tightly guarded. It was impossible to completely block the underground, so it might be possible to explore it.

He just didn't know if there were any magical treasures or demonic beasts specifically listening for underground movements.

Just as he was hesitating, Yu Tianwan sent a message saying that with True Person Tong's approval, he would lead all the Core Formation cultivators from Liuyun City and some supporting Core Formation cultivators to Mount Cu, and that Zhang Yuanjing should try to find out the exact location of the Sky Devil Abyss cultivator's stronghold.

Zhang Yuanjing sighed softly, knowing that a great battle here was inevitable. He only hoped that the Nascent Soul cultivators from the Sky Devil Abyss would not all come here, otherwise, these dozens of Core Formation cultivators from the Xuantian Sect would be in grave danger.

"Suanni Beast, lead the way, let's go take a look at that place!"

The Azure-Eyed Suanni Beast cried a few times, looking at him without moving.

"It's asking if you have a way to deal with those Carp Rat demons? If a fight breaks out, it will be too noisy and easily exposed."

"Let's go first."

Along the way, the Azure-Eyed Suanni Beast had already scouted the area and found no Sky Devil Abyss cultivators lurking, so Zhang Yuanjing did not use the earth escape technique, but instead flew close to the ground.

Occasionally, when they encountered some Spirit Awakening Realm or Savage Blood Realm demon beasts, he would let Ape Thirteen come forward and scare them away.

After traveling for more than a thousand miles, the mountain peaks in front gradually became denser, sometimes several mountain peaks piled together, like fingers joined together.

Many strange trees grew on the mountains, their colors especially bright, some even multicolored, like mountains covered in flowers.

Among the trees, birds chirped in abundance, some clear and melodious, some monotonous and unpleasant, and some filled with ferocity.

In all these places, the Azure-Eyed Suanni Beast detoured far away, and when it encountered demon birds flying overhead, it immediately sought a hidden place to hide.

After traveling another three hundred miles, to a place where the mountains were continuous and the fog was swirling, the Azure-Eyed Suanni Beast stopped. It stretched out a front leg, raised it, pointed forward, and cried twice.

Following the direction it pointed, Zhang Yuanjing looked out and saw a dense forest stretching for hundreds of miles beneath the continuous mountains.

"The Suanni Beast says that the dense forest is the nest of the Carp Rat demons."

Carp Rat demons, as the name suggests, are rat demons whose faces look very much like carp. They are very large, up to five or six feet long and more than three feet tall. They run very fast, and their charge is more powerful than many fierce beasts. What is especially terrifying is that these demons are gregarious. Once they move, it is often dozens, hundreds, or even hundreds of them, making them extremely difficult to deal with.

If they are only below the Spirit Awakening Realm, then he is not afraid and can simply avoid them. But if there is a Demon Core Realm Rat King, then it is very dangerous.

For Zhang Yuanjing, the existence of the Carp Rat demons also made him afraid to easily escape through the earth.

"Suanni Beast, is it possible to bypass them on either side?"