Chapter 166: A Prudent Plan

"Fellow Daoist He Lan, are you saying that there are thousands of years of jade spirit marrow in those thousand caves?" Yuan Datong was the first to ask.

Although the other monks did not speak, their eyes widened and their ears pricked up. They did not even dare to speak loudly for fear of missing any of He Lanfeng's words.

Seeing that it aroused everyone's appetite, He Lanfeng shook his head and said: "It's not me who said it. It's the news I got from a reliable informant. It said that several casual cultivators from Yuling City were desperate recently. Suddenly, I had a whim and went to the abandoned Qiankudong to try my luck in searching for the remaining jade spirit marrow. As a result, I accidentally dug out a vein that was suspected to be jade spirit marrow. It is said that as long as I continue to dig inside, there will be very good results. It’s possible to dig up the legendary ten thousand year jade spirit marrow.”

"Is this news true? Why do I feel it's a bit unreal?" said the traveling doctor Zheng Guangming.

Before He Lanfeng could speak, Aunt Yun, who had been silent in the narrator, couldn't help but said: "If it is really the jade spirit marrow, as long as we get a piece of it, we will reach the sky in one step. For us casual cultivators, even if the news is only one percent Its credibility is worth a try.”

Aunt Yun's words are true. High-level monks can still consider whether the matter is true or false, and make a selective decision whether to go, but for low-level casual cultivators like them, any piece of news is precious and worth it. Risk your life to fight. Because their lives are not valuable at all, and they don't have so many choices.

"How about we go to Qiankudong first, and then go to Yehuling?" The Yuan Datong brothers were so excited by what He Lanfeng said that they couldn't help but think.

In addition to the three brothers Yuan Datong, several others were also very interested in this proposal, and they all turned their attention to the two captains Duan Rusong and He Lanfeng, waiting for them to change their minds.

But Duan Rusong shook his head and said: "It's hard to say whether the news about the Jade Spirit Essence is true or false. Even if the news about Fellow Taoist Helan is true, he bought the news from others after all. Yu Ling You all know the virtues of the informants in the city. They cannot sell this kind of information to just one family. In other words, if we go to Qiankudong, we will probably have to compete with many people, even Qi Practitioners. , what do you think our chances of winning are?"

Duan Rusong's words made everyone calm down a lot. Although the jade spirit marrow is good, it must be obtained by life. If this is just false news, it's nothing to go all out in vain. If there are too many people competing and everyone is trapped, then the gain outweighs the loss.

Compared with the illusory Jade Spirit Essence news, this Phantom Spirit Grass is more practical for everyone. Not to mention 80 to 90%, there is at least a 50% chance that it is true. Moreover, there is almost no competition for this Phantom Grass. Comparing the two, the possibility of getting the Phantom Grass is still higher.

At this time, He Lanfeng also said: "After discussing with fellow Taoist Duan, I decided to go to Yehuling first. If we can get the Phantom Spirit Grass, each person can get at least a dozen spirit stones on average. The harvest this time is already big enough." No matter how much we do, our identity and strength as casual cultivators will not be preserved, so there is no need to go to Qiankudong to wade through the muddy waters. If the harvest in Yehuling is very small, we will have to take the risk of going to Qiankudong. , we will discuss it in detail at that time.”

The mission items of the Immortal Sect mission are extremely rare. It is a blessing to get one. No one dares to expect to get a second one after getting the first one. It is impossible for someone to be so lucky, so The safest way is to get the Phantom Grass and put it away as soon as it is ready.

Everyone knows these truths well and can explain them in normal times, but when it comes to some critical moments and are confused by some dazzling interests, there are still many people who will become blind and do some jaw-dropping things. Now that the two captains said this, everyone quickly figured it out and didn't mention going to Qiankudong first.

Duan Rusong and Helanfeng are worthy of being captains. They can resist the temptation of Jade Spirit Essence and choose the easier-to-obtain Phantom Spirit Grass. Their character and knowledge are much higher than others. With such people leading everyone , this adventure trip can be safer.

Everyone had arrived and the target was set. Duan Rusong gave the order and everyone went down the mountain and headed towards Yehu Ridge together.

This place is completely inaccessible and deep in the mountains and forests. The roads are more difficult to walk than around Yuling City. There are not even the previous paths covered by trees and weeds, and it is even impossible to identify the direction. Fortunately, these people have advanced cultivation and rich enough experience in survival in the wild, so ordinary difficulties cannot trouble them. The speed is only slightly affected as they move forward.

Since we are forming a team together, no one can be lazy. The tasks of leading the way and cutting off the rear are also assigned. Everyone needs to take turns, with two or three people in groups, and each group takes half a day. Even Qingyang, who is Kaimai Fifth-level monks are no exception.

Low-level monks can't completely replace sleeping with cultivation, so after night, everyone will find a quieter cave and clean it out for temporary rest. Some are resting inside the cave, while the other are meditating and watching outside.

A few days later, the gap in cultivation gradually became apparent. The two captains who were at the ninth level of the Pulse Opening Realm seemed completely unaffected and were exactly the same as when they first met; the six monks who were at the eighth level of the Pulse Opening Realm had serious faces. Basically, I rarely talk, but it is still relatively relaxed.

Zhong Santong and Yun Xiaomei, who were at the seventh level of Kaimai Realm, were far worse off. They looked much more haggard than when they first met, and they were struggling a little when they were on the road. As for Qingyang, who had the lowest cultivation level, his situation was even worse, and he was just gritting his teeth to persevere.

Qingyang was mentally prepared when he came here. Others were all cultivators at the late stage of Kaimai Realm, and it was impossible for them to take care of him, so it was inevitable to suffer. However, for the sake of his future path of cultivation, he still came without hesitation. What is this little bit of suffering? No difficulty can scare him away, and no setback can defeat him.

This kind of mountain road is too slow to rely on two feet alone, and it is necessary to use the true qi to speed up, so it also consumes a certain amount of the true qi of the cultivator. This consumption has little effect on cultivators at the late stage of Kaimai Realm, and they can recover slowly while consuming, and they can basically make up for it at night.

However, Qingyang's cultivation level is too low, the total amount of true qi in his body is insufficient, and the speed of replenishment cannot keep up with the consumption, which makes it seem a little strenuous.

In order not to affect everyone's journey, Qingyang secretly took a Qi-nourishing pill the next day. While on the journey, he secretly practiced his skills to replenish his true energy.