Chapter 24
Chapter 24
Zhang Yanran's voice was really not low, at least Han Tao could hear it clearly.
When Fu Mingxu tidied up his clothes and turned around, he silently nodded towards the two senior brothers and sisters with complex expressions.
Sure enough, the small expectation left in Zhang Hengbo's eyes was extinguished at once, but Zhang Yanran was excited to guess the relationship between the two.
She automatically made up for the two in her mind, and also found the reason for the two coming out of the cave in disheveled clothes.
Elopement, really exciting.
Zhang Yanran showed an intriguing smile, elbowed the senior brother next to him, and said, "Since this fellow daoist invites you kindly, our cooperation is naturally the best way."
She and her senior brother are only in the late stage of foundation establishment, so it is not easy to conflict with Han Tao who can easily kill the colorful banded snake.
Besides, she took a look at Fu Mingxu and saw that he was wearing mortal clothes and there were no traces of aura cultivation around him. She guessed that this was a mortal who could not cultivate and fell in love with a person from the immortal sect. The two had to elope to This is the back mountain.
No, as soon as they had a chance to get along, the two couldn't help themselves.
Fu Mingxu felt that her expression was really strange, and when she looked at him, she had some sympathy.
"This... Fellow Daoist." He changed his address unaccustomedly, his eyes seemed cloudy, "Why do you look at me like this?"
Even though there was a brief visual impact just now, Zhang Yanran still secretly sighed at this beauty, no wonder everyone in this fairy sect was lured to elope for her.
Not only that, she was surprised to find that the senior brother beside her hadn't spoken for a long time, and when she looked sideways, the other's face was indeed slightly flushed.
Beauty is deceiving.
Zhang Yanran pulled the senior brother back to his senses, and said with a smile, "It's nothing, I just think you two have a very good relationship."
Fu Mingxu didn't know why, but the corners of Han Tao's mouth slightly curled up when he heard the words, as if he was in a good mood.
Zhang Hengbo finally came to his senses. After putting aside the inexplicable loss in his heart, he was a little worried that he would regret it after he found the Profound Sky Beast.
"You can form a bond." Han Tao saw his worry at a glance, and suggested, "It's safer this way."
But Fu Mingxu remembered that he couldn't use the spiritual energy in his body, frowned slightly, and turned around and said: "Your body..."
"I'm fine." Han Tao sensed his worry, and the cold light in his eyes dissipated, leaving only gentleness, "Don't worry."
Although he can't use the spiritual energy in his body, he can mobilize the external spiritual energy to use it, but it's not so smooth.
After speaking, he moved his fingertips, and a white contract light appeared.
Zhang Hengbo and Zhang Dao are very familiar with this ray of light. It was created by the Immortal Sect to prevent the disciples who temporarily go together to hunt for treasures from regretting later. It is called "Friendship Deed".
I just don't know which immortal sect that person is?
But the two senior brothers and sisters tacitly did not ask, and the two tacitly agreed that the other party had eloped and fled. If this is the case, they will definitely not reveal their identities.
It was precisely this that Han Tao considered before he decided to go with him.
As for Fu Mingxu, he still lamented in his heart that it seemed that the forbidden brand of the Dragon Clan's forbidden land didn't seem to have much effect on him.
It's really that people are more angry than dragons.
The three formed a contract, and Fu Mingxu's mortal status was confirmed even more.
After forming a temporary ally, the next step is to discuss where to go to find the Sky Profound Beast.After all, the Profound Sky Mountain stretches for thousands of miles, and usually only one Profound Sky Beast will be bred in the mountain at a time. When the Profound Sky Beast is alive, there will be colorful lights appearing, and it is rumored that it is the light of luck.
The matter of luck is mysterious and mysterious, and it is something that many cultivators cannot resist. The origin of the name of Tianxuan Beast is not only because it appeared in Tianxuan Mountain, but also because it was discovered by the disciples of Tianxuanzong hundreds of years ago. .
It was rumored that the disciple was originally a handyman disciple in the sect, with mottled immortality, but after getting the Sky Profound Beast to fuse with it, he had endless opportunities, and finally surpassed many Tianjiao in the same period.Although in the end he died under the Ascension Tribulation, the story of his superior strength and many treasures has been circulated in the sect.
And this time when the Profound Sky Beast was born, the Profound Sky Mountain became lively.
"We found this place before the colorful light disappeared, but there are only a few ordinary spirit beasts here." Zhang Yanran frowned, obviously not understanding why.
It was Zhang Hengbo who comforted her: "If the Profound Sky Beast can be found easily, the grassland here will not be trampled down for so many days, and nothing will be found in the end."
"That's right." Zhang Yanran agreed with him.
After hearing so much, Fu Mingxu became even more puzzled, and said, "Since the Tianxuan Beast is transformed from mountain energy, why must it look like a spirit beast?"
He spoke in a gentle tone, like spring water flowing in a mountain.
The other two were taken aback when they heard the words, and they all looked at him.
"Why can't it be a tree, a stream, or a rock in Tianxuan Mountain?" Fu Mingxu picked off a tender leaf next to him, and said with a light smile, "The energy can be transformed into everything, I guess the reason why The name Tianxuan Beast should be the first time it has appeared as a spirit beast in front of people. But the mountain spirit has spirits, so I am afraid it will change its form this time."
He expressed his guess, looked at the sea of clouds that could be seen between the leaves, and said with a smile, "Maybe it will turn into a cloud and hide in the sky."
Following his guess, the two of Zhang Yanran were first shocked as if they had suddenly realized, but in the end they were full of disbelief.
The melon seeds in this mortal's head are easy to use, but they have a good look!
"If what you said is true, wouldn't it be extremely difficult for us to find the Profound Sky Beast?" Zhang Yanran was immediately discouraged.
Fu Mingxu let go of his palm, and the young leaf fell into the dead leaves on the ground. The tender green color was in stark contrast to the withered yellow surrounding.
"There's no need to find the Profound Sky Beast." Han Tao suddenly said, looking down at Fu Mingxu's delicate profile, "Look for the Profound Sky Grass."
Zhang Yanran clapped her hands together, and said happily, "That's right! The mountain gas can run around, but the Tianxuan Jicao can't move!"
Things became clear again, and the goal of the few people changed from looking for the Profound Sky Beast directly to looking for the Profound Sky Grass.
"It's just this Tianxuan Jicao..." Zhang Hengbo had never seen the appearance of this spirit grass at all, and started to have trouble again.
Fu Mingxu pursed his lips slightly, showing a reserved smile, and pointed to Han Tao: "Where can he be found?"
"What?" Zhang Yanran was shocked.
Han Tao was completely confused, but he still nodded in cooperation: "Yeah."
Zhang Hengbo's face was full of surprises, but when he caught a glimpse of the other party's cold eyes, he interrupted the urge of the junior sister to ask.
Anyway, there is a contract, and they can find the Sky Profound Beast, but they are taking advantage of it.
"Wait until night." Fu Mingxu said, as if he knew better than himself that Han Tao could find Tianxuan Jicao, "Go find a place to rest first."
The storage bag could not be opened, and he was extremely hungry. He needed to find a place to rest and eat something along the way.
The four of them came to an open place with a long stream, and when the two brothers and sisters went to tell their fellow disciples that they would not go back tonight, the huge space left the two of them alone again.
Fu Mingxu looked around, and suddenly moved to Han Tao's side, and asked, "Can you still find the water pool you came here earlier?"
But Han Tao shook his head: "The water pool should be caused by the formation, and the single teleportation failed once, so the water pool also disappeared."
The two sat on a flat stone, and the warm sunlight shone on their bodies, making them feel comfortable.
After getting the answer, Fu Mingxu thought it was so, and after deliberating for a while, he said, "I see if the forbidden land has something to do with the Profound Sky Beast. ?”
Besides, Xuanjicao was still because of what she wanted that day.
"I don't need it." Han Tao said flatly, obviously the Profound Sky Beast didn't attract him much.
"Okay." The stream was clear, and Fu Mingxu looked a little thirsty. He got up and folded two plantain leaves by the stream, made them into trumpets, bent down to fetch water, and then raised his neck.
The leaves are naturally not as easy to use as utensils, water pours down the soft mesophyll into the throat, and a few threads overflow along the corners of the mouth and slide down from the chin.
The sun was pouring down, and the falling water droplets reflected the light of the stars, falling on the neck like beads of sweat.
Han Tao raised his eyes and took a panoramic view of the scene, his throat rolled violently twice, and the feeling of dry mouth and tongue swept over him for a moment.
"Huh..." Fu Mingxu took a deep breath of the sober air in the mountains, and took a few more sips before stopping when he realized that his hunger was getting worse.
He wiped his face casually, and when he returned to sit on the stone, there were still drops of water on his eyelashes.
Perhaps it was because the water had just been replenished, and the bright red was like a winter red plum in the sun, and it became more and more radiant after being stained with water.
With just one glance, Han Tao hastily turned his head away, not daring to look any further.
Fu Mingxu didn't understand what was going on in his mind, and broke the silence after basking in the sun for a while: "After I can refine Tianxuan Jicao, I will give you half of the elixir."
To obtain the Promise Spirit Grass also required Han Tao's efforts, so he would naturally have to pay for it.
"Okay." Han Tao didn't refuse, but he seemed not very interested in the elixir in his mouth, but was more curious about another thing, "Why do you say that I can find Tianxuan Jicao?"
Fu Mingxu was taken aback for a moment, and then remembered that he had forgotten to explain it to him in detail, and then he said, "Tianxuan Jicao is just what the Tianxuanzong called it, but I prefer to call it a mountain rose. In fact, it is as impractical as the Tianxuan beast. To be precise, one is transformed from the mountain gas, which is contaminated with the mountain gas, while the other is transformed from the pure spiritual energy in the mountain, gathering the essence of the mountain."
"The matter of luck is too mysterious, but the essence of a mountain is even rarer than the rare spiritual grass." Speaking of this, he was inevitably excited, and he unconsciously approached the other party without noticing it, "When my cultivation base is high, I can use this Refining the Ninth Grade Pill, maybe you can use it to soar in the daytime."
The last sentence is of course a joke, who doesn't know that the sky ladder in the Cangling Continent is cut off, but after all, the effect he wants to describe is similar to this.
Han Tao's eyebrows twitched: "Do you want to ascend?"
Fu Mingxu waved his hands when he heard the words: "Feisheng is too far away from me, I just want to make alchemy."
Han Tao looked at him fixedly, and had a deeper understanding of his obsession with alchemy.
"What do I need to do?" he asked.
Seeing how cooperative he was, Fu Mingxu coughed uncomfortably, and explained in a low voice: "Mountain roses are loved by mountain spirits, but dragons are loved by heaven and earth."
He lowered his head slightly, his black hair fell back and showed a piece of porcelain white, he didn't know it, and said in a muffled voice: "I need a drop of dragon blood from you, which is enough to attract the mountain rose, that is, the Profound Sky Grass, to show up."
Black hair and snow skin were exposed in front of my eyes without any sign, as if I could touch it.Han Tao's gaze paused, and when he felt his fingertips itch, he realized that the tail of his hair had fallen on his fingertips.
There was a gentle breeze in the mountains, and the silky hair swayed gently with the wind. It was slightly cool in the hands, but it wrapped around his fingertips and burned them.
Fu Mingxu finished speaking in a low voice without knowing it, and even felt guilty for asking for dragon's blood.
Han Tao's eyes flashed for a while, but the thought of touching him made him dizzy, and he could only say a word out of his throat: "Okay."
Hearing his promise, Fu Mingxu's eyes flickered when he raised his head: "Then it's settled!"
The tails of hair slipped away from his fingertips, Han Tao felt disappointed, but he was stunned when he met those exceptionally clear smiling eyes.
He clearly knew that every time he spends more time with Fu Mingxu, the dark and despicable desire deep in his heart will deepen.
Han Tao didn't know how long he could bear it. Whenever this happened, his self-control was like a tight string, and he didn't know when it would break.
Rejecting the idea of taking blood now, Fu Mingxu mysteriously said that he would wait until dark.
Zhang Hengbo and the others didn't know where to go. He was afraid that they would come back to find someone, so he just found some wild fruits nearby to satisfy their hunger.
Han Tao's gaze rested on the two fruits he had found for a moment, then asked him to wait at the same place, and after a while, he brought back a large handful, and carefully wrapped them in banana leaves and handed them to him.
The two fruits could not completely satisfy his hunger, so Fu Mingxu was not polite, and took the initiative to wash them and share them with him.
Han Tao glanced at the tender red juice stained on the corner of his mouth, and simply forced his eyes away to eat the fruit silently.
It's just that he ate a few but didn't even taste the taste.
Fu Mingxu didn't think too much when he saw that he didn't know how to eat, he just thought that the dragon clan should prefer meat.
The wild fruits in the mountains tasted good, and Fu Mingxu stretched his waist with a full stomach.
He looked at the surrounding scenery with interest. Seeing that the sun was setting to the west and Zhang Hengbo and his brother and sister hadn't come back yet, he couldn't help frowning and asked, "Why haven't they come back? They shouldn't let us go, right?"
Could it be that he has returned to the sect?
"No." Han Tao took note of the location where he picked the wild fruit before, and said slowly, "Cultivators are most afraid of violating the contract and being haunted by demons."
"Could something have happened?" Fu Mingxu looked in the direction where the two left before, his brows were tightly knit, "It's almost dark."
It was getting late, and the sun was hanging obliquely on the horizon.The two of them were at the bottom of the valley. At this time, the sky was filled with sunlight, and warm orange light poured out, dyeing the entire valley a layer of crimson.
The temperature in the mountains dropped drastically with the disappearance of the sun. Fu Mingxu rubbed his arms, secretly thinking that it would be great if he could call out Long Yan, which can be used for both lighting and heating.
It was also Han Tao's first time here, so he really didn't know the whereabouts of the other two.However, there was no warning for the friendship formed before, indicating that the two of them were not in danger of life.
Hearing this, Fu Mingxu was slightly relieved, and decided to wait here before it completely darkened.
There was nothing wrong with Han Tao, after seeing him sneezed, he simply picked up the dead branches on the ground and started a bonfire with the flint he found earlier.
When the warmth hit, the sun was gradually driven away by the darkness, and the sky was completely dark.
As soon as it gets dark, the shadows of the lush trees overlap in the daytime, and they look like monsters with teeth and claws under the light of the fire.
Fu Mingxu instinctively sat closer to Hantao, added some firewood to the bonfire, and said, "Why don't we go to the cave and wait."
It's weird to stay here.
"Wait a minute." Han Tao stood up suddenly, he listened attentively to the surroundings, and then extinguished the bonfire.
When the fire was extinguished, sparks splashed, Fu Mingxu was taken aback, and his heart skipped a beat when he saw the solemn look on his face.
Han Tao lowered his head, and the voice fell beside his ear: "Listen."
Fu Mingxu became nervous all of a sudden, and his hairs stood on end. When he listened, he couldn't hear anything except the wind in the valley and the rustling of leaves.
Han Tao didn't have time to explain to him, so he pulled him over and hid behind a thick tree, then directly mobilized the spiritual energy around him, using stone as the base, a simple concealment formation was formed in a blink of an eye.
All this happened too fast, just as Fu Mingxu was about to ask, his mouth was covered by a big hand before he opened his mouth, and he couldn't make any sound.
"Don't move." Seeing that he had calmed down, Han Tao said in a deep voice, "Listen."
Fu Mingxu was just thinking about what he could hear except the sound of the wind. As soon as he had this thought, he heard the sound of iron chains dragging heavily on the ground.
There is a crescent moon hanging obliquely in the sky, and the cold moonlight sprinkles the earth.
The shadows of the trees whirled, and the sound was particularly piercing in the dark night, making the eardrums uncomfortable.
The ghost stories he had read came to mind in vain, Fu Mingxu tensed up and couldn't help licking his lips.
Caught in a nervous mood, he didn't notice Han Tao's whole body trembling, all his attention was attracted by the sound of the chain being dragged on the ground.
The dragging sound became harsher, and the sound got closer and closer to them.
The crescent moon is like a hook, and the moonlight is pale, making the sound of the chains seem to come from hell.
Fu Mingxu's Adam's apple twitched, and he subconsciously grasped Han Tao's wrist with both hands, using great force to relieve the tension in his heart.
Soon, a figure slowly appeared in front of the two of them.
The man's breath was mottled, and he was walking unhurriedly, holding a pitch-black chain in his hand.The arc of the corner of his mouth seemed to be crying and smiling, as weird as a succubus coming out of the underworld.
It was the first time for Fu Mingxu to see this kind of situation, his whole body was stiff, his eyes rolled twice, and finally his gaze fell behind the man.
Perhaps it was because the shadow of the tree hadn't been seen clearly just now, but now he realized that the end of the chain seemed to be dragging a person.
Therefore, the sound of heavy objects being dragged to the ground was not an illusion.
The man walked step by step, seemingly indifferent to the surrounding environment, and only dragged the chain forward purposefully.
As they got closer, the figure at the end of the chain was revealed.
Fu Mingxu held his breath and looked around, only to find that the person being dragged was an "acquaintance".
What he never expected was that Le Chao, who was thrown from the City Lord's Mansion by Han Tao before, appeared here for some reason, and was dragged on the ground by chains, as if he didn't know whether he was alive or dead.
The beautiful colorful clothes of the past are in tatters, and the beautiful face is covered with dust, and there is no such a high-spirited appearance holding a phoenix mirror.
The person holding the chain walks at the same speed, even when encountering stones, the sound of the chain dragging is only heavier.
Fu Mingxu watched helplessly as the chain was dragged in front of his eyes, and Le Chao's head hit the stone when he pulled it, and was bloody in a blink of an eye.
The person holding the chain turned his head after hearing the sound, the pupils of his eyes were blue and white under the moonlight.His eyeballs moved like a marionette, and then dragged Le Chao forward.
It's really music, what about music?Doubts flashed across Fu Mingxu's mind, but he held back and did not move.
Since even Han Tao needs to avoid his sharp edge, it means that this person is more dangerous than he imagined.
The man didn't seem to notice the existence of the two, and continued to drag the chain forward.
When Le Chao was dragged past the two of them, his eyes suddenly opened, his lips moved but he didn't make a sound. He just looked terrified, as if he had experienced something terrible.
Han Tao's warm breath fell on his ears, and in this strange night, Fu Mingxu felt inexplicably at ease.
The situation is not clear now, the two of them still have the restriction of the forbidden area, he has no intention of saving Le Chao, and Han Tao must be the same.
When the sound of the chains gradually faded away, the simple concealment array set up by Hantao completely failed.
When the cold wind hit, Fu Mingxu shivered from the cold, and he didn't recover until his body was wrapped.
When he turned his head, Han Tao looked at him with only his bottom shirt on.
And what he was wearing was not the other party's black shirt.
The warm breath enveloped him, and Fu Mingxu could even smell the unique breath on his body. He tore off the coat with one hand and wanted to return it to him.
"It's not appropriate." He said awkwardly.
But Han Tao stopped his movement, pursed his lips and said, "I'm not afraid of the cold."
Fu Mingxu just wanted to say that he was not afraid, but when a gust of mountain wind blew, he just got into the torn coat, and he sneezed indistinctly.
The body's natural reaction was much more honest than his mouth, he scratched his head awkwardly, resisting the desire to keep the warmth, tentatively stretched out his hand towards Han Tao.
Han Tao's eyes flashed, and he let his hands fall on him.
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