The original repairer

Chapter 167: Seeking a Taoist Companion

After asking the sect's disciples on the way, Shi Chen came to the Jianfeng Hall of the third elder Li Yangfei. The servant boy in front of the hall reported that soon, a cultivator with a jade-like face, perfect golden elixir cultivation, and gorgeous clothes came out of the cave.

"Excuse me, is this the residence of the third elder Li Yangfei?" Shi Chen asked softly.

"Who are you? Why are you here to see my master?" the monk asked with some contempt.

"Disciple Shi Chen, come to pay homage to the Third Elder!" Shi Chen bowed.

"You are Shi Chen?" The cultivator said in a tone of surprise and disdain, "Master told me before that he accepted a disciple on the Dayu Continent and promised him the position of his personal disciple. So it turns out to be you!"

"Junior brother, I just returned to the sect today and came to pay my respects to Master. I don't know which senior brother you are. Please let me know." Shi Chen said softly.

"You can call me senior brother after you have completed the apprenticeship ceremony. Now you are not a formal disciple of Master." The round-faced monk said with a look of disgust.

"Can I meet the Master now?" Shi Chen asked coldly, looking at the round-faced monk's expression.

"Haha! Want to see Master? Can you see Master whenever you want? Go back, and wait for Master to summon you, then you will naturally see him." The round-faced monk glanced up at the sky and said sarcastically.

"Yes, I'll follow your instructions, senior brother." After Shi Chen finished speaking, he flew away, leaving the round-faced monk with a confused look on his face.

"Shi Chen?!! A disciple of a sect without any roots in the clan also wants to become a disciple of the master. What is he thinking? A pheasant flying onto a phoenix tree will turn into a phoenix, hehe!" The round-faced monk muttered to himself and turned to enter the hall.

Flying away from Qingfeng, Shi Chen looked back at the mountaintop hall that was getting farther and farther away, feeling depressed. Although he knew that it was Elder Li's disciples who were causing trouble, he also understood that some people were desperate and wanted to trip him up and ruin Shi Chen's apprenticeship.

What they didn't understand the most was that back in Yuehe Fairy City on the Dayu Continent, it was the Third Elder Li Yangfei who asked him to become his disciple, not Shi Chen himself.

Li Yang Fei's intention was very clear. Shi Chen had made many contributions in the battle between humans and sea monsters. Moreover, he had only been in the sect for twenty or thirty years, but he was already a fifth-grade alchemist and had reached the Golden Core stage. Although his spiritual roots were mixed, his cultivation speed was very fast, which showed that he had a good understanding.

Moreover, to have survived for seven or eight years on such a large battlefield, one must have great fortune. Accepting him as a disciple not only reflects the sect's magnanimity, but also shows one's recognition of the outstanding disciple, which can inspire the sect's disciples to strive for progress.

Shi Chen felt that Elder Li had other purposes. His eyes and words revealed different meanings.

At that time, I was forced by the circumstances. In front of more than a dozen disciples, I refused the elders' instructions. How could you, a disciple without any clan roots, survive in the sect in the future?

In fact, Shi Chen no longer needs to rely on the sect. The inheritance he has obtained is no less than what the sect can give.

My attempt to become his disciple failed because of the villain's mischief. Now someone will take the blame. I don't need to worry about Elder Li's anger. I just hope that he will give up the idea of accepting a disciple. It is inevitable that others will take advantage of me in the sect. I have applied to go out and hide outside. I will come back after the truth is revealed.

He did not stay in the sect. He went to the office hall, reported his whereabouts, and quickly left the sect.

Disciples below the Golden Core level are subject to strict control within the sect.

After reaching the Golden Core stage, the sect's supervision will be much more relaxed.

Once you reach the Nascent Soul stage, the sect will basically not restrict your freedom. You just need to report your whereabouts and respond to the sect's summons in a timely manner.

After being teleported to Xiongguan Immortal City, Shi Chen took out the communication talisman and received the messages from the past three months.

There were more than a dozen messages, all from his two fellow Taoists, the words were sad and heartbreaking.

Thirteen messages of longing came from Xu Qianying, revealing most of the things they had experienced in the Poison Pond Fairy City over the past three months, including the difficulties of cultivation, the difficulty of studying all kinds of arts, and the fickleness of the world in the cave neighborhood.

Two of the last three messages were sent by Liang Ruyan, and her tone was full of concern and resentment.

"My husband, three months have passed. I have mastered the art of talismans, but my resources are almost exhausted. Tomorrow, we will go to the outskirts of Qingming Mountain to hunt monsters. If you come to look for me, you can wait in the fairy city for a few months and we will return."

"My husband, Yingmei and I are about to enter the area of Qingming Mountain and the barrier area tomorrow. If you receive the message, just wait for us in the fairy city."

"My husband, my sister and I have been waiting for you for a long time. Please come back safely. I miss you so much!"

The last message was sent by Xu Qianying, probably before she entered the Qingming Mountain barrier, which is three months away from today.

Shi Chen replied with two messages, mainly instructing the two of them to leave the shielding range and return to Dutan Fairy City after receiving the message. He would go to look for them alone, for fear of missing the time with them after entering the shielding range of Qingming Mountain.

In a month, Shi Chen arrived at the outskirts of Qingming Mountain. There were towering trees, bushes, and a thin green mist with a hint of spiritual energy. There were countless spiritual medicines, many spiritual objects, and monsters everywhere in the Qingming Mountains.

This is a paradise for monsters. If the monster king on Qingming Mountain wants to establish a monster kingdom or a monster court, the entire Qingming Mountain will be under his rule.

For some unknown reason, the Demon King of Qingming Mountain rarely shows up and basically doesn't care about anything. He even rarely leaves the main peak of Qingming Mountain.

On the top of each of the eighteen dangerous peaks, there is a demon beast with Nascent Soul cultivation or above, guarding the main peak of Qingming Mountain.

Before Shi Chen entered the range of Qingming Mountain, he sent two messages to Liang Ruyan and the other person outside the shielded area, asking them to return to Xiancheng and wait for him after receiving the messages, and then he entered the range of Qingming Mountain.

Shi Chen was teleported to the border fairy city of Qingxuan Sect closest to Qingming Mountain, took a flying boat to the fairy city of other sects closest to Qingming Mountain, and then drove the flying boat to Qingming Mountain by himself.

This is the tenth dangerous peak, located to the west of the main peak of Qingming Mountain. According to the news obtained from the demon-hunting monks in the Immortal City, a giant eagle in the late Nascent Soul stage is entrenched on the top of this peak. The area within three hundred miles of the tenth dangerous peak is its territory. If you are within a hundred miles of the dangerous peak, which belongs to the core area of the peak, the giant eagle will send out the little demons.

The giant eagle usually patrols its territory only once a year, and the time is uncertain. Human cultivators are unlucky if they encounter it. When the demon king is on patrol, his little demons are overwhelming. Even a cultivator who has reached the level of a god will avoid it.

Shi Chen knew that Liang Ruyan was so cautious that she would not go near the core of the dangerous peaks. At most, she would stay on the outskirts of the peaks, hunting some monsters and looking for spiritual medicines and objects.

Therefore, Shi Chen did not go deep into the heart of the dangerous peak, but only searched for the figure of human cultivators two or three hundred miles outside the dangerous peak.

Starting from the west direction of Qingming Mountain, search southward along the periphery of the major dangerous peaks.

Shi Chen piloted the flying boat, his expression solemn as he sailed around the perimeter of the dangerous peaks. His gaze was as sharp as a torch, carefully searching for any place where a human cultivator might be found.

The flying boat flew through the dense forest, bringing a breeze that rustled the leaves. Shi Chen was worried about the safety of Liang Ruyan and the others.

This area is filled with mystery and danger, with towering mountains and shrouded in mist. From time to time, the roar of monsters can be heard in the distance, which is terrifying.

Shi Chen kept an eye on his surroundings as he flew. He knew that there might be all sorts of unknown dangers lurking outside this dangerous peak. But to find Liang Ruyan and the others, he couldn't care less.

As the flying boat moved forward, Shi Chen became increasingly anxious. He kept praying in his heart, hoping to find their trace as soon as possible.

Suddenly, Shi Chen's attention was drawn to something strange in a valley. There seemed to be some signs of fighting there. He immediately controlled the flying boat and flew towards the valley.

As the flying boat approached the valley, Shi Chen's heart suddenly jumped. He didn't know if this place was related to Liang Ruyan and the others, but he had to go check it out.

Shi Chen jumped off the flying boat and walked cautiously into the valley. He carefully observed the surrounding environment, trying to find some clues.

There is a stream about ten feet long in the valley, flowing out of a cave and winding its way through the valley. There are tall trees, green grass, and thorn bushes. There is a wisp of white mist in the forest, which reduces the line of sight to within thirty feet.

He scanned the valley with his spiritual sense and found nothing unusual, but there were obvious traces of fighting at the entrance of the valley. Shi Chen judged that these traces were caused by a fight within the past two or three days.

Following the traces, we entered the valley, where we could hear the chirping of insects and birds, and all kinds of strange sounds.

In the middle of the valley, streams converge here to form a small lake. A wisp of mist forms above the lake, and the water is calm and clear.

Hmm! Shi Chen detected something unusual in the lake through his spiritual sense.

In the center of the small lake, there is a water beast that has only completed the foundation building stage and has many wounds on its body. It is protecting a star spirit grass.

It seems that the traces at the valley entrance were not left by them. Shi Chen summoned the flying boat and went somewhere else.

Liang Ruyan and the other person set out from the Dutan Fairy City, which is located southwest of Qingming Mountain. They should be outside the six or seven dangerous peaks from the west to the south of Qingming Mountain.

The seven dangerous peaks are about seven or eight thousand miles apart. Since they are located in the outer territories, the distance Shi Chen needs to search for may reach tens of thousands of miles.

For him, who has already reached the Nascent Soul stage, these distances only take two or three months.

Many of the monsters in the periphery are in the Foundation Establishment stage, and there are also quite a few in the Golden Core stage. There are very few monsters in the Nascent Soul stage. At least Shi Chen has not encountered any monsters in the Nascent Soul stage when searching the periphery of the three dangerous peaks.

Shi Chen's purpose was not to hunt monsters, nor to look for spiritual objects or pick spiritual medicines, so he searched quickly. He scanned the area within the range of his spiritual sense and found nothing special, so he flew the boat all the way, but at a slower speed.

No matter whether it was a demon beast below the Jindan stage or a human below the Jindan stage, they would avoid Shi Chen after discovering him. From time to time, Shi Chen would ask the human cultivators about the situation nearby to determine the whereabouts of Liang Ruyan and the other person.

It had been a month and a half since they had searched the sixth dangerous peak. At this time, Shi Chen was still trying hard to search for Liang Ruyan and the other person, but he didn't know that in an inconspicuous mountain cave, the two were being besieged by two middle and late Jindan monsters.