Heishanfang City.

Just as Zhou Chun expected, even if sects such as the Jackdaw Sect were closed down, they would still leave people with sufficient status outside to take charge of liaison.

As the largest city in the Liang Kingdom, Heishanfang City naturally has the presence of monks from the Jackdaw Sect.

After being introduced by Gu Lie, Zhou Chun soon met a middle-level Zifu disciple from the Jackdaw Sect.

"Junior Jackdaw Sect disciple Zhou Shijie pays homage to Senior Yan."

In a private room of a certain teahouse, a mature-looking man in black came in and bowed respectfully to Zhou Chun.

After hearing the other party's self-reported name, Zhou Chun's expression changed, and then he smiled kindly and said, "You're welcome, Fellow Daoist Zhou, please sit down and talk first."

"Thank you, senior, for the seat."

The man in black responded respectfully and sat down without being too polite.

After he sat down, Zhou Chun did not go around in circles and went straight to the topic: "Did Fellow Taoist Gu ever tell Fellow Daoist Zhou about the reason for meeting with Fellow Daoist Zhou today?"

"Senior Gu has mentioned something, saying that Senior Yan wants to exchange the 3,000-year-old Dendrobium golden thread elixir with our sect?"

When Zhou Shijie said this, he looked at Zhou Chun as if seeking confirmation.

But Zhou Chun nodded slightly and said, "Yes, I wonder if your family still has such elixirs? Are you willing to accept the exchange?"

Hearing what he said, Zhou Shijie immediately lowered his head and replied: "Since Senior Yan is the person recommended by the ancient seniors, I will not hide it from the seniors. Our sect does have Dendrobium golden thread with a medicine age of three thousand years, but such spiritual items are precious.

Extraordinary, only after the elders and the sect master discuss it together can they decide whether to exchange with others!"

This answer was also expected by Zhou Chun, and he immediately said: "Then please convey this matter to fellow Taoist Zhou as soon as possible. Yan is waiting for the good news from fellow Taoist in the market."

"Senior Yan, please rest assured. This junior will convey this matter to the door as quickly as possible."

Zhou Shijie replied solemnly, and then their first meeting ended.

At the same time, when Zhou Chun and Zhou Shijie were meeting, Gu Lie was also discussing his affairs with another Jindan elder of the Zhenyang Sect in Fang City.

I saw Gu Lie first ask: "Senior Brother Yu asked me to agree to help contact the people from the Jackdaw Sect. What is his plan?"

The "Senior Brother Yu" he refers to is a grey-haired old man with a middle-stage Golden Core cultivation level.

Facing his inquiry, Senior Brother Zai calmly replied: "Junior Brother Gu also knows the reason why the Jackdaw Sect closed the mountain this time. They came to our sect for help, but although our sect didn't want the Fire Sect to be extinguished,

They don’t want to offend the Dihuo Sect because of them.”

"It's rare that there are foreign Golden Core monks coming here to ask for help from them. Why don't we be a favor and give them a chance to find foreign help!"

However, this answer did not seem to satisfy Gu Lie. He looked at him with some displeasure and said, "Senior brother, why are you trying to trick me? I am just a monk in the early stage of the Golden Core. Even if I have extraordinary strength, how can I help the Jackdaw Sect get out of trouble?"

Seeing this situation, Senior Brother Na Zai couldn't help but shook his head and sighed: "Hey, Junior Brother Gu, you are good at everything, but you have a bit of a serious temperament!"

After saying that, he said helplessly: "Okay, to tell you the truth, according to the information revealed by the Jackdaw Sect, Zheng Daoyou from the Earth Fire Sect should have died at the hands of the fourth-level monster in the Mystic Ridge. They hope that our sect can

Help find the relics of the deceased Daoist Zheng to prove this matter, so the Earth Fire Sect will become untenable morally!"

"Just Junior Brother Gu, you also know that there are fifth-level demon kings in the Mystic Ridge. If we Jindan monks enter it and make a little big noise, we may alert those existences, and life and death will not be the same at that time.

It’s in your own hands!”

"That's why the head junior brother doesn't dare to easily agree to the Dihuo Sect's request. Now he is worried about this matter!"

After hearing what he said, Gu Lie suddenly murmured to himself with a look of confusion on his face: "So Senior Brother Yu asked me to help the fellow Taoist Yan, because he wanted Jackdaw Sect to use the three-thousand-year-old Dendrobium golden thread as a deal condition.

, let that Fellow Daoist Yan enter the Misian Ridge to search for the relics of the fallen Daoist Fellow Zheng?"

"That's right. If the Jackdaw Sect isn't stupid, they should have understood what we're implying!"

Senior Brother Yu nodded slightly and confirmed his statement.

"But will that fellow Taoist Yan agree to this? It's impossible for him not to know how dangerous the Mystic Ridge is!"

Gu Lie frowned again, seemingly unconfident.

Senior Brother Yu closed his eyes and said calmly: "Then it has nothing to do with us. In short, we have given you the opportunity."

Seeing his appearance, Gu Lie didn't feel like asking any more questions, and the conversation between the two could only come to an end.

On the other side, Zhou Chun met Zhou Shijie again after waiting in Heishanfang City for seven days.

"What? Your sect wants Yan to enter the Lost Immortal Ridge to find for you the relics of the missing Golden Core cultivator of the Fire Sect!"

In the private room of the teahouse, Zhou Chun's expression changed after listening to what Zhou Shijie relayed, and he felt speechless at the Jackdaw Sect's request.

He looked at Zhou Shijie with an ugly expression and said in a deep voice: "Fellow Daoist Zhou, Yan also sympathizes with Guimen's current situation, but with only a mere elixir, he wants Yan to risk his life and enter a dangerous place to do this."

Is it too much for your family to sacrifice your life? Do you think Yan’s life is worth such a magical medicine?"

At the end of the sentence, there was some anger in his tone.

This made Zhou Shijie, who was facing his anger, feel on pins and needles. He stood up quickly, bowed and saluted, and explained: "Senior Yan, please calm down. This junior is just passing on the meaning of the sect. If you are not satisfied, this junior will react to the sect."

This matter!"

In fact, he felt in his heart that this request was a bit too much, but since the sect asked him to tell it like this, he had no choice.

But he would never face the anger of a golden elixir monk over sect matters!

"Hmph, if this is just a test by your sect, then please tell the elders of your sect that it is true that Yan asked for the elixir, but a thousand-year-old elixir is not so rare that only your sect has it. If your sect

If you really don’t want to exchange, then Yan doesn’t want to waste any more time in Liang Country!”

After Zhou Chun said these words with a gloomy expression, he immediately rolled up his sleeves and left the private room, not giving Zhou Shijie, a fellow monk of his family, a chance to say anything more.

Nine days later, Zhou Shijie, with the will of the top management of Jackdaw Sect, invited Zhou Chun to the private room of the teahouse again.

After Zhou Chun was invited to come, he immediately came up to him and saluted respectfully: "Thank you, Senior Yan, for waiting for a long time. I am here to apologize to my senior on behalf of my sect!"

But Zhou Chun didn't buy it, and just said with a cold face: "Stop talking about these useless nonsense, your Jackdaw Sect has been discussing for so long, what is the result? Although Yan has a good temper, it does not mean that he has no temper.

!”

To this, Zhou Shijie could only respond with a flattering look on his face: "Yes, yes, yes, senior Yan, please calm down, please sit down and have a cup of tea first, and I will inform my senior about the results of the discussion in the sect!"

After inviting Zhou Chun to sit down, he first poured a cup of tea for Zhou Chun himself, and then said respectfully: "Senior Yan clearly knows that after many discussions among the elders in the sect, we have reached a consensus that as long as Yan

Senior was able to find and bring back the useful relics of Senior Zheng of the Dihuo Sect, proving that they fell into the hands of the fourth-level monsters, so our sect will give two Dendrobium golden threads that are over three thousand years old to Senior Yan as a reward!"

But it directly doubled the reward!

However, after hearing Zhou Shijie's words, Zhou Chun still frowned and said with a dissatisfied look on his face: "Why is this still the condition? All the Golden Core Stage monks of your Jackdaw Sect are so afraid of death. No one dares to go to the Mysterious Palace for the sake of the sect.

A trip to Xianling?"

The words were full of sarcasm, mocking the elders of the Jackdaw Sect for their greed for life and fear of death.

When Zhou Shijie heard this, he naturally wanted to defend the elders of his sect, and quickly explained: "Senior Yan's words are serious. It's not that the elders of our sect are unwilling to take risks, but that the Earth Fire Sect is now bent on destroying our sect. Elders

Only by sitting inside the mountain gate and working together to preside over the mountain protection formation can the Earth Fire Gate be feared. We really can’t spare the manpower to do this!"

Having said this, he looked at Zhou Chun sincerely and said, "Senior Yan, please don't be deceived by the rumors outside. Although the Mystic Ridge is dangerous, it is not dangerous for Golden Core Stage monks like you."

The rumors are not that exaggerated, otherwise Elder Hu of our sect would not dare to invite Senior Zheng of the Earth Fire Sect to venture into it together."

"As long as you are willing to accept this matter, we will provide you with the most detailed map and intelligence information in the Mystic Ridge, so that you can complete the task in the easiest way!"

After hearing his words, Zhou Chun couldn't help but fell silent.

Originally, if it were just a 3,000-year-old Dendrobium spp., he would definitely not be willing to take the risk.

But with the two elixirs, he was indeed a little moved.

Because Luo Qingni had said before that she knew that more than one force owned [Qionghua Jade Dew], and even if one was exchanged, she could still find a way to exchange for another.

Once the two most important main ingredients are gathered together, the remaining auxiliary ingredients of [Yulu Jinxiadan] will be relatively easy to find.

Zhou Chun can't guarantee how many pills Luo Qingni can produce when he refines the [Yulu Jinxia Pill] for the first time. If the number of pills produced is smaller, it may not be enough for him to take it directly to the middle stage of the Impact Golden Pill.

But if he can refine two furnaces of [Yulu Jinxia Dan], then he will definitely be able to rely on the power of the elixir to reach the middle stage of the golden elixir, and he may even leave one or two pills for Lin Hongyu and Su Yuzhen to use.

Therefore, after pondering for a while, he looked at Zhou Shijie and said: "Yan wants to take a look at the information prepared by Guimen first, and then inquire about the information about Mystic Ridge in detail, so that he can decide whether to agree.

This deal!”

Hearing his words, Zhou Shijie hesitated for a moment, then quickly nodded and said: "This junior can agree to this on behalf of our sect, but the pressure from the Dihuo Sect is very tight now. I also ask senior Yan to give it to me as soon as possible."

Affirmative answer!”

"Then let's do this for now!"

Zhou Chun waved his hand noncommittally and did not make any promise.

Seeing this, Zhou Shijie, although he was still worried in his heart, could only honestly hand over the relevant information to Zhou Chun, and then resigned and left.

In the next few days, Zhou Chun also checked the intelligence information about the Mystic Ridge given to him by Zhou Shijie, and asked Luo Qingni to help him inquire about relevant information from other people.

After five or six days of research and investigation, Zhou Chun had a relatively in-depth understanding of the Mystic Ridge, a forbidden area in the Liang Kingdom.

Judging from the intelligence data, the forbidden area of ​​Misian Ridge should be a natural and dangerous environment as a whole.

The mountain range known as "Mystic Ridge" is a lofty mountain range eight hundred miles long and more than five hundred miles wide.

The high mountains and ridges here are rich in aura, the terrain is complex, and many rare birds and animals and poisonous insects live there.

Most of these areas will be shrouded in fog most of the time, and only at noon and midnight will the fog dissipate, making it easier to enter and exit.
To be continued...