Chapter 126: Cave Trial (VI)

After a pause, the young man with a giant axe on his shoulder continued, "Another reason is that once you enter the second floor of the cave, the number of monsters will increase greatly, and there will be no escape in many places, so you can only kill them. Moreover, most of the monsters on the second floor are high-level monsters of the mortal level, and they are in groups. Even if you can kill them by yourself, it will be dangerous and the risk of falling is extremely high."

"That's why we teamed up together and relied on everyone's strength to get through the second floor. As long as we reach the third floor of the cave, our team will be disbanded. After all, everyone's goal is to get the purple spirit flower. Once If they find the trace of the purple spirit flower, even the best friends will fight to the death when facing the opportunity of the great way. Instead of doing this, it is better for everyone to rely on their own abilities and see if they are blessed by heaven. "

Hearing this, Xiao Lin's face eased. What the young man with the giant axe on his shoulder said was indeed reasonable. The first floor of the cave is not so bad, but the number of monsters on the second floor of the cave even exceeds that of the Wanli Snowfield. It is even rumored that there are a small number of true-level monsters on the second and third floors of the cave. Once a true-level monster is encountered, the probability of a cultivator's death can almost reach more than 90%. Even if you encounter it yourself, it is hard to predict whether it will be a blessing or a curse.

And the young man also said that when you reach the third floor of the cave, the team will naturally disband, and everyone will rely on their own abilities to find the purple spirit flower. They may even become mortal enemies on the third floor for the purple spirit flower. He said it very frankly, and in fact it is true.

Thinking of this, Xiao Lin nodded slightly and said, "In this case, I agree to join." After thinking through the joints, Xiao Lin also readily accepted the young man's invitation.

The young man with the giant axe on his shoulder smiled when he heard this: "That's great. Since we are all teammates, we still have to get to know each other. Although we will go our separate ways once we enter the third floor of the cave, we must not be suspicious of each other or even plot against each other behind the scenes before entering the third floor, otherwise the others will attack us in groups. This is an ugly thing that must be said in advance."

The few people naturally nodded in agreement. Xiao Lin and the few people said their names to each other. After introducing each other, Xiao Lin knew that the young man with the giant axe on his shoulder was called Nangong Chen, the two monks, one tall and one short, were called Wu Changqing and He Musong, and the pure girl was called Bai Shuangzhi. The four of them were all independent cultivators, and they were independent cultivators born and raised in Xueling Fairy City.

This made Xiao Lin look up to Nangong Chen and Bai Shuangzhi. As a casual cultivator, it was not easy to cultivate to the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining Stage. Xiao Lin admired Bai Shuangzhi even more. She looked younger than him, but she had already reached the Great Perfection. It seemed that this woman must have had some luck, otherwise it would be impossible for her to cultivate to the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining Stage at the age of eighteen or nineteen.

You should know that casual cultivators who came to this cave to participate in the trial would not have the qualifications above the Emperor Spiritual Root. If they had the qualifications of the Emperor Spiritual Root, they would not need to participate in the cave trial at all. Even the five major sects would be eager to accept such qualifications.

And to be able to cultivate to the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining Stage before the age of twenty with the qualifications below the Emperor Spiritual Root, in addition to hard work, it also requires some opportunities. If you also have true spiritual roots, then even if you are limited by your relatively short cultivation time, with the help of the spiritual pill supply in the spirit wood space, even if you cannot cultivate to the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining Stage, it is still relatively easy to reach the eighth or ninth level of Qi Refining.

Unfortunately, there is no chance or if on the road of cultivation. Even if he has such a great opportunity as the Spirit Wood Space, if he cannot join the five major sects and obtain the higher-level elixir recipe, Xiao Lin will not go far on the road of cultivation.

Soon, the five people left Feimang Forest and entered Qingxi Grassland. Qingxi Grassland is not suitable for ambush and hiding due to its wide view, so they had a smooth journey and did not encounter the robbers who robbed them. Moreover, there were five people together, and there were two cultivators who had reached the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining Stage. Unless they had a short circuit in their brains, they would not have the idea of ​​robbing them.

Every few miles on Qingxi Grassland, there would be a group of monsters living there, but several people chose to bypass them from a distance and did not think of provoking the monsters. After all, for them, entering the third floor of the cave as soon as possible and looking for the purple spirit flower was the fundamental.

As they flew and chatted along the way, Xiao Lin had a good impression of Nangong Chen and Bai Shuangzhi. Wu Changqing and He Musong were like two taciturn people. They would never speak unless Xiao Lin approached them, even when facing Nangong Chen and Bai Shuangzhi.

Nangong Chen was just the opposite. He was cheerful and straightforward. Xiao Lin didn't say much along the way, but Nangong Chen kept talking. He even told Xiao Lin and others about his origins, his trials in the Tianlu Mountains, the monsters he hunted, and the powerful enemies he encountered.

Although Bai Shuangzhi didn't say much, she listened quietly beside the two of them and only responded occasionally. I don't know if it was because Bai Shuangzhi and his sister both had the word "zhi" in their names, Xiao Lin still felt a little close to this eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl.

In less than half a day, the three of them were like old friends, talking and laughing all the way, and Xiao Lin also let go of most of his vigilance. It can be said that on Xiao Lin's path of cultivation, the only people he could still talk to and who were less wary of each other were probably Luo Shou and the Luo Shuang siblings. In Xiao Lin's opinion, Luo Shou had a straightforward personality and was a decent person, which was somewhat similar to Nangong Chen.

However, Bai Shuangzhi was much more easy-going than Luo Shuang. She was generous and well-mannered in her speech. Although she looked to be eighteen or nineteen years old, she was already an experienced cultivator. In Xiao Lin's opinion, Luo Shuang was still more childish and shy.

One day later, Xiao Lin and Nangong Chen were actually brothers, and Bai Shuangzhi also called Xiao Lin "Big Brother Xiao", which made him feel quite touched. His sister Xiao Zhi was probably about the same age as Bai Shuangzhi now, and she should be getting married.

But soon, Xiao Lin threw this melancholy out of his mind. Since he had embarked on the road of cultivation, there was absolutely no reason to turn back.

Originally, Xiao Lin, with his Qi Refining Level 7 cultivation, was on good terms with Nangong Chen and Bai Shuangzhi, two Qi Refining Great Perfection cultivators. He felt a little inferior, and Bai Shuangzhi's words "Brother Xiao" made him feel ashamed. But after more than half a day, he began to become calm. After all, although the cultivation world discusses people by their cultivation, that is for people who are one level higher or unfamiliar. People in the same level mostly address each other by age.

After flying for a few more hours, they finally passed through the Qingxi Grassland, which surprised Xiao Lin. He didn't expect that passing through the Qingxi Grassland would be so smooth. Not only was he not attacked by monsters along the way, but he also didn't encounter any malicious cultivators.

"This Qingxi grassland is the safest place in this cave. The main reason is that although this grassland covers a wide area, it has a wide field of vision and cannot be ambushed. Even monsters don't like such an environment, so it is the safest place in comparison. However, we must be extremely vigilant next." Nangong Chen smiled and said, as if he saw some surprise on Xiao Lin's face.

"Brother Nangong, are you talking about the Stone Forest Canyon?" The Stone Forest Canyon is also recorded in the cave map purchased by Xiao Lin, but the record in the map is vague. It just says that it is extremely dangerous, but it is unknown what the specific dangers are. Now listening to Nangong Chen, it seems that he knows something.

"This Stone Forest Canyon is right in the middle of the two thousand-foot peaks. It is only a few miles wide, and it is the only way to the second floor of the cave. If you want to bypass it, it will take at least five or six days in this cave where you can't control the weapon, so most cultivators will choose to pass through this Stone Forest Canyon." Nangong Chen explained beside him.

"Brother Nangong, do you know what dangers exist in the Stone Forest Canyon?"

"Every time the cave is opened, many fellows die in the Stone Forest Canyon. Even most of the cave maps sold in Xueling Fairy City are vague about the Stone Forest Canyon. This is not to deliberately conceal something, but few people can be sure what kind of monster is hidden in the Stone Forest Canyon. Even in the Tianlu Mountains, this kind of monster does not exist."

"Brother Nangong, do you know?" Bai Shuangzhi, who was listening quietly at the side, heard the words, glanced at Nangong Chen with her big eyes, and spoke.

"In fact, I am not sure. I only know that the monster in the Stone Forest Canyon should be a monster that is proficient in dark attributes. As far as I know, the only dark attribute monsters in our Tianlu Mountains are the Black Bat of the Black Bat Island and the Shadow Python in the Stone Forest Canyon."

"Shadow Python?" Xiao Lin and Bai Shuangzhi were both slightly stunned. Although they had studied the monsters in the Tianlu Mountains in detail, this was the first time they had heard of the three words "Shadow Python".

"The name of this split shadow python was given by the senior cultivators who entered the Stone Forest Canyon. I only learned the name of this monster by chance when I bought a map depicting the first layer of the cave from a poor cultivation family.

And at that time, there were three seniors from the poor family who entered the cave, two of whom died in the Stone Forest Canyon. It was because of the desperate protection of the two that the remaining person was able to escape from the Stone Forest Canyon and draw the map."

"I see." Xiao Lin nodded. It seems that this split shadow python should not be underestimated, but then he was a little confused. Is this split shadow python still a real-level monster? Otherwise, with so many Qi Refining cultivators, even if it is really a real-level monster, it may not be impossible to win by relying on numbers.

"What is so terrible about this split shadow python that makes cultivators so afraid." Bai Shuangzhi asked.

"There aren't many Shadow Pythons in this Stone Forest Canyon. As long as you don't run into one, you still have a good chance of passing through it safely. But if you run into one, you'll be in trouble. Although this Shadow Python is only a mortal-level Great Perfection monster, its strength is comparable to that of a true-level monster. Nine out of ten cultivators who run into it will lose their lives."