Chapter 996 Yu Mengmiao's Whereabouts
These ten years were enough for the three of them to do a lot of things. Senior Sister and Yu Mengmiao had successively raised their cultivation to the perfect foundation, and Dan-forming became the most urgent task for the three of them. Just like Qingyang, they were also looking for Dan-forming materials everywhere. After more than ten years of preparation and collection, they only lacked two main materials, namely the Red Heart Rhyme Fruit and the Earth Fire Sulfur Cinnabar.
After some inquiries, they knew the existence of the Yinfeng Extreme Fire Cave, but they had more time to prepare. Before the Yinfeng Extreme Fire Cave began, they easily got three wind and fire orders refined by the middle-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, and then followed others to come in for adventure.
The three of them came in early, and with good luck, they got the Red Heart Rhyme Fruit not long after entering the Yinfeng Extreme Fire Cave, and then the three of them went to the Earth Core Cave to look for the Earth Fire Sulfur Cinnabar.
This time their luck seemed to have run out. When they entered an unknown cave to search for treasure, they were suddenly attacked by a demon beast. The demon beast was too powerful. The three of them, the master and apprentice, were defeated at the first blow. Fairy Duanqing was severely injured and her life or death was unknown. Fortunately, before she fainted, she crushed a high-level escape talisman and took the three of them to a mine cave more than ten miles away.
Who knew that the demon beast had a keen sense of smell and could smell it even from more than ten miles away. Seeing that she was about to be caught up by the demon beast, she and Yu Mengmiao had to flee separately. Senior sister fled to this side, and Yu Mengmiao was unwilling to give up her master, so she carried Fairy Duanqing and fled to the other side.
Even though Fairy Duanqing was unconscious, she seemed to be a big fish in the eyes of the demon beast. The demon beast naturally gave up Senior sister as prey and chased after Yu Mengmiao. The demon beast was so powerful that Senior sister was scared and ran all the way, and she didn't even dare to look back to check the situation, so she didn't know whether Yu Mengmiao and her master Fairy Duanqing were dead or alive.
When people are unlucky, drinking cold water will make their teeth ache. What's even more tragic is that the senior sister just got out of the tiger's den and fell into the wolf's den. Just after escaping the clutches of the demon beast, she ran into Shi Shangfei and Wen Xiang head-on. After that, she was captured by them and used as free labor. This lasted for two months.
Until today, Shi Shangfei and Wen Xiang planned to leave the Yinfeng Extreme Fire Cave, but they did not fulfill their promise to let them go, but prepared to kill all the captured foundation-building cultivators to silence them.
These seven or eight foundation-building cultivators had a premonition and would definitely not be willing to be killed, so everyone united to fight to the death. Unfortunately, facing two third-level Jindan cultivators, seven or eight foundation-building cultivators could not cause much trouble. After a fight, everyone else died. Only the senior sister escaped outside the cave by chance and ran into Qingyang head-on. There is no need to say more about what happened afterwards.
The senior sister spoke concisely. She said so much in less than a cup of tea, but she did not wear out Qingyang's patience. After hearing her complete story, Qingyang's heart tightened, and he said, "The powerful demon beast is no match for you three masters and apprentices. How can Miaomiao deal with it alone? According to what you said, didn't the two of them already suffer from the poisonous hand?"
The senior sister nodded and said, "It's really possible. According to my master, the demon beast's strength has at least reached the late Jindan stage. Although its intelligence is not enough, its attack and defense are frighteningly strong. Even a late Jindan cultivator may not be able to defeat it, not to mention that the junior sister has only completed the foundation building. I'm afraid that the master and she are in danger."
The demon beast is a variant of the demon beast. When the demon beast evolves from the sixth stage to the seventh stage, it will encounter a spiritual wisdom tribulation. After surviving it, its intelligence will be greatly opened and it will become a demon cultivator. When it reaches the ninth stage, it will survive another transformation tribulation and grow into a being like a human cultivator.
There is only one chance to overcome the spiritual tribulation. If you fail to overcome it but are lucky enough to survive, you will evolve into a demon beast and will never be able to open your spiritual intelligence. This kind of demon beast that only grows muscles but not brains is similar to low-level demon beasts in other aspects except that it is more powerful. It acts completely on instinct and is not even regarded as the same kind by demon cultivators.
Demon beasts are ferocious and treat other cultivators as food. How can Yu Mengmiao and his apprentice be safe if they fall into their hands? According to what this senior sister said, the strength of the demon beast is almost equivalent to that of a late Jindan cultivator. This is too terrifying. Even the veteran Jindan cultivator Duanqing Fairy is not its opponent, let alone Yu Mengmiao, who has only completed the foundation building. I am afraid that it is really in danger.
For Qingyang, Yu Mengmiao is almost the closest person to him in this world. This has become a kind of psychological sustenance for him. The long road of cultivating immortals cannot be just about killing and cruelty, nor can it be just about intrigue and deception. There should also be some warmth and care, some of the softest places, and Yu Mengmiao is such an existence in his heart.
When he left Jiuzhou Continent, Qingyang knew that the possibility of him and Yu Mengmiao meeting again was very low, but in his heart, he still cared about her from time to time and felt that he could meet one day. Decades later, he really got news from Yu Mengmiao again, but he didn't expect it to be such bad news. Qingyang was also stunned for a while, and he was confused because of his concern. For the first time in so many years, he had no idea when he encountered something, and murmured: "What should I do? What should I do..."
Looking at Qingyang's lost soul, the senior sister couldn't help but feel a little jealous, but thinking about the uncertainty of the master's life and death, and having to rely on this boy to work hard, she could only temporarily put away those little thoughts and said: "You don't have to be so depressed. My junior sister is very smart and has great luck. With the guidance of the master, she shouldn't be in trouble easily. Moreover, I have been with the master and the junior sister for many years. Not to mention that we are in tune with each other, at least when they are in trouble, we will have some sense. Since I haven't had any premonitions during this period, it means that they are safe for the time being."
Premonitions are very mysterious. Sometimes when a loved one has an accident, it is really possible to be uneasy. However, this thing is sometimes effective and sometimes not, and it can only be used as a psychological comfort. After hearing this, Qingyang finally felt better. Regardless of whether Yu Mengmiao is in trouble or not, this trip must be made. If nothing happens, he must find a way to rescue her. If something really happens, it doesn't matter whether he can avenge her, but at least he must find out what happened and give himself a comfort.
Thinking of this, Qingyang suddenly raised his head and said, "Sister, knowing that Miaomiao was in trouble, I can't just stand by and watch. Please tell me where you are in trouble. I must rescue her."
"That is a ninth-level demon beast equivalent to the late Jindan stage. Aren't you afraid of death?" The sister looked at Qingyang with burning eyes, as if she wanted to see through his heart.