Chapter 163 Xiaoyan Mountain (Subscribe, Collect)

In fact, it was the first time for the caravan to open up a trade route for such a long distance. If everything went smoothly, it would be impossible.

According to Sun Mingsheng's prediction, it would take at least eight months to go back and forth on the basis of ensuring the safety of himself and the caravan.

Five days later, the caravan appeared on a barren, dry, lifeless mountain of completely different sizes.

This is already the border area of ​​Pingyang County. This mountain is called Xiaoyan Mountain. Because the area is barren and there are no monsters living there, all kinds of spiritual objects are also extremely scarce.

But because of its remote geographical location and its location at the junction of the two counties, it has become a hiding place for some natural evil cultivators. There are often some evil cultivators. Their main source of spiritual objects is to kill the caravans in groups of three or five.

But killing the caravan here is also a test of eyesight. If you encounter a strong one, you will destroy yourself.

The evil cultivators entrenched in Xiaoyan Mountain are mainly in the Qi Refining Stage. They are not a substantial threat to the caravan of the Sun family. You just need to be vigilant.

But this does not mean that everything is fine when passing through Xiaoyan Mountain. Occasionally, some evil cultivators in the foundation-building stage will temporarily live here. Once they meet head-on, it will be a tough battle.

The reason why evil cultivators are called evil cultivators is that the skills they practice are relatively unconventional. They simply pursue the speed of cultivation and combat effectiveness, and they have a wide range of means. They can usually suppress cultivators of the same level and gain the upper hand.

"Xiaoyan Mountain is the first dangerous area and the first test for the caravan. You must be vigilant. Once you encounter an enemy, you must ensure the safety of the pack animals and spiritual objects." Sun Mingsheng did not hesitate too much and soon took the lead in entering Xiaoyan Mountain.

The family cultivators who followed them were all experienced late-stage Qi-refining cultivators, and they naturally knew some information about the evil cultivators in Xiaoyan Mountain.

The eight first-grade superior-grade thick-skinned and thick-fleshed silly cow beasts were divided into two groups, four in front and four in the back, and the four more precious Jiaoxue spirit horses were located in the center to ensure that they would not be attacked by the first wave.

As the leader of the caravan, Sun Mingsheng was duty-bound to walk at the front of the caravan, searching for possible evil cultivators in ambush with his full spiritual sense.

Sun Mingsheng was not afraid of fighting with monsters or cultivators of the same level. Even if he was not an opponent, he was confident that he could fight with the enemy and ensure the safety of the caravan.

Compared with direct battles, he was more vigilant about ambushes from evil cultivators. By attacking them unexpectedly, killing several pack animals and Qi Refining cultivators in the first wave would cause more trouble for the subsequent journey.

At the confluence of three hills deep in Xiaoyan Mountain, there was some thin spiritual power

"Have you investigated the origin of the caravan? How strong is it? What is the value of the spiritual objects?" A bald and fleshy cultivator in the early stage of foundation building asked viciously.

Around him were more than ten Qi Refining cultivators in the late stage. Each of them looked horrible. The only thing they had in common was that they smelled extremely bloody.

"The caravan comes from the Sun family of Shenquan Mountain in Pingyang County. They have a stable foundation-building heritage. The leader is also in the early stage of foundation-building and has not been promoted for long." A monk who was dressed in long clothes and waved a feather fan and looked like a dog-headed military advisor said lightly.

"These family monks are weak. There are twelve pack animals carrying a large number of spiritual objects. Since the eldest brother has been promoted to the foundation-building stage, why should he be afraid of a monk of the same level? There are not many spiritual objects in the secret room. It can only last for a year at most. If you miss this opportunity, I don’t know how long it will take for the next caravan to come." The monk who spoke had an open scar on each of his faces, and every time he spoke, white bones were faintly exposed.

In addition, the aura of this monk was quite fierce, and the bloody smell was even stronger than that of the foundation-building monks. He was full of expectation for the fight and had no fear at all.

"These family monks have always fought one by one, and they are very difficult to deal with. It is better to let them go." Another monk had a completely different opinion. He must have suffered a lot from a certain family.

"We are evil cultivators. If we hadn't killed a caravan against all odds, how could we have obtained the foundation-building pills to help our elder brother build his foundation? As long as we are clean and tidy and leave no one alive, a caravan is nothing to worry about."

"Hmph, since they have come to Xiaoyan Mountain, we naturally cannot let them go. I will kill the cultivators in the foundation-building period, and you can deal with the other cultivators. A quick battle cannot last too long. In addition, after this battle, the nest needs to be moved to a safer place." In the end, it was the evil cultivator in the early stage of foundation building who made the final decision.

After receiving the final order, the lawless evil cultivators left with a smile, preparing some of their own methods to kill their opponents and rob spiritual objects to maintain their own practice.

Hiding in the barren and secluded Xiaoyan Mountain for many years, in addition to practicing, their greatest pleasure is to kill other cultivators. The miserable cries are the source of their joy.

"The caravan is deployed, on full alert, there are cultivators on the scene." Three days later, when the caravan had reached the second half of Xiaoyan Mountain, Sun Mingsheng had already noticed something.

These evil cultivators did not have time to hide and ambush, so the two sides could only have a most primitive collision to decide the outcome based on their strength.

The twelve beasts of burden soon formed a simple and effective defense array under the guidance of their respective monks, with the special spiritual transport boxes as barriers on the periphery.

The twelve Qi-refining late-stage monks who were traveling together each held a proud magic weapon and were ready to strike the enemy as soon as it landed.

"Welcome all the fellow Taoists of the Sun family to Xiaoyan Mountain. As the host of this place, how can I not give you a warm reception? How about going to the old nest to have a chat?" The bald foundation-building monk in the lead seemed to invite enthusiastically.

"It turned out to be a fellow foundation-building Taoist. No wonder these bugs who can only hide in the dark dared to intercept the caravan led by me. We are just using Xiaoyan Mountain to pass through. Please make way for us." Sun Mingsheng's counterattack was naturally quite sharp.

"Haha, this fellow Taoist seems to have never heard of the reputation of the bloodthirsty brothers of Xiaoyan Mountain. If so, leave your life here. Don't worry, I will take good care of you. Your soul will definitely feel like there is no way to heaven and no door to earth. I think you should regret coming to this world." The bald monk threatened, with a trace of bloodthirsty light flashing in his eyes.

"Hiss, squeak" The first to strike is the strongest, and the last to strike will suffer. Since today can't be settled peacefully, Sun Mingsheng will naturally not show off his verbal advantage.

Two rays of light flashed and took the lead in attacking. It was the soul of the red snake and the soul of the Haohuo Monkey who appeared in front of people for the first time.

The combat power of the two demon beast souls may not be too excellent individually, but the combined power can resist a cultivator in the early stage of foundation building without losing the upper hand, and it can play a significant role in today's evenly matched battle.

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