The first stop is Lingqiu Mountain. The terrain has been mentioned before. There are no trees on the mountain and there are many fire ponds and wind caves. It is not suitable for wild animals to survive, so there are relatively few monsters nearby.

Mozhu Mountain has set up a dojo in the middle valley in the south of the mountain. It is connected to Mozhu Mountain to the north, Leize to the south, Jishan Mine to the west, and Shou Lunzhe Mountain Immortal Palace to the east.

This terrain extends in all directions, with resource points in the east, west, north and south. The unique Yanchi landform can also be used for weapon refining. It is located at the south gate of Mozhu Mountain and is the advance base leading to the Shiwanda Mountain area.

Li Fan could detect with his spiritual consciousness all the way here with his sword that Mozhu Mountain had light talismans arranged to lead the way along the way to the south. They looked like beacon towers. He didn't know whether they were used to call the police or to warn others.

Because most of the immortal cultivators are road idiots like Xuantian Jianyi...

But flying south for hundreds of miles was really tiring. Fortunately, Li Fan had two inner elixirs to return Qi. It was really tiring to fly over such a long distance. It seemed that he really needed to find some mount-type magic weapons or spiritual weapons.

He must be a substitute for a beast or something. Otherwise, he will be surrounded and ambushed by people on the way to death. Otherwise, he may be assassinated and fall.

However, the cheapest suit costs 25,000 guan, a flying sword can be sold for 1.8 million guan, and you don’t know how much a spiritual beast sports car in the fairy world costs. Otherwise, you should develop a machine technique and start from scratch.

Start assembling the parts to make a flying treasure ship or something. I can save a little bit...

After thinking wildly, I finally flew to the Zhonggu Dojo. This is not a simple altar like the Zuntianmo Dojo near Mozhu Mountain where people worship the moon and practice.

From a distance, you can see the light rising into the sky from the valley in the south of the mountain. When you get closer, you can feel that there is plenty of spiritual energy. It is obviously a blessed place for spiritual cultivation. There is also a small town in the valley.

You can see that there is still a Taoist temple in the middle, but a wall is built along the mountain outside, and there is a pass arrow tower at the entrance of the valley. It looks like a temple but not a temple, and it looks like a village but not a village.

The Taoist temple in the Zhonggu Valley is quite spacious, with many side rooms, which can probably provide accommodation for passing caravans. But at this time, there are no people in the temple.

Li Fan also followed the instructions of the old men in Lou Guan Dao. He first pressed down the sword and let it fall at the foot of the mountain, sprinkled a handful of rice and recited the incantation.

So he summoned a mountain god dressed as a military commander, wearing armor and holding a broadsword.

"Who comes to pay homage to Lingqiu Mountain?"

This mountain god seems to be at least at the Nascent Soul realm, and he is as powerful as those generals in the Immortal Palace. It seems that he is the mountain god of Lingqiu Mountain. After all, Li Fan followed the etiquette, put away the flying sword, fell to the ground, knocked on the door and worshiped the mountain god.

Also asked politely.

Li Fan bowed his head and presented the talisman, "Li Qingyue of Mozhu Mountain came to patrol the mountain and came to pay a visit to the real person who guards the mountain."

After all, it was his first time here, and Li Fan didn't know the specific location of the spiritual bird's nest. First, he came to meet and pay a visit.

The mountain god was also very strict, and he clasped fists with Li Fan and chanted in return, "This is my first time, Master. I'm very unfamiliar with you. Please show me your Taoist talisman."

"There is nothing wrong with you." So Li Fan also showed the other party the Taoist documents from Lou Guan Taoist leader in Mozhu Mountain and the spiritual talismans sent down to patrol the mountain.

The mountain god verified that it was correct, so he put on a smile and bowed, "Master Li, please wait a moment, the little god will go to the guardian guard immediately to open the magic circle."

"I'm sorry."

So Li Fan waited for a while, and saw a yellow talisman light up from the middle valley, and the mountain god appeared again, but he did not bring the Qinglong Yanyue Sword. He only held a triangular yellow flag and led the way with a smile on his face, "Master Li,

Please follow the little god into the battle. Demons and monsters are rampant in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. The Zhonggu Dojo is the centerpiece of Mozhu Mountain. Usually the people patrolling the mountain are a few familiar faces. In the past two years, the little god has also seen the new mage who has become a golden elixir for the first time. Unexpectedly

If you are not careful, you still need to look at Haihan."

"What the general said is what it should be. I wonder what you call it?"

"Master's words are serious. The little god ordered Qiushan to guard the mountain. He cannot be called a general. In his previous life, his surname was Zhang. You can only call him Zhang Xunshan." Zhangshan God was very humble.

This is also natural. A wild god like him is not the true god of the imperial court, but is completely a consumable privately sealed by Mozhu Mountain. He is said to be a mountain god, and he just drives some wild beasts away on a daily basis. If the true god is dispersed by a powerful demon, he will also fall.

Now, Mozhushan can find another heroic general who is quite good at the Overlord Body Kung Fu and make him a mountain god to replace him.

Zhang Shanshen took Li Fan into the Zhonggu Dojo and said a few words casually.

It turns out that when the Immortal Palace was stationed in southern Xinjiang, this middle valley was a dangerous place, but it was later captured by monsters. The Nangong family could not get it back for a while, so they gave it to Mozhu Mountain as a dojo.

Well, if you fight back, this territory will be yours. At that time, the ten hills were actually of this nature, and it was not the Nangong family who took the initiative to give them up. In fact, they were all occupied by big monsters.

So later on, Mozhu Mountain slayed demons and fought bloody battles for many years, and finally recaptured Zhonggu, and built a Taoist temple on the site of Nangong Military Camp.

It’s true that there haven’t been many caravans coming recently. For one thing, there aren’t many resources in a barren mountain like Lingqiu Mountain. The main purpose of coming to Zhonggu is to collect the trading resources mined in Lei Zezhong. However, the season is wrong now, and many rare treasures in Lei Zezhong have not yet been collected.

It’s time to harvest.

Secondly, in recent years, there has been an enmity with the Immortal Palace, and there are more and more demons in Yushan, so the exchange and trade with Nangongjialunzhe Mountain in the east has gradually decreased.

Isn't there a fight with Li Guo in the north of Sanze? The Jindan monks who usually live in Zhonggu Taoist Temple have all gone north to support them. They haven't come back yet.

Therefore, the only people guarding Zhonggu at this time were Zhenren Shoushan and Zhenren Huang from Lou Guandao.

"Disciple Li Qingyue, pay homage to Zhenren Huang." Li Fan went into the main hall of the temple to pay homage. Zhang Shanshen was outside, and his own mountain temple in front of the temple was waiting to guard the door.

The inheritance of Huang Zhenren Lou Guandao is naturally human-shaped, but his appearance is quite immortal, especially his beautiful beard, which is as long as a dragon's beard and floats to the chest. He really has attained the Tao and practiced cultivation, and is full of aura.

, very admirable.

Huang Zhenren's eyes were half-closed and he nodded towards Li Fan, "The spiritual bird's nest is a hundred miles southeast of the Zhong Valley, on a cliff. Ask God Zhangshan to lead you to inspect it. There are twelve eggs inside. You must see them with your own eyes. One

Once you check the count, if there is one missing, you have to report it to me."

Huang Zhenren didn't talk much, and he obviously knew that Li Fan, who had recently achieved the golden elixir, only visited the mountains by patrolling the mountains, and there was no guarantee that he would be able to meet him many times in the future.

"Yes. Disciple knows."

Li Fan could feel Master Huang checking himself with his spiritual consciousness. He felt that this Master had a strong aura and that he could be entrusted with an important task. He was definitely not an ordinary person to guard an important place like Zhonggu Dojo by himself. Although the cultivator

He may not be as good at fighting as someone like Zhenren Liang, and he may not be as good at swordfighting as someone like Xiao Yao, but he can guard the southern gate, at least he is better than the old men from the four theoretical schools who made swords.

Be powerful.

Zhang Shanshen didn't hesitate. He directly set up the cloud head and took Li Fan to the spiritual bird's nest. It could be seen that he was bored on the top of the mountain and locked up with Huang Zhenren, which was quite leisurely.

"It's on that cliff. Master Li can see the spiritual cave. Inside is the spiritual bird's nest. When patrolling the mountain, you only need to take a look outside and check with your spiritual consciousness that the magic circle seal near the nest is intact, and you can turn around.

Reported."

"Just come here and take a look?" Li Fan scratched his head. He also learned a little bit from Master Liu's "Illustrations of the Sixteen Formations of Disha". It could be seen from the outside that the surrounding formations were indeed in good condition, and they were obviously also used by the patrolling disciples of Mozhu Mountain. Check for repairs regularly. However...

"This is my first time doing a mission. Master Huang specifically asked me to see it with my own eyes. How about..."

Naturally, Zhang Shanshen would not stop him, "Master, you can unseal the magic circle and go in to check, but remember to repair it. The seal of this spiritual bird's nest is very important, and the beast inside must not be allowed to escape."

"Beast? What is the seal on the head here?" Li Fan was a little surprised. He thought it was a phoenix and a suzaku, a rare beast raised at the gate of Mozhu Mountain and used to collect genius treasures. How could it be What about being called a beast?

"It's the sacred bird Yong. Legend has it that once the Yong is born, there will be a severe drought. Therefore, Mozhu Mountain is strictly guarded to prevent the birth of the sacred bird. It can warn the surrounding areas in advance and make preparations in advance."

"What does a bird have to do with a severe drought in the world? Have you ever seen a precedent of a divine bird being born and causing a severe drought? How do you know it didn't happen by chance? Maybe it was a severe drought that caused this bird to fly around? Have you ever done any observation and demonstration? You have to tell the truth and rely on solid evidence, right?" Li Fan couldn't help but argue.

Zhang Shanshen said, "...the mountain god who has only been sealed as a minor god for ten years doesn't understand this, but everyone says so, so it shouldn't be wrong, right?"

Li Fan frowned, but seeing that Zhang Shanshen was serious, he was either deliberately fooling people, or he was fooled. But after all, it was Li Fan's first time on duty, so he should be more serious. So he held the mountain patrol talisman and stepped on the Yubu , unlocked the magic circle and checked.

There were no more than twelve eggs in the nest, so there was no problem.

So Li Fan helped seal the magic circle as it was. Just when he was about to record his name into the magic circle with a Taoist talisman to show that he had visited here for inspection, Li Fan was suddenly stunned.

"Zhang Shanshen, you said that I am the only new person who has come to patrol the mountain in the past two years? There are many records here written about Xu Liang. Was Senior Brother Xu the one who was responsible for patrolling the mountain before?"

"Ah, yes, patrolling the mountains is not a beautiful job. They are all done by hard-working monks. Master Xu is a disciple of Zhenren Huang. Because their skills are special and they practice in Lingqiu Mountain all year round, there are usually no sect members. When colleagues come to help, he has always been responsible for the trivial chores of patrolling and running errands.

But recently, Master Xu also went to Liguo to help in the war, and he has not returned yet, so the sect sent you, Master Li, right."

Zhang Shanshen also chatted casually.

Then Li Fan suddenly turned his head and stared at him, "What does it look like?"

"Ah? What does it look like? Master Xu just has two eyes and one mouth..." Zhang Shanshen did not turn around for a moment.

"I said that bird, Yong, must have some appearance. Otherwise, how would you know it was born?"

Zhang Shanshen thought it made sense, and recalled, "Huang Zhenren did mention it, well... it looks like an owl, with a human face and four eyes and ears. Its name is Yong, and its cry is its own nickname. When you see it, there will be a severe drought in the world." .”

Li Fan looked at him expressionlessly.

Zhang Shanshen was stunned, "What's wrong?"

Then he saw the young mage in front of him, took out a spoon from his sleeve and threw it to the ground, "Spoon?"

The spoon spun around in a circle and pointed straight to the north.

Li Fan narrowed his eyes, something bad happened, those ugly birds he met on the road were really Yong!

He has had Sinan for three months, and of course he has studied it. In short, this crap is difficult to use.

Because Si Nan always points to the direction of opportunity closest to you. So if you are practicing in the Mozhu Mountain Sect, then this spoon will keep spinning and pointing everywhere. Yes, Mozhu Mountain is not all about opportunities, but then They are all belonging to the same sect. Can Li Fan steal them and rob them? Shouldn't he buy them with money?

But now we are far away from Mozhu Mountain, so in theory, the direction of Sinan should be towards the nearby Divine Bird Egg, or towards Lei Ze in the south. However, it is still north...

In other words, those ugly birds heading north that he passed by not long ago were really the sacred birds! It’s not that he has such a good memory that he can remember all the birds he met on the way. I didn’t even see a single chicken! The only living creatures I saw were those ugly birds just now! The twelve eggs underneath must have been replaced by someone!

Why did he think it was man-made, and what evidence is there?

Because of the evidence, Li Fan saw it in the Taoist talisman of "Come Here".

Among a large number of Xu Liang's names, there is another name mixed in. Six months ago, the Jindan monk who came to patrol the mountain for inspection was named Chen Jinu.

The one who killed Chen Daotong, the one who was secretly killed by Li Fan and Jianyi, and the Jindan eunuch whose name was known to the system even though there was no such person in Mozhu Mountain!

This name, like Li Qingyue, appeared in the name of this magic circle for the first time, but Zhang Shanshen had no matching impression.

The opponent may have used the art of transformation to confuse the mountain god, but if they were to use Taoist talismans to mark Lou Guandao's magic circle, it was absolutely impossible to simply fool him.

In the next few months, Xu Liang kept his name and said everything was normal. I'm afraid he was already in a relationship with Chen Jinu, but he was also in a relationship!

So what about his master Huang Zhenren?
To be continued...