The cultivation level of this "Yan Shizun" is similar to what Meng Zhou expected.

Because he has determined that this "Yan Shizun" is Yan Zhuang, the Xingxiu Palace disciple who guarded Cuiyu Lake back then.

Meng Zhou didn't know the exact time this person stayed in Cuiyu Lake, but the general situation can still be inferred from other information.

For example, it would take thirty to fifty years to propagate a powerful foundation-building family by "seeding" while guarding Jade Lake.

The time when Xingxiu Palace closed the mountain and recalled the disciples who were assigned to guard the spiritual veins in various places is also relatively clear, that is, more than 160 years ago.

Before being recalled to the Xingxiu Palace, Yanzhuang's cultivation was most likely at the peak level of foundation building. It was not because he did not want to make progress, but because the spiritual environment of Jade Lake at that time did not allow him to go further.

——Xingxiu Palace and Qingxuan Sect have taken two completely different paths. It is better to have disciples than to have them. The talents and talents of Xingxiu Palace disciples are the best choices. The potential to form a true elixir is the lowest threshold!

Even if Yan Zhuang was only in the early stages of foundation building when he was assigned to take charge of Cuiyu Lake, thirty to fifty years would be enough for him to reach the peak of foundation building.

After returning to Xingxiu Palace, if Yanzhuang immediately breaks through the core formation, and then spends about 160 years to advance his cultivation to the level approaching the late stage of core formation, although this progress is not very fast, it is not considered fast.

Slow, pretty average.

Although Meng Zhou's cultivation was only at the third level of Dan Jie, he was not timid in the face of "Yan Shizun" who was at the peak of the sixth level of Dan Jie. Even though this "Yan Shizun" was from the fourth level.

Pai Xingxiu Palace.

But the idea of ​​taking action unexpectedly and immediately was killed by Meng Zhou the moment it arose.

What he was worried about was not the "Yan Shizun" himself, but Qingxuanzong.

Not to mention starting a battle here, relying on this third-order mid-grade clone and six third-order mid-grade spiritual puppets, he did not completely win over the opponent. Once he allowed him to escape, it would be difficult to find such a person in the future.

good chance.

Once the battle begins, the eleven alchemy cultivators who are also cultivating in Jade Lake will inevitably be alarmed.

Even more troublesome is the follow-up.

Once a battle breaks out here in the middle stage of pill formation, it will definitely attract the attention of the entire Qingxuan Territory, and Qingxuan Sect will also react immediately.

For a long time to come, the area surrounding the battle, and even the entire Jade Lake, will receive intense attention.

In the light, in the dark.

And this did not meet Meng Zhou's expectations.

The hidden dangers at this key node of Baiyue Bay have not really been eliminated.

His squatting will become much more difficult.

Moreover, in his plan, after he has mastered the sword technique now, he will do it again to fundamentally eliminate this hidden danger.

If a battle is rashly started here right now, it will definitely add a lot of difficulties to subsequent plans.

And Meng Zhou had to consider another point.

Once a battle breaks out here in the middle stage of the formation of pills and above, and Qingxuanzong's attention is focused on it, there is no guarantee that Qingxuanzong will not use similar means to find some traces and clues.

I just got rid of a hyena, but a pack of vicious wolves chased me.

If so, it would be great fun.

Thinking about this in my mind, I saw the spiritual bird disappearing away, and "Yan Shizun" also disappeared somewhere.

After thinking for a while, Meng Zhou did not pursue the whereabouts of "Yan Shizun", but silently escaped in the mud under the water, walking with the spiritual birds in the sky.

After a while, the water reached the end.

Yan Shizun's figure was waiting on the shore early. He stretched out his left hand and let the spiritual bird land on his palm.

Just when Meng Zhou thought that Yan Shizun was about to feed the spirit bird again, he squeezed the first-order spirit bird's flesh and blood body gently and exploded.

When the flesh, flesh, and bones exploded, they seemed to turn into burning fireworks. Finally, they turned into a cloud of smoke and dissipated invisible.

After dealing with the spirit bird and dismembering its corpse, "Yan Shizun" followed the path that the spirit bird had already explored and quickly disappeared into the depths of the jungle.

Just when Meng Zhou was hesitating whether to pursue him closely, Yan Shizun suddenly saw a small moving talisman in his hand.

As this talisman was activated, Yan Shizun's figure quickly disappeared.

Oh haha.

No need to hesitate now.

In this case, he had no chance to pursue him.

"But why? Could it be that after he checked here, he suddenly stopped checking and gave up halfway?"

Meng Zhou shook his head, thinking this was impossible.

Judging from Yan Shizun's performance, he is not someone who gives up so easily.

This was a goal that he persisted in for a hundred or two hundred years without wavering.

Just when Meng Zhou was thinking about it, he was suddenly stunned, and then he quickly shook his head and said:

"No, no, no, no, no..."

Because "Yan Shizun" used the small moving talisman to leave, Meng Zhou was no longer so cautious and conducted a more careful exploration of the surrounding situation.

Then, Meng Zhou realized something was wrong.

Although it had been many years, Meng Zhou was certain that the place where he left Cuiyu Lake and landed on land was not here.

Meng Zhou couldn't help but recall it more carefully. The memories from the moment he discovered the spiritual bird to when it flew all the way out of Baiyue Bay and entered the vast waters were all replayed in Meng Zhou's mind.

Then, Meng Zhou determined one thing.

"That's not the trajectory I took when I left Baiyue Bay."

"So, who is he tracking?"

This question is not difficult to guess.

…

Sanchuanyuan, the core inner city area.

Meng Zhou quickly sneaked back to his cave, found Bai Zhi, and asked directly:

"When you left Cuiyu Lake, did you make clear plans for your next trip?"

Although Bai Zhi was confused as to why Meng Zhou asked this question, she still nodded and said:

"Yes, because at that time my cultivation level had just broken through to the ninth level of Qi training, but the painter profession had been stuck at the first peak level for a long time. I hope that when I break through and build the foundation, the painter profession will also break through.

A breakthrough in the painter's career requires the use of several special spiritual pigments, which are only available in Pingling Valley.

...However, I was hiding in Baiyue Bay at the time, and I had no intention of leaving immediately. The reason for this was because I sensed the Mo family's malice and felt strong uneasiness in my heart, so I fled in a hurry.

Not long after I left Cuiyu Lake and landed ashore, I finally made the decision to go to Pingling Valley to look for those kinds of spiritual pigments."

After hearing Bai Zhi's explanation, Meng Zhou nodded in his heart.

Therefore, the target that "Yan Shizun" traces back is not himself, but Bai Zhi.

However, Meng Zhou did not feel relaxed.

Because in the end, they will all come to themselves.

The ominous warnings in the sea of ​​consciousness also confirm this.

The reason why he used the small movement talisman soon after landing was also found. He must have determined the specific itinerary of Bai Zhi through the retrospective image, so he simply stopped following Bai Zhi's movement trajectory and used the small movement talisman to leave.

, and then go directly to Pingling Valley to find the thread again.

Although this will add a lot of twists and turns, and it will take a lot of extra effort to find the "thread" again, the benefits are obvious.

He can use this to interrupt the continuity of his own trajectory, making it impossible for others to track him using similar methods.

And as long as you don't know what his goal is, it will be difficult to find him again who is deliberately hiding it.

Meng Zhou was about to notify the Earth Spirit Jin Lian's clone to go straight to Pingling Valley, but at this moment, Meng Zhou's heart suddenly moved.

Looking at Bai Zhi, she asked again: "When and where did you first meet Zhou Nan?"

"Zhou Nan?" Bai Zhi muttered softly, with a look of reminiscence in her eyes.

After a while, he slowly said:

"That was more than ten years after I left Jade Lake, and I was already in the middle stage of foundation building at that time.

As for the place where we met, I remember it very clearly, it was in a second-level evil vein called Gray Mist Mountain near Hongliang Bay."

Meng Zhou's eyes flickered and he asked, "Is there any more specific information?"

"More specific? Why are you asking for such details?" Bai Zhi looked at Meng Zhou suspiciously.

However, although she felt a little strange in her heart, she still thought about it carefully.

After a while, he slowly said:

"I remember there were stretches of cliffs nearby, with dozens of large and small waterfalls hanging there.

Among them, the most special one is the one closest to us, because there is a special kind of ore, and the color of that waterfall appears purple-red under the sunlight, which is very different."

Meng Zhou nodded and said, "I understand."
To be continued...