Chapter 282

Shi Liuyu flew down from mid-air, his heart pounding, and quickly gathered with Shi Jiuzhai and Shi Qiqing.

The three of them looked nervously at the terrifying figure in the distance who was full of aura.

"How could it be her?" Shi Qiqing said with trepidation.

"The north wind doesn't know spring comes late; snow presses down on the fourteen states of the south. What a terrifying sword momentum. Six-Color, how many of her swords can you withstand?" Shi Jiuzhai asked in a low voice.

Shi Liuyu didn't want to pay attention to him; he was very nervous and wanted to burrow into the ground to escape immediately. After all, with his reputation, the possibility of being killed by a single sword from that young monarch of the Northern Territory was not small.

Tang Wanzhou glanced faintly at the three people in the distance and walked past Li Youyi with her sword sheathed: "Still on time; tomorrow morning, we enter the Underground Immortal Mansion."

Several Dao Seed realm Wu Xiu from the Northern Territory rushed toward the corpses of demon beasts like Ying Ji and Shang Lie.

Demon creatures of this level were treasures all over.

Especially the Dao lotus, Dao fruit, and magic tools.

The Ancient Qifeng County City was only a hundred miles from the entrance to the Underground Immortal Mansion, and experts gathered in the city.

Under the night curtain, many camps were distributed on the wilderness around the ancient county city, shrouded in the light gauze of formations like light spots.

The perimeter of the camp of the Snow Sword Tang Ting was filled with formation flags, and a large number of exotic beasts were lying down.

A team of military experts wearing magic tool armor was patrolling.

Tuoba Butuo personally sent Qin Qian to the stronghold where several true disciples of the Thunder Firmament Sect were located, and after returning, he came to Li Youyi's room.

Li Youyi sat on a chair by the bed, his injuries having stabilized, and color had returned to his face. He asked sideways about the reason for Tang Wanzhou's urgency to explore the Underground Immortal Mansion again.

In fact, he wanted to understand the degree of danger of this trip.

Tuoba Butuo said: "Actually, in the last half year, the Young Monarch has already entered the Underground Immortal Mansion five times, and most of the time has been spent inside."

"This trip to Qiuzhou Prefecture City was, first, to purchase resources and supplies. Second, to visit that transcendent of Confucianism in the Zuo Qiu household. Third, to find powerful insect tamers; you are our key candidate."

Li Youyi said: "The Wanyan clan of the Northern Territory is famous for insect taming."

"North Wanyan, South Nine Li—both are masters of playing with insects."

Tuoba Butuo gave a bitter smile and added: "I won't hide it from you; the things the Young Monarch wants to do and the places she wants to go are extremely dangerous. The commander-level strange insects of the Wanyan clan have suffered heavy losses. However, the insect tamers almost all survived; the Young Monarch values their lives very highly."

"Insects, if lost, can be found again."

"Insect tamers at the level of Spiritual Mentalists are all treasures."

Li Youyi had expected this long ago.

If it weren't extremely dangerous, how would a proud person like Tang Wanzhou have time to see a Five Seas realm Wu Xiu like him?

Li Youyi asked: "Has Brother Tuoba entered the Underground Immortal Mansion?"

Tuoba Butuo nodded: "I've only been in once, and I only stayed for half a month, with little gain. Most of the time, I still stay in the Ancient Qifeng County City to comprehend the martial arts of the Dragon race's Son of Heaven within the dragon seed, improving my cultivation. I don't want to fall behind other peers who cultivate the dragon seed. But this time, I will go with you and be responsible for protecting your safety."

"Is there really five-thousand-year-old essence medicine in the Underground Immortal Mansion?" Li Youyi asked again, taking this very seriously.

Since commander-level strange insects had died one after another in the Underground Immortal Mansion, how could Li Youyi not worry about the safety of the seven little ones?

If they could grow to the Dao Seed realm level as soon as possible, their ability to save their lives would naturally increase significantly.

Tuoba Butuo said: "It's hard to say about five-thousand-year-old ones, but I have seen three-thousand-year-old essence medicine with my own eyes. It was dug up by a Dao fruit level expert from the imperial court who had been missing for decades. The medicinal fragrance was so strong that even a boundary bag couldn't suppress it, and he was hunted by many powerful figures."

"Our Snow Sword Tang Ting also dug up some thousand-year essence medicine, one of which reached two thousand six hundred years."

"The most precious thing in the Underground Immortal Mansion is actually not the thousand-year essence medicine or the Spirit Platform Flame Star Stone fragments. It is the Dao arts, scriptures, and magic tools left behind by the ancient Po Jialuo Sect."

Li Youyi had not yet reached the Dao Seed realm, so he was not very interested in Dao arts and scriptures.

And as long as he found Chan Hai Guan Wu and his three masters, would he be lacking in these?

Li Youyi thought of another important matter: "I heard that the Twin Rice Cult is quite active?"

Tuoba Butuo's resolute face, cast in silver, had a cold gaze: "In the past, how would the evil gods dare to appear in the world? It's all because of the eleven years of war, where major factions fought until they were exhausted, all suffering great losses. And because of the disaster of the demon race, the transcendents died or were injured, and all were in seclusion to heal. Now they have finally jumped out to stir up trouble."

"Another reason is that the current proportion of Rice Person Wu Xiu under major factions has increased greatly, giving the evil cults an opportunity to insert, induce, and incite rebellion, creating an awkward situation where it is difficult to distinguish friend from foe."

Li Youyi really wanted to say, could it be because major factions squeezed the Rice People too hard and didn't give them enough respect, so the Twin Rice Cult could easily develop them into cult members?

This could only be kept in his heart.

If he said it, it would be a case of "no common language, half a sentence is too much."

"Young Master Tuoba, Young Master Li, the Young Monarch invites you!"

A military expert wearing armor came to deliver the message.

Li Youyi and Tuoba Butuo came to Tang Wanzhou's camp.

Inside the tent, the lights were bright, and dozens of martial arts experts were sitting, most of them wearing armor, including many pure immortal bodies and deformed species.

Tang Wanzhou sat at the head of the table, and after introducing Li Youyi to everyone, she began to arrange: "Tomorrow, we will set off at 7:00 AM sharp, taking the eighth path. I will lead the charge, and Tuoba Shenxing and Tang Hu will bring up the rear."

"The precious medicine, essence medicine, and Spirit Platform Flame Star Stones found on the road will belong to oneself."

"As for Dao arts and scriptures, each family can copy one, and the Snow Sword Tang Ting will take the original."

"Other treasure-type wealth will be distributed according to the size of the contribution."

"After we go deep into the Underground Immortal Mansion, I will tell everyone the true purpose of this trip."

After she finished speaking, everyone dispersed.

Tang Wanzhou kept five of them, including Li Youyi.

All five were mental energy practitioners, three of whom were very old, with white hair, but they were spirited and had extremely high attainments in mental energy.

In their conversation, Li Youyi learned that two of the old men were top-tier Spiritual Mentalists over a hundred years old, with great prestige in the Northern Territory, holding mental energy treasures and responsible for dealing with Departed Spirits.

The other two were insect tamers.

One was a middle-aged woman from the Wanyan clan.

What surprised Li Youyi was that the remaining old man was actually recruited by Tang Wanzhou from the Nine Li tribe.

"Little Friend Li, I am Shan Ze, the number one mental energy expert of the Shan Li tribe of the Nine Li tribe. I have practiced in the temple for over forty years, and I am very happy to meet you, the young legend of the tribe."

Shan Ze had a round face and a short stature, holding a wooden staff, and his body was covered with insect bags.

Li Youyi knew that apart from the Nine Li Temple, the most powerful in the way of insect taming in the Nine Li tribe was the Shan Li tribe.

For the other party to dare to call himself the number one mental energy expert of the Shan Li tribe, this was quite remarkable, and his status was high enough to sit on equal footing with the tribal chief.

Tang Wanzhou's face was really big.

Li Youyi exchanged pleasantries with him.

Tang Wanzhou said: "You five, follow behind me tomorrow and be responsible for opening the path. As long as you do your best and don't slack off, I promise that the things you get in the Underground Immortal Mansion will definitely be more than other Wu Xiu."

"Go down and prepare; if you need anything, just tell me."

The four of them left one after another, and Li Youyi stayed behind alone.

Tang Wanzhou stood with her hands behind her back, studying the map of the Underground Immortal Mansion she had drawn on the table, as well as the map of the Prefecture surface: "You are severely injured, the youngest, and have the lowest cultivation. Tuoba Butuo is responsible for protecting you. Is there anything else?"

She raised her head and looked at Li Youyi.

Li Youyi's expression remained unchanged: "The Young Monarch just said, if I need anything, just tell you... I do have a small request. Among the demon beasts killed earlier, it is said that one of them had a Dao lotus in its body?"

Tang Wanzhou stared at him for a long time and shouted to the soldiers waiting outside the tent: "Bring the newly obtained Dao lotus."

"Are you still storing Qi? It's been over half a year, and the Wind Mansion is not full yet?" She suddenly became interested.

"Still a little bit!"

Li Youyi could use the spatial power of the Buddha relic to force the Dao fruit into the Wind Mansion, but it was difficult to control precisely, so he had never dared to act rashly.

The Dao lotus was different.

The magic Qi released by the Dao lotus was only about ten thousand units.

Li Youyi felt that it shouldn't be a big problem for his Wind Mansion to expand by another ten thousand units, and the risk was controllable.

Of course, he really wanted to complete the cultivation of the sixth sea as soon as possible, and then cultivate the seventh sea.

Master Guan had said that once he reached the seventh sea, it would be much easier to fight a Dao Seed realm second heaven Wu Xiu.

Once the seventh sea was also completed, he could start planting the Dao and charge toward the Dao Seed realm.

After all, the eighth sea, the Shenque, didn't need to be cultivated at all; it could expand infinitely on its own. The magic power accumulated inside was liquid, and there was already one unit; Li Youyi had always been reluctant to use it.

This was because he felt that the Shenque might also be able to plant the Dao, and the liquid magic power could nourish the Dao seed. He had discussed this issue with his three masters, but they weren't sure either.

After all, the Shenque had always been just a legend.

Not long after.

The jade box containing the Dao lotus was sent into the camp.

This Dao lotus was cultivated by the Candle Shadow Crow King, newly taken, and still carried a bloody smell and demon Qi.

"Thank you, Young Monarch! After I absorb the magic Qi in the Dao lotus, I will definitely return it immediately," Li Youyi bowed and saluted.

After the Dao lotus released its magic Qi, it still had considerable value for alchemy and was a treasure for Dao Seed realm Wu Xiu to improve their cultivation.

Tang Wanzhou said: "You are already practicing spatial Dao arts?"

"No!" Li Youyi said.

She smiled: "Then how do you force the Dao lotus into the Wind Mansion and take it out in time? The Wind Mansion is not like the Ancestral Field, which can be connected to the outside world relatively easily."

Li Youyi was speechless for a moment, thinking about how to explain.

"Everyone has their own secrets; don't be so conflicted. If you don't want to say it, don't say it."

Tang Wanzhou added: "I want to tell you that I have already entered the path of the spatial way and can help you; you don't have to take risks yourself. What? Are you afraid that I will investigate how many golden marks you have? Or are you worried about something else?"

Li Youyi smiled calmly: "With the Young Monarch's cultivation and strength, if you wanted to dig into a person's secrets, why would you waste so many words? Thank you, Young Monarch, for your help!"

To refuse again would be too deliberate!

Tang Wanzhou held the Dao lotus in one hand and pinched her fingers with the other, probing toward Li Youyi's Wind Mansion.

She was shocked!

His Wind Mansion had actually expanded to over twenty thousand units... and it wasn't completed yet?

Ordinary pure immortal body Wu Xiu with all hundred meridians silvered regarded breaking through ten thousand units in the Wind Mansion as a goal, and over time, this became one of the indicators for measuring whether one was a genius of the successor level.

If the Wind Mansion couldn't reach ten thousand units, it was considered that this person had already fallen behind in the Five Seas realm.

They would be kicked out of the ranks of successors.

Successors had very high evaluation standards for every realm and wouldn't stay ahead just because they were ahead in the Spring-Gushing realm.