Celestial being

Yuan Ming walked quickly towards the basin with doubts in his heart.

Not long after, he came to the basin, and his divided soul consciousness scanned the surroundings. He did not find any formations or other traps. The surrounding stone pillars were the same as other places, and the red mist full of fire poison was still thick. , even the aura here feels the same as anywhere else.

Except for the lush spiritual grass, this place seems to be no different from other places.

"It's really strange."

Yuan Ming was puzzled, so he sighed, suppressed his doubts in his heart, and planned to dig out all the blooming golden sunflowers growing here.

But when he started digging, he suddenly discovered that the soil here contained richer spiritual energy than elsewhere. It wasn't just fire spiritual energy, but all five elements of spiritual energy.

That is to say, only fire-type spiritual grass grows in the stone forest. Otherwise, even if water-type spiritual grass is planted here, the external environment will not change and the growth may not be bad.

Yuan Ming realized this, and immediately controlled the first soul and explored his consciousness underground.

After a moment, his eyes lit up, he quickly walked to the center of the basin and started digging.

Soon, a fist-sized heterochromatic mud ball was revealed in the brown soil. The mud ball was shrouded in five different colors of light. As soon as the ordinary mud covering it was swept away, five elements of spiritual energy emanated from it. When he came out, the surrounding spiritual grass seemed to be affected, and the golden sunflower, which had its buds tightly closed, slowly bloomed with petals.

"Five elements and five colors, spiritual life and grass growth, could this be the legendary five-color breath soil?"

Yuan Ming was extremely surprised. According to legend, the five-color breath soil can change the geology within a certain range and accelerate the growth of spiritual grass. If the amount is enough, it can even make the hundred-year-old grass grow in one year. It is a pity that with Yuan Ming's hand, this A small group may not be so magical.

Even so, Yuan Ming was already satisfied. After carefully collecting the small group of five-color breath soil, he searched the basin inside and outside with his soul-splitting consciousness, and only left after confirming that nothing was missing.

In the following time, Yuan Ming tried to search for other spiritual herbs or treasures. However, it seemed that he ran out of luck because he found the five-color breath soil. In the following time, Yuan Ming could not find even a blooming golden sunflower, let alone a golden sunflower in full bloom. Let’s talk about other spiritual herbs.

Yuan Ming left the stone forest with some regrets and started to rush back. However, he did not find Yan Xiang and Lei He on the road.

Due to the time limit of a quarter of an hour, he naturally could not delay too much. After waiting for a while and still getting no results, he returned to the village on his own.

In the wooden building, Zhao Gui was still sitting quietly enjoying tea. When he saw Yuan Ming coming back safely, a smile suddenly appeared on his old face.

"Oh, you're back? Your speed is much faster than I expected, but I wonder if you have found the golden sunflower I want?"

"Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life." Yuan Ming said, putting all the golden sunflowers he had picked on the table.

"One, two... Hey, you actually brought back ten of them. Not bad, really good!" Zhao Gui counted the number of golden sunflowers and looked happy.

"It'll be good if you can satisfy the seniors." Yuan Ming bowed his hand.

Hearing this, Zhao Gui suddenly laughed twice: "Haha, it's hard for you to find so many blooming golden sunflowers, but I promised you before that as long as you get back three blooming golden sunflowers, I will find a way to leave the peach forest. Leave it to you, since the words have been spoken, I will not change my mind temporarily."

As Zhao Gui spoke, he swept his right hand across the wooden table and put the three golden sunflowers into his bag. Then he stood up, kneaded the secrets, and cast another spell on Yuan Ming.

Yuan Ming immediately felt an inexplicable force entering his body, and this time the feeling was much clearer than last time.

"The spell just now can last for a day and a night. With it, it will be more than enough for you to cross the peach forest." Zhao Gui sat back down and said with a smile.

A smile appeared on Yuan Ming's face, and he glanced at the remaining golden sunflowers, and said proactively: "The remaining golden sunflowers can be regarded as the reward for the tea given by senior, please accept it."

Although Lei He had previously tactfully suggested that the golden sunflowers he found should be given to Yanxiang, he first did not agree, and secondly, he had no obligation to worry about Yanxiang, and Yanxiang had always been very hostile to him. .

On the contrary, the Zhao Gui in front of him has been pretty good to him since they met, so he is naturally more willing to reciprocate the favor.

However, Zhao Gui was silent for a moment and said: "The value of these seven golden sunflowers is much higher than my cup of tea. I won't take advantage of you in vain. This Qinggui straw hat is made from Qinggui branches. I knit it with my own hands. When worn on the head, it can withstand the scorching sun and is enough to withstand your seven golden sunflowers."

As he spoke, his right hand swept across the table again. All the golden sunflowers on the table disappeared, replaced by a straw hat woven from green and black branches.

Yuan Ming picked up the straw hat and suddenly felt a cool feeling coming from his hands, and the surrounding air seemed to become much cooler.

He was overjoyed and quickly thanked Zhao Gui: "Thank you, senior, for the treasure."

"You don't want to give me a treasure, you give me a golden sunflower, and I give you a straw hat. It's an equal deal." Zhao Gui said.

As he spoke, the smile on his face slowly disappeared and his expression gradually became stiff.

"Senior, is there something wrong with these golden sunflowers?" Yuan Ming asked when he saw this.

"No, since you have got what you want, leave as soon as possible!" Zhao Gui suddenly said in a cold tone.

Yuan Ming didn't understand why Zhao Gui's attitude suddenly changed when the two were chatting happily just now.

At this moment, hurried footsteps were heard outside the wooden building. Lei He and Yan Xiang hurried into the building, both looking a little embarrassed, but there were no injuries on their bodies.

They looked up and saw Yuan Ming sitting in the room. Yan Xiang immediately snorted, a trace of displeasure flashed across his face, while Lei He forced a smile, and then fell into a low tone, seemingly in a bad mood.

Zhao Gui stopped when he saw the two of them coming back, and asked in a cold tone: "Have you two got together the golden sunflower herb?"

"We've got it together." Yan Xiang suppressed his anger and stepped forward to hand over the golden sunflowers - but there were only ten of them.

"If I remember correctly, you should give me twelve flowers." Zhao Gui glanced at Yan Xiang.

At this moment, Lei He took a step forward: "I'll keep the rest."

After saying that, he took out eight blooming golden sunflowers and put them on the table.

Seeing him hand over the entire amount for him, a trace of gratitude flashed in Yan Xiang's eyes, but it only passed away briefly, and other than that, there was no other expression on his face.

Yuan Ming suddenly realized that they might have communicated with each other on the way back and had reached some kind of agreement.

Zhao Gui didn't care who the golden sunflower came from. He simply counted the number and accepted the golden sunflower. Then he raised his hand to make a secret spell and used the secret technique on Lei He and the two of them.

"Okay, the deal has been reached. You can leave from here. Don't stay in the Taolin any longer without seeing me off." Zhao Gui issued the expulsion order, got up and walked towards the back room.

"Fellow Daoist Zhao, please stay here. You have lived here for a long time. Do you know where the immortal's residence on the island is located? How can we get there? Apart from this peach forest, are there any taboos and restrictions elsewhere?" Lei He Seeing this, he hurriedly raised his hands and asked.

"You have a lot of questions, but it doesn't matter. I guess you are here just for the opportunity, so I will show you a clear path." Zhao Gui stopped, stood up and walked out of the wooden building.

Yuan Ming and the others immediately followed. Zhao Guixing stopped when he reached the door. He raised his hand and pointed at the golden peak outside the peach forest and said slowly:

"The biggest opportunity on the island is the Fire Spirit Palace on the top of the mountain. It was the palace of Jinkui Immortal back then. Not only does it contain the hub for controlling all the restrictions on the island, but due to the haste of the Immortal's departure back then, there are still some hidden treasures inside. A large number of elixirs and treasures, which are the personal spiritual treasures of Immortal Jinkui, are also hidden somewhere in the palace at this moment, waiting for the destined person to appear."

Upon hearing the word Lingbao, the eyes of both Lei He and Lei He lit up, and Yan Xiang swept away the depression and irritability just now and asked excitedly: "Then how should I get to the Fire Palace? Fellow Taoist, please clarify. ."

"Haha, it's very easy to get to the Fire Palace. You can go all the way north from here and pass through the peach forest to the foot of the golden peak. However, there are also many traps and dangers there. My magic can't deal with them. There are many, and you still have to find your own way to enter.”

After that, Zhao Gui stopped talking, turned back to the wooden building, and closed the wooden door with a "snap".

Lei He and the two men had no intention of caring about Zhao Gui's actions at this moment. They stared at the golden mountain peak excitedly for a moment, and then immediately set off and flew towards the north.

Seeing this, Yuan Ming was about to follow, but suddenly turned around and looked at the wooden door behind him.

Zhao Gui's aura inside the wooden door suddenly disappeared without a trace, leaving no trace at all.

He frowned, and the consciousness of the first soul descended, and he searched the house, but found no trace of Zhao Gui. In addition, all the Fire Horn aliens in the village suddenly disappeared.

"It was the same when I first arrived in this village. I didn't notice the presence of living things in the village. Zhao Gui and the Fire Horn aliens suddenly appeared, and now they suddenly disappeared. It's really weird..." Yuan Ming thought to himself.

He looked at the empty village. The green leaves were swaying, which gave people a sense of deathly silence.

Yuan Ming felt an inexplicable chill in his heart and turned to leave.

The three figures disappeared into the peach forest, and the originally closed wooden door slowly opened. Zhao Gui stood beside the door, seemingly unmoved.

He looked expressionlessly in the direction where Yuan Ming and the others were leaving, and his skin gradually turned a greenish color.

…

Yuan Ming and the others moved forward, protected by Zhao Gui's magic. They were no longer affected by the illusion of the peach forest and moved very fast. However, the peach forest was still vast. After several hours, they still could not fly out of this peach forest. Forest.

At this time, there were gradually more suns in the sky, and the surrounding temperature was getting higher and higher, making people's skin feel hot. Lei He and Yan Xiang had to use part of their mana to protect their bodies and move forward. The speed slowed down.

At this time, Yuan Ming took out the Qinggui straw hat and put it on his head.

In an instant, Yuan Ming felt a cool air running through his body from head to toe, as if his body was wrapped in a ball of cold water. He did not need to use the protective aura to feel comfortable.

Yan Xiang looked back and saw this scene, a look of surprise flashed across his face: "Boy, where did your straw hat come from?"