Cultivation Begins From The Desert

[Water-avoiding golden-eyed beast] is a very rare beast. This kind of beast is good at both metal and water supernatural powers. It usually lives on the land of the island and only goes to the sea to hunt when it is hunting.

This strange beast is full of treasures, and its value will not be inferior to that of flood dragons of the same rank. What's even better is that [water-avoiding golden-eyed beast] also has a talent for treasure hunting, and likes to collect all kinds of treasures and hide them in its lair.

And the lair of the [Water-avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast] is usually located on top of the high-quality spirit veins. For the lair of a top-grade fifth-grade [Water-avoiding Golden-eyed Beast], the level of the spirit veins will definitely not be lower than the fifth-level top-grade.

Knowing this, it's not difficult to understand why Zhou Yang took a fancy to this task of forming a team to find someone to hunt and kill the [Water-avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast].

To him, the reward for hunting the [Water-avoiding Golden-eyed Beast] is not important, what is important is the spirit vein where the [Water-avoiding Golden-eyed Beast]'s lair is located.

According to the information disclosed in the mission, the [water-avoiding golden-eyed beast] is located in the "Tianlan Outer Sea".

And as far as Zhou Yang knows, this "Tianlan Outer Sea" was actually the "Inner Sea" of the overseas world of cultivating immortals before the "Jiaolong Rebellion" thousands of years ago.

The current name "Tianlan Waihai" was also named by overseas monks in the world of cultivating immortals to commemorate the top sect "Tianlan Sect" that perished in that battle.

Because it belongs to the lost area, although there are still many monks in the overseas immortal world who will go to the "Tianlan Outer Sea" to take risks, but not many people dare to live there for a long time, let alone establish a sect.

So if he could really kill the [Water-avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast], Zhou Yang might not have the opportunity to occupy the spirit vein where the [Water-avoiding Golden-eyed Beast]'s lair was afterwards.

He lingered on the mission request for a while, and remembered the words "Thunder Whale Island" deeply in his heart, then continued to look at other missions.

Two days later, Zhou Yang left [Jingguifang City] under the background of a rising sun, and returned to the seabed cave where his daughter Jiang Yufeng lived temporarily.

When he returned to the cave, Jiang Fengxian hadn't returned yet, and he waited for nearly half a month before he returned.

Seeing that Jiang Fengxian came back safely, he was finally relieved, and couldn't help but asked with a smile: "Fengxian, you came back so late, did you have some big gains?"

I never thought that Jiang Fengxian rolled her eyes angrily and said: "There is no big gain, it is so long late, is it because some blind guys want to have those bad thoughts when they see a concubine and a female cultivator walking alone?" , I had no choice but to kill them, and only dared to come back after a long detour!"

She is naturally beautiful and hard to give up. Even if she uses a mask to pretend to be an ordinary woman, she is still a peacock among chickens. Her temperament is very eye-catching.

In addition, as she said, a lone female cultivator is always more likely to be targeted as a target than a male cultivator.

When Zhou Yang heard her words, he knew that she must have cleaned up her hands and tails, so he didn't ask any more questions, just nodded and said: "This is my deliberate mistake. I knew that the atmosphere of the overseas cultivation world is worse than the legend. Chaos, you and I should act together."

"Forget it, let's act together. The appearance of a pair of high-level monks, you and me, is even more suspicious. The Yulong family has put our portraits on the most wanted list of the Seventy-two Islands Alliance. They are really willing , In order to catch the three of you and me, even treasures such as the sixth-order magic weapon and the sixth-order panacea were offered as rewards!"

Jiang Fengxian shook her head, and talked about being wanted in a rather resentful tone.

Of course she hated it, because the introduction about her on the most wanted list was full of slanderous words, and she was described as a heinous person who betrayed her teacher and killed her fellow students. She saw such a confuse of black and white, How can I not be resentful.

When Zhou Yang heard her talking about this matter, he smiled coldly and said: "The more they spend, the more they have nothing to do with us. Let them remember this account first, and there will be a day in the future. They got back all the principal and interest!"

Jiang Fengxian naturally thought the same in her heart, but thinking about the strength of the Yulong family, she felt discouraged again.

What I have to admit is that even if she and Zhou Yang succeed in conceiving babies, unless both of them can become late-stage Nascent Soul monks in the future, it is impossible to shake the behemoth Yulong family.

The more she thought about it, the more depressed she became. She couldn't help but took a deep breath, suppressed the feeling of depression, shook her head slightly and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about it, Zhou Lang, did you gain anything from going to [Jingguifang City]?"

"There is a little harvest, but I don't know if it is feasible."

As Zhou Yang said, he said the tasks he saw on the task wall and his thoughts.

After listening to his words, Jiang Fengxian pondered for a while, then nodded and said: "The mission concubine also saw it, but the [Water-avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast] is extremely extraordinary, and I am afraid it is already in [Tianlan Outer Sea]." The demon king on the side has a number in his heart, those people go to hunt and kill this kind of monster, and if they succeed, they can leave directly, if we occupy the spiritual vein there, I am afraid it will be easy to be used as a scapegoat!"

"Fengxian, your worries are not unreasonable, but in our current situation, it is impossible to achieve our goal without taking any risks. I think this matter is still worth trying. At least you can contact the monk who issued the mission first, and then you He got some more details from his mouth."

Zhou Yang nodded first, affirming Jiang Fengxian's worries, then shook his head and expressed his opinion.

What he said was also reasonable. Jiang Fengxian hesitated for a moment after listening to his words, then nodded and said: "Okay then, let's try."

So, after the two discussed the situation, they explained the situation with Jiang Yufeng, the daughter in the cave mansion who was studying the art of refining weapons, and then together with the imperial envoy [Yulongshuo] rushed to the so-called Thunder Whale Island.

The Thunder Whale Island and the Golden Turtle Island are separated by seven to eight hundred thousand miles. It is also an important member island of the Seventy-two Island Alliance in the Overseas Immortal Cultivation World. Practice, but another hidden cave to settle down.

The monks who manage Thunder Whale Island are the disciples of the Nascent Soul Stage monk. These people don’t seem to have much business talent, so that the conditions of Thunder Whale Island are much better than those of Golden Turtle Island, but the business on the island is It's been bad all the time.

And the monk who issued the task was one of the disciples of the Nascent Soul Stage monk.

After Zhou Yang and Jiang Fengxian’s royal envoy [Yulongshuo] rushed to the waters near Thunder Whale Island, Zhou Yang asked Jiang Fengxian to stay in [Yulongshuo] and wait in the bottom of the sea, and he passed through [Illusive Orb] to disguise himself. A Jindan fifth-level monk rushed to Lei Jing Island to meet with the mission monk.

[Phantom Orb] is indeed a very practical auxiliary magic weapon. The refining material of this thing is a pearl produced by a strange animal [Mirage Shell] in the sea. It is called [Mirage Pearl]. The [Illusive Cloak] borrowed through Yuqing Taoist Sect in Liuyunzhou Immortal Cultivation World is similar. Not only can it change the appearance so that even Jindan stage monks can hardly recognize it, but it can also simulate and change the breath of monks.

Zhou Yang also had this thing in his hand, so he dared to take the risk to get in close contact with other Jindan stage monks.

He went to Thunder Whale Island, followed the clues left by the monk who issued the mission, and visited a cave on the island.

Outside the cave, less than two quarters of an hour after he issued the sound transmission talisman, the gate of the cave opened from the inside, and a big man with thick eyebrows and big eyes with a Chinese face came out.

This big man's cultivation base is extremely high, he is the same as Zhou Yang's eighth-level Jindan, no wonder he dared to fight the [Water-avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast], a fifth-level top-grade monster.

"Fellow daoist invited me. Huang Yi, I came here for the task of hunting [water-avoiding golden-eyed beast] released by fellow daoist. Haven't you asked fellow daoist Gao's name?"

After Zhou Yang and the big man looked at each other for a while, they quickly bowed their hands and gave their names and explained their intentions.

Seeing this, the big man also stopped and continued to look at him, nodded slightly and replied: "It turns out to be fellow Taoist Huang Yi, fellow daoist, you are polite, a certain family named Ruan Mingxiong is indeed the person who issued the task of hunting [water-avoiding golden-eyed beast] .”

After he finished speaking, he raised his hand sideways, made a "please" gesture and said: "Outside is not a place to talk, please come in first, Fellow Daoist Huang, let's talk about it in detail while drinking in the cave."

"Then disturb Ruan Daoyou."

As Zhou Yang said, he followed him into the cave.

After entering the cave, after the two were divided into guests and hosts, the big man named Ruan Xiong slightly moved his lips to transmit a few words, and immediately two young female nuns with good faces and figures came out of the living room with jugs and glasses. Come in, fill the wine glasses for the two of them, and then stand by the side to accompany them.

"Come on, Fellow Daoist Huang has come from afar, Ruan will offer a cup to Fellow Daoist."

The big man Ruan Xiong raised his wine glass and saluted Zhou Yang Yaoyao, said something, then raised his head and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

"Fellow Daoist Ruan entertained you warmly. It is a great honor for Mr. Huang to offer a toast to Fellow Daoist."

Zhou Yang looked at the amber-colored spirit wine in the glass, smiled lightly, took it up and drank it down in one gulp, then turned the wine glass upside down and put it back on the side plate.

Seeing this, the big man Ruan Xiong had a strange look in his eyes, he couldn't help but looked at him and said, "Don't fellow Huang Daoist be afraid that Ruan will be poisoned in the wine?"

Hearing this, Zhou Yang couldn't help laughing and said: "Hahaha, Fellow Daoist Ruan is joking. Huang and Fellow Daoist have never met before, and there is no conflict of interest. Why would Fellow Daoist do this?"

After finishing speaking, he straightened his face, looked at the big man with a straight face and said: "Besides, with the cultivation base of Daoist Ruan, if you really want to deal with Huang, you can easily win without poisoning, so why bother."

When Ruan Xiong heard his words, he burst out laughing: "Hahaha, Fellow Daoist Huang is really straightforward, and Ruan likes to talk to such straightforward people as Fellow Daoist."

After laughing, he waved his big hand and said, "Okay, you guys step back first."

But it was said to the two accompanying nuns.

After the two accompanying maids obeyed and left, he nodded to Zhou Yang and said, "Young Daoist Huang is so forthright, so Ruan will stop probing. If you have any questions you want to ask, you can speak up now." That's right, after fellow daoist has finished asking, Ruan will discuss going to sea with fellow daoist again."

"Since Fellow Daoist Ruan said so, then Huang will not be polite. Dare to ask Fellow Daoist Ruan, do you have any evidence in your hand to prove the existence of the [Water-avoiding Golden Eyed Beast]? [Water Golden Eyed Beast] lives in the open sea. After I hunt it, it will definitely alarm the demon king there. Have you ever thought about how to deal with this matter? Finally, if Huang joins the team, you are willing to pay What reward?"

Zhou Yang finished his question in one breath, then stared at Ruan Xiong with piercing eyes, waiting for his answer.

Facing his gaze, Ruan Xiong smiled calmly and said, "Your Daoist Huang asked these questions well, let Ruan answer them one by one for you."

"This is the image of [Water-avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast] recorded by Ruan with a photo bead. Fellow Taoists can tell the truth at a glance."

"As for the demon king behind [Water-avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast], fellow Taoists don't have to worry about it. The reason why Ruan asked someone to hunt it at this time is because he learned that the demon king was with a group of demon kings decades ago. Senior Yuan Ying stage had a great battle, and he has been sleeping in his lair recently to recuperate his wounds, even if he found that the [Water-avoiding Golden Eyed Beast] was killed, he probably wouldn't take action against it at the risk of his injury recurring."

"Finally, let's talk about the remuneration. The basic remuneration given by Ruan is 250,000 low-grade spirit stones. Regardless of whether the trip goes well or not, the spirit stones will be handed over to fellow daoists after arriving at the destination. As for more remuneration, Then it depends on the contribution of fellow daoists in the battle, and this part of the reward will only be given if the action is successful!"

While answering Zhou Yang, Ruan Xiong threw the picture bead in his mouth to Zhou Yang with a wave of his hand.

Zhou Yang reached out to catch the picture bead, input a trace of mana to stimulate, and soon saw the figure of the [water-avoiding golden-eyed beast].

On the blue sea, a strange beast that looks like a unicorn, with a lion head, dragon mouth, fish scales, ox tail, tiger claws, and horns, is walking on the waves.

This strange beast has a pair of majestic golden eyes. The scales on its body are as blue as sea water. The hair on its head, four claws, and tail is golden, and there are two golden rhinoceros horns slanting backwards on the top of its head. .

Judging from its huge size of more than 30 feet long, this [Water-avoiding Golden Eyed Beast] must be a fifth-rank monster even if it is not a fifth-rank top-rank monster.

"That's right, it is indeed the fifth-order [water-avoiding golden-eyed beast]."

Zhou Yang nodded, turned off the image released by the photo pearl, and handed it back to Ruan Xiong.

Then he made a look of bowing his head in thought, and fell silent.

Seeing this, Ruan Xiong didn't urge him, he just reached out and picked up the jug from the table in front of him and poured himself a glass of spiritual wine, and waited patiently for himself to drink.

After a quarter of an hour or two passed like this, Zhou Yang raised his head and looked at him and said, "Mr. Huang still has some doubts about the reward Ruan Daoyou said. You and I both know that [Water-avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast] has a talent for treasure hunting and likes to collect it." Treasures, do you know if those treasures will be included in the distributable remuneration? There is also the spiritual vein where the [water-avoiding golden-eyed beast]'s lair is located, and the resources on the spiritual vein, how does Fellow Daoist Ruan plan to distribute?"

Hearing his words, Ruan Xiong's face froze for a moment, and then he smiled and said, "Hey, Fellow Daoist Huang is a good question, and the treasures collected by [Water-avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast] naturally belong to Ruan. Otherwise, Ruan is providing rewards and information, for what purpose?"

After finishing speaking, he paused for a while, and then continued: "As for the spirit vein where the beast's lair is located, although it is also a fifth-order top-grade spirit vein with strong spiritual energy, it is in the open sea after all, so of course I can only give up, or the zodiac If friends want to occupy it, Ruan has no objection, the resources on the spiritual veins, Ruan can also let fellow Taoists discover and pick by themselves!"

"Fellow Daoist Ruan, it's a bit difficult to teach Huang this condition!"

Zhou Yang looked at Ruan Xiong with a look of embarrassment on his face, and he seemed hesitant after changing his straightforwardness before.

Seeing this, Ruan Xiong also lost his previous politeness, and said coldly: "If Fellow Daoist Huang finds it difficult, Ruan will not force it, and he is not afraid to tell fellow Daoist that Ruan has already found four fellow Daoists who are willing to go with you. Even without Fellow Daoist Huang's visit today, Ruan is planning to leave in half a month."

"this……"

Zhou Yang's complexion changed for a while, and after hesitating for a long time, he just nodded with a wry smile and said, "Okay, Fellow Daoist Ruan has won, and that's the condition for Huang to accept Fellow Daoist!"

When Ruan Xiong heard his words, his originally indifferent face quickly regained his enthusiasm, and he smiled heartily and said: "Hahaha, since Fellow Daoist Huang has agreed, he is on the same path. Ruan will tell you about this trip first. It’s also good for you to have an idea in your mind.”

They are all human beings who have lived for hundreds of years. If they can't even do this thing to control emotional changes, then they have lived for so many years in vain.

Ever since, the two of them quickly forgot the little bit of unhappiness before, and resumed their previous enthusiastic state to talk freely.

Half a day later, Zhou Yang left Ruan Xiong's cave, and then rented a separate courtyard in a fairy inn on Leijing Island to live temporarily.

During the conversation with Ruan Xiong, Zhou Yang had already learned the names and cultivation levels of the other four monks, and after the other party confirmed his participation in the operation, he had already spread the news to those people, and agreed that after half a month Then set off to "Tianlan Outer Sea" to hunt down that [water-avoiding golden-eyed beast].

At this time, after Zhou Yang settled down in the fairy inn, he immediately sent a message to Jiang Fengxian through [Echo Conch], asking him to send the slower [Fish Dragon Shuttle] to the "Tianlan Outer Sea" to wait for him at any time.

"It's a little strange. This Ruan Xiong has no problems in other aspects, but he didn't ask me about my background in detail before agreeing to my joining the team."

"Did he forget about it, or did he have some other plans?"

In the fairy inn, Zhou Yang recalled the process of meeting and talking with Ruan Xiong today, and soon discovered this doubtful point that he had overlooked.

He had a ghost in his heart. When talking with Ruan Xiong, he deliberately ignored this point and did not mention it. Even when he first visited, he deliberately preemptively reported his name to draw the topic, so as to avoid the other party asking more about it.

However, Ruan Xiong, as the master and the initiator of the operation, actually did not ask about his origin in detail throughout the whole process, which is a bit abnormal.

Before Zhou Yang came, he also took great pains to forge a background for himself for this matter. He still played the role of a Jindan stage monk who came from the world of cultivating immortals in Donghuazhou to the world of cultivating immortals overseas. The reason was that he came here to be a high-level monster hunter. , to earn cultivation resources.

In order to conform to this personality, he had previously bargained with Ruan Xiong on the issue of remuneration.

But now he painstakingly forged his origins and created a persona, all of which seemed to be useless.

"Let's take a look first and then talk. If everyone is here in half a month and Ruan Xiong hasn't asked about it, it means that he is indeed harboring evil intentions!"

Zhou Yang glanced in the direction of Ruan Xiong's cave with a deep expression, and didn't think about it any more.

But he didn't know that in the cave, Ruan Xiong was also doing a review analysis of today's meeting with him.

"There's something wrong with this surnamed Huang. Today he reported his name, but he didn't mention his background. First of all, his sincerity is questionable."

"However, he cared so much about the reward and showed so much concern about the action plan. It seems that he really wants to participate in this mission, which is a bit contradictory!"

"It's just why I always feel that the breath on his body has a vague and illusory meaning? Could it be that he didn't show his true face when he saw me?"

"No, no, I should have thought too much. If he has that kind of ability, how can he value the reward of hunting [water-avoiding golden-eyed beast]?"

"It doesn't matter, even if he really has ulterior motives, as long as he gets there, there will be no waves. I'd better not startle the snake."

In the cave, Ruan Xiong thought about it for a while, then suddenly narrowed his eyes, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and sneered, no longer thinking about what happened during the day.

Half a month passed quickly. On this day, after Zhou Yang received a summons from Ruan Xiong, Dang even went to the opponent's cave, where he met four other teammates besides himself and Ruan Xiong.

Among these four people, the one with the highest cultivation level is a silver-haired old man with the seventh layer of Jindan, named Wei Tao, the ancestor of a cultivating immortal family, and his lifespan is less than a hundred years old.

Then there was a young man in golden elixir-level yellow clothes, named Huang Yunxing, who came from a middle-level sect, Dongjimen. Although he looked young, the vicissitudes of time could be seen in his eyes.

From this, Zhou Yang judged that this person probably took the panacea such as "Dingyan Pill" when he was young, so he just looked young, and his actual age might not be too young.

The third monk is a beautiful woman wearing a long white palace dress, named Qian Bingyun, with a five-level golden core cultivation base and a casual cultivator background.

The fourth monk is a middle-aged man in white clothes with a long sword hanging from his waist. His name is Liu Xingping. She has a good reputation and is the envy of many middle and low-level monks.

"My lord, Huang Yi, has just come from Donghuazhou Immortal Cultivation World to Overseas Immortal Cultivation World for less than ten years. If there is any inappropriate behavior on the way, I hope all fellow Taoists will forgive me!"

When it was Zhou Yang's turn to introduce himself, he saluted a few people with a humble face, and briefly introduced his background in a polite tone.

Hearing his words, the others hadn't reacted yet, and Ruan Xiong said with a look of surprise on his face: "Ruan also forgot to ask last time, I didn't expect that Fellow Huang Daoist came all the way from the world of cultivating immortals in Donghuazhou. It's kind of rare!"

"Haha, fellow daoist Ruan, don't blame me. Last time, Huang was afraid that fellow daoist would be prejudiced by my new arrival in the world of cultivating immortals overseas, so he deliberately didn't say much. Here, I will apologize to fellow daoist first."

Zhou Yang laughed, and saluted Ruan Xiong in a dignified way, as an apology.

Seeing this, Ruan Xiong shook his head again and again and said: "Friend Huang Daoyou is too worried. Ruan has also traveled to the world of cultivating immortals in Donghuazhou. He is deeply touched by the prosperity there and yearns for it. How can there be any prejudice if you are respectful?"

What he said was beautiful, but Zhou Yang just listened to it casually, and didn't really believe it in his heart.

It is human nature to be xenophobic, and immortal cultivators are no exception. This can be seen from the changes in the eyes of several other monks after they heard him report his background.

Ruan Xiong's words just now were not so much for him to hear, but as a reminder to the other four people not to cause further complications.

Obviously, those four people also understood Ruan Xiong's hint, and quickly controlled the displeasure in their hearts, talking and laughing with Zhou Yang.

In this way, a group of six people talked for half a day in Ruan Xiong's cave, and after each exchanged and revealed some methods they were good at, they left Thunder Whale Island under Ruan Xiong's leadership and went straight to the "Tianlan Outer Sea". go.