221: ghost cultivator
Having made her decision, Hua Qingyan no longer hesitated, leading Mu Wuchen and the others through winding paths until they arrived at a secluded cliff...
Under the cliff, a winding path led to a serene and hidden place, like a fairyland on earth.
Countless rare and exotic flowers, spiritual herbs, and spiritual trees grew here, stretching for hundreds of miles, exuding a vibrant and rich life force...
Seeing this scene, Mu Wuchen was slightly startled.
Among the spiritual plants in this place, those that had grown for a hundred years were common, and there were many that had grown for a thousand or even ten thousand years.
Some spiritual plants even possessed a hint of sentience, gently swaying and clearing a path for Mu Wuchen and the others upon their arrival...
Mu Wuchen estimated that if these spiritual plants were discovered by outsiders, it would likely attract the covetousness and δΊζΆ of countless forces and powerhouses...
At the same time, Mu Wuchen also roughly understood the reason why Hua Qingyan concealed her appearance, cultivation, and whereabouts.
An innocent man is guilty because of his treasure.
Possessing a vast amount of treasures without sufficient strength to protect them can easily lead to unscrupulous ζΆε₯ͺ by others.
Although Hua Qingyan's strength was not bad, at Emperor Realm Fourth Stage, such a cultivation level should be considered an expert even in Qianyan Immortal Domain.
However, compared to the value of the spiritual plants she possessed, such strength was clearly insufficient...
If she were truly targeted by someone with ill intentions, there might indeed be trouble.
As they stealthily moved forward, their vision broadened, and in the center of the spiritual plants was a massive formation with complex patterns...
The formation continuously emitted a verdant green life force, nourishing the spiritual plants within a radius of several hundred miles...
Mu Wuchen had been puzzled earlier, as the spiritual plants here required an extremely vast amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth to survive, needing continuous nourishment.
Relying solely on the sparse power at the bottom of the cliff would certainly not be enough.
Upon seeing this formation, Mu Wuchen understood.
Hua Qingyan was using her own power to nurture these spiritual plants...
If she wasn't mistaken, Hua Qingyan would come here every so often, injecting the life force from her body into the grand formation, which would then continuously supply nutrients to the spiritual plants here...
Just then, Su Meier suddenly transmitted a soft message.
"Master, there are others here..."
"It's a Ghost Cultivator skilled in concealment, with a cultivation of Emperor Realm Fifth Stage!"
Hearing her transmission, Mu Wuchen was slightly startled.
He hadn't expected that despite Hua Qingyan's extreme caution, she was still targeted by malicious individuals!
Moreover, judging by the concealment technique, it was likely not accidental but premeditated!
Hua Qingyan took a few steps forward, arriving at the center of the grand formation, and sat down on a verdant green cushion.
She extended her hands and closed her eyes; as a verdant green light flashed, a vast life force slowly emerged from her hands, continuously pouring into the grand formation!
Just as Hua Qingyan was calming her mind, a sudden change occurred!
Within the soil behind the grand formation, a ghostly figure instantly burst forth, leaving behind afterimages, and in the blink of an eye, arrived before Hua Qingyan!
In the hand of that figure was a blood-stained dagger permeated with ghostly energy!
Facing this sudden turn of events, Hua Qingyan's face turned pale with shock, and a hint of fear appeared in her verdant green pupils.
She was about to stop the transmission and divert her power to resist, but it was already too late!
The sharp dagger had already reached her fair neck!
It's over!
Hua Qingyan secretly thought with alarm.
Normally, with her special physique, she would not fear the opponent at all, but at this moment...
Just as Hua Qingyan was feeling despair, a figure suddenly appeared in front of her!
It was Little Fox Su Meier!
Su Meier gently waved her hand, and the sudden full-force attack was easily neutralized.
The ghost-energy-laden ghost blade instantly shattered into pieces, and the assailant was sent flying hundreds of meters, his eyes filled with terror!
He was a professional assassin who had successfully assassinated several Emperor Realm cultivators, but this time he had failed!
He had noticed the few people behind Hua Qingyan beforehand, but his perception indicated they were just ordinary people with low cultivation, which was why he chose to strike.
He hadn't expected to fail this time!
Su Meier ignored the Ghost Cultivator who had been sent flying hundreds of meters.
Instead, she turned her head and looked at the still-frightened Hua Qingyan behind her with a playful look in her beautiful fox eyes...
She extended her jade-like hand and ambiguously touched the strands of hair falling around Hua Qingyan's ear, then provocatively lifted her chin, and her seductive voice rang out.
"Little sister, this time, it was this elder sister with slightly lower cultivation who saved your life~"
Hearing Su Meier's words, Hua Qingyan was slightly startled.
She seemed to have thought of something, her fair face flushed slightly, and a hint of shyness appeared in her verdant green eyes.
That's right, it was she who, in front of Mu Wuchen, had said that Su Meier was good in all aspects except for her slightly inferior cultivation...
Looking at it now, she had clearly misjudged.
Such cultivation should at least be at the late Emperor Realm!
Just then, the Ghost Cultivator, who had been struck hundreds of meters away by Su Meier, suddenly shrieked loudly.
"Hua Qingyan, don't think that just because you have help this time, you can escape the grasp of my Ghost Refining Sect!"
"Even your master couldn't escape the inescapable net of my Ghost Refining Sect back then, and you, a fish that slipped through the net, won't escape either!"
"Hehehe..."
"I have already marked this place, so just wait for the Ghost Refining Sect's retaliation!!!"
As he spoke, a look of madness and bloodlust suddenly appeared in the Ghost Cultivator's eyes.
"A pill refined from a female cultivator with the Hundred Flowers Sacred Body, I think it will be very delicious!!!"
With that, the Ghost Cultivator turned and wanted to leave.
He was an assassin from the Ghost Refining Sect, specializing in assassination and the path of speed.
In terms of combat power, he might not be top-tier, but when it came to speed and escape methods, even if the opponent was in the late Emperor Realm, he still had no fear!
"Hua Qingyan, speaking of which, before I leave, I still have a big gift for you.
If you want to preserve these spiritual plants your master left for you, then stay here obediently!!!"
As he spoke, a crimson light suddenly erupted from the Ghost Cultivator's hand, and then tens of thousands of ghostly heads continuously appeared, all swarming towards the verdant green grand formation below!
This Ghost Cultivator actually intended to destroy this grand formation!!!
Once the grand formation was destroyed, the spiritual plants within a radius of several hundred miles would lose the nourishment of heaven and earth spiritual energy.
If Hua Qingyan wanted to preserve these spiritual plants, she would have to personally stay here!
A hint of panic appeared in Hua Qingyan's eyes, and she immediately wanted to get up and protect the grand formation!
However, the tens of thousands of ghostly heads seemed to have already known her intention, as they split into several paths, opening their bloody mouths.
One group rushed towards Hua Qingyan to hinder her attack, and another group charged towards the grand formation!
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