Ninth-Rank Refiner

Chapter 181: Watch me use the beautiful cow trick

This willow catkin Formation-breaking technique is a unique skill collectively researched by Senior Brother and the others.

Willow catkins are the most common sight in the wild in early spring, and using them to obscure a Formation is incredibly ingenious. Wang Dahei and the others also mixed cotton fibers into the willow catkins to enhance their concealment.

Palace Lord Dajiu released his Spiritual Awareness, and after confirming that the other side had not noticed, he tapped his foot, a golden light flashed, and he arrived at the landing point on the opposite bank.

Palace Lord Dajiu's hands moved continuously, using Spiritual Qi to pull Qian Duoduo, Wang Dahei, and the others across the Phoenix River.

Qian Duoduo's heart pounded, and a layer of sweat appeared on his palms.

Smuggling across the boundary river was far more stimulating than stealing melons in the village.

After Senior Brother and the others crossed the river, they immediately began to work, continuing to break the Formation inward from the landing point.

They were opening up a passage five or six zhang wide on the ground and in the air, ensuring that Qian Duoduo and the others could safely enter and exit Shengling Sect.

Qian Duoduo and Palace Lord Dajiu, meanwhile, always kept watch for them.

After a few breaths, following Senior Brother and the others' Formation-breaking pace, Qian Duoduo and his group slipped into the mountain forest on the opposite bank.

The last time Refining Spirit Sect smuggled into Shengling Sect was over three thousand years ago.

This peace of over three thousand years had left Shengling Sect's protective Formations full of holes.

Many places had long been damaged by Spirit Beasts and Spirit Birds, and Senior Brother and the others simply connected points into lines, breaking the Formation faster and faster.

For this Formation-breaking operation, Senior Brother and the others refined some special Magic Treasures, such as Pad , Crossing the Bridge , and Pseudo Wood , using Formation to break Formation and Formation to conceal Formation, which greatly increased their advancement speed.

For example, a 'bridge' was used to directly bypass a Formation with an arch-shaped bridge without destroying the original trigger-based Formation.

Watching the new Magic Treasures Senior Brother and his group produced, and their fluid Formation-breaking speed, Palace Lord Dajiu nodded repeatedly.

A quarter of an hour later, Wang Dahei's proud voice rang out softly: "The Sect boundary Formation has been breached!"

"Good. You've worked hard. Return to our sect. You will be rewarded afterwards."

Palace Lord Dajiu sent Senior Brother and the others back to the other side of the river.

Senior Brother and their mission was completed to Perfection; the smuggling passage was established.

Then came the most tense part of the smuggling operation: the Great Wing Vehicles crossing the river.

The first Great Wing Vehicle flapped its wings and hovered into the air.

Palace Lord Dajiu gently pulled, and the Great Wing Vehicle stirred up a series of splashes on the Phoenix River, flew over, plunged into the mountain forest, and followed the safe passage into the Magic Crow Mountain Range.

Qian Duoduo's hanging heart finally settled.

Previously, the Great Wing Vehicles had undergone repeated tests, and their flight capability was not an issue.

However, their size was too large; whether they would be discovered when crossing the river and whether they could infiltrate Shengling Sect remained unknown.

To improve concealment, Qian Duoduo had even specially painted the vehicle body a tender green. Even the four-winged bird wings were dyed green.

The second, the third… and finally, the last one.

All the Great Wing Vehicles flew across the Phoenix River and entered the smuggling passage.

Qian Duoduo silently thought: Thank you, three thousand years of peace, for the complacency.

Such massive Great Wing Vehicles, if discovered by Shengling Sect, not only would the cattle-stealing plan fail, but even the possibility of flying across the Phoenix River would be destroyed.

Passing out of the mountain forest, they entered the Magic Crow Mountain Range.

Palace Lord Dajiu personally went ahead to scout the way.

He stepped on an ordinary Flying Sword and flew out along a valley towards the Demon Crow Plains.

Qian Duoduo had all the Great Wing Vehicles stop at the edge of the mountain range and retract their wings.

One hundred Great Wing Vehicles lay prostrate in the wilderness, with a few small flowers swaying in the wind on their roofs.

As long as one didn't look closely, everyone would think they were just part of the undulating hills.

Even sensing them from afar with Spiritual Awareness would not detect anything unusual. Inside the Great Wing Vehicles' bodies, there were also shielding Formations, and the Disciples driving the Great Wing Vehicles were all in an invisible state.

Not long after, Palace Lord Dajiu flew back.

He raised his hand and ordered everyone to proceed.

Clusters of "green grassland" rose into the air and flew towards the valley.

The further in they went, the more curious Qian Duoduo became about what a sect that had been at war with Refining Spirit Sect for ten thousand years would look like inside.

After careful observation, he had to admit that the spiritual plants on the mountains here in Shengling Sect were more lush than those in Refining Spirit Sect. The trees were taller, and the grass was denser.

Amidst the clumps of spiritual plants, Qian Duoduo found many traces of artificial cultivation; some valuable spiritual plants were planted in large areas in their suitable environments.

Such meticulous, localized planting, in Refining Spirit Sect, apart from his Purple Gold Manor, there was no other place.

And these numerous traces of artificial cultivation also meant that somewhere, Shengling Sect Disciples could be hidden at any time.

Suddenly, Palace Lord Dajiu said, "Bu Huan, you continue forward. I'll be back shortly."

With that, he transformed into a long rainbow and rushed into the tall mountain to the front left.

In a single breath, a faint scream was heard. Palace Lord Dajiu flew back again.

His face was calm, and he said nothing, but Qian Duoduo and the others knew that a Shengling Sect Disciple had lost his life.

Whether that Disciple had transmitted any information, they didn't know. But one thing was certain: that Disciple didn't know their identities.

After passing through two tall mountains, the light ahead brightened, and Qian Duoduo and his group had flown out of the valley and successfully reached the Demon Crow Plains.

The place where Qian Duoduo and his group were located was a hillside where the high mountains met the plains, offering a perfect view of the entire Demon Crow Plains.

The Demon Crow Plains belonged to the hilly type of plains, with patches of spiritual birch forests like bright moons, flower seas, and bluish-green shrub forests.

On the mirror-like lakes, silken spiritual mist drifted outwards, like clouds from the sky that had fallen to the ground.

Most covetable of all were the Golden Ox, Golden Horse, and Spiritual Sheep running across the plains like clouds, their numbers adding up to possibly several millions.

The Golden Ox, Golden Horse, and Spiritual Sheep, in groups here and there, frolicked freely on the lush grasslands.

Especially those tall and mighty male Golden Ox, with developed muscles and golden fur, like handsome and strong warriors.

"What a treasure trove!" Qian Duoduo exclaimed in his heart.

Just calculating these cattle, horses, and sheep, the annual output of this plain alone would be extremely abundant.

At this moment, all one hundred Great Wing Vehicles had dispersed and blended into the surrounding environment.

Qian Duoduo and Palace Lord Dajiu sat leisurely on the grass, holding an iron shovel commonly used by Shengling Sect Disciples, pretending to be Disciples out digging for spiritual plants.

Confirming it was safe, Qian Duoduo tapped the iron shovel three times.

This was a signal, notifying the Inner Sect Disciples on the Great Wing Vehicles to release the female Golden Ox.

This time, Qian Duoduo's primary goal in coming to Shengling Sect was to steal male Golden Ox and form a Golden Ox Army. Each Great Wing Vehicle brought a female Golden Ox.

When transporting the female Golden Ox out of Golden Bull Garden, they encountered strong opposition from the Seven-Colored Golden Bull.

Golden Bull Brother insisted that once they entered his cowshed, no matter what, they were his wives.

Now, Qian Duoduo taking his wives to lure other male Golden Ox was the greatest offense to him.

He liked green under his feet, not green on his head.

Although Qian Duoduo repeatedly explained that this was just for show, if Palace Lord Dajiu hadn't personally intervened, Golden Bull Brother would have almost fallen out with Qian Duoduo.

Finally, the Palace Lord guaranteed that if even one of his wives was harmed, he would compensate him with ten.

Only then did Golden Bull Brother reluctantly agree.

One hundred graceful female Golden Ox slowly walked out of the Great Wing Vehicles and strolled on the hillside, nibbling on fresh grass and calling softly.

However, after waiting for half an hour, not a single Golden Ox from a distance came this way.

Palace Lord Dajiu looked up at Qian Duoduo, his eyes seemingly asking, "Estate Lord Jin, why isn't this 'beauty ox' plan working?"

Qian Duoduo gritted his teeth, having no choice but to use the backup plan.

"Spirit Ant Bee Queen, it's up to you!" Qian Duoduo transmitted his Spiritual Awareness to the first Great Wing Vehicle.