Mortal Mage

After going three or five miles deep into the canal below the city, it was already pitch black all around.

There was a crossroads in front of the two men, and the water in three directions had already reached their knees.

"right here"

Yu Shitao took out a low-grade spirit stone from his storage bag, waded through the water towards the center of the crossroads, and intended to place the spirit stone in the water.

"Master, you are trying to lure a second-level rat demon. It would be better to use a medium-grade spirit stone."

Haofen whispered to remind Zhang Mingxuan.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Mingxuan waved his hand to stop Yu Shitao, took out a top-grade spirit stone and threw it over.

Yu Shitao caught it, his face showing surprise, and replied in a voice transmission; "Junior brother Zhang, this... is this a mid-grade spirit stone?" Then he said in an unbelievable tone; "Junior brother, you are generous, I will remember it in my heart, but this is too extravagant, haha."

If you are not a rich person, who would use a mid-grade spirit stone to lure a second-level rat demon?

Yu Shitao gently placed the middle-grade spirit stone in the water and motioned Zhang Mingxuan to retreat with him. "Junior brother, we need to stay away from this spirit stone, so as not to disturb the rat demon and make it dare not come out." As he said this, he lightly stepped back.

"that's it?"

Zhang Mingxuan did not move.

Wouldn't it be more perfect if we set up a trap around here?

"Brother, don't worry. This canal is straight and long. Let's retreat two miles. As long as the spirit stone moves, my flying sword will be there in the blink of an eye. It will not miss."

Zhang Mingxuan shook his head upon hearing this, raised his legs and waded into the water, took out another medium-grade spirit stone, raised his arm and began to set up the formation.

The spiritual energy around him fluctuated slightly, and the spiritual stone in his hand gradually dimmed.

After a moment, a simple trap surrounded the surroundings.

A trap array for the early stage of foundation building suddenly took shape.

Afterwards, he made another gesture with his fingers to hide the trap.

He could have used the rat's tooth in his hand as a carrier to set up a trap array for the late stage of foundation building across the boundary, but it was getting dark at this time, and setting up a high-level array would take too much time. How could he let Yu Shitao discover that his real cultivation level had not yet reached the foundation, which would seem too outrageous at that time.

He needs to keep a low profile.

"what"

Yu Shitao exclaimed in surprise, "I didn't expect that Junior Brother knows formations."

The trap array in the initial stage of foundation building can at least trap a second-level rat demon for the duration of an incense stick.

It is enough for the two of them to kill the rat demon a hundred times.

The two men hurriedly retreated three or five miles, left the underground canal and returned to the ground.

The rest of the time is just waiting.

Whether it's the spirit stone that's losing its spiritual power, or the formation that's being activated, within a radius of three to five miles, the two of them can sense it and take action in time.

"Where did you learn the formation, Junior Brother Zhang?"

"Wudaokou."

Zhang Mingxuan said perfunctorily. He didn't want to start a conversation about the formation.

"Wudaokou is it?"

“That place no longer exists.”

Zhang Mingxuan stopped talking, took out the jade slip of the trapped array map and threw it to Yu Shitao, saying nonchalantly, "The trapped array map is for you."

He had already thoroughly understood the calculation method and spiritual power structure of the trap array. Not to mention setting up the array across three realms, if he used Rat Teeth to sort out the array's context, he could set up the array across four realms.

He didn't care about a formation diagram for the initial stage of foundation building.

Yu Shitao took the formation diagram, probed it with his spiritual sense, looked at Zhang Mingxuan excitedly, and said in surprise; "Junior Brother Zhang... this, this thing is too valuable, senior brother, I..." He tightly grasped the jade slip, reluctant to part with it; "Senior brother, I can't afford it, you should keep it."

"Brother, I have already mastered this formation diagram. It is of no use to me. Brother, keep it so that you can patrol the mountains alone in the future without danger."

"This... From now on, if I have good things, I will never forget you, my junior brother!"

"No, no, no, if you are interested, could you help me find some herbs in your free time?"

Zhang Mingxuan pressed down Yu Shitao's hand that was tightly holding the jade slip and tried to ask.

"Not to mention asking for a few herbs, even if you ask me to find a few herbs, I will do it without hesitation!"

"I wonder if Senior Brother knows about the Nine Yang Grass?"

"Hmm... I thought you wanted to know something. There are a lot of Nine Yang Grass in the Outer Sect Disciple Market. If it's inconvenient for you, I can buy it for you."

Zhang Mingxuan looked a little embarrassed when he heard this, this herb was one of the ingredients in the basic foundation-building pill recipe recorded in the Compendium of Immortal Herbs.

He seemed to be overcomplicating the matter.

He straightened his expression, hid his embarrassment, and continued to ask, "Brother, do you know about Earth Spirit Grass, Purple Cloud Mushroom, Cold Jade Marrow, Pure Heart Dew, Silver Silk Grass, Spirit Stone Sand, and Gold Spirit Sand?"

"Hmm... Junior brother, you scared me. I thought you were looking for some magical herbs. Earth Spirit Grass and Silver Silk Grass are planted in the sect's spiritual fields every year. Purple Cloud Mushroom and Cold Jade Marrow may be more troublesome, but as long as you have spiritual stones, you can also buy them in the inner disciple market. Qingxin Dew is also relatively easy to collect. As long as you are willing to spend spiritual stones, you can have as many as you want. Spirit Stone Sand is sand ground from spiritual stones, and Golden Spirit Sand is golden sand associated with spiritual veins in the water. We don't have it in our sect's territory. If you want to buy it cheaply, you can go to Qingfeng Sect to buy it. If you don't lack spiritual stones, you can also buy them in the outer disciple market." After Yu Shitao finished speaking, he looked at Zhang Mingxuan meaningfully; "Junior brother, are you trying to learn how to make pills?"

"Ah."

"Junior brother, why bother wasting your time? If you need any elixir, you can just buy it from the disciples of the Alchemy Pavilion."

"Can the disciples of Dan Pavilion refine the Immortal Grade Nine-Turn Pill?"

"That's right...I can't...not..."

Before Yu Shitao finished speaking, he looked at Zhang Mingxuan in surprise and asked in shock, "Junior brother, do you want to refine the Nine-turn Immortal Product?

"Brother, you're joking. I just want to understand."

Zhang Mingxuan heard this and shook his head with a faint smile.

Since most herbs are readily available, there's no harm in trying them yourself.

It is better to ask for yourself than for others.

"Master, this is not good."

Hao Feng suddenly sent a quick message to Zhang Mingxuan, adding: "There is more than one second-level rat-fang coming to the canal below, probably seventeen or eighteen."

Zhang Mingxuan was horrified when he heard this. He quickly stepped back and left the pit. He warned Yu Shitao, "Brother, there is movement. Be careful."

"Brother, I have a flying sword in my hand, and there is your trap below, what are you afraid of?"

Zhang Mingxuan shook his head slightly and reminded again, "Brother, there may be seventeen or eighteen second-level rat monsters in the river below."

"what?"

Yu Shitao hurriedly retreated from the pit and asked in surprise, "Brother, how can you be so sure? There is no way I would miss so many second-level rat monsters while patrolling the mountains."

As the words fell, the underground canal was filled with the chaotic sound of "kicking and clacking" of people running, the sound kept reverberating and echoing, and a strong smell surged out of the pit.

A muffled "buzzing" sound was heard in the canal.

The trap array is activated.

Immediately, the sound of crazy rats squeaking came from underground, followed by the sound of "bang bang bang" of collisions.

"This……"

Yu Shitao twitched his lips, and leaped up with a "bang". The flying sword fell under his feet, and then he stepped on the sword to rise high, shouting anxiously, "Junior brother, we can't beat him, let's go!"

Zhang Mingxuan hurriedly retreated, wanting to call the flying beast, but he heard the voice of Lao Xun beside his ear: "I am a seventh-level slave, why are you panicking, Master?"

"did you mean?"