The evil woman cultivates immortality, and the whole clan offers sacrifice to the heaven

Hong Bo has a sharp eye, and those who can be recruited into his team are all weak.

Even if they are two cultivators at the eighth level of Qi Refining, they each have their own strengths.

So after this round of introductions, the one who appears to be the weakest is Meng Wan.

However, with the cover of her noble family identity and the protection of Shen Zixuan's brothers and sisters, even if others had some thoughts about her, they did not dare to act rashly.

"It's getting late. Now that we've introduced everything, let's go up the mountain."

At Hong Bo's command, everyone walked towards the mountain in twos and threes.

It can be seen that at least half of the monks in the team are acquainted with Hong Bo and have a good relationship with him.

This is normal. When people go into the mountains to hunt, they are bound to encounter danger. Going into the mountains in a team with familiar monks can greatly increase the chances of survival.

Along the way, the old man Qian, who was at the eighth level of Qi Refining, followed Meng Wan and the other two, speaking attentively.

“Looking at the three of you, this should be your first time in Tianheng Mountains. Although I have only reached the eighth level of Qi Refining, I have been to Tianheng Mountains at least forty or fifty times.

If you have any questions, just ask me. I will definitely explain everything I know."

"Oh?" Hearing this, Shen Zihan stared at him with interest.

“It is said that the Tianheng Mountains are extremely dangerous, and every year high-level monsters come out from the depths of the mountains to hunt on the outskirts.

You have been able to enter and exit the Tianheng Mountains so many times and remain safe and sound. You are indeed quite capable."

Old man Qian laughed and said very modestly.

"No, no, I am just a little faster in escaping. Compared with the three young heroes, I am nothing, nothing."

Meng Wan opened her innocent eyes and asked curiously, "Uncle Qian, how many kinds of monsters are there in the Tianheng Mountains?"

Hearing the other party's address, Old Man Qian straightened his back slightly and smiled complacently.

"There are countless monsters in the Tianheng Mountains. Some fly in the sky, some swim in the water, some walk on the ground, and some hide in the rocks and soil...

There are all kinds of monsters, which makes it hard to guard against!

I consider myself knowledgeable, but I have only seen 70 or 80 kinds of monsters. I estimate that there are no less than 300 kinds of monsters at the Qi Refining level in this mountain!"

"so much?"

Shen Zihan couldn't help but be amazed and gained a better understanding of the vastness of the Tianheng Mountains.

“This is still a conservative estimate.”

Old Man Qian shook his head and said, "With the strength of our team, we are going into the mountains to hunt, but in fact we are just wandering around the outermost area.

You will understand after you go into the mountains more times that different monsters, even if they have the same cultivation level, have huge differences in strength.

Every time we go into the mountains, we never cross the Liuguang Lake, because the deeper the monsters are in the mountains, the stronger they are. If we are not careful, we may get stuck in the mountains and be fed to the monsters."

Several people nodded in agreement. No matter what Old Man Qian's purpose was in coming forward, at least what he said was very useful.

Shen Zihan took the opportunity to chat with Old Man Qian and find out more information.

Old man Qian talked a lot all the way until they arrived at a forest of fiery red trees. Then he restrained his expression and lowered his voice.

"This is the Red Leaf Forest I mentioned before. Starting from here, monsters in the late stage of Qi Refining will gradually appear."

Meng Wan and the other two looked serious and nodded at the same time. Shen Zihan did not ask Old Man Qian any more questions.

The atmosphere in the team became more solemn. Except for the two monks assigned by Hong Bo to explore the way, the rest of the people gathered together.

Hong Bo glanced at Meng Wan and the other two, and finally set his gaze on Shen Zixuan and reminded him.

"Friend Shen, you may encounter danger at any time after entering the Red Leaf Forest. I hope you can follow my instructions and do not act on your own."

Shen Zixuan nodded, "Brother Hong, don't worry, I know."

Seeing the other party's cooperation, Hong Bo was relieved. Dealing with these monks from aristocratic families really makes people love and hate them.

They are powerful and generous, but they can't help but suffer from some of the bad habits of the cultivators from the big clans, such as arrogance and disdain for others.

Fortunately, this Brother Shen seems to be easy to talk to.

Hong Bo withdrew his gaze and looked ahead vigilantly. He held two teleportation talismans in his hands and communicated with the two monks who were exploring the way from time to time.

In this slightly tense atmosphere, the group walked for more than an hour and encountered two lone monsters.

These two monsters were only at the seventh or eighth level of Qi Refining and were easily dealt with by everyone.

Just as everyone was gradually relaxing their guard, a sharp whistle sounded from the southeast.

"Oh no! Enemy attack! Fellow Daoist Chen is in danger!"

Hong Bo's face changed and he quickly rushed towards the direction where the whistle came from.

The others quickly followed, ready to fight the monster.

When they arrived at the place where the whistle sounded, they saw that the old woman named Chen who was in charge of exploring the way had already started fighting with the monster.

Seeing everyone coming, she was overjoyed and shouted loudly, "Come over and give me a hand!"

Hearing this, Hong Bo not only did not approach her, but stopped ten feet away from her with a serious look on his face.

The old woman surnamed Chen was puzzled, "Captain Hong, what are you still doing standing there? Come and help me!"

"Don't be fooled, she is not Fellow Daoist Chen, but an illusion created by the Phantom Beast. Fellow Daoist Chen is most likely dead."

Hong Bo said calmly.

The old woman surnamed Chen was stunned for a moment, then her expression quickly turned gloomy, and a strange curve appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"Hongbo, you are so mean, you asked me to explore the way, and it killed me, but you didn't even want to save me!

Since you won't save me, then stay here and be buried with me!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the old woman surnamed Chen let out a sharp whistle, black air came out of her body, and she pounced towards Hong Bo.

Hong Bo's expression changed slightly, and he reminded everyone as he retreated.

“Everyone be careful, the Phantom Beast is very good at creating illusions and interfering with our real perception.

We must use range magic to find its true form and kill it as soon as possible, otherwise if we delay, it will probably take advantage of the opportunity."

Everyone's expressions were stern, and they used their spiritual weapons and magic to throw them at the old woman named Chen in front of them.

Meng Wan and the other two were no exception. Long before they entered the Red Leaf Forest, they had heard of the name of the Phantom Beast from Old Man Qian.

The Phantom Beast's strength is only average, but it is extremely good at creating illusions and causing chaos, thereby taking advantage of the monks' weaknesses and delivering a fatal blow.

Moreover, it is very good at hiding, and it will escape if you are not careful.

However, Hong Bo was indeed very experienced. When facing the phantom beast, he asked everyone to use carpet bombing tactics without sparing their spiritual energy, and successfully found the true form of the phantom beast.

I saw a large number of spikes suddenly growing from right behind the old woman named Chen. One of the spikes seemed to have pierced something, and its growth speed was much slower than the other spikes.

Everyone looked in the direction of the noise and saw a bloody tail and a small black animal that looked a little frightened.