Qi Refining Level 3000, Accepting The Empress As A Disciple At The Beginning

"But someone like that really doesn't deserve to be your disciple!" Qinglong interjected.

"Since we're choosing a disciple, a living person is always better than a dead one."

Despite what he said, Ye Kong had already mentally eliminated this person.

As the mountain grew taller and the road longer, the confusion and unease in his heart made Ye Kong truly feel that it was better for them to leave than to risk their lives for it.

The group walked for an unknown amount of time, and everyone except Ye Kong was exhausted.

Ye Kong glanced at them and then arranged for everyone to rest for a while on a slightly higher slope.

As soon as their butts touched the ground, the fatigue from before began to dissipate.

The group rested for a while, and during that time, Ye Kong conjured up wild fruits from who knows where, piling them up on the ground in a colorful heap, enough to fill everyone's stomachs.

After eating and resting, the group set off again. During this time, they also studied the map for a while, choosing a wide road that the other fellow disciples were most likely to pass through.

Sure enough, after walking only a few steps, Chunxiao's sharp eyes spotted fresh footprints on the side of the road.

The footprints were shallow and widely spaced, and they instantly remembered who they belonged to.

"Hurry, let's follow them. We should be able to see this senior brother soon!"

Chunxiao said, and everyone's eyes followed the footprints into the distance, gazing down the endless road.

Just then, the wind picked up.

At first, it was a breeze, blowing across their faces and sweeping away the beads of sweat. Then, the wind grew stronger and stronger, pressing the dark clouds down on their shoulders, completely disrupting their original formation.

Only four people. Where was Chunxiao?

Ye Kong spoke in the strong wind, "Where's Chunxiao? Where did Chunxiao go?"

"I, I don't know..." Qinglong said with difficulty. In just a few words, the wind had already poured into his throat, causing him to cough incessantly.

Ye Kong opened his heavenly eye and searched carefully in the dark storm, but he couldn't see Chunxiao's shadow even after three sweeps.

"Could he have been blown somewhere by the wind?" Cheng Wen gritted his teeth and communicated with Ye Kong using ventriloquism.

Ye Kong hung Cheng Wen and Qinglong on one arm and drew a circle in the air with the other.

Freeze!

The wind stopped!

It stopped in the air like that, then turned into wisps of mist and rose into the sky, freeing the people in front of him.

Seeing the storm stop, everyone quickly got off Ye Kong.

Ye Kong rubbed his wrist and was about to ask about Chunxiao's location when he glanced at the haystack on the side. Chunxiao was leaning against it, sleeping soundly.

Really, he had worried about him for nothing.

The group walked over, and Qinglong patted Chunxiao's shoulder. "Hey, wake up. Why are you sleeping here?"

Chunxiao yawned and looked at the others, his eyes full of confusion. "I don't know. How did I fall asleep?"

It's good that he fell asleep, otherwise there wouldn't have been enough places to hang on to.

Since he was fine, the group continued on their way.

This time, to avoid encountering another storm, Ye Kong gave each person a calming needle. If the wind picked up again, they could squeeze the calming needle tightly and stay in place, waiting for the storm to stop.

The route that the group had planned on the map was almost finished, but they still hadn't seen a single person.

The speculation in their hearts was amplified infinitely. To comfort everyone, Ye Kong said, "If we follow the road all the way to the exit and still don't find anyone, then you all go out first, and I'll stay behind and look slowly."

"No, we want to find them with you," Chunxiao said.

"Yes, and us!" Everyone expressed their determination.

Ye Kong nodded and said nothing more.

At this time, Chunxiao saw a vine on the road that stretched to the end, with a thick, black, and slippery body. It quickly attracted the attention of the group.

Chunxiao took the lead, and Qinglong and the others were unwilling to be outdone, so they came up to help. They didn't know until they pulled, but they were shocked. This vine seemed to have grown out of the center of the earth. The length that everyone pulled out could circle Tengyun Sect once, but they still hadn't pulled out the entire vine.

Ye Kong saw the dark cave under the vine at a glance. The problem must be there. Ye Kong immediately decided to jump down and investigate.

However, as soon as Ye Kong turned around, he saw five people who were also ready.

"This cave is full of dangers. I suggest you all wait above," Ye Kong said.

"It's okay, I'll go down with you. I can lend a hand if anything happens," Chunxiao stood up and strongly invited to go forward.

"I can too. I've learned pyrotechnics. If there's a problem, I'll just burn it down," Chu Yan was unwilling to be outdone.

"I, I, I can too. Master hasn't realized my true abilities yet!"

Pan Er said.

"Let me go. I used to specialize in this special underground environment in my original sect!" Qinglong said.

"And me..." Cheng Wen said last.

As soon as he spoke, everyone's eyes turned to him.

Cheng Wen blushed and didn't know what to say, but he walked over and tugged on Ye Kong's sleeve.

Ye Kong had a bit of a headache.

These disciples of his were truly unique compared to his previous ones, and each one was harder to talk to than the last.

They were all ambitious people who wanted to venture into even the most dangerous places.

Ye Kong didn't want to discourage their self-confidence, but going down into the cave was definitely not as simple as playing around.

Ye Kong thought for a second and coughed lightly. "That's right, who said they knew pyrotechnics just now? Come down with me. The others, stay here and wait. You can also look for people within a hundred miles." After saying that, he looked at Chunxiao.

"Chunxiao, you're responsible for taking care of them, understand?"

Chu Yan was overjoyed when he heard that Ye Kong was going to take him down.

In contrast.

Chunxiao was initially unhappy that he couldn't go with Ye Kong, but then Ye Kong gave him such a big task, so naturally he obeyed unconditionally.

"Okay, I'll take good care of them. You, too, be careful," Chunxiao said.

Ye Kong patted him on the shoulder, glanced at the others, and pulled Chu Yan, jumping into the bottomless black cave.

Ah!

In just three seconds, Ye Kong's feet touched the bottom.

He originally thought that it would have to be hundreds or thousands of feet deep to accommodate this vine.

But now it seemed that he had really worried too much.

Chu Yan tightly clutched Ye Kong, not letting go even when his feet touched the ground.

"Alright, let go."

Ye Kong nudged Chu Yan.

"This little cave isn't even as big as the cellar in Qingliang Garden!"