Chapter 79 Self-protection measures
He immediately picked up the magic whip in mid-air. There were two ancient Chinese characters "Xing Ling" on the handle of the whip.

The Four-Leaf Boomerang, the Green Sword, and the Spirit Punishment Whip, now he has three magic weapons. Unfortunately, he cannot use them unless he reaches the Golden Core stage.

After taking the storage bag and spirit beast bag of Blackbeard Jindan and opening them, Sun Zecheng's face looked very ugly. This battle consumed the most resources and was the most difficult to fight, but the gain was the least!
First of all, there are no mid-level spirit stones! They must have been used up, and there are only about 300 low-level spirit stones.

Then, not only were there no mid-level spirit stones, there were no talismans, not even any talismans!
A dark green leather bag magic weapon, probably used to capture monsters.

There was a tiger fork and a tiger head shield, both of the same type as those seized from Wu Shanjun earlier. There was also a knife and a flying sword, which seemed to be gifts prepared for the disciples in the Qi training and foundation building stages.

In addition, there were three bottles of pills marked as being for feeding pythons.

There is also a control array plate with the words "Eight Trigrams Beast Trapping Array" on it. It seems to be the control array plate that was used to trap me earlier. I put it away first, it is of no use for now.

There were only a few things in the storage bag, and Sun Zecheng was very disappointed.

In the spirit beast bag, in addition to the body of the python, there are also two wild boars and ten fat sheep, all of which are first-level monsters. They should be food prepared for the python.

This hunting trip was a big loss, and Sun Zecheng was furious. He released the Taotie treasure chest and threw the body of Blackbeard Jindan, the body of the python, two wild boars, and ten monster sheep into the Taotie treasure chest. He also collected the proceeds from the previous swallowing of the golden-backed monster mantis and the big black tiger.

After a moment, Sun Zecheng withdrew his hand, but after accepting the benefits, it was still not enough to advance.

It was not advisable to stay here for long, so Sun Zecheng covered the treasure chest and shrank it into his body.

Sun Zecheng thought about it and realized that spiritual beasts were very good at tracking smells. The smell could be retained for a long time in the soil, but would be dissipated by the wind in the air.

In that case, Sun Zecheng quickly escaped from the ground and turned into a white cloud and left quickly.

High in the sky, flying at high speed, the wind blew and Sun Zecheng's mind became much clearer. He immediately realized that this time he failed to steal the pig, and left a huge hidden danger. The main one was the smell. The smell could be retained in the soil for a long time. He didn't know what means Lingshou Mountain had. If the disappearance of the golden elixir attracted the tracking of the Yuanying cultivator, it would be too dangerous for him!
Previously, he was still struggling over whether or not to report the matter of Lingshou Mountain colluding with the enemy to Huangfeng Valley. Now, it seems that the best way to protect himself is to return to Huangfeng Valley immediately and report the matter to the sect first. Once the identity of the traitor of Lingshou Mountain is exposed, then even if the fact that he killed Lingshou Mountain Jindan is exposed, it will be fine!
This matter is of great importance. I don't know if there are spies bribed by the evil sect inside Huangfeng Valley. For safety reasons, I have to report it directly to Ancestor Linghu!

right! that's all!
But let me make up an excuse first. What excuse should I make?

Of course, the best reason is to be trapped by the enemy or injured in battle and hide to heal.

What kind of enemy could you encounter in the Xizhou Desert? It would be best if you could find an enemy who was dead without any evidence.

Oh, yes, it makes sense that the Qianzhu followers came from the west and passed through Xizhou. Then, this group of people were killed by Lei Wanhe in front of Han Li’s bridal chamber, leaving no evidence! Wonderful, wonderful!
So, the story is:
I was hunting sand lizards in the Xizhou Desert on the orders of my master Li Huayuan. Unexpectedly, one day a group of monks passed by and asked me to hand over the captured sand lizards to them, saying that they wanted to use the souls of the monsters to refine puppets. If I didn't give them to them, they would snatch them away. They were outnumbered and released many puppet mechanical beasts. I couldn't defeat them, but luckily I escaped and hid to heal my wounds.

Then how do I explain why I went south and didn’t go back to Huangfeng Valley?
Of course, it was when I attended the Tainan gathering in the past. On the way, I passed a place where there was a strange fruit. However, there was a scorpion monster guarding it. At that time, my cultivation was too shallow to dare to go forward. At this moment, I suddenly remembered that I dared to go forward in order to heal my wounds. I was thinking about how to pick the strange fruit from under the nose of the scorpion monster. Suddenly, a giant mantis came. I relied on talismans to escape into the ground and used magic tools to cover my breath to avoid it. Then the giant mantis fought the scorpion monster. In the end, the giant mantis was better and picked the strange dragon scale fruit. Once this fruit was picked, the roots and leaves of the original plant immediately withered and died. I searched for it for a long time at the original place, but there was no second such fruit.

He followed the giant mantis and accidentally discovered a cultivator in the Qi Condensation Stage. As soon as he saw Sun Zecheng, he drove the monster to attack. It turned out that this Qi Condensation Stage disciple was actually the owner of the monster mantis!
Fortunately, the mantis and scorpion had already fought to a draw, and the monster's master had a very low level of cultivation, only at the Qi Refining Stage, so, after a hard fight, he was lucky enough to win and kill the man and the beast.

In addition to seizing this exotic fruit, a storage bag was also seized, which contained a jade slip for secret communication between Lingshou Mountain and Yuling Sect. Knowing that it was a matter of great importance, he took it back and gave it to Ancestor Linghu, not even daring to tell his master or the head of the sect.

As for the exotic fruit, he consumed it immediately and it really had a miraculous effect. Not only did his cultivation level recover, but he also advanced.

After I finished writing the story, I checked it several times and felt that it basically provided a reasonable explanation, or at least there were no major loopholes.

It is impossible to make up a perfect story, as long as there are no flaws. After all, the spirit beast bag and letter that I brought back to the Yuling Sect are not fake. Except for this letter jade slip, I will not hand in the other things in the storage bag. If asked, they just said they didn't find it. I kept the things in the spirit beast bag and handed it in directly.

Just like that, ten days later, after bringing up his contribution in winning the first place in the Tianwutai Dao Discussion for Huangfeng Valley, Sun Zecheng finally entered the cave of Huangfeng Valley's Linghu Patriarch.

An old man in brocade clothes, with white hair and beard, a sallow face, a pair of dull eyes, and a rather ugly appearance, said to Sun Zecheng kindly: "I heard that you have something important to report to me in person. Tell me what it is now."

"Yes! Report to the ancestor! This disciple accidentally got a piece of information. The six sects of the Demonic Path are plotting to annex the Jiang Kingdom, the Cheqi Kingdom and our Yue Kingdom. Lingshou Mountain is secretly communicating with the Demonic Path Yuling Sect, plotting to act as an insider when the Demonic Path invades the Yue Kingdom and wipe out the remaining six sects in one fell swoop! Here is the evidence!"

Sun Zecheng acted very excited after hearing the news. He handed over the spirit beast bag and the jade slip of letter of the Yuling Sect's golden elixir. He also handed over the green jade slip of the Yuling Sect's golden elixir which contained the experience of cultivating strange insects and spirit beasts. However, he had already made a copy for his own use.

Patriarch Linghu calmly took the letter, jade slips and other things, read them calmly, nodded, and said lightly: "It is indeed so."

Judging from his expression and tone, had Patriarch Linghu anticipated this?
It has been more than two years since the war between the six sects of the Demonic Path started, and more than four years since Han Li received the news and suffered a great defeat on the Jinguyuan front in the original novel. How could Patriarch Linghu have predicted this?

So... ? Some questions arose in Sun Zecheng's mind.

"You did a great job on this matter! But, don't tell anyone about it after you go out!" Elder Linghu suddenly said solemnly.

(End of this chapter)