Chapter 109 Enjoy the benefits
After a brief greeting, Fairy Hong Ling inadvertently glanced at the cave, and a hint of greed flashed in her eyes.

She asked, "I wonder what the two Taoist friends have found here?"

Zixuan Sanren felt something was wrong in his heart, as he knew Fairy Hong Ling's character and methods.

Now that she knows of the existence of the cave, she will definitely fight for the opportunities within it at all costs and get a piece of the pie.

Zixuan Sanren quickly figured out how to deal with this uninvited guest, while also considering how to maximize his own interests.

Ji Chang, however, looked calm. He said calmly, "We just got here and haven't found anything yet."

He paused, then continued, "If Fairy Hong Ling is interested, why not explore it together?"

Upon hearing this, Fairy Hong Ling's eyes flashed with joy.

Ji Chang's proposal undoubtedly provided her with an excellent opportunity to legitimately participate in the exploration of the cave.

So, Fairy Hong Ling nodded and said with a smile: "That's great, let's explore this cave together."

However, Ji Chang shook his head at this time and said in a serious tone: "The dangers in the cave are unknown. If we rush in, I'm afraid our lives will be in danger."

"In my opinion, we should seal off this place first, and then investigate after we are fully prepared."

He paused, his eyes swept across the faces of Zixuan Sanren and Hongling Fairy, and finally fell on the mountains in the distance.

"Besides that, Han has other things to do, so I'm afraid I won't be able to go with you two fellow Taoists."

After hearing Ji Chang's words, Zixuan Sanren's expression couldn't help but change slightly, he was surprised and happy.

He was originally dissatisfied with Ji Chang's decision to wait. After all, the Hu family behind Fairy Hong Ling was a powerful force. In addition to Fairy Hong Ling, they also had three foundation-building cultivators.

If time is delayed, other cultivators of the Hu family will surely intervene. By then, more people will want to share the pie, and some may even exclude him by relying on their power.

Different from Fairy Hong Ling, Zixuan Sanren was a solitary cultivator.

Although he has close friends who are also good at building their foundation in Yuzhou, calling them for help will inevitably take away some of the benefits.

However, when he heard that Ji Chang had given up his exploration of the cave, Zixuan Sanren was slightly delighted again.

With one less monk to share the cake, the benefits they can get in the end will undoubtedly be greater.

Because of this, Zixuan Sanren was both surprised and happy, and didn't know what to choose.

But Fairy Hong Ling was different. After hearing Ji Chang's words, she was overjoyed.

Fairy Hong Ling quickly agreed, "Fellow Daoist Han is absolutely right. It is indeed Hong Ling who has not considered it carefully. We should act more cautiously and not take risks rashly."

Fairy Hong Ling's words were full of approval of Ji Chang, as if she was really moved by his careful consideration.

Then, she continued, "In this case, we will follow what Fellow Daoist Han said and seal off this place first, and then explore again when we are fully prepared."

Seeing that the situation was settled, Zixuan Sanren had no choice but to nod in agreement.

Although he was unwilling in his heart, he also understood that if he openly opposed it at this time, he would inevitably offend Ji Chang and Fairy Hong Ling at the same time.

The three of them were all cultivators in the early stage of foundation building and their strength was comparable. He alone could not contend against two people working together.

What's more, Fairy Hong Ling was born into a foundation-building family like the Hu family in Yuzhou. She has a profound background and means that are beyond his reach.

As for Ji Chang, although he claimed to be a wandering cultivator in the mountains, Zixuan Sanren was skeptical about this.

If Ji Chang was really as he guessed, he was born into the Taizhou Han family, an equally powerful foundation-building family.

Then the sophistication of her methods is probably no less than that of Fairy Hong Ling.

Therefore, it is obviously not a wise move to oppose rashly.

Therefore, Zixuan Sanren chose to endure temporarily and wait and see what happens.

After careful discussion, the three of them finally decided to set up a layer of restrictions around the cave to ensure that it would not be disturbed by the outside world for the time being.

Fairy Hong Ling and Sanren Zixuan took out the formation flags, formation plates and other materials needed for the formation from their storage bags and began to arrange the formation. Sanren Zixuan quickly selected several key positions with his profound attainments in formation.

He raised his hand and threw the formation flag accurately. Suddenly, more than a dozen rays of light flew up. The formation flag rotated in the air. After it was arranged, it was inserted into specific positions one by one.

Immediately afterwards, Zixuan Sanren formed seals with his hands and uttered some magical formulas. With the infusion of magical power, a faint light began to appear around the formation flags, and a vague connection between them appeared.

Unlike Zixuan Sanren, Fairy Hongling is obviously not very proficient in the art of formations.

What she used was not a formation flag, but a formation plate.

This process was much simpler. Fairy Hong Ling first carefully placed the array plate on the ground.

Then he took out some special spirit stones and talismans and inlaid them on the array plate according to a certain pattern.

As she operated, the formation plate began to rotate slowly, releasing rays of light, which enveloped the formation flags set up by Zixuan Sanren.

In an instant, the two formations together formed a powerful double ban.

The subtlety of this double restriction lies in the fact that unless Fairy Hong Ling and Sanren Zixuan arrive at the same time and activate the formation.

Otherwise, if one person wants to break the two formations, he must destroy one of them.

Of course, Fairy Hong Ling knew that Zixuan Sanren was proficient in the art of formations and his attainments in the art of formations were extraordinary.

If he wanted to, it wouldn't be difficult to break the restrictions he had set.

However, Fairy Hong Ling was not worried about this problem.

Her Hu family is the only force that dominates Yuzhou and is not afraid of a casual foundation-building cultivator like Zixuan Sanren.

Zixuan Sanren also has the family business in Feiyun Mountain, so he would never take the risk to secretly break the restrictions he set and explore the cave first.

Ji Chang stood aside, observing the actions of Fairy Hong Ling and Zixuan Sanren calmly.

He was full of confidence and courage, as if everything was under his control.

Although on the surface he gave up exploring the cave, in fact, Ji Chang had already set up his own plan in secret.

Without Fairy Hong Ling and Sanren Zixuan realizing it, Ji Chang had already planted the peeping mark on them.

No matter who of them can successfully solve the mystery of the cave, Ji Chang will have the opportunity to get a piece of the pie and peek at all the inheritance obtained by the two.

Thinking of this, Ji Chang couldn't help but feel a little proud.

He seemed to have seen a bright future in which he could reap the fruits of others' labor. He only needed to wait for the right opportunity and he would be able to easily glimpse what the two would gain.

Of course, Ji Chang also knew that this method was not omnipotent.

Even if he succeeds in spying, he can only obtain the knowledge inheritance of skills, magic, and immortal cultivation techniques in the cave.

As for those precious magical instruments, elixirs, talismans, spiritual objects and other physical legacy, he was unable to touch them.

But even so, Ji Chang was still satisfied.

After all, being able to get such a generous reward without taking any risk was enough to make him feel extremely refreshed.

After setting up the ban, Fairy Hong Ling turned around and smiled at Ji Chang. The smile was bright and moving, with a bit of coquettish charm.

She said softly, "Friend Han, this cooperation is very pleasant. I wonder what your plans are next?"

"If you have time, why not come to my Hu family and let me show my hospitality as a host."

When Ji Chang heard this, a strange look flashed in his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.

"How dare I refuse Daoist Hong Ling's cordial invitation?"

(End of this chapter)