"Don't be nervous, I'm not your enemy. At this time, a figure walked out from behind the boulder next to him, looking at Zhan Chen and Zhou Ziru with a smile.

Looking at that person closely, he has a thick breath, very strong strength, has the high-level cultivation of Emperor Wu, looks like a yin owl, hooked nose and bee eyes, thin cheeks and lips, and a pale complexion, especially those eyes reveal a trace of unnatural red light, with a strong killing aura.

Seeing this, Zhan Chen was startled at first, but quickly calmed down and said slowly: "You are a demon cultivator!"

"Quack, good!"

"I don't know something, why didn't we notice your existence just now?" Zhan Chen asked again, thinking to himself that with his own strength, he should not be able to miss a person who is not far from his own cultivation.

The mysterious demon cultivator replied, "The reason is very simple, because I have been cultivating at the bottom of this abyssal pool, and I have gradually become contaminated with the aura of this place, and I have become one with the surrounding environment, so naturally you will not be able to discover my existence. ”

"Demons, don't talk nonsense! Our righteous path sect has never shared the sky with your demon cultivators, let's take your life!" At this time, Zhou Ziru, who was standing beside Zhan Chen, stood up excitedly, and wanted to rush towards the mysterious person.

"Wait!" the mysterious man stretched out his hand to stop him, and said, "What are you saying that the righteous path is opposed to the demonic path, are you those elders in the righteous path sect?"

"Yes! Those who are righteous must get rid of evil!"

"Gaga, but I'm not a sectarian, I'm just a casual cultivator. ”

"Hmph, isn't there a distinction between good and evil in casual cultivation?"

The mysterious man smiled dumbly and said, "Quack, you shouldn't know yet, there is no difference between good and evil in the neutral zone, everyone lives together and lives in harmony." ”

"How is this possible!" Zhou Ziru called out in disbelief.

But Zhan Chen was silent, compared to Zhou Ziru, he was well-informed, after all, he had been in the Demon Luo Country for more than ten years, and it was commonplace for ordinary martial artists and demon cultivators to live together.

"I'm afraid you haven't been to a neutral place, but when you get there, you'll know I'm right. ”

"Even if that's the case, why should we believe in you as a demon cultivator, it's better to eradicate you!" Zhou Ziru shouted again.

"Hmph, do you think the old man is scared? My cultivation is still above you, but have you ever thought about it, is it interesting for us to fight in this world full of dangers? Only cooperation can survive, and only cooperation can achieve a win-win situation. ”

"Why do you want to cooperate with your demon cultivator?"

The mysterious man smiled slightly, nodded his forehead, and said, "Because I have a lot of things here that you want to know, without my guidance, you may not even want to get out of this abyss until you die." ”

Zhan Chen raised his head sharply and asked, "Do you know the secret of Yuanchi?"

"Of course. ”

At this time, Zhou Ziru reminded on the side: "Brother Zhan, don't listen to the bewitchment of this demon cultivator. ”

"Little doll, let me tell you a little bit of information first, this creek at your feet is not just a simple stream, in fact, it is only a very small branch of the entire Abyssal River, without my guidance, you don't know how long it will take to find the Abyssal River. ”

"Whatever you say, we'll all-" Zhou Ziru just said this, but was pulled aside by Zhan Chen, and hurriedly asked, "Zhan Chen, what's wrong?"

"Ziru, it seems that what that demon cultivator said may be true. ”

"Really, can we cooperate with Demon Cultivator?!" Zhou Ziru looked emotional.

Zhan Chen had to persuade patiently: "But, have you ever thought about it, we have been trapped here, we can't get out for the rest of our lives, and the slogan of 'defending the right path and destroying the demon gate' is just an empty word. ”

Zhou Ziru didn't speak yet.

Zhan Chen said, "Remember, we are only using him, and only by leaving this abyss can we continue our righteous cause. ”

Only then did Zhou Ziru say: "But Brother Zhan, can we really believe the nonsense of this demon cultivator? I think he is just using us." ”

Zhan Chen smiled coldly and said, "Yes, we are using each other, treating demon cultivators, we don't have to pay attention to fairness and justice, if he dares to have bad intentions, we will get rid of him at that time." And I'm sure he must have the same idea as we do, and if he dares to attack us, we'll get rid of him first!"

Zhou Ziru nodded reluctantly when he heard Zhan Chen say this, but he still had a very unhappy look on his face.

At this time, Zhan Chen turned around, tried to show a smile to the demon cultivator, and asked, "Dare to ask the old brother's name?"

The mysterious man smiled slightly and said, "The contemptible man's name is Jiang Heng!"

"It turned out to be Brother Jiang, and I was fortunate to meet him. My name is Zhan Chen. Zhan Chen introduced himself, and then pointed to Zhou Ziru behind him and said, "His name is Zhou Ziru." ”

"Hehe, Zhan Chen, Zhou Ziru, have you two discussed it?"

"Well, after discussing it, my brother was a little excited just now, but now that he has figured it out, we really have to rely on Brother Jiang's guidance to leave this abyss. ”

"Hahaha, I don't dare to be a guide, I know at a glance that the two of you are the first to come to this abyss, so I am kind enough to give advice. ”

"Oh, has Brother Jiang been here for a long time?"

"It's not too long, it's just more than ten years before you. ”

"That's an old-timer, and I hope Brother Jiang will take care of it in the future. ”

"Hahaha, let's talk about it, I'll get out of here first, I'll tell you the details. ”

So, Zhan Chen and Zhou Ziru left this small valley with Jiang Heng, Zhan Chen and Jiang Heng could still be false and wronged, talking and laughing, while Zhou Ziru followed the two of them from a distance, resolutely not to be with the demon cultivators.

Zhan Chen wanted to find out more about the Yuanchi from Jiang Heng's mouth, so he began to ask again: "Brother Jiang, didn't you just say that the creek is only a part of the entire Yuanhe? So, where is the Yuanhe?"

Jiang Heng's face sank, and he said solemnly: "The entire Yuanhe River is so big, it is almost all over the Yuanchi, but in many marginal places, it is hidden and flowing underground, and only in a few cases will it emerge from the ground, forming the kind of stream we just saw." ”

"Listen to what you say, we still belong to the edge area of the Abyssal Pond here?"

"Yes, it belongs to a very marginal area, and if you see the real Yuanhe, I'm afraid you'll be scared!"

"Have you been there?"

"Of course, that's where I got here. ”

"Why do you want to escape?"

Hearing Zhan Chen's question, Jiang Heng showed a deep look of jealousy, obviously thinking of something bad, and said: "Because it is too terrible there, my personal strength is not enough to survive there." I fled to this remote place to escape the pursuit of a group of people, and now the people who pursued me have returned. ”

Zhan Chenqi said: "But Brother Jiang, you have a high-level cultivation of Emperor Wu, what kind of person can threaten you?"

"Martial Emperor high-level cultivation, I just belong to the weakest category of the Martial Emperor's high-rank, it's not enough to see there at all, and no one wants me to join their team. ”

"What team to join?" Zhan Chen became more and more confused the more he listened.

"You have just arrived, I don't know the situation here, the main stream of the Yuan River is in the most central area of the Yuan Pond, where it is incomparably vast, up to hundreds of kilometers in length and width, and there is also an incomparably vast forest growing on the north and south banks of the Yuan River, we call it the 'Black Forest', which breeds many monsters and monsters, the demon beasts there are extremely high grades, the lowest level is also up to the fifth order, and the highest level can reach the eighth order! It is unimaginable for ordinary martial emperor powerhouses to survive alone in it, so people in the Black Forest usually act in teams to defend against the enemy in order to ensure safety. ”

Zhan Chen nodded, and then asked, "Speaking of this demon beast, there is something unclear below. ”

"What is it?"

"I found that the monsters here are very different from the breeds in the outside world, they are all types that I have never heard of and never seen before, why is this?"

Jiang Heng listened to his question, smiled slightly, and explained: "What is the big difference, unheard of, the demon beasts here originally came from the outside world, but they were mutated by the influence of the strong earth aura and the abyssal pool here. As the saying goes, 'natural selection, survival of the fittest', the abundant earth aura not only makes them strong, but also makes them more savage and murderous than the demon beasts in the outside world, and in the process of long-term fierce competition and devouring each other, they become more and more powerful. ”

"I see. Zhan Chen nodded knowingly.

"Gaga, not only demon beasts, but also people, Zhan Chen, you have to be careful, the martial artists here are stronger and more cruel than those in the outside world, to be honest, you and Zhou Ziru are just the weakest existences, of course I am not much better. ”

Zhan Chen listened to his words, somehow, not only was he not afraid, but he faintly looked forward to it in his heart, and thought: "It's really strange, powerful demon beasts, powerful martial artists, hearing this, I should feel scared, why did I start to get excited instead? Maybe this is the challenge I desire, the bigger the challenge, the more dangerous the challenge, the greater the harvest I get, the more I can quickly become stronger!"

At this time, he raised his head coldly, looked at the dark clouds above again, and sighed: "I really didn't expect that so much mist above here was evaporated from this abyssal pool. ”

"Yes, I didn't think of it at first, but it wasn't until I saw Yuanhe that I realized that it was all normal. ”

Zhan Chen asked again: "Brother Jiang, why do you keep emphasizing this Yuanhe?"

"Because we're going there soon, don't you want to leave? The way to leave is right in the middle of this abyss. ”

"Oh, what the hell is it?!" Zhan Chen asked eagerly.

The treacherous and cunning Jiang Heng smiled mysteriously and said, "What's the hurry? Now I'll take you two to the Black Forest first, where you will get everything you want to know." However, there is a premise. ”

"What premise?"

"You and that Zhou Ziru have to listen to me and act together, only in this way can we hope to live and leave, understand?"

Zhan Chenxin said: "Wow, the fox's tail is finally revealed, you want the two of us to do it immediately, even cannon fodder!" But on the surface, he pretended to be sincere and humble, and said: "Brother Jiang, we don't understand anything, and we have to rely on you to take care of it." ”

"Quack, it's easy to say, it's easy to say! Now I'll take you to see what the Yuanhe River is, what is the Black Forest!" Jiang Heng smiled proudly, and then turned around and walked in one direction, and Zhan Chen and Zhou Ziru naturally followed closely.

This group of three people is gradually approaching the core and mysterious area of the abyss.