Chapter 53: Qinglong Gorge (II)
Su Fangjun frowned, and reprimanded quite disapprovingly, "Senior Brother Xiao!"
Xiao Nai was still smiling, but instead of caring about his displeasure, he looked like a scoundrel, "I'm going to give them a heads-up first." ”
Su Fang glared at him and shook his head helplessly. Then, after looking around at the crowd, he said loudly: "It is noon at this time, while the sun is at its highest, let's set off." ”
Everyone responded one after another, and each of them sacrificed flying magic weapons. Su Fang took the lead and flew at the forefront to lead the way, and everyone followed closely behind, roaring towards Qinglong Gorge.
Qinglong Gorge is located in the mountains northwest of Canglangpai, and from a distance, you can see that the mountains are covered with a layer of verdant blue, and the rich aura condenses into a white mist visible to the naked eye, constantly changing posture between the mountains.
As the flying magic weapon continued to approach, the mountains became wider and taller, and the sense of oppression that seemed to rise to the sky became more and more intense.
The ritual circumambulated the mountains, and soon came across two cliffs that had been split in the middle and were now overgrown with trees and grass. It's really magical, straight and steep, straight into the sky.
In the first two lives, before Jinhuang entered the middle stage of foundation building, he had traveled in and out of Qinglong Gorge countless times to seek understanding and opportunities. Now, she is about to step into it again, and she is still ambitious!
Although there are many crises in Qinglong Gorge, danger represents chance, and there is opportunity to experience, and experience will improve.
The crowd landed at the entrance with their magic weapons.
Looking up from the ground, I feel more and more that the cliffs on both sides are steep and compelling. They were so small, as if they were going to be completely submerged under the rock mass in the next moment.
The entrance to Qinglong Gorge is very wide, open outward, and in the shape of a trumpet. There are obvious traces of rubble and yellow mud on both sides of the entrance, apparently falling from the cliff.
From the entrance, the cliffs on both sides gradually narrow, and finally a narrow road that can barely accommodate four people in parallel, winding and stretching into the depths of the mountain.
Su Fang took off the silver sword on his back, held it in his hand, and then looked at the four of them, and reaffirmed with a solemn face again: "When you enter the canyon later, you must remember to follow closely behind me and Senior Brother Xiao, and don't move around!"
Several people replied yes aloud.
Su Fang nodded, walked to the golden magic circle that was constantly rotating and circulating runes at the entrance, and the five fingers of his left hand were widely opened to urge spiritual power, which was printed on the formation eye in the center of the magic circle. The next moment, the runes disappeared and the golden circle disappeared.
"Let's get in quickly. Su Fang withdrew his hand and said to the others, "This magic circle will be reactivated in a moment." With that, he walked in first.
The baby-faced Xiao Nai followed, and Jinhuang and the others were not far behind, and quickly followed.
Without the barrier of the magic circle, the violent aura of the beast instantly rushed to his face.
As the crowd continued to go deeper, the light in the canyon slowly weakened. Because the cliffs on both sides are unusually steep, most of the light is blocked, and only a small part of the canyon can be reached. In addition, the trees and grass that grow on the cliff wall cover half of the sky overhead, leaving a narrow slit, so the inside of Qinglong Gorge is much darker than the outside. Fortunately, it is now noon, the sun is in the sky, and the Qinglong Gorge is the brightest time of the day. This is also the reason why Su Fang chose to come at this time.
In addition, on the cliff walls on both sides, several meters high, a hundred-year-old snake oil lamp is installed every five zhang, which also provides some candlelight for the dim canyon.
After thousands of years of evolution, and because of the growth activities of wild beasts, Qinglong Gorge has long been more than just a narrow passage. In the mountains on both sides, there are many habitats for the growth and activity of beasts. Some are pitch-black caves, some are open swamps, and some are overgrown wild woodlands......
Whether it is a cave, a swamp, or a wild woodland, there are countless dangers lurking inside, and they are also unknown opportunities.
The wild beasts near the entrance are all relatively low in level, and most of their strength is at the first level. The stronger second- and third-level demon beasts are still in the depths of the canyon. However, Qinglong Gorge is mostly a first-class and second-class wild beast, and third-level beasts are rare.
There is also a division between the strong and weak beasts, which are divided into ten grades from lowest to highest. The first- and second-level beasts are equivalent to the strength of the second layer of qi cultivation to the early stage of foundation building, and the third-level beasts begin to condense the beast core, which is equivalent to the monk's sealing of the golden pill and begins to have divine sense. The higher the level, the stronger the beasts.
Among the beasts, there are spirit beasts and demon beasts. The difference between spirit beasts and demon beasts is that spirit beasts have divine consciousness and spirituality, while demon beasts do not. Once the spirit animal is subdued by the monk, it can become a spirit pet and communicate with its owner. However, if a demon beast cultivates into a spirit beast but is not subdued, it is no different from a demon beast.
Generally speaking, lower-level demon beasts will not take the initiative to attack monks, but demon beasts with strong strength or irritable nature will, such as the bull, attack for no reason.
Among the six of them, Su Fang was the strongest, and he was already a cultivator in the early stage of Jindan. He didn't deliberately release the coercion, but he didn't take away the spiritual power fluctuations on his body. Along the way, in the habitats on both sides, the howls of beasts continued to be heard.
Jiang Xinyue and Fang Ling were so frightened that their faces turned pale. Jiang Xinyue even hugged Lu Heng's arm directly, eager to get into his arms.
Lu Heng's handsome eyebrows furrowed, held her shoulders to separate the two of them, patted her and comforted, "Don't be afraid." ”
Jiang Xinyue looked up at him with a white and frightened face, nodded, but did not let go of his arm.
Lu Heng's eyes paused, and he still let her hold it. Turning his head to look at the other side, Jinhuang's face was tense and tight, with obvious surprise on his face, but he paid attention to the surrounding movements with a wary expression.
A strange color slipped through his eyes, and he touched her arm with his hand, hooking her slightly fat little hand.
Jinhuang was stunned, looked up at him suspiciously, and when he saw the relief in his eyes, a sweet smile bloomed on his face. She took his right hand back and leaned closer to him.
After walking through a fairly spacious passage, the canyon suddenly began to narrow, and it was possible to carry four people in parallel, but now only two people can barely go together.
This section of the narrow passage is actually a transitional section between the first-level demon beast habitat and the second-level demon beast habitat. As soon as this narrow passage is passed, they will all be second-level demon beasts.
Su Fang is still at the forefront, followed by Xiao Nai, followed by Lu Heng and Jiang Xinyue.
Just now, when the canyon narrowed, Jiang Xinyue held Lu Heng's arm and deliberately pushed it in his direction, and Jinhuang was squeezed to the back by her, and Fang Ling was squeezed into the back row together.
Fang Ling, like in her previous two lives, was strongly hostile to her, and would attack her verbally whenever she had the opportunity. No matter how innocent Jinhuang looked, or how to please her, it didn't help, Fang Ling was still like this.
However, thanks to her unsparing sarcasm and attack her, Jinhuang has won a lot of sympathy and kindness.
Just like at this time, after Fang Ling was squeezed behind together, he first glanced at her, and then deliberately bumped into her.
Jinhuang was the youngest among the crowd, and her strength was already small, so she deliberately took advantage of the situation, and the whole person hit the cliff next to her.