Chapter 187: Altar Black Stone
When Zhang Yunxian reappeared, he found that he, Zong and Mo were actually on the endless Gobi Desert.
As far as he could see, he was surrounded by golden sand, and the sky was exceptionally blue, and the two extreme colors of yellow and blue intertwined a refreshing picture between heaven and earth.
Zhang Yunxian saw the desert for the first time in his life.
"There is an enchantment prohibition within a radius of a hundred miles from the altar, and the crossing spell cannot be directly entered, so we can only walk in from here!" Zong Chao turned his head and explained to Zhang Yunxian.
Zhang Yunxian nodded, didn't speak, but opened the map on his mobile phone, trying to figure out where the current geographical location is, but he didn't expect that the GPS signal in this place was so poor that it couldn't be located at all, he couldn't help frowning.
"This is the Longzhong region, the world's famous 'Tengger Desert'!" Zong Chao observed his subtle movements and expressions, and said to him with a smile.
Zhang Yunxian was shocked in his heart, although he studied liberal arts in high school, although he learned geography in general, he could probably calculate that the distance between the two from Xijing City to the Tengger Desert in Longzhong was at least far more than 800 kilometers.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but take a serious look at Mo Shaotian beside him.
This is really a person who can't be seen, he has always felt that Mo Shaotian, who is not very inconspicuous, can travel such a long distance with such a trick of crossing spell casually?
Moreover, listening to the meaning of Zong Chao's words just now, it was because there was an enchantment ban around the Bright God Altar, and it was impossible to cross in, so it could only be worn here, not because Mo Shaotian's ability was exhausted.
Zhang Yunxian thought to himself, before he had advanced to the Half-Saint, the limit he could cross was only two hundred kilometers, and now according to his hunch, the distance he could cross was estimated to be about five or six hundred kilometers.
In such a comparison, the pride in his heart that had just advanced to the demi-saint was instantly shattered.
"Let's go a little faster, this desert is the most windy in the evening, although for us, there is no danger to our lives, but it is really uncomfortable to make a gray face!"
Zong Chao looked up at the sun that was gradually moving west, and said hello to Zhang Yunxian and Mo Shaotian.
Zhang Yunxian had no experience in walking in the desert at all, and when he heard Zong Chao say this, he followed his rhythm and sped up a little.
The speed of the three of them was not slow, and after walking for about twenty minutes, they finally saw a blue lake in the vast yellow sand world.
"This is the only freshwater lake on the road, is there anything uncomfortable about the Apocalypse, you can bring some water and go on the road again!"
"Thanks, I don't need to!"
Zhang Yunxian's body is naturally not so delicate, Zong Chaoyue is so careful, everything is careful, the more awkward the feeling in his heart, the stronger it is, this indescribable disgust, so that he always has an inexplicable vigilance towards Zong Chao.
Zong Chao had a cold tone towards Zhang Yunxian, and seemed to be unimpressed, so he smiled and said, "Okay, then let's hurry up!"
Along the way, except for the occasional poplar that has just changed its sprouts, and some sparse grass, there is no green at all.
The poplar tree was pointed out by Mo Shaotian to Zhang Yunxian, otherwise he really didn't know much about it, but about poplar, Zhang Yunxian had heard people talk about it before, saying that the vitality of this tree was very tenacious, what "life without dying for a thousand years, death without falling for a thousand years, and falling without rotting for a thousand years".
Therefore, Zhang Yunxian looked at it a few more times with some curiosity, this poplar looks a little similar to the ginkgo tree, because the leaves have not yet grown, and the bare branches really don't have any beauty.
After walking for another half an hour or so, Zong Chao finally stopped.
"This is the entrance to the barrier of our Altar of Light!" he said, pointing to the protruding sand piles in front of him.
Zhang Yunxian sensed it carefully, and sure enough, in the plain air, he faintly felt a trace of energy fluctuations, which was very similar to the Tianfeng Relic Clan Enchantment he encountered in the South China Sea at that time.
Without waiting for Zong Chao's command, Mo Shaotian took the initiative to step forward and quickly changed a few handprints, and then his palm emitted a strong white light, slowly merging into the invisible enchantment.
"Enter!" Zong Chao quickly pulled Zhang Yunxian up, and with a 'whoosh', he jumped into the enchantment.
Inside the barrier, very different from the desert outside, it is actually an oasis.
Zhang Yunxian's eyes were accustomed to seeing the golden desert, and suddenly the color that greeted his eyes was completely changed to turquoise and refreshing, and the difference was too big.
He saw that in this side of the world, the willows are still clinging, the peaches and apricots are competing for spring, and the lake is sparkling, which is a beautiful scenery in the south of the Yangtze River.
The feeling that this enchantment brought him was a very magical experience, completely different from the last time in the enchantment of the Tianfeng Relic Clan, the enchantment of the Tianfeng Relic Clan was almost the same as outside the enchantment, it was a vast ocean.
But this time, inside and outside the enchantment, there are clearly two different worlds.
Is this enchantment a privilege of entry and exit set up in the original world, or does it completely create a new spatial entrance?
Zhang Yunxian was so cranky, and followed Zong Chao to a leafy bamboo forest.
The bamboos look like they are some years old, and the thinnest ones are the thickness of an adult's arm, and it is impossible for them to grow like this without a few decades.
This bamboo forest covers a wide area, which made Zhang Yunxian a little surprised, he took a closer look, and found that at least ten miles in a radius were all this lush bamboo.
The path in the bamboo forest is paved with pebbles, and when you walk on it, you will feel like you are in an automatic massage at all times, which is very comfortable.
The breeze blows, and there is a rustling sound over the bamboo forest.
Zhang Yunxian couldn't help but sigh, no wonder these cultivators and bereaved families like to stay away from the hustle and bustle, feel comfortable and clean, such a living environment is indeed much better than in the big city.
In the middle of the bamboo forest, there is actually a boxy depression.
Zhang Yunxian visually measured that compared with the surrounding ground, the vertical drop of this depression is at least thirty or forty meters, and the strange thing is that the color of the depression is incompatible with other locations in the bamboo forest, completely showing a kind of ink-dyed black.
"Here's the ruins of our altar!" Zong Chao said, pointing to the depression that looked like a ruined scene left behind by a fire.
Zhang Yunxian followed the position he pointed to, and finally saw a little way.
It's just that this depression is completely black and mushy, if you don't look carefully, it's really hard to find that there is an ancient altar at the bottom of the pit that is pitch black, it doesn't look like it's built of wood, Zhang Yunxian suddenly remembered the houses built of black stone in the Crescent Moon Group of the imperial capital.
"Is that a black stone that isolates all energy?" The surprise in his heart can be imagined, the Crescent Moon Group was created by Lin Rulong decades ago, but this altar seems to have existed for at least a thousand years.
Why do the same black stones appear in these two places where there is absolutely no connection?
"What did the Apocalypse say about the building materials of our altar?" Zong Chao heard Zhang Yunxian's exclamation and asked with some excitement, "Have you seen this weird black stone before?"
Zhang Yunxian calmed down instantly.
He couldn't expose the matter of the Crescent Moon Group to Zong Chao, and he still didn't know what the Altar of Light was, and he didn't know if this black stone had any other more magical functions besides isolating energy.
In case this stone is a rare material for cultivators, Zhang Yunxian is almost certain that Zong Chao will definitely find a way to collect this kind of stone everywhere, just like what the Lunatic Sect did after knowing that there was cosmic essence in the meteorite, it is all the same reason.
And those supernatural beings in the Crescent Moon Group, compared to these cultivators, the difference is simply 108,000 miles, I'm afraid that in Zong Chao's eyes, there is not much difference between supernatural beings and mortals, right?
Zhang Yunxian didn't want to bring death to the Crescent Moon Group because of this black stone!
After this period of experience, Zhang Yunxian deeply felt that the cultivation world was completely a world where the weak eat the strong and the strength was respected, and there was no reason to talk about it at all.
In the eyes of cultivators, the social norm of 'everyone is equal before the law' in human society is simply worthless bullshit.
Zhang Yunxian naturally heard the excitement in Zong Chao's tone, he calmed down and said lightly: "It's the first time I've seen such a strange stone, just now, I was confused for a while, and I hope the sect master will forgive me!"
Zong Chao heard Zhang Yunxian say this, and a trace of disappointment couldn't help flashing in his eyes, but he still had a smile on his face, "Don't blame the Apocalypse for being at a loss, I've been studying it for hundreds of years, and every time I get close to this altar, I still can't help but feel excited!"
"Excited?" Zhang Yunxian glanced at Zong Chao strangely, not understanding how he could have such emotions.
"Yes, you may not understand what the strange black stone on the altar means to us! I tell you, its effect on energy is not to isolate as you just said, but to 'absorb'!"
"Absorption?" Zhang Yunxian was also stunned for a moment, he didn't actually understand this, but when he was in the Crescent Moon Group, his colleague said that the training base built of black stone had the function of isolating all abilities, and he just said that.
"That's right, it's absorption! Whether it's the magic we practice, or the invention of man*, I've tried this altar countless times, but I've never been able to damage it in the slightest. Once, I was really a little unwilling, so I ordered all my subordinates to concentrate on attacking one of the small stones with me!haha...... If it weren't for the intensity of that attack, I'm afraid I'd never have discovered the true mystery of this stone!"
"How did you find out?" asked Zhang Yunxian a little strangely.
"Haha, that stone has been attacked too much, and it has actually become bigger! Can you imagine it? A stone can actually adjust its size by itself! Moreover, it may be that the attack frequency is too intensive, it has no time to digest it, and it took more than ten minutes to return to its original size! The most important thing is that in this process, all of us clearly feel that the inside of that stone is full of our own strength!"
Zong Chao was still a little excited when he talked about the situation that day, and Zhang Yunxian could see that this discovery had indeed encouraged him greatly.
"Sect Master, haven't you already figured out how to use these stones?" Zhang Yunxian habitually scratched his head and asked with a puzzled expression.