Chapter 8: Soul Village
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On the ancient road, only yellowed dead vines and old trees seem to have existed for eternity, revealing the vicissitudes and exhaustion of history.
Croak.
Breaking the silence is the only creature on this soulless ancient path, the Crow.
The crows are active at dusk, but even though it's past noon, it's still some distance away from dusk. Unless someone came and got angry and alarmed these half-dead things.
Sure enough, a thunderous sound of horses' hooves came from afar. One man and one horse stepped outside the ancient road.
Sigh.
At the command of the man on the horse, the thin brown and red horse raised its head high and stopped abruptly.
The visitor stared coldly at the faint crow that landed on the dead branches of the old tree for a while, and then jumped off the horse's back. Holding the reins, he began to walk towards the ancient path.
The Ancient Path of Absolute Soul outside the Valley of the Absolute Soul has a mysterious power, and anyone who comes here must walk, otherwise they will be attacked by the dead vines and old trees. This attack will change according to the strength of the Passer. There was once a soul master powerhouse in the Soul Root Realm who disdained this, and as a result, he was pecked to death by a powerful faint crow, and his body was pulled down by the withered vines into the loess under the ancient road, becoming the nutrients of the old tree.
However, unless you transgress these rules, these three forces will never take the initiative. Over time, everyone will become accustomed to it, and even if they are rebellious, they will not take the initiative to find death.
The broken army had already been to the Valley of the Absolute Soul a few times, so he naturally knew the rules here, so he honestly led his own skinny horse, which was bought at a very cheap price and was obviously malnourished, to walk on the ancient road.
The ancient road stretches for dozens of miles, leading to the Valley of Absolute Souls.
It was not a dead land, there were people living by the river, building villages, building small bridges, and communicating with each other.
The reason why some people want to live here is because there are many rare treasures in the Valley of the Soulless, such as the Yin Blue Grass, the Ghost Tree Flower, and the Soul Stone.
In the distance, the sound of rushing water came to his ears, and a smile smeared on the corner of Pojun's mouth, and the Soul Absolute Village had arrived.
Soul Village is the only village in the Valley of the Soulless, and almost everyone who goes on an adventure in the Valley of the Soul will stay in this village to get rest and supplies, and even exchange the treasures they have in the Valley for money.
Because of the special nature of this place, nearby towns and even Iron Blood Town will send caravans to make a profit, so there is a lot of people.
There are a mixture of dragons and snakes, and there are countless masters, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon abounds.
Po Jun was very low-key, it was not the first time he had come here, so he did not rush into the Valley of Absolute Souls, but went to a familiar inn in the village and stayed.
In addition to taking a short break, Pojun also needs to inquire about several of his missions in the inn.
Pojun didn't find out, in fact, from the moment he stepped across the small bridge and walked into the Valley of Absolute Souls, he was recognized.
The man was holding a portrait of him, and as he searched for the inn, the man who recognized him crushed a white stone.
At the same time, in a guest room of the largest inn in the village, a man with messy hair and a centipede scar on his face, full of ferocity, looked at the white stone on the table and trembled suddenly, the tiger's body was shocked, and he stood up with a sneer. walked out of the inn directly, and plunged into the Valley of Absolute Souls without looking back.
After the army broke the general direction of the growth of the three things needed for the mission, he did not set off immediately, but walked out of the inn and went out for a walk.
Although Soul Village is only a village, it is quite lively, and the degree of prosperity is not even inferior to those rich towns.
Surrounded by a dazzling array of goods, all kinds of shouting and selling voices came out of the mouths of merchants.
Po Jun's eyes swept over the stalls, and he stepped forward from time to time to inquire and buy some necessary things. Although Po Jun is not very old, he is in charge early and mature and steady, so those who want to take advantage of him have not received substantial benefits.
Suddenly, Po Jun, who was bargaining with a stall owner, stared, and a fierce back walked towards the entrance of the Valley of Absolute Souls.
This person was able to attract the attention of the broken army because his back alone contained a bloody aura that was so thick that it was about to rush to his face. I don't know which murderer it is.
"Little brother, do you want to know the identity of that person, you and I have made this deal, and I will tell you his identity. The middle-aged trader who was bargaining with the broken army said with a smile.
"You have this map of the Valley of the Soulless, I want it. The broken army simply threw fifty soul coins over. The national price level of Qinghong Country is not high, and a map of fifty soul coins is already considered a high price.
After receiving the money, the middle-aged man smiled, kept his promise, and told Pojun about the origin of that person.
"That person's name is Baili Blood, and he is a fierce man who has appeared in the Valley of Absolute Souls in the past few months. If you see him in the Valley of the Souls, flee quickly. He was not a good man, and there were not a thousand but hundreds of people who died at his hands. We all call him a hundred miles of blood. ”
"A hundred miles of blood. Po Jun frowned and muttered. For some reason, he always had the feeling that that person was going to cause him a lot of trouble. It reminded him of how he felt when he took on three missions.
But the middle-aged vendor's words dispelled his doubts.
The mission is for the past few days, but Baili Blood has appeared here a few months ago. There should be no connection between the two.
However, the broken army still made up his mind that if he saw a hundred miles of blood in the Valley of Absolute Souls, he would still go as far as he could.
The final map has been bought, and the broken army is also preparing to enter the valley, so that the task can be completed earlier, and the penance can be started earlier. If talent is not good, it will be filled with time and sweat, which is the creed of breaking the army.
At this moment, the middle-aged trader who sold the map to him suddenly smiled at him and said, "Little brother, in order to thank you for buying a map from me, I will give you a portrait." ”
glanced at him in surprise, but Po Jun shook his head and said lightly: "No need, I still have something to do." ”
The middle-aged trader was not reluctant, and said with a smile: "Then when you need it, just come to me whenever you need it." My name is Ma Zhiyuan, and I am a soul cultivator, and I drew those maps by hand. ”
"Okay, wait until I get out of the Valley of the Dead. "There are so many map stalls, and Pojun chose this one, that's because the map here is indeed very detailed and clear, which shows that Ma Zhiyuan's painting skills are quite good, but Pojun is now bent on completing the task, and he is not in the mood at all.
"Good luck with your journey. Ma Zhiyuan said with a smile. In these years, the status of soul cultivators is far inferior to that of soul cultivators, so even if Po Jun is not his guest, he does not dare to offend the latter easily.
Bidding farewell to Ma Zhiyuan, the broken army finally came to the entrance of the Valley of Absolute Souls.