Chapter 312: The Secret History of Xihe
Shi walked in Rikang City for a while, and Shi Mu found that this city was compared with some cities in the Dongzhou Continent, although the scale was not bad, but it seemed to have a sense of returning to the basics, especially in some residential areas, which were probably still in the style of barbarian tribes.
Here, as far as the eye can see, most of them are single-storey buildings, and double-storey or even multi-storey buildings are rare.
Along the way, most of the shops along the street mainly bought and sold spiritual materials, elixirs and demon beast materials, and there were very few shops selling finished products.
I think it has something to do with the fact that the barbarians of the Xihe Continent are not good at this, and in this regard, they are similar to the barbarians of the Dongzhou Continent.
However, this may be one of the reasons why the various heaven and earth resources of the Xihe Continent have not yet been exhausted.
With Cai'er's chatter all the way, Shi Mu stopped at the door of a two-story shop.
The building of this store seems to be carved from a whole black boulder with a diameter of more than 20 zhang, and the middle of the boulder is hollowed out to open up an open shop space, which is quite special.
This is a shop that sells spiritual materials, and it can be considered the largest of its kind in the city.
At this moment, there were not too many guests in the shop, and Shi Mu was also happy to be quiet, and immediately walked in.
There are some delicate wooden shelves in the shop, on which there are many strange flowers and plants of different shapes and colors, which make Shi Mu a little dazzled for a while.
"Sea Breeze Vine, Shang Luwei, Cistanche, Guilan Grass......"
Shi Mu was a little nervous, but he still recognized some spirit grass, and muttered silently in a voice that only he could hear.
Speaking of which, the reason why Shi Mu recognized a small part of the things displayed in this store was because of some classics that he had accidentally obtained from his warring opponents over the years, and he sometimes looked through them in his spare time from cultivation.
However, this small number of recognizable things really surprised Shi Mu's heart.
Because many of these things are the key ingredients for refining some high-grade talismans and pills, they are all valuable in the Dongzhou Continent, and they are even more rare on the market.
At this time, a short, short, fat barbarian man with a purple beard with thick eyebrows greeted Shi Mu with a smile on his face and said:
"What do you need from this guest officer?
This person's dress temperament is different from those little two in the store, and he should be the shopkeeper of this store. Presumably, it is because Shi Mu's cultivation is not weak, and the instrument is extraordinary, so he is very polite.
"I wonder if your store has demon ape essence blood for sale?" Shi Mu asked with a move in his heart.
"The guest officer really came by chance. Our store has just received a batch of Yunshan demon ape essence blood recently, and the grade is good, I wonder if the guest officer is interested in taking a look?" said the man with thick eyebrows.
"But I don't know, can there be essence blood above the innate peak grade among them?" Shi Mu asked.
"This ...... The strength of the Yunshan Demon Ape is only in the early stage of congenital development, and I am afraid that it will disappoint the guest officer. However, with all due respect, if there is something that is not available in this store, the rest of the spiritual material shops in the city may not be available. The thick-eyebrow man said with some embarrassment.
"What, is it a high-level demon ape that is hard to find?" Shi Mu asked.
"The guest officer doesn't know, our Donghe area is dominated by snake python demon beasts, and it is generally difficult to find traces of high-level demon apes, and the Xuanhua area where demon apes live is far away from here, and it is extremely dangerous, and it is rare for high-level demon ape demon beast materials to flow here. However, if you're lucky, you might be able to see the occasional auction in the city. The thick-eyed man said.
Shi Mu smiled bitterly in his heart, it seems that the matter of finding the blood of the demon ape spirit still needs some chance, so this matter will be abandoned for the time being.
He was about to leave, when his heart suddenly moved, and he asked again: "By the way, I wonder if I can ask Your Excellency about something?"
"But it doesn't hurt to say that the guest officer says, as long as you know it, you will definitely know everything. The thick-eyed man said with a smile.
"I don't know if Your Excellency knows about Ling Tianfeng?" Shi Mu asked
"The guest officer inquired about this peak, is he going to go?" The man with thick eyebrows was stunned for a moment and asked:
The corners of Shi Mu's mouth raised slightly, noncommittal.
"With all due respect, that place is not to be visited. The thick-eyebrow man frowned and said.
"Oh, why do you say that?" Shi Mu asked a little strangely.
"That Ling Tianfeng is the holy land of the demon clan, and it is also a natural danger, not to mention our barbarians, even ordinary demon beasts cannot be approached at will. The thick-eyebrow man said.
"Holy Land?" Shi Mu asked with some confusion.
"I happen to know a little about this matter, and since the guest officer is interested, I will repeat it below. The thick-eyed man said.
"Thank you very much for that. Shi Mu said.
Through the next words of the thick-eyebrow man, Shi Mu finally had some understanding of the history and current situation of the Xihe Continent.
According to its description, the Xihe Continent is divided into thirty-six large and small areas, this Ling Tian Peak is located in the middle of the Xihe Continent Naluo region, it is said that this peak is towering into the clouds, it can be called the sky and the earth, and now it is guarded by the three most powerful demon tribes, regarded as a holy place, no one is allowed to approach, otherwise it will be killed.
As for why it is called the Holy Land of the Demon Race, it has to start from thousands of years ago.
At that time, there were originally only two major races in the Xihe Continent, the barbarian and the demon race, the demon race was divided into seventy-two branches, and the number of ethnic groups was huge, occupying most of the core area of the continent, and the barbarian tribe was headed by the ten major tribes, mainly living in the surrounding areas of the continent.
Because the totem warriors among the barbarians, in the process of cultivation, need to use a lot of materials on the soul of the demon beast and the demon beast, so they often slaughter the demon clan, and the strong people in the demon clan gradually began to retaliate against the barbarians.
In the following hundred years, there were constant disputes between the demon and barbarian clans, and countless battles broke out on a large and small scale, and for a time, the Xihe Continent was full of blood.
The barbarian spirit is far superior to the demon race, and will use the totem secret art to refine magic weapons and spiritual weapons, plus the ten tribes of the barbarian kings to form an alliance, under the same hatred of the enemy, gradually occupy an advantage in the battle.
There were already a lot of contradictions between the various tribes of the demon clan, and they did not form a joint force, and they were finally broken by the barbarians, with heavy casualties, and finally a large area belonging to the demon clan was occupied by the barbarians.
"In this case, suddenly one day, a demon king appeared among the demon clans, resembling a white ape, who subdued the leaders of the seventy-two demon tribes in one fell swoop with the momentum of thunder, and took Ling Tianfeng's location as a stronghold, leading the demons to sweep through the Xihe Continent, killing the barbarians who were originally in full swing, and most of the ten barbarian kings were killed and injured, and each part fell apart. This White Ape Demon King even claimed that he wanted to drive all the barbarians out of the Xihe Continent, and his arrogance was not there for a while, and my barbarian side was also in a precarious situation for a while. The thick-eyed man said.
"White ape! Could it be ......" When Shi Mu heard these two words, his heart was shocked, and he vaguely thought of something.
"Boss, where did this White Ape Demon King come from?" At this moment, Cai'er on Shi Mu's shoulder suddenly asked.
"Some people say that this White Ape Demon King fell from the sky, and some people say that it was a certain ancient demon who had been cultivated in retreat for thousands of years, but the demon clan believed that the White Ape Demon King came down from Ling Tianfeng. In short, there are different opinions, and there is no way to verify it. The thick-eyed man glanced at Cai'er in some surprise, shook his head and said.
Cai'er seemed to ask something more, but was flicked by Shi Mu's finger, and then she was honest.
"What happened?" Shi Mu asked.
"The rest of the story is a bit more dramatic. In this case, a group of Terrans from the Dongzhou Continent crossed west and called themselves the Stygian Cultists. They just entered Xihe, and they didn't have any foundation, so they didn't know what agreement they reached with the barbarian kings, and they began to cooperate with our barbarian clan to fight against the demon clan together. With the addition of the Necromantic Legion of the Stygian Sect, the strength of the barbarian side has increased greatly, and they can barely deal with the demon clan, but because the strength of the white ape demon king is too strong, as long as there is a one-sided trend in the battle. Just when the barbarians and the Stygian Moon Sect were gradually unable to support it, the White Ape Demon King suddenly disappeared just like when he appeared. ”
"I don't know where to go?" Shi Mu said in surprise.
"Exactly. Not long after he left, the demon clans began to show a situation of civil strife again, and the hundred-year campaign lasted too long, and both sides were also tired, so the war gradually subsided. Since then, Ling Tianfeng has been called a holy place by the Demon Clan, and it is said to be the place where the White Ape Demon King appeared and left, and the Demon Clan believes that one day, the White Ape Demon King will reappear from there. ”
"I see. Shi Mu nodded thoughtfully.
After the two chatted a few more words, Shi Mu said goodbye to the other party, and before leaving, he bought several spiritual materials needed to draw high-level talismans, which could be regarded as thanking the other party for his kindness.
After Shi Mu left the shop, he continued to walk along the street.
"It seems that the situation in the Xihe Continent is far more complicated than we expected, Ling Tianfeng turned out to be a demon clan holy land, I am afraid it is not easy to go there. Stone, what are you going to do next?" Cai'er listened with relish, and at the moment she still had a sense of unfinished.
Shi Mu was silent and did not speak for a while.
"Think about it again, but it's noon now, and I'm hungry. You promised, find a place to eat first. Cai'er shouted.
"You know how to eat and drink all day long, but you don't have anything to worry about. Shi Mu glanced at Cai'er and said angrily.
"Who made you the master, of course you are the one to consider this troublesome matter!" Cai'er said.
Shi Mu shook his head, walked forward, walked for a while, and came to a restaurant with luxurious decorations.
"That's it. Shi Mu stepped in.
This is a large restaurant, the decoration is quite gorgeous, and the layout is also very atmospheric.
"Guest, who are you?" As soon as he walked into the restaurant, a man greeted him.
"Arrange a quiet room and some fine refreshments. Shi Mu said.
"If you have good wine, send some up. Cai'er suddenly interjected.
The guy glanced at Cai'er in surprise, although this is the Xihe Continent, there are many kinds of demon beasts, but talking birds are rare after all.
"Okay, please upstairs. He hurriedly agreed and introduced Shi Mu to the second floor.
The layout of the lobby here is different from that on the first floor, and it is divided into many private rooms, which are almost independent of each other and very quiet.
After the martial artist cultivates to the innate level, he can go without eating for a long time by absorbing the aura of heaven and earth, but Shi Mu has traveled all the way, which can be described as a wandering, and he has not had a good meal for a long time, and it is rare to be able to sit down and satisfy his appetite at this time. (To be continued.) )