Chapter 22: The Sacred Beast Mountain Range

When the raft appeared, many small boats were rowed out of the town, and the people who came to greet the rafters greeted them. Then, throwing ropes and paddling hard, they pulled the raft away from the current and docked in the small harbor of Lake Valley Town. It is docked not far from the bridge, and soon, the southern pigrons will come and retrieve the barrels, fill them with goods, and send them downstream.

After the group came down from the barrel, they walked along the river bank to the bridge, which was guarded by pig demons, but they were quite lax, for they had not had a chance to use their skills for a long time. Aside from the occasional controversy over transportation fees, they are economic allies with the Dark Forest's Glow. In this area, only the Hui Demon and the Pig Demon live at the end of the Holy Beast Mountain Range, and the nearest one is the Green Hill Fox Demon hundreds of kilometers away. So it was no wonder that the main ones were so busy drinking over the fire in their huts that they didn't hear the adventurers coming ashore and approaching. When they found more than a dozen people walking into the door, the guards showed even more shocked expressions.

"Who are you and how did you get here?" they immediately jumped to their feet, reaching for the artifact that was placed beside them.

"Down there is Hengsan, a native of the Sacred Mist Country, an adventurer. The leader Yokozo said that although he looked gloomy, his eyebrows were full of a different temperament, and his deep eyes were like an abyss, making it impossible to stare. "I hope to meet your mayor!"

For a moment, the main ones were a little overwhelmed, and they immediately ran out of the house, as if the whole mountain was about to collapse. The captain of the guard walked over.

"Who are these?" he asked, pointing to Honglushan, Genesis, and the others.

"It's the people who came with me," said Yokozo, "these are the adventurers who are with us, and this Mr. Wu Guang is the greatest novelist of the Sacred Tree Country." ”

"You should be glad that you have met a pig demon, not a bear demon or a glow demon of the dark forest, as long as you are here for peace. The captain said.

"We're here to enter the Holy Beast Mountain Range, not to fight. Yokozo said. This is indeed true, as for this, he prefers to confess to the honest and honest pig demons, as for those glowing demons in the dark forest, it is a different matter.

"If you can come to Lakevalley, then you must be an outstanding psychic or a warrior. I guess we can't stop you either. The captain said, "Our mayor is having a meal, and he can go over now, and if he calculates well, he should have finished his meal by the time he gets there." ”

"Then come with me," the captain escorted six of his subordinates who could open the Eight Veins Gate across the bridge and gate to the place where the bazaar was. It's a tranquil water surrounded by towns, with many tall houses built nearby, and many stairs leading up to the middle water. There was a warm glow of fire from one of the large houses. They passed through the door, blinking, looking at the warm sight inside.

As the captain said, the female pig demon sitting in the mayor's seat had just finished eating.

"Hello Your Excellency, below is Hengsan, a native of the Sacred Mist Country, an adventurer. Before the captain could speak, all the adventurers curtsied.

Mayor Mare looked up in surprise and walked over from the table.

"Are you human?" she asked.

"Yes. The captain replied, "Not only that, but they also passed through the Dark Forest and came here from the territory of the Radiant Demon. ”

"Is this true?" asked the mayor. In fact, with the exception of the mages of Calagon, she hadn't encountered a human crossing the Dark Forest in many years.

"The purpose of our adventure this time is to reach the end of the Sacred Beast Mountain, and it has indeed caused some friction with the Radiant Demon in the Dark Forest. Yokozo said, "However, the stakes are high for the Black and White Twin Emperors, and we have to take risks. Besides, the Pig Demon in Hugu Town is different from the Hui Demon, so I hope to get your support below. ”

The mayor hesitated, looking at them uneasily. The Hui Demon has considerable power in this area, and with the strength of the Pig Demon, it is impossible to confront them head-on, and since they are surviving in the cruel demon world, they are not interested in the legendary Black and White Double Emperor Star at all. But Yokozo promised the mayor that they would give one-third of the treasure to Lakevalley, and the pragmatic pig demon readily agreed. The news spread like wildfire throughout the town, and the pig demons shouted excitedly inside and outside the house, and everywhere there was the sound of panicked footsteps, and someone began to sing. In addition to singing, there are also many musical instruments playing. In fact, even the oldest pig demon in the town had never seen such an.

Hearing this news, the Hui Demon in the Dark Forest began to have doubts, and even felt afraid, they even began to worry that the king had made a big mistake, of course, they didn't know that these were escaped, or by other more brutal methods, but judging from the spiritual aura of these people, they fully had such strength, especially the four of Qiu Feng, Honglu Mountain, Hengsan and Genesis. Soon, the expedition party was treated with the best of Lakevalley, and many of the boatmen obeyed their orders, as if the Terran expedition party from the dark forest was the cash cow that brought them treasure.

Within a week, everyone was well prepared, and they were back in bright clothes, and their steps revealed pride. These pig demons with cute pig ears will toast to Honglu Mountain every time they drink, and at night, the female pig demons who like music will quietly hide under the eaves and listen to the concertos of Autumn Wind and Genesis with loving eyes. Everyone in Lakevalley has a special respect for their words and actions. But from beginning to end, everyone did not forget their mission - at the end of the Holy Beast Mountain Range, there was a spirit array leading to the tomb of the Black and White Emperor Star.

It didn't take long for the Dark Forest's demons to flow down the river with their goods, and there was quite a commotion in the king's palace, as they watched as the rock-solid floodgates were easily destroyed by more than a dozen human psychics, and no one knew how terrifying their strength was. When the expedition team was still in Hugu Town, Mr. Wu Guang played the role of a novelist who was undoubtedly at home, getting up at half past six every day and writing until ten o'clock in the evening, sometimes forgetting to eat dinner.

To be honest, even though Genesis and the others had unfathomable strength, he was apprehensive about rashly breaking into the tomb of the Black and White Emperors, and somewhere in his heart, it seemed that everything was changing. The blood of hell in his pocket seemed to be sleeping all the time, and it looked no different from an ordinary ring, and it didn't even have any spiritual power fluctuations, otherwise a master like Qiu Feng who was invincible to ten thousand could see it at a glance.

Ten days later, Yokozo began to think about leaving the place. Although the fever of the pig demon continues, it is also time for him to seize the opportunity, if the enthusiasm cools down, it will be too late, and it will be the same for the top psychics. Therefore, they spoke to the mayor and the elders, saying that he and his companions would soon have to go to the Sacred Beast Mountains.

This was the first time the mayor was surprised, and she was convinced that the people in front of her were the same people who had visited here a long time ago, people looking for mysterious powers. Mayor Mare didn't keep them, after all, that's what humans call fate.

One day in late autumn, accompanied by cold winds and fallen leaves, three large ships left Lakevalley, carrying an adventure party and boatmen, while the rest of the space was filled with supplies. The horses will be led to the designated place in advance and handed over to them when the time comes. The mayor and elders bid them farewell from the staircase leading to the lake, and the pig demon sings in the streets and windows to see them off. Paddled with white pulp, they headed north along the lake for the final stage of their adventure.

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Within two days, they had rowed out of the long lake and came to the rushing river, and at this time they could already see the Holy Beast Mountain Range towering gloomily in front of them, the current was very strong, and their speed was quite slow. Towards the end of the third day, they had landed on the west side of the river, ready to continue their journey, and the horses were there to join them with supplies. They packed the supplies as best they could and handed them over to the ponies to transport, and the rest of the excess supplies were set up in a tent and carefully stored. In such a place close to the Holy Beast Mountain Range, none of the pig demons in the town were willing to stay for long.

In such a desolate place, they still believe in the legend of cannibalism in the tomb of the black and white emperors. In fact, their supplies didn't need to be guarded at all, as there were no people nearby. Eventually, their retinue left them by land and water, and even the darkness of the night could not stop them from returning.

The group spent a lonely, cold night, but there was no loss in morale, especially when everyone was singing. The next day, they set off again, with Qiufeng and Honglu Mountain walking at the rear, each of the adventuring party leading a horse that was responsible for carrying things. Yokozo and Genesis opened the way in front, as there were no roads in this area at all. They headed northwest, slightly away from the rushing river, and got closer and closer to the last peak of the Sacred Beast Mountain Range: Dushan.

The trip was quite tiring, and because of the luggage, everyone could not transfer long distances through the space spirit array, of course, for the sake of preserving strength. As we got closer and closer to Dushan, there were fewer laughter and songs, as if walking in a dark forest, there was silence, and even Wu Guang could smell the unusual smell in the air. They know that the end of their journey is almost there, and that this could well be the beginning of a nightmare. The land in front of them became more and more desolate, and Yokozo told them that when his grandfather arrived here, it was still a verdant and vibrant place. But now there is no vegetation here, neither shrubs nor trees can survive here, and the only ones that survive are the tiny mosses. Telling the legendary beauty, they have come to the former deserted land, and it is the season of withering.

They made their way to the foot of the mountain unhindered, and there was no trace of life except the dead earth. Dushan towered gloomily, looking taller and more amazing than ever. They camped on the west side of the southern branch, and at the end of the branch was a place called Black Hill, where there was an ancient watchtower, but everyone did not dare to enter it rashly, because just from a distance, these top spiritual magicians could feel the unusual spiritual power fluctuations in it, and it seemed to be the ruins left by the ancient battlefield.