Chapter 140: Lord of the Tower of Babel
The Tower of Babel is located in the center of the capital of the country of Philip, near the palace where the queen lives, towering into the sky and connecting heaven and earth.
There are a total of 40 floors in the Tower of Babel, and each floor has a guardian, who is either a human or a demon beast, from weak to strong, increasing layer by layer.
Bronze adventurers can reach the seventh floor on average, silver adventurers can reach the fifteenth floor on average, and gold adventurers can reach the thirty floor on average.
And if you want to get the certification qualification of a platinum-level adventurer, you must reach the ceiling of a gold-level adventurer and break through the forty floors!
This is a very difficult task, and it is the characteristic of the country of Fili, but this feature is a bit of a headache for adventurers.
Legend has it that most of the hundreds of people who sign up for the Platinum Adventurer certification exam are planted in the Tower of Babel, because the forty floors challenge the Tower Master of the Tower of Babel.
At this point, Ku Yang, who was originally immersed in good memories, let out a lament, and his expression added a little sadness,
After five years as the mayor of the town, the old man began to get used to it, and it was a blessing to see the residents of the town living and working in peace and contentment. Occasionally, there will be demon beasts invading, but the demon beasts in the outer areas are not strong, and they do not cause much harm. “
Once, the old man was walking in this mulberry forest as usual, and heard the cry of a baby, and followed the sound and saw a little crow demon wrapped in swaddling clothes. “
"Is he abandoned?" asked Yang Yanfeng.
"Not necessarily. Although this is the edge of the demon world, most of the residents just want to live their lives in peace and quiet, but there are also some strong and competitive people who devote themselves to cultivation. The parents of that little crow demon may have turned into a demon beast because they went crazy..."
"The environment here is bleak and bleak, and since he has seen it, the old man can't bear to put it here, so he takes it back to the town. Ku Yang's voice was a little lower, "Who knows, this move has caused an irreparable disaster." “
"We met in the mulberry forest, changed my name to the old man's surname, and it was a crow demon again, so I named it a dead crow. This child was very lively when he was a child, and often helped his neighbors do what he could, and his reputation has always been very good, and he originally thought that life would continue like this..."
But the old man overlooked the most important point. Maybe it's inherited from the personality of my parents. This kid seems to be very obsessed with cultivation, and one day he mentioned this matter to the old man, and the old man didn't think much about it at that time, so he taught him some, and the cultivation talent he showed was also extremely strong, and he reached the demon warrior in a short time. “
"The demon cultivator is enough to have the ability to protect himself in this area, but the withered crow is not satisfied with this, as he grows older, he becomes more and more fanatical about breakthrough promotion, and he can't stay in retreat all day. It's also to blame the old man, who ignored him when his change was so obvious, which led this kid astray..."
On a dark and windy night, in a gloomy wood, the tiger roared and the ape cried, which was very terrifying. When Kuyang arrived, the last scream of the demon beast came from his ears. When he found the Crow, he was standing on a blood-stained meadow, stepping on a dead demon beast, several of which had long since died. As if sensing the movement, he turned his head, the corners of his mouth pursed a hint of gloom, and a hideous smile that did not match his age hung on his immature little face.
"Master, are you here?"
"Do you know what you're doing?"
"You know, I'm rooting out the harm for the people, these things are infringing on the townspeople twice in three days, I'm going to teach them a lesson!" the crow kicked the head of the monster at his feet like a ball, and then let out a hearty laugh.
Ku Yang's brows furrowed, "We killed the demon beasts because they offended us first, but if not, how could they kill at will!"
"Hah!?Master, what are you kidding? Shouldn't these things be eliminated, otherwise how could the signs in the town have their wanted warrants? He played with the corpse at his feet, not listening to the former's words in the slightest.
"The Demon Hunt is for the mercenary residents who make a living from it, but what about you? You haven't taken a single Demon Hunt Warrant!?"
"There is a reason to kill this kind of thing~"
"Smack"
With the sound of a breaking wind, the withered sun instantly came in front of the withered crow, and slapped the latter in the face, knocking it to the ground.
"Demon beasts were also conscious demons before they went berserk, and they all had the right to live. If you kill it for a purpose and profit for yourself, then you are not wrong. But what you do today is to take pleasure in slaughter!"
Slowly getting up from the ground, holding the half of the fan in disbelief, the crow suddenly raised his head and roared at the withered sun, "You hit me!?
"Hahahaha, yes, good...."
The crow slowly straightened up, turned his back to leave, gritted his teeth and said, "Today, you will regret your stupid actions, and when you come back in the future, I will definitely wash the dry mulberry town that you love the most!"
Looking at the back of the pupils getting smaller and smaller, a few tears rolled through the sockets of the withered sun, and after a few years together, how could he have no feelings for the withered crow, but he didn't want the former to fall into the quagmire, this child's bloodthirsty character had already been noticed by him, but he still hoped that he could wake up by himself, and now it seems that it is impossible....
Halfway through, the crow suddenly paused, and a hint of joy flashed in the sun's eyes.
"By the way, teacher, I gave you a big gift before leaving, I hope you will like it. “
”........“
However, Kuyang still underestimated the cruelty of the former, and he never thought that the next day, the heads of several town residents would be hung at the gate of the town. The simple residents who keep their duties on weekdays died tragically, this is the great gift that the crow said before leaving, this incident hit the dry sun very hard, he thinks that he is not worthy of being the mayor of the town anymore, because he can't even protect the safety of the residents, not to mention that the source of the disaster is still brought back by his own hands.
Kuyang laughed at himself, "So I became the shopkeeper and entrusted the rest to Su Ge, and left irresponsibly." ”
"But I didn't expect this kid to take good care of the town, and the panic caused by the crows gradually subsided with the passage of time, although the cold streets could no longer return to the lively scene of the past. “
After listening to Kuyang's narration, Yang Yanfeng couldn't help but feel regretful, this kind of experience is not for everyone, and this kind of blow is not something that anyone can bear. Kuyang was present at the competition, but he did not show up to sit on the mayor's seat, just out of guilt for Kusang Town in his heart. And the dead crow chose this time to come back to take revenge, forcing him to show up. Everything is dramatic, but it's not laughable.
"Senior Kuyang, shouldn't you just tell me a story today?" Yang Yanfeng said.
"That's right, you're smart. Kuyang stroked his beard, "I won't tell you the truth, this time the old man came back because he felt that he was running out of time." “
“!”
Although Xuandao cultivation can prolong life, but after all, it can't withstand the aging of the human body, and only when the realm reaches the peak of the earth can you have the opportunity to gradually comprehend the realm of heaven and man, and truly be reborn, and the life span will be greatly extended.
"Against the withered crow just now, he is ready to blow up his demon spirit to die with us, how can this kind of power be resisted by the five grades of my Xuandao. Unless..."
"Unless it also ignites the Dao Soul and burns the Origin Qi. Yang Yanfeng picked up the former's words.
"Well, so I have to die anyway, so it's better to do more meaningful things than to live a year or two more. ”
It's good to atone for the old man's mistakes back then....
"Today, I call you to come here with the old man, and it is one of them to feel the comprehension of the Heavenly Dao, and next, the old man will teach you his life's skills. ”
"Why me!?" Hearing this, Yang Yanfeng was taken aback, he and the mayor had just met, and the latter had no reason to pass on all his cultivation to himself.
"Hahaha! Little doll don't worry, the old man won't hurt you!" seemed to see the former's thoughts, and Kuyang laughed.
"Well, shouldn't the predecessors of Kuyang pick the most promising one if they want to pick an heir?" Speaking of talent and cultivation, among the group of people just now, it was undoubtedly Mo Fengzhu who bore the brunt.
"That's right. “
"Why?"
"The future does not refer to the cultivation in front of us. The old man has also wasted a hundred years of time, and he still has some eyesight to see how good people are, if the person who has inherited his skills can one day stand at the peak of the two levels of the demon path and stand out from the crowd, it is also an honor in the dark..."
After speaking, Kuyang glanced at Yang Yanfeng meaningfully.
"Do you remember a teenager practicing alone in the mulberry forest for a competition?"
"He's the Xuandao master that Xiao Hei sensed!" Yang Yanfeng's eyes shrank in vain, and he looked up at the former person.
"Just the two points of diligence and helping Kusang Town survive the catastrophe are enough reasons for the old man to choose you. “
Looking at the old man in front of him, his eyes flashed with brilliance. His life was uneventful, with happy memories, but it was ruined. Although there were no ups and downs, I also tasted some outright sadness.
Betrayed by his only disciple, the once cheerful boy turned into a bane that almost destroyed Kusang Town, and this kind of blow is really difficult for ordinary people to bear.
Now that he can be chosen by him, it is also a blessing, and the former is willing to entrust his life's work to himself, which shows that there is no reason to refuse again.
"Then I'm here to thank the seniors of Kuyang!" Yang Yanfeng firmly agreed.
The old face of the withered sun relaxed, revealing a smile of relief, as if a stone in his heart had finally been put down. With a slight bow, all the Dao Qi in his body was concentrated in the palm of his hand, and a colorless vortex the size of a ball containing rich energy slowly took shape in his hand, until the last trace of Dao Qi seeped into the whirlpool.
"Reach out"
Hearing this, Yang Yanfeng immediately did so. And the withered sun pressed the whirlpool tightly to his palm, and through the palm, a strange vast energy gradually poured into his body. The Origin Dao Qi seemed to have repelled it, and this feeling of incompatibility between fire and water was like experiencing the torture of the two heavens of ice and fire, which made him frown.
"Hold back, your Dao Soul is not yet accustomed to this newly entered Dao Qi!" saw this, Ku Yang shouted.
However, thanks to the masked warrior's blessing, when he first took the fake fairy elixir, the pain in his muscles and veins was several times more intense than this. Although the time was a little long, Yang Yanfeng still survived.
When I opened my eyes again, the dawn sun cooled the cold mulberry forest, adding a warmth to it, and the dew of dawn rolled down from the branches and leaves like pearls, crystal clear.
It was the evening before yesterday when Kuyang brought him here, and now the night has passed.
"I spent the night here?"
Yang Yanfeng covered his forehead and shook his head, as if he wanted to get rid of the sleepless sleep. I looked around and saw a drooping figure not far away.
"Wake up?" the old man turned his head slowly, his already wrinkled cheeks looking a little older, but the corners of his mouth pursed into a smile that did not match it.
"The junior has once again thanked the Kuyang seniors for their kindness!" Yang Yanfeng stood up from the stone bench and kowtowed to the former. To say that he is a benefactor, it is no longer enough to describe this kind old man, the comprehension of the Heavenly Dao and the lifelong cultivation, these two generous gifts are enough for him to repay in his life.
"How beautiful you look at the mulberry forest in the early morning..."Wither, he turned to look at the withered mulberry forest behind him, his hands behind his back, tears couldn't help but condense in his eyes, and finally wet his clothes.
A person's life is nothing more than a mulberry tree, with high peaks and troughs of passing years, which will eventually slowly fall and dissipate into dust.
The withered mulberry leaves are thousands of times, and the flowers on Mo are more haggard......
The old man in his eyes is feeling his own experience and recalling his past, which is the unique indifference of a person whose life is about to come to an end, and he is indifferent to life.
Now it is not appropriate to disturb the predecessors of Kuyang, Yang Yanfeng silently left the mulberry forest with Hanni on his back and walked towards the attic of the inn.
"Who!?"
At the moment when he was about to step out of the mulberry forest, Yang Yanfeng's eyes froze, and he glanced at the shadow covered by mulberry leaves on the left, and then a blue light burst out.
The mulberry trees that were swept away by the sword qi were cut off one after another, and a blue-clothed figure swept out of it and flashed in front of the former's eyes.
"Master, you want to kill me!" Lan Xun raised a pair of jade hands and waved them wildly, looking very peeling.
"Uh... Who knew that you were hiding in such a ghost place, I thought it was an enemy..."Yang Yanfeng scratched his head in embarrassment, he was indeed too impulsive just now, if it weren't for Lan Xun's extremely high cultivation, it is estimated that he would have been injured by mistake.
"People aren't worried about you, they won't come back all night!" Lan Xun complained with his hands on his slender waist.
"Anyway... Master, your cultivation has risen again?"
“........“
In this regard, Yang Yanfeng could only cough dryly, he inherited all the skills of Kuyang, and if his cultivation did not rise, there would be ghosts. If it weren't for the fact that all the Dao Qi was accumulated in his own veins, his cultivation would have jumped to the Xuan Dao long ago, of course, if all the accumulated Dao Qi was refined at one time, it would inevitably end up with a burst of tendons and veins, and a one-time leap would make the subsequent cultivation encounter a greater bottleneck, and then the gains would outweigh the losses, so it would be necessary to digest it slowly bit by bit.
Even so, after Yang Yanfeng's continuous suppression, although his cultivation has not changed, the vast Dao Qi still helped him rush to the peak of the Seven Grades of the Zodiac, and there are signs of breakthrough at any time. Not long ago, he had just reached the seventh rank, and this was almost the eighth grade, and this cultivation speed made him smack his tongue.
"Hurry up and go back and break through, lest there be a phenomenon of Dao Qi being void and floating when you break through during the battle!" Thinking so in his heart, Yang Yanfeng took the lead in walking towards the inn.
"Oh, master, you wait for me!" Seeing that Yang Yanfeng suddenly ignored himself and left, Lan Xunjiao shouted. But the former still turned a deaf ear, so angry that she stomped on her jade feet.
On the way back to the inn, I also met many acquaintances, and after a few cold words, I couldn't wait to drill into the house, which made those who talked to him cry and laugh.
As soon as he arrived in the room, Yang Yanfeng sat down on the bed, motionless like an old monk, still feeling the circulation of the heaven and earth aura in the body, refining a purer Dao qi, and the masked warrior consciously protected the Dharma at the door to prevent others from disturbing him.
After three days, Yang Yanfeng finally opened his eyes that had been closed for three days, a mouthful of turbid breath exhaled from his body, stretched his waist, made the bones of his whole body crackle, and felt the rejuvenated Dao Qi flowing in his body, Yang Yanfeng showed a smile with satisfaction, jumped up from the bed, walked outside the house, and greedily sucked a breath of fresh air.
Cultivation seemed to outsiders to be very boring, and they remained motionless for several days in a row. Only the person concerned can understand the subtlety of it, because once you sit down and enter the state of aura circulation, the body will gradually lose consciousness, and the soul will enter a mysterious and unknown place, unable to feel the passage of time in the outside world, and by the time you regain consciousness, your strength will have increased greatly.
For the first time, from the fifth rank to the sixth grade, Yang Yanfeng did not have a deep understanding of the fluctuation of Dao Qi because he had no experience, and he broke through in the battle, although he saved the overall situation, but it took a long time to stabilize his cultivation later. Therefore, the subsequent breakthroughs are spent in sitting, and although this method is traditional, it is indeed the best choice for stable cultivation.
But thinking about it, Yang Yanfeng accidentally came into contact with cultivation, which seemed to be nonsense to his previous self, because of the bull's head, looking back on his experience in the demon world for a month and a half, all kinds of actual ups and downs told him that this was not a dream.
Cultivating the Tao for three months, from a layman to the eight grades of the zodiac, this kind of achievement is an achievement that ordinary people can take more than ten or twenty years to complete, and I don't know how to envy others when I say it. Although there is a lot of water in it, not only with the help of the ascension of the fairy elixir but also with the inheritance of the Xuan Dao, but luck and talent are all necessary factors in the cultivation path.
After staying in Kusang Town for a few more days, I finally ushered in the day of farewell.
The Shi family has already left first; the Shen family has not recovered from it because the original leader Shen Cheng was killed, and is still in a state of headless flies, and is ready to stay in Kusang Town for a period of time to recover his emotions; the Yang family's Feng Annihilation Mercenary Group agreed to leave with the Mo family, and it is good to take care of them for the time being.
Seeing that Yang Yanfeng had broken through the eight grades of the zodiac, Mo Fengzhu first congratulated him, and then his eyes showed a touch of gloom. Although his words and deeds are much more mature than his peers, young people still have the psychology of comparison, and when they see the rapid improvement of the former, they are naturally afraid of being caught up.
Today, the mayor of the town, Kuyang, did not come to see them off, only Su Ge led Bai Jia and others to see them off. After Kuyang passed on his skills to Yang Yanfeng, he was an ordinary old man, and I am afraid that his life will end, but this kindness is unforgettable for Yang Yanfeng.
"Let's go" said softly to Yang Yanxi and the others, and said goodbye to the big guys in Kusang Town.
The time to come to the demon realm is short, and there are already trialists who have fallen, and Yang Yanfeng can be sure that there are still many trialists who have suffered misfortunes like Shen Cheng in various parts of the demon realm. The road ahead is long, and the inhabitants of the demon world are both good and evil, and countless unknown tests are waiting for them to embark on the road.
Let's go, head for the Broken Hung Conference!
It has been two days since Yang Yanfeng and the others left Kusang Town.
The group continued to march towards the depths of the Broken Hung Mountain Range, and before they knew it, they had broken away from the edge of the demon world.
"If you go further inside, it's no longer the periphery, everyone be careful. Mo Fengzhu said to the Mo family trialists behind him.
"It's so eerie here..."
As we go deeper, the surrounding trees are generally much taller than before, and some of them are even strangely shaped, which is very scary. The weeds are blue and white, and in some places they are so black that it is difficult for light to enter, and the terrain is very uneven, and you will occasionally stumble over stones and other things while walking.
Yang Yanfeng looked around at the surrounding environment, causing the large army to stop first, most of the members of the Feng Annihilation Mercenary Group were still wandering around the four grades of the Zodiac, although they had improved compared to when they first entered the demon realm, but the demon beasts they encountered now were not comparable to those in the initial village. Yesterday, he also encountered a fourth-order demon beast, even if he and Mo Fengzhu could compete with it, but for the sake of the large army, he had to flee.
"What to do? There's no place for us to rest. “
Mo Fengzhu also felt that it was the best choice to stop for the time being, but the unknown situation ahead made them have to be cautious.
"Let's wait and see what happens, let them recover their strength first, they have been on the road non-stop for the past two days, and it will not be good if they encounter any emergencies. Glancing at everyone, Yang Yanfeng sighed.
Their goal is the central location of the Broken Hung Mountains, which is where the Broken Hung Conference will be held. But the valley they entered after leaving Kusang Town almost lost their way, and even the map Xiong Xiang handed him when he left the initial village did not clearly indicate the area.
Yang Yanxi sat on a square stone, kicked indiscriminately with a pair of jade legs, and muttered, "It's better to stay in Kusang Town for a while longer, and receive some demon hunting orders to make money, this unfamiliar person doesn't even have a place to sleep well!"
"It's useless for you to complain... It's been enough for us to spend a while on the Demon Order, and it's too slow to continue this unchallenging trial to improve our cultivation. Yang Yanfeng spread his hands helplessly.
"Have you noticed anything wrong...."Fu Miaomiao interrupted the two of them softly, scanning the surroundings vigilantly.
"Are there monsters again!?"
"That's not what I mean. “
"Sister Miao Miao, you shouldn't have too strong a sixth sense..."Yang Yanxi was a little embarrassed, although the journey in the past two days had encountered many emergencies, but the group was used to it, and the former's startling performance was really exaggerated in her opinion.
"When, the fog started?" Mo Fengzhu's eyes froze, his feet were gradually covered by thick fog, and his vision was gradually obscured.
"Be careful, everyone gather first!" Yang Yanfeng immediately ordered, the top priority was to avoid the situation where the members were scattered.
Fu Miaomiao and the others leaned towards him when they heard this.
"There's something wrong with this fog.," Blue Smoke said in a low voice.
"What then!?"
If you hold your breath, you can hold on for a few moments at most, but the fog shows no signs of dissipating.
"Don't worry, it seems that the mist is only mixed with drunken incense, which is ineffective for me. Lan Xun said softly, "Master, you guys sleep for a while, I want to see who is making trouble." “
Drunken incense scattered Yang Yanfeng has heard a little, this drug is not toxic and harmless, at best it only makes people faint, and people above the sixth grade of the zodiac gradually become resistant to it. Generally, this kind of medicine is used by the residents of the demon world to catch demon beasts, and now it appears in the wilderness for no reason, and nine times out of ten, someone is obstructing it, and the purpose is probably not good for them. It's just that this thief has lowered the strength of their group......
Yang Yanfeng and Mo Fengzhu were not afraid of this so-called drunken incense powder at all, and looking at the latter, he also noticed some clues.
So the two of them intertwined their eyes for a moment, and conveyed the news to the entire team, so that those who cultivated to surpass the six grades of the zodiac also fell asleep with them.
After everyone "fainted", a whirlwind appeared in front of them carrying two figures.
"Haha, I didn't expect this harvest to be so abundant, there must be at least about thirty people!"
"Don't talk nonsense, take it back quickly, if you delay the time and make the king unhappy, we will both be punished at that time!"
"Well, there are so many people, it's too late for the king to reward us!"
Both voices were a little sharp, and after a few words of nonsense, the whirlwind surged again, swept everyone up, and then disappeared in place.
This whirlwind is.... Lan Xun hesitated for a while, and then said a word.
The surrounding movement gradually subsided, and Yang Yanfeng slowly opened his closed eyes and found that he and the others were in a prison. After him, several trialists who had been sleeping also opened their eyes together, and it was estimated that the rest of those who had really been drunk and incense would wake up soon.
The pole of the cell door is similar to pig iron, and Yang Yanfeng's cultivation can be cut off with a little bit of Dao Qi on Hanni. But the purpose of their trip was to find out what the purpose of those people was, and it was inconvenient to surprise them now.
"It seems that we are not the only ones who have been tricked...."Mo Fengzhu muttered, he could see the trialists of other families through the pole, and the other party also looked at them, but there was panic in his eyes that could not be concealed.
The only difference is that they didn't come here on purpose. Except for a few people from their Feng Annihilation Mercenary Group and the Mo family, there are only a handful of trialists above the sixth rank of the zodiac in the cell, and they should all be from the Little Cultivation Family, and there are no talented people.
Mo Fengzhu also tried to negotiate with the trialists he had brought before, asking why the two mysterious people had brought them here. However, the latter doesn't seem to know more than them, plus they have been traumatized mentally, and now they are emotionally unstable and incoherent in their speech.
Before coming to the demon world again, she was a pampered young master and young lady, and as soon as she was frustrated, she became depressed, and hoarse roars such as "let me out" echoed everywhere in the cell, even if she knew that it was useless to shout out her voice, there were still people who insisted on such a senseless move.
"They specifically hold human trialists, and for whatever purpose, they are impure motives. Yang Yanfeng's eyebrows frowned slightly.
Fu Miaomiao and Yang Yanxi also woke up at this time, both of them were at the peak of the fifth grade of the zodiac, not much different from the sixth grade, and the medicinal properties of drunken incense powder gradually lost their effect on them. After hearing Yang Yanfeng's brief description of the situation, Fu Miaomiao spread her hands, "It seems that this demon agreement is just a decoration at all, and it is useless to have so many things~"
The former is not unreasonable, the so-called covenant is only something on the surface, and it is impossible for the Demon Alliance to take into account every corner of the demon world, especially this desolate marginal area.
"Brother, what should we do now?"
Although he was deliberately imprisoned, the clammy and cold air in the cell made Yang Yanxi shiver, and he pulled Yang Yanfeng's sleeve, and his pretty face was full of displeasure.
"Let's wait and see what happens, we can't come in vain, maybe there is some conspiracy behind the scenes, which will not be good for the later trialists. Yang Yanfeng replied after a moment of silence.
The whispers of the two men were interrupted by a succession of doors opening, and a group of half-naked banshees stepped into the cell.