Chapter 13: Slopes
Shaking his head, the ridiculous idea kicked out of his mind. Luo Qing's mind was caught in the picture of God, and he carefully observed the vast world within 50 miles of the cliff.
Generally speaking, the brightness of the Modi Valley gradually decreases from top to bottom, and it is covered with layers of clouds and mist, and no matter how strong the sunlight is, it cannot reach the depths of the valley, which is seven or eight thousand feet deep. Thus, starting at a depth of about 20 miles, there is a relatively strong contrast between light and dark on the sacred map. Forty miles underneath, there is a dark area where the sky is invisible. At this time, the canyon has not yet bottomed out.
Luo Qing briefly skimmed through it, and then focused on the details. In his opinion, this small world expanded rapidly as the mind changed. Soon, a little picture of God that he had set up at random was clearly presented to him.
He was faced with an eye as big as a brass bell and as big as a knife.
Luo Qing almost punched it hard. Fortunately, he was able to control it in time. It was only then that he realized that the perspective was wrong. With a little adjustment, he could clearly see that it was actually a giant bird with a wingspan of several feet. What he had just seen was the eyes of the giant bird. The large bird's head is covered with fine crimson feathers, but it cannot withstand the sharp gaze and large beak like an iron hook typical of eagles and falcons. The feathers stretch towards the body, the brighter the color becomes. In the end, it is as straight as a layer of blood. If the feathers shake slightly, a layer of blood light spreads in the clouds.
What's the name of this thing?
Luo Qing's eyes turned to the ferocious bird several times, and used it as a reference to extend in all directions. The valley of Dimoka in the mist is becoming clearer and clearer.
He soon discovered that the idea of naming the giant bird really made no sense. At this time, the miracle of the valley opened only the most insignificant corners for him.
The blood eagle was slammed down by the wind in the fog, and its claws stretched out, it was a huge lizard, but this lizard not only had horns on its head, but even two huge fleshy membrane folded wings under its ribs. When the eagle attacked the blood, it screamed, flapped its wings, and slipped out diagonally. The two monsters then fought in the clouds, scattering blood feathers and scales all over the sky.
From another angle, Luo Qing saw a huge frog monster spitting venom and climbing up and down cliffs on the ground. I saw a giant ape three people tall, pulling out trees and flying stones, looking like a demon. But he also saw such a monster being knocked down by a 2-foot-long green snake with a thin bamboo chopstick, killing its poisonous hair. Beneath the clouds and mist, there are huge creatures, with thick arms and tens of feet long, like the legendary cicada snake, looming and floating between them.
There are too many surprises, and the taste will fade. On the contrary, uncontrollable excitement emerged: it turned out that there is still such a world in the world, so mysterious and spectacular, as if God had specially set it up to break the common sense of mankind!
Of course, Luo Qing also saw the danger, but this endless crisis was more like a large substance spilling from boiling oil. After rolling through the oil, it overflowed with fragrance, hooked his soul, and fell directly into the bottomless abyss.
Then, he really jumped.
The clouds and mist rushed in front of him, filling the air with an aura that had never been seen before. It broke into his mind and burned his heart to a boiling point: "I didn't know its roots before, so I didn't delve into it. Now that I've followed God's plan, how could I miss it!"
According to God's plan, Luo Qing soon slipped to a place 100 meters below the top of the valley. The light is a bit dim. It was the deepest position he had reached since collecting herbs not long ago, but such a distance was meaningless compared to the canyon itself!
However, the more it declines, the more novel and bizarre the world appears on the sacred map, which has been challenging Luo Qing's imagination. The ever-changing and wonderful ecology conquered him, gave him great attraction and dragged him down.
Before you know it, it's ten miles deep. During the ten-mile journey, there are many dangerous places. After arriving here, Luo Qing finally found a platform, settled down, and took a breath.
As his position deepened, the temperature in the demo valley dropped very quickly. It was very cold and had a bit of a winter vibe.
But for Luo Qing, the most difficult thing is not the temperature, but the chaotic sense of space. In his position, up and down, left and right, he could see nothing but the dense fog, only the cliffs behind him to lean on. After staying for a long time, he felt that the heavens and the earth were turned upside down, or that the earth had bent at an angle and floated down. He may really treat the cliff as the ground, from "lying" to "standing" and then taking a step towards the bottomless pit, and then falling into pieces.
Luckily, he took a picture of God. He always noticed a change in God's image. He can use the small space around him to adjust his feelings.
In addition, the endless appearance of ferocious beasts and strange birds is also a great threat. For example, this blood sculpture has just flown past his eyes.
The big guy looked familiar, as if he had just observed one according to a sacred map. It seems to have won a big victory in the previous battle and had a good meal. It flew over the cliff with its head held high, its bloody wings flapping violently, almost blowing Luo Qing down.
Luo Qing was not angry, but observed the big man's flight path with interest according to the divine plan. Be prepared to take advantage of the break to learn about the habits of these creatures.
The Blood Eagle hovered in the canyon clouds, but its flight altitude kept decreasing, from ten miles to twenty miles, then to thirty miles, and then up again. Luo Qing knew that the 20-mile stretch of road was the main area of blood carving life.
At first he wanted to know more, but his attention was taken away from the blood sculpture by something.
It is a slope located about 20 miles into the valley, a dark area up to 3,000 feet deep.
The upper slope is very steep, while the lower slope is slightly gentle, stretching along the cliff for about a few tens of feet. Luo Qing thinks that the Demo Valley will gradually shrink at this point, and then explore further. Only then did he know that it was a prominent place, and at the bottom was a bottomless abyss.
There is no noticeable vegetation on the slopes, which is normal. It is hidden in a thick fog all year round and there is no sunlight. With the exception of some bryophytes, plants have a hard time surviving. However, Luo Qing was very sure of the function of the Divine Plan and trusted his eyes. He clearly saw that as the Blood Eagle spread its wings and flew by, the wind it carried blew away countless blades of grass as thin as a hair.
Tequive!
That must be tequive. Although Luo Qing didn't understand why tequila could grow where there were no trees, he believed in the efficacy of his eyes and following the divine plan.
At the moment, tequila is not important to him, but it is a very clear goal. Luo Qing is excited now, he sees the slope as the end of today's expedition and continues his climbing journey.
It's not an easy thing to do. Not every cliff is suitable for climbing the Dimoko Valley. In some places, the mountain monkeys, which are the best at climbing, move up and down smoothly like mirrors, only to fall to their deaths.
Thanks to the panoramic view of the surrounding terrain according to God's plan, Luo Qing was able to get around this dangerous place in time. Even so, it took him three hours to find a way through the slope. By the time he stepped onto the soft soil on the slope, it was already completely dark.
The Gumo area is too big. The seven or eight acres of land that fell sloping down were just a small bump in the entire cliff plane, completely disproportionate. However, Luo Qing is a small insect on the bump, not to mention.
However, this did not affect Luo Qing's bumper harvest. It turned out that there was no problem with God's plan, and there was no problem with his eyesight. This is indeed the only medicinal garden that God has given to the Dragon Cave Grass.
There are no large trees on the slopes, but there is a large residual root system. It is clear from the photo that most of the zigzag root system is buried under the mud and rocks, stretching in all directions, occupying the entire slope but not enough, and even spreading to the surrounding cliffs. Luo Qing couldn't imagine how such a big tree could grow in such a place, if it was still alive, then what would a big tree with such a root system look like!
I don't know why, the big tree has broken and may have fallen into a deep ravine. Most of what remains of the root system have died, but a small fraction has survived and become a unique parasite that helps the surrounding thousands of big-leaved boxwoods get nutrients.
This is the reason for the existence of the sword leaf dracaena.
Luo Qing solved a little doubt, what was waiting for him was a bigger surprise. With the surrounding cliffs neglected, the amount of dragon grass far exceeded his initial estimate. By visual inspection alone, there are at least 2 to 3,000 plants near the slope, which is a staggering number. These agaves, combined with his existing inventory, are enough to replace the four sanyangs in Fujian.
The Cliff City deal was destined to be a one-off deal. Luo Qing didn't know about the long-term flow of water. He was ready to sweep away the tequila around the slope, except for a few locations that were too dangerous.
Of course, that's tomorrow.
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After nightfall, the Modi Valley is very opaque. Fog covers almost all of the light. Even the specially trained night eye is difficult to surpass Zhang Xu. Luo Qing didn't want to come to Baoshan, but he slipped and fell to his death. He found a leeward spot on the slope, sat down, and spent the long night.
Luo Qing stayed in Valley of Mexico for the first time. After seeing a ferocious beast like a blood eagle, it was absolutely impossible to ask him to sleep or practice. When he was bored, he opened the picture of God and looked at the valley in the night.
At this time, according to God's diagram, it took on the shape of a near-perfect hemisphere, the hemisphere was upright, and the cliff could only walk a hundred feet deep, compared to the 50 miles of endless void, it could only be said to be a very shallow layer, completely negligible.
The color of the hemispheres has also changed. It is also affected by the light of the sky. The entire hemisphere is grayish-black with a slight cyan tinge. It is less conspicuous in the night, thus avoiding the trouble of Luo Qing blocking the light.
Fifty miles... No, how could it be fifty miles? Luo Qing suddenly discovered this question.
He is now located about 20 miles deep in the Dmitry Valley. From here to the limit of the sky that can be shown according to God's map, only 30 miles at full load. According to the sacred map, it is clear that the height of the sky has not changed, but this whole hemisphere is absolutely impossible to appear like this.
Since it came along, it has shown only one thing. For some reason, the extent of heaven and earth shown according to the sacred map has been reduced. At the moment, the area he can grasp is not 50 miles in diameter, but 30 miles. There seems to be an invisible monster that opens its mouth to devour outer space.
Is it the natural attenuation of the different forces according to the divine plan, or is it related to the night?Luo Qing prefers the latter, but it still takes time to verify whether this is caused by the unique environment of the Dimoka Valley or if it is universally applicable.
Of course, for now, 30 miles is not important, and this is enough for Luo Qing.
He found that at night, the Dimoka Valley was busier than during the day. The number of creatures swimming in the fog is at least 50% higher than during the day. There were also some behemoths that wandered in the deeper fog, revealing only a small portion of their claws, which allowed him to hold his breath as a bystander.
In fact, Luo Qing had already consciously slowed down his breathing. At this point, Modigu is even more dangerous, bloody and unpredictable. The ferocious beast here does not seem to have a strong territorial concept on the ground. They always swim in all directions, which leads to frequent conflicts.
Within 30 miles of Luo Qing's observation alone, in just two hours, three extremely brutal battles took place, each ending in the tragic death of one or even both parties. The blood fills the canyon and mixes with the clouds to become part of the canyon's unique flavor.
Holding his breath, Luo Qing's heart burned even brighter. This is the world that monks should be exposed to, endless ferocious beasts, rising powers, bloody collisions of life, and more importantly, different stimuli from time to time. These things update his existing knowledge from time to time. This moment is completely different from the previous one.
Luo Qing felt like a toad jumping out of a dead well, dizzy by the vast world outside, and stunned by happiness.