Gu Zheng made an appointment with the four island masters, and was scheduled to arrive in the Xuanbing Giant City in a month, and then leave Sword Soul Island.

He was not ready to set off for the Western Regions with the other island owners, but took the five daughters of the White Phoenix and left the Snow Dragon Island first, followed the tributaries of Bird Lake, left the Southern Regions, and came to the Mirror Lake in the Western Regions.

When he arrived here, Gu Zheng took the five daughters to land directly on the shore and entered the realm of the Stacked Waves Sword Mansion in the north of the Western Regions.

"The Stacked Waves Sword Mansion has a very large jurisdiction, which is equivalent to most of the Southern Regions, with a population of 80 million and hundreds of mortal cities. ”

After going ashore, the six of them climbed over the mountains and forests on the shore and walked on the path outside the city, not using their own methods, but walking like mortals to the northwesternmost place where the Xuanbing Giant City was located.

"Island Master, do we really have to go through dozens of cities and walk to the Xuanbing Giant City?" Bai Feng asked curiously as he introduced the brief situation of the Stacked Waves Sword Mansion to Gu Zheng.

The five girls of Bai Feng were a little strange about Gu Zheng's decision, they could obviously control the Flying Formation Bones, or rush with their bodies, and it was enough to rush to the Xuanbing Giant City in three days.

But Gu Zheng made it clear that he would go on foot, and he would have to walk through cities and wildernesses, crossing the mundane realm of the Stacked Waves Sword Mansion.

Regarding Gu Zheng's strange decision, the five girls were puzzled.

"You shouldn't have been to the Western Regions, have you?" Gu Zheng replied, feeling the cold climate that was very different from the Southern Regions, and said to himself.

"I have only heard of it, but I have never heard of it. Bai Feng nodded.

"Then you should feel the customs of the Western Regions. If you just deal with the Sword Mansion or Sanxiu, and go up and down every day, where can you experience the true style of the Western Regions?" Gu Zheng seemed to be in a good mood and said patiently.

Bai Feng and the others were still a little puzzled, Gu Zheng had been immersed in cultivation in the past, how could he have such leisure to experience the customs of the mundane?

Gu Zheng could see their confusion, but did not continue to explain. The mystery of this, Bai Feng and others can't understand it for the time being.

In fact, Gu Zheng has also been cultivating for a while now.

His three swordsmanship cultivation has reached the level of the Transformation Realm, and the sword path above the Transformation Realm requires more comprehension than closed-door cultivation.

The so-called way of the sword is often almost natural, this kind of way is not only in the famous mountains and rivers high above, the treasure land of the sword house, but also in the small bridges and flowing waters, the warmth and coldness of the people, and the sophistication of the red world.

What's more, the Xuanjian Master is also a human being, and he also cultivated against the heavens from the mortal stage.

All living beings in the mundane world are the foundation of the Xuanjian Master, and the road is simple, often in the mortal dust.

If Gu Zheng wants to walk through thousands of mountains and rivers, walk through the red dust of the world, and experience all kinds of life, he must integrate into this world and understand the way of the sword.

In addition, Gu Zheng also had to carefully select hidden places and arrange teleportation formations in the places he walked.

Xuelong Island does not have the heritage of other big islands in Bird Lake, and Gu Zheng can only rely on himself if he wants to adapt at any time.

With the teleportation array all over the road, once there is a change in Bird Lake or the Southern Regions, Gu Zheng can rush back to Snow Dragon Island in the shortest possible time to deal with the change.

The Western Regions, especially the Northwest Dielang Sword Mansion generation, I don't know if it is because of the glacial climate, or because of the chaos of the wild beasts in the Northwest Wasteland, it can be called the martial arts of the whole people and the fierce customs of the people.

Gu Zheng and others have traveled all the way, climbing mountains and taking boats when encountering water, just like five ordinary people, trekking through mountains and rivers.

What you see and hear is completely different from that of the Southern Regions, even in the deep mountains and old forests, you can often see ordinary people with bows and arrows on their backs, fighting fierce beasts and even mysterious beasts, without the slightest fear.

The people here seem to be born with the enemy of beasts, and they all reveal hatred in their bones, and they would rather die than give in.

Gu Zheng somewhat understands their mentality, hundreds of years have been infested by the desolate beasts and mysterious beasts in the northwest wasteland, and many people have died in the mouths of beasts for generations, since they have not been defeated, they must continue to fight.

However, there is also a rare openness and warmth towards humans, especially outsiders.

At this moment, the six people who had traveled all the way from the southeast to the northwest had passed through nine cities for seven days and came to a wasteland.

The wasteland is not deserted, on the contrary, because there are too many people out of the city to hunt beasts, it has become a small market town, although it is not protected by the people in the Sword Mansion, but it is still full of people.

There is a lot of rain in the western regions, and the closer it is to the northwest, the cooler the rain becomes, and it gradually becomes ice and snow.

Gu Zheng and the six of them sat in a simple tavern, hiding from the ice and rain that had been falling for a day and a night.

"Come, a few distinguished guests from afar, this is the most authentic ice knife wine we have here, free of charge. ”

There are no running guys in the tavern, only a middle-aged man who is both the boss and the guy.

"Boss, how can you tell we're not locals?" asked Bai Hua with some curiosity.

The distinguished guest laughed, the dress and temperament of several people are not mortals at first glance. It should be a Xuanjian master from another domain who came here to help kill the enemy, right?"

The boss saw that there were only one table of guests in the tavern, and he was not polite, and sat directly next to a few people not far away, and said with a hearty smile.

Bai Feng smiled, several of them were wearing thin clothes, which were very different from the people here who were covered in animal skin and cotton wool, so they could naturally be distinguished at a glance.

It's just that this boss is obviously an ordinary person, and when he sees them, these Xuanjian masters, he is not taboo, and he is very enthusiastic and familiar.

"Alas...... Every year, there are countless Xuanjian masters who come from other places, and I don't know how many I have seen. Whatever their purpose, they are helping us protect the place where we will live for generations. The boss saw that several people stopped talking, but started nagging themselves.

"So, as long as I see the Xuanjian Master from other places, most of my drinks here are provided for free. ”

"This ice knife wine is like frost cutting your throat in the mouth, but after drinking it, it can burn your internal organs. Taste it, a few of you. ”

The boss is a talker, sitting there and talking, talking about the customs of the Western Regions, big and small events, such as a few treasures.

Gu Zheng had been sitting alone for an hour, looking at the dripping ice rain outside the window, and drinking a few glasses of ice blade wine at will, which did not stop the boss from talking to himself.

The stove on the side is whirring, the warmth in the tavern and the ice and rain outside are like two worlds, and people can't help but feel tired.

"Living and working in peace and having enough food and clothing is our simplest need. Unfortunately, just like the rain outside this tavern, the heavier it falls and accumulates too thickly, it can break through the walls and leave us with nowhere to live. The boss continued to chatter.

"The rain is too heavy, and it is too ......thick" Gu Zheng suddenly wandered away, letting his thoughts drift away and blending into the endless ice and rain outside the window.

"When the water rises, it becomes clouds, when the clouds gather, it becomes rain, and when the rain falls, it becomes a river, this is the way of clouds and rain, and it is also the trend of heaven and earth. ”

Gu Zheng muttered to himself, and before he knew it, he had already gotten up and walked alone to the icy and rainy world outside the tavern.

(End of chapter)