Chapter 2 The Road

Three days later, Xiyue finally flew out of the Northern Grasslands.

There was no danger, because in this north, except for ordinary creatures, there was no one who did not recognize the Northern Stygian Ice Phoenix, so when she revealed her true body and flew over the grassland, she was not hindered in any way.

The southern boundary of the grassland is a mountain range named "Qitian Mountain Range", which is the fourth largest mountain range in the mainland, lying north of Kyushu, forming a natural barrier between the northern grassland and Kyushu, and the trend of the mountain range is along the boundary line of Jizhou. However, the Qitian Mountain Range is not precipitous, and it is relatively mild compared to the second largest mountain range on the mainland.

The grasslands of the Northern Regions are mainly inhabited by nomadic people and some non-human groups with low intelligence, and have different cultural customs from those in Kyushu.

Xiyue stands near the foot of the mountain, there is an official road here, it is the main road between the north and the south for a long time, it is the safest passage artificially opened up, and the past dynasties have attached great importance to this avenue, so it has been protected by the successive dynasties since it was opened, and it is still very prosperous. In fact, the communication between the north and the south has existed a long time ago, but in the changes of the times, this communication has not been long-lasting, and it has been cut off for a long time, and then reconnected.

In short, it is in this intermittent interconnection that the South and the North have developed to this day.

This road is preserved in ancient times, because it is the only few remaining safe roads, along this road to the south, at most half a month, you can reach the border of Jizhou, so it has been particularly maintained by the current dynasty, although it is only used for trade, but it is also a crowd of people, lively and extraordinary.

Although the North Underworld City is big, it is very quiet, so quiet that Xiyue can't stand it, so she doesn't hesitate to travel far away and want to go to the lively south to see. After finding this official road, her mood became extremely bright, and she finally saw someone different from her clan...... And non-human?

Xiyue could feel that it was not only humans walking on this avenue, but also other races that had turned into human forms, because different races had different breaths, and cultivators could feel it, unless it was deliberately hidden or changed.

Thinking about it, the world is really peaceful today, even if you are of different races, you can get along well.

Xiyue sighed with emotion, she once understood that this world had countless turmoil a long time ago, and each time it was bloodshed and life. Some are the result of ethnic conflicts, some are sectarian disputes, and some are the result of large-scale wars. However, these rarely spread to the northern end of the world, so the Ice Phoenix Clan can always be independent, and the elders of the clan have also said before, don't enter the southern world too early, because it is actually very chaotic there.

"But if you don't come out and walk, how can you know the true face of the world?" Xiyue thought to herself, "And there is that prophecy, and there is a fate that needs to be found......"

The continent she was born on is vast and boundless, from the far north to the southernmost, from the place of sunrise in the east to the place of sunset in the west, and no mortal can go all over this land in his lifetime. Compared with the vast world, ordinary life can only stay in a corner, and only those who have achieved cultivation can travel in all directions.

This is the "Shenzhou Continent".

Kyushu is located in the east of China, bordering the sea in the east, the Qitian Mountains and prairies in the north, the mountains and mountains in the south, and the roads to the west. Since a long time ago, Kyushu is the settlement of the human race, legend has it that there are nine spiritual veins in this area, there was an ancestor of the human race with its supreme power to fix the nine veins, according to the direction and distribution of the nine veins divided into today's Kyushu, namely: Yongzhou and Jizhou in the north, Liangzhou and Shuzhou in the west, Jingzhou and Yangzhou in the south, Xuzhou and Qingzhou in the east, and Yuzhou in the Central Plains.

Each state of Kyushu has a sacred city with a long history, and legend has it that it was established after the ancestor of the human race divided Kyushu, and it is the most sacred place in the hearts of every human race.

Xiyue's first stop is set in the holy city of Jizhou - Yanyun City.

Kyushu is the most aura and the richest place in the east of the Shenzhou continent, known as the center of East Shenzhou, all generations belong to the human race, and there are other races mixed with the human race, but most of them live in seclusion in some secret realms, even if they walk on the land of Kyushu, they will appear in the form of people, and the influence of the Kyushu human race can be seen.

The Ice Phoenix clan turned into a human form with blue hair and blue eyes, Xiyue's human form is different, her hair color is more crystalline, and the blue of her eyes is also deeper, like a pure blue crystal;

Xiyue frowned, not paying much attention to the other people's gazes.

The official road winds to the other end of the Qitian Mountain Range, but the flow of people is relatively reduced after entering the mountain, although there are post stations set up by the Northern Dynasty of Kyushu every other distance, and there are heavy troops to guard them, forming a safe area within a certain range, but it is still a very dangerous thing to rush in the mountains and forests. In addition to ordinary bandits, there are also spirits in the mountains, some spirits will not keep to themselves, but will still attack and kill people in the past and swallow * blood to cultivate.

Xiyue walked unhurriedly along the way, but when it got dark, she didn't reach the post station.

In the night, her eyes shimmered faintly, and her long crystal blue hair was even more dazzling in the moonlight. There was no one on the road, only she was hurrying alone, and the silence around her was terrible.

The road seems to be infinitely long, and there is no end in sight, and it is a bit strange to not talk about ordinary people on the road, not even a monk or a non-human race. After all, the so-called danger is mainly for mortals, whether it is a monk or a non-human race, they all have some ability to protect themselves.

"Come out!" Xiyue snorted coldly, she could be sure that she was being targeted. In the mountains at night, you shouldn't even be able to hear the sound of insects, let alone this time of spring and summer.

"Hiss......"

In the woods beside the road, four "red lights" suddenly lit up, and a fishy smell came to her nose, Xiyue hurriedly covered her mouth and nose and took a few steps back.

Under the moonlight, the purple mist spread, and it could be seen that where the mist drifted, the grass and trees died, and the soil on the ground also became black, obviously the purple mist contained highly poisonous. With the appearance of the mist, there was a huge triangular head, four "red lights" were on that head, and the "lights" were covered with patterns around them, and they spread to the body that was four or five feet long, but it was a colorful poisonous snake, the red light was the four eyes of the poisonous snake, and the red light was too strong, covering its slender pupils.

"Poisonous insects?" Xiyue was not so panicked, she was an ice phoenix, belonging to the divine birds, she was born to restrain snakes and poisonous insects, and was not afraid of their poison, and some divine birds even fed on snakes and insects.

The serpent's sense of predators made the snake a little intimidating, but its predatory instinct drove it slowly closer to its delicious prey. The four-eyed viper has opened up part of the spiritual intelligence, strictly speaking, it is already a demon, it can be cultivated, but the level is not enough to transform into a shape, the animal instinct is far stronger than the rationality, the breath emitted by the prey is very weak and delicious, although it has the breath of the god bird that it loathes, but its slight rationality can not help it analyze the strength of the opponent, but it makes it have an adventurous mentality, if it can devour the woman in front of it, its cultivation will definitely be able to go to the next level.

Xiyue was also on guard, and she could see that this poisonous snake was equivalent to a monk who had just stepped into the cultivation world. According to the division of the cultivation realm that has been passed down in the Shenzhou Continent since ancient times, the realm of the poisonous snake is in the spirit control period, once it crosses this realm and enters the Jindan stage, then it can completely open its spiritual wisdom and become a real demon clan. But cultivation is never easy, even the most basic first three realms - building a foundation, opening a valley, and controlling the spirit, for the demon class that has just opened up its spiritual wisdom, it will take longer, and it needs a trace of luck, otherwise it will become someone else's food before it grows up. Even if this poisonous snake is not as good as her in the cultivation realm, its ability to fight is probably stronger than her.

"It has to be killed with one hit, and I don't know if there are any more dangerous creatures yet. Xi Yue already had a plan in her heart, and while facing the poisonous snake, she kept an eye on her surroundings.

The scales of the poisonous snake shone with purple light, and the extremely poisonous purple mist escaped from the cracks in these scales. Its four eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a fierce light, spitting out letters, its body arched, its tail gently slapping the ground, ready to attack at any moment. The predator will always be very careful when hunting for food, it will find the best time to launch a fatal blow to the prey, it has the same consideration as Xiyue, it cannot quickly take down the prey, once it attracts something stronger and more dangerous, even it is in danger.

On the other side, Xi Yue suddenly rubbed her forehead and shook it, it was at this moment! The poisonous snake suddenly exerted its strength, like an arrow from the string, and at the same time it opened its bloody mouth, revealing its terrifying fangs.

Suddenly, Xiyue's eyes flashed, accompanied by a loud phoenix roar, she directly turned into the ice phoenix body, and the sacred qi of the Northern Ice Phoenix exploded, and the blue light instantly dispelled the purple poisonous mist. The fear in the snake's heart became bigger in an instant, although it was not smart enough, but the instinct at this moment told it that disaster was coming!

The ice phoenix is much larger than the viper, and when the viper pounces, it spreads its wings and flies, and then dives down in an instant, and the phoenix's claws hit the viper seven inches. At this time, the poisonous snake that was unwilling to wait for death suddenly raised its head, and four blood rays burst out from its four eyes, bombarding the claws of the ice phoenix like blood-colored arrows, blocking the attack, and then its tail quickly slapped its strength on the ground, allowing itself to move sideways and avoid the grab.

But Xiyue had an aura protector on her body, and this attack didn't hurt her. At the same time, she shook her wings, and four ice arrows appeared out of thin air, shooting the four eyes of the poisonous snake; the poisonous snake flicked its tail, and swept away the ice arrow, and with a raised head, four blood-colored lights shot out again, and were deftly dodged by Xiyue; at the same time, she fluttered her wings, and her speed increased to the limit, and in an instant she approached the viper's body, and opened the way with the ice arrow, taking advantage of the time when the poisonous snake smashed the ice arrow, suddenly sacrificed a flying feather, and the bright blue light pierced the night, like a streamer......

The snake hissed and was in pain, and its two eyes were blinded by the flying feathers, and it was bleeding profusely and smelling fishy. Xiyue once again sacrificed a piece of flying feathers, attacking from another direction, although the poisonous snake was in unbearable pain, it still launched a counterattack in an instant, and while flicking its tail and pumping towards Xiyue, the only remaining eyes emitted a more violent blood light to bombard the ice phoenix flying feather.

Xiyue had to dodge temporarily, and the attack of the flying feather was blocked, and she flew away, but the poisonous snake obviously forgot that there was still a flying feather, and at this time it was attacking from a tricky angle, and the poisonous snake was unable to dodge or block, and directly lost its last two eyes.

This flying feather was a magic weapon given to her by the Great Elder, which came from the two deceased Ice Phoenix Clan seniors, condensing their cultivation and turning it into a weapon to protect the younger generations. Its form can change independently, and it will also change with the user's cultivation level, Xiyue is now on the edge of the Jindan stage, only one step away from entering, but the flying feather is still in the form of a feather, and it may not change until she is promoted to the next realm. It is said that if the cultivation is sufficient, these two flying feathers can even turn into ice phoenixes, with the same power as the two predecessors.

The poisonous snake was completely confused, struggling and rolling indiscriminately, it was no longer threatening after losing its eyes, Xiyue sighed softly, did not kill it, and after recalling the two flying feathers, he went away directly. As for the fate of this poisonous snake, why should she care?

After she left, several black shadows appeared in the mountain forest, and after a confrontation for a while, they all pounced on the poisonous snake......

When entering the safe zone set up by Kyushu, Xiyue landed in the woods and re-transformed into a human form, but this time she covered up her original appearance and became like a Terran woman, with black hair and black eyes, and two flying feathers transformed into ornaments between the green silks, which not only covered her ice phoenix breath, but also restrained her originally beautiful appearance, although it still couldn't hide her natural otherworldly temperament, but at least it was much more convenient than her original appearance.

Walking out of the woods and continuing along the road, Xiyue finally saw the fire, and she came to the post station.

She claimed to be a Terran monk who had traveled in the north, and was about to return to Kyushu, when the guards interrogated a few words, Xiyue answered them fluently, and calmly lived in the Terran post station.

"This is the place of the Terrans?"

Xiyue looked at the post station with curiosity, as a transit point on the north-south trade route, each post station is about the same size, there are human army stationed here, and there are also masters invited from the cultivation realm, on the one hand, to prevent external dangers, on the other hand, to control the order in the post station, otherwise this place will not become a safe zone.

On the periphery of the post house was the army camp, and near the center was a sizable courtyard with stables, bungalows, and wings, the largest of which was a small three-storey building for the accommodation of caravanserais, especially during the most dangerous nights.

At this time, there were still many people in the three-story building, some were drinking tea and chatting, and some were drinking and dining, Xiyue came to the counter and asked for a room. Although the post station belonged to the Kyushu Dynasty, it still needed to pay for accommodation. Fortunately, Xiyue remembered to bring the silver taels with her when she ran away from home, otherwise it would be difficult to do.

After booking the room, Xiyue found an unoccupied place to sit down, and Xiao Er poured tea for her and served some refreshments. She took two sips, noncommittal, the tea in the inn was certainly not as good as the ones she enjoyed in the clan, and could only be used to quench her thirst. As for the refreshments, compared to the pastries made by the moon who served her, they can't be called food, so let's try them......

"Hey, did you hear that?" Suddenly, Xiyue heard someone talking about something, and his mysterious tone and expression aroused the curiosity of his companions.

"What's the matter?" someone asked.

"I heard that something happened to the Martial Palace!" said the man with an exaggerated expression.

"Daowu Palace, what's wrong?" someone asked again.

"Hehe, I also listened to someone from Kyushu, it is said that Su Xingfeng, the eldest disciple of Xuanling Zhenren, was killed......"

"What's so strange about this, isn't the world of their cultivators always like this?"

"That's different!"

"What's the difference?"

"I heard that Su Xingfeng was killed by his apprentice, and that evil obstacle also harmed his own junior mother and junior sister!"

"What about the murderer?"

"Hey, of course. But it's really strange that that evil obstacle can still escape from the Daowu Palace by doing this, but I heard that the Daowu Palace has issued a hunt and kill order, vowing to kill this fang. ”

"This ...... Where is the murderer now?"

"Who knows, but I heard that I ran north, and I don't know where I'm hiding now. If someone can catch him, it will be a great favor to Daowu Palace!"

"Yes, yes, yes, I also heard about it, Daowu Palace said that whoever can provide clues can get an immortal medicine, and if he can send the head of that rebel, he can become a guest of Daowu Palace!"

"Eh, what is that person's name and what does he look like?"

"What's the matter, you kid still expect to catch someone?"

"I'm asking what's wrong? If you can't catch someone, you're not allowed to ask, right?"

"Cultivators, it's easy to change your appearance, maybe you have a face today, a face tomorrow, where can you say clearly. However, his name seems to be what Su Chen is......"

"Su Chen......"

Xiyue silently listened to their talk, she was not interested in the pursuit of Daowu Palace, and if she put it here, at most, it would be a conversation after dinner. After listening to those words for a while, Xiyue lost interest and left silently and went back to her room to rest.

As she walked out of the gate, several men dressed as merchants looked at each other and got up to leave, pretending not to care.

At this point in time, there are also many people who go back to the room to rest, but Xiyue has an inexplicable feeling in her heart, wandering quietly in the compound, strolling under the moon, even if she retracts her original beautiful face, she also looks demure and elegant, like Si Yue's fairy.

"Is it really aimed at me?" Xiyue noticed that a few people were acting abnormally, seemingly unintentionally, but in fact, they had been following her, probably inconvenient to act in the courtyard, so she wanted to see which room she was in, and then she would do it.

The headdress transformed by the Ice Phoenix Flying Feather also seemed to sense the potential danger, and it flashed slightly, but it was illuminated by the moonlight, which was not conspicuous.