Chapter 229: On the Road
It stands to reason that the Sunset Mountain Range is the most conducive place for Hongxiang's cultivation, but just after the Sunset Mountain Catastrophe, it should not have recovered yet, and Xiao Cong and the high-energy people there also know each other, so he really doesn't want to bother anymore, fortunately, there are many places similar to the Sunset Mountain Range, so he took it upon himself to choose a good place for Hongxiang - the Yang Desert.
The near sun desert, as the name suggests, is an extremely hot place, and it is also the largest desert known in the Xuanzhen realm, where there is no grass for thousands of miles in the red sand, the conditions are harsh and hard, and the weak are reluctant to eat day and night, and it is a good place to cultivate people to death, and when they get here, they are not only for cultivation, but for survival, they can't be lazy at all, because for monks below the heavenly realm, survival is a problem, let alone Hongxiang!
Although it is indeed inhumane to bring Hongxiang, who is still cultivating in the middle of the human realm, to this place to cultivate now, but in extraordinary times, he should practice extraordinary methods, be content with pleasure and not make progress in the early stage of the storm, and before he becomes a master, he will be swallowed up in the tide of the times, but Xiao Cong himself is difficult to protect, and no one can save him, that is the real cruelty!
Therefore, in order to make their own speed faster than the speed of the tide of the times, they can only fight to the death, and there is no other way, but fortunately, Hongxiang also thinks deeply of this reason.
Having said that, the reason why Xiao Cong chose to come to this near-yang desert is not only for the sake of Hongxiang, he also has his own Xiao Jiujiu planning, not for anything else, just to be able to get an extra chip in the game with all parties in the future, and this chip is for the Dugu family!
As we all know, the near sun desert is the land of the sun, and there must be many forces distributed on it, including the departure of the eight courtyards and the fire tower in the no tower, needless to say, the departure of the eight courtyards has been under the banner of the Xuanzhen royal family, in terms of his relationship with Xingliuyun, it can be regarded as a friendly army, as for the fire tower in the five towers, it is still neutral, so for him now, it is not clear whether he is friend or foe, and he is going to the fire saint tower this time.
The Five Elements Tower, should be five elements, and the five elements have their own five elements of spirit.
This is what Tiandao Weng told him back then, the old man himself said that this is the secret of not passing, which means that there is a spirit in each of the five towers, although it is not the beginning of the five elements, but it is also of great significance for practice, no matter which spirit of the five spirits is mastered, the cultivation in its field should be a qualitative leap, when he was instructed to keep his mouth shut, although he does not believe in it, but at this juncture, he is still willing to try his luck, in case it is true!
The reason why the Fire Saint Tower was chosen, the reason is self-evident, the Dugu family shocked Xuanzhen in the name of the refining weapon, but the refining tool needs fire, there are thousands of strange fires in this world, but most of them are difficult to control, if you want to find a fire that is both powerful and easy to control, the fire spirit of the Fire Saint Tower is the best choice, the catastrophe is coming, all the secrets hidden in this era will be inexplicably and wonderfully surfaced one after another, this is an inexplicable thing, it seems to be the providence contained in the underworld, and it is also a law, anyway, Xiao Cong is not allowed to let the Dugu family take the lead, he wants to put this fire spirit before the Dugu family
If you get it, even if it is not for anything else, it will be passed on to Jiang Caijun's heirs in the future, and those who refine weapons can also use it.
From the ancient city to the near sun desert, this is a hard work, if only Xiao Cong alone, the key is to drag Hongxiang such a shallow child, all the way to stop and go, stop and go, thanks to passing through the Beyin Mountain (a place name on the road to the near sun desert) when I heard that there is a teleportation array in the Taoist temple on the mountainside, which happens to coincide with their journey slightly, although it can't be reached at one stop, but it can take them for a ride, Xiao Cong thought about it for a long time, and decided to take a risk, but before that, he first built a high-level teleportation array somewhere in the valley, and he was ready to return to the road from time to time, and at the same time he was annoyed that he had walked for so long, I even noticed this seemingly inconsequential but actually significant issue.
The two came to the mountainside Taoist temple, and saw that the mountain gate of this Taoist temple was dilapidated and the four walls of the light map, and even the statue enshrined in the main hall had been painted.
Xiao Cong and the others stood still in the main hall, and after a while, a silver-bearded crane bearded fairy wind bone came from the courtyard, and his Taoist clothes had been washed and wrinkled, but he felt very fit when he wore it on his tall and strong body, and like the entire Taoist temple, he brought the virtue of simplicity and clumsy to the extreme.
Lao Dao walked to Xiao Cong's side, bowed to Xiao Cong, and said:
"I don't know what happened when Gongzi came to this cold temple?"
Xiao Cong bowed his hand and replied with a smile:
"The younger generation passed by here, and I heard that Guiguan had a teleportation array, and I wanted to borrow it, and I hoped that the Taoist would agree. ”
Lao Dao stroked his beard and nodded slightly, and said:
"So that's the case, meeting is fate, son, come with me. ”
Xiao Cong bowed again,
"Thank you, chief. ”
Along the clean and smooth bluestone slab road, the three of them came to the courtyard behind the Taoist temple, and from a long distance, Xiao Cong had already felt the breath of the magic circle, he knew that this teleportation array had been here for some years, and it had not been repaired for a long time, and it was because of the frequent use that it was able to survive until now.
Standing on the edge of the courtyard and looking in, I saw that in the middle of the courtyard there was a stone platform that was three feet high, the side of the stone platform was already mottled with carved lines, and more than a dozen smooth stone steps could reflect the sunlight into the eyes, and most of the wooden hook railings had begun to rot, and the copper plates covering some places were rusty, and this stone platform looked extremely dilapidated and crumbling, like an old man in the last years.
However, the ground around the stone platform is indeed as clean as the rest of the Taoist temple.
Xiao Cong looked at the stone platform, stopped and smiled, in the final analysis, this stone platform is just decoration, the body of the magic circle has long been hidden when it is completed, although this stone platform looks almost deserted, but the magic circle should be able to barely last for a year or two without accidents, but after about three years, it is difficult to say, because the materials used to build the magic circle are too lively, and the formation attainments of the people who built the formation do not seem to be too high
You know.
Xiao Cong turned his head, bowed to the old Tao again, and said:
"I don't know how much it costs to do this in your temple?"
Lao Dao waved his hand and said with a smile:
"Childe thinks too much, meeting is fate, the predecessors of the formation built this array here to benefit the world, although the small view of the incense is weak, but not to do a lot of thinking on this, Childe can rest assured that it is used. ”
Xiao Cong smiled kindly,
"Then thank the aisleman. ”
Lao Dao's right hand slowly stretched out and said:
"Childe, please. ”
Xiao Cong nodded, and walked slowly towards the stone platform with Hongxiang.
Lao Dao was still standing at the edge of the courtyard, watching quietly like this, watching Xiao Cong and the two walk up to the stone platform, watching Xiao Cong bow to himself again, and then the brilliance flashed, and the two of them were gone, for a long time, he slowly raised his head, sighed faintly and turned his head away.
At the other end of the teleportation array of the Beyin Mountain Taoist Temple is also a Taoist temple, located on the beautiful Yunyi Mountain, the scale of the scenery is the same as that of the Beiyin Mountain Taoist Temple, but the distance is almost 100,000 li.
The old Taoist who practiced in the Taoist temple of Yunyi Mountain was also dressed in shabby, but the spiritual energy of the whole body was even worse, and he looked slightly older than the old Taoist in the Taoist temple of Beyin Mountain.
Xiao Cong greeted him with a moment of compliment, and learned that there was no teleportation array around him, so he said goodbye to the mountain, but saw the clear stream in the valley turbulent, asked the woodcutter, and learned that its flow direction coincided with his footsteps, so he set up a high-level teleportation array in the valley, cut down wood and made boats, and went down the river.
The scenery of Yunyi Mountain is unique, known as the "phantom fairy dress", but unfortunately in this water season, the river speed is too fast, Xiao Cong stood on the boat, and finally came to a trip, but it was too late to appreciate the scenery of the mountain, for him, a person who loves beauty, it is really cruel, fortunately, there is a wide area of the river when he is about to go out of the mountain, the river speed slows down, the boat travels slowly, Xiao Cong can enjoy the eyes and feast his eyes.
Although the speed of the waterway is not as fast as the teleportation array, it is much faster than the dry road, and what is more valuable is that the waterway is sparsely populated, and the average monk will not choose this way, and the monks of the high realm will generally fly in the sky, but it is a pity that Xiao Cong is taking Hongxiang with him, and it is really inconvenient to fly, so it is better to choose this waterway.
This journey took ten days, when the river turned and was about to deviate from the general direction, Xiao Cong and the two docked, abandoned the boat and left, so for nearly half a day, Xiao Cong thought about it, and felt that it was really inappropriate to go on like this, and it was a flash of inspiration in his heart, this is in the deep mountains and old forests, although the number of ancient beasts is not as many as in the Sunset Mountains, but there are after all, with his cultivation of picking up the star realm, it should not be difficult to catch an ancient beast of the god level as a temporary mount.
He felt that this idea was so wonderful, and even admired himself a little, he told Hongxiang about this idea, Hongxiang cheered, applauded continuously, and seemed to be looking forward to and liking it in his heart.
It was really inconvenient to take Hongxiang to catch the ancient beast, so Xiao Cong repeated his old tricks, found an ancient tree that was easier to find, dug a tree hole, and put a hidden shadow hiding array outside, and put Hongxiang away
Temporarily hidden inside, but it took him nearly half a day to tame an electric jackal in the depths of the forest, and the reason why he chose it was because within a radius of a few miles, this guy was the only one who could still see it.
With such a god-level electric jackal, it is not a problem to travel thousands of miles a day, this road is galloping, in the uninhabited forest, Hongxiang sits on the back of the electric jackal and screams, without fear, most of the eleven or twelve-year-old boys like this great stimulation, and this is for Hongxiang, who has not eaten since childhood, I am afraid that it has not been contacted, speed, for men, has always been an irresistible strong teasing.
Since there is an electric jackal, it must not be able to go to the city anymore, and it has been going for about ten days, although it is not a wind and a meal, but the living conditions in the mountains and forests are a little worse after all, not to mention that this electric jackal has been suppressed by him for so long, although it is a beast, but it can't be bullied too much, Xiao Cong thought about it, and decided to let it go when he arrived in the next ancient city, and then took Hongxiang to the city for a good meal.
It's a pity that the sky is not satisfactory, since ancient times there were robbers in troubled times, the catastrophe is coming, and I don't know which guy who owes his mouth to confuse the public, causing the unaware civilians to rise up one after another, so some people who are not red and seedlings are not right began to move crooked thoughts, they secretly integrated all forces to establish themselves as kings, and plotted against the generals who defended the city, and in less than half a month, they occupied several fortresses here, and the people's livelihood withered, and the city was full of soldiers.
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