As a group of monsters ascended the stairs one after another.

Ichthyosaurus dives deep into the river.

A thin film of water covers several attics on its back.

Isolate the undercurrents and water pressure at the bottom of the river, and ensure that passengers staying in the loft can move freely.

Yan Jing stood by the windowsill, looking through the window at the various water beasts passing by.

Not far away, several attics of different shapes rise.

Although it only takes half a day for the fish dragon to reach Zhongshan City, Tongtian River Mansion still built a loft dedicated to trading and entertainment on the back of the fish dragon to pass the time for passengers.

The former is a place for monsters to exchange resources, and the latter is full of water tribe girls and handsome men.

The crumbling world doesn't seem to have much of an impact on these youkai, or it means that knowing that the future is decided, they simply resign themselves to their fate and go wild, just to enjoy enough before they fall into madness.

Dongdong~

There was a knock on the door.

Zhu Xia, who was sitting in the room, looked tight, her fingertips overflowed with coldness, and when she saw Yan Jing turn around and signal that she was okay, she relaxed.

The old turtle pushed the door in, and when he saw Yan Jing, who was still turning his ** appearance, he was stunned for half a second, and then said with emotion,

"I didn't expect you to have such skills, no wonder you had to find a hidden location before, and the identity of the ** was really easy to use."

In order to cover his whereabouts, Lao Yuan did not appear with Yan Jing, but sneaked into the back of the fish dragon in advance.

He used to be the lord of the Tongtian River, and he ordered the ichthyosaur without any problems.

Similarly, Yan Jing easily occupied the entire floor of the attic by virtue of his identity as a translator, and after arranging for a few mussel girls to bring wine and delicacies, he directly asked them to go down.

No one was allowed to disturb him without his orders.

Making sure that no one would disturb or eavesdrop, the three of them began to discuss the next steps.

"Earlier, at the ferry, I heard a lot of monsters talking about what happened in the Earth Immortal Temple, but fortunately, they only thought that the battle broke out when Baimu and the monsters who went to the banquet competed for the Spirit Infant Fruit, and they didn't speculate on the aspect of the Heavenly Mandate."

The first to stir up the topic was Zhu Xia, who relayed the news she heard at the ferry pavilion to Yan Jing.

"Hmm...... This is not good news, in fact, I am ready to let the news of the appearance of the Mandate of Heaven reach Zhongshan City! ”

Rubbing the wine glass in his left hand, Yan Jing groaned.

These words made Lao Yuan and Zhu Xia not react for a while, and looked at Yan Jing in surprise.

Zhongshan City is a gathering place for demons, not to mention the demon king, there are even more demon kings entrenched underneath, if the news of the Mandate of Heaven comes in, with the importance they attach to the prophecy, it will inevitably cause a fierce reaction.

Doesn't that make it more difficult to move forward?

"You want to do the opposite?"

After a short silence, the old turtle thought of Yan Jing's current identity and hesitated.

"That's right, I only have five days, from last night to now, and then the time to rush to Zhongshan City, there are only about three and a half days left, I must find the place where the candle dragon is sleeping as quickly as possible, and complete the task assigned to me by this heaven and earth!"

Yan Jing had previously proposed a five-day time limit on the grounds that Heaven and Earth were helping to cover up his breath, and this was also a loose statement.

According to the Torch, he had to return to the Advent Point to return, so there was still one more day to remove, and there were less than three days that would really allow him to complete the mission in Zhongshan City.

Rather than searching for a clue, Yan Jing hopes to find a way to get straight to the point.

The information revealed before his death gave him a new choice.

"After capturing and turning **, I didn't kill it for the first time, but obtained the news of a minute mountain city through interrogation."

Taking a sip of wine, Yan Jing carefully talked about the situation at that time.

can defeat the old turtle head-on and forcibly seize the main position of Tongtianhe, and its strength is doubtful.

It's a pity that in the face of a sudden attack, it was Yan Jing who directly burst out with all his strength, and it didn't have time to resist at all.

I thought that the opponent was just an old turtle who had not recovered from a serious injury, but I never thought that the situation would suddenly change to such a point.

Because last night Lao Yuan specifically mentioned that the ** was a monster sent by Zhongshan City, which made Yan Jing not die.

The soul fire ignited after the activation of the death core is poured into the body of the **, and it directly pinched its life, and this kind of monster naturally does not have any loyalty, and in order to survive, the reason why it occupies the Tongtian River was revealed.

"I did receive the order of the Jiao Demon King, but it was not because you had an old relationship with Yuan Gang, but for other reasons."

Recalling what he said before he died, Yan Jing's face was calm, and he continued,

"If Zhongshan City wants to take revenge on you, it will not deliberately delay for decades, choosing this time point is obviously an ulterior attempt, according to Translator, it was suddenly ordered to find a new Mandate of Heaven on the Tongtian River!"

"Could it be that the demon king in Zhongshan City knows?"

Hearing the content of the task received by Flip **, Zhu Xia frowned and asked.

"No, it's impossible, no matter how powerful they are, those demon kings can't predict that the Mandate of Heaven will appear in Tongtianhe decades in advance, otherwise they won't just send a fan ** to wait here for the rabbit."

Lao Yuan denied Zhu Xia's speculation for the first time, and said,

"I think this kind of behavior is more like casting a wide net, after all, the candle dragon is sleeping in Zhongshan, this is the information in the prophecy, and it is more likely that the demons in Zhongshan City have arranged for the demon king to be stationed on every route to Zhongshan City."

"That's right, the time of Yuan Gang's big alarm in Zhongshan City was a hundred years ago, but he only came to Tongtian River and Zhongshan City a few decades ago...... No, it should be said that the demons must have made a breakthrough in the search for the candle dragon during that time, and only then did they realize that there would be a Mandate of Heaven appearing! ”

Putting down the wine glass, Yan Jing said in a deep voice.

This is not his personal speculation, but the news after getting confirmation from the mouth.

At that time, there were other demon kings who also received orders with it.

Just like what the old turtle said above, they were sent to various passes around Zhongshan City to wait for the appearance of the Mandate of Heaven.

It was precisely because of this that Yan Jing decided to do the opposite.

"Since the demon kings in Zhongshan City are sure that the Mandate of Heaven will appear again, then this is our chance, I am now borrowing the identity of the **, and the Hundred Eyes Centipede was killed by the Mandate of Heaven, its corpse confirms all this, and Zhu Xia as a witness."

Directly going to the Jiao Demon King to reveal the news of the appearance of the Mandate of Heaven will inevitably arouse suspicion.

At this time, Yan Jing asked Zhu Xia to collect the corpse of the hundred-eyed centipede in the Earth Immortal Temple, which was the most suitable stepping stone.

"After arriving in Zhongshan City, I will take Zhu Xia to see the Jiao Demon King as a translator, and if it goes well, I should be able to ask for an errand and mix in the core area of Zhongshan City, trying to obtain high-level information."

This was the fastest way Yan Jing could think of to obtain information about the Candle Dragon.

"I can't appear on the surface, but I can try to find some demons in Zhongshan City who know the situation back then, they have lived in Zhongshan City until now, maybe there will be some clues."

As a relic of the previous era, the old turtle knew a lot of monsters, paused, and couldn't help but sigh,

"It's not just Yuan Gang who wants to change the way of the world, there are also some monsters who are also unwilling to sink with the way of the world, but I don't know how many ...... are left now."

Determine the plan of action after arriving at Zhongshan Castle.

Taking advantage of the fact that he still had some free time, Yan Jing called a few monsters who often traveled between Zhongshan City and Peng'an Realm under the identity of turning **, and asked them about the recent situation in Zhongshan City, so as not to be at a loss after arriving at Zhongshan City.

Time passes.

Ichthyosaurs shuttle through the depths of the Tongtian River.

The youkai on the crest can only tell the time by the dimmer light outside the window.

Until the exterior is plunged into darkness, the attic is lit up inside and out.

The ichthyosaurus finally let out a dull roar, signaling that the passengers were about to arrive at Zhongshan City.

Yan Jing and his party quickly left the attic and came to the location of the fish head, from where they would land later.

Through the water film, the surface of the Tongtian River continues to sink.

The scene in front of me also gradually flickered from pitch black, and finally became one.

Moo~

With a muffled roar of the ichthyosaur, the water waves churned.

Standing at the forefront, Yan Jing's field of vision, the first thing that appeared was a huge and noisy port.

It was not a ship moored inside, but a variety of strangely shaped aquatic monsters.

What Yan Jing saw now alone was the same monster that had come to Zhongshan City, a giant manatee with two front paws on the edge of the harbor, and its back had many buildings like ichthyosaurs, and the monsters were coming out of it in groups.

More numerous are the smaller tortoises, which are more of a cargo, carrying a hill-like load, floating up from the Tongtian River and climbing directly onto the riverbank, where they are already guarded by the yokai who are responsible for carrying them.

There were only small boats docked at the edge of the harbor, and some half-demons who were barely disfigured and still retained a considerable number of water fowl signs were tending to their nets and gear, looking like they were going to fish overnight.

"Zhongshan Castle...... I haven't seen you for a long time, but it's become like this? ”

Zhu Xia's feeling came from his ears, and Yan Jing's gaze passed over the nearby port and turned to the city in the distance.

Zhongshan Castle.

As the name suggests, this is a city built on the hills.

Its scale was far beyond Yan Jing's imagination.

The mountain range to which Zhongshan belongs spans tens of thousands of miles, and you can see cliffs everywhere, and the terrain is dangerous, Yan Jing originally thought that Zhongshan City should be a steep mountain city.

However, after hundreds of years of development, the demons have been guided by the extraterritorial heavenly demons, in order to suppress the candle dragon and find a way to destroy it, a steady stream of them have converged, coupled with the demons' endless extraordinary abilities.

He actually forcibly built a huge city in this lofty mountain.

Start at the port.

The structural arrangement of Zhongshan Castle is exceptionally clear, and it can be called orderly up and down.

On the way here, Yan Jing learned about the layout of the city from his subordinates.

At the foot of the hill is a densely populated outlying city, with three or five stories of wood and stone buildings as far as the eye can see, and this is the time when the lights are bright, even if you are quite far away, you can still hear the sound of boiling from there.

Half-demons, humans, and untransformed monsters gather here, the largest and most chaotic city area, and the rulers of Zhongshan City don't bother to pay attention to these low-level creatures, and only treat them as livestock on weekdays.

All in all, almost all kinds of dirty work in Zhongshan City are done by them.

Halfway up the mountain is the commercial and entertainment district of Zhongshan City, and it is also the favorite place for the demons and monsters of Dongzhan Chau.

Compared with the chaos of the city at the foot of the mountain, the buildings in this area are more in pursuit of gorgeous design, and are no different from the bustling cities of the human race, if you have to say that they are magnified several times, regardless of the size or scale of the city.

Although the overall scale is only half of the city at the foot of the mountain, the lights are the most brilliant, and Yan Jing can even see the festival parade on the streets on the mountainside, which is very lively.

"The heavens and the earth have fallen, but these guys can see it, aren't they afraid of the erosion of evil spirits, and some crazy monsters will suddenly appear?"

Yan Jing, who maintained the image of turning **, stepped on the road to the port, looked at the scene in the distance, and couldn't help but say.

"It is said that the three demon kings guarding Zhongshan City have prayed for grace from the extraterritorial heavenly demons to designate this place as a safe area in Dongzhan Continent, you can try to sense the surrounding environment, the concentration of evil energy is much lower than that of the Peng'an region."

The old turtle explained.

"So, the Extraterritorial Heavenly Demons are using this as a condition to drive the demons in Zhongshan City to their use?"

While walking towards the gate of Zhongshan City, sensing the sudden change in the environment, Yan Jing pursed his lips and sneered,

"For these demons, it is the greatest grace to them to live for a few more decades...... No wonder this Zhongshan City can prosper like this, it turns out that they are all guys who are greedy for life and afraid of death, but they dare not resist the evil spirits, and can only have fun in time. ”

As he spoke, Yan Jing's gaze couldn't help but cast on the palace complex at the highest point of Zhongshan City.

The palace is located at the highest point of the entire Zhong Mountain, and it is built next to the mountain and is extremely magnificent.

That was the first place Yan Jing would go on this trip.

The palace where the three demon kings of the demon clan who have been recognized by the extraterritorial heavenly demons live!

"I entered Zhongshan City by water, and after you have seen the Demon King, you can go to the Songzhu Residence halfway up the mountain to find me."

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Lao Yuan's identity was too sensitive, so he didn't plan to act with Yan Jing and Zhu Xia, but prepared to sneak into Zhongshan City alone and first go to find his old friend to understand the situation.

When the words fell, the old turtle turned around and returned to the fish dragon, and after a while, it sank into the Tongtian River and disappeared.

"What to do later, the road has been clear enough, I will not repeat it here, whether I can obtain first-hand information depends on whether the operation can be successful."

Looking at the demon who was leaning over not far away, wearing armor, it should be the patrol team, Yan Jing said in a deep voice,

"This is a big gamble, you have to be prepared for a violent battle, and I'm not sure if the disguised flip ** will be exposed in front of the demon kings."

Yan Jing trusted the [Thousand Faces] special effect of the Spirit Ring, but this time he was facing the top existence in Zhongshan City after all, and his identity might be exposed if he was not careful.

If it weren't for the fact that time was really short, Yan Jing would not have chosen such a radical approach.

"I understand that if exposed...... You don't have to worry about me, it's important to survive yourself! ”

Since Zhu Xia chose to accompany her, she had already put her life and death aside.