Chapter VII Human Settlements
After Su Xing and the others came to the mountain gate of Yuanfu Sect, they found out.
In fact, not only the Danding Sect, but also the Yuan Fu Sect also closed the entrance of the 'Spiritual Light Great Array', sealing off the entire mountain gate.
"What's going on?"
Looking at the entrance of his own sect, Da Fat was puzzled: "It's so dignified, why is my Yuanfu Sect Mountain Gate also sealed?" ”
Su Xing analyzed: "Looking at it this way, the Danding Sect will block the mountain gate, it shouldn't be because of the monsters in the Elixir Garden. ”
"What's the reason for that?" Da Fat glanced at Su Xing and asked carefully, "It can't really be us, right?" ”
"Quite possibly."
Su Xing replied: "In the past half month, we have sold thirty or forty life pills, and it is normal for us to be noticed by the sect. ”
"I don't understand that."
Da Fat was puzzled: "We are just selling life pills.... Everyone is selling this thing, as for making such a big move? ”
"The blockade of the mountain gate by the high-level is just the beginning."
Su Xing said: "After they check all the sects, it is estimated that it will be the turn of those of us who are wandering outside." ”
In order to dispel the concerns of buyers, Su Xing and the fat trio did not mask their faces when selling life pills.
Therefore, as long as the high-level leaders of the Danding Sect and the Yuan Fu Sect are willing to take the time to investigate one by one, they will definitely be able to find out them.
The Danding Sect, where Su Xing is located, and the Yuan Fu Sect, where the big fat trio is located, are both within the territory of Lingzhou.
Right now, this Lingzhou can't stay any longer.
Su Xing planned to avoid the limelight first: "It's getting dark now, let's go to Lingzhou City to find a place to settle down first, and leave immediately tomorrow morning." ”
This world is infested with monsters and monsters, and every time it gets dark, the wild becomes extremely dangerous.
Don't say it's mortal.
Even Su Xing and other Qi cultivation period cultivators had to enter the 'Spiritual Light Great Array' in order to ensure their own safety.
And the places protected by the 'Spiritual Light Great Array', except for the immortal sects such as the Danding Sect and the Yuan Fu Sect, there are only Fang City and mortal towns.
However, the market can only be entered during the day, and no outsiders are allowed at night.
If they want to survive, Su Xing and the others can only go to the mortal town for a temporary stay for one night....
Compared to the monks, the life of the mortals was much more difficult.
In Lingzhou City, mortals can only earn about thirty spirit coins after working hard for a month, and one hundred spirit coins can be exchanged for one spirit stone.
In other words, even if mortals do not eat or drink and work hard for a year, the money they earn is far from enough to buy life pills to continue their lives.
If the life span is at the end of the day, mortals can only deal with the aftermath in advance, and sit back and wait for the 'longevity ghost' to appear and take his life.
On the official road.
Before Su Xing and his party entered Lingzhou City, they saw countless ragged people outside the city, scraping the bark with knives and stone chips.
He traveled to this world, and although he inherited some of the memories of the original owner, he still didn't know much about many details.
Su Xing said to the big fat trio: "What are those people scraping those bark for?" ”
The big fat was stunned when he heard this: "Boss, you don't even know about iron bark?" ”
Iron tree is a tree species that is widely planted in human settlements.
Its bark is edible directly, and it has the heart of the iron tree of the year, and it can also be used by monks to refine magic weapons.
The most important point is that this tree does not occupy arable land.
The area that the 'Aura Array' can shelter is limited after all.
In addition, mortals have to build houses to live in, and they have to reclaim farmland for cultivation, which leads to a serious shortage of land area in Lingzhou City.
Affected by this, the land price of mortal settlements has reached the point where every inch of land is valuable.
Most mortals, even if they toiled to death or had exhausted their savings for generations, would not be able to afford a house in the city.
The closer to the centre of the town, the more expensive the land is, and most of the people who live there are who are either rich or expensive.
Those living on the fringes of towns are mostly poor.
That's why.
When mortals grow crops, they usually only plant them in the edge of the 'Aura Array', or in areas outside the formation.
Furthermore.
There are also some refugees who cannot afford to buy a house because of the high price of land, and they also live outside the formation.
This area is known as the 'tent area'.
The 'Aura Array' has the effect of isolating and expelling ghosts.
Under this influence, even in the 'tent area' outside the protection of the formation, there were very few ghosts and monsters, and the refugees were able to survive because of this.
Of course.
After all, the 'tent area' is outside the 'Spiritual Light Array', and in this area, you can occasionally see some ghosts and ghosts.
At this moment, there were three young girls who were not wearing an inch, lying in front of Su Xing and the others.
The figures and appearances of these three girls can be called rare in the world.
Their skin is white and delicate, and they are not at all in the same style as the refugees in the 'tent area'.
These three are clearly not human.
After Da Fat glanced at the three girls, he immediately turned his head aside, and his eyes showed reluctance: "If I guessed correctly, those three women should all be 'charming'." ”
Fascinating....
After Su Xing looked at the slender figure in front of him, he felt that his heart was in a trance, so he immediately looked away, not daring to look directly.
According to Su Xing's understanding, the ghosts in this world are mainly divided into two categories:
The first is a ghost that has a physical body and can be perceived and touched, and such ghosts are called 'monsters'.
The second is a ghost that has no body and cannot be touched, such as the 'Shou Oni', and this kind of ghost is called 'Tan'.
At this moment.
The 'charm' that stopped in front of Su Xing and the others was a 'ghost' that had no substance and could not be touched.
Lacking a physical body, 'Tan' could barely be killed by the monks.
At least, Su Xing and other Qi cultivation period cultivators couldn't do it.
Big Fat seems to have a certain understanding of the 'charm': "You must not keep staring at those women, otherwise, your sanity will be affected..."
Anyone who looks directly at the 'charm' will have a certain chance of being affected by the 'charm' and take the initiative to come forward to have fun with the 'charm'.
All those affected can touch the 'charm' and indulge in lust until they die of exhaustion.
Although the 'Enchantment' cannot be killed, it is not very harmful compared to other ghosts.
As long as you don't die and look at it directly, and are not seduced by its appearance, then even mortals will not be affected by it.
Outside Lingzhou City.
After Su Xing and the others bypassed the 'charm', they successfully entered the city and found an inn to settle down before dark.
…
Danding Sect, inside the main hall of the sect.
Chuchenzi lay on the main seat, looked at the two inner disciples who collapsed to the ground, covered in blood, and said lightly: "I'll ask you one last time.... Where did you two go on the night Li Aotian died? ”
Although he had been tortured and looked like an adult, the senior brother still insisted on his previous statement: "That night, my junior brother and I did go to Chunfeng Tower, and we really haven't seen the senior brother in person. ”
"Okay."
Hearing this answer, Izuku didn't say anything more, but just waved his hand at the elders on the side.
In the main hall.
After the elder understood what he meant, he carefully moved a red wooden barrel in the corner to the two inner disciples.
The elder moved the barrel gently and cautiously, as if he was afraid that the contents of the barrel would spill out.
Out of curiosity, the senior brother forced himself to sit up and glanced into the barrel.
He said with a horrified expression: "Why are there so many bone eaters! ”
The 'bone eater' in the senior brother's mouth is a low-level monster that feeds on carrion and corpses, and moves extremely slowly.
This insect is not very harmful, even an ordinary mortal can easily trample it to death.
Their only horror is that if someone is accidentally bitten by them, they will feel extremely severe pain.
This pain doesn't make anyone want to try a second time.
At this moment, in the red bucket in front of the senior brother, there were at least hundreds of 'bone eaters'.
And if you dump these bugs on your body....
Thinking of this, the senior brother couldn't help but shudder, and desperately fled to the outside of the sect's main hall.
He tried to escape, but under the previous torture, his legs were already useless, and he couldn't move at all.
In the main hall.
The senior brother crawled out frantically, instinctively trying to distance himself from the 'bone eaters'.
But it was in vain.
At the urging of the head of the house, the elder lifted the red bucket and came to the senior brother in a few steps....
Seeing this, the horror in the senior brother's eyes became even worse, and he began to hit his head on the ground.
This action made the elder's eyes show a trace of unbearability, but he hesitated for a moment, and still poured out the 'bone eater' in the barrel.
The next second....
"Ahh
The senior brother let out an extremely terrible scream, and said heartbreakingly: "I said, I said everything!" Get rid of the bugs! ”
In the main hall.
The elder silently took a step back, not making any moves.
After taking a sip of tea, there was a slight tangle in his eyes, but he still remained silent.
And so it went for a few more seconds.
The senior brother struggled even more exaggeratedly, and roared, "Kill me!" Kill me! Hurry, hurry, hurry, I beg you! ”
The senior brother's pleading continued for nearly a minute before it stopped.
At this point, the entire sect hall has been heard by needles.
All the elders and disciples present held their breath and did not dare to make any sound, obviously frightened by the scene just now.
Not much.
Two mortal servants stepped out of the side hall and carefully retrieved the 'Bone Eaters' into the barrels.
Seeing this, the elder also came up and judged, "It must be dead, and it was hurt to death." ”
"Well, that's good."
Hearing what the elder said, Chuchenzi looked at the senior brother who had been scared stupid, and said lightly: "Tell me, what happened that night." ”
"I say, I say!"
After witnessing the tragic situation of the senior brother, the senior brother was already frightened: "The one who killed the senior brother is actually a monster that can only burrow into the ground.... That monster is the servant girl he raised! ”
It seems that the elaboration is not detailed enough.
The frightened junior brother thought for a while, and added, "Oh, and.... Before that servant girl turned into a monster, she also took a life pill bought from Fang City! ”