Thousands of feet in the air, a huge griffin beast spread its wings and flew rapidly towards the north. Five people dressed as merchants sat on it, their bodies curled up in cotton clothes shivering in the bitter cold wind. Behind them, a handsome young man sat leisurely admiring the sky.

The long black hair flew in the wind, the arms of ** bulged strong muscles, and a flame scar on the forehead faintly glowed red, reflecting a resoluteness between the eyebrows.

This young man is none other than Qin Tao. That said, with the help of the power of the Ice Emperor, he flew away from the Sword Cloud Sect, and in order to escape the pursuit of Guangqiong and others, Qin Tao covered his breath and boarded the griffin beast that flew to Wanyang City with the merchant team in Baixi City.

In a sword test conference, Qin Tao offended the two major forces of the Haoling Empire and the Sword Cloud Sect one after another, and although he was famous in the mainland, he also caused a lot of trouble for himself.

As long as he stayed in the Haoling Empire for a day, Qin Tao would be dangerous, and Wanyang City was undoubtedly the closest refuge.

Just after noon, Qin Tao arrived at Wanyang City. However, he immediately boarded another flying griffon.

Although Wanyang City is a country of freedom, Qin Tao still feels unsafe. He had been caught by Wei Kun in Wanyang City last time, so it was impossible for him to make the same mistake again this time.

At sunset, the griffin reached the northwestern foot of the Guma Mountains safely. Walking out of the post station, Qin Tao stretched his waist comfortably and exhaled a long breath. Looking up, the blue sky and red clouds, the sunset is infinitely beautiful, and his heart is extremely happy.

"Old Guangqiong never thought that I would come to the Purple Moon Empire. Qin Tao felt a burst of joy in his heart.

The two empires of Purple Moon and Haoling hated each other, and there were constant wars all year round. If Guangqiong and the others entered the Purple Moon Country, the imperial family would definitely know that it would not be Qin Tao but the Sword Cloud Sect that would be in trouble.

"Grandpa Bing, why did you come out? You're about to arrive in Sunset Town in a while, aren't you afraid of being seen?" Qin Tao asked while moving his stiff joints.

Zhou Ling stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Don't worry, it's impossible to see me without the strength of the Soul Venerable." After saying that, he floated forward leisurely.

Qin Tao let out an "oh" and immediately followed quickly.

The continuous mountains gradually came into view, the mountains and clouds in the distance were shaking, the fog was clear, the strange rocks in the mountains were lush, and sometimes the roars of large soul beasts came out, and there were vague echoes in the sky.

At the foot of the mountain sits a small town quietly, with quaint buildings, simple folk customs, bustling crowds, a lively and harmonious scene, and the mountains behind seem to be a little out of place.

"The sunset and sunset fall in the ancient town, and the origin of the gold powder flies to the phoenix. "This is Sunset Town. On the way here, Qin Tao learned from Zhou Ling that Xixia Town was located in the northwest corner of the Guma Mountains and was the only way to enter the Guma Mountains.

Every year before winter, a large number of cultivators gather here to enter the mountain range, just to obtain high-grade beast pills, but there are very few who can really get their wish.

High-grade beast pills are treasures anywhere on the continent, but high-grade soul beasts are extremely difficult to deal with. Because of this, a mercenary group composed of cultivators appeared in Sunset Town, specializing in hunting soul beasts for their employers to obtain beast pills.

There are many large and small shops along the street, and most of them are mercenary offices. It's easy to see some burly men in armor on the streets, and you don't have to think that they must be so-called mercenaries.

Qin Tao walked quickly towards the entrance of the Guma Mountain Range, his purpose was to train in the mountain range and take the opportunity to find the Nine Paths of Life, so there was no need for mercenaries at all.

Suddenly, a big man in the shape of a man stopped Qin Tao, with round eyes and a square face, a black beard, and the bulging muscles of his whole body looked extremely strong and powerful, and the aura that floated out exposed the strength of his ninth-order soul without reservation.

Inserting the giant sword in his hand into the soil, the big man hummed, "Hey, little brother, do you need a mercenary?"

Qin Tao shook his head, a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, and replied modestly: "Thank you, no need." ”

But Dahan didn't seem to have any intention of leaving, and continued to persuade: "Little brother, I see that you are still young and very weak, and this Guma Mountain Range behind is an extremely dangerous place, so I kindly advise you to leave early." ”

Qin Tao felt helpless in his heart, "weak body" was already a thing of the past for him. In order to avoid entanglement, Qin Tao did not speak, but continued to walk forward.

At this time, the big man's rough voice came from behind: "Little brother, if you can't hold on, remember to come to me!"

"That guy must think that my strength is not good......" Qin Tao muttered quietly.

Zhou Ling, who was floating in the air, smiled faintly: "A fourteen-year-old boy who broke into the Guma Mountains alone, no one would think that you could do it." ”

Qin Tao didn't say anything, he clenched his fists, a resolute light flashed in his eyes, and he strode into the entrance of the mountain range.

Just after Qin Tao entered the Guma Mountains, a major event occurred in the Haoling Empire in the south. The imperial family and the Sword Cloud Sect openly joined forces, and sent troops and disciples to every corner of the empire respectively, with only one purpose, that is, to capture Qin Tao.

Pushing aside the dense branches and dripping the grass on the ground, Qin Tao struggled in the mountains. Zhou Ling floated in the air, with a smile on his face, admiring the natural scenery outlined by nature. The roars of large soul beasts would occasionally come from the depths, making the forest rustle, startling some low-level soul beasts to flee in all directions.

"This is nature!" Zhou Ling said with emotion looking at the rolling mountains.

"Grandpa Bing, from the time we came in until now, all we have encountered are some low-level soul beasts, and the strength of those soul beasts with a loud roar is not very strong, what is the danger of this Guma Mountain Range?" Qin Tao asked with a puzzled look on his face.

Zhou Ling smiled, stroked his beard and said, "Kid, how could you just enter the mountain range and see a high-level one so easily." Thinking that the Naguma Mountain Range stretched for hundreds of thousands of miles, high-level soul beasts naturally had to live in the depths of the mountain range. ”

"Then as long as I don't enter the deep mountain range, won't I be able to meet high-level soul beasts?"

Zhou Ling shook his head: "High-level soul beasts are very smart, they don't always stay in their own territory for cultivation, so there is a chance that they will appear in the marginal areas. ”

Qin Tao was just about to speak, when suddenly, a huge roar erupted, the mountains and trees suddenly trembled, and some low-level soul beasts scattered and fled in panic.

"This is ......" Qin Tao looked in the direction where the voice came from.

"Roar!"

There was another roar, and a strong breath rushed out of the dense forest, and then the earth began to shake. Qin Tao used his soul qi to stabilize his body and ran in the direction of the sound.

Feeling the strong aura, Zhou Ling stroked his beard and judged: "It's a sixth-level soul beast, it seems to be fighting." ”

The curious Qin Tao quickened his pace, he wanted to know what the two sides who were fighting at this time could provoke a high-level soul beast.

Following the sound, I saw a huge black shadow swaying in the forest, sometimes making a deafening roar, and the surrounding trees broke one after another under the collision of the huge beast body, and there was a clattering sound.

As he got closer, Qin Tao clearly saw the true face of the black shadow, and couldn't help but gasp, and blurted out in a shocked voice: "Three-eyed giant ape!"

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