Journey to the Western Continent Chapter 41 The City of a Thousand Feathers
After trying many ways to drive the chariot, Han Nuo really had no choice. His amphibious combat vehicle has not been engaged in any actual combat except for being adrift at sea as a ship for half a year, and it stopped at the first encounter.
This does not bode well for him, after all, there will be many unknown situations in the future, if they are all so unexpected, then you can imagine how difficult his immortal path will be.
The group stayed in the car for a whole day, during which Su Yi and the others relied on some dried squid prepared by Han Nuo in advance to fill their stomachs. And Han Nuo and Cheng Xiu can open the valley, which makes Cheng Xiu start to worry about the future life of the mother and son in plain clothes. But the most important thing for now is to get out of here and find a city to live in.
However, it was said that the dead wood bee that had left Han Nuo helpless all day disappeared as if out of thin air the moment the sun sank in the west. However, Han Nuo didn't open the hatch and go out immediately, after all, he didn't know what the habits of this thing were.
After about an hour, seeing that it was already dark, Han Nuo used his divine sense to detect that there were slowly ghost people coming out of puddles and ponds, like moles in cartoons. It didn't take long for the ground to start buzzing. At this time, Han Nuo opened the hatch and let everyone in the car come out to breathe and move their muscles.
After discussing for a while, they decided to ask a ghost man who lived nearby for directions. Because the jade plaque with the map of the ghost country did not contain the gate and underground market they had passed through, they had no way of knowing exactly where they were and where the nearest city was.
The one who showed them the way was a ghost clan boy who had cultivated qi. Seeing Han Nuo, a Jindan monk, the other party naturally didn't dare to slack off. He explained in detail how to use the map for Han Nuo, and when he learned that Han Nuo wanted to learn alchemy, he suggested that he go directly to the southwest to a city called the Seven Flame Caves.
Han Nuo found the location of the city of the Seven Flame Caves on the map, and according to the method that the young man said, he measured that it was still thousands of miles away from its current location. He asked the boy how to plan his itinerary so that he could arrive safely and quickly, and the boy patiently planned a proper route for him in the jade plaque.
Han Nuo looked at the route drawn by the boy on the map, and realized that this thing could be used in this way. He gave the young man some beneficial pills during the Qi refining period as a thank you, and the young man naturally left after thanking him for his kindness.
Seeing the young man walking away, Han Nuo discussed with Cheng Xiu about the way to travel. It turned out that in addition to showing Han Nuo the way, the young man also told Han Nuo some traffic rules in the ghost country. In the ghost country, except for the Yuanying monks, even the Jindan monks are not allowed to fly the imperial treasure at will.
As for the reason why you can't fly, it seems that there is some kind of special prohibition in the sky over the ghost country. That's why there are so many ghost people who drive all kinds of vehicles to move close to the ground at night, creating the scene of a hundred ghosts walking at night.
As a result of their discussion, they first took the boat that carried the two of them to Yaksha Island to the nearest town called Aoki's throat, and then rebuilt some tools that were more suitable for long-distance travel according to the situation of several people.
After all, the cultivation of the two of them was not high before going to sea, and Han Nuo only refined two silk-like magic weapons after marrying the Dan, and Cheng Xiu didn't even have a flying sword of his own. It's okay if there are no plain clothes for the three of them, and the two of them can make do with Han Nuo's flying sword. And the size of the chariot seems to be unsuitable for driving on the slightly narrow roads of the ghost country.
So the group got on the boat, Han Nuo was in front, Cheng Xiu was behind, and the three of them were in the middle. Because of this boat, they have a very high return rate. Even Su Yi, who was sitting in the middle, didn't look like he had figured it out. After all, they have been riding at sea for half a year, and now they are sitting on a boat on land, and no one can figure out what serious illness these people have.
But fortunately, nothing happened along the way, and the group arrived at Aoki Throat safely. After passing through the identical waterways, Hanno began to regret that he had sold his diving goggles too early. Before he even entered the town, he had a mental plan to open a diving equipment shop.
However, the scale of this Aoki throat is too small, and it is not even as large as the underground market that Yu Yun brought them into. There is only a five-mile-long narrow street in the whole town, and the buildings on both sides of the street are no more than three floors, and the prosperity is not even comparable to that of Tianyunfang City.
The group walked around Aoki's throat for a long time before they found the only refining workshop in the town. The owner of the refining workshop was an old man of the ghost clan in the qi refining period, and Han Nuo talked with him for a long time, only to know that the ghost clan really had spiritual roots for all people. But for them, cultivation is just a means to prolong their lives.
It turns out that the ghost people were born with something similar to the demon pill, which they called the ghost pill. Possessing the Ghost Pill means having a spiritual root, and ordinary Chinese people only need to learn some very basic spells to drive the Ghost Pill. The biggest feature of the ghost pill is that it has a space function and can store a certain amount of items.
Hearing this, Han Nuo finally solved Bai Ri's doubts. He immediately asked the old man another question, that is, why most of the people here were Qi cultivation cultivators.
The old man did not answer this question immediately. Seeing this, Han Nuo immediately randomly selected some materials in the store and paid for them. The old man who received the spirit stone then talked endlessly about some other histories about the ghost country.
It turned out that the earliest ruler of the ghost country was a pair of brothers surnamed Tao, the elder brother was named Shen Tu, and the younger brother was named Yu Lei. They taught the ghost people the technique of talismans, and taught the ghost people the method of refining and driving away the ghost pill. After the two brothers ascended to the Tao, their descendants were divided into two tribes.
Among them, one of the gods changed his surname to Shen, and his patriarch was the successive Yang Emperors of the ghost country. And Yu Lei, the surname was changed to Yu, and its patriarch was the successive Yin Emperors of the Ghost Country. Under the rule of the two emperors of Yin and Yang, the ghost kingdom originally dominated the Western Continent for many years with the cultivation of immortals and talisman techniques for many years.
However, in the previous generation, the Yu family produced a genius. It stands to reason that genius is a good thing, but this genius is too talented, so much so that he cultivated to the god realm early and went to Penglai to ascend to the upper realm. As a result, the Yu family entered an era of lack of succession, and there has not yet been a Yuan Ying to succeed the Yin Emperor.
As soon as the balance of the two emperors of yin and yang was broken, they encountered a change in the lock of the country, and soon the cultivation resources of the ghost country were consumed. So the two Shen Yu families joined forces and monopolized all the resources of the ghost country. Therefore, in today's ghost country, only nobles or talented people have the opportunity to obtain Tsukidan and continue to cultivate.
After listening to the old man's words, Han Nuo's first reaction was that it turned out that the first generation of door gods on the earth actually had such a background. And they are actually surnamed Peach, and a certain character surnamed Peach in the Neon Country is somewhat implicated, are these stories all from the same family?
However, he did not dwell on the true roots of these legends, but asked the old man a third question: "May I ask how much is Tsukidan worth here?" ”
The old man's face changed greatly when he heard this, and he looked around cautiously. "Immortal Chief, don't be joking, cultivating pills is a priceless thing in this world. Moreover...... "the old man paused," and it was against the law of the land to sell pills privately. ”
"I see." Han Nuo nodded and smiled, and then stopped asking.
Seeing that Han Nuo stopped talking, the old man came over, "Immortal Chief, but you have extra Tsukidan in your hand?" He glanced at the four Cheng Xiu behind Han Nuo again, as if he understood something.
"Since it's priceless, what does it matter if I have it or not?" Han Nuo replied with a wicked smile.
When the old man saw him like this, he dragged him to a corner, where the two of them made a good comparison. I don't know what kind of deal the two reached, anyway, when it was time to leave, Han Nuo and the old man both had satisfied smiles on their faces.
After leaving the Refinery, they found the only inn in town. For some reason, the food of the ghost clan always has a feeling that I can't swallow it. Han Nuo went upstairs without even moving his chopsticks, leaving Cheng Xiu to take his family to feast, after all, the Yaksha people don't pay much attention to food.
Soon, a crisp "jingling" sound came, the sound seemed to come from a far away, but it was clear and abnormal, which made people feel a little refreshed from the bottom of their hearts. "Hey, this is the Awakening Bell? Do the Oni people use this as a signal for the night? Han Nuo immediately stepped out of the room and found that Cheng Xiu had also come out.
The two discussed for a moment, and then decided to set off immediately. Coming out of Aoki's throat, it was already dark outside. There were already some ghost cars hanging strange fluorescent lanterns on the road, and there were many more people working in the fields.
I saw Han Nuo's two moves, and two vehicles that looked like motorcycles but had no wheels appeared, which were low-altitude flying magic weapons made by Han Nuo with the materials exchanged for the refining workshop. He explained to Cheng Xiu how to drive, and then stepped into one of them.
So the five of them embarked on the journey again, Han Nuo took Cheng He in the back seat, and Cheng Xiu took Su Yi and Cheng Ke. This motorcycle-like magic weapon consumes very little spiritual power, and it feels similar to the feeling of Edgeworth, which surprises Cheng Xiu. They were much faster than those ghost people, and they were soon the only ones left on the road.
That night, they traveled about 500 miles and arrived directly at the middle station of the journey, a medium-sized city called Qianyuling.
Because of Aoki's throat experience, Han Nuo didn't have much hope for Qianyuling. But when he entered the city, he realized that he had underestimated the ghost country. This Thousand Feather Ridge is a radius of thirty miles, and there are many huge stone pillars tens of zhang high in it to ensure that this underground space will not collapse.
Overpass-like roads crisscrossed the massive stone pillars, and thousands of unknown fluorescent ores were set in a pattern on the pillars, bridges, and the dome above the city, looking like a starry sky from afar.
And the buildings in the city are no longer blindly earthy, but as bright and colorful as peacock feathers. The whole city really looked like it was made up of thousands of feathers. Both Han Nuo and Cheng Xiu were shocked by the size and color of the city, and the three of them wanted to stay here for a long time on the spot.
As soon as the group entered the city, two guards who had built the foundation and cultivated approached. They hold some kind of scepter-like artifact in their hands, which seem to be able to discern the born. Han Nuo and the others showed them their identity cards, and after confirming the identity cards and learning that Han Nuo was Jin Dan Xiuwei, the two obviously became polite to Han Nuo and Cheng Xiu.
"There's a little question below, I wonder if you can help answer it." Han Nuo asked the two guards.
"Senior, please speak." The older of the two bowed.
"Where in the city can I sell maps?" I'm new to the city, and I'm not very familiar with the city. Hanno explained.
"The senior is a guest of the Yin Dynasty, so he only needs to hold the identity card and copy it on the spiritual pillar over there." The warden pointed to a dark wooden pillar not far away with a statue of a green snake wrapped around it.
After Han Nuo thanked the two of them, he came to the pillar, and sure enough, as the guard had said. When he injected spiritual power into the identity card with his right hand, he heard a soft human voice from the pillar. He followed the guidance of the human voice, and actually copied a map of Qianyu Ridge from it. 'Could this be the artificial intelligence of the Immortal Cultivation Realm?' Han Nuo muttered in his heart, but his expression was very indifferent.
Seeing him like this, Cheng Xiu naturally stepped forward to copy a map, and praised the convenience of this object. As for the three of them, they could only watch, they didn't know that in the eyes of the ghost clan, they were the servile existence of Han Nuo and the others.