"Fish and water?" Cheng Sheng's face was puzzled.

The city lord didn't rush to give an explanation, but just asked: "I don't know, Daoist friends have fished in the sea, or have you seen others catch deep-sea fish?" ”

Although Chengsheng had never fished, as a traverser, he had seen many such scenes.

He nodded and replied, "I've seen it." ”

The City Lord continued, "In order to adapt to the underwater environment, deep-sea fish tend to evolve extremely strong anti-stress constitutions, which allow them to ignore the tremendous pressure in the deep sea. ”

"But there are pros and cons."

"Deep-sea fish, which have evolved a stress-resistant physique, have formed a delicate balance with the deep-sea environment."

"If you fish it out of the deep sea, that balance will be upset."

"As a result, deep-sea fish will not adapt to the environment in the shallow water, causing their bodies to swell, and in rare cases, their bodies will burst and die on the spot."

Listening to the city lord talk about this, Chengsheng has probably heard an understanding.

He took the opportunity to say: "So what the predecessors mean is that in order not to be affected by the curse of the Tianshan Secret Realm, the predecessors have already evolved a physique that can resist the curse. ”

"This kind of physique allows the seniors to survive in the secret realm of the Tianshan Mountains. But at the same time, it also makes it impossible for seniors to go to other places? ”

"Not absolutely." The city lord said: "Outside the secret realm of the Tianshan Mountains, you can definitely go there, but you can't stay for too long." ”

"In about a month, you have to return to the secret realm, and then recuperate for nearly a year before you can fully recover."

"Moreover, during this period, my strength will be affected to a certain extent, so if it is not necessary, I will not easily leave the Tianshan Secret Realm."

For the city lord, this special constitution has involved his personal privacy.

He was willing to tell the whole story, so he directly clasped his fists and saluted, and said with a hint of respect in his tone: "Thank you seniors for answering your questions!" ”

"It's okay, just talk." The city lord continued: "Seeing that your attitude is not bad, I will tell you another secret!" ”

Listen to your ears and listen to them.

And Ni Li and the rest of the people also looked at the city lord respectfully.

The latter spoke: "It is not only the Heavenly Mountain Secret Realm that is affected by the curse and pollution. ”

"The entire Xuanwu Star is actually engulfed by curse and pollution, and you can neither see nor touch it, but it is indeed real."

"The whole Xuanwu??" Cheng Huo exclaimed: "So the indescribable biological pollution and curse, in what specific way is it manifested?" ”

"Are there countless terrifying beasts to kill?"

"Or is it an unknown force that can drive people into madness?"

"It's both, or even more than just these two ways of manifestation." The lord replied, "We humans understand the indescribable as 'living beings,' and this is nothing more than wishful thinking on the part of us humans for the sake of description and description. ”

"Actually, the unspeakable is neither living nor any kind of substance that exists in the world. It is a being that we humans cannot comprehend. ”

"And the pollution caused by this existence is not something that we humans can understand."

"We don't understand the mechanics of contamination and curses, the mechanics of how they work, and how to defend against them."

"In short, pollution and curses are beyond the reach of a mere human being."

"So if you want to survive, you must either evolve a physique that can adapt to pollution, just like me and the monks in Tianshan City."

"Or, find a way to escape from the Xuanwu Star."

Run away?

Cheng Sheng originally thought that the only areas that were really polluted were the areas within the territory of the Great Liang Kingdom.

I never thought that in fact, the entire Xuanwu Star was already in danger. And Daliang is just one of them.

A leopard can be seen in the tube.

Cheng Sheng asked, "Then what if I don't escape from the Xuanwu Star, but just hide in a special space that has been carved out?" For example, inside the Gu Immortal Ruins. ”

"It didn't work." The city lord replied, "The pollution of unspeakable creatures is based on the planet. ”

"If a planet is polluted, all the regions of the planet, the sky, the land, the sea, and even the small worlds that have been carved out, will also be polluted."

"It's like the small world of Heaven that was opened up by the Gu Immortals ten thousand years ago."

"The contamination of unspeakable creatures first began to erupt in the Heavenly Court."

"At first, the Gu Immortals were not aware of the serious consequences of the pollution outbreak, because they felt that they could be transferred from the small world of Heavenly Court at any time."

"But soon, the pollution spread from the small world of the Heavenly Court to the secret realm of the Tianshan Mountains across the space."

"So the Gu Immortals began to panic."

"And when the pollution spread from the secret realm of the Tianshan Mountains to the mortal world, the Gu Immortals fell into complete madness."

"The pollution first broke out from Heavenly Court?" Cheng Sheng was stunned when he heard this: "Because of what? ”

"I don't know." The city lord shook his head and said, "I only know that Heavenly Court is no better than the Heavenly Mountain Secret Realm. ”

"Because there is a fish-man clan in the secret realm of the Tianshan Mountains, and there is my Tianshan City inside the Tianshan Mountain, plus there are foreign monks entering it from time to time to practice, so many of the dangers have been gradually solved by the monks."

"And the heavenly court is deserted. Countless pollution and curses rage in it, and it is full of unknowns and dangers. ”

"That's a place where no one really can set foot in."

The city lord reminded Cheng Huo and the others with a serious face: "So, when you reach the top of the Heavenly Mountain, don't have the idea of 'going to the Heavenly Court to have a look' out of curiosity. ”

Legend has it that there are two gaps in the top of the Tien Shan Mountains.

One of the gaps leads to Heaven.

The other can teleport the monk back to the mortal realm.

"Oh, yes."

Finally, the city lord added, "Right now, there are still about a hundred years before the Xuanwu Star is completely polluted by the curse. ”

"It's going to be delayed, not advanced, so you have time to react in advance, and you don't need to start worrying about it at this time."

"Alright, that's all!"

Xu felt a little tired.

Speaking of this, the city lord waved his hand at Chenghuo and the others, and there was a hint of loneliness in his tone: "If you want to drink and chat, come directly to the city lord's mansion to find me." ”

"The secret realm of the Tianshan Mountains is such a big place, and it is occupied by fish people for nearly half of it, and the internal space of the Tianshan Mountains is even more limited."

"If you stay here for a long time, you will inevitably get bored."

The city lord chattered as he slowly walked down the tower.

Looking at the city lord who was gradually moving away, Lei Ting whispered: "I think this city lord is actually quite good, otherwise, how about we go and sit in his city lord's mansion?" After all, he is also a deep-diving monk, so it's not a bad thing to have a good relationship with him, right? ”

"No, it's indispensable to guard against people." Ni Li refused: "No matter how fanciful what others say, no matter how much they release kindness, they can't be easily believed." ”

Out of prudence, after a brief exchange with the city lord, Cheng Sheng and his party left this Tianshan City.

It's strange to say.

Cheng Sheng and the others obviously wanted to climb to the top of the Tianshan Mountain and go to a high place, but the inside of the Tianshan Mountain was full of flat land that could not be seen at a glance.

So they traveled for nearly a day and a night.

Just when everyone thought that they were going the wrong way, they suddenly saw countless white lights emerging around them.

And as time passed, the white light around him gradually became more and more dazzling, as if it was about to swallow the whole world.

I don't know how long it has been.

When the white light gradually dissipated and everyone was able to see the scenery around them again, they found themselves at the top of a high mountain.

Not surprisingly, this place is the legendary 'top of the Heavenly Mountain' leading to the heavenly court.

Cheng Huo made a visual inspection.

The large platform on the top of this Tianshan Mountain is about the size of half a basketball court.

Looking down from the edge, you can only see countless clouds and mist, but you can't see the scenery below, let alone judge how high the top of this Tianshan Mountain is.

At one end of the top of the Tianshan Mountain, there is a silver-white circular notch.

At the other end, there is a golden-yellow oval notch.

Of these two gaps, one of them leads to the mortal world, and the other gap leads to the heavenly court.

Beside the two gaps, there were no wild beasts and ghosts guarding them, and no monks seized them and demanded tolls.

Anyone can pass through these two gaps.

It's just that

"It's broken."

Looking at the two gaps on the left and right, Ni Li frowned and said, "Do you know which of these two gaps is the one that leads to the mortal world?" These two gaps, before we entered the secret realm of the Tianshan Mountains, Lord Li never seemed to mention them, right? ”

(End of chapter)