Chapter 288, Shenmu Continent

Two hours later, the Xuanhu came to a rocky shore, and from the ship it was a vast and barren land, with sparse and low vegetation, and from time to time strong winds swept up yellow sand and dead grass, and danced all over the wilderness.

Far away, a rolling mountain range stretches along, and you can't see the edge at either end, and you don't know how long it is tens of thousands of miles. The mountains are not too high, none of them have snow on the tops, and the whole mountain range is bare, and it seems to be more barren than the plains and wilderness.

Whether it is the vast plains or the continuous mountains, they all show the color of malnutrition and withered yellow, which is why they see the yellow horizon, and at the same time, this is also the reason why they feel strange and confused, because, according to the information they have learned, the Shenmu Continent is a continent with dense vegetation and full of life, and the situation they see is completely different.

Qingshi and Chen Tianye Duan Wutian flew ashore, and Qingshi immediately received the Xuanhu, and the three of them began to walk inland, observing the terrain and perceiving the surrounding environment as they walked.

The ground was mostly sandy and gravel, extremely dry, with only clumps of withered yellow weeds and shrubs, and there was not a single tree in sight, nor a person or animal in sight.

There is only an extremely thin aura in the air, it is said that on such a vast continent, the aura should be very sufficient, but the aura here is not even one-third of the sea area of Wanshan Sea. At the right time, Duan Wutian and Chen Tianye launched the flight function of the armor to land on the shore, and the distance of less than fifty zhang was almost the limit of flight.

Not only is the aura thin, but even the air is very thin, Qingshi found that the air density here is very low, and the air density is greater than here in the sky thousands of feet above the Tianlong Continent.

The three of them walked for nearly ten miles, but they never saw a living thing, but the white bones of an animal appeared in front of them, and they didn't know what species it was. Duan Wutian kicked the white bone's head away and scolded, "The place where this rabbit doesn't poop is the Shenmu Continent? Is there a mistake! ”

"It's the Shenmu Continent!" Qingshi sighed, "The appearance of the Shenmu Continent that we have learned is at least five or six hundred years ago. The so-called changes in the world and the vicissitudes of the sea, 500 years is not a short time. Don't know what's going on here? ”

After walking for more than ten miles, there was still nothing new to discover, and the whole wasteland was still dead and silent.

"Forget it!" Duan Wutian said, "Let's take an airship forward, fly to that mountain range to see, maybe there is something different." ”

"I'm afraid not!" Qingshi shook his head and said, "The aura and air here are too thin. I estimate that it is difficult for both the Reiki airship and the jet ship to function properly. ”

"Won't it?" Chen Tianye said, "There are very few aura, and it is not much stronger than the sea, and the aura airship will definitely not be able to fly." But jet airships should work, right? ”

"Probably not," Qingshi said, "The maximum altitude limit of our jet ship is less than 1,000 zhang, but the air density here is probably not as high as that of Qianzhang in the sea of Wanshan." ”

"Really?" Chen Tianye felt it intently, and said in frustration, "Yes, it's really not as good." ”

In this case, Qingduan Chen and the others had no choice but to walk. The scorching sun was in the sky, the scorching sun was like fire, the foehn wind was blowing, the sand and dust were dancing, and the aura and air were thin, and the three of Rao were all very high in cultivation, and it was very difficult for them to walk.

That mountain range was no less than five hundred miles away from the sea, and even though the three of Qingduan Chen were very fast, it was impossible for them to reach it quickly. Two hours later, the sun set in the west, and the earth was soon plunged into the twilight.

Of course, Qingduan Chen and the three of them were not afraid of the dark, taking advantage of the cool night, they hurried up, and finally came to the foot of the mountain in the middle of the night.

At this time, the night is as cool as water, the breeze is blowing, the starry sky in the sky is brilliant, the earth is quiet and hazy, and a picture of the quiet years is not the desolate and harsh appearance of the day.

The three of them took out the carpet and laid it on the ground, sat on the ground and rested, but they did not sleep, only looked up at the brilliant starry sky, drank and laughed, and waited for the dawn to come.

A few hours later, the sun rose and the trio began to climb the mountain.

The rocks are bare and loose, there are almost no plants, and there are naturally no roads, so it is very difficult to climb, of course, this is not difficult for Qingduan Chen and the others.

From the seaside, the mountain range looked like it stretched for tens of thousands of miles, but it was not very high, and now when I came to its feet, I found that it was at least two thousand feet high. There is no snow at the top of the mountain, perhaps because the air is too dry, or because it is summer.

Near noon, the three of Qingduan Chen finally reached the top of the mountain. Looking to the east, I expected that there was green vegetation and human traffic on the other side of the mountain, but I didn't expect it to be a rolling desert and Gobi wilderness, and I couldn't see the end at a glance. The three of them couldn't help but be disappointed.

However, after observing for a long time, they still made some pleasant discoveries, such as that in the far depths of the desert, there seemed to be a touch of green, and at the foot of the mountain a hundred miles to the south, there seemed to be a winding path through the desert, and in the direction of the path, there was a faint wisp of green smoke rising.

The three of them quickly came to an agreement and headed for the trail.

It is very convenient to go down the mountain, although the aura is still thin, but after Duan Chen and the others activate the flight function of the armor, with their own body martial arts, it is not a problem to glide homeopathically. Qingshi has the art of resisting the wind, although the air is thin, but with the wings of wind and thunder gliding and flying, the efficiency is much higher than that of Duan Chen and the others.

In less than half an hour, the three of them came to the path. This road is a gravel road, in fact, it is not too small, about more than a zhang wide, there are rut marks and human and animal footprints on the road, bluestone they finally saw the traces of human activities, they are very happy, so they go along the road.

After walking for a few miles, the road turns around a gravel hill, and two low, bare stone hills appear in front of it, and the road passes between the two stone hills, as if they were a stone gate.

When the three of them came to the stone gate, they heard a whistle, and then a large group of ragged, shirtless and barefoot, armed with swords, sticks, or bows and arrows, shouted and came out from the ground on all sides, or from the top of the stone mountain, and in an instant surrounded them.

"Hahaha......" I heard a rough voice sound, "It's rare to see a fat sheep dressed in such a glamorous way now!" When Lao Tzu got up to pee this morning, he stepped on a piece of shit, and it was really lucky, hahaha......"

Qingduan Chen and the others looked over, but saw that it was a big man with a scruffy beard who was speaking, standing on the small stone mountain on the left, naked and naked, revealing a monster tattoo, wearing a pair of fur shorts on the lower body, a pair of bare feet, and a large board knife with three iron rings in his hand.

Qingduan Chen and the others stopped, not knowing what they were going to do. He was about to ask a question, but he heard the big man shout again: "Brothers! Take them down and pull them all clean! Don't leave any bottoms. Come on! ”

"Kill!" More than a dozen men rushed over brandishing knives and sticks, and they were about to attack the three of Qingduan Chen.

Qingduan Chen and the three of them looked at each other, all with expressions of disbelief.

These people are dressed in rags like beggars, and the knives and sticks in their hands are used to chop wood and burn fires, and they can hardly see the fluctuations of spiritual energy on their bodies, and their cultivation is obviously extremely low, and it is certain that absolutely none of them have reached the Qi Gathering Realm. But such a group of people want to rob them! And without asking anything, he was going to do it directly, and he was ready to even pull off their underwear!

"Amano, come on!" Qingshi said helplessly, "Brother Qi's hands are too heavy. ”

Bang Bang Bang ......

The people who screamed and pounced suddenly felt a flower in front of them, and everyone was slapped with a big mouth, flew backwards more than a foot away and fell to the ground, none of them understood what was happening, they all only covered their swollen cheeks and looked dazed.

The people who were originally shouting and cheering suddenly quieted down, and they all looked at Qingduan Chen and the three of them blankly.

"You!" Chen Tianye stretched out his hand and pointed at the big man holding the three-ring board knife, "Come down!" ”

"Ahh The big man came back to his senses and asked blankly, "What?" ”

Chen Tianye was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, and when his fingers turned into claws, stretched and retracted, the big man seemed to be picked up by an invisible giant hand, flew forward a few feet away, and fell at Chen Tianye's feet like a sandbag.

"Run!"

Suddenly, there was a loud shout, and everyone turned around and fled, throwing knives, guns and sticks to the ground, including the big man, who also threw the board knife, and even rolled and crawled to escape.

"Stop it all!"

Duan Wutian shouted, it was like a thunderclap in mid-air, and everyone was shocked to the point that their hearts were beating wildly and their brains were buzzing, and all of them couldn't help but lie on their stomachs or kneel on the ground, not daring to move again.

"Who are you?" Chen Tianye looked around, lowered his head and asked the tattooed man kneeling on the ground, "What's your name?" What kind of place is this? ”

"Back to ...... Back to the king! The big man didn't dare to raise his head, and said in fear, "We are the subordinates of the Bald King, my name is Yu Ye, and this is our King's territory." ”

"Fuck your king!" Chen Tianye said, "I'm asking if this is the Shenmu Continent?" ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" Yu Ye said, "It's the Shenmu Continent!" Dare to ask a few kings, are you passing by here or do you want to visit my lord? ”

"What's your king?" Chen Tianye said, "Lao Tzu still wants to visit him? ”

"The king of my family is the White Bear Great Immortal!" Yu Ye said, "If the kings want to visit my king, I will lead the way, if you want to pass by, please take a detour, the king does not like strangers to pass by his territory." ”

"What?" Duan Wutian was furious, and he was about to step forward with his fist.

"We're just going to pay a visit to your king!" Qingshi grabbed Duan Wutian and said, "Please lead the way." ”

"Yes, yes!" Yu Ye quickly got up, picked up his big knife and hung it behind his buttocks, and then bent down to lead the way.

After walking for about thirty miles, I saw some man-made buildings appear on a hill in front of me, with a low stone wall, a few adobe and straw-roofed houses, and behind the wall stood a few people with spears.

After passing the sentry post, I saw the path extending into a canyon. In this spacious canyon, there is a large area of green, in addition to a lot of trees and meadows, there are more than a dozen irregular farmlands, all surrounded by a small pond. Quite a few poorly clothed people were busy in the fields.

On the hillside on the west side of the canyon, several herds of cattle and sheep are grazing on sparse weeds. On the eastern slope of the hill, there is a large area of low-rise houses along the hillside. It's like an ordinary human village!

"This is your village?" Aoshi asked Yu Ye.

"Yes, yes!" Yu Ye said, "This is our Jiagouzi Village. ”

"You all look like peasants," Qingshi said, "how can this man who has a land and a house run out and block the road and rob it?" ”

"No!" Yu Ye said, "This is the rule of the Bald King, our place is the territory of the Bald King, the king said, except for the king who came to visit him, as long as everyone else enters the territory, they will be arrested and locked up as his slaves, and the property will naturally be confiscated and sacrificed to him." ”

"Where is your Bald King?" Aoshi asked, "I want to meet him right now." ”

"In that big cave on the hillside," said Yu Ya, pointing to a huge cave on the east side of the hill, "the king is still sleeping, and when he was in the village, he didn't get up until the sun went down every day. I don't dare to disturb him, a few kings might as well go with me to your hotel to rest and rest, and I will report when the sun sets. ”

"Uh~" Qingshi wanted to ask for more information, so he said, "It's okay!" By the way, why do you call us kings? How do you know we're kings too? ”

"Or else?" Yu Ye said, "You are so powerful, it seems that you are not much different from our Bald King. What else can it be if it's not a king? Are they pariahs like us? ”

"You are kings in this place except for untouchables?" Qingshi Qi said, "How do you distinguish between this untouchable and the king?" ”

"Well...... "Yu Ye scratched the back of his head, not knowing how to answer.

"Yuye!" I only heard an old voice say, "Where did these distinguished guests come from?" What's the point? ”

As he spoke, he saw an old man with a white beard coming out from behind a big tree, looking up and down at Qingduan Chen and the others, with a look of surprise and inexplicability.

"White Daddy!" Yu Ye said respectfully, "These are several kings, who have come to visit our Bald King. He said to Qingshi and the others, "This is the village chief of our village, Daddy Bai." ”

"Huh?" Father Bai was shocked, and said thoughtfully, "Yu Ye, you still take people to guard the intersection, and I will entertain these kings!" ”

Yu Yeru was amnesty, bowed a few times to Qingduan Chen and the others, turned around and flew away. The old village chief, Father Bai, saw him go away, and immediately respectfully invited Qingduan Chen and the three of them to go to his house to serve tea.

Qingshi saw that this white father's true qi cultivation seemed to be the Yuan Dan realm, and he was afraid that his breath was about to run out. However, his eyes seemed shrewd and intelligent, and his gestures were quite magnanimous, unlike those who were confused, so he went with him, exchanging names and chatting a few words as he went.

Daddy Bai let Qingduan Chen and the three of them into his humble hall, politely invited Qingduan Chen and the three of them to sit down, and then called a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl with big eyes to serve tea.

Then, Daddy Bai said, "If I'm not mistaken, a few honored guests aren't from my Shenmu Continent, right?" ”

"That's right!" Qingshi said, "We are from the Heavenly Dragon Continent. ”

"Hmm!" Daddy Bai nodded and said, "So, you came across the sea?" ”

"Exactly," said Aoishi, "just arrived yesterday. ”

"Alas! It's been 500 years, and I've finally seen visitors from the other side of the sea! Daddy Bai nodded and sighed, and said, "Although the old man will die for a short time, but his eyes are not blind, I know that you are not a demon beast, but a human monk, right?" ”

"That's right!" "We are human. Listening to Yu Ye and Daddy's tone, could it be that the bald king is a big demon in human form? ”

"Naturally," said Daddy White, "Bald Ming is a white bear demon in human form. ”

"So......" Qingshi said thoughtfully, "this white bear demon has taken over your village and is king here?" ”

"yes!" Daddy Bai said, "It's not just our village, all the villages and cities in this Shenmu Continent now, except for Baiyun City, are all occupied by monsters. Our human race has been enslaved by the demon race for a long time, and it has been more than 500 years now! ”