Chapter 53: The View Behind the Mountains
After everything was ready, Tian Jihong no longer hesitated, and rushed towards the mountain road in front of him, and disappeared into the depths of the grass and trees in the forest in a moment. This time, with his full force, the distance seemed to be much shorter than expected, and he knew that this was of course an illusion brought about by his increased speed. About ten minutes later, Tian Jihong's feet once again stepped on the boundary of the rocky slope where he almost died yesterday, but after the huge battle yesterday, what appeared in front of him at this time was a huge clearing that had been swept away by the fire clouds. On the flat rocky slope that was half a mile in circumference, all that was left was scratches of flying feathers and a small number of rabbit and mouse carcasses that had not been burned to ashes by the flames.
After a night apart, the corpses of rats under the sun had begun to emit the smell of decay, which made Tianjihong on the side inevitably frown and cover his mouth and nose. At this time, he still cautiously checked the surrounding environment before acting, and the Jedi that had been rising with flames yesterday was now calm, and the crimson surface that had been scorched by the heat had also returned to its original appearance; After confirming that there was no sign of returning here from both sides of the war yesterday, Tian Jihong relieved himself and began to plan his next move.
Looking around, after yesterday's battle, the grassland visited on the left hand side must not go again. Although Tian Jihong still has a longing for the lush valley at the end of the grassland, in such a realm full of spiritual energy, I am afraid that heaven and earth treasures are indispensable. But the feeling of oppression brought to him by the previous rat colony really made him feel uneasy to discourage the idea of returning to that dangerous area, at least he had to wait for the limelight to pass before making plans. In his heart, he thought that after his cultivation was raised to the top without fear of the rat tide, he would then explore the deep valley in the distance.
In this way, there are still two paths left in front of Tianjihong: one is the same trick as yesterday, bypassing the boundary of the rocky slope in the opposite direction, and exploring the mountain range on the right. This should be the most concise and convenient route, unlike yesterday, the rocks in front of him that originally blocked his footsteps have been cleaned up by the fire clouds, although the direction on his right hand is not the main battlefield, but it is also swept away by the spread of the flames, if you go in this direction, you will hardly be hindered too much.
It's just that Tian Jihong finally gave up this idea after thinking about it in his heart. The reason is also very simple, yesterday I did not hesitate to choose the road on the left, because I found that in the direction of the far right, there was only a lone towering mountain standing on the shore not far away. The huge peak, which winds to the end of the horizon, is like a wall that reaches into the clouds, covering a radius of dozens of miles on the right, and its altitude is such that there is no possibility of forming a valley between the mountains. Of course, the most important thing is that the direction of this mountain peak facing Tianjihong is all vertical and steep rock walls, and its height of nearly 100 meters makes ordinary people unable to climb over at all.
All that remains is the second way, across the rocky slope in front of you. If this had been yesterday, Tian Jihong would not have considered this plan at all, and the reason for this was mentioned before, the time and energy spent traversing such rugged terrain was beyond imagination. But now the situation has undergone subtle changes, first, with the help of yesterday's Huoyunluan, nearly a quarter of the rocks that were originally several miles away have been swept away, leaving a relatively short path for Tianjihong to cross; Second, after a day of cultivation, Tianjihong's strength has risen sharply, not to mention, his own spirit has also been promoted to the peak, and he can be described as fearless and high-spirited for any obstacle in front of him.
Of course, the most important thing is that although Tian Jihong failed to capture the movement of the fire cloud luan when he fled yesterday, after some exploration and analysis today, he can basically determine that this spirit bird should have appeared from the mountainside at the end of the rocky slope in front of him. Because the degree of destruction of the rocks in the area on his right hand was obviously not as much as that in front of him, it was obvious that this was caused by the flames released by this Huoyunluan along the way, which also strengthened Tianjihong's determination to cross the rocky slope at this time.
Tian Jihong, who didn't want to delay any longer, set out on the journey again after adjusting his breath. I have to say that this remaining section of the rocky road did still cause a lot of trouble to Tianjihong, and finally approached the stage of steep increase in altitude on the mountainside, Tianjihong almost used both hands and feet to finish, and it still took Tianjihong nearly half an hour in just a few miles. When he finally stepped on the last rock platform at an altitude of more than 1,000 meters, Tian Jihong hurriedly sat cross-legged on the ground to urge the body cultivation technique, and then used the spiritual power in his body to recover his physical state as soon as possible.
At this moment, the sky is condescending, and there is a feeling of seeing the mountains at a glance when looking back. At the end of its field of vision, Dongsheng Town, which can be seen far away from the horizon, and Donglin Village, which is surrounded by trees more than ten miles away, looks like a small black dot with a faint smoke rising at this time. The steep mountain peaks just mentioned on his left hand still blocked the view, and he could only vaguely see the Seibu Sea in the distance through the gaps between the mountains, and the grassland he stepped on yesterday in the right hand direction was clearly recognizable.
But then again, he was still on the mountainside, and he was still a long way from the top of the mountain above the clouds. Looking back at the giant peak in front of him again, Tianjihong couldn't help but feel admiration for a caravan like Li Ming who often traveled back and forth between Dongyun City and Dongsheng Town. You must know that this is just an unknown mountain in the Dongyun Mountain Range in front of you, but it is already thousands of meters above sea level, and there are many miles of similar mountains entrenched behind it. If you want to cross such an area, even with Li Ming's strong strength, it is impossible to escort the mortal caravan out of the mountain range in less than half a month.
Seeing that his hurried breath had calmed down, Tian Jihong still didn't find any signs of the fire cloud luan after some observation. According to Master, most of his place of residence is a magma area, and he often does not choose such a high-altitude location where he stays at this time. Therefore, he knew in his heart that if he wanted to find the trace of the fire cloud, he must first climb over this dangerous peak.
Fortunately, after passing through the rocky terrain, the road along the mountainside is still steep, but at least it is not like before, and you need to be careful not to fall on the gravel under your feet, and you need to be careful not to be injured by the falling boulders around you. After nearly a quarter of an hour of climbing, Tian Jihong finally found a suitable path between the ridges and turned to the back of the peak, as for the top of the mountain that was inserted into the sky above his head, he didn't think too much, at least he could be sure that Huoyunluan would definitely not appear there.
After spending a lot of effort to finally come to the back of the mountain, Tianjihong also witnessed the posture of the other side of the mountain for the first time, and couldn't help but immerse himself in the fairyland-like scenery in front of him for a while. In his imagination, this deep mountain is probably more dangerous than the outer area, and all he sketches in his mind is a desperate and dangerous place full of corpses. However, when he actually came to the depths of this mountain range, he realized that the environment here was 108,000 miles away from what he imagined.
At this time, he saw that between the valleys not far from his feet, there was a huge basin with a radius of nearly 100 miles, surrounded by more than ten mountain peaks, as if it was a primitive secret realm outside the world. The vast area was covered by towering trees ten feet high, and it was impossible to see the surface of the earth through the dense branches. If Donglin Village can be regarded as an isolated paradise, then the basin in front of you can really be called a fairyland that is difficult to find in the mortal world. Standing hundreds of meters above it, Tian Jihong could sense through this lush forest that the aura of the sea between the basins was constantly rising, and when he took advantage of the situation to urge the operation of the body cultivation technique, he felt that the aura absorption rate had accelerated several times.
Looking closely, several peaks in the distance seem to be draped with silver ribbons, and you can vaguely distinguish the turbulence between the peaks of the mountains that shimmers vertically from the cliffs tens of meters high into the basin, and this waterfall forms a lake with a large area in the far northwest of the basin, like a mirror reflecting the sunshine in the sky. Even from such a distance, the sparkling turquoise waters of the lake are still clearly visible in the emerald green basin within a radius of dozens of miles.
Between the ridges, the vegetation around Tianjihong is less lush than the lower basins, and the high altitude makes the ridge only a few knee-high shrubs and weeds. As for the creatures, Tianjihong has only found the footprints of birds and beasts along the way, but he has not seen any noteworthy beasts or spirit beasts, and it is thought that the harsh environment at high altitude is not enough to maintain the basic survival of animals.
But the basin not far away was different, and at this time, Tianjihong, who was in intoxication, regained his vigilance under a sky-shattering roar from a distance. He could hear that the roar must have come from the beasts of the valley, but it was only because it was so far away that he could not perceive the monstrous ferocity of the roar. This also shows that in addition to the primitive natural environment and fairyland-like spiritual nourishment, there are also many dangers in the basin in front of you. From here on, it can basically be regarded as the real core area of the Dongyun Mountains, and it is not surprising that even peerless beasts or hidden masters appear.