Fan Wu and Zixian walked along the mountain road to the top of the mountain, the original spring pool had dried up to the bottom, probably because of the rain, the soil was still a little wet.

As Zixian said, the place where the original spring water gushed out was no longer visible, and the entire waterhole became a boxy quagmire.

Because of the lack of water, the trees near the quagmire are not as lush as they used to be, and have become the same as the trees in other places on the top of the mountain, a little gray in the green.

Fan Wu jumped into the quagmire, stepped on the half-dried yellow mud and groped for the spring with his hands, and did not find any waterways or holes for a long time.

After a year of repeated plugging and drying, it may have become no different from other mountains, and even if the groundwater is filled again, it will no longer gush out of it, and it should be diverted to another place to form a new spring.

The two of them did not stay at the top of the mountain for long, and came to the valley where Fan Wu disappeared along the other side of the ridge.

Stepping into the original cave again, Fan Wu felt a little like a world away, and found that everything in the cave was the same as before, but it didn't have the oppressive atmosphere of the past, and now it was just an ordinary cave.

Even with Fan Wu's current sensing ability, he couldn't find anything wrong, as if the formation mechanism that had trapped him for 60 years didn't exist at all, or that the formation mechanism wasn't actually here at all.

It's no wonder that Zixian and Zhong Kui couldn't find any clues at all over the years, and even Fan Wu, the trapped party, couldn't find anything related, let alone others.

Since nothing unusual was found in the cave, Fan Wu and the others had to return to the mountain again, this time returning to the waterfall and continuing down the mountain.

After the waterhole at the top of the mountain dried up, I realized that there was more than one water source on the mountain, but the spring water at the top of the mountain was one of the main water sources, and the water flow in other places was very small.

Without the support of springs, the water volume of the mountain stream is at least two-thirds less, and many places along the road have exposed rocks, and in some places the bottom of the stream has been exposed.

The mountain stream, which was full of vitality and aura at the time, now looks like a stream on the verge of drying up, and even the rocks at the bottom of the stream have lost their smooth feeling.

In short, in Fan Wu's eyes, everything seemed to be missing something, because he was thinking about this matter carefully, he who had been communicating with Zixian suddenly fell silent.

Zixian also obediently didn't disturb him, until the two of them approached the foot of the mountain, Fan Wu suddenly thought of what was wrong.

There is a lack of life in the stream, yes, it is angry, although there were not many beasts living here on the mountain because of the existence of several demon clans, but there are still many small fish and other creatures in the stream.

Now the stream is not only less water, but even the small creatures in it are gone, so it seems that there is a lack of aura.

No wonder when I came to find that the river was a lot less, although it did not dry up, but it also felt a little lifeless, although I still don't know the reason, but at least I found the source.

After figuring this out, Fan Wu returned to normal, and continued to walk down the water with Zixian talking and laughing, and soon came to the foot of the mountain.

I met several young people who clashed with him that day, and after being introduced by Zixian, I learned that they were several descendants of the snake clan and the toad clan, responsible for guarding the road into the mountain.

After saying hello, the two of them continued to walk towards the outside of the mountain, and slowly went deep into the plain of fire ants, the previous times Fan Wu had been going back and forth next to the river, this time he walked sideways.

Zixian told him that 10 years ago, the whole fire ant colony migrated away, and I heard that it was the queen ant who felt that the living environment here was no longer suitable for their population, so the whole clan migrated, but no one knew where they went.

The two of them had to go about 10 miles deep to see the end of the plain, which was surrounded by a yellowing grassland, and beyond that was a mountain forest.

But that mountain forest is not connected to the hill where the Purple Immortals are located, and the direction between the two mountains is the main road that Fan Wu went to the wolf clan cottage before.

Zixian continued to introduce that she had never been to the depths of the distant mountain forest, and heard that it was the location of an alternative demon clan.

"Alternative Demon Clan, what clan, what kind of alternative method?" Fan Wu couldn't help but ask.

Zixian still said in that crispy voice: "That's the crow clan, it's called alternative because this clan will naturally be happy and intelligent when they become adults, and they don't need special cultivation." ”

Fan Wu looked at Zixian with a little surprise and shock, "If you are happy and wise as an adult, wouldn't the comprehensive strength of their race be very powerful?"

Zixian looked at Fan Wu's expression and felt amused, and smiled, "That's not it, Brother Fan Wu, you listen to me." ”

"Good, good, you say. Fan Wu also felt that he was a little out of shape, and he also smiled and didn't interrupt Zixian again.

Zixian continued: "Although they are happy and intelligent when they are adults, and they also have their own curse talents, they are very difficult to transform into humans, basically I have not heard of a crow with a transformation in the past few decades. ”

"Curse talent?" This time, Fan Wu waited for Zixian to finish speaking before asking questions.

Zixian continued to explain: "Yes, when they become adults, in addition to happy wisdom, they also have their own curse skills, the name of the curse is blindness, and they can turn enemies into blind within ten meters, which is very powerful, but I heard that it is also because of this reason that they are also cursed by the heavens, and the difficulty of cultivating and transforming is ten times more than that of other demon clans. ”

Fan Wu was really a little frightened this time, "Blind curse? That's too powerful, even if they don't have other stronger attack capabilities, this alone is enough to be invincible." ”

"Yes, so no demon clan will take the initiative to trouble the crow clan, because it's basically a thankless task, but because they don't have powerful attack skills, they don't expand, so they are left alone and become an alternative place in the hearts of other demon clans. ”

This time, Zixian didn't let Fan Wu ask questions, and continued to say:

"Although no demon clan is willing to go to trouble, almost all demon clans who want to expand and increase their strength want to get their join or help, so they almost maintain a good relationship with each clan. ”

This time, Fan Wu was a little confused, "Why is this?"

As he walked, Zixian hugged Fan Wu's arm again and continued to reply:

"This is still because of their natural ability, Brother Fan Wu, think about it, if you have a team that is fighting with the enemy, and suddenly all the opponents are blind, although it is only for a short time, but how much does it increase the chances of victory on the battlefield. ”

After listening to Zixian's words, Fan Wu instantly understood, he didn't expect this to be because he was stupid, but he had never considered the problem from the perspective of war, so he didn't think about the value of the crow clan in the war.

Indeed, not to mention the large-scale use in war, even in ordinary individual battles, if one side is assisted by the Raven Clan, then unless the opponent's strength is too much, it is easy to form a one-sided situation.

Not to mention in a war, even if each crow can only curse one person, as long as more than a thousand crows release the curse at the same time, basically the battle will not be fought.

But according to Zixian, it seems that the comparison of strength on the battlefield cannot be completely calculated so simply, because the enemy will also have various types of troops, and maybe one of them happens to be the nemesis of the crow.

And most importantly, apart from the curse, the Raven Clan's defense and attack capabilities are not strong, and in order for them to be effective in battle, there must be other means to ensure their safety.

Otherwise, as long as the opponent has a long-range attack force, they can kill the crow clan, so in fact, not every clan can use the crow clan's curse skill well.

But many races don't think so much, as long as they can help them make a profit, they are willing to pay that little bit of upfront investment, as for the life and death of the crow clan after the war, in fact, it is not so important in their minds.

But for Fan Wu, who had a huge idea of the future in his heart, this group with equally obvious advantages and disadvantages left a thought in his heart, and he would definitely visit it if he had the opportunity to see if he could get their real assistance.

What Fan Wu wants is not to use the Crow Clan to finish, but to really subdue them, and then through a reasonable matching, not only to protect them from fighting for a long time, but also to allow them to play the greatest role in future wars.

After the two of them discussed the situation of the Crow Clan, Zixian introduced the nearby forces to Fan Wu by the way.

Fan Wu was not too interested in other small and medium-sized forces, but he was more concerned about the three major forces within three thousand miles.

Located 1300 miles east of Xiaoshan, there is a valley of demon clans, which is inhabited by at least more than 300 demon clans and more than 1000 fierce beasts, and the leader is an old ape, who can already turn into human form long before the turmoil in the netherworld.

There is a big lake with a radius of ten miles in 1800 miles to the north of the hill, there are countless water demons in the lake, the leader is a Jiao who transformed 30 years ago, although the transformation time is not long, but the strength is strong, and there are few opponents within three thousand miles.

It's just that because the water tribe rarely leaves the big lake for a long time, it doesn't put too much pressure on the surrounding demon clans, but no one dares to mess with them.

The third force is the farthest from the hill, located in the swamp 2,500 miles to the southwest, and the leader is a toad living in the swamp, and the number of demons under his command is not very large, and it may be in his early 200s when he is full.

But they are all poisonous demon clans, so their comprehensive strength is the strongest among the three major forces, especially since they are also inextricably linked with the demons on the other side of the swamp, coupled with the special terrain of the swamp, it is estimated that the other two forces may not be able to please if they join forces to exterminate them.

Fortunately, except for the forces led by the old ape, the other two of the three major forces did not expand their territory much, so the rest of the small and medium-sized forces within the three thousand miles were living a stable life, unlike the small forces in other regions of the Netherworld who had been in fear for many years.

After listening to Zixian's introduction, Fan Wu stopped and turned his head to look at Zixian, "Do you want to become a force and have a place in the Netherworld in the future?"

Zixian's beautiful and mysterious vertical eyes looked at Fan Wu without blinking, and replied seriously word by word: "If you want me, I will think about it!"