The southern frontier of the Daquan Dynasty borders the barren mountains.

Looking down from the air, the endless mountains rise and fall like waves.

According to the records of the "Atlas of Lizhou", there are not millions of barren mountains in the southern part of Lizhou, but more than 100,000 mountains, so for many Qiang people living on the edge of the barren mountains, they prefer to call this place a hundred thousand mountains.

The customs of the Qiang nationality are very different from those of the Daquan Dynasty itself, there is no imperial court jurisdiction, and they are all in the form of tribes, although there is friction between them, but in resisting the foreign enemy of the Daquan Dynasty, they advance and retreat together.

Located on the border of the Qiang people, the farthest city of the Daquan Dynasty is called Guiliu City.

The intention of changing the land and returning to the stream shows that the Daquan Dynasty has never given up its ambition to include 100,000 mountains in southern Xinjiang into its territory.

However, in southern Xinjiang, where there has been no war in recent years, Guiliucheng is not only a bridgehead for Daquan to attack 100,000 mountains, but also an important town for exchanges and trade between the Qiang people and the people of Daquan.

This also made the Daquan Dynasty see another smooth way to take southern Xinjiang without blood.

Countless treasures, spirit birds and beasts, fairy grass and elixir were continuously discovered by the Qiang people from the 100,000 mountains and sold to Guiliu City.

While the Qiang people exchanged for wealth, they also brought huge profits to the merchants who came here.

Under the mutual benefit of the two sides, they are even more interdependent.

The prosperity of its trade has the potential to surpass that of southern Xinjiang.

Therefore, when Ning Baifeng walked into Guiliu City, he was surprised by the strange customs and costumes and prosperous trade in front of him.

A group of three of them rushed to southern Xinjiang day and night, but because they were not familiar with the place, they had to choose to come here to find out the news.

After all, this place is remote, unlike Daning and Daquan, where there is a Xianjia ferry, there is a Jianwentang, here, if you want to know the news, you have to explore it yourself.

And they just received a letter from Zhao Shuo, and they didn't even know where Zhao Shuo was in distress, so they could only take one step at a time.

And on the way, the three of them also had an analysis.

It is very likely that Zhao Shuo and the three major worshippers of Daquan went to the same place, and the Qiang people passed to the secret realm of the relics of the outside world.

But more questions followed.

Zhao Shuo is looking for his brother Zhao Cong, so why did Zhao Cong come all the way from Libei to this place, and it was more than ten years ago?

But in any case, as long as there is a general direction, the rest is much easier to say.

After entering the city, Ning Baifeng found a merchant from Daquan and inquired where the tavern and tea shop in the city were the most lively.

Someone once said to him that there are many words between the teacups, and there are many things in the wine bowl, and the place with the most news in the world is the restaurant and tea shop. Therefore, if you want to find the news of the secret realm of the ruins, you can only come to the restaurant tea shop and listen to the clues from the mouths of the chatter.

In fact, the best way to do this is to ask the local Qiang people.

But the problem is that they don't understand the Qiang language at all, and even rashly ask, whether the Qiang people know or not is one thing, and whether they talk about it is another thing, if it arouses the vigilance of the Qiang people, and then causes some unnecessary trouble, then some gains outweigh the losses.

A few people had been sleeping in the open for a few days, and Yuan Zhen had long been clamoring to find a place to eat, and they really needed a little rest.

Therefore, several reasons came together, so I had to find a tavern and find out the news by the way after resting.

Guiliucheng is not large, located between two mountains, guarding the throat of the barren mountains.

Therefore, the city is long and narrow, and the further you go to the south of the city, the more Qiang people there are.

Ning Baifeng passed through most of Guiliu City, and in the south direction of the city, he found the tavern pointed out by the merchants.

Lifting the door curtain, a lively atmosphere mixed with various flavors came to the surface.

This is a very popular pub, and I came here

Many of them are foot merchants, Qiang people, and even many people in the rivers and lakes who carry swords and swords.

Ning Baifeng didn't choose that kind of gorgeous and tall restaurant, after all, that kind of place is only suitable for eating, and if you really want to find out the news, this kind of mixed place is the most practical.

Therefore, when Ning Baifeng and the three of them entered the tavern, they did not attract too much attention.

At most, the shopkeeper looked at it a few more times, a rich boy with a bamboo cane and wine gourd on his waist, followed by a hunchbacked old servant, and a young Taoist priest next to him, which was not unusual.

After picking a place to sit down, Yuan Zhen immediately asked the shopkeeper to bring up good wine and food, and the money or not was a trivial matter.

Anyway, it's not him who pays for it, he should eat and drink.

Ning Baifeng could only smile bitterly.

Yuanzhen is still the same Yuanzhen, with a big heart, and he can make himself comfortable wherever he goes.

When the wine and food were served, Yuan Zhen couldn't wait to start eating and drinking.

Ning Baifeng was superficial.

At his level, after marrying Dan, he has already opened up the valley, and it doesn't matter if he doesn't eat or drink.

Therefore, he drank the local brew in the store, and his ears moved slightly, listening to the conversation of everyone in the store.

He couldn't understand the Qiang language, so he could only ignore it automatically, and pay more attention to those merchants and people in the rivers and lakes.

However, most of the things that people who come here talk about are wild and wild, and there is nothing special about it, and they basically do not hear any useful information.

Ning Baifeng couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

But think about it, the three major worshippers of the Daquan Dynasty have joined forces, and they have to use the promotion banquet as a cover, this matter must be extremely secretive, and it is normal that it is difficult to find out.

Yuan Tai swallowed a large piece of roasted beast meat, grabbed the earthen brewing jar, got up and said, "Young master, the old slave has made some different discoveries, and he will come back when he goes." ”

After speaking, he walked away with a bowl in one hand and a wine jar in the other, and went to a wine table on the other side of the store, more than ten tables away.

Yuan Zhen took a big sip of mushroom soup, swallowed the food in his mouth, and exclaimed: "The old turtle's ear power is okay, you can hear it from so far away." ”

It's a good word, but it's a bit of a shame to be called.

Ning Baifeng didn't bother to pay attention to him, and turned his head to look over there.

But I saw that there were three people from the rivers and lakes, and one of them was a Qiang person.

What they were talking about, Ning Baifeng couldn't hear it clearly in the noisy store, but after seeing Yuantai coming over, the eyebrows of several people chatting fluttered, so he didn't think about it anymore, and could only wait for him to come back.

Ning Baifeng didn't cultivate any supernatural powers such as Shunfeng Ear, so he was inevitably at a disadvantage in listening to the news of his figure, but it was a demon spirit like Yuantai who was born with an alert temperament, but he had some different attainments.

Yuan Zhen is too lazy to think about it, anyway, with Ning Baifeng here, he doesn't think as much as he thinks.

In the past, when the two of them walked out of Binhai County, it was always Ning Baifeng who was thinking about the problem, and he just followed.

It's the same now, it's guaranteed to go east and not west.

After eating Haisai for a while, Yuan Zhen burped comfortably.

Ning Baifeng sighed slightly: "It is said that people cultivate in the mountains and feed on the essence of heaven and earth aura and dew, you are good, big fish and big meat, how can you look like a cultivator." ”

Yuan Zhen rubbed his stomach and said with satisfaction: "People are alive, they should eat and sleep, what is the meaning of drinking dew every day to absorb vitality and hunger, hungry and panicked, it is better to have a meal of wine, vegetables, meat and rice, in my life, even if the cultivation is high, I still have to eat and sleep, and no one can stop it." ”

Ning Baifeng drank the local brew, and he really shook his head speechlessly.

This is why Yuanzhen's qualifications are too good, if he doesn't practice diligently like this, he can achieve today's cultivation realm.

If you are like someone else, it is estimated that you will not even be able to raise a trace of vitality.

Not much.

Yuan Tai took a bowl and walked back empty-handed.

Without waiting for Ning Baifeng to ask, Yuan Tai picked up another jar of local brew on the table, filled himself with a bowl, and said, "Young master, there are two news, one good and one bad, which one do you want to listen to?"

Ning Baifeng frowned, "Let's talk about the bad ones first." ”

Yuan Zhen intercepted and said, "Say okay first!"

Yuan Tai glanced at Yuan Zhen and said with a smile: "I seem to have heard someone say that I am an old turtle just now." ”

Yuan Zhen immediately turned his head to look left and right, and said, "Who said it, who said it, stand up, I can't beat him to death!"

Ning Baifeng lightly buttoned the edge of the bowl, made a crisp sound, and said, "Don't make trouble, it's important to get down to business!"

Yuan Tai took a sip of wine and said, "Young master, the old slave suggests listening to the good news first. ”

Ning Baifeng was noncommittal.

Yuan Tai continued: "The Qiang people live together in a clan, but they share a common belief in a god, which they call the witch god. Every powerful Qiang tribe has a witch sacrifice to convey the will of the witch god, and from time to time will go to the depths of the barren mountains to pay homage to the so-called witch temple, and this witch temple is likely to be the ancient ruins of the Daquan Dynasty to explore the secret realm. ”

Ning Baifeng's sword eyebrows raised slightly, "Witch God?!"

Yuan Zhen poured a cup of tea and said with a smile: "Could it be a mountain and wild obscene shrine, a god who doesn't take the right path." ”

As Yuan Zhen said, among the barren mountains and mountains, it is easiest for the ignorant people to raise a wild road god.

Because they can't get the orthodox edict and can't be recognized by the number of local qi, the biggest source of incense for these mountain gods is to bewitch the hearts of the people, and even sacrifice spiritual people to consolidate their status.

The Qiang people live together, and they are not able to become kings of a hundred schools, so it is easy to raise such a god.

However, even if it is a country and five mountains of righteousness, under the peak of incense, the strength is only equivalent to that of a Qi refiner in the Yuan Infant Realm.

Where did this witch god come from, and he actually wanted the three major worshippers of the Daquan Dynasty to join forces.

Could it be that he himself gained the luck of the barren mountains?

This is too scary, the barren mountains are so vast, if they plunder the luck of such a large land, then their strength is estimated to be more than just the Yuanying Realm.

Ning Baifeng's brows furrowed.

But then he relaxed, as long as he didn't provoke it, the matter seemed to have nothing to do with him.

Ning Baifeng asked, "What's the bad news?"

Yuan Tai wiped the wine stains on the corner of his mouth and said: "There is a witch god sect under the witch god temple, which specializes in collecting all kinds of spiritual or highly qualified people to sacrifice their witch gods in the blood sacrifice altar, and the next witch god sacrifice ceremony will start in a few days, so as to open the way to the witch god temple for all witch priests to go to the witch god temple to worship." ”

Ning Baifeng secretly exclaimed in his heart, and sure enough, this was the case.

In order to perpetuate the golden body, the god of the mountains and fields is simply doing everything.

Blood sacrifice is one of the most common methods they use.

Immediately after, Ning Baifeng's heart sank.

If Zhao Shuo is in danger, it is possible that he will be captured by the Witch God Sect and prepared to be used for blood sacrifice.

After all, since Zhao Shuo opened up the sea of qi, his talent has gradually been revealed, and he is full of spirituality.

The typical is the best person to take the blood sacrifice.

Ning Baifeng exhaled a breath of wine and said in a low voice, "Have you asked clearly, where is the Immortal Altar?"

Yuan Tai nodded and said: "Out of Guiliu City, go south through the Qiang settlement, and arrive at a place called Yangtianling, where there is a vast misty swamp called Miji Ze, and the immortal altar is inside." ”

Ning Baifeng drank the wine in the bowl and put down the wine bowl heavily.

Then he got up and prepared to leave.

Whether Zhao Shuo is here or not, let's go and see it first.