Chapter 42: The Place Where the Stars Are Buried
As Yi Chen ran, the scene that appeared in front of his eyes began to change significantly, as did the grass and trees around him, and what made him feel even more uncomfortable was that the fragrance in his nasal cavity gradually became cloudy, and a faint smell of charcoal soon filled his senses.
The green trees in the new forest around him gradually decreased, and the greenery in his eyes began to turn yellow, as if the vitality was slowly passing away, which made people feel a little worried, and in the end, only the tall trees that had turned black and completely turned into black charcoal, and gradually decreased in height.
The green grass on the ground is completely withered, and when you step on it, it makes a loud crunch sound, and when you lift it, you will find that only small particles are left all over the ground, as if it has long since dried up and left a pile of residue.
Before they knew it, a few hills far away from Yi Chen actually showed a different scene, and on the side where they appeared was a scene that was the same as the change in front of them.
However, when you look at the other side, you will be shocked that it has been completely destroyed by a powerful force, and the slope of the mountain is full of large and small potholes, and there are well-layered and smooth surfaces at the edges, which look like traces left by weathering.
Such an obvious change naturally seemed out of place with what they had seen before, and the foreign cultivators who came earlier than Yi Chen had unconsciously slowed down their pace and cautiously guarded their surroundings.
"Tsk, I haven't even seen this scene, and I dare to claim that I have seen a lot, this breath is really blowing to the sky."
"I don't know if it's going to be blowing or not, but who has never even seen this kind of scene, who is qualified to talk about us?"
In the eyes of the cultivators of Starfall City, the actions of the foreign cultivators seemed to be very idiots, and it was rare to have the opportunity to attack them, so naturally they would not let them go.
The foreign cultivators seemed to be quite angry about this, but the scene in front of them was really beyond their expectations, and they could hardly describe it in any words, so they had to remain silent and continue to move forward in vigilance.
.......
"It's ....."
Not long after walking, Yi Chen couldn't help but slow down and look down, only to find that the grass at his feet had no moisture inside, and the yellowing did not seem to be natural, as if there were other strange forces affecting this environment.
Sensing this, Yi Chen's mind couldn't help but turn, and all kinds of complicated thoughts appeared in his mind, making him look at other places, and only then did he see an iron ring tightly bound on it from a black dead tree twenty meters away from him in front of him.
After probing the movements of other people around him, Yi Chen came to the black dead tree without a trace, and reached out to touch the iron ring that was already full of rust, and his face under the cloak was full of confusion and solemnity.
"How can this be, the previous position is here, how can it spread such a long distance in such a short time?Could it be that there are other changes here", there was a little doubt in his heart, Yi Chen could not get rid of the doubts in his heart, no longer paying attention to the movements of others, and his pace accelerated a lot again.
Others may have only heard a few words about the situation here, and even if they were to be here, they would be so shocked by what they saw that they would not pay much attention to the rest of the place.
But for Yi Chen, the three-year preparation and plan not only required them to grasp the true strength of the two forces, but also required them to keep an eye on any place.
In particular, the most important place in the plan, the production area of Diyan liquid, needs to pay attention to all the conditions of the guards at all times, including the number of people, cultivation, strength, etc., only in this way can they know themselves and their opponents and ensure that they have an absolute advantage.
Therefore, over the years, it is rare to come here to investigate in person, to understand the situation of the personnel stationed here in detail, and after a long time, some strange and inexplicable invisible changes have been discovered.
That is, centered on the production area of Diyan liquid, a mysterious force is slowly spreading, and it is invisibly affecting the surrounding environment.
This force has very little effect on the human body, and it is difficult for people to feel the change, and it can only be detected by the changes in the surrounding environment, and the speed of this change is very slow, and it will only spread outward for a distance of less than one meter in the past few months.
But in the past year, Yi Chen was surprised to find that this change was happening at an alarming speed, especially the current situation made him even more worried.
As for the true face of this force, Yi Chen had made many speculations and discussed with Xiao Qian several times, but they had exhausted all the means of exploration and failed to gain the slightest, and in the end they could only end up without a problem.
Since then, however, he has also had a habit of leaving a mark or object on every survey to gauge the speed of its spread.
His last expedition was a month ago, and the object he left behind was a rusty iron ring in front of him.
In just one month, the impact has spread nearly twenty meters, and even the iron ring is full of rust, this speed has completely exceeded Yi Chen's expectations, and it is difficult for him to judge whether the current situation is good or bad, so he can only act at the opportunity.
However, he hoped that this change would not be an obstacle to his plan, after all, the arrival of the Blood Knife Gate had broken a link in their plan, forcing the leaders of the two forces to send two people whose strength was only below them to enter.
This result is already out of his budget, his performance will be greatly limited, and if something else happens now, it will only make him more passive.
However, the current matter is still focused on entering the origin of Diyan liquid, as long as he enters it, he believes that he can discover more mysteries, and maybe he can also unravel the true face of this change.
The more he ran ahead, the more his vision widened, and the things that appeared in his eyes gradually became scarce, until in the end only a monotonous loess desert composed entirely of sand grains remained.
The scene that appeared in front of Yi Chen's eyes at the moment was very spectacular, even if he had seen it several times, he couldn't hide the shock in his heart for a while, so he could only stop and stare at it.
The cultivators who had come before him were just like him at this time, looking at the scene in front of them and falling into a deep shock.
Because in front of Yi Chen's eyes was a devastated yellow sand ground, and it was difficult to see its edge at a glance, and its existence could only be felt from the horizon in the distance, like a huge desert in front of him.
There is nothing in the yellow sand, there is only the sand that cannot be seen, and some occasional charred black boulders, standing in the yellow sand, like a lonely walker.
The breeze blowing from the yellow sand is very dry, and the feeling of not having a trace of moisture on the face is very dry.
"This is the place where the invisible door and the Qingyan Tower have been fighting for a long time?"
"It's strange, how could this place be a holy place for cultivation before, how could such a place exist?"
The shock brought to the foreign cultivators in front of them was even greater than before, they could not imagine that in Qingyang County, which was once regarded as a holy place for cultivation, there would be such an abnormal scene.
"Have you forgotten the star fall incident that shook the entire cultivation world five years ago and destroyed the entire Qingyang County overnight?"
Just when the others were puzzled, one of the foreign cultivators pondered for a while before he uttered his guess with shock.
After being reminded by this person, everyone recalled the source of that incident, looked at the yellow sand in front of them, and a wave of fear inexplicably surged in their hearts.
"That incident happened very suddenly, and it is said that even the famous stargazers at that time could not deduce it, so when it happened, all the powerful forces in Qingyang County did not make any preparations, and completely dissipated into the cultivation world overnight", this person couldn't help but sigh, both deeply shocked and frightened, but also a little incredulous.
It seemed that the scene in front of them evoked their memories, and the other person also felt deep pity: "That's right, this incident shook the entire cultivation world at that time, and the Dao Meeting, which had only been held for six years, was forced to stop because of this, and all the great powers who participated in the Dao Gathering had come here to investigate.
It's just that no one knows why this happened afterwards, and there is no indication that it was the practitioner's so-called, but in the end, nothing was found, leaving only a suspense that could never be known."
Glancing at Yi Chen who appeared behind him with pity, this person sighed again: "Since then, there have been many speculations circulating in the cultivation world, and this area has also been investigated by many seniors, and in the end, it only comes down to the heavens...... meaning".
"Since then, there has been a saying in the cultivation world that it is not so much that the star buried the people of this county, but that this county has become the burial ground for this star."
In the end, the person's face became more and more solemn, and finally bowed to the sky very reverently, as a way to show that he had no great disrespect, and only then did he dare to finish his words completely.
All the cultivators who had stayed here had a slight solemn expression when they heard his words, and they all felt that a large stone that was difficult to move was pressing on their hearts, suppressing their progress to the core.
Especially the last word of this person, it seemed to them to be another word, and at the same time they felt inexplicable fear, they couldn't help but fall into silence.
Yi Chen couldn't help but fall into deep thought, thinking about this person's words and words, and his heart was nameless and irritable.
Mortals are actually days for a hundred years, and they will not change easily, and practicing a practice is actually a kind of anti-heaven move, the way is full of mystery and unpredictability, the higher the cultivation, the more they can feel the unpredictability of heaven's will, with their current cultivation is fundamentally difficult to start, the shallow talk is okay, if it is deep, no one can ensure their own safety.
However, in these words, what made him even more turbulent was the word "Daohui", which made him feel an inexplicable feeling gradually emerging from the depths of his heart when he heard it for the first time, and finally turned into an illusory figure, lingering in the depths of his mind and difficult to get rid of.