Fortunately, nothing happened at night, and when dawn broke, the fog receded, revealing the true face of the rolling yellow sand, but the sky was blowing wind and sand again, and the three of them hurried to the road again while there was no sun. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The journey was very hard, when there was wind, the yellow sand covered the sun, when there was no wind, the scorching sun was scorching, and at night it was a ghostly fog, and the physical strength of the three of them dropped very quickly, and they were tired.

By the fourth day, there was not much water left to sustain their lives, and the three of them were a little upset, the most terrible thing in the desert was not the scorching sun overhead, the sandstorm that swallowed people and animals, nor the man-eating monsters and ghosts, but the lack of water.

Because of these natural disasters, with a smart mind and survival skills, can be avoided, but the lack of water is fatal, two-thirds of the human body is water, losing five percent of the water will produce dehydration symptoms, in the harsh desert environment, without water, it is a dead end.

Yuwen Chenyi took out the map and began to look for a possible water source, according to the signs on the map and the location he determined, the three of them had entered the depths of the desert, not far from the "Holy Sepulchre Mountain".

Liu Dezhi leaned over, glanced at the map in his hand, added some chapped lips, and asked, "Yuwen, how is it, is there a water source near here?"

Yuwen Chenyi shook his head: "According to the marks on the map, the place within a radius of a hundred miles is full of yellow sand, even if there is a dark river underground, it is buried under the deep sand, and it is impossible to find a water source." ”

"Only around the 'Mount of the Holy Sepulchre' are there mountains and valleys, and the map shows that there are oases there, but we are still three or four hundred miles away, and at our current pace, even in the right direction, it would take seven or eight days to walk. ”

Liu Dezhi was immediately deflated when he heard this, the distance of three or four hundred miles, in a normal area, it is not far away, for martial arts cultivators who exercise all year round, even if it is on foot, it will take five or six days to walk.

And in this desert, it is not good, during the day, it is either like a hot sun, or the wind and sand are all over the sky, and you must always beware of the quicksand that may appear under your feet, in addition, you have to stop from time to time to correct the direction with Sinan, even if you ride on a camel, it is good to be able to walk fifty or sixty miles a day.

The remaining fresh water for the three of them could only last for five or six days, and this was the result of Yuwen Chenyi's reduction in the daily drinking ration per person.

Xue Lin frowned when she heard this, and asked a little weakly, "Then there is no way, are we going to die of thirst here, or do we send a distress signal and withdraw from the entry selection?"

Yuwen Chenyi naturally understood what she said, in the past few days, they had already seen the flying boat flying high in the sky, as well as the two black and white eagles domesticated by Gao Yang hovering in the air.

I also saw some distress signals sent by fireworks, I have to say, this firework is very easy to use and conspicuous, from a distance of dozens of miles, you can see the brilliance of the colorful flames rushing to the sky.

I think that some teenagers can't stand the test of the desert and give up the selection, in such a harsh desert environment, it is a difficult test for anyone.

Even a veteran like Yuwen Chenyi, who has been trained in the army to survive in the desert and knows how to deal with the various situations that arise in the desert, is a little powerless when facing this strange desert.

For example, in the past, you could build a sand cave during the day and sleep and wait until night to travel, but after entering the ghost domain, the ghost fog everywhere made it impossible to discern the direction at all, so you had to choose to move forward in the early morning or when there was wind and sand.

In this way, the speed of travel is greatly reduced, and the original budget for supplies is not enough, especially clean water, the source of life is not called in vain, especially in the desert.

Yuwen Chenyi heard Xue Lin's words, grinned lightly, and said, "Don't worry, even if you can't find a water source, I have a way to ensure that you can drink the minimum amount of drinking water, but that is a last resort, and it is very troublesome." ”

When Xue Liu and the others heard this, they suddenly came to their senses, and asked in unison, "What way?"

Yuwen Chenyi knew that morale was very important at this time, and his words were not only to cheer up the two, but also the truth, riding on a camel, and said as he walked: "Do you remember those plants full of thorny vines that we saw a few days ago?"

The two of them nodded, and snorted, before going deep into the heart of the desert, they had indeed seen some of these plants, although the number was very scarce, but they were very tenacious to survive.

Yuwen Chenyi said eloquently: "That kind of plant, is the thorn grass in the desert, where they grow is mostly salty salt water with more mineral content, digging down their roots, you can dig wet sand and salt water, through simple sunlight evaporation, after filtration, you can get a small amount of fresh water." ”

When the two of them heard this, they were not happy at all, because in the past few days deep in the desert, this plant could no longer be seen, and there was nothing on the vast horizon except yellow sand, and it was a completely barren land.

Seeing this, Yuwen Chenyi smiled indifferently, and continued to cheer the two of them up: "Although we still have seven or eight days to reach the Holy Sepulchre Mountain, according to the signs on the map, within a radius of two hundred miles around it, there are mountains and rocks and river valleys formed by the Gobi, and the sandy land is relatively shallow, so there must be salty water rich in minerals. ”

When Xue Liu and the others heard this, they both understood that if there is salt water, there must be plants, so they showed a smile and said in unison: "Okay, then let's hurry forward and get there as soon as possible." ”

Yuwen Chenyi snorted and guided the camel in the direction of the definite goal, all the way forward, leaving behind a series of long, lonely footprints on the sand behind him......

While they were hurrying, a dozen miles behind them, there was also a camel caravan heading in the direction of the Holy Sepulchre Mountain.

However, these people were not teenagers who participated in the entrance selection of the Spirit Sword Palace, but a group of middle-aged men with dozens of camels and more than a dozen men dressed in different costumes, among them were an old woman and a woman in their thirties.

The old woman was dressed in a black robe, and her whole person was wrapped inside, and she couldn't see her specific face clearly, but when she looked up at the two eagles flying in the sky, she showed her white hair and wrinkles on her face.

The woman in her thirties, with a long horse face and a very ugly appearance, withdrew her eyes and looked at the two eagles that disappeared into the sky, and said lightly: "It seems that those people in the Spirit Sword Palace have already targeted us." ”

The old woman coughed lightly, as if she was in a very bad body, and said in a somewhat old manner: "It doesn't matter, we just have to go ours, this Holy Tomb Mountain is not the backyard of the Spirit Sword Palace, they can come, and we can come." ”

Another tall and thin man said, "Grandma is right, I think their test of the beginner disciples is fake, and it is true that they want to get their hands on the treasures buried in the Holy Sepulchre Mountain. "This person is vaguely the explorer in the Quicksand City Inn.

The old woman said, "It doesn't matter what their purpose is, we just do everything according to the plan..."