Chapter 278: The Dormant
Two days ago, the group had left the territory of Shuzhou and entered the reckless mountains.
The treacherous mountains and rivers that can not be seen at a glance, let people feel a sense of smallness and humility in it, the trees are extremely tall, the roots are stretched, the branches are hideous, the crown leaves are like the cloud cover dome in general, it is completely the trend of covering the sky and the sun, although the plant growth is very luxuriant, but in this mountain does not feel a trace of spiritual charm, not like the middle earth landscape, being in it will give people a feeling of relaxation and happiness, this dense forest is warm and humid, so that the fallen leaves piled up under the roots of the tree, The stumps were rotten, emitting a thick haze, white, like early morning mist, but with a strong musty smell that made it completely impossible to breathe, and the white mist rose into the air with the heat.
Now even if I want to change my breath, I can only fly to a height of more than 1,000 feet, and the air quality is terrible.
Although the cultivator's demand for air is not so strict, there is no clean air to breathe, and it is not a problem to hold the breath for a few days, but this also means that even if you stop to rest, you will have to consume the pure yang energy in your body, which makes everyone's burden much heavier, the speed of travel is getting slower and slower, and it is more difficult to find a place to rest and recuperate.
It stands to reason that such a treacherous environment should not be suitable for survival, but in this vast mountains, there are no wild beasts such as jackals, tigers and leopards, and they are replaced by more terrifying ancient beasts. The various threats of foreign oppression are completely the paradise of ancient beasts, and in the past two days, the group has encountered no less than ten attacks, but fortunately, the road chosen by the Xuanji Dao people has been explored in advance by the princes of Yangshan Xiaodongtian, and they have avoided the ancient beasts that threaten greatly, and they are really unavoidable, and they have also been eliminated by the people of Yangshan Xiaodongtian. Most of these ancient beasts encountered these days were some fish that had slipped through the net before, or migrated from other places, and their strength was not strong, and these attacks were also thrilling, Zhang Qian didn't even have a chance to see the excitement, and the crisis was lifted.
The sixty core disciples of Xiaodongtian in Emei Mountain are all armed to the teeth, and their combat effectiveness is naturally beyond doubt.
Zhang Qian's time was a big enough upheaval, at least the kind that could endanger his own safety.
In this way, it will become excusable to get out of trouble without children. But this matter is inconvenient to say to the Xuanji Daoist, because letting go of the childless is not any benefit to the small cave of Emei Mountain, but the harm caused is related to the entire Daomen, and now the Xuanji Taoist does not deal with the Yangshan Xiaodongtian, but after all, he is still on the right path, before her concept is completely changed, Zhang Qian will never tell him his true identity, let alone let her know her plan. Therefore, he couldn't cooperate with him very tacitly, Zhang Qian needed a turmoil to hide people's eyes, but the Xuanji Taoist swept away all the troubles for him.
Zhang Qian sat on the wheel of the car and watched several Emei disciples in the distance slash a strange bird with wings on its back with a few swords. Everyone was not hindered by the castration, and they couldn't help but shake their heads.
He regretted it a little now, shouldn't he have handed over that map to the Xuanji Daoist, the journey was too smooth.
And so on. In six or seven days, he will enter the hinterland of the 100,000 Great Mountains, close to the blockade line set up by the princes of Yangshan Xiaodongtian, and he will not seek an opportunity to create an opportunity for Wushengzi to escape. When he arrived at the Ziyang Dao Master, there was no drama at all, if he couldn't wait for the opportunity, he could only let him leave directly, so the risk would be several times greater, first of all, it would be a very challenging thing for him to break out among the sixty Emei disciples who were waiting for him, and he couldn't put too much water for no reason, so there would be a bloody battle, no matter which aspect of the loss was what he didn't want to see, but in order for this scene to be real, he was also forced to do so.
But if there is a suitable time to grab everyone's attention, it will be much easier to get out of trouble without children, and this scene will be much easier.
The group hurried until the time of sunset, and then they found a valley to shelter in.
The bottom of the valley is covered with silt after the trees decay, and there is a strong stench, the strong miasma is like tar burning and emitting thick smoke, continuous evaporation, making this piece of heaven and earth seem to always linger with a lingering strange atmosphere, these miasma is the famous black smoke miasma in the 100,000 mountains, even if the monks of the realm of Qi Zhou Tian inhale some, they will ulcerate in the lungs and die of poisoning, but the terrain of this valley is dangerous, if it is closed by prohibition, it can be isolated from the outside world, avoiding the attack of ancient beasts at night, and there is no better place to stay than this in a radius of hundreds of miles。
The Xuanji Daoist flew up to the clouds, his divine consciousness dissipated like a tide, and carefully combed the land within a radius of dozens of miles like a grate, and made sure that there was no danger, so he ordered the group to fall into the valley and began to clean up the station.
With the protective armor provided by Zhang Qian, these black smoke miasma did not pose much of a threat to them, otherwise the miasma alone would be enough for them to drink a pot.
Sixty female disciples after more than half a month of tempering, has already faded away from the squeamishness of the past, one by one by the foul smell of mud covered with no care, the valley of the poisonous miasma blown away with wind spells, and then the silt dormant poisonous insects one by one, leaving no threat to exist, with these girls doing their best, there is no need for him to work hard, but also happy leisure, found a slightly clean bush, let Qingting and Qingshan two will' The Emperor's chariot came to a halt and was about to walk around to see if it could cause some trouble, but suddenly he smelled a foul smell.
The mud in this valley is several feet deep, and the corpses of poisonous insects and the fallen leaves of shrubs are rotting and fermenting, uglier than a dung pit, and it is not surprising that they smell at all.
However, in the past half a month, Zhang Qian has been following the. Yin and Yang Zhengang Thunder Cloud's competition, the soul was shattered again and again by the mind of the Xuan Ting Dao Master, the seals on the five acupoints have all been unlocked, and now his soul is not inferior to the ghost immortal, as long as the pure yang vitality in the body reaches the state of perfection, you can directly Yin and Yang compatible with the beginning of the golden pill, whether you can cultivate an immortal, it depends on whether he can survive the wind and fire catastrophe, and the five acupoints that have been unlocked include the Yingxiang acupoint, the sense of smell in charge, Zhang Qian's nose is now so sensitive that he can just grab a handful of soil, and he can smell what mineral components are contained in it, and this stench is a little wrong with him at this time。
The strongest smell in this valley is naturally the smell of poisonous insect corpses and rotting branches and leaves. The musty smell is very strong, and the typical sludge stench.
But the smell he had smelled before was a kind of wound festering and pus, and there was a trace of blood.
Most of the poisonous insects in this valley are arthropods, there is no blood, and this blood also carries a breath of freshness, obviously this bleeding beast is either not dead, or not long after death.
"There are living creatures in this valley. Zhang Qian was suddenly startled, and his divine sense swept away, but he didn't find any traces of living creatures. In this valley, except for the movement of the Emei female disciples cleaning up the station, the silence is a little terrifying, that thing is obviously deliberately hidden, the dead body will not hide, it can avoid his divine sense, and know how to avoid his divine sense, the strength of this ancient beast must be quite terrifying, and it has a certain spiritual intelligence, if it breaks out, it will be a mortal threat to these defenseless Emei female disciples. Looking at the forbidden circle that was gradually forming above the ancient times, it was obvious that the Xuanji Daoist did not know that there was a great danger lurking in the place where she thought it was safe.
"Shall I remind him?" Zhang Qian thought for a moment, and finally dispelled this idea.
This opportunity was something he had been waiting for for a long time, and he didn't want to waste it easily. Although this may bring casualties to the small cave of Mount Emei, he did not have any anxiety, if he hadn't provided her with information, how could they have come this far without encountering any danger. Too much success can also cause suspicion, and there is nothing wrong with losing one or two people appropriately, but too much is not good. Emeishan Xiaodongtian is a chess piece he will use to fight against Yangshan Xiaodongtian in the future, and he has to try his best to preserve this force, so he ordered Qingting and Qingshan to move the 'Renhuang Chariot' to the edge of the valley, which is the place where the smell of blood is the strongest, if it is good, that thing should be down here.
Zhang Qian gently stepped on the thick rotten leaves under his feet, so that when this strange beast broke out, he would be on the cusp of the wind and waves.
It is not only conducive to getting out of trouble without children, but also avoids the heavy losses of the people in the small cave of Mount Emei.
The only thing he wasn't sure about now was the strength of this beast, how heavy the injuries were, and if he didn't look seriously injured and dying, it wouldn't be of much use.
But it can be hidden so deeply, there must still be some strength left.
Late at night, quiet!
Zhang Qian sat quietly on the wheel, his breathless armor covering his body, making him look like a lifeless figurine.
In the depths of this rotting leaf, in a deep crypt.
The three old men in rotten clothes and with filthy faces that are difficult to distinguish are hiding in the depths of the cave like snakes and scorpions, and their breath is constricted, like a few pieces of rotten wood soaked in the mud, and the foul-smelling muddy water is about to overflow their lips, and they don't dare to cast any magical spells to block them slightly, and they don't even dare to move, for fear of letting the people in the valley notice that they are hiding here, these old men in a miserable situation are the Ignorant Dao people of the Bihai Peak Peak Lord Sea Toad and the Heavenly War Peak, as well as the Yin Corpse Peak Lord Qingqi Daoren, who had no life that day and fought for his life to let the three of them escape, but several people were already seriously injured, and they were chased and killed by six or seven Jindan Immortals, and they had no power to return to the sect at all。
Only by escaping into the 100,000 mountains where the power of the righteous path is the weakest can one seek a glimmer of life.
But the righteous path is really fierce, and he has no choice but to hide in the cave under the silt like an ant, no matter how strong the Jindan immortal method is, it is impossible to dig three feet into the ground of the entire 100,000 mountains.
The three of them were lucky enough to pick up a life and come back, and as a result, Yangshan Xiaodongtian then began to blockade the 100,000 mountains.
The sea toad hid here and didn't dare to breathe, let alone leave, stayed in this mud cave for half a year, and now it has reached the point of despair, the sea toad did not suffer multiple injuries at the beginning, but in the past half a year, he had to use the god toad swallowing heaven technique day and night to hide the breath for the ignorant Taoist and the Qingqi Taoist, so as not to be detected by the people of Yangshan Xiaodongtian, this spell consumption is not large, but it has been maintained for half a year, no one can stand it, now the golden pill in the body is dark, the golden pill vitality is nearly exhausted, but there is no time to run Zhou Tian to recover a little, the most important thing is that the golden pill is contained in the acupointThere is not much left of the 'Divine Toad True Qi'.
This god toad's true qi is used by him to condense the spirit toad in the future, and it is extremely precious, of course, it is not a pity to take care of it now.
This true qi is gone, and it takes a hundred years to refine it again, but you can perform the 'Divine Toad Devouring Heaven Technique' and you have to use this divine toad true qi.
The sea toad's eyes were gloomy, looking at the Ignorant Daoist and the Green Daoist. There was a strong hatred in his eyes, if it weren't for the two of them dragging him down, he would definitely not be so miserable now.
Ignorant Dao people are okay, in the past half a year, trapped here and unable to do anything else, they can only bury their heads in penance, perhaps because of the change in their state of mind after experiencing this life and death tribulation, they have broken through the shackles of the Dao heart, and their strength has improved a lot, and there are signs of knotting. It's just that in such a dangerous situation, he doesn't dare to easily trigger his own wind and fire catastrophe, but for the current situation, it is of little significance, even if he forms a golden pill, how can he confront dozens of palace monarchs in Yangshan Xiaodongtian? That is, after the people in Yangshan Xiaodongtian find out their whereabouts, they can struggle for a while, not to mention that he has not yet formed a golden pill, and it will not help the current situation at all.
As for the Green Skull Daoist. The sea toad was now eager to kill him with one slap.
Since escaping death that day, this green skull Dao's humane heart has been shaken, and he has been in a panic all day long, and his previous injuries were quite serious. As a result, when he was running Zhou Tian to heal his injuries, he went crazy, and his injuries did not improve, but were broken by the pure yang vitality of the reverse current, and the pure yang vitality kept escaping out. If the sea toad wants to hide his breath for him, it will become more and more difficult, and this is it. Now the wounds on his body have begun to fester, under the erosion of the miasma, pus and blood are overflowing, the stench is stinking, and being in the same place with him is simply a kind of torture, and the ignorant Daoist can still close his mouth and nose and ignore it, but the sea toad has to swallow these smells and the pure yang vitality that bursts out of his body.
Now that the Xuanji Daoist and his party are stationed in the valley, he is even more cautious and more and more nervous.
"We have been hiding in this cave for half a year, and the people of Yangshan Xiaodongtian may have forgotten our existence, but I don't know what the situation is outside, and I am afraid that we will be in danger if we act rashly. The Ignorant Daoist suddenly opened his closed eyes, revealing a cold light in his gaze.
Hai Toad never expected that after reaching this step of the field, this ignorant Dao person could still have such a bold idea.
silently maintained the operation of the 'Divine Toad Devouring Technique', and did not respond.
"In recent months, the people and horses of Yangshan Xiaodongtian have rarely searched in this vicinity, and they have all gone to the south of the 100,000 mountains, and now this group of people and horses are also marching to the south, presumably the minotaur will flee to that side, just for us to attract the firepower of Yangshan Xiaodongtian, if we return to the sect at this time, we will not encounter too many obstacles along the way, just catch two people in the righteous path, figure out the situation, and not cover their heads and break in, there will be at least seventy percent chance. The ignorant Dao people know that the sea toad is not ambitious now, and he already has the decadent idea of sitting still, his attitude is extremely resolute, and his murderous aura is revealed, and his divine sense transmits: "Now these righteous monks in the valley above our head are very ordinary, and they have no threat to you and me at all, it is a great opportunity, if you miss it, you can only wait here to die, if you don't do it, I will do it." ”
There is no need for the sea toad to agree, the ignorant Daoist has already made his own opinion, and stretched out his hand to gently grasp the heavy sword beside him.
A flame of wolf smoke poured into the sword, and the thick long sword let out a slight low roar.
Zhang Qian, who was sitting on the wheel like a human figurine, suddenly opened his eyes, and he had already caught a slight sound of sword in his ears, and at the same time, he also felt a strong danger in his consciousness.
He already knew that there was something lurking beneath him, but he never expected that this thing was not the ancient beast he expected, but a monk.
And there was something that he was extremely familiar with in the slight breath that his divine consciousness captured, but at this moment, he didn't have time to think about it at all, and his divine sense transmitted the sound to Wushengzi:" When the time comes, when the underground people burst out, you will impact the puppet mark, break free from the shackles, and tear the dust cave with the storage ring, and then flee to the southeast, the route I have already told you, how to go to avoid the monitoring of the righteous path forces, you should be clear, remember, do not return directly to the mountain gate, Longmen Gorge is heavily armed, and once the news of your escape spreads, the Donglin Daoist will definitely be waiting for you on the way back to the mountain. ”
"After leaving the 100,000 mountains, you will go to the Minjiang Water Mansion, there is a token I gave you, the Minjiang Water God will definitely take you in, and then after I finish dealing with the matter here, I will go to meet you!"
Zhang Qian's words were like beads, and he explained various matters to Wushengzi, but after talking for a long time, he seemed to be unconcerned, which made Zhang Qian a little angry.
"You wait and don't do it!" "Mushengzi suddenly shouted.
Zhang Qian was baffled by his shouting, I don't know what happened to this old man, didn't he think about it day and night just to get out of bondage, how could this be eventful.
I saw Wushengzi's lips pursed, and he read out a secret language that could not be distinguished by human ears, and the sound of swords from the cave under his feet immediately subsided, followed by a burst of secret words of the same frequency, Zhang Qian's hearing was different from ordinary people, he could hear it, but unfortunately he couldn't understand what the two were saying, but since Wushengzi was able to communicate with the people in the cave, the two sides must know each other, and after Wushengzi exchanged two sentences with that person in the sealing crystal, it was only then that the divine sense transmission and Zhang Qian explained the situation," The people hiding in this cave are my junior brother Ignorant Daoist, as well as the Blue Sea Peak Peak Lord Sea Toad, and the Yin Corpse Peak Lord Qingqi Daoist, all of whom are from our Xiaowei Mountain. (To be continued......)