Chapter 224: The First Night
The temperature in the Burning Sand Sea is very high, although it is restricted by the winter in the western part of the Yan Kingdom, and it has decreased. But in general, it hasn't slowed down much at all.
The monks of the Enlightenment Period will not be able to last here for a few days at all. Only immortal cultivators in the foundation building period have the most basic ability to survive. It will not be a casual heat death, a tragic death.
Along the way, Zhou Nan and the others met many adventure monks. or in twos or threes, or alone. But most of them are not chased by sand beasts, with a look of fear, crying for their father and mother, and they are about to have a nervous breakdown. It's already a corpse, lying on the ground incomplete. Few people have the strength to kill their prey and survive.
With the arrival of Zhou Nan and them, the huge formation directly scared away a lot of sand beasts. Unconsciously, intentionally or unintentionally, he saved many unlucky people who were on the verge of death, which can be regarded as a rare good deed.
Lying on the back of the sand lizard, quietly cultivating, Zhou Nan ignored these trivial matters. The Burning Sand Sea is very special, since what happened last time, Zhou Nan cherishes every opportunity to cultivate in the Sand Sea.
Of course, Zhou Nan only entered a semi-cultivation state, breathing slightly. Half of his thoughts have always stayed outside, vigilant about everything within thirty zhang of his side.
Here, to the effect that it is the devil. Sometimes, if you're not careful, the devil will invite you to eat at the Grim Reaper. Cultivation is good, but it also depends on timing. Otherwise, it is not called cultivation, but suicide. Zhou Nan prides himself on being cautious, and of course he will not make such a mistake.
The desert rises and falls, and the sand lizards rise and fall. Under violent bumps. Soon, the sun was setting in the west. The day passed like the wind.
After advancing thousands of miles, it was night falling. The temperature was a little lower, but it was quite cool, and under the orders of Qi Lao, everyone stopped advancing, camped directly, and rested in shifts.
In the desert, every step has to be careful and you need to be steady. Although it is a long way to go, it is very urgent. But you can't rush. From time to time, the team will send several spies, hundreds of miles apart, to probe the road ahead.
The climate of the burning sand sea is changeable, and it is in crisis step by step. If you're not careful, you'll never get out.
Under the handling of the wind and sand, the sand ridge was instantly uplifted and filled in instantly, and the change was very rapid. Except for some very obvious signs, people in general. It won't take long to get lost, and you'll be unlucky enough to get here.
Losing your way in the desert is a very dangerous and terrible thing. A lot of monks. Because of greed, he went too deep, and was finally consumed alive in the desert. It became food for sand beasts.
I rested for three hours and reorganized a little. I carefully checked the number of people and equipment. After discussing a few words with the three leaders of the foundation building consummation, Qi Lao called everyone. Got the right direction and hit the road again.
In the desert, rest is possible, but not more serious. Time is of the essence here, and every second can change dramatically. Therefore, no one wants to do more tasteless delays. Everyone knows this common sense.
On the first night of the sand sea, under such a rapid march, he left quickly.
There was no word all night, the night was bright, and the morning sun was gradually dewing, just when the temperature was rising rapidly. Suddenly, a dazzling blood light appeared thousands of miles away, and in dozens of breaths, it crossed a long distance and flew close like lightning.
As soon as the blood light flickered, there was a muffled 'bang', revealing a monk with only half of his body left. Before he could say a word, he only had time to raise a hand, and he spit out a mouthful of blood like a fountain, and went directly to report to the Grim Reaper.
Seeing this person's miserable appearance, everyone who didn't care about it burst out in their hearts, and their faces instantly became solemn. Very few, I swallowed my saliva weakly.
With a gesture of his hand, he took the transmission note from the deceased's hand, but after just one glance, Qi Lao's face became very ugly. Taking a deep breath, Qi Lao didn't even have an explanation, so he shouted urgently, "Everyone listen to the order, the direction of the three points on the left, and rush forward quickly." As soon as the words fell, the person was already riding a sand lizard and ran out of the sand lizard dozens of feet away.
Hearing this, everyone opened their mouths and quickly restrained their thoughts. slapped the sand lizard under him fiercely, raised the sand in the sky, adjusted the direction, chased Qi Lao's figure, and ran quickly.
Seeing this, Zhou Nan knew that something terrible must have happened. Otherwise, Qi Lao would not be so anxious. Holding back the doubts in his heart, Zhou Nan lowered his head, followed Qi Lao closely, and ran at the front.
An hour later, he ran out of the city for four or five hundred miles, and just when the sand lizard was about to foam at the mouth, Qi Lao greeted loudly and took the lead to stop.
Before leaving, Qi Lao had already obtained the approval of the ancestor of the Yudan period, and he could make his own decisions on matters in a hurry, and there was no need to discuss them with others at all.
Therefore, although Qi Lao's cultivation is not high, he is only in the late stage of foundation building, which is far inferior to the three leaders of the foundation building consummation. In this world where the strong are respected, it is difficult to dominate everything. But his decision, others still unconditionally chose to believe. For one reason alone, he is a living map of the desert and knows the desert better than anyone else.
Identify directions, avoid crises, rescue in the desert, distinguish various sand beasts, quicksand, and sandstorms. These life-related jobs, except for Qi Lao, who knows the most and knows the Dao best, other people, even veterans who have been in the Burning Sand Sea for decades, are far from being compared. His powerful skills naturally gave him an unusual status.
"Ahem, Qi Daoyou, what's going on?" coughed a few times, and a white-haired team leader turned his head and asked loudly. Hearing this, everyone turned their heads, all with the same question on their faces.
"Hey, don't mention it, it's so unlucky. The spies who sent out the gang risked their lives to spread the news that hundreds of fourth-order sand crabs were fighting fiercely ahead. The direction of travel was just in front of us. I'll come over in a short time, and if I meet it, it'll be miserable!" sighed and swallowed his saliva, Qi Lao's face was ugly.
Hearing this, everyone's expressions were stunned, and they all patted their chests, looking lucky.
Sand crab, a fourth-order demon beast, each of which is comparable to a monk in the middle of foundation building, is ferocious, violent and hideous, and likes infighting the most. As long as they see a living life, no matter how big or small, no matter how big or small, they will attack like a desperate attack.
This time, Zhou Nan and their lives were on their backs, and they had only been in for less than two days before they encountered this terrifying existence. Fortunately, I avoided it in advance, otherwise if I ran into this group of crazy people, then the number of people here would have to be at least halved. There will be very few who can get out of the way. Therefore, just sacrificing a few spies is already a very light price.
Having killed some lone sand crabs with his own hands, Zhou Nan is very aware of the difficulty of this group of guys. Therefore, hearing Qi Lao's words, although he was not as scared as others. But in my heart, I still feel a little uncomfortable.
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent. After resting for a while and feeding the sand lizard some food, Qi Lao beckoned everyone and continued on the road. Like the scene just now, although it was frightening, it was just a small episode.
In the next three days, Zhou Nan and they encountered many dangers. It's better than before.
The further you go inside, the more dangerous the desert itself is removed, and the sand beasts under the sand are getting more and more powerful, and even the existence of a fourth-order peak has even appeared. Even if the monks who build the foundation of the Great Perfection are on the top, they may not be able to fight.
Fortunately, the team was outnumbered, and these arrogant guys were hacked to death, otherwise it would have been a big deal. But even so, under the sneak attack of the sand beast gods, many monks were unlucky enough to fall to the road and died one after another. and finally paid the price of their lives for their greed, ending their fucking life.
Seeing someone die, the living people naturally inevitably feel a little sad about the death of a rabbit and a fox. But what made Zhou Nan stunned was that after only half a cup of tea, everyone lost their emotions and became talking and laughing.
These people are outlaws, and who one of them doesn't have a few lives in their hands? Fear and worry for a while, but it won't last. People die for money, and birds die for food, which is the best interpretation of these guys. The ugly face is undoubtedly revealed.
To put it mildly, maybe their father died, and these guys may not be so sad, let alone for these people they don't know?
There are even some more bastard guys, who have gone too far and directly divided the wealth of the dead in front of everyone. For them, this kind of dead man's wealth is also a purpose of coming here this time.
Although Zhou Nan couldn't stand it, he didn't say anything. He has long passed the age of innocence, in this world of cannibalistic immortal cultivation, he will only care about his own life, whether others are dead or alive, who cares?
Zhou Nan is not so stupid, on the contrary, he directly took out his domineering, buried his humanity, and participated in it, and even became the biggest bastard among them, attracting many people to abuse.
Seeing Zhou Nan happily playing with a few spiritual weapons in his hand, a few guys with blue noses and swollen faces all looked gloomy. cursed Zhou Nan in his heart, and he couldn't die well. As for what these guys think, Zhou Nan didn't bother to pay attention.
Anyway, the purpose of his coming here this time is not pure. Like everyone else, everything is for the sake of wealth and resources, as long as you can get these things, you can't use any means, it's not too much. On the contrary, only fools will give up this opportunity and stick to their pathetic principles.
He only cares about the result. (To be continued......)