Chapter Ninety-Six: Desert Aliens
"This is also the place where the Hundred Kingdoms of the Western Regions and the Great Immortal Cultivation Realm of the Middle Earth are exchanged, especially the Tianshan Sect, which is a big sect with real people in the True Body Period, which has attracted many immortal cultivators to come here. ”
"The Immortal Town under the Tianshan Sect has gathered many scattered cultivators from all over the world, and there are no less than thousands of monks like Li Daoyou who travel here every year!"
Venerable Baiyun's words shocked Li Muran when he heard it.
"Tianshan Sect!" Li Muran secretly remembered the name. Among the four sects of Kuanglu, there is not even a monk in the Dharma phase period, and there is actually a true body period of storage here, which shows that the immortal cultivation world here must be much more clever and lively than the four sects of Kuanglu!
After hearing the description of the Venerable Baiyun, although he had not yet seen the Tianshan Mountain, Li Muran was already quite yearning.
The two had not gone far with the caravan, when suddenly the camel cart stopped, and two mute servants screamed in exclamation.
A dozen or so small strange men dressed in black suddenly emerged from under the sand dunes around the camel cart and surrounded the two camel carts.
Master Bai Yun walked out of the camel cart and was shocked when he saw these black-clothed people, because these people all exuded a not weak aura on their bodies, and they were all immortal cultivators.
Li Muran had also walked out of the camel cart, and when he saw this scene, he secretly put his hand on the storage bag.
The men in black were not tall, with long hands and not long legs, which looked rather strange.
They didn't immediately make it difficult for Li Muran and Master Baiyun, but yelled at each other, and Li Muran didn't understand what they said at all.
"They're the Sand Tribesmen!" Master Bai Yun's face changed drastically, and he seemed to be able to understand the words of the Sand Tribesmen.
"Sha Clan, what is the origin?" Li Muran frowned slightly, he sensed that the aura of these strange people was roughly the appearance of the early stage of the Qi Vein, and the other was the late stage of the Qi Vein cultivation, if he really started to do it, it would be quite troublesome.
Master Bai Yun said very quickly: "The Sand people are a mysterious race, and it is rumored that they have lived in the border desert for generations, and they have never stepped out of the desert. Moreover, they usually never attack these passing caravans and immortal cultivators, and even if they happen to meet them, they are all safe, and the Sand people will quietly avoid us and others. Why did they take the initiative to make things difficult for us today?"
The sand tribesman in the late stage of the qi vein coughed lightly, and said in a stiff tone: "We don't want to kill people for money, but just to take back the holy worm! You have the breath of the holy worm of your own clan, and anyone who takes the holy worm out of the desert is an enemy of your own clan!"
His words were said in Xiliang Chinese, and Li Muran also understood.
"Holy worm? What is that? Old Dao doesn't have any worms on his body, Li Daoyou, could it be that you brought a holy worm?" said the Baiyun Venerable anxiously.
Li Muran was also puzzled, and he tried to ask: "I don't know what a noble holy worm is, can your Excellency elaborate on one or two?"
The leader of the Sand clan nodded, took out a transparent jade bottle from his arms, and said to Li Muran: "This is the holy worm!"
Li Muran looked at the transparent jade bottle, and now there were several black giant ants in it, although these giant ants were a little larger, and even had a pair of transparent wings, they looked somewhat similar to the black ants he had seen.
"Could it be this?" Li Muran took out a jade bottle from his arms, which contained those black ants.
"Exactly! The breath of the holy worm, I have already sensed it!" The leader of the Sand Tribes nodded, stretched out his hand to Li Muran and said, "Bring the Holy Worms! You can go! I will wait for the Sand Tribesmen and will not hurt anyone passing by." ”
Li Muran groaned slightly, but still threw the vial to the other party. The leader of the Sand Clan took the vial, gave Li Muran a salute, and said, "Thank you!
His tone was stiff and his diction was rather strange, apparently not proficient in the language.
"You're welcome! I did it unintentionally, not intentionally to take away the holy worm. Li Muran returned the salute.
The Sand Clan leader nodded, then waved his hand to the people.
"Whirring" a few times, these people have disappeared into the yellow sand, only to see a wave of ups and downs on the yellow sand, and then return to calm, as if nothing has been born.
came and went without a trace, and these mysterious sand people disappeared like this.
Master Bai Yun breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, Li Daoyou is wise enough to return the holy worm to the other party, otherwise these Sand Tribesmen will not give up! I heard that although these Sand Tribesmen are usually very timid and afraid of things, and will deliberately avoid people passing by, their actual skills are also extremely good, especially in this desert, they are like a fish in water, and their magical powers are very difficult to deal with!"
"Really, all those supernatural powers?" asked Li Muran curiously.
"This old way is not clear!" said the Baiyun Master: "It is said that the Sand people never take it lightly, but once they make a move, they will definitely kill the other party! So no one has ever known what magical powers the Sand people have, and how they can survive in the border desert for thousands or ten thousand years! In fact, there are very few people who have seen the Sand people. Lao Dao is also the first time I have seen it today, and I have only seen relevant records in the classics before. ”
"But Li Daoyou doesn't have to worry, the Sand people shouldn't be harassing us anymore. The Venerable Baiyun said, returned to the camel cart, and motioned for the dumb servant to continue on his way.
Li Muran nodded, and also returned to his camel cart and continued to rest.
Not long after, the caravan stopped to rest for an hour, and another person brought delicious food and wine to Li Muran and the Baiyun Master. They also knew that the cultivators had a light taste, and they did not prepare big fish and meat, but some matsutake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and rice and wine.
"Li Daoyou, this is the best matsutake mushroom unique to Xiliang Kingdom, it is more expensive than real gold, Daoyou can taste it. Master Bai Yun introduced.
After eating dry food for several months, Li Muran didn't mind changing the taste, he ate two bites, and sure enough, the entrance was smooth and smooth, and the aftertaste was endless, and he couldn't help but praise a few words.
After the meal, the lord of the caravan, a middle-aged man in rich costumes, came to meet Li Muran in person and presented him with a pair of rouge jade unicorns, which Li Muran knew must be extremely valuable in the secular world, but almost useless to himself.
Li Muran was about to refuse, but Venerable Baiyun persuaded him, saying that it was normal for these mortals to admire cultivators and pay homage to them, and if Li Muran refused to accept them, the caravan owner would be terrified and unable to sleep all day long.
Since Master Baiyun said so, Li Muran also accepted the pair of jade, but he was still quite indifferent to the master of the caravan, and the owner of the caravan was also very knowledgeable.
Li Muran followed the caravan forward, and he did not encounter any danger along the way. It's just a sandstorm, but it's just a strong wind that rolls up the yellow sand, which is completely incomparable to the last time Li Muran encountered a storm in the Desert of Death.
The caravan was tied back and forth, and after the strong wind had passed, the overturned wagons and other goods were repacked and continued on the road, and as for a few livestock swept away by the strong wind, the loss to the whole caravan was negligible, so they were ignored.
A few days later, when the caravan slaughtered livestock for the entourage, the smell of blood attracted two first-class demon beasts, sand foxes, although they did not know any spells, they were extremely dexterous, their claws were extremely sharp, and their fur was tough, and they were not afraid of the swords of those dart masters. Master Bai Yun originally planned to make a move, but because it was just nightfall, Li Muran sent Xiaobai to solve the two sand foxes.
In Li Muran's opinion, he accepted the "gift" of the caravan master, and now he sent spirit beasts to solve the two demon beasts for the caravan, which was also a kind of reward.
After following the caravan for more than two months, he finally left the desert. The whole caravan was full of joy in their hearts, and when they left the desert, there would be no more danger.
Although the road is still quite desolate, some weeds can be seen at first, and more and more, and gradually rivers appear.
Not long after, the caravan finally came to the outside of Liangzhou City, and the Baiyun Venerable and Li Muran were also separated from the caravan here.
Li Muran looked at the distance in the north, and his expression showed a little exclamation.
To the north, there is an endless stretch of high mountains, although far apart, only a faint shadow can be seen, but you can also see these peaks towering into the clouds, as if connected with the sky, forming a huge silhouette that is thousands of miles long and connects the sky, majestic and magnificent.
"There is the Tien Shan. Master Baiyun said with a smile: "In the eyes of mortals, the peaks there lead directly to the heavens, so they are called 'Heavenly Mountains'. There are countless peaks in the Tien Shan Mountains that are so tall that they are covered with snow all year round from halfway up the mountain. In the summer, some of the snow melts and merges into a river, which flows to the foot of the mountain, moistening the earth and forming a fertile plain on which Liangzhou City was built. ”
"And Mixian Town, it is in the middle of the Tianshan Mountains, but it is only the outer peaks, and the inside of the mountain range is the territory of the Tianshan Sect, so we can't enter it. ”
Li Muran asked curiously, "Do the mortals here know the existence of immortal cultivators?"
Master Baiyun replied: "More or less everyone knows something, there is a saying in Liangzhou City since more than 10,000 years ago that the Tianshan Mountains are the place where immortals live, and they have left many legends, so most of these mortals believe that there are immortals. As for immortal cultivators, a very small number of wealthy and noble families like the lord of the caravan may have more contact and know more, but ordinary people rarely have access to them. ”
Li Muran thought for a moment and asked, "When the Tianshan Sect selects new disciples, is it just looking for some civilian children with extremely high qualifications and potential from the mortals in Liangzhou City?"
Master Bai Yun shook his head and smiled: "Li Daoyou, I don't know anything. The Tianshan Sect is extremely famous, and I don't know how many immortal cultivators it has attracted to come here, and there will be no shortage of disciples at all. In addition, the family members of some monks in the sect also want to enter the Tianshan Sect to practice, and the number of disciples is very sought-after, where will it be the turn of these ordinary civilians!"
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