When Zhou Ning and his family had eaten and drank enough and were about to finish cleaning up, Pang Jian also walked out of the pile of rocks in time.
"Pang Jian, you still have to control this horse."
Seeing him appear, Zhou Qingchen, who had replaced He Ziren's dark horse, smiled and waved from a distance.
Beside him was the maroon war horse that originally belonged to Liu Qi but was occupied by Pang Jianjiu.
"The dragon-marked spear on the horse is for you to use."
Zhou Qingchen pointed to a spear hanging on the waist of the war horse, and said with a brilliant smile: "Next, we will be partners fighting side by side. The long knife you are used to is not a weapon that we practitioners should use. , I heard from Miss Ning that you have also embarked on the path of cultivation, so I will give you a dragon pattern spear to try it out first."
"Later, if there is a more suitable utensil, it is not too late for you to change it."
The Ning family, one old and one young, saw Zhou Qingchen's attitude towards Pang Jian changing dramatically, and they didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.
First, he took the initiative to deliver meat to the stone pile, and then gave him the dragon pattern spear of his dead subordinate. All these strange things made the two Ning family members suspicious.
Including Han Duping, the remaining Zhou family diners were also confused by Zhou Qingchen's actions.
Pang Jian acted calmly. After thanking him softly, he climbed onto the horse and tried to lift the dragon-patterned spear.
The shaft of the spear is rough and has natural wood grain. If you look closely, it really looks like a dragon pattern.
The spearhead is a silvery metal that shines with a cold luster and looks extremely sharp.
When he pulled hard, Pang Jian discovered that the spear shaft made of unknown wood was extremely heavy, several times heavier than the long knife he was used to!
After swaying and adjusting to the weight, he pointed the spear deep into the mountains with both hands and said, "The Silent Mountains are huge. Do you have the exact direction of travel?"
Zhou Qingchen thought for a moment and said, "Go north, to the location closest to the mist."
Ning Yao and Ning Yuanshan changed slightly when they heard what he said and looked at him in surprise.
When they discussed before, they only talked about searching for Tianfeng's remains, as well as the fallen artifacts from Blood Moon, Galaxy Alliance, and Yinling Temple.
The people of the Ning family actually do not intend to go deep into the far north and take greater risks to explore the "weird fog" anomaly.
"It's okay, we're not serious about entering an area shrouded in mist."
Seemingly seeing their concerns, Zhou Qingchen smiled and continued: "I always feel that Tianfeng's remains, as well as the searchers from the three major forces, are in the north near the mist."
Ning Yuanshan reluctantly agreed and said reluctantly: "Then... okay."
"The canyon we are in is in the southernmost part of the Silent Mountains. If you want to go north, you can go straight. But there are two roads to choose from. One is a mountain road, which requires climbing mountains. The other is along the winding river. But there will be a detour and the journey will be slower, how do you want to go?"
Pang Jian took the initiative to ask.
"Since you are most familiar with this place, it's up to you to decide." Zhou Qingchen looked indifferent.
"If we want to ride horses, let's walk along the river." Pang Jian suggested seriously.
"It's up to you." Zhou Qingchen smiled cheerfully.
Ning Yao frowned slightly, feeling secretly dissatisfied. Pang Jian was obviously the guide she paid to hire, but looking at Zhou Qingchen's attitude, how could Pang Jian become his?
She was dissatisfied, but she didn't show it, but remained silent.
For the rest of the trip, Pang Jian had always decided the itinerary and direction. He led everyone along the turbid stream.
Whenever everyone took a break to eat, Pang Jian would leave alone, find a secluded place, take out the cracked gray-white rock from the bamboo basket, and practice the "Hutian Qi Nourishing Technique".
As long as he covers the cracks in the rock with his palms, a rich "mysterious power" will flow out and merge into his Dantian spiritual sea, helping him wash away the filth in it.
The strange rocks he obtained by chance made his spiritual practice progress very quickly, and a lot of "cotton wool" in the spiritual sea was cleared away.
As the "cotton wadding" continued to decrease, he could clearly feel that the spiritual sea became brighter and more spacious. The power he subsequently channeled in encountered fewer and fewer obstacles during his activities.
He soon became convinced that with the help of that rock, he would be able to clear away the filth in the spiritual sea in no time.
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"A phoenix bone!"
On this day, Zhou Qingchen was on his horse, looking at the densely wooded distance, and suddenly said excitedly: "Did you see it?"
Because of his reminder, everyone looked into the distance and suddenly saw a withered bone like a giant pillar inserted in the forest several miles away, shocking them from a distance.
"Walk!"
Everyone waved their reins vigorously, driving the horses under them to accelerate.
As a guide, Pang Jian looked at the huge withered bone and was pulled behind everyone in shock.
When he got closer, he realized how huge one of Tianfeng's bones was. He couldn't help but think of how huge that mysterious Tianfeng's real body must be?
When he noticed that everyone was gradually leaving his sight, he hurriedly rode up to follow them.
A moment later, Pang Jian, who was left behind, finally arrived at the location of the Tianfeng's bones.
More than a hundred meters of dead bones stabbed into the forest like swords, causing many spider web-like ravines to open on the ground.
It was as if the moment it stabbed the ground, it caused a terrifying energy wave, and its residual power tore apart the surrounding earth!
Still tens of meters away, there was a vast ancient sacred aura coming from the dull bone, making all those who looked up at the bone involuntarily have a desire to worship.
The bones of Tianfeng stand on the earth like a mountain, and can suppress all the evil spirits in the Silent Mountains.
Pang Jian was shocked and infected.
Just one withered bone is over 100 meters tall and as thick as the roots of a giant tree. How shocking must Feng Tian's demeanor have been during his lifetime?
Isn’t it a mythical existence?
No wonder, the divine bird suspended above his house could be easily assassinated to death.
"The uncertain ferry of the blood moon!"
When Pang Jian's mind was filled with excitement and reverie, Ning Yuanshan suddenly let out a soft cry and pointed behind the withered bones.
Immediately, the huge sailing ship that Pang Jian had seen with a black pennant and a blood-red crescent rising and falling on the pennant appeared behind the bones in his sight.
"Go over and have a look!"
Following Ningyuan Mountain's shouts, Pang Jian and others rode around the dead bones to observe at close range.
I saw a sailboat dozens of meters long, which had crushed countless trees and was anchored on the debris and dead branches on the ground.
Around the sailboat, there are blood-stained bones scattered all over, and the blood moon pattern is still on some clothes.
"This is the true Blood Moon practitioner."
Ning Yuanshan took a look, couldn't help but cover his nose, and said: "After they died, their flesh, flesh, and organs should have been eaten away by nearby wild beasts. You see, there are blood-stained gold and silver utensils next to their bodies. Being spat out.”
Different from the Yinling Temple corpses wearing Blood Moon clothes in the stone pile, after the flesh and blood of the bones were eaten, the pungent smell of blood emitted, making people want to gag.
"Were they killed by nearby wild beasts, or by people from the Yinling Temple and the Galaxy Alliance? Or were there other dangers in the Silent Mountains?" Ning Yao couldn't help but doubt the cause of death of the bones.
"The wild beasts in the Silent Mountains should not be able to kill cultivators." Pang Jian said.
Having been in the Silent Mountains all year round, he knows best what kind of power the beasts here have.
He didn't think the most ferocious beasts could deal with people like Zhou Qingchen and Ning Yuanshan, so the death of the Blood Moon cultivator should have nothing to do with the beasts in the mountains.
"No, you don't understand the power of the mist."
Zhou Qingchen's expression was deep, he shook his head, and said solemnly: "I am very sure that the strange mist has penetrated from the boundary wall to the northernmost part of the mountain range. If the wild beasts that stray into it can come out alive, they will definitely undergo changes. Become a ferocious beast or spiritual beast many times more powerful than before."
"And such a beast is no longer the species you were familiar with before, and it can no longer be called a beast."
As soon as these words came out, Pang Jian felt awe-inspiring, knowing that he really didn't know much about "Misty Fog".
Although he has been active in the Silent Mountains all year round, he has never come into contact with the "Weird Fog", and he is also restricted by his father and is strictly prohibited from hunting in the far north.
"Hoo! Hoo!"
The wind suddenly howled, and the black flag erected above the Wuding ferry swayed with the wind.
The huge scarlet crescent moon in the center of the flag, as the flag moved, actually released a strange blood-colored light, illuminating the surrounding area in deep red.
Under the crimson blood light, those skeletal bodies without flesh and blood suddenly looked extremely oozing.
"Don't act rashly."
Zhou Qingchen stared at the blood moon in the flag, felt it silently, and then said: "I'm going to confirm whether there are any supernatural remains in the fallen Tianfeng bones. If you say...just wait nearby, Qian Don’t touch the artifacts left behind by the corpses, and don’t go to Wuding Ferry.”
"good!"
Everyone who had experienced the misery of the rubble piles seemed more cautious this time, and they were all obedient.
Zhou Qingchen immediately dismounted, either avoiding the gaps with large cracks, or flying directly over them, and soon reached the landing point of the huge withered bones.
He turned his back to everyone next to the withered bones, took out something from his arms, and seemed to be inspecting it carefully.
"no."
Zhou Qingchen soon had the answer.
He turned his back to everyone, first took back what he took out, and then turned around and said: "It's just an ordinary phoenix bone, there is nothing strange in it. The death of the Blood Moon cultivator has nothing to do with this withered bone. It should be caused by the withered bone." Killed by other things.”
"Okay, now everyone can disperse for inspection, but you still have to be careful."
In Zhou Qingchen's heart, Tianfeng's bones were the most terrifying thing. Seeing that it was not what he thought, he relaxed a little and motioned for everyone to search as they pleased.
But he still warned: "As for... the Wuding Ferry, everyone should not go in. You should check the corpse first and see if there is anything weird about the artifacts they left behind."
Everyone moved quickly.
Pang Jian knew that he might not be qualified to obtain the relics of those cultivators, so he might as well wait for Zhou Qingchen to give them to him on his own initiative, so he did not follow the crowd to search for them, but waited quietly.
I don't know how long it took, but Zhou Qingchen suddenly frowned again and shouted softly: "Someone is coming."
When everyone who was busy heard this, they immediately stopped and waited nervously.
Both the Blood Moon and the people in Yinling Temple are practitioners from the upper world, and most of them have higher realms than them.
Those powerful people are now dead in large numbers in the Silent Mountains, let alone them?
They had to be extra cautious.
After a while, accompanied by a deliberately low "rustling" sound, the group of people gradually appeared, emerging from the forest behind the Wuding ferry.
Both sides looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
"People from the Zhou family and Ning family!"
"It turns out they are from the Shangguan family!"
Amidst the soft calls of relaxation, a group of nine people finally dared to show their heads openly. The nine people seemed to be more cautious than them just now.
The first person was dressed as a graceful lady, wearing a luxurious and bright dress, and her exquisite jewelry sparkled.
She has a beautiful appearance, like a ripe peach, and her figure is extremely attractive.
At this moment, she covered Guoguan's white and high chest, and said in a fuss: "I'm scared to death. I thought I met the survivors of the upper world and they were going to kill us all."
The plump and beautiful woman came swaying gracefully and winked at Zhou Qingchen from a distance, "Qingchen, we haven't seen each other for a long time. I felt relieved when I saw it was you."
Zhou Qingchen smiled casually: "It turns out to be Aunt Qin."
"Sister Qin, you, Brother Han, and I are here too." Han Duping, who was extremely bloated, squinted his small eyes and stared at the white greasy patch on her chest, only looking at her breasts and not her face, and said: " Others say you are a coward, but I am not afraid. Anyway, two of your men are dead, so why don't we just make do with it."
"As long as you nod, sister, I will part ways with Mr. Zhou immediately and directly join your Shangguan family."
Han Duping beat his chest and promised, pretending that he would immediately break up with Zhou Qingchen and become her subordinate.
Zhou Qingchen knew what kind of character Han Duping was, so he looked helpless and said with a smile: "After all, we are going to meet each other. If you really want to do this, Old Han, in addition to reluctantly seeing you off, I will also prepare a generous gift."
"Bah! Fat Winter Melon, stop daydreaming!" Shangguan Qin's gorgeous face was covered with disgust and coldness, and she sneered without giving any face: "You old man, you also want to eat swan meat?"
"Ha, you have killed two men, and you are not young now, so you are not a swan." Han Duping revealed her background with a smile.
Shangguan Qin was so angry that her breathing became rapid, which made her chest appear taller and more erect.
"Squeak!"
A tall and strong man, covered in thick heavy armor, dragged a huge iron cage with one hand and appeared at the end of the Shangguan family.
Pang Jian, who was mingling among the Ning family and Zhou family and didn't pay attention to the people coming from this group, suddenly looked at a gray ape in an iron cage.
The gray ape has a pair of strange ice-blue eyes, showing violence and ferocity. Even though he has become a prisoner, he still looks murderous.
When Pang Jian saw it, the gray ape with scars all over his body also looked at Pang Jian.
"know?"
Ning Yao, who was next to Pang Jian, followed the sight of Gray Ape's icy blue eyes and looked at Pang Jian beside her, and couldn't help asking in surprise.
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