Two hours later, the Xuanhu came to a rocky coast. Looking from the ship, the shore was a vast and barren land with sparse and low vegetation. From time to time, strong winds would stir up yellow sand and dead grass, and in the wilderness Flying all over the sky.
In the extreme distance, a rolling mountain range stretches across. The edges cannot be seen from both ends, and it is unknown how many thousands of miles long it is. The mountains are not too high, and there is no snow on any of the tops. The entire mountain range is bare and seems to be more barren than the plain wilderness.
Whether it is the vast plains or the continuous mountains, they all show a malnourished yellow color. This is why Qingshi and the others saw the yellow horizon. At the same time, this is also the reason why they feel strange and confused, because, according to what they learned According to the information, Shenmu Continent is a continent with dense vegetation and full of vitality, but the situation they saw was completely different.
Qingshi, Chen Tianye and Duan Wutian flew ashore. Qingshi immediately collected the Xuanhu, and the three began to walk inland, observing the terrain and sensing the surrounding environment as they walked.
The land on the ground was mostly sand and gravel, extremely dry, with only sparse clumps of withered yellow weeds and shrubs growing there. Not a single big tree, person or animal could be seen at all.
There is only extremely thin spiritual energy in the air. Normally, on such a vast continent, spiritual energy should be abundant. However, the spiritual energy here is not even one-third of that in Wanshan Sea. Just now, Duan Wutian and Chen Tianye activated the flight function of their armor to land. The distance of less than fifty feet was almost the limit of flight.
Not only is the spiritual energy thin, but even the air is also thin. Qingshi discovered that the density of the air here is very low. The air density thousands of feet above Tianlong Continent is higher than here.
The three of them walked for nearly ten miles, but they still didn't see a living creature. Instead, they saw the bones of an animal in front of them. They didn't know what species it was. Duan Wutian kicked the white-bone head away and cursed: "The place where this rabbit doesn't poop is the Sacred Tree Continent? Is there any mistake?"
"It's the Shenmu Continent!" Qingshi said with emotion, "The appearance of the Shenmu Continent that we know is at least five or six hundred years ago. The so-called world changes and vicissitudes of life, five hundred years is not a short time. We don't know what happened here. What?"
After walking for more than ten miles, there was still nothing new discovered, and the entire wilderness was still dead silent.
"Forget it!" Duan Wutian said, "Let's take the airship and fly to the mountain range to see what's different."
"I'm afraid that's not possible!" Qingshi shook his head and said, "The aura and air here are too thin. I estimate that it will be difficult for either the aura airship or the jet spacecraft to operate normally."
"No way?" Chen Tianye said, "There is very little spiritual energy, and it is not much stronger than the sea. The spiritual energy airship will definitely not be able to fly. But the jet airship should be usable, right?"
"Probably not," Qingshi said, "The maximum ceiling of our jet spaceship is less than a thousand feet, but the air density here is probably not as dense as the thousand-foot altitude in the Wanshan Sea."
"Really?" Chen Tianye concentrated on feeling it and said in frustration, "Not bad, but it's really not as good as that."
In this case, Qing Duan and Chen had no choice but to walk. The sun was scorching in the sky, the sun was like fire, the burning wind was blowing in the face, and the dust was dancing. In addition, the spiritual energy and the air were thin. Even though the three of them were all highly cultivated, it was very difficult to walk.
The mountain range is no less than five hundred miles away from the sea. Even though Qing Duan and Chen are fast, they cannot reach it quickly. Two hours later, the sun set in the west, and the earth soon fell into twilight.
Of course, Qing Duan and Chen were not afraid of the dark. They took advantage of the cool night and hurried on. Near midnight, they finally arrived at the foot of the mountain.
At this time, the night is as cool as water, the breeze is blowing on the face, the stars in the sky are brilliant, and the earth is quiet and hazy. It is a picture of tranquility in the years, not at all the desolate and harsh appearance during the day.
The three of them took out a carpet and spread it on the ground, lying on the ground to rest, but they didn't sleep. They just looked up at the gorgeous starry sky, drank and talked and laughed, waiting for the dawn to arrive.
A few hours later, the sun rose and the three of them started climbing.
The rocks are exposed and loose, there are almost no plants, and there are no roads. It is very difficult to climb. Of course, this is not a problem for Qing Duan and Chen.
Viewed from the seaside, this mountain range seems to stretch for tens of thousands of miles, but it is not very high. Now when I come to its feet, I find that it is at least two thousand feet high. There is no snow on the top of the mountain, perhaps because the air is too dry, or because it is summer.
Near noon, Qing Duan and Chen finally reached the top of the mountain. Looking eastward, I expected to see green vegetation and people on the other side of the mountain, but I didn't expect that it turned out to be rolling desert and Gobi wilderness, stretching as far as the eye could see. The three of them couldn't help but be disappointed.
However, after observing for a long time, they still made some gratifying discoveries. For example, there seemed to be a touch of green in the far depths of the desert, and there seemed to be a winding path running under the foot of the mountain a hundred miles to the south. In the desert, in the direction of the path, there is also a faint wisp of blue smoke rising.
The three of them quickly reached a consensus and headed for the trail.
It was very convenient to go down the mountain. Although the spiritual energy was still thin, after Duan and Chen activated the flight function of the armor and combined with their own body and martial arts, it was no problem to glide hundreds of feet. Qingshi has the ability to control the wind. Although the air is thin, the efficiency of gliding with the wings of wind and thunder is much higher than that of Duan and Chen.
In less than half an hour, the three of them arrived on the path. This road is a gravel road, which is actually not too small. It is about ten feet wide. There are ruts and human and animal footprints on the road. Qingshi and the others were very happy to finally see traces of human activities, so they walked along the road. OK.
After walking a few miles, the road turned a corner around a sandy hill, and two bare low stone mountains appeared in front of it. The road passed between the two stone mountains, like a stone gate.
When the three of them walked to the stone gate, they suddenly heard a whistle. Then, a large group of people in tattered clothes, shirtless and barefoot, armed with knives, sticks or bows and arrows, emerged from the ground or on the stone mountain from all directions, shouting. They were immediately surrounded.
"Hahaha..." A rough voice sounded, "It's rare to see a fat sheep dressed so brightly these days! When I got up to pee this morning, I stepped on a piece of dog poop. It was indeed my luck. It’s so good, hahaha..."
Qing Duan, Chen and the others looked around and saw that the person speaking was a big unshaven man. He was standing on a small rocky hill on the left. His upper body was bare, revealing a monster tattoo. He was wearing a pair of fur shorts and a pair of bare feet. In his hands He was carrying a large knife with three iron rings.
Qing Duan, Chen and the others stopped, not knowing what they were going to do. Just as he was about to ask a question, he heard the big man shout again: "Brothers! Take them down and clean them all over! Don't even leave your underwear on. Get on!"
"Kill!" A dozen men rushed over, brandishing knives and sticks, and were about to attack Qing Duan and Chen.
Qing Duan and Chen looked at each other with expressions of disbelief.
These people were dressed in rags like beggars, and their knives and sticks were too shabby for chopping wood and making fire. There was almost no spiritual energy fluctuations visible on their bodies. It was obvious that their cultivation was extremely low. It was certain that none of them had reached the Qi Gathering realm. But such a group of people actually wanted to rob the three of them! And without asking any questions, he just started to take action, even preparing to pull off the underwear of the three of them!
"Amano, come on!" Qingshi said helplessly, "Seventh Brother's hands are too heavy."
Bang bang bang bang...
The people who were shouting and rushing over suddenly felt their eyes blurred. Everyone was slapped in the mouth, flew back more than ten feet and fell to the ground. None of them understood what happened, and they all just covered their swollen cheeks. A confused look on his face.
The people who were shouting and cheering suddenly fell silent, and they all stared blankly at Qing Duan and Chen, dumbfounded.
"You!" Chen Tianye pointed at the big man holding the three-ring sword, "Come down!"
"Ah!" The big man came back to his senses and asked blankly, "What?"
Chen Tianye was too lazy to talk nonsense with him. His hands turned into claws, and by stretching and contracting, the big man seemed to be picked up by an invisible giant hand, flew forward a few feet, and fell at Chen Tianye's feet like a sandbag.
"Run quickly!"
Suddenly hearing a loud shout, everyone turned around and ran away. Swords, guns and sticks were thrown all over the floor, including the big man who also threw away his sword and rolled around trying to escape.
"Everyone, stop!"
Duan Wutian shouted loudly, which was nothing more than a thunderclap in mid-air. Everyone was shocked to the point where their hearts were beating wildly and their brains were buzzing. They all involuntarily lay down or knelt on the ground, daring not to move any more.
"Who are you?" Chen Tianye looked around, lowered his head and asked the tattooed man kneeling on the ground, "What is your name? What kind of place is this?"
"Return...back to the king!" The big man did not dare to raise his head and said in fear, "We are the subordinates of King Tuming. My name is Yuye, and this is the territory of our king."
"Fuck your mother!" Chen Tianye said, "I'm asking if this is the Shenmu Continent?"
"Yes, yes!" Yu Ye said, "This is the Shenmu Continent! Dare I ask some of the kings, are you passing by here or do you want to pay a visit to my lord?"
"Who is your king?" Chen Tianye said, "I still want to pay him a visit?"
"My king is the Great Immortal White Bear!" Yuye said, "If the kings want to visit my king, I will lead the way. If they want to pass by, please take a detour. The king does not like strangers passing through his territory."
"What?" Duan Wutian was furious, raised his fist and was about to step forward.
"We just want to pay a visit to your king!" Qingshi pulled Duan Wutian and took over the words and said, "Please lead the way."
"Yes!" Yu Ye quickly got up, picked up his big knife and hung it on his back, then bowed and led the way.
After walking for about thirty miles, I saw some man-made buildings on a hill in front of me. There was a row of low stone walls and several houses with adobe and thatched roofs. Behind the wall stood a few people holding long guns. Everyone waved greetings when they saw Yuye, looking like a sentry.
After passing the guard post, we saw the path extending into a canyon. There is actually a large green area in this spacious canyon. In addition to many trees and grasslands, there are also more than a dozen irregular farmland, all surrounding a small pond. Many naked people were busy in the fields.
On the hillside on the west side of the canyon, several groups of cattle and sheep were gnawing on the sparse weeds. On the hillside on the east side, there is a large number of low houses built along the mountain. This is just like an ordinary human village!
"This is your village?" Qingshi asked Yuye.
"Yes!" Yuye said, "This is our Jiagouzi Village."
"It looks like you are all farmers," Qingshi said. "You have land and houses, how can you go out and block the road and rob?"
"No!" Yuye said, "This is the rule of King Tuming. Our area is the territory of King Tuming. The king said that except for the king who comes to visit him, as long as other people enter the territory, they can They will all be captured and locked up as his slaves, and their property will naturally be confiscated and presented to him."
"Where is your Bald King?" Qingshi asked, "I want to see him now."
"In the big cave on Shanshan Mountain," Yuye raised his finger and pointed to a huge cave on the east slope. "The king is still sleeping. When he was in the village, he would not get up until the sun went down every day. I dare not If you have disturbed him, why don't the kings follow me to your hotel to rest, and I will report back after the sun sets."
"Uh~" Qingshi wanted to find out more information, so he said, "Okay! By the way, why do you call us kings? How do you know that we are also kings?"
"Otherwise?" Yu Ye said, "You are so powerful, you look not much different from our bald king. What else can you be if you are not a king? Are you a pariah like us?"
"In your area, all the untouchables are the kings?" Qingshi asked curiously, "How do you distinguish between the untouchables and the kings?"
"Well..." Yuye scratched the back of his head, not knowing how to answer.
"Yuye!" an old voice said, "Where do these distinguished guests come from? What are you doing?"
Following the words, an old man with white hair and beard walked out from behind a big tree, looking up and down at Qing Duan and Chen, with a look of surprise on his face.
"Dad Bai!" Yu Ye said respectfully, "These are some great kings who are here to pay a visit to our King Tu Ming." He then said to Qingshi and the other three, "This is Dad Bai, the head of our village."
"Huh?" Father Bai was surprised and said thoughtfully, "Yuye, you still bring people to guard the intersection. Let me entertain these distinguished guests!"
As if Yu Ye had been granted amnesty, he bowed a few times to Qing Duan and Chen, then turned around and flew away. When the old village chief Bai saw him walking away, he immediately bowed respectfully and invited Qing Duan and Chen to go to his house to serve tea.
Qingshi saw that Father Bai's Qi cultivation seemed to be at the Yuan Dan level, and judging from his aura, he was probably about to reach the end of his lifespan. However, his eyes seemed shrewd and intelligent, and his movements seemed quite magnanimous. He was not as confused as Yuye's people, so they followed him, exchanging names and chatting a few words as they walked.
Father Bai let Qing Duan and Chen into his simple main room, politely asked Qing Duan and Chen to sit down, and then called a big-eyed girl of seventeen or eighteen years old to serve tea.
Then, Father Bai said: "If I guess correctly, these distinguished guests are not from my Shenmu Continent, right?"
"That's right!" Qingshi said, "We are from Tianlong Continent."
"Yeah!" Father Bai nodded and said, "So, you guys came across the Great Sea?"
"Exactly," Qingshi said, "I just arrived yesterday."
"Oh! It's been five hundred years, and I finally see the visitors from the other side of the sea again!" Father Bai nodded with emotion, and then said, "Although I will not live long, my eyes are not blind. I know that you are definitely not monsters." The beast transformed into a human monk, right?"
"That's right!" Qingshi said, "We are humans. From what Yuye and Dad said, could it be that the Bald King is a big demon in human form?"
"Of course it is," said Father Bai. "Tu Ming is a great white bear demon that has turned into a human form."
"So..." Qingshi said thoughtfully, "This great white bear demon has occupied your village and is now king?"
"Yes!" Father Bai said, "Not only our village, but all the villages and cities in the Shenmu Continent, except Baiyun City, have all been occupied by monsters. Our human race has long been enslaved by the monsters' rule. Five hundred years!"
