Hearing Luo Luoshan's question, Chen Tianye and Duan Wutian unconsciously looked at Qingshi.
"Do it!" Qingshi said without hesitation, "However, we don't have to wait for the next window period. We will go there after dawn. If my guess is correct, those poisonous insects and beasts will only come out at night."
"This is very possible!" Luo Luoshan said, "But once it gets bright and the sun comes out, I won't be able to accurately locate it."
"What?" Chen Tianye asked curiously, "You can only position it at night, not during the day?"
"That's right!" Luo Luoshan said, "I have tried countless times. As long as it is daytime, I cannot judge the direction. The trajectory of the sun seems to be chaotic and cannot be used as a reference at all. Moreover, every day at dawn , this large area will blow strong winds and stir up sand and dust, erasing all traces on the ground. It is simply impossible to find the entrance during the day."
"Really?" Qingshi touched his chin and said thoughtfully, "It's only about twenty miles for us to run from the stone forest to here. We should be able to determine the direction now. If we set up a direction sign immediately, we can follow it after dawn. If we go in this direction, can we not reach the stone forest?"
"No!" Luo Luoshan said, "I have encountered similar situations many times. In this area, the direction during the day must be chaotic. Let alone twenty miles, I am afraid that I will get lost after walking two or three miles. direction."
Hearing what Luo Luoshan said, everyone shook their heads and sighed. Only then did they realize that they had been traveling by day and night. It turned out that it was not just to avoid the harsh sun during the day, but the most important reason was to identify the direction.
"Alas! In that case!" Bai Sha said, "Then we might as well start our return journey before dawn."
"No!" Qingshi said: "No matter what, I want to wait until daybreak to see the situation. Is it possible to determine the direction and find the entrance again during the day? I think there is no harm in giving it a try. The worst is to delay it for another day. That’s all. What do you think?”
"This..." Luo Luoshan thought for a long time, and then said, "Okay! Just do what Brother Haiya said!"
In fact, it was too late for them to return now, because dawn was approaching and strong winds began to blow in the desert.
The wind began to get stronger and stronger, and the sand and dust began to blow up. Everyone took out their windproof equipment to avoid the wind and sand. Soon, three tents were set up, and the three teams entered each of them.
This small sandstorm only lasted for about an hour. When the sun rose, the wind gradually became smaller and almost completely stopped in less than a quarter of an hour.
There was no fine dust in the air, and the scorching sun began to scorch the earth. The three teams each got out of the tents that were mostly buried, and then began to walk toward the southeast.
Luo Luoshan walked at the front of the team, and the bluestone fell at the end. When the group of nine people walked nearly five miles, Luo Luoshan stopped.
"What's wrong?" Bai Sha asked.
"Look at the sun in the sky," Luo Luoshan said, "I can't guarantee that we are in the right direction."
Everyone looked up and saw that although the sun had just risen not long ago, it was already bright and hot. Other than that, there seemed to be nothing different.
"It doesn't seem to be any different!" Chen Tianye said, "We have been walking southeast, and now the sun is still in front of us on the left, right?"
"Then look at the footprints we have walked!" Luo Luoshan said, "Look, are we going straight?"
Everyone looked back at the footsteps they had walked, somewhat confused.
In the desert, sand dunes are all closely connected. People can only walk along the ridges between the sand dunes. It is impossible to climb to the top of a hill and then slip into the deep ravine between two sand dunes just to walk in a straight line. Not to mention that the energy consumed is countless times greater, but in fact it is not necessarily possible to keep moving forward in a straight line. Therefore, people can only keep the general direction unchanged when moving forward, and the footprints under their feet can never be a straight line.
Now, when they looked back, they could only see messy walking traces that turned left and right, and they could only see traces of one or two miles, because they were blocked by sand dunes further back. It is not easy to judge whether the direction has been maintained.
"Boss Luo," Bai Sha said, "Of course we can't go straight in the desert, but what Brother Mang Ju said seems to make sense. The position of the sun has not changed, and the general direction we are heading should be right."
"You didn't notice the problem," Luo Luoshan said, "Well, let's climb up to the big sand dune in front of us and take a look, and you'll understand."
After speaking, Luo Luoshan took out a single sword and placed its tip on the ground facing the southeast direction they now identified. Then we started climbing the sand dunes with everyone.
Although the sand dune is not high, the yellow sand under your feet is soft and it is difficult to climb up. Fortunately, everyone has a high level of cultivation and quickly climbed up the sand dune, which is dozens of feet high.
Standing on the top of the sand dune, Luo Luoshan looked up at the sun in the sky, and then let the sunlight shine to his diagonal left side. In this way, the direction he was facing should be the southeast.
"Look," Luo Luoshan said, "the direction I'm facing now is southeast, right?"
"Yeah~" Chen Tianye said, "That's right!"
"Then you look down now and look at the traces of our journey." Luo Luoshan said, "If I guessed correctly, the direction I am facing now should not be consistent with the direction we walked."
Everyone began to carefully observe the traces of their route. Standing at a high place, they could indeed see farther. Most people had good eyesight. Although the traces of movement in the desert were not obvious, they could still identify them relatively clearly.
Everyone discussed and confirmed with each other while identifying, and soon everyone came to an agreement. Based on what everyone observed, they found that their group was heading in the wrong direction. Judging from the traces that can be seen now, their initial direction was not southeast, but due south. Later, they turned to southwest.
What surprised them most was that just under their sand dune, the tip of the single sword placed by Luoluo Mountain was not facing the southeast, but the north that they now considered.
"Do you understand?" Luo Luoshan said, "The direction is always changing. Just now under the sand dunes, the southeast we identified has now become the north, and the southeast we identify now is different from every previous measurement. .Which measurement is correct?"
Everyone looked at each other, speechless.
"Grandma's!" Duan Wutian looked up at the sun in the sky and said, "This sun seems to be very naughty, deliberately making trouble for us!"
"Yes!" Luo Luoshan said with a smile, "Is there any way for Brother Ke to stop him from causing trouble and making fun of us?"
"I can't help it!" Duan Wutian laughed, "But our Tianxuan Sect boss must have a solution!"
oh?
Everyone looked at Qingshi.
"It's not the sun that's playing tricks on us!" Qingshi said with a slight smile, "It's the 'Desert Dragon'."
"This is natural!" Luo Luoshan said, "Does Brother Haiya know how he played tricks on us?"
"I don't know!" Qingshi said, "But I guess this must be an array technique related to light, shadow and illusion."
"Array Technique?" Anan said with a glare, "How do you know it's an Array Technique? Besides, knowing what it is but not why is useless!"
This Anan always puts on a stinky face all day long, and when talking to people, he is either holding a gun or carrying a stick, or he is weird, and he doesn't know what is wrong.
"Who said it's useless?" Qingshi smiled, "Knowing that the illusion of light and shadow caused by the formation technique is playing tricks on us, then we can understand at least two things.
"First point, although we did not accurately determine the direction, we did not deviate too far. We should be not far from the entrance now. Because no matter how powerful the desert dragon is, it is impossible to include the entire desert into the illusion array.
"The second point is that since we can only use light and shadow illusions to mislead and trick us in broad daylight, it means that those poisonous insects and evil beasts will indeed only appear at night. There should be no danger in entering the stone forest during the day."
Qingshi's words certainly made sense, and everyone nodded in agreement.
"What's wrong with knowing these two points?" Anan didn't buy it and said with a sullen face, "If you know it, you can find the entrance?"
"Not necessarily!" Qingshi said, "But it's better to know than not to know! Once you know, you can think of a solution, which is better than being blind and unable to find any solution."
"What can we do?" Anan curled his lips and said, "Boss Luo hasn't found any method for so many years, so I don't believe you can do anything!"
"You guy!" Duan Wutian couldn't help it anymore and said angrily, "You don't know anything about yourself, but you still sneer at others. Why do you deserve so much?"
"You even know shit?" Anan rolled his eyes and said, "If you have the ability, you can come up with a way. If you think of it, I'll let you do it!"
"Anan, shut up!" Luo Luoshan frowned and said, "Hai Ya is right. After knowing these two points, we can definitely try to find a way."
"That's right!" Qingshi said, "It doesn't matter if we don't know how the Desert Dragon did it, we don't need to know."
"But..." Luo Luoshan wondered, "Since we don't understand how he did it, how do we know how to crack it?"
"Why must we crack it?" Qingshi smiled slightly, "For example, we have no way to deal with those poisonous insects and beasts last night, so we won't deal with them. We only need to go there during the day, so we don't need to deal with them.
"The phantom array of light and shadow during the day disrupts our direction. We have no way to crack it, so we won't crack it. We only need to act again at night. So, my method is very simple, just one word: wait! "
"Wait?" Luo Luoshan blurted out.
Everyone else was also stunned and didn't react for a while.
"Yes!" Qingshi said with a smile, "Now let's not wander around anymore. Let's set up a tent here and wait until night. Boss Luo will use his star positioning method to determine the direction and then take us to the stone forest last night. Just go to the ship burial place outside. Then, we can continue to wait there until daybreak, can’t we just enter the stone forest again?”
"Yes!"
Everyone's eyes lit up and they all smiled and said: Why haven't we thought of such a simple truth?
In fact, this seemingly simple truth is hidden behind complicated appearances. Only by seeing through the illusion with a wise eye and analyzing the truth with strict logic can it be possible to find a solution.
Everyone praised Qingshi one after another and thought this method was feasible. Anan tilted his head and thought for a long time, and finally nodded slowly, seemingly agreeing with Qingshi's idea.
Snapped!
Duan Wutian reached out and slapped Anan on the head.
"What?" Anan said with a surprised look on his face, touching his head.
Snapped!
"Slap you!" Duan Wutian reached out and slapped Anan again, while still muttering, "I'm calling you yin and yang!"
"Hey!" Anan shouted, "Why do you hit someone?"
Snapped!
"Telling you to be sarcastic!" Duan Wutian continued to slap him.
"Oh, you stupid guy..." Anan stood up and ran away.
Snapped!
"I told you to curse randomly!" How could Anan escape Duan Wutian's clutches.
"Boss..." Anan ran to Luo Luoshan for protection, but Luo Luoshan, like everyone else, was holding back his laughter and did not stop him.
Snapped!
"I told you to put on a bad face all day long!" Duan Wutian showed no mercy.
"Help..." Anan screamed and ran down the sand dune. He stumbled and fell to the ground, turning his body and rolling down.
Ha ha ha ha.......
Duan Wutian stopped chasing, looked at the embarrassed Anan, and laughed with everyone.
