Qingduan and Chen walked upstream along the underground river and began to enter an underground cave system. All the way to the west, they always walked through the natural passages formed by narrow underground fissures.
The cave passage is pitch black, with forks and rapids everywhere. In many places, you have to dive into the water. The longest underwater passage is a hundred miles long. If Qingshi had not understood the heavenly way of water, he could sense and identify the passage. And dead ends, I'm afraid they will have to spend a lot of money.
In addition to underground rivers, they also passed dozens of large underground caves and lakes along the way, and encountered many evil beasts such as river dragons and cave crocodiles. The three of them walked for more than a month, covering at least two thousand miles, and just arrived from He walked out of an underground cave and returned to the surface.
Above the ground is a large area of limestone hills. The bare stone mountains are almost barren of grass. The aura and air are as thin as those in the desert.
Qingshi took out the map of the Shenmu Continent given by Father Bai. After some calculations, the three of them found that they had arrived at the hinterland of the continent. From here, they could reach Baiyun City by walking two thousand miles north.
Ten days later, outside Beigu City, about a hundred miles south of Baiyun City, three human monks wearing high-end clothing and hoods and cloaks, carrying bows and arrows on their backs and hanging swords, came. These were Qingshi, Duan Wutian and Chen Amano.
Beigu City is the northernmost city under the rule of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. It directly confronts Baiyun City, the last city of the human resistance army, to prevent the human resistance forces from going south and entering the area ruled by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. the most important military fortress.
To the north of Baiyun City is the Snowy Mountains, a bitter cold land with no life to speak of. To the west is also a barren mountain range, and less than ten miles to the east is a vast desert covered with quicksand. Therefore, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance only needs to block it. To the south, the human resistance in Baiyun City can be trapped. The most important city and stronghold on the southern defense line is Beigu City.
Beigu City has been run by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance for hundreds of years. The city walls are tall and solid, and the defensive arrays are densely covered. At the same time, a giant spirit gathering array has been deployed throughout the city, making the spiritual energy in the city several times richer than the outside world.
There are three thousand 'immortal soldiers' stationed here. The immortal soldiers are an army composed of great demons in disguise, known as the 'Immortal Qu Army'. Of course, most of them are 'quick demons'.
There are more than 20,000 human coalition forces serving the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, and there are also an army of 100,000 spiritual beasts scattered in the barren mountains and canyons outside the city. In order to ensure the normal operation of these military forces, there are thousands of "immortals" and hundreds of thousands of humans living in the city, engaged in various related jobs and livelihoods.
In a hundred years, Beigu City has gradually developed from a single military fortress into a large city focusing on military affairs, because whether it is the 'immortal soldiers' or the human coalition forces serving for the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, they have various Various needs.
Therefore, industries such as smelting, forging, transportation, textiles, catering, entertainment, etc. that serve the military have gradually developed. Today, they are already a thriving scene.
There are only two gates in Beigu City. The north gate has been closed all year round. Only the south gate opens and closes regularly every day. When Qing Duan and Chen walked outside the south gate, the humans and immortals waiting outside the gate were waiting to enter the city. 'There are already thousands of them. They could only mix in the crowd and wait for the door to open.
Soon, the wide city gate slowly opened, and the city gate was divided into five passages of different sizes by fences. Two passages were for people and carriages to leave the city, and two passages were for people and carriages to enter the city, whether leaving or entering the city. , there were soldiers checking.
The 'immortals' all go in and out through a special passage. Their number is very small. Although there are 'immortal soldiers' standing guard, there is no interrogation.
There were many people entering the city. When it was Qingshi's turn, they still used the identities of Haiya, Mangju and Kesuyun. They imitated the answers of the previous people and said that the three of them came to join the army and wanted to join the army. Join the 'Co-Prosperity Army' of mankind. The interrogating sergeant only glanced at them and let them go.
After entering the city, Qingshi and the others did not go to the "Co-Prosperity Army" camp headquarters in the west of the city as directed. Instead, they came to the business district in the east of the city and stayed in an inn that was neither luxurious nor shabby.
It is not an easy task to leave Beigu City and go north to enter Baiyun City, which has been blocked for hundreds of years. Qingshi and the others have been exploring overtly and covertly for several days, but they have not found a good way. This was because the entire northern defense line was heavily guarded by both sides. It was impossible for even a bird to cross these defense lines, let alone people.
Qing Duan, Chen and the others are not in a hurry. Since there is no good way, let's wait for the opportunity. There are many restaurants, bars, and various entertainment venues in Beigu City. The three of them wander around every day and enjoy the exotic customs, which is not boring.
On this day, at dusk, Qingshi finished practicing the Great Huang Gong for nine weeks and walked out of the room. Chen Tianye had been waiting for him for a long time. When he saw him coming out, he immediately took him to the Chunyu Tower to drink and listen to music.
Bluestone never sleeps with flowers and willows, Chen Tianye naturally knows that. However, he said that he went here today just to listen to music. The top singer of Chunyu Tower, Yingying, was not a prostitute but a singer. She was the best in the world. Chen Tianye went there once and was very impressed. I have to receive him alone tonight. Qingshi agreed.
Chen Tianye called Duan Wutian again, and the three of them came to Chunyu Tower excitedly. Unexpectedly, when the waiter saw them, he quickly waved them away, saying that Yingying already had another distinguished guest today.
"What?" Chen Tianye said angrily, "I paid the deposit three days ago and agreed to listen to Miss Yingying singing tonight. Don't you guys recognize me? Tell your landlady to come out!"
"No, Mr. Mangju!" the waiter said with a sad face, "Of course I remember you, old man, and I also know that you have made an appointment with Miss Yingying tonight, but just now, the Sixth General of the Immortal Qu Army, the Great Immortal Delang, came Yes, so..."
"That's unreasonable!" Chen Tianye said, "Since you agreed to my reservation, you must abide by it! Why did you let others get in first?"
The waiter was extremely apologetic and called the landlady over again. When the landlady saw Chen Tianye, she explained again that Chen Tianye had been here several times and was generous. Naturally, the landlady didn't want to offend her, but today's situation was special, so she had to break the appointment and took it out immediately. The deposit will be returned to Chen Tianye.
Qingshi didn't want to get entangled in such matters, so he smiled slightly and patted Chen Tianye on the shoulder to signal him to leave.
Chen Tianye had no choice but to say: "Okay, then I will come back tomorrow night! You should keep the deposit."
"This..." The landlady said in confusion, "Mr. Mangju, you should take it back. I'm afraid my girl Yingying will never be able to sing for him in the future."
Chen Tianye was shocked and quickly asked why. Only then did the proprietress explain the situation. It turns out that since Miss Yingying started accepting customers three years ago, she has always made it clear that her career is not about selling her body. She has excellent singing skills but is not very good-looking. Therefore, the wealthy bosses in Beigu City have also made her accommodating. She was not forced to sleep with him.
However, three months ago, Immortal Delang, the Sixth General of the Immortal Qu Army, saw Miss Yingying and insisted on possessing her.
Miss Yingying didn't want to, so Delang kept pestering her several times, and today he came here while drunk again, threatening to sleep with her today and take her home to be his mother-in-law tomorrow.
Now, Miss Yingying is singing a song to him, hoping to stabilize him. However, this Delang is very powerful, powerful, and acts arrogantly and unscrupulously. The landlady estimates that Miss Yingying will be doomed today.
Qingshi originally didn't want to care about this matter, but after hearing what the landlady said, he couldn't help but secretly cursed that Delang was really a beast.
Get rid of him! Qingshi made a decision immediately.
Qingshi was just about to think of a way when he suddenly heard a woman's scream coming from the backyard, and at the same time, a beast-like laughter sounded: "Hahaha... It's your blessing that this great immortal has taken a liking to you... ...What are you hiding from haha..."
The landlady sighed and shook her head. Qing Duan, Chen and the others knew that the Delang Immortal was going to force the Overlord to bow. At this time, Qingshi could no longer think of a solution. The three of them looked at each other and had the same mind. Chen Tianye led the way, Qingshi and Duan Wutian followed, and the three of them rushed towards Miss Yingying's courtyard together.
"Ouch! You must not go!"
The proprietress and three waiters ran over and tried to stop Qing Duan and Chen. As a result, as soon as they entered the small courtyard, Qingshi turned around and knocked the four of them to the ground one by one, and then closed the courtyard door.
This single courtyard is not big, with only an exquisite two-story building. At this time, in the guest room of Miss Yingying on the second floor, Delang deliberately made himself drunk. He was not in a hurry to do anything. Laughing loudly, he staggered around and hugged her. From time to time, he tore off a strand of Yingying's clothes or half of her skirt, causing Yingying to scream in panic, playing hard to get and enjoying it.
Suddenly, a brick broke through the window, smashing several bottles and cans, leaving broken porcelain and broken tiles all over the floor.
"Delang, you are a bastard who is worse than a pig or a dog!" Qingshi stood in the courtyard and cursed, "Get out of here quickly!"
"Who?" Delang was furious and roared, "Who is so impatient that he dares to interfere in grandpa's business?"
"This is the girl that this Immortal likes," Qingshi continued to scold, "How dare you fucking attack me by force! Come out and compete with me. If you can beat me, I'll give this girl to you. If you can't beat me, I'll give it to you." Go back to your animal pen immediately!"
"Grandpa is here!" Delang burst out of the door with a bang and shouted, "I want to see who is so impatient!"
Delang rushed out of the room and saw a man standing in the courtyard shouting curses. He immediately jumped down and punched the man.
As soon as Qingshi saw Delang, Qingshi released the puppet Yanlong with a thought, and at the same time activated the invisibility function of Xuanyuanjia to disappear. In fact, he did not move his position, but used the earth escape technique to sneak into the ground. After understanding the heavenly way of earth, the bluestone's escape into the earth is almost like diving into water.
Delang punched him, and suddenly a ten-foot-long flame dragon appeared in front of him, grabbing at him with one claw. Delang was shocked. He stretched out his arms to separate his sharp claws, suddenly shook his body and transformed into a monster about the same size as the Flame Dragon. It turned out to be a giant bull.
It was okay for Kui Niu not to transform into his original form. As soon as he transformed into his original form, he immediately found that his body was tightly wrapped by dozens of energy ropes. It turned out that there was a trap formed by bluestones in the small courtyard, and the range of the trap was only that When he was older, as soon as Delang transformed into his original form, the trap could not accommodate his huge body and immediately turned into a binding net.
Delang realized something was wrong, and immediately worked up all his strength to explode the trap. However, the Yanlong was not within the range of the trap, and it hit Kui Niu hard. Kui Niu could not avoid it, so he had to force it. Resistance, Yanlong's sharp steel claws fell on Kui Niu's head, making a muffled sound.
Kui Niu's skin was so tough that the puppet Flame Dragon couldn't scratch it. However, this claw hit the puppet's head firmly, making it dizzy and its head was buzzing.
Kui Niu roared fiercely and used all his strength to try to break the shackles of the magic circle. At the same time, he slammed into the puppet Yanlong. The Yanlong stretched out its two front paws to press Kui Niu's two horns, and its tail supported the ground with its feet. He held on tightly, but this Kui Niu was not a 'quick demon', but a real demon. The puppet Yanlong's power couldn't hold him back, and he kept retreating after being pushed.
At this moment, Duan Wutian, who was hiding in a corner of the courtyard, leaped up several feet, swung the sky-breaking ax and struck the bull's head hard. Seeing that the situation was not good, Kui Niu turned around and pointed the horns towards the sky-breaking ax. There was a crisp sound of metal hitting each other, and Duan Wutian's ax flew out of his hand. He himself also flew back a few feet, his hands were sore, numb, and trembling.
After Duan Wutian broke through to the Immortal Pill Realm, his combat power was almost invincible to those in the Divine Origin Realm. However, in front of this real transformed demon, it was still not enough. Although this Queniu Delang is not far inferior to Asua Kun, its combat power is also quite terrifying.
Whoosh, a golden arrow suddenly hit Kui Niu's right eye. Kui Niu didn't expect a sneak attack, and had no time to dodge. He quickly closed his eyes, and the golden arrow hit its eyelid. Although it pierced the cowhide, it still failed. Couldn't shoot out its eyeballs.
Although this ax and arrow did not cause substantial damage to Kui Niu, it also greatly consumed its real power and stimulated its nerves.
Roar~
Kui Niu became angry, roared, and rushed forward with all its strength, knocking the puppet Flame Dragon to the ground. The huge body of the Flame Dragon fell, crushing the wall of the small courtyard and even the corridor with the main body of Chunyu Tower. .
The energy restraint of the magic circle was also broken by the force bursting out with all its strength, and Kui Niu finally escaped from the trapped circle.
When Kui Niu saw it broke through the trap and overturned the Flame Dragon, it immediately let out a long breath. This was when its old strength was exhausted and new strength was not born. Although it was only a moment, it was a long-awaited moment for Kui Niu. For Qingshi at this moment, this is enough.
The bluestone suddenly emerged from the ground under Kui Niu's belly, and with a flash of cold light, the Moon Soul Sword in his hand was inserted into Kui Niu's belly until it reached the hilt.
Kui Niu is ten feet long and six feet high. Qingshi's Moon Soul Sword is only three feet and six inches long and cannot directly pierce its heart. However, Qingshi's sword burst out with violent sword energy, like cutting into tofu. The sharp blade inside instantly crushed Kui Niu's internal organs, killing its vitality.
The current Qingshi is in the fourth stage of the Immortal Elixir Realm, has perfected the nine great qi, and has fully understood the four heavenly ways of earth, metal, wood, and wind. Even if he fights alone, he is not much worse than Delang. He uses a magic circle to set up an ambush to trap Delang. Lang, and protected by the puppets Yanlong and Chen Tianye Duan Wutian, naturally launched a sneak attack and succeeded in one fell swoop.
Kui Niu let out a scream of shock and anger, and the puppet Flame Dragon jumped up, opened its huge mouth with sharp teeth, bit off most of Kui Niu's neck in one bite, and then raised its head to the sky and let out a shocking roar.
Qingshi immediately took away the puppet Yanlong. The three of them did not go through the main entrance, but went around to the back of the small building. Duan Wutian gently knocked down a gap in the wall. The three of them got out and walked away along the alley behind the wall. .
