After everything was ready, Tianjihong no longer hesitated and ran towards the mountain road in front of him. Within a moment, he disappeared deep into the vegetation of the forest. This time, with his full strength, the distance seemed to be much shorter than expected. He also knew that this was of course an illusion caused by his increased speed. About ten minutes later, Tian Jihong's feet once again set foot on the rocky slope where he almost died yesterday. However, after yesterday's massive battle, what appeared in front of him was the area that had been swept away by Huo Yunluan. Huge open space. On the flat stone slope with a radius of less than half a mile, all that was left were scratches from flight feathers and a small number of rabbit and rat corpses that had not been burned to ashes by the flames.
After a night apart, the rat corpses exposed to the sun began to emit a rotting smell, which made Tianji Hong frowning and covering his mouth and nose. At this time, he carefully checked the surrounding environment before taking action. The land that was filled with flames yesterday has now returned to calm, and the red surface that was burned by the high temperature has also returned to its original appearance; after confirming After the two sides fighting yesterday showed no sign of returning here, Tian Jihong felt relieved and began to plan his next move.
Looking around, after yesterday's battle, the grassland visited on the left was definitely no longer possible. Although Tianjihong is still obsessed with the lush valley at the end of the grassland, in such a spiritually energetic world, natural materials and treasures are probably indispensable. But the sense of oppression brought by the previous rat swarm really made him give up the idea of returning to that dangerous area, and at least he had to wait until the current storm passed before making any plans. In his mind, he planned to explore the deep valley in the distance after his cultivation level had improved and he was no longer afraid of the rat tide.
As a result, there are still two roads left in front of Tianjihong: One is the same trick as yesterday, bypassing the rocky slopes in the opposite direction and exploring the mountains on the right. This should be the simplest and most convenient route. The difference from yesterday is that the rocks that originally blocked my steps have been cleared away by Huo Yunluan. Although the direction to the right is not the main battlefield, it is also the main battlefield. Most of it was swept away by the flames. If you go in this direction, you will hardly encounter too many obstacles.
However, Tianjihong finally gave up the idea after some deliberation. The reason is also very simple. Yesterday, I chose the road on the left without hesitation because I found that to my right in the distance, there was only a solitary mountain peak standing on the coast not far away. This giant mountain peak winds to the end of the horizon, like a city wall that reaches into the clouds, covering dozens of miles around on the right side. Its altitude is so high that no formations can be seen between the mountains. Possibility of the valley. Of course, the most important thing is that the direction of this mountain peak facing Tianjihong is full of vertical steep rock walls. Its height of nearly 100 meters makes it impossible for ordinary people to climb over it. Tianjihong only glanced at it from a few miles away. It can be concluded that it is basically impossible to find any big opportunities at the stone peak on the right.
Now all that's left is the second road - across the rocky slope in front of us. If this was done yesterday, Tianjihong would not even consider this plan. The reason was mentioned before. The time and energy required to cross such rugged terrain are beyond imagination. But today's situation has undergone subtle changes. First of all, with the help of Huo Yunluan yesterday, nearly a quarter of the rocks that were originally several miles away have been cleared away, leaving a relatively short path for Tianjihong to cross. Secondly, after a day of practice, Tianjihong's strength has greatly increased, and his own energy and spirit have also been raised to the peak. He is fearless and high-spirited to face any obstacles in front of him. Yesterday's The rocky slope that made me flinch just by looking at it was no longer a difficult task today.
Of course, the most important thing is that although Tianjihong failed to capture the movement of the Fire Cloud Luan when he was escaping yesterday, after some exploration and analysis today, he can basically determine that the spiritual bird should have come from the rocky slope directly in front. Appeared on the mountainside at the end. Because the degree of destruction of the rocks in the area to his right was obviously not as much as that in front of him, it was obviously caused by the flames released by Huoyunluan along the way, which further confirmed Tianjihong's intention to cross the rocky slope at this time. determination.
Not wanting to waste any more time, Tian Jihong set out on his journey again after adjusting his breath. It has to be said that the remaining section of rocky road did cause Tianjihong a lot of trouble. When the altitude suddenly increased near the mountainside, Tianjihong almost had to use both hands and feet to complete the journey. It still took Tianjihong nearly half an hour. After finally setting foot on the last rock platform with an altitude of more than a thousand meters, Tian Jihong quickly sat cross-legged on the ground and activated the health-nurturing technique, and then used the spiritual power in his body to restore his physical condition as soon as possible.
At this moment, Tianjihong was standing high, and when he looked back, he felt like he could see all the small mountains at a glance. At the end of his field of vision was Dongsheng Town, which could be seen very far away on the horizon. Donglin Village, which was more than ten miles away and was surrounded by trees, looked like nothing more than a small black dot rising from the faint smoke. The precipitous mountain peaks just mentioned on the left still block the view. The Seibu Sea in the distance can only be vaguely seen through the gaps between the mountains. The grassland he stepped on yesterday is clearly visible to the right. After some careful identification, Tianjihong was sure that the brown rat tide yesterday had completely disappeared. At least he didn't have to worry about being blocked when he went back.
But having said that, I was still on the mountainside at this time, and I was still quite far away from the top of the mountain above the clouds. Looking back again to look up at the giant peaks that lay before him, Tianjihong couldn't help but admire Li Ming, a caravan that often traveled between Dongyuncheng and Dongsheng Town. You must know that this is just an unknown mountain in the Dongyun Mountains, but it is already thousands of meters above sea level. There are still similar mountains occupying an unknown number of miles later. To cross such an area, even with Li Ming's strength, it would be impossible to escort a mortal caravan out of the mountains in less than half a month.
Seeing that his rapid breathing had calmed down, Tianjihong still found no sign of Huo Yunluan's appearance after some observation. According to Master, most of the places where they live are magma areas, and they usually would not choose such a high-altitude location as where they are staying at this time. Therefore, he knew in his heart that if he wanted to find the trace of Huo Yunluan, he must first climb this dangerous peak.
Fortunately, after passing through the rocky area, although the road on the mountainside is still steep at this time, at least it is not as steep as before. While stepping on the gravel under your feet to avoid falling, you also need to always be careful not to be caught by the huge rocks rolling around. hurt. After another quarter of an hour of climbing, Tianjihong finally found a suitable road between the ridges and climbed to the back of the mountain. As for the top of the mountain that was inserted into the sky above his head, he didn't think too much about it. At least he was sure of it. Huo Yunluan will definitely not appear there.
After spending a lot of effort to finally reach the back of the mountain, Tianjihong also witnessed the appearance of the other side of the mountain for the first time. For a while, he couldn't help but be immersed in the fairyland-like scenery in front of him. In his imagination, the deep mountains were probably more dangerous than the outer areas. What he pictured in his mind was nothing but a desperate and dangerous place littered with corpses. However, when he really came to the depths of this mountain range, he realized that the environment here was very different from what he had imagined.
At this time, he saw that in the valley not far from his feet, there was a huge basin with a radius of nearly a hundred miles. It was surrounded by more than ten consecutive peaks. It was like a primitive secret realm independent of the world. And this vast area is completely covered by towering trees that are ten feet high. Standing above the basin, I can't see the surface of the earth through the dense branches. If Donglin Village can be regarded as a paradise isolated from the world, then the basin in front of it can really be called a fairyland that is hard to find in the world. Standing hundreds of meters above it, Tianjihong could feel the sea-like spiritual energy rising in the basin through the lush forest. When he activated the body-nurturing technique, he felt that the spiritual energy absorption rate had accelerated. Several times as much.
If you look closely, you will see that several peaks in the distance are like silver ribbons. You can vaguely distinguish the gleaming turbulence on the top of the mountain, falling vertically from the cliffs tens of meters high into the basin, and the waterfalls one after another. A large lake was formed in the far northwest of the basin, reflecting the bright sun in the sky like a bright mirror. Even at such a distance, the sparkling blue lake water is still clearly distinguishable in the basin covered by dozens of miles of emerald green.
Among the ridges, the vegetation around Tianjihong is not even lush compared to the lower basins. The high altitude means that there are only a few knee-high shrubs and weeds growing on the ridges. As for the creatures, Tianjihong only found the footprints of birds and beasts along the way, but did not see any noteworthy beasts or spiritual beasts. Presumably, the harsh environment at high altitudes is not enough to sustain the basic survival of animals.
But the basin not far away was different. Tianjihong, who was intoxicated at this time, regained his alertness when a loud roar came from a distance. He could tell that the roar must have come from the beasts in the valley, but because the distance was too far, he couldn't sense the fierceness in the roar. This also shows that in addition to the primitive natural environment and fairyland-like spiritual nourishment, the basin in front of you also contains many dangers. From here on, it can basically be regarded as the real core area in the Dongyun Mountains. It is not surprising even if peerless ferocious beasts or hidden masters appear.
