According to the agreement with his master, Tianjihong was not willing to step into such a remote place in the mountains. It was nearly twenty miles away from Donglin Village on the mountain road. Once he encountered danger, he would have to spend a lot of time to retreat in time. . However, in order to complete the master's mission, Tianjihong finally decided to take a gamble. In his opinion, as long as he does not blindly rush into the center of the basin and incur various dangers, just wandering around the periphery should not cause a life-and-death crisis like yesterday.
The next step is to determine the direction of travel. At this time, Tianjihong is most concerned about how to find the whereabouts of Huo Yunluan. With the help of the broad field of vision on the mountainside, Tianjihong spent nearly ten minutes identifying the environment in all directions, and finally he locked on the flank of another mountain a few hundred meters away to the lower right. There he saw the black land left by lava and many dark brown granites similar to volcanic areas. According to Tianjihong's analysis, this was the most likely area for the Fire Cloud Luan to settle down.
The only thing that didn't quite meet his expectations was that there was a big gap between this dark volcanic area and where he was standing. It seems that the distance from the ridge to the other side is only a few hundred meters in a straight line, but what separates the two places is nothing but abrupt cliffs and bottomless cliffs. If you want to find a suitable path to cross to the other side, you may have to turn around and return to the front of the mountains where you came from, and the time it will take is difficult to estimate.
Fortunately, after yesterday's experience, Tianjihong, who was fully armed this time, was also prepared for this situation. I saw him pulling out a hemp rope as thick as his wrist from the packed package. This was also the remnant that was used to tie up the old seven. Before setting off today, when he considered the possible mountaineering problems, he decisively packed this strong rope in. He didn't expect that it would come in handy so quickly. .
Tianjihong carefully followed the steep slope between the ridges to the edge of the cliff on the right. There is basically nothing within ten meters of the cliff, and there is no place for support or binding, but of course this cannot stop Tianjihong, who is astonishingly powerful. At this time, after possessing spiritual power, his physical body was even stronger than before. Tens of meters away from the cliff, Tianjihong found a rock four or five times the size of his body. With a cracking sound, Tianjihong struck the bottom of the rock with all his strength with his bare hands. In just a few minutes, he peeled off the huge stone from the stone platform at the foundation.
Then he used all his strength to slowly push the boulder near the cliff. The rock weighing several tons did not seem to cause much resistance in his hands. As a five-foot-wide clear mark left on the ground behind him reached the edge of the cliff, Tianjihong firmly fixed the boulder at the position where he was about to descend. In order to ensure safety, he also specially tamped the surroundings of the boulder with soil to prevent it from rolling. It is expected that the weight is enough to support his own weight. After binding the rope firmly to the protrusion of the rock, Tian Jihong took a deep breath to embolden himself, then tied the other end of the rope around his waist and began to dive.
In any case, when ordinary people climb between vertical cliffs and keep staring at the abyss under their feet, they will feel fear and fear in their hearts. The same is naturally true for Tianjihong. Although with his current physical fitness, if he lost his footing and fell from such a high altitude, he might not die with his flexible skills and physical strength, but it is still very possible to break his muscles and fractures in the fall. Once someone is seriously injured and falls to the ground in the wilderness, it is no different than waiting to die. Moreover, this is still Tianjihong's way home. If the rope breaks and he is trapped on the platform below, it will not be so easy to find a new way out of the mountain.
Therefore, fear and caution made Tianjihong not dare to take it lightly. He kept slowing down during the whole descent and tried his best to use his feet against the stone wall in front of him to find a fulcrum. In this way, firstly, you are safer, and if an accident occurs, you may be able to use your strength to find a foothold; secondly, you can reduce the force on the rope to prevent it from prematurely disconnecting. After such an operation, the drop of only a few dozen meters was delayed for half an hour before Tianjihong finally landed near the target position.
Fortunately, the changes in the environment not far away made him understand that he was in the right place this time. Needless to say, the dark brown rocks covered in layers of ash between the cliffs directly opposite him can also be seen in his field of vision. He just saw a dark volcano-like area between the opposite peaks above, but there is something on the mountainside. There is a granite platform protruding outwards that is the size of a square, and there is a dark cave between the mountain walls behind it. The most important thing is that a faint red light can be seen flashing from the cave from time to time, and steam fills the cave from time to time, which also shows that this place is mostly connected to the center of the mountain and is very likely to lead to what Master said. The earth fire center is full of fire spiritual energy.
What surprised Tianjihong even more was that among the stone walls of the opposite mountain peak, there were actually a few antelope-like creatures with fiery red radiance on their backs, actively shuttling back and forth between the steep cliffs. These antelopes seem to have a peculiar ability to jump flexibly between the vertical stone walls without any hindrance. The narrow stone crevices that even Tianjihong himself can't find a foothold on have become stairs for them to go straight up and down.
After Tianjihong thought about it for a while, he successfully recalled the name of the beast in front of him - Fire Ridge Sheep. It was because of Brother Fei that he had heard about this creature in front of him. As mentioned before, the little guy Tianji Fei has been fond of reading some weird miscellaneous books since he was a child, and these books about rare and exotic species in the martial world are naturally among them. Tianjihong himself has also read a few of them under the influence of his younger brother. pages, but very few of them really stick in my mind. However, it happened that the Fire Ridge Sheep in front of me was one of them.
He vaguely remembered that the Fire Ridge Sheep was a type of blue sheep. Its back emitted a red light due to the absorption of fire spiritual energy, as if it was bathed in flames, hence the name Fire Ridge Sheep. But in fact, most of its fur is a tan color similar to that of rocks, making it easier for it to blend into the surrounding environment when climbing between rock walls during the day. At night, Fire Ridge Sheep usually choose to hide in groups near ground fires, using the color of flames or lava to cover the glowing flames on their backs to avoid the many natural enemies that hunt in the dark.
However, it is mentioned in the book that this fire-spine sheep is not very aggressive and generally will not choose to attack humans unless its life is threatened. However, it is worth noting that areas where fireback sheep generally exist often attract other large predators. The former’s docile nature and the fire energy in its meat make fireback sheep often regarded as tiger and leopard-like spirits. A meal coveted by beasts. Even among the monks, there are many people who regard the Fire Ridge Sheep as an excellent target for hunting. Its fur and horns are popular materials for refining weapons in the market.
It's a pity that Tianjihong, who is focused on his mission, has no time to stop for these fire-spine sheep. However, the existence of the fire-spine sheep reminds him that the opportunity and potential crisis he is looking for are close at hand. From now on, he must Be more cautious and careful. There is only a mountain stream more than ten meters wide that separates him from the rock platform on the opposite mountainside. This distance must be insurmountable in the eyes of ordinary people, but it is not difficult for Tianjihong.
Although with his physical strength, he would probably be able to cross this mountain stream if he charged up his spiritual power and jumped. However, Tianjihong finally chose a safer method. He found a dead tree of the same height a few meters above his head, uprooted it and carried it to the edge of the cliff as a bridge. It was not unreasonable for him to do this. This way, if he really encountered any danger, even if his body was injured and his spiritual energy was exhausted, he could retreat back to this end of the valley in time.
When he stepped onto this black platform covered by volcanic ash and former lava, the first thing Tianjihong felt was the billowing heat wave coming from the cave in front. You must know that in this hot summer, this is an exposed environment without any tree cover. The black ground that has been exposed to the smoke and steam has become somewhat deformed, and the terrifying high temperature released from it also envelopes Tianjihong. At this time, the latter was already covered in sweat and his clothes were soaked. From time to time, he had to use his sleeves to wipe the sweat drops rolling down his forehead.
But the heat wave gushing out from the cave in front of him was even more exaggerated. Not to mention its flame-like temperature, which was already unbearable, Tian Jihong's skin began to turn slightly red at this moment, looking as if he was being burned, and a heartbreaking pain spread from his body surface. In this way, the latter had no choice but to give up the idea of physical resistance and began to activate the body-nurturing techniques. In an instant, under the protection of spiritual power, most of the pain in Tianjihong's body was relieved, and his skin immediately returned to its original appearance. At this moment, he was sighing at the huge improvement that his spiritual power had brought to him, and at the same time, he was glad that he had not arrived here yesterday, otherwise he would have been injured by the desperate heat before he even got close to the cave entrance.
But in addition to this daunting temperature, Tianjihong noticed something even more unique in this heat wave after staying for a short while. At this moment, he had completed the basic training and could clearly sense that the hot air coming towards him contained extremely pure fire attribute energy. However, when Tian Jihong tried to use his skills to absorb it, something suddenly changed. face. When this fire spiritual energy entered his Dantian, it also contained a violent aura that affected his sanity. The sudden hostility and anger in his mind almost destroyed his sanity. After he hurriedly blocked the absorption of spiritual energy, it took him several minutes to recover. When he looked at the cave again, he couldn't help but feel a little fear in his eyes.
