"Do you smell blood?" Tang Jinshan whispered.
Everyone cheered up to prevent another poisoned corpse from being disemboweled.
The miasma turned red, and Zhan Changfeng stepped on the tree roots everywhere. He felt a little uncomfortable. He walked a few more steps, and the smell of blood became stronger. He looked around and saw a strange scene.
But I saw a leafless forest stretching out its branches with claws and claws. The trees were all blood-red. Their trunks were all embedded with human bodies. Some only had their heads exposed, some had their feet left, and some were melted. It has half of its body, and at first glance it seems to be growing together with the tree.
Waves of faint sounds drifted into his ears. Zhan Changfeng looked over and saw a few people who were not completely dead looking at them with sullen faces.
Fengshanhai's color changed, "This is a poison tree that eats people."
"But this is the exit of the maze. Can Fellow Daoist Feng find a way to get out?" Zhan Changfeng asked.
Feng Shanhai stroked his beard and groaned, his eyes flashing, "The Gu tree eats people and drinks blood. It is extremely ferocious and is even more terrifying when hungry. But today, these people took a step forward and should have drank their fill of blood. We should take advantage of this to break out." "
Yes, such a coincidence. Zhan Changfeng was thoughtful.
"Then what are you waiting for?" Tang Jinshan took out the defensive formation on his cassock and held two broad axes. "I will open the way. Fellow Taoist Zhan, which direction are you going?"
"Redeem your place."
"Okay." Tang Jinshan stepped into the Gu forest first, followed by the others.
The feet trembled, and blood-drinking tree roots burst out of the ground, dancing and stabbing wildly. Zhan Changfeng held a fan in the cloud, and the fan blades were like knives. He cut across the protruding tree roots. The roots fell to the ground and continued outward. Oozing blood.
"Don't do anything. The more you irritate them, the harder they will be attacked!"
When everyone heard Feng Shanhai's call, only Tang Jinshan, who was opening the way, chopped down tree roots, and the others all turned from attack to defense.
The roots of the tree were like dodders that were constantly twisting and poking up. They were greasy and smelled of blood, which made people sick.
"It's coming soon, hold on!" Tang Jinshan could already see the cave opening on the mountain wall not far away.
At this time, the tremors intensified. Zhan Changfeng raised his eyes and saw a face with crisscrossed ravines forming on a particularly thick Gu tree. It roared, pulled out its roots, and ran towards them.
Zuo Zhuzhi was frightened, and when he opened the sun-chasing bow, three rockets were fired, "Damn, this is a spirit!"
Feng Shanhai said in shock, "It's an extraordinary tree demon, everyone, be careful!"
The rocket was knocked down by the bare bloody branches of the Gu Tree King, and countless branches whipped at everyone, like wild dragons dancing wildly.
Lin Youxia held out a blue and white umbrella, which grew larger and covered their heads, "Quickly, I can hold it for a while."
"Thank you, Taoist Lin"
Zhan Changfeng and Tang Jinshan each used their weapons and magic weapons to cut through the tree roots and branches blocking the road, and ran towards the narrow hole that was a person high and two arms wide.
The light of the blue and white umbrella above his head gradually dimmed. Under the whipping of the Gu Tree King, the umbrella surface cracked and was crumbling. Lin Youxia's face was pale and not in good condition.
"Is this your magic weapon?" Zuo Zhuzhi was surprised and shot three more arrows at the Gu Tree King. These three arrows obviously used great force and directly pierced the three strong side branches of the Gu Tree King, attracting it. He shouted in pain, "Hurry up and put the umbrella away."
Lin Youxia glanced at him gratefully, but did not put away the blue and white umbrella. At this time, they were approaching the cave entrance.
"This should be the exit, let's go!" Zhan Changfeng held a fan and cut through the tree roots that came from the side, and ducked into the cave, followed closely by Tang Jinshan Feng Shanhai.
There is only room for one person to pass through this hole, and it will take time to walk through it all. After them are Ding Zhao and others, and then Zuo Zhuzhi and Lin Youxia who are holding the line.
After Ding Zhao and others had finished walking, Zuo Zhuzhi was shooting arrows with his bow while urging, "Fellow Daoist Lin, hurry up!"
"You go in first, I can block it for a while!"
Seeing Lin Youxia's resolute attitude, Zuo Zhuzhi was amazed that there was such a loyal monk. After this incident, he must make good friends with him.
He immediately lowered himself into the cave and watched Lin Youxia retreat into the cave little by little. Suddenly, a blood branch pierced the blue and white umbrella and swept Lin Youxia away!
Zuo Zhuzhi was shocked and hurriedly leaned out of the cave, only to see that the slim monk, who had not spoken much, was pierced through his limbs and chest by several branches, and was held up in the air. His head was unable to hang down, and he was already dead!
"Damn it!" Zuo Zhuzhi pulled up the sun-chasing bow and shot ten arrows in a row, but there was nothing he could do. He sighed and got into the hole.
When everyone in front heard Zuo Zhuzhi yelling and scolding, they expected that something happened to Lin Youxia. However, facing the Gu tree in the transcendent realm, it would be great if they could escape. Apart from being a pity, they had no choice but to leave here as soon as possible.
The group of Gu trees seemed to be afraid of the entrance of the cave and did not get in. Zhan Changfeng, who was leading the way, had already seen the light, but his face was gloomy and he tightened his grip on the Yunzhong Fan.
There were people outside the cave, many of them.
She walked a few steps against the wall, stopped, and winked at Tang Jinshan behind her. Tang Jinshan understood and sent a message to the people behind her not to move.
"What should we do now? This is waiting for us to jump into the urn."
"Two people are leaving the position, nine are in the Kun position, five are in the Dui position, and one is hiding in the Qian position." Zhan Changfeng sensed their positions attentively, "I will create chaos, you just do it."
"People inside, listen, your general is in my hands, come out and be bound, I won't hurt your lives!" A rough voice shouted.
Fengshanhai urgently sent a message, "You can't mess around, the general is in their hands."
Zhan Changfeng sensed it again and decisively adjusted his strategy, "The general is exchanging his position. Tang Jinshan will save people, and the rest will just kill."
Ya's originally just doing it, but now it's become killing!
Before Feng Shanhai could say anything, Zhan Changfeng threw out three thunderbolts. These thunderbolts were improved and had a fire array drawn on them. They would explode upon contact with objects. There were explosions and screams of pain immediately outside the cave. , she rushed out of the cave, and with a sword of the Mirror of Eternity, she sucked everyone into the world of mortals. Tang Jinshan followed closely and took the five people who had exchanged positions.
The group was shocked by the explosion. Many of them were seriously injured. They were bound by the karma of the mortal world. Where could they escape? When they saw that they were about to be hacked to death by Tang Jinshan, an angry shout came with the pressure of the world, "What if you... If you dare to take action, your general will be eaten by poisonous insects!"
Through the smoke generated by the explosion, Tang Jinshan saw an old woman wearing silver jewelry and blue cloth walking towards her. Her face was full of majesty. He also heard that Ran Nian was poisoned, so he did not dare to act rashly.
Rannian was wearing forbidden spirit shackles on her hands. If it weren't for her foundation-building skills, she would have been paralyzed. She looked at the people on the ground screaming in pain, couldn't help but twitch the corners of her eyes, exhaled, and patted a little bit. Jiao's robe stood up and said, "Everyone has something to say. Everything can be solved."
"Yes, everything can be solved. Please give this senior the antidote and put the forbidden spirit shackles on your hands. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Zhan Changfeng grabbed a young man and came out from behind the tree. He looked at Rannian expressionlessly, then moved his eyes to the old woman, "Do as I say."
When the old woman saw the man in her hand, she was so angry that her brows twitched and said, "Don't be so arrogant in your future life. Maybe I can spare your life!"
Zhan Changfeng put his dagger against the young man's neck and pulled out a token with a snake pattern from his arms, "It's not easy to train a young master."
The familiar snake pattern, she should have thought of it, the Gaotian clan.
And this young man with a beautiful face also looks familiar. Isn't he the same Wu Cheng from back then?
When she just attacked Wu Cheng who was watching from behind a tree, she suddenly recognized him and quickly took off the black jade ring. She didn't want to reveal Yi Zhan's identity.
It's just that she threatened the old woman this time, and she also wanted to pay attention to the trouble in Wu Xingshan, which was not dangerous.
Wu Cheng's meridians and acupuncture points were sealed, and he only felt the coldness on his neck, which suddenly aroused the fear he had felt more than three years ago, and his scalp suddenly became numb. His grandfather was actually held hostage again!
Being held hostage again!
Less than half an hour ago
Rannian squeezed through the narrow hole and entered the valley. The ground was littered with bloodstains, until he entered the flaming maple forest at the end.
"You came."
Ran Nian looked at the old woman who appeared out of thin air and saluted, "Thank you, noble, for your cooperation."
The old woman was speechless, her eyes were full of vicissitudes, and she stroked the black scorpion lying on the back of her hand. After a long time, she said, "Time has disappeared in the valley. It turns out that the world has changed a lot. The White Toad Sect's Phantom Sea, Spring Mirage Eyes White Tiger has disappeared, and it's time for our clan to reach this day as well. "
"Why should the Wu Clan leader feel sorry for himself? As long as I am waiting, I will not let the Gaotian Clan be annihilated. There will always be a place for nobles in Zangyun Stream. By agreeing to this plan, aren't you also looking for a way out for the nobles?"
"Is there anything else you need me to do?" Wu Yunling didn't seem to want to say much, her expression gloomy.
"I suspect that there are some tricks from those forces in our group. I will pretend to be captured later, and the nobles will ask them to swear an oath and go into the secret realm to help the nobles take out that thing."
Wu Yunling disagreed, "Why bother with this?"
Rannian shook his head, "It is not appropriate for my relationship with the nobles to be exposed in front of them. Besides, there are a few promising people among them. If I can use this to get them to submit, I will kill two birds with one stone."
Wu Yunling also knew that she was not interested in ordinary monks. She wanted the Gaotian clan to be the bad guys. Wu Yunling sighed, "This is not part of our agreement."
"Clan leader, there is no need to hesitate. I am responsible for everything. I will not embarrass the nobles."
"Forget it." In order to re-birth the Gaotian clan, there is no way out.
Half an hour later
Rannian felt Wu Yunling's glaring gaze, "Well, can she take back those words that she was responsible for?"
Someone doesn't play by the rules!
Why can’t Fengshanhai even stop this!
Feng Shanhai didn't dare to look at him. Didn't he say that it was easy to pass the Gu tree level? Why did the Gu tree king appear? They are all driven out of their enthusiasm, who can stop them!
At this time, Ding Zhao and others from Zuo Zhu of Tang Jinshan were guarding Zhan Changfeng, knowing full well that with this son in their hands, they might be able to turn the situation around.
Wu Yunling wanted to give up angrily. She would definitely not want to see the young clan leader who was finally chosen by her clan members die. Moreover, according to Ran Nian, it would not be worthwhile for this group of people to fight to the death. At the moment He said, "Outsiders, I don't care why you invade our territory, but if you dare to kill my people, you will never get out!"
The territory of the Gaotian Clan?
It seems that the miasma formation and the Gu forest are not new. Could it be that this is the hometown of Wu Xing Mountain and the ancestral land of the Gaotian clan?
So what is Rannian’s so-called secret realm?
Zhan Changfeng thought about it and said, "I think there is a misunderstanding between us. The general is not someone who would trespass into other people's territory. It's just that you are poisoning people with the intention of threatening them. You really have to make people resist. Why don't you talk calmly?" , I think the general also has this intention."
Ran Nian could only follow, "There has been a lot of movement in Zangyun Stream recently. We are here to pursue several groups of thieves. Please forgive me if we cause any trouble to the nobles."
"Then tell me why these groups are here and what do you want to do." Wu Yunling's face turned pale, as if he was really troubled by the previous groups.
"This matter cannot be discussed openly. I swear in the name of General Heshui City that we have no ill intentions towards the nobles. I wonder if we can discuss it in detail in private?"
Wu Yunling pondered for a moment, "I can remove the poison for you, but please come to our place as a guest."
Ding Zhao disagreed at first. He didn't say that there was a group of poison-playing people guarding the secret realm. It was still an extraordinary person who was in charge. How could he explore the secret realm? Even if he did, how could he divide the mining rights?
He couldn't say it clearly on his face, so he secretly sent a message to Ran Nian to question him.
Ran Nian was also speechless. As expected, the Ding family was obsessed with mining the secret realm. He replied, "I have never encountered these people while sneaking in before. The first thing to do now is to escape."
"Since the nobles have invited us, we can't refuse." Rannian looked at Zhan Changfeng and motioned for her to let him go.
The dagger in Zhan Changfeng's hand was pressed firmly against Wu Cheng's neck, "Don't blame me for being a villain before being a gentleman. The nobles are so powerful that people have to be on guard. Please make an oath, before we step out of Fenghuang Valley. , don’t take action against us.”
Wu Yunling was not happy at all being praised. She didn't ask these people to make an oath, so she had to make one herself? !
The wind blew between the two people. After a moment of silence, Wu Yunling smiled coldly and swore, "We, the Gaotian clan, sincerely invite you to be our guests. As long as you do not harm the Gaotian clan, the Gaotian clan will treat you with sincerity. No action, no poison."
"I'm offended." Zhan Changfeng let go of his hand, Wu Cheng rubbed his neck, glared at her, and ran towards Wu Yunling.
Wu Yunling unlocked Ran Nian's shackles, summoned the tribesmen to send the injured people back for treatment, and then said, "Please."
Zhan Changfeng and his party followed the Gaotian clan, and they were bound to receive looks of dissatisfaction or even hostility. After all, they were injured by many people.
This round valley was full of low vegetation and there were no buildings. It didn't look like it was inhabited. It wasn't until Wu Yunling, Wu Cheng and the others disappeared out of thin air that they realized that there was a strong invisible barrier here.
After passing through the barrier, there is a stilt building. Gaotian people wearing silver jewelry and blue clothes can be seen everywhere, either fetching water for washing, sitting at the door of their homes weaving bamboo baskets, or running and playing. Dogs bark and chickens crow from time to time, just like an ordinary village.
Several people screamed and ran over to help the injured tribesmen, "What happened? Who was injured?"
"Who are they?"
"Wow, is this an outsider?"
"Wu Zhun, these are new guests. You take them to the empty building first to accommodate them. As for the general, please follow me to cure the poison first." Wu Yunling said.
The tall man named Wu Brown smiled honestly and said, "Several guests, please come with me."
Seeing that Ran Nian agreed, Zhan Changfeng and others followed Wu Brown to a stilted building without saying anything.
Wu Chun was very enthusiastic. After sending them to the Diaojiaolou, he brought them a lot of food, but how could they dare to eat the food here? He smiled and exchanged a few words before sending them away with the excuse that they needed a rest.
Tang Jinshan said, "What should we do now? Looking at the atmosphere here, it seems that those in front of us haven't discovered this place yet."
"But except for the maple forest in the east, the rest of the round valley can be seen at a glance. It cannot hide people. Where did they go?" Zuo Zhuzhi also wondered.
Zhou Yongyuan, Luo Hua, was nowhere to be seen, Shi Tianlu was dead, and among the three surnames, there was still Luo Wen, the foundation builder brought by Luo Hua.
The three surnames were most concerned about the ownership of the secret realm. They ignored Zhan Changfeng and the others and went to a certain room to discuss it.
Zhan Changfeng said to Tang Jinshan and the others, "We'll wait until General Rannian comes back. Let's go and rest for a while to replenish our energy."
"That's fine, let's just be blind now and wait until we obey orders." After Feng Shanhai finished speaking, he said goodbye and picked an empty room and went in.
The rest of the people dispersed.
Zhan Changfeng entered the room on the right side of the first floor. There were wooden furniture in the room, and a bamboo screen separated the couch and desk. Although it was small, it was well-equipped, but the sound insulation was not very good. You didn’t need to listen carefully. You can hear the windmill turning water outside.
Zhan Changfeng pushed open the bamboo door at the back, and outside was the winding corridor surrounding the building. Looking past the windmill that pumped water, the stilted buildings were stacked up against the mountains and rivers, falling like stars in the valley, as if they had been removed. The hustle and bustle and glitz have become long-lasting, natural and comfortable, if you can face up to the characteristics of the Gaotian clan.
For example, there is a tree next to the stilted building on the right. From a distance, it looks like there are strips of cloth hanging on it, but it is actually a poisonous snake.
These snakes had their teeth pulled out and hung on the trees, with saliva and venom dripping slowly, and there were basins below. It should be a material for making some kind of poison.
There is no doubt about Rannian's actions logically, but in her eyes, there is still a loophole, and that is efficiency.
Selecting several people with prominent surnames to attend the Heshui dinner party, pointing them to Lianfang in batches, pretending to be bodyguards and driving on the road. Even though it could be explained by reasons such as balancing the interests of various surnames and weakening the suspicion of the Si Xunfu, but
The efficiency was too low, which was why she felt something was wrong at first. From her point of view, she would not choose this method.
If you choose this method despite not choosing it, then you have an ulterior motive.
The forerunner who was ahead of them seemed to have been deliberately led to clear the way, or in other words, she was just trying to lead these groups out.
What they were led to do is unknown, but conversely, why were they led out?
Zhan Changfeng sat on the bamboo bench at the door and looked at the snakes. They were snakes.
The source of everything is the stolen sword. There is a totem on the sword, and there is a snake-shaped pattern in the totem. If you pick it out alone, it is the emblem of the Gaotian clan.
But what does the purpose of those groups have to do with the Gaotian clan?
Moreover, she suspected that Rannian and the Gaotian clan knew each other. The harmony in their aura was very subtle, and it was difficult to conceal it with body language.
Rannian slowly left Wu Yunling's house, and at the same time used her eyes to scare away the black dog that was barking at her on the roadside, thinking about something in her mind.
She was just pretending to be bewitched. After staying at Wu Yunling's place for a while, she had to think of another way to lure people like herself into the secret realm. In fact, it didn't matter if she didn't lead them. The people who should enter the secret realm had already entered anyway. , the role of bait ends here.
It's just that there is no trouble and there is no way to bring these people into the situation.
Tang Jinshan Zuo Zhuzhi, these people on the list are of great value. She looked up at the stilted building, but the most valuable thing was the new zero-point master.
Zhan Changfeng also saw Ran Nian on the path and nodded slightly.
Rannian changed out of the bhikshuni's robes and wore a clean martial robe with a thorn bush at the collar. She was slender, but her manners were natural and majestic, with a heroic appearance. At this moment, when her feet were lowered, her robe traced graceful traces in the air, swirling Sitting on the railing of the winding corridor, he smiled and said to Zhan Changfeng, "Fellow Taoist, you are very brave. If that kid is just a guy? The emperor's clothes must be correct? Counseling? Leading us to hire? You O guillotine?" !
"General Rannian, do you think what I did was inappropriate?" Zhan Changfeng sat leisurely on a small bamboo stool with his back against the door. It was extremely harmless. "In such a dangerous scene as hostage-taking, there is a half-hearted person." The young man was hiding behind a tree and peeping, obviously he is either stupid or foolish, and stupidity and stupidity, in addition to congenital reasons, are mostly caused by being spoiled by others, and being spoiled like this must have some weight."
Ran Nian was speechless. This kind of logic was obviously unreliable and seemed impossible to refute. "Fellow Taoist seems to have a lot of experience."
Zhan Changfeng was considerate of her, "I didn't expect people to be like this, but I started to believe it after seeing it more often. It can be seen that there are all kinds of wonders in the world."
What's the matter with your strange tone? I don't agree with you, but why did the young patriarch of the Gaotian clan appear there?
Rannian grabbed hold of the thread that was being pulled away from her and said, "Aren't you afraid of making a mistake in judgment and causing more serious consequences?"
"No matter how serious it is, is there anything more serious than being controlled by a poison?" Zhan Changfeng asked with a smile.
This is a person with a high degree of free will. Rannian has a new understanding of her and realizes that this kind of person is very difficult to deal with.
She put her hands on the railing and tapped the railing unconsciously with her fingers. "Based on my fellow Taoist abilities, don't you think it's too unfair to be an honorary inspector? I think you might as well formally join the Council of Elders and become a military aircraft inspector."
Zhan Changfeng's heart was slightly moved, and his face was surprised, "Why did General Rannian suddenly say this?"
Rannian seemed to have just mentioned it casually and joked, "I just think that Taoist friend may have great achievements. It is really a waste to use a false name of honor."
"What counts as a great achievement? Success in cultivation, success in Taoism, or success in meritorious deeds?" Zhan Changfeng shook his head, "Everyone has his own fate. If it were not for the disputes in the general stage, this honor would I don’t want a false reputation either.”
Ran Nian thought thoughtfully, "Is this fellow Taoist practicing Buddhism?"
"Not entirely, it has something to do with it."
"Buddhism likes to appear in troubled times."
"That's just the behavior of the Wishful Tantric Sect. Some Buddhist sects don't like to join the world regardless of troubled times."
"Sometimes what you seek is not cultivation, Taoist mind, merit, but responsibility." Ran Nian jumped off the railing and walked into the room. "One day fellow Taoists will understand that it is also a sin to be alone."
Ran Nian's words hinted at trying to win her over, and Zhan Changfeng felt strange. Is she so in need of someone?
Looking back at the point of recruiting members from various military corps in Taiwan, the council of elders decreed the appointment of young geniuses, Cheng Xueshan accidentally met an old man named Qin Shan, and he was attracted to him as a strange person, and he would not let go.
This is not an exception, but a common practice.
It's not surprising if it's in the mortal world. After all, the mortal world values strength in numbers. If you can't do it with force, you can do it in numbers. If you don't have IQ, you can do it in numbers.
But in the world of monasticism, individual strength is king, and because of the characteristics of monastics, the more talented and powerful the monastics are, the more they are solitary. They have their own way and will not follow others.
Even if they form a group for a while because of resources and wealth, they will eventually disperse one day.
Zhan Changfeng has discovered this a long time ago and is well aware of this, so the talents she actively recruits are all in line with her future path forward and can complement each other.
The harmony of Tao is more important than superficial interests such as wealth and honor, and the relationship formed by it is more long-lasting and stable.
But why are these forces so frantically recruiting young geniuses? Are they not afraid that when their time comes, they will participate in the Dharma assembly and join the sect to go to the big world?
If the power of a force is continuously injected and drained, it is difficult to say whether this force will grow stronger or not.
On the contrary, it is more cost-effective to give an honorary title like the Council of Elders to an honorary inspector. It does not require resources and effort to cultivate talents who may leave at any time, and it also brings the relationship between the two parties closer, which is equivalent to giving away a personal favor.
But if most of the forces are hungry for talents, it can only mean that something big is going to happen.
Could it be related to the killing battle Qin Shan mentioned?
What's the reason?
Zhan Changfeng suddenly had a premonition that the upper-level forces in Zangyunjian had a tacit secret, and now, she was on the edge of this secret.
"Everyone, please gather in the lobby. Let me talk about the follow-up of this matter." Ran Nian shouted in the lobby.
No one would ignore a secret that might threaten them, and she didn't want to be left in the dark when the battle broke out in the future.
When Ran Nian saw that everyone had arrived, he took a special look at Ding Zhao and the other three surnames, "I tested the tone of that extraordinary senior. It turns out that this clan is named Gao Tian, and they live here in seclusion. The secret realm is over there, Hong Kong." In the maple forest.”
Ding Zhao asked anxiously, "Does this secret realm belong to them?"
"It doesn't sound like that from the tone. They seem to be very afraid of the secret realm, and they need to stay here for some reason." Ran Nian said, "The senior didn't stop us from entering the secret realm, but advised us not to go in. He only said that there would be a narrow escape from death. ."
"That's really weird. What is in this secret realm?" Tang Jinshan was confused. "Is there any conspiracy?"
"Perhaps." Rannian said to Ding Zhao and others, "But the possibility of obtaining this secret realm is very small. The Gaotian clan alone cannot pass it. If you give up exploring, you can do it."
The people of the three surnames are on fire. They spent so much money to buy information about the secret realm from her, and now they are told that the secret realm is guarded and cannot be divided up by them? !
Empty Bamboo Basket Fetching Water, Losing Their Wife and Losing Soldiers are not enough to describe their unwillingness and resentment, which makes them how to go back and explain to their families.
It's a pity that they are still too angry. Who made them just buy a seat to follow Ran Nian into the unknown secret realm and reserve a place to explore and mine the secret realm together.
Making a reservation doesn't mean they are actually sure that the secret realm will be captured by them.
The family must have considered this situation when negotiating terms with Ran Nian, but the temptation of the unknown secret realm and the spiritual treasure was too great, and they had to spend a lot of money to cooperate with Ran Nian.
Now that the secret realm has an owner, and it's so dangerous inside, the cooperation has to come to an end.
The Ding family worked hard to get this spot, but now they are quitting very quickly, "My Ding family has a weak foundation, and I don't want to let the foundation-building monks risk their lives. General, I will take my leave."
"I won't send it."
Ding Zhao handed over and walked away.
The Shi family also said, "The Zhong family was still brave and retreated before entering Lianfang. Sorry general, Elder Tianlu of the Shi family has died. I have to go back to the family to explain and say goodbye."
"Walk slowly."
There were still people from the Luo family left. Luo Wen hesitated a little, "Brother Luo Hua is nowhere to be seen. Has the general seen him?"
Ran Nian glanced at Zhan Changfeng, who said, "There is no trace of him or Zhou Yongyuan in the confusion. They are either dead or have entered the valley."
Rannian lowered her eyes and thought deeply. She did not see these two people when she entered the valley. After entering the valley, she and the Gaotian tribe have been guarding the entrance. Maybe they are dead, or maybe they entered the red maple forest before her. This is interesting.
"You also heard what Fellow Daoist Zhan said. Do you want to leave or stay? Maybe Luo Hua has entered the secret realm."
Luo Wen sighed in his heart. His status in the family was not as good as that of Luo Hua. This time Luo Hua was nowhere to be seen. If he returned to the family alone, he might be in trouble and end up with a reputation of being timid and afraid of getting into trouble. The secret realm is very attractive to me, and since I can enter it, Luo is willing to go in and try it out, it would be great if I can find my clan brother."
Rannian nodded and said to Zhan Changfeng and others, "Where are you guys?"
She and Tang Jinshan were hired, so of course they would go wherever Ran Nian went.
After finding no objections, Ran Nian expressed regret for the monks who had died before, "I will negotiate with the Gaotian Clan to retrieve their bodies for burial."
Zuo Zhuzhi said excitedly, "General Gao Yi, alas, it's such a pity for fellow Daoist Lin. If I had insisted on taking the rear, nothing would have happened to her."
"Deaths and injuries are inevitable. Maybe I will be next, or you. Please be careful with your next actions."
Rannian frowned, "Originally, our employment negotiation was to go in and find out the terrain inside, draw a map, and prepare for mining. I'm afraid that won't be necessary now. Let's do this. This trip will be treated as our cooperative exploration, and the treasures obtained belong to ourselves. , we can also trade with each other, how about that?”
According to the previous agreement, they were just as escort thugs, and everything they found would be handed over to Ran Nian. Now Ting Ran Nian has changed the conditions, and there is nothing wrong with them. They are looking forward to the secret realm and his party even more.
Before everyone went to prepare, Luo Wen asked again, "The general did not disclose to us the address of the secret realm and the dangers we will encounter before. It is understandable. Now that we are at the gate of the secret realm, can you reveal more? It is better than us preparing blindly."
The corners of Ran Nian's lips were slightly raised, but there was no hint of happiness or anger, "Although I encountered the maze formation when I came here before, I didn't encounter the poison, and I didn't know about the existence of the Gaotian Clan. I should have sneaked in secretly at that time, so they didn't notice it. , to make a defense. This time, the previous groups alerted them, which is why this happened. As for the secret realm, have you noticed that almost every household in the Gaotian Clan’s territory has chickens and dogs?”
Zhan Changfeng listened to the faint barking of dogs and made some guesses, "Zhang?"
Ran Nian was surprised and carefully looked at this monk who was too ordinary in appearance and aura, "How did Fellow Daoist Zhan find out?"
"It's just a guess. Since we are talking about chickens and dogs, it is said that white zombies that grow white hair after a hundred days are afraid of fire, chickens, and dogs. After drinking enough blood and turning into black zombies, they are not afraid of dogs. When they turn into jumping zombies, they will be afraid of dogs. Dogs that can bark no longer dare to bark, and the chickens and dogs in the clan area are probably used as warnings."
Of course, there is another important reason. Fenghuang Valley has lush forests, a mountain range to the southeast, hiding the wind and collecting water. Sitting in the Xun Palace is Wenqu Xingfeng, but the middle is sunken, and a valley pops up, like a beautiful woman's face being dug out. With the piece of flesh removed, the good feng shui turned into bad feng shui, turning it into a corpse-raising place called Arrancar Wenqu.
Since it is a place where corpses are raised, the valley should be filled with yin energy and barren of grass, but instead it is full of life.
Zhan Changfeng was also confused at first, but after taking a closer look at the layout of the valley, he was afraid that the Gaotian clan had suppressed this place with their own destiny and generations of reproduction.
Thinking back carefully, it seems that after entering the territory of the Gaotian clan, although the atmosphere was quite peaceful, it seemed that there were very few children, and most of them were middle-aged and elderly people.
The vitality of this clan will be exhausted by the Corpse Raising Ground.
The so-called secret realm is inside the corpse raising place.
Zhan Changfeng probably understood that the Gaotian clan was not guarding this place, but suppressing it. It was hard to say why, but seeing as they did not prevent others from entering the secret realm, they could not be borrowing other people's hands to crack the corpse raising ground.
Ran Nian said over there, "Yes, I encountered a zombie attack when I entered last time, so you must be mentally prepared. In addition, I gave you a purse before coming here. There is a hidden object in it. This hidden object It’s just for the convenience of activities in the secret realm. The yin energy is too strong at night, so we will enter the secret realm again at noon tomorrow.”
Tang Jinshan said sincerely, "It turns out that the general has already made arrangements. Thank you very much."
It was strange before, the Hidden Breathing Object is a good thing, what is it supposed to do with this thing, but it turns out it is used here.
At night, several Gaotian tribesmen brought dishes and informed Shi Tianlu that they had brought back their bodies.
The faces of the dead people were horrific. Among them, Shi Tianlu only had a piece of skin left, and Lin Youxia only brought back a broken blue and white umbrella. Their bodies may have been absorbed by the Gu Tree King.
The Gushu King is the guardian demon of the Gaotian Clan. As intruders, it is already a miracle that they can live in peace with the Gaotian Clan. How can they break up with them because of the dead people, so no one said much. Zuo Zhuzhi couldn't help but bang the table a few times, sighing that maybe everything would be fine if he stayed behind.
A house over there was brightly lit with candles. Wu Yunling looked at Wu Cheng who was kneeling on the ground and said angrily, "Do you think it will be okay? How can you be so careless?"
Wu Cheng lowered his head and said nothing. He would sneak away to take a peek because he was too unsure. After Wu Xingshan led him to Fenghuang Valley, he left to cultivate the ghost path and ignored him at all. He arrived in this strange ancestral land. , he was just an ordinary tribesman who was living outside, but he relied on some Gu refining skills that Wu Xingshan casually taught him, showed his talent bit by bit, and was established as the young clan leader.
The Gaotian clan was in decline, and there were few young people in the clan. In addition, he deliberately acted, and everyone from the clan leader down to the clan members liked him very much, and even allowed him to slowly enter the core to contact the secrets of the clan.
This contact is incredible. It turns out that the Gaotian clan was once a famous clan in the heavenly domain. It also produced a powerful spiritual mirror. Even the true king bowed his head when he saw it. But just because of suppressing this ghost place, the clan As luck declines, it is difficult to regain its original glory.
What's even more incredible is that the Gaotian clan's witchcraft Bible has disappeared, and even its dharma lineage has disappeared.
Wu Cheng guessed that the Witch Gu Bible was in that secret realm, because Wu Xingshan once mentioned that there was something important in the secret realm, and he could get it if he could.
I accidentally listened to Wu Yunling's talk today, and I guessed that they must take things from the secret realm, and I was very happy. Wu Yunling's getting it was equivalent to him getting it, who made him the young patriarch.
"Patriarch, please calm down. This is all my fault. I thought there was no danger, so I left him alone." A man saw that Wu Cheng couldn't even lift his head after being scolded, so he quickly spoke out to calm him down.
This man was the one who held Ran Nian hostage at that time. With Wu Cheng's cultivation, there was no way he could avoid his detection. He just wanted to "give him a long experience" and did not expose him. With so many of them, they could still let him know. Could something happen right under his nose? !
Who would have thought something really happened.
"Grandma Patriarch, I know I was wrong. I was too careless. You can punish me as much as you want." Wu Cheng wisely chose to admit. He knew that Wu Yunling was sincerely cultivating him. Otherwise, how could he have overheard her and Ran Nian's conversation was not discovered, and Wu Yunling had gradually revealed to him important events about the future of the Gaotian clan. There was no need for him to be stubborn on this mistake.
Wu Yunling snorted coldly, "Kneel here for an hour and reflect. Even if you eavesdrop and peek, you can still be discovered."
""Mother-in-law, there seems to be something wrong with what you said.
Wu Yunling taught him a lesson, threw up his sleeves and went out to find the Gu Tree King. He had clearly agreed to ask the Gu Tree King to stand still and let those people enter Yuangu. How could he have suddenly attacked someone and pretended to be dead after attacking them? Now they don't pay attention to anyone, not even one or two of them make people worry.
This night was indeed not a worry-free night. Wu Yunling was looking for problems with the Gu Tree King Wu Cheng, and Ran Nian was thinking about the secret realm and his party. Zhan Changfeng had no intention of meditating, so he leaned on the winding corridor and thought about things.
Meeting Wu Cheng and the Gaotian clan again this time forced her to recall the history of the Yin Dynasty and explore the purpose of Wu Xing Mountain.
Three thousand years ago, the civilization of this world was destroyed by the Zhatian Sword Master and the Xiyang Dharma Master. The survivors began to rebuild a new civilization. In the name of redeeming the cause and effect, the Zhetian Sword Master and the Xiyang Dharma Master established the Hidden Cloud Stream and used it as a cloud water platform. It connects the sects outside the boundary, and connects Shenzhou and Zangyun Stream with the Tongtian Road.
Eight hundred years ago, China was in the stage of tribal war. In terms of time, it was at that time that Wu Xingshan entered China and presented the Dragon Armor Divine Medal to the founding emperor, helping the founding emperor to unify China.
But where did he get the Dragon Armor Medal?
Moreover, with the specifications of the Dragon Armor Divine Medal, it was not something he and the Gaotian Clan could come up with.
Why did he help the founding emperor unify China?
Zhan Changfeng suddenly discovered another problem. The height of civilization three thousand years ago was far higher than it is now, so why was it going backwards?
Even if the survivors at that time were not able to restore the technology of that civilization, they should not suddenly jump from an open-minded state to ignorance.
Zhan Changfeng used to think about the intentions of the rulers at that time based on the environment of her time. In this way, it was natural for the rulers to materialize and dumb down the people in order to reproduce and centralize power.
However, for a civilization that is connected to the Star Realm and has a highly open mind, will their spiritual quality really tolerate their choice to materialize their own lives?
Besides materialization, is there no other way to continue the race?
This is like a noble gentleman who steals and smashes things because he lives on the street. It is full of drama and exaggeration. Because a true gentleman has already developed his character and behavioral template, and 90% of the time he will not tarnish himself even if he starves to death.
But unfortunately, this highly open-minded civilization did not even bother with the river, and went straight into the quagmire.
The most important thing is that the language and writing of the civilization at that time seemed to have been directly replaced. It was completely different from the current language and writing. It is impossible to say whether it was a regression or a mutation.
Such extreme changes will only be triggered by a small chance. For example, those who survive at that time have certain ideological defects, and they are keen to abuse and power, and those who have a little thought are killed by them.
Or, intentionally guided.
In this way, the practice of Zu Tianjian Zun and the Fa Yang Fa Zun is also doubtful. Since they are sorry for the souls of this boundary, why not help them restore civilization, but let them enter the obscurity.
Establishing the effort of Zangyun Yun and Yunshuitai, it is not possible to help the creatures of Shenzhou.
Even if you open a path for them and have that carelessness to come up with the Tibetan clouds, why not directly raise the environment of Shenzhou to the degree of cultivation?
Since it is to redeem the cause and effect of Shenzhou, why not build Yunshui Tables in Shenzhou?
Zhan Changfeng's thoughts were stacked, and the possible calculations were denyed and discarded. In the end, there were only two broad answers.
The first, as apparently, the two respects are redeeming the cause and effect. For this reason, the creature of the boundaries opens a way of cultivation, but there are considerations or variables that she cannot speculate.
the second
Shenzhou three thousand years ago was deliberately destroyed.
But why is this?
She stopped her thoughts and returned to now, Wushan once said that he had existed for thousands of years, so he and the Gao Tian clan may be settled in the Tibetan clouds three thousand years ago.
If the Gao Tian clan appears from the Tibetan clouds, it will suppress it here, then there will be another guess. The Gao Tian clan was suppressed here by the life of the two respects. However, what would the two His Holiness "put" the new Tibetan clouds at the time and made people guard? Is it just stiff?
This logical chain is not yet established, and there are many gaps that need to be filled, but it can also be used as a direction of thinking.
Zhan Changfeng put this incomplete logic chain aside, staring at the dark night, letting his thoughts, and ensuring that his objective consciousness was not affected by speculation.
It seems that after entering the night, the whole valley was silent, and the houses could not be out of the door. There was no one over the roads, only occasional dog barking.
Thinking that the Gao Tian and the corpse may be a state of being grinding each other, and the silhouette of this hanging foot was seen a bit sad.
Zhan Changfeng was blowing the wind for a while, ready to go back to the house to rest, before she turned around, first hearing a short -loud and bright dog barking, followed by the barking sound, each household lit up the lights, or leaned on the window and looked at it. , Or recruit the beasts to sacrifice the magic weapon, run towards the first dog barking.
After barking for a moment, all dogs stopped abruptly.
Can't be waved, it's almost naked, start a new round of storage fists!
