Ye Xing and the others felt that the yellow sand was vast, the wind direction was uncertain, and there was no clear goal, so they asked the two eagles to stand on the backs of the horses, and anyway, they headed straight north in the direction of the compass.
A few days ago, there were some grasses, desert plants, and occasionally small animals running on the snow along the way, but soon these were gone, and the only thing left was sand, and the yellow sand was dotted with white snow.
Because Ye Xing prepared a lot of charcoal, the problem of lighting a fire for heating and cooking does not exist. Meat, vegetables and fruits will not deteriorate when placed in the space ring. The most important thing is that the taste seems to have become delicious.
Accommodation doesn't seem to be a problem. It's actually very satisfying to find a sand pile with leeward wind and set up a tent.
In the desert, there is nothing but yellow sand and wind carrying sand and dust, but these have no effect under the protective goggles made by Ye Xing. Even the horse and the two eagles wear goggles.
Because the three of them blindly trust Ye Xing, there is nothing to worry about, and with such sophisticated equipment, it is really fun to explore.
In fact, the three of them were very interested and did not think about any danger at all. Anyway, there was a genius guarding them.
Ye Xing himself is not so confident, because it is his first time to go deep into the desert, and he does not understand the desert. He only has the materials in the space ring, and the key is water. He can always come out if he thinks about it.
The sand is very soft, so the horses walk very slowly, and sometimes people have to pull the horses along, so there is no possibility of running.
On the third day after entering the desert, I may have walked hundreds of miles without encountering anyone, and there were no footprints. A strong wind swept away and wiped away the footprints.
It is said that there is green space in the desert, but even in the telescope, I can't find any green space. Only occasionally can I find the fragments of dry trees that have been dead for countless years.
On the afternoon of the fourth day after entering the desert, Qi Ming climbed to a high place and used a telescope to see an abandoned ancient city on the left side of the direction of travel. It should be dozens of miles away. Everyone was a little excited.
Ye Xing said, "Let's go over there and take a look. Let's treat it as archeology. We'll stay there tonight!"
Qin Xinyue also shouted loudly, "Finally found a decent place, hurry up, it's good to have a peaceful night."
The so-called "horse running to death" in the mountains is especially true in the desert. It was estimated that it was about 40 miles away. As a result, the horse walked on the soft sand for several hours and arrived at the deserted city at night.
There are no more city towers, and 90% of the city wall has been covered by yellow sand. There is no such thing as a city gate at all. Horses can easily jump up the city wall and enter the city.
Once inside, the appearance of the streets is gone, and all the buildings are under the yellow sand. It can be said that the ancient city, from a distance, can still be seen as one city, but when you get closer and enter, it is a dead place. The entire city Buried under the yellow sand.
It was dark, and the yellow sand was flying from time to time, making it difficult to see clearly. The four of them settled down beside a city wall, took out a few large canvases, and built a large tent against the corner of the city wall for people and horses. It's all inside.
First, they fed the horses with fodder and water, and roasted large pieces of meat for the two eagles. The four of them began to make some hot soup and some staple food in an iron pot.
Qi Ming was doing all this work, Ye Xing was checking around for warning, and the two women were packing up items, setting up tables and chairs, and starting to set up four independent small tents.
Ye Xing carefully scanned the area within a few miles with his spiritual consciousness. There was nothing. It should be said that there was no creature with a strong aura.
Ye Xing is always a little uneasy, because there are several places where an obvious force is blocking his spiritual scanning, but it should not be the breath of life. Ye Xing thought for a while and thought it should be some kind of Formation.
After preparing food, the four of them sat around the small table to have their first meal of the day. Ye Xing told what he had discovered, and the three of them were not worried. It was obviously a place that had been deserted for a long time.
Ye Xing said, "You should rest first. Don't go into meditation. You should be more alert! I will be on duty first."
After eating, the two women took the water that Ye Xing took out of the space ring, washed the tableware, and then asked Ye Xing to put it away. After chatting for a while, the three of them went into their own tents to rest.
Ye Xingze sat at the table, under the oil lamp, took out a map, and drew the route he took today with a red pen, specifically marking the ancient city on it.
Then, Ye Xing took out the "Taixu Yuling Jing" and read it slowly, then carefully studied the previous introduction and some explanations of Taixu Sect.
The desert is clearly mentioned in the scriptures. Taixu Mountain is in the north of the desert. It is probably a beautiful place outside the world, located among the mountains, but there is no specific relative position on it.
However, throughout the entire scripture, the description of cultivation still mentions a lot of descriptive words, such as as abrupt as Yuanyang Peak, as deep as an abyss, and as gentle as the Lingxi River. These mentioned places must be near Taixu Mountain. .
Ye Xing copied the places mentioned in the scriptures with pen and paper, and found that there were really more than ten.
In fact, the word desert has been mentioned many times, and it is also said that "the sea of qi is like a membrane, gathering or forming points, and condensation becomes a pill. If it is real, it is an illusion, and if it is empty, it will change."
Many statements cannot be explained clearly using current language, or at least their true meaning cannot be fully understood.
After getting the "Taixu Spirit Control Sutra" for so many years, Ye Xing didn't dare to try to practice it because he didn't fully understand it.
It’s not that you don’t understand the literal meaning, it’s that you don’t understand its true meaning. The words and the meaning they want to express are often not completely consistent, and the words will mutate over the course of history, which is why it is difficult to interpret.
In the middle of the night, Ye Xing was also a little sleepy, and found that the three of them were still sleeping quietly, breathing a little heavy. Maybe they were really tired, so they didn't ask anyone to get up and replace them.
Ye Xing also withdrew his spiritual consciousness. Using his spiritual consciousness for a long time was very tiring and exhausting, but he still retained some of his spiritual consciousness outside the tent.
Just when Ye Xing was about to fall asleep, there was a sudden scream of a horse. Ye Xing and the three of them woke up immediately and hurriedly took out their weapons, while two eagles also flew up by the city wall beside the tent.
Ye Xing gathered all his consciousness and scanned the area, but found nothing, but the horse still neighed in fear.
After a while, Ye Xing approached the horse with an oil lamp and a long knife. He found that a horse had fallen down, with a hole in its throat and blood gushing out. The horse could no longer scream, but it was still violently on the ground. Twisting, a pair of eyes are losing their spiritual light.
The other three horses screamed in fear and tried to break free from the reins.
Ye Xing put the three of them on full alert and walked closer to observe, but found nothing except for a wound on the throat.
Ye Xing looked at the ground carefully. The horse's blood seeped into the sand and was quickly disappearing. Not much was left on the sand.
Ye Xing walked over and dug up the bleeding spot of the horse with a knife. He dug deep and found that the blood was seeping downwards, and there was a faint suction force that specifically attracted the blood.
Ye Xing stopped immediately. This is definitely not a good thing. This small force that only attracts blood and water must be evil. This is for sure. Weird and mysterious things must have unknown reasons!
Ye Xing asked the three men to cut off the reins of the horses, and the three horses immediately ran away, neighing in fear from time to time.
The four people also went up to the city wall and stared at the blood on the ground. It seeped into the ground quickly and soon disappeared. The horse was also completely dead, and it seemed that the blood drained away quickly.
Ye Xing put the oil lamp on the dead horse's throat and stared at it intently, holding a throwing knife in his hand.
Just when Ye Xing was about to give up, a half-foot-long insect the size of a finger slipped out from the horse's wound. Ye Xing responded immediately, shooting out a flying knife like lightning, and the thing fell into the sand of the deep pit. The ground was already divided into two parts, and then a chirping cry was heard, but the two parts of the insect body still twisted and disappeared into the ground.
The four of them were also frightened and chilled for a while. They did not expect that there were such strange creatures in the world.
The four of them all have an understanding that weird things mean high risks. Now that the weird insect has slipped away, if there are still the same kind, and there are a lot of the same kind, they will soon emerge, and trouble will come soon. .
Ye Xing said, "Clear it immediately!" and rushed over. With a wave of his hand, he put everything he could touch into the space ring. The three of them also reacted and took action immediately, swinging their swords to cut down the big tent. The rope is tied and does not fold, and Ye Xing falls into the space as soon as it is touched.
At this time, there was a swishing sound under the sand. The four people hurriedly jumped up to the city wall, and then looked back at the sand, where hundreds of those strange insects had emerged.
The strange insect has only one eye, revealing sharp and gleaming teeth. It rotates around sucking the air, as if to distinguish the direction of the enemy, and screams, the sound is very unpleasant.
