Volume Five Chapter 58 Entering the Valley
On this day, thousands of monks gathered outside Death Valley.
At the entrance to Death Valley, three large battleships stood majestically.
These three large battleships belong to the Ten Thousand Demons Sect and were modified for the floating platforms in Death Valley.
Except for the Ten Thousand Demons Gate, all other monks who want to explore the Death Valley have to take these three battleships, and naturally they need to pay a certain fee.
The Ten Thousand Demons Gate occupies a favorable geographical location, and every expedition that takes place every few months can earn a considerable amount of income.
At this point, the other fourteen sects in Black Water were naturally aware of this, but they remained surprisingly silent and did not care about this matter.
That day, after learning that Bai Fei knew little about the matter, Luo Qingcheng generously shared his experience with him.
Bai Fei had asked about it before, but compared with what Luo Qingcheng said, it was really one-sided, so naturally he was extremely grateful.
However, he was still a little surprised when he learned that Luo Qingcheng had entered Death Valley more than once.
Compared to the Broken Moon Sea, Death Valley is much smaller, with only forty-nine floating platforms in total.
Moreover, unlike the islands in the Broken Moon Sea, except for the floating platform closest to the assembly, which is one-third the size of Nancheng, the other forty-eight floating platforms are very small and cannot even allow two warships to dock at the same time.
Speaking of expedition teams that take place every few months, they are generally divided into three echelons, divided by the realm of monks.
The first echelon is the eighth-grade earth immortal, who usually explores between the thirty-sixth floating platform and the forty-eighth floating platform.
The second echelon is the ninth-grade true immortal, usually exploring between the 21st floating platform and the 35th floating platform.
The third echelon is the immortal immortals who usually explore between the sixth and twentieth floating platforms.
As for the five floating platforms closest to the entrance, their value is not too great and will basically be abandoned by the monks.
Luo Qingcheng had explored as far as the fortieth floating platform. At that time, she was only in the third level of the eighth-level Earth Immortal.
Of course, what we are talking about here is adventure. With her status, she is fully qualified to go to the last floating platform to see the condition of the barrier.
However, she was unlucky that time. Before she could explore anything of value, she encountered a magical beast with a high level of eighth-grade earth immortal. A team of twelve people, including her, had only one monster in total. Five people came back.
That monster is powerful, and what's even more frightening is that it's good at poison attacks. Even monks with the same level as it can't get close to it, let alone attack it.
After returning, Luo Qingcheng worked hard on the poison magic. This time, her goal was at least the fortieth floating platform.
Luo Qingcheng casually asked Bai Fei about his goal, and Bai Fei just said "the further away, the better", which made Luo Qingcheng roll his eyes.
Naturally, she didn't know Bai Fei's purpose. Exploration was secondary. His goal was the barrier.
Speaking of the selection of personnel for the three echelons of the expedition, among them, the eighth-level earth immortals in the first echelon do not need to compete for quotas. As long as you are an eighth-level earth immortal, you can go directly to the innermost level after registering, but there are many Just spend a little fairy crystal.
The ninth-grade true immortals in the second echelon do not have to compete for quota, but there is a limit on the number of people. Each sect, including the Ten Thousand Demons Sect, can only send out fifty ninth-grade true immortals at a time. It can only be less, not more. These people are selected by each sect.
The third echelon needs to compete for adventure spots through competition.
Knowing that there are many dangers in Death Valley, many monks still flock to it. Although there are many opportunities, if it doesn't work this time, they can try again next time. But many monks also know that the sooner they explore, the better the chance of finding treasures.
Each expedition lasts
In the last month of three months, the three warships will start from the farthest floating platform in the area they are responsible for. They will stay on each floating platform for one day and lower several ladders to meet the explorers. Once time passes, the opportunity to return will be cut off. Of course, if you voluntarily give up this opportunity, you will still have the opportunity to return in three or four months. However, it is unclear whether you can persist until the next opportunity comes.
Luo Qingcheng told Bai Fei that for this expedition, there were nearly 300 people in the first echelon and 750 people in the second echelon. Each sect had gathered enough people, and a thousand people would be selected for the third echelon.
One thousand places may seem like a lot, but in fact they are pitifully few.
You must know that in the entire black water area, the number of monks in the realm of ninth-grade true immortals is the largest.
Not to mention the monks from the fifteen sects who are determined to win, there are hundreds of countries in the black waters, and it is very difficult for them to even get a spot in the end. And even in a small country, the number of non-grade mortal immortals can even be counted in the tens of thousands.
This shows how fierce the competition is to get into the list of one thousand people!
Bai Fei did not go to watch the competition. After Luo Qingcheng briefly talked about the situation of the competition, he felt that it was not interesting.
During that time, he had been staying in Luo Qingcheng's small courtyard.
On this day, Luo Qingcheng sent someone to inform him, and he followed them out of the city.
With Luo Qingcheng leading the team, he and several eighth-level earthly immortals from the Ten Thousand Demons Sect successfully boarded one of the battleships after just verifying their identities.
Not long after, the battleship turned into a ray of light and rushed into the Death Valley.
There are nearly a hundred compartments inside the battleship, each of which can accommodate at least four monks. Luo Qingcheng seemed to be relying on Bai Fei, they were in the same compartment.
In addition to them, there are two other people, one male and one female, a pair of brothers and sisters. The female cultivator has the cultivation level of the ninth level of the eighth-level earth immortal. Like Luo Qingcheng, her face is covered with a veil, while the male cultivator has the eighth-level cultivation. He is a cultivator of the tenth level of Earthly Immortal, and his face is stern, but he is by no means arrogant, but has always been poor at speaking.
At a glance, he knew that Luo Qingcheng was familiar with these brothers and sisters. After her introduction, Bai Fei found out that these brothers and sisters were from Xiaoyun Peak. The male cultivator was named Wei Zhuocheng and the female cultivator was named Xu Susu.
Xiaoyun Peak is not the name of a mountain peak, but the name of a sect. It is also one of the fifteen sects in the Black Water Area. Compared with the Ten Thousand Demons Sect, Xiaoyun Peak's overall strength is only higher.
"Sister Luo, do you want to accompany your sister to the 48th floor this time?"
During the chat, Xu Susu suddenly asked Luo Qingcheng.
The forty-eighth floor is the area where the forty-eighth floating platform is located.
"Sister Xu and Brother Wei are going to enter the forty-eighth floor this time?" Luo Qingcheng asked instead without answering.
Wei Zhuocheng only nodded, but Xu Susu continued: "Originally, we wanted to take a look at the innermost level! But the control there is very strict. It may take a few years before we have the opportunity to go down to the floating platform. Let’s find out. According to reliable sources, from the 41st level onwards, there are only seven-level magical beasts at most. The risks are actually the same, so we want to give it a try this time.”
Luo Qingcheng understood that the deeper you go into the Valley of Death, the greater your rewards will be. If it is as Xu Susu said, the risks in the last few levels are similar, then naturally the deeper you go, the better.
However, is this news really reliable?
In fact, this is not the first time Xu Susu invites Luo Qingcheng to accompany him.
Xu Susu had received such invitations twice before, but she had no such news at that time. It seems that she had just learned about it.
Luo Qingcheng knew how much he weighed, and he declined politely the first two times.
This time there was such a news, Luo Qingcheng couldn't help but hesitate, and did not make an immediate decision.
Unexpectedly, Xu Susu will
The target was pointed at Bai Fei.
"Master Ouyang, are you interested in forming a team with us?"
"I can't ask for it." Bai Fei replied simply.
"Senior brother, there are eight people, that should be enough, right?" Xu Susu turned to ask Wei Zhuocheng, who nodded slightly.
"Eight people?" Luo Qingcheng said in surprise.
"Sister Luo, before coming here, we have made arrangements with Hushu Ang and Gu Jing from Blood Soul Cliff and Bai Xiaoqi and Dongfang Qingning from Jiuyun Cave."
"Including him, there are only seven people, right?" Luo Qingcheng turned around and gave Bai Fei a look, saying displeasedly.
Although she was covered with a veil, Bai Fei could imagine that she was a little angry, naturally because he agreed to Xu Susu's proposal without consulting her.
"Sister Luo, you have rejected my sister twice. You are not allowed to refuse me again this time." Xu Susu said a little rogue.
"Is Sister Xu's news really reliable?" Luo Qingcheng was still a little worried.
"The information is reliable." This time it was Wei Zhuocheng who answered her question decisively.
"Then...okay then!"
Precisely because she was familiar with the two senior brothers and sisters, Luo Qingcheng couldn't believe Xu Susu's words, but Wei Zhuocheng was different. She believed that Wei Zhuocheng would not make a joke about this matter.
Xu Susu saw through her little thoughts, but didn't care. Now that her goal was achieved, she could only be happy.
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The battleship was moving extremely fast, and at a certain moment, a voice sounded in the cabin.
"The thirty-sixth floating platform will be arriving soon. Sir, please confirm the landing location in advance!"
An hour or two later, the battleship landed for the first time.
There was no sound to indicate whether this first landing was the thirty-sixth floating platform. It could only be seen through spiritual thoughts that several figures were entering the layers of fog along the ladder.
Anyway, from then on, battleships would land every once in a while.
The four people in the compartment rushed to the 48th floor and could only wait patiently.
"The forty-eighth pontoon has arrived. In three months, the battleship will come again to pick you up in triumph."
The four of them stood up at the same time and walked out of the cubicle.
A dozen other people came out of the cubicle one after another. Among them, two pairs of men and women walked quickly towards Xu Susu. They must have been the four people she mentioned earlier.
In addition to the four of them, there are thirteen others, both men and women. This 48th floor is also the goal of their trip.
Xu Susu nodded towards the four people and walked towards the cabin door first.
The floating platform is not big, and it is shrouded in fog together with the battleship.
A ladder reaches down into the fog, whose depth is unknown.
"Everyone, let's go down first!"
Xu Susu informed and jumped down the ladder first, followed closely by Wei Zhuocheng.
Bai Fei and Luo Qingcheng looked at each other and jumped down.
The eight of them were all eighth-level earth immortals, the lowest being fifth-level immortals, but it still took them nearly a quarter of an hour to get their feet on the ground. This shows the height of the floating platform. Without the ladder as a buffer, even for seventh-level heavenly immortals, the difficulty would be extraordinary. Big!
From this point of view, the emergence of the barrier and the floating platform gave the monks the possibility to go deep into the Valley of Death.
And this floating platform is more like a positioning point. Below it, there is no danger within nearly ten miles, as if there is a huge natural defense cover, isolating unknown dangers.
In the past, even if the warship could penetrate into this range, it would not dare to land at will. Who knows what kind of terrifying existence is here, maybe the warship will be defeated before it lands.
For the human race, even if they have to fight with the other four races in a few years, the emergence of these floating platforms and islands is also good news for the monks in this era.
