Xianghu City and Shehu City are both on the west side of Hantian Territory, not far from each other.
But because there is an ice rift between the two cities, blizzards and strong winds are raging within a radius of nearly a thousand miles of the rift.
In this area, monks below the golden elixir level are still unable to protect themselves with true energy, so they can only walk slowly on foot, and at the same time, they have to be distracted and alert to the ice beasts hidden in the wind and snow. So the speed can only be slowed down.
This is why it took Yan Guang more than a month to get to Xianghu City.
After Yu Wan and the other two set off in the afternoon that day, they fled quickly and finally arrived near the Xinge Pavilion before the thick white fog began to block their sight.
Not far ahead, they would enter the blizzard area. They planned to rest here for one night and set out again the next day.
Because Yu Wan joined him on the return trip, Yan Guang no longer had to swallow the tasteless Bigu Pills. Now, even in the snow, he can still drink hot broth or spiritual vegetable soup and eat hot meat skewers every day.
Even if he thinks about it again many years later, Yan Guang can't help but sip, as if the broth is on his lips.
Perhaps because of their daily expectations, the three of them traveled much faster than when he arrived.
Originally, Yan Guang was worried that Yu Wan, who was in the early stages of foundation building, would not be able to keep up with the two of them and become a burden on their journey.
But after seeing that Yu Wan's speed and physical strength were not inferior to that of him and Wei Yan, and often even surpassed the two of them. At the same time, he was clean and decisive in the battle, Yan Guang slowly changed his view of Wan, and sincerely admitted it in his heart. Yu Wan's identity as a cultivator.
"I'll attack forward, and you and your wife will be responsible for the ice beasts on the left and right sides."
The three of them had been in the wind and snow area for more than half a month. At this time, another group of ice beasts in the middle stage of foundation building were attacking from ahead. Yan Guang made arrangements and rushed out, knocking the leading ice beast to the ground with one punch.
Wei Yan and Yu Wan also rushed forward respectively.
Wei Yan wielded a black wooden nine-curved spear with a shiny tip, curved like a snake, and shimmering with cold light.
As he chopped, entangled or stabbed, dark green auras of light struck into the group of ice beasts, causing the ice beasts to wail.
Yu Wan directly threw out the purple-edged ten thousand swords, flew with his fingers, and controlled the ten thousand swords to form a long snake eviscerating formation. A long snake with a black and purple body and a strong sword intent swam into the herd and harvested their lives.
Because they were entangled by the long snakes, each ice beast could only struggle feebly, and finally fell down with an unwilling roar.
This is the sword formation that was improved from the one-word long snake formation in the late period. After many kills and adjustments, the sword formation has begun to take shape.
Although the ice beasts all go out in groups, their attacks are single and they only rely on brute force. The defense is also average, and the body is made of ice. It's not a problem for the three of them.
At first, Yu Wan was still covering the empty flames in the sword formation, but as she gradually mastered it, she can now kill more than ten ice beasts at the same time with only the sword formation.
Flying over to collect the ice crystal clusters between their foreheads, the three of them gathered together and continued to move forward.
At this time, in Snake and Tiger City, the Demon Sect took charge.
Xin Yu sat in the main seat on the high platform in the hall, listening to the reports from the disciples below. As good news came one after another, the corners of his lips curled up, obviously feeling very happy.
As everyone finished reporting, Xin Yu suddenly frowned and asked, "Where did Zhang Qing go?"
A disciple below clasped his fists and reported, "Senior Brother Xin, Senior Brother Zhang said he had something to do a few days ago and has never come back."
Zhang Qing was the man who laid down the guarantee ticket at the gate of the city that day, and he was also the man who attacked and killed Yu Jiao while he was recovering from his injuries.
Xin Yu frowned even more as he listened to the disciple's explanation. After a long time, he slowly said, "Is Yan Guang coming back soon?"
The disciple continued to answer, "Yes, it will probably arrive in about five days."
"After entering the city, let him join the third batch of search operations. If he resists, just tell him that it was my arrangement. Remember, don't let him enter the inner city."
"yes."
The disciples below finished responding and retreated one after another.
Xin Yu, who was at the head, just sneered and left.
"Yu Jiao, I can't push you down. Then I will let your brother find those black boxes with his own hands again. This can be regarded as an explanation to the sect."
However, the disciple obviously miscalculated.
In the evening of that day, Yu Wan and the three of them had already broken out of the snow and ice and arrived at an ice cliff near Snake and Tiger City.
Looking at the black snake on the ice under the sunset in the distance in the evening, I couldn't help but feel how different the two cities were.
It is different from the beautiful wind and sunny weather outside Xianghu City, and the gentle snow slopes. Outside Snake and Tiger City are steep ice cliff faults.
And in these crystal clear ice fields, a jet black city wall stands continuously. The city wall stands high and stretches to both sides along the mountains, blocking the scenery inside the city.
Under the setting sun, you can vaguely see dense shadows swaying on the black wall.
"Let's go." After Yan Guang finished speaking, he took out his flying sword, jumped up and flew towards the city gate.
Yu Wan and Wei Yan followed behind.
Flying closer, Yu Wan saw what the black shadows were floating in the wind on the black walls on both sides of the city gate.
Those dark shadows were densely packed, and they turned out to be the corpses of monks hanging by their necks. At this moment, Yu Wan came to his senses and realized that the people who had been fighting side by side during this period were not good people, so he warned himself not to let down his guard because of this.
Wei Yan was also a little shocked when he saw it. But just for a moment, he put away his expression and returned to his cynical look with a smile on his lips.
"I have long heard that there is a wall of corpses outside Snake and Tiger City. Now that I see it, it is really extraordinary."
Yan Guang had no expression on his face and looked up, "These black walls are all local monks who were uncooperative in the city in the past. I hope you two will not appear here."
After speaking, he looked at Yu Wan and the two with a serious expression.
"Of course. I still want to follow Brother Yan in the future." Wei Yan joked with a smile.
Yu Wan's face was expressionless.
Yan Guang didn't pay attention to this. There will be more cruel and bloody existences in the future, and some of them will survive.
He turned back and took out the array card to enter the spiritual light. After waiting for the city gate to open, he took the two of them into the city.
The blockade in the city had long since been lifted, and Yan Guang did not notice anything unusual along the way.
He took Wei Yan and Yu Wan to an inn, and after explaining their origins to the innkeeper, he headed towards the inner city.
This inn was a stronghold. Wei Yan and Yu Wanbao identified themselves, received a black iron token, and then went to their rooms.
Because they were acting as husband and wife outside, the shopkeeper only gave them a room. But this has little impact on the two of them.
After entering the room and closing the door, Yu Wan put down the seven-star defensive array, stared at Wei Yan with his arms folded, and asked him, "Tell me about this token and the hunter."
Looking at Yu Wan's overwhelming aura, Wei Yan obediently poured out a cup of tea and said, "It's a long story, so sit down and tell it slowly."
Yu Wan sat directly opposite Wei Yan and ignored his cup of tea.
"Well, actually, I don't know much about the hunters. I only know that they are an underground organization jointly established by monks from Fuhu City, Snake-Tiger City, and Demon Sect."
"As for what they do on weekdays, I don't know."
"But one thing is that any of their actions seem to be related to aliens. My father also came here to investigate for this matter before, but he lost the news."
"So I could only venture into their ranks and spy on the situation from the inside."
Seeing that Wei Yan had said a lot of things in a vague way, Yu Wan hit the nail on the head and pointed out the key point, "In other words, you don't know the specific whereabouts of your father, and you don't have any confidence in saving him."
Knowing that he could no longer hide it, Wei Yan stood up and apologized to Yu Wan, "Sorry, I actually didn't have much confidence in coming on this trip. I happened to meet you at that time. So..."
The unfinished words were naturally clear to Yu Wan, and she continued to speak calmly, "As for my mother's matters, you..."
"Don't worry, except for the information, everything I said is true and I have nothing to hide." Wei Yan said, making a demon oath.
Seeing this in the evening, I stopped pursuing it. She had doubts when Yan Guang mentioned hunters. Now that the clues were correct, she naturally had to continue to pursue them.
According to the shopkeeper downstairs, they only need to wait for the mission to be issued on the Xuantie Token. The remaining time can be allocated by yourself.
So Yu Wan didn't say a word, walked to the small couch near the window and sat cross-legged, began to take out the jade slips, and continued to study the formation.
Wei Yan didn't dare to say any more. He sat cross-legged on the bed and started practicing.
The two of them waited for seven days before the Black Iron Token showed any movement.
"It will be ugly tomorrow, let's gather at Obsidian Square."
