The woman carrying the zither was a head taller than the spirit fish. Her skin was fair and delicate, completely different from the spirit fish's honey-colored skin. Their facial features were also not very similar. The spiritual fish was sweet, and the woman carrying the zither was more robust and imposing.
Especially that pair of bright black eyes that were pure like a baby's. They seemed to be filled with curiosity and exploration towards everything, and they were also brimming with endless vitality.
Gao Zhengyang had seen countless beauties, but it was rare to see someone with such lively eyes, so he took a few more glances.
"Sister, this is Gao Zhengyang, Mr. Gao."
Ling Yu held onto the woman's hand and introduced her to Gao Zhengyang. "This is my big sister, Ling Luo. She's a musician."
Ling Luo put her palms together and greeted Gao Zhengyang. Her bright black eyes looked up and down curiously. Compared to the reserved spiritual fish, she appeared to be more active and bold. However, her probing eyes were very pure and had an indescribable vitality that would never offend anyone.
Gao Zhengyang nodded slightly. The Spirit Luo's Essence Energy aura was pure and long, but the strength it revealed was much higher than that of the spirit fish. It was roughly at the seventh stage. Of course, her actual cultivation was at least at the Ninth Stage, or even the peak of the Ninth Stage.
After becoming a Heart Saint, he began to observe life from the very essence of life, directly to the depths of the soul. Experts could conceal their strength, Yuan Qi, and Divine Sense, but it was impossible for them to conceal a strong spirit. Even if he disguised himself, he would not be able to hide from the Heart Saint.
Seeing the two Type 9 powerhouses feigning ignorance, Gao Zhengyang found it amusing. He wanted to see what tricks the two of them could perform.
"Mr. Gao, I've already contacted the Iron Elephant team. We're going to ride with them to Mount Mahākāśyapa. Are you alright with that?" Ling Luo asked.
Gao Zhengyang shook his head and said to Ling Yu, "Your sister is very skilled in martial arts. Just follow her. I will not go to Mount Mahākāśyapa. "
Ling Yu's expression changed slightly. Gao Zhengyang had agreed to it just now, so why did he change his mind now? Preparations had already been made at Mount Mahākāśyapa, so it would be a waste of his time if he didn't go.
Moreover, if Gao Zhengyang left just like that, it would be impossible to track his whereabouts in the future. If they turned hostile and fought now, the two of them might not be a match for Gao Zhengyang.
She hurriedly pulled Gao Zhengyang's sleeve and pleaded, "Mr. Gao, the Maha Mountain Road is a long journey. Not only are there all kinds of powerful demonic beasts, but there are also demons. I hope Mr. Gao can send me there."
Gao Zhengyang's noncommittal attitude made Ling Yu even more flustered. She whispered with a panicked expression, "Mr. Gao, if you leave, what will happen to the Joyful Clan?"
"Regarding the Joyful Clan …"
Gao Zhengyang laughed. "This has nothing to do with you."
"No, the Joyful Clan is the most overbearing. If we sisters are found by the people from the Joyful Clan, we will definitely suffer a fate worse than death!"
Ling Yu's "living a life worse than death" was extremely horrifying, and even Gao Zhengyang had to admire her acting skills.
"Hmph, the so-called Concubine Ming of the Joyful Clan is just a toy that collects Yin to nourish Yang."
Ling Luo also seemed to have a lot of opinions about the Joyous Clan, and his tone was full of disdain. But she turned around and said coldly, "We sisters don't need outsiders to protect us. Mr. Gao, you don't have to worry about it."
"Sister …"
Ling Yu tugged at Ling Luo and said to Gao Zhengyang apologetically, "Mr. Gao, my sister doesn't know how to speak. Please don't take it to heart."
Gao Zhengyang waved his hand to indicate that he didn't mind and said, "The Joyful Clan's matter is indeed a little troublesome, but I can't always follow you."
"Mount Maha doesn't belong to the Joyful Clan. As long as Mr. Gao can send us there, everything will be fine. "
Ling Yu's bright chestnut-colored eyes looked at Gao Zhengyang with a pitiful look. She emitted a faint fragrance that made Gao Zhengyang instinctively want to protect this woman.
Gao Zhengyang's Mind's Eye could see through everything. He knew that the reason why he had such emotions was because he was unknowingly induced by the fragrance. This kind of induction was very ingenious. It only aroused pity and love in one's heart, but it didn't confuse one's mind.
On the contrary, this fragrance could make one feel at ease and promote the circulation of Qi and blood. Not only was there no harm, but there were also some benefits.
It was precisely because of this that Gao Zhengyang's strong body would instinctively accept these and not reject them. The changes in the fragrance were also very subtle. Even a Saint-level powerhouse wouldn't notice it.
No matter how strong a Saint-level powerhouse was, he was still a human after all, and there was a limit to his spiritual wisdom. Moreover, the senses of a Saint-level powerhouse were extremely sensitive. As long as they wanted to, even a speck of dust flying in the air couldn't escape their senses. This included all kinds of invisible changes in vitality. A Saint-level powerhouse could sense a huge amount of information at all times, and it was impossible for them to analyze and observe every detail.
They could only rely on their Saint-level instincts to block out most of the information and only pay attention to the useful changes. The changes in the fragrance of Ling Yu were insignificant trifles to a Saint-level powerhouse.
Only Gao Zhengyang, who had the Triple Sage Body, could see that there was something wrong with Ling Yu at a glance. Only then could he gradually discover the secret of her fragrance.
Gao Zhengyang realized that after these few days of interaction, Ling Yu had changed into thousands of different fragrances. Through different levels of fragrance, she even found a hidden way to influence his emotions.
And this way was actually through the sense of smell, and then using various fragrances to influence his emotions. It had to be said that Ling Yu's understanding of fragrance could be considered a grandmaster.
Gao Zhengyang did not resist this change. He pretended to be silent for a while before saying, "Alright, I'll send you to Mount Maha."
"Thank you, Mister Gao."
Ling Yu clasped her hands together and said happily, "May Buddha bless you with eternal happiness and peace."
Ling Luo lightly snorted, as if she was dissatisfied with her little sister's flattery. Ling Yu anxiously glared at Ling Luo, as if warning her not to be too presumptuous.
Even if she knew that they were acting, she could not see anything wrong with their interaction.
After receiving Gao Zhengyang's promise, Ling Yu was very happy and spoke a lot more. Ling Luo's mood came and went quickly. Not long later, she took the initiative to introduce Bai Ta City's scenery to Gao Zhengyang.
Bai Ta City was clean and tidy, be it the streets or the buildings, they were far better than any city Gao Zhengyang had seen. Even the passersby were dressed neatly and spoke elegantly.
The entire Bai Ta City was like a huge temple. Everyone strictly abided by the precepts. The calm and tranquil atmosphere seemed to be able to wash away all the impulsiveness in one's heart, making one feel unprecedentedly calm and peaceful.
Gao Zhengyang had to admit that the environment here was not bad. However, it lacked vigor and vitality. The entire city seemed too peaceful and peaceful, making it suitable for retirement.
"We will stay in Bai Ta City for two days and wait for the Iron Elephant convoy to arrive."
Ling Luo brought Gao Zhengyang and the rest to a clean hotel and told Gao Zhengyang not to be anxious. The scale of the Iron Elephant convoy was very big, the passengers could only wait for the convoy, but the convoy could not wait for them.
Therefore, they needed to wait for a few more days.
Gao Zhengyang was indifferent. He had nowhere to go anyway, and he had plenty of time. While he had nothing to do, he took a stroll around Bai Ta City.
The city had a long history, and there were two temples that had existed for more than 8000 years. Every brick, every tile, every ancient tree, they all had their own history.
From the traditions that were preserved in the ancient temples, one could see the development of Buddhism. Some of the ancient traditions still maintained a sense of mystery and gloom. It looked like there were traces of primitive worship.
The human race's history was too short, although the East and West Prefectures were far apart, they originated from the same place. Or it could be said that the human race's nature had determined that their development paths were extremely similar.
Gao Zhengyang walked around Bai Ta City for two days, and felt that he had gained a lot.
At his level of martial arts, his strength had already become one, and he had his own understanding and firm belief towards the world and martial arts. He no longer needed mystical arts or secret techniques, but needed to accumulate and settle, to absorb all kinds of wisdom, to comprehend and level up.
Of course, becoming a saint was the most important step. After reaching the saint rank, there were actually a few shortcuts to enter the god rank. But the shortcuts were usually dead ends, once you entered, you would not be able to come out.
Saints who could find a shortcut would usually not choose the shortcut. But those saints who wanted to find a shortcut would not be able to find it.
Ao Zhen and Gao Zhengyang had talked about this before. Gao Zhengyang was not interested in this. He had the Body of Three Saints, and his future was limitless. It was not too late to enter the god rank after training for a few thousand years. If he wanted to take a shortcut now, he would definitely be courting death.
Gao Zhengyang was now thinking about how to become a saint rank Yang God. His Martial Soul and Yang God looked the same, but their cores were completely different. He did not have this idea before, but Lu Jiuyuan's Yang God Martial Soul Fusion made his eyes light up. Joyful Clan's Bai Xiang made him see a feasible path.
The ever-changing fragrance of the spiritual fish made Gao Zhengyang realize that there were thousands of paths in this world, and that a mere fragrance could lead directly to the Great Way. This really opened his eyes.
Among the eight groups of heavenly dragons, Gandharva was the god of fragrance, unpredictable. Without a doubt, the spiritual fish must be Gandharva. Just for this, Gao Zhengyang was willing to stay by the spiritual fish's side and learn from her fragrance.
As for Ling Luo, it should be Kinnara who played music! He just did not know if her music was as magical as Gandharva's. In this regard, Gao Zhengyang was also full of expectations.
They waited in Bai Ta City for three days, and on the morning of the fourth day, the iron elephant convoy arrived at Bai Ta City. After another day of rest, the iron elephant convoy set off in the morning and left Bai Ta City.
It was not until he saw the iron elephant convoy that Gao Zhengyang understood why they were called this.
The convoy was pulled by elephants, but compared with ordinary elephants, these elephants were much smaller, but they were taller and stronger than cows. In particular, their body muscles were tense and looked unusually strong. Their livid skin was also extremely tough.
"This kind of iron elephant is a descendant of a kind of demon beast. It is born strong and its skin is like iron. More importantly, it is extremely durable and can pull a large carriage for hundreds of miles without resting. It is more suitable for pulling carriages than cows and horses, but it eats a lot. Ordinary carriages can't afford to keep it … "
Ling Luo had also become more talkative these few days. She seemed to be in a good mood as she sat on the swaying carriage. She pointed at the elephants pulling the carriage and introduced them to Gao Zhengyang.
Gao Zhengyang nodded. Indeed, although these iron elephants were not as tall as ordinary elephants, they were more suitable for pulling carriages. He looked up and saw dozens of large carriages forming a long line. Including the guards on horseback, the entire convoy had more than a thousand people.
"The scale of this convoy is not small." Gao Zhengyang sighed.
Ling Luo was a little proud. She smiled at the side and said, "The iron elephant convoy travels tens of thousands of miles a year, passing by more than a hundred big and small cities. They are also the most powerful merchants in this region. "
"What is their main business?" Gao Zhengyang asked curiously.
Although caravans could trade with each other, this region was rich in fruits and the lives of the people were very simple. Such a large caravan definitely did not travel tens of thousands of miles to sell fruits.
Ling Luo said, "There are countless demonic beasts and demons in Mount Mahākāśyapa. The iron elephant convoy mainly trades with the demons. They bring salt and tea to exchange for the flesh, bones, and demon cores of the demonic beasts. "
"Endless demonic beasts? Isn't Mount Mahākāśyapa very dangerous?" Gao Zhengyang asked.
Ling Luo rolled her eyes at Gao Zhengyang and said in a bad mood, "There are humans there too. They even built a few big cities. These big cities are guarded by Buddhist experts. The demons don't dare to be impudent. "
Gao Zhengyang nodded. He basically understood what was waiting for him up ahead.
The Buddhist Sect and the demons were definitely colluding and helping each other. In order to test his strength, the other party definitely wanted to pull the demons over. In any case, no matter who was unlucky, they didn't need to care too much.
"You want to use me as a blade? Not a bad idea. I'm just afraid you can't handle this blade of mine."
Gao Zhengyang didn't care much about this. If they wanted to use him, they would have to have the ability to. Moreover, he was also very curious about the demons.
Actually, there were demons in the East God Province, but most of them were hidden in the Wilderness in the west. The local demons colluded with the Demon Sect and turned the Wilderness in the west into a land of slaughter.
Be it the Buddhist Sect or the Dao Sect, no one was willing to go to the Wilderness to kill demons and subdue demons. That was because that place had long been corrupted. The humans and demons lived together, and it was a mess. Unless everyone was killed, it was impossible to purify that area.
Most importantly, the Wilderness didn't have much value. Even if they snatched it, they couldn't develop it. No one in the seven human kingdoms was willing to expend this power to open up a land that couldn't possibly produce anything.
In the end, there weren't enough benefits.
Gao Zhengyang had killed Zhao Ban twice, but he didn't have time to go to the Wilderness in the west. This time, he could see the abilities of the demons.
The iron elephant convoy moved very quickly. In a day, they had traveled five to six hundred kilometers. In the evening, everyone set up camp at a place that they had long chosen.
The carriages formed a circle, and a bonfire was lit in the center. The bonfire lit up the surroundings. Everyone got out of the carriages, and each set up a small fire to boil water and cook. It was extremely lively.
Ling Yu, Ling Luo, and Gao Zhengyang looked at each other. The three of them were not used to cooking.
Gao Zhengyang could choose not to eat, and Ling Luo could also choose not to eat, but Ling Yu had to put on an act. She had no choice but to pull Ling Luo and say, "Come, let's go cook some food."
"Fruits will be fine." Ling Luo didn't want to waste time. She said, "These fruits won't last long. Let's eat the fruits first."
Ling Yu had a troubled expression. She thought for a moment and said to Gao Zhengyang, "Mr. Gao, is it okay for us to eat fruits?"
Gao Zhengyang couldn't help but laugh. "It's fine if I don't eat. You don't have to worry about me. "
Just as they were talking, a few burly men walked over from the side. The leader walked over with a smile and said, "Ladies, can I treat you to dinner?"
The burly man wasn't tall. He had a bronze-colored face, and his triangular eyes flickered. He looked rather wretched. However, he was wearing a light green leather armor of good quality. There were also two sabers hanging from his waist.
The few people following beside the burly man were also wearing armor and sabers. All of them had ferocious expressions on their faces. It was obvious that they weren't good people.
Gao Zhengyang recognized these people. They had been at the back of the convoy all this time. They were transporting a lot of goods and also a lot of people. There were also many people riding horses. He had thought that these people were the guards of the convoy, but it didn't seem like it from the way they talked.
Ling Yu disliked their wretched gazes and refused. "Thank you, but there's no need."
The burly man in the lead seemed to not hear her. He continued, "My name is Rock Wolf, and I'm the boss of the Rock Wolf Squad. I just want to hand the girls over to my friends. I don't have any other intentions … "
Gao Zhengyang wanted to laugh. Based on Rock Wolf's wretched gaze, his words were too unconvincing. However, he could also tell that this Rock Wolf definitely had the bloodline of the Demon Race. His eyes were green, his chin protruded forward, his nails were sharp, and his skin was covered in layers of strange patterns.
The Demon Race was similar to the Barbarian Race, but the Demon Race was more primitive and barbaric. Moreover, the Demon Race was mostly a variety of strange creatures. They were completely different from the Barbarian Race in their bones.
Ling Luo disliked the other's threatening tone. If it wasn't for Gao Zhengyang being beside her, she could crush him with one finger. Now, she could only suppress her anger and say, "We're not interested in making friends."
Ling Luo's voice was like a musical instrument. It was pleasing to the ear and had different scales. Although it was just ordinary speech, it was even more pleasing to the ear than singing.
When Rock Wolf and the others heard this voice, their eyes lit up even more. He took a few steps forward and said in an irrefutable tone, "Ladies, I'm definitely making friends with you."
Ling Luo wanted to flare up, but she was stopped by Ling Yu. She said, "If you guys continue to pester me like this, I'll call the guards."
"Humph, which guard of the Iron Elephant Caravan dares to provoke me!"
Rock Wolf smiled. He looked like a wolf looking at its prey, with a sinister and cruel expression.
Ling Yu and Ling Luo looked at each other. This wasn't arranged beforehand. The sudden appearance of trouble made the two slightly vexed. However, Gao Zhengyang looked like he was watching a show and didn't have any intention of making a move.
Helplessly, Ling Yu took out a whistle and blew loudly.
The sharp whistle quickly attracted a few guards of the caravan. They rode over, and when they saw Rock Wolf and the others, the guards' expressions all changed.
"So it's Your Excellency Rock Wolf." The black-armored guard leader put his palms together and bowed respectfully.
Rock Wolf waved his hand and said, "I'll have a chat with these two ladies. This has nothing to do with you."
Ling Yu hurriedly said, "Guard, please take these few away."
The guard was slightly troubled. He said to Rock Wolf, "Your Excellency, they're also passengers of the caravan. If there's anything, you can wait until we get there. It won't be too late to talk. "
The guard leader's meaning was very simple. Right now, they were passengers of the caravan, and he couldn't ignore them. Once they got there, they would have nothing to do with the caravan, and he could do whatever he wanted.
Rock Wolf didn't give him any face, and his expression darkened. "If I tell you to scram, scram."
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