In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.
Shen Luo, Bai Xiaotian, and Bai Xiaotian finished their preparations and set off for the Western Region.
The three of them boarded a white flying boat and headed west. After flying for a day and a night, they finally arrived at the border of the Tang Empire.
Shen Luo sat cross-legged on the flying boat and silently operated the Nameless Art. His entire body emitted a layer of faint red light.
He had already consumed all the life-prolonging elixirs made from the Kylin's blood. The Kylin was indeed an auspicious beast. The effect of the elixir made from its blood was better than the dragon's blood that he had obtained previously. It had increased his lifespan by about 50 years.
Furthermore, the Kylin was a sacred beast of the fire element. Just like how he had gained the ability to control water after consuming the dragon's blood, his talent in controlling fire elemental energy had also increased a lot.
Not long after, he opened his eyes and gently exhaled a mouthful of turbid air.
Even though he wasn't able to completely recover his lost lifespan, he was already rather satisfied. After all, no matter if it was in the mortal world or the cultivation world, such medicines were treasures that seized the fortune of the heavens and the earth, and being able to obtain them was a type of fortuitous encounter that could only be chanced upon by luck.
"Shen Luo, oh Shen Luo, no wonder I didn't see your cultivation progress by leaps and bounds. You're really hardworking in your cultivation! If I didn't have the help of my sect's resources, I'm afraid I would have been left far behind by you. I wouldn't even have the face to see you. "Bai Xiaotian saw Shen Luo wake up and grinned, making fun of him.
"Brother Bai, don't make fun of me here. My aptitude is not good, so I can only be more hardworking. As the saying goes, the clumsy bird flies first. Hard work can make up for it. By the way, where are we now? "Shen Luo smiled and changed the topic.
"We just left the border of the Tang Empire," Bai Xiaotian said.
Hearing this, Shen Luo walked to the edge of the flying boat and looked down.
At this time, the flying boat was not flying very high. The situation below could be seen clearly. It was an endless stretch of towering mountains.
However, the mountain range here was treacherous, and there were no spiritual veins underground. The spiritual energy was thin, and not only was there no human habitation, there were also few birds and beasts. It was very appropriate to describe it as a barren place.
"Venerable Golden Cicada, according to the records, when you went to the Western Paradise to seek scriptures, you left the Great Tang through the Two World Mountain below. It is rumored that your eldest disciple, Sun Wukong, was once trapped here. After you rescued him, he protected you all the way to the Western Paradise to seek scriptures," Bai Xiaotian said to Chan 'er as he pointed at the largest mountain below.
As a fellow Buddhist, Bai Xiaotian was rather respectful towards Chan 'er and addressed him as "Golden Cicada".
"So this is the Two Boundaries Mountain!" Shen Luo was stunned when he heard Bai Xiaotian's words. He followed Bai Xiaotian's gaze and looked at the mountain peak.
He had seen records of this mountain in a document. Back then, when the Tang Emperor conquered the west to establish the country, he named this mountain as the Two World Mountain in order to mark the border.
"Since Almsgiver Bai said so, I seem to have some impression of it. Can we go down and take a look?" Chan 'er looked at the mountain range below with a blank expression. She glanced at Bai Xiaotian and hesitated for a moment before asking.
"Of course." Bai Xiaotian smiled and waved one hand to control the flying boat to descend.
Before he left, he had been instructed by the elders of his sect to do his best to help Chan 'er recover her memory as soon as possible. He was naturally happy to see the current situation.
Shen Luo was quite interested in the mountains and rivers outside the Great Tang Empire, so he was also happy to go.
The three of them stayed in the Two World Mountain for a day. According to the records of Golden Cicada's journey to the Western Paradise to seek scriptures, Bai Xiaotian took Chan 'er around carefully so that she could see some things and recover her memory. Unfortunately, he did not succeed in the end, so they continued their journey.
Next, Bai Xiaotian steered the flying boat along the route of the journey to seek scriptures. Chan 'er looked at these places with a blank expression and still could not recall her memory.
Because he had to revisit these old places with Chan 'er, the journey was naturally greatly affected. It took them more than a month to reach Wuji.
"This is Wuji? Eh, why is there such a strong turbid air! "Bai Xiaotian murmured as the three of them stood on the flying boat and looked at the land below.
Wuji was almost all yellow sand and the Gobi Desert. It was very barren. There was little Spiritual Energy in the air, but wisps of black mist could be faintly seen in it, making the originally sunny sky look a little gray.
Shen Luo frowned slightly. The situation in Wuji was quite similar to the situation in the Dream Realm.
"Master Golden Cicada, where are we going in Wuji?" Bai Xiaotian turned to Chan 'er and asked.
"I don't know. I thought I could remember something when we arrived in Wuji, but unfortunately, I still have no clue." Chan 'er shook her head and said with some distress.
"In that case, let's take a look around and inquire about the situation in Wuji," Shen Luo suggested.
The state of the Wuji Kingdom made him inexplicably worried.
"Okay." Chan 'er nodded.
Therefore, the three of them searched around the border of the Wuji Kingdom and soon found a large city.
Judging from the name inscribed on the city gate, this city was called "White County City". There was a big river and several wide roads outside the city. Judging from its geographical location, it was an important place for trade and transportation. The city was also quite large.
"It looks like a big city. If we inquire about information here, we should be able to gain something," Shen Luo said as the three of them landed in a hidden place outside the city.
Chan 'er and Bai Xiaoyun did not object and soon arrived at the city gate.
The architectural style of White County City was very different from that of the cities in the Central Earth. It was very rough. Many rough murals could often be seen on the city gate and the city wall. The content was also very different from that of the Central Earth. They were all scenes of various people fighting with evil beasts.
There were soldiers guarding the gate of White County City. The soldiers here were also dressed in special clothes. They wore felt hats and half-body armor. Their weapons were spears and scimitars.
These soldiers were collecting money from people entering the city, one silver coin per person.
Chan'er was a Buddhist, so she didn't need to pay the entrance fee to enter the city. Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian, on the other hand, were ordinary people. The two of them naturally wouldn't be stingy with this little bit of money. They took out a piece of silver and handed it to the soldier guarding the gate.
The currency of the Western Regions was gold and silver coins. However, the Tang Empire's trade was prosperous, so Tang coins could also be used here. In fact, in terms of weight, this piece of silver was worth at least three silver coins.
"Two gold coins per person. How many of you are there?" The soldier did not take the silver. He looked at Bai Xiaotian, who was dressed luxuriously, and said with a smile.
"What! Isn't it one silver coin per person? "Bai Xiaotian frowned.
Although he did not care about such a small amount of money, it did not mean that he would be casually extorted by a few ordinary people.
Seeing that Bai Xiaotian dared to talk back, the soldier glared at him and shouted, "We have the final say on how much money we collect when we enter the city. Looking at the two of you who are dressed so strangely, I'm afraid that you are spies from another country. If you don't want to be imprisoned, quickly pay up!"
When the other soldiers saw this person's actions of extortion, they did not stop him. Instead, they raised the weapons in their hands and aimed them at Bai Xiaotian and Shen Luo. There was a smile on their faces, as if they had just slaughtered a fat sheep. Clearly, this was not the first time they had done such a thing.
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