"These guards are only used to put on a show. They are all good-looking but useless!" Another man with a red scar on one side of his face also criticized in a low voice.
"Hehe, it's obvious that this is the first time you've participated in this kind of mission. Even if it's a high-profile mission like escorting tributes that will attract unnecessary trouble, the major cities will still spare no effort to make it as big as possible. After all, this is a time to show off their strength, and Lord Bi You is also eager to see it succeed. Otherwise, wouldn't it be safer to just send a few powerful experts to secretly escort some of the tributes? "Another burly man with a curly beard who looked quite rough chuckled and said.
Liu Ming's mind wasn't on this, so he didn't pay attention to these people. Instead, his eyes fell on the grey circular buildings on the backs of the huge bat-like ghost beasts.
"Fellow Daoist Yin Han, are you curious about these ghosts?" At this moment, the Fiend man with green eyes casually walked to Liu Ming's side and suddenly asked.
"It seems that Fellow Daoist knows about these things. Please enlighten me," Liu Ming raised his eyebrows and said with a smile.
"Hehe, I wouldn't dare to enlighten you. These ghosts are called 'Ghost Batmobile'. They're not weak, but they're naturally timid and have very low intelligence. Fortunately, their strength and speed are astonishing, so they've become a popular means of transportation for major cities. In addition, the Ghost Batmobile has been frequently hunted by the major forces, and it's hard to find any trace of it now. Its value has reached hundreds of thousands of Netherstones, and it's often priceless. Therefore, the number of Ghost Batmobile that the major forces send as tribute has indirectly become an aspect of the strength of the major forces, "the green-eyed man said with a smile.
"I see. It's no wonder that I've never seen such a rare thing. Fellow Daoist is very knowledgeable, and you don't seem to be from Cold Moon City. May I know your name? "Liu Ming nodded and asked calmly.
"Hehe, my name is Bi Yan, and I'm from Bi You City. In his early years, he roamed the Secluded Water Realm in search of a breakthrough. Now that he had advanced to the Jin Dan Realm and was about to return, he coincidentally saw the Cold Moon City Lord recruiting an escort team. Thus, he applied to join the team out of interest. On the other hand, Fellow Daoist Yin Han is a pseudo Core Formation cultivator, yet he was able to join the escort team. I am very impressed. "The green-eyed man didn't hide anything and spoke frankly.
Liu Ming saw that this person was quite forthright, so he modestly declined and started chatting with him.
"Alright, it's about time. The journey to Biyou City is long and extremely dangerous, but I believe that the soldiers of Leng Yue City will overcome all obstacles and move forward bravely in the face of challenges. "Leng Yue raised his head to look at the sun of the underworld in the sky and suddenly said in a sonorous voice.
"Don't worry, Lady Leng Yue. We guarantee a smooth delivery!" The five silver-armored Dark Generals roared with solemn expressions.
The five hundred Fiend guards behind him also mustered up their courage and shouted in unison, "We'll make sure everything goes smoothly!"
"Very good. When you return in triumph, I will reward you handsomely," Leng Yue said with a slight nod. Leng Yue nodded slightly. When she said the last sentence, her eyes fell on Liu Ming and the others.
"We won't disappoint the City Lord!" Liu Ming and the other nine people naturally bowed and said.
"Leng Meng, as the leader of this mission, I'll leave the rest to you," Leng Yue said slowly as his eyes fell on a silver-armored Dark General in the middle of the square formation.
"Yes!"
The Dark General was 30 feet tall, and there were many bone horns on his face. Hearing Leng Yue's words, he immediately stepped forward, cupped his hands, and answered with a stern expression.
When Leng Yue saw this, a smile appeared on her face.
"Everyone, get on the Ghost Bat Chariot immediately. The ten guards, please follow me to the main chariot!" Leng Meng turned around and immediately ordered loudly.
Hearing this, the five Fiend guards in the square formation immediately flew up and boarded the Ghost Bat Chariot one by one.
Hearing this, Liu Ming and the other nine people did not dare to hesitate. After Leng Meng and the others boarded the Ghost Bat Chariot in the middle, they also flew up and landed on the back of the ghost beast, standing behind Leng Meng.
The next moment, Leng Yue made a hand sign and pointed at the void above the several giant beasts. Streaks of silver light shot out and flashed into the back of the giant beasts.
The Ghost Bat Chariot let out a deafening roar!
The roar soared into the sky, like the cry of a ghost and the cry of a bird.
Then, Liu Ming only felt the bottom of his feet shake, and the Ghost Bat Chariot he was on was the first to bear the brunt of the roar and soared into the sky!
The other four Ghost Beast Chariots flew up one by one and stood on both sides of Liu Ming's Ghost Bat Chariot. The five behemoths formed a chevron and sped away into the distance.
Liu Ming only felt that the scenery on both sides was changing rapidly. The speed of the Ghost Beast Chariot was not inferior to that of his flying sword!
"Everyone, the journey to the Dark Jade City this time is long. In addition to the various evil ghost tribes and natural strongholds, as far as I know, there are also other major forces coveting the city. Therefore, I hope that you can do your best. I believe that the City Lord will not mistreat you. During normal times, you can freely enter and exit the secret rooms that have been allocated to you. The scenery along the way is not bad. "After flying out of the Cold Moon City, Leng Meng turned to Liu Ming and the other nine people and said slowly.
"Leader Leng, please rest assured! If those forces dare to invade us, we will make sure that they will not be able to return! " The Fiend who was driving the giant ape, because his cultivation was the highest among Liu Ming and the other nine people, immediately replied loudly after hearing Leng Meng's words.
The others also chimed in.
Although Liu Ming did not say anything, his expression was as usual. Bi Yan had an indifferent expression on his face.
Seeing this, Leng Meng nodded and turned around to continue driving the Ghost Beast Chariot.
Except for the 20 guards of the Cold Moon City who were on guard at the back of the Ghost Beast Chariot, the rest of the people returned to their secret rooms.
In the following month, the whole Ghost Beast Chariot traveled along the planned route and passed through two or three Teleportation Formations. The journey was very smooth, and there were no unexpected incidents.
Liu Ming spent most of his time in his secret room. However, every few days, he would come out to take a breath of fresh air and learn about the current location of the Ghost Beast Chariot.
It was unknown whether it was a coincidence or some other reason, but Bi Yan would often appear when Liu Ming came out of his secret room, and would chat with Liu Ming from time to time.
Because Bi Yan was very talkative and was very familiar with the Secluded Water Realm, the two of them had a very good conversation.
From Bi Yan, Liu Ming also learned many secrets of the Netherworld Realm. Bi Yan was also very friendly, and even invited Liu Ming to visit his cave residence when they arrived at the Dark Jade City.
Liu Ming looked normal on the surface, but he was naturally more vigilant in his heart.
In the blink of an eye, three months had passed.
On this day, as Liu Ming was meditating quietly in the Ghost Beast Chariot, the Ghost Beast Chariot under him suddenly stopped.
Liu Ming opened his eyes, and a hint of vigilance flashed in his eyes. He got up and walked outside.
The other Ghost Beast Chariots also stopped in the air at this moment, and they were motionless.
Liu Ming's heart moved, and he looked forward. He saw Leng Meng, who was driving the Ghost Bat Chariot, standing with his hands behind his back. He seemed to be looking at something.
Following his gaze, he saw that in front of the team, there was an undulating gray mountain range. It looked very vast, and it stretched to the end of his vision.
The mountain range was not very high. What was more peculiar was that there were huge canyons in the mountains from time to time. It was as if the whole mountain range had been hit by some kind of majestic external force, and there were countless huge cracks.
In addition, there were a lot of gray clouds floating in the mountain range, which looked a little mysterious.
As Liu Ming was looking at it in a daze, he heard a series of footsteps approaching.
He immediately turned around and greeted the person who had just arrived.
The person who had come was Bi Yan, and he nodded to Liu Ming and returned the greeting.
"I don't know why the team has stopped here!" Liu Ming slowly expressed the doubt in his heart.
"Haha, it seems that Brother Yin has been so immersed in cultivation that you don't even know that we have arrived here. The mountain range in front of us is a famous dangerous place in this region, the Dark Abyss Valley. "Bi Yan looked at Liu Ming in surprise and said with a smile.
"This is the Dark Abyss Valley!"
Liu Ming's expression changed, and he recalled some of the geographical books about the Netherworld Realm that he had collected in Cold Moon City. There was indeed a mention of the Dark Abyss Valley.
Although this place was called a valley, it was extremely large. If an ordinary Jin Dan cultivator were to fly, it would take them several days to pass through it. However, there were basically no fiends who would be willing to pass through this place.
It was rumored that this place was the place where the Netherworld Realm and other realms had fought a great war a long time ago. The entire area was torn apart by those cultivators who were extremely powerful, and that was why it was in its current state.
There were also people who believed that this place was a small fragment that fell from another realm after it was torn apart.
However, the reason why this place was known as a dangerous place and was so famous was that there was a special gas called the Dark Abyss Qi in the valley, and it would erupt from time to time.
This Dark Abyss Qi was extremely terrifying to the fiends. Once they came into contact with it, they would lose all their magic power for a period of time.
Therefore, when the fiend cultivators passed through this place, even if their cultivation had reached the Celestial Phenomenon Realm, they would rather spend a large amount of time to avoid it than take the risk of passing through this place.
As Liu Ming recalled this information in his mind, his mind raced, and he actually felt a trace of joy.
This was because after passing through the Dark Abyss Valley, he would not be far from the Netherworld River, which was his target.
Perhaps after passing through this area, he would be able to quietly leave the tribute team of Cold Moon City and head for the Netherworld River.
"Leader Leng will probably also choose to take a detour. It's still too early to the day of the Lord Ghost King's tribute. However, if he takes a detour, there are two directions: east and west. If he goes east, the distance is shorter, but he will have to pass through the Tian Kui Grassland. There are many ghost tribes living there, and they often attack fiend cultivators. If he goes west, the distance is longer, but it's safer. I just don't know which direction Leader Leng Meng will choose … Brother Yin, are you alright? " Bi Yan's words suddenly stopped, as if he had noticed the subtle change in Liu Ming's expression.
"I'm fine. This is my first time coming to this Dark Abyss Valley, and I'm a little lost in thought … In Brother Bi's opinion, which direction will Leader Leng Meng choose?" Liu Ming's heart trembled, and then he laughed.
"How would we know what Leader Leng Meng is thinking? However, if I were to choose, it would be safer to go west." Bi Yan chuckled when he heard this.
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