With Xiao Yeguo's help, except for Tang Yuan and Li Shao, the other five forces successfully crossed the line between the sea and the sky.
After crossing the line between the sea and the sky, they had already reached the ridge of the mountain more than four thousand meters above sea level. After crossing a section of the mountain road ahead, they officially entered the territory of the Taiyuan ruins.
From where they were standing, they could already vaguely see the ruins behind the dense forest.
Thinking of the various legends about the Taiyuan ruins, even Cheng Bai, who was used to laughing, could not help but become serious and dignified.
It was unknown whether it was because of the giant purple cloud or because the temperature had dropped due to the elevation, but the mountain road no longer had the bright sunshine when they entered the mountain.
The sky was dark and gloomy, giving off an oppressive feeling.
There were no green trees and red flowers around, and even the birds and other magical beasts were nowhere to be seen.
"There's a fork in the road ahead." After walking for a while, there were five forks in the road ahead.
Five forked paths lay there quietly. Every single one of them looked exactly the same.
It looked as if any of the roads could lead to the top of the mountain, but it was also possible that only one of them could lead to the top.
A strange feeling welled up in everyone's hearts.
The village chief did not mention that there were forks in the mountain before.
These forks looked very new, which was very contradictory to the ancient history of the Taiyuan ruins.
Why were there just five of them?
It was as if someone had already known that the five forces would enter the mountain and had specially prepared for them.
No one chose rashly. After all, whether the chosen route was correct or not was directly related to whether they could find the Taiyuan ruins.
The leaders of the several forces came out. After some discussion, they decided to draw lots, and each force chose a fork in the road.
After drawing lots, Lan picked the first fork in the road on the left.
"Bai, Jiuxiao, we have to go our separate ways. Be careful." Ye Beiming separated from Cheng and Bu.
Yun Sheng also said goodbye to Tianyi Yu, Huo Yu, and the others.
The people of the five forces went into their own forks.
After half an hour, the unlucky Second Prince of Tang Yuan, Li Shao, arrived with a group of Tang Yuan's magicians.
However, there was only a lonely mountain path in front of them. Traces of people walking on it could be seen faintly.
"Tsk, sure enough, they've all left. Let's hurry up and catch up with them." Li Shao led his men and rushed forward on the mountain path.
After choosing the fork in the road, Yun Sheng and her team continued to walk forward.
Along the way, everything was normal. Both sides of the mountain path were covered with thick layers of fallen leaves. It looked like no one had passed through it for a long time.
However, after walking for a while, Dugu Xiu suddenly stopped the group.
"There seems to be something wrong. It seems that the Taiyuan ruins are already very close, but after walking for two Hour, the top of the mountain still seems very far away." Dugu Xiu frowned as he looked at the faintly visible white buildings on the top of the mountain.
Not only Dugu Xiu, but Yun Sheng and the others also noticed it.
They were clearly walking, but the scenery around them and the mountain road seemed to be endless.
"It's getting late. Let's rest here for a while." The sky was gloomy, so Lan decided to let the students rest for a while.
That night, the twenty students and the Later Qin warriors rested in the open.
When they woke up in the morning, they hastily ate some dry food and water and prepared to continue walking.
"Eh?" Who knew that when they were doing a headcount, Lan would suddenly discover that there was one person missing from the elite camp.
"We're also missing a warrior." Dugu Xiu also checked his subordinates and discovered that there was one person missing.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
After a series of inquiries, Lan found out from the missing magician's companions that the magician had left the group in the middle of the night because he needed to go to the toilet. He had entered the mountain forest to relieve himself.
"That warrior was the same. He also left the group in the middle of the night." Dugu Xiu also had the same information.
The sky was still grey. If it weren't for the hourglass, Yun Sheng and the others wouldn't even be able to distinguish between day and night.
"Let's enter the mountain forest and see if we can find any clues. Remember, don't scatter. Maintain the same formation as when we were on the mountain path." Dugu Xiu ordered his subordinates to immediately line up.
Yun Sheng and Lan followed in the middle. Everyone's expression was very grave.
They hadn't returned for an entire night. The lives of those two members were probably …
Everyone left the mountain path and walked step by step into the depths of the forest.
Taiyuan Mountain was very large. Because the trees here hadn't been cut down for hundreds of years, the ground was covered with withered grass and dead leaves.
In the deepest part of the forest, even someone as tall as Ye Beiming and Dugu Xiu would be submerged by the grass and leaves if they were to fall.
The Later Qin warriors walked at the very front. They cut down the trees as they walked and walked for almost half an Hour.
"Everyone, look! Up ahead!" The warrior walking at the front saw a familiar figure leaning against a tree with his back facing everyone.
After finding the missing warrior, the Later Qin people, including Dugu Xiu, all breathed a sigh of relief.
These people were all Dugu Xiu's personal guards. They had followed Dugu Xiu since they were young. The relationship between master and servant was very strong.
Judging from his clothes and build, he was the missing Later Qin soldier.
"You brat, you made us look for you for a long time." The warrior in the lead complained and stepped forward to punch the missing warrior.
When he heard the sound, the missing warrior turned his head.
There was a weird creaking sound of bones moving.
After seeing the man's face, the Later Qin warrior in the lead screamed and staggered back a few steps.
How was this a Houqin martial artist? This was clearly a skeleton that had lost all humanity. Half of its face was rotten to the bone, while the other half was covered in rotting flesh. The eyeballs in its eye sockets were yellowish, with the eyeballs hanging out.
The skeleton warrior suddenly pulled out the saber at his waist and looked at the warrior in the lead.
The warrior in the lead wasn't on guard. The saber slashed through the air and chopped off his left arm.
Dugu Xiu and the Later Qin warriors were shocked. "A zombie."
The Later Qin Iron Blood Knights were worthy of being called elite troops. At this moment, they showed great discipline.
They split into groups of three. One group covered the injured warrior, while the other group covered Dugu Xiu and Madam Chi Bi.
Bang!
Just as Lan and the others were about to help, a fireball suddenly shot out from the forest.
There was another person standing in the forest. That person was the magician who had gone missing in the middle of the night. His appearance was similar to the zombie warrior. He was also half a corpse and half a skeleton. He had been hiding in the forest and sneakily attacking everyone.
In just one night, the Warriors and Magicians, who were still alive and kicking earlier, had turned into zombies that were neither human nor ghost. It was too strange.
"Chase!" Lan didn't hesitate and immediately led a group of magicians to chase after the zombie magician.
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