The changes in the Untainted Land were extremely fast. Not long after they left, the dense forest was silently covered with a layer of mist, and the sky darkened in an instant. Rustling sounds gradually came from the mist, and when they looked again, they saw countless blood-red eyes …
At this moment, Ye Kong and the others following Sun Xiao had figured out what the miasma was.
It turned out that the so-called Spirit Devouring Miasma referred to two things. The Spirit Devouring Miasma meant that one couldn't use spiritual force in this area. Therefore, Ye Kong and the others lost their spiritual force before they saw the miasma. As for the poisonous miasma, it was another matter altogether.
According to Sun Xiao, the miasma would appear from time to time. Recently, it had appeared more frequently in their area. However, it usually appeared in the evening. It was rare for it to appear so early that day.
They were extremely afraid of this miasma because it was extremely powerful. Within the range of the miasma, all humans and demon beasts would become crazy. Even the most docile demon beasts would become incomparably bloodthirsty and crazy.
Fortunately, before the miasma came, there would be a comfortable breeze, which would give humans time to escape.
However, there were some special cases. The Black Dragon City's token had been made with this in mind. Therefore, people or beasts with the token wouldn't be affected by the miasma.
Of course, it didn't mean that people with the token wouldn't be affected by the miasma. However, the beasts would attack them crazily, which was still dangerous.
Ye Kong and the others were all shocked. They didn't expect the Spirit Devouring Miasma to be so powerful. Fortunately, they hadn't run into any miasma on their way. Otherwise, they would have been in danger.
The miasma came fast. Ye Kong and the others looked back, only to see the thin mist spreading in the distance behind them. It seemed to be coming fast.
Sun Xiao and Ye Kong didn't have anything in their hands, but Zhang San and Li Si had fallen behind. However, they didn't want to abandon the giant Iron Bull.
Ye Kong hurriedly pulled out Night Dance and took a few steps back. With a flash of black saber light, the Ironhide Bull was split in half. Then, with two more slashes, the massive bull's legs were removed. Cao Junfeng and the Wolf King also helped to lift the bull's legs. This way, everyone's speed was much faster.
Sun Xiao carried the ox-head and praised as she ran, "It's a cultivator's weapon after all. It's really sharp. If I had this sharp saber, the surrounding villages would have to listen to me!"
Ye Kong smiled and asked, "Are there many villages here?"
Sun Xiao panted, "I don't know if it's far away, but there are about seven or eight nearby. Each village has dozens or hundreds of people. Our Sun Family Village is considered big, with more than 150 people."
Ye Kong was surprised. "There are thousands of them? Then how did you come to the depths of the Untainted Land, and why did you live within the range of the Spirit Devouring Poisonous Miasma? "
Sun Xiao was a little out of breath from running. He said, "I don't know how we came here. I guess our ancestors came here to search for treasures or to escape … But you asked why we live here? Then let me ask you, for us mortals who know martial arts, is there a better place in the Untainted Land than this? "
Ye Kong nodded to indicate that he understood. Indeed, in the Untainted Land, where every step was dangerous, demonic beasts were everywhere, and danger was everywhere, it was very difficult for mortals to survive. But in the Spirit Devouring Poisonous Miasma, it was different. Demonic beasts and cultivators all had no Dharma power, so these mortals who practiced martial arts had a place to use their martial arts. Therefore, it could be said that the Spirit Devouring Poisonous Miasma was a natural protective layer for these people.
But how did they defend against the poisonous miasma?
Ye Kong and the others followed them for the time it took to drink a cup of tea. Then, they saw an open space in the distance. On the open space, there were countless stone pillars that were about ten feet tall.
Some of these stone pillars were slightly higher, and some were slightly lower. The surface was rough, and there was nothing magical about it. But it was obvious that these stone pillars had been simply polished by people and were not formed naturally.
When Sun Xiao and Tom and Dick saw this, they all heaved a sigh of relief.
Sun Xiao said, "Fortunately, we are here. Follow us immediately. Don't wander around, or we won't have time to find you if you get lost in it."
Hearing this, Ye Kong and the others could not help but look at the stone pillars again. It seemed that there was a certain mysterious pattern in these stone pillars, which was very likely to be a kind of formation.
At this time, not only behind them, but also around them, was already gray in all directions. From time to time, there were terrifying beast roars coming out. They could hear that the demonic beasts had begun to go crazy, and their low roars had turned into sharp hisses.
"Let's go in quickly." Sun Xiao nodded and strode into the stone pillars.
Ye Kong and the others looked at each other and hurriedly followed.
After approaching, they found that the bottom of the stone pillars was engraved with mysterious ancient characters. They didn't know what kind of characters it was, and Ye Kong and the others did not know any of them.
Following behind Sun Xiao, turning left and right, Ye Kong memorized the route and asked, "Young Hero Sun, are these stone pillars a formation? I don't know what kind of formation it is, but it feels very strange. "
Ordinary people would not reveal anything about such a big formation to protect a village. However, Sun Xiao was young and had a good impression of these people, so he replied, "I don't know what kind of formation it is. I heard that these stone pillars were left by ancient cultivators, and the nearby villages survived because of these stone pillars. It's amazing that with these stone pillars, not only the miasma can't enter, but even the demonic beasts will also go in circles after entering, unable to find the direction. "
Cao Junfeng nodded and said, "Then it's a maze, so it must be very dangerous for people to go in the wrong direction."
Sun Xiao shook his head and said, "If there is no miasma and demonic beasts, it's not dangerous to go in the wrong direction. At worst, it's just a few hours of going in here and coming out there."
As they spoke, they saw a row of stone walls in front of them. The stone walls were very high, just like a city wall, and there were many strong men standing on the walls with weapons in their hands.
Ye Kong asked again, "According to what you said, those demonic beasts should be blocked outside, so why build such a high wall?"
Sun Xiao sighed and said, "If it was thousands of years ago, it might be like what you said. But now, those stone pillars have been damaged by the wind and the sun, so there are often crazy demonic beasts breaking through the stone pillar formation. That's when the high wall comes in. " Sun Xiao pointed at the thick wooden door and said, "It's about to close, let's go in quickly."
There were seven or eight strong young men standing in front of the wooden door, holding black iron spears in their hands, standing there vigilantly. However, when they saw Sun Xiao, all of them had smiles on their faces. Especially when they saw the dead Ironhide Bull, all of them were overjoyed.
"Young Village Chief."
"Young Village Chief, you're back."
All the guards greeted Sun Xiao. They could see that he was a friend that the young village chief had brought back, so they didn't ask about Ye Kong and the others.
Sun Xiao was also very polite to these people and said with a smile, "We were lucky to go out today and encounter a lone Ironhide Bull. Tonight, everyone can eat to their fill."
Although there were many demonic beasts in the Desolate Land, there weren't many that could be eaten. Many of them had rough skin and dry meat, so it was very difficult to swallow. There weren't many demonic beasts that had delicious meat like the Ironhide Bull.
Ye Kong also smiled at the guards and walked toward the gap of the wooden door.
But just as he was about to enter, something happened.
"Foreign cultivator! Stop right there! " There was a loud shout in the sky, and a black figure could be seen jumping down from the high wall. His movements were incomparably vigorous, and with a turn in the air, he landed steadily in front of Ye Kong, blocking their path to enter the door.
The person who came was a tall man that looked like an iron tower. His hair was casually tied up, and he had a long and short beard on his face. He looked very fierce, and the move he had just shown showed that he was a martial artist. If he went to Cang Nan's secular world, he would be considered a martial arts expert.
"I'm talking to you guys, who allowed you to enter the village?" The iron tower man shouted coldly.
If this was Cang Nan, no matter how good one's martial arts were, they were still mortals. Who would dare to scold an immortal master like this? Cao Junfeng was instantly furious, and just as he was about to say something, he was pulled back by Ye Kong.
This person had obviously seen Ye Kong and Sun Xiao enter the village together, but he had stopped them. It was obvious that he was dissatisfied with Sun Xiao, so it was better to see this matter clearly.
As expected, Sun Xiao walked back, and her face darkened. "Brother Jiachen, these people are my friends, and I allowed them to enter the village. Is there a problem? "
"So they were brought in by the young village chief." The corner of Sun Jiachen's mouth revealed a sneer, and he said eccentrically, "But the village has a rule that cultivators who enter the village to avoid the poisonous miasma must pay a certain amount of food. As the guard captain, do I follow the rules of the village elder? Or do I follow the rules of the young village chief? This makes things very difficult for big brother … "
Hearing what Sun Jiachen said, the guards standing at the door all looked embarrassed. Originally, they saw that the young village chief brought in people, so they were too embarrassed to talk about the food. Now that the guard captain had spoken, they could only do things according to the rules.
But Sun Xiao laughed and said, "Brother Jiachen, who said they didn't pay the food?" After laughing, Sun Xiao threw the huge bull head at Sun Jiachen's feet and said loudly, "See? This is the food they paid! If it wasn't for their help, do you want to eat the Ironhide Bull? Eat my ass! "
At this moment, Sun Xiao was also angry. Although Sun Jiachen often made things difficult for him, not giving him face in front of his friends was really infuriating.
Being scolded in public by Sun Xiao, Sun Jiachen's eyes flashed fiercely, but then his gaze swept towards Ye Kong and the others, and he said eccentrically, "These foreign friends are all arrogant and noble, could it be that some of them are also martial artists? I have some doubts. "
Sun Jiachen obviously didn't believe Sun Xiao's words. After all, cultivators all cultivated immortal skills, why would they need to practice martial arts if they knew immortal skills? Therefore, there were basically no cultivators who knew martial arts.
Sun Xiao said angrily, "Can't you see that there are demonic cultivators among them?"
Sun Jiachen said with a smile, "Then let me see if there are teeth marks on the meat."
This Ironhide Bull wasn't killed by the Wolf King, so of course there wouldn't be teeth marks. Sun Xiao still wanted to say something.
But Ye Kong had already walked out, stood in front of Sun Jiachen with his arms crossed, and said with a sneer, "Little friend, the Ironhide Bull was killed by Ye, since you have doubts, then Ye will accompany you for a few moves!"
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