Bus Fantasy Magic Beast Taming Chapter 52: Hundred Trees Forest 1
He suddenly remembered that when he was a child he had read in an ancient book that real dragons could travel through time and space and visit various worlds. Doesn't this mean that if he could find a real dragon, he would be able to find a way to break through the world line and send Ye Yier back to her original world!
He had never thought about it before, but when he heard the news in the conch today, he suddenly remembered it.
He smiled with joy. Although it was difficult to find the real dragon, he was finally no longer running around like a headless fly. Now he had a clue and a direction. The promise he made to Ye Yier would not be just a promise without action.
In myths and legends, a dragon is a magical animal with a snake body, lizard legs, phoenix claws, deer horns, fish scales, fish tail, tiger whiskers at the corners of its mouth, and a pearl under its forehead. Although this legendary beast is illusory, it is better than having no clues. Besides, there is a dragon cave in the northern border, which is said to have been a dragon's lair. Maybe we can find some clues there.
It seems that he should find some time to go to the Northern Territory. Although he just heard the news in the Overtone Conch that the three major sects in the Northern Territory all failed in their attempts to break into the Dragon Cave, he still wants to go and see what is going on.
He sat under a tree in the valley, deep in thought, and didn't even notice Mingxiang coming to him.
Mingxiang patted his shoulder to bring him back to his senses. Mingxiang asked curiously, "Shiyan, what are you thinking about? Why are you so serious?"
Shi Yan smiled and shook his head, "I didn't think anything."
Although he said so, his expression was different from what he said. Mingxiang saw that he was unwilling to talk, so she didn't ask any more questions. After knowing each other for two years, she knew Shi Yan's personality better. If he didn't want to talk, you couldn't get anything out of him even if you talked your mouth off. Besides, she wasn't curious enough to know. Who doesn't have a little secret?
"Shi Yan, we are going to the Hundred Trees Forest tomorrow. What kind of spiritual beast do you think would be suitable for me?"
Shi Yan smiled and said, "It depends on you. Which attribute suits you best? It also depends on luck. There are so many different types of spirit beasts, and no one can predict what kind of spirit beast you will encounter. However, according to our sect's mental method, wood-attributed spirit beasts are more suitable, preferably spirit flowers."
"Haha, you sound like Master, she told me the same thing."
"By the way, Senior Sister Mingxiang, you should have been to the Hundred Trees Forest, right? Tell me about the situation there."
Mingxiang nodded and said, "The Hundred Trees Forest is a good place. In the Zimu Liuhua Region, generally, those who want to catch better-grade spirit beasts are there. Of course, the Hundred Trees Forest is also an extremely dangerous place. It is the cradle of spirit beasts. In the vast forest, there live countless spirit beasts of all kinds. Naturally, there are many more powerful spirit beasts than in other places. It is the favorite place of powerful cultivators. Of course, it is also the place where cultivators suffer the most casualties."
She thought for a moment, and then continued, "I went there once before for a trial, but I could only wander around the periphery. Even so, I almost got seriously injured."
"What about the Red Lotus Volcano? Do you know anything about the Red Lotus Volcano?"
Mingxiang shook her head and smiled bitterly, "The Red Lotus Volcano is close to the inner area of the Hundred Trees Forest. It is too dangerous and too far away for us, so I have never been there to learn more about it. I only know that there are many fire-attributed spirit beasts there, but I don't know anything else."
She looked at Shi Yan curiously and asked, "You don't want to go to Honglian Volcano, do you? I advise you not to think about it. It's too dangerous there."
Shi Yan smiled and said, "I want to go and take a look, but with my cultivation level, that is unrealistic, so I am just thinking about it!"
Shi Yan possesses the cold fire and the golden crow fire in his body, which can restrain any flame below him. The spirit beasts of the Red Lotus Volcano cannot hurt him, but seeing Mingxiang so worried, Shi Yan had to tell a little lie.
"It seems that I still have to find an opportunity to go into the Red Lotus Volcano myself." Shi Yan thought. The Red Lotus Volcano was dangerous, and he didn't want Mingxiang to take the risk with him. He couldn't guarantee that he could protect Mingxiang.
"Ah, wife, you're finally awake, come and see I have so many more candies!" Suddenly, Xiao Bao'er's cheers came from the house. The door creaked open, and Ye Yier walked out, stretching lazily, followed by Xiao Bao'er with a rosy face.
This little brat, isn't he afraid of dying of bloating after eating so many pills! Shi Yan thought sinisterly.
"Shi Yan, I didn't expect to feel so comfortable after meditating and waking up, as if I had been steamed." Ye Yier's face was slightly flushed, with a few drops of night dew on the ends of her hair. She rubbed her neck and said to Shi Yan.
Mingxiang looked at Ye Yier strangely, then glanced at Shi Yan, "Shi Yan, who is this?"
"Let me introduce you. This is Ye Yier. Ye Yier, this is Senior Sister Mingxiang whom I mentioned to you."
"Hello, Sister Mingxiang." Ye Yier said with a smile.
"Hello, Sister Ye, don't call me sister anymore. Just call me by my name like Shi Yan did, Sister Fensheng."
"No, I felt very close to Sister Mingxiang the first time I saw her. I felt close to her when she called me sister!"
Mingxiang smiled and said, "Okay then, I will call you Sister Yier."
"By the way, the last time you asked me for a set of women's clothes, it was for your sister Yier, right?" Mingxiang suddenly asked Shiyan.
Shi Yan nodded, and Ye Yier then realized that the clothes she had been wearing for so long actually belonged to Mingxiang.
"So this dress belongs to Sister Mingxiang." Ye Yier said in surprise, "Thank you so much for troubling Sister Mingxiang."
"Nothing, I'm just in charge of this area. I have a lot of clothes here. Would you like to pick a few from me?"
Ye Yier clapped her hands and said happily, "That's great. I've been wearing the same clothes for days and I feel like they're going to get moths. Sister Mingxiang really helped me a lot!" Ye Yier was a girl who loved cleanliness, but she felt uncomfortable in a foreign land without any clothes to change into. Although there was a spell on her clothes to keep them clean, she still felt uncomfortable.
"That's good, I finally have clothes to change!" She kept giggling, feeling extremely happy.
Mingxiang was puzzled to see her so happy, but she didn't show it. She held Ye Yier's hand and said, "It's better to do it today than to wait for a day. It's still early today. Why don't you go to my place and pick out some clothes now?"
Ye Yier happily agreed, and without saying a word, the two of them left hand in hand, leaving Shi Yan and Xiao Baoer behind.
Shi Yan looked at Xiao Baoer with a wry smile, "Well, there are only two of us left."
But Xiao Baoer snorted and ran back to the house with the candy bag, "Slave, don't make me say the same thing as you, I still have Xiaoxun!"
The next day, in addition to Mingxiang, several other sisters came with her, saying they were going to the Hundred Trees Forest together. Including Shi Yan, there were five people in the group, two more than originally planned.
One of the women Shi Yan had seen before, when they were fighting for a stall at the free market in Konghai, the girl hiding behind the crowd seemed to be called Xiaoli. Shi Yan had no ill feelings towards her, and she did not follow others to do anything that was disadvantageous to him.
Shi Yan nodded to her politely, but she lowered her head with a red face, which made Shi Yan very confused.
As the master's disciple, Shi Yan had the highest status. This trip was initiated by Shi Yan, and he was the only male in the team, so Shi Yan naturally served as the team leader. Ming Xiang was the only one in the team who had been to the Hundred Trees Forest, so he naturally became the guide of the team.
Seeing that everyone was present, Shi Yan's expression became serious, and he said to the others: "The Hundred Trees Forest is not a place to play around. There are many spirit beasts in there, and they are all very aggressive, and they don't like us humans. Everyone must listen to instructions and be careful. Do you understand?"
Everyone nodded, indicating that they understood. Although Shi Yan's tone was a little serious, everyone was no longer a child. Naturally, the reason why he was so serious was actually to ensure the safety of everyone during the trip.
Seeing them nod, he rented a graybird and headed to the Hundred Trees Forest.
The Hundred Trees Forest, located in the western part of the Zimu Liuhua Region, is vast and boundless. On its periphery, there are small villages and towns for the cultivators to replenish their supplies. Except for the lack of city walls, the rest of the villages and towns are exactly the same as a small city. The streets in the villages and towns are crisscrossed and orderly, and there are many shops on the streets, with all kinds of shops.
Shi Yan observed carefully. The main business scope of the shops here was actually related to cultivators, such as some specialized in selling weapons, armor, and elixirs, and some sold jade slips of the map of the Hundred Trees Forest. The map jade slips were divided into several grades. The higher the grade, the larger the area of the map, the more detailed the markings, and some even had shortcuts and other markings.
When Shi Yan came to this place for the first time, he couldn't help but sigh: "Live by the mountain, eat by the mountain; live by the water, eat by the water. I'm afraid this is the truth. This town obviously relies on the Hundred Trees Forest to maintain its operation. There are probably quite a few small villages and towns like this around the Hundred Trees Forest!"
Mingxiang nodded. "Yes, there were 1,567 small villages and towns around the Hundred Trees Forest ten years ago, and there are probably many more now."
Ye Yier was a little surprised and said, "So many! Won't there be conflicts between villages and towns?"
"The area covered by the Hundred Trees Forest is very large, and the nearest villages and towns are hundreds of kilometers away!" Mingxiang explained.
"So that's how it is. How big is this Forest of Hundred Trees?" Ye Yier was shocked. This was the first time she had heard of such a large forest. In her original world, the largest forest was probably not even one-tenth the size of this Forest of Hundred Trees.
It was noon, and everyone discussed and decided to find a restaurant to have lunch first.
Although the village is small, the flow of people is extremely large, and the streets are full of monks coming and going in the Hundred Trees Forest.