After dealing with the big evil eye in the Asura Realm, Jiang Li, the unfortunate leader of the Chongshan Alliance, set out again and flew towards an area he had never set foot on.

The place where the main force of Wantumen is currently located is called Luanshiling, which is a closed area of ​​immortal cultivation that they have just captured.

Judging from the rough map of the eastern region of Cangyun Prefecture, the area covered by the Luanshi Ridge is not much smaller than that of the Dachong Mountains.

It is a special terrain with rocks everywhere and it is hard to see any green.

The straight-line distance to Dachong Mountain is not far, but there are two red areas marked as highly dangerous on the map in between.

That means that just flying on it could be life-threatening. If you are not absolutely confident in your own abilities, try not to touch it.

Jiang Li just released a group of creatures from the Asura realm to the Kyushu continent.

Although he controlled it very well and did not cause any threat or impact to the Kyushu continent, no negative status popped up on the panel.

But he had noticed some changes in himself. His once fresh mouth suddenly began to show symptoms of bad breath.

This means that he may have been entangled in some karma.

His merits and blessings can dissipate his karma, but he doesn't want to test his luck in the recent period.

It is better to be honest and take a detour like an ordinary monk.

Then this detour lasted for a full twenty days and nights. Jiang Li, who was sitting on the Sky-Splitting Seat, had been meditating boringly until he was about to break through to the Core Forming Stage before he finally flew to the edge of the target area.

When the vegetation below became increasingly sparse, until the exposed ground turned completely into bare rock, he realized that he had entered the Rocky Ridge.

Under the scorching sun, the air was slightly distorted by the burning heat, and the whole place was filled with desolate scenes! At this moment, an eagle's cry suddenly pierced the sky.

As soon as he arrived at the new place, this barbaric area welcomed Alliance Leader Jiang in its own way.

The shadow that blocked the sunlight was cast onto Jiang Li, covering him and most of the wooden dragon.

Looking up, I saw a pair of huge and sharp claws approaching.

The wood dragon Rayquaza opened his mouth and fired a dragon roar cannon, shooting directly through the wings of the big bird. The sharp eagle cry immediately turned into a wailing sound.

After the big bird lost one of its wings, it found it difficult to fly and fell downwards.

Then, the rocky wasteland that Jiang Li originally thought was barren, with no grass growing, no chickens laying eggs, and no birds shitting, suddenly became lively.

Without warning, a huge rock deformed and turned into a stone-skinned toad. It jumped high from the ground, opened its flesh-colored bloody mouth, and bit the falling bird in one bite.

But before the toad landed on the ground, the seemingly bare rocky ground suddenly cracked open and opened like a mouth, biting the fallen toad in the middle.

It was not until this guy started to move that Jiang Li realized that it was actually a giant dry stone crocodile with six legs.

After swallowing the prey whole in two mouthfuls, the crocodile shook its head and tail and walked away. However, just after it walked for a distance, the terrain under its feet suddenly collapsed, and its huge body sank as if it had fallen into quicksand.

But that was not quicksand, it was the gnawing army ants which were a thousand times more terrifying than quicksand.

A huge dry stone crocodile was trapped in the endless biting of army ants. Its hard skin could not withstand the indestructible mouthparts.

In just a few bites, tons of meat were eaten up by the ants. Even the bones were cut off by their mouthparts, and the delicious spinal cord inside was hollowed out.

In a short period of time, Jiang Li witnessed a fierce competition in the food chain where big fish eat small fish and small fish eat shrimps.

The more barren and desolate the place is, the more extreme the camouflage and hunting abilities of local species will evolve.

Especially after evolving into a demon beast, all kinds of magical methods emerge in an endless stream.

After eating the crocodile and the other two monsters in its stomach, the group of ants below actually set their sights on Jiang Li.

The sound of wings vibrating could be heard. This group of army ants actually had flying troops. A group of gray-brown insects rose into the air at a fairly fast speed and pounced towards Jiang Li.

They are craving for any bit of food to reproduce and expand their population.

Those countless terrifying mouthparts are enough to make most monsters in this wasteland retreat.

Even Jiang Li's Wood Technique would probably only become their food.

To deal with insects, besides pesticides, the most effective thing is probably fire.

He raised his hand and squeezed out a ball of scorching wine fire in his palm, then slapped it downwards. An astonishing ball of wine-flavored spiritual fire spread downwards, instantly completely covering the swarm of insects.

The power of the wine and fire blessed by the nine ghost spirits is extremely strong.

When the flames died down, a large number of insect shells, which were already burnt on the outside and tender on the inside, fell down with a crackling sound.

It has a rich caramelized aroma and contains eight times the protein of beef.

This fragrance caused a riot among the monsters and beasts within a radius of dozens of miles.

In order to prevent himself from being dragged into it, Jiang Li put away the Wooden Dragon Sky-Splitting Seat which was an obvious target, and quickly left the area using his flying sword.

In a place like this, one must be a very strong person to survive.

But after flying for a distance, Jiang Li discovered that there was actually a small town in this wasteland.

In such a harsh environment, being able to survive safely without being destroyed is definitely a science.

There was a sign hanging on the edge of the town, which seemed to be an institution similar to an inn.

After Jiang Li approached, he politely landed on the ground before walking towards the town.

Only then did he discover that there was a kind of tall fungus growing all around the town. It was a thick mushroom that looked like it had many holes on its surface.

After a quick scan with the identification technique, I learned that the name of this fungus is quite common, called the wilderness poisonous mushroom.

This is a highly poisonous mushroom. If you touch the surface even slightly, a large number of poisonous spores will spray out from the holes on the surface.

As long as an organism inhales a certain number of poisonous spores, it will be poisoned by the parasite, and its nutrients will be slowly absorbed until it becomes terminally ill and dies in pain.

Their hyphae also spread underground, occupying a considerable area. These hyphae also have the same toxic and parasitic properties.

Therefore, as long as there is this kind of wasteland poisonous mushroom, basically no monster will take the initiative to approach.

This is also the way of survival for ordinary humans in this area.

Although these spores also have an effect on humans, causing the average lifespan of ordinary mortals in the area to not exceed thirty-five years.

But this is their only way to survive in this dangerous wilderness.

Even humans in this area have formed a symbiotic relationship with this poisonous mushroom. The toxins of the mushroom protect humans, and after death, the human body will be buried in the soil and new poisonous mushrooms will grow.

As usual, Jiang Li collected some spores, wrapped himself in a gas mask woven from the roots of the Nine Netherwood, and then walked towards the small town inn in front of him.

To his surprise, there were quite a few people in this post station.

"Hey, there's a new scumbag coming."

"Hey, new guy, come here and give me two thousand spirit stones. Then we will show mercy and take you to Black Stone City."

Seeing Jiang Li coming, a group of burly men with fat faces shouted at Jiang Li arrogantly.

He looks like a gangster collecting protection money.

Jiang Li never had a good impression of this kind of people. After glancing at them with a startling momentum in his eyes, the group of big men immediately became quiet.

The others sat there quietly, as if they felt what Jiang Li had done. They raised their heads to take a look and then ignored him.

It seemed that this group of monks were not in the same group. Judging from their sitting postures and positions, they were all keeping a vigilant and safe position with each other.

Jiang Li took a quick glance and found that most of these people were dressed in standard casual cultivator attire.

Although their appearance characteristics vary, what they all have in common is that they all give people a feeling of disgust.

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He's probably the type of person who you can tell at first glance is not a good person.

This town should be a post station for those who want to go deep into the Luanshiling area. The purpose of this group of people coming here should be the same as Jiang Li, intending to go to the center of this area, Black Stone City.

However, this area had just experienced the ravages of war, and the powerful Wantu Clan was entrenched here. What on earth could attract these guys to come here?

Not long after, a female cultivator came forward to greet Jiang Li.

"Hello guests. Please don't listen to them. They are travelers just like you. You don't need to pay them any extra fees."

"This posthouse belongs to the East Region Merchant Alliance. They don't dare to really take action here."

"Is your destination also Black Rock City? We suggest that after you gather a team of 100 people, you hire about 10 brown stone pythons to travel with you. This will be safer."

The female cultivator had a very good attitude and professionally explained the services of their post station to Jiang Li.

If they formed a team of 100 people as she said, and each person paid 200 spirit stones, they could rely on their route to cross this dangerous wasteland.

The success rate is naturally not 100%, but it is also the first choice for most monks who are on the road.

Jiang Li nodded in affirmation. There were already quite a few monks in this post station. It shouldn't take long to wait for a hundred people to set out together.

Besides, he was a newcomer and stood out too much in this barren wasteland.

He is here to sabotage secretly, so it’s better not to be too open about it.

After handing over two hundred spirit stones to the female cultivator, Jiang Li made up a name and had her register it in the booklet. Then he was given a wooden number tag and waited quietly by the side.

He then discovered the reason why this group of wandering cultivators came to this troubled place.

On the walls of this post station, there were yellowed papers pasted everywhere.

Written on it was a recruitment order. There were no requirements for the recruits and it was open to all independent cultivators. The recruiter was none other than the Wantu Sect, which was notorious in the Eastern Region's immortal cultivation world.

Rumor has it that the conditions for Wantumen to recruit disciples are extremely harsh, and one needs to survive a heavenly punishment before being recognized.

But that is actually the standard for formal membership. Even if you are fully prepared, the actual death rate of the Heavenly Punishment is always high.

The Wantu Clan has been in a state of war for many years, and they have just fought a long war of aggression with the immortal world of Luanshiling. Naturally, they need a large number of new blood to join them.

As a demon sect, the conditions for recruiting external members are extremely relaxed. They don't need to pay anything anyway, so of course they accept everyone, the more the better.

There were no requirements for character or anything like that. Scum and perverts were nothing but child's play for Wantumen.

That’s why there are recruitment notices posted on walls everywhere.

As for those independent cultivators who do all kinds of evil, they can join a large force listed in the Temple of the Gods.

From now on, they will no longer be helpless independent cultivators, but people with backing and support.

From now on, you can walk around with swagger and without fear, and give up saying harsh words, and you will be much more confident.

It was a temptation they couldn't refuse.

The people who would come to the Luanshiling area at this time are most likely this kind of people.

No wonder the big man before called him a scumbag. He just regarded him as a casual cultivator who traveled thousands of miles to join Wantu Sect.

Jiang Li pondered for a moment and thought this might be a good idea.

It must be very dangerous inside Luanshiling now. If we hide using conventional means, we will inevitably be hunted down if we are discovered.

If he were to run into a master who had reached the state of Divine Transformation, he would not have any reliable means to deal with it now.

It would be better to join this group of people and sneak into Black Rock City through recruitment first.

However, his identity as the leader of Chongshan League has been recorded in the Temple of the Gods.

The Wantu Clan had already sent spies into Dachong Mountain. He didn't believe that they didn't even know what their leader looked like.

If I get recognized, I'll be asking for death.

It would be safer to change your identity.

You can only try to avoid using your own special wood techniques and signature magic weapons.

Fortunately, no one else knew that Jiang Li had a pseudo-fire spiritual root.

I changed my appearance and used wine, fire and spiritual energy to fight the enemy. I thought that even if my master saw me, it would not be easy to recognize me.

The Wantumen recruitment order was indeed very attractive. In this small post station, there were soon a hundred monks gathered, and when they were leaving, there were a few more who cut in line.

One hundred cultivators, two hundred spirit stones each.

The income from a single trip to this post station can be as high as 20,000 spirit stones. The business of the East Region Merchant Alliance is really profitable.

Then they also saw the brown stone python that they had hired with their spirit stones.

According to the female cultivator who received us, this brown stone python carries the blood of the sacred beast of Luanshi Ridge. When they move, the rustling sound made by the friction between their scales can drive away most of the monsters in the desert.

The ten pythons are controlled by ten native snake monks with scales on their bodies and long forked tongues.

They will lead Jiang Li and other travelers along the road opened up by the East Region Business Alliance all the way to Black Stone City.

(End of this chapter)