Three days later.
Fang Xiu continued walking in the boundless wilderness, surrounded by a hazy mist and endless eeriness, giving him the feeling that he had never been there before.
In reality, at his speed, he had traveled at least a million miles in those three days, and that was without daring to move too fast or using ten times the speed. If it weren't for conserving his spiritual energy, he would have gone even further.
"My spirituality is only half left," Fang Xiu murmured. His spirituality was being consumed faster than he had imagined, because the journey had not been peaceful and he had to fight against strange beings, which accelerated the depletion of his spirituality.
Just then, he suddenly stopped and looked ahead, his deep, dark eyes gazing into the far distance.
A flash of silver light and a flash of blood simultaneously appeared in his pupils.
"The Taotie Divine Kingdom actually has humans living there."
Whoosh!
Fang Xiu's figure disappeared from the spot.
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"Da Niu! Run!" a young man with a rugged appearance, dressed in animal skin clothing, shouted urgently.
The man he called Da Niu was also dressed in animal skin clothing. He was over two meters tall with a strong, muscular build, giving him the appearance of a small giant.
At this moment, Da Niu was running for his life, and in the sky behind him was a strange bird that was five meters long and had three heads. Its black feathers emitted a cold, metallic light.
Ahead of Da Niu were four or five of his companions, all running for their lives. However, Da Niu was the biggest and clumsiest, and therefore the slowest, so he lagged behind.
At this moment, the three-headed bird let out a roar and suddenly swooped down, one of its heads plunging fiercely into the bull's head. Its sharp beak emitted a cold, gleaming light, like a gleaming sword.
Da Niu was terrified, thinking, "I'm doomed!"
But the next moment, a figure in black descended from the sky, landing on the three-headed bird like a falling leaf. The three-headed bird immediately let out a shrill scream, as if it had suffered great pain, and fell straight down from the sky, crashing heavily to the ground.
The figure in black slowly descended from the sky amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd.
The visitor was Fang Xiu. He hadn't expected to see a human in the Taotie Divine Kingdom, so he naturally came to inquire.
The surviving calamity of Da Niu stared wide-eyed at Fang Xiu, as if he were dumbfounded. The others were in a similar state, momentarily stunned, their eyes filled with astonishment and fear.
Thump!
The seemingly most foolish ox was the first to kneel on the ground and kowtow, saying, "Da Niu greets the immortal and thanks the immortal for saving my life!"
The others quickly realized what was happening and immediately kowtowed respectfully together.
Fang Xiu calmly observed the group, pondering to himself, "Immortals?"
Could there be other people like myself here? If so, it would be interesting to see how they maintain their strength without depleting it.
He glanced at Da Niu and the others and found that they were all mortals with no spirituality. The only strange thing was that their life force was relatively strong. It was clear to the naked eye that their muscles contained power far exceeding that of ordinary people.
"Get up. Who are you?" Fang Xiu said calmly.
Da Niu didn't dare to get up and remained kneeling, saying, "Immortal above, my name is Niu Dazhuang, I am from Man Niu Dong Village, and these people are all from my village."
Man Niu Dong Village?
Fang Xiu's eyes flickered slightly. It seemed that there were quite a few humans living in the Taotie Divine Kingdom. Why was that? Ordinary people would be digested instantly once they entered the mouth of a Taotie. It was impossible for them to enter the Divine Kingdom through the esophagus, unless they were like the strange creatures. Because there were too many of them, they were wrapped up in a ball, so that some of the strange creatures in the center of the ball could survive and enter the Divine Kingdom.
However, the human race does not have such a large number as the strange creatures, so it is simply unrealistic for them to enter the Taotie Kingdom in this way.
Where is Manniu Dongzhai?
Da Niu seemed to have anticipated Fang Xiu's question and quickly explained, "Reporting to the Immortal, Man Niu Dong Village is one of the 30,000 Dong Villages in the Wilderness. It is not far from here, located in the southeast."
How many people are in your village?
"There are about a thousand people. Our Man Niu Dong Village is a small village, so the number of people is not very large."
If a small village has a little over a thousand people, wouldn't a large one have tens of thousands? The 30,000 villages in the wilderness probably have a population of over 100 million. Does the Taotie Divine Kingdom really have over 100 million people?
"What were you doing before?" Fang Xiu asked again.
“Reporting to the Immortal, we went out hunting and unexpectedly encountered these three demonic birds out foraging for food. They are the overlords of this area, and even the large strongholds dare not provoke them easily. If it weren't for your help today, Immortal, we would surely be dead. Thank you, Immortal.”
The group bowed deeply in gratitude, and after expressing their thanks, they even invited Fang Xiu to visit the village to repay their life-saving kindness.
Fang Xiu did not refuse. He needed to understand the specific situation of the Taotie Divine Kingdom, as there were too many unreasonable things here.
Along the way, he asked Da Niu some questions about the 30,000 Dong villages in the wilderness, but Da Niu knew very little and rarely visited other villages.
“Immortal, when you arrive at Manniu Cave Village, you can ask our chief. He is old and has traveled with caravans to various villages to do business. He has even been to the Wilderness Royal Court. He knows a lot.”
Fang Xiu nodded: "Yes, I will ask. By the way, why do you call me an immortal? Have you seen any other immortals before?"
Da Niu was slightly taken aback: "You descended from the sky and killed the three-headed demon bird in one fell swoop. What else could you be but an immortal? In the entire 30,000 Dong Village of the Wilderness, even the strongest warrior could not kill the three-headed demon bird single-handedly."
"Oh? Is that so?" Fang Xiu's expression remained unchanged; he sensed a lie in Da Niu's words.
At least he had Xiao Chuxia, a liar, as his secretary for a while. Xiao Chuxia didn't help him in any other way, but she did increase his sensitivity to lies.
However, Fang Xiu did not expose him; he wanted to see what tricks the other party was up to.
As the group walked further and further away, Fang Xiu noticed that the gray fog around them was beginning to thin, and even the eerie roars were gradually fading away.
"Immortal, once you cross that mountain ahead, you'll reach Man Niu Dong Village." Da Niu's face was filled with the joy of longing to return home.
"Um."
Fang Xiu gave a soft "hmm" and then followed them over the mountain. Da Niu and the others had extremely strong physical abilities, comparable to second-tier spirit masters with enhanced physical abilities, so crossing a mountain was no problem for them.
This is incredible; an ordinary person without spirituality, yet so physically powerful.
After crossing the high mountain, Fang Xiu found that the surrounding gray fog had completely dissipated, and he could no longer hear any strange sounds. The sky in front of him was no longer gray, but a clear sky with no clouds, and the mountains and rivers were beautiful, with birds singing and flowers blooming everywhere.
It gives one the illusion of coming to Kyushu from the other side of the world.
When he first entered Kyushu from the other side, this was basically his feeling: the eerie gray fog suddenly transformed into birdsong and fragrant flowers.
The same is true now.
What is this? Is the Taotie's divine kingdom just a low-budget version of the Other Shore and the Nine Provinces?
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