Chapter 15 Demonic Fire
The ancient Yan Kingdom is 800 miles away from the Daluo Sect.
Lu Yuan took Chen Nanxuan and Xiao Huang down the mountain and headed straight for the ancient Yan Kingdom.
Lu Yuan made a gesture with his hands, and a cloud of mist rose from under his feet, gathering into a cloud that lifted him up.
This is the magic skill that the system rewarded before - flying in the clouds.
It would take 10 days and 10 nights to walk across the 800-mile distance.
In the mortal world, urgent messages of 800 miles are sent by riding fast horses.
Lu Yuan came from an immortal sect. Who among the foundation-building cultivators would ride a horse?
Who among the immortal cultivators can't ride on clouds? Seeing Lu Yuan riding on the cloud, Xiao Huang beside Lu Yuan also woofed, fluttered his four paws twice, and also created a cloud, carrying his body up into the air.
Watching Lu Yuan and the little yellow dog ascend to heaven.
Chen Nanxuan, who was standing nearby, was dumbfounded.
"Wait, Master, what should I do?"
You all flew over on clouds, what about me? Chen Nanxuan is the reincarnation of Immortal Venerable, he must know the magic of flying on clouds.
But his current cultivation level is too low, he is only at the fifth level of Qi Refining. Although his foundation is solid, his spiritual energy reserves are insufficient.
The Cloud-Leaping Technique belongs to the Foundation-Building Stage Immortal Technique, which Chen Nanxuan cannot use. Looking at Lu Yuan and Xiao Huang ascending into the sky, Chen Nanxuan could only stare blankly.
Lu Yuan glanced at Chen Nanxuan.
Yes, what are you going to do? How can a 180cm tall fool go to Xiao Feiwu, who is at the fifth level of Qi Refining? Lu Yuan has just broken through the foundation building stage, and the spiritual energy reserves in his body are only enough for him to use the Soaring Cloud Technique alone. He will definitely not be able to withstand it if he brings one more person.
You can't let the dog take him, can you?
Although Xiao Huang's cultivation has reached the ninth level of foundation building, how could Chen Nanxuan, such a grown-up, ride on the same cloud with Xiao Huang, a puppy less than one year old?
The scene is so beautiful that I dare not look at it. What is going on? A small horse pulling a big cart?
Lu Yuan sighed, it’s my blessing to meet you!
Lu Yuan threw him a purse.
Chen Nanxuan opened it and found some silver coins inside.
Lu Yuan said: "Go down the mountain and hire a fast horse, and we'll meet in Gu Yan Country!"
He directly asked Chen Nanxuan to go horseback riding.
After giving the order, Lu Yuan, Xiao Huang and his dog took off into the sky and flew towards the ancient Yan Kingdom.
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At the foot of Mount Daluo, 10 miles away from the mortal market,
Chen Nanxuan looked around and tried to rent a horse, but found that it was impossible to rent one.
The horse dealer wanted to register the place he was going to. When he heard that this guy was going to the ancient Yan Kingdom 800 miles away, he shook his head.
800 li! The horse dealer didn't rent a thousand-mile horse. Who do you want to tire yourself to death?
The horse dealer couldn't guarantee how Chen Nanxuan would ride. What if he rode 800 miles day and night and stood up to pedal the horse to death? Moreover, their business scope had not yet expanded to the ancient Yan Kingdom.
Chen Nanxuan looked around to rent one but failed, so he had no choice but to buy one.
Then he went to the East Market to buy a fine horse, the West Market to buy a saddle, the South Market to buy a bridle, and the North Market to buy a long whip. He was on his way on horseback...
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At the same time on the other side, Lu Yuan and Xiao Huang had already arrived at the ancient Yan Kingdom.
As the sun sets, the afterglow of the setting sun casts a layer of golden clouds over the distant city. Lu Yuan and Xiao Huang descend from the clouds, and the man and the dog follow the crowd into the ancient Yan Kingdom city.
Ordinary people need a pass to enter the city, but Lu Yuan has the seal of the Daluo Sect Master.
Although the Daluo Sect is only a ninth-rate sect, it is also registered in the Ten Thousand Sects Alliance of the Qingtian World. Holding the sect master's seal, one can enjoy preferential treatment of exemption from inspection when entering any city.
This city is a remote city in the ancient Yan Kingdom, named Liuhuo City.
After confirming that Lu Yuan's sect leader seal was valid, the soldiers guarding Liuhuo City let him pass.
"Master Lu, you can go in now."
Lu Yuan took back the sect leader's seal and had a chance to chat with the soldiers guarding the city.
"Everyone, I heard that the city has been a bit uneasy lately, and there seems to be a fire. Is that true?"
Hearing Lu Yuan ask this, several soldiers looked at each other and showed caution.
They said, "Sect Master Lu, we shouldn't have spread this kind of thing, but there have been rumors recently that there have been demonic infestations in the city and fires at night, and dozens of people have died.
Because of this incident, the flow of people to our Liuhuo City has decreased by 70% to 80%. "
These soldiers complained to Lu Yuan, telling him some gossip they had heard.
According to them, although Liuhuo City is on the border of the ancient Yan Kingdom, under normal circumstances, there are still many merchants and caravans passing through for trade.
The flow of people used to be much larger than it is now, but look at it now, more people are leaving the city than entering it.
It is enough to see that the fire disaster in Liuhuo City has caused panic among the people.
Lu Yuan asked: "What kind of disaster fire is that?"
At Lu Yuan's feet, the little yellow dog was also listening with great interest and was equally curious.
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Lu Yuan is a time traveler. After traveling through time, he knows that there are immortal cultivators and demons in this world.
But I haven't seen what a real monster looks like.
The same goes for the little yellow dog. Since it was born, it has never seen a real monster.
Several soldiers said, “We haven’t seen it, but we’ve heard rumors in the city that the fire usually appears after dusk and at night, and disappears after the sun rises.
Some people have seen the demon fire, which is said to be as big as a bamboo basket, wrapped in red flames, burning fiercely, and floating in the air. Once hit by the demon fire, it will be ignited instantly, refined in an instant, and burned into bones. "
Several soldiers said that the first victims of the fire were foreign merchants in a caravan.
The boy was an old client of prostitutes. He drank too much late at night and couldn't control himself, so he went out to look for girls.
As a result, he was hit by the evil fire and burned to ashes on the spot.
The next day, the caravan counted the number of people and found that one person was missing. They searched the whole city for him and finally found out that he was dead.
After this incident, fire disasters occurred more and more frequently. The most serious one so far was when an evil fire ignited an inn in the city.
Most of the inn was burned down, more than a dozen people died, and the news spread.
I heard that the imperial capital of the ancient Yan Kingdom has already known about it and is sending people to deal with it, but I don’t know when they will arrive.
Lu Yuan thanked the soldiers guarding the city and entered the city.
I learned the basic situation in the city from these soldiers guarding the city.
The system was right, there was indeed a fire here.
According to the sayings in the city, these evil fires appear after dusk, when the sun sets, and appear randomly all over the city at night, randomly selecting lucky passersby.
But during the day, there is no evil fire.
Lu Yuan glanced at the sky and saw that the sun was about to set.
According to rumors in the city, it is no longer safe outside after the sun sets.
On the first day of his arrival, Lu Yuan decided to find an inn to stay in and observe the situation for a day.
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At Liuhuo City Inn, Lu Yuan booked a room on the third floor. This room had a wide view and he could see a large area of residential houses in the city, which was convenient for Lu Yuan to observe at night.
Moreover, in the inn, Lu Yuan drank tea downstairs and collected more information about the demon fire through chatting with passers-by.
A guest staying at the inn said: "What red devil fire? My second uncle's sister-in-law's second aunt got up at night and saw a devil fire with her own eyes. The flame was clearly blue-black. Don't make up stories like that!"
"Bullshit! I saw with my own eyes a ball of red flame wandering on the street last night. Blue-black? Black your head!"
"Are you cursing again?"
"Black your head!"
Several guests in the inn said that they had seen the evil fire in the city, and some even started arguing because the colors of the flames they saw were different.
(End of this chapter)