Chapter 304 Hey, you guys are worshipping the wrong gods
"The three of us alone are not enough," Xiao Yu pondered, "The environment of the Hundred Thousand Volcanoes is too complex. We need a guide who is familiar with the place, as well as some special talents."
As he spoke, he took out a list that had been prepared long ago from his pocket.
"General Meng, pass on my order to transfer one man from the Chiyu Camp of your Southern Frontier Army to come here to obey my orders. His name is Chiyu."
"Chiyu?" A hint of surprise flashed in Meng Qing's eyes. "Your Highness, you actually know him. He's the scout leader of the Chiyu Camp, known as the 'Volcano Fox.' He's been in and out of the outer areas of the Hundred Thousand Volcanoes over a hundred times and is the best jungle guide in the army."
"Yes," Xiao Yu nodded and continued, "Send a message to the leader of the Xuanmen Zhen Sect. I want to borrow his sect's Grand Elder, Taoist Tian Yan."
"Master Tianyan," Chu Xuanyi's mouth twitched when he heard the name. "Your Highness, are you serious? That old stubborn man is notoriously stubborn and stubborn, and he values money like his life. It's harder than climbing to the sky to invite him out of seclusion. Last time, I just wanted to borrow a compass from him, but he insisted on charging me three thousand taels of silver as rent. Ugh."
"I have my own way to make him come." Xiao Yu ignored his complaints.
"Finally, send someone to the Hanging Temple outside Beijing to ask Master Jingxin to come out of seclusion."
Chu Xuanyi's expression became a little strange. "This person is quite easy to invite. The master is very kind. When I heard that you are here to save the people, I was sure you would come without hesitation."
"Daoist Master Tianyan's formation can isolate the Earth Fire from the Dao Marking to the greatest extent possible while we take action, buying us time. Master Jingxin's Buddhist purification power is the greatest nemesis of evil spirits. Chiyu can ensure that we reach our destination as quickly as possible in complex environments. Everyone plays an irreplaceable role."
He stood up and walked to the sand table, pressing his hand hard on the "Hundred Thousand Volcanoes" area.
"That's the selection."
"General Meng, the mobilization of the army will begin tonight. We must complete the encirclement of the Hundred Thousand Fire Mountains within three days."
"Xuan Yi, go notify the various sects of the Xuan Sect and ask them to prepare the corresponding magical instruments and elixirs, and be ready to provide support at any time."
"Our team will gather outside the city tomorrow morning."
"Yes." Chu Xuanyi put away his usual nonchalant attitude and nodded solemnly.
Three days later, in southern Xinjiang, outside the 100,000 volcanoes.
Even just on the outskirts, the air was already filled with a pungent smell of sulfur and coke. The ground was scorching hot, and wisps of high-temperature white smoke emerged from the cracks in the dark red rocks from time to time.
"I feel like the soles of my shoes are melting." Chu Xuanyi wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and complained weakly, "Is this a place suitable for human beings? Southern Xinjiang was supposed to be full of beautiful mountains and clear waters, with birds singing and flowers blooming. Those writers who wrote travelogues are all liars."
Walking in front of the team was a sturdy, dark-skinned man wearing special leather armor and carrying a huge horn bow. He was the scout leader of the Akabane Camp, Akabane.
Hearing Chu Xuanyi's complaint, he didn't even turn his head and said in a low voice.
“It’s hotter up front.”
“…” Chu Xuanyi felt his heart become even more blocked.
Following behind him was an old Taoist priest wearing a Bagua Taoist robe and holding a golden abacus in his hand. He was the supreme elder of the Zhen Sect, Taoist Tianyan.
"Sigh, if I had known this was such a horrible place, I would have increased the reward by 30%." The old Taoist muttered as he walked. "The geomagnetic field is chaotic, the miasma is invading the body, and the spiritual energy of my protective robe is consumed three times faster than outside. This is all money."
The only person who was calm and composed in the team was probably Master Jingxin from the Hanging Temple. He had white eyebrows and beard, a compassionate face, and walked slowly and steadily with a string of Buddhist beads in his hand.
"Amitabha," he chanted softly, "the living beings here are also suffering."
Xiao Yu walked in the center of the team with a stern expression, his eyes constantly scanning the surrounding environment. Ajiu followed closely beside him, his little face full of solemnity.
"Brother Xiongxiong," she suddenly pulled the corner of Xiao Yu's clothes and pointed to a flowing lava stream not far away, "Look."
Everyone looked in the direction she pointed, and saw that the magma, which should have been golden red, was now an extremely abnormal and strange dark red color, like solidified blood, and emitting a faint fishy smell.
"The aura of the evil spirit," Xiao Yu's pupils shrank slightly, "has begun to infect the earth veins."
"The pollution is spreading much faster than we expected," Chu Xuanyi's expression darkened. "We must hurry."
"roar."
A scarlet monster, resembling a pangolin but the size of a buffalo, suddenly leaped out from behind a huge rock. Its eyes were pure black, and it opened its huge, toothy mouth and lunged at the group.
"Be careful, it's the Red Rock Beast. It seems... crazy." Akabane immediately raised his bow and warned sternly.
Before he could put the arrow on the string, a black sword light flashed by.
The Red Rock Beast didn't even have time to let out a cry before its body was neatly split in half. Dark red blood gushed out, corroding the scorching ground with a sizzling sound.
Xiao Yu slowly sheathed his sword.
"The flesh and blood of this beast has also been contaminated," he said coldly, looking at the two halves of the still-twitching corpse on the ground. "Let's go. We can't stay here for long."
Everyone's heart was startled.
This is just the periphery where creatures alienated by evil power have appeared. What kind of scene will the core area be like with demons rampant?
Under Akabane's leadership, the team avoided one natural danger after another and the nests of powerful monsters, and continued to move deeper into the heart of the volcano.
The further in, the fainter the smell of sulfur in the air became, replaced by an evil aura that made one feel oppressive and uncomfortable. Strange, dark red veins, like blood vessels, even began to appear on the surrounding volcanic rock walls.
After passing through a narrow natural rift valley that can only accommodate one person, the view suddenly opens up.
They came to an extremely huge underground cave.
The dome of the cave is so high that the view reaches none, and it is inlaid with countless crystals that emit various colors of light. Below is a vast flat land with fertile soil, and even some strange fluorescent plants grow there. An underground river flows through it.
In the center of the plain, there stood a... village.
Yes, a village.
The houses were built of huge volcanic rocks, and the center of the village was a huge square with a bonfire that never went out. They could even see villagers working in the fields and children chasing and playing with each other.
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