Chapter 126 Black Mountain Demon Land (Thanks to True Man Chilong for being the Alliance Leader!)
From a familial perspective, he was more inclined to believe that his third uncle was dead.
From a human nature perspective, the old man has probably run away, deliberately keeping it from him so that he can take the blame for his dereliction of duty.
The second guess is more realistic, isn't it?
Therefore, Yuanqu's current emotions are quite tense, to the point of being on the verge of exploding.
Just then, a subordinate at the third level of Qi Refining jogged over, his expression somewhat strange, and said:
"Lord Yuan, the envoy has given the order to proceed."
"What?"
Yuan Qu nearly jumped up, grabbed his subordinate by the collar, his eyes red.
"Has he gone mad? It's daytime now; if he loots like this, the higher-ups will definitely find out!"
"no……"
The subordinate said nervously.
"The envoy and several disciples of the Lingjiu Sect seem to be searching the entire city for a mysterious person. This person kidnapped the envoy's disciple last night, a cultivator named Wang Wu."
Yuan Qu then calmed down a bit.
"Wang Wu? I know him. He's disappeared?"
"Yes."
"You little bastard, you're delaying my business at a time like this."
After casually cursing a few times, Yuan Qu gradually calmed down and felt that something was wrong. The image of his third uncle's spotless bamboo house reappeared in his mind.
"Wait, where is the envoy sent by the Lingjiu Sect?"
His subordinate wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
"The envoy said he would go out of the city to search, and leave the city to us."
"Bullshit, he ran away... he must have run away!"
In this world, the smarter a person is, the more confident they are in themselves. But there is also a kind of stubborn person who thinks they are different from others and starts by saying, "Am I the only one who thinks so..."
Wanting to show off one's superiority and extraordinary qualities, one is unaware that in the eyes of others, one is like a clown, unable to see the excellence of others and one's own shortcomings.
While remaining stubborn, they live forever in their own world.
Yuanqu (a type of Chinese opera) falls somewhere between this type of person and a clever person. They are not particularly intelligent, but they firmly believe in the truth they have deduced.
He was convinced that the old city lord and the envoy had run away, and that was it!
There is no unreasonableness in this speculation.
For example, why did the old city lord let him inherit Stone Lake City? Why did he choose to live in seclusion nearby? And why couldn't he see the mission the messenger was carrying? He stubbornly believed in the "truth" he had guessed.
"It must be the Heavenly Void Sword Sect's messengers. Run... or we'll be dead! Yes... we have to run!"
Yuan dynasty songs are murmured in a barely audible whisper.
He looked up after a long while and said.
"Issue the order: everyone must immediately carry out the looting mission. All those you bring should be placed at the entrance of Tunnel No. 4 and await the envoy's instructions."
"yes."
The subordinates received the order without asking any questions and immediately carried it out.
After his men had gone some distance, Yuan Qu, who seemed calm and composed, staggered away like a panicked dog, probably heading in the direction of packing his valuables.
It's hard to understand why someone who clearly isn't brave would insist on doing something like this.
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In the unknown mountains and forests, Wang Yu carried the unconscious Wang Wu and used his Thousand Mile Divine Speed technique to head towards Black Mountain Pass.
He was not familiar with the terrain of the Taihu Spiritual Realm, but he knew the direction of Heishan Pass. Using it as a landmark, to the north was the Dry Leaf Swamp, and to the south was the Black Mountain Demon Land.
Both of these areas are ruled by Core Formation stage demonic beasts, and there are more than one of them.
According to his plan, he would not be able to return to the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect in the short term, and he had made preparations to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage in the Taihu Spirit Domain. He had all the resources ready, and he had also obtained Wang Wu. He was just waiting for the secret technique to be perfected.
Once the breakthrough is successful, we will directly traverse one of these two dangerous areas, and then return to the sect to plan for further progress.
Now all he has to do is set up a temporary cave dwelling that is secluded enough, and quietly wait for the day he succeeds.
Compared to the harsh environment of the swamp, the Black Mountain Demon Land is a primeval landscape composed of mountains, full of spiritual energy, with multiple third-order spiritual veins, and many second-order and first-order ones derived from them.
His cultivation, except when breaking through to a higher realm, has almost no requirements regarding the environment.
Once a suitable location is found on the outskirts, one can live in seclusion.
Another point is that the six members of the slave-catching team disappeared northward on a secret mission and have not returned to this day. His southward journey was also a deliberate attempt to avoid them.
In case of something that's hard to explain, his choice seems perfectly reasonable no matter how you look at it.
They continued their journey without encountering any unexpected incidents.
It took Wang Yu almost half a month to finally reach his destination. Wang Wu woke up several times along the way, but was knocked unconscious each time by Wang Yu. Now his entire face is swollen and disfigured.
Her neck was drooping, creating a kind of aesthetically pleasing effect of a misaligned spine.
The appearance of Black Mountain Demon Land was different from Xuan Gu Mountain and Spider Mountain that he had seen before. The land was fertile, full of spiritual energy, and the air was filled with natural fragrance.
There are towering ancient trees hundreds of meters tall everywhere, and the vegetation is lush and full of life. The grass and thatch on the ground are over ten feet tall, and when a person falls into them, it is as if they have become invisible.
Only cultivators come to this place, either to hunt demonic beasts or to search for spiritual herbs and rare treasures, since these two areas are close to Black Mountain Pass.
Normal cultivators from the Taihu Spirit Realm usually settle in [Black Hero City] near Black Mountain Pass, using this place as a center for their activities in the surrounding area.
Wang Yu has no official status, so it's best not to approach him rashly. After all, he doesn't even know the common knowledge of the cultivation world in the Taihu Spiritual Domain, so it's better to keep his distance.
"This is it."
After entering the Black Mountain Demon Territory, Wang Yu stopped using the Blue Butterfly Sword to fly and instead landed on the ground to walk through the forest.
As they ventured deeper, they occasionally encountered second-tier demonic beasts, at which point they would use the invisibility technique they had obtained from the Hidden Dragon Bone to bypass them from the edges.
We started from the outermost few hills and ventured deep into the inner perimeter, stopping just before we entered.
Given his personality, planning ahead is the norm for him.
The maps I had collected at the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect for some time had proven useful. Although I didn't have a map of the Taihu Spirit Realm, the Black Mountain Demon Realm was adjacent to the Crimson Kite Demon Realm.
Both are among the places where cultivators from both paths explore, equivalent to their daily exploration areas.
Some rough or incomplete maps still exist.
After careful observation, Wang Yu walked several miles to the right, where a rock wall, as if carved by a knife and axe, came into view, with an exaggerated crack in the center that was extremely eye-catching.
This is the result of natural evolution.
Seeing the cliff, Wang Yu finally felt a little more at ease. He entered from below, followed the narrow path, made three turns, and walked several dozen more steps before the view suddenly opened up.
The interior is surprisingly spacious!
This is a refuge discovered three hundred years ago by a disciple of the Demonic Sect. At that time, the Demonic Sect invaded the Taihu Spiritual Domain, looted the area, and was returning with their spoils when they were ambushed by righteous cultivators.
Outnumbered, they scattered and fled into the Black Mountain Demon Land to eke out a living.
And so this place was discovered.
This information was found by Wang Yu in the biographies of cultivators in the [Shujing Hall]. The subject of the biographies was a Foundation Establishment cultivator who had already passed away.
Therefore, this place is relatively safe.
(End of this chapter)
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