Chapter 419 Desert Haizi! Desert Ancient Ship! (6k big chapter, there will be another chapter later)
"Taoist Master Jin'an, is this the Holy Mountain of Sea Transformation in Guchi Kingdom?"
"According to legend, the Holy Mountain of Transforming the Sea in the Guchi Kingdom was a mountain in normal times. On the day of the annual sacrificial ceremony of the Guchi Kingdom, it would turn into the sea in the desert, so later people also called it the Holy Mountain of Transforming the Sea!"
“I didn’t expect that the legendary mountains turned into the sea, but the snowy mountains melted after school in the desert!”
Under the sand pit that had been re-reinforced by Jin An and the others, Yali looked at the snow-covered desert outside the cave and said excitedly.
At this time, the world outside the cave was very cold. The clouds above our heads had been shrouded for several days, the temperature was extreme, and it was snowing continuously.
There seems to be no stopping trend at all.
The wind and snow outside the cave were too strong and too cold, and even Yali did not dare to get too close to the cave entrance. Only Jin An, who had a body of energy and blood as strong as a furnace and had successfully cultivated, could stand shoveling at the entrance of the cave with his face still rosy.
Snow.
At this time, several bonfires were crackling and burning in several buildings under the sand pit, and someone kept adding charcoal to the fire.
All this charcoal was left by the gang of sand thieves.
The sand thieves had prepared a lot of supplies for this trip into the desert, including clothing to keep out the cold, charcoal, food and water, hay, mugwort, salt bricks, etc. specially for camels.
It can be said that the supplies are sufficient.
In the end, Jin'an was all cheaper.
If it hadn't been for this gang of sand pirates, who had blown up sand pits to hide from the snow, and left so many supplies behind, Jin An felt that he wouldn't have been able to see the sacred sight of the snow-capped mountains so smoothly this time.
At this time, the world under the sandpit was crowded with forty-eight camels, four sheep, and ten people. It was overcrowded and had a bit of an unpleasant stench, but it was better to die from the stink than to freeze to death outside.
Moreover, so many camels are crowded together, which is equivalent to thick natural pure fur, and they are warm and warm. Naturally, no one will find these camels smelly.
The wind and snow outside the cave were so strong that the ice and snow accumulated at the entrance of the cave almost as fast as Jin An was shoveling snow. Jin An had to keep shoveling snow to prevent the entrance of the cave from being blocked by heavy snow. He had a cheerful expression on his face while shoveling the snow.
Yali's answer: "Yari, your guess is the same as mine. It seems that the holy mountain of Guchi Kingdom we are looking for is most likely to be in these snowy mountains."
"No wonder so many people have gone into the depths of the desert to look for the Guchi Kingdom and the Huahai Holy Mountain over the years, but they have never been able to find the Guchi Kingdom. It turns out that the Huahai Holy Mountain can only be found in specific seasons and times. Those people are not
If you come early, you come late, and even we almost missed it."
Yali said with a simple smile: "I have to thank the group of sand bandits this time. They finally did a good thing. If it weren't for the sand pit created by the explosion to hide from the snow, we would probably have been too cold to stand it, let alone leave.
It’s possible to see these spectacular snow-capped mountains.”
Yari's words directly caused a group of camels to bray. Those camels kept humming, and their intestines turned green with regret.
I didn’t expect that they had been fully prepared for so long.
In the end, she made wedding clothes for others.
Can they not be depressed and vomit blood?
The snow lasted for two days and two nights. A white wind kept blowing in the desert, and the ground and sky were completely white. The snow on the ground became thicker and thicker.
Jin An kept shoveling the snow for two days without sleep. During the night, the snow finally began to gradually decrease.
It's not that others are unwilling to help.
The wind and snow were too heavy for these people to bear.
When the sun, which had been gone for a long time, rose from the east again, the weather finally cleared up and the sun was shining brightly. The sun shone on the snow like a mirror, making it so bright that it was hard to open your eyes.
"The sun is out, the sun is out!"
"It's finally sunny!"
Some people cheered and gathered around the entrance of the cave to look out at the snowy scene. It was a very shocking sight. The boundless sea of sand turned into a white world, like a fairy palace, sacred and spotless.
Magnificent!
Vast!
Holy Spirit!
The eternal snowy land, the cold power thousands of miles away!
The continuous snow-capped mountains shock the world!
At this time, the four sheep who were also curious and gathered around the entrance of the cave tried to carefully walk out of the cave. As a result, their bodies sank lightly and the whole thing was submerged in the soft snow, leaving only a hole in the place.
Someone went to save the sheep, but in the end he sank into the snow with a pop. After two consecutive days of snowstorm, the snow was higher than a person.
Fortunately, one person and one sheep were not far from the entrance of the cave, so he was able to crawl out on his own.
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The sound of gurgling water filled my ears.
The ice and snow in the desert melt and water seeps downward. When the underground sand is saturated with water and becomes sticky, the water on the ground can no longer drain downwards. Countless small rivers begin to gurgling in the desert.
Today is already half a month after the last blizzard. As the weather has been sunny and sunny for half a month, the weather in the desert has become hot again, and the ice and snow are melting quickly.
A dozen or so people like Jin'an watched the melting snow and water day by day, and finally gathered into a river, winding its way to the hinterland of the low-lying desert basin.
As the snow melted more and more, it continued to wash away the soft sand in the river, and finally there was a huge surging river in the desert, winding like an ancient dragon and extending into the depths of the desert basin.
Like hundreds of rivers returning to the sea, the waves are magnificent.
Seeing the magical scene in front of them of snow and water converging into a big river, Yali and others had shocked expressions on their faces, calling it a miracle, a miracle, this is a miracle.
According to Old Sadiq, even the villagers of Teshsata Village, the closest village to the desert basin, have never seen such a desert miracle.
Although their ancestors occasionally went deep into the desert and approached the desert basin, they never came close in winter.
Because the depths of the desert are surrounded by the Kunlun Mountains and Tianshan Mountains, the cold wind from the Kunlun Mountains vent and the Tianshan Mountain vent will freeze everyone who goes deep into the desert in winter to death in the desert.
The Desert Basin is located in the deepest part of the desert, with depleted water sources, drought and no rain. There are not many desert countries, so there are no merchants from the Western Regions to do business in such a deep place. Without merchants, no country, and no desert people willing to come here, the Desert Basin is
For example, the restricted area of life has been an uninhabited area in the desert since ancient times. In addition, the winter in the desert is very cold, so no one will enter the desert basin in winter, and naturally no one will discover the miracles here.
After all, the desert is too big.
There are too many places where life is forbidden due to lack of water.
Even the villagers of Teshsata Village have never seen the desert miracle in front of them, let alone other outsiders.
First, no one would choose to go into the depths of the desert in winter.
Second, the time is wrong. There are long winters in the desert, and December is just one of them.
Third, even if you go deep into the desert, if you are in the wrong place, you will not be able to see the amazing miracle of nature in front of you. After all, the desert is too big and manpower is limited.
It is precisely because of so many harsh conditions that few people have discovered this miracle in the desert.
As for why the gang of sand bandits happened to appear here at this time, Jin An interrogated them again. Those people were all desperadoes, and their appearance here at this time was purely coincidental.
These sand thieves, who are more greedy than sand wolves, can't sit still and wait for half a year, and then go into the depths of the desert after the spring of next year. They all think that they can explode the hill country and find the treasure as soon as possible, and then spend money and drink with women as soon as possible.
Spend a warm winter on a woman's belly, and don't have to go out to find work in the cold weather.
"Taoist Master Jin'an, the snow is almost gone, why haven't we found the holy mountain of Guchi Country yet? There are all sand dunes here, and there are no mountains in sight?" Yali stood at the entrance of the cave with Jin An, looking at it.
The big river, snowy water, and sand dunes outside were all doubtful.
"Since it is said to be a mountain, it should be a rocky peak, not these sand dunes, right?"
The snow melted for half a month.
They guarded the cave entrance for half a month.
Not even a rock was seen, let alone any mountain peaks.
The surging river outside was still washing away the sediment on both sides of the bank. Looking at the river that had been meandering towards the hinterland of the basin, Jin An pondered and said: "Yali, where do you think this river will end?"
ah?
Yali, who had been craning his neck to find the holy mountain of Guchi Kingdom, didn't realize why Jin An suddenly changed the topic to the river. He was stunned and forgot to answer Jin An's words.
Jin An continued to think to himself and said: "The water flows downwards, and there must be lower-lying places in the hinterland of the basin... Yari, you continue to stay here and take care of the supplies and the camels and sheep. I
Go outside to find a higher place to see which direction the river flows. We have no choice but to wait here. The mountain is a dead thing and will not come to us on its own. We can only rely on us to get out.
Looking for it.”
"But Taoist Jin'an, the sand outside is now filled with snow water, making it difficult for people to walk on it... It's too dangerous outside. Taoist Jin'an, let's not think of other solutions," Yali dissuaded.
At this time, Jin An had turned around and walked back into the cave. He found two wooden boards and tied them under the soles of his shoes. He tested whether the ropes were strong and whether the wooden boards were strong and whether they would affect his normal walking.
These wooden boards can increase the tension area of the soles of the feet, which guarantees whether he can walk safely in the swamp, so he has to be more careful.
Yali saw that he could not dissuade Jin An, so when Jin An was preparing, Yali called two other people, and the three of them accompanied Jin An out.
"Ainis, Adan, follow Taoist Jin'an with me. If anything happens, multiple people will take care of you."
Although he knew that Jin An was very skilled and did not need them to protect his personal safety, emergencies in the desert were too serious. If anything happened, he could come back and ask for help personally.
Jin An did not refuse Yali's kindness this time.
soon.
The four of them were well prepared and began to use the buoyancy and tension of the wooden board to walk slowly and carefully on the wet and soft sand filled with water, and followed the direction of the river towards the distance.
At the beginning, the team wanted to find a high place to see the situation in the distance, but found that this was not realistic. The slope was too steep and people could not climb too far on the soft sand dunes. Finally, they found a place with a gentle slope.
When I climbed some of the sand dunes and looked far into the distance, I saw a small blue mirror reflective object appearing at the end of the desert.
But it was too far away to see clearly what it was.
Jin An called to Yali and the others to continue driving in that direction. When they climbed up to another high ground and looked further into the distance, Jin An was startled.
"Taoist Master Jin An, have you seen clearly what that is?" Yari, Enis, and Adan, whose eyesight is not as good as Jin An's, asked curiously.
Jin An took a deep breath and said with a shocked expression on his face: "That's the reflection of the desert sea under the sun!"
"The Holy Mountain of the Sea! We finally see the sea! Since there is a desert sea in that direction, the Holy Mountain of Guchi Kingdom must be there!"
"Let's go back and join Yali and the others now. Tomorrow we will take everyone to the desert Haizi. We don't know when the Haizi in the desert will disappear. The sooner we get there, the better!"
He said with an excited look on his face.
He led the two of them back in a hurry.
Desert Haizi?
The three of them were all shocked by Jin An's words, but they craned their necks several times to see, but they could only see blue reflections and could not tell that it was the sea.
Jin'an and the others went too far, so they were delayed for a day on the road. However, on the way back, they encountered a sand slide.
A sand dune became heavy and unstable after being soaked in snow water. A loud sand avalanche occurred, like a mudslide, and half of the mountain was lost in an instant.
The danger this time was just a small episode on the way, and they all returned safely.
As soon as the group returned to the sand pit of Xiaoqiu State, Sureti, who was left to take care of supplies and camels and sheep, quickly came up to ask how the situation was and whether they had encountered any danger.
After Jin An roughly explained the situation, he started to ask everyone to make preparations to see if they could find more wood chips in the ruins of Xiaoqiu Kingdom and tie them to the soles of the feet of people and camels. At dawn tomorrow, they would head towards the desert Haizi.
Walk there.
As Jin An finished speaking, everyone began to look for everything they could use.
Looking at the busy people and the few helpless sheep, eating hay and watching the excitement, he said: "When I think about seeing the sea in the desert soon, I feel that even my heart is much younger.
Following Taoist Jin An along the way was eye-opening, it turned out that there are so many incredible things in the world!"
Ilham said excitedly.
He has no regrets at all about following Jin An and turning into a sheep. What he has seen and heard in the past few months is more wonderful than what he has seen and heard in his whole life, just like her daughter Gulizar, who is so beautiful that people are fascinated by it.
Bah, bah, bah.
Several sheep continued to lower their heads and eat the hay in the bags in front of them.
"It would be great if there was a big boat. We could take the boat directly along the river to the desert Haizi. I just heard from Ari and the others that it is very dangerous outside. There is a danger of the sand dunes collapsing due to snow and water at any time." Little Sahafu raised his head.
, he tilted his head and said, with a few pieces of hay stuck to his wet nose.
"I think you are thinking nonsense, nephew. This is deep in the desert where there is drought and water shortage. How can a boat run here?" Old Sadiq was convinced by his nephew's young and naive thoughts.
At this time, old Sadiq noticed a few hay sticks on little Sahab's nose, so he helped his nephew lick the hay off, and also helped little Sahav lick the wool on his face to prevent the wool from looking dirty and messy. Look
Feel more energetic.
This is called licking the calf with deep affection.
"Who said there are no boats in the desert? Fourth uncle, have you forgotten the legends of Devil Mountain, Devil City, and Devil Ship that the old people in the desert have always talked about? Old people often say that old things will produce 'souls' over time, and those that sink
A boat in a dry ancient river is a stranded soul..."
Before little Sahab finished speaking, old Sadiq, who had been licking the calf affectionately just now, hit little Sahab hard on the head with a goat's head mallet, which made little Sahab bleat from the pain.
A thousand wounds to the enemy and eight hundred losses to oneself. Old Sadiq, who was also in pain and his head was buzzing, endured the severe pain and glared at the little Sahav: "Eating, eating, eating, I only know how to be a foodie all day long, and talk about it late at night.
What nonsense! Didn’t you know that when we call on the devil, the devil can also eavesdrop on people’s speech?”
Little Sahaf felt aggrieved. Just as he was about to talk back, Old Sadiq glared back at him.
In order to prevent his careless nephew from talking nonsense, old Sadiq turned to look at the group of desert camels huddled pitifully in the corner: "Tomorrow is the first time you will follow us on a long journey in the desert. If there is anything wrong,
If you understand, you can follow us and Senior Sheep, and pay careful attention to how we walk in the desert."
"?"
"What are you looking at? I'm talking to you!"
In the corner, even the winter desert could not stop the enthusiasm of the male camels, who were trying hard to climb the wall, while on the other side, the sand-robber camels transformed by animal-making techniques were all staring intently.
This scene made old Sadiq a little confused.
"Fourth uncle, are they trying to climb the wall too?" Little Sahafu looked shocked, and a piece of grass fell out of his open mouth.
"!"
Old Sadiq looked shocked.
"!"
Ilham looked shocked.
The Sand Thief Camel was called back to life by Old Sadiq. Some people cried uncontrollably: "I feel like I'm finished. I'm slowly turning into a real camel. I haven't touched a woman for just a few days, and even the female camels feel pretty."
!”
Camels have a habit of foaming at the mouth when they have a bad temper. If someone angers a camel, he will not only foam at the mouth but also spit.
The sand bandit camel was still crying, frothing at the same time.
He feels like family.
Sorry, ancestors.
Sorry humans.
He actually has thoughts about a female camel.
At this time, the other Sand Pirate Camels also had ugly expressions. Only then did they realize that death and being turned into a camel by a demon were not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing was that even their souls were slowly being assimilated into camels, losing themselves. It was really
Think of yourself as a camel.
This is not even allowed to be a human being.
Just when more sand bandit camels cried out, little Sahaf, who had just recovered from the shock, added after hesitating for a while: "Fourth uncle, you said that people and... can get pregnant.
?”
Old Sadiq: "?"
Ilham: "?"
Sand Bandit Camel Group: "???"
Well, even the goat, which had been chewing hay quietly, rarely glanced at the talkative but upright little Sahab.
Next, the group of sand thieves and camels began to cry in fear, crying and begging Jin An to turn them back into humans. They no longer wanted to be cows or horses, they wanted to be humans.
"Taoist Master Jin'an, please turn us back into humans again!"
"As long as we can become humans again, we can do anything you want us to do! Except as camels and other animals!"
The camel suddenly made a loud noise here, which quickly attracted the attention of Jin An, who was busy at first. When he came over and asked about the situation, Jin An was also a little dumbfounded.
Then he actually thought about it seriously for a while.
It is common sense that there is reproductive isolation between different species. So the question arises, does the art of animal creation count as humans or animals?
Of course, Jin An would not feel sympathy for these sand thieves who did all kinds of evil. After saying a few words, he continued to chop wood pieces.
"Don't think too much, you have to make the female camel like you."
These words simply hurt my heart.
The group of sand bandits and camels were immediately silenced by Jin An's words.
Jin An is indeed very busy and has no time to pay attention to such trivial matters. After repairing it for more than half a month, the team will set off on the road again tomorrow. There are many things and details that need to be prepared.
This whole process lasted until late at night, when the camels cried for a long time and gradually fell asleep.
As the night gets darker, the colder atmosphere outside the cave also increases.
Desert winter has been advancing.
If it weren't for the water mixed with Qi and blood pills that Jin An distributed, eight or nine people here would have frozen to death in their sleep in just one night.
Tonight, Jin An asked everyone to get some rest early. Tomorrow we have to drive towards Desert Haizi. It is estimated that there will be no rest time tomorrow.
As the night gets darker, everyone clings to each other or the walls of the ruins, warming themselves up by the bonfire and falling asleep.
Only Jin An and a few people were responsible for keeping vigil at the entrance of the cave.
While other people kept vigil at night to strengthen their spirits, Jin An practiced with his eyes closed during vigil. During the meditation practice, his six senses were at their most sensitive.
The desert is not peaceful at night. The cold winter wind keeps howling at night and ruffles the snow.
Little Sahav was woken up by his bladder in the middle of the night. He walked out of the crowded corridor and walked towards the entrance of the cave.
"how?"
Before little Sahab came closer, Jin An had already closed his eyes and turned around to look.
"Taoist Master Jin'an, I, I have an urgent need to urinate." Little Sahafu said.
"Tell your fourth uncle to go with you and don't be left alone."
Because the environment inside the cave is closed, everyone consciously solves the problem outside so as not to stink up the place where everyone rests and sleeps.
Old Sadiq was sleeping soundly when he was suddenly woken up by someone. When he got up, he got angry and glared at his little Sahav: "What are you doing?"
When I wake up, I don't know whether to kiss my nephew or not.
My son also beat me.
But when I got up, I was only afraid of Jin An.
Jin An said calmly: "Old Sadiq, little Sahab said he has an urgent need to urinate. Please go outside with your nephew and don't be alone."
"Oh." Old Sadiq nodded in agreement. He didn't dare to get angry with Jin An.
However, after exiting the cave, old Sadiq often told his little Sahafu: "In the daytime, I only know how to eat, and in the evening, I only know how to defecate."
It was freezing outside. As soon as the two sheep came out of the cave, they were shivered by the cold wind. Old Sadiq, who had no intention to urinate at first, also felt the need to urinate.
The two sheep squatted side by side in the cold wind, their buttocks and balls feeling chilly, and the surrounding area was pitch black, so dark that it made people feel frightened. Fortunately, the flickering light of the cave entrance not far away gave them courage.
The two sheep continued to squat.
Gurgling——
"Fourth uncle."
"explain."
"Are you confused?"
"Shh! Don't talk! The noise seems to be coming from those snowy river beds!"
The night was dark, and the moonlight shone only on the snowy river. With the sound of ripples, a huge black ship turned out from a corner of a sand dune. It was an old, huge ship, and the canvas on the mast was as tattered as cloth.
There is a lot of sediment on the hull, and the creaking deck seems to be sighing with thousands of years, thick, old, and rotten.
What!
The cry of frightened sheep breaks the desert night.
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Ps: Sorry for being late. This chapter was originally written yesterday on the 12th. I was too sleepy and fell asleep while writing it last night. There will be another chapter later. It’s probably very late in the morning again?▄█?█●