Chapter 683: Walking through the center of the earth, the poisonous fire crocodile shark
For an adventure with an unknown degree of danger, the more prepared you are in advance, the greater the chance of surviving the adventure.
Zhou Yang has experienced many adventures in his life, but there are not many adventures like this one for which he can prepare in advance.
And those few adventures he took were all because he was well prepared and was able to survive extremely dangerous situations.
So this time he also attached great importance to preparations.
He only had less than three years to prepare, which was obviously not enough time for him to practice certain magical powers, so all he needed to prepare were various possible items.
Spiritual talismans and elixirs were naturally the first things that needed to be prepared. Sixth-level spiritual talismans and elixirs were difficult to buy, so Zhou Yang either made them himself or purchased them from outside. He prepared a lot of fifth-level elixirs for healing and recovery.
There are a lot of fire defense talismans.
When he prepared the talisman, he specially selected the jade talisman made of spiritual jade.
For the same kind of spiritual talisman, the jade talisman made of jade with strong spiritual power is not only more powerful than the talisman made of paper talismans, but it also saves the user's mana when used.
Zhou Yang now has no shortage of spiritual stones and can make his own talismans, so of course he should choose the best ones to use.
Then considering that he still needed to break the restriction on formations, he prepared three sets of formations that might be useful. These formations were all trophies he had obtained in the past, so there was no need to spend additional spiritual stones.
It's just that these pills, talismans, and formations are all conventional auxiliary items and cannot really help him avoid fatal dangers.
So he went to the Yuqing Taoist Sect again, and exchanged a foot of [Ten Thousand Years Soul-nurturing Wood] from the master Yulong for a secret talisman of the Yuqing Taoist sect [Taixu Hualing Talisman] that had been used once, and then spent another
One million spiritual stones purchased a [Jade Pure Immortal Urn].
With these two life-saving talismans in his possession, Zhou Yang's confidence in this trip has undoubtedly increased greatly.
After everything was ready, he said goodbye to his Taoist companion Xiao Ying and rushed to the Shenhuo Palace alone to keep his appointment.
Originally, according to the promise he made to Xiao Ying a few years ago, he should take his Taoist companion with him on this adventure.
But this time the situation is very special. Zhou Yang has already sworn in front of Zhao Yuanpu not to leak specific information. If he brings Taoist companion Xiao Ying with him, he will be considered as breaking his oath.
In order not to break his oath, he could only say sorry to his Taoist companion again.
Fortunately, Xiao Ying was a sensible and virtuous wife. After knowing his difficulties, she was sensible and did not blame him for this matter.
And now that Bi'er, the maid of the Demon King, is by her side, she is no longer as prone to loneliness and boredom as before, but she does not necessarily have to follow Zhou Yang.
Without alerting anyone, Zhou Yang quietly moved into the City Lord's Mansion in Hellfire City.
He waited in the city lord's mansion for several days, and Zhao Yuanpu came to meet him with another fellow monk [Huolong Zhenren].
This was not the first time Zhao Yuanpu and Zhou Yang had met, but it was the first time he had met the [Fire Dragon Master].
While he was looking at the bald old man with a red face, Zhao Yuanpu had already opened his mouth to introduce the two of them with a smile on his face.
"Come on, come on, I'm here to introduce you two fellow Taoists."
"Fellow Daoist Zhou, this fellow Taoist is Sun Yucheng, the [Master of the Fire Dragon] among the [Three Elders of Nanyun]. Fellow Daoist Sun has been practicing for two thousand years, and the rare treasure [Fire Dragon Cover] in his hand is very famous. I believe that Fellow Daoist Zhou has heard of it too!"
The so-called "Three Elders of Nanyun" refer to the three casual Nascent Soul monks who practice on Nanyun Mountain, a sixth-level spiritual mountain. Although these three people have not established a sect or established a family, they have each collected many disciples.
The disciples of the Shaomen have formed their own force.
[Fire Dragon Master] Sun Yucheng is the head of the three elders and has the fifth level of Nascent Soul cultivation.
When he heard Zhao Yuanpu's introduction, Zhou Yang's face suddenly straightened up. He raised his hands to the bald old man and said seriously, "Zhou Yang has met Master Sun. This trip is very dangerous. Please take care of Master Sun."
When the bald old man saw this, he didn't dare to show off at all, and quickly responded politely: "Fellow Daoist Zhou is too polite. In front of fellow Taoist, I don't dare to say the word "care". Fellow Daoist Zhao told me about the battle outside Hellfire City that day.
After what happened, I asked myself that since I changed places with fellow Taoist Daoist Zhao that day, I would definitely not be able to get any advantage from fellow Taoist Zhao!"
When Zhou Yang heard him talk about this, he immediately waved his hands with a wry smile and sighed: "Hey, Master Sun, please don't mention this again. If Master Zhao hadn't been merciful that day, Zhou's life would have been in danger. How could he be so proud of this?
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"Hahaha, both Taoist friends, please stop being modest. This trip requires two Taoist friends to cooperate with Zhao to help Zhao bring back the remains and relics of the ancestor of our sect. Zhao would like to thank these two Taoist friends first.
Already."
Zhao Yuanpu laughed and interrupted the greetings between the two of them.
When Zhou Yang and [Master Huolong] heard what he said, they couldn't help but look at each other, and then looked at him with smiles and said in unison: "I will live up to the expectations of fellow Taoist Zhao."
"Okay, Zhao is relieved that two fellow Taoists have said this. If you two have nothing else to say, let's set off now!"
Zhao Yuanpu shouted "Hello" loudly, and when he mentioned the words of departure, he seemed to be impatient.
"Zhou has no objection," Zhou Yang said first.
[Master Huolong] also nodded and said: "Sun also listened to the instructions of fellow Taoist Zhao."
"Shan, those two please come with Zhao."
Zhao Yuanpu smiled and took the lead to leave Hellfire City.
The three of them set off from Hellfire City and quickly plunged into the wild jungle, heading straight into the depths of the wild jungle.
Zhao Yuanpu was obviously very familiar with the situation along the way. Zhou Yang and the two followed him and basically did not encounter any place where they needed to take action.
Zhao Yuanpu would explain to the two of them in advance any dangerous places, and lead the two of them to either avoid them, or to restrain their aura and sneak through carefully.
It even includes several wild and alien territories.
After following Zhao Yuanpu all the way into the wilderness for more than 700,000 miles, the three of them arrived at a huge surface magma lake in the wilderness jungle.
This magma lake is hundreds of miles long and more than seventy miles wide. The lake is filled with dark red magma. A pungent smell of sulfur fills the area thousands of miles around the magma lake. There is even yellow light condensed in the sky from time to time.
Black sulfuric acid rain clouds drop extremely corrosive acid rain.
Therefore, there are no signs of life in the hundreds of miles surrounding the magma lake. The lush plants in the wild jungle have completely disappeared here, and all animals have also walked around here.
Occasionally, unknown and powerful animals enter this place. If they don't have time to leave, they will be easily poisoned alive by the sudden acid rain, leaving only a few bones and remains on the ground to prove their presence.
High-level monsters and savage beasts are not afraid of the acid rain, but there is nothing but magma in the magma lake, so naturally they don't want to waste time here.
Therefore, even if Zhou Yang and the other three appeared without any cover over the magma lake, no creature would come to trouble them.
"Here we are, this is one of the entrances closest to the cave. We need to go down from here and follow an underground magma river for hundreds of miles underground before we can finally reach the underground magma sea where the cave is located."
Zhao Yuanpu briefly introduced the situation, then opened his mouth and sprayed out a ball of silver-purple flames, which turned into a flame gauze and covered his body. Then he slightly nodded to Zhou Yang and [Huolong Zhenren] and said: "I am in front.
Lead the way, two fellow Taoists, please follow me closely and don’t get lost down there.”
"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Zhao, I'll figure out what to do soon."
[Fire Dragon Master] nodded in response, raised his hand slightly, and a translucent crimson glass cover appeared in his hand.
He threw the glass cover upwards, and the treasure turned into a transparent flame shield, covering him in it.
This object is his famous magic weapon [Fire Dragon Cover].
When it was Zhou Yang's turn, he also followed Zhao Yuanpu's example and summoned a ball of [Qianyang True Fire] to turn into a flame armor and put it on his body to isolate himself from the erosion of magma.
In fact, with the strength of his body, even if his body comes into contact with the magma in this magma lake, there will be no problem.
But the same cannot be said for magma located deep underground.
The magma deep underground not only has a much higher temperature than the magma in the surface magma lake, but also contains the power of earth fire poison. If Zhou Yang's body is in contact with the magma for a long time, the power of earth fire poison will continue to exist.
It accumulated in his body and destroyed the foundation of his body.
Plop!
Plop!
Plop!
As three magma waves splashed up, Zhou Yang and the others quickly disappeared into the magma lake.
The poisonous power of the earth fire in the magma will also cause considerable damage to the monks' spiritual consciousness. It is not necessary, and Zhou Yang and the others will not have their spiritual consciousness separated from the body.
Therefore, when advancing in the underground magma, the three of them were very close to each other. The two behind them used their pupil magic powers to observe the figure of Zhao Yuanpu who was leading the way, and followed him closely.
The underground magma river will also breed some fire-attributed spiritual objects. When they encounter some spiritual objects that can catch their eyes on the road, the three of them will collect them.
However, spiritual objects that are truly useful to Nascent Soul Stage monks are not so easy to encounter.
After traveling for hundreds of miles in the underground magma river, Zhao Yuanpu, who was leading the way, suddenly stopped and stopped.
As soon as he stopped, Zhou Yang and [Fire Dragon Master] who were following him immediately slowed down and slowly came to his side. Then [Fire Dragon Master] raised his hand and waved the [Fire Dragon Cover] that protected him.
The exotic treasure suddenly became powerful and covered both Zhou Yang and Zhao Yuanpu in it.
With this treasure to isolate the magma, the three of them can talk and communicate with peace of mind.
Zhao Yuanpu looked solemn on his face and said first: "Both fellow Taoists, be careful. There are still twenty or thirty miles ahead before we reach the underground magma sea. Once we enter the underground magma sea, that beast will have many enemies."
It is possible that they will discover us and launch a sneak attack on us."
"It would be great if it comes for a sneak attack. We can work together to deal with it. But I'm afraid that after it discovers that there are three of us, it will hide and do mischief secretly when it realizes that it is outmatched. That would be difficult to deal with."
[Fire Dragon Master] first glanced at Zhou Yang, and after seeing that he had no intention of speaking, he whispered his opinion.
Zhao Yuanpu had fought with the alien beast more than once, and he had already figured out the strength and tricks of the alien beast.
Although he alone was no match for that strange beast, if he and Zhou Yang joined forces, they would be absolutely sure to defeat it and drive it away.
[Fire Dragon Master] also understands this, which is why he behaves so confidently.
"What did Fellow Daoist Zhou say?"
Zhao Yuanpu looked at Zhou Yang, with a hint of unexplainable expectation in his eyes.
In fact, even he himself didn't know why he had expectations for Zhou Yang. It was probably because Zhou Yang's blow that day left such a deep impression on him!
"What Fellow Daoist Sun said is not unreasonable, but if that beast dares to show up and attack us, Zhou has a way to make it unable to hide anymore."
Zhou Yang pondered for a moment and revealed something to his two companions.
It can be clearly seen that both Zhao Yuanpu and Zhao Yuanpu showed a hint of surprise when they heard that he had a way to track the position of the strange beast in the magma sea.
After being surprised, Zhao Yuanpu immediately clapped his hands and shouted: "Wonderful, if Fellow Daoist Zhou can really track the location of that beast, our chances of killing that beast this time will be greatly improved."
He originally just wanted to gather the strength of three people to defeat the guardian beast and drive it away. He actually didn't have much hope of killing the beast.
After all, in a place like the underground magma sea, the alien beast naturally has a huge home field advantage. If they really want to escape, it will be difficult for them to stop the opponent.
[Fire Dragon Master] simply urged: "Then what are you waiting for? Let's move on."
After saying that, he waved his hand and shrunk the [Fire Dragon Cover] to the extent that it could only accommodate himself.
The three of them continued moving forward.
After traveling for more than twenty miles in this way, the underground magma river suddenly flowed deeper underground. In less than half a quarter of an hour, Zhou Yang and the others fell more than ten thousand feet deep underground along the magma river!
When the fall finally stopped, they came to the underground magma sea that Zhao Yuanpu said.
If Zhou Yang's previous life knowledge is used to interpret it, this so-called underground magma sea should be the core of the planet. The earth placed in his previous life is called the center of the earth.
The temperature of the magma here is so high that it has already caught up with the infant fire of the Nascent Soul monks. The Golden Core monks may not be able to sustain it here for even a quarter of an hour.
This is a more dangerous place than the "Nine Heavens Absolute Territory".
Even though Zhou Yang has [Qian Yang True Fire] to protect his body, after entering this place, the [Qian Yang True Fire] used for body protection has greatly increased his mana absorption speed.
At the same time, the earthly fire poisonous evil energy here is also extremely strong. Even if Zhou Yang does not deliberately use his pupil magic power, he can see the black-red poisonous fire evil energy filled in the purple-red magma.
Because of the existence of these poisonous fire auras, even if the fire attribute aura here is richer than that of the sixth-order spiritual veins, Zhou Yang and the others dare not absorb and refine the fire attribute aura from the outside world to replenish their mana. They can only absorb and refine it to carry with them.
of high-quality spiritual stones to replenish mana.
Zhao Yuanpu didn't know how to determine the direction in this boundless underground magma sea like the sea. After the three of them descended here, he waited for a while, waiting for Zhou Yang and the two to adapt to the environment here, leaving special marks.
After marking, Bento started walking in one direction.
Thinking of his previous warning, Zhou Yang, while following him, had summoned the natal magic weapon [Qianyang Golden Pagoda] and held it in his left hand, and also held a purple-gold ruler in his other hand.
boom!
A loud noise suddenly rose in the originally calm magma sea, and powerful energy fluctuations spread out at the point where the loud noise broke out, directly forming a small-scale magma tsunami.
The sneak attack from the cave guardian beast arrived as expected. During the short confrontation, Zhou Yang finally saw the true appearance of the beast that had defeated Zhao Yuanpu several times.
It was a strange beast that looked like a crocodile. Its body was as long and thin as a crocodile, with red scales all over its body, but its head was like a shark in the sea. Its mouth was full of sharp teeth, and there was a triangular horn on the top of its head. , and in addition to the four sharp claws, there are also long triangular fins similar to fish fins growing on both sides of the body, and there are also dorsal fins similar to sharks on the back.
Even though he had already learned the relevant information about this strange beast from Zhao Yuanpu, Zhou Yang was still a little surprised by its weird appearance when he actually saw this strange beast.
He traveled all over the country and visited several immortal worlds, and he read countless books that recorded monsters and wild beasts, but he had never seen any relevant records about strange beasts like this.
In fact, not only him, but even Zhao Yuanpu has not really found out the origin of this strange beast, and has only temporarily named it [Poisonous Fire Crocodile Shark] based on its appearance and special magical powers.
This [Poisonous Fire Crocodile Shark] lives in the underground magma sea and uses magma as food. Not only does it possess several powerful fire magical powers, it can also easily control the power of magma to attack enemies and hide itself.
In the brief confrontation just now, it used the power of magma to become invisible and approached several hundred feet away from Zhou Yang and the others, and then suddenly launched a sneak attack on the three of them.
Fortunately, Zhou Yang and the three of them had been very alert since they entered the magma sea. The three of them worked together to help prevent this beast from getting any advantage.
During the brief confrontation, Zhou Yang successfully used the [Purple Gold Universe Ruler] to create a scar on the beast's back, allowing him to obtain a fine scale stained with its aura.
At this moment, after the [Poisonous Fire Crocodile Shark] missed a hit and hid in the magma sea to become invisible with the help of the power of the magma, Zhou Yang asked Zhao Yuanpu and two people to protect him, and then sacrificed his second natal magical weapon [ Qianyang Golden Lamp], threw the fine scales into the lamp, and cast a spell to light the golden lamp.
"Found it, it's over there!"
As the golden lights slowly lit up, Zhou Yang glanced at the lights, pointed in a direction and drank.
Both Zhao Yuanpu and [Huolong Zhenren] noticed that the direction Zhou Yang was pointing was exactly the direction in which the lights were focused.
"Okay, since Fellow Daoist Zhou can determine its location, let's set a trap for it. When it can't help but come over for a sneak attack again, give it a hard blow!"
Zhao Yuanpu's eyes flashed, and he immediately shouted out his plan.
So after the three people communicated and discussed, Zhao Yuanpu took the lead, Zhou Yang was in the middle, and [Fire Dragon Immortal] was at the rear. They maintained this formation and continued to rush towards the location of the cave mansion.
Not long after this, the [Poisonous Fire Crocodile Shark] couldn't help but launch a second sneak attack on the three of them.
Only this time, after receiving Zhou Yang's advance warning, the three of them jointly launched a preemptive counter-sneak attack before the [Poisonous Fire Crocodile Shark] could approach and take action.
At that time, the three of them each used their powerful magic weapons to attack the [Poisonous Fire Crocodile Shark] at the same time, leaving several hideous wounds on the strange beast in an instant.
But just when the three of them were preparing to continue their efforts to expand their victory, the injured [Poisonous Fire Crocodile Shark] decisively chose to escape.
In this sea of magma, if the three of them don't use their real trump card, there is no way they can keep the [Poisonous Fire Crocodile Shark] who wants to escape.
Obviously, none of the three people wanted to leave their trump card to such a strange beast of unknown origin.
"Forget it, business is important. As long as this beast doesn't disturb me while we do business, let's let it go first!"
Zhao Yuanpu shook his head with regret, but he quickly made a decision.
Zhou Yang and the other two had accepted his benefits before they came, and agreed that before entering the cave, everything would be based on his opinion. When he heard what he said, although it was a pity that the strange beast ran away, they also
No one opposed the decision he made.
So Zhou Yang was responsible for monitoring the movements of the [Poisonous Fire Crocodile Shark] and continued to rush towards the cave.
It was probably because of the ambush just now that it was hurt. From then on, until Zhou Yang and the others appeared outside the cave, they were not attacked by the [Poisonous Fire Crocodile Shark] again.
However, through the reaction of [Qianyang Golden Lamp], Zhou Yang knew that this strange beast had been watching and following the three of him not far away, and it was obvious that he had not given up completely.
"It is indeed [Red Lotus Earth Fire]! I didn't expect that this kind of heaven and earth spiritual fire would exist in such a large area. It's really surprising!"
In the magma sea, which is entirely composed of purple-red magma, an area covered with pink flames suddenly appears. This sense of difference is really eye-catching.
Although Zhou Yang did not exclaim like [Fire Dragon Master], he still looked at the pink sea of fire in amazement, with a strong look of surprise flashing in his eyes.
[Red Lotus and Earth Fire] is also the most superior type among the heaven and earth spiritual fires. If a Golden Core Stage monk can refine a ball of such heaven and earth spiritual fire, it will be equivalent to cultivating a powerful fire system.
Supernatural powers.
However, since the spiritual fire of heaven and earth can only be nurtured in the center of the earth, it is extremely rare in the world of immortality to truly refine this fire.
But now the [Red Lotus Earth Fire] in front of Zhou Yang and the others has formed a sea of fire!
"I have always had a suspicion. I suspect that these [Red Lotus Earth Fires] are not naturally generated by heaven and earth, but are condensed by the power of formations or a treasure that absorbs the fire attribute spiritual energy here. It was just that it was possessed by that beast before.
Despite the obstacles, I have been unable to verify my conjecture. Today, with the help of two Taoist friends, I can finally get what I want."
"Let me try to see if my suspicion is true!"
Zhao Yuanpu looked at the pink sea of fire with twinkling eyes. While talking about his guess, he reached out and grabbed the pink sea of fire, and a huge palm condensed by his magic power instantly penetrated into the pink sea of fire.
In the sea of fire, trying to fish out a ball of flame.