Through the water mirror built into the ship's hull, Wang Chen looked down at the desert below.
Although he had been stationed in Da Ying City for a short period of time and had fought fiercely with the sand people, it was the first time he went deep into this desolate land and appreciated the unique scenery of the Western Region.
After entering the Western Desert, the speed of the airship was greatly reduced and it was unable to maintain its original altitude.
This is because in the desert Gobi region, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is much thinner than that of the Western Sea Spiritual Region.
The magic ship mainly relies on absorbing the spiritual energy in the surrounding space to maintain its speed and altitude. In different environments, its performance must be very different.
If Wang Chen wants to make the spaceship fly fast in this area, he has to inject his own mana and consume a lot of spiritual stones to achieve it.
He would definitely not do such a loss-making business.
Although Wang Chen was on official business this time, the subsidy given by the sect was not much.
If you burn the spiritual stones and rush, you will definitely lose blood!
Furthermore, there are still ten days until the Lingshan Dharma Conference is officially held, so even if the airship is slow, it will still be in time.
Therefore, Wang Chen was on his way with the leisurely mentality of sightseeing.
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Suddenly, a sharp eagle call was heard from afar, and a huge black eagle appeared in the water mirror and quickly moved towards the spaceship.
There is also a gray-robed monk sitting on the eagle's back.
Wang Chen recognized the other person at a glance as a wizard from the Sand Clan!
With a flick of his finger, the magic weapon ship suddenly glowed with a faint light, and a golden "swastika" logo appeared on the surface of the ship.
With Wang Chen's current strength and the magic weapon ship under his command, as long as the opponent is not a great wizard of the Golden Core level, it is no problem to kill him in the air.
But this time Wang Chen is not here to fight against the Sand Clan. His current identity is the envoy sent by the Xihai Sect to the Western Regions to observe the ceremony.
So show the Buddhist logo to inform the other party.
The wizard who was driving the black eagle saw it, and as expected, he patted the eagle's neck and immediately turned around and left.
Wang Chen didn't take it seriously.
Since entering the scope of the Western Desert, the same situation has occurred many times.
The Sand Tribe consists of thousands of tribes, large and small, occupying oases in the desert. They have their own power and territory, and they often have conflicts or even wars with each other. They are not monolithic.
Naturally, one is particularly wary of the appearance of outsiders.
However, no Sand tribe dares to offend Buddhism. Strictly speaking, they are more like a group of vicious dogs raised by Buddhism in the Western Regions. They can survive only by barking at their neighbors (Xihai Sect).
Therefore, Wang Chen's "Swastika Drinking Retreat Technique" works particularly well in the desert.
There is no question of prosecution by Buddhists in the Western Regions, because this is a tacit understanding between the two parties that has not changed over the years.
Leaving the interceptor far behind, the treasure ship continued to fly westward.
It was already sunset, and the afterglow of the setting sun covered the boundless desert with a golden coat. The scene viewed from the air was extremely magnificent.
In the distance, a fiery red smoke column shot straight into the sky, making it extremely conspicuous even from a distance of hundreds of miles.
And below the smoke column is a huge mountain range that stretches across the desert, stretching for an unknown number of miles from south to north.
Looking from a distance, many peaks are spewing smoke and flames from the tops.
Flame Mountain!
This is the only way from the Great Desert to the core hinterland of the Western Region, and it is also a natural chasm.
Past the Flame Mountain is a vast and fertile basin.
At this point, the magic ship controlled by Wang Chen seemed to be stuck in a quagmire, its forward speed dropped to an unbearable level, and the consumption of spiritual stones in the built-in magic circle increased sharply.
The height is also constantly falling.
The environment of the Flame Mountain is extremely special, with natural air restrictions. It is said that even giant fairy ships cannot fly over it, and Jin Dan has to land obediently when he gets here.
Wang Chen was just a monk from the Zifu. He was not arrogant enough to challenge the rules of heaven and earth, so he landed the spaceship on the sand and put it away.
He took out the true form diagram of the Taixuan Mirage Dragon, unfolded it, and summoned the big green donkey.
"Ang ang ang~"
The big green donkey rolled on the ground and jumped up with great agility.
Seeing Wang Chen again, he was very happy, squealing and jumping around, wagging his tail and sticking out his wet tongue.
Wang Chen pushed the guy's head aside in disgust, then stuffed a big radish into its mouth.
This is no ordinary radish, it is a fairy meal ingredient.
"drive!"
Wang Chen jumped on the donkey's back and patted the big green donkey's furry neck.
While the latter was chewing radishes, he spread his hooves and ran forward, with puffs of dust and smoke rising behind his butt.
The speed is no less than that of a galloping horse.
This guy is holding back too much. After becoming Wang Chen's car, he spent most of his time in the Taixuan Mirage Dragon True Shape Diagram. Now that he has a rare opportunity to have fun, he naturally uses all his strength to show his value.
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Wang Chen carried with him the map of the two regions distributed by the sect. Although it was his first time here, there was no possibility of getting lost.
The place he is going to now is Chituo City under the Flame Mountain.
If you want to cross the Flame Mountain, you must enter Chituo City.
There is a teleportation array in Chituo City, which allows you to directly cross the Flame Mountain and enter the hinterland of the Western Region!
The big green donkey's footsteps were extremely fast, and it took only half a stick of incense to carry Wang Chen to Chituo City.
Chituo City is built on the mountain, surrounded by countless sand dunes on the north, south and east. Its city walls are made of fire-forged rocks mined from the mountains. From a distance, they look like burning walls of fire.
When Wang Chen came over, a long camel caravan was entering the city.
This city on the edge of the desert is not the territory of the Sand people. It is actually a Buddhist city. The surface of the city wall is covered with countless Buddhist scriptures and Sanskrit inscriptions. It is said that there are more than a dozen temples in the city.
Wang Chen's understanding of Chituo City all comes from the information provided by the sect.
He followed the camel team and entered Chituo City.
Chituo City has a very special place, that is, it has city walls but no gates, and there is not a single person guarding the city gates.
No matter whether they are monks, mortals or monks and believers, they can enter and leave the city freely.
And there is no need to pay any fees.
So when Wang Chen entered the city, no one came to ask about his origins.
It was already dark by this time, and every house in Chituo City had lights on. The most eye-catching one was undoubtedly the exquisite Buddhist gate that stood in the city. The glazed lamps hanging under the eaves emitted colorful spiritual light, which looked particularly beautiful.
People are coming and going in the streets and alleys, and there are many shops, restaurants and hotels on the streets.
The pedestrians on the road include both sand people and monks, but ordinary people make up the majority.
As for Taoist monks like Wang Chen, you can still see quite a few here, but they are not rare.
Wang Chen's first impression of Chituo City was that it was rough and backward, but quite tolerant.
He noticed that although the people here were generally poor, most of them looked peaceful and showed no aggression.