Thunder roared, lightning danced in the clouds, strong winds roared across the grasslands, and heavy rain poured down.
The rainwater converged into a river on the grass, taking away the remaining ashes, but a small part also seeped into the ground with the rain. The horses that lost their owners ran around, their helpless screams drowned in the wind and rain.
The heavy rain continued all night and did not stop until the next morning. However, in the afternoon, the dark clouds gradually dispersed. The sun shone through the gaps in the clouds onto the grassland, and a gorgeous rainbow hung on the sky...
However, this beautiful tranquility was quickly interrupted by the rapid sound of horse hooves.
A team of dozens of riders galloped over, with black armor, black cloaks and black horses. It was like a black long sword passing across the grassland, with a shuddering and murderous aura.
!
The law!
The leading knight tightened the reins, and the horse immediately stood upright, shaking its head and neighing loudly.
This knight has a slender figure. His face is half obscured by a dark gold mask, and his true appearance cannot be seen clearly. Only the high bridge of his nose, thin lips and cold eyes are exposed.
The knight turned over and jumped off the horse silently, and the knights behind him also stopped and dismounted. His neat movements showed that he was extremely well-trained, and definitely not something ordinary warriors could compare to.
A short and stocky knight took two steps forward, glanced left and right, and said in a deep voice to the masked knight: "Sir, he should be here, we are late."...
The masked knight did not speak. He squatted down, reached out and grabbed a handful of grassy soil from the ground, put it under his nose and took a deep breath. There was light flashing in his dark eyes.
"That's right. It's here!"
He straightened up and let go of his hand. He let the wet soil fall from his fingers and said lightly: "I smell the smell of battle, death and flames. Murong Qing should be dead, and all our people are also dead, then
Who took the formation diagram in the end?"
His eyes swept across the faces of the knights, who all lowered their heads in awe. They could not answer the masked knight's questions, and they did not dare to meet his eyes.
The atmosphere became extremely solemn. However, the stocky knight hesitated for a moment, and then plucked up the courage to say: "Sir, I think the person who took away the array diagram will definitely go to the Sand City Demonic Domain. We can go to Xiangshui Collection first, maybe there will be someone there."
What a discovery.”
The masked knight was silent for a moment and said slowly: "This array diagram is extremely important. It may be related to the holy object that our Holy Sect has been looking for for thousands of years. Tianquan Branch did not cause any trouble after obtaining the array diagram.
I paid enough attention to it, but it was stolen by Murong Qing, which is an unforgivable crime!"
His voice was not loud, but it was as terrifying as thunder when it fell on the ears of the knights. Many knights' faces were pale and their eyes were broken. There was sweat on their foreheads.
"Originally, you still had a chance to make meritorious deeds, but all the masters sent by the branch were wiped out. Murong Qing was so secretive that you didn't discover it for decades. You are simply incompetent to the extreme!"
A terrifying aura came out of the masked knight, and it was like an invisible storm sweeping across the earth in an instant, enveloping everyone, so that everyone could clearly feel his anger!
Phew! Phew! Phew!
The knights could no longer withstand the terrible pressure from the masked knight, and they all knelt down on the grass. Most of them were innately strong, but in front of the masked knight, they were as weak as babies.
"What's ridiculous is that in the end, the ones responsible for escorting Murong Qing turned out to be only a few Qi-refining warriors. When did our Holy Sect fall to this point?" The masked knight let them kneel on the ground and tremble, his eyes becoming colder and more ruthless: "Tianquan
After the branch got the news, it delayed for two days before sending out the response team. I set off three days later than you and I was able to catch up. Is this how you serve the Holy Sect?"
Bang!
The masked knight suddenly shot out a palm in the air, and the head of a knight kneeling three steps in front of him suddenly exploded, with red blood, white brains and black hair spraying everywhere.
His attacks were as fast as lightning. Although the latter was not weak, he had no time to react and instantly turned into a dead soul under his palm. His death was an extremely unjust death.
The knights next to them all had expressionless faces, and they didn't even dare to move even when they were splashed with blood and dirt.
The stocky knight paused with his head and said in a hissing voice: "Sir, please give us one last chance. We, the Thirty-sixth Cavalry of Tianquan, are willing to die for you. As long as we can retrieve the formation map, we will not hesitate to do anything!"
He banged his head on the ground with a loud bang, and without using the Qi to protect his body, his forehead was soon bruised and bruised, with blood oozing out of it. However, the stocky knight seemed unaware and continued to kowtow.
"Enough!"
The masked knight shouted in a deep voice: "I can give you one last chance to go to Xiangshuiji together. If you can't find the formation map again, then you will all commit suicide and apologize!"
The stocky knight was immediately overjoyed: "Thank you, Lord Holy Envoy!"
The masked knight nodded. The Thirty-sixth Cavalry of Tianquan is an elite force of Tianquan Branch. After this beating, he must be completely under his control. It was just that he killed one too hard in anger, which was a bit...
What a pity.
However, this regret was quickly forgotten by him, and his thoughts couldn't help but fly to Xiangshuiji, the Demonic Land of Sand City!
………
Five days later, Xiangshui gathered.
Xiangshui Collection is located at the northern end of the Xihai Prairie. To the west is the rolling mountains and ridges, and further north it enters the Gobi Desert. Because it is located at the junction of the two major states of Xihai and Mobei, Xiangshui Collection has become the center of the South China Sea.
It is a distribution center for business travelers from the north, and there are many people from the world of martial arts and sect disciples, so it is extremely prosperous.
It was originally a settlement of several tribes. Because of the lush water and grass near the river and the superior geographical location, the Yuan Dynasty built it into a city, but the name Xiangshuiji was retained.
There are no tall city walls in Xiangshuiji. Low adobe stone houses are the most common buildings here. There are many pastures and farms on the outskirts of the city. Grassland herders grazing cattle and sheep can be seen everywhere. It is completely different from the cities in the eastern part of the mainland.
However, from a long distance away, you can also see a tall white tower standing in the middle of the city. The golden spire reflects thousands of rays of light under the sunlight, making it extremely eye-catching.
"That is the most famous Xiangshui White Pagoda in Xiangshuiji. On the top of the tower is the relic of Danchen Living Buddha!"
The leader of the caravan smiled and said to Qin Yun: "When you come to Xiangshuiji, if you haven't tasted Xiangshui rice, Xiangshui fish, or seen Xiangshui White Pagoda, then your trip is definitely in vain. Of course, there is also Xiangshuiji.
"Aunt Bai"
His weathered face revealed an ambiguous look that all men understand, and the caravan guards laughed.
Qin Yun smiled.
Three days ago, he was lucky enough to meet a nomadic tribe on the grassland. It happened that a passing caravan was trading with the herdsmen, and the final destination of this caravan was Xiangshuiji, so he followed the caravan here.
Qin Yun has almost studied the formation diagram he got from Murong Qing. This formation diagram came from the hands of a reclusive Qigong practitioner and is at least several decades old. He doesn't know how it came to be.
In the hands of the holy gate’s Tianquan helmsman.
Back then, this qigong master came to the Xiangshuiji area in search of some special materials. As a result, he accidentally entered the Demonic Domain of Sand City, known as the place of death. After narrowly surviving, he accidentally discovered a secret.
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The Demonic Domain of Sand City is about a hundred miles away from Xiangshuiji. Legend has it that it was the capital of a kingdom in ancient times. However, with the demise of the kingdom, the majestic city was invaded by wind and sand, eventually forming a huge ruin.
Strictly speaking, the Shacheng Demon Realm belongs to Mobei Prefecture, but it is known to everyone among the herders of the northern tribes in the Xihai Grassland, because this mysterious ruin has swallowed countless lives, and very few people who broke in can survive.
came out.
From the mouths of those who escaped, people learned that the Sand City Demonic Realm is inhabited by terrifying monsters and countless poisonous insects and poisons. The most terrifying thing is that once you enter it, you cannot distinguish between the east, west and south. It is easy to get lost and even cause hallucinations.
, if you can't find the way back, you will either be eaten by monsters or die of thirst and starvation!
Knowing how terrifying the Shacheng Demonic Realm is, ordinary herdsmen dare not approach the Shacheng Demonic Realm. Of course, there are also wealthy people who are not afraid of death, and sect disciples do not believe in evil. However, in the end, there is often no news about these bold warriors and Qi-refiners.
I haven't heard of anyone getting any treasures or treasures there.
The risks are great and the benefits are very small. Gradually, not many people will go to the Sand City Demonic Domain anymore. If it is just to hunt monsters, Xiangshui Gathering to the vast mountains in the west is a better choice. Both warriors and Qi refiners cherish their own
Life, so the Demonic Domain of Sand City has become a forbidden area where no one can enter, a place of death!
However, not only did this Qi Refiner come back alive after entering the Demonic Realm of Sand City, he also discovered that there was a huge ancient magic circle in the ruins. Its scale was unimaginable, and it was most likely the source of the place of death.
It just so happened that he had a profound knowledge of magic formations, and he was able to decipher part of the formation diagram and successfully penetrated deep into the core of the ruins.
It's a pity that the Qi Refiner's strength alone is limited, and he can't move forward under the endless attacks of monsters. He has no choice but to leave the Sand City Demon Realm with regret. After returning to his seclusion, he draws his own experiences and cracked formation diagrams on silk paper.
This Qi Refiner was probably deceased. There was no name or origin on the silk paper. Qin Yun didn't know what aroused the Holy Sect's great interest in this formation diagram, because there was no treasure recorded in it.
However, the several paragraphs recorded in the margins were very interesting, and he speculated that there might be some connection with the Holy Sect.
I don't know why, but Qin Yun feels that he got this formation map by destiny. (To be continued.)
