The desert is solitary and the smoke is straight, the long river is round when the sun falls!
Qin Yun grew up in the south of Yanyun Prefecture with beautiful mountains and rivers. This was the first time he saw the magnificent scenery of the Gobi desert in the north. He couldn't help but feel shocked. The boundless golden sand dunes extended to the end of the horizon. Walking in this vast world
Between heaven and earth, people feel so small!
Xiang Shuiji was hundreds of miles away behind him, and three days had passed since the battle between Huo and the Four Evil Stars. Under the leadership of his guide Lao Cheng, he broke into the vast sea of sand, looking for the Demonic Land of Sand City, also known as the Place of Death.
Qin Yun has no interest in caring about the final outcome of Lei Hutang. He has no intention of getting involved in the internal strife of the Xiangshui Gang. The most important reason why he is willing to cooperate with Lin Niang to set up a killing trap against the Tiger Hall is that Lei Hutou seeks his own death.
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It's just that the Tiger Hall is easy to solve, but the masters of the Holy Sect are not invincible enemies, so after the matter was settled, he did not go to the Shacheng Demon Realm immediately, but returned to Xiangshuiji and waited for one more day.
In order to deceive others, Qin Yun asked Lao Cheng to make a large circle, first going northeast, then turning northwest, and detoured for hundreds of miles before approaching the Shacheng Demon Realm.
Although Lao Cheng was just an ordinary person and had lost an arm, his familiarity with the desert terrain undoubtedly provided Qin Yun with great help.
This former hunter has an extremely sensitive sense of smell and can find water sources hidden deep under the gravel, avoid dangerous areas of quicksand, and will not get lost in the desert. Therefore, although the two took a long detour, they continued to move forward.
The speed is not slow at all.
At noon, the desert was extremely hot under the scorching sun. The wind blew over the sand dunes, bringing with it bits of sand and withered and curled thorn grass. The air that was breathed into the lungs was scorching.
In such an environment, ordinary people would find it unbearable, but for Qin Yun, it was very comfortable. The ubiquitous flaming power in the desert continued to seep into his body, and was swallowed up and fused with the Nine Yang Qi rushing in the meridians.
Little by little enrichment nourishes Qi Hai Dantian.
He doesn't need to cover his body with robes like Lao Cheng. The effect of practicing luck while riding on horseback is actually more powerful than meditating in a quiet room. The Nine Yang Divine Technique is worthy of being the supreme mental method of Taoism!
The two rode over a sand dune side by side. There was still an endless sea of sand in front of them, but the outline of a huge mountain range appeared vaguely on the horizon in the distance, becoming increasingly clear.
The rolling hills are lush and green, and most of them are covered by dense forests. Several steep peaks soar into the sky. You can clearly see silver-white waterfalls hanging between the peaks, and dozens of white cranes flying around the peaks.
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"That's a mirage!" Lao Cheng said excitedly: "Mirages often appear near the Sand City Demonic Domain, and we are almost there!"
The two of them continued walking for almost an hour, and the surrounding scenery gradually changed. It was no longer a monotonous sand dune desert, but there were many ruins and wreckage exposed from the sand.
It is said that the predecessor of the Sand City Demon Realm was the capital of a powerful kingdom. After thousands of years of ruthless baptism, most of the abandoned ruins were buried by wind and sand, becoming a paradise for monsters to inhabit.
In the corners of the ruins, you can find many desert plants that grow tenaciously.
"Mr. Qin, we can't ride any more horses ahead. We have to put the horses here first." Lao Cheng wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to Qin Yun: "I will take you in and then come back to take pictures."
It turns out that the periphery of the Sand City Demonic Domain is covered with quicksand. If a person accidentally steps in, he will be swallowed up. The horses traveling here have become a complete burden and must be left behind first.
Of course, Qin Yun had no objection. There were no people around the Sand City Demonic Realm, so there was no need to worry about anyone coming to steal the horses. Moreover, Black Pearl was an intelligent spiritual beast, so it could escape on its own if any danger appeared.
After choosing a shaded and sandy place to place their horses and luggage, Qin Yun and Lao Cheng continued their journey.
Lao Cheng became much more cautious in his actions. He held a long willow stick in his right hand and would use the tip of the stick to poke a few times in the sand in front of him to determine whether there was quicksand.
If you are not a particularly experienced desert dweller, you will not be able to tell the difference between ordinary sand and quicksand. You will only notice something bad when you step on it, but by that time it is often too late.
As an innately strong man, Qin Yun doesn't have to worry about being swallowed by quicksand, but without Lao Cheng to lead the way, I'm afraid he won't be able to go very far in the Demonic Sand City.
The further inside you go, the more and more ruins appear. You can see collapsed buildings and broken stone tablets and pillars everywhere. From these ruins and buildings, you can clearly see how glorious a civilization this place once was.
The ancient ruins exude an air of incomparable desolation, and are so quiet that one can hear the sound of rolling sand.
Suddenly, a rustling sound came to the ears of the two of them. A few dozen steps away, a large area of sand was arching upwards, as if something was about to come out of the ground. In the blink of an eye,
A huge sandbag formed in the space!
Lao Cheng immediately stopped, the muscles on his face twitched a few times, and there was a look of fear in his eyes.
Qin Yun rushed to his side without hesitation
In front, he pulled out the Nu Cang Sword hanging on his back with his backhand.
"Monster?"
Lao Cheng shook his head. He couldn't help but took half a step back and said in a harsh voice: "It's not a monster, it's probably a black-armored sandworm. They can eat people. We"
Bang!
Before he could say anything, the high arched sandbag in front of him suddenly exploded, and a black torrent spewed out from the opened hole and spread rapidly in all directions.
Qin Yun clearly understood that this black stream was composed of countless large black beetles. Each of them was the size of a porcelain bowl, and its round body looked like a cockroach, but it was definitely a thousand times more terrifying than a cockroach!
The black-armored sandworm has six long claws as sharp as blades and crawls very fast. At the front of its head are two red jaws that are bent like scissors and can be crossed, and there are two bean-sized red eyes on the left and right.
A chilling light.
They crawled out of the hole continuously, covering a large area in an instant, which made people's hair stand on end!
Lao Cheng's legs trembled and he said in horror: "It's too many, let's run!"
He knew very well how powerful the black-armored sandworm was, and it was extremely rare for him to be able to persist in not running away until now.
A black-armored sandworm stopped after crawling more than a dozen steps. It used its hind legs to support its body, raised its upper body high, and shook its head from side to side as if it had discovered something. Its red jaws kept opening and closing to make sounds.
A teeth-searing grinding sound.
The next moment, all the beetles seemed to have received an order, and quickly regrouped into a long team, rushing towards Qin Yun and Lao Cheng at an impressive speed!
There is no doubt that the black-armored sandworm swarm discovered their existence, so they immediately launched an attack!
Seeing such a situation, Lao Cheng was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground. Qin Yun snorted coldly, reached forward with his left hand, and silently grasped a handful of talismans.
Phew! Phew! Phew!
Dozens of scorching fireballs instantly appeared out of thin air in front of him, roaring and bombarding the swarm of flying insects before exploding, instantly destroying the black-armored sandworms.
The talisman Qin Yun used was naturally the top-grade fire-gathering talisman that he refined himself. This kind of yellow talisman was cheap and easy to refine. He had thousands of them in the Qiankun space, so they were most suitable for dealing with these sandworms.
Some of the black-armored sandworms hit by the fireball were killed on the spot, while others were burned by the splashing flames until their carapace exploded. However, they were extremely brave and continued to crawl even if their joints were broken.
Buzz! Buzz!
More than a dozen black-armored sandworms unfolded their carapace and flew up, rushing in front of Qin Yun in the blink of an eye.
Qin Yun stood on the spot and did not dodge. The Furious Sword in his right hand shook out a little sword light. In an instant, all the black-armored sandworms that were attacking were smashed into pieces. None of them could fly towards him and Lao Cheng.
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While drawing the sword, he kept releasing the fire gathering talisman with his left hand, turning a large area in front of him into a sea of fire!
This method of talisman bombing can be called terrifying. Hundreds of black-armored sandworms were buried in the sea of fire. The few fish that escaped could not escape Qin Yun's sword energy. There was a strong burning smell in the air.
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Old Cheng who was behind him was stunned. He was already very high in Qin Yun's strength, but he never expected that Qin Yun could be so powerful and easily kill a large number of black-armored sandworms.
The battle to annihilate the insect swarms lasted no more than half a stick of incense. Soon, no more black-armored sandworms emerged from the sand holes to die, and the ruins returned to their original tranquility.
Only the carcasses of beetles on the ground could prove that this place had just suffered a massacre!
Qin Yun put away the Nu Cang Sword and said to Lao Cheng: "Uncle Cheng, just take me here. I will walk the road ahead by myself. You can just go back to Shuiji and there is no need to come back."
He believed that the appearance of the black-armored sandworm was just the beginning. The further inside, the more dangerous it would be. Lao Cheng might not be able to be taken care of by then, so he decided to let the other party go back first.
Lao Cheng was immediately surprised: "Mr. Qin, if I respond to Shuiji, what will happen to your mount?"
He felt that he should not have left early after taking so much money from Qin Yun.
Qin Yun smiled and said: "My mount is a spiritual beast. It can find food and avoid enemies on its own. It does not need to be taken care of. You should leave quickly. If you wait until dark, it will be in danger."
Seeing Qin Yun's insistence, Lao Cheng had no choice but to say, "Mr. Qin, please be careful. I'll leave first."
Qin Yun nodded, and when he turned to leave, he suddenly reached out and patted his shoulder and said: "Uncle Cheng, I think Mrs. Lin is very good, don't let her down!"
Lao Cheng trembled all over and agreed in a low voice.
Qin Yun watched him disappear on the other side of the ruins, turned around and continued to move towards the depths of the Sand City Demonic Realm.
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