After dealing with the Great Evil Eye in the Asura Realm, Jiang Li, the miserable leader of the Chongshan Alliance, set off again, flying towards an area he had never set foot on.
The place where the main force of the Wantu Sect is currently located is called Luanshiling, which is a closed world of immortality they just captured.
Judging from the rough map of the eastern region of Cangyun Prefecture, the area covered by the Rock Ridge is not much smaller than that of Dazhong Mountain.
It is a special terrain covered with rocks and it is difficult to see any green.
The straight-line distance from Dachhong Mountain is not far, but there are two red areas marked as highly dangerous on the map.
That means that just flying on it may be life-threatening. If you are not absolutely confident in your own strength, try not to touch it.
Jiang Li just released a group of creatures from the Asura world to the Kyushu continent.
Although he controlled it very well, he did not pose any threat or impact to the Nine Provinces Continent, and there was no negative state on the panel.
But he has noticed some changes in himself, and his originally fresh mouth suddenly developed symptoms of bad breath.
This means that he may have been entangled in some karma.
His merits and blessings can eliminate karma, but in the recent period, he has not wanted to test his luck.
It's better to be honest and take a detour like an ordinary monk.
Then this detour took a full twenty days and nights. Jiang Li, who was sitting on the Rayquaza, had been meditating boringly until he almost broke through the core formation, and finally flew to the edge of the target area.
When the vegetation below became sparser and sparse, until the exposed ground completely turned into bare rocks, he realized that he had entered the rocky ridge.
Under the scorching sun, the air was slightly distorted by the scorching heat, and there were desolate scenes everywhere!
At this moment, an eagle's cry suddenly pierced the sky.
Just after arriving in the new place, this barbaric area welcomed the arrival of Alliance Leader Jiang in its own way.
The shadow blocked by the sun was cast on Jiang Li, covering him and most of the wooden dragons.
When he looked up, he saw a pair of huge and sharp claws rushing towards him.
The wooden dragon Riquaza opened his mouth and fired a Dragon Roar Cannon, which shot directly through the wings of the big bird. The sharp hawk's chirping immediately turned into a howl.
After the big bird lost one of its wings, it was difficult to fly and fell downwards.
Then, the stone wasteland that Jiang Li thought was barren of grass, chickens laying eggs, and birds suddenly became lively.
A huge boulder deformed without warning and turned into a stone-skinned toad. It jumped high from the ground, opened its flesh-colored bloody mouth, and bit the fallen bird in one bite.
But before the toad could land, the seemingly bare rocky ground suddenly cracked open and opened like a mouth, biting the fallen toad again in the middle.
It wasn't until the guy moved around that Jiang Li discovered that it was a giant dead-stone crocodile with six legs.
The two swallowed the prey whole. The crocodile shook its head and tail and walked away. But just after walking out for a while, the terrain under its feet suddenly collapsed, and its huge body sank as if it had fallen directly into quicksand.
Go down.
But that's not quicksand, it's biting army ants that are thousands of times more terrifying than quicksand.
A huge dead-stone crocodile was caught in the endless gnawing army ants, and even the hard skin on the surface could not block its indestructible mouthparts.
In just a few clicks, the pieces of meat measured in tons were eaten clean by the ants, and even the white bones were cut off by their mouthparts to empty out the delicious spinal cord inside.
In a short period of time, Jiang Li witnessed fierce competition in the food chain where big fish eat small fish and small fish eat shrimps.
The more barren and desolate the place, the more extreme the camouflage and predatory abilities of local species will evolve.
Especially after evolving into a monster, various magical methods emerge in endlessly.
The group of ants below, after eating up the crocodile and the other two monsters in its belly, actually set their sights on Jiang Li again.
The buzzing sound of wings was heard, and this group of chewing army ants actually had flying units. A swarm of gray-brown insects took off at a fairly slow speed and rushed towards Jiang Li.
They are hungry for any bit of food to multiply and expand their population.
Those countless scary mouthparts are enough to make most monsters in this wasteland retreat.
Even Jiang Li's Mu Jue may only become their food.
In addition to insecticides, the most effective way to deal with insects is fire.
He raised his hand and created a ball of hot wine fire in the palm of his hand, and slapped it downwards. An astonishing ball of alcoholic spiritual fire spread downwards, completely covering the swarm of insects in an instant.
The wine and fire flames blessed by the nine ghosts are quite powerful.
When the flames dissipated, a large number of insect shells, already charred on the outside and tender on the inside, crackled down.
It is full of caramel aroma and has eight times the protein of beef.
This burst of fragrance caused a riot of monsters within ten miles.
In order to prevent himself from being involved, Jiang Li put away the wooden dragon split empty seat with an obvious target, and quickly left the area with his flying sword.
How strong a human being can survive in a place like this.
But after flying a certain distance, Jiang Li discovered that there was actually a small town in this wasteland.
In such a harsh environment, being able to survive safely without being destroyed is definitely a skill.
There was a signboard hanging on the edge of the town, which seemed to be an institution similar to an inn.
After Jiang Li approached, he politely landed on the ground before walking towards the town.
Only then did he discover that a tall fungus was growing all around the town. It was a thick mushroom that looked like it had many holes on its surface.
I scanned it with the identification skills and learned that the name of this fungus is quite popular, it is called the wasteland poisonous mushroom.
This is a highly poisonous mushroom. If it touches the surface even slightly, it will eject a large number of poisonous spores from the holes on the surface.
As long as an organism inhales a certain amount of toxic spores, it will be parasitized and poisoned, and its nutrients will be slowly absorbed until it becomes terminally ill and painfully dies.
Their hyphae also spread underground and occupy a considerable area. These hyphae also have the same toxic and parasitic properties.
Therefore, as long as there is such a wasteland poisonous mushroom, basically no monsters will take the initiative to approach it.
This is also the way for ordinary humans to survive in this area.
Although this spore also affects humans, the average life span of ordinary mortals in this area does not exceed thirty-five years.
But this is their only way to survive in the dangerous wasteland.
Even humans in this area have formed a symbiotic relationship with this poisonous mushroom. The toxins of the poisonous mushroom protect humans. After the death of the human body, the corpse will be buried in the soil and new poisonous mushrooms will grow.
As usual, Jiang Li collected some spores and wrapped himself in a gas mask woven from the roots of Nine Netherwood before approaching the small town inn in front of him.
To his surprise, there were actually a lot of people in this inn.
In the center of the town, a shed was erected to block the sun and wind. Inside, dozens of monks were sitting in the shed, waiting for something.
"Hey, there's a new scum here."
"Hey, new guy, come here and pay homage to the uncle with two thousand spiritual stones, and we will show mercy and take you to Blackstone City."
Looking at Jiang Li's arrival, a group of big men with sinewy faces shouted arrogantly at Jiang Li.
He looks like a gangster collecting protection money.
Jiang Li never had a good impression of this kind of person. After he glanced at them with an astonishing aura in his eyes, the group of violent men immediately became quiet.
The others sat quietly, as if they felt what Jiang Li had done, raised their heads and took a look and then ignored him.
It seems that this group of monks are not in the same group. Judging from their sitting postures and orientations, they all maintain vigilance and safe positions towards each other.
Jiang Li glanced around and found that most of these people were dressed in standard casual cultivator clothing.
Although the appearance characteristics are different, what they have in common is that they all give people a feeling of disgust.
He is probably the type who can tell at a glance that he is not a good person.
This small town should be a post station set up to go deep into the Rock Ridge area. The purpose of this group of people coming here is probably the same as Jiang Li, intending to go to the center of this area, Black Rock City.
It's just that this area has just experienced the devastation of war, and the powerful Wantu Sect is entrenched here. What is it that can attract these guys to come here?
Not long after, a female nun came forward to greet Jiang Li.
"Hello guests. Please don't listen to their nonsense. They are also travelers like you, and you don't need to give them any extra fees."
"This inn belongs to the Eastern Region Merchant Alliance. They don't dare to really do anything here."
"Is your destination also Blackstone City? We recommend that after gathering a team of a hundred people, we hire about ten brownstone pythons to travel together. This will be safer."
The female cultivator had a very good attitude and professionally explained to Jiang Li the services of their inn.
If a hundred-man team is formed according to what she said, and each person pays 200 spiritual stones, they can rely on their route to cross this dangerous wasteland.
The success rate is naturally not 100%, but it is also the first choice for most monks.
Jiang Li nodded in affirmation. There were already a lot of monks in this inn, and it wouldn't take long to wait for a hundred people to travel together.
In addition, he was too conspicuous when he first arrived in this barren wasteland.
He came here to do some damage secretly, so it's better not to be too open and aboveboard.
After giving the female cultivator two hundred spirit stones, Jiang Li casually made up a name and she registered it in the book. Then he got a wooden number plate and waited quietly aside.
He later discovered the reason why this group of casual cultivators came to this land of right and wrong.
There is a kind of yellowed paper taped everywhere on the walls of this inn.
What is written above is a recruitment order. There are no requirements for the target of recruitment. It is open to all casual cultivators. The recruiter is the Wantu Sect, which is notorious in the world of immortal cultivation in the Eastern Region.
It is rumored that the conditions for Wan Tu Sect to recruit disciples are extremely harsh, and one needs to go through a divine punishment to be recognized.
But that is actually the standard for formal membership. Even with complete preparations, the actual death rate of Heavenly Punishment has always been high.
The Wantu Sect has been in a state of war all year round. They just fought a long war of aggression against the Immortal Cultivation Society in Luanshiling. Naturally, they need a lot of new blood to join them.
As a demon sect, the conditions for recruiting peripheral members are extremely loose. They don't need to pay anything anyway. Of course, all comers are welcome, the more the better.
There are no requirements for character or anything else. Any scumbag or pervert will be considered childish in Wantu Clan.
Hence the recruitment orders posted on the walls everywhere.
For those casual cultivators who do all kinds of evil, they can join a large force listed in the Si Temple.
From now on, they will no longer be helpless casual cultivators, but people with backing and support.
From now on, when I walk around, I can act arrogantly, and when I give up harsh words, I will feel more confident.
That was a temptation they couldn't refuse.
At this time, there is a high probability that it will be a group of people like this who will come to the Rock Ridge area.
No wonder the big man from before called him a scumbag. He just thought of him as a casual cultivator who traveled thousands of miles to join the Wantu Sect.
Jiang Li thought for a moment, this seemed to be a good idea.
The interior of Stone Ridge must be very dangerous now. If we lurk using conventional means, if we are discovered, there will inevitably be a chase.
If he encounters a master of divine transformation, he currently has no reliable means to deal with it.
It's better to join this group of families and sneak into Black Rock City through recruitment first.
However, his identity as leader of the Chongshan Alliance has already been registered in the Si Temple.
The Wantu Sect has already sent spies into Dachong Mountain, but he doesn't believe that they don't even know the appearance of his leader.
If you are recognized, you will really be sent to your door to seek death.
It would be safer to change my identity.
I can only try to avoid using my favorite wooden techniques and signature magic weapons.
Fortunately, no one else knew that Jiang Li's momentum also had a fire-type pseudo-spiritual root.
He changed his appearance and used the spiritual energy of wine and fire to fight against the enemy. Even if his master saw him, he wouldn't be able to recognize him that easily.
The attraction of Wantumen's recruitment order was indeed not small. This small inn was quickly filled with a hundred monks, and before leaving, there were a few more who jumped in line.
One hundred monks, two hundred spiritual stones each.
The income from a trip to this inn can be as much as 20,000 spirit stones. The business of the Eastern Region Merchant Alliance is really profitable.
Then they also saw the brown stone python hired by Hua Lingshi.
According to the receptionist female nun, this kind of brown stone python has the blood of the sacred beast of Stone Ridge. When they move, the rustling sound made by their scales rubbing against each other can drive away most of the monster beasts in the desert.
The people who control these ten pythons are ten local snake monks whose bodies are covered with scales and whose tongues are slender and forked.
They will lead Jiang Li and other travelers to Blackstone City along the road opened by the Eastern Region Merchant Alliance.