Only people who have walked this route all year round can remember that every once in a while, a wasteland poisonous mushroom will be planted to prevent local monsters from gathering here.
Each poisonous mushroom like this was cultivated by a former human being. It is a path paved by local people with their lives for future generations.
In this wilderness, it is best not to fly.
Combining the two methods of python and poisonous mushrooms, as well as experienced snake people, they can advance here relatively safely.
In this kind of wasteland, it always gets dark very quickly. During the day, all creatures are camouflaged and motionless on the ground. Night is the prelude to their carnival.
The howls of various wolves and beasts resounded one after another in the wilderness. Fortunately, they followed the snake men and found a desert poisonous mushroom before the sun set.
Don't light a bonfire when gathering around mushrooms, and take precautions against poison. If something comes close, just touching the mushroom lightly will scare away most dangers.
However, the effect of poisonous spores only targets external threats, and it is powerless against internal dangers.
"Hey, are you telling the truth?"
"Really! I saw it with my own eyes. I was lying on the ground at the time. That boy's fire technique was so powerful that a large group of flying gnawing ants were burned by him with just one move."
"The color of his spiritual fire is also very different from ordinary spiritual fire. I suspect that he must have a strange fire in his body!"
"I have heard that Wantu Sect attaches great importance to fire-attribute spiritual root monks recently. If we can get a strange fire, we brothers will have no choice but to become famous among Wantu Sect."
"How about it? Do you want to do it or not?"
"Hehe, such a good big fat sheep is right in front of us, that is the opportunity for us brothers."
Among the casual cultivators who can gather here, there are not many good people. Even on this journey, there are people who are inevitably ill-intentioned.
Several monks communicated in whispers in a certain local dialect for a while, then dispersed and seemed to have returned to their original places to lie down and take a nap.
But then there was a soft rustling sound, mixed into the cold wind of the wilderness.
A hairy spider the size of a palm crawled out of a monk's sleeve.
This hairy spider moved away as soon as the wind came and stopped. The hunting instinct engraved in his genes allowed him to quietly approach his target.
Soon the hairy spider crawled up Jiang Li's body from the rocky ground, then climbed on the mask all the way.
"Humph, I can even fall asleep. You are indeed a rookie."
The lying monk suddenly pulled the spider silk in his hand and pulled back the hairy spider crawling on Jiang Li's mask. He also tore off Jiang Li's mask.
Then another person popped out a stone from his hand and directly hit the wasteland poisonous mushroom that was very close at hand.
When stimulated, the poisonous mushroom immediately sprays out a large number of spores from the holes around its body.
The monks who were sitting or lying around and resting immediately stepped away. Even if they had taken anti-virus measures in advance, no one wanted to be exposed to such a strong poisonous spore powder.
Only the few who had just become malicious did not retreat but moved forward, rushing towards Jiang Li who was still within the range of the spore powder.
The other passengers who were forced back by the spore powder were very angry. Seeing this scene, they already understood what those people wanted to do.
It's nothing more than trying to use the poisonous mushrooms to knock Jiang Li down and then kill people and steal goods.
This kind of behavior is actually quite old-fashioned in this wasteland.
But if you rob or kill someone, it's your problem if you accidentally injure others.
When the few guys inside come out, the tourists surrounding the outside will probably have to settle accounts with them.
The strong wind on the stone wasteland quickly dispersed the diffuse spore dust.
But Jiang Li was the only one who appeared in front of them, and there was no dust on him.
The few villains who launched the attack just now had disappeared without a trace.
Jiang Li is actually in a good mood now. Among the people who attacked him just now, there happened to be a guy whose spiritual attribute was fire.
I was worried that the names and origins I made up at random would be easy for Wan Tumen to spot, so these guys came to deliver it themselves.
Fire Whip Niu Yi Er, this name was chosen quite randomly.
Jiang Li put on his mask again, used the disguise technique he accidentally obtained that year, changed his appearance, and then sat back down cross-legged.
Others were also interested in venting their anger on Jiang Li.
But the scene just now shows that this person is obviously untouchable. Casual cultivators like them are the best at judging the situation. No one dares to come up and die again for the time being.
On the contrary, a man placed a bottle of elixir next to him.
"This medicine can detoxify mushrooms."
After the man finished speaking, he walked away without looking at Jiang Li again.
Jiang Li put away the bottle of elixir, neither took it nor refused.
The next day, the group continued on their way as usual. No one cared about the disappeared scum.
As the distance gets closer, there are fewer and fewer monsters in the surrounding wasteland.
And from time to time, the patrolling monks from the Wantu Sect will appear.
Several broad roads finally appeared ahead.
This product of civilized order shows that they have entered the control area of Black Rock City.
All the monsters in the area have been wiped out by local monks.
But after Wantumen took over Blackstone City, everything here changed slightly.
Along the roadside of this avenue, there is a wooden pole standing every ten feet.
And on each wooden pole, there was a corpse of a young girl hanging, and they were placed in a dancing position.
They closed their eyes and pointed forward gracefully. This was actually a road sign made of human girls.
"Hey, it's so beautiful. It's like Wan Tu Clan."
Jiang Li couldn't help but frowned when he saw this scene for the first time.
But the casual cultivators next to him are obviously well-informed, and they may have seen behavior that is ten times worse than this.
So I didn't feel any discomfort when I saw it.
However, some people are full of praise for this kind of decoration.
This is the true appearance of the world of immortality in the Eastern Region.
The eastern region of Cangyun Prefecture is very large, and the situation in each region is different. The attitudes of monks towards mortals are also very different.
Like Dazhongshan, with the efforts of the seniors, the Righteous Alliance completely defeated the demonic cultivators, allowing the human race in that area to live a stable life.
But in fact, that kind of peace only lasted for more than a hundred years. To the older generation of monks, the chaos of that year seemed like the next day.
Like Dazhong Mountain, some other areas in the Eastern Territory have also established a peaceful order.
But in addition, there are many places where good and evil coexist. In some cases, the evil cultivators have simply eliminated the righteous sects and established places of sin, causing all living beings to suffer.
For example, today's Luanshiling Immortal Cultivation World.
Some senior officials of the Si Temple may have long wanted to get rid of these cancers quickly.
But similar to organizations like Wantumen, their numbers are actually not large at all.
If a fight really breaks out, it will inevitably cause serious internal friction.
Nowadays, the armor-faced human-eating monsters are constantly eying and invading. If the Eastern Region consumes a lot of its own power, the entire Eastern Region may fall into a situation that is even more terrifying than being ruled by demonic cultivators.
That's why Si Shen Shen didn't dare to act rashly.
This group of demon cultivators have been allowed to run rampant in the Eastern Region and have been arrogant and domineering for so many years.
"Are you all new here? Go over there and queue up to register."
Soon, a pair of Wan Tu Sect monks fell from the sky and stopped them.
After learning their purpose, he was no longer surprised. He pointed them in the direction and took off again.
Outside the huge Black Stone City, there were actually people queuing up, and the queue was quite long.
It can be seen how popular the Ten Thousand Slaughter Demon Sect is among this group of casual cultivators.
"Those with fire attribute spiritual roots, come here to register! Priority recruitment!"
"If you have special skills, come here and fill in the registration form yourself!"
After Jiang Li got closer, he discovered that Wantu Sect had also made certain classifications when recruiting new blood.
For ordinary monks, as long as their cultivation level is above Foundation Establishment, they have reached the minimum standard required by Wantu Sect to recruit disciples.
Anyway, as a cannon fodder, some amount is enough.
Among them, the most common foundation-building monks have the largest number of people and the longest queue.
Then there are the monks in the alchemy stage. Each realm has different treatment.
In addition, Wan Tu Sect also focuses on recruiting fire attribute spiritual root monks and sub-professional monks.
Those who refine alchemy and weapons, draw talisman formations, practice sword arts, or master some kind of fire of heaven and earth or special abilities can enjoy better treatment from Wantu Sect.
This kind of talent that can create benefits at all times is naturally a scarce and sought-after commodity wherever it goes.
Jiang Li stood in a few lines and thought about it.
With Wan Tu Clan's style, if you become their minion, you will be required to carry a knife and go around killing people and setting fires.
Even if it's just a temporary disguise, Jiang Li doesn't want to help them do such a thing.
He doesn't know how to refine elixirs or weapons, but he is an expert in rune formations and is a special talent that the opponent is recruiting.
In addition, Wantu Sect is still recruiting cultivators with fire attribute spiritual roots. Jiang Li's wine, fire, and sword songs are outstanding from every angle.
He even possesses a fire-attributed weapon called Suirenhuo.
Therefore, it should be more appropriate to choose these two directions.
After thinking about it, Jiang Li chose the more secure formation of talisman masters.
The number of monks lining up here is obviously smaller.
But relatively, the review must be more stringent.
After Jiang Li filled out his basic form according to the fire attribute monk he had captured in the coffin before, he was taken into a temporary collective rune studio.
There are hundreds of rune tables in this room. In front of the tables, many monks dressed as casual cultivators like him are working hard and doing something desperately.
His arrival did not attract anyone's attention.
Jiang Li randomly found a rune table, and a complete rune formation was placed in front of him.
In addition, there is an hourglass, a carving knife and ten standard-sized blank wooden boards.
The method of this test is already clear at a glance.
He needs to analyze the runes in the formation within the specified time, and then carve out an exact one himself.
Finally, if the spirit stone is embedded, the formation can be run and the accuracy exceeds 80%, it will pass.
Jiang Li just glanced at it and recognized the formation in front of him. It was a slightly improved rock gathering formation that could compress ordinary soil into rock.
It is a very basic entry-level formation.
As long as someone has received a few years of formal and systematic formation teachings, there is almost no possibility of failure when engraving a formation pattern of this level.
For leader Jiang Lijiang, this is even more childish.
However, it is normal for the test to be simple.
Because the target of this test is casual cultivators.
Those casual cultivators basically hold a secret book of unknown origin and study it till death.
Some have studied it for more than ten years and still have only a half-understanding.
Some are talented and smart and really understand it.
It is inevitable that there will be many misunderstandings and errors in details and habits. This is the inevitable result of a person working behind closed doors.
Therefore, what Jiang Li thought was a simple test was actually a quite severe test for the casual cultivators nearby.
Seeing them sweating nervously, Jiang Li thanked his master again in his heart.
Picking up the carving knife, my hand was flying, and in just a moment, smooth lines covered the entire board, and a formation pattern was completed.
An examiner from the Wantu Sect above saw Jiang Li's skillful technique and showed an unexpected expression.
Surprised, I came down and prepared to check.
But Jiang Li suddenly realized something, and a trace of wine and fire energy poured into his hand, instantly igniting the wooden board in his hand.
The examiner walked halfway and saw the rising fire. He thought Jiang Li had acted too hastily and made the most primitive mistake.
He shook his head in disappointment and continued to observe other subjects.
Jiang Li almost made a mistake. He was now pretending to be a casual cultivator. Look at the level of these guys around him.
If he performs too well and too perfectly, it will not do him any good if he is not promoted or promoted.
On the contrary, it may arouse suspicion or attention.
For him who wants to stir up trouble secretly, these are things that he should avoid as much as possible.
So he used the knife again. He deliberately chose a knife-holding posture that was neither professional nor comfortable. When carving, he deliberately slowed down and showed minor problems at every similar point.
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He believed that the formation level of ordinary monks was only like this, no matter how bad it was.
This should be in line with his technical level as a casual cultivator.
The effect of the formation made in this way will be much worse, and it looks like there is an irregular flaw in his common sense skills. This kind of problem often occurs in casual cultivators without guidance.
But that's it. After he handed in the board, he was naturally praised by the examiner.
"Are you awesome? Not bad. You have great potential."
Among this group of talisman masters who participated in the test, Jiang Li, who tried his best to be clumsy, was still outstanding.
With this kind of low-valued recruitment, there is naturally no problem.
After being forced to change into a dirty, obviously second-hand work robe.
He and several other monks who passed through were taken to a training ground that was blazing with flames.
The temperature here is very high, and a large number of monks are carrying materials, smelting metal, and building a huge thing non-stop.
This thing seems to be a large cauldron, a cauldron that is 80 to 90% complete and is about to be completed.
But judging from the shape, it looks very evil and should not be a righteous thing.