Chen Li no longer knew anything about this place like before.
The Immortality Domain, including the entire vast Wild West, is a newly developed land belonging to this world, and the Immortality Sect and the nearby surrounding sects belong to the frontier land in the Wild West, a desolate place in the desolation.
The entire Immortality Sect migrated here, and it has only been a short hundred years.
Green River Square was established just over 20 years ago.
This place belongs to the northwest corner of the Immortality Sect. It is bordered by the Utensil Gate to the north and the wilderness to the west. It is far away from the core and prosperous area of the Immortality Sect. It is not so much a city as it is a stronghold established by the Immortality Sect on the border. It is a place.
enclave.
In such an unexplored territory, the Immortality Sect will naturally not move mortals here to die. Most of the people who come here to look for opportunities are restless and rootless cultivators. Perhaps in the next hundred years, this place will gradually become prosperous and prosperous.
It was just a sect war that hurt both sides, making this place almost a forgotten place.
Nowadays, there is no sect to guard the place, and prices in the market are high. Especially in the past, the Immortal Sect organization collected some clothes, quilts and other mundane things from mortals to sell here, but now even these are discontinued.
This winter will obviously be particularly difficult for many down-and-out casual practitioners.
Fortunately, for Chen Li, who had been fully prepared, the impact of the heavy snow was just that he could not go out.
And with his current physique, he already has a tendency to be invulnerable to cold and heat. Even in such a cold winter, wearing an inner lining and a set of robes outside, facing the biting cold wind, he will only feel a slight chill.
Chen Li walked into the kitchen and found that the water in the large water tank had frozen.
He thought about using his spiritual power to snap his fingers at the ice cubes in the water tank.
But after hesitating for a while, he gave up the idea.
If the water tank bursts, you will be in trouble.
He took out the flying sword from his waist and swung it. The blade of the sword was slightly sharp. In a moment, it cut out a pile of crushed ice. He took back the flying sword, picked up the water ladle and scooped up a pot full of crushed ice, and then used
'Pyrotechnic' lights firewood and starts boiling water.
Did some errands last night.
On a whim, I studied various uses of the red robe, and worked on it until very late.
Zhou Hong still can't get out of bed.
The ice cubes in the pot melted quickly, causing bursts of mist to rise.
Chen Li scooped out most of the hot water, cut a piece of frozen monster meat into small pieces with a flying sword, washed it, poured it into the pot, sprinkled an appropriate amount of salt, and then took out a few plant tubers called potato fruits, and again
Peel it with a flying sword and cut it into chunks, then add firewood and stew.
In this cold winter, it is undoubtedly a good thing to have a bowl of warm monster meat porridge.
…
Five days later, heavy snow fell in the sky again, and the howl of the cold wind was even sharper than the sound of a cannon tearing through the sky when it was ejected from the barrel. Chen Li estimated that the temperature outside these days was at least 30 to 40 degrees below zero.
Although in some northern areas before crossing over, such cold winters were not uncommon, and even such a low temperature did not attract much news attention. No matter how cold it was outside, it was still as warm as spring indoors.
But here, most casual cultivators choose to withstand this cold winter based on their physical fitness. There is no habit of using a kang here, and there is no fireplace or floor heating for heating. When it is cold, they can only warm themselves by a fire, or
Put a fire pit in the bedroom.
These days, no one can be seen in the entire shanty town, and activities have completely stopped. Chen Li finally realized what cat winter is. At the same time, the monsters in the deep forest are facing the test of severe cold and hunger.
After animals become monsters, they rarely retain their previous habit of hibernating due to their stronger bodies and greater cold tolerance. Now, the thick snow has covered the traces of prey, making it even more difficult to find and capture them, forcing them to find new ways out.
In the early hours of the morning, Chen Li and Zhou Hong were awakened by a shrill scream.
The two of them suddenly lost their sleepiness. They looked at each other and saw the uneasiness in their eyes.
If it were normal, a scream would be heard in the middle of the night, which would be nothing to make a fuss about in a shanty town, and even Chen Li would have become accustomed to it. However, in this time of heavy snow, road closures, stagnant activities, and winter, this kind of thing is obviously extremely unusual.
normal.
Chen Li got up quickly: "I'll go take a look!"
He picked up his sword and walked to the gate, listening carefully. The movement outside was blurry and indistinguishable in the howling cold wind. He could only vaguely feel the crunching sound of something huge stepping on the snow.
Then there was another frightened scream.
"Maybe it's a monster that comes here to look for food." Zhou Hong also stood up and came over, saying softly: "It happened several times last winter, and I heard that many people died."
Chen Li's heart beat violently.
'I hate this world.'
He held the sword and listened quietly to the movement outside.
The crunching sound of stepping on the snow became increasingly clear, accompanied by a strange snoring sound. At the same time, a depressing breath filled the air, making people feel anxious and somewhat breathless.
Zhou Hong also felt it, her voice became trembling, and her eyes were filled with panic in the darkness.
"This... is not an ordinary monster, it is a second-level monster."
Chen Li's breathing also became heavy.
Second-level monsters are equivalent to foundation-building monks among humans.
In the past, when the Immortal Sect was here, there might have been foundation-building monks from the Immortal Sect stationed here to deal with this terrifying creature, but now... you can only leave it to fate.
"Don't speak or make any noise from now on." Chen Li whispered.
Zhou Hong nodded.
The room fell completely silent, and the only sound could be heard from each other's quick breathing.
As time passed, Chen Li could even feel a slight tremor on the ground and a faint stench when the demonic beast was closest to it. Fortunately, the worst did not happen, and it circled around.
, further and further away.
Soon, there was no sound anymore.
The two of them remained motionless and listened for a long time, and then they breathed a sigh of relief in unison.
"No, that's bad!" Zhou Hong suddenly remembered something and her face turned pale.
"What's wrong?" Chen Li's heart that had just been put down was raised again by her surprise.
"This monster will not leave." Zhou Hong said: "This time it has not been taught a lesson and has tasted the benefits. It is likely to stay nearby. There are so many casual cultivators gathered here. What else can be better in this winter?
Is it better for humans to forage for food?”
Chen Li's face turned ugly when he heard this.
…
Half an hour later, Chen Li opened the door against the wind and snow on his face.
One jumped onto the roof.
It was still dark in the early morning, and the sky was full of wind and snow, so visibility was extremely low. But under the reflection of the white snow, he could still vaguely see the black footprints on the snow hundreds of meters away.
and a group of collapsed houses nearby.
And that terrifying monster has disappeared without a trace, and it is unknown where it went.