In front of a cave halfway up a mountain, Shi Mu sat on a large blue stone and slowly closed the book in his hand. He had read everything inside.
This book briefly records the situation of the Xiga Continent and the monster clan, and it contains a lot of information on the habits of monster beasts.
According to records in the classics, Xihe Continent is vast, much larger than Dongzhou Continent, and rich in resources. However, compared to Dongzhou Continent, it is much sparsely populated.
Dongzhou Continent respects the human race, but here the demon race is the main one, followed by the barbarian race, and the ordinary race is very rare.
There are countless demon clan forces, large and small, distributed in every corner of the continent.
If one traces the origin, it can be roughly classified into seventy-two tribes, most of which are animal monsters, and there are also some plant-type monsters. The former Rosso tribe is one of them.
Generally speaking, if the monster's strength reaches the level of the human race, it can be partially transformed into a human form, which is called a general. When it reaches the earth level, it can be mostly transformed into a human form, which is called a handsome. As for those with heavenly strength,
The demon clan can truly transform into human form and be called the demon king.
It’s just that throughout the history of Xihe Continent, there seem to be very few records of demon clans that have truly become demon kings.
After putting this book into the Chenmiao Ring, he waved his hand and took out a jade slip, which was a map of the nearby area given by Lutang.
His spiritual consciousness penetrated it, and a huge map appeared in his mind. There were many towns and tribes belonging to the barbarian forces on it, and there were also some comments indicating whether they belonged to ordinary barbarians or ferocious barbarians.
Combined with the attitude of the Jumu Clan leader when he first met him, it seems that the relationship between the plain barbarians and ferocious barbarians in Xihe continent is not very good. If he goes to the plain barbarian city as a ferocious barbarian, he may not be treated well.
His eyes fell on the northernmost part of the map, where there was a large ferocious tribe. Judging from the annotations, it was the Fierce Snake Tribe.
The area he was in at the moment belonged to Pingman's sphere of influence.
Since Pingman did not welcome him, Shi Mu planned to go to the area under the jurisdiction of Fierce Man.
Cai'er flew up from under the mountain peak, holding a purple fruit in her mouth, and landed on Shi Mu's shoulder. She swallowed the fruit in several mouthfuls, narrowed her eyes comfortably, and asked:
"Stone, you've been grinding for a long time, have you decided where to go next?"
"Talk too much! Let's go." Shi Mu flicked Cai'er's head with his finger, put away the jade map slip, and looked towards the north.
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It is a vast open lake with lush grass everywhere. Occasionally, a few birds fly from the grass, and a light mist appears above the water, making the place look hazy and beautiful.
Shi Mu was standing on a raised high ground at the moment, looking around, with Cai'er squatting on his shoulder, looking listless.
This is a huge swamp with a huge area called Snake Cave Swamp.
At this time, nearly a month had passed since he left the Giant Tree Clan that day. Shi Mu was not in a hurry and spent half of his time on training in order to improve his strength as much as possible.
After all, the Xihe Continent is full of dangers, far from being comparable to the Dongzhou Continent. If you are stronger, you will have more protection.
According to the map provided by Lutang, Snake Cave Swamp is already within the sphere of influence of the Fierce Snake Tribe. Beyond this point, there is a large city under the Fiery Snake Tribe's jurisdiction, Rikang City.
Snake Cave Swamp, as the name suggests, there are many snakes and monsters in this swamp, including all kinds of highly poisonous things. It is a famous local dangerous place.
However, in contrast, this place is also rich in all kinds of natural materials and treasures, making it a paradise for speculators and treasure hunters.
Three days ago, Shi Mu came to the swamp. After careful consideration, he chose to cross the swamp instead of taking a detour.
"Shitou, why don't you just fly over this swamp? Why do you have to walk there with your feet? It's dirty, smelly, and full of dangers." Cai'er complained.
"I need to integrate into the Saiga Continent as soon as possible and learn as much as possible about the situation here. Personal experience is naturally the fastest. And exploring and treasure hunting itself is also a kind of fun." Shi Mu said.
To go to Lingtian Peak, you have to pass through many such dangerous places. It is impossible to take a detour or fly over every time.
Moreover, in such a dangerous place, flying from the sky may not necessarily be safe, especially in a flat place like a swamp. Flying in mid-air will undoubtedly expose yourself and make you vulnerable to an ambush.
Shi Mu looked around with vigilant eyes, walked down the high ground, and headed forward.
There was no need to be careless when walking in such a dangerous place. Swamp creatures were very good at camouflaging themselves. He had suffered a lot in the past three days.
He passed by a dark patch of grass, and with a "boom", the grass exploded, and a bloody mouth rushed over, biting Shi Mu's feet. It was a huge black python, with half of its body lurking underground.
Shi Mu seemed to have noticed it a long time ago. He stepped back a little and quickly moved back to avoid the giant python's mouth.
The giant black python bit the air, twisted its body, and emerged from the ground. It was four to five feet long and as thick as a millstone. Its pair of green snake eyes emitted an icy light.
Shi Mu raised his eyebrows. This was a black earthworm monster that was at its peak the day after tomorrow. He had encountered it several times in the past few days.
With a flick of his finger, a golden sword light flew out and slashed at the black giant python.
This giant black python was not very intelligent. When he saw the flying sword coming, he let out a roar, opened its bloody mouth, and bit into the golden sword light.
Shi Mu waved his finger, and the golden flying sword flew across an arc extremely quickly.
The huge black python's head flew up, blood spattered out, and its body was chopped into two pieces. It struggled wildly on the ground for a moment and stopped moving.
Shi Mu waved his hand to recall the flying sword, walked to the giant python's body, took out a beast soul bag, and fired a red light.
A ball of black light flew out from the giant python's body and flew into the beast soul bag.
Another reason why Shi Mu did not choose to take a detour or fly through the swamp was to collect beast souls.
His ferocious python totem is approaching the stage of advancement. As long as it breaks through this threshold, the power of the totem's secret technique will greatly increase again. Previously, in Dongzhou Continent, due to various reasons, he was unable to collect beast souls. Now he has the opportunity.
Naturally I don't want to let it go.
After Shi Mu finished doing this, he did not leave immediately, but walked towards the place where the giant python had just lurked.
According to the "Monster Clan Directory", where the black earth python lives, there is a high chance that you can find a spiritual grass called Fenglingyin. This spiritual grass has the effect of detoxifying most snake venom, and is quite effective.
For precious.
But at this moment, Shi Mu raised his eyebrows, and a trace of vigilance flashed in his eyes.
The mist rolled in front, and there was a sound of footsteps coming from it, and there were five or six vague figures walking over.
These people didn't seem to expect to meet Shi Mu, and their faces were stunned for a moment.
Shi Mu's eyes swept over several people. Their clothes were dotted with dark red python patterns, which was the symbol of the Serpent Division.
Among the few people, the leader, a big man with a sword on his back, had the highest cultivation level and had reached the late Xiantian stage. There were two others who were in the early Xiantian stage, and the rest had acquired cultivation levels.
The sword-carrying man's gaze swept over Shi Mu, staring at the Miaochen Ring in Shi Mu's hand and the beast soul bag on his waist, and then at the body of the black earthworm python. A strange color flashed in his eyes.
shouted:
"Boy, who are you? You openly collect beast souls in the Snake Cave Swamp!"
Shi Mu glanced at a few people, then looked away, ignored them, and continued to rummage on the ground nearby.
The man carrying the sword was furious, but Shi Mu's attitude made him a little unsure, and he winked at the lean man next to him.
"Boy, Boss Teng is asking you. Are you deaf or mute? Do you want to die?" The lean man pulled out a scimitar with a "swish" sound, pointed it at Shi Mu, and shouted.
Several other people also came over and vaguely surrounded Shi Mu in the middle.
At this time, Shi Mu's eyes lit up, and he quickly stepped forward, picked a bunch of light green grass from a patch of grass, and collected it behind the Chenmiao Ring in a leisurely manner. Then he raised his head to look at the few people and asked:
"Who are you? Are you responsible for the beast souls I collect here?"
"Boy, we are the patrol team of the Fierce Snake Tribe stationed in the Snake Cave Tribe. We specialize in searching for poachers like you. Now that we have stolen all the stolen goods, we can't just arrest them!" Seeing that Shi Mu seemed to be an outsider, the sword-carrying man shouted sternly.
shouted.
"Oh, the patrol team does not allow foreigners to invade here, right?" Shi Mu glanced at the beast soul bags on several people, sneered in his heart, and asked.
"It's good that you know." The sword-carrying man said.
"I am also a member of the Fierce Snake Tribe, not a poacher." Shi Mu said, revealing the Fierce Snake totem on his chest.
Although he didn't take these people seriously, he had just arrived at the territory of the Fierce Snake Tribe and decided to keep a low profile.
The big man with the sword on his back and the others were also startled, and then started laughing.
Shi Mu must be scared when he looks like this.
"Oh, it turns out they are from the same clan. But don't you know that you have to pay spiritual stones to get the qualification to hunt here? Seeing that you don't understand the rules when you first come here, you will poach the beast soul.
Hand over everything, including your storage ring, and we will let you go without further investigation." The sword-carrying man laughed ferociously and said.
Shi Mu sighed and his face gradually turned cold.
The other party obviously wanted to rob because he was young and alone.
"What? Boy, you still want to show your teeth!" The man with a sword on his back shouted fiercely, and several other people also drew their weapons.
Shi Mu turned over his hand and took out a talisman and slapped it on his body. A layer of green light enveloped his whole body. Then he swayed and appeared in front of the big man carrying a sword. The black shadow flashed in his hand, and a black sword appeared in his hand.
Knife, chop it down with one strike.
The man carrying the sword was shocked. He didn't expect that Shi Mu's movement skills were as ghostly as that of a ghost. However, he was also a late-stage innate practitioner, so he didn't react slowly. He roared and pulled out the sword on his back.
A green light lit up on the sword, heading towards the black sword.
A loud sound of gold and iron clashing!
The face of the man carrying the sword changed wildly, and a terrifying force came from the black sword. He seemed to have been hit hard by a hill, and his feet sank deeply into the swamp ground, up to his knees.