However, Ren Zhanchen racked his brains and couldn't figure out the layout of the Zhenwu Taoists. There was no gain in wasting his brain energy and it was no solution. He finally gave up and started to look up at the sky, wanting to relax completely.
The starry sky tonight looked particularly charming. Zhan Chen gradually relaxed as he admired the sight of the full moon and the stars in the sky.
This canopy was obviously artificially arranged. As we all know, the moon is sparse. If the moon is particularly bright, the stars in the sky will be obscured by the moonlight and become sparse.
However, in this secret realm, the stars are still bright and can complement the moonlight, creating this wonderful scene, which is quite pleasing to the eye.
Tonight, Zhan Chen was in a particularly good mood. He kept staring at the stars and began to study. Zhenwu Taoist was quite poetic and had deliberately created such beautiful scenery in the secret realm.
Wait, what is that? Suddenly his eyes narrowed slightly and he jumped up from the ground.
This abnormal behavior immediately attracted the attention of others. Lin Peiyao, who was sitting on the side, asked curiously: Zhan Chen, what’s wrong with you?
Zhan Chen replied: Everyone, look at the sky, do the distribution of the stars form a hand pattern?
After everyone was reminded, everyone quickly looked up and took a closer look. The arrangement of the stars in the sky was indeed very regular. Together they formed a giant hand. The index finger of the giant hand pointed in one direction, but the entire star curtain covered a large area.
, without Zhan Chen’s prompting, they would have noticed right away.
I also saw that the stars seemed to be arranged into a hand and seemed to be pointing in one direction.
Me too
Several people shouted one after another, quite excited.
At this time, Zhan Chen said: Since everyone sees the same pattern, then the direction pointed by the fingers in the sky should be our destination.
That's right. Kong Mengjia shouted excitedly: "Why didn't I discover this pattern? Zhan Chen, you are so awesome."
Zhan Chen, it's really yours, we can be saved this time, Wang Xin also shouted.
Even Lan Jianmei, who had always looked at him coldly, rarely showed a hint of appreciation.
Zhan Chen was also quite uneasy in his heart, but he pretended to be calm on the surface and said with a smile: "Actually, I discovered this pattern by chance. Before, I looked at the stars almost every day, so I didn't find it either."
This Zhenwu Taoist is really not simple. He actually hid the mystery in the sky. If he were not a careful person, he would not be able to discover it. Maybe even within a year, he will not be able to get out of this desert. Lin Peiyao also sighed.
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After she said this, everyone was still frightened. If Zhan Chen hadn't discovered it early, they might have suffered the same fate as those people. From this, you can imagine how many people would have to be eliminated in this first level alone.
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Zhan Chen reminded everyone again: Everyone, our rest may have to end early, because the starry sky will only appear at night, which means that we will lose its guidance during the day.
Is there any way to record its direction so that we can continue our journey during the day? Lin Peiyao asked.
This proposal is extremely risky. As the saying goes, a slight deviation can make a thousand miles. As long as there is a slight deviation in our direction, we may take a long detour. Therefore, we have to rest during the day, and at most we will just go around in circles around the same place. Zhan Chen analyzed
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Then let's get on the road quickly
After getting the clue, everyone was in high spirits and embarked on a new journey with confidence.
As a result, the pattern of their movements began to change. They traveled under the stars at night, and stayed in place as much as possible during the day. When they couldn't stand the heat, they would choose to move around in place.
After traveling for nearly a month, they finally discovered that the surrounding scenery began to change. In the originally unchanged desert, many mushroom-like rocks appeared at some point, and some greenery even appeared.
Seeing this, everyone is more sure that they are on the right path, and the second level may be just ahead.
However, what Zhan Chen and others didn't know was that as they were gradually approaching their destination, a new crisis was quietly approaching.
It was night, and they were busy traveling at night as usual. However, they gradually discovered that there seemed to be an unusual and strange thing floating in the air. The sound of the wind was not as harmonious and normal as before. It whined like a wailing ghost.
Generally scary.
Zhan Chen and others always had a strange feeling, as if they were being watched by something.
This feeling of being spied on began to spread in everyone's heart, and their steps slowed down invariably.
Lin Peiyao was timid and was the first to be afraid: The wind is really strange today. It seems different from the past. Could there be a ghost in this desert?
Kong Mengjiaqi asked if there were any ghosts.
Please recall, when we came to Zhenwu Secret Realm, were we reminded: Be careful of the undead in the desert. Could it be that the undead are really coming?
Are there really ghosts in this world? When Lin Peiyao said this, Kong Mengjia's heart suddenly trembled.
Huh, don't be stupid. Where can there be ghosts? Ghosts are all in people's hearts. Even if ghosts do appear, I will kill them all. Lan Jianmei immediately satirized the cowardice of the two. She has walked from countless hells.
Those who have come here are naturally not afraid of any ghosts at all.
Zhan Chen was silent and suddenly thought: If there are ghosts in this world, then it would be a good thing to say no. At least I can have a few words with my father, mother and children.
While everyone was discussing the undead, suddenly a strong wind blew, and the wind was mixed with all kinds of strange sounds, including crying, laughter, strange screams, wails, threats, and angry shouts.
These countless sounds are combined together to form a weird piece of music, making people feel as if they are really in a ghost land.
Almost everyone stopped. Such an obvious abnormality showed that danger was around them. Zhan Chen and others immediately took out their weapons and were on alert to deal with a sneak attack that might come at any time.
Suddenly, an incredible scene appeared. Countless shadows appeared around them. The shadows were distorted like beating flames. Their color was extremely light, blending into the night, as if they were transparent. To the naked eye alone,
If you don't observe carefully, you won't be able to detect its existence at all.
This is the undead Lin Peiyao who screamed in fright.
The word undead suddenly reminded Zhan Chen of a strange rumor.
It is said that after most people die, their souls will disappear into the air and cease to exist forever.
However, if a person suffers great pain or has a strong obsession before death, there is a chance that his soul will stay between heaven and earth. If it happens to be dark night, or in a relatively closed environment,
Here, these souls will be preserved from dissipation and have the opportunity to grow and form resentful spirits.
Most of these evil spirits dare not appear in broad daylight, but at night they come out to cause trouble and harm people everywhere.
This rumor was used by the village elders when Zhan Chen was a child, to scare naughty children and warn them to be careful when walking at night. At that time, Zhan Chen was still young and was very afraid of it, but when he grew up, he no longer believed that such a thing existed.
Something's going on.
But today, the resentful spirit really appeared in front of him. How could this not shock him?
However, what was even more astonishing was yet to come. These ghosts actually began to merge and form a personal appearance. At this time, a large amount of sand and stones on the ground began to fly up automatically, and the smoke poured into the figures like waves, filling them up.
In just an instant, dozens of two-meter-high sand figures formed, surrounding everyone. Those sand figures had no eyes, nose, mouth, or ears, but they could feel the presence of living creatures and make intermittently indistinct human sounds.
, I just heard them keep muttering: Give me back my life, give me back my life, or how did I die, how miserable I died, and so on.
What kind of ghosts are these? Could they really be ghosts? Even Lan Jianmei found it unbelievable.
Zhan Chen said: Be careful, everyone, these people are probably the resentful spirits left behind by the people who died in this desert. They will attack all the creatures they encounter indiscriminately.
It was too late, but soon enough, these sand people composed of resentful spirits rushed towards the five people.
How could we lose to those things made of sand? Wang Xin was furious. He slashed out with his sword and struck one of the sand men on the head, instantly decapitating it.
However, the headless sand man did not fall to the ground, but continued to hit him with his fists.
Wang Xin had to withdraw his sword to chop its fist. The sword and fist collided with each other, making a crisp sound, and they turned out to be evenly matched.
Unexpectedly, this fist made of sand is surprisingly hard and powerful. It is comparable to a holy weapon and is probably the hardest part of the Sand Man's body.
At this time, the sand man's head also returned to its original shape, was filled with sand again, and continued to attack Wang Xin. What was worse was that other sand men also rushed over, and Wang Xin, who was not strong, immediately lost sight of one thing.
into a fierce battle.
The others also fought on their own. Zhan Chen and Lan Jianmei were so powerful that they defeated more than twenty sand people in one go and returned them to a pool of soft sand.
However, as long as the wraith spirits are still there, those sand people will be resurrected, killing them endlessly.
Seeing Lin Peiyao and others trapped in a bitter fight, Zhan Chen realized that continuing like this was not an option at all, and shouted: These sand people will not die at all, and they don't know how to be afraid. We have no means to deal with them. If we continue to fight here, it will be impossible.
It will only be a waste of energy. Let's retreat first.
Yes, Zhan Chen is right, there is no end to this. We retreat to the entrance of the second level, take the opportunity to get rid of these clinging guys, and kill two birds with one stone. Kong Mengjia and others are obviously fed up, and they quickly agreed.
As we walked towards Zhanchen, we slashed out a few more sword energy, smashing the sand people around us, and then rushed towards the destination.
The others also quickly eliminated their opponents and retreated with Zhan Chen.
Those sandmen are made of sand. Except for their fists, the rest of the structure is loose. When they run, they cannot move as fast as normal martial saints.
Seeing those clumsy guys getting farther and farther away from them, Zhan Chen and others were each thankful, and some even started to feel complacent.
However, they soon lost their joy, because when the group of resentful spirits saw them escaping, they separated from the sand people one by one. The sand people lost the support of the resentful spirits and quickly turned into piles of ordinary sand.
The resentful spirits followed them closely. This time they were in the state of souls, and their speed was ten times faster than the powerful Martial Saint Dzogchen masters like Lan Jianmei. They caught up in front of everyone and regrouped.
Became dozens of sand people.
Faced with the stalking of these resentful spirits, even Zhan Chen couldn't help but look sad. How should we play this?