On the second day after entering the Sword Thorn Forest, a sudden ice fog enveloped the entire Sword Thorn Forest. The air was filled with fine ice dust, and the visibility was extremely low. This ice dust will enter your lungs with your breathing and cause frostbite to your bones.
respiratory system.
Qin Luzhu wore a mask on his face. We will also encounter such weather on the Lengshan Plateau, but it is rare. Qin Luzhu wore a mask to be prepared.
Zhang Chi did not put on a mask. His cold resistance was much stronger than Qin Luzhu's. Under such weather conditions, the primary problem that troubled them was how to correctly find the route forward.
Qin Luzhu suggested that they find a place to rest first, as it would be easy to lose their way while traveling in ice and fog.
Zhang Chi groped around to find the big trees around him. The trees in this area were fully grown, but no tree holes could be found from above.
This was not a problem for Zhang Chi. He drew out his dragon scale sword and effortlessly dug a hole in the tree. As he was expanding the hole, Qin Luzhu suddenly reminded: "Listen, there are footsteps!"
Zhang Chi listened carefully, and sure enough he heard the sound of footsteps coming from a distance. Because he didn't know whether the person coming was a friend or an enemy, Zhang Chi decided to hide first. He and Qin Luzhu did not choose to enter the tree hole, but stayed there.
Hiding behind tree trunks in the distance is also to avoid being blocked in tree holes.
The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and a tall figure appeared at the place where they had just dug the tree hole. Judging from the vague body shape, he should be a human. He was about two meters tall and had a burly build. Due to the visibility, he could not be seen clearly.
face outline.
The man's breathing was very heavy, and even the howling of the cold wind through the woods could not cover up his breathing. He reached out and touched the fresh tree hole, and suddenly became furious, raised his fist and struck the tree trunk hard.
One punch.
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The sound of the fist hitting the tree trunk echoed for a long time in the forest. It may be because a big hole was dug before the big tree was stretched, so the tree trunk became fragile. The man actually broke the tree trunk with one punch, and there was a rumbling sound.
He fell straight down.
Qin Luzhu and Zhang Chi clung to one side of the tree trunk, and they both marveled at the fact that this man's brute strength was really strong.
Zhang Chi held the dragon scale sword tightly with both hands, and Qin Luzhu also took out the sword. Those who can survive in this harsh environment are strong ones, and nine out of ten will be the Netherworld, which is quite dangerous. Once
When he discovered their hiding place, he would strike first and eradicate them without hesitation.
However, the man did not continue to search. He turned around after breaking the big tree, and Zhang Chi had no intention of following him. After all, the purpose of their visit this time was not to kill monsters and upgrade them. They could avoid fighting and killing if they could.
After the man left, the two of them did not set off immediately. According to normal rules, they usually would not leave and come back. This sudden ice fog showed no sign of dissipating. After calculating the time, if they continued to delay here,
I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up with He Donglai and Qin Junshi when I get back.
The ice fog slowed down their progress a lot. When the ice fog subsided, new problems appeared.
They soon understood the origin of the name of the Sword Thorn Forest. As they were walking, they discovered that the forest floor was covered with clusters of ice crystals that looked like sword orchid and thorns. They were large and small, with different shapes. They looked like
It is very beautiful, but the existence of these beautiful ice crystals has affected their progress. If they want to continue to move forward, they must overcome obstacles.
It took them five full days before they arrived near the ruins of the Holy City. The entire ruins of the Holy City were still in the cold wave lockdown stage. Surrounding the ruins of the Holy City, there was a cloud of white air and cold wave. Because of the existence of the cold wave, the surroundings were surrounded by a cold wave.
The temperature is also extremely low.
Zhang Chi and Qin Luzhu braved the severe cold and searched along the ruins of the Holy City, hoping to find the whereabouts of He Donglai and Qin Junshi. According to time calculation, the cold wave will dissipate in three days. After the cold wave dissipates, He Donglai and the others will follow the established schedule.
plan to enter the ruins of the Holy City, Zhang Chi accepted the entrustment of Gu Chenyu to stop them. Although he did not know the real purpose of Gu Chenyu, he believed that he should be able to get the answer after meeting He Donglai.
I spent a whole day walking around the Holy City in the low temperature and cold wind, but the result was a bit disappointing. I found no trace of the two of them, or even any sign of anyone.
Returning to the entrance of the Holy City, they found a place to stay nearby. Qin Luzhu boiled some snow water and used it to make tea. The two of them made do with some dry food.
Looking at Qin Luzhu, Zhang Chi couldn't help but think of the time when they first met in Qingping Mountain, and said with a smile: "Do you still remember how you robbed me of my food?"
Qin Luzhu couldn't help but laugh: "Be careful."
Zhang Chi said: "Thinking about it now, it seems like it happened yesterday, and it feels like a lifetime ago."
Qin Luzhu said: "Okay, just stop sighing and take a good rest after eating." She checked the dry food: "We don't have much dry food left." The main reason is because most of the dry food at that time was
Ji Chang and Cao Chengguang were responsible for carrying it. After they disappeared, the dry food was naturally taken away. Although the remaining dry food is enough for them to survive until now, it may not be enough for the return trip.
Zhang Chi said: "It doesn't matter, there must be food in the Holy City."
Qin Luzhu knew that he was comforting herself. He had never been to the ruins of the Holy City, so how could he say it with such certainty? Qin Luzhu said: "It doesn't matter. If you really don't have anything to eat, I will eat you."
Immortal Zhang sighed and said: "When I meet a female demon like you who eats people without spitting out bones, I can only accept my fate. What are you going to eat today?"
"Get out!" Qin Luzhu smiled and pretended to hit him. He tilted his head back and accidentally hit the ice wall behind him. The collision was so hard that it cracked several pieces of ice.
Qin Luzhu heard the sound of Peng and asked with concern: "Does it hurt?"
Zhang Chi shook his head, turned around and took a look. It stands to reason that the head is not that powerful. The real reason is that there is only a thin layer of ice behind it, and there is a stone wall under the ice layer. Because they are different materials, the combination is not tight enough, and the head hits.
Once the ice is broken, the ice will naturally crack and fall.
Qin Luzhu also came over and saw the symbols engraved on the stone wall, and said in surprise: "These are all words."
Zhang Chi glanced at her, looking at her serious and dedicated look, and said with a smile: "Do you understand?"
Qin Luzhu nodded and said: "I can understand it a little. After all, I have been here for eighteen years. This is an ancient writing."
Zhang Chi heard what she said and didn't bother her. In order to facilitate Qin Luzhu's research, he stretched out his hand and patted it to peel off the ice covering the stone wall so that she could see more clearly and carefully.
Qin Luzhu said: "It's a stone tablet."
Zhang Chi was a little disappointed. He thought she could see some mystery. Even if he didn't know a word of it, he knew it was a stone tablet. He shook his head and said, "Could it be a flower?"
Qin Luzhu said: "It records the Battle of the Holy City, the battle that destroyed the Holy City."
Zhang Chi said: "Is it a battle with Netherworld?"
Qin Luzhu said: "To be precise, it was after the Battle of the Holy City that records of Netherworld began to appear."
"Didn't Netherworld teleport here from the Tiankeng?"
Qin Luzhu shook his head and said: "I have done special research and calculated based on time, I can only say that part of the Netherworld was transmitted from the Tiankeng. The first batch of Netherworlds should have nothing to do with the Tiankeng."
Zhang Chi said: "Are they the aborigines of Netherworld Ruins?"
Qin Luzhu said: "Based on the time, it can probably be traced back to the beginning of the establishment of the Mysterious Bureau." She pointed to the stone tablet and said: "There is no record of the Netherworld on it, which is equivalent to adding another piece of evidence. I believe that the Holy Spirit
More evidence can be found in the ruins of the city."
Zhang Chi said: "Is the appearance of Netherworld related to the Secret Bureau?"
Qin Luzhu said: "It's best not to talk nonsense about things without evidence." After reading the above text, the two squeezed together again. Zhang Chi was like a humanoid heater. Qin Luzhu couldn't help but think, let alone himself.
Even if any beautiful woman came over, she would take the initiative to pounce on him.
Zhang Chi was worried that Qin Luzhu would feel cold, so he took out the star-patterned iron alchemy furnace he carried with him to keep him warm while refining the elixir.
Qin Luzhu looked on: "Where did you learn your alchemy skills?"
Zhang Chi said: "It's passed down from our ancestors."
Qin Luzhu couldn't help laughing: "Your grandfather Zhang Tugen?"
"Zhang Qingfeng!" Zhang Chi corrected.
Qin Luzhu shook his head: "That's not right, but judging from your information, Zhang Qingfeng has always been anonymous. You didn't even know your own life experience in the past. How could he teach you alchemy? And your grandfather himself doesn't know how."
Immortal Zhang could tell her other things, but he really couldn't tell her this matter. He couldn't tell Qin Luzhu directly that he was demoted by the Jade Emperor and the secret must not be leaked. It wasn't that he wanted to hide it from her, but he was worried about it.
It wouldn't be good for her if something like this were leaked.
Qin Luzhu pointed at his nose and said, "You are hiding something from me!"
Zhang Chi said with a smile: "To be honest, even I was confused. Didn't I spend three years stupid because of a car accident? During those three years, I was in a state of confusion, dreaming the same dream all day long. I was fooled by Taishang Laojun.
The palace was set on fire, and when I woke up, I didn’t remember anything else, but I just remembered refining elixirs.”
Qin Luzhu looked at him suspiciously, thinking that this guy was lying again, but she had no intention of asking the truth. She rolled her eyes at Zhang Chi and said, "Do you want to talk or not?"
Zhang Chi said: "As expected, women still like to hear lies."
Qin Luzhu threatened: "Believe it or not, I will cut out your tongue."
Zhang Daxian sighed: "Just cut it, I won't be the only one who loses anyway."
Qin Luzhu rushed up and tussled with him. While the two were laughing, a scream suddenly came from outside. They stopped, and Zhang Chi whispered: "You stay here, I'll go out and take a look."
"go together!"
Zhang Chi crawled out of the snow cave where he was hiding, and stretched out his hand to pull Qin Luzhu out. The screams were to the northwest of them, and they should not be far away. Although Zhang Daxian made a few invisibility pills on the way, but in this kind of weather
In the cold environment, he had no interest in taking off his clothes and playing invisible.
Qin Luzhu took off his long bow and put the arrow on the string. If he found something wrong, he would immediately attack.
The two used tree trunks to hide, moved back and forth, and soon arrived at the place where the incident occurred.
There was a person lying on the snow. Zhang Chi signaled Qin Luzhu to cover in place. He first grabbed a snowball from the ground, aimed at the person on the ground and threw it at it. The snowball fell on the person, but the person had no reaction.
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Zhang Chi drew out his dragon scale sword and walked over, while Qin Luzhu bent his bow and arrow, aiming at the man's head, to be on guard against fraud.
Zhang Chi came to the man and found that he was dead. His death was miserable. His chest and abdomen had been cut open, and all his internal organs had been removed. Because of the cold temperature, the blood had already condensed as soon as it came out, so there was not much snow on the ground.
Seeing that there was no problem, Qin Luzhu came over. Seeing the man's death in such a miserable state, he couldn't help but frowned, checked his belongings, and whispered: "He is from the Chongmu clan."
Zhang Chi originally thought it was Netherworld, but he didn't expect it to be someone from the Chongmu clan. It seemed that besides them, someone else had come here.
Qin Luzhu looked around. The murderer should have gone far away, but he didn't see any footprints. He looked up and found nothing new.
Zhang Chi said: "Go back."
Qin Luzhu whispered: "It's not safe here."
Zhang Chi said: "I have a way." He took away the deceased's luggage, which contained some useful things.
Instead of returning to their original hiding place, the two chose a big tree and Zhang Chi dug a large hole in the middle of the tree, nearly ten meters above the ground. It was safer than underground at high places.
The two of them moved into the tree hole, then turned the snow into ice and sealed the entrance of the hole. In this way, even if the enemy passed by, it would not be easy to find their hiding place.
Qin Luzhu dug several small holes in the trunk, which can be used for ventilation and for extending the telescope to observe the surrounding conditions. When not in use, they can be plugged with cotton cloth.
They decided to give up the search. According to the map, the following is the only entrance to the Holy City. Three days later, when the cold wave passes, the gate of the Holy City will be revealed from the lingering cold wave. At that time, people from all walks of life will gather here and make their debut.
Qin Luzhu put the telescope into the hole and observed the situation.
Zhang Chi lay in the tree hole and said lazily: "Don't be so cautious, what is supposed to come will always come."
Qin Luzhu took back the telescope and plugged the hole with a cloth: "Except Mr. He and my second uncle, the rest are the five of us. How did the Chongmu family get here?"
Zhang Chi said: "Nonsense, you must have taken the risk to come here for the secrets of the Holy City, and maybe you are also looking for the Nether Ancestor. Isn't it said that the Nether Ancestor holds the secret to defeat the Netherworld?"
Qin Luzhu said: "There are only two ways to pass through the Great Wall of Ice and Snow. One is to get a pass, and the other is the way we chose. I have not heard of anyone who has been allowed to pass through the Great Wall of Ice and Snow recently. There are no other secret passages we chose.
People know.”
Zhang Chi said: "The Great Wall of Ice and Snow has gone through so many years, and it may have been riddled with holes. If you can find cracks that can pass through the Great Wall, others can too. Don't forget, the Chongmu clan is best at drilling holes in walls."
Qin Luzhu said: "But I still can't figure it out. Ordinary people are afraid of avoiding the Far North. Why do these Chongmu people want to take risks?"
