Endless route

Chapter 170 9. The Big Turtle Tower in Xianhai Lake

The stone path ahead looks strange. I don’t know how old it is. The stone surface is covered with cracks and is deeply embedded in the soil. It is also covered with gray moss.

Moreover, the height and width are also different. From a distance, each stone slab is staggered and slanted, like a path leading to an evil temple in the forest, with an evil nature.

"Master Immortal, having a road is better than having no road."

"Master Ji probably just walked along the road."

Zhang Ergou, the little Taoist priest and others didn't know where this road led. Jidao never told them this.

But the path left by the ancients.

There should be no problem.

"Put on your gas masks and gloves." Zheng Yun decided to take a look along this road while it was still bright, so he gave an order for everyone to be fully armed.

Then he sent two ghost generals walking at the front with long knives in hand to remove and cut down the branches that invaded the road.

"Master Xian, look over there."

When everyone was carefully putting on their equipment, Zhang Ergou suddenly trembled and raised his hand to point to the northwest of their heads.

Groups of black shadows hovered high in the sky.

Turned into a string of small black dots.

A rough estimate showed that the black bird was two or three times bigger than the crane. I don't know what kind of fairy birds were hunting.

"Sir, the gravity coefficient of this planet is about 0.7 Earth, but the skeletal structure of such a huge bird should be extraordinary." Kedester said with bright eyes.

The crane we saw on the road just now is comparable to the ancient pterosaurs on Earth. The black bird we see now is much larger than the pterosaurs, and is really extremely rare.

"Let's go forward."

"Don't get carried away."

Zheng Yun immediately waved his hand and asked the little Taoist priest holding the demon dog to follow the ghost general, and the others followed closely and hid in the grass.

He has personally seen a crane holding a human in its beak, and he knows that these birds are not fuel-efficient lamps, and humans are also part of their diet.

Don’t neglect it!

With the two ghost generals in front, they silently raised their swords and chopped off branches of strange plants they had never seen before. Everyone lined up in a long line and walked in the center of the stone path.

Now we are completely inside the rainforest.

There are dense and unknown vegetation on the left and right, including many climbing plants and strange fungi.

On a planet with a low gravity coefficient, the advantages of climbing plants are very obvious. It is not a problem to grow thirty to fifty meters long. The thigh-thick vines are tangled and intertwined like a group of snakes.

We walked less than a hundred meters.

They got into a group of red vines, and the surrounding trees were entangled to death by the vines whose branches were as red as blood. A hundred meters in front of them was covered in blood.

I don’t know how long this creeping plant has lived. It is like an arch bridge across the front of the field of vision. The delicate vines are like blood-threaded worms, covering the entire stone road.

The scene looked horrifying.

It was like a river of blood overflowing onto the stone road.

If people in ancient times were walking at night carrying lanterns and suddenly saw this scene, they would probably be paralyzed with fear on the spot.

"Master Immortal, this thing is poisonous." Zhang Ergou took out a small bag, looked at it carefully, and reported to Zheng Yun.

But he didn’t need to say it.

Zheng Yun could also see it.

There was no trace of green on either side of the red vines, and there wasn't even a single weed in the soil. It was obviously poisoned to death by it.

Plants are by no means a supporting role in the evolution of life. The intensity of competition is also extremely cruel. Anyone who has survived for billions of years to this day is not a good person. Even the most harmless tomatoes can actually secrete Highly toxic.

But not the fruit.

Just in the growth stage.

The fruit is still edible.

"Can we go around it?"

Zheng Yun looked to the left and right. This bloody creeping vine was not easy to mess with at first glance. Even they had to stay away. Unless they brought a box of paraquat over, they could compete with it.

"It seems not."

Others looked around and shook their heads.

Although Zheng Yun and others hesitated, the ghost general walking at the front did not hesitate and climbed over by stepping on the climbing vines.

"Ghost Master..."

Zhang Ergou was startled.

Zheng Yun immediately followed.

The ghosts carrying the Cold Immortal Tank will not be able to get through, so they need to help each other to pass this level safely.

It's been like this all the way since.

The demon dogs pulled on the leash and kept walking forward. They must have smelled their master's scent, and the savior was eager to ignore the danger.

This scene made Zhang Ergou deeply envious. After he faked his death, all the blood monkeys he raised happily clapped like thunder, as if going crazy, and even fell from the treetops happily.

The whole house was full of filial piety.

There's really no comparison.

They went deep for a long time without encountering any obstacles, because they didn't touch anything, didn't take anything, and walked as quietly as possible, with tense nerves and caution.

But every now and then, I heard some strange noises coming from deep in the woods, and I couldn't tell what the source of the sounds was.

Zheng Yun would speak a few words into the walkie-talkie every hundred meters, expecting Ji Dao's response, but there was no response, indicating that Ji Dao was at least five kilometers away.

There is no choice.

We can only move forward.

It wasn't until about two kilometers after leaving the west gate of Tiangong that the stone road in front of them suddenly turned uphill, and the water of Xianhai Lake could be faintly seen between the grass and trees on their right.

This stone path runs parallel to the coast of Xianhai Lake, but is getting closer and closer to Xianhai Lake. Looking up and looking ahead, the grass and trees turn into eerie corridors, leading to deep and secluded places.

"etc."

Zheng Yun suddenly stopped everyone.

He had been searching for the traces left by Ji Dao on the road, and now he finally made some discoveries. He saw what seemed to be a series of dry and finely broken pieces of fragrant sand on the stone roadside.

He didn't notice this at first.

It was the demon dog in the hands of the little Taoist priest. It suddenly moved away from the center and walked along the left side of the road. Zheng Yun looked to the right and discovered these very strange creature excrements.

The fragrant sand of normal organisms, even if it is not wet, should be intact and not spread all over the place like this.

Kneel down and take a closer look.

Zheng Yun even more firmly guessed that the fragrant sand obviously had artificial traces, and it must have been scattered along the way by Ji Dao.

"Master Immortal, what's wrong?"

Zhang Ergou asked confusedly, and Kedester and others immediately knelt down and looked at Zheng Yun nervously.

Although Zhang Ergou led most of the way on this section of the road, Zheng Yun and Jidao were the real "masters of Taoism." Zheng Yun's words were worth as much as one or two thousand of theirs.

Especially those little Taoist priests.

As soon as the word "wait" was spoken, their legs were so frightened that they immediately stopped and waited for Zheng Yun's instructions.

Kedester had the same idea.

When he saw the Hanxian in the rainforest tank before, his mind was buzzing. The Hanxian who had killed countless of his teammates and forced him to survive was actually being used as a decoration.

At this moment, Zheng Yun's expression was solemn. He must have discovered something important that affected everyone's life and death. Then every word Zheng Yun said was extremely critical and required their utmost attention!

"Pick this up and apply it on your body."

Zheng Yun picked up a fragrant sand and said seriously.

Everyone immediately lowered their heads and looked at the object in Zheng Yun's hand with bated breath, only to see that it was...dried feces?

Although I don't want to believe it.

But no matter how you distinguish it, the gray-brown solid in Zheng Yun's finger is the feces of a kind of creature...

Some people are wondering why.

Some people just jump right into it.

The little Taoist priest's admiration and adoration for Zheng Yun is beyond what ordinary people can imagine, and they don't care about the reason.

They picked it up when Zheng Yun asked them to pick it up. Even if Zheng Yun said it was a treasure and asked them to eat it, they did not hesitate.

Although they are Yin soldiers and cannot actually refuse Zheng Yun's orders, there is still a difference between being subjective and passive.

"Master Immortal, is this fragrant sand?"

Zhang Ergou picked up one and asked.

Xiangsha is a type of Chinese herbal medicine, and it is also the general name for biological medicinal feces. It is subdivided into different types and each has its own elegant name. Many people smell the feces and their color changes, but they may have actually drank it.

Moon sand, luminous sand, ambergris, and white lilac are all famous fragrant sands that existed long before the Ming Dynasty.

"There must be some reason why Jidao threw the fragrant sand here. It may have forced something back here, and it also allowed us to have a smooth journey and get here safely."

Zheng Yun nodded and explained.

No matter what Ji Dao forces back here, they can bring these fragrant sand with them in case of emergency.

It seems like yesterday that we were able to drive away the cold immortals on the ancient ship Lian Lian. The method of restraining the fragrant sand definitely has a long history and is well-founded. It can be called a key magic weapon in dangerous places outside the territory.

Its principle is very scientific and easy to understand.

Creatures in nature often use feces to track hunting or delineate territories. Weak animals can also use the smell of feces to avoid hunting and pursuit. This is an instinct that has been imprinted deep in genes for hundreds of millions of years, even in humans.

In the early years, there was an ancient method to treat phobias or hysteria, which was to bring people into the hut and smell the smell. The patient would feel safe when he smelled the same smell.

This fragrant sand restraint method.

It is a complete ancient oriental empiricism.

There is nothing to study about its principles. On the contrary, it is extremely difficult to summarize and organize. It requires searching in deep and dangerous places, and then after countless attempts, it can finally be compiled into a book.

It's not easy to get.

There is no need to feel disgusted.

After hearing Zheng Yun's words, everyone took action, picked up the fragrant sand, moistened it with water, and spread the smell on their bodies.

The team then moved on.

After walking for who knows how long, the little Taoist also followed Zheng Yun's example, squatting on the stone roadside, pointing at something and calling softly: "Master Xian, is this also something left by Master Ji?"

Zheng Yun looked sideways.

It turned out to be an exquisite copper cup with some liquid in it. It was placed on the ground in a triangle shape by three ordinary branches. It looked like a sacrifice. It looked extremely strange.

"Probably so."

Zheng Yun frowned and nodded.

But they don't know this thing.

"Copper cup? What's the use of this?"

Zhang Ergou also looked puzzled. He looked up and looked around, only to find that a huge stone in front of him was actually carved with a very strange inscription: "Master Xian, look here."

Zheng Yun also looked up.

The inscription was like a Taoist talisman, with a complex winding structure and a length of more than forty centimeters, but it was just one word. There was a treasure hijab on the top and a walking path below.

There is a mess in the middle.

There are metal, wood, water, fire, sun, moon, cloud and rain.

"..."

Everyone fell silent.

Jidao, this kid, was born in Tiangong. According to his own words, he learned only two out of three Tiangong celestial arts, but he dared to claim to be a master of other Tiangong magic, and he learned very complex skills.

No one knows the origin of the inscription on the copper cup, what it means, and what the purpose of placing it is.

"The inscription on this stone should be ancient. It was not painted by Jidao himself. It may need to be memorialized. Jidao has already done so. Let's go directly." Zheng Yun didn't think about it anymore.

The team moved on.

This walk is two kilometers.

Although it was scary, it was not dangerous.

The fragrant sand and various methods Ji Dao sprinkled along the way may be that he encountered some danger and was forced to spill the things. Otherwise, he would not need to sprinkle it at all. As long as the fragrant sand is applied to his body, it will be enough to protect him. Safety.

Think of it this way.

The road to Ji Dao is really dangerous.

Seven or eight kinds of fragrant sand were sprinkled, and three or four other strange methods were left behind. There were also several pools of thirsty blood that could not be distinguished from human blood, which could endanger lives every time.

But no matter how many dangers Ji Dao encountered, it actually helped Zheng Yun and others like him avoid many dangers, especially the fragrant sand dispersing method, which saved a lot of trouble.

This means that people in the past planted trees and people in the future can enjoy the shade.

But it was not completely without danger. Halfway through, through the gap in the vegetation on their right hand, they saw a fairy beast writhing in the Xianhai Lake. It was at least thirty feet long!

The view is breathtaking.

Zheng Yun and others took out their telescopes to observe, and saw that the thing resembled the ancient long-necked dragon on earth, the 'dragon' mentioned by Jidao, and more like the legendary 'fairy lake monster'. ’

Until five kilometers out of the west gate of Tiangong.

When Zheng Yun picked up the walkie-talkie again and asked, some faint echoes finally sounded from the other end of the walkie-talkie.

I can not hear you.

But Ji Dao is ahead.

Within ten kilometers at most!

After learning the news, Zheng Yun couldn't help but ask people to speed up. Their journey had been delayed for too long. The sun was setting in the west and the sky was covered with yellow clouds. It was already evening in the Heavenly Palace!

If the delay continues, they may have to spend the night outside the territory, which is absolutely unimaginable danger.

The team immediately accelerated.

However, it is easy to be careless when the speed is fast. After running less than a thousand meters, the ghost general walking at the front of the team suddenly raised his knife and stabbed it hard into the dark vegetation.

欻拉.

Chirp!

Sharp screams echoed in all directions.

They had never made a sound from beginning to end, but now the silence was completely shattered by that unknown thing!

Zheng Yun took a few steps to take a look.

On the long sword of the ghost general, there is something indescribable. It has the head of a cat and the body of a monkey with sharp teeth. The slender fangs spray venom into the air...

"Stay alert."

"Keep going."

Zheng Yun picked up the thermal imaging camera and looked around at the creatures in the rain forest. At the same time, he took out his walkie-talkie and asked, "Jidao, can you hear me? How is the situation over there?"

Swish swish swish.

There was a lot of noise coming from the intercom.

Some faint human voices were mixed in.

Ji Dao is probably still alive, but we don't know if he was injured or if he lost any key parts.

Don't care about anything else.

Zheng Yun led the people and ran forward.

The sky is getting darker and darker, the corridors made of strange plants and trees are getting darker and darker, and the stone road under the feet is gradually becoming unclear. On the contrary, the rain forest is becoming more and more lively.

As night comes, there are sounds of birds of all sizes in the distance, one after another mixed together, and there are also the deep calls of some suspected giant creatures, which can make people feel numb.

Those who should go home should go home.

Those who walk at night should go out immediately.

Night barriers are gradually rising on the side of Xianhai Lake. It can be predicted that their side will also be covered by fog barriers before long.

I ran quickly for two or three kilometers.

The voice on the walkie-talkie gradually became clearer, but it was always within a certain range, which meant that the distance between them and Ji Dao was only slightly narrowed, and it also meant that Ji Dao was not directly in front of them.

According to the triangulation method of the walkie-talkie, the track is to their left or right front, within about eight kilometers.

But there are dangers on both sides of them.

To the left is a steep rock wall towering into the clouds.

On the right hand is the dangerous center of the Xianhai Lake.

These two sides are no place for people to go! Ji Dao couldn't fly up the rock wall, and he couldn't swim into the lake.

Where did this Ji Dao go? Did he take a wrong path, or was he forced to go to the lake? Could it be that he was eaten by the dragon and carried into the lake in its belly?

"Master Immortal, what is that in front of you?"

Zhang Ergou looked around with a telescope and suddenly discovered something. He pointed to the right front and whispered softly while trembling all over.

Zheng Yun picked up the telescope and took a look. The sight made him tremble all over, and a series of chills ran down his tailbone!

The stone path under their feet drew a small arc in front of them, closely adhering to the foot of the steep rock wall. About four or five kilometers away, the stone path and the lake were completely adjacent to each other.

At this moment.

On the shore of the lake, there lay a turtle creature with a body length of ten meters. It looked more like an ao than an ordinary turtle, a large ao from ancient times.

Because there is a hexagonal tower on the back of the turtle.

The sky was dark at the moment, and the tower was pitch black. I couldn't see the material clearly, but it had at least two floors, with pointed eaves and weird shapes. The structure was delicate and scary.

What's happening here?

How long did Da Ao live? When was this tower fused to its back? What's weird inside the tower?