Immortality: Start Cultivating Immortality From Pingshan Mountain

 Not long.

 The team sets out again.

 Go deeper along the outer edge of the sand valley.

Oona would look back from time to time, but hesitated to speak.

 In the team, there was a dromedary camel that was originally responsible for carrying dry food. The packages on the side racks had been replaced by two willow crates.

 That was brought back by a group of people from the Sand Valley.

Looks very heavy.

Even the old camels, which have always had an amazing load-bearing capacity and are able to adapt to long-distance treks in the desert, now seem to be a little unsteady in their steps, and the footprints left along the way are deeper than those of the camel team.

 She wanted to ask what it was.

However, seeing that several people looked in a hurry and had no time to explain, it was hard for her to ask further questions.

 After all, she was just a guide on this trip.

Out of love, Chen Yulou and others hunted and killed the wolf, solving a serious problem for Po Li and bringing a lot of food to the tribe for the winter. In addition, it was because of them that he was able to get out of the hellish place in the underground abyss.

 In reasonable words.

 Before departure, Chen Yulou insisted on paying a very considerable sum of money to the Uighur tribe.

 It can be regarded as a reward for asking her to come out.

 Every aspect is done without leakage.

So she really can't interfere at will in what the team does.

Just like now, after leaving Sand Valley, the team did not proceed according to her previous plan, but deviated slightly from the route.

“Today, Chen made the decision without authorization. There are really some things that need to be verified.”

 “Please don’t blame Miss Ouna.”

 While she was pondering.

 A gentle voice suddenly came from the front.

Oona subconsciously raised her eyes and happened to meet Chen Yulou's calm and humble face.

 “No…it’s okay.”

Oona waved her hands repeatedly.

  She was used to the roughness and boldness of the Turkic people, and suddenly she was dealing with such a handsome gentleman. The huge gap made her feel suddenly unreal.

 What's more, as the leader of the team, he can decide anything.

Now, I still don’t forget to apologize to myself.

"That's good."

Chen Yulou nodded in response, and then turned around.

It is now past midnight, and in at most two hours, the sky will turn dark. When night falls, it will greatly slow down the team's progress.

 Don’t dare to delay for too long.

  He raised his hand and patted the camel under him hard.

 It was still walking slowly.

 Speed ​​up all of a sudden.

 But even so, the journey of three to five miles still took more than half an hour.

Goose-feather snowflakes continued to drift down with the cold wind and patted on the body. The black scarf covering the face became wet in a short time. The hot breath condensed into frost and clung to the face. The feeling was extremely unpleasant. .

 There are no goggles these days, so you can only barely cover yourself with a felt hat or a bamboo hat.

 Coupled with the rolling sand dunes, climbing up and down is also a great test for physical strength.

Palhat was the oldest in the team. He was already slumped on his hunchback, his face was pale and he couldn't breathe.

 At the Uighur tribe that day, Chen Yulou originally planned to let him stay.

After all, he is old, and if something happens, he may die in the sea of ​​​​sand, but Pat is surprisingly determined and must follow.

 It is said that it was not easy to get the master's promise.

 If things get messed up.

I'm afraid I won't be able to get rid of my slavery in this life.

I saw that he had reached this stage.

 Chen Yulou could not refuse, so he could only let him follow.

  After all, although Pat is a little timid, he does understand the habits of camels.

 Have encountered problems several times before.

 It’s all up to him to solve it.

Seeing him trembling between the humps, as if he would fall down the next moment, Chen Yulou couldn't help but frown, and subconsciously glanced at Kunlun beside him.

but.

 Haven't had time to speak.

 At the front of the team, Huamaguai and a few old guys who were responsible for leading the way had already climbed the sand dune in front of them.

 They don’t know what they saw.

At this moment, there were constant exclamations.

 Some people even jumped off the backs of camels, stepped on the yellow sand, pointed ahead and shouted loudly.

 The excitement and excitement could not be concealed at all.

 “The shopkeeper’s…”

Kunlun’s eyes moved.

 Instinctively, he wanted to step forward to investigate the situation, but Chen Yulou shook his head and said, "You stay here first and take good care of him."

 “Don’t really get into trouble.”

"good."

Only then did Kunlun notice Pat on the hunchback. He was like duckweed, and would fall down when the wind blew.

Not daring to be too casual, he rode a camel and rushed to Pat's side, stretched out his big hand and grabbed his shoulder.

No one in Pat responded.

 I just felt like the world was spinning in front of my eyes.

 The next moment, when he opened his eyes again, he was already sitting in front of Kunlun.

 “Hold on tight.”

 Seeing him look panicked, his hands and feet were moving around unconsciously.

Kunlun frowned and grabbed his hand towards the wooden frame beneath him.

When he yelled at him, Pat's mind calmed down, and even his pale face gradually gained color.

Noticing the change in him, Kunlun secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Since it was the boss's instructions, nothing would happen to him. Now that he was getting better, he couldn't stay any longer. He patted the hunchback and drove him forward.

 Wait for a few people to go around the queue.

Step on the quicksand and climb all the way to the dunes.

Before he had time to change his tone, the kidnapper's excited shouts were heard.

 “Shopkeeper, look quickly, the city…ancient city.”

 “We found it!”

 Ancient city? !

There seemed to be some kind of magic in these two words, which made the group of people feel shocked.

 Chen Yulou looked up.

Among the black quicksand, towers and stone houses emerged one after another. In addition, there were sections of broken city walls.

The spire and roof are like fossil forests submerged in the sea.

Time seems to have stopped flowing here, and everything is imprisoned. Heavy snow, yellow sand, and fog form a heart-stopping and dizzying scene.

 “Xiye Ancient City…”

Chen Yulou murmured in a low voice, and a ray of light burst out from the depths of his eyes.

I have been looking for it for so long.

 They finally arrived at this ancient city submerged by yellow sand.

"It's really an ancient city. Shopkeeper, you really didn't lie to me."

Huamaguai danced excitedly.

He didn't have high hopes for this trip, he just wanted to follow him and gain a lot of experience.

 But ever since Chen Yulou mentioned to him the Thirty-six Ancient Kingdoms of the Western Regions, it was like a seed was planted in his heart.

 Especially these days after entering the Black Desert.

Even if he was setting up camp to rest, he would take advantage of his free time to carry a shovel around, hoping that with the blessing of his ancestor, he could dig out an ancient city with the shovel.

  But the results can be imagined.

The Black Desert is so vast and boundless.

Even though countless ancient civilizations have existed for thousands of years, this kind of thing can only exist in dreams.

 But the boxes he obtained from the foreign expedition team, whether they were stone figures or jade, finally gave him a glimmer of hope.

 Until now, the ancient city has really appeared.

He finally confirmed that the shopkeeper was not trying to comfort himself.

 “You kid… you are a veteran after all, can’t you be more calm?”

 Chen Yulou was made helpless by him.

This guy's mind is full of thinking about digging for treasure.

 “The kidnapper is just a common man, he only wants gold and silver.”

Huamaguai grinned.

 He does have a clear understanding of himself.

Since those foreign devils were able to take away so much gold and jade from the city, with the skills of their Xie Ling faction, they can definitely find more bright weapons.

 I saw that he was already eager to give it a try.

Chen Yulou did not waste any time. After giving a few brief instructions, he allowed him to take a few men into the city to explore the way.

 Before that.

 He scanned it with his spiritual consciousness. There is no smell of ghost ants or insect swarms in the city.

Just in case, when the kidnapper set off, he mentally communicated with Luofu in mid-air.

 Let it stare in all directions.

 Once something changes, you can respond in time.

The abducts and his party went deep into the city, and they didn't rest, and they jumped off the humpback and walked close to the ancient city.

 The ruins are in ruins and the wind and sand are desolate.

 Chen Yulou stood outside a section of the city wall, looking at the city submerged by yellow sand. He couldn't help but think of the ruins of the cave dwellers he saw when he went to Pingshan and passed Laoxiong Ridge that day.

but.

 Dongzhai is still not as good as Xiye after all.

 Although it is a small country.

At its peak, Dan Xiye had more than 2,000 households, a population of more than 10,000, and an army of 3,000 troops. It occupied western Khotan, with Hujian Valley as its city, and bordered Pishan, Wujiu, Yarkand, and Puli.

 Even once annexed the Puli, Deruo and Yina kingdoms.

Gradually.

The rear team also crossed the sand dunes and saw the ancient city under the yellow sand.

 Everyone was very excited.

 Especially those who are coming down the mountain for the first time, most of them see such a scene for the first time.

Haven’t even thought about it.

 Ancient cities will also grow in the desert.

 Jumped off the camel's back and rushed out of the ancient city.

 The cheers finally alerted Oona who came later.

 At first, she didn't think too much about it, she just thought it was their first time meeting them and couldn't hide her surprise.

 After all, when she followed Atta into the Black Desert for the first time, she was so shocked that she was speechless when she saw this scene.

Until she saw those young people pulling out tools such as crowbars and Luoyang shovels from the backs of camels and starting to dig around the ancient city, Oona finally realized something was wrong.

"etc…"

Oona only felt a buzzing in her head.

 It suddenly became blank.

According to ancient legend, these ancient cities disappeared because they offended the gods, so they were abandoned and became slaves and puppets of the devil.

If you take away even a piece of gold from the city rashly.

　　will incur the wrath of the devil.

Now these people are clearly digging in the sand in search of treasure.

This made her terrified.

If the devil is alerted, all of them will be buried here.

　　The people I saw in the Sand Valley before were a **** lesson.

It’s just that after just a while, the smell of blood in their noses has not dissipated. How dare they?

 “Sister Oona, what’s wrong?”

 The flower spirit who had been following Oona noticed something was wrong with her expression and couldn't help but ask.

“Hua Ling, hurry up, stop Chen... Shopkeeper Chen, you can’t move things here.”

Oona didn’t have time to explain too much.

He just said to Hua Ling with an anxious look.

 “Can’t move?”

Hearing this, Hua Ling and the red girl beside him couldn't help but look at each other in surprise.

 As a descendant of the Bishan and Xiling sects.

Although they are women, they have stolen more than dozens of fights.

Especially Miss Hong, who has followed Chen Yulou in recent years and even visited several royal tombs.

It’s just an ancient city now.

 It’s not as mysterious as Oona said.

How about the Tomb of King Xian in Zhelong Mountain?

It is not only the collapse of the sky that cannot be broken, but also the mountain demon and water ghost who ascends to the sky to seek immortality.

Didn’t he finally enter it and successfully take away the Muchen Bead?

"Really, I didn't lie to you, those ghost ants before... were the devil's warning."

Seeing that the two of them looked calm and obviously did not listen, Oona was even more anxious and looked around constantly, her expression full of uneasiness and nervousness.

 “Don’t be impatient yet.

 “I’ll go and tell you.”

Seeing that she didn't seem to be joking, the red girl couldn't help but frown slightly.

 Because they are the only three women in the team.

 There has been a lot of communication these days.

Although Oona was born in a small tribe and was trapped in that hellish place for many years, her mind was not affected too much. Instead, she had a straightforward and approachable personality.

This is the first time I have seen her so anxious.

He glanced at Hua Ling and motioned for her to stay with him.

Hong girl herself rode a camel towards the ancient city.

 “Devil’s curse?”

  After a while.

 Listen to the narrative brought by the red girl.

Chen Yulou couldn't help but look strange.

The Black Desert is indeed dangerous, but the talk of ghosts, gods and demons is nonsense.

 It’s just that the indigenous people here cannot understand the great terror in the desert, so they just made up some conclusions out of thin air.

You really have to speak the words of the devil.

Outside the Black Desert, deep in the Kunlun Mountains, the former snow-covered demonic country is quite consistent.

Whether the ghost mother is thinking about the evil black face, the nine-story demon tower, the unbounded demon pupil, or sacrificing human life to the remains of the snake god, many of her actions are almost the same as those of the devil.

 “Go back and tell Oona.”

“Let’s just say we’re just setting up camp and won’t offend the devil.”

 Chuckle lightly.

 Chen Yulou made up an explanation casually.

"Shopkeeper, are you too confused? She is not blind."

Hearing this, the red girl couldn't help but roll her eyes.

Even a three-year-old child can't be fooled by this kind of talk.

“What can we do? We can’t really stop because of an inexplicable devil, right?”

Chen Yulou shrugged, "Even if I agree, I'm afraid the kid will go crazy."

"Fine."

 “I’ll go talk.”

Miss Hong raised her eyes and saw that Huamaguai seemed to have visited the ruins of the ancient city and was heading here. The cold wind and sand could not hide the smile on his face.

 The two have known each other for so many years.

How could she not know the kidnapper's character?

Shaked his head and smiled, turned around and walked back behind him.

"Shopkeeper, we found it. Those foreign devils dug a lot of holes. Brothers went down and took a look. The sand city was almost dug through by those dogs."

The red girl just left for a while.

Huamaguai rushed over.

The black scarf on his face had fallen somewhere, and his face was flushed red by the cold wind, but he didn't care at all, and simply said what he saw.

 “What’s underneath?”

“I can’t tell clearly, but...it feels like a royal city or an altar.”

Huamaguai thought carefully for a moment before giving his own judgment.

“Then what are you waiting for? Call the brothers and follow me.”

 Chen Yulou did not expect that the previous treasure-stealing team would be able to dig through such a large ancient city. It seems that they have been here for at least a few months.

 No more than that.

Even they themselves can’t think of it.

 Being busy for so long.

 In the end, not even a copper plate was taken away.

 Instead, he spared all his life.

“Oh, by the way, tell the other brothers to go down and don’t rest. Find a place that is sheltered from the wind and set up camp first. It will be too late when night falls.”

 Just took a few steps.

 Chen Yulou seemed to have thought of something again, and warned softly.

 After that, Cai, a few people from Partridge Post, and dozens of experienced and agile old guys followed Huamaguai's guidance and quickly hurried towards the depths of the ruins.

 Only a moment.

 A dark and deep cave entrance appeared in everyone's sight.

　Looking at the traces of sand and water, the excavation time was about the same as he expected.

However, the reason why it can always exist in the flowing sand dunes is that it is not covered and submerged by yellow sand.

Because of…

Going down from the entrance of the cave, there is a long diagonal stone path that goes deep into the ground. It is dark and deep, and a faint smell of decay wafts from the inside out, as if it leads directly to hell. (End of chapter)