White Bone Monkey King

Jin An shook his head: "This new cave entrance was not created by explosives, it should be cracked by an earthquake."

Ari was stunned for a moment: "Earthquake?"

Jin An explained: "If the hole was made by explosives, there should be scorch marks or traces of black smoke. You see there are no traces of explosives on the hole, so I guess it was cracked by an earthquake."

"Ari, have there been any earthquakes in the desert recently?"

"Looking at the entrance to this cave, it's still very new. It should have been built in the past few years."

After thinking about it, Ari shook his head and said that he had never heard of an earthquake in the desert.

At this time, the sheep, which were lighter and more agile, walked happily at the front. Jin An called over the sheep as soon as they came out of the cave.

"Old Sadiq, young Sahab, and Ilham, I will give you a task. Find those sand bandits and camels to find out if there has been an earthquake deep in the desert in recent years. Those sand bandits swim in the desert all year round. If you are a robber, you are the best informed, so you should know something.”

After Jin An ordered him to go down, he took advantage of the time when the team gradually left the cave to climb to the top of the mountain to see the surrounding environment.

In fact, this is an inconspicuous sand dune in the desert. If they hadn't found a cave entrance, no one would have discovered that there was actually a low mountain under the dune.

The short mountain is not high, so I quickly climbed to the top and looked out over the boundless sea of ​​sand. I couldn't even see a shadow of the desert sea. I couldn't see where I came from and there was no end in sight. It was like stepping into a devil abandoned by God. desert.

Jin An looked at it for a while, and finally frowned and went down the mountain.

Old Sadiq and the others were quick to inquire about the news. When Jin An came down, Old Sadiq came over and said, "Taoist Master Jin An, we have heard that there was indeed an earthquake deep in the desert recently, and there were several aftershocks, but they were all small. Earthquake. It may also be because it is far away, so the earthquake is not obvious."

"Oh, by the way, the earthquake happened half a year ago. Not long after the earthquake, a once-in-a-century sandstorm and drought occurred."

After Old Sadiq finished speaking, he saw Jin An frowning and thinking silently, and asked curiously: "What's wrong with Taoist Jin An?"

Jin An glanced at the bone mountain behind the cave and said, "Do you still remember that rumor in the desert?"

"Half a year ago, someone discovered a giant human-faced corpse cricket as huge as a camel in the depths of the desert. The place we came out of was another mass grave. I now suspect that the human-faced corpse cricket was torn apart by the earthquake. He ran out of the cave!"

"Then it was blown up into the sky by a sandstorm, and finally crushed to death somewhere else!"

At this time, Sureti and the others were still driving the camels out. After the forty camel team finally got out of the corpse ridge, it was getting late and only half of the sun could be seen in the sky. Jin An urged everyone to go down the mountain to look for them. A place to camp and rest.

It was getting late now, and it was impossible to rest in the ancient city of Guchi. I had to find a temporary place nearby to rest.

Jin An had mentioned several times in the Corpse Hidden Ridge that he should try to get out before dark. Now that he was out, he urged everyone to stay as far away from the Corpse Hidden Ridge as possible. Some people were curious and asked Jin An if he had discovered anything and why he was in such a hurry to leave the Corpse Ridge. Corpse Ridge.

Jin An solemnly said: "Don't you always ask why evil spirits can be encountered in the holy mountain of Guchi Kingdom during the day? There are too many dead people in this Corpse Ridge, and the yin energy is too strong. You can see unclean things during the day, and I'm afraid there will be evil spirits at night. There’s more ominous stuff going on.”

About a moment after dark, the team finally found a temporary place to rest. It was a concave surface between two sand dunes, which was just right for hiding from the desert wind and sand at night.

Although it had only been one day since they entered the Holy Mountain of Guchi Kingdom, they lived in that deep cave like a year. As soon as they left the Holy Mountain of Guchi Kingdom and set foot on the desert land again, everyone felt like they had seen the light again. This night , everyone lit a bonfire, ate hot naan bread and goat's milk wine, took out musical instruments, sang and danced.

Even God has been kind. The starry night tonight is very clear, and the wind and sand have become much lighter. People say that this is a devil's desert, and there is no danger as imagined.

In the second half of the night, when the night was dark and everyone gradually rested, Jin An found the four goats that were licking the wool of the goat: "Adik, Sahafu, Ilham, I will keep this Five Thunder Evil Evil Talisman in the custody of the goat. As long as there is With this yellow talisman on his body, ordinary devils would not dare to provoke this team."

"Don't ask first, just listen to what I have to say. I plan to go to visit the Holy Mountain of Guchi Country at night. I don't want to give up unless I see what kind of dangerous place that place is at night, so I must make this trip. go."

After Jin An finished speaking, he turned to look at the goat and warned: "Silly sheep, I will hang this yellow talisman around your neck. Don't spit it, chew it and eat it in your stomach, otherwise you will only be able to see it tomorrow." Roasted lamb kidneys!”

The goat refused.

A bad temper comes up.

After a few hammerings between the sheep and each other, the silly sheep would be willing to let Jin An hang the yellow talisman around his neck.

After explaining what was going on here, Jin An went to Yali and Sureti who were in charge of the night watch, and gave them a few words to stop running around the bonfire, and quickly started to sneak towards the Corpse Hidden Ridge.

Jin An leapt forward all the way, and suddenly, his figure stopped.

Still far away, he saw the cave at the exit of Corpse Hidden Ridge, with blood spilling out at night.

At a glance, you can tell that this Corpse Hidden Ridge has become a dangerous place for corpses.

Jin An just paused for a moment, and the next moment, he continued to rush in that direction. Soon after, he plunged into the bloody cave.

Time passes bit by bit.

suddenly!

Boom!

There was a loud explosion, and a large amount of dust fell from the entrance of the cave. There seemed to be a fierce fight inside the cave, but after the explosion, the cave returned to calm.

And this explosion also touched the hearts of Ari and others in the camp.

The people in the camp had no intention of sleeping all night.

He was worried about Jin An's safety all the time.

It wasn't until dawn that a figure appeared on the top of the sand dune against the brilliant morning glow. Only then did Yali and the others discover to their surprise that it was Jin An who had returned.

"Taoist Master Jin'an, you are back. What happened with the explosion last night? We are worried..."

Before they could finish their words, they were shocked by what was in Jin An's hand, and felt a chill on the back of his head.

Jin An came back with an arm in his right hand and an ugly big-headed baby in his left hand. He glanced at the camp and saw that everything was safe in the camp. Then he asked Ari with a relaxed expression: "Nothing unusual happened in the camp last night, right?" ?”

"Ah, oh, no, everything is normal..." Ari was stunned for a while before he recovered from his confusion.

After finishing speaking, he carefully looked at an arm and a large baby in Jin An's hand, and asked curiously: "This is Taoist Priest Jin An?"

Jin An said nonchalantly: "I tore this arm off from the Renxi Tomb Beast. The Renxi Tomb Beast eats too many people and turns into a human spirit. That thing is very dangerous, and even I can't. Only one arm can be left. As for this big-headed corpse baby, I was almost attacked by this thing when I was about to leave the Hidden Corpse Ridge."

Although Jin An said it lightly, Yali and the others still felt frightened when they heard it. The tomb beast alone knew that it was difficult to deal with and dangerous.

Someone couldn't help but asked cautiously out of curiosity: "What's going on in Taoist Jin'an's Corpse Hidden Ridge at night?"

"This Corpse Hidden Ridge has been cleaned up." Jin An threw away the arm and the big-headed corpse baby in his hand, and said something without beginning or end.

After pondering for a moment, he continued: "Do you still remember the conversation we had when we met that old bastard Amul? Recently, someone spread news about the Kingdom of the Undead, attracting more people to look for the Kingdom of the Undead... We all already know The person who spread the news is the old leader of the Black Rain Kingdom. He failed to find the Kingdom of the Undead God at first. This time he wanted to borrow the help of more people to help him find the Kingdom of the Undead God. I went deep into the Hidden Corpse Ridge last night to explore and found out There are many traces of destruction in the Corpse Ridge, and judging from the traces, at least two waves of people have entered the Corpse Ridge, and they both entered recently."

The Hidden Corpse Ridge is a dangerous place where yin gathers to raise corpses. Jin'an is already choosing the simplest.

He encountered many strange things in Zangzhi Ridge last night.

There is definitely something very dangerous deep in the Corpse Ridge.

This Corpse Hidden Ridge has been gathering yin to raise corpses for thousands of years, and there is definitely a big guy in the deepest place who is comparable to the leader of the Teng Kingdom in its heyday.

Even he didn't dare to explore too deeply for fear of alarming the big guy. Last night, he only gained a total of 12,100 Yin De.

After a busy night, this moral character is indeed a bit lacking.

One is because there is no deep relationship.

The second reason is lack of time.

The third reason is because Zangzhi Ridge has been cleaned up twice.

After a short period of repair and feeding the camels and sheep, the team started to continue on the road. Even though the Guchi Kingdom was at the end of the horizon, it was still a desperate race against the mountains. After driving for a long time, there was still no intention of closing the distance.

At this time, the team encountered another bigger problem.

Since they successfully left Zangzhi Ridge and officially set foot on the border of Guchi Kingdom, the temperature in the desert here has become even hotter. The temperature has risen sharply. Until someone fainted from heat stroke, Jin An knew that this team could not go any further.

Seeing someone in the camel team fainting from heatstroke, Jin An quickly asked the camel team to stop. He also set up a tent, fanned the wind, and used internal energy therapy. After finally resuscitating the person, Jin An looked at him seriously. Team: "Yari, the road ahead will only get hotter and hotter as we go. The higher the temperature during the day, the cooler the temperature will be at night. The road ahead will be dangerous and unknown. It has exceeded the limit of what ordinary people can bear. Please send me away." Come here, the rest of the way is up to me."

Seeing that Yari was about to speak, Jin An raised his hand and continued to say seriously: "I, Jin An, am very grateful to you for sending me all the way here. The next journey is really too dangerous, so you should stop insisting."

Yali, whose eye sockets were sunken and his lips were severely chapped by the sun, saw that Jin An did not want them and said anxiously: "But the road in the desert is still long. Without us bringing water and food for you, Taoist Jin An, you are alone." There’s too much water for a person to carry.”

Jin An smiled and said that I accept your wishes, and then said: "You have forgotten, I still have that silly sheep. That silly sheep ate so much, drank so much, and exerted the least effort along the way. It is time for it to show its physical strength." And strength advantage."

"mouth……"

Before he could finish shouting, Shayang's voice of resistance was punched back into his stomach by Jin An.

"Okay, don't talk about this anymore. I accept your wishes. I won't just watch you die. Just send them here. After you take the camels and sheep back to Zangzhi Ridge, you can continue to take the ancient ship back. , and then wait for me to go back to Teshsata Village, and the ancient ship will take you out safely. After you go out, just let the ancient ship go back to the old place to pick me up, and it will know what to do." Jin An arranged.

At this time, both old Sadiq and young Sahafu suddenly knelt down and wanted to continue to follow Jin'an into the depths of the desert: "Taoist Master Jin'an, camels are more tolerant of drought and cold in the desert. You turned us into camels and took us with you." Let's come together! You have been a great kindness to our village. Not only did we not help you, but you became a burden along the way. We hindered you from taking care of us all the way. We feel guilty and are willing to carry you thousands of miles for you, Taoist Jin'an. Just to repay your life-saving kindness to our uncle and nephew, as well as your life-saving kindness to our village!"

Little Sahab also knelt down and said: "Please take us, Taoist Master Jin'an, and let us carry water for you. This is the only way we can repay your great kindness!"

A few months ago, they called Jin An a demon and cried to death not wanting to turn into a sheep.

Now he is willing to transform into a desert camel and carry water for thousands of miles for Jin'an.

All this is just to repay the favor.

Even Ilham knelt down towards Jin'an: "Taoist Master Jin'an, I am a guilty person. I went into the desert this time to atone for my sins. I am willing to turn into a camel and hike thousands of miles to continue to atone for my sins. I am willing to carry Jin'an on my back for a long journey. I will bear the pain of the burning fire for Taoist Jin'an and purify my soul."

madman.

madman.

All crazy.

The group of sand bandit camels looked at the kneeling three sheep, their eyes widened in disbelief, and they cursed in their hearts that all three of them were crazy.

You can obviously enjoy your leisure time.

Get out of this dangerous and hot place.

But he took the initiative to take risks.

This is not what lunatics are.

"Sadiq, Sahab, I promised you that after you help me find the holy mountain of Guchi Country, I will untie you and let you transform back into human bodies and return to your tribe. Now that I have found Guchi Country, When it's time for me to fulfill my promise, you and Ilham will go back to Teshsata Village first, and I will release the animal-making technique for you after I return." Although Jin'an was moved, he also knew that the road ahead would be dangerous and he would be hard pressed to do so. Keep the three people safe.

Unexpectedly, the three of them refused to leave.

"Taoist Master Jin'an, please let us stay and repay your kindness. Didn't you say that two waves of people have passed through the Holy Mountain of Guchi Country before us? If you encounter them and don't understand the language, they will be enemies or friends. I don’t know, we can also help you with the translation." Old Sadiq and young Sahab knelt down, wanting to repay Jin An for his great kindness.

Ilham: "The Western Region is very large, and there are many places with very different languages. I am proficient in the languages ​​​​and characters of several places. Taking me with you, Taoist Priest Jin'an, may be helpful to you in searching for traces of the Kingdom of the Immortal God. You are a great favor to me. , I, Ilham, am willing to work as a cow or a horse for you."

This is no longer crazy.

This is crazy.

The Sand Bandit Luotuo on the side was dumbfounded when he heard this. Some people were improper and insisted on being used as cattle or horses for others. This is not crazy, but they were sour and cursed in their hearts, but they couldn't help but feel envious. They also longed to be human again.

Jin An hesitated for a moment: "There's no need to ride with you. I'll have to continue to help you along the way."

As he spoke, he clasped his fists with both hands and gave a big salute to the three of them.

"Don't worry, I, Jin'an, never like to owe anyone favors. In the past, we each got what we needed, and we have evened it out. In the second half, I have something to ask for from you. I will give you an opportunity to teach you the method of practice. Although Sadiq and Ilham are already old, and it is difficult for them to achieve higher achievements, but there is still hope of extending their lives for another ten or twenty years. Sahab is still young and has a simple and kind nature. There should be a lot of room for improvement in the future. Can be expected.”

As soon as Jin An said these words, the three of them almost bit their tongues in shock, and then bowed their heads in ecstasy: "Thank you, Taoist Master Jin An!"

Seeing that his nephew was still stunned and frozen like a dumb sheep, old Sadiq gave him a headbutt and cursed: "Why don't you call me master?"

Jin An smiled and supported little Sahab: "There is no need to become a disciple. I owe you today, so I should repay you for your timely help."

"Don't worry. If the weather is so extreme that even camels can't stand it during our next trip to the desert, I won't let you continue to follow me even if you insist. I will consider your safety as the first priority."

Next, the camel team returned to the temporary camp last night according to the original route. In the early morning of the next day, Jin An personally sent everyone off to the boat, taking only one sheep and three camels with them, and set foot on the vast sandy road to Guchi Country.

Yari and the others were deeply afraid that Jin An would be thirsty, so they brought a large amount of water to Jin An, and almost half of the water fell on the silly sheep's back.

Who knows, it eats a lot on weekdays.

It finally came into play.

The camels transformed by old Sadiq, young Sahab and Ilham carried a much lighter load.

In fact, Jin'an has Zang Qi who lives in the Immortal Temple of the Five Zang Organs to regulate the internal organs and body vitality. The desert heat has little effect on him. The clean water is completely enough for Jin'an.

Along the way, Jin An also spared no effort to teach the three people to practice the "Five Zang Secret Sutra". Jin An still had some spirit-fixing pills left before, and with the help of the pills, the three people started practicing as fast as gods.

This is the advantage of having a sect background and having a master to lead you in.

Unlike when Jin An relied on one person to practice cultivation, even the prescriptions and medicinal materials for the Dingling Pill were found with great difficulty.

Wangshan ran to death and walked in the scorching desert for more than a day. One person, one sheep and three camels finally approached the country of Guchi on the horizon.

This Guchi country covers a large area, but now the ancient city is buried by yellow sand. Even the parts that are not buried are severely weathered, leaving only ruins and broken walls, with the vast ancient meaning abandoned by heaven and earth.

desolate.

Abandoned.

dilapidated.

And scorching heat!

Jin'an was glad that he didn't take Yali and the others deeper. The heat here has exceeded the limit of ordinary people's endurance.

His goal was clear. He stepped on the hot yellow sand and walked all the way towards the center of the ancient city, where something unknown kept shining on the desert, attracting attention.