White Bone Monkey King

Early the next morning.

The sky and the earth have just brightened, the sun has not yet completely jumped out of the horizon, and the desert still carries the coolness of last night. Taking advantage of the coolness, one person, one sheep and three camels set foot on the road again.

The three camels asked curiously as they walked: "Taoist Master Jin'an, how do you know that the remains of the ancient river are buried in the yellow sand beneath our feet?"

Jin An held the rope of the goat, and the rope on the goat was connected to the three camels behind him. Jin An walked at the front, walking along the ancient river ruins invisible under the yellow sand under his feet, leaving their long string in the desert behind them. footprints.

Ever since he took a sheep and three camels into the deep desert, Jin An had walked all the way and had never thought of riding a camel.

Fortunately, he has strong physical strength and quick feet.

The speed of traveling in the desert is no slower than the camel known as desert boating.

Jin An led the lead and said, "When I came out of my body last night to clear out those human-faced phoenixes, I was lucky enough to discover the ancient river ruins."

Little Sahafu asked curiously: "Master Jin'an, what is the soul leaving the body?"

Jin An answered: "Today's practice is divided into three realms. The first realm is Qi training, which Sakyamuni calls quiet meditation."

"The second level of realm is when Taoism cultivates the soul, and Sakyamuni cultivates the Dharma. As long as you can perform the night tour of the soul without the help of any external objects, you have entered the second level. Remember, if there is no assistance from external objects, Forcibly cultivating the soul to leave the body before the realm has been reached. The soul is so fragile that it can be burned by a candle in the world, and can be easily swept hundreds of miles away by a breeze outside the window. If the soul cannot return to the body within a limited time, it will become a physical body. Necrosis, and finally becoming a lonely ghost."

"The third level is Riyumumono. Sakyamuni is called Dharmaxiangmumono. People who have reached this level are extremely capable. Not only can their souls leave their bodies during the day, but their souls can also pick up objects from the world and fight with swords. They are powerful people. He can even take someone's head from ten miles away on a clear day in broad daylight."

Along the way, Jin An continued to teach the three people various sutras and practice experiences in the "Secret Sutra of the Five Internal Organs".

The bizarre world described by Jin An attracted the attention of the three of them, and they wished they could reach the third realm immediately.

"Taoist Master Jin'an, what state are you in now?"

"Currently still in the second realm."

"Taoist Jin'an, you are so powerful in the second realm. We met so many demons along the way, and in the end they were all exorcised and killed by Taoist Jin'an. Taoist Jin'an, you must be the number one master in the second realm!"

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"Taoist Master Jin'an, you only mentioned the first three realms. So what is the realm after Riyou Yuwu?"

"I don't know either."

"Is there anything in this world that the omniscient Taoist Jin'an doesn't know?"

"There are powerful hands behind the scenes who have put shackles on the world and set up the overall Feng Shui situation of the Four Symbols of the End of the Sky and the End of the Earth. They have imprisoned the beauty of the heaven and earth, and the vast seas have turned into dust. They have artificially advanced the Age of Ending Dharma, and all the mountain gods are living and dying in the mist. Only then can humanity have a chance to prosper. , multiplied and multiplied to create today's prosperous age of humanity. This four-symbol bureau has its advantages and disadvantages. It artificially promotes the period of spiritual energy exhaustion and the end of law, and puts shackles on the world. It not only imprisons the most terrifying mountain gods, but also imprisons the realm of humane masters. Limit. Whether it is Buddha or Taoism, people in later generations can only cultivate to the third realm of cultivation. The third is the limit, the third is infinite possibilities, and the third is the limit that cannot be broken through..."

These words were all what Master Shan Neng once said to him, and now he just repeated them again.

The three of them seemed to understand. Only the younger Sahafu was more receptive to new things. He asked confusedly: "Then is the Four Symbols of Jue Tian Jie Di good or bad?"

"What is the mountain god?"

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The sun rose higher and higher in the sky, scorching so much that the air was distorted and even people's backs were distorted.

The deeper you go into the basin, the hotter it becomes.

Only drought-tolerant desert camels can barely survive here, but if the temperature continues to rise so extreme, even camels may not be able to stand it.

However, this temperature is still within the acceptable range for San Luotuo, who practices the "Five Zang Secret Sutra", circulates the five elements in the body all the time, and gives birth to new life all the time.

Jin An and the others walked for a long time on the hot desert. After walking for a while after leaving Guchi Country, the sharp-eyed Jin An finally discovered an exposed river bed.

He looked delighted.

Run over quickly.

This exposed riverbed is very narrow and shallow. People may inadvertently mistake it for an ordinary sand ditch and miss the only important clue to find Wuershi.

If Jin'an hadn't determined in advance that he would definitely find the ruins of an ancient dried-up river along this route, it would be easy to miss this small detail due to visual fatigue on this vast expanse of yellow sand.

"The team will stop for a moment."

In order to verify whether this shallow ditch was an ancient river channel, Jin An stopped his team and began to dig sand pits. A wider and wider river impacted the depression before his eyes.

"Sure enough, this is the huge river that once brought oasis and bustling merchant ships to the desert basin!" Jin An reported the good news to everyone. The team's morale was greatly boosted and they accelerated their pace along this shallow ditch.

As we go deeper into the basin, this shallow river gradually becomes wider. Although it is still very shallow, it is obvious that this once glorious ancient river is very wide and has nurtured brilliant civilizations on both sides.

However, they still could not measure how wide the ancient river was, because most of it was buried by yellow sand all year round, and both sides were covered with sand piles and high sand dunes.

If another few hundred years pass, the shallow ditch under their feet will be completely buried under the yellow sand.

"Taoist Master Jin'an, the sand here is flowing and is slowly swallowing up this ancient river." Old Sadiq said in a heavy voice.

Jin An nodded humbly: "It should be the Holy Mountain of Guchi that has withstood most of the wind and sand."

"Haven't you noticed that since we left the Guchi Country and got further and further away from the Guchi Country, the terrain along the way has begun to change. The sand dunes are decreasing and gradually turning into a barren Gobi."

"The Holy Mountain of Guchi Kingdom is a small branch of the Kunlun Mountains. It was once used to block the invasion of wind and sand. In addition, there was an ancient river civilization in the desert basin. There are mountains, water sources, and oases in this basin, just like the deep desert. A treasure land isolated from the world...I now understand why various legends in the desert always regard the Kingdom of the Undead as the source of the underground river in the desert..."

Speaking of this, Jin An looked at Old Sadiq: "You are right. The desert is gradually crossing the mountains and slowly encroaching deeper into the desert. The desert has been expanding..."

Discovering the ancient river channel is one step closer to the Kingdom of the Immortal God. The morale of the team is high, and the atmosphere is relaxed along the way. It seems that even the temperature of the scorching sun above our heads has dropped a lot. They say that people feel refreshed when happy events happen, but Jin'an and the others are still After three or four days of being out of spirits, I ran into big trouble.

Old Sadiq, who had followed a caravan in his youth and was most familiar with the desert experience, suddenly sniffed his nose, and immediately his expression changed drastically and he shouted: "I smell the smell of wind signals, there is going to be a strong wind deep in the desert! Yes!" Very, very strong winds!”

The weather in the desert is extreme.

Just a moment ago, the sky was clear and clear, and the next moment, the sky suddenly changed.

Especially now is the winter when the situation is the most unpredictable and sudden, with all kinds of extreme weather emerging one after another.

Being able to make Old Sadiq specifically increase very, very strong winds means that the scale of this storm will not be small.

Old Sadiq looked at Jin An anxiously: "Master Jin An, this storm will be very big. What should we do? Should we return to Guchi Country now to avoid the limelight?"

Jin An solemnly confirmed again and again: "Old Sadiq, are you sure this storm will be big?"

Old Sadiq said with certainty: "Since I put on the camel skin and turned into a camel, I have also inherited the camel's keen perception of the desert. I can smell it in the air. There will be a big storm soon." coming!"

Jin An pondered: "We are too far away from Guchi Country. It may be too late to return to Guchi Country now. We will definitely not be able to outrun the speed of the storm!"

"This is the river bed after the ancient river channel dried up. We can only bite the bullet and keep walking forward. We pray that the ancient river bed will go deeper and deeper so that we can find a place to shelter from the wind!"

In fact, he still hasn't said anything. There are many unknown dangers waiting for them on the road ahead. If they want to continue to go deep into the desert, they can only move forward and not retreat. Otherwise, they will think of retreating when they encounter danger, and they will never find it. The Kingdom of the Immortal God.

Jin An pondered for a short time. Once he made his decision, the sheep and camels started running wildly in the desert, carrying the heavy supplies on their backs.

Yellow sand rises into the sky.

A thick yellow curtain wall swept in with continuous rumblings. The edges of the thick yellow wall could not be seen at both ends, rolling and crushing all the way.

Although Jin An was mentally prepared, he didn't expect this big storm to come so quickly.

The wind is too fast.

The sharp whistling sound in his ears became louder and louder, like swords plowing the ground, and the continuous wall of sand and dust behind him got closer and closer.

By this time, it was difficult for the camels to walk in the strong wind. Even though they were carrying a lot of goods and their bodies were very heavy, they still could not withstand the power of nature. The three camels were staggered by the strong wind, and they could not even stand let alone walking. stable.

Woohoo——

Wuwuwu——

The wind was still roaring in the ears, like thousands of powerful souls pouring out their resentments in the ears. What was even worse was that the wind force continued to strengthen.

Jin An knew that if things continued like this, not only the three camels would be blown away by the strong wind, but even he and the goat would not be spared.

"Don't leave, just lie down on the spot! Lie down on the spot! Use the ancient river channel as a sand wall!"

But no matter how Jin An shouted, the camels and sheep could not hear his words clearly. Everyone's eyes and ears were blurred by the wind and sand. Their eyes were covered with yellow mist, their vision became very poor, and their ears were filled with the shrill sound of wind.

This is the biggest storm Jin An has encountered in the desert.

According to this wind speed, ten sand dunes may have to be evacuated.

Fortunately, he was still holding the goat's rope in his hand. He covered his face with a scarf with one hand to prevent sand from getting into his nose, mouth, and eyes while following the rope to find the goat.

In the sky full of yellow sand, there is a goat with thick horns and body hair. It is so strong and tall that it is like a snowy mountain yak, frozen in the desert storm. It actively acts as a wind-breaking wall, protecting it from standing behind. three camels.

This greedy silly sheep usually eats and drinks Jin'an's various tonics, but now he finally has a place to use them.

Jin An approached a sheep and three camels, pointed at the river bed, and repeated it loudly several times. Only then did everyone finally understand what Jin An meant. The team braved the increasing wind and sand and struggled to stick to a place on the bank of the ancient river. Lie down in the sand.

Although this ancient river is not deep, it is still possible to lie down to avoid the storm. At this time, everyone finally has a chance to breathe.

Especially the three old Sadiqs, even though they had only been hiding on the bank of the ancient river for only a short distance of two to three feet, they were already exhausted.

"Now is not the time to relax! This storm is too big. The sand in the ancient river channel has been rising. Sooner or later we will be buried under the sand!" Jin An shouted in the sandstorm without optimism.

At this moment, he was holding it tightly with both hands. The original sun protection hat had been blown away by the strong wind. The sand above his head was like a stone, hitting the person. Jin An didn't care, this strength couldn't hurt him. , it is the suffering of the three old Sadiqs.

Looking up at the strong wind that not only showed no intention of stopping but was getting stronger, Jin An's head sank to the bottom, fearing that they would not even get past the center of the storm.

Jin An knew that he couldn't sit still and wait for death, otherwise he would be buried alive by the yellow sand sooner or later: "You guys stay here and don't move anywhere. I'll go find another place that's better sheltered from the wind!"

The wind and sand were so strong that Jin An had just taken a few steps away when he could no longer see his back. Lao Sadiq and the others barely opened their eyes, but they could only see billowing yellow dust. They couldn't even find the directions of the southeast, northwest and northwest. The wind and sand blew into my eyes and I quickly buried my head and closed my eyes.

Old Sadiq didn't know how long he stayed up. It seemed like a day, or like a year. Time passed very long, and the only sound left in his ears was the whistling wind. The world was so quiet that there was only one sound left. His body became heavier and heavier. His body is being buried by yellow sand.

In this muddle-headed atmosphere filled with wind and noise, Old Sadiq didn't know how long he persisted. Suddenly he felt someone slapping his face and calling him. He opened his eyes with difficulty and was surprised to see that the yellow sand had buried him to the ground. Half of his body...until he saw the familiar figure in five-color Taoist robes, his groggy head suddenly woke up, and his blinded hearing heard the sounds of the outside world again.

"I've found a place to take shelter from the wind! Follow me!"

Jin An dug the sheep and camels out of the yellow sand, and then led the sheep and camels forward with difficulty in the ancient river that was half submerged.

The place Jin An found was a hollow in the river washed out by undercurrents.

After the team hid in the cave on the river bank, the sound of wind in their ears suddenly died down by half. At this time, they could finally take a breather. Only Jin An kept shoveling sand at the entrance of the cave with a shovel.

To prevent the yellow sand buried higher and higher in the ancient river channel from blocking the entrance of the cave.

This was the biggest storm that Jin'an had encountered since entering the desert. It lasted until about midnight before it finally subsided.

The surviving sheep and three camels ran out to spread their hooves and stretch their muscles regardless of the cold weather in the dark night.

As a result, as soon as he ran out, there was an exclamation: "Taoist Master Jin'an, come quickly! There is a dead person here!"

When Jin An walked out of the ancient river and landed on the shore, he saw a dead man on the deserted Gobi. The man fell in a pool of blood, with no breath at all.

"This man is wearing the clothes of the Western Regions. It's hard to tell whether he is from the lineage of King Kangding or the great khan of the northern grassland tribe." Jin An knelt down and observed the dead man carefully.

Can die here.

The identity is not difficult to guess.

It’s just a few waves of people.

"This man's limbs were blown off, his skull was smashed into pieces, and the blood under his body was splattered. He should have been crushed to death by the storm."

In order to find out the identity of this person as much as possible, Jin An endured the nausea of ​​bloody flesh and blood and continued to observe the dead person: "Huh?"

"Why is this man's ears missing?"

Jin An frowned slightly.

After hearing Jin An's somewhat horrifying words, the sheep and three camels that were trembling in the desert night wind and gathered around them all looked up at Jin An.

Jin An pointed at the bruised man on the ground and said, "Look, here is the head. Although the man fell to pieces, you can still vaguely make out some heads. There are no ears on the face facing upward."

"Wu'er's ear circumcision?"

"Could it be that someone has already found the Wu'er family?"

Old Sadiq and the three of them exclaimed in surprise.

Jin An didn't say anything. He didn't feel disgusted at all and started groping up and down on the dead man's clothes that were stained with blood and flesh.

There was nothing on this person that could prove his identity, and he didn't even have many valuable things. The only most valuable thing was a few stacks of banknotes stained red with blood.

"This is a bank note from Datong Bank of Kangding State. Datong Bank is a bank jointly established by merchants from several prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River. It has branches in every prefecture of Kangding State. With these banknotes, you can freely exchange for silver in each prefecture." Jin An said thoughtfully.

"Since this man holds a Datong banknote, it seems that he is from the side of a certain prince in Kangding Kingdom. He should be a guide or translator found by the mountain guards. He has a weak foundation, so he was blown up by the wind and thrown into the sky. died."

"If this person is really with those people from the Mountain Guards, there is a high probability that the people who find the Wu'er clan are those from the Mountain Guards."

Next, Jin An continued to search for more clues on the dead man, but this time he found no new clues. When he stood up, looking at him in a certain direction in the night sky, his face suddenly became startled.

"What's wrong with Taoist Master Jin'an?"

The three camels also turned around to look, but saw nothing. The desert was as dark as ink at night, and their field of vision was limited.

"I thought I saw a flash of fire just now. You guys go back to the ancient river and wait for me. I'll find a high place and take a closer look at the area."

Jin'an leaps to the next high ground

This time he was finally convinced that there was indeed a fire swaying in front of him. Although it was far away, the fire was swaying in the dark night, flickering on and off, but it was indeed a fire.

There is fire!

It means there is someone!

"You guys pack up and we'll be on our way immediately. I spotted the light of activity in front of us. Let's go over and have a look. Maybe they are the group of mountain guards who have found the Wu'er clan."

Old Sadiq and the others obeyed Jin An's words. Although they had just escaped a big sandstorm during the day and were exhausted, they still gritted their teeth and continued on their way.

Traveling in the freezing desert winter is not a good experience.

Fortunately, there is a great medicine issued by Jin'an, which can replenish blood and strengthen qi, keep the body warm, and have strong yang fire, so I can go on the night journey on this cold night.

As he got closer, a tall black shadow gradually appeared in front of him, like a tall demonic shadow standing in the dark night staring at every passerby, giving off a ferocious and sinister aura.

It wasn't until I got closer that I saw clearly that the black shadow was actually a huge earth mountain about ten feet high. The earth mountain stood alone in the Gobi desert, like a wordless tombstone in a cemetery, desolate, lonely, and dark.

And on the side of the huge earth mountain, there was actually a village.

The village is surrounded by a low earthen wall, and there is no one on the low wooden wall at this time.

"This is……"

Even Jin An frowned slightly. In the depths of the desert, which is dry and rainless all year round, are there really signs of living people?

The door of the village was not locked. When Jin An wanted to knock on the door, the door opened on its own with a creaking sound.

There seemed to be voices in the village.

Passed out through the door.

Jin An suddenly frowned and stood still.

"What's wrong with Taoist Master Jin'an? Is there really something wrong with this place?"

"I don't know if it's been too long, but I smell the familiar scent of Red Moon Rouge..."

"Rouge is only used by women. Is there an old friend of Taoist Jin'an here?"

Jin An shook his head and pondered: "She and I have been separated for too long. She left without saying goodbye that day and her whereabouts are still unknown. It shouldn't be such a coincidence... Whether this place is a dragon pool or a tiger's den, we will know as soon as we go in."

Jin An was the first to push open the door and walk into the village.