The sky was filled with yellow sand, the hot wind lingered, and the sun shone brightly in the cloudless sky, as if in a furnace.
A black escape light flew from the distant sky, flashing past. It was extremely fast, hiding a black flying boat three zhang(丈: zhang, a unit of length) long and one zhang(丈: zhang, a unit of length) wide, with a masked man in black sitting cross-legged on it.
It was Zhang Ling in disguise. At this moment, he was covered in a layer of black demonic aura, which was the aura he disguised with the refined true demonic energy.
Even if a cultivator saw him nearby, they would only think he was a high-level alien demon. Even if he ran into that High Priest Luo Ming, as long as he didn't use spiritual power, Zhang Ling was confident that he could hide it.
As for the flying boat under his butt, it was also a top-notch flying ancient treasure. This treasure is called the Feiyu Boat, and it was exchanged from the treasure house of the Twelve Immortal Cities.
Although the previous war between the two races was calculated by the monks of the Ghost King Sect, their ten-member team performing secret missions had allocated a portion of the merit points in advance.
After returning to Tianmu City, the merit points were just enough to exchange for this treasure.
The flying speed of the Feiyu Boat is basically equivalent to the full flight speed of a Yuanying Initial Stage cultivator. Zhang Ling did not value the speed of this treasure, but that it can be driven by various spirit stones and magic stones. In long-term travel, there is no need to consume one's own spiritual power.
At this moment, the flying boat is driven by a medium-grade magic stone. Calculating the journey, he has now arrived at the territory of the alien demons, and in a few days he will be able to reach Yamo Valley.
The Black Cloud Desert has a vast area, even if he travels non-stop, it has been a month since he left the sect. Zhang Ling is playing with a black jade slip in his hand, which is a map he collected in the alien demon market before.
The Yanmo Valley he is going to is actually on the edge of the Black Cloud Desert on the side of the alien demons.
Regarding Yanmo Valley, he naturally inquired about a lot of news. Legend has it that Yanmo Valley was 30,000 years ago, when the alien demons and the human race had just split, the two sides fought fiercely. The alien demons were somewhat invincible, and they broke the magic spring seal with a desperate move.
According to legend, a large amount of demonic energy gushed out from the destroyed magic spring. It was also mixed with a lot of true demonic energy, which instantly caused the world to change, and hundreds of thousands of miles of area were devastated.
For a long time afterwards, it was an uninhabited area. It was not until ten thousand years ago that the demonic energy shrunk to a certain range.
The high-level cultivators of the alien demons then used the sealing array to seal the remaining true demonic energy and re-conquered the area.
It's just that it has changed a lot. I don't know if it is due to the influence of the demonic energy. The earth veins there have changed, and ground fires often erupt. The endless ground fires mixed with demonic energy have transformed into a fiery region, which is called Yanmo Valley by the alien demons.
Legend has it that the Black Cloud Desert was also formed after the eruption of this magic spring.
Three days later, Zhang Ling saw a black-red Gobi desert. He had been flying in this area for a day. It was sunset at this time.
In the crimson afterglow of the setting sun, there is a black city, lying on the ground like a giant beast. This city is called Demon Fire City, and it is a major immortal city of the alien demons.
Speaking of which, the alien demons rarely build such a large immortal city. The status of Demon Fire City is actually similar to that of the Twelve Immortal Cities on their side. Its function is to prevent foreign enemies from invading.
There are six other similar magic cities, called the Seven Magic Cities.
A moment later, Zhang Ling entered Demon Fire City. According to the information he learned, Demon Fire City is guarded by three Yuanying stage cultivators all year round.
And they are all elders of the Yanmo Tribe. The Yanmo Tribe is one of the largest tribes in the alien demons. The Yanmo Old Ancestor, who has the strength of the Yuanying Late Stage, is now the High Priest of the Yanmo Tribe.
The southwestern area of Demon Fire City is the Yanhuo Region. The strongest force in this area is the Yanmo Tribe.
As for Yanmo Valley, it is the most core area of this area, a canyon area with a considerable area.
Originally, Yanmo Valley was also turned into a forbidden area by the alien demons. Except for the Yuanying elders of the Demon Soul Hall, it was difficult for other monks to enter.
However, after thousands of years of development, most of the resources in Yanmo Valley have been divided up by the Demon Soul Hall. Therefore, Yanmo Valley has been opened up thousands of years ago. As long as they are alien demons, they can enter it to search for the remaining cultivation resources.
Today's Yanmo Valley can only be regarded as an open secret realm, and the resources produced are basically divided up. Only some special fire-attribute spiritual herbs and a small amount of spiritual mines will attract some monks.
However, the danger inside is still not small.
Due to the frequent eruption of ground fires, mixed with demonic energy, it is difficult for low-level monks to survive in it, and they will be eroded by fire poison. High-level monks can resist the fire poison with their own strength, but they will be affected if they stay for a long time.
Of course, for Zhang Ling, a Yuanying stage cultivator like him, it has no effect and can walk sideways.
Zhang Ling entered Demon Fire City, it was already night, but there were many monks in the city, more than he imagined. And most of the cultivation bases are above the Foundation Establishment.
Quietly spreading his spiritual sense power, after a while, Zhang Ling frowned slightly. He sensed that the aura of the Yuanying stage cultivators in the city was also more than he imagined, there were as many as seven or eight.
His current spiritual sense power, when fully exerted, can spread to 250 miles away. If he only explores in one direction, he can explore more than 300 miles away. It can basically cover most of the area of Demon Fire City.
At the same time, Zhang Ling also heard that many monks were talking about the same topic, which was actually related to the Wind and Fire Ancient Beast he was looking for.
To the left of the street he was walking on was a teahouse called Fire Cloud Tower. On the second floor of the teahouse, there were three Jindan stage cultivators talking about this matter.
Zhang Ling paused and walked into this teahouse. He ordered a pot of Fire Cloud Spiritual Tea and sat at an empty table with no one, listening silently.
The three Jindan stage cultivators, two middle-aged men and an old man with white hair, were all in the Jindan Late Stage.
Only to hear the old man seemed to be persuading the two to join him in some beast hunting operation. "Fellow Taoists Sun and Qi, have you two not made up your mind yet? The reward for the second wave of beast hunting operation is very generous. Our task is very simple, as long as we enter Yanmo Valley to search for the traces of that monster, we can be allocated a lot of cultivation resources. Are you two not tempted?"
"Brother Huo, it's easy to say. Not long ago, the two Yuanying elders in the city acted together, and they both ended up seriously injured, and many fellow Taoists were killed and injured. If we run into that monster, it won't be enough to fill its teeth. Even if the reward is generous, what's the use of resources if we lose our lives?" One of the bearded middle-aged men snorted coldly.
Another white-faced middle-aged man also shook his head with a wry smile. "Yes, Sun has heard that we are not only searching for one monster, but a group of fire monsters. The leader of that monster has reached the ninth-order strength."
The white-haired old man's face sank, and he suddenly glanced around, then said through voice transmission. "Indeed, the risk is not small. But the two may not know that the second wave of action is no longer only guarded by two Yuanying stage cultivators. I heard that the Yanmo Tribe has newly sent several Yuanying stage monsters to jointly hunt down the monsters. Even if it is really a ninth-order monster, these big men can deal with it. At that time, we only need to act according to the circumstances and hunt down the remaining low-level monsters."
"Oh, how come I don't know this news. The elders of the Yanmo Tribe have really come." The bearded middle-aged man was a little unbelieving.
The white-faced scholar also shook his head and asked. "Yes, Brother Huo, where did you get this news? Sun has not heard of any new Yuanying stage monks coming here."
"Two brothers, don't be afraid to tell you, I am from the Yanmo Tribe. Several priests of my tribe just arrived at Demon Fire City a few hours ago, just to hunt down this group of monsters for fun. Tomorrow morning, the city lord will issue an order to summon the Jindan stage monks in the city to participate in the beast hunting operation. It's just that these guys will not have Yuanying elders leading the team at that time." The white-haired old man's face straightened, and he also had a bit of anger.
"This time, one of my uncles is coming, so I will serve as a small captain. For the sake of our hundred years of friendship, I want to pull the two Taoist friends into the team. If you wait until tomorrow, after the city lord issues an order, if you still want to stay in this area and practice with peace of mind, you will have to participate in the action. Of course, if you two feel that the risk is too great and are unwilling to participate. Then I advise you, it is best to leave Demon Fire City now, and it is best not to be active in the territory of our Yanmo Tribe in the future."
Hearing this, the faces of the two middle-aged monks couldn't help but stiffen. They were talking well, why did they talk about offending the Yanmo Tribe.
The Yanmo Tribe is the overlord in this area. Most of their monks from small and medium-sized tribes depend on the Yanmo Tribe. If they offend the Yanmo Tribe, they will naturally not have a good life.
Of course, with their Jindan cultivation base, they may leave. The territory of the alien demons is not only the Yanmo Tribe.
Although the Yanmo Tribe is one of the largest tribes, it only controls the southeastern area near the Black Cloud Desert.
But as loose cultivators, they are even more unpopular. When they arrive in other tribes' territories or the territories of sects, they will not have a good life.
They will even be inferior.
The composition of the alien demon forces is different from that of the human race. There are very few sect forces, and most of them are composed of tribes.
Although the tribes will also attack and annex each other, it is not peaceful. But if they become loose cultivators, the situation will become worse.
People who abandon the tribe are the most unpopular in the alien demons. Few other tribes will accept such people.
"Since Brother Huo has said so, with the Yuanying priest leading the team, it is much safer. The two of us will join Brother's team. At that time, Brother, you have to take care of us." The white-faced middle-aged man frowned, as if he had figured out something. He glanced at the bearded companion next to him and nodded in agreement.
Hearing this, the white-haired old man stroked his beard and also showed a smile. "Haha, that's right. The two Taoist friends have known me for a hundred years, and I will never cheat you. This time, several elders of our tribe are acting together, enough to wipe out that group of monsters. The monsters in Yanmo Valley are rampant, and Demon Fire City is on the edge. If those monsters rush over, wouldn't the nearby tribes suffer? Eliminating the monsters first is also to ensure the peace of this area."
"Brother is right. More than ten years ago, we launched a large-scale invasion of the human race's territory, and Sun's tribe also lost a lot of personnel. We are recuperating and cannot allow a few monsters to destroy the peace."
After the three of them reached an agreement, they talked and laughed again, and actually brought the topic to the previous war between the two races.
Zhang Ling, who was sitting on the other side, frowned when he heard this. How come there is another ninth-order monster? Could it be the Wind and Fire Ancient Beast he inquired about.
Is it another monster, or is the information he got wrong.
Zhang Ling took a sip of hot tea and hesitated.
