Chapter 221 The young man enters the wilderness
The Donghuang Continent is vast and boundless. If the Great Yu Dynasty is the center, the imperial capital will be the bullseye.
The outline of the Nineteen States looks like a teapot.
The spout is tilted up, and the edge of the mouth is Tianmen Pass. Stretching outward from Tianmen Pass, you pass through the gray magical land outside the country, where demons live and entrench. Farther away, there is the deep black wilderness on the map.
Dayu's military department had four branches, which were in charge of military selection, maps, chariots and horses of various states, military armor and equipment, etc.
His second job, Fangbu, is to take charge of the map of the world and draw and update it regularly.
During the more than 3,000 years of the Yu Dynasty, old and new maps were updated for many generations, leaving aside the changes in terrain within each state.
The demon territories outside the country are classified as gray areas, but over the years, mountains, rivers, peaks and other landforms have been gradually surveyed and named.
This also provides great convenience for the Demon Suppression Department to track down wanted demons abroad. The map is the eye. Just drawing the map has sacrificed many talented people.
However, no matter how the old and new maps changed, beyond the realm of monsters, deeper and further, the area named "Great Wilderness" by the late emperor when he went on an expedition was always dark black.
There is no description or introduction of the landforms.
For example, the black abyss surrounding the edge of the continent is a dangerous and mysterious place where humans are prohibited from doing anything.
For thousands of years, talented people from the Ministry of War have successively tried to go to the wilderness to find out what happened, but they made countless sacrifices and only brought back little information.
These messages written in blood were woven into a book called the Great Wilderness Sutra.
There is only two pages and a brief description of several hundred words.
Life is thinner than paper.
But even so, this thin two-page paper was carefully treasured by the Imperial Palace, and only top powers such as the Divine General Mansion had copies.
At this moment, at the edge of the wilderness, a young figure is walking in the wild jungle with towering ancient trees.
It was surrounded by tall trees and misty.
"The records say that in the wilderness, miasma is everywhere, giant beasts are rampant, demons are raging, and there are also traces of rumored ancient ferocious beasts."
As Li Hao moved forward, he also looked around carefully.
This record is indeed true. Although he has not yet encountered the giant beasts and demons, he has already felt the damp and sinister miasma in the forest.
Fortunately, his indestructible treasure body is extremely condensed and can resist easily without being harmed.
But if it were to be in another three immortal realms, even if it stayed in this forest for a long time, the treasure body would be damaged.
Needless to say, if your cultivation level is lower, it will only be more difficult.
His mother actually lives in a place like this... Li Hao's eyes flashed, his thoughts turned, and he asked the old man of the Ji family who shrunk and hidden in his body:
"Is there really the human life you mentioned here?"
"It's not the human race, it's the saint race!"
The voice of the old man from the Ji family immediately corrected him.
When dealing with Li Hao, he also had a love for talents, so he was willing to say more:
"My Ji family is from the ancient holy clan. Although we are also from the human race, our clan has the blood of the ancient saints and is physically powerful. It is definitely not comparable to you barbarian primitives. What's more, our clan is protected by the holy land and the miasma does not invade. It’s not an exaggeration to say it’s a magical place.”
When Li Hao heard this, he felt a little relieved. It seemed that his mother's living environment was not bad.
While walking, Li Hao started chatting with the old man of the Ji family.
I learned the other party's name, which was Ji Yunge.
The other party only talked briefly about the Ji family's affairs, but did not talk in depth. However, he gave Li Hao a lot of advice on matters in the Great Wilderness, and he also made Li Hao understand that this Great Wilderness was indeed as explored by countless sages from the Ministry of War. Extremely dangerous.
But this dangerous place is divided into regions.
For example, where they are now, on the edge of the wilderness, they will encounter extremely terrifying monsters, but the probability is not high.
Most of them are occupied by demons and ferocious beasts with low bloodline.
However, the energy of the world here is abundant, and even demons with low bloodline are expected to become demon kings. Therefore, the record of the Dayu Dynasty that one cannot easily set foot in the wilderness without the Four Realms can be regarded as a fairly reliable warning.
Among the towering ancient trees, Li Hao followed Ji Yunge's guidance and hurried on.
He shuttled through these large trees with a diameter of tens of meters, and several people could easily lie flat on each branch.
As they were walking forward, a shadow suddenly came over them.
The Taoist rhyme draws the attack, and the attack is sure to hit, and there is a feeling that it is inevitable.
Li Hao was slightly startled, and the steps he had just landed suddenly stepped out quickly again, leaving no trace in the sky and earth. With a whoosh, he disappeared under the pull of the rhyme.
Before Daoyun's traction was connected, Li Hao appeared at the attack point, as fast as lightning, and saw that the person who attacked was a woman hidden behind the thick leaves of the treetops.
The opponent is half human, half demon, and his lower limbs are as ferocious as a mantis.
Seeing Li Hao who suddenly appeared in front of her, the woman was also startled. She obviously didn't expect that this young man, who although his aura was not visible, was obviously from the human race, could actually have such skills!
Her pupils suddenly shrank, but she reacted very quickly and spit out a stream of green venom.
Bang!
Li Hao raised his hand and punched out. The violent wind of the fist directly shook away the venom and hit the face of the banshee, smashing her snow-white and delicate face, revealing the carapace-like bones inside, making a miserable sound. Call.
"The ancient genius?!"
The banshee retreated and looked at Li Hao in shock.
At such an age, she actually has such terrifying explosive power. At the edge of this wild world, she actually met an ancient genius? !
She cursed in her heart that she was unlucky, ignored the pain on her face, turned around and ran away.
Li Hao's reaction was extremely fast. As soon as the picture of flying birds in the mountains was opened, coupled with the trace of the sky and the earth, he caught up with the opponent almost instantly. Under the shocked gaze of the banshee, he punched her through the head.
Blood splattered and splattered on nearby trees.
A soul rushed out of the body of the banshee, looked at Li Hao in fear, turned around, screamed and ran away.
Her soul burned and exploded at full speed, but Li Hao's power to control things had already been condensed into a sword, which was slashed out instantly, tearing her body apart, and then quickly split the sword energy, shattering her severed soul, and completely annihilating it.
All this happened in the blink of an eye, and the Taoist Demon King had fallen into the hands of Li Hao.
Ji Yunge, who was hiding in Li Hao, couldn't help but smile on his face when he saw it.
Although Li Hao was seen showing extraordinary talent in Minghe, it was more or less because Li Tianzong was obsessed with taking care of him secretly.
Now, Li Hao's real body's explosive power, display of skill and strength were not inferior to those of Shang He, which made him feel relieved and satisfied.
He thought that when Li Hao would send him back to Ji's house, he could introduce him to Li Hao. If Li Hao could be allowed to practice in Ji's house, it would be considered an excellent cultivation.
At this moment, Li Hao punched the Banshee King and felt a stinging pain in his fist. It was actually the venom on his fist that was corroding his skin.
Since his body can be corrupted, if he were in the ordinary three immortal realms, his flesh and blood would probably have rotted away and his bones would have been exposed.
Li Hao took a deep breath. He didn't expect that he would encounter a sneak attack by the demon king before he had walked dozens of miles in this wild world.
He glanced at the body of the Banshee King. Except for the smashed head, the body was still intact.
He quickly flew back, came to the opponent's body, raised his hand to grab it, and absorbed the life essence and blood in the opponent's body.
I saw that the body of the Banshee King quickly withered, and finally resembled wrinkled gray carrion.
Li Hao casually slapped it, smashing it into ashes so as not to leave any traces.
After absorbing the life essence and blood of the Banshee King, Li Hao circulated and condensed it in his body. The tingling sensation on the back of his hand immediately disappeared. The rotten erosion also stopped, and his flesh and blood were regenerated.
He had just come out of Minghe, and his true body was still the same strength as before the end of the Liangzhou War. His physical body was only comparable to the level of the divine weapon that had been forged seven times.
At this moment, I became a little more refined again.
It can be seen how powerful the venom of this banshee king is. Even a demon king like Lu Yuan, who is in the ultimate realm, can hardly cause serious injuries with his physical body. The other party is just a state of mind, but it makes him bleed!
“You can hurt me with your Taoist state of mind. Is this the Demon King of Dahuangtian? It feels more powerful than outside.”
Li Hao murmured to himself.
Ji Yunge couldn't help laughing when he heard this.
Is it worthy of praise to hurt you three immortals with a Taoist state of mind?
It’s true.
However, the same is true for all the ancient geniuses. Killing the Demon King in adversity can shock the barbarians in that wilderness, but in this wilderness, they can only be called outstanding.
But he knows that Li Hao's true strength is not like this, so even among the ancient saints, Li Hao is enough to become a genius. This is the reason why he cherishes his talent!
After dealing with the banshee king, Li Hao did not stop and continued moving forward.
He has the attribute of omniscience and can block his breath, but the sound caused by his actions will still attract some demons along the way.
Li Hao killed two more on the way, but they were both in the third level of immortality. They tried to sneak attack, but he slapped them to death.
There are no weapons around him, but Li Hao's body is already at the level of a divine weapon, and his fists and feet are extremely destructive.
While rushing on the road, Li Hao was also digesting the memories and martial arts skills brought out by Qian Heli.
These exercises were directly included in the panel due to his memory, and in the panel, after the deduction of the seven stages of the fleshly path, some new exercises evolved.
For example, the Ten Thousand Bloods True Demonic Art originally performed has now become the Soul Sacrifice True Demonic Art. Absorbing the blood of demon essence, the ratio of transformation and condensation is higher.
This allowed Li Hao's physical body to condense to its limit faster.
Ji Yunge showed Li Hao the way, avoiding some of the more dangerous forbidden areas in the wilderness along the way.
There is a famous demon king entrenched inside, so don't set foot easily.
Li Hao had no intention of taking risks and hunting. The top priority now was to send Ji Yunge back to Ji's house. If possible, he still wanted to see the mother deep in his heart.
It’s good to know it’s safe.
The night is as cold as water.
In the endless stretch of ancient forest, bones and remains are occasionally seen scattered.
A pile of dead leaves and twigs was used to build a fire, which burned on a thick branch, but did not ignite the branch.
The thick branches contain abundant water and vitality. It is difficult for ordinary flames to cause mountain fires and ignite these ancient trees with strong vitality.
Moreover, the miasma here is moist, and without a constant supply of fuel, the flames will quickly go out.
At this moment, beside the fire, Li Hao stopped to rest and adjust his condition.
He leaned against the tree trunk, picked up a blade of grass, folded it into a harmonica near his mouth, and blew it gently.
The moonlight scattered, accompanied by the ancient trees in the deserted sky, the curling whistle drifted gently, and then was blocked by the soundproof barrier set up by Li Hao.
It only echoes among the branches.
The musical experience slowly increases.
This can be regarded as cultivation.
There was nothing around me, and I couldn't study calligraphy, painting or chess. I could only entertain myself with music.
Ji Yunge stood at the other end of the branch, with his hands behind his back, looking at the stars and moon in the distance, his eyes filled with the longing to return home.
At this moment, listening to Li Hao's melodious and whirling grass whistle music, in this silent moonlit night, his inner thoughts were drawn deeper.
He turned around and looked at the young man, only to see that the young man was just staring at the dark ancient forest, not knowing what he was thinking.
"What's the name of this song?"
"moonlight."
"You said in the dying river that you didn't want to go home, but your music was full of longing." Ji Yunge stared.
"Two different things."
Li Hao took off the blade of grass from his mouth and said softly: "What I miss is my friend."
Ji Yunge glanced at him and said, "Are your friends also very powerful?"
"Then it depends on what aspects."
Li Hao smiled and said: "Some can fish, some can eat and drink, and some have no special skills, but they are very happy."
"I think being able to live a happy life is also a skill."
Ji Yunge's eyes flickered slightly and he said, "I see that you spent a lot of time in the Death River to enjoy yourself. In such a dangerous environment, you still have fun and entertainment. Are you really not afraid of death?"
"You can't give up your life just because you're afraid of death. Isn't that putting the cart before the horse?"
Li Hao did not explain the reason for the panel, but he also expressed his thoughts: "It's like practicing hard for the purpose of living, but spending all your life time on cultivation, then... what's the point?"
"Without power, in the face of life and death, in front of demons, there is only despair."
Ji Yunge said.
Li Hao smiled slightly: "But there are not many powerful warriors who die. Many of them have not even had time to enjoy life. For example, senior, your cultivation level is not low, right?"
Ji Yunge was startled, and his expression changed slightly. The implication of Li Hao's words was that he was as powerful as him, but he was also dead.
This is obviously offensive.
But he didn't get angry because of this, instead he was a little absent-minded.
Looking back on his life, he lived a long time, but spent most of his time practicing.
Looking back now, I often think about things other than cultivation in the Qianhe River.
Fighting with those guys, eating wine, competing in hunting, etc., as well as the usual gentle words and laughter, ordinary scenes...
He fell silent.
When experiencing life and death, what you remember is not how you cultivated, but some people and some things.
Not to mention that he is now dead.
His obsession with returning to the Ji family was to return home, and the purpose of returning home was to be reluctant to leave the holy mountain and the people on the mountain.
When Li Hao saw the other party's silence, he didn't say anything more and continued to hold the grass blade in his mouth, blowing and moaning gently.
He is not against cultivation, but when he is busy practicing, he can stop to have two cups of tea and chat.
That is "living" life.
The night is slightly cool, a cluster of flames, a clear whistle, two souls with different thoughts.
There is also a bright full moon...
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For several days, Li Hao was on the road.
On the way, I also practiced the exercises included in the panel one by one.
Every time he practiced, his body was refined and improved again. In addition, the demons he hunted along the way and absorbed their essence and blood made Li Hao's progress rapid, and his physical body reached a level comparable to that of the Eight-Forged Divine Weapon.
In the Ming River, his body was comparable to Jiuzhu, and he could barely hold up in the Taiping Dao realm.
Now, we are getting closer and closer to that level.
After all, in this reality, he doesn't have so many magical medicines to take, and he can't take them. He relies entirely on the absorption and conversion of the exercises. Fortunately, the effect is not worse than the magical medicine, but it just takes a little time.
"Huh? Something seems wrong here."
Li Hao stepped into a blood-red mountain range, surrounded by red mist. When this mist touched his body, Li Hao felt as if his flesh and blood were soft.
This was more terrifying than the miasma and seemed to weaken his physical strength.
"This is Chimu Corpse Ridge."
Ji Yunge said: "This is the place where a Taoist died. His Tao domain remains, forming a special restricted area here, which is very dangerous."
Then he changed the topic and said: "However, it is not a big problem for you. The rules of the Tao domain contained here are not as strong as that person was in his life. It will just continue to decompose your Qi and blood. If you stay there for a long time, your body will be weak and even old. Death, but considering your body, you can bear it.”
"Deep here, there is a red-blooded demon vine king rooted in the skeleton of the person who heard the Tao. Every six months, it will produce a Tao Yun Blood Fruit. It is very effective and can greatly enhance the body. It has Helps promote physical strength, reach the ultimate state of strength, and stimulate the state of divine power."
"You can go look for the red-blooded demon vine king. It has absorbed too much of the flesh and blood of the hearer. It is restricted by this and cannot escape. However, its combat effectiveness is average. You should be able to win."
Li Hao was stunned for a moment, a little dumbfounded. The Yun Blood Fruit would probably have little effect on him.
But since he's here, it doesn't hurt to go take a look. If he can't use it, he can take it back to Qianqian for use.
As Li Hao's mind was spinning, several sounds of breaking through the air suddenly hit him from ahead.
"stop!"
"Who is that? Quick, help me stop him. I am the Qin family of the ancient holy clan!"
Several angry shouts were heard.
Li Hao looked and saw a short man speeding in front, and three other figures chasing behind him at full speed with extremely fast movements.
The short man running away in front saw Li Hao standing in the air, his face changed slightly, and he hurriedly said: "Don't block me, I'll give you the treasure!"
While talking, he had already arrived at Li Hao's side.
When Li Hao was confused, the other party suddenly took action and slapped Li Hao on the face.
Bang!
The opponent's wrist was pinched by Li Hao, and then crushed with a click.
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Li Hao asked doubtfully: "What do you want to do?"
(End of chapter)