Chapter 54 54. Ten years
The red behemoth is entrenched in the center of the Yaochi, with stars dotted around him, and the water lifts his body up like a winding horse across the stars.
The iron scales rose and fell gently with his breathing, the golden candle flame was extinguished and closed, and he was sleeping.
The bronze cauldron is naturally suspended between the two corners of the dragon's head.
The girl sat on the big cauldron, browsing the ancient books stored in the bronze cauldron, and waiting for the red dragon to wake up.
The time when the creatures that enter the dreamland of Yaochi will fall asleep is uncertain. It may take decades, or it may be in the next moment. Qingniao is not sure. This is decided by the sleeping creatures themselves, and it is related to the desires of the creatures who enter the dreamland of Yaochi. If Chi Jiao is willing, he can open his eyes the next moment.
"But this can't be done in a short time." She shook her head slightly.
Why did Kyushu fall and recover, and what happened in the unspeakable secret era between their era and the present world. What Chi Jiao wants to know is so terrifying.
The dreamland of Yaochi gives people a great dream. The most scenes that Qingniao has seen are nothing more than living beings practicing with the help of dreams. It is the precipitation of real time. In the dream, it impacts a deeper and more powerful realm. When you wake up, the accumulation of precipitation will be confirmed. It actually appears to the dreamer.
That period of dreamland is both true and false. It is true for the creatures who enter the Yaochi dreamland, but it is false for the reality of this period of time.
For example, when Chi Jiao falls asleep this time, he is very likely to return to the hidden era, but he only observes from the perspective of a bystander and is unable to do anything of practical significance. Otherwise, if we use the dream of Yaochi as a medium and regard time as nothing, let alone Yaochi without this magical power, even if it has it, the original Kyushu dreamer should have thrown history into chaos.
The blue bird put away the ancient book he had read in his hand and went to take another one from the deer.
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At dusk, on the ancient road, someone was leading a strong black horse.
The person leading the horse wears a bamboo hat and is dusty.
But the horse looked miraculous. Its huge muscles seemed to be made of black iron. It was like a monster. It was almost as tall as two people. Its mane was flying in the yellow sand like a ball of flames.
"Let's rest here tonight." Li Xi'an looked at the map and then looked at the inn next to the ancient road.
Crossing the desert leads to the next giant city. The desert changed too much at night. He would rather walk under the sun during the day than cross it at night. There were other people in the inn, a group of warriors escorting the items. Several carts of tightly wrapped supplies had unknown flags planted on them. Li Xi'an didn't know whether it was a mortal escort or a dispatch from the cultivating sect. He doesn't have any cultivation skills. Seeing that everyone is the same as ordinary people, naturally he can't tell the difference between practitioners and ordinary martial arts.
In ten years, Ma Yao and he traveled to thirty-nine countries and visited all the large cities in these countries.
One thing they have in common is that the cultivation path is very ordinary, not as high-altitude and inaccessible as Li Xi'an expected. Generally, there is usually a huge sect in a huge city, but the so-called huge is relative to all living beings.
The oldest and most terrifying being in these sects' traditions is none other than Yang Shen.
It's quite powerful. I don't know anything about Kyushu's fall. He had no choice but to continue heading towards the center of Kyushu.
The horse demon was very excited during this journey, seeing sights that were once unimaginable. After all the talk, Ma Yao agreed to go on the road with him. In the final analysis, I am longing for the vast world outside, but I am also tired of the intrigues on the road of spiritual practice. Li Xi'an understood and said, "Follow me to see the vast world of the outside world. Come and see and solve the intrigues on the road. Just stay by and cheer me up." Anyone who deceives, evil, or plots will be killed by him.
The horse demon originally sneered, even if he followed him honestly, he still said that the world is so big, how can you, an ordinary boy, stop the intrigues of those old monsters, otherwise I will have to carry you to run away.
Later, he witnessed Li Xi'an kill an old monster in Yangshen realm and became completely quiet. Whenever there was a fight, he fulfilled his promise and raised his hooves nearby to add to the fun.
Ma Yao repeatedly confirmed that Li Xi'an did not have any cultivation, but killing Yang Shen was like killing a chicken but a dog.
This made him frown, thinking that he might have encountered an ancient demon. Only this kind of creature can master terrifying supernatural powers without any cultivation, and practitioners with advanced cultivation can't do anything about it. But when it saw Li Xi'an's appearance, it hesitated again, did the ancient demon look like this? Shouldn't there be seven or eight heads, one hundred and eighty hands, and a body full of evil aura?
"Stay in the stable and I will find spiritual herbs for you later."
The horse demon nodded quickly when he heard the spirit grass. This man didn't know what method he used, but the spirit grass he found for him had the best taste and fragrance. With just this magic grass in his hand, if this person drove it away, it would probably hold its hooves and cry bitterly.
After settling the horse demon, Li Xi'an walked into the inn.
There were several wooden tables in the lobby of the inn, where fellow lodgers were drinking heavily. As soon as he stepped in, a stench of sweat and pheromones filled his nostrils. These people had probably not taken a shower for a long time, and Li Xi'an silently took note of the characteristics of these people. Their beards were thick but clean-shaven. They came here from the desert, which was opposite to Li Xi'an's current route.
He took off his hat and put it on the counter, revealing his sharp face. The thin boy of the past traveled around and gained his own edge.
“A nice guest room.”
Li Xi'an glanced at the price tag behind the counter and threw down a few coins.
The boy came quickly and planned to lead him upstairs, but he was stopped by someone, it was those big men.
The leader was as tall as a mountain, his eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, and he glanced at Li Xi'an like a knife before he spoke slowly.
“I don’t know what to call my friend?”
"Speak directly if you have anything to say." Li Xi'an was not polite. These people have no good intentions, but he doesn't have much patience.
The man behind the big man wanted to get angry, but he stopped him. The big man's eyes cautiously fell on the simple long sword behind Li Xi'an. He had bid farewell to his innateness and entered Ju Ling, where he could cultivate and build his own "weapon". That long sword gave him a more terrifying feeling than the "weapon" he spent a huge price to obtain materials for.
An ordinary person?
He was a little suspicious. The non-spiritual fluctuations on his body might be due to his advanced state and he couldn't sense it. But above the Juling Realm is the Yang God. This kind of existence can be a giant in the country. How could he ride a horse like this? And if that ancient long sword was a "weapon", how could it be left alone?
The big man cupped his fists and said in a deep voice.
"This is my friend. We were crossing the desert all the way. Unfortunately, we encountered a rare sandstorm. Several of the horses escorting the escort died on the road. Now I feel a little powerless to go on the road again. I saw the mysterious black horse of my friend, and I asked how much the price would cost. The friend was satisfied and gave us the horse.”
"Buying a horse?"
"Exactly!"
Li Xi'an smiled.
"I need this horse urgently, don't you think?"
"I am willing to pay you ten times the price you paid for the horse, but I only ask for your love!" Who can climb to Juling Realm without struggling? Hearing the words of the young man carrying the ancient sword on his back, he immediately understood the meaning.
However, several people behind the big man looked shocked, as if they did not expect him to be willing to offer such a high price. At the same time, he looked at Li Xi'an with an evil look.
"I originally bought this horse for a thousand taels of gold. Ten times as much as ten thousand taels of gold is enough."
When they heard Li Xi'an's leisurely reply, their faces turned pale in an instant.
(End of chapter)