Chapter 589 Suddenly!

   "Wait. This position seems to be not far from the site of the "Changnan Ancient Road"?"

   turned back and looked deeply at the direction where the third-order fire bird was leaving, Liu Yu's heart flashed, and suddenly thought of something.

  According to the records of ancient books and the information given by the Seven Nations League, the direction of the departure of the third-order firebird seems to be not far from the location of the "Changnan Ancient Road".

   This thought flashed in his mind, and he immediately fell down to look for it on the ground with very little vegetation.

   Trying to find some clues to verify my guesses.

   With a clear target, Liu Yu's consciousness scanned carefully, and it didn't take long before he found a clue.

   This is a palm-sized brown rock, but there is a deep rut on it, very much like the mark of being run over by a wheel.

   "Perhaps, this was originally a piece of ordinary soil, which was run over by passing wheels when the "Changnan Ancient Road" still existed."

   "Later, the "Changnan Ancient Road" was re-controlled by the demon clan, and the former buildings were destroyed. Under the high temperature environment of the Xinghuo Mountains, the soil gradually solidified into rocks."

   wiped away the dust, Liu Yu carefully scrutinized the brown rock, pondering its past.

   Looking at the continuous volcanoes in the distance, he is not at all surprised that the road that once belonged to the human race has become what it is today.

   For advanced monks, moving mountains and reclaiming seas is too simple.

   Even the current Liu Yu can barely manage to cast spells to move some hills.

   Not to mention the fourth- and fifth-order demon cultivators, moving mountains to reclaim the sea, burning the mountains to cook the sea, just waiting for nothing.

  Perhaps in those years, the range of Xinghuo Mountains was not so large.

   It was only after the Central Territory was cut off from Tiannan that in order to destroy the "Changnan Ancient Road", the Huofeng Clan expanded its scope and brought this place under the direct jurisdiction.

   "So, if you keep walking in this direction, you might reach the Central Domain?"

   Liu Yu guessed in his heart.

   Some of the volcanoes here are indeed "dwarfed" compared to the main body of the Xinghuo Mountains a thousand or two thousand miles away.

   And if you look carefully, you can obviously find traces of artificial movement, which is not natural.

   In this way, everything makes sense.

  The Fire Phoenix Clan brought the safest "Changnan Ancient Road" from Tiannan to the Central Territory under the direct jurisdiction, making the originally safe road extremely dangerous.

   Over time, he has not been attacked by monks, and it is normal for the defense to be lax.

   What's more, the Xinghuo Mountains are not directly bordering the Central Territory, and there are many not weak demon clan forces in the middle, and they do not need to be guarded from time to time.

   "As an ancient road, it will definitely attract the attention of the royal court of the demon clan. It is not a wise choice to follow the ancient road."

   "However, the defense here is relatively lax, but it can be used as one of the backup breakthrough points to break through the blockade."

   "Observe and observe later."

  Thinking like this, Liu Yu put the brown rock back in place and restored it to its original state in great detail.

   Then the mana turned around, and the "Wall of Divine Consciousness" surrounded the surroundings, returning to the temporary cave built by the "Ice Soul Profound Light Array".

   avoided the demon cultivator as much as possible all the way, without the slightest idea of ​​taking action, he left silently without being detected by any demon cultivator or monster.

  …

   "click"

   There was movement in the formation, Gao Jianhan, Mu Yunyan, and Zhuo Mengzhen, who had been waiting for news, immediately became alert when they heard the sound.

   He breathed a sigh of relief when he found out that it was Liu Yu.

   "Friend Qingyang, how is the situation?"

   A pair of eyes stared at Liu Yu, and Mu Yunyan couldn't wait to speak.

   Right now, "the ammunition and food are exhausted", and the improvement of the cultivation base is as slow as a turtle card. Zhuo Meng is really better, but the other two are suffering.

   After all, Gao Jianhan and Mu Yunyan are already quite old, so participating in the "Chang'an Plan" this time also wants to fight hard to see if they can get a chance to have a baby.

   But in the past 30 years, they still haven't reached the Central Territory, and both of them are beginning to be impatient,

   If more time is consumed, even if the final plan is successful, the two will lose the chance to congeal the baby.

   Gao Jianhan has "Golden Scale Fruit", and the situation is slightly better, but Mu Yunyan can't sit still.

   "Some serendipitous findings."

   went to the main seat and sat down, took a sip of the spirit tea, and Liu Yu spoke slowly.

   Next, he didn't hide it, and told the topography he observed and the information about the third-order firebird he accidentally discovered.

   Of course, after the Xinghuo Mountains, there may be human monks, as well as the conjecture of the "Changnan Ancient Road".

   Liu Yu's unhurried voice resounded in the narrow hall, and the three of them listened quietly.

   "Although the defense is slack, there are still more than a dozen demon cultivators. If we want to force our way, I'm afraid it will be difficult to do so."

   "If you are entangled by demon cultivators and fall into the quagmire of fighting skills, I am afraid that the demon cultivators in the Xinghuo Mountains will be able to arrive in a short time."

   After hearing the news, Mu Yunyan was a little disappointed and sighed softly.

   She realized that it would be another delay.

   However, in this situation, it is useless to be anxious, Mu Yunyan can only try to calm down his anxious state of mind.

   "Fellow Daoist Qingyang, can you use your spirit beast again to see if you can get through it?"

   Gao Jianhan rarely spoke.

   The spirit beast he refers to is naturally Xiaoqing.

  After embarking on the road of Jiaohua, Xiaoqing can also be ranked in the upper tier in the bloodline of the spirit demon.

   And the demon clan respected their strength, and ordinary demon cultivators did not dare to question them at all.

   Therefore, there have been several times when Liu Yu released Xiaoqing in an extremely dangerous situation, and several people hid in his mouth.

   Use a trick "Hidden in the mouth of the beast" to successfully pass through several levels.

   However, it is impossible for any third-order demon cultivator to appear out of thin air. After using this trick to fool him a few times, Liu Yu stopped using it.

   After all, Xiaoqing's identity can't stand any investigation. Once exposed at the critical moment, the four of them will be caught in the net.

   And the demon clan is not stupid, as long as Xiaoqing is suspected, this trick can't be used again.

   "No, after the previous few times, the demon clan must have begun to suspect."

   "Using Xiaoqing again is too risky."

   Liu Yu shook his head slightly and rejected Gao Jianhan's proposal.

  Three times Xiaoqing was used, and each time the four of them "disappeared out of thin air", but this half-serpent, half-snake demon cultivator happened to appear, and it was almost impossible not to arouse suspicion.

   He didn't dare to underestimate Yaoxiu's wisdom, so after three times, he decided not to dispatch Xiaoqing again.

   In addition, the Xinghuo Mountains are the territory of the Fire Phoenix Clan, and their bloodline is at the same level as the Jiaolong. Xiaoqing's bloodline is simply not enough for the Fire Phoenix Clan to fear.

   comes out swaggeringly and is bound to be questioned, and then everything will go wrong.

"All right."

   Seeing Liu Yu's resolute attitude, Gao Jianhan nodded lightly, but did not continue to insist.

   Seeing that there is no shortcut, the four of them can only follow the old method, continue to observe for a period of time to collect information, and then formulate a strategy for crossing.

   continued chatting for a while, then the four of them went back to their rooms.

   On the stone bed, Liu Yu sat cross-legged and exercised to adjust the breath, recovering energy and resting for a day.

   On the second day, he started again under the watch of three teammates.

   This time, Liu Yu focused on previous discoveries.

   Observe the movement of the original "Changnan Ancient Road", and now the dead volcano, trying to find out the law of the activities of the demon cultivators, and see if you can find a gap.

  …

  Time flies, with Liu Yu going out frequently and the three of them anxiously waiting, three months passed in a flash.

   "click"

   A dead branch on the ground suddenly broke, and the low-level monster who heard the movement looked over, but there was nothing there.

   They twitched their noses, and no new scents appeared in the air.

   After waiting and watching for a while, there was no new discovery. The low-level monster quickly lost patience and lowered his head to do his own thing.

  Although if the demon cultivator scans carefully, the possibility of "Qinghunsha" being discovered is not small, but for these low-level monsters, it is almost impossible to detect, and it is still very easy to use.

   Zhuo Mengzhen motivated "Qinghunsha", and the four put away the formation and moved forward cautiously. They came to a stone forest with strange rocks and looked at the dead volcano in the distance.

   "Friend Qingyang, this is the place you mentioned."

   "This was really part of the "Changnan Ancient Road"?"

   looked at the distant mountains for a while, Mu Yunyan with a hint of inconceivable in his eyes, withdrew his gaze and turned to ask.

   Everything in front of us is really hard to think of on the "Changnan Ancient Road".

   There is a continuous volcano, and there are low-level demon cultivators everywhere. There are several powerful third-order demon cultivators in the continuous volcano. It is hard to think of the word "road".

  Although most of the immortal cultivators hurried on the road, when Tiannan was still in the expansion stage, there were indeed many qi-cultivating cultivators and mortals walking to Tiannan, and there was indeed a ground road.

   In the records, the width is about several dozen feet.

   "That's right."

   Hearing this, Liu Yu retracted his gaze, lowered his head and swept across the brown rock with rut marks on the ground, confirming with absolute certainty.

   Looking at the distant mountains, at this moment, he suddenly remembered a song that the world is familiar with:

   Draw arrows to find the traces of the ancient road,

  The canopy swallows in the twilight,

  When the wolf smoke, go to the clouds to ride the dust,

  The world. I am the only one!

   nodded with a hint of inconceivable in his eyes, but Mu Yunyan already believed most of it at this time.

  Recalling the ancient book records and the information given by the Seven Nations League, after some comparison, the "Changnan Ancient Road" is indeed almost in this position.

   "It's hard for me to imagine the power of Nascent Soul Transforming the realm of being able to change the environment on such a large scale, turning the once ancient road into a volcano today."

   "It's terrifying and terrifying!"

   Looking at the endless volcanoes and feeling the rich fire attribute aura in the space, Zhuo Mengzhen sighed.

   As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent.

   "Fellow Daoist Qingyang, really don't think about it, try your spirit beast again?"

   "My concubine's bloodline is very extraordinary. She is at the upper level in the bloodline of the spirit demon. Maybe she can still pass the test?"

   rolled his eyes, Mu Yunyan asked reluctantly.

  Using the same method to pass three times in a row, this woman is not unaware of the danger.

   It’s just that if the smuggling is not successful, it becomes a forcible entry, and the risk is even greater.

   For her, she might as well take out Xiaoqing and try again. If she is lucky enough, she might be able to pass through the Xinghuo Mountains without any risk.

   "Any third-order demon cultivator cannot appear out of thin air."

   "The third-order demon cultivator, even if he is at the upper level in the entire demon clan, has records in the demon clan royal court."

   "Because of the three previous uses, Xiaoqing is likely to have been exposed. We must not take risks again, otherwise it will be no different from throwing yourself into the net."

   "Fairy Mu, you must never have this luck again!"

When    said this, Liu Yu turned to look at Mu Yunyan with a meaningful look.

  “.”

The    proposal was rejected mercilessly, Mu Yunyan smiled awkwardly, but did not say anything.

   couldn't beat her, and she was someone else's spirit beast, so there was nothing they could do if she didn't use her.

   In the past three months, Liu Yu has traveled around the Xinghuo Mountains, and basically observed the terrain and the strength of the garrison.

  The final conclusion is - unfathomable.

   In addition to the spot that I noticed first, how many demon cultivators there are in other places, and whether there will be a sudden appearance of a demon cultivator, it is impossible to determine at all.

   This is the place, because Fire Sparrows will appear every half a month, and I have almost figured out the garrison strength.

   Every half month, the third-order fire sparrow will carry the iron cage, transport a cage full of monks, and send it to somewhere in the Xinghuo Mountains.

   Escorting these monks may be for other things, but it is more likely to be rations for demon monks!

  The surrounding of the Xinghuo Mountains is equally dangerous, there are fourth-order monster beasts or Jedi groups, and due to the special distribution, if you don’t want to force the fourth-order transformation into the monster’s lair, you have to pass through the Xinghuo Mountains more or less in the end.

  Compared to the Xinghuo Mountains, the four of them knew a little bit of information, but they didn’t know anything about their surroundings.

   Even if there are records in ancient books, Liu Yu and others can't believe it. Who knows if there will be changes after so many years?

   The plan is made in accordance with the recorded information, and if it does not match the actual situation, I am afraid that even the whole corpse will not be left!

   Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, the four of them could only focus on the Xinghuo Mountains, and they could only look at the location of the “Changnan Ancient Road” without finding a good breakthrough.

However, even if there are only ten demon cultivators here, it is very unlikely that they want to rely on "Qinghunsha" to sneak past, so Gao Jianhan, Mu Yunyan, and Zhuo Mengzhen are still hesitating and can't make a decision. .

   "How about I wait and see for a few more months?"

   Zhuo Meng really felt guilty and tentatively opened his mouth.

   The voice fell, Mu Yunyan and Gao Jianhan nodded in succession, they all felt that Liu Yu's method was too "reckless".

   Crossing the blockade in front of them, all the cards prepared for them by the sect have been exhausted, and they really have no confidence to "smuggle" to the past.

   If it is discovered by the demon cultivator, it is really impossible to escape!

   "This place is a silent extinct volcano, the spiritual veins are at most third-order high-grade, and it is a thousand or two thousand miles away from the main body of the Xinghuo Mountains."

   "Even if you start fighting, the Fire Phoenix will be hard to detect for a while."

   "And after crossing the blockade, referring to the location of the ancient road, it is very likely that you will meet a monk in the Central Region. What are you still hesitating about?"

   Liu Yu frowned, glanced at a few people, and said slowly.

  Because of his strength, he did not consume any important hole cards when crossing the front blockade.

   Therefore, the "Momentary Thousand Mile Talisman" and "One Qi Universe Talisman" are still lying quietly in the storage ring.

   For him, as long as a few teammates attract the attention of the demon cultivator and use the "One Qi Universe Talisman" based on his own strength, the possibility of getting out safely is very high.

   Therefore, Liu Yu highly praised this action and tried his best to persuade the three of them.

  If the information is correct, the Xinghuo Mountains are not far from the "Annan Protectorate", and the teammates are not so important.

   But the three of them are not idle, they are keenly aware of the hidden danger, and if they break through, it may become a stepping stone.

   So no matter what Liu Yu said, he still refused to let go.

   paused and gave the three of them some time to think before Liu Yu continued:

   "After three months of exploration, this place is already the place with the weakest garrison that Liu could find."

   "If you change it to another location, the garrison will only be stronger."

   "If you don't believe it, a few fellow Daoists can personally investigate and then make a decision."

   This place is indeed a place with the weakest garrison, and the risk of passing through is relatively small.

  If you choose this place as a breakthrough point, the three have the greatest possibility to become a stepping stone, but there is also hope of escaping.

   If you choose another location, you are almost dead!

   Therefore, Liu Yu was not worried that the three would not obey, because he was telling the truth, and neither himself nor a few good teammates had a better choice.

   Hearing the words, Gao Jianhan, Mu Yunyan, and Zhuo Mengzhen frowned and remained silent without saying a word.

   is too much, Liu Yu didn't rush to see this, this time he just brought the three people out to see the actual situation and let them be realistic.

   "I hope my "good teammates" will make the right choice."

   Liu Yu flashed this thought.

   The night was dark, and after calculating it was time for the third-order firebird to appear again, he turned his head and continued to look in the direction of the dead volcano.

   "Hey~!"

   It didn't take long for a clear sound to be heard in the distance, and a red light quickly came from the north.

   It was the third-order fire sparrow, and it was still holding the iron cage, and there were many ragged human monks in the cage.

  These cultivators have no eyes, there are bloodstains under the damaged clothes, some even lack arms and legs, and there are traces of being bitten on the wounds.

   It seems that these monks have suffered inhuman torture, have lost all hope, and their eyes are dull, as if they have accepted the arrangement of fate.

After the    Fire Sparrow appeared, demon cultivators appeared in several dead volcanoes, and the aura locked the demon from afar, waiting for it to show the token before releasing it.

   "Hey~!"

   Another high-pitched screeching sound, Huo Que glanced at several demon cultivators with contempt, then fluttered his wings and left quickly with the iron cage in his mouth.

   But the demon hadn't flown very far before it suddenly took shape and let out a cry:

   "Three princesses?!"

   "Huh?!" Liu Yu, who was secretly eavesdropping, understood this demonic language and couldn't help turning his head to look into the distance.

   The body is like a white crane, with dark red feathers, long tail feathers and a graceful and slender neck.

   And the pupils are golden red, like a flame burning, exuding the noble temperament of a born king!

   is a real fire phoenix!

   And its cultivation level is as high as an amazing third-order, which is equivalent to the peak of Jindan!

"not good!"

   The moment he saw this fire phoenix, Liu Yu froze in his heart, and immediately took back his prying consciousness and surrounded several people with a "wall of spiritual consciousness".

   Just the next moment, he felt a gaze, and suddenly looked over.

   A strong sense of crisis spread throughout his body in an instant, and Liu Yu suddenly felt a sense of horror!

   PS: This is a chapter of "Afternoon", and there is another chapter before one o'clock.

  

  

   (end of this chapter)