Chapter 255 Boundless Pavilion
The simple color tone and the desolate place make a group of monks who are confident that they can move freely between heaven and earth feel their insignificance.
Several people looked at each other, nodded slightly, and immediately jumped out.
The wind whistled in the ear, a group of people gliding out from the top of the mountain, like flying ants in the world, landed on a sand dune, got up and flew out again.
A group of people kept rising and falling in the vast sand sea, and quickly fled to the depths of the desert.
Two hours later, Linghuqiu raised his hand to signal, "Don't worry, take a rest and recover your mana. Don't let your mana consume too much, otherwise it will be difficult to deal with trouble."
It's not without reason that he can be so caring. He knows very well that someone is after Niu Youdao, and he is not afraid of ten thousand, just in case.
Here, he and the two maids are at the Golden Core cultivation level, while Niu Youdao's side is all at the Foundation Establishment stage.
Linghu Qiu took the sheepskin water bottle in his hand, signaled the two maids to stay alert, and opened the bottle to drink water slowly.
Niu Youdao and the others also took out the kettle to drink water one after another, while looking around.
Except for the blue sky, white clouds, and sand dunes, there was nothing to see around. It was empty and silent, and occasionally a gust of wind would make the sand grains on the sand dunes tumble and fall.
"Have you ever been to the Boundless Pavilion?" Niu Youdao, who put down the kettle, asked Hei Mudan and Duan Hu.
The two nodded, and Hei Mudan said: "We have been here three times together."
Niu Youdao nodded slightly.
Several people then sat cross-legged on the hot sand one after another, took out the Lingyuan Pill and took it, and the breath adjustment resumed.
The same is true for Linghu Qiu, Hong Xiu and Hong Fu are on the left and right of the crowd, vigilant about their surroundings.
About half an hour later, there was a strange movement. Everyone sitting cross-legged meditating opened their eyes one after another. They turned their heads to look at the sand dune not far away, and saw five huge khaki scorpions shaking their heads and tails on the sand dune.
Niu Youdao has seen this thing described in "Shangqing Supplementary Records". It is called a sand scorpion. It can be said to be a monster living in this desert. It moves like the wind in the desert, crawls fast, has a hard carapace, and a venomous stinger at the tail. Seeing blood seals the throat.
It is said that the hard shell of the sand scorpion will soften immediately once it encounters water, so it is afraid of water.
Although I have seen descriptions, this is the first time I have seen this kind of scorpion as big as a calf. Except for the eyes, which are gray and white, the rest of the body is completely integrated with the color of the desert. If you hide in the desert, it is not easy to see.
It is said that the larger sand scorpions can reach more than one foot in length, not counting the length of the tail.
The five sand scorpions shook their tails violently, as if signaling an attack, and slid down the sand dune with a swish.
That's right, it didn't climb down, but with the help of the special structure of the abdomen, it slid down like a skateboard, and the limbs and legs can also be used as paddles for acceleration, so the speed is very fast.
What's more frightening is that it can slide with its belly attached to the ground, and can bounce when its belly is off the ground. With a flick of its limbs and legs, it jumps up the sand dunes and rushes towards it.
Hong Xiu and Hong Fu turned their palms over and over again, and quickly slashed out a palm force from the air, sending the rushing sand scorpion flying.
The five sand scorpions couldn't get close to the sand dunes at all, but they never repented and rushed up repeatedly.
Niu Youdao reached out and grabbed the hilt of the sword.
Linghu Qiu, who noticed, quickly reached out and made a stop gesture, saying: "It's not that they can't be killed, but that these monsters have already adapted to the environment in the desert. In order to obtain food in the harsh environment, they are born with a keen sense of smell. Once they smell blood, sand scorpions within a radius of a hundred miles may come. These things are all over this desert, and a small amount is easy to deal with. Once they come from all directions, it is like being trapped in a large army. They can't be killed. The more they kill, the more they are accidentally caught. , then we will only have to escape. So we can only repel them, not kill them, and they will naturally retreat when they can't bear it anymore."
Niu Youdao knew about this. He had seen the description in "Shangqing Supplementary Records", and he took the sword just in case.
"I heard that there is an ancient city under this desert?" Niu Youdao asked.
Linghu Qiu nodded: "There is such a saying. It is said that a long time ago, this place was a land with lush water and grass. Later, the world changed, and the yellow sand buried this place, and the ancient city was also buried in it. Occasionally, people will encounter the ancient city by accident, but even if they do, it is meaningless."
As if to confirm what Linghuqiu said, the five sand scorpions were indeed beaten too much. Seeing that they couldn't do anything about it, they finally turned around in desperation and quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.
Everyone should continue doing what they should do, Linghu Qiu got up, changed his red sleeves, and Hong Fu adjusted his breathing to recover.
Linghu Qiu looked into the distance with his hands behind his back, occasionally seeing figures flying past in the distance, needless to say, they must all be monks coming and going to the Boundless Pavilion.
The group set off again, and it was enough to take a break halfway, and then they arrived at the Boundless Pavilion directly.
A huge black stone mountain stands abruptly in the desert, and there are lakes of various sizes on the top of the mountain, like pearls of various sizes in a plate, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds, which is refreshing.
There is almost no rain and drought here, but the water level of the lake on this mountain is maintained all year round and has never dropped, which is quite miraculous.
Linghu Qiu said this, but Niu Youdao knew the reason behind it, and didn't think there was anything magical about it.
Since it was discovered by monks here, the large and small strange peaks and rocks erected in the lake have been transformed, and they have been dug into pavilions, pavilions, caves, and shops of various sects.
The lake is full of ups and downs, ups and downs of stone bridges, connecting different places, and it is strange for people who are not familiar with it not to get lost.
Because of this, fighting is not allowed here, and once found, they will be severely punished. With this rule, it is understandable that once the monks fight, some bridges may not be able to withstand the toss of the monks.
The highest peak in the lake, the most exquisitely carved beams and cornices, where you can see the majestic desert, is the Boundless Pavilion.
There is an inn under the Boundless Pavilion, named Tianhu Inn!
Niu Youdao and his party naturally wanted to settle in the Tianhu Inn, and Hei Mudan and the others were also used to it. Daoist would not use bad ones to make ends meet if he had a good choice.
While walking on the staggered stone bridge, he suddenly saw dark waves churning on the water surface. Niu Youdao stopped to watch and watched, and faintly saw a huge black shadow moving under the water.
Linghuqiu, who stopped by, smiled and said: "The pet of the owner of the Boundless Pavilion, the dragon in the Tianhu Lake, it is said that as long as the opportunity is right, it can evolve into a legendary real dragon. This can be regarded as a scene of the Boundless Pavilion. Whenever the moon is shining in the sky at night, you can often hear dragons chant, but few people can see their true colors!"
Niu Youdao nodded slightly, he had also seen this in the experience recorded in "Shangqing Shiyilu".
It is said that this place was originally a pool of stagnant water. At that time, the Boundless Pavilion did not exist, and monks came and went here to replenish water. Then, for some reason, two dragons suddenly appeared in the water.
Lan Daolin, one of the last nine supreme beings, heard the news and subdued the two dragons. Later, Lan Daolin designated this place as his own and created the Boundless Pavilion here. The owner of the Boundless Pavilion is Lan Ming, Lan Daolin's son!
Later on that day, another small dragon appeared in the lake. Everyone estimated that it was born after the mating of the male and female dragons.
The legendary Jiaolong, Niu Youdao naturally wanted to see the true face of this thing, but he only vaguely saw a black shadow turning over under the water, he stood and waited for a long time but did not wait for the reappearance, he couldn't even see the outline clearly, it was a bit regrettable.
After checking in at the Tianhu Inn, Niu Youdao opened the window, and the location was slightly higher than most of the shops outside.
Looking at the people coming and going on the stone bridge outside, staring at the deep blue pool below for a while, he turned his head and said to Hei Mudan: "Shops of the three factions, go and find out the way. If something happens, you can contact in time."
Hei Mudan was checking the room. When booking a guest room, she decided to ask for a room with Niu Youdao, so it can be said that they lived together.
She doesn't care, and Niu Youdao doesn't care what outsiders think.
"Yes!" Hei Mudan replied, turned and left.
Duan Hu came in quickly, took Hei Mudan's hand, checked every place in the room carefully, and then made tea on the charcoal stove.
When Hei Mudan came back again, he brought shopkeepers from the three factions to see Niu Youdao.
The two sides talked for a while, and Niu Youdao asked a lot of questions, mainly about the situation in the Boundless Pavilion.
When I came to this place, I couldn't help but walk around and see and broaden my horizons. Linghu Qiu has been with me all the time.
The group wandered around for a long time before returning to their respective rooms. Niu Youdao had just sat down with a cup of tea in front of the window to watch the moon, when a golden wing came from the night sky and slipped directly into the window.
Hei Mudan reached out to take the golden wings, took out the secret letter in the foot tube, found a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, translated the contents of the secret letter, walked to the window and presented it, "Master Dao, news from Beizhou."
Niu Youdao looked back and took the secret letter to check.
He knew at a glance that the message was from Chen Guishuo, but the content of the letter made him frown, and he couldn't understand what it meant, and Chen Guishuo himself didn't know what it meant.
Anyway, he was suddenly transferred by Shao Pingbo to work. It was too sudden, and he lost contact with the person who connected with Beizhou for a while.
"Map of South Korea!" Niu Youdao put down his tea cup and got up.
Hei Mudan immediately found the map he wanted from the package, and spread it out on the table.
Niu Youdao stared at the map for a while, and asked for a charcoal pencil. After comparing the contents of the secret letter, he found the waterway that Chen Guishuo said, and connected the waterway sections of each section with markings.
Just talking about the place names, there are so many place names and so many rivers in South Korea, it’s hard to figure out what’s going on. After marking them out, everything becomes much clearer.
"Beizhou leads to the sea... The sea leads to Beizhou..." Finger gestured twice on the route, Niu Youdao thoughtfully, the corners of his mouth gradually turned up, revealing a sly smile, and muttered: "War horse!"
Black Mudan tried to ask: "Beizhou wants to transport war horses by sea?"