Chapter 1399 Yellow Mist
After the nine ghost kings appeared, they left the ghost king's mansion with their followers and subordinates. Because the others were not prepared in advance, the cultivation of the Jindan cultivators they brought was uneven. For example, Cheng En Ming Zun and Cheng Ci Ming Zun, brought by Bai Mei Ghost King, were only at the ninth and seventh levels of Jindan.
The Giant Ghost King and the Bag Ghost King came prepared, and the Long Eyebrow Ghost King also took advantage of the geographical advantage. The three of them were carefully selected, including a personal guard at the fifth level of Yuanying and three followers with perfect Jindan, which can be said to have used the quota to the extreme.
When the group left the cave of the Long Eyebrow Ghost King, the Giant Ghost King sacrificed a flying underworld artifact in the shape of a tomb, the Long Eyebrow Ghost King directly sacrificed the ghost-headed cane in his hand, and the Bai Mei Ghost King sacrificed the garden flying underworld artifact he used when he came. The nine ghost kings showed their abilities and flew into the sky with their followers, and then led by the Giant Ghost King all the way towards the direction of Huangquan Valley.
Huangquan Valley is about 700,000 miles away from Changmei Mountain. If Qingyang were to arrive by himself, it would take four or five months. However, the flying ghost instruments of the Ten Kings Hall Ghost Kings are of relatively high level, and several followers take turns to drive them, so the speed is much faster than Qingyang acting alone. It took only three months for the group to reach the scope of Huangquan Valley.
Huangquan Valley is basically the edge of the Ten Kings Hall's sphere of influence. There are almost no large forces here, and the monks of the Ten Kings Hall rarely come here, so the surrounding area looks very desolate. From a distance, there are only large bald mountains. Not to mention people, even large wild beasts are rarely seen. In such a desolate place, monks are generally unwilling to come.
The giant ghost king led everyone forward and walked for half a day until they came to an inconspicuous valley. He landed on the ground and pointed to the dark valley in front and said, "We have arrived. It is Huangquan Valley. Don't be fooled by the plainness outside. The situation inside is very complicated. It is not an exaggeration to say that there are winding paths leading to secluded places. I have a simple map here. You can study it together."
Huangquan Valley is a place that is dangerous and has no good things. Few cultivators go in to take risks. The ghost kings of the Ten Kings Hall naturally know this situation. No ghost king has been here before. If it weren't for the giant ghost king leading the way this time, everyone might not be able to find it.
Since it is to hunt for treasure, the giant ghost king obviously made some preparations before coming. On the ancient continent, even in the most desolate places, there will be more or less traces of cultivators' activities. As the first giant of the Ten Kings Hall, it is not difficult for the giant ghost king to collect information in this regard, so he directly turned out a map and gave it to everyone to see.
This map is very simple, only outlining a few key routes, and cannot show the full picture of Huangquan Valley, but it is enough for the monks present. As the super power of the Netherworld, the Ten Kings Hall has almost all the Ten Ghost Kings, even if placed in the entire Ancient Wind Continent, they are a group of top figures. Is there any place that cannot be visited?
Everyone memorized the route in their hearts. A ball of fire suddenly appeared in the hand of the giant ghost king and burned the map. Then he waved his hand and said: "Although Huangquan Valley is dangerous, it is nothing for the hall master of our Ten Kings Hall. Everyone must have made preparations before coming. Without further ado, let's go in now and discuss the next step when we reach the ruins."
After that, the giant ghost king moved his mind and formed a dark shield outside his body. He walked into the valley first. The remaining ghost kings did not waste time. They each sacrificed the dark shield and entered the valley with their followers.
There was nothing unusual outside the Huangquan Valley, but as everyone went deeper, they gradually discovered the differences inside. The valley didn't seem as desolate as the outside, but the light was much darker, and as they went deeper, the light became darker and darker. Slowly, the eyes were no longer useful, and they needed to use their divine thoughts to see everything around them.
What was more peculiar was that there was a layer of light yellow mist in the valley. After touching the body, it felt cool and seemed to have no harm. However, if you sensed it carefully, you would find that your divine thoughts had a faint stinging pain, just like countless ants biting you. Although you can bear it, it will always be damaged over time.
If you set up a layer of dark shield outside your body, the situation will be slightly better. The mist mainly causes greater damage to the soul and divine thoughts, and the harm to the body seems to be small. However, maintaining the dark shield for a long time is also a heavy burden for the monks who come in.
On the way here, Qingyang had asked the Ghost King Baimei for advice. This yellow mist was formed by the Yellow Spring Water. Because there was a lot of Yellow Spring Water in the Yellow Spring Valley, it spread in the air over time, forming something like mist. The Yellow Spring Water had a strong corrosive effect on the souls of cultivators, and would constantly corrode the bodies of ghost cultivators. However, the amount of Yellow Spring Water that formed mist in the air was relatively small, so the situation was not very serious, and the cultivators present could tolerate it. Of course, this was also because these people were strong. If it was just a group of cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage or the Opening Meridian Stage, it would be another matter.
This Yellow Spring Water seemed to cause more harm to ghost cultivators and less impact on human cultivators, but this was normal. Ghost cultivators were originally composed of souls, and their acquired bodies were naturally not as good as the innate bodies of human cultivators, so the situation of human cultivators was naturally better.
Qingyang followed the crowd, not talking much, and would not take action easily. Even if he encountered any danger, he would at most behave like an ordinary Jindan cultivator, and seemed very low-key. Yes, there were 45 cultivators in their group, and there were more than a dozen Yuanying cultivators, including nine masters of the Ten Kings Hall. Under normal circumstances, it would not be his turn to take action. Therefore, except for a few people from Baimei City who knew that Qingyang was not as simple as he seemed, the other cultivators in the whole team only regarded Qingyang as an ordinary Jindan cultivator and hardly noticed him.
The entire Huangquan Valley seemed very large. The group walked for a whole day. On the map provided by the giant ghost king, it was only a short distance. It seemed that it would take at least half a month to find the entrance to the Shenying Valley. The Huangquan Valley was not desolate, but the people did not encounter anything useful during the day. It can be seen that the rumors outside should be true. If it were not for the Shenying Valley, everyone would never come this time.