Chapter 261 Sand Cave

Two years later.

In the vast yellow sands of the Western Wasteland.

After leaving Tianji City, the further west you go, the larger and denser the space cracks in the air become. When you enter the deep outer reaches of the Western Wasteland, even with Shi Xuan's ability, you dare not fly away quickly, otherwise it would be no different from seeking death, so Shi Xuan set up the Thunder Demon Subduing Sword and slowly swung forward in the yellow sands with the blue sword light.

"Hey, is it going to be windy?" Shi Xuan practiced the supreme way of Yin and Yang changes, and practiced Samadhi Divine Wind Qi in the Qi Induction Period, so he has a keen sense of the changes in the wind. In the Western Wasteland, especially in the deep outer reaches of the Western Wasteland, strong winds mean great danger, because there are not only various strange winds that blow away the flesh and soul, but also accompanied by black space cracks. So even if a Jindan Grandmaster encounters it, he must find a place to hide first and wait until the wind stops before continuing to move forward.

Shi Xuan's consciousness covered an area of ​​more than 200 miles, and he began to look for a place where he could hide. If there was no place, he would break through the yellow sand and hide underground. Then his Dragon Palace Technique would come into play. Fortunately, there were many places for hiding in the desert from Tianji City to Jixi Town, because the strong winds were much more frequent than the outermost layer of the Western Wasteland, which had gradually subsided. For their own safety, the monks who came and went worked hard to open up many hiding places, such as one fifty miles away.

This hiding place was behind a large sand dune, where there was a winding sand road with various restrictions. At the end of the sand road was a medium-sized sand cave. Under the protection of the formation restrictions, the bluestone floor of the sand cave looked very clean and refreshing.

When Shi Xuan entered the cave, the strong wind had not yet blown, and there was no one in the sand cave. The sound of Shi Xuan's footsteps was accompanied by waves of empty echoes. In fact, the size of this sand cave and the nature of the quicksand could not produce echoes, but under the effect of the formation, this strange scene appeared.

Seeing a pile of residual fire in the corner, Shi Xuan smiled slightly, and recalled the experience of seeking immortals and seeking the Tao in the Middle Earth. At that time, he often slept in the wilderness, and only had this pile of firewood to accompany him. So Shi Xuan walked over, sat beside the fire, lit the firewood casually, and fiddled with the flames and wood aimlessly with a piece of wood.

This wood is a kind of spiritual wood called warm sun wood. Because it is everywhere in the sea area of ​​​​the Flame Islands and some places in the South Barbarians, and grows very fast, it is not precious. Its biggest advantage is that it can emit heat like warm sun after being ignited, which lasts forever. It is a first-class wood for heating in winter. I think some out-of-body cultivators who went to Jixi Town brought it for heating. After all, in the strong wind, there are many cold winds and gloomy winds contained in it. Even if you hide in a stone cave, you can't help shivering with cold. If you don't light a fire to keep warm, you can only use your true energy to resist it.

Shi Xuan fiddled with the fire while being in a daze, recalling his experience in the past two years.

"In fact, with your accumulation, Shi Xiaozi, it is more than enough to advance to the Golden Core. Now what you lack is a chance or opportunity to see the road and yourself clearly." Jiang Zhenren said so at that time. After that, Shi Xuan followed his advice of "the benefit is in the west" and came to the Western Wilderness.

In the past two years, Shi Xuan traveled in Tianji City and the towns around it, and did many things, such as exploring caves, escorting caravans, exchanging ideas with others, and mixing with ordinary cultivators. Unfortunately, he still did not find the opportunity to advance to the upper-grade Golden Core, and he was still clueless as before he set out.

Therefore, Shi Xuan decided to continue westward, to the westernmost town opened up by the cultivators in the Western Wilderness, Jixi Town, to see if he could find the direction there.

"At that time, Jiang Zhenren only said that I had accumulated enough, but did not mention my character. Is there still a defect in my character, and the opportunity and opportunity I need to find are related to this defect." Shi Xuan pondered in his heart. Outside the stone cave, the sound of the wind began to become louder, and the strong wind was about to blow.

With a chaotic sound of bells and footsteps, a large group of monks hurried to the sand cave. When they saw this sand cave, they all breathed a sigh of relief. If they couldn't find a place to hide, they would be killed in the strong wind. After they were relieved, they walked towards the sand cave while chatting and laughing along the winding sand road.

"Thanks to you, Mr. An, for being familiar with the road, this strong wind really came up. It's also Wang's luck that I met you on the road." A middle-aged man said with a smile.

An old voice smiled with some pride: "No, no, our Anjia caravan has been traveling for more than 300 years to the Jixi Town. If we can't find a place to hide, I don't know how many monks will die in this strong wind."

Besides the many ruins and caves around Jixi Town, there is no other production, so this gives some low-level monks an opportunity to send medicinal materials, low-level spiritual herbs, elixirs, and materials to the town in exchange for the low-level items obtained by the monks exploring the caves. Buy low and sell high, it is a trade route that earns a lot of spiritual stones. Of course, the sale of high-level items is taken over by some big families supported by the loose cultivator alliance and the eight major sects. How dare ordinary monks compete for it?

As they spoke, these monks had already walked into the sand cave. There were more than 20 people, each leading a monster beast that looked like a camel. The only difference was that there was a circle of swirling quicksand at the feet of these monster beasts. Such a large group of people and animals almost filled the entrance.

The leader is a white-haired old man wearing a purple longevity robe. He has a tough face and an extraordinary aura when he looks around. Next to him on the left is a young man with sword-shaped eyebrows and bright eyes, and on the right. A middle-aged man dressed in black. This man looks ordinary. The only characteristic is a black mole at the corner of his eye. Next to him is a beautiful girl wearing a Hunan dress. The most eye-catching thing is her eyes. , big and charming, she just smiled slightly at this moment, letting the young man on the left side of the white-haired old man secretly look at her from time to time.

Shi Xuan raised his head and glanced at them. He had discovered them before he entered the sand cave. Except for the old man and the middle-aged man who were leading the way, half of them were in the entraining stage, and the rest were in the entraining stage. It's the out-of-body period. In fact, even if Shi Xuan doesn't use his spiritual sense to observe, he can still tell something from their movements. Only those monks whose souls have not yet been united dare not fly outside the Western Wilderness and need to move forward step by step in the desert, so they We need to bring that kind of camel-like walking monster - the sand treading beast.

This kind of monster is not only good at walking in this environment, but also has an extraordinary premonition of the wind because it has lived in this environment for a long time.

After these monks came in, they found a young man warming himself over the fire. They were surprised at first, and then breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the Western Wilderness is often deserted for thousands of miles, and there are many hidden places. As long as they are not in the city, they can kill people. Attacks and plunders are commonplace. Caravans like them are always alert when they go out. When they see strange monks, they are always on guard. Later, they breathed a sigh of relief because they saw Shi Xuan's body. The spiritual energy was oppressive and there was a fire there, mistakenly thinking that he was a monk in the out-of-body stage and could not bear the cold.

The white-haired old man in the lead looked at the sand cave and found that it was not a big place. With more than 20 people and more than 20 sand-walking beasts, it was a bit crowded, so he frowned slightly and whispered to the young man next to him. Two sentences for people. The young man also frowned, and then walked up to Shi Xuan with an approachable smile: "Brother, look, there are a lot of people in our caravan. I wonder if we can arrange for some people to come and sit in your car." "The fire."

Seeing his kind words, Shi Xuan nodded and said with a smile: "Who wouldn't be inconvenienced when you go out? It's up to everyone to make it more convenient at this time."

The young man did not expect Shi Xuan to be humorous and easy-going. He did not imagine that the out-of-body monk would be nervous and uneasy when facing such a large group of Qi-entraining monks. He nodded slightly and said, "I'm An Qingshu, thank you very much." After turning around and going back, he called his subordinates and rushed the sand-treading beast to the other side to tie it up. At the same time, he lit two fires and arranged for seven or eight monks to sit on Shi Xuan's side, most of whom were in the out-of-body stage.

After these monks sat down with Shi Xuan, they immediately breathed a long sigh of relief, showed relaxed and comfortable expressions, and began to talk and laugh in low voices. For these low-level monks, walking in the desert of the Western Wilderness is not an easy task. Some of the monks in the out-of-body stage also took out food and roasted it on the fire.

"Little brother, do you want something to eat?" A black-faced monk asked Shi Xuan, who was sitting next to him.

Shi Xuan smiled lightly and shook his head: "No, thank you." His expression was a little dazed. That was because Shi Xuan was still thinking about every bit of the past two years to see what he had missed.

Seeing Shi Xuan being taciturn, these monks didn't take it seriously. When the monks in the out-of-body stage faced so many masters in the entrainment stage who didn't know good and evil, it was good if they didn't tremble with fear, so they stopped talking to Shi Xuan and took care of themselves. Talking, laughing and eating.

In the innermost fire, sat those monks who were obviously of a higher status, such as the four leading ones, and some who looked like stewards. One of them, Mr. An, asked with some curiosity: "Brother Wang, If you are not staying at Shenjian Villa, why are you going to Jixi Town? Although there are many relics there, it is not something that you and I would dare to set foot in. "Shenjian Villa is a sword cultivator in the Western Wasteland. The place where they live together is like a sect or a family, and there are two middle-level golden elixir masters.

The middle-aged man surnamed Wang sighed: "It's a long story. In short, Wang went to Jixi Town to make a frontline for the Villa." He seemed to be quite tight-lipped, but he also vaguely revealed that it was a Villa operation, lest Mr. An Ask.

When Mr. An saw that the middle-aged man surnamed Wang was unwilling to say anything, he did not dare to ask any more questions. If a small caravan like him rashly pried into the secrets of Shenjian Villa, wouldn't he be seeking death? So he changed his words and asked, "I don't know what to call this girl." ?”

"Haha, this is my little girl Ruotong, please say hello to Uncle An." The man named Wang pointed at Mr. An and said to the big-eyed girl.

Wang Ruotong stood up and gave a salute, generous and decent: "Ruotong paid homage to Uncle An and met Brother An Shi."

Before Mr. An could reply, An Qingshu stood up in a hurry and said, "I have met the Wang family sister."

The wind outside the cave became louder and louder, and the strong wind began to blow. Maybe these people hadn't noticed it yet, but Shi Xuan felt that there were several rays of light rushing towards the sand cave.