Chapter 473 Ancient Battlefield at Dusk
Zhao Mu didn't know much about the north, and this was the first time he had heard of the name of the Dusk Ancient Battlefield.
Luo Xuanji explained: "It was a battlefield where the human race and the demon race fought in ancient times. The protracted battle lasted for a whole thousand years and was the largest battle in the history of the human race. The human race was defeated in this battle, and the total population dropped by 90%, almost extinct. The next thousands of years were called the darkest period of the human race. It was during this dark period that the human race gave birth to the human emperor, which reversed the situation of human decline."
"Because the Dusk Ancient Battlefield records the most tragic period of human history, most of the historical materials today have erased this period of time. You are young and it is normal that you don't know it."
Is that so? No wonder Zhao Mu has never seen the record of the Dusk Ancient Battlefield in a book.
Tang Qing on the side seemed to be thinking about something, and said, "I have heard that the territory of the Dusk Ancient Battlefield spans 100,000 miles, and countless human and demon warriors have fallen in it. In some places, the bones are piled up into mountains, hundreds of meters high, and it is shrouded in gloomy mist all year round, never seeing the sun. It is known as one of the three forbidden areas on the Xianwu Continent, but why is there a teleportation point in the Dusk Ancient Battlefield?"
"The Dusk Ancient Battlefield is indeed dangerous, but it also contains a lot of opportunities. There are the inherited skills and secret treasures of the ancient strong. There was a period of time when there was a gold rush there. Even now, it is a place that many casual cultivators are keen to visit. Many sects will also choose the ancient battlefield as a trial site for the younger generation of disciples. Many years ago, Wuxiang State organized a group of royal descendants to enter the Dusk Ancient Battlefield for trials, and encountered some weird things, which caused several royal descendants to suffer from insanity and have not recovered yet."
Hearing Luo Xuanji's words, Zhao Mu immediately became interested.
"This dusk ancient battlefield is interesting. Let's set off now and explore it along the way." Zhao Mu said.
Luo Xuanji touched her belly and said, "I won't go with you. That place is full of gloomy air. Although I'm not afraid, I'm afraid it will affect the fetus in my belly."
"Well, just take care of the baby." Zhao Mu nodded.
Soon, he and Tang Qing came to the teleportation array.
Because Tang Yuan Laozu was unconscious, Zhao Mu stuffed him into the divine land space in advance.
The divine land space that can hold living people is still very convenient. Zhao Mu's small spirit pets were arranged to enter the divine land space. Now there are 20 or 30 of them. Their loyalty has been maxed out and they can be used to brush the return reward at any time.
The two of them entered the teleportation array hand in hand. With the injection of a large amount of spiritual energy, the teleportation array began to work.
As a great master of formations, and mastering the laws of space, this teleportation array is like playing house for Zhao Mu. He can even invade the teleportation array with his consciousness and read the teleportation points in various places.
After returning to the Demon Sect, Zhao Mu can imitate a teleportation array and force it into these teleportation networks, so that it will be more convenient to travel in the future.
After a period of teleportation, Zhao Mu and his companions were teleported to an underground fortress full of ancient atmosphere.
Pushing the door out, they saw yellow sand all over the sky and the howling wind outside.
The location of the teleportation array is on the western edge of the ancient battlefield. The edge is full of such doomsday scenes. It is conceivable how dangerous it will be in the depths of the ancient battlefield.
"To go to the Tang family, we need to continue to go north. We can go around from the west or go straight through the northwest area of the ancient battlefield." Tang Qing said.
"Then let's go directly through, so as not to take a detour." Zhao Mu made a decisive choice.
Tang Qing was not surprised. Although the ancient battlefield was dangerous, the outer area had actually been explored countless times by various practitioners. As long as they did not go to the core area, it was actually quite safe for their strength.
The two of them took off on their swords at the same time and flew north.
Not long after flying far, Zhao Mu saw the figures of some casual practitioners.
There were hundreds of these casual cultivators, who were digging around on a pile of ruins, seemingly digging for something.
Not far away, there was another group of cultivators, who were dressed more sleekly, were generally young, and wore uniform clothing. They seemed to be from a certain sect. They were led by a cultivator in the God Transformation Realm to siege a scarred monster.
Gold diggers and practitioners were indeed everywhere in this ancient battlefield at dusk.
Zhao Mu did not stop and continued to fly forward.
As he approached the inner area of the ancient battlefield, the number of cultivators seen along the way decreased a lot. Even if they occasionally appeared, their cultivation was at the God Transformation Realm or even above the Void Refining Realm. Occasionally, he could even sense the breath of a cultivator who was crossing the tribulation.
What surprised Zhao Mu a little was that many cultivators with strong cultivation did not come here to seek opportunities, but lived here directly.
Although this place was full of spiritual energy, the spiritual energy was very messy, and the environment was gloomy and full of resentment. How could anyone live in such a place?
Tang Qing explained: "Most of these people chose to settle here to avoid being hunted by their enemies. The environment of the ancient battlefield is complex, and it interferes with the perception of spiritual consciousness. If they are determined to hide in it, it is difficult to be caught. If they are lucky enough to encounter the opportunity inheritance left by the ancient strong, they may have the hope of rising."
So that's it. If you are desperate, this place seems to be a good place to stay.
"Is that little guy also here to escape?" Zhao Mu pointed down and said.
Tang Qing looked over and suddenly looked shocked: "Why is there a child here!"
On the ground full of gullies and remains, a child who looked only four or five years old was struggling to climb among a pile of bones.
Although it was a bit strange, Tang Qing still felt compassion and planned to fly down to see what was going on.
Zhao Mu was also curious, so he followed him.
After landing, the two of them saw the boy's appearance clearly.
Even Zhao Mu, who had a strong psychological quality, was a little shocked at this moment.
The boy looked extremely horrible and miserable.
His eyes were dug out, leaving only two bloody holes.
The spiritual platform on his head was cracked, and the brain in his skull was missing, with less than one-third left.
His chest ribs were turned outward, and his internal organs were cut away, empty, with only maggots crawling and gnawing at his remaining flesh and blood.
Although his limbs were still there, they were limp, and his bones seemed to have been dug out.
Even
"Who is so cruel to do such a sinister thing to a child!"
Tang Qing was angry. She was always gentle, but she was really angry when she saw the miserable boy.
Zhao Mu frowned.
"It's very strange. It should be said that the boy's brain and internal organs were almost hollowed out, and there was no chance of survival, but he was still climbing forward. What force was supporting him?"
Hearing Zhao Mu's words, Tang Qing was also puzzled.
This degree of injury, even if it was suffered by a cultivator who was undergoing tribulation, would be a life-or-death ending.
This boy had no fluctuations in cultivation, and it was really unreasonable that he survived such a severe injury without dying.