Chapter 180 Red Stone Mountain

Walking together with Shui Yunyan, they headed all the way to the south of Su Country.

The deeper you go, the hotter the temperature becomes.

It was clearly still early autumn outside Su Country, but here it was already like a scorching summer heat. The sun was shining directly, scorching the earth. There were no clouds in the sky. A bright red in the sky in the distance seemed to turn the sky into a fire.

That's not Yunxia.

Instead, it is a continuous line of red mountains that stretches across the edge of the horizon, like a crawling fire dragon, emitting a terrifying heat wave.

The closer you get to the mountains, the higher the temperature becomes, and within a hundred miles there is no grass growing.

Near the Red Rock Mountain, a hazy white mist began to float in the sky. It was not steam, but a large amount of volcanic ash and dust that spread and turned into dust particles.

Normal people would find it difficult to even breathe in this environment, let alone survive.

Su Chen looked down from a high altitude and saw that the villages and towns along the way had long been destroyed into ruins. On the mountain roads, in the fields, and in the woods, charred bones and corpses could be seen everywhere, and there were many will-o'-wisps dancing. They were all living in the volcano.

The demons in it came to the ground along with the lava vomiting, wreaking havoc on living creatures.

This area at this time can already be said to be a purgatory on earth.

"The disaster in Su Country is far more serious than I imagined. The people of Yunyang Sect know that there are demons causing trouble here, but they still ignore it and only focus on competing for territory with the Blood Refining Sect. What kind of righteous sect they are!"

Shui Yunyan looked at the miserable situation along the way and couldn't help but snorted coldly.

Of course, it would be difficult for Su Chen to accept this.

He is a disciple of the Penglai Immortal Sect, and his status is different, so he can just scold the Yunyang Sect. As a casual cultivator, it is better not to comment, so as not to cause trouble from his mouth.

"Looking at the surging demonic energy in this red stone mountain, I'm afraid there are many demons entrenched in it. They are quite powerful. The Yunyang Sect is currently busy fighting against the Blood Refining Sect, so there is no way it will be distracted."

Su Chen shook his head.

At this moment.

In the valley below, a ray of light suddenly shone out, like a lighthouse in the vast ashes and white mist.

Looking around, I saw many immortal cultivators gathered here in the valley below. Most of them were casual cultivators with good strength. They could reach at least the tenth level of Qi Refining and there were many masters at the Foundation Establishment Realm.

These people should all be here for the bounty issued by the Imperial family.

As for the monsters in the Red Stone Mountain, they are very strong, and those who are too weak will not come here to seek death.

"Fellow Taoist Su Chen, the Red Rock Mountain is in front of us. I have to go meet some fellow disciples, so I won't leave for now."

At this time, Shui Yunyan turned around and spoke.

Su Chen didn't try to stay. Along the way, he had learned a lot of information from the other party, and it was time to part ways.

Although he had a good impression of this woman, Su Chen had no intention of cooperating with her.

After all, he didn't come here to slay demons.

"Okay, fellow Taoist, go and do your work first, and I'll look around later."

After parting ways with Shui Yunyan, Su Chen flew down and landed in the valley below. There was a temporary barrier built here as a base camp for the monks to rest.

Su Chen made Kunluo shrink and transform into a skylark. At the same time, he restrained his magical aura. On the surface, he looked like an ordinary casual cultivator in the early stages of foundation building, and did not attract anyone's attention.

Not long after, he got acquainted with several local casual cultivators through the elixir trade.

After many investigations and verifications, we have a more accurate understanding of the situation in Hongshi Mountain.

It turns out that the Red Rock Mountain was originally a volcano in the Su Kingdom. It would erupt once every fifty years, but in the past it was within a controllable range and did not cause much impact or disaster.

But since the last volcanic eruption, the Red Rock Mountain has never stopped. A large amount of underground magma has been washed up, causing the surrounding mountains to be continuously corroded and melted. The scope of the volcanic magma spread has also become larger and larger, so that a radius of

Baili City suffered greatly from it.

If it were just a natural disaster like a volcanic eruption, that would be it.

As the temperature in this area rises, some monsters lurking underground breed and start causing trouble everywhere.

Soon, the red stone mountain became a huge demon lair.

Those who move here are some special fire demons, including monsters, rare monsters and elves, which are very powerful. Of course, there are also some underground strange treasures, washed up with the magma, and some special materials.

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In addition to offering rewards for the spiritual stones, many of the people who come here come here to obtain the materials and rare treasures.

certainly.

This red stone mountain is extremely dangerous, and legend has it that there are third-level or even fourth-level monster lords entrenched in it.

That is comparable to the existence of a half-step golden elixir.

One or two people alone would not dare to enter rashly.

That is to say, taking advantage of the large number of masters gathered now, everyone came to hear the news and joined forces to eliminate the demon. At the same time, they also had their own plans.

Just like Su Chen.

He came here just for the pill-forming material recorded on the animal skin scroll. As for the reward for killing the demon, he was not interested.

It is certainly good to eliminate demons and protect the Tao, but it also depends on your own situation.

If the demon is weak, Su Chen certainly doesn't mind doing a good deed, but if it is too strong and threatens him, he will never meddle in its own affairs.

"According to the records on the animal skin scroll, the material I need is indeed in the Red Stone Mountain, but the specific location is uncertain, and I have to go in to find it. With my current strength, even if I encounter a level four monster,

Even if you can't fight, there is absolutely no problem in protecting yourself. As long as you keep a low profile and don't get noticed, you can still come and go freely."

After many inquiries, Su Chen determined that although there were certain dangers in the Red Stone Mountain, it was not enough to threaten his life.

Weigh the pros and cons, and if you just enter it to explore and search for materials, it won't be a big problem.

As for the important task of subduing demons and eliminating demons, leave it to others.

over time.

Hundreds of monks have gathered in Hongshi Mountain.

Everyone is waiting. The volcano in Hongshi Mountain will stop erupting every ten days. At that time, the temperature is the lowest in the mountain, and it is also the only opportunity to go deep into the mountain.

A few days later.

The mountain shook, and the red light that kept pouring out became slightly dim.

"The time has come. Everyone, the future of the people of Su Country is entrusted to you. I hope that we can get rid of the demons here and bring clarity to the world. Afterwards, we in Su Country will thank you deeply and will never break our promise!"

A young man in red said loudly.

This person was a prince of the Su Kingdom. He represented the royal family of the Su Kingdom and offered rewards to invite many casual cultivators.

Being present in person at this time can be regarded as showing enough sincerity.

"Prince Ming, don't worry, we will do our best."

When the monks heard this, they nodded and without saying any more nonsense, they each used their own methods and flew into the flame-filled mountain forest.

Not long after, Shui Yunyan also led a group of disciples from the Penglai Immortal Sect, riding a green leaf flying boat and entering the mountains.

Su Chen was in no hurry to leave.

Instead, he has been observing Prince Ming. On the surface, this person seems to have mediocre cultivation, but appears to be at the first or second level of Qi refining.

But within his body, there seems to be some kind of violent aura suppressed and hidden.

This kind of smell is different from that of ordinary warriors and monks, but it is somewhat similar to the smell of monsters. There is no clue on the surface. If Su Chen's spiritual sense was not powerful, he might not be able to detect it.

"Prince Ming, after all, is a prince of a country. How can he practice such a weird technique?"

Su Chen frowned.

He wanted to find out more, but Prince Ming followed him into the Red Stone Mountain with a few attendants.

With his little cultivation, he actually went into the mountain himself. Wasn't this a suicide?

Su Chen felt even more strange.

This demon slaying mission may not be as simple as it seems on the surface. Unfortunately, he was too far away just now. At a glance, he could not lock the opponent's aura. Now that the opponent has entered the mountain again, affected by the evil spirit here, I'm afraid

It is difficult to lock the other party's dream portal.

"Even if a prince who has just refined his energy has some agenda, but his strength is limited, he should not be able to threaten me. Besides, his targets should be the monks who come to slay demons. I just need to be careful and avoid them.

Those people will be fine.”

Su Chen is quite confident in his current strength.

As long as you don't encounter anyone strong above the Golden Core level, there is absolutely no problem in protecting yourself.

So, there is no need to be too cautious.

certainly.

Just in case, he left Kunluo outside and told it to be ready to respond at any time.

If there is any emergency, you can use the Peng Shen Technique to join Kun Luo and escape quickly with the advantage of speed.

After making all preparations, Su Chen no longer delayed and set off into the Red Stone Mountain.
To be continued...