So Lin Fengjin took the lead to climb down the cave and walked back and forth. Naturally, Sirius followed him... However, after Lin Fengjin reached the halfway point, his steps became slower and slower, and his brows were slightly frowned.
He wrinkled up and finally stopped and said:
"If I remember correctly, among such social creatures, the hierarchy is actually quite strict. This is reflected in two major aspects. On the one hand, the highest-status creatures have priority in mating and can reproduce first.
On the other hand, the creature with the highest status in the group has the right to eat first..."
After hearing what Lin Fengjin said, Tianlang's eyes suddenly lit up and he said:
"Master, you are right, what do you mean?"
Lin Fengjin said energetically:
"If I'm not wrong, among this group of mutated poisonous mosquitoes, the leader of the poisonous mosquitoes we saw earlier should also have the priority to eat. So once it obtains prey, it will most likely enjoy the prey first. The only way is to wait.
After it is full first, the rest of the poisonous mosquitoes have the right to eat. This means that in order to show his identity, the leader of the poisonous mosquitoes probably has his own eating platform, where he may find some additional relics.
.”
As Lin Fengjin said that, he quickly fell back and returned to the cave. Since he came here intentionally, he soon found a flat rock near the top of the cave, similar to an attic.
There are actually black and red stains on it.
Obviously, after the prey is brought back, it will be placed on this high rock immediately for the leader of the poisonous mosquitoes to suck the blood and eat, and then the rest of the ordinary poisonous mosquitoes will take their turn. Lin Fengjin gently and skillfully
I accidentally jumped up and found that it was quite spacious, but the height was limited, so people could only squat on it.
The high rocks were quite dry. It was much better than the environment below, and there were also a lot of tattered clothes and the like. Lin Fengjin searched carefully and first found a jade bottle.
The jade bottle seemed to be made of crystal. It had cold tentacles and was flawless. It was very cute. Lin Fengjin opened it and took a look. Unexpectedly, a burst of flames shot out from inside. It burned directly on the stone wall opposite. This
The stone wall was dissolved in an instant, creating a cave as deep as a bucket of water, and the red magma trickled out, burning hot!
Such an accident was no small matter. Lin Fengjin also felt a little unprepared. His clothes were on fire and he looked quite embarrassed. He jumped down from the bushes and was stunned for a while before saying with a wry smile:
"What is this?"
The stone servant who controlled Sirius was also well-informed. He looked at the jade bottle for a while, then pondered for a while and said:
"I recognize this jade bottle. In the far north we have been to, the snow never melts all year round. It has even taken thousands of years of ice to turn into mountains and ice peaks. When the ice peaks collapse, the ice inside them solidifies.
After thousands of years, it was weighed down in the mountains. It was already stronger than steel and could not be burned by fire. In ancient times, great powers used this substance to refine elixir bottles, extracting its extremely yin nature. But it was made with
This elixir bottle is used to hold elixirs with a yang and harmonious nature, but it means the harmony of yin and yang."
"I think it's because of the long time. The masculine medicine contained in this ice jade bottle is like strong wine, becoming more and more pure. In the end, it should have completely shed its impurities and completely transformed into fire.
This is why such a strange scene appears."
Lin Fengjin was relieved after hearing what Tianlang said, and couldn't help but sigh:
"It's a pity that I really acted rashly. Otherwise, if this ball of fire energy could be retained, it would really make people fight for their heads if I took it out!"
After the magma above gradually cooled down, Lin Fengjin jumped up again, only to find that most of the relics above had been ignited by the magma and turned into ashes. It was really disappointing. However, just as Lin Fengjin
When Jin was about to leave, he felt a slight bump under his feet. It was impossible to stand upright on this top. Lin Fengjin instinctively moved his left foot to take a look, but found that he had accidentally stepped on half of a pale phalange.
However, there is a black ring on this finger bone.
This ring shows the ferocious shape of a skull. The skull's expression is like a maniacal laugh with its mouth open, revealing two fierce canine teeth. It looks like a vampire.
The material of this ring is neither gold nor jade, neither stone nor iron, and I don't know what it is made of. As soon as Lin Fengjin picked it up and touched his skin, his heart suddenly became awe-inspiring, because this ring was as cold as ice.
Once it touches human skin, it seems to absorb the body's heat bit by bit!
Reminiscent of the fact that this ring seemed to have been worn on the finger of a certain victim and was not freed until death. Lin Fengjin really admired the original wearer's endurance, because such coldness no matter how cold it was.
For anyone, it is a very intense torture.
Lin Fengjin thought that he was a person with excellent concentration, but he could not withstand the constant erosion of the cold air coming from the ring. He knew nothing about it, so he showed it to Shui'e and Shitou beside him.
, and gained nothing.
This is actually quite normal. After all, the world is so big that it can be said that there are all kinds of wonders. No matter how much and broad a person’s knowledge is, it is still a small part of the ocean, and it is simply impossible to cover it. Fortunately, Ao Xi beside Lin Fengjin is also one of the most knowledgeable.
Humans, as well as the giant wood mandrill Houye, have also lived for hundreds of years. If it doesn't work, you can ask them.
After getting all these things in order, Lin Fengjin left this nest of mutated poisonous mosquitoes, although he was still quite regretful - because the damn essence of fire itself was not worth much.
Having said that, the magma after melting the rock can destroy a lot of things, and there are probably many top-quality treasures in it!
But Lin Fengjin can finally comfort himself. The Black Emperor's Mirror looks like a very good thing, and Shui'e is equivalent to carrying a powerful water magician with her. This is already worth paying for.
The price is an unexpected surprise, not to mention the mysterious skull ring?
The rest of the way out of this road turned a natural chasm into a thoroughfare. Lin Fengjin held the demon relic and walked out all the way. It was like a group of evil spirits. All the mutated creatures were full of shit. It was like the inside of the cave had become a ghost.
Pure.
What can be expected is that as Lin Fengjin takes away the demon relic, the corpse of the ancient demon inside will inevitably decay at an accelerated rate, which means that the radiation concentration inside will begin to rise rapidly, and more demons will
The energy and toxins in the body are released to form various crystal minerals, and the various mutant organisms living inside will also face more intense radiation and more intense changes.
***
When Lin Fengjin walked close to the entrance of the cave, he met Ao Xi who was very embarrassed. He had many burn marks all over his body. After asking, he found out that he had not left when he saw Lin Fengjin.
Hui. Ao Xi also gritted his teeth and took a Sea King Pill, using the vitality inside to fight against the strong radiation to respond to him. Unexpectedly, he encountered danger just after walking a few hundred meters.
It turns out that although the number of mutant poisonous mosquitoes is not large, their combat power is quite powerful among mutant creatures. After the exposure plate is destroyed, it means that their breeding ground has completely collapsed. The crazy poisonous mosquitoes will fly around, looking for vent.
The object is similar to a wasp whose nest was dug out, and wants to die together with the things it sees together!
These venomous mosquitoes went crazy, and the rest of the mutant biological group suffered. If they couldn't afford to offend these desperate mutant venomous mosquitoes, they couldn't afford to hide. So they naturally fled in all directions and gave up their usual territory. As a result, Aoxi
But he ran into them head-on, so he encountered a large number of mutated earthworms, mutated locusts, and mutated centipedes.
Fortunately, Lin Fengjin rushed out in time, and the demon relics he carried naturally frightened these mutated creatures away. Fortunately, Ao Xi's own strength was quite extraordinary. Otherwise, the boat would have capsized in the gutter.
After coming out of the cave, Lin Fengjin told everything that happened after he went in. Ao Xi was really amazed when he heard it. After hearing it, Ao Xi couldn't believe this incarnation of the ancient demon.
He had actually successfully blended into the human race, and he couldn't help but guess the identity of this ancient demon in the human world several times.
Finally, Lin Fengjin took out the peculiar black skull ring. Ao Xi looked at it for a long time, but hesitated to speak. After a long while, he said:
"This thing seems to be a thing in the legend. However, I have limited knowledge and dare not make any judgments. I have to go back and ask my father. Before that, sir, please don't wear it and put it on the
Once you understand the Sumeru Mustard Seed Precept, you can naturally abandon the curse above, and everything will be worry-free."
Lin Fengjin heard what Ao Xi said very solemnly, but he didn't dare to be careless and nodded in agreement. However, this skull ring was very evil in nature. It seemed to be able to absorb the body's temperature naturally. So even if Ao Xi didn't say anything, Lin Fengjin
Jin will not act rashly.
After Ao Xi finished speaking, he said goodbye to Lin Fengjin in a hurry. It seemed that he didn't even bother to deal with his injuries, which made Lin Fengjin couldn't help but feel a little stunned.
This time Ao Xi came here for two main purposes. One is to give gifts and help to Lord Montenegro. The other is that his own cultivation has entered a bottleneck and he needs to use the poisonous power of this ancient poisonous vein to temper his body.
body.
Ao Xi's primary goal has been achieved, giving Heishan Jun a helping hand in the snow and making him accept a huge favor. The second goal seems not to have been achieved, but in fact Ao Xi helped Hou Ye block the blow.
After the thunder tribulation, he successfully absorbed the energy and his own strength increased by at least 10%.
What does this mean? At least it means that the bottleneck encountered by Aoxi has disappeared, which means that another problem that actually plagued Aoxi has been solved.
Although everything he had done when he came here was very successful, Ao Xi suddenly seemed to be returning home after hearing the news about Lin Fengjin. How could he not be a little surprised by Lin Fengjin, but Lin Fengjin's
His mind is also very clever. After thinking about it for a while, he understood the reason.
------That is for the benefit of the family.
This ancient poisonous vein originally seemed a bit useless, firstly because the existence of the huge toad mirage could easily threaten safety, and if this guy really couldn't do it, it would be really helpless if he retreated deeper into the cave.
Secondly, because everyone thought that the ancient poisonous veins were natural, how could they possibly know that it was caused by an ancient demon being imprisoned here?
However, the toad mirage was already dead at this time, and after Lin Fengjin took away the demon relics from the demon, the radiation concentration in the ancient poisonous veins would steadily continue to rise for several months, and finally reached a peak.
This thing is completely harmful to humans, but for monsters, it is a shortcut full of dangers but huge benefits.
The radiation in this ancient poison vein can even be regarded as one of the ways to quickly improve the strength of monsters. The most intuitive example is that toad mirage, with just decades of cultivation, defeated Lin Fengjin and Ao
The rivers are all in an extremely miserable state.
So needless to say, Ao Xi went back in such a hurry to show his strength to the family and mobilize his strength to occupy this geomantic treasure land here. If such a place is lightly let go, then it must be that God will not take it. On the contrary,
Ao Xi himself could not forgive himself. As for the feelings and friendship of Montenegro Jun, what do they mean in the face of the interests of the family?
At this time, Lin Fengjin suddenly thought about his cooperation with the Ao family. He must be secretly glad that the demon snake of the Ao family worked for him just to make ends meet. Maybe the Ao family was also secretly laughing at him for being a fool.
.
In the eyes of monsters, silver is completely useless. Can silver be used to resist lightning disasters? Can silver make one's claws sharper? Strength is the most important thing!
On the one hand, I provide the children of the Ao family with training opportunities to travel around, and at the same time, I also need to eliminate attacks from humans and the court. On the other hand, I also need to make sure that the children of the Ao family are well fed and strong. For the Ao family,
He said, he probably got a huge advantage.
At this time, taking this ancient poison vein as an example, what if the person discovered together with Ao Xi is not Lin Fengjin, but another monster. No matter how good the relationship between this monster and Ao Xi is, in the face of the huge interests of the entire family, everything will be lost.
They are all in vain, and they will definitely fall out immediately. No matter how good the friendship is, it will look so pale in the face of the future of future generations.
But now it was Lin Fengjin. After the exploration of this ancient poisonous vein was completed, it would be of no use to him. Ahem, let alone Lin Fengjin’s family. Lin Fengjin disliked his old man and
A bunch of aunts couldn't live long enough, so they would be brought to this ancient poisonous vein to be exposed to radiation.
Therefore, the Ao family is determined not to worry that Lin Fengjin will come to compete with them here. The huge differences in values and cultural views between the two parties have not become obstacles to each other here. They only require common ground while reserving differences, but have become the most important basis for successful cooperation.
Already.
And more importantly, it seems that the Ao family has realized this very early. The reason why Ao Xi is willing to risk everything to save Lin Fengjin and shield him from the knife is that friendship certainly plays a role in it, but...
To be honest, Lin Fengjin's death will definitely cause serious damage to the good situation of the Ao family at this time. Profit is the main reason why Ao Xi respects him so much.
Thinking of this, Lin Fengjin suddenly realized that he seemed to have entered a misunderstanding before. It seemed that the situation between the two parties had begun to reverse now. The Ao family seemed to be more dependent on himself, but as various industries blossomed, he did not
Why rely so much on the Ao family? If this is the case, then it seems that the Ao family should pay more conditions for this...
At least the Ao family will make more investments in their own power in the future, such as dispatching monster mounts or refining elixirs. Of course, more importantly, at this time, the Ao family and the Lin family are only superficially cooperating.
, the most obvious example is that those who cooperate with the Lin family are those third and fourth generation children such as Mang Five, Mang Six and so on.
As long as those who are not given the surname "Ao" are considered either vassals or children in the Ao family, the big monster with the surname Ao must be allowed to thoroughly enter into deep cooperation.
The relationship with the Lin family has become even closer, reaching the point where everyone is prosperous and everyone loses!
***
Three days later, Lin Fengjin had left Xunzhou and arrived at the junction of Zhongtang and Xirong.
This is a very dangerous pass. The Pingliang Mountains stand out here and form a branch. This branch is called Qingtang Mountain, which is the natural dividing line between Zhongtang and Xirong.
Qingtang Mountain stretches for thousands of miles. To the north is the Wuchi Prairie of Xirong, and to the south is the heartland of the Middle Tang Dynasty. It is about a hundred miles wide and extremely steep. It is said to be difficult for birds and animals to cross. However, there is a surging Tuojiang River from
Coming from the northwest and going to the southeast, a canyon was cut out in the Qingtang Mountains. Its steepness and rapidity are almost comparable to the Jinsha River Grand Canyon.
During the reign of David, the government felt that the people's livelihood was difficult, so they built an official road along the course of this surging river in the Qingtang Mountains. In David's heyday, it also cost a lot of money.
Thirty years of time.
Before this official road was connected, goods transported from Yaozhou in the Central Tang Dynasty to Xiongzhou in Xirong had to go around 1,700 miles, more than half a month, but now it only takes 120 miles, two days.
Just one night.
After David's analysis collapsed, Xirong took the lead in building a pass at the opening of Qingtang Mountain near the Zhongtang Dynasty, called Mengtuka. After the pass of Xirong was built, it was like strangulating the Zhongtang Dynasty.
My throat feels so uncomfortable!
Xirong's cavalry could come out of Mengtuka almost all year round and plunder and harass the plains in the heart of the Central Tang Dynasty. Once the Central Tang Dynasty sent troops, they would simply retreat in.
More importantly, although the territory of Xirong is dominated by nomadic peoples, the senior officials and nobles of Xirong have been ruled by the Davidic Dynasty for hundreds of years. They are also no amateurs in defending and attacking cities. Therefore, this checkpoint
Mengtuka is really like a bone stuck in the throat of the Zhongtang Dynasty.
Until the chaos occurred in Xirong that year, even the big-headed man Duogu died in the chaos. Tan Fengsha, who had dealt with Lin Fengjin before and had a fate of seven kills, also had a huge change in his fate during this chaos.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Zhongtang Dynasty began to attack Mengtuka fiercely, but they still failed several times, which shows how dangerous the pass is.
Guarding this level is the Scimitar General Wu Gutu, one of the four most famous generals in the world. This man’s life achievements and fame are almost all based on the numerous corpses of the soldiers of the Mid-Tang Dynasty. Even his four most famous generals in the world are
The position of one of the generals also comes from this.
Because of this, no one could have imagined that Zhongtang would use counterintuitive tactics to successfully recruit and surrender Wugutu! This Mengtu card was included in the bag and was renamed Jianglong Pass. This process of recruiting and surrendering is now
At that time, it was a huge mystery. At present, we only know that the conditions promised by the Mid-Tang Dynasty were "Yongzhen Jianglong Pass".
After Jianglong Pass was established, the Mid-Tang Dynasty finally got a chance to breathe. However, because the Xirong people still had the habit of grazing and were a half-farming and half-grazing country, even if Jianglong Pass changed hands, it would not pose a threat to them.
Big, after all, the famous imperial soldiers of the Middle Tang Dynasty were famous for their attacks on fortified areas and bloody battles, and they were definitely not known for their long-distance attacks, maneuvering, and harassment.
Lin Fengjin was standing in front of Jianglong Pass at this time, looking up at this majestic pass.
Because this pass was originally built by the Xirong people, even if it later fell into the hands of the Middle Tang Dynasty and was repaired many times, the large rock wall on the main body of the city wall and the architectural style of opening and closing still remained.
It reveals a barbaric, ferocious, and rugged style. In addition, since the establishment of this pass, at least hundreds of thousands of people have died here. Therefore, there is naturally a sense of solemn and desolate projection.
However, although there has been ongoing discord between the Zhongtang and Xirong, and frictions have occurred from time to time, Jianglong Pass, a strategically important place, has been at peace for twenty years.
Why does this happen?
That's because the Xirong people are quite aware of the dangers of Jianglong Pass, and there is no need for their people and soldiers to waste their blood here. What's more, the scimitar general Wu Gutu is guarding this place?
Therefore, frictions and wars between the Mid-Tang Dynasty and Xirong often occurred in the Shaanzhou area in the northeast - although the terrain here is considered a plain, it is full of ditches and continuous roads. For the Xirong people,
It is said that the plain terrain is conducive to cavalry warfare, which is acceptable. For the people of the Middle Tang Dynasty, the ditches and roads that can be seen everywhere are natural terrains that restrain cavalry, and fighting here does not suffer any disadvantages.
Under a situation that both parties can accept, Shaanzhou has been fighting endlessly, and the result is twenty years of peace here at Jianglong Pass. (To be continued...)