Volume 1 The Sword of the Son of Heaven Chapter 26 Journey to the Fog Mountain
Wushan was originally an unknown barren mountain on the outskirts of the imperial city.
Two or three months ago, it began to be shrouded in heavy fog, creating an inaccessible area.
Since the heavy fog appeared, the surrounding wild beasts and even monsters were gradually attracted and gathered near the foggy mountains. Sometimes people were killed or injured as a result.
In the beginning, Wushan didn't have any natural treasures, just some medicinal herbs.
After all, it's on the outskirts of the Imperial City, not far from the Sword Palace. If there was really something good, it would have been discovered long ago.
But for some unknown reason, after the heavy fog filled the air, people discovered precious spiritual materials one after another in the foggy mountains, so more and more practitioners went into the mountains to hunt for treasures.
An hour later, the carriage arrived at the foot of the mountain.
Because it is a barren mountain, there are no fixed mountain roads.
A group of six people abandoned their cars and walked, choosing a direction where the fog was not too heavy, and started climbing.
After entering the mountain, the fog became heavier and heavier, and finally I could only see the surrounding area of about ten feet, and the distance was blurry.
Wu Dachuan walked in the front, holding the puppy to make money.
"Fortunately, there is no cliff here, otherwise I don't know how many people would have fallen to death. I have actually been to this mountain several times before, and I am quite familiar with it... Oops!!"
With a scream, Wu Dachuan lost his trace, leaving only the puppy Wangcai sticking out his tongue stupidly.
"Where are the people!"
"Disappeared! Maybe it was swallowed by a monster! Be careful!"
The two male disciples in the same group were shocked, holding their swords in their hands to guard against the surroundings.
The female disciple was also frightened, and her face turned obviously pale.
Luo Xiaoyu waved his hand to fan the thick fog, trying to find the whereabouts of his companions. He was indeed very courageous.
Yun Que walked steadily up to the puppy, without even taking the sword. He squatted down and shouted in the direction where Wu Dachuan disappeared:
"How deep is it? Did you fall to death?"
Soon Wu Dachuan's annoyed voice came from diagonally below:
"I can't die! I'm unlucky, I'm going to climb up!"
Not long after, Wu Dachuan appeared in front of everyone with a muddy face. He sighed and said:
"What a deep mountain col! I remember that there aren't many potholes near Wushan Mountain. Has the terrain changed?"
Wu Dachuan scratched his head in confusion, feeling that the place he was in was not the barren mountain he was familiar with, but a strange place.
Yun Que had already seen that Wu Dachuan slipped and fell, so he was not worried.
After hearing this, he asked thoughtfully:
"Are you sure there wasn't a mountain col here before?"
"There should be a mountain col, but it doesn't seem that deep."
Wu Dachuan was not sure, and said uncertainly: "Maybe I remembered it wrong. It happened several years ago. I came here just to relax and didn't pay much attention to the terrain."
Since there was no danger, everyone continued to climb the mountain.
A trace of doubt arose in Yun Que's heart.
This foggy mountain is a bit strange.
The sudden appearance of extra treasures of heaven and earth, as well as the vaguely changing terrain, all indicate that there is something strange and unknown here, and it is definitely not a good place.
After walking for a while, the terrain became obviously steeper.
The surrounding fog is also getting thicker.
"This is where we really reached the foot of the mountain. What we just walked was just the outer area of Wushan Mountain."
Wu Dachuan reminded everyone to be more vigilant. The real danger has only begun now.
Woof woof!
Not long after walking out, the puppy Wangcai suddenly ran to the left, leading everyone to a bluestone that was as tall as a person, and sniffed around the stone.
Wu Dachuan looked happy and hurriedly started searching.
"There's something!"
Wu Dachuan spent a lot of effort and finally pulled out a round thing from behind the bluestone.
After he got rid of the dead leaves and mud, he suddenly shouted and threw it out again.
Gululu,
The round thing fell at the feet of several people, and it turned out to be a human head with a ferocious expression!
The deceased was a middle-aged man. Judging from his bun, he was probably not a disciple of the Sword Palace. He had just died and his head had not yet rotted.
Wu Dachuan repeatedly shouted bad luck, pointed at the puppy and cursed.
I thought it was some kind of treasure, but it turned out to be a head.
The others were not interested in the heads, they all thought it was bad luck and planned to leave as soon as possible.
Yun Que came to the head, observed it carefully for a while, and even picked it up and played with it a few times.
Turning the head towards the crowd, Yun Que said, "Brother Wu, look at the cause of this person's death."
Wu Dachuan felt nauseated when facing the dead man with a hideous expression and only a head left. He reluctantly looked at it with a sad face, and suddenly let out a sigh.
"What a strange wound. It was not caused by a sword. It seems..."
Wu Dachuan looked at the jagged bones of the human head and neck, and couldn't tell what was strange about them for a moment.
This kind of death where only the human head is left is usually killed by a knife or a sword, but the human head in front of me is obviously not the case.
"Strangled to death."
Yun Que said as he took out a piece of green vine from the head's forehead and wrapped it around the bones of the head's neck several times.
Only then did Wu Dachuan see clearly that there was a transparent hole in the forehead of the human head, as if someone had penetrated it with a sword, but the hole was obviously not in the shape of a sword.
"You mean, he was strangled to death by vines?"
Wu Dachuan swallowed subconsciously. He had never encountered such a strange situation in his life.
"Maybe he was strangled and used as a hanging."
Throwing the head aside, Yun Que's doubts became a little more serious.
The changing mountain topography, the ferocious heads, and the eerie thick fog.
This foggy mountain is full of weirdness.
Roar!!
Just when everyone was about to continue climbing, suddenly the sound of a tiger roaring was heard nearby.
Accompanied by a rustling sound, an eye-catching tiger with fine scales all over its body stepped out of the thick fog and appeared on the left side of the crowd.
Ouch!
Another sharp wolf howl.
A huge gray wolf with two long tails trailing from one end, fangs as sharp as knives, and as tall as a man emerged from the right side of the group.
The two ferocious beasts are not only much larger than the wild beasts, but also have completely different shapes. The scales of the tiger and the twin tails of the giant wolf both indicate the same identity.
Monster!
Wu Dachuan was quite experienced. He immediately activated the Overflowing Spirit Ring, and the sword in his hand immediately burst out with substantial sword energy.
The remaining two male disciples and the female disciple were not slow in their movements. They both held their swords tightly and were always ready to take action.
However, when they saw clearly the two monster beasts that were encircling them, the four of them almost screamed out in surprise at the same time.
"Scaly Tiger!"
"Twin-tailed demon wolf!"
"The two most difficult to deal with among the first-level monsters!"
"Unlucky! Don't expect to gain anything today. It will be a blessing if you escape unscathed."
Wu Dachuan's round face turned into a winter melon with worry, and his calves began to tremble.
The names of the scaly tiger and the twin-tailed demon wolf are known to all the disciples of the Sword Palace. They are the most ferocious first-level demon beasts in the Yan Kingdom. One of them alone is enough to compete with the monks in the middle stage of Qi refining.
When Wu Dachuan joined forces with three other disciples, they could barely block one of them, and it was impossible to kill him.
Now that two people are here at once, how can he not be surprised?
Yun Que had already grabbed the Thunder Sealing Sword and was staring at the twin-tailed demon wolf.
He planned to deal with the demon wolf first and let Wu Dachuan and others hold back the scaled tiger.
As long as you kill one head first, the situation will become much easier.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
When the two sides were about to fight, two sword lights passed over the heads of several people, vaguely wearing the attire of Sword Palace disciples.
Wu Dachuan was so surprised that he hurriedly shouted for help.
"Senior brother, help! Two senior brothers, please help!"
The two people with flying swords heard the sound falling on the bluestone. They looked condescending and noble.
They are two male disciples of the Sword Palace.
One has long hair, rough and cold temperament, the other has narrow eyes and is very young.
Yun Que didn't recognize the long-haired guy, but he was another guy with narrow eyes, and he was deeply impressed.
This person was none other than Xuan Wenyan, the fifth swordsman of the East Courtyard, who said on the long street of the Imperial City, "The sword is in the street, and the princes retreat."
"The No. 1 Swordsman of the East Campus! We are saved!" Wu Dachuan recognized the long-haired young man at a glance as the famous No. 1 Swordsman of the East Campus, and several others heaved a sigh of relief.
With the sword, it was easy to kill two first-level monsters.
Xuan Wenyan saw Yun Que at this moment, a sinister smile appeared on his face, and he said in a strange tone:
"Senior brother, you go first, I will help them properly."