Chapter 241: Tiger Head Monster on Tiger Head Mountain
The desert oasis is located in the southwest of Xianzhou, far away from Zhao Shoushou's target city. The straight-line distance between the two places is more than 10,000 miles. Along the way, it also needs to cross the territory that has been the survival of monsters for generations.
If he didn't have to buy the money turtle, why would Zhao Shoushou choose such a dangerous path? Even if it was a smooth journey, it would still take up to a year. It would be normal if two or three years of consumption were added.
Fortunately, most of the locations he passed along the way were not very dangerous. Although Zhao Shoushou did not have a defensive weapon with him, based on his combat effectiveness, there shouldn't be much of a problem in terms of safety.
Of course, with such a long distance, some monks from the Beast Control Sect would naturally not rush like him. There are teleportation arrays in some secret locations.
It's just that the ownership of these teleportation arrays is almost always in the hands of the various sects. Under normal circumstances, outsiders will not be allowed to ride on them, even if they pay a certain price. On this point, the attitudes of the various sects are unprecedentedly consistent.
However, nothing is completely impossible in the world of cultivation. As long as your cultivation reaches a certain level, these shackles will naturally disappear.
For example, the ancestors of the Golden Core Stage, whether they are casual cultivators, little guys, or sects, are all qualified to ride on the teleportation array, but they only need to pay some spiritual stones consumed during the teleportation process.
Zhao Shoushou will not be able to do this for a while, so all he can rely on is his two legs, but this is also a good opportunity to broaden his horizons and increase his knowledge.
Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. This is equally important for monks. Whether it is chance or other gains, it is possible to discover and gain something in the process.
The formation flags and Dao soldiers seemed to be in a hurry, but in a certain aspect they were not too anxious. For him, he only had to follow the steps step by step.
Time passed as Zhao Shoushou continued to move forward, and the journey was quite smooth until two months later, a mountain that looked like a tiger's head blocked his way.
"There is a tiger-headed mountain in Xianzhou, and there is a tiger-headed monster on the tiger-headed mountain. The tiger-headed monster loves to eat people's hearts." This is a ballad widely spread in Xianzhou, which shows that the monks are afraid of the tiger-headed monster.
This Hutou Mountain is also the main reason why it is difficult to communicate between the north and the south of Xianzhou, which is almost divided into two parts. Only some foundation-building monks and even golden elixir monks can pass through.
Tiger-headed monsters are a special variant of tiger monsters. They have the body of a tiger and are stronger than normal tiger monsters, but they have three heads with different attributes.
The tiger head in the middle is the main one, usually with metal or fire attributes. The left and right sides are of wood and water attributes respectively. The three heads are independent of each other and cooperate with each other. Once they fight, their combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated.
Because they need to face simultaneous attacks from three different attributes at the same time, monks of the same level will generally be at a disadvantage. This is one of the main reasons why most monks are unwilling to pass through this place.
Fortunately, tiger-headed monsters are subject to innate factors and are greatly restricted in reproduction, so the number of their entire group is only about a hundred.
It is possible to occupy a huge, continuous mountain range with a relatively small number. If you are lucky enough to cross it safely on the way, it is also possible. In the world of cultivation, there is also a group of hard-working Qi Refining Stage monks who transport large amounts of goods through it. As long as you succeed once
You can earn enough spiritual stones to support several years of cultivation.
Of course, Zhao Shoushou will not place all his hopes on luck. Relatively speaking, the life breath contained in the bodies of monks in the foundation building period will be more powerful, and the attraction to special monsters like the tiger-headed monster will also increase proportionally.
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From this aspect, monks in the Qi Refining Stage obviously have an advantageous position. Most of the monks in the Foundation Establishment Stage have to go through some hard battles if they want to pass through it safely. If they win, they will pass, and if they fail, they will naturally fall.
One point that requires special attention is that under normal circumstances, it is forbidden to kill tiger-headed monsters, because this will make these tiger-headed monsters hate human monks even more, and thus hunt down more monks who pass by.
The tiger-headed monster has low intelligence and is more sensitive to hatred. Once it is contaminated with the related smell of blood, it will encounter more sieges the next time it passes by.
"I hope everything goes well. My luck has always been good." Zhao Shoushou was naturally very familiar with this special monster whose reputation was widely spread.
Therefore, when facing this strange-looking Hutou Mountain, we were naturally more cautious than ever before, and had no intention of making any mistakes here.
Of course, since the tiger-headed monster with strong combat power occupies this place, it is naturally a cave heaven blessed land with good spiritual veins. There are also some spiritual medicines growing in rich varieties.
However, I don’t have too many thoughts about these for the time being. Of course, it’s not that Zhao Shoushou is calm in the face of treasures and can overcome the greed in his heart. On the contrary, the main reason is that he does not want to have too much conflict with the tiger-headed monster. These elixirs are also important to them.
A rare treasure.
When the tiger-headed monster breaks out of its shell, it can become a first-order low-grade monster, and when it reaches adulthood, it can become a second-order low-grade monster. Some well-talented tiger-headed monsters can even break through to the second-order high-grade monster. According to legend, there has even been a third-order monster.
A low-grade monster.
This is also the reason why he has always been very afraid of the Sand Lizard. Of course, the Tiger Head Mountain alone cannot stop its progress. Zhao Shoushou from Fangshi at the foot of Yushou Mountain must go and explore it.
Therefore, after making detailed preparations, he decisively embarked on the path forward, but spent most of his time traveling on the outside of Hutou Mountain. Only out of desperation would he go to the depths of the mountains.
Zhao Shoushou's traveling speed was not very fast, and he had only covered half of the distance two days later. This was also the most dangerous time, as most of the tiger-headed monsters inhabited this place where the spiritual power was the most abundant.
"A second-grade low-grade aster flower, is this good luck or bad luck?" Zhao Shoushou said with a wry smile on his face. He couldn't help but laugh at the current scene. He took every precaution and was careful, but he still couldn't escape this after all.
Tribulation.
It would be a happy thing to encounter a second-order low-grade spirit flower in other places, but it is not a good thing in Hutou Mountain.
Every mature spirit flower must be guarded by a tiger-headed monster of comparable skill, which also meant that his plan to sneak through Hutou Mountain failed.
"Roar!" Sure enough, before Zhao Shoushou could leave, a thunderous roar of a tiger had already spread, and special halos surrounded him from all directions.
"The dragon follows the cloud, the wind follows the tiger" has made the characteristics of the tiger monster clearly clear, not to mention it is a second-level monster similar to the foundation-building stage, its speed is unparalleled, it is just a flicker.
Three tigers had already pounced viciously on him.