Outside the ghost ship, it was pitch black, without any light, only endless coldness and coldness, permeating all directions in the darkness.
Through what he saw and felt through the shadows, Xu Qing looked at the ghostly void outside the ghost ship. He suddenly remembered the great horror that had been feared by countless monks when he was building the foundation.
Foundation-building monks seem to light up their own life lamp at the moment of foundation-building, attracting existences from another world.
Just like the little mute back then, he failed at this level and lost half of himself.
If it weren't for Xu Qing, I'm afraid it would have been completely destroyed.
The netherworld outside the ghost ship at this moment gave Xu Qing the feeling that it was that world.
Xu Qing was deep in thought, and the passage of time was not very obvious here. It seemed to be a moment, it seemed to be a long time, until a strong light suddenly appeared in the darkness.
This light was scorching and spread out, tearing apart the darkness. At the same time, a desert of dazzling light was reflected from within the torn netherworld.
The next moment, the ghost ship rushed directly into the desert formed by tearing apart the netherworld. The moment it shuttled in, the ghost ship...disappeared.
Everyone on the boat immediately felt the meaning of falling.
"You can open your eyes now."
As the voice of Master Zixuan came, the eight sect alliance disciples opened their eyes one after another, and what they saw was a burning desert.
The desert is burning, the endless sea of fire spreads in all directions, and the sky is distorted. Only the red sun emits astonishing heat in the sky.
The sun here is clearer and larger than what Xu Qing saw in Yinghuangzhou.
It's as if the sun is directly above this desert.
In other words, this desert... is the area closest to the sun.
The ghost ship cannot exist here, so it dissipates, so everyone falls behind.
And soon with Zixuan's wave, a flying boat like a blue dragon appeared, causing everyone to fall into it.
The next moment, the flying boat braved the scorching sun, shuttled through the sea of fire between heaven and earth, and moved forward rapidly.
As for the other passengers on the ghost ship, they also had their own methods. The two sword-holders took out magic weapons like hats, and instead of taking off into the air, they drilled into the earth and disappeared.
"This is the last stretch of the journey. After three months of flying in this desert, we will reach the boundary of the capital of Fenghai County."
On the flying boat, Master Zixuan spoke softly.
In this scorching sun, Zixuan's voice was like a clear spring, which made everyone feel relieved a lot.
Xu Qing took a deep breath, and a strange light appeared in his eyes. In fact, although the experience along the way was short, it allowed him to see more strange things in this world.
This kind of increase in knowledge is something that cannot be given in Yinghuangzhou.
The vastness of the world seemed to open up a corner for him.
And there are also alien races living in this desert.
Half a month later, as the flying boat moved forward, the flames on the ground appeared to be extinguished. After the flames there disappeared, a lot of green smoke was released.
As these green smoke curled up into the sky, they actually formed a human-shaped silhouette.
Although it's still blurry, you can still make out the general outline. There are men and women, old and young.
It's like a group of people living a normal life.
Especially the place where the green smoke is so thick that it even forms the outline of the city.
Seeing this scene, Xu Qing found it unbelievable. Most of the others were the same, except for the captain who was used to it.
When they looked at the groups formed by the smoke, many of the figures transformed by the smoke also raised their heads and looked at the flying boats in the sky.
This scene made Master Zixuan look solemn. For the first time after meeting a foreign race, she floated out of the airship and bowed to the smoke city on the earth in mid-air.
"Welcome to the cultivators of the human race in Huangzhou and escort the sword bearers of our sect to the county capital. We will pass by this place. I hope fellow Taoist fellows from the Yanmiao tribe will forgive me."
After Zixuan cupped his fists, Xu Qing also cupped his fists, and then all the disciples solemnly bowed to the earth.
Then the smoke billowed below, and a large number of smoke figures emerged.
They looked at the flying boat, seeming to be thinking, and soon they all returned the greeting with fists clasped, and they were at peace with each other.
At this point, Master Zixuan breathed a sigh of relief.
"This is the Yanmiao clan, and it is also the most difficult clan on the road. They don't care about the vast majority of human clans, but they still respect the sword holder."
"This clan was born under the scorching sun. They are born assassins. Their figures can blend into any aura. They are extremely strange. You must be more careful when you encounter them in the future. Don't easily turn against them, and try to form good relationships as much as possible."
The Immortal Zi Xuan gave instructions.
Xu Qing nodded, looking at the city of smoke on the ground behind him, firmly remembering the characteristics of this clan.
During the journey that followed, Xu Qing and his party saw a lot of strange and strange ethnic groups in the desert.
Until a month later, the color of the desert changed. It was no longer yellow and red, but slowly crystallized...
As a result, reflection is formed, and the lights of various colors are intertwined together. Although they are gorgeous, they are extremely dazzling. If you are not good enough to see for a long time, your eyes will go blind.
The flying boat traveling between heaven and earth is like traveling in the sea of light.
It was at this moment that Xu Qing saw the two sword holders again.
Obviously this desert is the destination of these two sword holders. At this moment, the two of them are on the crystallized earth, in the sea of light, fighting with the invisible beings around them.
The sword light overflowed, the sound was astonishing, and the waves of spells spread out.
Next to them is the little alien girl who once lay on the back of the female sword holder. At this moment, the black bandage on the little girl's eyes has been taken off. She is raising her head and looking directly at the sun that can burn everything here.
Her eyes were full of light and strange, as if they could absorb sunlight, making her eyes brighter and brighter.
The two tentacles on the forehead are also swaying, weaving runes one after another and integrating them into the eyes.
But this process obviously cannot be interrupted, so the two sword holders are protecting her.
What prevents her from absorbing sunlight is an invisible existence.
They seem to be fused with the light, and it can only be seen that the light around them flows more violently than other places, and is distorted frequently.
"That's a light monster!" On the flying boat, Immortal Zixuan looked at this scene and spoke slowly.
"When light has wisdom, it becomes a light monster. Most of them are in places with strong sunlight. They have no trace themselves. They are actually light, so they are very difficult to deal with and kill. They will only dissipate when night falls.
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When Zixuan's words came out, the two sword holders on the ground were obviously outmatched. It seemed that they underestimated the difficulty of this task, and they were each injured at this moment.
Xu Qing looked at the captain.
The captain also looked at Xu Qing.
"Senior, this person has been helpful to us, and I would like to go and help." Xu Qing bowed to Zixuan Immortal.
"Do you need my help?" Zi Xuan said softly.
"Senior brother and I can do it. If we are not our opponents, please trouble me again, senior." Xu Qing said calmly. After Zixuan nodded, he left the flying boat in a sway.
The captain coughed.
"Actually, senior can take action now..."
Zixuan glared at the captain, who shrank his head, quickly flew out, and headed straight to the ground with Xu Qing, one behind the other.
Noticing the arrival of the two men, the two sword holders who were fighting looked grateful. Among them, the male sword holder who had met Xu Qing and the others in Yinghuang Province spoke quickly.
"Thank you two fellow Taoists. There are more light monsters than we have encountered in similar missions before. Could you please help us protect this Twilight child?"
Xu Qing nodded, and the speed came in an instant. As soon as he landed, he felt a murderous intention rushing towards him in the sea of light in front of him, at an alarming speed.
A flash of light flashed in Xu Qing's eyes, and the poisonous elixir in the Third Heaven Palace vibrated, spreading the meaning of poison prohibition and filling his whole body.
The next moment, a shrill scream came from the sea of light in front of it, and then a beam of light could be seen turning into darkness and dissipating rapidly.
This scene made the eyes of the two sword holders light up. At the same time, the captain also had something surprising. His body flashed with blue light, and in an instant, the endless coldness spread outward.
This ice and cold was extremely terrifying. There was a lightless place and a dark place around the covered area. It seemed that his ice and cold could freeze the light.
Light can be frozen.
After being frozen, it cannot flow or move, so its surroundings will naturally turn into darkness.
It has to be said that here, the captain's ice power is more terrifying than Xu Qing.
The joining of the two of them reduced the burden on the two sword holders, and soon the crisis here was gradually resolved, and the surrounding light monsters also felt the difficulty and dispersed one after another.
"Thank you two fellow Taoists!"
The two sword holders were both at the Golden Core Third Palace level. Looking at Xu Qing and the captain, although they were grateful, they were inevitably wary.
This is instinctive.
In this world, if you don't have this instinct, you will definitely die early.
The one among the two who had met Xu Qing in Yinghuang Province was filled with shock at this moment.
He has seen geniuses and leaders, but he remembers that the two people in front of him were just building foundations at first, but now they have reached a level comparable to his own. Looking at their attacks, they are clearly more powerful.
"I haven't thanked you for the gift of the treasure that day, so I just did it casually today." Xu Qing cupped his fists in return and spoke seriously.
"That's right. Besides, my junior brother and I are also sword holders, so we will naturally help if we see it." The captain laughed and pointed out the identities of himself and Xu Qing.
Upon hearing this, the two sword holders' expressions became serious and they each took out their command swords.
Xu Qing and the captain also took out the four swords, which shone brightly. The two sword holders clearly relaxed after seeing this scene, and their guardedness was greatly reduced.
"My Excellency, Chen Tinghao, this is my lover Sun Liying. Thank you very much this time. We Taoist couple were a little careless in taking on this task this time."
Chen Tinghao sighed with emotion, then took out a jade slip and handed it to Xu Qing.
"I will give you half of the military merit of this mission. Don't refuse. This is the way we socialize as sword holders. We are all comrades-in-arms and gentlemen's friends!"
Seeing this, Xu Qing and the captain did not shirk. After taking the jade slip, the four of them waited for the Twilight girl to absorb the sunlight and started chatting with each other.
Chen Tinghao and his Taoist couple knew that Xu Qing and the others were going to report to the county capital. At the same time, Xu Qing and the others also learned about each other's mission this time.
The Twilight tribe is one of the allies of the human race and is a rare kind-hearted race.
Their gift is to absorb sunlight with their eyes, and then travel to sunless areas where they can sell their eyes.
This time, Taoist couple Chen Tinghao and his wife were tasked with escorting the little girl here to absorb the sunlight, because the sunlight is the strongest here.
It didn't take long for the girl to finish absorbing it. She closed her eyes again and put on the black ribbon. She became a little weak and was carried by Taoist companion Chen Tinghao on her back.
Because they also wanted to return to the county capital, at the invitation of Xu Qing and the captain, the two chose to board the airship with them.
On the flying boat, Taoist couple Chen Tinghao and his wife first paid homage to Master Zixuan and were very respectful.
Zixuan also expressed welcome to their arrival. She hoped that Xu Qing could make more sword-wielding friends before entering the county capital.
However, her cultivation level was too high. If she stayed here, Taoist Chen Tinghao and his wife would be under great pressure. So after welcoming her, she returned to the cabin, and before leaving, she smiled and asked Xu Qinglai to entertain her as the host.
They are friendly to each other and it is natural and pleasant to get along with each other.
So when the flying boat headed towards the county capital, Chen Tinghao reciprocated the favor and introduced the affairs of the county capital to Xu Qing and the captain in detail.
"The county capital is the core of Fenghai County. Basically, the big forces in every state have established branch clans in the county capital, but they are at the bottom of the entire county capital system. They can be regarded as the sixth echelon, above them.
The fifth echelon is the various yamen in the county system.
Above them are the three major sects and one family in Fenghai County, they are Taixuhua Demon Sect, Taikoo Thunderline, Blood Han Sect, and Yaohou Daofu!"
"Among them, Yaohou Daofu is the most special. The ancestor who founded the family was one of the thirty-six Heavenly Ministers of our human race. He was given the word Dao by the ancient emperor Xuanyou, so that he can be called Daofu in the continuation of his family.
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Chen Tinghao's voice gradually echoed with the speed of the flying boat.