In the cold and dark depths of the mountain forest, a figure was running at high speed with a strong hunting wind, startling a flock of birds.
After climbing over a mountain and several miles away from the branching stronghold, Chen Zheng finally stopped.
What he saw in front of him was deep darkness, and there were no other sounds except the chirping of insects and birds. He chose a big tree and climbed it, then raised his eyes and looked up.
The night was thick, and in the darkness that covered the sky and the earth, the hilltop where the branch stronghold was located in the distance was flashing with flames, and it was already engulfed in a sea of fire.
It seems that Zhuxie Division's troops have completely captured the place.
The firelight illuminated his eyes, Chen Zheng felt complicated and sighed softly.
It is certainly a joy to escape from prison, escape to heaven, and enjoy freedom, but it has nothing to do with him whether other members of the church live or die.
But whether Wu San, He Daming, and Zhao Wu, three younger brothers with whom he had a good relationship, could escape with their lives made him feel a little heavy.
Unfortunately, with the powerful lineup of Zhu Xie Division, it was very dangerous for him to break through alone. He almost failed to escape and was unable to help them at all.
Letting out a long breath of depression, he jumped down and began to count the things on his body.
Since he made the plan for Jin Chan to escape from his shell, he took all his important belongings with him even when he slept.
In the waist pouch on the inside of the clothes, there are secret books of "Indestructible King Kong", Boiling Blood Pill, Bu Yuan Pill, Heavenly Jade Lingqian, hand-drawn map, flint and several pieces of valuable gold and silver jewelry, all of which are unknown.
lose.
"It's good to be prepared in advance, otherwise the loss would be huge."
Chen Zheng leaned silently under the tree and began to think:
"This mountain forest is huge. People from the Zhuxie Division will probably not come in to search again. It is relatively safe to hide deep in the mountain forest. I don't know whether Mrs. Wumu is dead or alive."
"Zhuxie Division has taken control of the village. If you want to go to Lingqiu County, you can't go out through the village. You have to find another way."
"But across this mountain forest, there seems to be a trade route leading to Lingqiu County near the other end. Maybe we can start from this place. But I don't know the specific route to Lingqiu County yet. It is best to follow the passing merchants.
Team, let’s sneak into the city together.”
In just a few moments, the plan in my mind became clearer and clearer, and I set a goal.
Lingqiu County is one of the most prosperous cities in the border area. It has a large population, a flourishing martial arts style, and various cultivation resources gathered and circulated. It is definitely a good place for him to develop.
In particular, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the power of incense, and other elements of cultivating immortality in the description of the Tianyu Lingqian aroused his strong interest. If he wanted to inquire about this kind of information, going here is the best choice.
Just like that, with all kinds of thoughts.
The night passed in the blink of an eye.
No one from Zhu Xie Division entered the mountain to pursue him all night.
After spending a peaceful night in the tree, Chen Zheng climbed up to the canopy again to take a look.
In the distance, I saw that the hilltop where the branch headquarters was located was gray and black, and it had been burned to the ground.
He took a deep look at the place where he had lived for several months. He had no intention of going back to check. After determining the direction, he jumped down from the tree and continued heading deeper into the forest.
This journey took three days.
This mountain forest stretches for dozens of miles. It is definitely not easy to cross to the other side. The first problem is food and water.
After all, Chen Zheng was running in a hurry and didn't bring much dry food or water with him.
Fortunately, he has been hunting in the mountains for so long, and he has already transformed into an experienced hunter. Even if he does not have a bow and arrows and only hunts with a knife, it is not a big problem to barely fill his stomach.
As for the water source, it is simple. Not to mention mountain springs and streams, the dew on the forest leaves is enough.
Secondly, there are poisonous insects and beasts in the mountains and forests, all kinds of dangers.
Especially after entering the depths of the forest that have never been touched before, the dangers such as quagmire, poisonous traps, poisonous snakes and insects suddenly become more numerous.
Even though Chen Zheng's cultivation level is not bad now, he has to be cautious for fear of getting into trouble somewhere.
that's all.
The evening of the fourth day.
Whoosh!
A sharp whistling sound sounded in the forest, and a plump pheasant was pierced by a wooden spear and fell to the ground.
More than ten steps away, Chen Zheng walked forward quickly, picked up the pheasant, and started to light a fire and pluck the feathers to prepare dinner.
Without the bow and arrow, hunting in the mountains would indeed be inconvenient. He had only mastered the skill of throwing wooden spears in the past two days, and his hand power and eyesight became more and more accurate.
Considering the size of his current belly, a pheasant would only be able to pad its belly at most.
But there was no way, in such a huge mountain forest, it was not easy to encounter prey just because he wanted to, especially because for some reason, the deeper he went in the direction, the rarer and rarer the large prey became.
He did hunt a red deer the day before yesterday, but he had already eaten it all. He had not harvested anything today, so he could only grieve.
Soon, the flint ignited the dead branches, and the flames rose.
After roasting the plucked and gutted pheasant for a while, Chen Zheng sat on the ground like a wild man in the mountains and feasted.
Even if there is no salt for seasoning, in a matter of seconds, a pheasant will eat it and even the bones will be chewed into pieces and put into the stomach.
After the internal organs are fully developed, the warrior's digestive ability is greatly enhanced, and even hard objects in bones can be directly digested and absorbed to provide nutrients.
Soon, after eating, he climbed up a big tree while it was still dark, and then looked up.
The sun sets in the west, the mountains are undulating, the clouds and mist are gentle, and the vast mountains and forests still seem to be endless.
Chen Zheng frowned and looked back and forth:
"Damn it, how far do we have to go before we can walk out?"
Although we had tried our best to estimate the difficulty of crossing this huge mountain forest to the other side, the timing was still much more troublesome than expected.
The main thing is direction.
After arriving in the center of this dangerous mountain forest, there was thick fog and poisonous fog all the time in the morning and evening, making it extremely difficult to identify the direction by the sun.
Especially today, when there was heavy fog, he groped forward in the forest, but ended up getting lost like a ghost, deviated from the planned route, and wasted a whole day.
Looking left and right, he couldn't tell where he was. Chen Zheng could only give up for the time being and find a clean and open place. Then he chopped down the branches and built a rough and crude wooden tent on the tree.
Defense against poisonous insects, poisonous snakes and the like.
Then just get into it, sit and meditate, and take it as a rest.
Although the meditation practice of "Tianmu Alchemy" cannot replace sleep, it can also achieve the effect of recharging energy.
Especially now that he has reached the level of perfect concentration, the effect of meditation is twice the result with half the effort, and his mental perception is unprecedentedly sharp. Even if a flying insect comes within one foot of his body, he can instantly feel it.
Just like that, in the vast silence, hearing all the movement in the forest, Chen Zheng closed his eyes and fell into a light sleep.
And I don’t know how long it took.
roar.
Suddenly, waves of extremely low and strange roars suddenly floated over from the darkness in the distance.