C183 (1/2)
This was the first time that an elder of the grade, Xu Shang, had ever been to Loess Kingdom. Even though the map was clear, it was still unknown what kind of situation they would encounter along the way.
Thus, everyone didn't have the excited feeling of going to the scenic HaoJinguo. Instead, they all had their own thoughts and serious expressions.
Not long after, everyone entered the desert region.
The Loess Country itself was in the northwest direction, which was quite a distance away from the other countries. They could be considered a country on loess, but also like a city from the desert. Every city had undergone hundreds of years of sedimentation, so their foundations were firmly established under the yellow sand. Even so, there were still many old cities that were covered up by the yellow sand. Therefore, for those who weren't familiar with the Loess Kingdom, the first time they entered, they might not even be able to find the city at the border of the city, let alone break into the country.
This was also one of the main reasons why the Fire Nation didn't think about Loess Nation earlier on.
However, he had only recently received news that when a Supreme God Stage expert ascended to heaven, they had all buried their treasures and their lifetime worth of martial arts techniques in the Soaring Sky Continent.
Under the temptation of the absolute art, he finally could not hold it in anymore.
Thus, before they were ready, they had rashly attacked the Loess Kingdom. Their current losses were not small either.
At present, the Fire Nation's soldiers had lost the war and were encamped outside the border city of Seros, waiting for an opportunity to kill their way into the city.
The vanguard troops that Dongli Zhen had sent were led by Hua Linglong, and the two of them were currently in the general's camp discussing countermeasures with furrowed brows.
Of course, Luo Liya's group didn't know anything about these battles. Instead, they had gotten lost on the road full of flying sand.
It had been several hours since the two Immortal-ranked Divine Beasts, the Scarlet Flame Bird and the Taotie, had been circling in place. Regardless of which direction they came from, they would all land in place.
”Teacher, this place must be weird.”
Ye Yingtian, who was good at summarizing, saw that no one said anything, so he couldn't help but feel a bit impatient.
”Yes, this is a trap laid down by the people of Loess. It's called 'blocking the way for the tiger'.”
However, Xu Shang had only heard of it and had never seen it before. The reason why he kept the Scarlet Flame Bird circling around was to feel the difference in every single journey. At the same time, he also allowed the Scarlet Flame Bird to train with patience.
It was the same with Luo Liya.
She also noticed whether she was walking around in circles or returning to her original spot, but just when she wanted to call for it to stop, she realized that the Taotie was getting a little impatient. Since that was the case, it would be better to let it follow its will. Even if it couldn't, it could at least temper itself.
Therefore, these people were not the least bit embarrassed as they sat on top of the divine beast, letting the two of them walk in circles. Luo Liya and Xu Shang actually took advantage of this gap to cultivate.
Finally, the two Divine Beasts were so tired that they could barely breathe.
Only then did the two of them open their eyes and say, ”Stop.”
The Red-Flamed Bird's manic behavior disappeared, and the Taotie also stopped roaring. It fell to the ground one by one. Everyone spread out a layer of cloth at the center of the area and discussed the countermeasures.
Fu Dongming's lips were already cracked from the thirst. The degree of thirst in the yellow desert had truly exceeded everyone's imagination.
On the other hand, the moon spirit's weak face did not show any signs of life, as if it was a bit dehydrated.
The man took out a small bottle of essential oil and handed it to Fu Dongming, ”Apply a drop to your lips. Then give the moon spirit a little more, let her drink. Don't drink too much, just one drop is enough. ”
With that, he took out something to shield himself from the sun from the sun. Originally, the river city was cloudless and the weather was pleasant, but now the sun was blazing like the sun, roasting people to the point where they couldn't take it anymore.
”Teacher, there's something wrong with the moon spirit.”
When Luo Liya took out the water from her brocade bag and placed it next to the moon spirit's mouth, she discovered that her face had already turned from pale to sallow, and she was so weak that even her breathing had become heavy. She immediately felt that things weren't that simple, and quickly turned around to tell Xu Shang about this discovery.
Zi Ruo, who was hugging the moon spirit, also felt her body become lighter.
”Teacher, that's not right. The moon spirit is getting lighter and lighter.”
When a person was weak and unable to muster up any strength, more than half of the gravity would fall upon another person's body. But the next moment, the Moon Spirit actually became lighter!
”Oh no, everyone, hurry up and get up!”
Xu Shang, who was thinking of a countermeasure, immediately shouted out when he heard Luo Liya and Zi Ruo's words, ”There must be something strange down there!”
As they spoke, several of them jumped to their feet. Because Zi Ruo had a moon spirit, her pace was a little slow. They felt something strange beneath her feet.
It was as if something was wrapped around him.
Thus, he immediately reacted and forcefully kicked. However, he discovered that his feet suddenly became sore, as if hundreds of needles had pierced into his feet.
”Wu Kong, receive the moon spirit!”
Just as they stood still in the air, Luo Liya noticed that something was wrong with Zi Ruo. She hurriedly ordered Wu Kong to hold onto the Moon Spirit and ran down to check on Zi Ruo's condition.
”Heavens, what is this thing!”
Luo Liya shouted in surprise. No one knew when the green vines had grown out of the desert, but they were very thick and their color was very bright. But the vines were not smooth and knobbly. They were wrapping themselves around Violet's left leg, and as they did so, the knobs became clearer and redder.
”Zi Ruo, don't be lucky!”
Luo Liya looked at the evil vine, and immediately took out the ugly sword body from her brocade sack, forcing her true qi into the blade, directly thrusting the vine tail horizontally!
If she wanted to, she could cause the world to change its color. But strangely, with her strength, the sharp sword seemed to pierce into a stew, the vine only sprouted out a little blood, but there was no other reaction!