Chapter 712 Exile (5)
Zhenmo Ridge, the ninth city in the word "Zhen", is twelve thousand miles to the south.
There are towering mountains and steep cliffs, and miasma is rising.
The miasma in the forest was mixed with a hint of the chaotic aura peculiar to the new world. It was disorderly and mixed, and even to the True Immortals with profound cultivation, the miasma was filthy and highly poisonous.
Therefore, even if the distance was only 120,000 miles, the Buddhist Bodhisattvas and Taoist Gods, who could normally see billions of miles of mountains and rivers at a glance, could not see more than a hundred miles away with their divine sense due to the obstruction of this miasma.
In these mountains, all the laws and rhymes were mixed up by the chaotic aura.
Even the fundamental principles of light and shadow have been distorted.
Therefore, even with the Buddhist Dharma Eye that has been tempered a thousand times, those great Bodhisattva-level beings, when they stand on the top of the mountain and look around with the Dharma Eye, they can only see the scenery within a hundred miles at most.
Once it exceeds a hundred miles, all light and shadows, all patterns are shrouded in fog, or in flickering, changing and distorted light and shadows.
Therefore, when walking in these mountains and looking up, you can sometimes see ten suns side by side, or you can see several moons and several suns circling in the sky.
It is impossible to use the positions of the sun, moon and stars to survey the location and point out the direction.
What's even more terrifying is that in the mountains, the geomagnetic force and the earth veins have been distorted into a mess. All kinds of innate instincts, and the ability to identify and correct angles through the angles and positions of the earth veins and geomagnetism, have all become ineffective.
Therefore, even for a powerful master at the level of a great bodhisattva in Buddhism, entering the mountains south of Demon-Suppressing Ridge is an extremely dangerous thing.
Without an experienced guide to lead the way, the great Bodhisattvas would get lost in the mountains, running around like headless flies.
However, there are countless risks in these mountains, including various natural traps, various natural secret realms, various strange poisonous insects and ferocious beasts, as well as evil demons and giant monsters hidden here etc., which are enough to make lone immortals and lost teams disappear completely without knowing it, never to appear again.
On a mountain that was shaped like a pen holder and was a thousand miles high, in a dense forest of thorns with leaves as sharp as knives, Yu Changle, who was covered in blood, and a hundred or so eunuchs with ragged clothes and haggard faces, were gasping for breath.
Under their feet, there was a two-headed monster snake with a black background and white markings, which was extremely ugly and ferocious. Its two heads were cut off, and poisonous blood was constantly spurting out of its body. The two cut-off snake heads were still twisting and struggling, and they kept opening their big mouths. Drops of yellow venom kept dripping out of the fangs in their mouths.
From all directions, in the thorn forest, countless small beetles the size of a palm, with a completely emerald green body, gathered around with a giggle.
Frightened by the sinister and murderous aura emanating from Yu Changle, these small beetles, whose cultivation was only at the Heavenly Man Realm, did not dare to approach. Instead, they formed a circle from a distance, blocking the area completely.
At a glance, the densely packed little beetles in the dark thorn forest turned into a green ocean, covering an area of 100 miles in radius. Beyond 100 miles, there must be more... Even if I couldn't see any further with my divine sense or eyes, I didn't know how many of these beetles there were.
These beetles were obviously highly poisonous. They gathered together, and wisps of light green poisonous gas continuously spewed out of their mouths. The wisps of poisonous gas condensed into large poisonous clouds, covering the thorn forest!
Yu Changle gritted his teeth, looked at the group of young eunuchs around him, and suddenly sighed heavily.
"Kids, this time, we are screwed!"
"Our Dayin Palace Guard has fallen flat on its face this time. We have lost all our dignity!"
"Still... not grounded..." Yu Changle wailed, "The previous conspiracies and intrigues, all kinds of sneaky calculations... I feel like the only ones we can deal with are those civil officials and military generals, those bigwigs who still have some respectability!"
"It's out of touch with reality... those underworld tactics and gang tricks have caused us to fall into such a big trap!"
"That Renyi Bank and Shan Youren are not human beings at all!"
"Hey, this is a case of nine out of ten returns, the interest is compounded... He didn't come to collect the debt in the first two years, and I thought he was a good man... I didn't expect that after so many years of bullying, we would fall into this despicable villain's trap!"
"How shameless! He actually used some trickery to cover up all those Hades clauses in the loan agreement with his magical powers... Otherwise, even if he risked his life three years ago, he would never have let the emperor sign something like that!"
"One wrong move and the whole game is lost!"
"It doesn't matter if we die here. Without the treasures we brought back, how can the emperor pay the debt to Renyi Bank?"
Yu Changle, who was so skinny that his bones were visible, burst into tears and cried loudly.
Seeing this, the young eunuchs didn't even bother to persuade their ancestor, but knelt on the ground and cried.
When they first came to the Demon-Suppressing Ridge, their lives were still bearable. However, like Yin Yuan, Yu Changle and this group of loyal eunuchs were all imprisoned and had no control over their own life and death.
But Yu Changle and his group are, after all, more than a hundred True Immortals. Although their ranks are not high, a hundred or so people gathered together can be considered a strong force.
In particular, unlike other teams in Zhenmo Ridge, this small team of eunuchs are all loyal to Yinyuan. The meaning of their existence is to make Yinyuan's life better, and to make Yinyuan live a more comfortable, happy and comfortable life!
With such a common philosophy, under the leadership of Yu Changle, this eunuch team took the initiative to participate in many explorations of the southern mountains... With concerted efforts, Yu Changle and his team gained a lot in the exploration, although according to the rules of Zhenmo Ridge, 99% of all the prisoners' gains would be taken away by the Zhenmo Ridge officials.
However, Yu Changle and his companions also used various means to conceal some of their resources, and according to the unspoken rules, they were given a share of all the harvests. As a result, Yin Yuan and his companions lived a relatively comfortable life in the first few years after they arrived at Zhenmo Ridge.
In particular, Yin Yuan and Yu Changle had "sufficient" resources to support them. They practiced hard and their cultivation levels actually improved significantly.
But… three years ago, Bai Yuan fell seriously ill for no apparent reason, which hit Yinyuan at a critical juncture when he was short of resources. So, Yinyuan approached Renyi Money House and borrowed a foreign debt which was not too heavy.
Unexpectedly, the loan contract of this foreign debt was tampered with, and all the fatal clauses were hidden by magical powers. Yin Yuan and others were deceived. The original loan with normal interest rate was turned into a life-threatening loan shark!
Three years have passed, and now Yu Changle and a group of eunuchs can only repay the interest for each installment even if they work very hard!
If this is the case, he can still struggle for a while. As Yu Changle's cultivation continues to improve, there is a possibility of paying off this loan shark!
But this time, they got caught.
Yu Changle led the team into the southern mountains to carry out the daily exploration mission issued by the Ninth City of Zhenzi.
This time, they had gained a lot, and even found two top-grade immortal medicines in the ninth city of Zhenzi, which were offered a reward of three million top-grade immortal crystals by the City Lord's Mansion. Of the six million top-grade immortal crystals, they could get about 120,000, which was enough to relieve their current great pressure.
Yu Changle and a group of young eunuchs were originally overjoyed. However, on their way back, their guide, who was a standard member of the City Lord's Mansion and also the team's 'inspector', led them into the lair of the two-headed monster snake and then disappeared without a trace!
In these mountains, without a guide who is familiar with the geography and topography, it is almost equivalent to death!
Of course, Yu Changle and his companions also have some experience in surviving in the mountains. This place is not too far from the ninth city of Zhenzi. At a distance of 120,000 miles, if they spend enough time, there is a certain probability that they can find the way back.
But... time!
"Your Majesty, I am so sorry!" Yu Changle burst into tears, his eyes were cracked and blood was coming out of his tears.
If they go back late, who knows what Renyi Money House will do to Yinyuan?
Yu Changle and a group of eunuchs knew that Renyi Money House had deliberately set a trap for Yinyuan... and they had unknowingly stepped into the trap.
If Yinyuan suffered any damage...
After crying for a while, Yu Changle wiped the tears and blood from his face, stood up, and regained his fierceness and majesty as the chief eunuch of the Guard Palace Ward: "Okay, you little bastards, stop crying... Let's find our own way back."
"If the emperor is safe and sound, then that's fine."
"If anything happens to the emperor, hey, I, the ancestor, will take you to those evil demons... Even if I have to turn into evil spirits, I will seek justice for the emperor!"
"Biluo Dao Palace, hehe... Great, great... In this life, as long as I am alive, I will fight you! I have a miserable life, hehe!"
Yu Changle's eyes were bloodshot, and he pointed at the sky and cursed in a strange voice.
A group of eunuchs stood up, wiped the tears from their faces, drew their weapons, formed a battle formation, discussed for a while, found a direction, and slowly walked in that direction.
It would have been fine if they didn't move. As soon as they moved, the ocean of green beetles on all sides suddenly became agitated. Countless green beetles flew up and turned into an overwhelming "huge wave" that pounced on them and the corpses of the two giant snakes.
Yu Changle let out a long whistle, and strands of dim, obscure, and almost invisible feminine sword light burst out from every pore of his body. The feminine and silent sword light quickly shuttled through the void, and each ray of sword light that passed through the beetle "wave" could easily penetrate the bodies of tens of thousands of beetles and cut them into pieces.
A group of young eunuchs also took action, each using their magical powers. The sound of "chi chi" was endless, and countless beetles broke and fell.
In the distance, a sharp whistle that made people's heart palpitate was heard.
Waves of strange magical power fluctuations are coming from afar. This is the beetle that has reached the True Immortal level and is releasing its own pressure!
Accompanied by a long whistle, dozens of True Immortal-level beetles as big as small houses flew over, bringing with them countless beetles of all sizes, and surrounded Yu Changle and his group in the middle.
