Chapter 404: Ice and Snow Silkworm
Ye Chunyang had not expected to get such important information from the old man riding a dragon. They were currently worried about how to find the wasteland where the Ice Spirit Fruit Tree was located. This piece of information could solve their urgent problem.
According to the information left by the old man, it seems that the Ice Spirit Fruit Tree would leave a sign every time it appeared, indicating where it would appear next time. This time it is very likely to be this ancient tomb. If you can enter it, you may find clues.
Lady Xue was not surprised by Ye Chunyang's answer.
She hesitated for a moment and asked, "But Brother Ye, the information left by the old ghost does not have the exact location of the ancient tomb except for some obscure routes. How can we find it?"
Ye Chunyang touched his chin, showing a thoughtful look, and said, "According to the information left by the old ghost, the ancient tomb is also in the wasteland of the inner valley. I think it will not be a secret place. We should be able to find it by following this route."
In the past half month, he has explored this route. As long as he follows the information, it is not difficult to find the ancient tomb. Moreover, with the clues left by the old ghost, they also have an advantage in finding the ice spirit fruit tree.
Mrs. Xue nodded. The ice valley is full of dangers. She is only at the foundation-building stage. She needs to rely on Ye Chunyang's protection to reach the inner valley. Naturally, she will go with him.
"Let's rest for a night. We will continue our journey tomorrow morning."
After thinking for a while, Ye Chunyang closed his eyes and meditated.
Lady Xue looked at him through the firelight, chuckled, and then closed her eyes and rested against the cedar.
No words were spoken all night.
At dawn, the bonfire was extinguished, and the two set off again.
Although there were dense turbulences in the ice valley, with the Pixiu leading the way, Ye Chunyang could pass through safely. Except for occasionally landing and walking, he could also fly at low altitude in some calm places, so the speed of travel was naturally much faster.
There were snow monsters along the way, and Ye Chunyang killed them if he could. If they were high-level snow monsters, he would quietly avoid them to avoid being entangled and delaying the journey.
Ye Chunyang did not collect the inner elixir of the killed snow monsters, and Lady Xue had a huge industry and no shortage of resources. She looked down on the inner elixir of some ordinary snow monsters. Therefore, the two hurried all the way, and in just half a day, they had walked about 300 miles.
Just when they flew to a valley, they stopped with a wry smile on their faces.
A white mist of snow appeared in front of them, covering the sky, and it was difficult to tell the direction within a few miles.
However, this mist was not ordinary ice and snow, but condensed like a silk net, and the wind and snow falling from the sky were also blocked by it, blocking the two of them.
Lady Xue sighed slightly and said, "Brother Ye, this place is covered with ice and snow. It seems that we have to take a detour."
Ye Chunyang naturally saw this scene.
According to the message left by the old man riding a dragon, this place is a must-go place to the inner valley wasteland, but it is blocked now. Looking at the range covered by the white mist here, it may take several more days to take a detour.
Just stopping outside the hill, he seemed to feel a hint of unusual fluctuations.
Hesitating for a while, he jumped down.
Now that they have entered the valley for many days, the time limit for the ripening of the ice spirit fruit tree is not long. If they take a detour, they may be delayed for a long time. Since this place is a must-go place to enter the inner valley, they must find out the situation anyway.
Seeing this, Lady Xue couldn't help but wonder and hurriedly followed.
This valley is very wide, probably no less than dozens of miles in radius. Such a large area is actually covered by a thick layer of silk net, which is really weird. After approaching, Ye Chunyang found that the strange breath that seemed to be there and not there became more and more intense.
He frowned, pondered for a moment, and urged the magic formula, and the magic power rolled up the silk net.
"Puff" "Puff" a few low muffled sounds, only to see several silk nets exploded, bursts of strange black air emanated from them, and the surrounding wind and snow were dispersed, revealing the scene inside.
But when Ye Chunyang saw the picture in the silk net, he was shocked.
What appeared in front of him was a distorted face, which had been frozen for a long time. Obviously, it had been dead for a long time, but there was still a huge fear in the wide-open eyes, as if he had seen something that frightened him before he died.
To the surprise of the two, the body was entangled in the silk net, with only the head hanging in the air, which was terrifying and weird.
Moreover, their bodies were shrunken and bloodless, as if they had been sucked of their essence and blood by some evil creatures.
In addition, there were more than ten corpses in the silk net, all of which had strange appearances of death.
"Magic techniques?"
Seeing this scene, Lady Xue couldn't help but reveal a bit of shock on her jade face.
Even though she had been walking in the Tianchong Mountain Immortal Cultivation World for many years, she had never seen such a horrible scene. At this moment, it was as if she had walked into the purgatory on earth, and everything seemed so grim.
But she was not an ordinary woman. Looking at the death of these people, it was obvious that they had been sucked of their essence and blood by some kind of magic techniques.
Ye Chunyang opened the silk net and approached the corpses. After concentrating on a look, his eyes suddenly flashed with a bit of sharpness, and said: "There are demonic auras left in these people's corpses. They did not die from magic techniques, but were killed by some monsters that specialize in sucking blood."
"Monsters that suck blood?" Lady Xue was slightly surprised.
She walked back and forth a few steps, looked up at the silk net covering the air, and a strange look appeared in her beautiful eyes. After a moment, she seemed to suddenly remember something, her body trembled slightly, her face turned pale, and she blurted out in shock: "Could it be ice silkworms?"
"Ice silkworms?" Ye Chunyang raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise: "Do you know what kind of monster they died from?"
"I can't be sure. I just accidentally saw records about ice and snow silkworms in ancient books. This beast survives in the ice and snow and relies on sucking blood to strengthen itself. No matter whether it is a monster or a human, it can even suck the blood of the same kind. , extremely cruel and cruel.”
Xue Meiren looked at the dozen or so corpses, her pretty face changed for a while, and she tried her best to suppress the shock in her heart, and said: "However, the ice and snow silkworms do not capture prey at once, but capture it with silk and then enjoy it slowly. Judging from the death state of these people, it is exactly the way ice and snow silkworms hunt. "
"Is there such an evil monster in the world?" Ye Chunyang frowned even more tightly.
Xue Meiren silently practiced the calming technique to calm herself down, and continued: "Brother Ye, do you still remember the magic weapon Qingsi Tang when the little girl exchanged the Zhuyan Pill with you?"
Hearing this, Ye Chunyang recalled the scene of his first transaction with Xue Meiren in the northwest land. At that time, the other party exchanged Qingsi Tang and another treasure from him in exchange for the Zhuyan Pill. Later, this treasure also performed many miraculous feats, which made him count. When you escape from danger for the first time, you will naturally remember it clearly.
Immediately he nodded and said: "Why, could this treasure have something to do with the Ice and Snow Silkworms?"
"The tenacity and sharpness of ice and snow silk are rarely seen in the world. I once asked my family teacher about the green silk thread. He said that the green silk thread may be partially derived from this, so it has such sharp power. Looking at the silk here, The nets are dense, and the Ice and Snow Silkworms that kill these monks are probably no worse than level two."
Xue Meiren said with some uncertainty.
"Really?" Ye Chunyang raised his eyebrows, with a strange look in his eyes.
No one knows the magical functions and characteristics of green silk threads better than him. If the green silk threads are made from the silk of ice and snow silkworms, then these silk meshes are perfect for refining magic weapons.
His eyes flickered, and some thoughts suddenly occurred to him.
Seeing that he was silent, Xue Meiren on the side was a little undecided and couldn't help but ask: "Brother Ye, if there are second-level ice and snow silkworms here, it will be extremely dangerous. Why don't we go around the place?"
Ye Chunyang's eyes flickered slightly, looking at the silk all over the valley, and he had other thoughts in his heart.
Half a moment later, he shook his sleeves and a small red gold beast emerged from it, which was Pixiu.
In Xue Meiren's surprised eyes, Ye Chunyang handed Pixiu into her arms and said: "You take Pixiu to the inner valley, find the monk's tomb, and find a safe place to wait until I take care of the situation here. I’ll go find you later.”
"You want to stay here?" Xue Meiren opened her mouth in surprise, showing a look of disbelief.
"Yes, the ice and snow silkworms are of some use to me. I plan to look for them here. If I can find them and kill them, it will be great. If I can't find them, I will rush to the inner valley to join you in half a month. ." Ye Chunyang said.
"But I..."
Xue Meiren pursed her lips and was about to say something when a torrent of information quickly poured into the sea of consciousness along her forehead.
At the same time, she heard Ye Chunyang say: "These are some of the spells I used to fight against the magic monks during the foundation building period. I will teach them to you now. You can practice on your own along the way. Not to mention being able to compete with the magic monks, you must protect yourself." is allowed."
After the light on his fingertips flickered, he took out several talismans from the Qiankun bag and said: "These are the semi-spiritual talismans that I personally refined, plus the high-level spells granted to you by the talents. As long as you don't meet a master with mid-level magic power or above, You can retreat safely. If your life is really in danger, Pixiu has the mark of my consciousness. You only need to convey your thoughts to him, and I will come to save you immediately."
With Ye Chunyang's current level of cultivation, he was already very good at refining spiritual talismans. He had prepared a lot before entering the spiritual world. However, with Xue Meiren's cultivation in the foundation-building period, it was impossible to activate the spiritual talismans, so he had to hand over the semi-finished products below these spiritual talismans. Gave it to her.
Although he had other plans to stay here, Ye Chunyang could not put Xue Mei into danger. Although these spiritual talismans were only semi-finished products, they were as powerful as a blow from a mana monk. With multiple stacks, they should be enough to save Xue Mei's life. .
Continuous instructions have proved that Ye Chunyang's will is unbreakable. Although Xue Meiren has many words, she can only sigh helplessly in the end.
Although she was a little puzzled by Ye Chunyang's insistence on searching for the Ice and Snow Silkworms, she was sensible enough and didn't ask any more questions. Moreover, the other party had already made up his mind. With her cultivation level, staying would only distract him. It would be safer to go to the inner valley first.
In fact, as the shopkeeper of Tianzhong Tower, there is a mysterious master behind her, so she naturally has some means to save her life, but she subconsciously does not want to reject Ye Chunyang's kindness to her, so she nodded slightly and said: "In that case, the little lady will go first Go to the inner valley and wait, Brother Ye, be careful."