Chapter 45: The Mountain
Psychic Mountains.
It is located in the southwest of Moqiu, and is a famous mountainous area in the southwest of Moqiu.
Different from the large mountain ranges of Qixia such as Hengduan and Izumo, the Tongling Mountain Range is one of the few mountainous areas in the Qixia world that still retains the atmosphere of the wilderness.
In the depths of the Tongling Mountains is an inaccessible primeval jungle with countless powerful beasts living in it. Unlike those areas that are controlled by major factions or deliberately indulged, the monsters here do not rely on human pity to survive, but rely on the strangeness of the psychic mountains and their own strength.
The biggest feature of the Tongling Mountains is that the environment here is complex and changeable. No one knows what the reason is, the topography of the Tongling Mountains changes every once in a while. Mountains turn into ravines, valleys form mountains, one after the other, the peaks change, unpredictable.
It is rumored that the mountains here are psychic, and every time they change, the mountains are showing their divine powers. It is for this reason that no sect dares to station here, because you don't know when the mountains will change, the vicissitudes of life, yesterday you may still be on the top of the mountain overlooking the living beings, today you will fall to the bottom of the sea from the mountain gate to the crystal palace.
The terrain changes, so does the climate.
Temperatures can change incredibly quickly from extremely hot to extremely cold, often from deep winter to solstice in a single day.
The harsh natural environment, the unprovoked terrain, and the ferocious mountain demons make this a dangerous place, and unlike those "protected areas", this is a land of freedom, although it is nominally assigned to Moqiu, the life that lives here has never bowed down to the Heavenly God Palace.
More than a thousand years ago, the Tenjin Shrine tried to truly conquer the place.
They suffered one of the biggest fiascos of all time.
A huge coalition of more than 3,000 cultivators, led by a Purple Mansion True Monarch, marched into the mountains, trying to find out the mystery of the changes in the mountain range and take control of the mountain, but all of them were lost in the mountains. The Heavenly God Palace couldn't save a cultivator with all its manpower. The three true monarchs joined forces to exert power, but under the influence of the strange power of this mountain, it was difficult to play a role, and after exhausting all the methods to no avail, in the end, it was the Sendai patriarch of the Heavenly God Palace who took action, and suppressed the mountain with the supreme divine might, and the strange power in the mountain was slightly curbed, and the cultivators who entered the mountain were able to get out, but they did not dare to enter again.
Since then, the Tongling Mountain Range has become famous, and the Tianshen Palace dominates Moqiu, but it is helpless to take a mountain range, and it has become a joke in the world, which makes the Tongling Mountain continue its recklessness and tenacity, standing on this land, becoming the last mysterious place, and the danger of the Jedi.
The latter makes it a good place for cultivators to go on adventures, and every year cultivators come here to find out, and more often cultivators boast about how far they have entered the Tongling Mountains as a way to show off their capital.
After learning about this mountainous area, the reason why Tang Zheng chose the Tongling Mountain Range as his counterattack battlefield was much simpler.
This is not the place where the Celestial God Palace is in control!
This is the only place that Tang Zheng can find, where he is in Moqiu but not under Moqiu's control.
Only here will he not be surrounded on all sides and will not have to worry about facing a steady stream of enemy reinforcements.
In addition, the complex and changeable terrain of the Tongling Mountains is the nemesis of the map of the Nanning River, even if the map of the Nanning River is drawn all over the world, it is impossible to have a topographic map of the Tongling Mountain, first, it is impossible for him to see the whole territory, and secondly, the changes that may occur here anytime and anywhere also make the map invalid at any time.
Without the map as a reference, the effect of Boiling Lingsan would be reduced by half, and at best, it would be difficult to point out the location of the Tang Tribulation, but it would be difficult to give a fixed location.
Tang Zhengda can use the complex terrain around him to play peek-a-boo with enemies.
Finally, the Tongling Mountains are indeed a place of great treasures, and as an inaccessible place, there are obviously many more rare materials here than in the outer world. A large number of rare materials provided good conditions for the Tang Tribulation array, of course, provided that the array would not be destroyed due to changes in the terrain.
It is precisely because of this series of reasons that Tang Zheng chose the Tongling Mountain Range, and the external conditions are so good that a fool will not take advantage of it. Of course, the result was that Nan Ningjiang almost didn't have to think much to guess that Tang Zheng would fight him here.
On this day, Tang Zheng finally came to the Tongling Mountain Range.
He landed from the sky on the edge of this mountainous area, which is the rule of the mountains.
It is said that no one is allowed to fly on it unless it is approved by the mountain. Tang Zheng didn't know if this was true or not, his understanding of the Tongling Mountain Range mainly came from rumors, but in this place where the strange power was pervasive and even the Purple Mansion could be fought against, and Sendai was helpless, believing in rumors was obviously much smarter than not believing.
Standing on the edge of the mountain, Tang Zheng bowed to the mountain to show his respect - this is his usual habit, regardless of whether the other party is human or not, whether he likes himself or not, he will show favor first.
After the ceremony, Tang Zheng walked towards the mountain.
The road in the mountain is very rough, but it is difficult to avoid the catastrophe.
He walked through the mountains step by step, like a tourist.
The scenery in the mountains is beautiful, with tall trees stretching up to the sky, their roots standing tall and towering, and the tall canopy of trees obscures the light, passing only sparse spots of light. The dirt beneath his feet was purple-red, and it looked like it had been soaked with a lot of blood.
Tang Zheng didn't know what kind of soil this was, but he knew that it was just one of the manifestations of the Tongling Mountain Area.
Due to the variability of the mountainous area, all the scenery here is temporary and unrepresentative. What you might see today is purple-red dirt, tomorrow it may be silvery-white.
No one knows why, only that in this psychic mountainous area, there is nothing to rely on.
Walking in the mountains, you can faintly feel a trace of power floating in the air.
It was the power of the mountain, an invisible coercion
In this mountain, all cultivators have to be constrained by the mountain, and the stronger the cultivator, the more they can feel the power of this restriction, and the more powerful the spell, the more difficult it is to successfully cast it. Back then, the Purple Mansion True Monarch of the Heavenly God Palace was suppressed by the mountains because of this-he entered too deeply, and the deeper he entered, the more ruthless the suppression became.
Of course, this does not mean that the strong are like waste after entering this mountain.
Not everything is as it should be, and it is impossible to be so cheap.
The suppression of cultivators in the mountains is generally proportional, and high-level cultivators may be more affected because they are more likely to feel the pressure, but they will definitely not fall to the same level as low-level cultivators.
Because of this, in this mountain, the high level is still the high level, and the low level is still the low level, and the gap may be reduced, but there will be no change in general.
When everyone descends, it means that no one descends.
It is precisely because of this that soul cultivators like Xuan Zhongzi will still have the meaning of existence.
But for Tang Zheng, this was not the case.
The year-on-year decline seems to be unchanged, but what has not changed is the proportion, not the absolute value.
If the ratio of the peak of the mortal and the soul transformation is ten to three hundred, then under the pressure of the mountain, this number may become one to thirty.
The surface proportions remain the same, but the absolute values change.
There are always some things that are not affected by the pressure of the mountains.
For example, Lei Zhu;
For example, refining the body;
For example, the golden knife;
Like something else.
When the absolute value falls, the meaning of these deposits is equal to an increase.
Of course, this kind of promotion is also limited, but it is precisely because of its limitation that Fang Hui is not cared about by Nan Ningjiang and other Heavenly God Palace people.
Fighting is like playing a game of chess, you can't expect to kill the opponent all at once, but pay close attention to every detail, take advantage of every detail, close the distance little by little, and find the right time to fight back, so that you can hope to lay the foundation for victory.
Because of this, each of Tang Zheng's plans is simple and clear, and his enemies can see it, but they don't care about it-the innate nature of the human brain determines that it is impossible for human beings to find out every link in every detail, and grasping the key point is the key. No matter how smart Nan Ningjiang was, he could see the ten details of Tang Tribulation, but it was impossible to see his hundred details, and he was destined to be missed.
It can be done like this, the counterattack in the Tongling Mountain Area is to rely on these countless details to compete for the first opportunity, this time, Tang Zheng and the opponent are fighting a war of patience and meticulousness.
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Feet rustle on blades of grass.
Tang Zheng looked around, and he could clearly feel that the trees here were much lower.
The further you go, the lower the trees and the sparser the spacing, which is the exact opposite of the average mountainous area.
This may be due to the changing environment of the Tongling Mountains, which requires great adaptability to the plants that grow here. Vegetation that is too dense will be severely destroyed when the terrain changes, and the relatively relaxed environment is more suitable for survival.
In the same way, tall trees are not conducive to survival in such situations, and low trees are the way to survive.
Tens of millions of years of vicissitudes have made everything here move closer to the needs of survival, and life has become tenacious, and some trees can even change their color and shape on their own initiative - they have not become essences, but are only innate abilities that change due to the environment.
Tang Zheng had already entered the mountain for 500 meters, and he had crossed the safety line further.
The so-called safety line means that if you go deeper inward, there will be all kinds of unpredictable risks. As for the outer five hundred meters, they were gradually accumulated by countless cultivators one after another in the battle with the mountains.
In this respect, humanity still won a small step, snatching the right to survive for 500 meters from the mountain.
However, after thousands of years of development, they only grabbed these 500 meters.
Tongling Mountain Area is vast, covering an area of about more than 100,000 square kilometers, and the length of the mountainous area that runs through the north and south alone is nearly 1,000 miles.
Based on the radius, it is nearly 500 miles deep, but the cultivator gets only 500 meters, which shows the difficulty of conquering this mountain.
As for Tang Zheng, he had already encountered trouble before he crossed the line of life and death.
On a big rock not far away, a big tiger with a white forehead appeared at some point.
It was entrenched on the stone, staring coldly at Tang Zheng.
The line of life and death is not an absolute line, but a custom, a habit, a tacit understanding, and an existence that can be broken or even ignored.
This demon tiger may have been lonely in the mountains, and even took the initiative to come to the periphery.
It looked at Tang Zheng with no concealed murderous intent in its eyes.
A little brilliance flashed in Tang Zhengmei's heart, and he only swept it slightly, he already knew this demon realm.
"Enlightened in the middle. He said, "I can speak." ”
The demon tiger ignored him, just staring at Tang Zheng.
Tang Zheng shook his head helplessly: "I have a good impression of the tiger and don't want to kill you." So...... Get out of the way, man. ”
As he spoke, Tang Zheng showed himself a little, and the momentum of the peak of the detached was fully revealed, and the tiger finally retreated.
Tang Zheng walked away at this time.
The demon tiger looked at him, motionless, the tiger's eyes glowed, but he didn't know what he was thinking.
"That guy is chasing after us. ”
After walking for a while, Yi Yi suddenly said.
She sat on Tang Zheng's shoulder, weaving a flower crown in her hand. Although more than 20 years have passed, the grass and trees are born with a long life, and after the crazy period of childhood, Yiyi's growth rate has slowed down, and she still looks like a girl, not much different from the past.
Despite this, his mind is gradually maturing, and without being reminded by Tang Zheng, Yi Yi knows what he should do, so Yi Yi soon discovers that the tiger demon has not left.
"Is it the tree that sued you?" Tang asked.
"No, it's the smell. Yiyi's little face drooped: "The trees here are so weird, I can't communicate with them." ”
Tang Zheng sighed.
One detail failed.
I thought that with Yi Yi here, it would be much more convenient to fight an ambush in the mountains, but the weirdness of the Tongling Mountains not only provided convenience to Tang Zheng, but also wiped out some of his original advantages.
"What about spells?" Tang Zheng asked.
Yi Yi raised his little hand, and some nearby plants and trees began to grow rapidly, forming a flower palace according to Yi Yi's wishes.
This is Yiyi's favorite game to play, both to exercise spells without destroying the environment.
But at this moment, Yi Yi came, and although the flower palace was not reduced, Yi Yi's forehead was already sweating.
She said: "I'm so tired, these plants are not obedient, and it takes a lot of effort to harness them." ”
His gaze swept around those plants, and Tang Zheng said, "Don't worry, Yiyi. ”
"But I can't use my spells. Yi Yi was so anxious that she was about to cry: "I can feel that the further I go inside, the stronger the resistance of those plants becomes, and I may not be able to command even a single grass further inside." ”
"It's the same for everyone. Tang Zheng said lightly.
He pointed out a flying star finger, and at the moment of activation, Tang Zheng felt the pressure around him increase sharply, so much so that he used several times the aura to break through this pressure and release it.
When that little starlight falls on a number of trees in front of it, it flutters, leaving a small dot on the tree.
Then the mountain wind hit, and Yi Yi suddenly screamed.
In her scream, the flower palace that had been finally generated suddenly collapsed, and Yiyi's frightened face changed: "It's angry!"
"Who?" Before Tang Zheng could speak, he saw that the old tree that had just been pointed out by his flying star suddenly condensed a huge human face and let out a silent roar at Tang Zheng.
Hell, it's a dryad.
Tang Zheng didn't expect that he would hit a tree spirit with a finger in his hand, and he retreated in shock, and the next moment he heard the sound of countless vines breaking through the air and flying thorns, which was the root of the tree spirit's attack.
This root beard has been attacked by Tang Zheng more than once, and he had dealt with it when he was in the Lingtai Realm, not to mention that now he is out of the peak.
But just when he flew back, he only felt that the pressure in the air increased again, which made his breath run a little inconvenient, Tang Zheng couldn't adapt to it all of a sudden, and his speed slowed down, and he was actually hit by the tree spirit with a vine entanglement, and finally he launched the phaseless golden body in time, and this vine attack hit his whole body with golden light, and he actually flew straight out.
Just as he flew into the air, a tiger roar suddenly came.
The white-fronted tiger demon that appeared earlier suddenly rushed over, and slapped a tiger palm at Tang Zheng.
Syllable!
At the same time, Tang Zheng pointed behind him again, and the tiger demon easily dodged in the air with a twist, and landed on a tree.
Tang Zheng had already rolled to the ground, let out a muffled snort, and when he looked down, he saw that a tiger claw print had appeared in front of him. The imprint was not too deep, and under the strong vitality of Tang Tribulation, it quickly faded and disappeared to nothing.
But in any case, this fact still sued Tang Zheng, and he was injured.
Wounded in the hands of a tiger demon who is enlightened.
It hasn't happened in years.
"Brother!" exclaimed Yiyi.
Tang Zheng looked at the tiger demon without blinking, and then looked at the tree spirit: "They are not affected. ”
"What?" said Yiyi.
Tang Zheng repeated: "They are not affected, they are not affected by the coercion of this mountain. Not only that, but there are even some boosts and improvements. ”
"Doesn't that mean......" Yi Yi gasped.
"The monsters here are more powerful than the outside. Tang Zai said for Yiyi: "No wonder this tiger demon didn't run away after seeing that my realm was higher than it, but followed behind us...... It wants to kill me. ”
Yiyi's mouth opened wide in shock.
She already understood what Tang Zheng meant, it turned out that the reason why the tiger demon was chasing after them was because they would enter deeper and be more affected by this mountain before making a move. If it hadn't been for the Dryad, it might have waited a little longer, as if waiting for its prey to fall into the net of its own.
In this psychic mountainous area, demons and elves are good at killing at leapfrogging, because they are favored by the mountains.
However, it is a pity that this tiger demon encountered a Tang Tribulation. Although it was smart, although it knew that it would use the terrain to weaken its opponent, it obviously didn't know that Tang Tribulation's strength was not comparable to the peak of the world, and its wrong judgment made it attack prematurely, which made it doomed to failure.
The next moment, it swooped out, roaring out of the air with a chilling Tiger King momentum.
Tang Zheng just dodged sideways, and while dodging the tiger demon, he grabbed the tiger demon's scalp with his hand.
This lightning flashed out, and the tiger demon couldn't dodge, but was caught by Tang Zheng, Tang Zheng turned his hand and smashed it, and the tiger demon was smashed to the ground. The golden light flashed in his hand, and the golden knife came out of its sheath, cutting off most of the vines from the tree spirit, and at the same time, it was pointed at the throat of the tiger demon.
At this moment, the tiger demon did not dare to move, and at the same time, the dryad let out a sharp howl, and finally realized that it had encountered a hard idea, and drilled countless roots and stems out of the dirt, and ran towards the mountain with its body like legs.
Yi yelled, "Gone one!"
"Let it go. Tang Zhengdao.
He looked at the tiger demon coldly and said, "I can not kill you, but don't bother me again." ”
"Huh?" Yi Yi looked at Tang Zheng in surprise.
Tang Zheng slowly retracted the knife.
The tiger demon turned over and sat up, glared at Tang Zheng fiercely, and after a while, finally turned around and left.
"Brother. Yi said softly.
Tang Zai patted Yiyi's little brain: "The remnants tell me, the twelve eagles are already on their way to this place, and the slowest will be tonight...... We don't have much time left. ”
"Time?what time?"
"Little fool, of course it's time to turn this place into our home turf. ”
"It became the home field. Yi whispered.
Yes, the Tongling Mountain Area is not their home field now, and here, whether it is them or the Heavenly God Palace, they will be greatly restricted.
There was no doubt that Tang Zheng wanted to get rid of this restriction, which was much more meaningful than killing a tree spirit and killing a tiger demon. If you can't, at least don't increase your hostility.
"What then?" asked Ea.
"First of all...... Be in awe!" Tang Zheng looked at the distant mountains and muttered.