Loulan Golden Palace
Chapter 152 Loulan Golden Palace
He didn't give Qin Mu a chance to speak, and murmured, "I'm afraid that Wu Zun will cheat me and fight me in a round-the-clock manner, so that I can't get away... It's a bit difficult..."
Not long after, the Golden Palace of Loulan finally appeared before everyone.
Qin Mu looked from afar and saw a lake suddenly appearing on the endless grassland. The lake was rippling with blue waves and was as wide as an ocean in the grassland.
Qin Mu looked into the distance and vaguely saw endless mountains on the other side of the lake. The mountains were covered in silver and full of snow.
And among the towering mountains there was a golden peak. Qin Mu opened his divine eyes and looked over, and then he realized that it was not a golden mountain, but a magnificent golden palace.
There were so many palaces that they covered the entire mountain tightly, so from a distance it looked like a mountain made of gold.
There was no fixed currency on the grassland, only gold was in circulation. Along the way, they used the gold ingots given by General Bian Zhenyun to pay for their meals.
For the people on the grassland, gold is very rare and extremely valuable, but the palace here is made of pure gold, which shows its luxury.
Bashan Jijiu came to the lakeside, Qin Mu looked around and saw a wooden boat anchored there. On the boat stood a man with horns on his head, dressed in black, standing at the bow with a bamboo pole.
In the shallow water area of the lake, there were wooden poles inserted in all directions, and a rotten human head was hung on each pole.
"The Great Witch's soul-gathering training method is more like a demonic sect than our Tiansheng Sect."
Qin Mu looked at the man. His face looked a bit like a goat, but it was a brown face, different from the color of an ordinary white goat, and there was not much hair on his face.
"The sheep-faced witch?" Qin Mu was slightly stunned.
When he was in the capital, he treated several soldiers who had been poisoned by voodoo at the border. He heard the soldiers say that they had met a barbarian with horns on his head, who looked at them in a mirror and made them fall into a coma.
Qin Mu originally thought that the barbarian witch was wearing a mask, but now when he saw the witch on the wooden boat, he realized that there really were barbarians with horns.
The goat-faced witch glanced at them and uttered a sharp voice: "Wu Khan, the witch has been waiting for a long time! Please get on board!"
Bashan Jiji boarded the boat and said with a smile: "The water in this lake is weak and has no buoyancy. Even a feather floating on it will sink to the bottom. We can only cross it by relying on the boat of Loulan Golden Palace. Let's get on board."
Qin Mu and Ling Yuxiu boarded the wooden boat, Qingniu and Hu Ling'er also came on board. The great witch looked at Qin Mu and Ling Yuxiu, sneered, and rowed the boat to the opposite side.
Ling Yuxiu smiled and said, "If we can't step on the Weak Water to get there, can't we go around it? We can also fly over it."
The barbarian witch sneered, "Fly over? Why don't you try the air here and see if you can fly? The air here is dead."
"The air is dead?" Ling Yuxiu was puzzled.
The blue bull next to him said in a muffled voice: "The air here is indeed dead. We can't fly."
He was good at controlling wind and thunder, and could feel that the air here was not flowing at all. When ordinary people breathe, inhale and exhale, the air flows. But if the air did not flow, when he took a breath, the air under the nostrils would be sucked out, forming a vacuum, and the air nearby could not replenish the nostrils, so the person would naturally suffocate to death.
This is the case with this Ruoshui Lake. The air on the lake surface is held by an unknown force and does not flow at all. Only when the wooden boat slides forward, the people on the boat also move with it, so they do not feel anything unusual when breathing. However, as long as the boat stops, the air under the nose will be sucked out, and after a long time, they will inevitably suffocate to death.
Even if he used the flying method, it would be impossible to fly over the lake. The flying method required vibrating the air to create an upward force. However, vibrating the air here would only create a vacuum, and he would not be able to fly at all.
Hu Ling'er also tried it and found that the spell to summon wind and rain was useless here.
The barbarian witch laughed and said, "It's possible to go around it. But Weak Water Lake is too wide. It will take two days to go around it. And once you get into the snowy mountains, not many people can get out."
Ling Yuxiu was astonished.
Qin Mu quietly opened his divine sky eye, Qingxiao Sky Eye, and looked up into the sky. He vaguely saw an imperceptible mist-like veil covering the entire sky above the lake. He couldn't help but think: "It should be this veil that is preventing the air from flowing, right?"
This piece of veil cannot be touched, but it really exists. I think it is the prohibition that Bashan Jijiu mentioned.
He looked down into the water and was slightly shocked. He saw that the bottom of the lake was full of white bones, sunk to the bottom of the water. Ling Yuxiu also looked down and cried out.
Bashan Jiji said: "Those are the slaves used by the witches to train their magic."
Qin Mu was horrified.
The Sheep-Faced Wizard rows the boat very quickly. He has a unique secret method that allows him to move across the lake as fast as the wind. Even the weakest water cannot sink the boat.
Not long after, the wooden boat stopped at the foot of the snow-capped mountains. The goat-faced witch laughed and said, "Wu Khan, please!"
Bashan Jiji smiled slightly and walked towards the golden mountain.
Toot--
A long and deep horn sound came from the mountain, the sound was so deep that it made people's eardrums and chests resonate. In the distance, avalanches suddenly occurred on the snow-capped mountains, rumbling, adding a bit of solemn momentum.
Bashan Jiji laughed loudly, drowning out the sound of the horn and the roar of the avalanche. Qin Mu and others did not feel anything unusual, but the people on the mountain were so shocked by his laughter that their blood boiled. Their blood rushed to their heads, and their heads swelled as if they were about to explode and could not be suppressed.
At this time, a deep voice came from the mountain: "Wu Khan's cultivation is powerful, even better than before, why do you have to show off your power right at the beginning? Wu Khan, please go up the mountain for a while!"
This voice could also be clearly heard amidst the laughter of Bashan Jijiu. The voice was old but full of power, and it was obvious that he was a peerless master.
"Since Wu Zun has spoken, I naturally have to obey. But I came here to block the mountain gate, not to reminisce about the past."
Bashan Jiji had a distant conversation with the old voice and said leisurely: "I will go up the mountain now!"
Qin Mu looked up and saw a golden staircase leading all the way up the mountain. However, not far away, there was a huge golden gate without a door.
This gate is made entirely of gold. It is more than ten feet high and more than twenty feet wide. It is inlaid with precious stones and pearls, and is extremely luxurious.
In those days, the butcher came here with the chief priest of the mountain. He blocked the mountain gate for three months, defeated the young talents in the Golden Palace of Loulan, and beat all the masters who came from all directions of the grassland after hearing the news.
Bashan Jijiu was therefore revered as the Emperor Wu by the grassland.
The Butcher also fought in hundreds of battles, big and small, and defeated all the older generation of the Golden Palace of Loulan, earning the reputation of Heavenly Khan and Emperor.
Ba Shan Jijiu led them to the mountain gate, where they saw many great witches already waiting. There were also some powerful men on the grassland, who were not disciples of the Golden Palace, also guarding there. They should be well-known figures on the grassland who came after hearing the news.
"Awesome!" Bashan's chief priest shouted.
The green bull let out a low roar, and its body suddenly swelled up, its muscles bulged, and its body grew taller and taller, turning into a minotaur with a hideous body and muscles. It strode up to the foot of the golden mountain gate, shrugged its shoulders, and uprooted the extremely heavy mountain gate!
The barbarian wizard and the strong men nearby were all stunned.
Bashan Jijiu said calmly: "Send me to the mountain!"
Qin Mu's heart was slightly shaken. He knew Bashan Jijiu's intention. Blocking the door at the bottom of the mountain would make it difficult to enter the hinterland of Loulan Golden Palace. And carrying the door up the mountain and blocking it in front of the main hall of the Golden Palace would make it convenient to steal the butcher's lower body.
But if we do this, we will completely offend the Golden Palace of Loulan, and I am afraid that this journey will end in a fight to the death!
If they go deep into the Loulan Golden Palace, those strong men will block the way down the mountain and they will be trapped, which will be very disadvantageous.
Ba Shan Jiji snorted coldly, walked forward, and transmitted his voice to Qin Mu's ears, saying: "After we go up the mountain, it will not be you two blocking the mountain gate. I'm afraid you will attack me. This time is a little different from what I thought..."
Qin Mu comforted him, "The man who taught me how to steal was a cripple. He was really amazing."
"Why is he lame?" asked Bashan Jijiu.
Qin Mu hesitated for a moment, then answered honestly, "It seems he was caught stealing and had one of his legs chopped off."
Bashan Jiji sneered: "When I heard you say he was lame, I knew he was caught stealing and got beaten. Have you ever stolen anything?"
Qin Mu hesitated again, then shook his head and said, "I haven't tried it yet."
Bashan Jiji had completely given up all hope, his face was uncertain, and he suddenly handed Qin Mu a blueprint and said, "This is the geographical map of the Golden Palace, you keep it for now... I hope you don't need it. Now let's take it one step at a time. When we get to the Golden Palace, we can adapt to the situation. Maybe I can find an opportunity to steal Master's lower body!"
The stairs of the Loulan Golden Palace were extremely long, extending all the way to the top of the mountain. Qin Mu and Ling Yuxiu followed Bashan Jijiu to climb the mountain. Looking around, they saw many golden statues standing on both sides of the road. Each statue was extremely strange, like a human but not a human, like a demon but not a demon, like a god but not a god, and had the characteristics of both humans and gods and demons, with all kinds of strange appearances.
Walking on such a road made people feel depressed. Even Hu Ling'er, who liked to quarrel with Qingniu, became surprisingly quiet at this moment. Only the sound of Qingniu's extremely heavy footsteps could be heard.
Qin Mu looked back and saw the strong men on the grassland and the barbarian witch with flaming eyes, but they followed them without saying a word.
In front of us, there were gradually many golden palaces. Under these palaces stood some strange-looking people. Some had horns on their heads, some had wings on their backs, some had animal heads, and some had snake tails.
But they are not the demon clan. The demon clan has demonic aura, for example, Fox Ling'er has demonic aura. Although Qingniu's demonic aura is very faint, it still has some.
But there is no evil spirit in these weirdos.
Hu Ling'er and Qingniu are transforming into humans, but the strong men in the Golden Palace of Loulan seem to be transforming into non-humans.
This is a different cultivation concept between Saiwai and Yankang. To transform into a non-human and get closer to gods and demons is to become a great witch.
However, there are still some people who are in the form of ordinary people. These people should be able to control their bodies freely, change and retract as they please, and have supernatural powers at will.
There are many cages in front of these palaces, filled with ragged people. They should be the "materials" for the sorcerers of the Golden Palace of Loulan to practice their skills.
Ling Yuxiu's face changed slightly, and she became angry: "They are the people of my Yankang Kingdom!"
Qin Mu said woodenly: "Yankang Kingdom also abducted the people of Daxu and used them as slaves."
Ling Yuxiu's body trembled slightly, but she remained silent.
"Sir, they not only use humans to practice, but also capture the demon tribe."
Hu Ling'er pursed her lips, and Qin Mu looked over and saw that there were indeed some monsters locked in some cages.
Bashan Jiji said: "Witch religion has a unique method of using souls to cultivate and change the body structure. For example, if you absorb the soul of a bird, you can grow wings or a bird's head. If you absorb the soul of a sheep, your body will also change into a sheep's. Those who have mastered supernatural powers are called great witches. If they don't have supernatural powers, they are called witches. If they reach the realm of heaven, they are called witch kings. Loulan Golden Palace is a holy place in the witch religion. Its method is called Wuzun Louluo Sutra, which is quite extraordinary."
——I have updated six chapters today. I will continue to update tomorrow. I will update two chapters at noon, two chapters at 8 pm, and one chapter at 10 pm! I hope you will support me.