jdhmnovel Chapter 285: Damn, this mountain is really erupting? !
Chapter 285: Damn, this mountain is really erupting? !
Chapter 285: Damn, this mountain is really erupting? !
The dragon clan is a divine beast, a symbol of auspiciousness. Several major immortal sects once tried their best to raise a dragon to keep the place under control, but unfortunately it was unsuccessful in the end, as the divine beasts are not so easy to tame.
Although snakes can cultivate to become dragons, they cannot change their bloodlines. Even if they turn into dragons, their bloodlines cannot be compared with those of divine beasts.
The blood of a true dragon is the purest yang blood.
But the dragon race is quite arbitrary in some aspects, has strong desires, and has a good appetite.
Over time, the number of purebred dragons has decreased. Although they are not extinct, they can hardly regain the majesty they had in ancient times.
However, the dragon bloodline is increasing.
In addition to the nine more well-known ones, there are also dragon turtles, dragon birds, winged fire dragons, etc.
The Pteranodon is a creature with a good reproductive ability. Although it is not recognized by purebred dragons, it is indeed of dragon bloodline.
It is said that in ancient times, a golden dragon was bored and was strolling around the street on a cloud. When passing by a lake, he met a Bifang by the lake.
Bifang was also a mythical beast in the Great Zhou Dynasty, but its status was not as high as that of the dragon and phoenix. Its appearance was as elegant as a crane, with gorgeous feathers. It stood on one leg by the lake, which was very elegant.
The golden dragon was attracted by Bifang's one leg, and they hit it off immediately, and thus the Winged Fire Dragon was born.
The first winged fire dragon that was born was a very ferocious beast, with the blood of dragon and Bifang, majestic and powerful.
Unfortunately, as it reproduced from generation to generation, its bloodline became increasingly thin, and the Pteranodon's combat effectiveness was greatly reduced. However, it was, after all, a mutant that was a combination of two legendary beasts, so its combat effectiveness was weakened relative to before.
Its flesh and blood are special and suitable for refining elixirs.
But this thing is ferocious and lives in groups, so generally no cultivator dares to take the risk of catching a Winged Fire Dragon.
"You make me hungry."
Lu Zhan loved eating hotpot all his life, but unfortunately after coming to Da Zhou, he had only eaten hotpot a few times.
Chu Wantang's eyelids twitched: "You just said you were afraid of a volcanic eruption, but now you're not afraid anymore?"
“Just to liven up the atmosphere.” Lu Zhan waved his hand.
Now the Winged Fire Dragon is in its dormant period and is sleeping soundly. Even if it really encounters one that is not dead in its sleep, based on his and Chu Wantang's abilities, they will not be at a disadvantage.
The dragon horse is galloping freely in the air, and it can be seen that it is in high spirits. The carriage seems stable, but in fact every step involves crossing thousands of mountains and rivers.
Three hundred miles away from Longma, a red silk fluttered in the wind.
Red silk surrounds a girl in red. The girl has flying black hair and spring in her almond-shaped eyes. She holds a map in her hand and is flying towards Huoyun Mountain while looking at the map.
"Chu Wantang's dragon horse is so fast that even my Hong Ling can't catch up... I'll ask Master for a majestic mount later!"
Jiang Ningshuang is well aware of her own strength and will never rush forward to avoid being a drag.
She just wanted to follow from a distance to avoid Lu Zhan and Chu Wantang being alone.
It also prevents the two of them from really encountering any danger. Although her realm is not as high as theirs, they are both in the mysterious realm after all, and the Purple Qi to Mend the Sky must not be underestimated.
But she found that she had underestimated Ryoma's speed.
As expected of the royal mount, even the magic weapon she specially refined could not catch up with it.
This red silk is made of special materials. Jiang Ningshuang has always treasured it, but she didn't expect it to be worth less than a horse.
I can only find it according to the map.
But her speed was so slow... Even if the two people in front were really in danger, would she be able to make it in time... Jiang Jiang scratched his head.
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Two days later.
The dragon horse arrived at the Huoyun Mountain area and stopped in the air.
Lu Zhan looked from afar and saw a huge mountain in front of him. The mountain range stretched for thousands of miles, with a huge crater in the center. Looking down from the high ground, he could see a blazing red color.
There is no grass around the volcano, the land is dry and cracked, and scalding hot air gushes out from time to time.
It doesn't look like a simple dormant volcano at all.
It seemed as if it was about to erupt at the next moment.
However, this is probably related to the Pteranodon tribe. Pteranodons are fire-type creatures, and they live in groups here, which has a great impact on the local area.
"This mountain is so big, where is the dragon fruit?" Lu Zhan took a look. Even if he used his spiritual sense to search the mountain, it would take most of the day.
"I have a way." Chu Wantang closed her eyes and formed a spell with her hands. A stream of white gas burst out from her body and instantly enveloped the volcano below.
Immortal magic and supernatural powers—Divine investigation of heaven and earth!
This is a magical method specifically used for searching, and it is much faster than searching with spiritual consciousness.
Soon, Chu Wantang opened his eyes: "Found it, below the crater."
"The Winged Fire Dragon's hibernation place is at the crater." Lu Zhan said thoughtfully.
Chu Wantang looked down and said, "It should be fine. The Winged Fire Dragon's spiritual consciousness is almost completely closed now. Even if there are treasure-guarding beasts, we just need to move quickly."
"Since we're here, this is the only way." This was not the first time Lu Zhan had looked for spiritual herbs, and he was mentally prepared. If the spiritual herbs were easy to pick, they wouldn't be so precious.
Thinking of this, Lu Zhan shouted to Long Ma, "Land."
"咴——" Longma made a rebuttal sound, refusing to land.
Although Huoyun Mountain has not erupted, because the Winged Fire Dragon clan lives here, Huoyun Mountain is different from ordinary volcanoes and is a hot area all year round.
It’s too hot for my feet to go down, so Longma won’t go down.
Lu Zhan frowned: "What did it just say?"
"Well...it said that it would burn its feet if it went down, so it didn't want to go down." As the master, Chu Wantang could sense the mount's thoughts and immediately said, "The two of us will go down and let the dragon horse wait up there. It can pick us up when necessary."
"Okay..." Lu Zhan couldn't blame Long Ma for anything. After all, he has a good father.
The two men flew down on their swords, like dishes thrown into a hot pot, and headed towards the crater.
The crater doesn't look big from the sky, but that's because it's too far away. Only when you get closer can you feel the oppressive power of Huoyun Mountain. The crater alone makes people feel insignificant.
Nature’s creations are unconventional.
Chu Wantang followed the instructions of the immortal magic and rushed into the crater like a stream of light.
The crater was extremely deep and large, and it took the two men a long time to fly on their swords to reach the place where the dragon fruit grew.
On the hillside of the crater, there is a large "cactus" emitting a faint red light.
The "cactus" is fiery red all over, with a total of eight branches, each branch is covered with thousands of auspicious colors, and the roots seem to be burning with flames. When you get close to it, you can feel the burning sensation.
At the end of each branch, there is a bright red dragon fruit.
The pitaya is quite large and full of spiritual energy. The flame burning on its surface is like a small fire dragon, constantly circling and burning.
“There are no monsters guarding the treasure. How can these dragons be so brave?” Lu Zhan looked around and found nothing unusual.
The main thing is that the crater is full of dormant winged fire dragons and animal energy, making it difficult to tell the difference.
"Let's collect the fire first. There is only one Fire Dragon Tree in the entire Huoyun Mountain." Chu Wantang reminded: "Be careful, this is not an ordinary flame, don't touch it with your hands."
After saying that, frost spread from Xiao Chu's fingertips, and the frosty air wrapped around the red dragon fruit, and he gently picked it off.
Xiao Chu took out a jade box and put the dragon fruit in it.
Surprisingly, after the dragon fruit was placed in the jade box, it immediately took root and continued to grow as if it were on a tree, with flames rising.
"This is a special ice wooden box for pitaya. Otherwise, the pitaya will wither immediately after being picked, and the effect will be greatly reduced." Chu Wantang explained in a low voice: "How many do you want? I will help you pick them and put them away."
Lu Zhan said without hesitation: "Two."
"Yes." Xiao Chu helped Lu Zhan pick two more in the same way as before, and said, "Leave the rest alone. Don't be too ruthless. Be polite when traveling in the martial arts world."
"..."
Lu Zhan agreed with Chu Wantang's statement. Dragon fruit was originally grown naturally, but later it was carefully cared for by the Winged Fire Dragon, which increased its yield.
It is right not to be too extreme in doing things.
But "politeness"?
Are you really polite... Miss Chu?
Lu Zhan whispered: "Yes, yes, let's go quickly. I didn't expect it to be so smooth. There's not even a treasure-guarding beast..."
The two men turned around and were about to fly away on their swords when they suddenly felt a heat under their feet and their bodies staggered, as if they were pushed by something.
Lu Zhan suddenly lowered his head and saw that under their feet was a red stone with strange patterns carved on it, which was extremely beautiful.
But the next moment—
The stone must have flashed.
"No...it's an eye!" Lu Zhan was shocked and retreated in tacit understanding with Chu Wantang.
The two flew into the air and heard a roar behind them.
"Roar!!"
The ground shook violently where the dragon fruit grew, and a gigantic creature suddenly flew up. It was a Winged Fire Dragon!
The color of this winged fire dragon's scales is exactly the same as volcanic rock. Just now, it was sleeping on the fire dragon tree. At first glance, it looked like ordinary volcanic rock. It couldn't be seen as a living creature at all, and there was not even any breathing sound.
The dormant Pteranodon blends perfectly into the volcano, which is a unique racial advantage.
The place where Lu Zhan and Chu Wantang were standing just now was right above the eyes of this thing.
Perhaps the two men picked the dragon fruit and woke up the winged fire dragon, causing it to open its eyes, and the two men felt a stagger.
"I was careless!" Chu Wantang blinked and said, "Run!"
Under normal circumstances, the two of them would be able to tell with their spiritual sense whether it was a stone or a living thing, but now all the people sleeping in the crater are Winged Fire Dragons, and their breath is everywhere... In this case, it is difficult to distinguish.
Lu Zhan turned around and ran. This area was full of Winged Fire Dragons. If he didn't run now, he would be besieged by the dragons later.
"Roar--"
As soon as the Winged Fire Dragon opened his eyes, he found that his home had been stolen. He immediately became furious, and his roar was earth-shaking, and the surrounding area of the volcano shook.
The magma flowing below almost boiled with this shout.
It won't take more than two sounds before the sleeping Winged Fire Dragon is awakened.
"No... We can't let it scream anymore."
Chu Wantang realized that their speed of running away on the swords was definitely not as fast as the howling of the Winged Fire Dragon. She stopped abruptly, decisively drew out the Taiyuan Sword, and swung out thousands of sword shadows.
The sword shadow was like a meteor across the sky, magnificent and brilliant, and like the sun hanging high in the sky, dazzling and blinding, rushing towards the roaring winged fire dragon.
When it was more than ten feet away from the Winged Fire Dragon, the sword shadows split again, and each sword light split into more than a dozen sword auras, forming tens of millions of sword shadows, which instantly enveloped the Winged Fire Dragon.
Although the sword energy was as powerful as a pouring galaxy, Chu Wantang skillfully controlled it around the Winged Fire Dragon, trying not to spread outward and wake up the other Winged Fire Dragons.
This is also the reason why Chu Wantang chose to run away instead of taking action, because once he took action, he had to ensure that the attack was fatal, otherwise the situation would be worse.
In order to kill with one strike, one must also ensure that the sword energy does not spread outside, otherwise the sleeping dragons will wake up.
"break!"
Chu Wantang's true energy quickly poured into Taiyuan, and the sword light of Taiyuan was brilliant, attracting the sword energy below.
"puff--"
In just a blink of an eye, burning blood splashed everywhere and the Winged Fire Dragon was instantly pierced by the sword light.
"It should be okay..." Chu Wantang breathed a sigh of relief and flew outside on his sword.
"Great, this move is really powerful." Lu Zhan praised sincerely and admired Chu Wantang's reaction ability even more.
Although Xiao Chu is young, he often goes out to gain experience, and reacts much faster than him when encountering an emergency.
If you want to react quickly, you still need experience.
“It’s powerful, but it also consumes vital energy.” Chu Wantang appeared calm on the surface, but felt a little proud in his heart.
Her training speed might have been surpassed by Lu Zhan, but her overall ability was still among the best.
"What kind of magic sword technique did you use just now?" Lu Zhan asked curiously while sitting on Chu Wantang's sword.
Chu Wantang raised an eyebrow: "It's my Heart Sword move. I didn't give it a name, but it can be used instantly. However, Taiyuan consumes a lot of energy, so I rarely use it."
“No wonder…” Lu Zhan sighed.
There is a huge difference between high-quality magic tools and ordinary magic tools.
Assuming that it takes 10% of true Qi to operate an ordinary magic weapon, the ordinary magic weapon will burst out with twice the power.
Then to activate a top-grade magic weapon, perhaps 50% of the true Qi is needed, but a top-grade magic weapon can burst out dozens of times the power.
This is also the reason why Lu Zhan consumes a lot of energy every time he uses the Thunder Plum Blossom Spear.
Chu Wantang had just activated Taiyuan and killed the Winged Fire Dragon in the Xuanmiao Realm with one sword. He poured a large amount of true energy into Taiyuan and slashed out with a sword from Taiyuan, causing an instant kill.
Under normal circumstances, magical weapons have a certain amount of pre-swing, so Chu Wantang's swordsmanship that does not require a pre-swing is particularly precious.
According to Chu Wantang's recovery speed, the consumption caused by her activating Tai Yuan would take about half a cup of tea to recover.
But for cultivators, this amount of time is enough to change many things, so most cultivators will not use them easily even if they have top-grade magic tools, otherwise the consumption will be too great and it will be easy for others to exploit loopholes.
While he was thinking, the flying sword was getting closer and closer to the exit of the volcano.
Just as it was about to fly out, suddenly a heat wave came from below and Huoyun Mountain suddenly shook violently.
This heat wave contained such terrifying power that even the sword was shaking and was deeply affected.
Lu Zhan only felt that the blood in his body was boiling. The essence of the divine fire in his body was aroused by the flames below, and his body seemed to be boiling.
"what happened?"
Chu Wantang looked down and saw that the magma was boiling and the mountain was shaking. It seemed that Huoyun Mountain was about to erupt.
No, right——
Chu Wantang narrowed his eyes, unable to believe that he was so unlucky.
Although she had just killed a Winged Fire Dragon, she had controlled her strength and would never cause a volcanic eruption—
Lu Zhan was even more surprised: "Is it going to erupt? The fire in my body has been aroused!"
Rumbling--
A dull sound was heard, and rubble was seen falling from the opposite side of the crater, and a large hole appeared in the mountain.
Lu Zhan and Chu Wantang looked at the same time and instantly understood the reason for the unusual movement in Huoyun Mountain.
That hole!
How could a hole appear!
"Follow me!"
Chu Wantang acted decisively. She drew out the Heart Sword from her chest. The Heart Sword shook and instantly turned into a giant sword as big as a mountain. The giant sword forcibly supported the crater and squeezed out a passage.
Upon seeing this, Lu Zhan also swung out his spear, poured his true Qi into it, and cleared a path ahead.
But in a flash, the volcano shook more and more violently, and the dormant winged fire dragons awakened one after another, rushing around rampaging, causing the mountain to collapse.
The exit above suddenly became dark!
In the darkness, a chill came rapidly from the left.
"boom--"
Lu Zhan expanded his spiritual sense, avoided the attack from the left, and struck out with his backhand.
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PS: Good night! It’s a new month ~ go to bed early!