Sky Surveying Demon Hunt

In the northern border of Yunzhou, amidst the vast clouds and mist, there stands a giant mountain that is half black and half white.

The south side is pitch black with no grass growing, while the north side is covered with snow and frost all year round.

Seen from a distance, the mountain looks like a half-burnt white bun, standing tall on the top of the Dragon's Backbone that stretches for thousands of miles.

Named after its shape, this mountain has long been called Jiaomo Ridge by the border people of Yunzhou.

This Jiaomo Ridge looks strange, but it is actually even stranger.

No matter how hard you try, you will not be able to move forward even a single step once you are a hundred miles from the foot of the mountain.

No matter how powerful you are, you can never reach the top.

It's just like……

  A painting hanging on the wall can only be seen clearly, but it can never be climbed no matter what!

But at this moment, in the middle of the mountain, there were three figures with dark faces and white backs standing respectfully.

The man in the middle was hunched over, leaning on a blood-red snake-shaped wooden staff. His face was covered with wrinkles that had long covered his eyes and hidden the wings of his nose and the corners of his mouth. He looked like a thousand-year-old tree, making it hard to tell his age.

Standing on his left and right were a pair of little children, only six or seven years old. The boy was wearing black clothes and the girl was wearing a white skirt. They were all crystal clear and very cute.

Chi Chi…

As the clear bird calls rang out one after another, the black spot coming from the south in the distance on the horizon gradually grew larger. It turned out to be a group of snowbirds returning from their migration to the north, chirping and circling the mountain ridge.

The little girl turned around and chased after the snow bird until it disappeared from sight. Then she couldn't wait any longer and asked in a low voice, "Grandpa, we've been waiting for a long time! Will the Holy Lord... come?"

"The Holy Lord will come here! Our race has waited for thousands of years and finally waited for this day! Don't make trouble, just wait patiently!"

  The old man in the middle hadn't opened his mouth yet, but a sound as powerful as a bell suddenly arose, blowing the black soil in front of him up into the air, forming a tornado of wind that roared into the sky!

"Yes!" The girl hurriedly lowered her head and responded, not daring to say anything else. However, a hint of water appeared in her two big, bright eyes, and she was obviously very aggrieved.

The old man paused, as if he felt his words were a bit harsh, and gently stroked the girl's head with his wind-blown hand, saying, "Xue'er, do you still remember the story that grandpa told you about the sky covered with snow?"

"Yeah." After hearing the story, the girl wiped her eyes and nodded repeatedly.

Ever since they could remember, it had been the three of them, grandfather and grandson, who had witnessed the heavy snow coming and falling on the mountaintops, and the river valleys melting and sealing at the foot of the mountain. They had come and gone hundreds of times, and had never seen a single outsider.

The whole day was spent meditating and practicing martial arts, which was extremely boring. The only fun was the occasional short story my grandfather would tell me when he came out of seclusion.

Among them, the most interesting thing is the heavy snow.

It is said that long, long ago, there was no black soil or snow-capped mountains on this ridge. There were green weeds everywhere, towering trees, and countless bees, butterflies, birds and beasts running around.

Thousands of figures were either walking in the wind or singing and dancing with smiles on their faces.

  Such a world is countless hundreds of thousands of miles long!

There are tens of billions of such creatures!

Grandpa said that it was called the Land of Bliss.

  Later, somehow, one day, there was a sudden thunder, and then the layers of sky were torn apart, and the entire land of China was shattered into thousands of pieces!

Then, heavy snow fell from the sky.

Suppressing the heaven and earth, isolating the myriad worlds...

  This time, it lasted for tens of thousands of years!

Many years later, a golden light suddenly rose from the sky.

The heavy snow stopped immediately, and a golden sun rose into the sky.

The snow melts and forms rivers.

The ice retreated, revealing the mountains and fields, from which all living things emerged.

Everything is sprouting and flourishing again...

It is said that the one emitting this golden light is the Holy Lord!

But didn’t grandpa say that the Holy Lord had passed away a long time ago?

  So who are we waiting for now?

"Xue'er." The old man holding the snake staff still looked forward and said firmly: "The Holy Lord will come to the world, and China will be saved again! You will see that day soon!"

"Grandpa..." Hearing that grandpa's tone had softened a bit, the little girl became bolder and asked with her big, sparkling eyes, "What does the Holy Lord look like? Can he make trees and flowers grow on this snowy mountain? Can he break the shackles and let me walk out of the mountain to see the outside world..."

“Heh…” The old man smiled and said, “Wait a moment, go ask yourself… hm?!”

Suddenly, the old man's expression changed drastically. His eyes hidden in layers of wrinkles suddenly opened. He bent his waist and bowed forward, shouting loudly: "Welcome to the Holy Lord!"

……

  Swish!

A ray of green light broke through the fog and stood in the air like the sun hanging in the sky.

Lin Ji glanced around and was also very confused.

He had traveled to Yunzhou and the Far North several times before, and had seen this mountain from afar. At that time, he just thought the scenery was spectacular, but when he saw it just now, it was not entirely true!

That mountain actually holds a lot of mysteries!

  Those seemingly ordinary layers of fog are actually the mountain protection formation, which is far more amazing than the Jiuli Sealing Heaven!

Jiuli Fengtian uses the power of the terrain to imprison monsters.

  But this great formation is one with the heaven and earth!

What was even more bizarre was that this formation was so powerful, yet it remained as quiet as ever, and no one from outside could notice it from afar.

With just the power of Tao Cheng, let alone breaking through the fog, I'm afraid you can't even see it!

  And just now, with the humming sound of the big seal in his hand, the layers of restrictions retreated one by one, as if the gate of the courtyard opened by itself to welcome the master back!

Where is this place?

Who are these people?

Lin Ji was suspended in mid-air. He glanced at the old man and two children standing on the top of the hill and asked softly, "Where is this place? Who are you?"

"Return to the Holy Lord."

The old man in the middle holding the blood-red snake staff took a step forward, bowed and replied: "This is the Heavenly Furnace. My old servant Lu Zhong has been guarding the furnace for generations. Until now, only my three grandparents and grandchildren are left."

"oh?!"

  When Lin Ji heard the old man calling him an old slave and respecting him as a holy master, he was puzzled. What was even more strange was that even at the ninth level of heaven and man, he still couldn't see through the old man's cultivation!

He couldn't help but ask in greater surprise: "What is the Heavenly Furnace? Please explain in detail!"

"Yes!"

The old man replied, "In the past when Shenzhou existed, the seven ancestors worked together to build a furnace. They wanted to use the power of the seven ways to condense eternal well-being. Unexpectedly, just as the furnace was completed, a catastrophe occurred, and the sky was divided into thirty-three, and the earth was divided into three thousand. Even this furnace was shaken to two places. The bottom of the furnace fell to the side and disappeared. Only the furnace cover is left here. Saint Lord, please take a look..."

  Swish!

As he spoke, the old man waved his hand.

The wind swept past like a mad dragon, and when one looked again, the black soil and white snow that covered the top of the mountain were gone, revealing an enormous copper-colored furnace cover.

"Holy Lord!" The old man suddenly raised his head to the sky and chanted loudly: "The world is like a furnace, vast and eternal. If the seven laws are united as one, Shenzhou can be restored!"

"Hmm?" Lin Ji looked carefully at the furnace cover that was a thousand feet square and thought to himself, "If this cover falls off, there will be a spot that is just right!"

Isn't that the "Tianwai Village"? (End of this chapter)