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Chapter 341: Cloud Wing Bird! Four Sacred Soup! Exploring the Forbidden Land!

The soup cooked with cloud-winged bird is rich white in color and delicious in taste.

There is no need to use onion or ginger to remove the fishy smell, and no other ingredients are added. Just throwing the cloud-winged bird into boiling water can produce this effect.

"It would taste better if you added some salt."

The little white ape came closer and muttered, "It's a pity we didn't bring it."

“Yes… here there is…”

The middle-aged man spoke haltingly, quickly opened his bag, and after rummaging for a long time, he finally took out a palm-sized leather bag, which was wrapped in a layer of soft bark and a layer of oilcloth inside.

There was only a pinch of salt inside, which was already damp and yellow. It was obvious that it had been stored for a long time, and the person had saved it by living frugally until today.

Salt of this quality is the worst kind of salt even in Linjiangfang, Gaoliu City.

Lin Yan laughed, picked up some with his index and middle fingers, sprinkled it into the soup, and said, "Lake salt? I remember that most of the salt in Qifeng Mansion was shipped from Linhai City..."

"More than 300 miles to the west, in the Canyu Prefecture, there is a lake. As long as you burn three incense sticks, the spirits in the lake will not punish you and may even help you."

The middle-aged man whispered, "There is a strange tree in the mountains and forests around the lake. It bears fruit in the summer and can feed a lot of people... In previous years, many families would find clean land nearby before summer and live there until late autumn."

When he said this, he couldn't help but glance at the bone knife at his waist.

Lin Yan immediately understood something and said calmly, "Fighting for territory sometimes involves killing people, right?"

The middle-aged man was shocked all over. Looking at his Tianshi uniform, he did not dare to answer for a moment, but his face turned pale.

"Sir...we..." the woman said in a trembling voice, "We are all good people. We never take the initiative to kill people. It's always because someone has targeted us... Just like last year, when we returned to Qifeng Mansion, someone with nowhere to go followed us, intending to find the clean land where we lived in previous years and kill our whole family. He was also protecting himself..."

"I have no control over what happened in the past, but where I point you, there will be order and law."

Lin Yan said slowly: "In the future, if there is injustice in the law, you can seek help from the Heavenly Supervisor. If the Heavenly Supervisor does not intervene, you can report it to the gods... He will definitely intervene!"

He also knew that it was not easy for the human race to survive in exile in the Pure Land.

For them, talking about the justice of the human race, the fraternity, propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame are all illusory, and the only real thing is to survive.

The caravans traveling between cities are always escorted by many warriors, not only to protect themselves from monsters and wild beasts along the way, but also to protect themselves from being robbed!

Sometimes, these caravans would trade with the human race exiled to the Pure Land along the way.

Use food, salt, clothing, etc. to exchange for their prey, medicinal herbs, and things made of materials unique to each region.

Sometimes, when some refugees collected precious medicinal herbs, they would inevitably be targeted by other caravans, who would be tempted by the money and kill people to steal the treasures.

"I……"

The middle-aged man was extremely nervous, fearing that the "holy master" of the Heavenly Supervisory Office would deprive him of the right to settle down and lose this blessing from heaven.

They themselves are like weeds, scattered between heaven and earth. Some cannot survive, while others struggle to survive, but life is not easy for any of them.

Those who can enter various cities, blessed lands, and large pure lands are considered to have great blessings.

"Eat meat."

Lin Yan pulled out two wings and handed them to the two children.

In the past, there were also many people in the city who were driven out of the city and left to fend for themselves.

Just like the changes in Fengcheng, the changes in Jinliuzhuang, and the clean land on the sea cliff that had just been mostly destroyed, after the disaster, houses and buildings collapsed, food and clothing were in short supply, and it was impossible to feed everyone, so the only choice was to let some of the indigenous people go to the clean land outside to seek life.

In addition, there were some who, because of their own sins, were eventually driven out of the city and exiled to a pure land.

In addition, there are some people who have committed crimes themselves or have been implicated.

For example, the Shi family in Fucheng and the Liu family in Gaoliucheng, in the past, except for the extremely vicious ones, most of the others involved were exiled.

It was only recently, with the expansion of Gaoliu City and the emergence of the blessed land of Lord Qingling, that they had a place to settle down.

-

Fengcheng.

In the restaurant.

"Miss Qiao Jing, are these dishes not to your taste?" The white-haired old man said with a smile.

"..."Qiao Jing raised her head, seeming to want to say something but stopping herself.

"Do you think the meat is too fatty and greasy?" asked the old man.

"I've been busy lately and don't have much appetite." Qiao Jing said in a low voice.

"You have been really hard-working recently, running around non-stop. Yesterday you went to the blessed land and left overnight. You also had to go through Fengcheng and deliver the power of the Dao oath of Lord Qingling under the pretext of transporting food."

The old man stroked his beard and said, "If this succeeds, next time, I will propose to the leader to destroy Linhai City first!"

"Thank you, Third Master!"

Qiao Jing showed a look of joy as she looked at the old man in front of her.

This person is one of the six supreme elders of Jie Jin, ranking third and known as the Third Master.

In fact, most of the six supreme elders have surpassed the realm of Qi Refining, and some have cultivated into Daluo Immortal bodies.

But the Third Master has the lowest cultivation level. The reason why he has such a high status is that he is the only one among the six supreme elders who maintains a human form and has not revealed his identity in the human city!
"Since you don't like these dishes, then don't order them."

The Third Master stroked his beard and smiled, saying, "But this Four Saints Soup is extraordinary. Normally, I would not be willing to entertain guests... This time you have performed a great deed and obtained the power of the Taoist oath of Lord Qingling, so I have to reward you."

"The ingredients for the Four Sacred Soup are hard to come by, especially the last one, which is the spirit beetle, a specialty of Fengcheng. Most of them live in rice fields, hiding deep underground in the winter and only emerging after the spring."

"I used nine snakes, nine chickens, nine turtles, and these nine spirit insects to make the Four Sacred Soup, supplemented with various medicinal herbs, and stewed it for three hours. In the end, only this small bowl was left."

“You don’t need to add a grain of salt to make it delicious.”

He finished speaking and pointed at the stew pot in front of Qiao Jing.

Qiao Jing has been the adopted daughter of the Grand Commandant of Linhai City since she was young. She comes from a noble family and has eaten countless delicacies from land and sea. Even the so-called Four Saints Soup does not interest her much.

After a moment's hesitation, Qiao Jing asked in a low voice, "After killing the Saint Master, will you destroy Linhai City? I heard that the leader is more inclined to destroy Gaoliu City? There were rumors before that the leader was going to destroy Fengcheng..."

"We haven't decided which city to attack yet."

The Third Master waved his hand and said, "The most urgent task is to kill the Holy Master first. It is more important than destroying a city!"

Qiao Jing wanted to say something else, but finally fell silent.

She knew her identity. No matter how powerful she was, it would be difficult for her to become a core member of Jie Jin.

This is because most of the high-level members of Jiejin have acquired the thoughts of the old gods, obtained the "blessings of the gods", and gained the recognition of the ancient gods.

She simply hated her adoptive father, and thus the entire human race, and wanted to destroy Linhai City.

Among the ashes, there were many people like her.

But there are very few people like her who can become the core members of Jie Jin.

Perhaps because of the "Zhao Ye Ren" incident, the top leaders did not dare to fully trust people like her.

"Finish your meal early. You should leave before nightfall."

The third master said this with a cold tone: "I will not keep you here."

Behind the ashes of catastrophe are the ancient gods.

The battle between Jie Jin and the human race is actually a battle between "God and man"!

The real Jie Jin is the one who is blessed by the gods and is the apostle of the gods.

People like Qiao Jing are, after all, despicable and lowly human beings.

Having made great contributions to Duke Ling of Qing, he lost his sense of identity and attempted to spy on secrets.

At this moment, the Third Master already felt disgusted with her.

If it weren't for this bitch who got the talisman by chance, how could the important task of meeting Lord Qingling be handed over to her?
-

"There's something wrong with this Cloud Wing Bird."

Lin Yan took a sip of soup and frowned.

The taste is indeed extremely delicious, and it can be said to be a rare delicacy in the world.

But when entering, I vaguely felt an extremely strange aura.

Ordinary people wouldn't be able to detect anything strange when drinking it, but Lin Yan clearly felt that there was a strong masculine feeling hidden in it, just like strong liquor going down his throat.

If that's the case, that's it.

But within this fiery aura, there is also an extremely subtle and imperceptible chill!
To be precise, it is not the coldness, but the sense of death.

As deadly and cold as the underworld!

"This masculine and fiery intention can be sensed by any warrior who has reached the level of inner strength."

Lin Yan thought to himself, “But the dead silence and coldness contained in this feeling may not be perceived even by those at the Qi Refining Stage… If I had not cultivated the Divine Realm of the Inner Scene of the Underworld, it would be difficult for me to sense it so clearly.”

He originally suspected that perhaps the Cloud Winged Bird was in the inner divine realm of the descendants of Xuanwu, and therefore was relatively pure.

Just like a practitioner in a holy land, who has never been disturbed by the evil night, his true energy is relatively pure.

But now it seems that it is not because of the Inner Scene Divine Realm.

In the past, Lin Yan had only heard of the Cloud-Winged Bird, which was a descendant of an ancient mythical bird and a fierce god.

But no one can tell which god it is or what kind of bird it is. Perhaps the library in the holy land will have relatively detailed records.

Thinking this way, he planned to ask the gentlemen of the Holy Land's founding lineage to investigate the source of the Cloud Wing Bird's bloodline in detail after returning to the capital.

Then he drank another bowl of soup and ate a bird leg.

No matter what strange things the Cloud Wing Bird's blood contains, it can indeed be considered a tonic.

The dead silence and chill contained in it is extremely weak, and even ordinary people will not be affected by it.

On the contrary, its masculine and fiery meaning will stimulate the blood and strengthen the body.

"You must set out early today and find a clean place in the afternoon, not until nightfall."

Lin Yan said: "After you eat this cloud-winged bird, your blood and qi will be stronger..."

As soon as the voice fell, Lin Yan directly pulled off the little white ape's hair and handed it over: "Its demonic energy is quite strong, it can scare away ordinary little demons."

In the eerie night, there are endless evil spirits, but in broad daylight, the evil spirits retreat and disappear, but monsters can still appear in the daytime.

It is not a good thing for ordinary people to have strong blood and qi, as it will attract monsters... but they do not have the power to fight against monsters.

Seeing this family, he thanked them profusely and accepted the hair.

The little white ape touched his waist and muttered, "Why don't you just pluck the hair from your hands? Why do you have to pluck the hair from my waist? It will cause kidney problems in the future."

However, when I touched it, I was a little surprised.

The tuft of white hair that was just plucked has actually grown out.

It looked at Lin Yan, then at the bird soup in the pot, and couldn't help swallowing.

It had also heard that the Cloud Wing Bird was a tonic, but it had also taken many pills and tonics in the city, and it didn't think that the Cloud Wing Bird could be of much use to it.

This time it was mainly because the Cloud Wing Bird has always been known as a delicious and nutritious food, but it is extremely rare, and has even been praised as dragon liver and phoenix marrow, so it wanted to try something new and satisfy its craving.

But I didn't expect that it would be so useful.

"Why does the master seem useless? There is no change in this family after eating it?"

The little white ape asked in bewilderment, "Why do I feel like it's doing some good after I eat it?"

Lin Yan also noticed something strange and looked around but couldn't find the reason.

If Mr. Lu or Mr. Zhuo Ling were here, perhaps they could help him solve his puzzle.

But Lin Yan's experience was indeed insufficient. He rubbed his brows and said, "Isn't your mother a bird? Perhaps she would be more useful against flying monsters..."

The little white ape couldn't figure it out, but he didn't plan to think about it and just buried his head in eating.

The family of four was even more confused.

This looks like a monkey, but is it actually a bird?
"Save some of the soup and feed it to the dragon-scale horse later. See if it benefits from it."

After Lin Yan said this, he slowly stood up, patted the little girl and the little boy's heads, and said softly: "Don't delay the trip, let's get on the road after eating... We should have the fate to meet again in the future."

-

North of Gaoliu City.

Southwest of Fengcheng.

This road has been cut off.

Merchant caravans from all sides and grain transport teams from various cities had to take detours.

It’s just because here, a large area of ​​evil and poisonous energy appeared, spreading in all directions.

No matter whether it is birds or animals, humans, monsters, or even evil spirits, once they enter the range of the evil spirit and poison, they will die instantly.

"..."

The commander of Fengcheng Tianjiansi and the three great commanders of the city guard army of the City Defense Office all had solemn expressions. The vast poisonous fog ahead made them feel depressed.

"Gone."

At this moment, the third temple priest of Fengcheng, who was in the back, was looking at the stone plate covered with cracks.

Twelve strands of hair were tied to the stone plate.

Now there are twelve more cracks on the stone plate, which means that the owners of the hair are all dead.

The temple keeper sighed, shook his head slightly, and whispered: "This is the fourth batch of people who died in there."

The commander of Fengcheng Tianjiansi said with a cold expression, "This time, with the protective talisman from the temple and the anti-poison pills prepared in advance, we can only hold out for half an hour longer than the third group?"

The deputy city guard of Fengcheng whispered, "The leader, Elder Lu, although he is a bit older, he has also reached the Refining Essence Realm, but he didn't last long."

"This poisonous gas is too terrible. At present, I can only use my true energy to resist it."

The Fengcheng Commander said in a deep voice: "But the true qi of people in the Qi Refining Realm is not infinite... I have tried it, and at most I can hold on to the evil qi and walk 5,000 steps."

You can only walk 5,000 steps, which means you can only explore 2,000 steps, and then you have to be prepared to turn back!

Or, you can withstand the evil spirit and advance five thousand steps, then your true energy will be exhausted and you will die inside.

"I'm afraid only those who have reached the Spirit Refining Realm and condensed their divine bodies with magical power can move freely in it."

The temple keeper whispered, "But there is a 'Landscape God' inside... Even if someone at the Spirit Refining Realm really breaks in, he will probably be buried there!"

The Fengcheng commander took a glance.

He knew that everyone was already filled with fear.

In fact, he himself couldn't help feeling frightened.

After all, he is an existence that has surpassed the realm of spirit refining and is able to create the inner realm of the gods, and is known as the "Lord God"!
However, a strict order has been issued in the city that before the arrival of the Holy Master, everything in this forbidden area must be investigated at all costs!
The terrain, the types of evil spirits, the characteristics of poisonous miasma, and the true location of the "Landscape God"!
They have to risk their lives to find out for the Holy Master!

After all, this is the opponent's inner divine realm, and they have the advantage of terrain!
It is said that the Saint Master broke the shackles of the new method when he was at the peak of the Qi Refining Realm.

In other words, the Saint Master should be at the stage of "Spirit Refining Realm"!

However, no one knew what basis the Saint Master had to be so sure of victory that he dared to break into this forbidden area and face the "Lord of Landscape Creation" directly!
But the top leaders in the city clearly felt that the Saint Master was not completely confident in this battle.

Therefore, people from Fengcheng are needed to find out information about the forbidden area and clear away avoidable obstacles for the Holy Master.

"Make further preparations, select the fifth group of personnel, and I will explore personally!"

The commander pondered and said, "Fengcheng is the largest granary for all parties in Qifeng Prefecture... and this forbidden area is directly across the road in front of Fengcheng. If we can't destroy the forbidden area, it will not only be Fengcheng that will be destroyed, but the entire Qifeng Prefecture will be in trouble!"

After a pause, he continued, "More importantly, the Saint Master is more important than all of us combined! We have to find out everything inside..."

Only by finding out the truth can we avoid an ambush when the Holy Master breaks in!
Now that he has figured it out, the Saint Master won't have to search for the other party in this sea of ​​poisonous evil spirits, and have his own strength drained away bit by bit!
They had to let the Holy Master know the detailed information so that they could avoid those avoidable dangers after entering this forbidden area.

They had to allow the Holy Master to go straight to the heart of the matter and have a direct battle with the God who created the scenery!

As it was getting close to evening, troops from all sides in Fengcheng retreated to the surrounding clean areas.

The commander of Fengcheng selected his men, had them take anti-poison pills, take out amulets, put on masks, and choose their weapons.

After he made all the arrangements, he summoned a deputy commander, gave him his last words, and entrusted him with all the important matters of Fengcheng, especially those involving the Zhaoye people.

"I will go all the way deep into the depths of the sea and will not turn back halfway!"

"During this period, we must preserve the images we have taken with the talisman mirror and hand them over to the Holy Master."

"After I die, you will hold the token, and the Zhaoye people will take you as their leader."

"For the position of commander, I expect that the City Heavenly Supervisor will appoint someone new. It may be you, or it may not be you... Before the new appointment comes, you can temporarily take over this position."

The Fengcheng Commander hesitated and laughed at himself: "Don't be sad. I am not completely selfless after all. Sigh... After I am gone, please help take care of my two grandchildren! If there is a chance, introduce them to the Saint Master. If they can become his disciples, I will die without regrets!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he walked out of the clean land, lined up in an orderly manner, and prepared to set off.

But suddenly he realized something and turned to look into the distance.

I saw a silver light, like a dragon, galloping towards me as fast as the wind.

Suddenly, a voice came from above the silver light.

"If your grandson takes me as his master, wouldn't that mean you are a generation higher than me?"

"..."

The Fengcheng commander was stunned for a moment, and then his pupils contracted.

Holy Master! Here He Comes!
I saw a silver light like a dragon galloping over, revealing its true form, which was actually a horse covered in silver scales.

On top of the horse, this person had a firm look on his face, and he was wearing a black robe with gold patterns, a sword on his waist, and a longbow on his back.

"Greetings to the Holy Master!"

The commander of Fengcheng immediately bowed down, his eyes filled with excitement.

Behind him, the deputy commander and thirty-six selected death warriors all bowed down.

"Greetings to the Holy Master!"

When the sound spread, the Fengcheng temple priest, deputy city guard, and three great commanders who had already set out for other pure lands all noticed it and rushed over here.

"Greetings to the Holy Master!"

(End of this chapter)