Yefutidaolu

Chapter 269 Fall
Takashi never imagined that he would encounter a plane crash after only two flights...

When he threw the rusty knife, it directly caused the tail of the airship to break apart, the power area to be completely destroyed, and the entire airship to land completely, leaving a trail on the ground.

Most of the soft furnishings on the flying boat were completely burned, leaving only a large frame inside.

All I can say is that the internal frame and keel of this high-speed airship are indeed of high quality, capable of withstanding that level of acceleration; the overall structure must be exceptional.

Similarly... the better the spaceship, the greater the explosive power.

That's why, back in the capital, even Dan Sha was afraid of being hit by a flying boat, because if he were hit, he would definitely be paralyzed for a while.

Just take the explosion that just happened, the power of the flying boat crash was no less than that of a sixth-realm expert self-destructing!
At this moment, even someone with exceptional insight would have a chance of surviving the force of such an explosion.

That was a high-speed flying boat, not a toy car. Falling from the sky at that speed... the mushroom cloud covered an area of ​​ten miles in radius, and there were even earthquakes in the surrounding area.

The friction and explosion upon the landing of the airship, along with the complete detonation of its power source, created a deafening commotion. Even though Gao Jian swiftly blasted away the airship's tail power zone in the second after the incident, halting the acceleration of the descent and reducing its impact by more than half, turning the accelerated spin landing into free fall... the force accumulated was still considerable, and the damage caused was far from insignificant.

Now, inside the ruins of the exploded airship—

There, lying amidst the ruins, lay a corpse.

His whole body was charred black, his skin was curled up, and in many places where the skin was thin, the charred bones were exposed. The skin and flesh in the burned areas were tight and contracted, and large patches of flaky skin were reddish-black.

It's not over yet. The flesh is still soaking in the fire, the whole body is burned, burned to ashes. Before long, there is hardly any flesh left on the body. It is either cooked or cracked. The bones have already emerged, and you can see a skull with two eyeballs rolling around on it.

On his body, all that remained was a set of wet intestines, still hanging outside, with some wriggling visible on them.

But... soon, this wet intestine began to grow granulation tissue.

In the fire, the vitality from the five internal organs begins to spread throughout the body.

The five internal organs correspond to the five elements, which give rise to all things. The ears and eyes are the sun and moon, blood and qi are the wind and rain, the gallbladder is the cloud, the lungs are the qi, the spleen is the wind, the kidneys are the rain, and the liver is the thunder. Humans are similar to heaven and earth, and the heart is the master of them. The heart is the master of the body, governing the five viscera, six bowels, four limbs, and nine orifices. It connects with heaven above, corresponds to earth below, and unites with all things in the middle.

But then, very clearly, a heavy heartbeat came from inside this wet intestine.

Before long, the charred skin healed, the charred bones turned white, flesh and blood grew back from the skull, and even the hair grew back.

The charred corpse quickly returned to Gao Jian's appearance. He tapped the floor, and a gust of wind swept across the ground, extinguishing all the nearby flames. His entire body flew up and landed firmly on the ground.

He has now regained his full strength and his recovery ability is astonishing; a mere fatal wound is nothing to him.

After he recovered, he looked around and saw some money, which was from his money bag. It looked like it contained more than ten gold coins, but it had long since melted down.

There was also a mustard seed bag next to it. The mustard seed bag was completely undamaged in the fire and the explosion. It is indeed worthy of being embroidered by Master Fei Xiang himself. The quality is really good.

And a piece of gold paper, also completely undamaged, was not a problem at all. It was the letter of assignment and appointment written by the Imperial Academy to Gao Jian, so naturally it would not be easily burned.

After tidying up these things, Gao Jian took a set of clothes from the mustard seed bag and put them on.

Fortunately... there were some everyday items in the mustard bag.

Looking around, I saw that many more people had died.

But... many are still alive, but they are not having an easy time either. There are still flames all around, and the explosion has caused them considerable injuries. Almost all of the survivors are seriously injured and are struggling to survive in the fire.

After all, this fire was no ordinary fire; it was a spiritual fire formed by igniting various spiritual materials and energy pipelines within the flying boat.

There is the Bing fire of the three spring months, which is the fire of the three yangs opening up, as well as the Jia wood and Ding fire, which is caused by the burning of strange wood, and the evil fire formed by the dryness of metal and the scorching of earth, and the fierce fire of summer months. It is obvious at a glance that it is a great fire that is too forceful.

These flames are no ordinary fires; not everyone can extinguish them by simply slapping the ground like Gao Jian can.

Those closest to Takami, though unable to speak, still looked at him with hopeful eyes while supporting the protective barrier.

"I'm coming right now!" Gao Jian shouted and ran off to rescue the person.

In any case, saving lives should always be the top priority in a plane crash.

However... Gao Jian vaguely felt that something was amiss.

This airship clearly has no manufacturing defects. Looking at the surrounding keel frame structure, it was completely unharmed by the explosion and flames, maintaining the integrity of the frame structure. Moreover, the airship's explosive power was so astonishing, which shows that the airship is of very good quality.

Why did this happen?

Was it a violation of regulations? Or... was it because of the 'sword aura' that Takami sensed on the horizon before the fall?
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Putting those matters aside, Gao Jian didn't waste much time and quickly rescued the remaining survivors.

There were only four survivors, one of whom was the captain of the airship. He was seriously injured, with burns all over his body. The explosion had also damaged his internal organs, and he appeared to be on the verge of death.

The other three were passengers, two men and one woman, who seemed to be strangers to each other. Their injuries were all quite severe, with the least seriously injured being almost completely burned and barely recognizable as a human.

"Thank you for your help." One of the men bowed with difficulty and said, "I am Liu Xin, an elder of the White Cloud Sword Sect and a fifth-realm sword cultivator."

Another person, unable to even raise his hands, could only collapse to the ground and say, "I am... Wang Huanglong, a sixteenth-generation disciple of Lingshan Temple, a cultivator of the sixth realm of Taoism. Thank you for saving me."

The remaining woman... to be honest, it was hard to tell that she was a woman. Her whole body was burned beyond recognition, her hair was burned off, and she had no clothes. But there was nothing to see either; she was just a body of rotten flesh. Gao Jian had dragged her out of a pile of burning Bing fire energy.

The woman forced out a pill and swallowed it. Her injuries didn't heal, but they stabilized. She then channeled her inner energy and spoke out of thin air, saying, "I am the steward of this Changyou Flying Ship. I come from the Hundred Flowers Sect and am at the fifth realm..."

The captain of the last flying boat, on his deathbed, said: "I am the captain of the fourth ship of the Changyou Flying Boat..."

"Gao Jian, a rogue cultivator, a sixth-realm martial artist." The last to introduce himself was Gao Jian.

Of those present, only Gao Jian and Liu Xinneng were standing; the rest of the people could barely speak, let alone stand.

Of those, only Gao Jian remained at full combat strength. "So, everyone, now that the airship has crashed, such a tragedy must be reported to those around us in hopes of rescue. Do you have any methods of communication?" Gao Jian asked the people around him.

The Taoist cultivator immediately replied, "I do have one, but my injuries are quite severe right now, and the technique for transmitting messages over long distances consumes a lot of energy... I don't think I can do it for the time being."

"Captain, what about you? Do you have any emergency measures on board?" Gao Jian asked the captain again.

The captain coughed twice: "Cough cough... Yes, but it was destroyed. It wasn't caused by the crash. Before the airship crashed, a sword aura fell and destroyed the airship's formation..."

"Sword energy destroyed the formation? You mean the flying boat crash wasn't an accident?" Gao Jian raised an eyebrow.

The woman who was in charge of the flying boat immediately said, "Our merchant guild's flying boats are all carefully selected. The keel is made from the heartwood of a sixth-realm demon tree, and the frame is made from refined steel produced in Tiangong Mountain. Look at this explosion, the frame and keel haven't fallen apart, and the formation hasn't been skimped on either. How could an accident happen..."

“It wasn’t an accident…” Gao Jian’s expression became slightly subtle.

If it wasn't an accident, then it was most likely coming towards me.

He offended someone, and being a student at the Imperial Academy, he also happened to be holding a mission. It's entirely understandable that someone would target him.

And... the scale of the investment is quite large.

They directly destroyed an airship. High-speed airships are extremely expensive, as you can tell from the raw materials... More importantly, the people on board—there must have been at least one or two thousand people on that airship, and they were all wiped out.

Really...

That's very much in the style of the Divine Dynasty.

So Gao Jian sighed and said, "Then, you should take good care of your injuries and make sure they don't get worse."

Then, he looked at Liu Xin, the elder of the Baiyun Sword Sect, and said, "Well, Mr. Liu Xin, now only the two of us can move. I guess we can only be expected to go and spread the word. You stay here and guard these people and protect them. I'll go out and see what the situation is like around here."

“Alright…Leave it to me. Although I haven’t opened my essence gate, I have opened my Crimson Palace, and my physical body has some strength. Even though I’m injured, I still have the strength to fight.” Liu Xin nodded.

Gao Jian nodded, then stopped talking and walked straight out.

The airship crashed into a canyon.

No, it should be said that this place was originally flat land, but when the airship landed, it plowed out a canyon several miles long on the ground, and the final explosion created a huge crater. So... now the airship's frame is underground, and the area around this crater is all lava.

Is it magma? Or molten iron? Gao Jian couldn't tell for a moment, but they looked pretty much the same.

The magma was a deep red, and the air was distorted by the intense heat, creating wisps of light that twisted across the magma. The massive firestorm from the exploding spaceship swept everything around it, easily igniting, scorching, and melting even the ground itself.

Gao Jian stepped out of the frame, but couldn't see outside in this huge pit, and there was too much lava to stand on, so it seemed unlikely that he could get out.

Gao Jian's physical body wasn't yet at the point where he could remain unharmed in magma. Although opening his seminal gate allowed him to recover, it still hurt... he was in pain too.

So he didn't observe the surrounding pit, but instead activated the Flood Dragon Pearl, his body rising with the wind and flying upwards.

They flew for more than three miles before finally reaching flat ground, which shows just how deep the flying boat had crashed.

High-speed airships are rare, but when they do, the damage can be devastating.

Upon arriving on the ground, Gao Jian saw that, for an unknown distance, as far as his eyes could see, was nothing but a black and red desert.

That's right, it's black and red.

He then squatted down and groped the ground.

"Not yellow sand... but iron sand?" Takami stared at the scene before him in astonishment.

Vast expanses of black and red desert; the black is iron sand, and the red is rust.

Because the ground is entirely composed of this iron sand, naturally nothing grows there. Occasionally, one can see some strange iron trees, but those are probably not 'trees' but rather special structures made of some kind of metal, and are probably not living things.

"The air quality is a bit poor; mortals probably couldn't survive here," Gao Jian muttered to himself as he landed on the ground and surveyed his surroundings.

The Iron Sand Desert is incredibly polluted; it feels like every breath you take in iron filings and rust. An ordinary person here would definitely not survive more than three years.

Moreover, judging from the situation, the reason why the flying boat could plow so deep into the ground was also due to these iron sands.

Normal soil wouldn't sink as deep because it has a stronger bearing capacity. Although it appears soft, it's difficult to compress. Iron sand, while normally harder, can actually be rolled into iron discs. Once heated and melted, it's easier to sink in.

Is it that the deeper you get, the harder it is to get out? Or is there some other purpose?
This kind of terrain is quite rare. The fact that the other party chose to make their move in this iron sand desert must have a purpose. Gao Jiancai doesn't believe that the location was chosen randomly.

After looking around, Gao Jian confirmed that there should be no problem within his field of vision, so he rode the wind back.

He returned to the wreckage of the airship, went inside, and said to the group, "There's not much of a person outside, but the terrain is an iron sand desert, the environment is harsh, and the surrounding metal energy is very strong, which is not good for your injuries."

Metal energy governs death and decay. When metal energy is abundant, nothing can grow; it becomes a dead land. Only a few demons or spirits that live by the metal element can exist in such a place. Ordinary people living here will surely die because of the excessive metal energy.

The lungs are associated with the metal element. If the metal element is too strong, the lung energy will become too strong, eventually leading to shortness of breath, coughing, and even coughing up blood, ultimately resulting in death due to the lungs being unable to breathe.

The entire Iron Sand Desert is rich in golden energy, and the use of its chilling aura to suppress the recovery of injuries... was that intentional?
Then, Gao Jian looked at the captain and said, "This kind of terrain is not common, Captain. What place is this?"

The captain pondered for a moment: "It should be the Red Sea... There are hardly any people or immortal sects stationed within four thousand miles of this area; it's a no-man's land."

"No man's land? Are we right in the middle of the Red Sea?" Gao Jian asked again.

"Probably...yes." The captain seemed to realize something as well.

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