Devour

Tianquan City is 2700 miles south and slightly east of Tianquan City. You have to pass the Arrowtooth Grassland, cross the Treasure Basin, cross the Twin Hills and the Exiled Immortal River to reach Tianji City.

Although the journey is long, Xiaobai can get there before sunset if he works hard.

Cheng Bai was not in a hurry to travel, but collected some arrowroot fruits in the Arrowtooth Grassland.

This magical medicine is very rare. Its rhizome is strong and elastic and can be used to make arrow shafts. Its fruit can make a person as light as a swallow and it tastes very delicious.

Herds of purebred horses are common in Arrowtooth Steppe, and rare black horses occasionally appear. They are the dream mounts of most ordinary people and are docile and loyal after being tamed.

The monster that is good at predation is the saber-toothed cat. It is called a cat, but it is actually as big as a tiger, with sharp fangs like sword blades. It comes in two colors: spotted and yellow. It moves swiftly and agilely. If its wildness can be tamed, it can run faster than a black horse.

These grassland hunters were extremely alert to any movement. They sensed the presence of Chengbai and Xiaobai, identified them as hunters from the upper level of the pyramid, and immediately dodged away.

Cheng Bai had no interest in hunting them. After collecting enough Miscanthus fruits, he ran towards the treasure basin.

That is the largest basin in the Qiongqi Continent, with lush vegetation. The longest ends are over two thousand miles long, and the deepest part is like a sunken washbasin.

The famous secret island of Tiaokong Island in the mainland will land in the center of the Treasure Basin every 60 years, fill the sunken area, stay on the ground for a month, and then fly away from the Treasure Basin, repeating this cycle over and over again. No one can explain this mysterious phenomenon.

Before the Sky Island fell to the ground, all kinds of wild animals gathered around the Treasure Basin. The leading monster was a saber-toothed elephant, which was similar in size to an elephant on Earth. It had huge tusks for the purpose of war. Most of them had double-sided tusks, and a few had four-sided saber-toothed elephants with four long tusks like sword blades, which were more sturdy, ferocious and aggressive.

Most animals retreated under the trampling and collision of the saber-toothed elephants, but they were nothing in the Treasure Basin. When the Sky Island arrived, all beasts, including the saber-toothed elephants, would wisely stay away from the secret realm.

Because the real overlords are the magic eagles from the Sky Island. They are powerful beyond the imagination of ordinary people, and can fly dozens of miles high in the sky, reaching places above the clouds that are invisible to the naked eye. Occasionally, they spread their huge wings and swoop down to hunt saber-toothed elephants for food.

There is more than one kind of magic eagle. The weakest Sky Magic Eagle is no less powerful than the Shadow Bird King. There are also more powerful Storm Magic Eagle, Lightning Magic Eagle, and Thunderstorm Magic Eagle, which can harness the power of natural storms and become top predators in the sky.

Looking up, you can vaguely see the Sky Island in the sky. It is eight hundred miles long and wide, floating high above the stratosphere. The island is rich in Lianxin Grass, a precious medicinal root that is worth a fortune.

Lianxin Grass is the main ingredient of Yunzhen Lianxin Pill. It is refined with several other spiritual herbs. It is more precious and effective than Bu Tian Shenli Pill. It can help to concentrate the mind and achieve twice the result with half the effort. All warriors covet it, but it is as difficult as ascending to heaven and cannot be obtained.

Cheng Bai couldn't help but be full of yearning, but now he couldn't break through the gravity and reach that kind of height. He had the idea of ​​using the secret art of communication to tame the magic eagle and fly up, so that he could reach the Sky Island earlier.

But even if the hunter has a magic eagle mount and flies high in the sky, he will not know what the test questions and tasks of this martial arts hunting competition are.

Before my eyes was a gigantic lightning eagle, with its wings spread out to 40 meters long and claws as sharp as a halberd. It grabbed a four-sided saber-toothed elephant as its prey and was about to fly up into the sky.

With almost no hesitation, Cheng Bai took out his knife and soared into the sky, killing the huge monster galloping across the sky. Only such prey could attract the interest of hunters.

The Lightning Eagle reacted quickly, noticing an uninvited guest approaching at an abnormally high speed from below, and immediately mobilized the power of the storm, sending forked lightning at the target.

Ordinary hunters had no power to resist in the air and would be turned into charcoal on the spot. Cheng Bai now used the spiritual shield freely, easily blocking the lightning energy attack, and continued to move forward, wiping the black pot and wiping the neck.

The Lightning Demon Eagle's head fell off, leaving only its body. It flew a distance like a large glider before falling to the ground together with the four-sided saber-toothed elephant. The scene of the fall was spectacular.

Cheng Bai landed in a perfect posture and harvested the half-dead four-sided saber-toothed elephant by the way. Together with Xiaobai, he decomposed the huge prey, took out the crystal core, and filled the treasure bag with the best essence of meat and the most lustrous lightning feathers.

Today's prey is getting more and more amazing, but the appetite of the adults is also getting bigger and bigger, so this harvest is only enough to enjoy for a few days. The magic eagle meat is sliced ​​and marinated, then grilled at night, sprinkled with seasonings, and served with a platter of arrow mangoes, which is another top-notch meal.

While eating delicious food, Cheng Bai suddenly had an idea. Could the Eagle Claw Secret Technique that he had given up at the beginning also summon the Demon Eagle? If so, this would be a great ideal for me, but unfortunately I didn't have the opportunity to verify it.

After eating and drinking, they camped outdoors and looked up at the starry sky. Cheng Bai once again noted down the positions of celestial bodies. He took out the previous records and studied the recent month. He compared them repeatedly in order and came to the conclusion: "The stars in the sky, from far to near, are disappearing one by one."

There were a few meteors streaking across the deep night sky, as if the stars had fallen to earth.

Cheng Bai saw the meteors heading south and was deeply surprised: "Is it a real meteorite, or is it the arrival of the Diamond Man? They seem to be appearing more frequently recently. Could the disappearance of the stars be related to this?"

But how can a few falling meteors affect the vast starry sky?

Cheng Bai, who has knowledge of Earth civilization, certainly knows how massive a star is. The Qiongqi Continent is just a planet and cannot be compared to any star.

What is the reason, what force caused it?

Cheng Bai knew nothing.

The year, month and day timekeeping of the Qiongqi Continent is quite similar to that of the Earth. Every time the time is recorded, Cheng Bai has detailed annotations.

Astronomical observations are limited by the speed of light, and the starlight we see today is an image of the past. That is to say, the stars have been disappearing for a long time, perhaps starting ten thousand years ago, but the light carrying information has only recently been transmitted to the Qiongqi Continent.

Cheng Bai thought about it again and again. All current knowledge cannot explain what will happen if the stars continue to disappear?

Maybe I will never know the result in my lifetime, maybe it will be the turn of the sun of Qiongqi Continent soon. But even if I wake up and cannot see the sun tomorrow, I am just a person living on the continent, so what?

Rather than trying to take shortcuts to get to the Sky Island ahead of time, improving your strength is the most important thing.

Cheng Bai picked up the huge and round Lightning Demon Eagle crystal core and unfolded his own domain. The constantly rotating blade-shaped true energy spread throughout his body, and when it dissipated, the crystal core in his hand disappeared.

After devouring the power of the crystal core, Cheng Bai's whole body glowed with introverted radiance, and his strength increased again. The growth of his spiritual awareness and cultivation skills was obvious.

During the battle with Shen Ya that day, his spiritual eyes did not miss any subtle changes. He did not have time to think about it at the time, but he realized the secret afterwards. It turned out that the domain of the Taotie body could devour crystal cores and treasures to grow in power, which opened up a broader path for improvement.

Before packing up and falling asleep, I wondered curiously: "Could there be a monster in the starry sky that is bigger than the sun, swallowing up the stars one by one?"

The groundless delusion was quickly put aside.

The rising sun shone in the morning glow, and Cheng Bai set out on his journey again, riding Xiaobai towards the Twin Hills. He had a higher goal in mind, so he left the Evil Eye Beast King crystal core and considered embedding it in his weapon.

The most famous monsters in Twin Hills were the silver-spotted demon leopards, and occasionally there were spiders. Now the monsters were disturbed and avoided the two opposite hillsides, where a team stood facing each other.

The red flag team has the words "Hongyu" inscribed on it, and its leader is a heroic middle-aged woman.

The yellow flag team spread out the word "Tianji", and the commander was a middle-aged man with extraordinary bearing.

The two men looked tired, but they both worked tirelessly and commanded the troops with confidence. After the two teams fought at the bottom of the slope, they retreated back to the hillside, and it seemed that there was no winner.

The woman used a voice transmission to tell the man a few miles away, "Third brother, can't you give way? You always gave way to me in the past."

The man also had profound skills. He smiled bitterly and said, "Hongyu, this is not a matter of courtesy, it's a matter of principle."

"Huangfu Sanchuan, the emperor has fallen and catastrophe is approaching, what principles are we still talking about?" the woman said angrily.

The middle-aged man was Huangfu Sanchuan, the master of Tianji Palace. He transmitted his voice over a thousand miles so that the people on the opposite hillside could hear clearly: "We are deeply blessed by the emperor. Soon there will be an imperial decree, or a new emperor will ascend the throne. We must stabilize the situation and not lose our composure. Master of Hongyu Banner, what the Disaster Legion is doing is no different from rebellion."

The Red Jade Banner Master was so angry that he laughed, "What do you mean by not long ago? Qiongqi Continent is located in a remote area. When the news of the Great Emperor's death reached our ears, it had been nearly 15,000 years. How many generations have passed? It's a joke."

Huangfu Sanchuan was unmoved and said leisurely: "The great emperor is unfathomable and can cover the sky with one hand. He must have a way out. The mission of the seven hall masters is to stabilize the situation in Qiongqi Continent."

The Red Jade Banner Master cursed: "An old conservative who is content with his old ways."

Huangfu Sanchuan didn't want to argue with her, so he changed the subject and said, "We've competed in everything in the past month. What's the point of continuing to fight so fiercely? Let's leave the future to the young people. Yesterday, my Immaculate Body heir won the championship of the martial arts competition in Tianquan City. I received the news, which made me very happy."

The Red Jade Banner Master snorted coldly: "That is my direct disciple, not yours."

Huangfu Sanchuan sat down slowly, with an indescribable tiredness in his eyes: "She has inherited my Feisha Stick Technique, so she is my successor. Why bother arguing?"

The Red Jade Banner Master said angrily, "I saw it first, and I accepted him as a disciple first to teach him the Soul Refining Staff Technique. You don't follow the rules, and you're stealing someone else's disciple."

Huangfu Sanchuan said patiently: "It was you who proposed the competition to teach your apprentice, and I agreed because I saw that she had good qualifications. How could I snatch her?"

The leader of the Hongyu Banner also looked tired. He sat down and said, "Third brother, you are the only one who can tolerate Hongyu's bad temper. I owe you a lot."

Huangfu Sanchuan advised: "Hongyu, you should go back home."

The leader of the Red Jade Banner shook his head and said, "No, we must decide the winner today. I have never given up on something I have decided to do."

From afar on the hillside, she saw Cheng Bai riding a giant white wolf. He looked dignified and steady, with skin that glowed with crystal light. She was secretly delighted and shouted, "There's a young warrior passing by. Call him up."

Cheng Bai saw that there were people and horses setting up camp on the hillsides on both sides, and thought to himself, "Could it be that the robbers are trying to buy people's lives and property again?"

But four riders from the Red Flag came running down, each riding a black horse that could travel a thousand miles a day. They lined up in a row, and the leader shouted, "We are the four envoys of Fu, Lu, Shou and Xi, who are under the Red Jade Flag Master. We invite you to come and discuss in detail."

Cheng Bai followed the four people to the Red Jade Banner Master, jumped off his mount, and felt uneasy: "So it's the Disaster Legion. They must be looking for me for no good reason. Are they trying to settle old scores with me?"

He is skilled and bold, but also fearless.

The Red Jade Banner Master transmitted a message to Huangfu Sanchuan: "Third Brother, I see that this young man is very energetic and has extraordinary skills, which cannot be achieved by a post-natal warrior. How about using him as a bet?"

Huangfu Sanchuan asked, "What bad idea do you have?"

The Red Jade Banner Master laughed and said, "Whoever defeats this kid with the least moves will win. How do you say that?"

"Okay." Huangfu Sanchuan agreed readily.

Cheng Bai felt depressed after hearing this, and thought to himself, "Why am I so unlucky that I get beaten by two forces as soon as I get here?"

When he came to the Red Jade Banner Master, he saw that she was middle-aged but still charming. She looked him up and down, and he was shocked. He bowed and asked, "What do you think, senior?"

The Red Jade Banner Master stared at him for a moment and said, "Your aura is so strong that I didn't see it just now. It's clear that you have already entered the Return to Root Realm. There are not many masters of this age in the world. Whose disciple are you?"

Cheng Bai said frankly: "I am a disciple of the Stone Palace Master of the Yuheng Holy Temple."

The Red Jade Banner Master said quickly, "Your cultivation is higher than that of the descendant of the He family. Old Monster Shi really knows how to hide his incompetence. You heard what I just said. The Legion wants to compete with the Tianji Holy Temple. Huangfu Sanchuan and I have been confronting each other for many days. Whoever defeats you the fastest today will obtain the Tianji Holy Temple's Conferred God Altar."

Cheng Bai thought to himself: "It's also for the altar. Is it possible that apart from the altar of Yaoguang Temple, the altars of other temples have something special?"

The leader of the Red Jade Banner gave orders, and his subordinates moved in unison, spreading out to make room for a wide area, surrounding the two men, and starting to act as soon as they said they would.

Cheng Bai quickly said in a loud voice: "I have just arrived from afar, and I am forced to do this desperate work. If I win by chance, how about I give the magic weapons in the hands of the two elders to me?"

With his skills, it was not difficult for him to transmit the sound to Huangfu Sanchuan.

Given the identities of these two people, it is really ignorant of the immensity of the world for the younger generation to say that they have defeated them.

The Red Jade Flag Master naturally didn't take it seriously: "You are interested in my Blood Jade Staff? You have a very sharp eye. Although it doesn't have a crystal core and is not famous, its material is better than the Wind and Fire Burning Gold Staff."

The jade staff in her hand was crystal clear and clean, as red as blood, and had an extraordinary origin.

Cheng Bai continued to spread his voice: "Since you are betting on me, you have to add some spice. I can't do this for nothing."

Huangfu Sanchuan could hear clearly from afar, and said with a smile: "No need to shout so loudly, my visualization secret technique is that seeing is equal to hearing, and hearing is equal to seeing, which can help you understand the mystery and avoid disasters. If you win, you can take my Wind, Fire and Gold Burning Stick."

Cheng Bai smiled and said, "Thank you both seniors for your generous support."

The Tianji Palace Master added: "If this competition is still a draw, Hongyu, you and I will go our separate ways. Let's not compete anymore and end it here."

The leader of the Red Jade Banner was not very happy. He was exhausted physically and mentally for many days, so he did not refute. He thought about it for a while and agreed. He just said dissatisfiedly: "Disciple Yuheng is so young, and he dares to talk so big. If you want to defeat me, you'd better ask Old Monster Shi to come. Take it."