Among the three most dangerous places in the far west, Fengsha City was located in the westernmost part of the desert. Langtu Mountain was located in the southwest and was shrouded in ghostly fog all year round. Fallen God Abyss was located in the north and was bottomless.
Any one of these three dangerous places was a place that individual cultivators in the far west avoided like the plague. Even high-level cultivators in Kunwu were unwilling to go there.
If each of these three dangerous places had treasures, then no matter how dangerous they were, cultivators would still go there. Unfortunately, there had never been any news about fated chances in these three dangerous places, so they became places that were forgotten by cultivators in the Celestial Pole.
After listening to Tang Zimu, Qin Xi thought for a moment then took out a map and placed it in front of him. "Take a look. Does the oasis marked on this map still exist?
Even if it's a relic. "
What he took out was the ancient map the steward's hall found in Xuanji School's encampment.
The steward's hall inquired everywhere and found that Xiao Zilan's last resting place was an oasis not far into the far west marked on the map. After that, they couldn't find any more information.
Tang Zimu looked at it carefully then shook his head. "Senior, junior has never heard of this oasis. I'm afraid this map is from several hundred years ago, right?"
This answer wasn't surprising. In the desert, everything changed in an instant. Not to mention several thousand years, even a few years could greatly change a map. Even the map they got before entering the desert had a lot of errors, let alone this ancient map.
Qin Xi didn't ask anymore. He took out a jade bottle and threw it to him. "Thank you."
Tang Zimu took the jade bottle, weighed it in his hand, and beamed with joy. "Thank you, Senior!"
Although they were respected by the Xirong people in the far west, cultivation resources were too scarce, and they couldn't find spiritual plants to concoct medicinal pills. Priests in the far west like them could only rely on a few spiritual objects to cultivate. He hadn't seen medicinal pills for many years. Besides, this jade bottle wasn't light — there were at least a dozen of them.
Tang Zimu asked enthusiastically, "Seniors, do you have any other orders?
If there's anything I can help with, I'll definitely tell you everything I know. "
"Oh, right." Mo Tiange asked, "Why do the Xirong people call us deities when they see us?
What does it mean in the Far West? "
Tang Zimu replied: "This is the belief of the Xi Rong people. Legend has it that they were able to establish themselves in the extreme west because the gods gave them an oasis.
Later on, when they saw cultivators who could fly, they all called them gods. "
"I see."
Tang Zimu was very perceptive. Seeing that they had stopped talking, he said, "If the two seniors have nothing else to do, please rest here for a while. I promise that no one will disturb you."
Mo Tiange smiled and nodded. "Then I'll have to trouble you."
"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare. Junior will take his leave."
Once Tang Zimu left, Qin Xi knocked on the table and said, "There's no news of treasures in the three Great Perilous Zones. Why did Senior Xiao come to the far west?"
The Far West Desert was so big, wanting to find a person who came here five thousand years ago was too difficult. Unless they could deduce her intention, otherwise, it would be no different than looking for a needle in a haystack.
Mo Tiange stared at the ancient map on the table. The markings on it were also very simple; there wasn't even a mention of the Three Great Danger Zones.
The oasis that Xiao Zilan had been to had long disappeared in the desert. Even if they went there, they would not be able to find any clues.
Just by looking at this map, they really couldn't see where Xiao Zilan went.
After thinking for a while, Mo Tiange said, "For a Nascent Soul cultivator to come to the far west, she must have three reasons."
Qin Xi looked up at her.
She said, "First, the far west's environment is special, so she cultivates some kind of special cultivation technique."
Qin Xi thought for a while then nodded. "Correct. If she cultivates an extreme Yang cultivation technique, she'll indeed get twice the result with half the effort here." For example, if he had a spirit vein of similar quality, the Far West Desert would be a very good place to cultivate.
"However, the Jade Slip Wanderer Ziwei gave said that Senior Xiao cultivates a wood attribute cultivation technique, so this reason shouldn't be valid." Mo Tiange continued, "Second, she deliberately hid here to hide from her enemies or something else."
Qin Xi shook his head. "Xuanji School doesn't seem to have any strong enemies, and Wanderer Ziwei also said that Senior Xiao is a kind person, very popular, and never makes enemies of others."
"Then there's only the third reason — to look for treasures."
Under normal circumstances, Nascent Soul cultivators died before their lifespans were up, and this was the most common reason.
After cultivating to the Nascent Soul realm, cultivators all cherished their lives very much. Unless there was a life-or-death enmity between them, they usually wouldn't risk their lives. However, when faced with fated chances and treasures, sometimes they couldn't care less about risks.
"Then the question comes back to it. In the far west, what's worth a Nascent Soul cultivator taking risks and even risking his life for?"
This question made the two of them sink into contemplation.
After a long time, Mo Tiange said, "I think we still have to go to the three great danger zones to explore.
Let's not talk about whether there are treasures in the three great danger zones, but since they can make a Nascent Soul cultivator die, they must be dangerous places. In the far west, aside from the three great danger zones, what other places are so dangerous? "
"En." Qin Xi agreed.
Since they couldn't speculate from the reason, they could only speculate from the result. "Let's rest here first. We'll leave tomorrow."
* * *
The next day, the two of them summoned Tang Zimu and learned some specific information about the three great danger zones from him.
Tang Zimu was only a low level cultivator, so he didn't know much about the three great danger zones. He only told them the general path and recommended them to go to the Xirong tribe near the danger zones to find a guide.
These Xirong people had always lived near the danger zones, so they more or less knew a bit about them.
The two of them gave Tang Zimu some spirit stones and medicinal pills as compensation and left the oasis.
The first danger zone they went to was the Fallen God Abyss.
The Fallen God Abyss was located in the northern part of the desert in the far west. It was a fissure thousands of miles long, with gales whistling inside and a bottomless abyss.
The Xirong people said that even Heavenly Gods would fall into the Fallen God Abyss, so it was called the Fallen God Abyss.
The name seemed to be related to cultivators, so the two of them had high hopes for the Fallen God Abyss.
They found a tribe near the Fallen God Abyss and learned about the legend of the Fallen God Abyss from an old man.
It was said that a long time ago, there was no Fallen God Abyss in the far west.
Later, two Heavenly Gods fought there, and one of them slashed down with his sword, creating a long fissure that became the Fallen God Abyss.
The Fallen God Abyss was bottomless. If one accidentally fell in, even a Heavenly God couldn't save them.
The tribes living nearby would order their people not to go near the Fallen God Abyss.
The old man in the tribe was shocked when he heard they were going to the Fallen God Abyss. He repeatedly advised them that even if a Heavenly God went to the Fallen God Abyss, he wouldn't be able to return.
Mo Tiange was very interested in what he said, so she asked him if any God of Heaven came here.
The old man answered that he had never seen one, but according to the legend of the tribe, a Heavenly God entered the Fallen God Abyss a long time ago and never came back.
Hearing this news, the two of them became even more interested in the Fallen God Abyss.
After thanking the old man, they went straight to the Fallen God Abyss.
Although she had heard about the appearance of the Fallen God Abyss from Tang Zimu and the old man, Mo Tiange still gasped when she saw the long fissure.
"It's so big!"
This fissure was not only thousands of miles long, but it was also several miles wide. Standing on the edge of the fissure and looking down, it was so dark that they couldn't see the end. Even the gales inside the fissure were gray in color.
The fissure was surrounded by dry yellowstone, not even a blade of grass grew. From time to time, yellowstone would roll down and be swept away by the gales.
Standing on the edge of the Fallen God Abyss, the two of them heard the howling gales with powerful momentum. They thought, "No wonder this fissure is called the Fallen God Abyss. Not to mention mortals, even ordinary cultivators can't withstand such gales."
"Should we go down?" Mo Tiange asked.
She used her divine sense to feel the power of the gales. Even Core Formation cultivators would find it difficult to deal with them. Who knew if the deeper they went, the more powerful it would be?
"Let's go down," Qin Xi said, "We'll talk about it if we can't bear it."
"En." In the absence of clues, if they wanted to find Xiao Zilan, they could only go through the Three Great Danger Zones one by one.
Qin Xi shook his arm. The Three Yang Real Fire Sword emerged from his body and turned into sword aura, surrounding the two of them.
Mo Tiange also summoned the Heaven and Earth Fan and the White Silk Handkerchief.
During the Heavenly Tribulation, half of the White Silk Handkerchief was broken. In the past few years, she found some materials and managed to repair it, so it could still be used.
Soon after, the two of them jumped into the Fallen God Abyss.
The wind howled in their ears, and the aura around them was chaotic.
Mo Tiange frowned, touched her Qiankun Ring, and took out the Tai Chi Eight Diagrams.
The Tai Chi Eight Diagrams unfolded beside her, and the aura around them immediately stabilized.
The two of them continued to descend, and the gales swept towards them.
With the howling sound of the wind, the gales carried a lot of yellowstone fragments and smashed towards them.
Before these fragments could get close to them, they were burned by the Vermilion Bird's flames carried by the Three Yang Real Fire Sword, and the sizzling sound was endless.
The two of them continued to descend in the gales.
"This wind …" Mo Tiange frowned and said, "It seems to be able to disturb our divine senses."
She spread her divine sense, but she couldn't reach the bottom of the Fallen God Abyss.
"En, let's be careful," Qin Xi said.
The gales became stronger and stronger, and the whistling sound in their ears almost broke their eardrums. In the end, Mo Tiange was sure that even Core Formation cultivators couldn't stand this level of gales.
No wonder there weren't many cultivators who came to the far west. Just descending from the top of the Fallen God Abyss was already so dangerous, and she didn't hear about any treasures. Which Nascent Soul cultivator would be so free?
Speaking of which, could it be that Senior Xiao Zilan was bored, so she searched for treasures everywhere and thought there should be treasures in such a dangerous place, so she came to the far west?
This guess wasn't impossible. The problem was, according to Wanderer Ziwei, Xiao Zilan didn't seem to be such a bored person.
After descending for a quarter of an hour, the two of them felt a strong suction.
Mo Tiange looked down and saw a vortex appearing in the gales below.
Her expression changed slightly, but Qin Xi already shouted, "Dodge!"
The appearance of a vortex meant that there was a powerful force in that place. The gales around them were already at the Nascent Soul realm, so who knew whether they could withstand the force in the vortex?
The two of them changed directions, wanting to stay away from the vortex, but they couldn't stop falling. The deeper they fell, the stronger the force of the vortex became. They tried their best to avoid it, but they were still inevitably dragged by the vortex bit by bit.
They could only hold hands tightly to protect each other.