"Ah ~"
Many people held their heads and rolled on the ground in pain after hearing the sound.
Those at lower realms could not stand it. It was as if they were attacked by Lu Li's Dragon Roar.
More than half of the 1000 guests were at the Soul Pond Realm and the rest were suffering. Many of them had a splitting headache. They even bumped into the rocks nearby and their heads would bleed …
"Control them!"
Jiang Hao was not affected at all. He shouted. Many escorts moved and grabbed one or two people each.
Jiang Hao shouted, "Don't be afraid. This is a special kind of ghostly wind in the Gargoyle Mountain. It will pass soon. Hang in there."
Jiang Qiling was fine. Seeing Lu Li squatting on the ground with his head in his hands, she ran over, squatted down next to Lu Li and said, "Lu Li, hang in there. You will be fine soon."
Jiang Qiling was not at a high realm, only at the later stage of the Fate Wheel Realm. Many warriors of the Fate Wheel Realm here were suffering. So her soul must be strong.
Lu Li nodded. Even though he had a splitting headache, he could stand the pain.
He clenched his teeth. Yu Huashen and Ming Yu looked around. They were relieved to make sure that no one was attacking them.
After the time for half an incense stick to burn, the shrill sound died down. Everyone felt better.
After a while, the sound disappeared completely. Lu Li exhaled, wiped the sweat off his face, looked up at Jiang Qiling and asked, "What the hell is this place?
Why is the gravity so strong?
Why is the sound so horrifying? "
Jiang Qiling thought about it and said in a low voice, "This is the Gargoyle Mountain. It is the second most treasured and dangerous place at the northern Central Plains.
Every couple of years or more, many purple Xuan Crystals and Soul Crystals will erupt here. With the eruption of crystals, there will be strong wind.
Many places will have horrible caves of ghosts that will suck people into the mountain. Once upon a time, a Human Sovereign Realm warrior was sucked in and never came out. "
"What?"
Lu Li and the other two were shocked. If even a Human Sovereign Realm warrior couldn't come out, then everyone here would die in the caves of ghosts.
"Don't worry."
Jiang Qiling comforted them, "Caves of ghosts will only appear in places that erupt purple Xuan Crystals and Soul Crystals. You will be fine as long as you don't wander around.
Usually, there are no Xuan Beasts in the Gargoyle Mountain. Sometimes, there will be some Gargoyle Rats but the chances are low.
There are no ghost caves here. As long as we don't wander around, nothing will happen to us … "
Lu Li and the other two finally understood after Jiang Qiling explained.
More than a dozen days ago, scouts from the Pavilion of Delicacy entered the Gargoyle Mountain and found no signs of a large-scale riot. That was why Jiang Hao ordered the Iron-armored Ship to fly across the mountain. It would take him two to three months to make a detour.
But he didn't expect that the Heavenly Ghost Mountain, which only had small scale riots in the past ten days, would suddenly have a big riot today.
When the Gargoyle Mountain was in an uproar, there would be a strong gravitational force inside the mountain, which caused the Iron-armored Ship to fall.
However, he didn't see any Purple Crystal or Soul Crystal spurting out nearby, so this place should be safe for now.
Once the chaos in the Heavenly Ghost Mountain was over, the gravity in the vicinity would weaken, and everyone would be able to leave easily.
In this kind of situation, the most correct thing to do was to stay where they were.
Otherwise, if they were to enter the eruption zone, there was a high chance that they would be sucked into the Ghost Cave and encounter the Heavenly Ghost Rats. At that time, even the gods would not be able to save them.
"What is a Purple Mysterious Crystal?
Were they also Mystic Crystals?
What about Soul Crystals? "Lu Li asked with curiosity.
Jiang Qiling didn't hide anything. She explained, "Purple Xuan Crystal is a special kind of Xuan Crystal. One of them is worth 10,000 Xuan Crystals. It is a high-level Xuan Crystal.
We usually call it Purple Xuan Crystal. Here … this is a Purple Xuan Crystal. "
Jiang Qiling's Interspatial Ring glowed as she handed over a Xuan Crystal. This Xuan Crystal was smaller than average Xuan Crystals, only the size of a little finger. It was beautiful.
"Soul Crystals are used to cultivate the soul."
Jiang Qiling looked around and explained in a low voice, "Soul Crystals are high-level Mystical Materials. One Soul Crystal is worth more than a million Xuan Crystals. Consuming it can enhance the soul.
Of course, the more you cultivate, the slower the enhancement will be. Otherwise, the value will be higher.
Also … if you see any Purple Xuan Crystals or Soul Crystals erupting, do not get close to the caves of ghosts. If they fall down, you can collect them. But remember, do not get close to the caves of ghosts. "
Jiang Qiling didn't walk over to Jiang Hao. When a steward came over, she pointed to a small hill nearby and said, "Build a tent here for me and two tents for this young master."
"Okay ~"
The steward dared not to disobey her. He asked some escorts to build three tents on the top of a nearby hill. Two were bigger and one was smaller.
"Let's go. We can't leave anytime soon."
Jiang Qiling waved to the two maids in the distance and then led them into a tent.
Jiang Qiling seemed to have recovered a bit. Lu Li thought about it and said, "Let's go. Let's see how it goes first."
Lu Li carried Little White into a tent nearby. Ming Yu followed him into Lu Li's tent out of worry.
The tent was simple. There weren't many furnishings in it. There was only a quilt on the ground and some cattail hassocks.
Lu Li asked Yu Huashen and Ming Yu to sit down. They used psychic power to check the surroundings. To their surprise, psychic power was limited here as well. They could only reach a radius of several hundred feet.
Hundreds of escorts got busy and started to settle down the guests on the Iron-armored Ship.
Nearly 1000 tents were set up around the ship. There were even people going around to check.
"Bang ~"
All of a sudden, the ground trembled. Lu Li and the others rushed out of their tents and looked toward the source of the noise.
There came a purple glare. It was like a bunch of purple fireworks shooting up to the sky. But it was covered by the thick fog so they couldn't see clearly.
"Are there Purple Xuan Crystals and Soul Crystals erupting over there?"
Lu Li murmured to himself. He was getting more and more serious.
The visibility here was poor but there was some purple glare over there. It meant that it was not far away.
"Whoosh ~"
A shadow flew over and stood outside Jiang Qiling's tent. It was Jiang Hao, the Commander-in-Chief.
Jiang Hao looked into the distance and said in a deep voice, "Qiling, it is not safe here. We need to move."
"Boom, boom, boom ~"
Before Jiang Qiling could come out, the ground nearby began to tremble. Then a pit appeared near the hill. Purple glare shot out from the pit and shot up to the sky. There happened to be several people near the pit. They were blasted up to the sky by the purple glare. Then they were reduced to a rain of blood and minced meat.
"Move back —"
Jiang Hao saw that there were still many people around the pit. Some of them must have been scared out of their wits. Some even tried to grab the Purple Crystals in the purple glare. Jiang Hao shouted.
"Move back, move back. The cave of ghosts is about to suck in and there will be Gargoyle Rats. Everyone here will die!"
Another Noble Lord Realm warrior shouted. Only then did the others come to their senses. They all stepped back.
However, many of them were too late. A strong suction force suddenly appeared in the pit, and dozens of people were sucked into the pit.
Sand and pebbles were flying around. Many Purple Xuan Crystals and white Soul Crystals were sucked in as well.
"Squeak, squeak ~"
Little White suddenly flew out from Lu Li's arms and dashed toward a white Soul Crystal on the ground. At the same time, the ground began to tremble again …
Lu Li was shocked. He shouted, "Little White, it's dangerous. Come back."
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PS: That's it for the weekend.
Yesterday, a reader drew a portrait of "Jiang Qiling". Lu Li thought it was charming. He would post it on the official WeChat account tomorrow afternoon. Those who wanted to see it could go and have a look.
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