allonlinenovel Chapter 185 Wilderness 6
Chapter 185 Wilderness 6
"Boom! Bang!"
"Ha~!"
"stone!"
A tremendous noise terrified the two teams that had been on the verge of conflict. The Yetis jumped into the snow, the little stone men broke into two pieces, and sparkling ice blocks covered the road.
Cheng Jiu's steady hand, which was fishing, was jolted. If she hadn't reacted quickly, the fishing rod would probably have fallen into the water in the next second.
"cough!"
"Cough cough!"
A familiar sound rang out, and thick plumes of black smoke billowed from the site of the explosion.
"Senior Brother Gongcheng, Senior Brother Gongyu, what are you two doing?"
Cheng Jiu shouted in that direction, and sure enough, they were alright too, though they seemed to be in another cave. Come to think of it, she hadn't noticed there was another cave nearby when she came out; she thought the one she came out of was the only one.
"Junior Sister Xiao Jiu, you're alright, that's so good! We were just trying it out..."
"Stop! Be careful, there's a formation I set up over there!" Cheng Jiu quickly stopped the group as they approached her.
"Good!" The group paused, looking at the dense array of runes on the ice field. A bead of cold sweat dripped down their foreheads. They had managed to create such a large array in such a short time. Junior Sister, you are truly amazing.
"Why did you stop talking?" Cheng Jiu continued to ask.
"It's nothing. My brother and Senior Brother Li just wanted to test what would happen if extreme fire and extreme lightning were combined," Gong Yu said.
"Don't leave us out, you bastard! Although that's what we think, you still said there's a binding formation at the entrance of the ice cave, and that it's too high-level to break, requiring force to remove it."
Seeing that the other party was shifting the blame onto him and his brother, while leaving themselves unscathed, Li Weixin quickly said, "No one but Shangguan Song can escape this mess!"
Thinking back to the commotion just now, Cheng Jiu felt a bead of cold sweat drip down his forehead: "I hope the cave you're staying in wasn't damaged too badly!"
Even so, it's all nonsense. How could such a huge commotion not cause damage? Others rescued them, and they demolished their homes! Haha! Absolutely brilliant!
Even so, Cheng Jiu had no intention of running away. After all, the five of them were a team, and even if they made a mistake, they should all bear the responsibility together, instead of shirking it.
Upon hearing this, the five men became somewhat embarrassed: "We're not such barbaric and rude people. We packed up everything in the cave before the explosion. There wasn't much inside, just a few pieces of fur and some beads, but..."
The five looked at the cave: "The cave walls have been baptized by lightning and fire, so they're probably completely black! But it doesn't matter, we can scrape them off later, and they'll be almost the same."
"Then hurry up and go! What if the master comes back and finds out that the people he saved have blown up his house? He can't bear the shame!" Cheng Jiu breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, thinking that it was better to mend the situation than to fail, and urged them on.
"Okay, okay, okay!" The five of them returned to their cave dwelling instantly. Well, they decided to listen to Junior Sister Cheng Jiu and restore the cave dwelling to its original state.
Cheng Jiu went fishing again, feeling relaxed and happy. It had been a long time since he'd seen his senior brothers, and he had no idea what they were up to!
But that's great, they're all alright!
Recalling the strange occurrences earlier, Cheng Jiu's heart sank. The eerie ice plains, the people living here, and those little elves who eat fish—how could she not know that something was wrong with all these unusual things?
But perhaps those first impressions were too profound, and Cheng Jiu's subconscious told her that she was a good person! She had no ill intentions towards her and wouldn't do anything to her.
That's why Cheng Jiu so naturally took the fishing rod from the other party and completed the request.
Looking at the heavy snow falling from the sky, they wondered when they would be able to leave. Thinking of the little cloud beast and the little black dragon's earlier probing, they realized that the endless ice plains offered no way out and they were trapped here.
For now, all they can do is abide by their rules and see when they'll be released. On the bright side, at least their lives are safe, aren't they?
"Ha!" That was terrifying!
"Stone!" I was terrified!
The two teams that had been feigning death instantly came back to life, still shaken. The tense atmosphere dissipated instantly, and they were no longer as hostile as before. Seeing the ever-growing pile of fish meat in front of them, the little creatures couldn't resist and began to eat.
Fish Mountain descended rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, with cheerful "Ha!" and "Stone!" sounds echoing from time to time.
The little black dragon and the little cloud beast each finished half a fish and then happily stopped eating. Although the fish here was very delicious, it was still slightly inferior to spirit beast food and pills.
The little cloud beast was quite popular among these little creatures. For some reason, these little snow monsters and pebble monsters had a very high initial affinity for the little cloud beast. In their eyes, the little cloud beast was like one of their own kind, a kind that looked different.
As for Cheng Jiu, the human they have some affection for, he is currently just fishing. Of course, this is what the little black dragon told Cheng Jiu. It's hard for these natives not to want to find out more.
Of course, in the eyes of these little snow monsters and pebble monsters, the little black dragon was as invisible as a person. They didn't see the dragon and didn't care about it at all. As long as they didn't provoke it, they could tolerate it staying among them.
Although Rainbow Dash was having a lot of fun playing with the little Yetis, she didn't forget her master's mission.
Cheng Jiu successfully lured the first little snow monster to his side:
"Woo~" Don't worry, I've already asked it, Little Nine, feel free to ask it any questions you have.
"Thank you, Yunbao, you're really amazing!" Cheng Jiu praised with a smile.
Yunbao, pleased by Cheng Jiu's praise, shook her soft, white body and chuckled, "Hehe, Xiao Jiu praised me!"
"Let's begin the transaction! One question, one pill. You must tell me everything you know!" Cheng Jiu took out a bottle of spirit beast pills. The little snow monster looked at the spirit beast pills with drooling eyes. It had eaten them before, and they were delicious!
"Ha!" Don't worry, the Yeti is very shrewd!
After feeding him a whole bottle of pills, Cheng Jiu had a pretty good understanding of the situation here. He could only say that this little snow monster knew quite a lot, so the bottle of pills was definitely worth it.
According to the little snow monster, this is the real Swamp Hell Glacier. The place they walked in before was a large lake formed between the glacier area and the wasteland area. This large lake was not completely frozen at one time. Every year, for two months, the large lake would be completely unfrozen, and they would store a whole year's worth of food during this time.
The Swamp Hell Glacier is inhabited by only two groups: the Yetis and the Stone Golems.
This place is sparsely populated, with few spiritual creatures produced here, and the environment is extremely harsh, covered with snow year after year, so few people or animals come here.
Especially given this unique cyclical environment, the Swamp Glacier was originally a dead land on the verge of death, devoid of any living beings. This area would eventually perish in the wilderness.
In an effort to save itself, the Swamp Glacier gave birth to its own miracles: the Little Snow Monster and the Little Stone Monster. They were born from the body and blood of the Swamp Glacier and are the children of this region.
The eldest child is the guardian of the Swamp Glacier, the very two giant creatures the five saw before they arrived. According to the little snow monster, the five of them were quite far away and couldn't see them very clearly. The real snow monster and ice monster were a hundred times larger than what they had seen.
When talking about the Yeti, the little guy's tone was full of admiration.
The Yeti and the Stone Monster fight periodically. The energy waves generated during their fight cause the dead snow on the mountain to fall off, accumulating into new snow. The dead snow then falls into the lake and is reborn.
Cheng Jiu felt a chill run down her spine when she heard this. She realized that the place where they were buried was the big lake that the little snow monster had mentioned!
If they hadn't escaped in time, imagine how solidly frozen the ice she had cleaved through would have made escape impossible!
It might become a new ice sheet, and the worst-case scenario is that it'll be joined by those powerful fish below! That would be certain death!
Whether it was Cheng Jiu's imagination or not, she seemed to see a semi-circular object floating by through the clear water in the ice cave, just like the igloo they had built for protection, only it was somewhat damaged, which seemed to confirm her idea!
Ha! Ha! He really is incredibly lucky! Cheng Jiu smiled wryly.
The guardian changes every ten years, and a mysterious ritual is performed when the guardian is replaced. Speaking of this ritual, the little snow monster sounded very longing, as it is something every little snow monster strives for! It is a gift called Glacier!
The humans who accompany them in the ceremony are called the presenters!
There were no offerers before! Until a thousand years ago, the first visitor arrived at this untouched paradise!
According to the little snow monster, that human was extremely strong and could defeat both of their guardians single-handedly.
The other person was holding a peculiar girl in his arms. It was unclear where he had heard about this magical ritual on the glacier, but he wanted the girl in his arms to be the first to offer the gift.
As guardians of the glacier, the Yeti and the Stone Monster of that generation, unusually united, firmly refused.
In an attempt to force the Yeti and the Stone Monster to compromise, the human set up a formation on the Great Lake, freezing it solid. This made it difficult for their people to obtain food, and their food supplies were dwindling.
The Yeti and the Stone Monster, as leaders, eventually compromised! The human took the opportunity to sign a contract with the Yeti and the Stone Monster.
The ice lake normally melts for only two months each year according to natural laws, but apart from the two guardians, the other snow monsters and pebble monsters cannot touch the water at all.
All the pressure of food supply rests on these two guardians, who also have to complete their guardianship tasks on a regular schedule, making time extremely tight.
This human then offered to help solve the food problem for both groups!
The two guardians agreed. Initially, the human provided the food, but as the giver grew up, the task was handed over to the giver, who was indeed the strange girl Cheng Jiu had met before.
Therefore, contrary to what the girl said, the two guardians were not her master's pets; in fact, they were partners.
Both groups obtained abundant food, and the givers did not affect the offerings. Both sides were very satisfied with achieving their goals, which led to the current situation.
Cheng Jiu was located in the Snow God Mountains, the mountain range where the Yeti and the Little Stone Monster lived.
So the formation they encountered was personally set up by the powerful figure living here, and the mountains they saw were all moved one by one by that powerful figure himself. No wonder Shangguan Song said he thought they were huge rocks! Aren't they just rocks?
It's no wonder they were attacked by the formation. After all, this formation was an important tool for this powerful figure to control the guardians of the snow mountain. They tried to destroy it, and the fact that this powerful figure didn't kill them to silence them is already a testament to his good nature.
Although they had faced death several times already.
"Junior Sister Xiao Jiu! We're all ready!" Led by Gong Yu, the group passed through the array area set up by Cheng Jiu and walked up to her.
Not only did they restore the entire cave, but considering that the ice cave entrance had been blown up, they also carved out an ice cave entrance.
When the group arrived excitedly and saw Cheng Jiu looking lost and dejected, their initial excitement immediately sank: "What's wrong? Junior Sister Jiu! Why are you so down?"
"You guys go play first!" Cheng Jiu patted the little snow monster. "Go play with Rainbow Dash! Thank you for telling me so much!"
"Ha!" You're welcome, you fragrant human!
The little snow monster happily carried the medicine bottle and followed Yuanbao back to its tribe. A group of little snow monsters and little stone men surrounded it, and the little snow monster proudly showed off to its kin.
Cheng Jiu sat on the ground and told his friends what he had just found out; the group was also in a state of mixed emotions.
"So we're just unlucky ones caught in the crossfire?" Li Weixin's voice rose.
"That's what the little snow monster said!" Cheng Jiu nodded.
“I used to hear my elders say that in the eyes of those powerful beings, cultivators with low strength are just ants. My master and my uncles and senior brothers were all very kind to me, so I didn’t feel that way. But now…” Shangguan Song said with a deep voice.
"This world still values strength above all else; the weak don't even have the right to complain!" Miyagi nodded.
"Just like now, we still have to thank this great power for saving us after we were unconscious." Gong Yu no longer had that naive look; his face was serious.
"I'm numb from fishing, senior brother, please help me!" Cheng Jiu randomly handed the fishing rod that he hadn't let go of all morning to an unlucky guy, breaking the solemn atmosphere.
"Okay!" Gong Yu hurriedly caught the fish and took Cheng Jiu's place fishing.
None of them considered mentioning it to their master, mainly because it seemed too naive to tell their master about it.
After all, the other party had no malicious intent, and they were simply lacking in strength. In this situation, it was really unreasonable for them to take their anger out on their elders.
None of the five were particularly prone to getting stuck on negative thoughts. Cheng Jiu managed to calm himself down, and the others didn't dwell on negative emotions for too long.
Not wanting to dwell on the matter any longer, everyone's attention shifted to fishing. None of them had ever seen this style of fishing rod before, nor the magical artifact that Cheng Jiu had installed; it looked quite interesting.
"They've taken the bait! They've taken the bait!"
"Senior brother, throw it into the area where the formation is set up!"
"Good!" Gong Yu lifted it up with force, and a huge turtle was thrown out. It landed heavily in the array area, and countless magical lights shot out. The turtle hid in its shell and remained motionless.
“My array.” Cheng Jiu looked at the turtle, which kept spinning, and the array patterns that were originally engraved on the ice were almost worn away by it.
"Why are there turtles too?" Cheng Jiu had been fishing for so long but hadn't caught a turtle!
"Mine, mine! I'll take care of it, brother, I'll leave it to you!" Gong Yu tossed the fishing rod to Gong Cheng and stepped forward with his bow and arrows.
"Shall I give it a try?" Li Weixin looked at the fishing rod, somewhat eager to try.
"Here you go!" Miyagi handed him the fishing rod.
Although the turtle shell was very thick, Gong Yu was an archer, and his arrows flashed like stars, like shooting stars falling from the sky, each arrow precisely piercing the gap. Soon the turtle shell stopped spinning.
Gong Yu looked at the hard turtle shell, which was also a very good material for making shields, and accepted it.
He carefully put away the turtle shell, tossed the turtle meat where the fish meat was placed, and then, looking at the messy array on the ground, resignedly began to repair it.
After he repaired and upgraded the formations, he returned to find that no one had taken the bait yet.
"Senior Brother Li, you're so unlucky! I've been working so hard for so long, and you haven't caught a single one yet," Gong Yu mocked.
"This is definitely not my fault. It's because I've caught too many fish here, and they've become smarter!" Li Weixin stubbornly insisted, looking at the motionless fishing rod. "And don't blame me. Although I didn't catch any fish, at least I didn't catch any turtles!"
Li Wei declared confidently, "I will definitely catch it!"
"Oh!" The other four nodded, sitting in a circle to see when he would catch it!