Mountain and Sea Tales of the Strange

"Your favorability rating has increased that much?"

"It seems that the space storage technology in the West Tallen World is not very advanced..."

Roger smiled slightly.

They believed they had grasped the secrets to wealth in the Historical World.

Who knows what will happen next?

Bai Qianqian clutched the Tinder Pouch Roger had given her and stroked it lovingly, exclaiming, "It's so beautiful!"

Roger: "..."

"Good."

He gave a stiff reply.

Bai Qianqian happily accepted the Tinder Pouch.

She carefully turned over the brown outer skin.

Then I held it under my nose and sniffed it gently.

He revealed a complicated expression:

"It just doesn't smell very good."

"And the ' Mustard Seed Art ' in this Tinder Pouch is a bit low-level..."

"A bag with four compartments, and they can only open up this little space?"

"Where did you buy this? The storage capacity is even less than my first ' Scale Armor Pouch '!"

Bai Qianqian looked at Roger with curiosity.

Roger could only confess:

I made it myself.

"Oh..."

Bai Qianqian blushed slightly. "Sorry, I didn't mean your cooking was bad..."

"It really is beautiful!"

Roger waved his hand.

He guessed that the Mustard Seed Art Bai Qianqian mentioned was probably the spatial storage technology of West Tallen.

So he asked, "How big are other Mustard Seed Art tools on the market?"

Bai Qianqian casually slapped out a talisman.

Its area is no more than an inch in size.

But it appears to have more than a dozen layers inside.

Roger sensed it briefly.

To my surprise, I discovered that each layer had a space of 10*10*10 cm! "This is the Scale Armor Pouch I'm currently using!"

"It was made by a well-known Mustard Seed Artisan from Xinlang Mountain!"

Bai Qianqian explained:

"This Scale Armor Pouch is considered quite high quality even in the Cloud Sea Realm. Regular Scale Armor Pouch are smaller, but still much larger than this..."

Immediately.

She quickly added:

"But this Scale Armor Pouch feels terrible and isn't cute enough; it's nowhere near as appealing as your bag!"

As if to prove this point.

She clutched the Tinder Pouch Roger had given her tightly to her chest.

Roger repeatedly said he didn't care.

She then smiled and fastened the Tinder Pouch to her waist.

Immediately afterwards.

Bai Qianqian took out some herbs and fine pearls from the Scale Armor Pouch and stuffed them inside.

After the faint fragrance dissipated.

The last remaining odor on the Tinder Pouch was also diluted.

"Done!"

Bai Qianqian patted the Tinder Pouch that had turned into a sachet with a smile:

"Since we're friends, we should reciprocate. But I'm a newly Loose Immortal, and all the wealth I had accumulated was given to the senior who helped me ascend during my physical transformation. I don't have anything good on me now. Here, I'll give you this Life-Protecting Sweet Flag. Don't lose it this time!"

As he spoke.

She handed over a calamus stalk that was slightly smaller than the tassel of the Celestial Sword.

Roger seemed a bit clumsy.

Bai Qianqian thoughtfully hung the calamus on the Formless Sword for him.

After it was all done.

She breathed a sigh of relief:

"Your sword is really hard to find. I couldn't even see it. It took me ages to find it..."

"Now it's all right."

"With the Life-Protecting Sweet Flag, and if I'm careful, I shouldn't encounter any more ' Mountain and Sea Tales of the Strange '..."

Mountain and Sea Tales of the Strange?

Roger looked confused.

"You don't even know the Mountain and Sea Tales of the Strange?"

Bai Qianqian looked at Roger with the eyes of someone looking at a monster.

The latter coughed and said, "I've heard of it, but I don't know much about it."

Bai Qianqian thought for a moment:

"That's true. If it weren't for the sisters on the Xinlang Mountain, I wouldn't know the ins and outs of this..."

"If you want to travel through the sea of clouds in the future, you must avoid these Mountain and Sea Tales of the Strange and the Land of Extreme Evil..."

She hadn't finished speaking.

Suddenly, a strange blowing sound came from nearby.

Bai Qianqian's expression changed. "It's feeding time again. We need to get out of the Da Kong Yao's stomach as soon as possible!"

"Let's go, we'll talk as we walk!"

As he spoke.

She shrugged her shoulders.

The whole person is becoming increasingly 'slender'.

It turned into something like a paper doll.

"Hehe, that's just a small trick. Do you need my help?"

Bai Qianqian saw the surprise in Roger's eyes.

He proudly showed off his magic.

Roger was curious about Bai Qianqian's paper-thinning magic.

But he also didn't want to be cursed.

He shook his head and said:

"You lead the way."

Bai Qianqian didn't say much.

He led Roger deep into the stomach.

The advantage of being paper-thin is that it can pass through any kind of 'terrain' without hindrance.

Therefore, she moved very quickly.

But no matter how fast she is.

Roger could keep up steadily! Because he also had his specialty, "Liquid Animal," which he could use to keep up no matter how narrow the space.

As long as you can get your head in.

He could then come and go freely! Bai Qianqian glanced back.

I wasn't frightened by Roger's mollusk-like way of moving.

Instead, they started talking about the unfinished topic as they walked—

"Hint: You have acquired the knowledge ' Mountain and Sea Tales of the Strange '..."

"Mountain and Sea Tales of the Strange: A general term referring to the ten most demonic or strange creatures that are active in the sea of clouds at West Tallen and on a few rocks in Kunwu Mountain..."

Specifically, these include: the Da Kong Yao, the White Faced Ghost, the Ten Zhang Red Silk, Square Inch Mountain, the Laughing People Country, the City That City That Never Sleeps...

Bai Qianqian speaks very quickly.

She is also very talkative.

With just a few words, he vividly described a Cloud Sea World to Roger.

Roger learned this from her.

The Mountain and Sea Tales of the Strange are the "taboos" that people have summarized in the Cloud Sea World! These ten taboos may occur in different locations, under different triggering conditions, and with different premonitions—but those who encounter these strange tales all have similar consequences—that is, they perish or disappear! Every year, many people get lost in the sea of clouds.

Some of them perished at the hands of the monsters in the sea of clouds.

Some of them perished in the Land of Qi Transformation.

The rest were basically attributed to the "Mountain and Sea Tales of the Strange".

Compared to other supernatural tales where there is only death and no life.

The Da Kong Yao is actually the least dangerous of them all.

Bai Qianqian told Roger.

This Da Kong Yao is said to be the guardian of the Cloud Sea World! Most of the time...

It will stay in the ' Kunwu Heavenly Realm ' above the sea of clouds.

Only when there is hunger or when something big happens.

Only Da Kong Yao would descend alone into the sea of clouds.

This creature emits a very distinct muffled thunderous sound when it enters or exits the sea of clouds.

It is different from ordinary thunder.

The rumbling thunder of the Da Kong Yao was extremely rhythmic.

It was like Musical Instrument Performance.

Therefore, as long as this pattern is grasped...

This usually allows you to avoid the Da Kong Yao's path.

Actually, it's okay even if you don't avoid it.

The indigenous people who can walk in the sea of clouds are mostly sword immortals, Qi Refiner, or powerful extraordinary Martial Artist.

They have "Life-Protecting Sweet Flag".

This thing can greatly reduce immunity to the "Soul-Seizing Black Light" released by the Da Kong Yao when it is hunting.

There is also a certain chance of avoiding the Mountain and Sea Tales of the Strange.

Roger could be sucked into the belly of the Da Kong Yao.

It wasn't that the Da Kong Yao was targeting him.

Rather, he was a complete outsider.

There was no calamus for protection.

Naturally, it was treated as the guardian of the Cloud Sea World and swallowed whole like an ordinary shrimp!

"The reason the Da Kong Yao is considered a ghost story is simply because it's so big!"

"I have never seen a creature bigger than it. If it hadn't been harmless towards the fragments of Kunwu Mountain, it wouldn't have had much trouble swallowing up our place. So I don't think it has any ill intentions towards us humans!"

"On the contrary, if you know enough about the Da Kong Yao, you can even get some benefits from it."

Inside a narrow cavity.

Bai Qianqian said mysteriously, "A senior from our Xinlang Mountain once accidentally entered the belly of the Da Kong Yao and discovered some of Da Kong Yao secrets. Afterwards, that senior spread these secrets far and wide, so the Qi Refiner near Xinlang Mountain are not only not afraid of the Da Kong Yao, but some even actively go into its belly!"

"But I didn't want to come in, but when I saw you being swallowed, I was afraid you'd die here..."

Roger expressed his gratitude once again.

Bai Qianqian waved her hand and said:

"Judging by your abilities, you probably won't die without me, but getting out won't be so easy for you."

"Come..."

"Let me try to figure it out, hmm, it seems to be this way..."

"Hehe, found it!"

The words fell.

Roger then followed her through the cavity.

We arrived at a clean and tidy space.

Look at the layout here.

Roger's eyes lit up! A stone chamber, a luminous pearl, a wooden rattan chair, an ever-burning lamp...

On the stone table to the left, there were even several bowls of brightly colored fruit! (This is mentioned in the data column.)

"Hint: You have discovered the ' Quiet Room of the You Clan's Herb Garden '..."

Surprised?

"Actually, this is my first time here too."

Bai Qianqian said with a smile:

"There really is a medicinal garden inside the belly of the Da Kong Yao!"

"Unfortunately, the restrictions here are too strong for me to open. However, we can wait in this stone chamber for the right opportunity. When it needs to breathe again, we can leave!"

"By the way, I heard that if you sit at this stone table and pray sincerely, you will receive a generous gift from the mysterious owner of the You Clan's Herb Garden!"

Having said all that...

Bai Qianqian then removed the paper doll's avatar.

Then, full of anticipation, I sat down at the table.

"Pray..."

"Pray..."

She closed her eyes and clasped her hands together.

He was muttering to himself.

Roger saw it clearly.

Just as she was praying.

A white light actually appeared on the stone table—

The next moment.

A bright red herb, resembling a chili pepper, appeared on the table! "Wow!"

"It's Tongue Root Grass!"

Bai Qianqian was overjoyed. "Even eating it dry can increase one's comprehension a little!"

See that the prayer is effective.

Bai Qianqian then pulled Roger along to pray as well.

Roger pretended to try it.

The result was only one "Stubborn Monkey Fruit" that could quench thirst, promote salivation, and relieve kidney deficiency.

This thing is of average value.

It is far inferior to Bai Qianqian's Tongue Root Grass.

Roger himself didn't care.

On the contrary, Bai Qianqian kept comforting him.

She even wanted to give Roger the Tongue Root Grass she had prayed for...

That's incredibly enthusiastic.

This made Roger a little embarrassed.

He couldn't resist secretly turning off some of his charm perks.

After this operation was completed.

Bai Qianqian stood there in a daze for a while.

He continued to chat with Roger afterwards.

However, his eyes looked much more normal at least now.

The previous fervor is gone.

"The nearest gathering place is ' Cloud Gathering City '. If you want to go somewhere crowded, I can take you there, but we can't take too long, I have things to do myself..."

"Mortals on Xinlang Mountain? Of course there are many. Mortals are everywhere. There are very few Qi Refiner and Martial Artist, especially the former... But in total, there are probably close to 50 ascended Qi Refiner or Martial Artist in the entire Cloud Sea World. Hehe, speaking of which, I, Bai Qianqian, am also one of the top 50 experts in the Cloud Sea!"

"The Land of Qi Transformation is very dangerous. Don't go near it unless you have to, and absolutely avoid being curious!"

"The ancient Kunwu Mountain... I don't know either. Everyone says there was Great Explosion, so it must have happened, otherwise where would all these fragments come from? By the way, the sea of clouds has been rather turbulent lately, you need to be careful..."

Bai Qianqian is essentially a natural-born and all-knowing person.

Roger only needed to tap it lightly.

She would then recount the events exactly as they happened.

certainly.

Roger doesn't know how much of that was embellishment.

In general.

Bai Qianqian's narration is extremely organized.

Roger didn't need to sort things out himself.

Several important pieces of information were then successfully extracted—

First.

The population of the Cloud Sea World is indeed very large.

There were even more than Roger had sensed before! But what's even more astonishing is the number of experts here! Over a thousand extraordinary individuals.

Nearly fifty upgrades! What an astonishing number and proportion! Take, for example, the more prosperous of the two stars, Khunan.

According to Beya statistics.

There are only a dozen or so ascendants on the Quinan Star.

This even includes the group of high-level mages who were wiped out on the Cosmic Observatory! Things got even worse in Mystra.

Roger, the dignified Star Lord, only has four Ascension-grade humans under his command.

Including Xiaochong and Ao Yue, there are 6 in total.

Compared to West Tallen.

You say that the Cloud Sea World is the true orthodox world of today.

Roger believed that Mystra's reappearance in the real world was the true Historical World! The reasons behind this situation must be very complex.

But Roger believes the most important reason is that the density of air in the Cloud Sea World is extremely high!

Mystra has now entered an era of Spiritual Qi Resurgence.

However, its gas content is far inferior to that of top-grade Kunwu Mountain fragments in the Cloud Sea World.

This condition created a favorable environment for Martial Artist and Qi Refiner to cultivate.

Secondly, it is because of the existence of the "Land of Qi Transformation".

That place is dangerous.

However, it actually provided a high degree of protection for the entire West Tallen World.

According to Bai Qianqian.

There have been many instances of powerful monster invasions.

The local inhabitants lured them to the Land of Qi Transformation and then wiped them out.

also.

Roger also sensed other effects from the Land of Qi Transformation.

It seems to be related to the circulation of spiritual energy in heaven and earth.

also.

The Cloud Sea World has never experienced a break in civilization.

The methods of spiritual practice are constantly being improved.

The Qi Refiner successfully summarized a mature "corpse dissection process".

For example, Bai Qianqian.

She chose "military disintegration assistance" because she was afraid that she would not be able to ascend smoothly after everything had fallen into place.

The specific situation involves paying money to a senior Daoist master on Xinlang Mountain who has been practicing Daoism for many years.

After it's all over, they'll just slash you with a knife.

From then on, the soul was liberated.

It is transformed into a completely new life form.

Those who can help people resolve conflicts are usually skilled.

Their professional skills are exceptionally high.

There were even specialized weapons for dismantling weapons.

A promise is a promise.

It will absolutely not harm the foundation or the soul.

Therefore, apart from a few highly ambitious practitioners.

Most people choose the safe and painless method of dismemberment.

This is also one of the important reasons why there are so many Ascension-grade Qi Refiner here.

For Roger.

The more experts there are, the happier we are.

However, in this situation...

He will have to adjust his methods and plans for taking over the West Tallen World.

At least we can't be that rough, right?

It should not provoke resentment among the indigenous population.

Compared to objective factors such as a large population.

The second piece of information, however, is closely related to Roger's mention of entering the Cloud Sea World!...

"The reason I'm warning you to be careful is because in the past few months, large gathering places like Yu Lang Mountain, Heavenly Emperor Mountain, Moon Embracing Pool- Embracing Pool, and Heavenly Emperor Mountain have all been besieged by unknown demonic creatures. There are even rumors that strange metallic flying objects have appeared, capturing people everywhere, and those captured are all experts who have ascended to immortality!"

These are Bai Qianqian's original words.

Roger was a little surprised at the time:

You noticed?

Bai Qianqian snorted softly, "No extraordinary Martial Artist can fly as fast as you!"

"Be careful when you go out."

"But don't underestimate my intelligence."

"Don't worry, I'm very discreet. Even if you're a master who has ascended twice, I won't go around telling everyone!"

"Tell me quickly, what level of cultivation have you reached?"

"Hehehe, you wouldn't happen to be one of those reclusive, super-masters, would you?"

"Your level isn't particularly high, is it?"

Looking at Bai Qianqian's expectant gaze.

Roger hesitated for a moment.

Finally, he answered with a sincere expression:

"Not too high, not too high."

"Just a little bit more than you..."