The mountain range was layered and towering, and with Jinfeng leading the way, Zhang Chulan gradually sensed that something was amiss on the road.
But Zhang Chulan didn't realize that something was wrong.
"Chirp chirp!"
Zhang Chulan looked towards the road in the distance, where several golden monkeys were walking along the passageway.
For some reason, the golden monkeys gradually bent their backs and trembled, then straightened up. At the very front of the road, there were several monkeys that stood upright like humans with little fur.
What's going on?
" Brother Tian, have you noticed that these monkeys are acting a bit strange?" Zhang Chulan looked at the road ahead. He had initially thought that the monkeys that stood upright in human form were an isolated case, but now it seemed that there was another reason.
"I think we could ask the old lady at the front," Xiao Tian chuckled.
Jinfeng turned around, glanced at Xiao Tian, snorted coldly, and offered no explanation.
" Jinfeng, something's not right here. It feels like a hand is pressing down on my back, trying to make me bend over," Xia Liuqing said, frowning.
"Yes, I feel the same way." Comrade Wang Zhenqiu couldn't help but wonder as well.
"Actually..." Granny Jinfeng's expression turned solemn, her eyes filled with reminiscence.
However, she had only uttered two words when someone's voice drowned her out.
"Actually, this is an evolutionary path."
" Brother Tian, what evolution?" Zhang Chulan asked in surprise.
Jinfeng turned her head, glanced at Xiao Tian, and said nothing more, waiting to see what Xiao Tian would say.
"Hehehe, you've all noticed those monkeys up ahead, haven't you? As the path ends, their backs keep changing. Actually, they're undergoing a baptism of heaven and earth, gaining a kind of opportunity, transforming from mortal beings."
"Wow, that's incredible!" Zhang Chulan exclaimed in surprise.
"Hmph! Nonsense." Granny Jinfeng couldn't help but sneer.
" Jinfeng, what's the story behind this road?" Xia Liuqing couldn't help but ask, knowing that Wu Gensheng and Jinfeng were the closest people in the Quanxing.
Wu Gensheng Jinfeng knew many of Wu Gensheng's secrets.
Granny Jinfeng snorted coldly, "Let that brat explain himself. I'd better save my energy for the journey."
Xia Liuqing felt ashamed; he was genuinely afraid that Xiao Tian would suddenly lose his temper and attack Jinfeng.
If that really happens, Old Xia won't be able to stop it.
"Hehehe, since the old woman from Quanxing is unwilling to explain herself, then I'll just give a rough explanation. Simply put, this path is about turning nothing into something, and turning something into nothing."
"These monkeys have never cultivated Qi, so this path allows them to learn how to cultivate Qi. As for us, we have our own methods for cultivating Qi, but here, our Qi circulation routes will be altered. You should know that our Qi circulation routes are all different and basically fixed. The result of arbitrarily changing them is that we will suffer from Qi deviation, leading to death and the dissipation of our cultivation," Xiao Tian explained.
Zhang Chulan, Wang Zhenqiu, Barron, Xia Liuqing felt a chill run down their spines upon hearing this.
The flow of Qi has been altered without authorization; that's truly terrifying.
Apart from the indifferent Feng Baobao and the knowledgeable Granny Jin Feng, Xiao Tian, Zhang Chulan and the others all carefully sensed the Qi within their bodies.
"Indeed, an invisible energy within the universe is about to change the way we circulate our Qi."
"This is utterly destroying our cultivation without our even realizing it! Terrifying!"
Zhang Chulan felt a chill run down his spine and his hair stand on end. Fortunately, he understood the reason. If he had discovered it too late, and his way of circulating Qi had been completely changed, there would have been no Rotation.
"Just be careful to suppress it," Xiao Tian reminded him.
"Hmph!" Granny Jinfeng turned her head and glanced at Xiao Tian Xiao Tian, wondering how he knew about the situation here.
"Hehehe, old woman, what kind of look is that? Although there's something special about this place, the authorities already know about it, so I said I have absolutely no interest in Wu Gensheng's treasure here."
"Hmph! Hypocritical." Jinfeng scoffed and continued leading the way.
Jonin his curiosity, Zhang Chulan asked in a low voice, " Brother Tian, what exactly is this treasure? Is it related to the Jiashen Rebellion?"
"It concerns the Jiashen Rebellion, but I don't know much about it. I only know that the key items weren't rare treasures, just some ordinary objects."
"An ordinary object?" Zhang Chulan was skeptical.
However, Granny Jinfeng was horrified at this moment, and her face changed drastically.
He hadn't expected Xiao Tian to know so much.
"Boy, are you really just here to deal with the foreigners?" Granny Jinfeng stopped and turned to Xiao Tian to ask.
"You old woman, if you don't believe me, fine. Why are you asking? If I wanted to find something about Wu Gensheng, I would have just grabbed you and interrogated you. Why would I be wasting my time here?" Xiao Tian curled his lip and gave him a look that said, "You can figure it out yourself."
" Jinfeng, Lord Xiao Tian wouldn't speak carelessly. If he really wanted Wu Gensheng's things, he would have already taken action," Xia Liuqing chimed in.
"Hmph." Jinfeng believed it, but when she thought about how this guy had faked his death at the Celestial Master's Manor on Mount Longhu, many people from the Quanxing were killed, and she was almost in danger herself.
What a cunning and treacherous brat!
Jinfeng recalled the achievements of the sect leader and his men back then, and couldn't help but look at them with disdain.
The older generation is full of passion, while the younger generation is full of treachery and deceit.
Jinfeng sighed inwardly, "Times have changed."
"Since you know this place so well, why don't you lead the way? I'm a little tired and want to rest. I'll walk slowly behind you."
Jinfeng's words began to displease Xiao Tian.
"Why are you making such a fuss, old woman? Just lead the way. You're so old, why are you arguing with me?"
"Isn't that because you showed off your abilities?" Granny Jinfeng sneered.
" Jinfeng, that's enough, let's keep going." Xia Liuqing's forehead was covered in cold sweat. She was very puzzled as to what was wrong with Jinfeng. They were always bickering whenever Xiao Tian appeared.
"Hey, old woman, don't be jealous. I know that the monkey king was close to me before, which made you uncomfortable. That feeling is probably like when you haven't seen your grandson for a long time, and when you come back, you find that your grandson has run away with someone else."
"Stop talking nonsense!" Granny Jinfeng scolded angrily.
"Oh ho, I was just saying. If you're unhappy, come and hit me." Xiao Tian said disdainfully.
"You!" Granny Jinfeng was shocked and angry, but she quickly calmed down.
"Someone's there," Feng Baobao muttered.
" Sister Bao'er, have you discovered something?" Zhang Chulan immediately became alert, knowing how terrifying Feng Baobao's powerful senses were.
"There," Feng Baobao pointed to the grove of trees on the distant mountain.
The woods there were dark and sparse, and Zhang Chulan looked around but couldn't see anything.
"Let's go, old woman. Keep leading the way, don't worry about her." Xiao Tian slowed his pace, and as soon as he finished speaking, he twisted and disappeared.
"Such speed." Zhenqiu frowned, not expecting Xiao Tian's speed to become so terrifying after not seeing him for so long.
Suddenly, the forests in the distant mountains burst forth with a dazzling and magnificent burst of energy, creating a great commotion that reverberated through the air.
Not long after, Xiao Tian returned.
" Brother Tian, what's going on?" Zhang Chulan was shocked; Xiao Tian's speed was simply Gui Mei and invisible.
At this moment, Barron felt a chill run down his spine. He could tell that Xiao Tian's silent and stealthy speed was due to one of the Eight Impure Techniques, the Six Treasury Immortal Thief.
"Is it resolved, foreigner?" Granny Jinfeng asked Xiao Tian.
"I suppose so, but it's a little different from what I expected." Xiao Tian frowned.
Xiao Tian rushed over and captured the surveillance that Feng Baobao had sensed earlier; it turned out to be a ninja from the Sakura Country.
Xiao Tian remembered that in the original timeline, the people who broke through the border to come here were a group of people from Europe, and of course, there were also people from Ma Xianhong's sister Qu Tong who were causing trouble and instigating it.
"The butterfly effect?"
Xiao Tian scratched his head, finding the situation increasingly interesting.
In the next half hour, Xiao Tian dealt with five more ninjas. These ninjas were guarding a very secluded spot, monitoring the outside world.
Xiao Tian knew that the people inside knew that they, the outsiders, had come in.
As darkness fell, various eerie sounds echoed from the mountains.
"Let's rest for the night, and keep watch as usual," said Granny Jinfeng.
"You guys go and rest, I don't need to sleep."
Xiao Tian chuckled.
Granny Jinfeng stared at Xiao Tian and sneered, "If you're on night watch, we're not safe. In all my life, I've never seen anyone as ridiculous as you."
"Hey! What's wrong, old woman? Are you going to lecture me? How about we have a go?"
Xia Liuqing felt a chill run down her spine. Why were these two at odds again?
suddenly.
Xia Liuqing noticed something was wrong out of the corner of her eye; there was a shadowy figure on the reverse slope not far away.
Zhang Chulan gestured to Feng Baobao, and Feng Baobao secretly made an OK sign.
Comrade Wang Zhenqiu looked at Xiao Tian with a questioning gaze, awaiting a decision.
Xiao Tian closed his eyes and used his powerful spiritual sense to cover the area, spreading out in an invisible circle to pinpoint the location of the outsiders hiding in the night.
"That's quite a feast!"
"Old woman, I wouldn't have bothered arguing with you, but you keep causing trouble, so don't blame me for disrespecting the elderly."
While Xiao Tian and Granny Jinfeng were arguing, Xiao Tian's unconscious hand gestures revealed the positions of several people hiding in the shadows.
While Barron, Xia Liuqing, and Zhenqiu couldn't fully understand everything, Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao, as members of Nadutong, completely comprehended it.
As Granny Jinfeng stood up, she swept a piece of wood across the fire, scattering sparks and extinguishing much of the flames. The darkness receded, and Zhang Chulan, Feng Baobao, and the others began to work.
Operation Sharp Sword!
The powerful figures hiding in the shadows were caught off guard by Zhang Chulan and the others' sudden attack. They had no time to react and were forced into battle, unable to use their full strength immediately.
In a short time, Feng Baobao, Barron, Xia Liuqing, Comrade Zhenqiu, and Zhang Chulan quickly subdued the enemy in the darkness.
Granny Jinfeng encountered a formidable opponent. The crescent-shaped blade energy unleashed by her katana was terrifyingly powerful, nearly causing Jinfeng to capsize unexpectedly.
Before Xiao Tian could even make a move, his eyes shone like daylight in the darkness, and he discovered that besides the ninjas lying in ambush around him, there was also the enemy leader in the distance.
Although the enemy was hiding behind the rocks, both Xiao Tian's Rinnegan and Tenseigan could see through objects and reveal the enemy leader's appearance.
Under the cover of darkness, Xiao Tian vanished silently and approached the ninja leader.