The small island where the water-eating insects live is not in Huangshan City, but in the upper reaches of Huangshan City, in the middle of a river. Surrounding the small island is an extremely wide river with lush trees on both sides. The river looks calm, but under the water

But the undercurrent is surging, and there are many large aquatic animals living there. It is the most dangerous place in the Tianci River. Even the most experienced boatmen often capsize here. In addition, this is the nest of water-eating insects, so the boat capsizes.

The result is that there are no bones left.

Huo Lian pointed to the small island in front of him and said: "That is the Fire Island. Around the Fire Island, there are water-eating insects everywhere. There are many ferocious beasts in the water, which are very dangerous. Remember, you must not fall into the water. After falling into the water, you will

Death is certain."

Looking at the water-eating insects that often floated out of the water, Muchen was a little panicked. If a bunch of these insects came, even Muchen would not have confidence that they would be safe in the water. No wonder, few people dared to come to participate in the fire sacrifice.

Huo Lian is also familiar with this area because he has participated in fire sacrifices many times.

After landing, the boat was parked next to some reefs, and Muchen and others went ashore.

This island was very dank and damp. This was Muchen's first impression of this island. Even the surrounding soil was made of thin mud. On the soil, there were densely packed small footprints, which were obviously traces of the passage of water-eating insects.

"Every night, water-eating insects will emerge in large numbers and come to the island to mate and lay eggs, so night is the most dangerous. During the day, there are not many water-eating insects in sunny places. As long as you pay attention, you can avoid them.

Start eating water bugs." Along the way, Huo Lian was spreading some precautions.

Now, there is not much time left before noon, the sun is blazing in the sky, and the water-eating insects dare not come out at all. It is still very safe for everyone to walk along.

When everyone climbed to the highest peak in the center of the island, an ancient altar appeared in Muchen's eyes. The altar was a square steel stage with many patterns of snakes, insects, rats, ants, and water-eating insects carved on it.

The altar looks a little weird.

When Mu Chen killed Bai Gui Du Zun, he naturally also confiscated Bai Gui Du Zun's property. The poison technique that Bai Gui Du Zun learned was somewhat similar to the Gu technique; by raising poisonous insects and letting them cannibalize each other, they decided the final winner.

The King of Insects and the White Ghost Poison Master will then use poison skills to refine these poisonous insects in order to achieve the purpose of improving their cultivation.

What is depicted on the altar is actually a scene of cultivating poisonous insects. The many poisonous insects depicted on it are all fighting with each other. Many of the scenes are the process of poisonous insects cannibalizing each other.

"Fire Refining, this altar looks a bit old. Do you know when it was built?"

Huo Lian shook his head and said: "I don't know. I heard some old people in Huangshan City say that a long time ago, water-eating insects were a major scourge of Huangshan City. At that time, Huangshan City was no different from a dead city, but because of the water source

, people had to settle in Huangshan City. Since people discovered that water-eating insects are afraid of fire, the residents here can live normally. The lord of Huangshan City at that time, in order to celebrate the rebirth of Huangshan City, sent a large number of experts to this small island.

We built this altar and agreed that every other year, the city lord's palace would send experts to the island to kill water-eating insects to ensure the safety of Huangshan City. It must have been hundreds of years ago."

No wonder the altar was so dilapidated. However, from the altar, Muchen felt a slight fluctuation in the formation. Could it be the altar's self-protection method?

There was no time for Muchen to study. When Muchen walked into the altar, a group of people were already standing on the altar, waiting for a long time.

There were many familiar faces in the crowd.

Fan Jin represents the Shadow Organization; the Wu Brothers represent the Murong Family; Ouyang Hua is a direct disciple of the Imperial Master; and Yan Ruyu fights for Rukongai. In addition to Yan Ruyu, Yan Sanqian is also here. See

The two of them looked like they hadn't broken up yet.

In addition to these acquaintances, there are also some unfamiliar faces. Standing in the center of many forces is a pale young man. He looks about thirty. Although he looks handsome, his complexion is too pale and his body is too pale.

He is a bit stooped, but from the back he looks like an old man in his seventies or eighties. This young man is the current lord of Huangshan City - Qi Chuan.

Qichuan is somewhat similar to Muchen. He also inherited the family business at a young age. His father was said to have died of illness. At that time, Qichuan was only twelve years old and inherited the position of the city lord of Huangshan City. Of course, this city lord was also in name only, and even

Even freedom has been restricted. In the city lord's mansion, there are only a few sincere servants who rely on the opening of the Flame Mountain every year and various meager taxes to survive. If not, there would be an old servant with the strength of the Tianwu realm sitting in the house, and the Qi family would

Maybe it will be even more miserable.

Because Qi Chuan has been weak and sick since he was a child, even if he inherits the position of city lord, he will not pose a threat to the Shadow Organization and Rukongai. Therefore, the two forces will acquiesce in the existence of the Qi family. If Qi Chuan is killed, the imperial royal family may still be able to survive.

Another city lord will be sent over. If the person who comes is a difficult person to deal with, it will not be good for them. Rather than that, it is better to let Qichuan continue to stay in the position of city lord, which can also make them feel more at ease.

In addition to the city lord of Huangshan City, the Huangsha Mountain Bandits, the Lingshen Mountain Bandits, and several noble forces also participated in the flame sacrifice. The Huangsha Mountain Bandits included the boss Huang Sha and the second child Huang Feng.

Sanhuangyan, whose arm was cut off by Muchen, should not recover so quickly, so there is no need to come to such a dangerous place.

It is said that the Ling Snake Mountain bandits have surrendered to the Murong family. The only person who came to participate in the sacrifice this time was Black Snake, the leader of the Ling Snake Mountain bandits. At this time, Black Snake was standing behind the Wushi brothers, looking like a dog-legger.

.As for the remaining aristocratic forces, Muchen had seen them in Hongyefang, but he didn't remember their names and didn't bother to care.

Seeing Huo Lian walking up to the altar, the first person who came to greet him turned out to be Huang Sha. Huang Sha was a very burly man, estimated to be over 1.9 meters tall, with bulging muscles all over his body, and the skin on his body was also black and yellow.

There is also a long scar on his face, which is very ferocious. As for his appearance, he is naturally not handsome.

According to Huo Yu's story, the reason why the Hongxia Mountain Bandits and the Huangsha Mountain Bandits were at odds was that Huang Sha fell in love with Huo Lian and wanted to take Huo Lian as his wife, but Huo Lian didn't want to, so the two sides fought.

Get up, and then the hatred is forged.

In Muchen's mind, the picture of Huang Sha and Huo Lian standing together really felt like Beauty and the Beast. The two people were really incompatible. It's no wonder that Huo Lian didn't like Huang Sha. It was said that Huang Sha was still

That kind of ruthless person, because of Huo Lian's rejection, often came to kill people from the Hongxia Mountain Bandit Group, which made the relationship between the two worse and worse.

Huang Sha walked up to Huolian and said with a proud look on his face: "Huolian, you are finally here. I thought you were too scared to come here."

"Shut up. I feel sick when I see you. Get away." Huo Lian also had a bad temper and did not give Huang Sha any face.

After hearing such rude words, Huang Sha naturally didn't take it to heart. Instead, he glanced at Muchen beside Huo Lian and said, "Young boy, you were the one who cut off my youngest's arm."

"Yes, I cut it off. If not for the sudden tsunami of yellow sand, I should have killed him."

"Hahaha, you are so brave, kid... I remember, don't even think about walking out of Fire Island alive!" Huang Sha would not be polite to the enemy who cut off his brother's arm.

Hearing these words, not only Muchen, but also the Wushi brothers, Fan Jin, and Yan Ruyu sneered in their hearts. They all knew that Muchen's strength was definitely not something that Huangsha could deal with.

"Are you sure you want to kill me?"

"Why...you kid are scared...it's useless to be afraid. If you dare to provoke our Huangsha bandits, you will only die." Huangsha's strength has increased greatly recently, and his self-confidence has also improved a lot. Killing a pretty boy, in

From his point of view, it was just something that could be easily grasped.

"Then I'll wait and see..."

Interrupting Muchen's words, Fan Jin said with a smile: "I think it's already noon, so let's start the flame sacrifice. No one will come."

Those present were almost all old acquaintances within the Huangshan City area who dared to come to participate in the flame sacrifice. These were the few forces. There was no need to continue waiting. Qichuan glanced at the Wushi brothers and saw them nodding.

Qi Chuan walked to the huge bonfire stand in the middle of the altar, took out 5 tokens engraved with flames, and lit the bonfire. After the fire burned brightly, he began to kneel down and worship...

Fire sacrifice is a sacrifice, and there will naturally be a process. Qichuan is the city lord and the host of the sacrifice. After the flames burn, the entire altar is surrounded by a wave of heat. It should be the effect of a simple formation, which can be used with the help of

Flames release heat and drive away water-eating insects in the surrounding area.

After that, Qi Chuan began to kneel down... pray... cut the blood on his palms, and began to offer sacrifices, muttering words in his mouth. This kind of sacrificial ceremony lasted for two sticks of incense before it ended. After the end, Qi Chuan held up 5 tokens.

Start and throw them in five different directions. Because the mountain here is the highest mountain, you can throw it a long distance casually. No matter how weak Qichuan is, he is still a warrior in the Human Martial Realm. He can throw the token thousands of times.

100 meters, still no problem.

Qichuan: "Okay, the sacrificial ceremony has been completed, and the token has been thrown out. Because this token has absorbed the heat of the fire, it will flash with fire at night, making it easy to find. Everyone, please choose your own direction and look for the token. Two

At noon after that day, anyone holding a token can enter the Flame Mountain."

As veterans, almost everyone here knows the rules of the game. After looking at each other, the Wuzhi brothers were the first to stand up, pick a direction at will, and go down the mountain. Among the many forces here, the Murong family is undoubtedly the strongest.
Chapter completed!