Yun Jianyue seemed to see Zu An's worries and explained, "There's no need to worry. Because of their talent, demons progress much faster than humans of the same age. However, demons value bloodline inheritance. In a batch of offspring, only one person can gain the approval of their parents and awaken the power inherited from their ancestors. The other brothers and sisters are not so lucky and often stagnate at one realm for the rest of their lives, unable to make any progress."

“Although cultivation is difficult for humans, without such rules to restrict it, there will still be more people who gradually improve their strength,” Yan Xuehen added.

"I see." Zu An thought to himself that having two grandmasters by his side was indeed different; their knowledge was far superior to that of ordinary people.

At this moment, sounds could be heard from the side from time to time:

"Whose young master is this, going out with so many women?"

"The outside world is full of dangers; he thinks he's going on a vacation. Sooner or later, someone will kill him and take his concubines."

"These women are so beautiful. Even though their faces are covered, their figures and eyes are absolutely stunning. It makes me want to become a highway robber."

"The treasure map is important; once the treasure is found, what kind of woman won't you find?"

...

As those people left, they lingered, glancing back at the girls with longing. Zu An was speechless for a moment: "Now I understand why there were always so many villains in those novels I used to read. Having too many beautiful women around you can be a source of trouble."

Yan Xuehen's face was icy cold. Who would dare to talk about her behind her back with such foul language?

However, upon hearing those people refer to her as a concubine of Zu'an, she felt a moment of embarrassment and anger, and forgot to retaliate.

Yun Jianyue remained calm: "Those who lack the ability yet seek out stunning beauties as wives are destined for a tragic end. I don't know how many similar tragedies I've witnessed in the martial arts world over the years."

As the group was discussing this, screams suddenly came from afar, and soon many people rushed back from that direction.

"Poison, poisonous miasma!"

Many people were wailing. Zuan and his group had already seen many people covering their faces, and it was vaguely visible that their eyes and the skin on their bodies were ulcerated. It was easy to imagine how potent the poison was.

"It seems that the treasure map might be real. How could such a precious treasure be without any danger or protection?" Yun Jianyue said calmly, unmoved by the groans and cries of pain.

Zuan said with concern, "I'm not afraid of poison, but you guys are injured. Will it have an effect later?"

Let alone endangering their lives, even leaving a scratch on their flawless skin would be a waste.

Yan Xuehen frowned slightly: "It's hard to say. If the poison is too potent, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on in my current condition."

Yun Jianyue was proud and unwilling to say anything that would diminish her prestige, but her silence made her stance clear.

With their Grandmaster-level cultivation, the two of them could remain completely untouched by any dust, so they were not afraid of most poisons and did not carry any antidotes or similar items, as they did not need them.

I never expected that I would be seriously injured like this.

At this moment, Yu Yanluo spoke up: "That's easy. The snake clan happens to have some research on poisons. I have a lot of antidote pills on me, so dealing with some poisonous miasma shouldn't be a problem."

The group suddenly realized that there were many kinds of snakes, including many highly venomous ones. As a result, the snake clan was famous for its expertise in venom. How could they have forgotten about this?

Soon, Yu Yanluo distributed antidote pills to the group and had them wear them. At the same time, just in case, she also had them place a pill under their tongues. These pills were made by the elites of the snake clan. Since the clan leader's trip was uncertain, various families still provided all kinds of supplies.

She was initially a little angry that the two women had been targeting her strangely along the way, but then she thought that she was the rightful woman of Zu'an, so of course she should try to help him. If she created two powerful enemies for him because of her stinginess, that would be really wrong.

Therefore, he took the initiative to offer his precious medicine to ease tensions.

"He who eats another's food is bound to be grateful, and he who takes another's gift is bound to be grateful." So Yan Xuehen and Yun Jianyue felt embarrassed to be angry with her anymore, and thought to themselves, "This time, we'll forgive you for stealing food."

Seeing that the atmosphere between the three women had returned to normal, Zu An secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and once again warned himself that too many cooks spoil the broth, and he shouldn't bring so many women with him when he went out in the future.

The group quickly arrived at the poisonous miasma, the pinkish miasma sending chills down their spines.

Zuan even suspected that the miasma might have some kind of shady effect, but the people running out screaming incessantly proved that he was overthinking it.

Of course, not everyone is helpless against these miasmas; the demon race also has its own methods.

Some of them were surrounded by a transparent light shield, which effectively kept the miasma out.

Some of them vaguely revealed the true form of wings on their backs, and with a flap of their wings, they directly blew the miasma in front of them to both sides.

Some carried magical artifacts for protection and walked straight inside.

Others also took antidotes and simply endured the poisoning with their bare bodies.

...

"About half of the people have been eliminated," Yan Xuehen concluded after observing the situation.

"It's good that they were eliminated. They couldn't even get past the outermost level, so going in would just be suicide," Yun Jianyue said coldly.

Yu Yanluo said with concern, "Although it was just a fleeting glimpse, I seemed to see experts from the Golden Roc Clan, Peacock Clan, Demon Clan, Lion Clan, Bear Clan, and even Sea Clan. Judging from the concentration of their bloodlines, they all seem to be from royal families."

Yun Jianyue laughed and said, "More than that, some of them are quite pretty, don't you think, Xiao Anzi?"

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