The Tujia girl walked on the mountain road in front, followed closely by four sword masters.

"What's your name?" Ling Yunpo asked.

"My name is A Ling." said the Tujia girl.

"Are you familiar with this place?" Ling Yunpo asked suspiciously.

"If you don't know me, why are you looking for me?" A Ling asked with a smile.

Ling Yunpo was speechless after being rebuked by her and turned to look at Sima Changyan.

"It is said that Miss A Ling was walking in the mountains when she was a child and accidentally entered the secret realm." Sima Changyan explained, "Later, she repeatedly entered the secret realm to explore and explored most of the less dangerous areas thoroughly."

"Oh?" Ling Yunpo asked suspiciously, "There are many snakes, insects, rats and ants in this secret realm, and most of them are highly poisonous. How did Miss A Ling protect herself in it?"

"We Tujia people know more about poisonous insects than you Han people." Ah Ling snorted and said, "If you don't believe me and insist on asking me questions, then I won't lead the way. You can go by yourselves!"

She turned around and was about to leave. Sima Changyan and Duan Fenhai hurriedly tried to smooth things over and turned to wink at Ling Yunpo.

Ling Yunpo could only smile bitterly and retreat to An Zhisu's side, indicating that he did not mean to distrust the other party.

"This person..." An Zhisu frowned.

Ling Yunpo was overjoyed: "What did you see, Senior Sister?"

"I always feel that he is not a good person." An Zhisu replied.

Lingyunpo: ...

So people who are not nice to me are not good people, right?

Although I am very touched, this suggestion is of no use.

"We're here." A Ling led everyone to a valley and suddenly said, "Go through this cave and you'll reach the secret place you mentioned."

“But if you don’t go through the cave and instead go over the mountain, you’ll find an ordinary forest behind the mountain.”

"That's natural." Sima Changyan said, "In the process of passing through the cave, there is actually a spatial shift, which allows us to step into a cave."

"You cultivators, your words are really hard to understand." Ah Ling covered her mouth and laughed, "One moment you call it a secret realm, the next moment you call it a cave heaven, and we all call it Dalinzi."

Ling Yunpo remained silent behind them, just listening to their conversation.

The cave is not big, and there is the sound of accumulated water inside. There seems to be moss under the feet, which makes it easy to slip.

However, the Shushan sword immortals all have extremely strong constitutions and amazing balance, so they did not fall.

Ah Ling was wearing a pair of shoes and walked very quickly on the wet ground, and soon led everyone through the cave.

After walking a few steps forward, the view suddenly became clear and they saw that they were in a huge forest.

It is called the "Giant Forest" because the trees here are extremely huge, often thirty or forty feet high and as thick as three people can hug.

Coupled with the dense tree canopy blocking the view, the sky cannot be seen clearly from the ground, and the surrounding light is also much dimmer.

Ling Yunpo couldn't help but think of the Ten Thousand Mountains and the primitive jungles in southern Xinjiang... However, although the trees there were dense, they were still generally within the normal range, while the trees here were obviously of a different species.

He looked down at his feet and found that there was a thick layer of fallen leaves everywhere, and the soil underneath was completely invisible.

There were small black insects constantly burrowing in and out of the leaf litter underfoot. Ling Yunpo looked carefully and found that they were not ants but a kind of beetle he had never seen before.

"Be careful." A Ling said nonchalantly, "Although the rot beetles will not actively attack people, there are toxins in their body fluids."

"If you are unlucky enough to step on it and the toxin seeps through the sole of the boot and touches your foot, you have to amputate it in time to save your life."

"Thank you for telling me." Ling Yunpo said sincerely.

For mortals, encountering such a difficult toxin, the only option is to take drastic measures.

But the cultivator can mobilize his true energy to expel the poison, so of course there is no need to say more to her.

But according to what Miss A Ling said, it would be troublesome if you accidentally stepped on these beetles.

"Can I fly a sword here?" An Zhisu asked.

"Yes, but it's not appropriate." Sima Changyan replied, "There are many snakes in the treetops, and it's easy to be attacked if you fly a sword in the forest."

"It would be possible to go through the tree canopy and into the air. But the view is blocked by the trees, and we can't see anything on the ground. It's meaningless."

"Indeed." Duan Fenhai echoed.

Everyone continued to move forward, and Miss Aling deliberately chose a small path - the soil here was higher, so there were fewer beetles crawling around, and it was relatively safer.

But safety is not what the Shushan sword immortals need to consider, so everyone releases their spiritual sense and constantly scans the surroundings.

"Huh?" Ah Ling suddenly called out, ran to a tree on the side of the road, pushed aside the vines wrapped around the tree roots, took out the Polygonum multiflorum inside, wiped off the dust on it, turned around and said with a smile, "Do you want it? If you do, I'll sell it to you."

"If it's not more than a thousand years old, the Polygonum multiflorum has no meaning to us." Sima Changyan declined.

"Okay then." Ah Ling put it away and was about to get up when she saw a yellow and black spider suddenly crawl out from behind the tree and pounce straight towards her face.

Before she could scream, she heard the sound of a sword and the spider was nailed to the tree trunk.

By the time everyone reacted, An Zhisu had already shot out his sword and killed the poisonous spider.

"Thank you." A Ling ran back with lingering fear and thanked An Zhisu.

"Be careful." An Zhisu said indifferently and took back the Feiyan Sword.

The sword shook, emitting high heat and green smoke, and the poison on it was completely washed away.

The venom fell on the fallen leaves and burned away instantly.

"Is this spider common in the secret realm?" Duan Fenhai asked seriously.

"There are quite a lot of them," A Ling replied, "but most of them live in the treetops at the lower level. As long as you don't get close to the trees, you won't be attacked by them."

Everyone looked forward again, and sure enough, except for the area near the path, there were trees everywhere.

It is impossible to avoid approaching the tree unless you keep walking along the road.

After walking along the path for about half an hour, Sima Changyan suddenly said:

"That's it."

Everyone looked in the direction he indicated and saw a large patch of green fog deep in the jungle ahead.

"That's miasma!" Ah Ling showed a surprised expression, "You want to go deeper into the miasma?"

"That's right." Duan Fenhai asked, "Do you have any way to get in?"

"I think that's courting death." A Ling said bluntly, "However, torches can dispel the miasma - although it can only dispel a small part of the surrounding area."

"And if the wind blows the miasma towards you, even if you light a torch, there's no way to avoid inhaling the miasma, so it's still suicide."

Everyone looked at each other for a moment, and they had a general idea in their minds.

According to historical records, this light green miasma is actually the turbid air of Yi Wood, which belongs to the Yin element of the Five Elements.

Although inhaling miasma is harmful to cultivators, this kind of environment is often conducive to the breeding of various spiritual creatures, and because wild beasts dare not enter, the possibility of being plundered in advance is also lower.

Not to mention that this is a secret realm. If the previous owner of the secret realm wanted to plant some wood-type spiritual herbs, it would be normal to plant them in the miasma.

"In that case, let's light torches and go in to explore." Duan Fenhai thought carefully. Since torches can dispel the miasma, everyone might as well go in together.

If we really get poisoned accidentally, Junior Brother Ling, who has a higher resistance, is here and will be able to take out the antidote to save everyone in time.

Sima Changyan had no objection, and An Zhisu had no objection as long as he could accompany his junior brother in.

So everyone asked Miss Aling to wait outside, and each of them took out their fire magic weapons and activated them, then stepped into the green mist.

A Ling watched them being swallowed by the fog.

After about a quarter of an hour, she took out a plump round ball from her sleeve, bit her fingertips, and wiped the blood on it.

The ball immediately stretched out its limbs and turned into the shape of a wild rabbit. It moved its legs and ran into the fog, and its speed was almost the same as that of a real rabbit.