Chapter 279: Gathered together, people's minds are plotting, three stone gates, please die! (Part 1)

Dark Swamp.

A giant alien insect over ten meters long, shaped like a mole cricket and covered with a thick shell, attacked Yi Chen and others, then fell painfully into the soft mud amid a stream of magic power. Dark green blood flowed from its body, and when it came into contact with the mud, it made a sharp hissing sound and emitted a burst of white smoke.

"Everyone, be careful. Don't engage in close combat with this strange insect. Its blood is extremely corrosive." With a wave of his hand, Master He retracted the golden net covering the insect corpse and carefully reminded everyone.

Everyone was still frightened when they saw this and nodded in agreement.

At this time, a drizzle had begun to fall from the sky.

After nearly a day of arduous journey, the group, led by Mr. He, rushed through the swamp and finally came to a large dark tree.

This is a beheaded tree. It takes three people to hug it. Its slanting branches look like the hands of starving ghosts reaching towards the sky.

There are still traces of lightning strikes on the top, and some parts have been carbonized.

It was already night, and the thick fluorescent lichen made the trees look eerie, and the raindrops in the sky grew bigger and bigger.

After a good comparison, Mr. He couldn't help but reveal an excited expression on his face.

"Everyone, we have arrived at the Tianlong Cavern."

As soon as these words came out, the black-skirted female cultivator and the two black-faced men all showed shocked expressions on their faces, and asked in unison: "Brother He, is this the Tianlong Grotto? Where is the grotto?"

The three of them spoke in unison, but Yi Chen heard something different from their tone, which made him look them up and down.

At this time, he was able to confirm that Mr. He was definitely not a good person. Although this person hid himself very well, he still caught the faint malice that he inadvertently exuded.

However, Yi Chen didn't care. The story of Li Zhuang's white meat would not be surprising in any world.

But after more than a day of contact, combined with the emotional fluctuations of the three female cultivators in black skirts just now, Yi Chen had a new idea in his mind.

"I thought I was the only wolf in the team. There shouldn't be other wolves too." A hint of doubt flashed in Yi Chen's eyes.

He had already noticed that these three people were all troubled and in a state of confusion along the way.

"My dear brothers, the Dragon Cave is far away in the sky but it is also right in front of us." Master He said with a smile and pointed at the dark tree without a crown in front of him.

The entrance to the mysterious Tianlong Cave was actually at the top of a large tree with its head cut off. If Master He hadn't pointed it out, who would have been able to detect it given the suppression of spiritual consciousness in this place?

At the urging of Mr. He, everyone entered one after another through the gap in the tree canopy.

There is a hidden world at the bottom of the tree canopy. Looking inside, it is so deep and unfathomable.

After more than ten seconds of free fall, Yi Chen finally stepped on solid ground.

What comes into view is a slope extending downwards, with narrow stone walls on both sides with traces of artificial carving.

It is engraved with many Buddhist cloud patterns, flying goddesses, Buddha, lotus, and the Eight Divisions.

Young Master He summoned a strange, fist-sized, four-winged firefly from his spirit beast bag. It immediately emitted a faint blue light and could be heard buzzing wings. The insect immediately flew towards the depths of the cave.

Yi Chen, who had been paying attention to the female cultivator in black skirt and the black-faced man, noticed that when entering the cave, the female cultivator in black skirt inadvertently touched the pearl hairpin on her head, while the taciturn black-faced man, Fellow Daoist Bao, secretly rubbed a crystal ring in his hand.

Perhaps he noticed that the people behind him were hesitating, and Mr. He suddenly turned around. The green light of the firefly insects sprinkled on his face, making his expression a little mysterious:

"Everyone, let's go. Why don't you leave?"

"With the wealth and honor right before your eyes, how can you, my dear brothers, fail at the last hurdle?"

The atmosphere in the cave suddenly became a little weird. At the urging of Mr. He, everyone began to move forward along the ramp. Only the buzzing sound of flapping wings could be clearly heard.

At this time, Yi Chen was already 80% sure that there must be something wrong with Lian Hong and the two black-faced men, but he was not panicked at all and followed the crowd forward in silence.

The further they went down, the wider the slope became. After the six people walked carefully underground for half an hour, at this moment, a dense rustling sound suddenly came from the cave in front.

The sound came closer and closer, becoming more and more dense.

With the help of the light of the firefly insect, everyone soon saw the true face of the attacking creature, which was the giant mantis they had seen before.

The number was simply overwhelming, and among them were many strange mantises with purple patterns on their shells, which made Yi Chen's eyes suddenly focus.

He had seen this kind of strange mantis in Lin Yueshen's memory. In the end, Lin Yueshen died from the sneak attack of this strange knife mantis.

"Yueshen, I feel something is wrong. Stay closer to me and don't rush too far forward." The round-faced fat man Bo changed his previous playful tone and spoke seriously to Yi Chen.

"I understand." Yi Chen was very frugal with his words.

Countless giant insects attacked the crowd with the momentum of the Zerg in Star Trek. Yi Chen was naturally not afraid of this.

If there were no more powerful alien insects, these things in front of him wouldn't even be able to remove the dead skin.

In one word, hard!

However, in order to conceal his presence, he still took Lin Yueshen's spear in his hand.

"Don't be afraid, I'm prepared."

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Young Master He didn't seem to be surprised at the appearance of many giant alien insects. With a painful look on his face, he took out a red gourd with many strange purple lines on it.

"Earth Fire Flowing Flame, it's actually Earth Fire Flowing Flame. Brother He is indeed well prepared." The female cultivator in black skirt exclaimed, her eyes moving, staring at the gourd in Master He's hand with her charming eyes.

The Earth Fire Flowing Flame is a disposable magic weapon that can release a massive amount of powerful flames at a time. It is expensive and has extremely limited uses, but it is extremely suitable to be used here.

"Yes, this is it. My dear brothers, please stand back!"

Young Master He made a hand gesture and the red-skinned, purple-patterned gourd suddenly floated into the air. The cork suddenly fell to the ground, and a deep red flame flowed quickly forward like liquid.

Suddenly, the air was filled with the aroma of barbecue. Even the purple-striped mantis that was mixed in with the ordinary giant insects could only hold on for a few more breaths.

In the flames that filled the sky, many insects seemed to have received some kind of instruction after suffering heavy casualties in the first wave. They clung together, forming balls of insects, and rolled towards the crowd.

After shaking off the outermost layer of insect corpses that had turned into charcoal, the alien insects inside that were still able to move struggled and continued to kill the crowd.

Fortunately, with the clearing of the field by the Earth Fire Flowing Flame, the remaining giant insects were no longer a threat. With the concerted efforts of everyone, led by Young Master He, the defense line was held firmly by everyone.

"Phew, luckily big brother was prepared, otherwise the magic power recovery in the Ruins of Annihilation would be so slow, and we would run out of magic power if it happened a few more times." Lian Hong patted the evil hand on his chest to express his fear.

"As long as the safety of all of you brothers can be guaranteed, it will be worth it even if it costs some price." Young Master He smiled and nodded, but there was a hint of inexplicable meaning in his eyes.

The team continued to move forward.

Yi Chen casually shot a kicking purple mantis to death. Unfortunately, he did not see anything unusual, which meant that this purple mantis did not have any deep red spots on its body. It was just a pure cow or horse. He gave up the idea of ​​continuing to kill it along the way.

At this moment, he was following the team closely, but his mind was elsewhere.

"From the 'little black potato' I saw in the barren wasteland before, to the giant mantis and purple mantis I encountered later, and the giant insect that looked like a mole cricket in the swamp, what on earth happened in this ruins of annihilation to have so many strange things?"

"Are those mutated bugs natural or man-made?"

Yi Chen had previously used a spear to dissect the internal structures of several giant insects in the forest and discovered that the structures of these giant insects were completely distorted, and the positions of their internal organs were different for each one.

The truth is confusing and unclear, so Yi Chen can only bury his doubts deep in his heart.

As they walked forward, they soon arrived at a circular hall with eight stone pillars.

I have arranged some cool operations for the Taoist priest. I will reveal a corner of the underground cave plot tomorrow. Thank you for your monthly ticket support, recommendation ticket support, and subscription support. Wangzi will go to bed early with his wife today. Good night everyone~ 　　 　 (End of this chapter)