Swamp of Souls
Tao Yue calmed down and said, "I'm fine, let's go."
Shui Qingyan lowered her brows: "It's really okay, don't spit it out again when you kill someone later."
"No, no..." Tao Yue answered weakly, only to find that among the four people, she seemed to have the lowest cultivation, the least experience, and even the least courage.
She shook her head, trying not to think anyone would die. "We took the Star-Picking Mysterious Dew from Meteor Lake and the Spirit Snake Cave. That should be enough."
"There are still more than twenty days left. Should we leave the secret realm early?"
Jiang Feiyao hesitated: "The secret realm will reopen ten days in advance. The remaining ten days..."
Qianluo remembered that as soon as they went out, it seemed that all the cultivators knew that they had obtained the Star-Picking Mysterious Dew and regarded them as enemies. Perhaps it was the work of a mysterious person.
Opening the map, they found that the Spirit Snake Cave was still some distance from the entrance to the secret realm, while Lotus Island was the closest. If they wanted to get out, they would have to pass through Lotus Island, which was prone to ambushes by mysterious individuals.
In the secret realm, if you don't encounter the mysterious man, he will kill you if you show up. In the secret realm, the mysterious man must kill Jiang Feiyao, the niece of the district chief and the owner of the Glazed Pure Fire.
Murder and robbery are common in the secret realm. If Jiang Feiyao died in there, she could only blame herself for not being as skilled as others. However, if she died outside, Jiang Baiwei would definitely track her down to the end!
Therefore, the mysterious man will definitely take action!
In fact, it was the mysterious person who spread the news, letting all the cultivators know that they had the most Star-Picking Mysterious Dew. He used the cultivators to steal the treasure, kidnapped Jiang Feiyao in the chaos, and killed her in the chaos.
Shui Qingyan suggested: "With the blood of the Jade Blood Snake Clan, we will be safe in the Spirit Snake Cave. Otherwise, if we use this place as a safe haven, others will stay away from the Spirit Snake Cave and will not come in."
Tao Yue looked at Qian Luo and Jiang Feiyao: "This..." She didn't want to fight or kill either. She was just an alchemist, and fighting and killing was not suitable for her!
Jiang Feiyao frowned. This was not what she had in mind. Although she had enough Star-Picking Mysterious Dew, it was not guaranteed to be the most.
She wants to come first.
"I……"
Before she finished speaking, she clutched her chest, her face pale and her brows furrowed. “Okay, let’s go into the cave first.”
Qianluo stared at her and smeared blood on the foreheads of the four people: "Let's go."
There are many dangers outside, but it is relatively safe inside.
Moreover, Jiang Feiyao seemed to have a secret. Why was her Glazed Pure Fire different? Perhaps, her Glazed Pure Fire could deal with the mysterious person.
…
The four people were all foundation-building cultivators. They didn't eat or drink, but nothing happened. It was just that a poisonous snake had eaten a male cultivator, and the smell was unpleasant, so they entered the innermost part.
At the innermost part is a peaceful courtyard, which looks like someone has lived there before, away from poisonous snakes. There is a bed and a stove, but there is a lot of dust. Perhaps a monk lived there many years ago.
"Fei Yao, what's wrong with you?" Shui Qingyan touched her forehead and was grabbed by Jiang Feiyao. Jiang Feiyao's face was extremely pale, and the heat from her body was like the magma in a volcano, burning Shui Qingyan so much that it hurt.
"You use the spiritual spring water..." She almost squeezed out these words from between her teeth.
"Are you sick again?" Shui Qingyan waved her hands, and the spiritual spring water in the gourd flowed continuously, falling on Jiang Feiyao's body and quickly evaporated into water vapor.
"This time it's worse than before." Shui Qingyan was extremely anxious and worried about her condition, but she didn't dare to tell Qianluo and Tao Yue. Suddenly, an idea flashed in her mind and she stopped.
"The bottom of Meteor Lake is cold, it can suppress your heat!"
Jiang Feiyao's face flushed red. She thought of the cold lake water and nodded: "Okay..."
"But... Qianluo and the others..." Although they were teammates and had experienced life and death together, she didn't dare to...
"It's okay, just leave quietly." She left behind two puppets that looked exactly like Shui Qingyan and Jiang Feiyao.
Jiang Feiyao's mouth was dry, and sweat was dripping down her face, neck, and arms. Normally, a cultivator who had established a foundation would have been reborn and would not sweat, but she had her eyes closed and her body was covered in sweat, like someone suffering from heatstroke.
"Okay!" Shui Qingyan's eyes flickered and she gritted her teeth secretly.
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"Eight days, nine days, ten days..." Tao Yue counted the time on her bracelet and found that she had spent fifteen days in the secret realm. The secret realm would be opened soon and they could leave!
"Strange, I haven't seen Jiang Feiyao and Shui Qingyan these days!"
Under the firelight, the girl's face was rosy. Qianluo was refining the elixir beside her: "The two of them have been in the room. I think Jiang Feiyao looks unwell. She might have some hidden illness."
"Really? Don't you think they are a little weird?" Although Tao Yue wanted to join Jiang Feiyao's team, Jiang Feiyao, as the district chief's niece, actually chose her and Qian Luo, both of whom were in the early stage of foundation building and their cultivation was not high.
In comparison, those cultivators in the late Foundation Establishment stage are the best among those in the Core Formation stage.
There should be many late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators who have invited Jiang Feiyao, including many female cultivators. Why did Jiang Feiyao choose Qianluo? Could it be that she saw Qianluo's ice magic?
That's just ink, it's fake.
While Tao Yue was thinking, the bracelet made a beeping sound and the location was sent to the group, which was near Meteor Lake.
Shui Qingyan: "Come quickly, someone is chasing us!"
"This! The two of them actually went out!" Tao Yue opened his mouth wide and quickly ran to their room to take a look. The puppet had lost its spiritual power, and two small paper figures fell lightly.
Qian Luo's eyebrows jumped, and she had a bad feeling. Could it be that a mysterious person was chasing them?
"Let's go!"
"good!"
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Meteor Lake
Qu Chun and his three companions first visited Lotus Island, the Spirit Snake Cave, and the swamp. Lotus Island had the most monks, the Spirit Snake Cave was overrun with venomous snakes, and the swamp was rife with dangers. They only managed to obtain a few Star-Picking Dews. Then, they reached the farthest point, Meteor Lake, where they unexpectedly encountered a scene of murder and treasure-grabbing.
The team remained motionless, hiding in the bushes a few kilometers away, and could be seen clearly by the monks.
Liu Ling saw the girl in the lake and asked, "Isn't that Jiang Feiyao?"
Wang Xin was puzzled: "Do you know him?" This young lady had just arrived and was unfamiliar with the place, so how could she know him?
Liu Ling rolled her eyes and said impatiently, "I can tell you haven't done a good job of recruiting her. This is Jiang Baiwei's niece. I've read all the relevant information before coming here!"
"Ah?" Wang Xin was only concerned with studying the secret realm and did not study the district chief's interpersonal relationships, relatives and friends. He did not expect to meet Jiang Feiyao.
He blinked his eyes and gave Qu Chun a flattering smile: "Captain, how about... we rescue her?" This is a good opportunity to be a hero and save the beauty, don't give up!
Qu Chun, who was standing by, said solemnly, "Wait a little longer."
There were four male cultivators in front of them, two in the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment, and two in the late stage of the Foundation Establishment. They were stronger than their team, so they couldn't attack them without permission. If there was an opportunity, they could take action. If there wasn't, there was no need to confront them head-on, and they could inform their teammates.
However, the four male cultivators were ruthless and merciless. One was fat, with a greasy face, looking more like a butcher than a cultivator. Another was so tightly wrapped up that his appearance was completely invisible. The other two men respected the man in the black robe.
"Is this Jiang Feiyao, the district chief's niece?" The male cultivator clicked his tongue twice, his eyes swept over the two women, his triangular eyes flashing. It would be a pity to kill someone with such a good identity.
Jiang Feiyao in Meteor Lake seemed to be unconscious, with scorching heat bursting out of her body, carrying glass flames, burning the lake water to boil and bubble.
Shui Qingyan was frantically spinning around, knowing that her cultivation was too low to defeat the four male cultivators in front of her. She could only desperately stand in front of Jiang Feiyao and said, "It's good that you know! If you dare to do anything to us, Aunt Bai Wei will not let you go!"
The girl's forced calmness made everyone present laugh, with a mocking expression on their faces: "Hahaha, killing people and stealing treasures is common in the secret realm. If you die here, you can only blame your own lack of skills. Even the district chief can't blame us!"
The man in black robe was like a ghost. He floated on his spiritual weapon, staring at Jiang Feiyao, who was sweating and flushed. He couldn't help but feel happy: This is the third-ranked strange fire, the Glazed Pure Fire. After searching for it everywhere, he finally got it without any effort.
He hadn't expected to encounter the vulnerable Jiang Feiyao here. He certainly didn't take a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator seriously, but she possessed a strange fire. If she were in her prime, he would have to think twice, after all, he wanted to capture her alive, not kill her.
"Boss, stop dithering. These two female cultivators are definitely no match for us!" The two male cultivators behind him couldn't wait any longer. They sharpened their knives and stared at Shui Qingyan with unfriendly looks.
Shui Qingyan pinched the silk in her hands, her palms sweating with nervousness: "Why isn't it coming yet! Hurry up, hurry up!"
Forget it, let's buy time first! Feiyao is now in a weak state, she just needs to delay time and wait for Lan Qianluo and Tao Yue! She also has some life-saving methods, so dealing with foundation-building cultivators is no problem!
that is……
She couldn't fathom the black-robed figure before her; his cultivation was unfathomable. She pursed her lips, bracing for the worst. What if he was a Jindan-stage cultivator?
"Swoosh--" A piece of silk flowing like water passed by everyone's eyes. The four male cultivators did not take the silk seriously. This light thing had no attack power at all!
"You women love to use these flashy things!" The male cultivator in the late stage of foundation building laughed, grabbed the Lingshui silk, circulated his spiritual energy, and exerted force with his hands, ready to tear her Lingshui silk.
Lingshui silk is a spiritual weapon, how could it be torn apart out of thin air by a person who has just established his foundation?
The cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage showed a trace of embarrassment on his face, his eyes were fierce, and he must be resentful for having lost face in front of others. He pulled out his mace and smashed it hard!
The Lingshui silk instantly turned into dust, flying all over the sky. The two younger brothers behind him applauded, but there seemed to be something wrong with the thing floating down from the sky?
"Cough cough...what is that?" The cultivator in the late foundation building stage covered his mouth and nose, stared with his eyes, and touched with his hand, and felt a snake skin.
Then a dense swarm of poisonous snakes fell from the sky, making people's scalps numb!
What kind of powder is that? It's clearly snake eggs.
Moreover, once it encounters an attack, it will take the form of a poisonous snake, move around with its tongue spitting out, and emit deadly venom!
Shui Qingyan's eyes flashed. This was a poisonous snake from the Spirit Snake Cave. She had specially put Lingshui silk in it, but she didn't expect it to come in handy so soon. While they relaxed their vigilance, she immediately took Jiang Feiyao and left on a flying spiritual weapon!
"Oh, my eyes!"
"No! My arm!"
The three cultivators in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment were all struck by the poison. The poison was so corrosive that their skin was burned! The sizzling sound was like being poured with hot oil, scorching and painful. They rolled over in agony!
Only the man in black robe was unaffected. I don’t know what made his robe, but it was completely intact.
"Idiot!" The black-robed man cursed softly, then stared at the direction the two men fled, raising an eyebrow. "You actually played tricks on me right under my nose. Let's see who's more vicious!"
He stretched out his hand and waved it. The poisonous snakes behind him all bowed their heads as if they had met something frightening. They lowered their bodies slightly, trembled, and dared not make a sound.
At the same time, he threw the pills to the other three male cultivators and said, "I'll go after them. You guys deal with the tail and capture them alive."
"What? Someone is following us?" How come they didn't feel it? He was a cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage. If someone was within the range of his spiritual awareness, he would definitely be able to feel it, unless they used some special spiritual weapon or... were outside the range of his spiritual awareness.
Thinking of this, he took a breath of cold air. The teammates in front of him were actually more powerful than him. They just wanted to find an ordinary middle-stage foundation building cultivator. They thought that once they entered the secret realm, the black-robed man in front of them suddenly changed his face, beat them up, gave them soul blood, and forced them to recognize him as the boss and obey his orders.
Seeing the black-robed man chasing the group of female cultivators, the other three looked at each other and the venomous snake present, staring at each other in confusion: "Does this venomous snake listen to our orders?"
"Boss, how many people are behind us?" Two mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators asked with a smile, rubbing their hands. "If there are more people, can we get more..."
"Go, what are you thinking about? We should now show our respect to the new boss!" The cultivator in the late stage of foundation building spoke with a heavy tone, slapped the younger brother in the face, and strode forward with his head held high.
“Yes, yes…”
Qu Chun, Meng Rui and others who were hiding in the dark saw a group of people leading poisonous snakes towards them. The poisonous snakes were very fast and swam to their side in a short while.
"Hurry up and get on the flying magic weapon!"
The four of them took out their flying magic weapons one after another. The poisonous snakes on the ground hissed and flew up desperately, trying to bite their clothes. A mace chased after them from behind. Qu Chun dodged and looked at Meng Rui. The four of them dodged and fought back from time to time, as if they wanted to lead them somewhere.
The other three were chasing after them relentlessly, seemingly enjoying the cat-chasing-mouse process, and they didn't even realize that they were no longer at the upper hand of Meteor Lake, but of the Ghost Swamp, and the venomous snake was far away from them.
"Is this the Ghost Swamp?" The cultivator in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment was terrified when he saw the swamp below where bubbles were bubbling and ghosts were flashing.
Liu Ling chuckled, holding the Hibiscus Spirit Fire in one hand and a long whip in the other, and rolled up the three people: "Get down!"
"No! No, big brother, save me!"
The other two people were also panicked. They were already extremely poor, otherwise they would not have killed people for treasures. All the treasures were given to the mysterious man, and they really had no way to save their lives.
Four people against three people, Qu Chun and Meng Rui were the winners in terms of numbers, not to mention that one of them was using Green Fire and the other was using Furong's flexible fire attacks, which made the three of them exhausted. Not to mention that there was also a sword cultivator Meng Rui next to them who was very imposing, and Wang Xin, who had mediocre cultivation, was making trouble from time to time.
At the end of the battle, the three people fell with screams, falling from their flying spiritual weapons and landing in the swamp.
"Ahhh!" Falling from mid-air.
Wang Xin was anxious: "Don't let them get out alive! Meng Rui, quickly stab them several times until they are completely dead!"
Meng Rui nodded. Although they were both in the late stage of foundation building, he and Qu Chun were both in the late stage of foundation building, so it was easy to win this game.
If these three people hadn't been so stupid as to give up on the poisonous snakes on land, they really wouldn't have been able to defeat them.
…
Perhaps the man in black robe deliberately sent the three people to their deaths, so that both sides would suffer losses, while he himself was unaware of the situation.
Sensing the movement of the soul blood, the black-robed man knew that the three people were dead, and the cold light in his eyes became heavier: "What a bunch of idiots."
Those poisonous snakes in the Spirit Snake Cave are good things, but no one expected that not only would they not know how to use them, but they would also be killed by people!
Originally, he had thought that these three people would deal with Meng Rui and Qu Chun first, and then he would go back and deal with the two female cultivators, and then he could get the Hibiscus Spirit Fire and the Green Fire. He didn't expect...
"Do you think you can escape?" The male cultivator's low voice came from above Shui Qingyan and Jiang Feiyao.
Shui Qingyan and Jiang Feiyao looked up and saw a huge eight-legged spider falling from the sky. Its purple-black shell exuded a cold aura, its abdomen was yellow, and the silk threads it spewed out of its mouth were filled with dark venom. Its ferocious and ugly appearance made people feel terrified.
"The Purple Emperor Spider in the late foundation building stage!" Jiang Feiyao regained consciousness temporarily and recognized that the poisonous spider in front of him was a famous monster in the Misty Forest!
Its venom emits a large amount of smoke, causing people to fall into a dream without knowing it. Finally, the Purple Emperor Spider will wrap the human monk in a cocoon of its own making until it drains the last bit of his spiritual power.
The most troublesome thing about the Purple Emperor Spider is its venom. Even if you take Qingfeng Pills or Detoxification Pills, they are useless.
I didn't expect that the black-robed man in front of me could actually subdue the Purple Emperor Spider. His cultivation is definitely not a simple late foundation-building stage. Maybe Shui Qingyan is right, he might be a Jindan stage cultivator.
Then she didn't understand even more. If he was a Jindan cultivator, why would he go after her? Besides being the district chief's niece, what else was there for him to care about?
Jiang Feiyao looked at her palms. Without using any spiritual power, a deep purple flame had already appeared in her palms. If there was anything most valuable on her body, it must be her Glazed Pure Fire. She didn't expect that the thing that made her so miserable would attract covetous people.
The black-robed man stood on the Purple Emperor Spider, watching it spin silk and toy with the two girls between his palms, feeling proud. He thought that these two girls had grown up without worries about food and clothing. They probably didn't strive for anything since childhood, but they had family resources and relatives' cultivation.
A monk like him who has worked his way up from the bottom is the most jealous of these people. So when facing these people, he will not kill them with one blow, but will slowly torture them, watch them become exhausted, watch them become like jumping clowns, and finally become like an ordinary person who can neither live nor die.
It was precisely because of the black-robed man's weakness that he did not kill Jiang Feiyao and Shui Qingyan immediately that Qian Luo had the opportunity.
With a flick of his jade pen and a surge of spiritual energy, he wrote: "Suddenly, like a night breeze of spring, thousands of pear trees blossomed."
In an instant, frost began to spread from under her feet, advancing rapidly until the grass, trees, and poisonous spiders were turned into ice sculptures, and even the arms of the man in black robe were frozen.
The temperature began to drop, their speed began to stagnate, and finally they became ice sculptures with ridiculous expressions on their faces.
"Is this... an ice spell?" The man in black robe sneered and ruthlessly removed his arm to prevent the spread of frost. He then installed a mechanical arm. When he stretched out his hand, it was no different from that of an ordinary person, but surprisingly, it was very flexible!
"He has no arms?" Tao Yue, who rushed over, was shocked.
She was shocked by how advanced technology had become. What were they supposed to do against such a mechanical monster?
Tao Yue threw the defensive formation on the four people and stared at the black-robed man falling from the sky with a vigilant look. Such a good mechanical arm could only be found in the upper three districts.
"Who the hell are you?"
The black-robed man did not answer her, but instead fixed his gaze on the pen-wielding female cultivator in front of him: "I should ask you this."
He uttered a sentence that shocked the whole audience: "Does a Jindan stage cultivator also need to hide his identity?"
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