Chapter 363: Flood Swamp (Part II)
"What task?" asked the little demon as he put down one of the elixirs in his claws. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Wait. Zhan Chen seemed to think of something, and asked again: "Let's talk about it first, how far away can you observe the situation?" β
The little demon looked around in confusion and said, "Wellβit's hard to say, let me take a look." β
"Okay!" Zhan Chen nodded, so he let the little demon let go of his steps, but the little guy he saw walked farther and farther, and he didn't stop until he was a thousand meters away.
Seeing this, he was shocked, ran over to grab her and asked, "Little demon, can you see things a thousand meters away in these grasses?!"
"Well, clearly, I can count how many bugs there are! 106,312 in all, hehe. She said nonchalantly, as if to say something light.
On the other hand, Zhan Chen and Zhou Ziru looked at each other in shock, and they were speechless.
Zhan Chen's heart was even more confused, now his confidence had begun to waver, the little demon was very likely to be an immortal beast, but what about the kind of immortal beast that looked like a ferret?
After a while, he came back to his senses and asked, "Then how far away can you smell the smell?"
The little demon wondered: "I don't know about this, but it must be farther away." β
Zhan Chen shouted: "This is really good, my idea is good, this important task should really be handed over to you to complete!"
The little demon was eaten by Zhou Ziru's adjective before, and he was still unhappy, but now when he heard the master say that there was still a heavy responsibility handed over to him, he suddenly felt very happy, and asked with great interest: "Master, say it quickly, I can't wait." β
Zhan Chen smiled and said, "I want to ask you to lead the way and keep guard for the two of us, this flood swamp is full of dangers. Little demon, you are very important to us, it can be said that you are an indispensable existence, if this task is completed, I will reward you with elixir every day, how about it, you see that this deal is a good deal. β
The little demon immediately replied: "It's a deal, as long as you are willing to reward me with the elixir, I will do anything!"
Zhan Chen looked at her "insatiable" appearance, and couldn't help but smile slightly.
Zhou Ziru on the side also shouted excitedly: "Zhan Chen, your method is good, with the little demon, the possibility of us encountering the eighth and ninth order demon beasts will be greatly reduced." β
Zhan Chen smiled smugly, and added: "And the little demon has another original, Ziru, you must not know." β
"Oh, what skill?"
"Don't look at it like this, but it's a veritable treasure mink!"
"What kind of treasure are you exploring?" Zhou Ziru couldn't help but be stunned.
Zhan Chen smiled mysteriously and said, "You'll know tomorrow." β
In the early morning of the next day, the two of them set out on the road again, heading in what they thought was the right direction, and the little demon was asked to lead the way in front, mainly to find out the danger ahead, while Zhan Chen and Zhou Ziru followed behind it.
After half a day, they really did not encounter any danger or attack. In fact, as Zhan Chen and Zhou Ziru went deeper and deeper, in the vast swamp, the number of dangers they encountered must also be on a straight upward trend.
But with the help of the little demon's sensitive nose and powerful divine thoughts, he was able to discover the eighth-order and ninth-order demons in advance, helping Zhan Chen and Zhou Ziru to turn evil all the way, saving a lot of unnecessary trouble and battles.
However, after half a day, Zhan Chen and Zhou Ziru felt that something was wrong. Zhou Ziru said to Zhan Chen suspiciously: "Zhan Chen, I feel that we are not going in the wrong direction, it has been half a day, but we haven't even seen the shadow of Yuanchi." β
Zhan Chen also stopped, looked around, and then sighed: "Ziru, I have a bad premonition, we are completely lost, you have to be mentally prepared, maybe we will be lost in this flood swamp forever." β
"How-"
"That's it, otherwise how could the Flood Swamp be called the Three Great Dangers of the Neutral Zone, for it is like a natural labyrinth that traps anyone who enters it. β
"So what are we going to do?"
Zhan Chen sighed: "There is really no way, at present, we can only hope for luck, which can allow us to go out by chance, or meet someone who is familiar with the path, only in this way can we leave here." β
When Zhou Ziru heard him say this, his face was not full of frustration.
Seeing this, Zhan Chen comforted him confidently: "Ziru, if you want to open a little, our luck is already very good, we can escape from the abyss pool alive, and after entering the swamp, there is also a little demon to help lead the way, I think it will be a matter of time before we get out of this labyrinth." β
Zhou Ziru had no choice but to nod.
At this moment, the little demon who was leading the way in front suddenly stopped, and the man stood up, looked around, and sniffed the air carefully with his nose.
When Zhan Chen saw her like this, he asked curiously, "Little demon, have you found anything again?"
The little demon turned his head and said excitedly: "Master, I smell a very strong fragrance, it must be delicious!"
"Delicious?" Zhan Chen couldn't help but smile when he heard her words, could he still understand? This "delicious" must refer to the elixir, and the grade will never be low, so he turned his head and smiled at Zhou Ziru beside him: "Ziru, I'll take you to see the ability of the little demon." β
Then, he gave another order to the little demon: "Little demon, take us to that place quickly." β
The little demon nodded, leading the way in front, the two and one beast quickly walked through the grass, and gradually the grass in front grew taller and stronger, one by one five or six meters long, like a small sapling. Zhan Chen, Zhou Ziru and the others had to slow down, use their hands to pick up the grass, and move forward slowly.
Slowly, they felt that the air was becoming more and more refreshing, and there was a rich intoxicating aroma floating in them, and this time, the two of them were sure that there was indeed at least one high-level elixir in front of them.
Suddenly, the little demon who was leading the way in front stopped, turned his head, and said to the two cautiously: "Master, it's here, there's a big guy sleeping in front." β
Zhan Chen quietly stepped forward, gently separated the grass in front of him a little gap, and took a closer look inside.
This is on the edge of a large pond with rippling blue waves, lying on the side of a huge lizard that is sleeping soundly, more than ten meters long, covered in turquoise scale armor, uneven, pitted, it is dressed up as ugly, its legs are strong and powerful, and its feet have sharp claws, with thick webbing in between, which makes its huge body, even if it travels on the mud, it is not effortless.
"This is the Elephant Lizard, an eighth-order top-level demon beast!" Zhan Chen was secretly startled, and almost screamed, but he still held back and didn't dare to alarm it.
Immediately, his eyes were attracted by a white as snow, warm as jade spirit grass beside this big guy, it was more than two feet long, the branches and leaves were as moist and crystal as jade, the branches were tall, and the head was full of clusters of holy and delicate spirit flowers, trembling in the breeze, so moving that people could not bear to touch it, just like a quiet beauty staying there quietly, resting by the pond.
Zhan Chen tasted it for a long time, and finally determined its identity - the Wood Sacred Flower, the nine-grade high-grade wood attribute elixir, is the main material for refining the eight-rank pill, and even some nine-grade pills, and the value is definitely above 100,000 top-grade yuan stones!
In an instant, his gaze became hot, as an alchemist, how could he miss such a superlative?
However, in front of the treasure, there is an eye-catching roadblock, the eighth-order top-level demon beast, if it is in peacetime, Zhan Chen is definitely in front of him, and he immediately runs away without hesitation, but today, this big guy is sleeping soundly in broad daylight, probably because it has few natural enemies, and gradually relaxes its vigilance, and this gives itself an opportunity to take advantage of.
"Zhan Chen, what's the situation ahead?" Zhou Ziru, who was standing behind him, was a little impatient and couldn't help but ask.
"Well, see for yourself. Zhan Chen replied.
So Zhou Ziru also stepped forward to take a look, turned his head and asked cautiously, "What are you going to do?" β
A gleam flashed in Zhan Chen's eyes, a cruel smile appeared on his lips, and he replied, "Do you need to talk about this? Naturally, take them all down!"
"Okay! I support you!" Zhou Ziru also showed the same treacherous smile, and the two hit it off, embarrassed.
So they crept their way through the dense grass that surrounded the pond and lurked beside the elephant lizard.
And in this process, the demon beast has always been asleep, it is really the overlord of the swamp, and the vigilance has been reduced to a very low level, so that the two of Zhan Chen can progress so smoothly.
After the two of them were ready, Zhan Chen signaled Zhou Ziru to act together with his eyes, and the two exploded nearby, and the long sword was unsheathed, hitting the left and right eyes of the eighth-order top demon from the left and right sides at the same time.
"Roar!" The elephant lizard, still drunk in his sleep, was suddenly attacked, blood flowed, and before he could react, he was stabbed blind in both eyes and seriously injured.
Zhan Chen and Zhou Ziru saw that the strategy was successful, and their confidence was greatly boosted, and they were about to take the opportunity to solve the demon beast.
But after all, the elephant power lizard is an eighth-order top-level demon beast, and the hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, relying on instinct, it is still struggling.
Zhan Chen and Zhou Ziru couldn't get close for a while, so they had to attract it away, adopt a guerrilla strategy, and sneak attack around it, so that they tossed until it was getting late, and then completely put down this big guy.
Taking out this guy's huge demon pill, the two looked at each other and smiled, and they both saw the ecstasy in each other's eyes.
Zhan Chen asked, "Ziru, let's divide this demon beast and the elixir." β
Zhou Ziru snatched the demon pill and said, "Don't divide it, I want the demon pill, the elixir belongs to you, the alchemist!"
Zhan Chen also smiled, and shook his head helplessly, there was nothing he could do.
That night, the two of them set up a bonfire again, roasted the beast meat, the nutritious eighth-order demon beast beast meat, and lowered their stomachs, which was worth half a day of meditation and cultivation. And the little demon was also given many elixirs as a reward. It was a very fulfilling day, and in short, everyone was happy.
The next day they began to wander again through the swamp, and the days went by. One week, one month, one year, two years...... In the blink of an eye, another ten years have passed, and Zhan Chen and Zhou Ziru still haven't been able to find any clues out of this swamp.
In the past ten years, the changes of Zhan Chen and Zhou Ziru can be described as changing with each passing day, Hongxi Swamp is really a good place to cultivate, it took them ten years to complete the road that ordinary people can hardly walk for a hundred years, and reached the limit of the Great Perfection Realm of Emperor Wu.
Although the Martial Saint Realm is still out of reach, both of them seem to feel that as long as they find a way, they can break through immediately.
The little demon was also promoted from a seventh-order primary demon beast to a seventh-order top-level demon beast with the support of a large number of elixirs. (This flood swamp is a place rich in elixir) her ascension is simpler, as long as there is a large amount of elixir, she can continue to grow rapidly, and the breakthrough of the small realm does not need to sleep for a long time, it only takes just one month, and the whole process of breakthrough can be completed.
Whenever it was about to break through, Zhan Chen would always ask Zhou Ziru to stop with him, wait for the little guy to complete the breakthrough in retreat, and then get back on the road, because the little demon was too crucial for their trip to the swamp.
However, even if the cultivation of the two of them is fast, they will often feel confused, helpless and even restless, and the question will return to the original point: where is the way out?
On this day, Zhan Chen and Zhou Ziru were still wandering in the swamp with the little demon as usual, and suddenly there was a faint roar in the distance, and there seemed to be a trace of inaudible sword collision.
"There's someone ahead!" Zhan Chen and Zhou Ziru glanced at each other, and rushed in the direction of the sound in unison.