The tall and thin plants in this strange forest were not anything in Xu Yunshu's impression.

They are more like a collection of lichens.

Countless lichens are clustered together in layers to form a rod-like structure, extending towards the sky little by little, they seem to compete with each other, and each such "plant" is developing higher and thicker, which also makes Xu Yunshu almost unable to find a foothold to burrow into the "dense forest".

This dense forest of tall coats exudes an ominous aura that discourages any other race that may wish to enter it.

Standing on the periphery of the lichen forest, Xu Yunshu glanced around and saw that there was no sign of any living creatures in the middle of the dense forest.

He knew what the reason was.

The ominous aura emitted by this lichen forest is actually the toxin that Xu Yunshu invaded his body after being pricked by needles all the way.

In sparse vegetation, lichens have only a thin layer, clinging to the ground, resisting the fate of being eaten with poison, and competing with the surrounding trees for living space.

In this dense forest of lichens, they are clearly the only dominant species.

As a result of the dense growth, the toxins in the lichen are so dense that they break out of the body and permeate the entire woodland, making it a forbidden area for the living.

Although it can be made to generate an antidote, the toxins diffused in the lichen forest are too strong, and Xu Yunshu stood outside this dense forest, muttering in his heart.

It stands to reason that he could force his way into the forest and open a path.

But the question is, is it worth it?

At present, it seems that there is no sign of any creatures inhabiting the dense forest, which means that if Xu Yunshu really gets into it, he will be greeted by a one-way street without any supplies.

He will not be able to replenish his energy by swallowing, but due to the poison barrier, Xu Yunshu must also constantly consume energy to make antidotes to keep his body healthy.

In this way, the problem of outweighing the losses is particularly prominent.

Xu Yunshu took a few steps back and looked around.

This dense forest of lichens covered a wide enough area that he could not bypass the poisonous barrier of the lichen forest in a short time, and the only way to pass through it seemed to be the only way to cut through the thorns and thorns, and to hope that the depth of the lichen forest was not as deep and thick as he imagined.

If there are not enough benefits, only consumption, Xu Yunshu needs to think carefully.

The detour is too time-consuming, and even the detour is enough to make Xu Yunshu consume too much energy in rushing and making antidotes, which is less cost-effective than going straight through the dense forest.

After a moment's pause, he prepared to burst into the woods.

Xu Yunshu hopes to know what the opposite scene will be after passing through this lichen forest, and whether there will be an opportunity to continue to evolve.

During this period when a corner of the forest is infested with underground pupae and the way back is blocked, if you want to continue to evolve, the only choice is to go this way.

This journey into the forest is to find an opportunity to continue to evolve, but if it consumes too much, it will naturally be contrary to the original plan.

So he needs to replenish enough energy before executing the plan.

Luckily, replenishing energy is extremely easy in the area around this poisonous barrier.

Xu Yunshu turned his head to look back, and on the plain where lichen covered the earth, there were still round ugly monsters collectively foraging for food.

As mentioned before, without the protection of toxins, they look extremely tasty.

There was no special price to catch them, if it weren't for the fact that their predator level was generally low, Xu Yunshu would even have thought of sweeping the area.

But the current actions are very different.

It only took an hour for Xu Yunshu to sweep away all the sores monsters he could see, replenishing the energy in his body.

If this poor group of creatures wants to flourish again, and even have a fourth-level predator as their leader again, I am afraid that it will take a long time to breed.

Whether the ecosystem of the Dream Forest is healthy or not is not something that Xu Yunshu should be concerned about at present.

When the existential crisis is truly solved, maybe one day the intermittent effort of eating and drinking will pay attention to it.

But apparently not at this moment.

When he arrived at the lichen forest again, Xu Yunshu was already mentally prepared.

The energy he gained from hunting down the sore monster was enough to support himself to probe long enough.

If he still can't cut through this dense forest of lichen when the energy is halfway consumed, Xu Yunshu can only choose to return along the same path and make plans again.

After making up his mind, Xu Yunshu took the first step into the dense forest.

Entry of toxins into the body and entry of toxins are different concepts.

Xu Yunshu needs to be careful not to touch the tall lichen with his body, so as not to consume more energy.

So he strengthened his claws slightly and swung at the tall and thick weird "plant".

The process of claw cutting was extremely smooth, without imaginary obstacles, Xu Yunshu only used a little force, and the tall lichen in front of him collapsed and fell.

After being stunned for a moment, Xu Yunshu stepped forward to take a closer look, and found that the lichen seemed to be tall, but it was hollow in the middle, and countless tiny lichens gathered together to form a hollow tubular structure.

The inner side of the tube wall is densely intertwined with hyphae, covered in green algae inside and out, and the lichens that these efforts to grow into giant trees are more clearly structured and more toxic than their prostrate relatives on the ground.

However, in terms of tenacity, the two are the same dish, and I don't know how they grew to such a height, and they haven't broken yet.

Could it be related to this hollow structure?

didn't have time to think about it, Xu Yunshu detoxified in an instant, and then continued to move forward.

Another advantage of cutting off the long poles made of lichens is that he can rely on these cut lichens to find the direction, so that he will not completely get lost and go around in circles in the dense forest with no direction.

He's going to dig straight through the lichen jungle and see what he might find if he goes any deeper.

The real-world body is in deep hibernation, and he still has nearly nine hours to explore.

I don't know if these times are enough to chisel through the lichen forest.

Xu Yunshu took a deep breath and continued his great cause of cutting.

This is an extremely boring journey, all Xu Yunshu can do is to cut, detoxify, continue to cut, continue to detoxify, he is like an old farmer ploughing the ridges, facing endless crops, working endlessly.

The energy contained in these poisonous lichens is so weak that Xu Yunshu can't use them to replenish energy, and this journey can be said to be extremely mismatched in terms of input and output ratios.

But after two hours, he realized that it was worth it, despite the time and energy it had taken up.

After opening a straight pathway, in the depths of the lichen forest, Xu Yunshu found signs of biological activity.

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