Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Miasma in the Swamp
The ground was foggy, and a muddy feeling came from underfoot. Yang Ji walked all the way forward, and the miasma was full of all kinds of strange trees, and it was full of fruits that could not be named.
In the gray mist on the ground, some unknown weeds also protruded.
The poisonous miasma not only has no effect on these plants, but seems to be part of their nourishment.
Unlike highly toxic miasma, the fruits and weeds in these woods are not only non-toxic, but also contain a lot of essence.
There was silence in the woods, and there seemed to be no one else except Yang Ji.
"Rustle~"
A strange sound, faintly audible, suddenly came from the ground. Before Yang Ji could react, a huge black crow as thick as a child's arm slammed out of the ground and pierced towards Yang Ji, and the shiny tip of the crow even refracted bursts of cold light in this weakly lit environment.
"What is this?"
Yang Ji was shocked, the shiny tip of the turtle spewed out an ink-like liquid, and at a glance, he knew that the Dao was extremely poisonous. If you are stung by this poison, even an elephant will probably be poisoned to death.
"Phew!"
It's too late, it's fast, it's about the time when Yang Ji wants to touch the blood qi sword. The "Xiao Ji" wrapped around his wrist suddenly woke up, drilled out from under Yang Ji's sleeve, and let out a threatening and intimidating hiss.
"Squeak!"
I only heard a strange scream from the ground, a scorpion the size of a human head, with its tail cocked, its claws moving together, as if frightened, crawling forward, incredibly fast.
"Squeak Squeak——"
Like a stone falling on a calm lake, the originally silent miasma forest seems to have suddenly survived. Dense scorpions, centipedes, poisonous snakes, spiders...... , all kinds of insects, all black and shiny, dense, squeaking. They poured out like a plague.
These insects are very large, ten times larger than their normal form, and even more than ten or twenty times larger, and they are hideous and ugly, and their crawling speed is extremely fast.
"Phew!"
Yang Ji took a deep breath and felt a chill in his heart. It's so creepy that even cold sweat is about to flow out.
He finally knew how the fierce ape was injured!
He came all the way and didn't notice that there was something like this under his feet. If it weren't for Xiao Ji's presence, the coercion of the crown snake would deter other poisons, even if he swallowed the antidote pill and was stung by these poisons, it would be extremely painful.
"It's horrible. It's good to find it early, otherwise. Only noticing those strange flowers and fruits, but not noticing these underground poisons, the consequences are unimaginable. ”
Yang Ji was secretly frightened.
No one is not afraid of these dense and ugly poisons. Martial arts are one aspect, but these poisons are a completely different field. Even the most powerful "warriors" must be afraid.
"Rustle!~"
Wherever Yang Ji went, the poisonous insects retreated in a hurry. In the poison, the "crown snake" as the emperor of ten thousand snakes has absolute authority.
"Smack!"
Where Yang Ji walked, some poisonous snakes fell from the trees one after another and collapsed on the ground. Some poisons that can't be dodged. was even directly shocked to death by Xiao Ji's coercion.
This is Xiao Ji's strength to reach the triple level of martial arts after molting!
"Whew!"
A gust of wind blew. The miasma rippled on the ground, revealing blackened bones. Yang Ji Dingqing looked at it, judging from the shape, not only the spirit ape, but also the corpses of other animals, even the corpses of scorpions and spiders. All of them were clean, without any flesh and blood.
- If it weren't for that scorpion, Yang Ji wouldn't have paid attention to these things under the miasma at all.
"It's really terrifying, these spirit apes have climbed over the mountains and mountains, and run to dozens or nearly a hundred miles to collect these strange flowers and fruits. I'm afraid most of them will die here. ”
Yang Ji was secretly frightened.
The spirit ape on Ape Mountain did not start brewing and collecting "magic wine" on the first day. Before that, the ape king must have ordered these fierce apes to come here to collect fruits.
Most of the fierce apes probably died here. If it weren't for the fact that spirit apes could bounce and jump on the branches, Yang Ji doubted that those spirit apes could still brew magic wine?
However, these must not be clear to "Xiao Ji", who has just become the king of the ape, otherwise he would not have come to him in a hurry.
"Yo ——"
Suddenly, a panicked deer roar was heard, accompanied by a ferocious roar. The sound of hooves clattering quickly approached.
"It's the Black Tiger!"
Yang Ji's heart moved, stretched his neck, and immediately looked in the direction from which the voice came. He once rode a black tiger over the mountains and mountains to Pingchuan City to catch the exam, and he was very familiar with the sound of this fierce beast.
Before Yang Ji could react, he only heard a click, and the deer had already rushed into the miasma in a panic.
"Yo ——"
Yang Ji only heard a short deer roar in his ears, and then all the sound stopped abruptly.
"Dead. ”
A thought flashed through Yang Ji's mind. A deer that rushes into the miasma, the end can be imagined.
"Go over and see. ”
The place where the deer rushed in was not far away, and Yang Ji's heart moved, and he immediately ran over.
A moment later, among the clusters of black barren grass, Yang Ji saw the deer. The black tiger outside knew that he was powerful, and he had already left.
Only this rather fat gray rock deer remained, with a huge and heavy, thorny antlers that fell into the dust, and the pair of deer eyes were wide open and motionless.
The rock deer is a very strong and agile animal, which can grow to more than a thousand catties, is very tall, and has amazing bounce power. It can bounce and jump between mountains and mountains, and has a wide range of foraging.
Occasionally, rock deer will leave the mountains unconsciously in search of food. The one in front of him was obviously chased by the black tiger, so he rushed here in a panic.
The body of the rock deer has been poisoned and blackened, and it is obviously inedible.
"It's a forbidden place for creatures. ”
Yang Ji patted Yanlu's body and sighed with emotion.
In this miasma wood, this is clearly commonplace. Yang Ji didn't care, stood up, and prepared to see it in the depths.
"There are so many poisons in this miasma area, as long as the spirit apes are still collecting here, I'm afraid they will inevitably be damaged. But you can't keep them in. And I couldn't find an alternative......"
Yang Ji also secretly made difficulties.
Originally, he wanted to solve the problem of the spirit apes collecting the raw materials of "magic wine". But the complexity of the reality was much more than he expected.
Yang Ji can actually collect these things for them, which also avoids many dangers. But in this way, Yang Ji is tantamount to becoming a slave of these spirit apes.
And it's okay to help once or twice, if it is over the years, Yang Ji will never have this kind of time. It has to be solved once and for all.
"Whoa!"
While he was pondering, suddenly a loud noise came from behind. It was as if something heavy was dragging on the ground.
Yang Ji's heart moved. Look back immediately. I was taken aback by this.
After he left, hundreds of poisons swarmed in, squeezed under the sturdy rock deer, and carried it quickly into the depths of the woods.
"This, this ......"
Yang Ji was dumbfounded.
There are all kinds of spiders, centipedes, and scorpions...... , all the different kinds of poisons work together. Carry this rock deer deeper into the depths.
Where is this organized, cooperative action still like a group of loose, fragmented insects?
It is difficult for even spiritual apes to achieve this kind of organization, coordination and cooperation, but it is incredible that these poisonous insects belonging to different species can do it.
"Where the hell are these insects trying to transport this rock deer?"
Yang Ji's pupils shrank, and his gaze became a lot more solemn: "There must be something wrong here!"
Yang Ji's heart was up and down, and he quickly made up his mind.
"I'm here to see. What the hell are they going to do?"
Yang Ji's heart moved, and he swooped out. They followed behind this group of poisonous insects and followed them.
The behavior of these poisonous insects was too weird, and Yang Ji absolutely didn't believe that these guys were going to carry this rock deer somewhere to eat together.
- Where is it not the same to eat? There is no need to do this at all.
"Rustle!~"
Hundreds of poisonous insects squeaked, as if they were marching in a hurry, carrying the corpse of the rock deer as if no one was around, not paying any attention to Yang Ji behind him.
From the edge of the miasma inward. The further you go up the mountain, the thinner the fog becomes. Mountain after mountain range kept climbing, and the army of poisonous insects carried the corpse of the rock deer without stopping at all.
When a group of poisonous insects is tired, another group of poisonous insects automatically replaces and walks away batch after batch. Batch after batch came.
The corpse of the rock deer dragged a trail on the ground and never stopped.
If Yang Ji was just curious at first, then now Yang Ji is getting more and more shocked. The tissue displayed by these hideous, ugly poisonous insects is simply incredible.
Batch after batch of poisonous insects from different areas are constantly replaced, scorpions, spiders, centipedes...... All these poisonous insects that can be called and can't be called seem to be under the command of an invisible hand, sending the corpse of this rock deer to a certain place.
Yang Ji followed these poisonous insects deeper and deeper, surrounded by vast miasma, and the plants on both sides undulated with the change of terrain.
Yang Ji didn't know how far he had gone in the Dao, but he only knew that judging from the uphill and downhill slopes, he should have crossed more than 30 mountains.
The leaves of the surrounding plants are becoming more and more scarce, from broad-leaved to coniferous. The feet were getting softer and softer, and a strong smell of decay came to my nose.
The surrounding miasma gradually thinned, and Yang Ji could finally see the surrounding terrain clearly.
"It's ...... Swamp!"
Yang Ji saw the surrounding terrain clearly and was secretly surprised.
Bare trees stood lifelessly around, while the ground was a thick layer of mud and stinking water. Lots of fruits, leaves, branches, tiny insect carcasses, and humus rotted together in the swamp, giving off a strong stench.
As far as the eye can see, the swamp shrouded in a thin miasma is wide and boundless, and I don't know where the road extends.
Yang Ji's shock at this time was indescribable. He had no idea where he was. There was still such a miasma and swamp near Tieguan Mountain, which he didn't know before.
"Whoa!~"
The sound of a wave of water came from ahead, and the swarm of poisonous insects carried the carcass of the rock deer along the surface of the swamp.
"Almost. The swamp simply couldn't withstand the weight of the rock deer's body of hundreds of catties. Their destination is definitely around here. ”
Yang Ji's heart moved and he came back to his senses. didn't have time to think about it, Yang Ji took a vertical shape, and used "swallows through the clouds" to a dead tree a little bit, and swept forward.
The "Swallow Piercing the Clouds" is light and fast, and with just a little bit of strength, it can leap out without breaking the branches at all. In this swampy terrain, this is the best way to do it. (To be continued......)