On the trunk of an ancient tree dozens of feet high, a figure passed by at high speed, and in the blink of an eye, he jumped along the branches to another big tree dozens of feet away. Apex 23S.
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"Something's wrong, it's too quiet!"
After walking for dozens of miles through the trees, Wu Ming suddenly stopped and glanced around with a slightly focused gaze.
Although the creatures in Youxia Ridge are all vicious creatures, there are powerful beings and weak ones. It was not just the demon barbarian army that was trapped here back then, there were also other ordinary creatures.
Countless ferocious creatures of varying strengths and weaknesses form the special biological framework of Youxia Ridge, which is the food chain.
According to the crime scene theory, there will never be any movement of animals for more than ten miles.
Wu Ming thought for a moment, and then his figure suddenly fell to the ground.
puff!
When you step on the soft fallen leaves, it seems that they are extremely soft because they have not been exposed to sunlight all year round, and the leaves have rotted and accumulated moisture!
"Red mud!"
Wu Ming's eyelids drooped slightly, his eyes flashed, and his face looked a little solemn.
The muddy water on the soles of the feet was bright red and black, like blood and flesh, made from rotten leaves mixed with soil.
As its name suggests, the Red Leaf Forest is a tree covered with scarlet leaves. This tree is slightly poisonous and poses no threat to warriors with ordinary aura.
However, in a certain environment or climate, a large forest will form the famous red leaf miasma.
Without a suitable detoxifying elixir to protect the body, not to mention Qi realm warriors, even mood realm warriors will turn into pus and blood in an instant, becoming the nourishment for the red leaf forest!
The red-spine bears and blood-eyed tigers that are entrenched here are not only immune to this, but can also use the poisonous miasma to attack their enemies.
If this kind of red clay is left outside, it can be regarded as a good mold for refining Thousand Refined Elite Soldiers. It is not even considered as a spiritual material.
But in the red leaf forest, the red mud is a sign that the red leaf miasma is about to appear, and it also indicates that the two major evils are active.
"The so-called azure red leaf that blinds the eyes is located in the blood quagmire in the center of the red leaf forest. The rest is easy to say, but this is the red leaf miasma..."
Wu Ming did not expect that God would not be kind to him. Unfortunately, the red leaf miasma was about to break out.
There are countless dangerous places in the Youxia Ridge, and there are countless dangerous creatures. No one has ever been able to understand them all.
Even if you are fully prepared before departure, it is impossible to know which area you will land in, so you must prepare the most basic life-saving items.
Such as python scale armor, Xuanbing heavy sword, narrow sword, and several kinds of life-saving talismans and healing elixirs. Detoxifying elixirs are also prepared. However, the toxins of red leaf miasma are very special. Without the right elixir, it is difficult to survive in it.
Moreover, we can’t place all our hopes on the unreliable Long Yi!
"I don't know when the red leaf miasma will break out. To be on the safe side, let's find the elixir to remove the poison first!"
As the saying goes, there must be an antidote three steps away from the poison. Although it is very general, it is common sense.
It's just that red leaf miasma covers a wide area, and it's not easy to find some special antidote elixir!
Fortunately, there were whistling swifts, which greatly reduced the difficulty. Wu Ming searched carefully while going deep, and finally found traces of the elixir called Qingyecao in a hidden valley.
The reason why I say traces is because the piece of green leaf grass in front of Wu Ming has withered.
"The growth period of green leaf grass is different from that of the outside world. It cycles back and forth all year round. Half of the time it is withered and half of the time it is green."
Throwing down the dried blades of grass that were about a foot long, Wu Ming frowned and rubbed the red mud from the soles of his feet on the rocks nearby.
The red mud is like mud. Although it is still thick, it is much thinner than when it entered the red leaf forest. Once it reaches the point where it is almost flowing, it is the final stage of the red leaf miasma outbreak.
"Um?"
Suddenly, Wu Ming raised his eyebrows and listened intently.
At the same time, the swift flew at high speed, nimbly passing through the forest in front, and a video was transmitted back after a short while.
"It's under the command of Yang and Wang. We have to save him!"
After seeing clearly the people fighting several miles away, Wu Ming flashed and climbed straight over the valley.
"Jie Jie, you humble two-legged sheep, please kneel down and pray for your life. It is your honor to be my slave!"
Very far away, I heard a strange roar that was as harsh as gold and iron being scratched. After the violent roar, it was followed by several painful groans.
Climbing to the top of the valley, I saw a lizard-like demon who was two feet tall, with two fin-shaped angular heads on his head, and densely covered with gray-white scales all over his body. He swung his long tail and beat five human warriors to the ground.
No power to fight back.
"It turns out to be a marquis-level existence of the Horned Barbarian Tribe!"
Wu Ming's eyes narrowed slightly.
Two of them, named You Huaien and Hai Qingluo, were under the command of Yang and Wang. As for the other three, Wu Ming had met them once in the palace.
One of them was actually traveling with the Xuanlei Sect and the Perak Sect, and the remaining two were abandoned by the respective families and were traveling as elderly warriors.
"If you are stubborn, I will eat you!"
Jiaomanhou waited with brown eyes, spitting out black letters, and turned his huge and ferocious head, as if looking for a target.
Faced with this threat, everyone felt the pressure doubled, and their faces turned pale.
"No, no, I don't want to be eaten, I want to live!"
An old man couldn't bear the pressure and fell to his knees.
"Hmph, Old Ghost Zhang, you are a human being in vain, let's die together!"
Another old man who was seriously injured looked at him angrily. He actually used his strength to support his seriously injured body, rushed towards his companion, and stabbed out with his sword.
"Jiejie, you are not qualified to touch my slave!"
Jiaomanhou let out a strange roar, and his thick and long tail swept across like a steel whip.
"No, go back!"
You Huaien and Hai Qingluo's expressions changed drastically, and it was too late to stop them.
The monster's body is inherently powerful, and the tip of its tail is like a heavy hammer with thorns, which is comparable to a spiritual weapon. Ordinary magic weapons will be damaged at a touch. How can a flesh and blood body resist it?
call out!
At the critical moment, a black light pierced the air and made a slight explosion.
"What……"
Jiao Manhou felt his body go cold and instinctively shook his head, trying to avoid the vital point.
puff!
The next moment, its swinging tail suddenly stopped, its huge head drooped slightly, and only an arrow was seen hitting the chest, shooting out a faint mist of blood.
The terrifying sharp energy traveled through the fragile flesh and blood and penetrated directly into the heart. Before he could react, the huge body fell to the ground like a gold pillar!
"Star-Breaking Arrow!"
You Huaien and Hai Qingluo suddenly turned around, their eyes beaming with joy.
As an elite soldier, although he is not qualified to use such precious arrows, he is very familiar with them.
Only such sharp weapons can pierce the horned barbarian's scales and kill him with one blow!
When they saw the pale-faced Wu Ming slowly walking out of the dense forest, the two of them were overjoyed. They never expected that they would meet here.
"Uncle You, Uncle Hai!"
Wu Ming bowed his hand and silently looked at the other three people while secretly refining the elixir to replenish his internal strength.
In the past, when using the divine arm crossbow, most of the time it was triggered by the mechanical talisman formation above, so it was easy to kill the artistic conception warriors.
But for a strong man like Diagonal Manhou who is obviously defensive and powerful, he can only kill with one strike by using his internal force to activate the star-breaking arrows of the talisman array.
With his current level of cultivation, he could barely fire two arrows. Now that his internal energy had been consumed by more than half, walking would have been a problem if he hadn't been physically strong.
"I don't dare to be like this to His Highness King Wu!"
The two people quickly waved their hands and bowed in greeting.
I heard the young generals from the two families tell me to take care of him, but now I saw Wu Ming was here alone, so how could he need their care?
"Humph, surrendering to the enemy in front of the enemy is a capital crime!"
Wu Ming glanced at the other three people and said coldly, but his eyes were on the man who was with the Xuanlei Sect.
Everyone was slightly stunned, wondering what he meant by mentioning it at this time.
"This is Youxia Ridge, not the Song Dynasty. You have no right to deal with me!"
The old man's face was pale and he crawled backwards using his hands and feet.
The other old man was seriously injured and closed his eyes as if in pain, as if he didn't want to see his companion like this.
You Huaien and Hai Qingluo seemed to be aware of it. After a moment of hesitation, they looked at the man with serious eyes.
"What King Wu said is absolutely true!"
The man's face tightened, and he shot the old man to death without hesitation, and left straight away, "I have important matters to attend to, so take my leave!"
The two looked at each other in amazement, and were even more in awe of Wu Ming. Only then did they understand why the two young generals valued Wu Ming so much.
With just one look, a warrior of the same level was forced to kill someone to save his life. This kind of power was not something ordinary people could possess.
"He is a smart man."
Wu Ming glared coldly and ignored it. He looked at the sunken chest of the injured old man with a heavy gaze. There were several blood holes on it, and his chest was rising and falling slightly, as if he was about to die soon. "The injury is not serious!"
"Your Majesty, King Wu, don't worry. I have offended many people in the palace before. I didn't expect to see the prince be so majestic today. And I didn't bring shame to the family. I will die with no regrets!"
The old man said calmly.
"Senior not only did not embarrass the family, but also did not embarrass the human race!"
Wu Ming saluted solemnly.
"Hey!"
The old man's eyes lit up, he slowly closed his eyelids, and passed away with a smile.
You and Hai looked solemn and respected him with military etiquette!
"Bury him!"
Wu Ming dug a hole, and the two of them took out the skin bags they carried with them, wrapped the old man's body and buried it, and cut off a piece of Jiaomanhou's scales to make a tombstone.
As for the other old man, he did not receive such treatment as an old man and had his affairs buried in a hasty manner.
"Congratulations to both of you for your breakthrough in cultivation!"
Wu Ming could tell at a glance the level of cultivation between the two.
Not only is he already a first-level martial artist, but he is also extremely solid.
"Your Majesty has a sharp eye. We are indeed ready to break through at Youxia Ridge. We originally wanted to obtain the Green Leaf Grass here, go to the Blood Mire Pond to find the Azure Red Leaves, and then go to the Ridge to meet the two young generals. Unexpectedly,
Ambushed by this beast!"
The two of them smiled bitterly.
In addition to the two old men who met by chance and who were traveling with them for a chance to save their lives, the previous artistic conception warrior named Li Chengyu also came for Azure Red Leaf and met each other in the forest and walked together.
He obviously knew that Wu Ming was at odds with the Xuanlei Sect and the Perak Sect. After realizing the murderous intention, he did not disobey, killed the old man, and left decisively!
"The injuries of both of you are not serious. Now the red leaf miasma is approaching. It is important to take the green leaf grass and find a place to heal the wounds!"
Wu Ming had long seen a few evergreen leaves full of life in the crevices of the rocks not far away.
"That's right!"
The two of them did not refuse, picked green leaves, gave a portion to Wu Ming, and left quickly.
And not long after, a beast shadow as huge as a hill, almost integrated with the surrounding environment, appeared, wandered around the grave, and swept away in the direction in which the three people left.