This exquisite dagger, which contains brilliant fire, is supposed to be a top-grade sword. Unfortunately, Gu Chen has not discovered its function so far, and can only use it as an ordinary protective dagger.
Gu Chen walked along the forest road, alert to the movement on the left and right. After turning two or three forest roads, a relatively open grassland appeared in front of Gu Chen. In the center of the grassland stood a leafy tree that could be hugged by several people.
Ancient tree, Gu Chen looked up at the ancient tree and suddenly made a sound.
"……kettle?"
Gu Chen lowered his head and found a cowhide kettle lying on the grass in front of the old tree.
Gu Chen walked over and picked up the kettle. The kettle was a style commonly used by pioneers. Gu Chen picked up the kettle and shook it. The water inside had long since drained away. So far, no group of pioneers has conquered the area under the cliff. The kettle will
There may be only one person appearing in the depths of the palace. Gu Chen frowned and moved his gaze to the ancient tree in front.
After carefully approaching the ancient tree, Gu Chen immediately discovered another clue.
There is a hammer-headed bird lying under the ancient tree. The hammer-headed bird is carrying large and small bags. Some of the bags are scattered, and the hammer-headed bird itself is lying under the tree as if it is asleep, without any reaction.
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"Did you really win the lottery?"
If the guess is correct, the hammer-headed bird should be the one that fell into the pit with the Wind Envoy. Since the hammer-headed bird was resting under the tree, the missing Wind Envoy should not be far away. Gu Chen raised his eyes and looked towards
around, walking towards the hammerhead bird.
The roots and branches were exposed under the ancient tree. When he stepped on the trunk, Gu Chen suddenly felt that the soles of his feet were weak.
The moment Gu Chen felt alarmed, he activated the Flame Wheel. The Flame Wheel suddenly appeared, and the high-temperature flames scorched the branches under his feet, and Gu Chen instantly retreated ten steps away. He felt that half of his legs were not in control.
Gu Chen looked towards the soles of his feet and saw that several spiral thorns had pierced the soles, while the remaining half had been burned off by the flame wheel.
A feeling of numbness slowly ran up the base of his feet. Gu Chen gasped and quickly pulled out the thorns, then took out the righteous water from his bag and drank it. There are natural traps like this in the wilderness.
There is no way to prevent it, and Zhengqi water is the elixir for detoxification and miasma. Gu Chen drank the Zhengqi water, and it took a while before the numbness in his left leg subsided.
"What a critical moment. I didn't expect it to be a spirit-eating species..."
When Gu Chen came back to his senses, his back was dripping with cold sweat.
That ancient tree that looks harmless to humans and animals is a type known as a "spirit-devouring species" among pioneers. The form of soul-eating species is not limited to trees, but also includes grass and insect types, and "devouring biological spirits to sustain life"
is their common characteristic. For creatures captured by the Soul-Eating Seed, the spiritual Brahma that constitutes the body and mind will be swallowed by the Soul-Eating Seed, and thus become a living corpse that loses consciousness. Until the body is completely destroyed, it will become a Soul-Eating Seed and continue to absorb it.
The food source of Lingfan.
If Yan Biao hadn't been activated in an emergency, Gu Chen would have been like the hammer-headed bird, paralyzed by the toxin and reduced to an immobile prey, right? Gu Chen shuddered and looked at the unconscious bird.
The hammer-headed bird deeply reflected on his naivety.
"Eh? Could it be that!?"
Gu Chen's expression suddenly changed and he looked towards the ancient tree hurriedly.
There is no doubt that the hammer-headed bird is the mount of the Zuo'an group. Since it is trapped here, the wind envoy is likely to become the prey of the spirit-devouring species. Thinking of this, Gu Chen couldn't calm down and immediately stepped on his feet.
The Flame-Stepping Wheel flew towards the ancient tree. The paralyzing sting of the soul-eating species seemed to only be able to deal with prey on the ground. Gu Chen flew around the ancient tree for two weeks, and saw no one else except the hammer-headed bird. Only then did he
He breathed a sigh of relief.
The hammer-headed bird obviously ran here before stepping into the trap. In this case, the possibility that the wind envoy is still alive is quite high. Gu Chen, who judged in this way, breathed a sigh of relief. Just when he was thinking about how to search, he suddenly
A breeze blew by.
"Hmm?"
It was normal for the wind to rise in the sky, but that wind made Gu Chen feel slightly dazed.
Although he was in a trance for only a moment, Gu Chen noticed that his inner radiant fire was shaking slightly, which frightened him. You must know that the inner radiant fire is the manifestation of the master's own spiritual surge, and it will never
Affected by purely physical phenomena. If the brilliant fire shakes, it means that the wind is mixed with a different kind of spiritual surge.
Gu Chen concentrated his mind and looked towards the wind whirlpool with clear eyes, and then he saw a looming green and white spiritual surge in the wind. The wisp of spiritual surge was like catkins and mist, floating in the wind as if consciously, circling around the ancient tree.
After the circle, he turned towards Gu Chen again. Gu Chen subconsciously dodged to the left, and the spiritual surge suddenly flew into the air.
The spirit surge that had been thrown into the air was spinning in place, looking a little hesitant.
However, it was only a few breaths, and then he seemed to sense something was wrong, and immediately turned around and ran away into the distance.
"Want to escape!?"
Gu Chen was completely aroused with good intentions and curiosity, and immediately stepped on the flaming wheel and chased Lingyong.
The spiritual surge was carried by the wind, but Yan Biao's speed was enough to surpass the wind. Gu Chen stepped on the flame wheel and chased the spiritual surge closely, only to see the spiritual surge avoiding the pond corridor along the way like a living creature.
Road and other obstacles eventually submerged into the bamboo forest behind the pond and disappeared without a trace.
There are many rockery and stone corridors scattered in the bamboo forest, forming a shape like a small maze. If you are not familiar with the terrain, you may not be able to find the exit after wandering around for a long time, right? But for Gu Chen, who has opened the God's perspective from a high position, he has to find the exit.
The hub of the maze couldn't be simpler.
Gu Chen stepped on the Flame Wheel and slowly landed in front of a rockery. The rockery seemed nothing special from the sky, but when he saw it, he realized that there was a cave in it. He only saw a cave halfway up the rockery. The cave was not deep.
Although Gu Chen couldn't see clearly from inside, his ears could pick up the sound of breathing coming from the cave.
Gu Chen held the dagger behind his back, climbed carefully on the rockery to the front of the cave, and looked in. When he poked his head, a wind blade suddenly shot towards him. Fortunately, Gu Chen reacted quickly, and the wind blade only stayed on the rock wall next to it.
Next white mark.
"Wait a minute, these are pioneers here! Not monsters!"
Gu Chen was startled and put on a defensive posture, while panicked sounds came from the cave.
"Huh? Yes, is he a human?"
Following the exclamation, a bluish-white light lit up deep in the cave. The bluish-white light was the brilliant stone lamp that the pioneers always kept. The white light emitted by the brilliant stone lamp illuminated the cave, and Gu Chen was able to see clearly the scene inside the cave. Only
He saw simple luggage placed in the narrow cave, a kettle lying on the ground, and a few half-ripe wild fruits on the stone platform next to the kettle.
"You, who are you?"
A woman in a white robe is standing on the stone platform, holding a pen and staff and being nervously guarding the area. Although she is wrapped in a white robe and her figure cannot be seen, the woman's appearance is delicate, and the outline of her facial features is very similar to that of the double swordsman.
I don’t know whether it was because she had been sleeping in the open air and not having enough to eat during this period. The woman’s face obviously lacked color. Compared with the pioneer, she gave people the impression of being as delicate as a rich boudoir.
"Are you Miss Wenjun? I was asked by Brother Zuo An to come find you."
When Gu Chen saw the woman, he was relieved and suddenly became curious again.
How did she survive these days in such a dangerous Chaos Ruins?