Chapter 77 Misty Canyon
After entering the fog, I immediately reached out and saw no five fingers, and only a vast white area was seen in front of me.
The six people could only hold hands and move forward slowly. Fortunately, the passage was not too long, and four people soon passed through.
After the fog in front of him disappeared, the six people's eyes lit up and suddenly became clear.
In front of me was a gravel slope that had collapsed halfway, a messy area, surrounded by weeds that reached their knees.
A little further ahead and farther left and right were a low hill, rolling and extremely empty. In front of them, a large number of monks who had arrived were looking around.
"This is the wilderness plain where you enter the valley. It is the only place in Qinggu Valley without monsters, and it is the safest place. Of course, while it is safe, it has no magical herbs and elixirs, and it has no value at all." said the fat mule.
"Well! That's true! Brother Mule, where are we going now?" Wuwang asked.
The fat mule took out the map of Qingyou Valley that had been prepared, looked at it for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Let's go southwest and go to the Mist Canyon first. The monsters there are the least threats, and even the Qi Refining Cultivators can easily kill them. Other places are very dangerous, with many third-level or even fourth-level monsters. Moreover, when we go to the ancient monk's cave, the Mist Canyon is also a must-pass place!"
Everyone nodded after hearing this. Although the task of collecting ice jade snakes released by the Shui family also attracted them, considering that so many monks were staring at this task, it was probably not so easy to complete. Therefore, they all agreed that the main goal of reaching the ancient monk's cave was to reach the ancient monk's cave.
If they can enter the cave more smoothly and obtain the treasures inside, they will have extra time to use after leaving the cave, so they will consider hunting the ice jade snake for rewards.
"Okay! Let's go! Let's go to the Mist Canyon now!" The fat mule pointed ahead, then turned into a stunning rainbow and flew forward.
Because the fat mule came into Qingyou Valley once ten years ago, he was elected as the captain of this six-person team, responsible for leading the way and negotiating with monks from other teams on behalf of the entire team.
And now, he is also ahead of the team.
Seeing that the fat mule had already made a way in front of him, everyone was unwilling to let it go, and turned into five rays of light and followed the ray of shocking rainbow...
******************************************************************
The Mist Canyon is located southwest of the mouth of Qingyou Valley, about thirty miles away.
According to the instructions on this map, due to the restriction in the sky, this foggy canyon is shrouded in thick fog all year round, gathering and dispersing.
When the unpredictable fog dissipates, the canyon will suddenly become clear, no different from ordinary places.
But sometimes, the fog never dissipates. After people enter, they can't see their five fingers, which is similar to the situation when they first entered the mouth of Qingyou Valley.
There are various low-level monsters in the canyon. Although a single monster is not a big threat, some of them are group creatures. Once foreign enemies enter, hundreds or even thousands of monsters often rush forward.
At this time, let alone these Qi Refining Cultivators, even the Foundation Establishing Cultivation Cultivators, can only escape in panic.
In this foggy canyon, streams, deep pools, waterfalls, and towering ancient trees can be seen everywhere. The broken wall cliffs on both sides of the canyon are thousands of feet high and straight to the sky, which makes people feel thrilling.
At this time, from the wilderness plain to the Misty Canyon, a crowd surged. Hundreds of monks summoned their own mounts and rode towards the canyon, which saved a lot of energy.
Of course, there are more monks, who don’t even have mounts, and can only walk on foot.
Jiang Chen and his team of six people are also a type of people without mounts. They can only follow a large group of Qi Refining Cultivators and rush towards the Mist Canyon.
These teams will not talk to each other at all. Their purpose is to obtain the Ice Jade Snake's Demon Pill. If one more person goes to hunt, he will naturally lose one chance. Therefore, they all have a hint of hostility towards others.
If there are people who know each other in the team, you may be able to say a word or two, and when you see someone you don’t know, you will immediately glar at them.
Due to the tight time, no one dares to delay now. They use accelerated spells to fear that they will fall behind others. Some have blessed themselves with wind control techniques, some have galloped on spirit beasts, and some have even used light skills in secular martial arts.
Those monks who had no acceleration items or skills and could only walk with two legs were naturally left behind by the large army.
However, Jiang Chen and his team had a relatively high cultivation level, and their escape speed was quite fast. Among so many teams of monks, they were in a medium and upper-middle position.
After running more than ten miles, they quickly saw the difference in speed of the six people.
Both Fat Mule and Fat Fish were wearing black cloth robes and rushed to the front. They were already at the ninth level of the Qi Refining Stage, and they were the two with the highest cultivation level among the six. Moreover, they had been stealing property in local markets for a long time, and often had to avoid the pursuit of the shop owner and the guards. How could they survive if they ran slowly? Therefore, these two people were naturally unstoppable and became the fastest-runners.
Following Fei Mule and Fei Yu was Jiang Chen. He was only less than five feet behind the Fei brothers. The reason why he was able to be so fast was because of the Buyun boots given by Zi Xi that his speed was comparable to that of the Fei brothers in the ninth level of the Qi Refining Stage.
Of course, Jiang Chen did not use the Ghost Mirror Step. As long as he used the Ghost Mirror Step, I believe that it would be no big problem to surpass the fat mule and fat fish.
However, the use of this ghost mystery step consumes a lot of spiritual power, and it is OK to dodge in battle. If it is used to rush on the road, it will not take long to exhaust the spiritual power of the monk. Therefore, Jiang Chen dared not use it.
The three people in the last line were Wuxie Monsters. Their cultivation level was lower than that of the two brothers Feiyu and Feimu, and they did not have boots that increased their movement speed like Jiang Chen, so they naturally fell at the end.
After rushing through this way, the three in front had to slow down slightly so that the three in the back could keep up.
Jiang Chen looked at the huge crowd of monks behind him at this time and couldn't help but feel shocked.
I thought to myself that there were at least hundreds of monks, and I heard that there were thousands of people in front of me, and people kept pouring in from behind. After so many monks entered the Mist Canyon, I was afraid that if they encountered some strange flowers and plants, they would rush forward and rob them by means.
If the ice jade snake appeared, I would probably fight even more. In this way, wouldn’t it become a big melee? Although I and others are not afraid of fighting, they do not want to be involved in unprovoked disputes.
After continuing to drive forward for a while, Jiang Chen quietly expressed his concerns to Fei Mule.
After hearing this, Fat Mule, who was temporarily captain of the six-man team, frowned, obviously worried about this issue.
After taking out the map and looking at it again, he pointed to the path next to him and whispered: "Let's go from here instead, don't be with the team!"
After saying that, he turned around and ran towards another path that was rarely visited.
When Fei Mu turned around, Jiang Chen, Fei Yu and Tianxie monsters turned around without hesitation. They left the crowd of monks and headed towards this path where few people walked.
As the fat mule walked, he explained: "This mist canyon is extremely long, about 600 miles from beginning to end. There are at least a dozen passages to enter the canyon. We don't need to go with so many people to squeeze in the best one recently. The road I took you is a little further, leading to the upper reaches of the mist canyon. Because this road is not easy to walk, few people generally choose. But this is not a bad thing. Maybe there are more strange flowers and plants we encounter on the road, and it may not be certain."
Speaking of this, he looked at Jiang Chen and smiled and said, "Although our main task is to enter the ancient monk's cave and obtain the treasures, and the secondary task is to hunt the inner elixir of the Ice Jade Snake. But if you have the chance, you can collect some rare herbs in the Qinggu Valley, which is also a great asset! Brother Jiang should be the most interested. Many herbs here are difficult to find outside and are quite attractive to alchemists."
Jiang Chen nodded without comment, but the expression on his face was still calm.
After about a meal, the group came to a cliff outside the Misty Canyon.
Chapter completed!