Chapter 168: Great Trouble Looming Ahead

Genres:Martial Arts and Xianxia Last update:25/03/23 21:02:25
    "Ding Dao Yu, tian yi ge hou le, wemei ben yao jiu zai zi de zhu yuan?"

    Seeing Ding Huan only knew to run in the forest, Gu Changlao could not help but say a word.

    Walking through the dense jungle in the daytime in the Grand Canyon Valley is already dangerous enough. This evening, if we still walk through the jungle, it's truly seeking death.

    Ding Huan was running frantically and said,

    "Trust me, Uncle Gu, we will stop within no more than half an hour."

    Upon hearing Ding Huan's words, Gu Youchang immediately addressed the rest of his disciples:

    "Everyone work harder, don't be reluctant to use the Quickening Form."

    If Gu Changlao had not reminded him, no one would have dared to stop at this time. Everyone was following Ding Huan as fast as they could.

    The most annoyed was Qingyu. If it wasn't for Ding Huan this cook, why would she have to walk through the jungle in the dangerous Grand Canyon Valley at night, risking her life?

    At this very moment, Ding Huan suddenly pulled out a long knife and struck it outward.

    Gu Changlao's heart was shocked and then found that Ding Huan had actually cut a basin-shaped snake into two pieces.

    And this process did not slow down Ding Huan at all; instead, it made him even faster.

    Gu Youchang looked at Ding Huan with even greater admiration. This young cook is not ordinary.

    Even he had not seen the venomous snake just now.

    If it were to continue like this, once a new disciple was bitten by a venomous snake, there would be no doubt about their certain death.

    In a sense, Ding Huan has done better than any of the Ou Zhi officials or myself.

    If the situation is indeed as Ding Huan has predicted, and they escape from the crisis, should we consider introducing Ding Huan to Yanyue Sect?

    Moreover, he feels that Ding Huan is deliberately holding back his speed; if it weren't for waiting for these disciples, Ding Huan might have disappeared long ago.

    Those who followed behind saw Ding Huan's fierce demeanor and gained an extra dose of confidence.

    When Ding Huan saw the wide path ahead, his heart finally relaxed.

    Survived.

    Turned around and looked back, luckily, no one was missing.

    "Can we camp here?"

    Gu Changlao saw that Ding Huan had stopped, so he also stopped and asked a question.

    Without waiting for Ding Huan's answer, he exclaimed in alarm:

    "What's going on? How can there be such a wide road here?"

    At this moment, everyone gathered on this path, though it was dusk. With the stars shining down, they could still see clearly that it was an exceptionally wide mountain road.

    It's clear from the path that people often pass through here, so it's not some quiet place.

    Gu Changlao closed his eyes, walked forward for several dozen meters, and then once again felt everything around him.

    After more than ten minutes had passed, Gu Changlao returned, his eyes wide with shock as he looked at Ding Huan:

    "Ding Dao Yu, tell me, did you know earlier that the path we had walked before was false, all a group of people's illusions, that we were really walking in the jungle, and this is the real path?"

    Idiot would tell you.

    "Uncle Gu, you're giving me too much credit. If I really knew we were in the jungle earlier, I would have said something."

    At that time, I was a bit restless. I very much trusted my intuition. If I had not relied on it, I would not have lived to see today.

    I also don't know where to stop. I followed my intuition and stopped here, not expecting there to be another path here.

    Huh, not really, Uncle Gu, are you saying that the path we walked before was fake? Why? It was clearly a main road!"

    Ding Huan seems to finally react as if he realizes something at the end.

    Gu Youchang just asked casually, and he naturally did not believe that they all did not perceive the things they were not aware of. Ding Huan was aware of this.

    Ding Huan's words about being restless resonated with Gu Youchang, for it was his own unease of mind that led him to believe in Ding Huan's words and follow him here.

    Otherwise, he would never have followed Ding Huan's advice into the dense jungle of the Grand Canyon Valley just because he somewhat admired Ding Huan.

    "Thank you so much, Ding Dao Yu, without you, my life would be in danger. Alas…"

    Gu Changlao's last sigh of regret was for the rest of them. Now that they were safe, it meant danger for the others.

    "All the disciples began to set up camp."

    Qiu Zhi Sheng was not present, and Gu Changlao had to take over the tasks that Qiu Zhi Sheng should have done.

    "Ding Dao Yu, thank you. Without you, I might have found it hard to escape as well."

    What surprised Ding Huan was that even the usually cold and arrogant Guan Zhai also came over to thank him.

    In the eyes of Guan Zhai, Ding Huan was just a cook, although he had some skills, that was just a skilled cook.

    This incident made Guan Zhai sweat with fear. If she had listened to Qingyu, she might have been buried in the Grand Canyon.

    Thinking of this, Guan Zhai looked at Qingyu coldly.

    She knew that Qingyu was too afraid to come because she was afraid of death.

    The old saying is indeed true; the more afraid of death, the faster one dies.

    Ding Huan immediately began to calculate his own safety, he didn't want to appear here unintentionally.

    Because of low cultivation, the rules here were high, Ding Huan's calculation was still unclear.

    However, he did get a clearer image of a distant scene.

    Ding Huan let out a sigh of relief. Although the image was blurry, it was still important to have one.

    With a clearer image, it meant that he was safe.

    The disciples were setting up camp, while Gu Changlao was responsible for arranging a protective formation.

    Ding Huan envied the way Gu Changlao tossed out the formation banner with such ease.

    "Big Brother Ding, I want to buy your Quickening Form, do you think that's possible?"

    A newly admitted disciple of Yanyue Sect approached Ding Huan, his tone slightly nervous.

    This was the previously slower-paced disciple of Yanyue Sect who had used a Quickening Form completely in the forest earlier.

    Ding Huan did not hesitate for a moment, directly taking out the Quickening Form on his body and handing it over to the other party:

    "Take it. There's no need to buy it; I don't need it myself."

    After studying it for several days, he found that there was nothing special about it. It was just a combination of some Wind Patterns.

    When his strength reaches that level, he will naturally be able to make it.

    As for selling it to this disciple, what could the other party offer him? The true currency of the mortal world would be useless to him, so it was better to give it away.

    "Thank you, Big Brother Ding, I will remember this kindness from Teng Guan." The new disciple hurriedly bowed to thank him.

    To Ding Huan, it was a insignificant talisman, but to him, it was his own life.

    ......

    At the same time, the large group still in the jungle began to set up camp.

    Seeing that others were surrounded by elders outside the disciples, Qiu Zhi Sheng sighed inwardly why at their Yanyue Sect, elders were so unreliable? He listened to a cook's words, oh.

    And what about Guan Zhai, how would he explain to the Young Master if something went wrong?

    "Diao Chao." As Yixia Valley Elder Dou Yinzhu was still thinking about the strange cook Ding Huan, she heard the voice of Shuangcong Temple Elder Qu.

    Liu Yinyu walked out of the campsite:

    "Elder Qu, are you looking to discuss the evening joint defense arrangements?"

    Just as Qu Yue Mountain was about to speak, a huge black mass fell from the night.

    At that moment, everything seemed to vanish.

    A cold, chilling aura enveloped the entire space, and a sense of death spread instantaneously.

    Liu Yinyu immediately felt something was wrong. She screamed loudly:

    "Everyone, run away as quickly as possible..."

    She also rushed out immediately.

    Bang! That huge black mass hit the campsite and exploded instantly, the painful screams echoing.

    Everyone was frantically trying to escape, but this was not the end. Several more black masses fell from above.

    The coldness that seeped into the depths of the soul exploded in the center of the camp. For those who had not practiced cultivation, they couldn't even move, let alone escape, at this moment.

    Qiu Zhi Sheng led the disciples of Yanyue Sect, as they didn't have any elders present, they were at the tail end.

    This last position, actually gave him the opportunity to escape.

    Before the second black mass of coldness descended, he was shouting frantically to get everyone to run away while dashing out himself.

    Han Wei Cheng was filled with regret. Why did he have to stay? He could have left with Ding Huan and Gu Changlao before.

    He had experienced such a terrifying death pressure once, but it was happening again.

    Compared to Elder Qu of Shuangcong Sect, who disappeared instantly, Elder Liu of Yuxia Valley calmed down and immediately started to gather the sect's disciples.

    However, after a few more groups of black mist descended, she dared not continue to gather them, and she gathered four disciples and rushed out.

    Qiu Zhi Sheng knew nothing but to flee madly, even though he was at the tail end of the escape, Elder Liu still quickly caught up with him.

    Elder Liu dropped off several disciples:

    "Follow me."

    Seeing Elder Liu charging out of the main road, Qiu Zhi Sheng dared not assume that the main road was safe this time, so he also led his people to follow.

    Those who had escaped followed Elder Liu of Yuxia Valley and ran wildly in pursuit.

    This is not about strength. If you can't touch your opponent, how can you fight back?

    "Elder Liu, where should we escape to?" Qiu Zhi Sheng's voice was trembling.

    "Towards the direction where Cook Ding went."

    Liu Yinyu's face was not good-looking, and he still replied.

    After all, the cook is still a disciple of Yanyue Sect. She answered to give Qiu Zhi Sheng face.

    The wails of pain were still coming from behind, and at this moment, no one dared to look back.

    ......

    Ding Huan has been thinking about what that thing was.

    What is the purpose of setting up a fake crime scene? After all, everyone has been confused, so why go through the trouble of creating a fake one?

    "Ding Dao Yu!" The voice of Elder Gu came from outside.

    Ding Huan quickly opened the entrance to the tent:

    "Met Elder Gu."

    "What are you thinking, Ding Dao Yu?" Gu Youchang is no longer treating Ding Huan as a cook. After being polite, he asked this question.

    Ding Huan scratched his head and said bluntly:

    "I'm wondering what that thing really is, why it's so terrifying."

    Gu Youchang spoke with a serious tone:

    "I think I know what it is."

    "What is it?" Ding Huan asked eagerly.

    Gu Changlao only spat out a word: "Ba."

    Ba?

    Just as Ding Huan thought of the drought demon from Earth, a name of a demonic beast suddenly popped into his mind.

    Han Ba, can hide its form and absorb the brain fluid of cultivators to level up. Can release hallucinogenic toxins, making people feel like they are in a phantom array.

    This demonic beast is extremely difficult to ascension, and those who can cultivate to the seventh level are considered the top-level Han Ba.

    Before a Han Ba can advance to the seventh level, the entire area it inhabits becomes completely frigid, and this cold can penetrate the mind, fusing hallucinogenic toxins to make people unable to dispel them.

    The main attack method of a Han Ba before it advances to the seventh level is black mist condensation.

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