r18novel 535. Fog Hill Reappears
535. Fog Hill Reappears
"The message sent by Xuan Leizi is indeed worthy of the Supreme Elder's courteous treatment of him," Ling Zhu commented.
"So, what does the young master mean?"
"Gather everyone here... Let's leave Mu Gu alone; who knows what trouble he might cause with him around. Everyone else, assemble! I want Yao Qingyu to personally summon Xiao Yan for us!"
The Source Spirit Crystal shone with a bluish-green light, floating in Ling Zhuo's hand, while Ling Zhuo's eyes changed several times, clearly indicating that he was thinking about something.
Although Ling Zhuo did not adopt Ling Luo and Ling Yu's suggestions, he did not object and simply followed Ling Zhuo's instructions.
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Xiao Yan held the jade token, looking at the empty area before him with some confusion. He had come here following the guidance of the scarlet light, and had even prepared himself to immediately engage Ling Zhuo and his group, but in the end, he hadn't expected to arrive at just an extremely empty area.
"There's nothing here..." Xiao Yan was also somewhat helpless. He thought he had found something valuable in Mu Gu's storage ring, but it seemed to be useless.
Xiao Yan, with a meticulous attitude, searched again, but still found nothing.
Xiao Yan could only go to a herbal medicine trading place organized by alchemists nearby, hoping to exchange some of the herbs in his storage ring and inquire about his junior sister Yao Qingyu and Lei Jingxiao.
After Xiao Yan successfully and fairly exchanged some of the herbs in his pocket, he still received no news about his junior sister. However, someone did notice Lei Jingxiao's whereabouts. The reason for this was that Lei Jingxiao was acting far too conspicuously.
It is said that because his soul power was insufficient, he clashed with the last herb protected by the magical runes on a misty mountain, and in a domineering manner, forbade anyone else to try. According to him, it was already his, and anyone else who wanted it must first defeat him.
Fortunately, he is strong enough that most people wouldn't dare to have any objections to him. And those who can truly threaten him are the powerful forces behind him, who dare not really challenge him.
Xiao Yan smiled slightly upon hearing the story. If Lei Jingxiao wanted to play, it wouldn't hurt to let him do it on his own for a while. Once he found out where Ling Zhuo was, he would consider whether to go and find him.
Even after everything was prepared, Xiao Yan was still somewhat unwilling to give up. While taking advantage of the time, he re-condensed the Hidden Shadow Needle, wondering if anything would eventually appear at this location. Just as he successfully condensed one Hidden Shadow Needle and was about to condense a second one, a sudden commotion interrupted his actions. He then understood the purpose of the jade tablet in Mu Gu's hand, because he saw a tall mountain reappear from the void.
Without warning, the earth trembled, and the air emitted a piercing buzz. Xiao Yan suddenly looked up and saw the sky as if it had been torn apart by an invisible giant hand, with gray-white clouds churning into vortexes. A majestic mountain slowly emerged from the twisted void rift, its jagged rock walls, carrying a thick gray-white mist, crashing down with a deafening roar, the shockwave sending dust swirling and flying for miles around.
"The Fog Mountain has reappeared!" someone shouted hoarsely.
"Looks like I'm in good luck; this place is so close."
"Go for it, all the medicinal herbs are mine."
Xiao Yan saw that the alchemists who were originally scattered in various places transformed into streaks of light and shot out. An old man in a yellow robe flicked his sleeve and leaped up at an extremely fast speed; a woman in red was riding a flying shuttle with flame patterns, but her figure froze the moment she touched the mist - the binding force of the stagnant fighting spirit had quietly taken effect.
After the last appearance of the misty mountain, most people were more puzzled and curious. After learning that the mist could seal off battle qi, they became even more cautious. It was only after they figured out the environment in the mountain that they acted faster.
This time, everyone was more experienced and knew that the Fog Mountain was mainly used by the Danta to supply the players. Now, seeing a newly appeared area that hadn't been looted yet, they were naturally extremely hungry and rushed in without thinking.
Xiao Yan's brows suddenly lit up, and his spiritual realm spread out like ripples. He lightly touched the ground with his toes, and with his robes fluttering, he leaped into the air and nimbly plunged into the misty mountains.
"It's Xiao Yan!" Amidst the exclamations, everyone watched in disbelief as Xiao Yan's figure pierced through the mist like an arrow.
After entering the mountain, Xiao Yan didn't linger and headed straight for the summit. Rather than competing for other herbs, he decided to go directly for the ten most important and protected ones.
Xiao Yan's travel speed was not slow at all, even without using Dou Qi. His physical constitution was far superior to that of ordinary alchemists. After advancing to Dou Zun, his physical functions had greatly improved, and each experience of absorbing three different kinds of strange fire was a thorough tempering of his body. Although the soul cultivation technique "Heavenly Thunder Forging Spirit" that Xiao Yan obtained was not as terrifying as the dual cultivation of soul and body described by the author, his body was indeed tempered in the process of summoning heavenly thunder.
With a combination of factors, there might be very few people in the entire Pill Gathering space whose physical strength could match his. Therefore, although Xiao Yan did not gain the upper hand, he quickly left most of the people who had entered the mountain ahead of him.
After traveling for a while, Xiao Yan sensed that the aura of the magical beasts on this second misty mountain seemed stronger. The first time he entered the misty mountain, Xiao Yan had honestly walked the entire way, so he was very clear about the distribution of magical beast power within. Judging from the magical beast aura he could sense, this second misty mountain was not so simple; at least it wouldn't be like the first misty mountain where anyone could easily venture in.
"I wonder what kind of strength the magical beast at the top of the mountain possesses," Xiao Yan murmured.
Previously, the monsters guarding the mountaintop were at the peak of the Dou Zong level. Will the monsters at the mountaintop also increase in strength this time, reaching the Dou Zun level?
Halfway up the mountain, five crimson-eyed demonic apes pounded their chests and roared, their claws still stained with the blood of the previous intruders. Seeing this, Xiao Yan's lips curled into a slight smile, and the soul vortex between his brows suddenly began to spin. In the blink of an eye, countless soul needles materialized, and before the giant beasts could pounce on him, they collapsed to the ground with a crimson mark between their brows—the hidden soul thorns had pierced their skulls.
Xiao Yan leaped lightly and picked the herbs they were guarding.
As the five demonic beasts collapsed, a tremendous roar echoed from the mountaintop, and Xiao Yan, upon seeing this, also sensed the Dou Zun-level Dou Qi fluctuations.
After walking uphill for a while, Xiao Yan saw the creature he was guarding at the top of the mountain, an eighth-order magical beast with unrestrained fighting spirit, the Crimson-Eyed Demon Ape King!