Amidst the mountain range, on a lush green mountain, a figure stood with his hands behind his back under a pine tree. He gazed into the depths of the mountain range, and after a long while, he suddenly turned his head to look behind him and said with a faint smile, "Brother Dong, it seems that the plan has failed since you've come now."
A dark silhouette walked out from the forest behind him. It was Dong Shan, who had previously fought with Mu Chen's group.
"Wu Tong, your plan has failed. Wen Qingxuan is smart. She could tell that I've been cooperating with you for a long time." Dong Shan said with a dark expression.
The man named Wu Tong had a head of fiery red hair and was gently fiddling with two golden balls engraved with profound runes in his hand. Occasionally, the Spiritual Energy fluctuations that would be emitted from his body were as vast as the ocean and as deep as the abyss. He couldn't be underestimated.
He merely smiled when he heard Dong Shan's words. He said in an unconcerned manner, "I was only probing and did not expect to succeed. Moreover, even if this plan fails, the strength of your team should be able to cause the Wen clan to suffer significant losses, right?"
Dong Shan's face turned even more unsightly. "They weren't injured at all. At the last moment, an unfamiliar team interfered. They should be the helpers that Wen Qingxuan found."
"Oh?" The golden balls in Wu Tong's hand briefly paused as he asked, "How's their strength?"
"A High Rank Spiritual Array Scholar and a Quasi-Perfected Earth Sovereign."
Dong Shan said. As for Mu Chen and Luo Li, they had been neglected.
"High Rank Spiritual Array Scholar?"
Wu Tong squinted his eyes as he faintly smiled. "Looks like Wen Qingxuan isn't stupid to find helpers. However, does she think that having a High Rank Spiritual Array Scholar can change anything?"
"My Wu Clan has been preparing for years for the Spirit Butterfly Legacy, so how can we give them a chance?"
He turned around and smiled at Dong Shan. "Brother Dong, please follow us to the ruins. Don't worry, the Wu Clan will not renege on the rewards we promised you."
"I hope so."
Dong Shan snorted and the scar on his face wriggled, making him look extremely sinister. To obstruct Wen Qingxuan's party, they had lost four Greater Earth Sovereigns, which was a considerable blow to them. After all, those members of his party had experienced hundreds of battles, and they were also ferocious when it came to killing.
With that thought in mind, Dong Shan's gaze turned sinister and he said, "If we capture them, you have to hand over that brat called Mu Chen to me. I'll definitely let him know that even death is a form of relief for offending Master Dong!"
"Do whatever you want."
Wu Tong casually smiled. As for who Mu Chen was, he wasn't even interested in knowing. Because as far as he was concerned, Wen Qingxuan and the others would definitely be the losers, and he didn't have the time to pay attention to the outcome of the losers.
He gazed into the distance, staring at the deepest part of the mountain range. Greed gradually gathered in the depths of his eyes.
"The Spirit Butterfly Legacy! Haha, whether I, Wu Tong, can become the second Heavenly Sovereign of the Wu Clan in the future will depend on this!
"Pass down the order, let's move out!
"We have to rush ahead and prepare some gifts for those fellows behind us."
He abruptly turned around and his voice resounded.
Whoosh!
His figure took the lead and soared into the sky, transforming into a ray of light that shot towards the depths of the mountain range. Behind him, several black figures that gave off a sinister and cold aura suddenly shot out from the dense forest and closely followed.
Whoosh!
Ten silhouettes streaked across the mountain range, looking into the depths of the mountain range.
"The Spirit Butterfly Legacy is at the centre of this mountain range. With our speed, we should be able to reach it in half an hour."
Along the way, Wen Qingxuan approached Mu Chen and her clear voice was enveloped by Spiritual Energy, entering the ears of Mu Chen and the rest.
"But the Wu Clan should be ahead of us right now, so we have to rush over as soon as possible to prevent them from getting ahead of us."
Mu Chen and Luo Li nodded their heads. They had come all the way here, so they naturally didn't want to just take a sip of the soup left behind by the other party.
Hence, the group's speed suddenly rose once again. Light figures streaked across the horizon, faintly discernible sonic booms quietly resounding across the sky.
Under this full speed, Wen Qingxuan, who was leading the way at the front, gradually slowed down after an hour. Her pair of phoenix-like eyes shot towards the distance in front of her.
Mu Chen and the rest also directed their gazes over and saw an emerald miasma spreading out in the depths of the mountain range. The miasma was extremely vast, as if it had enveloped the entire mountain range.
Mu Chen gently sniffed and felt the Spiritual Energy in his body trembling. An extreme rejection surged in his heart, making him want to leave the region that was enveloped by the green miasma.
"This miasma is poisonous."
Mu Chen said with a grave expression. Evidently, the emerald miasma was filled with lethal toxins that even an Earth Sovereign wouldn't be able to endure if they charged in.
Wen Qingxuan nodded her head. "It's said that this miasma was formed from the pellets left behind by the Spirit-Pellet Butterfly Fairy. It's extremely poisonous, and even a Perfected Earth Sovereign would be heavily injured by it."
Mu Chen knitted his brows as he looked at Wen Qingxuan's calm face and smiled. "Looks like you guys are prepared."
A sweet smile appeared on Wen Qingxuan's face, not bothering to deny it. With a wave of her jade-like hand, numerous rays of light shot towards everyone. Receiving them, Mu Chen opened his palm, only to see an icy-blue medicinal pill lying on his palm. An ice-cold sensation radiated from it, causing everyone to feel extremely comfortable and relaxed.
"This is the Icy Heart Pellet, a divine pellet that can cure poison. This is produced in the Endless Fire Territory, and its price isn't cheap. Every single pellet is worth millions of drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid. Place it on your tongue and it will be able to cure the poison in this place."
"From the Endless Fire Territory?"
Mu Chen looked at the Ice Heart Pellet in his hand with interest and couldn't help letting out a sigh of admiration. As one of the top three alchemy grounds in the Great Thousand World, the Endless Fire Territory's elixirs were truly synonymous with the highest quality in the Great Thousand World.
He tossed the Icy Heart Pellet into his mouth and a cold aura instantly spread out. His entire body seemed to have become tranquil at this moment.
"Let's go. From now on, everyone will have to be extra careful. After entering the miasma, even if we enter the remnant region, this region is filled with danger. It won't be as easy as before," Wen Qingxuan reminded solemnly.
As her voice faded, she did not waste any more words. Her delicate body moved and she took the lead to rush forward.
Mu Chen and the rest immediately followed up and turned into ten streaks of light as they charged into the emerald miasma.
When they entered the miasma, Mu Chen and the rest immediately felt the heavens and earth turning a little dark. Furthermore, they could sense that when the emerald miasma came in contact with their bodies, it was quietly corroding their bodies.
When the miasma invaded their bodies, Mu Chen immediately sensed that the Spiritual Energy in his body showed signs of decreasing.
He slightly sensed and realised that unknowingly, there were some particles that couldn't be seen with the naked eye in his body. Those particles were like seeds that invaded his body and started to absorb Spiritual Energy.
Sensing this situation, Mu Chen's face slightly changed. But before he could make a move, a cold aura circulated within his body. As the cold aura passed by, those particles were immediately frozen into powder.
Huff.
A white mist was exhaled from Mu Chen's nose. Within the white mist, there was some powder that drifted down. Clearly, it was the poison of the miasma.
"What a terrifying miasma!"
A grave expression appeared on Mu Chen's face. Fortunately, Wen Qingxuan had made ample preparations and brought along such an expensive antidote. If not, just the miasma in this place would have caused their hands and feet to be tied.
Buzz!
But just when Mu Chen was rejoicing in his heart, a faint buzzing noise suddenly resounded between the heavens and earth. Shortly after, he abruptly narrowed his eyes.
Under the emerald sky, there was a patch of dark-red clouds swiftly surging over. When it approached, only then did he realise that it wasn't a cloud, but a swarm of innumerable dark-red mosquito beasts.
The swarm of mosquitoes was extremely massive, covering the heavens and earth. They were only the size of a finger, but their sharp mouthparts were flickering with emerald light. Clearly, they were poisonous creatures.
But after personally experiencing the overbearing miasma, Mu Chen did not dare to underestimate anything here. Immediately, he waved his hand and boundless Spiritual Energy whistled out, forming into a Spiritual Energy barrier that enveloped everyone within it.
Boom!
The swarm of mosquitoes still whistled over and heavily slammed against the Spiritual Energy barrier.
Poof!
Poof!
In that instant of impact, the mosquito beasts exploded one after another. Crimson blood splattered out and fell on the Spiritual Energy barrier, instantly corroding it. If it wasn't for Mu Chen immediately pouring in his Spiritual Energy to maintain it, the Spiritual Energy barrier would have shattered from the first confrontation.
But even so, facing the endless wave of suicidal attacks from the mosquito beasts, Mu Chen's face was a little unsightly. That's because he could sense that the Spiritual Energy in his body was swiftly being consumed.
To maintain the Spiritual Energy barrier that could withstand the suicidal attacks from the mosquito beasts, he would require a considerable amount of Spiritual Energy.
"Mu Chen, those are the Pellet Poison Ghost-Faced Mosquitoes. Their blood can corrode Spiritual Energy and is extremely overbearing!" Wen Qingxuan immediately reminded.
Nodding his head, Mu Chen circulated his Spiritual Energy to maintain the spherical Spiritual Energy barrier to protect everyone as they shuttled through the swarm of mosquitoes in an attempt to escape.
However, this thought of his was quickly shattered as he sensed that for some unknown reason, more and more Ghost Face Mosquitoes were gathering over from all directions, causing their advance to become increasingly difficult.
If this went on, it would undoubtedly be difficult for them to move forward, and their speed would also be greatly affected.
Mu Chen tightly knitted his brows with a dark expression. A brief moment later, his eyes suddenly narrowed and a cold voice was transmitted into the ears of Luo Li, Wen Qingxuan and the rest.
"Something's not right, someone is controlling the mosquitoes to deal with us!"
(To be continued.)