Chapter 1089: Crossing the Poisonous Miasma

Seeing the anxious Zhao Ran, Lin Feng immediately smiled calmly: "Hehe, Zhao Sister, you can rest assured; I already knew the Bodhi Ancient Tree had emerged, so I wouldn't fight a battle without certainty. Before coming here, I had already prepared."

"Unless we encounter a Dou Saint inside, a true Dou Saint strongman, or a whole bunch of Half Saints, otherwise we really aren't afraid."

"Yes, Zhao Sister, you can rest easy; my husband has already prepared everything."

Hearing that, the other women also smiled similarly.

"Alright then, we'll go as you said."

Seeing everyone's confident expressions, Zhao Ran immediately sighed helplessly.

"Anyway, these kids aren't scared; what is she afraid of?"

Thinking that, she didn't voice any further objection.

Since Lin Feng saw Zhao Ran had no objection, he didn't waste time and suddenly lunged, flying toward the Wilderness Ancient Domain.

The remaining women, seeing this, did not hesitate and quickly followed Lin Feng.

Soon after the group swooped over the lower Wilderness Town, a primeval forest steeped in ancient aura came into view.

The trees in this primeval forest stood several hundred zhang tall, like giants, with no end in sight.

Their overlapping canopies blocked the sky, making even sunlight from above hard to penetrate.

Deep within the forest, a chilling darkness spread, occasionally pierced by ferocious beast roars that sent shivers down one's spine.

"This Wilderness Ancient Domain is truly terrifying; no wonder it's hailed as the continent's oldest region, bar none."

Cao Ying's beautiful eyes gazed at the scene ahead; under Lin Feng's day‑and‑night cultivation, her once‑cute, now feminine face subtly shifted as she murmured softly.

Beneath those trees hundreds of zhang tall, even she, an Eight‑turn Dou Zun strongman, felt a sense of insignificance.

And this insignificance was one rooted in ancient ages.

"Hehe, Xiao Ying, don't be afraid; if danger arises, just hide right behind your man."

Hearing the former's whisper, Zhao Ran immediately stepped forward to tease.

Cao Ying rolled her eyes and said irritably, "Zhao Sister, you're always teasing me. Moreover, your qualifications aren't bad; you're an eighth‑grade pinnacle alchemist, your brother is a Dou Saint strongman, you could even find a husband from the Zhao family better than Lin Feng."

However, though she said that, in her heart she didn't think Zhao Ran could find anyone better than her own man, let alone a son‑in‑law.

"Better than him?"

Hearing that, Zhao Ran glanced at Lin Feng from the corner of her eye, then gave a wry smile and shook her head.

Across the entire Dou Qi Continent, it would indeed be hard to find a younger generation more outstanding than Lin Feng.

Moreover, she's a wilted flower, with no special bloodline.

"Everyone, be careful; we're about to enter the Wilderness Ancient Domain."

Just as the former smiled wryly, Lin Feng's voice suddenly reached the women's ears.

Hearing the voice, the women immediately looked up.

Immediately after, they saw the ancient, desolate forest looming just ahead.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The next moment, as they continued to swoop, they plunged into the forest formed by trees hundreds of zhang tall.

Hiss!

At the instant Lin Feng and the others burst into the ancient forest, the scorching sun abruptly vanished without a trace.

At the same time, the scent of decaying leaves wafted from all directions, filling everyone's nostrils.

After entering the forest, Lin Feng looked around and noticed small groups of people nearby.

Seeing these people, Lin Feng was instantly surprised.

But recalling that more than twenty days had passed since the Space Trading Hall, it was normal for some to enter early seeking the Bodhi Ancient Tree, so he stopped being curious, tapped a tree trunk with his toe, and darted onward.

Because Lin Feng and his companions moved swiftly, in less than ten minutes they covered several hundred li.

Along the way, nothing particularly unusual occurred.

Even when they occasionally encountered a few ferocious beasts exuding murderous aura, a single strike from them would almost instantly annihilate those beasts.

"Hm?"

After flying a short while longer, Lin Feng sensed a disturbance in the Nether Poison Flame within his body, and his expression changed abruptly.

He then quickly turned to the others and said, "Everyone, be careful; the forest ahead is poisonous. Quickly set up protection and don't inhale the toxic gas!"

As he spoke, a dark crimson flame rose around him, isolating him from the surrounding space.

Hearing this, Cao Ying and the other women each summoned their own Imperial Spirit Flame, completely sealing themselves off from the outside.

Almost simultaneously, Xiao Yixian also sensed the surrounding poison barrier and promptly warned, "If you inhale too much of this toxic gas, even a Dou Zun strongman will succumb to poison and die. Don't be complacent just because you're powerful."

While speaking, her beautiful eyes scanned the twisted corpses below, then she flicked her wrist, tossing two scarlet pills toward Qing Lin and Zhao Ran.

At the same time, her pink lips parted slightly as she said, "These are the antidote pills I prepared; taking them will grant resistance to these toxins. You two are the weakest against the poison, so take them quickly."

"Alright."

Hearing that, Qing Lin and Zhao Ran glanced at the special flames on others, realizing it wasn't the time to show off, quickly took the pills and swallowed them.

Of course, even after taking Xiao Yixian's antidote, they knew they couldn't rely solely on it, so they also formed a Dou Qi shield around their bodies.

As they continued to fly, visible black mist began to appear around them.

At the same time, the number of corpses on the ground below suddenly surged.

In less than five minutes, they saw tens of thousands of corpses.

However, judging from the lingering aura, most of these people were at the Dou Zong level.

Only a few were cultivators who had just entered the Dou Zun realm.

Whoosh!

After flying forward for a while longer, Lin Feng suddenly extended both hands, pulling the nearby Qing Lin and Zhao Ran into his embrace.

"Lin Feng… what are you doing?"

Suddenly embraced by the former without any warning, Zhao Ran's beautiful face, full of mature charm, instantly flushed slightly, and she stammered.

While speaking, she unconsciously glanced at the surrounding women whose expressions had all changed.

Just as the former finished speaking, Xiao Yixian explained: "The poisonous miasma here is probably strange; more accurately, these toxic gases are not miasma but poisonous insects."

"Poisonous insects?"

Upon hearing Xiao Yixian's explanation, everyone except Lin Feng felt a sense of alarm.

"That's right, these poisonous insects are extremely tiny, so small they're almost invisible to the naked eye; they float in the forest, and if you inhale them, once their number exceeds what you can bear, you'll go mad and eventually die from poisoning."

Having said that, Xiao Yixian clenched her hand in front of her, her expression slightly solemn, as she said: "Moreover, they can ignore Battle Qi defenses; therefore, I now know that Heavenly Flame or the special flames on our bodies can kill them. Also, there's Yun Yun's mutant wind-type Battle Qi."

"Qinglin and Sister Zhao Ran, you two using Battle Qi or Beast Fire cannot block those poisonous insects."

"Hiss!"

Hearing this, Cao Ying, Yun Yun, and the others couldn't help but suck in a cold breath, feeling a numbness all over.

Although they didn't feel anything wrong with their bodies, hearing that still made them feel uneasy all over.

At the same time, the women finally realized that Lin Feng had suddenly embraced Qinglin and Zhao Ran not because of bestial urges to have a wild romp in the forest, but because he was worried about Qinglin and Zhao Ran being invaded by the poisonous insects.

"However, this Ancient Wasteland is indeed perilous; just these poisonous insects alone could probably eliminate the vast majority of people."

After finding a comfortable position in Lin Feng's embrace, Zhao Ran immediately clicked her tongue and looked down at the dense corpses below.

Obviously, these were the adventurers who had previously tried to reach the Bodhi Ancient Tree ahead of others.

Meanwhile, Lin Feng sensed Zhao Ran's body, which was much softer than that of his several wives, twisting and turning in his arms.

He then slapped her round, upturned buttocks and said impatiently, "Don't move; if you keep moving, we'll be delayed several days before reaching our destination."

"Several days?"

Hearing those strange words, Zhao Ran froze on the spot, even the slight pain in her buttocks being ignored by her.

But soon she reacted, her pretty face instantly flushing crimson.

Immediately after, she twisted Lin Feng's waist and said angrily, "You brat, you dare to flirt even with my older sister; aren't you afraid your wives will get jealous?"

However, Lin Feng did not answer her question, merely saying lightly, "The former, we have now reached the true Ancient Wasteland."

"Whoosh!"

Hearing that, the women no longer paid attention to Lin Feng and Zhao Ran, but turned their gazes forward.

At this moment, they noticed that the density of the poisonous insects around them was sharply decreasing.

Within less than three minutes, several people burst out of the area inhabited by the poisonous insects and stepped into a completely different landscape.

Ahead lay an endless mountain range, its peaks towering tens of thousands of feet high, like giant dragons coiled upon the earth.

At the same time, an ancient and vast aura emanated from within, spreading throughout the heavens and earth.

That region is the true Ancient Wasteland!

"Whoosh~"

Immediately afterward, Lin Feng's figure suddenly halted as he landed on a large boulder below.

Looking ahead, they saw a massive heavenly gully several hundred zhang wide appearing before them.

This heavenly gully is extremely deep; looking down, poisonous vapors swirl below, making its bottom impossible to see.

"Everyone, be careful now; I also learned some information before coming here. The ferocious beasts here have always been isolated from the world, passed down since ancient times, and their strength is terrifyingly formidable. Although their intelligence is inferior to that of same-level magic beasts due to their excessive brutality, their explosive power is something that ordinary magic beasts cannot match."

Sensing the fierce emanations from the distant mountain range, Zhao Ran warned.