Chapter 882: Blessed Land

"First check each other's backpacks; we don't know how long we will stay after landing on the island, so supplies must be prepared sufficiently."

Director Qi Yuan said while staring at his solar charger.

There must be differences between the secret realm and the real world; if the sunlight here cannot charge, their range of activities will be relatively limited.

The good news is that the solar charger can still be used without any problems.

On the other side, all the team members also finished checking the equipment.

Director Qi Yuan left five people to watch the ship and led the rest to advance toward the depths of the island, with the destination being that high mountain flashing with golden light.

For this kind of rainforest with dense vegetation and abundant water vapor, the most important thing is to prevent snakes, insects, rats, and ants.

Large wild beasts, as long as it's not at night with relatively low visibility, the danger won't be particularly high, and there are ways to deal with them.

But those pervasive insects are sometimes really helpless; the only thing that can be done is to tighten the trouser legs and collars, and wear masks and sunglasses well.

The good news is that I don't know what kind of ecological environment this rainforest is; walking all the way, I haven't seen any leeches, ants, mosquitoes, and other insects that are relatively annoying in the rainforest.

Plus the surroundings are lush and green, and the air is very fresh, so the mood of the group is quite good.

However, after advancing less than five kilometers, a new situation appeared.

After pushing aside the dense leaves, the group saw a tragic battlefield.

The relatively short plants around had already fallen; the reason for this scene should be the giant python broken into four sections on the ground.

The largest python existing in the world is the reticulated python, and the extreme individual can reach about 15 meters.

And this python, which has been broken into four sections, is larger than the largest reticulated python; the width of its body can be compared to a rhinoceros; this terrifying size made Miss Luo Quan think of a movie—"Anaconda".

Actually, this one in front of her is even larger than the one in Anaconda; I don't know how big the battle would be if it went crazy, and the plants that were razed to the ground around it are the proof of its destructive power.

The good news is that even such a behemoth is dead.

Miss Luo Quan lowered her body and looked at the wound; there were obvious tearing and extension, indicating that it wasn't cut off by sharp weapons, but torn off alive.

Such great power made Miss Luo Quan think of those Icelandic warriors in the first round of the men's competition yesterday.

Perhaps he didn't use his full strength when he won Wu Tiangang yesterday.

"Everyone, be vigilant; the size of this python is a bit abnormal; beware of its kind appearing nearby!"

Director Qi Yuan had already drawn his weapon, which was a Tang sword with cold light.

Actually, he didn't need to remind them; others understood the severity of the matter as soon as they saw the python's corpse.

Such a thing won't be happy with you; once you encounter it, it's a life-and-death struggle, and it's very normal for casualties to occur.

The good news is that they have more than two hundred people in this team, and masters are gathered.

The bad news is that I don't know how many giant pythons of this size are in this rainforest.

After changing their mindset, when everyone explored and advanced, they were much more cautious, and the speed also slowed down.

After walking less than five kilometers, they saw the corpses of two giant pythons on the ground again.

However, this time they didn't die from brute force, but from large-caliber bullets.

The bodies of the two snakes were almost shot into hornet nests, and the pits on the nearby trees were also the size of fists; it didn't look like ordinary rifles, probably Gatling cannons.

Just when Director Qi Yuan squatted down and wanted to study whose technique this was, there was an abnormality in the surrounding forest.

You can see the forest in the distance collapsing one by one, and the vibration of the ground indicates that a big guy is about to appear.

"Everyone scatter!"

Director Qi Yuan reacted quickly, letting everyone retreat immediately.

Watching the collapsed big trees getting closer and closer to everyone, everyone's heart was raised to their throats.

Ten seconds later, with a loud bang, a giant wild boar with brown hair all over its body appeared in front of everyone.

The size of the wild boar was more terrifying than an adult African elephant, ten meters high, and the tusks on the side of the arch mouth were even larger than a mammoth.

Seeing so many people suddenly appear in front of it, the big wild boar also appeared restless, lowered its head and made a roar, as if wanting to scare them away.

Little did it know that these little people in front of it had the same idea, wanting to scare it away by relying on having many people.

Both sides held the same idea and didn't give an inch, so they confronted each other.

In the end, the big wild boar lost patience and rushed toward Director Qi Yuan, who was closest to it.

Director Qi Yuan was as light as a swallow, bent his legs and then bounced into the air, his wrists turned and the Tang sword slashed down in the air.

"What a move of splitting Mount Hua!"

A few martial artists behind secretly praised in a low voice, clearly quite amazed by Director Qi Yuan's martial arts.

However, this knife slashed on the wild boar's head, only went in three inches and got stuck and didn't move.

The skull is the hardest part of most creatures; clearly Director Qi Yuan's strength wasn't enough to completely split the wild boar's head in two.

But this deep-to-the-bone wound also caused huge damage to the wild boar, causing it to retreat continuously in a wail.

Originally Director Qi Yuan wanted to hold the hilt and hang on the wild boar's head.

But to be on the safe side, he still let go of the sword and fell to the ground.

The wild boar, which was severely injured, took two steps back, its eyes dyed red with blood; clearly, it intended to fight for its life.

Who knew Director Qi Yuan took out a pistol from behind his waist and fired two shots bang bang.

The bullets accurately shot into the wild boar's eyes, stirring its brain into a mess along the cranial cavity.

The wild boar didn't even hum, and fell to the ground with a bang.

"A bit not talking about martial arts." A few martial artists with rigid thinking said in their hearts.

And Director Qi Yuan walked up calmly and pulled the Tang sword out of the wild boar's skull: "It's not very difficult to deal with; in the end, it's flesh and blood; it will die if killed."

These words made the others in the team recover a lot of confidence.

Originally, they were startled when they saw such a large wild boar; ten meters high is equivalent to four floors; ordinary people seeing such a tall living thing rushing toward them, I'm afraid their legs would have been scared soft.

And Director Qi Yuan only used one knife and two guns to solve it; it really didn't take much effort.

You know Director Qi Yuan is only a second-grade martial artist; this made those first-grade and even True Martial Realm martial artists relax a lot, feeling that I can do it too.

However, Miss Luo Quan felt that things weren't that simple.

The ecological environment here reminded her of King Kong Skull Island, where the Titan beasts were also several times larger than ordinary beasts and insects.

The wild boar and python in front of her were also larger than individual individuals in nature; although their defense was high, they were at least manageable.

What she was most worried about were those insects; if thousands of mosquitoes and ants also grew several times, the consequences would be serious.

So Miss Luo Quan let Da Hei and Xiao Yu change back to their original shapes and fly toward her as soon as she saw the python corpse.

With handy weapons, she could deal with any situation better later.

After confirming that the wild boar was dead, Director Qi Yuan directed the team to continue forward.

On the way, they encountered several attacks by giant beasts, but they were all safe and sound, without any casualties.

After advancing continuously for twenty kilometers, he finally contacted Sergei.

They arrived at this island first and had already penetrated to a position fifty kilometers away from

Additionally, Xie Ergai told Director Qi Yuan one piece of good news and one piece of bad news.

The good news was that they had discovered several caves, and the detection equipment showed there were quite a few good things inside.

The bad news was that Wilkins was almost there.

Upon hearing this, Director Qi Yuan could no longer sit still; after ending the call, he immediately ordered the team to advance at full speed.

The previous cautious exploration and step-by-step approach were not worth mentioning in the face of visible interest.

Moreover, since both Xie Ergai and Wilkins had already arrived at the cave, it meant the giant beasts on the road had already been cleared out once; they would likely not encounter any danger by going over now.

The facts were indeed as such; the group marched rapidly, and what they saw along the way were basically just the corpses of giant beasts—there really weren't many living creatures left.

More than ten minutes later, Director Qi Yuan led the main force to the location Xie Ergai had sent.

Xie Ergai and his men had already set up camp here, while Wilkins and his people were over a hundred meters away, neither too far nor too close.

Wilkins saw Director Qi Yuan and the others suddenly appear but showed no reaction; a short while later, he went into his tent.

"Where is the cave?" Director Qi Yuan didn't waste words and asked Xie Ergai directly where the cave full of treasures he mentioned was.

"Don't be impatient, my friend."

Xie Ergai patted Director Qi Yuan on the shoulder and laughed: "The cave is right behind the hillside in front, but although there are many good things inside, one cannot enter rashly."

Director Qi Yuan thought to himself that he knew it wouldn't be that simple; if Xie Ergai could have handled it himself, he would have long since packed up the treasures in the cave and left—he wouldn't have waited for him and Wilkins to arrive.

"After discovering the cave, I sent a drone inside to investigate the situation, but it lost contact not long after it flew in. I suspect there is a big guy inside, so I didn't act rashly, waiting for you all to arrive before discussing a long-term plan."

This statement made Director Qi Yuan wonder if the person in front of him had been dropped on his head.

A few days ago during the meeting, he still had a fearless look, and just a moment ago he was capable of the stunt of landing on the beach; now he actually knew how to "discuss a long-term plan"—it was truly abnormal.

"Xie Ergai, if you don't tell the truth, I feel it will be very difficult for us to cooperate." Director Qi Yuan sighed and did not directly agree to the proposal.

"Hahahaha, actually it's nothing important." Xie Ergai gave a dry laugh: "The cave does indeed have a big guy; besides the drone, I also sent in a twenty-man squad."

"And the situation?" Director Qi Yuan frowned, having vaguely guessed the result.

Xie Ergai's expression was solemn: "Total annihilation; not a single one escaped back. In the call with the squad leader, I heard them shouting about a monster. From the encounter to total annihilation, it took less than a minute.

Of course, it's also possible there is more than one monster."

"In that case, we do indeed need to discuss a long-term plan. Call Wilkins over as well," Director Qi Yuan said, glancing at the other camp in the distance.

Soon, the three team leaders—Director Qi Yuan, Xie Ergai, and Wilkins—entered the tent to discuss the strategy for taking down the cave.

The most basic thing was definitely to lure the snake out of its hole; it was impossible to fight the monster inside. With unfamiliar terrain and low visibility, having any chance of winning inside was almost impossible.

And there were quite a few ways to force the monster out; the simplest were flooding it with water or using smoke.

Of course, luring the monster out was only the first step. How to defeat this monster and how to distribute the spoils afterward was the main point, and this was also the part the three argued about the most, bickering for an hour before barely reaching a consensus.

On the other side, Miss Luo Quan was talking to the system.

"The spiritual energy here must be much denser than outside, right?" Miss Luo Quan sat cross-legged, looking as if she were cultivating.

"It's even denser than at your home. If you could live here for a long time, combined with those few treasures, your cultivation speed would definitely improve by leaps and bounds!"

"Does that improve things for you?" Compared to her own cultivation speed, Miss Luo Quan was more concerned about whether the system could open a higher-level store.

"No, this bit of quantitative change is far from enough to cause a qualitative change. Don't count on this bit of spiritual energy concentration to quickly let the Anywhere Door absorb enough energy." The system's answer was as disappointing as ever.

"By the way, can you feel the aura in this secret realm?"

Miss Luo Quan suddenly said this: "After I came in, I always felt that the environment here has an indescribable comfort, as if a fish had entered water or an eagle were soaring in the sky; I feel like every cell in my body is cheering."

"That's very normal, because this is a blessed land."

"What is a blessed land?" Miss Luo Quan asked in confusion.

"It's actually a place filled with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but not just ordinarily filled—it's the kind sufficient to cultivate immortals.

This place must have produced some incredible immortal deity in the past, or perhaps more than one; otherwise, the sky wouldn't be swirling with so much purple aura."

"Purple aura?" Miss Luo Quan opened her eyes and looked at the sky; there were only blue skies and white clouds.

"You are currently only one level higher than a mortal body; how could you possibly see such high-end things?" The system started mocking her again without provocation.

Miss Luo Quan's face darkened, thinking to herself: If you don't roast your host, will you choke to death? Will you choke to death!

"I'd choke to madness."

The system used only three words to make Miss Luo Quan no longer bother arguing with it, and she changed the subject: "Since it's a blessed land that can produce immortals, if I cultivate here, do I have a chance to attain the Dao?"

"It's very difficult. You currently lack suitable cultivation techniques, and the spiritual energy here is vastly different compared to its peak period; it's estimated that it's already very difficult to cultivate another true immortal."

"As expected." Miss Luo Quan sighed; sure enough, wanting to become an immortal is truly too difficult.

Even a blessed land cannot withstand the erosion of time.

"Everyone, assemble!"

While Miss Luo Quan was sighing, the battle plan had already been formulated.

To avoid flooding the cave and destroying any ancient artifacts that might exist inside, Director Qi Yuan, Xie Ergai, and Wilkins all agreed to use smoke combined with tear gas to smoke the monster out.

As for the others, they would ambush around the cave, and once that monster came out, everyone would charge together!