Chapter 519

A day later, the two arrived at the periphery of the Mist Forest Sea.

Looking ahead, it is a primitive forest that stretches endlessly, shrouded in light white and light green mist, with ancient trees towering, vines entwined, and the air filled with rich herbal fragrance and a faint damp and rotten smell, the energy is indeed much more active than the outside world, but it also gives people a feeling of unfathomable crisis.

According to the map marking, "Red Dragon Valley" is located in the northeast of the Mist Forest Sea, a huge canyon where a red dragon is said to have lived, with steep terrain and heavy yin energy, but there are geothermal spiritual springs in the depths of the canyon, which also grow some precious spiritual woods that like shade.

The two restrained their auras, sneaked into the forest sea, and according to the map's guidance, carefully avoided some areas obviously occupied by powerful exotic beasts and natural poisonous miasma maze formations, and approached the Red Dragon Valley.

The further they went, the thicker the mist, and both sight and spiritual sense were affected to a certain extent.

The towering ancient trees blocked most of the sky light, the forest was dark, and only some strange moss and fungi emitting faint light provided a little lighting.

Under their feet was a humus layer that had accumulated for I don't know how many years, soft and damp, walking without sound.

"Be careful, something is peeping."

Chen Mu suddenly transmitted, his footsteps paused slightly.

Ning Ning Zhixi immediately became alert, her hand on the hilt of her sword.

She didn't have spiritual sense yet, but she could also vaguely feel that in the depths of the mist, there seemed to be multiple cold, greedy gazes locked on them.

Rustle rustle...

Slight friction sounds came from behind the shrubs and vines all around.

Immediately after, seven or eight black shadows darted out silently, surrounding them.

They were exotic beasts shaped like leopards, but covered with dark green moss and woody scales, with amber eyes.

They were more than a zhang long, with sharp claws and teeth, and fishy mucus dripping from their mouths, all with auras in the middle and late stages of the Innate Realm, the leader even reached the peak of the Innate Realm, and a low, threatening roar came from its throat.

"It's 'Wood Demon', a common predator in the Mist Forest Sea, good at hiding and coordinated hunting, claws and teeth contain paralytic toxins, and the speed is extremely fast."

Ning Ning Zhixi said in a low voice, having recognized these exotic beasts.

A few Wood Demons approached slowly, in a surrounding posture, with only pure killing desire in their amber pupils.

Chen Mu directly raised his hand.

Whoosh~ whoosh~ whoosh!

Invisible sword energy shot out instantly, so fast that no afterimage could be seen.

A few Wood Demons with fierce faces hadn't reacted yet, and their heads were pierced, with a series of strange sounds, echoing at the scene.

The next instant, thud thud thud, all fell to the ground.

[Corpse found, do you want to pick it up?]

"Yes!"

With the card in hand.

Chen Mu said to Ning Ning Zhixi.

"Let's go."

The two continued forward.

Along the way, perhaps because they sensed Chen Mu's aura was not easy to provoke, or perhaps it was luck, no more blind exotic beasts took the initiative to attack.

Half a day later, the two arrived at the edge of Red Dragon Valley.

This is a huge and deep rift valley, with steep cliffs on both sides, covered with slippery moss and tangled ancient vines.

The mist in the valley is thicker, and there is a faint red yin wind whistling, carrying a chill that goes deep into the bone marrow, forming a strange contrast with the vitality of the surrounding forest.

Chen Mu's spiritual sense swept carefully over the area near the valley entrance, especially the southeast edge area marked on the map.

The wood spiritual energy there was indeed richer and purer than other places, but no signs of any space fluctuations or secret realm entrances were sensed.

He expanded the search range, even went deep into the canyon for a distance, still nothing.

"It seems it's not here." Chen Mu shook his head.

The "Xia" and "Winter" double keys and stone tablet fragments in Ning Ning Zhixi's hands had no special reaction here.

"Go to Green Wave Pool." Chen Mu said decisively.

The two turned and left Red Dragon Valley, rushing to the next location.

Green Wave Pool is a fairly large quiet pool deep in the Mist Forest Sea, the pool water is emerald green, bottomless, surrounded by ancient trees, energy is misty, and the scenery is quiet and beautiful.

But when Chen Mu and Ning Ning Zhixi arrived, they noticed something unusual.

By the pool, there were traces of fighting.

Several ancient trees were cut off at the waist, the cross-sections were scorched black, and scorching and evil auras remained.

There were messy footprints and a small amount of black blood stains that had long dried up on the ground.

In the air, besides the herbal fragrance and water vapor, there was also a faint smell of blood.

"It's people from the Blood Refining Sect, and there is a trace of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect's martial arts."

Chen Mu judged after careful sensing, "The battle happened within a day. It seems that not only we and the Bamboo Green Daoist are looking for the entrance, but the Demon Sect people are also checking these locations, and there may have been a conflict."

He looked at the ancient wood area on the northwest side of Green Wave Pool, which is one of the possible entrance areas marked on the map.

The traces of fighting also extended toward that side.

"Go over and see." Chen Mu walked first.

Ning Ning Zhixi followed closely, her vigilance raised to the highest.

Passing through a dense shrub, a relatively open forest clearing appeared ahead.

In the clearing, more than a dozen corpses lay scattered.

Looking at the clothing, most of them were disciples of the Blood Refining Sect, and a few with skin of unnatural colors were obviously disciples of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect.

These corpses died miserably, some were sucked dry of essence and blood into mummies, some were festering and flowing with pus, and some were dismembered by sharp blades, the scene was bloody.

[Corpse found, do you want to pick it up?]

"Yes!"

At this moment.

In the center of the clearing, there were two figures confronting each other, or rather, one of the figures was suppressing the other with a cat-playing-with-a-mouse attitude.

The person standing was tall, wearing a gorgeous dark red brocade robe, with a handsome but sickly pale face, narrow eyes, and a gloomy and playful look.

The aura around him was cold, revealing the cultivation of the peak of the Earth Altar Realm "Seeing God Not Bad".

He held a blood-red long sword in his hand, as if blood was flowing in it, the tip of the sword pointed to the ground, and the sword body exuded a disgusting smell of blood.

Under his feet, he stepped on the corpse of an Earth Altar Realm martial artist of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, and the corpse had a penetrating wound at the heart, with black blood flowing out.

And the person being suppressed was an old woman wearing the Ten Thousand Poison Sect's uniform but with a clearly higher status, her hair was gray, her face was full of scars from poisonous insects, and at this moment, blood was overflowing from the corner of her mouth, her left arm was twisted unnaturally, obviously having suffered serious injuries.

Leaning against an ancient tree, she held a strange-shaped bone staff tightly, the green gem inlaid on the staff head was dim, and her eyes looking at the brocade-robed man were full of resentment.

"Blood Nan Wuya! Does your Blood Refining Sect really want to kill them all? Don't forget, the old woman is from the Ten Thousand Poison Sect! There is more than just our two families here!"

The old woman hissed, her voice hoarse and unpleasant.

The brocade-robed man called Blood Nan Wuya was exactly another important figure in the Blood Refining Sect responsible for this "Spring Key" operation, with a status even higher than the thin old man killed by Chen Mu before.

He heard this, and a cruel smile curled up at the corner of his mouth: "Poison Granny, you can't represent the Ten Thousand Poison Sect. If you dare to grab food with this seat, you must have the consciousness of being swallowed."

"As for the other families? After this seat gets the 'Spring Key', I will clean them up one by one."

"Now, hand over the half of the 'Secret Realm Map' on you, and this seat can give you a quick death!"