Chapter 273: Longevity: My Farming-Style Cultivation Is Too Steady Chapter 273: Pretentiousness

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

As the ten-person squad continued deeper, the sky grew later and later.

Occasionally, a faint ray of light filtered through the black tree branches, slanting down.

The leader, Chi Hu, spoke: "Everyone, another twenty li ahead, we'll reach the Hunting Demon Team's gathering place. We can not only rest but also replenish resources. Once we get through tonight, we'll fully enter deep into the Black Forest."

Xu Zhangqing immediately asked: "How far is Huang Yuanhua's Cave Abode?"

If I had Golden Core Stage strength, I would have flown there long ago.

Following the squad is safe, but the speed and efficiency are truly too slow.

Chi Hu said lightly: "If we don't stop for a moment, we can arrive around the middle of the night, but out of safety considerations, I suggest we don't do that."

Another temporary team member, Ling Mo, couldn't help but ask: "Why?"

Chi Hu said with a half-smile: "The Black Forest at night is ten times more terrifying than during the day."

During the day, there isn't much sunlight to be seen, and once night falls, it completely becomes a lightless domain.

It's said that cultivators have all sorts of abilities.

Such as night vision, divine sense, escape techniques, and the like, which can avoid danger to a great extent.

The problem is, once night falls, the Black Forest will be filled with a yin-toxic miasma called Ying Ying Zha, and everything that emits light will be suppressed.

And even the range of divine sense scanning is only one-third of what it is during the day.

According to the "Black Forest Miscellaneous Records," at night there will also appear an extreme yin spirit plant called Illusion Cloud Mother, which releases hallucinogenic gas, causing everything within a certain range to twist, even changing their appearance.

For example, what was originally in front might be a Mang Lin Snake.

But because of Illusion Cloud Mother's hallucinogenic gas, it would be mistaken for a tree.

Some people, walking along, would be swallowed into the belly by monsters like Mang Lin Snakes.

Of course, this is merely a threat brought by the environment.

At night, even more powerful Mang Lin Snakes will appear, and even Nightmare Demon Wolves that move in groups.

If luck is bad, there will also appear Spirit-Eating Moths that specialize in sucking essence blood. They often appear by the thousands, and once a Foundation Establishment cultivator was devoured in an instant, leaving only a skeleton.

Hiss!

After hearing this, Xu Zhangqing and the others couldn't help but draw in a breath of cold air.

At this moment, Deputy Captain Zhang Laizi suddenly spoke: "Actually, in the Black Forest, the most dangerous thing is often not monsters or the environment, but..."

Ling Mo couldn't help but press: "But what?"

Zhang Laizi said seriously: "Evil Cultivators!"

These two words silenced everyone.

Those who were originally curious about the night all had drastic changes in complexion.

If possible, everyone would rather encounter monsters, at least they can be seen and touched.

But existences like Evil Cultivators are often impossible to guard against. Not to mention they possess many evil techniques, these fellows will also disguise themselves as normal cultivators, mixing into crowds to cause trouble.

Ga wu~

Ga wu~

Ga wu~

Suddenly, several Fire Crows in the sky made hoarse sounds.

Xu Zhangqing's heart stirred, and he immediately switched to Shared Vision, his expression instantly sinking.

You must know, Fire Crows' vision is very powerful. Not only can they see at night, but they can also capture heat sources.

Now, from these Fire Crows' perspective, Xu Zhangqing shockingly discovered that the surroundings were densely packed with moving heat sources everywhere.

Number... at least over twenty.

This time Xu Zhangqing did not remain silent, immediately reminding: "Something is approaching, and there are many!"

"What?" Chi Hu and the others exchanged glances, then scanned wildly with divine sense.

However, because of the Black Forest's environmental factors, the range was only half of what it was before.

At this time, the Green-backed Wolf under him seemed to sense something. First it sniffed with its nose, then raised its head and let out a sharp wolf howl: "Ow wu~"

"Ow wu~"

"Ow wu~"

"Ow ow ow wu~"

Soon, wolf howls rose and fell all around everyone.

The sound was shrill and piercing, making one's scalp tingle.

Obviously, everyone was surrounded by a wolf pack.

Chi Hu said with a gloomy face: "Didn't Old Lame Man say there were only these two Green-backed Wolves left?"

Xu Zhangqing coldly smiled: "I'm afraid he only caught these two!"

Ling Mo immediately asked: "What do we do now?"

Chi Hu pointed ahead and answered: "Another ten li, and we'll reach the Hunting Demon Team's gathering place. By then, no matter how many Green-backed Wolves, they'll all have to die."

Once these words were spoken, the meaning went without saying.

There was no intention to fight these Green-backed Wolves, but rather to reach the Hunting Demon Team's gathering place before it got completely dark. That way would be safer.

Regarding this, no one refused. Instead, they were eager to do so.

But this time, the one leading the way—or clearing the path—was no longer Team Captain Chi Hu.

He instead came to the rear of the group, bringing up the rear guard.

Deputy Captain Zhang Laizi, on the other hand, was at the front, stepping on a Flying Wheel to clear the path.

At this moment, everyone's travel tools, whether earth spirit beasts or flying paper cranes, pushed their speed to the limit.

But as they ran, the two green-backed wolves beneath them suddenly stiffened, then trembled violently, as if encountering something terrifying.

This sudden occurrence caught the several people above completely off guard.

Xu Zhangqing was fine; his reaction was the fastest among everyone, grabbing Ya Da and leaping into the air.

But Zhou Cui, the female team member of the Chi Hu Squad sitting at the front, was thrown right off.

Fortunately, Deputy Captain Zhang Laizi reacted quickly and caught her in one grab.

But at this moment, a green-backed wolf leapt out from the bushes beside them.

Compared to ordinary green-backed wolves, its body type was larger.

Its body length reached six to seven meters, with a shoulder height of about two to three meters.

The blue hair on its back was richer and brighter, like the deep waters of Bi Bo Hu.

The hair on its abdomen and inner limbs was silver gray hair, appearing both noble and majestic.

The hair on its tail was longer, and its tip bore black hair tips, like a black flag fluttering in the wind.

Its skull was wide and thick, its mouth like a blood basin, its tusks sharp and long, flashing a bone-chilling cold light.

Its eyes were golden yellow, like two dazzling gems, emitting a fierce light.

"This... this is a Green-backed Wolf King!"

"Ordinary green-backed wolves mostly live for several decades to a hundred years, but the Wolf King has lived at least three hundred years!"

"Look at its ears—pointed and large like an Iron Tower, with rings of spiral fur on them. One ring per hundred years; more than five rings means it... has lived five hundred years!"

Everyone knew that green-backed wolves nearby were coming to find their kin.

But they never expected that the first one to appear would actually be a Wolf King that had lived five hundred years.

At this moment, the distance between Zhang Laizi and Zhou Cui was less than three meters.

Seeing the Wolf King open its blood basin mouth, its sharp tusks drew ever closer.

The two women smelled the bloody stench emanating from its mouth, and their pupils fluctuated violently.

Chi Hu and the others reacted and immediately rushed up to save them.

But they hadn't gotten close yet.

Pfft!

Suddenly, a red beam containing extreme high temperature flashed past.

The huge and ferocious wolf head, before everyone's eyes, melted into mud.

With a pfft, blood spattered all over the two women.

The headless Wolf King's body scraped against them and smashed heavily onto the ground.

Possibly not completely dead, it twitched from time to time, but had lost the ability to harm anyone.

A Wolf King that had lived five hundred years was actually killed in a single strike.

Everyone, still shaken, looked up toward the source of the red beam just now.

They saw temporary team member Zhu Rong floating in midair, left hand holding a plump Fire Crow, right index finger still retaining the terrifying high temperature that twisted the air.

Seeing him show off, Xu Zhangqing felt secretly pleased, but his surface remained cold: "What are you standing there for, let's go!"