Chapter 150: Running Wild in the Bug River

Who is Pan Dehai?

Which territory's local deity is he?

Is his status the same as Green Flower and Feng Daiku?

Li Banfeng asked the phonograph, but the phonograph fell into deep thought, unable to attend to Li Banfeng's questions for a moment.

Li Banfeng stared at the flesh on the table for a long time. He was a bit hungry.

He didn't want to eat this piece of flesh; he had run all the way, consuming too much physical strength, and had listened to his wife talk about so many things, consuming too much mental energy. Now, he was truly hungry.

He found some biscuits and canned food to make do with a meal.

The phonograph was thinking about the reason: "Feng Daiku and Pan Dehai fought, and it was on Green Flower's territory. This matter doesn't make sense no matter how you look at it.

This piece of flesh should be from Pan Dehai's heart. That bitch Feng Daiku was injured by Pan Dehai, and Pan Dehai himself wasn't lightly injured either. But... husband, why did you fight with Feng Daiku again? Did you take a fancy to Feng Daiku? Or are you a friend of Pan Dehai?"

Li Banfeng shook his head: "I didn't take a fancy to that woman. I don't know Pan Dehai, but this matter is indeed related to a friend of mine. My friend fell into Feng Daiku's hands. Feng Daiku said to let my friend stay and help her heal. I wanted to rescue my friend, but I ended up falling for her technique.

What kind of technique was that? Was it Joy Cultivation? The local deity of Kudai Kan should be Joy Cultivation, right?"

*Chi chi~*

The phonograph answered: "Feng Daiku is not Joy Cultivation; she is Emotion Cultivation. Official, you were hit by her Emotion Root, which has already been resolved by this little slave."

Li Banfeng didn't understand: "Since she is Emotion Cultivation, why are there so many Joy Cultivators on her territory?"

*Chi chi~*

"Joy Cultivation can generate emotion!"

"Doesn't emotion only generate after a long time?"

"Joy Cultivators can 'do it' for a long time." The wife explained it in a simple and easy-to-understand way.

Thinking of Feng Daiku, Li Banfeng felt a bit annoyed. Not only did she detain Ma Wu, but she also almost forced Li Banfeng into the Iron Wire River.

"Wife, I see that Feng Daiku's injuries haven't healed yet. I'll go think of a way to kill her!"

"Husband, don't be reckless."

"Then I'll think of a way to lure her to the Leaving Suishenju and let you kill her!"

*Hoo-sha~ hoo-sha~*

Gentle steam attacked frequently, making Li Banfeng calm down as quickly as possible.

"Official, if this little slave's combat power were restored, dealing with that bitch wouldn't be a problem at all. But in the current situation, I'm afraid I'm no match for her. Official, you really must not be reckless."

That's right. His wife had only barely won against Madam Suoe; dealing with a local deity was even more out of the question.

*Chi chi~*

The wife continued: "Besides, among local deities, Feng Daiku is considered a kind one. Your friend helping her heal is nothing more than losing some essence. She is a person who knows how to repay kindness and won't let your friend suffer a loss.

But local deities fighting here will inevitably affect others. This place cannot be stayed in for long. Official, we'll talk about the details later. For now, it's best to leave early."

Li Banfeng pushed open the Leaving Suishenju's door to pick up the key, only to see a patch of iron wire bugs crawling in.

He almost forgot; he had thrown the key by the side of the Iron Wire River. Encountering some iron wire bugs was a very normal situation.

Li Banfeng lifted his foot, preparing to stomp these iron wire bugs to death, when he heard his wife shout: "Husband, be careful! The smell is wrong!"

Hearing his wife say that, Li Banfeng noticed that the damp air outside was much thicker, which was different from the situation by the river.

He wanted to take another step outside to check the situation, but his whole body suddenly shivered.

The technique of Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Calamity.

There was great danger outside.

Li Banfeng hurriedly closed the door, and his wife sprayed a patch of steam, scalding all the bugs on the ground to death.

What happened?

By the river, he had indeed thrown the key to the opposite bank.

Could it be that because he didn't have enough strength at the time, he threw it into the river?

This was troublesome. If the key really fell into a pile of bugs, how could he get out?

More importantly, the bugs might have rolled the key away. Where exactly they rolled it, he didn't know for now. However, smelling the scent just now, it shouldn't be the wilderness.

After thinking for a moment, Li Banfeng took out the Blood-Containing Pendulum and asked: "Can you swallow poison?"

The pendulum shivered: "Master, why do you want me to swallow poison?"

"To stay alive," Li Banfeng took out a poison pellet, "Eat this."

He wanted the pendulum to eat the poison pellet and spray poison mist to help him drive away the bugs so he could pick up the key.

But the pendulum refused: "Master, I can't eat this..."

Li Banfeng got angry: "Why can't you eat it? Can't you drink the blood of a poison cultivator?"

The Silk Earring whispered: "Master, don't listen to her. She can eat it; she can eat anything!"

The Tang Dao echoed: "A sharp sword is forged from sharpening, and plum blossom fragrance comes from bitter cold. The pendulum has taken so many advantages; it's time to eat some bitterness."

The pendulum said with a trembling voice: "Master, they are bullying me."

*Chi chi~*

The phonograph said a fair word: "Making the pendulum eat a poison pellet is indeed difficult for her. Let her eat some steam instead."

*Hoo-sha! *

Watching the phonograph spray bursts of steam, the pendulum immediately swelled up: "Master, I'm willing to eat the poison pellet. Master, this can't be eaten. Master..."

*Hoo~*

A large mass of steam was forcibly poured into the pendulum.

The pendulum was as red as a soldering iron, fortunately, the handle wasn't too hot.

Li Banfeng tightened his trouser legs, carried the pendulum, and stepped out of the room. Before closing the door, he took another look inside.

If he went out and couldn't find the key, he would never be able to come back.

Bring his wife out?

Bring Red Lotus away too?

Bring all the family property he had painstakingly saved away?

And then?

Abandon the Leaving Suishenju?

Don't think blindly!

Find the key and guard his own home!

Stepping out of the threshold, the ground was sticky, full of bugs.

The iron wire bugs climbed up his shoes rapidly, moving surprisingly fast. Li Banfeng first activated the pendulum, spraying a mass of steam, scalding a large patch of bugs to death.

Under the pressure of high temperature, the remaining bugs retreated rapidly. Judging from their curled-up shapes, these iron wire bugs were very angry.

Taking advantage of the bugs curling up, Li Banfeng saw the key among the corpses.

Just as he was about to reach for it, he saw the key sinking continuously among the bug corpses.

It wasn't just the key that was sinking; Li Banfeng's feet were too.

There were live bugs under the corpses, and they were moving positions rapidly, as if a whirlpool had appeared in the "Iron Wire River."

Li Banfeng twisted the pendulum's screw and sprayed another mass of steam.

*Chi la~*

A pungent burnt smell hit his nose, and a large number of iron wire bugs died. Li Banfeng took the opportunity to pick up the key and look for the next place to go.

Only then did he have time to observe the surrounding environment.

This wasn't the riverbank, nor was it the wilderness; it was a cave.

The cave was surrounded by slippery rock walls, with no place to stand.

At the bottom of the cave was the endlessly flowing "Iron Wire River." The depth of the river was unknown. Li Banfeng was stepping on a large patch of scalded iron wire bugs, and under the corpses were live iron wire bugs. He didn't know when he would reach the bottom.

The power of the steam was dissipating, and the iron wire bugs rushed toward Li Banfeng's feet rapidly.

Were these bugs travelers? How could they run so fast?

The Blood-Containing Pendulum only had one mouthful of steam left. After spraying this mouthful, Li Banfeng had no other means to repel the bugs.

The key was still in his hand, and Li Banfeng could return to the Leaving Suishenju.

But if he went back, it meant throwing the key into the pile of bugs, and all his previous efforts would be wasted.

If he didn't return to the Leaving Suishenju, where could he go?

Where should he go next?

Run!

Run toward the cave exit.

The key question was, where was the exit?

Li Banfeng had two choices: one was to run in the direction the iron wire bugs were moving.

Running in the direction of the iron wire bugs made his footsteps significantly smoother, but the problem was that following the direction of the iron wire bugs might not lead him out of the cave.

Because the destination of the iron wire bugs might not be outside the cave; it might be inside this cave, perhaps the nest of some bug king, or the dwelling of some deity.

The other choice was to run against the direction the iron wire bugs were moving.

Running against them had the advantage that he would definitely be able to run out of the cave; he would go out the same way the bugs came in.

The disadvantage was that he didn't know how long he would have to run. Li Banfeng didn't know how long the cave was, nor did he know where the bugs came into the cave from.

If they came from an underground river, the situation would be bad.

Judging from the technique of Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Calamity, running in either direction seemed to have dangers, but they were all within his tolerance.

However, if he encountered a high-level existence, the technique of Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Calamity might not work.

After a little thought, Li Banfeng made a decision: run against the direction of the bugs.

No matter how long this road was, at least the result was predictable. Running against the bugs would lead him to the exit.

Li Banfeng gripped the key and began to charge.

Running against the iron wire bugs meant moving in the opposite direction of their crawling, and the iron wire bugs were often kicked in the face by Li Banfeng.

Kicked was kicked; they were just iron wire bugs, and they didn't have much intelligence.

That was what Li Banfeng thought, but things were not so. These iron wire bugs were different from ordinary ones.

They had some intelligence, although not much, but they knew how to retaliate.

They had been scalded before, and now they were kicked again. As long as they could sense Li Banfeng, the bugs would turn their heads and drill into Li Banfeng's body to bite.

Fast!

Must be fast!

As long as he ran fast, he could avoid the iron wire bugs.

They couldn't catch up to Li Banfeng; Li Banfeng was confident about this.

But although the iron wire bugs weren't as fast as Li Banfeng, they weren't much slower, especially in their rage, when they could chase him closely at his heels.

And these bugs had a sense of each other. The bugs behind couldn't catch up, so the bugs in front started to tie knots in place.

Li Banfeng stumbled, and a group of bugs took the opportunity to scatter. Li Banfeng stepped into thin air and fell into the whirlpool of the "Iron Wire River."

The pitch-black iron wire bug swarm, which had originally only covered his feet, was now waist-deep.

Li Banfeng struggled hard in the pile of bugs, but this time the bugs had experience. They spun under Li Banfeng's feet, making it impossible for him to exert any force.

The bugs bit hard, quickly tearing through his clothes and drilling into Li Banfeng's flesh.

Li Banfeng took out the pendulum and released the last mouthful of steam, scalding a large patch of bugs to death.

Relying on the bug corpses and the footsteps of a traveler, Li Banfeng climbed out of the whirlpool and continued to charge forward, stepping on the bugs.

There were bugs forming a "whirlpool" in front again, and Li Banfeng quickly avoided it by relying on Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Calamity.

In such a dangerous place, every step he took was equivalent to walking ten miles on flat ground. Ten steps, and he had earned a day's time.

Running forward for seven or eight hundred meters, several whirlpools appeared together. Li Banfeng dodged left and right, accidentally stepping into one, and his body sank again.

Now that he had no steam, if he sank again, it would be difficult to get out.

At the critical moment of life and death, Li Banfeng's veins bulged, his eyes were bloodshot, and he stared tightly ahead.

The iron wire bugs, sensing the smell of blood, were coming up to drill and bite, but they missed.

Footsteps Without a Trace!

Li Banfeng's figure flashed forward a step and stepped on another whirlpool.

This won't do!

Li Banfeng's figure flashed again, dodging a whirlpool and stepping on a group of bugs.

Launching Footsteps Without a Trace twice in a row, Li Banfeng didn't even know how he did it.

The group of bugs under his feet didn't have time to scatter, and Li Banfeng stepped on them quite firmly. These two steps of Footsteps Without a Trace earned Li Banfeng more than five hundred miles of cultivation.

Now Li Banfeng couldn't care about calculating cultivation. He was in extreme pain, with hundreds of iron wire bugs drilling into his body, and the seeping blood attracted other iron wire bugs to gather toward him.

He didn't dare to stop for a moment and continued to fly forward. After running for more than two miles, a breeze blew from the front.

He reached the cave entrance!

Li Banfeng was overjoyed and flew forward with all his might. The moment he rushed out of the cave entrance, he saw a wilderness.

He was out, finally out!

Li Banfeng was just about to see what place this was when he suddenly felt something crawling on his cheek.

An iron wire bug had drilled into his cheek, crawling from his jaw to his cheekbone, and was about to drill out of his eye.

PS: Fortunately, I stopped here; this bug is about to drill out.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 151 =====