Chapter 26: Miasma

  After resting for a while, the large team set off again.

  Yang Yunqiu and his companions were in no hurry either. They waited until everyone had left before slowly starting, following behind. Most of the monks didn't even notice.

  However, it is absolutely impossible to completely hide.

  At least in the end, there were not a few masters who stared blankly at the iron house and saw it grow legs and run away.

  Before long, Fu Xueqing, the young master of Shanming Academy, brought two students through the crowd and walked in front of their carriage.

  Fu Xueqing is a relatively well-known figure in this area, naturally attracting attention. As he came over, he naturally attracted the gaze of many monks and discovered that the iron house he had seen earlier could move on its own without the use of oxen or horses.

  The crowd suddenly burst into an uproar.

  There were people who were amazed, and some speculated about the identity of the young man who had just appeared. Situ Changfeng was a well-known figure, and many people knew him, so some guessed that this object might be a new product from the Tian Gong workshop, which had not yet been released to the public.

  It's like stirring up a hornet's nest, buzzing sounds everywhere.

  Fu Ning smiled wryly and pushed open the car door: "Xue Qing, long time no see."

  "But seeing you, I'm not happy at all." Fu Xueqing also smiled, "Others are walking on foot, but you're taking a ride and still look so smug. Anyone would be unhappy if they were in their shoes."

  Apart from those ferocious beasts, ordinary cattle and horses would become restless as soon as they approached the forest, making it impossible to control them. As for these monks, the vast majority of them were walking on foot. Walking was nothing, after all, they were monks. It was just a short distance, no one would find it difficult.

  Now the weather is cold and icy, walking on the road, one step at a time, being careful not to slip, and also being vigilant not to tread on poisonous substances, encountering hibernating beasts, and then seeing that someone is comfortably warm inside their car, even able to take a nap, who can help but feel envious?

  The people around were discussing, Yang Yunqiu suddenly pulled out an elliptical metal shell and said loudly: "This thing is a car, it can travel on land, water and air, fly high, run fast, swim steadily, the price is 300,000 gold coins, the price is affordable, but the production speed is very slow, the quantity is limited, those who want to buy should hurry up!"

  As soon as he spoke, his voice was loud and clear, echoing far and wide, even people from afar could hear it, and the forest suddenly fell silent.

  Yang Yunqiu didn't think much of it and shouted twice more. To her surprise, a few people actually came over to order one.

  Cai Tu Changfeng rolled his eyes and said in a low voice: "Three million is too cheap."

  Yang Yunqiu smiled, "Thirty million gold coins is for ordinary cars, if you can't afford the expensive ones, you can make do with it. If you want a luxury version, one million gold coins is a good choice. If you want a limited edition luxury version, top configuration, anti-crash and anti-collision, ten million gold coins isn't considered extravagant."

  "Alright, I'll book one then... Limited Luxury Edition."

  Fu Xueqing was not short of money, and Shanming Academy didn't make much profit, but the Fu family were wealthy landowners with two large crystal mines at home, so they rarely used gold coins in their daily lives.

  With his lead, Yang Yunqiu actually managed to discuss over a dozen business deals, taking notes one by one. Even if they couldn't all be finalized in the end, earning several tens of millions of gold coins wouldn't be a big issue.

  After this commotion, the originally tense atmosphere actually improved a lot, and the hostile emotions between these monks were not that intense anymore.

  Although everyone is a competitor, many people actually don't have high hopes for the wild kind, they just feel a bit reluctant to give up, thinking that if they come, maybe the wild kind will fall on their own head, and if they don't come, then there's no chance at all.

  It's just like people buying lottery tickets in later generations, what everyone is asking for is actually only a little bit of hope to fly high.

  Besides, cultivation is supposed to go through hardships and dangers. One wrong step and you'll be lost forever. Entering the barbarous forest once, even if you gain nothing, it's still a valuable experience for your cultivation.

  From noon to evening, walking in this forest is not an easy task. Gradually, many cultivators who were not strong enough fell behind, but at this point, it's not too deep into the forest. Those cultivators honestly returned on their original path and shouldn't have encountered any major issues.

  But originally everyone was walking together in a crowded manner, but as they went deeper, they all dispersed very consciously.

  Many large sects have their own intelligence and detection methods, knowing how to find wild cultivators. People from small sects are also divided into groups, not wanting to join forces with strangers, otherwise, if there is a discovery, it's likely to lead to disputes.

  However, generally speaking, most cultivators still voluntarily follow a certain large sect, just in case something dangerous happens, there will be someone to lend a hand.

  Fu Ning and the others from Shanming Academy were on their way, but earlier, Gao Mingyue who had caused trouble, along with the group of people from the Gao family, had taken a detour and it was unclear where they had gone.

  At this point, there are only about twenty or thirty monks, and some guards, it's not as lively as before.

  Feng Ning also took out a yellow warm jade, suspended in mid-air and looked at it, but still had no result.

  "Huang Zhong may have lost consciousness, but he will instinctively hide and finding him is still a matter of luck." With a sigh, Fu Ning put away his jade pendant, feeling that this time it would be difficult to complete his adoptive father's task.

  It's said that the wild kind is born, but it's just a guess. When he left home, his adoptive father meant to bring something back, as if he was certain that this thing would appear in the wilderness forest.

  Fu Ning didn't understand why, but he instinctively felt that something was off. Especially after arriving at this place, he found that the monks who came to search for the wild kind were several hundred times more than expected, and he unconsciously added a few points of subtle unease.

  As night began to fall, a group of people stopped and set up camp.

  In an instant, a thick fog suddenly rose, and the distant misty air was vaguely tinged with black, covering the sky and sweeping over.

  Everyone was startled, hastily lighting torches and crystal stones to illuminate the surroundings. A guide from Changsu Town, upon seeing the black fog, first froze for a moment, then plopped down on the ground with a thud, trembling all over: "It's... it's miasma! The most ferocious evil miasma... How can this be? How can it be so severe now, in the middle of winter?"

  He stumbled up, ran desperately to a giant tree, started digging, and shouted while digging: "Dig a hole to hide, hurry up, hurry!"

  He shouted himself hoarse, startling the monk beside him. In that brief moment, a faint wailing sound began to drift in from afar.

  The scene suddenly fell into chaos, torches and crystal stones stopped working, darkness spread, a group of people ran around like wild ducks.

  Yang Yunqiu was taken aback: "So soon!"

  He had never seen such a fast dissipating miasma before.

  Hurriedly opening the car lights, Yang Yunqiu had guessed before that they might encounter a miasma, and the car lights had been modified accordingly. Twenty crystal stones were used, which were now opened, shining exceptionally brightly, illuminating this entire forest as if it were daytime.

  "Don't panic, everyone dig a hole under the tree, just enough for one person to hide in, dig it well and hide inside. Those who can cast seals, open them up. Don't move around recklessly, this miasma is not ordinary. Once you're infected, it's no joke. But don't be afraid, the miasma comes quickly and goes quickly too. As long as you're careful, it's easy to avoid. The hunters who often appear in this area must know about it."

  His voice was very high and calm, and a few words soothed the restless hearts of the people. After all, they were all cultivators who had cultivated to this point, and they must have encountered many dangers and difficulties. The darkness had also subsided a lot.

  A group of monks each did their best, Yang Yunqiu, Fu Ning, and Situ Changfeng were not idle either. The three people walked shoulder to shoulder, flying all the way, and every step they took, a simple cave appeared under their feet.

  Feng Ning and Situ Changfeng were nothing to worry about, both of them being renowned masters for a long time, one seventh rank, one fifth rank. But Yang Yunqiu was young, yet not falling behind anyone, even in such chaotic situation, still quite eye-catching.

  He and Fu Ning Lao were in one place, and some people thought he was also a disciple of some senior master.

  Yang Yunqiu's actual abilities weren't high, she was just experienced. Having stayed in the desolate forest for a while, she had encountered several evil energies and miasma before. Doing this kind of work, she was naturally more efficient than inexperienced cultivators.

  Their movements were not slow, but the poisonous gas came faster than expected.

  The monks were good at talking, but they couldn't dodge in time. They could only rely on the barrier to protect themselves for a while. The guards and ordinary people's movements were slow, and they didn't have any other defensive means. The black fog spread quickly, and it was already right in front of them.

  Yang Yunqiu took a look and couldn't help it, jumped onto the car and accelerated, rushing forward against the evil spirit, quickly opening the boundary.

  The barrier just enveloped those guards who didn't have time to hide.

  "Pay attention! Sutu!"

  Yang Yunqiu turned back and shouted, Pei Ning and Situ Changfeng also flew out, one hand each, throwing those who had walked a little further away, outside the boundary of the seal.

  The evil spirit descended, and the entire forest was flashing with the light of the seal, in five colors and six colors. It was Yang Yunqiu's seal, only a white light, which looked simple.

  A group of monks didn't relax at all, and several young ones couldn't help but start crying.

  "When will this miasma pass... My barrier can only hold out for a minute..."

  "Ugh, I knew it, I shouldn't have come to join in the fun. I want to go home, I want to go home."

  Time passed minute by minute, the seal on the car was too big, not enough energy, Yang Yunqiu hastily took out a spiritual pen and drew an array diagram on the ground, opening the seal. The time passed for a long time, Guo Da's face turned pale due to the consumption of his spiritual power.

  Fu Ning also rushed over to help, their car was also packed with people, all of whom were guards brought by Shanming Academy.

  These guards were still in a state of shock, their limbs had gone soft, and the heat inside the car made them dizzy, so they couldn't be of much help.

  In a short while, several cultivators' boundaries were shattered, and two of them spat blood and fainted in the blink of an eye. If it weren't for a few powerful cultivators who reacted quickly and pulled them into their own boundaries, the casualties would have been even more severe.