Chapter 482: Sun Temple and Plague Fruit

After the Great Sword Group was ready, they continued to walk deep into the wet grass.

As they walked, a faint poisonous fog filled the air, and the soil under their feet turned into a soft swamp.

However, for a group of high-level card masters, it was not a big problem.

The assassins scattered, exploring the way and setting traps; the melee card masters guarded the front and rear of the team; and Qin Rushi, the leader, also stood in the front.

Ji Xun and several magic and auxiliary card masters were in the center of the team.

The team was full of elites of the Revolutionary Army. Even if the fog was thicker, it would not affect the professional perception personnel to identify the direction. The targeted anti-toxic drugs that had been prepared in advance also allowed them to avoid the hidden dangers caused by excessive inhalation of this kind of nerve paralysis poison in advance.

In general, all the preparations that could be thought of were made.

Ji Xun in the team also walked calmly.

In the deduction, their team was enough to push the black water swamp flat.

There was nothing to worry about if it was expected.

Unexpected things, you can only know when you encounter them.

Bonnie, the nurse, is the main force in dealing with poison.

She just drank a few cans of toxins to increase her combat power, and now her face is glowing green.

Walking beside Ji Xun, she was still thinking about what Qin Rushi said before, and finally couldn't help but ask curiously: "Ji Xun, what did the leader mean just now? Are you good at fighting?"

Ji Xun smiled without comment: "Well, it's okay."

Bonnie blinked again and asked: "What level are you now? Why can't I sense your spell power at all?"

Ji Xun said truthfully: "Sixth level."

He is a Qigong master, and this sequence has a unique ability called "Qi control".

Some methods that rely on Qi to sense strength are completely useless to him, so it's normal that he can't sense it.

"Ah, you're already at level six?"

Bonnie's eyes widened as she listened, and she was surprised: "I remember when you were on the wanted list, you were only at level one? Or level two? How did you manage to advance to level six in such a short time?"

Although there are many level five and six card masters in their team, you have to know that they are all cadres of the Revolutionary Army, and each of them is a top talent picked out of ten thousand.

But even so, which of them did not grow up little by little through hard training and fierce battles to get to where they are today.

Ji Xun responded casually: "Yeah. I'm lucky. The demon mark and career card are both good, so I practice faster. And Aunt Qin's guidance, it's smooth all the way."

When he said this, a deep look appeared in his eyes, as if he was recalling his own path to advancement.

From the first time he came to this world, he met Chujiu in the space, got [Mark·JOKER], and then went to the City of Innocence to experience various things, and then all the way to now.

If we really talk about the speed of advancement, he is indeed faster than ordinary people.

But the process is far from as easy as he said.

Every time he advances, he almost walks on the edge of life and death.

"Oh."

Bonnie listened to Qin Ru's instructions, as if she understood.

Qin Ru's current realm, they, the revolutionary army cadres, know that he has reached the level of a true demigod.

There is also the special nature of the Bai family's inheritance.

Several revolutionary army cadres who originally wanted to protect Ji Xun heard this, and the worries between their eyebrows dissipated.

This swamp makes them feel very dangerous.

Thinking that if it is the sixth level, at least there is the power to protect oneself.

Bonnie and Ji Xun have become quite familiar with each other along the way.

While being surprised at his level, the chief nurse asked curiously: "Ji Xun, are you in the [Polynomist] sequence?"

She thought that if it was a polymath, it would still be a fragile profession, and it would still need to be protected.

Ji Xun thought for a moment and thought that being erudite was just a hobby and could not be considered a combat sequence, so he corrected her: "Generalist."

Hearing this strange word, Bonnie looked at him with a question mark on her face and asked: "What sequence is a generalist?"

Ji Xun responded: "The sequence of knowing a little bit about everything."

Bonnie felt that her brain was not working well: "Isn't that a polymath?"

Ji Xun thought it was too troublesome to explain, so he just said: "Well, it's about the same."

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Bonnie thought the other party was joking with her and made a weird expression.

Ji Xun looked at her and reminded her: "Bonnie, your face is too green, it should be 'toxin overload'."

As soon as these words came out, the teammates seemed to have experience.

They tacitly pulled a safe distance from Bonnie.

The combat methods of this occupation sequence [Plague Doctor] are indistinguishable from friend or foe.

If it is not controlled well, teammates will be poisoned together.

"Ah, I almost forgot the inhibitor when I was talking to you."

Bonnie was reminded by this and came back to her senses and put on the black leather crow's mouth mask.

At the same time, her muffled voice came out from the mask: "Ji Xun, do you know about poisons?"

Ji Xun: "Well, I've read some books before, so I know a little bit."

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Bonnie has gotten used to it. This guy really knows everything.

The poisonous fog around them is already very thick.

As everyone walked, the leader Qin Rushi suddenly spoke up and reminded: "Everyone be careful."

Ji Xun walked up and saw some rotten weapons and armor in the swamp.

Judging from the degree of corrosion, it may be hundreds of years old.

In other words, adventurers have come to this swamp before.

But now they have become nutrients for the swamp.

And since they can kill fully armed mercenaries, this should be the area where [Spine Dragon Python] is active.

However, the Warcraft Forest is full of dangers, and the Great Sword Group has been prepared for it.

Seeing this trace, everyone is not afraid, but expects those blind swamp snakes to come out on their own initiative.

[Spine Dragon Python] is not very intelligent and cruel, and humans are the best food for them.

The leading black knight has a large piece of blood food on his spear, like fishing, walking and looking around.

Ji Xun also carefully observed the surroundings, and suddenly he caught a glimpse of the puddle with ripples under his feet, and his eyes were stern.

Almost at the same time, the perception card master in the team suddenly discovered something and shouted: "Here it comes!"

Although it was an early warning, the crisis had actually been lurking around.

As soon as everyone raised their weapons, an arc appeared on the grass not far away, as if something was drilling a hole rapidly in the ground.

"Splash!"

The mud splashed, and the smell of earth hit the face.

A huge snake head emerged from the swamp, opening its bloody mouth and rushing towards the blood food.

Ji Xun looked closely and saw that the snake head was the size of a calf, with exaggerated scaly skin folds like a cobra, and a bunch of ferocious spines. Most of its body was still in the swamp, and its body length was estimated to be more than 20 meters.

As it opened its mouth, two arm-sized fangs in the snake's mouth sprayed green poison.

Ji Xun raised his eyebrows and said, "This is the [Spine Dragon Python]."

He had only seen pictures in the classics, and this was the first time he saw this mythical blood beast.

Hmm.

It's really ferocious.

Once snakes launch a sneak attack, they are very fast.

In a blink of an eye, the big snake was about to swallow the black knight in one gulp.

But everyone was prepared.

Almost in an instant, there was a muffled "bang", and "Holy Hammer" Sam charged with a shield and hit the snake's neck.

The moment the snake paused, the black knight responsible for attracting hatred pierced its jaw with a shot.

The snake felt pain and realized that this group of humans was not easy to provoke, and wanted to escape instantly. However, the puddles around it instantly condensed into ice pits, spreading on the scales of the snake. Quietly, the stealth dagger had already pierced the heart of the snake

In the blink of an eye, the snake that had just attacked fiercely was lying on the ground, skinned and turned into materials.

"Ah, it's just a fourth-level dragon python. With such a big body, I thought it was a sixth-level. It's almost there."

"Haha, a good start! It's worthy of being a mythical bloodline, and it actually produced a complete poisonous magic core! This is a rare thing."

"The toughness of this leather is also very good. It's so complete that it can be made into several sets of high-quality leather armor."

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There was no fierce battle at all.

In the tacit team of the Great Sword Group, which is a group of card masters with a minimum of fourth level, being controlled means death.

The tacit understanding between the team members allows them to exert several times the combat power.

When the assassin used his skilled dissection skills to take the fist-sized green magic core out of the snake's head, everyone was excited.

Not all magic beasts have magic cores.

Not all magic beasts with magic cores can produce such a large magic core.

This piece of [Toxic Magic Core] is more valuable than the average fifth-level magic core.

Compared with the excitement of others, Ji Xun watched from the side with a thoughtful look.

Qin Rushi did not do anything during the whole process. She looked at Ji Xun's expression and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Ji Xun said in a deep voice, "I'm thinking about the food chain in the Blackwater Swamp."

Qin Rushi did not think of the meaning of this sentence for a moment: "Food chain?"

Ji Xun nodded: "Yeah. From the current point of view, the few magic beasts attracted by the water source alone cannot support such a large [Spine Dragon Python] tribe. In other words, there are other food sources in this swamp. I wonder what it is and where it is."

"Yeah."

Qin Rushi nodded after this explanation and understood.

This is a small problem that ordinary people would completely ignore.

But in Ji Xun's eyes, it is a necessary thing in a complete logic line.

From some small details, you can deduce the source.

He vaguely felt that there might be something special about this swamp.

After packing up the materials of the big snake, everyone continued to move forward.

[Spine Dragon Python] Although it is a tribe of magic beasts, there are many in this swamp.

But there is no tribe consciousness, most of them do their own things.

Like fish, even if one is caught, the bait is still there, and there will still be people who take the bait.

So the people of the Great Sword Group encountered more than a dozen sneak attacking big snakes along the way.

One sixth-level, two fifth-level, and the rest are third- and fourth-level

A huge harvest.

This is the treasure deep in the Magic Beast Forest.

As long as there is the strength to avoid being wiped out, you will definitely make a lot of money.

However, because they learned from the two elemental elves that there was a seventh-level lord magic beast in this swamp before, everyone did not dare to be careless.

As he walked along, Ji Xun gradually began to wonder: "It's strange that I haven't met him yet? Could it be that the lord is not in the swamp?"

The fighting noise along the way was not small, and the lord-level monsters should have noticed it.

But now it still hasn't appeared.

Ji Xun was very surprised.

But at this time, Sam in front of him shouted excitedly: "Look, there are architectural ruins here!"

Ji Xun's thoughts turned when he heard it, and his expression became expectant.

Korra, the elf in the pocket, also said to herself: "I don't understand why you humans are so interested in those stones."

Yes, this is also the direction guided by the elf.

There are many ancient ruins buried by history in the World of Warcraft Forest. In the eyes of natives like the elemental elves, they are just some strange stones.

Ji Xun smiled and walked over.

At this glance, several broken stones covered with moss suddenly appeared in the swamp.

Some are exposed and some are soaked in water.

The water is very clear, with various fluorescent aquatic plants, and small fish swimming in it.

If you look closely, you can see that there are some vague carvings on the stone, which look like pillars of some kind of palace.

Everyone in the Great Sword Group gathered around the pillars, unable to contain their excitement.

Because there are architectural remains, it means that this place may have been the territory of human activities, and there may be some other treasures.

There are also archaeologists in the team, but after all, this is the Southern Continent, and the knowledge of the Eastern Wasteland can't tell them anything.

They all looked at Ji Xun in the team inexplicably.

Ji Xun uncovered the moss on the stone pillar and carefully studied the vague patterns on it. He recognized it at a glance and introduced: "This is the sun god pattern of the Alterac civilization. This may be the site of a sacrificial temple. ”

Hearing this, Bonnie asked curiously: "Ah, Ji Xun, do you still have research on archeology?"

Not only him, but others also cast surprised looks.

To know the dynasty of the ruins at a glance requires a lot of knowledge.

Everyone knows nothing about the Alterac civilization, and they don't even know about the Illuminati Sect.

"Um."

Ji Xun nodded, it was a bit of a coincidence.

There are many ancient civilizations, but she has been studying the Alterac civilization recently, so she recognized the "sun pattern" as soon as she saw it.

This is the relic of an ancient civilization hundreds of thousands of years ago.

This kind of stone that is exposed and still remains today must have been specially treated.

Don't look at it now as a few broken stones, but back then it might have been a treasure that couldn't be exchanged for gold.

Usually either a large palace or a religious place.

The water near this building is very deep, and in some places you can't see the bottom at a glance. It seems that ancient secrets are hidden in the dark depths.

Qin Ru was watching Ji Xun looking carefully into the water and asked, "What's wrong?"

Ji Xun introduced: "Judging from the specifications of these pillars, the size of the temple may be very large. Judging from the pattern, it is not a 'bishop's temple', but also a high-end place like the 'Pope's Temple'. Usually this kind of There is a lot of space underground when building a clan. It is like the temple of the Holy Church, which is used to worship the gods. In other words, there may be some sacrificial items."

"yes!"

At this statement, everyone in the team's eyes lit up.

Archaeological remains are like this and need to be excavated.

Even if you encounter something that has been discovered, it may not have been found by anyone before. If they find it, they can become rich.

Moreover, Ji Xun is professional and reliable as soon as he opens his mouth.

"Captain, let's go down and take a look!"

"Okay. Uncle Dong, be careful."

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As soon as Ji Xun said that, two assassins who were good at diving plunged into the water.

Everyone also dispersed, looking for clues nearby.

Qin Ru was looking at Ji Xun's unflappable brows, and the tacit understanding made her guess that the other party had concerns, so she asked: "Do you think that dragon python lord might be spying on us near the ruins?"

"Um."

Ji Xun nodded and said: "I have read from the classics that the Sun Temple is usually the place with the highest concentration of elements in an area. Even if it is a ruin, it still has some spirit-gathering effects. This [Spiny Spinal Dragon Python" 】The tribe is here, and there is a high probability that this is the reason. Also, the Lord [Spiny Spinal Dragon Python] gives me a very strange feeling. I think it is more intelligent than the legend, and may have sensed the threat and did not come out. .Or, for some reason, it is not normal to hide and not want to come out."

As he said that, he also felt incredible.

In the classics, there are two other elemental elves who said that this big snake should not be so smart.

But no matter how he deduce it now, Ji Xun always feels that something is wrong.

Qin Ru nodded seriously after hearing this.

But this is the charm of adventure after all, no one can guarantee what you will encounter.

Looking at the traces on the ruins, it seems that at least no one has set foot there in the past few hundred years, so the probability of digging up treasures is not small.

Everyone in the Great Sword Group was doing it enthusiastically, diving, diving, and digging.

Soon, more and more stone pillar remains and broken walls were discovered.

Ji Xun seemed not to be involved at all, just standing on a pillar and observing.

But in his mind at the moment was the 3D structure diagram of the temple-building group.

This kind of temple occupies a very large area, usually with a construction area covering several kilometers. However, as long as one is proficient in the architectural style of that era, the layout of the entire ruins can be restored to a certain extent from the distribution of stone pillars.

Sure enough, not long after waiting, as everyone discovered more and more, Ji Xun suddenly fell in love with a direction.

If I really wanted to dig through this area in the swamp, the amount of work would be staggering. It’s also possible that after digging, time was wasted and nothing valuable was found.

That would be more of a loss than a gain.

But that's the average person.

Ji Xun walked over and quietly woke up his plug-in: "Ivan, help me feel if there is any space underground?"

In the trouser pocket, the sleepy little Lolita was awakened by a bag of candy. Then she chewed the candy, jumped down and landed on the grass. After sensing for a moment, she lazily responded: "Stupid Ji Xun, it's not here. It's over there, about 100 meters underground, there is a large space."

Ji Xun was a little embarrassed when he heard it, and laughed at himself: "Ah, the calculation is a little off."

Ivan jumped back into his trouser pocket like sleepwalking and continued to sleep.

Qin Rushi, who was on the side, watched the whole scene, chuckled, and then called to his partner in the distance: "Bonnie, dig this way."

The Great Sword Group didn't know how Ji Xun and Qin Rushi determined the location.

But now everyone would not question Ji Xun's professional ability at all, and started to work immediately.

First, use spells to solidify the swamp near the coordinates, and then dig all the way down.

Soon, a stealing hole was dug out.

As Ivan said, when they were more than 100 meters away, the people underground suddenly shouted: "Chief, we have dug up the rock layer!"

In the swamp, it would not be a rock layer.

Ji Xun immediately guessed that it was the top of the underground palace!

The people below broke through the hard stone several meters thick, and sure enough, there was a huge space.

Not long after, everyone went down to the underground space.

Even though everyone was knowledgeable, they were shocked by the scene before their eyes.

In this underground palace that had been forgotten for more than 100,000 years, the only few remaining magic lights that were always on illuminated a patchwork of light and shadow.

The air was not turbid, but was filled with a faint dust and the breath of ancient magic.

The depths of the palace were hidden in the darkness, and the end could not be seen.

One could only vaguely feel its incredible huge scale.

In front of Ji Xun and the others was a row of huge steps leading to the hall of the temple.

Each step was several meters high.

It seemed that it was not built for humans, but for the huge dragons.

On the stone steps, two rows of stone dragons, like guards, came into view roughly.

These statues were tens of meters high, almost touching the top of the palace.

The dragon's wings were spread, and the stone scales shone with a metallic luster in the dim light.

Its eyes were carefully carved from magic gems, and they were bright and radiated a faint light even in this dark environment.

It seemed that the real dragons that were petrified could come back to life at any time.

This group of stone dragons had been silently guarding this temple for who knows how many years.

"It's really a temple! Look, there are complete statues in this hall. Hey, what kind of dragon is this? Wow, it's so domineering that I can feel the dragon's power on the statue."

"Oh my god, there is such a large space under this swamp. My goodness, these stone sculptures look like they are alive."

"What race are these dragons? Their scales look like metal. Why haven't I heard of such dragons?"

"That's the dragon guards of the 'Cult of Light'. They look like the legendary metal dragons. The color dragons and metal dragons are the two major branches of the dragons, but this history has been erased by the Holy See."

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After listening to Ji Xun's popular science, everyone suddenly realized it.

Ji Xun was shocked beyond words because he recognized it.

He looked at these dragon guards as if he saw the once powerful Alterac civilization.

The temples of theocracy civilizations are usually the most exaggerated places at the time, which gathered most of the social resources to build and dedicated to the gods!

Faced with this kind of "miracle"-like tribe, everyone in the Great Sword Group was shocked, and at the same time very excited and expectant.

Such a place, even if these stones are moved back, is worth a lot!

Moreover, this underground palace has obviously not been visited for a long time. Except for the natural damage caused by an earthquake, everything else is still intact.

Qin Rushi didn't know what he noticed, and reminded: "Everyone be careful."

Ji Xun listened and looked into the depths of the palace.

The Bai family's fairy spirit secrets are much more sensitive to living things than others.

It is likely that the dragon python lord is really hiding here.

If he doesn't come out, they are not in a hurry.

Ji Xun noticed some details and murmured in his heart: "The specifications of this temple are a bit beyond imagination."

However, before he could think about it, Bonnie, the team doctor who was sensitive to toxins, suddenly said in surprise: "Ah, look!"

Everyone looked closely, and suddenly saw a strange plant with three green fruits growing in a small black puddle not far from them!

The reason why it is weird is that the three fruits on this plant are emitting green gas that is extremely poisonous.

And the green gas also forms the shape of a skull?

Ji Xun also guessed what this iconic fruit is, and his eyes lit up.

Bonnie couldn't contain her excitement and exclaimed: "Ah, is this the legendary divine fruit - [Plague Fruit]?"

After all, everyone has seen the world.

Hearing Bonnie so excited, the outspoken "blaster" Rosen also asked curiously: "Bonnie, what is this thing? Can it be eaten?"

Bonnie said: "I don't know. I just read it in an ancient book. The juice of this fruit is said to be one of the most poisonous in the world. It is said that if the gods touch it, they may be infected with plague. And, there is... I forgot. I may have to go back and look through the classics."

This statement obviously cannot solve the doubts.

Professional poison masters can't explain it clearly, so everyone can only look at Ji Xun.

Ji Xun had long been accustomed to being treated as an encyclopedia by everyone.

He lived up to everyone's expectations and said, "Bonnie is right. This fruit is highly poisonous. The green gas can easily corrode steel. It is even said that it can corrode people's souls, so its poison gas looks like a skull."

"Ah?"

When they heard the word "highly poisonous", most of their curiosity was gone.

They also kept a safe distance silently.

But Ji Xun continued, "But it is said that as long as you can withstand the toxicity of this fruit, you can transform your blood genes and obtain a poison-resistant body that is almost immune to all poisons, and even your soul can be tempered."

Bonnie also remembered this and was excited: "Yes, the poisonous body! That's the effect! I saw that the ancient book also said so!"

For plague doctors, there is nothing more exciting than encountering such a highly poisonous material.

But at this time, Ji Xun thought of something and added: "It is also said that only the bones of gods can be used as nutrients to breed such a poisonous fruit. Usually, it is also the favorite tonic of most poisonous monsters."

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Qin Rushi listened, thinking.

At the same time, her eyes suddenly looked into the darkness in the distance, and a pair of amber snake eyes suddenly lit up!

Before they could remind everyone, they had already felt the dangerous breath that made people's backs cold.

Looking closely, a 100-meter-long [Spine Dragon Python King] had already been entrenched there.

"Swoosh" sound of breaking wind.

It rushed out from behind the statue at lightning speed, carrying a poisonous breath that was so foul that it could be smelled even through the gas mask, and attacked everyone.

But everyone was originally coming for it, and they were just a little startled and had already entered the battle state.

As the leader, Qin Rushi also put his hand on the big sword and exerted force quietly.

Ji Xun in the team murmured in his heart: "Is it really here?"

The big snake is here, and the previous deduction has come to fruition.

But compared to the inevitable appearance of a lord snake, Ji Xun's heart was not disturbed at all. Instead, he was more interested in the environment of this underground temple. He thought to himself: "Where does the fresh air come from? Does this palace lead to somewhere else?"