Chapter 187: Dangerous Forest

"This place is very strange..."

The old man smoking a pipe exhaled a puff of smoke and muttered as he looked at the scene in front of him.

"Nonsense, this is the place where immortals ascended to heaven. If it's not strange, it would be a ghost!" Someone on the side sneered.

"I'm talking about the miasma." The old man smoking a pipe took another puff and said leisurely, "Logically speaking, in the dense forest, miasma should spread to the surroundings, not rise directly into the sky."

"Hehe, no matter what strange phenomena there are in the place where immortals ascended to heaven, it's not surprising. Compared to this, we should consider how to get through this dense forest, right?"

Lin Chen walked up from the side and smiled slightly.

"That's right, I wonder if you have any methods to get through this dense forest?" The old man asked back.

"According to the existing means, there are only three types: burning, cutting, and breaking through. I don't know what the gate and Mr. Zhang are planning."

Lin Chen chuckled and then cast his eyes to one place.

There, Zhang Zhiping and the old Taoist priest Yunmeng were discussing.

"The family has tried it. Even if the kerosene is very effective, it will not burn for long and will be forced to extinguish. The miasma and humidity in this dense forest are too strong, and fire methods will not work at all." The old Taoist priest said in a deep voice.

"If this is the case, the best way is to stay and cut down the dense forest, and eat away at it step by step. This way, casualties can be minimized, but..." Speaking of this, Zhang Zhiping couldn't help but fall silent.

The loss is small, but the advancement speed is too slow.

Besides, both the old emperor and the noble families have been trying to break in at all costs. If they are allowed to enter the immortals' ascension place first...

Zhang Zhiping lowered his eyes, remembering that he had just learned that the imperial court used blood and food to open the way, completely disregarding the lives of the people, and the noble families were greedy and seized the land. If they were allowed to get the immortals' method, what would the world become...

"Break in by force." Zhang Zhiping stared at the old Taoist priest and said in a deep voice, "At this time, we have no other choice."

"...Okay." The old Taoist priest was silent for a while, and finally nodded.

Then, the two of them directly called everyone together to discuss how to break in by force.

Most people wanted to hide behind the team, so as to reduce the danger of opening the way, ensure their own safety, and escape in time if something went wrong.

But if everyone hides behind, who will be the front of the team.

Some of them also wanted the Taoist soldiers who came from the Taoist gate to act as the front, hoping to weaken the power of the Taoist gate, but the old Taoist priest refused without hesitation.

After a long period of "friendly" negotiation, and after losing more than a dozen heads, everyone finally reached an agreement.

Medicine slaves, Taoist soldiers, some martial artists, and people from Miaojiang, wearing light armor, led the way in front, and the others followed behind.

Once entering the dense forest, the light around seemed to disappear instantly, becoming extremely dim, and there was a faint strange smell spreading.

Crack!

The sound of felling and trampling was very obvious here.

"This forest is too quiet..." Someone in the crowd muttered, which made others feel creepy.

Logically speaking, there should be all kinds of strange animals, birds, beasts, insects and fish in the jungle. If not all of them, there should be a lot.

And these creatures usually make sounds to find mates, locate, contact, etc., so in a normal forest, there should be all kinds of calls.

But the forest in front of me was exceptionally quiet. Except for them, there was no sound at all, which was indescribably creepy.

"Ahhh!"

Just when everyone was being cautious, suddenly there were screams behind them, completely breaking the silence of the forest.

What's going on? !

The old Taoist priest in the team froze, and he jumped up, turning into a shadow, and instantly came to the back of the team.

A dozen people were lying, their hands weakly reaching into the air, their faces seemed to be distorted by fear, and their whole bodies were shaking violently.

What's going on?

The old Taoist priest frowned, walked over directly, chose one person to feed a detoxification pill, and asked: "What happened?"

However, what he didn't expect was that he didn't respond to the question, but stared at the sky, and then, he trembled violently, and died on the spot!

Then, the people lying on the ground, one after another, were silent, or screaming, and finally, they all lost their breath with hideous faces!

"What's going on? Didn't they take the antidote pill? Why did they die?"

"The lips and veins are not purple. It doesn't look like they were poisoned. Instead, they seem to have died of pain!"

"How is this possible? There are no wounds, and they are all veterans. How could they die of pain?!"

When everyone saw this strange scene, their faces changed. Such a unique way of death made them extremely afraid.

The old Taoist's face also became very solemn. Although he had been in and out of the dense forest many times, he had never suffered such a situation by relying on the protection of the innate energy.

He opened the mouth of the dead man to observe the situation, but found that the tongue was bitten off!

"This, this... Could it be that there is a ghost?"

Seeing this scene, many people subconsciously took a step back, and a slightly trembling voice came out from the crowd.

"Are you kidding? How could there be... in this world?" Someone subconsciously wanted to refute, but suddenly remembered that this was the place where immortals ascended, and their faces paled.

Could it be that there is really a ghost in this dense forest?

When the old Taoist priest heard this, his hands that were about to turn the corpse over couldn't help but tremble, and his pupils shrank suddenly.

Even though he has achieved innateness, if he really faces this legendary ghost, it's hard to say who will win and who will lose!

"No, retreat quickly..."

Just when the old Taoist priest was about to get up and evacuate, a chuckle came from the side.

"Look at you, you look like you have never seen the world, you are still a ghost." Lin Chen strode directly from the crowd and explained, "They must have been bitten by ants similar to bullet ants."

"Bullet ant?" The old Taoist priest paused when he heard this, "I have been traveling around the world for many years, how come I have never heard of this insect?"

"That's a kind of bug from our hometown. It's normal if you haven't heard of it." Lin Chen said lightly, "I mean, the bug that bites them is very similar to the bug from my hometown in terms of toxin effect. ”

"Once it bites a person, it will be like being cut with a knife or stabbed by a sword, causing severe pain and even the possibility of death from the pain."

Afterwards, Lin Chen directly turned the body over and found a small, imperceptible wound on the back of the body's neck.

"The poison of black ants here is much more terrifying than that in our hometown. Just one bite can make people die of pain."

"So they died of pain due to the poison, and this poison is different from our ordinary poisons. There are no obvious traces of exposure, so the death looks strange, but this has nothing to do with ghosts. "

"This..." The old Taoist priest looked at the wound carefully and believed what Lin Chen said, "My little friend is really well-informed."

"It's just that we know each other better." Lin Chen smiled slightly and continued, "Everyone should walk as fast as possible, be careful not to get close to the bushes, and be careful when getting off the ground..."

Bang!

Before Lin Chen finished speaking, someone in the team fell down one after another.

"this!"

Many people around him were stunned for a while before they realized what was going on. They all backed away and their faces became very ugly.

This kind of silent death made almost everyone feel as if a huge stone was pressing on their chests, making them feel unspeakably depressed.

Lin Chen's eyes moved, and he walked over. After a closer look, he found that his body was pale, as if he had lost blood, and he said, "This should be caused by insects similar to blood leeches."

Then, he turned over the body, opened his clothes and took a look. Sure enough, his back was covered with dense, plump and juicy blood leeches.

Their dense numbers and weird shapes make people look pale, and some even vomit directly.

Lin Chen put down the body without changing his expression, then stood up, raised his foot, and stepped heavily on it.

Accompanied by a crackling sound, as if liquid was exploding, dark red blood flowed out from under the body after a while.

"When everyone leaves, please be careful to avoid getting tangled in blood leeches."

After everyone heard this, they quickly touched their bodies. What's more, they opened their pants, looked inside, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin Chen didn't pay attention to their actions, but looked into the distance, his eyes moving slightly.

When he came in, he flew in from the air, and then burned it with fire. He had never entered the dense forest outside, and he didn't expect there to be so many troubles in it.

And this is without spiritual energy, otherwise if there is spiritual energy nourishment, I am afraid that the monks will die miserably here.

'But even so, it's still hard to live here. It seems that casualties are inevitable, but it's okay. No one will cherish things that are too easy to obtain...'

Looking at the panic and nervous people in the venue, Lin Chen looked incomprehensible.

And not long after, everyone had to move forward again. After all, they had already reached this point. If they wanted to retreat, no one would agree.