"Empress, Gu Yao told the current test results. 'There is indeed something else fused in the fog. These toxins look inconspicuous, but they will stick to the surface of the human body without a trace. The spiritual shield will also be infiltrated by them. By the time you notice it, it may be too late.'
'Can you determine what kind of toxin it is?' Chi Changye stood on the edge of the cliff and searched several times, but found nothing. He was more vigilant. They could escape his divine sense, and seemed to have let a cultivator escape before, which was suspicious.
Gu Yao scratched his head: 'I have to check it myself, I have some guesses, but I can't be sure before I see the real thing.'
Chi Changye didn't say a word and accompanied Gu Yao out of the tent, to the edge of the cliff. Ning Hui on the opposite side was also frowning at the fog in a vessel. He also noticed that the fog was a bit wrong, but he couldn't tell what the problem was.
He was a bit scared. If it weren't for Gu Yao and Chi Changye's actions, would they fall into endless trouble if they rashly went down?
'Ning Dan Master, they came out again, what are they going to do?' The cultivator who was helping Ning Hui spoke.
Ning Hui was very annoyed. When did that Gu Yao become their wind vane? They had to act according to their actions? But he had to admit that he was helpless now, but he couldn't guess how far the other party had progressed.
Gu Yao didn't care about their reactions, he stretched out his divine sense and divided it into threads, weaving it into a dense divine sense net. He wanted to conduct an intensive carpet search on these fogs. After several times back and forth, he finally captured a subtle change and quickly wrapped it up with the divine sense net and pulled it out.
'Plop!'
Something fell on the stone, Tian Feirong and Xiaopang quickly leaned over to take a look. The fog wrapped around the outside dissipated, revealing the inside… a transparent object the size of a finger joint. After leaving the fog, the transparent object fluttered on the stone for a while, and then slowly dissolved into a black and purple color."
"What is this thing?" Tian Feirong exclaimed in astonishment. He and Xiaopang collected a lot of fog and gave it to Gu Yao for research, but they didn't find anything else in the fog. Their divine sense didn't detect any foreign objects. Could it be, "This thing can escape our divine sense?"
"Fog leech!"
Xu Chen's voice suddenly sounded in Gu Yao's mind. He had been silent since he came here, just watching Gu Yao busy. He explained further after spitting out these two words:
"This thing is called a fog leech, it is a kind of almost extinct alien insect. I didn't expect it to appear in this secret realm. The fog leech relies on the spiritual fog to survive. It can't live long without spiritual energy, just like this moment when it exposes its true body. And in the spiritual fog, it is transparent, and it is hard to catch by divine sense. It will use these fogs to gradually infiltrate the cultivators and demon beasts. Once it lurks, it will gradually suck the parts of the cultivators and demon beasts that contain spiritual energy, such as spiritual power, such as the flesh and blood of the cultivators."
Gu Yao felt his scalp tingling as he listened, and also transmitted these contents to Chi Changye and Tian Feirong.
Chi Changye saw Gu Yao's expression slightly startled, and guessed that these contents should be told to Gu Yao by the senior Xu Chen.
Tian Feirong and Xiaopang understood what this thing was, and they were shocked. They quickly jumped back a few steps, afraid that this thing would drill into their skin and suck their flesh and blood. After the cultivators cultivated, which part of their flesh and blood was not nourished by spiritual energy? These were all the food of the fog leech.
"How to deal with this thing?" Gu Yao asked. Who knows how many of these fog leeches live in the foggy area of the canyon? Thinking of being surrounded by dense fog leeches after going in… Gu Yao shuddered.
Xu Chen said: "Your kitten Hei Mingyan, or that kid's Qingyan, if they grow up, they don't have to worry about the fog leeches when they enter the fog. The fog leeches will be burned to ashes as soon as they get close, but they are still a bit weak now, and I suspect that the fog leeches below have evolved a leader, so…"
This time Chi Changye also heard: "So catch the leader, and you can completely solve the situation here?"
"Yes," Xu Chen smiled, "But you have to find that thing first."
Chi Changye said indifferently: "The senior seems to be in a good mood, I think this matter should be very simple for the senior."
Gu Yao raised his eyebrows, what does that mean?
Chi Changye hooked his lips and said: "The fog leech feeds on spiritual energy, so it shouldn't pose any threat to non-spiritual beings, right?"
Gu Yao pretended to be enlightened, does that mean that the senior's soul state can be unaffected by the fog leech? He quickly asked: "Senior, is that the case? Senior, we are on the same boat now, helping us is equivalent to helping yourself."
"…Pah!" This damn shameless bastard.
Chi Changye's black eyes flashed with a smile, this senior Xu, still has some use
The two of them communicated through sound transmission, Tian Feirong and Xiaopang only saw their expressions change, but they didn't know the inside story. However, looking at their expressions, they felt that this matter didn't seem to be very troublesome.
On the other side, except for Ning Hui, the other Changxian Sect cultivators were also staring at Gu Yao's actions, especially after Gu Yao went into the tent for a day and night and came out again, they paid more attention to his actions. As a result, they saw him standing on the edge of the cliff without moving, as if he was using his divine sense to probe the situation in the foggy area. Then the fog stirred, as if something was thrown out, but they couldn't see what it was, and their divine sense couldn't scan it either.
"Are they deliberately mystifying, or did they really find something?" A cultivator wondered. Ying Muqing touched his chin and said: "I suspect they found something. You have to know that this fog is strange, and it was originally discovered by them."
Ying Muqing had seen the changes in Gu Yao's vessel with his own eyes when he negotiated with Chi Changye before, and he didn't dare to look down on this newly formed core cultivator who had the name of a genius alchemist like he did at the beginning.
That cultivator was not sure and said: "But we have used a lot of methods for a day, and we haven't found anything abnormal in this fog. Maybe the fog itself contains toxins, and a detoxification pill can't solve the trouble?"
When Gu Yao went into the tent to study, they used fire, water, thunder, and so on. They tried every method they could think of, but they only dispersed the fog. After a while, the fog would spread again, but they startled the demon beasts below, who roared at them frequently to show their power.
Ying Muqing shook his head. Although he had no evidence, he intuitively believed the other side this time. He thought that not long ago, these people were trash in his eyes, and only Chi Changye could get their recognition. Otherwise, there would be no place for the cultivators of Tianlin Continent in this canyon.
Ning Hui was also very anxious. He had to consult with Lou Huaijing, but Lou Huaijing told him that he couldn't get the answer from him. Ning Hui was furious and unwilling to go to Gu Yao for verification. This was equivalent to bowing his head to him. He was a genius alchemist of the Changxian Sect. How could he bow his head and ask for advice from a small alchemist from the wilderness? If this was spread back to the Changxian Sect, he would lose his face completely.
After dealing with Xu Chen, Gu Yao and Chi Changye found a stone and sat down on the edge of the cliff, stroking the cat and enjoying the scenery. The scenery here was very good, as long as they ignored the unknown number of fog leeches in the fog.
Tian Feirong and Xiaopang also followed suit, sitting on the edge of the cliff and chatting, looking very relaxed.
The other cultivators also relaxed a lot. In their view, Chi Changye and Gu Yao had already found a solution. This was confident, not like the other side thought of deliberately mystifying. So now, as Chi Changye said, they just waited.
Xu Chen cursed Gu Yao and Chi Changye in his heart, but he had to do the hard work for them. His soul could leave the space for a short time, and although he was indeed the best candidate to deal with the possible fog leech leader, he was still very resentful.
He could make himself invisible to others, so no one knew when he quietly entered the foggy area.
The eyes of the soul were quite different from the human eyes and the divine sense. After entering, he saw many transparent light spots, which were the fog leeches. Well, he also felt his scalp tingling when he saw these ghost things, and felt that the next moment these ghost things would stick to him. He had to clean up well when he returned to the Dan Pavilion.
The longer he left, the farther he went, the more his soul would consume, so he didn't dare to delay and searched quickly.
Finally, he found a huge fog leech lying on the ground in a cave on a mountain wall. It looked like a water python, but it was slippery and slimy, and looked soft and boneless. Xu Chen felt that if he had to fight it alone, this fog leech leader was not so easy to deal with. Ordinary magic swords probably couldn't pierce its skin.
Its color was not transparent anymore, but a dark purple. He couldn't see where its eyes were, but there were two holes, sometimes sucking in the spiritual fog outside, and sometimes spraying out a light black and purple gas, which lost its original color after blending into the fog.
This huge fog leech seemed to sense something strange around it, and wanted to move its body to look around. Xu Chen didn't wait any longer, and endured the nausea and pounced on the fog leech's consciousness. Yes, the method was to control this fog leech leader. Although physical attacks couldn't do it, controlling it from the spiritual level was easy for a soul like Xu Chen.
The whole foggy area had a moment of turbulence, but it soon calmed down and returned to its original state.
Gu Yao and Chi Changye looked at each other, and there was joy in their eyes. With the senior's help, it was really a success!
"What was the commotion just now?" Ning Hui and the others also noticed it. Although it calmed down quickly, it was that moment of commotion that made them suspicious. Could it be that there was some special demon beast hidden in the foggy area that could conceal its breath?
Xu Chen controlled the huge fog leech and came back quietly. As soon as he entered the space, he was so tired that he didn't want to talk. He was mentally exhausted.
Gu Yao was eating a spirit fruit when he found out that several cultivators from the Changxian Sect had cautiously entered the foggy area. He was stunned at the time, and shuddered when he thought of the possible consequences. Chi Changye's eyes flashed with a smile.
"Big Brother Ye, where do you think the cultivator who escaped from the canyon is now?" Gu Yao asked.
Chi Changye shook his head: "He's not here, maybe he's already…" eaten to the bone, maybe it's because the fog leeches would lurk in the human body for a while, and it's not an immediate effect, so they would let him go.
Because the cultivators who went in to explore did not enter the bottom of the canyon, there was no danger below, although there were roars of demon beasts coming from below. They did not find any abnormal situation after several times of going in and out, so some of the Changxian Sect cultivators cast doubtful glances at Gu Yao and the others, and many people believed that he did it on purpose.
The cultivators from Tianlin Continent did not show much difference. They were satisfied with being able to drink the soup, so they would not participate in the competition for the blood ruby fruit, so they just watched the show, pointing and pointing at the other side, making the Changxian Sect cultivators angry.
Suddenly, the spiritual energy around them surged downward.
"It's here!"
Chi Changye and Gu Yao quickly stood up and looked at the depths of the canyon.
"Chi Daoist, can we act now?" Ying Muqing flew over on his flying sword.
Chi Changye looked at Gu Yao, and Gu Yao said firmly: "I will act with you."
"Good." Chi Changye did not hesitate, and looked at Tian Feirong and the other cultivators present. "You stay on top first, and see if you want to go down when the time is right."
"Chi Brother, don't worry, you have to be careful too." Tian Feirong reminded him, and specially looked at the Changxian Sect side, meaning that they had to be especially careful of these Changxian Sect guys, they were all untrustworthy.
Gu Yao had already transmitted the sound to Tian Feirong and Xiaopang about how to pass through this foggy area smoothly. In fact, there was only one word, that was wait.
Chi Changye took Gu Yao with him and stepped on the sword energy to the mid-air. At this time, the speed of the spiritual energy gathering downward increased, as if the whole sky formed an inverted funnel vortex. Some of the Changxian Sect cultivators couldn't wait, afraid that they would be late and the blood ruby fruit would ripen and be snatched away by the demon beasts guarding below. So they shouted: "Let's go!"
At this moment, they didn't care about what was abnormal in the fog. Besides, no one had found anything when they went in and out of the foggy area before, which made them feel at ease. So they rushed down first.
Chi Changye and Gu Yao were not so anxious. They both watched the situation in the foggy area below. A lot of spiritual energy was drawn away, and the scene below gradually changed, but it was not something that could be reflected in a short time. The other cultivators still rushed down like dumplings, and the demon beasts below also roared incessantly.
Gu Yao thought that the demon beasts below had never done anything to the cultivators above, just releasing their breath to threaten them. They must also be wary of the fog leeches in the foggy area.
Ying Muqing didn't know why, but when he saw that Chi Changye and Gu Yao didn't move, he also stopped and looked at the situation in the foggy area like them. What were these two looking at? Gradually, Ying Muqing's eyes became astonished, and he shouted: "Quick! There is something in the fog, quickly defend!"
The things in the fog finally gradually revealed their appearance, which were dark purple things floating in the air. Someone suddenly screamed: "Ah!!! What are these things, get away, don't drill into my body, get away!"
"Chi Daoist, Gu Alchemist, what are these things?" Ying Muqing saw that Chi Changye and Gu Yao didn't show any surprise, the only change was that Gu Yao touched the goose bumps that were about to fall off, so they must know something.
Gu Yao looked at him with a chill and said: "They are said to be a kind of alien insect called fog leech, which feeds on spiritual energy, and anything that contains spiritual energy."