With a flash of white light, Xiaopang appeared in a dark place. It was gloomy and humid, and there was a fishy smell in the air. It seemed to be in a cave.
Xiaopang was on a platform of several feet in radius, which was a teleportation array. A few minutes ago, he and all the innate disciples who participated in the fight for the Xuanling Fruit were called to a giant teleportation array and then began to teleport.
According to Taoist Master Huolong, the place they were teleported to was random, distributed in the Qiancuiping area of thousands of miles. This huge crater was full of fog all year round, and the spiritual consciousness of the cultivators would be affected. There was a strange lightning in the sky here, which was extremely powerful, and even the Yuanying cultivators could not fly casually. Therefore, the cultivators who entered could only move slowly on the ground. Without the help of flying swords, thousands of miles of ground were enough for them to wander around for several months.
After Xiaopang found that he was in a cave, he immediately looked around for an exit. However, he was shocked when he looked around.
It turned out that he suddenly found that the platform he was on was full of giant snakes. There were more than a dozen green snakes as thick as water tanks, almost filling up the cave.
These giant guys, several meters long, were obviously frightened by the white light brought by the fat guy when he was teleporting, and they were a little panicked. But as the white light dissipated, only a fat guy was left there, and they immediately became restless. They looked like a group of hungry wolves!
"Damn it!" Seeing this scene, Little Fatty couldn't help but curse: "Which bastard said it was safe when teleporting? I'm going to kill him!"
Obviously, his complaints would not reach anyone else's ears anyway. So Xiaopang quickly calmed down and thought about countermeasures.
First of all, the aura of these snakes was overwhelming. They were probably monsters, and they were quite powerful, at least level three. The most annoying thing was that there were a whole group of them, at least a dozen of them, and Xiaopang felt powerless as he watched them slowly approach. He knew that if they got close to him, he would be in trouble. It would be best to destroy them from a distance, and in that case, he would have to use the divine thunder. Since the battle with Han Bing'er, Xiaopang's number of divine thunders had been a bit tight. He originally wanted to save them, but he didn't expect to encounter such a thing as soon as he came in. In desperation, he could only harden his heart and take out seven or eight Binghuo divine thunders, shooting them one by one in the direction of the cave entrance.
Snakes are yin in nature and are most afraid of fire. Therefore, when the Bing Fire Thunder came out, it immediately brought them a catastrophe. The first few snakes were blown to pieces on the spot, and the sky was filled with smelly snake blood. The huge explosion and red light scared the surrounding snakes so much that they flashed back, thus creating a way to escape. Xiaopang did not dare to neglect it, and rushed over in a hurry, spreading his two thick legs and ran outside.
However, those big snakes were not vegetarians. As soon as Xiaopang ran away, they noticed it and immediately chased after him aggressively. The two big snakes closest to Xiaopang opened their mouths wide and sprayed out two streams of crystal snake venom.
Xiaopang didn't dare to dodge at this time. Because if he dodged, he would delay his escape speed and be caught up by others. So he could only release the big bronze bell instantly to protect his back. As a result, after the snake venom hit the big bronze bell, there was a squeaky sound and thick smoke came out. Obviously, the wind copper shell could not resist this kind of poison and was corroded.
After using his spiritual sense to detect the movement behind him, Xiaopang's two legs ran faster, fearing that he would be sprayed with venom by the big snake. However, no matter how fast he was, he obviously couldn't outrun the monster with his legs. Soon, several big snakes caught up and began to attack the big bronze bell behind Xiaopang.
Xiaopang was really furious this time, thinking, if I don't show my power, do you really think I'm a sick cat? Thinking of this, he got mad and threw out several more Binghuo Shenlei. With a roar, the big snakes were burned to ashes. The remaining few no longer dared to chase and turned around to escape.
Just when Xiaopang was about to catch the snake behind him, he suddenly realized that he had left the cave and was outside a lush forest. Due to the thick fog, Xiaopang could only see the scenery a few dozen feet away, and it was impossible to see farther. This was still in broad daylight, and it would be even more pitiful if it was at night.
In fact, outside the cave, there was plenty of space. He could have summoned the huge Cloud-Stepping Winged Tiger and escaped without having to worry about the giant snakes. But he was impatient and rushed to attack first, wasting several divine thunderbolts.
Things have come to this point, and Xiaopang can't change it. He can only smile bitterly and shake his head, saying: "It's a bad start!"
After sighing, Xiaopang summoned the Winged Tiger and flew up to ride on it. Then he thought about it and summoned all the 30 wind copper puppets he had refined over the years. Although these guys were not very powerful, they were very useful in places where the spiritual awareness was limited and the vision was not clear.
Under Xiaopang's command, more than 30 puppets dispersed and formed a large circle with a radius of several hundred feet. In this way, although Xiaopang could not see them, he could feel their presence through the connection between them. In this way, Xiaopang was like a person with early warning. As long as they were attacked, Xiaopang would realize that there was danger. So he could prepare in advance. As for Xiaopang himself, he sat on the stepping cloud winged tiger and let it step on the white clouds and move on the treetops.
Before entering, Taoist Priest Huolong had given everyone a jade mirror with a map of Qiancuiping on it, and also marked the location where the Xuanling Fruit was hidden. However, although the map was clear, it did not indicate one's own location. Therefore, the person holding the map had to first determine his or her location based on the surrounding environment, and then identify the specific direction. Only then could he or she follow the map to find the Xuanling Fruit.
Fortunately, although Xiaopang was not extremely smart, he was not stupid either. At least reading a map was not difficult for him. He quickly figured out the direction and found his location.
At this time, Xiaopang was in the west of Qiancuiping, about a thousand miles away from the center, which was the gathering place specified by Taoist Huolong. There were also poisonous swamps, super large lakes and other difficult places to pass, so it was obvious that he had to take a detour. According to Xiaopang's speed, even with the Cloud-stepping Tiger, it would take more than ten days to walk, and that was without encountering any battles. If he encountered a difficult monster or fought with monks from other sects, he would not know when he would arrive.
At this time, Xiaopang suddenly discovered that more than 200 miles behind him, there was a place marked with the hidden Xuanling Fruit. But if he went there first, he would be greatly delayed in the gathering.
Xiaopang scratched his head, and finally resolutely chose to take the Xuanling Fruit that was within his reach. As for the order from Taoist Fire Dragon, let him die for now! Anyway, it was still early to gather, as long as he was not the last one to arrive!
So, Xiaopang began his march in Qiancuiping.
I have to say that Qian Cuiping is indeed a haunted place. The humidity here is too high, and it is particularly hot and humid. Xiao Pang only walked for a short while before he was soaked all over, some of it was sweat, and more of it was fog.
In desperation, Xiaopang no longer cared about his appearance and simply took off his coat and walked at the top of the woods with his upper body naked.
While walking, Xiaopang also discovered another annoying thing here, that is, there were poisonous snakes everywhere and monsters as numerous as dogs!
Almost every few dozen miles, you would encounter one or several monsters attacking you. Fortunately, these monsters were not very strong. After Xiaopang used his newly acquired Five Elements Spirit Sword, he was finally able to cope with it.
Although Xiaopang's strength could not fully exert the power of the Five Elements Spirit Sword, and because he had practiced this flying sword for a very short time, he could only slash randomly and could not even use it as he wished, but this thing was a high-level magic weapon after all, and it had all five elements, which made Xiaopang very advantageous when attacking. When he encountered a fire-breathing monster, he used the water-type spirit sword, and when he encountered a water-type monster, he used the earth-type sword to restrain it. In short, he could always use the attributes that specifically restrained the opponent to fight the enemy, which made him much easier. And this continuous battle made Xiaopang understand the wonderful uses of the Five Elements Spirit Sword more, and it became more and more convenient to use.
In the blink of an eye, a day had passed. Xiaopang calculated that he had only walked a few dozen miles. He had killed seven or eight monsters along the way and lost two wind bronze puppets, which really made Xiaopang a little depressed.
After it became completely dark, Xiaopang didn't dare to walk anymore. He simply found a more secluded place, released a large bronze bell to protect himself, and then had a good rest for the night.
When he set out on the road again the next day, Xiaopang became smarter. This time, he put away the puppets that were exploring the way, because they were too slow and dragged down the Winged Tiger. Without these burdens, Xiaopang's speed was greatly increased, and when he encountered monsters on the road, he no longer killed them all. Instead, he first showed the Five Elements Spirit Sword to scare them. After all, the opponent was a guy with some intelligence, so most of the time he would retreat tactfully. Only occasionally one or two guys with poor brains or who were extremely confident in their own strength would rush over without caring about their lives.
Under such circumstances, Xiaopang's speed of movement increased greatly, and finally in the evening of that day, he arrived at the place marked as where the Xuanling Fruit was hidden.