It’s too difficult to cultivate monsters, so I’ll just farm monsters.

Chapter 85: Chasing the black mist, a thin line separates us

The next day dawned.

The early morning sun shines, driving away the darkness.

The black fog outside the cave slowly sank and gradually dispersed.

Seeing this in his eyes, Jiang Xun stood up.

?

Tang Long, who had also been waiting at the entrance of the cave all night to observe the movements of the black mist, turned his head and looked around.

"Brother Long, I won't go with you for the time being."

???

Tang Long.

"My intuition tells me that the origin of the black fog can be traced. I will try to see if I can find anything."

"..."

Tang Long.

He wants to say, are you crazy?

But I feel that Jiang Xun is not such a reckless person. He probably discovered or thought of something.

Tang Long said as he stood up hesitantly.

"The dark fog outside has not cleared yet. You may not encounter anything if you go out now."

"Don't worry, I'm sure to protect myself."

Jiang Xun said something and said.

"You, Weiyang and Xiao Yu will wait until the black fog clears and go to the ruins area to seek harvest. Don't worry about me. We can just keep in touch."

Tang Long was silent, then nodded silently.

He is not a mother-in-law.

Jiang Xun had made a decision, and he naturally respected it.

I formed a team twice.

He has also truly understood that Jiang Xun is a truly capable person.

You should be able to trust him when walking with him, otherwise you will only become an obstacle around him.

Taking out a few formation flags and setting up a closed formation behind him, Tang Long retreated.

Look up.

It was Jiang Xun who calmly took off his mask, took out a psychic oxygen respirator and held it in his mouth.

Then demon energy surged all over his body.

The magic armor and cloak on his body changed, turning into an all-round isolation suit that completely wrapped his whole body.

Seeing the transformation of the magic armor, Tang Long couldn't help but be envious.

This craftsmanship is so useful.

Seeing Jiang Xun complete the protection and make an OK gesture, Tang Long nodded, activated the closed formation arranged in front of him and used his hand to lift the formation at the entrance of the cave.

The cave entrance sealing array no longer exists.

A large area of ​​black mist that had settled on the ground and had become much thinner slowly poured in, and was then blocked by the sealing formation in front of him. Seeing this, Tang Long subconsciously took half a step back.

Outside the closed formation.

Jiang Xun lowered his eyes and stared at the black mist depositing under his feet.

The protection formed by the magic energy is very stable.

However, there were obvious signs that the black mist was eroding the protection under his feet.

The cannibalization intensity is not high.

The victory is to be pervasive.

In addition, the black mist seems to have a hunting instinct.

The foot protection couldn't be broken, and some black mist tried to climb up.

However, with the suppression of sunlight, the thin black mist could not rise no matter what.

After standing still and observing the formation, Jiang Xun raised his leg and stepped on it twice.

Part of the black fog was lifted off the ground and quickly faded and dissipated in the light.

Obvious.

Nikko has great restraint on this thing.

After confirming, Jiang Xunwang nodded to Tang Long, turned around and walked out of the cave.

Tang Long raised his eyes to see him off.

It happened to be at this time.

Zhu Weiyang and Chen Xiaoyu walked out of the cave.

The timing was perfect.

The two came out and caught Jiang Xun's last back.

The two women were stunned when they saw someone wearing magic protective clothing and going outside.

"Brother Long?"

Zhu Weiyang comes quickly.

Tang Long looked back and smiled helplessly.

"Jiang Xun has an idea, I can't stop him."

"..."

Zhu Weiyang.

As smart as Bingxue was, she naturally understood that Jiang Xun must have had some thoughts when he ran out, so she ran to find the source of the black mist.

But that’s not how things should be done!
Too reckless!

The person in question has gone out and it's too late for her to say anything now.

Chen Xiaoyu followed and looked outside the cave, making a strange sound.

"Is this guy... always so courageous?"

As she spoke, she glanced sideways.

"It's really not easy for Weiyang."

Zhu Weiyang glanced at her sideways after hearing the sound, and sighed with seriousness.

"Who said no?"

"..."

Tang Long.

these ladies...

She really is.

He just came over and looked like he wanted to question himself.

If he hadn't been able to evade it quickly enough, he would have been scolded.

As a result, when Ya met Chen Xiaoyu, she immediately entered the "girlfriend state" to defend her sovereignty, and she was quick enough to adapt to the situation.

anyway.

Does Chen Maoniang have some misunderstandings about the relationship between the two?
……

Outside the cave.

At this time, Jiang Xun came outside the ruins area.

Just after he came out for a short while, the sunshine in the secret realm became much stronger.

As the sunshine intensified, the black fog became lower and lower, almost completely on the horizon, just as it was when he glared at it last night.

the difference is.

The black fog under the sunlight is obviously getting thinner.

Look at this, it won't be long before the black fog will completely fade away under the sunlight.

Stopping and frowning, Jiang Xun knelt down to check.

It is definitely a strange existence.

It is also clear that the black fog in the sky at night is a strange entity.

Needless to say, the black fog gradually fading under the sunlight cannot simply dissipate visually, but gradually shrinks in some form.

Paying attention to the thin black mist that was constantly fading on the ground, Jiang Xun picked it up in his hand.

It is different from what was observed when it came out.

Because the sunlight was a little stronger, the black mist faded and disappeared into his hands almost the moment it left the ground.

Squinting slightly, Jiang Xun stood up and stomped on the ground.

"boom!"

Pieces of black mist were stirred up, dissipated in the sky and completely disappeared in the sunlight.

Watching all this, Jiang Xun frowned.

This black mist is extremely evil.

The entire structure gradually fades as it is pressed against the ground by sunlight, and it can be presumed that it shrinks by blending into the ground.

But the fact is obviously not like this.

Let’s leave aside the part that he just aroused and “sun-melted”.

According to the speed at which the black fog fades and shrinks, the damage caused by the sun before it finally disappears completely will not be small.

Assume so.

The black mist should prevent turtles from crouching after the sun comes out.

Weirdness itself is also conscious.

Losses that can be avoided will of course be avoided.

Is it possible that the black fog that fades under the sunlight is not actually dissipated at all, but simply weakened to the point where it becomes invisible to the naked eye, and sinking to the ground is just an illusion?
Jiang Xun made a hypothesis in his mind.

Thinking about it this way, it's really possible!
And if so.

Tang Long's speculation that the cave owner didn't know he was "infected" can be regarded as a conclusion.

The Lord of the Cave consciously avoided the black fog, but he didn't know that the black fog didn't really dissipate when morning came, but gradually shrank in the air due to weakness.

If it comes out too early.

He just happened to hit the black mist particles that were shrinking and fading, so it was reasonable for him to do so without knowing anything.

look back.

The black fog is no longer visible on the ground in the ruins area.

The black fog under our feet will soon clear up.

Things further ahead are fading faster under the increasing sunlight.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Xun raised his eyes to the sky above, and a golden light appeared in his eyes.

The evil eye of all calamities!

This look glared out.

The place where the black fog around him cleared was suddenly covered with a thin layer of fog again.

Guess it right!
Jiang Xun's eyes lit up.

Hey!
This thing is so insidious!
Without thinking too much, he turned around and used all his consciousness to lock onto Tang Long and the other three people who were still in the cave, and sent a message to them.

"Don't be in a hurry to come out of the cave. It's not too late to come out until near noon. The black fog has not receded, but has faded to the point where it is invisible to the naked eye."

Jiang Xun couldn't say exactly when the black mist would no longer pose a threat.But it was approaching noon, which was the time when the four of them came to the neighborhood yesterday.

This time period is definitely safe.

Otherwise, something would have happened to the four of them long ago.

Even the strong men in the fifth realm and above cannot withstand the "infection" of black mist. How long can they in the third realm withstand it if they are infected?

Jiang Xun felt lingering fear after sending messages to the three of them.

At this time.

Chen Xiaoyu's voice rang in his ears.

"I know, we'll wait until the sun is shining brightly before we go out."

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Weiyang's words also sounded in his ears.

"Brother Xun, be careful."

!

Jiang Xun.

With such a long distance, the two women could actually lock onto him and send messages to him?

The consciousness of these two people is more than just something?

It is not said that it exceeds the limit of the level of the three realms, but the combination of the two women's souls and their own power is probably close to perfect, and the extended range of their spiritual consciousness is much wider than the ordinary three realms.

This cannot be achieved by practicing hard.

It is estimated that both of them have eaten treasures that can help increase their soul or consciousness.

It's different when the conditions at home are good...

Gathering his thoughts, Jiang Xun moved forward.

It has been confirmed that the black fog has faded and not really dissipated, so there is no point in thinking about it anymore.

The top priority is to keep up with the black fog that is visible to the naked eye as it recedes, which can be seen on the face. If you follow it, you may be able to find the true source of the black fog or make other discoveries.

The intangible and qualityless weirdness is extremely special.

But they are also essentially living creatures that have spiritual practices that gradually grow.

To have spiritual practice, it is natural to have the source of power represented by inner elixir.

Jiang Xun dared to conclude.

The slower the black mist fades, the closer it is to the source of the black mist's power.

……

Not for a while.

Jiang Xun followed Heiwu to the horizontal line where he and Zhu Weiyang discovered the stone tablets yesterday. There happened to be a stone tablet nearby. It seemed that the location was one of the ones that Weiyang's sister had found.

Glancing at the stone tablet from a distance, he made a guess.

I'm afraid the stone tablet is indeed the formation eye.

However, the existence of this formation is not necessarily to enclose the territory, but more to prevent the black mist from coming.

Taking out his mobile phone and reporting his findings and speculations to the Explorer APP, Jiang Xun continued to follow the black mist.

We have walked a long way.

He encounters several explorer corpses.

His feet paused slightly, and Jiang Xun approached.

There were seven bodies in total.

Three women and four men.

Without exception, there was a pool of blood on the tops of the seven people's heads.

When she opened the long hair on the head of one of the female cultivators, she saw a shocking bloody hole.

look in.

Nothing.

My head is empty.

From the brain to other head organs, everything disappeared.

Look at the demeanor of this female cultivator again.

Very peaceful.

Closing your eyes seems to fall into a deep sleep.

Apparently, she didn't realize what was happening to her until the moment her brain was eaten away.

Looking at other people, they are basically the same.

The bodies were still warm.

In addition, everyone was face down, with some signs of sliding from a half-height position, rather than falling on the same spot.

Observing this, Jiang Xun shook his head.

A few smart-alecked hapless people...

They were probably explorers who arrived earlier. They noticed the black fog but didn't take it seriously because of the sun's rays. They thought they would be fine if they left the ground in the air.

Taking out his mobile phone, Jiang Xun took photos of the deaths of seven people and reported them to the Explorer APP along with his observations of the black fog.

Without touching the storage rings of the seven people, Jiang Xun reported the locations of their deaths.

After reporting the deaths of seven people, the outpost will confirm their identities and make them public. Explorers from the same group will come to recover them after learning about them, and then hand them over to their families.

This is the default unspoken rule in the explorer industry.

It cannot be ruled out that greedy explorers will come and touch the corpse after seeing the public notice.

But this kind of behavior is very cheap.

If you are discovered, you will be condemned by all walks of life. Very few people will take advantage of this.

It is worth mentioning that.

There were no grievances or conflicts between each other. Most of the more principled explorers would report the sudden death of their colleagues.

This can be regarded as one of the few more humane manifestations in the industry.

……

Keep walking forward for a while.

Jiang Xun saw the "end" of the black mist.

Not far ahead.

The black mist spreading on the ground was neatly cut off in a horizontal line.

His feet paused and Jiang Xun frowned.

This discovery is somewhat unexpected.

Look around.

The black mist that was cut off along the line was endless, and it was impossible to see both sides at a glance.

Rather than saying that it ends here, it is better to say that there is an invisible wall that limits the black mist, preventing it from spreading to the other side of the "line".

And this line did not block anything other than the black mist.

Slowly stepping forward, Jiang Xun stretched out his hand.

His arms crossed the "line" on the ground that restricted the black mist to the other side without any hindrance.

Some kind of artificial arrangement?
Or is the black mist itself consciously avoiding going to the other side?

Jiang Xun lowered his eyes as he pulled back with doubts.

Just as I was about to observe the direction of the black fog on the ground, the entire black fog along the line faded and disappeared under the sunlight.

!

Jiang Xun.

Look up.

Unknowingly, the scorching sun was already high in the sky.

View by angle.

It should be around nine o'clock in the morning in the secret realm.

Has the black fog completely dispersed?

Jiang Xun didn't dare to try it rashly.

The barrier formed by the magic energy under his feet no longer feels eroded, but the black mist that has become invisible to the naked eye in the air does not necessarily have all its power.

Standing still, looking back and estimating the distance between where you are and where the body was found just now, measured by the speed of Three Realms Yukong, it would take less than a minute to travel in a straight line.

Taking into account the factors of caution after the seven explorers who died suddenly "crossed the line", it took less than 5 minutes from the time they entered the black fog range to the time their brains were eaten clean.

Taking out his mobile phone to report the estimated and observed conditions, Jiang Xun looked around.

There are various indications.

The source of the black mist starts from this blocked straight line.

But it’s not necessarily in which direction, left or right, or exactly where it is.

The black mist dissipated so quickly that he didn't have time to observe further.

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Xun chose the left path.

Male left, female right.

The daylight was so strong that the black fog could not appear, so we could only try our luck in any direction.

Keep going in a straight line.

Jiang Xun walked for more than ten minutes when he suddenly saw a team of six people gathered in front of a pile of rocks on the outside of his route.

He saw a team of six.

Naturally, the six-man team also saw him.

Seeing Jiang Xun in a magic isolation suit from a slight distance away, the six of them were stunned, and then the leader faintly raised his hand.

"friend!"

Jiang Xun stopped, hesitated and raised his hand to signal.

After receiving a response, the person who spoke came over from the air, and then landed at a location other than where the black mist originally existed.

Jiang Xun was not surprised when he saw this.

The Administration took the situation he reported twice earlier very seriously and issued a notification through the Explorer APP within a minute of delay.

The man opposite stood still and gave a friendly smile.

"My friend, you should be part of the team that reported the ruins area and the black fog situation to the administration?"

Jiang Xun nodded.

"Any questions?"

"Friend, don't get me wrong, our team has no ill intentions."

The man spoke and pointed to where his team was gathered.

"We also discovered something here, but we haven't had time to report it yet. I just happened to meet you, so I wanted to share the exchange information with you."

As he spoke, he looked back and waved.

Five of his teammates saw this and stepped aside.

Followed.

A square, short stone tablet was revealed.

　I'm a bit busy at home, so I hope all my book friends will forgive me.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)