NABC Chapter 824 World 372
Chapter 824 World 372
Shen Ruyin didn't ask which family received the specific spot; her attention was now focused on Lanyue's teaching.
It wasn't until the team set off that Shen Ruyin received a letter from her older sister, Shen Ruwan, saying that she had just emerged from seclusion and had been assigned by her master to a team to divide up the secret realm.
Shen Ruyin glanced at it and left it at that. About half a month later, Chen Ling suddenly came and interrupted their studies.
Lan Yue knew Chen Ling wasn't a reckless person: "But what happened?"
“They are the disciples who went to the small secret realm earlier,” Chen Ling said. “They have been gone for more than half a month. They had been in stable contact with the sect, but they have suddenly lost contact in the past few days. The sect is planning to send someone to check on them.”
"The sect leader's idea is to have Jianfeng's Jinghong lead the team, and also have Xingluo and Fuhe as his deputies to go along."
Jinghong is the future Sword Peak Master, and his strength speaks for itself. Having him lead the team now is a way of building up his prestige.
Shen Ruyin is almost the same.
As the fastest disciple in the sect to advance to the Nascent Soul stage, many people were still in shock when they faced her.
Tell her to be Jinghong's assistant, and also tell others not to forget that with her cultivation level, she could easily be an elder. Don't treat her like her former junior disciple anymore.
After a moment's hesitation, Lan Yue released the person.
She said that teaching Shen Ruyin was very important, but this matter could not be delayed for long.
Shen Ruyin was also happy to go, after all, Shen Ruwan was there too, and she would definitely be worried if she stayed in the sect.
Things should be done sooner rather than later. After a quick tidying up, Shen Ruyin went to the main peak with Chen Ling.
Having received news of Sword Peak Master, Jinghong arrived a step earlier than them.
Sect Leader Qian recounted the matter to the other disciples who had come, and told them to pack up and set off immediately.
Unaware of the specific situation on the other side, Shen Ruyin and the others treated it as an emergency. After boarding the spirit boat, they went at maximum speed. What would normally take several days was covered in just one day, traveling day and night.
As she approached the vicinity, Shen Ruyin's heart sank upon seeing the gray mist permeating the outer perimeter of the secret realm.
"Senior Brother Jinghong, there seems to be something in this fog."
Jinghong gave her an approving look: "Junior sister, would you be willing to come down with me to investigate the situation?"
Fuhe, standing to the side, hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
Shen Ruyin nodded happily: "I am willing to go with my senior brother."
Fuhe closed his eyes and glanced at Jinghong as if she were a bad person leading children astray, but could only say, "I'm watching over the spirit boat, so don't worry. Be careful and don't act rashly."
Shen Ruyin followed Jinghong out on her sword. Jinghong instructed her, "Since you noticed something strange about the fog in the forest, don't forget not to go too deep."
After Shen Ruyin agreed, the two of them landed below together.
This forest was similar to the one where Shen Ruyin entered the secret realm. The lights were dim, the visibility was very low, and the trees all looked pretty much the same. After turning a few steps, she unsurprisingly lost sight of Jinghong.
Shen Ruyin glanced at the ground beneath her feet and the surrounding trees, guessing that there must be a formation there.
The surrounding woods were quiet; there wasn't even the rustling of leaves in the wind.
Shen Ruyin drew her sword, remaining vigilant at all times.
She stood there for a moment, calculating the direction with her fingers.
I estimated that I had walked about three or four meters when the yellow fog around me became even thicker, and the visibility dropped to about one meter around the perimeter.
A vine quietly emerged, approaching Shen Ruyin almost silently.
Just as it sprouted sharp teeth at its tip, about to open its mouth and tear off flesh, Shen Ruyin swung her sword and cut the vine in two.
A murky yellow sap dripped from the vines, falling to the ground and immediately creating corrosive foam, followed by a yellow toxic mist rising from the foam.
The vines, having failed to strike, retreated, leaving Shen Ruyin lost in thought as she gazed at the yellow mist.
Shen Ruyin possesses a pearl that can cure all poisons, so she is not afraid of this poisonous fog. Upon seeing something, she simply set up a defensive formation and squatted down to conduct a small experiment.
The severed vine teeth were still rolling on the ground, but Shen Ruyin didn't mind their ugliness. She used the various medicines on her body to see which one could neutralize the toxin.
Finally, Shen Ruyin found an unknown little grass that she had casually picked in the secret realm.
Shen Ruyin thought for a moment, then crushed it into powder, put it in a sachet, and continued walking.
Although the vines still attacked, they seemed to suddenly lose their strength when they reached her sachet, collapsing to the ground and unable to even burrow into the soil.
Shen Ruyin found an opportunity and sprinkled the powder directly onto the vines. The vines quickly withered and turned to ash, and no longer emitted yellow mist. Even the original poisonous mist in the surrounding area was absorbed by the mixture of powder and vines.
As Shen Ruyin cleared away the vines, the fog around her gradually thinned, and visibility slowly returned to the original level of the dim forest.
Seeing the sunlight overhead, Shen Ruyin simply took to her feet on her sword.
After breaking through the forest, she easily spotted the Supreme Sect's spirit boat, but did not see Jinghong's figure.
"Junior sister," Fuhe asked directly after seeing that she was safe, "what is in the forest down there? I saw that when you came out of this area, the fog went from murky to clear, and there were a lot of fallen trees over there, but the fog got even thicker."
"I parted ways with Senior Brother Jinghong not long after I went in. If I'm not mistaken, that should be where Senior Brother Jinghong is," Shen Ruyin said, handing Fu He a medicinal powder she had made.
"There is a kind of vine in the forest that grows by clinging to trees. It will approach people silently and then launch an attack."
"If you cut it directly, the corrosive sap that seeps out will emit yellow gas, making the fog even thicker."
Shen Ruyin paused for a moment: "This fog should be poisonous, but I brought a poison-repelling bead, so the toxins in the fog have no effect on me."
"I discovered this powder through testing. It can combat vines and cause them to wither quickly. Senior brother, you can share it with your fellow disciples."
After saying that, Shen Ruyin added, "I'll go and talk to Senior Brother Jinghong about it. The more the vines are injured, the thicker the fog becomes. Only when the vines wither can the fog be cleared."
Seeing that she spoke clearly and logically and had even found a way to counter it, Fuhe naturally wouldn't stop her anymore. He just told her to be careful and then went to distribute the medicine powder.
Shen Ruyin arrived at the place where the fog was thickest and couldn't help but be surprised.
Just how many vines did Jinghong cut down? The darkness was so profound that Shen Ruyin almost didn't want to go down anymore.
Thinking that the powder she made wasn't poisonous anyway, she silently apologized to Jinghong, then grabbed a handful and sprinkled it down.
I must say, it works quite well.
The yellow fog gradually faded and sank.
Shen Ruyin was lost in thought. She wondered if this powder could be used to absorb other poisons, or if it couldn't be used alone and had to be combined with this vine.
Why don't we dig one up and take it with us? We can do experiments on it slowly when we get back to the sect.
Shen Ruyin sprinkled the medicine powder as if it were free, showing no sign of feeling sorry for it.
In fact, she actually has quite a few of these nameless little grasses.
She hadn't had time to sort the spirit beast meat she had collected from the secret realm, so it was all piled together. To make it easier to divide, Shen Ruyin casually added a lot of small grasses that she didn't know the names of, stacking them layer by layer.
She has eaten some spirit beast meat, but since she has enough Sumeru Mustard Seeds, she is not worried about it taking up space and has not thrown it away.
Now, this good habit has brought her benefits, hasn't it?
When Shen Ruyin came to her senses, the fog below had cleared up considerably, and because Jinghong had violently cut down several trees, the light in this open space was brighter than elsewhere.
Looking at the protective shield below, which was covered with a thick layer of medicinal powder, Shen Ruyin clapped her hands guiltily: "Senior Brother Jinghong?"