Chapter 275

Chapter 274 The Grotto (Thanks to user 4762266024 for the character summon!)

It was getting dark, and if we stayed any longer, it could be dangerous.

Therefore, instead of killing all the Greenback Wolves, everyone rushed towards the gathering place of the demon-hunting team after regaining their senses.

Xu Changqing scanned the enormous wolf king’s corpse with his spiritual sense and put it into the emerald gourd. Then, he followed behind Chi Hu and the others, transforming into a streak of fire and speeding away.

Awoo~

Awooo~

Aww~

With the wolf king dead, the remaining blue-backed wolves let out mournful howls.

The way they looked at Xu Changqing and the others was extremely fierce.

For cultivators, ten miles is not a long distance.

Before long, the view opened up, revealing a large open space, followed by an enormous grotto standing before them.

Red Tiger pointed and shouted, “The gathering place is just ahead!”

This grotto was originally the lair of the nine-headed blood python, a monster. Although it was not an extremely ferocious beast, it had the ability to control miasma and poisonous fog, killing many rogue cultivators and even wiping out more than three monster-hunting teams.

Later, under the leadership of Wang Lin, a Golden Core cultivator from Dongqing City, all the demon-hunting teams worked together to kill the nine-headed blood python that had cultivated for a thousand years and almost become a terrifying demon.

After a while, people discovered that this place could withstand the shadowy miasma that appeared in the Black Forest at night, and it gradually became the gathering place for all the demon hunting teams.

At this moment, darkness fell, and an inexplicable chill crept in.

Xu Changqing, Ling Mo, and the others couldn’t help but turn around and look behind them.

The Black Forest was deathly silent, then a faint green light emerged from its depths, followed by an endless, erratic miasma.

Sometimes it surges forward like a raging tide.

Sometimes it resembles slender tentacles, meandering and twisting as it spreads outwards, attempting to drag everything it touches into a dark green abyss.

This scene caused Xu Changqing and the others, who were seeing it for the first time, to change their expressions drastically.

Fortunately, by this time, everyone had arrived at the gathering place of the demon-hunting team, which was the cave.

At the entrance, the bones of various monsters and humans were piled up, which showed just how many lives the original owner of this place had devoured.

There were three people standing inside, all of them male rogue cultivators.

Each of them had a blank expression and sharp eyes.

When Chi Hu led Xu Changqing and the other four to enter, they were stopped and had to register their information before being allowed to enter.

This is mainly to prevent heretical practitioners from infiltrating.

Anyway, the Shadow Miasma can’t get close to the cave, so everyone is relatively safe for now.

Therefore, there was no falling out or anything like that; they obediently followed the rules here.

After registering their information, no one stopped them, and the group of ten walked deeper into the smooth passageway.

Because a luminous stone is embedded at intervals, the light here is not dim at all, but rather exceptionally bright.

After walking over a hundred meters, their eyes were first brightened, then suddenly opened up to reveal a very spacious cave in front of them, with a plaza in the middle.

In the square, dozens of tents made of monster skins were scattered in a neat and orderly fashion.

There is a notice board on the east side, which lists the missions posted by various monster-hunting teams.

The west side is a trading area enclosed by a wooden fence, where independent cultivators set up stalls, displaying inner cores and materials taken from demonic beasts, as well as homemade talismans and forged tools.

The south side is a consumer area with various drinks and food, but all are quite expensive.

Xu Changqing even saw the high-quality spirit rice wine he was selling. This stuff was extremely rare in the settlement, and it cost 50 low-grade spirit stones per pound.

At the edge of the north plaza is a deep pool, next to which stands a stone tablet covered in moss, inscribed with the words “Poisonous Abyss”.

This is the source of poison left behind by the nine-headed blood python after its death. Even after so many years, it still contains an irresistible venom, which is now sealed away by multiple layers of talismans.

Xu Changqing scanned the area with his spiritual sense and discovered that there were over a hundred people there.

They were all either demon-hunting teams or tourists visiting Huang Yuanhua’s cave.

As night falls in the Black Forest, the caves are brightly lit.

People gathered in small groups, chatting and passing the time.

Chi Hu felt a sense of relief. He glanced at everyone and then said in a deep voice, “As long as we don’t cause any trouble here, it will be absolutely safe.”

You can find a place to rest, or go check out the trading area.

Of course, if you’re willing to spend the money, the consumer area is also a good option.

Some of his teammates simply found a spot to sit down.

Some walked towards the consumer area and bought a pound of inferior liquor on the spot.

Xu Changqing, on the other hand, didn’t move and continued to observe carefully.

Ling Mo and his group of four were very interested in the trading area and immediately went over.

At this moment, Chi Hu walked over with his deputy captain Zhang Laizi and female team member Zhou Cui. He said gratefully, “Fellow Daoist Zhu, thank you for saving my two team members!”

Xu Changqing waved his hand: “Don’t be so polite.”

Zhou Cui’s beautiful eyes flickered, her gaze quite ambiguous: “Fellow Daoist Zhu, thank you so much. This is my communication talisman. We can… communicate privately, you know.”

I initially thought that this male cultivator with the fire elemental root named Zhu Rong was just a follower of the Raven Venerable from a thousand years ago, but I never expected him to be so powerful.

The wolf king, who had been around for five hundred years, was killed in a single move.

This strength is definitely several levels higher than Captain Chi Hu’s.

Zhang Laizi didn’t have many tricks up his sleeve. He simply took out a red crystal from his storage bag and said, “I see you’re raising fire crows, and this fire spirit crystal is just right to feed them.”

Fire Spirit Crystal is the essence that condenses when fire spirit energy is too concentrated.

They come in different sizes, and the prices vary as well.

The one in her hand is only the size of a fingernail, and its current market price is about 60 low-grade spirit stones.

徐长青避开了周淬的通讯符，然后将张癞子的火灵晶接过手：“我替鸦大谢谢你。”

见此，周淬露出失望的表情，心中暗道：“要是我能跟这位祝道友结为道侣，就不用天天在外面猎杀妖怪，冒着生命危险不说，赚到的灵石更是少之又少。”

接下来，大家开始休息。

徐长青对交易区、消费区都不感兴趣，随便找了个位置一靠。

“那人又来了！”

“天天靠近毒源，早晚得死！”

“我记得，这人好像叫……黎川？”

一看有人靠近毒源，徐长青就用鸦大的共享视野瞅了一眼。

黎川往那一站，活脱脱一座移动的铁铸堡垒。

身高近九尺的他，身躯魁梧，肩宽似门板，手臂上暴起的青筋宛如盘虬的卧龙。

如此强壮的男人，偏偏两道剑眉下，生着一双迷人的桃花眼，眼尾微翘。

可他的眼神中，如今只剩下连绵不绝的恨意。

嘴里更是喃喃自语：“再试试…再试试……”

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