140: Chapter 140: Poison Barrier

Outside White Emperor City.

Xiao Ran looked at the sky outside and took a deep breath.

"The air of freedom, it feels so good."

Perhaps it was just psychological, but he felt that the air itself had improved.

Beside him.

The Head of Dongfang Clan did not seem interested in being outside the city; he just turned his head and gave Xiao Ran a faint glance.

"Young Master Xiao, our destination for this trip is the Dragon Burial Abyss, three hundred miles outside the city."

Xiao Ran asked in confusion: "Dragon Burial Abyss?"

He had been in White Emperor City for several days and already had a general understanding of the surrounding area.

The name Dragon Burial Abyss was something he had heard quite often.

The Head of Dongfang Clan nodded.

"Yes, that place has been filled with poisonous miasma for who knows how many years. It never sees the sun, and it is home to many terrifying Yao Beasts. It is exceptionally dangerous."

"My grandson got into trouble there."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran sneered inwardly.

Trouble?

I doubt that even happened, right?

Otherwise, how could an old geezer like you be so calm?

You would have rushed out there long ago.

But he could not show it, because the Dragon Burial Abyss was indeed a good place.

A good place for a Void Refinement Stage expert to be buried.

"Very well, I will follow your lead, Head of Dongfang Clan."

"Let us hurry to rescue your grandson."

And so.

The group turned into rays of light and flew towards the Dragon Burial Abyss.

Xiao Ran followed behind and quietly took out another jade talisman.

It was the one Mo Yuan had given him for emergency contact.

He injected Spiritual Qi and transmitted a message in his mind.

"Hall Master, I have left the city and am on my way to the Dragon Burial Abyss."

The jade talisman flickered slightly as the message was sent.

Xiao Ran put away the jade talisman and continued to follow.

What he didn't know was...

Shortly after he left, the City Protection Array was activated again.

Two figures stepped quietly out from the gate, without attracting anyone's attention.

One in a white robe, one in a gray robe.

It was the White Emperor and Ancestor Dongfang.

At this moment, the White Emperor had returned to his youthful appearance; there was no sign of him being terminally ill.

"Which direction did he go?"

The White Emperor asked.

Ancestor Dongfang closed his eyes and sensed for a moment.

"Dragon Burial Abyss."

The White Emperor smiled.

"Dragon Burial Abyss... A good place, perfect for..."

He didn't finish his sentence.

But Ancestor Dongfang already understood.

The two turned into streams of light and disappeared into the distant horizon.

Dragon Burial Abyss.

Three hundred miles outside White Emperor City, a forbidden area that most Cultivators deliberately forgot.

It is said that this place appeared in the ancient times, back when the Yao Race had not yet been driven beyond the Ten Thousand Mile Great Wall. It was then that a True Dragon fell here, hence the name Dragon Burial Abyss.

Later, no one knew when it started, but poisonous miasma began to fill the abyss, never dissipating throughout the year.

Over time, it became a paradise for Yao Beasts and a forbidden zone for humans.

Because ordinary Cultivators who entered could not withstand the invasion of the poisonous miasma.

They would die within a short time.

At this moment.

Xiao Ran was standing at the edge of this forbidden zone.

Before him was a massive canyon, with steep cliffs on both sides and a bottomless depth.

Gray mist churned up from the bottom of the valley, blotting out the sky and sun, blocking even the sunlight from penetrating.

"Dragon Burial Abyss..."

Xiao Ran whispered to himself.

The Head of Dongfang Clan walked up to his side.

"Young Master Xiao, this place is extremely dangerous. After we enter, you must stay close to me."

Xiao Ran nodded upon hearing this.

"I will trouble you, Head of Dongfang Clan."

The Head of Dongfang Clan said no more and stepped into the mist first.

Xiao Ran followed closely behind.

The three retainers brought up the rear and entered one by one.

This order of entry seemed to protect Xiao Ran in the middle, but in reality, it was to firmly control Xiao Ran's movements.

Once inside the Dragon Burial Abyss.

Xiao Ran immediately felt a pungent odor rushing towards him.

It was a gas mixed with the stench of rot, blood, and some indescribable, eerie odor.

This was the poisonous miasma.

He immediately circulated his Spiritual Qi, forming a protective barrier around his body.

This was what the Head of Dongfang Clan had told Xiao Ran before entering this place.

Cultivators must use Spiritual Qi to protect their bodies to avoid the invasion of the surrounding poisonous gas within the Dragon Burial Abyss.

The Head of Dongfang Clan and the others were doing the same.

Four Soul Transformation Stage experts, each supporting their own protective spiritual light, traveled through the gray mist.

Xiao Ran was sandwiched in the middle, quietly observing the situation around him.

Not long after.

Xiao Ran noticed a key point.

The poisonous miasma is poison, and the Legacy of the Ten Thousand Poisons Demon Venerable is about how to utilize poison.

So, could he utilize the surrounding poisonous miasma?

He decided to act immediately.

Xiao Ran moved his palm slightly, and the ten thousand poison bead quietly appeared.

This bead, obtained from the Legacy of the Ten Thousand Poisons Demon Venerable, was currently emitting a faint green light.

However, this light could only be seen by Xiao Ran.

Because he had been refining it constantly since obtaining the ten thousand poison bead, he had already completed the preliminary binding of the ten thousand poison bead.

Once a Divine Artifact is bound, it already has a self-protection function.

The four Soul Transformation experts around Xiao Ran did not notice anything unusual.

After testing it out, Xiao Ran became bolder.

He began to activate the ten thousand poison bead.

The next second, the surrounding poisonous miasma seemed to be attracted to it, flowing into the bead in thin wisps.

Xiao Ran was secretly delighted.

It really worked.

The ten thousand poison bead was a supreme treasure refined by the Ten Thousand Poisons Demon Venerable, capable of absorbing all poisons in the world.

Although this poisonous miasma was powerful, in front of the ten thousand poison bead, it was nothing more than nourishment.

"It works!"

"In this way, the exotic poisons left inside the bead by the Ten Thousand Poisons Demon Venerable can be unlocked."

Xiao Ran thought to himself.

The ten thousand poison bead was once the Magic Treasure of the Ten Thousand Poisons Demon Venerable, and it was also the place where he stored the exotic poisons of the world.

Therefore, many exotic poisons were left inside the ten thousand poison bead.

It was just that they were placed under a Restriction by the Ten Thousand Poisons Demon Venerable and needed to be unlocked.

And the poisonous gas was exactly the condition for unlocking them.

So, as Xiao Ran walked, he absorbed it secretly.

The few poisons that were originally Sealed within the ten thousand poison bead were slowly loosening.

The deeper the group went, the thicker the poisonous miasma became.

At first, it was just a faint gray, then it gradually turned into a dark green, and finally, it almost condensed into a solid substance.

Xiao Ran looked at the four Soul Transformation Stage experts in front; their protective spiritual light had clearly dimmed a bit.

Obviously, resisting this level of poisonous miasma was a significant drain on them.

As for himself, because of the ten thousand poison bead, he felt quite relaxed.

But he could not show it.

Xiao Ran deliberately activated his Spiritual Qi, making his barrier look precarious, and put on an expression of strain on his face.

"Young Master Xiao, can you still hold on?"

The Head of Dongfang Clan turned back to ask.

Xiao Ran gritted his teeth.

"I can hold on."

The Head of Dongfang Clan nodded and continued moving forward.

Suddenly.

A black shadow darted out from the mist and lunged straight at Xiao Ran!

It was a pitch-black poisonous scorpion, the size of a calf, its tail hook gleaming with a faint light.

Nascent Soul Early Stage!

Xiao Ran's pupils constricted.

Am I not in the middle of the group?

Why are you lunging at me instead of them?

Does this beast actually know how to pick the soft target?

Xiao Ran didn't have time to think; he subconsciously raised his hand and threw a punch!

The Guixu Demonic Light erupted.

The gray-black vortex instantly swallowed the poisonous scorpion.

"Hiss!"

The poisonous scorpion let out a shrill hiss and was instantly shredded into pieces.

Xiao Ran withdrew his hand, his expression looking even more strained.

The Head of Dongfang Clan glanced at him, a flash of surprise in his eyes.

"Young Master Xiao has good methods."

Xiao Ran wiped the sweat from his forehead and said modestly.

"A mere trick, not worth mentioning."

Beside him.

The Elder whom he had retorted to earlier snorted coldly.

"Just good luck."

Xiao Ran ignored him.

The group continued forward.

Along the way, similar attacks became more and more frequent.

At first, they were Nascent Soul Early Stage Yao Beasts, but they gradually became Middle Stage, and then Late Stage.

Xiao Ran struggled to cope each time, appearing perilous but actually handling it with ease.

And the three retainers, from their initial disdain, gradually began to take him seriously.

Especially the silent old man, whose gaze towards Xiao Ran held a bit more depth.