275: Mysterious underground, a stone box containing poison.

Ye Bai frowned and said, "I'll go get some insect repellent." After speaking, he turned and walked in another direction.

Before long, he returned with a spray bottle. Ye Bai sprayed it fiercely towards the front, and instantly, tens of thousands of insects were enraged, rushing towards Ye Bai in an overwhelming swarm.

"Damn it!" Ye Bai took off running at full speed. He was extremely fast, disappearing into the swarm of insects in the blink of an eye. Wherever he passed, whether it was insects or weeds, everything was crushed into dust.

Ye Bai knew very well that he had to leave this hellish place as soon as possible, otherwise he would sooner or later be swallowed by these insects. However, he couldn't find any path around him. Except for the direction on the left, all other directions were sheer cliffs.

This was an underground world; there was simply no road leading to the surface.

After running for several kilometers like this, the swarm still hadn't given up chasing Ye Bai. Ye Bai stopped and observed his surroundings. His gaze landed ahead, where there was a door on the cliff face.

He walked over and pushed open the iron gate. Inside the door was actually a dark tunnel. Ye Bai walked along the tunnel; he was moving fast, and in just five or six minutes, he reached the end of the tunnel.

At the end was an arched Hall, and the walls of the Hall were inlaid with luminous stones. Under the illumination of the luminous stones, the entire Hall appeared exceptionally eerie.

Ye Bai looked around the Hall, but found nothing. Finally, he focused his attention on the stone table in the center of the Hall. The stone table was arc-shaped, its surface smooth and flawless, exuding an ancient and elegant aura.

Ye Bai slowly approached the stone table and reached out to touch it. When his hand made contact with the stone table, suddenly, he heard a faint "creak, creak" sound.

The sound was like gears turning, very faint, yet unstoppable. Immediately, he noticed a layer of fluorescence flickering on the surface of the stone table. The fluorescence was very soft, like moonlight, shrouding the entire Hall.

At the same time, several Oil Lamps appeared out of thin air in the Hall. These Oil Lamps illuminated the Hall, making it brilliantly lit.

Only then did Ye Bai clearly see the situation of the entire Hall. This was a structure similar to a Dungeon, covering about two thousand square meters. Inside, about two hundred people were imprisoned. These two hundred people were mostly older, with many being elderly people in their eighties or nineties.

They were bound to the Stone Pillars of the Hall with iron chains; some had their hands cuffed behind their backs, with chains hanging from their necks; others were kneeling on the ground, kowtowing, muttering words.

Ye Bai carefully identified them and finally confirmed that these people should all be from the Miao region. As for why they were imprisoned here, he did not investigate.

He scanned the area and found that four young Chinese men, appearing to be in their twenties, were also imprisoned in the corner.

The mental state of these youths was not very good; their clothes were torn, their expressions haggard, their eyes swollen, and their faces as pale as paper.

These youths were curled up in the corner of the wall, their bodies constantly trembling, as if they were afraid of something.

Ye Bai composed his thoughts and then walked slowly towards the young men.

Just as he approached the four men, one of them suddenly screamed and jumped up. His body was curled up, and he was trembling all over.

His pupils were dilated, and he was foaming at the mouth, as if he were having an epileptic seizure. His body was constantly convulsing, foaming at the mouth, and his eyeballs were bulging.

A youth beside him quickly held down his shoulders to keep him from moving around. But the man continued to spasm uncontrollably.

This man's symptoms were very severe, and he was very likely to suffocate to death.

Just then, That man suddenly shouted, "Brother Ye, help me." His words were weak and hoarse, already showing signs of being on his last breath.

Ye Bai was shocked; he didn't know who this man was calling out to. However, he immediately crouched down anyway.

Ye Bai grabbed the man's arm and quickly flipped him over. He discovered that the man's abdomen was bloated, as if something was about to burst out.

Ye Bai took a deep breath and channeled his internal energy into the man's abdomen. In an instant, the man's belly expanded violently, and then with a bang, it burst open directly. Countless bits of flesh and blood splattered out, smelling foul and disgusting.

The man's internal organs had all burst open, and he died in a miserable state.

At this moment, the other three youths saw this and all showed expressions of fear. One of the men even fainted directly.

Ye Bai stood up, his mood becoming heavy. These guys had all gone crazy and died suddenly because they were bitten by Gu.

Although he himself had suffered because of this, Ye Bai couldn't help but sigh at how fate toys with people.

Ye Bai had no time for grief; he immediately walked towards the remaining three youths. He first checked these three youths, and their symptoms were similar to those of the previous man.

"It really is gu poison!" After pondering for a moment, Ye Bai once again used the 'Jade Needle Technique'. A moment later, three jade needles were inserted into the brain regions of these three youths.

"Hmm, their conditions are temporarily stabilized," Ye Bai muttered. Then, he looked around.

"Judging from the corpse of the man just now, the Gu he suffered from was likely not an ordinary Gu, but some kind of powerful gu poison. In that case, if the three of them die because of this, could it be considered their just deserts?" Ye Bai thought silently.

"That's right..." Suddenly, Ye Bai's mind became active.

His eyes lit up; he felt that this was definitely an opportunity. Gu Masters were rare items in the Miao region! If he brought these three back and handed them over to Shen Molong, she certainly wouldn't treat him poorly.

Ye Bai's mood improved, and he even started humming a little tune.

Afterwards, Ye Bai hid these four corpses in a hidden room.

Then, he quietly left the Secret Chamber. He needed to go find the formula for the antidote.

Since such a clue was placed before him, if he didn't act, wouldn't it be a waste of this good opportunity? Ye Bai was not a kind-hearted person; on the contrary, his heart was very hard. When he did things, he always liked to plan before acting.

After Ye Bai left the Stone Platform, he continued his search.

He remembered the layout of the Secret Chamber, so it was much easier to find things. Half an hour later, Ye Bai took out that stone box.

This stone box was made of special Materials, very sturdy, and extremely thin. Ye Bai tried to cut open the stone box with a Dagger, but it had no effect.

Ye Bai had no choice but to use brute force to forcibly dismantle it.

Crack! Crack! Ye Bai used all his strength, but the stone box remained unmoved. This made him very annoyed and also felt tricky.

"No wonder even masters like Zhang Qiling and Fatty couldn't crack this stone box; it turns out it's because the stone box itself is too sturdy. Damn it!" Ye Bai cursed silently.

He then gave up on the method of violent dismantling and began to ponder how to get inside.