221: Poisonous Dragon Swamp

Shiming couldn't help but feel a surge of joy. He hadn't expected that with just a casual try, Lin Houyong would actually know this place.

"About a hundred miles deep into the Qingyun Mountain Range from Qingshi Ridge!" Lin Houyong said, but after speaking, he added with some concern:

"However, that area is a Poison Valley, with countless poisonous insects. I only went there once when chasing a third-tier Yao Beast python, but there were too many poisonous insects, so I eventually had to give up and leave!"

After Lin Houyong finished speaking, he looked at the map again. He clearly harbored lingering fears about the potency of the poisonous insects and was skeptical about this map.

If it were an Immortal Cave of an ancient Cultivator, the ancient Cultivator's map notes would be extremely neat, every stroke revealing maturity and grandeur.

Even a slightly more valuable map would be engraved more meticulously, as even a slight deviation on a map could lead to a difference of a thousand miles in reality.

So, based on this map, even if it was in that Poison Valley, the deviation could be enormous.

"Hmm, I'll contact Seventh Grand Uncle, and we can explore it together!" Lin Shiming pondered for a moment, still deciding to go and explore.

This was an Immortal Cave map indicated by the System; it shouldn't be too bad.

If it was once again a Purple Mansion Cultivator's Immortal Cave, the rewards would surely be substantial.

As for the danger, according to Lin Houyong's description, that location was far from reaching the inner regions of the Qingyun Mountain Range. The probability of a Purple Mansion Great Demon appearing was low, and ordinary third-tier Foundation Establishment Yao Beasts posed little threat to him.

Since Lin Houyong could go and return safely, the danger was at least within a controllable range.

With Seventh Grand Uncle Lin Xianzhi joining him, the danger should also be minimal.

Once Lin Shiming made his decision, he immediately set off. However, Lin Yuqing and Lin Shilei, who had come to kill the Gold-Eating Rat, did not leave.

The Glinting Metal Stone Vein had produced third-tier Gintetsu Crystal, so naturally, more manpower was needed to guard it. Otherwise, if Gold-Eating Rat-like Yao Beasts appeared again to steal Jintie Crystal, even one piece would result in a loss of thousands of Spirit Stones... Somewhere in the Qingyun Mountain Range, a spirit boat descended along the jungle.

A group of Cultivators descended from the sky.

"Seventh Grand Uncle, Family Head, the location on the map is this valley!" Lin Houyong walked at the forefront, turning back to confirm.

This group of Cultivators were indeed from the Lin Family. Not many people came for this exploration. The Foundation Establishment Cultivators were Lin Xianzhi, Lin Shiming, and Lin Houyong. The Qi Refining Cultivators were Lin Yuqing, Lin Houxuan, and Lin Shiyun.

Lin Shiyun had also broken through to the eighth layer of Qi Refining, and being skilled in Formation, he also joined this exploration.

Lin Shiming nodded, seeing a valley shrouded in miasma before them. The vegetation within a hundred meters around the valley was sparse, and visibility inside the valley was extremely low.

Divine Sense detection was also greatly affected, with the detectable range at least halved.

"Everyone, take a Bright Miasma Pill!"

Lin Shiming took out several pill bottles, distributing one to each person.

These Bright Miasma Pills were third-tier detoxification Medicinal Pills, from a Pill Formula recently acquired by the Lin Family, and refined by Lin Houxuan.

After everyone took a Medicinal Pill.

Lin Shiyun also began to take out a Formation Plate. This Formation Plate was for a third-tier Formation, and it was a Formation within a Formation researched by Lin Houshou, a Illusion Array (Illusion Formation) combined with a Trapped (Confinement Formation).

Its power was considerable, but Lin Shiyun's strength was insufficient to set it up. Many Spirit Arts had to be cast by Lin Xianzhi and Lin Shiming.

Since Lin Xianzhi and Lin Shiming did not understand the profound intricacies, they could only rigidly cast one Spirit Art after another, eventually spending most of the day setting it up.

Accompanied by a burst of Spirit Light, the Formation finally took shape, forming a Spirit Light shield, which then dimmed and disappeared.

Once the Formation was complete, the Lin Family members felt much more at ease. At least if there was danger, they wouldn't be completely unprepared.

With the Formation complete, Lin Shiming took out a Storage Pouch, and two Spirit Zombies appeared.

These two Spirit Zombies were the two natal Spirit Zombies obtained from killing the Corpse Refinement Sect Cultivator on Cloud Mirror Mountain. After Lin Shiming returned to Fangmu Mountain, he learned a simple Corpse Manipulation Art, allowing him to control the two Corpse Refinement Zombies for simple actions, with their strength only reaching the Foundation Establishment Early Stage.

Of course, simply using the Corpse Manipulation Art to control a third-tier natal Spirit Zombie also had a fatal side effect: the Corpse Manipulation Art had to be continuously performed, and Divine Sense could not relax for a moment.

Otherwise, if the two Spirit Zombies acted on their own, there was a high possibility of the Spirit Zombies devouring their master.

The most suitable solution would be to find a Family Cultivator to specialize in Corpse Refinement Cultivation Technique and then refine these two Spirit Zombies.

However, at present, exploring the Poison Valley was just right.

The Spirit Zombies were a Spirit Leopard Corpse Refinement Zombie and a Green-haired Spirit Zombie.

The two had just appeared and seemed somewhat stunned. In the Demon Binding Pouch, both Spirit Zombies had been battered by fierce winds for several years. Now, upon emerging, they were indeed a bit unaccustomed. However, under Lin Shiming's control, they quickly regained their ferocious gaze, their fangs emitting cold glints, and with a savage howl, they charged towards the Poison Valley.

Lin Shiming and the others, seeing this, quickly followed.

Upon entering the Poison Valley, even after taking the Bright Miasma Pill, everyone still felt a slight dizziness. They then conjured Spirit Light to form a Spirit Light shield, which finally brought complete relief.

Lin Shiming was at the very front, the three Qi Refining Cultivators in the middle, and Lin Xianzhi and Lin Houyong at the very back.

The two Spirit Zombies naturally charged ahead, and soon, within the poisonous miasma, countless colorful pythons appeared, biting at the two Spirit Zombies.

The Green-haired Zombie and the Spirit Leopard Spirit Zombie were equally fierce, biting back.

Ordinary second-tier poisonous snakes and scorpions were swallowed by the two zombies in the blink of an eye, gnawing indiscriminately, though their steps did not falter.

Lin Shiming's Divine Sense also constantly surveyed the surroundings. Should any Purple Mansion Great Demon appear, he would control the two Spirit Zombies to go berserk and attack the Purple Mansion Yao Beast, then immediately use an Earth Escape Talisman to flee.

After his Divine Sense covered a good part of the Poison Valley, Lin Shiming and Lin Xianzhi exchanged glances, feeling a little more at ease. No movement yet meant there were no Purple Mansion Great Demons.

The two Spirit Zombies continued to advance, and Lin Xianzhi and Lin Shiming kept their Divine Sense at maximum, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.

Finally, their gazes settled on a poisonous mist swamp in the very center.

Lin Shiming was even more surprised to discover wild Poison Flood Dragon Vines.

These Poison Flood Dragon Vines were almost identical to the Poison Flood Dragon Vines he had purchased in Nine Leaf City, and they also had a great many seeds.

If it were under normal circumstances, he would naturally be overjoyed, but in this Poison Valley, his mood was quite terrible.

"Seventh Grand Uncle, we might be in trouble!" Lin Shiming couldn't help but transmit his voice, also controlling the Spirit Zombies to stop, and preparing to retreat at any moment.

Discovering Poison Flood Dragon Vines was not good news. If there was a Poison Flood Dragon hidden in this swamp, even a third-tier Late Stage Poison Flood Dragon that hadn't reached the Purple Mansion level, they might not be its match.

The combat power of Poison Flood Dragons was among the best of Yao Beasts; Cultivators of the same rank were simply no match for them, let alone in such a highly poisonous swamp.

"That should be an Immortal Cave of a Cultivator!" Lin Xianzhi also frowned, extremely wary of the Poison Flood Dragon!

However, within the range of his Divine Sense, he discovered a cave inside a small mountain next to the swamp. The cave was also covered by a Formation.

It was clearly a Cultivator's Immortal Cave, but despite the Lin Family members sweeping it with their Divine Sense, the Immortal Cave showed no activity, indicating it should be an uninhabited Immortal Cave!