As the mountains get higher, the fog becomes heavier.
Many times the visual distance is only about one foot, and the surroundings are surrounded by thick fog, making it seem like you are in another world.
Wu Dachuan took the puppy and led the way fearfully, looking left and right from time to time for fear that a monster would emerge from the fog and swallow him.
Yun Que and Mu Qingyao walked side by side, with Luo Xiaoyu walking at the end.
No one spoke.
Apart from the sound of footsteps, there was only the soft sound of bottles and cans in Luo Xiaoyu's package.
"When you were in danger on the mountain, did you discover the origin of the vines? Or something strange."
Yun Que broke the silence and spoke out.
"The fog was too heavy at the time. Apart from the large vines, I didn't see anything else suspicious," Mu Qingyao said.
Yun Que pondered for a moment and analyzed:
"Don't you think the vines are strange? They are obviously plants, but they seem to have a lot of intelligence."
"That's true. In order to trap and kill me, the vines were woven together to form a strong network, much like a cooperative ant colony." Mu Qingyao said.
"If it's an ant colony, the queen is the biggest weakness." Yun Que said.
"Capture the thief, capture the king, find the core of the vine, destroy it, and you will be completely out of danger!" Mu Qingyao said with shining eyes.
Yun Que slowly shook his head and denied the other party's statement.
Mu Qingyao was surprised and couldn't figure out where his calculation went wrong.
"The vines don't look like ant colonies, they look like something else to me."
"like what?"
Looking at the thick fog on the top of the mountain, Yun Que condensed his guess.
"Roots."
"Roots?"
Mu Qingyao was silent, not commenting on Yun Que's guess.
"Perhaps they have the same identity, which is a walking vegetation spirit. It was attracted by the bones in the mountains. It arrived here two or three months ago, buried its roots in the foggy mountains, and created heavy fog." Yun Que said solemnly.
Mu Qingyao was shocked by Yun Que's unconstrained thinking. It took her a while to come back to her senses, and she said doubtfully:
"How should we explain the spiritual materials in the mountains? If there are really powerful vegetation spirits and monsters in the foggy mountains, it is impossible to let the treasures of heaven and earth exist around them, and they will definitely take them for themselves as soon as possible."
"Bait."
Yun Que gave an answer, saying:
"The various spiritual materials in the mountains are bait for the grass and tree spirit monster, used to attract nearby monsters and monks. When people are attracted by the spiritual materials and arrive at Wushan, they become the blood food it hunts."
After hearing this, Mu Qingyao frowned, and after a long while, she said solemnly:
"If the vines are like ants, no matter how powerful the queen is, she is only slightly stronger than a single vine and will not be unable to resist. But if the vines are roots, the monster will be far more terrifying than expected."
"I hope I guessed wrong." Yun Que's voice was low, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.
At this time, the four of them had trekked more than halfway and climbed halfway up the mountain.
There were no monsters along the way, nor was there any sign of the existence of spiritual materials. Not even a human figure was encountered.
It was so quiet that it made people feel a little heart palpitated.
When they arrived at a slightly flat area, Yun Que motioned for everyone to take a break.
The puppy Wangcai circled around a tree and barked at the trunk from time to time.
Wu Dachuan thought the puppy was going to urinate to enclose its territory, so he said angrily:
"You are the only dog in the mountain, and the whole mountain belongs to you, that's all."
Yun Que first looked at the mountains here and came to a huge rock buried deep underground.
I tried but couldn't pry it off, so I nodded with satisfaction.
"Do me a favor."
Yun Que called Mu Qingyao over and placed the remaining nine high-grade flying swords in the storage bag on the rocks.
Mu Qingyao couldn't figure out what Yun Que meant, and Wu Dachuan almost dropped his jaw in shock.
You can easily get nine high-grade flying swords!
How rich is this!
Wu Dachuan swallowed in shock, thinking that Yun Que was a poor boy who had just started his career, but it turned out that he was a low-key God of Wealth!
Yun Que took out a flying sword, pierced it into the rock with all his strength, leaving only half of it outside, and then removed the hilt of the sword.
Mu Qingyao understood immediately.
She circulated her spiritual energy to activate another flying sword, letting it penetrate the rock with the blade facing upwards, leaving only half of it outside.
The two started working together and quickly embedded nine flying swords side by side on the rock, forming a device similar to a horse-rejecting array.
This is a simple sword formation that looks rough but is actually very effective.
If something rushes down from the top of the mountain, it will definitely be disemboweled once it passes here!
"Keep a backup plan, maybe you won't need it."
There are basically no living creatures on the mountain, and there is heavy fog, so it is unlikely that anyone will find the flying sword left behind.
Yun Que measured the direction with his hands and asked himself to write down the location.
"good idea!"
Wu Dachuan raised his thumb. This method is not only effective, but also expensive. The poor will definitely not be able to use it.
He felt a lot more at ease, so he leaned against the tree where the puppy circled to take a breath.
There was a scar on the tree, the size of a duck egg, covered with irregular folds, just above his head.
"Set off."
Following Yun Que's order, the four of them continued climbing.
However, just as Wu Dachuan left, the scar on the tree slowly turned, like a human eye.
The mountain is getting steeper.
The movement of several people slowed down.
As we get closer to the top of the mountain, there are more trees.
The puppy Wangcai kept sniffing the ground and occasionally barked at the trees passing by.
The puppy's condition greatly disappointed several people.
If the search continues like this, it will be difficult to find even a dead mouse, let alone Zhou Yuanliang and others.
Wu Dachuan also felt embarrassed and scolded:
"Looking for people to make money, not trees! Living people, do you know a big living person like me? Don't you have a very sharp nose? What's wrong today?"
"Maybe, maybe Wangcai is sick." Luo Xiaoyu muttered softly.
After walking for a while, Mu Qingyao circulated his spiritual energy, and the Flower Spirit Sword immediately emitted an invisible sword energy, dispersing a large area of dense fog around him, revealing a clearing.
It was empty, with nothing but weeds and trees.
"It should be not far from here."
Mu Qingyao's beautiful eyebrows gradually frowned, a little confused.
She could roughly determine the place where she and her classmates were in danger before, and it was nearby.
But there was no sign of any living people around.
There weren't even any signs of a fight!
It was as if dozens of disciples in the South Campus disappeared out of thin air after she was pulled underground, and the world evaporated.
Mu Qingyao even wondered if her fellow disciples had escaped from danger in advance and returned to the Sword Palace.
Yun Que's expression became more solemn, and he was thinking about something along the way.
Wu Dachuan once again pulled Wangcai away from the tree. He suddenly felt a chill on his back, as if he was being stared at.
Turned around sharply.
There is nothing behind him except the tree.
Wu Dachuan couldn't help but shudder and hurried back to Yun Que.
"Junior Brother Yun, do you feel like someone is watching us?"
Wu Dachuan looked around in fear, his pores running cold.
The Wushan Mountain was so weird that it made him feel that he was not climbing a mountain, but walking in the Netherworld, and he never knew when he would meet the King of Hell.
Luo Xiaoyu shrank his neck and felt as if there were many eyes around him staring at him.
Mu Qingyao's eyes were as sharp as a knife as he scanned the surroundings but found nothing.
At this time, Yun Que took steps and walked to a tree.
With his back turned to a few people, he looked at a scar on the bark of the tree. After a while, he said something astonishing.