Xiao Guang looked at the white toxic fog area in front of him and quickly put on his protective suit.
"How strange, how did they know this was a toxic fog?"
Xiao Guang murmured, curious about how Zhang Tian and the others had directly brought protective gear.
"Perhaps they thought more deeply than we did."
"We lacked a lot this time. If we had considered things more thoroughly, perhaps those team members could have..."
Professor Li didn't finish, his tone full of self-reproach.
"Professor Li, don't overthink it. At least we're alive, aren't we?"
Xiao Guang consoled him from the side.
The three of them donned their protective suits and slowly walked towards the center of the smoke.
Upon seeing the poisonous insects and the chilling white mist within the smoke, the three of them couldn't help but shiver.
However, they quickly regained their composure and the three of them sped up, rushing through the entire mist-filled area.
"They should have gone this way."
From the side, Xiao Guang looked at the surrounding forest and then in one direction.
After all, no one had been here for a long time, and if someone had passed through, they would have left obvious footprints.
"Professor Li, should we follow their route?"
Xiao Guang asked from the side.
After all, it was very dangerous here, and following Zhang Tian's route would definitely be much safer.
"They know more than we do. At this point, we should learn to be flexible."
Professor Li said.
His meaning was clear: they should follow Zhang Tian's lead.
This would definitely be better.
Even if they could only pick up some of the things Zhang Tian left behind, it was still better than nothing.
After making their decision, the group began to move, slowly following the route Zhang Tian had taken.
Meanwhile, on Zhang Tian's side.
Zhang Tian naturally didn't know that Professor Li and the others were following behind.
Zhang Tian and the other four were currently moving through the forest.
Zhang Qilin's pace was quite fast. Wherever he passed, even snakes had to take a couple of slaps.
Many of the surrounding weeds were cleared by Zhang Qilin.
The group's progress also quickened considerably.
"Swish."
From the grass ahead, sounds emerged.
Immediately, several snakes darted out from the grass. Zhang Qilin, almost instinctively, brought down his blade, and a nest of snakes was cut in half.
"Boss, there are so many snakes here. Brother Er alone must have killed dozens of them."
Fatty looked around and couldn't help but sigh.
"This area is naturally a wetland, so there are bound to be many poisonous creatures."
"However, judging by these snakes, we should be getting close."
Zhang Tian explained softly.
Fatty's eyes lit up.
"Boss, what do you mean?"
"Most snakes prefer to live in damp, humid places. The more snakes there are, the more humid it is. The increasing number of snakes now indicates that the surrounding humidity is getting heavier."
"The tomb we are looking for must also be in a location with heavier humidity."
Zhang Tian said softly.
Fatty nodded as if he understood, though not entirely.
While Zhang Tian and the others were discussing, Zhang Qilin suddenly stopped.
He looked ahead, and with a wave of his hand, the surrounding grass parted.
A small temple appeared before them.
The temple was small, and in front of it stood many stone statues.
Surrounding the stone statues was a large bamboo forest.
There were no trees above the temple.
This place seemed to be the only spot in the entire forest that allowed sunlight to penetrate.
It looked extremely peculiar.
"Shielding the dragon, avoiding the fog, finally within."
"The benevolent light shines on the dragon's body, and the divine dragon finally appears."
"Boss, this is probably the entrance to the tomb."
Hu Bayi looked at the small temple in front of him and couldn't help but murmur.
Zhang Tian looked at the surrounding layout: the bamboo forest, the stone statues, and the ancient gate, all of which reflected the uniqueness of the stone temple before them.
Zhang Qilin walked through the bamboo forest, his nose slightly sniffing the air.
Besides the faint scent of bamboo floating around, there seemed to be another smell.
"There's a medicinal fragrance here."
Suddenly, Zhang Qilin spoke.
Zhang Tian and Hu Ba exchanged glances.
They couldn't smell this scent. Why could only Zhang Qilin smell it?
But upon closer thought, Zhang Qilin's strength and his sensitivity to smell were beyond their comparison.
"Could this medicinal fragrance be from the Medicine King?"
Fatty asked from the side.
His face was full of curiosity.
"It's probably not. The Xian King not only mastered unique forbidden arts but also knew how to refine medicinal herbs."
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be a method he learned from the Medicine King."
Zhang Tian shook his head.
It wasn't surprising that the Xian King knew how to refine medicine.
After all, the legendary tomb of the Medicine King might also be in this valley.
Therefore, Zhang Tian suspected that the Xian King's ability to refine medicine was largely due to learning from the Medicine King's legacy.
With these thoughts in mind, Zhang Tian came before the stone statues at the entrance.
These stone statues were not of oxen heads, but of monkeys.
The monkey statues were about 1.6 meters tall, arranged on both sides of the temple.
As if guarding the temple before them.
The faces of the monkey statues were painted with unique patterns.
These were likely some kind of totem.
"These stone monkeys should serve as gatekeepers."
"There should be some mechanisms inside."
Hu Bayi looked at the surrounding stone monkeys and couldn't help but say.
"Mechanisms? Where are the mechanisms? Fatty can't see them."
Fatty stood in front of the stone monkeys, his eyes constantly scanning.
Zhang Tian casually patted the head of a stone statue.
The next moment, the surrounding stone statues began to rotate.
Immediately after, some dark holes appeared on the ground where the stone statues were located.
Black insects began to pour out of the holes in large numbers.
"See, this is the mechanism."
Zhang Tian said.
Fatty...
Fatty was stunned.
"Boss, do we have to be so honest?"
Fatty kept jumping, afraid that the black insects would crawl onto him.
Zhang Tian smiled and looked at Fatty.
"Alright, they're just small creatures. These mechanisms were triggered when we entered, they just weren't activated yet."
"When we reach the door, the mechanism will activate."
Zhang Tian waved his hand, and the next moment, he threw out a flame.
The flame on the fire charm began to burn furiously.
The surrounding insects also began to make crackling sounds.
Zhang Tian's flame was not ordinary. This flame, generated by internal energy, could not be extinguished.
Therefore, under normal circumstances, the flame could burn anywhere.
As the insects were burned one by one,
Crackling sounds echoed around.
These were the sounds of the black insects being cooked.
Soon, after the sea of fire passed, the surroundings gradually returned to their original state, although most of the surrounding vegetation was scorched beyond recognition.
"Let's go, we should go inside now."
Seeing that there were no more insects around, Zhang Tian waved his hand and the group walked towards the interior of the stone temple.
The stone door had carvings, likely depicting some sort of sorcerer.
Zhang Tian and the others glanced at them but didn't pay much attention.
As the door was opened, everything inside came into view.
Upon seeing the layout inside, Zhang Tian and the others couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.
And inside, some stone statues made the entire temple even more mysterious.