"This isn't right, boss. How could an ordinary person appear here? Didn't we encounter those blue insects before?"
"Why didn't he turn to ash when he met the insects, but instead left behind a corpse?"
Fatty posed a soul-searching question.
Going by the habits of those insects, they would most likely turn everything in their path to ashes.
But surprisingly, the corpse before them was perfectly intact.
"They shouldn't have come from above. There must be other routes."
"Moreover, the state of these corpses doesn't suggest they were attacked by terrifying creatures, but rather encountered some predicament."
Zhang Tian said softly as he looked at the corpses.
While he was speaking, Hu Bayi also discovered something.
"This diary seems to record the route to Jingjue Ancient City."
Hu Bayi said.
Shirley Yang's body suddenly shivered. She quickly turned her gaze to the diary Hu Bayi was referring to.
"Let me see."
Shirley Yang took the diary and her eyes scanned its contents.
When she saw the handwriting and the content of the diary, Shirley Yang was shocked.
"This is my father's handwriting. I never expected to find it in a place like this. He actually came to such a place!"
Shirley Yang exclaimed excitedly.
A tear even welled up in her eyes.
She never imagined that her father would come to such a place. How many places had he been to?
Hu Bayi and Wu Tianzhen were a little stunned.
They all knew how troublesome the blue insects were in this kind of place.
Even Hu Bayi's comrades had died here, yet Shirley Yang's father not only successfully broke through the insects' attack but even reached this place.
"Miss Yang, your father is truly remarkable."
Fatty chimed in from the side.
A look of admiration appeared on his face.
He admired very few people. Shirley Yang's father was one of them.
An ordinary person who had not only been to Jingjue Ancient City but also traversed deserts, ice mountains, jungles, and swamps. Fatty found it hard to imagine.
It was truly difficult for an ordinary person to achieve these things.
"I didn't know he had been here."
Shirley Yang murmured, a hint of sadness flickering in her eyes.
Wu Tianzhen looked at the corpse before them.
"This corpse, could it be..."
Wu Tianzhen did not finish his sentence.
"No, we found my father's remains in Southern Yunnan. This shouldn't be him."
"I guess it's probably the remains of one of my father's colleagues."
Shirley Yang said softly.
Shirley Yang's father was quite wealthy, so it was normal for him to bring a few companions when he traveled.
"Ah? It's not even the same person..."
Wu Tianzhen's face showed a hint of astonishment.
In his opinion, being able to come to a place like this was already remarkable. But according to Shirley Yang, her father had not only been here.
Shirley Yang nodded and said nothing more, her gaze returning to the diary.
She read the entries in the diary one by one.
As if she was afraid of missing even a single word.
[I searched for countless clues and finally found some about Jingjue Ancient City.]
[It is said that the ancient city is behind a Tianshan mountain. Once we cross Tianshan, we will see the ancient city.]
[We crossed countless mountain ranges and finally arrived at this canyon. The corpses on the road made us uneasy, but we did not retreat.]
[Today, we finally reached the final canyon, but we encountered a storm. Because this is the eye of the storm, many team members were frozen to death. We had to change our route.]
[I hope those who see this diary later will pay attention to the storm here.]
After finishing the diary.
Shirley Yang slowly closed it.
"Truly a great person. Even when he encountered a storm himself, he still left a warning for future generations."
Wu Tianzhen said from the side.
Shirley Yang looked at the canyon before them.
If the wind picked up, this place would indeed be the eye of a storm.
As the wind rushed into the valley, even if it was a gentle breeze, it could be amplified several times due to the canyon's constriction.
"I didn't expect there to be a storm in a place like this. Boss, what do you think is the highest level this storm can reach?"
Fatty looked at Zhang Tian.
Zhang Tian thought for a moment.
"If it's wedged between two large mountains, the storm in the gap will definitely be stronger than outside. It's normal for them not to enter. It's better to change routes than to enter and wait for death."
Zhang Tian spoke, gazing at the dark canyon fissure in the distance.
"Alright, let's stop looking at this. Fatty, go search around again."
Hu Bayi interjected.
He knew Shirley Yang must be feeling upset right now. Instead of fixating on the diary, it was better to check the surroundings first.
Fatty understood. He nodded, and the two of them began searching the area.
With two fatties together, it was unclear if some kind of bonus was triggered.
Before long, the voices of the two fatties were heard again.
"Damn it, boss, hurry up, I found a Tianshan Snow Lotus."
"Tianzhen, look, this lotus is quite beautiful."
Their voices came out almost simultaneously.
After their voices, Zhang Tian and the others looked over again.
As expected, on a cliff face, a snow lotus flower as white as an ice shard appeared before their eyes.
The snow lotus looked like a spirit blooming in a frozen world. Even in the coldest, darkest places, it could not stop its radiance.
"This is a top-grade medicinal ingredient."
"Fatty, you lucky dog, how did you find this?"
Hu Bayi exclaimed in surprise.
He never expected Fatty to find something like this so quickly.
This was a medicinal ingredient for making top-grade healing medicine.
Zhang Tian also looked at Fatty with some astonishment.
My goodness, these two together really brought about some strange buffs.
Not only was their luck enhanced, but perhaps their bad luck was too?
Feeling a bit strange, Zhang Tian thought about Fatty's attributes.
This guy always managed to find peculiar things and stumbled upon mechanisms at opportune moments.
Did having two fatties together enhance these attributes?
Feeling a bit puzzled, Zhang Tian didn't dwell on it. As long as nothing went wrong, it was fine.
Upon seeing the snow lotus, Hu Bayi casually picked it.
Zhang Qilin's gaze fell upon the snow lotus, a flicker of light in his eyes.
He hadn't refined the Snow Lotus Pill before. Perhaps it could expand his refining skills.
Afterward, Zhang Tian sent the snow lotus into his space.
As the two fatties walked, they were like treasure detectors, constantly sniffing out the aura of treasures around them.
The rest of the group also began to move forward.
Of course, they put on their armor, as it could at least block attacks.
Well, unless it was against someone as powerful as the one from Southern Yunnan, in which case Zhang Tian's words were moot.
As they ventured deeper, Zhang Tian began to feel a chill.
This was not physical cold, but a chill emanating from deep within his heart.
It was clear that even without advancing further, the chilling premonition had already arrived.
"Boss, look! Lots of snow lotuses ahead!"
While Zhang Tian was contemplating the surrounding chill, Fatty's exclamation rang out.
Zhang Tian also turned his gaze. Upon seeing the scene before him, a look of shock flashed in Zhang Tian's eyes.