The entire canyon was filled with snow lotuses.
White snow lotuses grew on the cliffs, on the rocks, and Zhang Tian even saw a few growing on the ground.
Looking at the shocking scene before him, Zhang Tian felt something was wrong.
The more beautiful a place, the more dangerous it is; Zhang Tian had learned this lesson deeply.
"Boss, this reminds Fatty of the bone flowers we saw before. Those things also grew in strange places, covering the ground."
Fatty said from the side, and Zhang Tian's mind also recalled the bone flowers.
Just as Fatty said, the two types of flowers grew in very similar locations.
"With so many snow lotuses, are we rich?"
Wang Banyue said, his eyes shining.
"It's strange. Snow lotuses usually grow on ice mountains in extremely cold places, but why are they here?"
"Most importantly, snow lotuses don't grow in clusters."
Hu Bayi's voice was low, but his eyes showed uncertainty about what he was seeing.
Zhang Tian nodded. Just as Hu Bayi said, snow lotuses shouldn't grow in such a place.
And in clusters. One plant might be a coincidence, but a cluster was different.
"Brother Hu, are you saying these things are problematic?"
Wu Tianzhen asked.
Hu Bayi nodded. He picked up a snow lotus from the ground, and with a pinch, the snow lotus, which was perfectly fine, instantly withered.
Immediately, a very ugly flower bud appeared.
The leaves of the bud were black, and the flower was a strange purplish-black.
The leaves were closed, like a snake's head.
It looked extremely eerie.
After being discovered, the bud seemed to come alive, and the strange flower tried to peck Hu Bayi's hand.
But before the bud could move, Hu Bayi's fireball had already burned the strange flower in his hand to ashes.
"Hmm? What was that? Fatty saw something? A little snake head actually tried to kiss Old Hu's little hand!"
Fatty frowned slightly.
"Fatty, can you stop being so disgusting?"
Zhang Tian looked at Fatty, his lips twitching.
This guy never said anything pleasant.
"It seems all the snow lotuses before us are these strange flowers."
"But why would these flowers change their appearance?"
Shirley Yang looked at the cluster of snow lotuses with a hint of confusion.
"I've seen this flower in ancient medical texts. It should be a plant called a viper flower."
"When this plant blooms, it releases a peculiar fragrance. Anyone who smells it will hallucinate."
"Moreover, these flowers can change their appearance. It's said that the flowers have natural pigments that can change their color and shape."
Zhang Tian said softly, looking at the scene before him.
"Hallucinations? But why doesn't Fatty feel anything?"
Fatty pinched his own flesh, his eyes filled with doubt.
Previous hallucinations usually had warning signs, but here, there were none at all.
It started directly.
"This is the terrifying part of this place. From now on, don't touch anything."
"Don't even pick up gold, no matter what."
Zhang Tian's expression was serious.
He was also saying this to Fatty.
Both Fatty's faces showed a bit of bitterness. Wasn't this pure torture for Fatty?
If you don't pick up gold, are you still Fatty?
"Should we burn all these flowers?"
Hu Bayi looked at Zhang Tian.
"There's no use keeping them. These flowers are highly poisonous and can be used to refine poison pills, but their use is limited."
Zhang Tian waved his hand.
Hu Bayi nodded, and then a fireball sent the flower buds before them to their demise.
"If it were us, we'd probably stare for half a day. As expected of Brother Hu."
Wu Tianzhen flattered him.
But he was right. If it were him, without extensive knowledge, he might indeed be deceived.
"No, Brother Wu is also very capable. I was just lucky."
As the surroundings burned away in the sea of fire, Hu Bayi said humbly.
The group continued to move forward.
Wu Tianzhen and Hu Bayi started chatting.
Soon, they walked past the burnt-out sea of flowers.
Zhang Tian noticed that the surrounding cliffs had gradually widened. At the same time, a faint breeze began to blow.
The chill in Zhang Tian's heart deepened.
"It's finally less crowded. Fatty's huge body was squeezed."
Fatty muttered. Zhang Tian, however, was a little puzzled. They had been walking for so long, why hadn't they reached the demon pagoda yet?
"Whoosh whoosh."
The further they went, the stronger the wind became.
Hu Bayi's compass also seemed to have changed.
The needle kept shaking, as if it were being interfered with by some magnetic field.
Hu Bayi's expression gradually turned grim.
"Something ahead is blocking my compass. I can't calculate the exact location anymore."
Hu Bayi said in a deep voice.
"Could it be the wind just now?"
Wu Tianzhen asked.
"That was likely a slight breeze from the cracks in the earth's caves. It shouldn't be."
Zhang Tian replied, and he thought carefully.
"It seems we have entered the demon pagoda's territory."
"I guess those flower buds earlier were one of the obstacles."
Zhang Tian said, and he tried to open his spatial ability.
As expected, the phantom space could no longer be used here.
Even pouring all his mental energy into the space was useless.
"As expected, she didn't lie to me."
Zhang Tian thought, and gave up the idea of opening the phantom space.
Within the space, Queen Jing Jue watched Zhang Tian and the others. She also tried, and indeed, it was still impossible.
"I didn't expect that after thousands of years, I would be here for the second time, albeit by force."
Queen Jing Jue thought to herself, feeling somewhat interested.
She had been here a thousand years ago and had a minor unpleasant experience. She didn't expect to be back a thousand years later, this time brought by Zhang Tian.
And if Zhang Tian couldn't get out, she might also be trapped inside.
"Boss, look quickly, there's a cave ahead!"
Suddenly, Fatty shouted from the front.
Zhang Tian and Zhang Qilin followed behind.
"There's danger ahead."
Zhang Qilin stood in front of Zhang Tian.
His voice was not loud.
Based on his intuition, Zhang Qilin could sense a hint of danger.
"Damn, who designed this? The cave entrance has a cliff on one side."
Fatty reached the cave entrance. When he saw the cliff on one side, he shivered and retreated a few steps.
Zhang Tian and the others followed closely to this place.
Looking at the newly formed ravine, Zhang Tian immediately understood.
"This is called a 'Separation of Life and Death.' Once you cross it, life and death will no longer concern you. This is a very old feng shui saying, and I didn't expect to encounter it here."
"Logically, there should be a 'Gate of Life and Death' above this cave."
Zhang Tian said.
"There's such a saying?"
Wu Tianzhen and Wang Banyue exchanged glances, indicating they had never heard of it.
"Let's prepare first. Once we go in, remember, don't be curious."
Zhang Tian said, and at the same time, he began to scatter talismans around.
He planned to set up a guiding formation, which would provide some safety.
However, as Zhang Tian began to set up the formation, he felt something was wrong. There was already a super formation here, infinitely more powerful than his current formation skills!