ng a break in the family legacy, he reverted back to using his original surname of Yue and hid himself in Beijing ever since.In fact, after Old Yue’s birth, Yue Tianxiang named him Xiao Zhongji, but a...Chapter 532: The Bottom of the Swamp

Xiao Yu knew that this was the swamp area mentioned by the corpse-rushing craftsman. This particular swamp area was only known by the country's mysterious departments and some cultivation families; ordinary people merely knew it as a life禁區, unaware of what lay within. That’s because no ordinary person who entered this mountain坳had ever come out alive.

"Sage, please wait here while I go down to take a look!"

Looking at the swirling mists below, Xiao Yu spoke to the old sage.

None of them had seen what was inside this misty swamp before, so no one knew what it was like. Therefore, Xiao Yu intended to go down and explore first, after all, his cultivation level was there for everyone to see!

"Grandmaster Xiao, may I accompany you" The old sage said when he heard that Xiao Yu wanted him to go down.

“No need, please wait up here. The mists below are toxic vapors; it would be easy for something unfortunate to happen if you went down.” Xiao Yu told the old sage.

The memory of Zhong Kui included knowledge about the toxicity of the vapor. So when he first saw these swirling mists, he knew that they were not ordinary clouds but toxic vapors.

Upon hearing Xiao Yu say that the mist below was toxic vapor, the old sage involuntarily sucked in a breath. He had heard the corpse-rushing craftsman mention something about there being toxic vapor here; however, when he saw these swirling mists, he was still overwhelmed by the spectacular sight.

As for what Xiao Yu said, the old sage directly filtered it out. If Xiao Yu had said this before demonstrating his strength, then it would have been an insult to him, and he definitely would have reclaimed that dignity. But now after showing off his strength, what Xiao Yu said was solely out of concern.

Moreover, regarding these toxic vapors, the old sage truly didn't have any good methods to deal with them. Therefore, upon hearing Xiao Yu's words, the old sage could only reluctantly nod. However, when he thought about Xiao Yu’s cultivation level, he felt relieved; if even Xiao Yu couldn’t handle it after going down, then his own efforts would be in vain.

Xiao Yu looked at the old sage and turned to run down the mountain. These toxic vapors posed no threat to him at all. The righteous energy of heaven inherently restrained some yin evil poisons, so Xiao Yu had no qualms about the toxic vapor below...

It wasn’t yet dawn when Li Suijun couldn't bear staying in his room anymore and left it, going to the center of the playground outside.

The old grandee just came out when three figures followed him from not far away. He had called Zhang Dahai a few days ago, but the call was answered by Ye Fei. When he asked if Xiao Yu had arrived, Ye Fei said that he already had; however, when Li Suijun inquired about what happened, Ye Fei hesitated before saying there wasn't anything.

Although Ye Fei said there wasn’t anything wrong, Li Suijun couldn't shake the feeling of something bad happening. After hanging up the phone and thinking things through, he decided that something was amiss, so he also planned to leave as soon as it got light. Even though he wanted to toughen them up, he didn’t wish for their lives to end like this.

"Let's hurry and set out at once!" Old Grandpa Li said softly before flying off into the distance.

The officers of this military camp had already marked on a map where Xiao Yu’s group was, and Old Grandpa Li and his companions had memorized that map in their minds.

Old Grandpa Li and these people used to fight daily in the mountains back in their younger days, so they could read even rough sketches with precision; how much more a detailed map

His three guards were even more like kings of the jungle. Naturally, there was no need for them to worry about such issues.

After leaving the military camp and dashing up the mountain, Li’s bodyguards watched him as he said, "Follow me closely; we’ll meet Xiao Yu's group in their encampment!"

The moment Old Master Li spoke, he flashed forward several meters. In no time at all, he had left his guards far behind.

His three bodyguards were clearly accustomed to the shock that Old Grandpa Li dealt them, as they did not seem surprised in the least by this.

When Old Grandpa Li arrived at Zhang Dahai’s encampment, it was already broad daylight. When he reached the entrance of Ye Fei’s camp, soldiers on guard duty quickly pointed their guns at him and shouted, "Who are you This is a restricted military area—strangers must leave immediately!"

Old Grandpa Li shook his head helplessly upon hearing this.

This moment, Old Grandpa Li was standing calmly at the entrance. Since he had rushed here in a hurry, there wasn’t even the slightest sign of fatigue or dust on him—his body hadn’t been caught by any branches along the way.

"Grandpa Li Why did you get here so early" At that time, Ye Fei came out of his tent and saw Old Master Li standing at the entrance to their camp.

“Ye Fei, tell me what’s going on!” Upon seeing Ye Fei, Old Master Li noted the worry etched into his face. He couldn't help but ask with a serious expression.

The moment Ye Fei saw how Old Grandpa Li looked, he couldn’t help but tremble inwardly. To tell you the truth, he had lied to Old Master Li during the night. Although Old Master Li seemed healthy and robust, he was already close to a hundred years old; thus, he hadn't dared to tell him the truth for fear of worrying him.

That’s why when Ye Fei saw Old Master Li at this moment, his heart shook violently.

Upon hearing the elder Mr. Li's question, Ye Fei began to recount what happened to him. Moreover, when he went to see Zhu Simiao’s body just now, he was surprised to find that Zhu Simiao appeared to be sleeping rather than looking like a corpse.

After listening to Ye Fei's account, the elder Mr. Li came to the tent and took a look at Zhang Dahai and the others. He then entered another tent where he saw Zhu Simiao lying as if asleep. After leaving the tent, the elder Mr. Li found it hard to believe what Ye Fei had said. However, after thinking about how Xiao Yu managed to heal Old Master Song who was on the brink of death, it seemed nothing was impossible for Xiao Yu.

The elder Mr. Li came outside the tent and told Ye Fei, "Ye Fei, I'm going to see Little Yu. After Wang Tie and the other three arrive, have them keep watch with you at the camp!"

After saying this, he sprinted into the mountains, heading quickly towards the mountain pass.

When Li Suijun also reached the mountaintop, he saw Elder Daoist standing there and rushed over to him.

"White Cloud, where's Little Yu" As soon as Li Suijun approached, seeing only Daoist White Cloud but no sign of Xiao Yu, he asked.

"Elder Li, Grandmaster Xiao has entered the mountain pass!" After hearing Li Suijun’s question, Daoist White Cloud respectfully responded.

Regardless of Li Suijun's age or his relationship with his master, it was clear that Li Suijun was an opponent whom he could not even hope to match in terms of strength. He and his master had only a few people they admired among the martial artists who cultivated internal energy; Li Suijun was one of them. Back then, when his master competed against Li Suijun, he lost by just a single move.

It should be noted that back then, his master had already reached the later stage of refining qi. Generally speaking, cultivators like themselves didn’t look down on martial artists who cultivated internal energy, but there was an exception—Li Suijun. He earned their respect with his prowess. Moreover, it was also Li Suijun who intervened back then and protected their White Cloud Temple’s lineage.

"What Did he enter by himself Why didn’t you follow him" Upon hearing Daoist White Cloud's words, Li Suijun exclaimed in surprise, looking at the thick fog in the mountain pass.

"Elder Li, this mist is poisonous vapor. Since I don't have a method to avoid poison, Grandmaster Xiao asked me to wait here while he went down to investigate," Daoist White Cloud responded with a無奈苦笑.

"Poisonous vapor" Upon hearing the old Taoist's words, Li Suijun looked at the thick poisonous mist and exclaimed in surprise.

Although Li Suijun had been to Western Hunan before and seen poisonous vapor, this was his first time encountering such a dense concentration of it.

"White Cloud, wait up here. I’ll go down to take a look," said Li Suijun with a solemn expression as he dove off the mountain.

Xiao Yu sprinted down the mountain from its peak and, in no time, entered the dense fog area at the bottom of the ravine.

As soon as Xiao Yu entered the toxic mist zone, those miasmas rushed towards him. However, when they approached Xiao Yu, it was as if they encountered something terrifying; they quickly dispersed.

Xiao Yu looked at these rolling toxic mists around him and knew that this was the effect of his righteous aura. However, this was enough.

Seeing that these toxic mists posed no threat to him, Xiao Yu sped up and ran into the bottom of the ravine.

When Xiao Yu first entered the ravine, he looked down at its base where it was covered with dead branches and rotting mud. The ravine reeked with foul odors, and various noxious vapors swirled around within. Following the edge of this marshland, Xiao Yu began searching for the detoxifying grass.

After Xiao Yu had scanned most of the edges at the bottom of the ravine, he still couldn’t find any traces of the detoxifying grass. Could it be that there was no more detoxifying grass left here That shouldn't be the case; this area with dead branches and mud, as well as toxic mists everywhere, is the perfect place for detoxifying grass to grow.

These toxic vapors are precisely the best materials for the growth of detoxifying grass. And detoxifying grass is also the best medicinal herb for dispelling these widespread toxic vapors. These two things can be considered mutually beneficial and interdependent, but they cannot exist without each other.

Standing in this sea of toxic mists, Xiao Yu looked towards the center of the marshland. However, due to the thickness of the toxic mist, his visibility was no more than three or five meters.

Xiao Yu picked up a stone from the side and threw it into the marsh.

With a "splash!" sound, after Xiao Yu's thrown stone splashed up a blob of mud, there was no reaction as it sank in.

"What an incredible swamp!" Upon seeing that the stone reacted so little before sinking in, Xiao Yu couldn't help but suck in his breath and say.

Seeing that he hadn’t found any detoxifying grass at the edge of the marshland, Xiao Yu was about to venture into it. But after witnessing what happened with the stone, he instantly abandoned the idea.

Faced with no choice, Xiao Yu continued searching in places within this marshland’s edges where he had yet to look.

While Xiao Yu was searching for detoxifying grass in all directions, suddenly, it felt as if something tripped him. He stumbled and staggered but then steadied himself and looked down at his feet.rrived, and seeing that Wu needed manpower when he first came to the Public Security Bureau, he gradually moved closer.At that time, Wu Shouye knew nothing about the bureau's situation, so he welcomed...