The next day.
Outside the Wild Town, a dense crowd of people gathered, their noises merging into a massive wave that spread far and wide.
Huo Xuan and his group stood at the back of the crowd from beginning to end. Looking at the crowd of more than a thousand people in front of them, they shook their heads slightly. Among the thousands of people, most of them would probably be left behind forever!
Not far ahead of this massive crowd lies a primeval forest exuding an ancient aura. Giant trees, hundreds of feet tall, stand like giants, their shade blocking out the sun. Even the sunlight struggles to penetrate. Looking into the depths of the forest, a chilling darkness pervades, occasionally emanating from within, filled with ferocious roars that send shivers down one's spine.
"These guys have all been lured by the Bodhi Ancient Tree and lost their minds..."
Yan Ling discovered that there were quite a few people here with cultivation levels of Dou Zun, Dou Zong, and even Dou Emperor had come to join the fun...
The Wild Ancient Region is known as a forbidden land for humanity. Even Dou Zun expert would likely face dire consequences if he entered it. Such a person would probably perish here if he encountered any Wild Ancient Region.
Looking at the towering trees hundreds of feet tall, everyone felt an overwhelming sense of insignificance deep within their hearts. It was an insignificance born of ancient times, for this region had always been known as the oldest place on the continent.
"This Wild Ancient Region is indeed quite terrifying. I've heard that many of my clan's Half-Saint experts perished here..."
Huo Yun murmured softly.
"Huo Yun, why do you always think the worst?" Yan Liao rolled his eyes at Huo Yun and said, "Do you really want to stay here? Can't a man have some confidence in himself?"
"I'm being cautious! In this ominous place, caution is the best policy. If I act recklessly like some brute, I'll probably be stuck here forever!"
Huo Yun retorted.
"What do you mean by that! Who are you calling a brute!"
"Besides you, who else here is a brute?"
Yan Liao hearing Huo Yun's words, Yan Liao's face gradually flushed with anger. He said, "Huo Yun, are you suggesting we have a proper spar?"
"Hmph! You think I, Huo Yun, am afraid of you?"
They subtly released their auras and secretly circulated their Dou Qi. Judging from their posture, it seemed that the two would start fighting at any moment.
The subtle aura released by the two inevitably attracted the attention of the surrounding crowd, and many people immediately turned their gazes to them.
"That's enough!"
Huo Xuan rebuked angrily.
"You all look like brutes! Aren't you afraid of making a fool of yourselves? If you want to fight, go back and fight then!"
Upon hearing Huo Xuan's angry rebuke, Huo Yun and Yan Liao quickly withdrew their slightly released auras, instantly turning into wilted eggplants.
"Boom!"
At one moment, thousands of people started running at the same time, and the earth trembled with a rumbling sound. Amidst shouts, countless figures flashed out and rushed into the silent ancient region.
"Let's get going quickly, everyone be careful!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Huo Xuan's figure flashed, and he became the first black shadow, rushing towards the ancient forest like lightning. Behind him, the others followed closely.
The moment the group rushed into the ancient forest, the surrounding light suddenly dimmed, and the smell of decaying leaves permeated from all directions.
Upon entering the forest, the group first gathered together, paused briefly, and glanced at the scattered groups of people not far away. They had no intention of stopping to talk to them. After a short rest, the group continued forward, darting away.
Along the way, nothing particularly unusual happened. Even when they occasionally encountered one or two ferocious beasts, the crowd in front would swarm them and instantly cut them into mincemeat.
The journey could be described as smooth, but this was only the edge of the Wild Ancient Region. The closer they got to Wild Ancient Region depths, the more vigilant everyone became...
The deeper they ventured into the Wild Ancient Region, the more perilous it became. In the dimly lit forest, a faint poisonous mist suddenly rose...
Suddenly, a series of shrill screams rang out from the crowd ahead, immediately causing a commotion.
"A poisonous fog has appeared..."
Upon seeing this, everyone was greatly alarmed. In the Wild Ancient Region, poisonous miasma was an extremely troublesome thing. If too much was inhaled, even Dou Zun expert would die from the poison.
"Fortunately, I brought Poison Avoidance Pill. With these Poison Avoidance Pills, I should be able to resist these poisonous miasmas."
Huo Zhi took out several pills from his Storage Ring and handed them to Huo Xuan and the others. Everyone else took the Poison Avoidance Pill immediately, but Huo Xuan did not...
"The Poison Avoidance Pill are ineffective because this isn't poisonous miasma, but rather poisonous insects..."
"Poisonous insect?"
Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback. They stared at the poisonous miasma in front of them for a moment, but found no trace of poisonous insects.
"These poisonous insects are incredibly small, so small that they are invisible to the naked eye... They float in the forest, and what those dead creatures inhale... are actually hundreds of millions of these tiny poisonous insects..."
Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked and couldn't help but gasp. The thought that they also had a large number of poisonous insects in their bodies made them feel numb all over.
Huo Xuan suddenly activated the Strange Fire within his body, which swept through every part of his body, and the high temperature directly penetrated into his blood vessels.
"Squeak!"
As Huo Xuan circulated his Strange Fire to burn himself, a chilling squeaking sound suddenly rang out from his body, as if countless poisonous insects had been burned to death in an instant.
A moment later, Huo Xuan flicked his finger, and clumps of black ash shot out from his fingertip—the ash of the poisonous insects that had burrowed into his body.
Seeing this, Huo Zhi hurriedly activated the Red Lotus Karma Flame, and a series of squeaking sounds rang out from within her body, sending chills down one's spine.
"These damned things..." Yan Ling cursed under his breath, then immediately activated the Fallen Heart Flame within his body to burn away the poisonous insects that had entered his body.
Huo Yun did the same. He circulated the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Flame within his body and channeled the flames to his palm. The blood-red flames quickly covered his palm, and then he slapped it directly onto Yan Liao's body. In a moment, the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Flame burned away all the poisonous insects inside the two of them.
"Huo Yun, what are you doing...?"
"Don't overthink it. After you return to your homeland, I'll teach you a lesson. I don't want you to die here."
"These poisonous insects can ignore the protective aura of Dou Qi."
Huo Xuan scanned his surroundings warily. A Strange Fire hovered beside him, and a terrifyingly high temperature spread out, enveloping a distance of about ten feet around him.
As this high temperature spread, the poisonous miasma, as if startled, retreated repeatedly, no longer daring to step within ten feet of Huo Xuan and the others.
Most poisonous insects are cold and yin, while Strange Fire is extremely yang and intense; naturally, they are terrified of it...
"This Wild Ancient Region truly lives up to its reputation as a place of fierce evil!"
As Huo Xuan and his group ventured deeper into the area, the dense poisonous miasma around them gradually thinned out, until finally, the miasma completely disappeared.
Having broken free of the poisonous miasma, the group looked ahead and saw a massive Sky Rift hundreds of feet long appear before them. This Sky Rift was extremely deep, filled with poisonous gas, making it impossible to see where it ended. Beyond the Sky Rift, however, stretched an endless mountain range. These mountains were towering thousands of feet high, like giant dragons coiled around, and an ancient, primordial aura emanated from them, permeating the entire landscape.
That place is the true Wild Ancient Region!