Along the way, everyone held a long stick. As they walked, they would tap the grass and trees beside them from time to time, startling anything hidden there. Some small magical beasts might try to sneak up and bite them, and this way, the noise they made might scare them into keeping their distance.
Qin Xi and the others walked forward for more than an hour, but in the central area of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, they found no caves at all. Everywhere was dense, flourishing forest, and it seemed much flatter than other places, with no large hills or strange, oddly shaped rocks.
It really was a flat forest.
As Daoist Yangmei walked, he felt the weather was unbearably muggy. The great trees everywhere had blocked out the sunlight completely, and inside this forest, it felt like a huge sealed furnace, utterly airless. It truly was a very strange place.
As he walked, he held a fan in one hand and fanned himself, grumbling, "This damn place is especially hot. I didn't expect that after entering the center of the mountain range, it would feel even more stifling."
Qin Xi actually felt it was extremely hot too. His back was already covered in dense beads of sweat, and although his clothes were black, they had been soaked through.
He looked at Daoist Yangmei and said to him, "Stop complaining. Let's hurry up and keep moving. Otherwise, by noon, who knows if we'll be able to find a water source."
Although they still had a little water on them, if they kept failing to find a water source, it would be very troublesome for all of them.
Ao Xin and Di Qun, one in front clearing the way and the other behind guarding the rear, had no complaints at