Grassroots Travel: The Star Lord of Another World

Chapter 336 Shadows Emerge

Gao Xingchen and Nan Li stood in front of the window, looking at the mountains in the distance that were gradually returning to peace. The sudden beast tide a few days ago seemed like a nightmare, leaving behind a mess and a lingering haze.

"Everything seems to be over, but we all know that this is just the beginning." Nan Li's cold voice sounded in the room, with a hint of solemnity in his tone.

Gao Xingchen clenched his fists, his eyes gleaming with determination: "I will find out the truth of all this, and will never let those behind the scenes who manipulated the beast tide go unpunished!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a hawk fluttered its wings and landed on the windowsill. Gao Xingchen took down the letter, unfolded it, and frowned.

"What's wrong?" Nan Li saw this and walked up to him and asked.

Gao Xingchen handed the letter to her and said in a deep voice: "The neighboring Qingyun family sent news that they found some strange traces and suspected that they were related to the mysterious organization that controlled the beast tide."

Nan Li quickly glanced through the letter, and a cold light flashed in her beautiful eyes: "It seems that our guess is correct. There is indeed someone behind this who is manipulating everything."

The letter did not reveal too many details, only saying that the Qingyun family discovered a hidden valley with many traces of human activities and residual powerful energy fluctuations, which were very similar to the power used by the black-clothed men who appeared in the previous beast tide.

"There is no time to lose, let's set off for the Qingyun family immediately." Gao Xingchen made a prompt decision.

Nanli nodded, and the two of them didn't delay. They took Xiaobai with them and immediately set off for the Qingyun family.

Along the way, Gao Xingchen and Nan Li remained highly alert. They walked through dense jungles and climbed steep mountains, taking every step carefully.

As they went deeper, the surrounding environment became more and more bizarre. Ancient trees towering into the sky blocked out the sun, the ground was covered with vines and thorns, and the air was filled with a suffocating sense of oppression.

"Be careful, the atmosphere here is a little wrong." Gao Xingchen reminded in a low voice.

Nan Li nodded slightly and tightened her grip on the sword. She keenly sensed that an invisible danger was approaching them.

Suddenly, there was a rustling sound coming from the front, as if something was moving quickly in the grass.

Gao Xingchen and Nan Li looked at each other, immediately slowed down, held their breath, and slowly approached the direction where the sound came from.

However, when they pushed aside the dense grass, they found nothing there but fallen grass leaves and a few drops of black liquid that glowed strangely in the sun.

"We've fallen into a trap!" Gao Xingchen's face changed, realizing that they had fallen into the opponent's trap.

As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Xingchen felt a strong sense of crisis. He turned around abruptly and a black shadow attacked from the side at lightning speed.

"Be careful!" Nan Li exclaimed, and swung the long sword in his hand to release a sharp sword energy, forcing the black shadow back.

The shadow appeared not far away. It turned out to be a huge black leopard, exuding a cold murderous aura. It growled and pounced on Gao Xingchen and Nan Li again.

"You beast, you're looking for death!" Gao Xingchen shouted angrily, unsheathed his long sword, and rushed towards the black leopard. The sword flashed, and collided with the leopard's claws, making a series of metal clanging sounds.

Nan Li was not to be outdone. He moved around the black leopard like a ghost, stabbing out with the sword in his hand continuously, with each attack aimed directly at the vital points.

A man and a beast, two figures were fighting fiercely in the forest, and it was difficult to tell the winner for a while.

At this moment, a hearty laugh came from a distance: "Haha, what a lively scene! It seems that I have arrived at the right time!"

Gao Xingchen and Nan Li looked over when they heard the sound, and saw an old man in a green Taoist robe, holding a whisk in his hand and stepping on auspicious clouds, slowly descending in front of them.

"Master Li!" Gao Xingchen shouted in surprise.

The person who came was Li Xianren, a guest elder of the Qingyun family and a magic weapon researcher. Although he looked like an immortal, he had a very eccentric temperament and often did things that made people laugh and cry.

"Master Li, why are you here?" Nan Li asked.

"Of course I'm here to lend you a hand!" Li Xianren said with a smile, "I heard that you were going to track down that mysterious organization, so I came here specially to help, and by the way, see if I can find anything interesting."

"Great!" Gao Xingchen was overjoyed. With the joining of Li Xianren, their chances of winning would undoubtedly increase greatly.

Immortal Li didn't waste any words and directly took out a magic weapon, which was a golden gourd. The mouth of the gourd opened and spurted out a dazzling golden light, covering the black leopard.

The black leopard let out a shrill scream, and its body quickly shrank, eventually turning into a palm-sized black kitten, lying on the ground trembling.

Immortal Li put away the gourd and said with a smile: "Okay, now it's quiet."

"Thank you, Master Li, for your help." Gao Xingchen and Nan Li said in unison.

"It's just a small favor, not worth mentioning." Li Xianren waved his hand, "Let's go, let's move on. I want to see who dares to do this under my nose!"

With the addition of Li Xianren, their team became stronger. Along the way, Li Xianren used his rich knowledge of magic weapons to help them solve many difficult problems, such as identifying hidden formations, breaking through mechanisms and traps, etc.

However, the mysterious organization seemed to have anticipated their arrival and set up numerous defenses along the way. From the misty forest to the swamp, to the steep mountains, every step was full of danger.

"It seems that the other party came prepared." Gao Xingchen looked at the valley in front of him shrouded in thick fog, his brows furrowed.

"It is better to be safe than sorry. We should proceed with caution." Immortal Li reminded.

Nan Li nodded and walked into the fog first, followed closely by Gao Xingchen and Li Xianren.

In the fog, dangers are everywhere, and no one knows what will happen next...

The thick fog was like an invisible hand, enveloping Gao Xingchen, Nanli, and Li Xianren. All around was silent, with only the occasional sound of dead branches breaking underfoot breaking the suffocating silence. Nanli walked in front, holding the long sword tightly in his hand, and vigilantly observing the movements around him.

Suddenly, Nan Li, who was walking in front, groaned and staggered. Gao Xingchen quickly supported her and asked anxiously, "What's wrong? Where are you injured?"

Nan Li gritted her teeth and raised her left hand, only to see a wound deep enough to see the bone on her originally fair arm, with blood gushing out.

"Damn it!" Gao Xingchen cursed in a low voice, took out the golden wound medicine from his arms, and carefully applied it to Nan Li's wound. However, the wound seemed to be eroded by some evil force, and no matter how hard he tried, the blood still flowed out.

"It's useless," Nan Li said weakly with a pale face, "This is not an ordinary injury..."

Gao Xingchen's heart sank. He knew that Nan Li was right. In this fog, there was a sense of weirdness everywhere, and even the air seemed to be filled with an unsettling atmosphere. Nan Li's injury was probably caused by some unknown evil creature, and ordinary medicine could not heal it at all.

"Don't talk, save your energy," Gao Xingchen hugged Nan Li tightly in his arms and said with a firm look, "I will definitely find a way to save you!"

Li Xianren was also pacing anxiously, frowning. Although he was proficient in magic weapons and formations, he knew nothing about medical skills, so he could only worry at this moment.

Just when the three of them were in despair, the white fox Xiaobai, who had been following them, suddenly let out a sharp cry. It jumped back and forth beside Nanli, restless, as if it wanted to express something.

"Xiaobai, do you know something?" Gao Xingchen keenly noticed Xiaobai's abnormality and asked hurriedly.

Xiaobai raised his head and rubbed the back of Nanli's hand with his wet nose, then turned and ran towards the depths of the fog, looking back at them as he ran, as if signaling them to follow.

"Let's try our best. Let's go!" Gao Xingchen didn't hesitate any more. He picked up Nanli and ran all the way with Xiaobai.

After running for an unknown amount of time, the fog in front of him finally dissipated. Xiao Bai stopped in front of a cave covered by vines and kept calling out to the entrance.

"Are you saying that there is something in here that can save Nanli?" Gao Xingchen looked at the dark cave in front of him, his heart full of doubts.

Xiaobai nodded and nudged Gao Xingchen's leg with his head, signaling him to go in quickly.

Gao Xingchen took a deep breath, carried Nan Li on his back, clenched the knife in his hand, and walked into the cave resolutely. Li Xianren followed closely behind, and the three of them disappeared into the darkness...

The cave was pitch black. Gao Xingchen took out a night-shining pearl from his storage ring, and the soft light immediately illuminated the surroundings. The cave was deeper than expected. There was a faint musty smell in the humid air, and the cave walls were covered with moss. It was obvious that no one had been here for a long time.

Xiaobai led the way in front with ease, looking back at Gao Xingchen and Nanli from time to time, his eyes full of worry.

"Xiaobai, where are you taking us?" Gao Xingchen couldn't help but ask. Nan Li's injuries were getting worse and worse, and he was extremely anxious.

Xiaobai didn't answer, but just quickened his pace.

Finally, after turning a bend, the view in front of us suddenly opened up.

What appeared before them was a spacious stone chamber. In the center of the chamber stood a stone table. On the table was an ancient book that emitted a faint golden light.

Gao Xingchen gently placed Nanli on the ground, walked quickly to the stone table, and picked up the book.

The book had no cover, it was bare. Gao Xingchen carefully turned to the first page, and an ancient atmosphere filled his face.

"This is..." Gao Xingchen's pupils suddenly contracted and his breathing became rapid.

On the pages of the book, there was a cultivation method written in a language he had never seen before. Although he could not understand the words, he could feel the powerful power contained in them.

"Xingchen, what's wrong?" Nanli's voice came weakly.

Gao Xingchen came back to his senses and quickly walked to Nan Li and handed the book to her, "Look at this."

Nan Li took the book and began to read it carefully, her expression gradually becoming solemn.

"This seems to be an extremely advanced cultivation method," Nan Li pondered, "If we can cultivate it successfully, perhaps we can..."

"You can defeat those guys and rescue your people!" Gao Xingchen's eyes flashed with determination.

"Yeah." Nanli nodded, and a glimmer of hope appeared in her eyes.

Just as they were about to study the secret book carefully, a cold breath suddenly came from the cave entrance.

"Who?!" Gao Xingchen stood up suddenly and looked towards the cave entrance vigilantly.

"Haha, it's true that after searching for a long time, I finally found it without any effort." A cold voice came from the cave entrance, and then a figure in a black robe and a hideous mask on his face slowly walked in.

"It's you!" Gao Xingchen's pupils suddenly shrank. The person who came was the leader of the mysterious organization!

"You actually found this place. It seems like God doesn't want you to leave alive!" The man in black robe smiled coldly, murderous intent in his eyes.

"If you want to hurt Xingchen and Sister Nanli, you have to get past me first!" Immortal Li stood in front of Gao Xingchen and Nanli, waved the whisk in his hand, and a golden light shot towards the man in black robe.

"You don't know your own limitations!" The man in black robe snorted coldly and with a wave of his hand, he defeated the golden light.

"Today, none of you will be able to leave here alive!" The man in black robe approached step by step, and the powerful pressure made Gao Xingchen and Nan Li almost unable to breathe.

A war is about to break out!