Chapter 350 Discovery and Target
Chapter 350 Discovery and Target
"He's a descendant of a big family, but what a coward."
“That’s called knowing the times.”
After Kedav left, Ivan took out the sealed severed palm and carefully examined it. Locke and the others consciously shut their mouths and stood guard around to avoid being disturbed by anyone who was not careful.
The more Ivan explored the outline of the broken palm, the brighter his eyes became, and he gradually understood what the "specialty" of the Nine-Colored Tiankeng was.
'The composition of flesh and blood is mainly fire, supplemented by earth, followed by water and wind. Under the unusual rules of the Nine-Colored Tiankeng, they are perfectly integrated into a whole.'
'With such harmonious elemental power, the creature itself has enough potential. No wonder that guy was able to enter the fourth level promotion stage and control a small part of the domain power.'
"What President Nanil said is undoubtedly right. This is a great place."
"If we can find a material or creature that is primarily earth-based, supplemented by wood, and secondarily fire-based, with harmonious power, then—"
After he discovered the secret in the flesh and blood of the Molten Lake Lord, the first thing he thought of was what he needed for his own promotion to level three. Based on the situation of the Frost Flame Flower and the Molten Lake Lord, it is possible to find the key materials suitable for him in the Nine-Colored Tiankeng.
In fact, he had two ideas for the three-level promotion.
First, successfully advance to level three and experience a small nirvana, adjust the first-level solidified witchcraft and the second-level solidified witchcraft into the supporting spells in the new meditation method 'Black Magic Ritual', truly embark on the path of Black Magic Ritual, and lay the foundation for the fourth-level promotion.
Secondly, if the promotion is successful, the first and second level solidified witchcraft will be transformed into supporting spells for the Black Magic Ritual, and all solidified witchcraft will be transformed to the third level, laying a solid foundation for the fourth level promotion.
However, it was just a concept. He had never actually verified whether solidified witchcraft could be improved during the transformation, so he only regarded the former as the main goal.
"It's a pity that we didn't have the chance to bring the three-headed monster bird out. It would have been a rare research material." Ivan sighed with some regret as he resealed the severed palm.
"Boss, you should have told me earlier. If you had told me earlier, I would have taken out the three-headed monster bird and put the queen silkworm into the insect nest space." Locke also felt very sorry.
"You can't dig it out." Ivan shook his head, disagreeing with this statement. "But if we encounter any creatures on the road, we can get them to study."
"That's easy. Leave it to us."
"Let's go and find the right promotion materials for me."
Ivan said nothing more, and immediately announced his departure to the nearest territory. However, Solomon gave a rough map from many years ago, and the map might not be completely accurate given the unpredictable situation of the Nine-Colored Tiankeng.
In any case, it's better to have a map than to wander around randomly.
A few people walked through the fire territory and entered a water territory.
The sky was covered with dark clouds, lightning and thunder, and a drizzle of black rain was falling. It was completely different from the Fire Leader just now.
"The rain is poisonous." Xiangdie reminded. After awakening the ability of "Wood Poison", she was very sensitive to toxins.
"It's okay, Xiangdie, please be careful. If you find a tricky place, remember to remind everyone to avoid it." Ivan glanced at the people and creatures around him. No one had low resistance to poison, so as long as they were careful, nothing serious would happen.
Xiangdie nodded hurriedly and paid close attention to the situation on the road.
Apart from Xiangdie's special situation, Jenny and Ivan both had a strong ability to sense danger, and soon the group safely passed through the water area where the black rain was continuous.
In the water territory, Ivan got some research materials and further verified his findings.
The things born in this nine-colored tiankeng are truly peculiar, combining both diversity and harmony of elements. In some aspects, they are very pure, which is rarely seen in the outside world.
Afterwards, the group set foot on the target territory, only to see bare earth slopes ahead and the sky covered with a layer of light yellow dust.
Looking at what was happening in front of him, Ivan frowned.
"This territory has obviously degraded." Without waiting for others to ask, he directly stated the reason.
"Let's find another one." Locke said casually.
"Let's go." Ivan waved his hand, signaling everyone to move forward.
How could he not know to find another one, but the map clearly indicated that the relatively safe areas were limited, and the rest were full of terrifying dangers.
Unless necessary, he didn't want to go to those high-risk areas, or even extremely dangerous special areas.
As the group walked across the bare earth slopes, Jenny noticed something and her expression suddenly turned ugly. "We are surrounded."
As soon as she finished speaking, the earth slope under her feet began to shake. This was not just an earth slope, but the back of a strange beast. Several people were so frightened that they jumped away and fell to the ground.
The surrounding slopes also began to move.
In an instant, the true appearance of the earth slope was revealed. It was a group of rock turtles. They unexpectedly concealed Jenny's perception and caused the group to be surrounded.
"Seize the initiative and kill first."
Ivan did not retreat but advanced, determined to fight his way out.
Although this group of rock turtles look large in size, their strength is actually less than level three. They combine the power of earth and wind and are good at spitting out rock balls and dust miasma, but they appear a bit clumsy in their movements.
The leader of the rock turtle is at level three and knows how to control gravity, but he is still not strong enough to be beaten by the swamp ants.
As a result, the group really defeated the local leader.
Time passed, and more than an hour later, Ivan and his party arrived at another territory, which disappointed him again.
What caught the eye was a swamp covered with soft mud. There was not a trace of green in the entire swamp, but it was filled with all kinds of foul-smelling gases.
The group still did not stop moving forward.
After a while, a winding river full of mud appeared. Occasionally, mud monsters could be seen swimming on the river, as if they were patrolling.
"I'll have someone go explore the way."
"Go."
Ivan readily agreed to Ze Yi's proposal.
Seeing that the ants had sent some ant minions as guards to explore the way, the strong-willed Queen Silkworm also sent out a team of swift wood silkworms to fly low over the muddy river from another direction.
"There is more than one river around it."
"There is wind and thunder in the center, and a lot of thunder is hidden."
"There should be treasures there, similar to the Frost Flame Flower."
Soon, the ant guards and the swift wood silkworms sent back news that cheered everyone up.
The people of the Bailiqi family went to great lengths to seize the Frost Flame Flower, so one can imagine its value. It was also produced in the Nine-Colored Tiankeng, so the value of the things here should be commendable.
However, that depends on whether Ivan is willing to create complications.
"Let's take a closer look. We can probably get some clues from the surrounding environment. If the particle classification is suitable, we can make further plans. If it is not suitable, there is no need to go to great lengths."
Seeing others looking at him, Ivan hesitated for a moment and said.
……
Looking down from above the swamp, you can see one river after another imprinted on the ground. The whole thing looks like shrinking concentric circles, and the area at the center of the circle is where the treasure is.
Neither the ant guards nor the swift wood silkworms rashly approached the treasure-hidden place, but lingered outside the last circular river.
They don't know that their actions have actually been noticed by some "mud monsters".
"Exotic beast?"
"No, this should be a beast controlled by a human wizard."
"If these despicable and greedy wizards dare to ruin our good deeds, I will make them feel the power of thunder and lightning."
In the last circular river, some slime monsters were disguised as other creatures. They had long been eyeing the things that were nourished there. They were obviously not welcoming these uninvited guests who suddenly broke in.
(End of this chapter)