Chapter 1276: Foggy Valley (Part 2)
Looking around, the surroundings were still empty. Fang Yi had no idea how long he had been in the fog valley. The world in the fog valley seemed to be an endless open space. No matter how far they walked, as long as they looked around, there would always be a faint mist and an empty space.
Wherever they walked, there were traces, footprints and sword marks, but no matter how they walked, as long as they did not return along the way they came, they would not have any intersection with those traces.
"Fang Yi, this is the last dragon snake meat." Yuan Jingang took out the only dozens of kilograms of dragon snake meat left.
"You eat." Fang Yi was in a bad mood. He stood on the ground and looked down at the traces left by them, frowned, thinking about something.
After entering the fog valley, Fang Yi found that he didn't have to rely on eating to maintain his physical needs. The Beiyuan Chu Water in his body seemed to be able to provide all physical needs. Not only that, his meridians were still widening and strengthening. In comparison, the spiritual power in his body did not increase much.
Everything in his body was moving in a good direction, but Fang Yi no longer had the mood to pay attention to the situation in his body. He was thinking about what was going on in the fog valley every day, and he also imagined the situation when the dragon snake came into the fog valley. He thought about almost all the situation, but still had no clue.
"Let's save some food." Long Wanda said to the little devil and Yuan Jingang, then took a piece of dragon snake meat and walked to Fang Yi and said, "Fang Yi, eat something, you will have the energy after you have enough food."
Fang Yi looked at the dragon snake meat handed over by Long Wanda, stared at Long Wanda's face for a while, and smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine. The drop of Beiyuan Chu water I obtained is now enough to provide my body with needs and no longer need food supplements."
"Really?" Long Wanda looked at Fang Yi's appearance. There was indeed no problem with his energy and spirit. It didn't seem like he was holding on, but he felt that Fang Yi was a little emotionally depressed.
"Of course it's true." Fang Yi smiled relaxedly, then pointed in a direction and said, "Old Dragon, I decided to explore this direction."
"Okay, we are aimless anyway, and we will go anywhere. We will set off when the little devil and King Kong finish eating." Long Wanda said indifferently.
"No." Fang Yi shook his head and said, "I'll go by myself, you're waiting for me here."
"Hmm?" Long Wanda frowned slightly, feeling the impatient mood in Fang Yi's heart, and said, "Fang Yi, let's save some eating of those dragon snake meat. In addition, the spirit fruits collected should be able to last for seven or eight months. There is no need for you to take risks now."
"It's not a risk." Fang Yi said: "First, the dragon snake can still find a way out when it comes in. Is it possible? This Wu Valley is actually a test for singles. Maybe the White Tiger doesn't want to see so many people at all."
"It's possible." Long Wanda thought for a moment, nodded and said.
"Second, stay here and don't move. I'll explore it myself. Leave the flying sword mark along the way. I'll estimate the time. About three days, no matter what the result is, I will come back. Lao Long, you can also estimate the time. If I haven't come back for more than ten days, it must be the traces I left along the way and cannot bring me back. It can prove that all the traces we left are illusions.
Don’t panic when that time comes. The snake said that the white tiger has never killed a monster or spirit beast, and it has seen the white tiger through the fog valley, so I guess that we are not in this fog valley in fact.
"If I can come back along the traces, then we can disperse and look for exits. During this period, you and the little devil and Yuan Jingang have to estimate the time separately to see the time gap we estimate each other." Fang Yi said: "When the time is really spread out, the time is estimated by each other, and ten days is a node. In this way, even if there is an error in the estimation, the gap should not be too big."
"I still feel inappropriate. If you don't let the little devil follow you, King Kong and I will stay here."
Long Wanda was not relieved that Fang Yi went to explore the way alone. If, as Fang Yi said, those traces were fake and they could not go back even if they were out of sight, Fang Yi faced this environment alone, and I wonder if he would go crazy after a long time.
"No need." Fang Yi smiled relaxedly and said, "Lao Long, why can't you trust me? Don't worry, if I find a way out, I will definitely find a way to get you out."
"I'm afraid that we will find a way out, but I will trap you here." Long Wanda said: "The Buddha said, "A flower, a world, a leaf, a Tathagata, I really saw it this time."
Fang Yi nodded, and they looked at the foggy valley from outside. It was only a few dozen miles in a radius, with mountains on both sides lined up one after another. But as soon as they walked in, all of them disappeared, leaving only endless emptiness, no direction, and no time. In addition to the earth under their feet, they could also make people feel a little real, everything here seemed to be illusory.
"Lao Long, do you think, are we dreaming?" Fang Yi suddenly spoke, and then smiled and said, "How about I pinch you and try it."
Long Wanda glanced at Fang Yi and said, "I didn't have to do it. I've pinched myself long ago, it's not a dream."
"Actually, I've pinched it too." Fang Yi touched his nose and smiled, "Okay, I won't talk much nonsense with the little devil and Yuan Jingang, so I can save them from talking too much."
Fang Yi and Long Wanda were talking here, but the voice was not loud. The little devil and Yuan Jingang were eating the meat of the dragon snake dozens of meters away, and did not deliberately listen to their conversation. Judging from the expressions of the two monsters, they really didn't hear what the two said. Fang Yi simply stopped talking to them again, otherwise it would take some more words.
"Okay." Long Wanda said: "Fang Yi, don't force it. If you think something is wrong, come back quickly."
"Well, I estimate the time. It's normal for three days, and it won't last more than ten days at most." Fang Yi nodded and said, "Old Long, then I'll leave."
After Fang Yi finished speaking, he drove the flying sword under his feet and flew away at a high speed. At the same time, a series of sword energy flew out from Fang Yi's hands and fell on the ground and exploded potholes.
"Hmm?" The little devil felt Fang Yi's spiritual power fluctuation. He turned his head and saw that Fang Yi was already flying into the distance with his flying sword. He was anxious and his body shook to Long Wanda's side. His little claws had already grabbed Long Wanda's collar and said anxiously: "Old Long, what did you say to Fang Yi? Where is he going?"
The little devil did not hear the conversation between Long Wanda and Fang Yi, but as Long Wanda and Fang Yi chatted for a while, Fang Yi actually drove the flying sword away by himself, making the little devil mistakenly think that Long Wanda said something exciting to Fang Yi.
Long Wanda was really no match for the little devil. She smiled bitterly and surrendered, saying, "Little Devil, calm down first, I'll tell you."
The little devil then let go of his claws and said to Long Wanda: "Old Dragon, why don't you give me a reasonable explanation today? I want you to look good."
"Little Demon King, don't be impulsive, listen to Lao Long's explanation first." Yuan Jingang also came over to persuade him: "You have been going through life and death many times. Do you not even have this little trust?"
After Yuan Jingang said this, the little devil calmed down a little, and apologized like Long Wanda: "Sorry, Lao Long, I'm too anxious."
"It's okay, I can understand the relationship between you and Fang Yi." Long Wanda waved his hand, not caring about the little devil's actions. He explained to the little devil and Yuan Jingang the idea and reason that Fang Yi was going to explore alone, and also said why he didn't say hello to them."
"It feels like Fang Yi is under great pressure." Yuan Jingang looked up at the sky and pinched his chin and said.
"Maybe, he is still concerned about bringing us into the Misty Valley." Long Wanda said.
"It seems that I advocated entering the fog valley." The little devil looked up at Long Wanda, then looked at Yuan Jingang and said.
"It seems that I have a share, too." Yuan Jingang said silently.
"Maybe Fang Yi doesn't think so." Long Wangda is a decade old after all, and has experienced more experiences in the warmth and coldness of the world, and he can guess what Fang Yi thinks in his heart.
Long Wanda and Peng Bin and Fang Yi got to know each other and embarked on the path of cultivators. They saw Fang Yi’s unparalleled advantages, knowing how to refine elixirs, refining weapons, and knowing formations. This made Long Wanda and Peng Bin subconsciously focus on Fang Yi. Over time, Fang Yi naturally adapted to this role. No matter who made the suggestion, it seemed that Fang Yi would make the decision in the end.
Just like this time, it was the little devil and Yuan Jingang who advocated entering Kirishima, but Fang Yi subconsciously took this responsibility on his shoulders, believing that if he didn't nod, they wouldn't have come into Kirishima. After being trapped in Kirishima for a long time, he began to feel guilty in his heart and the pressure began to increase.
"I'll go find him. Anyway, there are marks left by him. I'll fly faster than him and I'll catch up in a while."
The little devil gritted his teeth and was about to fly up, but was stopped by Long Wanda: "Little devil, maybe Fang Yi is right. The dragon snake can find a way out by itself. Maybe this Wu Valley is really a test for one person, and maybe Fang Yi will find a way out."
"Maybe, maybe, maybe, maybe Fang Yi is lost." The little devil said anxiously.
However, Long Wanda was silent for a while and said, "Little Demon King, sometimes I have to admit that Fang Yi's background is much richer than we all. He knows how to refine alchemy, how to refine weapons, and how to understand formations. God knows that his master has left him with some skills that have not been developed by him."
"This kind of background sometimes really determines the probability of survival in desperate situations. If you know more, you may have more solutions." Long Wanda said: "The reason why I agree to him explore it myself is thinking, if it is not our burden, will he be more likely to find a way out."
"Little Demon King, can't you trust Fang Yi?" Long Wanda finally stared at the little Demon King and asked.
The little devil was stunned for a while, waved his claws and said, "Okay, even if you convince me."
Fang Yi drove the flying sword and flew at the fastest speed he could control. He kept swinging his sword energy with his palms and leaving traces on the earth. He estimated the time in his heart, and his eyes and spiritual consciousness were paying attention to the changes in the surrounding environment at all times.
However, this world is really like boundless, with no signs to follow. Time has passed by about two days and there is still nothing to find. In desperation, Fang Yi could only control the flying sword and follow the traces when he came.
On the way back, there was no need to leave traces with sword energy. The speed was a little faster than when I came. Finally, more than a day passed, and Fang Yi saw the figures of Long Wanda, the little devil and Yuan Jingang.
"Fang Yi!" The little devil king immediately met, and the other party said, "How about it, have you found any clues?"
Fang Yi smiled wryly and shook his head, saying, "The only clue is that the traces we left are all real and effective. I can follow these traces back here."
"Just come back." Long Wanda smiled and said, "At least we have the next plan, we can really spread out and find a way out."
"I estimate that my trip back and forth should take less than four days." Fang Yi said: "What about you, what are the estimated time?"
"I estimate that it's a little more than four days," Long Wanda said.
"I thought it's been six or seven days." The little devil smiled awkwardly.
"I estimate that it's less than five days." Yuan Jingang calculated by his fingers.
"Okay, it seems that our estimate of time is not very different, except for the little devil." Fang Yi smiled and said, "The time estimate for scattered exploration in this way has a basis. But..."
Fang Yi was silent after speaking this: "Although there is no reason, I always feel that the key to cracking the fog valley is not the direction at all. I guess, no matter which direction we look in, there will be no way out."
"By the way, Fang Yi." The little devil's eyes lit up suddenly, "You said there is no way out no matter which direction you go, but there is one direction we have never tried."
The little devil said, pointing to the ground that was trampling under his feet. "You guys say, will the way out be underground?"
"Yes, why didn't I expect it?" Long Wanda slapped his thigh, "Okay, let's try it now."
"I'm not very good at digging holes." Yuan Jingang scratched his head and said.
"I can." The little devil volunteered: "Of the four of us, there is no better use than my claws.
The little devil said, his body standing upside down out of thin air, then rushed towards the ground, while a pair of sharp claws dug up on the ground.
The little devil was very small, and the hole dug was not big, and the speed was extremely fast. The underground soil, sand and gravel were not as good as tofu for the little devil's claws. The speed of traveling was so fast that there seemed to be no barrier at all. In just over half an hour, Fang Yi, Long Wanda and Yuan Jingang who were watching from above could no longer capture the little devil's figure with their naked eyes, and could only rely on their spiritual sense to sense it.
Chapter completed!