Simultaneous travel: City, infinite evolution

Chapter 137 Exploring Ping Mountain
However, the palace that Chen Hong and the others were standing on had a large hole in it.

Chen Hong and the others walked in and looked down. The entrance was dark and gloomy, without any light. They couldn't see anything. It looked like a bottomless pit that swallowed people's flesh and blood.

There is a centipede-shaped ladder hanging from the mountain by the cave, which is the missing scout from the Unloading Ridge.

"It seems those two little Karami are definitely gone."

"Let's go, those demons and monsters will probably jump out from below soon."

After saying that, Chen Hong rode his sword and led everyone down.

After a while.

Chen Yulou and the others also came down.

Looking at the centipede-shaped ladder hanging at the cave entrance, they exchanged a glance and climbed down.

Chen Hong and the others then went down below.

Looking at the dimly lit hall, Chen Hong snapped his fingers.

"Bloodline Talent: Blazing Sun!"

A small sun appeared behind Chen Hong's head, illuminating the surrounding area.

"Hiss! Chen Hong, you... why do you look so much like a charlatan?" Hu Yifei couldn't help but complain.

"What kind of charlatan is this? Yifei, can't you speak properly? This is clearly a Bodhisattva's halo, okay?" Qin Yumo rolled her eyes at Hu Yifei.

"Oh my, Yu Mo, you've only been here a few days, and you're already taking sides. Is the next step...?"

Hu Yifei had a teasing look on her face, with a strange smile.

"You're going to die, Hu Yifei." Qin Yumo couldn't help but slap Hu Yifei.

"Look!" Lin Wanyu suddenly pointed to a piece of clothing on the ground.

"This is..." Everyone crowded closer to take a look, "Isn't this the spy's clothes?"

“This yellowish liquid down there…” Lu Ziqiao paused, his lips trembling.

"Ugh..." Everyone shuddered in disgust.

"It seems his flesh was completely dissolved, turning into a puddle of slime," Chen Hong concluded. "Such strong corrosiveness."

At this moment, Chen Yulou and the others also came down and found that their brother had turned into a pool of viscous, unidentified yellow liquid.

They immediately started arguing in a panic.

"Alright, be quiet, listen," Chen Hong said, looking around.

Everyone listened quietly and, sure enough, they heard a rustling sound.

It's like...like the sound of some kind of creature crawling.

"Is...is it a snake?" Zeng Xiaoxian became a little nervous and hugged Guan Gu Shenqi's arm tightly. "I'm most afraid of snakes."

"If you're afraid of snakes, could you please stop gripping me so tightly? It hurts!" Guan Gu Shenqi complained in a strange accent.

"what!……"

A scream came.

When everyone turned around, they saw a henchman of the Unloading Ridge gang screaming and scratching his body before collapsing and turning into a puddle of yellow pus.

"what!……"

Another scream rang out, and another henchman scratched in agony.

"Something...something has entered my body."

After saying this, he collapsed and turned into a puddle of pus.

"careful!"

"alert!"

Everyone became nervous.

At this moment, everyone noticed that swarms of insects were crawling towards them, as eager as if they had smelled a highly nutritious delicacy.

"Look! Bugs! Bugs!" Chen Meijia screamed in terror. "I'm terrified of bugs! Go away! Go away!"

"wrong!"

"Look carefully."

Lu Ziqiao pointed at the insects, his pupils suddenly contracting.
"It's a centipede!"

"They're a dense swarm of centipedes!"

Chen Yulou and the others were so frightened that they took three steps back, only to find themselves surrounded with nowhere to retreat.

All around, swarms of centipedes surged forth.

It resembled a swarm of insects.

Of those present, only Chen Hong remained calm and relaxed.

One of the underlings accidentally got his hands on a centipede and instantly turned into pus, which splattered everywhere.

"What terrifying toxicity! Has it drained my life force?" Partridge Whistle muttered to himself. "What immense malevolence."

"This swirling black mist contains demonic energy, poisonous energy, malevolent energy, and sinister energy—it's incredibly ferocious!"

Partridge Whistle used the Mountain Moving Technique to open his spiritual eye and observe the centipedes.

Chen Hong was quite pleased, "So many medicinal herbs, densely packed, and they even walk over by themselves, that's wonderful."

Partridge Whistle looked over upon hearing this, speechless. He wanted to complain, but he didn't even know what to complain about.

"Angry Rooster, come out and eat!"

"Giggle!"

The Angry Sun Chicken seemed to wake up, opened its eyes, and flew down from Chen Hong's shoulder.

It landed in a swarm of centipedes.

“Chuckle, chuckle~!”

The Angry Rooster used both hands to strike, its iron-hooked claws constantly stomping on the centipedes, while its beak kept pecking at and swallowing one centipede after another.

These things, which are considered extremely poisonous and evil by others, are merely delicious food to the Angry Rooster.

Watching the Angry Rooster rampage across the land, the centipede swarm was endless and simply too numerous.

Chen Hong's heart stirred, "We can't waste such a rare medicinal herb."

He snapped his fingers, "Bloodline Talent - Thunder Pool!"

Strands of blue electricity danced at Chen Hong's fingertips.

Then it quickly extended and struck the centipedes along the way.

The centipede that remained on the front line, lying on the ground convulsing.

Then, the electric arc spread out, forming an electric grid.

Chen Hong stomped his foot, and countless electric arcs instantly spread out, forming an electric field that electrocuted all the centipedes in the hall.

A pile of burnt, foul-smelling centipedes was left on the ground.

Chen Hong took out the Devouring Pouch and sucked all the centipedes into it, storing them for use as medicinal materials.

For a master alchemist, poison can be a miraculous cure or a powerful tonic.

For Chen Hong, it can also be used as feed.

Partridge Whistle was full of admiration for Chen Hong's skills and stepped forward to bow, saying, "Imperial might, I admire you."

Even the proud and arrogant Chen Yulou had to bow his head in submission, saying, "The power of an immortal's thunder is something that no demonic poison can withstand."

"Haha, with immortals traveling with us, it seems our journey will be smooth and successful."

Luo Laowai was overjoyed. His treasure had found its home, and he had even made contact with such a mysterious and powerful reclusive master.

Chen Hong didn't say much.

He simply led everyone forward.

Upon arriving at the rear hall, they discovered that the path was blocked. "Don't worry, let me show you the methods of my Mountain Moving lineage."

Partridge Whistle gave a mysterious smile, and the old foreigner took off the basket on his back and released a ball.

Upon closer inspection, everyone realized that it wasn't a ball at all, but rather a curled-up pangolin.

"Could this be the Mountain-Piercing Cave Armor, one of the 'Three Nails and Four Armors' of the Mountain-Moving lineage?" Chen Yulou guessed.

“Not bad.” Partridge Whistle nodded. “This is the wonderful application of my Mountain Moving Technique of Mutual Restraint and Transformation.”

Partridge Whistle sprinkled some of his secret medicinal powder on the rock wall.

The ball instantly expanded, revealing two pangolins.

There was one big and one small. The smaller one was wrapped in the big one's arms, so I didn't see it unless I looked closely.

Two pangolins began digging and scrambling in the ground.

The hard rocks were dug out like soil with a whooshing sound, and a hole was formed very quickly.

Then they kept going deeper, forming a tunnel.

"Wonderful! Wonderful!" Chen Yulou and the others found it fascinating and praised it repeatedly.

"Let me lend you two a hand."

With a flick of his sword finger, Chen Hong sent seventy-two flying swords, forged from recycled metal, spinning around.

They formed a circle, like a drill, and continued to widen the opening that the pangolin had created.

It creates a passageway that allows people to walk in standing up.

The tunnel was quickly breached.

Chen Hong and the others went inside.

It is a cave passageway.

Everyone walked in.

Inside, it resembles a natural cave, with many twists and turns and a complex terrain.

One hole after another.

Just as everyone was about to continue forward, Chen Hong waved his hand to stop them.

"and many more!"

"Immortal, is there something wrong?"

Chen Yulou asked nervously.

"Look."

Chen Hong pointed to the top of the cave in front of him.

Following the direction, everyone looked and immediately saw countless beads-like objects densely packed on the cave ceiling.

It could kill someone with trypophobia on the spot.

"Then...what is that?"

Red Girl stared wide-eyed in shock.

"It's sticky, thick, and it even drips down in thin threads."

Chen Yulou's strategist, Hua Maguai, frowned, feeling inexplicably wary.

"That's an egg."

Chen Hong's calm remark sent chills down everyone's spines.

"Egg? What kind of egg? Is it dangerous?" Hua Ling asked curiously.

"It should be the egg of a parasite. If it falls on a person, it will parasitize the human body, suck out nutrients, and then hatch."

Perhaps it is the demonic egg of the centipede we just saw, capable of parasitizing living beings, draining their life force, and turning them into pus.

Everyone remembered the horrific state of those who had just been infected, and their scalps tingled with fear. They instinctively moved away from the eggs.

"These scourges are disgusting."

Qin Yumo rubbed the goosebumps on her arm.

"Since it's disgusting, let's burn it all."

Chen Hong smiled slightly and patted Qin Yumo's head, which warmed her heart and made her blush.

"Bloodline Talent - Blaze!"

Chen Hong silently recited a command, and a large amount of flames instantly formed, burning towards the cave.

The raging fire burned all the eggs in the cave to death.

And so, Chen Hong burned as he went.

Soon, we reached the end of the passageway.

Inside is the actual inner sanctuary.

A vast and expansive square.

Ahead was a huge palace.

In front of the square, there was a formation of soldiers resembling terracotta warriors, holding weapons and standing ready with serious expressions; some even carried bows and crossbows.

Before the formation stood a divine general, holding a large spear. He was tall and imposing, standing eight feet tall, and exuded a murderous aura.

“How spectacular!”

"The interior of this bottle-shaped mountain is indeed a hidden world, such a spacious area."

Chen Yulou and the others exclaimed in surprise, "This is in the mountains!"

rustling... rustling...

A crawling sound rang out.

Then, countless centipedes crawled out.

Chen Hong released the Angry Rooster.

"Giggle!"

The Angry Sun Chicken ate its fill, absorbing the essence of countless centipede demons, and surprisingly underwent a transformation.

"Giggle!"

The Angry Sun Chicken radiates a five-colored light, its body grows larger, and its tail becomes longer and more colorful, resembling a phoenix tail.

The Angry Sun Chicken's body became more slender, its neck longer, and its comb on its head transformed into a colorful phoenix crown.

Its head also became similar to that of a bird.

"This is... the awakening of ancestral blood?"

"Is it about to evolve further into a phoenix?"

Chen Hong was somewhat pleased; the Angry Rooster's potential seemed to have exceeded his expectations.

They seem to have quite a background.

Chen Hong took out the [Imitation Human Race Bag] magic weapon.

This is a low-grade magic weapon made based on research into the Yellow-Eyebrowed King's human race bag; it is inferior to the original.

Chen Hong then summoned the Human Seed Bag, instantly capturing all the centipedes in his bag.

Just then, the divine general in the square actually moved.

Then, the entire army corps moved.

It's as if the Terracotta Army has come to life.

It roared toward Chen Hong.

(End of this chapter)