My Text-Based Cultivation Game

However, this feeling of being disoriented came and went quickly. Soon after Sun Guochang reminded him, the feeling of being disoriented subsided.

In contrast, the others seemed to be drunk, swaying from time to time. Even Sun Guochang, who was leading the way and holding a compass, had a furrowed brow, looking as if he was struggling between reason and feeling.

Reason told him he should follow the compass, but his intuition told him that this was no longer the direction he had been heading.

This is probably because of the cultivation technique he practiced?

This mist seems to possess some illusionary abilities, and the "Return to Oneness Technique" emphasizes the unity of spirit and body. With the physical body firmly binding one's soul, it's not so easy to attack or confuse one's spirit and mind.

Honestly, it's already quite an achievement that this fog could deceive me even for a moment at the beginning.

"Stop!" Yunyang called out to the group that was walking forward. "I'll lead the way."

"You're here?"

Everyone looked at Yunyang, only to find that Yunyang's expression remained unchanged, showing no sign of being affected by the mist.

"You...were you unaffected by this fog?" Sun Guochang wiped the fine beads of sweat from his forehead and asked in confusion.

"It was a bit of a problem at first, but I've gotten used to it and it doesn't bother me much anymore."

"Truly worthy of being a general-level expert."

Sun Guochang nodded and handed the compass to Yunyang without refusing.

Since Yunyang is capable, let's leave it to him.

With Yunyang, who was unaffected by the fog, leading the way, the group's progress increased significantly.

Indeed, how could it not be fast? Yunyang was only concerned with walking ahead. He was physically strong and powerful, and the four people behind him were like four burdens, being dragged along by Yunyang. Gu Meng was even pulled down a little.

When I reached the 1,600th step, the fog suddenly thinned out, and after walking a few dozen more steps, the view suddenly opened up.

The tall trees provide ample shade, and sunlight filters through the gaps in the branches and leaves, dappling the ground. The sounds of birdsong and insect chirps fill the air, creating a vibrant and lush scene.

It's almost too vibrant; the scene is almost like a tropical rainforest.

Yunyang turned to look behind him. A few steps away, the fog was still thick and dense, so thick that one could not see their own hand in front of their face.

It was only a few steps away, yet such a change occurred.

"Are you sure this is a Grade B spiritual energy reaction?" Yunyang asked doubtfully. "Can a Grade B spiritual energy reaction produce this much of a reaction?"

The Rat King died with his eyes wide open in disbelief!

Meng Yi frowned and looked at Sun Guochang and Du Yuming, who were fiddling with the instruments.

"This..." Sun Guochang and Du Yuming looked at the instrument in their hands, biting their lips, their faces also full of doubt.

"But this instrument does show a B-level spiritual energy reaction."

"Is your equipment broken?" Gu Meng asked from behind.

"That shouldn't be the case." Sun Guochang fiddled with the instrument in his hand a couple more times. "Other testers came with different instruments before, and they all showed B-level spiritual energy reactions. It's impossible that all these instruments are broken, right?"

"Alright." Meng Yi frowned, thought for a moment, and then waved her hand. "We'll talk about the equipment later. In any case, the current situation is beyond the scope of a B-level mission. For safety's sake, let's retreat!"

Meng Yi is not the kind of person who is eager for quick success and instant benefits. If she were to insist on any task at this time, it would obviously be something only a brainless person would do.

This kind of formula isn't popular in online novels anymore.

The others nodded in agreement. The current situation had exceeded their expectations, and continuing to explore would likely be extremely dangerous.

Let's retreat first and talk about it later.

But as soon as they turned around and took a few steps, the ground in front of them suddenly broke open, and countless green branches shot out. These green branches intertwined and formed a wide wooden wall more than ten meters high within two or three seconds, blocking their way.

"Oh, it seems the owner of this place doesn't want us to leave just like that."

"Prepare for a strong assault!" Meng Yi immediately ordered.

The blue spirit sword reappeared in Gu Meng's hand, and Du Yuming drew two short swords, ready to take the lead.

"Chirp!~"

Just then, a bird's cry from directly above drew everyone's attention.

Looking up, they saw a large, entirely red bird circling above them.

Its feathers are as bright as fireworks, and when it flaps, it looks like a leaping flame.

Its tail feathers are extremely long, resembling colorful ribbons.

Upon seeing the appearance of this large bird, everyone involuntarily thought of a mythical creature—the phoenix.

"Could this be a real phoenix?"

"Who cares if it's true or not?" The muscular Du Yuming had already kicked a large hole in the wooden wall. "Sun Guochang! All I know is that if you keep dawdling, I'll kill you when I get home!"

"Okay, okay."

Sun Guochang quickly followed the others, preparing to crawl out through the hole kicked out by Du Yuming.

"Everyone, wait a minute!"

Where did the sound come from?

The crowd looked in the direction of the sound and discovered that a large bird that looked like a phoenix had landed on the wooden wall at some point.

Speaking human language?!

"Speaking human language... This is something only demonic beasts with A-level or higher spiritual energy reactions can do!" Meng Yi quietly pulled out a pistol and a short blade from behind her back, and said to Yun Yang at the same time, "Yun Yang, you need to prepare to make your move."

Yunyang nodded and silently circulated the Returning to Oneness Technique within his body.

"Chirp!" The large bird, which looked very much like a phoenix, cried out and then spoke in human language again: "Please do not be alarmed, everyone. You are guests from afar. My mother just wants to invite you to come and visit."

My mother?

guest?

Although it's just a single sentence, the information it conveys is chilling upon closer examination.

First, the mother of this phoenix is ​​most likely the owner of this area of ​​spiritual energy reaction, and her strength is definitely greater than that of this phoenix, that is, she is stronger than A-level.

Secondly, there should be a group of similar extraordinary beings in this area, and they may even have formed a social group. Moreover, judging from the tone of the phoenix's voice, they have even begun to imitate humans.

Meng Yi stepped forward, clasped her hands together, and looked at the phoenix.

"We entered this place only to investigate the spiritual phenomena here, and have no other intentions. If you are interested in getting close to us humans, please let us return and report to our superiors. Someone else will speak with you and invite you to join our Xia Kingdom."

To be honest, quite a few intelligent beasts, like Your Excellency, have already joined my Xia Kingdom and are receiving excellent treatment.

Unmoved, the phoenix flapped its wings and spoke again in human language: "As I said, my mother invites you all to come and be our guests."

It was clearly a forceful approach, threatening to force the others to go if they refused.

"What should we do?"

The group exchanged bewildered glances. Gu Meng, the more belligerent one, suggested, "I think we could force our way out!"

"That's not advisable." Meng Yi shook her head. "On paper, we might not be afraid of this monster, but it has air superiority, allowing it to attack or defend at will. If it keeps harassing us, it's hard to guarantee there won't be casualties. Besides, the outer layer of mist is effective against us, but it might not be effective against the monsters living here. If the mist is combined with the monster's attack, we'll be attacked from both sides, making it even more dangerous!"

"What if we could suppress this firebird in an instant?" Yunyang suddenly interjected.

Are you confident?

"Hmm, let me give it a try?"