Eternal Saber

Walking south along the long street in the city, occasional exclamations could be heard from the houses and shops on both sides, as if they had been startled.

After leaving the city for a short while, Ah Li gradually understood Chen Tang’s intention.

The direction in which these insects and ants suddenly became agitated coincided exactly with the location of the Medical Hidden Hall.

The two left the official road and walked for about half an hour, finally arriving at a lush green forest.

The night was falling, and heavy rain poured down. This ancient forest was dark and eerie, occasionally emitting rustling sounds, with strange noises arising, making one feel uneasy.

The Medical Hidden Hall was located deep within this forest.

"Could it really be related to the Medical Hidden Hall?"

Chen Tang pondered for a moment and, following the map’s guidance, headed towards the Medical Hidden Hall.

It was only after entering this forest that they realized how frightening it was.

In Nanyang City, there were only some insects and ants, mostly harmless.

But in this ancient forest, venomous creatures could be seen everywhere.

Various poisonous snakes, some with triangular heads and green bodies, others with bodies almost the same color as the tree trunks, slithered on their slender bodies, moving through the branches in the forest.

Scorpions raised their venomous stingers and crawled swiftly along the ground.

There were also highly poisonous centipedes weaving through the rotting leaves and muddy ground.

Everywhere the eye could see, there were venomous creatures, covering the mountains and plains, sending shivers down one’s spine!

During Ah Li’s process of becoming a Hermit, she specifically cultivated ’poison’, which included poisoning, identifying poison, detoxification, and many other smaller categories, including identifying various poisonous substances and creatures.

Some poisons are made from the venom or various body parts of these poisonous creatures.

There were many types of venomous creatures in this forest, some of which she had never seen before!

She closely followed behind Chen Tang, step by step.

Although these venomous creatures were as numerous as the fish swimming upstream, fortunately, none came close to Chen Tang’s side, which made her slightly at ease.

If Chen Tang weren’t by her side, she would never set foot in this place.

In the rainy night, Ah Li quietly tugged on Chen Tang’s sleeve to alert him.

Chen Tang nodded.

Upon entering this forest, he had already noticed that two people were watching them, secretly following from behind.

Not knowing the background of these two people or their intentions, Chen Tang remained unperturbed and pretended to be ignorant.

They delved deeper and deeper into the forest.

Just then, a huge dark figure leapt out from the nearby shrubs, crawling on the ground, snapping branches and crushing countless venomous creatures along its path.

Chen Tang focused his gaze and saw a massive python, over ten meters long, its eyes glowing red in the darkness, flicking its tongue and moving swiftly.

The branches in the distance kept trembling, emitting strange calls.

Chen Tang glanced in the direction of the sound and saw a giant spider the size of a washbasin, spinning webs from its abdomen and rapidly gliding along the weblines connecting the trees, moving at incredible speed.

Chen Tang had no doubt that this giant spider could even eat a person!

The ground in the distance swelled, and from the churning wet soil, a centipede over three meters long emerged, its countless legs scuttling over the ground, weaving under the fallen leaves.

"Grumble!"

A strange sound was heard again beside them, even louder than the rolling thunder.

Chen Tang looked into the distance.

He saw upstream of a stream, a colorful toad was hopping between the cracks in the rocks. Its shape was like the size of a calf, and the stench from its skin was so intense that even from afar, Chen Tang could smell it!

In such a primeval forest, it wasn’t surprising to find such terrifying venomous creatures.

What was strange was that these venomous creatures seemed to be called by some mysterious force, all moving in one direction.

This army of venomous creatures, of various species and forms, traversed through the forest, crawled over bushes, and leapt over streams, like a torrent devouring the wilderness.

Other living beings in the forest fled in all directions, even the fiercest beasts were no match for this torrent of venomous creatures, being devoured and submerged in the blink of an eye!

At this moment, a murderous intent emerged.

Seizing the appearance of these strange venomous creatures that had attracted the attention of Chen Tang and Ah Li, two figures swiftly approached, silently coming up behind Chen Tang and Ah Li.

Just as the two raised their hands, a flash of sword light flickered before their eyes!

Thud!

One was pierced through the chest, his strength rapidly ebbing away, a hint of astonishment and reluctance flickering in his eyes.

He hadn’t even seen how his opponent had drawn the sword.

His legs went limp, and he finally knelt and died.

The other’s throat was slashed by a pitch-black dagger, likewise collapsing on the ground!

Chen Tang glanced back at the two men, frowning slightly.

To think there would be two Lower Concealment here?

He had originally wanted to hold back and force the two to reveal their background and intentions.

But as the two moved to assassinate, Chen Tang guessed their identities.

Since they were Hermits, they wouldn’t easily divulge secrets.

Even if he spared the two, he wouldn’t get any information and would only waste time.

These two Lower Concealment weren’t following them from the start.

They had been waiting at the edge of the forest, only following once they appeared.

Chen Tang and Ah Li braced themselves and continued moving forward.

After a while, they climbed over a slope and looked down, shocked by the extremely astounding and terrifying scene before them!

Below the slope lay what appeared to be a valley.

The valley was teeming with venomous creatures, densely packed, leaving almost no place to stand.

It seemed as if this forest, and even the venomous creatures from Nanyang City, had all gathered in this valley.

In the middle of this valley stood a courtyard.

This courtyard was the only blank area in the valley.

The venomous creatures surrounded the courtyard yet seemed to be under some command, staying at bay.

What was going on?

There were several rooms in the courtyard, one of which was still lit, indicating someone was living there.

According to the map, the courtyard in the valley was the Medical Hidden Hall.

Could someone be trying to deal with the Medical Hidden Hall and thus control the venomous creatures to besiege it?

Such an ability was truly astonishing.

Chen Tang looked around and soon noticed, in the middle of the opposite slope, faintly flickering firelight within a cave.

Someone else was nearby!

Chen Tang gestured to Ah Li and slowly moved closer in that direction.

Before long, they arrived near the cave.

At the cave’s entrance were several bonfires, blocking the venomous creatures outside.

However, those inside couldn’t leave the cave either, as there was no place to set foot.

Even with excellent Lightweight Skill, it was impossible to float above the ground without support.

Using the faint firelight, Chen Tang could see several figures standing inside, and based on the breathing sounds, he estimated that there were at least dozens of people inside the cave.

So many people hiding in the cave, yet not a single sound emitted, a complete silence!

Chen Tang looked at Ah Li.

Ah Li nodded.

This confirmed Chen Tang’s suspicion.

The cave was filled with Hermits!