Chapter 1734: Surrounded by Insects

As soon as they entered the Evil Water Ravine, a dark and damp aura rushed toward them.

The place was thick with miasma and blazing with earthfire, making the moisture extremely uncomfortable.

"This damn place is nothing but barren hills and foul waters—no wonder it's called Evil Water Ravine! I must have lost my mind to come here with you lot!" Luo Yong grumbled.

"No one asked you to come; you insisted on tagging along!" Yu Jing rolled her eyes and said irritably.

Hearing this, Luo Yong gave an awkward smile and fell silent.

In the end, he had still brazenly followed.

After all, the Silver-Winged Earth Spirit Fruit was worth a fortune; even under the previously agreed terms, his gains would be considerable.

Otherwise, with his strength, why would he follow Boss Duan to a place like this?

Duan Peng said, "This place is swarming with mosquitoes, flies, and ants—hard to guard against. Everyone be careful."

Without needing his reminder, everyone had already released their divine essence to protect themselves.

Yu Jing asked nervously, "Can we really find a way to save my brother here?"

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "All things in the world interact and counteract each other. Though the Fire Cloud Ice Worm is formidable, there is always something that can counter it."

Duan Peng frowned and said, "This place is huge. How do we find it?"

"Exactly! If there really were an antidote, wouldn't Master Song Yu know? I've heard of the Fire Cloud Ice Worm too—it's said to be incurable!" Luo Yong sneered.

Ye Yuan said calmly, "There are too many unknown things in this world. Just because you don't know doesn't mean they don't exist! Not to mention Master Song Yu, even the Medicine Ancestor wouldn't dare claim to know every creature under heaven."

Luo Yong sneered in response, "So after all that, you don't even know what the antidote is? You tricked everyone into coming here without a clue—how ridiculous!"

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "This 'everyone' doesn't include you; you insisted on coming yourself."

Luo Yong was choked and about to flare up when Duan Peng said, "Alright, Old Luo, stop picking on Ye Yuan. Since we're here, Ye Yuan, what should we do now?"

Ye Yuan was clearly prepared and said without hesitation, "First, we need to find the Fire Cloud Ice Worm! This creature is extremely powerful and should inhabit the places with the heaviest moisture and the most intense earthfire. Let's head in that direction."

Ye Yuan had never seen a Fire Cloud Ice Worm before; this knowledge came from what he inherited from Wuchen.

As for the method of detoxification, even Xian Lin didn't know it.

But that didn't stump Ye Yuan.

Back in the Xian Lin World, he often enjoyed solving such unsolvable poisons and had his own methods.

Although the Tongtian Realm was different from the Xian Lin World, the principles were the same.

The group headed toward the place with the strongest earthfire, constantly battling various poisonous creatures along the way.

But with their strength, it didn't cost them much effort.

As the earthfire grew fiercer and the moisture heavier, everyone began to feel as if breathing was difficult.

Duan Peng frowned and said, "This place is too strange. These miasmas, moisture, and earthfire energy can actually corrode divine essence. At this rate, I won't last much longer either."

Even Duan Peng, a peak Divine Lord Sixth Layer, was struggling; the others were even worse off.

Yu Jing's face was pale, and cold sweat dripped from her forehead—clearly she could barely hold on.

Ye Yuan, however, had his chaotic divine essence condensed and solid, unaffected by the erosion of these gases.

Among the six, he was in the best condition.

"I reckon it's not far now. The earthfire and moisture here are already very... Watch out!"

As Ye Yuan spoke, he suddenly pulled Yu Jing into his arms and stabbed backward with his sword in a lightning-fast motion!

The others didn't understand what had happened until they turned to see a milky-white worm impaled on Ye Yuan's sword tip. Their expressions changed drastically.

Duan Peng's face changed as he said, "This worm is formidable—it crept so close without any of us noticing! Wait, could it be..."

Ye Yuan slowly nodded and said, "That's right, it's the one!"

"Oh no, look!" someone in the group suddenly exclaimed.

Everyone turned to see the surroundings densely covered with worms, swarming everywhere, even on the trees.

Seeing this, despair crept onto their faces.

Duan Peng said, his face ashen, "Damn it, we've walked into the nest of Fire Cloud Ice Worms. We're trapped with no way out!"

Luo Yong shouted harshly, "Ye Yuan, this is all your fault! If not for you, we wouldn't be in this dead end!"

Ye Yuan shot him a glance and said, "Stop yelling. Even if I did it on purpose, can you escape now?"

Luo Yong was choked and felt extremely frustrated.

Indeed, in this situation, even killing Ye Yuan wouldn't change anything.

Yu Jing's face was also pale as she said, "Ye Yuan, I'm... I'm sorry, it's all my fault for dragging you into this!"

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Why all the long faces? It's not over yet. If you want to complain, do it after we get out."

Luo Yong fumed, "Get out? At a time like this, you're still making sarcastic remarks! These worms are all fourth-rank beasts, and every path is blocked. How do we get out?"

Ye Yuan ignored him and said calmly, "I'll take you out. Don't resist, and keep moving inward! This isn't the place with the strongest earthfire yet. The thing that can neutralize the poison should be deeper inside!"

With that, Ye Yuan released his divine essence, enveloping the other five, and directly tore through space, crossing the swarm!

Seeing that they had suddenly broken through the encirclement, everyone was shocked beyond words.

"Space law! Brother Ye, you've been hiding your talents!" Duan Peng exclaimed.

Luo Yong was also stunned; he hadn't expected Ye Yuan to comprehend such a fearsome law.

But Ye Yuan waved his hand and said, "Let's keep fleeing inward, but don't shake off the swarm—let them chase us!"

Ye Yuan's spatial teleportation wasn't very far, and now the worms seemed furious, flying toward them en masse.

Everyone felt their scalps tingle and started running for their lives.

Ye Yuan chuckled and, without turning back, sent out several sword beams, killing a patch of worms.

This only enraged the swarm further, and they charged at Ye Yuan with bared fangs.

Ye Yuan grinned and sprinted off, quickly catching up with Yu Jing, who was at the rear.

As she ran, Yu Jing said gratefully, "Ye Yuan, I... I don't know how to thank you!"

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Thank me after we find the antidote. Right now, I'm not even sure we'll succeed!"

Hearing this, Yu Jing wavered between hope and fear, asking, "Can we... find the antidote?"

Ye Yuan said, "Don't worry. No matter how deadly the poison, within a hundred li, there's bound to be something that counters it!"