Chapter 129
There was a dense forest, five hundred miles to the North of Ji City. It occupied a land, several hundred miles in circumference, and had been flourishing for several thousands of years. Enormous trees with their crown reaching over one thousand feet high filled this forest. Wisterias made this forest their home, and so did countless other exotic flowers and plants. Underneath the earth were a few energy veins of superb quality, which had nourished the forest with abundant energies. The forest was perennially enshrouded with a misty fog. White cranes and green sparrows flew and danced around, while figures of serpents could be vaguely seen from time to time. According to word of mouth from the people in Ji City, this dense forest was resided by Immortals.
Despite all the rumors that spread among ordinary civilians, it was the fact that this dense forest was a restricted area under the control of Great Yan Dynasty's military.
Led by the team of iron-armored soldiers, Wu Qi had been riding wildly for the past ten minutes. Relying on the incredible speed of their mounts, the company had finally arrived at the border of this nameless forest. Upon getting closer to this place, Wu Qi immediately felt an uneasiness creep all over his body. The combative instinct inherited from Wu Wang had made Wu Qi aware that people were hiding everywhere around him. There were at least tens of large-scaled weapons currently aiming straight at him and his company. In addition to that, at least three hundred men were watching them from the dark.
This forest had a very strict defense, at least double the defense in the Imperial Palace of Great Yan Dynasty. Wu Qi ran his eyes around and could roughly perceive a few small heaps of earth along both sides of the passage which were the possible hiding places of the readied weapons. Besides that, he actually could not find out anything unusual.
The captain of the soldiers pulled out a light-green token of identity, raising it up high above his shoulder and injected his innate energy into it. In an instant, a crystal clear squeal of swallow rang out and soared into the sky. Then, from a far distance came noises of whistling. Upon hearing the whistles, the captain gave his order, and the company continued their journey along the passage into the dense forest. Meanwhile, Wu Qi could sense that the visions that locked down on him were now gone.
The passage that cut into the dense forest was approximately twenty feet from edge to edge. Great trees and tall grasses had filled both sides of the passage. Frequently, troops of monkeys would spring and leap from tree branches on one side of the passage to the other side, while making noisy chatters and flinging a few pits of fruits towards Wu Qi and the escorting soldiers. Flocks of sparrows flew past swiftly over them, pouring down rains of droppings that splashed and smeared everybody's head and face. Fortunately, Wu Qi was protected by his innate energy. Thus, all the bird droppings were being repelled at a few feet away from him. However, that had made the soldiers around him receive a couple dozen more droppings than others.
They pressed on for another tens of miles along the passage. Then, they saw two tigers walking side by side out of the forest, with two cubs, who looked like they still fed on milk, following behind them while staggering and swaying. The family came to the middle of the passage, lazily lying down and relaxing under the warm sunlight. The company had no choice but to leave the passage. They took a detour in the woods beside the passage to bypass this family, and only then did they return to the passage to continue the journey.
However, after only a few miles further down the passage, they were greeted with a sounder of wild boars, grunting with joyful yet sharp oinks and running across the passage. A large cloud of dust filled the passage, and their journey was delayed again.
At last, when this large family of wild boars had finally gone past the passage, the company continued their journey for another twenty miles, before they were once again halted by seven to eight great serpents. These were serpents with a body as thick as a water bucket, fully covered with white scales and a single horn crowned on their forehead. Subtly, Wu Qi could see claws underneath their abdomen. Apparently, these were serpents who had attained a significant cultivation, and soon would transform into dragons. This group of great serpents had their long body coiled up and resting lazily in the middle of the passage. The sunlight showered down between tree branches hanging above the passage, bringing them warm and comfort, while their tongues kept darting in and out of their mouth.
This time, Wu Qi couldn't refrain himself but feel a creepiness on his flesh. The tigers and wild boars they met just now were ordinary wild animals, though compared to the same species back on Earth, their bodies were much larger, and their blood and energy were much stronger. Yet, they were still considered wild animals. However, these great serpents were not far away from transforming into true dragons, and there was a pressure that was vaguely emanating from their body, which made Wu Qi's heart race. Gold Core had been formed in their bodies, and if the grade of their bloodline was slightly lower, their achievement in cultivation should have been sufficient for them to transform into human shape, just like Xiong Qing and his brothers.
Nevertheless, as the bodies of these serpents were enormous in size, and their bloodlines belonged to the clan of Flood Dragons, compared to Xiong Qing and his brothers, the difficulty of transforming into human form was much greater. According to Wu Qi's estimation, they would have to go through their Thunder Tribulation and transform into true dragons, casting off their skins twice. Only then these group of great serpents could truly transform into human shape. But even so, their current overall strength was still stronger than ordinary Human Immortals of Gold Core realm.
With their long bodies coiling up in the middle of the passage, this group of great serpents was staring at Wu Qi and his company with witty eyes. Obstinate and crafty looks actually filled their eyes, as they assumed the posture of not giving way to this group of travelers, stretching and erecting their upper bodies while jauntily darting their tongues in and out. The company had no alternative, as they could not afford to offend these obstacles. In the end, Wu Qi and all the men had to dismount again, bring their mounts off the passage and take a detour to skip this part of the passage.
As they journeyed further, Wu Qi's view was greatly widened. He saw many strange and peculiar wild animals and demon beasts. It was especially true when he saw an aged soft-shelled turtle, who had a turtle shell with a circumference of thirty feet. The turtle too had formed his Demon Core, and had gained an intelligent mind. However, he stupidly mistook that he was a monkey, and kept climbing up and down on trees chasing behind a troop of monkeys. The funny look of his made Wu Qi speechless, while some soldiers in the company were letting out a low and deep laugh.
The captain turned around and looked at Wu Qi, laughing with a low voice and said, "This soft-shelled turtle is Old Mister's favorite pet, and had been following Old Mister since the day Great Yan Dynasty was founded. However, his brain was damaged when he tried to transcend his Thunder Tribulation many years ago, and that is the reason why he acts rather foolishly. You'll get used to it."
This soft-shelled turtle is Old Mister's pet? Without hesitation, Wu Qi asked, "Who is this Old Mister?"
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