Thundering Desolate Marsh, located a hundred miles outside Mystic Breakthrough City.
Everywhere within it were swamps, wilderness, and miasma, extremely dangerous.
Most people were reluctant to go.
As dawn broke, Xiao Yi and his party of six began their journey, arriving at the outskirts of Thundering Desolate Marsh.
From the outside, one could already see layers of mist inside, which appeared quite eerie.
Xiao Yi took out a bag of elixir, saying, "The mist inside might not be simple, there might be miasma as well. To avoid accidents, let’s take the detoxification pills first."
Uncle Tie Da then said, "I’ve been into this Thundering Desolate Marsh with Lin Fei to hunt demon beasts. The fog on the periphery isn’t much, at most it affects visibility."
"Only after traveling several tens of miles inside will the miasma appear. We, as martial artists, have robust bodies and don’t fear this bit of miasma, at most it might make us a bit dizzy if we inhale too much."
"Elixirs are precious, let’s save them for when we really need them."
Xiao Yi smiled, saying, "These detoxification pills aren’t expensive, I’ve refined many, enough for us."
After saying this, Xiao Yi distributed elixirs to everyone, such as detoxification pills, giant strength pills, hidden Qi pills, and so forth.
These pills had all been refined the night before.
Taking the pills, Huang Yuan boasted, "We really are lucky, having Yi Xiao, the alchemist, join us, with plenty of pills to consume."
"Exactly," Lin Fei also said, "Elixirs are too expensive, we can’t afford many after completing a task, and previously we couldn’t bear to use them."
Xiao Yi smiled. In fact, the materials for the pills were not expensive, but since alchemists held a revered status, the pills they refined thus became much more valuable.
After swallowing the pills, Uncle Tie Da said, "Our target this time is the cave mansion of the Bloodthirsty Profound Monarch."
"We will definitely encounter many demon beasts along the way, the kills we make will be divided among us evenly."
"As for what treasures we find in the cave mansion, it will all depend on our own luck, how’s that?"
Everyone nodded, and then they ventured deep into Thundering Desolate Marsh.
...
Within the Thundering Desolate Marsh, surrounded by mist, everyone’s visibility was limited to within several tens of meters and no further.
Of course, Lin Fei was an exception.
Swoosh, swoosh, you could see Lin Fei concentrate to summon the Arrow Martial Soul, and rapidly fire off several arrows.
In the distance, a piercing sound resounded.
"There are three Desert Pythons in the thick fog ahead, preparing to attack us," Lin Fei explained.
As everyone advanced a bit further, indeed, three large black pythons were pinned to the ground by three feathered arrows, but they were not yet dead, still fiercely twisting their bodies.
Desert Pythons, second-level demon beasts, their strength in the Postnatal Second Layer.
Swoosh, swoosh, Uncle Tie Da slashed several times, ending their lives, then with a big grab, he tossed the bodies into the Qiankun Bag.
"The entire body is valuable," Uncle Tie Da mentioned to Xiao Yi and Qianmo, "Apart from the inner core, their hide, claws, demon blood, all are valuable materials."
"If you go on tasks by yourselves in the future, make sure you remember this."
Knowing that the two were novices, Uncle Tie Da instructed them.
The group moved on, occasionally encountering demon beasts, but they were all pre-emptively nailed down by Lin Fei’s Cloud Piercing Arrow, reducing a lot of trouble.
At this moment, Qianmo suddenly asked, "Uncle Tie Da, why is this place called Thundering Desolate Marsh? I don’t see any thunder."
Xiao Yi looked at her helplessly.
Since entering Thundering Desolate Marsh, she had not been tense, occasionally asking odd questions, observing interesting plants around, seemingly like she was here for a leisurely tour.
However, Uncle Tie Da was easygoing, chuckling, "Speaking of that, aside from Qianmo and Yi Xiao, I guess even you young folks like Lin Fei wouldn’t know, would you?"
Mentioning ’young,’ Xiao Yi thought Lin Fei and the other two looked to be in their early thirties.
Only last night did he learn that these three were merely in their mid-twenties, it’s just that they were demon hunters who frequently needed to travel and take on missions, weather-beaten, appearing more mature.
Uncle Tie Da didn’t keep them in suspense, directly saying, "The old generation of demon hunters told me that this place used to be a forbidden land. Lightning was dense, ravaging the entire marsh, not a blade of grass grew, nothing thrived, it was like a Thunder Prison."
"There was once a Mysterious Profundity Realm Warrior who ventured here, and was killed instantly by a bolt of lightning. Afterwards, no one dared set foot here."
"However, no one knows how many years ago, the lightning here suddenly disappeared, only then did demon hunters slowly start coming here to hunt."
After Uncle Tie Da finished speaking, everyone was stunned, not expecting that this place used to be such a terrifying and dangerous spot.
As everyone was still shocked, several spectral figures flew out from the thick fog.
Swoosh, swoosh, Uncle Tie Da, with fast eyes and hands, split the spectral figures in two with his sword.
"It’s the Thick Fog Wind Demon," Lin Fei and others were startled, "Fortunate that you, Captain, reacted quickly."
Thick Fog Wind Demons, second-level demon beasts, not very strong, but incredibly fast, adept at ambushes.
Uncle Tie Da immediately became serious, "This is still Thundering Desolate Marsh after all, we mustn’t take it lightly. It’s fine for Yi Xiao and Qianmo as novices, but what are you three zoning out for?"
"Yes," the three responded.
The group advanced again, gradually encountering miasma that worsened everyone’s vision, barely able to see within twenty meters.
Swoosh, swoosh, Lin Fei shot and killed several demon beasts attempting to ambush.