Chapter 79: Sanqing Blessed Land
[The blessed land of Sanqing, where winds gather and water gathers, has a unique landform that forms an environment of biodiversity, and a long history that has bred a wealth of legends about gods and ghosts. You have solved the riddle and found this place, and the maze trial will be opened for you. After successfully breaking through the maze, you will be given a unique reward - do you accept the trial? 】

Huangfu Miaomiao checked the pop-up task prompts and read them to Feng Ling word by word.

From Feng Ling's perspective, he could see that the air around Li Qing seemed to be fluctuating, but there were no other abnormalities.

"What is the unique reward?" she asked Huangfu Miaomiao.

"I think it's the card of the Lord of the Maze." Huangfu Miaomiao replied, "Generally, there are duplicate cards, but there is only one card of the Lord of the Maze. There are 122 mazes, which means there are 122 unique cards like this."

Pei Xianjue looked at Huangfu Miaomiao with bright eyes, "No wonder the research institute couldn't find the entrance to the maze. It turns out that only alien species can trigger the maze. You should accept the mission and give it a try."

Huangfu Miaomiao looked at Feng Ling.

Feng Ling thought for a moment and asked Pei Xianjue, "Once you accept the mission, you can't regret it. Have you thought about it?"

Pei Xianjue nodded quickly, "Don't worry, we are all prepared. All the tourists on the mountain have been evacuated to the foot of the mountain. The special attack team is guarding below. Unless they get my order, no one will be allowed to go up the mountain."

Liang Zhou and Baozi, who were standing behind her, had no objection.

Seeing this, Feng Ling said no more and nodded to Huangfu Miaomiao, indicating that he accepted the task.

Huangfu Miaomiao confirmed her acceptance with excitement.

The big golden exclamation mark above Li Qing's head turned into a golden cartoon smiley face. The smiley face slowly rose and gradually grew larger, as if trying to cover the entire Sanqing Mountain.

At the same time, a strange fog began to appear nearby.

Normal fog should be pale white, but the fog here is light gray with a slight bluish tint, like a kind of smudge in ancient ink paintings, and the surrounding rocks and pines and cypresses also have a sense of antiquity and coldness.

Long howls could be heard in the distance, perhaps coming from some kind of monkey, or perhaps some other animal claiming its territory.

Feng Ling could clearly feel that the light was getting dimmer, the temperature was dropping, and there was a chill in the air.

"It seems to be different here." Baozi said in a low voice.

"It's indeed different..." Pei Xianjue looked around cautiously.

The mountain is still the same mountain, but many details have changed. The most obvious one is that the man-made hiking trail they took when they came here is gone.

Everything related to modern industry, the concrete steps, the cable cars, the small shops in the rest area, have all disappeared.

Everyone observed the surrounding environment silently.

Li Qing said, "I'll wait for you here. When you need to leave the maze, please talk to me and I will reopen the door to the maze."

He seems like a qualified mission leader.

Feng Ling frowned after hearing this, "No, you have to act with us."

Pei Xianjue was slightly stunned and looked at Feng Ling, "But if something happens to the maze administrator, won't the maze be polluted? This is the entrance to the maze, it's relatively safe, so we should let him stay here, right?"

Feng Ling frowned deeply. "The first sentence of the task prompt is 'Sanqing Blessed Land', which means that this maze is at least constructed based on the entire Sanqing Mountain as a blueprint. Do you know how big Sanqing Mountain is?"

Pei Xianjue was stunned by the question, "It should be... very big."

"I searched for information online before coming here. The main body of Sanqing Mountain is 12.2 kilometers long from north to south and 6.3 kilometers wide from east to west. From the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, the altitude increases sharply from 200 meters to 1816 meters." Feng Ling said, "Now there are no artificial mountain trails, and there are no signboards. There is thick fog all around, and you can't even tell the east, south, west, and north. This place has indeed become a maze. If there is no guide, let alone finding the master of the maze, I think it will be difficult to leave here and return the same way." Feng Ling's words made everyone silent.

In fact, they brought path-finding equipment.

For example, Feng Ling brought a drone with him, but the mountain was shrouded in fog and cloud, which affected the vision, so the drone could only play a limited role. As for the terrain detector, it is more suitable for cave detection. It is simply ridiculous to use it on Sanqing Mountain, which has a main body of 12.2 kilometers long and towering peaks.

Pei Xianjue did take out a compass, but she probably felt that it would be difficult to find the master of the maze with just this thing, so she put it back silently.

As a Taoist priest of Mount Sanqing, Li Qing has lived on this mountain since he arrived. He is indeed the best guide.

Finally, Li Qing broke the silence himself: "I can act with you."

Feng Ling was not surprised at all. He bent down and released the two cubs from the pet box, saying, "Everyone, take your luggage with you. The mountain road is not easy to walk on, but food and water are also important. You can decide what to bring and how much to bring."

The package that the helicopter had just dropped was still lying on the ground.

Pei Xianjue, Liang Zhou and Baozi each carried a package on their backs.

The cat spider and the cat owl were running around happily. They were almost going crazy after being trapped in the box for several hours.

"Is this the little polluter you raised? It's quite cute." Pei Xianjue said.

Feng Ling sighed silently, "No, this is my card ability."

She felt a little bitter, because so far, the two hatched ones were almost useless except for being cute, and she had to take the trouble to carry them with her. Their destructive power far exceeded that of ordinary pets, and without the mother nest to suppress them, there was no telling how much trouble they would cause.

"Fizz!"

The cat spider caught a small animal from behind a rock and brought it to Feng Ling to show her like a treasure.

Feng Ling couldn't help but frown. The little animal had been nailed to a bloody mess by the cat spider's palatal teeth. It looked like both a mouse and a rabbit, but its four claws looked like human fingers, with long nails, which made people feel very uncomfortable.

"Is this the contaminated body in the maze?" Feng Ling looked at Li Qing.

Li Qing's face was calm, and he nodded and replied, "Yes, and no. Although the genes of the labyrinth creatures are in an unstable state of constant mutation, evolution, and collapse, they still maintain a special balance. Compared with the pollutants in the outside world, the labyrinth creatures retain a regular schedule and survival mode."

"What you mean is that they are a little more intelligent than the polluted bodies outside?" Feng Ling asked.

Li Qing thought about it and answered carefully: "...You can understand it that way."

The owl flapped its wings and flew to the treetops, as if it had also set its sights on a prey. Suddenly, it swooped down and grabbed a lizard with a human face pattern from the rock.

It lowered its proud head, tore open the lizard's skin and flesh, and chewed the fresh flesh in big mouthfuls.

The cat spider also starts eating by tearing the prey under its palatal teeth.

"It seems that all the creatures here are mutated pollutants. They look so strange..." Pei Xianjue looked around vigilantly.

Who knows what kind of monster is hiding in the quiet forest.

"The Giant Python Peak has disappeared..."

At this time, Li Qing looked in one direction and muttered.