I am just a mortal, why do you all worship me as a saint?

Chapter 340: The Monsters Are Coming

Chapter 340: The Monsters Are Coming

After walking for an hour, Gu Heng still had some strength left, and Qin Yiyao was still able to keep up with him.

However, Gu Heng looked at what was in front of him and saw a forest that wasn't too rugged, with a waterfall and a mountain stream nearby. The scenery was quite nice, but for the sake of the little girl, Gu Heng stopped.

He found a relatively flat large bluestone and sat down on it.

"Take a break."

Qin Yiyao was a little puzzled when she heard him say that, but since her master had already sat down, she followed suit.

Although she had no idea why Gu Heng had stopped there.

She naturally wanted to go directly to that ancient secret palace to see what was so attractive inside. As for the cultivators flying overhead... she basically didn't pay them any attention.

If anyone is more deserving of this opportunity...

Qin Yiyao felt that it could only be herself.

But this is indeed a good place to rest.

She leaned against the bluestone and ate the brown sugar cake that Gu Heng had prepared for her.

After resting for less than fifteen minutes, Gu Heng suddenly felt the ground tremble slightly... but the tremor quickly disappeared.

He scratched his head, unsure of what was going on, but glancing at Qin Yiyao, who seemed eager to continue, they ventured deeper into the area. If they wanted to get there before lunchtime, they'd have to hurry.

Half an hour later, the master and apprentice walked out.

Three young cultivators, flying at low altitude on magical artifacts, stopped in the sky.

“…Yes, this is it.” One of them nodded, and then the other took out a fluttering white banner and planted it in the ground. The banner read, “There is a monster threatening this place. All mortals must retreat.”

"Alright, that's good enough."

The young monk in the lead was quite impatient.

He really didn't understand why those big shots above would bother with the lives of humans and insist on erecting so many warning flags around this ancient secret palace.

Of course, the so-called "monsters" are also fake.

There couldn't possibly be any demonic beasts in this ancient crocodile mountain. With the emergence of the Primordial Secret Palace, the weak demonic beasts had long since fled. Moreover, there are at least several hundred cultivators who have come here now, and they are all from major sects and great families, and some even have extraordinary powers!

People had already investigated this place long ago and found that there were no monsters here.

"We'll go back and report to our respective elders... um?"

The young cultivator had just breathed a sigh of relief when he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine and his hair stood on end.

An extreme sense of threat enveloped his entire body, as if a pair of cold and sinister eyes were staring at him.

"Who?!"

He roared angrily, then casually drew his long sword.

The sound was exceptionally clear in the quiet mountains and fields.

"What's wrong with you? Who came here?"

His companions were puzzled, wondering why he suddenly seemed so alarmed.

But soon, the ground tremors alerted them.

There's something underground!

Immediately afterwards, a thick tail burst out from under the earth, whipping out and creating a strong gust of wind that swept up the dead branches and leaves on the ground into the air.

Then several beast shadows burst out of the ground.

That is—the Earth Spirit Crocodile.

Several!

Its body, over ten feet long, lay prone on the grass, its fangs on both sides ferocious and savage. Its gaping maw revealed sharp serrated teeth, and its scarlet eyes were fixed on the three young cultivators beside the blue stone. A stench wafted from it.

The young cultivator's pupils suddenly contracted, and a strong sense of fear surged into his heart. He turned and ran!

This earth spirit crocodile is a demon spirit that has reached the Nascent Soul stage and already possesses intelligence.

If there are no such monsters in the mountains where the ancient crocodiles live, then it can only mean that they came from outside.

Even the demonic beasts were attracted by the emergence of the Primordial Secret Palace?!

"Want to run?"

The earth spirit crocodile sneered, then burrowed back into the ground. After a few breaths, it emerged from the ground again, this time appearing at the very front of the three cultivators' escape route, and then opening its blood-red maw.

Each bite is crunchy and crunchy.

"Pfft!"

Blood splattered.

It chewed, spewing out bits of blood and flesh that stained the ground red... After the earth spirit crocodile finished eating, it tilted its head back, let out a burp, and then spat out some weapons and storage bags mixed with blood and flesh.

These are inedible.

"Hmph, these foolish humans, trying to eat it all by themselves!"

It looked at him with disdain.

"Send a message to the Stone Vein Demon Emperor: Humans are attempting to blockade this mountain range. We should speed up our actions, otherwise things might get complicated if we wait until there are more powerful humans."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

One of the earth spirit crocodiles burrowed back into the ground and went away.