Grassroots Travel: The Star Lord of Another World

Chapter 317 Giant Spider

Deep in the dense forest, the fog was thick and the light was dim. Gao Xingchen and Xuanfeng slowed down their pace, and they stood one after the other, observing their surroundings vigilantly.

"Young Master, look!" Xuan Feng suddenly lowered his voice and pointed at a towering tree in front of him and said, "There seems to be something carved on the trunk of that tree."

Gao Xingchen walked closer and saw that there were indeed some strange patterns carved on the tree trunk. These patterns seemed chaotic, but they revealed a mysterious power.

"What is this?" Gao Xingchen reached out and touched the lines, and a cool touch came from his fingertips.

"Be careful!" Xuanfeng grabbed Gao Xingchen's hand and pulled him behind him.

At this moment, the ground suddenly shook slightly, and then the scene in front of them began to distort and change. The originally dense forest disappeared, replaced by a foggy open space, on which stood an ancient stone gate.

"What's going on?" Gao Xingchen looked at everything in front of him in surprise. He had never seen such a strange scene.

"It seems that we have accidentally triggered some mechanism." Xuan Feng frowned and looked around vigilantly, "Young Master, what should we do now?"

"Since we're already here, let's go in and take a look." Gao Xingchen took a deep breath and said with a firm look in his eyes, "I believe there must be some secret hidden in this."

The two carefully passed through the stone door and entered the maze. The light inside the maze was dim, and the walls were engraved with ancient runes, emitting a faint light. They walked carefully along the passage of the maze, taking every step carefully, for fear of triggering any mechanism.

"Young Master, look!" Xuan Feng pointed at a wall in front of him and said, "The runes there seem to be different from the others."

Gao Xingchen walked closer and found that the runes there were indeed different from those in other places. These runes were arranged in a strange pattern, like an ancient map.

"Could this be a map of the maze?" Xuanfeng guessed.

"It's very likely." Gao Xingchen nodded and looked at the map carefully. "Let's give it a try."

They moved forward in the direction indicated on the map. The paths in the maze were intricate and unpredictable, but they always found the right direction with the guidance of the map.

However, just when they thought they were about to find an exit, an accident happened.

"Rumble..."

There was a violent vibration, and the ground beneath their feet suddenly cracked. The two were caught off guard and fell directly down.

At the same time, on the other side of the maze, Elder Zhao and other family members also encountered troubles... Elder Zhao led the family members and followed Gao Xingchen into the maze. They moved forward cautiously and tried to avoid touching any organs. However, the danger of the maze did not come from the organs and traps, but from the malice of other families.

"Hey, isn't this someone from the Zhao family? Why are you walking so slowly? Are you scared?" A harsh voice came from the front, and a group of family members dressed in black blocked their way.

Elder Zhao recognized at a glance that these people were descendants of the Black Tiger Family. The Black Tiger Family and the Gao Family had always been at odds with each other, and they had obviously come to this trial deliberately to cause trouble.

"Humph, what does it have to do with you?" Elder Zhao snorted coldly, not wanting to get entangled with them, "Get out of my way!"

"Want to leave? Not that easy!" The leader of the men in black sneered, and a sharp dagger suddenly appeared in his hand. "If you know what's good for you, leave everything you have behind, otherwise..."

"What do you want to do?" Elder Zhao's face changed, and the family members behind him also drew their weapons and confronted the man in black.

"What for? Of course, we are teaching you ignorant guys a lesson!" The leader of the men in black gave an order, and the men in black behind him rushed forward, and the two sides immediately engaged in a battle.

Although Elder Zhao was old, his strength was still not to be underestimated. He waved his sword and repelled the black-clothed men who rushed up one by one. However, the other side had more people and he was outnumbered and gradually fell behind.

"Elder, be careful!" A family member exclaimed. A man in black took advantage of Elder Zhao's unpreparedness and attacked him from behind, stabbing him in the back with a dagger.

"puff!"

With a dull thud, Elder Zhao was unable to dodge and was stabbed in the arm by the dagger, and blood immediately dyed his sleeves red.

"Elder!" Seeing this, other family members shouted anxiously.

"I'm fine, don't worry about me, go first!" Elder Zhao endured the pain and shouted loudly, "I'll hold them back, you guys go catch up with the young master!"

The family members hesitated for a moment, but finally obeyed Elder Zhao's order and turned to run deeper into the maze.

"Want to leave? Dream on!" The leader of the men in black sneered and chased after him with his men.

Elder Zhao was alone, facing the siege of dozens of men in black. He knew very well that he would be in great danger today, but he was not afraid at all, because he knew that he had to buy time for his family members and let them escape safely.

At this time, on the other side of the maze, Gao Xingchen and Xuan Feng also encountered new troubles.

They came to an empty cave. In the middle of the cave, a huge spider was lying on the ground. Its body was as big as a carriage, and its eight eyes were flashing a faint green light, which was creepy.

"What kind of monster is this?" Xuan Feng's face turned pale. He had never seen such a horrible creature.

Gao Xingchen frowned, he also felt the dangerous aura coming from this spider, "Be careful, this spider is poisonous!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the spider suddenly moved. It pounced towards Xuan Feng like lightning, opened its bloody mouth, and revealed its sharp fangs.

"Be careful!" Gao Xingchen pushed Xuanfeng away and avoided the spider's attack.

However, the spider's venom sprayed on Xuanfeng's body. Xuanfeng screamed and fell to the ground, twitching all over and his face turned blue.

"Xuanfeng!" Gao Xingchen exclaimed and hurriedly ran to Xuanfeng to check his injuries.

The wound on Xuanfeng had turned black, and the poison was spreading rapidly. The situation was extremely critical! Gao Xingchen's heart sank, knowing that the spider was highly toxic and needed to be detoxified as soon as possible. He mobilized the power of the stars and slowly injected a stream of pure energy into Xuanfeng's body, temporarily suppressing the spread of the poison. After doing this, he immediately began to look for detoxifying herbs around.

"Young Master, am I... am I going to die?" Xuan Feng's voice was intermittent, with a hint of fear.

Gao Xingchen held his hand and said firmly: "Don't be afraid, you will be fine. I will definitely find a way to detoxify."

The light in the cave was dim, and Gao Xingchen used the weak light to carefully search every inch of land, hoping to find some useful herbs. As time passed, Xuanfeng's face became more and more ugly, and his breathing became rapid.

"Found it!" Gao Xingchen's eyes lit up. He finally found a small green grass in the crevice of a wet rock, emitting a faint fragrance. Based on the knowledge of the pharmacopoeia in his mind, he recognized that this was the holy medicine for detoxification - Bilingcao!

Gao Xingchen was overjoyed. He carefully picked the Biling Grass and was about to give it to Xuanfeng. Suddenly, a strong airflow swept in from the depths of the cave and knocked them both to the ground.

"What's going on?" Gao Xingchen exclaimed and hurriedly hugged Xuanfeng to prevent him from being blown away by the airflow.

This airflow came suddenly and left quickly, disappearing without a trace in an instant. Gao Xingchen got up from the ground, but before he could stand firmly, another more violent airflow came, sweeping the two of them high into the air.

"Ah!" Xuanfeng let out a terrified cry. In the face of this powerful airflow, the two of them were like fallen leaves in the wind, blown around involuntarily.

Gao Xingchen hugged Xuanfeng tightly, trying to control his body and not let himself be blown away by the airflow. He realized that this airflow was not formed naturally, but was caused by some kind of formation or mechanism.

"We must find the pattern of the airflow, otherwise we will be blown to death!" Gao Xingchen said in his heart.

He closed his eyes, released his perception, and carefully felt the changes in the airflow around him. Gradually, he discovered that this airflow was not irregular, but was flowing along a certain trajectory.

"Found it!" Gao Xingchen was delighted. He opened his eyes and stared at the direction of the airflow. Then he took a deep breath, mobilized all the strength in his body, and followed the trend with Xuanfeng, moving through the airflow.

After an unknown amount of time, the strong airflow gradually weakened and eventually disappeared. Gao Xingchen and Xuan Feng fell heavily to the ground, both of them were exhausted and panting, with sore bodies all over.

"We...we succeeded?" Xuan Feng asked weakly.

Gao Xingchen nodded, struggled to get up from the ground, looked around, and found that they had come to a completely new place.

"It seems that we are almost out of the maze." Gao Xingchen said with a hint of joy in his tone.

However, his smile soon froze on his face, because he found that in front of them, a barrier emitting a faint golden light appeared, tightly blocking the exit of the maze.

"What is this?" Xuanfeng also saw the barrier and his face suddenly turned ugly.

Gao Xingchen frowned. He tried to touch the barrier with his hand, but found that his hand actually passed through it, as if the barrier did not exist at all.

"Strange..." Gao Xingchen muttered to himself, his heart full of doubts. How could they break through this seemingly non-existent barrier?

Gao Xingchen frowned, staring at the seemingly nonexistent golden barrier with a sharp gaze. He could feel the powerful energy fluctuations contained in the barrier. This energy was vast and profound, as if it came from ancient times, and it was daunting.

"Young Master, what should we do?" There was a hint of tremor in Xuan Feng's voice. The barrier before them was like a chasm that stretched across their path, leaving them with no hope.

"Don't worry, there will always be a way." Gao Xingchen patted Xuanfeng on the shoulder, telling him to rest assured. He took a deep breath and released his perception again, trying to detect the reality of this barrier.

The perception was like an invisible tentacle, slowly reaching out to the golden barrier. However, the moment it touched the barrier, Gao Xingchen felt a strong repulsive force coming towards him, which shocked his blood and made him retreat again and again.

"What a strong force!" Gao Xingchen was secretly shocked. The defensive power of this barrier was far beyond his imagination. It was almost impossible to break through it by force.

He carefully observed the changes in the barrier, trying to find a flaw in it. However, the barrier was seamless, without any gaps, and there was no obvious energy flow track, so he had no idea where to start.

"Am I really going to be trapped here?" Gao Xingchen couldn't help feeling a little anxious. He looked up and saw the top of the maze was covered with strange runes, emitting a faint light. Obviously, this barrier was inextricably linked to these runes.

"Young Master, look!" At this moment, Xuan Feng suddenly pointed at a stone under the barrier and exclaimed, "That stone seems to be a little different!"

Gao Xingchen looked in the direction of Xuanfeng's finger and saw a black stone lying quietly under the barrier. The stone was no different from the surrounding stones, except that there were some strange patterns carved on the surface. These patterns emitted a faint light, echoing the runes above his head.

"Could it be..." Gao Xingchen's heart moved, and a bold idea came to his mind. He walked quickly to the black stone and carefully observed the lines on it. These lines seemed chaotic, but they faintly revealed a mysterious aura, as if they contained some ancient secrets.

Gao Xingchen stretched out his fingers and gently touched the lines. The next moment, a strange energy came from his fingertips and quickly flowed through his body. At the same time, some strange information suddenly emerged in his mind. This information was obscure and difficult to understand, but it gave him a deeper understanding of this barrier.

It turns out that this barrier is not impossible to break through, but it requires a special method to open. And the key to opening the barrier lies on this black stone.