Chapter 168 The Disagreement Between the Cook and the Elders
Given Ding Huan's status and identity, he could not propose to change the route at this time, nor could he propose to leave this road alone.

Even if it was the worst excuse, he would wait until the camp to ask to leave and look for food.

Under the current circumstances, it was obviously unreasonable for him to propose to go find food, so this excuse was not acceptable.

Just as Ding Huan was anxiously thinking about how to leave the main group, a messy ground appeared in front of everyone.

There were discarded clothes and tents everywhere, and some weapons were scattered everywhere.

"The accident happened here." Han Weicheng's voice trembled slightly.

Ding Huan could also tell that there had been extreme panic here, and then everyone dispersed.

But Ding Huan knew very well that Han Weicheng and the others did not get into trouble here. They had passed the place where the accident happened more than ten minutes ago.

This is just a fake scene that was set up.

Before, Ding Huan thought that these clothes and weapons were also illusions. After carefully observing them several times with his spiritual sense, he found that they were all real.

This means that the secret existence that plotted against the Tianqi Sect and the Dajian Sect is very unusual and has set up a fake scene.

The only thing that Ding Huan didn't understand was that this fake scene was meaningless.

Ding Huan looked at the scene again. Just now he saw that this place was in the jungle, but now it was a main road.

Ding Huan closed his eyes, took a deep breath, circulated the Luoshijing, and then opened his eyes again to look around.

This time everything finally returned to normal. He could see clearly that this was not a main road without using his divine sense.

After several attempts, Ding Huan vaguely understood what was going on.

This is definitely a poisonous fog, the same poison as last night.

Everyone was infected, but he had the gene to neutralize the poison.

His detoxification gene has become an instinct as his cultivation level has improved.

Because of this, even if you are affected by this phantom poison, you will return to normal after a while.

Of course, there is another possibility, that is, his integrated Eye of the Wilderness saw through some of the illusions.

Whatever was going on, this couldn't go on.

If we go deeper and deeper, won’t the next step be a dead end?
Ding Huan calculated it for himself again, and the result was much more obscure than before. It was completely unclear and blurry.

The rules here are much higher than those in the mortal world, and it is indeed very difficult for him to deduce, but he can still use them as a reference to calculate his own situation.

There is absolutely no way forward.

"Deacon Qiong." Ding Huan didn't care about anything else and shouted loudly.

There were a lot of people in this team, and because of the previous strange incident, everyone was extremely quiet while walking.

Ding Huan's shout destroyed the entire quiet environment, and almost everyone shuddered.

What happened again? This was the only thought on everyone's mind.

Without Deacon Qiong's word, everyone stopped involuntarily.

"What happened?" Deacon Qiong saw that it was Ding Huan calling him, and hurried over to ask.

Not only Deacon Qiong, but also Elder Gu and the elders from the other two sects and Han Weicheng came.

Ding Huanyi clasped his fists and said:

"Elder Gu, Deacon Qiong, I am very confident in my sixth sense. I feel that if we continue to go from here, it will not be a good idea."

"So what do you mean?" Elder Gu still admired Ding Huan a little.

Not only did a cook find the Ningxing Bamboo, but he also rescued a disciple from the Tianqi Sect last night.

Elder Qu of the Shuanghun Sect and Elder Liu of the Zixia Valley did not know Ding Huan's origins. When they heard Elder Gu's question, they stood aside and listened to what Ding Huan said.

Ding Huan pointed to the side and said:
"I have a feeling that we can only turn danger into safety if we get through this."

"You want us to go into the jungle?" Elder Qu of the Shuanghun Sect's face changed.

Not only Elder Qu from the Shuanghun Sect and Elder Liu from the Zixia Valley, but even Elder Gu frowned when looking at Ding Huan.

Where is the most dangerous place in the Great Valley? Naturally, the jungle.

When entering the jungle, you will not only face various monsters, but also various traps.

These traps exist naturally. For example, if you are not careful while walking, you may suddenly fall into a sky hole. This sky hole is unfathomable and it is basically a dead end if you enter it.

Or you could be suddenly swept away by a plant demon and swallowed to the bone. As for being stuck in a swamp, that was the most honorable way to die.

"Ding Huan, what nonsense are you talking about? This used to be a jungle." Deacon Qiong frowned.

Ding Huan looked down on me, thinking, Aren't we in the jungle? It's just that you are all poisoned by the illusion, so you only see it as a road. The direction I point to is the real road.

"Are you the deacon of Yanyue Sect?" Elder Liu suddenly asked.

Deacon Qiong quickly said, "No, this is a chef hired by one of our disciples. He is a temporary chef and will leave after arriving at the sect."

I heard that Ding Huan was a cook, and a cook who was secretly called by a disciple.

Elder Qu of the Twin Soul Sect was furious and stared coldly at Ding Huan:

"You are just a cook, and you dare to speak nonsense? Get out of here. If you dare to talk nonsense again, this elder will slap you to death."

Ding Huan was upset, but he had no choice. He said to Deacon Qiong:
"Deacon Qiong, if that's the case, please allow me to leave the team on my own."

Seeing that Elder Qu of the Shuanghun Sect was about to attack again, Elder Gu of the Yanyue Sect suddenly spoke up:

"I still agree with Fellow Daoist Ding's idea. Let's follow Fellow Daoist Ding Huan and go from the side in the Yanyue Sect." Gu Youchang did admire Ding Huan a little, but it was just a little bit of appreciation.

He chose to listen to Ding Huan's advice, not only because Ding Huan had brought back the Ningxing Bamboo, but also because of Ding Huan's calmness when he entered the Dahe Canyon.

More importantly, he also had a vague sense of uneasiness.

But this feeling of uneasiness is very faint, the kind that would almost disappear unless it is mentioned.

It was only when Ding Huan brought it up just now that he felt a slight sense of uneasiness, but it soon disappeared again.

That's why he chose to listen to Ding Huan.

"Elder Gu, Ding Huan is a man after all... Entering the jungle from the Great Valley greatly increases the danger. Since records have been kept, very few people have survived."

Deacon Qiong couldn't help but speak.

Elder Gu frowned. He knew that entering the jungle was too dangerous, but Ding Huan's words and his vague feeling made him hesitate for a moment.

"Although Fellow Daoist Ding's premonition was good, we still lost two disciples last night."

Deacon Qiong said again.

"What happened last night?" asked Elder Qu of the Shuanghun Sect.

"When we set up camp last night, Fellow Daoist Ding had a feeling that there was nothing wrong with the location of our camp. Later on, it was safe, except for the fact that two disciples were missing." Deacon Qiong replied.

Elder Qu stared at Ding Huan and snorted coldly:
"If he was the cook of my Shuanghun Sect and did this repeatedly, I would have slapped him to death long ago."

Ding Huan was furious. Damn it, when your grandfather becomes stronger in the future, he will first crush this sect that has taken over other people’s bodies.

Elder Gu said:

"Let's put it this way. Those who believe in Fellow Daoist Ding should follow him. Those who don't should just follow the original path."

Gu Youchang understood that if he didn't speak up for Ding Huan, Ding Huan would be killed by Qu Youshan today.

Ding Huan was the first to come out with Lao Liu. No matter whether others believed it or not, he had to leave this place.

He was very grateful to Elder Gu for speaking for him, otherwise he would be no better than an ant in front of these people.

"Elder Gu, what about you?" A newly recruited disciple of Yanyue Sect couldn't help but ask.

Elder Gu's face was very solemn:
"I believe in Fellow Daoist Ding, but this matter is unusual. I cannot make the decision for everyone, so everyone should decide their own destiny."

After saying that, Gu Youchang also stood on Ding Huan's side.

"Miss, we can't go over there." Qingyu stopped Guan Xi who was about to go over there.

Seeing Guan Pei looking at him, Qing Yu whispered:

"That Ding Huan is only good at cooking, but he doesn't respect the hierarchy and is just a cook. How can we believe what he said about his premonition? Besides, he wants us to enter the jungle. Isn't this courting death?"

Guan Xi frowned. She didn't believe Ding Huan, but Elder Gu.

Elder Gu’s strength is definitely the strongest here.

As long as we stay with Elder Gu, we should be safe.

If she stayed here and something happened, the elders from other sects would definitely not help her because they also had disciples in their sects.

As for Deacon Qiong, he was just a cultivator at the peak of the foundation-building stage. His strength was too weak and he was completely unable to protect her.

"Elder Gu said that you can make your own decision. Although you are my maid, you can make your own decision. I will still stay with Elder Gu."

After Guan Xi finished speaking, he also stood over.

Qingyu was helpless, she didn't want to go, but she was a maid, and if her master wanted her to die, she couldn't resist.

"Fairy Guan, why don't you come with us?" When Deacon Qiong saw that Guan Xi had also left the team, he suddenly became anxious.

Elder Gu's level and strength were higher than his, and he had no way to stop him.

Guan Xi was the person he was protecting. If anything happened to her, how would he explain to the young sect leader?
"No need, I can walk by myself, I don't need anyone's guidance." Guan Xi said coldly.

"let's go."

Elder Qu of the Shuanghun Sect looked down upon Gu Youchang's behavior. He was too lazy to wait any longer and simply left first.

Deacon Qiong had no choice but to say:
"Those who are willing to follow me can follow me, and those who are willing to follow Elder Gu can follow Elder Gu."

The twenty-three newly recruited disciples looked at each other.

In the end, they split into two, and the twelve of them felt that Elder Gu was the strongest and it would be safer to follow Elder Gu.

Their thoughts were the same as Guan Yu's. Even though there were two sect elders here as well, they would definitely not help the Yanyue Sect disciples if anything happened.

Han Weicheng also hesitated for a long time, but finally decided to follow the main force.

It’s not that he didn’t believe Elder Gu, but he didn’t believe that there would be any good things happening in the jungle of Dahe Canyon.

More than one hundred people were divided into two teams, one of which was led by Elder Qu of the Shuanghun Sect and Elder Liu of the Zixia Valley.

The other team consisted of only a dozen people, led by Ding Huan and Elder Gu.

In fact, it was Ding Huan who led the way alone, because as soon as they separated, Gu Youchang said to Ding Huan:
"You lead the way and speed up."

Without Gu Youchang's reminder, Ding Huan was also speeding up.

He had to get out of the jungle of the Dahe Canyon as quickly as possible, otherwise it would make no difference whether they went separately or not.

(End of this chapter)