"Crack!" Another arc of lightning flashed from the Thunder Marsh, but Mo Wuji twisted his body and easily avoided it.

Mo Wuji was amazed at himself. In fact, when he began to dodge, he hadn't even thought he could avoid the lightning arc.

No wonder people said cultivators were powerful. He hadn't even started cultivating, and just opening one meridian made him feel lighter, as if he had opened the Ren and Du meridians of legend. How powerful would those who had opened dozens of meridians and cultivated for many years be?

Several more bolts of lightning fell, and Mo Wuji couldn't avoid them all, but he could move now. After another half-incense stick's time, Mo Wuji was struck by the Thunder Marsh's lightning dozens of times before finally rushing out of it.

Mo Wuji, who had originally thought he would die, stood at the edge of the Thunder Marsh, feeling deeply moved. Who could know what fortune or misfortune life held? If he hadn't experienced this brush with death, how could he have opened a meridian with the help of his own meridian-opening medicinal liquid and the Thunder Marsh's lightning?

Opening one meridian cost him eight bottles of meridian-opening medicinal liquid, plus half his life. The price wasn't small. Although Mo Wuji still had two bottles of meridian-opening medicinal liquid in his spiritual will, he didn't plan to continue being struck by lightning in order to open a second meridian.

Even Mo Wuji himself knew that he couldn't open a second meridian by continuing to use the meridian-opening medicinal liquid and the Thunder Marsh's lightning. If he wasn't careful, he might even lose his life.

Mo Wuji wasn't disappointed. Being able to open one meridian was already a huge surprise. More importantly, it allowed him to master a method of opening meridians. If meridians were the same as spiritual meridians, wouldn't he be a cultivation genius if he opened ninety-nine of them one day?

Another terrifying roar of a beast came, and Mo Wuji snapped out of his fantasy. He remembered that he was still in the Thunder Mist Forest. Before he entered the Thunder Marsh, there were two powerful demonic beasts fighting not far away.

The area where the two demonic beasts had fought was now a mess, and the two beasts were gone. Several more roars came, and Mo Wuji decided not to risk going out. Going out at night was fine, but if he got lost and entered the depths of the Thunder Mist Forest, he would be finished.

Not far from the Thunder Marsh, Mo Wuji chose a giant tree and climbed up it. He found a spot in the middle of the branches and leaned against it. Mo Wuji tore his already tattered shirt, tied it together, made a knot, and then used the cloth to secure himself in the middle of the branches.

In a place like the Thunder Mist Forest, he didn't dare stay on the ground overnight.

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Leaning in the middle of the branches, Mo Wuji didn't know when he fell asleep. When he woke up, light was already shining down through the gaps in the trees, passing through the hazy mist and landing on him.

Mo Wuji looked around and made sure there was no danger before quickly untying the knotted clothes and sliding down from the tree. He had to get out of the Thunder Mist Forest as quickly as possible, and he had to succeed the first time, or he might be stuck here forever.

He was lucky last night, but that didn't mean his luck would always be so good.

Mo Wuji estimated that he wouldn't be coming back here again, so he carefully observed the location of the Thunder Marsh. If his second meridian needed the lightning arcs here, he might risk it again.

There were many Thunder Marshes in the Thunder Mist Forest. But it might be hard to find a Thunder Marsh that could help him open his meridian. If he encountered a Thunder Marsh with powerful lightning, one lightning arc would turn him into ashes before he could open his meridian.

Double-Leaf Flame Grass? Mo Wuji recognized the Double-Leaf Flame Grass at first glance. He hadn't paid attention to it last night because it was late. Now Mo Wuji could see clearly that there were at least three Double-Leaf Flame Grass plants in the location where he had rushed into the Thunder Marsh last night.

The Double-Leaf Flame Grass had two separate leaves with a flame-shaped grass core in the middle, making it very easy to recognize.

Mo Wuji didn't immediately pick the Double-Leaf Flame Grass. This grass had a great effect on Cold Coagulation, but it was of no use to him. What he needed to do now was quickly find a way out and escape the Thunder Mist Forest.

It was dusk when he fled into the Thunder Mist Forest last night, and Mo Wuji quickly recognized the direction he had come from last night. He was slightly relieved. According to the time, he was still on the edge of the Thunder Mist Forest.

After digging out the three Double-Leaf Flame Grass plants as quickly as possible, Mo Wuji rushed out in the direction he remembered. He believed that the Heart-Piercing Snakes wouldn't stay in the same place and must have left long ago. The entire group of Heart-Piercing Snakes moving out was probably caused by some reason. Whatever the reason, he didn't want to stay here any longer.

Half an hour later, Mo Wuji's sense of direction gradually disappeared, and he became anxious. If he couldn't find a way out within ten minutes, it meant he was really lost, and he might never find his way out again.

"Mo Wuji..." A shout came from the distance.

Mo Wuji thought he had misheard. Why was someone calling his name? When the shout came again, Mo Wuji was sure he hadn't misheard. Someone was indeed calling his name. And the voice calling his name sounded somewhat familiar. It should be Ding Bu'er.

Ding Bu'er hadn't been bitten to death by the Heart-Piercing Snakes and was still looking for him. This made Mo Wuji very happy.

With the sound, he had a direction. Mo Wuji quickened his pace in the direction of Ding Bu'er's voice. In just a few minutes, Mo Wuji felt that the area in front of him suddenly opened up.

The patches of low shrub wasteland in front of him made Mo Wuji shout excitedly, "Bu'er, I'm over here."

He was finally out.

A dozen breaths later, five figures turned out from behind a low hill.

"Wuji, you're actually okay. That's great... but how did you become like this?" Ding Bu'er didn't expect Mo Wuji to be alive. Surviving overnight in this place was truly lucky beyond luck. It was just that Mo Wuji's hair was obviously scorched by something, and his semi-naked upper body was covered with black marks. One arm couldn't be lifted and was tied with a piece of cloth and hung around his neck.

"Bu'er, thank you this time. I was confused and didn't know which way to go, but I heard your voice," Mo Wuji said gratefully. He didn't explain the reason for the scorch marks on his body.

Ding Bu'er quickly said, "I just wanted to try my luck, so I asked Miss to call your name to see. I didn't expect to actually find you. Twelve of us came, and now there are only six of us, including you."

Mo Wuji quickly stepped forward and thanked, "Thank you for your concern, Miss. Otherwise, I definitely wouldn't be able to get out of here."

Han Ning looked not only tired but also a little disheveled. Her fiery red clothes were already a bit torn. Seeing Mo Wuji thank her, she waved her hand and said, "Being able to survive is already great luck. Yesterday, a total of six of us died. The bodies of the others were found, but you were the only one missing. Ding Bu'er asked me to look for you, so I had everyone call out your name. It's just doing what I can."

Mo Wuji saw that besides the maid Shao Lan, there were Peng Mao Hua and Chai Jiu, who looked after the horses, plus him and Ding Bu'er. There were exactly half left.

At this time, everyone's eyes fell on Han Ning. She was the Miss of the Han family, so she was naturally the one in charge.

Han Ning said apologetically, "I didn't expect that as soon as we got close to the Thunder Mist Forest, we would encounter a swarm of Heart-Piercing Snakes. To run into such bad luck, maybe I'm destined not to get the Double-Leaf Flame Grass."

Peng Mao Hua asked cautiously, "Miss, shall we go back now?"

Han Ning's gaze lingered on Peng Mao Hua for a while before sighing and saying, "I must get the Double-Leaf Flame Grass. This grass only grows on the edge of our Thunder Mist Forest. I didn't expect this to be so dangerous this time. I won't force everyone next time. Those who are willing to go with me to find the Double-Leaf Flame Grass can stay, and those who don't want to go can go back first."

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