At first, everyone thought they were about to face a tough battle.

However, in the next moment, they saw a group of people appear ahead.

Duan Gujin released his Divine Sense, quickly determining that the group ahead had over fifty individuals.

After the appearance of this group, the nearby Demon Beasts, which had been roaring fiercely, all quieted down.

"What's going on?"

Duan Gujin swiftly contemplated this puzzlement in his heart, unable to ascertain the identity of the group ahead.

After a while, a person in charge from the group ahead shouted loudly.

"Everyone, don't panic, they are our own people!"

Upon learning from that individual that the over fifty people appearing ahead were allies, the Martial Artists present finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If that group had really meant to harm them, many Martial Artists would have had their own ulterior motives; they certainly would not have wanted to risk their lives to protect others.

After all, their mission was to confront Demon Beasts, not other people.

Martial Artists willing to risk their lives for money would certainly abandon others' lives for it as well.

If that group ahead indeed launched an attack, most of this team would definitely turn tail and run.

The two in charge immediately went to communicate with the people of that group, and after a while, the two groups merged.

Duan Gujin released his Divine Sense again, examining the flag at the forefront of this group.

After a while, he recognized the flag as belonging to the Jiuzhou Chamber of Commerce.

"Unexpectedly, this mission was issued by the Jiuzhou Chamber of Commerce, the most powerful entity in the Jiuzhou Continent."

Duan Gujin exhaled deeply, realizing why the Jiuzhou Chamber of Commerce, despite having numerous powerful individuals, still recruited adventurers to work for them.

To the Jiuzhou Chamber of Commerce, these other adventurers were not even considered human.

The people of the Jiuzhou Chamber of Commerce knew that aimless adventuring might result in the loss of their hired powerful individuals, and if those skilled individuals truly died, they would face significant funeral expenses.

But if they hired older adventurers, whose death would go unchallenged, no one would claim funeral expenses from them.

Thus, the Jiuzhou Chamber of Commerce employed a group of adventurers to scout ahead for them.

Soon, one of the leaders directed the recruited group of adventurers to scout ahead.

Duan Gujin exhaled; he had guessed that they would indeed be used as cannon fodder.

"If this mission was simply about fighting monsters, it would be perfect for me! But if the mission involves searching for treasures, that's a headache!"

His reason for joining this adventure was to stimulate his potential through such experiences, not to work for money on behalf of others.

Duan Gujin released his Divine Sense, carefully observing the group ahead.

After a moment, he became contemplative.

"It seems there's a significant person within the Jiuzhou Chamber of Commerce! That big shot is actually sitting in a sedan chair!"

Generally, adventure missions prioritize speed of completion, and adventurers hope to finish tasks in the shortest time possible.

But Duan Gu saw that among the Jiuzhou Chamber of Commerce's group ahead, there was a large sedan chair carried by eight people.

The sedan was equipped with a Divine Sense Shielding Array, blocking his Divine Sense Inspection, preventing him from seeing clearly what was inside.

Duan Gujin frowned, noticing that there were no Martial Emperor Realm experts within this group from the Jiuzhou Chamber of Commerce.

He quickly thought that if there was truly a martial artist of the Martial Emperor Realm within this team, it was very likely that the expert was inside that large sedan chair.

Or perhaps, some powerful experts were lurking nearby, protecting this team.

Duan Gujin followed other adventurers and walked ahead of the team from the Jiuzhou Chamber of Commerce, scouting the way for them.

After advancing several hundred meters, suddenly, there were several shrill, piercing screams from ahead in the team.

"Ah! Ah! Ah!"

The martial artists behind, having prepared for battle early on, immediately rushed forward upon hearing the harrowing screams.

Duan Gujin, just like the other adventurers, charged forward to investigate.

Soon, he saw six martial artists fall to the ground, convulsing violently.

The bodies of these six martial artists were turning black at a speed visible to the naked eye, and before long, their bodies became pitch-black as ink.

Duan Gujin deduced that the six martial artists must have been poisoned. He initially wanted to step forward and try treating them with Elixir Pills to see if they could be saved.

But unexpectedly, those six martial artists died in less than ten breaths of time.

"What did you all see just now?"

A person in charge behind immediately came forward to inquire.

Soon, one adventurer replied, "I just saw two golden flashes in front of me; after that, those six people fell down."

"I saw it too, two golden flashes quickly passed in front of me, and I think those were two golden poisonous snakes!"

Another martial artist responded.

"Golden poisonous snakes? There aren't many golden poisonous snakes that could kill martial artists in such a short amount of time. Could it be the Three-step Golden Snake?"

After thinking for a moment, Duan Gujin thought of a type of poisonous snake. He analyzed that only this kind of snake could cause a martial artist to die within less than ten breaths.

If a martial artist is bitten by a poisonous snake, they must immediately circulate their Primordial Power, first sealing the acupoints around the bitten part to prevent the severe poison from running rampant inside the body.

After sealing the acupoints around the bitten part, they then circulate the Primordial Power to drive the severe poison out of their body.

The stronger a martial artist's strength, the stronger their constitution, and the more they can delay the onset of the severe poison.

Those six martial artists had been bitten by the Three-step Golden Snake, and since they were originally weak and not very strong, they couldn't expel the invading poison from their bodies in time.

Thus, they all succumbed to the poison and died in less than ten breaths.

"Everyone, proceed with caution!"

After a while, a person in charge let the team of adventurers continue moving forward, disregarding the bodies of the six dead adventurers.

Duan Gujin had experienced many similar situations before. He knew there was nothing he could do but slightly furrow his eyebrows.

Every adventurer had long been prepared to sacrifice at any moment. They knew that by becoming adventurers, it was akin to carrying their heads on their belts, ready to fall at any time.

But for survival, even knowing the danger, there was no other way.

"Mr. Jin, do you know what it was that caused those six people to die so tragically?"

On the way, Wu Zian inquired Duan Gujin.

Duan Gujin shared his guess with the other party, warning him to be cautious of the Three-step Golden Snake.

"Is that Three-step Golden Snake really that formidable? Do we really have no way to prevent it from getting close to us?"

Hearing Duan Gujin's warning, Wu Zian became frightened.

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