My Xiuxian painting style is not right

Chapter 25 System Restart, Gain New Skills

Chen Yu stared at the green liquid under his feet. A strong fishy smell rushed into his nose, almost making him vomit his breakfast.

"This thing looks so disgusting." He lifted his foot, and the sticky spider silk stuck to the sole of his shoe, pulling out a long thin thread.

Lin Qingxue frowned slightly, and lightly touched the ground with the tip of the sword, stirring up a trace of green liquid.

"It's very poisonous, be careful."

Liu Ruyan waved her folding fan, fanning away the fishy smell in the air. "It looks like this giant poisonous spider is nearby. We have to be careful."

As she spoke, her eyes scanned the surrounding fog with a wary expression.

Hongxiu stood aside, her red veil covering her expression, making it impossible to see her face.

She was silent for a moment, then said, "Follow me closely and try not to make any noise."

After saying that, she walked forward lightly, and her figure quickly disappeared in the thick fog.

Chen Yu hurriedly followed, carefully observing his surroundings as he walked.

The fog was so thick that I couldn't see my hand in front of me. I could only barely see the red sleeves and red skirt faintly visible in front of me.

The surroundings were silent, with only the crackling of dead branches under my feet and the sound of my own heavy breathing.

After walking for about an incense stick's time, Chen Yu felt that the fog around him seemed to have thinned a little, and he could vaguely see the tall trees around him.

Thick vines are wrapped around the trunk, like a huge python coiled on it.

The air was filled with a damp and corrupt smell that made people feel very uncomfortable.

Suddenly, Chen Yu felt the phone in his pocket vibrate.

He was delighted and quickly took out his phone. The screen displayed a message indicating that the system upgrade was complete.

"It's finally done!" Chen Yu whispered with an excited expression on his face.

When Lin Qingxue and Liu Ruyan heard Chen Yu's voice, they turned to look at him.

"What's good?" Lin Qingxue asked.

"No!" Chen Yu shook his head and opened the system interface impatiently.

A series of prompts jumped on the screen:

"System restart successful!"

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining a new skill - X-ray Vision!"

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining a new item - the universal translator!"

Chen Yu's eyes lit up as he looked at the newly acquired skills and props.

"This is awesome!" He rubbed his hands excitedly.

"X-ray vision? What is that?" Liu Ruyan asked curiously, moving closer to Chen Yu to take a look at his phone screen.

Before Chen Yu had time to explain, he suddenly heard a scream from the front.

"what--"

It’s Hongxiu’s voice!

Chen Yu was startled and quickly turned on his X-ray vision and looked in the direction where the sound came from.

The thick fog seemed to be nothing in his eyes. He clearly saw Hongxiu trapped in a huge spider web, hanging between a tall tree.

The spider web was crystal clear, flickering with an eerie light in the dim light.

A huge spider was slowly crawling towards Hongxiu, its eight scarlet eyes flashing with greed.

"Oh no! It's a giant poisonous spider!" Chen Yu shouted.

Lin Qingxue and Liu Ruyan also saw the trapped Hongxiu and the giant spider, and their faces suddenly became solemn.

"Let's go save her!" Lin Qingxue said, drawing his sword and rushing towards Hongxiu.

Liu Ruyan followed closely behind, and the folding fan in her hand turned into a ball of fire and shot towards the giant poisonous spider.

Chen Yu also hurriedly followed, holding tightly in his hand the slingshot he took out of the cloth bag.

The giant poisonous spider seemed to sense the danger, let out a roar, and crawled faster.

Lin Qingxue arrived first and slashed the spider web with a sword, but only left a shallow mark.

This spider web was extremely tough, and even Lin Qingxue's sword couldn't cut it easily.

Liu Ruyan's flames hit the abdomen of the giant poisonous spider, but only caused it to pause slightly and did not cause any substantial damage.

The giant poisonous spider opened its huge claws and bit towards Lin Qingxue.

Lin Qingxue dodged quickly and narrowly avoided the attack.

"This spider web is too tough, my sword can't cut it!" Lin Qingxue shouted.

"Let me try!" Liu Ruyan said, closing the folding fan, turning it into a sharp dagger, and stabbing towards the spider web.

The dagger pierced into the spider web, but was stuck firmly and could not be pulled out.

"This..." Liu Ruyan's face changed.

At this moment, the giant poisonous spider attacked again and pounced towards Liu Ruyan.

At the critical moment, Chen Yu shot a stone from the slingshot in his hand, accurately hitting one of the eyes of the giant poisonous spider.

"Ah--" The giant poisonous spider let out a painful roar, its body trembled violently, and it fell from the tree.

The giant poisonous spider fell to the ground, struggled for a few times, and then stopped moving.

Its huge body occupied most of the ground, its eight long legs waving wildly, dark green blood flowing from its broken eyes, emitting a disgusting stench.

Chen Yu quickly ran to Hongxiu's side to check on her. "Miss Hongxiu, are you okay?"

Hongxiu slipped off the spider web, and her red dress was covered with spider silk, looking a little disheveled.

She shook her head gently, "I'm fine, thank you for saving me." Her voice was still clear and pleasant, but seemed a little weaker than before.

Lin Qingxue and Liu Ruyan also came over. Lin Qingxue retracted his sword, and Liu Ruyan pulled out the dagger that was stuck in the spider web. A big hole was immediately torn in the spider web, which showed how sharp the dagger was.

"This spider's venom is very strong. We need to get out of here quickly."

Lin Qingxue said this, looking around, still remaining alert.

Chen Yu nodded, put away the slingshot, and took out his mobile phone to check the system again.

"X-ray vision, open!"

Following his instructions, the thick fog around him became transparent again in his eyes, and he could clearly see the surrounding environment and the scenery in the distance.

He found a path not far away, leading into the depths of the fog.

"There seems to be a road over there. Let's follow it." Chen Yu said, pointing in the direction of the path.

Hongxiu glanced at the direction Chen Yu pointed and nodded, "Okay, let's go."

The four of them walked along the path, the thick fog gradually dissipated, and the surrounding scenery gradually became clear.

The tall trees blocked out the sun, and the sunlight shone through the gaps between the leaves, forming mottled spots of light on the ground.

The air was filled with the fragrance of soil and grass, completely different from the fishy smell before.

After walking for about half an hour, Chen Yu suddenly stopped. "Wait!"

"What's wrong?" Lin Qingxue asked.

Chen Yu pointed to an open space not far ahead and said, "There seems to be something there."

Through the eyes of perspective, Chen Yu saw a small wooden house in the open space. There were some strange stone statues placed around the wooden house. The stone statues had different shapes and looked like some kind of totem.

"Let's go and take a look." Chen Yu said, leading the way towards the open space.

Lin Qingxue, Liu Ruyan and Hongxiu followed closely behind, all on high alert.

Walking to the center of the clearing, Chen Yu carefully observed the stone statues. The statues were carved with lifelike features, some resembling humans, some animals, and some some unknown creatures.

The surface of each stone statue was engraved with strange symbols, and Chen Yu didn't recognize any of them.

"What are these stone statues used for?" Chen Yu asked, turning his gaze to Hongxiu.

Hongxiu shook her head. "I don't know either. I've never seen a stone statue like this before."

Liu Ruyan walked around the stone statue, tapping its surface gently with her folding fan. "These symbols look like some kind of ancient writing."

Lin Qingxue drew out his sword and pointed the tip of the sword at one of the stone statues. "I feel like these stone statues are emitting a strange aura."

Chen Yu also felt it. It was a cold and gloomy atmosphere that made people feel very uncomfortable.

He turned on his X-ray vision again and carefully observed the stone statue, hoping to find some clues.

Suddenly, he noticed that something seemed to be flashing in the eyes of one of the stone statues.

He walked closer and saw that it was a red gem. The gem emitted a faint glow and was particularly eye-catching in the dim light.

Chen Yu reached out to touch the gem, but was stopped by Lin Qingxue.

"Be careful! Don't touch it!"

Chen Yu retracted his hand and looked at Lin Qingxue in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Lin Qingxue pointed at the gem and said, "There seems to be a restriction on this gem."

Chen Yu observed carefully again and found that there was indeed a faint layer of energy fluctuations around the gem. It would be difficult to detect if not carefully observed.

"Restriction? What should we do then?" Chen Yu asked.

Lin Qingxue pondered for a moment, "Let me try." As she spoke, she stretched out her finger, and a white light condensed at her fingertips, gently tapping on the gem.

The white light came into contact with the restriction on the gem, making a sizzling sound, like water drops falling into a frying pan.

The light on the gem became brighter and brighter, and the surrounding stone statues began to vibrate and make a buzzing sound.

"Oh no! Retreat quickly!" Hongxiu suddenly shouted.

Chen Yu and the other three quickly retreated. At this moment, the symbols on the stone statue suddenly lit up, emitting a dazzling light.

The light enveloped the entire open space, forming a huge light shield that trapped Chen Yu and the other three.

"What's going on?" Chen Yu asked, feeling uneasy.

Lin Qingxue's face was solemn, "We seem to have triggered some kind of formation."

Liu Ruyan waved her folding fan, trying to dispel the light shield, but found that it was of no use.

"This light shield is very strong, my spiritual power cannot penetrate it."

Hongxiu looked around, her brows furrowed, "I've never seen this formation before."

Chen Yu pulled out his phone again and checked the system. "Universal Translator, start!"

A mechanical voice came from the phone: "The universal translator has been successfully activated. Please select the language you want to translate."

Chen Yu looked at the options on the screen and didn't know which language to choose for a moment.

He turned to look at Hongxiu, "Miss Hongxiu, do you know what these symbols mean?"

Hongxiu shook her head, "I don't know him."

Chen Yu sighed helplessly and had to choose a language at random.

A line of text appeared on the phone screen: "Welcome to the Mist Trial Field."

"Trial Field?" Chen Yu was stunned for a moment. "What does this mean?"

At this moment, the light shield suddenly disappeared and the surrounding scenery changed.

The original forest disappeared, replaced by a barren desert.

The scorching sun shone on the sand, and the air was filled with a dry smell.

Chen Yu and the other three stood in the middle of the desert, looking around blankly.

"Where are we?" Chen Yu asked.