SFS Chapter 1867 Danger Spreads Like Poison
Chapter 1867 Danger Spreads Like Poison
A hoarse, stern shout rang out, and at the same time, a dark golden Buddhist light shot out like a venomous snake!
exposed!
Ye Yan's heart sank. Was the other party's perception so sharp? Or had he accidentally revealed his aura just now?
Without thinking, he retreated rapidly, simultaneously striking out with both palms, his spiritual energy transforming into a thick stone shield to block in front of him.
laugh!
The dark gold beam struck the stone shield, and it eroded and melted away as quickly as a hot knife cutting through butter!
At the same time, two other Core Formation cultivators reacted and flanked the enemy from the left and right!
We can't fight them head-on!
Taking advantage of the moment the stone shield blocked his way, Ye Yan turned sharply and sped off in the opposite direction from what Lingxu Zhenren sensed.
He needed to lure the three pursuers away so they wouldn't realize his intention to reunite with his companions.
"Chase him! We can't let him get away!"
The Nascent Soul Ascetic shouted coldly, and the three pursued relentlessly, unleashing a barrage of Buddhist and demonic attacks.
Ye Yan moved nimbly among the jagged rocks, sometimes using earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a type of magic that allows one to hide briefly) to sometimes create rock collapses to hinder the pursuers.
He was experienced and, although he couldn't shake them off immediately, he also prevented his opponents from encircling him.
The chase unfolded in this strangely shaped basin, disturbing some lurking, weak creatures and leaving behind even more traces.
……
At this moment, the Blue-Faced Fox, with its keenest senses and innate affinity for life energy and pure power, is facing another dilemma.
She wasn't teleported to the Jedi or near the enemy, but instead landed in... a living forest.
Calling it a forest isn't accurate. There's no soil here, only countless thick, dark red trees that look like intertwined veins and vines. They are rooted in the broken landmass, and their branches and leaves are fleshy tendrils that are constantly writhing and emitting a faint light.
The air was filled with a cloyingly sweet aroma and a low, chaotic pulse of life.
This is a Soul-Devouring Flesh Forest, a bizarre ecosystem unique to the Chaotic Sky Sea.
These fleshy fungi secrete hallucinogenic aromas and prey on any creature with spiritual power. Their tentacles can penetrate the protective aura and absorb the essence of life.
The blue-faced fox sensed danger as soon as it landed.
She immediately activated her Azure Wood spiritual power, radiating pure life radiance from her body, purifying and repelling the approaching fleshy tendrils.
Her cultivation method is naturally effective against these kinds of evil life forms, so she is safe for the time being.
The problem is that this fleshy forest is extremely vast, and its depths emanate even stronger and more chaotic life fluctuations, suggesting the presence of something far more terrifying.
Her consciousness was also suppressed, making it difficult for her to discern directions.
Just as she was cautiously exploring and trying to find a way out, the Taiyin fluctuation that originated from Lingxu Zhenren and carried information was clearly perceived by her, like a lighthouse in the dark night!
"Senior Lingxu!" The Green-Faced Fox was overjoyed.
Moreover, her keen perception of life and energy allowed her to discern from the fluctuations a faint, extremely subtle residual aura of the Crimson Flame Fox's violent fire element!
Although faint and chaotic, it proves that the Crimson Flame Fox is likely still alive, and its location is somehow connected to the source of the Taiyin fluctuations!
As for Ye Yan... she didn't sense any clear traces, perhaps because the distance was too far, or perhaps because Ye Yan deliberately concealed himself.
"We must get to Senior Lingxu as soon as possible! That might be the rendezvous point, and we can also use that Yin energy to escape this forest!" The Green-Faced Fox made up its mind.
She discerned her direction, and her azure radiance intensified, like a pure lamp of life, as she resolutely advanced towards the source of the yin energy within the crimson, writhing flesh forest.
Wherever it passed, the fleshy tendrils retreated as if they had encountered a natural enemy.
However, she didn't notice that in the shadows of the Flesh Forest far behind her, several pairs of emotionless, jewel-like compound eyes were quietly opening and locking onto her, this unusually conspicuous source of life in the dim forest...
……
Spirit Realm, Rock Iron City.
Under the cover of night, an invisible poison is seeping in.
In the study of the city lord's mansion, the city lord of Yantie City paced anxiously.
Several family elders and the president of the chamber of commerce stood before him, all with grim expressions.
"The three largest mineral trading associations are simultaneously demanding higher escort fees and delayed deliveries, citing the appearance of unidentified malevolent energy near the trade routes leading to Qingfeng Yumen and Butian Shengjiao, resulting in increased casualties among guards? Minor mining accidents are occurring one after another in the mining areas, with miners claiming to have seen dark shadows and heard whispers? Rumors are beginning to circulate that the evil spirits of the Fallen Star Wasteland are about to invade the south?"
The city lord's voice was hoarse, "It's only been two days! How could it suddenly be like this..."
“Lord of the city, something is definitely amiss.” A white-haired elder said in a deep voice, “I have sent people to investigate. There is indeed a faint trace of malevolent energy near the trade route, but its source is unknown and does not seem to be naturally formed.”
"There were almost completely erased traces of spiritual disturbance at the mine disaster site, indicating a skilled method. As for the rumors, their sources are mixed and difficult to trace, but they spread too quickly, unlike anything that happened spontaneously."
"Is someone targeting our Ironclad City? Or the entire Western Regions?" another guild leader asked worriedly. "I heard that the Myriad Rivers Sect has issued a state of high alert. Could it be that a great calamity is about to strike?"
The city lord took a deep breath: "Immediately strengthen patrols within the city and security in the mining area! At the same time, send someone to report this anomaly directly to the Wan Chuan Sect and Qing Feng Yu Sect as quickly as possible! Request that they send experts to investigate! We...we may not be able to hold out."
The group accepted the order and left.
The city lord stood alone by the window, gazing at the still brightly lit weapon-refining workshop area in the night, a heavy shadow falling over his heart.
The oppressive feeling of an impending storm almost made him breathless.
Unbeknownst to him, deep beneath his feet, in an abandoned mine tunnel, Yue Wuhen was driving the last black bone nail, engraved with twisted runes, into the core of the turbid energy acupoint.
An invisible, corrosive force, like ink dripping into clear water, began to spread and permeate outwards silently along the earth's veins.
Meanwhile, in a luxurious mansion in the city, Yue Qingshuang, disguised as an elegant female pill supplier, was having a private conversation with the heads of the three shadow merchant guilds. Her smile was gentle, but her eyes were as cold as frost as she pushed jade slips carrying the Heart-Eating Instructions in front of them.
Outside the city, in the desolate mountains, Yue Hanying, like a real shadow, slowly rose from beside the corpse of an elder from a minor sect who had just died, his short blade unstained by blood.
He glanced at the trace left beside the corpse, a deliberate imitation of the techniques of the Silent Zen Temple, and then his figure quietly disappeared.
An invisible and insidious net is quietly tightening around Yantiecheng and its surrounding areas.
The panic and chaos, like the seeds of a plague, have been quietly sown, waiting only for the right moment to grow wildly.
Wanchuan Sect, Guantian Mirror Platform.
Mingchuan suddenly sensed something, abruptly looked up, and gazed at the area in the mirror that represented the direction of the Western Regions Iron City.
An extremely abnormal gray ripple appeared in the energy spectrum there, but it vanished in an instant, so quickly that one might think it was an illusion.