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The Jindan demon cultivator looked back.
"Energy exploded," an experienced subordinate analyzed after observation, "There is some energy remaining in the main hall. Things like this happen occasionally...but when we came here before, everything was fine, right?"
There was no choice but to send someone to send the two unlucky guys away, and the Jindan demon cultivator continued to lead the team to follow the target person.
"They entered the left passage and sped up!"
"Keep up!"
The demon cultivators quickened their pace and rushed in together.
"call--"
As soon as they entered, a strong gale blew over from the front, forcing everyone to stop and defend themselves. A few people who were weaker were directly injured by the strong wind.
"What is it this time?"
The Jindan Demon Cultivator said angrily while defending himself.
"It may be the chaotic formation that caused the spiritual storm and created the strong gale," the subordinate continued to explain, "but we didn't encounter it when we came here last time. Could it be that we were so lucky last time?"
After withstanding the strong wind, the demon cultivators were all injured to varying degrees, but thinking that there might be treasures ahead, everyone still withstood the pressure and continued to follow.
The three "mysterious magic cultivators" were circling around, and the group of people followed them everywhere.
However, after suffering a few losses, they learned their lesson and knew to check before entering unfamiliar areas.
"Nothing is wrong," said a demon cultivator. "There is no strong wind, no energy explosion, and the building structure is solid."
"Follow!"
The demon cultivators came to an empty hall, which had remained almost intact in its original state. There was not even a single damage on the walls, and no chaotic energy could be sensed.
Everything before was an accident, so it should be quiet this time, right?
"The main hall is so complicated, but judging from their appearance, they don't seem to be wandering around," the Jindan Demon Cultivator said coldly, "These people really do know something. Hurry up and give them all to me..."
dong dong dong-
Before he finished speaking, the ground in the hall began to shake, and dust that had not been swept fell from the ceiling, making the view gray.
"Crack!"
In the dust and fog, pairs of eyes shining with red light gathered from all directions.
"What's going on?" the Jindan Demon Cultivator asked angrily, "What the hell is going on again?"
"It's the stone puppet," one of the men said nervously, "The stone puppet in the main hall has come back to life..."
By the time the dust settled, a dozen bluestone statues had surrounded the intruder demon cultivator.
These stone dolls were used to guard the main hall a long time ago, but their activation requires the support of the hall's formation.
Logically speaking, the hall, now without its main formation, should not be able to provide the energy required for activation.
"Damn it," the Jindan Demon Cultivator was furious. "Once was an accident, twice was an accident, how many times has this happened?"
boom!
The stone puppet seemed to identify them as invaders and attacked them without any warning.
"Be careful, stay together, don't get defeated one by one!"
The Jindan demon cultivator punched the stone monster in front of him, sending it flying, but the next moment, the thing stood up again from the ground. Except for a dent in its body, there seemed to be no major problem with its movement.
So hard?
The strength of these things is probably comparable to that of Jindan cultivators! And there are so many of them!
"Wait," the Jindan Demon Cultivator suddenly remembered something, "They also passed through here, why didn't they trigger the attack? Could it be that the senior used some trick?"
Judging from the aura revealed by the senior before, he should be in the Nascent Soul stage... This kind of person does have the ability to avoid these traps in a more clever way.
Could it really be the senior?
How could they snatch the treasure from such a powerful person? Did Ba Kui have some plan in mind?
After a melee.
"Everyone is injured, and three are seriously injured," a subordinate reported. "It's no use. Let's retreat first. This main hall is too dangerous..."
"Retreat..."
The Jindan demon cultivator frowned.
He still didn't want to believe that his luck was so bad that he encountered all kinds of problems.
Right here, from the passage at one end, the target person they were monitoring walked out.
Senior "Chixue Shura" glanced at them indifferently without showing any emotion, and disappeared into the passage on the other side with his two subordinates.
The Jindan demon cultivator suddenly felt cold all over.
understood!
It’s not that he was unlucky, but because all of this was intentional...it was this senior who deliberately made them suffer!
I have said that one or two coincidences are just coincidences, but if it happens so many times, there must be some factors involved!
Fortunately, they were in their "territory" and the senior did not kill them, otherwise they would have lost their lives when they were in danger for the first time!
"Retreat," the Jindan Demon Cultivator heaved a sigh of relief, "Go back and tell Ba Kui that we have no way to monitor this senior... Her power is too strong!"
……
On the other side, Tang Xin and his team of three.
"I'm sorry, I remembered the wrong directions of east and west," Lian Xin said with a blush on her cheeks. "Although I know the structure of the main hall, I still have to find the way myself..."
"It's okay, meow," Ah Miao said, "Speaking of which, our luck is really good. We can always avoid energy explosions, strong winds, traps, puppets and so on. Could it be that I did something good in the past and accumulated virtue?"
"I am the one who does good deeds," Tang Xin said, spreading her hands. "I am known as the 'warm-hearted and kind-hearted senior sister' in Xuanling Sect!"
After returning to the correct route and encountering several attacks again, they narrowly avoided them and finally arrived at the "core area of the main hall" as Lianxin mentioned.
As soon as they stepped in, an evil aura completely different from the one just now hit them in the face, and all kinds of screams, shrieks, and ghost cries echoed in everyone's ears.
"The negative emotions of despair linger here. Even after a thousand years, they have not dissipated," Lian Xin said in a deep voice, "This is the tragic scene brought to the world when the magic path was glorious..."
Chapter 83: Far Beyond My Knowledge
The screams were quite scary.
But it’s just for scaring people. Who in the world of cultivation hasn’t seen a few strange events?
The biggest impact of this kind of environment filled with "negative emotions" on monks is that it disturbs their minds. For those with weak willpower, it can even drive them crazy.
"The manual should be placed in this area," Lian Xin said, "This is a special secret room in the main hall, which contains important items...but I don't know which secret room it is."
The number of secret rooms in this area is far greater than that in other areas, and almost every one of them has a sealing formation.
Not only that, the fluctuations of spiritual energy outside the secret room are also different from those outside, and there is an indescribable discomfort.
"How should we find them?" Ah Miao seemed to have also felt this discomfort, and asked uneasily, "Should we search for them one by one, meow?"
"Maybe this is the only way..."
None of the three wanted to stay in such a place any longer, so they quickly took action, following the pattern and opening the secret rooms one by one.
Although there is a sealing formation on the door, it can't block Lian Xin who knows how to remove it.
When one door was opened, a useless magic weapon was found inside.
When I opened another one, the pill inside had turned into powder.
Another door was opened, revealing a skeleton. Judging from its clothes, it must have been quite beautiful when it was alive.
Most of the items in the secret room have been corroded by time and turned into harmless waste, so the inspection is not slow.
But Tang Xin could always feel a bad premonition.
Something is wrong. The crisis was so fierce before, but now it has subsided? Isn't this the core area?
"I found a book, meow, with the word Jiuzhou written on it!"
"The Kyushu Beauty Guide is not what we are looking for..."
"They are all related to Kyushu. They should be of some use, right, meow?"
Lianxin and A Miao continued to search, while Tang Xin looked around vigilantly.
call--
A gust of wind blew by, and the uneasy feeling reached its peak.
coming!
"My death was so unjust!"
Countless gray-white gases appeared out of thin air, condensed not far from the few people, and gradually turned into human shapes.
"Ghost?" Tang Xin took out the Soul Devouring Banner and stared at the front. "No, it seems to be something else..."
She had seen vengeful spirits in the sword tomb on Jingxin Peak. They were a kind of chaotic consciousness composed purely of energy, but the thing in front of her was obviously "real", that is, the mist.
“A remnant soul,” Lian Xin exclaimed, “It’s at least a remnant soul from the Nascent Soul stage!”
Below the Nascent Soul stage, if it is not a complete soul, it is usually difficult to resist the dismantling of the power of heaven and earth, and it will disintegrate on its own in a very short time.
Only for great cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage, whose spirit and soul are able to separate from the physical body, can the residual soul be preserved in some way.
But a remnant soul is always a remnant soul. The moment the soul is incomplete, it means that they are completely dead, and what is left are only some remnants of their life.
"Don't panic," Tang Xin said coldly, "Since it's a remnant soul, the Soul Devouring Banner will work! +30, come on!"
Colorful light burst out from the Soul-Devouring Banner and went straight to the remaining soul.
"Want to suck me away?" The remnant soul that already had a humanoid look said sarcastically, "Don't you even look at your own strength!"
The grayish-white air condensed into a shield in front of the remnant soul, blocking all the colorful lights. Tang Xin held the Soul-Devouring Banner in his hand, which began to tremble violently.
"The Soul Devouring Banner is a good thing, but its power is related to the cultivation of the user." The image of the residual soul became more and more solid, and the Soul Devouring Banner trembled more and more violently. "Do you understand, junior?"
It is indeed worthy of being the remnant soul of the Nascent Soul Stage. Just a little bit of residual power is so powerful!
"I sensed the aura of a Nascent Soul cultivator in your Soul Devouring Banner."