Far More Afraid of Death Than You, Great Battle in the Underground Palace

Li Mengning was a little confused, not knowing how Jiang Lan knew, and also confused why he agreed so quickly, but she still nodded, "Okay."

Then she set off, intending to hurry forward.

However, as if thinking of something, her movements suddenly stopped. She turned back to look at Jiang Lan, her eyes filled with a very serious expression, and she cautioned, "You promise me, no running around."

Jiang Lan pondered why her mind suddenly became so sharp, but he still agreed verbally, "Okay, I promise."

Li Mengning still looked at him with unease, then added another reminder, "Stay put, don't run around."

"I'm much more afraid of dying than you are."

Jiang Lan smiled, reached into his embrace, and took out a jade talisman that was still warm. He then took her soft, boneless jade hand and placed it into her palm, saying, "Be careful."

Li Mengning suddenly stared blankly at his actions.

Only after snapping back to reality did she see that Jiang Lan had already found a bare rock and was sitting there, closing his eyes to rest.

She pursed her delicate red lips, and a wave of emotions surged in her clear, serene, glass-like eyes.

Then she clenched her jade hand, carefully put away the jade talisman, and her expression returned to its usual calm.

Although she knew this jade talisman was probably given by Jiang Lan to save her life...

It was still something he had given her.

After confirming that Li Mengning had truly left and wasn't turning back halfway, Jiang Lan slowly opened his eyes and got up from the rock.

The distance to the burial site he had sensed was no longer far.

It wasn't that he was brave and didn't need Li Mengning's protection.

It was that in this area, he clearly felt he had more means to use than Li Mengning.

If she wasn't here, his actions would be much more convenient.

Buzz!!!

As Jiang Lan's gaze fell, the blood-colored mist floating in the void suddenly contracted and gathered, as if being tightened by a surging force.

It then transformed into sharp blades, one after another, and with a swish, they pierced directly through the adjacent rock wall, then exploded with a bang, turning into a sky full of rock fragments.

As his thoughts moved again, more and more blood-colored mist converged, filling the air with astonishing energy, causing the void to hum faintly.

"Under a surprise attack, any cultivator whose body's vital energy hasn't formed armor will be heavily wounded, or even die..."

"This blood-colored mist not only contains dense poisonous miasma but can also block divine sense."

"As long as a wound is left, I can control this blood-colored mist to destroy their internal organs from within."

Unless they encountered a cultivator who practiced body refinement, with a powerful physique and vigorous life force.

Otherwise, ordinary cultivators would truly have no countermeasure against such an inescapable method.

After leaving that place, Jiang Lan headed deep into the area he had sensed.

Along the way, he absorbed the life force of a few more demonic beasts. Through their memories, he confirmed the situation in this region.

Under his intentional avoidance, even though many areas here were full of danger, he moved as if on flat ground, and no unexpected situations occurred.

Bang...

After the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, as the life force of a bull-headed demon beast before him completely dissipated, its massive body rapidly shriveled and decayed, its very bones turning into sand-like matter and vanishing.

"So it's here..."

Jiang Lan frowned slightly and appeared before an increasingly dark, broken passageway.

The steep cliffs on both sides had collapsed, completely blocking the path ahead.

If he hadn't absorbed the memories of the demonic beasts in this area, he wouldn't have known about this shortcut.

The passageway was extremely narrow at first, only wide enough for one person to pass. After walking more than ten steps, it suddenly opened up.

Jiang Lan absorbed the life force of the weak demonic beasts hidden in the dark passageway. Through their memories, he quickly understood the layout of the depths of the passageway. After confirming there was no danger, he slowly ventured further in.

The deeper he went, the more intense the dry heat and the smell of blood became.

The blood-colored mist was even more concentrated, drifting in the void like a layer of rosy clouds.

With a thought from Jiang Lan, wisps of blood-colored mist spread and covered him, a rosy glow steaming, completely obscuring his face, leaving him a blurry figure.

After walking for a while longer, Jiang Lan faintly heard sounds coming from not far away.

Judging by the sounds, it should be a group of young men and women.

He narrowed his eyes and absorbed a few wisps of the blood-colored mist from the area. Unfortunately, these were not individual life forms, so they couldn't provide him with complete memories.

However, he could still vaguely glimpse a few blurry figures.

"This place was originally an underground palace..."

"Lately, the anomalies on the Blood-Colored Plateau have been getting bigger and bigger. Some demonic beasts living nearby often go berserk, attacking surrounding villages and towns without reason. My master suspects that something has changed within the Blood-Colored Plateau..."

"That's why he sent us to investigate the cause."

"As the foremost sect in Danzhou Prefecture, how can the Myriad Laws Sect stand idly by in such a situation."

"All of you Daoist Brothers are chivalrous and benevolent, caring for all living beings. I admire you greatly. To be honest, I am just a rogue cultivator. I only heard that there have been many opportunities on the Blood-Colored Plateau recently, so I came to try my luck. If I hadn't been rescued by you Daoist Brothers just now, I would have likely met my end in the jaws of a demonic beast..."

The man speaking at this moment wore a dark blue robe, his face resolute and slightly tanned, with regular features. He habitually touched his nose with a wry smile.

"Brother Ye Ming is too modest. Your strength is evident to all. If it weren't for your timely help, we would have met our demise by the Demonic Beasts' jaws. We are the ones who should be thanking you for bringing us to this underground palace."

Beside him, a burly man in the uniform of a Myriad Laws Sect disciple let out a hearty laugh, patting Ye Ming's shoulder, appearing quite fond of him.

Ye Ming?

The guy who inherited the Blood Immortal Sect's legacy?

Jiang Lan was slightly surprised, not expecting this fellow to be here.

This also explained why, before the Blood Immortal Sect ruins appeared in the story, various sects and lineages had scoured the Blood-Colored Plateau top to bottom without finding anything related to the Blood Immortal Sect's inheritance.

He had even suspected a plot error. Now it seemed Ye Ming had obtained the Blood Immortal Sect's legacy long ago and had simply kept it hidden.

Even when approached by Blood Immortal Sect remnants later and questioned about it, he had still concealed the truth.

"Careful."

"It's a Blood-Patterned Bat Demon..."

At this moment, voices from not far away rang out again, someone seemingly crying out in alarm, followed by the sounds of intense fighting.

Jiang Lan, at a distance and still within the passageway, could only hear the rustling of wings, but it was enough to indicate the Blood-Patterned Bat Demons were numerous.

When a gregarious Demonic Beast appears, it's always in a large group.

He had no intention of watching the show here. Following the passageway deeper, the sounds of battle and fighting gradually faded away from him.

However, Jiang Lan hadn't walked for long when he suddenly felt the stone wall beside him rumble, and a powerful force blasted it open.

Several figures, covered in blood, were flung through the air. Their bodies smashed through the stone wall, disappearing within, seemingly knocked unconscious.

A sneak attack? I knew this Ye Ming wasn't any good.

Jiang Lan's gaze shifted as he looked at the figures lying before him, blocking his path, and kicked out.

But before his foot could land, one of the figures suddenly shifted, rolling to the side in a disheveled manner.

"Brother Ye Ming, why are you suddenly attacking us without cause?" an enraged voice boomed from a distance.

Simultaneously, several streaks of light rapidly approached Jiang Lan's location.

Jiang Lan's gaze fell upon them. The dense and surging blood-colored mist in this area immediately converged and intertwined, forming a vast, solid blood-colored hand that struck out.

The void rumbled, powerful and heavy, vibrating incessantly. The entire dim underground palace seemed to shake violently.

The approaching figures, before they could even get close, let out a poof and spat blood, flying backward and landing on the ground like discarded sandbags.

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