This place was strange. Two Mahayana cultivators from the Three Realms had actually been ambushed while resting in a cave. Such a thing should have been utterly impossible in the Three Realms.
Even when cultivators entered secluded cultivation, they would certainly have means to set up defenses around themselves and prevent others from approaching.
Yet now, two cultivators who should have been Mahayana cultivators of the Three Realms had been ambushed while resting in seclusion. They had not even managed to resist before dying together. The sight made several people's scalps prickle and their hearts tremble with horror.
Just as everyone's vigilance rose sharply, Qin Fengming's expression suddenly changed. He abruptly sensed a dangerous aura rushing toward them. Without the slightest hesitation, he cried out, "Everyone, be careful!"
As he shouted, several urgent cries rang out from the others as well.
It was obvious that everyone had sensed the danger closing in.
As their cries rang out, the incantations within their bodies surged rapidly, and various flickering lights immediately appeared around them.
Yet just as everyone activated their defensive means without hesitation, long black-red objects as thick as a baby's arm suddenly appeared on the surrounding stone walls.
They looked like vines, their surface patterns clearly visible, yet also like long snakes covered from head to tail in stripes.
The vines tapered at the front and possessed astonishing power to pierce the air. The instant they appeared, they shot toward everyone's bodies like sharp swords. Their speed was as fast as lightning; in the blink of an eye, they had thrust out from all directions in the stone walls and enveloped everyone's bodies.
The vines gave off hardly any energy fluctuations. Only when they pierced through the void did ripples appear, allowing everyone to sense them clearly.
Straight vines pressed