Path of Life and Death

"How could that be? I, Bian You, have roamed the martial world for so many years. I still know the weight of such matters!" Faced with Hundred Poisons Venerable Lan Shuiqiao's questioning, Bian You naturally denied it outright.

"Then why were they trapped inside the formation?"

"Didn't they come out?" Diviner Bian You looked utterly unconcerned.

"If they received your Talisman Signal, they should have appeared before Elder Yang and the others, not now!" Hundred Poisons Venerable Lan Shuiqiao demanded sharply.

"Who knows what they were doing in there, something too shameful to show..." Bian You had only gotten halfway through his words when Lan Shuiqiao's exceedingly hostile glare forced them back down his throat.

It was not only Hundred Poisons Venerable Lan Shuiqiao. Even Yang Yiguan, Hu Qingtong, and Ma Yue began looking at Bian You with unfriendly eyes.

"The interference from the spiritual power storms within the formation is tremendous. Perhaps the Talisman Signal's aura was cut off by the spiritual power storm, or perhaps the signal happened to pass through one. That may be why they did not receive it."

Seeing that he had provoked public outrage, Shadow Blade Shao Mo hurriedly stepped out to offer an explanation. Diviner Bian You also gave a grunt of agreement, indicating that this was exactly the possibility, while wearing a look as though he could not be bothered to explain.

Ye Zhen's face was filled with cold mockery. He would be a fool to believe it.

Fortunately, Ye Zhen possessed both Clear Heart Sword Intent and the Golden Back Stone Beast King's ability to control Earth Spirit Energy. Clear Heart Sword Intent allowed Ye Zhen to remain unaffected by the formation and distinguish directions, while extending his divine sense through the ever-present Earth Spirit Energy could point out the way