Qian Meng's expression abruptly grew several shades more solemn as she said in a low voice, "The true nature of this array remains unclear. But judging from the dense Blood Qi within and the five utterly different array formations contaminated by it, our sect has determined that this is likely some kind of evil array formed through the sacrifice of countless living people."
As she spoke, she glanced at Lu Feng. After signaling to him, she carefully lifted open the flat red case from its sealed edge.
The moment only a narrow crack opened, a dense wave of Blood Qi rushed straight at them.
The instant Lu Feng and Tang Yuan came into contact with it through their senses, an image of mountains of corpses and seas of blood surfaced in both their minds. It was as though thousands upon thousands of people had been stripped of flesh and blood while still alive, dismembered and piled together, forming this nauseating, terrifying Blood Qi.
When the flat wooden case was opened, what came into view was a massive, flat five-pointed-star array disc.
The entire disc was crimson, with magnificent yet bizarre array markings flowing across it, as though cast from fresh blood and steeped in a blood pool for countless years.
Qian Meng's warning sounded out. "Sense it carefully. This array is evil by nature. Upon contact, it will strip away and devour the five types of elemental qi in your body. If you sink too deeply into it, it will be difficult to pull yourself free. One of our sect's elders had a considerable portion of his Five Elements Qi origin drained away when he sensed it years ago, and he has yet to recover."
Lu Feng's heart tightened, and he instinctively looked toward Tang Yuan.
Their eyes met, and