Many of these skeletons and wraiths had red, green, or other-colored lights shining in their eye sockets. They possessed certain divine abilities of the spirit eye, and they also had an almost instinctive craving for blood. Their sense of smell served them exceedingly well against demons who intruded from outside.
The black-gray haze here was highly corrosive. Unless one was skilled in corpse-ghost cultivation arts, staying here too long made it difficult to remain hidden beneath the erosion of the smoke, even if one could evade the skeletons' and wraiths' senses.
The closer one got to Black Bone City, the stronger this corrosive effect became. In addition, patrol squads had been sent out by Black Bone City,
Those who cultivated arts akin to corpse-ghost techniques had a better chance of concealing themselves in an environment like this. Those who were not of the ghostly path, no matter how high their cultivation, could easily give themselves away once they entered this area.
Lu Xiaotian led Wei Dongming and Kongyan into the space, where their bodies vanished without a trace. They advanced straight ahead, reaching a point less than a hundred li from Black Bone City.
The skeletons, wraiths, and patrol squads from Black Bone City along the way failed to notice anything amiss, even when they passed right by Lu Xiaotian and the others. Their cultivation was simply too far beneath his.
But after advancing into a certain area, the three stopped.
Kongyan gazed worriedly at the sky above Black Bone City. A colossal skeletal apparition was concealed in the night, appearing to be the city's totem. Even before they drew close, it exerted an inexplicable pressure.
It wasn't enough to harm him or Wei Dongming, but Kongyan estimated that advancing beneath this pressure would expose him and Wei Dongming, even