In the darkness, Ning Wuye and Zhong Kui Yueji hurried along the path Jade Snow Bat had taken earlier.
The path had originally been flat, with few rises or dips. Now hills, hollows, marshes, and rocky wastelands alternated before them... its whole appearance utterly transformed.
Suddenly, the mighty heavenly pressure above began to weaken.
The two sensed it and looked up, only to see the vast tribulation clouds dispersing.
At the same time, the Eternal Night Whisper gradually sounded in their ears.
Unlike before, when it had still been bearable, the Eternal Night Whisper gave them no chance to adjust this time. In almost an instant, it surged from a murmur into a shout!
Their expressions changed. They had been able to move freely through the Eternal Night Desert just now because the Fallen Immortal Will had awakened, and then because of the tribulation above them.
Now the Fallen Immortal had fallen asleep again, and the tribulation was fading. The Eternal Night Desert had returned to what it had been before.
The threat of the foreign races was secondary. The most terrifying thing was the Eternal Night Whisper, which could corrupt living beings and turn them into Mad Demons!
Ning Wuye quickly took out a small set of chime bells. With his urging, they rapidly grew larger and floated before him, producing a melodious chime.
The chime could alleviate the Eternal Night Whisper's erosion of cultivators, but its effect was inferior to the Ten Thousand Year Mermaid Pearl.
The Ten Thousand Year Mermaid Pearl, however, belonged to the Liulan Dynasty's Secret Treasury. Zhong Kui Yueji had carried it, but the Demon Fox had stolen it along with his Storage Pouch...
For now, they could only use this set of chime bells, originally meant to defend against attacks on the spirit,