Revealing Location

From the conversation between the Yellow Robe Cultivator and the Purple Robe Old Daoist, it seemed that the place where Tie Ce's people were hunting Heart Devouring Worms should be Green Wind Mausoleum.

Although Green Wind Mausoleum sounded ordinary, the moment Wei Suo thought of this place, he couldn't help but feel a chill.

Lingyue City was located at the southern edge of the Tianxuan Continent. The city itself faced north and was built against a mountain. Green Wind Mausoleum was three thousand li south of Lingyue City, already at the edge of the sky.

Therefore, if high-level cultivators from Lingyue City wanted to take the shortest route out of the sky to experience a wide variety of high-level demonic beasts, they could simply pass straight through Green Wind Mausoleum. However, generally, even when high-level cultivators from Lingyue City wanted to go out of the sky to hunt for high-level Demonic Cores and gather materials, they would take a detour through Wuji Mountain to the southeast of Lingyue City, where many black Wuji trees grew.

The closer one got to the sky, the more demonic beasts there were. This was because although many high-level demonic beasts could not pass through the sky into the Lingyue Continent, some low-level demonic beasts with no fluctuations in their magical power could pass through. In addition to a much larger number of demonic beasts than elsewhere, Green Wind Mausoleum was also a large, eerie burial ground.

Perhaps in ancient times, this place was a geomantic treasure land, containing the tombs of many important figures. When Wei Suo had reached the edge of the sky before, he had passed through Wuji Mountain, which was relatively safe and where the demonic beasts had been repeatedly plowed through by many high-level cultivators. He had not passed through Green Wind Mausoleum. However, from some rumors and records alone, Wei Suo was certain that the combined area of the several intricate tombs within would not be smaller than Lingyue City.

These tombs also produced a type of third-grade upper-class demonic beast not found elsewhere, called the Corpse Devouring Worm. In reality, the main body of this demonic beast was an ugly thing the size of a palm, resembling a black-shelled beetle but with several tentacles. This demonic beast fed on the internal organs of corpses. This alone was enough to make one nauseous. However, after consuming the contents of the corpse, this demonic beast could actually attach itself to the corpse, control its movements, and use the corpse as a shell. It would also continuously secrete a sticky fluid onto the corpse's surface, making its surface as tough as the skin of some demonic beasts.

These Corpse Devouring Worms, which were active at night, were numerous in the Green Wind Mausoleum area. Many people who didn't know the truth would mistake them for a group of zombies or something similar if they happened to see them. In reality, they were all corpses controlled by Corpse Devouring Worms.

Killing these demonic beasts was also very troublesome because most Corpse Devouring Worms hid in the heads of the corpses. However, there were also many individualistic Corpse Devouring Worms that insisted on hiding in other parts. When encountering such ones, one had to fight them head-on and smash the corpse to kill them.

From Lingyue City south to Green Wind Mausoleum, one had to pass through two Teleportation Arrays. First, one would teleport from the Teleportation Array south of Lingyue City to Guangling Ruins, and then from Guangling Ruins to the north of Green Wind Mausoleum.

On the way from the Golden Jade Pavilion to the south of Lingyue City, Wei Suo had also posted some messages on public notice boards, directly stating that someone was plotting against Tie Ce's people in Green Wind Mausoleum, and also mentioning that some Spiritual Herbs had appeared in Green Wind Mausoleum.

As for whether this would make the Yellow Robe Cultivator and others feel that their plot had been exposed and they would not act, or if it would cause cultivators to flock to Green Wind Mausoleum to watch, Wei Suo had no confidence at all at this late hour. Anyway, for Wei Suo, the safest thing was to try his luck and see if he could directly find someone from Tie Ce after arriving at Green Wind Mausoleum.

With a flash of white spiritual light, Wei Suo emerged from the Teleportation Array in Guangling Ruins.

Guangling Ruins was once a vital town established by cultivators. Later, for some unknown reason, it was suddenly attacked by a group of high-level demonic beasts. Although those high-level demonic beasts were eventually wiped out by powerful demonic beasts from Lingyue City and Luoyue City and other nearby cities, the place became a ruin and was only made into a transit station for the Teleportation Array by the Tianyi Sect.

Because it was nighttime, there were very few cultivators in Guangling Ruins. It was as deserted as a brothel whose top courtesan had been poached by a competitor.

"Wei Suo?"

But just as Wei Suo emerged from the Teleportation Array connected to Lingyue City, two people walked out of a Teleportation Array not far away. These two people were also stunned when they saw Wei Suo, and then their faces lit up with surprise. It turned out to be Wei Suo's acquaintances, the siblings Ye Xiaozheng and Ye Guowei.

Wei Suo was also stunned. "How did you get here?"

"Brother Wei Suo!" The honest and sturdy Ye Xiaozheng gave Wei Suo a bear hug. The gentle Ye Guowei, however, blushed slightly and seemed hesitant to step forward. "We were commissioned to get a few Night Owls and happened to be passing by. We were planning to visit you in Lingyue City anyway, but we didn't expect to meet you here. It's so late, why are you here?"

"Someone is targeting Tie Ce, and Nangong Yuqing is also involved." If it were anyone else, Wei Suo wouldn't have told them. But Ye Xiaozheng and Ye Guowei had been through life-and-death trials. They were, like Nangong Yuqing, among the few people he could truly trust. So, after pulling Ye Xiaozheng aside, Wei Suo quickly recounted to Ye Xiaozheng and Ye Guowei how he had overheard the conversation between the Yellow Robe Cultivator and the Purple Robe Old Daoist in the market alley north of the city.

Ye Xiaozheng and Ye Guowei's expressions changed completely upon hearing this. "Brother Wei Suo, we truly didn't misjudge you as a friend." After exchanging glances with Ye Guowei, Ye Xiaozheng immediately said, "We'll go to Green Wind Mausoleum with you."

"It's too dangerous for you to come with me. Why don't you go to Lingyue City and help me spread the word?" Wei Suo immediately shook his head. This was because Wei Suo could see that Ye Xiaozheng and Ye Guowei were still only cultivators at the Third Level of Sea of Consciousness Realm. Based on their previous strength, they would be basically useless against cultivators in the Circulation Realm and might even become a burden to Wei Suo.

Ye Xiaozheng was indeed straightforward. Hearing Wei Suo say this, he felt even more that Wei Suo was righteous and chivalrous. He said excitedly, "Since we know about this, how can we let Brother Wei go alone to risk his life?"

Looking at Ye Xiaozheng's demeanor, Wei Suo felt frustrated. He couldn't just say, "You're not strong enough, you'll slow me down." He could only say very seriously, "Brother Ye, spreading the news in Lingyue City is much more important than coming with me. Because if the news spreads widely, those people might realize their plot is exposed and not act. My going to inform Tie Ce will also be less dangerous. No one will be in danger, which is better than you two accompanying me and then being surrounded and attacked by a few Circulation Realm cultivators..."

After hearing Wei Suo's lengthy explanation, Ye Xiaozheng finally felt that Wei Suo had a point and nodded. "Alright, we'll go to Lingyue City and spread the news as much as possible."

"Be careful. It's best not to let others know directly that you spread the news, otherwise, I fear those Circulation Realm cultivators might target you then," Wei Suo instructed.

"Brother Wei Suo, take care!" Ye Xiaozheng gave Wei Suo another bear hug. "We don't have many good things on us. This time, the Spirit Mist Bead and the Invisibility Talisman we obtained might be useful to you."

"Spirit Mist Bead? Invisibility Talisman?" Wei Suo's eyes widened as he looked at the two items Ye Xiaozheng and Ye Guowei produced.

The Spirit Mist Bead was a Magic Artifact refined from the eyeballs of White Nether Fish. It could release a dense fog, covering an area of a hundred zhang, and was a good item for obscuring the opponent's vision and escaping.

The Invisibility Talisman could activate a spiritual light shield that distorted light, achieving the effect of concealing one's tracks, and could last for half an incense stick's time.

Spirit Mist Beads were not difficult to find, but the Invisibility Talisman, a magic talisman with such a special function, was an ancient talisman that had long been lost. It could only be obtained occasionally from some ancient ruins and the corpses of ancient cultivators.

"Take care!"

When parting with Ye Xiaozheng and Ye Guowei, Wei Suo hugged Ye Guowei, who was blushing slightly, again. However, this time Wei Suo didn't feel perverted. After all, if he hadn't even hugged a girl a couple of times and happened to die out there, it would have been a huge loss in his life.

"If only I had gone to Liuxia Alley yesterday."

As the spiritual light of the Teleportation Array appeared outside Green Wind Mausoleum, Wei Suo couldn't help but wail inwardly.

The scene before him was truly desolate, treacherous, and menacing. While other Teleportation Arrays at least had a building built around them, upon arriving here, he felt a dangerous aura rushing towards him. This Teleportation Array, not far from Green Wind Mausoleum, was actually set up inside a mountain crevice, and a concealment formation was also placed outside. The reason for hiding it inside the mountain and setting up a formation to prevent people from seeing it was obvious: not only were there many demonic beasts in the vicinity, but there was also a high chance of high-level demonic beasts arriving, so it had to be hidden. Even the disciple guarding this array was a disciple of the Tianyi Sect at the Fifth Level of Divine Ability Realm. Moreover, this disciple held a few Spirit Stones in his hand, his face filled with vigilance, as if he were ready to flee through this array at any moment if the situation turned unfavorable.

The entire Green Wind Mausoleum looked like a giant tomb mound, with gray-black rocks, muddy ground, oddly twisted trees, and an eerie atmosphere. To the south, there was a vast swamp dotted with rotten branches and bones. There was no way to associate such a place with a geomantic treasure land.

Shortly after Wei Suo's figure disappeared on the mountain path leading to Green Wind Mausoleum, seven or eight cultivators suddenly emerged from the mountain crevice where the Teleportation Array was set up. Leading them was none other than the Yellow Robe Middle-aged Cultivator and the Purple Robe Old Daoist.

"According to the description of the Tianyi Sect disciple just now, the one who leaked our information should be that kid we met in the alley of the market north of the city!"

After just appearing from the mountain crevice a few times, the Yellow Robe Middle-aged Cultivator immediately said to the Purple Robe Old Daoist and the others with extreme coldness, "Now we can only fight head-on! That kid shouldn't be able to find Tie Ce's people immediately. Daoist Brother Zixiao, you, me, and Daoist Liu will split up to find that kid!"

"Fellow Daoist Wen, you and your group will pretend to be Tie Ce's people and say that Tie Ce is here to hunt a powerful demonic beast, blocking this area. No one except our people is allowed to enter!"

The sky in the distance was already slightly brightening. To the south of Green Wind Mausoleum, there seemed to be a vast expanse of wilderness that stretched as far as the eye could see. However, within it, there was a faint white light curtain connecting heaven and earth, with no end in sight. Between the outer wilderness and Green Wind Mausoleum, a clear boundary was formed.

The eerie Green Wind Mausoleum remained pitch dark. Wei Suo was currently standing by a pool of water with a grim expression.

The situation was very bad.

Because he had never been to Green Wind Mausoleum before and didn't have a map of it, Wei Suo had inevitably become disoriented after entering. After more than half an hour, Wei Suo hadn't encountered any of Tie Ce's people.

During this half-hour, Wei Suo had infused his True Essence into the message jade slip at least five or six times. However, apart from his own True Essence making the message jade slip light up, the three message jade slips on his person had never lit up.

This indicated that he probably hadn't even reached within three hundred li of Nangong Yuqing.

And now, the sky was about to dawn.

Unaware that the Yellow Robe Middle-aged Cultivator and the others had changed their plan and acted early, Wei Suo felt that he had to take action now.

"Old man, is your energy still alright? If so, how about you help me fight again?" Wei Suo, who had stopped by the pool, took out several Fireball Talismans and spoke to the Green Robe Old Man.

"You should know how to use the Yin Charm Blade by now, right?" the Green Robe Old Man snorted coldly, seemingly well aware of Wei Suo's thoughts. "Don't worry, no matter how you use it, you won't die. If you're lucky enough to survive this time, just hurry up and cultivate. Increase your cultivation speed a bit, and don't you dare die before I reach the Golden Core Realm."

Wei Suo nodded, not saying much, but his gaze was fixed on the opposite side of the pond.

Across the small pond, a black toad the size of a dinner plate was crouched, its yellow eyes bulging with a fierce expression. However, it seemed to be wary of Wei Suo and didn't make any moves for the moment.

"Boom!"

A blazing fireball shot from Wei Suo's hand, heading towards the black toad. Upon seeing the incoming fireball, a flicker of fear flashed in the black toad's eyes, and with a "poof," it spat out a stream of green water. But with a "hiss," the fireball was only partially dispelled and still slammed into the black toad with a "boom."

Without pausing, another Fireball Talisman was activated, hitting the black toad, which was desperately trying to leap into the pond while letting out a piteous croak. The black toad was directly flipped onto its back, devoid of any life.

Having killed the black toad, Wei Suo still, with a "boom," sent a Fireball Talisman flying diagonally upwards.

After waiting motionlessly for a moment, the Green Robe Old Man's voice suddenly echoed in Wei Suo's ears, "They're here!"

As soon as the voice sounded, Wei Suo, wearing the Wind Cloud Boots, immediately floated lightly up and hid in a large tree nearby. At the same time, he activated an ancient talisman. With a faint shimmer of light, his entire person vanished from the tree.

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