So that was why they had fled desperately, one after another, trying to leave this place.
"Now that we've captured the medicinal herbs, I'll escort you out of here," Ye Tian said. With so many people in chaos, this was the perfect chance to get them out.
"Alright." Zhao Xian said no more. The successive shocks had left her somewhat numb; no matter how positive she had once been, the death of her close friend had cast her spirits down.
"Stay close behind me," Ye Tian said to Wei Long, meaning for him to protect Zhao Xian from behind.
Wei Long nodded. Ye Tian immediately led the two of them away.
Only when they drew close did Ye Tian see just how brutal the battle was. Severed limbs of cultivators and black creatures rained down from the sky alike.
Blood sprayed everywhere as well. Nearly every cultivator was being besieged by dozens of black creatures. At first, the cultivators could still fight desperately, slaughtering their way through, but later, one after another exhausted their spiritual power and stamina, allowing the black creatures to seize an opening and kill them in one stroke.
Whether their limbs remained intact or not, so long as they could be corrupted, the black creatures would take them all in. Then, those corrupted cultivators would turn around and target the cultivators who were still whole.
This forced the cultivators into continuous retreat. Those who could still break out of the encirclement under such circumstances were without exception supreme experts.
Under the normal advancement order, by the time they reached Linxiu Land, most of their cultivation should have been around the Universe Realm. But only a year and a half had passed. The fastest among them had merely reached the Universe Realm, while most others still hovered