Before they had flown very far, a woman's shrill scream rang out.
A glamorous young woman in a green dress flew toward them from ahead. Judging by her attire, she was clearly a disciple of the Moon Sky Sect, though only at the Spirit Transformation stage.
"Senior Han, save me..."
Before she could finish speaking, an exceedingly bizarre screech rang out. Two thick purple beams shot over, effortlessly piercing her protective spiritual light and punching through her body.
After a scream, the young woman in green transformed into a rain of blood at a visible rate. Even her Nascent Soul failed to escape.
A swath of purple glow swept over, covering the blood rain and drawing it into the mouth of a giant purple scorpion.
"A sixth-rank Amethyst Flying Scorpion!"
Han Debiao said in surprise. He knew how formidable Amethyst Flying Scorpions were.
There had to be something here that poisonous insects and beasts loved, or a sixth-rank Amethyst Flying Scorpion would not be present.
With that thought, Han Debiao and the other two hurriedly retreated. The Amethyst Flying Scorpion had no interest in pursuing them. Han Debiao took out a fist-sized white orb, an auxiliary treasure specially used for scouting the way ahead.
He formed a hand seal and lightly tapped the white orb. It immediately lit up with dazzling white spiritual radiance, revealing a scene within.
A cave could be seen. At the lower left of its entrance was a black pond over a hundred zhang wide. Five black lotus flowers floated upon the surface, their petals shaped like crescent moons.
"Heavenly Soul Nether Lotus!"
Liang Youshan said in surprise.
Heavenly Soul Nether Lotus could strengthen a cultivator's soul. The older it was, the better its effects, but this spirit herb had extremely demanding requirements for its growing