Only after Su Shi'er moved forward did Ling Changkong follow behind him, walking at the very back of the group.
Even as he watched their surroundings, he continued observing Su Shi'er in secret.
The five continued onward, and before they could descend the mountain, they reached the nearest route.
A startling aura swept toward them like a tidal wave.
The aura was sharp and terrifying, carrying an equally terrifying killing intent.
The sudden change brought their footsteps to an abrupt halt.
Without the slightest hesitation, the instant they stopped, all five circulated their true essence and activated their techniques, forming protective barriers around themselves.
As the tidal wave of aura crashed over them, they felt as though ten thousand galloping horses were charging straight at them.
Under ordinary circumstances, resisting such oppressive aura would already have been no easy task.
Not to mention that in these Ancient God Ruins, true essence was consumed three to five times faster than usual.
In the blink of an eye, they felt the true essence within their bodies rapidly draining away.
This feeling differed from the perilous Quicksand Land of Chenxing, the Immortal Cultivation Holy Land.
In the Quicksand Land, Anomalous Power beneath the sands constantly took advantage of any opening to invade, devour, and seize cultivators' true essence.
The source could be traced. If cultivators possessed secret arts that allowed them to guard their true essence, they could greatly weaken the Anomalous Power's effects.
But in these Ancient God Ruins, merely circulating true essence and activating techniques required far more power than anywhere else.
And the power being depleted could not be found anywhere at all!
Not to mention that there were clearly no fluctuations of formation aura, yet they were unable to fly through the air.
If Spirit Severing stage cultivators suffered