She looked at the withered palm that almost pierced her neck hanging down in front of her eyes. She looked at Senior Brother Chen turning into a mummy in front of her. Her heart was beating so fast that it almost jumped out of her chest!
The shadow of death has never been so close!
Those four ferocious vines, after devouring three Heavenly Martial Realm peak disciples, slowly retracted their barbs without harming Gu Yuanyuan who was close at hand.
One of the vines even lightly rubbed her arm, as if comforting her.
Gu Yuanyuan suddenly remembered the drop of golden blood that her master had asked her to drink before! It's that drop of blood! Let Heavenly Demon Vine regard her as one of his own!
The huge impact of the aftermath of the disaster made her legs weak and she could barely stand.
At this time, Gu Sheng's figure appeared beside her and gently supported her.
"Master..."
Gu Yuanyuan raised his head and looked at Gu Sheng's calm face. Tears in his eyes could no longer be controlled and surged out.
"I'm sorry... Master... Disciple... Disciple is so useless... I have become a burden to you..."
She was filled with self-blame and regret.
If she had listened to her master and hid in the Divine Craftsman's Maze Hall, she would not have been caught, her master would not have been threatened, and she would not have been in such a passive situation.
Gu Sheng looked at the tearful disciple with calm eyes.
"There is no need to blame yourself. Since my master asked you to stay, I am ready to deal with everything. You have not hindered my master."
He paused, his tone carrying unquestionable authority.
"The road to martial arts is full of thorns. Today's dangers are also trials. Remember this feeling of powerlessness and turn it into your motivation to become stronger."
Gu Yuanyuan wiped away his tears, his eyes became firm again, and he nodded vigorously.
"Disciple understands! Disciple must practice hard and never let Master be distracted again! Disciple must become stronger! Strong enough to fight alongside Master!"
"Very good."
Gu Sheng nodded slightly.
"It is not advisable to stay here for a long time. People at the Boundless Sect will soon notice the abnormality."
He glanced at the messy scene and the mummies, and with a thought, Heavenly Demon Vine instantly retracted underground and disappeared without a trace.
He pulled up Gu Yuanyuan.
"Let's go! Find a safe place to stay first. Master... I still have things to do."
The two of them stopped staying, and their figures turned into two blurry streams of light and quickly disappeared into the depths of the ruins.
At the same time, Hall of a Thousand Souls is deep in the secret realm.
Xiao Beixuan's face was as gloomy as water, standing under Soul Burying Tower, listening to the report of his subordinates.
The team he sent out to search for Bai Zhi and "suspicious elements" almost searched the secret realm, but still found nothing!
Bai Zhi is like disappearing from the world!
"Trash! A bunch of trash!"
Xiao Beixuan suddenly slapped his palm on a huge rock next to him! The boulder exploded with a bang! Gravel splashes!
"Young Master, calm down!"
A Human King Realm middle-term elder with a deep breath bowed quickly.
"The secret space is unstable, maybe... Bai Zhi has been buried in the space crack..."
"Impossible!"
Xiao Beixuan interrupted sharply.
"Evil Spirit Bind Lock has been released! She must still be alive! And... someone rescued her! Keep searching for me! Dig three feet into the ground to find her!"
"Yes!"
Everyone was as silent as a cicada and quickly agreed.
At this moment, a Dao Body shadow hurried over, it was "Blood Jade" (Black Snake) controlled by Gu Sheng.
"Blood Jade" walked up to Xiao Beixuan, his head slightly lowered, and his voice was respectful with "tiredness".
"Young Master, we have carefully searched the outer area and found no trace of Bai Zhi.
However... my subordinates found some traces of fighting in the area near the border. It seemed that... foreign warriors broke in and clashed with our patrol, but the opponent was not weak and escaped. "
"Foreign warrior?"
Xiao Beixuan's eyes turned cold.
"Is it not weak? How strong is it?"
"Blood Jade" shook his head.
"The traces are very vague, and it is difficult to determine the identity of Body Cultivator. But it can break through the peripheral blockade and escape under the siege of the patrol. At least... it is also Human King Realm."
Xiao Beixuan frowned, with doubts in his eyes. Human King Realm? Could it be reinforcements sent by the Holy Academy? Or... people from other forces?
Beside him, the shadow guard (Nether River Venerable disciple) who had been silent took a step forward and whispered.
"Young Master, the top priority is to collect the sacrifices as soon as possible and activate the formation. Bai Zhi's disappearance is a serious problem, but if the formation is activated, everything will be under control. As for the outsider... as long as he is still in the secret realm, he cannot escape from our grasp."
Xiao Beixuan suppressed the irritability in his heart and nodded.
"You're right."
He glanced at everyone and said coldly.
"Send the order! Speed up the hunting! Drive all the Zong realm warriors who enter the secret realm to the Hall of a Thousand Souls range! In three days, regardless of whether the sacrifices are collected, Sacrifice Array will be opened on time!"
"Yes!"
Everyone agreed in unison.
"Blood Jade" also bowed to accept the order, but there was an imperceptible cold light in his eyes.
Xiao Beixuan didn't notice anything strange about "Blood Jade". He turned to look at the shadow guard beside him, his tone of voice was profound.
"I hope... I won't need you."
The shadow guard stiffened slightly and lowered his head.
"Subordinates... are always at your disposal, young master."
On the other side, Gu Sheng led Gu Yuanyuan through the ruins for about half an hour, and finally stopped in the ruins of an abandoned palace that was relatively remote and surrounded by huge broken walls.
Most of the palace has collapsed, leaving only a few thick stone pillars supporting part of the dome, forming a relatively hidden space.
Huge rocks and rotting timbers were scattered around, and the air was filled with dust and a musty smell.
"Settlement here for now."
Gu Sheng looked around, scanning with his consciousness to confirm that there was no dangerous aura nearby.
"Yes, Master."
Gu Yuanyuan responded quickly, looking at the dilapidated environment, she felt at ease in her heart. At least it's safe for now.
Gu Sheng walked to a broken stone pillar, sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes and adjusted his breath.
Although the battle just now was short, controlling Heavenly Demon Vine to kill three Heavenly Martial Realm Peaks from a long distance, and then running at high speed with Gu Yuanyuan, took a lot of energy.
Gu Yuanyuan didn't dare to disturb him, so he walked aside silently, followed Gu Sheng's example and sat down cross-legged, trying to operate the technique.
She soon discovered that the hidden dangers caused by the contaminated spirit stones she had absorbed made her True Essence function obscure and her meridians ached.
She thought of her master's words and became more determined to change the method and practice cultivation again.
After a while, Gu Sheng opened his eyes and looked at Gu Yuanyuan.
"Yuan Yuan."
"Master!"
Gu Yuanyuan stood up quickly.
"This place is safe for now. I need to explore something here."
Gu Sheng glanced across the ruins of the palace.
"You are here, don't leave. If there is any danger, call me as a teacher immediately."
"Yes! Disciple understands!"
Gu Yuanyuan nodded vigorously.
Gu Sheng said no more, stood up and walked slowly among the ruins.
His eyes were like the most sophisticated scanner, scanning every brick, every remaining formation pattern, and every inconspicuous corner.
Powerful spiritual consciousness penetrated, carefully sensing every energy fluctuation and spatial trace remaining in the ruins.
He didn't choose this place randomly. When entering the ruins, he was keenly aware that the layout of the palace and the remaining formations vaguely echoed some of the structures in the core area of Hall of a Thousand Souls, and seemed... to be some kind of peripheral subsidiary node.
Perhaps, there are some clues about Boundless Sacred Land or Thousand Souls Sacrifice Array hidden here.
Gu Yuanyuan looked at the master's focused investigation, and his heart was full of admiration.
She didn't dare to disturb him, but silently observed her master's movements, trying to learn something from them.
Suddenly, Gu Sheng stopped in front of a relatively intact wall covered with vague reliefs.
His eyes fell on an inconspicuous, dust-covered emblem in the corner of the relief - it was a broken ancient sword emblem with two wings! It is exactly the same as the badge worn by disciple Boundless Sect!
Gu Sheng's eyes narrowed slightly, he stretched out his fingers and gently brushed away the dust on the emblem.
The moment his fingertips touched the emblem——
In the center of the emblem, the broken sword blade suddenly lit up with an extremely weak light!
At the same time, there was an extremely slight, almost imperceptible vibration on the ground beneath Gu Sheng's feet! It seems like something has been triggered!
Gu Sheng's eyes flashed!
Gu Sheng sat cross-legged in the ruins of the abandoned palace surrounded by broken walls, with his eyes closed tightly, seemingly adjusting his breath, but in fact most of his mind had sunk deep into the sea of consciousness.
Through the mysterious connection, across space, he firmly controls the evil cultivator named "Blood Jade" deep in the secret realm!
"Blood Jade" is currently among the disciples of the Boundless Sect, following the orders of Xiao Beixuan, searching for traces of Bai Zhi in the chaotic secret realm, while secretly observing the movements of the Boundless Sect hunting other warriors.
"Xiao Beixuan...Sacrifice Array..."
Gu Sheng sneered in his heart.
"Want to use thousands of sect-level warriors as sacrifices to achieve your or Nether River Venerable's ambition? Dream on!"
He controlled "Blood Jade" and quietly guided several Boundless Sect disciples around him, approaching an area in the secret realm with abnormally chaotic energy fluctuations.
According to the memory of "Blood Jade" and the spiritual perception of Gu Sheng, a fierce melee is breaking out there!
Soon, a messy battlefield appeared in the sight of "Blood Jade".
I saw four people, Zhao Boyang, Jin'er, a burly man and a tall and thin formation mage, forming a defensive formation back to back, struggling to hold on!
Around them, dozens of the Boundless Sect disciples besieged them frantically!
What's even more frightening is that three evil cultivators with cold auras and black robes are walking around the outside of the battle circle, launching cunning attacks from time to time!
These three evil cultivators are all at the early stage of the Human King Realm!
Zhao Boyang was covered in blood, his breath was somewhat disordered, and he had obviously suffered serious internal injuries.
Jin'er's face was pale, and he kept making secrets in his hands. Black light curtains protected everyone, but the light curtains fluctuated violently under the intensive attacks and could break at any time.
The burly man roared angrily and swung his giant ax, splitting away the incoming attacks, but he also received several wounds with bone-deep wounds on his body. The tall and thin formation master was even more embarrassed. The Formation Plate in his hand was dim, and blood was bleeding from the corner of his mouth. It was obvious that the formation of the formation was very expensive.
"Boss! I can't hold on any longer!"
The burly man roared and knocked away a charging Boundless Sect disciple with an axe, but more attacks immediately came!
"Damn it! Fight with them!"
Zhao Boyang had determination in his eyes, gritted his teeth suddenly, and shouted at Jin'er and the tall and thin formation master.
"Cover me! Buy me three breaths!"
"Brother Zhao!"
Jin'er's expression changed, as if he guessed what Zhao Boyang was going to do.
"Boss! No!"
The tall and thin formation master also hurriedly tried to dissuade him.
"Stop talking nonsense! Just do it!"
Zhao Boyang shouted loudly, True Essence inside the body was running wildly! A violent and destructive aura began to condense on him!
He was actually going to use some kind of secret technique that cost a lot, and was preparing to forcibly kill an evil cultivator, risking his life!
"Cover the boss!"
When the burly man saw this, his eyes turned red, he roared angrily, bit the tip of his tongue violently, and spat out a mouthful of blood on the giant axe!
The giant ax instantly burst out with dazzling blood!
His aura surged and he rushed towards the enemy group!
"Blood Burst Art!"
The tall and thin formation mage also gritted his teeth and also used the secret method to stimulate potential!
The Formation Plate glowed brightly in his hand, and several sharp arrays of light blades shot out, trying to tear apart the opponent's encirclement!
"Hmph! Dying struggle!"
One of the leading evil cultivators in black robes sneered, with disdain in his eyes.
He waved the bone staff in his hand, and a miserable green will-o'-the-wisp rushed towards Zhao Boyang!
The other two evil cultivators also took action at the same time. The cold claw wind and the poisonous black mist attacked the burly man and the lanky array master respectively!
Jin'er's face turned pale, and he activated the protective light curtain with all his strength, trying to resist the miserable green will-o'-the-wisp!
At this critical moment——
"Stop!"
There was a cold drink and an explosion!
A Dao Body figure appeared on the edge of the battlefield, and it was "Blood Jade"!
"Master Blood Jade!"
When the besieging Boundless Sect disciples saw the incoming person, their faces suddenly showed awe, and their offensive slowed down!
When Zhao Boyang and others saw "Blood Jade", especially when they felt the aura of the Boundless Sect's core disciples and the initial pressure of the Human King Realm on him, their hearts instantly sank to the bottom!
One Zhao Boyang has already made it difficult for them to resist. How about a stronger Human King Realm evil cultivator?
This is simply adding insult to injury! Despair enveloped the four of them instantly!
"Master Blood Jade! You came just in time!"
The evil cultivator who controlled the will-o'-the-wisp smiled when he saw "Blood Jade".
"These guys from the Holy Court have strong bones, but they can't hold on any longer! Your Excellency..."
Before he finished speaking, a sudden change occurred!
The figure of "Blood Jade" moved without warning! Extremely fast! Appearing next to the evil cultivator who controls the will-o'-the-wisp!
"You...?"
The smile on the evil cultivator's face froze instantly, and there was astonishment in his eyes!
"Blood Jade" had an expressionless face, clenched the five fingers of his right hand, and punched out!
Blood surged from the fist, condensing into a ferocious bloody fist shadow!
With a terrifying scream that tore through the space, it hit the evil cultivator's chest hard!
"No-!"
The evil cultivator's pupils suddenly shrank and he let out a horrifying scream!
He didn't expect that "Blood Jade" would suddenly attack him!
In a hurry, he could only gather True Essence to protect his body, and at the same time he held the bone staff in his hand across his chest to block!
The bloody fist shadow hit the bone staff hard!
The seemingly hard bone staff broke instantly! The bloody fist shadow continued unabated and stamped hard on the evil cultivator's chest!
A heart-wrenching sound! The evil cultivator's protective body True Essence is broken!
A bloody hole as big as the mouth of a bowl was instantly pierced through his chest! Translucent front and back!