"Yes!"
The disciples in the hall agreed in unison, their voices filled with fear.
Xiao Beixuan's gaze slowly moved towards the shadow guard (young man with backup formation eyes) who had been standing silently in the shadow.
The young man's body tensed imperceptibly.
"You go too."
Xiao Beixuan's voice is emotionless.
"The situation in the East District is unknown. Bai Zhi is probably there. You... find it yourself. Bring her back to me!"
The young man raised his head suddenly, with incredible shock and resistance in his eyes.
"Young Master! This subordinate... my duty is to protect you..."
"This is an order!"
Xiao Beixuan interrupted sharply, his eyes as sharp as knives.
"Find Bai Zhi! Or... you become the main formation eye for her!"
The young man's face instantly turned pale as a sheet, his lips trembled, but he did not dare to refute.
He clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging into his palms, and finally lowered his head, his voice dry.
"Subordinate... I obey."
Xiao Beixuan looked at him coldly and added, his voice was like ice.
"Remember, if you dare to take the opportunity to escape... no matter where you escape, I will personally... kill you!"
The young man's body trembled violently and his head dropped lower.
"Subordinates... don't dare."
He said no more, turned around, and walked out of the hall quickly with a sense of sorrow, anger and despair that was suppressed to the extreme.
Xiao Beixuan looked at his disappearing back with sinister eyes.
He sat back on the stone seat, tapping his fingers on the armrest unconsciously, and the feeling of uneasiness in his heart became stronger and stronger.
Blood Jade has lost contact, the East District is abnormal, Bai Zhi is missing... all of this is weird!
It's as if there is a big invisible hand stirring up the situation in the dark!
"No matter who you are... if you dare to ruin my big things... I will definitely make you... worse than death!"
Xiao Beixuan's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
At the same time, at the edge of the eastern area of the secret realm, there was a hidden cave covered by huge vines and collapsed stone pillars.
Five people, Gu Sheng (controlling the body of Blood Jade), Zhao Boyang, Jin'er, Old Xiong, and Old Zhen, are hiding here.
The entrance to the cave was cleverly covered with restrictions by Gu Sheng, blocking out the breath.
"Brother Gu, is this place... safe?"
Zhao Boyang looked at the dim sky outside the cave and asked in a low voice.
The injuries on his body were simply treated, but his breath was still a little weak.
"Safe for now."
Gu Sheng (Blood Jade) has a hoarse voice.
"Xiao Beixuan's troops are mainly concentrated in the core area and several main passages. This place is remote and will not be searched in a short time."
He glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice.
"Everyone, time is of the essence, so let's make a long story short.
This Hall of a Thousand Souls is not an ordinary ruin, but a place of sacrifice left by ancient Boundless Sacred Land! Thousand Souls Sacrifice Array is hidden in the palace!
Xiao Beixuan colluded with the evil cultivator Nether River Venerable, intending to use thousands of sect-level warriors as sacrifices to forcibly open the grand formation, pouring majestic power into one person, and create a 'Soulless Shell' with terrifying power, but a short lifespan, and may even be controlled by Nether River Venerable!
Use the power of this body to break through the ancient restrictions and help Nether River Venerable break out of the seal! "
As soon as these words were spoken, it was like thunder exploding!
The expressions of Zhao Boyang, Old Xiong, and Old Zhen changed drastically in an instant, and their eyes were filled with unbelievable horror!
Jin'er also had his pupils shrunken, but his expression was relatively calm.
"Sacrifice... thousand-name sect realm?!"
Old Xiong took a deep breath, and the tone of his voice changed.
"This... this is simply insane!"
"Soulless Shell? Impact restriction? Nether River Venerable?!"
Zhao Boyang's face was ashen, and his eyes were burning with anger.
"Xiao Beixuan! How dare he do this! Aren't he afraid of becoming a public enemy of the entire Eastern Wasteland martial arts world?!"
"Public enemy?"
Gu Sheng (Blood Jade) sneered.
"In his eyes, as long as he can achieve his goal, it is worth sacrificing more lives. And... he has no intention of letting anyone leave the secret realm alive!
Everyone who enters this place, whether they are disciples of your Holy Academy or warriors from other forces, in his eyes, are just... sacrifices! "
There was deathly silence in the cave! There was only the heavy breathing of everyone.
After a moment of silence, next to Jin'er, who had never spoken, the thin, middle-aged warrior (Old Zhen), who had a calm aura and had used formations before, suddenly raised his head and looked sharply at Gu Sheng (Blood Jade), with a questioning voice.
"What you said is too shocking! Not to mention whether Thousand Souls Sacrifice Array really exists, based on your words alone, how can you prove that Xiao Beixuan is colluding with evil cultivators? How can you prove... that you are not alarmist and have other agendas?"
He paused and glanced at Zhao Boyang.
"Brother Zhao, this person's origins are unknown, his methods are weird, and he even controls the body of an evil cultivator... His words cannot be trusted at all!"
Zhao Boyang frowned and looked at Gu Sheng (Blood Jade) with questioning eyes.
Gu Sheng (Blood Jade) looked calmly at Old Zhen's question and did not answer immediately.
His thoughts moved slightly, and a sound transmission was sent directly into the Zhao Boyang sea of consciousness.
"Brother Zhao, who is this person? It seems that he was not in your team before?"
Zhao Boyang was slightly startled and immediately replied through a message.
"Brother Gu, his name is Chen Zhen. He was the helper brought by Miss Jin'er when I was surrounded and attacked by the Boundless Sect after entering the secret realm. Miss Jin'er said that he was her fellow disciple, who was proficient in formations and had helped us resolve the siege several times."
Jin'er brought it? Fellow senior brother? Gu Sheng (Blood Jade)'s eyes swept over Jin'er without leaving a trace.
Jin'er looked calm, as if he didn't care about Old Zhen's doubts.
The moment Gu Sheng (Blood Jade) secretly communicated with Zhao Boyang, and their eyes briefly met Jin'er's calm eyes in the air——
A sudden change occurred!
An indescribable terrifying shock that seemed to come from the depths of the soul, like an invisible giant hammer, hit Gu Sheng's consciousness hard!
He felt that his control of "Blood Jade"'s body instantly became extremely sluggish and blurry!
It was as if there was an irresistible force that was forcibly cutting off the connection between him and the puppet!
"Not good!"
Gu Sheng's heart is ringing with alarm bells!
He suddenly looked at Jin'er!
Jin'er's eyes, which were originally as calm as water, now have an extremely obscure, but cold and biting golden light in the depths of them!
An indescribable terrifying pressure that seemed to be able to suppress Myriad Worlds, like a sleeping dragon awakening, exploded with her as the center!
This pressure is not directed at the physical body, but directly at the soul! The entire cave was instantly enveloped!
Plop! Plop!
Old Xiong and Old Zhen were the first to bear the brunt. They groaned and collapsed directly to the ground with a muffled groan. Their mouths and noses were bleeding, their eyes were blurred, and they instantly lost consciousness!
Zhao Boyang also turned pale and his body shook violently.
He gritted his teeth and used all his true energy to resist, and barely managed not to fall down, but his eyes were full of horror!
The body of Gu Sheng (Blood Jade) was frozen in place as if a immobilizing spell had been cast on it!
His (Gu Sheng) consciousness seemed to be trapped in a quagmire, and the connection with the body of "Blood Jade" was forcibly suppressed and stripped away by the terrifying pressure!
"The game... it's time to end."
Jin'er's voice sounded, no longer as cold as before, but with an indescribable indifference and majesty that seemed to come from the nine heavens.
She slowly raised her right hand and touched the stiff "Blood Jade" gently!
A rune that was condensed to the extreme and exuded a brilliant golden light instantly sank into the eyebrows of "Blood Jade"!
"Ah——!"
A scream that was too shrill to sound like a human voice came from the mouth of "Blood Jade"!
That was the last remnant soul consciousness attached to the puppet's body and belonging to the evil cultivator Black Snake. Under the purification of the golden runes, it was instantly wiped out!
And Gu Sheng's consciousness, under this finger, completely severed contact with the body of "Blood Jade"! A strong feeling of dizziness and tearing came!
"Yuan Yuan! Enter Divine Craftsman's Maze Hall!"
Before Gu Sheng's body consciousness was completely forced back, he only had time to issue a quick instruction to Gu Yuanyuan!
Immediately, his consciousness was like a kite with its string broken, and he was instantly pulled back to his true body far away in the ruins!
Inside the cave.
"Blood Jade"'s body trembled violently for a few times after the golden runes submerged, and then the look in his eyes completely disappeared, becoming hollow and lifeless, like a real puppet, falling softly to the ground.
Jin'er slowly retracted his fingers, the golden light in his eyes gradually faded away, and he regained his previous calmness.
She didn't even look at the unconscious Old Xiong, Old Zhen, or Zhao Boyang who was barely holding on. Her eyes fell on the collapsed "Blood Jade", and the corners of her mouth raised a very faint arc, as if she was in control of everything.
"Finally... pure."
She whispered to herself softly, her voice carrying an imperceptible tiredness, but also containing supreme majesty.
Zhao Boyang looked at this incredible scene in front of him, looked at the collapsed "Blood Jade", and felt the terrifying aura on Jin'er's body that exploded and subsided in an instant, but still made his soul tremble, and his mind went blank!
He opened his mouth, but no sound came out. Only boundless fear and confusion, like the cold tide, completely submerged him!
Deep in the ruins, inside the ruins of the abandoned palace.
Gu Sheng, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly opened his eyes! There is pain and solemnity in the eyes!
He groaned, and a stream of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth! Being forcibly cut off from the puppet also had a certain impact on his soul!
"Master!"
Gu Yuanyuan, who had been standing by, was shocked when he saw this and stepped forward quickly.
"I'm fine."
Gu Sheng raised his hand to signal her to stop, his eyes were as sharp as lightning, and he swept around in an instant. His powerful consciousness burst out, vigilantly covering every inch of the surrounding space!
"Jin'er..."
Gu Sheng felt a storm in his heart! That terrifying coercion that instantly forced his consciousness back, that brilliant golden light... was definitely not an ordinary method!
That woman... who is she?!
She has been lurking next to Zhao Boyang, what is her intention?!
"Master... just now..."
Gu Yuanyuan also felt the terrifying aura that Gu Sheng instantly erupted, and asked nervously.
"We were exposed."
Gu Sheng's voice was cold.
"Leave this place immediately! People from the Boundless Sect... I'm afraid they will come soon!"
With a thought in his mind, Nine Dragon Universe Cauldron's shadow flashed, and Gu Yuanyuan was instantly included in the Divine Craftsman's Maze Hall!
Immediately, his figure flashed and disappeared, leaving only the faint smell of blood and solemn murderous intent in the air.
Gu Sheng suddenly opened his eyes, his eyebrows were furrowed, and a complex and severe light filled his eyes.
He quickly glanced around. The dust filled the ruins of the palace had not yet settled, and there was still a dull pain after the trauma to the soul and a lingering sense of crisis in the air.
Jin'er's sudden burst of terrifying pressure and strange method of forcibly cutting off the puppet's connection made his heart scream with alarm.
You can't stay here for long!
He didn't hesitate at all, and he didn't have time to explain in detail to the worried-looking Gu Yuanyuan next to him the shocking changes he had just encountered on the puppet. He directly reached into his arms and took out a warm blue jade talisman.
With True Essence poured into the fingertips, light flashed on the surface of the jade talisman, and an invisible message penetrated the space barrier and sped towards a specific direction.
After doing all this, Gu Sheng suppressed the boiling blood and said to Gu Yuanyuan in a deep voice.
"Yuan Yuan, get ready, someone will come to pick you up later."
Gu Yuanyuan looked at the master's solemn expression and knew that something big was going to happen. He nodded obediently and didn't ask any more questions. He just straightened his clothes silently, with worry and determination in his eyes.
After about a stick of incense, a subtle sword sound came from the distant sky.
A streak of sky-blue light cut through the dark sky of the secret realm. It was extremely fast and flew over the ruins in just a few breaths.
The stream of light converged, revealing a slender figure. It was Shen Qingtian who was wearing a cyan outfit and a simple bronze mask on his face.
She hovered in mid-air with her flying sword, her breath a little hurried, and her eyes under the bronze mask were filled with confusion and fatigue after a long journey. She was obviously puzzled by Gu Sheng's sudden emergency message.
"Brother Gu?"
Shen Qingtian's voice came through the mask, cold and questioning.
Gu Sheng No pleasantries, time is running out.
With a thought in his mind, he immediately issued an order in his consciousness.
There was a faint flash of light on his chest, and a miniature temple that was only the size of a palm, glowed with a dark bronze luster, and had a simple and complicated shape slowly separated and floated in the palm of his hand.
Although the temple is small, it exudes an indescribable ancient and mysterious atmosphere, which is Divine Craftsman's Maze Hall.
"Miss Shen, you're done."
Gu Sheng handed the miniature bronze temple to Shen Qingtian with a solemn tone.
"Please bring this item back to Great Desolation City as soon as possible and hand it over to the Linlang Pavilion Miss Tantai with your own hands. It must be delivered with your own hands!"
He did not explain what this palace was, nor did he explain the key points, but the unquestionable solemnity made Shen Qingtian instantly realize that this thing was of great importance.
She reached out her hands without hesitation and carefully took the tiny bronze temple.
The palace is cold to the touch, as if it contains some kind of sleeping power.
She solemnly put it away, placed it close to her body, and nodded.
"Don't worry, I will live up to my command."
Gu Sheng's eyes immediately turned to Gu Yuanyuan beside him. His eyes softened a bit, but they still carried an unquestionable determination.
"Yuan Yuan, you go to Great Desolation City with Miss Shen."
When Gu Yuanyuan heard this, his petite body trembled slightly, and he looked up at Gu Sheng, his eyes full of reluctance and worry.
"Master..."
"Be obedient."
Gu Sheng interrupted her, her voice low but containing power.
"This place is far more dangerous than you imagine. If you stay here, I won't be able to distract you and protect you. Go to Great Desolation City, find Miss Tantai, tell her your identity, and she will keep you safe. This is an order."