Chapter 31
After escaping the flowerbed, the Soul Butterfly finally stopped chasing them, but Shen Xingyan lost nearly half of their manpower.
Ye Qinghui and the others, who were on a nearby path, also heard the loud noise. "What happened to them? Are they in danger?"
"Oh no! I think I heard my junior sister scream!" Jiang Wan rushed back immediately. "Something must have happened over there!"
"Let's go rescue them together," Ye Qinghui decided immediately.
When Ye Qinghui and his group arrived at the Soul Butterfly Garden, the Soul Butterfly were already quite full, their massive bodies sprawled out, fast asleep among the flowers.
"How can there be such a large Spirit Butterfly?"
[No, these aren't Spirit Butterfly, they're Dark Soul Butterfly that devour people's souls. We must not get close to them.] Ye Zhenzhen warned.
So, the group walked forward, circling the Soul Butterfly.
Shen Xingyan and his group arrived at a Grotto-Heaven Blessed Land with many rare beast bones that could be used to refine Law Artifact, Medicinal Pills, and enhance the power of formations.
"There are actually Ten-Thousand-Year Dragon Bone!" Suddenly, a huge pile of dragon bones appeared in front of them, some lying down and some standing, each with a different posture, as if they had once been alive.
Given the previous lesson about the Soul Butterfly, no one dared to retrieve the dragon bone immediately. However, since Ten-Thousand-Year Dragon Bone are extremely rare and possess astonishing spiritual power, which can be used to enhance the power of Spirit Artifact, they are extremely attractive to cultivators. Before long, someone could not resist the temptation and picked up a dragon bone.
Someone was the first to try it, and nothing bad happened. Others also mustered their courage and boldly touched and moved the pale white skeletons.
Shen Xingyan was quite wary, but unwilling to let these treasures fall into the hands of others for nothing, so he arranged for the Outer Sect disciples of the Kongtong School who had come with him to help him pick up more. Those disciples, eager to please the young Sect Leader, also picked up the treasures with great effort.
However, as the human warmth gradually permeated the cold, lifeless remains, the junction between the dragon bones and the human hand emitted a faint red glow, as if it had suddenly gained its own will and began to greedily absorb the life essence of the person before it.
Some people's hands vanished into nothingness in disbelief; some had their hearts pierced by blades formed from dragon bones, draining all their energy; and some, amidst shrill screams, turned into a pile of withered corpses.
"These dragon bones will drain your life force, please don't touch them!"
Seeing this, Shen Xingyan took another step to lead everyone to escape, but unexpectedly, the dragon bone lying on the ground suddenly transformed into wrists, grabbing their legs and feet haphazardly, dragging them down one by one and then devouring them.
The ground was stained with blood, and countless empty Daoist robes lay scattered about, creating an eerie and terrifying scene.
Despite her deep reluctance, Shen Xingyan took out the Red Lotus Flower-Burial Needles, which she had bought at the Spirit Treasure Pavilion for 200,000 Superior Spirit Stones, and shot it at the dragon bones on the ground. The dragon bones hit by the needle were instantly burned by the Red Lotus Karmic Fire and turned to ashes. Shen Xingyan used up a full 100 Red Lotus Flower-Burial Needles before she could open an escape route.
When Ye Qinghui and his group passed through the Soul Butterfly Garden and the Dragon Bone Blessed Land without any trouble and met up with Shen Xingyan and his group, most of Shen Xingyan had already been killed or wounded. They were all covered in blood and looked extremely disheveled.
"What do you mean by Divine Descent? I think it's more like a demonic possession. Everything here is filled with Evil Qi; it's extremely dangerous."
"I'm so scared, I want to go back so badly! I just watched helplessly as my senior brother was devoured by the dragon bones and left only as bones. What kind of hellish place is this?"
Everyone looked dejected. Many wanted to go back, but were afraid to turn back for fear of encountering the Soul Butterfly again.
"How could this be? You're all completely unharmed?" Shen Xingyan looked at Ye Qinghui and the others, who were dressed neatly and unscathed, with disbelief. But she quickly forced a smile and walked towards Ye Qingyao, saying, "Ayao, I'm relieved to see you're alright."
"There's no danger on our path. It's just that our senior brothers and sisters were worried about your people, so they came to help," Ye Qingchuan explained helplessly, spreading his hands. Jiang Wan and Lu Lingxuan were worried about their fellow disciples, and his First Senior Brother was full of righteousness, so he reluctantly accompanied them. In his own mind, he didn't want to care about these people at all.
Before long, a pile of Fire Dragon bird eggs appeared before them, resembling the eggs of the divine bird Vermilion Bird, radiating a flame-like glow.
This time, Shen Xingyan and the others dared not touch or stop, and ran straight ahead without thinking.
"No, you really don't want all these treasures?" The Little Glutinous Rice Ball wriggled and jumped down from Ye Qinghui's arms, picking up a Vermilion Bird Egg. "Eating one of these can increase your spiritual power for several years."
When Shen Xingyan thought they had reached a safe area and looked back with mocking expressions, Ye Zhenzhen, Ye Qingchuan, Lu Lingxuan, Lei Jiajia, and the others had already picked up all the Vermilion Bird Egg on the ground and put them into their Storage Ring.
"Since you don't want them, we'll gladly accept them all!"
Lu Lingxuan once again experienced the joy of being carried to victory, and his smile stretched from ear to ear.
Shen Xingyan turned pale with anger.
My child and I both had high fevers these past two days, so my writing hasn't been going well. Please bear with me.
Chapter 31
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Due to Ye Zhenzhen's interference, the original plot of the book has deviated significantly. Even the Vermilion Bird Egg, which was originally intended for the male protagonist Shen Xingyan, has been taken by Ye Zhenzhen and others.
So, will the plot from the original book, Shen Xingyan angers the Vermilion Bird flock, falls into the Netherworld Ghost Domain, and unexpectedly obtains Treasure-Seeking Beast, not happen?
No! The plot can deviate, but the Treasure-Seeking Beast must be lured out.
Ye Zhenzhen hadn't gone far when she called out to her First Senior Brother, "[My tummy is hungry, I want to eat a Vermilion Bird Egg.]"
Although he didn't know what his Junior Sister was up to, Ye Qinghui immediately stopped and considerately asked, "Junior Sister, would you like it steamed, grilled, or braised?"
[I want my Third Senior Brother to help me with the barbecue.] Ye Zhenzhen's sweet, soft, and gentle voice rang out.