As Lu Mian walked on, he suddenly sensed that something was wrong again.
Although he did not currently have his Ghost Eye open,
his perception was still keen.
He felt that the closer he got to the source of those screams, the greater the danger became.
What exactly is over there...?
I can't get any closer.
After considering it, Lu Mian followed his instincts and stopped advancing.
If those screams are bait, they shouldn't be drawing just me over.
Someone else is bound to fall for it.
I'll wait here for a while...
Let those greedy bastards scout ahead for me.
Lu Mian's mind raced.
As far as he knew, at least two evil cultivators at the Third Realm: Foundation Establishment had already come to Falling Cloud City.
Besides Zhao Chong and Madam Ghost Spider, there were probably other powerful cultivators here.
He would let them scout ahead first.
But as Lu Mian stood there, he discovered that his unease was rapidly spreading.
And the source of that unease puzzled him immensely.
It seemed to be surging toward him from every direction.
At that moment, Lu Mian opened his Ghost Eye without hesitation.
Whatever it was had already set its sights on him.
Whether he sensed it or not no longer mattered.
The instant Lu Mian opened his Ghost Eye, all color drained from the world, leaving it a translucent gray.
With his Ghost Eye open, the gray mist could no longer obstruct Lu Mian's vision.
He could see that all the nearby houses were covered in sinister, uncanny Transparent Tree Tendrils.
These Transparent Tree Tendrils kept growing, reaching toward him.
The unease he had sensed earlier had come from these tendrils.
Lu Mian immediately drew the Black Tiger Heavy Saber and lunged toward a street entrance where none of