Although the two Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivators had held their breath, they seemed to fall into a stupor in the end. They walked woodenly toward the Gu Worms swarming at them, oblivious to everything, as though something were controlling them.
The head of the Liu Household had fallen under its control even earlier. His eyes gleamed as he watched the Gu Worms, as if he had discovered some precious treasure.
In the end, none of the three escaped. They let the Gu Worms bite them to death and devour them completely.
Green Intent, too, seemed to have exhausted her last trace of spiritual qi. After recalling the Gu Worms, she collapsed limply onto the floor.
Su Jiu and Chu Luohen exchanged a glance, surprise flickering in their eyes. "It feels like a combination of dream control and illusion arts."
Chu Luohen nodded. "It probably has something to do with the Seven-Colored Flower we encountered on our way here."
Su Jiu could not help wondering whether the strange flower they had seen along the way really was the legendary Seven-Colored Flower.
Legend had it that consuming a Seven-Colored Flower could raise one's cultivation by an entire major realm. The flower they had seen could indeed do that, but that advancement probably existed only in a dream equivalent to death.
Only then did Su Jiu and Chu Luohen emerge from hiding. Although Green Intent had recalled the Gu Worms, the scent of that so-called Seven-Colored Flower still lingered in the air.
Clearly, that scent had no effect whatsoever on either of them.
Seemingly sensing someone's approach, Green Intent shifted her body with difficulty.
A dark glint crossed her eyes. She had never expected that while the mantis stalked the cicada, an oriole would be following close behind.
Green Intent's eyes darted