"The Hall Master of Shadow Spear Hall is my disciple, and your hall master besides. She disappeared two months ago, yet the Blood Rain Cult still hasn't received any news. What, are you planning to rebel?"
Fang Yang's gaze was piercing. Now, he did not even need to activate the Profound Heaven Strategy. His terrifying aura alone was enough to make people's hair stand on end.
"C-Cult Master, it wasn't negligence on our part, nor is it that we aren't worried about the Hall Master. Back then, Shadow Spear Hall heard that abnormalities had appeared here, that strange things were happening frequently and villagers were disappearing. The Hall Master brought us here to investigate."
"But after just one night, the Hall Master vanished on the spot. We searched for an entire day without finding a single clue. Just as we were about to leave and report to our superiors, we... we discovered that we couldn't get out of this mountain village at all."
The middle-aged man's voice trembled, his eyes filled with fear, as though he had recalled something utterly terrifying.
In the distance...
Crows continued their mournful cries as swirling mist enveloped everyone.
In an instant, everyone shuddered, while Fang Yang frowned.
"Couldn't get out?"
"That's right. We simply couldn't get out. This mountain village is clearly very small, but no matter how we searched for a way out, we couldn't leave. At first, we thought we had merely lost our way, so we used all sorts of magical treasures to clear a path, and even practiced special cultivation techniques."
"But whatever we did, we would wander right back into the village. What's more, someone disappeared every seven days. Just like the Hall Master, they vanished without leaving any clues, as though they had disappeared into the mist out