Only when they saw the blood-red tentacles emerge with their own eyes did Zong Tianyang, Jian Shier, and the others seem to awaken from a dream.
In mere moments, they understood what had happened, and their expressions darkened.
Who could have imagined that, after countless trials and ordeals over the past century, they would fail for so long to recognize such an obvious lure?
At that thought, Xu Ruoshan could not help knitting his brows.
Ever since entering the Ancient-Suppressing Treasure Pagoda, tempted by the Star-Plucking Tower and the many Karma Dharma Treasures, they seemed to have overlooked the irregularities from the very beginning. Such a thing had almost never happened to prodigies like them.
"No. Someone deliberately led us astray."
In a corner, the usually silent Feng Caiyi spoke slowly, a trace of dismay showing on her icy face.
Feng Caiyi formed a seal with one hand and traced a talisman before her.
A thread of multicolored light immediately appeared in her jet-black eyes. Looking up, she saw specks of flesh-and-blood gu insects floating like dust beneath the purplish-red mist.
"As I thought. From the moment we entered this pagoda, our minds were already being influenced without our knowledge."
Feng Caiyi knitted her slender brows. Strands of colored light grew around her, sealing off and killing all the flesh-and-blood gu insects nearby like flames.
"These flesh-and-blood gu insects can use a cultivator's connection to heaven and earth to slip silently through protective Dao arts, amplifying the desires in their heart. Everyone, seal off your perception of heaven and earth as quickly as possible to stop them from spreading further."
At her reminder, Xu Ruoshan, Hua Dao Student, Jian Shier, and the others understood instantly.
They each used secret arts to seal their connection to heaven and earth, then burned