The Source of the Plague

"If there's really no other way, we can just buy some Specter items at the trading post," Lin Yunji said after a moment's thought.

They had spent over a month sweeping through the swamp, and Lin Yunji found many weapons and armor left behind by the people of the former village.

Those weapons and armor, like the Formation-Breaking Vajra Spear that Lin Yunji used, were all rusted because they had been left in the swamp for too long.

Lin Yunji sold all the items they found at the trading point.

The trading points and the mall encompass the entire Vast Blue Illusory Realm, so it's common for factions to craft equipment and sell it there.

However, before selling these items, Lin Yunji first looked into similar products in the online store and found that there were simply too many.

After selling all these items, Lin Yunji used the Canglan Points to buy some equipment that could deal with the Specter!

One of them is the blood of Nether Beast.

This blood, combined with other medicinal herbs, can be used to create a potion that, when applied to weapons, can inflict significant damage on Specter.

This potion is extremely expensive; hundreds of Canglan Points can only buy a small bottle.

All of this is because the blood of the Nether Beast is extremely rare.

In the entire Vast Blue Illusory Realm, the birth of wild creatures is random, and such exotic beasts are actually very rare.

Famous beasts are a very rare type of exotic beast. Because their attributes lean towards darkness, their blood is extremely poisonous to Specter.

If even a tiny bit of their blood touches Specter, it will either die or be seriously injured. Therefore, the blood of the Nether Beast is extremely effective against Specter. Not to mention, when this blood is mixed with other medicinal herbs to create a potion, the effect becomes even more terrifying.

However, the small bottle of medicine I bought was barely enough to apply to the tip of a spray nozzle.

Lin Yunji bought more than 10 bottles of this medicine in one go.

Another item is the Five-Colored Stone, Five-Colored Stone is very common in the Vast Blue Illusory Realm, so its price is very low.

Lin Yunji spent ten Canglan Points to buy a whole large bag, weighing about a hundred kilograms.

The most important characteristic of these Five-Colored Stone is that they can emit light, and in various colors. With Five-Colored Stone Five-Colored Stone, one can have light at night. Moreover, unlike torches or other light sources, Five-Colored Stone do not go out. Even if Five-Colored Stone are smashed or ground into powder, they will still glow.

It's incredibly magical.

In addition, Lin Yunji bought a bell.

These bells were made by cultivators who entered the Vast Blue Illusory Realm from the outside. The outer shell of the bell is made of very ordinary material. The important thing is the bead inside, which is a tooth, a wild creature that can sense Specter.

After the tooth was ground down, it was placed inside a bell as a bead. If Specter suddenly appeared nearby, the bead would immediately start spinning, causing the bell to ring.

After purchasing all the necessary items, Lin Yunji led the Saint Venerable Daweide and the others to the swamp once again. Upon arriving at the Lin Yunji, they descended the mountain while it was still light. Instead of searching for dry land to spend the night as before, they slept directly in the swamp.

Because the swamp was full of mud, Lin Yunji drove wooden stakes into the ground, then laid a layer of wooden planks on top of the stakes, and finally set up a tent on top of the planks.

When the sunlight completely disappeared, the dark, deep sky enveloped the entire earth.

Normally, there should be stars in the sky after dark, but at this moment, a very faint mist slowly appeared in the extremely silent swamp.

It's unclear whether these weapons originated from the vitality of the swamp or from the water vapor in the air being too cold, causing it to condense into mist.

But it could also be a rather cold and malevolent Evil Qi. After the mist rose from the ground, it enveloped the entire swamp, making the already dark swamp appear even darker and colder.

Lin Yunji and the others sat quietly inside the tent, waiting.

At this moment, there was not a sound in the swamp, as if all sounds in one's ears had disappeared, leaving only deathly silence.

After doing this for an unknown amount of time, Lin Yunji suddenly opened his eyes.

"That sixth sense of being spied on has returned!" Lin Yunji said, his gaze slightly darkening.

The feeling of being spied on was becoming increasingly obvious.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Saint Venerable Daweide and the others also opened their eyes, then very cautiously gripped their weapons, while their other hands tightly held onto the vials of potions.

"Ding ding ding ding!!" The clear sound of the bell suddenly rang out.

At this moment, without thinking, Lin Yunji opened the potion bottle in his palm and applied the potion inside to the tip of the Formation-Breaking Vajra Spear. The Saint Venerable Daweide and the others did the same.

Not only did he apply the medicine, but after he finished, Lin Yunji shuddered, and the Vajra Spear in his hand suddenly trembled, its light exploding and tearing open the tent! He then quickly grabbed a handful of Five-Colored Stone from the small bag and threw them in all directions.

Countless Five-Colored Stone of varying sizes were scattered around the swamp.

These Five-Colored Stone are about the size of a pigeon egg, while some are as big as a fish eyeball, but regardless of their size, they all have a dazzling brilliance.

After the various colors of light scattered, the entire swamp became as bright as day.

Under the brilliance of the Five-Colored Stone, Lin Yunji and the others could see clearly a figure standing on the muddy ground.

That's right, his feet were suspended in mid-air above the mud, about a foot off the ground.

His wildly unruly long hair obscured his face. His robes were tattered and soaked with water, which dripped onto the muddy ground.

He exuded an aura of death, and faint black wisps could be seen swirling around his body.

He not only exuded the aura of death, but Lin Yunji also sensed another aura emanating from him.

The gloom and darkness made people feel uncomfortable, both physically and mentally.

"This is the scent of plague!" Lin Yunji's heart sank.

This figure exuded an aura like that of a plague source!

"It's him!" The Saint Venerable Daweide and the others also noticed the figure.

"I suppose so," Emperor Venerable Wuxuan replied.

"Should we make a move or not?" Supreme Hongdu asked Lin Yunji.

Just as the Supreme Hongdu finished asking his question, that figure suddenly spoke.