A Disordered Mind
This is a secret place captured by the world, operating in a regular manner like a satellite, and generating geomagnetic forces due to their mutual attraction.
Dark red Geomagnetic Primal Light flickered high in the sky, drawing out a patch of dark red light.
Through the light, Zhang Xuezhou could see the ancient castle several miles away.
The entire secret place was quiet, and Zhang Xuezhou couldn't hear a single unusual sound.
He soared through the air, occasionally catching glimpses of the grayish-white remains on the ground below.
These skeletal remains varied in size, from as small as half a person's height to as large as over ten meters, seemingly belonging to the remains of some kind of large, Ferocious Beast.
This secret area is only about ten miles in circumference, and its ecosystem is limited, insufficient to support such a large creature. Not to mention the hundreds or thousands of skeletons here, it is easy to see the inevitable external invasion.
"Could you be the outsider cultivator that 'Yu' tried to kill but failed to kill back then?"
Zhang Xuezhou gracefully descended towards the ancient castle.
This ancient castle area is not large, with few living areas, and it also involves the main castle city. The area that runs from east to west is no more than forty or fifty meters wide, which is not as spacious as the mansion of a high-ranking official in Chang'an City.
Buildings involved in construction, brewing, and pharmaceutical production are semi-open-air structures, with their interiors completely visible and their functions easily discernible with a glance.
Zhang Xuezhou scanned his surroundings, then focused his gaze directly on the city lord's mansion in the main city.
The city lord's mansion was constructed of brick and stone, and Zhang Xuezhou even discovered traces of lava bonding, which meant that the cultivator who created the lava boulder in the cave was most likely here.
Is anyone else here?
Zhang Xuezhou walked on air without touching the ground, without making a sound.
He had intended to discreetly observe the situation and launch a surprise attack if the opportunity arose, but after careful consideration and a thorough search, he found no living creature and nothing to take advantage of.
This forced him to shout, his voice booming outwards with the aid of Demonic Sound Technique.
The sound of the thatched hut collapsing was the first to be heard, followed by the collapse of some of the skeletons standing in the distance.
"We have no choice but to let Nagesi in to search!"
After calling out several times to no avail, Zhang Xuezhou felt that the preliminary reconnaissance was over.
This is certainly not a good place; it's hard to get in, and it's hard to get out.
Decay and ruin permeated this secret place, and Zhang Xuezhou could already imagine the despair of the creatures here facing the distortion of space.
Not to mention the centuries of confinement, the group was sealed in the Sinkhole No. 2 for more than half a year, and many of them were already in a mentally unstable state at that time. Even top figures who established the Scarlet Alliance State, such as Li Qi, could not escape.
In such an environment, mindless, dead souls can wander around day after day.
In comparison, Zhang Xuezhou even considered the few remaining red-robed mages in the Sinkhole No. 2.
As he pondered, a sudden thought struck him, and a burst of purple Law Power light bloomed in his hand.
The Yin Entity Tracking Technique flew out of his hand, then transformed into a shooting star, plummeting towards the City Lord's Mansion.
"It's an inanimate object!"
If life is transformed into another state, it means that one has not fallen into complete death, nor can one use the means of immortal rebirth, even if one once possessed the Immortal Gem.
Another problem lies in the distortion of the space for entering and exiting this secret place. Without a means of entry and exit, rebirth and resurrection would be of no use here.
This may also be an effective way to suppress the immortals.
Zhang Xuezhou rose up amidst the wind and waves, moving with the Law Power radiance of the Yin Entity Tracking Technique.
He walked past the half-collapsed main hall of the city lord's mansion, looked at the bull-headed statue worshipped in the mansion, and then at the skeleton lying beneath the statue.
Zhang Xuezhou had previously assumed the skeleton was dead; he never imagined it was still alive.
"Hey, wake up!"
The Yin Entity Tracking Technique focused on the withered skull, and Zhang Xuezhou reached out and tapped the skull.
Hehehe~
Two dim flames of soul fire emerged from the skull, and a chilling sound came from the missing front teeth.
"I am the ruler of the world, I rule the divine kingdom, I am supreme, and all are but insects beneath my feet. Look up to the great sorceress Emma, you pitiful insects!"
A tremor of mental energy emanated from the withered bones, revealing arrogant and boastful communication, accompanied by the increasing weakness caused by the continuous use of mental power.
As if his mind had collapsed, or as if he were immersed in his own delusional world, this skeletal body was in a state of near madness.
Zhang Xuezhou could sense the overflow and dispersion of spiritual power. This inanimate object named Emma could no longer control its soul and spirit, and quickly headed towards death.
Once the spiritual energy dissipates completely, and the three souls and seven spirits perish together, the opponent will also vanish into thin air.
He didn't even need to lift a finger; Nagesi could obtain the unclaimed Immortal Gem.
"I am the king of the world of Ashan, the seventh dragon god born in the Seven Dragon Age, an era ruled by the great Emma..."
The voice of the withered bones grew increasingly faint, and the information it conveyed was vague and of little use.
Zhang Xuezhou temporarily activated his Law Power several times and lit a Southern Brightness Fire as a precaution.
For Yin Soul, this flame is extremely powerful, and its striking ability is the best in Zhang Xuezhou's experience. Even if he is only half-baked, it is enough to kill a flying Shi Wudao.
"Great Goddess Asha, the Seventh Dragon Emma obeys your guidance!"
It seemed that the Southern Brightness Fire had brought about a deathly intimidation effect, as the head of the self-reciting spirit turned and the words it was chanting changed.
Are you still mentally sound enough to communicate normally?
Zhang Xuezhou, shaken to his core, inquired, only to hear the dead soul suddenly scream hysterically.
"Damn it, he actually confused my mind and plunged me into a prolonged state of delusion. I didn't obtain the origin of the world, I didn't establish a divine kingdom, everything I saw was an illusion, everything was fake, there was nothing, I lost everything, I'm not reconciled, I shouldn't have lost back then..."
A surge of spiritual power continuously erupted from the skull, transforming into streaks of gray energy that then fell and turned to ash.
The monk named Emma used her skeletal right hand to support her body as she tried to stand up. The cracking of her bones and her mournful cries of despair became the final farewell of her life.
The two flames within the skull stared intently at Zhang Xuezhou's figure before dissipating like embers in the wind.
"Disordered mind?"
As the soul fire dissipated, Zhang Xuezhou waved the Southern Brightness Fire in his hand towards the skull, and then transformed it into the Yin Entity Tracking Technique.
The Southern Brightness Fire did not ignite anything sinister, and the Yin Entity Tracking Technique obediently condensed in the center of his palm, offering no further direction.
The owner of this secret place died so easily, the difficulty of which was unbelievable to Zhang Xuezhou.
They made many guesses, but none of them matched the current situation.
Is this your opponent?
The soul fire in the skull's eyes reflected Emma's image, as did the monks who had defeated her.
The white wings flickered in the soul fire for two seconds, and then a blurry human figure appeared, which looked exactly like Zhang Xuezhou spreading his demonic wings and soaring.
Emma's memory is stuck on the moment when the burst of flames engulfed and killed her opponent.
In Emma's memory, she was the one who killed her opponent, but the final result was that she escaped into this secret place and then fell into a state of death brought about by the long years.