Lu Li was very quick to break the formation; in just one hour, the formation was broken, revealing its true nature.

There stood a large, reddish-brown gate with an ancient feel, straight and untouched by the passage of time, still brand new, with a faint glow emanating from it.

Taking advantage of the lingering sunlight streaming in from who-knows-where, Lu Li didn't hesitate for long before stepping onto the stone steps in front of the gate.

With a gentle push, the heavy door opened automatically, revealing a glimpse of the scene inside.

Feeling the gentle breeze carrying abundant spiritual energy, Lu Li keenly detected a rotten smell in it, and frowned.

After greeting Shushu, he put both her and Xueling into his spatial storage, letting the little fire spirit reside on the crown on his head, before stepping across the threshold with his sword in hand.

Meanwhile, in a corner of the ruins, a group of people were also working hard to kill the enemy.

After once again fiercely repelling the unknown dark figure in front of them, one of them became exhausted and collapsed to the ground, his face pale.

Upon seeing this, the shadowy figure that he had just repelled quickly spread over, intending to press its advantage.

Fortunately, the people nearby reacted quickly, stopping the approaching shadowy figures and throwing the person into the protective layer that shimmered with spiritual light behind them.

The person who had just been standing was startled to see the dark figure instantly take over the spot where he had been standing, and was thrown back to a safe area.

It wasn't until quite a while later, when he felt a thin layer of spiritual energy return to his empty dantian and his limbs were no longer weak, that he thanked the person who had just saved him with a look of relief.

"Thank you so much, Brother Mufeng, for saving my life. You have saved me once again."

His reply was a somewhat indifferent one: "No need." The other party didn't even glance at him, continuing to fight the overwhelming black shadows with extremely fierce moves.

Knowing Ling Mufeng's personality well, Qi Yongsi was not surprised and secretly remembered his life-saving grace.

He moved to the side of a trusted teammate and began to meditate: he needed to absorb enough spiritual energy as soon as possible to be able to go out and fight the enemy, otherwise he didn't know how long he would be trapped.

Thinking of this, Qi Yongsi couldn't help but feel a little anxious. He just hoped that the distress message sent by Brother Mufeng would quickly bring people to his aid.

To be honest, this so-called mansion of a powerful being is truly full of strangeness. Before they even broke the formation, a flash of white light appeared, and they were inexplicably inside.

After entering, they were inexplicably trapped for half a year, without encountering any opportunities or dangers, but no matter what they did, they could not find a way out.

After they finally managed to unite and send out a distress message, they began to encounter all sorts of crises and were chased by all sorts of strange things.

In the past two weeks, they have managed to almost completely deplete all the resources they had.

If it weren't for the high-level protective array provided by Ling Mufeng, they would probably have been swallowed up by those liquid-like black shadows outside long ago.

No one knows what kind of monster this is. If you are accidentally covered by the shadow, you will be completely destroyed and become its nourishment.

What's even more terrifying is that these things feed on spiritual energy. If you can't kill them completely in one go, they will multiply and then relentlessly pursue you.

At first, they didn't know this and foolishly used their spiritual power to attack the other party, which resulted in them feeding the other party until they got fatter and fatter.

In the end, it was Ling Mufeng who discovered the fatal flaw of these things: a small, light-colored bulge in the thick shadows. Only then were they able to gain a brief respite and begin their counterattack.

But finding a small, light-colored bulge in a dark shadow is no easy task.

They spent many days but only managed to kill less than 30% of them. They could only try their best to drive away the remaining 70% to prevent the enemy from destroying their last refuge – the protective array.

They had been locked in this stalemate for nearly ten days. They had almost used up all the pills they had, and even their talisman array plates were nearly exhausted.

And the most dangerous night here is about to come again.

Compared to the shadowy figures during the day, the ruined mansion under the cover of night is the most terrifying.

As expected, what you fear most comes to pass. Before Qi Yongsi could even recover from his meditation, the sun, which had been hanging in the sky to mark the daytime, gradually set, casting a halo of light across the earth.

Those dark figures who were originally fighting Ling Mufeng and the others also retreated rapidly like a tide, fleeing into the distance, and disappeared in no time.

Seeing this, Ling Mufeng knew that another fierce battle was about to begin, so he quickly returned to the defensive formation before the enemy arrived.

He took out the last bottle of Rejuvenation Pills, distributed them to everyone, and quickly swallowed one himself to begin regulating his breathing, desperately absorbing the spiritual energy drawn in by the Spirit Guiding Array.

Soon, the dantian, which had been nearly depleted, gradually became full again.

Just as his dantian had stored up 90% of its spiritual power, Ling Mufeng, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them, stood up, and went outside the protective array, watching the distance warily.

A moment later, all sorts of strange and unusual things appeared in the distance, following the scent, desperately heading this way in the darkness.

In no time, the monsters arrived in front of them, even blocking out the moonlight overhead. Fortunately, cultivators are capable of night vision, so this time things didn't get any worse.

These monsters had come attracted by the smell of their flesh and blood, and now that a delicious feast was nearby, they pounced on it like hungry wolves without a second's hesitation.

Ling Mufeng and his group were not lambs to the slaughter; they picked up their weapons and began to fight back.

Instantly, various spiritual energies surged, illuminating the sky that had been covered in darkness and attracting Lu Li's attention, who was still searching for someone.

Unfortunately, before he could even take a step, a group of monsters blocked his path.

Looking at the arrogant locust tree in front of him, still reeking of blood, along with the dilapidated skeletons and various terrifying dark spirit beasts.

Lu Li didn't have much time to play with them. With a single command, the little fire spirit descended from above his head, dragging its little tail, and charged towards the group of monsters.

"Splash!"

"ah!"

However, in a short while, wherever the little fire spirit went, a series of ear-piercing sounds rang out, and the monsters fell down one after another.

Only after burning everything that had come after smelling the odor did the little fire spirit return to the crown on Lu Li's head.

To prevent any more foolish creatures from appearing, Lu Li activated his divine sense, and the little fire spirit transformed into a shield, enveloping Lu Li inside.

"roar!"

Just as they were about to rush toward the light, a roar suddenly came from a distance further away from the light, and then the earth began to shake violently.

Upon hearing this, Lu Li knew something was wrong and immediately sped off, trying to reach Ling Mufeng before the monster arrived, because he had already sensed Ling Mufeng's presence in the location where the light had appeared.