As Chen Zhouxing asked the question, the strange "person" suddenly turned his head and met their gaze.

They had never seen such a bizarre face and eyes.

With grayish-white skin and grayish-white pupils, his facial features were unusually sharp and extremely aggressive.

He looked like a teenager, but his body was excessively thin, as if he were severely malnourished.

It was as if there was a vortex in the eyes of that "person," forcibly dragging them into it, and then endless evil surrounded them.

In that instant, they seemed to see countless horrifying and evil things.

Arson, murder, looting, and plundering filled the air with bloodshed, violence, and the evil thoughts in people's hearts.

It was as if all the evil and wickedness in the world were contained in this place, enough to freeze the blood in their veins.

The "person" smiled silently at them, grinning and revealing sharp teeth.

A pair of sharp teeth, as if they could slit their throats at any moment.

Alarm bells rang in the hearts of the group. It wasn't hard to pinpoint his location; this "person" looked more like the complete form of those shadowy figures.

From the edge to the center, the shadowy figure became increasingly realistic, more and more like a real person.

By the time it reached this black stone, it had reached such a point that, apart from its bizarre appearance, it was almost indistinguishable from a person of flesh and blood.

Without a doubt, this thing in front of us was formed from evil energy, so let's call it an evil object for now.

Everyone was filled with fear. How much evil energy would it take to take such a form?

They then understood that destroying the array's core was a ruse; the evil cultivators' true intention was to lure them into releasing the evil entity.

The evil creature was powerful, but it seemed to lack the ability to "break out" on its own; it could only be released by their help.

If those shadowy figures, being incomplete forms, were already so powerful, one can only imagine how powerful this evil entity must be.

Everyone's face was extremely pale, and they were on high alert, ready for battle.

But in my heart I had already prepared for the worst.

Just as they held their breath, not daring to make any rash moves.

The evil creature let out a very soft, cold laugh. "Thank you for releasing me. As a token of my gratitude, this place is yours to enjoy."

The voice was high-pitched, matching all their imaginations of evil.

He had actually reached the point where he could speak, and what chilled them even more was that his behavior and words indicated that he was conscious and capable of thinking.

How terrifying it is that the evil aura has evolved to this extent!

"Next time we meet, I'll thank you properly, if you can get out of here, of course." The evil creature let out a pleasant and grating laugh.

It stung their ears and made them extremely uncomfortable.

Before they could understand the meaning behind the evil creature's words, it had already transformed into a wisp of black smoke and vanished from their sight in an instant.

A dark light flickered in his gray eyes, and the smile at the corner of his mouth was inexplicably cruel; he still had things to do.

As the evil entity disappeared, the suffocating, oppressive aura that had been emanating from it also dissipated considerably.

They gasped for breath as if they could finally breathe again.

Before they could relax even slightly because of the evil creature's departure, Chen Sangruo and the others shuddered and immediately realized something.

"Oh no, that evil creature has gone outside the barrier!"

"His target isn't us, it's the cultivation world!"

The barrier was obviously no match for that evil creature; this formation and barrier were quite unique.

Shen Sanruo initially thought that the formation was manipulating the shadows, but in reality, the evil creature was the one manipulating the formation.

She looked out at the towering mountains beyond the barrier, which surrounded the area, forming a natural basin that could gather everything.

Given that the place was already dark and damp, the group of evil cultivators set up an array here, using the terrain to gather evil energy at the center of the array.

So as soon as they entered, they could clearly feel that this place was different from other places.

When the formation was first set up, the concentration of evil energy was not high enough to form a shadow, so the evil cultivators didn't need to establish any correct path.

The so-called "correct path" is actually a trap used to guide them.

It took tens of thousands of years for the evil creature to be born within the formation.

The evil creature was initially a product of the formation, but later it became an independent entity, no longer restricted by the formation, and even controlled the formation itself.

She was absolutely certain that the black stone was the core of the formation, and that the core had shattered, yet the evil entity remained unaffected—this alone proved it.

The wicked cultivator's purpose in creating such an evil entity is obvious.

Their schemes were indeed more than just those formations!

Therefore, the departure of that evil entity from the barrier is definitely not a good thing for them or for the entire cultivation world.

What kind of chaos would such a terrifying evil creature bring to the cultivation world?

At this moment, they desperately hoped that the evil entity could not pass through the barrier; even if it remained inside, they would most likely die.

The group was extremely anxious; they needed to get the news out to the others immediately.

Those closest to the barrier are the elders guarding outside, who have probably already come face to face with the evil creature.

A sense of foreboding filled my heart, and a mix of emotions overwhelmed me; the only word to describe it was "uncomfortable."

They were extremely eager to leave, but they hadn't forgotten what the evil creature had just said; it was clear it wouldn't let them leave easily.

What do you mean by leaving this place for them to enjoy? What else is inside the formation?

Shen Sanruo tried to sense the formation again, and strangely enough, the formation did not seem to have been broken.

Even though the core of the formation has been destroyed, why does the formation still exist?

He exchanged a glance with Luo Chu, who was also exploring, and both saw the doubt in each other's eyes.

"What's the situation now? How can we get out?" Mei Mei's voice was tinged with urgency.

Zhu Huaqiao, Chen Zhouxing, and Jiang Chu all looked equally anxious.

The people outside are all from their sect; how could they not be worried?

They speculated that the evil creature's strength was probably even inferior to that of Immortal Lord Changli.

Not to mention the elders of sects like the Heavenly Sword Sect.

"The formation hasn't been broken yet, so we don't know what's going on." Shen Sangruo's brows furrowed tightly.

The dark figures from before must have been summoned by that evil entity. Now that the evil entity is gone, the only dark figures that could threaten them are also gone.

So what else could possibly make them leave the barrier alive, just as that evil creature claimed?

Just moments after she finished speaking, the ground began to shake violently.

But they soon discovered that it wasn't just the ground shaking; it was as if the entire space they were in was shaking.

Their bodies were pulled, squeezed, and twisted as the space swayed, as if they were being torn apart by an invisible force.

The space we are in is in an extremely unstable state!

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