"boom!"
The overwhelming gray fog first enveloped Lin Yun and the Holy Mother, and then, before the Langya Saint and his group could think too much, the gray fog suddenly enveloped them as well.
"Gah! Gah! We've finally cleared another passage!"
"Haha, creatures of the living world, here we come!"
"This time, we're definitely going to have a feast!"
At the same time, a series of sinister laughs rang out from within the thick gray fog. Each sound contained a powerful aura that sent chills down one's spine. Whether startled by the laughter or infected by the gray fog, the entire group of Langya Saints felt a coldness creep into their hearts.
"Get out of this thick fog immediately!"
The Sage of Langya was greatly shocked and immediately shouted loudly.
Whew! Whew! Whew!
At that moment, he had no time to deal with Zhenwu Shengjun anymore, and quickly flew towards the direction outside the gray fog.
He could roughly sense that each of those unknown auras was no weaker than him. If he were blocked by two or three of them, coupled with this gray fog whose purpose he didn't know, he might perish here.
At this point, whether or not he seizes the opportunity to kill Zhenwu Shengjun is no longer important.
Furthermore, if this dense gray fog is truly dangerous, the already severely injured True Martial Saint King might die at the hands of the owners of these auras without him even having to lift a finger.
"Bang!"
Just as the Sage of Langya left his original position, a powerful force struck the spot where he had been. Although it did not hit his body, a powerful current of energy followed the direction he had flown, causing the Sage of Langya to stagger and suffer a minor injury.
"This is the power of a peak Saint!" Saint Langya exclaimed.
It was one thing for him to initially feel that the owners of these auras were no weaker than him, but it was quite another when he actually discovered that the owners of these auras were indeed stronger than him.
He was filled with disbelief.
How is that possible?
How could there be any power of this level in this universe besides the Immortal Origin Holy Land?
Clearly, thousands of years ago, he personally witnessed Lord Li Er leading them to break through new heavens, from the nineteenth heaven all the way to the thirty-third heaven. All the energy bestowed by heaven and earth was obtained by the cultivators of their Immortal Origin Holy Land.
Breaking through a new level of heaven and earth brings more energy than breaking through all the previous levels combined. Breaking through the thirty-third level brings hundreds or thousands of times more energy than breaking through the eighteenth level.
Furthermore, according to Lord Li Er, before this universe breaks through many new heavens, it is impossible for very strong experts to be born. The lower-level saints have already reached their limit, and they may not be able to stay in this universe for millions of years.
Even if, before Lord Li Er descended upon this universe, the eighteenth heaven of this universe had just been broken, or the seventeenth heaven and the sixteenth heaven had also just been broken, or even if, similar to the situation in the Immortal Origin Holy Land, many powerful figures from one force broke through many heavens in succession, giving birth to many Saint Realm experts!
However, if what Lord Li Er said is true, thousands of years ago, the strongest people of those times were only lower-level saints!
However, what about the powerful figure who attacked him just now? He was certain that he had definitely reached the power of a peak Saint! This was genuine power from a peak Saint, not a power level reached by someone of lower cultivation but still at the peak Saint level!
Thousands of years ago, this universe broke through from the nineteenth heaven to the thirty-third heaven. In other words, if the owners of these suddenly appearing auras are the powerful beings in this universe who broke through the first eighteen heavens, they must have started from the lower-level saints thousands of years ago to break through to this level!
Over thousands of years, how could they possibly break through from a lower-level saint to a peak saint using the power of the universe's origin that was hundreds or thousands of times weaker than them?
His direct experience and intuition told him that this was impossible.
Therefore... the possibility that the owners of these suddenly appearing auras are those powerful beings in this universe who have broken through the first eighteen levels of heaven is extremely slim!
So, where did these powerful individuals come from...?
For a moment, he almost thought that his fellow disciples from the Immortal Origin Holy Land had returned!
However, he quickly ruled out this possibility. He knew very well the power attributes of his fellow disciples in the Immortal Origin Holy Land, and they definitely did not have this attribute!
Moreover, he heard the content of those voices, and it was clearly not something a Saint-level expert from their Immortal Origin Holy Land would say...
He had a vague guess, which he deduced from those words, but this guess seemed incredibly unbelievable to him!
"Huh? It didn't hit anything! It seems to be a Saint-level being, and its level isn't low!"
Just then, the Sage of Langya vaguely heard the owner of the power that had attacked him earlier, and he was slightly surprised.
"boom!"
The next moment, the Sage of Langya felt an even more powerful force coming towards him. The Sage of Langya's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly flew forward again. An even more powerful force narrowly attacked him from behind, and a powerful shockwave crashed into his body, causing his blood and qi to become unstable.
"Damn it!" the Sage of Langya cursed inwardly.
He was probably being targeted by the owner of this powerful force.
He wasn't too afraid of a peak Saint.
But those might be a group of peak saints, how could he not be afraid?
Once he gets entangled with one of them, he may face the danger of being besieged by multiple peak saints. At that time, even if he doesn't die, it will be extremely difficult for him to escape.
For a moment, the Sage of Langya was extremely nervous. He frantically urged the power within his body and flew rapidly out of the gray mist.
However, he didn't know what was wrong with this gray mist, or how far it had spread. He had been flying for so long, but he still hadn't managed to get out, which made his mood sink deeper and deeper.
"Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!"
Just then, attacks came from all directions into the ears of the Sage of Langya. He sensed that groups of cultivators from the Immortal Origin Holy Land were being swept into powerful forces and instantly annihilated.
"Help me!"
"What the hell is this thing?"
"Run!"
"The Immortal Origin Realm has collapsed! We can leave now!"
A series of terrified cries rang out.
The Sage of Langya estimated that in a short period of time, at least tens of thousands of cultivators from the Immortal Origin Realm were killed by the masters of those powerful forces.
Compared to such a large-scale massacre, the few thousand people he had just killed were nothing.
"The Sage of Langya!"
"Sage of Langya! Save me!"
Even more so, two of the nine saints asked the Langya Saint for help, clearly also being targeted by the masters of those powerful forces. However, at this moment, the Langya Saint was too busy to care about them.
Moreover, there was no need for him to save them anymore. He quickly sensed that the two saints were engulfed by several powerful forces and soon disappeared.
"It's actually a saintly being!"
"Haha, this prey is mine, it belongs to me!"
"Don't take it, it's mine!"
"Half for each of us!"
Faintly, the Sage of Langya heard excited voices coming from all directions, which made him even more chilled.
Saintly beings!
prey!
He heard those two words again!
These powerful individuals... regarded them as prey...
So, does the existence of saints... mean that these powerful beings... are not living beings?
In fact, he had already sensed it; these thick gray fogs resembled the yin-attribute energy that ghost cultivators absorbed and refined!
However, these Yin-attribute energies were countless times stronger than the strongest Yin-attribute energies he had ever seen before, leaving him uncertain for a moment! He also couldn't believe that so many powerful ghost cultivators had suddenly appeared in this universe, where cultivation was extremely difficult!
However, the performance of these powerful individuals forced him to believe in that direction...
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Just as the group of saints from Langya were running away, Lin Yun led the Holy Mother in the opposite direction. The thick gray fog was too dense and hindered spiritual exploration, preventing the Langya Saint from seeing Lin Yun's flight direction.
If the Sage of Langya could see the direction Lin Yun was flying, he would surely be able to guess that Lin Yun was heading towards the battlefield where they had previously fought against the True Martial Saint.
Yes, Lin Yun was flying towards that place. This sudden change gave him a glimmer of hope to save True Martial Saint King.
Once, when he was on the verge of death, Zhenwu Shengjun suddenly appeared and saved him. Later, Zhenwu Shengjun told him a lot of useful information, and trusted him very much, recommending him as the Lord of the Immortal Source and promising him a series of benefits.
Although he ultimately became the Lord of Immortal Origin, he did not gain any benefits.
However, he was extremely grateful to Zhenwu Shengjun for saving his life.
If taking a risk could save Zhenwu Shengjun, Lin Yun wouldn't mind taking the risk.
"There is a powerful being here!"
"Quickly, grab him!"
Just then, a series of gray shadows rushed towards Lin Yun, shouting at the same time.
At this moment, the thick gray fog gradually thinned, and Lin Yun also discovered that within this gray fog, there were not only extremely powerful auras, but also many weak auras. Perhaps because Lin Yun's cultivation level didn't seem high, those extremely powerful auras didn't target him; only some auras at the Super Realm level were targeting him.
At the same time, Lin Yun also recognized the origin of these auras; they were none other than the legendary ghost cultivators.
Lin Yun was secretly alarmed.
These ghost cultivators, appearing out of nowhere, suddenly appeared at the location of the Immortal Origin Realm, even causing the powerful space of the Immortal Origin Realm to collapse. Could it be that this is a space overlapping with the location of the Immortal Origin Realm?
Actually... Lin Yun guessed correctly...
These ghost cultivators come from a space that overlaps with the Immortal Origin Realm, and it is not an ordinary space, but the legendary Netherworld that is connected to all worlds!
Another part of this universe has been connected to the underworld!
However, because of the presence of the True Martial Saint King, the ghost cultivators on the other side of the Netherworld believed that this universe was likely an open universe; otherwise, it would be unlikely that a powerful figure like the True Martial Saint King would be guarding it!
The True Martial Saint King is extremely powerful. That spatial node has already been exposed. Who knows if there are even more powerful cultivators watching that spatial node?
In an open universe, the limits of a powerful being are definitely not limited to a mere lower-level Saint King!
In this way, it would be extremely unsafe for ghost cultivators of average or even considerable strength to come to that spatial node!
However, this also represents a great opportunity!
If a powerful creature is devoured by them, it means that the creature's strength has increased!
Many ghost cultivators naturally wouldn't want to let it go!
Therefore, they started thinking of other ways!
Every universe is invisibly connected to the Netherworld, and a universe may even have many spatial nodes that are invisibly connected to the Netherworld. However, under normal circumstances, these spatial nodes are extremely difficult to open, especially when opened from the Netherworld side!
However, everything has both yin and yang...
If a spatial node is opened, then another spatial node that is easier to open can be found by using this spatial node as a reference, and the two spatial nodes will match accordingly.
These ghost cultivators used this method to open this spatial node!
Earth, which is also the location of the Immortal Origin Realm, is actually a spatial node that is invisiblely connected to this universe and the Netherworld!
Laozi (Li Er) probably knew this too!
His birth on Earth may have been a coincidence... but he ultimately believed that Earth was the most likely place for his friend's reincarnation to arrive, and it was definitely not a coincidence!
However, under normal circumstances, it is difficult to establish a spatial node connecting the Netherworld with the universe of living beings. Perhaps that is why Lord Li Er did not pay special attention to this matter and did not pass on this information!
"roll!"
Lin Yun let out a low shout and swung his sword, killing many of the ghost cultivators who rushed at him. Below the Saint Realm, all are ants. Although Lin Yun was also at the second level of the Super Realm, he already possessed the strength of a mid-level Saint. Ghost cultivators at the Super Realm were far from being his match.
With this sword strike, Lin Yun killed three super-level ghost cultivators, as well as many ghost cultivators at the eleventh and twelfth levels.
At the same time, Lin Yun raised his hand and collected the gray crystal cores left behind by the ghost cultivators in the Fallen Land. This was his habit when dealing with ghost cultivators in the Heavenly Dao Tower.
Inside the Heavenly Dao Tower, he only encountered the ghost cultivator in the first part of the tower's space. He knew that the ghost cultivator possessed such a treasure. Unfortunately, when he tried to encounter the ghost cultivator again later in the tower, he could no longer do so.
Now, the way these ghost cultivators emerged is inexplicable and sudden, unlike the way the Heavenly Dao Tower intentionally cultivates talent. He is not too sure whether these ghost cultivators have such crystals in their bodies.
I was just looking around casually, but I never expected to actually find these crystals.
However, Lin Yun couldn't help but be slightly taken aback when he actually saw these crystals.
Because he discovered that these gray crystals were all much larger than those he had obtained in the Heavenly Dao Tower space.
It wasn't because some of the ghost cultivators were at a higher level—in fact, the ghost cultivators he killed in the Heavenly Dao Tower were also at a high level—but rather because the gray crystals within the ghost cultivators of the same level were larger.
It was about ten times the number of the ghost cultivators of the same level that he had encountered in the Heavenly Dao Tower space.
"Never mind that, let's go find the True Martial Saint King first!"
Soon, Lin Yun stopped thinking about it and continued heading towards the direction of the True Martial Saint.
Finally, Lin Yun arrived at the location of Zhenwu Saint Lord and saw him.
At this moment, Zhenwu Saint King was in a sorry state, extremely weak and struggling to resist the attack of a lower-level saint.
The heavy blow from the group of Sage Langya just now has indeed seriously injured Sage Zhenwu. Originally, Sage Zhenwu had the strength of a superior Sage, but now he is finding it very difficult to deal with a ghost cultivator at the level of a lower Sage.
Fortunately, perhaps the aura of True Martial Saint King was too weak, and it did not attract the top ghost cultivators. Only a ghost cultivator at the lower-level Saint realm made a move.
However, this ghost cultivator at the lower-level saint realm had clearly shown the difference of the True Martial Saint Monarch. The whole person... no, the whole ghost, appeared extremely excited, and his somewhat illusory face became even more distorted.
Presumably afraid of being discovered by other ghost cultivators, who screamed loudly when killing, this ghost cultivator suppressed its voice and attacked Zhenwu Saint Monarch rapidly, clearly wanting to take him down quickly.
This is a being at the Saintly King level!
If it devours this being at the Saintly Monarch realm, its own realm can be raised by at least one level, allowing it to advance to the intermediate Ghost Saint realm, or even not far from the advanced Ghost Saint realm!
Its status and position will rise many times over!
Without a powerful opportunity, it might never reach that level in its lifetime. Now, hope is right in front of it, in such a short time. How could it not be excited?
It needs to kill this Holy Monarch quickly to prevent other powerful ghost cultivators from discovering it!
Perhaps it was because they suddenly arrived in the world of living beings, and countless living beings appeared before them, including many saintly beings in this space, which made all the ghost cultivators feel dizzy. At this time, they would not intentionally join forces to deal with a powerful being, unless they happened to encounter a powerful being at the same time!
Food is everywhere, why would they compete with their companions for it?
Even if it's not in this space, surely it can be found if we go further away?
They subconsciously believed that this was an open universe with many powerful beings. The fact that they saw so many saintly beings as soon as they arrived proved this. They also understood the rules of the universe of beings. In an unopened universe, saints cannot stay for long. How could there be so many saintly beings in a small space of an unopened universe?
Their purpose in coming here is to catch the powerful beings of the living universe off guard, quickly devour some of them, and then return to the Netherworld!
Perhaps it was too focused or too excited, because the lower-level Ghost Saint who was fighting against the True Martial Saint King did not notice Lin Yun's arrival. Or perhaps it did notice, but a being at the second level of the Super Realm was not worth its attention.
It wasn't until Lin Yun wielded the Bloodthirsty Sword and slashed down, breaking through all its defenses and about to strike, that it realized the difference in Lin Yun's strength and began to panic.
"You...you are not a super-realm among humans..." the ghost cultivator said in terror, but it could not say anything more as it was all drowned out by Lin Yun's attack.
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