Chapter 71: Two lantern-sized eyes stared at them in the mist...
Zhao Chaoan secretly pulled Ying Bu Ran behind him and slowly backed away: "Hide first."
Meng Ran had already started looking for a suitable place to hide, and finally locked onto a huge rock. He thought it should be no problem to circle around the beast behind the rock.
Several people slowly moved behind the boulder. Soon, a huge shadow appeared in their sight, breaking all the trees wherever it passed.
"What a big beast?" Ying Bu Ran quietly stuck her head out and observed from the cover of the bushes nearby. Although the beast's steps were slow, it was moving towards them very firmly.
Maybe he wasn't locking onto them by sight, was it by scent? But the medicine had already been applied. Ying Bu Ran narrowed his eyes slightly, then thought of something and began to secretly gather his strength to merge.
Seeing her observing, Meng Ran couldn't help but look over from behind Ying Bu Ran. "This is the first time I've seen one this big. Did she notice us? Why isn't she leaving?"
Zhao Chaoan leaned against the stone and raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, feeling a little lazy and indifferent: "She just came over because she saw us."
It is basically certain that it came here because it discovered them, but the strength of this beast is not that outstanding, so it is still easy for her to deal with it anyway.
If nothing happens when you get here, just keep going. If they want to attack, then go ahead.
Zhao Chaoan yawned first, then rubbed his wrist and thought about how to hit him more appropriately. Then he felt a force attaching to him, forming a "barrier" around him.
It was so weak that it would be impossible to detect without careful perception. Zhao Chaoan was stunned for a moment, but soon recognized that it was Ying Bu Ran's power, a fusion of spiritual power and ghost energy.
Why did Ying Bu Ran do this? Zhao Chaoan looked over in confusion, and happened to meet the gaze of Zhao Qingxun, who was also confused. She also noticed it.
But Ying Bu Ran, who was in the center of the sight, did not answer. He continued to stare at the beast to judge whether his inference was correct.
Fortunately, although the beast resumed its march after a brief pause, its direction wasn't as resolute as it had been at the beginning. Instead, it seemed to be... afraid. It seemed to want to see what was going on, but also afraid of what might have happened.
Finally, the beast turned around and walked towards another place about a hundred meters away from them, and disappeared from sight again.
Ying Bu Ran breathed a sigh of relief, confirming his suspicions. He stood up, looked at the three people, and said, "It's safe now. Let's keep going."
She did not explain the meaning of her previous behavior, so Zhao Chaoan and Zhao Qingxun did not ask. Anyway, Ying Bu Ran would not keep silent when they needed to be told.
As for Meng Ran, he didn't notice it at all.
After that, they did not encounter any wild beasts along the way, as if the beasts deliberately avoided them.
Until they reached the fog, Ying Bu Ran stopped and raised his hand to signal them not to go any further.
"We need to go further inside." Ying Bu Ran said after meditating and sensing on the spot.
Meng Ran scratched her head. Going further in would be much more difficult than before. Knowing none of them had been here before, she offered to explain, "This is the core area of the restricted zone. The pollution is even worse than outside, but there are basically no living things inside, so there's no need to worry about losing spiritual energy in battle and unknowingly absorbing contaminated spiritual energy."
"This area is huge. I didn't explore it all when I came here before, so I don't know what places you want to go."
Ying Bu Ran nodded. This was enough for him to know. "It's okay. We'll just have to adapt to the situation. But do you know what this pollution is?"
"I don't know. This kind of pollution feels a bit similar to demonic energy, but it's not the same. It has a strong ability to corrode spiritual power or demonic energy. Just a little bit of it can transform spiritual power or demonic energy."
Convert?
Ying Bu Ran's lips curled up slightly, and now he was basically sure of the answer: "I have a guess."
After saying that, she once again merged her spiritual power and ghost energy in front of the three people, forming a ball of light in her hand.
Zhao Chaoan, watching this scene, had already guessed what the so-called contamination was, but remained silent. Meng Ran, on the other hand, had never seen someone generate such power with their hands. He wanted to get closer to see, but didn't dare. "Wow... how did they do that? It's a bit similar."
"I just combined different powers together. If I'm not mistaken, and then integrated the demonic energy, it should be what you call 'pollution'." Ying Bu Ran explained, and then waved his hand. The light ball split into three parts and floated towards the three people, forming a layer of light shield around them, and then gradually disappeared.
Zhao Qingxun stretched out his hand, clenched it, and then released it. He nodded in understanding, but seemed to be thinking about something: "Is that so?"
Ying Bu Ran walked around the three people, making sure everything was alright. He then explained, "Using my power to protect them should be able to prevent your power from being assimilated to the greatest extent possible. This power is considered contaminated probably because you can't use it."
The beast had chosen to circumvent them earlier for this very reason. This similar aura of power would make it think they were coming out of the most restricted area, and thus become afraid.
But Zhao Qingxun didn't feel relieved after hearing this. Instead, he became even more worried: "Won't this deplete your strength?"
Ying Bu Ran shook his head and chuckled, "No, I can transform the power here. The power here is easier for me to absorb than spiritual power."
After entering, she could feel that the bottleneck of her previous cultivation was beginning to loosen. She expected that after this secret realm was over, she should be able to take a bigger step up.
"Let's keep going." Ying Bu Ran waved his hand and continued forward with the three of them.
Because of the fog, visibility was reduced to a minimum, and it was almost impossible to see the people in front of you if you were walking behind. Just in case, Ying Bu Ran took out a rope and tied the four of them together. She took the lead, and Zhao Qingxun stood at the back.
Along the way, Ying Bu Ran felt that Zhao Chaoan, who insisted on pulling on the corner of his clothes, was like a victorious cat, holding his head high and looking quite proud.
She sighed, rubbed her brows, and finally chose to focus all her attention on leading the way.
The fog was so thick that I couldn't see the front at all. There were stones or broken branches under my feet from time to time, and I could easily trip if I wasn't careful.
Fortunately, the ghost eye cannot see any living creatures. It would be too troublesome to be attacked by living creatures here.
The perception became stronger and stronger, and finally Ying Bu Ran stopped. Her perception told her that the entrance to the secret realm was just ahead, and at the same time, her intuition told her that it was very dangerous ahead.
Zhao Chaoan also put away his previously casual attitude and stared straight ahead without blinking. Meanwhile, Zhao Qingxun, who was at the end, had already placed his hand on the hilt of his sword.
Only Meng Ran knew nothing. He stuck his head out and asked curiously, "Are we there yet...what is that?"
Two lantern-sized eyes lit up above them, and then a giant beast's head emerged from the mist, its white eyes staring at them intently.
Zhao Chaoan stared at the giant beast intently. She hadn't noticed any living flames before, and she didn't feel any now. This thing is dead!
This thing is so big that it feels as tall as the palace of Hades. Who on earth could have built such a huge thing?
No one spoke, and the two sides remained in a stalemate. Ying Bu Ran had no idea what the giant beast was trying to do. He only saw her slowly lower her head, and her exhalation almost knocked her over.
Zhao Chaoan was about to take action, and Zhao Qingxun also held the sword in his hand, ready to attack at any time, but they were both held down by Ying Bu Ran.
Ying Bu Ran signaled them to be patient. As he spoke, the giant beast's head moved a little closer, as if to sniff, and then raised it again, slowly retreated, and disappeared into the fog.
"What's going on?" Zhao Chaoan was a little confused. He moved a little closer and asked in Ying Bu Ran's ear.
Ying Bu Ran shook her head. She wasn't sure either. "Maybe it felt like we had no hostility... so the fog dissipated."
The fog slowly dissipated, revealing the true nature of the area ahead. A small hill? A door opened on the hill, and the giant beast we had seen earlier had transformed into a stone statue and was now crouching on the door.
The door slowly opened, revealing only a white light. Ying Bu Ran stood at the doorway, feeling the call from within grow stronger and stronger.
She turned and nodded to the three of them, then took a deep breath and walked in. The moment she entered, the door closed.
"Get ready for a fight. Hey there, hide wherever you can. Don't get too far away from us, or we won't be able to take care of you." A flame ignited in Zhao Chaoan's hand, condensing into a long sword. He looked behind him with a ostentatious smile.
Many people came here, and anyone who wanted to go in and cause trouble would be killed.
The battle of chance has always been like this.
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Qin Li sat in the room with his eyes closed, thinking about what to do next.
At first, I thought I could draw a new magic circle, but I didn't expect that the documents were also completely destroyed.
Whether it is the documents or the array core, they are not things that can be destroyed by human power, so no one thought of taking the trouble to take care of the backup. What's more, if you want to copy the document, it will almost cost your life.
What should I do next? Qin Li rubbed her brows, feeling irritated. She also sensed the moment the secret realm opened.
It is a great opportunity, and if you can get it, it may be helpful in the future.
She had just stood up and was about to order people to fight for it when a voice sounded in her mind and called her.
"Don't worry, you can't get the sword. They're one step ahead of us. There's no point going there. Go to the Jiuyou Sect and ask them to open the Ghost Gate."
Qin Li stopped moving forward. She knew that the voice was from the Spirit of Heaven.
"You said, go to Jiuyou Sect?"
"Yes," Tian Zhiling smiled, "Open the Ghost Gate and destroy the rules here. Once I gain the power of the rules, they won't be able to do anything to me even if they have extraordinary abilities."
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