The gravel beach is exceptionally bright under the illumination of the starry sky, and you can see very far away.
Xiang Sheng followed the instructions of the demon god statue and stepped on the land. There was a "crunching" sound under his feet as the gravel squeezed against each other.
The quiet wind blew past my ears, warm and gentle, not at all as scary as the rumors outside had said.
There were flashes of precious light along the way, and there were quite a few treasures washed up by the black tide. Xiang Sheng picked up some along the way, and without time to examine them in detail, he stuffed them all into the blood ring.
After walking for a while, Xiang Sheng paused slightly and squinted her eyes to see a strange figure walking towards her not far away.
She should be the first person to reach the gravel beach. No one walked in front of her. Moreover, this person came from the opposite direction...
"Fellow Daoist, are you also here at Gravel Beach looking for treasure?"
The newcomer, wearing the slightly worn uniform of a Thousand Star Hall disciple, greeted him warmly with a bow. "My name is Lin Mingcheng, and I'm a true disciple of the Thousand Star Hall. I've accidentally lost my fellow disciples. How about we travel together?"
The demon god, which had already flown back to Xiang Sheng's arms, immediately sent a warning message in secret, "Master, it's a wandering spirit! Be careful when handling it."
Xiang Sheng seemed not to have heard the voice transmission. She curled her lips slightly and said with a smile, "Daoyou have such a kind invitation. How can I not accept it?"
Lin Cheng's face lit up immediately. "Great, fellow Daoist! I see you have extraordinary cultivation. And there just so happens to be a treasure land that's quite dangerous. It's impossible for me to handle it alone. With your help, this will definitely be accomplished. When we get the treasure land, how about we each take half?"
Xiang Sheng smiled and agreed happily, "Fellow Daoist Lin is so generous, I couldn't ask for more."
The demon god suddenly became anxious, "Master, can you hear me?"
"Then let's talk while we walk."
Lin Cheng said politely, "I have yet to ask for your name, fellow Daoist?"
Xiang Sheng smiled faintly, "Excuse me, my surname is Xiang, and my given name is Sheng."
"I've heard a lot about you."
The two of them had a great conversation, as if they were old friends meeting, with endless things to talk about.
No matter how slow-witted the demon god was, he now understood that Xiang Sheng had done it on purpose.
"Master, this wandering spirit is quite low-level and its brain isn't very useful, but you must not underestimate it. It will most likely take you to its lair, and you might not be able to handle it alone."
Xiang Sheng's eyes flickered as he listened, but he didn't listen to the Demon God's words. Instead, he urged, "Daoyou, there is no time to lose. Let's speed up."
Lin Cheng was stunned for a moment, then nodded repeatedly with a smile: "Very good, very good, follow me."
As soon as the words fell, the two of them started to move at the same time.
As they were leaving, they were witnessed by the Thousand Star Hall team who had arrived, and everyone's expression changed slightly.
"Wandering soul!"
Wei Leyan's face was filled with doubt and confusion. "Those are two wandering souls. One of them seems to be an ancestor of my Thousand Star Hall, and the other one..."
"It's Xiang Sheng."
Wei Lesheng saw it clearly this time and his tone was slightly lowered.
The reason why Guijian is called Guijian is not only because of its special terrain that makes people lost in it, like being trapped in a ghost wall.
More importantly, it is because of the existence of wandering souls.
No one knows what these wandering souls are transformed from. They are extremely special, somewhere between reality and illusion, and ordinary cultivation methods cannot deal with them at all.
They like to eat souls and have a talent that allows them to inherit all of a person's memories, appearance, and aura by eating their soul intact. Even if it's their closest person, they can't tell the difference between the two just by looking at the surface.
Wei Lesheng still remembered the records in the Thousand Stars Palace. The first time the five major sects jointly explored Ghost Gorge, they suffered a great loss due to wandering souls.
Some high-level wandering souls possess intelligence comparable to that of humans and are extremely cunning. They sneaked into the sect's ranks without anyone noticing, secretly hunting and eating people, and almost wiped out all the disciples, causing serious damage to the five major sects.
That bloody disaster has become an indelible shadow in the hearts of the younger generations of the five major sects.
Wei Lesheng frowned when he thought of this.
Didn’t Xiang Sheng go to the Demon King Valley to seek medical treatment? How could he die here and be eaten by wandering souls?
It seems that the boss's help in Siji City was wasted.
Wei Lesheng felt quite sorry and sighed, pursing his lips: "Change the formation and follow. The man is dead, and so are our ancestors from the Thousand Star Hall. We must let them rest in peace."
Everyone felt a little sad when they heard this, and immediately changed the formation, speeding up and chasing in the direction where Sheng disappeared.
After walking for a long time, Youhun saw that Xiang Sheng was following him, so he stopped talking and just kept on walking.
As they walked, the demon god finally realized something was wrong and said in surprise, "Master, the place where this wandering spirit is leading the way is the same direction we are going."
A glimmer of light flashed across Xiang Sheng's eyes, and he responded in a calm voice: "It should be so."
The demon god was suddenly shocked. This woman had already known that the wandering souls' lair was near the gate to the underworld?
"The wandering soul is between reality and illusion..."
Xiang Sheng had pondered the contents of the booklet in the Demon King Valley word by word. When the old Demon King said that the Yuan embryo was between reality and illusion, she immediately noticed the commonality.
Although the demon god was subdued by her, who could guarantee that the path it led was correct? She had to have an extra layer of insurance.
Wandering souls are this insurance.
To others, wandering spirits were extremely dangerous and difficult to deal with. However, she had the sword's will to protect her, which was more useful than troublesome.
When the demon god heard Xiang Sheng's answer, he immediately understood something and broke into a cold sweat.
Fortunately, he was frightened by the Blood Puppet Ring and did not have any bad ideas. Otherwise, if he had been led by the wandering soul, how could he have survived?
"This woman is really thoughtful..."
While the demon god was frightened, he also felt a sense of admiration in his heart.
Of course, he could see that Xiang Sheng's physical body was already at the end of its life, and he was looking for the Yuan embryo just for that glimmer of hope.
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