After they finished, Liu Xiaoyuan and Yang Xin'er returned to the group. Chen Qiaoling immediately ran over and asked, "Sister Xin'er, where did you and Xiaoyuan go? Why did you take so long?"
Yang Xin'er said, "I went outside to talk to someone about something, so I was delayed."
Chen Qiaoling didn't believe Yang Xin'er's nonsense. Did it really take this long to talk outside? Besides, Chen Qiaoling noticed that Yang Xin'er was a little different than before. As for what was different, Chen Qiaoling couldn't quite put her finger on it, she just felt that she was different.
"Alright, Qiaoling, stop asking. It's getting late, get some rest. We have to continue our journey tomorrow," Liu Xiaoyuan said.
After hearing Liu Xiaoyuan's words, Chen Qiaoling said "oh" and then went to sleep.
The next day, after dawn, everyone prepared to set off. At this moment, they suddenly saw a cultivator stumbling and running over, looking disheveled.
"What's going on?" Liu Xiaoyuan and the others immediately stopped the cultivator and asked.
The monk stammered, “One, one monster with a head full of bones, all bones, no flesh, killed all of our people, killed them all.”
Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaoyuan knew it was the work of that devil; it seemed that the devil had already taken action.
"How many cultivators do you have in total?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked hurriedly.
The cultivator said, "We, there were more than thirty of us in total. We were disciples from two sects. We were all together, and we all died. We all died at the hands of that person."
More than thirty people. It seems that the demon has recovered. After consuming the bodies of these thirty-odd cultivators, his cultivation has probably returned to its peak. It seems that this demon will soon come to cause trouble for us.
"How did you manage to escape?" Yang Xin'er suddenly asked, because the other side had been completely wiped out, so how could this person have escaped? This was indeed very puzzling.
The monk said, "I just happened to be out and not somewhere, so I escaped this calamity. Although that person discovered me later, he didn't chase after me."
Upon hearing the cultivator's words, Liu Xiaoyuan wondered if the demon had eaten his fill and no longer wanted to eat cultivators.
Regardless, at least one thing is certain: this demon has now returned to his peak condition, and we are likely in danger.
Liu Xiaoyuan glanced at the cultivators and saw that everyone's expressions had become tense.
The disciples of those sects, in particular, were filled with worry and fear, afraid that the demon would come knocking on their door immediately.
Seeing the expressions on his disciples' faces, Liu Xiaoyuan didn't know what to say, because he himself was also worried.
"Let's go, let's keep moving forward." Finally, Liu Xiaoyuan waved his hand and said to everyone.
The fleeing cultivator immediately asked, "Can I come with you? I don't even have a sect anymore, please let me follow you."
"Alright, you can come with us then." Elder Qin readily agreed and had the cultivator join their Flying Feather Sect's group.
Liu Xiaoyuan had no objection. This cultivator was a loner, and it was easy for him to encounter danger alone in a place like the ruins. It would be safer for him to be with their team.
"Thank you, thank you..." the man said hurriedly, appearing extremely grateful.
The group flew forward, and after flying for about a hundred miles, the cultivator who was following them suddenly said, "We can't fly any further. There's danger not far ahead. We went there before and then turned back."
Upon hearing the cultivator's words, Liu Xiaoyuan immediately asked, "What dangers lie ahead?"
The cultivator said, "When we went there, it seemed like there was a black hole in front of us, with some strange monsters inside. These monsters were particularly difficult to deal with. If we hadn't run fast, we would have been doomed there."
Hearing the cultivator's words, Liu Xiaoyuan and the others felt that they should change their direction. They hadn't even gotten rid of that demon yet, so they had no intention of looking for anything good.
If you enter this place and are besieged by monsters, and then the demon lord happens to arrive, it will be a double blow, making matters worse.
"After that, which direction did you fly in before you encountered that skeleton man?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked.
The cultivator pointed to his right and said, "We encountered it when we were flying in this direction. If our elder had changed direction, this tragedy wouldn't have happened..."
Liu Xiaoyuan and the others immediately flew towards the left. If I fly like this, I should avoid running into that demon, right?
Seeing Liu Xiaoyuan and his group fly in this direction, the cultivator following behind revealed a cold smile.
However, no one saw his slight sneer.
Soon, the higher they flew, the lower the temperature felt, and a sinister feeling enveloped their entire body, as if they had truly entered the underworld, causing them to shiver involuntarily.
Everyone stopped and stopped flying forward. Something's not right. How could this happen?
"Huh, where's that cultivator?" Yang Xin'er suddenly realized that the cultivator who had been following them was gone.
Upon hearing Yang Xin'er's words, everyone immediately looked around and, sure enough, the cultivator was nowhere to be seen; they had vanished without a trace.
"Could it be that they ran out of energy and fell behind halfway?" Elder Qin of the Flying Feather Sect said.
Many people agreed with Elder Qin's guess, after all, this cultivator had been fleeing all the way and was already somewhat exhausted, so it was understandable that he had lost track of him.
Liu Xiaoyuan didn't think so. Even if he was really exhausted, he could just call out and everyone would know.
At this moment, Liu Xiaoyuan began to doubt the man's identity. The cultivator had said that he had escaped, and logically speaking, given that demon's nature, he would not have allowed a cultivator to escape.
Furthermore, when this cultivator spoke of demons, he always referred to them as "that person" and never used terms like "demon" or "monster," which naturally aroused Liu Xiaoyuan's suspicion.
Furthermore, when their group was about to fly forward, the cultivator did indeed see danger ahead and then lured them to fly in this direction.
All of this combined, Liu Xiaoyuan was certain that this cultivator had a problem, a very serious problem.
"Could that cultivator from before have been the demon in disguise?" A bold thought popped into Liu Xiaoyuan's mind.
If that's the case, then we're in trouble!
"Oh no, it seems we've entered someone else's barrier and can't get out!" Just then, a cultivator shouted.
Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaoyuan became even more convinced that he had fallen into the devil's trap, and that the cultivator from before must have been the devil in disguise!
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