The person who opened the passage seemed to have been prepared, immediately unleashing a burst of spiritual energy towards it. The surging demonic energy was instantly dispelled, vanishing into the air.
Compared to the demonic energy in the Six Realms that can corrode everything, the demonic energy here seems particularly weak, and it was directly dispersed by the spiritual energy.
"These things have actually spread here." The immortal's face darkened, and he said with some urgency, "I must hurry down to hold them off!" After saying that, he strode towards the passage.
The other cultivators did not hesitate and quickly followed, disappearing instantly at the entrance on the ground. Just as the entrance was about to close, You You flashed and followed with Feng Rong and Yuan Qi.
The next moment, the entrance behind closed as expected. Before them was only a straight passage leading downwards, but the surroundings weren't dark; everywhere was filled with colorful, shimmering lights. Upon closer inspection, these were actually spiritual lights emitted by an abundance of spiritual energy.
All three were somewhat shocked. The spiritual energy inside this passage was even more concentrated than outside, radiating a spiritual glow. But how could demonic energy arise in a place with so much spiritual energy?
Youyou couldn't figure it out for a moment. The few Jingling Academy cultivators who had come in earlier had disappeared. They must have gone to suppress that Four Directions Formation.
“Judging from the source of these spiritual lights, there should indeed be an array ahead,” Yuan Qi reminded, looking into the depths of the passage. “Moreover, this demonic energy is also coming from that side.”
Feng Rong also reached out to touch the surrounding demonic energy. Sure enough, the next moment, the wisps of black energy seemed to find their master and immediately took hold in his palm.
"Huh?" Feng Rong was surprised himself. "I can actually control this demonic energy." He clearly had no power in this world, yet he could control the demonic energy of this place?
“Let’s follow it and take a look.” Youyou walked forward along the passage, and sure enough, after walking for less than a few minutes, a large stone chamber appeared ahead. There was nothing inside, except for a large magic array on the ground.
The cultivators who had just entered were sitting at various points around the magic array, controlling it to suppress something. Below the array, clusters of black energy were churning; upon closer inspection, they were demonic energy.
However, the demonic energy within that formation was quite unique, containing a faint mixture of extremely pure spiritual energy. The entire formation was designed to suppress all of that demonic energy within its center.
The three exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with shock. Youyou then transmitted her voice to the other two, saying, "So their so-called Four Directions Formation is used to suppress demonic energy."
“The sealing array they control is just one of them,” Yuan Qi replied. “This array is clearly connected to other arrays as well, so it seems there are quite a few such arrays underground on the main peak.”
"But where does all this demonic energy come from?" Youyou was puzzled. Wasn't there no demon race in this world? What was the cause of this demonic energy?
"Feng Rong, can you find the source of the demonic energy?" she asked Feng Rong.
"I'll give it a try." Feng Rong reached out and caught a wisp of demonic energy in the air, then turned to look at the other side of the stone chamber and said, "It's over there!"
Upon closer inspection, You You indeed saw several dark passages opposite the stone chamber, their destinations unknown. Without hesitation, she led the two across the stone chamber towards the passage Feng Rong had pointed out, completely unaware of what was happening.
It wasn't until she entered the passage that Youyou realized how vast it was, with interconnected pathways in all directions. Youyou even suspected that the entire interior of the main peak had been opened up.
Along the way, they saw several more stone chambers identical to the one they had just seen, just as Yuan Qi had described, all equipped with the same arrays to suppress demonic energy. Each chamber contained one or two cultivators at the High Immortal level, who were suppressing the demonic energy.
The three followed the source of the demonic energy, clearly sensing that they were heading towards the interior of the main peak. The deeper they went, the stronger the demonic energy became, even causing Feng Rong to feel a slight recovery of her strength. Moreover, not only the demonic energy, but also the spiritual energy grew increasingly dense. Initially, only spiritual light appeared, but gradually, clearly visible veins appeared on the stone walls of the passage, transforming the entire passage into a luminous corridor.
"We're almost there!" Feng Rong said in a deep voice. "The source of the demonic energy should be not far ahead."
Just as Youyou was about to quicken her pace, her heart suddenly sank. Something flashed through her mind, and she couldn't help but pause, turning her head to look at another passage on her right.
"What's wrong?" Yuan Qi couldn't help but ask when she suddenly stopped.
“Over there…” Youyou stared blankly to her right, “Was something calling me just now?”
Both of them were startled. They hadn't heard anything. "What kind of sound was that?" Perhaps it was because their power had vanished that they couldn't hear anything.
"I... I can't explain it clearly." Youyou didn't know how to explain it for a moment. It wasn't exactly a sound, but rather a sudden thought, like a strange feeling that someone was calling her.
“But the source of this demonic energy is on the left,” Feng Rong said, pointing to the passage on the left.
Youyou frowned. "Let's find the source of the demonic energy first."
After saying that, he turned around and continued walking to the left, but his heart sank again. A strange emotion came over him, as if it carried some disappointment and... grievance?
Before she could think further, the demonic energy before her increased, while strangely, the spiritual energy subsided somewhat. The passage also widened, and in no time it had reached the scale of an underground palace, with stone pillars appearing all around.
Until they came upon a massive stone gate, only to find it shattered into a pile of rubble. Above the rubble, layers upon layers of golden magic arrays sealed the entrance. The dense, inky black demonic energy was blocked inside, while blinding golden light shone from within.
"This is the source!" Feng Rong said in a deep voice.
The three of them hurriedly walked towards the stone gate, but when they took a closer look at the scene inside, they were all stunned and their eyes widened suddenly.
How could this be...?
Inside the door was a larger stone chamber. Above the chamber, a dazzling, unique magic circle shone brightly. From the center of the circle, beams of golden light descended, like giant blades piercing the ground in all directions. And piercing through those beams of light were enormous white skeletons. The beams of light pierced directly through the bones, nailing those white skeletal segments firmly into the air like nails.
A familiar aura, a mixture of black and purple, lingered among the white bones—dragon energy. These enormous skeletons were actually… bone dragons!
The three of them: "..."
What's going on?!
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