Chapter 297 The Light of Hope
"Senior Sister!"
Qingyu was anxious to go forward, but Feng Yue beside her pulled her back, "No, don't go, it's dangerous!"
Although Shi Li had used his invincible power to avoid having his neck strangled, he was still tightly bound by the vines, making it difficult for him to move. He cried out in alarm, "Damn it! What's going on?!"
He couldn't see what was behind him, but seeing the panicked expressions on everyone's faces, he knew it was probably something life-threatening.
"You'd better think of something quickly, or I might just take it by force!"
"No, don't hurt her!" Qingyu said urgently. "I'll think of another way."
At this moment, everyone took a closer look and discovered that these vines were actually growing wildly from the wounds on Ji Xuan's body, and they quickly understood the situation.
"She...she's been infected and parasitized by those vines..." Feng Yue sensed that her body's functions and the spiritual power it contained were being plundered, and her physical body was about to be completely drained.
"I'll burn it!" Qing Yu used a fire talisman to try and burn the parasitic vines to death, but unexpectedly, they grew into one with Ji Xuan, and the burning made her scream in agony.
Under these circumstances, Qingyu dared not make any further rash moves, and said in a trembling voice, "What... what should we do..."
Ji Xuan was in excruciating pain, and her consciousness was briefly restored. Two tears streamed down her face as she realized what had just happened.
"Qingyu... I don't want to become a monster, please kill me."
Upon hearing this, Qingyu paused for a moment, bit her lip, and shook her head.
With tears welling in her eyes, Ji Xuan revealed both reluctance and determination as she said, "That girl Wei Yin is irresponsible... From now on, you'll be the senior brother, and you must lead them out safely..."
"Senior sister...we still have a way," Qingyu cried.
"Listen to me!" Ji Xuan shouted at him sternly, and then suddenly unleashed a powerful force to fight against the parasitic vines.
Gradually, the vines that were tightly binding Shi Li loosened, and Ji Xuan chuckled softly in his ear, "Kid, thank you."
After saying that, she shoved the stunned Shi Li aside, turned around and rushed towards the disciples who had undergone strange changes on the ground, shouting, "Let's go!"
When Shi Li saw that strange vines suddenly sprouted from the corpses of his disciples, he was so frightened that he retreated repeatedly.
"Go!" Qingyu said through gritted teeth, leading the group to run away into the distance, without daring to look back.
It wasn't until a loud bang shook the palace that everyone stopped and turned to look, only to see Ji Xuan detonate herself while holding the corpses of her disciples.
The massive wave of spiritual energy unleashed by the self-destruction shattered the roof and walls of the palace, exposing the bats that had been hiding within, now staring at them with fierce eyes.
Feng Yue's expression changed, and he urged, "Don't... don't just stand there, let's go!"
He suddenly threw out several Chaos Pearls, instantly blasting the attacking bats to pieces, and then led everyone to run away into the distance.
After much effort, the group finally found a relatively safe place. Feng Yue and Shi Li checked it over and let everyone rest for a while.
"Waaah... Senior Sister is dead, what are we going to do?"
"I'm scared... I want to go out." Several female disciples, having recovered their senses, began to sob with tears in their eyes, instantly making the atmosphere oppressive.
"Don't cry, everyone." Qingyu distributed the pills that restored spiritual energy to the weeping disciples one by one. "Don't be discouraged, we will definitely get out safely."
"Senior brother, but I'm scared..."
Qingyu reached out and touched the top of her head, comforting her, "Don't be afraid, your senior brother is here. You should all recover your spiritual power first."
Shi Li said, "That's right, I will protect you too!"
Everyone nodded and stopped crying. They swallowed the pills and began to rest. Seeing that everyone had been calmed down, Qingyu whispered a few words of advice to Shi Li before turning and walking towards the corner.
Feng Yue watched his departing figure and couldn't help but feel worried, so he followed him. He saw him sitting dejectedly in the corner, not saying a word when he saw him coming over, just staring blankly ahead.
After hesitating for a long time, Feng Yue finally spoke up to comfort her, "Don't be sad, I just saw your senior sister, she... she left with a smile..."
Upon hearing this, Qingyu looked up at him, tears streaming down her face, and began to weep silently.
When Feng Yue saw him like this, he panicked. He had originally intended to comfort him, but instead he made him cry.
Just as Feng Yue was at a loss, Qing Yu suddenly hugged him and buried her head in his arms, sobbing softly.
Hearing his suppressed sobs, Feng Yue tightened his arms around him and gently patted his shoulder and back. For a moment, neither of them spoke.
After a long while, Qingyu seemed to have cried enough. She sniffled a few times, leaned against the wall, and said hoarsely, "Thank you."
Upon hearing this, Feng Yue, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but move closer and said, "N-no need to thank me..."
"Ah—!" Suddenly a woman's scream rang out, making everyone on alert.
Qingyu and Fengyue looked ahead and saw several scattered disciples from various sects running wildly toward them, with indistinct black shadows chasing after them.
"Boy, get out of here right now." At this moment, the Demon Lord's voice rang out. Feng Yue could hear the fear in his voice, so he led everyone to run away as fast as they could.
As Feng Yue ran, he turned his head to look, only to see those dark figures appearing and disappearing, which was extremely eerie. So he asked, "What are those things?"
The Demon Lord said, "It should be the soul of a demonic cultivator."
"Damn it, this thing... I feel like I've seen it somewhere before!" Shi Li suddenly said. After a moment, he seemed to remember something and exclaimed in surprise, "Damn! Aren't these the evil spirits and ghosts that attacked the Tianfeng Sect near the Soul-Binding Cliff last time?"
Upon hearing this, Qingyu turned her head to look closely, her expression suddenly changing as she said, "It seems so."
The commotion was so great that it attracted bats and spiders from the surrounding area, and even the eerie blood-red vines sprouted from the underground walls.
"Damn it, what the hell is this palace? Brother, where are you?!" Tears welled up in Shi Li's eyes as he ran forward as if his life depended on it.
"Shi Li, wait for us!" Qing Yu called out.
...
After they caught up with Shi Li, they looked at the towering, sealed stone wall in front of them and felt an urge to kill him.
They actually followed Shi Li all the way into a dead end, and everyone's hearts sank.
"What should we do? If we turn back now, we'll definitely run into those things!"
"Yeah, I don't want to die yet, boohoo!"
"Don't make a sound!" Qing Yu said in a deep voice, "Do you want to lure them all over here?"
Shi Li was furious and said, "Damn it, if all else fails, I'll go out and fight!"
Qingyu said in a deep voice, "Don't try to be a hero."
The group hid in the alleyways, and seeing that the animals were about to come and search them, they were extremely anxious.
As the sky grew darker, Feng Yue realized that those creatures would likely become even more rampant at night. So, he asked in his mind, "Senior, can you defeat those evil beings?"
The Demon Lord chuckled, "Are you kidding? Who am I? Those things are nothing to me!"
Feng Yue's face lit up with joy. "That's great! Let's go lure them away."
"Uh..." The Demon Lord coughed lightly and said, "...It's just that I'm currently in soul form, so it's a bit inconvenient for me to take action."
“I’ll lend you my body!” Feng Yue said without hesitation.
"..."
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