Chapter 167 Luo Luo, Something is Wrong

"Master, unlock the seal and you can reach the top of the mountain directly!"

Jia Luo stopped and asked, "Really?"

"Yes, I can feel that the things inside may be too ferocious, but don't worry, with the fat cat and I here, you guys will be fine!" Little Qilin continued in his mind.

"Jia Luo, what's wrong with you?" Ning Qinghe stepped forward and asked softly, with worry in his eyes.

"If we unlock this seal, we can reach the top of the mountain directly, but I don't know what is sealed inside."

Jia Luo's brows were furrowed, her eyes full of confusion. She was eager to find Lin Lan as soon as possible to rescue her eldest senior brother, but she was also afraid of the huge risks hidden behind this seal.

When everyone heard what Jia Luo said, they were all stunned and looked at each other, with suspicion and uneasiness in their eyes.

"This... can we believe it? What if there is a monster sealed inside that we can't deal with? If the seal is broken, not only will we not be able to save the minister, but we will all be killed."

Shi Mo shook his head, his face full of hesitation, and the peach wood sword in his hand unconsciously tightened.

Jia Luo bit her lower lip, her eyes swept over everyone's faces one by one, and after hesitating for a long time, she finally spoke softly: "You leave here and continue to go up the mountain. I will stay and unlock the seal here!"

"Lolo, what are you talking about!"

Ning Qinghe took a step forward, his tone carrying a hint of anger: "We are fellow disciples and brothers, sharing life and death together, how can I abandon you? If you want to try, let's try together."

When everyone heard this, they nodded.

Jia Luo shook his head and said softly, "I can't let you take such a risk. If we can't deal with the things inside, we will all die here. Who will save Senior Brother?"

Wan Yan said in a deep voice: "Lolo is right, you guys continue to go up the mountain, Luo Luo and I will stay here!"

"No! Fourth Brother, if we want to stay, we stay together. If we want to leave, we leave together. We are from the same sect. There is no reason for us to escape from the battlefield!"

Wen Zhizhang blushed and objected loudly, waving the peach wood sword in his hand to show his determination.

Ning Qinghe also had a determined look on his face. He took a step forward and said, "Lolo, we have been through thick and thin together since we entered the sect. How can we separate now? This seal is dangerous. One more person means more strength. At worst, we can fight together. It is better than letting you take risks alone."

Everyone agreed, their eyes full of determination, and no one showed any intention of backing down.

Jia Luo looked at these brothers who were always laughing and joking with him on weekdays, but were so inseparable at critical moments. His eyes couldn't help but become slightly red, and a warm current surged in his heart.

"Senior Brother" Jia Luo choked up, not knowing what to say for a moment.

After a long while, she nodded heavily: "Okay, then let's face it together!"

Everyone smiled at each other. Although the road ahead was uncertain, the tacit understanding of working together dispelled some of the haze.

Jia Luo took a deep breath, turned around and faced the glowing Buddha statue base again, slowly raised his hands, and spiritual power surged.

"Everyone, be careful."

Jia Luo whispered the instructions, and everyone responded, holding their magic weapons tightly and waiting in formation.

Jia Luo muttered something, and streams of spiritual power came out like silk threads and probed towards the runes.

At the moment when the spiritual power touched the rune, the rune shone brightly, and the whole hall seemed like daytime. The dazzling light made it almost impossible to see.

Immediately afterwards, a violent tremor came from underground, the hall shook, and dust fell.

"Hold on!" Wan Yan shouted, and thrust the peach wood sword into the ground. He used his own spiritual power to stabilize his body, while at the same time providing protection for Fu Jiuhuai beside him.

Everyone followed suit, supporting each other and resisting this sudden turmoil.

Along with the roar, black shadows surged out from the runes, baring their fangs and claws, and rushed towards everyone with a biting chill.

Peach wood swords were wielding wildly, talismans were flying, and light was flashing as people and shadows engaged in a desperate fight.

Jia Luo's forehead was covered with sweat. While she was controlling her spiritual power to fight the shadows, she was also paying attention to the formation on the top of the hall that echoed the runes.

But the shadows continued to appear, and the people gradually became exhausted and were forced to retreat step by step.

"We can't go on like this, we have to find a way to completely suppress it!"

Wan Yan shouted again, and swung the long sword in his hand, sending out sharp flashes of sword light, trying to cut off the path of the shadow, but it was in vain. The shadow was like a ghost, which gathered again just after being dispersed.

Jia Luo shouted: "Dahua, go!"

Dahua let out a "meow" and her plump body shot out like lightning.

All the hair on its body stood up and flashed with strange light. It opened its bloody mouth and gushed out a mouthful of scorching flames, rushing straight towards the runes where shadows continued to emerge.

Wherever the flames reached, the shadows let out miserable roars, as if they were extremely afraid of the high temperatures.

"Everyone, take advantage of this moment to attack the formation!" Seeing this, Jia Luo shouted loudly.

When everyone heard this, they cheered up, the magic weapons in their hands glowed even brighter, and beams of spiritual energy gathered into beams, fiercely bombarding the formation on the top of the hall.

The formation trembled violently under this fierce attack, the light flickered, and the runes twisted and struggled as if they were living things.

The shadow that emerged from the rune also became flustered due to the turbulence of the formation and its attack slowed down.

But before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, an even more powerful dark force suddenly surged out from the center of the formation and transformed into a giant black hand, slapping everyone fiercely.

"Get out of the way!"

Ning Qinghe was quick-witted and quick-handed. He pulled Wen Zhi who was beside him and flew out sideways.

The crowd dodged in all directions, narrowly avoiding this fatal blow.

"Dahua, come back!"

Jia Luo was extremely anxious and called back Dahua. Looking at those people who looked exhausted but still had determined eyes, he felt angry.

"I'll break the formation, you guys protect yourselves!"

Having said that, Jia Luo's spiritual power surged wildly all over her body, her figure slowly rose into the air, her long hair flying wildly in the storm of spiritual power.

With both hands, an extremely complex seal took shape in the palms, the light was so dazzling that it was blinding.

Jia Luo pushed the seal towards the formation at the top of the hall with all his strength. Wherever the seal passed, the air seemed to be torn apart, making a sharp whistling sound.

Under this powerful blow, the light of the formation dimmed a little, but the huge black hand did not retreat. Instead, it grabbed Jia Luo again with endless pressure.

"Lolo, be careful!" everyone shouted in unison.

I saw Dahua flying over from the other side, flames burning around her body again, and she rushed straight towards the huge black hand.

Dahua's collision, with a tremendous force, produced a dull thud the moment it collided with the black hand, and ripples appeared in the air.

"Dahua, come back!"

As Jia Luo spoke, he took out a thunder talisman and threw it at the black hand. The moment the thunder talisman touched the black hand, it exploded.

In an instant, a strong smell of burning filled the air. The black hand was burned by the lightning and let out painful roars. After a moment, it turned into black mist and disappeared.

Dahua let out a roar and sucked all the black mist into its stomach. A strange light appeared around its body, and its body seemed to have swelled up. Its eyes flashed red, revealing a wild power.

Seeing this, Jia Luo was startled and shouted worriedly, "Da Hua, how are you?"

Dahua shook her head in the air, then slowly fell back to Jialuo, rubbed her palm with her head, and made a soft purring sound in her throat.

Jia Luo then breathed a sigh of relief and gently stroked Dahua's back, his eyes full of affection.

At this time, the runes on the base of the Buddha statue also became dim and there was no movement.

The air around seemed to have quieted down, with only the sound of people breathing lightly.

At this moment, everyone discovered that there was a faint light behind the base of the Buddha statue, and a light gate was looming.

"This should be the way to the top of the mountain." Jia Luo said softly.

Everyone packed their bags, held their magic weapons tightly, and approached the light gate carefully. Before everyone could react, a strong suction force came from the crack, and everyone's body was unstable and was sucked in in an instant.

When everyone came to their senses, they found themselves in a strange place.

There is a brilliant starry sky above, mist lingering beneath feet, and all around is quiet and silent. There is only an ancient stone door standing in front of you, with runes flowing on the door, emitting a strange aura.

"This... where is this?" Shi Mo's eyes widened, his face full of shock.

Jia Luo looked around and had a vague guess in his mind: "Perhaps, this is the temple on the top of the holy mountain."

Wan Yan took a step forward and looked at the stone gate vigilantly: "This should be the temple on the top of the holy mountain. The real danger has just begun. Everyone be careful!"

Everyone gathered themselves, held their magic tools tightly, and slowly approached the stone door. Just after taking a few steps, the stone door slowly opened automatically, and a stronger spiritual power wave hit them.

Everyone looked carefully and saw a magnificent palace inside the stone gate. In the center of the palace, a familiar figure was sitting on a chair. It was Mo Shu, whom they had been looking for.

Seeing this, everyone was surprised and delighted. Jia Luo's eyes were red and he blurted out, "Big Brother!"

Just as he was about to take a step forward, he was grabbed by Ning Qinghe.

"Wait, Lolo, something's wrong."