Chapter 1081 Why not go?
A bright pearl popped out from her fingertips, and wherever the pearl's light shone, she saw wriggling blood-colored insects hidden under the badges of the dark shadows.
"Blood Shadow Pavilion?" Wen Xingyan frowned. "No wonder they dared to set up a scheme in the black market so blatantly."
The chaotic soul fire at Luo Li's fingertips suddenly surged and turned into twelve fire lotuses hanging above the black shadow's head.
The bloodworm sensed danger and twisted frantically to get out from under the badge, but was firmly locked by the light curtain lowered by the fire lotus.
"I see," Xuan Mu tapped the ground with his scabbard. Ice crystals immediately sprouted from the cracks in the bluestone slabs, freezing the blood oozing from the shadows' boots into red ice slag. "Using blood puppet insects to control spiritual masters as scapegoats, the Blood Shadow Pavilion has become increasingly despicable in recent years."
Jiang Qie suddenly pulled Lei Che back a few steps, "Everyone be careful! Those bugs are coming over here——"
"puff!"
Twelve black shadows exploded into blood mist at the same time. Three strange insects with human faces jumped out of each blood mist and pounced on the crowd with screams.
Lan Xiaoxiao's whip had just swept down three bloodworms when the hit ones split into smaller individuals!
Xie Shiyuan cast out seven spells, and golden light intertwined into a net that temporarily trapped the bloodworms. "They can split infinitely!"
Luo Li raised her hand, and the flames burned the bloodworms into ashes.
Xie Shiyuan and the others paused for a moment and exclaimed, "This fire of the supreme law is really useful! It can burn anything!"
Luo Li suddenly turned around and waved her sleeves, and the giant blade condensed from the chaotic soul fire slashed towards the void behind everyone.
At the moment when the sound of metal clashing rang out, a figure wearing a bronze mask staggered into view, and the bloody bone flute in his hand had been cut into two pieces.
"You've finally shown up?" Wen Xingyan pressed his folding fan against the masked man's throat. "The Blood Shadow Pavilion's flute master has come personally to the black market to stake out our operations. Looks like we've caught a big fish. Tell me, what exactly do you, the Blood Shadow Pavilion, intend to do?"
A hoarse laugh came from under the mask: "Young Master Luo has good tactics, but our Blood Shadow Pavilion is also a mainland power, so of course we are here to participate in the Di family's Tianxu Secret Realm just like you!"
Xuan Mu sneered, "You're really being stubborn. The Blood Shadow Pavilion has a terrible reputation and has long been excluded from all major competitions. Why would the Di family invite you?"
The flute master chuckled softly, "Don't believe me? The Di family's invitation token is right on my waist. If you don't believe me, you can take a look."
Wen Xingyan lightly lifted his folding fan and opened the pouch on the man's waist. A bronze token engraved with the imperial family's emblem rolled to the ground.
Luo Li's eyes narrowed slightly. When she bent down to pick up the token, her fingertips touched the very faint curse mark on the back - it was exactly the same as the pattern on the bronze mirror that Xuan Mu saw at the black market stall.
The Di family actually planted spies in the black market...
"Interesting," Xuan Mu said, condensing ice crystals on his fingertips and freezing the token in his palm to examine it carefully. "The Di family has always advocated for righteousness, so how could they be so entangled with a sinister force like the Blood Shadow Pavilion?"
A strange chuckle escaped from the masked man's throat: "Young Master Luo, do you know that there is a secret treasure hidden in the Tianxu Secret Realm that can bring people back to life?"
He suddenly started coughing violently, blood foam seeping out from the gaps in his mask, "The Di family... wants to resurrect that person... Ugh!"
His voice stopped abruptly, black blood gushed out of his seven orifices, and his body collapsed like a puppet with its strings cut.
Luo Li's fingertips brushed across the back of his neck, and indeed, she felt a poison sac embedded in his spine - the Blood Shadow Pavilion had always used this method to seal people.
Her eyes suddenly turned cold. It seemed that the Di family and the Blood Shadow Pavilion really had something shady going on.
Lei Che stared at the token on the ground, his Adam's apple rolling. "Resurrection from the dead... could it be referring to the legendary 'Holy Water of All Spirits'?"
Xuan Mu said, "It may not be the Holy Water of All Souls. Legend has it that there are more than just the Holy Water of All Souls treasures that can bring the dead back to life. However, they are only recorded in ancient books. No one has ever seen it. Whether it is true or not is still unknown."
Jiang Qie frowned and held his shoulder, signaling him to be quiet.
Suddenly, a bell-like vibration came from the depths of the black market. The mermaid oil lamp in the dome flickered, and a faint dragon's roar could be heard from deep underground.
"It's the Tianxu Secret Realm that's causing unusual movements," Xie Shiyuan said, his fingertips stroking the jade slip in his sleeve, his expression slightly tense. "It's still more than half a month before the scheduled opening. This unusual movement isn't normal. It seems everyone needs to be careful this time."
Luo Li crossed her arms. "It's not normal for the Di family to open the Tianxu Secret Realm to the public, but this time we received unexpected news. The Tianxu Secret Realm is extremely vast. The Di family allowed so many people to enter the Tianxu Secret Realm. I'm afraid they also have the intention of searching for something for them. Once they find something... what will happen to the people in the secret realm? It's hard to say."
Luo Li gently twisted the bronze token with her fingertips, and suddenly felt a burning sensation on her palm - the curse mark on the back of the token actually oozed dark red blood beads, condensing into the tiny words "Tianxu" in the air.
"Blood Attraction Formation," Xuan Mu frowned slightly. "As long as you hold this token, it will silently absorb the holder's blood essence as a guide. The Di family is treating everyone entering the secret realm as a living signpost."
Lei Che was so frightened that he almost threw the token away: "Then wouldn't we..."
"What are you panicking about?" Luo Li flipped her hand and put the token into the Chaos Ring. The blood bead was instantly evaporated by the soul fire. "This formation can't do anything to me. But the Di family..."
She looked up at the dome of the black market, where a blood-red moon had appeared. "Since they want to play, we'll play along to the end."
Xuan Mu crossed his arms, "Do you still want to go to this Tianxu Secret Realm?"
"Why not go?" Luo Li curled her lips. "The Tianxu Secret Realm is filled with countless natural treasures, all open to us. If we don't go, wouldn't it be a big loss?"
Jiang Qie said worriedly, "But this blood-attracting formation..."
Luo Li glanced at him and said calmly, "It's broken."
It's not like I haven't had this experience before, so I can just try it again.
But this time, this job should be left to Brother Wan Bai. Her attainments in formation are far inferior to his, so she should just focus on refining the weapon.
Jiang Qie and Lei Che stared at each other, "Broken?!"
"This isn't good," Jiang Qie frowned slightly. "Once the blood-attracting formation is broken, the Di family will definitely find out. Wouldn't it be even worse for them to find other solutions then?"
Luo Li curled her lips slightly, "Since I've said so, there is naturally a way. However, next, I'm afraid you will need to privately discuss this matter with other friendly forces. If you are still willing to go to the Tianxu Secret Realm, I will give you the formation-breaking talisman within half a month. If you don't want to go, don't make a sound and just leave quietly."
Lei Che rubbed his hands excitedly: "Young Master Luo, don't worry! There are dozens of forces that are allies with the Wanyu Lei Sect and Jiuding Academy. We can guarantee that they will not get involved in this matter. I will send a message tonight-"
"Wait," Xuan Mu suddenly pressed his shoulder. "The Di family might be eyeing the spiritual energy fluctuations of the sound transmission stone. Too frequent interactions might arouse suspicion. It's best to meet them in person."
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