Discovering Demonic Aura
Not long after the two of them went downstairs, Yan Yuan and the Jiang sisters, who had gone to book a new room, also came back upstairs. When they passed by their room, they stopped at the door for a while before leaving.
Not long afterward, the shopkeeper went back upstairs, wandered around their room for a while, and then went on to do other things with peace of mind.
At this time, the City Lord's Mansion received a message from the restaurant owner not long after the two of them left, knowing that everything was normal at the moment and the two people who left the City Lord's Mansion would not cause any trouble.
The city lord chuckled twice and ordered, "Go make preparations. Those two will be very helpful for our future plans."
"My Lord City Lord, why didn't you keep them here just now?" The housekeeper asked with a puzzled look on his face.
The two men were full of strong spiritual energy, which smelled very fragrant. He left quickly to get the information, but he couldn't control himself.
"Idiot, two of those disciples from famous and upright sects committed suicide last time because you forced your way in. These two are the best this time. Aren't you afraid that they will destroy themselves along with you if you force your way in? If such good seedlings are really destroyed together with you, and the master finds out, be careful that he will skin you alive." Guan Sha slapped the butler's head hard and cursed.
How long has it been since they saw this kind of monk who seemed to be walking with spiritual energy?
After occupying Songzi City, they wanted to attract cultivators in the Nascent Soul or even the God Transformation stage from the very beginning. As long as they entered the city, they would be at their mercy.
Who would have thought that Songzi City had such restrictions that not only cultivators in the Nascent Soul and God Transformation stages, but even cultivators in the Golden Core stage could not enter. Only cultivators below the Golden Core stage could enter.
But now that the plan has been implemented and the place has been occupied, there is no reason to give up.
The Foundation Establishment Stage is also fine. There are many cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage. By luring a few waves, we can achieve our goal.
But their plan was wrong. Although there were many disciples in the Foundation Establishment Stage, their cultivation and the spiritual energy they brought were not enough to support them in achieving their goal.
Who would have thought that the first time Guiyi Sect sent people, they would send these two disciples. As long as we catch them by surprise, there is no need to worry about not being able to accomplish our great cause!
The person that Guan Sha and the others are thinking about is currently taking action silently.
The two held hands, carefully avoided the crowd, and headed towards the northwest corner.
The further we walked, the fewer people there were. In the end, we even walked a long way without seeing anyone. It felt even more wrong and scary.
Qin Baoyao held Shi Yue's hand tightly and talked to him from time to time to give him courage. She was glad that she was not acting alone, as this was even scarier than Guiyi Sect's Cliff of Repentance.
"Shi Yue, what's wrong with this city? From the city lord to the common people, everything seems wrong?" She now regretted going directly to the city lord's mansion after entering the city. Or rather, she should not have acted separately from Yan Yuan and the others after entering the city. As a result, she couldn't even trust them now.
"It should be a formation." Shi Yue said. It seemed that his first reaction when he stepped into the city was not wrong, but he did not expect it to be triggered so quickly. He could not be sure for the time being whether it was a place where other people went and were discovered, or whether he and Qin Baoyao went to the City Lord's Mansion and alerted the enemy.
Fortunately, he was with Qin Baoyao throughout the whole process and could ensure that both of them were normal at the moment.
When they reached the northwest corner, Qin Baoyao could see the thick black air from afar without being reminded.
She was so startled that she momentarily loosened her grip on Shi Yue's arm, pointed at the source of the black energy, and said in a trembling voice, "What is this? Demonic energy?!"
When she let go of the first hand, Shi Yue had already reacted and hurriedly held the other hand tightly, fearing that he would lose her if he let go.
Shi Yue pulled hard on the hand they were holding, and she staggered and bumped into Shi Yue.
Shi Yue supported her: "Sorry, I was too strong."
Qin Baoyao shook her head, and halfway through she remembered that they couldn't see each other: "It's okay, I was just scared for a moment."
After she finished speaking, Shi Yue's figure suddenly appeared in front of her. She was frightened again and subconsciously slapped him.
With a "bang", both of them were stunned and looked at each other.
Shi Yue looked at Qin Baoyao who had also appeared before him, and trembled in disbelief and asked, "Why did Senior Sister hit me?"
"Ah..." Qin Baoyao laughed awkwardly, "I'm sorry, I was startled by your sudden appearance."
She was already nervous along the way, and she became even more nervous when she saw the black air. Suddenly, she saw a person appear in front of her and moved subconsciously.
but......
She looked at Shi Yue who appeared before her, confused: How did the invisibility talisman expire? Her brother had clearly said that he had improved it, and under normal circumstances it should last for five hours.
Has it been five hours since we came here from there?
She looked up at the sky and found it was gray.
"Is it getting light or getting dark soon?" She looked at Shi Yue.
Shi Yue stared at the sky for a long time and shook his head: "I can't tell."
It’s over! Even Shi Yue couldn’t tell. The situation seemed to be more serious than he had imagined.
It’s better to continue to hide.
She took out a new talisman and stuck it on herself and Shi Yue. As a result, their figures disappeared for a while and then reappeared.
She stared at Shi Yue with wide eyes: "What's going on? Why isn't the invisibility talisman working?"
She was so anxious that she was running around in circles. The invisibility talisman was useless, so how could she hide? She had to go back to the restaurant later, and Yan Yuan and the Jiang sisters were still there.
At this moment, although the two were no longer invisible, Shi Yue did not dare to relax at all. He held Qin Baoyao's hand tightly and took a few steps back.
Seeing the demonic energy overflowing, Qin Baoyao couldn't understand it.
Before setting off, she had at least read the information about Songzi City. Although Songzi City was just an ordinary city, there was a city defense formation inside the city. This was the last life-saving trump card left by the powerful people in the cultivation world for ordinary cities.
In addition, there are formations at every city gate to prevent the demons from sneaking in.
But now, there is evil spirit in the city. Is Songzi City still the ordinary city where ordinary people live?
"Why is there such a strong demonic energy here? Has Songzi City been invaded by demons?"
No, it's impossible. If Songzi City was invaded by evil spirits, why was there no news about such a big thing? What's worse, when she accepted the task, the manager of the task hall told her that this task was of medium difficulty and not life-threatening.
Could it be that there was a traitor in Guiyi Sect? She and Shi Yue thought of something, looked at each other, and instantly became more serious.
"Shi Yue, you said..." Qin Baoyao couldn't believe it. Has this matter really reached this point?
Shi Yue nodded: "It's hard to say, otherwise how could the matter of Songzi City be concealed?"
Yes, Songzi City is a big city with 200,000 to 300,000 ordinary people. It is not an unknown small city. In addition, since they entered the city until now, every person they met was not right. What's worse, Yan Yuan and the Jiang sisters who came in together also started to act strange after a short separation and reunion.
When they set out, Yan Yuan was a huge fan of Qin Jun. He would not say anything about quitting the team, let alone say anything bad about Qin Jun.
After gathering, even if you don’t notice anything wrong at first, you will be able to tell that something is wrong after a conversation.
"Have they changed people? Or have they been possessed by another body?" Qin Baoyao and Shi Yue looked at the evil energy floating in the air, which was slowly spreading out bit by bit. They took out the various talismans prepared by Qin Jun for them and tried them out. They found that talismans like the invisibility talisman, which only required very little spiritual energy to activate and use, would basically become ineffective within a few breaths after activation.
The less spiritual energy required, the shorter the duration.
If you want the invisibility talisman to be used continuously, you must continuously inject spiritual energy into it.
It doesn't matter when you're not fighting, but it's very disadvantageous when you're fighting.
After trying for a while and wasting several kinds of talismans, Qin Baoyao thought about it and felt that this would not work. She simply took out the Seven-Star Purple Gold Robe and Double Phoenix Helmet, and put them on quickly, one at a time.
When Shi Yue put it on, it was a little small and his arms were a little shorter, but that was all he could do for now.
"Should we go over and take a look?" Qin Baoyao hesitated. The demonic energy came from a well not far away. This was the problem with cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage: they couldn't use their spiritual sense to investigate. It would have been much better if her brother was here.
Shi Yue shook his head: "Don't get close. It's best to seal this place temporarily." As he spoke, he thought of something, rummaged in his storage ring, took out a blood net ring array disk, input spiritual energy to activate the array disk, and then threw it upwards, instantly covering the area around the well.
Qin Baoyao took a look and wondered, "Isn't this what my father gave me?" Thinking of this, she also took out a few and prepared to start.
"Junior Sister, don't waste it. Master's formation plate is enough to last for a long time." Shi Yue stopped her action. What he had, Qin Baoyao naturally had too, even more than him.
Although the master dotes on his daughter, he does not neglect him as a disciple and provides more resources than others, so for now, what he has is enough.
Qin Baoyao was led away, and she kept looking back at the well. "Really? I don't need another cover? I have plenty. How about another one to give me an extra layer of security? And I think mine is more advanced than yours and will work better."
Shi Yue was helpless: "Junior Sister, the one Master gave me is a seventh-grade formation plate. It's not that easy to destroy."
Let alone the seventh grade, he had observed that the demonic energy here was probably of the fourth or fifth grade would be enough. If the lowest he had was only the seventh grade, and Songzi City had a large population, he might not be willing to use it.
"Okay!" Qin Baoyao found that she could not convince Shi Yue. After thinking about it, she felt that it made sense. There were only a handful of formation practitioners who could reach the level of her father.
Once the array plate is activated, unless the owner takes it back, it can only be destroyed by someone with higher cultivation. She has observed that although there is something wrong with this city, the city lord is only in the Foundation Establishment Stage. The other people she met along the way are all ordinary people, or at most in the Qi Refining Stage who have successfully drawn in Qi.
If a fight breaks out, it should be easy!
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