According to convention, with the rarity of the Consciousness Fruit's heart, once danger befell them, they might be finished immediately. They wouldn't even have the chance to escape. This was something they had to guard against.
Admittedly, Lin Yi's hesitation was a little too cautious. With his Mysterious Ascension Middle-stage Primordial Spirit realm, he should be able to do whatever he wanted in the Ancient Jianghu. However, this wasn't a reason for blind confidence. After all, it was better to be safe than sorry.
Just as Bing Wuqing and the others were surprised to see this, they suddenly heard a series of footsteps behind them. Before they could turn around, a huge cover that seemed to be formed by shadows descended from the sky soundlessly, enveloping Lin Yi, Bing Wuqing, and the others within it.
Lin Yi and the others were slightly stunned. At this time, Chu Tianlu cried out, "Murdering Shadow Cover!"
Zhang Qingfeng turned to look at the people behind him, and also cried out, "Bai Jingze! Chu Tianliang! "
Indeed, the people who came were Bai Jingze and Chu Tianliang, who had formed an alliance. They couldn't find the entrance before Lin Yi and the others, and on top of that, ordinary people couldn't walk through that part of the cave, so they just followed behind and fumbled around. The divine sense isolation in the cave gave them perfect cover, and Lin Yi and the others didn't deliberately hide their traces, so it became a guide for them.
"Hahahaha! You didn't expect this, did you? Thank you for leading the way for me! " Bai Jingze laughed proudly. If not for this, he and Chu Tianliang wouldn't have found this place, and would have missed the Consciousness Fruit's heart.
"We meet again, my dear cousin." Chu Tianliang stared at Chu Tianlu with a hideous smile. No matter what, this was his first goal.
"Despicable and shameless!" Zhang Qingfeng already had a stomach full of hatred for Bai Jingze, and now it exploded. He was about to attack, but for some reason, he couldn't even move, even though there was nothing binding him. His whole body seemed to have turned into a stiff statue, unable to move.
Not only that, but he also felt that something indescribable in his body was being rapidly extracted. It wasn't vital energy, nor was it blood, but something that he didn't care about normally, but was indispensable.
"Murdering Shadow Cover! You actually stole the family's treasure, the Murderous Shadow Shield! " Chu Tianlu reacted, and was immediately greatly alarmed. The others weren't familiar, but as a well-known figure of the middle island's Chu Clan's younger generation, there was no way he wouldn't know. Right now, what was quickly disappearing from their bodies wasn't anything else, but the most commonly seen shadow!
Although it was said that wherever there was light, there would be shadows, this was an unchanging truth. However, to the ancestors of the Chu Family of Nakajima who studied shadow martial arts, the shadow was an indispensable energy like true energy. Once one completely lost his shadow, that person would be finished.
Of course, normal methods couldn't remove one's shadow from one's body. Even for the Chu clan that specialized in shadow martial techniques, according to Chu Tianlu's knowledge, there was only one thing that could accomplish this, and that was the Murderous Shadow Cover.
Not only could it forcefully trap a target through the shadow, it could also quickly remove it. Combining both restriction and killing, the Murderous Shadow Cover was practically an all-purpose tool that had no weaknesses. In terms of rarity, it was even more precious than the Shapeshifting Urn. Unless it was approved by the clan's elders, even the head of the Chu clan couldn't use it on his own.
Chu Tianlu never expected that such an important and crucial tool of the clan would actually be secretly obtained by Chu Tianliang. This guy and his father, who was in charge of the clan's finances, weren't just daring, they were practically lawless!
"Steal? Haha, how could it be stealing? Rather than leaving it in the storehouse to rot, why not take it out and make the best use of it? Isn't that better? " Chu Tianliang laughed without the slightest scruple. He had absolute confidence in the Murderous Shadow Cover. Once enveloped by the Murderous Shadow Cover, even Golden Core experts could only wait helplessly for death, let alone Chu Tianlu, who was merely at the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment Realm.
If it wasn't for the fact that this item was a one-time consumable like the Shapeshifting Urn, Chu Tianliang would have definitely taken it out and used it long ago. He hadn't been able to risk it before, but this time, he had thought it through. Now that things had developed to this point, if Chu Tianlu didn't die, it wouldn't be as simple as having one more competitor. He might even lose his foothold in the clan.
In comparison, the Murderous Shadow Cover was nothing.
Faced with Chu Tianliang's smug expression, Chu Tianlu snorted and didn't say anything else. Talking to such a despicable person would only be a waste of breath. However, he wasn't too flustered. After all, he and Zhang Qingfeng weren't the only ones trapped by the Murderous Shadow Cover. Lin Yi and Bing Wuqing were also trapped.
The Murderous Shadow Cover was an extremely powerful tool, but that depended on the user. It was a divine tool against cultivators below the Golden Core stage, but against people like Lin Yi and Bing Wuqing, even if it wasn't just a decoration, it wasn't too far off.
Bing Wuqing didn't need Chu Tianlu's help. She was already prepared to make her move. Indeed, she didn't know much about the Murderous Shadow Cover, nor did she know how to break it. In reality, there was no need for that at all. Relying on her Merciless Ice Aura, she was confident that she could forcefully break through it.
However, just as Bing Wuqing was about to make her move, Lin Yi suddenly sent her a message through his divine sense. "Don't make a move. Let's wait and see."
Bing Wuqing was stunned. She immediately understood Lin Yi's meaning and stopped moving.
When Bai Jingze and Chu Tianliang saw that Lin Yi and the others were silent and resigned to their fate, they looked at each other and laughed loudly. From their point of view, the four people trapped by the Murderous Shadow Cover were already dead. Although the price of using up a precious Murderous Shadow Cover was a little high, it was still worth it to be able to get rid of four people in one go.
What they didn't know was that under Lin Yi's instructions, Bing Wuqing had already used her Merciless Ice Aura to forcefully resist the Murderous Shadow Cover's further pressure. Even Chu Tianlu and Zhang Qingfeng were able to sit back and relax. They would be fine even if they stood inside for an entire day.
The two of them were still laughing proudly. However, after a while, they stopped abruptly. They looked at each other and dashed towards the sacrificial altar at the same time.
Now that Lin Yi and the others were dead in their eyes, there was naturally no need for them to continue working together. These two so-called allies had instantly become rivals who would not rest until one of them was dead. The boat of friendship had capsized at the drop of a hat.
In the face of an extreme temptation like the Heart of the Fruit of Consciousness, even blood brothers would turn against each other. Moreover, the two of them had their own ulterior motives in the first place. At a time like this, forget about breaking their alliance, it wouldn't be surprising for them to kill each other.
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