When Zhu Yao returned to inspect the Extermination Formation, it was indeed as her master had said. That place was cleaned up very cleanly, and the area within a radius of fifty kilometers was a wasteland. Forget about Nascent Divided Pearls, even the shadows of demonic beasts could not be seen. She even deliberately walked around the area, but did not find a single one.
"There are other formations mixed into the Extermination Formation." Yu Yan said with a sunken voice. "Most likely, it's used to lure demonic beasts. The formation core is definitely on one of them."
Zhu Yao's heart turned cold for a moment. She had thought that Mei Xue was the same as Yi Ling, a little white lotus whose hormones had exceeded the limit. She never expected that she was still a black-hearted lotus. She probably wanted to make use of Captain Nangong and the others from the beginning.
Although there were many ways to obtain Nascent Divided Pearls, it had to be in a dense forest like this. There were many creatures in the forest, and the location was extremely hard to find. Thus, she directly exterminated all living beings. Then, it would be much easier for her to find the Nascent Divided Pearls.
However, the moment this formation was activated, other than the Nascent Divided Pearls, there were also demonic beasts in the forest. In order to buy more time to obtain the scattered Nascent Divided Pearls, she needed a cannon fodder to help her lure the demonic beasts away. Hence, she chose Nangong Cheng and Zhonggu Lu.
She had secretly placed the Eye of the Beast Attracting Array on the two of them. As soon as everyone separated, the Magical Beasts would naturally rush towards the two of them. All they had to do was return and pick up the Nascent Divided Pearls. How convenient was that?
"Then what about the two of them now?" Zhu Yao's heart sank. Those demonic beasts couldn't be chasing after them, right?
"No need to worry." Yu Yan shook his head. "That Beast Guiding Formation definitely has a time limit. Currently, it has already lost its effect."
With a wave of his hand, dark runes floated out from the bodies of the two people who were meditating.
Only then did Zhu Yao heave a sigh of relief. When she thought about it in detail, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that Mei Xue was terrifying. In order to obtain the Nascent Divided Pearls, she actually killed all living beings within a radius of fifty kilometers without batting an eye. She sure was ruthless. Moreover, the annihilation array was only a thousand miles away from the immortal city. Who knew if some unlucky immortal walked into this forest and was annihilated along with all the other living beings? Not to mention that there were countless demons, beasts, and monsters with spiritual intelligence.
As an honest man with an EQ that exceeded his IQ. Zhu Yao felt that she had to stay a little further away from this Black Heart Lotus in the future, otherwise, she might fall into his trap.
Zhu Yao immediately told Squad Captain Nangong the truth, and his face instantly darkened. He looked as though he could not wait to immediately return and fight with the other party. Little Qing was so angry that her leaves turned black. This enmity could be considered to have been formed.
However, he didn't even need to think to know that the other party must have flown up to the third floor. They didn't delay for too long. Once student Nangong's injuries were healed, they swiftly harvested the Nascent Divided Pearls. He stepped into the elevator.
— —
Zhu Yao was woken up by the cold. A cold wind blew past, and it was bone-piercing, bone-piercing cold. Startled, she opened her eyes, but all she saw was darkness. Her surroundings were pitch black. He subconsciously grabbed his master, who was beside him, but he grabbed nothing.
"Master!" Zhu Yao was shocked. She groped left and right, and only then did she manage to grab onto a gentle hand. At that moment, she heaved a sigh of relief. Her vision was still dark. "This is … we've reached the lower three levels?" Isn't it a little too dark? Shouldn't the exit be in the Immortal City? Why isn't there even the slightest bit of divine energy in the surroundings?
Zhu Yao casually cast a fire art, and looked around. "Where's Nangong Huang and Little Qing?" Weren't the two of them walking in front? Why did they disappear? "Master, you …" The moment she turned around, she was instantly stunned. "Yue Ying, why are you here?"
She subconsciously flung her hand away. Raising the flame in her hand, she began to search around. "Master, Nangong Huang, Little Qing …"
Yue Ying's originally black eyes instantly darkened a little. His eyes darkened, and he slowly clenched his fist. After a while, he retracted his hand that she had mistakenly grabbed and moved the corner of his mouth. The corner of his lips moved, and after a moment, he said. "He's not here … There's no one else …"
Zhu Yao's footsteps paused, and her eyes instantly sharpened. "You did it?" Bringing her here alone.
Yue Ying was startled. He fiercely widened his eyes, and his face was filled with shock. His face instantly paled, and he shook his head strongly. "Big Sis Yao …"
"It better not be!" Zhu Yao turned her head, and took a deep breath. Not caring about him, she immediately flew up, summoned a fire dragon, and in an instant, drew a line of light in the sky.
After taking a closer look, she realized this was a dilapidated Immortal City. Broken walls could be seen everywhere, and just as Yue Ying had said, other than the two of them, there wasn't a single person here.
Why was she here? She remembered that she was clearly standing on the stairs to the third level, and when she reached the very top, a ray of white light assaulted her. She simply felt a wave of dizziness, and immediately after, she arrived here.
Was this really the lower three levels? Where did her master and the rest go? Could it be that the three levels had different exits?
The winds in the surroundings grew stronger, and each wave was colder than the last. It was as though it could penetrate into the bones, and it was accompanied by various strange whistling sounds, causing one's heart to feel cold.
Zhu Yao decided to look around, and first look for the others. She immediately chose a direction and flew over. Yue Ying immediately followed after her.
However, the further she flew, the darker her surroundings became. The winds were even stronger, as though they could blow people away. The defensive barriers Zhu Yao placed down were of no use at all, and she had no choice but to stop. She could not help but feel a little worried. Just what in the world was this place? After flying for half a day, she did not see a single person, and there wasn't even a hint of divine energy in the surroundings. She couldn't be trapped here, right?
She took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and released her divine sense with all her might to investigate. She realized that the scenery within a radius of fifty kilometers was the same, a barren land. Forget about Deities, there wasn't even a single small animal or plant. There wasn't any divine energy in the air, nor was there any spiritual energy. Other than the whistling winds, there was nothing else.
Wait a minute!
She swept her divine sense several tens of kilometers in front of her. What was that mountain-like tall thing? Why was there a familiar aura? Zhu Yao's heart stirred, and she immediately flew in that direction. When she got closer, she realized it was actually a large piece of bone. She did not know what demonic beast it belonged to either. The bone was extremely huge, and it was at least five to six storeys tall. The strange thing was, it was actually completely red in color, and it was glowing like a gemstone. And they were all chest bones. A portion of them were buried underground, and only the thorn-like bones were exposed, reaching towards the sky.
"What's this?" She had never seen red bones before? Yue Ying took a few steps forward as well. He lowered his head and looked at the strange piece of bone in front of him.
Zhu Yao stared at it for a long while, yet, she was unable to see anything strange about it. Though, the cold wind in the air was growing stronger. Forget it, let's find master first.
"Let's go." She called out. Just as she was about to cast an art and fly up, something tightened beside her, and she was once again pulled back. When she turned to look, Yue Ying was currently tightly grabbing onto the corner of her robe. Zhu Yao frowned. "Let go!"
"…" Yue Ying did not reply. He simply lowered his head, and tightly pulled onto the corner of her robe, just like how he did in the past.
Zhu Yao was instantly enraged. After struggling a few times, she was unable to break free. She immediately cast an art, and with a wave of her hand, she sliced off the corner of her robe.
"Just what are you trying to do?"
He still did not reply. The hand that was holding onto the corner of her robe trembled for a moment. He took a step forward, as though he still wanted to pull her. This action once again made Zhu Yao recall what he did in the past. She immediately swatted his hand away, and just as she was about to fly up with the wind, a soft call that could not be heard sounded from behind her.
"Egg …"
Zhu Yao's feet paused, as though her heart had been smashed, she fiercely turned her head around.
Yue Ying, who was still a head taller than her earlier, was actually beginning to slowly shrink. In just a few moments, he had already shrunk to the size of her waist. The clothes on his body had become extremely tattered as well, and the flesh on his face had sunk in piece by piece. It was as though all the water in his body had been sucked dry in an instant, until only a bony skeleton was left.
This way …
"Shao Bai."
The skinny child staggered forward. Spreading out his withered twig-like little hands, he tightly hugged onto her waist. His hoarse voice, which could barely be heard clearly, sounded. "Egg … Don't be afraid! I will protect you. Don't be afraid. "
Zhu Yao stiffened.
Just what in the world was going on?
"Yue Ying! Stop messing around. "She immediately pulled down his hands." Just what in the world is going on? Why did you become like this? "
However, he turned a deaf ear to her words. Suddenly, he slashed open his wrist, and the surrounding wind instantly turned wild, blowing towards them like sharp blades. Yue Ying, however, forcefully sprinkled his blood into the air, and angrily shouted out. "Go away, you're not allowed to touch her!"
This … was the same scene as back in the Nether Abyss. He's Shao Bai?
"Yue Ying! What happened to you? " Zhu Yao's mind instantly turned into mush. She turned to look at those red bones. Could it be because of these bones? They could bewitch people's hearts? Were all of these illusions? However, Yue Ying's cultivation was clearly higher than hers. Why was she fine, but he became like this?
Zhu Yao hurriedly cast a few Barrier Breaking Arts, but they were completely ineffective.
Yue Ying continued to sprinkle his own blood, and continued to slash open his wrist.
"You're crazy!" If he continued to slash open his wrist like this, his blood would definitely dry up. What was blowing in the surroundings was just dark wind, not devilish energy!
Zhu Yao grabbed onto his hand, stopping him from torturing himself. She turned to look at those red bones, immediately carried Yue Ying, and flew away with her fastest speed.
However, Yue Ying did not seem to have regained his rationality in the slightest. Instead, he raised his head and looked straight at her. Reaching out his hands, he hugged onto her neck, and using his pair of withered little hands, he patted on her back.
"Egg, don't be afraid, don't be afraid … I will protect you, second elder brother will protect you!"
"…" Zhu Yao instantly felt as though her heart was being pierced, and a bone-piercing pain surged up. It was a pain that even reached her heart, and she could not help but blurt out. "Second elder brother …"
When her words fell, in an instant, the surrounding scenery began to distort, as though it was being stirred by something. The dusky sky disappeared, and the boundless wilderness in the surroundings disappeared without a trace as well. What replaced it was a vast expanse of greenery. The sky was covered by gigantic leaves, and what remained were scattered specks of light. Like the starry sky, they shone upon her body with a warm feeling.
— Parasol Tree.
"Little sister, this is for you!" Suddenly, Shao Bai's enlarged face appeared in front of her. He no longer had the appearance of a child earlier, and had turned into his original appearance of a femme fatale. He was currently stuffing a bag of things into her hands. She subconsciously opened it to take a look. It was golden sunflower seeds.
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