Yan Li led the group and sped up, disregarding the exhaustion of their energy. Finally, they reached the top of the mountain before the sky turned dark. However, they did not stop and went down the mountain without stopping.
At night, as expected, the exhaustion of their vital Qi and physical strength became more and more severe.
Wei Shu wiped away the snow crystals on his forehead. Those were the beads of sweat that seeped out due to the exhaustion of his physical strength. They froze immediately. He glanced at the people around him. Everyone's expression was terrible. If they were to encounter an enemy at this moment, not many of them would be able to retain their will to fight. His gaze then fixed on You Qi. He realized that the latter's expression was also very grave. The appearance of the Shadow meant that their plan had been exposed. As the one who suggested it, this woman was very suspicious. He did not understand why Yan Li trusted her so much. If they were to encounter a battle at any time, wouldn't it be more important to eliminate the internal threat first?
He thought for a while and hastened to Yan Li's side. He transmitted his voice to him in a low voice, "Junior Brother Yan, we can't continue like this. I'm afraid that before we reach the Wall of Kunlun, someone will die of exhaustion. Also, there might be a spy among us. I think we should find a place to hide first. We should recover our energy and eliminate the internal threat first. "
Yan Li did not know how to explain it to Wei Shu. He shook his head and said, "Senior Brother Wei, I know who you suspect. But believe me, it's not her. Furthermore, I already know who it is. There's a relic in front. I have a plan …"
"Oh?"
…
Going down the mountain was much faster than going up. Furthermore, there was a relic with a long history on the way. Its original name was no longer known. After Mount Tailan was named, this place naturally became the Tailan Relic.
Most of the buildings in the Tailan Relic were made of crushed stones. Due to the long history, many of them had already collapsed. Furthermore, most of them were buried in the snow. It was almost impossible to see their original appearance.
After walking for a short while, a large forest of stone pillars suddenly appeared in front of them. It was vast and grand, with no end in sight. Every stone pillar was made of crushed stones that were glued together using some unknown method. They were about two hundred feet tall. Although the workmanship was rough, their grandeur shocked everyone.
They did not know what these stone pillars were used for.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Yan Li slowly recalled two places in his mind. One was the venue of the End Verification during the Soaring Dragon List Examination. However, the scale of that site was much smaller than this one. One was the underground ruins of the Divine Land's Wolf God Pagoda. The scale of the stone pillars surrounding the strange ice palace was far larger than this one. Moreover, the workmanship and materials of those stone pillars were all top-notch. It could be said that the two sites were not comparable at all.
He could tell that the Tai Lan relic was probably a replica of the underground relic of the Wolf God Palace.
As he walked, he suddenly felt a hard object under his feet. He squatted down to pick it up and looked at it. It was a plate-shaped utensil. He patted away the snow and saw a very strange mark on the utensil. He was a little concerned and put the plate away.
"Did Brother Yan pick up some treasure?" Liumu Bingjian asked curiously.
"If it was really a treasure, would you snatch it, Bingjian?" Yan Li asked with a smile.
Liumu Bingjian could not help but smile. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly remembered that the current situation was really not suitable for witty words. He just shook his head.
Ji Zhiyuan looked at the surrounding environment. There was a unique sense of familiarity lingering in her heart. She was a little confused because she was very sure that she had not been here before and had not seen similar buildings. This familiar feeling made her feel very at ease. She was like a wanderer who had returned from a long journey.
After entering the forest of stone pillars, Yan Li waved his hand to signal the crowd to stop. He then turned around and glanced at each of them.
The crowd did not understand and looked at each other.
A few of them were really too tired and were about to sit down.
"Stand!" Yan Li shouted coldly.
Xu Guang frowned. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Yan Li, you asked us to stop but you did not give us any rest. What exactly do you want?"
Yan Li did not pay attention to him. He waved his hand in an unquestionable manner and said, "Everyone stand on a stone pillar and spread out. Take out your precious weapons. We want to invite the guest in the dark to come out. We want him to tell us how he exposed our whereabouts to the enemy!"
"Guest in the dark? What do you mean? "
Everyone was startled. They had already grasped the thought-provoking meaning from his words. Each of them roused their spirits and took out their treasured weapons to prepare for battle.
You Qi thought for a while and suddenly realized, "It's Ying! The Hall Master of Ying Hall. He has a skill that allows him to hide in the shadows of others! "
Yan Li also took out his Leaving Cliff and said coldly, "Mister Ying, just like what she said, how long are you going to hide? Now you have two choices. One is to be found and killed by us. The other is to come out and use your life to exchange for the lives of a few or all of us. Of course, we are captives. If the captives die, your mission will fail. Li Xue Yi will skin you alive! "
The air was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
There was no reply, firmly adhering to the principle that silence is gold.
Yan Li had already expected this. He nodded at Wei Shu. The latter understood and formed a sword with her fingers. The sword at her waist was pulled by an inexplicable force and turned into a light shadow that disappeared into the void.
Yan Li saw this and sat down cross-legged. He quickly went into meditation, but his consciousness did not enter the Source Sea. Instead, it was in a vague and undeveloped state. At a certain moment, his will suddenly became stronger and broke through many obstacles. Suddenly, his body felt light and he knew he had succeeded.
After floating for a while, he 'saw' Wei Shu's flying sword floating in the air. He could not see it with the naked eye, but it could not hide from the sword spirit. Then, he 'saw' his own body sitting cross-legged on the ground. The others did not know what he was going to do, so they stared at him. At this moment, Liumu Bingjian was the first to notice this strange phenomenon. He raised his head and looked in his direction. Soon, Ji Zhiyuan, Wen Ziqing, Xiao Pojun, You Qi, Xu Guang, and Guan Xiaolong, who were relatively strong, all sensed it.
"Brother Yan?" Wen Ziqing called out uncertainly.
Yan Li was in the sword spirit state, so he naturally did not have a mouth to reply. He did not know how long the sword spirit state could last, so he did not dare to waste any time. He concentrated on looking under everyone's feet. At this time, the sky was not completely dark. He carefully observed everyone, including his own shadow, but he did not find anything suspicious. This result made his heart sink. It was a terrible thing to have a top assassin hiding in the fierce battle that was about to take place.
Could it be that even the sword spirit could not see through it?
Impossible. Even if it was the Shadow Body Technique, it did not erase one's existence. It only changed into another form of energy. As long as there was a certain gap in cultivation, it could also be destroyed with a wave of the hand.
Thinking of this, he controlled the sword spirit and touched their shadows one by one.
As expected, he found something unusual in Xu Guang's shadow.
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