The strange situation in front of him made Miao Wentang extremely shocked. He suddenly recalled the paper talisman Tang Xiu had just given him outside the courtyard wall. He took it out and observed it for a moment, only to find that this paper talisman was unusual. He could clearly see that there was a faint fluctuation of spiritual power on the talisman.
Could it be …
Is this an Invisibility Talisman? Others can't see me if I wear it?
Miao Wentang knew that Tan Xiu was good at making all kinds of talismans. His heartbeat sped up immediately. He gritted his teeth and walked toward Tan Xiu and the two big men of the Lian Family. He walked to Tan Xiu's side, his eyes still staring at the two big men of the Lian Family who were unaware of him.
Cough, cough …
One of the big men of the Lian Family coughed twice and suddenly turned his head to look around. He raised his hand to touch the back of his head and said with a confused face, "Why do I feel scared? It's like I'm being stared at by a viper? "
The other big man also frowned and exclaimed in surprise, "You also have this feeling? I thought it was just an illusion. I feel like something is staring at me, and I feel a chill on my back. "
Miao Wentang's expression slightly changed and he immediately moved his eyes away from the two men. At this moment, his eyes were full of admiration when he looked at Tan Xiu.
The Invisibility Talisman.
The legendary Invisibility Talisman.
If he really had an Invisibility Talisman, it would definitely be a sharp weapon to kill and rob people. He would be able to cut off the enemy's head without anyone noticing.
After a while …
The two big men of the Lian Family looked around and didn't find anything unusual. They then shook their heads and walked away.
Standing in the same place, Tan Xiu looked at Miao Wentang and smilingly asked, "How do you feel?"
"I felt a bit scared at first, but I was completely relieved after I found out that they really couldn't see us." Miao Wentang smiled. "You're really something, Brother Tang! If my guess is correct, you just gave me an Invisibility Talisman outside the wall, right? "
"I refined some Invisibility Talismans due to some special reasons." Tan Xiu nodded. "I didn't expect that it would be useful to investigate the situation this time. The Lian Family's security is in place. If we didn't have the Invisibility Charm, it wouldn't have been so easy for us to sneak in. "
Miao Wentang rubbed his hands with fiery eyes and asked, "Brother Tang, how many Invisibility Talismans do you have? Can you … sell some to me? "
Tan Xiu said with a strange expression, "I don't have many, just a few."
Miao Wentang said straightforwardly, "Just name your price. I'll take as many as you have."
Tan Xiu thought about it and smiled. "Three. I'll sell them to you for three dollars."
"Cough, cough …"
Miao Wentang let out a hollow laugh and waved his hand, saying, "I don't want to buy it. I'll exchange it with something else! I know you have been looking for the twelve zodiac jade carvings recently. I have some information about one of them. I will find it for you after I confirm it. "
"Really?"
Tan Xiu was pleasantly surprised.
"It's true." Miao Wentang nodded and said, "But the other party is very difficult to deal with. I'm afraid it will take some time. Alright, let's not talk about this first. Since we have the Invisibility Charm, let's continue to explore the situation inside! No matter what, we must figure out what's going on with the Lian Family tonight. "
Suppressing the excitement inside, Tan Xiu nodded and glanced toward the depths of the Lian Family's manor. He then whispered, "Try not to make any noise. We'll make hand signals to each other if something happens. I have a feeling that this Lian Family's manor is not as simple as it looks on the surface. "
"Got it."
Miao Wentang nodded repeatedly.
Most of the area in front of the Lian Family's manor was covered with lush trees, flowers, rockery, and pavilions everywhere … But when Tan Xiu and Miao Wentang went deeper inside and bypassed the fountain square in the center of the manor, they suddenly felt that the style in front of them had changed.
The house was as black as ink, completely made of wood and painted black on the outside. In addition, be it the trees or the other buildings, they were all painted black. Even the ground was covered with pitch-black asphalt. Even if one looked carefully, they couldn't see any color other than black.
"This place is too weird."
Miao Wentang came to Tan Xiu's side and cautiously walked toward the north, speaking in a low voice.
Tan Xiu squinted his eyes. He could faintly feel a sinister force surging, and his body was slightly trembling at the moment. It was because he had an impulse to immediately rush toward the depths of the Lian Family's manor. This impulse was more like a longing, as if there was something in the depths of the Lian Family's manor that deeply attracted him.
Suddenly …
Miao Wentang pulled Tan Xiu's arm and whispered, "Don't you think it's too weird, Brother Tang? Ever since we passed through the fountain square, there has been no other sound in the vicinity, and there's not even a single living person … No, not only living people, but even chickens, dogs, insects, ants, and other creatures. "
"That's true." Tan Xiu nodded.
"How about we retreat first, Brother Tang?" Miao Wentang hesitated. "I already have a feeling that there's something terrifying waiting for us ahead. It's a feeling that makes me very uneasy. "
Tan Xiu shook his head and was about to speak when his complexion slightly changed all of a sudden. The moment he grabbed Miao Wentang's arm, his figure had already disappeared around the corner of a building. He could clearly see a seven or eight-year-old child holding a rope in his hand in the northern direction of the night. The child was smiling and skipping toward him. Tang Xiu looked up along the rope in the child's hand and found that it was actually a kite flying tens of meters high.
"Strange, is there something wrong with my hearing?"
Miao Wentang suddenly muttered to himself in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
Tang Xiu shot a deep look at the child who was jumping up and down and seemed to be shouting something. He had the same feeling as Miao Wentang. The child was clearly shouting, but there was no sound at all. He was clearly bouncing, but there was no sound of footsteps.
In the surroundings.
There was still a dead silence, as if there was something wrong with the hearing system.
After a while …
Tan Xiu retracted his gaze from the child, shook his head and said, "He's not a human being. He's … a spirit body."
"What's a spirit body?" asked Miao Wentang with a puzzled expression.
"It's a soul state, but it's different," said Tan Xiu. "A spirit body is a kind of creature with a special physique. If it attaches itself to a human body, it can integrate into the human's soul and replace it. That child is probably possessed by a spirit body and forcibly seized his body. I didn't expect that the Lian Family would have such a thing. It seems that their family has hidden it too deeply. "
Quickly …
The child ran from their line of sight and disappeared at the other end of the dark manor. After Tan Xiu and Miao Wentang came out from the corner, they ignored the spirit body child and slowly walked toward the deeper part of the manor. A few minutes later, Tan Xiu stopped in front of a zebra crossing on a road in the manor.
"What happened?"
Asked Miao Wentang curiously after he looked around and found that there were no traces of people around.
"It's an array formation," said Tan Xiu. "The road in front of us is blocked by an array formation. Unless we can break it silently and make a hole to pass through, it'll be very difficult to go deeper without alerting the Lian Family. "
"I don't know anything about arrays, so I can only rely on you," said Miao Wentang with an expectant look.
He knew that Tan Xiu was proficient in arrays. When they were adventuring together, he had seen Tan Xiu arrange an array formation with his own eyes. He knew that the array formation arranged by Tan Xiu was very powerful.
Tan Xiu released his spiritual sense and circled around the fluctuating energy layer in the air for a few laps. The Primal Chaos Force inside his body was continuously released and integrated into the energy layer in front of him.
A few minutes later.
Tan Xiu suddenly opened his eyes and said in a low voice, "Interesting. It's really interesting. The Lian Family unexpectedly has someone who can arrange the Underworld Great Array. What exactly does the Lian Family want to do? Living people living in this Underworld Great Array will be shrouded by the Netherworld energy and gradually become the living dead. "
"What do you mean?" asked Miao Wentang, confused.
"There are some things you don't understand." Tan Xiu shook his head and said, "But I can tell you for sure that the Lian Family's clansmen living in this array are no longer normal human beings. No wonder I found some dim luster in the bodies of the two ancestors of the Lian Family when I killed them. I didn't pay much attention to it at that time, but now that I think about it, they have the Netherworld energy in their bodies. "
Miao Wentang's expression suddenly shifted and he whispered, "Could they be some other type of cultivators? Like the ghost cultivators I read in the ancient records? "
"Hmph." Tan Xiu snorted coldly. "Ghost cultivators are living people whose souls are baptized by the Netherworld energy after they die and then practice the Ghost Realm's cultivation technique. If a living person were to practice the Ghost Realm's cultivation technique, they would become a half-human, half-ghost monster. Even if they can live a very strong life and have a very long lifespan, I'm afraid they won't have any great achievements in the future. "
"What should we do next?" asked Miao Wentang with a half-understanding expression. "Can you break this array formation?"
With a confident smile, Tan Xiu grabbed his arm and instantly stepped toward him. His footsteps constantly changed their positions and their figures quickly appeared inside the Underworld Great Array. The scene in front of them also changed after they entered the Underworld Great Array.
"That's …"
Miao Wentang had always thought that he was experienced and knowledgeable. But after seeing the scene inside the Underworld Great Array, his eyes were still as big as copper bells and he couldn't help but gasp.
"Altars?" Tan Xiu raised his brows and asked in a low voice. "Why did the Lian Family make so many altars?"
"Brother Tang, I've seen such altars in the Miao Region before," said Miao Wentang in a low voice. "As far as I know, the number of altars in the entire Miao Region is very few, no more than three. But there are at least dozens of altars here. "
Tan Xiu glanced at them and said, "There are a total of 49 altars, and there's a blood pool in front of each altar. Damn! This should be human blood. How many people have the Lian Family harmed to produce so much blood? "
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