The silver light from the sky shone on the beautiful blooming flowers, making the originally pure white petals look as if they were bathed in a layer of silver wedding dress. When the breeze blew, the flowers swayed slightly, as if they were sprites that had come to life, swaying continuously.
But no matter how beautiful the scenery was, no one was appreciating it.
At the side, someone was in a daze. She was like a statue, staring at the flowers. But her eyes were not focused. One could tell that she was in a daze. She was not appreciating the scenery in front of her. She was thinking about something else.
"Meng Zhen, don't worry. No matter what, at least you're back now. We'll solve your problem slowly."
A silhouette had been looking at them from afar. Meng Zhen was dispirited, like a homeless person who had lost his home. He was at a loss and did not know what to do. He sighed in his heart and walked over.
"Seventh Elder, I know. It's just that I didn't expect the situation to be so bad. The source energy of the other party is too strong. Even I couldn't withstand it and was contaminated." Meng Zhen turned his head slightly and looked at the Seventh Elder comforting him.
"It's okay. You're just a little bit contaminated. So what if you're completely contaminated? We won't abandon you. We're not betraying you. It wasn't easy for us to escape here. We have to work together." The Seventh Elder looked at Meng Zhen who was like an empty shell and said.
"Escape?" Even at this moment, Meng Zhen still grasped the crux of the matter. She was confused.
"We're escaping from here. In a few hours, we'll be leaving." The Seventh Elder smiled and explained.
"Yes, we're finally leaving this cage. I'm sure everyone is happy." Meng Zhen said with a forced smile.
Before knowing the condition of her body, she was also excited. At least once she left this place, she would not be trapped here forever.
But when she heard the Seventh Elder talking about her, she was curious. Then, she felt like she had fallen from heaven to hell.
Her body was contaminated and she was slowly and irreversibly turning into a demon soul. No wonder the Seventh Elder checked on her a few days ago. They said it was for her safety, but in reality, they were taking the chance to check on her body.
If she hadn't accidentally overheard the conversation, she would have been kept in the dark from the beginning. This was the essence of a Demon Soul. Even if it was diluted, it still had great effects. Her strength had already begun to decline. When her entire body was tainted, not only would she completely turn into a Demon Soul, even her consciousness would dissipate from the world.
Over there, the other party obviously didn't want to do this. It was just that the filth was a part of the other party's body, and they were able to control it in time to complete their own research. But here, no one could deal with the filth in their body.
In Meng Zhen's memory, Xiao Yu might have a solution. She had seen him devouring the pollution source with her own eyes. However, she couldn't possibly go and look for him now. The moment she went over, she would be caught by him. If she foolishly walked right into his trap, he would laugh himself to death.
She had already confirmed this with the elders. She couldn't even delay the deterioration of her body. The only good news was that the speed of infection wasn't fast. She still had a lot of time to find a way to deal with it.
"You should rest for a while. We'll leave in a while." The Seventh Elder didn't know what to say. He had only come here to inform her.
Meng Zhen nodded. Her eyes returned to the lost look from before, and she didn't speak anymore.
"Miss, don't be sad. I'm sure there's a way to cure you."
After the Seventh Elder left, Hua Xin and Hua Mei walked over and comforted her softly.
"Yeah. After we leave here, we have a lot of ways to try."
Among the Painting Spirits, Meng Zhen's matter had spread to almost everyone. No one didn't know about her situation.
"I know. I just can't accept it. Don't worry. Have you packed your things?" Meng Zhen squeezed out a smile.
"We're done packing. We can leave at any time," Hua Xin and Hua Mei said in unison.
"That's good. We'll leave in a while." Meng Zhen stood up and sighed. "Hua Ying, don't be so sneaky. Come out."
"Sister Meng Zhen, you have good eyesight. You can even sense me like this."
As Meng Zhen's voice fell, a small figure walked out from the shadow of a room at the side. It walked over with a smile.
"Who can you fool with that trick of yours? The Seventh Elder just didn't expose you. What are you doing here at this time?" Meng Zhen said impatiently.
To be honest, almost everyone who saw her these days would comfort her. She wasn't a weak person. She really wanted some peace and quiet by hiding here.
"I know you're annoyed. I'm not here to talk about this. I want to tell you that I'll find a way to cure you. You don't have to worry." Hua Ying said seriously.
"Okay, I got it. Thank you. I'll wait for your good news." Meng Zhen bent down and pressed her head against Hua Ying's little head. She also said seriously.
"Hehe, don't worry. I, Hua Ying, never lie." Hua Ying couldn't help but laugh when she felt the weak airflow coming from Meng Zhen's mouth. It flowed from her nose to her neck.
After saying that, he jumped back and disappeared from the place.
"Okay, let's go. Don't delay everyone because of yourself."
Meng Zhen, who was in a better mood, brought Hua Xin and the rest to the front yard where they were gathered. In just a few minutes, they arrived at the front yard. However, what made her eat chicken dinner was that no one seemed to be ready to leave. Some of the clansmen were even hurriedly walking around as if something had happened.
"What's wrong?" Meng Zhen asked a clansman who was walking away from her side.
"Miss Meng Zhen, something has happened outside. Wen Tianhou's men have surrounded us. The Elder asked me to activate one of the Array Cores. We have to activate the Array Core at any time."
That person hurriedly explained to Meng Zhen briefly and hurriedly left.
"Something big has happened!"
Meng Zhen muttered and walked towards the Elder.
"I think they definitely don't know that we're leaving. However, I don't know why they're making things difficult here."
When she arrived, Meng Zhen heard Meng Lost's confident tone. They seemed to be discussing the situation outside.
"Before this, we didn't have any information and didn't know." Another Elder in charge of scouting outside shook his head and said.
Wen Tianhou's subordinates' actions shocked them all. More importantly, they couldn't figure it out. They could only guess that they wanted to leave after seeing them.
"Right now, the outside has been sealed. However, with our strength, we can still forcefully break through. However, if we do that, the journey will be too dangerous." An Elder said.
"Yes, but since they dare to surround this place, perhaps the Palace City's Array has already been activated. As long as we waste some time, we won't have a chance to leave." At this moment, the Seventh Elder added.
The Palace City's Array was nominally to protect this place. However, when it was built, everyone understood what was going on. If the enemy were to fight here, how long could the Palace City's Array last?
After the Seventh Elder finished speaking, everyone went silent.
"Could it be that the opponent wants to attack earlier? Outside, they seem to have already attacked Soul Alliance. Perhaps the opponent is preparing to continuously attack and get rid of everyone." Meng Zhen suddenly thought of something when he heard this and said.
"That's possible. However, how can they get rid of Lone Peak? If it was that easy, Lone Peak wouldn't exist anymore. However, didn't they lose a battle a while ago and suffer heavy losses?"
"I don't know. However, I feel like we should disperse everyone first. Don't let the enemy find out anything. We'll just have to deal with whatever comes. Let's see what the enemy plans to do first."
After discussing for a while, they still didn't have any clues. After all, the enemy's encirclement was too sudden. In the first hour, the enemy didn't appear. However, half an hour later, they suddenly appeared.
"Haha, everyone gathered together. Their reaction speed is rather fast. Could it be that you all thought I was coming at all times? Prepare your countermeasures. "
Just at this moment, a familiar voice came from afar. When the voice faded, they saw Wen Tianhou bring his two subordinates over. Xiao Ying also appeared in front of everyone.
"The enemy doesn't know."
The elders looked at each other and knew that the enemy didn't know they were leaving for now. However, they would soon find out. The only thing they knew was that the enemy had other reasons for coming here.
"I don't know where Heavenly King has come from. I don't think we've offended Heavenly King recently." Meng Si stepped forward and said in a neither servile nor overbearing manner.
"You're the current clan leader. Indeed, you grabbed a kid and made him your successor. You have some courage. Otherwise, you wouldn't have the courage to come here." Wen Tianhou had a smile on his face. Clearly, he was in a good mood as he looked at Meng Si and commented.
However, he suddenly changed his tone and said, "You haven't offended me recently. However, you've offended me a long time ago. I've just accumulated it and waited until today to settle the score with you."
"Does Heavenly King want to shed all pretense of cordiality? Back then, we had an agreement." Second Elder said indifferently.
"You're right. Back then, Ten Thousand Spirit Diagram couldn't do anything to you. However, now that I have a new method, as long as you stay here obediently, I won't do anything to you." Wen Tianhou laughed.
"We insist on going out." Second Elder also seemed to shed all pretense of cordiality and said provocatively.
"That's not up to you. Of course, if you're willing to fight to the death with me, I'm also very willing. If it weren't for you being the clan leader, do you think you have so many privileges here?" Wen Tianhou's smile didn't fade.
This time, it was Painting Soul's turn to be silent.
"I'm not afraid of you resisting. You can do whatever you want." After Wen Tianhou made a decision in his heart, he continued to speak to everyone in front of him.
Xiao Ying, who was at the side, had already flown high into the air. Waves of black gas were unceasingly emitted from her body. The black gas seemed to be disorderly in the air. Soon, the entire sky was covered by more and more black gas, and the surroundings gradually became dark.
Jin Yu and Cheng Feng coldly looked at Painting Soul in front of them. Their auras were faintly discernible. It was as if if Painting Soul made any strange movements, they would immediately pounce forward and start a massacre.
"Elder, what should we do?"
Seeing everything in front of her, Meng Si also looked at the elders. This matter was already out of her control.
"Bear with it. We'll wait and see." The Great Elder, who had been silent all this time, said with a worried expression.
Although they could completely resist Painting Soul, they didn't have the courage to fight to the death. Painting Soul might not necessarily die, but they would definitely die.
Just like that, layer after layer of black fog formed in the air. It was like a rolling black cloud that surrounded the entire Painting Soul Manor. Now, it was completely dark inside. However, for those who weren't ordinary people, they could still clearly see the changes above.
Many arm-sized black ropes kept extending and drilling in the air. It was as if someone was sewing up the space everywhere, completely imprisoning them here.
The Painting Soul below, without any instructions from the elders, stood obediently in place and didn't stop them.
"My strength is weakening."
As the knot-like black lumps appeared on the black cloud, everyone below felt a wave of weakness. It was as if there was an invisible force that was weakening their strength.
"Don't ask. Let's see what the other party is doing."
The Great Elder's words were passed down again, comforting everyone's uneasy hearts.
Those black ropes that could originally be seen had turned into oval-shaped black eggs in the end. They were shining with black light and hung in the air.
After doing all this, Xiao Ying also descended and quietly stayed beside Wen Tianhou.
"Looks like you've chosen to be quiet. But that's not bad. It'll prevent any misunderstandings between us. You guys can stay here quietly."
Wen Tianhou looked at the elders in front of him. No matter who it was, their eyes were flickering with flames of anger. However, he didn't care. The other party hadn't attacked at the beginning, so they didn't have a chance to attack. However, now wasn't the time to deal with the other party. He wanted to see if he could notify those behind him and cut off their connection with the Painting Soul.
After speaking, Wen Tianhou didn't ask any more questions and left with his people. However, this place was still shrouded in darkness.
At this moment, everyone who was shrouded in darkness was entangled by the weakening force in the air. They were drowsy and their strength had been weakened by 30%.
"Great Elder!"
The elders looked at the Great Elder anxiously, wanting to see what he would do in the end.
"Let's raise the formation first. We'll discuss it later. Don't be reckless."
Following the Great Elder's bright light, rays of dense yellow light rose from all over the place, evenly propping up a protective barrier. Although everyone could still feel their strength weakening, the feeling of powerlessness in their minds had at least subsided, making them feel much more relaxed.
What he didn't know was that before the prison above his head was fully formed, a small figure had secretly disappeared without anyone noticing.
"Heavenly King, what should we do next?"
Seeing the Heavenly King get rid of the Painting Soul Race without drawing blood, Cheng Jun looked at the Heavenly King with admiration.
"Now, we have to do something more important. Go outside and inform the clan leaders and elders of the various clans to bring their elites to the outside of the palace. I have a few things to instruct them."
"As for Jin Yu, you're in charge of looking after the Painting Soul inside. Although it's basically impossible for it to come out, you still have to be careful. Also, receive the Demon Soul Race members who come over and wait for me."
The Heavenly King instructed the following matters.
"Shouldn't we go to Soul Alliance now?" Jin Yu was a little confused. If the Heavenly King went over, his side would definitely be able to defeat the opponent easily.
"There's Zhu Hun and those clansmen over there. With the help of the puppets, it's already enough. Moreover, there's someone watching us from behind. It's not only the Painting Soul that's involved me. However, comparatively, it's much easier than before. I can already see the day that belongs to us in the future." Wen Tianhou gave a rare detailed explanation.
He handed the matter over to them. He had to prepare some work to make those clansmen worship and pledge their loyalty to him. Only then could everyone be united and solve the problem at the lonely peak.
"Yes, Heavenly King!"
"Follow me, Xiao Ying." After making the arrangements, the Heavenly King looked at Xiao Ying who was wandering around the house and ordered.
.....
At this moment, in the Painting Soul Courtyard, everyone was returning in an orderly manner. Suddenly, a surprised voice rang out.
"Where did Painting Shadow run off to?"
"I don't know. Did she go back?"
"Go back and look for her. Don't let her fall asleep in the shadows. Speaking of which, I was so weak just now that I almost fell asleep."
"Okay, it's not just her. Many people have already fallen asleep. Move them all together and wait for them to wake up."
As a key figure, Painting Shadow dared to sneak out. She followed the shadow of the girl who looked about the same age as her and left the place together.
After she left, she took advantage of the time when they were talking to each other and quietly hid in the shadows. When the other party had completely left, she then left through the shadows of another person who was passing by. After repeating this several times, she finally found an opportunity to leave the palace.
Little Stone, who was hidden by her, turned back into a shadow a little further away from the palace. She stuck close to the ground and quickly ran into the distance. At the same time, there was a trace of doubt in her heart.
She was confident in her concealment methods. As long as there was a shadow, she could completely hide in it. She was confident that if Wen Tianhou didn't pay special attention, he wouldn't be able to detect her existence. However, she had a feeling that she had already discovered her existence. However, the other party didn't expose her and even intentionally moved closer to the wall so that she could leave smoothly.
If the other party was really standing beside Wen Tianhou, she wouldn't have a good chance to leave even if she wanted to.
After a few days, she passed through the unsealed territory of the Illusory Tribe. Finally, she didn't need to hide anymore. After identifying the direction, she followed the edge of the Spirit River and began to rush down.
She knew that Gu Zheng was at the bottom. There was a city that belonged to him. Perhaps she could find him there and ask him to think of a way to help Meng Zhen solve her body's abnormality. After all, he could save her. This shouldn't be too difficult.
Of course, there was a very important matter now. She wanted him to release their tribe from the palace.
Although she knew that it would be difficult, she felt that he could definitely do it.
"Hmm? Why is there a weak Painting Spirit here? "
"Forget it. Let's capture the other party first. The battle is about to start. Be careful."
"I know. It seems that Lord Gu's aura is over there. He actually came back. Let's go and check it out."
"Okay!"
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