Gu Zheng had already comprehended the Dao of Food and Drink, so the Celestial Core Power contained in these bats naturally could not escape his eyes. In his eyes, the Celestial Core Power was like a small light spot.
It was reasonable to say that ingredients that contained Celestial Core Power should not be of a low level, but these bats were all poisonous ingredients that could not be eaten. Gu Zheng had seen a similar situation with the small strange fish 'Enmity' that he had caught on Foggy Wind Island.
"Peng peng peng peng …"
The bats had already hit the second restriction set up by Gu Zheng, making a series of drum-like sounds.
Although the second restriction had a little resistance to physical attacks, this resistance was very weak. Like the bats, which were not very strong, it could not withstand for long. After all, its main function was not to resist.
Gu Zheng cast a few spells and mobilized the energy of heaven and earth to set up a colorless barrier. This barrier was a real protective barrier. Not to mention the bats outside, even a cultivator at the late stage of the fifth level would have to spend a lot of effort to break it.
Gu Zheng was not in a hurry to get rid of these bats. He wanted to see if there were any abnormalities with these bats.
"Peng peng peng …"
A few bats that were close to the colorless barrier self-destructed, and the red blood stained the colorless barrier. Suddenly, green smoke appeared and the barrier trembled. The rest of the bats either hit the barrier or exposed their mouths full of fine sharp teeth, trying to bite the barrier.
"Amazing!"
Gu Zheng muttered. Just now, he had used his divine sense to investigate the blood stains left behind by the bat's self-destruction. Immediately, there were many threads that were even stronger than the ones in the air that had attached themselves to his divine sense!
Although Divine Sense was formless, this strange evil energy that was born from the world could also be said to be formless. Their speed was extremely fast to begin with, and after attaching themselves to Gu Zheng's Divine Sense, their speed became as fast as lightning. They followed Gu Zheng's Divine Sense and drilled towards the source of his Divine Sense! This also forced Gu Zheng to give up the Divine Thought that he had released.
Giving up a bit of divine sense would affect the cultivator to a certain extent. Since these threads could force a cultivator to give up a part of their divine sense, they deserved Gu Zheng's praise.
"Mister, leave these bats to me," Meow Meow said.
"Hand it to you? Could it be? "Gu Zheng frowned slightly.
Resentment also had immortal yuan in its body, but Meow Meow easily absorbed it.
Could Meow Meow absorb the immortal energy in the bats as it did with the vengeful spirits? It wasn't that Gu Zheng hadn't thought about this before.
However, the bats of today were no longer the vengeful spirits of the past. The vengeful spirits of the past merely contained poison and were only ordinary ingredients. The bats of today, on the other hand, were poisonous ingredients that could not be eaten! "Poisonous" didn't refer to the fact that it was poisonous. It referred to the fact that it contained a deadly evil aura!
"Don't worry, Mister. Although the threads can attach themselves to divine sense, they won't be affected when I extract the immortal yuan from the bats."
Meow Meow smiled. "It's a pity that the amount of immortal yuan in these bats is too little. A few thousand of them added together can't even compare to the little vengeful spirits of the past. That's not even enough to fill the gaps between my teeth!"
Meow Meow wasn't joking. The amount of immortal yuan in the bats' bodies was really very little. Resentment might have been small back then, but the amount of immortal yuan in its body was equivalent to a mid-grade immortal yuan pill.
Meow Meow's body swayed, and the white phantom that looked like a cat and a rabbit pounced out. It ignored Gu Zheng's barrier and pounced directly into the swarm of bats, opening its mouth and pretending to take in a deep breath.
The bats in the air weren't sucked into the white phantom's mouth, but as soon as the white phantom inhaled, they fell down in droves. In less than ten seconds, the dense swarm of bats in the air had disappeared, leaving only a mountain of bat corpses on the ground.
The small trouble caused by the swarm of bats was over, but Gu Zheng's heart still couldn't calm down.
"Weapon Spirit, these bats have evil energy in their bodies, and their attacks also have evil energy, just like the strange fish we encountered in the Blood Tide Forbidden Zone. However, why would there be immortal essence in their bodies? "Gu Zheng asked in his heart.
"What's certain is that these bats and the strange fish are both monsters that have been demonized by evil energy. As for why they have immortal yuan in their bodies, it has to do with the immortal yuan in the air recovering. When you were on Foggy Wind Island, I told you that the Celestial Core Power in the air has been further restored, and these mutated bats have the ability to absorb Celestial Core Power and store it in their bodies, just like the Resentment Spirits! "said the Device Spirit.
"Mister, these bats have also grown larger before, just like the strange fish in the sea. Could it be that they're also being controlled by someone?" Meow Meow asked.
Looking at the normal-sized bats outside the cave, Gu Zheng said, "It's possible that they're being controlled by someone. After all, we already know that the person who can control them is Gongsun Changsheng, and this person is most likely Angry Man's previous master."
"According to Angry Man, his previous master's cultivation was at the late stage of the Divine Transformation Stage. According to Shangguan Feng, Gongsun Changsheng is only about 300 years old. To have such cultivation at such an age is already very incredible in the eyes of ordinary people," Meow Meow said.
"Gongsun Changsheng and Shangguan Xusheng can't be judged by common sense. Their bloodlines have been changed by evil energy. It's normal for people like them to be different from ordinary people, "Gu Zheng said.
"Of course, they definitely can't be compared to you, Mister. If you also cultivated for 300 years, you'd probably be above Jin Xian's level," Meow Meow said proudly.
"300 years of Jin Xian? Too slow! "Weapon Spirit murmured.
Unknowingly, it was already close to noon. The real opening of the Heavenly Conch Grotto would soon come.
"Gu Zheng, get ready to start tracking those filaments. The direction they disappeared in is the direction of the immortal formation!" Weapon Spirit said.
"Understood."
As he spoke, Gu Zheng released his divine sense. There were still filaments in the air. As soon as they sensed the presence of his divine sense, they immediately chased after it.
Gu Zheng would train his divine sense in Purgatory every day. His divine sense was far more flexible than other cultivators of the same level.
However, with Gu Zheng's current cultivation, there was still a trace of connection between his divine sense and his body. This connection wouldn't affect him much when he was fighting with other people's divine sense, but in the dangerous Heavenly Conch Grotto, it became a troublesome fetter.
When he was exploring the Blood Tide Forbidden Area, the filaments there were relatively few and their movements were very slow. They only wanted to attach themselves to the divine sense and couldn't sense the connection between the divine sense and the body at all. Under such circumstances, Gu Zheng's divine sense was still like a fish in water.
However, there were many thin threads in the air of the Heavenly Snail Cave, and they were extremely fast. The most troublesome thing was that they could actually sense the faint connection between one's spiritual sense and one's physical body, and they could also attach themselves to that connection! This also meant that Gu Zheng couldn't release his divine sense for too long.
Before Gu Zheng could withdraw his divine sense, the time for the Heavenly Conch Grotto to open had arrived. An unexpected scene occurred.
A strange energy of heaven and earth suddenly appeared. Other than the destruction of all the filaments in the air, there was no other abnormality in the Heavenly Conch Grotto.
"This …"
Gu Zheng was dumbfounded and speechless for a moment.
"Amazing, it seems that I was wrong. After the Heavenly Conch Grotto opened, the filaments in the air were not recalled by the immortal array, but were completely wiped out by the immortal array! Since that's the case, the immortal array in the Heavenly Conch Grotto is extraordinarily powerful! "
"First of all, this immortal array can release heaven and earth energy attacks. Such a strange use of heaven and earth energy only has the effect of eliminating the evil aura in the air. You can't do that!"
In his inner vision, the artifact spirit gave Gu Zheng a hard look. "Just based on the fact that this immortal array can use heaven and earth energy to such an extent, it is enough to confirm that this immortal array's defense and attack are very strong!"
"Secondly, there should be a source of evil aura in the immortal array or in the treasure trove. Without this source, the Heavenly Conch Grotto wouldn't have become a dangerous area with filaments in the air after it closed!"
The artifact spirit stopped speaking. The frowning Gu Zheng also spoke. "I originally wanted to chase after the filaments and find the treasure trove. Now that the filaments are broken, I can only take one step at a time if I want to find the treasure trove. Fortunately, when the heaven and earth energy appeared, I roughly sensed the direction of its source. Now, I can just go in that direction. "
There were no longer any filaments in the air. Gu Zheng brought Meow Meow out of the cave, looking at the map. On the map given by Mu Chunfeng, the source of the heaven and earth energy that Gu Zheng sensed was in an unexplored area. What was marked there was only the wall of the Heavenly Conch Grotto.
The Heavenly Conch Grotto had truly opened, and the ancestral worship ceremony on the surface had also ended. The disciples selected by the various branches had already entered the Heavenly Conch Grotto through the rope ladder and began their journey to find opportunities.
The rope ladder, which was a few hundred meters long, swayed. To the enormous Heavenly Conch Grotto, the people descending the ladder were as insignificant as leaves in the wind.
After the Heavenly Conch Grotto had truly opened, the fog in the air had become much thinner, and the visibility had also greatly reduced the degree of fear. However, this still did not diminish the seriousness and paleness on the faces of the disciples.
Opportunities were not something that anyone could obtain. This was a principle that everyone understood. Furthermore, the Heavenly Conch Grotto was not a peaceful place. Every time the disciples entered the Heavenly Conch Grotto, it would be considered a blessing if half of them could leave alive.
Therefore, regarding the mysterious Heavenly Conch Grotto, not all the chosen disciples were excited and full of fighting spirit.
"Senior Brother Su, can we team up in the Heavenly Conch Grotto?"
On the rope ladder, the Blue Sky Conch Sect disciple Wu Qianyu looked at Green Sky Conch Sect's Su Hong with a pale face.
"Team up? Aren't you ashamed? Based on your attitude, how can you obtain opportunities? "
Before Su Hong could speak, the Blue Sky Conch Sect disciple beside him had already sneered.
"Alright! Let's team up then! "
Su Hong did not want to team up with anyone, but he really could not refuse the pity in Wu Qianyu's eyes. He could only reluctantly agree.
"Don't you want to die?"
On the other rope ladder, the Purple Sky Conch Sect's Cao Yi suddenly spoke gloomily.
"Nonsense. Who would want to die?"
Wu Qianyu was shocked and replied to Cao Yi angrily.
"The more you don't want to die, the faster you will die!"
Cao Yi laughed. Although there was nothing wrong with her laughter, coupled with her sinister gaze, Wu Qianyu was so frightened that she almost fell off the rope ladder.
Wu Qianyu was quite familiar with Cao Yi. The two of them were also the only two female disciples in the team entering the Heavenly Conch Grotto this time. However, for some reason, Wu Qianyu felt that Cao Yi's gloomy face was a little scary ever since they had paid respects to the ancestors. Now, amidst the fear, it gave her a strange feeling.
Climbing down a rope ladder that was a few hundred meters was nothing to cultivators, even though their cultivation levels were not very high.
"Senior Brother Su, let's hurry up and leave!"
Wu Qianyu anxiously urged Su Hong, who was still talking to others. She realized that Cao Yi, who was standing with the Black Sky Conch Sect disciples, was still looking at her with a cold smile.
Su Hong frowned slightly in the face of Wu Qianyu's urging, but he quickly ended the conversation.
"Junior Sister Wu, what's wrong with you today?"
Su Hong looked at Wu Qianyu's pure and sweet face and asked softly.
"Senior Brother Su, I don't know if you've noticed that Cao Yi looks a little strange today?" Wu Qianyu whispered.
Su Hong turned around and saw that everyone was on their way. Cao Yi was right behind them, whispering something to the Black Sky Conch Sect disciples. As if sensing his gaze, Cao Yi lifted her head and winked at him.
"It's a little strange. When we were paying respects to the ancestors, I felt that her face was cold and there seemed to be a hint of mockery in her eyes. When I turned around just now, she actually gave me a flirtatious look! Normally, Cao Yi would joke with me, but she would never wink at me like that, "Su Hong said.
"Senior Brother Su, let's choose a fork in the road ahead. We won't be with them."
"Okay."
Su Hong agreed to Wu Qianyu's suggestion.
The Black Sky Conch Cave was an underground maze. After descending from above, they would not be able to walk far on a level road before they would see many caves. These caves were of different depths and crisscrossed with each other.
"Now it's time to part ways!"
As they approached the entrance of the cave, Cao Yi suddenly opened her mouth and laughed loudly.
Everyone stopped in their tracks and looked at Cao Yi in confusion. The Black Sky Conch Sect disciple even smiled at Cao Yi ingratiatingly.
"Junior Sister Cao, it's inevitable that we will part ways. Just let them choose the entrance. I'll be with you, so you don't have to worry at all. No matter what happens, I can protect you!" The Black Sky Conch Sect disciple patted his chest and said.
The Black Sky Conch Sect disciple's cultivation level was not high, but he had something to be proud of. He was quite talented in immortal arrays. Along the way, he kept bragging to Cao Yi about how powerful he was. Cao Yi even said in a sarcastic tone that even if the Black Sky Snail Sect had to spend a lot of money, they would still buy a spot for him to enter. This was definitely a worthwhile decision.
"Is that so? You can protect me? "
Cao Yi looked at the Black Sky Conch Sect disciple and blinked her big eyes. She was really charming.
"Of course!"
The Black Sky Conch Sect disciple looked at Cao Yi with infatuation.
"Do I need you to protect me? You little punk! "
Cao Yi was still smiling. She even reached out her hand to touch the face of the Black Sky Spiral Sect disciple. Everyone was even more confused as the disciple of the Black Sky Spiral Sect fell straight to the ground with an infatuated smile on his face.
"Clang!"
The sound of weapons being unsheathed rang out. A few people had already drawn their swords and pointed them at Cao Yi! Although they were young, they were the cream of the crop in their respective sects. Their cultivation levels were at least at the beginning of the fourth level.
"Senior Martial Brothers, what are you all doing? I'm so scared! "
Cao Yi placed her hand on her chest. Although her expression was one of fear, she still walked towards the tip of the swords.
"Who the hell are you?"
Su Hong shouted sternly. At this point, if he still could not tell that this Cao Yi was not the Cao Yi he knew, then he would really be too stupid.
"Who am I? Am I not Cao Yi? "
Cao Yi sneered. With a flick of her sleeve, a majestic black inner strength danced wildly like a python.
"Demonic Cultivator!"
"Ah …"
Exclamations and screams rang out at the same time. Although the cultivation levels of the people around them were not low, they were no match for Cao Yi at all. All sorts of screams rang out.
Black fog filled the air. One by one, the people fell down. Su Hong pulled the dumbfounded Wu Qianyu and rushed towards the nearest fork in the road.
With just one exchange of blows, Su Hong understood that Cao Yi should be at the late stage of the fifth level. Such a person was definitely not an existence that they, who did not even have a Celestial Artifact, could deal with.
"Run? Where do you think you're running to? "
Cao Yi's laughter rang out behind them. Wu Qianyu's face had also turned pale.
"Senior Brother Su, what should we do now?"
Wu Qianyu asked anxiously. When she had turned back to look, she had realized that Cao Yi was not far away from them. Given the current situation, they could neither fight nor run. A deep sense of despair filled Wu Qianyu's heart.
"What should we do? Let's go! "
Cao Yi's voice rang out again. The despair on Wu Qianyu's face froze. Her legs did not listen to her and she was about to fall forward.
Su Hong saw that there was a large mass of black fog on Wu Qianyu's back. It wrapped around her like an octopus.
Not daring to hesitate, Su Hong let go of Wu Qianyu's hand. A pendant in front of his chest flashed and his speed instantly soared.
Most of the disciples who had entered the Heavenly Snail Cave did not have any immortal weapons, but Su Hong was one of the very few who had one! He had used the immortal weapon's remarkable ability in time and caused Cao Yi's attack to miss. She could only watch as he disappeared into another fork in the cave.
"One actually ran away. Hmph."
Cao Yi smiled coldly as she looked in the direction Su Hong had disappeared. Then, she bent down and gently stroked Wu Qianyu's fair face with her fingers.
"What a pure and sweet face!"
Cao Yi laughed strangely. Her voice was like an owl's. Her hands, which were emitting black fog, moved quickly and hit Wu Qianyu's body with her palms and fingers.
A while later.
The disciples who had entered the Heavenly Snail Cave were on their way again. However, Su Hong was not in this group. Other than Cao Yi, everyone else had turned into puppets. There was no light in their eyes at all. They obeyed Cao Yi like slaves.
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