In the vast Blood Desert, the Immortal Rain Sect and Azure Wood Manor disciples that were trapped in it were like two lone boats in the middle of a vast ocean. They could capsize at any moment.
At the moment of life and death, Granny Yin had used the Great Heavenly Compass to divine a path out of the Blood Desert.
"Why was my disciple burned to death?"
The purple-robed elder had an agitated expression. At the final moment, he had struck out with his palm, sending his disciple on his final journey.
"I do not know either. Although there are descriptions of the Blood Desert in the manuals, it only mentions the dangers. As for what the dangers are, how can there be such detailed records?"
Granny Yin said as her expression revealed deep worry. She had a feeling that the Door to the 33 Skies had changed drastically in the hundreds of millions of years since its disappearance. Just the manuals from the Azure Wood Manor were insufficient. It was even possible that with the Azure Wood Great World on the brink of destruction, the Door to the 33 Skies had become even more dangerous.
"Don't you have the Great Heavenly Compass?" Someone from the Azure Wood Manor separatists asked.
"Although I have studied the Great Heavenly Compass for many years, I'm unfortunately lacking in talent. All I can do is study a few of the perilous lands that are recorded in detail in the manuals. Even with the Great Heavenly Compass, I'm helpless against the Blood Desert in front of me."
Granny Yin's words made everyone's hearts sink. At that moment, the purple-robed elder stood forward and took out a set of array flags from his interspatial ring.
The flagpole was made from the bones of ancient Fey beasts and the banners were made from beast hide. The banners seemed to have creatures sealed in pain.
Upon seeing the array flags, the purple-robed elder revealed a pained look. They were his most precious array-cracking artifact. The array flags had 'flag spirits' sealed in them. These 'flag spirits' would slowly weaken with each use, and if they were used too many times, the set of array flags would become useless.
"Let me do it. Since the Blood Desert has an array formation, my trump card to crack it should be effective."
Granny Yin hesitated for a moment before letting the purple-robed elder study it. Now that they were in a perilous situation, an additional person meant an additional strength. What if the purple-robed elder figured out something?
The purple-robed elder stabbed the array flags into the Blood Desert's red sand and began combining them with his Art of Invisibility to study the Blood Desert's worldly forces.
And at this moment, Yi Yun was also observing the Dao patterns around him.
These Dao patterns covered the entire Blood Desert. They were the fragments of divine artifacts and Holy Armaments that had been destroyed in the Blood Desert, the corpses of ancient beings, and the Laws left behind by heaven and earth.
Yi Yun realized that the spots where the few people had been burned to death were not because they had stepped on Dao runes, but because they had stepped on the intersection of Dao runes.
The distribution of Dao patterns in the Blood Desert had its own pattern. The point where three or four Dao patterns intersected would spew out terrifying energy that could evaporate a person! Then … what if he avoided these energy intertwining points?
…
After a long time, the purple-robed old man, who had been frowning, let out a long breath and wiped the sweat off his forehead.
"I see! That should be it. "
The purple-robed old man muttered to himself as if he had suddenly come to a realization.
His expression was not relaxed, but it was obvious that he had made progress.
"Have you figured anything out?" asked a disciple of the Azure Wood Manor separatists anxiously.
"This Blood Desert looks boundless, but it's actually not that vast. If we keep walking forward, we won't be able to walk out. Flight won't work either. It's equivalent to suicide. Let's take this path. There's a path here that leads straight through the Blood Desert. In fact, it only takes about a thousand steps. "
"Only about a thousand steps? That short? "
The purple-robed elder pointed out a path. The Azure Wood Manor disciples were skeptical. Many of them were fearful and no one took a step forward.
The purple-robed elder frowned. "Why? Does no one believe me?"
"How can that be?" Rooster chuckled dryly. Indeed, he did not have much confidence in the purple-robed elder. The Blood Desert was just too strange. He found it unbelievable to say that it only took about a thousand steps to walk out.
Of course, what he thought was one thing, but he could not say it out loud. He said, "Elder Dagu's attainments in array formations are superb, but there's always risk when it comes to scouting. We can't let our Azure Wood Manor separatists bear the burden while others follow behind and reap without sowing."
As Rooster spoke, he shot a glance at Yi Yun. He had long found Yi Yun an eyesore. Furthermore, they were exploring the interior of the Door to the 33 Skies, so how could they bring an outsider along? He was the most suitable person to scout the path. If he died, so be it. Everyone would be happy.
"What's the meaning of this?" Yue Yingsha said coldly as she stood in front of Yi Yun.
"Nothing much. I'm just inviting this young brother to take the lead. Our Elder Dagu has spent quite a sizable price to research a path. Just the set of array flags that Elder Dagu uses expends a portion of the 'flag spirit's' strength every time it's used. How great of a loss is that?"
"You want to follow us out without paying any price? How can there be such a good thing in this world? "
Rooster's words garnered the agreement of many Azure Wood Manor separatists. The lion-haired youth also stood forward and said, "That's right. You have to be responsible for scouting the path that we have researched!"
Everyone pointed at Yi Yun. Even Yue Yingsha's status was not of any use.
Although they had a favor to ask of Yue Yingsha, the moment they entered the Blood Desert, they would encounter such a huge risk. Whether they could survive was a problem, so the exploration of the Door to the 33 Skies was naturally put aside.
"Punk, come and scout the path!" Rooster said eccentrically. He believed that Yi Yun had no other choice.
Yi Yun flicked the red sand on his sleeves and said nonchalantly, "You say that I want to follow you out of the Blood Desert? Aren't you being too full of yourself? Even if you beg me to follow you, I can't be bothered. "
"What!?"
When Yi Yun said that, all the Azure Wood Manor separatists glared angrily at him. How dare he utter such arrogant words!
"This little bastard is too arrogant. Senior Brother Seven Plume, I'll kill him!" A burly youth stood forward and was about to attack Yi Yun, but he was stopped by Rooster. He knew very well that fighting in the Blood Desert was equivalent to suicide.
"You have guts." A cold beam flashed in Seven Plume's eyes. "I want to see how you will walk out of the Blood Desert. Let's go!"
Since Yi Yun had withdrawn, the Azure Wood Manor separatists did not target Yi Yun. They wanted to see Yi Yun's pitiful state of being left in the Blood Desert without anyone's help. It would definitely be interesting.
The people sent by the Azure Wood Manor separatists walked according to the purple-robed elder's instructions. They walked about seven to eight steps without any problems.
"Impressive. Elder Dagu's foresight is miraculous. Indeed, he managed to find a path of survival in a perilous situation." Someone said fawningly.
"Haha!" Elder Dagu laughed as he stroked his beard. He was rather pleased with himself.
"Yi Yun, are you really staying behind? Don't be impulsive in a life-and-death situation. " Seeing Elder Dagu leave with the Azure Wood Manor separatists without Yi Yun moving, Yue Yingsha turned anxious.
Yi Yun had saved her twice, so she could not leave him in the lurch. However, Yi Yun's feet seemed to be rooted to the ground. He had no intention of leaving at all.
"Junior Sister Yingsha, if you don't leave now, you won't be able to. Do you want to die with that punk?" Rooster quipped.
Yue Yingsha was very anxious. She could not abandon Yi Yun, so she could only look pleadingly at Granny Yin. She wished that Granny Yin could use the Great Heavenly Compass to find a way out, but Granny Yin clearly lacked the confidence. Taking a step back, even if the Great Heavenly Compass could find a way out, it would still require someone to scout ahead. It was too dangerous to leave directly.
At that moment, Yi Yun slowly said, "Yue Yingsha, there's no need to be anxious. If they can't leave the Blood Desert, they will soon die."
Yi Yun's voice was not loud, but with a warrior's hearing, he could naturally hear it clearly.
What!?
The Azure Wood Manor separatists, who had just walked a distance away, glared angrily at Yi Yun.
The burly youth, who had already walked more than ten steps, had a murderous look in his eyes. He was walking right in front, so he would be the first to die. Yi Yun's curses made him want to slap Yi Yun to death!
"Little bastard, say another word of nonsense and I'll tear your mouth apart," said the burly youth angrily.
"Why bother with him? He's just an ignorant punk. How can he judge Elder Dagu's divination?"
Another youth said. Elder Dagu stroked his beard as a cold beam flashed in his eyes. "This punk is ignorant. He talks nonsense about the Heavenly Dao. I only have a bit of reverence for the Blood Desert's worldly powers. Yet, he dares to spout such nonsense. Not only is it laughable, it's also lamentable."
"Then leave." Yi Yun shrugged. "If you want to die, who can stop you?"
"Die? I'll leave for you to see! "The burly youth sneered. As he spoke, he suddenly took a big step forward.
He did not seem to feel anything when he took that step. Before the burly youth could gloat over it, he suddenly felt as though his feet had lost all feeling.
He looked down and saw that his entire foot was like a candle that was being roasted by flames. It was beginning to melt.
His blood dripped down like wax, and soon, his bones were exposed.
"Ah Ah Ah Ah!"
The burly youth let out a tragic cry as the melting rapidly spread to his thighs. Following that, it moved along his waist and spread to his upper body.
"Puah!"
The burly youth's abdomen burst open like a water bag. His organs turned into blood as they flowed out.
The burly youth's expression contorted as his face was filled with horror.
He opened his mouth, but he could no longer say a word. All he could do was look at Yi Yun in despair. Following that, he looked at the purple-robed elder.
"I … I … I …"
His final words came to an abrupt end. His entire head seemed to be engulfed by an invisible flame. Instantly, his eye sockets sank in as he turned into a skeleton.
"Pa La Pa La!"
The bones that were soaked in blood scattered and quickly melted on the red sand. Everything was gone.
All the Azure Wood Manor disciples were dumbfounded.
When the purple-robed elder saw this scene, his eyes widened. He could not accept the fact.
He had been in high spirits a moment ago, but now, he looked like he had aged a lot.
He was really … really dead!?
Had he miscalculated? He had originally calculated that he would need to take about a thousand steps to traverse the Blood Desert. But now, a person had died in another ten or so steps. If this continued, wouldn't everyone be dead?
And at that moment, many people looked at Yi Yun. At that moment, Yi Yun had his arms crossed in front of his chest. He looked very calm, as though everything that had just happened had nothing to do with him.
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