"That's right." Yuan Xiang nodded, "I heard that Pure Heaven Temple used to be the most powerful Sect in the world, and that Sealed World was also the largest of all the Sealed Worlds. Unfortunately, it has now been reduced to a place for the Corpse Race to raise corpses. It is said that the Golden Corpse King even changed the name of Pure Heaven Temple to Corpse King Palace." Hearing this, Lu Ye had a thoughtful look on his face as he faintly had some ideas in his heart.
Along the way, Yuan Xiang Zhu, who was ignorant of worldly affairs, spilled the beans and told them all the information that he knew.
Lu Ye and Ying Wu Ji would ask questions from time to time, but most of the time, they would listen quietly.
On the second day of entering the Peerless Continent, Lu Ye finally understood a little about the situation here.
"We're almost at our stronghold." Yuan Xiang, who was leading the way, suddenly turned into a streak of light and descended.
Lu Ye and Ying Wu Ji followed closely behind.
After landing on the ground, Yuan Xiang continued to walk forward. Lu Ye looked around. This place was deep in the mountains, hidden and remote. Almost all of the Human Race's strongholds were located in places that were not easily discovered. This way, they could avoid the detection of the omnipresent Corpse Race.
Once the location of a stronghold was exposed, they could either kill the Corpse Race that discovered the stronghold or move immediately. Otherwise, disaster would befall them.
The location of Yuan Xiang's stronghold was obviously not bad. The group had already settled down here for more than ten years without being discovered by the Corpse Race.
According to the information that Yuan Xiang had divulged, there were two types of corpses. Under normal circumstances, the rotting corpses would not move. They would choose a place that suited them and enter a state of suspended animation to nourish the corpses under their command.
Ying Wu Ji had encountered such a situation before.
On the Corpse Race's side, this method was called Corpse Raising. The Corpse Race's Corpse Race had a complex origin and varied strength. Only in this way could the Corpse Race slowly grow stronger.
The ones that moved around and hunted the Human Race were Zombies. Relatively speaking, their individual strength was much stronger than Rotten Corpses and their bodies were tough and tough. Ordinary methods could not cause them effective damage.
On the current Peerless Continent, there were tens of thousands of Human Race strongholds. As long as they could avoid the detection of Zombies, they could basically sit back and relax. Of course, if they were unlucky enough to be attacked by Rotten Corpses, they could only wait for death.
During the past thousand years, the remaining human beings had been trying to survive in the cracks, and had come up with many effective ways to deal with the undead.
Lu Ye, who was walking behind Yuan Xiang, suddenly paused. In the next instant, Ying Wuji also stopped and looked around.
Yuan Xiang turned around and looked at the two of them. "The stronghold is just ahead …" Her expression was very unnatural, and her face was a little red. Her gaze was evasive, as if she had done something wrong. Even her voice was as weak as a mosquito.
Lu Ye and Ying Wu Ji turned a deaf ear.
Ying Wu Ji suddenly laughed, "I thought you were innocent and kind, but it turns out that you are hiding evil intentions. I really didn't expect that in this world, the hearts of people are so old." He couldn't help shaking his head as he glanced at Lu Ye mockingly, "It's a waste to call you an Array Dao Grandmaster, invincible among your peers. Can't you see anything?"
Lu Ye didn't say anything. His left and right thumbs gently stroked the scabbard of the Mountain Pan Saber as he calmly looked at Yuan Xiang, who wasn't far away. Yuan Xiang's expression became even more unnatural.
"Yuan Xiang, retreat!"
Suddenly, a fierce shout came from nearby. An invisible force seemed to grab Yuan Xiang from behind, and as she cried out in alarm, she was sent flying.
In the next instant, ripples appeared in the air, and the scenery around them changed. A thick fog surged out of nowhere, covering a large area.
In an instant, the place where Lu Ye and Ying Wuji were standing became pitch-black.
A formation!
And it was a combination of an illusory formation and a bewildering formation.
Yuan Xiang didn't put up any defenses against Lu Ye and Ying Wuji at all. She looked innocent and naive, and answered almost all of their questions. So even Lu Ye didn't expect that she would put herself and Ying Wuji in the same formation.
This kind of formation was definitely not hastily made. It was prepared long ago, and might not have been targeted at Lu Ye and Ying Jiuji. It was a method of self-defense for the cultivators of the stronghold.
Even though they didn't notice it beforehand, Lu Ye was a member of the Fang Clan. So, when they stepped into the Dragon Grass Formation, it was even more obvious.
Ying Wuji was a bit slower to notice it. He only noticed it after Lu Ye suddenly stopped.
For ghost cultivators, the Dao of Formations was a necessary path to cultivate. Because when ghost cultivators became strong, they might need to sneak into formations to kill their targets. A qualified ghost cultivator must have good attainments in the Dao of Formations.
Ying Wuji's attainments in the Dao of Formations were naturally not as good as Lu Ye's, but they weren't too bad either.
The girl was currently trapped in a bewildering formation, an illusory formation, and Ying Wuji – Omnipotent Mao Zhou had also hidden a few killing formations.
If they acted rashly, they would definitely trigger the power of those killing formations.
"Lu Yi Ye, our situation isn't too good." Ying Wuji had already taken out his two curved blades, and his heart was filled with shame.
He had been in the cultivation world for many years. He never thought that one day he would be tricked by a little girl, and he didn't even notice it beforehand.
"Do you want to do it, or should I?" he asked.
If they wanted to leave this place, they definitely had to break through the formation. A formation cultivator from a broken world naturally wouldn't have high attainments. Ying Wuji was confident that he could break through the formation, but if he moved, the other party would definitely trigger the power of the killing formation. When that time came, they would need Lu Yi Ye to support and protect them.
If he let Lu Yi Ye break through the formation, then he would be the one supporting and protecting them. At this moment, Lu Ye had already activated the Clear Vision Spiritual Inscriptions to strengthen her eyes. Her gaze was deep and serene, as if it could pierce through the void and break through the layers of obstructions of the formation, allowing her to see the scene outside.
Outside the formation, there were four more figures besides Yuan Xiang. The one in the lead was a cultivator wielding a sword. It was unknown whether or not he was a sword cultivator.
"Where are Yu Zhen and the others? Who did you bring back? "the cultivator who seemed to be a sword cultivator asked.
Yuan Xiang's eyes instantly reddened. "They're all dead!" "What?" Everyone's expressions changed greatly.
"Your team had six people, and Yu Zhen and the others were all quite strong. How did they all die?"
Yuan Xiang said, "We encountered a very powerful zombie. Uncle Yu and the others weren't a match for it. Three of them died on the spot. Uncle Yu was also poisoned by the Origin Corpse Poison and died of his injuries. Aunt Shen didn't want to live alone, so she followed Uncle Yu."
Recalling the painful memories, Yuan Xiang couldn't help but cry again. However, she suppressed her emotions and recounted what had happened.
Everyone's expressions dimmed. In the apocalyptic world, life and death were normal. However, even though they were mentally prepared, when it really happened, they couldn't help but feel sad.
"Then how did you survive?"
"It was that person with the sword who saved me." Yuan Xiang pointed in the direction of the great formation. "When he saved us, Uncle Yu and Aunty Shen were still alive …"
Hearing this, everyone's expressions softened. The sword-wielding cultivator glanced thoughtfully at the formation and said, "Do you know who they are?"
Yuan Xiang sobbed a few times, suppressing the sorrow in her heart. "The one with the sword is called Lu Yiye. The other one looks sneaky, and he's called Ying Wuji. They're martial brothers. They claim to have come from a small stronghold. They've never left that stronghold before, so they know nothing about the outside world."
"Know nothing?" The sword-wielding cultivator frowned.
In this chaotic world, was there anyone who didn't know anything about the outside world?
Seeing his confusion, Yuan Xiang said, "They should have a very powerful master who has always protected them well. They only came out of that stronghold a month ago when their master passed away." After a pause, she added, "Big Brother Wu, they saved my life, and they don't seem to be bad people. Don't make things too difficult for them, okay?"
Just as Lu Ye had thought, the formation outside the stronghold was not specifically targeted at them. Instead, it was a precautionary measure for the stronghold, and cultivators were stationed outside the formation all year round.
They were guarding against the invasion of the Corpse Race or other humans with ulterior motives. No matter how pure and kind Yuan Xiang's heart was, she knew that she could not casually lead strangers into the stronghold. However, she had seen Lu Ye's strength with her own eyes and knew that she was no match for him. Thus, she was extremely docile and cooperative along the way.
After leading Lu Ye and Ying Wuji into the formation, the others in the stronghold would thoroughly investigate their origins and determine their motives. If Lu Ye and Ying Wuji truly had no ill intentions, then there was nothing to say. However, if they came with ill intentions, then the stronghold would have the upper hand.
In the current Peerless Continent, it was not easy for humans to survive. Their enemies were not only the Corpse Race, but also many humans who had abandoned their own conscience and committed crimes!
Comparatively speaking, the evil of the Corpse Race could be seen at a glance. However, the evil of humans was sometimes hidden very deeply.
For thousands of years, it was common for strongholds to be massacred because of the evil deeds of their own kind.
In the current chaotic world, no matter what it was, it was resources, food, clothing, even the cultivators themselves …
The most common thing in the flourishing age might be enough to make two humans fight to the death.
Wu Jun said, "Since they saved your life, we naturally will not make things too difficult for them. However, we still have to wait for Senior Drunken Mountain to ask and let him make the decision."
He comforted Yuan Xiang, but a fierce look flashed through his eyes.
These two uninvited guests might be able to deceive Yuan Xiang, but if they wanted to deceive him, that would be impossible.
No matter how small the stronghold was, no matter how well protected it was, it would not be completely ignorant of the current Peerless Continent.
These two … there was definitely something wrong with them!
Thus, no matter what, he had to take them down first. As for their origins and motives, it would not be too late to slowly investigate.
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