Lin Ray and the other two heard every single word that the aborigines said. From their words, Lin Ray could hear sadness, sorrow, pain and unwillingness.
It was Lin Ray's first time hearing such complicated emotions. He understood the sadness and pain of these people.
"Husband."
Looking at the aborigines around her, a glint of tears flashed in her eyes. Her heart softened. She wanted to help them, but she knew her own strength. The only hope was her husband.
"Husband, why don't you see if you can save them?" Bing quickly said, "Look at these people. They are so pitiful. They can't come in contact with people from the outside world. They can't even enter this place to pick up people. Their lives are too …"
"Alright, stop talking!"
Before Bing could finish, Lin Ray quickly stopped him. To be honest, he also wanted to help. He also wanted to help the people here, but … he couldn't do it. He thought that his time was limited. If he accepted this matter, only death would await him.
In comparison, Lin Ray cherished his own life more. He had people he wanted to protect, so he couldn't say anything.
On the other side, Bing who was stopped by Lin Ray looked wronged. He didn't understand why Lin Ray was like this.
"Don't talk about this matter anymore. Do you understand?" Lin Ray didn't want to explain anymore. If he told them about his situation, Bing and the others would be more worried. This was not something he wanted to see.
He turned his head to look at the aborigines and asked, "Everyone, we are just passing by. We are here to stay for the night. Tomorrow, we will leave."
To reassure them, Lin Ray continued, "You don't have to worry about us. Our vitality is very strong. There won't be any problems staying here for one night. You can rest assured."
"Boom!"
In order to make the natives believe him, Linley hurriedly released all of his cultivation base. He had the cultivation base of a mid-stage Godly Exalt and the combat power of a Dao Fruit Saint. At this moment, Linley held nothing back.
Huff huff …
Waves of energy appeared out of nowhere. The moment Lin Ray released his cultivation, they turned into powerful gusts of wind and pressure, once again suppressing the natives here.
"Plop … plop."
In the instant that Linley unleashed his power, apart from Chu Ying and Bing, the rest of the natives of the city were forced to kneel on the ground, unable to control themselves. Some of the weaker ones were even lying on the ground.
Their appearances were strange, and they were sprawled on the ground with their limbs spread out. The scene was extremely comical.
"Outsider, hurry up and retract your cultivation. Some people here can't take it. Hurry up, or they will be suppressed to death by your pressure." A voice filled with majesty came from afar.
From the voice, one could tell that this person was someone who had always been in a high position. There was a commanding tone in his voice. Lin Ray frowned when he heard this voice. He was very unhappy, but in the end, he still listened to the mysterious voice and retracted his cultivation.
In an instant, the strong gusts of wind disappeared the moment Lin Ray retracted his cultivation. The pressure also turned into nothingness in an instant. The natives who were originally suppressed to the critical point felt their bodies lighten and their breathing instantly became smooth when they felt the pressure disappear.
"Cough cough …"
The sound of coughing resounded throughout the entire place. After regaining his senses, Lin Ray looked at the miserable faces of the people around him and was stunned for a moment. He then revealed an apologetic expression.
Originally, he just wanted to prove himself. Who knew that he forgot that these people's cultivation was too weak. They couldn't withstand his pressure at all.
"Whoosh …"
As soon as the sound of something breaking through the air was heard, Lin Ray who sensed it raised his head and looked in the direction of the sound.
Looking over, a plainly dressed middle-aged man appeared in front of Lin Ray and the others.
However, the middle-aged man didn't greet Lin Ray when he arrived. Instead, he squatted down and began to check on the natives who were suppressed by Lin Ray and didn't get up.
Seeing him like this, Lin Ray was startled. Although he was very unhappy, he knew that he didn't handle this matter properly, so he didn't say anything about it.
Time slowly passed. Lin Ray just stood there and watched as the middle-aged man busied himself without stopping for a moment.
During this process, Sakra, Tian Ning, and the Heavenly Pivot Rabbit finally sighed. After understanding the situation, everyone couldn't help but give Lin Ray a thumbs up.
"Hu …"
Finally, the middle-aged man rescued the last native. His heart, which had been in his throat, finally relaxed.
"It's finally over. This is great. Although they are injured, they are only minor injuries." He stood up and said to himself. Then, he turned to look at Lin Ray and the others.
"Fellow Daoist, you came from afar. I don't know what made you so angry that you actually injured these natives with low cultivation."
"I …" Looking at the middle-aged man's question, Lin Ray subconsciously wanted to explain. However, as soon as he opened his mouth, he stopped. "That's not right. Who are you? Why should I explain to you?"
"Also, I didn't make a move. I just wanted to prove that I can stay here for a night without any problems. That's why I released my cultivation to prove it."
As he spoke, he revealed a trace of embarrassment. His tone was clearly weaker than before. "However, I didn't hold back for a moment. The cultivation I released was a bit strong and I didn't control the range well, so …"
At the side, before Lin Ray finished his sentence, the Heavenly Pivot Rabbit couldn't help but mock Lin Ray. "Heh, it's fine if you're weak. You still have the cheek to find such an excuse. How shameless!"
"Really, Lin Ray, what should I say about you? There are many ways to make others prove themselves. You actually used the stupidest method. Heh heh."
"You …" Upon hearing the Heavenly Pivot Rabbit's words, Lin Ray was instantly enraged. He couldn't care less about the middle-aged man beside him. He immediately let loose and started to bicker with the Heavenly Pivot Rabbit.
Originally, there were only a few onlookers. However, as the two of them became more and more aggressive, more and more onlookers gathered around them. Finally, when the whole street was crowded with people, Ying and the others realized that the two of them were fighting against each other, they were fighting against each other.
"Husband, stop fooling around. Everyone is watching." Upon seeing the crowd, Ying hurriedly stepped forward to stop them.
"Rabbit, stop fooling around. It's embarrassing!" Tian Ning and Ying stepped forward to stop them at the same time.
Lin Ray: "…"
After recovering from his dissatisfaction, Lin Ray turned to look at the surrounding situation and was instantly startled. He didn't expect that there weren't that many people just now. But now, there were so many of them.
Looking at the crowd around them, the two of them chose to remain silent. Thinking about what he had done just now, Lin Ray was stunned and blushed with shame. "I didn't expect that after cultivating for so many years, I would still be so worried. Just like a shrew cursing on the street."
Thinking back to what he had just done, Linley couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.
"Tsk."
After glaring at Lin Ray, the Heavenly Pivot Rabbit retreated to the side and stopped talking. The scene fell into an extremely awkward situation. No one knew what to say.
The crowd hadn't seen outsiders for a long time. Now that they saw them, would they leave?
The answer was, of course, impossible. For them, who had been trapped here all year round, naturally, they wouldn't leave so easily.
"Erm … Uh … Fellow Daoist, I wonder if you can come to my residence for a seat?" At that moment, the middle-aged man spoke and broke the awkward situation.
In this regard, Sakra and the others cast a grateful look at him.
"Your residence?" Looking up at the middle-aged man, Lin Ray frowned and was full of doubts.
"Yes, oh yes, I forgot to introduce myself." Understanding Lin Ray's doubts, the man quickly said, "I'm Shi Long, the Fort Lord of this Stone City. Well … it can be said that this Fort Lord is equivalent to the City Lords of other cities in the outside world."
"Oh? Fort Lord Shi Long! "
Looking at Shi Long, Linley revealed a smile, "Castle Lord, I wonder what's the matter. You see, I'm only going to stay here for one night. We'll leave tomorrow. Therefore, I'm in a hurry. If there's nothing urgent, we'll leave happily."
After saying that, Lin Ray turned around and intended to leave. As for Shi Long's invitation, he didn't think it was a good thing. As the saying goes, there must be a demon in abnormal things. Just now, he had treated the aborigines here so badly, but this Shi Long could still invite him so calmly. Either this Shi Long had something to ask of him, or this Shi Long had a deep heart.
Either way, Lin Ray wouldn't go. After all, his time was limited and he didn't want to waste it on meaningless things.
"Erm …" Lin Ray replied. He really didn't expect this. He originally thought it would be easy.
Turning his head to look at the crowd, Shi Long hesitated. He didn't want to announce that matter so soon. After all, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. He didn't want to reignite everyone's hope because of this matter and then be destroyed because of failure.
"What? If there is nothing else, we will leave first! " After saying that, Lin Ray turned around and walked towards the depths of the Stone City. On the other hand, he knew that Shi Long wouldn't give up if that matter was really important.
"Wait, fellow daoist, please wait."
Sure enough, when Lin Ray was about to leave the crowd, Shi Long called out to Lin Ray and the others.
Shi Long trotted all the way to Lin Ray's side. He glanced at the crowd and then transmitted his voice to Lin Ray, "To be honest, fellow daoist must have some understanding of the situation of my Stone City. What do you think?"
"Hmm?"
Hearing this, a bad premonition surged in his heart. However, he still responded, "It's lifeless. Although you guys are among them, but …"
"Moreover, I don't think an ordinary person can set up such a powerful formation. Moreover, when I entered the city, I checked and found that no one has been here for a long time. I am very puzzled about this. Logically speaking, it is impossible for no one to come to such a huge city."
"Oh, fellow daoist is really clear!" Hearing Lin Ray's words, Shi Long was stunned and smiled bitterly, "Fellow daoist, you are right. Our entire city can be said to be a huge formation. Moreover, the person who arranged the formation is very powerful."
"As for the long time no one has come here, is it because not everyone can come here?"
"What? What do you mean? " Lin Ray didn't quite understand what Shi Long meant. What did he mean by not everyone can come here? He was a little confused.
Seeing the puzzled look on Linley's face, Shi Long began to explain. "Actually, it's very simple. This city of ours is a floating city within the Deity Realm. You might not believe me, but every so often, our stone city will disappear, then reappear in a random corner of the Deity Realm. But even so, no one will come here, because they don't dare. They are afraid …"
"Afraid? What? " Lin Ray's interest was piqued, especially when he heard that this huge city could move. He understood that this might be the effect of the formation.
"Our city is not alive. It can be said to be a dead city. Moreover, this city can choose who to let in."
"Let's put it this way. As long as the city doesn't like you, you can't enter even if you want to. If you force your way in, the formation will be activated. The original trapping formation will immediately transform into a killing formation to kill the intruder."
With that, Shi Long cast a reassuring look and continued, "Similarly, if the city recognizes someone, he can enter without any hindrance. Obviously, you are the people chosen by the city. That is why you are here."
"Damn … there is such a formation?"
At this moment, other than shock, Lin Ray didn't have anything else. He knew about formations, but he didn't know about such a powerful formation. He really didn't understand why such a powerful formation would appear in this place.
At the same time, after listening to Shi Long's description of the formation, he understood that he had underestimated the formation. At the same time, he re-calculated the time needed to break this formation.
Originally, he thought that it would be possible to break it in a thousand to ten thousand years. However, Lin Ray didn't think so. Let alone ten thousand years, even a hundred thousand years would be difficult to break.
"Sigh!"
A sorrowful expression appeared, "This matter is the pain of our entire Stone City. Originally, we had already given up. However, after your arrival, I suddenly have a feeling that we are not completely without hope."
"Uh … You … What do you mean?" Feeling Shi Long's scorching gaze, Lin Ray's heart jumped. That bad premonition was getting more and more intense. He had even guessed it.
"Plop." Suddenly, under everyone's gazes, Shi Long, who suddenly appeared, directly knelt on the ground. He transmitted his voice to Lin Ray, "Although these words are somewhat abrupt, I still beg you to save the lives of the millions of people in our Stone City."
"Although we can still survive in this state, those people in the Divine Realm see us as aliens. We are even more abandoned by them. We have had enough of this kind of life."
Perhaps because he was too emotional, Shi Long's tears flowed down his face. Snot and tears flowed down his face. The scene was extremely comical.
"Who doesn't want to live under the sun? Who wants to be treated as a rat crossing the street?"
"This …" Seeing Shi Long's crying appearance, Lin Ray subconsciously wanted to refuse. However, when the words of refusal reached his mouth, it was like a fishbone stuck in his throat. Those words of refusal that he wanted to say couldn't come out.
"I beg you." Saying that, Shi Long continuously kowtowed to Lin Ray. "As the saying goes, saving a life is better than building a seven-storied pagoda. The lives of the millions of people in Stone City are all counting on you."
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