Before it fell, a strong smell of blood hit his face.
The piles of broken rocks, broken trees, and deep ravines all indicate that an extremely brutal battle took place here.
In just a few breaths, Chen Mo had already seen more than a dozen miserable-looking corpses, including some wearing Fuyun Sect costumes.
His heart tightened, and he stood together with the other three puppets. His feet stepped into a puddle of blood, splattering his trouser legs with dark red dots of ink everywhere.
Chen Mo observed calmly, his eyes focused on the place where the smell of blood was the strongest.
There was a long and narrow space, and there were two monks kneeling down to beg for mercy, and they kept kowtowing to the old man of the Ghost Sect.
The distance was too far, so Chen Mo didn't hear what they said, but judging from the old man's calm expression, Chen Mo felt that they were in danger today.
While Chen Mo was thinking about it, an instruction suddenly came out from his sea of consciousness: "Pick up the crystal core."
This should be the message given by Gu Liqin to the puppet. Chen Mo took a closer look and saw that there were more than a hundred scattered crystal nuclei near the stream on the west side. It seemed that they were caused by a single blow from some force.
"Extreme fire beast? These people won't catch up with the beast tide, right?" Chen Mo was horrified.
Several puppets moved numbly. Taking this opportunity, the three members of the Underworld Cult also flew into that space. Chen Mo noticed that they also had some minor injuries on their bodies and their faces were not very good-looking.
Afraid of alerting a few people, Chen Mo took a deep breath and began to focus on picking up the crystal core. Not long after, they received an order from Gu Liqin to summon the puppets, and the four puppets rushed back to the cave with the loot.
Lu Xiuyuan's eyes were round and his head was tilted to one side. Half of the body was hanging by the side of the hole, and the other half had fallen down. The monk who had resisted before had no good end. His facial features were all twisted, and his seven orifices were bleeding and painful. .
Even though Chen Mo wanted to pretend, his eyes fluctuated slightly when he saw Lu Xiuyuan, but the people from the Ghost Sect didn't pay attention. At this time, their attention was focused on the monk who fainted. .
"Master, are you going to implant soul-eating insects into him now?" Gu Liqin asked tentatively.
"It's too late! The Dead Leaf Butterfly will be here soon! Let the puppets guard the entrance of the cave, and don't let the beast tide break through, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous!!"
Qingqiu Hu looked unusually serious. After speaking, he clasped his hands together and waved a palm forward. At the same time, the thick gray barrier on his body also followed the wind of the palm and left.
"Pah...pah...."
The gray light curtain seemed to fasten the four corners of the cave, forming an airtight cave here. Qingqiu Fox continued: "You three follow me first, and then you can refine this puppet, and let the puppet stand on top of it." Up front, I'll replace you after they lose their strength!"
"Yes!" The three of them said in unison.
...
It wasn't even half a cup of tea. The withered gray sky blocked the sun, the wind howled, and the billowing waves of dead leaf butterflies spread from the east, and in the blink of an eye they arrived in the valley where Chen Mo and the others were.
It was a piece of dust that was constantly blowing. Everything in the valley suddenly lost its luster, and the vision was dark. Four puppets held flying swords, slashing or stabbing through the gray light curtain, blocking the swarm of butterflies.
The attacks of the dead leaf butterflies are very simple and very effective. Their mouthparts can emit nearly silent sound waves to disturb the monks' thoughts. However, Qingqiu Fox obviously understands them very well. The gray light curtain blocks everything. Chen Mo and the others are like Nothing happens.
Several puppets can directly harm the body of the Dead Leaf Butterfly, but as a monster, the Dead Leaf Butterfly can only hit the gray screen arranged by the old man and make a sizzling sound.
Immediately afterwards, a ball of flame stayed in the air for no more than a blink of an eye, and then went out sadly.
Fortunately, the beast tide was not aimed at them, but just rushed forward aimlessly. After Chen Mo and the others resisted even a stick of incense, the fire spiritual power in the air here became inexplicably agitated!
"The Extreme Fire Beasts are coming!!" Chen Mo exclaimed in his heart.
Before this, he had encountered several omens, and he was naturally aware of the power of the gathering of extremely fire beasts, but... with just a few people, could they withstand it...
The gray river passed through most of it, the mountains and rivers were broken, and the past scenery of the valley had long been changed beyond recognition. It was a bare mess, including the corpses of those who had died before, and disappeared with the departure of the dead leaf butterfly.
One, two, there are more and more red dots in the east. They jump out from the horizon, like discrete sparks ignited by a campfire. Countless flames are boiling. They seem to be running at all costs for some kind of mission. .
Facing the tide of extremely fire beasts, it was impossible for Chen Mo to show no fear, but he was facing the direction of the beast tide, and several members of the Underworld Sect were nowhere to be found, so naturally they did not see his flaw.
The valley became a paradise of flames, and the gray world turned into a molten hell. Across the light curtain and the cave's two layers of protection, Chen Mo and Gu Yao still felt the real heat. The burning was so disturbing that even with their hands His counterattack movements were a bit slower.
"Boom boom boom...."
Fireballs flying in the sky hit the rocks on one side, shaking Chen Mo and the others, and the thickness of the light curtain became thinner and thinner. This was still an unintentional attack by the beast tide.
If they really want to have human intelligence, within a moment, they, together with the Qingqiu Fox hiding behind them, will die of oppression.
The red light shone on the cheeks of several puppets. Chen Mo also used his lifelong training skills and became more and more proficient in controlling swordsmanship. After all, facing so many monsters, this was the first time that he was so soft-handed. .
Fortunately, the barrier of the Qingqiu Fox was still strong. Even if it was scratched by the sharp claws of the Extreme Fire Beast, which made the teeth ache, the last thing that few people wanted to see was not seen.
The waves of flames were surging and flowing, and lasted for more than an hour, with no intention of stopping. It was not until several puppets were exhausted that Gu Liqin and his two disciples came belatedly to let Chen Mo and the others recuperate.
No matter how critical the situation ahead was, Chen Mo never saw the old man in the foundation building stage show up. When he had the opportunity to communicate with Gu Yao, he instantly became more vigilant and continued to recover silently.
The four puppets and Gu Liqin and the others fell for three rounds in total, and the flow of the extreme fire beasts gradually slowed down. By the end of the final tide of beasts, there were only less than a thousand extreme fire beasts left in the valley. It's no big deal.
"call......"
Gu Liqin finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw many extreme fire beasts retreating.
He was frightened just now. Once the gray light screen was lost, his cultivation career would be ruined in this small cave before it even started.
"Is it over...?"
Qingqiu Hu coughed lightly, and a puppet with stiff movements followed closely behind, standing together with Chen Mo's four puppets. They had different shapes, but the chaos wandering in their eyes was similar within reason.
Gu Liqin also glanced at the many puppets, cupped his hands and said:
"Master! The horde of extreme fire beasts has passed and we are out of danger. Should we set off now or... Huh? Master, your cultivation is..."
Not only was Gu Liqin surprised, Guo Ying and another monk also discovered that Qingqiu Fox's cultivation had dropped to the peak of Qi refining, and was on par with Gu Liqin's spiritual pressure.
"It's not all these damn Qigong practitioners..."
Qingqiu Hu snorted coldly: "Forcing me to gather my main soul, I won't be satisfied until I wipe them all out. Li Qin..."
"Disciple is here!" Gu Liqin's expression tightened.
"My master is going to let you plan the Yinfeng Cave thing, what do you think?" Qingqiu Hu changed the subject and patted the latter's shoulder.
Gu Liqin quickly declined: "Master, no! I am a disciple with little talent and little knowledge, so I might miss the master's important mission! I'd better leave such important responsibilities to Senior Sister Guo!"
Guo Ying's heart skipped a beat and he quickly knelt down and refused: "Master, I am still a girl after all. How can I have the courage of Junior Brother Gu? It's better to leave this matter to him and Junior Brother Li Fan together!"
"Master! Don't listen to her nonsense..."
The three disciples knelt together, excusing each other. Qingqiu waved his fox-like sleeves: "That's enough! If it weren't for the great loss of my master's cultivation, why would I have used you guys! Let's put this matter aside for the time being and go to Yinfeng Cave. Reconsideration!!"
"...yes!"
Several people looked at each other, especially Guo Ying and Gu Liqin. With the master's words and deeds, could it be that he... really has no ability to restore the foundation building stage?
No one knew whether this was Qingqiu Fox testing them, or whether he was speaking from the bottom of his heart. All in all, it was better to stay put.
This is also what Gu Yao and Chen Mo are thinking.
Especially Chen Mo, he has experienced the difficulty of the old man and knows that this man is cunning. He may be beating his apprentice while also tempting a few puppets that may not be under control.
...
A few more days passed, and the group of people from the Underworld Sect escaped the beast tide. The journey afterwards was particularly smooth, traveling day and night, and soon arrived at the far east area of the Forgotten Land.
Breaking through the blockade of fog, the dead gravel beach welcomed several strange guests. After countless small holes drilled by snakes and rats, there was a spacious cave, facing their direction, with the road inside it in the shape of a large cave. It stretches diagonally and seems to have no end.
The first few feet can still be seen clearly, but further inside, when the consciousness penetrates, only boundless darkness remains.
"Not good!! There are many monks coming towards us!! Liqin, take the five puppets and run away!!"
Just as a few people were about to step into this place, Qingqiu Hu's face suddenly changed, he shouted hurriedly, his own light flashed, and he galloped away towards the north without saying a word.
Guo Ying and Li Fan were also shocked when they heard this, and immediately chose the direction corresponding to the old man. As for Gu Liqin, he controlled five puppets to step on the flying talisman, and disappeared without a trace in the northwest direction, passing by the six shocking giants.
...
During the flight, Chen Mo's eyes flashed and he glanced at Gu Yao with emotion. The latter also winked back. The two sides didn't say much, but they expressed roughly the same meaning.
Do you want to run away?
Now was the perfect time to escape. Under the sneak attack of the two men, Gu Liqin had no chance of survival. He separated the treasures on his body so that he would not be caught by the old man who built the foundation, and he could still protect himself in the Forgotten Land. Power!
Chen Mo only knew that his fake foundation-building elixir was in Gu Liqin's hands. He didn't know whether the key magic weapons had been taken away by Guo Ying. He didn't need anything else, but he had used the pear flower bottle easily, so he gave up on it. It's a pity.
"To run or not to run..."
Chen Mo was caught in a strong tangle and was running for his life. Taking into account the reaction of the foundation-building old man, he and Gu Yao were 70% sure of escaping.
If Gu Liqin had more than thirty-six flying swords on his body, Chen Mo would be 100% sure of escaping from the control of the Underworld Sect!
"But if this is a trap for us..."
Chen Mo's heart tightened. If this was the case, the act of escaping would hasten the fall of the two of them...
"Old man Ji Zhu chose the north, and Gu Liqin also chose a location similar to him. No matter how you look at this matter, it seems suspicious..."
Chen Mo recalled Qingqiu Fox's actions carefully. There was nothing wrong with any of his actions. It looked like he had discovered the enemy's situation. But Gu Liqin... Although he was panicked, his movements were not slow...
Gu Yao cast an inquiring look again. Chen Mo clenched his fists. He decided to take a gamble and risk his own life! !
"You can't escape! You won't die if you don't escape, but you will definitely die if you fail to escape!!"
Chen Mo took advantage of Gu Liqin's lack of attention and shook his head slightly in the direction of Gu Yao. The latter naturally noticed this move and showed a confused look. It was obvious that he was inclined to run away.
Chen Mo didn't care what he thought. He kept his eyes on his nose and his nose on his heart. He stopped looking over there. Even if he wanted to run away, he shouldn't hurt himself.
As for whether Gu Yao can activate the dark energy in his body, it depends on destiny.
When he was escaping, another half hour had passed. When Gu Yao saw that Chen Mo had not made any move, he actually put away his agitated emotions and continued to hibernate.
The scenery in front of me is constantly changing. Before sunset, the setting sun is like blood.
Gu Liqin saw a jagged and strange rock several feet high, and actually controlled the whereabouts of five puppets, standing neatly on the ground.
In the afterglow of the setting sun, the figure falling behind the boulder has a gray beard and a slightly stooped waist. Who is it if it is not the foundation-building monk who captured the five people!
Qingqiu Hu walked over expressionlessly, and Gu Liqin saluted him, but the latter slashed his neck with his palm, causing him to faint.
The foundation-building old man bowed deeply towards the five speechless puppets, "I am here to thank you five Qi Refiners for helping me achieve my great achievements!"
"I wonder if there is anyone left with sanity among you. Now it seems that even if there is, you have hidden it perfectly."
Qingqiu Hu said slowly: "I am a person who loves talents. If you can pass this final test, your mind must be clear. If I have guidance again, you will become a great person in the future. How can you let it be compromised here?" A small place of netherworld?”
"I don't know if you can hear it, but I just think I'm talking to myself..."
Qingqiu Hu smiled mockingly to himself: "I am limited to three breaths. If there is anyone hiding among you, it is best to show up before the end. I will personally drive away the soul-eating insects for you, and replace them with my disciples!"
"One breath!!"
Qingqiu Fox suddenly shouted.
The five puppets were still walking dead, and no one responded.
"If I had made any false claims just now, I would be haunted by inner demons when I break through, and I would not die a happy death. Why! Are you still hesitating!!"
"Last chance, three breaths!!"
Qingqiu Fox stretched out three fingers, but the puppets remained silent and made no movement.
"Okay...very good...you missed a chance to survive..."
Qingqiu Hu slightly waved his hand, and Gu Liqin was sucked into his palm, and he tapped his acupuncture points several times to wake him up.
"Master... you are..."
Gu Liqin was shocked, and subconsciously thought that he had also been implanted with soul-eating insects. Of course, even if he suspected it, he could not check it in front of Qingqiu Fox, so he just said in surprise.
"Nothing, wait for Guo Ying and the others to arrive and head to Yinfeng Cave." Qingqiu Hu's face was solemn, and his tone was full of irresistible majesty.
The curtain has fallen, the afterglow has lost the last trace of warmth, and the night has fallen.
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