Chapter 72

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Chapter 72

"What did you say?!"

Meng He smashed the table with a punch. Luckily, Hu Xiao Bai was quick and used his long tail to sweep everything off the table, or else all the food would have fallen to the floor.

He looked heartbroken, "What a nice table, and it didn’t even bother you."

Over the years, Yun Chuxiu had pampered himself a lot, and his cultivation and fighting skills had improved quite a bit. Even though he might not be able to win against Meng He in a real fight, he could still leave some wounds on his opponent.

With the owner caring for him, Hu Xiao Bai naturally was not as afraid of Meng He as he used to be and complained softly.

The fox was lifted by its neck and hung in the air. Meng He’s eyes glimmered with a hint of red, "Elder Martial Sister’s life is in danger, and you are still worrying about these things!"

"I am also very worried about our master, but these are things our master bought. You can be angry, but take it out on those behind the scenes. If you break our master’s things, our master will be angry."

When you don’t manage a household, you don’t know how valuable rice and firewood can be. His master has worked very hard to refine tools and pills. The little fox demon, who had once been poor, was very concerned about money and didn’t like seeing Meng He waste.

Meng He, frustrated, let go, "I will naturally compensate Elder Martial Sister for anything that gets broken!"

Zhong Wei spoke up with fairness, "Little Bai, Martial Brother Meng He is worried about Elder Martial Sister."

Hu Xiao Bai said, "I can feel that our master is in good condition, and with the senior present, our master will definitely be fine."

As a spirit pet of Yun Chuxiu, if something happened to her, he would also suffer serious harm. After all, one of the most important roles of a spirit pet is to share the burden of harm with their master.

Now Hu Xiao Bai felt his body was in great shape, his heart was calm, and all five fluffy tails were perfectly fine, smoothly growing at his back. Not only were there no signs of breaking, but there was also no hint of shedding.

Meng He, in a moment of impatience, realized now and couldn’t help but glare at Hu Xiao Bai, "Why didn’t you say that earlier?"

"I thought that anyone with eyes could see it." However, after Hu Xiao Bai finished speaking, he thoughtfully added, "I know you are worried because you care. If the master knew how much you care about her, she would be very happy."

Even though the master is not here, one still cannot go too far. If things get out of hand, Meng He might really end up hitting himself.

Yu Jiu gently began, "Little Bai, can you sense which direction Elder Martial Sister is in?"

Hu Xiao Bai shook his head, but after thinking for a moment, he said, "If we can go in together, I should be able to find the master."

This time, Meng He found a topic to tease Hu Xiao Bai, "Come on, don’t go in and cause trouble for Elder Martial Sister. With your level of skill, she might even have to save you!"

Yu Jiu said, "You all stay here and keep watch. I will go out for a moment."

Zhong Wei said, "Martial Brother Yu Jiu, are you going to find a way to save Elder Martial Sister? I want to go too."

She was worried that Yun Chuxiu would get into trouble and did not want to just sit here.

Yu Jiu shook his head, "You all watch the situation on the screen and contact me at any time."

He glanced at Meng He, "Meng He, come with me."

In terms of combat strength, Zhong Wei and Hu Xiao Bai were not impressive. It was better to stay here so the two could look out for each other.

Zhong Wei did not show off, "If there is a place where I can help, please contact me in time, Brother."

Yu Jiu nodded, "I will."

After such a long time, others from different sects had noticed something was wrong. Some people were easily fooled, while others didn’t care at all.

After all, only two hundred disciples entered the illusion, and many from smaller sects had already been eliminated in the first round.

When they heard something had happened, some people even had inappropriate and malicious thoughts: If these talented ones disappeared, it would be their turn to shine.

When Yu Jiu approached, the people from Tianheng Sect blocked him. Cultivators from small sects were not allowed near the area where Tianheng Sect was located.

He honestly expressed that he was informed and was here to seek answers for his sect master and elders, "We are not here to cause trouble; we just want to know the details and see if we can help."

Other sects might have only lost talented disciples, but in our Qingxu Sect, it is the sect master and the Supreme Elder who are trapped inside. We must come to get an explanation, no matter what.

However, the slightly awkward cultivator finally stepped aside and said, "Our sect’s transformation elder has already come. Don’t worry, it won’t be a big problem."

As soon as Yu Jiu entered, he heard the leader of Tianheng Sect saying, "I know you are very anxious, but please calm down. The most people trapped inside are from our Tianheng Sect, so we are more worried about their safety than anyone else."

He quickly spotted the owner of the Thousand Mile Landscape Map, who was surrounded by a group of informed people, sweating profusely.

Yu Jiu floated over like a ghost. As a ghost cultivator, he excelled in escape techniques and invisibility.

He ominously appeared in front of the owner of the Thousand Mile Landscape Map, scaring the other person greatly.

"Who are you?"

Yu Jiu spoke in a haunting tone, "I am naturally the unfortunate Elder Martial Sister and Master who were harmed by you."

Xuandaozi instinctively retorted, "You can’t blame me for this; blame those demon cultivators instead!"

Yu Jiu repeated, "Demon cultivator?"

When he mentioned those words, he instinctively glanced at Meng He.

Indeed, if it were so easy to find out a demon cultivator’s identity, Meng He wouldn’t be able to stand here participating in the competition.

Clearly, the demon cultivator had evolved their methods of hiding their identity, while the cultivators in the spiritual world still used the old ways of detection.

However, most of those who came to compete were exceptional talents, and such harsh searching methods could not be used on them from the start. Otherwise, the cultivators from large sects would feel insulted.

Xuandaozi nodded repeatedly, looking small and helpless, "That’s right, I am also a victim. I just had a lot of Pure Heart Pills."

He was connected to the Thousand Mile Landscape Map, and normally, if the latter was invaded by demonic energy, he would also be harmed by it.

But if that were the case, the other cultivators would surely have noticed the abnormality of the Thousand Mile Landscape Map early on. Therefore, it had to be isolated. He tried to reconnect and nearly went into madness, with faint demonic patterns appearing on his forehead. He quickly disconnected again and took a bottle of Pure Heart Pills to suppress the signs of corruption.

The two disciples who came out earlier were the most severely corrupted and have already been sent to Tianheng Sect’s Pure Heart Pool.

The Pure Heart Pool, as the name suggests, is a pool that can clear the heart. The water in the pool is one of the important materials for the Pure Heart Pill. However, if someone carries demonic energy, the purification process in the Pure Heart Pool is like torture. The stronger the demonic energy, the more intense the feeling of being cut will be.

The leader of the Tianheng Sect said from the other side, "This incident is the work of a demon cultivator. They used a formation from the Demon Realm to trap the Thousand Mile Landscape Map. We have already captured the culprit and are figuring out how to rescue the people. Don’t worry, those who died in the Thousand Mile Landscape Map didn’t really die! They are all alive and well!"

"Alive and well, my foot! The screen is almost completely black!"

During their argument, the remaining screens went black again, and one of the screens grew larger.

Someone weakly said, "But there’s still one screen left."

The Spirit Connecting Jade at Yu Jiu’s side vibrated; it was a message from Zhong Wei, "Martial Brother Yu Jiu, only Elder Martial Sister’s screen is left. It seems that some very scary monsters have appeared in the illusion. They are pitch black and very terrifying."

Everyone’s gaze returned to the screen for the Nascent Soul Stage competition. Originally there were two hundred small screens, but now only one complete screen remained. That small screen in the first row grew larger as opponents were eliminated, eventually taking up the entire large screen, making the contestants’ long eyelashes clearly visible.

As time passed, the monsters that had absorbed a large amount of Spirit Qi finally appeared in front of everyone, "That dark one is the Magic Demon Vine; it’s almost become an adult!"

The Magic Demon Vine is a very scary demon plant from the Demon Realm. In its youth, it is very weak, but once it becomes an adult, it is nearly invincible.

Because it has very strong dividing abilities,

Once it flowers and bears fruit, it will quickly spread seeds everywhere.

The seeds of this strange plant will absorb a lot of energy; they will not only crazily absorb spiritual power but also consume various forms of flesh with spiritual power.

No matter if it is a person, a spirit, or a magical creature, as long as they are entangled by the Magic Demon Vine, they will soon be left with only a thin layer of skin. It has a row of sharp teeth that can eat a person’s marrow.

In the illusion, the cultivators in the competition seem to be marked. No matter what their identity is, they try hard to hide, but they will still be found by the monsters and then be swept away and completely devoured.

For Yun Chuxiu, who is in the illusion, she initially thought she had crossed into a family struggle story, then realized it was about fleeing from a natural disaster, and now discovered it was about survival in the apocalyptic world!

The situation is getting worse and worse, but as long as she is alive, she definitely does not want to die.

"It’s over… my disciple’s Soul Lamp has gone out! If I had known, I wouldn’t have let him go in there!"

Suddenly, a cultivator in the crowd sensed something and abruptly spat out a mouthful of blood.

That was his direct disciple, a student he cherished very much.

You said everything would be fine, but in the end, a disciple has died!

"Yu Jiu! Elder Martial Sister will be okay, right?" Meng He felt very nervous upon hearing this situation.

The cultivator whose disciple just died was someone who tried to hold on longer, but their spiritual awareness was consumed by a monster.

In the Thousand Mile Landscape Map, the ghosts floating above the palace certainly noticed something was wrong.

A companion completely disappeared, not leaving, but being eaten clean by the monsters below.

The headquarters of this Demon Vine is the palace beneath them. The Magic Demon Vine is indeed powerful when grown, but in its early stages, it needs a lot of energy and grows slowly.

The palace, with its dragon energy and overwhelming resentment, is indeed a suitable environment for the growth of the Magic Demon Vine.

The entire magnificent palace was covered by the clawing Demon Vine, which seemed to have eyes, staring greedily at the ghosts floating above them, as if seeing them as food reserves.

They couldn’t help but start to panic and worry, "Are we going to die here?"

And beside Yun Chuxiu, the maidservants who followed her also asked the same thing, "Miss, are we going to die in the mouths of those monsters?"