Chapter 99 An unexpected ending

As the three of them waited, the sky gradually became less peaceful than before, and a strange wave of energy slowly spread out.

“Rustle…Huh…”

Then, gusts of breeze arose out of nowhere, blowing up the sand on the ground and making a small rustling sound, which made the sky look slightly restless.

The skirt of the graceful figure in white clothes fluttered slightly in the air, and her narrow and beautiful eyes were staring at the front indifferently. There was a habitual laziness on her beautiful face.

As the sun hangs high in the sky, the temperature between heaven and earth gradually rises; but at the same time, the faint agitation in the sky becomes more and more oppressive.

In this way, about half an hour later, a strange phenomenon suddenly appeared in the sky ahead.

“Click…click…click…”

There was a continuous sound of shattering, and at the same time, the three people standing in the air all looked at the source of the sound in the void in front of them.

“Whoosh, whoosh…” As gusts of wind whistled up, the sky suddenly became chaotic.

Dust was flying everywhere, covering the sky and blocking out the sun. The sunlight slanting down from the sky became a little dim because of the dust.

The originally clear sky was obscured, and with the loud sound of “crackling”, it seemed even more dull, making people unable to resist the urge to break the sky and earth.

“Crack…Boom…”

Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and then an atmosphere of emptiness and nothingness quickly spread in the dark sky; even the three figures standing in the air could not help but change their expressions when they saw this situation.

With the loud bang, the originally dark and chaotic fluctuations in the sky suddenly stagnated, and then a dark crack appeared in the air ahead that was only wide enough for one person to pass through.

At the same time, a strong wave of emptiness and nothingness quickly spread out from it; but surprisingly, there was no extremely chaotic breath erupting from that space crack, but instead it looked like a stable space exit specially for people to enter and exit.

Then figures flew out one after another quickly, especially the first few people who were wearing tattered clothes and had disheveled hair, as if they had just been through a battle.

These people were all wearing the same dark black robes, with a cold and sharp aura around them. Their faces were slightly pale but their aura was strong and there was not the slightest sense of weakness.

Naturally, the first few people who came out were disciples of the Corpse Puppet Sect.

Figures appeared one after another in the space crack. In about half a minute, more than twenty figures had landed on the ground.

At the same time, a low roar like thunder suddenly exploded in the sky: “The space portal will only last for half an hour, those behind should hurry up.”

The sound rolled like thunder, echoing for a long time, filled with an unstoppable sharp momentum, which was truly astonishing.

The one who spoke was naturally the middle-aged man from the Divine Sword Sect who was wearing a white robe and carrying a long sword on his back. At this moment, his eyes were full of majesty, and his white robe fluttered slightly, like a long sword piercing the sky.

There was a hint of joy in that majestic gaze, because as these figures landed, the majority of the disciples who came out were from his Divine Sword Sect, and almost half of them left the Xuanling Secret Land safely.

Among these disciples of the Divine Sword Sect, the young man in green clothes who led the way out of the Red Flame Land was naturally among them!

On the contrary, the number of disciples from Xianyang Sect and Shikui Sect who came out of the space portal was less than one-third of the number who went in.

This situation made the expression of the old man from the Corpse Puppet Sect who was standing in mid-air on the coffin gradually become gloomy.

Those eyes, which were already filled with death and coldness, were even colder.

Similarly, Han Qing, who had a three-foot-tall green peak on the other side, narrowed her long and narrow beautiful eyes slightly; at the same time, the faint laziness on her beautiful face slowly dissipated, and was replaced by a kind of elegance that was untainted by the world.

Among these disciples who came out, those from Xianyang Sect were slightly better; when Han Qing saw the graceful figure in emerald green in the crowd, a hint of softness appeared on his originally indifferent face.

Xiang Ling’er also came out. As long as she is okay, at least the sect’s losses this time will not be too great.

However, although the Xianyang Sect was like this, looking at the Corpse Puppet Sect over there, among the people who came out, there were only six disciples from the Corpse Puppet Sect.

Moreover, these six people were arranged by the Corpse Puppet Sect to serve as cannon fodder. None of the disciples who were originally expected to be treated as special subjects came out.

This made the old man from the Corpse Puppet Sect’s face completely gloomy, and the biting coldness around his body showed signs of disorder.

“Where are the others?” A hoarse and gloomy voice suddenly came out from the old man’s mouth; he stared at the six people in front of him with a grim gaze, and the gloom in his eyes almost turned into reality.

As the old man’s extremely hoarse and gloomy voice rang out, the six disciples in front of him, five men and one woman, all shuddered involuntarily, and their faces turned pale in an instant.

If you look closely, you will find that the five men and one woman are trembling slightly, with horror in their eyes, and they can’t even speak for a while.

“I’m asking you questions, where are the others?” Suddenly a loud shout rang out again, followed by an extremely cold wave that surged violently.

Under the cover of this extremely cold and gloomy aura, the six people in front of the old man from the Corpse Puppet Sect all changed their expressions drastically, and their legs under their dark robes could not help but tremble.

Feeling the terrifying aura of the old man that was like a volcano ready to erupt at any time, the young man in the middle of the six Corpse Puppet Sect disciples in front, who had ordinary looks and strength only at the third level of Body Shaping, stood up with his head held high.

“I’m going to reply to Elder Ku Gu. Besides, we haven’t met the other brothers and sisters from the beginning to the end.” The man said this in a low voice and stammered. He raised his head slightly and secretly glanced at the old man standing on the coffin in front of him.

Seeing that the other party’s expression remained the same and there was no change, the young man mustered up the courage and continued: “In the last few days, we also looked for them, but, but…” At this point, the voice of the Corpse Puppet Sect disciple was so low that he could no longer speak.

At the same time, his entire back was wet with cold sweat, and he looked like he was about to collapse.

Just as the young man finished speaking, a cold lunar wind suddenly blew past, causing him to shiver subconsciously and his teeth to chatter.

“Oh? In that case, how many Lingyuan Mingzhi fruits did you get from the secret place?” The voice was still flat and hoarse, but everyone could hear how violent the storm was suppressed beneath that flatness.

Hearing this suddenly, the six disciples of the Corpse Puppet Sect standing side by side were instantly startled; they had not even reached the place where the Lingyuan Life Fruit grew, let alone being able to obtain such a treasure from heaven and earth.

“Ku, Elder Ku Gu, we, we didn’t get a single Lingyuan Mingzhi fruit.” The young man who had answered earlier gritted his teeth and responded tremblingly.

As the young man finished speaking, the old man from the Corpse Puppet Sect who was standing in mid-air on a coffin in front of him narrowed his sinister eyes slightly, and cold rays of light converged in them.

After a moment, his lips moved slightly and he said, “You didn’t get any?”

As soon as he finished speaking, a cold wind suddenly blew by; at the same time, the six people on the ground became cold all over, and instantly felt as if they were in an ice cellar.

“In that case, what’s the use of you bunch of trash?” A sinister voice rang out, and then the old man from the Corpse Puppet Sect who was standing on the coffin suddenly stretched out his withered right arm, and his skinny five fingers grabbed the six figures below fiercely.

Suddenly, a cold wind blew up around the old man, and a chill filled the air. The five fingers of his outstretched right hand curved into a claw shape, and a huge white bone ghost claw appeared faintly in the air. At the same time, the immortal energy near the ghost claw fluctuated violently.

“call…”

As the sound of a gust of wind rang out, the huge and slightly illusory ghost claw came down from above the six people, and there was a faint ghostly roaring sound as it fell.

“Ah…ah…” Six screams were heard in succession. The six figures under the ghost claws were shrinking at a terrifying speed, and then turned into mummies and fell to the ground.

Seeing this horrifying scene, the faces of the disciples from the other two sects who had just emerged from the secret place changed drastically, with horror in their eyes.

Obviously, the cruel methods of this old man from the Corpse Puppet Sect made all these disciples feel terrified.

The expression of the powerful man from the Divine Sword Sect who was standing in the air also changed slightly; when he looked at the old man from the Corpse Puppet Sect, a hint of fear flashed in his eyes.

On the other side, Han Qing, who was standing gracefully, narrowed her eyes slightly when she saw the scene just now, and then returned to normal.

“Senior Sister Han” Xiang Ling’er’s body rose and fell as she flew towards Han Qing, with a hint of anxiety in her eyes.

“Junior Sister Ling’er, I’m glad you’re back.” Seeing that Xiang Ling’er was safe and sound, and had broken through the Body Shaping Stage to reach the first level of the Yuan-Seeing Realm, a gentle smile appeared on Han Qing’s beautiful face.

There were a total of eight people who came with Xiang Ling’er; and among these eight people, Xuan Yue, who separated from Bu Gong as soon as he entered the secret place, was also among them.

However, judging from his aura, it was obviously a bit stronger than before he entered the secret place; he must have gained something in the secret place, and actually reached the level of half a step into the Yuan realm.

Xiang Ling’er stopped and looked around quickly. As she did so, the uneasiness in her heart became even stronger.

Because Bu Gong did not come out, there was no sign of Bu Gong among the Xianyang Sect disciples who had come out.

Then Xiang Ling’er also looked at the space portal that was still floating in the air. She still had a little hope in her heart, because there was still a quarter of an hour before the space portal closed.

She hoped to see the familiar red figure in the remaining quarter of an hour, although she knew it was almost impossible.

Xuan Yue, who was standing aside, stared at the space portal in the air with some doubt and surprise; because among the Xianyang Sect disciples who entered the secret place this time, the leading Senior Brother Nian, as well as Hou Ming and Zhu Mian, did not come out.

It can be said that those who came out of the secret place of Xianyang Sect this time were basically some disciples who came to supplement the number.

On the contrary, none of the people whom the sect valued very much, such as Nian Xindao, Zhu Mian, Hou Ming and others came out.

This situation made Xuan Yue secretly shocked, but of course she was also relieved.

Han Qing in front was also looking at the space portal in the air with a faint gaze, waiting.

Of course, the same thing happened to the old man from the Corpse Puppet Sect who had just killed six of his disciples. At this moment, he was staring at the dark crack in the air with a gloomy look, and a cold and murderous aura was slowly surging in his eyes.

However, as time passed, Han Qing, who had been standing there calmly, frowned slightly inadvertently, not to mention the old man from the Corpse Puppet Sect.

This continued until half an hour had passed, when the space portal in the air began to fluctuate violently again. It seemed that the portal was about to close.

At this point, Xiang Ling’er’s eyes, which had just held a hint of hope, now completely dimmed.

“Since he hasn’t come out yet, it is very likely that he has already…” Thinking of this, Xiang Ling’er’s heart sank instantly.

This result was far beyond her expectations; in her opinion, Bu Gong’s strength was already comparable to that of the first level of the Yuan Realm, and if he was careful, there should be no problem in getting out.

But the fact is completely the opposite. Not only did Bu Gong not come out, but even Hou Ming, Nian Xindao and others did not come out; of course, this situation also includes the Corpse Puppet Sect.

This was not only beyond Xiang Ling’er’s expectations, even Han Qing and the old man from the Corpse Puppet Sect did not expect this result.

“This, how is this possible? Even the corpse didn’t come out? What on earth happened in here?” Thinking of this, the old man from the Corpse Puppet Sect’s pupils shrank slightly and his face looked extremely ugly.

And the only person who could laugh out loud now was probably the middle-aged man in white robe from the Divine Sword Sect.

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