Chapter 303: Cao Xie
The soul flies away and scatters, leaving no trace.
If not for the ancient corpse remains on the ground, it was as if the old man never existed.
"Someone's coming?"
Chen Sanshi frowned.
He thought of the other sect disciples, having delayed so long, it's indeed possible for people from Spirit Silence Cave and Shengyun Sect to search here.
"Boom——"
The intense tremors and collapsing stone pillars snapped Chen Sanshi back to reality. He immediately took out his storage bag and began picking spirit plants in the cave mansion.
So many good things cannot be wasted.
As the collapse began, the law of complete prohibition of magic became increasingly relaxed, and Chen Sanshi's cultivation gradually recovered to the Late Stage of Qi Refining.
But at the same time, it also meant that those approaching this place would similarly gradually be unaffected.
If it was simply people from Spirit Silence Cave and Shengyun Sect coming, Chen Sanshi was confident he could leave easily, the worry was that Wang Jun who escaped earlier might report to the outside.
Having stayed within the boundary for several days, it meant the time was entirely sufficient for more cultivators to enter the forbidden ground.
...
Inside the second forbidden ground.
"The evil path must be eradicated, the evil path must be eradicated!"
Guiyuan Sect Inner Sect steward Zhai Rui led several Foundation Establishment late-stage cultivators and numerous sect disciples, swiftly rushing towards the depths of the forbidden ground following the direction of the anomalies.
Several days ago.
They received news of an incident within the forbidden ground. After arriving, they saw all the Guiyuan Sect disciples who came to participate in the forbidden ground trial had died, leaving only headless corpses, not a single survivor!
This was clearly a premeditated ambush!
Shortly after entering the collapsing boundary, everyone saw a second batch of corpses, unexpectedly they were the disciples of Spirit Silence Cave, all similarly tragically slain!
"Which evil demon sect is responsible?"
Guiyuan Sect Inner Sect steward Wei Rui squinted: "Seven Kill Sect, Demon Slaying Sect? Or has the Eastern Continent been active in Beiyang?"
He was hastily summoned to Beiyang after receiving voice transmission messages in the nearby region.
"Simply insane."
Zhang Jincheng looked at the corpses on the ground, his expression growing increasingly icy.
After separating from the people from Guiyuan Sect and Spirit Silence Cave, he waited to meet as originally agreed, yet not a single figure appeared.
The token fragments were held individually, without everyone there, even if they found the exit transmission array, they couldn't leave.
While struggling with this, the boundary was inexplicably destroyed, and then it was known there was an incident, Guiyuan Sect, and Spirit Silence Cave disciples all killed, their fellow Wang Jun escaped from the forbidden ground but was also injured and in a coma.
"Boom——"
The thunderous sounds of the world collapsing grew deafening as a Guiyuan Sect cultivator flew back sword in hand from afar.
He urgently reported: "Brothers, not far from here, there's a Cave Heaven Blessed Land, once close your cultivation is weakened, and there are obvious signs of battle, the boundary nearby has long since been sealed, it's likely demons are lurking within!"
"Move out!"
Wei Rui waved his hand: "Immediately go to the Cave Heaven Blessed Land, no matter which demon, not one must be allowed to escape!"
Recently arrived in Beiyang were five or six Foundation Establishment late-stage cultivators, leading hundreds of cultivators, encircling towards the guardian's cave mansion direction.
...
Inside the cave mansion.
Having gathered all the spirit plants, the cave mansion began a large-scale collapse.
Luckily, after the law's collapse, they all recovered parts of their strength, not dying beneath the falling boulders.
"Boom!"
Chen Sanshi cut down the giant rock in front of him with a sword and quickened his pace to catch up with the female blind person ahead, speaking: "Miss Jiang, I have something to give you."
He said, taking out the relic left by his senior brother, a magic artifact jade flute made entirely of jade, and handed it to her.
"..."
Jiang Xiyue, blindfolded, seemed unaffected in sensing and observing everything around her: "For me?"
"Yes."
Chen Sanshi said: "This was given to me by my fourth senior brother Fang Qingyun to pass to you."
"Don't know."
Jiang Xiyue said calmly.
"Don't know?"
Chen Sanshi was stunned for a moment and explained: "Senior brother said to give it to Qingxu Sect's Jiang Xianzi, are you not her then?"
"There are more people with the surname Jiang than just me."
Jiang Xiyue returned the item and continued carrying the Ice Soul Sword forward.
"..."
Chen Sanshi felt somewhat helpless.
Senior brother truly, only said to find "Jiang Xianzi," without specifying which Jiang Xianzi.
Thinking back...
The female cultivator in senior brother's heart truly seemed like a fairy.
Chen Sanshi caught up with the female blind person, put away the jade flute, and then took out half a jade pendant: "Miss Jiang, do you recognize this item?"
Qingxu Sect, Master Yu Ling.
This name must be correct.
And the female blind person claimed to be Master Yu Ling's disciple, perhaps she knows something.
"..."
Jiang Xiyue visibly paused when sensing the jade pendant, but after a moment of silence, she still said: "Don't know."
"Also don't know?"
Chen Sanshi put away the jade pendant: "Could you please help, Miss Jiang? When you return to Qingxu Sect later, could you pass a message to your master Yu Ling that the junior would like to ask your sect for help."
"Go yourself."
Without more law suppression, a certain spiritual power within Jiang Xiyue seemed activated, and the area within several feet became extremely icy.
"Changed faces so quickly."
Chen Sanshi gently shook his head.
Clearly, not long before, they were life and death allies.
Yet after taking the treasure, became strangers.
But it was a matter of interest exchange, there was no need to blame others, the blame lay solely on himself for mistaking the other as a mature person.
It seems Qingxu Sect is still a place he must visit on his own one day.
Putting away various thoughts, Chen Sanshi lifted his head and found they had returned the way they came, arriving at the exit where most of the guardian's cave mansion had collapsed.
Outside was the vast world, accompanied by intense anomalies.