Chapter 145: The first signs of alarm appear, and the dangerous road is coming again
Chapter 145: The first signs of alarm appear, and the dangerous road is coming again
The red light, like a scar tearing through the night sky, spread rapidly, dyeing the originally azure sky into a strange blood-red.
Bi Yao's anxiety instantly swelled. She pushed Li Yuan away and shouted, "Oh no! Something has changed!"
Li Yuan was stunned by this sudden change, and then he also felt the strange movement of the surrounding spiritual energy.
The originally calm spiritual energy was now as restless as boiling water, and even had a faint hint of a frightening evil aura.
"This is..." Li Yuan's face darkened. Before he could finish his words, he was grabbed by Bi Yao and flew quickly towards the direction where the red light appeared.
The two of them sped along, and wherever they passed, the originally vibrant plants withered and turned into dust at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Bi Yao's expression became increasingly solemn. She keenly sensed that the spiritual energy in the world of immortals was being lost at an alarming rate, as if it had been swallowed by something.
"It's the devouring power!" Bi Yao said in a deep voice, "Something is devouring the spiritual energy of this world!"
Arriving at the center of the red light, the sight before them shocked the two.
A huge black vortex hung in the air, like a greedy beast, madly devouring all the spiritual energy around it.
In the center of the vortex, faint blood-red lightning can be seen, emitting a creepy evil aura.
"What the hell is this?" Li Yuan couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. He had never seen such a horrifying sight.
Bi Yao did not answer. She stared at the black vortex with a frown.
She could feel that the power of this vortex was far beyond their imagination, even stronger than the enemies they had defeated together before.
Suddenly, Bi Yao's face changed. She felt a strong suction coming from the vortex, as if it was going to suck her in.
She quickly used her spiritual power to resist, but found that the suction was extremely strong and difficult to resist even with her level of cultivation.
"Yao'er!" Seeing this, Li Yuan grabbed Bi Yao's hand and tried to pull her back.
However, at this moment, the black vortex suddenly burst out with an even stronger suction force, sucking both of them in at the same time.
"Li Yuan!" Bi Yao exclaimed, but found that her voice was drowned out by the violent flow of spiritual power.
Everything was dark before her eyes, and Bi Yao felt dizzy, as if she had fallen into a bottomless abyss...
"Yao'er, hold on to my hand!" Li Yuan's anxious voice came from the darkness.
Bi Yao subconsciously reached out and tightly grasped a warm and strong hand.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here!"
In the darkness, Li Yuan's voice was like a bright light, giving Bi Yao a glimmer of hope.
However, at this moment, an even stronger suction force came, and the two people's tightly clasped hands were unexpectedly pulled apart...
"Li Yuan!" Bi Yao shouted desperately...
The moment he was swallowed by the darkness, Bi Yao felt as if he was in a huge washing machine, the world was spinning, and his internal organs were churning.
When she finally steadied herself, she found herself in an unfamiliar valley, surrounded by thick miasma.
Where is Li Yuan?
Her heart tightened, and she called out hurriedly: "Li Yuan! Li Yuan!"
The only response she got was the echo of the valley.
Bi Yao forced herself to calm down.
The chaotic fluctuations of spiritual energy, the all-consuming black vortex, and this strange valley all indicate that the world of immortals and heroes is facing an unprecedented crisis.
She must find Li Yuan as soon as possible and find out what is going on.
As a modern person, Bi Yao is well aware that in such emergency situations, the rational allocation of resources is crucial.
She quickly developed a temporary resource allocation plan based on the available information, focusing on stabilizing spiritual energy fluctuations and searching for missing persons.
At the same time, Li Yuan also appeared in another place.
He was luckier than Bi Yao, as he landed in a relatively safe forest.
He immediately realized the seriousness of the situation and, relying on his prestige in the world of immortals, quickly conveyed Bi Yao's plan to various sects.
Thanks to his efforts, the originally chaotic situation was initially brought under control.
However, the crisis is far from over.
Some evil forces, like sharks smelling blood, took advantage of the world's turmoil to plunder resources and harm innocent people.
When Bi Yao finally found Li Yuan, they were surrounded by an evil force composed of independent cultivators.
These people were numerous, cruel, and had greed in their eyes. They were like hungry wolves, eager to eat them alive.
"Yao'er, be careful!" Li Yuan protected Bi Yao behind him, waving the sword in his hand. The sword energy was like a rainbow, forcing back several enemies who tried to approach.
Bi Yao was not to be outdone. Although she was not good at close combat, with her modern knowledge, she cleverly used the terrain and the surrounding vegetation to set up some simple traps, causing considerable trouble to the enemy.
However, the enemies seemed to be endless, wave after wave, coming like a tide.
Bi Yao and Li Yuan stood back to back, constantly using spells to resist the attacks, but gradually they felt powerless.
At this moment, a burly, fleshy leader of the loose cultivators approached with a smirk, a huge machete flashing with a cold light in his hand. "Hand over your magic weapons and spirit stones, and I'll consider giving you a quick death!"
Li Yuan's eyes flashed, and he was about to speak, but his expression suddenly changed, and he pushed Bi Yao away.
"puff--"
There was the sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh, Li Yuan groaned and stumbled back...
The machete was deeply embedded in Li Yuan's left shoulder, and blood instantly dyed his clothes red.
Bi Yao's heart suddenly tightened, and her eyes were full of worry and heartache.
She rushed to Li Yuan desperately and held him tightly, "Li Yuan! How are you?"
Li Yuan's face was pale, with beads of sweat oozing from his forehead, but he still endured the pain and forced a smile, "I'm fine, Yao'er, don't worry."
"You still say you're fine!" Bi Yao's eyes were red. She quickly took out a precious healing pill from the storage space and fed it to Li Yuan.
The pill melted in his mouth, and a warm current flowed through Li Yuan's body, and the pain in the wound was relieved a lot.
"Yao'er, be careful!" Li Yuan suddenly shouted and pushed Bi Yao away.
It turned out that the leader of the wandering cultivators saw that Li Yuan was injured and thought that he had an opportunity, so he swung his machete and chopped at him again.
Bi Yao narrowly avoided the attack and was filled with anger.
She remembered a treasure she had obtained in the previous battle with mysterious power - the Spirit Array Disk.
This spirit array disk can summon a powerful spirit array with immense power.
"Today I'll let you see how powerful I am!" A fierce look flashed in Bi Yao's eyes. She decisively took out the spirit array disk and injected spiritual power into it.
The spiritual array disk shone brightly, and golden runes flew out from the disk, interweaving in the air to form a huge array.
As the formation appeared, the sky and the earth changed color, the wind howled, and a powerful pressure enveloped the entire valley.
"What is this?!" The face of the leader of the casual cultivators changed drastically, and he felt an unprecedented fear.
In the formation, countless golden blades of light fell like raindrops, catching the evil forces off guard and screams rang out one after another.
The leader of the independent cultivators was the first to be hit by the light blade. He spit out blood and flew backwards.
Upon seeing this, the other wandering cultivators fled in all directions like dogs that had lost their homes.
Bi Yao put away the spirit array disk and walked to Li Yuan. Looking at the wound on his shoulder, she felt distressed and said, "Let's find a safe place to heal first."
Li Yuan nodded, held Bi Yao's hand, his eyes full of tenderness and love.
At this moment, a sharp howl came from a distance, which was creepy...
A dark shadow descended from the sky and slowly walked in front of them.
The black shadow had a strange mask on his face, so his expression couldn't be seen clearly, but the powerful aura emanating from him made Bi Yao and Li Yuan feel suffocated.
"You...can't escape..." The masked man's hoarse voice sounded like a call from hell...
Bi Yao supported Li Yuan, and the two found a hidden cave to rest for a while.
Although Li Yuan's injuries were not fatal, he had lost a lot of blood and his face was frighteningly pale.
Bi Yao bandaged his wound carefully, feeling extremely anxious.
This sudden change, the black vortex, the strange valley, and those wandering cultivators who are as greedy as hyenas, all indicate that a greater crisis is about to come.
"Yao'er, we have to find out everything behind this as soon as possible." Li Yuan held Bi Yao's hand with a firm tone.
Bi Yao nodded, a firm look in her eyes, "I always feel that these independent cultivators are just pawns, and the people who control them behind the scenes are the real enemies."
After a simple bandage, the two did not dare to stay any longer and followed the direction in which the wandering cultivators fled.
Along the way, they found many scattered clues, all of which were strange symbols and patterns, like some kind of ancient spell.
With modern knowledge and keen observation, Bi Yao recorded these clues one by one, trying to find clues from them.
After several days of pursuit, they came to a desolate canyon.
The canyon was filled with a strong smell of blood, and the air was filled with a disgusting stench of decay.
There were some broken weapons and clothes scattered on the ground, obviously a fierce battle had taken place here not long ago.
"It seems we are not far from our goal." Li Yuan looked solemn, holding the sword tightly in his hand.
Bi Yao looked around and found that the stone walls on both sides of the canyon were engraved with strange symbols and patterns, which were exactly the same as the clues they had found before.
"These symbols... could they be some kind of formation?"
At this moment, a low chanting sound came from the depths of the canyon, like a call from hell, which was creepy.
The two looked at each other and saw shock and uneasiness in each other's eyes.
They walked cautiously in the direction where the sound came from, taking every step with extreme caution.
After turning a corner, the view suddenly opens up.
A huge underground cave appeared in front of them. In the center of the cave, an altar emitted a strange red light.
Around the altar, dozens of men in black were standing in a circle, chanting something and performing some mysterious ritual.
"What are they doing?" Bi Yao asked in a low voice, with an ominous premonition in his heart.
Li Yuan did not answer. He stared at the red light on the altar with a terribly gloomy expression.
He felt that a powerful evil force was slowly awakening. This force made his heart palpitate and even made him feel a little scared.
Suddenly, the red light on the altar suddenly intensified, illuminating the entire cave.
A mysterious man in a black robe and a mask slowly walked to the center of the altar.
He stretched out his hands, raised them above his head, and let out a sharp cry.
"Welcome...the Lord of the Underworld..." The men in black shouted in unison, their voices deafening.
The masked man slowly lowered his hands, turned around, and looked in the direction of Bi Yao and Li Yuan.
His eyes beneath the mask flashed scarlet light, like a demon from hell, chilling.
"You... are finally here..." The masked man's hoarse voice sounded like a call from hell, "I still lack... one last sacrifice..."
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