The three Devil Cultivators looked back nervously from time to time. Seeing that the four of them didn't respond, the strong Devil Cultivator said anxiously, "Fellow Daoists, it'll be too late if you hesitate!" He was about to approach the four of them.
Nie Wushang raised her hand and blocked their way.
The strong Devil Cultivator said anxiously, "What do you mean?"
Nie Wushang glanced at them and said indifferently, "Why should we believe you?"
"You —" Her attitude wasn't polite at all. The strong Devil Cultivator widened his eyes and looked angry.
"Big Brother!" The two Devil Cultivators behind him reminded him in a low voice, "Now's not the time to fight."
The strong Devil Cultivator's face turned red, but in the end, he swallowed his anger and said, "Fellow Daoist, the three of us found a monster here. This monster is very powerful and cruel. The three of us were no match for it when we encountered it. Although there are four of you, you're definitely no match for it. It's better for us to join forces."
"Monster?" Mo Tiange raised her eyebrows and said, "What monster?
Why didn't I feel it? "Her divine sense wasn't weak, so there was no reason she couldn't feel anything.
"Fellow Daoists, please believe us!"
An early stage Core Formation cultivator behind the strong Devil Cultivator said eagerly, "Just an hour ago, we passed the first test. Not long after we arrived here, we encountered a monster.
We couldn't feel its momentum, so we took it lightly in the beginning. But when we met face to face, we couldn't resist it at all … "
Mo Tiange and Nie Wushang glanced at each other and saw astonishment in each other's eyes.
"Fellow Daoists, what does the monster you're talking about look like?"
Hearing Mo Tiange's gentle voice, their attitudes softened a bit. The three Devil Cultivators were overjoyed. The strong Devil Cultivator said, "This monster doesn't have a body. At first glance, it looks like a strange aura.
When we passed the first test, our devil aura was exhausted and hadn't fully recovered. When we encountered this monster, we wanted to repel it, but no matter what secret technique or magic weapon we used, we couldn't disperse it. Our devil aura was even absorbed … "
Mo Tiange's and the others' expressions changed slightly.
A thought flashed in Mo Tiange's mind as she paid attention to the message. "So to say, after you entered the secret place, you couldn't recover the devil aura inside your bodies on your own?"
The burly Devil Cultivator hesitated for a moment before nodding. "Yes." This matter couldn't be hidden from others. The three of them could tell at a glance.
Mo Tiange and Nie Wushang glanced at each other. Both of them showed expressions of "as expected".
"Other than that, did you notice anything unusual?"
The burly man was stunned and confused. "What does Fellow Daoist mean?"
"What I mean is, don't you think there's something strange about this secret place?"
"Strange?" The brawny man was dumbfounded. He didn't say it was strange, but a monster … What was going on?
"Big Brother." An early Core Formation realm cultivator behind him whispered, "Now that you mention it, I do feel a little strange."
"Oh?" Mo Tiange shifted her gaze towards the cultivator who looked a bit scared. "Fellow Daoist, what did you notice?"
That person glanced at the burly man in the lead. Seeing that he had no intention of stopping them, he said, "I feel that the divine ability of this secret place isn't mysterious enough …"
Mo Tiange's eyes brightened. She didn't expect this timid cultivator to have such insight.
The burly man frowned and glared at him unhappily. "What's so strange about that?
Maybe the divine ability of this secret place isn't that powerful. "
"That's right. Besides, Big Brother even used his trump card to protect us," another early Core Formation devil cultivator chimed in.
"But …" The devil cultivator objected in a low voice, but even he himself wasn't confident. He only managed to say two words before he saw the burly man's expression and swallowed the rest of his words.
Mo Tiange frowned and said, "This matter is very important. Please tell us the truth." As she spoke, she cast a glance at the burly man in the lead.
Upon hearing her firm tone, the burly man hesitated for a moment but in the end, he asked, "Did you notice something wrong?"
Before Mo Tiange could say anything, Nie Wushang already took a step forward. She stretched out her claw, wanting to lift the man's sleeve.
The burly man was startled. He abruptly retreated, took out his magic weapon and shouted, "What do you want to do?"
Nie Wushang didn't say anything. Her figure moved and she was already close to the burly man.
At such a close distance, who could move faster than a Martial Cultivator?
The burly man only felt the hem of his robe move, and something was already hooked off.
The puppet fell to the ground with a bang. Nie Wushang glanced at Mo Tiange. Mo Tiange understood, so she released Xiaohuo again and patted its head. "Xiaohuo, use fire to burn it."
"You …" Seeing that they didn't seem hostile, the burly man was puzzled. "What's wrong with this thing?"
Mo Tiange and Nie Wushang didn't answer. They would soon know the answer.
After burning the puppet's surface, sure enough, there was a magic crystal inside.
The three devil cultivators' expressions suddenly changed when they saw this thing!
"It seems you know what this thing is."
Nie Wushang coldly stared at the three devil cultivators' expressions. "Now you know how serious the matter is, right?
After you entered the secret place, tell me everything in detail about what happened. "
When they finally reacted, the other two devil cultivators hurriedly threw away the puppets they wore on their bodies and looked at the burly man in the lead. "Big Brother, this …"
The burly man's complexion alternated between green and white. He looked at the magic crystal on the ground and then at Mo Tiange and Nie Wushang's expressions. He clenched his teeth and said, "Mei Feng! Turns out she was just fooling us!
Hmph!
Although we three brothers are only Core Formation cultivators, our Black Mountain City isn't that easy to bully! "
It seemed the three of them also had a backer, which confirmed Yong Ruyu's words. Although their cultivation levels weren't high, Core Formation cultivators like them couldn't afford to offend people in Descending Star City.
The burly man turned towards Mo Tiange and the others. His attitude immediately became a lot friendlier, unlike before when he was forced by the situation and had no other choice.
"Fellow Daoists, we offended you earlier. If it weren't for your reminder, I'm afraid we brothers would've fallen into someone's trap today!"
The burly man raised his hand to greet them. "My name is Jin Shi, and these are my two brothers, Mu Xi and Yu Gui. We're cultivators from Black Mountain City."
Mo Tiange had heard that Black Mountain City was one of the Northern Qilin Country's Seven Small Devil Domains.
At this moment, the four of them returned the greeting and reported their names.
After the formal greeting, Jin Shi impatiently asked, "Fellow Daoists, how did you find this magic crystal?"
"That's unexpected."
Mo Tiange changed the topic and asked, "This … Fellow Daoist Mu Xi, what did you think was strange before?
This is an important matter, so please explain it to us one by one. "
"Of course."
Now that he had obtained Jin Shi's permission, this Devil Path cultivator called Mu Xi no longer had any scruples. He spoke frankly with assurance, "First of all, among the three of us, apart from Big Brother who has a high cultivation level, Yu Gui and I only have ordinary strength. We originally thought we wouldn't be able to pass the first test, but in the end, it was more daunting than dangerous.
After we passed the test, I thought about it carefully and realized that although the first test seemed mysterious, its power was still lacking. Originally, Yu Gui and I couldn't go on, but the spell in the test suddenly weakened, as if it deliberately let us pass. "
Mo Tiange nodded.
This Mu Xi was very meticulous. If it was someone careless, they might've skipped the test.
Many people would casually find a reason when they encountered something unreasonable, telling themselves it should be reasonable.
"Secondly, after we passed the first test and entered this place, we've encountered several groups of people. In total, more than half of them passed the test. This is really unusual …"
Upon hearing this, Nie Wushang immediately interrupted him. "Did you encounter other people?"
"Yes."
The one who answered was Jin Shi. "When we arrived here, we encountered three people in total. If we count the seven of us, there are ten people in total, and this doesn't include those we didn't encounter."
"…" Nie Wushang looked at Mo Tiange. The two of them didn't know what to say.
What did City Lord Mei warn them before this?
She said the test in this ancient secret place was extremely difficult and that no one in Descending Stars City could pass it.
Although they only passed the first test, the difference in difficulty was too big!
Of course, there was still one difficulty — both spiritual aura and devil aura couldn't recover on their own. If this continued, it was very likely that none of them could pass the test. However, City Lord Mei didn't warn them about this at all!
After a long silence, Yong Ruyu, who hadn't said anything, finally spoke. "Then, what's the matter with the monster you mentioned before?
Did you run away when you realized you couldn't defeat it?
Did it chase after you?
Aside from magic weapons being unable to deal with it, what characteristics did it have? "
The one who answered was still Mu Xi. He was obviously the most attentive among the three people. "Not long after we arrived here, we found that monster.
At first, we thought it was the devil cultivator's test City Lord Mei talked about. However, after we approached it, we realized in just a few breaths' time that we couldn't judge the monster's strength by its aura.
Since we couldn't defeat it, we ran away. The monster chased after us, but its speed wasn't fast. When we realized this, we felt relieved. However, it didn't take long for us to realize that although it was slow, its movements were mysterious and it actually chased after us.
After that, no matter how long we ran, it would appear again. It was like a ghost that we couldn't shake off. "
An astonished expression appeared on Yong Ruyu's face. "There's actually such a strange thing in this world?"
"Yes," Jin Shi said. "That's why we can only call it a monster.
We brothers are experienced and knowledgeable, but this is the first time we've seen this kind of thing.
Right, when we ran away, we met a fellow devil cultivator. He didn't believe us, but in just a few breaths' time, he was swallowed by this monster … Not even a bit of him was left. He turned into a mass of devil aura and completely disappeared. "
Yong Ruyu's expression changed. "This …"
Mo Tiange and Nie Wushang also looked shocked. A Core Formation cultivator was swallowed in just a few breaths' time, and not even his bones were left. What kind of thing was this monster?!
"Things are getting more and more complicated."
After a long time, Mo Tiange scratched her head. While pondering, she said slowly, "A Nascent Soul cultivator who tricked us into a trap full of lies. Every one of us had devil crystals that could absorb spiritual aura that couldn't be recovered. Now, there was also this kind of monster … What did City Lord Mei want to do?"