No matter what City Lord Mei wanted to do, they were now turtles in a jar. If they wanted to escape, they had to crawl out of the jar or break it.
However, whether they wanted to crawl out or break the jar, it wasn't easy because the cultivation level of the person who set up the jar was much higher than theirs. Moreover, they were already trapped in the jar and were in an extremely passive position.
Mo Tiange even thought that City Lord Mei might be watching them from the outside right now as if he was watching a fish in a fish tank. No matter how they swam, they couldn't escape from his palm.
This kind of feeling was really unpleasant, but it was a fact that the other party's strength was higher than theirs, so they had no choice but to endure it.
"Fellow Daoist Qin," Yong Ruyu whispered, "what should we do now?
That monster … "
"That monster isn't a problem," Nie Wushang answered. "According to what these Fellow Daoists said, no matter how we run, we'll be found eventually. That being the case, it's useless for us to run.
Besides, its speed is slow, so even if we can't defeat it, we can still run.
That being the case, we might as well wait here and see what that thing is. If we can't defeat it, it won't be too late to think of a way out. "
"En." Mo Tiange expressed her approval.
According to the description of these three devil cultivators, that monster really couldn't escape, so they could only do this. "Fellow Daoists, what do you think?"
Jin Shi said, "Your decision is in line with mine."
The three brothers' breaths were unstable and the devil aura inside their bodies was insufficient. They needed to rest for a while, even if it meant taking a few medicinal pills to replenish their devil aura.
Since no one had any objections, the seven of them found a safe place to rest for the time being.
"Fellow Daoist Mo."
Mo Tiange, who was sitting back-to-back with Nie Wushang in the passage, heard Nie Wushang's voice transmission.
"En?" Mo Tiange, who was still meditating and adjusting her breath, answered softly.
"Is it possible that City Lord Mei's purpose is related to that monster?"
Nie Wushang's words made Mo Tiange pause. She thought for a moment then asked, "Why do you say that?"
"City Lord Mei must know about that monster's existence. That being the case, why did he lure us here?
Why did he want us to kill that thing?
That's obviously impossible. According to what the three of them said, I'm afraid we're no match for this thing. "
Upon hearing what Nie Wushang said, a thought flashed through Mo Tiange's mind. "You're saying … he deceived us into coming here to feed that monster?"
"Yes, that's possible."
Nie Wushang said, "If this monster is his pet, then he has to find some food for it every once in a while."
"…" Mo Tiange suddenly felt her blood run cold. In that case, they weren't even fish but earthworms thrown into the fish tank for the fish to prey on!
"This …" After thinking for a while, she composed herself and said, "It's not impossible.
If this was the truth, then how could the Magic Crystal and the environment where spiritual energy could not be restored be explained?
Also, if he only wanted to feed them, he could have just kidnapped the nomadic cultivators who were passing by the city. Why did he have to make a move on the completion levelled cultivators?
Wouldn't we be offending those major powers for no reason? "
Nie Wushang was silent as if she was thinking. After a while, she answered, "That monster's speed is very slow, so we'll be devoured in the end if we can't restore our spiritual energy.
As for why he even targeted those Core Formation cultivators with extraordinary backgrounds, I think it's because he could only do it once. Moreover, just like we guessed, the benefits were so great that he didn't care about it at all.
As for the Magic Crystal, I can't explain it. "
After all, this was just their speculation. Without enough information, it was impossible for them to miss out on anything.
After a while, Nie Wushang still didn't get an answer from Mo Tiange, so she couldn't help but ask, "What about you?
What are you thinking? "
"… I'm thinking whether that monster can be eliminated or not."
Nie Wushang's spirit was lifted. "Can you think of a way?"
"Devouring and absorbing devil aura … Logically speaking, spiritual aura is the same, right?"
"En, so if we encounter it, our spiritual aura will also be devoured."
"What if it's dead aura?"
Nie Wushang was stunned. "This …"
Mo Tiange sighed. "It'd be easy if Ling Yunhe was here."
Ling Yunhe's spiritual beast, the vulture, was full of dead aura. No matter how powerful this monster was, it couldn't absorb dead aura, right?
Nie Wushang was disappointed. "I thought you had a way to get dead aura."
Mo Tiange smiled bitterly. "Where can I get dead aura?" It was just a thought.
Unfortunately, when she was in Carefree Valley, she didn't go to the Black Tortoise Temple. Otherwise, she might have found a stone tablet similar to the one in the Divine Dragon Temple and found the secret of dead aura.
Of course, thinking about this now was useless. Even if she went to the Black Tortoise Temple at that time, she might not be able to find the secret.
Mo Tiange felt a bit of a headache when she thought about this. Did she have to use that trick again this time?
It wasn't a good thing to rely too much on the Virtual Sky World.
"… Fellow Daoist Nie."
"En?" Nie Wushang seemed to be still thinking about that problem, so she answered casually.
"If I can't avoid it, I have a secret technique that can help me escape. What about you?"
"I also have a few methods … But in the current situation, I might not be able to do it." Nie Wushang wasn't very confident when it came to this matter.
Although she thought her strength wasn't bad, she was now facing a Nascent Soul cultivator. The gap between the Nascent Soul and the Core Formation realm really wasn't that easy to cross.
Mo Tiange understood. She hesitated for a moment then asked, "This secret technique of mine can also help you … However, I'll knock you out first. Can you accept it?"
She absolutely wouldn't let a third person know about the secret of the Virtual Sky World, even if she had a good friendship with Nie Wushang.
If she wanted to save Nie Wushang's life, she had to make sure Nie Wushang was unconscious.
However, she didn't know whether Nie Wushang was willing to put her life in her hands.
Nie Wushang only thought for a moment then said, "If I really can't escape, it's up to you." After a pause, she shook her head and sighed. "In any case, it's not the first time I've put my life in your hands."
Mo Tiange didn't quite understand what she meant. Just as she was about to ask, her divine sense, which had always been on guard, suddenly sensed a strange aura. A chill ran down her back. She opened her eyes and said, "There's something! It seems to be the monster the three Fellow Daoists talked about!"
When the others heard what she said, they all stood up and took action with their magic weapons.
Jin Shi looked at her in surprise. He probably didn't expect her divine sense to be a bit stronger than his. After all, on the surface, Mo Tiange's cultivation level was just in the middle stage of the Core Formation realm, even weaker than his.
Soon, the others also sensed the monster's approach.
Its speed was indeed not fast, but if they weren't careful, it would be out of the range of their divine senses.
This thing was indeed strange.
Before long, the monster finally appeared at the end of the passage.
Just as Jin Shi and his two companions said, this monster didn't seem to have a strong momentum. It was just a strange black aura that seemed easy to scatter.
However, they already learned about the danger of this thing from Jin Shi and his two companions, so none of them dared to take it lightly.
Among the seven people, Yong Ruyu was the first to act. He and Qiu Chengruo used their Jade Bracelets. A ray of light shone and shot towards the monster.
Just now, the two of them didn't have strong wills. They knew their status in this team wasn't as high as before, so they simply took the initiative to test the monster.
Their actions were exactly what the others were thinking.
Jin Shi and his two companions had already fought with this monster. Now that they saw it, they knew it was already weak, so they could only hope the four of them had other methods.
As for Mo Tiange, she also hoped someone could test it and think of a way to deal with it.
Yong Ruyu and Qiu Chengruo's Jade Bracelets were a set of rarely seen combined magic weapons. Compared to single magic weapons, this kind of magic weapon had more variations. Right now, the two of them used it to strangle the monster rather than to kill it.
The light from the Jade Bracelets formed a circle, trapping the monster. It suddenly tightened as if it wanted to strangle the monster's aura.
Under the twisting of the light, the aura was easily divided into two halves.
Yong Ruyu and Qiu Chengruo looked happy, but Mu Xi already shouted, "If you break this thing up, it'll immediately gather back together!"
The light from the Jade Bracelets dissipated. Sure enough, after the light disappeared, the aura that was strained slowly gathered back together as if it had never been hit!
Yong Ruyu and Qiu Chengruo's expressions changed. This was their most powerful magic weapon. Didn't that mean they couldn't deal with this monster?
"Senior Martial Brother, what should we do?" Qiu Chengruo asked.
How could Yong Ruyu know what to do?
Right now, his mind was also in a mess. He cast his gaze towards Mo Tiange and Nie Wushang.
Nie Wushang had been silent since the monster appeared. Mo Tiange didn't know what she was thinking, so she hurriedly took out the Heaven and Earth Fan.
She unfolded the Heaven and Earth Fan. With a crane cry, the red-crowned crane soared into the sky and directly attacked the monster with lightning speed. It pierced through the monster's body and created a hole.
But in the next moment, the red-crowned crane disappeared in the air. The monster's aura still slowly condensed and became one.
Mo Tiange's expression darkened. "Spiritual aura …" This was also a test move. This red-crowned crane was only a small spiritual aura transformed from the Heaven and Earth Fan, but just now, not only did it not cause any substantial damage to the monster, but the spiritual aura condensed into the crane also disappeared.
Jin Shi and the others were right. This monster could absorb both devil aura and spiritual aura.
This was bad. The current situation was similar to the feeling they had when they faced the giant ape in Carefree Valley, but it was more terrifying than the ape.
Although the giant ape was invulnerable, it was still limited by its cultivation level. If it was a Nascent Soul cultivator, they could kill it in one fell swoop. If they fought it head-on, it wasn't impossible. However, they couldn't figure out how strong this monster was!
Running away wasn't the solution.
If they couldn't recover their spiritual aura here, their spiritual aura or devil aura would be consumed. In the end, they wouldn't be able to resist this monster.
With their current cultivation levels, if they wanted to get out of this predicament, they could only take drastic measures and leave this place!
No one attacked again. That monster slowly moved closer to them.
Jin Shi and the others turned pale. They said, "Fellow Daoists, do you have any other solutions?"
No one spoke. The monster's aura slowly dispersed, spreading towards everyone.
"Let's go!" Nie Wushang shouted. "We're not its match now. We have to preserve our strength first!"
No one hesitated, including Mo Tiange. In the blink of an eye, they left their original spots and fled into the distance.