Elder Liang trembled with fear as he looked at the frowning City Lord Mei. He did not dare to speak.
As a City Lord, City Lord Mei was a good person. He had appointed the elders to manage Descending Star City. He had never doubted them and was not harsh to his subordinates.
However, demonic cultivators who practiced demonic techniques were usually more hot-tempered than righteous cultivators. If something went wrong, he would not be polite to them!
Even though this matter did not have much to do with the elders, there was a saying in this world: venting one's anger on others.
City Lord Mei's face was full of anger. He clenched his fist and a ball of demonic energy shot out, razing a small hill nearby to the ground.
The power of a Nascent Soul cultivator's technique, even if it was done casually, was extremely shocking. This loud explosion shocked the Core Formation Stage elders of Descending Star City. They looked at City Lord Mei with fear.
Fortunately, City Lord Mei did not vent his anger on them this time. He took a deep breath and calmed himself down. He slowly said, "It seems that I will have to personally deal with these juniors!"
Elder Liang was considered City Lord Mei's number one confidant among the elders of Descending Star City. When he heard City Lord Mei's words, he immediately asked, "City Lord, what happened?"
City Lord Mei glanced at the mirror in his hand and said, "Those juniors are trying to break the restriction that I set up."
"What?" Elder Liang was shocked. "They are only at the Core Formation Stage. How can they break the restriction?
Isn't this like throwing an egg against a rock? "
Elder Liang's words were not flattering in the slightest. Instead, he was flattering City Lord Mei, which made City Lord Mei feel comfortable. However, it was only for a moment.
It was true that it was difficult for Core Formation Stage cultivators to break a Nascent Soul cultivator's restriction. The difference in cultivation level was not that easy to overcome. However, it was a different story if one of them was extremely proficient in formations.
"Hmph!
These juniors are different from ordinary Core Formation Stage cultivators. I really don't know if we are lucky or unlucky. "
If he could devour all of them, then his Yuan Mo's strength would increase rapidly. This was naturally good luck. However, if something unexpected happened because of these people, then he would suffer a great loss!
Although this' ancient 'mystic ground was a disguise, the items inside were the real deal.
He had moved from the real ancient secret place to this Disorienting Cave to raise Primordial Devil. If it was destroyed just like that … hmph!
He could not allow this to happen!
Mo Tiange stared at the scattered people in front of her, lost in thought.
In the end, they still couldn't find the last person. This cave was too big, and there were too many forks in the road. Under the situation where everyone had consumed too many pills, they could no longer continue searching.
Among the eight of them, Jin Shi and the other two had already exhausted all of their pills. Yong and Qiu were not much better off. In the process of encountering the puppets, they had expended too much energy, causing them to be injured.
Right now, only she, Nie Wushang, and Jianxin still had their strength intact.
Under such circumstances, Jianxin made a suggestion. Since time didn't allow for it, then they would cut off all means of retreat, break through this cave, and leave!
Upon hearing this suggestion, Mo Tiange wrinkled her brows.
It wasn't that this suggestion was completely unfeasible, but it was easier said than done to break through this cave.
That monster was in this cave, and the crisis was right in front of them. She was afraid that before they could break through the cave, the monster would find them!
Nie Wushang was very happy with this suggestion. This situation where they couldn't advance or retreat made her feel suffocated, so she was willing to take a gamble.
As for the others, since they had no other choice, they tacitly agreed with Jianxin's suggestion.
That being the case, Mo Tiange could only accept it.
Although she felt this matter wasn't easy to handle, the facts were in front of her. Apart from this, there was no other way. This was a stupid idea, but at least they could try, so they might as well take a gamble.
Just as she was thinking, Jianxin opened his eyes and asked, "Has everyone rested enough?"
Everyone stopped to adjust their breathing. Yong Ruyu nodded and said, "I'm fine."
Mo Tiange and Nie Wushang also nodded.
Mu Xi hesitated for a moment and said, "Yu Gui and I don't have any more medicinal pills …" At this point, he looked at everyone's reaction with some worry.
In this kind of situation, without medicinal pills meant they couldn't recover their devil aura, so once their devil aura was exhausted, they would be useless to the team …
Mo Tiange understood what Mu Xi was worried about. She looked at Jianxin and the others and said faintly, "Let's take one step at a time and see when the time comes."
Jin Shi glanced at his two brothers and sighed helplessly.
They weren't strong enough, and they didn't have enough medicinal pills. The three of them already had no right to speak in this team.
A day ago, a total of fifteen Core Formation cultivators entered this place. Among them, ten were Devil Cultivators, and only five were Dao Cultivators. But now, all the Dao Cultivators were alive, and only the three of them were Devil Cultivators. Moreover, they were in a passive position … It had to be said that although Devil Cultivators were strong, they were not as good as Dao Cultivators in terms of adaptability.
"Let's go." Jianxin took the lead to stand up and led everyone to one of the passages.
Among everyone present, his cultivation level was the highest, and he also seemed to have his own opinions. Unconsciously, he became everyone's leader.
Mo Tiange and Nie Wushang didn't object to this.
On one hand, they were convinced that Jianxin was a truly capable person, and he had already shown his superb judgment. On the other hand, they didn't have a better way. The calmness Jianxin displayed just happened to stabilize the team's morale.
After walking for a short distance, Jianxin stopped in front of a passage. "This is it."
"Why here?" Nie Wushang asked. She really couldn't feel any difference between this passage and the others.
Jianxin didn't answer immediately. Instead, his gaze fell on Mo Tiange.
Mo Tiange wrinkled her brows. She shook her sleeves and summoned the Eight Trigrams Diagram of Tai Chi. Spiritual light flowed on the diagram.
Following the flow of spiritual aura, Mo Tiange couldn't help but exclaim in astonishment.
"What's wrong?" Nie Wushang asked.
Mo Tiange shook her head and put away the Eight Trigrams Diagram of Tai Chi. She said, "The spiritual aura fluctuation here is more violent than in other places. If someone laid a restriction in this cave, making it impossible for us to go out, then this place is probably a node."
"Oh …" Nie Wushang didn't understand the Dao of Formations and Restrictions very well, so she just responded.
Mo Tiange looked at Jianxin with admiration in her eyes. "Fellow Daoist Jianxin's strength is really extraordinary. You actually saw the key point at a glance!" Although she looked like this, she was secretly vigilant in her heart.
She admitted that although her formation-laying technique wasn't good enough, her attainments in formations weren't inferior to specialized formation masters. However, in this place, she was burdened by her realm, so she still couldn't find the location of the restriction in this cave. This Jianxin was actually this strong?
Jianxin glanced at her. His gaze seemed to have sensed something, so he smiled faintly and said, "I'm not proficient in the Dao of Formations; I just have a treasure in my hand.
Previously, I couldn't fight it alone, but now that there are eight of us, we can fight it. "
His tone changed. "Alright, this is an emergency. We shouldn't waste any more time. That monster might catch up to us at any time."
"En." Mo Tiange nodded. She put away the Heaven and Earth Fan and took out a flying sword from her Qiankun Bag.
"Fellow Daoist Jianxin, what should we do?" Nie Wushang asked as she tightened her gloves.
Jianxin stared at the stone wall in front of him and said, "Our realm isn't high enough, so we can only use brute force to destroy it.
Everyone just needs to attack this stone wall. When our strength accumulates to a certain extent, we can forcibly destroy this node, and a hole will appear in the whole restriction. At that time, we'll take the opportunity to escape. "
"Understood." Nie Wushang nodded and threw a punch first.
The stone wall shook and made a loud noise as if it was cracked. However, after several breaths, it still stood stably.
"Continue," Jianxin said.
He then shook his sleeves, and the sword on his back was unsheathed. A brilliant light suddenly appeared, and a swift and fierce sword aura assaulted Mo Tiange's face.
Mo Tiange was slightly startled. Such a swift and fierce sword aura … This Jianxin turned out to be a sword cultivator.
She didn't know why, but the number of sword cultivators in Yunzhong was much fewer than in the Celestial Pole. Perhaps it was because it wasn't easy for sword cultivators to advance to the next realm, and the cultivators in Yunzhong pursued higher realms than in the Celestial Pole?
Mo Tiange let her imagination run wild, but her hands didn't stop moving. She also took out her flying sword and slashed at the stone wall.
Upon seeing this, Yong and Qiu, as well as Jin Shi's group of three, none of them stayed out of the fight. Each of them displayed their own skills and attacked the stone wall with all their might.
They'd already encountered the monster several times. Each time, they managed to escape safely, but their spiritual aura was constantly being consumed. Moreover, that monster would accurately find them every two to four hours.
For the five of them, now was the time to truly fight with their lives on the line. They either ran out of medicinal pills or were injured. If they couldn't break the restriction before the monster found them, the fate that awaited them was self-evident.
As for Mo Tiange, Nie Wushang, and Jianxin, if the five of them were swallowed, the monster would become stronger, and it would be even harder for them to escape.
Everyone was fighting with all their might, not being stingy with their spiritual aura.
"Big Brother, my … my devil aura is almost used up …" Yu Gui put away his magic weapon and whispered to Jin Shi.
Mo Tiange hesitated for a moment before she took out a jade bottle from her Qiankun Bag. She then turned around and threw it to them. "These are my medicinal pills. Although they're not devil pills, you should be able to use them. Make do."
Jin Shi took the bottle and looked at her gratefully. "Thank you."
Devil cultivators like them absorbed spiritual aura a bit more slowly than devil aura, but in a situation where they didn't have devil pills, they could still replenish their devil aura with spiritual pills.
Once the eight of them ran out of spiritual aura, they would sit in meditation and take medicinal pills. Once they recovered, they would immediately continue. This was a matter of life and death, so none of them dared to be negligent for even a moment.
Nearly two hours later, a rumbling sound rang out. Nie Wushang threw a punch. Finally, the stone wall trembled and a ray of light appeared on its surface, showing that there was an invisible barrier here.
Mo Tiange was delighted. "It's working! Let's continue!"
Originally, they couldn't see this restriction. Based on the slight spiritual aura fluctuations, they determined that there should be a node of the restriction here. Now that the ray of light appeared, it confirmed their judgment and also showed that their operation this time was indeed feasible.
Seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, the others also looked happy and immersed themselves in their work.
However, at this time, Nie Wushang suddenly stopped. "That monster is coming."