The scene that Qin Shi had imagined did not appear in his surroundings. Forget about the hundreds of wild beasts, even the figures of Sword Intent and the other disciples of the Sword Sect had disappeared. A cold breeze blew past the cliff, causing the willow catkins to sway and the grass to grow long.
However, there was an extremely stifling silence in the cold wind. It completely slapped Qin Shi's handsome face, causing him to frown uncontrollably.
In this cold wind, he actually smelled a trace of blood?
"How can this be?"
Previously, he had been completely focused on breaking through and had not expanded his consciousness. Therefore, he had no idea what had happened in the past few days. He turned his black eyes towards the demon.
"Don't look at me. Your Relic Mantle is extremely repulsive towards any power other than yours. Even I am isolated from the world in that tower. I can't see the outside world at all."
Hearing this, Qin Shi could not help but feel sad. The demon was right. Not only did the Relic Mantle possess an extremely powerful defense, it also possessed extraordinary concealment abilities. Back then, he had relied on the Relic Mantle to escape from the pursuit of his enemies many times.
However, this would be troublesome.
The sealed land could be said to be extremely vicious. It was definitely not a coincidence that Sword Intent and the others had disappeared. They must have encountered some trouble.
"Save, save me!"
Just as Qin Shi was panicking, a cry for help suddenly sounded from afar. Qin Shi's black eyes subconsciously looked over and his consciousness swept across the grass that had been bent into a sickle shape.
"Mo San!"
After the grass was flipped over, an extremely miserable figure covered in blood could be seen. Qin Shi cried out in shock. He immediately leapt up and hurriedly helped him up, "What happened?
Who injured you like this? "
"Shi, Shi Tou … Hurry up and save Brother Sword Intent and the others." Mo San coughed loudly in Qin Shi's arms.
"Sword Intent?" Qin Shi's eyes darkened and a wave of uneasiness surged in his heart, "What happened to Sword Intent and the others?"
"They … Cough cough!
Puff! "
Mo San's emotions were extremely agitated. His eyes were red, and in a moment of desperation, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Feeling the heat flow through his palm, Qin Shi's eyes darkened. He quickly raised his palm and used a wave of true energy to stabilize Mo San. His other hand gathered spirit force and struck Mo San's shoulder blade.
"Don't move. If you have anything to say, we can talk later. I'll heal you first!"
Mo San struggled hard and said, "Shi Tou, I'm fine. Go and save Brother Sword Intent and the others!"
"Your life is also a life. Alright, stop talking and do as I say!"
Unable to dissuade Qin Shi, Mo San could only obediently listen to Qin Shi and sit cross-legged on the spot.
Qin Shi injected his spiritual energy into Mo San's body, and his eyes flashed with shock. He saw that Mo San's internal organs were all damaged, and his spiritual meridians were broken. This kind of injury made him feel a bit troubled.
Most importantly, there was an extremely masculine force in Mo San's body. That force was like a burning flame, but it was slightly different from a flame. No one could tell what kind of force it was.
Qin Shi tried to approach that energy, but he was instantly startled. That energy fiercely pounced towards him, causing him to be unable to react in time. His palm was forcefully shattered.
"What a domineering force."
"Little guy, this force is not simple. There is some ancient force left behind from the ancient times!"
"Ancient force?"
"Yes, that's something that only a few clans in the Three Realms possess. Clans that have this kind of power must have existed since ancient times and have more than 10,000 years of history. Take your Qin family for example. If the Human Emperor hadn't been destroyed, the inheritance of your Xiao family would have been branded by history with this ancient force."
"Is there such a thing?"
Qin Shi became serious and said in a low voice, "It seems that things are more troublesome than I thought."
"Yes, if this force is not personally removed by the person who used it, you can at most temporarily seal it. It is impossible to remove it."
Qin Shi clenched his fists unwillingly, but Mo San's life was at stake. He could only do this. He let out a long sigh and changed his hand seals. Spiritual force swam in Mo San's body like a spiritual snake, forming a formation. After sealing the force, he injected the vitality of the Sweet Pouring Raindrops to repair Mo San's broken body.
"How do you feel?"
"I … I'm much better."
Although Mo San's face was pale, his aura was obviously much calmer. Only then did Qin Shi feel relieved. He asked, "Tell me, what happened?
What happened to Sword Intent and the others? "
In Qin Shi's embrace, Mo San coughed a few times forcefully and said with a pale face, "You might not know this, but while you were in closed-door cultivation these few days, we followed Big Brother Sword Intent to hunt ferocious beasts for you in this sealed land. Originally, we wanted to give you a surprise, so everyone stayed up all night searching for ferocious beasts. At that time, we had already hunted a total of three hundred, but unexpectedly … unexpectedly, last night, a beast tide suddenly appeared in this sealed land."
"A beast tide?"
Qin Shi opened his eyes wide and felt slight disbelief. If it was an ordinary beast tide, then perhaps it wouldn't be surprising. However, the beasts sealed within this sealed area were primeval ferocious beasts, and every single one of them possessed extremely formidable strength. A beast tide of this level was probably difficult to encounter in the Mortal Dimension in a hundred years, and even a perfection-stage Grand Dominion Realm expert would have to temporarily avoid the brunt of it.
"That's right!"
Mo San nodded with certainty. "At that time, hundreds and thousands of ferocious beasts surged forth and surrounded this place. The leader was a three-headed wolf with initial Domain Realm cultivation. This three-headed wolf was so powerful that even Big Brother Sword Intent was not his match and was severely injured. After Big Brother Sword Intent retreated in defeat, our entire army was annihilated. Not only were the three hundred ferocious beasts released, but Big Brother Sword Intent and the rest were all captured by them. I was lucky enough to escape when they weren't paying attention. Shi, Shi, quickly go and save them. Otherwise, they will all die."
After listening to Mo San's explanation, Qin Shi fell into deep thought.
"Three-headed wolf?
There is no record of this fierce beast on the ancient fierce beast list. "
"Could it be a Three-headed Hellhound?"
The evil spirit said, "Wolves are a branch of the canine species, and the Three-headed Hellhound is extremely ferocious. It is difficult for ordinary people to distinguish between a dog and a wolf."
Qin Shi thought about it and felt that it was indeed possible. He suddenly asked Mo San, "What did the three-headed wolf look like?
Was its entire body burning with flames? "
Mo San was taken aback, but he immediately nodded. "That's right. The three-headed wolf's entire body was burning with raging flames, and it had three feet of fangs in its mouth. It was extremely terrifying."
"Indeed!
It was a Three-headed Hellhound! "
Qin Shi suddenly understood and his face instantly turned solemn. He knew about the Cerberus. Its strength was extremely high on the Ancient Ferocious Beasts Ranking. To be more precise, it surpassed the range of the Ancient Ferocious Beasts Ranking. It had already reached the Ancient Divine Beast Ranking, which was also the top hundred of the Ferocious Beasts Ranking. It was an existence ranked 98th.
The Ancient Divine Beast List … Any one of those fellows possessed a position of great importance in this continent. For example, Xiao Mi Cai. Any one of the elders of the Seven-Colored Auspicious Cloud Serpent could cause the earth to tremble with a stamp of their feet.
"I didn't expect that there would be such a highly ranked fierce beast in this sealed land …!"
Qin Shi was more and more impressed by the Eight Regions' abilities. To be able to seal a divine beast on the divine beast list in this sealed land, what kind of extraordinary ability did one have to be able to do that?
"Little fellow, this is still not the main point. Have you not considered why there would be a beast tide in this sealed land?"
"Why?" Qin Shi was taken aback when he heard the evil spirit's words.
"I'll ask myself. Who am I going to ask? That's my question."
The Evil Spirit Demon rolled its eyes at Qin Shi and said, "Think about it, this sealed area is different from ordinary forests. The ferocious beasts that live in ordinary forests are filled with a wild nature and most of them live in groups. For the sake of survival, there will often be beast hordes. However, most of the ferocious beasts in this sealed area have been captured from the outside world and sealed here. Not to mention the fact that they are born with a proud and unyielding character, the many years that they have spent here have worn away a great deal of their bestial nature, let alone getting them to cooperate with us."
How could there be a beast tide? "Qin Shi thought about it. That was indeed the case. How could there be a beast tide in this sealed land?
Beast tides were usually caused by a great alarm or natural disaster. In order to survive, the fierce beasts would flee en masse. This was a kind of coincidence. However, in this sealed land, the fierce beasts did not have to worry about food and water, nor would there be natural disasters. How could there be a beast tide?
If it wasn't a beast tide, then there was only one reason that could explain it. Qin Shi suddenly raised his head and spoke in unison with the evil demon, "This isn't a beast tide, and it's definitely not a coincidence. Instead, it should be a planned and premeditated activity!"
Seeing that the evil spirit had the same opinion as him, Qin Shi hurriedly asked Mo San, "Do you still remember what happened in the beast field?"
"I remember that it was night time and everyone was tired after three consecutive days. Big Brother Sword Intent suggested that we take a break and have some food. However, just as we lit the bonfire, wild beast roars suddenly came from afar. At first, we didn't think too much about it, but later, the roars became more and more frequent, and they came from all directions. Then, there was this beast tide. Fierce beasts from all directions surrounded us. Most of those fierce beasts were intelligent, and they cooperated very well, so they quickly defeated us."
When Mo San mentioned this, his face was a little flushed and unwilling. "Those fierce beasts were really too strong. Each one of them was like a madman on the run."
After listening to Mo San's words, Qin Shi pondered for a moment and was even more certain of his guess.
"Sure enough, it was not a coincidence. If it was an ordinary beast tide, the fierce beasts would definitely appear from the same direction, and there would not be such mature coordination."
After thinking about this, Qin Shi's black eyes flashed with a cold light. "Haha, it seems that the relationship between the hunter and the prey has been reversed."
"Do you still remember where Sword Intent and the others were captured?"
Qin Shi calmed down. The most important thing now was to rescue Sword Intent and the others. Otherwise, he would not be able to explain it to Fang Qing when he returned. Moreover, he did not want to be a person who broke his promise.