A cold light flashed across the sky, moving at incredible speed.
Beside her, Su Lengyun’s expression changed slightly.
She didn’t expect to be attacked by a hidden weapon at this time.
At this moment, Fang Yu extended his right hand and effortlessly grasped the blade in his palm.
“Click!”
Fang Yu’s right hand clenched, the incredibly sharp flying knife crumbled in his grasp, falling to the ground.
Fang Yu turned his head and looked at the big tree on his right.
Several figures emerged from behind the trees.
“Be on guard!” Su Lengyun commanded her disciples behind her, while her aura erupted, her pretty face cold and stern.
There were ten people in total, led by a middle-aged man with a beard, whose cultivation reached the Martial Venerable realm.
After clearly seeing the other person’s face, Su Lengyun frowned and said in a cold voice, “Left Sect Master, why attack us for no reason?”
Zuo Tianhan glanced at the several corpses in front of Su Lengyun, his eyes turning cold as he said, “You people from the Frost Cold Palace killed fellow cultivators from other sects. Such a heaven-defying and earth-shattering act, our Shuangji Sect naturally cannot stand idly by!”
Su Lengyun was stunned for a moment, then she understood the misunderstanding.
“Master Left, you misunderstood. These people’s deaths have nothing to do with us. We just discovered they died suddenly…” Su Lengyun explained.
Left Tianhan squinted at Su Lengyun and said, “The person is already dead, you can say anything now.”
Su Lengyun kept her expression calm and briefly recounted what had happened before.
Zuo Tianhan saw the corpse of the blood flower leopard in the distance, and he finally believed what Su Lengyun said.
Why did they die suddenly?
Zuo Tianhan looked down at the corpse lying on the ground, its death strangely grotesque, and asked in a low voice.
Su Lengyun shook her head.
Huang Dao Rong and others, you could say, died violently in front of so many people.
Just a few seconds before his death, Huang Dao Rong had still been talking to her.
Such a sudden death, it’s really strange.
Fang Yu was also looking at the body on the ground.
He thought about it for a moment, then crouched down and picked up a shard of the broken blade he had been holding. He slashed at the corpse’s neck with it.
The skin on the neck was quickly cut, but not a drop of blood came out.
As expected, all the blood had been drained from my body.
This made Fang Yu even more curious.
He was certain that there had been no particularly unusual energy readings in the area just moments ago.
Huang Daorong and others just died suddenly like that, and their blood was drained from their bodies.
In this case, it’s somewhat similar to the situation we encountered at Mount Hakusan earlier.
The guardian spirit of Mt. Hakkawa, using a sliver of annihilation power left behind by his ancestors, turns outsiders who intrude upon Mt. Hakkawa into mummies.
This is different from the situation of people who died suddenly in Zhu Xian Valley.
Besides having their blood drained, the corpses showed no wounds and their bodies remained intact.
Except for being drained of blood?
Fang Yu’s mind flashed, and he suddenly noticed something else.
The spirits of these corpses vanished in an instant!
Generally, no matter how a person dies, their soul will gradually dissipate.
But the souls of Huang Dao Rong and the others vanished without a trace in an instant, just like the blood within their bodies.
This is definitely not normal.
“Soul, blood… it’s becoming more and more suitable for the needs of a demonic cultivator.” Fang Yu thought.
He could be certain that these people’s deaths were related to the faint aura of magical power he had sensed after entering the Falling Immortal Valley.
As Fang Yu was deep in thought, Zuo Tianhan started talking with Su Lengyun.
“Su Gongzhu, did you go into the Dui Xian Valley when it was last open?” Zuo Tianhan asked.
“Well, my master and I came here once before.” Su Lengyun replied.
“Is the situation now very different from what it was then?” Zuo Tianhan asked, frowning.
Su Lengyun understood Zuo Tianhan’s meaning and replied, “Yes, this time entering Zhuxian Valley is completely different from last time.”
Eighteen years ago, I also entered Juixian Valley. But last time I entered the valley, it wasn’t so quiet around here. There were traces and sounds of warriors fighting beasts everywhere.
“This time entering the valley, it’s not just that everything is quiet, even common beasts are hard to find… Yet you encountered a beast of this level… And the deaths of those from the Xuan Yue Sect are very strange.”
“I think over the past eighteen years, Ju Xian Valley has definitely undergone drastic changes.” Left Tianhan said in a deep voice.
Su Lengyun nodded lightly, agreeing with Zuo Tianhan’s words.
“Judging from the current situation, this Zhuixian Valley is no longer suitable for disciples to practice,” Zuo Tianhan shook his head and said, “I’ve decided not to go any deeper.”
“I suggest you all leave together as well. There’s no need to risk the disciples.”
Upon hearing this suggestion, Su Lengyun’s beautiful brows furrowed as she looked at Fang Yu.
Meanwhile, Fang Yu was thinking about other matters.
Zu Tianhan glanced at Fang Yu, a strange glint in his eyes.
The flying knife he threw at Fang Yu was made of cold iron, incredibly sharp.
Fang Yu crushed it just like that, his hand unharmed. He was astonished.
“Lord Su, please think it over carefully. We’ll take our leave now.” Zuo Tianhan didn’t want to stay any longer. He bowed to Su Lengyun and turned to leave.
Seeing the members of the Dual Pole Gate leave, Su Lengyun looked at Fang Yu, just about to speak.
At this time, Liu Liansha and several female disciples walked forward together.
“Master, that old man was right. We should go outside. Something’s not right here! It’s too dangerous!” Liu Liansha clearly was still shaken by what had just happened, her face pale as she spoke.
“Yes, Master. We haven’t had any opportunities to train since we came here… It might be better to return to the sect and meditate.”
“Master…”
Many disciples felt fear and didn’t want to go any deeper.
Su Lengyun was also very clear about this.
Just that blood-blooming leopard from before is not an opponent these disciples could handle.
If Fang Yu were not present, she would definitely need to spend some time and effort on her own.
It hadn’t been long since I entered the Falling Immortals Valley, and I already encountered a beast of this level.
Pushing further in could lead to even more dangerous situations.
Just when Su Lengyun’s face was solemn, weighing in her heart, Fang Yu spoke up.
I think it’s highly unlikely that we can leave Ju Xian Valley for now.
“Although I haven’t figured out the other party’s motives yet, these people’s sudden deaths definitely weren’t accidental.”
When she heard this, Su Lengyun didn’t react much, but the faces of disciples like Liu Liansha changed.
“Fang Yu… do you mean that someone wants to harm us? And stop us from leaving?” Liu Liansha asked.
Fang Yu nodded and hummed.
“How is this possible? Isn’t Juixian Valley the sacred land of Tianxingmen, a sect? If we can’t get out, let’s ask Tianxingmen for help! We paid them!” Liu Liansha said loudly.
“Who wouldn’t want us to go out?” Fang Yu raised an eyebrow and asked.
“You, you mean the Tianxingmen… how is this possible?” Liu Liansha’s face changed, she said.
Su Lengyun also understood Fang Yu’s meaning, her eyes hardened, and she asked: “Brother Yu, what is Tianxingmen trying to do?”
“Uncertain, but it might be known soon.”
“Alright, just keep going forward. I’ll wait here for a bit and catch up with you later.” Fang Yu said.
“Who are you waiting for here?” Liu Liansha asked.
“We’ll see then.” Fang Yu smiled slightly and said.
……
According to Fang Yu, Su Lengyun led her disciples forward.
While Fang Yu was hiding in the nearby forest, he could still see the corpses of Huang Dao Rong and his men within his field of vision.
If he’s right, someone will appear soon.
Five minutes passed……
All around was a tranquil silence, broken only by the rustling of leaves in the gentle breeze.
At this point, no one had shown up yet.
“Could I be wrong?”
Fang Yu thought to himself.
The moment this thought crossed his mind, two auras suddenly appeared.
Here it is!
Fang Yu’s eyes narrowed, staring at the corpses.
A circle emitting a white light appeared on the ground next to the corpse.
“Whoosh!”
Two figures appeared in the circle two seconds later.
Teleport Array!
Two figures within the aperture, both clad in black robes, possessed cultivation at the twelfth level of the Qi Refining Stage, meaning they were on the verge of becoming Masters.
The two men walked up to the body, knelt down, and took the storage pouch from around its waist before stuffing it into their pockets.
“Oh, picking one by one like this, when will it be finished? There are over three hundred people in total.”
One of them complained.
“Is there any way? Or do you intend to disobey the master’s orders?” said the other person.