Chapter 124: Huang, Luo Yunshan

You quickly stored the dragon blood from the green bottle, suppressed the excitement in your heart, and looked toward Xiao Long beside you.

"Master, this… this is actually dragon blood!"

"I know. Is there a problem?" you said lightly.

Xiao Long raised his head to glance at you, secretly swallowed, and said in a trembling voice, "N-no, no problem."

"Let's go. See what Lan Shang and the others have found." You knew Xiao Long had a rebellious streak, but you did not take it to heart. After all, Xiao Long had already acknowledged you as its master; its life was completely in your hands.

You led Xiao Long deeper in secret. Along the way, you discovered many corpses of Spirit Transformation cultivators.

Following the trail of corpses, you soon caught sight of the main group.

"Crunch!" Before you could even approach the main group, the sound of chewing reached your ears, striking straight at your heart.

Then, the entire cave residence abruptly darkened. Waves of bloody mist spread out, drifting through the surroundings.

"Heh heh heh, you all look so delicious. I like it! Hee hee hee!" A voice that was neither male nor female, neither human nor ghost, rang out, like a sound from hell itself. Even you could not help but break out in goosebumps.

"Who's there! Playing tricks and acting mysterious — get the hell out here!" You saw that among the main group, some cultivators with weak constitutions were already panicking.

"Don't move! Stay put!" You saw that Lan Shang intended to retreat and hurriedly sent a voice transmission to warn him.

"You're back? Why don't we retreat first? This is creeping me out." Lan Shang responded silently.

"You're a Spirit Transformation Consummation cultivator, and you're afraid of this?"

"But the other side is a Desolation!"

"So what if it's a Desolation? If it were really as strong as you say, why would it be playing tricks here?"

"Since it doesn't dare show itself, there must be something here it fears."

"That… makes sense." Lan Shang felt slightly reassured.

You hid in the shadows, patiently waiting.

"Snap!" The sound of a finger snap echoed within the cave residence. You personally witnessed an early-stage Spirit Transformation cultivator lose all his cultivation on the spot, his lifespan exhausted, and die.

"This…"

"What happened? How did he just die?"

"What the hell is this thing!" The crowd fell into chaos. All the cultivators took out their artifacts to protect themselves.

Then, the snapping sounds came one after another. You watched helplessly as one Spirit Transformation cultivator after another died on the spot.

They really do have a means to control cultivators. It must be because of that Nascent Soul Breaking Pill, I imagine? you thought silently.

But if they have such a means, why has the True Person still not appeared? You pondered silently.

"Retreat, retreat quickly!"

"Get out of here, there's a curse here!"

"I don't want to die, I still want to become an immortal!" Under the threat of death, some cultivators could no longer hold back and began to choose retreat.

You completely concealed your aura and Xiao Long's, undetected by everyone present, and silently observed it all.

Soon, you saw the fleeing cultivators vanish one after another, leaving behind only an artifact and a pool of blood!

Through the Martial Dao Heavenly Eye, you personally witnessed Desolation appear, swallowing these fleeing cultivators one after another!

"Heh heh heh, so delicious!"

"The appetizer is over. Next, it's time to enjoy the main course!" Desolation's voice echoed through the cave residence.

"Who goes there?" You saw a Spirit Transformation Great Perfection cultivator exchange a palm strike with Desolation, and then Desolation carried him off, hiding away to begin enjoying him.

"Southwest direction, in the shadows. Attack there!" You sent a voice transmission to warn Lan Shang.

BOOM————!

Lan Shang directly took out his life-bound treasure, unleashed his strongest attack, and blasted it right at the location you indicated.

"You dare disturb my meal? Do you know the consequences?" A cold, sinister voice rang out. A figure stepped out from the shadows, still holding the body of the Spirit Transformation Great Perfection cultivator from just now, except this body no longer had a head.

Lan Shang, now targeted by Desolation, felt a deadly intent spread through his heart. He could not muster even a sliver of will to resist, and could only cry out to you for help. "Fellow Daoist Shen Qiu, save me!"

"Fellow Daoist, don't be afraid. Everyone, attack together and slay this creature!" You did not respond. Instead, several Spirit Transformation Great Perfection cultivators beside Lan Shang, as if they had coordinated beforehand, all attacked together!

"You dare to rebel against your superiors? Courting death!" Desolation roared, tossing aside the headless corpse in its hand. It paid no heed to the incoming attacks, and instead began chanting incantations you could not understand.

Instantly, you witnessed a scene like the one that had occurred in the Holy City. Every cultivator present stood frozen in place, unmoving.

The early and mid-stage Spirit Transformation cultivators had their cultivation directly wiped out, dying on the spot, their Dao extinguished!

The dozen or so late-stage and Perfection Realm Spirit Transformation cultivators remaining had their cultivation suppressed, unable to exert even thirty percent of their original strength!

"Fellow Daoist, save me! I don't want to die!" Lan Shang could not find your location and could not send a voice transmission, so he could only cry for help at the top of his lungs.

"So you're the one who dared ruin my plans. Then I'll enjoy you first!" Desolation's figure flickered and appeared directly beside Lan Shang, its gaze sweeping over Lan Shang's entire body. A large, crimson tongue could not help but lick its lips.

Just as you were about to act, a sudden change occurred. A plain-looking late-stage Spirit Transformation cultivator actually launched a sneak attack on Desolation!

Chi! A short sword drove straight into Desolation's chest! Blackened blood flowed out from within Desolation's body.

"Your cultivation! How can this be?" Desolation clutched its chest and pulled back some distance from the man. Its earlier arrogance was gone, replaced by nothing but terror on its face.

"Killing you really wasn't easy." Luo Yunshan revealed his cultivation — Spirit Transformation Great Perfection!

"It's you, it's actually you! I never imagined you people would truly be so persistent!"

Luo Yunshan surveyed his surroundings and said lightly, "This is none of your business anymore. If you don't want to die, then scram!"

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist, for saving us!" Lan Shang led the others away, and Desolation showed no intention of stopping them.

After everyone had left, Desolation finally spoke. "Do you really think you alone can kill me?"

"Whether I can or not, we'll know once we try!" Luo Yunshan struck first, and the two began to battle.

"Master, are we really not going to help?" Xiao Long, following at your side, watched the two battling in the distance and sent a voice transmission.

No rush. Let's watch for a while before acting. There's no harm in waiting.