As the Universe Turns - Chapter 1016
Chapter 1016 Blood Sacrificial Altar
Even though Leng Baihu was a mortal, he knew of all the strange powers in this world. He naturally knew a little about formations, especially if he accidentally intruded into a vicious formation, his body and spirit would most likely be destroyed.
“Brother Wu Chen, what should we do now?”
After knowing that this place was a shocking place, Leng Baihu did not dare to act rashly anymore. Being in the middle of a vicious array, he might suffer thousands of lightning tribulations due to taking a wrong step and be annihilated by the vicious lightning.
Xiao Chen looked at the depths of the mountain range that was shrouded in smoke. The smoke was formed from miasma, and there must be a dangerous swamp beneath it.
Seeing that he was speechless and Xiao Ling’er was calculating something, Leng Baihu looked at Xiao Ling’er and whispered, “Sister Ling’er, where are you from?”
Clearly, only by breaking through the formation could the entrance to SorrowlessValley be revealed. However, breaking through the formation was not an easy task.
If he wasn’t paying attention, it would be fine if all three of them had formidable cultivation bases. However, Xiao Chen’s cultivation bases had already been sealed. Xiao Ling’er himself didn’t have any cultivation bases. Apart from being able to sense the changes in the surrounding aura, Leng Baihu also didn’t have any cultivation bases to speak of.
“Northwest.” After pondering for a moment, Xiao Chen said with rapt attention.
“Northwest …”
Xiao Ling’er looked towards the northwest, then pointed her finger and whispered, “In the northwest, the Rebirth Sect, Ju Gen Yue, Guo Dui Ze …” After saying this, she raised her head and smiled at Xiao Chen, “Then let’s go northwest.”
It wasn’t until the next day that the three of them passed through the “shocking door” of the fierce swamp. On this evening, they arrived at a large mountain. However, when they saw the surrounding trees and strange peaks, they felt an indescribable sense of forestness in the dusk.
For some reason, the further he went, the more gloomy it felt to surround the three of them. Leng Baihu held a longsword in his hand. The light on the sword was extraordinary, and it could suppress some of the gloomy Yin Qi, but it was only to bolster his courage.
As Xiao Ling’er walked beside Xiao Chen, she looked at the dense jungle around her. She seemed to be a little afraid. As the sky grew darker and darker, the surrounding trees grew darker and darker. This kind of gloomy feeling grew heavier and heavier. Anything that touched the wind and grass would make one’s mind tense up.
Gradually, the sky darkened. Xiao Ling’er moved closer to Xiao Chen. Unknowingly, she slowly grabbed his arm and looked around. It was as if she was on guard. It was also as if she was a cowardly cat, tightly grabbing onto his arm and not letting go.
At this moment, Xiao Chen suddenly stopped. Seeing him stop, Xiao Ling’er immediately stopped and looked around. Seeing that there was no wind or grass, she let go of his hand embarrassedly. However, just as she was about to walk forward, Xiao Chen reached out and grabbed her. At the same time, he made a silent gesture.
The wind blew gently, but at this moment, there was an indescribable sense of silence. Leng Baihu held his breath and slowly put his feet back down. He then crouched down and carefully guarded against the outside of the bush.
Xiao Chen pressed down on Xiao Ling’er’s shoulder, signaling for her to squat down as well. Just like that, the three of them were hiding in the bushes. Only the evening wind slowly blew past the three of them, carrying a faint chill.
Sure enough, not long after, a gust of wind came from outside the forest. Then, it seemed like two people had fallen from the sky.
Xiao Ling’er’s body trembled slightly. Obviously, at this moment, she could already feel the heavy killing intent on the two people outside.
Leng Baihu could naturally feel the killing intent coming closer and closer, and the sound of two footsteps was getting closer and closer to the bushes.
“There was a mortal aura around here just now?”
A slightly gloomy and cold male voice sounded from outside, followed by a gloomy and cold aura. The two xiuzhe outside were getting closer and closer to the bushes where Xiao Chen and the others were hiding. However, the sky was dim now, and the two of them could not see clearly inside.
Leng Baihu held his breath, and Xiao Chen already had two more Blood Transformation Needles in his hand. As long as the two of them got closer, he would shoot the Blood Transformation Needles out without hesitation.
These two people’s cultivation levels weren’t very high. They were far inferior to the two people who met Xiao Ling’er the day they met. They were probably just ordinary disciples of a sect. He was confident that he would be able to kill one of them.
“Are you mistaken? How could there be mortals in this mountain forest? Unless they ran out from inside, but there are a few elders guarding them. Even a mere mortal would not be able to escape …”
At this moment, another person’s voice sounded in the darkness. That person was a short, slightly plump middle-aged man.
The tall and skinny man who spoke earlier looked into the bushes for a while, and his expression was still a little puzzled. “No, I still have to go in and take a look. I clearly felt that there were mortals nearby. How could the aura disappear in a flash? If something unexpected happens, then who can afford it …”
“Alright, alright …”
Just as the tall and skinny man was about to walk into the bushes, the short and fat man behind him reached out and grabbed him. “I see that you are suspicious. Hurry up and leave. Don’t delay your business. If you delay your business later, then neither you nor I will be able to bear it.”
Only after the short and fat man persuaded him did the tall and thin man finally agree to leave. After the two of them disappeared without a trace, Xiao Chen and the others stood up and walked out of the bushes.
“Who were those two people just now …”
Leng Baihu looked in the direction where the two of them had left. He pondered for a moment and muttered to himself, “What did they say just now? There were a few elders guarding them. Those mortals were unable to escape. What did they mean by that?”
“We shouldn’t stay here for long. Let’s leave first.”
Xiao Chen stared in the direction where the two suspicious-looking people had left. As he spoke, he put away the Blood Transformation Needles. From the words of those two people, he could clearly tell that SorrowlessValley this time was not as simple as he had seen outside. Otherwise, it would not have attracted so many cultivators.
At that time, the darkness was completely covered by the darkness, and only the distant mountains revealed a faint silhouette.
At this moment, an eagle roar suddenly sounded in the sky. Leng Baihu raised his head and saw a few eagles circling above his head, saying, “Looks like they found something again, Brother Wu Chen. Otherwise … let’s go take a look.”
“Yes.”
Xiao Chen nodded slightly. The three of them left the forest and followed the falcons in the sky. There were a lot of poisonous insects and fierce ants in this mountain range. However, Xiao Chen found some herbs that gave off an annoying smell. At night, those poisonous insects and fierce ants didn’t dare to approach.
About an hour later, a Moon slowly rose from the hillside, making the deep mountain finally brighter. It wasn’t pitch black, and even the road beneath his feet couldn’t be seen clearly.
However, the further he went, the more cold and gloomy Xiao Chen could feel. Even in the mountains, there shouldn’t be such a heavy Yin Qi. There must be something in front of him.
The three of them passed through several dense forests and mountain peaks. By midnight, the moon surged into the sky, illuminating the nearby thousands of kilometers, making it even brighter and clearer.
“I always feel that there’s something gloomy up ahead …”
When they arrived at a half-hillside, the Yin Qi became even heavier. Leng Baihu’s entire body trembled. Just as he was about to lean forward, Xiao Chen pulled him back.
“Brother Wu Chen … what’s wrong?”
Leng Baihu turned around and saw Xiao Chen make a silent gesture, as if he had discovered something here.
Xiao Ling’er also followed. She tightly grabbed Xiao Chen’s arm and looked at the other side of the hill. Smoke filled the air below. She whispered, “There’s a very strange Spiritual Energy ahead. Has Brother noticed it?”
“Be careful.”
Xiao Chen pressed her hand and carefully walked forward. The three of them passed through a patch of grass and arrived behind a large rock. They could vaguely feel the formation Spiritual Energy coming from below the hillside. It was just that there was a layer of dense fog under the hillside, making it impossible for the three of them to see what was beneath.
After about half an incense stick, a layer of bloody light suddenly shrouded the sky. Originally, the bright moonlight slowly turned into bloody light. Leng Baihu was suddenly shocked. He looked up and saw that the bright moon on the sky had gradually turned into a bloody moon!
“This …”
Leng Baihu’s shock was no small matter. He was a mortal, had he ever seen such a bloody moon night? How much killing intent, how much Yin Qi, and how much hostility were needed to form the Blood Moon Night?
However, at this moment, it seemed that it wasn’t that Hao Hao Moon in the sky that had turned into a blood moon, but that a strange layer of blood light was emanating from the mountain peak in mid-air.
Even so, the fierce aura around him instantly gained a lot of weight. Especially Xiao Ling’er, she could feel it even more clearly.
At this moment, she held onto Xiao Chen’s arm tightly while staring at the bottom of the hillside. As the blood light grew heavier and heavier, her heart beat more and more violently. Xiao Chen pressed down on her shoulder and shook his head, indicating that there was no need to be afraid.
Xiao Ling’er turned around and saw his clear and clear eyes. He couldn’t help but be stunned. He recalled the first time he met him in Acheron Valley, when he looked so cold that no one could get close to him.
It was like moonlight that was as cold as frost, causing people to feel a chill. But now that he had lost all his cultivation, it was as if even the icy moonlight had become gentle. If he really was his older brother, then it would be great. She did not like the older brother in the clan called Moonless.
Just as she was thinking nonsense, the layers of fog on the hillside had begun to dissipate. When Leng Baihu saw what was happening below, he was dumbfounded and his face revealed a look of disbelief, “That, that’s …”
There were strange blood altars under the hillside. Those altars were connected by a ditch, and the blood flowing in the ditch was actually fresh blood.
There were seven or eight people standing on each altar. They didn’t know what they were doing. On the largest altar to the east, three old men knelt on it as if they were praying sincerely.
“This …”
Seeing such a strange and terrifying scene, Xiao Ling’er felt a chill run down her spine. Could the blood under the altar be the blood of a living person?
Suddenly, she remembered that in the evening, the two cultivators in the forest said that mortals were unable to escape. Could it be that … they were actually offering sacrifices to the living!