Chapter 2251: Feng Jiu is Gone
At this time, Duan Ye was holding his sword in his hand tightly. His lips were pursed shut firmly, and his baby face was splattered with blood. His eyes were red as he stared at the Immortal Venerable cultivators who had besieged Blood Luo.
"Don't kill him! We need him alive!" Duan Ye's cold voice called out. The Immortal Venerable cultivators were taken aback when they heard this.
"Duan Ye, you have suffered serious injuries, go to the side and sit down first." The Immortal Venerable from Jade Cloud Immortal Sect had said to him. He was about to help him over to the side when Duan Ye held his hand tightly.
"Martial Uncle." Duan Ye looked at him and grasped his hand firmly with one hand. He looked at him with red eyes and his voice shook slightly.
Upon seeing Duan Ye's expression, the Immortal Venerable cultivator couldn't help but asked solemnly: "What's wrong with you? Tell Martial Uncle." He knew Duan Ye, he was his Senior Brother's most gifted disciple. However, his eyes were red and his voice was shaky at this moment, so what had happened?
"He opened the Dark Portal and got rid of Feng Jiu." Duan Ye's heart was rumbling. At this time, he was afraid, worried, and he had also blamed himself.
He was afraid that Feng Jiu would die because of this, he was afraid that she would never come back. He blamed himself even more, because if it wasn't because she was saving him, she wouldn't have been sucked in by the vortex.
When the Immortal Venerable cultivator heard this, his eyebrows darted up. He looked at Duan Ye and spoke to him in a cautious tone: "Feng, Feng Jiu? You're not telling me it's the Ghost Doctor Feng Jiu are you?"
"It's her." Duan Ye said. One sentence, three words, and that Immortal Venerable cultivator stiffened, the pitch of his voice rose involuntarily.
"What! It's really her? She, she has been sucked into the Dark Portal? Oh no, oh no, it's over this time." The expression on his face changed drastically and he began to spin around in a hurry.
They had come because of the Ghost Doctor Feng Jiu. They were originally going to the Heavenly Pill Tower in Hundred Rivers City to look for her. But who knew that they would have encountered this on their way there? Blood Luo's Dark Portal... What, how could this happen?
However, just as his heart was thrown into turmoil, he heard a blood-curdling scream and he looked up fiercely just as the other Immortal Venerable cultivators had killed Blood Luo. When he saw this, his heart trembled, and he murmured: "It's really over this time... something big has happened..."
Duan Ye had also seen the moment Blood Luo was killed. His lips moved slightly but he couldn't say a word. The speed of the Immortal Venerable cultivators was too fast, when they combined forces, they were able to kill Blood Luo in a few moves, they were too fast for him to react.
Right then, he only cared about where Feng Jiu had been teleported to when she was sucked into the Dark Portal. He was only concerned about whether she was dead or alive when she entered that place. Would she be able to come back alive? Or maybe, they would be able to go and look for her?
"Hmph! The people from the Demon Clan are becoming more audacious! How dare they come out and cause trouble! Do they think that our Four Great Immortal Sects are just furnishings?" One of the Immortal Venerable cultivators said. With their combined strength, it had taken no effort at all to kill Blood Luo.
"It's just a pity that we came too late and allowed Blood Luo to kill so many cultivators. If we had been able to come the time it takes to burn half an incense stick earlier, so many people wouldn't have died at the hands of Blood Luo." Another Immortal Venerable cultivator sighed. He looked at the corpses and shook his head.
The other people were silent when they heard that, they sighed in their hearts when they saw all the blood. At this moment, it was as if they had thought of something, and they looked over at the Immortal Venerable cultivator from Jade Cloud Immortal Sect.
Chapter 2252: Something Big Has Happened
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The few Immortal Venerable cultivators couldn't help but wondered what was wrong when they looked over. Why did his expression seem so strange? The few of them looked at each other then descended from midair and walked over to them.
"Immortal Venerables, thank you for saving our lives." City Lord Lu stepped forward hurriedly and bowed to them as an expression of his gratitude.
The few of them waved their hands: "It's alright. We just so happened to be passing by that's all. It's just that we came too late and gave Blood Luo the chance to kill so many people."
Upon hearing this, City Lord Lu looked at the corpses that covered the ground with a sad expression on his face: "Please don't worry Immortal Venerables, I will give them a proper burial." He hadn't expected this demon cultivator to be Blood Luo, nor had he expected the losses tonight would be so great. Not only had so many cultivators lost their lives, even the few of them had nearly died here. Even the Ghost Doctor had been sucked into the vortex because of this and he still didn't know if she was alive or dead.
The Immortal Venerable cultivators nodded their heads when they heard what City Lord Lu had said, then they walked over to the Immortal Venerable from Jade Cloud Immortal Sect. They took a look at Duan Ye, then asked: "Old friend, what's the matter? Why does your expression seem like something is wrong?"
"It's over, it's over, it's really over this time, there's a big problem." The Immortal Venerable cultivator shook his head and said. The situation was unexpected.
"What's over? Tell us the details." One of the Immortal Venerable cultivators said.
"Duan Ye, didn't you go with your Marital Uncle and the others for an experience? Why are you here?" Another Immortal Venerable cultivator from Jade Cloud Immortal Sect asked. He found it a bit strange to see Duan Ye here.
"Martial Uncle, I was with Feng Jiu." Duan Ye's voice was a little numb. At that moment, his mind was a mess and he had no regard for the wounds on his body that were bleeding.
"Martial Uncle Duan, why don't we bandage the wounds on your body first? I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it if you carry on like this." Lu Xiyan stepped forward and said in a low voice. Although she knew it was a little rude that she had interrupted when the Immortal Venerable cultivator was speaking, however, when she saw his body swaying slightly and his face becoming paler, she was worried that his body wouldn't be able to withstand it anymore.
When the Immortal Venerable cultivators heard this, they looked at the injuries on Duan Ye's body. They saw small and large wounds all over his body, and the deep wounds were bleeding. The blood soaked his clothes, and his face was pale from the excessive blood loss. His body shook slightly, as if he was about to fall down, so one of them said: "Let's go inside first! We will speak more after your wounds have been bandaged."
"Immortal Venerables, please come inside."
City Lord Lu endured the pain of the injuries on his body and invited them into the front courtyard. At this time, the manor guards and servants who had been hiding in the City Lord's manor stepped out at this point and helped the injured people.
Yi Xiuran held his sword and paused slightly behind, then he followed them. He also wanted to know if those few Immortal Venerable cultivators had any way of knowing what Feng Jiu's current situation was.
Upon entering the Dark Portal, nothing should happen to Feng Jiu based on her current strength. However, no one knew what was behind the Dark Portal after all. Where did the Dark Portal teleport her to? Did she have any chance of coming back?
These were questions that he didn't know the answers to. Perhaps the only way to find the answers was from these Immortal Venerable cultivators.
When they arrived at the front courtyard, Lu Xiyan and Ru Ruan tended to everyone's injuries and wrapped bandages around their wounds.. After the wounds of the few people had been bandaged, and the servants had served tea and been dismissed, only the Immortal Venerable cultivators, City Lord Lu and the others remained in the front courtyard.
Chapter 2253: Discussion
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"Speak! What is going on?" One of the Immortal Venerable cultivators asked. He glanced at everyone who was sitting quietly, then his eyes fell on the two Immortal Venerable cultivators from Jade Cloud Immortal Sect with a questioning look in his eyes.
One of the Immortal Venerable cultivators from Jade Cloud Immortal Sect took a deep breath and glanced at him, then he spoke: "This is the situation now, Feng Jiu has been sucked in by Blood Luo's Dark Portal."
Upon hearing this, all the Immortal Venerable cultivators were stunned: "What do you mean by Feng Jiu has been sucked into Blood Luo's Dark Portal? This Feng Jiu..." Their voices paused slightly and their heads turned to look at the person next to them as they whispered: "Why does the name sound so familiar?"
"This Feng Jiu is the Ghost Doctor Feng Jiu. The person we have been looking for this time. Now she is gone and we don't know where she has been teleported to after she entered the Dark Portal." The Immortal Venerable cultivator from Jade Cloud Immortal Sect said and sighed: "We have to rush back to the Sect to report this matter and discuss countermeasures."
The Immortal Venerable cultivators were shocked upon hearing this, some stood up, and some exhaled lowly.
"What! Ghost Doctor Feng Jiu? Do you mean to say that the Ghost Doctor Feng Jiu from Heavenly Pill Tower in Hundred Rivers City has been teleported into the Dark Portal?"
"That's right, that's what's happened." The Immortal Venerable cultivator nodded and said.
"How did that happen?"
They looked at each other in shock. This time they had come out to find the Ghost Doctor Feng Jiu. Now that she had been teleported into the Dark Portal, how could they go back to report this matter?
"After entering the Dark Portal, where will she be teleported to?" At this moment, Yi Xiuran asked, and his eyes fell on them.
Upon hearing this, the Immortal Venerable cultivators glanced at him and said: "We don't know. None of us have been teleported into the Dark Portal before. We have also never heard of anyone coming out after they have entered the Dark Portal."
Duan Ye's heart sank when he heard this: "No one has come out before?" He looked at the Immortal Venerable cultivator who had been speaking and asked: "Then what is the chance of survival after entering that place?"
"It varies from person to person."
The Immortal Venerable cultivator looked at them and said: "Although there has never been a person who has entered the Dark Portal who has come out before, it doesn't necessarily mean that the person will die. It all depends on the person's adaptability and self-protection ability."
That Immortal Venerable cultivator stood up and paced around the hall with his hands behind his back and said: "According to legend, it is a terribly evil place behind the Dark Portal. It is a sealed place filled with all kinds of abandoned wicked people, demon cultivators and evil cultivators. There are also various fierce beasts there. Some people can survive, and some die soon after entering that place."
He paused momentarily and then he said thoughtfully: "I heard that there is a void that leads to the Dark Portal. It's just that even I don't know where that is. However, I have heard from Sect Master once that people who have entered the Dark Portal have a chance to return. I just don't know what method is used for them to return."
"Are you from the Opulent Celestial Sect?" Yi Xiuran looked at him and asked.
The Immortal Venerable cultivator glanced at Yi Xiuran and nodded: "That's right."
"That means if we ask your Sect Master, he should know more?" Yi Xiuran asked.
"Perhaps! What's the plan now? We should return and report this matter to the Sect Master."
Chapter 2254: Don't Know Where I Am
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Upon hearing those words from the Immortal Venerable cultivator from Opulent Celestial Sect, the other Immortal Venerable cultivators glanced at each other and whispered a few words in low voices. They then said: "Then let's go back to our respective Sects first and report this matter to our Sect Masters. After which, we will decide if we will go to the Opulent Celestial Sect again!"
"Duan Ye, you should come back with us!" The Immortal Venerable Cultivator from the Opulent Celestial Sect looked at him and said.
"I have to make a trip to Heavenly Pill Tower in Hundred Rivers City." Duan Ye shook his head. Something had happened to Feng Jiu and he had to tell them.
Upon hearing this, the two Immortal Venerable cultivators didn't say anything other than to tell him that he had to be more careful and to keep an eye on his injuries.
Therefore, after the matter had been dealt with simply, they didn't stay for long but each returned to their Sect separately...
Duan Ye rested in the Lu Manor and prepared to leave town the next morning. As for Yi Xiuran, he also left shortly after those Immortal Venerable cultivators had left..
And on the other side.
After Feng Jiu had been sucked into the vortex and transported through the Dark Portal, she lay unconscious by a hillside. The surrounding area was pitch black and the breath in the air was grim. The roars of fierce beasts sounded high and low through the darkness and made one feel like shuddering when they heard it.
A night breeze blew past and the cold wind made her shiver instinctively. Before her eyes had opened, she heard the sound of a bell ringing softly.
When she heard the sound of the bell, her heart moved. Her eyes opened instantly and she turned her body over and leapt up. As her spirit intent regained clarity, the scene of her being sucked into the Dark Portal came into her mind. She couldn't help but glance at her surroundings. There was nothing but darkness. She could only feel gusts of cold wind blowing which made the hairs on her skin stand.
"Ring a ling ling."
The little purple bell that hung from her waist rang. Back then, her elder sworn sister Wanyan Qianhua had given her this string of ornaments and she had been wearing it ever since. Right now, she looked around and saw nothing. However, the bell kept ringing non-stop and the ghastly cold wind was even more biting.
She couldn't see anything but it felt like she was being surrounded by that invisible thing. She felt like she was being stared at and it felt extremely creepy.
She stabilized her mind and looked down at the bell and small gourd on her waist, then she stepped forward. In the night, there was still no appearance of anything. However, the bell on her waist shook in the wind and made subtle ringing sounds...
In the night, the moonlight was covered by dark clouds, and only a faint moonlight spilled through the night sky. On this unknown trail, a girl in a red dress with loose hair walked with light footsteps. From a distance, she really resembled a ghost.
Behind her, in the night, more than a dozen shadows that were floating in the night followed her from a distance, as if they had blended with the night and people were unable to see their existence...
Feng Jiu walked along the path, and even though she hadn't looked back, nor was she able to see the shadows around her, she knew that they were following her. But, what exactly was this place? What kind of place had that vortex sucked her into? Why was the air here so grim?
Back then, Wanyan Qianhua had told her that as long as she wore this purple bell and small gourd, no demons and spirits would dare approach her.. She didn't know anything else, but she knew that nothing in this grim place dared to approach her.
Chapter 2255: Dangerous Place
After she had walked for some distance, she felt that something was definitely not right, especially when she had walked down the path and came to an open space. She saw groups of three of five devilry cultivators and evil cultivators sitting together, as well as some cultivators whose bodies were full of evil breath.
Casting aside the devilry cultivators and evil cultivators for now, the cultivators whose bodies were full of evil breath also exuded blood-thirsty murderous aura. No matter what, they didn't look like loose cultivators.
This place that she had walked past had about thirty to forty cultivators in total that were sitting around. Some of them sat alone, while some sat in twos or threes, and some had a fierce beast lying next to them. Most of them were males, and there were only one or two females whose clothes were revealing and they were clinging on to some powerful cultivators.
Her appearance had naturally attracted the attention of those people. Whether it was devilry cultivators or evil cultivators, of the cultivators whose bodies were fill with evil breath and murderous aura, their eyes all fell on her with different gazes and unclear expressions as they sized her up.
In the eyes of everyone, this young lady in red seemed to have met some misfortune. With her back to the moonlight as she walked slowly, she looked enchanting in red. Her black hair was scattered and there was an indifferent expression on her beautiful face. Though her body didn't show the slightest breath, somehow, everyone was jealous.
How was it possible for someone with no abilities to survive in this place?
This young lady had a beautiful face, and her red dress that dazzled in the night was stained with blood. Such a person was naturally weird. Not to mention that ever since she had appeared, the surrounding air had become much colder. The cold breath swished around and filled the air, everyone could feel the cold air creep up on them.
However, that young lady didn't seem to have noticed this. Her gaze flicked across all of them and she continued to move forward without stopping. Everyone actually just looked at her without saying anything or taking any action.
No one knew that at that moment, Feng Jiu's heart was tense. She had taken a quick look and found that the strength of all the people here were at the Immortal Sacred level. There were also a few who were at peak level Immortal Sacred stage. The smell of blood on those people was extremely strong. Even those people whom she had cultivated didn't have such a strong bloodthirsty and murderous aura like those people.
In here, she had gathered her profound energy breath and didn't reveal the slightest breath because she knew that if those people had discovered that she was a Mystical cultivator, they would most likely attack her, and they would probably even join forces against her.
As she walked past those people, she put on an indifferent expression on her face and held a strong posture as she walked past them unhurriedly step by step. The slightest carelessness would cause them to question and explore further, thus, she would be in danger.
If she fell into the hands of those people, death would not be the easiest thing she had to endure. If she were to fall into the hands of those people, her cultivation would most likely be abolished and she would become their plaything.
Those people, whether it was the devilry cultivators or the evil cultivators, or the cultivators whose bodies were filled with evil breath and murderous aura, they all stared at her like they hadn't smelt the scent of meat in years. They looked like they were staring at a piece of juicy and delicious meat and salivating as if they wished they could rush forward and tear her up and swallow her.
Chapter 2256: Unable to leave
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Those people watched her walk away and gradually disappear into the night. But, even though her beauty took their breath away, in the end, nobody took action.
Because, with her departure, that cold and eerie aura that shrouded them also disappeared. The demons here were unlike those in other places, they were not easy to deal with. But, due to this apprehension, they weren't bold enough to attack easily. Even though the young lady in red fascinated their hearts and brought an impulse to rush ahead and pounce on her, in the end, reason prevailed over their desire.
To be able to stay alive in this place, everyone knew very well the way to survive: by not provoking those they couldn't afford to offend. So, they shouldn't attempt to provoke that kind of people, otherwise, it's quite likely that they would lose their lives.
Feng Jiu didn't stop until she was about 500 meters away from the place. She looked back with a frown, pondered, and then took out the Aurora Teleportation Device from the space.
With this treasure, it's possible to teleport anywhere. Although she had no idea where this place was, she should be able to go back as long as she was still on this continent.
While holding the Aurora Teleportation Device, Feng Jiu looked around. There was still nothing, but the eerie feeling that made one's hair stand on end still existed. She was aware that those people were still staring at her.
It's just if these demons couldn't do anything to her, why did they keep following her? Were they looking for a chance?
After glancing around, she looked at the teleportation device in her hand and turned it on. However, after the device was on, she was stunned.
"How can this happen?" She murmured, clutching the Aurora Teleportation Device and looking at it fixedly.
In the past, whenever she turned on the teleportation device, the places' names would hover above and the Aurora Teleportation Device would emit a glow. But now, all was quiet.
Those letters lay quietly, not hovering above nor emitting light. Even if she poured her mystical energy into the device, there was no movement. She couldn't help feeling somewhat depressed. Previously, there was still hope, there was still a glimmer of light. But, suddenly the hope was dashed, the ray of light extinguished. So, she took a deep breath, trying to calm her mood.
She held the device in her hand, trying again and again, but nothing happened. Finally, she could only put the device away and braced herself for the journey ahead as well as the danger she had to face.
The sky was still dark. She sat cross-legged and meditated with her eyes closed. At the same time, she released her divine sense and paid attention to the movement around.
Soon after, she sensed a few divine senses focusing their attention on her. She knew that some of them were watching her. At present, they did not dare to act because of speculations and fears. But, when those speculations and fears could not hold back the desires of their hearts, they would definitely attack her.
At that time, how could she resist dozens of Immortal Sacred Strong Exponents all by herself?
It seemed that she had to seize an opportunity to prepare.
So, she walked around, took out the array flag and set up an array here while maintaining her composure....
Chapter 2257: The disguise plan
As the day grew brighter, she sensed that the cold and eerie aura around her had not gone away. The little bell hung around her waist was still swaying gently, making tinkling sounds.
So, she ignited a small pile of grass and took advantage of the dense fog that obstructed the view to slip into her space.
As the dense fog cleared and the sky grew light, those evil demons that encircled the place could not find the figure in red. They still lingered around, unwilling to leave, as if doubting that she could vanish before their eyes.
When the sun rose, some of the cultivators left one after another, while some still came this way. But, when they saw that the young lady in red was no longer here, their eyes changed colours in anger.
Yes, that person seemed unusual. Perhaps, she truly possessed formidable strength, otherwise, how could a lone young lady dare to strut in front of them without fear?
Unable to see the young lady, everyone left one after another. Only one or two swept a glance at the sky as if they still sensed the cold and eerie breath pervading the air. However, as they glanced around, there was no sign of the young lady, so they didn't stay behind.
Meanwhile, inside the space, Feng Jiu was sitting cross-legged, watching the scene outside. There was an unusual glint in her eyes and her facial expression obscure. She seemed to be thinking deeply about something.
Seeing those people had already left, she closed her eyes and took a rest. She intended to go out after the rest, trying to find a way to inquire where this place was and how to return to Hundred Rivers City.
One morning passed quietly. At noon, after resting in the space for a whole morning, her originally tense spirit also eased a little. She didn't rush out but disguised her appearance in the space. She layered several clothes on her body and put on a set of shabby clothes on top.
She looked at her reflection in the mirror and smiled with satisfaction.
The person in the mirror had changed from a gorgeous young lady to a man with a beard. Her slightly thin body didn't appear rugged due to her wearing multiple sets of clothes, but at least she looked like a man. There was a ghastly scar on this face from the upper corner of the left eye to the lower right corner. Thick and coarse eyebrows made the face look even more ferocious. Her whole appearance seemed to exude a fiendish air that wouldn't let anyone approach.
Not only did she disguise her appearance, but she also changed from head to toe. Even those Immortal Sacred Strong Exponents would not be able to see through her disguise.
She believed that it would be easier for her to get in among those people in her present looks and it would be less likely to attract attention. Conversely, it would be safer and less troublesome than she had been when she was a young lady in red.
"All that's needed now is a broadsword." She whispered, looking around the space where she had stacked her weapons, and then picked a shard broadsword with a blade more than four fingers wide.
She carried the broadsword on her shoulder and came to the spirit spring to look at her reflection on the water surface. She raised her thick eyebrows and stared sharply. In a flash, she looked like a fiendish and crude man.
"Not bad, not bad."
She stroked her beard with satisfaction and released her divine sense outside. When she felt that there was no one outside, she flashed out of the space.
Chapter 2258: A weird place
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The midday sun was dazzling. However, she still sensed a cold and eerie breath as she came out and the bell at her waist also started ringing.
She frowned, took a glance around and then stepped forward. As expected, not ordinary demons. Even when the sun was up in the sky, the demons dared to appear yet dared not approach her. So, she would ignore them!
She tossed an ordinary flying magical artefact to get around and gradually shook off the demons that followed her behind. It was not until she saw a city gate in the distance that she came down from the flying magical artefact.
"Black Mountain City?" She read the three words with surprise. What was this place? Looking ahead, she saw several devilry cultivators guarding the city gate in front, but it looked like there was no one inside the city. It was extremely quiet.
Should she go in?
With hesitation in her heart, she restrained her vital energy breath and hid behind the tree. She sat down behind the tree by the road, thinking of making plans after observing the situation. However, after sitting here for about an hour, no one came out, let alone went inside the city.
Just as she was about to leave, she saw a troop, consisting of devilry cultivators, evil cultivators and loose cultivators, coming from over there. She took a glance at them. The group had about twenty people. They walked together in an arrogant and imposing manner. Their loud and spiteful voices had already been transmitted to her ears before they even came near.
"What kind of illusion those people were having, a beautiful woman in red? Hahahaha, we have been around this area for so long and we haven't seen any beautiful women. How can such a person appear in a place like this?"
"Yes, in my opinion, they want to take the opportunity to join us in Black Mountain City and become one of us. There are no other forces for them to depend on in this place, so with only a few loose cultivators walking together, I reckon they will soon get killed or get robbed."
"Did they think that our Black Mountain City was so easy to enter? They didn't even make up a credible story. With so few female cultivators in this evil place, they were talking about a gorgeous female cultivator in red."
"Yes, Master also told us to go out to catch several female cultivators back. It's just that we didn't meet any female cultivators on this trip. Even if we found some, they were protected by powerful people. It is not easy to find a woman here, ah!"
"Who made so many villains be banished to this evil land? A woman? Hehe, if you're talking about banshees, we have a few here."
The group walked towards the city while talking and laughing. When they were about to enter the city gate, one of them suddenly turned and looked around.
"What's the matter?" One of them asked and also looked back.
"For some reason, I feel like someone's staring at us." As the man spoke, he looked around again with his vicious and bloodthirsty eyes and explored the surroundings with his divine sense but found nothing.
"There are others? Hahahaha."
The man next to him looked up with a guffaw and patted him on the shoulder. "You really worry too much, don't you see where this is? Who dares to come to us? Besides, Master had set up a boundary barrier in front of the city gate. Who can enter except those who wear our waist token? Who will be foolish enough to rush to their deaths?"
When he heard this, the man answered, "Mm hmm, that's right. I think too much." Then, he followed the group, entered the boundary and then went inside the city gate.
Seeing this scene, Feng Jiu's eyes flashed. She slipped out discreetly at once....
Chapter 2259: Silent Fury
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She took a turn around and went into the woods. She jumped up a tree to rest while digesting the news she had heard earlier.
What in the world was this place? With her eyebrows furrowed, she contemplated this truly perplexing problem.
At first, she thought that Black Mountain City was an inhabited town, but now this city should be a place similar to a mountain bandits' stronghold. This place was simply not accessible at all!
While she was thinking, she suddenly heard the roar of ferocious beasts. She looked back quickly and saw that a pack of beasts that looked like dogs, pitch-black, and about half a man tall ran towards her and kept barking. A black dog running ahead of the pack kicked its hind legs and pounced at her. She was frightened and instinctively screamed. When she scooted her body back, she fell down from the tree.
"Damn it! What kind of dog is this?"
After she steadied her feet, she looked at the beast. It bared its two sharp fangs and its height was about half of a man. It looked like a wild dog, but its body exuded a dark breath. The beast let out a growl, staring at her with its fangs exposed and coming to approach her. She immediately broke into a run and took flight.
"Roar!"
"Growl!"
Dozens of fierce black dogs were dashing after her on all fours, howling constantly behind her. In order to dodge their pursuit, she took out the medicine bag from her waist and sprinkled it behind her. She quickened her pace and soon shook off the ferocious beasts behind her.
She arrived at a place, bent her waist and propped her hands on her knees, gasping for breath. She turned her head to look back. The beasts did not come after her, so she sat down on the ground.
"What were they? Still trying to chase me?" She sneered, mocking herself. "It's like a dragon swimming in shallow water tricked by a shrimp or a tiger coming down to the plains bullied by dogs. Isn't that my current situation?"
She didn't know how she got here, but she couldn't go back since she had no idea where this place was. All she encountered were either devilry cultivators, evil cultivators, or wicked people. Even a group of ferocious beasts that looked like dogs were chasing and barking at her. She was in such a foul mood that she was about to explode.
But just at this moment, a devilry cultivator appeared not far away and noticed the figure sitting on the ground. He immediately restrained his breath and came approaching with light steps. When he was nearly five meters away, he suddenly attacked her.
At this time, Feng Jiu was about to burst out. When she sensed the killing intent behind her, she did not choose to avoid the fight, but quickly turned back and slashed at the man with her broadsword. Her mystical energy breath also emerged at the same time she swung the broadsword. A fierce and terrifying sword intent slashed in mid-air.
"Whoosh!"
Flabbergasted, the devilry cultivator retreated quickly. But, he was not quick enough and his abdomen was wounded by the sword intent. His robe was torn, his skin and flesh had a slash across as blood spilled out. The sudden pain made him groan and instinctively covered the wound with one hand. He stepped back quickly and stared warily at the person who then turned around.
He didn't see the surging aura on this person's body before. But, all of a sudden, such a strong combat strength burst out and wounded him with just one blow. It shocked him to no end.. He tried to escape from this dangerous person, and so he took a few steps to the back.
Chapter 2260: The Land of Isolation
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"What are you...what are you going to do?"
The devilry cultivator's voice quivered. He felt a deathly breath enveloping him and couldn't help but regret it. If he had known it earlier, seeing that this person was alone, he would not have attacked him.
Feng Jiu stared at him without saying anything, but the mystical energy breath in her body started surging. The moment she plunged her broadsword into the ground, her figure flashed, striking him fiercely with fists charged with mystical energy breath.
"Bang! Bang bang bang!"
The devilry cultivator was stupefied for a moment when her strikes thumped loudly. He didn't dodge in time and had to suffer the blows from Feng Jiu's attacks.
There was a dark force in each blow. Every strike was like a hammer, with a dull, heavy thumping sound that was unusually clear, punctuated by the sharp crackling of broken bones.
"Aah..."
His scream reverberated in the forest, making the startled birds flap their wings and fly away. Several cultivators in the forest heard his scream and their countenance changed. However, nobody came towards the source of the scream.
This kind of thing happened too many times. Sometimes meddling in other people's business might cost their lives. Living in such a place, all they had to do was to keep themselves alive.
"Aah! Ugh..."
His scream became weaker and weaker. However, at this time, Feng Jiu, who gave vent to her anger, stopped her attacks and stepped on the bruised and barely breathing devilry cultivator. She asked, "Do you want to live?"
Hearing this, the devilry cultivator, who had no power to resist, shuddered and quickly replied, "Yes! I want to live!" The person in front of him was like a demon to him. He thought he would be beaten to death. Since this person asked him this question, did it mean that he still had a chance to live?
"Even if you want me to follow you, I promise as long as you spare my life. Please don't kill me." The devilry cultivator told Feng Jiu. There was a strong will to survive in his eyes.
"Let me ask you, what is this place? Feng Jiu asked calmly. She not only changed her appearance but her voice also became rough and very masculine.
Hearing this, the devilry cultivator was startled, as if he did not expect her to ask such a general question. He pointed at Feng Jiu's foot on his chest. "Can you let me sit first?"
"Speak!" Feng Jiu's voice sank and her strength increased a little. The devilry cultivator groaned and spurted blood from his mouth. There was panic in his eyes.
"Alright, alright."
The devilry cultivator spoke quickly, suppressing the pain in his body. "This place is the evilest place. The four immortal emperors cooperated to divide this place. Nobody who enters this place can get out. This extremely evil place has eight great villains who each occupied eight mountains based on their territories. There are many cultivators under their commands. In addition to food, the followers' safety is assured. But you have to surrender and pay allegiance to them, recognizing them as Lord. So, some cultivators who are unwilling to be bound are scattered here and there. They kill cultivators and make a living by robbing things."
"Make a living by robbing things?"
She stared at the devilry cultivator with her eyes squinting, trying to determine the truth of what he was saying.. Immortal Emperor? The old man once said that there had been our Immortal Emperors on this continent, but then they disappeared. According to this devilry cultivator, this place came into existence because those four Immortal Emperors marked out and isolated this domain?