Chapter 118: Gray Fog
Cheng Xiao snorted, then turned to look at Xu Feng: "Junior brother, you will be my little brother. From now on, we will share blessings and hardships, okay?"
Xu Feng was completely speechless. In order to completely get rid of this clingy senior sister, he simply said: "Sister! I have met the eldest sister!"
Cheng Xiao then patted Xu Feng's shoulder with a smile and nodded: "Hahaha, this is right."
With that said, she put her hands on her hips heroically and announced to everyone: "Have you heard that? I will protect this person from now on! Whoever dares to bully him, I, Cheng Xiao, will be the first to refuse!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Yun, standing at the front of the crowd, turned around and said, "Just you? Luoxia Plain? Who can you protect?"
Cheng Xiao was immediately furious. He gave Li Yun a beating when he caught him. This time, he didn't even care about Bei Minglie. Who made Li Yun say anything?
Everyone was laughing wildly in their hearts, but their faces didn't show anything.
Seeing that everyone seemed to relax a little, Cheng Xiao and Xu Feng looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.
This was the second strange place they passed through.
And just before that, Baili Feiyu, who was seriously injured, was almost attacked by a red-haired creature that was neither human nor ghost.
Although he was frightened away by Chen Jianbei's sword, the humanoid thing covered in scarlet hair was still terrifying and inexplicable.
So much so that the two female disciples in the Luofeng Sect's team are still uneasy and a little scared.
This is absolutely necessary when passing through strange places.
It's a strange place. Even when passing by the edge, you have to keep your mind close. If you are not careful, you may get lost in it.
As for this place, they need to take advantage of the moment when the gray fog turns into a "concave" shape and pass through the "concave" mouth.
Because directly in front of them was an extremely deep canyon. It was basically impossible to cross it, so they had to take a detour.
The detour route passes through this fog village. This is also a safe route explored by Ni Xuanzong's predecessors.
If it is not necessary, even if there is no gray fog there, Xu Feng would not want to get close to these ghost places. According to ancient records, only Taoist realm experts will die on this Guishan Mountain.
"Okay, this is the last shape that the gray fog is about to change. We are ready to set off immediately!"
Seeing the gray mist deforming, Bei Minglie quickly reminded everyone.
Seeing that everyone began to take the Bingxin Pill in advance, Bei Minglie said to the crowd with some emotion: "If my junior brother hadn't been so well prepared, we wouldn't have prepared the Bingxin Pill this time."
Seeing many senior brothers turning around and giving him a thumbs up, Xu Feng chuckled and said nothing.
"By the way, junior brother, I heard that these strange places actually existed before, but they just disappeared in the end for some reason, right?"
Wu Yu, the fourth person who didn't seem to know much about this place, asked with a somewhat ugly expression.
Wu Yu is a tall body-refining cultivator with amazing strength. He usually has a look that defies the sky and the earth and is not afraid of anyone.
"Fourth Senior Brother is a little afraid of those weird things. Don't scare him."
As a result, Cheng Xiao whispered in Xu Feng's ear.
Xu Feng glanced at her in surprise. He thought that the fourth senior brother was so tall and strong, but he was a real practitioner of body training. How could he be afraid of ghosts?
However, everyone has their own fears, and there is nothing to laugh at.
So he explained patiently: "Well, yes, the fourth brother may not know that there really was a village here before, but later, it turned into this ghost for some reason, and the people who lived here were also lost.
It fell into the gray mist and turned into some very powerful evil thing."
As soon as he heard the word "evil object", Wu Yu immediately breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it was an object, he was afraid that it was those ghostly things.
For example, the Hades are no different from what mortals call ghosts.
"Okay, the gray mist is starting to deform, let's set off immediately!"
Chen Jianbei suddenly flicked the dragon-swallowing sword on his waist and let out a loud sword sound, which attracted everyone's attention.
"Next, everyone should try to get as close to each other as possible. I will walk in the front, and Junior Brother Beiming will be in the back. The younger brothers and sisters with lower cultivation levels will go to the center of the crowd. Those with higher cultivation levels will be more conscious."
"Junior brother, follow me and walk in front. You know the strange place best here. You have to lead the way."
Chen Jianbei said many things for the first time.
These words made the other disciples of Ni Xuan Sect blush. As old disciples of Ni Xuan Sect, it was really embarrassing that they didn't even have a new junior brother to understand this place.
Xu Feng naturally walked beside Chen Jianbei without hesitation and came to the front of the team. He was not used to being protected by others.
"Senior sister, follow me with Brother Seventh behind your back, I will protect you."
As he said this, he also pulled Cheng Xiao along.
Because at this moment in the entire team, Cheng Xiao is the one responsible for carrying Baili Feiyu on his back.
Although Baili Feiyu's serious injury has improved somewhat, it still affects his speed of movement. For Cheng Xiao, it is extremely easy for an eighth-level monk to carry someone on his back.
In order to ensure that the overall speed of the team does not decrease, Baili Feiyu made the most rational choice.
As for the matter of personal dignity, we can take care of it later after we return alive.
Cultivation is not easy, and no one wants to die just because of something like face.
The formation was confirmed, and everyone quickly rushed down the mountain.
As we get closer to Wu Village, traces of human existence begin to appear beneath our feet and around us.
A path overgrown with grass, a dilapidated fence, a dusty stone bench and table at the entrance of the village, and a stone tablet that has turned grayish-white over time.
"Lianwu Village."
Everyone paused for a moment in front of the stone tablet. Xu Feng raised his head and softly read the words on the stone tablet, then followed Chen Jianbei and stepped in, heading towards the village.
It is very quiet here, not to mention the chirping of birds and not even the chirping of insects.
It was as if the moment one stepped into this village, the whole person was cut off from the rest of the world. An extreme sense of depression suddenly crept into everyone's heart, causing their faces to change slightly and their whole bodies to feel cold.
All the surrounding scenery seemed to be shrouded in a layer of gray dust.
"Everyone, please cheer up, keep your mind close, and don't panic no matter what you see or hear. Those are all fake and illusions."
Xu Feng reminded loudly.
"Follow closely! Always pay attention to the status of the Purifying Talisman. Once it is used up, replace it immediately!"
Qian Fengnian, who was second to last, also reminded the junior brothers and sisters in front, and then clasped the two attack talismans tightly with both hands.
"Let me say it one last time. Although the monsters here are illusions, once you believe them, they will become reality. So if your life is in danger, attack immediately without hesitation!"
"But it's best not to provoke these guys without taking action. Do you understand?"
Xu Feng turned around and asked everyone.
At this moment, even the direct descendants of Ni Xuanzong subconsciously answered "I understand."
At this time, Xu Feng is like a senior brother, making people feel convinced and at ease at the same time.
"Okay! Let's speed up!"
Following Xu Feng's wave, Chen Jianbei raised the Dragon Swallowing Sword upside down and ran at the front, clearing the way for the junior brothers and sisters behind him. A sharp sword intent lingered outside his body at all times, killing everything that dared to get close to the team.
Cut everything into pieces, including the fallen leaves!
Xu Feng, holding a red spear, followed closely beside Chen Jianbei. At the same time, he watched in all directions and listened in all directions, and his spiritual thoughts quietly enveloped the entire team.
Chapter completed!