Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Ren Zeyuan did not expect the matter to be so serious. He hurriedly asked, “Then what should we do now?”
“The few of us will work together to strengthen the seal first and let the City Lord. As for the other matters, we can only leave it to fate.”
Ren Zeyuan was a little worried and said, “We won’t hurt the City Lord like this, right?”
Yan Hua revealed a bitter smile. “The City Lord has lost his mind now. It’s already lucky that he didn’t hurt us. Moreover, we can only suppress him temporarily with the method right now.”
As soon as he finished speaking, majestic spiritual power poured out and fell into the depths of the cave. At the same time, the other elders and Ren Zeyuan also exerted their strength together.
Spiritual power gathered in the air and flickered with a strange light. It slowly condensed into the shape of a chain and locked down a few corners of the array. At the same time, a few tiny spiritual powers split out. They weaved into a dense net, enveloping those black things within.
Those things seemed to have encountered some kind of natural enemy, and retreated bit by bit into the depths of the cave.
A few muffled groans could be faintly heard. The disturbance of the black substance was indeed much less. Even the debris that fell was not as severe as before, as if it was slowly recovering its calmness.
Yan Hua and Ren Zeyuan could not help but heave a sigh of relief.
“Boom!”
However, the next second, the sound of an explosion came from afar. A large mass of black fog was like a spring, surging menacingly. Everything that was seen was swallowed up. The original walls of the karst cave were drowned in this black wave. Their original look could not be seen clearly.
The luminous pearls that were embedded in the walls to illuminate had long become extremely dim. The outer surface was also covered with a layer of black substance, as if it had been assimilated. Not to mention shining brightly, the entire thing looked like it was emitting a dark aura. This seemed to indicate that the light was about to be replaced by darkness.
“What, what is going on?” Yan Hua and Ren Zeyuan were dumbfounded. They did not expect that not only did they not manage to control it, but it had actually made the situation worse.
The splashing gravel smashed onto their bodies and became extremely sharp. If they had not opened their protective shields in time, they would have been pricked like hedgehogs.
Even so, the black waves pushed them dozens of miles away. They took a few steps back before they stabilized themselves. The air currents that were brought up were filled with tyranny and evil. They seemed to have a corrosive effect on their spiritual energy.
Looking at the aggressive black fog that had been forced back, who would have thought that it would suddenly rise again? The fierce counterattack almost injured Yan Hua, Ren Zeyuan, and the others.
If not for their high strength and cultivation, they would have fallen into the trap. From this, one could see how dangerous it was.
The black fog continued to expand outwards. It was almost at the outermost perimeter of the array. The center of the array was the most sturdy, and the defense of the outer perimeter was a little weaker. Yan Hua and the others had to think of a way to make the black fog retreat.
Yan Hua suddenly bit his fingertip, and bright red beads of blood appeared. He pointed across the sky, and with his hand as a brush and blood as ink, he imprinted mysterious runes and patterns in the air.
It was an incomparably huge talisman paper. The fresh blood gathered within it, and it seemed as if there were streaks of golden light flowing within it. It was filled with a holy and bright scent.
It was strange to say that after these few pieces of talisman were drawn, the black fog seemed to be under some sort of threat. It was less crazy. However, there were still many that were roaming outside.
Because Yan Hua had lost too much blood, his face was a little pale. “Go!”
As his voice fell, a few talismans covered several important parts of the formation, where the black fog was the thickest.
Wherever the golden light passed, the black fog was instantly defeated and scattered. They retreated bit by bit towards the depths of the cave. Then, the few talismans overlapped and followed the black fog in. The light seemed to be swallowed by the darkness bit by bit.
In the end, there was no light at all, but the black gas also dissipated completely. If it weren’t for the stones that fell around and the messy site, it would have been like an illusion.
Only then did Yan Hua and Ren Zeyuan heave a sigh of relief.
“Finally, these rampages were suppressed.”
Looking at Yan Hua’s pale face, Ren Zeyuan asked with concern, “Elder Yan, are you alright? Do you need to rest?”
Yan Hua shook his head. “Suppressing the rampage is only temporary. We absolutely can not let our guard down. After just experiencing this thing’s torment, the array formation has clearly loosened a lot. We must reinforce the array formation as soon as possible.”
“Don’t worry, elder Yan. Even if you don’t say it, I will do it.”
Yan Hua looked into the depths of the cave worriedly, “I don’t know how much time the suppression this time will buy us. I only hope that we can refine the pill as soon as possible. Otherwise, even if all the high-level cultivators in the city are gathered together, there’s nothing we can do.”
The other elders comforted him, “Don’t worry, elder Yan. There’s always a way out. We will find a solution.”
Worried that something else might go wrong, the elders did not leave for the night. Instead, they chose to stay here and did not sleep. Ren Zeyuan and general manager Zhao were up there dealing with other trivial matters.
After all, the underground riot had already affected the higher-ups. Some people had heard the commotion, so they had to think of a reasonable explanation to avoid arousing suspicion..
