Chapter 446: Chapter 446: 143 Jian Yunxiang

Just like that, the night quickly passed.

It wasn’t until the next day, after everything had returned to calm, that Lin Jing moved the black boulder aside and walked out of the cave.

Last night, in the latter half of the night, Lin Jing observed the outside again and didn’t find anything unusual.

After his observation, he cultivated in the System Space until morning.

Early the next morning, after coming out of the cave, Lin Jing went back to the spot where he had parted ways with Qi Yuanshu to regroup with him.

By the time Lin Jing arrived, Qi Yuanshu was already waiting there.

Seeing Lin Jing appear, Qi Yuanshu looked at him with a somewhat strange expression.

Only when Lin Jing walked over did Qi Yuanshu speak:

“Lin Daoyou…”

“Last night, did you come to the entrance of my cave to look for me?”

Lin Jing looked at Qi Yuanshu and said:

“No, but…”

“Last night I heard your voice inside the cave, and you were continuously trying to lure me out…”

Upon hearing this, Qi Yuanshu let out a sigh of relief and said:

“Indeed…”

“That must have been the doings of the blood corpses the black-robed elder mentioned.”

“Last night, I encountered the same situation. Unlike you, Lin Daoyou, the voice outside the entrance of my cave was yours…”

“In addition to that, there were voices of other friends I had known before, as well as relatives who had died hundreds of years ago…”

“Had I not been cautious and constantly reminding myself, I might have been lured by the voices to open the cave by now.”

Lin Jing nodded lightly and said:

“I was the same as Qi Daoyou, almost falling for it at the beginning due to a moment of carelessness…”

“Luckily, we had made a deal with the black-robed elder and were prepared in advance. Otherwise, I’m afraid we wouldn’t have survived last night.”

Qi Yuanshu also nodded with lingering fear and said:

“Yes…”

“This Devouring Spirit Blood Realm is indeed too dangerous.”

After speaking, Qi Yuanshu couldn’t help but express his emotion:

“I wonder how many of the people who came here with us are still alive…”

Lin Jing then looked toward the direction they came from and lamented:

“Each to their own fate…”

“In this place, merely surviving is already no small feat.”

Qi Yuanshu also sighed and said:

“Sigh…”

“Indeed.”

Then, Qi Yuanshu said to Lin Jing:

“Lin Daoyou, shall we continue forward?”

Lin Jing nodded and replied:

“Of course…”

“We at least need to find out the specifics of this Devouring Spirit Blood Realm, and most importantly, how we are supposed to get out.”

After hearing this, Qi Yuanshu nodded.

Then, the two of them went on together towards the front.

Just like that,

two more days quickly went by.

During these two nights, both of them went through without incident, safe and sound.

Over these two days, Lin Jing and company encountered some other cultivators, some who had come in with them and others who had been sent here earlier, the time of their arrival unknown.

Some of these cultivators, upon meeting Lin Jing and his group, tried to make deals with them like the black-robed elder, taking advantage of the fact that they were unfamiliar with each other.

But after knowing the great importance of Spirit Stones, Lin Jing and Qi Yuanshu were naturally very cautious.

And those people were asking for a high price.

So the pair did not come to terms with anyone.

Of course, there were also some who were very cautious around them, who would immediately avoid them upon meeting, not even stopping to speak a word.

The cultivators who had been sent here with them were the same way.

Perhaps after a few nights, these cultivators became more vigilant, and even when facing fellow cultivators who had been sent here with them, they were still not letting their guard down.

As a result, Lin Jing and his companion didn’t find out any useful information in those two days.

It wasn’t until the third day that Qi Yuanshu finally met a friend.

When he saw this person, Qi Yuanshu was extremely thrilled and quickly called out to his friend.

“Jian Brother, I didn’t expect to see you here.”

“You’re safe, that’s so good…”

“I had not heard from you for so long, I thought you might have perished.”

Then, Qi Yuanshu approached the familiar person with a smile.

Upon seeing Qi Yuanshu, the cultivator with the surname Jian was startled at first, then, coming to his senses, he also expressed his surprise:

“Qi Brother…”

“How did you end up in here as well?”

“Did you also attend the Shen Family Shop’s trade fair in Bihai City?”

Hearing the man mention the Shen Family Shop’s trade fair, Lin Jing immediately looked up at him.

However, Lin Jing had never seen this person before.

Qi Yuanshu then said confusedly:

“The Shen Family Shop auction?”

“I didn’t hear about it. We were together at Xian Yu Island’s trade fair, where we were deceived and sent here.”

The cultivator named Jian gave a wry smile and said:

“Exactly…”

“The same old trick, just different packaging…”

“It seems that those who deceived us here are likely the same people.”

At that moment,

Lin Jing stepped forward and asked:

“Fellow Daoist, were you tricked into coming here after attending the trade fair at Shen Family Shop in Bihai City?”

The cultivator named Jian looked at Lin Jing, nodded, and said:

“Yes…”

Then, Qi Yuanshu pointed to Lin Jing and introduced him to the cultivator named Jian:

“Jian Brother, this is Lin Jing, Lin Daoyou…”

“We were teleported to the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm together.”

Just after Qi Yuanshu finished introducing him, he then began to introduce the cultivator with the surname Jian to Lin Jing:

“Lin Daoyou…”

“This is Jian Yunxiang, Jian Daoyou…”

“He is also a very good friend of mine.”

Following that, Lin Jing clasped his fists and greeted Jian Yunxiang:n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Jian Daoyou!”

Jian Yunxiang clasped his fists in return and said:

“Lin Daoyou…”

After speaking, Jian Yunxiang started to ask Lin Jing:

“Lin Daoyou, could it be that you have also attended the Shen Family Shop’s traders’ meeting?”

Lin Jing nodded and said:

“Yes…”

“I had attended once before, but after the meeting, I left.”

Jian Yunxiang then expressed his surprise:

“Strange…”

“They didn’t find trouble with you afterwards?”

Lin Jing shook his head and said, “No!”

After Lin Jing’s response, Jian Yunxiang began to explain:

“That traders’ meeting at the Shen Family Shop is a trap, designed to deceive other cultivators into thinking they’re going to relics, and then they’re sent to this Devouring Spirit Blood Realm.”

“Even if you leave early after the meeting, they will find a way to capture you. I’m curious as to how you managed to escape?”

Lin Jing asked with a puzzled expression:

“At that time, was anyone captured and brought here after leaving the traders’ meeting?”

Jian Yunxiang replied:

“Yes…”

“I was the one who didn’t pay any attention to their so-called relics and left directly.”

“However, shortly after leaving Bihai City, I was captured by a group of them and brought back here.”

“Is that so…” Lin Jing frowned.

“Perhaps it was because I had disguised myself when I attended the traders’ meeting back then…”

Jian Yunxiang looked at Lin Jing and nodded slightly:

“Perhaps…”

“It seems that your concealment techniques must be quite extraordinary, Lin Daoyou…”

Lin Jing gave a nod and said:

“There is some…”

Continuing…

Qi Yuanshu then asked Jian Yunxiang:

“Brother Jian…”

“What exactly is this Devouring Spirit Blood Realm? Why is it so eerie?”

Jian Yunxiang directly started asking:

“How many people were in your group when you entered? How many days have you been here?”

Qi Yuanshu said:

“There were about one hundred thirty of us teleported in this batch…”

“And today is the fourth day.”

Upon hearing this, Jian Yunxiang’s eyebrows knitted together tightly:

“Over one hundred thirty? There are so many people this time…”

Qi Yuanshu asked, confused:

“What, is that wrong?”

“We previously encountered a black-robed elder, and he reacted similarly to you when he heard this number.”

“How many people were in your group when you were teleported here, and why such a reaction to this number?”

Jian Yunxiang then said:

“It seems that there is a lot you still don’t understand, so I will tell you all about it.”

“Alright…”

Afterward, Lin Jing and Qi Yuanshu both pricked up their ears, listening intently:

Jian Yunxiang then started explaining to the two of them:

“The Devouring Spirit Blood Realm is, to begin with, considered a special secret realm, but unlike other secret realms, this one is controlled by someone.”

“A secret realm controlled by someone?” Qi Yuanshu exclaimed in surprise.

Jian Yunxiang nodded and said:

“Yes…”

“A secret realm under someone’s control.”

“This person is incredibly mysterious, with no known name, just that their cultivation has reached the very peak of Divinity Transformation but they have always been unable to break through to the realm above Divinity Transformation.”

“One day, this person discovered this Devouring Spirit Blood Realm somewhere unknown and gained control over it.”

“And…”

“He also found an inconceivable method to break through to the realm above Divinity Transformation within this Devouring Spirit Blood Realm.”

“A method to break through to the realm above Divinity Transformation? What is it?” At this point, Qi Yuanshu couldn’t help but to ask.

Yet Jian Yunxiang simply shook his head helplessly and said:

“This method is extremely brutal…”

“It is to deceive one thousand Golden Core Cultivators to enter this Devouring Spirit Blood Realm and then ensure that all one thousand Golden Core Cultivators die within it.”

“Then, through the Devouring Spirit Blood Realm, all these dead cultivators are refined and absorbed to form a Blood Elixir, thereby helping this person to break through.”

“One thousand Golden Core Cultivators, refined into a Blood Elixir…”

“This… this…”

Qi Yuanshu was immediately shocked to the core, Lin Jing felt the same.

They had not imagined that the world could harbor such a sinister method for advancement…

And moreover, that the instigator behind it was a Divine Transformation Cultivator.

Then Jian Yunxiang continued:

“Previously…”

“When we were tricked into coming here, there were only a few of us each time, or perhaps a dozen. Having twenty to thirty people was already considered a lot.”

“Now you all this time have come in a batch of fully one hundred thirty or more…”

“Looking at this situation, I’m afraid this person can’t wait any longer, which is why they’re taking drastic actions without regard for the consequences.”