PNB Chapter 1285 will remain here.
Chapter 1285 will remain here.
Upon hearing this, Wu You looked unconvinced, but he knew that now was not the time to argue.
He pulled the two behind an old tree and took out three wooden plaques engraved with blue runes from his pocket.
He handed the wooden plaques to Jiang Xiaochuan and Lao Liu respectively, saying, "Hold on tight, don't let go!"
"This is a ley line soul-guiding tablet, which can help you shield your aura and keep up with the rhythm of my formation."
As he spoke, Wu You took out a miniature wooden sword that he had prepared beforehand, walked quickly to the clearing in the forest, and drew intricate array patterns on the ground with his toes.
The array patterns meander like snakes, faintly connected to the roots of the surrounding trees.
"This formation is driven by the spiritual energy of the Black Miasma Ridge's earth veins, which can cause the surrounding trees to shift and create illusions to confuse the pursuers."
Wu You muttered incantations, tapping the wooden sword at the center of the array patterns, and shouted, "Rise!"
As the incantation was finished, the surrounding towering ancient trees suddenly shook violently.
The once clear forest path instantly became chaotic, with the trees shifting rapidly.
Some tree trunks seemed to shift out of thin air, while others split into several illusory shadows, intertwining with the thick fog to form a labyrinth of tree shadows where reality and illusion were indistinguishable.
"Holy crap! That's incredible!"
Old Six stared wide-eyed at the spectacle of the trees seemingly moving, and couldn't help but exclaim, "These trees can actually teleport?"
"Don't get distracted! Stay close to me!"
Wu You gave a low shout and led the way, his footsteps precisely landing on the array pattern nodes.
Dozens of feet behind them, Yin Changsheng was following at a leisurely pace.
Tang Jie specifically instructed that no action should be taken on the high priest's territory, lest the old man become desperate and risk his spiritual energy to fight him to the death.
But what truly restrained his murderous intent was not Tang Jie's instruction.
Rather, it was his extreme desire for Jiang Xiaochuan's vital energy and blood.
The fact that he can control sacred objects and cultivate the orthodox Blood Fiend Technique without relying on blood food is enough to show that Jiang Xiaochuan's blood and qi are extraordinary.
If he can completely absorb this energy, his cultivation will surely break through the bottleneck and even reach a higher realm.
Therefore, he had to ensure that everything went smoothly and wait until Jiang Xiaochuan was free from the High Priest's protection before taking action to capture and kill him.
But soon, Yin Changsheng's face darkened.
The vibrant energy has vanished?!
Just as he was filled with doubt, the surrounding environment became extremely strange.
The familiar locations of the trees were all jumbled up, and the dense miasma created swaying shadows everywhere.
"there!"
Suddenly sensing Jiang Xiaochuan's presence nearby, Yin Changsheng had no time to think.
He hurried after it, but with a "bang," he crashed solidly into the trunk of an ironwood tree that had been moved there at some unknown time.
"It's an illusion!"
Yin Changsheng roared in exasperation, slamming his fist into the tree trunk, breaking the thick trunk in two. "Damn it! I told you we should have killed that kid sooner rather than later, to avoid any unforeseen complications!"
He had limited knowledge of magic and illusion, and was unable to break it in a short time.
At this moment, he could only suppress his anger and take out a dark red talisman.
Then, he bit his fingertip and squeezed out a drop of blood onto the talisman. The talisman spontaneously combusted without wind, turning into a wisp of very faint blood-red smoke that drifted and tried to guide the way.
However, in this environment where the earth's energy and space were severely disrupted by the formation, the crimson smoke seemed hesitant, sometimes pointing east and sometimes drifting west.
Yin Changsheng's face darkened, so he simply closed his eyes.
With his extraordinary intuition and sensitivity to fluctuations in blood energy, he explored forward step by step, spreading his blood energy throughout his body to form a sensory field, like a blind man groping his way.
"Follow me, this way!"
Using the trees as cover, Wu You led Jiang Xiaochuan and Lao Liu through the area quickly.
The trees on both sides kept shifting, making Lao Liu dizzy: "I say, kid, this formation is good, but it's just too dizzying!"
"...You'd better make sure you lead us the right way, or we might get buried alive by our own trap instead of being caught by the enemy!"
"Don't worry, the formation is set up according to the Black Miasma Ridge's ley lines. I have a sense of the ley line flow, so the direction of the life gate outside the ridge will not be wrong."
Without turning his head, Wu You pointed his wooden sword forward again, and several giant trees in front of him tilted to the sides, making way for a narrow passage.
"It's just ahead! Once we pass through that relatively sparse forest, we'll be out of the core area of the Black Miasma Ridge!"
Wu You quickened his pace, as if relieved.
This journey has taken a heavy toll on him.
Upon hearing this, the sixth brother perked up even more, "Not bad, kid! You really managed to bring him out of there!"
He boasted, but his feet moved quickly, and he was about to rush forward along the passage with all his might.
"and many more."
Just then, Jiang Xiaochuan raised his hand and placed it on his shoulder.
The sixth brother turned around in surprise, "What kind of trouble are you causing now? We're about to leave! Are you going to stop now and starve?"
Wu You, who was standing to the side, also stopped and looked at Jiang Xiaochuan with a puzzled expression.
Jiang Xiaochuan didn't answer Lao Liu immediately. Instead, he looked sharply at Wu You and asked directly:
"How long can this teleportation array maintain its effect? What is its range?"
Wu You, not understanding his meaning, still quickly replied:
"Reporting to the Master, this formation is combined with the Black Miasma Ridge's ley lines. As long as I don't actively remove the formation's core and don't leave the core area covered by the Black Miasma Ridge's ley lines, I can continue to use the earth's energy to maintain its basic effects."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaochuan's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he nodded.
He released the hand that was holding Lao Liu, turned around and looked into the depths of the dense forest behind him, where the mist was churning and swirling from the array.
After a moment, he said in a deep voice, "Since that's the case... then leave that tail here forever."
Lao Liu and Wu You were both taken aback.
"Who should we leave behind?" Old Six was the first to react.
His chubby face screamed "You're crazy!"
"Hey Jiang, did you just crash into a tree?"
"That guy is a genuine Nirvana Realm cultivator! And you, in your current state?"
He pointed to the still gruesome wounds on Jiang Xiaochuan's body, which had stopped bleeding, and said, "Look at yourself in the mirror! You still want to kill him?"
"You'd be lucky if he caught you, skinned you alive, and turned you into a blood meal!"
Then, as if he had just realized something, his expression turned serious, and he hurriedly waved his hand to distance himself: "Let me tell you, don't you dare try anything with me!"
"I used up my most treasured life-saving Golden Thunder Talisman last time! I didn't bring any of my other treasures that I could use to fight against Nirvana Realm experts this time!"
"You expect me to go with you to wipe out that old bastard? No way!"
Wu You's heart pounded wildly at Jiang Xiaochuan's decision.
He had witnessed Yin Changsheng's terrifying power firsthand; he was a formidable enemy that even the High Priest had to treat with utmost seriousness.
Given his current state of serious injury and incomplete recovery, he proposed a counterattack...
This idea is so outrageous and even a bit presumptuous.
However, looking at Jiang Xiaochuan's calm profile, Wu You's heart pounded wildly.
Perhaps... only those who dare to think what ordinary people dare not think, and dare to do what ordinary people dare not do.
Only then can we truly steer the Crimson Blood Cult, this giant ship on the verge of capsizing, out of the mire?