Jianlong Pond, in the small world.
Dozens of Huanling Demon Cultivators stood silently, feeling a little strange, looking at the huge spiritual ball that kept turning in front of them. It was formed after thousands of years of accumulation, and realized that the final moment had come.
Under the command of the demon cultivator Elder Wuling, the "big man" who launched this spiritual energy storm, they had already stood in the large formation specially used to pry open the spiritual energy and took position at various points of the formation.
"Pinch the guiding talisman and follow the guidance of the spirit!" Elder Wuling shouted loudly.
When the other Huanling Demon Cultivators heard the order, they ignored it and started to make hand gestures.
One after another, spiritual hand seals were sent out, falling from the void and then merging into the huge spiritual ball in front of them.
Then, something strange happened.
The rotation speed of the huge aura ball suddenly increased, as if there was a thrust pushing it to rotate.
And this thrust is continuous, so its rotation speed becomes faster and faster.
In the end, it was so fast that it turned into an afterimage, which was difficult to see with the naked eye.
Wisps of mixed spiritual energy continuously overflowed like smoke as the sphere rotated.
Immediately afterwards, a huge centrifugal force was generated.
The space above the spiritual ball suddenly collapsed, and a vortex like a black hole or an eye of the sea appeared.
When the leading Wuling Elder saw this scene, he looked crazy, "A collapsed black hole appeared!"
This black hole-like vortex is actually named a black hole. I don’t know if it is a coincidence or for some other reason.
Let’s not talk about this for now. The reason why Elder Wuling is so excited at this moment is because the existence of the collapsed black hole is the outlet for this huge aura ball to vent, and it is also a sign that the aura storm has started!
Elder Wuling, who was responsible for presiding over the spiritual storm, no longer hesitated.
The expression on his face had already reached its extreme level of enthusiasm at this point. He raised his head, his gaze seemed to penetrate the sky: "Destroy the barrier between the small world and the human world, and let the spiritual energy storm truly sweep across this world."
He laughed strangely, "Everyone, come and witness this magnificent scene that we have spent thousands of years to create!"
Elder Wu Ling clenched his hands suddenly and made a strange seal.
An astonishing aura emanated from his body and immediately merged into the formation under his feet.
Then, a strong red glow filled his black eyes, and a blood mist gushed out from his body, filling the sky and the earth.
An ancient rune appeared above the formation and flew straight out towards the aura ball.
A strange ripple of energy emerged from the surface of the aura sphere after the ancient rune was integrated into the aura sphere.
Next, everyone could see that the spiritual ball occupying the center of the entire small world was slowly rising and approaching the collapsed black hole little by little.
At the same time, there are amazing phenomena happening in the outside world.
With Jianlong Cave as the center, cracks spread out one after another accompanied by rumbling sounds of the ground cracking.
At first, these cracks were not obvious and were very small, but soon the cracks grew larger and larger, and then the vibrations became more and more obvious.
Dozens of buildings that were built by the Huanling Sect in the past but had long been abandoned collapsed one after another in this tremor.
But this horrific scene was just the beginning.
Immediately, not only on the ground, but even in the air, there seemed to be ripples and cracks visible to the naked eye.
As if murderous intent came from the sky, boundless and huge spiritual pressure quickly surged out from the ground and from the void.
The rumbling sound became more and more intense, and the spiritual pressure became more and more powerful.
Finally, when it reached a critical point, there was a loud bang, and the space was shattered like a mirror and suddenly collapsed in the field of vision.
Then, a real, tangible hole appeared there.
Immediately, surging spiritual energy gushed out from this hole.
No, the word "gushed out" is not appropriate. It should be called "gushing out madly."
The spiritual energy was too turbulent and the hole could not bear its weight. Like a dam breached by a flood, the gap was expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The surging spiritual energy was like an endless flood, boundless and intensifying, with no sign of stopping.
When spiritual energy gushed out from the hole in large quantities, a large number of cracks suddenly appeared in the nearby space, spreading everywhere.
Anyone who dares to approach this place at this moment may be cut across by the sudden appearance of space cracks.
The spiritual storm has begun!
Under the leadership of Elder Wuling, the cooperation of dozens of Huanling demon cultivators, and the Huanling Sect's four thousand years of preparation, a spiritual energy storm that is intended to overthrow Zhongling's last line of resistance is officially launched.
The hole in the sky had now expanded to cover the entire sky and earth.
It is no longer appropriate to call it a hole; only calling it a black hole is appropriate.
Through the black hole, one can vaguely see a huge sphere inside, rising at a slow but steady speed.
Boom boom boom!
Circles of extremely terrifying ripples swept out madly from the mouth of the black hole.
The spiritual energy in the space within a radius of tens of thousands of feet became violent almost instantly, causing the space to distort.
The next moment, a destructive force erupted from the black hole.
boom!
That scene was like an explosion of the scorching sun.
A huge spiritual ball with a diameter of ten thousand feet suddenly squeezed out of the black hole and then exploded violently.
The strong light spread in all directions, and even in areas thousands of miles away from Jianlong Cave, one could clearly see the strong light rising from Jianlong Cave.
Between heaven and earth, there was a mixture of violent spiritual energy, rushing in all directions, creating chaos.
At this moment, a huge beam of light with no end in sight appeared, piercing through the sky and spreading towards the distant west at a speed far exceeding the speed of the cultivators.
Just like a pack of wild wolves running wild found a leader, under the guidance of this beam of light, the overflowing mottled spiritual energy had a direction, gathered together, and headed westward.
Along the way, the violent fluctuations of spiritual energy triggered the flow of the originally gentle spiritual energy, and it also became violent in this abnormal flow.
This is a terrifying astronomical phenomenon.
Few monks can survive in the face of such a celestial phenomenon.
According to the speed of the spiritual storm's propagation, the spiritual storm can travel a long distance and reach the front battlefield within a day.
…
Just as the spiritual storm in Jianlong Cave started, a figure floated over from the east. Ten thousand miles away from Jianlong Cave, the strong light that suddenly burst out was seen.
His body suddenly paused and he looked into the distance. He could feel the raging waves and the spiritual storm there.
"I've been discovered..." Xie Qingyun murmured, his eyes flickering slightly.
Seeing this scene, how could he not understand that the Demonic Cultivator Huanling had realized that his plan had been discovered, and he immediately responded by launching the spiritual energy storm in advance.
But...why was it discovered?
Xie Qingyun was puzzled.
With his strength, all the demon cultivators in the first two small realms were killed by him in a single breath.
This amount of time was not enough for these Huanling Demon Cultivators to react and send out signals to notify higher-ups, and they couldn't even hastily cast defensive spells.
How fast can the sword of the sword immortal be?
Nobody knows.
But there is almost nothing faster than this, that's for sure.
This is also the reason why Xie Qingyun chose to take action personally.
Only if he takes action can he ensure that the demon cultivators in the small world will not have enough time to send out spiritual messages before they die, and only then can he ensure that the fact that the small world has fallen into the hands of the human race will not be exposed in a short period of time.
However, even if things developed as smoothly as imagined, the demons still discovered this and responded in time.
This doesn't make sense.
A faint gloom appeared in Xie Qingyun's eyes.
Therefore, the demons must have some special methods that they are not aware of.
If he cannot figure out the methods of the demons, he will have to be cautious in future battles.
Because, since he has come to Zhongling in person, there will definitely be a time when he will really take action.
Xie Qingyun originally thought that as long as he could block the space and kill all the enemies, even if he revealed his true identity, the news would not be exposed.
But considering the strange course of events this time, it’s hard to say.
But anyway, that's all for the future.
The most urgent task is the spiritual storm in front of us.
If this gathering spiritual energy storm is not resolved and is allowed to grow, the monks on the front battlefield will suffer a severe blow!
The only good news was that the Demon Cultivator Huanling did not launch the Spirit Sea Tide from Qianli Garden as he wished, but had no choice but to launch it from Jianlong Cave in the middle of the Spirit Sea Tide.
This means that the intensity and speed of this spiritual sea tide are far less terrifying than imagined.
The damage that could be caused to the middle-level spiritual monks on the front battlefield was definitely not as great as expected.
Besides, isn't it possible to stop it?
The spiritual sea tide must be launched one point after another.
The spiritual energy storm raised by the previous point has reached the position of the next point, and the next point will release the stored spiritual energy, thus forming a new thrust to help the spiritual energy storm continue to move forward.
In that case, if we go directly to intercept the last point of the Seven Stars Link—Jinxiu Peak, then wouldn’t this spiritual energy storm come to an abrupt end when it reaches Jinxiu Peak?
Xie Qingyun's mind moved and he quickly found a way to break the impasse.
Then he no longer hesitated, and moved, going straight up against the flow of the spiritual energy storm, his escape light was invisible and traceless, heading straight for Jinxiu Peak in the west.
Indeed, in the face of such divine power as the spiritual storm, no cultivator could withstand it, let alone compete with it.
But Xie Qingyun is a sword immortal.
Qingyun Sword Immortal.
So, he can.
…
In the human territory, things are turbulent because of Lu Qingshan's unexpected discovery.
In the demon-occupied area, Lu Qingshan also caused a huge uproar.
Lu Qingshan, the person involved, was getting further and further away from these two places.
Mangzhou has an extremely vast territory. In addition, it is adjacent to a boundless wilderness that has never been conquered by human beings.
In the vast wilderness, there are towering and majestic mountains one after another.
But for some unknown reason, these mountains are all gray-brown in color, lack vegetation, and are bare and lifeless.
There was also inexplicable mist with no source that kept pouring out from the ground, as if a dusty devil's cave had been opened.
This place is desolate and has few resources. It does not have much value and the necessary conditions for survival of living things. Therefore, not only is it sparsely populated on weekdays, even birds and animals are extremely rare.
Today, a sword light broke through the sky from the horizon, with a clear purpose, and flew straight towards the wilderness.
"Brother Lu, are you sure what you are looking for is here?" Mo Yan's questioning voice came from the sword light.
The owner of the sword light was Lu Qingshan, who followed the waves sensed by the green snake and even crossed the demon-occupied area.
Mo Yan looked around, and everywhere he saw was desolate.
Lu Qingshan looked at the surrounding environment with a frown on his face, but the information he sensed in his sea of ​​consciousness told him that the source of the fluctuation was deep in this desolate land.
He could naturally see that the whole thing was becoming increasingly weird and wrong.
But now that he has come this far, can he still retreat just because things are weird?
Obviously not possible.
Ask yourself, if you retreat now, will you regret it in the future?
After getting the answer, Lu Qingshan no longer had to think about what to do next.
"I'm sure," Lu Qingshan nodded, and then he felt something and asked softly, "Do you sense a special aura spreading in this place?"
"Special aura?" Mo Yan was puzzled. After carefully sensing it, he shook his head and said, "No."
No?
A gleam of light flashed in Lu Qingshan's eyes.
Because ever since he approached this place, his heart began to stir, and a desire to kill filled his heart.
However, Lu Qingshan, who had mastered the true meaning of the killing sword intent - the true meaning of destruction, was completely immune to the interference of this aura. He was extremely determined and remained unmoved.
Immunity was one thing, but the presence of this aura that only he could sense was another, and it was worth noting.
Lu Qingshan was a little cautious, then he controlled the sword again and continued to move forward, flying towards the depths of the wilderness.
Layer after layer of fog was broken away by the sword light.
Lu Qingshan looked down.
This is a dark place with a faint mist lingering around.
There were many strange rocks on the ground, as well as many skeletons of birds and animals. When the wind blew, they turned into white powder and scattered away. I don't know how long they had been rotting.
The mountains stretch endlessly, but the strange thing is that these mountains seem to have been cut in half by someone, leaving only half standing on the ground, and the edges are extremely flat.
"Is it evil spirit?" Lu Qingshan's brows furrowed deeper and deeper.
He could sense that as he went deeper into the wilderness, the special aura he had sensed before became stronger and stronger, constantly bewitching his heart and stimulating his desire to kill.
This aura was extremely strange and could not be blocked by either Yuanli or Divine Thoughts, and it flowed freely through his body.
"No, it's not evil spirit. Evil spirit doesn't feel like this..." Lu Qingshan quickly denied his guess.
As a sword cultivator, killing is his forte and he is an expert in evil spirits and has an incomparable understanding of them.
He could sense that although this aura had a similar effect, there was still an essential difference between it and the evil aura.
"What on earth is that?" Lu Qingshan's doubts grew deeper and deeper.
However, he was so focused on the increasingly obvious fluctuations and the increasingly strong special aura that he did not notice that the eyes of Mo Yan beside him had gradually undergone some strange changes since entering the wilderness.