frightfiction Chapter 1968
Chapter 1968
Leaving Yue Nu in the Star Devouring Sect, even if it can't dissuade Xiao Rong from her actions, can at least buy some time. Once she returns, everything will be much easier to discuss.
"Yes, Lord Li Lan."
"If Xiao Rong acts on her own, I will inform you immediately."
Everything is ready; we're just waiting for the operation to begin in three days.
Three days later, the Star Devouring Sect finally prepared to set off.
The Death Swamp Secret Realm opens tonight.
The Star Devouring Sect's flying boats are extremely fast, allowing them to arrive before the secret realm even opens.
After boarding the flying boat, Li Lan sensed his surroundings and, as expected, found no trace of Xiao Rong.
In addition, the Tenth Elder and the Fifth Elder were not on the flying boat.
Needless to say, the Fifth Elder must be practicing his skills day and night. With such diligent cultivation, even an iron pestle could be ground into a needle.
As for the Tenth Elder, Li Lan felt that it was because after Luo Ye's death, there were no disciples in the Devouring Star Sect worth his concern, so he did not go to the secret realm.
Regardless of what these people are like, he is going to the secret realm.
To Li Lan's surprise, Xue Tu and Man Qiong found him on the way.
The two arrived at Li Lan's residence together.
Although they still seemed to be at odds, they all showed great respect when facing Li Lan.
"Brother Li Lan, I heard you've become the Seventh Elder's last disciple. Congratulations!"
Manqiong is straightforward, and he immediately offered his congratulations upon meeting him.
Blood Butcher naturally congratulated Li Lan as well.
However, in Li Lan's opinion, Blood Slaughter was much more ruthless and vicious than Barbarian Sky.
Manqiong isn't a bad person; he's similar to Da Niu, only more warlike.
In contrast, Blood Butcher is a genuine evil cultivator.
Even Li Lan, who had seen so many evil paths, felt a sense of disgust towards the blood path he cultivated.
Even some of the elders and deacons of the Star Devouring Sect are not as ruthless as Blood Butcher.
"You two didn't come to my place just to congratulate me, did you?"
In terms of opportunity, these two truly rose to the top in one fell swoop.
The First Elder and the Second Elder are second only to the leader in the Star Devouring Sect.
In contrast, the Seventh Elder was merely a pawn of the Star Devouring Sect, possessing no real power whatsoever.
Manqiong scratched his head and said with a smile:
"Brother Li Lan, you are indeed clever; you saw through that."
"Besides congratulating you, I actually came here today to join forces with you to explore the secret realm together."
Blood Butcher shared the same idea, wanting to join forces with Li Lan.
During the sect assessment of the Star Devouring Sect, both of them realized that Li Lan's strength was unfathomable.
Furthermore, in this battle for the secret realm, not only will the disciples of the Star Devouring Sect participate, but the top sects in the Great Black Heaven will also send their disciples to participate.
The words Mo Chen spoke in the sect a few days ago were not only to remind them that they had the sect's backing, but also to warn them.
If even the Star Devouring Sect would act this way, disregarding the lives of others for the sake of opportunity, then...
Other sects will likely follow the same pattern, or even surpass it.
Compared to the previous sect assessment, this battle for the secret realm, while offering abundant opportunities, is equally fraught with danger.
Only by joining forces can they possibly seize the greatest opportunity within that secret realm.
Li Lan smiled faintly and said:
"We are both disciples of the same sect, so it's natural for us to help each other when we encounter difficulties."
"Don't worry, once we get to the secret realm, if we need to join forces to fight, I will naturally lend a hand."
Hearing Li Lan's promise, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.
With Li Lan's help, they no longer feared anyone in the secret realm.
After exchanging pleasantries once more, the two of them finally left Li Lan's room.
After they left, Da Niu and Wang Tianye also came to see Li Lan.
Li Lan would not treat these two fellow disciples who were willing to loyally follow him the same way he treated Man Qiong Xue Tu and the other two.
He only said that once inside the secret realm, all you need to do is follow him closely, and safety will not be a problem.
Several hours later, the flying boat finally began to descend slowly.
They finally arrived at the Death Swamp.
Standing on the deck of the flying boat, Li Lan's powerful divine sense immediately took in the situation below.
As expected of the Death Swamp, the area below is entirely covered in black swamp, except for a few small areas of soil and rocks.
In that swamp, pieces of black driftwood floated up.
Those weren't ordinary pieces of wood; they were the remains of various creatures.
The aura of death permeated the area, even forming a barely perceptible barrier of miasma.
If an ordinary divine servant were to step into this place, it would be difficult to withstand the erosion of this miasma over time, and in the end, they would become nourishment for this area, just like the driftwood in the swamp.
However, Li Lan was not worried.
His own strength was so great that the miasma could not penetrate his body at all.
In fact, apart from those small sects, large sects like the Star Devouring Sect would prepare antidotes for their disciples to overcome miasma.
When they arrived, the open space below was already filled with elders and disciples from various sects.
At first glance, Li Lan felt a mix of emotions.
With the exception of a very few, he felt extreme disgust towards most of the cultivators below.
Without a doubt, they are all heretical practitioners.
Sure enough, in this dark place, evil cultivators were everywhere, while righteous cultivators were few and far between.
At the same time, Li Lan also sensed several auras that made him somewhat wary.
Those must be the sect leaders of the various sects.
Upon arriving here, the elders of the Star Devouring Sect distributed protective pills to each disciple to help them smoothly enter the miasma and fog ahead.
hum!
Just as they finished receiving the pills, a beam of light suddenly shot into the sky from the center of the swamp.
The beam of light was so dazzling that it even tore open a hole in the dark clouds that covered the entire sky.
However, the beam of light soon seemed to be restricted by a powerful force and was eventually obscured by the dark clouds covering the sky.
The secret realm has opened!
Someone suddenly shouted, and the cultivators gathered there instantly erupted into chaos.
The first figure finally entered the miasma and fog ahead, and soon the other cultivators followed suit.
But shortly after they entered, screams of agony emanated from the miasma and fog.
"Hmph, those fools who don't know what's good for them."
"Entering without sufficient strength will only lead to pointless death!"
Mo Chen snorted coldly.
He then waved his hand, and the disciples of the Star Devouring Sect, after receiving instructions, finally set off and entered the miasma and fog ahead.
Li Lan paused to observe for a moment and found that his divine sense could only explore a very small area.
"It seems we must first enter this miasma and fog to find the entrance to that secret realm."
Left with no other choice, he could only lead Da Niu and Wang Tianye into the fog.
As soon as Li Lan entered, she smelled a pungent odor.
After some observation, he finally found the source of the pungent smell.
In a swamp not far from them, the bright red blood was slowly disappearing.
In a black swamp, a cultivator whom they had just met lay dead.
Something seemed to be lurking beneath the swamp, devouring the remains of the Divine Disciple cultivator!