out of time

Chapter 918: Suspicious Fellow Daoist Feng and the Two Old Six
"Something's wrong."

The moment Xu Qing stepped into the sky above Liaoxuan County, as the thick bloody smell drifted away, Xu Qing's eyes fixed on the wings.

Erniu, who had been acting nonchalantly, suddenly changed his expression and murmured something.

"This bloody smell must have been caused by the death of at least a million lives."

"Million?" Xu Qing became alert and looked around into the distance.

Two years ago, they did not take this route to the Yanyue Xuantian Clan. The reason they chose this place when they came back was out of caution, so they made the decision a few days ago.

To this end, Xu Qing and the captain each summarized the information they had about this place.

I have some understanding of this county and know that there are some local ethnic groups living scattered on the edge of this county.

Because these ethnic groups live in the buffer zone between the two races, they are usually cautious and offer sacrifices to both the human race and the Yanyue Xuantian race.

But now, the bloody atmosphere made them both feel a little depressed.

“I wonder if the bloodbath was caused by a ferocious beast or the tribes here.”

Xu Qing pondered in his heart, and he and the captain looked at each other, and they both saw each other's solemnity.

Regardless of whether the bloody aura was caused by a ferocious beast or a group of people, it showed that Liaoxuan County had undergone drastic changes and had become unsafe.

"Could it be that some god, or old man, is planning to rob us here?"

The captain was alert.

"If that were true, we wouldn't be able to smell such a strong smell of blood here. This kind of thing of alarming the enemy is not something that gods would do."

Xu Qing pondered and spoke in a low voice.

If it was really an ambush, they would naturally have to hide something, or perhaps some restriction would have erupted at this moment.

But now, apart from the blood, everything is back to normal.

The captain heard this and nodded.

"It doesn't seem like the method used by those old guys. It's too crude."

After the two discussed it, the captain thought they could go forward, but Xu Qing hesitated and decided to bypass the county.

Although we have come this far, if we turn back and change the route, we will have to go around in a circle to return to the human race, which will not only waste time, but the degree of danger will probably increase dramatically over time.

Moreover, this place is not far from the human area. At their speed, they can arrive there in seven days at most.

But since he discovered something was wrong, given Xu Qing's personality, he naturally wouldn't just rush into it.

So they came to a conclusion and decided to quickly withdraw from Liaoxuan County first, and then go from another direction, outside Liaoxuan County, and be prepared to spend two or three times more time, making a small circle and moving forward cautiously.

At the same time Xu Qing and the captain chose to leave, there was an alien city in an area some distance away from here.

This city belongs to a small tribe and is sealed on all sides. It is a tragic scene inside, with corpses everywhere and blood spreading all over the ground of the city.

The number of deaths is shocking.

In mid-air, several powerful men of this clan had expressions of fear, anxiety, and even despair.

Fighting against them were clouds of insects, made up of black centipedes the size of arms, all of which had ghost face totems on their backs.

Each one was extremely ferocious, and their roars gathered together, sounding extremely sharp.

The number is no less than tens of thousands.

Under their siege, the elders of the clan who had reached the level of Guixu cultivation could not hold on for long. Soon one of them ran out of energy and was pounced on by a group of poisonous insects. The insects drilled into his body and he died miserably.

Above them, two figures stood in the sky.

A man and a woman, they were the young man named Feng who had descended from the sky before and the girl named Lan Yao.

"These Ghost Spirit Black Centipedes raised by Fellow Daoist Feng are indeed extraordinary and mysterious. Judging from their appearance, it won't take too long for them to evolve into Sky Centipedes."

Lan Yao spoke lightly.

The young man named Feng next to him smiled when he heard this.

"Fellow Daoist Lan, you are too kind. It would take several hundred years for these black centipedes to evolve. Even if they do... huh?"

Before the young man surnamed Feng could finish his words, his expression suddenly changed and he looked into the distance.

There was a faint gleam in Lan Yao's eyes, and she spoke softly.

"Fellow Daoist Feng, have you found anything?"

"Nothing. I think Fellow Daoist Lan has noticed it. Feng placed some Eyes of Nothingness brought from the Holy Land out of caution. These Eyes are also secret treasures in our clan. Although their other functions are ordinary, they are extremely special in hiding. They come from the Beast of the Void, which is an object outside the Ancient World. It is not within the rules of this world and cannot be detected by outsiders."

"Just now, through a far-reaching exploration with an Eye of Nothingness, two local lower-level cultivators appeared."

The young man surnamed Feng narrowed his eyes and spoke slowly.

"But these two were cautious and did not go in deep. Instead, they chose to leave. In this case, I am too lazy to distract myself to intercept them. I should focus on preparing for the big event. They are lucky."

Lan Yao smiled slightly.

"Fellow Daoist Feng is so serious in his actions. It seems that the words that provoked Yue Dong to leave earlier did not really mean that he was taking this place lightly."

The young man surnamed Feng did not comment. Lan Yao's eyes flickered slightly, but she did not ask any more questions.

As for Xu Qing and Erniu, who they were talking about, they had already left Liaoxuan County. On the following journey, the big wings in the shape of an old woman were also blurred by Xu Qing's hand gestures, and the power of concealment was fully activated, and the speed was also a bit faster than before.

Silently, it rushed across the sky.

The bloody smell was gone, but the two men remained vigilant. Several days passed like this, and they lived in peace all the way. They only had three days left to reach the human area.

But at this moment, red fog rolled in the distant sky, and the bloody breath once again entered the perception of the two.

And it is obvious that it was formed not long ago and is now spreading.

Xu Qing's face suddenly turned gloomy, and the captain's eyes also flashed with ferocity.

The two of them activated their respective cultivation bases, focused their eyes, and looked towards the blood mist.

The captain's eyes radiated blue light, while Xu Qing's eyes were dark and restrained. Both of them had the power of seeing through, breaking through the obstruction of fog and seeing the scene of purgatory in the fog.

"That is..." The captain paused, his voice filled with surprise.

Xu Qing also frowned.

With their penetrating eyes, they saw the source of the fog.

It was a tribal city of a small tribe.

The city was shrouded in blood mist. There was total silence in the city, without any signs of life. All that was left were ninety-nine towers of bones formed by the piles of countless corpses.

In each tower, there were nearly ten thousand corpses.

This small tribe was actually slaughtered alive and piled up into a tall tower, and the third eye between the eyebrows of every member of the tribe was dug out.

A strong smell of blood emanated from this member of a small tribe who had three eyes on his forehead.

When they gathered together, they formed this blood mist.

"Blood sacrifice!"

The captain murmured.

"The souls of the members of this tribe have been extracted. This blood sacrifice method does not seem like a sacrifice to the gods, but more like refining some powerful treasure."

Xu Qing glanced across the city and spoke in a deep voice.

"From this perspective, the blood mist in Liaoxuan County was also formed in this way."

The captain nodded, looked at the blood mist carefully, and suddenly said something.

"But the blood mist has not been taken away. Obviously, the person who did this has not yet completed the refining..."

"It should have nothing to do with us. Let's move on with all our strength and return to the human race. There is no need for us to get involved in what's happening here."

The captain looked at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing had no excessive sympathy for aliens, so he nodded when he heard this. The two of them simply folded their wings, activated their cultivation, and instantly turned into two phantoms, rushing forward.

At the same time, in an area not too far from here, the two cultivators Feng and Lan, who had performed a blood sacrifice on the land of a local tribe, also stepped into the void.

"All blood sacrifices have been completed and the requirements have been met. Now, there will be no obstacles to entering that place."

The young man surnamed Feng looked at the blood-stained banner in his hand, and a rare hint of excitement appeared in his gloomy eyes.

"Twenty million souls include the souls of ordinary people and monks, and then dragging corpses into the sea of ​​blood. This method is a huge taboo in the holy land, and it will lead to the extraction of souls and destruction of gods. Fellow Daoist Feng is desperate to obtain that thing."

Lan Yao beside him spoke softly.

"Humph, Fellow Daoist Lan, there is no need to ridicule me. I am doing this not just for myself. After obtaining that item, you will also benefit greatly.

Besides, I certainly wouldn’t dare to do this in the Holy Land, but it’s different here. Also, Fellow Daoist Lan, don’t forget the agreement we made after the matter is done. Don’t regret it later, otherwise…”

The young man surnamed Feng narrowed his eyes and looked at Lan Yao.

"Feng Daoyou is too suspicious. If everything is really as you said, I will not go back on my promise to you later."

Lan Yao smiled slightly.

The young man surnamed Feng nodded and was about to say something else, but his expression suddenly darkened. He raised his head and looked into the distance with a cold light flashing in his eyes.

"Again?"

"They appeared a few days ago. I thought they were just passing by, so it was normal for them to leave. But now they have changed their route and appeared again."

"After so many explorations, and this time they didn't leave, it's possible that they really were just passing by, but it's also possible that these two... had other motives!"

"Besides, they have noticed the blood sacrifice, and there is no guarantee that the news will not spread after they leave."

The young man surnamed Feng frowned. He was a suspicious person by nature and the things he planned were too important. Seeing someone act like this, all kinds of thoughts arose in his mind.

Finally, the killing intent came together.

"To ensure that nothing goes wrong, we'll kill both of them!"

Thinking of this, the young man surnamed Feng shook his body, his speed suddenly increased, and he ran straight into the distance. Lan Yao's eyes flashed slightly, and he chose to follow behind him.

In an instant, the two of them disappeared without a trace.

One day later, in an area two days away from the human border, in front of Xu Qing and the captain's galloping figures, the sky suddenly darkened, thunders roared and fell, and a terrifying storm arose out of nowhere, howling in all directions.

A cold snort also came with the storm.

"You two, please stay!"

As he spoke, a giant hand of wind and thunder suddenly stretched out from the storm and grabbed Xu Qing and the other two.

This hand is huge, covering half of the sky here. It is majestic and powerful, and it can destroy everything in its path. Wherever it passes, lightning dances wildly, shocking the mind.

Xu Qing and the captain paused abruptly, their expressions changed drastically, and they quickly retreated, but it was too late.

The big hand came down and directly covered the figures of Xu Qing and the captain. After grabbing them, it squeezed them hard.

With a loud bang, Xu Qing and the captain collapsed instantly.

"Ok?"

Almost at the moment of collapse, a surprised voice was heard from the storm, and then two people walked out. They were the young man named Feng and Lan Yao.

Looking at the flesh and blood exposed in Feng Lei's big hand, the young man surnamed Feng had a gloomy expression.

"A flesh and blood puppet, not a real body."

"But, do you really think you can escape with this little trick?"

The young man surnamed Feng snorted coldly, made a gesture with one hand, and his body blurred in an instant. He reappeared in the distance and continued to chase.

At the same time, within a half-day’s distance from here, Xu Qing and the captain were running fast, and their expressions changed.

"My two flesh puppets that obfuscated our tracks have been destroyed. They are murderous towards us. We are still two days away from the human race. I'm afraid we will be too late."

There was a cold gleam in the captain's eyes.

Xu Qing didn't say anything. His eyes swept across the land and landed on a low mountain. He descended in a flash and stood on the top of the mountain. He waved his hand and countless soul threads spread out and merged into all directions.

There were also a number of restrictions that spread out and hid in the surroundings.

Then the Great Xuantian Armor suddenly appeared on his body, and at the same time, he flipped his hand, and a blood-red dagger appeared in his hand.

The dagger was carved with mysterious patterns, forming a ferocious face, which appeared at this moment and bit Xu Qing's palm.

Xu Qing looked calm as he let the ferocious face swallow a mouthful of its own blood. Then the face showed signs of madness and hid in the dagger. With another pinch, the dagger merged into his palm and disappeared without a trace.

Only the sound of breathing came from Xu Qing's palm.

The voice was rough, wistful, and extremely strange.

It was the Soul-Eating Blade that was bestowed upon Xu Qing after he obtained the identity of Daxuantian.

After doing all this, Xu Qing looked up, murderous intent rising in his eyes.

"In that case, let's have a fight."

The captain grinned grimly, and his body fell down as well, sitting next to Xu Qing. His whole body was shining with blue light, which spread outwards rapidly.

After covering an area of ​​a hundred miles, it disappeared in a flash.

Then, overlapping strange faces appeared in his eyes, and for the first time, they left his eyes and appeared outside, forming hundreds of illusory faces, surrounding him in all directions, each hidden.

Then, he punched him in the chest, and suddenly a heart-shaking roar came from his back. A tumor was seen protruding there. At this moment, the tumor ruptured, and a blue bone hand rushed out from it.

The appearance of this hand also moved Xu Qing, and he felt the danger emanating from it.

And this hand flashed in the air and disappeared in an instant.

It wasn't over yet. The captain gritted his teeth, raised his hand and pressed it directly on the back of his neck. With a pull, he actually pulled out his spine.

His body softened, but soon regained its balance, and his smile became even more ferocious.

"Junior brother, there is one more thing I haven't said yet."

"I smell the scent of treasure."

"It looks delicious."

The captain said, licking his lips, with a crazy gleam in his eyes.

When Xu Qing heard this, his heart moved. After thinking for a while, he raised his hand and made a gesture. Suddenly, the shadow under him blurred and spread outwards. At the same time, seven lights appeared behind him and instantly merged into his body.

Then, he closed his eyes and remained silent.

An hour later, Xu Qing's eyes suddenly opened and closed, and the captain's eyes beside him became even more crazy. They both raised their heads at the same time and looked at the sky.

In the sky, a blood cloud suddenly appeared, rolling in all directions. Amidst the lightning and thunder, two figures, a man and a woman, walked out of it.
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Chapter 4,000, trying to recover to the state before illness
(End of this chapter)