Chapter 118: The Mysterious Small Town

  "Brother Li, did you sense something?" Zhan Lie asked.

  Li Chen Dong hesitated for a moment: "Maybe we'll encounter danger on the road, otherwise there wouldn't be two unexplained uneasiness. From today on, let's strengthen our vigilance, hopefully it's just unnecessary worry."

  "We have eight people, even if we encounter any problems, we should be able to solve them easily." Jiao Yunfei said confidently.

  "Anything can happen, who knows what we'll encounter? The road to the Beast Garden is never peaceful, something always happens every year." Xuan Lingzi sighed.

  The eight people fell silent, this uneasy feeling stirring them so that they too lost heart and ceased to communicate with each other, and sat quietly apart.

  One night passed without incident. The next day, the four sects' disciples continued on their journey as usual. The eight divine transcendence cultivators didn't say anything, but secretly strengthened their defenses.

  But as they journeyed westward, the endless wilderness stretched out before them. The land was desolate and barren, yet not even a shadow of any living creature could be seen, let alone any signs of danger.

  Three days later, under the rapid advancement of the crowd of disciples, they traveled nearly a thousand miles again. Seeing the vast expanse of fertile green soil and various wild animals, the eight divine transcendence cultivators let out a sigh of relief, and their guarded hearts also relaxed.

  The greatest danger on this road is likely to be encountering demonic beasts, especially when encountering a group of them. Eight divine cultivators are simply unable to stop them.

  However, as long as you safely cross the wilderness, the possibility of encountering a monster is extremely low. At least within the possible range of monster activity, there can't be any other ordinary animals.

  Even Li Chen Dong had some doubts, perhaps his own unease was just a trick of the mind?

  In the late afternoon, in the distance, a small town appeared in front of me. Looking up, I saw faint wisps of smoke, and it seemed to be full of life.

  Everyone's spirits lifted, and they quickened their pace. Having spent the past few days sleeping under the stars, even cultivators who didn't care about external conditions wouldn't refuse a more comfortable place to stay.

  Before long, everyone approached the edge of the town.

  "Huh? There's no one in this town?" a disciple of Zhengyi Sect asked in surprise.

  As everyone looked over, indeed, the main street of the town was empty and desolate, without a single figure. However, many houses still had smoke rising from their chimneys.

  "It's probably because of the peaceful life in this small town, it's already time to rest by late afternoon." said another Donghua disciple.

  Everyone nodded, although the town looked a bit strange, but with so many people and cultivators, they naturally wouldn't be afraid of anything. Over 100 people surged into the town, walking on the main street.

  As soon as Xia Chen entered the main street of the town, she was taken aback.

  "What's wrong?" Chen Qiushui asked.

  "I have a feeling as if I've entered a dream, it's like being in a state of half-dream and half-awake, do you feel the same way, Shifu?" Xia Chen said.

  He furrowed his brow, this feeling was very faint, yet it seemed familiar, only he couldn't quite recall where he had experienced it before.

  After entering the Gathering Treasure Basin with his Heart Spirit Embracing Technique, Xia Chen's senses became extremely acute.

  Chen Qiushui shook his head and said, "No, I don't have any feeling."

  Xia Chen didn't say anything, and the feeling from just now was only a moment for him, perhaps it was just an illusion.

  Soon, everyone arrived at the small square in the center of the town, but there was still no one in sight in the small town, and there was no sound.

  The faces of the crowd gradually changed, and this small town seemed unreasonable, revealing a hint of eerie atmosphere.

  "Look, all the doors of the house are ajar." A disciple of Yunling Sect suddenly shouted.

  Everyone looked over and indeed, the doors of most houses in the town were ajar, some even had a gap of several feet wide. If they were resting, it was impossible to still have the big door open.

  Eight divine transcendence cultivators exchanged a glance, their eyes flashing with solemnity.

  "Just pick a house and go in for a look, remember to knock on the door first!" Jin Dazhao shouted.

  Several Yunling Sect disciples walked into the nearest house, and just a moment later, they rushed out. The leading disciple exclaimed, "Master, there are several corpses inside, apparently poisoned to death, with their entire bodies turning black."

  Everyone was shocked.

  "The Donghua Sect disciples dispersed, each in pairs of two, to check every house for any survivors, then gather at the small square, be careful." Sun Ming Sheng shouted.

  Li Chen Dong and others also gave orders, and the four factions of disciples dispersed and rushed into the houses in the small town.

  Xia Chen and Chen Qiushui walked into a house, as soon as they pushed open the door, a pungent smell that made people feel nauseous hit them in the face. They saw that the kitchen floor, living room chairs, and bedroom bed were all covered with 7 or 8 corpses.

  Each corpse was covered in black, and even facial features were somewhat indistinguishable. The bodies had already rotted, with milky white insects visible moving around the mouths, noses, and eyes.

  Xia Chen and Chen Qiushui exchanged a glance, then simultaneously withdrew from the house. At a glance, it was clear that these people were all dead, and there was no possibility of anyone being alive.

  The two returned to the square, and the disciples of various factions were coming back one after another. After a while, everyone arrived, and all the houses in the town had been searched, but no living person was found.

  Xuan Lingzi's face was solemn: "Fellow Taoists, all the townspeople died of poisoning at the same time, and there were no signs of resistance at the scene. This town is too strange, we should leave quickly."

  Li Chen Dong and others nodded, just about to order everyone to leave.

  Suddenly, a faint humming noise started, and a strange feeling swept over everyone's heart in an instant.

  "What's going on? I have a dizzy feeling."

  "It's just like a dream come true."

  "This feeling is familiar, as if I've seen it somewhere before."

  Everyone was shocked and exclaimed.

  "Xia Chen, I also felt what you said, what's going on?" Chen Qiushui exclaimed.

  Xia Chen's mind shook and he suddenly remembered that this feeling was the same as when he entered Lie Yunzi's cave, passing through the forbidden light curtain. This is...

  "Seal!" The faces of the eight divine transcendence cultivators changed greatly.

  "Run fast!" Li Chen Dong shouted loudly.

  The sky suddenly darkened, and although it was already dusk, objects could still be seen with the faint light. But in an instant, it turned into a pitch-black darkness where one couldn't see their own hand in front of them.

  Even the sky had disappeared, that was truly an inky blackness where nothing could be seen. In the darkness, a blood-curdling sound seemed to rise up.

  Whoa! A massive blaze suddenly burst forth, illuminating an area of over ten square meters in an instant. It was Fan Yun. In his palm, a gigantic flame, at least half a meter high, blazed fiercely as he bellowed: "Everyone stay still on the small plaza, be fully alert!"

  Other cultivators of the Mystic Arts also quickly released flames, dividing them into several directions, illuminating the small square's space with a snowy brightness.

  The disciples were astonished, but after all, they were the elite of the sect and didn't panic. They stood in an orderly manner on the square, and many disciples also released their acquired true fire to illuminate the surroundings.

  The small town seemed to be shrouded in a thick, dark fog. Even with the eight divine masters' flames combined, they could only illuminate an area of over ten zhang outside the square. The outlines of several nearby houses were vaguely visible, looking like giant monsters in the darkness, exuding a terrifying aura.

  "It seems we've fallen into a trap!" Li Chen Dong sighed. When the uneasy feeling finally became reality, he calmed down instead.

  "It's just a layer of dark fog, we know the direction out, as long as we keep walking in that direction, we should be able to escape." Jiao Yunfei said.

  "It's not possible." War Lei shook his head, intently staring at the black fog, with a faint glow flickering in his eyes. "This black fog should be the maze's restriction. The direction has already changed. As long as we enter, we'll fall into an endless cycle."

  "The existence that can lay down the Maze Restriction is at least a strong expert in the Two Realms of Godly Communication, we're done for." Sun Ming Sheng's face changed greatly.

  The voices of the cultivators of the Divine Path suddenly disappeared, they were only at the first heaven of the Divine Path, and the difference with the second heaven of the Divine Path was too great. If there really was a strong Divine Path second heaven who ambushed them, then there would be no chance of survival.

  "It's not necessarily so. If he is a Divine Transcendent with dual cultivation, he can kill us directly and doesn't need to set up any restrictions." Suddenly spoke the always silent Mrs. Sang.

  Everyone suddenly came to their senses.

  "Mrs. Sang is right, it's also possible that someone used a forbidden treasure, we just need to find the source of the seal and break it open," said Fan Yun Dao.

  Everyone was suddenly invigorated.

  "Junior brother, you add innate sensing on me, I'll go and investigate!" said Xuanlingzi.

  Jin Dazhao nodded and slapped his palm on his back, instantly a bright light appeared.

  Whoosh! Xuanlingzi shot out like lightning, entering the black fog in an instant. The light on his back extended into a very fine line, connecting to Jindazhao's palm.

  Only saw the light trembling constantly, apparently, the speed of Xuanlingzi inside the black fog was extremely fast, and in an instant, it had turned all directions.

  After a stick of incense time, Xuanlingzi walked out of the black fog with an ugly face. His whole body was shrouded in black air, but the protective aura around his body shook and turned the black air into nothingness.

  "Big Brother, how is it?" Jin Dazhao loosened his hand and asked hastily.

  "Nothing was found, this seal is very complicated." Xuanlingzi sighed, "If it wasn't for the innate sense, I'm afraid even I would have had a hard time getting out, and there's also highly toxic fog inside that can't be stayed in for too long."

  Li Chen Dong's face changed color. The cultivation of the eight people was basically evenly matched. If even Xuan Ling Zi couldn't find the source of the seal, then others would be no different.

  Are they going to be trapped by this seal? The disciples' faces turned pale, and with their level, they were not qualified to touch the seal of such a profound divine technique.

  Suddenly, Mrs. Sang said: "War Master Brother, why don't you try your Xiantian Kaiyan Great Method? Maybe you can find the source of the seal."

  Zhan Li nodded and said, "The Xiantian Kaiyan Great Method indeed has the ability to see through things, but I haven't cultivated it yet. Let's try it out, Shang Shimei, you add your Xiantian Sensing on top of mine."

  Mrs. Sang was just about to slap him on the back when her face suddenly changed color.

  Bang! Bang! In the black fog, a slow and heavy footsteps suddenly came, as if something was approaching from the black fog towards everyone.