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Chapter 1839 Finally Safe
"Roar--!!!"
A deep, muffled roar, seemingly from the ancient wilderness and filled with endless chaos and pain, suddenly rose from the bottomless darkness of the cave!
With a roar, a dark blue energy torrent, ten times stronger than before and mixed with pure star power, earth vein energy, and some ancient life force, shot into the sky from the earth's opening like a volcanic eruption!
This torrent of energy intertwined with the collapsing rock layers and the splashing turbulent energy, instantly turning half of the cave into a destructive vortex!
"No—!! Holy Gate! Stabilize the Holy Gate!"
"Stop those falling rocks! Protect the base of the formation!"
"The earth's energy channels are malfunctioning! The evil spirits have awakened! Retreat immediately!"
The screams of the ascetics were devastating.
They are now facing a triple blow. The terrifying being known as the evil spirit deep within the earth's depths seems to have been alarmed, unleashing a torrent of energy that indiscriminately attacks friend and foe!
The originally orderly formation and siege posture collapsed instantly.
The puppet horde suffered heavy losses in the collapse and energy turbulence. The ascetics were also struggling to survive. Some were desperately trying to stabilize the swaying formation, some were hastily resisting falling rocks, and some were terrified and trying to get away from the energy torrents erupting from the earth's cavity.
Chaos, unprecedented chaos!
"go!"
Mingchuan, forcing himself to stay upright despite his weakened state, let out a low shout.
The Blue-Faced Fox immediately removed the barrier, helped Mingchuan up, and the two transformed into two blurry blue-green light figures, rushing rapidly towards the predetermined escape direction.
After creating chaos, Lingxu Zhenren and Chiyanhu also turned into streams of light and joined each other without lingering in the battle.
Ye Yan saw the signal in the crevice and immediately led Zhao Hu, Han Tieshan and others, whose injuries had eased slightly, out to meet up in the same direction.
"Stop them! Don't let them get away!"
The Nascent Soul ascetic who had been spitting blood as he activated the array to summon the giant of malevolent energy was furious and wanted to give chase, but was instead struck on the head by a huge rock that had collapsed and was burning with the remnants of the Crimson Flame Fox, forcing him to dodge in a sorry state.
The five men joined the wounded, and without slowing down, they rushed into the upward natural passage amidst the chaos.
The passage was narrow and winding, but there were no guards.
The roars, screams, and collapses from the cave behind me, as well as the chilling howls from the depths of the earth's hollow, gradually faded into the distance.
They dared not linger, and continued upwards along the passage with all their might.
After climbing about a hundred feet, light and fresh air appeared ahead.
The exit is a crack hidden at the base of a wind-eroded rock pillar in the wasteland.
Only after bursting out of the crack and returning to the dim sky of the Fallen Star Wasteland did everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
Looking back, they saw that the ground in the area they had come from was trembling slightly, with faint chaotic energy emanating from underground, accompanied by a muffled rumbling sound.
Clearly, the chaos underground continues.
"Let's go quickly, we can't stay here any longer!" Master Lingxu made a decisive decision. "We don't know when that Venerable One will arrive, and we don't know if that thing underground will rush out."
After determining their direction, the group sped towards the outskirts of the wasteland.
As we left the core area of the Fallen Star Wasteland, the pervasive sense of chaos and oppression gradually subsided.
The dim sky seemed to have cleared up a bit. Although it was still desolate, a thin, relatively normal spiritual energy began to appear in the air.
The group dared not be careless and continued to travel at high speed until they completely left the wilderness and entered the relatively common Gobi and hilly areas of the Western Regions, at which point they slowed down slightly.
Mingchuan's face was still pale, but his breathing had become much more stable.
The blue-faced fox continued to infuse him with gentle life energy, smoothing out his damaged meridians and dispelling the stubborn, malevolent energy that had invaded his body when the energy channels were forcibly severed.
The conditions of the wounded, including Zhao Hu and Han Tieshan, have stabilized. With the treatment from the Green-Faced Fox and the effects of the pills they took, they have regained some mobility, but they are still far from fully recovered.
"It's safe for now."
Master Lingxu scanned the surrounding area within a hundred miles with his divine sense, and after confirming that there were no pursuers, he said in a deep voice, "Everyone, take a moment to adjust your breathing, and we will return to Wanchuan Sect as soon as possible."
The group found a sheltered rocky hollow and rested for a while.
The Crimson Flame Fox set up a hidden fire barrier around itself, which could both provide early warning and slightly isolate detection.
Mingchuan sat cross-legged and focused all his energy on circulating his internal energy to accelerate his recovery.
The silver talisman in his dantian, like rain after a long drought, slowly and greedily absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, repairing its cracks and dimness.
"This time... it's all thanks to you all."
Zhao Hu leaned against the rock wall, looking at Ming Chuan who was meditating with his eyes closed, then at Lingxu Zhenren and the others. His voice was hoarse, filled with deep gratitude and lingering fear, "If you hadn't arrived in time, we probably would have..."
"Don't say that."
Ye Yan patted his shoulder and sighed, "You risked your lives for the sect and the Spirit Realm. You just didn't expect that such a bunch of evil monks and such frightening things would be hiding in this Fallen Star Wasteland."
Mentioning the roar and the torrent of dark blue energy erupting from the depths of the cave, a solemn expression appeared on everyone's faces.
"Senior Lingxu, what exactly is that evil spirit? Judging from the ascetics' exclamations, they seem to be quite wary of it as well?"
Mingchuan temporarily stopped meditating, opened his eyes, and asked. This question had been lingering in his mind for a long time.
Master Lingxu pondered for a moment and slowly said, "If I am not mistaken, the so-called evil spirit is probably not a natural being, but rather... a kind of earth spirit born from the fusion of the remnants of an ancient fallen star that has absorbed the evil energy of the earth veins, the turbulent currents of the stars, and the resentful remnants of some ancient beings that may have fallen here over the years."
"Earthly spirits and evil spirits?" The term was unfamiliar to everyone.
"You can understand it as a pseudo-Earth Deity born in a special ley line environment, possessing some of the powers of heaven and earth, but with chaotic intelligence and leaning towards evil and disorder," Master Lingxu explained.
"It exists by relying on the special ley lines and residual power of stars in the Fallen Star Wasteland. It is powerful, but it is limited by its location and has low intelligence, relying more on instinct to act."
"Those ascetics who threw ores and souls into the earth's aperture were likely feeding or appeasing it, while using the pure star energy it emitted to maintain the array and stabilize the star gate node."
“No wonder…” Mingchuan suddenly realized, “They chose to establish their base there not only because of its secluded location and unique geomantic features, but also because the evil spirit itself is a huge, readily available energy source and tool.”
“That’s right.” Master Lingxu nodded. “Our inadvertently caused the dome to collapse, which alarmed it and, by sheer coincidence, created even greater chaos.”
"However, if that thing is alerted, it may not be a good thing for the wasteland or even the surrounding area."
"Who cares? Anyway, it's enough to give those bald monks a hard time!" Crimson Flame Fox snorted, clearly quite pleased with the chaos it had created.
"Then, that Venerable One...?" Mingchuan steered the conversation toward a more pressing threat, "What do you think? The Integration Stage?"
Master Lingxu's expression turned solemn, and he slowly shook his head: "I'm afraid...it's more than that."