Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Fog Strikes
Outside the cavern, a thick gray haze completely obscured all scenes, and the corpses that fell to the ground were also submerged in the gray mist.
At this time, the true qi escaping from the corpse was captured by the fiery fire poison that existed in the gray mist, and followed this true qi into the corpse.
These true qi are like gas, and the fiery fire poison is the flame that ignites them.
Wisps of crimson flames appeared from inside the corpse, whether it was the acupuncture points, meridians, or dantian, or mind, they were quickly filled with this wisp of flame, and finally converged into a huge ball of fire, completely submerging the entire corpse.
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"Hey, this time there are these people who are finding the way for us to be substitutes for the dead ghosts, and our trip is much easier."
Qingyanlou's arrangement outside the cave ** is much stricter than that of the invisible door, not only arranging two guards outside the cave, but also arranging manpower on both sides of the entrance inside the cave passage.
Although this approach seems a bit redundant, in a sense, it is actually a more meticulous and meticulous arrangement, and from here we can also see the style of action between Lin Hai and Liu Hong.
In the final analysis, the invisible gate is a force that exists in the form of a sect, but with a secular ordinary family model, and this ambiguous organizational structure will inevitably have many loopholes and problems.
The reason for this structure also comes from the fact that the foundation and foundation of the invisible gate at the beginning of its establishment were still insufficient, coupled with the tense and chaotic situation in the early stage, which also left many loopholes, so that it has developed steadily for three years, and it is still in a period of transition from ordinary family power to the existence of the sect.
Under the influence of this organizational structure, Liu Hong's actions and thoughts will be more or less affected, and when his resolute and decisive side is more prominent, he will occasionally show his conceit.
Especially after Wu Xing completely handed over the matters in the invisible door to Liu Hong, his position in the invisible door can only be described as below one person and above ten thousand people, even if the other deputy door master saw him, he was also a little awe and fear.
Liu Hong was originally a casual cultivator, who was chased and killed by the enemy because of some enmity, and then was rescued by Wu Xing by chance.
After that, the two of them experienced the most tragic two years of the Invisible Gate together, and finally made it difficult for the Invisible Gate to stand in Starfall City.
It was also during that period of time that Liu Hong witnessed the rise of Wu Xing, and the gratitude in his heart gradually changed with the passage of time, from gratitude to awe, and finally from awe to loyalty to Wu Xing.
Although he was not carried away by the desires derived from power, nor did he change his loyalty to Wu Xing, the impact of power could not be simply erased, and these small changes were slowly changing his behavior and state of mind.
Lin Hai, who is in Qingyan Tower, is different, although Fei Ran handed over the position of the head of Qingyan Building to him, and all matters in Qingyan Tower are also under his control, but the final decision is still in Fei Ran's hands.
This approach is not to say that Fei Ran does not believe in Lin Hai's personality and ability, but because Fei Ran is an extremely cautious person, and it is also to cultivate a loyal subordinate, so he will do so.
After all, in the chaos at that time, if there was anything to trust the most, it was naturally himself.
It is precisely Fei Ran's approach that makes Lin Hai extremely meticulous, and he can be almost impeccable in any big or small matter.
"Aren't these people really a bunch of idiots? We haven't seen that so-called anti-natural chance here for so long, and we draw conclusions based on their hearsay?
The two guards in the cave passage turned their heads to look at Sanxiu, who was recovering from pranayama, and their faces hidden in the pale gray mist were full of sarcasm and disdain.
"Brother, don't you understand this?As soon as these people from the Blood Knife Gate came to Starfall City, these rumors suddenly popped up, how could there be such a coincidence in the world", the one on the left stayed on the Blood Knife Gate and his party for a moment, and said in a low voice.
The person on the right suddenly looked back and forth between Blood Lie and the others and the group of scattered cultivators, and couldn't help but give a thumbs up to his companions.
The two of them, who were talking with their heads down, didn't notice that a thick gray mist poured into the cave from above their heads, and then dispersed in all directions the moment they entered, and finally returned to space.
The gray mist that poured into the cave brought about a very weak change, like throwing a small stone into a pond, without causing the slightest ripple, so the gray haze that was already there did not appear so obvious that not many people noticed it at all.
However, if you look at it for a moment, you will be surprised to find that there seems to be a slender blurred figure in this thick gray haze, swinging in the gray mist, and it does not dissipate with the escape of the gray mist, but becomes more and more condensed in the gray mist.
"Brother, do you feel like these fogs are getting more and more!?
Time passed little by little, until half an hour later, the laughter between the two people guarding the east and west entrances also stopped, just when the two of them were secretly bored, one of them inadvertently glanced behind him, and then suddenly found that the scene in front of him was much blurred, and he couldn't help but ask questions to his companion on the other side.
The other person's inquiring voice made the other person vigilant, and he also looked around a few times, and then said thoughtfully: "Hey, really, you don't say that I haven't found it yet, but a lot of common sense in this place may not be applicable, it may be other changes after we left here, as long as there is no danger."
"Step... Trample... Tread..."
"Who?"
"Who?"
However, just as the two of them were relieved, there was a sudden sound of slow and stiff footsteps from the passage in front of them, and the nervous two instantly drew their weapons and stared at the figure walking here in the gray mist with murderous intent on their faces.
The sudden movements of the two seemed to startle the figure in the gray mist, and the footsteps suddenly stopped, and the figure stopped in place in the eyes of the two.
"Yes.... I"
After a few breaths, just as the two of them were in a daze and wanted to stab the figure, a voice familiar to them came from the direction where the figure was, causing the two to look at it again.
It wasn't until a familiar face appeared in their eyes that both of them let go, quickly put down the weapons in their hands, and at the same time lifted their guards, and then looked at the visitor with an unhappy face.
"What's the matter with you, don't you know it's dangerous here, how can you be so quiet and scary."
"Like, aren't you supposed to be outside right now? Could it be that those things are there? No, it's not time yet."
The two of them scolded in a low voice, not noticing the pale face of the person in front of them, and the blood-stained long sword on his lowered right hand.
And I don't know if it was the negligence of the two of them, or the misjudgment of the two of them when they were still on the outside, so that they completely ignored the crucial point.
That was the person who appeared in front of them, there was no trace of true qi fluctuation in his body at all, and there was no protective existence outside his body to block the gray mist.
"Hey, why don't you speak, if you have anything else, hurry up, otherwise Manager Lin Hai will blame you, and you won't be able to eat and walk around."
Seeing that this person didn't have any expressions or other movements, the two couldn't help but glance at each other, and after asking suspiciously, they always felt that something was wrong.
"You stand there first, how can you want to go in without saying a word."
Seeing that this person still didn't react, the person on the left couldn't help but feel angry in his heart, and couldn't help but stretch out his hand to stop in front of him, looking at him with an angry face.
"Let's say first, you should go outside if you are arranged outside, and we won't let you in without the orders and instructions of Chief Lin Hai."
As he spoke, one of the people on the right walked towards his companion who was stunned, and finally put his arm around the person's shoulder, looking very close.
"Hehe, you know the rules, no one will change positions with you in this kind of place, so you better die and go back to stand guard obediently."
patted the person on the shoulder, both of them smiled, the jokes and teasing in their eyes were not concealed, but they didn't notice the dead white in the eyes of the visitor.
"Hey, what is this? What's behind you?"
Just as the two of them were chuckling, a person leaning on the side of the person suddenly felt a slight tingling in his arm, and quickly withdrew his right hand to check it, and found that it was just a small iron thorn, not a dangerous thing.
A sudden low cry startled the other person's vigilance, only to soon find that it was just something inconsequential, not what he had imagined.
"Why do you really think they're going to come out at this time?", he sneered, glanced at his companion who looked like a frightened bird, and made a funny gesture of middle finger, before returning his gaze to the back of the mortal.
Then he patted the person on the back a few times in the blink of an eye, and found that the bulge that appeared in his sense before was gone, and he couldn't help but look at it seriously in secret puzzlement, and finally found nothing, so he had to attribute it to his own illusion.
"You..."
However, under his pat, the body of the visitor who was standing in place suddenly tilted, and then under the stunned eyes of the two, the person fell straight to the ground, splashing gray dust on the ground and falling on the palm of his stiff hand.
This person just wanted to help him up, but suddenly felt a fatal horror and danger, and hurriedly glanced at the person who had fallen, and then he was horrified to find that the person who came had no life on him.
Only then did he recall the coldness he had seen when he slapped the person before, and the stiffness that the person had shown since he appeared, which was clearly a situation that only occurs when a corpse walks.
And just as the two of them were in shock, the gray mist above their heads quickly sank downward, completely isolating the two from the outside world in just a few breaths of their thoughts.
"This.... Could it be"
The gray haze that was so thick that they couldn't see the outside at all enveloped the two of them, causing them to think of the same thing almost at the same time, so after a moment of sluggishness, their bodies wanted to rush into the cave, and at the same time wanted to shout a word to inform the people in the cave.
However, at the same time as they made their movements, the man closest to the cave was about to turn around when a slender black shadow suddenly flashed from the gray mist above his head.
The speed of the slender black shadow was extremely fast, and the attack launched was also very abrupt, so that this person's cultivation at the peak of innateness could not dodge it, and the power of the slender black shadow was extremely strong, and the protection on this person's body was broken in the moment it was touched, and finally it was wrapped around his neck.
At this time, the slender black shadow was like a long black rope, which tightened at once while being wound, and finally heard the sound of a bone breaking, and the person's head was tilted, and his weak body was lifted in mid-air.
His face was filled with disbelief and fear, frozen forever as the vitality in his body dissipated.
As for the body of the person who slapped the person who came down, the body of the Qingyanlou man suddenly froze in place, and his body was almost unable to move, and he could only look at his right hand and arm with fear.
I saw that where he had pulled out the small thorn before, gray lines seemed to be alive, spreading out from the small opening of the small thorn to other places, and finally covering his entire arm and all over his body.
These gray lines were like strong ropes, completely imprisoning his body in place, and blocking the true qi in his body at the same time.
"Hmm...."
At this time, he could only let out a slight sound with great difficulty, and his eyes were full of despair and fear as he looked at the corpse of his companion who was already dead, and the flames were gradually burning on his body.
The light emitted by the flames was dazzling, and the color was so pure that it looked like brilliant amber.
However, the bright flames did not shine into the cavern, and were blocked by the gray mist that gathered around them.
What terrified him even more was not the death of his companion, but the corpse that fell to the ground, not burning like the companion in front of him.
It's just that this fear is soon overtaken by the horror of another scene that appears before his eyes.
In his eyes, which were struggling to move, a faint movement suddenly appeared from the back of the corpse, and then a palm-sized black shadow flashed from the corpse.
When he turned his eyes rapidly to find this dark shadow, he suddenly noticed a low, powerful roar coming from the gray mist around him, which made him fall into complete despair.
And just when he was desperate, he suddenly felt his shoulders sink while he still had the touch, and then his eyes kicked and he completely lost consciousness.