Chapter 378: Beautiful face and white hair, the power of decline
In the center of the forest, you can see a large circular formation emitting faint golden light. There are treasures suspended in the air as formation eyes in the five directions of southeast, northwest, and southeast. It is already covered with cracks and is in danger, and may break at any time.
In the formation, there were a group of disciples sitting cross-legged. At this time, their faces were as white as paper, their hair was dry and gray, and even the corners of their eyes had wrinkles, but they all had tears in their eyes and looked at the Taixu Cauldron eagerly. .
Those who entered the secret realm were all the younger generations of each sect, who were in their prime, but now they were plundered by this place as if they were middle-aged people, exuding a heavy twilight aura mixed with despair.
It seems that even with the support of this large formation, it only slows down the speed of plundering.
Pei Xuanzhen and several other sect leaders were sitting cross-legged behind two middle-aged and elderly monks. In front of the disciples, they had the same look of decline.
However, Pei Xuanzhen's peerless appearance has not diminished at all. Her pure and pretty appearance has added the charm of a mature woman. At this time, her eyes were also flowing, and she looked at Taixu Cauldron affectionately.
Li Zhi in the cauldron felt his Taoist heart wavering!
"Even if we are in a desperate situation, it won't be like this!"
Along the way, Li Zhi had a narrow escape from death and experienced all kinds of storms, but this was the first time he encountered such a scene!
After entering the secret realm, all the disciples rushed to Juyue first.
Find your own destiny in the mountains.
After a few days, they found that the red dots on the sect's token were disappearing rapidly, which aroused their alarm, thinking that someone had killed someone in the secret realm's fight for creation.
The first person to be suspected was the Canglan Sect. Who allowed their sect to first break the rules in the battle formation, and then to have a talented and beautiful person like Li Zhi appear?
At that moment, several sects united to cause trouble for the Canglan Sect, and surrounded the disciples headed by Pei Xuanzhen, asking them to call Li Zhi out and give him an explanation.
Unfortunately, Li Zhi didn't have a sect token at all. The Canglan Sect disciples didn't even know where Li Zhi was at this time, let alone finding Li Zhi.
And this only made them more suspicious.
Where is the sect's senior brother who doesn't wear a sect token?
It was just an excuse from the Canglan Sect, but at this moment, the red dot disappeared on the token.
The finger of blame was pointed at Li Zhi.
A battle to encircle and suppress the Canglan Sect disciples was triggered.
The battle attracted the attention of the casual cultivators in the mountains, and they became friends with the Canglan Sect and offered protection, which in turn attracted other casual cultivators to join.
Seeing that the situation was getting more and more out of control, several disciples of Taixuan Sect finally arrived.
He told everything he had seen before, and then the misunderstanding was resolved.
With so many people gathered together, it naturally attracted the attention of Old Demon Jiuyou.
This old demon was hunting disciples in the mountains while waiting for Li Zhi to appear. Now that he saw so many delicacies gathered together, he saved himself from searching for them one by one and just caught them all.
Lao Mo arrived at the scene closely following the Taixuan disciples and took action suddenly.
Unexpectedly, the strength of the five casual cultivators gathered here was not inferior to that of Qingmu before. They joined forces with the disciples, but they were still unable to defeat them.
The old devil activated his magical weapon, the ancient black jade coffin, and immediately sealed the two casual cultivators and disciples inside.
His current state, fighting three people alone, is just right.
The ensuing battle led to the discovery of the disciples who were still scattered in the mountain. They fled in panic. They were gathered by Li Zhi outside the mountain. After receiving the news, they came to rescue.
In order to save their lives, the people in the ancient coffin spent all their money, and a casual cultivator drew up a formation map and set up a resistance formation.
Just when they felt that their longevity was constantly being robbed, and there was no hope of survival at all.
Despair breeds in everyone's hearts.
Gao Ce, a disciple of the Canglan Sect, saw that everyone was in despair and the mana delivered to the formation was getting lower and lower, and he immediately shouted, "There is no unstoppable path for human beings in the sky. The avenue is fifty, the heaven's evolution is forty-nine, and people can escape it." First, everything has a glimmer of hope. As long as you persevere, there is hope!"
He heard this from Li Zhi's sermon and relayed it to his disciples.
Although they were confused after listening to it, they felt that Gao Ce had made it up casually and said it randomly to cheer them up.
But when people are in despair, as long as they are given hope, no matter how ridiculous this glimmer of hope seems, they will hold on tightly.
Then my morale was boosted and I have persisted until now.
After a while, they heard loud noises coming from the darkness above their heads, their faces looked happy, and they thought to themselves, there is indeed still life.
But the loud noise rang several times in succession, and the darkness above only trembled, showing no signs of breaking.
My mood hit rock bottom again.
"The mummy has extremely powerful cultivation, and the ancient coffin it used was able to pull them all into it without any resistance. Its origin is extraordinary. Even if someone rescues someone from outside, they can't open the ancient coffin!"
Sure enough, the loud noise outside also disappeared, and everyone saw their last hope leaving them and fell into complete despair.
However, suddenly there was a huge earthquake in the entire ancient coffin space, and a white light suddenly flashed in the darkness, and then a large cauldron was seen emerging.
Li Zhi had previously triggered the Taixu Cauldron in the fighting formation. Everyone knew at a glance that the person who came to rescue them was none other than Canglan Sect Li Zhi!
"Senior Brother Li! I knew that Senior Brother must be back to save us!"
Gao Ce looked excited, and the other disciples of the other sects were also overjoyed.
"You can't stay here to plunder Shou Yuan for a long time. Now that the coffin lid has been opened, leave this place quickly! Fellow Taoist Dingzhong, hurry up and join the battle. Let's leave together!"
The two Netherworld realm casual cultivators in front also stood up happily. One of them waved his hand, and all the treasures suspended in the formation were instantly turned into powder, thus erupting with powerful movement power. Seeing this, Li Zhi controlled Taixu. Ding Fei entered the formation.
The next second, golden light flashed, and everyone disappeared.
A mountainous area by the stream three miles outside Juyue Mountain.
In the flash of golden light, everyone's figures appeared instantly, and then the formation collapsed and the golden light dissipated.
Everyone escaped and was able to see the light of day again, and they were ecstatic in their hearts. However, when they saw each other's appearance, they all looked decayed and old, even though they were gone in just one night, and they felt sad.
Under the mixture of sadness and joy, everyone looked sad.
Even Pei Xuanzhen used his method to form a water mirror in the air. Looking at his face, he had mixed feelings in his heart.
When they arrived outside, everyone immediately began to take various large amounts of elixirs, and their complexions began to turn rosy.
The appearance can also look several years younger.
However, this is only an external manifestation, and it is impossible to make up for their own life span. Only with a breakthrough in realm, a surge in life span, and a rising tide, can they truly return to their original appearance.
These disciples are all in their prime. Before that, they all felt that they had a lot of time and great years, and their achievements in the future would be limitless. Their youthful spirit was so strong that Fang Qiu was so strong!
Now I see that my hair is gray, wrinkled, and my face is withered. I feel sad about my future cultivation prospects. I also feel anxious that my life is short and my end is approaching!
Li Zhi had the least lifespan robbed. After Changsheng Qi traveled around for several days, his appearance had completely recovered, but the silver thread in his hair could not be restored. He felt his physical condition and roughly judged that just now Yes, I was taken away for about three years!
"This power of plunder brings with it a power of decay. Even under the power of immortality, my hair cannot be restored to its original state!"
Li Zhi was also shocked. He felt the silver hair on his head and found that the power of decay in it did no harm except turning it white. Then he felt relieved.
He turned back to look at Juyue and saw the battle on the top of the mountain. The movement was getting smaller and smaller. It seemed that the battle had come to an end and the result was about to be decided.
"Everyone, now is not the time to feel sad. The battle on the top of the mountain is about to end. If those three seniors win, it's okay. If we lose, we will still face the disaster of life and death. We can't wait for the result again. Follow me. Hide it!"
"Oh? That mummy is extremely powerful. It is likely that there is a mysterious cave. It is difficult to escape from his detection in an ordinary place! It is better to contact your sect elders quickly, open the formation, and let us get out quickly."
"The elder has been unable to be contacted. It is very likely that the mummy has been manipulated! We can only wait for the secret realm time to end!"
"Senior Brother Li, are you sure that the hiding place you mentioned can hide it from the mummy?"
Everyone was awakened by Li Zhi from his sadness and immediately started talking in confusion.
"There is a small space hidden in this world that I discovered before. I can be somewhat sure about it. I have gathered the other disciples from various sects and sent them there. Now we will join them!"
"There is actually a small hidden space here?"
The two casual cultivators were greatly surprised after hearing Li Zhi's words. A place that they had not discovered was unexpectedly discovered by Li Zhi, a junior whose cultivation had not yet fully reached the Void Refining Realm.
But when I thought about it, Li Zhineng's method of opening the black jade ancient coffin was also extraordinary, especially the big cauldron.
Just from the first glance, the two of them could see how extraordinary the Taixu Cauldron was.
"Okay, if that's the case, let's go there quickly!"
The two casual cultivators had the highest cultivation level and were good friends with the elders of the sect. They were also considered the elders of everyone. After making the decision, the two of them showed their respective fields and brought their disciples respectively. Li Zhi led the way and headed towards the small space. Go.
Not long after everyone left, there was a sudden loud noise on the top of the mountain, and the darkness that had been shrouded in it was instantly torn open.
Then there was complete silence, and after a while, a mummy covered in blood and charred black fell from the darkness.
"Hmph, damn it, you dare to protect your body and soul at the last moment!"
The old demon Jiuyou had just swallowed up two casual cultivators. When the last one saw this, he knew that he was unable to save himself, and he didn't want his own flesh and blood to be swallowed up by it, so he simply blew himself up at the critical moment!
Not only did the old demon Jiuyou devour one less person, but he also self-destructed and suffered some injuries.
Just when Old Demon Jiuyou had just come out of the battle, his withered face suddenly changed color slightly. In a flash, he came to his ancient black jade coffin. He saw that the coffin lid fell to the ground, and the people trapped inside had already Disappear.
"What? How could they get out of my coffin?"
Jiuyou grabbed the ancient coffin with his skinny ghost hand, and immediately a gray light flew out and dispersed into a curtain of light in front of him.
Inside, there was a replay of the previous scene where Li Zhi controlled the Taixu Cauldron to knock open the coffin lid.
"It's him!"
He recognized Li Zhi at a glance, the blood food he had reserved long ago.
"This boy, I have been waiting in the mountains for a long time, and he came here to save people while I was being entangled. Could it be that he was already on guard against me? At the very beginning, I showed him when he entered the formation. Any clues?"
The corners of Jiuyou Old Demon's mouth suddenly opened, and the grin grew wider and wider, extending to the base of his ears. He opened his mouth and laughed loudly. It was really like a mummy crawling out of the abyss, without any trace of human appearance.
"Hahaha, this boy must have great fortune. I like this kind of junior with extraordinary luck. It is the most delicious to eat!"
Although he was a powerful man in the Dongxuan Realm, he was hunted down by the Chunyang Sect Master and the sloppy old man. He was seriously injured and was forced to revive, and his lifespan was running out.
But now he has swallowed many disciples from the Netherworld Realm and various sects, and his longevity and injuries have recovered to a certain extent.
Li Zhi, a disciple who has not yet entered the Void Refining Realm, is not in the eyes of Jiuyou, even if he has great fortune.
On the contrary, he also hoped that the bigger Li Zhi’s creation would be, the better!
Jiuyou waved his hand, and the coffin lid was closed again, and then the black jade ancient coffin flew up. In a blink of an eye, he sat cross-legged on the ancient coffin, his body absorbing the life essence plundered from the ancient coffin, with a look of enjoyment on his face.
The ancient coffin also flew to the stream where Li Zhi and the others had just stayed.
The big hand grabbed it again, and the remaining Qi of Jiuyou immediately flew out. After it dispersed, a picture of everyone leaving in the field appeared above.
"Escaped? Hahaha, okay, just let me absorb it. You escape slowly and hide well. Let me see where you can escape and hide!"
After teleporting away from the domain, almost no Qi will remain. If you want to pursue it, you can only start with space fluctuations.
If Chen Yulou were here, he could still pursue him all the way. Old Demon Jiuyou was not good at this, so he would have to spend time searching in a large area.
So he planned to absorb all the gains from this battle first, and then restore his previous strength, so that he could find it faster.
Under Li Zhi's guidance, everyone quickly arrived at the entrance to the small space of the ancient temple that Li Zhi had entered before.
When everyone came here, they saw that the other disciples who had been gathered by Li Zhi had been waiting here.
They were waiting anxiously. If they hadn't seen the red dot on the token, Li Zhi and the others would have died after a while.
Seeing everyone teleporting in the field, the big stone that had been hanging in my heart finally fell to the ground.
"Brother!"
"Senior sister!"
Everyone happily flew towards their fellow disciples, but before they were halfway there, their expressions suddenly changed, as if they had been struck by lightning. (End of chapter)