256: Sunshine like rain

The situation in the Outer Region began to become turbulent.

The Five Great Powers here all noticed something was amiss; the ordinary personnel they sent out had been gone for almost a day and still hadn't returned with their prey.

Such situations had occurred in the past whenever prey arrived.

Undoubtedly, they had encountered powerful individuals with strong physiques, who not only failed to hunt but were also killed in return.

Among the Cultivators who unexpectedly arrived in the No Return Land through the Sea Mirage, besides Chu Ying, there were many others with extremely high physical combat strength.

For example, Sword Firmament Holy Son of the Nine Heavens Holy Palace, who possessed the Hundred Refinements Body, and Chixiao Holy Son, among others.

At this moment.

The rainforest finally stopped raining, indicating clear weather, but the sunlight in the sky still made people feel exhausted.

When the sunlight enveloped the Outer Region, all the Cultivators who had just arrived here felt a heavy burden.

Thump!

Among the group led by Yin Yang Holy Son Lin Dong, the Disciples of Yin Yang Holy Land knelt down with a thud.

Their bodies trembled, as if towering mountains were pressing down on their shoulders.

They were crushed by an inexplicable gravitational force!

Even Lin Dong himself felt the heavy pressure.

“This gravity… it seems to increase with the intensity of the sunlight.”

Lin Dong looked up, but the sunlight was too dazzling for him to look directly at it.

He could distinctly feel the gravity on his body increasing little by little, and the sunlight was becoming hotter and hotter.

It was like the morning sun slowly intensifying into the scorching midday sun.

“Senior Brother Lin, I can’t walk anymore!” a Disciple said before collapsing.

“Senior Brother Holy Son, I can’t walk either; you can’t just abandon us.”

“I thought it would be easier after the rain stopped, but who knew it would get even heavier…”

Lin Dong looked back, and all the Disciples behind him had already collapsed.

This made Lin Dong frown deeply.

But there was nothing he could do. He no longer needed to save Yu Chuyue, because she didn't need saving at all, and might even be very safe.

On the contrary, his own situation was not good.

If he abandoned these Disciples, he would be alone. Unless his strength was absolutely formidable and he could dominate this place, going it alone would definitely not be a good thing.

He looked around and found an ancient tree that was exceptionally large, with a lush canopy that could block much of the sunlight.

Lin Dong walked towards the ancient tree, not for the shade, but to verify something.

When he reached the ancient tree, his body was not exposed to the sunlight. The massive canopy and dense leaves completely blocked the sun, making it very cool here.

Upon arriving, he felt his whole body relax, as if a great burden had been lifted.

“Indeed, that heavy gravity is gone. As long as I’m not exposed to the sunlight, it’s like not being drenched by rain; there won’t be that heavy gravity covering my body.”

Lin Dong muttered to himself, then went to drag all the Disciples under the ancient tree.

These Disciples slowly recovered, gasping for breath.

“What kind of hellish place is this? The next month makes people feel exhausted, and being exposed to the sun brings heavy pressure!”

“The No Return Land is truly bizarre. If this is the situation, when will we be able to escape?”

“No, can we even escape? No Return means no return!”

One by one, the Disciples became fearful and melancholic. They hadn't come here willingly and could be considered innocent victims.

They couldn't help but look at Lin Dong, “Senior Brother Holy Son, can we return to the outside world?”

Lin Dong’s expression was solemn as he said in a deep voice, “Talking about this now is useless. There have been very few rumors about the No Return Land in the past.”

“Since it’s called the most mysterious Jedi, it must be very dangerous here. The more you think about it, the more it will undermine your confidence in escaping.”

“First, survive and strengthen your power; only then might you have a chance to escape. Otherwise, everything is in vain.”

As a Holy Son, a well-known and powerful Tianjiao within the Endless Sea, Lin Dong was extremely calm.

“Using the leaves of this tree to block the sunlight should also prevent us from being subjected to that gravitational pressure.”

Lin Dong said, then jumped onto the tree to pick some large leaves for experimentation.

And the result was as he expected.

After adjusting and resting, the group continued to explore the rainforest, mainly searching for the small tree they had encountered earlier, which bore spiritual fruits that could refine and enhance the Physical Body.

…

Chu Ying, Qiu Lingsu, and Yu Chuyue, on the other hand, encountered a wave of crisis.

Of course, this was a “crisis” in Yu Chuyue’s eyes.

A formidable individual with a physical combat strength of 900,000 jin, from “Ninefold Blades,” one of the Five Great Powers in the Outer Region.

Upon detecting the traces of Chu Ying and the two women, this expert from Ninefold Blades naturally pursued them.

His name was Liu Xuan, a Cultivator who specialized in body refinement, hailing from a reclusive aristocratic family in the Endless Sea.

However, Liu Xuan did not immediately make a move.

Instead, his expression became very solemn. He vaguely felt a subtle sense of crisis emanating from the young man among the three.

He had always been very sensitive to premonitions of danger.

“Come out, no need to hide.”

But Chu Ying had already detected him.

Chu Ying’s gaze was calm as he looked towards a certain spot, which was where Liu Xuan was hiding.

Qiu Lingsu and Yu Chuyue both stopped, both women greatly surprised.

Especially Yu Chuyue, who couldn't help but become nervous. She was now like a startled bird, truly not wanting to encounter these forces of the No Return Land again.

“Your perception is very strong, sir.”

Seeing that he had been discovered, Liu Xuan decisively walked out.

Liu Xuan’s eyes were deep as he stared intently at Chu Ying opposite him, because in his opinion, the real threat was Chu Ying; as for the other two women, they were nothing to fear.

“Whose force are you from? Are you from Spring Breeze Forest?”

Chu Ying asked, with a sense of preemptive authority.

Liu Xuan’s expression showed some surprise.

The other party knew about Spring Breeze Forest? Did that mean the other party had already fought with people from Spring Breeze Forest?

He sneered inwardly. The people of Spring Breeze Forest certainly deserved to die; it seemed that many of the ordinary personnel sent out had already perished.

“No, I am from Ninefold Blades.”

Liu Xuan said, a hawk-like glint subtly appearing in his eyes.

He pondered in his mind and made a decision in an instant.

He wanted to fight!

Although he felt that the young man in front of him was extremely formidable, he could not be afraid of battle if he wanted to break through in physical cultivation.

Moreover, when he came out, the Leader of Blood Spring had told him to capture a few powerful prey to bring back.

“Ninefold Blades?”

Chu Ying was thoughtful; he knew this was one of the Five Great Powers in the Outer Region.

“You want to kill me?”

Suddenly, Chu Ying smiled strangely, realizing that the other party seemed eager to engage him in a major battle.

“You are strong, but capturing you is not impossible.”

Liu Xuan let out a cold shout and charged forward like an arrow released from a bowstring.

His massive fist unleashed a terrifying combat power of 900,000 jin, causing ripples in the void, like layers of giant waves rolling and crashing against the shore's reefs.