192: Chapter 192 The Fountain of Life, Surrounded and Scrambled by Enemies!

The corroded armored soldiers that had previously yielded to them turned in unison at this moment, kneeling on one knee toward the city center.

Xu Chen felt his scalp tingle.

"This stance..."

"Could it be that the master of this place has awakened?"

Chu Wanqing's gaze turned cold immediately.

"Shut up!"

"Xu Chen, stop jinxing things with that crow's mouth of yours!"

Su Yuxi stared at the ignited blue flames, the sense of familiarity in her chest growing stronger.

"Once the bell rings, the city comes alive."

"It feels like a warning."

"It also feels like it's clearing the way!"

Divine Power swirled in Lin Yi's eyes as he gazed into the depths of the ruined city.

At the end of the long street, blue flames flickered, and the black mist slowly tore open a gap.

It was as if something in the depths of the city center was looking toward them.

Xu Chen swallowed hard, clutching the ancient desolate hall as he took half a step back.

"Big Brother, this place is a bit wicked; the more I look at it, the more it seems alive!"

Chu Wanqing raised her hand to press against the strings, her gaze growing colder.

"Say less!"

"Your mouth only invites trouble!"

Xu Chen looked innocent.

"I'm just trying to keep everyone alert!"

Lin Yi withdrew his gaze.

"Let's go!"

"To the back of the city!"

The group passed through the long street, with blue flames flickering on both sides, illuminating many collapsed gatehouses.

Occasionally, the figures of remnant soldiers stood by the walls, their armor rusted black, yet the ghostly flames beneath their helmets remained unextinguished.

They did not move, merely watching, and did not block the way.

Occasionally, when someone sneaked from a side street into a building, hoping to scavenge for old relics, those ghostly flames would suddenly turn.

In the next instant, those people were pierced and pinned to the walls before they could even scream.

Soon, the street returned to silence.

The group quickened their pace.

Following the path marked on the ancient map, they passed through two alleys that had collapsed on one side.

The further they went, the heavier the dampness in the air became, and the cliff behind the city was finally revealed.

Gravel was piled in a line along the cliff edge; looking down, one could see a pitch-black inner sea.

As the sea breeze blew up, it carried a hint of damp, fishy scent, mixed with an indescribable medicinal fragrance.

As that scent entered his nostrils, Xu Chen immediately looked up.

"This smell isn't right."

"It's a bit sweet, and very intoxicating..."

Lin Yi glanced below the cliff.

"It's medicinal fragrance!"

"It will paralyze Divine Sense, everyone be careful to shield yourselves!"

As he spoke, he summoned the Heaven-Suppressing Pagoda to hang above their heads, isolating most of that eerie aura.

The group continued forward, and just as they reached the cliff edge, a burst of hurried footsteps sounded from the mist behind them.

It turned out to be the several waves of Cultivators who had been following; they could no longer hold back and were all rushing madly toward this side.

They had clearly smelled that scent as well, and the greed in their eyes was almost spilling over.

"Hurry!"

"There's precious medicine over there!"

"Whoever gets it first, lives!"

The crowd squeezed forward wave after wave; even the few old Cultivators who had been cautious were now red-eyed.

Lin Yi did not rush to move.

He looked up toward the area below the cliff, where there was a large hole with a diameter of a hundred zhang, pitch-black, resembling an ancient well.

The stone rim around the wellhead was completely cracked, and spring water was gushing out from inside, reaching a height of a hundred zhang.

When the spring water surged up, the life essence, so dense it was almost tangible, dispersed, making everyone's pores open up, feeling incredibly comfortable.

This was the Life Essence Spring, and also one of the true cores of this ruined city.

But the greater the treasure, the more danger it hid.

Lin Yi's Primordial Immortal Pupil spun, and he quickly saw the layers of intertwined black patterns deep at the bottom of the well.

Those black patterns were not lifeless objects.

They were like roots, coiled at the bottom of the well wall, slowly wriggling against the spring eye.

They were just waiting for someone to approach before pouncing.

Lin Yi raised his hand to stop Xu Chen, who wanted to go forward.

"Watch first."

Xu Chen blinked.

"Watch what?"

"Watch others throw their lives away!"

Chu Wanqing laughed out loud.

As soon as she finished speaking, the group of people rushing at the front had already lunged to the edge of the well.

Just as they reached their hands into the spring water, the black patterns at the bottom of the well shuddered violently.

Dozens of black water vines burst out from the well, like living whips, instantly entangling the hands and feet of several people.

Those people's expressions changed drastically, and they frantically urged their spiritual power to try and break free.

But the water vines coiled tighter and faster, pouring into the eyes, ears, and nostrils of those people.

In just two breaths, those few were sucked until only skin and bones remained.

Their bodies lightened, and they were thrown directly against the well wall, smashing their bones to pieces.

The people behind paused their steps, the greed on their faces instantly turning into panic.

"There's a trap!"

"There's something at the bottom of the well!"

"Everyone retreat!"

They shouted to retreat, but their bodies were reluctant to leave.

Some were still unwilling to give up, gritting their teeth and throwing out Magic Treasures to test it.

As a result, as soon as the Magic Treasures fell to the spring opening, they were entangled by the black patterns and shredded into pieces with a few cracking sounds.

Xu Chen gasped.

"Whew!"

"Giving a sweet treat one moment, and taking lives the next!"

"This ancient well is not simple!"

Lin Yi's tone was calm.

"That's why it's called a restricted zone!"

Su Yuxi had not spoken the whole time, only staring at that well, another frame of memory flashing through her mind.

It was also this well.

Only at that time, there were more people standing by the well, and more bones lying beneath their feet.

She frowned slightly and raised her hand to press her temple.

"There is an incredible spring eye beneath this!"

Lin Yi turned his head to look at her.

"Are you sure?"

Su Yuxi nodded.

"Very certain."

"But this spring does not recognize brute force!"

Shen Qingyue heard this, immediately understood something, and said softly.

"The power of Hunyuan can trigger the black patterns at the bottom of the well."

"Lin Yi, I will activate it to coordinate with you!"

Chu Wanqing also stepped forward, the imperial zither held horizontally in front of her knees.

"Then I will guard both sides."

"Lest that group of people outside go crazy again!"

Xu Chen immediately raised his hand.

"What about me?"

Chu Wanqing glanced at him.

"You guard the rear."

"Whoever dares to rush in, just use the ancient desolate hall to smash them!"

Xu Chen patted his chest.

"Alright!"

"I'm familiar with this job!"

After saying this, he added in a low voice.

"I can even practice my arm strength while I'm at it."

"Alright! I'll fish it out!"

Lin Yi flashed to the edge of the well, raised his hand to press against the well rim, and the Hongmeng Chaos Qi quietly probed inside.

The black patterns at the bottom of the well immediately sensed the foreign aura; the water surface swayed gently, and then the entire spring began to churn outward.

Those black patterns brightened quickly, like a group of long-hidden snakes smelling prey.

Lin Yi's gaze turned slightly cold.

"Suppress!"

As the words fell.

The heavenly emperor cauldron hung directly above the well opening, the divine patterns on the cauldron body brightened, locking that surging spring water in mid-air.

Immediately after, the haotian pagoda descended from the other side, and the surrounding Void Realm instantly froze.

Chu Wanqing plucked the strings with her fingertips, a string of sound blades swept out, forcing the few Cultivators who lunged forward to retreat repeatedly.

Seeing no chance to snatch the spring, those few turned their attention to Shen Qingyue.

One of the middle-aged Cultivators wearing gray armor was the most vicious; he raised his hand and flung a string of black needles, clearly intending to hurt someone in the chaos.

Xu Chen got angry as soon as he saw it.

"You really have no dignity!"

He swung the ancient desolate hall and smashed it toward them.

Boom!

A loud explosion rang out.

The middle-aged Cultivator was sent flying, smashed into the cliff, and never climbed back up.

At this moment, Shen Qingyue stepped forward, and the Hunyuan aura spread along the well rim.

She tapped her fingertips lightly, and that part of the black patterns at the very bottom of the well moved in unison, being drawn by her for a few inches.

It was precisely these few inches that gave Lin Yi the opportunity to strike.