277: Chapter 277 In Search of the Scroll, Mysterious and Devious Runes

Lin Ran could feel that the scroll seemed to be moving and stopping aimlessly.

"According to what Zhou Zhile said, that scroll previously seemed to have absorbed the water of an entire river."

"Now that this scroll is moving and stopping, could it be that it's also absorbing other things?"

"But why would it absorb these things?"

Lin Ran secretly speculated in his heart.

He thought about it carefully; everything in the Ghostly Domain was tainted by the Qi of the Wicked Dao.

Even that river likely contained nothing but Qi of the Wicked Dao.

So, while it looked like the scroll was absorbing river water, it was actually absorbing the Qi of the Wicked Dao?!

Lin Ran couldn't help but think in this direction.

"Then, what kind of Magic Treasure is that scroll exactly?"

If one were to say the scroll was a bizarre dao Magic Treasure, Lin Ran hadn't sensed even a hint of Qi of the Wicked Dao from it before.

If one were to say it wasn't a bizarre dao Magic Treasure, then why was it so ostentatiously absorbing Qi of the Wicked Dao?

As he thought, Lin Ran had already caught up to the scroll.

He saw that not far away, above a continuous mountain range, the scroll unfolded forcefully. A powerful suction force emanated from within, actually uprooting those continuous mountains one by one!

The earth trembled and the mountains flew. Many Bizarre Dao Creatures even tumbled out of the mountains, but they couldn't escape that powerful suction and could only be sucked into the scroll.

What a shocking scene this was!?

Those mountains were simply uprooted and easily sucked into the scroll.

It was hard to imagine just how powerful this scroll must be?!

Lin Ran's heart pounded wildly, and he didn't dare to act rashly.

He didn't even dare to get close to the scroll, fearing that he too would be sucked into it.

He was somewhat terrified.

Fortunately, after sucking in the continuous mountains, the scroll continued to speed off into the distance.

It was as if this scroll wasn't full yet and needed to continue searching for its 'rations'.

Lin Ran hurriedly followed, but always maintained a safe distance from the scroll.

He discovered that the scroll didn't seem to be a picky eater, whether it was mountain ranges, plains, or even rivers.

As long as it was something within the Ghostly Domain, it seemed able to swallow it all.

As for the Bizarre Dao Creatures living within, they could only consider themselves unlucky to be devoured by the scroll.

"Hmm? Is it full?"

Lin Ran didn't know how long he had been tailing the scroll, but fortunately, the scroll finally stopped. Its entire body no longer emitted a shimmering glow, and it stopped absorbing and devouring those things.

Seeing the scroll roll itself up and fall to the ground with a 'thud', it was as if it had lost its previous Divine Might and turned into an ordinary scroll.

Lin Ran summoned his courage and stepped forward, tiptoeing to the front of the scroll. Only after confirming there was no danger did he dare to pick it up.

He didn't know what material this scroll was made of, but it felt like sandpaper to the touch, making a 'rustling' sound.

Lin Ran slowly opened it, and the contents of the scroll immediately came into view.

The content of the scroll was very singular: there was only a single figure sitting cross-legged within.

The figure's entire body was pitch black, emitting a dense Qi of the Wicked Dao. A few tufts of muddy white hair peeked from the sideburns, and the eyes were tightly shut, looking very eerie.

Lin Ran observed carefully and discovered that the scroll itself was not originally a bizarre dao Magic Treasure; the one truly connected to the bizarre dao was the figure within the scroll!

Suddenly!

That figure snapped its eyes open. Within them, layers upon layers of rune Laws seemed to emerge, enchanting yet eerie.

Those runes transformed into a brilliant red light that pierced into Lin Ran's eyes.

Lin Ran had no time to react at all. The rune Laws instantly invaded his Sea of Consciousness, transforming into twelve ancient and complex characters that swirled around his Divine Soul.

Instantly!

Lin Ran felt a splitting headache, feeling as if his Divine Soul was about to explode under this pressure!

He rolled on the ground in pain, his face pale and drenched in sweat!

If the Three Lives Primordial Spirit hadn't emitted a shimmering Dao light at this moment to stabilize Lin Ran's Divine Soul, his Divine Soul truly would have shattered in the next second!

Those twelve ancient and complex characters were like Sun Wukong's Tightening Crown Incantation, making one wish for death!

After a long while, Lin Ran finally managed to recover slightly, and the feeling of the headache receded like the tide.

Lin Ran panted heavily. Looking internally at the twelve ancient characters surrounding his Divine Soul, he could only roughly make out the first character.

It seemed to be the character for 'Devour'!

"Is this also a type of technique? I wonder how powerful it is..."

Lin Ran pondered secretly.

Suddenly, he thought of something and hurriedly went forward to pick up the scroll, only to find that the cross-legged figure inside had long since disappeared.

"Holy crap! It couldn't have entered my body, could it?!"

Lin Ran blurted out a curse.

His Physical Body wasn't a shelter; it didn't just take in anything and everything!!!

He hurriedly checked his entire body from inside out. After finding no abnormalities, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Next, he performed the Yin-Yang Innate Dao Eyes to investigate the scroll.

"This scroll seems to be useless now. Its ability to devour bizarre dao things before was likely only due to that figure."

"What a pity. The figure has disappeared, the scroll is no longer complete, and thus it is ruined."

Lin Ran sighed and murmured.

"All Disciples who entered the Ghostly Domain, you have one day left!"

"In one day, the tokens will automatically shatter and take you out of the Ghostly Domain!"

At this moment, Jiang Yunxian's voice suddenly reached Lin Ran's ears.

To be precise, it reached the ears of every Kunlun Sect Disciple who had entered the Ghostly Domain.

"Is there only one day left?"

Lin Ran thought to himself.

He no longer planned to stay in the Ghostly Domain; he had hunted enough Bizarre Dao Creatures and was confident he could take the top spot in this Ghostly Domain expedition!

"Hehe, I wonder how that group of Heavenly Palace Realm Bizarre Dao Creatures is doing watching over the nine spirits desolate saint pagoda for me."

"It's time to pull in the net!"

With a thought, Lin Ran began to recall the nine spirits desolate saint pagoda.

Meanwhile, in the Marsh Forest.

The Bizarre Dao Creatures at the Ninth Heaven of the Heavenly Palace Realm were already so exhausted that they were panting heavily beside the nine spirits desolate saint pagoda.

They had been performing divine arts day and night to bombard the nine spirits desolate saint pagoda, wanting to destroy it and take the heaven and earth miracle medicine inside.

However, no matter how they exerted their full strength, they couldn't budge the nine spirits desolate saint pagoda even a bit. This was simply torture for them!

Knowing that a huge treasure vault was buried under the golden mountain before them, yet being unable to do anything to this golden mountain, was a form of psychological and physical torture!

"Damn it! What on earth is this pagoda made of? How the hell is it so hard?!"

The Four-Winged Ink Tiger lay on the ground, gasping for breath, unable to catch its wind.

"I told you to leave that kid alive. Now look, we can't get the heaven and earth miracle medicine!"