157: Chapter 157 Life in Danger

At this moment, Li Yuan was certain that the young Fairy's warning from earlier was genuine kindness.

A trace of apology rose in his heart; he had just been maliciously speculating about her intentions.

He leaped onto the main path. At this position, the surrounding plants were not as easy to touch.

This was the reason why they all had to walk on this path.

Having escaped danger, Li Yuan looked at Luo Zhi not far away.

He nodded to her in gratitude.

Beside her, Jiang Wanwei pulled at her, preventing her from paying attention to Li Yuan.

Li Yuan also understood that the juniors of those great Sects did not like others trying to curry favor with them.

Li Yuan didn't care much about it, but at that instant, an even stranger pressure descended from the sky.

Before coming, Li Yuan had heard the inn attendants say that Red Moon Mountain was very eerie and would suppress one's martial Realm.

Powerful Martial Artists would be suppressed to the first rank of the Shenzhen Realm.

But now, everyone's martial Realm was being suppressed even further.

Their martial Realms dropped rapidly. In less than ten breaths, everyone's martial Realm was suppressed to the third rank of the Shenzhe Realm!

At the third rank of the Shenzhe Realm, meeting even a Disciple from a small Sect in the Shun Kingdom could cost one their life.

Not to mention how dangerous it was in this world.

The Disciples of the great Sects present were all momentarily thrown into a panic.

It wasn't the first time an Opportunity had appeared in Red Moon Mountain, and many great Sects had specifically studied this region.

They had researched everything clearly: the potential dangers and which stretches of the journey were more likely to yield benefits.

Yet, none of the great Sects had anticipated the situation currently unfolding!

In the next instant, the ground suddenly cracked open.

Vines and thorns began to crawl out from below...

These plants once had very little impact on people.

But now, these vines were fully capable of taking everyone's lives!

While walking on the path, the crowd had maintained some order and hadn't descended into chaos.

Once danger struck, they were all terrified and began to flee for their lives in a frenzy.

One couldn't blame them; those who fled slowly or hadn't realized how dangerous it was were already being entangled by the vines and thorns.

"Python Vines!"

Jiang Wanwei had already recognized these things.

They could coil around living creatures like pythons, strangle them to death, and finally devour them.

As the Python Vines emerged, that dust spread even further.

Not everyone possessed the Lotus Physique.

Infiltrated by this dust, their strength was further weakened, and their entire bodies were enveloped in a sense of limpness.

Jiang Wanwei and Luo Zhi exchanged a glance. Both held Sharp Weapons and began to break through toward the northeast.

The other juniors of the great Sects present also quickly calmed down.

Coming from prestigious backgrounds, they had been educated with a different kind of poise.

Even when encountering perilous situations, they could remain calm and composed to deal with them.

But danger wouldn't avoid you just because you were calm.

The Python Vines soon entangled four people.

Having lost their strength, these vines were enough to make them lose their lives.

The third rank of the Shenzhe Realm was equivalent to a third-rank Martial Artist in the Shun Kingdom.

This level of strength was considered very poor even in the Yingyang Pass Military Camp.

Screams erupted instantly. Most of the young people here were the Prodigy juniors of the great Sects.

They often envisioned their futures, imagining themselves standing in high positions at some point.

But in reality, they were losing their lives, about to die right here in Red Moon Mountain.

Opportunities usually came with danger; the young Prodigies who came here naturally knew this.

They just hadn't expected that this danger would claim their lives.

Li Yuan held his sword, guarding against potential crises.

He possessed the Lotus Physique, so the poison of these vines was ineffective against him; he wouldn't lose his strength like the others.

With his sword in hand, he could deal with the Python Vines.

However, Li Yuan had already noticed that the danger here wasn't just the Python Vines.

The roars of Vicious Beasts could already be heard nearby. Even if one dodged the vines, they might not escape the Vicious Beasts.

Scanning his surroundings, Li Yuan leaped up into a large tree.

An action that was normally easy now felt quite strenuous.

This strange suppression really had a massive impact on Martial Artists.

The exposed skin of some of the young Martial Artists entangled by the Python Vines had turned a bluish-purple.

They were motionless, seemingly having lost all signs of life.

The bodies of these young Martial Artists were all of the Shenzhen Realm.

The Python Vines could strangle them, but it seemed they couldn't crush their bodies into an unrecognizable mess.

The subsequent devouring would likely be a gradual process of erosion.

Li Yuan was certain they weren't dead yet; no glow had appeared on their bodies, so the Corpse Looting Technique could not be used yet.

Just as he was thinking this, a purple glow appeared on one of the entangled young Martial Artists.

He had previously looked at Li Yuan with a face full of contempt, thinking Li Yuan was seeking death by taking this path.

As it turned out, he was the one who died first.

Li Yuan looked at his corpse and performed the Corpse Looting Technique from a distance.

The purple glow on his body was then drawn away, entering Li Yuan's body.

[Corpse Looting Technique (Level 6): Picked up Wang Yiyu's martial arts experience, nineteen years of martial Internal Energy, 30% Physique gain, 'Sunset Thousand Strikes', 'Cloud Dragon Battle Soul']

After the Corpse Looting Technique reached Level 6, the Physique gain he could obtain had indeed increased significantly.

This would be a huge help to him in cultivating his Battle Soul.

After the vines caught someone, they temporarily stopped moving.

These Python Vines likely wanted to capture more prey, as all their remaining energy was being used to track more targets.

This trip to Red Moon Mountain would truly allow him to use the Corpse Looting Technique several times.

Li Yuan was not some bloodthirsty demon; he wouldn't frame innocent people just to use the Corpse Looting Technique.

But there was also no need to save them.

He observed his surroundings, merely ensuring his own safety.

The danger to watch out for now wasn't just the Python Vines.

While watching, the young Fairy who had come to warn him earlier was already entangled by the vines.

A vine had coiled around her left foot, dragging her down.

At the same time, barbs began to grow on the vine, trying to use her struggles to pierce into her body.

The clothes Luo Zhi wore were not ordinary; the vine's barbs couldn't pierce through at all.

But at this moment, she also seemed to find it difficult to escape.

Although she wasn't pierced and the toxins couldn't directly seep into her blood,

the dust released by the Python Vines had already entered her body through her nose and mouth.

Luo Zhi felt a very obvious loss of strength; she couldn't even hold the sword in her hand.

Entangled by layer upon layer of vines, she was about to lose her life here.

Li Yuan looked at Luo Zhi and saw a trace of despair in her eyes.

Compared to the others around her, Luo Zhi was much more composed.

After a moment's hesitation, Li Yuan leaped over, his sword blade sweeping through.

The Python Vines were very resilient, but such resilience had no effect against a sharp blade.

Seeing someone come to her rescue, a light flashed in Luo Zhi's eyes.

When she saw that the one who acted was Li Yuan, that light seemed to dim again.

Could a young man from an unknown power save her?

Luo Zhi was grateful to Li Yuan, but it was only gratitude.

The young man before her could not save her.