163: Go to the mysterious world

As they drew closer to the rift, a more intense, heart-palpitating aura rushed toward them, causing even Qi Yue to furrow her brows involuntarily.

Beside her, Mu Wanqing appeared somewhat composed. She widened her clear, almond-shaped eyes and stared curiously at the spatial rift, her lively gaze flitting between the purple glow at the edge and the darkness within.

"Revered Master?"

She gently tugged on Chen Xuan's sleeve and asked softly, "Will we ever return to this world in the future?"

Chen Xuan said calmly, "Naturally, though I cannot say for sure when we will return next time."

Xiao Lingxian stood to the side, glanced at her Senior Sister, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Senior Sister, aren't you afraid?"

Given her Senior Sister's usual personality, she shouldn't be acting like this.

"With Revered Master here, what is there to fear?" Mu Wanqing replied, a faint smile curling at the corner of her mouth as she leaned closer to Chen Xuan.

Xiao Lingxian realized that her words were indeed correct.

With Revered Master's abilities, it seemed there was truly nothing that could stump him.

Qin Tianxing turned around at this moment, paused, and looked at everyone. "The spatial turbulence within the passage is extremely strong, and we might encounter Void Yao Beasts. I will work with my three Junior Brothers to maintain a protective array. Brother Chen, please keep an eye out for any anomalies in the passage. You juniors must stay close behind us; do not act on your own."

Everyone nodded in agreement. Although Mu Wanqing remained curious, she earnestly took Qin Tianxing's warning to heart.

As he finished speaking, Qin Tianxing took a deep breath, and the spiritual energy around him surged once more. He formed hand seals simultaneously with Wang Er and the other two, and a blue protective shield instantly took shape, shielding Mu Wanqing and the others within it.

Then, they suddenly charged toward the spatial rift, vanishing into that desolate void in an instant.

The moment the blue orb of light plunged into the spatial rift, the surrounding scenery became completely distorted. The dark purple spatial turbulence was like a roaring beast, constantly battering the outer layer of the protective array with an ear-piercing 'sizzling' sound.

Chen Xuan made a rough assessment.

If a Golden Core Cultivator were in this spatial rift, provided they had enough Magic Treasures, they could probably survive for about three seconds.

Qin Tianxing frowned slightly at this sight. Why was the turbulence in the spatial rift so intense this time? It was a bit abnormal.

The group traveled for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

Just then, a sharp screech suddenly echoed from deep within the void. Li Pingan and the others felt their spirits shake and immediately covered their ears.

Chen Xuan's eyes sharpened, his gaze piercing into the depths of the darkness like a torch. He said in a low voice, "Something is coming!"

The words had barely left his mouth when three dark shadows suddenly lunged out from the distorted light and shadows. Their bodies were covered in dark black scales, and their forms resembled giant bats, yet they possessed three eyes that glowed with a crimson light.

"It's Void Blood Bats! These three are at least at the seventh level of the Soul Emergence stage!"

Wang Er, who was beside Qin Tianxing, cried out in alarm.

Qin Tianxing shouted, "Maintain the protection! I'll deal with them."

But before he could act, Chen Xuan had already taken the lead.

A pale gold spiritual energy suddenly erupted around Chen Xuan. Without any wasted movement, he simply flicked his fingers, and three streaks of extremely condensed golden spiritual energy shot through the air. They moved with extreme speed, instantly piercing the heads of the three Void Blood Bats.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Three muffled sounds rang out in succession. Before the three Void Blood Bats could even let out a scream, their bodies exploded into clouds of blood mist in the void, completely dissipating.

Wang Er and the other two froze in place, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Even Qin Tianxing was somewhat shocked.

One must know that even for him, it would take some effort to deal with seventh-level Soul Emergence Void Blood Bats. Especially within this spatial rift, these Void Beasts were the most troublesome.

Yet his adoptive father had easily suppressed and killed them with just three flicks of his fingers.

Could it be that when he suppressed the four people from the Haotian Sect, he only used four fingers?

"As expected of Revered Master!" Mu Wanqing slightly tilted her rounded, oval face, her expression full of pride.

"I didn't expect Senior Chen's strength... to have reached such a formidable level..." Wang Er swallowed hard, his gaze toward the man in white filled with a few more degrees of awe.

He recalled when the girl Qi Yue mentioned that the four from the Haotian Sect were suppressed and killed by Senior Chen; at the time, he hadn't believed it at all.

But now, Wang Er sighed inwardly. As expected, the Boss has a good eye, while I'm just blind!

After the attack of the Void Blood Bats, the group continued their journey.

However, the journey was far from peaceful. Not long after, two more Void Beasts, shaped like lizards and covered in rock-gray scales, pounced from the shadows. Their fangs were bared, and they spat corrosive black liquid from their mouths.

"More Void Beasts!" Qin Tianxing growled with a frown.

Chen Xuan lightly raised his wrist, and a silver-white Sword Qi suddenly condensed. Like a meteor piercing the darkness, it instantly slashed toward the monsters. With a soft 'swish,' the Sword Qi precisely severed the neck of one of the monsters.

The other monster tried to flee upon seeing this, but with a slight movement of spiritual energy from Chen Xuan's fingertips, a second Sword Qi followed closely behind, finishing it off just as cleanly.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, was passing through the Void Shattering Abyss always this troublesome before?" Chen Xuan asked curiously.

Qin Tianxing shook his head, his expression somewhat grave. "In previous years, we never encountered such attacks from Void Beasts. I don't know what's going on this time either."

Wang Er hurriedly interjected, "In the past, as long as we didn't actively provoke those Void Beasts, we could pass through easily. The last time our Yin Shen Sect suffered an attack from Void Beasts was over three hundred years ago."

Qin Tianxing scanned the surroundings, estimated the distance, and reminded them, "We've covered more than half the journey. We should arrive at the Profound Realm in another incense stick's time."

Chen Xuan nodded slightly. These Void Beasts were basically at the Soul Emergence stage; dealing with them wasn't much trouble.

It was just that the frequency was a bit too high.

Seeing Li Pingan's constant frown, Mu Wanqing asked curiously, "Junior Brother, what's wrong?"

Li Pingan snapped out of it and shook his head. "I just feel that whether it was the Void Blood Bats earlier or the Void Beasts later... they didn't seem to want to attack us, but were rather afraid of something even more terrifying."

"What kind of thing?" Mu Wanqing pressed.

Li Pingan scratched his head somewhat awkwardly, trying to organize his words.

"I can't quite say exactly what it is, but the feeling is very familiar. It's like the poultry we used to raise at home; when they were ambushed by a weasel, they would be panicked and run around blindly. The state of these monsters is too similar to those poultry back then."

Just as everyone thought they were about to arrive safely at the Profound Realm, a terrifying energy fluctuation suddenly erupted from deep within the passage.

Chen Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly. Under this fluctuation, even he felt his own insignificance. With his current cultivation, he felt like a chess piece that could be crushed at any moment.

"Not good!"

Chen Xuan did not hesitate for a second. Making an immediate judgment, his figure blurred as he appeared in front of everyone.

He immediately used a block card. A peculiar ripple of spiritual energy appeared out of thin air, blocking the way in front of Chen Xuan and forcibly stopping that terrifying energy fluctuation.

"Boom!" With a deafening roar, the energy fluctuation slammed into the ripple, causing the entire void to tremble.