Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 207: A sudden downturn (Thanks to BABALA for the tip!)

The mask was a bit big, so Wei Xi pressed the edge of the metal and looked out through the two holes.

After putting on the masks, the townspeople returned to normal. However, Wei Xi wanted to take the mask off his face. This feeling of being led by the nose was too dangerous.

But there was no better way at the moment, so Wei Xi gestured for the two to follow him.

Fortunately, the three of them cooperated well, which was a blessing in disguise in this trial.

Wearing masks, the three men headed straight for the place where the flames shot up into the sky last night.

This unknown town is like two different worlds during the day and at night. There was quite a commotion last night, but this morning all the townspeople acted as if nothing had happened.

The town's lack of facilities had its advantages at this time: after walking for about a quarter of an hour, the three of them reached their destination.

What meets the eye is a scorched earth, with smoke still rising from some places. There are no intact buildings on the ground, and only broken walls and ruins are everywhere.

"It's a cultivator," Qin Feng's voice was muffled by the mask, "I can still sense the remaining spiritual energy."

Although Qin Feng's Qi Palace was sealed, his perception of spiritual energy was still sharp. Especially since the spiritual energy in the trial field was very thin for some reason, the spiritual energy converted from spiritual energy was even easier to perceive.

"There was quite a commotion last night." Wang Xin's mask fit perfectly, so he had a free hand to flip through it. "If the Foundation Establishment cultivator forcibly activated his spiritual power, I'm afraid... he would be crippled if not dead..."

"Is there any way to track down the monk who was here last night?"

Through the mask, Wang Xin couldn't see Wei Xi's cold eyes, and thought she wanted to save people, so she said, "We should be able to catch up with them by using the spiritual power on the field. The spell is ready, but you haven't learned it yet, so it might be a little difficult."

Wei Xi wanted to find the monks who fought here last night to ask for information, to see where the differences were between the two teams' responses, or to exchange existing intelligence.

Unfortunately, her affinity for spiritual energy has never been high, and Wei Xi is unable to cope with the task of tracking spiritual power.

But the situation was pressing: to find the monk whose life or death was unknown, he had to follow limited clues. Wei Xi had no choice but to bite the bullet and take on this arduous task.

With Wang Xin's help, Wei Xi failed without a doubt.

"...Junior sister, don't underestimate yourself," Wang Xin consoled her. "This [Shadow Chaser] is supposed to be a foundation-building technique, so it's normal that it can't be used with Qi Refining. Let's find another method!"

Wei Xi had a blank expression on his face, and his mood was obviously extremely bad.

Compared to Wei Xi's cautiousness, Qin Feng played steadily. "I wonder if this guy can hold out long enough for us to find him..."

"I think it's pretty bad," a crisp voice came from behind him, "My fellow Taoists, that person was in great danger last night. Even if we find them, it will be of no use!"

Qin Feng pulled Gao Han out and looked at the newcomer warily.

The young man who called himself "poor Taoist" had short hair and wore a green Taoist robe. Although the robe was clean, it had an inexplicable feeling of being out of place. The young man had a pair of bright eyes and a full forehead, and he looked like a blessed person.

"Relax, relax! Let me introduce myself. My common name is Yu Jin. I don't have a Buddhist name yet. I learned from the Tiandi Sect." Yu Jin smiled. "Fellow Daoist Wei and I are the only two Qi Refiners in this trial. What a fate!"

Wei Xi looked around and pointed to the tallest tree nearby. "Did you hide here last night?"

"The secrets of heaven cannot be revealed," Yu Jin's body was very honest, nodding frantically, "I only know a little bit!" Wei Xi didn't have time to talk about the way of heaven with this man. He forced a smile under the mask, "Stop talking nonsense! Hurry and tell me how you survived and what you saw! Otherwise, you will be torn into pieces tonight! I will see if I can collect your body!"

Wei Xi's sudden outburst startled the remaining three, especially Yu Jin, the recipient of his wrath. The Tiandi Sect itself was not good at fighting, and since they were both practicing Qi Refining, Yu Jin could not defeat Wei Xi.

Besides, Wei Xi didn't enter the trial field alone.

"After I came in, I used my master's magic weapon to calculate that this key was the key, which allowed me to spend the night smoothly..."

"...I...wasn't there last night..." Yu Jin's voice grew quieter as he spoke. Receiving Wei Qin's warning, he could only bite the bullet and continue, "But I saw a divination, and this trial is extremely dangerous. I'm afraid someone might lose their head."

"I tossed and turned in bed in the second half of the night and couldn't sleep, so I had to consult a fortune teller again. Finally, I found a glimmer of hope in this dead end."

Yu Jin was a little excited again, staring at Wei Xi as if he was staring at his own hope of survival, "That's why I came to you, hoping to save my life!"

"Are those cultivators still alive?" Qin Feng was still thinking about rescuing his fellow Taoists, so he asked his question very directly.

Yu Jin shook his head. "I can only see the general idea. Fate is a complex and sophisticated mechanism. I can only say that the monks here last night are not dead, but they are not alive either..."

Wei Xi's scrutinizing gaze made Yu Jin feel very uncomfortable, but he had been frightened by this little girl and had revealed all his cards. He really didn't dare to pretend to be an expert anymore.

Wei Xi no longer paid attention to the cultivator from the Tiandi Sect and focused on searching for clues in the ruins.

God helps those who work hard. Finally, Wei Xi found a palm-sized fragment of a scarlet Taoist robe in a place that should be a residential area...

It seems that among those who fought with the wandering corpse here last night, there was at least one cultivator from the Wanfa Sect.

There was no further gain in the ruins, so the three of them planned to focus their energy on finding the rules of the trial.

Yu Jin naturally followed him shamelessly, completely ignoring Wei Xi's dark face.

"Put on your mask!" Qin Feng, who saw the townspeople from afar, quickly reminded Yu Jin, who hurriedly put on his metal mask.

The leader, Wei Xi, tried to quietly avoid the situation, but was unexpectedly stopped by the townspeople. They started talking about the auspicious beast blessing, and everyone in the town had to participate! Don't delay!
After saying this, several townspeople grabbed the four people and started walking out of the town without saying anything.

There were townspeople all along the way, and the four people did not dare to act rashly until they saw the altar rising from the ground.

Wei Xi saw clearly that five people in Taoist robes were tied to the five pillars in the middle of the altar, which were as thick as a bag.

Among them was an unconscious female cultivator, her face covered in blood, and her scarlet Taoist robe had some burn marks on it.

"This...this group of people actually..." Qin Feng was so angry that the whites of her eyes turned red. Fortunately, she still had a bit of rationality and did not yell.

Wang Xin and Yu Jin also looked solemn, wishing they could split the trial ground in half.

Wei Xi knew that the blessing from the auspicious beast was strange: there was no news from the town during the day yesterday, so why did they close the net today?

I'm afraid this is a mission triggered by an outsider, or rather, a trap set for the monks.

The question is, Wei Xi cast his eyes on the bustling "crowd", how many hidden monks are there among these people?
(End of this chapter)