The Wandering Immortal

Chapter 53 There Will Always Be Those Who Don't Believe in Evil
When the Foundation Establishment cultivators emitted colorful light from the island in the middle of the lake, they felt an incredibly powerful pressure, several times more terrifying than the aura of a Golden Core cultivator. They couldn't imagine what was on the island.

As the group hesitated, a group of cultivators rushed towards them from the grassland behind them, all riding on flying magical artifacts and occasionally unleashing lightning spells behind them.

They were cultivators from the Taiyi Sect, only eight of them, and they seemed to have formed some kind of formation.

As they flew closer, Jiang Yuan realized that the eight of them were followed by at least a hundred demonic beasts. Some crawled in the grass, some jumped up to attack, and some could fly, though they could only fly about ten feet high. They were a huge, swarming group.

The Taiyi Sect cultivator at the front naturally saw Jiang Yuan and his group and shouted, "Run!"

Jiang Yuan did not hesitate, but put away the flying vehicle and used his escape technique to flee along the lakeside.

Those guys from Taiyi Sect looked at him like he was an idiot. If he could fly, why didn't he fly onto the lake? The land-based monsters definitely wouldn't be able to catch him then.

Jiang Yuan transmitted his voice, "Swallow the Gathering Yuan Pill and flee at full speed!"

In just a few breaths, the Taiyi Sect cultivators flew to the lake surface, and the demonic beasts indeed abandoned them and turned to chase after Jiang Yuan and his group.

Strangely, even the flying monsters didn't fly onto the lake.

Jiang Yuan glanced back every now and then, and suddenly several thick tentacles emerged from the water, instantly shattering the Taiyi Sect cultivators' formation. Two people were knocked to the surface and dragged underwater by the tentacles.

The remaining six disregarded the lives of their fellow disciples and threw magical artifacts into the water to unleash lightning spells, but the water monster no longer surfaced.

Those few finally understood why Jiang Yuan and his group dared not go into the water, and hurriedly flew back towards Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan cursed inwardly, "A bunch of idiots! Running that way would draw away some of the demonic beasts, reducing the pressure on both sides."

After running for about half an incense stick's time, they saw that Gongye Yu and the Luofu Mountain cultivators were also fleeing towards the lake, followed by a large number of demonic beasts, which was quite dangerous.

Qinghe couldn't bear to watch them die, so she summoned the Azure Fox Bow, raised her hand, and fired three arrows, blocking the demonic beasts behind the Luofu Mountain cultivators. Naturally, the demonic beasts then pounced towards Qinghe.

Jiang Yuan knew that with Chu Yunfei's connection, the people from Luofu Mountain were still trustworthy. Since they were all together and had a stronger force, he shouted, "Brother Gongye, do not go to the water!"

When Gongye Yu saw Qinghe help him, he didn't have time to thank her. Seeing that they had all put away their flying artifacts, he naturally understood that using escape techniques on the beach by the lake would be faster. He immediately followed suit and fled for his life on foot along the lake.

The six disciples of Taiyi Sect quickly caught up with Jiang Yuan's group. Together with the five cultivators from Luofu Mountain, the group of seventeen people gathered together. There was no need for formalities at this moment. Everyone was trying their best to escape, occasionally throwing a few spells or talismans behind them to block the flying monsters.

Qinghe actually saw the demonic beast that looked like a canary, but now she was terrified. The little lark was extremely fast, passing by like an arrow. If she were hit head-on by it, her body would probably be pierced through.

Like Jiang Yuan, Gongye Yu was also carrying an array plate; otherwise, the five of them wouldn't have been able to reach the lake.

After running wildly for the time it takes to burn two incense sticks, colorful light once again shot out from the island in the middle of the lake, and cracks appeared in the runes in the sky.

As the colorful light burst forth, a deep roar echoed from the center of the lake, sending chills down everyone's spine.

Jiang Yuan then noticed that the hundreds of monsters behind him had stopped, staring in terror at the island in the middle of the lake, before suddenly turning around and fleeing into the grassland.

Finally, they could stop and rest for a while. Several of them were so exhausted that they collapsed on the beach.

Qinghe tossed a bottle of Gathering Yuan Pills to Gongye Yu, "Why are there only five people in Senior Brother Gongye's group?"

"Originally, there were six fellow disciples, but one has perished. Of the other four on the opposite bank of the lake, two have also fallen!"

Gongye Yu looked extremely grim. This expedition to Luofu Mountain, led by him, had suffered such heavy losses that he would have no way to explain it back to his sect.

Those from the Taiyi Sect had no shortage of pills; they threw them into their mouths like beans.

Jiang Yuan pondered how to get out. The danger behind him was temporarily gone, and the one in the middle of the lake was definitely not someone these people could fight. So he cupped his hands to Gongye Yu and asked, "Brother Gongye, have you contacted your sect elders?" "Our senior brother is outside the secret realm. He is a Golden Core cultivator and has sect talismans in his hand. He must know that three fellow disciples have perished."

The Taiyi Sect members also stated that they had lost four fellow disciples, suffering heavy losses, and that their elders were also at the entrance to the secret realm, and they would definitely try to find a way to rescue them.

Hopefully so, but Jiang Yuan felt that the guy in the middle of the lake was not someone that a few early-stage Golden Core cultivators could handle. Something that could be suppressed with such a large secret realm could not even be a Nascent Soul level cultivator; it must be at least a Deity Transformation level cultivator or higher.

We can't just wait here idly. "Does anyone know the location of the portal?"

Everyone shook their heads.

"If so many people haven't seen the portal, it's more likely that the portal is on the other side of the lake!"

Jiang Yuan glanced at the others and said, "If we go around to the other side of the lake, our chances of escaping will be better."

No one objected, and everyone walked together to the other side of the lake.

The three groups of people maintained three small formations, not daring to linger for a moment, and were not stingy with spirit stones and pills, as escaping was the priority.

They encountered several more groups of people by the lake, including cultivators from Qingcheng Mountain, as well as a few from Emei and Kongtong. There was no longer any fighting spirit; they were just wary of each other and all went around to the other side.

Jiang Yuan's team naturally became the leader of the group of more than thirty people.

The lake wasn't very big, and the group of Foundation Establishment cultivators quickly made their way to the other side at their escape speed.

Gongye Yu and the others kept a close eye on the sect tokens in their hands. By comparing them with those of other sects, they confirmed that the teleportation gate was in the northwest. It was unlikely that so many of their fellow disciples had disappeared at the same point, so they must have exited the secret realm nearby.

Those who were sent to the southeast were truly unlucky. Now they had to walk through the grasslands and bamboo forests again. Just thinking about the scene of hundreds of monsters attacking them made their legs go weak.

Fortunately, they encountered six Golden Core cultivators in the middle of the grassland. These were the same ones who had opened the door earlier. They knew that their fellow disciples had suffered heavy losses, so they joined forces to come in and provide assistance, while also investigating the situation.

These guys probably sensed that this secret realm was only about 500 miles in circumference, too small in scale, and therefore of low level. So they reached a compromise to let the Foundation Establishment cultivators practice, but they ended up making a huge mess of things.

Gongye Yu met with his senior brother, briefly explained the situation, and didn't forget to mention that his junior sister Cui Qinghe had helped him twice, otherwise the losses of the cultivators on Luofu Mountain would have been even more severe.

The situation was urgent, so the senior brother simply nodded to Cui Qinghe and then told the group to leave the secret realm quickly. They had already driven away some of the demonic beasts along the way, so there shouldn't be too many left.

Six Golden Core cultivators wanted to see what was on the island in the middle of the lake.

Jiang Yuan knew things were going badly. That guy was not someone a Golden Core cultivator could deal with, and he himself was just a nobody who couldn't change the will of the Six Great Dao Sects, so he didn't say anything and quickly fled for his life. The oppressive aura from the island in the middle of the lake felt like a thorn in his back.

They encountered several demonic beasts along the way, but seeing more than thirty cultivators in a group, they dared not provoke them.

Jiang Yuan and his group finally emerged from the secret realm. Without lingering, he telepathically told them to hurry up and leave.

The group only came to their senses after flying over Dongting Lake. The terrain within the secret realm seemed very similar to that outside, with an island in the center of the lake and bamboo forests surrounding it.

Jiang Yuan meant that they should quickly escape the Dongting Lake area, as something big might happen there.

Before he could finish speaking, colorful light burst forth again from Mount Jun behind him, and the great demon's roar could be heard even outside the secret realm.

Jiang Yuan had a gut feeling that those Golden Core cultivators were probably doomed!

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