Sorry, master, my junior sister has surrendered to the enemy!

Chu Yu asked the Seventh Prince about his experiences in his cursed land, hoping to obtain more clues.

He said a lot, and one thing caught Chu Yu's attention.

The villagers of Nie Di were not without a leader; among them was a leader similar to the village chief of Xian Shan Village.

"That person is truly terrifying."

According to the seventh prince, he was horrifying in appearance, terminally ill, and beyond cure.

"His mental illness is more terrible than his physical illness; there is no cure for mental illness."

Chu Yu then recounted the events that had occurred on the Immortal Mountain.

The Seventh Prince was shocked upon hearing this: "Eating the young to nourish the young, what is that?"

Shocked, the Seventh Prince turned around and realized that Chu Yu was looking him over.

"We left too early and didn't experience what happened on the Immortal Mountain." The Seventh Prince thought that the Immortal Mountain was a paradise on earth used to compare with the Land of Calamity, but he didn't expect that both places were hell on earth.

"How could this happen..." the Seventh Prince murmured.

"Seventh Prince, have you encountered anyone else here?" Chu Yu withdrew his scrutinizing gaze and asked his second question.

The seventh prince shook his head. Yinming had been protecting him as he fled all the way, and he hadn't encountered any of his other brothers or sisters.

Chu Yu asked this question because she felt that the Buddha Bell's suppression was so irregular that there must be a cause.

For example... she only activated her Purple Mansion and took out the Sky-Piercing Sword, and was immediately met with that powerful suppression.

Therefore, she suspected that there were other cultivators here.

Since there are four Buddhist bells suppressing it, plus her and Yinming, there are at least four.

So far, four bell tolls have been heard, each more terrifying than the last.

If they could reunite, it would be safer for the four cultivators to work together to protect the other four golden nuggets.

As the three walked, they came to a mine.

The outside of the mine was covered with blood-stained strips of cloth and runes drawn with blood.

There were some fresh bloodstains on it. After confirming them, the three of them walked into the cave.

Chu Yu walked straight in, followed by two men.

Yinming's half was quiet and cautious, and he didn't say much along the way. The complete Ming was more talkative and lively.

The personality of the other half, Wo Ming, is probably complementary to that of Yin Ming.

The Seventh Prince seemed to trust Chu Yu a lot at this time, following him closely.

Chu Yu was leading the charge when he suddenly felt someone tugging at his sleeve.

"Miss Chu, we're still allies, right? Can you protect me during this time?"

Chu Yu turned around helplessly.

Her eyes were slightly red at the corners, she had just suffered severe internal injuries, her face was frighteningly pale, and her clothes were stained with blood that had been soaked in water.

If you ignore her exquisitely beautiful features that are hard to look away from, and the calm in her eyes that comes from having experienced everything in the immortal mountains and hellish lands, forcing herself to stay on the verge of exploding, Chu Yu seems more like a wounded person who needs protection.

The seventh prince was momentarily stunned.

"You are hurt?"

"Let me treat you."

Chu Yu didn't respond to him, but instead glanced at Yin Ming, her gaze intriguing:

It seemed to be asking him if he minded his master seeking protection from others.

Yinming raised an eyebrow. He only did what the Seventh Prince wanted to do, and he didn't care what the Seventh Prince wanted to do.

"Don't abandon us, our ally!" The Seventh Prince even pulled Yinming along, becoming even more insistent.

The Seventh Prince was a handsome and self-aware man who knew how to show weakness appropriately. From childhood to adulthood, regardless of age or gender, he claimed that no one had ever rejected him.

"Follow me, let's find A-Ling first." Chu Yu turned and left.

"I mean, after we find Xiao Jiu, we shouldn't separate."

The Seventh Prince's voice was low and deep, revealing his strong will.

This was Chu Yu's original plan, she didn't deny it, but it was going too far for the other party to use seductive arts under these circumstances.

“The situation is special. It would be foolish to separate from the other cultivators now. I will not abandon you, but if you continue to speak in such a nauseating tone, I will throw you both into the mine.”

After a moment of shock, the seventh prince came to his senses.

The complex emotions on his face were truly remarkable.

Chu Yu turned around and walked forward: "Tell Yinming to keep up too."

"Oh."

The road narrowed, and they found a winding path. A sound of stones falling came from the side, and Chu Yu's vision went black. When he opened his eyes again, he was in a hallucination.

A strange fragrance wafted to my nose, but it wasn't pleasant; it smelled like the stench of burning rotten animal fat mixed in with incense in a burner.

A disturbing noise came from behind. Chu Yu pressed down on the shoulder of the person behind him and shouted, "Close your eyes."

Without saying a word, the seventh prince closed his eyes.

Yinming, who was covering the rear, was clearly unaware of what was happening.

"What's wrong..." he said, his voice pausing for a moment, his breath catching in his throat.

He didn't know what he saw, but his survival instinct kicked in faster than his brain reacted, and Yinming immediately closed his eyes.

Yinming subconsciously closed his eyes, then regretted it. How could he leave with all his eyes closed?

Under the suppression of the Buddha bell, the five senses of a cultivator's body become almost the same as those of an ordinary person; if they close their eyes, they truly have nothing left.

But the next second, he noticed that the person next to him had moved.

"We'll have to run soon, so hold on tight." Chu Yu immediately led the two of them into a sprint.

Each of them grabbed one of Chu Yu's sleeves, their eyes tightly closed, feeling as if they were flying.

The fact that Chu Yu could run so fast means she didn't close her eyes at all.

She continued to direct the people behind her to follow her across the rugged terrain of the cave.

"No matter what you hear, don't open your eyes and follow me," Chu Yu instructed, and the two responded.

Without any mystical energy, one can only rely on oneself to escape the illusion.

Chu Yu, having been through similar experiences, tried her best to ignore the faceless monster dressed similarly to Hua Ling, and desperately led the two of them to evade his pursuit.

This was the second time she had experienced this hallucination, and whatever the force causing it was, she did her best to stabilize her mind.

This power was not caused by the environment of Tianchen, and she did not know who was behind it. She had no time to think about it now.

Although the monster had no physical form, it exerted an extremely oppressive mental impact on Chu Yu. Just getting a little closer caused Chu Yu's heart rate to increase, his vision to become bloodshot and blurry, his brain to the point of being unable to think, and his fear to grow incessantly.

too frightening.

This monster attacks the divine sense.

After running for a long time in the cramped environment, Chu Yu suddenly came to an open space. The place was full of faceless people, but they were wearing armor and fighting each other. In the distance, there was a city gate with a few illegible words written on the plaque.

The scene was very familiar, and Chu Yu felt a headache coming on as fragmented memories flooded his mind...

Chu Yu suddenly remembered that when she confronted Zheng Yiren on the Second Elder's Mingxin Peak, she had seen this place in the illusion of the Mirror of Inquiry!

The ground was littered with corpses, piled up like small mountains. The stench of death filled her nostrils, causing her to feel suffocated for no reason. A deeper despair welled up in her heart. Every scene tugged at Chu Yu's nerves, but she had never experienced such a brutal battlefield before!

Blood tears streamed down Chu Yu's face without her realizing it. Despair overshadowed fear, and immediately took over all of Chu Yu's emotions.

"Hush..." A voice came from the restraint on the back of her neck, calming her down. Chu Yu's eyes cleared again, and without hesitation, she simply closed her eyes and ran wildly in the direction of the voice.

In the end, Chu Yu led the two out of the illusion.

After they came out, none of the three were in good condition.

The Seventh Prince and Yinming each saw something that terrified them. Even just hearing the sound left them feeling uneasy, and neither of them wanted to speak.

Looking back, the illusion has vanished, leaving only the path we came from.

"Did you see that? What is that thing...?" someone said, but the three of them shook their heads and couldn't say.

Chu Yu remained silent about the monster that resembled Hua Ling, but according to the descriptions of the Seventh Prince and Yin Ming, the illusions they saw were different.

“Miss Chu,” the Seventh Prince said after a long pause, “thank you.”

"You're welcome."

Yin Ming's face was deathly pale. Just recalling the feeling of his mind collapsing when that monster approached him made his heart pound. But seeing that Chu Yu wasn't in much better condition either, yet he still brought them out, he couldn't help but ask, "Are you a demon? How could you escape in that situation?"

"What are your origins?"

"Don't ask yet." The Seventh Prince interrupted Yin Ming, then turned to Chu Yu with concern, "Miss Chu, are you really sure you're alright?"

Chu Yu only then felt the warmth on her cheeks, and upon wiping them, she discovered they were tears of blood.

She wiped the blood away and replied, "If anything were to happen to me, we would already be dead."

The seventh prince raised his hand to show the scabbed-over wound that was almost healed.

"My blood is the real life-saving medicine now, one drop is enough, you really don't need it..."

Chu Yu gave him another deep look.

"Seventh Prince, is the Rejuvenating Holy Body really that miraculous?"

"of course."

"Let's verify that later," Chu Yu said with a slight smile.

The Seventh Prince simply nodded, respecting Chu Yu's decision.

This place is spacious, which is rare in underground mines.

The water underfoot was ankle-deep; this area connected to an underground river.

Looking into the distance, several thick wooden poles stood by the water, each with a dead body tied to it, and human blood seeped down the poles into the cracks in the rocks.

Some had already turned into skeletons, while others were still quite fresh, but they had all been skinned and bled.

These people had endured brutal torture and murder before their deaths.

Red strips of cloth were tied to the sticks binding them, with the words "God-given people" written on them.

A gift from God?

The seventh prince examined the freshest corpse.

“This person is not a villager from the evil land. He is very healthy and does not have that strange disease.”

Chu Yu's eyes sharpened.

"Xiao Jiu will be fine," the Seventh Prince reassured him.

Following the underground river, torches appeared along the way.

More and more people who have been tortured and murdered are being tied up in various positions in different places.

"Cough..." That hollow breathing sound came from afar again. There were villagers from the evil land nearby. A flash of firelight passed by.

The flames crackled and popped, casting the shadow of a sharp blade. The man held the blade and carried a richly dressed woman on his shoulder.

Chu Yu drew his sword and charged forward, instantly decapitating the villager from the evil land.

Looking at the unconscious person on the ground, Chu Yu's pupils contracted, surprised and somewhat anxious at the same time.

This person is the Fourth Princess, Yue An.

It's not Yue Ling.