I can gather experience beads

Cao Rui carefully considered Hongzhou's defense layout.

I think this arrangement is extremely reliable.

After all, it was a tactic that was deployed by gathering the strength of monks from an entire state.

"We're here. This is the location." Young Master Fusheng said.

"Well, everyone, get ready, concentrate your magic power to prevent the death energy from entering your body, and let's go down." A height of several dozen meters is nothing to the cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining.

Young Master Fusheng took the lead and jumped into the natural ravine.

Cao Rui was the last one to jump down.

As soon as you enter the natural ravine, the aura of death immediately hits you in the face.

This was also the first time Cao Rui came into contact with the death energy of the natural chasm.

This is a breath of death that goes straight to one's soul. Being surrounded by the breath of death is like seeing an old man who is about to die, rotting away bit by bit in front of you.

The atmosphere is thick and despairing.

However, for Cao Rui, whose physical realm has reached the peak of the Golden Core realm, this level of death energy cannot have much impact on him.

His consciousness narrowed down to the surface of his skin, and he could clearly feel that these deathly energies were madly crashing into his body at the microscopic level.

But it was completely unable to penetrate Cao Rui's body defense.

Despite this, Cao Rui still felt a sense of pressure.

This kind of deathly energy is not only a physical erosion, but also a spiritual impact.

It tries to destroy people's will and vitality, and plunge them into endless fear and despair.

The will of a cultivator is naturally extremely firm, and Cao Rui is even stronger than ordinary cultivators. Naturally, he was not affected much negatively. On the contrary, a hint of excitement surged in his heart.

The other cultivators in the team did not have Cao Rui's golden elixir body, so they were naturally unable to resist the death energy. They all gathered their magic power to protect their bodies, and only then were they able to resist the invasion of the death energy.

Fortunately, the concentration of dead energy in the 'outer leak detection area' is not high, and it does not take much mana to successfully resist the dead energy.

"Are you new here?" Just as Cao Rui and others came down from the chasm, a cultivator came flying in from the sky. He was the foundation-building cultivator in charge of this area: Sun Yu.

Cao Rui and others saw this person's image when they were at the base of the Tower of Babel.

Therefore, I naturally recognized this person's face.

"Senior, we are the new team." Young Master Fusheng stepped forward and bowed.

Seeing that the other nine people were all following this young man, Sun Yu nodded and said, "It's quite good that the leader was decided very quickly. Don't let your guard down just because you think this is just an outskirts. If the whole team is not united, it's not uncommon for the whole army to be wiped out."

After a pause, Sun Yu looked at Master Fusheng: "What's your name?"

"Young Master Fu Sheng."

"So you are from the young master's family." Sun Yu was slightly stunned, then he spoke, and the look he gave Young Master Fusheng was obviously much softer.

Cao Rui, who was watching from the side, could understand, because Sun Yu's immediate superior, the Jindan cultivator who was in charge of the large area above him, was also a Gongzi! So Sun Yu would naturally treat the people of Gongzi's family differently.

"You, come with me." Sun Yu brought Cao Rui and ten other people to a relatively safe place, but there were still some demonized humans who could be killed to get rewards.

He pointed to the surroundings and said, "You are responsible for this area. You can move freely within a radius of two or three miles."

Then, he reminded in a serious tone, "In addition, there are a few points you need to pay special attention to. First, the death energy can block the observation of spiritual consciousness, so don't rely too much on your spiritual consciousness to judge the situation."

"Second, never easily believe anything the demonized humans say. Since they have chosen to become demons, they are no longer the same race as us."

"Third, if you encounter a demon that you cannot defeat, fire a flare immediately."

When they entered the base of the Tower of Babel, they had received special flares that could emit bright light even in a deathly environment.

It is perfect for notifying regional allied monks.

Finally, Sun Yu emphasized again: "The fourth point is particularly important. Remember not to fly too high, because the death energy surges upward. If you fly too high, it will trigger a group attack from the death energy. Even high-level cultivators will find it difficult to withstand such pressure. For you cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage, the consequences will be disastrous."

Cao Rui and others listened quietly to every word Sun Yu said. After he finished speaking, they nodded to show that they understood and would keep it in mind.

"Then I'll leave first." Sun Yu said goodbye and left. He needed to patrol the area he was responsible for.

The deathly aura blocked his vision, and Sun Yu flew away, disappearing from the sight of Cao Rui and others in a short while.

Shortly after Sun Yu flew away, a demonic figure suddenly emerged from the gray fog.

"Huh? Are the demons coming?" someone in the team shouted.

"Surround him and don't let him escape." said Young Master Fusheng.

Ten people formed a fan shape and surrounded them.

As they got closer, they clearly discovered that the 'fish that slipped through the net' was actually a demonized human.

Cao Rui thought about it for a moment and then understood.

As Qingzhou is gradually completely occupied by the demons and demon crystal strongholds are set up, some mortals and cultivators in Qingzhou will actively or passively turn to the demons and become part of them.

The Blue Hole Demons would naturally not waste these forces, and they were naturally incorporated into the Demon Army when attacking Hongzhou.

Ordinary mortals possess different levels of strength after becoming demons.

Among them, those who have combined with the devil energy more perfectly can ascend to heaven in an instant and possess strength comparable to that of the Qi Refining Stage.

These mortal demons will be absorbed by the Blue Hole Demons.

After an ordinary cultivator successfully transforms into a demon, his strength can be greatly increased.

When they are used properly by the demons, they can become a force that cannot be ignored.

"Don't kill me, don't kill me! I was forced to do it!"

When this demonized human saw that he was surrounded, he immediately knelt on the ground and cried bitterly.

The crying sounded pitiful and seemed extremely aggrieved.

The humans who had been transformed into demons, except for being smaller in size than the real blue hole demons and lacking light blue eyes, had all the other characteristics: their hair completely disappeared, their bodies were grayish white, and they had two pairs of sharp teeth.

Upon seeing this, Young Master Fusheng hesitated slightly, but a casual cultivator who had just joined behind him raised his sword and slashed without hesitation.

The demonized human cried out, and seemingly frightened, he dodged the sword and ran backwards. The casual cultivator followed him in a few steps, but his figure was quickly swallowed up by the death energy and could not be clearly seen.

After a moment, a muffled groan was heard, and a figure flew out backwards.

He fell to the ground without a sound, and it turned out to be the wandering cultivator in the team!

"You are surrounded!"

The demonized human who had been crying before walked out, with a smug look on his face, and he didn't look like he was crying at all. Behind him, dozens of demonized humans gathered towards Cao Rui and his companions.