I asked you to go down the mountain and get married, not to shock the world!

Even more alarming, at the edge of this area, near the cave wall, they saw several cocoons that were clearly newly formed!

It was formed by tightly wrapped black tentacles, and a human-shaped outline could be vaguely seen inside. One could even faintly sense some spiritual energy fluctuations and life force that had not yet been completely devoured!

"There are still survivors?!" Ye Chuhan exclaimed in a low voice, but immediately covered her mouth, her eyes filled with horror.

Jizhou's gaze sharpened further. He noticed that next to these cocoons were scattered fragments of bluish-gray clothing, on which familiar cloud patterns were faintly visible.

That's the symbol of the Qingcheng Imperial Dharma Sect!

"The people of the Qingcheng Imperial Law Sect... they also perished here?"

Ye Chuhan also noticed this and was even more shocked. "It seems they are no match for this thing either. When they ambushed us before, perhaps some of them accidentally entered this place, which led to this tragedy."

"Ha... How ridiculous! These people are really in trouble now, they tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead!"

"Su Hongzhen is really something. He just sent his sect's disciples to deal with us without even considering what kind of danger they would face."

Although Ye Chuhan is usually unreliable, he is still a holy son of the sect.

If it were him and his father, they would never have watched so many disciples of their sect needlessly sacrifice their lives to hunt down someone who was about to threaten their sect!

Ji Zhou couldn't help but sigh, "It seems I should tell Ming Ge to seize Qingcheng Yufa Sect as soon as possible. After all, many disciples of this sect are innocent and should not lose their lives for Su Hongzhen's selfish reasons."

especially……

He couldn't help but think of Luo Yang, who was chasing him.

It's such a pity that he's a genius, yet Su Hongzhen orders him to do such dangerous things.

He slowly shook his head, his gaze passing over the tragic collection and landing on the deepest part of the cave.

There, the writhing black tentacles grew thicker and denser, entwining and protecting something like stars surrounding the moon...

It was a dark red crystal, about the height of a person, with an irregular shape.

The inside of the crystal seems to have viscous blood flowing slowly, and the surface is covered with natural, vein-like patterns.

It pulsated rhythmically, like a heart beating, and with each beat, the black tentacles throughout the cave undulated slightly, and the deep breathing sound originated from this.

An ancient, violent will, filled with a greedy and devouring desire, was faintly emanating from the crystal.

Ji Zhou's voice was deep and certain, "This crystal, and these tentacles that devour spiritual energy, are probably the true core of the strange events and disappearances in the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts..."

He felt that the spiritual energy within his body was being subtly stirred by the pulsation of the crystal, showing signs of wanting to break free of his body.

This made him even more convinced that this unknown being fed on spiritual energy and was the natural enemy of all cultivators!

Moreover, their current location is definitely not in the core area of ​​this thing!

What they are seeing right now is definitely just an inconspicuous little corner of this Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts!

"We must destroy that crystal!" Ye Chuhan realized the crucial point and gritted his teeth, "Otherwise, let alone completing the mission, whether we can even get out of here alive will be a question!"

Just then, as if sensing that two delicious creatures with pure spiritual power had entered its core territory, the dark red crystal suddenly shone brightly, and its pulse intensified abruptly!

"Om-!"

As if receiving a command, the black tentacles throughout the cave instantly went berserk!

Countless tentacles, like black waves, swept towards the entrance of the passage where the two were standing from all directions!

The speed was several times faster than before in the narrow passage!

"Retreat!" Ji Zhou shouted sharply, knowing that hiding was no longer of any use.

The two retreated rapidly, unleashing their spiritual power without reservation!

"Wind Wall!" Ji Zhou pushed with both hands, and a solid cyan wind wall instantly formed at the entrance of the passage, attempting to block the tentacles' first impact.

"Roar!"

"Wow!"

Ye Chuhan went even further, waving his hands repeatedly, and two giant beasts, a tiger and an eagle, composed entirely of violent wind spirit power, roared out and crashed into the black wave!

The wind tiger swung its claws and tore, while the wind eagle pecked with its sharp beak, instantly ripping apart large pieces of the tentacles that were charging at the front.

But more tentacles surged forward one after another, constantly eroding the wind beast's spiritual power, a scene as if a mud ox had entered the sea!

"There are too many of these things! And the core stone is providing them with power!" Ye Chuhan's face turned pale; maintaining two powerful wind beasts was extremely taxing.

"We can't fight head-on! We need to find a way to get closer to that crystal!" Ji Zhou maintained the wind barrier, his eyes fixed on the dark red crystal deep inside the cave.

Unless that core is destroyed, these tentacles are virtually endless!

However, the road to the crystal has been completely submerged by the surging black tide.

The wind wall trembled violently under the impact of countless tentacles, emitting a hum that seemed unable to bear the strain, and cracks began to spread.

Although the wind tiger and wind eagle that Ye Chuhan conjured were fierce and tore apart a large number of tentacles, their own spiritual power was being consumed rapidly, and their size was shrinking and dimming at a visible speed.

"This won't do! We'll run out of spiritual energy and still not get to that rock!" Ye Chuhan said urgently, beads of sweat already forming on his forehead.

Jizhou's eyes were sharp as knives, and his brain was working at lightning speed.

Forcing our way through is a dead end; we must find another way!

His gaze swept across the entire cave again, then suddenly fixed on the cocoons that were wrapped up, especially the few cocoons that belonged to the disciples of the Qingcheng Yufa Sect and still had a sliver of life left!

An extremely risky plan, but perhaps the only chance, instantly took shape in his mind.

"Ye Chuhan!" Ji Zhou spoke rapidly, "Listen to my command! Abandon the Wind Eagle, maintain the Wind Tiger with all your might, and tear open a temporary passage towards the largest cocoon to the left front!"

"What? Go rescue the people from the Qingcheng Imperial Law Sect?" Ye Chuhan was taken aback, somewhat puzzled, but he had absolute trust in Jizhou and didn't hesitate at all, "Okay!"

He changed his hand seals, and the wind eagle in the air let out a long cry, deliberately crashing into the group of tentacles on the right, causing a violent explosion that temporarily hindered the attack from the right.

At the same time, he poured most of his remaining spiritual power into the Wind Tiger!

"Roar!"

The Wind Tiger's body solidified a bit more, and it roared as it pounced to the left front, its tiger claws unleashing sharp wind blades that tore a brief opening in the surging black waves!

"go!"

Ji Zhou shouted, maintaining the precarious wind barrier, and together with Ye Chuhan, followed closely behind the Wind Tiger, rushing towards the target cocoon!

The tentacles seemed to sense their intentions and surged forward even more frantically, trying to close the gap.

The wind tiger fought fiercely, its body constantly being entangled and worn down by the tentacles, but it successfully bought precious time for the two of them!