Taking the opportunity of traveling through books

Dark clouds cover the sky and disaster begins

The mysterious old man's expression suddenly changed. His rosy complexion instantly turned pale, and a trace of blood oozed from the corner of his mouth. He groaned, staggered back a few steps, and the seal in his hand dissipated.

"Master!" I exclaimed and hurried forward to support him.

"I'm fine," the mysterious old man waved his hand, took a deep breath, suppressed the fishy sweetness in his throat, and stared at the dark cloud with a serious look, "This power..."

"Senior, are you okay?" Elder Wei also asked with concern, his face full of worry.

The mysterious old man shook his head and did not answer directly. Instead, he looked up at the sky and said in a heavy tone: "This dark cloud is not a natural phenomenon, but someone deliberately created it!"

"What?!" We were all shocked and looked at him in disbelief.

Someone is manipulating this? How is this possible?!

"This force is extremely powerful and filled with an evil aura," the mysterious old man explained, his brow furrowed as if lost in thought. "I just tried to uncover the truth behind the dark clouds, but was repelled by a powerful force. It seems we're in serious trouble this time..."

My heart trembled, and a feeling of uneasiness came over me.

At that moment, I suddenly felt the mysterious power within me begin to stir, as if stimulated by something. My body heated up, and then a piercing pain shot through my limbs, as if countless needles were piercing my bones, causing me to groan.

I gritted my teeth, endured the severe pain, and tried to suppress the violent power in my body.

"Yao'er, what's wrong with you?" Hao Yang noticed that something was wrong with me, and hurried forward to support me, asking anxiously.

"I'm fine..." I endured the pain and forced a smile to reassure him.

However, before I could finish my words, I suddenly felt a black screen in front of my eyes, lost my balance, and fell to the ground...

"Yao'er!" Hao Yang exclaimed, and quickly hugged me.

"This power...is getting stronger..." I said weakly, my vision blurring and my consciousness gradually becoming hazy...

Hao Yang sensed my abnormality, and a flash of panic flashed in his eyes. He suddenly looked up at Master Hao and said in a trembling voice: "Master, I..."

"Yao'er!" Hao Yang's cry echoed in my ears, but I felt like I was trapped in a sealed container. The sounds around me became increasingly distant, and the darkness grew darker. I tried hard to open my eyes, but found that my eyelids felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.

"Master, I..." Hao Yang's voice sounded anxious, but his next sentence seemed to be stuck by something, leaving only a few intermittent words.

"What's wrong?" Master Hao's voice was solemn, "Is it..."

"I...can't move..." Hao Yang's voice was filled with disbelief, "My strength...is also disappearing..."

My heart was shaken, and I tried hard to open my eyes, wanting to see what was happening. Finally, I struggled to open them a crack, and vaguely saw Hao Yang looking at his hands in horror. His body seemed to be imprisoned by an invisible force, and his movements became abnormally slow.

Master Hao also noticed Hao Yang's abnormality. His face changed, he reached out to touch Hao Yang's pulse, and his brows immediately furrowed.

"This power..." Master Hao muttered to himself, his tone filled with solemnity, "It can actually devour the spiritual power of cultivators..."

"What?!" Elder Wei exclaimed, "Is there no other solution?"

"Let me try first!" Elder Wei said, quickly forming seals with his hands. A powerful spiritual power surged from his body, forming a barrier, trying to envelop me. However, the black cloud seemed to possess an infinite suction force, and as soon as Elder Wei's spiritual power came into contact with the cloud, it was partially swallowed up.

Elder Wei groaned and his face turned pale, but he still gritted his teeth and persisted, trying to use his spiritual power to resist the erosion of the dark clouds for me.

"It's useless!" The mysterious old man suddenly spoke, his voice weak but firm, "This force is too strong, we can't fight it head-on!"

"What should we do?" Master Hao asked anxiously, "Are we going to watch Yao'er being..."

Before he finished speaking, I suddenly felt that the force binding me seemed to have weakened a little. I tried to open my eyes and saw Wei Qing struggling with a ferocious look on her face. The ropes on her body made a "squeaking" sound, as if they would break at any time.

"Not good!" The mysterious old man seemed to have noticed something, and his face changed drastically, "Quickly stop her..."

Before he finished speaking, Wei Qing suddenly let out a sharp scream. A strong spiritual energy wave erupted around her body, shattering the ropes that bound her...

I was shocked. What was Wei Qing going to do? Ignoring the abnormality in my body, I struggled to get up, but was firmly pinned to the spot by an invisible force.

"Stop her quickly! She's going to release the forbidden technique!" the mysterious old man roared at the top of his lungs, his tone filled with fear and anxiety.

Forbidden technique? My heart sank. Could it be that Wei Qing was willing to resort to a forbidden technique just to break free? But didn't she know that once a forbidden technique was used, it would bring unpredictable consequences, even endangering her life?

"Hahaha..." Wei Qing laughed like a madman, her hair disheveled. "I'm already the family's outcast, so what's there to be afraid of? Today, I want all of you to be buried with me!"

"Madman! You are absolutely crazy!" Elder Wei roared and tried to rush forward to stop Wei Qing, but was blocked outside by the black cloud and could not get close.

Hao Yang also anxiously wanted to break free from the restraints, but the spiritual power in his body seemed to be being devoured by the dark cloud, and he could not move at all.

"Hahaha...all of you die!" Wei Qing frantically urged the spiritual power in her body, and black cracks began to appear around her body, as if the space was about to be torn apart.

At this moment, I felt the force binding me suddenly loosen. I seized the opportunity, opened my eyes suddenly, and saw Hao Shuang and Wei Xue hiding behind the crowd. There was excitement in their eyes, and there was even a sinister smile on the corners of their mouths.

They actually recovered! I suddenly felt an ominous premonition in my heart. Could it be that all this was planned by them?

"You..." I glared at them with gritted teeth, but was powerless to stop this from happening.

"Hahahaha... Wei Yao, your death has come!" Hao Shuang laughed wildly, his eyes full of resentment and hatred.

"You bunch of despicable villains!" Hao Yang roared, but he was trapped by the invisible restraints and could not move at all.

"Hahaha..." Wei Xue laughed triumphantly, her eyes filled with the pleasure of revenge, "Just wait to bear our wrath!"

At that moment, the originally pitch-black clouds suddenly rolled up, and a strange light shone through the clouds, illuminating the entire sky. Then, a black lightning bolt struck out from the dark clouds, straight towards me...

"Yao'er!"

"careful!"

"Do not--"

Various sounds mixed together, but I was too late to react. I could only watch the black lightning getting closer and closer to me...

At this critical moment, a figure suddenly appeared before me, blocking the deadly lightning with his body... The black lightning, wrapped in devastating power, struck me with a piercing roar. In that instant, I could even feel the breath of death blowing towards me, cold and despairing.

"Yao'er!" Hao Yang's heart-wrenching cry exploded in my ears, but I couldn't even turn my head to look at him.

At this moment of life and death, a figure flashed in front of me like a ghost, and used his flesh and blood to build a line of defense for my life.

"Master!" Hao Yang's grief-stricken voice pierced my eardrums. My heart suddenly sank and my mind went blank.

I didn't even have time to see who had sacrificed their lives to save me. I felt a massive force slam me backward. My internal organs felt like they were dislocated, and intense pain washed over me. My vision went black, and I passed out.

I don't know how long it took before I regained consciousness in a daze.

"Cough cough..." I couldn't help but cough violently. It felt like there was a fire burning in my throat, and every breath was burning painful.

"Yao'er, you're awake!" The familiar voice was filled with surprise and worry. I tried hard to open my heavy eyelids and saw Hao Yang looking at me anxiously. His eyes were bloodshot and his face was covered with dust and tears.

"Hao Yang..." I called his name weakly and wanted to raise my hand to touch him, but found that I didn't even have the strength to move a finger.

"Don't move, you are seriously injured." Hao Yang held my hand. His hand was cold and trembling. I could feel his intense fear and anxiety.

"I... I'm fine..." I tried hard to force a smile, but found it so difficult to even speak.

"Wei Yao, how are you?" Elder Wei's voice came from not far away. I turned around and saw Elder Wei and the mysterious old man walking towards me anxiously. Their faces were very ugly, and their eyes were full of worry and solemnity.

"I..." I opened my mouth, but no sound came out.

"Stop talking, you need to rest now." The mysterious old man interrupted me. He put his hand on my wrist, and a warm spiritual power slowly flowed into my body. I felt a little more comfortable, but a strange black mist began to spread around my body. They were like maggots on the tarsal bones, constantly eroding my vitality.

"What is this?" I looked at the black mist in horror. It seemed like it had life, greedily devouring my vitality.

"This is..." The mysterious old man's face changed drastically. He stood up suddenly and stared at the black mist with shock and fear in his eyes.

"What on earth is this?" I grabbed his sleeve and asked in a trembling voice.

"This is..." The mysterious old man took a deep breath and slowly uttered a word: "Demonic energy..."