Taking away my family's luck? I won't stand it!

Guoan hugged Xiaoqing and Xiaobai tightly, trying to find some sense of security from them.

Logically, even abandoned villages should have the sounds of insects chirping, and weeds should grow rampant. But here, not a single weed grows; the towering trees have lost all their leaves, and the stumps are rotten…

This is not a phenomenon that can be formed in a short period of time, but rather over a long period of time.

Yao Yao closed her eyes, searching for spiritual energy fluctuations in the village.

“They’re not here.”

After listening, Yueyuan looked at the map carefully again and finally said with certainty, "The location Qingfeng gave us is right here, there's no mistake."

Xiaoqing and Xiaobai hugged each other tightly, their eyes wide and trembling. "Could we have encountered a ghost wall? Otherwise, why are there no other creatures like us? There aren't even any insects."

“Yes, yes, how could there not even be a trace of spiritual energy fluctuation? Every living being in the world will have spiritual energy fluctuations.” Xiaobai nodded.

Yao Yao looked around and finally found some clues. She said in her childish voice, "There is a formation here that can isolate the divine sense of cultivators, which is why we can't find Brother Qingfeng and the others."

Upon hearing this, Yueyuan revealed a look of sudden realization. "So that's how it is. The location Qingfeng gave us was correct. The only suspicious thing is this formation. No wonder we couldn't find Qingfeng and the others using our spiritual power."

There's an array here that isolates divine sense; Qingfeng and the others probably didn't notice anything amiss when they first entered.

"Not necessarily. It's possible they've discovered it, but it'll be too late," Yao Yao replied.

Guoan asked, "So what do we do now?"

We can't just wander around here aimlessly, can we?

"Of course we should destroy this formation." Yao Yao looked around the entire village. "This village is very large, so finding the core of the formation won't be easy."

"Then let's search for Qingfeng and the others while also looking for the array's core."

This is the only solution given the current situation.

The group nodded and headed towards the deepest part of the village.

The entire journey was dark and quiet, which instilled a sense of dread.

The house rotted and collapsed, and the fallen leaves on the ground decayed.......................

They walked all the way to the end of the village but still couldn't find the array eye that Qingfeng and his group used to isolate their divine senses.

The unnamed village was very large. After walking from one end of the village to the other, everyone was a little tired and stopped to rest.

Guoan said breathlessly, "I'm so tired, where exactly is the eye of this ghostly formation?!"

After saying that, Guoan kicked a tree next to him. The kick was so big that the tree shook violently, and even the ground under his feet felt like it was moving.

"What's going on? Why is the ground shaking?"

Xiaoqing and Xiaobai squatted on the ground, covering their heads.

Guoan was also confused. When did he become so powerful? He kicked a tree and the ground throughout the village shook.

Yao Yao and Yue Yuan remained unmoved, their eyes fixed on the tree that Guoan had kicked.

Look at each other.

The key point of the formation is probably here.

Yao Yao conjured a cluster of strange flames in her palm and tossed it toward the tree.

...................

On the other side, Qingfeng Qingyang and the other sect disciples watched the orcs approaching them step by step with vigilance.

When they first discovered traces of orcs in the northernmost part of Haoyue Kingdom, they tracked them all the way here. Everything was normal when they first entered the village, but the scene before them changed when all of them entered the village.

The village, which had just been inhabited, suddenly became desolate, barren, and with collapsed houses, completely unlike the vibrant scene it had been when we first entered.

What surprised them most was that this place seemed to have been tailor-made for them; once they went in, they could never leave.

Even before Qingfeng stepped into the village, he sent a spiritual message to Yueyuan and Yaoyao, informing them of his recent discoveries.

"Weren't these orcs wiped out by us? How come they've reappeared here?" The Kunling Sect disciple looked at the orcs in front of him with a look of horror.

He remembered the cat-faced, human-bodied orc very clearly; it still bore the sword wound he had just inflicted on it.

The Kunling Sect excels at weapon crafting, and each weapon has a unique mark.

He can't be mistaken.

"I also saw the orc I just killed. What's going on, or are we hallucinating?"

The disciples of Kongsang Sect also looked at the orcs in front of them with expressions of horror.

"When exactly did the Su Organization create these orcs with the ability to regenerate infinitely?" Qingyang frowned. "Could it be that the orcs we killed before were just a smokescreen to deceive us? Are these orcs the Su Organization's leader's ultimate goal?"

"But wasn't the leader of the Su Organization killed by Yao Yao? Who else would have that ability?"

Qingfeng was shocked. Fortunately, he had sent a spiritual message to Yaoyao and Yueyuan before entering the village, so that even if they died here, someone would know about what happened here.

“Erbai, Sangliang, Wuhua, Qiran, and Jiuming have not appeared from beginning to end. They have probably been secretly refining infinitely regenerating beastmen in the village. It is also possible that this was arranged by the leader of the Su Organization.”

Qingyang analyzed.

"But the leader of the Su Organization is already dead, so what's the point of doing this?"

Qingfeng was puzzled.

"Perhaps the main purpose of the Su Organization is the resurrection of the demon race. Making unnecessary preparations is the Su Organization's style of doing things."

Qingyang said.

"Haha, your analysis is correct. This is exactly another preparation made by our Pavilion Master."

A sharp, sinister laugh rang out, and the beastmen parted to make way for a man dressed in red with a bewitching appearance. His long, slender legs were flawlessly white, and he stood naked on the decaying leaves.

Her ten fingers were stained with red ink, and her lips were fiery red.

"Nine lives." Qingyang looked at the man in his distinctive attire and blurted out the word instinctively.

"Handsome man, do you recognize me?"

Qingfeng shook off the goosebumps on his body. "Your appearance has already spread throughout all our major religions. Who doesn't recognize you?"

"It is my honor that my portrait is circulated and collected by your various sects." Jiuming covered her mouth and laughed, looking shy.

This sight made Qingfeng, Qingyang, and the other sect disciples shudder and take a few steps back, looking terrified.

"Can't you speak properly? Who are you trying to disgust by dressing like that, a grown man?!"

Qingfeng, unable to contain himself any longer, cursed.

Nine Lives' face darkened. "Still being stubborn even when death is imminent? Tonight, you'll become one of the orcs!"

Then, pointing at the orcs with her orchid finger, she laughed and said, "Look, these orcs are disciples of your sect. Their bodies, which are full of spiritual energy, merge with those monsters very quickly. They are much easier to refine than ordinary people."

Upon hearing this, Qingfeng, Qingyang, and the other sect disciples' expressions changed, and they glared angrily at Jiuming.