After crossing over, he has no taboos among the zombies.

The skinny horse's hooves knocked out sparks on the gravel road, and when Dayajin pulled the reins, the rough knot had already left red marks on his palms.

Langhuan Mountain in front of us resembled a dormant beast, its dark outline growing even more sinister in the twilight. At its foot, there was no vegetation, as would be expected on a typical mountain range. Only layers of bare black rock lay piled high. The wind rustled through the cracks, making a whimpering sound like the cries of ghosts.

"Is this it?"

Ma Er shrank his neck and lowered his voice. As soon as he finished speaking, he was enveloped by a bone-chilling chill. The chill didn't come from the evening breeze, but seeped from the depths of the mountain, carrying a faint smell of blood.

Dayajin dismounted and took out the burnt bamboo slip from his bag.

The three characters "Langhuan Mountain" on the fragment glowed faintly in the twilight. He traced the inscription "Midnight Turns to Sun" with his fingertips, his brow furrowing even tighter. "It can't be wrong, this is it. But this yin energy... it's too strange."

Ge Yanbing had already drawn the short blade from his waist, the tip of the blade pointed towards the mountain, his eyes sharp as an eagle: "There is no trace of life on the mountain, not even the sound of insects."

Liu Shan walked around to a huge rock and quickly came back to whisper, "There are footprints behind the rock. They were left there not long ago and are heading towards the mountainside."

The men exchanged glances. Da Ya Jin stuffed the bamboo slips back into his bag and raised his hand to gesture for a light step. "Let's go in and take a look. If anything seems amiss, retreat immediately."

The entrance to the mountain was hidden under a cliff and covered by vines. If it weren't for Liu Shan's sharp eyes, he would never have found it.

The moment he lifted the vines, an even stronger evil aura rushed towards him. Dayajin couldn't help but shiver, and even the gold teeth in his arms seemed to get colder.

The passage was pitch black, with only the occasional glimmer of light leaking through cracks in the stone, allowing me to barely see the path beneath my feet. After walking for about half an incense stick of time, I suddenly heard faint voices from the front, mixed with the clattering of chains.

Dayajin immediately waved his hand, and several people quickly hid in the stone recess nearby and held their breath.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer. First, two figures in black robes walked by. They held torches in their hands, and the light of the torches reflected the skull patterns embroidered on their robes.

After the two men walked away, Dayajin dared to stick his head out, looking in the direction they disappeared, and asked in a low voice: "They are people from the Skull Pavilion. Why are they here? Could the teleportation array be related to them?"

Ge Yanbing shook his head. "It's hard to say. Let's just follow and see. With the fall of Tianshe Pavilion, the other fugitives will get wind of it and move in. Who knows, they might even take over."

Several people took advantage of the cover of shadows and quietly followed the people from the Skull Pavilion.

The passageway widened until it finally led to a massive cavern. In the center of the cavern stood a circular stone platform, engraved with dark red array patterns, stained with still-dry blood, a truly shocking sight.

There were more than a dozen evil cultivators standing around the stone platform, surrounding a tall and thin man in a black robe. The man was holding a black formation diagram in his hand and was pointing at the stone platform and whispering something.

"Bring the new group of people over to continue filling the eye of the formation. There are not enough people, far from enough~" The tall and thin evil cultivator's voice was hoarse, like sandpaper rubbing against wood.

Soon, two evil cultivators came over with three wounded people.

The three men were chained, their faces were pale, their eyes were full of despair, and when they were pushed to the edge of the stone platform, they didn't even have the strength to struggle.

Da Yajin's heart tightened as he tried to step back, but he suddenly heard a gust of wind behind him. Before he could turn around, he was hit hard on the back of his neck. His vision went black, and he fell to the ground.

Before he lost consciousness, he only heard Ma Er's exclamation and the evil cultivator's cold voice: "Haha, here come five people who have walked into the trap."

When he woke up again, Dayajin was woken up by the cold.

All the bones in his body felt like they were falling apart. His wrists and ankles were locked with thick iron chains, the other ends of which were fixed to the stone wall. It was difficult for him to even move.

He opened his eyes and found himself in a damp stone chamber with four people lying around him. They were Liu Shan, Ge Yanbing and Ma Da brothers.

"Master Tai, you're awake!"

Ma Da was the first to react, his voice filled with anxiety, "We've been captured by evil cultivators. This... this is a prison cell!"

Dayajin looked around. The walls of the stone chamber were densely engraved with patterns, similar to the patterns on the stone platform in the cave, only more detailed. The yin energy in the air was heavier than in the passage, and every breath made his lungs feel cold.

"Don't panic." Dayajin forced himself to sit up and lowered his voice, "Let's check on the others first to see if anyone knows what's going on."

There were not only five of them in the stone chamber. There were dozens of prisoners huddled in the corner, all looking listless.

Da Ya Jin moved towards the nearest middle-aged man and tried to keep his tone calm: "Brother, what is this place? What is the Skull Pavilion doing here?"

The middle-aged man raised his head, his face full of despair, his lips trembling: "What for? Being a sacrifice! This cell is not a cell at all, it's the center of the formation."

"The center of the formation?" Daya Jin was shocked.

"The core of the teleportation array, but that's not a teleportation array at all!" The middle-aged man's voice suddenly rose, then quickly lowered. "It's a sacrificial array. When the midnight turns to the sun, they will use the blood and souls of the living as sacrifices to summon the Void Ghost."

"Void Ghost?" Liu Shan couldn't help but interrupt.

"A monster that can disrupt space!" The middle-aged man's eyes were filled with fear. "When the midnight turns to the sun, the super formation will weaken. The Void Ghost can disrupt space and then forcibly open the teleportation array to escape. We... are their sacrifice to escape."

As soon as these words were spoken, the stone chamber instantly became quiet, and even the breathing sounds became faint.

Ma Da's face turned pale instantly, and his lips trembled: "Then...then can we get out? Can we break open this broken place?"

The middle-aged man smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Smash it open? You can try, but this stone wall is made of Xuanyin iron mixed with demonic energy. Not to mention that we don't have the strength, even if we did, we wouldn't be able to break it down. And outside... there are two evil cultivators in the Divine Bridge Realm guarding it. There's no way we can escape."

Da Yajin's heart sank to the bottom. He touched the gold tooth in his arms and thought about the majority of his family property he had spent and the promise he had made to Qin He.

I originally thought that I could survive by finding the teleportation array, but I didn't expect that I would walk into a trap and become a sacrifice to be slaughtered.

Ge Yanbing tightened his grip on the short blade, the tip of the blade pressed against the stone wall, but not even a scratch was left. He gritted his teeth and said, "Am I just going to wait here to be sacrificed?"

Ma Da and Ma Er even ran to the stone wall and banged on it.

"Newcomers, if you make any more noise, I will drag you out and bleed you immediately. Stay still!" The skeleton's angry roar came from outside the door, scaring several people into silence immediately.

The stone chamber returned to dead silence, with only the occasional clatter of iron chains.

Dayajin leaned against the stone wall, looking at the faint light coming in from outside, and for the first time, he felt despair in his heart.

The center of the formation is solid, and there are powerful people in the Divine Bridge Realm guarding it outside. They are like prey trapped in an iron cage, without even a chance to struggle.

He pulled out the bamboo slips from his arms and stroked the three words "Langhuan Mountain" with his fingertips. Only one thought remained in his mind: Qin He, Qin He, the formation has been found... You must not die in the Demonic Abyss!