Comprehensive Network: Starting with Martial Artists to Stack Passive Skills

Outside, a thick fog suddenly billowed out from the former site of the traditional food workshop.

The fog churned and surged incessantly until it completely swallowed up the former site of the food stall...

Along with them disappeared five mysterious figures in black robes, and...

The instance "Shadows of the Ruined Shrine" has been generated!

[Teleportation countdown: 10, 9, 8...]

An invisible wave enveloped his entire body, and Lu Qingfeng immediately felt a slight sense of separation from the present world.

This wasn't the dizzying feeling of interdimensional teleportation, but more like being wrapped in a transparent film. The surrounding streets instantly faded away, leaving only the chilling aura of the ruins of the food court.

The night was deep, and the waning moon was obscured by thick, dark clouds, letting out only a few pale rays of light.

The ruins were even more dilapidated than I remembered. Although it hadn't been long since Lu Qingfeng destroyed them, they looked as old and worn as if half a century had passed.

But what is even more striking is that in the center of the ruins, a half-collapsed ancestral hall stands eerily.

This ancestral hall not only clashes with the surrounding style, but its size is also extremely out of place.

Not to mention the ancestral hall itself, its roof was covered with dark purple moss-like material, and the walls had twisted patterns that pulsated slightly like blood vessels.

At the entrance of the ancestral hall, the eyes of two stone beast statues flickered with eerie green phosphorescence.

"Is this the special instance? It's so different from the real world!"

Lu Qingfeng extended his senses, and an invisible life force spread out from him.

Within a radius of a hundred feet, all auras surfaced in his perception...

Deep within the ancestral hall, a foul and chilling energy core was slowly pulsating, radiating unsettling fluctuations outwards.

Around the ancestral hall, there were seven or eight faint yet malevolent auras, like mutated creatures that had been corrupted, or perhaps...?

The [Spiritual Amulet] also issued a reminder once again:

[WARNING: Evil energy, may contain multiple malicious targets]

"The source of this evil influence...is inside?"

We don't have enough information right now to make an accurate judgment, because the source may not be fixed!

He let his thoughts wander, considering all sorts of possibilities, while simultaneously beginning to investigate the area around the ancestral hall.

The gravel underfoot made a soft creaking sound, and a faint stench of decay filled the air.

Suddenly, a piercing screech filled the air!

Three mutated monsters covered in slime burst from the ground!

Their bodies resemble mole crickets magnified several times, their carapaces covered with dark purple patterns, and the juice dripping from their mouthparts corrodes the ground, leaving black spots. The patterns on their carapaces are not naturally formed, but rather seem to be marks catalyzed by some external force.

This is the [Yin-Erosion Mole Cricket] nourished by the Yin energy of the earth's veins; its hostile creature markers are clearly visible on the network.

"Hiss... Why are there problems with the ley lines in the real world too? I remember there was an unknown consciousness behind the Dining Hall, wasn't there?"

Upon closer inspection, Lu Qingfeng realized that something was amiss.

He remembered the person behind the food stall very clearly (not long after), and that damned evil puppet of his didn't have any earthly evil energy.

"Never mind, you've come at the perfect time."

Lu Qingfeng took out Chongyue, infusing the sword with crimson blood and qi. "Let's clear out the mobs first and see what this ley line is up to."

He took a step forward, and the ladder of clouds unfolded, his figure darting like an arrow over the mole crickets.

Dominate the skies!

The heavy mountain brought with it a whistling sound, and the blade sliced ​​through the first mole cricket's shell without any resistance. Dark purple cracks spread inside its body, and foul blood spurted out.

Seeing this, the remaining two mole crickets pounced from the left and right, their sharp forelimbs whistling as they reached for his waist.

Lu Qingfeng neither dodged nor evaded, his surging blood and qi power surging forth, activating the interception technique.

The heavy sword was held horizontally across his chest, precisely blocking the attacks of the two mole crickets, the sound of metal clashing was deafening.

Using the force of the recoil, he twisted his waist and hips, and swept his heavy mountain back and forth, slicing the two mole crickets in two at the same time.

These three monsters are even stronger than the previous evil puppet clones, and the Yin energy within them is exceptionally pure, clearly a product of artificial disturbance to the earth's veins.

No, besides that, there's also the smell of that bastard behind the food court.

Lu Qingfeng narrowed his eyes, carefully trying to discern the source of this chaotic aura.

It was during this time that he was processing the information that hurried footsteps came from the east side again.

Five dark figures emerged from behind the broken wall, all dressed in black tight-fitting clothes, wearing hideous ghost masks on their faces, holding short blades coated with dark green venom, and surrounded by a sinister aura.

The Shadow Cult came from the lingering evil will of the Dining Hall.

"I didn't expect there to be any survivors in this wretched place. Perfect opportunity to refine the Yin Sha venom and, while we're at it, find out the source of the earth's ley lines disturbance!"

"Guardian, the talisman on this boy is definitely no ordinary object!"

Several men in black robes whispered among themselves, and some even greedily eyed the Spirit Rhinoceros Talisman carried by Lu Qingfeng.

The masked leader, his voice hoarse, pointed his short blade directly at Lu Qingfeng. "If you know what's good for you, hand it over, and the brothers might leave you with a whole corpse."

Lu Qingfeng chuckled, his blood and qi surging subtly: "You guys were behind this, weren't you?"

Shadow Fiend Cult Members*4 Shadow Fiend Cult Protectors*1

It's still the red hostile creature marker! Whether it is or not doesn't matter!

With his internal energy and blood burning like in a furnace, Lu Qingfeng activated the Liberation Form to 30% as a precaution. This was the optimal enhancement level that wouldn't affect his thinking ability at present.

Sky Domination - Meteor Shower!

Without further ado, Lu Qingfeng led Chong Yue forward and slashed, aiming directly at a cult member.

But the cultist did not fall. Black viscous fluid gushed from the broken joint, instantly coalescing into a crude joint, and he continued to lunge.

This is the Shadow Fiend Cult's secret technique, the Yin Fiend Body Refinement, which merges the user with the Earthly Fiends in order to achieve immortality.

"Undying trait? Interesting."

Lu Qingfeng's eyes narrowed, and with lightning speed, he took out an item from his backpack and smashed it into the face of the cultist charging towards him!

This is exactly what Lu Qingfeng bought after he became wealthy... a plus version of lime powder - the Bewitching Powder!

Instantly, objects exploded in the air, filling the air with white smoke, but this did not deter the believers.

They had long since sealed off their senses with Yin energy, relying entirely on the fluctuations of the earth's veins for location.

"It's no use! Our bodies have long since merged with the Yin energy, so we are impervious to ordinary harm and poisonous illusions!"

The masked leader sneered, his fingers forming a hand seal, and the remaining cultists increased their speed by three points, simultaneously throwing out several poison needles that aimed directly at Lu Qingfeng's vital points.

"Really? I don't think so!"

Lu Qingfeng sensed the situation of the opposing cultists. Hongyue's true injury had successfully caused damage, but it was suppressed by the recovery.

However, the power of the Crimson Moon was successfully injected into the cultist's body, and it is only waiting for the day it breaks through the soil!

Just as the two sides were locked in fierce combat, even fighting to the point of tearing out dog brains, a strange sound like gears turning came from the west side of the ruins.

Six dark figures slowly emerged, all dressed in black tight-fitting clothes, with bluish-purple, stiff skin, cloudy, pupil-less eyes, and exposed rusted metal joints.

They were actually six completed Yin puppets!

"Giggle!"

A silvery laugh rang out

Behind the Yin Puppet, a young woman dressed in a pink silk embroidered dress stood with her hands behind her back. She had a beautiful face but a pale complexion, and her fingertips were wrapped with black puppet threads as thin as hair.

A smile played on her lips: "Shadow Fiend Sect, and this unknown expert, thank you for clearing away the obstacles around the ley lines for me."

"Could you also find the Yin Sha Core for this young lady?"