Published: March 3, 2025
Chapter 686: Fierce Battle in the Passage, Demonic Fire Unleashed
"This passage shows signs of a formation mechanism."
As Liu Yu squinted at a sudden glimmer of light in the distance, this thought flashed through his mind.
In this unfamiliar environment, his spiritual consciousness remained vigilant of the surroundings at all times.
However, when his spiritual consciousness attempted to probe the source of the light to observe what lay beyond, it was restricted by an invisible force, unable to move forward.
It seemed that the walls on both sides were also covered by formation power; his spiritual consciousness felt like it was stuck in a quagmire, revealing little of the situation.
As they flew forward, the group paused simultaneously to gaze at the suddenly appearing source of light, clearly encountering the same predicament.
"Daoist Gu Cheng, what should we do now?"
"Should we continue to move forward, or consider other options?"
From behind, Liao Yunxi's voice came. She had been observing the movements at the back of the group.
"We are not clear on the situation inside the immortal prison."
"If we want to rescue our comrades from the Purple Scarf Army, our best course of action is to continue forward and take a risk."
"Let’s see what kind of "great gift" the prison guards have prepared!"
After just a moment, Liu Yu quickly made his decision and said in a deep voice.
Time was of the essence, leaving no opportunity for them to slowly search for a safe path; the only way forward was to charge ahead.
Although they lacked the advantage of time and place, Liu Yu did not feel overly worried.
After all, the Black Mountain Immortal Prison primarily held golden core cultivators and those below that level. The traps and mechanisms prepared were mainly designed to deal with golden core cultivators.
His true abilities stood at the pinnacle of the golden core realm, making him a top-tier predator who naturally feared none of these traps.
In fact, delaying time, allowing the "Black Water Cave Phantom Formation" to recover, would be far worse.
Moreover, with ten people acting together, as long as they did not encounter a fourth-tier formation or a yuan ying cultivator, what could go wrong?
Of course, the traps that existed within the prison still posed a significant risk to Guo Poyun, Liao Yunxi, and others.
During their reckless charge, it was possible that someone might fall victim.
But this was clearly not within Liu Yu's considerations.
"Whoosh, whoosh~"
After making his decision, the group continued to fly forward slowly, always on guard for movements in every direction.
Some paid attention to the front and back, while others focused on above and below, and some kept a close watch on the walls on either side.
Any slight disturbance would prompt a swift response.
One hundred zhang, eighty zhang, fifty zhang.
As they flew closer to the light source, the brightness intensified.
Everyone couldn't help but hold their breath, their vigilance heightened to the maximum.
After two breaths, Liu Yu and the others were about twenty zhang from the light source.
Reaching this position, they could finally confirm that this was the end of the passage.
Their vision suddenly broadened, and they could finally see the scene beyond the passage.
Behind the passage was a vast space, seemingly the prison where the criminals were held.
The ground was stained with patches of blood, dark red blood slowly flowing, emitting a nauseating odor.
Within his spiritual perception, wisps of black gas permeated the entire area.
A slight touch of his spiritual consciousness revealed the resentment within and the malicious jealousy towards the living.
In his spiritual vision, the black gas filled the space, nearing a point of overflow.
One could only imagine how many cultivators had suffered torment here, filled with hatred and unwilling to die in peace.
"Woo, woo~"
In the vague sounds, it seemed there were wronged souls wailing in despair.
"Rustle, rustle~"
A ghostly wind blew through, carrying the smell of blood into the passage, causing everyone to frown slightly.