mesbooks Chapter 1744 He ran away!
Chapter 1744 He ran away!
The sound of rushing wind and footsteps came from outside the hall.
Su Hao and Luo Yang finally arrived and rushed into the main hall.
They were taken aback when they saw the empty throne and the four people, including Mingchuan, standing in the hall, and then they heard Mingchuan's whisper.
"The Demonic Abyss Core? Cooperation?"
Luo Yang reacted as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world, and vehemently retorted, "Mingchuan! What nonsense are you talking about! How could the sect leader possibly collude with the Demon Abyss Evil Core? That is an enemy that the entire cultivation world must eradicate! This hall... how could there be demonic energy in this hall?"
"It must have been you who did this! You framed me!"
Su Hao stared intently at the few wisps of dark purple aura on the ground that were almost completely dissipated, his expression shifting, but he still gritted his teeth and said:
“Mingchuan, how can you conclude that the sect leader is involved with the Demon Abyss based solely on these few wisps of unknown aura? Perhaps… perhaps he was tainted during the battle with the demons, or perhaps there are other reasons…”
Their voices were filled with disbelief and a final act of defiance.
To make them believe that their revered sect leader not only wreaked havoc in the Spirit Realm but also colluded with the most hated demonic core in the cultivation world is even harder to accept than killing them.
Looking at their near-collapse struggles, Mingchuan felt little pleasure, only a cold understanding.
He raised his hand and pointed to the fading traces of demonic energy, then pointed to a certain direction deep within the main hall.
That's the direction leading to the sect's forbidden area, especially the Xuan Shui Cold Pool.
"Demonic energy lingers here, and Su Hongzhen's whereabouts are unknown. Did he go to the Xuan Shui Cold Pool for final refuge, or has he already left the sect through some secret means and headed to the Demon Abyss of the Black Wind Mountains?"
Mingchuan's voice, like an icicle, shattered their last illusions: "Whether you believe it or not is no longer important. What's important is that we must find him immediately and stop him!"
"Otherwise, if the power of that evil core is allowed to further infiltrate through his hands, the Spirit Realm will face more than just a few places of poisonous fire plague!"
Su Hao and Luo Yang were struck dumb, standing there stunned. They looked at the empty throne, then at the chilling demonic marks on the ground, and then at Ming Chuan's resolute and unwavering expression...
Their long-held beliefs and loyalty have finally begun to show irreparable cracks, and immense panic and confusion have gripped their hearts.
Sect Master... could it be that he has truly... fallen into an abyss of no return?
Mingchuan, no longer delaying, said to his three wives:
"Chase him! Go to the Mysterious Water Cold Pool! If he's not there, head to the Black Wind Mountains immediately! We must intercept him before he reaches a deeper deal with the Evil Core!"
Before the words were finished, another flash of silver light appeared, and the four figures disappeared from the sect's main hall, heading straight for the sect's forbidden area.
Only Su Hao and Luo Yang remained, standing in the empty, cold hall, still filled with ominous demonic energy, their faces ashen, as if all their strength had been drained away.
……
Mingchuan and his three companions swept across the sky above Qingcheng Yufa Sect like silver lightning, heading straight for the forbidden area in the back mountain.
Although some formations along the way sensed abnormal spiritual energy fluctuations and triggered alarms, most of the interceptions failed due to Mingchuan's precise and unpredictable spatial maneuvering.
Before long, a valley shrouded in thick white fog and chillingly cold appeared before us.
At the entrance of the valley stands an ancient stone tablet inscribed with "Forbidden Land of Xuanshui, those who trespass shall die." A visible light blue, wavy barrier envelops the entire valley, with runes flowing across it and emanating a profound and heavy spiritual pressure. It is clearly more ancient and powerful than the defenses of other areas of the sect.
This is the location of the Xuan Shui Cold Pool, the secluded retreat of Xuan Shui Dao Ren, the Supreme Elder of the Qingcheng Yu Fa Sect.
Mingchuan stopped outside the barrier, his sharp gaze sweeping across the area.
The barrier was intact, with no signs of being forcibly breached. However, on the ground near the valley entrance, there were several slightly messy footprints and a trace of extremely weak, almost completely obscured, restless spiritual energy.
It belongs to Su Hongzhen.
“He came here, but didn’t go in, or rather… he couldn’t get in.” Leng Xi observed the traces and analyzed calmly.
Ran Qianqian frowned: "That old bastard, he ran to the gate of his own forbidden area but didn't go in, what's he up to?"
Mingchuan didn't speak. He closed his eyes and pushed his spatial perception to its limit, carefully sensing the subtle fluctuations remaining in every inch of space inside and outside the barrier.
Besides Su Hongzhen's agitated aura, he also detected another wisp... a more subtle, dark purple demonic aura that originated from the same source as the sect leader's hall, but was even more concentrated!
This wisp of demonic energy did not seep out from within the barrier, but rather lingered somewhere outside the valley entrance, as if someone had briefly stayed there and performed some action that required gathering demonic energy.
He suddenly opened his eyes, and in a flash, appeared next to an inconspicuous bluish-black rock on the right side of the valley entrance.
The rock surface is smooth and cold, but if you examine it microscopically with spatial perception, you can find several extremely fine marks on it, as if they were instantly pierced by a scorching needle, arranged into a twisted symbol. At the center of the symbol, there is still a wisp of demonic energy that is about to completely dissipate.
"It is some kind of temporary communication or positioning array, with the aura of the Demon Abyss Core as the guide."
Mingchuan's voice was low and deep. "Su Hongzhen tried to contact or confirm the location of the evil core here. He may have received a response, or he may have confirmed something. Then... he left, feeling that there was no need to call Xuan Shui Dao Ren anymore."
Dong Chuyan asked worriedly, "He went straight to find the evil core? Wouldn't that be even more dangerous?"
Mingchuan nodded, his expression grave: "We must rush to the Black Wind Mountain Range Demon Abyss immediately! If he has truly reached some kind of deal or contract with the Evil Core, even if it is just temporarily borrowing its power, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
That evil core, sealed for countless years, possesses a malice and corrosiveness towards living beings far exceeding that of ordinary demons. Su Hongzhen's mind is currently collapsing, making him extremely vulnerable to its complete control, turning him into a terrifying puppet that wreaks havoc on the spirit realm!
“Then here…” Ran Qianqian looked at the forbidden area barrier.
Mingchuan pondered for a moment: "The Xuan Shui Daoist is in seclusion, and his intentions are unclear. It's best not to cause any further trouble at this time. Leaving a message as a warning will suffice."
He pointed his fingers like a sword, using the power of space as ink, and quickly inscribed a line of small, shimmering silver characters in the void beside the forbidden area's barrier: "Su Hongzhen colluded with the Demon Abyss Evil Core, wreaking havoc in the Spirit Realm, and has fled to the Black Wind Mountains. Wan Chuan Zong Ming Chuan left behind."
The handwriting contains spatial imprints, which are difficult to erase unless Xuan Shui Dao Ren personally intervenes.
Having done all this, Mingchuan no longer hesitated: "Let's go!"
The silver light enveloped the four people, instantly propelling them into the sky, about to tear through space and teleport them over an extremely long distance to the Black Wind Mountains.
However, just before the silver light was about to completely disappear into the void, two slightly staggering figures, but fully urging their escape light, rushed over. They were Su Hao and Luo Yang!
The two were pale, their eyes filled with immense struggle and pain, but even more so with a desperate, all-or-nothing resolve.
"Wait! Mingchuan!" Su Hao shouted hoarsely, his voice trembling, "We...we'll go with you!"