"I am young master Shen Xing of the Jinghu Shen sect, how can you accuse me of being a villain! Ah! lest you be the villain!" the young man spoke rather loudly. He looked even more angry that they accused him of being a villain than afraid of the sword in front of his neck.
"Jinghu Shen Sect? Never heard of it." replied Wan An indifferently.
"You-you how can you not know—"
"Can you not shout, Shen Xing?" a woman was suddenly already behind Yun Guoqu, the woman was holding a sword and the tip of the sword was also at emperor Yun Guoqu's neck. Seeing that, Wan An also took out his sword and Fu Ziya tightened the grip on her fan.
Faced with such conditions, the woman didn't seem to falter, she even pressed the tip of her sword against Yun Guoqu even more. They stayed in the same position for a long time, then Yun Guoqu spoke, "They're not bad people, there's no need to point swords at each other."
"If you tell your friends to put down their weapons, then I will also put down my sword."
"Sun Li, what about me?" The woman didn't even care about Shen Xing who couldn't move, the slightest mistake, his head could be severed.
Yun Guoqu found no signs of evil from these two people, so rather than killing each other and letting the enemy escape, he lowered his sword. The woman named Sun Li also saw that Yun Guoqu, Wan An and Fu Ziya were not bad people so she lowered her sword as well.
"What are you guys doing here?" she asked the two cultivators.
"You see those corpses? Those are the corpses of the villagers around here, we followed their trail and ended up here." The pile of corpses with bulging eyes seemed to be watching them.
"Wait, a village? Are you cultivators? Ordinary humans?" asked Wan An, just realizing something and asking over and over again.
"Is there something wrong with that? I'm guessing you guys are cultivators too, right?" Shen Xing asked back. He had already seen the ice-cold sword aimed at him, he could also feel the incredible strength of the three of them, especially this dark blue-robed man in front of him.
"Hey, hey, we're not the same as you—" Fu Ziya shut her cousin's mouth quickly, the fact they were suddenly in the human world just like that was already confusing, there was no need to explain who they were to these two cultivators.
"We're travelers." Yun Guoqu replied casually. He then stepped towards the pile of corpses. Noticing each corpse that had the same condition. Organs were missing yet their blood was pooled everywhere.
"Ah, travelers. I guess you have also heard about the recent events, about the deaths of the entire village with the same condition, bodies without organs." Yun Guoqu did not know much about what happened in the human world, nor did he need to be responsible for what happened to humans, so he said nothing.
He noticed the pool of blood at his feet. The fishy smell was still pungent, a shadow reflected from the pool of blood, Yun Guoqun dodged quickly and an explosion appeared loudly. "Hey, hey, hey, I almost exploded to death!" Wan An grumbled, Yun Guoqun checked the state of the other four people, they all managed to dodge.
"Heh... it turns out you're really good." the whisper that sounded right next to him did not surprise Yun Guoqun. However, the voice that seemed to be inside his head sounded different and had a strong aura. He pointed his sword at the invisible figure. That thing was no ordinary creature, Yun Guoqun could neither hear nor feel it's hanvas as it approached. Clever and cunning was Yun Guoqu's impression of the creature.
"Hey damn it! Get out right now! You coward!" challenged Wan An. The figure laughed and disappeared like the wind. Not long after the figure disappeared, a large hand appeared from behind a tree and intended to crush them. Wan An cursed again after seeing the large, hairy creature growling angrily at them.
"Monkey? Is that a monkey demon?"
"I think I know where we are! This is the forest of death!" Fu Ziya shouted from the opposite direction, the only place they could find such a large monkey demon was in the forest of death. The forest of death is located at the edge of the human world and the demon world. Many said that it was like a gate for demons to cross into their world.
The forest of death is filled with negative energy and is filled with many bloodthirsty spirits, ghosts, demons and monsters. They do not hesitate to attack anyone they meet, even if it is the upperworld emperor Yun Guoqu himself.
Like flying, Fu Ziya ran with her fan open towards the monkey demon blindly, her movements were so gentle and elegant, she easily split the monkey monster into two pieces, blood flying in the air. "Ah.. sister, this is disgusting!" only Wan An had his body exposed to the rain of blood from the monkey demon.
Fu Ziya rolled her eyes not caring about her cousin's complaints.
However, as if not wanting a quick end, the scattered bodies of the monkey monsters moved, each piece of flesh forming a new individual, one from each body part that had been cut off. "Seriously," the monsters now numbered more than ten, chasing the five of them blindly.
Yun Guoqun moved the cold ice sword, cleaving apart each creature that attempted to attack, unfortunately they came back to life, forming new individuals. Yun Guoqun chuckled, never thought of encountering a creature like this after so long.
Of course the word surrender would not be so easily in emperor Yun Guoqun's vocabulary. This time he grasped the ice sword tightly, from his palm appeared cold steam, one move, he was already on the other side of the monkey monster. The creature was split open with every part of the body encased in ice, a second later, it shattered into pieces in the air. There was nothing left.
"Wow! Dage! That's amazing! Incredible! What Yun Guoqun did seemed to give the other four people an idea, they brought out their best moves, it didn't take long, all the monsters that were originally inexhaustible were now gone, only a pool of blood was left on the ground.
Shen Xing looked at Yun Guoqun with admiration, seriously, let alone getting scratched, there wasn't even the slightest stain on his clothes, never had he met such a great cultivator before. Wan An was already celebrating their victory when deafening sounds rang out from all directions followed by dark clouds overhead. The deafening sound grew louder, forcing them to cover their ears.
The black cloud formed a vortex and a second later, they had all been sucked into the cloud, leaving a pool of blood in the middle of the forest of death. It happened so fast even for emperor Yun Guoqu himself. Whoever this enemy was, it was certain that they was no ordinary low-level creature.
'Yun Guoqun.'
'Yun Guoqun'
'Hey, don't fall asleep here.'
Yun Guoqun opened his eyes slowly. The first thing he saw after opening his eyes was the blue sky, only it was not blue like in the upper world or the human world. Why didn't it look like the sky he saw every day? He got up to find himself in a vast field. A field overgrown with blue vines. He picked up one of the flowers, the center of which gave off a golden glow.
This was not a place he had ever been, and that voice, he had never heard that voice before, but at the same time it was familiar.
"Hey! Hey!" Yun Guoqun made to get up. Not far away Wan An was waking up the unconscious Sun Li. The younger face showed slightly less panic when he caught Yun Guoqun's figure heading towards.
"Da-ge! Aahh! Yun Da Ge! This woman is not breathing!" Yun Guoqun took a position at Sun Li's side, examining the woman. Her heartbeat was so slow. She would not be able to last long here. Yun Guoqun poured his spiritual energy into Sun Li.
"Where are we?" asked Wan An. His appearance was no better. His shoulder was injured and bleeding, whether it happened while fighting the monkey demon or he was injured when they were stranded in that place. Hee glanced at the unconscious Sun Li and the injured Wan An, slowly, he picked Sun Li up and carried her on his back.
Wan An seemed to want to take over Sun Li's carrying duties, but Yun Guoqu ignored him, an injured person carrying a sick person, it would only endanger them both.
"I thought of a place, but still hope that guess is wrong." Wan An stood up with difficulty. "Can you walk? We need to get out of here quickly. These flowers are absorbing our spiritual energy, Sun Li isn't immortal like us, hence why she was affected first."
"Really? What a pity, they are so beautiful. Sneaky flowers, ehm?" One was injured and the other was unconscious. Their journey became so slow, the spiritual energy inside his body seemed to be locked up, maybe he could still survive longer, but not this girl and the injured Wan An.
"I hope Ziya jiejie is alright. Ah, what about this lady friend?" Yun Guoqun only muttered in reply. Fu Ziya was a formidable woman, while the Shen-surnamed youth's cultivation was already very high. They would be fine.
Despite his efforts, it was obvious Wan An was enduring the pain in his body, not to mention that the flower bed they were passing through was still not over, the longer they stayed there, the more their spiritual energy would be sucked away. Not to mention that this place completely restricted his strength and movement.
It seemed like luck was still on their side. Ahead, a tall wall stood tall, dark black in color. When they reached the wall, a door suddenly formed and gave them easy access.
The shock could not be contained as they passed through the door that disappeared back into the wall.
"I-this... this..." Wan An was nervous. The murkiness in front of him wasn't the problem, it was just the people that surprised him. It wasn't a human form, his eyes caught a tall and strange shape, he couldn't even describe what it was, others had animal heads, or animal body parts, imperfect shapes to pale beautiful women floating without legs.
"How did we end up here?" now he understood Yun Guoqun's meaning hoping his guess was wrong. They were currently lost in the demon realm. This was not a good sign. Not that he was afraid or anything, it was because many immortals wanted to cross over to the demon realm. However, the demon realm is a place where negative energies gather, they feed on the positive energy of immortals and utilize the negative energy of ordinary people. When a demon feeds on an immortal's positive energy, it will leave you enveloped in negative energy before you drown in it and die. No one has yet been heard of returning safely after forcing themselves to cross into the underworld.
"Wan An," Wan An turned to Yun Guoqun, "We'll be fine." Wan An suppressed all his fears. He was one of the strongest immortals in the upper realms, yet why was he even afraid?
"Calm yourself. Ever since we got lost in this place, negative energy has surrounded us, messing with our minds, hearts and energy. We will definitely get out of here."
"Yes, that's right. If Yun dage had said I would be fine, then everything would still be fine. I, no, all of us will definitely get out of this place." his eyes shifted to Sun Li who was still unconscious. The sooner they got out of here, the better. This woman was just an ordinary human, her cultivation quality was still low. She won't be able to last long.
A commotion broke out in the crowd. Creatures were running around, someone bumped into him, Wan An was about to scold the culprit, but it was Shen Xing who ran like a thief caught in the act! "Ah! You guys! You guys!" Shen Xing stopped, taking a deep breath while trying to keep talking. "I'm glad to see you again, but, but, those demons, they captured the lady with the fan who was with you earlier. When I tried to help, they shot me with fire! When I tried to fight back, that's when I realized that my sword was missing and my strength was drained." Foolishly, they didn't leave immediately until the people chasing Sheng Xing had already caught up and caught up with them.
Just a flick of a finger from Yun Guoqu, the soldiers chasing after them were already frozen in the crowd. The creatures around them instantly scattered, the four of them went looking for a place to hide.
"How could you leave my jiejie when I brought your friend, damn it!" Shen Xing's own appearance was no better. He was exhausted and his spiritual energy was much reduced, not to forget the several wounds on his face, it was possible that Shen Xing and Fu Ziya had experienced more terrible things than the three of them.
"The woman and I got lost in a field of strange blue flowers, and the flowers absorbed our spiritual energy. After a long walk, we found this town, the two of us wandered around looking for a gate to enter, because this damn wall would absorb my spiritual energy every time I climbed over it."
"Eh, we were able to enter very easily." Wan An glanced at Yun Guoqun, giving a puzzled look that could not be answered by the latter.
"You won't be able to imagine what happened! At the gate, we met an annoying and ugly demon general! That's what your friend said, it seems the demon general recognized your jiejie and captured her."
"And you ran away without even trying to help, coward." a stinging remark came from Wan An. Shen Xing wanted to defend himself but not a word could come out of his mouth. In the end, he just gave in to Wan An's words.
Shen Xing's face was downcast, but when he remembered something, he raised his head again, "Where's Sun Li? Isn't she with you guys?" After a long time, Shen Xing finally realized that Yun Guoqun was carrying someone on his back.
Shen Xing approached, examining Sun Li's pale face, more so than before. "Is she still alive?"
"Of course she's alive, you idiot!"
"If you call me an idiot again, I'll beat you up!" the two idiots continued to bicker, fortunately no one heard their stupid bickering. Yun Guoqun put Sun Li down and leaned her weak body against the wall, the two people stopped, looking at Yun Guoqun with raised eyebrows.
"I'll go find Fu Ziya, you two, protect Sun Li." Wan An looked reluctant while Shen Xing nodded obediently, Yun Guoqun had already disappeared from before them. "I can no longer feel my feet, but he has already disappeared to attack the demon lair."
"He's emperor Yun Guoqu, even if it's a demon lair, it won't be difficult for him."