klisemfg Chapter 67 Someone is watching her
Chapter 67 Someone is watching her
After everyone saw the bell in Su Luo's hand and heard her explanation, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then let's finish this quickly."
With a wave of his hand, Qin Lao created a talisman that appeared out of thin air and stuck to the tall male cultivator. He then commanded, "Take us to find the Demon Crystal Python." The man immediately struggled to his feet and walked aimlessly in one direction.
Old Qin nodded in acknowledgment, "Follow him."
Except for one person left behind to guard the short monk, the rest of the group hurriedly followed.
On the way, Su Luo followed closely beside Elder Qin, eager to learn, "Elder Qin, what is this...?"
"This is a puppet talisman. It can temporarily control cultivators with lower cultivation levels as puppets." Seeing Su Luo's bright eyes, Elder Qin couldn't help but chuckle. "Girl, you want it?"
Su Luo's eyes widened slightly. "Is it okay?"
"Of course. You've done the Immortal Alliance a great favor this time, so this reward is well-deserved." With that, Elder Qin took out a puppet talisman from his storage bag and handed it to Su Luo. "Take this."
Su Luo immediately accepted it, "Thank you, Elder Qin."
After thinking for a moment, she asked again, "Elder Qin, you must have quite a few interesting books on talismans, right?"
Old Qin was very astute and immediately saw what Su Luo was up to. "Girl, you want my talisman book? Then you'll probably have to become my disciple."
To everyone's surprise, Su Luo asked, "Can we exchange them for a transformation talisman and a binding talisman?"
Old Qin squinted at her, "You still have some on you?"
"Hmm, I also have two transformation talismans and one binding talisman. I wonder if I could exchange them for one of your talisman books?"
There's a reason why Su Luo said that.
Since Elder Qin could see that Su Luo and the others had used transformation talismans, and also saw the binding talisman on the short cultivator, he must have guessed that she possessed more than just these talismans. Rather than letting him speculate and doubt her, it was better to proactively make a deal with him and dispel his suspicions.
As expected, Old Qin nodded in agreement, "Alright, we'll discuss this in detail once we're out."
Before long, the group arrived at the very edge of the main hall. There, the tall cultivator pressed a protruding stone, and the stone door slowly opened, revealing a long stone staircase leading underground.
The group used the Akashi stones to light their way and walked in one by one, but the next moment they couldn't help but cover their mouths and noses.
Cultivators have keen senses. This water prison is dark and damp because it is never exposed to the light of day. The air is filled with the stench of decay and rotting corpses, which is really pungent!
As you slowly descend the steps, you can feel a growing chill, clearly indicating that the bottom is the central area of the water prison.
Just then, Old Qin's expression changed, and he shouted sharply, "Something's wrong! There's a smell of blood!"
The air inside the water prison instantly became tense.
"what?!"
"Could it be that the giant crystal python has awakened?!"
"Lighting! Full lighting!"
The remaining cultivators immediately formed a circle, raising their index and middle fingers to illuminate the entire water prison with fire magic, allowing everyone to clearly see the situation below, even while standing on the steps.
When everyone could see the bottom of the water prison, they couldn't help but gasp in horror.
On the open ground lay a gigantic python, as large as a mountain, its entire body covered in emerald-like scales, now stained with blood. Its head was turned away from the group, and it remained motionless; clearly, the python was lifeless.
Old Qin's expression was extremely unpleasant. He used his spiritual sense to check the surroundings but found no trace of the others, and couldn't help but frown.
“Someone got in before us and killed the Magic Crystal Python.”
Feng Xiyue exclaimed in disbelief, "That's impossible! Those two only brought me and Su Luo in, and we didn't feel anything coming from upstairs!"
"Someone has set up a barrier," Su Luo suddenly said, her words startling.
The others were taken aback. "A barrier?"
Old Qin nodded and gave Su Luo an approving look. "That's what I think too. It's possible that someone had already sensed something was going on here, so they sneaked in after those two left and set up a barrier to keep them hidden, killing the giant magic crystal python before we arrived."
"But……"
Looking at the enormous python below, Chu Wenqing couldn't help but swallow hard. "That's a second-tier demonic beast... Who is so powerful?"
"Yeah, who is this amazing person..."
Old Qin was also very curious. He said, "I just used my divine sense to do a quick search, and there's no sign of life down there. The giant python is dead too. In that case, let's go down and check the situation."
"It can only be the……"
On the way down, someone couldn't help but say, "The person who killed the Magic Crystal Python didn't know that its entire body was a treasure! Not only can the scales of the Magic Crystal Python be used to make high-level defensive artifacts, but its purple eyes are also a rare material for making Soul-Seizing Pearls!"
"Not only that," another person added, "The most valuable part of this giant crystal python is its inner core! I've heard that it's a powerful tonic for cultivators, allowing them to level up!"
"Wouldn't that be perfect for us?"
But when everyone reached the bottom and cautiously approached the front of the giant crystal python, they were dumbfounded.
The completely dead magic crystal python lay on the ground, its two empty eyes staring at the crowd, sending chills down their spines. Where its inner core had been, a large, bloody hole had appeared.
Old Qin stepped forward to examine it and shook his head. "The inner core and the eyes are gone; they've been taken away."
The other cultivators looked regretful upon hearing this, saying, "Someone beat us to it. It seems we underestimated them."
"Yes, if they can kill a second-tier demon beast silently, how could they not know the valuable treasures on its body? We were just assuming things."
"Although the inner core and eyes are gone, the scales are still there, so at least we have some meat soup left."
While the group of cultivators were still discussing how to deal with the giant magic crystal python, Chu Wenqing quietly moved over and whispered to the silent Su Luo, "Su Luo, don't you think this matter is strange?"
Su Luo nodded, "Yes... We were so careful, so there shouldn't have been a third wave of people. But they managed to find the monster ahead of us and easily kill the giant magic crystal python without being discovered by anyone. No matter how I think about it, it doesn't seem normal."
Feng Xiyue also came over, and the more she listened, the more alarmed she became. A bad feeling suddenly arose in her heart, "Were we... being followed by some force?"
Chu Wenqing's expression changed. "No way?"
He thought about it again and became more and more alarmed.
Senior Sister's guess wasn't unreasonable. Only if they were being followed would the person following them come to this deep mountain and find the giant magic crystal python. But who was it? Surely it couldn't be the Heavenly One Sect again?
Su Luo had actually thought of this as well, which was why she had been quietly observing, trying to find some clues, but unfortunately, she found nothing.
So she could only shake her head and gently comfort the two of them, telling them not to overthink it. "I haven't found any trace of anyone else coming here yet, but it's not certain. It's hard to say, so don't make wild guesses."
"That's true." Chu Wenqing thought that this was the only option for now. Suddenly, he shivered and asked, trembling slightly, "By the way, don't you guys feel it's getting colder and colder here?"
Feng Xiyue was still covering her nose. "More than the cold, I feel uncomfortable because of the strong smell of blood here."
And for some reason, her heart had been pounding ever since she came in.
"Let's get up there quickly." Her intuition told her they had to get up there fast!
Just as Su Luo was about to nod in agreement, she suddenly felt a tingling sensation on her back, followed by a sharp, piercing chill, as if thorns were sticking out of her back.
Someone was watching her, their gaze intense, almost tangible!
She turned around in disbelief, but saw nothing; the area around the water dungeon was empty.
Su Luo bit her lower lip, her expression solemn, her hand hidden in her sleeve gripping the Crimson Flame Spear tightly.
This wasn't the first time she'd felt like she was being spied on; she'd experienced it once before, back in Fanjing Mountain... Once could be attributed to a misperception, but twice was definitely not!