Mortal: Fengling Linggen, married Chen Qiaoqian

Yan Yun wondered in his heart, could it be caused by the mature gold-eating insects that he had just driven out?
He shook his sleeves and a golden light flew out, transforming into a giant beetle that circled and danced around him.

Yan Yun immediately used his spiritual sense to investigate, but he just stood there in shock.

He discovered that while driving this gold-eating insect, his spiritual power was consumed at a visible rate.

Although it is just a bug, if hundreds or thousands of them are driven at the same time, the consumption of spiritual power will be unimaginable.

With his current Void Refining Level spiritual power, he could hardly hold on for a moment.

What is even more worrying is that this consumption is silent and difficult to detect unless one uses spiritual insight.

Yan Yun felt a little depressed, as his original expectations for the mature gold-eating beetle were greatly reduced due to his worries.

He possessed eight thousand mature gold-eating bugs, but if he released too many, his spiritual power might be exhausted before they could defeat the enemy.

The strange thing is that these gold-eating bugs did not cause the loss of divine consciousness before they matured.

This phenomenon confused Yan Yun very much. He decided to explore the reason for the loss of divine consciousness to ensure that he could safely drive the spirit insects to fight.

After pondering for a moment, Yan Yun raised his hand and summoned back a gold-eating insect hovering in the air, and it landed on his palm.

He released a ray of divine consciousness to surround the insect. Everything was normal at first, but then he narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he had realized something. He suddenly waved his hand to make it fly up again, and at the same time his divine consciousness entangled it again.

After a moment, Yan Yun's face changed drastically because he found that his spiritual thoughts were gradually being absorbed by the giant insect.

At this point, Yan Yun suddenly realized and understood the reason.

The truth about the loss of soul gradually surfaced.

It turns out that mature gold-eating insects will autonomously absorb the spiritual power of the driving spirit insects when flying, causing the spiritual power to suffer huge damage inadvertently.

After learning the reason, Yan Yun felt that the matter was very difficult.

Although the loss of spiritual power is temporary and can usually be restored through meditation and practice, in a fierce battle, this loss will undoubtedly become a fatal crisis.

Whether it is performing secret techniques or driving magic weapons, it is inseparable from the support of a large amount of divine thoughts.

Therefore, until a solution to the gold-eating bug problem is found, it can only be used as a last resort.

The gold-eating beetle is notorious, and even Chi Ying is terrified of it, which shows that its status in the spiritual world is extraordinary.

However, Yan Yun did not agree with the so-called ranking of strange insects by the demon cultivators in the human world.

In his opinion, based on the knowledge of that low-level cultivator, his ranking was naturally full of errors and shortcomings, and could not truly reflect the powerful strength of the gold-eating insects in the spiritual world.

Despite this, the power displayed by the mature gold-eating beetle still far exceeded Yan Yun's expectations.

Yan Yun had made up his mind and knew that it was not advisable to stay here for long. He then identified the direction, turned into a green rainbow, and headed straight for the narrow gap in the sky.

If the rest of them were still alive, perhaps we could meet again here.

Although the spiritual marks between them had long since dissipated, they had another way of communicating with each other. As long as the distance was not too far, they could communicate with each other.

More than ten days later, a lonely green rainbow quietly passed through the sky above the desert. Although its escape light was green, it became dim due to the blessing of the secret technique. It was very difficult to find it without careful observation.

The person in this escaping light was Yan Yun himself.

During this period of time, he did not encounter any misfortunes, nor did he see anyone from the Shadow Clan chasing him. It seemed that the Red Shadow was frightened by the Gold Devouring Bug and fled.

Yan Yun felt relieved and continued on his journey without stopping any longer.

During the flight, the spiritual energy he had consumed gradually recovered.

At this moment, he was playing with an unusually smooth jade bottle in his hand, on which were engraved the three ancient Chinese characters "Miechen Dan".

It contains all the Dust-Murdering Pills collected when setting out from Tianyuan City, which is one of the rewards for carrying out this dangerous mission.

After helping others complete their tasks, the relevant personnel can legitimately regain their freedom.

All the ascended monks who are carrying out the dangerous mission this time will be allocated sufficient Dust-Extinguishing Pills.

In order to prevent these monks from leaving without permission or slacking off during their missions, extremely powerful restrictions were imposed on all the medicine bottles.

If the task cannot be completed, it will be difficult to open the medicine bottle using conventional methods.

If the medicine bottle is forcibly destroyed, it will explode immediately, causing all the pills in the bottle to be destroyed.

As long as the assigned tasks are completed effectively and rigorously verified through various means, the relevant parties will use the Wanli Talisman to inform you of the specific methods of lifting the ban.

Yan Yun gently stroked the medicine bottle in his hand for a moment. His expression changed slightly and a spiritual light suddenly flashed on his hand. Then the medicine bottle disappeared strangely.

At this moment, a group of strange long-billed birds that looked like giant cranes appeared in the air ahead. They were covered with light yellow feathers and had purple tumors on their heads.

These giant birds obviously sensed Yan Yun's presence. After making a few sharp cries, they swooped straight towards him.

Facing the group of strange birds that were gradually approaching, Yan Yun sighed slightly, and with a flash of light, his figure instantly disappeared into the void.

Then, he miraculously appeared surrounded by dozens of strange yellow birds.

In the silent space, Yan Yun's body was shining with light, and a dazzling robe of light instantly appeared.

The robe of light flickered, and then arcs of gold and silver shot out from it.

It spread out in all directions like a huge electric net, instantly covering the area within a hundred feet nearby.

The next moment, a loud bang that shook the earth suddenly rang out.

The golden and silver lightning intertwined and flashed in the air like gorgeous fireworks.

Under the impact of this powerful force, the nearby yellow strange bird instantly turned into ashes and disappeared without a trace.

As the lightning dissipated, the surroundings suddenly became empty, as if nothing had happened.

Yan Yun's face was stern, and he glanced around calmly. Then his body shook slightly, and he turned into a green rainbow and flew into the distance.

……

What appeared before our eyes was a desolate scene, with only half of the tall stone pillars left, lying in disarray on the ground.

Despite the raging wind, the remains of the several-foot-high stone walls remained motionless and stood quietly.

All these scenes indicate that this was once the remains of some ancient buildings, but after countless years of weathering and erosion, it has long been dilapidated and it is difficult to recognize its original appearance.

In the center of the ruins, a young woman in a black robe was sitting cross-legged on a small stone wall. Her face was obscured by the shadow of the black robe, and her expression could not be seen clearly.

Not far from her, a young man in a purple robe was pacing back and forth with a gloomy look on his face.

These two people are Xiaohong and Longdong.

The young man's face looked normal, but in fact there was a mystery hidden inside.

It turned out that he had consumed a large amount of blood and essence in order to drive the blood sword that day.

He had thought it would take several years to recover his strength, but surprisingly, after just a short period of time, his energy and blood had been restored to a great extent.

I just don’t know what kind of elixir he took, or some mysterious spell he used to make his recovery so fast.

After a moment, the young woman and Long Dong sensed something strange at the same time, and suddenly turned their heads to look at the horizon. They saw a light golden light quietly emerging, shooting towards them silently.

After a few flashes, the golden light faded, and a girl in a white robe appeared in the sky.

"Sister Xiao, Fellow Daoist Long, sorry for the long wait. You two look safe and sound." The girl smiled widely, without a single scratch on her body.

Hearing the girl's words, the young woman forced a smile, and a hint of joy flashed in Longdong's eyes.

"I knew Miss Ye was very smart and nothing would happen to her. There are still two fellow Taoists who haven't arrived yet. Brother Li was captured by the Shadow Clan and I'm afraid he is in danger. Brother Yan hasn't contacted us yet and I'm afraid he was also caught up by the Shadow Clan and had an accident."

The young man sighed.

The young woman pursed her lips, her eyes flickered, but in the end she didn't speak.

"Brother Li may have been captured, but Daoist Fellow Yan won't get into trouble easily. Let's wait and see."

The girl slowly floated down from the sky, stood in front of the two of them, and spoke leisurely.

"Wait a few more days? Now is the weakest time of the year for the sandstorm. If you miss it, you will have to wait a long time. At most two more days." The young woman said lightly.

The girl in white robes did not argue much and readily agreed. She walked lightly to a cleaner corner, then sat cross-legged and began to meditate.

Time passed quietly, and half a day later, a buzzing sound suddenly came from the three of them at the same time.

The three of them looked at each other with different expressions. Long Dong was the first to speak:

"Let me activate the positioning disk. Fellow Daoist Yan is safe and sound. This is a blessing."

The young man with the blood mole shook his sleeves slightly, and a green magic plate appeared in his hand.

He made a hand gesture and a green spell was cast out, which instantly sank into the spell disk and disappeared.

The magic disk suddenly emitted a bright light, and the young man with the blood mole then put his hands together, and the object disappeared without a trace.

After doing all this, the young man put his hands behind his back and stood quietly.

A few hours later, a green rainbow quietly emerged from another direction. After a few flashes, the green rainbow arrived in front of the three people.

The green light flashed and dissipated, and Yan Yun emerged from it.

Long Dong said with a smile:
"Brother Yan, I'm glad you're safe. Most people in this Shadow Clan ambush were safe and sound, so we're lucky."

It is a blessing that all of you are doing well. Yan Yun looked around at everyone and smiled.

Since Brother Yan is here, why don't we rest for half a day and then set off immediately to prevent the Shadow Clan from harassing us again, Xiao Hong suggested.

Fairy Xiao is right. We should not stay here for long.

Longdong nodded in agreement.

Yan Yun and the girl in white robe had no objection.

Half a day later, everyone flew away in a beam of light, flying cautiously in a certain direction.

Before they had traveled more than ten thousand miles, a strong wind began to rise ahead and became stronger and stronger.

Soon, they were deep in the sandstorm. Yellow dust filled the sky and the strong wind whistled the yellow sand.

If not everyone activated their protective spiritual light, they would have been blown to the ground by the strong winds.

They advanced for more than a thousand miles against the strong wind, and suddenly the light from Longdong in front stopped.

Then, everyone heard his voice at the same time:
“When you arrive here, you’ll see the famous line of sky ahead.”

“Fortunately, each of us is equipped with two Wind-Fixing Beads. Even a cultivator at the Void Refining Realm would have difficulty passing through this place safely without these beads.”

"This Wind-Fixing Bead is enough to ensure our safe return trip. However, we still need to be wary of the group of wind dragons that inhabit this area. Although the narrow gap is vast, we may not encounter them."

"Fellow Daoists, you must be extra careful after entering. There may be more unknown threats lurking. The Shadow Clan seems to have already set up an ambush here. We must be alert to any potential traps."

"If something unexpected happens, each of us will fight for our own safety."

The young woman had a stern look on her face and reminded everyone in a serious tone.

Yan Yun turned a deaf ear to the words of the two people beside him, but in a flash of blue light, he saw through the scene behind the thick sand in the distance, and his gaze penetrated through numerous obstacles and reached far away.

A hundred miles away, an amazing natural wonder appeared before his eyes.

On that distant skyline, the upper part was as black as ink, the lower part was covered with flying yellow earth, and between the two was a white line pointing straight to the sky, extending infinitely to both sides, as if it had no beginning and no end.

Due to the long distance, Yan Yun could only vaguely see the scene.

Yan Yun raised his eyebrows slightly, and the light in his eyes immediately faded.

Afterwards, they activated their magic weapons, turned into streams of light and headed straight for the place where the wonder was.

Not long after, Longdong, the young woman and others witnessed this strange phenomenon.

It turned out that high in the sky, a black fog was rolling.

And below it, a raging yellow hurricane was raging.

Where the two meet, there appears a huge ravine that is a hundred feet high and emits dazzling white light.

This ravine was like a natural barrier, dividing the black fog and the hurricane into two, and all matter seemed to be sucked into a bottomless abyss.

"Is this the 'Line of Sky'? How amazing!"

The girl in white robe looked at the scene in front of her and couldn't help but smile.

When the sandstorm subsided, Long Dong looked around and said in a deep voice:
"Now is the best time to cross the entrance. If we delay for a few more days, it will be difficult to enter this place."

As soon as he finished speaking, a fist-sized green round bead appeared in his hand out of thin air.

With a flick, the bead quickly shrank to several times its size and was then sucked into his mouth.

Upon seeing this, Yan Yun and the others also took out the same Wind-Fixing Beads and swallowed them.

In an instant, they were enveloped by a layer of strange fluorescent light. The raging wind disappeared without a trace like a stone sinking into the sea after touching this layer of light.

These wind-fixing beads were magic weapons specially prepared for them by the top leaders of Tianyuan City to help them cope with the sandstorm disasters they might encounter on this trip.

With the help of the power of the Wind-Fixing Beads, everyone moved forward quickly, and soon they were close to where the celestial phenomenon was, less than a thousand feet away.

However, at this moment, an invisible force suddenly emerged, followed by several streams of light flashing by, sucking them into a huge gap.

As soon as Yan Yunfang stepped into this place, he felt the powerful suction force suddenly dissipate, and his body instantly regained its freedom.

However, what greeted him was an overwhelming mass of white wind blades and shrill screams filled his ears.

The strong wind in this crack is more than ten times more powerful than that outside.

If he hadn't had the Wind-Fixing Bead to protect him, he would have needed to use a magic weapon to protect himself. (End of this chapter)