Huangxiu

Chapter 1267 Don’t believe it
He judged the distance between himself and the statue, and with his eyesight strained to its limit, he could only vaguely see a small black dot.

Therefore, the distance between them must be more than fifty li.

But if you can only see the statues and not the thick fog, something is clearly wrong.

"Send a signal and see?" Chu Zhiyuan said.

Huang Zhengyang turned to look at him: "Even though we possess protective treasures, we dare not approach?"

"If you can avoid getting close, then don't get close," Chu Zhiyuan said seriously.

Huang Zhengyang pulled out a slender, silver tube from his sleeve, pointed it at the sky, and gently vibrated it with his true energy, sending out a beam of golden light.

"boom!"

The sound echoed through the void.

The golden light shot straight into the sky, reaching hundreds of meters before its power waned.

It condensed into a small sword in mid-air, the blade standing upright, the tip pointing towards them.

Chu Zhiyuan looked into the distance and saw eight middle-aged men frowning, pondering where the problem lay.

The array equipment was fine, so they felt they were fine too.

However, after channeling his energy, he was unable to form the formation, and he tried in vain more than ten times.

Being in a sensitive state, they heard a sound coming from afar and all looked up at the small golden sword in the air.

"Is that Huang Zhengyang?"

"Well, it's him."

"You've come at just the right time!" A gaunt middle-aged man sneered.

“Let’s go take a look,” said a round, smiling middle-aged man. “No matter what we do, we can’t form a formation. We’re just having a really bad run of luck.”

"That's so weird."

"It's very likely related to that statue."

"But how were we able to form an array before?"

……

As they discussed this, they put away their array devices and headed towards Huang Zhengyang and his group.

When they came closer, they clasped their hands in greeting.

Huang Zhengyang clasped his hands in greeting and said, "Thank you for your trouble, gentlemen."

He became wary and glanced at Chu Zhiyuan furtively.

If these eight people are all being manipulated by the Undying Evil Lord, they might gang up on him.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded slightly.

His palms were already forming a hand seal.

The gaunt middle-aged man said in a deep voice, "What brings you here, Chief Justice Huang?"

"No, no," Huang Zhengyang laughed, "I saw the formation disappear from afar, I don't know why..."

"There was a small problem; the formation dissipated without us even realizing it."

Huang Zhengyang asked, "Mr. Lu, once that formation is activated, can it be easily stopped?"

“The formation will only end if we stop channeling our energy,” said the gaunt middle-aged Lu Zhenhui. “But we’ve been channeling our energy continuously.”

"Is there a problem with the array device?"

"no problem."

"Then..." Huang Zhengyang frowned, "Is there external interference?"

"Huang Sizheng, are you referring to the Undying Evil Lord?"

Huang Zhengyang said solemnly, "After all, you are close by."

“If he makes a move, we can’t possibly be completely unaware.” Lu Zhenhui shook his head: “We have protective treasures.”

"So, the Undying Evil Lord didn't make a move?" Huang Zhengyang asked.

Lu Zhenhui nodded slowly: "We estimate that there probably isn't any."

Huang Zhengyang looked at Chu Zhiyuan: "Brother Chu?"

Chu Zhiyuan flipped his hands, and the hand seals changed.

A burst of yellow light suddenly spread out from the palm of his hand, instantly dissipating in all directions, disappearing in a flash, incredibly fast.

"Bobo Bobo..."

Amid a series of muffled thuds, all eight of them froze, startled at the same time.

He then widened his eyes, his gaze coldly fixed on Chu Zhiyuan, and his hand was already raised.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and nodded: "I apologize, but the eight seniors are indeed tainted with the aura of the Undying Evil Lord."

"Impossible!" they exclaimed in unison.

Chu Zhiyuan asked, "How are you feeling now?"

The aura of the Demon-Subduing Divine Tree had been infused with a bit of merit.

When the two are combined, the effect is greatly amplified, instantly dispelling the faint aura emanating from them.

Although this faint aura was weak, it was extremely pure and refined, and the aura of the Demon-Subduing Divine Tree could not eliminate it. With the addition of a bit of merit, the aura of the Demon-Subduing Divine Tree instantly increased by a level, like the finishing touch on a dragon's transformation.

This was also the inspiration he drew from the golden sword.

The eight worshippers frowned.

When the aura of the Undying Evil Lord touched them, it was so slow, penetrating them bit by bit, that they were completely unaware.

But when the aura of the Demon-Subduing Divine Tree swept away all the accumulated aura, they immediately sensed the difference.

My mind and body instantly felt incredibly refreshed, as if I had just taken a thorough bath after not having one in a long time, and my whole body felt lighter and more relaxed.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Seniors, why don't you try setting up another formation?"

"Then try it."

The eight of them each stepped onto their designated positions and activated their true energy within the array.

A moment later, the white mist condensed and began to spread, enveloping them and obscuring their figures.

The white mist quickly dissipated, revealing their figures.

Huang Zhengyang smiled and said, "Mr. Lu, this time it's fine."

He thought for a moment, then took out the four golden jade pendants from his pocket and handed them to Lu Zhenhui: "These are protective charms made by Brother Chu himself."

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "If it can be of some use and add a little more guard, it's good."

"Thank you." Lu Zhenhui reached out and took it.

Before, he would have thought this thing couldn't be compared to the Heavenly Heart Guardian Pendant.

They were able to remain uncontrolled by the Undying Evil Lord thanks to the protection of the Heavenly Heart Guardian Pendant.

Having witnessed Chu Zhiyuan's methods, they dared not underestimate this jade pendant.

Huang Zhengyang said, "Making these jade pendants takes too much time. Brother Chu can't make that many, so we can only make do with them for now."

Lu Zhenhui said, "It's alright, two people can share one. It should be able to protect both of them, right?"

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and nodded: "As long as you come into contact with it, it will be able to take effect."

"That's good then," Lu Zhenhui said. "Thank you, Mr. Chu."

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "If it is of any help, that would be even better."

Huang Zhengyang said, "No need to be so polite with Brother Chu, we're all on the same side. If it weren't for Brother Chu's warning this time, the consequences would have been unimaginable... This Statue of the Undying Evil Lord is extremely dangerous."

Lu Zhenhui and the others smiled.

They all had reservations about Huang Zhengyang's statement.

Is Chu Zhiyuan one of our own? If he hadn't warned us, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

They disagreed with both of these.

They simply didn't bother to refute Chu Zhiyuan because he had already done so.

Chu Zhiyuan saw through their thoughts and solemnly said, "Seniors, this Undying Evil Lord is different from the previous Undying Evil Lord. He is extremely dangerous. Please be very careful."

“We’ve seen the Undying Evil Lord before,” Lu Zhenhui said. “He was indeed very ferocious and impossible to guard against. I wonder what makes this Undying Evil Lord so powerful?”

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: "I don't know yet, and I dare not know."

"Mr. Chu, can't you just destroy the statue directly?"

Chu Zhiyuan said, "This time is different; we dare not destroy the statue directly."

Lu Zhenhui said, "If we gather a dozen or so ninth-level perfect cultivators and set up an array to protect you, Mr. Chu, can we destroy the statue?"

Chu Zhiyuan thought for a moment, then shook his head again.

The remaining seven middle-aged men couldn't help but frown.

They disapproved of Chu Zhiyuan's cowardly and timid demeanor.

They felt he shouldn't be so cowardly; no matter how strong the Undying Evil Lord was, he couldn't possibly kill him with so many top experts protecting him.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Senior Lu, having more people is useless to the Undying Evil Lord. What I fear is that the Undying Evil Lord will use some strange secret techniques to devour these experts and rapidly strengthen himself, which would make him even more terrifying."

"He can swallow so many ninth-level perfect experts in one go?" Lu Zhenhui shook his head: "No matter how strong he is, he doesn't have that kind of ability."

Another round-faced old man chuckled and said, "The Undying Evil Lord is strong, but he wasn't at his strongest when he descended upon our Azure Origin Heaven. How could he possibly kill a ninth-level perfect expert? At most, they could only stalemate!"

A ninth-tier master is already the limit of power in this world.

No matter how powerful the Undying Evil Lord is, once he arrives in this world, he cannot unleash power beyond the limits of this world.

Therefore, it would be impossible for them to deal with more than a dozen ninth-level perfect experts.

Chu Zhiyuan was simply terrified, that's why he acted this way.

Chu Zhiyuan understood their expressions, sighed, shook his head, and smiled.

Huang Zhengyang solemnly said, "Mr. Lu, do you think Brother Chu is cowardly and afraid of death? Brother Chu has personally destroyed dozens of Evil Lord statues and Undying Evil Lord statues. When it comes to dealing with Evil Lords and Undying Evil Lords, no one has more experience than him!"

“We are aware of Mr. Chu’s achievements, but we are still being too cautious. The Undying Evil Lord uses mental attacks; the more we fear him, the stronger he becomes,” the round-faced middle-aged man said with a smile.

Chu Zhiyuan said, “Seniors, please be extremely cautious. After all, the death of the Undying Evil Lord does not damage its foundation, but we are different. If we die, we die… Once we get close to the statue, we must not let the jade pendant leave our bodies.”

"Alright, let's continue setting up the formation." Lu Zhenhui shook his head helplessly.

(End of this chapter)