Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 349 Aura
A beam of light struck the cave, transforming into countless starlight points that scatter down.

Gu Jingnian and Pei Nian fell hand in hand.

Below, a gaping maw spewed a foul stench and lunged at them.

Gu Jingnian stared at Pei Nian, desperately trying to shield her with his body.

He wanted to protect her; this desire was so strong it felt like it was bursting from his heart.

A subtle warm current circulated throughout my body along with my blood.

"call--"

The leech's sharp teeth bit down, but it only bit into the scorching flames.

In an instant, fiery wings unfolded behind Gu Jingnian.

He suddenly flew up, holding Pei Nian, and escaped the dense swarm of snakes below.

Starlight fell into their eyes.

"Are you okay?"

"Ah."

Pei Nian buried her head in Gu Jingnian's arms, because she had just been thinking that she must hug him, and now she had actually succeeded.

Perhaps because of her stubbornness, she has always been able to accomplish what she set her mind to from childhood to adulthood.

"How come you can use superpowers?"

"It must be related to this light."

As Gu Jingnian spoke, he could actually sense that it was not just light, but some kind of indescribable energy condensed together to form light.

The application of supernatural abilities is closely related to this energy.

He didn't know how much longer he could use his powers, so he immediately wanted to leave with Pei Nian.

So, looking at his reflection in Pei Nian's bright eyes, he wanted to use his Shadow Transmission technique.

But to his surprise, he discovered that his teleportation device was stuck, unable to move, as if it were being sucked in.

Suddenly, a giant bat hurtled toward them at incredible speed.

Gu Jingnian was still looking at Pei Nian when he forcefully pulled himself up to avoid being knocked down by the bats. But soon, even more giant bats came crashing down from the front.

Unlike the previous swarms of bats that attacked them proactively, these bats didn't even open their wings this time, emitting shrill cries, as if they were being pulled in by some powerful force.

Looking down at the leeches, they were being sucked away. One of the five-headed leeches had its long snake head wrapped around a protrusion on the rock wall. Then, a loud crash was heard as the stone broke, and the leech was sucked in.

Then, Gu Jingnian also felt that powerful suction force.

Contrary to his expectations, the suction force wasn't pulling his body in that direction, but rather seemed to be drawing out the supernatural energy within him.

He tried to resist, but he kept flying deeper into the cave.

Pei Nian looked over and saw that Gu Jingnian's fiery wings were no longer flapping, but he was still leading them to fly in the same direction as those strange beasts.

"What's wrong?!"

As soon as she asked, Gu Jingnian realized something.

Pei Nian couldn't feel that powerful suction force because she didn't have any special abilities.

This doesn't mean she won't be harmed here. The constantly falling rocks, the strange beasts flying overhead, and the treacherous enemies could all be detrimental to her.

Therefore, Gu Jingnian did not give up immediately.

He looked down and saw that Eunuch Xu was still standing on the high platform.

Xu Gonggong stood firmly, looking up at the direction Gu Jingnian had flown off to, his eyes revealing a deep contemplation.

Soon, Gu Jingnian and Pei Nianfei passed through one cave after another and disappeared from Eunuch Xu's sight.

Gravel occasionally hit Gu Jingnian.

The wind brushed past his and Pei Nian's ears, tucking their stray hairs together.

He glanced back and gradually saw a huge furnace in the distance, which was now glowing.

It was this very furnace that was trying to suck him in with tremendous force.

“You have to jump,” Gu Jingnian said.

Pei Nian shook her head and said, "Together."

"Only if you're outside can you find a way to save me," Gu Jingnian said. "I don't want to become a pill."

"If I die, I will go with you."

"It's not time to die yet."

Pei Nian was stubborn, and Gu Jingnian also had his own principles.

He would never give up if there was even a glimmer of hope, and Pei Nian quickly understood his expression.

The two can live and die together, and fight side by side.

"Well."

Pei Nian readily agreed and immediately turned to observe the surroundings.

The more dangerous it was, the calmer she became, squinting slightly as she surveyed the bizarre cave.

She saw another high platform ahead, tilted, and the bright light was shining from below it.

On the stage, someone seemed to be moving about. "Can it fly there?"

Pei Nian guided Gu Jingnian to look in that direction.

Gu Jingnian's body swayed in the air as he tried to control the direction of his flight.

But he couldn't do it; all the energy in his body was absorbed by the furnace.

"Shh-"

A giant bat swept past them.

Pei Nian kicked out, and the two of them finally shifted their direction.

"Come again."

Gu Jingnian then tried his best not to use his supernatural abilities, which slowed him down, and another strange beast flew past them.

It was a large tortoise, emanating a chilling aura, its four legs protruding from its shell as it struggled desperately.

The more it struggled, the faster it flew.

Pei Nian kicked the tortoise shell hard, and they shifted to the side a little more.

By changing direction little by little, they finally flew almost to the top of the high platform.

Push me!

Gu Jingnian couldn't bear it, but the moment Pei Nian's hand left his waist, he still pushed her away forcefully.

The two embraced each other and then parted in mid-air, gazing at each other for a brief moment before parting again.

There was no need for further words; their eyes met, and they saw the resolve in each other.

Pei Nian fell.

She landed on the edge of the platform, rolled over, and grabbed onto a protruding rock before falling.

The earth shook violently. She pushed herself up and leaped onto the high platform. Looking down, she saw Xun Yan smearing A-Wan's blood onto a stone pillar. She immediately ran towards that direction.

As you get closer, you can see that the stone pillar is carved with a tortoise.

The stone tortoise had a pair of wings on its back, which looked quite strange.

When the blood was smeared on it, the stone tortoise stretched out its limbs, raised its head high, and revealed horns and a tiger's mouth on its head.

It turned its head and looked at the blood pool in the center of the stone platform, its gaze suddenly turning fierce.

The platform shook more violently, and Pei Nian tripped and fell, but quickly got up.

As Xun Yan pulled A-Wan toward the last stone pillar, Pei Nian rushed over and kicked him to the ground.

Looking down, I saw that Ah Wan's face was pale and her eyes were closed. I reached out and felt that she was still breathing faintly.

She then ignored A-Wan for the time being, took two steps over, and trampled Xun Yan, who was just about to get up, down again.

"You old fool, stop that furnace right now!"

"Pei Jishi." Xun Yan lay there, panting heavily, and said, "I can't stop."

"If you don't stop, you'll die."

Pei Nian, overcome with rage, grabbed Xun Yan's head and slammed it hard against the ground without saying a word.

"Ouch!"

Xun Yan cried out in pain, "Even if Pei Ji kills this old man, it won't make a difference. The altar is activated and can't stop once it smells blood. Now that things have come to this, the more you kill, the stronger the blood energy becomes... and the faster Young Master Gu will be refined."

He understood Pei Nian's thoughts, so he added one last sentence.

Pei Niansui asked, "How can we save him?"

"It's beyond saving..."

Before Xun Yan could finish speaking, seeing that Pei Nian was about to make another move, he quickly said, "There is only one chance. If you want Young Master Gu to live, let him pass through the gap and return to Jusai City."

Where is the gap?

"In the stove."

"You old scoundrel, you dare to lie to me again!"

Enraged, Pei Nian grabbed a sharp piece of gravel and stabbed it into Xun Yan's neck.

“Really!” Xun Yan hurriedly said, “Once the altar is activated, it cannot be reversed by human power. Only in Jusai City did someone survive.”

Pei Nian feigned anger, tricking Xun Yan into revealing the truth.

Although she was extremely anxious, she would not be fooled by Xun Yan's few words and rush into action. Instead, she wanted to find out the truth.

Who survived?

"Qiu...Qiu Funan."

Xun Yan uttered a name, then said with a mournful face, "It is true that the Spirit Gathering Jade here has accumulated spiritual energy for hundreds of years, but it was activated once more than ten years ago, but it was interrupted by Qiu Funan."

"Qiu Funan? The leader of the Yue Kingdom's Undying Army? Wasn't she already dead when the Yue Kingdom fell?"

"She's not dead."

Xun Yan was unwilling to speak, but at this moment, the more truth he revealed, the more likely he was to save his life.

"How could His Majesty bear to kill such a powerful person? He naturally brought him here to be refined."

(End of this chapter)