On Dazhu Peak, I cultivated myself into a demonic master!

Chapter 25 Lu Xueqi: These bats seem to be afraid of you?

"Everyone, I am Chen Xiao, and this is my senior sister Lu Xueqi."

Sensing the surprised looks from the four Dharma Aspects, Chen Xiao smiled calmly and casually introduced his other companions one by one.

Then he looked at the other man and woman.

"I wonder who these two are..."

"I am Li Xun from Fenxiang Valley."

The male disciple from Fenxiang Valley, dressed in a white Taoist robe and with a rather arrogant expression, spoke in a low voice.

He merely nodded slightly in response to Chen Xiao's gaze.

"Yan Hong, I have long admired Senior Brother Chen's name. Meeting him today, I can see he is indeed extraordinary."

The other woman had a sweet smile on her face, but her tone was full of polite formalities.

Her beautiful eyes were filled with curiosity as she looked Chen Xiao up and down several times.

After the introductions, Faxiang put his hands together and said solemnly, "Fellow Daoists of Qingyun, we and the two fellow Daoists from Fenxiang Valley have been exploring this place for two or three days and have discovered the location of the Ten Thousand Bats Cave."

"However, there seems to be a strange pattern on the ground at the entrance."

"The pattern exudes a terrifying aura that fills anyone who sees it with dread..."

"Now that five fellow Daoists from the Qingyun Sect have arrived, why don't we accompany this humble monk to investigate? What do you all think?"

Chen Xiao understood that the four of them must have felt that there were too few of them and dared not make a move. Now that they saw that there were five of them on Chen Xiao's side, they came to invite him to go in together.

They were going inside anyway, so Chen Xiao readily agreed.

"Now that we're here, we should naturally go and find out what's going on."

Fa Xiang smiled when he saw that Chen Xiao had agreed.

“Very well then, this humble monk will lead the way.”

Then everyone followed Faxiang and proceeded cautiously.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, they finally arrived at the entrance of the Ten Thousand Bats Cave.

At this moment, everyone can see that there is a huge cave halfway up the mountain, located in a shady spot, sloping slightly downwards, with only a little light coming from the entrance.

The further you look inside, the stronger the malevolent aura becomes.

On the ground in front of the cave entrance, there was a blood-red pattern that was two zhang wide.

The pattern's lines were twisted, emitting a slightly eerie light, as if it were alive and flickering faintly.

Zeng Shushu, Yan Hong, and Lin Jingyu only glanced at the pattern before feeling dizzy, as if countless needles were pricking their heads.

"This must be the work of some heretic from the demonic cult; I wonder what they're up to..."

Faxiang's face was pale, and his breathing became heavier.

"This mission is dangerous. If anything happens, we'll all rush out together..."

His tone was very serious, and even he felt a little uncomfortable when he saw the blood-red pattern.

But Chen Xiao didn't seem to take the pattern seriously.

He remained calm and walked directly toward the pattern without any protection.

Upon seeing this, everyone's expression changed slightly, and they quickly spoke up to dissuade him, "Junior Brother Chen, come back quickly!"

"Senior Brother Chen, this pattern is strange; we must not proceed rashly!"

Chen Xiao ignored them and walked past them amidst everyone's astonished gazes.

To everyone's surprise, the pattern seemed to have no effect on Chen Xiao at all.

He actually stood straight in the center of the pattern!
This scene caused even Faxiang's pupils to shrink slightly, as he was somewhat unable to comprehend Chen Xiao's strength.

Of course, none of them knew that this pattern was created by Chen Xiao when he was refining the Blood Bat Ten Thousand Bone Armor.

It naturally has no effect on him.

"come on……"

Chen Xiao stood in the center, waving to the crowd with a relaxed expression.

The group looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, and then reluctantly passed the designs one after another.

Faxiang was the first to pass, and as he passed Chen Xiao, he gave him a deep look.

Yan Hong was the last one. When she walked to Chen Xiao's side, she felt dizzy and weak in the knees.

This is also the place with the strongest malevolent energy.

She was a little unsteady on her feet and her body slumped into Chen Xiao's arms. Chen Xiao quickly reached out to support Yan Hong, feeling the woman's warm and soft skin against his skin, and especially noting the faint fragrance emanating from her.

This made Chen Xiao, who was supporting Yan Hong, unconsciously squeeze her hand, and he secretly praised her.

"So moisturizing!"

Then, with a serious expression, he helped Yan Hong out of the area marked by the blood-red pattern.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Chen..."

Yan Hong lowered her head, gently biting her lips, her face flushed, her voice barely audible, feeling a little shy.

At this moment, the group approached the cave entrance.

A cold wind blew out of the cave from time to time.

The wind was icy cold, as if it could penetrate to the bone marrow.

Lin Jingyu and Yan Hong, whose cultivation levels were relatively low, couldn't help but shiver.

The sound of the wind brushed past my ears, like a whisper, or like the wailing of ghosts.

It added to the eerie atmosphere.

Chen Xiao frowned slightly, turned around and suggested, "The situation here is unclear. Let's fly at low altitude to prevent any unforeseen circumstances."

As he spoke, he naturally wrapped his arms around Lu Xueqi's slender and soft waist.

Lu Xueqi's body stiffened, and a blush quickly spread across her face.

But she didn't break free; she just lowered her head slightly, her eyes revealing a hint of shyness.

However, others felt that flying at low altitudes was too much of a waste of magical power.

Especially Li Xun, a male disciple of Fenxiang Valley.

He frowned and said disdainfully, "Hmph, with so many of us, why should we be so cautious and waste our magic power?"

Faxiang and Fashan exchanged a glance and agreed that Li Xun's words made sense, and nodded in agreement.

But as soon as they entered, they stepped on a thick layer of bat droppings, which made a squeaking, sticky sound.

The fishy and foul smell instantly filled my nostrils.

Yan Hong couldn't help but scream, "Ah! So dirty!!"

At this moment, looking at Chen Xiao, who was flying in mid-air, holding Lu Xueqi with a leisurely expression, she felt full of regret.

I shouldn't have ignored Chen Xiao's suggestion!

The group then continued on their way.

The pungent, fishy stench inside the cave grew stronger and stronger.

Suddenly, a sharp whistling sound came.

Countless bats surged out from the front, covering the sky.

Their eyes gleamed with an eerie red light, and they bared their sharp fangs as they fiercely pounced on the group.

However, these bats deliberately avoided Chen Xiao and attacked only the others.

The number of bats seemed endless, coming in waves.

The others immediately panicked and tried to defend themselves with magic.

Lu Xueqi, who was being held by Chen Xiao, also noticed that the bats seemed to be deliberately avoiding Chen Xiao.

She turned to look at Chen Xiao, her eyes filled with surprise.

"These bats seem afraid of you?"

The others also noticed this anomaly and looked at Chen Xiao with shocked expressions.

"Perhaps they know they can't mess with me." Chen Xiao smiled faintly, then landed on the ground and addressed the others.

"Come closer to me!"

The others didn't have time to think and quickly moved closer to Chen Xiao.

Lu Xueqi was already nestled close to Chen Xiao on his left, while Yan Hong quickly moved closer to Chen Xiao's right side.

The rest of the people surrounded Chen Xiao within half a zhang.

We're safe now.

And so, the group huddled together and made their way deeper into the passage.

(End of this chapter)