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The mountain path was difficult to traverse, with jagged rocks everywhere.

None of the four were ordinary people, and they walked quite fast, but the higher they went, the stronger the eerie and deathly feeling became.

The wind howled through the cracks in the strange rocks, sounding like a ghostly wail. The sky was completely dark, with only a few sparse stars casting a faint light, barely enough to see the ground beneath one's feet.

After walking for about half an hour, we arrived at a relatively flat platform on the mountainside.

Qi Hao stopped and looked at the dark mountain and the seemingly even darker darkness above him. He suggested, "It's getting late, and the mountain path is difficult to traverse. Why don't we rest here for now and continue our search tomorrow?"

Everyone was about to agree when Lu Xueqi suddenly called out, "Wait!"

The three of them stopped and looked at her.

Lu Xueqi took out an object from her bosom. The object emitted a faint bronze luster in the darkness. It was the Six Harmonies Mirror, a treasure of the Qingyun Sect bestowed by Dao Xuan Zhenren.

Zeng Shushu and Qi Hao were both taken aback. Jiang Xiaochuan's heart skipped a beat, and he vaguely guessed what was going on.

Lu Xueqi did not explain. She held the Six Harmonies Mirror in front of her and began to chant a mysterious and obscure incantation in a low voice.

Her voice was soft, yet it carried a strange rhythm, echoing softly in the quiet mountains.

As she chanted, the ancient mirror of the Six Harmonies Mirror began to tremble slightly, and the yellowish luster on the mirror surface gradually brightened, becoming more and more dazzling!

A moment later, the Six Harmonies Mirror seemed to transform into a living lamp, slowly rising from her palm and hovering in the void about two feet above the heads of the four people.

The mirror shimmered with light, emitting a soft and stable pale yellow halo that spread out like ripples on water, forming a circular light shield about six feet in diameter, firmly protecting the four people in the center.

Wherever the halo reached, the darkness was dispelled, and the pebbles underfoot and the jagged rocks beside him were clearly visible.

"This..." Zeng Shushu opened his mouth wide in surprise.

Qi Hao's eyes widened in amazement: "The Six Harmonies Mirror has such wondrous uses! It can dispel darkness and illuminate even the most obscure places! Junior Sister Lu, what a skill!"

Jiang Xiaochuan looked at the warm light source above him, then at the impenetrable darkness around him. His lips moved, and he murmured, "The only light source in the darkness... could it... attract something?"

He had barely finished speaking—

"boom!!!"

A terrifying, muffled roar, as if a thousand muffled thunderclaps had exploded simultaneously, suddenly came from behind the distant mountains!

The sound wasn't a single sound, but a continuous one, like rolling thunder crushing the sky, or like countless giant wings frantically beating the air, instantly shattering the silence of the mountains and fields!

Using the faint light emitted by the Six Harmonies Mirror, the four looked in horror toward the source of the sound.

Behind the distant mountains, an endless expanse of black "clouds" was rising into the sky!

The "clouds" surged and rolled, covering the sky and instantly obscuring the already sparse starlight, emitting a thick, nauseating stench, from which the terrifying roar came!

"My God... what is that... what is it?" Zeng Shushu's voice trembled, and his face turned pale instantly.

Qi Hao and Lu Xueqi also looked extremely solemn. Lu Xueqi's fingers tightened around the hilt of the Tianya sword.

Zeng Shushu, with her sharp eyes, suddenly pointed at the rapidly approaching dark cloud and exclaimed in shock, "Bats! They're all bats!"

Before the words were even finished, the massive black cloud in the sky seemed to sense the vibrant life force below, abruptly paused, and then erupted in a deafening collective shriek!

The shriek was so sharp it could pierce eardrums, carrying a frenzied, bloodthirsty desire! The entire black cloud seemed to possess consciousness, turning around and rushing towards the only source of light in the night, the halo created by the Six Harmonies Mirror, sweeping across the sky!

In an instant, the night sky, which still had a faint starlight, was completely obscured, plunging into a suffocating darkness.

An extremely strong, foul stench hit you, almost making you faint!

Zeng Shushu was so frightened that his face turned pale. He took two steps back, his back hitting the edge of the light circle, and was bounced back by the flexible light screen.

Qi Hao shouted urgently, "Everyone, stay calm! Don't panic! Under no circumstances should we leave the area of ​​the Six Harmonies Mirror's light! This treasure will surely protect us!"

In the blink of an eye, the shrieks and roars were right next to their ears! Under the stable and warm glow of the Six Harmonies Mirror, everyone finally saw the true face of this "black cloud".

They were countless enormous, jet-black bats! Each one was more than twice the size of an ordinary bat, with gaping maws, revealing scarlet, ferocious mouths and sharp fangs from their black bodies, their eyes gleaming with bloodthirsty ferocity!

However, the pale yellow halo emitted by the Six Harmonies Mirror now displays astonishing power.

All the bats that swooped in, once they touched the edge of the light circle, were blocked out as if they had hit an invisible and tough wall, making muffled "bang" sounds!

No matter how frantically they charged, bit, and pounced, the seemingly thin curtain of light remained as steady as a rock, only rippling slightly in circles.

Even more alarming was that those fearless bats that touched the light circle immediately emitted a "sizzling" burning sound from their dark bodies, accompanied by shrill screams, and then fell to the ground like dumplings being dropped into a pot. After struggling and twitching for a moment, they stopped moving, clearly killed by the protective divine light of the Six Harmonies Mirror!

However, there were simply too many bats!

They were densely packed, covering the sky and the earth, seemingly endless; at a rough glance, there were probably millions of them!

Although a thick layer of bat carcasses had quickly accumulated around the aperture, emitting a strong smell of burning and blood, it was nothing compared to the enormous and despairing swarm of bats.

These ferocious creatures seemed to have no reason, relentlessly attacking one after another, completely surrounding the light barrier.

The four were trapped in the center. Although their lives were not in immediate danger, they were surrounded by hideous, bloody mouths, piercing screams, and a nauseating stench. The immense psychological pressure was almost suffocating.

Fortunately, the Six Harmony Mirror lived up to its reputation as a treasure passed down through the Qingyun Sect. Even under such a frenzied impact, its light remained stable, and the pale yellow halo solidified into an indestructible substance.

In just a short while, the bat corpses outside the circle of light had piled up like a mountain.

At this moment, the area above and around the light was surrounded by layers upon layers of bats, not to mention three layers inside and out, there were more than three hundred layers, completely isolating all light and sound from the outside world, as if one were in a terrifying cage made of crazy bats.

Perhaps realizing their efforts were futile, the bat swarm gradually slowed down, no longer blindly crashing into each other as they had at the beginning.

But they still seemed unwilling to give up, continuing to surround the area in layers, refusing to disperse.

Jiang Xiaochuan immediately looked at Lu Xueqi.

Her face was pale, her lips were pressed tightly together, and the blue veins on the back of her hand, which was gripping Tianya, were slightly bulging. Her body was trembling slightly.

Is it due to depleted spiritual energy? Or... fear?

Jiang Xiaochuan felt as if something had clenched his heart tightly.

Yes, no matter how powerful or aloof she was, she was still just a teenage girl. Surrounded by so many ferocious, bloodthirsty monsters, watching them crash into her and die one after another before her eyes, breathing in this nauseating air…

He walked towards her almost without thinking.

Lu Xueqi noticed him approaching and looked up.

Her eyes were still clear, but reflecting the light of the Six Harmonies Mirror and the frantically flashing black shadows outside, they appeared somewhat empty.

Jiang Xiaochuan walked up to her, reached out, and gently hugged her.

Lu Xueqi's body stiffened.

"It's okay," Jiang Xiaochuan's voice rang in her ear, soft and deliberately gentle, with a soothing tone: "Close your eyes, don't look. I'm here."

Lu Xueqi didn't speak. After a few seconds, she raised her arms and hugged him back tightly, burying her face in his shoulder.

Jiang Xiaochuan could feel something pounding wildly beneath the icy surface of his chest, thump, thump, fast and heavy, making his eardrums tingle.

He could also clearly feel the equally rapid heartbeat of the person in his arms, which, through two layers of clothing, struck his chest again and again. The two heartbeats mingled together, indistinguishable from one another.

"It's okay, it's okay," he repeated, gently patting her back with one hand, as if comforting a frightened child. "I'm here, I'm here. Close your eyes, don't look."

Qi Hao and Zeng Shushu were both pale. Zeng Shushu even forgot to make jokes and just stared intently at the crazy writhing black shadows outside the light screen, his throat dry.

Jiang Xiaochuan held Lu Xueqi in his arms, his mind racing. This couldn't go on. The Six Harmony Mirror could protect her temporarily, but Lu Xueqi's spiritual power would eventually run out. These bats were tireless; what if…

"Sister Hongli," he called out in his heart.

"Hmm?" Hong Li's voice rang out lazily, seemingly with a hint of amusement. "Kid, you're quite the ladies' man."

"Stop joking, is there any way?"

"A way?" Hong Li scoffed. "Just fight your way out. These hairy beasts look intimidating, but they're actually quite stupid. They rely entirely on instinct and numbers. You have my and those two's aura on you, so they're instinctively afraid. They're only going crazy because of this aura and the blood energy. Just charge out and kill them all. Once they're scared, they'll naturally scatter."

"Fight our way out?"

Jiang Xiaochuan stared at the dense, layered swarm of bats outside, his scalp tingling. "Can... we kill them all?"

"We can't kill them all," Hong Li said casually. "We'll kill them until they're afraid. Your spear and your body are just for this, aren't they? Don't worry, with me here, you won't die. It's good that you're moving around a bit; your cultivation is progressing too slowly."

Jiang Xiaochuan remained silent; he trusted Hong Li.

He gently released Lu Xueqi, who trembled but still clung to his sleeve.

Jiang Xiaochuan looked at her pale face and her eyes, which were reflecting the light and staring intently at him, and asked in a low voice, "Do you trust me?"

Lu Xueqi looked at him, said nothing, and simply nodded slightly.

"What do you want to do?" she asked, her voice a little tense.

Jiang Xiaochuan smiled but didn't say anything.

He raised his hand and gently pried open her fingers that were gripping his sleeve, one by one.

Lu Xueqi vaguely sensed something was wrong and tried to grab him again, but her hand missed.

"Wait for me," Jiang Xiaochuan said, only two words.