Su He and Lin Feng shook their heads repeatedly.

"Murong Xue, you are too modest. Although your cultivation level is not as high as ours, your medical skills and alchemy skills are beyond our reach. We should all learn from you."

Upon hearing this, Murong Xue blushed slightly, feeling a sweet warmth in her heart.

"Stop making fun of me, you two. Let's hurry up and explore the valley so as not to delay our important business."

The ground beneath my feet was dry and cracked, and everywhere I looked, there were withered branches, fallen leaves, and scattered bones, making it impossible to tell whether they were human or demon.

"The malevolent energy here is too strong. No wonder ordinary people can hardly enter, and even demonic beasts can hardly survive here."

As they went deeper, the malevolent aura grew stronger.

"Wait, there seems to be something ahead!"

Su He suddenly stopped and pointed ahead.

Lin Feng and Murong Xue looked in the direction Su He was pointing. In the center of the valley, there was a huge black vortex that was spinning violently and emitting a strong baleful aura.

"What is that? Could it be the location of the Earthly Fiend Shield?"

Lin Feng exclaimed in surprise.

"Very likely, let's go check it out."

The three quickened their pace and headed towards the black vortex, but when they reached the edge of the vortex, they found that there was no way to take another step forward.

"Such powerful malevolent energy! Even I feel some pressure!"

Su He frowned, circulated his true essence, and tried to forcefully break through the barrier of the evil energy, but was repelled by an invisible force and staggered back a few steps.

Lin Feng and Murong Xue were shocked.

"Brother Su, are you alright?"

Su He shook his head upon hearing this.

"I'm fine, it's just that this malevolent energy is too powerful, even my Martial Emperor True Essence is hard to withstand."

The three looked at each other, lost in thought, unsure of what to do.

Just then, Murong Xue suddenly had a thought.

"Let's look at the center of the vortex; there seems to be something there!"

Su He and Lin Feng quickly looked toward the center of the vortex. Deep within the black vortex, they could vaguely see a black shield with strange patterns carved on it, emanating a powerful aura of malevolence.

"That's the Earthly Fiend Shield! We've finally found it!"

Lin Feng was extremely excited.

"Great! With the Earthly Fiend Shield, we can better fight against the evil forces!"

When they tried to get closer to the Earthly Fiend Shield, they found that they could not break through the black vortex at all, and even Su He's Martial Emperor True Essence could not get any closer.

"Damn it, this vortex seems to possess some kind of special power; we can't get close at all!"

Lin Feng also looked anxious.

"So what should we do? Are we just going to give up like this?"

Murong Xue fell into deep thought, seemingly pondering something. After a moment, she slowly said, "I remember my master once said that the Earthly Fiend Shield was forged by an ancient demon lord and contains powerful fiend energy. Only those who also possess fiend energy can wield it."

Su He and Lin Feng were both startled and quickly asked, "Then what should we do? Are we supposed to cultivate evil techniques and acquire malevolent energy?"

Murong Xue shook her head.

"That's not necessary. We can use the evil energy in the Valley of Evil Energy to draw it into our bodies, temporarily possess the power of evil energy, and then go and retrieve the Earthly Fiend Shield."

Su He and Lin Feng were both taken aback upon hearing this, but then they suddenly realized and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Murong Xue is right, this method will work!"

The three sat cross-legged, circulated their true energy, and began to absorb the evil energy in the Valley of Evil Energy, introducing it into their bodies.

At first, the three of them were a little unaccustomed to it, after all, the evil energy was completely different from the true essence they usually cultivated, but gradually, they also mastered the knack and began to absorb the evil energy smoothly.

A moment later, the three opened their eyes and felt a powerful force filling their bodies—the power of malevolent energy.

"We succeeded! We now possess the power of malevolent energy; we can go retrieve the Earthly Fiend Shield!"

Lin Feng and Murong Xue were overjoyed. The three of them arrived at the edge of the black vortex, circulated their true essence again, and walked towards the direction of the Earthly Fiend Shield.

This time, the black vortex seemed to sense the malevolent energy within the three individuals and automatically parted to create a passage, allowing them to enter smoothly.

The three arrived in front of the dark palace, where the malevolent aura grew even stronger. Even Su He and Lin Feng, who were highly skilled in cultivation, felt difficulty breathing and were uneasy.

Murong Xue frowned, as if she was thinking about something.

"I remember my master once taught me a secret method that can use the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to resist the erosion of evil energy. We might as well give it a try."

Su He and Lin Feng were overjoyed upon hearing this and quickly asked, "What secret technique? Tell us quickly!"

Murong Xue said, "This secret technique is called Spiritual Energy Gathering of Evil. It requires collecting spiritual energy from heaven and earth in places with dense evil energy and guiding it around the vortex of evil energy to form a barrier and weaken the erosion of evil energy."

Su He and Lin Feng nodded in agreement, and the three of them began to gather spiritual energy around the palace. Gradually, specks of white light condensed in the air and, guided by Murong Xue, converged towards the vortex of malevolent energy.

A moment later, a faint white light barrier formed around the vortex of malevolent energy, and the corrosive effect of the malevolent energy was indeed weakened considerably.

"It worked! Murong Xue's secret technique really did it!"

Su He nodded repeatedly.

"With this barrier, we can go deeper into the palace and find the source of the evil energy."

After discussing it, the three decided that Su He would enter the palace first, while Lin Feng and Murong Xue would wait outside to meet him in case of any unforeseen circumstances.

Su He gripped the Heavenly Profound Sword tightly and strode into the palace. It was pitch black, filled with malevolent energy, and the faint roars of demonic beasts could be heard.

"Watch out!"

Lin Feng shouted loudly outside, and a huge black shadow pounced out from the depths of the palace. It turned out to be a massive, malevolent beast.

Su He frowned, brandished the Heavenly Profound Sword in his hand, and rushed forward. With a loud bang, the demon beast was cut in two by the Heavenly Profound Sword and dissipated into a cloud of black mist.

"What an amazing sword!"

Lin Feng and Murong Xue exclaimed in surprise outside, marveling at the power of the Heavenly Profound Sword.

Su He dared not be careless, for there were probably even more powerful enemies waiting for him inside the palace.

Sure enough, as Su He ventured deeper, the malevolent aura grew stronger and stronger, and the number of demonic beasts increased. Even with the Heavenly Profound Sword in hand, Su He felt immense pressure.

Just then, Suhe arrived at the center of the palace, where a huge vortex was suspended in mid-air, emanating a suffocating aura. At the center of the vortex was a black shield with strange patterns carved on it.

"This is the Earthly Fiend Shield! The legendary artifact of an ancient evil god is actually here!"

Su He was startled. The power of this Earthly Fiend Shield was extraordinary. If it fell into the hands of evil forces, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Su He gritted his teeth and decided to take the risk. He circulated his true essence, held the Heavenly Profound Sword, and rushed into the center of the vortex.

Su He immediately felt an immense pressure, as if a thousand-pound weight was pressing down on him, making every step incredibly difficult.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like