The willow branch is not omnipotent. It was as easy to deal with this group of strange people as a divine weapon, but it was not as effective as a wall in keeping them all out.
Unlike dealing with the White Phoenix People before, whose numbers were limited, so Liu Zhi only needed to target them specifically, now there are too many Ghost People, and some Ghost People will always slip through.
A gray-white figure quietly entered the courtyard.
The empty, gray-white eye sockets looked at the people in the courtyard.
Zhao Lin went up to meet him and slapped the strange man with his rough palm, sending him flying. The strange man's body was smashed to pieces in mid-air.
He himself raised an eyebrow in slight surprise when he saw this scene.
“Once we enter the underworld, we can harm these strange creatures,” Bai Yao reminded him upon seeing this scene.
"In that case, I won't be afraid of these ghosts anymore." Zhao Lin rubbed his hands together, somewhat excited.
Bai Yao didn't speak, but frowned as she watched Zhao Lin and another martial arts master blocking the entrance to the courtyard.
The two dealt with the few strange creatures that occasionally peeked out from the willow branches.
However, the number of the strange creatures was countless, and the strength of the two was not infinite. After using their strength for more than ten minutes, they could clearly see that they were exhausted.
Bai Yao was still pondering what to do in this situation. Running away was definitely out of the question. They had no choice but to rely on the willow branches in the courtyard; otherwise, given their condition, they probably wouldn't last long in this godforsaken place...
Her eyelids twitched, and she saw a huge gray-white figure in her vision.
It's about four or five meters tall, and from this angle it looks like a giant walking towards the yard.
As you get closer and see its appearance clearly, you'll see a deformed, enormous head staring at you with two lantern-sized eyes. Its slightly thin body has seven or eight hands and feet that don't seem to fit its appearance at all, and some of them even resemble the claws of wild animals.
They walked towards this side step by step, and with each step they took, they felt the ground tremble, while the gray-white sun in the sky cast its pale light to illuminate this side.
Everyone in the courtyard, no matter who they were, couldn't help but feel uneasy upon seeing this figure.
All the strange creatures blocking its path were smashed to pieces, and it charged towards this place with almost unstoppable strides.
Everyone watched it nervously as the willow branch was struck at it.
The willow branches didn't break it; they simply wrapped around its feet, preventing it from moving forward.
The sound of the willow branches taut traveled through the air, and almost everyone who saw it was certain that the willow branches would most likely not be able to hold it off for long.
Bai Yao patted his pockets, waiting for the moment to communicate with E'nu's aura.
Then the big-headed monster, who was supposed to rush over, suddenly stopped in its tracks.
It ignored its legs, which were now entangled in willow branches, and ran backward, taking the surging tide of strange people with it with it.
Bai Yao and the others were stunned by what they saw. They watched as the strange people disappeared into the distance, exchanged glances, and were slightly puzzled.
"Stop looking, they're probably busy with something else. That thing is definitely more important to them than you are." A slightly hoarse female voice reached Bai Yao's ears.
They looked in the direction from which the sound came and saw a woman dressed in brown, missing all four limbs, floating in the air, her scarred face bearing a hint of confusion.
"Although I don't know what it is, it doesn't matter anymore."
“If you want to live, come with me. They will definitely come back later, and then it will be unrealistic for you to rely on this yard to survive,” she said slowly.
"Who are you?" Bai Yao sized up the woman a few times, not quite trusting her.
The woman didn't speak, but simply looked up at the gray-white wilderness not far away.
“He’s coming right away, or it’ll be too late.”
---
Bai Qian frowned slightly as she looked at the scene before her.
After stepping through the door, the scene was not quite what I had imagined.
To be honest, what I initially imagined was to go directly to the real Bai Feng Niangniang.
They got in, but the location they arrived at was a bit off.
She looked up at the grayish-white sun in the sky, then at the mountain path in front of her.
Where is this?
While I was still thinking about it.
Seeing a group of people slowly walking down the mountain path, some missing an arm or a leg, gave a strange feeling.
Upon seeing Bai Qian, he was taken aback for a moment, then walked over excitedly.
"Little girl, where are you from? Do you know who we are?" A figure with a missing leg and a cane walked up to Bai Qian, his face gray and pale, making it impossible to see his features.
Bai Qian glanced at it, then tilted her head to look at the figure behind it still walking down the mountain path.
He blew a gentle breath.
The moon-white mist slowly spread from her cherry lips, then transformed into a whirlwind.
The cold, white flames licked at the mountain path and at those figures.
Silent flames burned, spreading upwards, engulfing the grayish-white eerie figure.
Only then did Bai Qian look at the strange figure in front of her.
The dark eyes stared at it. At this moment, the strange man took several steps back, his hand holding the cane trembling, and he didn't even dare to look at Bai Qian.
"Where is this place? Who are you?" she asked.
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Third update
Volume 1: Chapter 103, Cut it down first.
"This is it," the woman said, pointing ahead.
Bai Yao and the others followed behind the woman, and couldn't help but stop in their tracks as they looked at the place the woman was pointing to.
It is a village, a village that exists in this desolate wilderness.
It's rather hard to understand, since a village existing in this place just doesn't seem right.
The woman leading them called herself Huang Gu, and said she was an enemy of Bai Feng Niangniang, and that was why she came to help them.
Bai Yao was skeptical, but given their current predicament, they had to find a way out, so regardless of whether Huang Gu was there to deceive them or for other reasons, she followed her.
Of course, a key reason might be that Huang Gu, for some unknown reason, bypassed the willow branches surrounding the courtyard. If she really had malicious intent, they would probably be dead by now.
Given the previous situation, if they had stayed obediently in that courtyard, they could have only hoped that Bai Qian would find them. But now, if they stayed in the courtyard, they would probably have been dealt with by those strange people before Xiao Qian even arrived.
Following Huang Gu into the village, the village was in a state of disrepair, with broken walls and ruins everywhere, as if it had been burned down. There were still villagers in the village, but like Huang Gu, they had lost their limbs.
"They were all poor souls captured by the White Phoenix Temple to be sacrificed to Him. After arriving in this underworld, they were fortunate enough not to be captured by those strange people and came here instead." Perhaps noticing the confusion of Bai Yao and the others, Huang Gu explained.
Upon hearing this, Bai Yao glanced at the village's layout.
"Doesn't He care?" This naturally refers to Lady Bai Feng, who rules the underworld and should rightfully have absolute control over it.
"He had some problems before, and this place is quite special, so everyone can stay here safely."
"Special?" Bai Yao wiped the dust off the wall next to him with his finger.
“This used to be the village where He lived, but it was later plundered and burned to the ground by a group of bandits. Speaking of which, those bandits are now in the underworld, and together with another place and His dwelling place, they are the three most dangerous places in this underworld,” Huang Gu said.
"What you mentioned before, attracting those strange people?" Bai Yao asked immediately, as this was what she was more concerned about.
Huang Gu shook her head: "I don't know, but the one who could cause such a commotion is probably an intruder like you. In His eyes, you are far less important than that side."
"Can I go over and take a look?"
Huang Gu glanced at Bai Yao but did not answer.
"He's gone mad right now. If you're not afraid of being eaten as dessert by him, then go ahead. There are so many strange people on the way," she said casually.
"The other invader has probably been dealt with by Him. Although He won't come here on His own initiative, He is, after all, a god of this world."
"Instead of worrying about that, I think you should worry about yourself." Huang Gu looked at the gray-white clouds on the horizon before turning her head back.
“Once you’ve been pulled into this place by Him, there’s basically no way out unless He dies. As living people, you won’t be able to stay in this world for long.” As she said this, Huang Gu smiled self-deprecatingly.
"Perhaps we should consider writing a will?"
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"A robber?" Bai Qian asked, slightly puzzled, as she stood in front of the strange man.
The strange creature in front of me spoke in a way that was difficult to understand, or rather, it was fragmented and disjointed, as if it were mentally impaired. It asked a few questions, but its answers were completely illogical. I could only vaguely tell from its replies that it was probably some kind of bandit.
The Earth God's ability to read minds was useless; it wasn't very effective for Bai Qian when she was with the Ghost King either, perhaps because her mind hadn't yet been awakened.
The strange creature seemed somewhat delirious. Bai Qian waited for a while, and seeing that it couldn't come up with any useful answers, she gently patted it with her palm.
The moon-white energy melted it away in an instant.
After completing the [Furnace Core] cultivation, apart from the pain caused by the burning furnace fire, Bai Qian had no other side effects. In fact, pain was the least of her concerns; she had long since gotten used to it.
The body's strength increases constantly as the furnace fire burns, albeit in small increments, but without end. However, the flames require fuel. By releasing the furnace fire, which is essentially internal energy, everything consumed by this moon-white mist-like energy can be used as fuel for the flames.
Of course, the unusual lifespan is still there.
It's more convenient than [The End]. [The End] requires consuming strange lifespan to devour things, and Bai Qian always felt that [The End] was a bit strange, so she didn't use it very often.
I turned my head and looked into the distance. I could vaguely see some shadows, but I couldn't see them clearly. Just as I was about to get closer to take a look...
The mountain road swayed and wobbled, and a slightly thin figure took a few steps. Only half of its head was visible, with its skull still protruding into the air.
Meanwhile, on the horizon, countless gray-white figures gradually approached, and above them was a monster whose mere wingspan was enough to blot out the sky.
Just like what Bai Qian had seen in the illusion, its gray-white wings were covered with pale, swollen arms that looked like those of a dead person. Its body, which should have been covered with feathers, was now covered with dense, snake-like scales. Thorns made of white bones were intertwined on its body, and its body was covered with hollow eyeballs.
This must be Bai Feng Niangniang's true form. Instead of waiting for Bai Qian to come, she took the initiative to come over as soon as Bai Qian arrived.
Bai Qian didn't care. She had already said that she wanted Bai Feng Niangniang to wait for her, and now she was simply fulfilling her promise. And indeed, Bai Feng Niangniang was waiting for her.
No matter what you do, integrity is very important. You can't be untrustworthy. Besides, this saves you the trouble of searching for something else, which takes a lot of time.
It would take some time for Him to fly here, so Bai Qian wasn't in a hurry. Instead, she turned her head to continue looking at the short, strange man walking down the mountain path.
The strange man walked down the mountain, looking at the vast scene approaching in the distance, muttering to himself, "That monster is here, she's here to take revenge on us."
Upon hearing this, Bai Qian gently raised her eyebrows.
"she?"
The strange creature seemed to be attracted by Bai Qian's words; it glanced at Bai Qian but didn't pay much attention.
"Perhaps retribution had already begun when we raided that village and discovered her," it kept muttering to itself.
Bai Qian didn't quite understand, and was too lazy to ask. He was coming right away, so there was no need to look for any information.
Don't worry about all that nonsense, Bai Qian's thoughts are very simple.
Let's cut it down first.
Not killed in one hit? Then keep hitting until you're dead.
Who cares what their scheming is, what they're thinking, or what they're going to do?
Once you've taken this sword wound and know the pain, perhaps you'll start to consider what to do.
Carrying a peach blossom branch, her black hair swaying gently, Bai Qian walked towards the gray-white waves that seemed to be rolling in like a tidal wave.
The moon-white mist drifted lightly around the girl's dark hair, then slowly dispersed, transforming into the silhouette of a young woman.
He casually raised the peach blossom branch, and the ever-burning fire within his body seeped into the peach blossom branch in his hand.
The white phoenix flying in the sky seemed to sense Bai Qian's movements, and it let out a few slightly anxious roars.
A few scales were flung out by Him, flying towards this side and landing at Bai Qian's feet from a great distance.
Bai Qian remained unmoved, gazing at the surging gray-white waves.
Peach blossoms fell from the branches.
The moon-white sword light glided gracefully through the air.
The deformed monster, which had been flying in the air, had its wings neatly severed and fell from the sky, disappearing into the waves.
Bai Qian walked forward, facing the waves.
The moon-white silhouette behind him forms the shape of Asura.
Bai Qian is walking, Ashura is laughing.
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