My Wife Turns Out to be an Empress of the Dynasty-Chapter 223: The Hunter and the Prey

Previously, everyone had witnessed the cunning of the old demon. It used the unique structure of its body to construct exquisite pavilions and terraces, as well as a terrifying waterfall spring!

Creating a sense of heavenly wonderland, it lured cultivators closer, only to devour them. Everyone had been fooled once before.

Yet, the old demon, shamelessly, reconstructed the original scene right in front of everyone again. Isn’t this just deceiving fools?

Zhe Liang and Zhongren exchanged a glance. Zhongren lowered his voice and said, "Let’s all stay put and continue observing the situation here..."

Zhe Liang and Gu Xiaoqi nodded in agreement. What Gu Lan had taught them was applicable at any time. Although their cultivation was not weak, the ancient cave was full of danger.

Now that an old demon capable of devouring cultivators had appeared, there was no guarantee that similar entities wouldn’t emerge elsewhere.

While this local old demon was formidable, it seemed either inclined to play or genuinely lacked intelligence.

It actually disguised itself in front of everyone, letting everyone know its whereabouts. At such times, staying here was certainly safer than elsewhere!

The other cultivators had the same thoughts as the three of them, either clustering together or finding a solitary place to hide.

They watched from afar, vigilant against the location of the old demon. No one left at this moment. Those who were selected to obtain the token and enter the ancient cave, surviving several dangers, were certainly not fools!

Even those who weren’t outstanding had been sieved out in the series of dangers. Now, everyone was engaged in a battle of attrition against the old demon.

As time passed by, the pavilions and terraces constructed by the old demon’s body structure still stood in place. Just when everyone thought there was no danger forever, suddenly, a pitiful scream erupted from one place.

"Ah!"

"Help!"

A cultivator wielding a long sword scrambled out, rolling and crawling on the ground. His face was filled with horror, rolling several times on the ground before finally collapsing.

"What’s going on?" Gu Xiaoqi couldn’t help but look up. Zhongren and Zhe Liang both stood up simultaneously, looking towards the cultivator who had just run out.

At this moment, they saw him struggling to get up from the ground when suddenly a black shadow swooped past, enveloping him violently.

"No! Let go of me!"

"Ah!"

After a frantic and short scream, the enveloped cultivator fell to the ground with a thud. His face was withered, his flesh and skin all gone, leaving only a skeleton piled together with his clothes.

Air gushed out, and the skull on the ground rolled continuously, making a clattering sound.

"Hiss!"

Everyone couldn’t help but inhale sharply. A living person turned into a skeleton in the blink of an eye. This scene was truly shocking! What exactly was that black shadow, no one knew, its speed was too fast.

"Phew!"

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The black shadow flickered and disappeared again, followed by successive screams of horror from the ravine where many cultivators were hiding among the rocks or dense forests.

These screams were like the wails of lost souls, causing everyone’s hearts to tighten involuntarily.

Zhongren placed his hand on his waist. He possessed the Primordial Sword bestowed upon him by Gu Lan, inside which Gu Lan had stored a trace of imperial-level sword energy!

This was given to Zhongren by Gu Lan during their journey. Zhongren was the Young Master of the Tianji Pavilion, and his strength was the strongest among the three of them!

With a calm disposition, Gu Lan had instructed him that this sword energy could deal with strong enemies unexpectedly, to be used as a trump card, but not to be overly reliant on it.

Originally, Zhongren thought that the three of them coming here for training should be able to easily handle any danger, but he didn’t expect such bizarre incidents to occur one after another.

"Who saw where the black shadow went?" Gu Xiaoqi stood on tiptoe and looked outside through the gap in their hiding place, her face full of curiosity.

As soon as she spoke, her wrist was grabbed by a hand and pulled back. Gu Xiaoqi looked up to see Zhongren.

"You’re reckless!"

"The black shadow is extremely elusive, capable of killing without a trace."

"We’ve been hiding so well. If you lure it over here, we’ll be in danger!"

"Do you want to end up like those people turned into skeletons?"

Zhongren admonished in a low voice. Even with Gu Xiaoqi’s lively and active nature, she couldn’t help but nod. At such times, she could certainly distinguish between what was serious and what was not.

Due to his background, Zhongren had a steady temperament, which was why Gu Lan valued him the most among the three and gave him the Primordial Sword for another reason.

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He carried authority in Gu Xiaoqi and Zhe Liang’s minds. If Gu Lan wasn’t around, they generally followed his lead. Seeing Gu Xiaoqi realizing her mistake, Zhongren gently patted her shoulder, indicating she should hide again.

Zhongren himself pressed his body against the large stone where they were hiding, sensing and observing the surroundings.

Gripping the handle of the Primordial Sword tightly, he was ready to draw the sword and strike at any movement. Gu Xiaoqi and Zhe Liang were equally vigilant.

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

There were continuous screams outside. Faced with such bizarre killings, many cultivators couldn’t help but run out from their hiding places, wanting to leave this place.

However, as soon as they appeared, the black shadow swept over them, turning them into skeletons in an instant.

The terrifying method of killing put immense pressure on all the cultivators! Zhongren glanced slightly through the gap beside the stone, his face darkening as he returned.

"What’s the situation outside?" Zhe Liang asked.

Zhongren shook his head with a solemn expression and said, "I think we’ve all been tricked."

"The black shadow is likely just a wisp of consciousness from the old demon, and shaping the pavilions and terraces was just one of its means!"

"Just now, it deliberately reconstructed the pavilions and terraces in front of all the cultivators, making everyone think it was not very intelligent and its methods were crude..."

"Then it released its soul consciousness in secret, taking advantage of everyone hiding away, one by one killing and devouring their flesh and blood, and... it seems to derive some pleasure from it."

"What?"

"This old demon is too twisted, even among demons!"

Zhe Liang couldn’t help but comment. Then, Gu Xiaoqi and Zhe Liang fell into a slight silence, their faces showing a sense of gravity.

They knew that Zhongren’s analysis was probably ninety percent accurate. Now all the cultivators had been deceived by the old demon.

If everyone had scattered and fled at that time, the old demon might not have been able to do this. It deliberately pretended to be of low intelligence, making everyone think that hiding away would be safe, but instead, they fell into its trap!

Indeed, the best hunters always appear in the guise of prey! Although the analogy was not perfect, it did convey the meaning! Boom! There was a rumbling sound from a cave not far away.

Accompanied by the sound, five cultivators swiftly ran out of the cave, followed by the black shadow that had just devoured human flesh and blood!

As the cultivators ran forward, they quickly waved their arms. Streams of true energy dispersed, forming spiraling ripples in the air, booming loudly!

The shockwaves formed a protective barrier behind them. The newly appeared black figure was directly blocked, hovering a few times in the dust before disappearing!

Zhongren leaned close to the hiding place and looked carefully, his eyes lighting up! "Xiaoqi, Zhe Liang, we have a way to deal with the old demon!"