Melodious flute music echoed in the passage. Different from the rapid and sharp sound when dealing with the corpse demon before, the melody at this moment carried a strange rhythm, like a clear spring flowing through a stone stream, or like a breeze blowing through a bamboo forest.
Wherever the flute sound reached, the movements of the six-legged corpse insects that were rushing towards Jia Qing suddenly slowed down, and their originally scarlet compound eyes showed a trace of confusion, as if they had been temporarily deprived of their aggressiveness by the melody.
The fine flute sound penetrated into the cracks of the insect shell, causing ripples in the twisted internal organs of the corpse insect, and even their black blood vessels condensed by the death air trembled slightly.
"This flute sound... can actually affect the mind of corpse insects?"
While Fu Lei controlled the thunder wave to strangle the swarm of insects in front of him, he looked at Zhou Yuanshan in shock.
He had heard that there were disciples in Qixia Valley who were good at sound attacks, but he did not expect that Zhou Yuanshan's jade flute technique was so exquisite that it could even contain corpse insects nourished by death energy.
When the lightning exploded in his palm, he caught a glimpse of light cyan runes emerging on the surface of Zhou Yuanshan's jade flute, which flickered on and off with the rhythm of the playing, like a living creature breathing in spiritual energy.
Zhou Yuanshan's forehead was beaded with beads of sweat. The consumption of spiritual energy by maintaining the sound attack was far greater than that of ordinary moves. Her face was paler than before, but she still gritted her teeth and persisted: "I can only temporarily interfere with them, and it won't last long! Senior Brother Fu, You should quickly find a way to break through the insect swarm and deal with the seven-legged corpse insect!"
Her sleeves were torn by insect legs, revealing her slender wrists. The blood vessels were slightly bulging due to excessive use of spiritual power, like green vines wrapped around her white jade skin.
The seven-legged corpse worm seemed to have noticed the abnormality of the corpse worms under its command. Its huge head turned suddenly, and its scarlet compound eyes were locked on Zhou Yuanshan. The opening of its abdomen opened wider, and more six-legged corpse worms poured out like a black torrent. The newly drilled corpse worms were stronger, and their shells were covered with a light layer of black frost. It was obvious that the seven-legged corpse worms had injected stronger death energy.
The mouthparts of these strengthened corpse bugs secrete purple mucus, corroding into wisps of green smoke when they land on the ground, and the air is filled with a sickening sweet smell.
"Damn it! This insect king can also strengthen his men!"
Fu Lei cursed angrily. Although the power of the thunder wave was strong, it was gradually unable to cope with the endless stream of corpse insects.
His spiritual power was depleted very quickly, and the lightning around him was much dimmer than before, and even the light on his arms was
He was scratched by a corpse insect that slipped through the net, and the black death air spread along the wound, making his movements heavier. The skin at the wound was carbonizing at a speed visible to the naked eye, and every time he waved his arm, it seemed like he was tearing away the scab.
At this moment, Fang Chen suddenly said: "Sister Yuan Shan, help me protect the law. I will open the way, get as close as possible to that corpse worm and kill it!"
If they do not kill this seven-legged corpse worm, then they will be trapped here forever.
Hunting for Zhou Yuanshan's response, the Pure Yang Holy Body in his body awakened again, and a faint golden halo spread from the whole body, which was more intense than when he faced the corpse charm before.
In the halo, ancient Dao lines faintly emerged, and each line exuded a fiery aura that burned away evil spirits.
The six-legged corpse insects that were originally restrained by the sound of the flute, when they felt the pure Yang aura, were like ice and snow encountering blazing fire, they retreated crazily, and even trampled on each other, trying to stay away from Fang Chen.
Even those zombies that had been strengthened by the seven-legged zombies stopped in front of the golden halo, their compound eyes full of fear, and they did not dare to take another step forward.
A larger corpse insect tried to rush forward, but the moment it touched the halo, its shell made a crisp sound like broken glass and turned into a pool of smelly black water.
Pure Yang Holy Body, immune to all evil.
These corpse worms are the gathering of filthy Yin energy in the world. When exposed to the power of pure Yang, they melt instantly just like snow encountering the scorching sun.
Zhou Yuanshan looked at this scene in surprise and said in shock: "Junior brother Fang Chen, what a secret technique you have, it can actually scare these corpse insects!"
It's no wonder that the corpse insects just avoided her automatically. It turned out to be the credit of junior brother Fang Chen.
It's just that this secret method is too incredible. It's pure and awe-inspiring, extremely strong, majestic and as hot as the sun, making Zhou Yuanshan's delicate body feel a little weak.
The Pure Yang Holy Body has a natural attraction to women.
Even though she was the proud daughter of Qixia Valley, she would not recognize that Fang Chen was not a secret method, but a Pure Yang Holy Body.
"Senior Sister Yuan Shan, now is not the time to ask this kind of question, we should deal with these beasts first."
Fang Chen did not explain, as he did not want to expose the secret of the Pure Yang Holy Body.
Hearing this, Zhou Yuanshan chuckled and immediately put away the jade flute, saving his spiritual power and preventing the sound of the flute from interfering with the pure Yang aura.
While putting the flute away, she noticed that the runes on the surface of the jade flute dimmed, while the golden light around Fang Chen became more and more dazzling. The two waxed and waned, as if there was a silent transfer of power.
Fang Chen nodded, protecting Zhou Yuanshan with his left hand, condensing the power of pure Yang with his right hand, and waved a palm in the direction of the densest insect swarm.
The golden palm wind roared out, and wherever it passed, the six-legged corpse insects turned into fly ash, instantly opening a passage among the insect swarm.
"Senior Brother Fu, follow me!"
Fang Chen shouted and took the lead in rushing towards the seven-legged corpse worm.
The palm wind swept across the ground, burning black palm prints on the bricks and stones, and the remaining golden lines were still sizzling.
When Fu Lei saw this, he perked up and quickly used his remaining spiritual power to follow Fang Chen.
With Fang Chen opening the way, he no longer needs to distract himself from fending off the corpse bugs on both sides. He only needs to concentrate on dealing with the threats ahead.
The two of them rushed in front of the seven-legged corpse insect one after the other. While running, Fang Chen dragged a golden light tail behind him, which intertwined with the lightning flashing around Fu Lei, creating a brilliant war song in the passage.
The seven-legged corpse insect saw the two approaching, and let out a sharp hiss. Its six thick insect legs kicked the ground violently, and its huge body hit Fang Chen. At the same time, it sprayed a stream of black venom from its mouth, with a pungent smell, and hit Fang Chen's front door.
The venom drew strange arcs in the air, causing black ripples in the air wherever it passed, as if it had been corroded into holes.
"Be careful with the venom!"
Fu Lei reminded him, and at the same time he condensed a thunder shield to block Fang Chen.
The venom fell on the thunder shield, making a sizzling corrosive sound. The thunder shield was instantly corroded to create a large hole, and the black venom dripped on the ground, corroding the masonry into deep pits.
The moment the thunder shield shattered, Fu Leihu's mouth was shattered, blood mixed with thunder light dripped down, and blood flowers exploded on the ground.
Fang Chen's eyes flashed with a fierce look, he did not retreat but advanced, the pure Yang power in his body exploded, and he formed seals with his hands.
「Buzz!」
The golden seal was more solid than when dealing with the corpse demon before, and with an awe-inspiring righteousness that would destroy the world, it struck hard at the head of the seven-legged corpse worm.
The mountain-holding seal that was condensed this time was far more majestic and terrifying than any before.
When the Seal Jue was condensed, the spiritual energy around Fang Chen surged wildly, and even the stalactites at the top of the passage were impacted by the spiritual energy and fell.
The golden seal fell on the head of the seven-legged corpse worm, and the golden light instantly enveloped it.
The seven-legged corpse insect let out a shrill scream, its huge body twitched violently, dense cracks appeared on its shell, and black death energy continued to escape from the cracks.
It tried to fight back with its insect legs, but was suppressed by the power of pure Yang and could not move at all. As the corpse worm struggled, the falling rubble rained down, creating dents on the ground.
Fu Lei seized the opportunity and poured all the remaining spiritual power into the long knife. The lightning on the long knife surged, forming a thunder blade several feet long.
"Thunder Slash!"
Fu Lei shouted loudly, and the thunder blade slashed towards the neck of the seven-legged corpse insect.
Blood spattered on the wall, corroding hideous traces of blood, and the smell of death and blood in the air almost solidified.
With the death of the seven-legged corpse worms, the remaining six-legged corpse worms lost control and became even more chaotic. Some of them fled deeper into the passage, while others were cowered on the ground and shivering under the shock of the pure Yang aura.
When Fang Chen and Fu Lei saw this, they did not continue the pursuit, but collapsed on the ground, breathing heavily. Fang Chen's clothes were soaked with sweat, revealing the looming golden lines on his chest, while Fu Lei's long knife was already full of cracks, and the thunder light was as dim as a candle.
Zhou Yuanshan hurriedly stepped forward, first checked the injury on Fu Lei's arm, took out the antidote ointment and applied it on him, and handed Fang Chen a bottle of elixir to restore his spiritual power: "Junior brother Fang Chen, you have consumed so much, please replenish it quickly."
Her fingertips were dipped in ointment, and when she lightly applied it on Fu Lei's wound, she could see the black death energy being neutralized by the ointment and turning into wisps of green smoke.
Fang Chen took the elixir and was about to say thank you when he heard an embarrassed cry for help coming from the entrance of the passage: "Help! Help me quickly!"
Everyone turned around and saw Jia Qing being chased by a group of six-legged corpse insects that had slipped through the net and running away. His clothes were torn in tatters, his arms were bitten by corpse insects, and the black lifeless energy had spread to his shoulders.
His hair crown fell off at some point, his hair was disheveled, and his face was full of fear and despair.
"If I had known this, why did I do it in the first place!"
Fu Lei snorted, obviously he was worried about Jia Qing's previous escape behavior.
Zhou Yuanshan looked at Jia Qing's tragic situation and felt a little unbearable. She looked at Fang Chen and said, "Junior brother Fang Chen, do you want to..."
Her voice was hesitant, and her eyes wandered between Jia Qing's embarrassed figure and Fang Chen's determined look.
Fang Chen shook his head and said, "Senior sister, there is no need to be soft-hearted. Since he chose to escape alone, he should bear the consequences. Moreover, these corpse insects are no longer a threat. If he can't solve this problem, he is not worthy of becoming a disciple of the sect."
After saying that, he sat cross-legged and used his skills to refine the elixir. The golden halo around him undulated slightly, like ripples on a calm lake.
Jia Qing was anxious and angry when he heard Fang Chen's words, but there was nothing he could do.
He could only use all his strength, waving the short knife in his hand, and kill the approaching corpse insects.
But his spiritual power was not strong to begin with, and he was bitten by corpse bugs. His movements became slower and slower, and he was about to be overwhelmed by corpse bugs.
Every time he swung the knife, he could feel the death energy eroding his organs along his meridians, and the scene in front of him began to become blurry.
At this moment, a strange light suddenly came from the depths of the passage, accompanied by a strong aura.
Fang Chen, Zhou Yuanshan and Fu Lei looked at each other, and they all saw surprise in each other's eyes - this aura was stronger than any aura they had felt in the cave before, and it was obviously the real chance.
There seemed to be ancient runes flowing in the light. As the spiritual energy surged, even the corpse insect remains in the passage began to decompose, turning into little fluorescent lights and dissipating.
"Ignore him, let's go take a look first!"
Fu Lei stood up and walked towards the depths of the passage. Fang Chen and Zhou Yuanshan also nodded and followed.
Jia Qing felt anxious and hateful when he saw this, but he could only speed up. After killing the remaining corpse insects, he followed the three people in embarrassment.
As he ran, the lifeless air on his shoulders had spread to his neck, and every breath carried a rusty smell.
The light deep in the passage is getting brighter and brighter, and the aura is getting richer and richer.
When the four people walked out of the passage, they were shocked by the sight before them - a huge palace appeared in front of them. The walls of the palace were inlaid with countless luminous pearls, illuminating the entire palace.
In the center of the palace, a high platform stands. On the high platform is a jade box. The jade box exudes a strong aura and obviously contains precious treasures.
The light of the luminous pearls interweaves into a network, casting mottled light and shadow on the ground, while the aura lingering around the jade box turns into strands of light, outlining mysterious patterns in the air.
"That must be the core treasure of the cave!"
A trace of greed flashed in Jia Qing's eyes, and he was about to rush towards the high platform.
Fu Lei grabbed him and said in a deep voice, "Be careful! There is something wrong with this palace being so peaceful."
Before he finished speaking, Fang Chen felt the abnormal fluctuations of spiritual energy under his feet, as if there was a turbulent undercurrent hidden under the calm lake surface.
"Be careful!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden sound of a mechanism being activated from around the palace, and countless arrows were shot out from the wall, towards the four people.
At the same time, the floor of the palace began to collapse, revealing bottomless traps. A new crisis has arrived again.
The sound of arrows piercing the air was sharp and harsh, and there was a dull roar when the ground collapsed. The entire palace seemed to have turned into an awakened giant beast, with its fangs spread out and waiting for prey.
"Senior Sister Yuanshan, be careful!"
As soon as Fang Chen finished speaking, he pulled Zhou Yuanshan beside him behind him, and at the same time summoned a black gold puppet to stand in front of the two of them.
Arrows came like a rainstorm, and they all hit the black gold puppet, and were easily blocked by it.
Fang Chen could clearly feel that these arrows were not made of ordinary materials. The arrows were coated with a light black coating, exuding a weak death aura, which was obviously quenched with poison.
But it is a pity that the black gold puppet has dark iron heavy armor and is indestructible. These arrows cannot even leave a mark on it.
Fu Lei also reacted very quickly. He kicked off the ground with both feet, and his body rose into the air. At the same time, he formed seals with his hands. The lightning around him surged, forming a circular thunder shield that blocked all the arrows fired at him.
Several extremely powerful arrows penetrated the gaps in the thunder shield and flew past his arm, leaving a few holes in his sleeves and leaving a faint smell of burning.
Fu Lei fell on a stone pillar supporting the palace. He looked at the expanding collapse area on the ground with a solemn expression: "This trap is bottomless. If you fall, you will definitely lose your body!"
Jia Qing, on the other hand, was completely panicked. He was already mentally weak due to being bitten by corpse bugs before, and now he was even more helpless when faced with the arrows in the sky and the collapsed ground.
While dodging arrows in a panic, he ran towards the high platform in the center of the palace, hoping to use the high platform to avoid the trap.
But just after taking two steps, the ground beneath his feet suddenly collapsed. One of his feet fell into a trap, and his whole body instantly lost his balance and fell downwards.