Chapter 1486: Chapter 1398: Underground Passageway
The sandstorm grew fiercer, reaching a point where visibility was impossible.
Even the three eyes of the Four-eyed Dragon Scale Wolf were closed.
It let out a roaring sound, its body swelling, and even all the scales on its body stood up.
The fierce wind howled, almost sweeping Ye Guichen and the others away.
Fortunately, the Four-eyed Dragon Scale Wolf’s four paws seemed rooted to the ground, not moving an inch.
Ye Guichen grabbed a piece of scale armor with one hand, closed his eyes, and expanded his mind to the fullest.
After swallowing the Ghost Pill, Ye Guichen could sense his surroundings clearly within a kilometer, even without using his eyes.
Earlier, Ye Guichen hadn’t paid much attention, but now he was shocked to discover that hundreds of centipedes had gathered closely around them.
Each was over ten meters long, hiding in the sandstorm, waiting for the right moment to strike.
One centipede hid not far from Chu Yuanchen, suddenly opening its fangs and lunging to swallow him.
If it bit down hard, it could easily swallow Chu Yuanchen whole.
Chu Yuanchen, worthy of being the chief disciple of the Xuantian Sect, almost got killed earlier due to a lapse in attention, but was now already on alert.
He waved a piece of talisman paper, which instantly covered his eyes, preventing any sand from entering.
Seemingly sensing danger, Chu Yuanchen threw out another piece of talisman paper.
The talisman paper transformed into a sharp sword, directly piercing the forehead of the centipede about to attack him, killing it on the spot.
Upon piercing, the talisman paper turned to flying ash and disappeared.
"Brother Ye, be careful, there are still beasts in the sandstorm!"
Chu Yuanchen shouted loudly, throwing out another piece of talisman paper, exclaiming, "The world is in turmoil, obscuring the sky and sun!"
That talisman paper seemed unaffected by the sandstorm, soaring up, and suddenly igniting mid-air at a height of over ten meters.
Then, the light formed barrier-like shields, covering an area of two miles around, completely isolating them from the brake.
Seeing this, Ye Guichen’s eyes lit up.
The Xuantian Sect indeed possesses some skills.
This path of talismans has truly reached this level.
Within the two-mile range, it felt like a small world, completely enclosing Ye Guichen and his companions, and even enclosing three centipedes within.
Seeing no cover from the sandstorm, the three centipedes didn’t seem eager to confront them head-on, lowering their heads, intending to dive back into the sand.
Feng Wuxiu seized the opportunity, leaping onto the neck of one of the centipedes.
But the centipede moved incredibly fast, and before Feng Wuxiu could react, it burrowed into the sand, dragging Feng Wuxiu along.
Boom!
A violent crash was heard, and sand flew like an explosion.
The centipede’s flesh mingled with sand, scattered in the air.
Feng Wuxiu leapt out of the sand.
Chu Yuanchen seized the opportunity, his blade flashed, instantly killing one of the centipedes.
Only one centipede remained, boldly charging at Ye Guichen.
Ye Guichen didn’t move at all; the Four-eyed Dragon Scale Wolf raised its front paw, smashing its head in one swift blow.
The surroundings seemed to return to silence.
However, outside the range of the runes, sand still rolled, and the centipedes didn’t seem inclined to retreat, lurking to strike.
"Brother Ye, it seems we’ve got some trouble!" Chu Yuanchen approached Ye Guichen, looking somewhat grave: "My talismans won’t last long. Once the talismanic array pattern breaks and the sandstorm rises again, we’ll be swept into it, into the centipedes’ territory."
Ye Guichen nodded: "The most urgent thing is to get out of here as quickly as possible."
"Mr. Ye, there seems to be something underground." At this moment, Feng Wuxiu stepped forward, "When I was dragged down earlier, I sensed many tunnels below, but I didn’t dare enter carelessly."
"Something below?" Ye Guichen looked surprised: "Are you sure?"
"I’m sure." Feng Wuxiu nodded, then asked, "Shall we go down and take a look?"
Seeing the talisman paper in mid-air struggling to maintain itself, Ye Guichen immediately summoned a hundred swords, shielding the three of them: "Let’s go down and see."
Watching Ye Guichen summon and control the hundred swords, Chu Yuanchen was stunned, a look of unspeakable envy in his eyes.
His heart was full of admiration.
Truly living up to the reputation.
As Ye Guichen summoned the hundred swords and formed a sword array, shielding them in the center, the talisman paper burned out and disappeared.
The sandstorm swept up again but could not break through the sword array.
The centipedes outside squeaked, wary of the sword array, not daring to approach.
Ye Guichen patted the Four-eyed Dragon Scale Wolf: "How about playing the part of a pangolin this time?"
The Four-eyed Dragon Scale Wolf, although reluctant, had incredibly hard scales, even superior to those of a pangolin.
It whimpered twice and began clawing frantically at the ground with its front paws.
The speed was definitely faster than a dog digging.
Before long, it had dug over ten meters deep.
Ye Guichen and the other two followed behind the Four-eyed Dragon Scale Wolf, watching as the ground suddenly gave way, revealing what seemed to be a hidden passage.
The three exchanged glances, each showing a look of surprise.
"Alright." Ye Guichen instructed the Four-eyed Dragon Tomb Wolf to stop and looked up ahead.
A passage appeared before them.
This passage was about the height of a man, seemingly man-made, circular and resembling a corridor.
The sword array couldn’t be deployed, so Ye Guichen simply put it away, holding only the Immortal Slayer Sword in his hand.
The Four-eyed Dragon Tomb Wolf also couldn’t remain large and had to shrink its body, following closely beside Ye Guichen and the other two.
The three proceeded forward along the passage.
Before long, centipedes appeared ahead.
The giant centipede had already formed a Spiritual Sense and obviously did not expect Ye Guichen and his group to have come underground.
The centipede let out a sharp scream, causing the entire underground to tremble.
Then, the tunnel walls emitted sounds of breaking, and in the blink of an eye, countless holes appeared, from which numerous centipedes swarmed out.
Evidently, this underground was an intricate network, probably like a spider web.
Ye Guichen was exceedingly curious.
How could there be so many passages in such a place?
Moreover, these passages didn’t seem to be dug out by giant centipedes but rather mined by humans.
"What do we do?"
In the blink of an eye, the three were surrounded densely by centipedes, and all paths were blocked.
Ye Guichen looked ahead: "What else can we do but kill them?"
He lifted the Immortal Slayer Sword, ready to strike.
Suddenly, the centipedes ahead swiftly moved to one side.
In no time, they cleared a path.
From behind those centipedes, a middle-aged woman emerged.
Though the middle-aged woman’s body looked human, she had four arms, which appeared incredibly bizarre.
She looked at Ye Guichen and his companions, her face mocking: "You human cultivators dare to come to our Northern North Desolation, are you tired of living?"
Clearly, this middle-aged woman was also a Half-demon Centipede, not yet fully evolved.
Chu Yuanchen rebuked angrily: "Your Demon Clan dared to invade our territory, why can’t we come here?"
"Heh, since you’re still so stubborn, today we’ll leave you all here." The Centipede Demon sneered, her four arms waving twice, "Children, devour them for me."
"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"
The centipedes screeched, swarming madly towards Ye Guichen and the others.
The passage was too narrow, yet the centipedes showed no fear, recklessly crashing around, causing the surroundings to shake violently.
Ye Guichen realized that the middle-aged woman must be the leader of these centipedes.
If she dared show herself, she was courting death.
Capture the ringleader first to capture the bandits!
"I’ll go kill that Centipede Demon, you guys hold on!"
After speaking, Ye Guichen transformed into a sword released from a bowstring, charging towards the Centipede Demon.
The other centipede beasts naturally would not let Ye Guichen pass, madly tearing at him.
But these centipede beasts, though terrifying in size, had only average combat strength.
Compared to human cultivators, at most, they had the strength of the fifth layer of Foundation Establishment.
In front of Ye Guichen, they were simply vulnerable.
The Immortal Slayer Sword in Ye Guichen’s hand swung mightily, sending the bodies of centipede beasts flying; any contact with Ye Guichen resulted in them being sliced in half, barely slowing him down.
In less than ten seconds, Ye Guichen had reached the middle-aged woman.
"Die!"
Ye Guichen raised his sword and swung it down towards the middle-aged woman.
The middle-aged woman did not expect Ye Guichen to be so formidable; her expression changed slightly, and she tried to transform into her centipede form.
But it was already too late.
Since Ye Guichen had consumed the Ghost Pill, even powerful Golden Core Realm beings were no match for him.
Moreover, this half-demon’s cultivation wasn’t even at the Golden Core.
The middle-aged woman barely transformed halfway before her body was split in two.
The middle-aged woman let out a tragic scream and then went silent.
The remaining centipede beasts, witnessing this, lost all will to fight and scattered in retreat.
These centipede beasts came quickly and left just as swiftly, vanishing without a trace in no time.
Chu Yuanchen and Feng Wuxiu both sighed in relief.
Although their strength surpassed these centipede beasts, the sheer number was daunting; if entangled, it could spell trouble.
"Are you guys okay?" Ye Guichen turned to ask.
Chu Yuanchen and Feng Wuxiu both shook their heads.
The Four-eyed Dragon Scale Wolf ran up to Ye Guichen, licking his hand ingratiatingly.
Ye Guichen pried open the Four-eyed Dragon Tomb Wolf’s mouth: "Disgusting."
Shooting a glare at the wolf, Ye Guichen looked in the direction the middle-aged woman had come from: "Let’s go; let’s see what’s ahead. I feel there must be something."
Having witnessed Ye Guichen’s skills, Chu Yuanchen naturally had no reason to refuse and vaguely began to follow Ye Guichen’s lead.
The three continued forward.
Before long, a gigantic underground cavern appeared before them.
Even Ye Guichen couldn’t help but exclaim in wonder: "What, what is this thing?"
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