The Return of Stars to the Jianghu

Chapter 198 Yun Yi led everyone to escape to the underground tunnel

"Time is of the essence, let's get straight to the point. I am Yun Yi, an old friend of Song Qiao." The man in white gently placed the unconscious Wu Cheng and Xiao Lian on the ground, then turned to Ye Fan and Mu Qingluan and said. Song Qiao, who was standing to the side, nodded slightly. He was clutching his abdomen, blood was seeping out, and a man in black was supporting him.

The group found themselves in a deep, dark tunnel, its ceiling covered by a thick layer of ice. The upper half of the tunnel walls was also covered in ice, while the lower half was solid rock. Water had accumulated in the low-lying areas of the rock on the ground.

"This is the tunnel connecting the two teleportation altars. Some ancient demonic beasts are hidden in the ice above, but they rarely appear. This should be the safest place for now," Yun Yi said, taking out a seven-story pagoda. The pagoda seemed unremarkable, but it emitted waves of warmth.

"The great upheaval that occurred in the River Bend Kingdom involved five major sects launching attacks on its five major cities. The Light and Shadow Hall attacked Middle Bay City, the Ancient Music Temple attacked Lower Bay City, Maple Forest Mountain attacked West Bay City, Wine Immortal Lake attacked East Bay City, and Black and White Valley attacked Upper Bay City. Behind them all is the shadow of the same extraterrestrial sect. I have already investigated and found out that this sect is called the Limitless Sect." Yun Yi said as he took Wu Cheng's pulse, nodding slightly.

The man in black was focused on bandaging Song Qiao's wounds, while Yun Yi checked Xiao Lian's pulse again, but shook his head helplessly.

"Xiao Lian." Mu Qingluan called out these two words with all her might, but due to the severity of her injuries, she fell into a coma again as soon as she finished speaking.

Yun Yi walked to Mu Qingluan's side and took her pulse again, his brows furrowed. "I am skilled in magical artifacts and talismans, but I only have a superficial understanding of medicine."

"Let me give it a try. I am Huo Xiaobai, an alchemist from the Illusion Pavilion," the man in black said.

The man in black took out a mirror and placed it over Mu Qingluan's wounds. The mirror revealed her internal organs. "She is too badly injured. Multiple organs have been severely damaged. It's a miracle that she has survived until now." Then, he turned the mirror to Xiaolian. "Strange, her body is intact on the surface, but her soul is gradually weakening."

The man in black approached Wu Cheng again, examined him carefully with the mirror, and said, "He's alright, just exhausted. That jade pendant must have saved his life."

Then, the man in black turned to Ye Fan. Ye Fan, who was sitting on the ground, waved to him, indicating that he did not need to be checked.

The man in black took out a green medicinal pill from his storage bag and said, "This is a life-extending pill; it can prevent the injury from worsening." He then fed it to Mu Qingluan.

Then, he took out a red pill and fed it to Xiaolian, saying, "This is a Soul-Stabilizing Pill to prevent her soul from weakening further." Finally, he took out a blue pill and fed it to Wu Cheng, saying, "This is a Strength-Boosting Pill to quickly restore strength."

"What's going on? The Soul-Stabilizing Pill isn't working!" Huo Xiaobai exclaimed in astonishment. He saw that Xiaolian was already showing signs of her soul leaving her body.

After a while of silence.

“She is a demon, and human soul-stabilizing pills have no effect on her.” Wu Cheng slowly opened his eyes.

In fact, Wu Cheng had already regained his senses when the group first entered the tunnel, but he was so exhausted that he didn't even have the strength to open his eyes.

“Her soul is about to leave her body. Is there any magical artifact like a soul-summoning bell that can temporarily protect her soul? Otherwise, she might be completely destroyed,” Wu Cheng said to the crowd.

Suddenly, Ye Fan raised his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet. He himself stared intently at the ice above his head.

"There's something strange about this place."

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In the lobby of the Willow Spring Inn in the Heavenly Capital City of the Wuzhong Kingdom on the Illusionary Continent, Elder Wanshun's finger finally touched Lin Feifan's brow. Time within the inn returned to normal, and Elder Wanshun's chopsticks and steamed buns fell onto the table.

"Sorry, I'm getting old, I couldn't hold the chopsticks properly." Elder Wanshun said to Lin Feifan with a smile, but secretly transmitted his thoughts to him: "I see through it but I won't say it."

Luo Yifei was still immersed in the illusion of consciousness and was unable to come back to his senses for a while.

"Why did the illusion stop? What happened next?" Nan Tian turned to Lin Feifan and asked in confusion.

"I apologize, the spell was paused due to the dual-soul conversion. I am Ye Fan, and I will continue the demonstration. However, just to be on the safe side, let's finish breakfast first, and I will demonstrate again later when we return to our rooms," Lin Feifan said to everyone.

After speaking, Lin Feifan picked up his chopsticks, took a bite of a steamed bun, and then picked it up. Elder Wanshun also picked up the chopsticks and steamed bun that had just fallen. Nan Tian, ​​Luo Yifei, and Shen Lixi, Qi Yuan, and Su An, who were standing nearby, continued to enjoy their breakfast.

After breakfast, everyone returned to their rooms. Lin Feifan closed his eyes again and began to focus his spiritual sense. As his spiritual sense gradually strengthened, illusions reappeared in the room.

In the illusion, the buildings atop the main peak of Azure Phoenix Valley were shrouded in thick black mist, with a single point of green light rapidly plummeting towards the ground. The image zoomed in, revealing a woman in a green dress falling from mid-air, her hands clutching her chest, blood trickling from her lips, her face ashen. Just as she was about to hit the ground, a figure swiftly flew in and caught her steadily in their arms.

This figure was none other than Li Chao, the current leader of the Tang Clan on the Floating Life Continent.

Subsequently, more figures appeared, namely Lin Hai, Shi Qingfeng, Fang Xiaocong, Zhou Hong, Song Changxin, and a black tiger.

Luo Yifei also recognized that the woman in the green dress was the same person Ye Fan had shown in the illusion of divine consciousness from ten thousand years ago—the demon Xiao Lian.

In the illusion, just as the group stood firm, the earth shook violently, and then a giant black dragon burst forth from the forbidden area behind Qingluan Valley.

A golden light curtain shot up around the dragon, resembling the legendary ascension glow, or even the light from the time tunnel that Luo Yifei had seen several times before.

The next second, the black phantom seemed to be drawn by some force, rushing towards the light screen. Many human cultivators were also drawn by this force, rushing towards the light screen one after another.

Many cultivators were torn to pieces by this force.

A black tiger charged towards the light barrier, followed by the human cultivators from before.

In the distance, a man in black robes and a man in gold robes were using magical powers to quickly escape from Qingluan Valley.

The man in black robes seemed to sense something and suddenly stopped, his gaze fixed intently on the direction of the light screen. The man in gold robes, however, continued forward, trying to escape the situation.

Suddenly, the man in black robes flashed and chased after the man in gold robes. At the same time, the black dragon in the light screen let out a deafening roar, as if it wanted to tear the heavens and earth apart.

Then, the dragon flew straight into the sky and disappeared into the horizon.

All was silent, leaving only corpses scattered throughout Qingluan Valley.