Chapter 201: Trouble Appears Again

At this moment, He Qingyuan and the rest had also arrived at the depths of the underground. The black fog was surging wildly. Upon seeing the arrival of the strangers, it was like a wolf that had not seen the smell of blood for a long time. It instantly pounced over.

“Piss off!”

Ren Zeyuan roared furiously. His entire body was suffused with a faint golden light. It rippled out in the surroundings like a sound wave. The black fog was swallowed within, and in the blink of an eye, it returned once more. It was as if there was no end to it.

They came one after another, as if they would never be destroyed. Even if their form were crushed, it would not take long for them to condense again. However, it was impossible not to block their attacks.

This thing seemed to have no consciousness, but in fact, it was extremely crafty and strange. Every attack was unexpected, and it targeted the weak spots. Although the lethality was not great, over time, it was like boiling a frog in warm water. It could grind people to death.

It looked like it was deliberately draining the spiritual power of Ren Zeyuan and the others.

As the black fog surged again, a large amount of golden spiritual power spilled out like stars in the sky. The scene looked extremely spectacular, and the murderous aura it exuded made people feel a chill.

The moment the black fog came into contact with it, it burned extremely vigorously, leaving only a little bit of black ash. However, as more and more black ash appeared in the air, it was like small gray insects, densely packed around Ren Zeyuan and the others.

The black fog only grew. However, those golden light that looked as if it was powerful dimmed instead.

Just as Ren Zeyuan was about to attack again, He Qingyuan stopped him, “This is not the way to go. We can’t waste our spirit energy on this. When the time comes, the City Lord will still need our help to purify the evil chi.”

“But this thing is hindering our progress, and we can’t do anything without dealing with it.”

He Qingyuan expressed that he didn’t have to worry, “I have a way.” He threw up something into the air. His hands formed a seal and drew a pattern in the air. The thing suddenly enlarged and enveloped everyone before disappearing.

Ren Zeyuan and the others could see that it was probably a funnel-shaped thing. Then, it raised a white light barrier that protected them tightly.

The black fog seemed to be blocked by something and could no longer move forward. Ren Zeyuan’s face was filled with admiration. “I didn’t expect president He to have such a good thing.”

“It’s just a small trick. These things are not that bad. The thing on the City Lord’s side is the most difficult to deal with. This light barrier won’t be able to hold on for long. Let’s hurry up.”

Ren Zeyuan and the others were in a hurry. The black fog seemed to know that they were about to leave. It surged like a tidal wave on the ocean. Unfortunately, it was useless.

Even though Ren Zeyuan and the others were powerful cultivators, they had suffered a lot on the way.

“As expected, the riot is even more fierce this time. It seems that the City Lord really can’t hold on for long. We have to speed up.”

It was strange. The closer they got to the City Lord, the quieter the movement became. The black fog also became less and less, and in the end, there was no more.

The elders who came with He Qingyuan could not help but look puzzled. “We didn’t go the wrong way, did we?”

Unlike what they had imagined, the area around the City Lord had already fallen. On the other hand, the City Lord was unbelievably calm, and there seemed to be nothing out of the ordinary.

Ren Zeyuan shook his head. “No, there’s only one passage here. There won’t be any mistakes.”

He Qingyuan looked at the surrounding environment and revealed an extremely vigilant expression. “If it’s abnormal, then it’s not right. Everyone must be careful.”

It was very quiet here. Every time Ren Zeyuan and the others came to visit the City Lord, there would be a huge commotion. It was either the City Lord’s painful moans or angry roars. It was too quiet today, and people were not used to it.

“Isn’t this place too quiet? The last time I came here, the City Lord could barely suppress the murderous aura. The commotion almost caused the entire underground to collapse.”

Everyone moved forward carefully. Seeing that they were about to reach their destination, a boundless darkness suddenly surged toward them when they stepped in. It was as if they had triggered a formation or accidentally entered a foreign world.

The darkness was so dark that they could not see their own fingers. Not to mention the road ahead, they could not even see what was happening right under their noses. It was as if their eyes were covered by a ghost and they were in thick ink.

“What’s going on!”

Someone cried out in surprise. The person next to him thought that it was a monster and almost started fighting. Even so, they were still staggering. Ren Zeyuan and the others followed closely behind the people in front and did not fall behind.

He Qingyuan tried to use his spiritual power to illuminate the place. However, it seemed like the place was restricted and could not be illuminated at all. The others soon discovered this problem.

“It’s impossible to use spiritual power to illuminate. We can’t even use spiritual fire.”

One had to know that He Qingyuan and the others were alchemists. High-level alchemists like them would sign a contract with spiritual fire. That was not an ordinary fire. The most powerful one could even burn everything in the world.

However, no matter how He Qingyuan urged it, the spiritual fire in his body seemed to be dead. There was no reaction at all. To be more precise, there seemed to be an inexplicable power blocking in the middle making it impossible for him to contact the spiritual fire in his body.

This place was cursed by the darkness and forgotten by the light. No means of lighting could be used. While everyone was panicking, no one noticed the scarlet light in the eyes of the people beside them..