Chapter 42 (Part A) – Strong ones join in

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The evil spirits had suddenly appeared out of nowhere and they were causing quite a scene. Most people who were in Xi Guan had already spotted the anomaly, and so had the people inside the second layer of the devil’s territory.

However, the devil’s territory was restricted in some ways. This meant that the people inside the second layer could not enter the first layer in the same trip, and this barrier also prevented the demons that resided in the second layer from wandering into the first.

“So many evil spirits appearing out of nowhere, this is a bad omen!” the looks on faces of people who were witnessing this from the other places, had also changed drastically to that of a sad one.

“So many evil spirits sprouting inside the devil’s territory! Are the legends true?”

Several people had gathered to witness this phenomenon and they couldn’t help but speculate if the rumors were actually true; the devil’s territory might have been a battlefield in a bygone era.

If this place really had severed as the grounds for an ancient battle, then many strong people would have died here. This also meant that there could still be a few surviving artifacts from that era; some palpitating hearts yearned to get their hands on such artifacts.

“There is no certainty, but if this place really was an ancient battlefield, then there could also be a few immortal weapons buried there, we must go and survey the area.”

‘Immortal weapon’, this one term was enough, the eyebrows of everyone present, were already raised.

Immortal weapons Ah! These were weapons of unlimited power. There was only one known immortal weapon in the entire world, it was named, Tai Yin. Tai Yun was controlled by the nine sacred school of Tian Yu.

It was rumored that the weapon was so strong, that it was rarely ever used. In fact, they say, that the schools only use this weapon to control the weather.

Spiritual weapon were considered priceless in Tian Yu, and even spiritual weapons couldn’t hope to match the power of an immortal weapon.

No prizes for guessing that if anyone came face to face with an immortal weapon, they would do anything to get their hands on it.

Suddenly, the entire bunch of people present at this scene, starting flocking towards the counter to buy an entry ticket into the devil’s territory.

The entire Xi Guan town was rushing towards the ticket counter, to enter the first layer of the devil’s territory.

The person who was responsible for the sale of these entries didn’t want to comply with their demands, as some of the practitioners were far too strong to be allowed into the first layer of the devil’s territory and were usually assigned to layer two or three.

Only a mortal human, he was unable to ward off the constant threats of such powerful people, and left with no choice, he eventually granted them the access to the first layer of the devil’s territory.

At least a thousand or so, very powerful practitioners, had managed to buy themselves entry tickets into the devil’s territory, and as soon as they entered the region, they rushed towards the possessed area.

These people were applying all kinds of techniques, whatever it took to get there as quickly as possible. So much so, that some were even willing to use divine essence seals for the same.

Of course, there were others who were slightly more cautious, and didn’t break into the devil’s territory so hastily.

If this region had really been a battlefield in the distant past, then maybe, it wasn’t such a good idea to go in there at this time.

At this point, Bi Fan had no idea as to far out he had ventured into this region. Now, he needed to stop for at least twenty minutes after taking each step, as that’s the time it took for the Lotus to absorb the spirits and the aura, and this time frame was increasing with every step he took.

The Aura density was increasing steadily and the evil spirits were becoming more and more violent, which was making Bi Fan very uncomfortable.

If the Lotus hadn’t been in control of his body, then he would have fled this region a very long time ago.

Evil spirits were entering into his body, which wasn’t a very comfortable sensation, and even with the Yin Yang Lotus protecting him, Bi Fan was still in a very miserable state.

Bi Fan couldn’t help the Lotus absorb the spirits or the Aura, and was basically rendered jobless at the moment. He felt really bored, and all he could do was inspect the Lotus from time to time, as it continuously changed in many ways.

After absorbing so many spirits and aura, the Lotus’s petals had grown much bigger in size, and it glimmered with even more radiance than before.

Apart from the flower itself, the Lotus’s stamen was also growing in size, and was beginning to form a proper shape.

The Lotus’s stamen was also half black and half white in color, like the Lotus, and looked very similar to a Yin Yang.

There were eighteen holes in the stamen; half of them were black in color whereas the other half were white. However there were no seeds in them at the moment.

The Lotus’s stamen was very small in size in comparison to the Lotus’s body, but its dimensions were constantly growing in size, and Bi Fan, for some reason, felt that it must be a good sign.

Actually, Bi Fan couldn’t really be sure, and at this moment, he was only making things up along the way.

He had no idea whether this Lotus that was concealed in his body, was a good thing or a bad thing to begin with. But so far, his heart felt consoled in the fact that nothing bad had happened to him because of the Lotus.

As the Lotus’s stamen started taking its shape, the Lotus was able to absorb the aura and the spirits at a much faster rate.

Bi Fan could distinctly feel it otherwise as well, and he could sense that the spirits were forming a much bigger whirlwind around him, as they flocked into his body.

“Was this place really an ancient battlefield? How else could there be so many evil spirits and so much aura here…” Bi Fan body may not have been in his control but his mind most certainly was.

Bi Fan couldn’t help but look forward, wanting to see the source of this eruption, but he still couldn’t spot it, nor could he see any valuables in vicinity.

Simultaneously, Bi Fan also kept looking back every now and then, as he would want to know if he had any company.

A lot of people had managed to get onto the scene, and Bi Fan was surprised that none of them had been able to keep up with him.

The people who were at the edge of the zone were even more anxious than Bi Fan. Bi Fan had been gone for almost three hours now, and they still couldn’t see any signs of movement inside the zone.

Is he dead after all, or is he alive?

This question was the main concern of everyone present and even the demons looked on in anticipation.

They were eagerly waiting to see him dead and hoped that he had managed to acquire some valuables, as some of them were still not willing to return empty handed from this episode.

“What do we do now? He went in such a long time ago, if he wandered too far away, then it will be very difficult to find him and his valuables.” A man said anxiously.

“No, I doubt it. The heart of this activity is a fair distance away, by now he must have reached very close to it. But you see, the deeper you go, the stronger the evil spirits become. So by now, they most likely would have entered his body, possessed him, and killed him. He has to be dead by now.”

“Yes, yes, you are right. The man went in there such a long time ago; he is most certainly dead by now.”