Chapter 427: Answer the Question

Bian Chen, who was in the deep pit, suddenly spat out several mouthfuls of blood, his head split and blood flowed, his face covered in blood, intense pain spread through his body, and several of his bones were broken.

The scene before his eyes seemed to become a bit blurry.

He really wanted to fall into a deep sleep.

But at that moment, he seemed to hear the call of Sixth Junior Brother Bai Zhouxing.

"Eldest Senior Brother!"

Bian Chen suddenly woke up; the intense pain on his body was nothing compared to the anguish in his chest.

He gritted his teeth, struggled to his feet, gripped the sword in his hand, leapt out of the deep pit, and rejoined the battle.

At the same time——

The young cultivators scattered throughout the ruined city were all fiercely battling the death spirits.

Meanwhile, Yuan Yao and Cang Li moved along the edge of the city wall.

Many death spirits lunged at the two of them.

Yuan Yao summoned Yuan Batian and Xiao Hu, having them block those death spirits together with Cang Li.

She, meanwhile, strove to complete her task as quickly as possible.

She knew very well that Xie Yan and the other three could not hold out for long.

So, she had to be fast!

At this moment.

The yellow-clad youth Jiang Xiao controlled hundreds of puppets to deal with the death spirits.

Feng Xuangi, Yan Yunlan, Xiao Zhufeng, Dongfangxiu, Ao Jiayu and the others moved extremely swiftly among the death spirit horde, occasionally dropping a few spirit stones from their bodies.

When they had fought their way to the central area of the ruined city, they had intended to take out something and plant it in the ground, but their faces suddenly changed in shock, for a gigantic spider death spirit had appeared in the central area, its whole body gray-white, like a small gray-white hill, exuding a chilling aura.

Everyone's hearts sank sharply.

They glanced at each other.

The spider death spirit quickly sprayed out strands of spider silk at them, the silk possessing strong corrosive power.

Feng Xuangi, seeing this, frowned tightly, then gripped her Phoenix Feather Sword tightly and sent a mental message to Yan Yunlan: 'Yunlan, you go complete the mission; leave this to us to handle.'

Yan Yunlan, hearing this, her expression shifted slightly, but after thinking of something, she gritted her teeth and agreed.

Afterward, she swiftly retreated.

Meanwhile, the young cultivators led by Feng Xuangi, Xiao Zhufeng, Dongfangxiu, Ao Jiayu and the others swiftly advanced toward the spider death spirit.

"Phoenix Command Sword, Blazing Autumn Cliff!"

In an instant, the fire blade swept across, bringing an immensely powerful Phoenix Nirvana Fire aura, extremely oppressive.

Xiao Zhufeng and the others also unleashed their techniques.

The spider death spirit then sprayed a spider silk net, blocking everyone's attacks, and immediately lunged at the crowd, its huge claws fiercely striking at Feng Xuangi.

Feng Xuangi nimbly dodged, her Phoenix Feather Sword tracing an arc as she slashed at the spider death spirit's leg.

At the same time, Xiao Zhufeng attacked from the side, a fierce sword qi striking the spider death spirit's body, leaving only a shallow mark.

The spider death spirit, in pain, let out a roar and spat out a large amount of venom.

The venom fell like raindrops, and everyone scrambled to dodge.

Ao Jiayu formed seals with both hands, summoning a water wall to block the venom.

Boom!

The venom struck the water wall, emitting a sizzling sound, and the water wall gradually corroded, forming holes.

A young cultivator, accidentally splashed by the venom, had his body parts begin to corrode instantly, then gradually rot.

Gradually, their bodies became numb and stiff.

Seeing this, Feng Xuangi immediately took out a Detox Pill from her storage space and threw it to them from afar.

"Take it!" Feng Xuangi urged.

And just then——

Everyone felt a sharp pain transmitting from their sea of consciousness.

It was the spider death spirit using a mental power attack on them.

Ao Jiayu noticed that the spider death spirit's eyes seemed to be a weak point, and shouted: "Attack its eyes!"

Xiao Zhufeng, enduring the headache, condensed all his spiritual power and unleashed his strongest sword qi, shooting it at the spider death spirit's eyes.

At the same time, Feng Xuangi cooperated, using Phoenix Nirvana Fire to scorch the spider death spirit's eyes.

Under the combined assault of everyone, the spider death spirit's eyes were injured, it cried out in pain, and its attacks became chaotic.

Everyone seized the opportunity and pursued the advantage.

Meanwhile, Yan Yunlan, after leaving the combat circle, swiftly detoured around the spider death spirit and arrived at the central point of the entire ruined city.

Yan Yunlan had just taken out a black cone-shaped spiritual artifact, crouched down, and was about to insert it into the ground when she suddenly felt a chill at her neck.

A sharp sword was pressed tightly against Yan Yunlan's neck; any slight movement would cut her skin.

"Don't turn your head!"

A voice, deliberately lowered, came from behind.

"What is your plan?"

Yan Yunlan did not answer but countered: "Who are you?"

"Who I am is none of your concern; you only need to answer my question." The voice continued from behind.

"Are you a human cultivator?" Yan Yunlan gripped the cone-shaped spiritual artifact in her hand and asked tentatively.

"I said, you only need to answer my question." The speaker, obviously impatient, directly slashed her sword across Yan Yunlan's skin.

"If you still don't speak, I will kill you."

Yan Yunlan felt a stabbing pain in her neck, and her complexion shifted.

She hurriedly said, "We want to deal with the Necromancer King, but with our strength we cannot contend with him, so we must find another way. We plan to poison the Ruined City."

"Poison?" the voice's owner asked, slightly puzzled.

"Yes!" Yan Yunlan replied nervously.

The one holding Yan Yunlan was Lu Xiangxiang; for the past few days she had been secretly watching them, noticing they seemed to be plotting something, so after they entered the Ruined City she followed.

She originally intended to follow Yuan Yao, but after a few steps Yuan Yao seemed to sense her presence.

She was startled and quickly stepped back.

Lu Xiangxiang suddenly recalled the three thrusts Yuan Yao had given her earlier; although the wounds had long healed, each recollection still caused a faint ache.

She feared Yuan Yao would seize her again and thrust a sword.

So she kept up with Feng Xuanji and the others.

Upon seeing Yan Yunlan alone, she swiftly seized her and forced her to answer.

Lu Xiangxiang's gaze fell on the conical spiritual vessel in Yan Yunlan's hand, and she asked uncertainly, "Is the thing in your hand hiding poison?"

"It's not hidden…" Yan Yunlan said, then quickly turned her head aside and slapped toward Lu Xiangxiang.

Lu Xiangxiang was knocked back several steps.

Yan Yunlan stared and realized the one holding her was actually the disciple of the Formless Immortal Patriarch, Lu Xiang, "Lu Xiang, it's you!"

Lu Xiangxiang said calmly, "I have no ill intent; I just want to know your plan. I am not on good terms with Yuan Yao, so she could never cooperate with me, and since all the disciples of Heaven One Sect have already died, I am merely wandering alone."

Lu Xiangxiang lowered her eyes, her expression slightly forlorn.