Chapter 808: Anomaly of the Jade Autumn Sect

Floating Life Realm.

Jade Autumn Sect.

The head of the faceless statue was blown apart, and smoke and dust rose everywhere.

The onlookers saw this and each one was dumbfounded.

Especially the members of the Jade Autumn Sect.

To know, on the very first day they entered the sect, they were told that this statue was ancient, sacred and inviolable, absolutely untouchable.

Therefore, they have always held it in reverence and even dared not approach it lightly.

Yet this important statue was blown up today!

That feeling was as if a certain belief had collapsed.

A red light spread out from the smoke, looking rather eerie.

"Oh no!"

Yu Wuji saw this, his complexion changed sharply, he let out a low cry, his expression unusually cold and stern.

The other Elders also felt as if facing a great enemy, their bodies taut.

Ye Wen seemed not to have anticipated that his move would lead to such an outcome, and for a moment he was also stunned.

As the Zhai Xing Ge Master, he naturally knew the statue's importance.

On the plaza of their Zhai Xing Pavilion, there is also an identical statue.

It is said that this statue is not merely a decoration; it also serves as a deterrent, suppressing the undead beneath the ground!

Of course, no one knows whether the legend is true, but it has been passed down through generations, and all Three Great Sects share this belief.

Before the crowd could speculate what the red light was, the ground beneath them suddenly trembled, and many were knocked to the ground.

"Is there an earthquake?"

The disciples of the Jade Autumn Sect felt very puzzled; the Jade Autumn Sect has always been blessed with outstanding people and land, and has never experienced an earthquake!

Wha‑la‑la~

After the statue's head shattered, its whole body began to crack, and chunks of stone kept falling down.

In the Jade Autumn Sect's plaza, a crack spread from north to south!

It passed under the foot of a statue, which trembled as if about to fall; it seemed that if the crack were wide enough, it would instantly plunge into an abyss from which there is no return!

The crack grew longer and wider, and soon the entire north‑facing Jade Autumn Sect was split in two by the fissure!

Black Mist rose from the crack, initially faint, wispy like black smoke.

The others didn't notice, but Ye Qingran's complexion changed.

This Black Mist was almost identical to what she encountered on Beimingzhou!

Dead Qi!

A thought floated in Ye Qingran's mind.

"Could it be that this statue suppresses Dead Qi?"

Ye Qingran thought to herself silently, but also felt it wasn't that simple.

"Ah!"

Those nearer the crack were ensnared by the Black Mist; at first they felt nothing, but soon they let out painful wails.

Dead Qi was seen wandering over their bodies, turning their skin into fine black threads, giving a sense of tearing, looking especially terrifying.

"Quick, stay farther from the Black Mist!"

"Mysterious Force Body Protection!"

Someone shouted loudly, and many people simultaneously activated Mysterious Force Body Protection while retreating backward.

Such a sudden turn of events tugged at everyone's hearts.

"It seems the legend was true!"

"This statue really is used to suppress evil!"

Only then did the crowd realize that the legend that had existed for tens of thousands of years was not false!

"It's all Ye Wen's fault; if not for him, the statue wouldn't have shattered!"

Someone began to blame Ye Wen.

If Ye Wen hadn't insisted on acting, the statue wouldn't have broken!

"It's none of my business! Clearly it's Ye Qingran!"

Ye Wen shifted all the blame onto Ye Qingran.

Ye Qingran gave him a cold glance, did not retort, and instead fixed her gaze on the red light amid the smoke.

Because the statue continued to collapse, smoke rose everywhere, and the statue perched over the crack, no one dared approach.

"What exactly is in that red light?"

Ye Qingran squinted, and at this moment still dared not approach lightly to investigate.

More and more Black Mist poured out from the crack, spreading outward from the fissure.

Some people were ensnared by the Black Mist, rolling on the ground in agony, their mouths emitting painful wails, terrifying everyone who saw.

The crowd, frightened, kept swallowing saliva and retreating further back; the farther they went, the closer the abyssal cliff ahead.

"We can't retreat any more! We must think of a way to deal with this Black Mist!"

As the words fell, suddenly the ground beneath them violently quaked, a dense black beam shot up from below, soaring into the clouds; in the next instant, black Mist spewed across the sky like a volcanic eruption.

The Black Mist surged from behind the crowd, forming a circle that enclosed them from the inside out, leaving no room to retreat!

"It's over! Now there's nowhere to retreat!"

The Black Mist not only surrounded the Jade Autumn Sect, but the Black Mist continuously emerging from the crack kept spreading in all directions.

At the foot of the mountains of the Jade Autumn Sect lies a city, and far beyond there are countless cities of all sizes; if the Black Mist is allowed to spread, everyone will be doomed for ten thousand eons, and even the entire Floating Life Realm will be ravaged!

"What exactly is this Black Mist?"

"It's Dead Qi! Everyone must not touch it directly, or the life force will wither and die!"

The Elders who know the truth shouted the warning.

Dead Qi?!

Everyone present turned pale.

Of course they knew Dead Qi existed, but until today they had only heard of it and had never seen it.

One must understand that Dead Qi is the greatest enemy of life; once contaminated, the life force is drained, and in severe cases one may even perish!

"Ye Wen, Liu Jin, the Floating Life Realm is in chaos; our Three Great Sects should temporarily set aside past grievances and jointly confront this crisis!"

Yu Wuji said in a deep voice.

Ye Wen and Liu Jin pondered for a moment, then nodded, "Alright!"

The Three Great Sects were not merely guarding a sculpture; they also inherited a formation that can be used when the sculpture malfunctions.

The sect leaders of the Three Great Sects stood at different points, forming an equilateral triangle, and began to activate the formation.

As they continuously formed seals, a golden array pattern rose beneath their feet.

The golden pattern shimmered with radiant light, its mysterious lines exuding an ancient aura that both thrilled and commanded respect.

"Begin!"

The three spoke in unison, the pattern rose from the ground and immediately transformed into a massive Barrier.

The golden Barrier, vast in scope, enclosed the fissure; Black Mist surged from the crack, striking the golden Barrier and rippling, yet it could not escape.

"Everyone, leave the Barrier quickly!"

Hearing this, those inside the Barrier hurried outward; although residual Black Mist lingered outside, it posed little threat.

Watching the Black Mist fail to exit the Barrier, the people outside let out a long sigh of relief.

"Great! We're finally safe!"

Yet this post‑calamity joy did not last long, for they discovered that Black Mist continued to pour out of the fissure.

Inside the golden Barrier, Black Mist filled it, its density frighteningly high; the golden light of the Barrier gradually dimmed, seemingly unable to hold for long!

The joy and excitement on everyone's faces faded bit by bit, their hearts hanging heavy, silently praying.

Ye Qingran had, upon seeing the golden light weaken, already guessed that the formation could not be sustained for long.

"No, we must think of another way!"

Ye Qingran frowned, then suddenly recalled the Chaos Qing Lian Seed she had obtained from the ancient battlefield ruins!

She took the seed out and placed it in her hand.

But the Chaos Qing Lian Seed had exhausted too much life force at the time and was now in a dormant state, let alone sprouting?

Ye Qingran pressed her fingers together, holding the seed in her palm, "How can the seed be made to grow?"

At this moment she had no clue at all.