Chapter 493

On the banks of the Huang Quan River, it was as dead and silent as an abyss.

The moment that exclamation entered her ears, Hua Changxi reacted extremely quickly, immediately sitting cross-legged, her spine slightly hunched, her head lowered, perfectly imitating the posture of those Ghost Clan members around her who were intoxicated by the fragrance of the Other Shore Flowers.

In just a breath, she merged with the dense Ghost Clan members around her, as if she were originally a member of these thousands of ghosts, no longer having any abruptness.

In a moment, five figures slowly walked out from the gray mist surging on the banks of the Huang Quan River.

At first glance, these five people were clearly in the style of the Ghost Clan—their bodies were surrounded by thick, inseparable ghost energy, their faces were as pale as paper, without any blood color, their eye sockets were sunken like caves, and their eyes revealed an eerie chill.

However, through the Eye of Breaking Delusion, Hua Changxi clearly 'saw' the vigorous blood energy surging and galloping within the five people, as well as the solemn, human-shaped Nascent Soul sitting cross-legged in their dantian.

They are human cultivators!

And, they are five powerful beings who have opened their Spirit Platforms!

Regarding this, Hua Changxi's gaze swayed unsteadily, and surprise that could not be concealed surged in the depths of her eyes.

Human cultivators descending to the Nine Netherworlds generally only set foot in the territory around the Nine Passes; very few cultivators dare to risk venturing deep into the hinterland of the Nine Netherworlds.

The last cultivator she knew who ventured deep into the hinterland of the Nine Netherworlds was Gongshu Xingyan, who had been imprisoned by the Ghost Clan for hundreds of years.

What is the background of these five people?

Just as Hua Changxi was secretly sizing up the five people, the gazes of those five people also swept over rapidly; the moment she withdrew her gaze, a gaze swept across her body and paused for a moment.

"What's wrong?"

"Boss, I found a member of the Ghost Clan who can manipulate ghost fire."

"Don't disturb it; although they are only some fierce ghosts and lonely spirits, if the number is large, it is also trouble." Obviously, these Ghost Clan members were all intoxicated by the fragrance of the Other Shore Flowers.

The gaze slid away and turned toward the sea of Other Shore Flowers.

"Boss, it's the top-grade Other Shore Flower!"

The voice could not conceal the excitement.

Seeing that the five people had set their sights on the top-grade Other Shore Flowers she had taken a fancy to, Hua Changxi felt a bit anxious, but she did not dare to act rashly.

The five people had powerful divine senses and were incomparably vigilant; if she moved, she would probably be discovered.

However, unexpectedly, facing the top-grade Other Shore Flowers, the five people did not take action immediately but were vigilantly checking the surroundings.

"Everything is normal, no abnormalities."

"However, it's too quiet."

"This territory is the Ancient Road of the Huang Quan, with the Ghost Realm Fortress in front and the Forbidden Land of the Ghost Territory behind; it is normal that no one dares to set foot here."

"All the Ghost Clan members dare not approach the top-grade Other Shore Flowers; there must be a reason..."

"No matter what the reason is, since we have encountered them, we must try it no matter what."

Next, the five people quickly deployed, and then, one of them, like a ghost, silently passed through the thousands of Ghost Clan members and approached the few top-grade Other Shore Flowers that were as pure white as bone in the sea of Other Shore Flowers.

Just as that cultivator was about to touch a top-grade Other Shore Flower, a sudden change occurred!

A flash of extremely bewitching red light burst out from the depths of the pistils of billions of Other Shore Flowers, instantly igniting the entire world.

Immediately following, a terrifying pressure that made the soul tremble erupted from the ground beneath the flowers without warning.

The red light gathered and flowed crazily in mid-air; amidst the interlacing light and shadow, countless petals danced out of thin air; in just a breath, the red light converged, and a stunningly beautiful figure stood impressively above the sea of flowers.

The woman was dressed in a scarlet long dress, the hem of which was condensed from the shadows of countless blooming Other Shore Flowers.

Following her slight breathing, the flowers on the surface of the dress seemed to come alive, petals unfolding, flowing with brilliance, as if fresh blood were slowly flowing beneath the fabric.

The woman stepped on the air with bare feet, her ankles slender and fair, forming a breathtaking contrast with the scarlet sea of flowers beneath her feet.

Her waterfall-like black hair was not decorated with anything, just casually pinned up with a blood-colored flower branch, and a few strands of hair hung down by her long neck, adding a bit more lazy and fatal charm.

It was suffocatingly beautiful, and beautiful to the point that one dared not look directly at it.

Hua Changxi and the five cultivators were all stunned, and even their breathing stopped involuntarily.

At this moment, everything in the world seemed to have faded in color, and only the woman in red became the only focus in this blood-red world.

"Such great audacity; even a Ghost King would not dare to touch my descendants. You lot are only at the Ghost Commander realm, yet you dare to attempt to steal the descendants I have carefully nurtured."

The moment the woman in the red dress appeared, Chu Junyi immediately swung his soul whip to pull Ye Jingzhou, who had ventured deep into the sea of Other Shore Flowers, out, and the other three also launched an attack on the woman in the red dress at the first moment.

The battle was on the verge of breaking out!

Chu Junyi and the five did not want to cause a big commotion, so their attacks could be said to be fatal with every move.

Especially, they all knew that the Huang Quan and the Other Shore Flower were born together; historically, the Lord of the Huang Quan and the Master of the Other Shore Flower would become husband and wife.

The woman in the red dress called herself 'Madam', so there was no need to guess her identity; she was the Master of the Other Shore Flower and also the Daoist companion of the Lord of the Huang Quan.

Fortunately, this section of the Ancient Road of the Huang Quan was adjacent to the Forbidden Land of the Ghost Territory and the Ghost Realm Fortress; to ensure that the Lord of the Huang Quan and the Master of the Other Shore Flower did not threaten the rule of the Ghost Clan, their true bodies could not descend.

Now, the woman in the red dress that Chu Junyi and the five were facing could only be a wisp of the avatar of the Master of the Other Shore Flower, which was not too difficult to deal with.

But they also had to finish the battle quickly; otherwise, if they waited until the Lord of the Huang Quan also took action, they would probably find it difficult to escape.

Watching the melee that erupted instantly before her eyes, with the five cultivators and the woman in the red dress fighting inseparably, Hua Changxi made a prompt decision and swept directly toward the top-grade Other Shore Flowers in the distance of the battlefield.

"Courting death!"

The moment Hua Changxi collected the first top-grade Other Shore Flower into the Shennong Cauldron, the woman in the red dress, who was entangled with Chu Junyi and the others, turned her head abruptly; those originally bewitching beautiful eyes were instantly filled with monstrous ferocity, locking tightly onto Hua Changxi, as if she wanted to swallow her alive.

Hua Changxi did not pay any attention, her footsteps did not stop for even a bit, and she headed straight for the second top-grade Other Shore Flower.

Although the woman in the red dress was burning with anger and wanted to pull away to pursue and kill, she was firmly entangled by the trap array laid by Meng Ziyu.

The light of the array flowed, firmly imprisoning her in a square inch of space.

Unable to break free, she could only turn her full hatred into a more violent offensive, crazily bombarding Chu Junyi and the five.

Seeing that there was actually a member of the Ghost Clan on the side acting as the oriole reaping the benefits, Chu Junyi also made a prompt decision, suddenly withdrawing his killing move against the woman in the red dress, and gave a low shout to signal his companions to contain her, then his figure retreated violently, and he actually learned from Hua Changxi's appearance, madly sweeping toward the top-grade Other Shore Flowers on the other side.

One, two, three...

Hua Changxi's movements were so fast that only a residual shadow remained.

In just a moment, she had picked five top-grade Other Shore Flowers, more than ten high-grade Other Shore Flowers, and dozens of mid-grade spirit flowers.

Just as she was about to rush to the next top-grade Other Shore Flower, a loud sound that shattered the void came from behind her.

"Ah~"

"I will make your souls fly away and scatter!"

Accompanied by the fierce roar, Madam Other Shore Flower finally forcibly tore the array apart.

As the red light exploded, she did not pay attention to the four people attacking her, but instead pounced madly at Hua Changxi—the thief who had stolen countless of her descendants and caused her heart's blood to wither!

Hua Changxi frowned slightly; she did not want to take action and expose her aura, so she flew rapidly out of the sea of Other Shore Flowers and plunged headlong into the thick gray mist on the Ancient Road of the Huang Quan.

However, the pursuit momentum of the woman in the red dress was as fast as a meteor, arriving behind her in an instant, and the cold killing intent almost eroded Hua Changxi's back.

Sensing the approaching fatal crisis, Hua Changxi sighed helplessly, her footsteps stopped, and she turned around quickly; her right hand grabbed into the void, and the black broken blade appeared in her palm.

Facing the red figure rushing over with the momentum of a thunderbolt, there was no fancy move, just a backhand swing, simply slashing away.

"Puff~"

There was no loud sound of metal clashing, only a light sound, like a sharp blade slicing through thin paper.

That woman in the red dress, who seemed to be arrogant and overwhelming, was as fragile as a mortal paper person in front of this black broken blade.

The blade light flashed, and her entire body was instantly and neatly split into two halves, not even having time to let out a scream.

But this was not the most terrifying part.

What was even more hair-raising was that an eerie suction force suddenly erupted from the cut of the black broken blade; the body of the woman in the red dress, which was condensed from pure energy, actually disintegrated in an instant, turning into rolling red light, which was greedily swallowed up by the broken blade like a hundred rivers returning to the sea.

In the blink of an eye, that arrogant Madam Other Shore Flower had completely disappeared from this world, leaving only the black broken blade, which vibrated slightly in the gray mist; on the blade, a flash of bewitching red light seemed to pass by, appearing even more deep and unfathomable.