Chapter 162: Humans Are Intellectual Creatures
“You’d better think about it carefully. If the array is destroyed, the black Qi will definitely come to this area. If you stay here, I’m afraid you’ll no longer be safe.”
Ye Xuan’s words made everyone lower their heads, but no one responded.
Ye Xuan knew that he couldn’t force everyone to do his bidding. He had already said all he could, so he didn’t say anything more.
The people of the Tai Qing Sect naturally supported all of Ye Xuan’s decisions. Including the Sword Sect and the people who joined later, the total number of people was less than 50.
Everyone used their spiritual power as the price to walk out of the array. They temporarily covered their auras, and the black fog did not seem to notice them.
Looking at the backs of Ye Xuan and the others moving away, the other sects fell silent. After a moment, someone asked, “Will they succeed?”
The people of the Dao Seeking Sect didn’t care much. “Hitting a stone with an egg is no doubt seeking death. Haven’t they learned from the Floating Cloud Palace incident?”
“How long can their spiritual power last? Once it’s completely exhausted, they’ll be exposed to the black fog.”
“Ye Xuan hasn’t even broken through to the earth rank, yet those idiots actually believed his words. They’re clearly sending themselves to their doom.”
Recalling the previous horrifying scene where the Dragon Boat was swallowed by the black fog and only a few scraps were left, everyone suddenly felt scared.
The Heaven Sect also chimed in, “The black fog here is already so powerful, let alone its lair. I’m afraid not even their bones will be left.”
“Exactly. Shen Changling must be crazy. He’s actually following an elder from a small sect to cause trouble here. He doesn’t even care about his own life.”
“It’s better for us to stay here. The people outside will find a way sooner or later. We’ll take turns injecting spiritual energy into the array. I believe it can still hold on for a while. It’s better than rushing to our deaths like them.”
There were even people who thought it was a conspiracy. “Maybe Ye Xuan wants those people to be his scapegoats so he can find an opportunity to escape himself. It’s better not to follow them in their stupidity.”
The others also found that theory plausible. Rather than being rash, it was better to try their best to protect themselves.
It was no surprise that the Heaven Sect, the Dao Seeking Sect, and those from the Yaochi Holy Land were mocking Ye Xuan so ruthlessly. After all, even their parties had people who volunteered to follow Ye Xuan.
In the eyes of others, Ye Xuan’s team was basically on a one-way trip to hell. Even Ye Xuan’s team members themselves thought so.
After all, there were only so many people, so how could they resist the black fog? Moreover, they weren’t particularly strong. The reason why they followed Ye Xuan was that they at least stood a small chance of living by taking action rather than waiting for death.
However, based on the current situation, the chances of success were very minuscule.
“What should we do next?” the crowd asked uneasily.
Ye Xuan replied to them with one sentence, “Wait for me here.”
What was he waiting for?
Everyone was confused.
However, Ye Xuan mysteriously walked to the side and soon disappeared, making the others who were standing in place feel uneasy.
Even Shen Changling didn’t know what Ye Xuan was up to. He didn’t notice that his jade sword carving suddenly emitted a faint light.
Meanwhile, outside the secret realm, Mo Jianming also had a similar jade sword carving in front of him, and he was constantly pouring spiritual power into it. At the same time, those from the Yaochi Holy Land, the Dao Seeking Sect, and the Heaven Sect also put aside their existing grudges and helped out.
Under the joint efforts of the Seven Great Sects, the sword carving emitted a huge ray of light. The small sword became more and more lifelike, and the light shone in the air.
Something like a water mirror had appeared, reflecting Shen Changling’s appearance and clearly showing what he was doing.
Everyone could not help but be overjoyed. “How is it? Can we contact them now?”
Mo Jianming shook his head. “The evil power is too strong. It has enveloped the entire secret realm and cut off all contact with the outside world. We can only see the scene there and can’t contact them for the time being.”
In other words, it was only a one-sided view. The others couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed.
But the good thing was that they at least knew there were still survivors inside. They were not completely annihilated, which was good news.
However, Ye Xuan was actually leading the group of people to their doom so they could only shake their heads.
“Ye Xuan’s cultivation isn’t high, but he’s quite good at looking for trouble. In this situation, he should have stayed where he was and waited for us. By acting rashly like this, he’ll undoubtedly be sending everyone to their deaths.”
Meanwhile, Mo Jianming quite admired Ye Xuan’s actions. Thinking of the secrets and power that Ye Xuan held, he thought that Ye Xuan might really be able to lead those people and escape.
Moreover, Shen Changling appeared very respectful toward Ye Xuan.
Mo Jianming knew his disciple well. Something must have happened in the secret realm. After all, even if he ordered Shen Changling to take care of the Tai Qing Sect, the latter would not have such an attitude.
In the current situation, it was uncertain who was taking care of who.
Mo Jianming snorted coldly and said, “Wait for us? That’d be equivalent to sitting still and waiting for their deaths. Do you even have any way to open the secret realm now?”
His words left everyone speechless.
“Don’t say that. We’re trying to think of a solution now, aren’t we…”
Meanwhile, Ye Xuan summoned the Penglai Immortal Beasts from the spiritual beast space. “I’ll have to trouble you to catch some black fog for me.”
If Ye Xuan and the others were the ones to attack, they would easily attract the black fog’s attention, but the Penglai Immortal Beasts were different.
As the original hosts of the black fog, they had the aura left by the altar. The black fog wasn’t very intelligent, so it would mistake the beasts for the same kind. But even if the fog attacked, it wouldn’t matter.
The Penglai Immortal Beasts nodded and leaped into the air. Not long after, they brought back a lot of black fog.
System purification.