Liu Ming and Bi Yan were suspended in mid-air. Soon, two rays of light came from a distance and flashed, revealing two figures.
But they are the half-insect you clan and the tiger-faced you clan.
"Fellow Taoist Bi Yan, we are here!" The two of them greeted Bi Yan. As for Liu Ming next to him, he seemed not to have seen him at all.
Liu Ming didn't take it seriously either, his face was calm as usual.
Bi Yan glanced at Liu Ming and saw that he had no abnormal expression. His heart moved, but he asked with a smile:
"Two fellow Taoists, have you found any clues about the true nature of the virtual spirit?"
"Oh, don't mention it! The clone was extremely cunning. After a few flashes, it disappeared. Just when I turned around, it suddenly appeared in the distance... While we were chasing after each other, we ran into each other again.
I scolded Brother Hu, so we went together all the way. By the way, Brother Biyan gathered us, and there should be other instructions, right?" The Tiger-faced You clan sighed and said.
"Based on the various signs of its clone, it seems that this virtual spirit has no intention of leaving. In this case, he may have some tricks to lead us here. Therefore, Brother Yinhan and I think that the following is still
It's good to work together." Bi Yan said slowly.
Upon hearing this, the Half-Insect You Clan and the Tiger-faced You Clan looked at each other and nodded without objection.
The four of them waited for a while, and soon, the old man in green robe and three other people gathered over.
The three of them also greatly agreed with Bi Yan's suggestion.
"Brother Biyan, now that the enemy is hidden and we are clear, what should we do next?" the old man in green robe asked.
"The true form of the virtual spirit must still be hiding in this black crystal forest at this moment. What do you think?" Bi Yan asked after pondering for a moment.
Several other people looked at each other and fell silent for a while.
"Based on the observation along the way, the interference with the spiritual consciousness and underworld skills in this black crystal forest becomes stronger the deeper it goes. Why don't we just go to the center of this place to explore?" Liu Ming coughed and said lightly.
"What Brother Yin said is not unreasonable. You can give it a try." Bi Yan heard this and agreed thoughtfully.
The green-robed old man, the other three people, and the tiger-faced You clan all nodded when they heard this.
The Half-Insect You clan wanted to say something, but seeing that Bi Yan had no objection, he didn't say anything more.
Since no one present had any objections, Bi Yan said hello, and a group of seven people immediately found their direction and began to fly towards the center of the Black Crystal Forest.
At the same time, underground in the middle of the Black Crystal Forest, Xu Ling sat cross-legged on the ground and slowly opened his eyes.
The humanoid puppet in front of him seemed to be fully awakened, its eyes were radiant with cyan light, and countless runes appeared on its gray-white body, as if the puppet was wearing a cyan armor.
However, the left half of the puppet's body is, for some reason, much dimmer than the blue light elsewhere, and it looks a little weird.
Xu Ling's eyes fell on the dim part of the puppet's body, and there was a trace of regret in his eyes, which was then covered up by a thick look of joy.
This puppet, which does not look very huge, exudes terrifying spiritual pressure, as if the vast ocean is unfathomable.
"Okay, very good! Although I can't completely master this puppet, I can at least exert 70% to 80% of its strength, which is comparable to the monks in the late stage of Tianxiang. It's not in vain that I have endured for so many years in Biyou City and took the risk to steal it.
Here comes the True Spirit Chalcedony." Xu Ling murmured to himself with great joy.
He took a deep breath, and his expression gradually calmed down. Suddenly he frowned and said to himself:
"I actually lost four clones, but fortunately those guys are still in the Black Crystal Forest. Hey! They are still heading to the central land, which saves me a lot of effort!"
A cold smile appeared on Xu Ling's face, and then his figure became distorted and blurred, turning into a wisp of gray mist that floated into the center of the puppet's forehead and disappeared.
After a few breaths, the humanoid puppet suddenly stood up and took steps toward the stone door exit.
Although the area of the Black Crystal Forest is not small, with the evasive light of Bi Yan and his team, they flew to the center of the Black Crystal Forest in less than half a stick of incense.
At this moment, seven people were standing in mid-air, releasing their spiritual consciousness to investigate.
The smoky crystal stone forest here is much taller than the surrounding area, up to a hundred feet high. Once here, everyone feels a stronger interference force.
"Huh!"
The tiger-faced ghost tribe suddenly let out a soft cry, moved and flew to one side.
Seeing this, Bi Yan and others hurriedly followed.
After flying a few miles, an open space of dozens of feet in size appeared in front of everyone, which was extremely conspicuous in the surrounding tall forest of black crystals.
In addition, in the center of the open space, there is a smooth gray-white inkstone platform about ten feet in size.
Seeing the situation in front of them, everyone's expressions changed slightly.
"This place doesn't seem to be naturally formed..." the Half-Insect Youzu said calmly.
"Brother Liang, what did you find just now?" Bi Yan looked carefully in the forest and found nothing. He turned to look at the tiger-faced Youzu and asked.
The tiger-faced Youzu was about to open his mouth when the surrounding ground suddenly shook, and the black crystal forest on the ground also shook violently, making a loud crash.
"What's wrong?" The expressions of those present suddenly changed.
Liu Ming narrowed his eyes slightly and extended his consciousness towards the underground. However, just after he had penetrated a few feet or twenty feet, he suddenly touched an invisible barrier and could not go any further.
At this moment, the ground shook violently again, much larger than before, and many of the slightly thinner black crystal pillars on the ground made the sound of breaking.
"Be careful, there is a layer of restriction on the ground, which blocks the detection of divine consciousness. I'm afraid something has happened deeper down!" Bi Yan said in a deep voice.
"This ethereal spirit has been silent since several of its clones were destroyed. Could these strange movements be caused by the ethereal spirit?" Liu Ming said.
When the others heard this, their expressions changed.
This speculation is obviously very possible!
For a moment, everyone present had different expressions. The green-robed old man and three other people were a little brooding, while the half-insect you clan and the tiger-faced you clan looked around.
Bi Yan's face became uncertain, as if he was thinking about something.
Liu Ming saw the changes in other people's expressions in his eyes. The expression on his face did not change at all, but he secretly used the magic formula in his hands folded in his sleeves.
At this moment, a sudden change occurred!
A loud "rumbling" sound suddenly came from the underground, a powerful and powerful force suddenly burst out from the underground, and the ground below suddenly collapsed.
Countless clods of soil seemed to be erupting from a volcano, shooting out in all directions. The ink crystal pillars within several miles of the surrounding area were also uprooted and shattered inch by inch.
Liu Ming and others' expressions suddenly changed. The place where the ground exploded was right below them.
However, the people present were not ordinary You Clan monks. The moment the change occurred, lights of various colors lit up on their bodies and scattered in all directions.
Although the impact of the black crystals of earth scattered in all directions was huge, they were still defended by Liu Ming and others who were already on guard. However, everyone was also pushed dozens of feet away by this huge force.
As a result, before they could stand upright, a huge cyan figure flew out from the ground.
An overwhelming spiritual pressure spread instantly, covering Liu Ming and others.
Everyone's expressions suddenly changed. This huge spiritual pressure was like a huge mountain pressing down on them. Even the magic power was not functioning properly. The three old men in green robes who were weaker in cultivation almost fell directly from the air.
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There was a loud boom, and a humanoid puppet several feet tall landed heavily in front of Liu Ming and others.
"A celestial level puppet..."
Black energy surged out of Liu Ming's body, wrapping his body inside. He looked at the puppet appearing in front of him, his eyes condensed, and he made a secret in his hand. An earthy yellow light emerged from the black energy.
Bi Yan and others naturally saw clearly at this moment that the existence emitting huge spiritual pressure in front of them was actually a huge humanoid puppet, and their expressions changed drastically.
"Jie Jie, little Bi Yan, you have chased me for decades and I have been hiding here and there. Why don't we switch over and give it a try today?" The sound of ethereal laughter came from the humanoid puppet.
When Bi Yan heard this, his face instantly turned pale.
At this moment, three rays of light soared into the sky and shot in different directions. It turned out to be the three old men in green robes.
The three of them realized something was wrong, so they ran away in a hurry without saying a word, and in the blink of an eye they were hundreds of feet away.
"I want to leave! Humph, no one who is here today can even think of escaping!" Among the humanoid puppets, Void Spirit sneered.
Immediately afterwards, the humanoid puppet raised an arm, and a green light flashed on it.
The void shook, and three blurry black shadows shot out, chasing the three old men in green robes.
The black shadow was extremely fast and was behind the three of them in the blink of an eye.
The next moment, three screams came almost simultaneously.
Three holes the size of human heads appeared in the lower abdomens of the three old men in green robes, almost cutting their bodies into two sections.
With a soft thump, the bodies of the three people fell into the dark crystal forest in the distance, just like that.
With just a few moves, he killed three mid-level Zhendan You tribesmen directly!
Liu Ming's pupils shrank, and with his eyes, he could only vaguely see that the three black shadows seemed to be a kind of shuttle-shaped object. The attack power was so strong that it instantly penetrated the defense of the three old men in green robes.
Bi Yan was horrified when he saw this, and the Half-Insect You Clan and the Tiger-faced You Clan, who had always thought highly of themselves, also turned pale.
"Puppets in the late stage of the Celestial Phenomenon? Very few people in our Nine Nether Underworld can practice the art of puppets, and I have never heard of puppets in the late stage of the Celestial Phenomenon. Where did you get this thing?" Bi Yan took a deep breath.
After taking a breath, he finally regained some composure and said in a deep voice.
At the same time, Bi Yan's weak voice sounded in Liu Ming's ears:
"If we spread out and run away, we won't have any chance. Now with only the four of us working together, we may still be able to gain a glimmer of hope."
The bodies of the Half-Insect You Clan and the Tiger-faced You Clan also moved slightly, apparently receiving Bi Yan's message.
"Hey, he is indeed a subordinate who has won Biyou's trust. At this moment, he still wants to trick me. But don't try to delay the time. Everyone here will die today!" Xu Ling's voice turned cold, and strange runes appeared on the puppet's body with green light.
He released his arms, opened his arms, and several dense black shadows flashed out, shooting towards Liu Ming and the others.