UGB Chapter 53 Han Li: Danger? Watch me protect you all! [New book, please read!]
Chapter 53 Han Li: Danger? Watch me protect you all! [New book, please read!]
Seeing that the Core Formation elders of the other five major sects all expressed their desire to open the evacuation passage from the forbidden area, Lei Yun Zhenren of Spirit Beast Mountain hesitated slightly, but ultimately felt that his own strength might not be enough to oppose the opinions of the other six sect elders, so he prepared to agree as well.
But just then...
"slow!"
The word "Wait" instantly made the surrounding air heavy, and Master Lei Yun subconsciously looked in the direction of the speaker!
Hidden Moon Sect!
A Core Formation Elder of the Hidden Moon Sect!
"The restoration of the restriction is not fast this time, and it will take some time before the power of the restriction in the forbidden area stabilizes again." The Core Formation Realm elder from the Hidden Moon Sect looked at the other six fellow Daoists and said calmly, "Giving those little guys a little more time is not a bad thing."
"Sigh... Fellow Daoist Nangong... you need to hurry..." The Core Formation Elder of the Hidden Moon Sect sighed inwardly. He had not yet received any news from Nangong Wan, so he had to find a way to buy her some time.
There is a great secret hidden in the Crimson Forbidden Land, which is of great concern to the two Nascent Soul elders of the Hidden Moon Sect. They are both looking forward to the news that Nangong Wan can bring back.
However, now that the normal trial has ended, the Core Formation elder of the Hidden Moon Sect still has not received any message from Nangong Wan. Therefore, he guesses that she may still be deep in the forbidden area and wants to buy her some time.
The weakening period of the restrictions in the Crimson Forbidden Land is not truly only the 'five days' agreed upon by the Seven Sects. The actual weakening period is between five and seven days, and it fluctuates.
The five-day period was set so that the Qi Refining disciples participating in the trial could return safely.
In addition, the area of the Crimson Forbidden Land is not large, and with the speed of a Qi Refining disciple, five days is more than enough time to explore it.
Furthermore, the Seven Sects had a rule that fighting was prohibited at the evacuation point to avoid a low survival rate during the trial.
Therefore, under normal circumstances, as long as the disciples participating in the trial successfully pass through the two to four-day period and then evade the interception of some unscrupulous trial participants in the outer valley, they will basically be able to come out alive.
Furthermore, one important factor in stipulating a five-day exploration period is to allow Qi Refining disciples to wait in advance for the Core Formation elders to open the gate, rather than having the Core Formation elders expend a great deal of magical power to open the gate and then have to wait for those Qi Refining disciples who arrive late.
Furthermore, the seven Nascent Soul elders responsible for activating the forbidden array of the Crimson Forbidden Land were able to deduce the final weak point of the array by sensing its energy fluctuations, and thus open the gate to take away the trial survivors before the final weak point was reached.
"This...isn't this against the rules?" Li Huayuan from Huangfeng Valley frowned slightly and said subconsciously.
"Oh?" The Core Formation elder from the Hidden Moon Sect merely glanced at Li Huayuan indifferently. His detached gaze made Li Huayuan's heart tighten slightly before he said calmly, "The Blood Forbidden Land Trial has been held many times in a row. This time may be the last one in the next sixty years. Giving them a little more time won't cause any problems."
Currently, the seven sects do not have a unified opinion on whether to close the Crimson Forbidden Land, but there are some related rumors circulating.
"Fellow Daoist Nangong... I don't know how much time I can buy you..." Seeing Li Huayuan's objection, the Core Formation elder from the Hidden Moon Sect sighed softly. If all six sect elders opposed him, then he had no way to prevent others from opening the restrictions...
From the perspective of the Hidden Moon Sect, if they were to activate the restriction now and open the passage from the Crimson Forbidden Land to the outside world, everyone else would come out, but Nangong Wan would remain silent... This would put them in a very difficult position.
Since continuously opening the restricted passage is a very energy-consuming task, the Hidden Moon Sect can't just force the other six Core Formation elders to endure for several hours, or even a whole day, just to wait for one of their Hidden Moon Sect's... Qi Refining female disciples, can they?
At that time, Nangong Wan's special status and the unusual nature of the Hidden Moon Sect would inevitably be noticed by the six sects, thus affecting the Hidden Moon Sect's survival environment in the cultivation world of Yue Kingdom...
However, just as the Core Formation elder of the Hidden Moon Sect was worried that everyone was against him, he suddenly heard True Person Lei Yun of Spirit Beast Mountain say:
"The Spirit Beast Mountain's attitude leans towards sealing off the Crimson Forbidden Land, so this trial may be the last one in the next sixty years. Giving those Qi Refining disciples a little more time is not a bad thing."
The elder from the Hidden Moon Sect, who had reached the Core Formation stage, looked at True Person Lei Yun with surprise. He was somewhat surprised that the Spirit Beast Mountain, which had always kept a low profile in the cultivation world of Yue Kingdom, actually... supported the Hidden Moon Sect?
However, the moment the old man made eye contact with Lei Yun Zhenren, he instantly realized something, but he did not show it.
He speculated that Spirit Beast Mountain might also have a special mission within the Crimson Forbidden Land, just like the Hidden Moon Sect?
But he didn't dare to give Lei Yun Zhenren any meaningful look, lest he blatantly expose that the Yan Yue Sect also had secrets.
"..." Li Huayuan and the others kept looking at the two Core Formation elders from Spirit Beast Mountain and Hidden Moon Sect. Finally, they sighed helplessly. The two sects ranked first and second in the cultivation world of Yue Kingdom had made their statements, so the five sects naturally could not refute anything. So they sat cross-legged in the air again to adjust their breathing and wait for the final opening time of the Crimson Forbidden Land.
(In the original story, Han Li waited for Nangong Wan for a very long time at the evacuation point.)
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In the blood-red forbidden land, in the outer valley near the evacuation point, covered by an endless swarm of dark insects, the disciples of the Seven Sects, who were struggling to defend and hold on, were unaware that this was the most special trial ever... The elders of the Seven Sects would not open the restricted passage to the outside world 'in advance'!
"Why...why hasn't it started yet?!" The female leader of the Moon Concealment Sect, part of the seven-sect allied team that had been struggling to hold out at the evacuation point for four hours, grew increasingly pale...
Suddenly... a terrifying thought flashed through the mind of this female cultivator from the Hidden Moon Sect, and her soul trembled instantly!
"Impossible! Impossible!" The female leader of the Hidden Moon Sect shook her head frantically. If her idea was true... wouldn't that mean everything she had done before was meaningless?!
She's definitely not in the wrong!
Putting aside the facts, was Nangong Wan, who was late, without any fault?!
Yes! Nangong Wan must be in the wrong!!
The disciples of the seven sects, slowly being worn down by the dark swarm of insects, instantly realized that something was wrong with their 'alliance leader'. The next moment, they realized what true despair was!
"The elders haven't opened the door! We should retreat immediately! Staying here is suicide!"
"But we've waited so long, what if... what if the elders are about to open the door???"
The Seven Sects Alliance was instantly divided into two factions: one wanted to retreat, while the other believed they should continue to wait for hope...
The disciples of the seven sects, having exhausted a great deal of resources, only now realized just how terrifying... swamp they had been led into!
To wait, or to run...that is the question.
But the most critical problem now is...
Their massacre drew the entire Blood Mosquito swarm to the vicinity of the evacuation point. The terrifying density of mosquitoes made it impossible to pass through without encountering the Nine Nether Poisonous Mosquitoes head-on!
"...We can't go any further...run underground!" Just at this desperate moment, when a large number of disciples from the Seven Sects were attacked by the infiltrated Nine Nether Poisonous Mosquitoes and suffered widespread poisoning, Han Li suddenly heard a familiar voice behind him. He subconsciously turned around and saw that the slender figure had already begun to use earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique for earth-遁 is used in Chinese fantasy novels)...
"Senior...Sister..." For a moment, Han Li hesitated, but ultimately, taking advantage of the chaos as everyone focused on digging downwards, Han Li silently disappeared into the insect swarm's abyss under the cover of the billowing black ash...