The High Priest's smile froze instantly on his face!
He stared in horror at the three of them, Ying Chen, emerging from the mist: "You... you didn't leave?"
Ying Chen, with a hint of sarcasm, said, "We were going to. But you got too smug too soon, and my hearing is too good, so I had to turn back to correct your mistake."
The High Priest, as if he had lost his parents, and with a hint of doubt, asked, "You said that group ten years ago found the Soul Locking Gu, is it true or false?"
Ying Chen scoffed, "Of course it's true. Otherwise, what do you think we're here for?"
The High Priest suddenly understood, "Someone among you is infected with the Soul Locking Gu! That's why you've come seeking a cure!"
"How could this be? How could this be? How did that group ten years ago really find the Soul Locking Gu? It's impossible! There were so many Sky Fang Red Shamans in the Chi You Banner. If that group had guns, even airplanes and tanks, they might not have been able to subdue the Sky Fang Red Shamans!"
"Could it be... they offered something that could move the Sky Fang Red Shamans, and an exchange took place?"
"But what in this world could compare to a heaven-defying Gu worm like the Soul Locking Gu?"
"I can't figure it out, I absolutely can't figure it out!"
The High Priest pounded his head, growling.
Clearly, his faith was beginning to crumble.
"It's alright, if you can't figure it out, then don't think about it. Come inside with us and you'll see."
Ying Chen, acting like a good Samaritan, advised.
After speaking, regardless of whether the High Priest agreed, he grabbed the High Priest's wrist and, like dragging a dead dog, hauled him into the depths of the sea of clouds!
"No, I'm not going..." the High Priest struggled desperately, but it was useless.
The group thus passed through the sea of clouds, moving forward.
Who knew how long they walked, or how deep this sea of clouds truly was.
Finally, their eyes lit up. The scene before them was no longer a vast sea of clouds, but a rather magnificent cave dwelling.
At the entrance squatted two stone-sculpted mythical beasts, at least ten meters tall, looking down upon the group.
The beasts' eyes seemed alive, flashing with a faint red light.
A chilling pressure emanated from the beasts, causing anyone approaching to involuntarily stop and feel the urge to kneel and worship!
Elder Guo, Master Gui, and the High Priest were no exception.
Their knees bent, and they were on the verge of kneeling!
"Heh." Ying Chen looked at the mythical beasts and let out a cold laugh.
He suddenly stomped his foot!
Instantly, a rumbling sound was heard.
The ten-meter-tall beast statues split in the middle and collapsed with a crash!
The beasts' oppressive aura vanished with their fall.
Only rubble remained on the ground!
"This... this..." the High Priest was dumbfounded.
He had never imagined such a violent method of breaking through!
It was like in ancient times, a general passes five gates and slays six generals, and you just nuke them into oblivion!
It was utterly absurd!
"If you want to kneel, you can keep kneeling. After all, it's your faith."
Ying Chen glanced at the High Priest and said.
The High Priest, whose knees had already bent, straightened them involuntarily and said awkwardly, "The divine beasts are gone, so there's no point in kneeling further. Let's forget it, forget it..."
"Who is at the entrance? How dare you destroy my protective divine beasts? You deserve to die!"
At this moment, a voice like rolling thunder suddenly boomed from the depths of the cave dwelling.
The voice was filled with a soul-stirring pressure, as if a real thunderclap had rolled overhead!
"It's an adult Sky Fang Red Shaman!"
"It's an adult Sky Fang Red Shaman!"
"He's still alive! My faith hasn't collapsed, hahaha!"
Upon hearing the voice, the High Priest cried tears of joy.
He sobbed like a child, then knelt down with a thud.
"My lord, you enlightened me when I was ten, and from then on, I embarked on the path, eventually becoming the High Priest of the Ancestral Witch Cult. Your nurturing grace, I have no way to repay! I only wish to join the Chi You Banner soon and serve by your side!"
The High Priest bowed his head repeatedly in the direction of the voice.
After kowtowing, he immediately regained his smug demeanor and looked at the three of them, "It's still not too late for you to turn back now! Don't wait until Lord Sky Fang Red Shaman takes action, or you won't even have a chance to regret it!"
"Do you think you can covet the possessions of the Chi You Banner?"
The people inside the cave dwelling, from the High Priest's words, suddenly understood Ying Chen's intentions.
They immediately chuckled, "So it's another bunch of desperate outlaws. The Soul Locking Gu is indeed a good thing, but will you live long enough to take it?"
"If you want the Soul Locking Gu, come in and take it yourself! If you have the ability to take it, our Chi You Banner will see you off without a word!"
"If you don't have the ability to take it, then you will remain in the Chi You Banner forever, becoming the paving stones of our bones!"
As the voice faded, a path suddenly appeared ahead.
The path was a blinding white color. Upon closer inspection, it was a road paved with human bones, piece by piece!
Especially the skulls, all facing upwards, as if the souls of the unjustly deceased were gazing at everyone with sinister and mournful eyes!
Elder Guo and Master Gui both shivered and instinctively took a step back.
Only Ying Chen, with a blank expression, stepped forward.
He directly stepped on a skull!
Wuwu...
As soon as Ying Chen's foot landed, the skull let out a whimper.
Then, a ghostly figure emerged from within the skull, filled with intense resentment, and lunged at Ying Chen.
"You trample on my bones, your sin is unforgivable! I want you dead, I want you dead, I want you dead!"
The ghostly figure shrieked.
In an instant, the entire world was filled with eerie ghostly energy, obscuring the sky.
The temperature dropped by half!
It was as if the underworld had opened and a Ghost King had emerged!
This scene terrified Elder Guo and the others.
They had never seen a Yin spirit of this level before.
It was like Kayako from the movies!
Undying, endless!
"You only need to say you want to die once, no need to say it three times."
Ying Chen, however, showed no expression, and merely said faintly.
Then, Ying Chen casually reached out and grabbed the ghostly figure.
As if popping a bubble floating in the air.
With a 'pat', the ghostly figure instantly turned into a pile of dust and dissipated into the air.
The skull beneath Ying Chen's foot also developed a spiderweb-like crack and shattered into pieces!
Ying Chen's steps did not stop, and he continued forward.
The sound of crackling bone fragments echoed incessantly, as all the skulls Ying Chen stepped on instantly cracked into pieces!
The Yin spirits attached to the skulls, without even manifesting, were directly annihilated!
This scene not only stunned Elder Guo and Master Gui, but also the High Priest.
The High Priest had initially thought Ying Chen would perish on this road of bones, but he never expected Ying Chen to cut through it like slicing vegetables!
"Heh, interesting. No wonder you dare to intrude upon my Chi You Banner, you do have some substance."
"However, this is where it ends."
"Three thousand Sky Fang Red Shamans, appear!"
"Welcome our guests!"