Eternal Sword Monarch

0After the small, dilapidated room in front of him collapsed, the scene before him appeared once more.    0

    

Although the sky was dark, Xia Ling could still see clearly.    

    

When he came earlier, this side room was quite remote, close to the outer perimeter of the temple. But you can also see the spires of the temples and the main buildings.    

    

However, Xia Ling was in the woods now.    

    

It was already much later than when Xia Ling first entered. It was almost midnight. Occasionally, a pale moonlight would shine through the dense foliage, but it was much more terrifying.    

    

In the darkness, these trees seemed to come to life, as if they were freakishly standing there. As far as the eye could see, it was endless and it surrounded Xia Ling.    

    

The grayish-white fog began to fill the air.    

    

The situation in front of him was obviously not something that could be explained with just illusions. If it was an illusion, Xia Ling could see the flaws in it with a simple glance.    

    

However, the scene in front of him must be real. The mist that was stained by the coldness had already seeped into the back of Xia Ling's neck.    

    

Xia Ling didn't panic in this situation. He pinched his chin and thought about it. To be able to change his position when he wasn't aware of it was a very difficult thing to do, but it wasn't impossible.    

    

Xia Ling was a cultivator after all, not a true formation master. Most of the knowledge he had about formations came from his fiancee, Lu Mengling. After so many years had passed, it was possible that there were some formations that he did not understand.    

    

Moreover, changing the location wasn't something that could only be done by a formation. There were a few other magical equipment that could do the same, and the method to change it was even more ingenious. Some of the magic treasures had extremely weak auras, even Xia Ling might not be able to sense them.    

    

However, from the looks of it, the problem was probably within this forest.    

    

Otherwise, the other party wouldn't have gone through so much trouble to transfer him out again.    

    

Xia Ling simply smiled calmly and walked in this strange forest. He wanted to see what exactly this meant.    

    

Although there was no trace of the temple in the distance, there was still a faint trace of blue fire in the dense forest. Xia Ling headed in the direction of the fire. Not long after, he saw a bonfire on a small clearing.    

    

However, compared to the normal red flames, the bonfire here was blue. It was simply floating on top of the wood, not lit at all.    

    

There was a figure in front of the fire with his back facing Xia Ling. From the size of her body, she looked like an old lady, but she was a bit too skinny.    

    

However, the moment Xia Ling saw the stooped figure, his expression changed.    

    

Because he felt that his cultivation and strength had been suppressed in an instant!    

    

Even his body had become extremely heavy, as if he was dragging a thousand jin of weight as he moved. It would be fine if he were to advance, but if he was to retreat, the obstacles would only get bigger and bigger.    

    

Xia Ling seemed to have thought of something. He thought it was a legend, he didn't think that he could actually see such a thing. His eyes grew serious.    

    

This was a monster from the ancient era. Its figure seemed to be hidden within all the historical scrolls from the ancient times until now. In this long period of time, almost every sixty year old would have traces of him stirring up trouble.    

    

However, no one had ever seen him alive before. In other words, anyone who saw him alive was already dead.    

    

This was a monster called a Shadow Beast. It often lurked in one place, waiting to swallow cultivators that passed by. The only time he had recorded this was when a cultivator and his companion from Essencial Core Rank had entered but had only returned halfway before the news of the Shadow Beast was made known to the world.    

    

After this kind of terrifying creature was exposed to the world, Super Sect had once organized a team to conduct research on him. But the discovery of such a monster was too tricky.    

    

Once a cultivator's strength was higher than his Essencial Core Rank, he would not reveal himself at all.    

    

And for cultivators at the Congealing Void rank to enter and explore, it was simply too dangerous.    

    

At that time, there were cultivators who used real time communication magic treasures to send messages to the outside world. At first, it could be considered normal, but they were only moving forward in the forest. But after the night, everything became unusual.    

    

It was said that the scene in the forest had become extremely horrifying, and that even the strong spirits of the cultivators could not support it. The cultivator that entered first used his magic treasure to converse with the people outside, but soon became abnormal, only leaving behind unconscious screams and wails.    

    

It was as if he had been greatly frightened and lost contact with her not long after!    

    

Even though the cultivator that entered was only a cultivator of the Congealing Void level, the ones in contact with him in the outside world were cultivators of the Tranquil Extinction Rank overseeing the place, and were constantly paying attention to the movements inside.    

    

At that time, there was a change and the high level cultivators outside immediately entered. He directly swept through the dense forest with his tyrannical strength, but after many searches, he could no longer find any trace of that cultivator.    

    

Only in the middle of the forest was his bone found. However, it looked badly damaged, as if it had been bitten by sharp teeth. It was as if it had already been corroded over a hundred years.    

    

From then on, all research on the Shadow Beast was stopped. It was just that this name was left behind among the people participating.    

    

It was like a shadow hiding in the dense forest.    

    

Xia Ling looked at the bent body of the old woman in front of the weird blue bonfire and had a vague feeling in his heart — he had probably touched this!    

    

Xia Ling could not help but have a wry smile on his face. How could it be like this? His current strength, strictly speaking, was only at the early stage of Congealing Void.    

    

He wasn't afraid when he was in his prime, but now that he had encountered such a monster, he was afraid that he was going to face a dangerous situation.    

    

However, in this situation, Xia Ling could no longer run away. Once he began to move outwards, the pressure on his body would suddenly increase. Judging from the extent of this forest, he was afraid that he would die of exhaustion before he could even walk out of it.    

    

The only way to break this barrier was to find out the reason why his Genuine Qi's strength was suppressed. However, he had to get through the current situation first …    

    

It was because just at that moment, the old woman beside the bonfire suddenly spoke. Her voice was like a sharp knife as she said sinisterly, "Since you've come, why are you still standing at the side?"    

    

The sound seemed to be right next to Xia Ling's ears!    

    

The moment he said that, the surrounding environment around Xia Ling suddenly changed. Despite the fact that he did not walk forward, the scenery around him began to change!    

    

The old woman and the weird bonfire were getting closer and closer to Xia Ling.