The void space slowly closed, and Chen Changsheng calmly retrieved his battle halberd, the Dao rhythm flowing around him gradually dissipating.
However, the vibrations within the tunnel did not cease. Those snake and scorpion fiends that failed to feast on flesh surged towards the Qianshan Sect disciples and others in a frenzied wave.
Ignited by the scent of blood, each and every one of them was ravenous.
Watching the rapidly approaching fiends, the Qianshan Sect disciples felt a surge of trepidation in their hearts.
With so many fiends pouncing towards them, their fragile formation was unlikely to hold.
Were they going to die?
Just as everyone was at a loss, Chen Changsheng softly called out, "Everyone, stand your ground and don't move! Spatial fluctuations are coming!"
Upon hearing this, the Qianshan Sect disciples, who were about to move, instinctively froze.
"Hiss!!"
The snakes and scorpions, close at hand, hissed and pounced, a foul stench assaulting their nostrils.
The pupils of the Qianshan Sect disciples constricted, their hearts pounding at their maximum frequency. The intense feeling of death almost caused many disciples to move.
They didn't know how Chen Changsheng could predict the imminent spatial fluctuations, but due to the prestige of the ancient immortal lineage, they gritted their teeth and closed their eyes in resignation.
At the critical moment, the hissing of the snakes and scorpions suddenly vanished!
As if an invisible energy had suddenly covered all sounds, the attack that should have arrived was delayed.
Someone cautiously opened their eyes, only to see that the tunnel ahead was dark, silent, and bottomless.
The overwhelming number of snakes and scorpions had disappeared at this moment, leaving only a pool of old bloodstains on the ground.
If it weren't for this pool of blood that hadn't yet dried, the Qianshan Sect disciples would have surely suspected that everything that had just happened was just an illusion.
"Disappeared...?"
"The snakes and scorpions are all gone!"
"It's spatial fluctuation! Elder Chen was right, the space really did shift. All the snake and scorpion fiends that were moving just now were taken away by the spatial displacement!"
The Qianshan Sect disciples, who had survived the ordeal, were filled with relief, collapsing to the ground, their hearts still pounding as they looked ahead.
All the disciples were as if they had been drained of all their strength, unable to muster even the slightest bit of energy.
"The spatial fluctuations have only temporarily ended. The next wave will come soon. You guys should meditate in place for half an hour."
Chen Changsheng reminded them again, having thoroughly grasped the frequency of the spatial fluctuations.
Once a spatial displacement occurred, there would be frequent changes for as long as half an hour.
He calmly walked to Cheng Ziyue's side and casually flicked out three talismans, which transformed into white streamers and burrowed into Cheng Ziyue's forehead.
Half an hour later, the spatial fluctuations entered a period of quiescence.
Cheng Ziyue groggily opened his eyes, seeing more than a dozen Qianshan Sect disciples looking at him with worried expressions.
"I... what's wrong with me?" Cheng Ziyue asked blankly, unable to recall what had happened before he passed out for a moment.
"You were hit by the evil cultivator's illusion technique. Sect Leader Cheng, have you gained anything these past few days?"
Chen Changsheng's voice came, and the surrounding disciples immediately made way.
Cheng Ziyue then remembered everything, and after looking around, he knew that the matter had been resolved.
"We've troubled Elder Chen again," he said with a wry smile. "These past few days, let alone gains, we almost died at the hands of the fiends, and we were even unknowingly controlled by the evil cultivator's illusion technique, nearly committing suicide like that group of believers."
"There are also dozens of disciples who have gone missing. I don't even know if they are dead or alive..."
The more Cheng Ziyue spoke, the more he felt that he was a failure as a sect leader.
He had encountered two crises in a row, and it was Chen Changsheng who had helped to save the lives of the Qianshan Sect disciples.
And he, the sect leader, didn't seem like a Nascent Soul cultivator at all. Especially in the battle with the evil cultivator, he didn't contribute at all, and just fell asleep on the ground as soon as the fight started.
Thinking of this, Cheng Ziyue couldn't help but blush with shame, wanting to find a crack to crawl into.
Chen Changsheng didn't care about these things. He only wanted to know if the stone cave could connect to other spaces in the secret realm.
With Cheng Ziyue's rattle drum magic weapon leading the way, coupled with Chen Changsheng's control over the spatial fluctuations, the magic weapon's curved streamers would finally not be infinitely refreshed.
Everyone felt excited about this, gradually approaching the natural treasures indicated.
But the journey was several times longer than expected.
Chen Changsheng and the others walked and stopped for more than ten days, yet they still hadn't reached the location of the opportunity, and they had encountered several more fiend caves along the way.
Cheng Ziyue and the sect disciples walked in the front, actively killing demons to clear the way, while Chen Changsheng leisurely followed behind.
The journey was filled with bloody storms, traveling for an unknown number of miles.
Finally, a rich spiritual energy emanated from the depths of the tunnel, and everyone's spirits were immediately lifted.
"With such a rich spiritual energy, the distance should be close."
Cheng Ziyue took a deep breath, it would be a lie to say he wasn't excited.
After being underground for so long without any gains, and experiencing so many dangers.
It could be predicted that the opportunity here would definitely be amazing!
Previously, due to not knowing the frequency of spatial displacement, Cheng Ziyue, who possessed a treasure-seeking item, had been unable to find the location of the opportunity.
Now that the treasure was close at hand, he could barely contain his restless heart.
"Don't be careless, I see a bloody aura lingering ahead."
Chen Changsheng's eyes flashed with golden light as he reminded them with an expressionless face.
Upon hearing this, everyone's hearts tightened, and they all summoned their magic weapons, pinched talismans, and cautiously stared ahead.
Cheng Ziyue walked in the front, his body flowing with Dao rhythm.
Suddenly, several prone figures appeared ahead, and the familiar clothing and Taoist robes caused the Qianshan Sect and others to be stunned at the same time.
"It's Senior Sister Li and the others!"
A female disciple exclaimed.
Cheng Ziyue and the others immediately floated forward to check, but after seeing the situation of the others, their faces instantly turned angry and gloomy.
"They're dead..."
Cheng Ziyue's brow furrowed, and his words caused the dozen or so people present to suffocate. The female disciple immediately burst into tears, her anger and hatred difficult to conceal.
She had a deep relationship with Senior Sister Li, as close as sisters, but she never thought that when they met again, it would be a separation of life and death.
But she didn't dare to cry out, because now was not the time to be sad.
The key was to find the murderer who killed Senior Sister Li and the others!
Cheng Ziyue's gaze looked towards the depths of the tunnel. There were also several corpses over there, but several of them came from other sects and schools.
"Multiple sects have engaged in厮杀 here, the bloodstains have only just dried, they should have been fighting for the opportunity."
Cheng Ziyue said with a gloomy face, "This sect leader will not let go of any sect that harms Qianshan Sect disciples! We'll catch up!"
After burying the dead senior brothers and sisters, the Qianshan Sect and others continued to move towards the depths of the tunnel.
Chen Changsheng followed silently behind.
The light ahead gradually brightened, and everyone passed through the tunnel into a vast cavern, and a brilliant and beautiful scene instantly came into view.
