The fortune telling was so accurate that I accidentally accumulated a huge amount of merit!

Chapter 486 Earth-shaking tremors (2nd update)
"Oh no! It's compressing! It might explode! Let's get out of there!"

The old men had no idea how powerful the black aura explosion was, nor could they find anywhere to take cover.

Seeing that Xuan Kong was still glowing, the group immediately darted behind him.

If even the light emanating from Xuan Kong can't withstand this explosion, then no matter where they hide, they won't escape death.

There was a loud noise of "Boom!"

The earth shook violently, snow flew everywhere, and trees and the surrounding mountains collapsed.

The loud noise and vibration almost affected Gu Yuan and the others who had escaped earlier.

If it weren't for the little paper figure carrying them, the distance they could have covered on their own would definitely have been within the epicenter of the explosion.

Xuan Chu's face was full of worry: "Master!"

The shockwave from the explosion sent them flying quite a distance.

Everyone's expression was not good. Even if the people of the Xuanmen sect had a lot of magical artifacts to protect them, they would still be in trouble with such an explosion.

Gu Yuan pursed his lips and remained silent for a while. Such a scene was indeed very tragic. He patted Xuan Chu on the shoulder and said, "Please accept my condolences."

Xuan Chu turned to look at Gu Yuan, his eyes filled with anger: "My master is still alive!"

Gu Yuan: ...

He didn't do it on purpose. Besides, after all that commotion, who knew the old man would still be alive and well?

"Then, shall we go back and take a look?"

After the paper figures transported the seriously injured members of the Thunder Squad to safety, Gu Yuan and Xuan Chu took some of the paper figures back with them.

The commotion here was so great that all living things within a radius of dozens of miles knew about it.

Baji was on his way back to the village when he heard the noise and immediately patted the tiger he was riding: "Stop."

He turned to look behind him. Just moments before, his perception of the mountain spirit had weakened considerably; that forbidden area was now a place he could no longer touch.

Buggy sighed deeply: "Let's go back!"

Even if he wanted to interfere in what happened in the forbidden area, he couldn't.

He had to go back and send the villagers down the mountain, and then drive all the animals in the mountain to the other side of the mountain; they couldn't stay here any longer.

The old man Gong and Minister Duan, who were making arrangements, as well as the Special Administration Bureau personnel who were still camped near the mountainside, all trembled upon hearing the explosion.

It's often said that laymen watch the spectacle, while experts see the details, even if they didn't witness what actually happened.

But this sound made it clear to them that this was definitely the work of someone from the Xuanmen sect.

Minister Duan looked at Elder Gong with some concern: "Elder Gong, this situation is too complicated. Perhaps we should..."

Ultimately, this incident has little to do with their faction; there were no official documents from above instructing them to do anything.

Their presence here is largely due to their connections with Yunran.

The situation is getting more and more complicated. If I don't extricate myself soon, I'm afraid I'll get myself into trouble later.

Minister Duan didn't feel he was being unfair at all. They had put in a lot of effort this time, and Elder Gong had been seriously injured and almost died.

Neither Yun Ran nor Gu Yuan could find a single bad thing to say about them.

Old Master Gong sighed and shook his head: "You've been in the office for too long. When you think about things, you're always thinking about factional struggles."

Being friends with someone like Yunran won't do you any harm; if you had no connection with her in the first place, it wouldn't matter what you did.

But we've already done so much; if we just give up now, we won't be able to escape unscathed, and we'll end up pleasing neither side. Why bother?

Minister Duan paused for a moment before saying, "You think so highly of Yun Ran?" Old Master Gong chuckled and said, "My intuition tells me she will succeed. You still have a lot to learn."

Minister Duan was speechless. When did Old Gong, who always insisted on evidence and rules, start talking to him about intuition?

Unable to argue with him, Minister Duan could only bury himself in his work and continue diligently setting up the purification array.

On the other side, the people who were digging for Yin Jade Marrow were also startled by the deafening vibration.

The person keeping watch noticed that the glass ball in his hand had changed color, and he knew something was wrong.

"Boss, it's changed color!"

The man known as the leader felt very reluctant as he watched them dig out less than a third of the Yin Jade Marrow.

But he clearly kept in mind the rules for extracting Yin Jade Marrow.

He said unwillingly, "Let's retreat!"

Not long after they left, Xie Xuzhi's second wave of men arrived, and of course, he was among them.

Gu Yuan and Xuan Chu rushed back to the pile of rocks, and were dumbfounded to see that the surroundings had completely changed.

The pile of rubble had become a huge sinkhole, and the surrounding trees were all charred black.

"Find someone quickly!"

Seeing the scene unfold like this, Gu Yuan's eyes reddened, and he had already prepared for the worst.

In such an explosion, the probability of a flesh-and-blood human being surviving is extremely small.

The little paper figures became the best labor force at this moment, searching everywhere.

If it weren't for the fact that the residual energy after the explosion was too mixed to accurately determine the presence of living people, they wouldn't have had to go through so much trouble.

The area around the large pit was thoroughly searched, but no trace of any living person was found.

If Xuan Chu hadn't been certain that his master was still alive, Gu Yuan would probably have thought that the predecessors who had stayed behind to cover their retreat had vanished without a trace.

"Let's go check out the big pit down there!"

As dawn broke, the bottom of the large pit remained completely invisible.

Fortunately, there were little paper figures. They didn't carry any tools to get down into the pit, and it would take a lot of effort for them to get down.

The little paper figure carried Gu Yuan and Xuan Chu, descending into the pit at a steady pace.

Gu Yuan took the flashlight and began to illuminate the surroundings.

The walls of the pit are mainly made of solid stone, with tree roots interspersed around it from time to time. They are dark and look somewhat eerie.

Gu Yuan frowned: "This huge crater doesn't seem to have been formed by the previous explosion."

The further down he went, the colder and more gloomy the place became, even colder than the rocks they had seen in the rubble that had been tainted by yin energy.

Xuan Chu naturally noticed that something was wrong here.

He nodded: "This place does look like it has existed for a long time. Perhaps it was the previous explosion that brought this crater back into the light of day."

Although the little paper figures were carrying them and they were descending at a steady pace, their speed was actually not slow. However, quite some time had passed, and they still hadn't reached the bottom.

If it were anyone else, they would definitely be frightened by such a place.

"Look! There are so many rare and precious herbs growing there!"

Gu Yuan hurriedly called out to the little paper doll carrying him, "Quick, quick, fly over and take a look!"