Fusang Sword Heart Diagram

Chapter 275 Ghost Cloak Grass Ambush

Dark green grass and dead fish floated on the sea surface.

The deeper Ning Fusang ventured into the desolate sea, the more she understood why Bai Ni clearly had a headache when the topic of the desolate sea came up.

She had never seen such treacherous waters before.

Bai Ni crossed her arms and looked down at the sea, saying, "There are blood-eating sharks in the desolate sea. Although they cannot leave the water, they have companion beasts called cloud birds. The cloud birds will attack cultivators passing by in the air, causing them to fall into the sea and become food for the blood-eating sharks. Be careful."

Ning Fusang saw the distant clouds, which were very thick and solid, and as white as snow. She squinted her eyes to observe them and could actually see things that were different from the clouds.

The white jade, resembling bamboo joints, is crystal clear and half-hidden among white feathers; it is actually the foot of a cloud bird.

There were already quite a few blood-eating sharks, their jaws wide open, revealing sharp teeth, eyeing Ning Fusang and Bai Ni menacingly.

The bodies of the blood-eating sharks were submerged in the seawater, with only their heads visible, densely packed together in large numbers.

A clear bird song rang out, carried by the wind, and reached Ning Fusang's ears with a faint, melodious quality.

The nearby white clouds parted, and a flock of pure white and beautiful cloud birds, with their clear blue eyes, surrounded the abyss.

boom--! ! !
Thousands of arrows burst forth, moving as fast as meteors, mixed with icy snow.

The cloud bird is an ice-attribute monster.

Ning Fusang drew her sword and slashed at the neck of the cloud bird that was pecking at her with its long, slender beak. The cloud bird's neck was extremely long, like a swan's neck, but it was not pure white; there was an ice-blue stripe down the middle.

A chill crept up the back of her hand, and her face felt icy cold. A gust of wind swirled through the snow, and graceful cloud birds swept in.

Ning Fusang raised an eyebrow. She knew that rhinoceroses and oxpeckers, clownfish and sea anemones had a symbiotic relationship, but she found it hard to imagine that the seemingly noble and aloof cloud bird and the cruel, bloodthirsty, ugly and ferocious blood-eating shark had the same relationship.

Bai Ni killed a cloud bird, wiped the blood from her face, and said, "Deep in the desolate sea, there are ice crystals. Cloud birds need these crystals to cultivate, but they cannot go that deep into the sea, so they need to rely on blood-eating sharks."

Among the flock of cloud birds, none possessed particularly high cultivation levels, but their sheer number meant that Ning Fusang and Bai Ni did not gain much advantage.

The blood-eating shark whipped up a long waterfall of water, the spray carrying immense force as it crashed towards Ning Fusang. She flipped over and thrust out her sword, creating a thousand waves on the sea surface. Several blood-eating sharks were instantly stunned by the spray.

Ning Fusang watched the feathers fall like snow, her eyes flickered, and she summoned the Xuanhuang Water Control Flag.

She stood on the back of the dragon, her wrists flicking, the flags waving back and forth, countless water dragons soaring into the sky and rushing towards the cloud birds.

After its feathers were wet, the cloud birds slowed down, and Bai Ni pierced the corpses of four or five cloud birds with her long spear.

With a flick of her spear, the corpse of the cloud bird crashed into the sea, and even the blood-loving sea beasts, the blood-eating sharks, retreated several feet away.

It's not that there's some kind of pact between the Blood-Eating Shark and the Cloud Bird, or that it won't eat the Cloud Bird. Rather, the Cloud Bird is an ice-attribute monster with cold blood, while the Blood-Eating Shark only likes warm blood.

Above the desolate sea, the clouds had dispersed. Bai Ni put away her gun, and Feng Xu rode the wind, his arms feeling cold, his blood congealing and not flowing smoothly.

She swallowed a Fire Yang Pill and looked at Ning Fusang, wanting to ask if she wanted one, but seeing that Ning Fusang had prepared the pill herself, she didn't say anything. Instead, she circulated her demonic power to refine the pill, and soon her body regained its temperature.

"We've been delayed here for a while. The people from the Hundred Flowers Sect have probably arrived at the Desolate Sea by now. We need to find a place to set up an ambush and stop them."

Bai Ni recalled the narrow pass she had passed when she came to the desolate sea before. "Three hundred miles ahead, there is an extremely dangerous strait. We can collect some ghost-cloth grass, set a trap, and block the people of the Hundred Flowers Sect for a while. Once they escape, the sky and sea will be vast, and it will be very difficult for them to find us."

"Ghost Cloth Grass?" Ning Fusang had never heard of this kind of demonic plant.

Bai Ni gestured for her to follow her. Several hours later, the two appeared on a very low hilltop.

Bai Ni handed Ning Fusang a crimson diamond-patterned glove made from the skin of a shark's belly. "Many people have died here, their souls devoured by a demonic plant, which is what I call the Ghost Garment Grass."

"The Ghost Cloth Grass should not be touched directly, otherwise it will be tainted with death energy and bad luck. This hand-woven garment can counteract some of the side effects of the Ghost Cloth Grass. Picking two baskets will be enough."

Ning Fusang understood from Bai Ni's meaning that even if they used this garment, they would still be tainted with bad luck, but since they could stop the people of the Hundred Flowers Sect, this bit of bad luck was nothing.

Moreover, Ning Fusang had checked her own fortune, and it had always been quite good. Even if she had some bad luck, it was just ordinary fortune and wouldn't have a significant impact on her.

After picking the ghost grass, it was already dawn. Bai Ni and Ning Fusang did not stay on the mountain for long and went directly to the strait that Bai Ni had mentioned.

The waves at the strait are extremely high, with water splashing dozens of meters high. The cliffs on both sides rise into the clouds, and the rocks are sculpted into strange shapes by the waves.

Ning Fusang watched Bai Ni make the arrangements and used her Qi Observation Technique to observe her fortune. Originally, Bai Ni's aura appeared as rising clouds, but now it had turned somewhat grayish-white, and the color was gradually deepening.

At the mouth of the strait, a deathly aura lingered, like an invisible miasma.

"Such an obvious death sentence, can't the people of the Hundred Flowers Sect really see it?"

Bai Ni casually said, "Very few people know the art of observing qi. Don't worry, the people of the Hundred Flowers Sect won't notice anything unusual."

"Furthermore, even if they know that there is black mist ahead, the people of the Hundred Flowers Sect will still rush in. Humans are strange; humility and arrogance are not contradictory at all."

After a pause, Bai Ni realized something, her eyes widening slightly, "You can tell it's a dead end..."

"Yaoling, you can read auras?"

Ning Fusang humbly replied, "I know a little bit about it."

Bai Ni didn't believe her, who had a little knowledge of the matter. "Can you check my luck and see if it's been affected by the Ghost Cloak Grass?"

Grayish-white.

"Grayish-white..." Bai Ni could accept it. "At least it's not a death sentence. It should be fine in a couple of days. Let's go."

Ning Fusang looked back. There seemed to be nothing in the wind, but in reality, a net woven from ghost grass was spread out.

*

The boundary between the desolate sea and the Luoyan sea.

The three worshippers from Baihua Island barely stopped at the edge of the sea.

"The Mirage Maiden and her accomplices must have entered the Desolate Sea. Elder Zhongli, should we continue the pursuit?"

The woman wore a dark gold robe embroidered with clouds, her hair meticulously combed up, revealing a full forehead, long eyebrows that connected to her sideburns, the same color as her hair. Two long, apricot-yellow beaded earrings swayed gracefully in the wind.

The man called Elder Zhongli wore a dark black robe embroidered with bamboo leaves. His hands were tucked into his sleeves, and the wide sleeves fluttered behind him.

After a moment of thought, he said, "The meaning of the Hundred Flowers Sect Master is to rescue Young Master Feng. Since we have enjoyed the offerings of Hundred Flowers Island, we should share the Sect Master's burdens."

Moreover, Fu Baihua promised to give him the Immortal Fox Saliva after the matter was completed, which was exactly what Zhongli Hu needed.