Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 175 The Dog Barks Again

Jin Cai, nurtured by Bai Chenxue, is exceptionally strong and burrows into the soil at an incredibly fast pace. As the raised mound of earth extends forward, sometimes one has to jog a couple of steps to keep up.

The group chased after Jin Cai, running and stopping along the way, and soon approached a barren wasteland where not a blade of grass grew.

"here it is……"

Upon seeing the familiar scenery formed by the three giant rocks in the distance, Bai Chenxue's face turned deathly pale.

It's the area around the gray sand eyes!
Unlike the original gray sand eye, the endless yellow sand that once served as a barrier to the Three Stone Cave has disappeared, and the illusion has long been broken. However, in this vast wasteland of jagged rocks, there is still not a single patch of green. At the same time, the color of the sand and stones is no longer yellow, but rather a strange grayish-white, which makes it look even more terrifying.

The scene of the fox demon eating her alive last time was still vivid in Bai Chenxue's mind, so much so that she would tremble with fear whenever she saw a fox for a long time afterward, and it gave her nightmares for several days! This time, if she had a choice, she really didn't want to go into the Three Stone Cave!

Recalling that terrifying memory, Bai Chenxue's voice changed: "How could it be here!"

Shen Yun was the first to notice that something was wrong with Bai Chenxue, and he asked with concern, "Hmm? You've been here before?"

Jia Xiaoren also recalled the scene at that time. Although he shuddered whenever he thought about it, at least he didn't directly face that bloody scene, so his psychological trauma wasn't too great—at least not as great as Bai Chenxue's.

After all, the cave was dark, and he wasn't as close to the BOSS as Bai Chenxue, so even though he knew it was terrifying, he didn't see it very clearly at the time.

Aside from Bai Chenxue and Jia Xiaoren, everyone else was visiting this place for the first time. Lin Muning even felt goosebumps rise on her arms. She whispered to Zhongzhou Jinli, "This place is so strange. Everything around here is fine, but this area is completely barren!"

Zhen Junzi chimed in with a complaint: "Could it be some kind of hidden quest or hidden plot again?"

"Aside from the daily sect quests, when has this game ever been anything but a 'hidden' quest!?"

Jia Xiaoren shrugged: "This is actually the location where we did that mission to investigate the mastermind behind Shenyou Village last time. Those bosses lived here! The fox demon boss who bit Er Gou's head off!"

Upon hearing Jia Xiaoren's explanation, Zhen Junzi nodded in realization. He had heard the two of them mention this matter before, and Bai Chenxue took a whole day to recover, so he had a deep impression of it.

Shen Yun looked at Jia Xiaoren in surprise: "There's more to this than that!"

Jia Xiaoren said with lingering fear, "That scene was really terrifying. Such a beautiful woman suddenly turned into a fox and bit off Er Gou's head. I was too far away to see clearly at the time, but Cai Cai was in a terrible situation. She was right next to Er Gou's headless corpse!"

"Ugh, Master, please stop talking, ugh—"

Bai Chenxue couldn't help but gag a few times, looking quite traumatized.

Lin Muning looked over with concern and gently patted Bai Chenxue's back: "Are you alright?"

Bai Chenxue waved her hand: "It's nothing, it's just that I still feel a little nauseous thinking about it now!"

Shen Yun frowned and pressed, "What happened to that fox demon afterward?"

Jia Xiaoren replied, "Of course they were captured by Chiyuan Cave and brought back to be executed! After all, they were fox demons from Chiyuan Cave. Anyway, it seems they were convicted and killed in the end!"

Bai Chenxue was a little afraid of the sand. Seeing that Jin Cai was almost disappearing into the sand and showed no sign of stopping, she hurriedly called out from afar, "Jin Cai! Jin Cai, are you tired? Don't run so fast! Is it still far?"

Jin Cai, with her keen hearing, immediately burrowed out of the soil and began to whimper at Bai Chenxue.

Bai Chenxue walked over in two quick steps, and Jin Cai finally emerged, spinning around twice while whimpering and pointing her two little paws intently at the very center of the gray sand eye!
Bai Chenxue scratched her head, tried to understand, and then attempted to translate for everyone: "Jin Cai means that the problem with the well is in the gray sand eye!"

Jia Xiaoren said in confusion, "That shouldn't be the case! Didn't Senior Sister and the NPCs from the neighboring Red Plains Cave already sweep this area clean last time? I remember it was a huge operation, they practically dug up the ground!"

Bai Chenxue also found it strange. She was reluctant to approach the three giant rocks and muttered in a rather unfriendly tone, "Who knows!" Jia Xiaoren comforted her, "Anyway, that fox demon is dead, what are you afraid of!"

Lin Muning chimed in, "That's right! Besides, there are so many of us!"

Shen Yun suggested, "Why don't you stay here and we go inside and take a look?"

Jia Xiaoren nodded hurriedly: "Yes! That will work too!"

"No, I'd rather not. It's just a little disgusting to think about, but it's not that bad!"

Bai Chenxue took a deep breath, declined everyone's kindness and concern, and was the first to follow Jin Cai into the sand.

Last time, I was rushed through without really seeing the scenery around me. This time, I stepped in and found that the spiritual energy around the entire Gray Sand Eye was extremely mixed. At times, it was as dense as the area around a high-level spiritual spring, and at other times, I could hardly feel any spiritual energy at all. It was incredibly strange.

More importantly, a chilling wind blew among the strange rocks, as if carrying the wails of ghosts and monsters, swirling around everyone.

Bai Chenxue asked tremblingly, "Did you...did you hear any strange noises?"

Lin Muning nodded and said, "Yes, it sounds like someone is crying!"

Shen Yun deliberately said, "I guess it's the sound of wind passing through rocks? Don't you often hear this kind of sound in caves or mountains with lots of rocks?"

Zhongzhou Koi chimed in, "That's possible!"

"You wouldn't hear that kind of sound in the mountains! Oh dear!"

Bian Yuanzhicai chimed in, only to receive a flick on the forehead from Jia Xiaoren. He glared at Jia Xiaoren angrily, "Master Jia, what are you doing!"

Jia Xiaoren grinned slyly: "Children shouldn't interrupt adults!"

Zhen Junzi was immediately displeased: "Hey! Why are you bullying my disciple!"

Jia Xiaoren rolled his eyes: "Then your apprentice bullies my apprentice!"

"Don't you know children can speak without thinking? Besides, the apprentice hasn't even done anything yet, can you stop shaking your leg? If you're scared, just say so, don't blame it on your apprentice, aren't you ashamed!"

Jia Xiaoren immediately panicked. His face, which had been almost as pale as Bai Chenxue's, suddenly turned red. He retorted angrily, "Damn it! Where did I shake my leg! You're the one shaking your leg! Your whole family is shaking your legs!"

Suddenly, a burst of laughter rang out: "Hehehehehe..."

Zhen Junzi didn't notice who was laughing, assuming it was the attention-seeking Bao Jia Xiaoren who always liked to make a fool of himself, and he got angry too: "What right do you have to laugh! You coward! You're the most cowardly and weakest son in my whole family!"

"What are you saying about your father? Who laughed?! You dog son!"

"Stop barking, dog!"

"Don't be a coward, dog!"

"Stop barking, dog!"

"Don't be a coward, dog!"

(End of this chapter)