A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

The vast expanse of red veils, like countless lotus leaves, numbered in the dozens, and spread rapidly, encircling them.

"Oh no! This evil spirit is determined to wipe us out!" Lu Chu cried out in alarm, his heart filled with bitterness.

At this moment, the evil spirit of the ghost bride, shrouded in a sky full of red veils, was indeed formidable.

As the red veils swirled and danced in the air, the evil ghost bride slowly flew towards them, her killing intent surging. The fluttering red veils were gathering around Duan Rong and his companions, preparing to encircle and kill them.

"Let's all run for our lives! If we split up, we might have a chance to survive. If we stay together, we'll all be wiped out!" Xu Hui, who was usually silent, suddenly shouted at this critical moment and then darted out.

Upon seeing Xu Hui dart out, Lu Chu looked at the sea of ​​red veils rushing towards them, his eyes suddenly turning ruthless, and he too darted out.

Actually, it's not surprising that Xu Hui would think that way.

The only thing they had to suppress was Duan Rong's Soul-Slaying Thorn, but now that the Ghost Bride evil spirit had been nourished by the intense blood moonlight of the previous night, its evil power was obviously greatly enhanced, and Duan Rong's Soul-Slaying Thorn was simply unable to suppress it.

Although the sect's grand formation passage behind them was about to take shape, the evil ghost bride was about to unleash a deadly attack. If they stayed any longer, they would likely be killed before they even entered the sect's grand formation passage.

Moreover, although opening this sect's grand formation channel consumes a lot of energy, it will still last for a period of time, approximately half an hour to an hour.

Xu Hui's idea was simple: rather than letting the ghost bride and evil spirits surround and kill them all, it would be better for them to escape and lure the ghost bride and evil spirits away from this place.

Because they scattered and fled, the Ghost Bride could only hunt down one of them, while the others all had a chance to survive.

After all, the sect's grand formation passage will be completed in about fifteen minutes. Those who are not being chased by evil spirits can quickly return to this place after the sect's grand formation passage is completed, enter the passage, and leave this divine and demonic ruins.

Xu Hui's thinking was not wrong, and at this critical moment, it was a life-saving strategy. Although some people would die, at least the overall situation could be stabilized and the whole group would not be wiped out.

Therefore, not only did Xu Hui and Lu Chu rush out, but Guo Tian and Jiang Hanyan also tried to rush out and escape in the other two directions.

But just as Guo Tian and Jiang Hanyan were about to unleash their power, Duan Rong suddenly grabbed their shoulders.

Duan Rong, his eyes icy, shouted, "Don't move! Something's wrong!"

After Xu Hui and Lu Chu darted away for a distance, the terrifying red veil that had been floating far away around them suddenly and mysteriously appeared above their heads as if by teleportation.

The two eerie and terrifying red veils exuded a chilling aura the moment they appeared. What was even more terrifying was that beneath the red veils that spun and danced above Xu Hui and Lu Chu's heads, there was a ghostly face. When it first appeared, it was a pale and blurry ghostly face. But the moment it enveloped Xu Hui and Lu Chu, the ghostly face transformed into the likeness of Xu Hui and Lu Chu, making it indescribably eerie and terrifying!
Just as the face was changing, Xu Hui and Lu Chu suddenly froze, like chickens. The next moment, they both looked up at the fluttering red veil, their eyes filled with infatuation. Lu Chu even made a delicate gesture with her fingers, smiled shyly, like a bashful daughter.

Guo Tian and Jiang Hanyan's expressions turned cold. The malevolent ghost bride and the countless red veils, which seemed some distance away, could instantly teleport, covering Xu Hui and Lu Chu's heads in a flash. In that case, how could they possibly have a chance to scatter and escape?

A flicker of despair flashed in Jiang Hanyan's eyes as she murmured, "Are we all going to die here?"

Thinking of this, she suddenly turned to look at Duan Rong, her gaze becoming bold and passionate.

Duan Rong stared blankly at the red veils surrounding them in the distance, his eyes cold and focused. He was oblivious to the affectionate gaze Jiang Hanyan was giving him. As if answering Jiang Hanyan, he said to himself, "We won't die."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hanyan's eyes widened in surprise.

Duan Rong continued, seemingly to himself, "Did you notice? Since those red veils have the ability to teleport, why are they still circling around us from a distance, spinning and flying around, instead of just teleporting over and covering our heads?"

Jiang Hanyan and Guo Tian also noticed something was wrong at this time.

Guo Tian's expression turned grave as he asked, "Why?"

Duan Rong did not answer Guo Tian, ​​but said, "Those swirling red veils did not teleport over to cover our heads. But as soon as Xu Hui and Lu Chu jumped out, they were teleported to the top of their heads by the red veils, and then the ghostly face instantly enveloped them with its sinister power!"

Jiang Hanyan looked at Duan Rong's profile and asked with a puzzled look, "Why is this?" Because they had indeed been standing there for some time, but the red veils had only been spinning and fluttering around them from a distance, without teleporting to their heads.

Duan Rong suddenly turned his head and looked at Jiang Yan. Their eyes met, and Duan Rong said, "Because those red veils simply can't get in!"

"Can't get in!?" Guo Tian and Jiang Hanyan were both astonished by Duan Rong's answer, unable to understand what he meant.

But at this moment, Duan Rong had no mind to discuss with them anymore, because not far away, the terrifying and eerie red veil that had been covering Xu Hui and Lu Chu's heads was about to be draped over their raised faces.

Duan Rong knew that once those two red veils were placed on Xu Hui and Lu Chu's faces, the two of them would become puppets and vassals of the evil spirits.

Just then, Duan Rong's eyes narrowed, and he shot out two Soul Piercing Strike attacks, one to the left and one to the right, almost simultaneously!
While the Soul-Slaying Thorn is ineffective against the true form of the Ghost Bride, much like a tickle, it is more than enough to deal with the ghostly face beneath the red veil.

But if it were just now, when the situation was unclear, Duan Rong wouldn't have wasted his few Soul Spikes on the two of them. After all, one Soul Spike could destroy a Red Veiled Woman, giving him another chance to survive. Perhaps, relying on these Soul Spikes, he could eventually break through the encirclement of the Ghost Bride's evil spirits.

But now it was unnecessary. Duan Rong was certain that the evil ghost bride couldn't harm him or any of them. That's why he fired two soul thorns to save the dying Xu Hui and Lu Chu.

Two soul-piercing strikes were launched silently! Soul attacks arrive instantly upon launch.

From the two red veils not far away came a shrill scream, and the two pale, ghostly faces turned into wisps of smoke.

The ghost bride, veiled in a sea of ​​red, glared venomously at Duan Rong.

Xu Hui and Lu Chu suddenly woke up!
Duan Rong immediately shouted to them, "Xu Hui, Lu Chu! Come back!"

As soon as Xu Hui and Lu Chufu woke up, they saw the red veil lying on the ground in front of them, still emitting blue smoke. They immediately understood what had happened. When Duan Rong called them, the two of them rushed back without thinking.

The moment they set off, two red veils appeared out of thin air above their heads again, spinning and fluttering. As Xu Hui and Lu Chu rushed over, the two red veils followed and enveloped them!
Just then, a strange scene unfolded. The two red veils that were chasing after Xu Hui and Lu Chu seemed to encounter something in mid-air, and the red veils crumbled away inch by inch.

It's the kind of disappearance that vanishes directly, returning to nothingness, not the kind that turns into smoke and dissipates with the wind!

As soon as the two red veils appeared, Xu Hui and Lu Chu noticed them. They rushed over while looking at Duan Rong with pleading eyes! But Duan Rong just watched quietly.

What happened next left Xu Hui and Lu Chu completely bewildered, and Guo Tian and Jiang Hanyan even more astonished.

Guo Tian and Jiang Hanyan remembered what Duan Rong had told them before: those red veils can't get in!

The scene before them was exactly as Duan Rong had described; those red veils had indeed turned to ashes and vanished into nothingness upon entering.

But what exactly is the reason for this?

Xu Hui and Lu Chu stood there, their eyes filled with lingering fear as they looked at the red veils fluttering in the air, and the ghost bride standing beneath them.

A deep sense of resentment flashed in the ghost bride's malevolent eyes. She had almost killed those two people and absorbed their essence and blood. After refining it, her power would have been enhanced, but she had failed at the last moment.

Unlike the lingering fear in Xu Hui and Lu Chu's eyes, Guo Tian and Jiang Hanyan's eyes were filled with deep doubt.

First, the two confirmed that Duan Rong was right; those red veils could not possibly enter. The two red veils that suddenly appeared, chasing after Xu Hui and Lu Chu who rushed in, suddenly turned to ashes and vanished into nothingness. This was clear evidence.

Furthermore, at this moment, the evil ghost bride was clearly glaring at them with resentment and unwillingness in her eyes, while countless red veils floated far around them, but none of them could get in and cover them. Moreover, not only could the red veils not get in, but the evil ghost bride obviously had no means to deal with them, otherwise she wouldn't be standing there so helplessly.

Guo Tian looked at Duan Rong and asked, "Duan Rong, why can't those women wearing red veils come in?"

Duan Rong said, "Because the laws governing the place we stand in are different now. The moment those red veils enter, they will be dissipated by the power of the laws. Not only those red veils, but any evil means, even the ghost bride herself, will instantly turn into nothingness as soon as she enters! Because evil spirits simply do not exist in the laws of the Nine Provinces world!"

Everyone was taken aback by Duan Rong's words. They immediately turned to look at the opening of the sect's grand formation behind them. Guo Tian instantly understood what Duan Rong meant. In fact, the passage had already been connected when that space began to ripple like water, and the laws of the Nine Provinces World had already emerged from it. However, the passage was still unstable, with turbulent energy flows inside, preventing them from entering. But since the passage had already connected to the Nine Provinces World, the laws of the Nine Provinces World had surged out from within and near the passage's entrance. Although they might not feel anything to them, for the evil spirits, the collapse of the laws meant the collapse of their very existence. It wasn't a matter of power; it was utter annihilation!

If evil spirits do not exist in a world at all, even the most powerful evil spirits will perish instantly!

This is not a material annihilation, but a annihilation of the laws!

Guo Tiandao said, "Because the place where we are standing now contains the laws of the Nine Provinces, any attack methods of evil spirits will perish as soon as they enter! Therefore, as long as we stand near this passage entrance, the Ghost Bride will not be able to attack us!"

“Not bad!” Duan Rong glanced at Guo Tian and said.

A look of relief flashed across everyone's faces; if so, it meant their crisis was over.

Lu Chu said with some excitement, "No wonder Xu Hui and I were attacked by that red-veiled woman as soon as we rushed out. It's because we rushed out, left the vicinity of this passage, and ran away from the place where the laws of the Nine Provinces world emerged, so the evil spirits could attack us!"

What Lu Chu said is a perfect reflection of what happened before and after.

"I almost walked right into a trap!" Lu Chu couldn't help but exclaim.

At this moment, an oval-shaped black crystal mirror had appeared at the point where the sect's grand formation behind them had opened. However, the mirror was still unstable and was constantly twisting and deforming...

But the moment the black crystal mirror appeared, the countless red veils surrounding them clearly retreated a great distance.

Although Duan Rong and the others couldn't see it, it was clear that as the passage stabilized, the range of the Nine Provinces Laws that emerged expanded further, which was why those red veils retreated.

After the red veils retreated a great distance, they suddenly flew backwards towards the evil ghost bride.

One by one, the eerie and terrifying red veils flew towards the thick darkness beneath the ghost bride's malevolent feet.

The red veil plunged headlong into the dense darkness, as if falling into an abyss, growing smaller and smaller until it gradually turned into a red dot.

The clusters of red dots receded further and further into the depths of that dense darkness, until they disappeared completely.

The evil ghost bride suddenly turned around, creating a gust of cold wind, and flew away into the distance.

"That evil spirit... is gone!"

The evil spirit of the ghost bride clearly knew that it was impossible to gain any advantage, so it simply left.

At this moment, the sect's grand formation passage behind everyone finally took shape. The black crystal mirror surface shone with a cold black light, giving people an eerie feeling.

This wasn't the first time they'd seen this black crystal mirror; they'd entered this divine and demonic ruin by passing through it.

However, looking at the black crystal mirror now, they all felt as if they had been transported to another world.

"It's finally over! This ruin of gods and demons was truly a nightmare!" Guo Tian suddenly exclaimed.

Guo Tianyi is usually cold and rational, and rarely says such emotional things.

Duan Rong said, "We should leave!"

"Hmm." Guo Tian responded and was the first to dive into the black crystal mirror and disappear.

Duan Rong stood there, glanced back at the ruins of gods and demons, and then went inside as well.

After Duan Rong disappeared into the black crystal mirror, Jiang Hanyan also went inside. Xu Hui followed suit shortly after.

Lu Chu was the last to enter. Before diving into the black crystal mirror, he spat a mouthful of phlegm on the ground, looked at the dilapidated and eerie world behind him, and cursed, "Damn you, you divine and demonic ruins! Destroy them!" Then, he jumped off the black crystal mirror and disappeared. (End of Chapter)