Cultivating immortality relies on spatial abilities; defying fate to become the protagonist.

Chapter 215

Gu Shihan, on the other hand, was much calmer. She quickly looked around, her gaze sharp as a hawk's.

Looking up at the sky, the thick, almost tangible fog made my heart clench, as if an invisible hand was tightly gripping my throat, making even normal breathing extremely difficult.

"Oh no! Quickly take out the antidote pills and take them! This mist is poisonous!" Gu Shihan's expression changed, and without hesitation, she took out a jade bottle, poured out two fragrant pills, and swallowed them in one gulp.

Seeing this, Mo Yu and the others immediately reacted and followed Gu Shihan's example, quickly taking out the antidote pills they carried and swallowing them.

As the pill melted in his mouth, a cool sensation instantly spread throughout his body, making his previously heavy breathing feel much easier and his overall well-being much lighter.

"Could it be... that we've stumbled into the inner reaches of the legendary Misty Forest by accident? This fog is far too thick, isn't it?" Duan Siqi frowned, her voice tinged with worry as she asked Gu Shihhan.

Gu Shihan nodded, agreeing with Duan Siqi's guess: "Yes, very likely. So everyone must be careful and not let your guard down. Remember, try not to make a lot of noise. We know nothing about the situation here, and we can't tell if there are any powerful beings hiding here. For safety's sake, let's use telepathy! So as not to alert those powerful beings hiding here! Also, everyone, immediately conceal your aura!"

Just as everyone had calmed down, a loud and piercing noise suddenly came from not far away.

Everyone was startled and quickly extended their divine senses to investigate. They discovered that a large group of strangely shaped unidentified objects, surrounded by billowing black mist, were rapidly converging on the black forest.

“They must have sensed the aura of the magical artifact and come to destroy it,” Gu Shihan said, gripping the artifact tightly and frowning.

"What should we do? Run or fight?" Xingbai jumped onto Gu Shihan's shoulder and asked nervously.

"Let's fight! This is a powerful magical artifact we finally obtained. Isn't it supposed to be their nemesis? How can we be afraid of these monsters? It's a good opportunity to see how powerful it is!" Duan Siqi said earnestly.

“Siqi is right. The emergence of the Radiant Treasure indicates that this world is being eroded. Perhaps this is why we were pulled here ahead of schedule.” Shi Qinghan drew his sword, ready to attack.

The group quickly adjusted their stance and formed a defensive formation. The monsters drew closer, their eyes bloodshot, their bodies enveloped in black mist that shifted in intensity, eventually coalescing into a dense black fog that pressed down on Gu Shihan and the others.

Gu Shihan raised the magical artifact of light, and poured immortal spiritual power into it, casting a holy radiance that dispelled the black mist in front of her. The monster's movements also paused.

Taking advantage of the situation, everyone launched an attack, and Mo Yu used a fierce sword technique to kill the monsters in the front row.

However, there were too many monsters, and they gradually formed an encirclement, trapping the nine people in the middle.

Gu Shihan took a deep breath and poured all her spiritual power into the magic treasure. The magic treasure shone brightly, forming a wall of light that spread outwards.

The monster screamed and retreated as if it had been branded with a hot iron when it touched the wall of light, and vanished in the blink of an eye.

Wave after wave of monsters rushed forward, lunging at the light wall, but without exception, they were all blocked by the light wall. As long as they touched the light wall, they all dissipated into the world.

The woman, a hundred miles away, blinked and murmured, "They're back? They're really back? That's the light emitted by the Light Treasure. With the Light Treasure appearing, meritorious cultivators will reappear, and all living beings will be saved. Don't let me down."

Gu Shihan seemed to sense something, looked up into the distance, and manipulated the magical artifact of light. Wherever the light passed, the monsters turned into dust and vanished. "Look! The trees have turned green, and the grass has turned from black to green! Could that layer of black be the evil energy? Is it that it has corrupted this world?" Shi Qinghan exclaimed in surprise.

"Perhaps!" Gu Shihan looked at everyone and said, "We will stay here to cultivate for a while and make sure to remove the blackness from this place. However, my spiritual power is not enough to remove it all at once, so we can only do it slowly."

Xingbai said there was a celestial cave at the bottom of that cliff, and everyone went there to improve their strength. I then used a magical artifact of light to restore this area to its original state.

"Well... alright! We can't help you, so please be careful!"

Following Gu Shihhan's advice, everyone devoted themselves to cultivation in the Immortal Spirit Cave, striving to improve their strength, since such an opportunity was not easy to come by.

As the days went by, everyone's strength improved significantly. Gu Shihan used a magical artifact to cleanse the blackness within a hundred miles and also joined the ranks of cultivators.

One day, while cultivating, Gu Shihan suddenly sensed something. She noticed that the evil aura deep within the Misty Forest was growing stronger, as if something was about to break free.

Xingbai was the first to sense something was wrong. After going out to check, she said anxiously, "Hanhan, something bad has happened! A monster that seems to be both evil and demonic is sealed deep in this Misty Forest. Now the seal is loosening and it shows signs of escaping."

"What? The seal is about to break? This is not good news. What should I do? Should I intervene?" Mo Yu asked, frowning.

“Let’s go! Since it’s both demonic and evil, the magical artifact of light that I obtained should be its nemesis. Let’s pack up and head deeper into the Misty Forest!” Gu Shihan said after thinking for a moment.

The closer you get to the depths, the stronger the sense of oppression becomes, the thicker the fog grows, and the surrounding flowers, plants, and trees all take on a dark gray hue, exuding an unpleasant aura.

Suddenly, a huge monster emitting black smoke appeared, exuding an aura of destruction.

This dark monster was sealed here a thousand years ago, and now it is about to break free of the seal and be fully resurrected.

Holding the magical jade scepter, Gu Shihan charged towards the black monster first, followed closely by the others.

The power of the magical artifacts of light clashed head-on with the dark power of the demonic monsters.

Duan Siqi and the others provided flank support, continuously depleting the demon's power.

However, the demon was too powerful, and the black aura gradually made everyone show signs of fatigue. Seeing that the situation was not good, Gu Shihan gritted her teeth, bit her tongue hard, and spat a mouthful of blood essence onto the magical artifact of light.

The white light of the luminous magic treasure, the Jade Ruyi, suddenly became dazzling, and the light spread rapidly, emitting a deeper level of power that struck the black mist directly.

Gu Shihan guided everyone to gather their immortal spiritual power onto the white light, and in an instant, a dazzling array of multicolored light shot out, striking the core of the demon monster.

The demonic monster let out a painful roar, and the black mist quickly receded, disappeared into the ground, and finally vanished, leaving only the faint glow of the sealing array on the ground.

(End of this chapter)