Beast Taming: I gained the talent of a spirit pet.

Chapter 401 Nightmare!
He lacked the sharpness and strength typical of sword cultivators.

There are only two explanations for this situation: either Gu Yuan's swordsmanship is far superior to hers, or Gu Yuan is hiding his true abilities very well.

Gu Yuan ignored the two and was about to enter the dense forest when his expression suddenly changed.

Because he had just clearly sensed a faint fluctuation spreading out from the dense forest. This faint fluctuation was invisible and intangible, and it was very fast. It swept past the three of them directly, but it made Gu Yuan feel a sense of crisis.

Because the fluctuation itself was not harmful, but his soul seemed to sense it.

However, before Gu Yuan could do anything, he saw Cang Yunfei sway and fall to the ground.

Cang Yuejiao persisted for a little longer, a hint of confusion flashing in her eyes, but it was quickly replaced by a sharp sword intent.

However, her body trembled slightly, and the internal energy within her body seemed to have lost its connection and become uncontrollable.

An inexplicable drowsiness washed over her, making her eyelids flutter, and she wanted to fall asleep.

But she knew in her heart that the current situation was strange, so she absolutely could not fall asleep, otherwise she might fall into the other party's trap and something terrible would happen.

It didn't matter that she couldn't activate her true energy; she activated the sword intent within her body, hoping to use it to resist this strange drowsiness.

However, not long after, as wisps of white mist surged in, some of it even entered her nose and penetrated her skin, Cang Yuejiao's sharp and imposing sword intent was affected, and its sharpness was slowly worn away.

Cang Yuejiao swayed slightly, then collapsed to the ground, falling into a deep sleep.

As for Gu Yuan, he stood quietly in place.

"..."

A strange look appeared on Gu Yuan's face. He could feel a strange power trying to flow into his body, attempting to influence his mind and bewilder his soul. However, Gu Yuan was naturally different from Cang Yunfei and Cang Yuejiao.

His spiritual essence is extremely high, so even if there are any supernatural powers or spells that target the spiritual essence, they cannot harm him unless they are particularly powerful.

The key point is that Gu Yuan has a strong physique, and his whole body is as solid as a diamond. Neither the fluctuations nor the white mist can penetrate his body.

Even if he couldn't block the white mist, the white mist couldn't do anything to him either, because Gu Yuan's swordsmanship, Chaos Thunder Technique, Mirror Flower Water Moon Divine Power, and so on, could all resist the mist.

Therefore, Gu Yuan remained unmoved.

However, he did not leave in a hurry, even though he had plenty of time to escape.

"You've been watching for so long, why don't you come out and meet us?"

Gu Yuan stared at a certain spot in the dense forest, his expression calm, but his eyes revealed a sharp edge, as piercing as a sword.

"To be able to remain unaffected by my bewitching mist, kid, you're quite something. Who are you?"

As soon as Gu Yuan finished speaking, a dark shadow suddenly appeared in the spot that Gu Yuan was staring at.

The shadowy figure looked mysterious, and was even surrounded by a strange mist, making it appear blurry and indistinct.

"Your suspicious behavior makes it difficult for me to feel like talking to you."

Gu Yuan shook his head, his tone indifferent.

However, it was precisely this dismissive tone that angered the other party.

"Well, I never thought that I, Nightmare, would be underestimated by a mere Celestial Realm cultivator." Nightmare's voice was sinister, with a hint of hoarseness and evil, which sounded rather grating and unpleasant to the ears, causing dizziness.

However, Gu Yuan didn't care at all and just quietly looked at the other person.

However, a question arose in Gu Yuan's mind at this moment.

"Could this fellow not be a cultivator from the Southern Border?"

It's not that Gu Yuan is bragging, but with his current cultivation level and reputation, there are probably very few people in the entire Southern Border cultivation world who know him, let alone Qin Prefecture.

However, the Golden Core demonic cultivator in front of him, who called himself "Nightmare Child," did not recognize his identity at all. What does this mean?
This indicates that either the other party has been in seclusion and has never heard of Gu Yuan's name, or they are from outside the Southern Frontier.

However, Gu Yuan learned from the memories of the previous Tellurium Demon Ape that this creature was not someone who liked to secluded himself for ascetic cultivation.

Therefore, the situation is basically pretty much confirmed—this Nightmare Child must be a cultivator from outside the Southern Border.

However, this is also good. Since the other party has never heard of Gu Yuan, they will definitely not be too wary. This will also be beneficial to Gu Yuan's next plan.

Just as Gu Yuan was pondering this, Nightmare Child's figure flickered and he was already in front of Gu Yuan. He ignored Cang Yunfei and Cang Yuejiao on the ground, staring at Gu Yuan again and again, feeling somewhat surprised and uncertain.

For some reason, he had a vague sense of unease.

Despite the fact that the other party's cultivation level was not high, he was completely unaffected by his supernatural powers. In fact, he was quite calm and composed, appearing confident and composed.

"Boy, who are you?"

Nightmare stared intently at Gu Yuan.

"My identity is merely a trivial question, and compared to yours, it is nothing at all."

Gu Yuan spoke calmly, but his words carried a deeper meaning.

"Oh, what did you see? Wait... something's not right!"

Nightmare was still shrouded in an impenetrable black mist, and a pair of deep, cold eyes stared at Gu Yuan: "Just now, did you kill my Tellurium Demon Ape?!"

Gu Yuan smiled but did not answer the question. Instead, he said, "I'm very curious. Why did you mark so many people in that mining area, kill so many people, and even risk offending the Cang family for it?"

"Could it be that it's for cultivating some kind of Taoist supernatural power?"

Nightmare Child froze, then a fierce glint flashed in his eyes, followed by a burst of laughter: "Good! Very good!"

“Kid, you’re very smart and quite remarkable! There was an old man before whose cultivation was stronger than yours, but his eyesight… was less than 30% of yours, and he didn’t notice anything at all.”

"But there's something you need to know: the more you know, the faster you'll die!"

At this point, Nightmare said in a sinister tone, "Right now, do you already feel weak all over and unable to muster any true energy?"

As he spoke, a mysterious glint appeared in Nightmare's eyes, seemingly carrying a terrifying power to bewitch the mind.

The divine power he used was a top-tier divine power. It might not be as powerful as other divine powers of the same level in terms of offensive force, but it was a rare special divine power that targeted the soul.

Once unleashed, it is unpredictable and impossible to guard against, catching people off guard and leading them into its trap without them even realizing it, until they don't even know how they died.

(End of this chapter)