Desperate Night

Heiying led Yu Hong through the dark and deep mine tunnel.

After leaving Wanxue Palace, where Yuxuezi was, the two moved quickly, walking along the tunnel for more than ten minutes.

Heiying walked ahead in silence. Strangely, she didn't speed up or fly with her cultivation, but simply walked quickly like an ordinary person.

You could say she wasn't in a hurry, but her footsteps were hurried.

You could say she was in a hurry, but it was unknown why she didn't use her cultivation to speed up.

Yu Hong looked around.

Inside the dark mine tunnel, there were no lights, only a few faint blue fluorescent stones occasionally seen on the walls, which were the only source of light.

If other people came here, they would probably be blind and unable to see anything, but his eyesight came with a low-light vision function, so naturally he wouldn't be affected.

Looking at Heiying's back a few meters ahead.

Yu Hong didn't know how much longer they would have to walk, so he couldn't help but call out.

"Senior Sister?"

No response.

Heiying walked ahead, not turning her head, not saying a word, as if she hadn't heard him.

"Senior Sister??" Yu Hong called out again.

Still no response.

Heiying walked straight ahead along the mine tunnel, her movements slightly stiff for some reason.

This was completely different from the straightforward Heiying with a bit of a temper that Yu Hong had seen before.

"Senior?" Yu Hong was about to call out for the third time.

"What's wrong?" Heiying suddenly responded, stopping in place with her back to him.

"I just wanted to ask, why aren't we speeding up? If we just walk like this, I don't know when we'll arrive," Yu Hong suppressed the doubt in his heart and asked.

"Ah, I'm sorry, I forgot," Heiying tilted her head slightly, as if she had just remembered that she could speed up.

"Okay!"

Yu Hong nodded and followed her closely forward.

Hiss.

Suddenly, a dark hole appeared in his sight on the black wall of the mine tunnel to the right.

There was no wind, no light, only darkness inside the hole.

"We're here." Suddenly, Heiying, who was leading the way, turned and found a stone staircase leading upwards on the surrounding wall.

She took the lead and walked in.

Yu Hong looked at the hole again before following closely behind.

Going up, over a dozen stone steps, Heiying finally reached the surface.

On the surface, a hundred meters away from the entrance of the cave, there was a five-story high pointed-roofed pavilion.

The outer walls of the pavilion were black and red, and some wind chime-like objects hung from the pointed corners of the eaves, making a slight tinkling sound in the wind.

"You will sleep here from now on. This pavilion comes with a cultivation room, a meditation room, a kitchen, and a latrine, etc. It is one of the few places we have that is still in good supply," Heiying stood at the entrance of the building downstairs and pulled open the somewhat crooked heavy iron door.

Clang.

Something seemed to break at the hinge.

But Heiying didn't care and turned to look at Yu Hong.

"Well, that's good." Heiying nodded in satisfaction and released the heavy iron door in her hand.

Clang.

Half of the iron door immediately separated completely from the frame, with only a part still barely connected, but it looked like it could break at any time.

Heiying didn't react, as if she didn't see it.

"Then I'll leave first. If you need anything, just come to me or Senior Brother. I live in Youxiang Pavilion on the east side, and Senior Brother lives in Wuyou Pavilion on the north side. Just go straight in the right direction and you'll find it."

"Understood, thank you, Senior Sister," Yu Hong quickly cupped his fists.

"You're welcome." Heiying turned and quickly walked into the darkness, disappearing in a moment.

Leaving Yu Hong alone, standing in front of the dark pavilion, looking at the half-hanging metal black door.

He sighed silently.

Bang.

Finally, the iron door completely tore apart and slammed heavily on the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust.

He didn't care about the door, but looked around. It was dark all around, and only a faint gray-white light could be seen in the far distance, he didn't know what place it was.

'It seems that what Senior Sister said about being old and dilapidated is not just polite modesty.'

Yu Hong didn't go in, but first walked around the pavilion.

He found a small open space behind, he didn't know what function it had.

On both sides, he found two small, low houses, which seemed to have been the power supply rooms here, but now the machines inside had long since stopped running, and the surfaces and insides were all covered in rust.

The front was the main entrance and the underground entrance.

That underground entrance was where they came from.

After wandering around for a while, Yu Hong returned to the entrance of the pavilion and sensed that Heiheiling had quietly arrived at the open space behind the pavilion, and he was relieved to step inside.

He could go back to sleep in Heiheiling's safe house, but after all, this was someone's kindness, so he decided to give it a try.

Entering the pavilion.

The corridor was dilapidated, and the gray-white walls were covered with mottled, peeling scars.

Some holes could be seen in the black floor that he walked on, and the ground was covered with dust.

Yu Hong wandered around, and with the help of Ye Wen's markings, he quickly found a bedroom where he could rest.

The bedroom was fairly clean, but the air was very stuffy, as if the windows had not been opened for a very long time.

Inside, in addition to the bed, there was also a wardrobe and a dressing table.

These pieces of furniture seemed to have been electronic originally, with various function buttons and indicator lights on the surfaces, but perhaps due to years of disrepair, the functions had long since failed.

When Yu Hong pulled it open with force, it also made a harsh creaking sound.

The bed was the simplest wooden bed, square and upright, with a mosquito net, and there were no fancy designs.

White quilt, black sheets.

Puff.

Yu Hong patted the pillow and suddenly frowned.

There seemed to be something under the pillow.

He picked up the pillow and found two dark green socks underneath.

“. . . ”

He expelled some inner force and threw away the socks.

But the bed sheet under the socks revealed several dark red stains.

Yu Hong reached out and touched them, but the stains had already dried and hardened.

‘This place…’

He frowned for the first time.

If he thought the encounters with Bai Sheng and Hei Ying were normal at first, then from the moment Hei Ying led him to rest, no… or rather, from the beginning when he followed the two to Wanxue Palace, he had vaguely felt something was wrong on the spaceship.

‘Bai Sheng said that everything here is an automated mining system, but I haven’t seen any mining machines operating until now. Of course, maybe there are no intact mining systems near me. After all, a planet is extremely large, and it’s normal that I can’t see them in this short amount of time.’

Yu Hong had some guesses in his heart.

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But on second thought, that Jade Snow Fairy’s cultivation was so terrifying that she could easily block the Light Well in his body.

Staying to cultivate for a period of time might really be useful.

‘Anyway, Agrees has already re-established the contract. The only biggest threat is the tracking of the Ultimate Sun. As for what happens here, it has nothing to do with me.’

Thinking of this, Yu Hong felt relieved.

He stood by the bed and pointed casually.

All the dust on the bed instantly scattered around automatically.

He pointed again, and five white-skirted Swift Shadows bowed their heads and appeared beside him.

“Patrol the surroundings, and call me directly if you see anything suspicious,” Yu Hong instructed.

The Swift Shadows, their black hair covering their faces, nodded silently, then pushed open the bedroom door and began to patrol the surroundings.

Yu Hong quickly set up a small Dustless Array for warning and defense in the bedroom.

This was a simple array that Yu Hong had designed by combining techniques from the Celestial Master World with magic arrays.

The effect was to create a special array centered on himself that could be connected to and alert the inner force of his Chaotic Divine Eye skill.

The array did not require materials and was mainly formed with inner force. With the durability of the Imperishable attribute, it could last for a full day if not triggered.

But if it was triggered, it would only last for a little over an hour.

Yu Hong could no longer use the Tai Ling skill now.

However, it was also a good thing that the eighth level of the Tai Ling skill was sealed. If it wasn't sealed, the Dao aura would circulate and automatically cultivate, thereby accelerating the progress.

After finishing these preparations, he fell on the bed fully clothed, slowly closed his eyes, and rested in meditation.

Time slowly passed.

Tap.

Tap.

Suddenly, Yu Hong vaguely woke up from his meditation.

He heard a sound.

Chī.

Opening his eyes, he suddenly sat up from the bed.

‘I actually fell asleep!?’ Yu Hong was a little surprised.

He remembered that he was clearly meditating and cultivating the Chaotic Divine Eye Scripture before, but later, he had unknowingly fallen asleep.

Faint gray-white light shone in from outside the window.

It was almost dawn.

Yu Hong lay down again, intending to adjust his state and sense what was going on with him.

But as soon as he lay down, his gaze instantly froze.

He saw that on the ceiling directly opposite the bed, some purple-red pipes had appeared on the gray-white surface at some point.

These pipes were in a mesh-like shape, branching like tree branches, and were integrated with the wall.

Yu Hong got up again, pulled open the mosquito net, and extended his palm with inner force, gently touching these pipes on the ceiling.

Hiss.

It felt smooth to the touch, without any protrusions.

But what Yu Hong saw with his own eyes clearly showed many of these purple-red pipes.

They looked very much like… blood vessels.

Yu Hong frowned and was about to lift himself up with inner force to observe more closely.

But in the next second, his vision blurred, and the blood vessels on the ceiling all disappeared.

It was as if he had just been seeing things.

Yu Hong, not believing it, looked carefully again, but still couldn't see the existence of the blood vessels.

He took off his eye mask, allowing the hidden right eye to release its vision.

But similarly, the ceiling was still the ceiling, without any abnormality.

Smelling the faint Red Mist radiation in the air, Yu Hong was already beginning to suspect whether the Black Disaster was playing tricks.

After observing repeatedly for a long time, lasting more than ten minutes, Yu Hong still didn't find anything. He even almost dismantled the ceiling.

Unfortunately, the removed panels were just the most ordinary metal powder mixed with a gypsum-like material.

At this time, it was already bright outside.

After Yu Hong found that the inspection was fruitless, he didn't force it anymore, dispelled the array, and walked out of the bedroom.

But in the next moment, he realized that something was wrong.

Where are the Swift Shadows!?

Where are the five Dread Shadow Swift Shadows he released!?

Standing in the corridor on the second floor where the bedroom was located, Yu Hong now truly understood that there was a problem with this place!

He carefully sensed the existence of the Swift Shadows, but found no trace at all.

The five Swift Shadows were as if they had never existed, without the slightest aura.

It seemed like only a small matter, but Yu Hong was very clear that the essence of the five Swift Shadows was actually condensed from his own inner force. Although the Tai Ling skill was sealed, the Chaotic Divine Eye skill was still there, and it also possessed preliminary Imperishable properties. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for this skill to suppress the inner force of the seventh level of the Tai Ling skill.

Moreover, the Dread Shadow Summoning itself relied more on a secret technique attached to the skill, which combined spirit and inner force.

With his current ability, he could slightly modify this secret technique and use other inner forces to achieve the same thing.

It's just that the effect and power are not as good as those summoned by the Tai Ling skill itself.