I'm in Yellow Maple Valley, and I have one equipment slot!

Ling Yuling frowned.

"Sister Xue, according to the records of our Star Palace, the Seven-Colored Lotus is actually a myth. In history, no one has ever truly seen a Seven-Colored Lotus..."

"Perhaps it's not a rumor, it's just that later generations haven't seen it."

Xueye shook her head, her gaze still fixed on the colorful lotus. "No matter what the rumor is, there's always some basis for it."

Besides, this thing grows right here. We can pick it, take it back, and try it out in medicine.

She paused, as if remembering something, and added, "I heard that the Seven-Colored Lotus cannot be touched with magical artifacts or anything like that; it can only be picked by hand. Otherwise, it will wither immediately."

As she spoke, she lifted her foot to walk towards the pool.

"Wait!"

Zhou Yuan suddenly spoke up to stop him.

Xueye paused in her steps, turned around to look at him, her eyes full of doubt.

"What's wrong?"

Zhou Yuan did not answer directly, but instead pointed to the skeleton beside the pool.

As a time traveler, he naturally knew that the so-called Seven-Colored Lotus was nothing but a man-made hoax!

This thing was so deceiving that even Xuan Gu was tricked back then, so it's quite normal for him to be fooled on a snowy night!

However, Zhou Yuan couldn't say it directly.

"Look closely at the right hand of that skeleton."

The two women looked in the direction he was pointing.

The skeleton was as white as jade, but the entire right hand was blackened, and the index finger was missing a small section.

The broken edge was jagged, as if it had been bitten off by something.

The two women immediately understood.

These skeletons were probably ambushed and killed here!

Zhou Yuan didn't say much. He raised his hand and launched a small fireball directly at the "Seven-Colored Lotus" in the pool!

"Bang!"

A loud explosion rang out, and sparks flew everywhere!

The Seven-Colored Lotus swayed back and forth a few times in the firelight, then suddenly shrank back into the water!

Immediately afterwards, a dark shadow flashed—

Something flew out of the water like an arrow released from a bow, shooting straight towards Zhou Yuan!

"Be careful!"

Xue Ye reacted extremely quickly, immediately summoning that moon-white flying wheel magic weapon!

The flying wheel transformed into a streak of silver light, slashing down and splitting the dark figure in two!

The shadow landed on the ground, finally revealing its true form—

That's a snake!

A strange snake, entirely black, about the thickness of an arm, covered in fine scales.

The most bizarre thing is that it has a fleshy horn on its head, and the upper part of that horn is actually a three-colored flower bud, like a delicate little flower growing on its head, which looks extremely ridiculous and terrifying!

"A demonic crown serpent?!" Ling Yuling exclaimed in surprise, "How come its demonic crown has turned into the shape of a seven-colored lotus?!"

Even on a snowy night, there was uncertainty and unease.

"This thing definitely wasn't born like this," Zhou Yuan said calmly. "It was probably artificially crafted into this shape to trick people. That skeleton is probably the victim of that trick."

Upon hearing this, Xueye felt a wave of fear wash over her.

If Zhou Yuan hadn't reminded her in time, she probably would have followed in the footsteps of that skeleton and been bitten by this demonic serpent.

Judging from the blackness of the skeleton's right hand, the snake's venom must have been extremely terrifying!

Her gaze toward Zhou Yuan grew both gentler and more ardent.

If it weren't for Zhou Yuan, she would have died twice already.

Ling Yuling sighed inwardly. This person was not only highly skilled in formations, but also incredibly meticulous and quick-witted; truly a talent.

"Hehehe! How clever!"

Suddenly, a series of sinister laughs echoed through the hall!

The laughter came from all directions, drifting and making it impossible to pinpoint its source.

The two women immediately became alert.

"You charlatan, come out here!"

Xueye snorted coldly and extended his divine sense with all his might to scan the surroundings.

The moon-white flying wheel circled around the three of them, emitting a faint spiritual light, ready to strike at any moment.

The words had barely left his mouth—

Suddenly, a large swath of chilling, ghostly mist shot out from the nearby walls!

The ghostly mist was as black as ink, emanating a bone-chilling cold, and instantly trapped all three of them inside!

"Don't scatter, stay close to me!"

"It's snowing in the night," he said in a deep voice.

The three of them stood back to back, close together.

Through the ghostly mist, they could only vaguely see each other's figures.

Sudden--

Suddenly, a green light flashed on one side of the stone wall!

A terrifying ghostly claw suddenly shot out from the stone wall!

The ghostly claw had ten sharp fingers, was entirely emerald green, and emitted a faint green light. It moved so fast that it was invisible to the naked eye!

Its target was none other than Ling Yuling, who had the lowest cultivation level among the three!

"call out--!"

The flying wheel shot out instantly in the snowy night and collided violently with the ghostly claw!

"when!"

The sound of metal clashing rang out, the ghostly claws were repelled and retreated back into the stone wall.

The ghostly mist around them slowly dissipated.

"hey-hey!"

That chilling laughter rang out again, this time tinged with mockery.

"I need a suitable body. Of the three of you, who is willing to offer themselves?"

As soon as the words were spoken, a strange figure slowly emerged from a stone pillar.

It was a green figure, its entire body glowing with a crystalline green light, making it impossible to see its true face.

Several thick, arm-like black, misty ribbons were wrapped around its body, binding it like chains.

Its eyes, however, were blood-red and glaringly bright!

The strange shadow swept over Zhou Yuan and the other two—

Ling Yuling immediately felt a chill run down her spine, as if the other party had seen through her thoughts!

Ling Yuling immediately felt a chill run down her spine, as if the other party had seen through her thoughts!

This feeling was all too familiar to her.

As the young master of the Star Palace, she often came into contact with some Nascent Soul stage seniors in the Star Palace, and that was the feeling she got from those seniors!

This strange figure is at least at the Nascent Soul stage!

She subconsciously looked at Zhou Yuan.

But they found that Zhou Yuan was calm, even more composed than Xue Ye, as if he were facing not some Nascent Soul ghost, but an ant.

"Indeed, this person possesses a weeping soul, so why would he fear such a ghost?"

Ling Yuling suddenly realized.

"You evil creature, you've gone far too far!"

Unfazed by the snowy night, she coldly replied, "You think you can possess our bodies?"

She could sense clearly that although the other party's aura was strange, their strength was at most equivalent to the late stage of Core Formation.

Moreover, there's Zhou Yuan, a hidden master, by their side.

"Alright, I've changed my mind," the green figure suddenly said. "After all, I'm a man, so you two women can leave. I only want his body."

It raised its emerald green ghost claws and pointed them straight at Zhou Yuan.

This is clearly a scheme to sow discord!

The plan is to incite infighting among the three, then defeat them one by one!

"You want his body?"

Upon hearing this, Xueye's eyes instantly blazed with overwhelming rage!

"You're asking for it—!"

She admires Zhou Yuan, how could she tolerate others making advances towards him?

What's more, this mere ghost dared to say it wanted to possess Zhou Yuan's body right in front of her.

The Moon White Flying Wheel was instantly unleashed, transforming into a sharp silver light that slashed directly at the green shadow!

The green shadow chuckled, its ghostly claws reaching out to engage the flying wheel in combat.

At the same time, black mist surged around him, transforming into black tentacles that swept towards Xue Ye!

"You want my body?"

Zhou Yuan stood there unhurriedly, a cold smile playing on his lips.

"I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it."

He gently patted the spirit beast pouch at his waist—

A flash of black light!

The wailing spirit has reappeared!

This time, it did not transform into a giant ape, but remained as small as a foot tall, but its unusually large nose was already aimed at the green shadow!

"What—a wailing soul?!"

Upon seeing this, the green figure was utterly horrified, and its voice changed tone!

It never expected that this Core Formation cultivator would possess such a legendary ferocious creature!

The Soul-Crying Demon is born with the ability to absorb souls and devour ghosts, making it the nemesis of such ghosts!

"Gentlemen! I have no intention of being your enemy. How about we call it quits?"

The green figure immediately backed down.