Mortal Transformation into Immortal

"That's about it."

This continued for an unknown period of time until Yu Ling felt that the insect energy within her body had reached its limit, and she felt it was time to go out and take a look.

So they carefully crawled out.

Jinliang sensed the terror of the pig demon and remained silent.

It seems it was quite frightened and dared not try to harm it again.

Yu Ling crawled out of the crack, first peering around to make sure the pig demon wasn't nearby before emerging.

Like the blessed land of Ziyang Sect, this insect cave has no distinction between day and night, and is always shrouded in a gray haze. Only the rocks on the cave ceiling have been deliberately left behind, emitting a faint light.

The five poisonous creatures inside are all of a single species, and each of them looks exactly the same.

Yu Ling rolled her clothes in the strange soil, making her look like she had crawled out of the ground. This gave her some concealment, preventing her from walking around in obvious places.

Snakes and insects roam freely in the ravines.

"Let's go and take a look at where we came in first."

To find the exit, the most important place is to go back to where you came in. There must be a passage there, otherwise Jinliang wouldn't have been able to sense the things inside. However, there is likely a restriction covering it.

He remembered very clearly which place he came in from.

Yu Ling walked in that direction.

Leaving the ravine, he first came to a nearby high ground and climbed a tree to see where the pig demon was now.

He first turned his gaze to the swamp in the center, where the pig demon rested.

But the place was empty, with no trace of the pig demon. So they began to search around, needing to determine the pig demon's location before taking any action. Otherwise, if they ran into it head-on, they didn't know if they would still have a chance to escape.

"There."

Soon, he noticed a tree shaking and making a sound about seventy feet away. He stared at the spot and soon saw a black figure searching for food.

Due to the poor lighting, it was only barely visible as a dark, indistinct mass.

The only one in this place who would dare to act like this is that pig demon.

It was indeed that pig demon. At this moment, it had transformed into a beast form, a wild boar two zhang long, with black bristles as sharp as steel needles.

It was devouring the snakes and insects on the ground.

Having located the pig demon, Yu Ling began to detour back to where she had come from.

Extremely careful, not revealing any trace of their presence, and making as little noise as possible.

The pig demon sensed nothing and continued to feast on its food. With a snout, it burrowed its nose into the withered branches and leaves, exposing the snakes and insects below, which then entered its mouth.

Fifteen minutes later, he finally arrived.

Push hard against the stone wall with your hands to see if there are any restrictions or formations present.

Next to him were various underground river creatures that had fallen there when he came in, but they were so rotten that they were almost invisible.

"There's someone there."

Some of the cultivators hiding in the distance spotted Yu Ling and quickly alerted him.

Everyone looked over.

"It must be the cultivator who came in earlier."

"It's unbelievable that he's still alive."

When they discovered it was Yu Ling, they were all very surprised that she had managed to escape from the pig demon's pursuit.

"What methods did he use to move around freely in here?"

Seeing him exposed like this, and the pig demon not reacting, they were even more surprised. They had been inside for so long, even if there were talismans to hide their aura, they should have become ineffective by now.

These cultivators were hiding in a high place, which made it easy for them to monitor the pig demon's movements.

"There are restrictions."

After some attempts, he realized that there was indeed a restriction in place.

There must be a passage inside.

It was very sturdy, and no matter how hard he pushed, it showed no sign of moving.

It's much stronger than the restriction we encountered outside before.

"We can only see if there are any other routes."

After trying for a long time without success, Yu Ling decided to go elsewhere to check. If she continued trying, she might attract the pig demon.

Yu Ling began to wander around the insect cave, occasionally climbing trees to observe the pig demon's movements.

After the pig demon had eaten its fill, it returned to the swamp.

It first walked on all fours, but then slowly it lifted its front legs, its body shape changed, and it slowly walked in the swamp, as if it had hands and feet again.

Then he went to the rock in the swamp and sat down quietly.

"It's starting to rest. Let's go see that person."

"That's what the girl said."

"OK."

After the pig demon entered a resting state, the cultivators hiding in the tree came down one after another.

Only at this time do they dare to move around in the insect cave.

Even so, a protective array is still needed for isolation.

"It's completely airtight."

Yu Ling walked around the insect cave along the stone wall but found nothing.

There wasn't even a crack.

"Let's go inside and take a look."

Yu Ling walked towards the inner perimeter, first to get a clear understanding of the insect cave's environment and to see if there were any hiding places.

"Smack."

As I was walking, I suddenly saw a wooden stick lying in front of me.

Yu Ling's expression changed, because there was a red cloth strip tied to it, along with five words: "Fellow Daoist, do not make a sound."

"There's someone there."

Upon seeing this, he subconsciously thought of it and then looked around.

Finally, he saw a girl in green standing on a rock not far away, raising her finger to her lips and gesturing for him to be quiet.

"There really are other cultivators here."

Yu Ling was quite surprised.

He nodded slightly, knowing that the strip of cloth was meant to warn him first, so as not to cause a misunderstanding and lead to him being mistaken for a monster and attacked.

After all, in such an environment, people's minds are on edge, and they may act instinctively if something suddenly happens.

Yu Ling walked there.

Upon closer inspection, it was as if they had passed through a barrier, and there were three more people besides the girl.

A middle-aged couple and an old woman.

And that young woman who looks about seventeen or eighteen.

"Fellow Daoist."

The young woman cupped her hands in greeting.

The others also greeted him with a cupped-hand salute.

"Fellow Daoist."

Yu Ling also bowed to them in greeting.

"How should I address you, fellow Daoist?" the woman asked him.

"Yu Ling," Yu Ling replied.

After a brief exchange and introductions, Yu Ling learned that the young woman was named Lin Lu, and the two middle-aged cultivators were a married couple named Zhou Xia and Song Yun Kong.

The group sat together.

"I never imagined that so many people were trapped here just like me," Yu Ling sighed.

"Yes, it's fortunate that we had Fellow Daoist Lin's array, otherwise we would probably have become that monster's food." Song Yunkong said with a wry smile.

"Fellow Daoist Yu, is your concealment method a talisman or something else?" Lin Lu asked, frowning as she looked at Yu Ling, who was covered in mud. She wasn't asking about the concealment method itself, but rather curious about the insect-like aura emanating from Yu Ling.

"Yes, Fellow Daoist Yu, what happened to you?"

Everyone understood that it was because of this insect aura that he was able to move around so freely in the insect cave.

They can't leave the formation; the pig demon will sense their presence.