Master of Strange Dao

Entering the area, he immediately sensed the vast alien power enveloping it.

Even Feng Buju's secret techniques couldn't block it, and his brows furrowed slightly.

"My reverse sealing technique, it won't last long here, the alien power is too strong, to prevent the aura from leaking, it'll consume a lot."

"Let's move forward first, find a safe place before deciding."

The space here was completely different from the former Jinlan Village.

Inside, the space was vast, with mountains overlapping and dense yin qi. The alien power was so intense it nearly became tangible, and the heavy evil qi collided with the daylight, transforming into various strange lights.

If a proper Evil Dao cultivator arrived here, he'd absolutely laugh himself silly.

To the Evil Dao, this place was almost equivalent to a Grotto Heaven with exceptionally dense spiritual energy, where all environments perfectly suited a cultivator.

Those kinds of Grotto Heavens were extremely rare, nearly every single one was held by top major powers, many were secret and not disclosed to outsiders at all.

The evils here were vast in number and varied in type, nearly forming a complete food chain.

The small evils were devoured by larger ones, the large evils weren't greedy, and when not hungry, they wouldn't slaughter the smaller evils.

The weaker they were, the more numerous and prolific, while the strongest were few and each had their own territory.

At the entrance, using the entrance as a boundary line, there were relatively strong evils on either side, distinctly separated, with neither crossing the line.

Silently, the group floated, flying dozens of miles before entering the mountains and finding a leeward place to emerge.

Stepping out of Feng Buju's secret technique, everyone restrained their auras, and Feng Buju's and King Xiang's expressions instantly became somewhat grave.

"The alien power here is too strong, not only can't we cultivate, but we also can't restore True Yuan, and even consuming pills might cause problems, better conserve strength."

Yu Ziqing didn't react much, he could feel the alien power suppressing his Qi Sea but unfortunately, he hadn't undergone Qi Refinement.

Old Yang also didn't react much, with faint evil qi emanating from his body, dominantly repelling the invasive evil qi.

Yu Ziqing could feel, upon first contact with the evil qi, a cold sensation penetrating his body. When it lingered, it gradually felt greasy and nauseating, eventually turning into a burning sensation.

It felt a bit like applying a layer of pain relief ointment to his skin, making him very uncomfortable.

Fortunately, it was just minor discomfort, the part that seeped into his body couldn't penetrate the Five Qi Cycle, and once inside, it was forcibly expelled.

Everyone else had their own methods to resist the evil qi's invasion.

"Big brother, it's just ahead, the smell is getting stronger, even the evil qi here can't suppress that stench."

"Let's keep moving," Yu Ziqing said, stepping forward with Old Yang following closely behind.

King Xiang and Feng Buju didn't object. This place was once the precursor to Jinlan's Half-blessed Land, so wasn't it normal for people from Jinlan Mountain to be familiar with it?

"Big brother, turn left again."

After turning past another mountain peak and looking ahead, they immediately saw a large cavern appearing at the mountain's foot.

It was like Jinlan Mountain's former mines.

"Big brother, it's inside, it's unbearable, the stench is getting worse."

Lou Huai went silent, shutting his mouth.

Yu Ziqing pointed toward the distant large cavern.

"Let's go."

The evil qi there was so dense, it turned into wisps of ink-green smoke, continuously emerging.

"You two better be careful, given those people hurried here but stayed so long, it's highly likely there's a body cultivator present."

Only body cultivators wouldn't be suppressed by such alien power.

Old Yang led the way in front, taking everyone into the cave.

The moment they entered, Yu Ziqing detected another force hidden within the evil qi.

He was too familiar with that force, it was of the same origin as the Jade Tomb's.

Now, it was nearly confirmed, it was related to the Jade Tomb.

Coincidentally, Yu Ziqing still had part of that power within him now.

According to Jinlan Mountain's usual practice, they'd nourish the body for a year, then use Yellow Rice Cake to expel those powers back to the Jade Tomb.

Because Yellow Rice Cake was difficult to refine, each batch took over half a year and consumed a lot of resources to make a little.

It wasn't extravagant enough to use Yellow Rice Cake right after nourishing to expel the Jade Tomb's power.

Upon entering, Yu Ziqing felt the suppression of alien power decrease, and the erosion of evil qi weakened. Under the strength of the same origin as the Jade Tomb's, his own power seemed even enhanced.

Looking at Feng Buju and King Xiang, their expressions were even graver, the suppression seemed larger, and consumption became greater.

Beside him, Old Yang gave Yu Ziqing a knowing wink, confirming Yu Ziqing's judgment.

For those who cultivated their bodies using the Jade Tomb, as long as the Jade Tomb's power within their bodies hadn't been returned, they'd indeed receive direct enhancement here.

"Best not to split up."

After a reminder, Yu Ziqing prompted Lou Huai again, Lou Huai briefly said one word and went silent again.

"Left."

Yu Ziqing acted as if he knew the way, pausing only slightly at each fork, sometimes not even stopping and directly choosing.

It made others feel that Jinlan Mountain's interior was similar to here, so Yu Ziqing could be so familiar.

Crossing another fork, entering the next path, Yu Ziqing's entire body tensed, and a chill ran over him in an instant.