My Wife Turns Out to be an Empress of the Dynasty

Chapter 223 The Hunter and the Prey

Previously, everyone had witnessed the cunning of the old demon. It used the unique structure of its body to construct exquisite pavilions and terraces, as well as a terrifying waterfall spring!

Creating a sense of heavenly wonderland, it lured cultivators closer, only to devour them. Everyone had been fooled once before.

Yet, the old demon, shamelessly, reconstructed the original scene right in front of everyone again. Isn't this just deceiving fools?

Zhe Liang and Zhongren exchanged a glance. Zhongren lowered his voice and said, "Let's all stay put and continue observing the situation here..."

Zhe Liang and Gu Xiaoqi nodded in agreement. What Gu Lan had taught them was applicable at any time. Although their cultivation was not weak, the ancient cave was full of danger.@@@@

Now that an old demon capable of devouring cultivators had appeared, there was no guarantee that similar entities wouldn't emerge elsewhere.

While this local old demon was formidable, it seemed either inclined to play or genuinely lacked intelligence.

It actually disguised itself in front of everyone, letting everyone know its whereabouts. At such times, staying here was certainly safer than elsewhere!

The other cultivators had the same thoughts as the three of them, either clustering together or finding a solitary place to hide.

They watched from afar, vigilant against the location of the old demon. No one left at this moment. Those who were selected to obtain the token and enter the ancient cave, surviving several dangers, were certainly not fools!

Even those who weren't outstanding had been sieved out in the series of dangers. Now, everyone was engaged in a battle of attrition against the old demon.

As time passed by, the pavilions and terraces constructed by the old demon's body structure still stood in place. Just when everyone thought there was no danger forever, suddenly, a pitiful scream erupted from one place.

"Ah!"

"Help!"

A cultivator wielding a long sword scrambled out, rolling and crawling on the ground. His face was filled with horror, rolling several times on the ground before finally collapsing.

"What's going on?" Gu Xiaoqi couldn't help but look up. Zhongren and Zhe Liang both stood up simultaneously, looking towards the cultivator who had just run out.

At this moment, they saw him struggling to get up from the ground when suddenly a black shadow swooped past, enveloping him violently.

"No! Let go of me!"

"Ah!"

After a frantic and short scream, the enveloped cultivator fell to the ground with a thud. His face was withered, his flesh and skin all gone, leaving only a skeleton piled together with his clothes.

Gripping the handle of the Primordial Sword tightly, he was ready to draw the sword and strike at any movement. Gu Xiaoqi and Zhe Liang were equally vigilant.

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

There were continuous screams outside. Faced with such bizarre killings, many cultivators couldn't help but run out from their hiding places, wanting to leave this place.

However, as soon as they appeared, the black shadow swept over them, turning them into skeletons in an instant.

The terrifying method of killing put immense pressure on all the cultivators! Zhongren glanced slightly through the gap beside the stone, his face darkening as he returned.

"What's the situation outside?" Zhe Liang asked.

Zhongren shook his head with a solemn expression and said, "I think we've all been tricked."

"The black shadow is likely just a wisp of consciousness from the old demon, and shaping the pavilions and terraces was just one of its means!"

"Just now, it deliberately reconstructed the pavilions and terraces in front of all the cultivators, making everyone think it was not very intelligent and its methods were crude..."

"Then it released its soul consciousness in secret, taking advantage of everyone hiding away, one by one killing and devouring their flesh and blood, and... it seems to derive some pleasure from it."

"What?"

"This old demon is too twisted, even among demons!"

Zhe Liang couldn't help but comment. Then, Gu Xiaoqi and Zhe Liang fell into a slight silence, their faces showing a sense of gravity.

They knew that Zhongren's analysis was probably ninety percent accurate. Now all the cultivators had been deceived by the old demon.

If everyone had scattered and fled at that time, the old demon might not have been able to do this. It deliberately pretended to be of low intelligence, making everyone think that hiding away would be safe, but instead, they fell into its trap!

Indeed, the best hunters always appear in the guise of prey! Although the analogy was not perfect, it did convey the meaning! Boom! There was a rumbling sound from a cave not far away.

Accompanied by the sound, five cultivators swiftly ran out of the cave, followed by the black shadow that had just devoured human flesh and blood!

As the cultivators ran forward, they quickly waved their arms. Streams of true energy dispersed, forming spiraling ripples in the air, booming loudly!

The shockwaves formed a protective barrier behind them. The newly appeared black figure was directly blocked, hovering a few times in the dust before disappearing!

Zhongren leaned close to the hiding place and looked carefully, his eyes lighting up! "Xiaoqi, Zhe Liang, we have a way to deal with the old demon!"