Su Luo first had to eliminate all the poison corpses in the inner layer for the array eye beneath her feet to activate.
Just how many poison corpses were there?
Su Luo wasn't sure, but estimating from the population of a small town, there had to be no less than one or two thousand.
Even if the inner layer had the fewest poison corpses, there were at least two or three hundred. Bai Gu Tian Mo was truly insidious and venomous. She would either be poisoned by the corpses and turn into one herself, or be worn down to exhaustion and forced to surrender.
"Fan Tian, I know you're here. Come out," Su Luo said calmly, her gaze fixed straight ahead.
As expected, after a moment, the sand and soil on the ground churned and rose, gradually forming a human shape. Details coalesced and combined, quickly forming Fan Tian's appearance, who let out a soft hum.
"What, you little brat, ready to surrender?" Fan Tian sneered.
"Why would I surrender?"
Su Luo looked at Fan Tian not far away and spoke unhurriedly, "I just wanted to make a bet with you. If I break this Corpse Poison Three Kill Array, will you publicly admit you're my dog and obey my commands for life?"
Fan Tian, unable to resist provocation, immediately roared, "Insolent! Su Luo! Don't you dare humiliate this young master! You need to survive first!"
Boom boom boom!
Stone spikes erupted from the ground, shooting towards Su Luo.
Su Luo, already wary of Fan Tian making a move, dodged instantly and swung her sword at him.
Fan Tian stood there, neither dodging nor blocking, allowing the sword's energy to fall from above his head, cleaving him in two. With a wild laugh, his severed halves did not gush blood but turned into grains of sand that fell to the ground.
"Su Luo, I'll see how long you can last, hahahaha..."
After speaking, Fan Tian's body sank back into the ground.
Su Luo did not attack again, as it was useless.
He possessed the innate Sand Vein, an extremely special physique that was terrifying. Even though she controlled Fan Tian's Sand Vein Heart, she could only weaken his abilities, not kill him.
The commotion here once again attracted the poison corpses. In no time, more than ten more burrowed out.
Let them come!
Su Luo's eyes sharpened. She refused to believe she couldn't break this wicked formation. These villagers, turned into poison corpses, deserved to rest in peace. She would avenge them.
This time, Su Luo actively engaged, killing every poison corpse that emerged from the dense forest.
Fortunately, she had the Moon Chasing Sword, which could sever these tough poison corpses. When her spiritual energy was depleted, she had Spirit Replenishing Pills, and when she was weak, she could rest for a while before continuing the slaughter.
One by one, the poison corpses fell. They could barely get close to her before losing their ability to attack.
An hour later, Su Luo, seemingly exhausted of her spiritual energy, leaned against a large tree to rest. She had already killed two hundred and thirty-seven poison corpses. Her face was pale from exhaustion, and she propped herself up with her sword on the ground, appearing utterly fatigued.
She took out a Spirit Replenishing Pill from her embrace and opened the bottle to pour out a pill. Her hand trembled, and the pill rolled to the ground.
"So tired... I can't even hold the medicine steady."
Su Luo scoffed at herself and was about to pick up the Spirit Replenishing Pill.
Suddenly, the earth and stones three feet away shot up, and a black shadow burst out, wielding a sharp blade and fiercely attacking Su Luo's head.
It was a powerful demon, who had been hiding underground, monitoring Su Luo by utilizing Fan Tian's sandification ability.
He seized the moment when she was weakened and recovering to launch a sneak attack.
However, Su Luo's aura had also changed. The Moon Chasing Sword in her hand pointed towards the demon's head and slashed down.
She no longer looked exhausted.
She clearly still had the strength to fight.
A streak of chilling sword light, mixed with powerful spiritual energy, instantly fell upon the demon's head, carrying a sharp edge as it cleaved down. Only then did he realize he had been tricked. He wanted to sneak attack Su Luo, but hadn't Su Luo also intended to hunt him?
Swish!
The sword light flashed, and the demon was sliced in two. Blood splattered, and his entrails spilled out. He could not have died more completely.
Seeing his appearance clearly, Su Luo felt a hint of regret. She had expected Bai Gu Tian Mo to be the one sneak attacking her, but it turned out to be just a minor henchman. Now he would be even more vigilant and less likely to be fooled again.
After confirming that there was no immediate danger around, Su Luo finally took the Spirit Replenishing Pill and continued to rest.
Once she had regulated her breathing and her condition had fully recovered to its peak, Su Luo stood on the black platform and leisurely took a packet of something from her storage ring, tossing a few items out.
Bang bang bang!
A burst of fire accompanied by explosions. They were firecrackers, the kind children played with during New Year.
These were things she had played with together with Xiao Bai.
"Come out!" Su Luo curled her lips, continuing to throw them as she spoke.
Since she could only leave by breaking the formation, and Fan Tian and Bai Gu Tian Mo wouldn't easily appear, why bother searching the dense forest for poison corpses? She might as well create some noise to lure them out. After all, all the poison corpses in the inner layer had to be killed.
She was not in a hurry; she would kill them slowly.
After a moment, the poison corpses, hearing the noise, emerged. However, their numbers were not large, only a little over ten.
They passed through the dense forest and quickly advanced towards Su Luo, which made her smile slightly.
It seemed there weren't many poison corpses left.
After killing one or two more waves, the array eye should be activated.
...
Four hundred miles away, it was almost instantaneous by spirit ship.
The people from Qing Xu Tian had already arrived near Red Stone Town. From high in the sky, they surveyed the area below and realized the gravity of the situation. The vast rear mountain of Red Stone Town had, at some unknown time, been enveloped by a powerful spiritual light.
"There's a formation. The spirit ship can't enter."
Li Tian Jue looked at the spiritual light, guessing if Su Luo was within it, and ordered the ship to stop.
The demonic sects were prepared this time, and Su Luo's fate was unknown. No one dared to be careless. Chu Tian Shu immediately stepped forward, leading more than twenty Qing Xu Tian disciples to investigate the situation. Wen Dai Er also said she wanted to go. Li Tian Jue cautioned them to be careful and report back at any time.
Soon, explosions and sounds of fighting erupted from the dense forest below. Li Tian Jue's communication jade pendant rang.
"Senior Brother, we've encountered an ambush by people from the demonic sects. They're lying in wait in the forest leading to Red Stone Town..." Before he could finish, his angry voice was cut off. After a few sounds of sword clashes and explosions, communication was completely lost.
Lu Ji Xing was anxious, "Senior Brother, let me go! I'll kill all these demonic sect members!"
Li Tian Jue, however, remained unfazed, "No need to rush..."
"Why no rush! Senior Brother, Second Brother and our junior sister are in danger! If we don't go save them, and they are all harmed by the demonic sect members, it will be too late!" Lu Ji Xing was in a frenzy, wishing he could immediately slay all the ambushing demonic sect members.
"Who told you they were in danger?"
Li Tian Jue glanced at Lu Ji Xing and said calmly, "Tian Shu still had time to use the communication jade pendant, which means they are already prepared and have survived the first wave of ambush. Those he led are elite disciples of Qing Xu Tian, who have undergone countless trials. How could they not handle such a situation?"
"Besides, Miss Wen is the foremost Heavenly Maiden of the Six Desires Sect. Do you think she lacks such ability?"
Thinking about it, Lu Ji Xing finally reacted and scratched his head sheepishly.
"After we return, you will go into secluded cultivation for three months to reflect properly, so you don't act without thinking next time," Li Tian Jue instructed.
"Ah... Senior Brother, do you have to do this!"
Lu Ji Xing had no idea he would be punished before he even acted, and cried out in misery.
Li Tian Jue: "If you cause more trouble, it will be six months of seclusion."
Lu Ji Xing: "..."