nucmednet Chapter 133: Danger is coming, and the storm is about to rise
Chapter 133: Danger is coming, and the storm is about to rise
The peaceful days passed by like flowing water, and the sunlight shone on Biyao's face, reflecting her rare tranquility.
But beneath this tranquility, there was a hint of uneasiness, like an undercurrent surging beneath the water, disturbing her mind.
"Li Yuan," she called softly, a hint of barely perceptible anxiety in her tone, "I always feel like... something is going to happen."
Li Yuan was teasing a snow-white spirit bird. Upon hearing this, he turned around with a smile and said, "Yaoyao, are you too nervous? Ever since we solved that big trouble last time, this fairy world has been peaceful for a rare time." As he spoke, he gently placed the spirit bird on Bi Yao's shoulder. The spirit bird tilted its head and looked at her curiously with its small black bean-like eyes.
Bi Yao forced a smile and stroked the soft feathers of the spirit bird, "Maybe, but I always feel uneasy." She stared into the distance, her eyes deep and worried.
Seeing her like this, Li Yuan stopped joking, put away his smile, and held her hand. "I trust your intuition, Yaoyao. If anything really happens, we will face it together."
In the following days, Bi Yao and Li Yuan began to investigate secretly.
They visited many places and found that some places that were originally full of spiritual energy had now become disordered and as restless as boiling water.
What is even more worrying is that some cultivators have begun to develop inexplicable illnesses, feeling weak all over, their spiritual power dissipating, and some have even fallen into a coma.
"How could this happen?" Li Yuan looked at the sick cultivator in front of him with a frown, his heart filled with worry and confusion.
Bi Yao was equally anxious. She tried to diagnose the disease using modern medical knowledge, but found that these symptoms could not be explained by modern medicine at all.
This is a completely new, unknown disease.
The cultivators around began to talk among themselves, and cast suspicious glances at Bi Yao and Li Yuan.
"Could it be that the way they broke the dark power before was wrong, which led to the current situation?" someone whispered.
Although the voice was small, it was like a sharp thorn that pierced into the hearts of Bi Yao and Li Yuan.
Once the seeds of doubt are planted, they will quickly take root, sprout, and spread.
More and more immortal cultivators began to question them, and some even began to accuse them.
Bi Yao was not affected by these doubtful voices. She took a deep breath and said with a firm look, "Li Yuan, we must find the cause as soon as possible." She took out a yellowed ancient book from her sleeve. It was found in an ancient relic, and it recorded various strange diseases and treatments.
"Maybe... there will be an answer in here." She turned the pages of the book, her eyes fell on one of them, and her pupils suddenly contracted.
"This this……"
Bi Yao ignored the increasingly sharp questioning voices around her. She took a deep breath and memorized the contents of the ancient book firmly in her mind.
It recorded a rare disease called "Spiritual Erosion", the symptoms of which were almost exactly the same as those suffered by today's immortal cultivators.
The cause of spiritual erosion is a tiny creature called "Soul-Eating Insects". They feed on spiritual energy and will devour the surrounding spiritual energy, causing spiritual energy disorder and making creatures that come into contact with them sick.
"Li Yuan, I know the reason." A gleam of light flashed in Bi Yao's eyes, "This is caused by a creature called the 'Soul-Eating Insect'." She told Li Yuan her discovery and explained in detail the characteristics and dangers of the Soul-Eating Insect.
After hearing this, Li Yuan couldn't help but sigh at Bi Yao's erudition and meticulousness. "Yaoyao, you always find things that others can't find." The admiration in his eyes was undisguised.
He immediately gathered some trustworthy cultivators, told them Bi Yao's discovery, and began to organize people to capture the soul-eating insects and develop an antidote.
However, Bi Yao and Li Yuan's actions violated the interests of some conservative forces.
These forces have long controlled the resources and order of the fairy world. They are afraid that Bi Yao and Li Yuan’s discovery will break the existing balance and threaten their status.
So they began to secretly obstruct Bi Yao and Li Yuan's investigation.
"They are courting their own death!" Li Yuan was furious when he heard the news.
Bi Yao, however, appeared remarkably calm. "Li Yuan, don't be impulsive. What we need to do now is to quickly find evidence to prove the existence of the Soul Devouring Insects so that more people will believe us."
Bi Yao used the advanced detection equipment she brought from the modern era - although it was damaged during the journey, she relied on her amazing understanding and hands-on ability to repair and improve it in combination with the materials of this world - to conduct detailed inspections and analyses of the areas with disordered spiritual power. She soon found the traces of the soul-eating insects and collected their samples.
"With this evidence, let's see what they have to say!" Li Yuan waved his fist excitedly.
However, just as they were about to make the evidence public, several powerful cultivators suddenly appeared and blocked their way.
"You can't continue investigating this matter," one of the elders said in a cold voice. "Your actions have seriously disrupted the order of the Xianxia world."
"Order?" Bi Yao sneered. "Your so-called order is to watch helplessly as this world is devoured by soul-devouring insects?"
"How dare you!" another cultivator shouted angrily, "How dare you disrespect the elders!" He condensed a ball of dazzling spiritual power in his hand and forced it towards Bi Yao and Li Yuan with great momentum.
Faced with the aggressive master, Bi Yao and Li Yuan did not retreat.
"Stop!" A crisp voice suddenly rang out...
Faced with the aggressive master, Bi Yao and Li Yuan did not retreat.
"You don't know your own limitations!" The old man sneered, and the spiritual power in his hand turned into a sharp sword energy, piercing Bi Yao directly.
Bi Yao was not in a hurry. She lightly tapped her slender jade fingers, and a light blue light curtain appeared out of thin air, blocking the sword energy.
At the same time, Li Yuan flashed and appeared behind the old man. The spiritual power in his hand condensed into a long sword, and with a whistling sound, he chopped towards the old man.
The old man reacted quickly, dodged Li Yuan's attack by turning sideways, and slapped Li Yuan in the chest with his backhand.
Li Yuan groaned, took a few steps back, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.
Seeing this, Bi Yao felt nervous and hurried forward to support him.
"Li Yuan, are you okay?" Her tone was full of worry.
Li Yuan shook his head, trying to hold back the pain, and comforted her, "I'm fine, Yaoyao, don't worry." A determined light flashed in his eyes, "We will definitely get through this."
A trace of heartache flashed in Bi Yao's eyes. She quickly took out a pill from her storage bag and fed it to Li Yuan.
The pill melted in his mouth, turning into a warm current that flowed through Li Yuan's body.
He felt that his injuries had eased and his breathing had become much more stable.
The cultivators around were all surprised to see Bi Yao and Li Yuan's tacit cooperation and powerful strength.
They originally thought that Bi Yao and Li Yuan were just lucky and were able to resolve the previous crisis, but now it seems that their strength is far beyond their imagination.
Seeing that his first move failed, the old man's eyes flashed with viciousness. He gathered his spiritual power again, preparing to launch a more powerful attack.
However, at this moment, a clear voice suddenly rang out, "Stop!" As the voice appeared, a figure came and landed beside Bi Yao and Li Yuan.
The person who came was dressed in white, with a beautiful face and extraordinary temperament. He was the disciple of the elder who had previously stopped their investigation, and also an extremely talented young cultivator in the world of immortals - Ling Xue.
Ling Xue's appearance surprised everyone present.
She walked up to the old man and said firmly, "Master, they are trying to save the world, why should we stop them?"
The old man's expression changed. "Xue'er, what do you know? Their actions have seriously disrupted the order of the Xianxia world!"
"Order?" Ling Xue asked, "Is watching this world being devoured by soul-devouring insects the so-called order?" She turned to look at Bi Yao, a hint of apology in her eyes. "Miss Bi Yao, I misunderstood you before. Please forgive me."
Bi Yao smiled slightly, "It doesn't matter. The most important thing now is to solve the problem of the soul-eating insects."
"I'm willing to help you." Ling Xue said firmly.
Her joining undoubtedly added strong support to Bi Yao and Li Yuan.
The old man looked at Ling Xue with a gloomy face and a complicated look in his eyes.
He was silent for a moment, and finally said nothing more, just sighed deeply.
He waved his hand, signaling the cultivators behind him to retreat.
Just when everyone thought the matter was resolved, a violent tremor suddenly came from the distance, followed by an earth-shaking roar, breaking the brief silence.
"Not good!" Bi Yao's face suddenly changed, "Yes... yes..."
Bi Yao's face suddenly changed, "It's the soul-eating insect queen!" In the distant sky, dark clouds were densely covered with lightning and thunder. A huge black shadow was looming in the clouds, emitting a suffocating pressure.
The appearance of the queen insect means that the crisis is more serious than they imagined.
"We must stop it as soon as possible!" Li Yuan's eyes were sharp, and the sword in his hand made a humming sound. He was ready for battle.
Ling Xue also stood beside them without hesitation, condensing a ball of ice-blue spiritual power in her hands, ready to fight at any time.
The old man looked at the huge queen insect and his face became extremely solemn. He knew very well how terrifying the queen insect was and also understood the significance of this battle.
He walked up to Bi Yao and said in a deep voice, "Miss Bi Yao, I was wrong before. Please lead us to fight against the queen insect together!"
Bi Yao didn't say much, just nodded. She turned to look at Li Yuan and Ling Xue, "Are you ready?" "Anytime!" Li Yuan and Ling Xue answered in unison.
The three of them transformed into three streams of light and rushed towards the queen insect.
A shocking battle begins.
The queen insect is huge in size and has incredible strength, and every attack carries the power to destroy the world.
Bi Yao, Li Yuan and Ling Xue cooperated well with each other and fought a desperate battle with the queen insect by relying on their respective advantages.
Bi Yao's wisdom and calmness, Li Yuan's strength and speed, Ling Xue's power of ice and snow, the three of them joined forces and barely resisted the attack of the queen insect.
However, the queen's power seemed endless. The battle lasted for a long time, and the three gradually felt overwhelmed.
At this moment, Bi Yao suddenly thought of something, and she shouted: "Li Yuan, attack the queen insect's abdomen! That's its weak point!" Upon hearing this, Li Yuan did not hesitate to concentrate all his strength on the sword, turning it into a dazzling light, and pierced the queen insect's abdomen.
"Roar!" The queen insect let out a painful roar, her huge body trembled violently, and finally fell to the ground with a bang, stirring up a cloud of dust.
When everyone saw this, they cheered and thought the crisis was over.
However, there was no joy on Bi Yao's face. She looked at the place where the queen insect fell, and a strong sense of uneasiness surged in her heart.
When the dust settled, the queen insect disappeared, replaced by a huge deep pit.
At the bottom of the deep pit, a strange black light was emanating.
"What is that?" Ling Xue asked in confusion.
Bi Yao did not answer. She slowly walked to the edge of the pit and looked down.
At the bottom of the pit, an ancient seal is slowly opening...
Bi Yao's face became extremely solemn. She took a deep breath, turned to look at Li Yuan and Ling Xue, and said in a deep voice: "We must go down and take a look." Li Yuan and Ling Xue looked at each other and saw the determination in each other's eyes. They nodded and followed Bi Yao into the deep pit without hesitation.
At the bottom of the pit, the ancient seal had been fully opened, and a powerful suction force sucked the three people in...
"Yaoyao!" Li Yuan exclaimed and reached out to grab Bi Yao, but missed.
After a dizzying moment, the three found themselves in a strange place.
This is a desolate desert, the sky is gray and there is not a trace of sunshine.
"Where...is this place?" Ling Xue looked around with a hint of fear in her tone.
Bi Yao didn't say anything. She closed her eyes and felt the air around her.
After a moment, she opened her eyes, a gleam of light flashed in her eyes, "I know..." She looked into the distance, where an ancient city was looming.
"That... is the source of everything." Bi Yao took a step forward and walked towards the city in the distance, with Li Yuan and Ling Xue following closely behind.
They don't know what is waiting for them...
"Wait," Li Yuan suddenly stopped and pointed ahead, "What...what is that?"