Chapter 110: Sneaking into the Yin-Gathering Pit! Senior Sister, can you stop moving around?

Deep within Kugu Forest, chilly winds blew in gusts.

The further inward they went, the more sickening the smell of blood became, as if fine bits of blood foam were floating in the air.

"Shh—"

Gu Lan suddenly stopped in his tracks, raising a hand to signal the others behind him to keep quiet.

"There are hidden sentries ahead."

He pointed ahead to the rugged, rock-strewn slope.

Although it looked completely deserted to the naked eye,

under Gu Lan's powerful Divine Sense, a few faint sounds of breathing were as clear as candles in the dark night.

"Three in the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment, and two at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining."

Gu Lan lowered his voice, "It seems the Yinsha Sect has made a massive investment this time, making even the outer perimeter guards so tight."

"Then what should we do? Should we force our way through?"

Lanyu gripped her sword hilt, a cold glint flickering in her eyes, clearly intending to hack her way straight through.

"No."

Gu Lan shook his head, "Forcing our way through will easily alert the enemy. If we alert the Golden Core Stage Elder inside, or that Saintess, we'll just be delivering our heads on a platter."

"Then…" Lvyi shrank her neck, "Can we skirt around?"

"We can't skirt around it; this is the only way through."

Gu Lan looked at Hongxiu, "Senior Sister, did you bring that Crimson Veil Heaven-Covering Tent of yours?"

"I did bring it."

Hongxiu's gaze shifted, the corners of her mouth curling into a playful smile, "However, that Magic Treasure has a side effect. Once activated, its range is extremely small. If the four of us want to squeeze in…"

She intentionally paused, her gaze sweeping over Gu Lan.

"I'm afraid we'll have to press very closely together, oh."

"It's fine, squeezing together makes us healthier."

Gu Lan waved a hand, "For the mission, what's a little sacrifice like this?"

A moment later,

a huge piece of red light gauze appeared out of thin air, enveloping the four of them within.

But this space… was truly a bit too small.

The four people were squeezed tightly together like a can of sardines.

Gu Lan stood right in the middle.

Behind him pressed the warm and soft Hongxiu.

That astonishing elasticity made the muscles on his back tense up somewhat.

To his left was the petite Lvyi.

Her whole body was practically hanging in the crook of his arm, her face buried in his chest, her breath spraying against his neck, tickling him.

To his right was the stiff-bodied Lanyu, though she desperately wanted to maintain a distance.

Yet this cramped space simply did not allow it.

Her thighs were pressed tightly against Gu Lan's thighs, and a slight movement would allow them to feel each other's body temperature.

"Senior Sister…"

Gu Lan felt a mischievous hand wandering around his waist from behind, and could not help gritting his teeth to transmit his voice:

"We are in the middle of executing a mission now, can you… be a bit more serious?"

"Senior Sister is very serious."

Hongxiu pressed against his ear, her breath like orchids, "I'm helping you check if your belt is loose. What if your pants fall off when a fight starts later?"

"…"

Gu Lan took a deep breath and silently recited the Heart-Cleansing Mantra.

"Let's go!"

Under the cover of the crimson tent, the four of them passed through the rock-strewn slope silently, just like transparent air.

Those Yinsha Sect Disciples responsible for guarding were completely unaware.

Even one Disciple happened to be standing in the middle of the road yawning, and Gu Lan and the others had to walk past right against his face.

That thrilling sensation of dancing closely right under the enemies' noses made Lvyi so nervous that she pinched the soft flesh at Gu Lan's waist tightly.

Finally,

having passed through this line of defense, the view ahead suddenly opened up.

A huge sinkhole appeared before everyone's eyes.

This was the legendary Yin-Gathering Pit.

The sinkhole was a full hundred zhang in diameter and bottomless.

The sinkhole walls were stuck all over with eerie soul-recalling banners, fluttering loudly in the chilly wind.

And at the bottom of the pit…

was a boiling sea of blood!

Countless severed limbs and broken arms floated up and down in the bloody water, and the thick stench of blood soared into the sky, condensing into a dark red blood cloud above.

In the center of the blood sea stood a white bone altar.

A huge corpse standing a full three zhang tall was sitting cross-legged atop the altar, its entire body wrapped in blood-red chains, frantically devouring the surrounding blood Qi.

"Is this the Blood Corpse King?"

Gu Lan's pupils shrank slightly.

Even across such a distance, he could feel the terrifying power contained within that corpse.

Once it was allowed to awaken, it would truly be a calamity.

"Look over there quickly!"

Lanyu suddenly let out a low exclamation, her finger pointing toward a high platform at the edge of the sinkhole.

A bone throne was set up there.

An exquisitely beautiful woman wearing a black long dress with Phoenix patterns and a spider lily hairpin was lazily leaning against the throne.

She was toying with a warm white jade pendant in her hand, her gaze somewhat bored, even looking at the blood pool below with a few traces of disgust.

"The taste of this Yinsha Sect is truly getting worse and worse."

The woman muttered softly, "Making it so disgusting, it stinks to death."

"I wonder what that blockhead is doing right now…"

She picked up the jade pendant in her hand and gently stroked it, the original arrogance and aloofness in her eyes instantly turning into a trace of gentle spring water.

"We agreed he would come find me after I finished dealing with the cult's affairs. It's been two months, and there hasn't even been a peep from him."

"Hmph, men really are all big scumbags."

This woman was none other than the Demon Cult Saintess, Saintess Ji Wushuang!

"Is this that Demon Cult vixen?"

Hongxiu narrowed her eyes, looked her up and down from head to toe, and then let out a soft hmph.

"She does look quite bewitching, but it seems… why does she look a bit like a maiden longing for love?"

"Cough cough!"

Gu Lan gave two awkward coughs beside them.

That jade pendant… seemed to be a token of love he had given to Saintess Ji Wushuang.

He hadn't expected this lass to still carry it with her, and judging by her appearance, she treasured it dearly.

"Senior Brother, do you know her?"

Lvyi suddenly leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Why do I feel that the jade pendant in her hand looks a bit like the one hanging on your waist?"

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

Gu Lan quickly covered the jade pendant at his waist, "That's a common style! Three for ten cash at a street stall!"

"Boom—!!!"

Right at this moment,

in the center of the altar, the Blood Corpse King, which had originally been sleeping with its eyes closed, suddenly opened its eyes wide!

Two blood-red beams of light shot straight into the clouds.

Its huge nostrils twitched violently twice, as if it had smelled some peerless delicacy.

The next second,

its huge head suddenly turned ninety degrees, as if equipped with a radar.

It stared fixedly in the direction where Gu Lan and the others were hiding!

"Roar—!!"

A roar filled with greed and longing exploded.

That was a longing for the ultimate Pure Yang Body!

"Not good!"

Gu Lan's expression changed drastically.

"Damn it! How could I have forgotten about this!"

"This Blood Corpse King is an extremely Yin entity, and it's most sensitive to my Pure Yang Body!"

"Run!"

Without even thinking, Gu Lan directly withdrew the Crimson Veil Heaven-Covering Tent and pulled the three women to retreat.

However,

it was too late.

Saintess Ji Wushuang on the high platform, upon hearing the roar of the Blood Corpse King, also looked over following its gaze.

When she saw that familiar figure, the whole person was stunned.

Her originally lazy expression vanished instantly, replaced by unbelievable surprise and joy.

"Blockhead?!"

She abruptly stood up, her black skirt flying, and even because she was too excited, she knocked over the wine cup in her hand.

"Why did he come?"

"Could it be… knowing that I missed him, he came specially to see me?"

Saintess Ji Wushuang's mouth couldn't help curving upwards, but then as if thinking of something, she glanced around at those fierce-looking Yinsha Sect Disciples and that frantic Blood Corpse King.

Her expression instantly turned ugly.

"These idiots, how dare they bare their teeth at him?"

"That is my person!"

Meanwhile, the Yinsha Sect Disciples below had not yet reacted to the Saintess's intentions.

They only saw that Righteous Path Cultivators had broken in, and immediately each of them became as excited as if injected with chicken blood.

"Someone has broken in!"

"Kill them! Don't let the Blood Corpse King be startled!"

"Roar!"

The Blood Corpse King directly broke free from the chains on its body, carrying a sky-full of bloody waves as it pounced frantically toward Gu Lan!

Watching this instantly out-of-control scene, Gu Lan felt his scalp tingle.

He subconsciously looked up toward Saintess Ji Wushuang on the high platform.

Their eyes met.

Saintess Ji Wushuang blinked at him and formed a wordless shape with her lips:

"Wait for me."

Gu Lan: "…"

It's over.

This time it really is… impossible to wash clean even if he jumps into the Yellow River.

The Hongxiu beside him keenly captured the lingering eye contact between the two, her fox-like eyes narrowing instantly, and a sour smell diffused in the air.

"Junior Brother…"

"You and that vixen… know each other?"

"And it looks like… your relationship is quite deep?"