Corpse array absorbs vitality

“I’m afraid even if we wanted to leave, we wouldn’t be able to for a while,” Li Fan reminded coldly.

Only then did Huangfu Song remember that once one entered the Mystic Domain, one could only leave by finding and passing through a special location.

Otherwise, what seemed like a short distance would become a vast expanse, an eternal chasm despite being a single step away.

Instantly, a drop of cold sweat trickled down his forehead.

“This…”

Dongfang Yao was a bit more courageous. He patted Brother Huangfu’s shoulder and comforted him, “Relax, Brother Huangfu. Although this place looks a bit eerie, they are all dead people after all. There shouldn’t be any danger.”

“If you’re really scared, just hide behind me. I’ll take the lead,” he guaranteed, patting his chest.

Huangfu Song nodded repeatedly, “Then I’ll leave it to you. But be careful, this place…”

He hesitated for a moment, then whispered, “I don’t feel a trace of Death Qi. These Cultivators might still be alive.”

Hearing this, Dongfang Yao’s body trembled instantly.

“Brother Huangfu, it’s fine if you don’t contribute. But don’t talk nonsense,” Dongfang Yao’s gaze swept over the countless ice coffins on the black sea, and his face turned extremely ugly.

“There’s no need to scare ourselves. Since we’re here, let’s make the best of it. Let’s figure out the situation first.” Compared to the two beside him, Li Fan, who possessed a Huan Zhen treasure and could escape at any time, appeared much calmer. He stepped forward at the critical moment and commanded composedly.

The three put away the Puxian True Ark, formed a formation, and set up a protective Magic Array around them. They also donned the many defensive Magic Treasures they had prepared and cautiously glided over the sea.

The liangtian mirror shimmered with green light, collecting and recording data from the areas they passed.

The three did not dare to approach the ice-sealed Cultivators floating on the sea surface, only observing them carefully from afar.

“Judging from their attire, they should all be Cultivators from the Ancient Cultivation World. We can’t sense any Qi, so we can’t determine their Cultivation Realm.”

“Strange, they don’t seem alive. But compared to dead people, there seems to be a slight difference.”

“I wonder what they saw before they were frozen. The expressions on their faces are truly terrifying.”

“And who did all this? To be able to instantly freeze so many Cultivators, his Cultivation Realm…”

…

The three constantly communicated with each other using their Divine Sense. No one acted rashly or tried to break the ice coffins below.

Indeed, the Magic Treasures, Medicinal Pills, and even Cultivation Techniques carried by countless Ancient Cultivators seemed very tempting. But no one could guarantee that breaking the ice coffins would not trigger unknown changes.

Moreover, with the qingxuan points obtained from exploring the Mystic Domain, as long as they could safely return from here, they would already have made a huge profit.

With the rewards from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance as a precedent, the treasures of the ancient Cultivators no longer seemed so appealing.

In the Silent Black Sea, time itself seemed to have come to a standstill. There were no changes like sunrise or sunset; the sky was perpetually a gloomy gray.

The connection between the liangtian mirror and the tianxuan mirror also seemed to be cut off. The rapidly increasing reward points of the three were only recorded in the ancient square mirror and were not synchronized.

Huangfu Song and the others knew that if they couldn't get out alive, any qingxuan points would just be a meaningless stack of numbers that couldn't be redeemed. But if they could successfully escape after completing this exploration, even if they had no further gains in subsequent actions, what they gained here alone would be enough.

So, the few of them were extra cautious.

In their perception, they had flown for dozens of days, yet still hadn't reached the end of this black sea area.

All they could see were still frozen corpses.

Even Dongfang Yao knew something was wrong.

“Are we just circling in the same place?”

Huangfu Song nodded in agreement, “It seems so now. Although our direction of movement appears to be a straight line, it’s clear that our perception has been distorted by some power in this place. Otherwise, the combined number of corpses we’ve seen these past days would be in the billions. Even if all the Cultivators from the Ancient Cultivation World were buried here, there might not be so many.”

Li Fan remained silent.

He was comparing and reconstructing the images recorded by the hua dao stone in his mind.

Blue light flickered, seemingly operating at its maximum.

Soon after, Li Fan discovered a fact that made him incredibly terrified.

In reality, so far, the frozen Cultivators they had encountered seemed to have no repetitions.

Or rather, even if there were a few with identical appearances that he overlooked, the vast majority of Cultivators they had seen in this Silent Black Sea were indeed distinct, individual entities.

“A total of 2.6798 billion Cultivators lie here in eternal slumber.”

“And this is only what I’ve seen so far.”

Li Fan couldn’t help but look into the distance. Black, dense ice coffins floated on the sea, still without an end in sight.

“What exactly…”

The strangeness of this Mystic Domain truly exceeded his imagination.

“This isn’t going to work. We need to find a way out quickly,” Huangfu Song said, then suddenly coughed lightly.

Li Fan and Dongfang Yao were first stunned, then exchanged glances, their expressions subtly changing.

“Huangfu, are you alright?” Dongfang Yao flew to Huangfu Song’s side, grabbed his shoulder, and checked his physical condition.

A moment later.

“Strange, there’s nothing abnormal. But what was that cough just now?” Dongfang Yao’s expression was very solemn.

Huangfu Song also realized something was amiss. After closing his eyes and sensing carefully, his face turned grim: “I feel a bit weaker. It’s like my life force is constantly draining away…”

He looked down at the Silent Black Sea below: “This sea seems to be drawing out our life force.”

“So that’s it. My body is a bit sturdier than yours, so I’m fine for now.” At this point, Dongfang Yao’s words suddenly stopped.

He couldn’t help but look at Li Fan: “But, Fellow Daoist Li Fan, how are you…?”

Huangfu Song’s eyes also narrowed.

After all, it was Li Fan’s guidance that led them to this strange Mystic Domain. Dongfang Yao’s Physique was special, Huangfu Song knew that.

But Li Fan outwardly only had a Nascent Soul Cultivation Realm, yet he was more “energetic” than Huangfu Song, who was in the Soul Transformation Realm, and could last longer in this Silent Sea…

Huangfu Song couldn’t help but be suspicious.

Li Fan naturally understood this. He smiled slightly and shook his head: “My two brothers need not harbor doubts. Perhaps it’s because my Cave Heaven Magic Domain is wood-attributed, hence my life force is more vigorous.”

“Under these circumstances, we should still work together and by no means harbor any discord.”

“Brother Huangfu, take the Longevity Pill I gave you. It might have a miraculous effect.”

Seeing Li Fan so candid, Huangfu Song temporarily suppressed the suspicion in his heart. He took out the jade bottle, swallowed the Longevity Pill, and his complexion indeed improved.

“It really works. Thank you, Brother Li!” Huangfu Song said with a look of shame.

“No problem.” Li Fan waved his hand, seemingly not caring at all.

“Brother Huangfu, do you have any ideas on how to get out?” he asked.