A Top Scholar in Everything

Chapter 1261: Chapter 1247: Exit

The moment this thing exploded, it was no less than the detonation of a bioweapon, causing people around to scatter and flee.

But the burly man and his subordinates.

Had nowhere to escape.

They were simply too close. The instant the explosion occurred, most of the bugs were absorbed by these people, and only a few managed to escape.

"Ah!"

The screams echoed.

A few Awakened were invaded by these bugs, and in an instant, they were controlled by brain-eating insects, becoming walking corpses.

Zhou Yi had already retreated far away from the beginning.

So at this moment.

Even if these people mutated, it didn’t affect him much; instead, the group that had crowded around to watch the spectacle were the first to engage in battle with these walking corpses.

However.

Those controlled by the brain-eating worms only retained their instincts and wouldn’t use their Awakened Abilities, otherwise, dealing with them could really go awry.

After a fierce battle.

The people inside the Buddha Tower were reduced to just over thirty. Aside from more than ten casualties, the others retreated wisely, as extreme danger discouraged risk-taking, after all, safety is paramount.

However.

After the Buddha statue exploded.

The passage behind it in the Buddha Tower was once again revealed.

At this time, the masked man and the person Zhou Yi found familiar headed straight for the passage without hesitation, quickly stepping onto the third floor.

"Let’s go, we should head up as well."

Zhou Yi whispered.

Jile Tian nodded, following closely behind, and the two of them swiftly headed for the stairs.

The other cultivators also didn’t want to lag behind.

Before long, everyone ascended to the third floor via the stairs. However, it was empty here. Unlike the first and second floors, not even a Buddha statue was present.

After some searching.

They quickly discovered something unusual about this place.

The walls here were engraved with a multitude of scriptures, and all were carved in the Mystical Language. But Zhou Yi’s proficiency in the Mystical Language was limited, suitable for daily readings at best.

He didn’t recognize any of the many obscure characters in these scriptures.

"Sutra of Compassion in Overcoming Adversity."

At this moment, Jile Tian frowned and said in a deep voice, "Sir, are these scriptures copied from the Sutra of Compassion in Overcoming Adversity recorded in the Library Pavilion at our Holy Assembly headquarters?"

Her somewhat questioning tone gave Zhou Yi a headache.

How would I know, this is your White Lotus Society’s business, you fool.

However.

Even though Zhou Yi was confused inside, he didn’t reveal much outwardly; instead, he simply stared at the runes on the wall silently.

With this attitude.

Although Jile Tian felt self-conscious, under such circumstances, she didn’t dare to continue asking.

Because the senior didn’t answer.

It already indicated that he didn’t want to respond to such obvious and idiotic questions.

"Jile Tian, you’re truly foolish."

Jile Tian said inwardly: "The Saint Envoy senior definitely knows more about the White Lotus Society headquarters than I do. He doesn’t need my reminder."

At this moment.

The masked man spoke again in a serious tone: "This is the Array of Calamity Passage and Evil Release. It requires people standing at all four corners of the array to truly activate it and find the way forward."

He appeared very knowledgeable.

And after saying this, he was already standing at one corner of the array, pointing out the locations of the other three nodes.

The others were skeptical.

But when the man who Zhou Yi found familiar also stood at another corner of the array, everyone gradually dispelled their doubts.

Because if there really was a problem with this array, they surely wouldn’t have two people step into it together.

This indicated.

The array was fine.

"Let me give it a try, what’s so mystical about this array!"

"Leave the last node to me."

At this moment.

Two bystanders stepped forward.

With people standing at all four nodes, the array suddenly started to operate, emitting a black-golden light.

Zhou Yi frowned.

After the array began to operate, he suddenly felt a chilling wind inside the hall, as if a powerful demon had awoken, making him somewhat uncomfortable.

At this moment.

The speed of the array’s operation accelerated.

And the two bystanders standing at the nodes began to look unwell, their bodies twitching as if being forcibly drained of Blood Qi, rapidly withering into layers of wrinkles on their skin, resembling monsters.

Two or three seconds later.

Their bodies turned directly into mummified states, devoid of any life force!

In contrast, the masked man and the familiar stranger to Zhou Yi seemed completely unscathed, Zhou Yi even thought their Blood Qi had become more robust, perhaps slightly enhanced.

Indeed something was wrong.

The true purpose of this Array of Calamity Passage and Evil Release was not merely to open the array, or rather, opening it requires a certain price.

"Retreat."

Zhou Yi said in a deep voice, and Jile Tian reacted quickly, retreating directly behind Zhou Yi. The two had retreated to the edge of the hall.

At this moment.

The array suddenly exploded, the violent blast shaking the entire Buddha Tower to its core. Zhou Yi was sure that this wasn’t the correct way to activate the array. The masked man must have used some special, violent method to break the array!

Crackling sounds.

At this moment, cracks appeared on the walls of the Buddha Tower, and the ceiling of the third floor caved in, stirring up wave after wave of smoke.

Within this dust and smoke.

The masked man and the familiar stranger swiftly darted towards the opening created by the collapse of the ceiling, rushing up to the fourth floor of the Buddha Tower, disappearing from everyone’s sight.

Only then did Zhou Yi understand.

The two bystanders earlier had been used as sacrificial pawns to pave the way! Indeed, this Mysterious Realm was filled with sneaky old foxes, and a little carelessness could get you duped, even fatally trapped.

At this moment.

Zhou Yi followed suit.

Since the path had been opened, now was the time to reap the fruits; naturally, he wouldn’t hand it over to others.

He bent his knees.

Then, like an eagle, he shot upward, closely following the two masked men.

Seeing this, Jile Tian certainly wouldn’t stand by.

The four of them were the first to ascend to the fourth floor of the Buddha Tower.

However, the explosion of the restrictive array just now didn’t just destroy the floor of the fourth floor.

But directly blew open a passage upwards.

Even Zhou Yi could see the dome at the tower’s top.

"Hmph, indeed you’re following us, a pesky little fly from the Anti-Insurgency Bureau."

Chen Guoliang glanced at Zhou Yi.

Then his body moved like flowing water, rushing back toward Zhou Yi with an overwhelming offensive.

At that moment, Zhou Yi recalled the identity of the other party and the source of that familiarity.

Chen Guoliang!

The man wanted for ruthless massacre at the like-family-run hot spring hotel.

Zhou Yi’s gaze sharpened, and then his aura surged, the Horse-cutting Blade slicing forward like a sea dragon, unleashing a terrifying and fierce blade light.