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Chapter 743: Chapter 300: Betrayal, Old Friends, Hidden Secrets (Ten-Thousand-Word Combo Chapter)

Fu Changsheng nodded lightly: "Lead the way quickly!" No matter what, it’s best to get the Soul-Attracting Pill recipe first.

"Yes, fellow Daoist." An excited expression appeared on the face of Celestial Sound Fairy. She had been captured here at the age of thirteen, and over the years, she had been contending with Chief Yinan, always pretending to cooperate while secretly planning her escape. Decades had passed, and even though she had successfully broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage, her heart had never given up on leaving this place.

Now, the opportunity she had waited for so bitterly for decades was right in front of her, how could she not be excited.

She cast a Technique into the Array in the center of the courtyard.

Buzz! Another Array Light Curtain personally arranged by her rose up: "This way, fellow Daoist."

Celestial Sound Fairy entered the small rear courtyard through a side door. In the backyard, there was an ancient well, sealed with a well cover. With a wave of her sleeve, Celestial Sound Fairy lifted the cover instantly, turned around and said to Fu Changsheng, "Fellow Daoist, the secret chamber is beneath this dried-up well."

Without further ado, her figure flickered, and she jumped into the well first.

To be cautious, Fu Changsheng had the Four-winged Red Python guard the well’s edge, then leaped down with the Cyan Flood Dragon.

Buzz! Just as he descended a hundred meters down the ancient well, he immediately felt a chilling Yin Qi surge towards him. Reaching the underground, the Yin Qi became even denser and almost tangible.

Buzz! Celestial Sound Fairy cast another series of Techniques into the stone wall ahead, causing it to tremble slightly and a brilliant Light Curtain to rise:

"Fellow Daoist, this Array is one I’ve studied for decades to find a way to break, but once the Array opens, I will need to stay outside to maintain it."

For this reason, although she had researched how to break it, Celestial Sound Fairy had never actually set foot inside, so she didn’t know what was truly hidden there.

Fu Changsheng swept his Divine Sense across the area, discovering a gray mist inside that blocked his exploration, making it completely unclear what was inside.

Seeing Fu Changsheng hesitate, Celestial Sound Fairy quickly said, "Fellow Daoist, time is of the essence, we must hurry!"

Fu Changsheng pointed at the Cloud Ring Purple Immortal Tower.

Buzz buzz buzz! Instantly, a swarm of Spirit-devouring Insects surged inside.

At the same time, he willed: "Exchange information."

Buzz! The panel trembled.

A mass of yellow light surged.

Following that, rows of text appeared:

[1: What lies before you is the secret chamber of Chief Yinan, a separate Grotto Heaven within it. The recipe for the Soul-Attracting Pill is hidden in a small house in Sanglin Garden]

Celestial Sound Fairy was not lying.

Without hesitation, Fu Changsheng’s figure flickered as he stepped inside.

Buzz! Gray mist rolled around, surging towards him like clouds.

Fu Changsheng looked up, seeing a blood moon hanging upside down in mid-air.

A red-glowing Ancient Temple appeared before his eyes.

The temple seemed to have walked out of ancient times, exuding a mysterious and oppressive aura. The red glow, against the backdrop of the gray mist, spread like blood spreading in muddy water, adding a sinister feeling to the eerie secret chamber.

The walls of the temple seemed to be carved with strange runes, which flickered with faint light, as if telling ancient stories or warning intruders to keep away.

"This Ancient Temple..."

Fu Changsheng’s pupils contracted.

Even while just standing there.

He could feel the surrounding air carrying an invisible pressure, a sense of unknown danger emanating.

He glanced at the Ancient Temple and had no intention to explore further; he only wanted to find the Soul-Attracting Pill recipe and leave this place of trouble immediately.

Chief Yinan had hidden such a secret place here.

He surely had other means.

The four Purple Mansion experts from the Celestial Woe Tribe probably were not a match for Chief Yinan; otherwise, he wouldn’t have let anyone in so confidently.

"Buzz buzz buzz!"

At that moment, the first group of Spirit-devouring Insects had returned to his side, the sound from their small bodies was especially clear in this silent and eerie environment.

The Spirit-devouring Insects’ tails swayed, as if pointing the way.

Fu Changsheng’s eyes lit up.

He immediately followed the Spirit-devouring Insects, moving through the tangible gray mist.

His view brightened.

Here, not only was there no gray mist, but even the blood moon’s light couldn’t penetrate.

A mulberry forest emerged before his eyes.

Above the mulberry forest, strange laughter echoed.

The laughter was as clear as a silver bell, yet indescribably strange.

Before him, chubby little dolls were playing, their bodies seemingly made of cotton candy, white and plump, quite adorable. The dolls chased each other through the air, diving into clouds and emerging between leaves.

Seeing Fu Changsheng enter.

There was a rumbling sound.

The dolls suddenly transformed into clouds. The clouds quickly merged into a large rainbow cloud, partially obscuring the sky.

If not witnessed firsthand, it would seem as if the previous scene had never occurred.

Fu Changsheng couldn’t help but mutter to himself:

"This is too bizarre."

He proceeded with caution, continuing forward into the mulberry forest.

The path in the mulberry forest was winding and twisted, the ground was covered with fallen leaves, crunching underfoot with a rustling sound.

As he emerged from the mulberry forest, he saw two figures standing at the hut’s door.

A gust of wind carrying a decaying scent blew through, making the surrounding trees rustle.

Fu Changsheng shivered slightly, focusing on the two figures to realize they were straw men.

The straw men wore tattered clothes, flapping in the breeze, producing a whirring sound. These straw figures seemed to turn around automatically, their faces crudely drawn with simple features, smiling yet not smiling, strangely sinister.

Seeing this, Fu Changsheng immediately froze, not daring to be careless.

His eyes fixed tightly on the straw men.

Without recklessly entering the house, he pointed at the Cloud Ring Purple Immortal Tower.

With a buzz, a swarm of Spirit-devouring Insects surged forth.

The Spirit-devouring Insects, like a black tide, rushed toward the small house’s Array Light Curtain.

The Array Light Curtain emitted a faint blue light, particularly conspicuous in the surrounding darkness.

As the Spirit-devouring Insects landed on the Light Curtain, the Array Power was immediately devoured. Then, with a buzz, the Light Curtain shattered like a broken mirror, blue light fragments scattered everywhere, quickly vanishing into the air.