The Immortal Wife Is Like A Cloud

While Su Jingzhen and the others were discussing the situation, the survivors who had made it out of the starry space were also staring at them in confusion and uncertainty.

“You… do you know anything? What exactly is going on in there? This must be your plan!”

“You are so ruthless! We only wanted to follow you in and collect some ordinary divine sources, how did it come to this? Why do you want to kill us?”

“Why go so far? We’ve never thought of stealing your Divine Source Marks from the moment we sensed your presence.

We were only trying to get some Divine Source Marks through our own opportunities. But now we’ve been slaughtered, just as you wanted!”

“……”

As soon as one person spoke, the crowd’s anger exploded. They all glared at Su Jingzhen and his group with hatred in their eyes.

But even though their eyes burned with anger, none of them dared to take any action against Su Jingzhen and his group.

After all, Jian Ling’s reputation was not something to be taken lightly.

Su Jingzhen and the others ignored their insults. There was no need to waste time with such complaints, nor did they have any intention of killing them.

They simply glanced at them without any sympathy.

Those who decided to participate in the Four Waters Martial Arts Competition should be prepared for anything. In Su Jingzhen’s eyes, these complaints were nothing but the behavior of the weak.

At this point, they had already agreed not to linger by the cliff, and headed straight for the dense forest they had mentioned earlier.

Even though the five-colored vortex was still floating above the cliff there, they paid no mind to it.

There was no concern that anyone would enter through that passage to harvest the divine sources within.

None of the people inside the secret realm had the qualifications to claim them.

“If those Divine Source beasts you are talking about really exist, they must be related to this cliff.

Perhaps we can find a way to unlock the secrets of this place over there.” Jian Ling said, her expression still heavy.

Then she drew a translucent long sword from her side, formed a hand seal and enlarged it. With the sword in her hand, she ran towards the dense forest.

At her full effort, their speed was extraordinary, and the several hundred miles were covered in just three minutes.

But just before they reached the forest, they suddenly stopped.

Before them, a streak of light was heading in their direction.

The air was thick with a violent aura as it neared them.

Su Jingzhen and the others quickly focused, and their faces instantly tightened when they saw what it was.

It was the beasts they had been looking for.

Behind them, a number of teams were following closely, all with excited expressions on their faces.

It was clear that these teams recognized these beasts as high-level Divine Source creatures.

However, the aura emanating from the beasts was overwhelming.

Even though many of the teams included Celestial Being Realm cultivators, none of them dared to make a rash move.

“They actually came out!”

“Why is this happening? It looks like they’re heading towards the cliff we came from. Could it be that they felt the change there and were drawn to it?”

“This kind of situation has never happened in the previous Four Waters Martial Arts competitions.”

The expressions of Su Jingzhen and the others turned serious.

Looking at the beasts charging past them, they were at a loss for what to do.

“Jian Ling, should we act?” Qiu Yaoyao asked Jian Ling.

Earlier, she had been more experienced than the others, but there was still a gap compared to Jian Ling.

Jian Ling furrowed her brow, watching as the beasts ran past her without attacking. It seemed as if the massive eyes of the creatures still held a trace of endless reverence.

After a brief silence, Jian Ling spoke again, “Take me further into the forest. I have a feeling that this Four Waters Martial Arts Competition is about to undergo a major change.”

Upon hearing this, Qiu Yaoyao and the others didn’t hesitate to lead Jian Ling to the forest once again.

They soon reached the forest, but when they entered, they were stunned to see that the mist that had once enveloped the area had completely dissipated.

Smashed and collapsed giant trees lay in ruins everywhere.

Clearly, it was the result of those colossal beasts charging out.

Soon, they reached the center of the battle, where the holy aura had completely disappeared.

It was as if all the divine sources and spiritual energy in the dense forest had been drained away the moment the beasts had escaped.

“I can sense it. This place used to be a land rich in spiritual energy, with an immense amount of divine sources, but now it’s all gone, completely vanished.

This is far too abnormal.”

Jian Ling murmured to herself, her expression growing even more serious as she seemed to come to a realization.

“Let’s go, we need to get to the bottom of the previous pit!”

Upon hearing Jian Ling’s words, Su Jingzhen, Qiu Yaoyao, and the others reacted immediately.

Without hesitation, the group set off again.

Jian Ling swiftly carried them back to the pit where they had previously harvested over thirty Divine Sources.

When they arrived, they noticed that a large number of people had gathered around the pit.

With a quick glance, they could see five or six teams, nearly a hundred people in all.

These people’s gazes were all focused on the pit, but none of them dared to approach it.

Even from a distance, Su Jingzhen and the others could see an intense five-colored divine light erupting from the pit.

Within that divine light, they could sense a familiar aura.

It was unmistakably Xuening’s energy.

Before they could get closer, Jian Ling and Qiu Yaoyao had already fixed their gaze on Xuening.

However, no words were exchanged.

Soon, they reached the edge of the pit.

Upon seeing their arrival, the surrounding crowd first brightened, then solemnly parted to let them through.

As Su Jingzhen got closer, he noticed that the pit had formed a strong five-colored energy barrier, as if a natural shield was guarding the bottom.

Through this energy barrier, they could sense fierce and holy energies brewing deep inside the pit.

“What’s going on here?”

Jian Ling and Qiu Yaoyao muttered.

Everyone was confused.

They clearly remembered that they had harvested the Divine Sources from the bottom of this pit just yesterday. Su Jingzhen had even completely collected the spiritual liquid there.

How could such a powerful energy be formed again in less than a day?

“Xuening, do you… feel anything?”

Jian Ling asked, her voice slightly dry as she looked at Xuening.

She had a hunch that all these changes seemed to be linked to her.

What was supposed to be a test for the younger generation of all the powers in the Four Water Region, on only the third day, seemed to have already begun to shift in a different direction.

It looked like it was about to become someone’s exclusive domain.