“Protect me as I test this out.”
The words of the Third Miss reminded Li Muyang.
He flipped and jumped down, landing on the open snowy ground below.
Liu Lian’er and the Third Miss looked at each other: “How do you plan to test it?”
Liu Lian’er expressed her concerns: “It’s better for us not to get close to this desolate city…”
She was afraid that Li Muyang wouldn’t heed the warning and would want to explore the city.
However, Li Muyang had already closed his eyes and began walking on the snowy ground.
Having lost his sight, Li Muyang relied entirely on a cultivator’s perception of the surroundings and headed south.
The world was responding to him; he could clearly discern which direction to take.
However, after walking dozens of steps southward on the snowy ground, Li Muyang opened his eyes only to find that his footprints were heading north towards Demon Sword City.
Despite intending to head south, he ended up moving in the opposite direction, getting even closer to Demon Sword City.
Seeing this, Li Muyang fell silent.
—It was indeed caused by Demon Sword City!
There was some mysterious power in Demon Sword City, confusing his perception and drawing him towards this ancient city!
Liu Lian’er landed next to Li Muyang, worryingly said: “Senior Brother Li…”
The clever demon girl of the icy snow could guess from Li Muyang’s actions what he was attempting.
She obviously noticed that Li Muyang was being drawn to Demon Sword City.
Though the Third Miss is often called a fool by Li Muyang, she is not actually foolish.
She also floated down, her brows furrowed: “This is sinister, this empty city is luring you. What exactly is in the city? Wasn’t the Startling Swan Immortal Sword handled properly when you got it? Could there be some ancient evil object in the city?”
The ghost-fearing Third Miss had a pale face.
Li Muyang, however, glanced indifferently at the distance, where the three Immortal Artifact Masters scattered around the mountains outside Demon Sword City.
They had not entered the city but were scattered outside waiting for Wei Suyi.
But as the day turned darker, Wei Suyi was still nowhere to be seen.
Li Muyang said, “Let’s leave; something is off about this place.”
He took a deep look at Demon Sword City.
When he last visited, Demon Sword City had an evil aura, projecting images of dead beings from ten thousand years ago.
But at that time, it was merely frightening and posed no real danger; both Qi Refinement demon cultivators and even ordinary people could reside in the city.
However, returning after a few years, this Demon Sword City had become bizarrely sinister, unsettling Li Muyang.
He wanted to leave, directly taking Liu Lian’er and the Third Miss to fly out, not bothering with a Flying Boat.
Xie Liuyun saw this from a distance and asked, “Where are you going?”
Li Muyang made up an excuse: “Visiting a friend nearby who I met before; since Wei Suyi has not arrived yet, we have some free time anyway.”
This implausible lie wasn’t questioned by anyone.
After all, no one would guess that Li Muyang, having come a great distance to Demon Sword City for an appointment, would just stroll outside and leave.
The three Immortal Artifact Masters were seated in the snow meditating, no longer concerned with Li Muyang, letting him and his companions depart.
But just as Li Muyang escaped via Tunneling Light, about to leave the mountains, a sudden thunderous noise came from Demon Sword City, and the giant, dull city gates slowly opened.
An old, weary figure holding a lantern slowly appeared in the shadow of the city gates.
“I am already here, everyone come in…”
The exhausted old man, with white hair and a stooping posture, wore a tattered and disheveled robe, appearing like a begging street beggar.
His emaciated hand held a bronze oil lamp, casting a faint glow under the night sky.
Seeing this old man appear, the three scattered Immortal Artifact Masters were shocked.
“Wei Suyi?”
“How are you inside the city?”
“When did you enter?!”
The three Immortal Artifact Masters were shocked and confused.
Li Muyang’s departing Tunneling Light couldn’t help but falter.
His reason for leaving was that Wei Suyi had not arrived, so he decided to walk around nearby.
Now, Wei Suyi appeared… and even came out from Demon Sword City!
Li Muyang stared intently at the strange old man in the shadow of the city gate, only to find that the old man’s gaze was also coldly fixed on him.
“We finally meet, Cang Su San.”
The old man holding the oil lamp said coldly, “I have a lot to tell you. I didn’t expect you to also keep the appointment; what a pleasant surprise.”
The light was dim, but Li Muyang could still see that Wei Suyi’s right eye was blind, and his left sleeve was empty, lacking an arm.
This was a permanent injury left on Wei Suyi during the great battle between ancient Holy Spirits and Immortal Artifact Masters, which has not healed to this day.
Liu Lian’er transmitted her uncertain thoughts : “Senior Brother Li, what should we do? Are we really going in?”
But the three Immortal Artifact Masters on the mountain had already turned around to look at Li Muyang, seemingly waiting for him to accompany them.
After a brief silence, Li Muyang said, “You guys wait for me outside the city. If something goes wrong, escape immediately.”
After all, this body is just a puppet brought back to life; it can be replaced if destroyed.
But the sinister nature of Demon Sword City was making Li Muyang anxious.
Even if it meant losing a precious, 100% compatible body, Li Muyang wanted to go in and investigate.
Thus, Li Muyang calmly rode the Tunneling Light and entered Demon Sword City with the other three Immortal Artifact Masters.
As the group entered, the heavy, slow-moving gate slowly closed.
Wei Suyi, holding the oil lamp, looked coldly at the four people in front of him and said, “Follow me.”
Saying this, the old and weary man led the way with the oil lamp in hand.
The four Immortal Artifact Masters followed closely behind, moving through Demon Sword City.
The eerily deserted Demon Sword City was filled with a cold and ominous atmosphere.
Xie Liuyun said, “My sword is restless; Chi Xiao seems to sense danger… “
Chi Xiao Sword is the Immortal Artifact owned by Xie Liuyun.
Dou Sujiu Tabalai frowned and said, “This city is so sinister! My Moon-shooting Bow is also uneasy.”
The usually cool Qing Hui, rarely showing a grim expression, said: “My Mixed Element Golden Light is also restless…”
After the three spoke, all turned their gaze towards Li Muyang.
Li Muyang silently pointed to the side, where in the void next to him, the Startling Swan Immortal Sword was trembling wildly, even causing the surrounding void to fluctuate.
Clearly, the Startling Swan Immortal Sword also sensed the ominous.
Xie Liuyun frowned and asked, “Wei Suyi, why did you arrange to meet us here? What exactly is in this city?!”
It was too sinister for Wei Suyi to have walked out of the city.
But before Wei Suyi, holding the oil lamp, could speak, voices of living people suddenly came from around the corner of a nearby street.
“…I’m telling you, young man, believe me, there are truly good things here!”
A sloppy old Taoist, shuffling along with a young man, appeared at the corner of the street.
The Sloppy Taoist Dong Xuanzi that was previously encountered on the Flying Boat, and the young man Guan Xiaoshun he was pestering… these two had unexpectedly appeared in Demon Sword City!
And they ran head-first into Li Muyang and his group.
Seeing the appearance of Li Muyang and the others, the old swindler Dong Xuanzi’s face showed astonishment.
Then his gaze swept over everyone present, finally resting on Wei Suyi, the old man holding the oil lamp at the forefront.
The usually unkempt, swindling old Taoist was so scared that he jerked back two steps in shock and uncertainty.
“…Are you humans or ghosts? Why are you carrying a dead man’s lantern?!”
The old Taoist vigilantly stared at Li Muyang and his group, subtly moving to protect the young Guan Xiaoshun behind him, as if facing a great enemy.
