Ling Xiao said no more.
He stood up and walked outside the cave, forming a hand gesture to set an invisible barrier at the entrance, preventing energy leakage.
After these preparations, he took out an item from his chest.
It was the light blue Jade Pendant obtained from Long Yi’s Void Ring.
The surface of the Jade Pendant was naturally engraved with cloud patterns, warm to the touch, with what seemed like liquid flowing inside.
"Indeed, it’s a good item."
Ling Xiao, with gleaming joy, sat cross-legged and began absorbing the pure energy from the Jade Pendant.
...
Meanwhile, at the outskirts of Ten Thousand Ghost Ridge.
Gong Xuefeng sat paralyzed on the ground, gasping for air.
Around him, a dozen Luotian Sect disciples were equally disheveled, some even lying flat on the ground.
"We... we actually made it out alive..."
A young cultivator murmured incredulously.
Recalling the experiences in the basin, everyone shuddered.
The image of Long Yi’s tragic death was vivid in their minds, and the Taotie Stone Pillar that devoured Long Yi’s heart had become their collective nightmare.
"Long’s Life Plate..."
Gong Xuefeng suddenly remembered something and took out a jade plate from his chest.
This was the Life Plate meant only for Luotian Sect core disciples, used to sense each other’s location.
Upon hearing this, others also took out their Life Plates.
Ordinarily, the owner’s death would cause the Life Plate to shatter and point to the death location.
But now, Long Yi’s Life Plate hadn’t shattered; instead, it emitted a faint glow.
"What... is going on?"
A surprised female cultivator asked.
"The Life Plate indicates that Long’s... energy is being absorbed?"
Gong Xuefeng’s expression was uncertain.
"The Life Plate might have fallen into someone else’s hands. For someone to achieve this in Ten Thousand Ghost Ridge..."
"Gu Sheng!"
Long Yi’s Void Ring contains many good items, let alone the treasures on Gu Sheng himself. If I can acquire even one or two...
"Inform the sect immediately!"
Gong Xuefeng decided without hesitation.
"Just tell them Gu Sheng’s whereabouts have been discovered, and Long... unfortunately met with misfortune."
A cultivator hesitated.
"But we don’t even know where Gu Sheng is..."
"The Life Plate will guide us."
Gong Xuefeng tightened his grip on the jade plate.
"This time, we must acquire those treasures!"
..........
"Hahaha!"
Ling Xiao’s wild laughter echoed through the eerie forest of Ten Thousand Ghost Ridge as the light blue Jade Pendant in his hand had already shrunk by a circle, with pure energy continuously pouring into him.
With each unit absorbed, the faint black light in his eyes deepened.
"Ling Xiao, keep your voice down!"
Gu Sheng emerged from the cave, his complexion still pale but his aura had stabilized.
He scanned the surroundings cautiously.
"The people from Luotian Sect might still be nearby."
Ling Xiao restrained his laughter, tossing and catching the Life Plate casually.
"Afraid of what? That group of wastrels couldn’t even protect Long Yi, what can they do to me?"
Saying this, he still lowered his voice.
"How’s your recovery?"
"Pretty much done."
Gu Sheng stretched a bit.
"We need to leave quickly, the Supreme Treasure Sword might have already attracted more powerful figures."

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