The Journey of Immortal Cultivation

The corridor floor is relatively clean, which makes these bloodstained footprints appear even more eerie.

The footprints are large, unlike a woman’s. She leaned closer to examine them carefully, then gently sniffed and said, "It’s human male blood, and it’s been flowing for no more than ten hours." She has some knowledge of the Tracking Technique.

Then the two followed the footprints forward, and within fifteen minutes they saw a large pool of blood, clearly indicating that the unlucky person who left the footprints was bitten by a monster and then eaten. Yet, not to mention bones, there weren’t even scraps of clothing or hair visible. There were also several chaotic and strange scratches, like blood-stained paint scrapers outlining on the ground, always alongside that trail of dragged blood.

"Could it be..." she hesitated to say.

"It’s the footprint of a monster." Changtian confirmed, "The monster in the Jade Scroll looks somewhat like an ant but is as big as a horse. If I’m not mistaken, it’s an ancient exotic beast called the Mountain Anchor, resembling a giant ant. But when it runs, it is extremely fast, with a very broad diet, it almost eats anything without leaving any leftovers, this person was eaten completely. Its diet even includes dirt and a small amount of metal."

Good dining habits? She was embarrassed, and watched as he pointed to the ground, "Yes, although it’s large, each of its feet leaves a hook-like scratch upon landing."

Her Bai Xiaosheng is still so formidable. Ning Xiaoxian examined closely, and sure enough, the bloodstains on the ground were very similar to those left by dragging hooks. Moreover, judging by the footprints, there were at least two or three Mountain Anchors that had been tailing the unlucky human who was devoured.

These creatures apparently also have a habit of living in groups. But what puzzled her the most was why humans appeared in this underground palace? The Evil Qi permeates every corner, even a demon cultivator like her feels quite hindered, and even Miluo refuses to come himself, how did these humans manage?

The bloodstains on the ground were still fresh, with a bright red color, so she knew that even if this person had cultivation, it wasn’t deep — even if not a body cultivator, the deeper the cultivation, the greater the physical changes would be, like she has reached the late-stage Integration, and her blood is pink, whereas Changtian’s blood has turned gold.

What did these low-cultivation humans sneak in for, to provide monsters with snacks? She frowned silently. Humans entering such a place must come in groups, it wouldn’t be just one. So either they have all perished, or they are hiding somewhere ahead.

"Cultivators entering have their cultivation compressed to that of mortals. Rather than that, if someone wishes to explore this underground palace, they might as well hire some mortals to do it." Changtian mused, throwing out shocking words.

Ning Xiaoxian was taken aback, "Also true, but how do these people become immune to the invasion of Evil Qi?" Ordinary people, not to mention entering this underground palace, would feel stifled and their spirits heavy within five kilometers of Red Ghost Mountain, and within two kilometers, they would become mentally deranged and schizophrenic. If they get within one kilometer, they would likely become walking corpses, permanently unable to restore their original minds and personalities.

Now, the people who entered the underground palace not only have clear minds but can also actively avoid the monsters inside.

It’s not clear what Changtian thought of, but his face grew somber as he said, "It’s not necessarily impossible." He extended his hand to place a Concealing Breath Technique on both himself and Ning Xiaoxian, hiding their true appearances, even covering his unique eye color. If anyone saw them at this moment, they would only think they were an ordinary-looking young couple. The surging divine power on their bodies was completely concealed.

He thought for a moment, then placed his hand on the Baihui point at her head, pure divine power flowed in, Ning Xiaoxian only felt a slight ache in her brain, then something seemed different.

He released his hand, she gently shook her head, feeling a little dizzy, but returned to normal after a few seconds, "What are you doing?"

"Shielding both yours and my divine soul slightly." He pondered, "In recent years, Tu Jin has been vying for cultivator souls with Yin Jiu You on the battlefield, for safety, he researched a method to mask the true appearance of divine souls, much like the Disguise Technique used by cultivators, it’s a very practical little skill, I’ll teach you later." Originally, there was only one soul cultivator in the world, naturally, Yin Jiu You wouldn’t study the issue of changing soul traits. Now with Tu Jin, the birth of this technique became necessary.

Ning Xiaoxian was slightly stunned. This was Changtian carefully aiming, so even if an immortal like Langya came in person, they might not detect any anomaly. The man beside her always disliked hiding, last time when she persuaded him to change his appearance, she had to use all her persuasive skills.