Chapter 75

After Nie Tian and Pan Tao left, they casually chose a direction and walked for a while before stopping.

"The food from Xuanwu Palace won’t be enough to last until the Secret Realm Gate opens. Everyone will have to go hungry from now on," Pan Tao said, looking into the distance. "It’s also our fault. We were in such a hurry to get here that we discarded a lot of food along the way."

Nie Tian smiled, "Ha, actually, it’s my fault. Before you guys came, Zheng Bin thought they had enough food stored, so he let me eat as much as I wanted. They didn’t expect you to be in such a sorry state, coming here with nothing."

He didn’t have any bad feelings toward Zheng Bin.

After spending some time with the Xuanwu Palace trainees, he knew that under Zheng Bin’s leadership, the atmosphere within Xuanwu Palace was very harmonious.

Zheng Bin wasn’t stingy either; otherwise, he wouldn’t have allowed Nie Tian to eat so much.

"Yeah, although I haven’t interacted with Zheng Bin before, I’ve heard that he has a good reputation," Pan Tao also smiled. "But, he seems to look down on us, thinking it’s fine for us to leave the group."

"It doesn’t matter. As long as we can find something to eat and stop everyone from being hungry every day, I’ll consider it a way to repay their kindness." As he spoke, Nie Tian closed his eyes and released his vast mental consciousness to detect the life around them.

Pan Tao knew about his unique abilities and didn’t interrupt him when he saw him close his eyes.

After a while, Nie Tian shook his head and said, "There are no living things nearby. Let’s try another place."

"Okay."

The two of them wandered around, and Nie Tian occasionally used his mental power to sense life vibrations.

Unfortunately, there seemed to be no spirit beasts active near the Secret Realm Gate.

He circled around and probed multiple times but found nothing.

Once again, as Nie Tian closed his eyes to sense, he suddenly felt an unusual blood qi vibration coming from deep within the earth.

His expression changed, thinking that there might be a spirit beast similar to a ground lizard hidden deep underground. He quickly focused his mind and penetrated the ground to sense.

Upon sensing, he suddenly discovered that deep within the earth, there were blood lines flowing like streams.

These blood lines gave him a faint sense of familiarity...

"Blood qi from Yu Tong!"

After a moment, his face changed, and he became even more focused.

He clearly sensed that blood lines, filled with blood qi but without any soul energy, were quietly extending toward the gathering place of Zheng Bin and the others.

These blood lines intertwined, forming a dense and bloody web, capable of binding all living beings.

He suddenly opened his eyes and said to Pan Tao, who was looking around cautiously, "Something’s wrong! There are blood lines deep in the earth! I can confirm that these blood lines are released from the Blood Sect demoness Yu Tong! The direction of the blood lines is toward Zheng Bin and the others!"

"Blood lines from the demoness Yu Tong?" Pan Tao was startled, then frowned in thought.

After a few seconds, Pan Tao was suddenly shocked, his face filled with fear. "Earth Net! It’s the Blood Sect’s forbidden technique, Earth Net! The Blood Sect and Ghost Sect people must be nearby! They’ve already locked onto us using the Blood Detection Compass! We’re in trouble, Nie Tian, let’s go back quickly!"

"What’s the Earth Net?" Nie Tian was surprised.

"There’s no time to explain in detail. We need to go back quickly!" Pan Tao said urgently.

Nie Tian was also influenced by Pan Tao’s tension and said, "Don’t mention that I detected the abnormality underground. Pan Tao, keep it a secret for me."

"I understand," Pan Tao nodded.

Before entering the Qinghuan Realm, he had guessed that An Shiyi had a special purpose for arranging for a seemingly random Nie family member to join their training.

An Ying had hinted to him several times to test Nie Tian with Zheng Rui, which made him even more certain.

But now, in his heart, he already considered Nie Tian an indispensable comrade. To not lose this comrade, he knew what he had to do.

Soon, the two of them returned to the gathering place of the group.

"Did you find anything? Any spirit beasts?" Xuanwu Palace’s Han Xin sneered as soon as she saw them return so quickly. "I told you there were no spirit beasts nearby, but you insisted on showing off. You’re just making things riskier for everyone, aren’t you?"

"Shut up!" Pan Tao coldly shouted.

"Who are you telling to shut up? You eat and drink our food, and you have the nerve to yell at me?" Han Xin was immediately riled up.

Many Xuanwu Palace trainees also stood up, glaring at Pan Tao, ready to fight at any moment.

Zheng Bin’s face was also unfriendly, "Pan Tao, please apologize to Han Xin!"

"If an apology could solve the problem, I would apologize!" Pan Tao’s face was grim. He ignored Zheng Bin and said to An Ying and Jiang Lingzhu, "We’re in big trouble. The Ghost Sect and Blood Sect are nearby, and they’ve already started using the Blood Sect’s forbidden technique—Earth Net!"

"What? Earth Net!" Jiang Lingzhu was shocked.

"How is that possible? Yu Tong has just entered the Later Heaven Realm; she shouldn’t have the strength to activate the Earth Net!" An Ying exclaimed.

"Blood Sect’s forbidden technique, Earth Net?!" Zheng Bin’s expression changed drastically, no longer caring about getting justice for Han Xin. "Are you sure it’s the Earth Net? How did you discover it?"

At this moment, Nie Tian, who had returned with Pan Tao, was also secretly worried.

Jiang Lingzhu, An Ying, and Zheng Bin were the core disciples of Lingyun Sect, Lingbao Pavilion, and Xuanwu Palace, respectively, and the leaders of the three groups.

They had already learned about the secrets of the Ghost Sect and Blood Sect through their elders in their respective sects.

Clearly, they all knew what the Earth Net meant.

When they heard that the Blood Sect had activated the Earth Net, all three of them changed color, proving how terrifying the Earth Net was.

"Pan Tao, are you really sure it’s the Earth Net?" An Ying said seriously.

Everyone, at this moment, looked at Pan Tao, including Han Xin, who had just been arguing with him, now pale and panicked.

Pan Tao hesitated, glanced at Nie Tian, and after seeing that Nie Tian was calm and not at all panicked, he nodded firmly, "I’ll stake my life on it!"

With these words, An Ying no longer doubted and immediately said, "We must find the people from the Ghost Sect and Blood Sect before the Earth Net is fully formed. We can’t just sit here and wait to die!"

"That’s the only way!" Jiang Lingzhu said firmly.

Zheng Bin nodded, also realizing the danger of the situation, and said, "Everyone, start searching for the traces of the Blood Sect and Ghost Sect, centered around this place. Once you find them, shout immediately. Since Yu Tong has just entered the Later Heaven Realm, even with the help of a spirit artifact, she can’t expand the range of the Earth Net too much!"

"She must be close to us! As long as we find her and attack her, we can prevent the Earth Net from truly forming, and we can avoid the blood binding of the Blood Net!"

An Ying decisively said, "Spread out and find them!"

"Nie Tian! We’ll go together. I have a special artifact that can faintly sense the flow of the Earth Net. We have the best chance of finding them!" Pan Tao informed Nie Tian and suddenly rushed out, not wanting to stay a moment longer.

He knew that Nie Tian had to separate from the group to avoid exposing his unique sensing ability.

"Okay!" Nie Tian quickly followed.

In a moment, the two of them were the first to leave the group.

"He has a special artifact..." Zheng Bin’s expression changed, and he thought for a moment, "Since that’s the case, there’s no need for everyone to split up. Just follow him!"

"Let’s go!"

The trainees from the three sects, at this moment, put aside their previous grievances and no longer cared about Pan Tao’s harsh words, immediately following in his direction.

While on the move, Nie Tian quickly caught up with Pan Tao, occasionally releasing his mental consciousness to determine the source of the blood lines.

Pan Tao shouted back, "Keep some distance from me. The artifact on my body will be interfered with by too much blood and flesh qi!"

The trainees from the three sects, hearing this, slowed down slightly, maintaining a distance from him.

Nie Tian no longer worried about being detected and used his mental consciousness to sense the direction of the blood lines, gradually approaching Yu Tong.

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