Chapter 94

While Zhao Yan was focused on collecting the mysterious orchid with his back to them, Ruan Nanfeng quietly cast a restriction and whispered, "Don't show any signs. Gentlemen, are you really willing to let Zhao Yan manipulate you?"

The few of them exchanged glances. The only woman, surnamed Cen, asked hesitantly, "Junior Brother Ruan, what do you mean by this? The Heart-Eating Worms are watching our primordial spirits, and any thought of rebellion means death. What can we do by not obeying orders?"

"There's nothing we can do, but I don't want to wait for death," Ruan Nanfeng sneered. "Yu said he has safely sent Wu and the others out of the Kuiyin Sect, but I doubt it. It would be easier to kill them and dispose of the bodies to avoid suspicion. If we hadn't luckily broken through the eighth level, we would have been dead long ago. Senior Sister Cen, do you really want to bet on the conscience of a demon?"

Senior Sister Cen was silent, then asked the young man standing silently beside her, "Senior Brother Liu, do you think the same?"

Liu nodded and sighed, "I also doubt the fate of our fellow disciples. The Yinsha Abyss has countless souls. For the Kuiyin Sect, a few more or fewer of us doesn't matter. After Zhao Yan takes the spirit medicine, he will still need to find a way to escape from the Yuanzhao Sect. Would he really be willing to carry us, these burdens, and share his credit? As for the promises he made after the task is completed, we should just listen and not take them seriously..."

"But..."

Senior Sister Cen was still hesitant, "Unless we can instantly kill Zhao Yan, giving him any time to think will allow him to awaken the Heart-Eating Worms in our primordial spirits, and we will die..."

Qin Sang, who had been observing coldly from the side, suddenly spoke, "I have a magical artifact called the Purple Soul Bell, which can confuse Zhao Yan's mind. However, since his cultivation is higher than mine, it can only hold him for less than two breaths."

Qin Sang had long intended to take action against Zhao Yan, but Zhao Yan was always by his side, leaving no time to prepare the Spirit Confusion Mirror or the Blackwood Sword.

As for secretly joining forces with Ruan Nanfeng and the others, Qin Sang had considered it but ultimately abandoned the idea. First, there was no opportunity to discuss it; any secret communication under Zhao Yan's watch would be discovered. Second, they couldn't escape the control of the Heart-Eating Worms, and Qin Sang couldn't be sure if they had the courage to resist. If they still had illusions about the Kuiyin Sect and betrayed him to save themselves, it would be counterproductive.

Now that they had proposed it, Qin Sang was happy to cooperate.

Ruan Nanfeng was overjoyed, "As long as you give me the chance to summon the Golden Crow Hammer, two breaths will be enough. Senior Brother Liu, Senior Sister Cen, you should also have offensive magical artifacts, right? When we leave the Three Disasters Heart-Eating Array, Junior Brother Qin will immediately activate the Purple Soul Bell to prevent Zhao Yan from acting first."

Liu's voice was also filled with joy, "My supreme magical artifact is the Soul-Devouring Spear, and Senior Sister Cen has a high-quality spirit sword. We just need to wait until we leave the Three Disasters Heart-Eating Array, and Junior Brother Qin will immediately activate the Purple Soul Bell."

Senior Sister Cen was finally convinced. She looked at Zhao Yan, who was busy by the pool, with a cold voice, "Then I will take a chance with you. In my view, there's no need to wait. To prevent any unforeseen events, we should act now. Zhao Yan has spent his spiritual power to pick the orchid and is at his weakest. This will ensure our success!"

Liu quickly dissuaded her, "No, the Four Cloud Divine Restriction requires five people to operate. We still need him to leave the Three Disasters Heart-Eating Array. We can't act now."

Ruan Nanfeng laughed sinisterly, his eyes fixed on the orchid being slowly pulled out by Zhao Yan, "Senior Brother Liu is right. We've been manipulated by these demons for so long, living in constant fear. We must get some compensation. Once he picks the orchid, we four will eliminate him and divide the orchid. Even if we can't use the immortal medicine that even Core Formation cultivators covet, we can exchange it for a few Foundation Establishment Pills. The Yuanzhao Sect has two Golden Core elders. As long as we fight to the death, even if the protective array is broken, it won't be easy for them to devour us. We can take advantage of the chaos to escape. If you are willing to follow me, my family has an elder who is about to reach the Core Formation stage. Once he returns from the Ancient Immortal Battlefield, he will definitely help us remove the Heart-Eating Worms."

Upon hearing this, Liu and Cen's eyes became feverish. Qin Sang noticed their expressions and was secretly on guard, determined to escape and not go with them.

The four of them discussed the details further. Seeing that Zhao Yan was about to collect the orchid, they quickly stopped talking and pretended nothing had happened.

Zhao Yan tightly held the mysterious orchid, and no matter how it struggled, it couldn't break free. The moment its roots left the water, it suddenly became still, and the misty illusions on its petals vanished, turning it into a lifeless object.

However, Zhao Yan was not discouraged. Instead, he was overjoyed and eagerly increased his spiritual power, using the remaining thunder power in the transparent jade to release several divine thunderbolts, creating a large crack and pulling out the orchid.

Zhao Yan laughed heartily, holding the mysterious orchid up to his face to admire it, looking like a madman.

But Qin Sang and the others couldn't see that Zhao Yan's eyes, which were facing away from them, were not at all mad but cold and calculating, with a sinister smile on his lips.

The next moment, a惨叫 suddenly echoed in the stone cave, followed by several dull thuds.

Zhao Yan waved his hand, and the four cloud flags flew back into his palm. He slowly turned around and said smugly, "Do you really think I didn't know what you were planning? I can control the Four Cloud Divine Restriction alone. If it weren't for the powerful restrictions on it..."

But when he saw the scene behind him, his smile froze.

One, two, three—there were only three bodies!

Zhao Yan's face changed abruptly. He had clearly awakened the Heart-Eating Worms, so why were only three people dead? Where was the other one? Could the Heart-Eating Worms fail?

Without time to think, Zhao Yan roared, "Come out!"

The blue cloud flag flashed, and a cloud of mist rose in the cave, revealing Qin Sang's outline.

The Cloud-Wing could only hide his aura, not make him disappear.

Qin Sang hadn't expected that Zhao Yan's plan to have them all activate the Four Cloud Divine Restriction to break through the Three Disasters Heart-Eating Array was just a ruse. The real purpose was to use their combined power to trigger the most powerful thunder technique of the Four Cloud Divine Restriction to break the restrictions on the mysterious orchid.

Before Zhao Yan could put the mysterious orchid into the jade box, he immediately awakened the Heart-Eating Worms, and Ruan Nanfeng and the other two were instantly killed by the worms devouring their primordial spirits.

At the same time, Zhao Yan forcibly took the cloud flags.

Qin Sang was caught off guard and quickly hid himself. He knew that Zhao Yan had expended a lot of spiritual power to collect the orchid and, to be safe, chose to attack rather than escape, unsure if the Jade Buddha could protect him from the Three Disasters Heart-Eating Array.

The Cloud-Wing was easily broken, but Qin Sang remained calm, and the癸水阴雷咒 in his palm was almost complete!