hsntnovel Chapter 22 Night Walk
Chapter 22 Night Walk
"Ding! Congratulations on awakening your spell before the end of day one! Reward: 10 Spirit Stones!"
In the stillness of the night, a system notification suddenly sounded.
Daring to look down on the little kid: "Wow! I received ten spirit stones! ٩(๑^o^๑)۶"
Guild Master: Crimson Lotus Demon Sealer: "I received twenty."
How dare you look down on a little kid: "Why?"
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Guild Master: Crimson Demon Sealer: "Because I was the first to awaken!"
He really was the first one to awaken?!
Li Yuan was somewhat surprised. The Red Lotus Demon Seal Envoy was the first to announce that he had killed the Ghost, but he was not necessarily the first to kill the Ghost. The martial artist and the one who dared to look down on the little bean were also the first Ghosts to kill the Ghost.
There must be quite a few people like that, and the Crimson Lotus Demon Sealer was actually lucky enough to get first place?
Daring to look down on the little kid: "Wow! Amazing! Starry-eyed! Could you trade me a spirit stone? I'll exchange it for an exorcism item. Lord Red Lotus Demon Sealer can have whatever you want!"
The Crimson Lotus Demon Sealer sent the message a while later.
Guild Master: Crimson Demon Sealer: "Okay, I was just kidding. Only ten."
How dare you look down on a little kid: "(•̀へ•́╮)"
Vice President: Li Weiguo: "Dozens more people have left. It seems the game system can't suppress some powerful monsters tonight."
Unfortunately, they were discovered by a powerful and eerie entity.
Vice President Li Weiguo: "For safety's sake, I suggest using these ten spirit stones to upgrade the magic array. The strange entity has discovered that the basic magic array cannot protect us."
Li Weiguo initially thought the first night wouldn't be too dangerous, as the basic magic array could protect them. But when he checked the number of deaths on the regional channel, he realized that dozens more had died in such a short time!
Even during the day, no one dares to get out of the car casually. Who would be so foolish as to seek death at night? The only explanation is that someone must have been discovered by a mysterious force and forced their way into the car.
Li Weiguo had already upgraded the magic array; he dared not gamble with his luck.
The upgraded magic array prevented the yin wind from entering, which reassured him considerably.
There was no activity in the group for a while; everyone was busy upgrading the magic array.
Spirit stones are scarce and can only be used to upgrade magic arrays, not for cultivation, but life is even scarcer!
I can't afford to gamble!
Only Master Qingfeng stared fearfully at the pitch-black night outside the car window.
Since he hadn't awakened, he naturally received no reward and could only pray that the Three Pure Ones would protect him, considering his daily offerings of incense.
Dare to look down on the little one: "Upgraded and you'll feel so safe! ٩(๑^o^๑)۶"
The person who dared to look down on the little kid was the first to speak in the group.
Guild Leader: Crimson Lotus Demon Sealer: "Leveling up is great, even the car looks brand new."
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Li Yuan didn't continue reading the group messages. After finishing his meal, he placed the pot on the front seat, wiped his mouth, and began cultivating.
Improving our strength is the most important thing.
Li Yuan felt the spiritual energy circulating within his body and began to temper his body.
He continued practicing until midnight, only stopping when he became too sleepy to continue.
Li Yuan didn't keep track of how many spirit stones he had consumed; he only felt that he had become stronger again.
The killing lightning expanded even further, revealing its sharp edge, flashing with a deadly cold light between its flickering glow!
Li Yuan wrapped himself in a blanket and fell into a deep sleep in the back seat of the vehicle.
The night was as dark as ink, with undercurrents surging, and the outside world seemed increasingly strange and unpredictable. All sorts of indescribable phenomena quietly emerged from the depths of darkness, beginning to wander through the wilderness and forests, as if the order of daytime had been completely torn apart.
A giant centipede slowly awoke from its slumber, its body resembling an ancient train lying across the mountain ridge. Each leg was as thick as a human leg, densely packed to support its enormous and twisted body as it slithered along the rock face, making a rustling sound that made even the mountain wind hold its breath.
Deep within the shadowy forest, a graceful figure leaped lightly—it was a fox spirit in the form of a young girl, with three fluffy, misty fox tails, her eyes brimming with alluring charm. With each leap, she seemed to tear apart the boundaries of space, appearing more than ten meters away in an instant, as if the moonlight in the forest was trampled under her toes, leaving behind a string of illusory afterimages.
A hundred meters underground, buried deep beneath a desolate grave, in an ancient tomb, a bronze coffin lay silently. The coffin was covered in mottled verdigris and engraved with long-lost runes. Suddenly, the heavy coffin lid, seemingly bearing the weight of a thousand-pound curse, slid open silently to the sides, dust falling in a flurry. A zombie covered in long, grayish-white fur slowly opened its eyes, its pupils a phosphorescent, inhuman green, radiating a chilling aura, as if returning from an ancient nightmare.
Meanwhile, on a country lane, a troop of ancient soldiers marched in perfect unison, their steps perfectly synchronized and without a sound. They wore tattered armor and straw hats, their faces withered like decaying wood, their eyes empty and lifeless, as if they had been dead for years. The night wind blew, yet their garments remained motionless, like an army of the dead emerging from the cracks of history, silently traversing the edge of the human world, guided by some unseen command.
Between heaven and earth, the yin energy gradually increased, as if the whole world was slowly sliding into a nightmare from which no one could wake up.
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Master Qingfeng stared wide-eyed, his eyes bloodshot with terror, intently watching the strange creatures passing by outside, too scared to even breathe.
He couldn't sleep, so Li Weiguo and the Red Lotus Demon Seal gave him a portion of cinnabar for self-defense. He thought that with these two portions of cinnabar, plus his own portion of cinnabar and black dog blood, along with the willow whip, he could at least save his life.
But looking at the monsters outside, which were clearly much stronger than the ones he had encountered during the day, his liver was trembling.
Splashing that kind of bizarre black dog blood on it wouldn't do any good, would it?
He could only pray that the Swift Illusion Array would hide him well and prevent him from being discovered by the strange entity.
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the next morning.
Li Yuan slept very soundly; he hadn't slept so comfortably since leaving his mother's womb.
Perhaps due to spiritual energy, all my anxiety and insomnia were cured.
He stretched out a big yawn and felt refreshed!
Li Yuan looked out the window; it was barely dawn. He hadn't slept for long, but the sleep had been excellent. He peeked outside, hesitating whether to get out of the carriage. It should be safe now that it was daylight, but out of caution, he decided not to.
Let's wait a bit longer! What if some mischievous creature hasn't returned yet?
Li Yuan noticed that a large patch of grass outside the carriage had collapsed, as if it had been trampled by something.
This discovery terrified him; the fallen creature was at least two meters wide! What kind of enormous thing was it that was two meters wide?
What's even more terrifying is that the thing walked right past him! Even a slight brush against it would have caused the car to overturn. If it had run him over... the consequences would have been unimaginable.
He certainly trusted the magic array; after all, he had no choice but to believe. But what if he were actually hit by that enormous creature...?
Li Yuan thought for a while and finally sighed. There was nothing he could do if he really bumped into someone. He should just focus on his cultivation! This feeling of being at the mercy of life and death was not pleasant.
As it grew brighter, Li Yuan got out of the carriage and put on the clothes he had washed the day before. They weren't dry and were uncomfortable to wear, but he didn't want to dry them; it would be a waste of time. Then Li Yuan stretched his body in the open space.
The group of experts has a compilation of basic martial arts techniques. Of course, you don't need to start practicing martial arts now, it's too late. It's just some techniques for generating and deflecting force, which you should definitely master, as you will definitely need them.
Li Yuan coordinated his breathing as he faced the rising sun, extending and retracting his palm.
These skills were not difficult, and he mastered them quickly.
Then I stopped, went back to the car, and put the few small fish that had been electrocuted and riddled with holes into the leftover fish soup from last night. Before putting them in, I smelled them to make sure they weren't spoiled.
After cooking, I added braised beef noodles and ate it in the car as usual. I also opened the group chat with the big shots.
There's no way around it; looking at my phone while eating has become a habit, and I can't break it.
How dare you look down on a little kid: "Zao Shang Hao ٩(•̤̀ᵕ•̤́๑)ᵒᵏᵎᵎᵎᵎ."
It was the little one speaking again.
Qingwan: Good morning
How dare she look down on the little one: "Did you sleep well last night, Qingwan?"
Qingwan: "Oh no, I'm afraid to fall into a deep sleep. I've woken up several times to check if anything strange is happening."
Daring to look down on a little kid: "Oh, I see."
If anyone dared to look down on the little bean curd, she would scratch her head and fall asleep immediately, sleeping soundly until dawn, without even thinking about being careful at night.