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Chapter 310

After listening to Shi Wuming's explanation, Pei Qiyu frowned and remained silent.

Su Molan, however, was somewhat anxious and hurriedly said, "We must quickly find Young Master Ning. If we're too late..."

It is well known that alchemists, regardless of their cultivation level, have weaker combat abilities compared to cultivators of the same rank. They are a kind of weaklings who are not good at fighting. Throwing them into a place like Evil Spirit Abyss, where ghosts and monsters abound, they might be torn apart alive by these creatures.

Ning Yuzhou, this alchemist, was naturally considered a weakling in their minds as well.

Wen Qiao, on the contrary, was not anxious and even had the composure to comfort her, "Don't worry, with my husband's abilities, those ghosts and monsters can do nothing to him."

Didn't Ning Yuzhou have a spatial realm? If he couldn't fight, he could always hide. Not to mention, he had plenty of life-saving trump cards: protective divine shields, Vajra talismans, explosive beads, Wen Guangun... Any one of these could give the ghosts and monsters a hard time.

Her attitude helped Pei Qiyu calm down quickly, and he even began to think about many details, soon making a decision.

Then, Pei Qiyu, with an unfriendly expression, said to Shi Wuming, "Lead the way for us."

"What? Lead what way?" Shi Wuming was taken aback.

Pei Qiyu looked at him with disdain, "If it weren't for your suggestion to rest at the foot of the mountain, would we have encountered that monster flying out of Evil Spirit Abyss and been dragged down by it? Ultimately, you are responsible for all this."

Shi Wuming quickly cried injustice, "How could I have known it would be so coincidental? I didn't even know what that monster was. If I had known, I would have run far away and wouldn't have wanted to fall down either!" Then he complained, "Falling from such a height, my bones would have been dislocated. Why suffer such pain..."

In fact, they also understood that when Wen Qiao said she wanted to find a place undisturbed by skeletons to rest, Shi Wuming only made a suggestion, and the final decision was up to them.

This matter indeed couldn't be blamed on Shi Wuming, but the coincidence made Pei Qiyu suspicious.

However, without evidence, he didn't pursue it further.

Baili Chi and the others nearby listened with some confusion and asked, "What kind of monster?"

They had heard earlier that a monster flew out of Evil Spirit Abyss, but they hadn't detailed what kind of monster it was. The few of them couldn't imagine what kind of monster could be so powerful that it could fly out of Evil Spirit Abyss on its own.

The reason Evil Spirit Abyss is called Evil Spirit Abyss is because it can nurture a group of ghosts and monsters.

Ghosts and monsters rarely leave Evil Spirit Abyss because only the unique environment of Evil Spirit Abyss is suitable for them. If they go outside, it is actually detrimental to them, and there has never been news of ghosts and monsters leaving on their own.

"It's a kind of skeletal beast!" Su Molan said, "I think it should be some kind of fierce beast, but since it only has bones left and no flesh, it's impossible to determine what kind of fierce beast it is."

Judging from the skeleton and the aura emitted by the monster, it was indeed a type of fierce beast.

It's unknown whether this skeletal beast was originally in a skeletal form or if it was once a normal flesh-and-blood fierce beast that turned into this due to death.

The secrets of the Thirteen Palaces of Dry Bones are truly numerous, and the principle of the existence of skeletons is unknown, making it impossible to judge the situation of the skeletons here.

"When it appeared, it brought a coldness more intense than any ghost, surely a strong being from Evil Spirit Abyss, perhaps even the master here," Pei Qiyu added, looking at Baili Chi and the others, "You've been in Evil Spirit Abyss longer than us. Have you encountered any terrifying skeletal beasts here?"

Baili Chi and the others shook their heads, "We've only encountered ghosts, including powerful ones, but never skeletons."

One could say that Evil Spirit Abyss is a paradise for ghosts, and skeletons do not appear in such places, so that skeletal beast seemed quite abnormal.

After discussing, they still couldn't describe what the skeletal beast was, so they put it aside.

Moreover, they understood that even if they knew, it wouldn't help because the skeletal beast was too powerful. With their current strength, they might freeze solid just by getting close, let alone face it in battle.

Fortunately, the skeletal beast didn't take them seriously; otherwise, they might have been killed in a single encounter.

One could say that this skeletal beast was the most powerful creature Wen Qiao and the others had ever encountered, so powerful that they didn't even have the right to stand before it.

Once Su Molan and Pei Qiyu had rested enough, they continued searching for people in Evil Spirit Abyss.

While searching, they naturally did not abandon the opportunity to slay ghosts and collect ghost pearls.

Thus, Baili Chi and his group found that what was once the ghosts hunting them had now become them actively hunting the ghosts. If it weren't for the large number of ghosts here, they might have scared them all away with this approach.

"What use are ghost pearls?" Su Molan asked curiously while diligently handing over the ghost pearls she had collected to Wen Qiao.

"I don't know about other uses, but they can be used to refine explosive beads."

Su Molan and Pei Qiyu's eyes immediately lit up. They all understood how useful explosive beads were.

Since ghost pearls could be used to refine explosive beads, the more, the better.

Wen Qiao's method of dealing with ghosts was simple and brutal. As a physical cultivator, what weapon could be stronger than her body? Just her fists could shatter the most powerful ghost eyes, not to mention the countless Vajra talismans.