Chen Lin stood at the stern of the ship, but his eyes were fixed on the statue at the bow.
Not only him, but all the fifty people on the entire boat were looking at that place.
At this moment, the statue with a human head and a snake body has come alive, emitting invisible energy waves from its body, driving the ship forward.
The speed of the boat was getting faster and faster, and the other person's hair began to flutter in the wind, giving people a strong sense of oppression in the dim and unknown environment.
"Where are you taking us?"
Finally, someone couldn't hold back any longer and asked.
But there was no response.
The resurrected statue kept looking forward, and except for saying a word when the boat started, it did not make any other movements.
The other party was speaking the ancient language, and the cultivator who was asking the question was also using the same language. The other party was definitely able to understand it, but just ignored it.
Then other monks asked in several different languages, but to no avail.
Among these fifty-odd cultivators, there are many high-level cultivators, and there are even several in the realm of refining emptiness. However, this place is after all inside the Immortal Palace, and in such a strange state, no one dares to act rashly.
Chen Lin did the same, staring at the statue's actions while sizing up the monks on the boat.
His eyes inadvertently swept over the three figures standing on one side.
Coincidentally, these three people are Dong Yunqiu and others!
These three people were clearly walking in front of him, but they boarded the ship after him, just before the ship set sail.
This made Chen Lin wonder that the black light gate he walked through was not the only one that led to the ship, and other passages might also be connected here.
After thinking for a while, he looked at a Nascent Soul cultivator next to him and asked in a voice transmission, "Which door did you come in from?"
The Nascent Soul cultivator was a thin old man. After sensing the strong aura of Chen Lin, he did not dare to neglect it and immediately replied through voice transmission: "Reporting to the senior, I came in from the golden gate in the middle, and then I encountered three light gates. I randomly chose a black one and came to this ship.
Chen Lin suddenly realized.
It seems that no matter which golden gate you go through, as long as you choose the black one among the three light gates, you will be pulled onto the ship.
If this is the case, this should still be an assessment.
Then he asked other people, and just as he guessed, they entered from different golden gates, but all chose the black light gate.
Not only Chen Lin, other cultivators were also communicating through telepathy and verifying each other's information.
However, it was all voice transmission. No sound could be heard on the boat. It was very strange as it passed through the black fog in silence.
Chen Lin glanced at Dong Yunqiu again.
The other party did the same, with his lips slightly opened, communicating with the cultivator next to him through voice transmission, while the old demon ancestor had a frown on his face, with an attitude that said "no approach allowed".
The big ship is getting faster and faster.
The black fog around was getting thicker and thicker, making it impossible to see anything, and it was becoming more and more corrosive to the soul.
Chen Lin was fine, but some people could no longer resist.
Suddenly, a man at the stern let out a scream, flew out of the boat, and disappeared in the black fog.
This situation made everyone's face change.
What is even more puzzling is that the person who was swept away was actually a cultivator who had reached the state of Divine Transformation!
Among the fifty or so people on the boat, the range of their cultivation levels was very wide. There were not only powerful cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage, but also more than a dozen Golden Core and Foundation Establishment cultivators, and even a female Qi-cultivating cultivator!
And the first person to be swept away was actually a Divine Transformation cultivator, which was totally against common sense.
But before he could think about it, another scream was heard, and an old Nascent Soul cultivator flew up from the boat. Like the previous one, he was swept into the black fog and disappeared.
Everyone suddenly became nervous.
If there was only one, it could be considered a special case, but if two were swept away in a row, there must be a reason.
Chen Lin's eyes flickered. If this was an assessment, then what was the content of the assessment
What on earth did these two people do to be eliminated
Not only was he puzzled, the other cultivators were also confused and they all started communicating through telepathy again.
Especially the female cultivator who was practicing Qigong, she was regarded as the focus of attention.
But in the end, no useful conclusion was reached. All of them frowned and looked puzzled.
"May I have your name?"
Chen Lin walked a few steps toward the middle of the boat, approached the Qigong-practicing woman, and asked her through voice transmission.
The female cultivator was used to being asked this question, so she immediately replied, "My name is Zhao Mengru, and I come from the Zhao family in Lingyuan City by the sea. The clan leader Zhao Qingshan is my grandfather. I am thirty-five years old this year, and I am in the late stage of Qi training. Due to some special reasons, I entered the Soul-Breaking Sea, and just in time for the Immortal Palace barrier to be broken, I ran in."
The other party probably didn't want to repeat himself, so he just told all the details at once.
Chen Lin couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and asked again to confirm: "What's your name?"
The female cultivator was a little confused, but still said respectfully: "My name is Zhao Mengru, and I come from the Zhao family in Lingyuan City. The Lord of Lingyuan City, Zhao Qingshan, is the ancestor of our family!"
Zhao Mengru
Chen Lin muttered softly, and a figure appeared in his mind.
After taking a closer look, he discovered that the aura of the female cultivator in front of him was somewhat similar to that of Zhao Mengru, whom he knew!
However, the Zhao Mengru he knew had probably already become a pile of bones. Even if she was still alive, she would be hundreds of years old and could not be the person in front of him.
With a sigh, Chen Lin continued to ask in a voice transmission: "Why are you here? This is not a place that a Qi training cultivator like you can come to? Do you have any special support?"
For the Foundation Establishment cultivators coming in, it can be said that they are just trying to give it a try, but for the Qi Condensation cultivators coming in, it can no longer be described as courageous, they are simply risking their lives.
Moreover, as the granddaughter of the city lord, it is impossible for her to lack resources for cultivation. After all, she has just started to practice Qi cultivation and does not need any high-level resources. At most, she only needs the Foundation Establishment Pill, which is not difficult to obtain with her identity.
Zhao Mengru's face fell, and he replied in a voice transmission: "Reporting to the senior, I don't want to come either, because I offended someone I shouldn't have offended, so I can only hide here first. If I can get some treasures and take them back, maybe I can still have a chance to turn things around."
Chen Lin nodded.
He also guessed that the other party must have had a compelling reason to come in, otherwise, a Qi-cultivating cultivator, let alone treasure hunting, could be killed by any powerful energy fluctuation.
"Have you ever practiced any secret arts related to the soul, or is there anything different about your soul that is different from that of ordinary people?"
He still felt that the assessment of this ship was aimed at the soul, but the intensity of erosion applied to monks of different levels of cultivation was different.
"Replying to the senior, I do have some talent in the soul aspect, and my natural soul power is stronger."
Zhao Mengru answered truthfully and seemed very submissive.
Chen Lin's eyes flashed. It seemed that even if his guess was not correct, it was almost right.
Thinking of this, he discussed it with several other monks of different levels of cultivation, and felt more and more that his idea was right.
After all, in the world of cultivation, black generally represents the soul or magic power, and there are very few magic cultivators in this world, so most of those who choose to enter through the black light gate have certain expertise in the soul.
"Senior, can I stay with you? If I can return alive, I will never forget your kindness, and my grandfather will also reward you!"
Zhao Mengru's voice sounded in Chen Lin's ears, with a pleading tone.
Chen Lin glanced at the other person and said in surprise, "There are so many people here, why did you choose me?"
The other party didn't even have spiritual awareness, so it was impossible for him to see his true cultivation level. He had also come from the Qi training stage, and knew that as long as the cultivation level exceeded the Golden Core level, it would be the same in the eyes of Qi training cultivators, and they would all be very powerful.
“Because I feel that the seniors are very kind!”
Zhao Mengru answered immediately.
Chen Lin was speechless. The other party's words were so hypocritical. She must have contacted many people but no one paid attention to her.
He waved his hand, wanting to refuse, but paused for a moment, then retracted his hand and said, "Okay, then follow me!"
Zhao Mengru was stunned, thinking she had heard wrongly, and hurriedly confirmed: "Senior, have you agreed?"
"Um."
Chen Lin responded calmly.
Zhao Mengru couldn't quite believe it. She had actually made the request to everyone who asked her, but was ruthlessly rejected every time.
I had just asked the person in front of me casually, but I didn't expect that he would actually agree!
"Why, are you regretting it again? That's fine, I'll just pretend you never said it."
Seeing that the other party was stunned, Chen Lin transmitted the message.
Zhao Mengru waved her hands hastily, forgetting even to transmit the message, and said directly: "No regrets, thank you for taking me in, I will be yours from now on!"
Her voice was so loud that everyone on the boat could hear it, and it immediately attracted countless gazes. Some people even looked at the snake-like woman at the bow.
Zhao Mengru also noticed the situation and immediately looked panicked. She looked towards the bow of the ship and was relieved when she saw that the snake-like woman did not react.
But immediately, there was another scream, and an old man in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul flew up and was caught in the black fog.
Everyone's faces suddenly turned ugly.
Three people were swept away in a row, and there was no hope of survival anymore. The ship had been sailing non-stop with no sign of stopping. If this continued, there would probably not be many people left on the ship who could survive, or even no one!
But the situation did not change according to everyone's will. In less than a quarter of an hour, five more cultivators were swept away one after another, including one Void Refining cultivator!
The remaining monks also discovered that the black fog had become much thicker and its corrosiveness to the soul had increased exponentially.
Chen Lin was worried that Xiaocao couldn't bear it, so he immediately used their telepathy to ask her. He felt relieved after receiving the other party's response that there was no problem.
The space bag itself has the function of isolating external energy, and the existence of the grass is special and does not have a real soul, so the erosion it suffers should not be too serious.
There was no need to worry about Xiaocao, so Chen Lin focused his attention on the woman with snake body.
The same is true for other monks.
The only strange thing on the ship is this thing. The monks on the ship were swept away, so it could only be the other party's doing.
In this case, instead of passively waiting to die, it is better to take the initiative!