Bringing The Farm To Live In Another World - Chapter 16268

Chapter 16266: Annihilation

Qingming looked at Elder Ma’s neck and noticed a small wound on the left side. It had stopped bleeding, but it was clear how terrible the wound was; if Elder Ma had reacted any slower, he would have died.

Seeing this, Qingming felt a little relieved. Elder Ma also looked at the wound on Qingming’s chest, then frowned and said, “Something’s not right. With such a severe injury, you should have died long ago. Why are you still alive?” He then looked at Qingming with a wary expression.

Looking at Elder Ma, Qingming smiled bitterly and said, “My heart is on the right side; otherwise, do you think I’d still be alive?”

Elder Ma breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. He then glanced around and said, “This is an illusion, but it’s likely created by a magic array. It’s probably an illusion array combined with an inner space array, creating this place. What we need to do now is find a way to break this inner space array as quickly as possible.”

Qingming nodded and asked, “Do you have a way to break the array?”

Elder Ma replied, “Illusions like this always have a key element, and this key element is the most crucial part of the entire magic array.” “As long as we can break this array’s core, the entire formation will be broken. What we need to do now is find this core.”

Qingming frowned and said, “This city doesn’t look big, but it’s not small either. I’ve already circled around it several times, but I haven’t seen anything unusual about it. How are we going to find the array’s core?”

Elder Ma said, “Originally, I wasn’t confident either, but now I have some ideas. Neither of us can fly right now, so what you need to do is attack some buildings in the city. I’ll see where the energy fluctuations are the strongest, and we’ll head there. We’re sure to find the array’s core.”

Upon hearing Elder Ma’s words, Qingming was taken aback, and then… He immediately shook his head and said, “No, once I attack these buildings, they will immediately revert to their original state, and dark shadows will emerge from them. These shadows will attack us using the same methods I use to attack the buildings, and they are almost immortal, making them extremely troublesome.”

Elder Ma was stunned when he heard Qingming say this, and then his expression changed drastically. He exclaimed, “A maze formation! A killing formation! Damn it, I underestimated them. This time, they’ve set up both a maze formation and a killing formation! Which buildings did you attack before?”

Qingming nodded and said, “I did. And every time you attack a building, several dark shadows will emerge. I destroyed two buildings before, and hundreds of dark shadows appeared.” “They came out to attack me, what should we do now?”

Elder Ma’s expression changed. “You mean, there are still shadowy figures chasing you?”

Qingming nodded. Elder Ma’s expression completely changed. He cursed, “Damn it, you should have told me sooner.” After saying that, he moved his hand and took out an array plate. He then placed the array plate on the ground and quickly cast a spell into it. The array plate immediately floated up. At this moment, Elder Ma moved his hand again, and several array flags flew out of his hand and landed around him. Then Elder Ma shouted, “Rise!”

With his voice, a shining array appeared around them, surrounding Qingming and Elder Ma.

Elder Ma let out a long breath, then said, “This is an illusion array that can temporarily trap the enemy.” With that, he conjured a straw doll in his hand, tossing it to Qingming. He continued, “This is a substitute straw doll. Drip a drop of blood onto it, then place it inside the array. After that, we can leave the array. If those shadowy figures follow your aura, they’ll assume you’re inside the array and enter it. Once they enter…” “If we trap them inside the formation, they’ll be trapped in the illusion, and we won’t have to worry about them chasing us.”

Upon hearing Elder Ma’s words, Qingming’s eyes lit up. To be honest, he was truly terrified of those shadowy figures. They were like leeches, constantly following him. If he were to get entangled with them, he would eventually be exhausted to death, not to mention that those figures were very strong. He would probably be killed before he even died from exhaustion. If there was a way to trap those shadowy figures here, that would be the best outcome.

Moreover, he knew about the substitute straw doll before. The substitute straw doll didn’t have much power; it could only mimic a person’s aura and wasn’t very useful. But it was perfect for this situation.

Qingming took the substitute straw doll and glanced at it. He had used such things before, but as his strength and status increased, he stopped using them long ago. However, his eyesight was still sharp; this straw doll was indeed a substitute. These substitute straw dolls were made of a special kind of white thatch grass, with a wooden stick engraved with runes at its core, covered with white thatch grass. A single drop of blood dripped onto the straw doll would allow it to function as a substitute.

Seeing that the substitute straw doll was safe, Qingming finally relaxed his last bit of guard. With a flick of his wrist, a drop of blood dripped directly onto the straw doll.

Once that drop of blood touched the straw doll, he felt a faint, almost imperceptible connection between himself and the doll, and he felt relieved.

But at that moment, he suddenly heard a voice say, “Freeze!” With that voice, Qingming found himself unable to move, which startled him. The next instant, he felt a chill on his chest as a long sword pierced his heart. This time, the sword didn’t miss; his heart was on the right side, and the sword struck it squarely.

The moment his heart was pierced, he felt all his strength slowly draining away. At the same time, he found he could move again. He raised his head, looking at Elder Ma, only to find that Elder Ma was gone, replaced by a dark shadow. Qingming

let out a long breath, his eyes fixed on the shadow, then muttered, “Didn’t expect it to be another fake.” He then spat out a mouthful of blood, and his eyes slowly lost their light.

The next moment, a rune suddenly emerged from the straw man and landed directly on him. The divine light in Qingming’s eyes returned, and he let out a long breath. He looked down and found that his injuries had completely disappeared. Just then, the scenery before him changed, and he found himself standing in front of Xu Ying.

Xu Ying smiled and nodded at Qingming, who nodded back. He glanced around and saw that many sect elders were already standing there, including Elder Ma.

Xu Ying then spoke up, “Elder Qingming, yes, you should know your situation now. From now on, you’re a member of the sect. Wait here for a while. Once everyone is dealt with, you can go to the sect.”

Qingming responded and walked directly to Elder Ma and the others, standing there. Elder Ma looked at him and smiled wryly, saying, “I really didn’t expect you to come out so quickly. How did you become a member of the undead race?”

Qingming glanced at him, then said in a deep voice, “You tricked me.” Elder Ma looked puzzled. Looking at him, Qingming told Elder Ma about what had happened in that city. Elder Ma was taken aback upon hearing Qingming’s words, and then he said, “I became a member of the undead race not long after you stepped forward. Because we were completely unprepared, we were directly turned into undead by them. So tell me, is it possible that someone might encounter you in that illusion? If they meet you at the realm, will they also fall into the trap?”

Qingming was stunned, and then he couldn’t help but smile bitterly and said, “That’s really hard to say.”

Just then, another elder appeared. He seemed slightly taken aback upon arrival. Xu Ying spoke again, “Elder Huang Zong, is it? Wait here for a moment. Once everyone has arrived, we’ll send you back to the sect.”

The elder acknowledged and flew to Qingming’s side. Qingming turned to him and asked, “How did you get out?”

Huang Zong glanced at Qingming and replied, “You killed me.” Hearing this, Qingming immediately understood. He gave a bitter smile and said, “I didn’t expect you to be like that too.”

Huang Zong was startled and looked at Qingming in confusion, asking, “What do you mean?”

Qingming smiled bitterly and said, “He killed me, using a similar method.”

Huang Zong glanced at Elder Ma, who smiled bitterly but said nothing. Huang Zong immediately understood. He turned to Qingming and said, “So, you mean I might also be in some other space, deceiving someone?” Qingming nodded. Huang Zong smiled bitterly and remained silent.

Soon, various sects appeared one after another, and the number of people increased rapidly. In about two hours, everyone who had come here had arrived in this space. After everyone arrived, Xu Ying directly sent them back to the Blood Slaughter Sect. After Qingming and the others left, Xu Ying led his people away. Of course, before leaving, they also took away the magic arrays here. They not only took their own magic arrays, but also the magic arrays set up by the sect alliance, including the thirty-six magic artifacts used as warding objects. All of those magic artifacts were taken by Xu Ying and his group and sent directly back to the Divine Mechanism Hall.

After dealing with all this, Xu Ying and his group left. Only an underground space remained, and nothing else. Apart from the traces left when the Nine Nether Stone Array was activated, you couldn’t see any other traces there. It was as if no battle had ever taken place there; someone had simply tested the Nine Nether Stone Array there. And this news spread throughout the entire Divine Kingdom in the shortest possible time.