After Xiao Fei made up his mind, he rushed towards the dark Absolute Spirit Locking Heaven Great Array without hesitation.
He had entered and exited the Absolute Spirit Locking Heaven Great Array countless times, and the fear he once felt was long gone.
Once inside the great array, Patriarch Ji completely lost his trace.
Moreover, Patriarch Ji's biggest opponent now was this Fusion Stage demon race powerhouse, and he absolutely could not let him escape.
Several black needles appeared on Patriarch Ji's hands, all piercing into the fish-headed, human-bodied demon cultivator.
These black needles caused his life force to drain rapidly. The demon powerhouse wanted to abandon his physical body and flee, but found that both his soul and body were already pinned by the black needles.
"Old Ghost Ji, what exactly are you?"
"The dead don't need to know so much. Die in peace!"
As Patriarch Ji spoke, his fingernails turned black and grew rapidly, reaching over a foot long.
Soon, his ten fingernails were like ten sharp swords, gleaming with a chilling light.
The ten fingernails simultaneously pierced into the fish-headed demon's body.
"Ah... may you die a terrible death!"
A dignified Fusion Stage powerhouse, who had already reached the pinnacle of this world, was now dying here inexplicably.
Patriarch Ji withdrew his black fingernails, extended his tongue to lick the bloodstains on them, cleaning them until they were shiny and lustrous. Only then did the black fingernails retract, returning to their normal color.
He lifted his foot and kicked the corpse of the demon powerhouse. The body fell to the ground, scattering into countless pieces.
Only then did Patriarch Ji walk to the side of the Absolute Spirit Locking Heaven Great Array to check for Xiao Fei's escape route.
Unfortunately, Xiao Fei had already gone far. In this absolute darkness, Patriarch Ji would also be blind and could not find any trace.
"Consider yourself lucky to have escaped this time!"
Patriarch Ji searched for a while, couldn't find Xiao Fei, and stopped bothering. Instead, he walked towards the gap that had opened the Absolute Spirit Locking Heaven Great Array.
A narrow path of light pierced through the darkness, the only exit of this Absolute Spirit Locking Heaven Great Array.
He took out various array materials from his storage bag and skillfully arranged them around the gap of the great array.
"Rise!"
With his roar, the path of light in the center of the great array gradually narrowed until it was finally completely enveloped by darkness.
The Absolute Spirit Locking Heaven Great Array returned to its original state.
This array could only be opened from the outside; it could not be opened from within.
The hope of the 30 Heavenly Origin Realm powerhouses who had entered returning to the Heavenly Origin Realm was now very slim.
Patriarch Ji checked it again and found that the array had been perfectly repaired by him.
For an array of this level, even in the Heavenly Origin Realm, opening or closing it was not an easy task.
After sealing the exit of the great array, Patriarch Ji did not leave. Instead, he opened a cave dwelling on the spot, intending to live there for a long time.
...
South of the West Sea, there was a continent called Star Luo Continent.
This continent was composed of many large and small islands, scattered like pearls in the ocean.
However, half of this continent was shrouded by the Absolute Spirit Locking Heaven Great Array.
Opposite the blockade of this great array was a world of the undead, populated by creatures like zombies, skeletons, and vengeful spirits.
In recent years, the array had been unstable, and creatures from other realms often emerged from it to invade the Heavenly Origin Realm.
Zhu Yu, leading the Cai family's women's army, was currently stationed on a desolate island in the Star Luo Continent.
Although the individual strength of the creatures from the undead world was inferior to giants, they excelled in numbers and their intelligence was no less than that of humans.
Since arriving to guard this place, Zhu Yu had fought several battles against undead creatures.
Tangible beings like zombies and skeletons were somewhat easier to deal with, while intangible and traceless undead fiends were hard to guard against.
Fortunately, the number of undead creatures escaping from the array was not very large, and they could still cope.
As the sun set and the sky gradually darkened, the desolate island did not quiet down. Instead, it became even livelier.
Due to the different traditional customs of the Cai family, women were in charge, and men were merely playthings in their eyes.
Coincidentally, the other male cultivators thought the same way.
Both sides had the same philosophy, and both intended to play and discard without responsibility.
As a result, the Cai family had always had good relations with others, and everyone got along well.
Then, miraculously, both sides felt they had gained an advantage, and the outcome was naturally a happy one for all.
As another lively night was about to descend, in the camp, only Zhu Yu and Cai Jian, a pair of nominal father and son, were left sitting by the sea watching the sunset.
Cai Jingjing, fearing that Zhu Yu would be lonely and to prevent the covetous sisters within the clan from eyeing Zhu Yu's appearance, had specifically dispatched Cai Jian to serve by Zhu Yu's side.
Cai Jian was indeed diligent and responsible, staying by Zhu Yu's side every day without leaving, giving no one any opportunity.
The two sat on a large rock, watching the stars in the sky, preparing to spend the long night like this.
Just then, Zhu Yu noticed shadowy figures on the sea ahead, a large group of people walking on the water towards their desolate island.
"So many people have come? Are they crazy?"
Zhu Yu was already accustomed to these male cultivators who ventured onto desolate islands as soon as night fell, and he even felt a hint of disdain.
A bunch of creatures ruled by their lower halves!
However, there were too many people coming tonight, and it was already overcrowded.
"Cai Jian, go tell them there's no space on the island and they should come earlier tomorrow to secure a spot.
If they want to secure a spot in advance, they need to pay more spirit stones."
Zhu Yu gave the order, and Cai Jian immediately flew towards the figures ahead.
During this period, Zhu Yu had discovered a way to make money that was quite promising.
The method was actually very simple. Many male cultivators found the night view of their desolate island beautiful and liked to come to the island to enjoy the night scenery.
Zhu Yu, with Cai Jian, guarded the desolate island every day, selling tickets to everyone.
As for whether you admired the few stars in the sky after landing on the island, or observed the withered grass or broken rocks on the small island, or even discussed the principles of life with someone, Zhu Yu did not care.
In a short time, Zhu Yu had earned a large sum of spirit stones.
He suddenly realized that he had a talent for business, which had been overshadowed by his exceptional appearance.
Just as Zhu Yu was pondering whether to expand his business scale upon his return, Cai Jian had already approached the group of figures.
"Halt, those who approach!"
However, the figures ahead did not stop but accelerated towards him.
At this moment, Cai Jian finally realized something was wrong. So many people ahead, yet they were deathly silent.
When the two sides got a little closer, he probed with his divine sense...
Good heavens!
They were all zombies and skeletons!
Accompanying them was a large amount of black ghost fog, obstructing vision and divine sense probing.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
"The undead are here!"
Cai Jian shouted and scrambled back. He swore that this was the fastest he had ever flown in his life.