Chapter 398

Chapter 398: Merging with Donghuang Taiyi’s Body

“Senior Sister, they’ve been gone for three hours now, are we just going to wait here like this?”

Outside the illusion where Li Mo and Wei Zhuang found themselves, lay the peculiar Forgotten Space.

The moment Li Mo vanished into the illusion, Fei Yan and the Moon Goddess already guessed that he and Wei Zhuang had entered a formation.

The Yin-Yang School branched off from Taoism and not only excelled in various Yin-Yang techniques but also mastered the Eight Trigrams.

However, both of them had probed around the place where Li Mo disappeared for quite a while and still couldn’t figure out what formation he had fallen into.

Moreover, Li Mo had instructed them before leaving to remain in place and not to act rashly.

So even though they were extremely anxious, the three of them didn’t dare to rashly enter the formation.

And so they waited for three whole hours.

Time inside the illusion was different from the outside.

One day in the illusion was merely one hour here.

Fei Yan looked at the flawless space before her and took out a piece of gold the size of a bean from her pocket.

With a flick of her jade finger, the gold flew straight ahead.

But strangely, halfway through, it suddenly looked as if it had fallen into water.

As it stirred up waves, it vanished without a trace.

The Moon Goddess observed and calmly said, “The formation is still active.”

Fei Yan nodded lightly, “This formation is exceedingly strange; there’s no focal point, no medium—it doesn’t seem to come from Donghuang Taiyi.”

Any formation requires a medium for its setup.

It could be anything from the Five Elements: gold, wood, water, fire, or earth.

Then, using the principles of mutual generation and restraining of the Five Elements, diverse formations are created for various purposes.

Yet this one appeared out of thin air.

In terms of formation skills, it far exceeded Donghuang Taiyi’s; it likely could only be arranged by the Chiyou Demon Spirit, who has existed for thousands of years.

With the Chiyou Magic Sword as bait, it sought to lure Li Mo in.

Unexpectedly, it was Wei Zhuang, the swordsman with lesser strength than Li Mo, who fell for it first.

“Our master is trapped in a perilous formation; we can’t just sit here doing nothing.”

Li Wu, brimming with urgency, was slowly losing her patience.

Since Li Mo entered, the formation hadn’t made a sound.

What state he was in inside was unknown to them.

The only good news was that the formation hadn’t dissipated yet.

In fact, they weren’t entirely safe outside either.

Just because nothing had happened during these three hours didn’t mean they were in the clear.

The Chiyou Demon Spirit had only been temporarily warded off by the Chiyou Magic Sword; once it freed itself from the sword’s clutches, it would undoubtedly return.

And without Li Mo and his trump card, the three of them would likely face a grim fate.

After a brief moment of contemplation, Fei Yan turned to the others and said, “You both stay here; I’ll go take a look inside.”

Li Wu hurriedly exclaimed, “Let me go!”

Fei Yan shook her head, refusing, “Though the situation inside is unclear, there are bound to be dangers lurking. Otherwise, why would my husband still be inside for so long? I know a little about the Eight Trigrams; perhaps I can help him.”

Li Wu wouldn’t give up, “Then I’ll go with you.”

“No, you and the Moon Goddess stay behind; you can look out for each other.”

Fei Yan had to be thorough in her considerations.

If she entered and the Chiyou Demon Spirit really did come, then Li Wu and the Moon Goddess might still be able to hold their own for a while.

And it was clear that the unknown dangers inside were far greater than those outside; she wouldn’t take Li Wu into such a perilous situation.

The Moon Goddess had no objections, nodding, “I agree with Senior Sister.”

Fei Yan glanced back at the imperceptible formation and, before setting off, reminded them again, “If the Chiyou Demon Spirit comes, don’t force a confrontation; wait until I and your husband emerge before taking action.”

With that, she lifted her leg and walked towards the illusionary formation.

But just as she prepared to step inside, she suddenly felt a chill radiate from her jade back.

Without a moment’s thought, Fei Yan instinctively dodged to the side.

This was a skilled fighter’s instinctive response to danger!

At that moment, a chain as thick as a person flew toward her without any threat.

“Chiyou!”

Upon seeing the chain, the three ladies immediately recognized who had struck!

“Hehehe, ladies, is there a mistake? Have you forgotten who I am?”

A familiar voice echoed from the darkness, accompanied by the metallic drag of the chain on the ground.

A towering figure slowly walked over from the distance.

As the three women focused, they were instantly left in shock.

The visitor was none other than Donghuang Taiyi, who had previously been swallowed whole by the Chiyou Demon Spirit.

“Donghuang Taiyi… you… you shouldn’t be alive!”

Li Wu gasped, staring at the ashen-gray face.

Compared to before, the current Donghuang Taiyi appeared even more fearsome.

His tall figure draped in a soul-fetching banner made of burial cloth concealed the gray body beneath.

His eyes glowed red, and fangs protruded from his mouth.

Strands of hair danced behind him like water snakes, constantly writhing.

He emitted a faint black smoke.

Fei Yan’s beautiful eyes were full of vigilance, her gaze fixated on the figure slowly approaching them.

She shook her head slowly and murmured, “He isn’t Donghuang Taiyi.”

The Moon Goddess chimed in, “Indeed, he is the Chiyou Demon Spirit.”

The two sisters were indeed high-level members of the Yin-Yang School.

Even though they hadn’t seen Donghuang Taiyi’s true form before, they were very familiar with his demeanor and the aura he exuded.

The Donghuang Taiyi who appeared now, aside from looking like the previous one, had nothing in common.

Moreover, Donghuang Taiyi was previously swallowed whole by the Chiyou Demon Spirit.

Seeing him here once again made it easy to deduce his identity and the reasons for Donghuang Taiyi’s reappearance.

The Chiyou Demon Spirit had seized Donghuang Taiyi’s body!

No wonder Li Mo and Wei Zhuang had been gone for so long – the Chiyou Demon Spirit hadn’t come to cause trouble for them.

They originally thought it was still trapped by the Chiyou Magic Sword.

But now, it appeared otherwise.

In fact, after breaking one of its chains, it had already shaken off the grip of the Chiyou Magic Sword.

And this time had been used to merge with Donghuang Taiyi!