Outside Of Time

Chapter 724 - 724 It’s Hard to Disobey Master’s Order

724 It’s Hard to Disobey Master’s Order

In the deep pit of the Prison Department, the figures of cultivators continued to descend around the stone cone array formation where the Immortal Forbidden was located.

Xu Qing, who was among the first to arrive, didn’t approach the cavity where the array formation had shattered. Instead, he leaned closer and sized it up warily.

The world inside the cavity was the Immortal Forbidden. That place was dark and filled with fog.

The density of anomalous substances was extremely high there.

Everything was hazy and distorted, with only vague glimpses of numerous palaces and buildings deep inside. There were also echoes of eerie screams resonating from within, as if that place was the true gateway to the netherworld.

While Xu Qing was observing the environment, the captain beside him looked at Ning Yan, who was being hugged by him, in surprise.

The other party’s answer made him feel that this kid must be asking for a beating.

Hence, he had a spurious smile on his face as he patted Ning Yan’s head and licked his lips.

“Little Ningning, you’re not obedient.”

Ning Yan also had a spurious smile on his face as he looked at the captain. He seemed to want to lift his right hand, as though he was preparing to hit someone or struggle .

However, after looking around, he still restrained himself and turned his head, ignoring the captain.

Seeing Ning Yan like this, the captain was satisfied.

He naturally didn’t believe that Ning Yan had the courage to fight against him, so he must have wanted to free himself from his grasp. However, it was evident that in the end, the other party remembered his kindness and was moved enough to give up resistance.

“That’s more like it, Little Ningning. I really miss you very much.”

The captain chuckled and pulled Ning Yan in front of Xu Qing, winking at him. Outsiders couldn’t understand that expression, but Xu Qing knew what the other party was expressing with a glance.

This was telling Xu Qing that he had to use the weapon well this time around.

Xu Qing was expressionless. He glanced at Ning Yan and was about to speak when a large number of cultivators descended. A group of black-robed cultivators who emitted very obscure fluctuations whistled over from above.

The aura emanating from these people was mostly cold and different from that of regular cultivators. It seemed as though they practiced a highly unique set of techniques that appeared individualistic, yet intertwined with one another.

While these people gave off a peculiar sensation, there was also an instinctive urge to distance oneself from them.

This could be seen from the fact that the surrounding soldiers instinctively took a few steps back when they saw them.

What Xu Qing paid attention to was that among this group of cultivators whose heads were covered and whose entire bodies were enveloped in black robes, there was a cultivator with an aura that was different from others.

This person was surrounded and appeared to be protected, but there was also an underlying sense of being restricted.

His footsteps staggered. When he landed here, the anomalous substances wind that blew out of the hole in the array formation lifted a corner of his robe and revealed half of his face.

It was Zhang Siyun.

Compared to half a month ago, there were noticeable differences.

Half a month ago, Zhang Siyun’s face was haggard and pale, and he appeared completely listless. But now, his face was covered with numerous red blood vessels, resembling a spider’s web. It looked eerie, and his expression seemed to be filled with pain.

Seeing this scene, Xu Qing immediately retracted his gaze. He recalled the words of the god’s finger back then.

“Red Moon is about to awaken.”

Xu Qing calmly took a few steps back.

The captain beside him also saw all of this. The smile on his face had already disappeared and he also retreated a little. Ning Yan, who was being held by the captain, also took the opportunity to retreat.

It was unknown if Ning Yan was doing it on purpose but when he retreated, he chose to stand in front of Xu Qing and the captain, blocking the vision of some of the black-robed men.

After the group of black-robed men arrived, they swept their gazes across the surroundings and stood silently in a corner.

The original cultivators there also instinctively distanced themselves.